CAMBRAI-ST. QUENTIN STRUGGLE
SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S REPORT
{AM. JSKD N.I. CABLE ASSN. AND REDTER.)
LONDON, sth October.
Sir Douglas Haig reports: In local fighting we made progress in the neighbourhood of Beaurevoir, north of Gouy, and south of Cambrai. The enemy's withdrawal continues in the Lens and Armentiex'es sectors. Our advanced troops have .reached Wayrin and Erquinghem. Intense air activity wasmained~ on all possiblo occasions. Our coun-ter-attack patrol_s successfully forestalled the enemy's intentions by warning our Headquarters."" Our advanced infantry were screened by' smoke curtains caused by smoke bombs dropped from the air, while the forward machine-gunners were supplied with ammunition dropped by the airmen. In successful minor operations on Friday north of St. Quentin we made substantial progress south-east of Beaurevoir, and north of Gouy' and Le Catelet, taking 800 prisoners. We again slightly advanced our line at night north of Le Catelet.
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Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 85, 7 October 1918, Page 7
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144CAMBRAI-ST. QUENTIN STRUGGLE Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 85, 7 October 1918, Page 7
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