The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-24
Made a Gain of More Than
Two Miles at One Point
on the Aisne Front.
,CAPTURED OVER
5000 PRISONERS
One of the Swiftest and Most Dashing
Blows That Has Been Delivered in
the Entire War - Aviators Helped.
Despite Bad Conditions.

PARIS. Oct. 24-The number of pris-
Ioners taken by the French in their at
tack northeast Of scissors has reached
| 5000 the war office announces.
The Germans attempted no counter at
tack on the Aisnc battle front during the
night. In the Nerdun sector the German.
made a violent attack on the French po
sitions north of Hin No. 3I4 but were
beaten back by the French
The French smash north Of the Aisne
was one ot the swftest and most dashiug
blows that has been delivered during the
entire war. German lines were penetrated
to a depth OF more than two miles at one
point. In addition to the large number
OF prisoners taken heavy losses were I'M
ficted and - or more heavy guns and
field guns fell into the hands OF the
French, who also secured the position of
several important villages The official
text reads as follows:
North of the Aisnc the attack which
We launched this morning Tuesday, de-
.veloped under extremely brilliant condi,
tons. Despite mist and rain. our troops
attacked with admirable enthusiasm for
midable organizations of the enemy
which were defended by the best troops
ot Germany, supported 10y heavy artillery.
In their first dash our soldiers cap
tured the line indicated by the quaries
of Fruty and Bohery A little later
Malmaison fort, in the center, fell INTO
our hands
Pushing their advance stiH further.
our troops. after desperate engagement.
m which they gave proof OF their lrreslst-
Ible snap, drove the enemy out OF the
quarrles Of Montparnasse, which had been
partly crushed 10y our big shells.
On the LETT our progress was continued
with the same success the villages of Al
Tenant and Naudesson remaining in our
power, while on the night our troops car
rled their line on to the heights domi-
mating Pargny FIIain
Finally, in the center, orr troops drove
hesh enemy reserves helter-skelter and
captured in a violent struggle. the village
.oi Chaylgnon. At this point our advance
reached depth OF three and hall kilo-
meters Cabout two and a fifth miles)
he enemy losses in the course of the
day We're large, in addition TO those in
ticted on him by our artillery prcpara-
ton. The number of prisoners counted up
to the present exceeds 800 In the
enormous amount of material captured we
have counted p heavy field cannon
Notwithstanding the unfavorable
weather, our aviators carried out with au-
dacity the missions imposed upon them.
their machines flying 80 meters above the
lines
An earlier despatch from Paris ycstcr-
day said that an attack was made bv the
French early yesterday morning ON the
AlSne front, northeast of Soi>sons. on a
front OF from TO 10 bilometers. The war
office reports that considerable progress
was made along the whole battle front
and that numerous prisoners were taken.
he statement follows.
This morning at jl5 O'Clock. after ar
ulIerF preparation for several hours, our
troops assaulted the powerful German DO
stions in the region Of AlIemant and La
Malmalson, northeast of SoiSsons On the
whole front OF attack we made good prog
ress and we took a number of prisoners
Northwest of Rheims there was rather
heavy artillery fighting in the night.
Three surprise attacks against our small
posts west Of Bermericout and east of
Neuville were without result