Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-11-02
FRENCH CAPTURE
$4,000 GERMANS
Smash Enemy's Lines to Depth
of More Than Two Miles.
PERSHING is UNDER FIRE
Several Important Villages and Three
Forts Taken During Advance
North of Aisne - Yankee
Flyers Participate In
Attack.


est and most dashing blows of the war
the French troops smashed through
the German lines north of the Aisne
to depth of more than two miles at
one point, inflicted heavy losses on the
enemy and captured more than 1900
prisoners and $50 heavy guns and field
guns. Several important villages also
fell into the hands of the French, ac-
cording to the war office announce
ment.
French Capture Three Forts.
The French achieved one of the
most important victories of recent
months fighting when they swept for
ward, capturing Allemont, Vaudesson
and Malmaison forts.
American Flyers in Battle.
With the French Armies in the
Field, Oct. 24.-The Lafayette esca-
drille of American flyers is participant
ing in an attack on the Aisne deliv-
cred in great force by the French.
Gen. Pershing Under Fire.
American Training Camp in France,
Oct. 25.-General Pershing accom-
panied one of the French generals as
far as the second German line in the
French attack on the Aisne front.
He was with Gen. Franchet d'ES-
percy, at first observing the attack
from a favorable post some distance
in the rear of the French front line.
Then General Pershing suggested 60
ing into the French trenches.
This they did, but General Pershing
was not satisfied and Vent on through
the shell fire into the first line of the
captured German. trenches and then
into the second line. General Perish
ing's imperturbable attitude during
this time is the talk of the French
army.
Several American intelligence Off
GERS watched the successful attack
made by French troops on the front
northeast of Scissors The Americans
saw crowds of German prisoners pass
ing to the rear.
Allies Continue Drive.
London, Oct. 27.-Operations with
limited detectives were undertaken by
the British and French armies in Elan
ders early in the morning, and, not
withstanding great difficulties caused
by weather and bad ground, consider
able progress was made and valuable
positions taken on the greater part of
the front attacked, says the British
official communication issued here. The
communication says that more than
800 prisoners We're captured during the
days operations.
French Make New Gains.
Paris, Oct. 27.-The French troops
are continuing their successful drive
on the Flanders front, according to the
war office statement The number Of
guns captured since the 23rd inst. to-
tails 100 and 200 more prisoners were
taken during the morning.
The village of Draisibank, Papegoed
wood and number of fortified farms
were captured by the French in an
attack launched on the Flanders front
the war Office reports. Hundreds of
prisoners were taken.
The French forced q crossing of two
their shoulders.
Two Ypres Attacks.
British Front in Belgium, Oct. 27.-
Field Marshal Haig's forces made two
separate attacks on the German posi-
tons north and east of Ypres. Shortly
before seven o'clock in the morning
British forces entered German pill
boxes upon Bellevue Spur and shortly
afterward signals showed that the Brit
ish had carried Poelderhoeck chateau,
which had been strongly fortified by
the Germans, telegraphs the CORE
spondent of Reuters, Limited at Brit
ish headquarters in Belgium
AT Gheluvent the British were fight
ing astride for the first time in months.
Marshal Haig flung his cavalry into
the fray and it fought successfully. 1t
was also reported in action around
Paschendaele.
The 2,000-yard initial gain was TO
the west of Paschendaele.