The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-24
Force Way Through Enemy's
Positions to Depth of More
Than Two Miles.
$500 ARE TAKEN PRISONER
Twenty-Five Heavy Guns and Field
Pieces Also Taken-SeveraI i'm.
portant Villages Captured Dur
Ina Great Drive-Ameri-
can Flyers Take Part
In Battle.

Paris, Oct. 24.-In one of the swift
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 1880
prisoners and 25 heavy guns and field
fell into the hands Of the French. ac-
cording to the war Office announce
ment.
Attack Made In Rain.
The text reads:
"North of the Aisne the attack which
we launched this morning developed
under extremely brilliant conditions.
Notwi thstanding mist and rain, our
troops attacked with admirable enthu-
siasm formidable organizations of the
enemy which were defended by the
best troops of Germany, supported by
heavy artillery.
Carry Fort by Storm.
I'm their first dash our soldiers cap
tured the line Indicated by the quar-
ries Of Fruity and Bohery. A little
later Malmaison fort, in the center fell
into our hands.
Pushing their advance still farther,
our troops, after desperate engage
ment in which they gave proof of their
irresistible snap, drove the enemy cut
Of the quarries of Montparnasse. which
had been partly crushed by our big
shells.
Dashes On to Heights.
"On the left our progress was con-
tinued with the same success, the VII
lagos of Allemant and Vaudesson re-
naming In our power, while on the
right our troops carried their line ON
to the heights dominating Pargny-
Filain.
Finally, In the center, our troops
drove fresh enemy reserves helter-skel-
ter and captured, in violent struggle,
the village Of Chavignon At this point
our advance reached depth of three
and half kilOmeters (about two and
fifth miles).
Enemy Losses Heavy.
"The enemy losses In the course Of
the day were large, In addition to those
inflicted on him by our artillery prep
aration. The number of prisoners
counted up to the present exceeds T.
500. In the enormous amount of mate
rial captured we have counted Is
heavy and field cannon.
Notwithstanding the unfayorable
weather, our aviators carried out with
audacity the missions imposed upon
them, their machines flying so meters
(o4 1-3 yards) above the lines"
British Head OF Foe.
London, Oct. 24.-Ffeld Marshal
Haig's report from the Flanders front
says:
I'm addition to the hostile attack
reported In this mornings commu-
nique, the enemy delivered two other
counter-attacks yesterday evening. In
one case the enemy's troops attempted
to advance along the line of the West
roosebeke Poelcapelle road, but when
some 200 yards from our new positions
they were engaged by our infantry
with rife and machine gun fire and
beaten off with loss. AS the survivors
endeavored to withdraw they were
caught by our artillery barrage and
again suffered heavily.
1.-THE second attack was delivered
Immediately north of the Ypres-Sta-
den railway In considerable strength.
Here also the enemy's troops were met
by rife and machine gun fire and
driven Off
early this morning another hostile
attack against our positions In the
Houtholst forest. northeast of Weld
hoek was completely repulsed, prison
ers being left In our hands. less
powerful attack against one of the for
titled farms captured by US yesterday
southeast Of Poelcapelle was equally
unsuccessful.
During the day the artillery was
active on both sides along the battle
front in spite Of the unfavorable
weather"
Yankee Flyers In Fray
With the French Armies In the
Field, Oct. 24.-The Lafayette esca-
drille Of American flyers is participat-
ing In an attack on the Aisne deliv-
cred In great force by the French.
AnI...-. .S.,.l 90 France.
Washington, Oct. 24.-The treasury
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