Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-04
AMERICAN.

November 4 .tmorning).-c%rrying
our attack further into the enemya
territory. today. our troops have pas
i ed through the Bots De Belval ana the
heights two kilometers south OF Beau
mont. Further to the west we are
approaching verrieres. All Of the
towns situated on the west bank OF
the Mouse south Of Halles are now
in our hands. a.
tended to the east bank Of the Mouse,
where. 1t rs progressing favorably.
November 3 tevening):-The Isl
american Army continued its success
full attacks today. capturing In ttS az
vance the following villages: Boult'
Bar. Harricourt, Germont, Bar. Authe
Foose. Sofnmauthe. Belvae, Nouart, 81
Pierremont, Barricourt, Tally. Haues
Montigny, Sassy. ChRtillon-suf-bar,
and Brieulles-sur-Bar.
Heavy losses have been inflicted on
the enemy, due to the continuous blows
during the last month and by the sur
prise and force of the renewed attack
on November 1. Statements Of prison.
erS show that his organizations nave
been thrown into great confusion: SOW
eral complete batteries and whole bat
troops. The number Of prisoners now
exceeds 5000 and the number OF guns
more than 100.
During the last three days We have
already penetrated to q depth o.
twelve miles on an eight-nnile front
heights. which enabled us to bring
the fire of our heavy artillery on the
important railroad lines at Montmidy
Longuyon and Confians.
Since November l seventeen Ger
man divisions have been identified on
were in line on that morning: ana
additional divisions have reinforced
the line since the beginning OF the
attack in futile effort to stop our
progress.
In addition to regulars there were
in this attack divisions composed OF
National Army troops from Texas
and Oklahoma; from Kansas, IL.
souri,, Colorado; and New Mexico;
from. New York, from New Jersey,
the District of Columbia and virginia.
! November (morning).-Thts morn
/, ing the LIST. Amy continued It's at
tack west of the Mouse. The oper-
alton is developing satisfactorily
A series of raids sEilifully carried
out by troops of the ID Army In
the Woevre resulted in the capture
of two officers and sixty-three men
The 1st Army today continued tts
successful advance. Overcoming aL
resistance Among the most importan,
i towns taken are. ChampigneuiIes
Beffu- le- Morthomme. Verpel. Sivry.
j lez-Buzency. Thenorgues. Brfquenay
!! Buzancy, Vfllers devant-Dun and
Clery:1e-Petit. In spite of bad
! weather conditions our aviators dy-
ing at extremely low attitudes. car.
ried out important missions over the
Meuse valley and along the whole
front Of attack.
The number Of prisoners has riser
; to more than 1000 men and 1872 OH.
| GERS. among whom are four battalion
commanders with their STATS.
The enemy was forced to abandon
large quantities of material of al
f, kinds An official count shows that
sixty-three guns of medium and iigh'
calibers. and hundreds OF machine
guns have been captured. A Bavariar
! battalion of artillery was taken with
| its personnel. horses and material
| complete.
In the course Of the operations II
the past two days south OF the rivel
| Lys our, troops, acting under the com.
mand of the King Of the Belgians. ad.
vanced nearly ten miles, reaching TIT
/ western bank Of the Scheldt and cap.
turing several hundred prisoners.
! Section B-There is nothing to re.
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