The sun., 1918-10-27

heavy effsctives were renewed several
times, especially south of fjanogne and
Herpy Mil. These brought up against
the resistance Of our troops who
everywhere repulsed the enemy and
maintained their positions
The number OF prisoners taken in
this region since yesterday exceeds
$500. One OF our divisions alone cap
tured several hundred machine guns.
FRENCH tDAY)--During the night
there was heavy artillery fighting be-
tween the Disc ard the gerrs. Con-
tact was maintained with the enemy
all along the front reached yesterday.
On the south bank OF the serrs
River the French attacked the village
Of Mortiers, which fell into their hanus
after q violent fight. in which they
took 1877 prisoners.
East Of the Souche the night was
marked by energetic reactions on the
part Of the enemy infantry. Rather
lively fighting occurred, especially In
the outskirts Of Petit Caumont. In
spite OF German counter attacks the
French maintained their positions east
Of the river.
The battle continued until the end
Of the day between Sissonne and Cha
teau Porcien. The French. breaking
up the resistance OF the Germans, car
ried the strong positions organized in
1917. and which the Germans had
continued to reinforce between Ba-
nogne, Recouvrsnoe and the Herpy Mil,
on q front OF seven kllomc ters, attain
ing depth Of three l.iiometers at
certain points. The FrS CHI pushed
forward their line as far as the road
from Recouvrance to Conde-les- Herpy.
More TO the right the French cap
tured the Herpy Mil and several CEN
tres OF resistance. We took num-
Der OF prisoners and q considerable
quantity Of material
There was no change in the sItua-
ton on the rest Of the front
GERMAN (NIGHT)--The day was
quieter I'm Flanders. There were par
tial engagements between the Soheldt
and the Disc.
From the Disc to the Aisne the
French continued their attacks. South
OF the Disc these were brought to a
standstill after initial gains OF terri
tory. On the rest OF the wide at
lacking front they failed.
GERMAN DAY)-There have been
tremendous and. thanks to the bril-
liant courage OF our troops. successful
struggles on many parts of the front.
After q violent fire the enemy launched
strong attacks in the Lys lowlands
southwest OF Deynze and between the
Lys and the Scheldt.
From the north wing OF the attack
TO the Courtrai-Audenarde railway he
was repulsed.
North OF the Scheldt the enemy,
n al 9h tntN NJ
was soon brought to a standstill
The new line between 1ngoyghem
and Avelghem held against repeated
assaults in the afternoon. On the bat
tleheld throughout the day the enemy
artillery directed Its fire on places ly-
ing behind the front which, up until
now, had been untouched by the war
They. for the most part were destroyed
by this fire and the Belgian popula-
ton suffered heavy losses in killed and
wounded.
Between the Scheldt and the Disc
the British yesterday confined them
selves to violent partial attacks.
South OF Favars we threw back the
enemy into his positions of departure
by an extensive counter attack. South
west OF lie Quesnoy and northwest of
Landrecies attacks broke down.
Between tho Disc and the Aisne
big combined attack was launched by
the French on front OF more than
sixty kilometers. The main thrust
was directed against our lines between
the Disc and the Serre as we'll as be-
tween Sissone and the Aisne.
The enemy endeavored to capture
the Serre Souche sector by cutting off
this tract OF territory, which is strong
owing TO the nature OF the terrain
Attacks launched early in the morning
between the Oise.a and the Serre broke