The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-02
VAlENCIENNES

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bombardment all day. 1t was said to
have been the busiest day the guns
have had as yet.
Gouraud's Troops Advance.
With the French Army on the Aisne.
Nov General Gouraud's troops
made important progress east OF the
River Aisne today. They captured
several hundred prisoners and. batter
les of three-inch and fOur-inch guns.
The concentric movement of troops
advancing northward from the region
of Olizy and Beaurepare and eastward.
from the line of the bend in the Aisne.
has frightened their grip on the wooded
region northwest of Grand Pre-.
Troops Reach Ecke.
London, Nov. 1.-The Anglo-French
forces. in their attack In FlanoerS'
reached the Schedlt river as far north
as Eecke, seven miles south-southWeSt
of Client.
With the American armies in
France, Nov. 1.-THE Americans, with
the French cooperating on their left.
have advanced more than four miles
in an attack on a twenty mile front
between the Aisne and the Meuse,
launched Friday morning.
A deep wedge has been driven into
the German lines, increasing the men
ace to the enemys vital communica-
tons. More than 5000 prisoners have
been taken.
The villages of Bavonville. Landres-
st. Georges, st. Georges, Remonville,
Chennery. Clery LIE Grand and Aim
lereville have been taken and occupied,
and important parts of the Freya Ste!~
lung have been penetrated. The i'm
portant Loges wood. northeast of
Grand Pre- was entirely cleared of the
enemy.
The attack which constituted the
| fourth phase of the Argonne drive, be-
gan at o'clock in the morning. fol-
lowing two hours of record artillery
preparation.
The German artillery response was
feeble, but their machine gunners and
| infantry put up a stiff resistance.
| Cold, dry weather and a dense mist
Favored the attackers.
+ Aincrevil1N, Landres-St. Georges and
st. Georges fell in the first rush. The
American left wing encountered hard
going in Loges wood but finally drove
the boches out of their dense covering
| there. The center pushed on to be-
yond Bayonville, to within two miles
of Buzancy, occupying Landreville,
Removable and Chennery.
The right wing took Clery LIE
Grand and approached to within less
than a mile of the important base of
| Dun-Sur- Mouse.
|
American troops, after carrying the
| heights between the Lys and the
| Scheldt rivers, are advancing on a
front of nearly ten miles along the
latter stream, Field Marshal Haig an
fnounced today.
| The Franco-Americans In two days
| fighting have advanced from five to
ten miles. capturing nineteen villages.
| Among the important towns occu-
| pied are Audenarde, Deynze and MAJ
areth.
THE enemy has been thrown back
upon the Escaut (Scheldt) as far as
Melden, said the statement.
"Anseigem. Mieghek, Caester and
Elseghem were captured and 800 pris-
oners taken
ITO the northward. the Belgians in
minor operations improved their po-
sitions of the Derivation canal. French
tanks rendered invaluable assistance
Continue at Night.
London. Nov. 1.-The fighting
which began with British attacks
south of Valenciennes was continued
turnout the night, Field Marshal Hais
reported today.
All Lines Cooperate.
Washington, Nov. 2.-Victoriou.
operations west of the Mouse yesterday
by the First American army in con-
junction with the Fourth French army
were carried out thru perfect CO.
operation of infantry, artillery, air
planes and tanks. General Pershine
reported today that the Germans
| brought up new divisions in a vair
| attempt to stop the advance