Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-10-25
BRITISH PRESSING ON
ALONG 2O-M|LE LINE
BELOW VALEVCIENVES
Six Thousand Prisoners and
Many Guns Taken by Haig
Wednesday = French Hold
Gains East of Sambre Canal

0dlnS taSI OF Sa1nOTo Oandl
WITH THE ALLIED ARMIES IN
FRANCE AND BELGIUM. Oct "a
CII A. M)-CBy the Associated Press.)
Hard lighting is in progress all along
the front Of the British attack. The
Germans everywhere are Offering stub
horn resistance
NEW YORK. Oct. .4.-Csummary of
European Cables to the Associated
Press. Field Marshal Haig's third ami
fourth armies. having smashed through
the outer defenses OF the strategicaIly
important German line south of Valen-
ciennes. continue successfully to ham
mer their way toward Maubege and
Mons
Today's attack started from the new
front gained Wednesday in the ad-
vance Of between three and four miles
on a front OF Is miles in which more
than 5000 prisoners and many guns
are reported 10 have been taken. The
enemy is resisting stubbornly, but the
British are forging ahead. capturing
villages and other important points
West OF Maubege the British have
taken the village OF Beaudignies. one
and one-half miles southwest Of lie
Quesnoy. the most important strong
hold defending Maubeuge on the west.
In the same region. they have crossed
the natural barrier OF the Ecaillon
river and rapidly are placing Valen-
ciennes in a pocket
70 outnank valsnciennes
Apparently. the British are not de-
sirOus Of taking Valenciennes by fight
ing the Germans in the streets OF the
town. but plan to outflank II. The
town now is partly surrounded and the
menace TO it has~been increased by the
advance on the south and the capture
Of the entire Raismes forest to the
north
The British thrust undoubtedly has
badly shaken the German defenses south
Of Valenciennes which are so important
to the security Of the German line north
ward 20 the Dutch border and south
and east to the Meuse. Unless the enc
my can hold the British attacks today,
il would seem they would have to con-
tinue their retreat in Belgium and also
give up ground south and east of the
Disc.
French Progress
While the British are.attacHing north
Of the Sambre canal to the ScheIdt the
French ahve begun an offensive south
Of the Disc. The Sambre canal has been
crossed east Of Grand Verify and the
French have maintained their gains
against strong German counter attacks.
Between the SerEe and the Disc and fur
ther east :he French maintain their
pressure and have gained south or
MontoorneL
OF the AlSne IN the region of Nouziers
the Germans having failed in strong eff
forts Tuesday and Wednesday to dis
lodge the French from important height
positions General Gouraud now com
mands the important deiles north and
south OF the great forest Of BouIt, north
Of the ArgOnne-
on the front west of the Meuse the
Americans maintain the important gains
made Wednesday and are in a posi-
lion 70 bring about a German retire
ment on the center and left of the line.
Wednesdays gains were mostly on the
extreme right and outfiank the enemy
front westward toward the Argonne.
FRENCH AND ITALIANS
CAPTURE MONT SISEMOL
ROME. Oct I4.-French and Italian
troops in a powerful local attack on
the Settle Communi plateau last night.
penetrated far into the enemy lines
capturing the important peak OF Mont
SisemOl (three miles east of Asiagol.
day.
Tweuty-three officers and 7O7 men
were made prisoners
BRITISH LESS THAN TWO
MILES FROM LIE QUESNOY
LONDON, oct zf.-Ths attack was
renewed this morning on the whole
front between the Sambre-Oise canal
and the Scheldt, Field Marshal Haig
announced.
Continuing their progress on this
front yesterday evening, British troops
crossed the EcaiHOu river less than
Two miles west OF lie Quesnoy, cap
turing the village of Beaudignies. The
villages OF NeUviiIe and Salesches also
were occupied
\ strong German counter attack op-
Isaisues forest. north of Nalen-
Ciennes. was cleared of the enemy. and
three villages were captured in that
region
There was local fighting west of
Journal. without material change
In sharp lighting yesterday evening
on the front south of NalenCiennes, we
drove the enemy from NendegiCs wood,
and captured NeuVille. Salesches anu
Eseaud gnies. securing crossings Of the
EcaillOn river At the latter place.
AT the close Of the day the enemy
counter attacked vigorously opposite
Nendegies, supporting the infantry with
strong artillery fire. They were re-
pulsed
This morning tho attack was re-
Sumed on the whole front between the
Sambre-Oise canal and the Scheldt.
North or Nalenciennes we cleared
the enemy from the forest of Raismes
and captured the villages of Thiors
Hauterive and Thur
There was determined local fight
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