Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-05
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lBy the Associated Press
me AmcrIc.n army mas
skrovn formidable force
sfrosS the Gease 10 The east
bank. 1He enemy resistance
Es, been BROKEN 10 the pOIEG CT
cemurzI .zatIon and the Amer
LaEs aTe pushing hOrlnN'aTd
toward >tehay. bs iaIs ai'er-
uoOn tie cEc4y was IA Iuli re-
t-eat n0rs4,H ara. lie WIS OIfer-
| iHz little opposition ard IHe
raaas toward the nOTtH were
seen to be iEH 0f the Iieeing
c1euy. The Amez1canS pressed
close upon the heet5 OF tne
Ge-uaEs ana made their re-
l.rtmeut - dIncJu as pos
sibie.
VI Washington, Nov. Victor
iOas att4cAS BY The American
hrst army on lis entire front
are repOlleI b. yvnorai FerSh-
| |lag ia his ~ oLIHg COmmdRIqHe
foT McHd y. or the extreme
let, breaking down the las Ell
| fOTls O. the enemy 10 hold the
| high ground, The Americans
drove tnrOCgh the valley OF The
Aeuse ana Jue FOREST OF DleuIet
aAd 0,ccaIp3ed the important rIY-
er crossing u SteBay.
London, No.. 5.-BTitiSh
| troops. in their offensive south
east OF FaIencieanes. have cap
| u.red ths fortified tOwh OI lie
| |QHosnGy, after HaTiHg COM
|Rctniy surrounded il, tIeId
q rsLgI Haig announced today.
The entire garrison of more
than 1850 men MAS taken with
the citadel
Rapid progress has been made by
|-iGsh divisions east Of lie Ques-
By, where an advance of between
rec and four miles has been scOr-
The villages OF JCiimetZ, Le-
| nd QuesG6, FTasnOy and lie Petit
arais have been captured.
Further ground has been gained
Normal forest The village OF
| t. five miles southeast OF Valen-
ennes, has been taken
Siege OF Ghent Begun.
With the Allied Armies in Franco
|ad Begium. Nov 5--tby the AS
|1ciated Press ALLIED troops to-
b began the siege OF the c.ty OF
henL already surrounded viz
|laliy on three sides The assault.
I the city was Witnessed by Queen
|izabeth Of Belgium and hundreds
| her non -COmbaLant subjects
French Force Hun Retreat
Paris, Nov. 5.-French successes
ave compelled the Germans 10
axe new wIthdra walls at several
JintS along the front, according to
E war Office statement today. Be
Feen the Disc and the Aisne the
bench have advau Ced about one
lie on a 6ye-mile front
The French first army resumed
2 attack this morning and is max
z progress.
Between Sissonne and Chateau
Orcien, q front OF more than l5
|ilss, the French have penetrated
+ Hunding line Of the Germans
he French are making a general
|dEance from east Of St Quentin
+ Petit, to the outskirts Of Herpy
Paris, Nov 5--French troops
|9ntnue successfully TO pursue tne
|ermans in the region Of Guise
|ortheast OF which Lhey have taken
e village Of Bergues-SuT- -Sambre
|eeording 10 the war office an
|oancement today
(By the Associated Press).
From the Dutch frontier to east
the Heuse. the 2UO-mile baJtle
ne is afaMe today as the British,
hench, Americans and Belgiums
fasa the resistance Of The enemy
"a push On further
EFerywlere on the long line the
hes are progressing and on the
feach sectors between the Disc
"a the Alsue the Germans are
thurawiag on Marie and Mont
|oFnet- Field Marshal Haig has
akea the strong point Of LeQues
oy ana is pressing on Maubeuge,
hlle the americans are Gghtlng
-eir way across the Meuse south
est Of the railroad center Of Mont
|edy.
British in Ghent
Ia the region north and south OF
alencieunes me British continue
-e successful push begun Monday
oatheast Of FaIeuciennes the Brit
are within 10 miles Of Aau-
|eage and further south rapidly are
-sHiug their way through the
|ormai forest where they are four
lies from thc railroad junction OF
l.aoye. south Of the Normal
res; the British and French are
essing eastward over virtually
vel ground toward Avesnes.
cent Is now virtually isolated by
e French, BeIgians and Ameri-
aus At last accounts the lines Of
allies were close 10 the city on
F west, north and northeast and
is said tuat allied cavalry has
cen Operating in the outskirts of
e city
Zoe Caught In PinChers.
" appears that the familiar
-neers method. which Marshal
'cA began using ON the scissors
ms sector .0 July is now in full
ellon once more and each DAY
US 70 bring new peril TO the
7n! IeglOns caught within the