Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-05
Ghent Isolated by Foch's
Drives Which Menace
Mons and Maubeuge
AMERICAN ARMY DOMINATES
FOES COMMUNICATION LINES
Pershing Within Ten Miles of Sedan
While His Guns Are Tearing Rail
Lines Needed by Enemy
BY Associated Press

With the German through Lorraine virtually
cut OF by the American advance the the Meuse
BRITISH and French Belgian and American troops are striking
Rard at the cnemys lines in northern France and Belgium Field
Marshal Hag men launched terrific attack south Vaen-
cenne yesterday and hace made progress which threaten the
German hold on Mons and AIaubeuge
From the Dutch frontier the Meuse the two hundred
iHe battle line IS atame to-day the British French American
and Besas crush the resistance OF the enemy and push
important gains
Line Is Broken Everywhere
Everywhere org line the Allies are progressno and
n the French between the Disc Ane the
Withdrawing Marie Montcone Field Marshal
a has taken the strong point OF lie Quesnoy pressing
on aubeu9e while the Americans fighting way across
the Meuse southwest OF the railroad Montmedy
In the region north and south OF Valencennes the British
continue the successful push begun Monday. Southeast
Naenciennes the British within miles of Maubeuge and
further south rapidly pushing their way through Normal
forest where they four miles from the railroad junction Of
unoye South OF the Normal forest the British
pressing eastward virtually level ground
Yankees Smash Forward
From the Ose the Ane Chateau Porcen the French
maintain close contact with the enemy who moving rearward
as result OF the French of the last days South
Guise the French First army is advancing heen
the Peron and the Serre Further east the French have
uated the Hundng line making advance of one mile front
Of FIVE miles the western wing of the forward no,eent
Continuation OF the advance here will compel Germans
the line OF the Asne and west of Rethe 70 which
they have clung stubbornly.
American troops front OF fifteen miles along the Meuse
from BHeueS northward to Pouiy successfully forcing
their the river AT Breue river has been crossed
Ill bitter hghtng and the Americans also have the east
h9nk at Where the Meuse in the region
ot Pouly the Americans have crossed taken the
village OF fouF' after driving the enemy from the aunay
wood
Near Sedan Communication Line
lhe Americans on the west bank of the Meuse
teny are within tour miles OF the German main communication
line from Sedan to Metz point northwest of Chauvencv
he successful crossing OF the Meus outfans the German
positions OF the Meus toward the Mosee which
the important Bey iron fields important railroad and supply
lines IN the regions OF Montmedy and Conans From Meuse
west to the Asne the Americans French maintain their
pressure against the Germans defending the MezereSedan rail-
way line, ten miles to the north
Client is vrtaly isolated by the French Begian and
TO the city the north and northeast is said that
Allied cavalry has been operating the outskirts of CITY,
Yanks Get Nearer Sedan
General Peshings forces within ten miles of Sedan
and within OF the railroad south OF that city fact
said the hire OF the American guns has this great artery
OF German communications and that is useless enemy
for transporting troops supplies eastward from the Aisne and
Disc fronts where large forces of Germans still holding
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