Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-10-31
italians Make Sharp Thrust In
Monta Grappa Region
Take 5000 Captives.
YANKs PUSH FORWARD
Great EnclreIino Movement About
vaIenciennes Is British Plan
for Reconquest OF That
Region.

Washington, Oct. 26-With progress
less rapid than in the recent past, but
being continued on all fronts, the
recent expression Of General March
that "the news is continuously good,
seems still entirely applicable to the
allied cause.
British In Big cireIino Drive.
The British forces about valencien-
mes continue to push their lines further
to the fore, and have developed
movement by which the total invest
ment of that city appears to be i'm
minent.
Their chief attacks are now to the
south of Valenciennes,. with the pur-
pose of caving in the salient between
that city and La Quesnoy and moving
on toward the important junction Of
Maubeuge.
italians Attack at Monta Grappa.
The sudden attack of allied forces in
the Brenta and Piave regions of Italy
also marks the notable military activi-
ties of the day, and netted substantial
gains, including 5000 prisoners. Author
tiles here are disposed to predict a
continued or further sharp onslaught
Of the italian and allied troops in that.
theatre Of the war, although there'is
nothing in the days dispatches def
nitely indicating that the thrust just
made is an essential part Of any fur
ther immediate program.
Americans ADVANCING,
On.b both sides of the Mouse river the
Americans have advanced their line
Notwithstanding the strong resistance
of the enemy. North Of Grand Pre-,
which lies in the valley above the
famous Argonne forest, several hills
of the utmost importance from a
strategic standpoint have been taken
from the desperately resisting enemy
machine gunners and artillery. Numer-
GUS violent counter attacks have been
launched by. the Germans against the
Americans but all these have been
successfully sustained. The Germans
in this region now are badly OUT
flanked by the French standing on the,
left of the American line at Vouziers
and it is probable they soon will BE-
compelled to readjust their entire line
from the north Of Vouziers to the
region Of Etain.
French Take 1000, Prisoners.
The French today advanced their
line at all points, despite the most
stubborn resistance Of the enemy.
More than 1900 prisoners with cannon
and machine guns were captured, ac-
cording to the official statement.
Steel Supply Threatened.
An order signed by the German Cen
eral Won Denmarwitz, dated October
1, which was taken from German
prisoner, warns the Fifth German army
fighting east of the Mouse that the
enemy was about to attack with the
object Of cutting the Longuyon-Sedan
railroad and making the exploitation
by the Germans of the Briey iron
mines impossible. The order says that
on these mines 'our steel production IL
largely dependent and the fate of q
great part Of the western front, and
perhaps Of our people, dependso on firm
resistance along the verdun 'front.'"
Rumanian Liberation Begun.
It would seem that the liberation Of
Rumania has also been begun by
entente forces after a years occupa-
ton by the Germans. Across the north
western portion of Bulgaria at Lom-
palanka. southeast of Iron Gates.
French patrols have forced passage
Of the Danube and entered upon
Rumanian soil, and further activities
in that field would appear to be def
nitely foreshadowed by the movement.