The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-07
OFFICIAL REPORTS
OF THE FIGHTING

'6scioI reports OF operations IN Franc
md Belgium as issued BY the sever
rur offices:
BRITISH (Night)-we prog
I ressed along the whole battlefront
to-day In spite of a heavy continu-
Gus rain. Sharp fighting has taken
place at a number of points with
German rearguards, and some hun
dreds Of prisoners have been taken
by US.
On our right our troops, pushing
forward, captured Cartignies and
Marbaix. In the centre. driving
the enemy from his. hastily con-
4 structed defences on The east bank
Of the sambre. we have crossed the
river about Berlaimont and have
captured Leval and Aulnoye, where
: we have taken prisoners. The I'M
: portant railway junction OF Aulnoye
% in our possession.
Further north we have crossed
the Avesnes-Bavay road east OF
Normal Forest and reached the rail-
way to the south and west OF
: Bavay, where sharp fighting Is
taking place within a short dis
tAnce of the town.
. On the left the Canadian troops
ere continuing their progress east
Of the Scheldt and have captured
Baisieux and Quievrechain.
BRITISH (Day)-North of the
Oambre River our advanced troops
pressed forward beyond the forests
Of Normal and reached the main
Ayesnes-Bavay road. southeast of
Bayay. Progress was also made
west Of Bavay and on other parts
of the battle front. A number OF
additional prisoners were taken.
FRENCH (NighD - Our troops
continued to pursue the enemy
throughout the day on an extended
front between the Sambre and the
Meuse. Our armies, breaking down
local resistance, made an important
advance, which exceeded ten kilo-
meters at certain points and freed
numerous localities with their civil
population. .~-
The enemy, harassed by our adj
vanced guards. was Obliged In the
haste Of his precipitate retreat to
abandon guns and considerable ma
terial, which It II impossible to
enumerate. Everywhere prisoners
remained in our hands.
East of the Sambre we reached
the eastern outskirts OF Nouvion
and Regnaval forests
n Further south we have taken
Fontaine-les-verv,n and the town
, Of Vervins. Our advanced elements
have gone beyond the Serre. We
hold Harry and La Correrle. Fur
Their east, after having occupied
Montcornet. we pushed our lines be-
yond Hocquet, Renewal and Do
1ignon.
O., An Italian corps operating In close
conjunction with our troops crossed
the Hurtaut River and despite stub
born resistance by the enemy,
stormed Rozoy-sur-Serre-
On the front north Of the Aisne
our troops are more than twelve
Kilometres (seven and a half miles)
+ north of Chateau Porcien on the
general line of Hardoye, the south
aern outskirts OF Chaumont-Porcien.
: Doumely. Begny. Herbigny and the
railroad between Rethel and Liart.
The town Of Rethel fell into our
possession.
F FRENCH day During the
q night we maintained contact with
fhe German rear guards. who, while
fighting. continue to retreat on the
whole front. Early this morning
the French again resumed the ad-
evance.
y East OF the Sambre Canal We
have occupied Barzy. North Of
Marie we have passed beyond
Marfontaine and Voharies. Itslian
troops, fighting with the French,
have taken lie Theul and reached
the Hurtaut Brook. southeast Of
Montecornet.
y West Of Rethel the French have
occupied Barby. on the north bank
Of the Aisne. Between Rethel and
Attigny French detachments have
crossed the Aisne at several points.
More to the right we have reached
the outsk lrts of Lametz and pushed
on as far as the outskirts of La
Casing, northeast of lie Chesne.
GERMAN (Day)-There were In
fantry engagements on the Scheldt
lowlands.
On the battlefield between the
: echeldt and the Disc we have with
drawn from the enemy. The en-
envy, who intended yesterday, after
the strongest artillery fire. to re-
sumo his assaults. attacked posi-
lions which had been evacuated.
In a further advance In the eve
ming he was engaged by our rear
guards in isolated combats which
assumed large proportions In the
I! Normal forest and southeast OF
Iandrecles> In the evening the
enemy positions ran west OF Bavay.
along the eastern edge OF the
Normal forest, east of Landrecies
and east OF Guise.
Between the Disc and the Mouse
also we have carried out large
movements. The enemy followed In
the course OF the day and west OF
the Aisne reached the general line
Of Marie Dizly lie Gros- Ecly. East
of the Aisne we are In fighting con-
tact with him north Of lie Chesne
and west OF Beaumont. Strong en-
amy attacks near Beaumont and Le-
tame were repulsed. :,
r South OF Dun the Americans ad-
vanced across the Meuse under a
violent protective FIRE and pene-
trated the woods and heights east
OF the Mouse between Milly and
Vilosnes. We threw back the en-
envy who was advancing on Fon-
,taines. in the centre Of the battle
front and recaptured the Bots de
fEpinois. The fighting ended ON
the ridge OF heights east of the
Mouse. On the east bank of the
Mouse we beat on renewed Ameri-
can attacks east of Sivry and In
the Bots d'Etrave.