Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-30
AMERICAN.


during the night on the front Of the
ing particular intensity in the region
of the Bots Belleu and the Bois
DOrmont.
From the remainder Of the front
there is nothing Of Importance to re-
port.
On the verdun front thare has been
heavy artillery and machine gun hre
today west Of the Mouse, especially
in the region north Of st. Juvin.
With more favorable weather con.
ditions there has been increased
aerial activity on the front OF the
LIST Army throughout the day: Our
pursuit squadrons engaged the enemy
in numerous combats, in the course
of which eighteen enemy airplanes
were shot down. Five OF our ma
chimes did not return. Our aviators
also carried out important recon-
Nuisance and Photographic missions.
BRITISH.
October 30-Apart from patrol en-
counters in which we made progress
and secured a few prisoners, there is
nothing to report. =.
December 29-"In a successful raid
made by us this morning northeast OF
Englefontaine we made prisoners OF
more than seventy Germans and IN.
flicted heavy casualties on the enemy.
says Field Marshal Haig's COM
munication of this evening dealing
with the operations in France.
A local attack attempted by the
enemy north Of Famars was re-
pulsed.
Aerial-''on Monday we carried out
heavy attacks on the Morhange and
Frescaty airdromes," says the COM
munication. Monday night we at
11r Do I
Mannheim and the railways at Treves
and Saarbrucken. The railway juno
lions of Longuyon, Ecouvtes and
Thionville also were attacked, with
excellent results.
Tuesday the railway junction of
Longuyon and the airdrome at Jametz
were attacked"
FRENCH.
October 30-North of Guise we have
advanced on the north bank of the
Disc and captured the Beaufort farm.
west Of Lesquielles-St. German. On
the right of the Peron we have made
a new advance east of Monceau-le-
Neuf, taking prisoners.
In Lorraine the Germans made two
raids without any results.
the Serre rivers there have been
spirited artillery actions, notably in
the region of Crecy-Sur- Serre.
To the west of Chateau Porcien the
indefatigable troops Of the 5th. Army
undertook today a new advance on a
st. Quentin-le-Petit and Herpy. The
battle is being fought with mag
nificent spirit on our side and great
stubbornness on the part OF the en-
envy. who has orders to halt US at any
price.
~ ave. lac q, crf%a ~ an ahyYr,
dance of machine gunners, who tried
to check our advance, we succeeded in
passing beyond st. Quentin-le-Petit
and carried our line to the neighbor-
hood of Hill 1877.
West Of Banogne we also made
have repulsed the enemy beyond the
road of Recouvrange-St. Ferveux over
width of three ki1ometers.
To the right we have conquered Hill
1856 and advanced more to the east
Prisoners to the number OF $50 have
actually been counted.
AVIATION, October 2S.-Our recon-
noitering machines have pressed very
far into the enemy zone md brought
back hundreds of photographs. many
Of them being taken between thirty
and fifty kilometers from the front
fell out of control. A captive balloon
was set on fire.
During the night our bombing
squadrons dropped sixteen tons OF
projectiles on large railway stations
and important points of concentra-
ton, particularly on the railway sta
tons of Hirson. Vervins st. Colbert
Mont Cornet, Marie and Audun-Le-
Roman, and on the aviation grounds
of Mars-la-Tour and on large depots
at Provisy. Numerous fires were
started by our projectiles. namely. at
Provisy, Hirson and Marie.
Eastern front: On the Danube front
in the region of Widin and of the
Iron Gates there has been artillery
| firing. The Serbian vanguard. push
ing the enemy northward. has reach ed
the front of Stragari. the Raka river
and Resava, twenty kilometers north
of Kraguievatz and taken several
hundred prisoners and guns and ma.
chine guns.
In the direction Of Ujice and the
frontier of Herzegovina Serbian ad-
vance elements have reached the pass
west Of Cacak. Jugo-Slav units OPP
Grating in Montenegro have passed
beyond Ipek and Diakovo."
BRITISH IN ITALY.