Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-27
British, French, Americans
and italians Report Gains
and Prisoners and Guns
Taken on All Fronts,
FRENCH SHAKE HUN
DEFENSES ON SERRE
Strongly Fortified Height Is
Taken by Italians Who Have
Maintained All Their Gains
Along Piave River
undated War Lead: BY the Associated
preSS.)

Press.)
Germany's hard-pressed soldiers are
being given no rest as the British,
French and American forces continue
with success their drives on important
sectors from north Of Valenciennes to
east of the Meuse. Meanwhile, the
Italians are pushing ahead in the re-
gion of Monte Grappa.
On the northern end of the front in
France the British maintain their
progress in encircling valenciennes. In
the center the French have shaken Sc
riously the German defenses along the
Serre and eastward toward the Asne
at Chateau Porcien. The American
troops east and vest of the Meuse not
only hold their gains against strong
enemy reactions, but have further
strengthened the position north of
Grand Pre-.
lie Quesnoy Tottcring.
South of Valenciennes, Field Mar
shal Haig is across the Valenciennes-
lie Quesnoy railroad and the fall of
lie Quesnoy, which is vital to the de-
Tense of Mons and Maubeuge would
appear to be near at hand, The fight
ing on this sector continues bitter,
with the British striving to outflank
4 Ahe Normal forest. On the northwest
OF S5kel forest the British have ad-
yAZ%d somewhat and captured Engle-
ATtaine and nearby hill. Along the
porthern edge of the Raisme forest
pork4 Df Valenciennes, the British
y Np preached nearer the canalized
b port1dns Eef the Spheldt river. In this
& l,sApn theS haye5eaptured the villages
Ia asAasapd Mainldes. " tls1 Esaitish
can cross the Scheldt in force in this
region and continue their progress
south of Valenciennes, 1t would seem
the Germans soon would retire from
that important point and probably re-
adjust their lines north and south on
a large scale.
French Take Villages.
Between the Disc and the Aisne the
French are making rapid strides to-
ward the important points of Marie
and Montcornet. Along the railway
southwest of Marie they have captured
the villages of Mortiers and main
tanned their pressure elsewhere along
the Serre. Further east a big hole has
been torn in the German defenses be-
gun in 1917. Between Banogne and
Herpy the French have driven for
ward toward Montcornet about two
miles on a front of between four and
five miles A continued advance here
to which the enemy has clung tena-
ciously and tends to outflank the
German line eastward along the Aisne
to Vouziers
The Germans continue to fight des-
perately to check the advance of the
American troops along the vital front
east and west of the Meuse Their
counter attacks at various points on
both sides of the river have been re-
pulsed but the enemy continues to
lombard the American line heavily.
On the extreme western end the Amer
leans have reinforced their hold on
the hills in the southern portion of
the Bourgogne wood, north of Grand
Pre-.
Huns Lose 10000
In the last week the allied troops
in France and Belgium have freed 400
square miles Of territory from the
grasp of the enemy. Paris estimates
that in the last four days the Germans
have suffered total casualties of 50,-
600, including Is, 600 prisoners.
In the continuation of their attack
between the Piave and the Brenta,
the Italians have captured more than
1000 prisoners in the last twenty -four
hours. the Italian war office reports.
There was heavy fighting all day
Friday northwest of Monte Grappa,
but the italians maintained their gains
of Thursday and extended them some
what. The strongly fortified height of
Monte Pertica to the northwest was
carried by the Italians