The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-23
OFFICIAL REPORTS
OF TEE FIGHTING

,SFrtof rrv,ovts of operations " Fronce
',rd Betotvr, as tssssd BY the several
oar Offices:
nnrTIsH tNIGHT)--we have en-
re~ra the western euburbs Of Valen-
ciennes, and, north of that town, have
penetratsd dseply into the Foret de
Rajs,res. toward the angle OF the
Scheldt at Condo.
Progress was made east OF 81
Amand and we reached the Scheldt at
Ho,lain and Brtyelles, south Of Tour
MIR Both Of these places are in our
p0esesion.
Northwest of Journal we have
driven the enemy from the village OF
Froyenne and prog ressed beyond II to-
ward the Scheidt- Further north
sharp fishtins has taken place for the
crossings Of the Sch eldt at Ponta-Chin.
BRITISH tDAYi-As n result Of
local lighting during the night we ad-
yauced our line to the left bank of the
River Ecaillon. south OF Thiant, the
western portion Of which Ia in our pos
session. .-
Further progress has been made by
our troops between valenciennes and
Tuurnai. The enemy's resistance on
this front Is increasing.
In the Journal sector, as a result of
sharp fighting during the night. we
drove the enemy out OF the village of
Orcq and the woods in the neighbor-
heod OF Freyenne. Our troops are
now within less than a mile from the
town.
FRENCH (NIGHT)-on the Serre
front we again forced the enemy to
retreat, Notwithstanding an obstinate
defence By his machine guns. We took
Chalandry and GrandIup. Our line
runs along the Serre as far as Nor
fiers. passes through the outskirts OF
Froidmont- Cohartille and follows,
fourther south. the line of the Canal
de Buze ~,
This morning the Germans twice re-
newed their attacks east of Vouziers.
but were everywhere repulsed. Czecho-
Slovak troops. engaged In liaison with
our forces, recaptured the village Of
Terror. north of vouziers), which had
temporarily fallen into the enemy's
hands.
In AIsace a strong enemy detach-
ment attempted on three different oc-
easions to reach one OF our centres OF
resistance north Of Thanh. but was
driven back.
On October 81. along the west front
and in Flanders. our observation
suuadrons carried out important work
of reconnaissance and surveillance be-
hind the enemy fron.. Two enemy
planes were brought down and a bal
loon was burned.
During the early part o: the night
our bombing planes dropped 1890
kilos Of projectiles on important rail-
way functions, and, in particular. on
the stations at Longuyor, Stenay.
Hirsop, Vervins, Marie. Montcornet.
Rozoy-sur-Serre Previsy-sur-Serre and
Liart.
They noted great number OF hits
on their detectives. following which
fires broke out in the stations at Lon
guyon, Hirsou and Rozoy.
FRENCH (DAY)-North OF the
Disc the night was characterized by
great activity on the part Of the Ger
man artillery.
On the Serre front the French made
further progress. They reached the
railway northeast Of Assis-sur-S erre
and the St. Jacques farm northwest Of
Chalandry. West Of Chateau Porcien
there was active artillery fighting.
On the platcauS east OF VOUCHERS
the battle diminished in intensity last
night 1t Is confirmed that the attacks
made yesterday by the Germans were
very violent. We have identified ele-
ments belonging to sixteen divisions.
This morning German attack
against La Pardonne farm was re-
pulsed completely.
In the vosges French patrols took
prisoners In the region OF Col Bon
homme.
BELGIAN-The enemy sought to
maintain his positions on the Lys and
the canal from DeynZe to the Dutch
frontier. He attempted several coun-
ter attacks for the purpose OF forcing
US back west OF Peteshem. which we
had occupied Sunday. All these at
tacks failed with heavy losses. The
Belgian army crossed at several points
the Canal de Derivation do Ia Lys.
In their retreat the Germans were
compelled to throw 200 vehicles into
the Bruges-Ghent Canal near Miserie.
west OF ST. Georges.
The French troops have established
south OF Deynze a brldgehead to a
depth OF three kilometers over an ex-
tent OF four kilometers. Patrols have
traversed the course OF the Lys further
south to Vive st. Eloi.
In the course of these operations
1,l00 Germans were taken prisoner by
the French.
The Second British Army. despite
considerable resistance from machine
guns and artillery. has advanced on a
front OF 1900 meters (about a mile)
between the Lys and the Scheldt and
has established a bridgehead on the
right bank of the Scheldt east OF
Pecq.
GERMAN tNIGHT) - Strong at
lacks In Flanders southwest of Deynz,
and east Of Courtrai resulted in a linn
tied gain Of territory by the enemy
On the eastern bank of the Aisne, OF
both sides Of VOUCHERS and east of Air,
violent French attacks failed.
GERMAN CDAY)-There we're in
fantry engagements on the Lys and OF
the Scheldt. The enemy several time
endeavored to cross the rivers will
small strong detschments. Northeas
OK Courtrai he advanced against on
lines with tanks, and southeast o
Courtrai with strong forces. He wa
repulsed everywhere with great loss
IN THIS fshting Sergeant Mueller de
Sroyed ak enemy tanks.
The British have placed machin
n guns IN the tower OF the church nj q,
Amand, which had been snared nv u,
On Doth sides OF solesmes and I,e ca
'sAu there were renewed enemy a,