Arizona republican., 1918-10-27
Battle Summary
(By the Associated 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 Mouse. Meanwhile, the Italians are pushing ahead in the re- zion of Monte Grappa.
 On the northern end of the front in France the British maintain their prog ress in encircling Valenciennes. In the center the French have shaken serious ly the German defenses along the Serre and eastward toward the Aisne at Chateau Porcien. The American troops east and west of the Mouse not only hold their gains against strong enemy reactions, but have further strengthened their position north of Grand Pre-.
 South of Valenciennes Field Marshal Haig is across the Valenciennes-Le Quesnoy railroad and the fall of Le Quesnoy. which is vital to the defense | of Mons and Maubeuge, would appear 10 be near at hand. The fighting on this sector continues bitter, with the British striving to outflanlI the Nor nal forest. On the northwest of the forest the British have advanced some- what and captured Englefontaine and nearby hill. Along the northern edge of the Raismes forest north of Valen- | ciennes, the British have approached nearer the canalized portions of the l Scheldt river. In this region they have 1 captured the villages of Odomer and | Maulde. If the British can cross the Scheldt in force in this region and continue their progress south of Valen- | ciennes, it would seem the Germans | soon would retire from that important point and propably readjust their lines north and south on large scale.
 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 maintain their pressure elsewhere along the
 Serre. Further east big hole has been torn in the German defenses began in 1917. Between Banogne and Herpy the
 French have driven forward toward
 Montcornet, about two miles on a front
 of between four and five miles. A con
 tlnued advance here menaces the Ger
 man hold on Bethel, to which the
 enemy has chung tenaciously, 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 Mouse. Theil
 counter attacks at various points or
 both sides of the river have been re.
 pulsed, but the enemy continues tc
 lombard the American line heavily. Or
 the extreme western end the Ameri.
 cans have reinforced their hold on the hills in the southern portion of tn, Bourgogne wood, north of Grand Pre- In the last week the allied troops il France and Belgium have freed 4Ot square miles of territory from tn, grasp of the enemy. Paris estimates that in the last four days the German have suffered total casualties of 5O, ,0OC including 15,000 prisoners.
 In the continuation of their attacl between the Piave and the Brenta tn , Italians have captured more than 200 prisoners in the last 24 hours, tn Italian war office reports.
 There was heavy fighting all da- : Friday northwest of Monte Grappa, bu the Italians maintained their gains O Thursday and extended them, some l what. The strongly fortified height 0
 Monte Pertica, to the northwest. wa
 carried by the Italians.