The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-06
BRITISH WEDGE
DRIVEN DEEPER
ABOVE SAMBRE
Below That Stream Haig
Also Advances All the
Way to the Disc.
FRENCH GAIN SIX MILES
New Zealanders Win lie Ques-
nOy After Hard Fight-Bel-
gians in Ghent Suburbs.

LONDON, Nov. 1.-THE German ar
mics on front Of 200 miles are now
face to face with the Immediate pos
sibillty of having their communica-
tions cut of north and south, and
with the likelihood of being driven
bnck against the hills of Luxembourg
and the Ardennes. II the allied ad-
vance on a front Of seventy-five miles
in Flanders and Artois continues at
It's present rate q few days longer
Il Is hard to see how the enemy can
avoid collapse.
The British armies under Field
Marshal Haig extended to-day the
spearhead which they drove yester-
day and the day before in the direc-
ton of Hirson. In the vicinity of
Valenciennes the allied troops crossed
| the Franco Belgian border. This was
accomplished at a point eight miles
west of the fortress Of Maubeuge.
nsmbre May Divide Enemy.
| The British have taken lie Ques-
noy. An extension Of the allied drive
at this point will divide the Germans
north and south of the Sambre River,
which would result in driving. the
northern wing back on Namur'
while the southern wing would have
great difficulty In escaping eastward
through the gap that Is being con-
stantly narrowed by the Americans
north of the Argonne. Already the
Americans have cut the main rail
communications through this gap.
In these operations the British de-
feated twenty-five German divisions
They have liberated many villages and
are now in complete possession OF the
Normal forest.
Between the Sambre Canal and the
Argonne forest the Germans are str'v-
ing with might and main to get out be-
fore Pershing's men block their avenue
of escape. The French troops south oil
the Disc made an advance or SIN miles
to-day, according to to-night's War
Office report.
SIX Miles Beyond Guisc.
As a result of the blows delivered
by Gen. Debeney's troops the Ger
mans have started a wide retreat IT
the Oise region. To-day's defeat, II
which the enemy lost 1000 prisoners
and sixty guns. besides great mum
bers of killed and wounded, evidently
convinced the German commander
that further resistance on that from
would be useless. The French pushed
six miles beyond Guise In hot pur
suit Of the fleeing enemy. German rea
guards, left behind to protect the re
tirement, offered hut feeble resistance
! and were swept aside or captured ID!
= the jubilant French.
French troops have forced a passage
over the Ardennes Canal on both side
bof LIE Chesne, and to the east OF then
, 1.-THE Americans have established
bridgehead on the Meuse south O.
= Dun. Americans have crossed thu
Meuse and are operating on the eastern
side almost as far north as Dun. On th'
west bank of the river they are in'con
troll as far as Pouilly.
The capture OF lie Quesnoy, wh;cl
was accomplished by New ZeaIanders
means a serious blow to the Germans
who made desperate efforts to hold tn
. place. They had many guns In position
there, and had built a formidable sys
tenn of water defences around the town
The New Zealanders stormed throug
these, however, and after some desperat
hand to hand fighting forced the Ger
mans TO surrender. More than a thou
E sand prisoners were captured. along wit
a number of guns.
French and Belgian patrols are re
9 ported to have entered the western out
Z skirts of Ghent to-day. and due to tn
!. fact that allied forces have that cit
4 enveloped on three sides its evacuatio
:. is now looked upon as being a matter c
n hours In approaching the city to-da
g the Belgian and French troops were nc
fired upon, leading to the belief that III
Germans already are retreating.