Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-24

e1 flF Villages bI NcI mt ~
leSel1eS and BeaudignieS.
Gernan counter attack late
Yesterday was reFulsed. This
morning he attack was reSum-
ed all along the front between
the SambTe- Et- 0ise canal and
the Seheidt-
The Raismes forest. north Of Va
leuciennes. has been occupied by
the British North OF the forest
the British have captured the vii
lagos OF Theirs. Haute Rive and
Thuu-
With the Allied Armies in France
and Belgium. Oct. -, "A 30 a. M
(By the Associated Press The
British have taken more than six
thousand prisoners and many guns
in their new attack. begun yester-
day morning on the front below
Valenciennes. In brilliant moon
light. assisted by roaring fiocks Of
night BON bing si-planes, the Brit
isl fought throughout the night and
made steady gains They are using
seesaw tactics. and not at any time
since the new battle began has the
whole line attacked all the series of
detectives at the same time. Guns
are moved up IN relays so that
there IS constantly q heavy fire on
the German front and rear.
Infantry assaults are launched a.
different times First one end of
the line and then another section
some distance away is sent smash
ing into the enemy
Germans BewiIdered.
These tactics bewIidereG the Ger
mans No enemy unit knows where
an assault is coming and all are
forced TO stand in readiness under
torrents Of steel, high explosives,
shrapnel and gas.
A concentration at Preux for a
counter attack was observed from
the air Transports, ammunition
trains and masses OF men became
mixed up on the roads in that vicin
ity. Reports just received from one
section OF the front tell of fierce
lighting at several places. They
particularly mention PomereuIl.
where the British were held up for
time bv a murderOus fire from a
heavy concentration of German
machine guns. The place was fill
ed with the spluttering weapons.
The British waited until the ad-
vance had progressed north aud
south Of them. Then they swept
around the town on both sides. At
the rear they found a triangular
cleared space. in which the German
machine guns retired to prepared
positions. The British went around
them and captured Pomereul wood
a. the back of the triangle, thus
surrounding the enemy.
Doomed. FOes Fight On.
For hours these Germans. know
ing they had failed to stop The ad-
vance and realizing they were
! doomed, held out, firing cOntinu-
o1sly A. length persons nearby
observed they had ceased firing
Tne British mad stormed the posi-
ton. Al Escarmain also there was
desperate fighting. British machine
gunners from behind cover sprin-
Ned hail OF bullets over the town.
Iney then advanced and found the
Town a shambles. over all the
place there were dead Germans.
The enemy continues 10 shell all
lae larger towns within range. IN
ADDITION % Denain, where there are
several thousand persons, mostly
women and children, the Germans
I nave been continuously shelling lie
ba'eau in which there are many
more civilians.
Ply fr. A A1-y-r-raH
Field Marshal Haigs third and
I1urth armies, having smashed
through the outer defenses Of the
sfategIcally important German
me south Of Faleuciennes, continue
V hammer their way toward Mau-
oeage and Mons.
Ioday's attack started from the
leS front gained Wednesday which
represented an advance Of be
.Aeeh three and four miles on a
Iont Of Is miles in which more
nan six thousand prisoners and
many guns are reported 10 have
peen taken. The enemy is resist
Ihg stubbOrniy but the British are
urging ahead, capturing villages
l other important points.
l 'alenciennes in Pocket
\ vest Of Maubeuge the British
A ave taken the village of Beaudig-
e-es' one and One-half miles south
vest Of lie Quesnoy. the most i'm
A toFtant stronghold defending Mau-
euge on the west In the same
-Felon they have crossed the natur-
. barrier OF the EcaillOn river and
.~p'aly are placing Falenciennes in
pocket Apparently the British
te not desirous Of taking NaIen-
vines by hghtiug the Germans in
Ie Streets OF the town but plan 10
eltAaHE IT, The town is partly
A @Hounded and the menace To IL
- been increased by the advance
me south and the - pture Of the