The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-24
United Press
War Summary

1,543rd day Of the war.
From Dutch border to VaIenciennes
British troops have cleared the Ger
mans out of the Raismes forest, cap
turing Thiors, Hauterive and Thun,
and penetrating to within mile OF
conde. Allied troops captured Waere-
Chem. There was local fighting west
of Journal.
From VaIencienncs to Laon-The
British, wit's Americans aiding, re-
sumed their attack between the
ScheIdt and the Sambre-Oise canal
this morning. In this region yester-
day and last night they captured
several villages, including Melville,
Saeschcs and Beaudionies, crossing
the Ecailon river at the latter point
and approaching within mile of Le-
Quesnoy. The allies in this region
are within two miles of the western
edge of Normal forest. A vigorous
counter attack against Vendieges was
repulsed last night. The French
crossed the Oise canal east of Grand
Verley and engaged in lively fighting
between the Disc and the Serre.
From Laon to Verdun-The Amer
leans have again driven the Germans
north of Grandpre and BantheviIle.
The French made important gains
west of Grandpre. A great artillery
battle is under way In the Vouziers
region. French troops Improved their
positions between Sissone and Cha
teau Porcien.
From Verdun to Switzerland
American troops made a successful
raid in the Woevre region southeast
of verdun.
BaIkans-The allies continue their
progress toward Austrian territory at
various points.
Italian front-Mount Sisemol, an
important mountain peak three miles
east of Asiago, was captured by French
and Italian troops last night.
The Ang o American drive for Maui
beuge was resumed today. After ad-
vancine nearly four miles on a twenty
mile front in fighting that extended
from early yesterday far into the
night, the British with American aid
again attacked between the Scheldt
and the Sambre-Oise canal this morn.
ing.
The attack is directed against the
baston Of Maubeuee which Is sur
rounded by great circle OF forts.
The town itself Is now less than fif-
teen miles from the allied lines. Be-
fore the latter is the huge Normal
forest, which forms the western de-
fense of Maubeuge. The British and
Americans are two miles from the
western edge of this forest.
North of vaIenciennes, the British
have entirely cleared the Raismer
forest of the enemy and are before the
fortified railway town of Conde. Far.
ther to the north, hard fighting is go.
ina on west of Journal.
The Americans and French, at the
southern extremity of the battle front
continue to hammer away at the great
concentration of men and artillery
with which the Germans are striving
to hold the allies back from the STEM
ay pass. Staff dispatches stated that
thirty divisions now oppose the
between Grandpre and the
Meuse,
A great artillery duel Is under way
In the region of VoUziers, where
French and Czecho-slovaks are trying
to encIrcle the northern extension OF
the Argonne forest and open the way
for general American advance upon
Stenay.
Local gains were made by the
French in the narshIands between
Sissone and Chateau Porcien.
In the Balkans the Serbs have push
ed the Austro-Germans across the
ives. Maravo river in the vicinity of