Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-02
FRENCH ATTACK
IN ARG0NNE IN
ND OF YANKEES
Germans Holly Coatesting ADJ
vance but General Gou-
raud'S Men Forging Steadily
Ahead in Their Mission,
10y nossao loUs~-,- srrc,AL LEASED wss1

10y MORNING JoUsr., zrtciAL LEASED WIRE,
1 Headquarters OF he Fourth French
Army, Nov. (by The Associated
| Press General Gouraud's army at.
| tackled this morning on front Of five
TO SIX miles between the Aisne ana the
! Arsonne in conjunction with the FIST
| American army On his right. The inn
mediate objective Of The French com
mander in this region is to clear the
enemy ont of the thickly wooded and
much broken massif OF the ArgCnne,
the last natural fortress which remains
to him until he reaches the Ardenues.
Ever since September q the Ger
mans have clung to The Argonne in
spite of the unremitting endcavors Of
the French army on the west and the
Americans on the east of the forest
After series Of extremely difficult
and holly contested operations, Cen
eral Gouraud has succeeded in estab-
fishing himself on the left bank of the
Aisne between the villages of Terror
2nd Falaise, a distance of about five
miles.
With the river at their backs and
little more than a mile from the Ger
man trenches between them and the
siderable difficulty The night was
spent in throwing bridges across the
Aisne in preparation for the PASSAGE
OF an important force with it's mate-I
rial The enemy knew thal the attack
was coming hut seems to have been,
unaware that it would extend as fari
north as it did and he left The bridge
makers almost undisturE1a.
Germans Made Robbie.
The attack began shortly before CT
o'clock after a whir!Wind artillery
preparation of thirty minutes. The
Germans had not acted wisely in leav |
ing the bridging troops unmolested, |
The Aisne was crossed opposite the |
village Of NoncQ, ANA this important
position was occupied soon after 81
O'Clock. The loop of the Aisne oppo- |
site Semuy. which. was held by the en- !
envy and formed n salient in the allied !
limo protected ny the windrng course |
Of the river, was carried. RiIly-hus-i
Dies then was captured and thei
French troops pressed up the river
bank opposite Semuy.
BY the middle of the morning Gen.
eral Gouraud's men had largely Oc
cupied their first line of detectives I
in spite Of an energetic and increas-
ing resistance on the part of the en-
envy Semuy was endangered. Noncq
which Is situated on a lofty spur
overlooking the river and was the
most important position on the front
Ct attack, was carried with cOnsid-
cradle bag of prisoners.
Possession of Voncq enabled the
Germans to enfilade the whole Aisne
valley as far south as Nouzie,s and
gave them wide views up and down
the river. Farther south hill 1913 on
the left bank has been captured Fa-
laisc has been occupied and the line
is making satisfactory progress east
ward In the teeth Of a stiffening ar
tilleTy fire. The enemy's commission
to provide for an attack north of
Terror, which marks the limit of
holdings on the left bank
Of the Aisne seems TO have assured
the success of the first day Of the
new operation.
Cooperate With Americans.
The attack Of General Gouraud's
army must be taken in conjunction
with the American attack on a much
larger scale which is progressing i'm
he most encouraging fashion on the
other side of the Argonne. Last
night. as has previously been stated,
iouraud held a narrow strip about
i've miles long on the left bank of
he Aisne marked by the villages of
ferron, Nandy and Falaise, South of
falaise his line passed by Oli2y
through the Argonne to Grand Pre-
IN the eastern edge of the forest. At
Grand Pre- GoUraud is in touch with
he American army on his right.
North Of Grand Pre- the enemy's
flank is protected by an impenetrable
labyrinth of wooded hills and ravines.
he Bots De Bias and the Foret De
Poult, WHICH ii is in the interest of
loth the French and American armies
o turn. General Gouraud's front of
attack is directed northeast; that OF
he Americans is directed straight
north. II is clear that as Gouraud's
lrmy advances northeast across the
srsonne in the direction Of lie Chesne
While the Americans progress north
Yards, that the mass of the BouIt for
$50 and the Bots De Bas will be
urned by the French from the north
vest and by the Americans from the
asst and must be evacuated by the
nemy
The future operations towards Me-
ieres and the German main lines OF
communication with Germany seem
0 depend largely on the success of
he battles launched today on both
ides of tie Argonne When the Gu
my has been evicted from the woods
md ravines Of the great forest and
he French and American armies have
oined hands beyond It, the way to
he north win be clear