The sun., 1918-11-10
OFFICIAL REPORTS
OF THE FIGHTING

1 LONDON, Nov. 9.-F0llotCtnO are the
official reports Of operations IN France
and Belgium as issued BY the several
ear Offices:
FRENCH (NIGHT)-Our troops
continued their forward march. ad-
vnncing ffteen kilometers at certain
points during the course OF the day.
On the jeft our cavalry crossed the
Belgian frontier. overthrowing the
enemy rear guards, taxing prisoners
and capturing guns and considerable
material, notably several railway
trains.
Glageon. Fourmies, Hirson. Amor
and ST. Michel were occupied by us
Our forces continued their pursuit be-
yond these localities on the general
Z line of Momignies. the northern out
skirts Of the ST. Michel forest, Maquen-
disc and Philippe Forge.
Further east, after having forced
passage Of the Fon and Aubx rivers.
we occupied the plateau to the north.
despite the enemy's spirited resistance.
We took Signy-le-Petit. which was
passed for O considerable distance,
and reached the Mezieres-Hirson Rail-
way at the village OF Wagny and south
Of Maubert-Fontaine.
On our right we are along the course
q the Sormonne and have reached and
+ surrounded Mezieres and Mohon. We
crossed the Mouse further east, oppo-
( site Lumes.
Z FRENCH (DAY)-There was artil-
1ery and machine gun activity at sew
4 eral points on the front during the
night. This morning the French re-
Sumed their march forward along the
entire line.
BRITISH (NIGHT).-On the right
the Fourth and Third armies are adj
vancing on both sides of the Sambre
toward the Belgian frontier and are
meeting with little organized resist
! ance.
In the centre the First Army pro-
gressed rapidly astride the Mons
4 Condo Canal. South OF the canal we
crossed the Neutrality-suspicious. Railway
and are approaching Mons north of
the Mons-Conde Canal.
z on the left of the First Army the
Fifth Army cleared the area between
the Scheldt River and the Antoing
! Canal south Of that town.
On the left the Fifth and Second
armies gained the east bank of the
Z Gcheldt on the whole front. The Fifth
Army has taken Antoing and Journal
and made progress to the east of these
T, places.
A. approaching RenRix.
Il BRITISH (DAY)-The fortress of
| Maubeuge has been captured by the
Guards and Sixty-second divisions
/ We have made good progress south
( Of that town and are well east Of the
4 sAyesnes- Mauheuge road.
NJ Mat,hanUa and tho Mons
Condo Canal our advance continues.
! Between the Scheldt and the Antoing
I Canal we are pushing toward Peru
welz.
North of Journal we are established
4 on the east bank Of the Scheldt, about
Herinnes and Berchem. (These two
towns are about nine miles apart)
BELGIAN-There was lively artii-
lery activity during the night on the
Belgian front Belgian troops are
standing along the Ghent-Terneuzen
Canal from tho Dutch frontier to the
Client station.
The French troops in Belgium, ad-
vancing beyond the Scheidt, were able.
notwithstanding stubborn resistance,
\ TO take Edelaere, Melden and the
northern part OF Pottes, the southern
part of which Is occupied by British
troops. East OF Melden the heights of
Koppenberg were captured.
GERMAN CDAD-Part of Journal.
on the west bank of the Scheldt. has
been occupied by the British. Be-
tween the Scheldt and the Disc and
west OF the Mouse our lines have been
Withdrawn according TO plans.
Tho enemy has reached the line
Peruwelz. west OF St Ghislain. west OF
Maubeuge and east-southeast Of
Z Avesnes. West OF the Mouse the en-
smy has followed up as far as the line
IAart-Marby to the Meuse, west OF Sc