The sun., 1918-10-26

hand to hand fighting st. Quentin-le-
Petit and have reached the road con-
Meeting this village with Banogne and
Recouvrance and the southern out
skirts Of the latter place. Tie ham,
let Of Recouvrance is in our possession.
On our right we have penetrated the
enemy positions along Conde-leZ-
Herpy and Hin las, and have taken a
footing in the Herpy mill. In all
this region the enemy resistance was
particularly stubborn. We took more
than 1000 prisoners and captured
nine cannon and numerous machine
guns
East of Rethel we have completed
our success of this morning in the re-
gion, of Ambly and Fleury. One hun
dred and five prisoners. of whom six
are officers, among them a chief OF
battalion. have been counted.
FRENCH DAY On the Disc
front during the night the French re-
pulsed two German attempts against
units east Of the canal, between Long
champs and Noyales. On the front
of the Serre and the Sauche the artil-
lery and machine guns were active.
This morning the French resumed
their pressure against the enemy here.
East Of Sissonne the Germans launched
two surprise attacks against La Selve
and Nizy-le-Comte without obtaining
any results.
East OF Rethel a we'll Conducted op-
Grafton enabled the French to capture
the villages of Ambly and Fleury. be-
tween the canal and the Aisne. despite
the stubborn defence of the Germans.
We took about 100 prisoners. includ-
ing several officers, and numerous ma
Oily brought back twenty prisoners.
GERMAN ,NIGHT-Enemy at
tacks between the Lys and the Scheldt
were repulsed. French attacks on a
front OF about fifty kilometers from
the Disc TO the Aisne. the main thrust
OF which VAS between the Disc and
the Serre, were unsuccessful.
East OF the Aisne and on both sides
Of the Meuse there were partial en-
gagements.
GERMAN (DAY In Flanders
fighting on the Lys lowlands cont!n-
ues. The enemy. who penetrated the
southwestern quarters of DeynZe, was
thrown back by counter attack.
Southwest OF Deynze We captured
parts Of a bridgehead which the
French had established across the
Lys. We beat back strong attack
OF the enemy east Of Vive st. Eloi and
partial attacks between the Lys and
the Scheldt and on the Scheldt.
The destruction by the enemy OF
places In the Scheldt lowlands is still
proceeding. The interior OF the town
Of Journal has been subjected to Brit
ish fire. The exodus OF the popula ton
of those regions toward. the east Is
increasing.
East of Solesmes and lie Cateau the
British continued their great attacks
and extended them northward az far
as the Scheldt South OF the Scheldt
the attacks broke down before our
lines on the heights east OF the Eca!l-
lon Brook. Against lie Quesnoy We
pressed forward as far as the railway
northwest and west of lie Quesnoy
Attempts OF the enemy to break
through west of lie Quesnoy, as well
as to the north, broke down on the in
tervention OF troops brought up by us
from Sepmeries and villers-Pol.
The enemy advancing to the attack
against the forest of Normal on n
wide front, obtained a footing in Polk
du-Nord and Fontalne-au-BoIs. He
was brought to a standstill west OF the
Englefontaine- LandrecIes road after
violent fighting
him a gain Of territory to the depth OF
only two-thirds OF a mile. Greater
success than this was denied to him.
Notwithstanding the extraordinarily
strong forces which he brought into
action.
There have been intermittent artil-
lery duels along the Disc and the Serre
and west OF the Aisne. On the Ohe
the partial thrusts OF the enemy were
broken down. Between the Disc and
the Serre strong attacks by the
French were repulsed. Wherever tho
enemy succeeded In penetrating our
lines we threw him back by counter
attacks.
In the sectors on both sides Of YOU
ziers the fighting activity has dimin-
ished. The heights east of Chestres
were held by us against renewed vio-
lent attacks.
Partial attacks by the Americans on
both banks OF the Mouse were re-
, pulsed