The sun., 1918-10-20
OFFICIAL REPORTS :
OF. THE FIGHTING


LONDON, Oct. 1s.--Following are The
officiat reports Of operations In France
and Belgium, a. issued by the severa
war Offices
BRITISH (NIGHT,--This morning
the British and American forces op-
Grating In continuation with the French
: between the Disc. River and lie Cateau
continued their advance with success.
Our troops have reached the west
bank Of the Sambre and Oise Canal
north OF Oisy and gained possession
OF the hixh ground west Of Catillon.
In the operations in the past three
days in this sector the troops Of Gen.
Rawiinson's Fourth Army have COM
pieted an advance Of from five TO eight
miles across dificult country which
the enemy defended with tenacity.
Having driven the enemy on the
FIRST day OF their attack from strong
positions held by him on the right
bany OF the Sslle River, by determined
and persistent fighting thoy have sue
cessfllly cleared the whole of the high
ground east of the river line, captur-
ing many villages in the course OF
theft advance, together with more than
5000 prisoners and a number Of guns.
The enemy has commenced 70 with
draw north Of the Camraf~ rood.
saulsoir has been occupied by our
troops and progress has been made
toward Denaln from the south.
North of the Sensee Canal our
troops already have. entered Domain
ana reached the villages Of Escaudin
and somain. To the left Of these troops
the Eighth Division has taken March
iennes. .
During the last ten days the troops
Of this division. which have been con-
tinuously IN the line for a long period
and on a wide front, have maintained
unceasing pressure on the enemy. and
by their energy and activity their pur-
SUIT has greatly harassed his retreat.
In the course Of their advance Of
more than eighteen miles they have
captured several hundred prisoners
and taken the town Of Douai. besides
many villageh
Further north our troops are steadily
continuing their advance. They have
reached the general line Of Orchies,
Cobrieux. Bourghelles and Tcmpleuves,
and southeast Of Roubaix, the village
Of Nechin.
BRITISH (DAY)-We made prog
ress yesterday evening northeast Of
Bohain, capturing the village Of MAJ
inghien and completing the capture Of
Baxuel.
North OF the sensee Canal the ad-
vance continues. We have driven the
German rear guards from Emerchi-
court and Pecquencourt and are in
contact with the enemy east Of vred
and Cattelet.
Further north our advance detach-
ments have crossed the Marco River
between Sainghin and Chereng and
are approaching the latter village.
FRENCH (NIGHT)-On the Disc
front the enemy was completely re-
pulsed. East of the Disc our troops
have advanced along the canal from
| Oisy to Hautev!lie. They occupied the
forest of Andigny and the villages OF
| Etreat and Venerolles. and continued
with their right wing the pursuit. Of
the enemy begun yesterday between
the Disc and La Fera
The First Army achieved new sue
! cesses to-day. Rivemont and the po-
sition dominating Vnlersje-Sec fell
into our hands. More to the east we
went beyond Fais-les-Noyers and Ca
tillon de Temple.
| On the Serre front the Tenth Army
started an attack this morning on the
Hunding line in the region Of Pouilly
and the marshes Of Sissonne on a FROM