The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-11-07
'TWENTY-0NE HUN
AER0PLANEs GONE
YANKs SMASH ENEMY CRAFT
AND BOMB CONCENTRATIONS.
GIVING AID TO THE ITALIANS
American Troops Have Entered Big
Fight on PiaVe Which UP To Last
Niaht Had Yielded over $4,000
Austrian Prisoners.

Washington, Oct. 31.-Heavy artil-
lery fighting on the American front to
the east of the Mouse, and the de-
struction of twenty-one enemy aero
planes by the American forces We'd
nesday was announced by General
Pershing in his report today.
Banner Day for Airmen.
With the American Army North
west of Verdun, Oct. 31.-Twenty-one
German aviatoTs were downed yester-
day by American chasing aviators. 1t
was banner day in American avia-
ton, considering the number of victo-
ries achieved over the Germans.
Two American airmen are missing
as consequence of the fighting in
the air.
The aerial activity began early this
morning and aided by the clear wealth
er American bombers were successful
in attacking various enemy points of
troop concentrations both in the
morning and in the afternoon.
''' Yanks Aiding Italians.
/
Washington, Oct. 31.-Thirty-three
thousand Austrian troops, hundreds
of guns and innumerable machine
guns have been captured by Italian
and allied forces on the Italian front,
said an official dispatch today from
Rome
The Three Hundred Thirty-second
American infantry regiment has gone
into action and the fighting now ex-
tends practically all along the course
of the Pia"e river.
The Austrians are resisting stub
bornly, throwing in many new divis-
ions, but have not been able to stop
the advancing forces.
London, Oct. 31.-British troops in
their offensive on the northern Italian
front have at some places crossed the
Monticano river, the British war Of
fee announced.
The Tenth army has reached ap.
proximately Roncadelle, Ormelle,
IFontanelle and the line and the River
Monticano.
The British Tenth army has made
1000 of the enemy prisoner.
Leaving Munitions Behind.
Italian Headquarters on the Piave,
Oct. Observation-Disclosures forces are
retiring in the region east of Coneg,
liano. They are leaving behind them
scattered along the roads toward Wit,
torio, seven miles north of Coneglia-
no and Sacile further to the west
many big guns and munition wagons
Yanks Active in France.
With the American Army North.
west of Verdun, Oct. 81. - General
Pershing's forces have improved theil
positions in the region of Grand Pre-.
BellejOyouse farm is now virtually
within the American lines.
By the occupation of Aincreville the
Americans have brought within their
lines series of hills and natural pc
sitions dominating the country for
miles. Aincreyille was taken with
but little opposition the resistance be,
ing principally from machine guns.
East of the River Mouse there was
considerable activity yesterday, but
there was no material change in the
line. The Germans desperately re-
sisted attempts to drive them from
Hill $50.
Yanks Take AinereviIIe.
After capturing Aincreville, the
Americans advanced north of the
town and established a new line on
the series of ridges in that region.
Taking advantage of clear sky
American aerial bombers started out
early today and attacked various enc.
my military detectives west of the
Meuse
The big American guns also were
active bombarding crossroads and
railway functions far and wide with.
in the region of the previous bonn.
bardment of detectives behind the en-.
envy lines.