The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-11-02
CIENNES.
bull WARK OF GER
Man WEST FRONT,
FALLS TO HAIG
Gallant Canadian Troops
Pass Through City
On Friday -.
ENTIRE ENEMY ..
LIVE IN DANGER
British Pushing Foe Back
North and South
Of City.
(By Associated Press }

(BY ASsOClaIsQ FPTSSS.J
valenciennes has fallen. the allied
troops in Italy maintain their pur-
suit Of the Austrians and west OF
the Meuse and in Flanders Marshal
Foch continues to press the Ger
Canadians Did Il ~.
Canadian troops captured the i'm
portanI town of Valenciennes after
bitter fighting for more than "a
hours in the area south Of the town.
The Germans fought tenaciously to
retain Valenciennes but the British
overpowered the enemy resistance IN
desperate struggles. --'
Maubeuae in Danger
with Valenclennes gone the Ger
mans not unlikely will have to give
up Tournai and to retreat both In
Flanders and south of Valenciennes
British possession of the town and
the area. east OF the Scheldt south
of Valenciennes outfianks the ene'
my positions in the Normal forest
which defends Maubeuge and Mons
1t is evident the Germans must, re-
tire or suffer heavy losses. in at
tempting to main insecure positions
from Ghent to the region north o
the Aisne. The main German posi-
ton behind the pressure front is tn
Antwerp -Namur-Metz line.
Going In Belgium
In Belgium the allies. including
American troops. have reached tn
Scheldt on a wide front southwes
OF Ghent and are reported to bi
west of the river. seven miles south
west OF TheIat. The German sttua'
lion around Ghent is becoming haz.
aEdous as the town is being out.
,hanked.
The Mouse Pocket F,
West Of the Meuse the Germani
are now in a serious position
through the successful Amrican and
Frnch drive Of Friday which placed
them in a pocket in the forest oi
Boult, north of the, Argonne. Gen
eral Gouraud's men resumed the Of
fenstve Saturday and are pressing
through the wooded region west ol
the BouIt forest. The French and
Americans have captured more than
4, 900 prisoners.
Austrians Flee North
Between Asiago and the Piave the
allies have advanced to the Brtentc
at Brignic. The Austrians apparent
ly are fleeing precipitateIy north
ward through the Trentino. leaving
Thousands Of prisoners and hundreds
Of guns.
East Of the Plave., British and
Americans are pressing toward the
Tagliamento along the entire front
1t is reported the Austrians ere
evacuating Udine. More thin 1000
square miles of Italian territory had
been liberated by the allies up to
Friday.
With the British Army in France
and Belgium, Nov. 2. 2 p. M.-(By
The Associated Press .)-Valencien
mes yesterday was bottled up as the
result of a lightning blow by the
British on both sides of the city.
Only immediate retirement from the
place or something in the nature of
a miracle, can save the German
troop, who at noon had only a mar
row gateway open to them for re-
treat toward the east.
Meantime the BRench and British
and Americans from the Pacific and
Ohio along the Deynze- Ayelghern
front in Belgium continued success
fully the advance begun yesterday
tance encountered on this sector
yesterday died out during the night.
Terrific Gunfire.
The main attack at VaIenciennes
was south OF the city, just above
Famars. The Canadians, who en-
gine@red the drive, were supported
by one OF the heaviest artillery
bon1bardments OF the war. The gun
fire was terrific and this made the
going easy for the overseas lnfan-
try which followed.
The idea of the Canadians in U.S.
ing this great barrage was to crush
the resistance as quickly as pos
sible, SO as to save allied lives. The
bombardment had the desired eff
feet, for the opposition offered by
the enemy was not strong and the
Canadians pushed rapidly through
to their detectives, which gave them
the whole of the railway line run
ming south from Valenciennes.
River Lined With Dead.
The enemy's casualties were heavy
and the Little Rohnelle river was
lined with German dead. About noon
the enemy massed for center attacks
from SauItaan. According to the
latest reports, the Canadian artillery
was dealing with the projected as
sauIt.
All the same time the Canadians
attacked with other British troops
and drove forward north of the city
and forced q crossing of the Seheldt.
was grayely threatened
today. The fighting yesterday was
of different character The Ger
man artillery maintained a heavy
fire throughout the day and Ger
man machine gunners, scattered in
great numbers through the sector,
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