Bisbee daily review., 1918-10-12
FRENCH OFFICIAL

PARIS, Thursday, Oct. 10.-The text of todays French official statement follows:
 East of St Quentin our troops, now in close contact, have continued to pursue the enemy whose rear guard is offering serious resistance. We have advanced six kilometers at cer tain points. Our lines now run from the east of SeboncOurt to the suburbs of Bernoville, east of Montigny- En-Ar- ronairse and thence to Bernot. We have occupied numerous villages in- cluding Fieulaine, NeuYillette, Regny, Chatillon-Sur-Oise and Thenelles.
 South of the Disc we have cap tured Hervais and have made pris- oners.
 Between the Ailette and the Aisne, pressure exerted by our troops and by certain Italian units operating in con junction with us in the vicinity of the Chemin Des Danes, compelled the Germans to withdraw beyond the Disc canal In the course of the day not withstanding the violent machine gun fire of the enemy we took possession of Beaulne- Et-Chivy, Verneuil-COurton- ne and Bourg- -Et-Comin.
 At the same time French units crossing the river Aisne to the east of Oeuilly drove back the enemy to the north and occupied Parguan and Beau rieux.
 Further to the east We delivered a spirited attack to the north of Berry Au-Bac, gaining ground and taking prisoners.
 Tn the Champagne the enemy, worn out by heavy fighting which has been going on without interruption since September 26 on the front of the fourth army, began to retreat this morning in the direction of the Aisne. Our infantry, following on the heels of the enemy rear guards attempting to check our advance, passed through the village of LiTy, Monthois and Chal- lerange and reached the outskirts of Mont Saint Martin and St. Morel.
 Farther to the right we crossed the river Aisne opposite Termes, which town we captured. We occupied the railroad station of Grand Pre- where we took numerous prisoners.
 Aviation, Oct. 9: A very large num- Der of aerial reconnaissances were made well over the enemy lines with success. Important assemblaees of the enemy were reported in the region of Etraye, Manyillers and MOurey.
 French bombing machines operat ing in mass formations threw down with most satisfactory results, 32,6O0 kilograms of bombs and fired several thousand cartridges against enemy troops and conveys. In the course of these operations twenty-One enemy airplanes were destroyed or put out Of commission. In the course of the night a very heavy fog made it impossible for us to drop more than $500 kilo- grams of pTOjectiles on the railroad stations at Longuyon, Dommaire Ba- roncourt and Audun-Leroman.
 Belgian communication. Oct. 10: A surprise attack undertaken by the enemy on the night of October 9-1O, upon our posts in the region of Moors- lede had no result The Germans left some prisoners in our hands. There was some activity on the part of the artillery along the entire front on the day of October To-
 Balkans. Oct. 9: Franco Serbian forces following up successfully their progress to the north and to the east of Leskovatz reached LakochtitZa and Syodie"
 Three villages have been captured along the Chemin Des Danes and the advance has reached the neighborhood
  Fere, the enemy Is burning a number of villages
 The enemy has been compelled to abandon all the positions on a front