Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-24
ALLIES GAINING
IN BITTER FIGHT.
BY Tho GSoeisted Press.

BY Tho AsSoeisted Press.
The allied armies in France and
Belgium are still driving the Ger
mans toward their border, but the
process Is now comparatively slow.
On the sectors that are requisite
to the establishing Of the entire Ger
man line-where a crash through
probably would mean the immediate
collapse OF the whole defensive sys-
tem-the most stubborn resistance
is being offered by the enemy and
what gains are being made by the
allies are virtually foot by foot in
the face of the hornets OF the battle
neld-the machine guns.
Particularly vicious fighting Is In
progress west OF the Meuse river
where the Americans in their en-
deavors to overcome the natural OBJ
stacles barring the way northward
to Sedan. are faced by picked troops
with orders to hold them back at all
costs; In the region from lie Cateau
to the north OF Valenciennes where
the British and some Americans
gradually are tearing their way
through the enemy front and be-
tween Journal and Audenarde.
where the British also are hard aft
er the enemy. '..
Progress Is Made.
Notwithstanding the frantic en-
deavors of the enemy to maintain
their positions on, all three OF these
sectors, material progress has been
made. Likewise. northeast OF Laon
the French on an eight-mile front
have delivered a thrust that carried
them forward from two to three
miles. Into the hands of the British
troops have fallen 1000 more Ger
man prisoners while the Americans
west OF the Meuse also have gath
cred in numbers of the enemy and a
considerable quantity OF his machine
guns.
Veritable nests of machine guns
are being encountered by the Amerl-
cans as they attempt to press for
ward along the front from the Meuse
to the town of Grandpre, situated
north OF the Argonne forest, but In
spite OF these obstacles they have
taken further ground and at last ac-
counts were steadily keeping up their
pressure against the enemy. EX-
tremely heavy counter attacks have
been successfully sustained north OF
Grandpre and on this sector par
ticularly strong concentrations of
enemy artillery fire have gone al
most for naught On the western
bank OF the Meuse the town Of
Breuilles has been taken. the enemy
having burned and evacuated II and
retreated in the general direction OF
Dun.
Montcornct Ii Near.
Exactly what has been accomp-
lished by the French In a drive
northeast Of Laon, except that they
have gained over a wide front, has
not yet become apparent. but II
brings appreciably nearer Montcor-
net, the last important railroad juno
ton In this region.
North and south OF Valenciennes
Field Marshal Haig has continued
his attacks against the Germans and
everywhere made good progress. Be
tween Le Cateau and Solesmes a
sharp wedge has been driven into the
German line, threatening the town
of MaubeEe on the east and out
thanking Valenciennes on the south.
North of Valenciennes the town of
Bruay mas been captured, making
Valenclennes untenable for the enc
my. To the north of this region the
British have reached the west bank
OF the Scheldt canal.
Already the British are in the
western outskirts OF Valenciennes
where hard fighting is in progress,
the Germans having posted machine
guns innumerable on the eastern
bank of the canal which runs to the
center OF the city
In northern Belgium the Germans
are still retiring. Unofficial reports
are to the effect that Ghent is be-
ing evacuated.