The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-09
OFFICIAL REPORTS

ONSts French troops are steadily driving the enemy from the scene of the desper- ate struggles for Verdun, General Pershlng reported today in his com 1 munique for yesterday, announcing an advance on both sides of the Mouse ! and the capture of more than 5000 | prisoners during the day. He also i reported the capture Of Gornay against stubborn fighting in the con- ] tinued advance in the Argonne for est.
 The communique follows:
 We captured Gornay and against i stubborn fighting continued our ad- vance in the Argonne forest East of I the Mouse, French and American troops serving with the First Army, made brilliant attacks in the vicinity ! of the Boise de Caures and the Bois d'Haumont. The villages of Con- , senvoye, Brahant, Haumont and Beau : mont have been occupied, and the enemy has been driven we'll beyond them.
 On both sides of the Mouse our own troops and the French are now | pushing the enemy from the scene of the desperate struggles for Yer 1 dun. The number of prisoners talk en as result of the days operations exceeds 5000. Of these 1900 were taken by French units east of the Mouse.
 This brings the total number cap tured by this command in the last few days to over 4,0o0. The French also captured IS mortars of heavy caibre and other material"
 London, Oct. 9.---The city of Cam brai has been captured by. the Brit !! fish Here and elsewhere 5000 prison- 1 CTS were taken in yesterdays fight l ing.
 South of Camorai the British cap tured Forenville and reached the western outskirts of W,allncpurt. The attack this morning was on the i front of the Third and Fourth armies and began at 5:2O o'clock. Fiel1 Marshal Haig announced the capture of this pong- resisting German stronghold in his official statement to- day: -t..
 The statement reads:
 Further progress was made yes terday evening east of Sequhart and in the direction of Bohain and Ma retz. Our troops reached the western outskirts of Walincourt and gained the line of the La Targette- Cambrai road capturing Forenville. ; At 5:20 o'clock this morning the at eack was resumed in whole front of the third and fourth armies. First reports indicate rapi5 prpgress is be- ing made everywhere.
 Shortly after midnight Canadian troops attacked north of Cambrai. Families has been captured and the crossings of the Canal de l'Escart se- cured in the neighborhood of the vil- lage. Our troops have entered Cam brai. Prisoners taken by us yester- day exceed 5000 and we have cap tured many guns"
 Paris, Oct. 9-French troops at taclSing last night south and east of ! St. Quentin captured the German de- lenses between Harly and NeuviIle- St. Amand and drove past the latter town on the north, says today's War Office statement.
 Attempts by the Germans to recap { ture the positions gained yesterday by 'Ho FAeHch HoTtH or the ArneS were ] repulsed with heavy losses to the ! enemy. The statement reads; -, Tn the course of the night in the region south and east of St. Quentin, the French captured the stubbornly- ! defended German positions between 1 Harly and Neuville-St Amand and i outfianked the latter village on the north. . :-,..,.,
 "The artillery fire was violent south of the Disc and on the Suippe front.
 North of the Arnes the Germans attempted to recapture the ground we gained yesterday They failed and sustained heavy losses. The number of prisoners taken in yesterdays 1 fighting on the Arnes front exceeds { 60O."