The Elbert County tribune., 1918-11-01
YANKEES GAIN ON BOTH SIDES
OF MEUsE AND FRENCH Ao-
VANCE ALONG sERRE RIVER.
MAING FALLSTO BRITISH
LIBERATION OF RUMAkiA HAS
BEEN BEGUN BY ENTENTE
FORCES.

w
of verdun, Oct. 2S.-German troop
concentrations in the region OF Bri-
quenay. north of Grand Pre-. were
bombed by about sixty all-American
bombing airplanes, with about eighty
pursuit planes protecting them.
The French armies fighting on the
forty-mile front between the Disc and
Aisne rivers are keeping up their OF
fensive against the Germans and have
made additional gains. taking several
villages and compelling the enemy to
fall back at various points.
On othe western front the British.
French and Americans have continued
to make further gains against the Ger
mans: in the Italian theater both the
British and Italians have scored sue
cesses. while in Asiatic Turkey the
British have captured Aleppo, in Syria
and are driving ahead on both banks
of the Tigris in Mesopotamia, with the
Turks unable TO check them. The fall
of Aleppo and the continued advance
up the Tigris are moves of such
strategic .alue that it is not unlikely
Turkish opposition shortly will be en-
tirely overcome, both in the Holy
Land and Mesopotamia.
London, Oct. 26.-Italian troops
have begun an offensive between the
Piave and the Brenta. In the Mont
Grappa sector they advanced across
the Ornic river and captured Monte
Solarolo, part of Monte Prassolan and
Monte Pertica.
In the Piave river the Italians have
captured the islands of Grave, Patta-
dapoli and Maggiore. The weather on
the front is unfavorable.
French forces advancing northeast
tributary of the Serre, have pene-
trated the village of villers-le-Sec and
surrounded the villages of La Ferte,
northeast of Yillers. The French also
have made some advance farther east
along the Serre and the Souche.
The British have captured Maing.
southeast of Valenciennes. and yende-
gies-surEcaillon, on the front below
Valenciennes. A German counter at
tack was repulsed.
The French are advancing along the
Disc and Serre rivers.
Americans are pushing through Ger
man lines on both sides OF the Meuse
London. Oct. 25.-Field Marshal
Haig's Third and Fourth armies, hav-
ing smashed through the outer de-
fenses of the strategically important
German line south OF Valenciennes
continue successfully to hammer their
way toward Maubeuge and Mons.
Thursdays attack started from tha
new front gained Wednesday which re-
suited in an advance of between three
and four miles on front of fifteen
miles, in which more than 5000 pris
oners and many guns are reported to
have been taken. The enemy is resist
ing stubbornly, but the British are
forging ahead. capturing villages and
other important points.
West of Maubeuge the British have
taken the village of Beaudignies one
and one-half miles southwest of LIE
Quesnoy, the most important strong
hold defending Maubeuge on the west
IN the same region they have crossed
the natural barrier of the Ecaillon
river. and rapidly are placing Valen
ciennes in pocket.
North of Grand Pre- and north of
Verdun, in the sector lying between
the Meuse river and north of the Ar.
gonne forest, the Americans have cut
farther and deeply into the enemy's
line.
Copenhagen. Oct. 24.-Announce-
ment was made by the German chan
cellor Tuesday of bill making the
reichstag responsible for war and
peace, the measure to become effec-
tive WHEN THE PROJECT FOR A
LEAGUE OF NATIONS SHOULD Re
COME OPERATIVE.
Ella Flasg Young Is Dead.
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