Arizona republican., 1918-11-08

WASHINGTON, Nov. Amer ican troops entered the historic French city of Sedan at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, General Per shing reported in his communique for the morning. All that portion of the city west of the river Mouse was occupied.
 All that part of the city east of the Mouse was reported filled with the retreating enemy. who not only blew up all the bridges, but flooded the valley of the river. The state ment follows:
 Headquarters American Expe- ditionary forces, Nov. : Ca m.)--
 At 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon advanced troops of the first Ameri- can army took that part of the city of Sedan which lies on the west bank of the Mouse.
 "The bridge leading across the Mouse into the remainder of the city, which is filled with the re- treating enemy, had been de- strcyed and the valley of the river flooded. The railroad bridges have also been destroyed. The enemy's principal lateral line of communi- cation between the fortress of Metz and his troops in northern France and Belgium is, by the sue cess of the American army, no longer open to him.
 All French territory west of the Mouse within the zone of action of the American army has now been cleared of the enemy by the gal lant and flashing advance of our troops
 Since November l, we have ad- vanced 40 lilometers; broken down all enemy resistance freed TOO square kilometers of France; lber- ated 1000 civilians who joyfully hailed cur soldiers as deliverers; captured nearly coco prisoners, in cluding an unusually large propor- tion of officers, and great quanti- ties of arms, munitions, stores and supplies"
 General Pershing also said that a. regiment of American infantry particularly distinguished itself in the final victory in Italy. He had reference to the sand regiment, Ohio, national army troops. The Statement lOllOWS
 Headquarters American expedi- tonary forces, Nov. I (P. M.)-
 The first American army contin- ued it's offensive starting with a precarious footing on the east bank of the Mouse, in a region of unus- ually natural difficulties and de- tended by an enemy rendered des- perate by the knowledge that the heights north of Verdun were vital to his plan. The fifth division and national guard troops from Wis consin and Michigan employed in this operation had slowly but steadily fought their way through out these days of continuous bat tie. In this region we now hold Lion -Devant- Dun. the heights over looking Brandeville, three kilomet- CTS east of Harumont, Sillon- Fon- taine farm, and thence southeast tc the old line.
 The Rainbow division and units of the first division seived tho heights south and southwest O Sedan and the suburbs of tha city, lying on the west bank of thu Meuse The entire region betweeI the Mouse and the Bar has nov been liberated by the first Ameri can army in close cooperation with the French fourth army.
 In the Woevre the troops of ou second army have executed a mum Der of highly successful raids, en tering the enemy's lines and return ing with 50 prisoners.
 The number of guns of all cal ibres taken by the first Americal army since November 1 now ex ceeds 250. A partial count of cap tured munitions and materia showed more than 1000 machin guns, over 5000 rifles, D trenc mortars, many anti-tank gun! several hundred thousand round l of artillery ammunitionss nearl