Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-27
BRITISH MAKE DR|VE
NEAR VALENC|ENNES
WHILE FRENCH GAIN
Haig's Forces Stand at Bend
Of Rhonelle
River.
CROSS IMPORTANT RAILWAY
RUNNING TOWARD HIRSONNE
General Petain's Armies Advance
to Within Short Dis
tance of Marie. 80
PUT RETHEL IN DANGER
Poilus Smash Forward on Seyenteen.
Mile Front East Of
Laon. ~
Potlus Smash Forward on Seventeen.
Mile Front East of
Laon.
tBy Associated pres..1

Germany's hard-prcssed soldiers ara
being given no rest as the British;
French and American forces Continue
with success their drives on important
sectors from north OF Valenciennes To
east Of the Ieuse. Meanwhile. the
Italians are pushing ahead in the
region OF Monte Grappa.
On the northern end OF the front in
France the British maintain their
progress in cncirclinE Valenciennes- In
tho center tho French havo shaken
seriously the German defenses alone
thc Serre and eastward toward the
Aisne at Chateau Porcien. The Ameri-
can can ' troops ga east and west OF the Mouse
enemy reactions. but have further
strengthened their position north OF
South OF valenciennes, Field Mar
Shal Hatg Is across the yalenciennes-
Ie Le SmesIo SSuesnoy railroad. and the fall OF
ns fsnss ouesnoX, nr Nv which is vital to the de5
sector sec, continues bitter. with the Brit
forcs, isn s.f'SmE ON ibe to SgSStlank
and captured Eng slefontaine.e- q 80, ~
forest orsh Of eass as sse
the British have approached nearer the
canalized portion OF the Scheidt Rives.
In this region they have captured the
villages OF Odomcz and ATaulde. sS
FRENCH MAKE ZIG HOLE ~
IN GERMAN DEFENSEs
Between the Oise and the Aisne. the
wrench are making rapid strides to-
and Montcornet. Along the railway
southwest OF Mario they have Captured
me village OF Mortiers and maintained
their pressure elsewhere along the
Serre. Further east. big hole has
been been torn IN the German defenses, be-
gun SIan In ls1I Between Banogne and
1ri S1-
toward Montcornet. a distance of about
Two miles on Il front OF between four
Anu. ANU iiwe rs,, miles. continued advance
HeGioi to which the enemy has clunc
tenaciousiy. and tends to outnank the
to Nouziers = ''ne
The Germans continue to fight des.
pperateeiy pey to check the advance of the
eaas ana Fesps vest oa al0Ps hs The
counterattacks at various points On
both sides of the river have been re-
lombard tile American line heaviiv, ON
the extreme western end the Ameri-
Sans Sans have re-enforeed their hold on the
EourSosne wood, north OF Grand Prs
ALLIES FREE; 400 SQUARE
MILES IN SINGLE wEEM-
In the last week the allied troors In
France and Belgium have freed 400
square miles OF territory from the
grasp OF the enemy. Paris estimates
that in the last four days the Germans
nave suffered total casualties of SO. 900
including $4,000 prisoners.
In the continuation OF their attacE
between the Piave and the Brenta
the Italians have captured more than
1000 prisoners In the last twenty-foNr
hours. the Italian War Ofice rsports.
:, There was heavy fighting ali day
Friday northwest Of Monte Grappa, but
the Italians maintained their gains Of
Thursday. and extended them some.
what. The strongly fortified height OF
Monte Pertica, TO the northwest, was
carried by the Italians