The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-24

nv counter attacked vigorously oppo-
site yendegies supporting the infan-
try with strong artillery fire. They
were repulsed.
"Thfs morning the attack was re-
sumed on the whole front between
the Sambre-Oise canal and the
Scheldt.
"North of yalenciennes we cleared
the enemy from the forest of Ra1smes
and captured the villages OF Thiors,
Hauteriver and Thun.
There was determined local hght-
ing west of Journal without material
change"
SUNSHINE BRINGS OUT FLYERS.
rBy Fred S. Ferguson. United Press
Staff Correspondent
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES
IN FRANCE, Oct. % (nigho.-Ihe
first real sunshine in weeks resulted
today IN the most bitter fighting IN
the air. The sky was full on ar
planes.
TWO big expeditions bombed the
German rear areas this AFTERNOON.
More than $50 American planes IN
one formation, including sixty bomb
ina machines. swept over the Su-
Fancy region. Tons OF explosives
were dropped.
Railway yards and woods where
troops were concentrating were
deIueed with bombs.
In the past tuenty-four hours
[ Lieutenant Chambers, of Tennessee,
has brought down two hostile planes,
and LIeutenants Riekenbaeker, Fe-
vers and Wright and Captain Grant,
one each. Lleutenants Wooisy, Man.
nina, Hurnes and co!son encountered
and brought down four Fokkers in
flames, escaping without injury.
General Pershing's Report
WASHINGTON, Oct 24.-Braying
determined opposition American
troops have made substantial gains
north of Verdun, hberating two VII
lagos and capturing a number OF
prisoners Wednesday, General Persn-
ing reported today.
American airmen shot down hfteen
enemy planes and one observation
balloon.
.On the battle front north OF Yer
dun, we have made progress at sew
eral points in the face OF determined
resistance" Pershing said. In the
course of a local attack in the heavily
wooded and billy country east or the
Meuse our troops took the Bots Bel
Ieau and penetrated the enemys
position in the Bots D'Etrayes, and
the Bots De Wavrille, capturing over
100 prisoners
West of the Mouse, Bantheville
has been completely occupied and
our line has been established along
the right northeast OF the village.
In the face of bitter fighting around
Grandpre our troops captured seven
ty-fiye prisoners and eight machine
guns. Artillery fire has been violent
on the whole front, reaching It's
greatest intensity east OF the Meuse
and north Of the Aire.
The day has been marked by In
creased aerial activities on both sides
Of the Meuse In the course Of many
cozcbazs our pursuit squadrons shot
Eo=n fifteen enemy airplanes and one
observation balloon Three OF our
observation balloons were destroyed
and six Of our machines are missing.
Our bombing units dropped five tons
OF explosives on enemy concentration
points"
italians Take Prisoners.
ROME, Oct. 24.-French and Ital-
ian troops, in a powerful local attack
on the Settle Communi plateau, iasI
night penetrated far into the. enemy
lines capturing the important peak OF
Mont Sisemol (three miles east OF
Asiago), the Italian war off1ce an
nounced today.
Twenty-three officers and seventy
men were made prisoner.
British troops stormed Austrian
trenches south Of Asiago, taking 2l4
prisoners.
South of the ASA ridge and north
of Mont Di Val Bella Italian patrols
took 100 prisoners and four machlne