Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-02
PERSH|NC'S
RESUME RUSH
FROM VERDUN
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deeply penetrated into the Voncq
wood.
"The battle has not been less vio-
lent on the heights to the east of
Vouziers. We have taken a foot
hold on the plateau of Les-Alleux,
to the northeast of Terror. We
have reached the western outskirts
of the Vandy wood Ind also the
brook to the east of Chestres.
"On our right our troops have
gone beyond Falaise. and have con-
quered the heights to the southeast
of Primal. Up to the present sew
eral hundred prisoners are reported
with certain number of guns, in
Guiding four batteries Of loss"
Gouraud's Troops Cross River.
Headquarters of the Fourth
French Army, Nov. General
Gouraud's army attacked this morn
ing on front of five to six miles,
between the Aisne and Argonne, in
conjunction with the first Amer
lean army on his right. The i'm
mediate objective of the French
commander in this region is to clear
the enemy out of the thickly wood
ed and much broken massif of the
Argonne, the last natural fortress
which remains to him until he
reaches the Ardenness.
Ever since September u, the Ger
mans have chung to the Argonne in
spite of the unremitting endeavors
OF the French army on the west
and the Americans on the east of
the forest. After a series of ex-
tremely difficult and hotly contest
ed operations. General Gouraud has
succeeded in establishing himself
on the left bank of the Aisne be-
tween the villages of Terror and
Falaise, a distance of about five
miles.
With the river at their backs and
little more than a mile from the
German trenches between them and
the forest, the operation was one
of considerable difficulty. The night
was spent in throwing bridges
across the Aisne in preparation for
the passage of an important force
with its material. The enemy knew
that the attack was coming, but
seems to have been unaware that
it would extend as far north as it
did, and he left the bridge makers
almost undisturbed.
The enemy's omission to provide
for an attack north of Terror,
which marks the limit of Gouraud's
holdings on the left bank Of the
Aisne, seems to have assured the
success of the first day Of the new
operation.
The future operations towards
Mezieres and the German main line
of communication with Germany
seem to depend largely on the sue
cess of the battles launched today
on, both sides of the Argonne.
When the enemy has been evicted
from the woods and ravines of the
great forest and the French and
American armies have joined hands
beyond it, the way to the north will
be clear.
Valenciennes Bottled Up.
With the British Army in France
and Belgium, Nov. l.-Valenciehnes
today was bottled up as the result
of a lightning blow by the British
on both sides of the city. Only inn
mediate retirement from the place
or something il. the nature of a
miracle can save the German troops
who at noon had only a narrow
gateway open to them for retreat
toward the east. Between 2,0OC
and 5000 prisoners were captured.
Meantime the French and Brit
ish and Americans from the Pacific
coast and Ohio, along the Deynze-
Avelgham front in Belgium contin-
ued successfully the advance begun
yesterday morning. The heavy re-
sistance encountered on this sector
yesterday died out during the night
The main, attack at Valenciennes
was south # the city, just above
Famars. The Canadians who en-
gineered the drive, were supported
by one of the heaviest artillery bonn
bardments of the war. The gunhre
was terrific, and this made the going
easy for the overseas infantry which
followed.
The idea of the Canadians in using
this great barrage was to crush tl.S
resistance as quickly as possible
so as to save allied lives. The bonn
bardment h: the desired effect, TO,
the opposition offered blythe enemy
| was not strong and the Canadian:
pushed rapidly through to their OBJ
jectives, which gave them the whole
of the railway line running south
from Valenciennes.
Gain Five Miles.
London, Nov. l.-Today's attach
in Flanders was rewarded by ar
advance of more than FIVE miles OF
l0-mile front. 1t brought the al
lies to the Scheldt from Bercheml
to Gavere, 10 miles south of Client
This advance probably will enable
the Belgians to push the enemy owe
the Derivation canal to the Ter
neuze canal