Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-01
AMERICAN.

October 81 (Evening).-North of
Verdun our troops drove the enemy
from the village Of Brieul1es on the
west bank of the Meuse. Artillery
fighting continues lively on the whole
front throughout the, day. reaching
particular intensity between Alncre-
Ille and the Bots Bantheviue.
attached to the LIST Army successfully
raided Mezieres and Pos Terror and
dropped nearly twelve tons OF ex-
plosives on the important railway IN
that region. This morning our ay,.
on the roads and dumps in the vicin-
ity Of Tally. Barricourt and villers,
dovant-Dun. and machlne-gunnea
enemy troops and conveys. In the
course Of the day seven enemy N M. ar ar
planes were shot down. All our ma
October 31.-On the verdun front
there was heavy artillery and ma
chine gun fire during the night on
both sides of the Meuse. North OF
Grand Pre- our troops advanced their
linz and occupied the Belle-Joyeuse
farm.
Yesterday our bombing units at
tached to the first.and second armies
carried out number OF SUCCESSFUL
raids, dropping six tons OF expo,
siyes on Barricourt, Bayonville and
Longuyon.
BRITISH.
November lin successful minor
enterprises carried out by small paIties
of our troops in the neighborhood OF
LIE Quesnoy yesterday we captured a
number of prisoners.
October 31.-The British I'd Army
attacked this morning southwest OF
Audenrarde, capturing all its ob5ec-
tives and 1000 prisoners.
AefiaL-There was intense activity
Yesterday over the whole Of the
front. Sixty-four enemy machines
were destroyed and fifteen driven
down.
including two machines destroyed
on the ground, the total OF sixty-stx
German planes known to have oeen
those driven down, establishes rec
This WAS accomplished with pro-
portionately small loss. Eighteen OF
our machines are missing.
FRENCH.
November During the night
there were violent artillery actions
in the region Of Guise and west OF st.
October S1,-During the course of
the day very violent engagements
took place on the west slopes OF the
st. Fergeux plateau. which turned to
our advantage and enabled Ms to take
100 additional prisoners.
Aviation. On October 30 aerial OBJ
servers, in reconnoitering expedi-
( tionS, brought back important re-
ports. Many fires were observed In
| the region Of Marie and Montcornet.
Seventeen enemy planes were brought
down or seen to fall in damaged
| condition, and one balloon was burned
| Our bombing machines dropped 26.S5O
| kilos Of projectiles on the railway
i stations at Louguyon. Mezieres, Htr-
| son. Dommary-Baroncou Spincourt
| Iaunois, Chimay, Montcornet and Ver-
| wins. as well as on environments and
| bivouacs in the region of Chaumont
Porcien and Montcornet.
| Rel1ian communication: The army
| groups in Flanders made slight prog
| fess along the Belgian front today
| taking prisoners.
BELGIAN.
October s1-We are established on
| the west bank Of the Canal de Deri-
| vation do Il Lys. We have taken
| Daalmen.
ITALIAN.
October 31-The success Of oul
arms IL assuming great proportions
The routed enemy 10 retreAtfng east
OF the Piave and can hardly withstand
l the close pressure OF our troops on the
mountain front.
| h the Venetian plains and the Al.