Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-02
Can dams Break Thru at
Valenciennes as Amer
leans Drive Ahead.
TEAR HOLE
IN ENEMY DEFENSE
Attack .tiee. Of Meuse River Results
in Big Victory For Pershins's Fight.
e-s-Amcricans Now Within Str,k-
ing Distance Of Sole Remaining
Railway Line Connecting Two Ger
man Armies-Rstreat Imminent.
.rsy tho Associated Press.l

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vaIenciennes mas fallen, the al
lied troops in Italy maintain their
pursuit Of the Austrians, and west
Of the Meuss and in Flanders Mar
shall Foch continues to press the
Germans.
Canadian troops captured the
town Of VaIenciennss after bitter
fighting for moro than twenty -four
hours. The Germans fought tena-
,usly to retain vaieneiennes, bus
tie British overpowered the enemy
resistance in desperate battling.
Thc Germans new will have to
give up Journal and retreat both
in Flanders and south Of vaIen-
ciennes.
British possession Of the town
and the area east Of the SeheIdt
outfianks the enemy positions IN
the Normal forest, which defend
Maubsugs and Mons.
II is evident the Germans must
retire Tor suffer heavy losses in at
tenle..ng to maintain insecure po-
sitiors from Ghent to the reaicn
na.eh Of the Aisns. The main Ger
s,4an position behind the present
front is the Antwerp -Namur-M Metz
line. 1ss
IN Belgium The ar'iss, including
Amsriean troops, have reached the
Sehsidt en- . wide front southwest
of Ghsnt and are reported 70 os
west Of the river at Eecho, seven
miles southwest Of Ghent. The
German situation around Ghent is
becoming hazardous, as the town
lie being outfianked.
now are in . serious positions thru
the successful American and
French drive Of Friday, which
placed them in q. pocket in the for
est Of Boult, north Of the Argonne.
General Gouraud's men resumed
the offensive today and are press.
ing thru the wooded region west
Of the forest. The French and
Americans have captured more
than 400 prisoners.
General Diax has submitted tho
terms for an armistice to the Aus
trian high command. There are
rurors that it has been signed, but
these have not been confirmed.
These terms were formulated by
the allied war council at Versailles,
70 which was sent tie Austrian ap.
peal for cessation Of hostiIities.
General Psrshins's army north.
,.ssest Of verdun tore the German
line to pieces west Of the Meuse BY
. terrific attack yesterday morning.
Tho Americans advanced between
three and four miles over . cres-
cent shaped front.
Several villages and < fortified
TOWNS were captured and a long
step taken toward Stenay gap,
thru which passes the sole remain
ing railroad connecting the extreme
wings Of the German armies in
France.
Northwest Of the Argonne forest
the French troops under command
Of Genera! Gouraud attacked along
the Aisns river north Of vouxieres
and mads rapid progress toward
Lechesne, m important railroad
poirt. II this town 10 reached the
German forces still holding the
Boult forest will bs outHanked and
a hasty retreat from The fastnesses
Of .hs eouit 10 probable.
Success by the French and the
Americans In clearing the Germans
out Of the forests and ravinss in
this region will remove from the
epcmy ths last barrier bStwsen the
aIliss and the German railways in
the rear.
British divisions south Of valen. 4
cisnnes struck swift blow ysstsr-
day and that city has now been
taken. British and French units
continued their advance toward the
seksldt river. Little resistance was
enccuntsrsd-ths enemy being on.
gaced in rstrsating from the terri
tory between The lys and SeheIdt.
The crowded roads over which the
Germans wsre attempting to move
a;a;ii,;ss s, s @ ~ >. .ssi ard stores 10 safety
'wers taken under the fire Of allied
guns early In the day.
Il now seems that the whoIs line
Of the SeheIdt 20 far north a.
Audsnard has besn reached with
the advance spreading along the
line TO the northward. u now
sssvns probable that the Germans
NORTHWEST Of Client must soon re-
trsat.
London. Nov. 2.valenciennes 2. has
ZEN captured by the British.
Field Marshal Haig reports that Val
,ciennes was taken by Canadian
oops under General currie. The