The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-08
ALLIES ARE DRIVING
ENEMY TO ARDENNES
mans literally having been pushed out
OF every foot Of ground,

wAsHINGroN, Nov. 7.--Gen. Pershng
in his report for tonight says that the
First Army continued its offensive east
Of the Mouse to-day. the Fifth Division
and National Guard troops from WILSON,
sin and Michigan taking the heights
overlooking Brandeville and other
ground after hard fighting against a
desperately resisting enemy.
The famous Rainbow Division and
Firs. (Regular) Division seized the
| heights south and southeast of Sedan
and the suburbs of that city west OF the
Mouse. the statement said 1t added that
the entire region between the Mouse and
! the Bar rivers has now been liberated by
the First Army in close cooperation
| with the French Fourth Army.
The guns OF all calibres captured by
the American First Army since Novem-
Der / now exce,sl 2b0. while partial
count of captured munitions and mate
! riat shows more than 1000 machine
guns, over 5000 rifles. rs trench NOR
tars and many anti-tank guns.
| All that part of the city east Of the
| Mouse was reported filled with the re-
| treating Germans, who not only blew
UP all bridges, but flooded the valley
OF the river. The statement follows:
November (morning) AT
o'clock yesterday afternoon advanced
troops OF the First American Army
took that part Of the city OF Sedan
which lies on tho west bank OF the
| Mouse.
The bridge leading across the
Meuso into the remainder of the city.
which Is filled with the retreating
| enemy has been destroyed and the
valley OF the river flooded. Railroad
brid=es-kave also been destroyed. The
enemys principal lateral line Of COM
/ munication between the fortress or
Nets and his troops In northern
France and Belgium il. by the sue
cess OF the American army, no longer
open to him.
| All French territory west of the
Mouse within the zone Of action OF
the American army has now been
cleared Of the enemy by the gallant
and dashing advance OF our troops.
Since November l we have advanced
forty kilometers, broken down all en-
envy resistance. freed 700 square
kilometers OF France. liberated 1000
civilians, who joyfully hailed our SOL
diers as deliverers: captured nearly
5000 prisoners. including an unusually
large proportion OF officers and great
quantities of arms, munitions, stores
| ana supplies.
Gen. Pershing also said that n regi.
ment of American infantry particularly
distinguished itself in the final Victories
In Italy. He had reference to the 332d
Regiment, Ohio National Army troops
The statement follows
November Z 'tevenins) 1.-The First
American Army continued its often
sive, starting with preCariou:
footing on the east bank OF the
Meuse In a region of unusual natural
difficulties and defended by an enemy
rendered desperate by the knowledge
that the heights north of Verdun
were vital to his plan. The Fifth Di-
vision and National Guard troops from
Wisconsin and Michigan employed In
this operation had slowly but steadily
fought their way throughout these
days Of continuous battle. In this re-
gion we now hold Llon-devant- Dun.
the heights overlooking Brandevi.le.
three Filometers east OF Harumont,
Sillon- Fontaine Farm and thence
southeast to the old line.
The Rainbow Division and units OF
the First Division seized the heights
south and southeast OF Sedan and the
suburbs OF that city lying on the west
bank of the Mouse. The entire region
between the Mouse and the Bar has
now been liberated by the First Amer
lean Army in close cooperation with
the French Fourth Army.
In the Woevre the troops OF our
Second Army have executed number
OF highly s,iccessful raids. entering the
eneTpy's lines and returning with fifty
prisoners
The number of guns of all calibres
taken by the First American army
since November now exceeds $50.
a partial count OF captured munitions
and material showed more than 1000
: machine guns, over 5000 rifles, 10
trench mortars, many anti-tank guns
several hundred thousand rounds OF
artillery ammunition. nearly 5000 600
: rounds of small arms ammunition
and much other material.
regiment 81 American infantry
particularly distinguished itself in the
! final yiCtOripa Italy