Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-03
MANY BIG GUNS
TAKEN BY yANKS
WHEN HUNS FLEE
Germans in FUN Retreat in
Front of American Forces
Along Meuse After Stiff
Resistance for Days,
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With the American Army Northwest
of Verdun. Nov 2, (by The Associat-
ed Press. More than sixty cannon,
scores of IT'S, dozens of 1908, numer-
Gus howitzers of various calibres.. and
hundreds of machine guns were cap
tured by the Americans during the
advance of Friday and Saturday. Vast
quantities of ammunition and war
material of all kinds fell into their
hands.
At five o'clock this evening the
American advance west of the Meuse
mad progressed to a line north of
Bots Des Loges: northward to west
of The Norgues north, northwest of
Buzancy to Fosse; northeast to Mou-
art; thence to villers- Devant- Dun, to
one kilometer north of Doulcon, to
the Mouse, thence following the
Meuse.
The German forces are giving way
before the pressure directed against
them by the Americans and tonight
are in retreat beyond the Freya posi-
TONS
The Germans have retired so rap
idly at some points that the Ameri-
cans have experienced little difficulty
in maintaing contact with them.
The enemy gave little if any indi-
cation of an impending retreat until
this afternoon. All morning long the
Americans on every part of the front
had met with stubborn resistance.
Retreat Unexpected.
The opposition was especially de-
termined on the left and right and
the American center had pushed for
ward considerably further than had
either wing. Though the center had
intended to continue and to attain it's
days detectives, it was apparent
there would soon have to be a pause
If the troops were not to be thanked
So certain were the military COM
manders that the Germans would not
break that the chief of staff of the
troops in the center belittled the re-
port arriving about o'clock this af-
ernoon that the town of Fosse had
been taken.
One hour later, however, reports
began to come thick and fast. The
first showed that resistance against
the American left had unaccountably
ceased. Then came reports indicating
that the right wing was moving ahead
at marvellous speed
The first intimation that the enemy
was retreating came from the fourth
French army, which was advancing to
the northeast. Within a short time
various American units from all parts
of the line announced that they also
were advancing and were finding the
resistance, which was so marked all /
morning, melting away on the right !
Even troops in motor trucks had not |
been able to catch up with the enemy. |
Americans Follow Quickly.
The Americans We're not slow in ]
following the advantage of the left |
wing which had met with the most |
serious resistance and began to press I
forward Immediately in the Bots Des !
Ioges on the heels of the Germans,
up all who Jagged behind. +
They pushed their line northward for
nearly a mile. Champigneulle, a /
strong point in the Freya defense I
line, had been taken earlier in the I
day and the troops who had rushed it
pressed forward and swept through I
Verpel, after partly surrounding the
town.
Through rain and mud the Ameri- 4
cans advanced toward Thenorgues. a |
mile and a half north of Verpel. The 4
enemy had been expected to hold |
there for it was a strong position but II
very little resistance was met when
he village was entered.
Troops further to the right contin-
led their victorious march and fought
heir way beyond Buzancy to Fosse,
strong point nearly seven miles be-
fond yesterdays starting point and Il
wo and a half miles north of Bay
,nville. II
Bayonville is an important strate-
slc point, known as the heart of the II
Freya Stellung, With its capture the
American troops had broken the Ger
mans last organized defenses. The
roops on the right, who had been
tble to advance only just past Clery-
4e-Grand yesterday caught the mys-
erions signs of the sudden giving
way of the Germans and pressed for
ward and passed Clery LIE Petit. They
'vercame the lingering machine gun
assistance in Barricourt wood and
aptured Villers-Devant-D Here
he enemy launched counter attack
which failed; then the Americans