Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-10-24
ENTENTE FORCES
DRIVE To GATES
Of vALENC|ENNES
Allies Cross Disc and OutfIank
City of Guise.
DANUBE REACHED BY FRENCH
Balkan Forces Victorious in the Re
gon of Vidin-ln the West Client
is Less Than Seven Miles
From Allies Line.


Paris, Oct. 22.-French troops have
reached the Danube river in the region
OF Fidin in the Balkans
London, Oct 22.-The British forces
fighting north Of lie Cateau have cap
tured Ameryal according to the official
report from Field Marshal Haig's head
quarters in France The British are
now two miles from Valenciennes, the
great industrial city in northern
France. Their gain in this direction
was the result Of q powerful and sue
ceSSful stroke east and southeast of
fDenain, in which their advance swept
Everything before them.
TO the north Haigs men also have
fought their way to point about two
miles from Journal, the hinge on which
the German retreat has swung both to
the north and south.
Over ScheIdt Canal.
In Belgian Flanders, the allies have
continued their thrust eastward de
spite desperate and stiffening enemy
resistance. Client is less than seven
miles from the allies line, and the
tScheldt canal crossed ut several
placeS
Audenarde, - miles southwest OF
hGhent, is nearly encircled and it's fall
is expected momentarily.
Southwark, in the SOlesmes-Le Ca.
teau region, the British pushed over the
Lille river, as well as a small stream
CALLED the EcalliOn river, while latest
reports say the AnglO-American forces
are fighting on the Harpies brook.
about three miles to the east.
One of the most important gains OF
the day, however, has been scored by
the Anglo-American forces, which
fforced a crossing of the Disc river on
q wide front south Of EtreuX, and ap.
lparently have Outtianked Guise from
the north. Heavy fighting also has
been reported north of LaOn.
Yanks Make Progress.
With the American Army Northwest
of Verdun, Oct. 22.-The American at
tack, though on comparatively small
iScale, was entirely successful.
The Bots De Rappe and formid.
fable hill, No. 300, both points of STRAIT,
kegic Importance, were rushed and
Lcleared of the enemy within three
hours, despite unusual machine gun
Opposition.
Another success for the Americans
was the expulsion of the enemy from
his last positions in Bantheville wood
AHe had hung on to the northern edges
of this machine gun stronghold, from
(which it was possible to direct har'
RAISING entilading fire.
Holland Interns 1000 Huns.
London, Oct 21.-Fifteen thousand
,retreating German soldiers have been
interned in Holland after being cut
off by Belgian troops moving north,
ward from EcclOO, in the allied often
shive, according to reports from the
frontier reaching Amsterdam.
Belgian soldiers took charge of the
Dutch Belgian border Saturday night
and were received enthusiastically by
the populace.
In the other sections of Belgium the
sSeIlldH IcllIelueul Collluueu Will III
creased speed as the allied pressure
strengthened.
French troops completed the capture
of Thielt, the important railroad town
II miles west of Client, and, progress
ing eaStwards. reached Grammene
G6them and WiSbeke, west of the
Courtrai-Deynze line.
The British troops in Belgium ad
vanced to nearly four miles east OF
COurtrai, toward the Scheldt.