Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-03
ENEMY FIGHTING
HARD As ALLIES
NEARARMY BASES
British Menace Vital AvesneS-
Neutrality-suspicious. Railroad,
Driving Onward in Spite Of
Increasing Resistance,
BY Joseph w. Grigg.
Copyright, 1918, by the Press Publish
ING Co


(The New York WORLDLY
Especial cable to the World and AL
buquerque Journai)
One the British Front. Nov. 2.-The
British army, supported by the left
flank of the third army, continues its
big attack both above and below Va
lenciennes. The drive is progressing
well. Below Valenciennes the towns
of Querenaing and Sepmeries have
been taken and above the city Odomez
has been occupied.
Also there are substantial additions
to the total of more than 5000 prison
ers taken in the last two days.
Seventeen enemy divisions In Won
Buelow's armies have been beaten in
the two days fighting to prevent the
tightening of the British grip about
Valenciennes.
Aerial observation shows a marked
impetus in the German retreat to-
ward Mons, which is being harassed
by the airmen and long range guns.
Two tons of bombs were also dropped
on the enemy yesterday more than
half ton on LIE Quesnoy station, and
many fires were noticeable along the
line of retreat. Today prisoners assert
the Valenciennes roads and railway
station have been prepared for demo-
lition for some Slime, and this has
been done at lie Quesnoy also.
Foe Fighting Harder.
The enemy is trying to create a
water barrier between Valenciennes
and Mons by breaking numerous ca
mails there.
There has been bitter fighting at
many places, for the enemy is strenu-
ously defending this vital part of his
line. He also has taken greater
chances with the artillery by keeping
1t up closer than usual for counter
barrages, while along wide stretches
of the battle front he has used gas
profusely. Within a fortnight more
than thirty divisions have been beaten
and withdrawn from lie Cateau front
after heavy casualties.
Historic Mons is only sixteen miles
from the Forest of Raismes, cap
tured by General Horne's first army
and General Byng's gain has brought
| his advanced posts within a dozen
miles of Avesnes. another point in the
Vital enemy lateraa railway system run
ming through Avesnes, Maubeuge
! Mons, Ath, Grammont and Client.
No Walf-away Fight.
| It Is no walk-away fight. though
| for the German high command, to ex-
| tricate their main army until a stand
| can be attempted, probably on the
| Antwerp Bussels- Namur- Meuse line
| is straining every effort to delay the
| British progress. He gets no oppor-
| tunity, however, to rest or get his
wind after an attack before the next
| avalanche is upon him.
| Despite the enemys protestations
| about retreating according to the prin-
eiples of war, hardly day passes
without his firing on towns occupied
by women and children. He has
| shelled Denain and lie Cateau, where
| thousands of civilians remain, and II
Hasnon, three days ago, killed oil
| MANNED fifteen women and children
/ with a shell bursting in the cellar
/ where they were seeking refuge. /
| is only possible TO ascertain how
moral" is the German retreat by fol
lowing in its wake. l have travelled
! hundreds of miles through the evac
uated territory in the last ten days
seeing little if any livestock, and Ger
man prisoners assert that in man,
places landsturm troops are engaged
in driving out cattle and horses jus
as the men and boys also are beinl
swept backward with the retreatint
tide.
His ''moral retreat" also has left tn,
villages strewn with the personal eft
fects of residents. Tommy Atkins
with his Astounding sympathy, Otter
rescues family portraits and photo