Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-06
OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS.

terminated in general driving back
of the Germans. Our line runs TO the
north Of Waleppe and !! lannon's ana
Herpy, Conde-ies-F&erpy and Ghasean
Porcien are IN our hands. we nave
gained q footing On the hetghe2 Wesi
Of the road between Geraincourt ana
Ecly. Some Of our sslenentS- sncceed-
ed in crossing the; Aisne near NAM
teuil.
In..the .Argonne our troops have
brilliantly carried out a surprise
crossing OF the Krdennes canal ana
TIE Aisne near Montgon and Lechesne;
These ITO places have been passed
the villages of Louvnrgny and Sau.
Vile, as we11 as the outskirts OF
Montdieu wood.
ITALIAN. -.
November 5&The suspension of
hostilities against Austria Hungary
has temporarily arrested our advance.
The enemy saved only small part
Of his armies in the Trentino.
Prior to 3 o'clock Monday afternoon
our columns passed every obstacle
and established themselves behind the
enemy in the Adige valley; closing
the road openings to it. =
GERMAN. -.
November fright Or yesterdays
battle front between the Scheldt ana
the Disc, we have withdrawn from
the enemy. Our movement took place
according to plan.
There were only isolated engage
ments in this sector today.
Day.-Between the Scheldt and the
Disc the Eranco-British resumed their
great attacks. BY bringing into action
enormous: forces, artillery and tanks
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through on front of more than sixty
kilometers. In a hard struggle. which
lasted until nightfall, our troops,
which. were greatly inferior to the
attack and prevented break
through. South of the road leading to
the northeast from Valenciennes we
repulsed the enemy.
Attacks launched against our new
front between sebourg and Warg-
counter attacks from the heights east
of those places. Wargnies-le-Petit,
which fell into the hands of the enemy
temporarily, was recaptured by us.
We brought the attack launched on
both sides Of LIE Sussney to a stand
still south OF MISUNDERSTANDING and
near Jo1imetz. LIE Quesnoy, which was
threatened with enlightenment on. both
sides. was evacuated in accordance
with orders.
TIE enemy assault against the Nor
NAL forest was brought to a stand
still on the western fringe Of the
forest. South of the forest the enemy
was repulsed in the forenoon imme-
diately behind our foremost lines on
the heights est of the Sambre- Disc
canal. In the afternoon the enemy
continued his attacks. The centers
of fighting lay north and south of
the forest. North of the forest we
stemmed the thrust east of Jolimetz
and south Of the forest we stefnmcd
it on the Sambre-Cice canal. The
canal sector east of Ors and Catillon
was held.
South. Of Catulon the enemy. ad-
vanced across the canal to depth
Of from one to two kilometers. He
as brought to a standstill on the
tacks before the canal on the front
bet1een Fresny and northeast Of
Etreux broke down. Between Etreu~
and the Disc he reached the east bank
at isolated points. but did not sue
coed in penetrating beyond our fore
some points by counter attacks. There
was no fighting on the Aisne front.
Between LIE Chesne and Sommau
the p rtial enemy thrusts broke down.
On the heights south Of Reaumon'
we repulsed violent attacks by the
Americans. In the Dieulet forest we
avoided strong attacks by Withdraw
east bank of the Mouse north OF
Stenay.
South Of Dun-sur-Meuse enemy de-
tachments which advanced across the
Meuse were thror back to the rfver.
On the heiehts EAST of the Nerse
and west of the. Mose1le partiai
thrusts by the Americans also failed,