The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-26


OF prisoners.
AS viewed here the operation mus
he fought by Austr alone, Tor Gel
many is in no position to withdraw re
serves from the west front. Austrtal
morale at the present time is at IL
lowest ebb. Hence If this operation
develops into a serious reverse 10
Austria 1t should prove to De the las
straw for the tottering dual mon
archy, the military men say.
EnaIefontaIne Captured.
LONDON, Oct. 26.-The British al
lacking along the western borders
the Normal forest this morning, car
tured Englefontaine (six miles east
Solesmes) and Mount Carmel, 1t wa
announced by Field Marshal Hang
Further north, progress was mad.
along esnoy-valenctennes rail
way.
Between Valenciennes and Tour
mai, the villages of Odomez 1.-TWO miles
west of Conde) and Maulde Cthre'
miles north of st Amand) were cap
tured
Early this morning we carried ou
successful minor operations along he
borders OF Forest De Normal, captur
ing hill known as Mt. GARNER AM
the village of Englefontaine. togetn
err with a number of prisoners" the
statement said
Further north our patrols made
progress at certain points north OF
LeQuesnoy-velenci railway.
"a determined counter attack
launched by the enemy yesterday eY'
ening against positions on the rail
way northeast Of Maing (south OIL
Vaienciennes) was met by the FIFTY
first division with the bayonet and re-
pulsed with heavy loss. Our line
was advanced.
Between Valenciennes and Journal
we again made progress and captured
the villages of Odomez and Maulde."
Chief of Staff MARGINS Report.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-The al
lies have wrested from the Germans
1000 square miles of territory in the
west since July Is, when the Teuton
flood was at its height.
Chief of Staff March announced
this today at the same time pointing
out that 400 square miles was snatch
ed from the Boche in the week
In Flanders the allies now control
1900 square miles, several times
what they had a brief time ago. All
the rich coal fields of northern
France, except space i've miles
square on the Escaut have been re-
leased.
Reverting briefly TO the new Italian
drive. between the Brenta and the
Piave, March said over 5000 prison
ers had been gathered in the first
days.
There was virtually no reference TO
American activities the past week.
but the general pointed out that the
enemy resistance has been very
strong in the oise-Serre angle east
ward along the Hundig- Brunhield line
and in the Argonne-
1t has been imperatively neces
sary tor the Germans TO concentrate
in the Argonne 10 prevent cutting OF
their main railway line TO the west
front, March explained.
The general announced the return
OF several important general officers
from the American expeditionary
forces to this country.
General Omar Bundy, who has
been commander OF the fifth army
corps first field army has been as
signed to Camp Pike.
General Edwards, commander OF
the twenty-sixth division has been
given command of Camp Lee.
General Cameron, who had the
fuorth division; General Mcmahon
who had the fifth. and General Buck,
whose brave action won him the dis
tinguished service cross. are also re-
turning. Mcmahon will be assigned
to a big field artillery camp, but
Cameron's and Bucks assignments
are not yet announced. The shifts
caused some surprise In army quar-.
tiers. General March said they were
made upon General Pershing's recon-
mendations and that definite recon-
mendation therefore had not been
given out. All men, March said, had
done splendidly. Perhaps their physi.
cal condition, as a result of hard
campaigning, may have become i'm
paired. Major Duncan who origin
ally had the seyenty-seventh division
and who later was scheduled for re-
turn to this country is now out of a
French hospital and reported still fit
for active duty overseas.
Answering a number of specific
questions, March showed the follow
Ing disposition of troops:
hoLAty -IilSJ Quasi dIlHlGTE arrived
safely in France (was on the Ticon.
deroga); 11Ith field artillery not now
with 29th division, but training; S3rd
division depot S4th division, Just
arriving in France; 313th infantry OF
the seth division on line east of
Mouse, 5Sth division in action west
of the Mouse when last reported Oct.
IL; 319th infantry of the 8Oth dfvI
sion has been in action east OF
Meuse; goth division depot; 33rd
division in action east of the Meuse
when last reported; 31Sth field artiI
lery east of Meuse; 322nd field artil
lery of the 32nd division in actor
between the Mouse and the Argonne
5Sth infantry fourth division fourth
army corps reported on the Vesle II
August; 106th infantry part OF tn.
British drive; 1O4th,. 105th and lO6tl
machine gun battalions part of tn,
British drive in Cambria region
105th field artillery, of the 33rd div
sion east of the Meuse; 57th coas
artillery part of the first army; SGT,
artillery east of the Mouse with tn