Evening star., 1918-10-05
AMERICAN.

October 4.-This morning the attack
was resumed west Of the Meuse. Over
have advanced our line two to five
kilometers, carrying Hill 240. north
of Exermont, and taking from the en-
emy the villages of Gesnes. Fleville,
Chehery and La Forge.
In the face of heavy artillery and
Wisconsin. western Pennsylvania.
Virginia and West Virginia and regu-
lar troops belongin to Maj. Gen. r. l.
Billiards. corps, forced the enemy
back to the kriemhilde positions
south of the Bois de Noret
BRITISH.
October SIN successful minor
operations yesterday north of st.
Quentin we made substantial progress
southeast of Beaurevoir and north of
Couy and LIE Catelet, capturing 800
prisoners.
At night our lines again were ad-
vanced slightly northwest of LIE
Catelet.
acter has taken place today in the
neighborhood of Beaurevoir, north CT
Gouy and south of Cambria. Our
troops progressed.
On the Lens-Armentieres sector the
|enemy's withdrawal continues. Our
troops have reached Wavrin and
|Equinghem.
In operations undertaken by the
Cd British Army in Flanders on the
I2Sth of September and subsequent
days the 9th. 29th and S5th divisions
rendered distinguished service. Under
most unfavorable conditions of
weather they advanced to depth of
lficult country. clearing the whole
ridge east and southeast of YpreS and
taking a prominent part in the cap
ture of more than 1000 prisoners and
100 guns.
The 9Th Division on the first day of
the attack took Becelaere, five miles
east of its starting point, and three
days later reached Ledeghem. On
the first day the 29th Division passed
beyond Cheluvelt and captured Kruis-
lseeke, having advanced ever Ave
miles along the Menin road. On :he
fright the 35th Division passed far be-
yond our old positions of 1917 and
took Zandvoorde.
FRENCH.
October 5.-North of St Quentin the
fighting continues with violence. The
French have driven back the enemy who
opposed them foot by foot from the
height 112 meters southeast of Chardon-
Vert and the wood nearby. We have
taken additional prisoners.
Northwest Of Rheims we have resumed
our vigorous pressure against the enemy
along the whole front of the AiSne canal,
which we crossed at several points Our
troops have progressed to the outskirts
of Bermericourt. The number Of pris-
oners counted during the last five days
is more than $500. Thirty-one cannon
fell into the hands of the French, in
cluding twenty of large caliber, of which
five were 210s.
In Champagne the French and Amer
leans continued their attacks and real
lied an advance yesterday in the direc-
ton Of the Arnes, compelling the enemy,
who was endangered, to retire on his
left flank and withdraw hurriedly from
part Of the territory east of the region
Of Monts.
French troops on the sector west Of
the Suippe. pursuing the enemy rear
guards, reached at night tho height
500 meters southeast of Moronvilliers.
South of Monthois the French broke
up German counter attacks against the
Croix des SoudanS and maintained their
gains. The enemy, with heavy REIN
forcements, disputed the terrain on the
front between Orfeuil and Monthois with
extreme StubbornneSS.
October 4-In Champagne the
French and Americans have advanced
in the course Of the day and COM
pleted their advantages of yester-
day.
on our left we pushed our lines four
kilometers north of Auberive and
eight kilometers northwest of Somme-
iPy as far as the Arnes river.
We took the villages of Vaudesin-
court, Dontrien, st. Souplet and the
! woods in the region of Grand Bel
lois. Farther east we reached the
borders Of st. Etienne-Arnes and