Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1918-10-04
CAPTURE TWELVE TOWNS AND
5000 PRISONERS AND GAIN
SEVEN MILES.
FRENCH ENTER SERMON
GERMANS APPLY TORCH TO 80
VILLAGES AS THEY ARE
DRIVEN BACK.
Western Newspaper unsn New Service.

Western Newspaper unBn News Service.
Washington, Sept. 2~7.-Attacking
Thursday morning over a front OF
twenty miles. west Of Verdun, In CO
operation with the French, the Amer
lean First army advanced TO an aver-
age depth OF seven miles and captured
twelve towns and more than 5000
prisoners. Four Of the towns were
carried by storm by Pennsylvania,
Kansas and Missouri troops Of Maj.
Gen. Liggett's corps, Gen. Pershins
said In his official statement on the
battle, received at the War Depart
ment. The enemy offered stubborn
resistance. Troops Of other corps
forced their way across the FORCES
brook, took the Bois de FORCES and
wrested eight towns from the enemy.
Gen. Pershing's communique follows:
Section A-rhis morning north
west OF Verdun, the First army at.
tackled the enemy on a from, OF TWEEN
ty miles and penetrated his line to
an average depth Of miles.
Pennsylvania, Kansas and Missouri
troops In Maj. Gen. Liggett's corps
stormed Varennes, Montblainville.
Vauzuois and Chappy after stubborn
resistance. Troops OF other corps,
crossing the FORCES brook captured
the Bots de FORCES and wrested from
the enemy the towns of Malancourt,
Bethincourt, Montfaucon, Cuisy, Nan.
titles. S~eptsarges, Dannevoux and
Gercourt.e ct Drillancourt. The prison.
ers thus far reported number more
than 5000"
Paris.-The Franco-American attack
on both sides OF the Argonne is con-
tinuing satisfactorily, according to the
war office announcement. French
troops have made an advance Of near.
ly four miles at certain points west
OF the Argonne. The Germans, antic.
ipating the attack, seemingly nod
withdrawn a portion Of their forces.
According to the latest unofficial re-
ports reaching Paris, the American
advance Is progressing we'll and is
now from five to six miles from the
point OF departure. Among the places
taken are Gercourt, Cuisy, Montfau-
con, Cheppy aud Varennes, all north
west Of Verdun.
Gen. Gouroud's progress has also
been good, his troops having occu'
pied all the enemy's first line. The
now allied offensive In the Cham
payne was begun three years almost
to a day after the first offensive OF
the French on Sept. %, 1915.
The French Fourth army is con.
Quoting the attack in conjunction with
American forces and the front ex
tends TO the east and west OF the Ar.
gonne forest.
The number OF prisoners taken by
the French Is increasing steadily
They are filing back by all roads IN
groups OF from a score to several hun
dred. Among them there Is a larger
proportion OF very young men than
heretofore taken. Some OF the cap
tives are recruits OF the 1920 contln
gent. They are leaving behind then
scores Of burning villages. Thirty
had been observed in flames up tC
noon Thursday. Even this additions
and unjustifiablo devastation car
scarcely add to the desolatlon thai
has been spread all over this sharply
disputed ground.
In local operations between Cam
brai and ST. quentin oil the western
front the British are pushing fartheI
into the Hindenburg line and captur
ing points vital TO the defense Of 81
Quentin. West and northwest OF 81
Quentin the British have advanced II
the region Of selency and Gricourt.
The important Bulgarian center o
Istlb has been captured by alliet
troops, according TO dispatches re
coived from the salonlkl front,
British troops entered Bulgaria.
territory Thursday, II was officiall!
announced in London.
The Fourth Turkish army on the Pal
estine front is virtually surrounded II
the region east OF the Jordan ant
faces humiliation by General Allen
by'B forces.