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

November (morningl.-rhis morn.
ing the LIST. Army resumed the attack
In spite Of desperate opposition our
troops have forced q crossing of the
Mouse at Brieul1es' and at Clery le
Petit. They are now developing 9
new line IN the heavily wooded and
very difiicult terrain ON the heights
On the entire front the enemy IL op-
posing our advance with heavy arti1-
lery and machine gun IRE. rothwith-
standing which we are making excel
lent progress. The west bank Of the
Meuss as far. north as. opposite Pouiily
In the course OF several successful
raids in the Woevre attachments. o.
the I'd Army have penetrated the
enemy's trenches, destroying material
dugouts and emplacements and. cap
turing prisoners. d: =.
BRITISH. !.
November, s.-North of the Sambre
river our advanced troops pressed for
ward beyond the forest of. Normal and
reached the main Avesnes-BaNay road.
Progress also was made west Of Bavay
and on other parts OF the battle front.
A number Of additional prisoners were
taken. =
November 5.--In the. great battla
opened by us yesterday between the
Sambre and the Scheldt the troops OF
armies. composed chiefly of men from
English towns and counties. engaged
heavily and defeated with severe loss
in killed, wounded, prisoners. guns
and material, no less than twenty live
German divisions.
In spite of a heavy and continuous
rain our troops have pre- ssed the re-
firing enemy forces closely through
out the day, driving in the rear
guards wherever they have sought to
oppose our advance and taking
Our troops have passed through
Normal forest and have reached the
general line of Barry. Grand Fayt.
Bertaimont. west of Bavay; Resin
and FreSnes. -
In the haste Of his enforced with
enemy has abandoned complete bat
teries and large quantities of ma
terial Of every description =.
- FRENCH
November s.-Durine the night we
maintained contact with the German
ear guards; who, while fighting, con.
tinue to retreat on the whole front
Early this morning the. French again
eSuncQ Cn0 advance.
East of the Sambre canal we have oc-
cupied Barry. North of Marie we have
passed beyond Marfontaine and Vo-
haries. Italian troops, fighting with
the French, have taken LIE Thuei an6
reached the Curtaut brook. southeast
Of Montcomet.
west Of Rethei the French have 'oc:
Aisne. Between Rethel and Attigny
French attachments have crossed the
Aisne at: several: points. More to the
right we have reached the outskirts
Of Lametz and pushed on as far as
the outskirts Of La Casino, northeast
Of lie Chesne.
November along the whole
French front, from the sambre cana
to the Argonne, the retreat of tn
enemy continued during the day
reaching at certain points a depth Q
ten. Kilometres.
Because Of the advantages gained b,
the difficult battle fought Sunday 70
the crossing. of the Sambre canal, the
list Army completely defeated six Ger,
man divisions WHICH opposed it an
took 1000 prisoners and sixty guns
In the first hour Guise was occupied
and the advance continued 'withou'
-esp'te. -. -~.-... ---.. -.
the outskirts of Barry Esqneheries
Lvaqueresse.. Crupilly. Malay. Romery
wiege-Faty and Colontay. sains
Richaumont and Housset. freeing ir
the reoccupied villages numerous
civil ans.
Farther to the right we hold Neu
vflle-Houseet,. Marie and the Marie
Mont Cornet road. as Tar as Neuviile
Bosmont. EbouieaaI.. .Ressy- res-pierre
pont and Dizy-le-Gros. - :.
In the region to the. northwest O.
Chateau FOREIGN the severe fighting