Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-10
OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS.

tons and made important progress
are In our hands. We have carried
our lines to the southern and western
outskirts of Essigny-le-Peti and
captured the woods to the east of Til
village.
Up to the present more than 1900
prisoners are reported, of whom about
500 were taken in the Bellecourt farm.
On the Suippe, front engagements
continued throughout the day. The
Germans made powerful efforts to
drive us out of the positions which
we had conquered on the north bank.
The counter attacks on bridgehead
at Granville and Pont-Givart were re-
pulsed.
Farther to the east the enemy sew
eral times attempted to drive US from
Bazencourt without success.
North of the Arnes river Franco
American troops report new successes.
Supported by tanks, they drove back
the enemy more than three kilometers
north of ST. Pierre-a-Arnes. On the
right bank of the Aisne we occupied
the plateau northeast of Autry and
reached the southern outskirts of Lam
con, taking numerous prisoners.
BELGIAN.
October s.-During the night the en-
envy artillery fire was quite violent
against our first lines in the region
of Roulers. German raids in this
neighborhood were completely check
ed. We took few prisoners.
During the day the enemy bonn
barded Newport and the zones about
Clercken and Westroosebeke. as well
as our communications in the rear
areas.
German avfators were very active
machine cunning our first lines and
IT n g
chendaele. An enemy detachment
made vain effort to approach our
positions near Amersvelde.
AUSTRIAN.
October s.-In Albania the Franco
Serbians have entered Elbasan. which
was evacuated by US.
In yesterdays defensive fighting
around Verdun Austro- Hunearians
took glorious part.
Italian theater: The enemy's artil-
lery has increased it's activity along
the whole of the mountain front"
GERMAN.
October 0 (night).-On the battle
front between Cambria and st. Quen-
tin we occupied positions to the rear,
thereby giving up Cambria.
payne. On both sides of the Meuse
| renewed enemy attacks developed.
Day: Between Cambria and ST.
quentin the battle RACES anew. Brit
ish. French and American troops at
st. Quentin. employing huge masses
OF artillery in cooperation with tank
and airplane squadrons.
On the northern wing of the attack,
after severe fighting. the enemy as
sault was broken toward noon west
n No 70
Bohain.
In the evening fresh enemy attacks
delivered here broke down. On both
sides of the Roman road in the direc-
deeper breaches in our lines. We
stopped his thrust in Walincourt and
Elincourt west of the Bohain line.
On the southern wing of the attack
the enemy only succeeded in gaining
little ground. Our troops fighting
enemy attacks in the foremost in
fantry positions. Threatened on their
flank by breach in the center of the
battle front. they were forced in the
evening to withdraw their wing to
the western border of Fresnoy-le-
Grand.
In Champagne the French and Amer
leans resumed their attacks between
Suippes and west of the Aisne, en-
ploying great forces According to
orders which have been found, they
again strove to break our front
The enemy broke in our lines on
both sides of st. Etienne only. In the
afternoon a counter attack launched
there drove the enemy back again.
On the remainder Of the front the
enemy's attacks were frustrated COM
pletely.
Local breaches were stopped by
counter thrusts. Partial attacks along
the Aisne and violent attacks deliver
ed by the Americans on the eastern
border of Argonne wood and valley
were repulsed.
On the eastern bank of the Meuse
the enemy attacked between Brabant
and the Ornes river after strong
artillery preparation. The enemy.
after forcing his way into the Con-
senvoye woods, was brought to a
standstill there.
On the remainder. Of the, frent we
beat back the enemy before our lines.