Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-04
WITH FRENCH
ton Resistance |.
ID by Thrce.Day
,sh Above Nerdun
EDWIN T.. JAMES
Ic To Ercning Public Ledger

Shing's men have been plrsu-
ny from dawn to dark with
: up. Tho German retreat is
4 a rout. The French Fourth
ar left is pushing ahead with
are of the heights east of
the west bank of the Meuse
line seven miles from the
Jain railroad line. the Mez-
l.onguyon system. in the
"a Mouilly. and which means
= will be under range of our
u as they can he got up.
ndredS Of these accurate lit
ailable for cutting this line.
ssihle to give the exact lire,
"apidity OF our, rush pre-
BEST communication. but at
may he said that from left
, join with the French near
lr troops near Brieulles-Sur-
AIKEN Authe. In the center
ept on behind Champy Bois
lval. We have also taken
m and Beaurlair. On the
we pushed on beyond lalles
ny.
he Meause great activity Is
hind the German lines. II
t almost all German resist
en- broken by the rush of the
first Army after its four
led battle with the enemy
inday morning we sent out
along the line. who found
Resistance. and our infan-
8 moved forward in force
n-nile front. Al Barricourt,
\ of Germans showed its
II Il sharp, swift bayouet
cleared the town, and then
eemed TO melt away.
psk Sunday morning "A report
. the right of our center
. have taken Barricourt
)ing like hell"
II tells the story Of the DAYS
strategical sta ndpoint the
gives us a decent front.
.turday 1t was Jagged and
,mewhat dangerous because
rs were holding along the
Of the Meuse on the right
Il salient i'll the Foret-de-
Q left.
I we started from Briquenay.
IN had erached there Satur-
u advance by motor trucks,
vi at the same time as the
die west side of the forest.
g had departed in the night,
a thin covering of rear
III could no more stem our
N the famed broom could
'cean waves. BY noon we
4 Boult. and the sweeping
tie Chow" in Germont.
tns Join With French
we joined with the French
IF Bellcville. which meant
nan forest of Boult salient
;y 2:3O O'Clock we reached
asst reports gave the loca-
oops just south of Brieulles-
ter. leaving Buzancy farm
'wept ahead between four
,nleters, taking our time
tanks TO catch up. In
2 had little contact with
day. Incidentally, in this
q have taken some 1000
ne count for the whole
ct complete.
ut our success was sur
the Germans had orders
-, not matter what hap
ere. But the Germans
the deep and swollen
= them, seemed 10 think
better. part of vAIor and
ing only victimized weak
ecially blessed by nature
stronghold, was taken be-
'kirting Bois Halles and
bur infantry went up the
f the river and took
the vicinity of Brieulles
en- crossed the river under |
,ast bank.
ie along the west bank ,
1iings us three miles from |
Is seriously threatened. |
seems to have happened to !
erman artillery. Saturday
tmans threw some high ex-
!. as shells into our lines, but |
is not even comparable 10
fd beeh doing almost daily |
four weeks.
can First Army is headed
In and is going fast.
?, 10 p. m.-The rain has
il has turned warmer, CIV
of a good day tomorrow for
of the German Third and
8. Our victory today far
that the American
one before. 1t follows five
ieling battle, which has been
st and largest in which
oops have fought. During
'eeks the German command
Est it had against us. which
9umbers means almost one
ne entire German available
western front. for Of the 1SO
the enemy army we have
than forty. We have had
4 for the Germans, and sim
I'm out.
spOrtatiOn Difficult
ce was shortened today by
transportation, which have
nous as We advance on 10
.he Germans have exploded
ddition, rain all day has
roads further back With
.nds OF engineer troops are
ling the roads. Regiments
.ntry have been assigned to
afternoon, when the army
e all things a better idea
Inc. daring Captain Eddie"
?, Americas star air fighter,
for the job. He swept over
rth of Buzancy just above
Irees. He brought back in
|rlnation. This mission was
ngerous. since driving rain
: aviators. No boche planes
I during the day.
through the Frsya Stellung.
ave passed for almost the
OF our battlefront. makes
erInan defense line we have
zee the start OF the offensive
a L. Z I