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New-York tribune., 1918-11-08

Of captured munitions and ma
terial showed more than $500 ma
chine guns, over 5000 rifles, seventy
five trench mortars, many anti-'ank
guns, several hundred thousand
rounds Of artillery ammunition.
nearly 5000 900 rounds of small
arms ammunition and much other
material.
A regiment Of American infantry
particularly distinguished itself in
the fnal victories In Italy.
Nov. (Morning) AT o'clock
yesterday afternoon advanced troops
of the First American Army took
that part of the city of Sedan which
lies on tha west bank of the Meuse.
The bridge leading across the
Meuse into the remainder Of the
city, which is filled with the retreat
ing enemy. has been destroyed and
the valley Of the river flooded; rail-
road bridges have also been de-
stroyed. Tho cnemy's principal lat
eral line of communication between
the fortress of Metz and his troops
in Northern France and Belgium is,
by the success of the American
army, no longer open to him.
All French territory west of the
MCQSS WlLhIil tuS LOLc VI dCIlOU vi
the American army has now been
cleared of the enemy by the gal
liant and dashing advance Of our
troops.
Since November we have ad-
vanced 40 kilometres. broken down
all enemy resistance. freed TOO
square kilometres of France, liber-
ated 1000 civilians who joyfully
hailed our soldiers as deliverers,
captured nearly 5000 prisoners, in
cluding an unusually large proper
tion of officers and great quantities
Of arms, ammuntions, stores and
supplies.
Nov. 6 (evening). The First
American Army has made important
gains on both sides of the Meuse.
East of the Meuse our troops ad-
vanced to depth of more than four
kilometres. Neither the extremely
difficult nature of the terrain, nor
the two fresh divisions hurriedly
brought up by the enemy, greatly
delayed our progress. On the Cote
st. Germain, however, the enemy de-
Tended his positions with particular
obstinacy, and we were. able to secure
them only as a result Of bitter
struggle. Near Maraux, Hill 284 and
Fontaines fell into our hands. The
battle still continues, with the enemy
making desperate efforts to maintain
q last foothold on the heights of the
| Meuse, which he has held since 1914
West of the Meuse the enemy again
failed to- check our rapid progress
Along the river bank we took Willie
montry and Mont de Brune, and
reached the western outskirts OF
Mouzon. To the west our line passed
through Autrecourt and Beau Menil
Farm to Coinage. We have also taken
Bulson, Haraucourt and the mpor-
tant town, Raucourt.
Since the beginning of our attack
on November /, twenty-five enemy
divisions have appeared on our front
between the Meuse and the Argonne
Our pursuit planes dropped tor
of explosives on several important
road centres, which were being used
by the enemy to make his escape
Seven enemy airplanes were shot
down during the day Two Of oul
machines are missing.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-08

in concluding peace at any cost.
Theirs and Fayre could not put
down the Commune in Paris in 1871
until they paid Cermany's price for
peace and thus regained free hand
to use the French army in subduing
the Bolshevists of that era and re-
capturing the French capital. The
German armies in Belgium. Luxem-
burg, Lorraine and Alsace are now
needed at home to prop the totter-
ing thrones of the kings, grand
dukes and reigning princes Of the
German federation.
Sedan was taken yesterday by the
American First Army. 1t was
prize which that army deserved to
win before arms were grounded.
The fall of Sedan has cut the Ger
man line between Mezieres and
Thionville. The beaten Germans are
'ithdrawing hurriedly down The
Meuse into Belgium and east behind
Montmedy toward Luxembourg. The
First American Army has gloriously
completed its first full sized cam
paign on French soil. History looked
down from the heights of the Meuse
when it planted the Stars and
Stripes in the sleepy city, in which
! Napoleon III surrendered his last
army in 1870, going into captivity
himself and seeing his pinchbeck
empire vanish overnight with the
news of his capitulation.
The French continued yesterday
their drive toward the Belgian bor-
der, almost reaching it in the neigh.
borhood of Hirson. Their advances
covered as much as ten miles al
various points. They are east of La
Capelle, and have also taken Ru,
migny. Only southeast Of Mezleres
are they now as much as ten OIL
twelve miles from the Belgian line
The British are continuing thei,
advance toward Maubeuge. Fight
ing also persisted on their front al
day, despite the reported cessation
of hostilities. If it continues an.
other twenty-four hours the Ger.
mans will be left with only a pre-,
carious hold on an almost negligible
silver of French territory.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-08
Huns Flee Eleven
Miles in T.vo Days
Before British

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY ON
THE FRANC0-BELGIUM FRONT
Wednesday, Nov. 8 (by The Associated
Press) s).-Steady progress was main
tanned to-day by the British 1st 3rd
and 4th armies. The main BODY of the
enemy is apparently continuing its
retirement toward Mons. Maubauge and
Avesnes, while the comparatively weak
forces which are assigned to the task
of fighting rear guard action were
'nterposing such resistance as thew
could in an endeavor to delay the
onward sweep of the Allies.
This morning the Germans were de-
stroving the RAILWAYS in the vicinity
of Mons, indicating that they had with
drawn all the materials that time
would allow and had no intertion of
accepting battle along the present line.
Up to last night the British had
penetrated to an extreme depth of
eleven miles in two days. At dawn
to-day they reversed their attack. and
despite the heavy rain which had been
falling for two days were getting ahead
rapidly.
Prisoners captured by the British
tell of the desperate straits of their
army. They report that on some sec
tors the soldiers retreated without or
ders and that ON others they refused
New-York tribune., 1918-11-08
Ohio Troops Helped
Force Germans to
Abandon Chent

ON THE BATTLEFRONT IN BEL
GIUM, Nov. (NighD (By The AS
sociated Press).-A wireless dispatch
was received this afternoon at the
headquarters Of General Beaurains
from the Germans saying they had de-
cded to abandon Ghent and asking the
Belgians not to fire on the suburbs Of
the town where white flags were raised.
American troops from Ohio, under
the command of General Farnsworth,
played great part in the relief of the
city by an attack on the Eecke salient,
sixteen miles southwest of Ghent,
Their losses were comparatively light
In their retreat through West Elan l.
ers the Germans were guilty Of un-
necessary crueltes and destruction, and
these assumed more savage aspect in
the vicinity Of Ghent. The town of
Deyrze, southwest Of Ghent. suffered
cruelties recalling the German atroci-
ties of 1914. There was organized
pillage by soldiers under command of
officers, deliberate burning of houses
and theft. Bavarian troops, under the
command of General Won Ostrowski,
were conspicuous in this work The
general himself, after being served a
meal in private house in Deynze,
tore down the blinds and appropriated
various souvenirs from the parlor.
One hundred and sixty-three civil
ians mostly women and children, met
death in the battles and lombard
ments preceding the evacuation Of
Deynze. Thirty-four Of this number
were burned to death in cellars where
they were ordered to seek refuge by
Bavarian troops After giving these
orders Won Ostrowski's soldiers are re-
ported to have thrown hand grenades
and incendiary bombs into the cellars.
The public square in front of the
church at Deynze has been mined by
the Germans and civilians are still
barred from it,
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n 1EW YORK celebrated yes
terday the return Of peace,
thereby getting the jump on
all European capitals. The United
States got into the war last. 1t got
out first yesterday, thanks to a press
agency dispatch evidently anticipat-
ing the slow formalities Of military
etiquette. Our street peace jubila-
ton came off, innocently enough,
ahead Of schedule. But what does
that matter? We are on the verge
of peace.
If the German government were
inclined to fight on, internal discon-
tent would probably force Boil
shevist revolution. The Scandina-
vian newspapers report an extern
sive mutiny in the Kiel fleet and an
uprising in Hamburg. The mutineers
want peace. If they can't get peace
they will bring about anarchy.
The German navy has been honey
combed for a couple Of years past
with disaffection. There was a seri-
GUS mutiny at Wilhelmshaven in
1917. And it was developed by de-
bate in the Reichstag that the Ad-
miralty had accused certain Minor
ity Socialist Deputies of completely
in an effort to Bolshevize the feet
Conditions in the navy made such
propaganda fruitful. Most of the
sailors were inactive. Morale de
cayed while the ships lay idle ir
port. Volunteering failed to sup
ply crews for the submarines, ane
the Admiralty had to resort tx
drafts for this service, which carried
with it a practical sentence of death
Since the navy is ripe for Bol
shevism and the Rhine provinces ar,
panic stricken at the prospect of {
shifting of military operations tt
German soil, the German govern
ment must accept almost any terms
in order to save the existing
regime. Ludendorff fomented Boil
shevism in Russia. Now that Ger
many is going the way of Russi;
toward collapse and dissolution, tn,
only hope of saving the dynasty lie
New-York tribune., 1918-11-08
Official Statements
BRITISH

LONDON (Night). We reached
La Capellc and have gained the west
ern outskirts of Avesnes. Astrid,
the Sambre River we are in the
vicinity of Hautmont.
North of the river, Bavai is il
our hands and our troops have made
progress east Of the town. On the
left we have taken Blouges and
HensieS, and have reached the Conde-
Mons Canal, north of the latter viii
lage.
TIL enemy's resistance stiffened
somewhat during the afternoon and
considerable machine gun resistance
has been met with on certain parts
of the front. Some hundreds Of
prisoners and number of guns, as
well as much additional material,
have been captured.
LONDON (DAY). - Our progress
on the battlefront continued during
the evening. We have taken Dom
pierre and Monceau-St. Vaast and
have reached or passed the line of
the Avesnes Bavai Road between
Monceau--St. Vaast and he railway
south of Bavai.
counter attack in the evening"
southeast of Bavai, was repulsed with
heavy losses to the enemy and our
line vas advanced. In close fighting
last night in the neighborhocd of
Angre, we gained possession of the
village and pushed forward to the
high ground east Of it.
We have reached the outskirts of
QUieVrain and CreSpin
New-York tribune., 1918-11-08
Americans Look Upon
Allied Comrades as Elder
Brothers in Cause
Seek Victory Together
Affection for One Another
Has Increased Through
Common Sacrifices
es,ec,ol Dispatch to The Tribane)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.-Advices
.ron, Paris to-day state that General
pcrshing received the French news
,aper correspondents yesterday ana
spoke to them as follows:
..Ths American combatants are
,ware Of the sacrifices made by your
country and of the stubborn heroism
- vour men. Their valor was Tor
then, model. and they considered
.ber, AS elder brothers. engaged IN the
preat battle for liberty.
"To-dav our men have. in their turn
shown that they we're capable Of the
finest deeds. A noble emulation has
horne it's fruits. In his turn the
American soldier feels himself sur
rounded by the French soldiers al
fectionate admiration. Their frater,,
nitv. which was great, has increased
in the course of common suferlngs
on the front Their respect for each
other is as great as their love. The
divisions, the corps. the armies en-
gaoe0 together with the French have
slwavs Joined in their common tasks
Our soldiers walk together on the
roads Of victory, testifying thus al
,rsvs more profoundly to q cooperation
Which has already borne so many
fruits. This is the spirit in which they
viii continue to struggle for their
common cause. until the decision we
desire shall have been imposed on the
NY, We Americans feel proud to have
piven in the great interallied army
our unreserved help, and to strike
dailv heavy blows upon the enemy.
We are quite hopeful as to the issue
Of the operations. We feel the Ger,
mans, unable to prevent the methodlcal
execution of our plans. giving way
nnder our pressure. The excellent
days we have just lived are a proof
of this and they certainly will not fail
-. LaS.orit,cc The end
New-York tribune., 1918-11-08
By Wilbur Forrest
Especial Cable to The Tribure)
tCopyright. 1918. New York Tribune Inc


Copyright. 1918. New York Tribune Inc,)
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES IN
FRANCE, Nov EVERY sign to- lay on
General Liggett's victorious battlefield
indicates an enemy rou.. The enemy
plainly had intended to resist violently,
but his plans broke down before the
| irresistible dash of our men, as the
result of what is now conceded by the
entire army to have been the finest
artillery preparation and barrage yet
seen. The work of the American shells
is visible everywhere.
Before Hazois Wood, 200 yards from
the first frnges of the trees, machine
gun nests formed continuous line,
packed closely enough to blight any life
appearing in open ground to the south.
Our concentration of heavy shells on
these positions literally tore them to
bits. Enemy corpses, many terribly
mutiiated by direct hits, were lying
everywhere around positions battered
artilerymen paved the way for our SOL
d1ers.
In the wood itself several IT'S,
placed for direct fire, were captured
with large quantities Of ammunition
piled about them.
Drench Wood with Gases
Half way through the wood more ma
chine guns were captured, with their
dead, in the gunpits. These died as
our guns drenched the entire wooded
area with highly effective but quickly
dissipating gases early Friday morning
The village of Landres ct St. Georges
was fortified with machine gunpits be-
hind wire entanglements, then behind
these there was line of fox holes on
the outskirts of the village. Our gas
and high explosives broke the enemy
resistance here before the infantry at
tack was launched and the conquest of
the village was easy for the Yankees.
Machine gun nests again we're aban-
doned north of Landres ct st. Georges
by gunners who survived the shelltire.
which swept every foot of the ground
~No 1iiooh ~ oO fIOlcuLiy, according TO
prisoners, that it was impossible prop
erly to man the guns.
One gunner still lay huddled Just
outside his dugout to-day. a few yards
from the gun which, though ready for
action had not fired single shot. By
actual measurement the shell holes In
this section were found to overage
every yard
This section received the same medi.
cine that was given the entire army
front during an intensive two-hour ar.
tillery preparation which preceded q
steadily rolling barrage twenty miles
wide.
Enemy Held Tightly
The Germans had prepared defences
on strong points at various parts ot
the line, the village of Landres ct St
Georges and the Hazois Wood being
one Of these, 2while Champigneules
and the neighboring Loges Wood was
another The latter position com
manded the valley leading toward Blu.
fancy. Despite the intensity of the
barrage the enemy held out Friday, and
there was heavy fighting in the streets
and the wood itself
Deep dugouts aided the Germans tc
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conne Forest, the 77th Division (New
York City men) fought it's stubborn
way upward along Bourgogne Wood,
IN conjunction with the 18th.
After an sll-day struggle in the dense
woods and hills the Americans late TO-
day reached the most easterly heights
of the Meuse, east of the river, domi-
mating miles of open country north of
Domvllers, the Germans literally hav-
ing been pushed out of every foot of
ground.
Viosnes, Sivry and Haraumont, to
the south and east of Dun Meuse,
we're among the places taken this
morning. The American troops are in
close touch with the line between Imor
and Martincourt, where the roa6bed
has been destroyed, the material hav-
the German positions on the heights
beyond. To the south of this Remilly
was captured.
1t is evident that the Germans are
absolutely forced to do so. They have
made big concentrations on the heights
back of the city and in such places as
can he defended both above and below
on the river. Concrete intrenchments
near the city are strongly held, while
al the woods and bridges in the
neighborhood have either been de-
stroyed or mined.
The bridge over the Meuse at Sedan
ever which the retreating army ded
has been destroyed and the river val
ley flooded.
The principal German lateral lines
OF communication between the fortress
Of Metz and northern France and Bel
glum are now either cut or unavaila-
Die for the enemy's use.
Though all other developme of
the day are overshadowed by the entry
of the Americans into the western
portion Of Sedan, the capture Of
Vilosnes and Sivry was an achievement
not only Of Importance, but an addi-
tional testimonial TO the valor Of those
troops who battled their way across
the Meuse.
This unit. although 1t migat we'll be
said TO have done Its part by the
courageous crossing Of the river and
he immediate advance which soon lib
Grated Lion -Dcvant-D Dun, Murvaux and
tontaines, has, by taking the two ad-
dltional towns to the southwark, wiped
~ - ~
American lines and those of the
French.
Americans Move Fast
The Americans had moved so IA,
forward into the hills east of the Meuse
that their front was far longer tina,
originally intended. In addition they
had to protect their constantly length
ening right flank against the enem,
wedge as they advanced on to tht
heights, until that front was abnor
mally long.
Now the unit has found time to swing
southwark in brief. swift march ant
mop up the river bank, driving thu
Germans from their last strongholds a
The difficult bend in the stream. Thu,
The Americans have secured thei
liaison with the Franco American troop
TO the east, and infinitely strengthened
the possibilities for further advance
Since November l the American
nave taken 5000 prisoners. They hav,
freed all French territory within tn,
zone of the army's action west of tn,
Neuse to total of 700 square kilo
metres. and have liberated 1000 civ
ilians,
During the night the American po
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Munich Pictures Kaiser
In Silk Hat, "On His Wow

BERNE. Nov. 7.-Postcards picturine
the German Emperor wearing a silk hat
and carrying a handbag, on his way 70
& railroad station, are on sale in Munich.
said a traveller who has just arrived
here from the Bavarian capital.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-08
Yank Infantry, Following Terrible
Bombardment, Puts I Huns to Rout

escape the artillery, but at dawn on
Saturday the Yankees once more swept
forward, clearing both wood and viii
lage and taking many prisoners. Some
cannon and much munitions were taken
in Loges Wood American officers were
told by one German to-day:
YoUr artillery preparation was so
we'll placed and was so effective that
we were forced to take cover as best
we could. Then your barrage came so
swiftly, with your men following so
closely, that we were given no time to
organize our badly destroyed de-
fences"
Approach "Perfect Score"
With the war seemingly approaching
an end, an example was set on Friday
by American artillery gunners which
demonstrated that they are masters Of
the greatest infantry life saver known
to science. Their work approached O.
perfect score. The large number of
German dead testified to the effective
ness of their fire.
Heavy guns placed a few hundred
yards nearer the actual enemy line than
ever before worked on prearranged
barrage scale with lighter guns, eleven
fantry objectives, reaching from the
first enemy lines northward almost to
Buzancy.
The enemy's resistance became a rout
before our fire in the vicinity of Bu-
fancy. Buzancy was evacuated without
fight.
Friday morning at S o'clock, there
was providential happening which has
been the talk Of the entire army. Half
an hour before the boys went over the
top the divisions chaplain held mass at
specially erected altar, under the roar
Of guns and the scream of shells pass
ing overhead. The great crowd of SOL
diers barred their heads and crowded
about.
Shells Shatter Altar
German shells fell II, front of the
altar, shattering the structure. The
concussion bowled men over in every
direction. An inventory Immediately
proved that neither the chaplain nor g
single man had been injured. The in.
terrupted mass was finished without ar
altar, and soon afterward the men went
forward behind the barrage in the di
rection of the enemy's positions. Here
the attack could not have been q more
complete success.
To-day saw our army cheerful,
struggling forward. not even mud O.
peace talk affecting their resolve to ge
into Germany. AS we approach th'
important enemy railway lines to th
north large forces of the enemy fac,
the danger Of capture.
Prisoners thus far in almost ever
case express satisfaction that thew will
soon be through with the war and Wi!
have to endure only brief captivity be
fore the war finishes. A German doc
tor Of high rank was a guest to-day a
the dinner table of one of our fightin,
regiments, where he made himself g.
agreeable that he was allowed to re
main until motor transportation owe
the almost impossible roads could b
provided to take him to the rear TIL
doctor professed the highest admirs
tion for the American army. especiall
for the regiment which entertained hin
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to deliver counter attack In regard
to the so-called Mons -Maubeuge- Aves-
nes line there is no regular system of
defences linking them together. The
line therefore is largely imaginary.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-08
FRENCH

PARIS (NIGHT).-Ourtr troops con-
tlnued without cessation their pur-
suit Of the enemy during the day. On
our left we crossed and went far
beyond the road between Vervins and
Avesne, north of La Capelle. Sou h
of this locality we reached on the
west the railway between La Capelle
and Hirson on the general line of
Effry and Origny-en- Thierache.
Further east we are along the Thon
River, an afttuent of the Disc. as far
as Leuze. fifteen kilometres north of
Rozoy sur Serre.
On the Aisne front we hold the
general line of the southern ou skirts
of the Signy Forest, Wagnon Well
st. Remy, Mazerny and La Horgne,
realizing an advance of more than
sixteen kilometres beyond the Aisne.
On the right in the valley of the
Bar River our advanced elements have
gone beyond St Afghan sur Bar,
gaining footing south of the Meuse
on the heights which dominate Sedan.
We have freed during the course
OF the day 100 villages and q great
number of rivjl;anc
New-York tribune., 1918-11-08
GERMAN

BERLIN DAY. - Northeast Of
Audenarde French troops advanced
across the Scheldt. We threw them
back by counter attack.
Between the Scheldt and the Disc
the enemy by violent attacks en-
deavored to hinder the methodical
continuation of our movements COM
menced on November 4.
The centre of their attack Law to
the northeast of Valencennes and
south OF the road leading to Mons,
near bavai and near Aulnoye, on the
Sambre. In heavy fighting we
checked the enemy's assaults.
In the evening the enemy lines ran
from near Quiervrain to the western
outskirts of Bavai, east of Aulnoye
and west of La Capelle
Between the Disc and the Aisne
the enemy reached the line of Vervin-
RoZoy. On both sides of Bethel he
crossed the Aisne. and in the evening
his lines ran from Wassignv to
Novlen-Porcien and north of Toute-
ron.
Between the Aisne and the Meuss
the enemy followed us as far as Ven
dresse and Mouzon
On the east bank Of the Meuse the
Americans continued their violent at
tacks. They extended their bridge
head to the east of Dun. We brought
the enemy to standstill in the
woods east of Morvaux and Fon-
talnes. East of Sivry we maintained
our position.