The sun., 1918-11-03
YANKS ROUT FOE
IN 5 MILE DRIVE
Motor Trucks Used to Pursue
Germans After Big Victory
North of Verdun.
OUR GUNS RANGE SEDAN
Buzancy Captured and Vast
Quantities Of Guns and Mu-
nitiOns Seized.
OUR GUNS RANGE SEDAN
Special Gable Despatch to THE suN.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE,
Nov. 1.-THE American Army has won
its greatest victory in France. The Ger
mans north of verdun are broken and
defeated and are In retreat. closely
pursued by the Americans.
The Freya line Is broken on a large
front. The American advance since yes
terday morning has been more than
eight miles. Buzancy has been cap
tured to the west and the Americans are
pursuing the enemy north OF there in
motor trucks
Our big naval guns can now easily
shell the important MeZieres-Sedan rail-
road. To-day's success ID OF the highest
Importance.
BY the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY NORTH
WEST OF VERDuN, Nov. 2.-More than
sixty cannon. scores OF rs. dozens OF
150s, numerous howitZers of various cal
ibres and hundreds of machine guns
were captured by the Americans during
the advance of Friday and to-day. Vast
quantities OF ammunition and war ma
terial of all kinds fell into their hands,
The German forces are giving way
before the pressure directed against
them by the Americans. The Germans
tonight are in retreat beyond the Freya
positions. The Germans have retired so
rapidly at some points that the Ameri-
cans have experienced difficulty in main
tanning contact with them. In the region
west OF the Meuse the Americans cap
tured Fosse this afternoon.
Tha lttIa indt-
cation of an impending retreat until
this afternoon. All morning long the
Americans on every pa of the front
had met with stubborn resistance, espe-
cially determined on the left and right,
and the American centre had pushed
forward considerably further than had
either wing. Though the centre had in
tended to continue and to attain its
days detectives 1t was apparent there
would soon have to be pause II the
troops were not to be nanked.
Refused to Believe 1t,
So certain were the military COM
manders that the Germans would not
break that the chief OF stan OF the
troops In the centre belittled the report
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that the town of Fosse had been taken
One hour later, however, reports be-
gan to come thick and fast The first
showed that resistance against the
| American left had unaccountably ceased
Then came reports indicating that the
right wing was moving ahead at mar
vellous speed
The first intimation that the enemy
was retreating came from the Fourtl
French Army. which was advancing tC
the northeast. Within a brief time
various American units from all part'
of the line announced that they also
we're advancing and were finding tht
resistance which was so marked al
morning melting away on tho right
Even troops In motor trucks had no
been able to catch up with the enemy
strong Point Captured.
The Americans we're not slow In fol
lowing the advantage on the left wing
which had met with the most serious re
sistaTce, and began to press forwarC
Immediately in the Bois des Loges o,
the heels OF the Germans. cleaning VI
their line northward for nearly a mile
Champigne-Ulle strong point In tn
Freya defence line. had been takel
earlier in the day, and the troops VIII
had rushed It pressed forward an,
swept through Verpel after partly sur
rounding the town,
Through rain and mud the American
advanced toward Thenorgues, mil
and half north OF Verpel. The enem
had been expected TO hold there, for
was strong position. but very littl
resistance was met with when the vii
lage was entered.
Troops further to. the right continue
their victorious march and fought thei
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