Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-25

and France continue sueeessfully TO
storm the stubbernly defended
lines, Italian troops on the Italian
northern front have begun IN Of
fsnsivs against the Austrians.
0ritish troops today are smash
in0 their way eastward on the front
bAl~ssn vaisneisnnss and ls Cues
noy, which 10 vital to The security
ef valsncisnnss. q
Farther south the French, who
have hssn forcing the enemy from
the pocket bstwssn the Disc and
the Ssrrs, have increased their
pressure and are rsportsd 20 have
entsrsd viilsrs.is-sse and sur.
rounded la Fsrts.
American forces have made fur.
ther gains east and west Of the
Msuss despite strong enemy resist
anes. The Germans on the western
end OF the line are rsportsd 70 be
preparing 70 withdraw from Grand
Pm, whore their positions are out
Aaelssd by the French east Of
Veu1isrss.
oe0eral oiax In his new offensive
= repeftod e havs driven the kus-
tviars ffens inspsstsut hsiosts WsSth
aN1 - es Monte orapps, bst~ssn
tho piSve and the 0rsnta. In ssss
{ pievS ths Italians havs captured
\ two islanda. -
In Dslgium and north Of valsn-
eisnnes the aiIiss maintain their
pressure but the operations are Of
minor importance, - the situation
on the north depends upon the
eritish success around valsn-
ciennss. East Of Ls c3tsau the
British ere before the Normal for.
est, while south along the Disc and
the serrs the French are pressing
hard against the Germans.
Since Wednesday morning the
British armies fighting forward
from . few miles north Of vaIen-.
eisnnss to east Of Ls cateau have
taken S,400 prisoners and 100 guns.
Field Marshal Haig, his troops
having reached Normal forest. ap-
parcntly 10 striving to outAank the
natural barrier on the north by ad-
vspeins thru Ls ouesnoy toward
Mons and Maubsuss. The Ger
. mans ars fighting stiffiy to prevent
this, resulting in desperate COM
bats In the villages and other
vantage points south Of vaIen-
eiennss. The British, however. are
pushing steadily ahead and have
taken Maing and vsndsgniss.
Fighting was resumed o. this
sector Friday. morning with the
!, British advancing from the hills
| cast Of the Eeaiilon river toward
tho railroad and hiah road between
vaIsnciennes and 10 oueseoy.
Immediately north Of vaiencien-
mas the, British have taken addi-
tionai villages and continue TO ap-
proaeh the important crossing Of
the scheidt at conde. This town
| Is six and one-haIf miles north
| east Of VaIenciennes.
French troops east Of the Sam
brc oiss canal in the region Of
io-p~hamps have rspulssd two
German attempts TO drive them
Lsek across the canal. Along tho
s-r-e ard Souches river the French
Er.day resumed their pressure af-
Tor having thrown back .he enemy
efforts south Of Monteornet. In the
r.aion east Of The Disc the French
are reported to have penetrated
viiiers-ie-See lsolert TO the north
east. -
East ~ RsthsI the Frsneh havs
| ,sada m inporfaat advance across
the Ardsnnes canal, gaining the
villages o. Ambiy and Fisury. AZ
Ambiy ths French are only three
miles south Of the railroad junction
At Amssns, tbs gaining o. which
would eempsj the Germans TO WITH
draw frem Rsthsl and the line of
| the Aisns In that region.
American troops on both sides Of
tho Msuss, IN hsavy Sighting during
lThursday night and Friday msrn.
| 9ir,a, inv ,nads Important gains at three
points and maintained them against
violent German counter efforts.
East o. the river the Americans
made austhss important step tow
ard p6msvillsrs BY psnstratins ths
/ Ds;ss 0oment.
on ths LEFT and esntsr o. the
front wsst sf ths Msuss the Amsr.
ieans have eaptursd several i'm.
! portant ridges near Grand Pre-. De-.
l~esr Rappss wood and Banths-
Iills wood they also have extended
heir line.
] French and Serbian forcss in
Serbia CONTINUES to advanes to-
ward the Austrian frontier. visnna
hdmita that Austrian tresps have
retired % Jagedina, village south.
Sast u Belgrade and about ferty
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