Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-10-30
VALENC|ENNES IS
TAKEN BY BRITISH;
FRENCH CROSS LYS
Allies Hit Heavy Blow Along the
SCheidt.
OTHER TOWNS ARE CAPTURED
Fall of Client Is Expected Within a
Few Hours-Heavy Artillery Fight
ing on the Lorraine and
Alsace Fronts.

London, Oct. 23.-The British have
entered the western suburbs of Valen-
ciennes, Field Marshal Haig reports,
thus bringing near the liberation of
the last large community in French
Flanders held by the enemy since the
first onrush of 1914
The statement merely announced
that British troops have entered the
OUTSKIRTS, but it is more than likely
they have crossed the Scheldt canal at
this point. That being the case the
allies have forced a crossing of this
waterway, behind which the enemy has
sought refuge, to gain breathing
spell in his retreat.
Drive Into Forest
Northwest of Valenciennes, the re-
port continues, the British have pene-
trated deeply the Foret de Raismes,
having driven eastward from st. ANA
sid. Somewhat to the north Haig's
soldiers appear to be on the outskirts
of Journal
Southeast of these positions the
British have gained further ground in
the Solesmes-Le Cateau region, al
though there has been heavy fighting
there.
Northward toward the sea the
French have crossed the River Lys at
several places, and are fighting stead
lily eastward in the direction of Client
on the Scheldt canal. 1t is along this
and auxiliary waterways, running gen.
orally in a north and south direction,
that the enemy presumably hopes to
stand temporarily.
Heavy Attack at Vouziers.
Northwest of Laon, on the Disc
Serre front, the French have made fur
Their progress in the advance toward
Crevy-sur-Sere. The hardest fighting
on the French front, however, has
been in the Champagne around YOU
ziers, where the Germans attacked in
great strength. According to the Ber-
lin statement the French were forced
to yield somewhat in this vicinity.
Bomb U. S. Hospital.
With the American Army Northwest
of Verdnu, Oct. 23.-In retaliation for
the destruction wrought by American
bombing planes within the enemy's
lines recently, German aviators raided
the American front and back areas in
the largest force since the American
offensive began on the Mouse and in
the Argonne.
In addition to attacking the infan-
try, the Germans bombed the region
around Clermont, Montfaucon and
RarecOurt
Four bombs were dropped near the
American hospital in the neighborhood
of Rarecourt, one of the bombs tear
ing down an outbuilding. The glass
ends of four former French barracks,
now used by the Americans as hospital
wards, were shattered.
Huns Burn Towns.
The towns of BrieulleS and Clery-
le-Petit, along the western bank of the
NJ ause, and north of the American
line were reported to be burning.
There was little fighting activity dur
ing the forenoon. The Germans bonn
barded the American left with mus
tard and other gas shells.
The enemy, however, made no efforts
to lombard the new positions gained
by the Americans Monday, indicating
the possibility that he has withdrawn
his big guns in that area.
Yanks Make Progress.
With the American Army Northwest
of Verdun, Oct 22.-The American at
tack, though on comparatively small
scale, was entirely successful.
The Bois De Rape and a formid,
able hill, No. 300, both points of STRAIT
egic. importance, were rushed and
cleared of the enemy within three
hours, despite unusual machine gun
opposition.
Another success for the Americans
was the expulsion of the enemy from
his last positions in Bantheville wood.
He had hung on to the northern edges
of this machine gun stronghold, from
which it was possible to direct har-
RAISING enfilading fire.
Holland interns $1,000 Huns.
London, Oct. 21.-Fifteen thousand
retreating German soldiers have been
informed in Holland after being cut
off by Belgian troops moving sporth-
ward from Eccloo, in the allied often
shive, according to reports from the
frontier reaching Amsterdam.
Belgian soldiers took charge of the
Dutch Belgian border Saturday night
and were received enthusiastically by
the pOpulace.
In the other sections of Belgium the
German retirement continued with IN