The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-11-01
ALL IMPORTANT POSITIONS YIN
DER ATTACK ARE BEING EN-.
cRoAcHED UPON
ITALIANS BEGIN OFFENSIVE
Between Brenta ard Piave Rivers Aus
trians Are Being Put TO Test
Eritons Continue Advance on
Maubeuoe and vaieneiennes
war Review for October 20

HE tsfFiuutiS ~ Belgium ana France
are still stuhbornly resisting The ut
ternpts of the entente allied forces Ia
break through their lines and bring
about an immediate collapse of their
defensive positions.
On the whole they arc succeeding
hui nevertheless "n all salient posi-
iinns under attack the enemy line grad.
unity but slowly Is being forced back.
ward
On the northern Italian battle front
between The Grenta and Piave rivers
The AuStrlans are being put Ia the
test Ia new attack by British, French
and Italian troops. Three thousand
Auslrlnns were taken prisoner In this
sector. In Mesopoamia the British
again have gone on the offensive
against the Turks and at Inst accounts
were making considerable progress.
la Albania and Serbia TIE operations
Of the allied forces are tending to-
ward the slow but sure evacuation Of
the invaded districts BY the enemy
forces.
Brltons Strike for Border
In the northern French thcater The
British are centcrlng their efforts
south Of Valencicnncs TO cave In the
salient between that city and lie Ques-
noy and move ON toward the important
Junction town Of Maubeuge with the
twofoid purpose Of finally encom-
passing yalencienn-s and reaching the
Belgian border.
Everywhere the Germans ARE offer
Ing the siiffest Of resistance but never
theiess they have been compelled To
give up the town Of Maing and most
III the intervening points eastward
along the railway 10 lie Quesnoy which
now IL alI but In british hands.
She'll vcrvins and Roxoy.
Between the Disc and Serre rivers
American naval gunners with 15-inch
guns have Joined the French In their
efforts to hammer their way north
eastward toward Hlrson, one of the
key.polnt positions In the German line,
American shells from these guns
are being hurled against both vers'
wins and Rozoy. Further progress has
bf-t-fl ny iilt itittb III tIil~ ~
Eon. but only after the hardest kind
of fighting,
Americans Advanced.
Likewise, on both sides of the Mouse
river the Americans have advanced
their lines Notwithstanding the strong
resistance of the enemy. North of
Grand Pre-. which lies In the valley
above the famous Argonne forest sew
eral hills Of the utmost Importance
from u strategic standpoint have been
taken from the desperately resisting
enemy machine gunncrs aud nrtiller.
lists. Numerous violent counter attacks
have been launched hy the Germans
against the Americans. but nll these
have heea successfully sustained The
t;ernans In this region are now badly
outflaivked by the French standing on
the left of the American line al YOU
xiercs and II Is probable they soon
Will he compelled To readlust their en-
tire line from the north of Vouzlcres
Ia The region of Etnn.
The liberation of i.umania has been
begun by entcute forces after u wears
occupation 10y the Germans. Crossing
the northwestern portion of bulgaria
AT lsomnalanka, southeast III Iron
Gates French patrols have forced II
passage of the Danube aud entered
upon Rumanlan soil
American troops have captured nm
Immense German armored hattleplnne
north nf Brieulles The machine MAS
virtually Intact. but the pilot and gun
ners escaped,
from east of The Mouse the German mr.
tillery endeasored 10 protect the plane.
hui the American guns let down II
counter fire upon the enemy gun EN-.
placements. When lall came, Amer.
lean troops hauled the plane to safety.
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