Evening star., 1944-11-10
MAP on Page A-14.)
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, Nov. 10.-Lt. Ge.l
George S. Patton's Sd Army to.
day Surged forward in a full.
blown offensive, capturing Cha.
teau-Salins along with many
other towns and villages. A to.
tai advance of 10 miles was made
at places in the ree-day drive
along a 55-mile arc around Metz
Artillery pounded on both sides
Of the Mas (Meuse) River in Hol-
land as the enemy displayed nerv-
business at the possibility of a new
offensive into Northern Holland.
1t. Gen. Courtney H. Hodges LIST
Army prodded the Germans with
local attacks in the Hurtgen and
Schmidt areas southeast of Aachen
Seven Divisions Engaged.
Gen. Patton's attack, in which
seven divisions are now involved, is
swinging from hinge at a point
miles south of Metz 1t moved
across sodden forests, hills and val
leys in a northeasterly direction
toward Germany's industrial Saar
border Is miles away and threatened
to cut across the rear communica-
tions of Metz.
North of Metz, an enveloping
movement was in progress at points
1S and % miles north of the city
where bridgeheads across the Mo-
selle were deepened by miles. Here
the Germans put in their first siz-
able counterattack against Gen
Patton's drive, now in its third day.
But the enemy infantry and two
tanks which tried to halt the goth
Infantry Division were rocked back
on their heels, despite German
claims to the recapture of Koenigs-
macker in this area just below the
Luxembourg border. Haute- Ham,
only II miles from the Saar Basin.
was captured by the Americans. 4 4.
A trail-blazing onslaught yester-
day by 300 American heavy bomb
ers and hundreds of dive bombers,
which smashed at German front
line gun positions and strong points,
as well as rail and road bottlenecks
immediate to the rear, apparently
had largely succeeded in sealing off
the battle zone.
Thunderbolt pilots knocked out
Is German tanks among a concen-
tration IS miles northeast of Nancy
in this assault.
Resistance Light to Moderate,
South of Metz and northeast of
Nancy Gen. Patton's slashing attack
was reminiscent of the initial stages
OF his whirlwind sweep through Nor
mandy and Brittany to the Moselle
last July and August.
Here German resistance contin-
ued light to moderate, with the
Germans apparently withdrawing
behind a screen of road blocks and
mines and endeavoring to retrieve
most of their artillery for emplace-
ment farther back in parts of the
old French Maginot Line.
Heavy rains of the first two davs
OF the drive eased off overnight, CIV
ing promise of a repetition of the
aerial onslaught of yesterday.
The American 4th Armored Divi.
sion, veterans of the St. Lo break
through In Normandy, advanced !
more miles beyond Define for a
total gain of 10 miles in the Of
fensive, and crossed heavily gunned
Define Ridge just northwest OF
Chateau-Salins.
The 136th Regiment of the 35tb
Infantry Division was reported
fighting its way close to Define
itself late yesterday.
Other Advances.
While the 3l9th Regiment of the
soth Infantry Division captured
Define Ridge, the 4th Division
ranged on to the vicinity of Han
nocourt and Fonteney, 3 miles be-
yond, and the 35th Infantry Divi-
sion slugged its way into the forest
OF Chateau-Salins and captured
Chateau-Salins itself, miles SOUTH
east of the wood.
Before its fall Chateau-Salins. a
sizeable town controlling network
of roads tanning out to the north.
east toward the Saar, was almos,
encircled by other elements which
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