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THE WAR.
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THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]: BRITISH FRONT" THE ATTACK IN BELGIUM DESCRIBED.
LONDON, October 24th. Fiold-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig «re- porta:-
This morning's attack was by English and Scottish troops of the Third and Fourth Armies between the Sambre Cana and the Scheldt River, southward of Falenciennes.
The country is difficult and the many streams, villages and woods ly defended.
During the assembly period in the early stages of the battle hostile artillery was most active with high explosives and gas shells.
CAPTURE OF POMMEREUIL. Our troops advanced all day long despite the resistance especially of artil advanced for some hours before dawn, lery and machine-guns. The infantry penetrated the enemy's defences on the whole front and captured the important village of Pommereuil in the Forest of Romenies.
On the extreme right strong resistance was met at the Fortified farm of Gimbre- mont and the railway halt nearby, but it Was .overcome.
On the left centre we stormed Beaurain with the assistance of tanks, ENGLISH TROOPS TAKE VERTAIN. On the left the English crossed the, Harpies River and captured Fertain."
During the morning, we pressed the attack on the whole front, carrying the enemy's positions to a depth of over three miles driving him out of many strongly defended villages, farms and woods.
The English of the Twenty-Fifth Divi- sion had hard 6ghting at Bois l'Eveque and made ...good progress through the
SEVEN THOUSAND PRISONERS IN
Food.
East County troops of the Eighteenth Division, advanced three-and-half miles and captured Bousies,
"OUTSKIRTS OF NEUVILLE- REACHED
TWO DAYS.
Severe casualties have boop indicted upon the creiny in the course of these operations.
We have captured, since October 23rd over 7,000 prisoners and over 100 guns
We have reached the general line of the Bambre-Oise Canal, due east of Le Cateau, the western edge of Moroal Forest in the neighbourhood of the Le Quesnoy-Ven
Canal degies-sur-Ecaillon-Scheldt
Maing.
THROUGH REUTER'A ADENOV.]
2001 GERMAN AEROPLANES DESTROYED IN A QUARTER.
LONDON, October 94th.
A Prom Bureau communiqué states:---- In the period June-September inclusive, the British destroyed 1,143 and brought down 588 German aeroplanes, against 689. British missing.
A significant feature of the recovery of atterritory in Belgium is that the enemy Lost over twelve aerodromes, the effect of which is to expose a new sector of the Rhine to an early possibility of aerial attacks.
We progressed locally and took prison ers on the Valenciennes Tournai sectar.. AIRMEN'S PART IN THE BATTLE;
LONDON, October 95th. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas. Haig re porting oa aviation, states:
FRENCH FRONT.
We dropped six tons of bombs and brought down 13 aeroplanes and drove FIGHTING ON THE OISE FRONT. down four out of control.
Ten British, machines are missing.
BRITISH GAIN AN IMPORTANT
VICTORY
LONDON, October 24th. A French communiqué states:--
On the Oise Front we crossed the Canal onat of Grand Verly. "
LONDON, October 24th. Despite enemy counter-attacks our sle Rauter's Correspondent at British Headments maintained themselves on the east quarters telegrapha:---
bank Yesterday's victory by the Third and Between the Oise and the Serro the Fourth British Armies was infinitely struggle was also lively in the region of greater than is expressed by the big hauls the railway north of Mesrecoart of prisoners and guns. It is mately a question of time before Valenciennes is FRENCH MAKE A BIG ADVANCE.
LONDON, October 95th. isolated. The weather is favouring us. "An cast wind is drying the ground.
BATTLE PROGRESSING SATIS FACTORILY,
British and Scottish troops of the Twenty-First and Thirty-Third Divisions secured crossings of the Harpies at: Vendegies wood and captured Vendegies! village
Other English troops, with the New Zealanders on their left, reached the out- skirts of Neuville and established them. selves on the high ground north-westward of the village.
Further north we captured Escalmain. We took several thousand prisoners and captured many guns.
The advance is continuing on the whole
front......
"
SHARP FIGHTING SOUTH OF VALENCIENNES.
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Hais r ports:
Sharp fighting continued on Wednesday afternoon and evening on the battle-front to the south of Valenciennes.
We expelled the enemy from Itendegies wood and captured Neuville, Saleschies, and Beandignies, securing crossings of the Ecatillon river at the latter place.
The enemy in the evening counter attacked us vigorously opposite Vendegies, with strong artillery support, but was repulsed
DETERMINED ATTACKS WEST OF
» TOURNAI.
Car attack was resumed on the whole front this morning between the Sambre Oise Canal and the Scheldt..
Northward of Valenciennes we cleared the enemy out of Deraismes Forest and captured Thiers Hauterive and Than
Determined local fighting occurred to the west of Tournai without material change in the situation.
BATTLE-FRONT IN BELGIUM EXTENDED.
Losion, October 25th. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig ro
ports
We extended the battle front, this morn- ing to the north as far as the Scheldt, at Thiant
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LONDON, October 28th Beuter's Correspondent at British Head quarters, telegraphing yesterday evening. stated:-
Between Bois Eveque and the Scheldt the battle is progressing satisfactorily and the Second Army has made a slight advance.
Northwards the French have taken Foret-de-Waerefhem."
The First Army also attacked this morn.. ing and crossed the river at various places. The principal opposition was encounter ed at Verchain and Monchsax
These crossings bring us into the clear country south of Valenciennes...
ATTACK NORTH OF THE DERIVA TION CANAL
-LONDON, October 24th.
A Belgian communiqué states:- The enemy, late yesterday, attacked our lines along the northern part of the Derivation Canal.
A French communiqué states On the Oise Front we crossed the Canal' opposite Longchamps, between the Oise and the Sorre.
We attacked and make a big advance..
despite resistance, south of Origny St. Erenoite sud north of Villers-le-Sec
On the right, we reached the La Ferte- Chevrestis Boad at Ferriers farm, taking several hundred prisoners.
GERMAN LINE OF 16 MILES
CAPTURED.....
LONDON, October 25th. Reuter's Correspondent at French Headquarters reported yesterday:
General Debeney's advance between the Oise and the Serre threatens to take in the rear the enemy's powerful position based on the Oiec, which is impassable to tanks.
The whole of the enemy's årst-line has. been captured on a front of sixteen miles. Darkness interrupted the attack.
Beveral assaulting columns, supported Aerial Activites. by violent artillery fire, attempted to debouche by Strooburg, Moerhuizen and Balgerhock with
They were repulsed with heavy loss. FIFTEEN DIVISIONS OPPOSE THE BRITISH
PARIS, October zith.
A Havas Correspondent says, that fifteen divisions opposed the British yesterday.
BRUSSELS ROAD NOW OPEN.
Pázis, October 24th. »
A Havas message says: As the glorious result of the Allied offen gives, the seventeenth of October, the greatest day of the war so far, was mark ed by three epoch-making events.
Admiral Keyes landed at Ostend, seizing the famous port, British troope marched into Lille amid the indescribable enthus- iasm of the inhabitants, and the British armies attacking south of Le Cateau, on a front of over ten miles, broke into a German position threatening the Handing line from the flazık.
(THROUGE REUTER'S AGENCY.]
CEASELESS RAIDS ON GERMAN TOWNS.
Loanos, October 25th. The Press Bureau announces that the Independent Air Force, on the night of 23rd October heavily and successfully attacked factories and railways at Bur rach and Saarbrucken, dropping 34 tons of bombe. We also attacked, with good resulta, chemical factories at Mannheim, railways at Coblenz, Mitzsablon and near Mainz.
One seroplane has not been located. In addition to the enemy machines reported destroyed in yesterday's com muniqué, we brought down one and shot. down two out of control.
The Allies method of constant attack The Balkang. tires the Germans out. Marshal Foch Marshal Hindenburg from Prevents. shortening the German line, by constantly creating fresh salients.
News that the British bad captured Lille and Ostend filtered through from the news. paper offices during the evening. In the inusic halls and kinetnas there- WES enthusiastic cheering and to-day flags were flown in honour of the redemption of martyred Lille, as
Franch press comment shows that the splendid news has been hailed with joy.
The Brussels road is open. The Allies march through Belgium has been rapid. King Albert is a few short stages from the capital.
ONE OF THE WAR'S DECISIVE BATTLES.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SERBIANS CROSS WEST OF THE MOBAVA,
LONDON, October 24th. A Serbian official report says:— We forced the enemy to retreat on the Razanj front and crossed to the west of the Morava river.
We are advancing northwards. -We took over 300 prisoners.
ALLIES REACH BORMINES.
LONDON, October 24th. The Allies have reached Bormines. The Serbians captured the Bukovict
massif, north-east of Alexinatz-French Wireless
FRENCH TROOPS ENTER NEGOTIN.
between: Along the whole battle-front, betwe
Lobos, October 25th. the Sambre Canal and the Scheldt, we Out overcame the enemy's resistance.
Experts declare that the battle begun advance continued and there was hard on Wednesday is one of the decisive battles, Aghting at a number of pla
of the water correpondent says places
The Times military the right, the Sixth Division reached the eastern edge of the Bois l'Ereque and that strategically the attack is an attempt captured Ors. North of that place we are to substitute for the eastern turning approaching the western outskirts of movement down the Mouse and from Mortal Forest and have captured Rober-Champagne an attack on the enemy's centre. Thus instead of the eastern prong In the right centre
centre attack we continued of the pincers biting the transverse rail to advance successfully in the neighbour way at Mezieres, it is intended to fasten
Lounow, October 25th.: hood of Le Quesnoy and captured Poir-du- It on other si
railway at Baval or Maubeuge.
the pincers is the Belgian
A French Esstern communiqué states t azd Second Britian
French troops have entered Negotin beyond towards Engie Fontaine.
Army
Further east the Berbinns broics the CHISSIGNIES CAPTUREDgium in north Bel-
French writers la say
General enemy resistance on the Kazanjstalso and that The Thirty-Seventh Division captared Dobeneye latest attack between the Oise captured the Mecks massif and the vil- Ghimignies after a sharp struggle, the and the Serre was intended to throw lage of Cicevac taking 300 prisoners. enemy defending determinedly, the cross-
the Gross: masses of Gerrans on to their northern The enemy is retreating along the whole of Ecaillon and thereabouts.
communications with the object of congest front, Pe scoured, the crosstg
at Beaudignics ing them and rendering the evacuation of
dincult. which is in out possession. Here vigorous the German armies more resistanc
was overcome by, New Zealand this locality, captured a troops who, number of batteries, including heavies
The English on the left centre captured Bucanes and are within a short distance of the Lo Quesnoy Valenciennes railway northward of this villaan karet dat de HEAVY FIGHTING NORTH OF
BERMEKAINA
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LAENGE WIRELESS] TOURNAI AND VALENCIENNES BEING ISOLATED.
Lyoxa, October 24th. The British continue to push their advance and progres There was heavy fighting on the high The Third and Fourth Armies.progress. ground north of Bermerain, which weed his kilometres on Wednesday on the old also in the Beighbourhood of whole front from Le Cateau to Bolesmes
and captured ten villages p Vendegies aur-Berillon.
The eneity w
is still resisting in the latter the left The English and forced the crossings of the tillon river between
Verchain and Thant and the high ground on the cast...
Cameron of pushed forward the line a distance
The Fourth Division, after hard fight
ing caplated Verchaint, and Monc
功
The Fifty-Fist ivision on Thair left,
cleared the enemy from the cast bank the river and advanced to the western skirts of Maing in face of heavy mach
The hostile resistance was particul tubborn on this sector.
Italian Front,
[ZHROUGH LEUTER'S AGENCE.]
ACTIVITY SOUTH OF ASTAGO
LONDON, October 24th. An Italian official report states ----- The French penetrated the enemy's positions on Mount Hisemol taking 730 prisoners.
The British southward of Asiago storm- from 2500 to 3,000 metres on the Led the tranches on the Ave, taking 214 Queroy Landrecies road. Stun
prisoners
The British are still pursuing the en We raided the ridge southward of Asha circlement of Tournai and Valenciennes and took 100 prisoners, pe
and bold almost the whole course of the
Scheldt, to Toursidenny
Between the Oise and the Serre General
Deboney made fresh progress
Lospor, October 25th..
LIKELY DEVELOPMENTS.
Headquarters reports under yesterday's date
ofIn two days, ighting he captured 80Renter's Correspondent at Italian
Buss and 700 machine guns, appy
In spi
the F rea
the violence of the struggle tablished themselves, on the
The liveliness on the Italian front is left bank of the Bouche, a tributary of likely to produce developments if the
weather holds. the Serre.