THE OFFICIAL REPORTS
VIGOROUS ADVANCE BY THE FRENCH London, October 28, 3.15 a.m. A French communique states :-"Tho enemy, pursued by our advance guards, continued to retreat between the Oise and the Serro on a front, of more than lfi miies Our advance , to-day 'exceeded five miles at certain pointsi We carried Boheries, Proix, and Macquigny, and pushed on to the outskirts of Guise. Further south wo are approaching the Guise-Marie road, and arc on the general lino of Bertaignemont Wood, Landifay, Bertaignemont, west of I'auceuzy, Alon-ceau-le-Neuf, and Montigny-sur-Crecy. We captured numerous prisoners and considerable material. The prisoners captured by the First Army since lhursdav number 37,000, and the booty in the namo period includes 20 guns and several •hundred machine-guns. The Tenth Army, co-operating with the First Army on the Serro front, is vigorously pushing the enemy northwards, and occupied Crecy-sur-Serre. The fighting in the last two days obliged the enemy to abandon part of the Bunding position between Herpy And Eecouvrance, and are following on his heels."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. later. •V later French communique states"Between the Oise and the Serre, keeping "close contact with the enemy rearguards, we continued our progress. During the night we occupied La Motte Farm, west of Guise. We reached the ■western approaches of Lo Herie la Vievelle, passed Monceau le Neuf, and reached the western outskirts of Pargny les Bois. On the Serre front we carried Hill 1"3 north of Crecy,' and further east obtained a footing in the enemy trenches north of Froidmont and Cohartille. East of Eethel, American units, by a brilliant local operation, advanced a kilomotre in the region of Foreßt Farm, cast of Attigny."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Eeuter. DETERMINED ATTACKS REPULSED BY THE BRITISH London, October 28, 3.15 a.m. Sir Douglas Haig reports:—"A determined counter-attack was made on Sunday at Famars, south of Valenciennes, but was repulsed after street fighting, in which many of the enemy were killed.' We slightly improved our positions on the borders of the Mormal Forest and north of the Baismes Forest."-Aus.-N.Z. Cable ■ Assn.-lleuter. , (Eec. October 29, 7.30 p.m.) London, October 28. Sir Douglas Haig reports that as the result of local operations southward of Valenciennes we aavanced our line between the Bhonelle River and the Scheldt in the face of considerable opposition.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-B-eutcr. ■ THE WAR IN THE AIR (Eec. October 29, 7.30 p.m.) London, October 28. Sir Douglas Haig's aviation report states :-"On Sunday we dropped 12} tons of bombs shot down sixteen of the enemy's machines, and drove down ten others out of control. Eleven British machines are missing."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable-Assn.-Eeuter. THE GERMAN HIGH COMMAND VON LUDENDORFF'S RESIGNATION. New York, October 28. The Eoroe correspondent of the United Press states:—"lt is reported that von Hindenburg may order the court-martial of von Ludendorff. The Washington correspondent, of tho United Press states that advices received from The Hague indicate that von Ludendorff resigned because lie disagreed with President Wilson's Note.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. Washington, October 28. It is reported that General Lossenberg will succeed von Ludendorff .-Aus.Oafele Assn. , ffiec. October 29, 11.40 p.m.) London, October 29.^ General von Losaberg will succeed General von Ludendorff.—"Tho Times,
ANOTHER SUCCESSOR NAMED. (Rec. October; 29, 7.80 p.m.) October 28 . It is reported that General von Steckt, formerly von Mackensen's Cluef of Staff, has succeeded von Ludendorff.—Reuter. J IN CONFLICT WITH THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY (Rec. October 29, 7.30 p.m.) Copenhagen, October 28. Von Ludendorff hafi returned to German Weld HwdauaAtos toevrall nf tbn Armv His res ignation was due to the placing of the military au horities undl civilian control Von Ludendorff at first eagerly recommended nimicHpp m ho considered that the German armies' positions were despeiate. Lately he modifieThis and attempted to interfere with the Government's policy.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. RUMOURED RESIGNATION OF VON HINDENBURG. London, October 28. There are contradictory rumours in the German Press in reference to the resignation of von Hindenburg.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. DEFEAT OF THE "BITTER ENDERS." (Rec. October 29, 7.30 p.m.) n„vaurice writing to the "Daily News," says that yon Ludendorff s resignation means the defeat of the "bitter «£ thattte German MB has been forced to accept fhe peace, policy.-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. GERMAN PRESS OPINION. (Rec. October 29, 7.30 p.m.) mL «T„„DWaf" donniinoM the Pan-Germans' intentions to issue a pronunciam headed by von Ludendorff, designed to prevent the 4twaeV' ef S!s that von Ludendorff' fell because he attempted io dictate a policy. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ( STOCK EXCHANGE FIRM AND OPTIMISTIC. (Rec. October 29, 8.45 p.m.) London, October 28. The Stock Exchange is firm and optimistic, but business is. quiet. Consols are at m—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assu.-Eeuter.
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