LATE NEWS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 35, 5 November 1918, Page 6

LATE NEWS

TERRIFIC STRUGGLE IN THE WEST OVERWHELMING PRESSURE BY THE ALLIES CRISIS APPROACHING (Rec. November 5, 1.45 a.m.) London, November 4. - Mr. Gerald Campbell states that the Gernians are fighting their hardest to delay General Gouraud in the northern corner of the Argonne, but each day sees a substantial advance. "The ona will come probably with a rush. The joint advance of the Fronch.fr.om the Vouziers area, and Americans on the light, creates a narrowing deepening pocket, from which the Germans must soon escape in order to avoid disaster. This manoeuvre is the latest example of Foch's unfailing method of carving fresh salients and then squeezing out the enemy by simultaneous flank attacks."—''The Times."

LATEST OFFICIAL REPORTS COMPLETE SUCCESS OF FRANCO.-AMERICANS (Rec. November 5, 1.45 a.m.) London, November i. A French official communique states: "Tho severe, battle in the Argonne has resulted in ' complete 6uccess for the French. Fourth Army and *.he American armies. The enemy desperately defended tho Aisne crossing, then clung tenaciously to the wooded heights, but his resistance collapsed before a rush of our troops, who stormed several villages and occupied Voncq and Chesue Woods'. The liberation of the Argonne is now complete. Prisoners and booty have not been counted.''—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reutea'.

Americans take Nineteen Villages. The American communique states: "The American First Army rontinued its success, capturing to-day nineteen villages. Tho enemy's loss .was of the heaviest description in consequence of our continuous blows during tho ,pnst month and his' surprise at the force of our renewed attack on November 1. Prisoners report that the enemy's organisation has been thrown into tho greatest confusion. Several complete batteries and battalions have been captured, and over 5000 prison, ers and 100 gwis taken. Wo have advanced twelve miles on a front of eighteen miles in the past three days, and seized heights enabling us to i annonade the Montmedy, Longuyon, and Conflans railways"— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuteir.

THE PURSJJITJN BELGIUM (Reo. November 5, 1.45 a.m.) London, November 4. A Belgian communique states:— "Wa continued tho pursuit of the retreating enemy notwithstanding the difficulties of tho ground, which is cut up by watercourses and canals, the crossings being destroyed. AVe have reached a line from a mile west of Solzne.te,. east of Ertvelde, and /'through' Langerbrugge, Everghem, and 'J'ronchiennes. There is sharp fighting in tho northern area. Wo approached Gheut."—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn.-Reuter. THE LIBERATION OF SERBIA - (Rec. November 5, 1.45 a.m.) London, November 4. A French Eastern communique states: "Following on the capture of Belgrade, the defeated Germans and Austrians retired to the north bank of the Danube. The Serbian Second Army has readied the Bosnian frontier. Almost the wholo of Serbia has now been liberated.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter.