WESTERN FRONT

Taranaki Daily News, 9 November 1918, Page 7

WESTERN FRONT

BRITISH PROGRESS* IaiPORTANT POINTS TAKEN. London, Nov. 7. Sir Douglas Haig reports., at 12..J0 a.m.: We made progress on the whole battlefront, despite rain. There was sharp fighting and we took hundreds of .prisoners.

On the right we captured Cartignies and Mar bow

The centre drove out the enemy from hastily-constructed defences on the east bank of the Sambre. We crossed the river near Berlaimont and captured Lev»l and Aulnoye, also the important railway junction there. Further north we crossed the AvesnesBavay road eastward of the Mormal forest, and reached the railway southward and westward of Bavay, where sharp figthting continues near the town. V7e cleared the west bank of the Aunelle as far north as Angre, where all day long there was stiff fighting. We repulsed two counter-attacks. On the left the Canadians, making progress eastward of the Scheldt, captured Baisieux and Quievrechain.—tAus. N.Z. Cable Assoc and .Renter. London, Nov. 7. Sir Douglas Haig reports at U5 p.m.: Progress on the battlefront yesterday evening continued. We have taken Dompierre and Monceau St. Vaast. and reached or passed the line of the AvesnesBavay road between Monceau St. Vaast -and the railway southward of Bavay. We repulsed a counter-attack southeastward of Bavay, with heavy enemy losses. We advanced our line, as the result of fighting last nigiht, in the neighborhood of Angre. We took possession of the village and gained the height eastward thereof. We reached further north the outskirts of Quievran and Crespin.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc and Renter.

ON VERDUN FRONT.

AMERICANS TAKE SEDAN. New York, Nov. 7. The Americans continue to progress on tJhe Verdun front. The Germans are rapidly retiring, fighting rearguard actions. Mr. James cables that Sedan was set on fire by the Germans in their retreat. The Americans are within five miles of the town. The American success is developing into a great victory. Later.—The Americans took Sedan just before the armistice was signed. London, Nov. 7. An American communique states: We •vanced over four kilometres east of 3 Me>ise, despite the most difficult ground and bitter resistance. The enemy is desperately striving to maintain this last foothold on the heights of the Meuse.

The enemy failed to check our rapid progress west of the Meuse, where we reached the outskirts of Mouzon and captured Bulson and Eaucourt. Twenty - two enemy divisions have appeared on our front between the Meuse and tfte Argonne since November I.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc