THE OFFICIAL REPORTS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue LXXIV, 21 October 1918, Page 5

THE OFFICIAL REPORTS.

PROGRESS ON ALL FRONTS

ALLIES EVERYWHERE ADVANC: IN<*.

LONDON, Oct. 18.

Sir Douglas Haig reports: The prd- , eoners in .the operations on the. Bohan-Le-Cateau front exceed 400. We also took a number of guns. We continue to advance on the whole . front between the Sensee canal and the . Lys. We crossed the canal on a wide front northward of Oambrai, and are now astride the Douai-Denain road, four mites south-westward of Douad. We have captured a number of villages. LONDON, Oct. 19 (1 a.m.) Sir Douglas Haig reports: The British and Americans continued their attack between Bohain and Le Gateau, and made good' progress. In co-operatidn with the French, on their right, despite heavy resistance, we once more have driven the enemy from positions he took ug. We captured Wassigny and Ribeauville, and entered Bazual, wnere fighting continues. We took prisoners over 1200 in these operations.

Between the Sense Canal and the Lys, the enemy was forced to retreat, and our progress continues. We further advanced five miles, despite ■considerable opposition. ; General Home's First Army com\pleted the capture of Douai and progressed eastward. General Plumer's second army is eastward of Roubaix and Tourcoing. LONDON, Oct. 9 (5 a.m.; Sir Douglas Haig reports that the -day was marked "by stubborn resistance on the line, Bruges, Moostcamp, Wynghene, Thielt and Oostroo--sebeke. We overcame resistance east of Oostcamp and Oostroosebeke. The Belgians, south-west of Bruges, are progressing considerably, crossing the Bruges-Ostend canal at several points and advancing northwards, they Coolscamp and reached the. approaches of- Bruges. The Second British Army have improved their line. South of the Lysi, they crossed the Courtrai-Mouscron railway at a number of points. The British, in the afternoon, occupied Rou"baix and Turcoing. LONDON. Oct. 19, (11.25 p.m.) Sir Douglas Haig reports: We further progressed north-east of Bohain, capturing the village of Mazingheim __;and completing the capture of Bazual. -^ The advance continues. Northward ' of the Sensee Canal we drove out th© tJermans from Emerchioourt and Pesqufencourt, and are in contact with the eastward of Vred and Cattelet. • Further north we crossed the TVfarcque river, between Sainghin and <Chereng, and are approaching Chereng. LONDON, Oct. 20 (12.30 a.m.) Sir Douglas Haig reports.-: AngloAmerican forces this mornincr. operating in conjunction with the French between the Oise and Le Cateau; successfully renewed the advance. We reached the west bank of the Sa.mhre.and the Oise Canal, northward of Oisyt. txnd took possession of the high ground westward of Catillon. In our operations during the -past three days in this sector. General Rawlinson's Fourth Army completed an ad-T-anoe of from five to eight miles, across difficult country, which tho enemy ripfended with tenacity. Having; driven the enemy on the' first day of their from strong nositions on the 'Tifrht bank of the Selle River, by de--termined and persistent fip-hting they snooAssfuUv cleared the whole of the high ground eastward of the river line n«T,t.nrmor many vill^es in the course of th^?r advance, with over 5000 prisoners and a number of .^uns.—Aus.-N.Z. . C.A. and Reuter.

/ LONDON. Oct. 18. A Jbrench communique reports: On the right bank otf the Oise there was violent enemy artillery action. Between the Oise and the Serre our pressure during the past few days has obliged the enemy to begin a fresh withdrawal.

We pursued the German rearguards and occupied Anguilcourt. West of Grandpre extremely bitter Hunting continues, and extended this morning as far as the height of Vouziftrs. We orosser the Aisne at this point.

LONDON, Oct. 20 (12.35 a.m.) A French communique states- During tiie night the First Army, continuing its victorious advance, completed its task of throwing back the enemy, who endeavored to maintain at all costs, his position on the west bank Of Oise- We at Present have reached the canal Ifrom east of the •borest d'Audigny to north of Haute-yille.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. and Reut«r..

. LONDON, Oct. 19. A Belgian communique says: The Anglo-French, in the morning resumed their advance.

The Belgians reached the general line Qstend, Oudenburg, Ettetheim, Varssenaere, Standre, St. Michel. Towards the east the resistance was strong. As the result ox hand-to-hand fighting, we reached the eastern outskirts of Oostcamp and Reingbeek, capturing Ooztroosebeeke. We progressed one and a half kilometres beyond.

The Belgians aad French in. the morning, resumed their advance.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. and Renter. An. American communique reports: Westward of the Meuse the advance continued. We took Bantheville and entered the northern edge of Bois de loges and captured Talma farm westward dt Grandpre, after severe fighting. Eastward of the Meuse w e repulsed fresh attempt© to drive us out from new positions at the Bois Grande Montague. The Americans, participating in the British attack on Thursday southward of Le Cateau, penetrated two miles and stormed MoLain, Si. Martin, Riviere and l'Arbie de Guise.

West of the Oise we first reattaeked the villages of Mennevret, in the forest of Audigny, where we hold the eastern outeMrte. We have advanced fiveN kilometres, in this region under most difficult conditions, and captured the villages of Grougis, Aisonyllie, and Bernoville, despite furious resistance.

, Further south pur advance guards continued the pursuit between the Ois e and the Serre 3 and advanced north,. We occupied ten villages. Fifteen hundred prisoners have so far been counted. We crossed the" Aisne on a ifroht of five kilometres on both, sides of Vouziere, and obtained a lodgment in the Mils east of the village of Vandy, and captured several fortified farms, taking several hundred prisoners. Further east we advanced in the wooded region between Olizy and Grandpre.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. and Reuter. j

A •wireles® German official report states: We evacuated Ostend, Turcoing, Roubaix, Lille and Douai.— Aue.-N.Z. Cable Aesn. and Reuter.