In the West
THE AISNE OPERATIONS?; Press Australian and K.Z. 'Gable Association, , -' (Revived 11.20 a.m.) f IjoVicTqii, November 3. The Daily states: General CouraundV'dashing attack on the Aisne is progressing. It, was under-' taken to ' faeilltfte the . northward movement of tlie Americans on the right and eliminate factor the■ \vhole northern pai;t of the Argonne,' which hitherto was very".'.harassing: to; the French. General 'Gouraund's north-eastward -advance', '" coupled, witli! that'of the Americans, is calculated to deprive the'Germans of a position of considerable /strategic; importance?, besides involving them in-the -risk of being pinched in a position whence there would,, be »0 escape. ON THE FRANCO-BELGIAN - * . ..' BORDERV Press and N.Z. Cable Assn, and Reuter. (Received 11 a.m.) Eondon, November 3. London^.November 3 (1.35 a.m.) Sir Douglas H'jiig reports;.:"We captured on the-2nd inst. the. steej Works southeastward of Valenciennes, and advanced the. line a mile and a-hah eastward of the town, and completed the capture of St. Saulve. We prisonered iii two days 5,000 and four tanks', and a few guns.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 85, 4 November 1918, Page 6
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