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P art in in III f Division S Sedan dall 11 Dash Drill 7 American Nov Not 0 00 the historic French city entered catered troops 0 s yesterday after after- Pd an at t 4 o'clock yf fe Sedan reported in his hi General al Pershing II for tor this morning All AI of the thes thet city west o the QC of portion t bat that hat P was s occupied fer that Ieuse of ot the elt city east cast of or the part It that reported filled with t tho the remy re- re s ote e ws s who not only blew up enemy my 1 but but flooded tho tiro alle valley of ot I Itie ll statement follows i iJ The The tie he river rl o of the tho American Ux- Ux t J Headquarters Forces Force Nov Not 7 Morning ad- ad afternoon yesterday o'clock i i 4 tt H of or the tho I First American Americana 1 troops a ced that part of the city of or oran an ps which took lies on the west nest bank banI of ot otte te tae n lII i c bridge leading across the TIle bridge lIe the remainder of or tho the elt city into Is filled with the tho retreating cn- cn which J- J been destroyed and the theal val val- t allty al- al has fv tay re of the river flooded th the railroad destroyed The been traces bridges have ha al also o lateral line of ot com com- Principal S of g between the tho fortress on his troops In northern France and fet of or the ind nd Belgium Is b by the success American merican arm army no longer longcr open to glen Z General Central Pershing also said d that a regiment rl-nent rl of oC American m infantry particularly particularly lul distinguished Itself in the tine final In iii Italy He lie ha had reference to the the Three Hundred and Thirty second it Ohio national arm army troops The statement follows Headquarters of ot the American Expeditionary Expeditionary Ex Ex- Forces Nov No 7 Evening The fie The first American arm army continued its its ts offensive starting with a precarious ous footing on the cast of the ieuse In a r region ston of or unusual natural difficulties and defended by an enemy rendered desperate b by tho the knowledge that t the e hel heights north of If Verdun were rust Ilal to 10 his plan l Rational National Guard Thel hel fifth division Ision an and nations card urd troops from rom Wisconsin and Michigan employed in this operation kid ad slowly but steadily fought their tray if throughout hout these days das of continuous o ou ous battle tittle In Lt n this region reelon we now hold Devant Lion the heights overlooking over o looking three kilometers east tut of ot Sillon-Fontaine Sillon firm farm and thence southeast to the old line Rainbow division di and units of ot the first division seized tho the heights foul and southeast of or Sedan and the of that elt city lying on the west Unk of oC the Meuse Ieuse Tho This entire region the Meuse Ieuse and the Bar has haslow ro tour low been liberated by the first American Ameri Amen can can rm army juray In close cO- cO operation co-operation with e French Frenc fourth arm army jIn In the oene the tho troops troop o of our lid arm army have hn executed a a. number h successful raids entering the tho enemy's lines and returning with fifty prisoners prisoners- Many Inn Inn- Guns GunN Tito Tho number of oC guns of oC all calibers taken b by tho the first American arm army since November 1 now exceeds 50 A partial partial partial par par- count of oC captured munitions and material showed moro more than 2000 machine machine machine ma ma- chine guns UM over o rifles seventy seventy- five lve trench mort mortars rs many antitank guns gUn several hundred thousand rounds I of or artillery ammunition nearl nearly 1000 rounds of or small arms ammunition and antl much other material A regiment of oC American Infantry particularly distinguished In the final victories In Italy Hah J. J Yanks Fight Over Rough Territory With Hh tho lie American Atm Army on the S Sedan Se Sc- dan an Front Nov XO 7 7 7 p. p p m. m m The The Americans Thursday east cast of oC the Meuse Ieuse fought over OCI some of ot the the roughest country countr In France taking taking- tho the t hel heights south of or the tho ro oe forest and ad advancing advancing ad- ad moro more than titan four kilometers not notwithstanding desperate rear-guard rear activity of or the lie German machine gunners gunners gun gun- ners Hill Hili 50 the great hogback between La Laon on and aux was taken talen In the tho morning by the tho Americans The Americans Americans Americans Amer Amer- pushed through tho series of ot woods and over o the rolling country reaching tho the regions of ot Bande and The German machine gunners fought ought as If It they never had heard of oC peace talk hol holding lJJ to their nests In man many cases until the they were killed or blasted out by the thc Am American artillery In rearguard rear rearguard guard actions machine machino gunners bUnner fell tell back Into a series of or fox holes and antl dugouts all well tell supplied with cartridges cartridges cart cart- ridges es the rear guard fighters I carrying carrying carry carry- ing th their lr guns uns from Crom trench to tho the other she shelter ter until shot or taken prisoner A Alter to a ah an all day struggle In it In tho the dense ense woods and hills hilts the Americans late Jato today r reached ached the tho most easterly heights of ot he lie Meuse reuse dominating miles of or open country of or the Germans Germania literally havi having lg been pushed out of or every er e foot Coot or ground round As soon ns lS the tine western portion of or Sedan was captured the tho Americans began began be be- gnu gan consolidation lon of ot their positions and prepared for tor further Curt her advances ances The enemy had destroyed all alt the bridges es across the Meuse Ieuse but the Americans Immediately be began an the work of or repair and will be bc able ahlo to use them to reach the other part of oC th the city The rue Americans are arc In close touch with the enemy nem lines between Inor nn and Further west they have taken and Pont I Maugis Hugo o quantities of materials and antl supplies of or er e every kind have hac been captured during the advance ance I It was contingents of ot the noted Rainbow division and of or the tho First di division division di- di el vision that mado made the tho final whirlwind dash Into Sedan I Secretary of ofT T War Wai ar Rejoices at News Ts Washington Nov No 7 Tile The The taking of or Sedan b by American troops Is a great Ireat military achievement Secretary Baker 1 said today toda when informed d that detachments detachments detachments detach detach- ments of Lieutenant General II first army had entered tile the the historic French city I The pews news o of tho the taking taking- of or Sedan Is cr very good news said ald Mr 11 Baker Daker It ItI Itis Itis is a great reat military achievement At l Atour lour I our last report tho thu Americans were at ata ata ata a distance I believe c of or n five Vo or aI six Ix I miles front from Sedan edan in ill the tho most 11 difficult I cult cult country alon along along- the lie western front frotH except the tho flooded territory In III Flan Maun- ders The advance o of Pershing's army front from the day of or September to the 1st lt of oC November o slow low difficult In the tho face Cace of or tremendous opposition and against the strongest est kind of or po positions positions po- po and its consequent very much more rapid advance Including the taking taking tak tak- ing of Sedan edan if I that lint place actually has fallen Callen Is as aR fine CIne a military achievement achievement achievement achieve achieve- ment in a limited area as has taken laken place In the lie war at an any time I It Is now permissible to lo mention the lie divisions which participated in the fa famous fatuous fa- fa drive that cleared that part of or Prance France west of ot the tho Meuse Ieuse occupied b by bythe bythe the Americans It was tho the second division dl which operating at tho the center made e the tho strenuous push on tho the afternoon of oC the da day the tho Germans be began nn to lo weaken and pressed forward forwar until It controlled the th heights below Beaumont This made mado possible the shelling of or the Meta Metz railroad rite Tho Fifth regulars cros crossed etl the no Meuse under enemy machine gun fire aided u by lie tho Thirty second division and covered cov cov- covered ered ted themselves with glory for four tOUt successive days Continuing its successes in the Argonne Argonne Argonne Ar- Ar gonne forest the Se Seventh Seventh-seventh nth se di division dl- dl vision Ision fought Its stubborn way vay upward along Bourgogne nc wood In conjunction with the thc Seventy eighth |