Show I HIGH GROUND TAKEN ENEMY MUST RETIRE 1 Capture of Pre Grand Is IsSi i Si Sib Signal gl al for Huns to Quit I Argonne I II I Bj- Bj r A d Press With the French Army on oaths the Ch Champagne Cham Cham- m- m I Front Sept The 23 29 The i The battle baUle of ot I Jr a pala oA I t I ir c nSe nl to l t Violence T nc with the t 1 an df dt fr fresh ir irman r r- r man divisions The rhe enem enemy is making A n. strong fight tight to halt the advance of oC General Gouraud's troops toward ton Vou- Vou Northwest of or Bouconville Boucon Bellevue and nUBS Buss Bussy farm were captured this tills morning giving giving- the French a position which the Important railway Junction at o and the defile of ot the tho Argonne at Grand which In his ills campaign In 1072 1972 called the Thermopylae of ot France Tho The French havo have taken Mount OU clet another s commanding position west vest of ot Boucon With Ith tho French dominating the western exit from the Argonne and ami tho American advancing along the eastern eastern east east- ern edge dge one of or the tho strategic objects of ot the battle which ma may bo be to provoke pro the fall tall of ot the entire Argonne position is well advanced heights Height Are Arc O crr Overrun in Further west nest fresh frosh ground has been gained Rained In the region of oe e Auberive which Increases the menace to the stron strong German Germ positions on tho the mounts north Continued on Page PaSe 2 I HIGH GROUND TAKEN ENEMY MUST RETIRE Continued from paso page 1 of or tho the old Roman Rom road lying east cast from the thc Teton reton Mount Mount Sans-Nom Sans and Mount Tho Tue possession of ot Pro Grand I Is one ono of or orthe the bl big stakes of or this battle hattle When rhen It falls fails the tho Germans must m make mako ko haste to get Jet out of or the tho Argonne re region lon which explains the desperate defense of or Its approaches approaches ap ap- ap- ap b by the best forces tho the Germans Germans Ger Ger- mans have ha available 11 Those taken laken prisoner yesterday gave guVO up only after aCter aftermost aftermost most bitter combats they not only I fought ht well but their appearance IB is far superior to that hat of or most of or tho the prisoners pris iriS ners taken in time the past months General forces driving back the enemy In tho the region of or the ChemIn d des s Dames during the night advanced to tho tIme Allette river north of or PInon forest took and reached the tho canal basin to the thc southeast southeast south south- east easl where here thC they met sharp machine gun fire Ire to prevent them from crossing 1 Uses Ue U e IU Ills fig Guns Gun Further south Routh tIme the Germans are arc re resisting re- re lIsting on the time line of or Chapelle Salute Berthe Ostel amid Cha They Tho artillery In Inthis Inthis inthis aro are relying principally on this region With under tinder fire tire of or the time French guns gunn the thc enemy's enema movements of or troops will encounter vastly ast In Iii Increased creased difficulties AH AS he IB Is short of or motor transport transports he lie has relied mainly on railroads and ind has line supplemented the thc theold theold old French tines hues s with several So branches since occupying the region These rhese railroads rall rail roads now are are useless for all aJl concen concentrations of or the thc troops south of or Grand Grand- Pro Pre another Important center conter of or concentration also Is 18 directly menaced menaced menaced men men- aced Gouraud's forces being only about ten en miles awa away A little further ail ail- vance vanco will enable them to render this Junction also ahlo useless and tho the whole German system of ot communications to toward to- to yard ward the Stenay Stena Gap will silI crumble |