Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-10-26 | Page 2 | British Make Further Gains in Encircling Drive

BRITISH MAKE ' FURTHER GAINS IN ENCIRCLING DRIVE WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE AND FLANDERS, Oct. 25, 2 p. m. (By the Associated Press.) Further Fur-ther important gains were made today by the British First and Third armies in their encirciirg drive about Valenciennes. South of the invested city the attacking forces pushed forward more than two miles, capturing Querenalng and Sep-meries, Sep-meries, while on the north Odomez was taken. South of Valenciennes the attack at an early hour had taken the British forward more than two miles, thereby virtually eliminating the sharp salient which bulged into their territory with its point resting near Vendegies. The assault, which was pressed vigorously vigor-ously In this sector yesterday, was renewed re-newed this morning at 3 o'clock. At the same time General Horn's army drove forward north of Valenciennes.