Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-10-26 | Page 2 | British Obtain Victory despite What Huns State

BRITISH OBTAIN VICTORY DESPITE WHAT HUNS STATE PARIS. Oct. 25. (Ilavas.) In spite or the claims in the German official statement state-ment that they have frustrated British attempts to pierce the German lines south of Valenciennes, mllhary ohservera here point out that the British, on Wednesday Wed-nesday and Thursday, gained a great victory, the consequences of which will bfl more apparent shortly. The British Third and Fourth armies gained an Important Im-portant advantage In tho out Hanking of Valenciennes by reaching the outskirts of tho Mormal forest and smashing through the German defenses he fore Le Quesnoy and landrecles. This advance was mndo notwithstanding the fact that the Germans Ger-mans had thrown In large focaea to meet tho attack, and threw It hack.