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Show ICZECHO-SLOVAKS WIN HICTO Units of Army Arrive in France and Win First Battle. DAY TO BE CELEBRATED 2 Troops in Drenching Rain-Fight Rain-Fight Six Days and Take Difficult Position. WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN PRANCE, Oct. 2-1, (By tho Associated Press.) October 21 the newest of national na-tional fete days, will In years to come the celebrated not only in central Eur-' Eur-' ope as the anniversary of the birth in exile of the Czecho-Slovak government, govern-ment, but also at Terron-Sur-Aisne, in Franco, as the date of the first victory of the Czecho-Slovak army. Units of this latest arrival among the belligerents in this war, fighting with General Gouraud in the region of Vouziers received of tho news of the constitution of the Czecho-Slovak govr ernment at noon October 21 Immediately Imme-diately afterward they went forward to assault one of the most difficult positions posi-tions along the Alsne and took the village of Terron at the point of the bayonet. These troops had been in line for six clays in a particularly trying sector, sec-tor, drenched by continual rains, wal-"lowlng wal-"lowlng in mud and wading through the flooded region along the river. In front ofthem tho Germans were strongly entrnnched and fortified In the village of .Terron with their usual heavy armament ar-mament of machine guns. A wild burst of enthusiasm greeted the announcement by tho colonel in command of the formation of the Czecho-Slovak government, after which the men listened in impressive silence to the colonel's exhortations. "Your colonel counts upon every man to do his utmost to salute the constitution of the government by a victory," ho said. "The Czecho-Slovak nation has its eyes upon you. Be of stout heart, and forward, march'" Fifteen minutes only of artillery preparation preceded the rush through mud and water to the German lines. Led by Major Nusak, commanding tho battalion In the first line the men left their trenches at 3 o'clock to cross the marshy sone swept by tho Arc from nests of mnchine guns, the emplacements emplace-ments of which could only be guesses. 'The line became thinner and thinner aSjk it went on, but tho survivors, Inspired In-spired by the example of Captain Sib- lik and Vlasak and Lieutenants Pliva and Zatfca. continued on to the first houses in the villago without faltering, Aja hour later the entire position was in their hands. The village had been conquered in a fierce house-to-house, hand-to-hand fight in the course of which the German Ger-man gunnel's who stuck desperately to their posts were bayoneted on their guns. The survivors of the garrison were in small proportion to the dead tlAit lay on the ground. French Enter Villages j LONDON, Oct. 25. 1 p. m. French forces, advancing northeastward between be-tween the Oisc and the Peron. a tributary tri-butary of the Serre, have penetrated the village of Villers-le-Sec and surrounded sur-rounded the villago of La Forte, northeast north-east of Villers. The French also have made some advance further east along the Serre and the Souche. Italians Capture Islands LONDON, Oct. 25 On the Piave river the Italians have captured the Islands of Grave, Patladaholi and Mag-giore. Mag-giore. The weather on the front is unfavorable. un-favorable. Americans Wounded. OTTAWA, Oct 25. The Canadian overseas casualties list received today contains the name" of J. J. Webb. Plover, Plo-ver, la., and C. Kriemer, San Diego, Cal., among those listed as wounded. ' AMERICANS GAINING GROUND. (By tho Associated Press.) WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY NORTH OF VERDUN, Oct. 25. The j American troops, despite strong German Ger-man artillery fire, Improved their po-1 sitions at three important points along tho front east and west of the Meuse during the night. East of tho Meuso the Americans drove the enemy from the eastern edge of tho Bois d'Ormont, gaining their objective. In tho region of Grand Pre, west of the Mouse, the Americans straightened straight-ened out their line and captured several sev-eral important ridges. Between Rappes wood and Banthevllle wood the American Ameri-can line was extended despite stubborn stub-born resistance. ROME. Oct 25 In bitter fighting yesterday In the region of Monto Grappa the Italians established themselves them-selves on tho northern bank of Ornlo rivor.' They captured nearlv three thousand prisoners. |