All coal fields in northern France have been reconquered except a five-mile tract where the allied advance is now being pressed near the Belgian border.
German Losses Fifty Thousand in Four Days.
PARIS.—The battle has again flared up and heavy fighting is now underway from Valenciennes to the Meuse. The Germans are fighting well everywhere but the allies continue to make substantial progress in the task of driving back the enemy on the Meuse line.
During the last four days the Germans have lost 15,000 in prisoners, alone and two hundred heavy cannon.
The total loss of the German effectives in these four days cannot be less than fifty thousand in killed, wounded and prisoners.
Strictly speaking, there are three large battles in progress now, all of which are being conducted with equal success for the allies.
Americans Driven Back at One Point.
WASHINGTON.—Heavy fighting on the Verdun front is described in General Pershing's communication for Friday. Strong German counter attacks east of the Meuse everywhere were repulsed except in the Bellue woods where four heavy successive assaults forced a partial withdrawal of the American.
West of the Meuse the American lines were further advanced in the face of determined resistance by strong German forces.
French Advance Two Miles on 4 1-2 Mile Front.
PARIS—On the Serre front the French have captured Mortiers after violent fighting between the Oise and Serre rivers, where the French have maintained contact with the enemy. Between the Oise and Chateau Poincaré the French carried their lines forward on a front of 4 1-2 miles to a two-mile depth at certain points through strong German positions.
Advancing Through Belgium Today. 