The New York Times/1918/11/11/British Sweep on in Southern Belgium
BRITISH SWEEP ON IN SOUTHERN BELGIUM
Capture Lauze and Renaix and Reach the Southern Outskirts of Mons.
LONDON, Nov. 10.—The British sweep through Southern Belgium continued today. The Franco-Belgian frontier was reached south of the Sambre. North of the Mons-Condé Canal the advance beyond the Scheldt was pressed, the town of Lauze being captured, and British cavalry is approaching Ath, (sixteen miles east of Tournai.)
Further north, progress has been made to a point four miles east of Renaix, the capture of which was reported in Field Marshal Haig's day bulletin.
The Faubourg de Bertaimont, on the southern outskirts of Mons, has been occupied.
Following is the night report from British Headquarters:
The text of the day statement follows:
Our advanced forces are keeping in touch with the retreating enemy on the whole front.
We have occupied the Faubourg de Bertaimont, on the southern outskirts of Mons.
Further north we are approaching Leuze and have taken Renaix. [Renaix is about thirty miles west of Brussels.]
South of the Sambre our advanced troops have reached the Franco-Belgian frontier. North of the Sambre our progress continued against somewhat increased resistance from the enemy rearguards.
North of the Mons-Condé Canal our troops have taken Leuse, and our cavalry is approaching Ath. We have progressed four miles east of Renaix.
Our advanced detachments are pushing forward southeast of Mons, and have reached the line of the canal west and northwest of that town. On the railways east of Maubeuge great quantities of rolling stock have fallen into our hands.