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LATEST OABLES:
{TEKODUK LAUTER'S AGENCY.) BRITISH FRONT
FLANDERS SUCCESS FOLLOWED UP
1-
London, October 16th. Reuter's Correspondent at British Head. quarters, telegraphing to-day, states
We are following up rapidly our spocess In Flanders Indeed, it is difficult to eat nny, limits to the Allied advance. *
"Cavalry is reported towards Thourout but it may be only reconnoitring bodies Certainly the infantry reached a point. near Lichtervelde and along the northern outskirts of Courtrai. We are across the
Lys and reached Comines as well as the posts beyond Habasserville,
The weather is fine though misty.
-EARLIER CABLES,
LOCAL ACTIONS SOUTH OF THE
LYS.
LowDos, October 14th. Sir Douglas Haig states:-- On the British front south of the Lys there have been only local actions, ・・
Our patrols and advanced detachments made progrese at certain points, taking prisoners.
Local fighting in the neighbourhood of Erquinghem and south of Wermasquart resulted in our taking prisoners.
OUTSKIRTS OF MENIN REACHED.
Loxbox, October 15th.
Sir Douglas Haig states:- The British attacked this morning towards Coutrai and captured important villages.
Shoals of prisoners are coming in.
Whippetal were co-operating with the Belgians but, no tanks were parti- alpating in our attack
The enemy defences were mostly im provised machine-gun, poets.
The battle may develop into yet an other of the great successes to which we are becoming accustomed It does not seem over-optimistic to anticipato a big haul of booty.
LENS MINES FLOODED BY
GERMANS. A
PARIS, October 15th. The Germans have displayed great ingenuity in flooding the Lena mines and blowing) np: all Taluable machinery, which they wore unable to carry away. It will be impossible to work the wines for two Years,
A FRONT OF 18 MILES.
Loson, October 14th. Flanders extended over a front of twenty
Beuter learns that to-day's" attack in
eight miles from Dixhit to Werwick The operations have gone very well, -
By mid-day the Allies had advanced from two to three miles on the whole front.
Three thousand prisoners have been courated.
The Fleet co-operated in the direction of Ostend.
Wagroached a line running from Dix- made to Cortemarck, thence eastwards to Houlers, which we are cleaning up, to a 'mile eastward of Winkel St. Eloy and thence eastward of Moorseele to the old line near Menin.
The weather is fine and the enemy resist. nace very weak southwards of Roulers but vigorous in the direction of Thielt.
The full
consequences of the offensive
depend on the ultimate line reached.
Further progress is probable. Anyhow the enemy occupation of Belgium and also
ENEMY RETREAT MAY PROVE
·COSTLY.
Read
LONDON, October 18th. Router's Correspondent at Franch quarters, telegraphing yesterday, states:-
Aisne front dissipated any enemy hope of
Our continued advance on t
standing on the prepared Serre Sissonnde Rembel line.
LAOD
The French troops have been fighting incessantly for three weeks, most of them with brief rests since Spring, but they scout the idea of an armistice Ma
They know that what prevents the enemy from retreating rapidly, is his inability to escape without disastrous loss, from the tentacles which Generalissimo Fook has throws round him.
The enemy has got most of his material away, but we are blocking the roads for retreating troops. Hence the retreat, whose pace has thus been compulsorily. slackened, may prove the moas costly, operation the German command has yet attempted
THE THIEVING GERMANS.
PARIS, October 15th. On the Flanders front numerous Ger A Havas message.says:- man prisoners were found carrying pro- perty loated at Roulers and elsewhere. They declared that they acted on the orders of their officers of whom
they prisoner in Roulers were thereupon arrest named five. The latter who were taken.
ed and bandouffled. They demanded sq. interview with the Corps Commandor. The
latter refused to receive them saying.. they could have no relations with thieves, The arrested officers will be court martialled.
Everywhere, before the victorious Allied advance. the Germans removed" the civilians from the Belgian villages which. were then stripped bare.
EARLIER CABLES.
PROGRESS BEYOND THE AISNE.
LONDON, October, 15th. A French communique states:--- At night and early in the morning we made progress at different points on the front-
South of the Serre we captured Remies, Barenton. Cel, and Monceau-le-Vaast
West of Bethel, we took Naotbenil-sur- Aisne
West of Grindpre we made progress. We reached the northern outskirts of the Fille salient is critical, a
beyond the Aianc We hold Clizy and.. Menip
The British and French operated under Terms. We took over 800 prisoners, here. The Belgians and French have also cap the Belgian Command. tured many important villages,
The total taken prisoner exceeds 8,000. Six complete batteries with teams were captured.
LATEST CABLES.
FRENCH FRONT.
FRENCH TROOPS CAPTURE ROULERS.
LONDON, October 15th.
A Belgian communiqué states:—At 5.30/2 a.m. to-day Belgian troops, "closely "com operating with the French, attacked on
a front of over 50 kilometres between the Handzeme Canal and the Roulers-Menin
Allied aviators bombed hostile con- centrations and trains and machine- TRE VOUZIERS GRANDPRE ROAD Road, breaking enemy resistance/« gunned infantry.”
British monitors assisted.
Numerous fires are reported behind the German Lines
AMERICANS CROSS THE SELLE RIVER
LONDON, October 15th.
HELD.
LONDON, October 18th. A French communiqué states:- North of the Aiste. we advanced in the region of Arsonville,
We skirted the southern bank of the Serre as far as Pouilly-sur-Serre which is in our hands.
Bir Douglas Haig states:- An American patrol crossed the Belle River yesterday afternoon in the neigh. We made progress to the north-east of bourhood of St. Souplet and brought | Warchais taking 40 prisoners. back 30 prisoners.
Further cast, we captured La Selve We made a successful raid in the even- and Nisy-le-Comte. ing south of Sainghinen weppes.
Our patrols took a few prisoners on other portions of the front" ARH
AERIAL ACTIVITY.
London, October 14th,
Sir Douglas Haig states: -
· Owing to mist and rain yesterday there. was no air-fighting. We shot down one 25 enemy aeroplane by machine gun firm One British machine “is missingstok
The Weather improved at night and wa dropped 18 tons of babe on important One of our railway communications. night fliers has not returned:
BELGIANS CROSS THE ROULERS- LEDEGHEM HOAD.
TOM LAYDOR, October 14th. Router's Correspondent at British Headquarters, telegraphing. stater
The Belgians are doing splendidly. Br. am they had advanced 3,000 yards, reaching the Bolleghen Capelle Road
They crossed the Roulers-Ledeghem Bond in the vicinity of Denaap.
The battle is now going well SUCCESSFUL OPENING OF THE BATTLE
LONDON, October 14th. Beuter's Correspondent at Headquar ters, telegraphing to day, states.
Our troops made considerable progress on the whole front, liberating the villages of Baudzeme Cortemarck, Geite St. Joseph, Hoolede, Beveren, Kumbeke, Bor- Ouckene and Winkel Bt. Eloy 1. Towards mid-day the French carried the town of Roulers by assault
Farther east, the Belgians, in the cours of fighting, advanced over 10 kilometres. carrying Sheghem, and reaching the out- arts of Lendelede, freeing numerous civilians., 201
GERMANS SET ROULERS ON FIRE,
The advance varies between four and ten kilometres. **Alifed" sirmon performed most useful Work
Already 6,000 · prisoners: have been To the west of Grandpre, we hold the counted, one-half captured by the French Vonziers-Grandpre-road.
and the other half by the Belgians,
Bis complets batteries mens captured, In this region we took no additional also a number of guns not yet counted 400 prisoners.
FRENCH AERIAL SUCCESSES.
LONDON, October 18th.
A French communiqué itates that deep. reconnaisances of aeroplanes observed in- numerable fires kindled by the enemy on the whole territory from which they are retreating?.
Beven enemy machines were felled, and four balloons were set on fire.
Nightfiers in spite of leg and clouds, dropped air tons of bombs on important stations.
AMERICAN ATTACKS ON THE MEUSE.
LONDON, October 16th
An American communiqué states:-- We continued our attacks on both sides of the Meuse, which were stubbornly re: sisted by reinforced enemy divisions.
and considerable booty-
The enemy started dres at Roulers, Cortemarck, and Hooglede and also caused
number of explosions at Roulers,
VIOLENT BOMBARDMENTS.
Losnos, October 14th. Headquarters, telegraphing at noon tov Renter's Correspondent at American day, states: The bonbardment along the American Front was more violent to-day, both sides employing great quantities of
On the left of the sector, our artillery and machine-gun fire cut down the Ger mans who were advancing in open order in the attempt to regain ground AMERICANS CAPTURE CHATILLON WOODBI
Loupon, October 15th, Beatar's Correspondent at American Headquarters, telegraphing to day, states: The Americans yesterday moved. up their line to St. George's and Landres et-St. George's after a bitter struggle.
East of the Mouse Magentafaro, we receivey and
To the cast of the Meuse the Francoise Germans fought
Americans gained ground.
To the west the fighting has violently increased
We gained substantially, including Hill egg which thrice changed hands
We broke the Kriemhilde-Stellang at We may reasonably presume that the new points, where we had a hand to hand Germans expected this attack on a grand fight with the enemy and took some pri-
Undoubtedly the enemy has done | soners.
all that bis dwindling man-power per
to strengthen this front, but the as which have been in the line for siderable time have recently been
lieved by fresh troopa
eather was lavourable to us and ing is tolerably good.
to onn barrago · Wan the Germans having lost and their police of saring
at the expense of infantry.
istence was be- ghem where the
fought
forced to retreat, after
TEN THOUSAND PRISONERS
LONDON, October 15th: We reached the proximity of the adeny
Isteral railway-Thour
Thisit equently
whi
mans are thrown' Bruges,
commani- fard owing to the Dutch frontier. how total 10,000,
a
hold bacic the Americans,
nese Guarda Division, * The Germans Hooded the woods "and"
ravines with mustard and lethni gasos, L
Chatillon woods covering the high hill south
of Romagne were very stubbornly defended.The Americans gained the sam mit in the evening after being repeatedly thrown beck 20
000 prisoners were sent back
[FRENCH WIRELEAS.]}]
FRANCO BELGIAN ATTAOK WEKTOWARDS THOUROUTE,
LYDIS, October 15th,
On Monday in Flanders, the French, with Belgian troops on the left Bank, attacked in the direction of Thourous an froot of 40 kilometres, NEVADA Bells forces on the right
ht "advanced
towards Courtraje Vyben BARTA
The French entered Roulers on Mondar vite "Adit: pedestated beyond to a depth of 7 kilome
tock many thousands of
To the East of the Oise French troops, advanced from 4 to 10 kilometres in the region of
ing 1,000 prison..
The
prisoner
the troops, under General Mangin ad vanced from 2 to 4 kiloméêtres and þer.. decupied the village and military cam Bisonpe