South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-13
LILLE IS CAPTURED
BY GERMAN ARMY
CORPS OF 10000
French Admit Loss of City
Which Was GarriSoned by
TerritorialS-CIaim Gains on
Other Parts of Battle Line.

PARIS, Oct 13.-Lille has been
captured by the Germans This is the
outstanding feature of an official
statement issued here this afternoon
some time after the usual hour. The
fighting has centered about Lille for
nearly two weeks. The admission by
the French that it has been lost in
dicates that the Germans are gaining
in their counter -flanking movement
against the allies left wing and that
the kaiser's troops will now sweep
quickly to the coast
The capture of Lille was effected by
German army corps says the official
statement. a German corps numbers
10000 men. it is stated that the
French force in the city consisted of
only a detachment Of territOrials.
Allies Claim Advance.
To offset the loss of Lille the French
claim that they have gained ground
between Arras and Albert, southwest
of Lille, and also at the center of the
battle front in the region of Berry
Au-Bac
The complete official statements
follows:
"On our left wing our forces have
retaken the offensive in the regions
some forces Of the enemy composed
for the greater part of cavalry coming
from the front along the line of Bal
leul, Estires and Labassee.
The city Of Lille was garrisOned 10y
a detachment of territOrials
Gains Were AppreciabIe.
Summing up, yesterday was mark
ed by an appreciable progress by our
forces at divers points.
% al Of IN, a
defeated Austrian corps are attempt
ing to rally four kilOmeters TO the
west of Przemysl"
Germans Get Aid.
The fierceness of the fighting on
the right wing of the German grand
army indicates that it has already
been strengthened with troops re-
leased by the fail OF Antwerp. A
considerable number of troops. how
ever. are understood TO have rein
forced the German army which
moved against Ghent and Ostend.
The fighting is getting nearer and
nearer TO the English channel as the
German cavalry is pushed forward
in advance Of tie infantry and field
artillery. II is undoubtedly one OBJ
ject Of German strategy 10 establish
"A line from the channel coast south
ward thus cutting off the French,
British and Belgian troops I'm Bel
gium from the main force OF the al
lies in France.
Unofficial dispatches from the front
say that the lighting in the north has
been carried on with unprecedented
violence. Many towns have been
taken, lost and retaken time after
time. West and north of Lille the
cavalry engagement goes on.
That the Germans have not yet
ceased their efforts TO pierce the al
lies left flank in the vicinity Of ROye
and Lassigny Is shown by the Off
Cial information given out by the
French war office
Regard Nerdun a hey.
Although scant attention has been
paid 10 II IN the dispatches furious
fighting is going on along the Yer
dun TOul line where the invaders
are struggling TO make breach.
Many military experts regard Nerduu
as the key 20 the situation. If the
Germans are able to reduce the ring
Of forts at Nerdun and those stretch
ing southwark along the Meuse val
ley they will be able 10 push west
ward and concentrate against the al
lied center. perhaps cutting Il on
from the allies right. -.-
German operations in northwest
Belgium are being prosecuted with
vigor Client Is reported 70 have fall
len into the hands Of the Germans
leaving only BruEes and Ostend in
possession Of the allies
There now have beru 81 days Of
lighting. The battle lir has been
still further extended. the fighting
in Belgium IL considered a part OF
the general engagement the battle
front is now approximately $50 miles
long, stretching out IN the form OF
the sides OF a mighty triangle. one
side (the southern) begins at a point
near Toul. east OF the Meuse, and
stretches in westerly direction
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