The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-10-21
EFFORTS TO STOP
ADVANCE VAIN
British, French, BeIgians Drive
Forward From Journal to
Dutch Frontier.
LE cHEsNE . oBJEcTIvE
Weather Against Allies -Boches
Fight Hard at Buzancy and
Before Cateau.
(Associated Press.)

In spite of the efforts of the Ger
mans to check the advance Of the allies
in Belgium, the British. French and
Belgians continue their sweeping
march from Journal to the Dutch
frontier. Official reports show that
they have reached points within ten
miles of Ghent.
The Belgians are along the Deynze-
Eecloo canal, which runs northward
from the Lys river to Zeebrugge and
have taken a number OF important
points near that waterway. Further
south the French have crossed the Lys
and have established bridgeheads at
various points. Along the Lys the
British second army has moved swiftly
toward the Scheldt river and are at
Peca, on the west bank of the river.
In this sector of the battle line, the
allies are moving toward the south
east and it seems they will be able
to reach Ghent with their main forces
in a very short time. The Germans
have flooded some OF the country, but
! this has failed 10 interfere with the
,, progress of the a<slessnommanded by
, King Albert.
British and American troops are
fighting their way ahead along ten
mile front east Of lie Cateau. During
the past day they have advanced a
mile on this line and appear to have
reached a point from which they seri-
ously threaten the railroad running
through Avesnes and Berlaimont. This
road is the principal avenue OF COM
munication between the German
armies north and south of the wedge
being driven into the lines by the al
lies. II it Is cut, or If 1t is taken
under artillery fire. the enemy will be
seriously embarrassed in keeping the
two wings of his army In touch with
each other.
The bad weather that has prevailed
in France during the past few days
has not checked the advance or the
French along the Disc and Serre rivers
where successes are reported.
On the south side of the Lys salient
the French have cut a deep notch into
the German lines by reaching the
heights to the west Of Grandlup.
Through the Champagne sector there
has heen no changes in the line but
Just west Of the Argonne forest, the
French have moved ahead once more.
They have reached the outskirts of
the village Of Terror sur Aispe, north
of Vouziers. This seems to be stroke
at LIE Chesne, to the northeast of the
Argonne forest The village of lie
Chesne Is an important highway cen
ter and Is on a line of railroad whicn
runs southwark to Buzancy, behind the
front, where the Germans are striving
to stop the American drive on the line
from the Argonne to the Meuse. II
LIE Chesne should be occupied by the
French the event would be almost Ger
tain to bring about a German with
drawal east Of the forest.
American forces are apparently
meeting with desperate resistance
along the front west Of the Meuse. No
significant progress has been reported
there during the past couple of days.
This front is SO important to the enc
my that he is making great enort
to hold 1t firmly. He apparently mas
succeeded for the lime being at least,
in holding up the Americans.