Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-10-22
ALLIES NEARING ECBOO. 4
Germans Driven Farther Eastward
After Hard Fighting.

the west front, from the Dutch from
tier to the Verdun region, French
troops have reached the Roumaniar
border.
The French war Office announces
mat just thirty-four days after the
Balkan oensive was launched, French
detachments arrived Sunday at the
Danube, near Vidin, in Bulgaria, nine
yt-fve miles north of Sofia, and only
forty-fve miles from Hungarian soil.
This represents an advance of about
900 miles, northward from the Lake
poiran region.
Further progress all along the Bal
kan front was reported in official
statements. Serbian troops are in
contact with the Germans who are
strongly intrenched north of Aleksi-
natz, north of Nish. J,
With the Allied Armies in Belgium
end France, Oct. 22.-In heavy fight
ing which proceeded throughout Sun
day night and continued yesterday III
heavy rain, the Germans everywhere
were driven still further eastward. III
Belgium the Allies are three miles
from Ecioo, and in the whole vast
stretch between Courtrai and the
Dutch border the British, French and
Belgians are pushing the Germans
before them, closing in toward Ghent.
from which they are now less thar
seven miles.
In the center of the battle area the
British are on the west bank of the
Scheldt for more than ten miles, mort!
cf Tournai, in front of which city the
Germans are resisting stubbornly with
machine guns. Frontally the British
have reached positions less than fom
rifles from ValencienneS. Northwest OF
Valenciennes they have entered thu
great Vicoigne- -Raismes forest. In tn,
region northwest of Lille the Brit.
fish are pushing out in the general di
rection of Lequesnoy, fighting every
foot of the way.
The Germans here and there in Bel.
gum have held out strongly in enor-
nous concrete forts from which the
guns had been removed. These forts
were used by German machine gun
ners and. in some cases it require:
shells from heavy guns to crack them
More prisoners have been captured.
he third army taking over $500 yes
terday.
/ With the. Allied Armies in North
IN France, Oct. 22.-Cyclists have
rea~hcd haulchin on the Scheldt, less
tnan three miles southwest of the i'm
portant city, of Valencicmcs. The in
fantry is pouring OF after them.
The Oi:e canal has been crossed or
;, wide front from Etrcux southwark
against tie heaviest resistance. Here
as elsewhere all along This part Of The
h:ttle area. the Germans are fighting
with the realization that every foot ol
ground ,ost increases the menace to
tl:eir comrades for many miles to the
north and soath.
American traops participating IN
this action crossed the canal under
heavy fire. Th.y and the British killed
great number of Germans who were
attempting to hold the east bank and
foueht to stop them after they had
gained it.
The river Selle has been crossed all
along its course from point north OF
!e Cateau to the Scheldt and is being
rapidly left behind. i
In this region the river Ecail!ion has
Teen reached and probably crossed
The Germans have delivered a num-
Dcr of counter-attacks, but in every
case they have broken down under the
lhot fire OF the Allied troops. The Ger:
man dead are on the battle field ii
great nurbers.
In scores of the towns which have
been won from the enemy German:
have been found hiding in cellars
waiting tc surrender. It is rekortcc
that not few Of them have taker
advantage of the proximity Of th'
Dutch frontier TO- cross to the othe1
! side, whore they have been interne:i.
London, Oct. 22.-The Allied armie
irow are two miles from Tournai
where the Germans are resisting
strenuously. Just to the. east of til
city hes the high ground which i
giving the Gern,sn Tire advantage il
.ra - Ets g. A.lI;,r a.