The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-16
- h France, Oct. 15.--
h Mn of tho new American
4 1ecoail army which began OPP
GE1xi0us Saturday, early today
9F4pQ11ed q German raid. -
His constituted the first &C
tuAl fighting of troops Of the
oeoond army.

London, Oct t5.--With tho
Belgian war ONCE reports stiii
Outktnnding at this hour. dispat-
cnes from, the Flanders agree that
TIE accond dag OF The new anglo
0c4ttnn-Ffench oncnses there
Wa6 thoroughly successful though
fsslHErnbIc weather has necessarily
slowed up the allies advance.
The British advanced to an.av-
craze depth of mile all along
their attacking front and captur-
"a Menin, the rail -gate-way 10
Courtrni, according TO unofficial
adfvjres-
The Belsians have advanced
nearly seven miles since their
B sk1ssk or yesterday and their line
Afr today ran through Hendzae-
ma rrrctrs.n. across the Thofout-
ClxuioruarE road. Hctic. fer'-
enarh. Drtcvae~ca. GIFTS, GttSborT,
AAsfafnns. rs,nlcrS acro~s the Tss
Anai. Otsxhesn, Eoc s,n,olcn, To In
front OF Lendelc.le hrcr and n
Aalf ruiles aor&huv.St of Coulrai.
RESISTANCE siifFcns
,e 0AymAn r&SmeAnce SGNcned today
DArsAuAArE half way 30 Confines an
I'M pcrtAns rail Intersection. This fierce
op0oQattcn - believed TO be only
samporuy. scwsver. designed TO gain
time for fhs S&st stores of supplies
and material 10 The area which must
Re abandoned BY The Teutons
Unonscfai reports ~ the capture Of
rhoroul rs mites southeast of Os-
tenh) are A. yet unconfirmed.
Mcre thar 1890 prisoners and 100
guns have b~~;, taken in the new
drive 60 far Mere are being brought
In as the advance continues
l. xzrS.-Ez Y
Tire German coast works along the
Flanders literal One British monitor
made daring dash into Ostcnd har-
Dor and let loose ii couple of volleyS
homes before dashing out again 10
report the results of its observation
There is strong expectation of
an carly naval attack on Ostend and
Zee brugge This would no longer he
aimed primarily at wiping out the
G-boat bases. for these have beer
long since rendered important, but il
successful such An enterprise would
riace all allied landing forces far in
the rear of the German right wing
and might cause a large scale disas
ter 10 the retreating Teuton armies
Bcriin's Admission
Eeriin's night report makes this al
mission.
lEe enemy E2ihth Ai'a1N It
Flanders.
Meanwhile the British also resumet
their drive between Doual ans
Lille In northeasterly direction
8 tAreaten.ne Lille on the south. The,
or tossed the 1Iaute tlrai on both side
4. Of ront-a-Nendin. three and hal
mites northeast OF Lens. and captur
cd Essesellcs. Meurchiu, and Bauvin
four and a half miles, five and 81
miles. respe etively northeast of tn
coal city.
Doasi if still partl" held by tn
Germans. and the cptra alton now II
pro gress is sifnailar 20 that which pre-
coded the break through betwee
Cambria and ST, quentin, both fAll
aad what the Germans still hold @
Douai being threatened.
The places captured in today's ad
vance tie within Il. radius Of some lie
miles northeast OF Dcuai.
A great naval feat Of the las, TWEEN
ty-four hours was the capture of IN
Albanian base OF Durazzo by allie
sea forces. II is not yet certai
whether American craft participate
IN the expfnit us they dtd in tire or
ID Grafton which made it possible Tn
81 Austro- Hungarian var Office tonigh
reported the evacuation OF Dura2
60
Take 500 Prisoners
Per - troops at the soUfher
\ end 80; western ha:De Hoe dt
ssxse sfi' u ssteffglt N.A-tytssfoe yssst.~FFl
=ssFF Fsssrts ~-srG aeTard sattn'
anr Ho,uaEne. IN he center OF lhr'
Arxonn.- Mruxr front ard gained
fUuthrsd In Saboevtlie wood. htssi d.
penetrating tie German positions .
81 Georges and lnndres St George
taking n~arty 200 prisoners tn
American troops crnssod Tho Aire an
are now threatening ChAmp!gnel
and other important enemy stronf
holds. while in the Champagne, ts
gethcr with the French. they are driy
iny OIL the vital rail base at Rethel
The French troops that occupei
4.aon have advanced eteh. mills
northward beyond the city. West {
Grand Pre- the French have capture
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