Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-16
SMASH IS DIRECTED l|:I[j...
|. AT FOES POSITIONS
ALONG THE COAST.
Lille Salient Gradually Be-
ing Enmeshed by French,
British and Belgians. y:
| AMERICAN FORCES DRIVE a
NORTH FROM CHAMPAGNE
Germans Using Machine Guns
i'll Desperate Effort to
/ Hold Ground.
/ COLLAPSE THREATENS FRONT
( Important Railway Center OF AIeniii
Is Captured. and Tl,ourout
Is Reported Fallen. .,tf ~
COLLAPSE THREATENS FRONT
Igy Associa ted Press.

The entente forces in Belgium and
France continue successfully to dri.e
the enemy before them. III Belgian
Flanders the advance is somewhat
rapid, but on all the sectors in Franco
the Germans are lighting with despe-
ration to hold back their foes.
The great wedge that is being driven
by the Belgian. British and French
troops In FLANDERS now threatens sea
riously the tenure by the enemy or
many positions in North Belgium from
tho Lys River to the sea, includiss
ii:s submarine and other bases along
the coast, while to the south the Lilo
salient gradually ,s heing enmeshed,
and doubtless soon will receive satten
iion from the pincers, witch are being
oiled for. the task of reclaimine this
Important tract OF territory as FAR az
Nalenciennes for France 49,
ean forces arc ssruFgiins sh yaliantifai aha ssl
ward. lii their drive northward from,
ens se ;Ss1Tl GSHa1ngsgna s
retirement to their own bord erl In sth e.
event OF a.Sllnai debnGle AZ has bee,l
ne case always since the offeRsire
nesRn' the Germans arc Nigoroualyf. de-
fsnding their positions. using IMMUNE.
sraDle machne,gun, detachments IN en-
feayors tic,,;srs, to ,,, hold their ground. Par
TINT the Americans are being coInpeIIsd
TO sustain east andX west of tho Meuse.S
where the entire enemy front is.uiTeat-
ened with immediate collapse .shoiIid
!. Eeneral Liggetts men crash throug:,
'hs Saia, Ine for l,n m material gains. .jiF5 .iFFs
tae french are demanding that stheiF-
arms he served. and on various sectors
theY are meeting with success, ni
been made by the Americans in faeels.f
terrific artillery and machinesu,r sifre
amu ,sm the e natural ,1o, detenses and great ys-
20 DC negotiated. Bad weather has
fallen over the sector, and the "a airmen
hriif;. haHe neeg unable to give their usual
lo the west the French are Slowly
elosins In upon f;eithel on their way
tont from the town. West OF t;rnSS APss
| they have effected further crossfn s.sss,,r
the Aisne. About 500 tiy GERMANS We're
made prisoner in this fighting FTEt-SF77ts !,
p. oURoCT.COURTRAI RAILWAY.1.'S
HAS ALMOST BEEN WON
In Flanders the British have taken
Ine Important railway Center OF, AIcntn :
u, rnourout has fallen and the ThoUrput.
Sourtrai railroad has almost been T3o, .
Numerous towns have becn reeantnsa,i
ps the allied forces. and large liiIi,l :
hands of the allies. The capt,,rs tGS ! ns
,nnn unGuroTt s,,hs completely outf,anks theSiess
briEs's the allied troops witlafnss.. ffppS
niles OF BruSes, whencS tie rsaiSnsd
:ne Iums northward to Zcebau - ~
Sorfh SerffaHs ssa . other t-boat base Sls tie
keports are to the erect tIIatstt,os
Gtermans t are withdrawing wl,atiss,fsHff
ana mil.tsry ssryeS IN the north, both.naval
,,d,i d1 Albania the Italians have ovc,,-
rszno pas;. 'ns nn 11ustrian 1hs naval base OF bS
serbia the allied forces are 9;sglSv.iah son;.;!i
OF SisI. PRESS she enemy troopsYnortn
LARGE Torpedo -
LEAVE DURING NIGHr
seNeral OF Germany's largest tsfSsa1,a,I
tSs = I:ar reSentiy left Ieebrugge, seSes of
Sian coast, during a stormy. nigSf iIsn- nef-
fforuing fortYag, 70 . Dutch frontier messsse
10 sase the eenlrai ls9h NsMs NSmsserdam on Monday
The German warships were fIiIed =
test cesd.S Sfapfasity faS With soldiers. and pro.
also are reported to be evacua tin.. S5ssi
American troops north of verdun ar.
t'nns; tS'i1ns; ,a3 and have have passed the towns or
ue. renortsd any r,,ssGs ,H,omGasns General PersiinE
day; Inn. The dispatch follows: Tgss -
snmsd .mI, tic advance. ,North Jof e''SSss Vsrdun
natural strengths. today we .passes
masne. We h:.vo patrols. in me Bois-
de- Bantheville, and our attnckineS iiIIe
nSS penetrated the positions OF 81
georges and Iandres ct ST. George
.Nb0nt .,!"!t, 30 prisoners have been re-
Tanks were brought into action by
he ainericans Tuesday to break 4 way
through the cnamy wire entanElenenIs
vest oil Romagne. according teffdis-
NerLuu ~ y ~; ~ W
Despte German resistance. the prog
said. was satisfactory to-day. 'Il 3, J.
Tie Gle -saans apparently We're ready
20 contest the ground as stubbornIygSs
WAS being used freely to hold 81 AZ J
AmeriGans. but tho Yankee sunners
were doing rauch good work to abrcak
downthe German resistance. ~ XII
Units OF the second America,i Irpiy
which besan ooesations October 81 unl
der command, Of Ma jor- General tyuijNrt3,
J., RullaTd. to-day repuIsed German
valid on their positions. y *
BERLIN ASKS rlJ.SV THERE.
+ BE NO HosIBSRDAENsg,g x
The German government has ps5pp;lSsi
TO France that. In common e
allies, France undertake. 20 kltrstSssfssp v
from bonroarding the. la 20 tawuss SFi
Northern rSC and a n ~ syle