The sun., 1918-10-02

today by the vayious par offices:
advance near the coast we captured
some hundreds OF Belgian prisoners.
Our new front In Flanders runs on a
line from the sea along the rear OF the
position in the Handsome tive miles
east of Dixmude) sector, which was
fortified in last years battle in Elan
ders. passing west OF Rouiers to be-
yond Ledeghem and Gheluwe to Wer-
vica and then In the lowlands Of the
Lys to our old position near Armen-
there's.
The enemy attacked yesterday be-
tween Roulers and wervica. He was
repulsed before our lines. In addition
to Belgians. British andN French pris-
oners also were captured yesterday.
Enemy thrusts between F1eurbaix and
Hulluch and partial attacks against
the heights Of Fromelles and Aubers
broke down.
On both sides Of Cambria the Brit
ish kept UP their violent attacks
throughout the day. In the afternoon
q Canadian division. newly brought
into action, succeeded In advancing
temporarily to the north of Cambria
and beyond Families. The Twenty
sixth Wurttemburg Reserve Division,
fighting between Arras and Cambria
under tho leadership Of Lieut.. Gen. Won
Fri;sch, threw the enemy back to Til
10y.
South OF Cambria we completely held
our positions against repeated assaults
by the enemy. On both sides OF lie
Catelet the enemy in the afternoon re-
sumed his attacks between Vendhuile
and Joncourt and also south OF JON
court and south of the Somme, where
vigorous engagements developed dur
ing the evening. The enemy attacks
were repulsed everywhere.
The French directed vigorous at
tacks against our lines between the
Aisne and tho vesle and across the
Vesle between Brewil and Jonchery.
In spite of theiR repeated assaults
these failed with one exception. a par
tial success which led tho enemy to
the heights north OF Breuil.
In Champagne the enemy restricted
himself TO partial attacks east of
Somme-Py and against the new lines
into which we had moved during the
i. night. North Of Azure and Marvaux
his attacks were repulsed. Near st..
French companies.
forces east OF the Argonne. the hard
est fighting again taking place at
Apremont and In the Montrcbeau for
est. We everywhere drove the enemy
back and he suffered especially heavy
losses yesterday tMonday).
On the western bank OF the Mouse
the fighting activity was limited to a
destructive Are by the artillery. In
fantry. pioneers and artillery took an
equal share In the destruction OF nu-
merous enemy armored cars.
BELGIAN-The allied and Belgian
troops under the command OF King Al
bert continued their brilliant attacks
and made further progress in spite OF
attempts to check them. Throughout
the day Of September 80 the allied
forces in Flanders added further to
their successes along the front of tho
Belgian army and the front OF the
British army.
The Belgian army. supported by
French forces, pushed their line for
captured Stadensett. reached the ap-
proaches to Roulers and crossed the
Roulers- Menin high road.
The army OF Gen. Plumer. in spite
of heavy counter attacks by the enemy
in the region OF Gheluwe. threatens
Menin and has reached the River Lys
on a line from warneton, through Co.
mines to Wervicq "a front OF five
miles,.
Additional prisoners and more can
non were captured, but II has not been
possible to count them.