Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-03
GIVE Up POSITIONS
ON BOTH SIDES OF
NOTED WATERWAY
Great Bend in Line South of
Belgian Border Being
Strengthened.
ALLIED FORCES SUCCESSFUL
ON ALL OTHER SIX FRONTS,
Advance. if Continued, Will Jeop-
ardize Entire North
Sea Coast.
MANY MORE TOWNS CAPTURED
Hindcnburg DcfcnScs Between ST.
quentin and Lc Cntelct CompIctc-
~ Smashed by Haig's Troops.
MANY MORE TOWNS CAPTURED
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again the Gemans arc in retreat on
an Important sector Of the western bat
Tie front in France. The scene of the
new retroGrade movement is wide
front north and south of La Bussee
Canal.
The continuation of the entente al
ieu forces of their brillian, achieve
and the expulsion OF the enemy from
further territory in France from the re-
Eioh or Cnmbrai TO Verdun evidently
alization that the great bend in tho
iihS from Menin to the east of Arras
n - ',keiS @ TO prove another. such trap
they are fast enough OF foot to move
eastward. giving up Lille, Lens and
pouah and STRENGTHENING their line
from the vicinity of Cambrni 10 Bell
GUM.
On Al the other six battle fronts.
from Helgium to Ncrdun. the entente
advances. although the Germans every-s
wherc, except northwest of Rheims.
nnEe may m mateylsily stinened their front
further inroads into their territory.
BRI'rISH WARsHIpS BoMBARD
COAST OF DELGIUM
In Belgian FLANDERS the wedge OF
INC Belgian. British and French troops
mas penetrated still farther eastward
and southeastward from Dixmude, and
only u few miles more will be reuiiired I
na nc aired troops to give them
positions by which OStend one of Ger-
maays sea bases. VIII be made un-
tenabie. and. indeed. the entire North
Sea coast now in German hands put
~ JEOPARDY. British wurships are now
violently bombarding the coast, and the
Germans are reported TO be moving
.heir heavy guns eastward, fearful. OF
their capture. Fffs
Many additional towns have becu cau-
,ur'h ny The allies IN thus region. and
numerous ~, prisoners have been taken.
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oi Roui"rs is all but i'm the hands OF
thc allies. while southwark from Rou-
iSrs the British have cut the Roulcrs-
Mcnin railway at two places and are
III the process Of investing Mcnin.
FRENCH, NOW IN FULL
foSSESSION Oh ST. QUENTIN
TIC French arc now in fun posses,
son o OF 81; Quentin, and have passed
system between st. Quentin and LII
Sa'ctet mas been completely smashed
by Field Marshal IIais's forces. with
whom the Americans arc brigaded, and
further ground has been won i'm tho
outskirts OF Camhrai and north Of that
CITY: y, one point north OF st. Quen-
iiu the British were forced to give IN
II village under "A heavy countcrattaci
hN fresh German troops \ band OF
americans who had outdistanced their
f-llows-in arms wcro surrounded on
one sector by the Germans, but were
released after two days, during which
sneH ki,ied many Of the enemy who
Northwest of Rheims the ST. Thierry
masslt has been captured. and north OF
the Cathedral City the environs of
i;ethcny have been reached by tho
French The Germans along this front
are III retreat to their old 1917 line,
and he French have reached the Aisno
Canal At several points.
rhc French in Champagne and tho
Americans on their right have made
further gains against the Germans in
cleaning out of the ArSounc Sorest and
pressing northward on both sides of
this baStion.
In Palestine the British have occu-
pied Damascus and taken more than
1000 Turks prisoner.