Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-17
TEUT0Ns GIVE
UP LILLE; CITY
NOT DAMAGED
Germans Fleeing From
Salient of Which City
Was Center.
HUN RESISTANCE
FINALLY BROKEN
Rapidly Of Allied Advance Prevents
Enemy From Burning liile-Ger-
mans Seeking to Hold hsndins Line,
Which 10 Now Pivot Of Entire Front
From Switzerland to Northern 6el-
aium-American in Thick Of Battle.
rBy the Associated Press. ]

[By the Associated Press.]
Lille has been captured by the
British. Allied pressure on all
~sides Of the salient Of which Lille
was the center compelled the enc
my to give up Lille, the largest
town Of France captured by the
Germans, and for four years an
important unit Of their defense
system.N
The fall Of Lille comes with the
launching Of an offensive BY Field
Marshal Haig against the new Ger
man defenses south Of valsneisn-
nes. His troops today are storm
ing forward south Of 10 CatsAu,
aeesess the seiis river, whore they
were hafted late laststssSk.
In Flanders the allies hsve
gained important new successes,
while from the Disc TO the Meuse
the allied pressure is maintained
strongly. In the angle north Of
laon the Germans are retiring
from between the Oise and Ssrrs
rivers.
Since the beginning Of the week
there has been little heavy fight
ing in the area southeast Of Cam
brai, where the British and Am
ericans made rapid strides last
week after the capture Of Cam.
brai.
The Germans resisted strongly
on the line Of the SeIle and il is
these defenses that the British and
probably the Americans under the
same command are assaulting.
South Of Bohain, the southern
end Of the attacking front, the
French are reported in contact with
the Germans along the whole
Oise- Serre front. This undoubted.
Iy means the Germans are retiring
from the awkward angle between
the two rivers in a continuation
Of the withdrawal movement from
the laon fnassif.
On both sides Of the Meuse the
Americans maintain their pressure,
resulting Wednesday in the cap
ture Of important ground. East
Of the river the Americans have
gained important high ground.
Americans have occupied the
village Of Grand Pre-, on the north
side Of the. Are river. They also
captured Moulin les-Pas, to the
\ eastward, and, forging ahead, have
control Of Ioses wood, AN isolat-
ed bit Of forest land which has
afforded the Germans good cover
in the fighting east of the Argon-
ne. Hill 1872, north Of St. Juvin,
is now being consolidated by the
Americans.
French and Italian forces have
forced their way farther eastward
near Sissone and have moved to
within q mile Of Rethel, an inn
portant German railroad supply
point on the Aisne.
In this sector, however, the al
lies are quite near the Hundins
line Of defense, which was con-
structed by the Germans az re-
fuae in case tho Hindenburs limo
collapse. There appear TO be moro
energetic resistance on the part Of
the Germans along this front and
il is probable they intend to make
. stand along the line where they
are now standing.
Italian units in Albania have
made an advance north Of Durazxo.
In Syria tho army Of General
Alisnby has moved far to the north
Of Beirut and patrols are moving
northeast from Damascus. Il 10
probable that with tho return Of
cooler weather the British il Mes
opotamia may make moIs TO
io;n Genera! A!!ensy.