Arizona republican., 1918-10-16
TH0UR0UT, MEN|N,
 BOTH FALL BEFORE
 VAL0R IF BRITISH
Americans Fight Bravely
 Against Vicious Artillery
 Assaults - Poilus and Belgians Are Advancing
(By the Associated Press)

The entente forces in Belgium and France continue successfully to drive the enemy before them. In Belgian Flanders the advance is somewhat rapid but on all the sectors in France, the Germans are fighting desperation to hold back their foes.
 The great wedge that is being driven by the Belgians, British and French troops in Flanders, now threatens ser iously the tenure by the enemy of many positions in north Belgium from the Lys river to the sea, including his submarine and other bases along the coast, while to the south the Lille sali- ent gradually is being enmeshed and doubtless soon will receive attention from the pincers, which are being oiled | for the task of retaining this i'm portant tract of territory as far as Valenciennes, for France.
 Yanks Sustain Vicious Assaults | Meanwhile the French and American | forces are struggling valiantly forward in their drive northward from the Champagne region into the country over which the Germans must effect a retirement to their own border in the event of a final in the debacle. As has been the case always, since the of l 1GuSlN6 D6Sdl. lile NJeIIlldHS dl6 NlSOi | ously defending their positions, using | innumerable machine gun detachments in endeavoring to hold their ground Particularly vicious are the counter 1 thrusts that the Americans are beine compelled to sustain east and wes of the Mouse, where the entire enemy front is threatened with immediate col lapse, should General Liggetts mer ! Ch fhrn,rph hn Jirn q ria gains.
 Face Terrific Gun Fire
 Nevertheless, both the Americans ant French are demonstrating that theil arms can't be swerved; on various sec tors they are meeting with success. II the Romagne sector, further gains havt been made by the Americans in the fac,
 of terrific artillery and machine gur fire, and the natural defenses and grea system of wire entanglements whicl
 had to be negotiated. Bad weather ha!
 fallen over the sector, and the airmeI
 have been unable to give their usua
 brilliant assistance to the maneuvers. To the west, the French are slowl,
 closing in upon Rethel on their way t
 MeZiers, being only two miles distan
 from the town. West of Grandpre the.
 have effected further crossing of tn
 Aisne. About 800 Germans were mad
 prisoners in this fighting.
 Thourout Falls to British
 In Flanders the British have take
 the important railway center of Menir
 ThouroUt has fallen and the Thourout
 Courtrai railroad has almost been wor
 Numerous towns have been recapture
 by the allied forces and large number of prisoners have been taken. Man guns also have fallen into the hands c theallies. The capture of Thourou
 completely outflanks the German sub marine base at Ostend and brings tn allied troops within 10 miles of Bruge. whence the railroad line runs north ward to Zeebrugge. Germany's othe , U-boat base in the North sea. Reports are to the effect that tn Germans are withdrawing what is lei I.of their forces in the north both nava and military.
 , In Albania the Italians have occupie
 the Austrian naval base of Durazzo o
 the Adriatic, while in Serbia the allie
 forces are continuing to press the enem troops north of Nish.