The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-17
Vice Admiral Keyes Landed
Forces at 1856 p. NJ.
King Albert and His Troops
Moving From South.
ALLIES PRESS FORWARD FAST
Whole of Won Armin's Army Is
in Retreat.
Backward Move Assumes Looks
of a ROut.


ish naval forces have occupied Ostend,
it was officially announced by the
royal air force this afternoon.
Aviators reported Ostend clear of
the enemy this morning and Vice Ad
miraI Keyes, commander of the Brit
ish channel fleet, landed in the for
rner German submarine base at 1855
p. m.
London, Oct. 17.-Belgian forces un-
der the command of King Albert,
which crossed the User river, are
marching on Ostcnd, a German sub
mare base on the English channel
Nieuport is the nearest point in the
battle line to Ostcnd, eight miles
away.
The Belgians also made progress in
the region north of Thoufout and ad-
Vanced in the direction of Thielt.
Cavalry Thru Line.
Paris, Oct. IA complete break
thru has been effected by the allies
in the Germans second defense line
in Belgium, according to battle front
dispatches received here today.
Dense masses of cavalry are pour
ing thru the breach and are reported
to have advanced nine miles.
(By the Associated Press.)
Allied pressure on all sides of the
salient of which Lille was the center
compelled the enemy to give up the
city, the largest town of France cap
tured by the Germans and for four
years important unit of the en-
emy defense system.
The fall of Lille comes almost stimuli
taneously with the launching OF an
offensive by Field Marshal Hatg
against the new German defenses
south of Valenciennes. His troops to-
day are storming forward south of LIE
Cateau, across the Selle river, where
they were halted late last week.
From else TO Meusc.
In Flanders the allies have gained
q. important new successes while from
the Disc to the Meuse the allied pres
sure is maintained strongly. In the
angle north of Laon, the Germans ap-
parently are retiring from between the
Oise and Serre rivers.
Since the beginning of the week
there has been little heavy fighting in
the area southeast of Cambria, where
the British and Americans made such
rapid strides last week after the cap
ture of Cambria. The Germans resist
ed strongly on the line of the Selle
and 1t is these defenses that the Brit
ish and probably the Americans under
the same command are aSsaulting.
of the attacking front. the French
troops are reported in contact with the
Germans along the whole Oise-Serre
front. This undoubtedly means the
Germans are retiring from the awk-
ward angle between the two rivers in q
continuation of the withdrawal move
ment from the Laon massif.
On a. front of more than thirty miles
in Flanders, the Belgians, French and
British continue to push forward Wig
".
portant railway functions on the flanks
of the attacking front, have fallen to
the BelgianS and British, while in the
center the French have taken Lich-
tervelde and Ardoye. Courtrai prob
ably is the most important of the rail
centers feeding the Lille area. Thou
rout is twelve miles south of Bruges.
On both sides of the Meuse the Amer
leans maintained their pressure which
resulted Wednesday in the capture OF
important ground north and northeast
of the Argonne forest. East of the
river, the Americans have gained high
ground.
Won Arnim's Army Back.
Paris, Oct 1.-THE whole of the
German army under command o1
General Won Arnim is in retreat from
the North sea TO the region of Lille
having been beaten back and over
thrown by the allied attacks today.
proportions of a rout. Seventeen di.
visions comprise the army of Won Ar.
MIN.
Resistance by the Germans /.
crum bling all along the battle from
except in the region of the Argonnt
and northern Champagne. There
American troops under Generals Lig
gett Cameron and Bullard and French
troops under General Gouraud are en-
gagged in desperate fighting. Tht
Prussian guards, ceding ground incl
by inch, are dying but not surrender
irg in an effort to save thar riEh
wing
Hun Counter Attack.
The Germans counter attacked t.
north of here and in a strong loca
thrust at Haussy, in the region soutl
of Nalenciennes. pressed the British
back in the western edge of the vii
iage.
Serbs Continue Campaign.
London, Oct. 17.-Serbian troop
continuing their energetic campaign
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