The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-15
GAINS IN BELGIUM

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500 prisoners were taken in this re-
gion.
Bcigians in Gains.
London, Oct. 15.-Belg:an troops
are on the outskirts on Menin. and are
within two miles of Courtrai.
The allies also are in effective artil-
lery range of the railway from Lille to
Thourout by way of Courtrai. This
means that the allies dominate the
connecting link between the German
troops around Lille and those in the
Ostend sector.
Remove the Ships.
London. Oct. 15.-Seyeral of Ger
many's largest torpedo boats recently
lief Zeebrugge, one of the German ma
val bases on the Belgian coast, during
a stormy night, according to a Dutch
! frontier message, forwarded from Am
sterdam on Monday to the Central
News agency. The German warships
were filled to their capacity with SOL
diers and proceeded for Germany. The
Germans also are reported to be
evacuating Ostend. ~
Serbs Take Heights.
London, Oct. 15.-Serbian forces adj
vancing north of Nish captured on a
large front at>the heights which
dominate both banks of the Morava
river, according to an official an
Raiding operations on several por-
tions of the British front, notably
near Sainghin Weppes, southwest
of Lille, are reported by Field Mar
shall Haig in his official statement to-
day. Prisoners were taken by the
British parties.
American troops on patrol crossed
the Selle river in the neighborhood
of St. Souplet south of LIE Cateau and
took thirty prisoners.
| Capture Roulcrs.
| London, Oct. 15.-Attacked by land
and sea. the Germans in 81. Flanders
have been thrown back more than six
miles on a front of about 80 miles.
| Z Belgians British and French partic-
| ipated in the assault, which began
Monday morning between Dixmude
and Wervicq. More than 10000 pris-
oners already have been taken.
Roulers was captured early in the
| fighting and the Belgians pushed four
miles to the eastward occupying
Iseghem. AT the same time the Brit
| ish reached the northern outskirts of
Menin. less than four miles north of
| Turcoing.
/ Monitor Into Ostend.
| A British monitor entered Ostend
| harbor about five miles to the east
ward of the point where the battle
line touches the North sea and bonn
| barded the defenses of that enemy
| submarine base. 1t is rumOred the
warship was feeling out the German
positions. preparatory to a major ma
/ val action against both Ostend and
| Zeebrugge.
Set Fire to Roulers.
/ The Germans set fire to Roulers,
/ Cortemarck, Hooglede and GIFTS. MI
! merous explosions occurred in Roul-
| erS.
| The Belgians and French took more
than 5000 prisoners, six batteries OF
artillery and a large amount of ma
| terials.
| In a special report on the attack
the British war office announced the
| capture of Rollekhemcapelle, Lede-
| CHAM and MooFselle. British troops
reached the northern outskirts OF
Menin.
| Anniversary of Jena.
Paris. Oct. 14.-Roulers, which be-
fore the war numbered $4,000 inhabi-
tants, is the first important Belgian
town from which the Germans have
| been driven.
This morning. on the anniversary
of the battle of Jena, which was
fought October IA, 1906, the battle
famed up along the Flanders front
and the first days progress gives rea-
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