The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-21
FALL Of GHENT
IS NAT TER Of
BUTIFEW HOURS
Allies We're Within Ten Miles of
City Sunday
$4,000 HUNS INTERNED
Allied Armies Advance on All Fronts
British Have Taken Journal, an
important Junction.


Paris, Oct. 2l.-The Allies, while
pushing further in central Belgium.
are fighting their way forward on the
south toward the Belgian border south
of Valenciennes 1t drippled continu-
ally and soldiers were blinded by rain.
Airpalnes were almost useless. The
Allies continued however, and in
Flanders got a little nearer Client
and are approaching very near to the
Scheldt river.
On the right front in Belgium, the
British fifth army has TO all intents
taken Tournai, an important railroad
junction. Further south the British
third army has crossed the Selle and
is headed toward Mons. The Fourth
army has reached the Sambre-Oise
canal and is advancing toward Mau-
beuge.
London, Oct. 20.--The allies are
within ten miles of Ghent, says to-
nights war office statement.
With the Americans in the Lecateau
region, Oct 20.--The Americans fight.
ing beside the British have made a
total advance OF thirteen miles in the
last six days in this sector
Victory crowns the allied arms on
every battle front Northern Belgium
is being rapidly cleared OF the enemy
by British and Belgian forces Bel
gians have occupied Zeebrugge and
Heyst; have crossed the Ghent- Bruges
canal and on their left have reached
the Dutch frontier where 5000 Ger
mans, cut off from their retreat by
the advance northward from Eeeloo,
are reporte dto have withdrawn into
Holland. where they were interned.
Ghent. il is predicted from British
headquarters, will fall at an early
date. and the French, by swift
stroke along an extended line. have
put their forces within two miles oi
Tournai Thielt is in the hands of the
French, despite stubborn enemy re
sisiance, as well as the high grounds
roundabout
British troops have crossed the
Selle river; have reconquered Soles
mes and have had hard fighting not
only in the section around that town
but at ST Python, to the east. Here
the British have captured more than
1000 prisoners
Since the beginning OF the opera
tiOns in Flanders, the allies have
made an advance OF more than thirty
miles over a thirty-six-mile front
clearing all OF western Flanders as
/ we'll as the coast, Of the enemy
Fighting desperately to hold theh
positions to the north and south OF
lie Cateau the Germans on front OF
forty miles, have massed nearly hall
million men Their line is vital tC
the Germans. but is just as vital tC
the success OF the a\ied arms. whicl
are steadily pushing the enemy bach
and breaking through at strategic
/ points
The British third army is smashinl
its way forward to the south Of Val
enciennes Success so far has at
tended this effort, and the turning o.
I this line will prove a source Of grea
danger to vast masses Of German
: troops holding the territory to tn,
north and south
With the American Army of Nerdul
Oct 20-The German counterattacki
are becoming more and more infre
quent and It Is learned that instruc
tions have been issued to the Ger
mans not to undertake counter.at
tacks unless they are positively assur
ed OF success
German attack in the region o
Grand Pre- was repulsed. The Amer
cans, for strategic reasons, at frs
gave little ground, then rushed fol
ward and swept the Germans off thei
feet The German artillery shellel
the entire district, including Belleio,
euse Farm and the woods TO the soutl
and between there and Grand Pre-
Fierce lighting took place throughou
today despite tie heavy rain, tn
Americans holding the upper hand
| Artillery and aerial activity was be
low normal today because OF the 200
visibility due to rainy weather
Night flying patrols over the line
have been started. In night ~ilyin
over the front feat performed b
American aviators for The first tim
on Friday night two patrols consis
ing OF Eve machines were sent ou
from northwest of Vcrdun to IA
region Of 81. Mihicl to search out NJ
inl Germans. .r,s.ruuQ ffff
. The Americans went over ihq &c
man limos and drew Gre ffUlh' ant
craft guns, but did not encounter IN
, German Hiers they sought. l.o
hclowds were encountered over th
enemy lines and the Americans r
turned after two hours OF 0ying