Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-21
Prepared Line East Of ScheIdt
May Be Made Untenable by
New Advance Of Marshal
Haig'S Third Field Army,
GERMANS STRIPPING
CITIES THEY LEAVE
Factories Robbed Of Machin-
erN Residences Looted of
Bric-a-bfac and Male Pop
uIation Taken Into Slavery,

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With the Allied Armies in France
and Belgium. Oct. TO- (by the Associ-
ated Press) While the Belgians,
French and British were driving the
Germans rapidly to the west in the
direction of Ghent. which is being ap-
preached from both the east and the
southeast, the British third army, at
tacking at . o'clock this morning,
smashed its way eastward to the south
of Valenciennes. The success OF this
operation, which this evening seems
assured means the turning OF the Va
lenciennes line and endangers all the
German forces northward to Flan-
ders, and southwark to the Disc canal
behind which the Germans have be-
gun TO retreat from other British
forces and the Americans
This thrust will serve to upset the
known German plan of trying to hold
the line east of the Scheldt to which
the enemy is retiring from what was
once the Lille salient.
Client FalI Certain.
Reports from the battle front in
Flanders indicate that Ghent will soon
be recovered. Already the allied guns
are hammering the Germans on all
sides; cyclist and cavalry patrols are
sweeping ahead in front OF the in
fantry, drawing closer and closer.
The Germans were driven out OF
the northwest coast in Flanders
much sooner than they expected, fol.
captured orders show that they in
tended TO hold the line OF Zeebruggea-
Bruges-Thiclt but were unable TO re-
sist terrific. allied pressure.
sThoustnds asf eeiviisf ~ have been
liberated BY the f3eigians and French
and masses of booty, which the Gee
mans had no time to carry away, fell
into their hands.
1t is considered quite possible that
the Germans will try to make severn 4
successive stands in Belgium. and one
line OF resistance undoubtedly will
comprise Antwerp, Brussels and Ma
mur, on which much work is being
done. At the same time It is worth
noting that the Germans are laboring
frantically in the preparation Of de :
fensive line on their own frontiers.
especially in the neighborhood of AK
lsa-Chapelle and Liege.
Fighting Very Severe.
The operation Of tho third army
was characterized by most severe
fighting, for the Germans realized
the Importance of trying to delay the
British here. Regardless of tho en- :
emy resistance. however, the British
gained the high ground to the east
or the line from which they were ad
Vacing, against perfect storm OF ma
chine gun bullets. fired from advan
tageous positions. The machine guns
were cleared out with great rapidit-
and great numbers of Germans were
killed. The fighting was especially
fierce In thc neighborhood of st
PYTHON, where many barricades had
been hastily erected.
South of lie Cateau the British and
Americans are continuing their sue.
cesses of the past two days. Ameri.
can patrols, pushing out from the
Mazinghe area have reached the
banks of the Disc canal. The Ger.
man artillery In this region has beer
quite active and many towns includ
ing Bazuel, have been heavily shelled
There were civilians In some of these
towns, SO that their speedy remova
was necessary the Germans disre.
| garding their presence entirely.
British Cross Lys.
North of Courtrai the British sec.
| ond army is across the I.ys river al
several places and making good pro
gress, while the first army has crossed
the Selle river near Haspres and Saul.
zoir and continued driving.
From In front of~Denain this arm,
Is pushing frontally for valenciennes
movement which in cooperation
| with the Third arny's attack south
ward
obviously the Germans intended [,
defend the east bank of the Scheld,
Tor they trenched and wired it, bu
there are strong indications that tn
enemy has little faith in his ability t,
hold the line, for all the bridges ar,
ready for speedy demolition. A few
tires are still visible at Journal ant
the surrounding country, showing tha
the enemy is burning his stores. Th
Germans are also stripping tho couu
try OF everything imaginable and ar,
burning what they have been unabl
TO remove. Cattle taken from tn
Il peasants are being driven eastwart
and the farmers haystacks have beer
burned
In Turcoing, where there are thou
sands of civilians, scenes occurred sim
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pressing intense JOY at their liberation
Huns Are Still "urs.
The Germans are plainly shown;
their intentions by removing and de
stroying machinery of cotton mills and
similar industrial works; they appar
emily have the idea of sitting French
competition in the future. In the loot
ing OF private houses they have dis
played their customary fondness foi
such thirgs as clocks, silverware, fam
! ily ornaments, even crucifixes have
| been taken from the homes of the
poorer classes.
, The Germans have carried off viz.
tually the entire male population OF
the districts which they have evacu-
= ated, capable of doing any work. All
, the captured prisoners say that peaea
is expected any day.
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