The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-10-19
Enemy Is Seeking Safety in a
Shorter and More Compact
Line
FOCH PINCER is
SLOWLY CLOSING
Germans Are Fighting Desper.
ately to Escape Threatened
AnnihilatiOn

British Army Headquarters,
France, Oct. 15.-Once more the
Germans have been forced out of
wide strips of land all the way
from the North Sea to the region
east of Douai, where the British
have sliced off substantial cor
ner east of the disappearing Lille
salient.
Latest reports indicate that the
British, in a forward rush, have
reached positions close to the
junction OF the Sensee river and
L'Escaut canal, north of cambrai,
and have gained ground five miles
east of Douai.
BY Associated Press
The Belgian coast is again Belgian
and Germany's dream of invasion Of
England across the North Sea from
Calais is ended.
Belgian Flanders is fast being evac-
Hated by the enemy and the line from
the Belgian frontier to the Meuse river
is gradually giving way undr the at
taCks OF British, Americans and
French.
\ haven of safety in shorter and
more compact line is sought by the
Germans in order to escape annihila-
ton
In Belgium the enemy is giving
ground hastily in order to bring his
armies safely out of the trap which
menaces them, but from the French
frontier to the NIeuse river he is still
aghting desperately 10 hold back the
Awer jaw OF the great Foch pincer
rom closing in a converging move
ment and entrapping the entire Ger
nan fighting force OF the mort.
Thus far he has been successful.
through picked troops and machine
death and who have warded off the
gunners. who know defeat only in
eliminating blow.
Zeebrugge. the second great subma-
zine base. has been taken. To the
south Bruges and Turcoing have been
evacuated.
Withdrawal Continues.
The German Withdrawal from West
ern Belgium and the coastal region
shows no signs OF halting The allied
forces are pressing rapidly after the
retiring enemy and additional cities
and towns have been occupied
From Lille southwark the German
rejrement is not so rapid but the |
British maintain strong pressure all |
along the line east Of Cambrai. Fur
her south the enemy is retiring from !
me angle between the Disc and the |
Serre.
Zeebrugge Evacuated. /
|eehruGge. the second and last OF |
The submarine bases on the subma-I
'ne bases on the coast is reported oc-
rupied by the British forces, prob
'Dy naval units and the enemy is re-
PORTED to have evacuated Bruges,
when Belgian cavalry is approaching.
IN the center the French and Belgians
continue 10 advance toward Client by
way OF Thielt.
In Lille region the British are
roFhlnS eastward toward Turcoing and
nounaN and the fall Of these cities
qua appear to be a matter only OF
o5lES East of Douai Field Marshal
.1s Is marching toward Valen-
:, 1iiReS. In the operations south Of
lS.snciennes Thursday the British
'oA 1000 prisoners.
Germans i'm Pocket.
me German retirement between the
3S' and the Serre was made necs-
Dcause the enemy was in q poe
n NJ. me sides of which were being
sSsta IN by the French. The French
"d' 'dhcing northeastward from the
IN ter non or the two rivers and have
el AnSuIlcourt. two miles east OF
junction and north OF. the Serre.
! w.'.West Of the Argonne forest {
a-'si Gouraud is battling forward |
aq.'SJ stubborn resistance and the
s"s front west of Grand Pre- has
,s.., extended 10 NouZiers. In the c
s.,'. oI'poFhood Of Nouners the French I
Nv carried out an important stroke t
Hs r'9s4hS lie Aisne river. Evidently I
str ~ ,s "eLIcH ann to advance northeast a
u.n. .oG<lerS and outflank the Ger
Ia 20 ~ lHe Bouit forest. This would +
.t.,r.1o' 'e"' assistance to the American i
D'e east of the forest
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