Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-15
ROULERS REPORTED.
; APTURED BY NEW
DRIVE IN FLANDERS
belglans and French Co.
Operate With British
in Advance.
OFFENSIVE is DIRECTED
AT COURTRAI AND GHENT
sreacc Talk Fails to Lessen En-
thusiasm of Allied
Soldiers.
FETAIN GAINS IN CHAMPAGNE
"rcatcst Resistance Faced by Amcri-
cans in Mcusc River
Sector.
rETAIN GAINS IN CHAMPAGNE
"rcatest Resistance Faced by Amcri-
cans in Acnsc River
Sector.
EBy Associated p-css


thce talk nerradcs the air. but J,
- ta!i'nE on deaf cars as far as the
"''es IN the field are concerned In
ead OF rela%ntion in the intensity
~ 'ai. nShsinE. new hostilities. on what
seemingly lis major scale arc being
fea'ried out by the British. French
.and Belgians In Belgian FLANDERS
having cleared out the old L.aon
shinnt and made advances northward
IN Champagne which are ,i,enacing the
'eiiremen, OF the Germans eastward to-
ward the Vaienc:ennes- -Meziares- Metz
ihe. GENERAL Koch has ordered q drive
toward Ghent which threatens TO breaig
'r,nilrei| the grip of the Germans in
,e1s!um ~ al, the way from the frontier
sRe big bulge In the line will Lille
.as its apex.
White The lates, official communica.
Mon from Field Marshai liaig AN,
ltten niich in the new thcater. ana
tFai prisoners have beEn rakSr..In tns
h,ltins, DISPATCHES from ,neaddoa rters
anu thhi Gourtrai the junction point
on the railway leading TO Chem, has
been outnanked. The Fremon troops
alone are said 10 have taken 5000 pris
oners. i"hllr the Belg!ans have can
tured severa! complete batteries and
@ sams an, aad .nl"sroua prisoners. lust
O x
Fhas not become apparent. II is stated
that the new advance HES brought the
aliieo troops within range of the enemy
coast defenscs, bu; that the guns from
them have offered no opposition
Meantime. 10 the south the Germans
ere Offering stin opposition to the
British southwest Of Naienciennes and
Oh the Solesmes sector In an cndeavor
10 prevent the closing in OF the Lille
sack and the capture OF this important
Town and also Nalenciennes, which arc
In r lion .
movement gets we'll under way
ENEMY STILL RI:TREATING
IN I.AON REGION
At las. reports the Germans were
s'il falling back from the region OF
lsaon. that town and the entire ST.
Gobain masaif being in the hands OF
the frehch. In Champagne the French
have been enabled TO make further
to better their front eastward not
withstanGing the stole defense of the
enemy, who realizes II is OF the great
est Importance TO hold back tho French
and Americans driving northward. as
breach In the southern line and Il
swift advance would iinocril the entire
German force inside the sack from the
oisc River west "f Flavisny to Sis
sonc. east OF Leon.
Probably the creates, resistance Of all
is faced by the Americans on both sides
OF the Meuse River. Vicious counter
attacks arc being delivered against tho
men FRO the United States. The fierce
ness . assaults indicating that
, fresh ss have been brought into
The fr . halt their do or die efforts
to prcs."d down the river valley and
thereby compel the Germans in case oc
n retreat TO wend their way ob,!uuely
northca stward Instead Of eastward to-
ward tho German border. Concen,ra-
ton of artillery is being used against
tho American positions at various
rlaces. Gas shells are not being spared
by the enemy in his efforts to hold
the Americana in check.
All the ccuutcrattacks so far have
been successfully withstood by General
I.igGctts men. and the American ar
tiliery Is answering the German guns
shot for shot.