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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-28
WAR NEWS DEPRESSES
WALL STREET MARKET
niost Stocks Sold on An Average OF
About Ono Point or
More.
ORDERS ARE ISSUED TO BUY
Fafor1tes, In Addition to u. $. Steel,
We're International Paper, Corn
Products, Enamcting and Distil-
lcrs--TObacco Products Decline.
ORDERS ARE ISSUED TO BUY
BY BKoADAN WALL.

NEW YORK. April 21.-Captura OF Mount
KENNEL b. the Germans caused some de
preston In Wall street at the opening TO.
day. with the result; that most stochb sold
Ing statements FROM the allied leaders and
from military authorities in the street set
traders to buying StocES.
In one important Wall street office whore
the battle is followc. in dctaii by &C
knowlecGcd experts. the advice given
not TO walt for = bad break
FavUritcs were In addition 70 United Statcs
Steel. International lauer. Corn Products.
Enameltn. and Disiilicrr. Tobacco Product
was also we'll bought. but declined because
81 Is understood ihc direc,orA plat to uay
OF cash following the cHauIpie OF III" other
big tobacco companies. This IS "ons,ruc
tive conservatism and should not h- bcaTlsh
on the s,ocS Hallway stocks were heavy
a. a result OF tho continued dispute OYER
the '.rms o: the contract leasing them to
Buying or ln:rrnationa! rancr and DIS
ti!srs is laS.G actual cash assets which
in both cases is w"!! above :.1 = share. al
though tt" H;ocks a,n scil!r: :a- under ;hht
price.
The actual han!s statcr-er: coda: how"d
an Increase In loans a., s.. .sZI."tl. ard . lie
crease In net demand duupstts a.. {el.1ri"T
Tho average abatement shr"ci an Increase
In surp!us reserves OF Si.-5j.y,1. All increase
In loan. OF Sa.1'tn'. ana decrease IN net
demand DEPOSITS al rs 21j.DJo
NEW YORK Arm -. Mcrcan;il" pancr:
rcur InCn'hs aud FIX inonthS !"r cent
sixty day hills on hanks. 80. commercial
eshiea t.7&75..ii5 iii.r' 'riIysr g.. sish..aan
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NEW YORK. April 2..--Business on the
cnro to-day was IN small volume due TO
the short session, and ur!ccs We've Somewha;
irregular. Declines however. in most Issues
Mere limited to fractions. Close:
10" -N"ima EHpl"Si,y"s Wslr; l"o Chey-
=: 100 No-ih ,Amer!S~n Pape., 2q2'., ls'o
liittG Sta ties Steamship. ~. n 1~: 800 United
Motors. ~ q -5;. 300 Wright Martin. -.
TSa,. loap Cosdru oil, fs.57.: 800 Fc,lcrs /
oil. -. T2i, G" Int Petroleum, iaa lyi, .
1900 Metropolitan Petroleum. :. q sis. 400
Midwest Oh. 20 q. SO Ok lahoUa J.. and Il .
~ Nicto-ia. ~: 90 Atlanta, ST. a u. {.
30. btE l.edE", ii-!hhf =; 900, Bos;on and
40 Cons Arizona. i5-lSu@, :Gl jerome
Verde, Hstr". 1000 Mother Lode u no.
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RICHMOND LIVE STOCK MARKET.
lSalcs at Union stock Sards)

R.po-. for w.ct .n;inr AD- Nps ~ 80 isi''
Choice steers. Is; medium 10 good. iia to
-: common TO fax. II 10 u. Choice hc:tcrs
ll.7 10 l-i-: medium to good. 10 10 iiis; COM
mon 10 fair. TO 10. Ch!ce ccws ~ TO !ois .
medium 10 good. 10 lo common TO fair
Sis 10 "a Best oxen. 10 TO II: medium TO
GOOD. sia 10 ga common TO ia:r. 10 ~:
Pest heavs bulls, 10 10 ~: Light. to 3.
Best calves, IL. common TO fax. - TO Is.
Bes; hogs. -; medium weight ia to IS:
PIES, - 10 ls; Sows and stays is TO i. Bhst
she-p. 5 10 10; common: 10 ;air S 10 : Best
il n!ts. - TO Is. medium 10 good "A 20 H.
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RICHMOND Hay MARKET.
Wholesale Quotations on Exchange.
\EM YORK LINZ srnCK MARkET.

NJ" YORK. Aprii thieves. no trading.
ts'res steady. vc.!s. Sle.p.a Si5.-i. 40
.riin. offered.
sheep and lambs STEADY; sheep. no; quot
so. clipped lambs Sle51&. si7JO
HOGS. higher at slsDi rOushs. SIC =.
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CuiCAGn Linz srnck MAnKEr

CHICAGO. Ap!iI ...-iioE4: Receipts. 1900.
.,:4ng: lux tTlcn sl5.,.}: Hight. sl5l5U
- -; mixed, SIC > 3l..'5. he-.yy, $500
". %; rough, s!p rr Si.Jp. pigs. slG.n5 !iTyj.
Cattle: receipts. !.'yD. steady. native steers,
il"i q ti1-ai. stUck"rs aud feeders, i.251
u -: cows and hc!:crs. :6..5N Si5ss. calves.
s. 50d $3.50
,sneep,: receipts. $500. we.A; sheep. ,iama
Il..!a: lambs. slJt.j q 81 80.
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BOND LIST

Am writing Paper - Observation-Disclosures. s.
tlsnnc Coast Limo g. thld)..-......... ;:
4 .. III. and =. a. th!Jt ............. u
g. I. cv, Is Ghait!rno'c) t0Idl...... y
Anglo French = .-.........- ............ -
Chesapeake and Ohio -. t.n ttidb ...... T2t.
Ch"ssrcakr and Ohio Jc.. u .-.......,.... -.
lIggctt and Myers Tob. "a (biG> ........ .!
1.rriilard Tobacco - old J....-.......... -
Mercantile Marine s. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. sr.
&. A. L.. r.. s.. Observation-Disclosures. &.
s y. L. adj Observation-Disclosures. 49,
southern Railway a. Observation-Disclosures. CT.
Srut herII Rstlwa; - ..-...-......... -.
y. Registered -. 1870 ihiG) .......... q
!. :. H"rIst"rch .. i,is old ............. -
Y. :. REGISTERED s.. $50 ttid '..-.......- lcj
L. S Liberty Loan ~ .................. - 80
I. ;. Liberty Loan ist 49,. ...-....... 81 IS
L. :. Liberty Loan End a. ...-........... -. s
i. s Sicc! lst o -........ !'.........-.... 81.
Va Brown B-o~ Gus ,N. va ........ -
NA.-Car Chemical Co Ist g tnIdp ...... 5iiz
VA Car. Chemical CO. ~. =, Odd ...... csi:
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BRITISH AIRMEN
START ON RAID

.Continucd rom First rascD
that stood waiting for their pilots and
observers. OF toward the East the sky
and siowed ntfully with the
crimson flashes from myriad gun,
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CHICAGO GnAIN MARKET

spccuiatinr in hedges" would be consid-
.rrd a violation OF the anti boarding. law.
gave severe Jolt to-day To buish senti-
mcnt on change Largely as result. corn
prices underwent decided setback. and
closed heavy. a 10 q. net lower with May
l27S. and July iisA. 20 l-tsN. oats lost u.
10 cents net Provisions finished unchanged
10 90 c"ntS down.
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NAVAL. SrnrES

. SN ' M NHii. JA-. AprI 2.-IurpcntIa-
nrin. 49,. sales. 81 casks: receipts. 10 casks
shi pmcnts. casks; stock. 3 lst CASKS KoSin
hrin; sales. ~ barrels; receipts. go Ia rres
shinmcnts. g: barrels. stock. - 81 barrels
C4oic: Is. -, l.. !, q. II $50: X. 5.55: NJ
90: =. ~ u co: We. y Z. -. WV . 90.
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.


NEW YORK. Aurn :i-Print cloths and
she"ttnEs here to-day were lower IA second.
hand sai"s. WOODEN and wors;od yarns are
IN control OF the government. all Shigmeats
being restricted Uuiu ScDtenbc~ uurlsps
wc." steady md linens nr:n. WOO! goods
were quiet.
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NEW YORK rRopTCE MARKET

cheese, steady. Spot coffee. auiet: lilo Is
s!s Santos Is. II.
cottons"ed oil was weak under rGuida ton
of May by helated longs and lack Of support
May sold from $50 10 us. and closed at
Prime crude. 80 prime summer yellow
spot. nominal: May. 1880: July. nominal
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-28

while the shrapnel hurled vicious
flashes all along the line. 1t was to-
ward these ominous beacons that the
Hight was going.
There was no delay. Time was val
liable for there were signs tina. m!sts
might come a any time. Within five
minutes the throbb!ng OF powerful
engine began, machine Gun barkcd
as the observer tested the weapon. and
then the plane Elided swiftly away
across the field and swept into the air.
us little signal lights cleaning like
stars. Another followed, and another.
until the twelve had all embarked
on their voyage whose ending no one
could Droobecv
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Atlantic Coast Line

INC ,,ttn'Ia,J Kliiruuu OF Tue SOUTH
EltEC1ttE .ArNiI 0, 1918,
tRAiNs Lea ~ tsICiiMOND DAILY
For ftor!Ga .iud South: $40 A ana
G:l5 T. ~, i2.i. 4. 81 ' ~"e
;. fSF H eni :, s:0s a 81. 800 A. Al. $50.
300 T.. NJ. s:a5 r. IL. a. Al'
for Petersburg: l2.4S A. n, sos NJ
$40 \. NJ; ?.ou a. NJ. $50 A Nj 400 p
NJ. 'ti9o T. Al. 1875 h. NJ. bs5 Il. 81.
l. NJ r''e
Trains arrive Riehmond daily: 500 A A.
.o'-T ~; 10, a. NJ; SAC, a. 81. 10
$50 L. VI" !is l.. NJ, s.i5 L. Nt.
,s.Ncept Sunday. TScn0ay only.
Time OF arrival and Departure and con,
GCCtIOns saA
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BRITISH tIR3IEN REACH
GERMAN LAND Or usr

-adually the blinking eyes OF the
planes disappeared. and We stood and
counted the minutes as we strained
our eyes towards the battle lines where
the flights would cross. Suddenly a
stream OF balls of fire began TO mount
nigh into the air over the trenches
The airrren had reached the land Of
nate. and their punishment began in
earnest.
The de!uSe continued, and the shrap-
mel flashed in ever increasing numbers.
German searchlights went peerins
through the clouds, and we learned
later that one ray rested squarely on
a British plane. IT was heartbreak-
ing moment for the pilot and observer.
Their chances were small but the liEh.
moved on and upward and the plane
was again enveloped in darkness.
ONE PLANE FORCED BACK
BY ENGINE TROUBLE
All the planes but one were across
the line al last. The one machine
came wheeling back, flashing it's per-
i, fol,
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CoTTo$ MA,,ki,Ts

NEW YORK Apg.i -I.--Cnc ~ the mos.
rapid and severe breaks since thg beginning
OF IN" current selling movement. occurred
!n the cotton market here to-day. After
sc!linG al t n a. the sttri, July coatraCts
broke 10 .at", mating a decline o! iil points
bake from ,hc high record 81 Ann! :. Th.;
delivery closed -. f-. with the genera
list closing wcan At Il art loss q: - - 40
points There appeared to 90 uO really
fresh factor connected WIN ne decline. tut
there ~. evidently increased auTreheUs.on
noted during thu later trad!ur. when there
was hca.y selling hc!e. believed - D" :or
Southern account. anu probably against
tuzl cotton. G.cNs!ursS over the g!tga-
ton and the failure OF ,ha weather map
10 show such low t.mpcTatu:cS IT, expected.
were PROBABLY contributing factors which
led 10 !!Gu!dation hy some OF Yesterdays
buyers.
The market opened caHy a. an advance OF
lover: and broke Over a cont hound withl!
ia. nrst tcw minutes. Houses with Wall
street and Liverpool connections We're hCaNy
sellers. There was som" busiUE u tho de-
cline which led 10 rallies Of f-w points.
july selling w from -l.-J TO -5.Jj ioyar ~
the middle OF the Inorn!nr. on this bulge
offerings increased. and all deliveries made
MAY selling . c5.d., and October & -
icS TO lJJ points nnt lower. May contracts
this level showed - dcCliu" o! over .
cents q hound from the recent hiEh record.
An acreage report issued pN Southwestern
authority Indicated incr,as" Of Is per
cent on The average. ana said t!st PROSPECTS,
were being influenced hy Shortage ~ Ia hcr.
the recent decline. Cotton futures ranged
s follows:
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NEW ORLEANS. April s7.-Niolcnt de-
clineS marked the trading in cotton her.
TO-DAY, severe selling pressure being FOL.
throughout the short week -cnd session. 'rha
weakest month. May. lost $50 q bale com
pared 10 Yesterdays close Last prices wcrc
the l0wcst. ana they showed net losses Of
Tn. opening. and Tn" volume az offerings
steadily Increased. tho :narkc, heir,.
swamped with selling orders on tho close
which officially declared weak 4
hcarish V!cS OF til" wa diSpatchc3 over
night was the surface reason 70: the days
opSrations Wc'k -cnd statistics were more
paid TO them or - tho other huliish fea
lures. Brokers had their hands fun OF
selling orders when I'll" cpcninE gong sound
ed. and offerings were even heavier when
trading ended
Srots wer" quoted nom:naliy unchanged at
- 10 for midd!inE. which compares with the
low "i.4s Futures closing hid: May. q IS.
July. $50; octobcr. ISIS: December. IS 90:
SPOT cotton. nominal. unchanged Sales.
1877 bales: to arrive. 200 bales: n!ddI!ns
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,N,Ew YoEK, hDr!i ?5.,ror, movement
Total today At all ;ortS-%Ct r.crip,s
80 bales: exports. ~ bales: stock. l.i.S9,s
bales
Total for weck-Nct receipts. 7.:ss bales:
EXPORTS SO bales
Tota! for scason--Sct receipts SGuo
bales. exports. 3.iss.l6G bales.
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RICHMOND PROpsCr MARKET
WhnleSnIe llunlufiona

2. 3. FOOD huInIhIStTltlOn I.iCe!Se No. q 1887
(By q II Curr'e & Coz
Richmond, Va. April -. 1918
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40 poor poultry should killed Cropa Of
Al poultry should 10 thoroughly empty al
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-16
U. S. READY FOR ''SUBS"
American ShipbuiIders Are Speed.
ing Up on Work.
German Plans for Sea Murder Drive
Are Met by Rush Orders
on Chasers.

Washington, Oct. 16.-Amer1can
shipbuilders were called upon by Sec
retary Daniels to speed up their out
put Of destroyers to meet the menace
Of the new and greater submarine ef-
fort which Germany is known to be
planning.
The secretary began a series Of con-
ferences with representatives Of the
builders. Most Of the plants are work
Ing now nearly to capacity on Destroy
ers, but arrangements will be made to
lay down as many additional vessels
as possible.
Sir Eric Geddes, first lord Of the
British admiralty, disclosed In q state
ment that a renewed enemy submarine
effort was impending and that the al
lied navies were prepared to deal with
it. One of the important results of
the conferences of the admiralty mis-
sion with officials here has been to
emphasize the need for more Destroy
ers-the weapon the submarine most
fears.
Secretary Daniels also let 1t be
known that successful trials Of Eagle
No. 1, the new submarine fighter and
chaser, have been held with results
In every way better than had been an
ticipated.
In speed, the Eagle boat was said to
be the equal in every respect of the
destroyer of few years ago and to
excel 1t In seagoing qualities. Pro-
duction, which has been contingent
upon trials, now will proceed and Mr..
Daniels Indicated that the Ford plant
building the Eagles viii reach the peak
Of its schedule early next year.
Amsterdam, Oct 16.-There is good
reason to believe that the German
submarine warfare will reach a climax
during the winter, according to Mon
days issue of the Rhenish Westpha-
liam Gazette Of Essen, which says that
1t will produce an economic crisis Of
unanticipated dimensions in entente
countries"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-16
WAR MADE By ALL PEOPLE
Max's Organ Says Wilson Is Mistaken
In His Ideas

Washington, Oct. 16.-Swiss dis
patches say the German newspapers
are now showing a confusion equal to
that which they showed In the interval
between the proposal Of Prince Max
imilian and President Wilson's mes
sage Of inquiry. Some Of them are
quoted as follows:
Neue Bad,sche Landes-Zeitung, or
gan of Chancellor Max's party: "Pres-
ident Wilson and the entente are mis-
taken If they think the war was not
made with the whole German people
In agreement"
Frankfurter Zeitung: "Evidently II
the negotiations cannot be~carried out,
we still turn back to arms, and In des-
perate combats defend the German
territory, but we must have no illu-
sions In this respect. AT the most i'm
portant time In her history Germany
feels the lack Of energetic military
telp."
Morgen Post: 1.-The army high COM
mand believes, too, that the continue
ton Of war in the present circum-
stances will bring no good results"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-16
CAPT. KIDD WAS A HOARDER
HoardIng Money and Hiding Ii Does
Nobody Any Good-Buy Bonds.

It takes very little ingenuity to
"cache" money where the government
can't find it. Captain Kidd buried a
lot of his pirate "swag" somewhere
along the Spanish main, where no one
ever did find it-where 1t never did
a living soul any good-never built
hospital-never alleviated human suf-
fering-never helped along the works
Of civilization and humanity - just
dead money: absolutely dead, like the
soul of the pirate who hid it.
The brave thing now isn't hiding
money.
The only thing that counts in this
terrible time is service.
Service with the colors, or service
backing up the fighters who have Of
fered their lives for the righteous
cause.
Hiding and boarding money is not
service. It is the opposite; it is tax
ing money out Of service. It is q spe-
cies Of desertion.
A deserter In the army stands up
before a firing squad and pays the
proper penalty.
A hoarder is a money deserter who
is entitled to the same penalty.
Sometimes he Is merely thoughtless.
Sometimes he is just selfish.
But anyway he Is doing a great
wrong to the United States and dead
ly wrong to the world and civillza-
ton.
The world does not need Captain
Kidds. Nor does America.
But America does need 10000, 900
more Liberty Bond buyers.
II you have any money slowed away
out Of sight bring 1t out and have II
changed into the most useful Of all
forms-fourth Liberty bonds.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-16
YANKEE TANKS
DRIVE THROUGH
HUN DEFENSES
Germans StubbornIy Contest the
Ground In Champagne
Heavy Artillery Duel.
FOE COuNTER.ATTACkS FAIL
Unit Of the Second y. S. Army Gets
its Baptism OF Fire, RepuIslna =
German Raid on Their
PoeItlcna.

With the American Army Northwest
OF Verdun. Oct. 16.-In the face Of the
most stubborn resistance conceivable.
including literally hundreds Of ma
chine gun nests, the Americans ad-
vanced again and widened the
breach In the Kriemhilde line.
The Germans heavily shelled the
center and left center Of the American
line and desperate counter-attacks
were carried out. These counter-at-
tacks failed.
The Americans, who captured Hill
200 and penetrated the strong wire de-
fenses between Landres-E st. Georges
and st. Georges, have passed st. Juvin.
Tanks In Action.
Tanks were brought into action by
the Americans to break a way through
the enemy wire entanglements west
Of Romagne, between the Argonne
and the Meuse.
Despite German resistance, the prog
ress Of the Americans was satisfac-
tory. The weather was cold and
damp.
The enemy artillery was being used
freely to hold the Americans, the fire
being particularly heavy at Beaumont,
Waurelle and the Bois des Caures,
but the Yankee gunners were doing
much to break down the German re-
sistance. There was heavy artillery
duel during the night.
Second Army In Action.
Units of the Second American army,
which began operations October IL
under command Of Maj. Gen. Robert
l.. Bullard, got its baptism Of fire re-
pulsing a German raid on their posi-
tiOns.
In their advance with the French in
the Champagne the Americans gained
more than twenty miles in the three
days ending Sunday night. They now
menace Rethel. General Gouraud has
given high praise to the speed and
efficiency Of the American fighting
units.
From east Of the Meuse to the vicin-
ity of Grand Pre- American forces
chopped series Of fresh nOtches In
the German line They kept up their
swinging blows at the enemy from
early in the morning until late in the
afternoon.
While the Germans resisted with
grim determination, their decision to
hold till the last the portion Of the
line before the Americans may open
the way to swift disaster.
The Americans moved their line up
to st. Georges and Landres-Et-St.
Georges, northwest of Romagne. 1t
was the third phase of General Perish
ing's operations between the Meuse
and the Argonne forest.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-16
DISORDER IN GERMANY
Mobs In Berlin Streets Cry: 1--WE
Want Peace!"
HohenzolIern Statues Arc Smashed
Demonstrations by Workers at
Essen, Says London Dispatch.

Chicago, Oct. 16-A London cable
to the Herald Examiner says: The
Times says information has reached
London of change in government at
Berlin. The extent, circumstances
and direction Of this change are mat
ters only Of speculation up to the
present.
The Times prints the following from
The Hague, dated Monday:
violent anti-dynastic manifesto
tons occurred in Berlin Thursday.
"Great crowds gathered the whole
length Of Inter den Linden, also In
front Of the imperial palace, smashed
several famous Hohenzollern statues
and surged around the Bulgarian le-
cation, shouting: we want peacev
Stop the war; Down with the Ho-
henzOllerns ="
This is the story Of an eyewitness.
Another telegram to the Times from
The Hague confirming reports Of
strikes and demonstrations in Essen
beginning Thursday and continuing to
Saturday says revolutionary songs
were sung and placards carried say
ing:
"Down with war;" 1--WE want peace" !"
1--WE are dying Of starvation"
The police Of Essen are powerless.
Soldiers refused to fire on the mobs,
with whom they sympathized. Any
delay in peace is bound to cause a
widespread movement in other CEN
ters. Germans realize that Germany
Is hopelessly beaten, while Essen
workers fear the entente armies will
serve the German towns as Germans
served entente towns. This prospect
terrif1es the WOrkmen.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-16
ALLIES CUT THE
HUN COAST line;
BRUGES PER|LED
Gen. Foch's Armies SIashed Off
Two Great Enemy
Base Towns.
PUSH TO GATES OF LILLE
Drive Six and One-Half Miles and
Take 10000 German captIves-
MenIn and Thourout Fall to
Haiq's Men.

London, Oct. 16.-British and Bel
gian troops have reached COurtrai, the
important rail base in Flanders, 10
miles northeast Of Lille, thus outflank-
ing the latter city hopelessly from the
north. This news was officially an
nounced by the Belgian war office.
Seven thousand prisoners and 80 guns
have been captured by the French and
Belgians, the announcement from
Havre says.
The Hague, Oct. 16.-As many guns
are now being transported from Bel
GUM as arrived from Germany In
1914. All the churches and schools
Of Brussels are full Of French refu-
gees. Ostend is also being evacu-
ated. So
London, Oct. 18.-Ostend has been
outf1anked, Bruges Is in danger, and
the British are nearly at the suburbs
Of Lille.
These are the principal high spots In
the news of the fighting front in Flan-
ders. where the Belgians, the French,
and the British have made an advance
of nearly ten miles at points in two
days. So far more than 10000 prison.
ers and 100 guns have been taken.
Foe Resistance Breaks.
The German troops In this vicinity,
who fought vigorously in places yes
tordov hovo hoon oyorcorno on6 the
advance Of the allies Is becoming more
rapid.
The small city of Thourout, rail-
way junction point of lines running to
Ostend, Bruges and Ghent, has been
captured. as well as Menin, which the
enemy defended desperately yesterday.
COurtrai. really an outpost to Client,
Is being approached, advanced allied
troops having been reported within
less than three miles of that place.
Menin is railway center Of great
Importance, about four miles north
west of TurcOing.
The allied troops are now within
less than half mile Of the COurtrai-
Thourout railroad.
Northeast Of Lens the British have
advanced to the neighborhood Of Hau-
bOurdin, about three miles west of
Lille, and to the south have crossed
the Haute-Deule canal, south Of Pont-
A-Vendin and taken several villages,
according to the communication Of
Field Marshal Haig issued here.
Take Hinge Town.
With the Allied Forces in Belgium,
Oct 16-The Belgian town of Thou
rout, captured by the allies, is an i'm
pOrtant strategic position and vital
transportation center. Upon 1t hinged
q large part Of the German transpor-
tatiOn system.
The fighting continued throughout
the night and at various places severe
resistance was encountered, but at
most points the British, French and
Belgians pressed forward. In this re-
gion the battle may be said to be al
most as much against the weather and
the mud as against the Germans.
flinders Enemy Retreat.
But while this sort Of sticky ground
hampers the allied troops, 1t hinders
even more the enemy who Is trying to
move his materials away under a
heavy fire and through the mired
ground Of the Flanders lowlands.