Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-17
FALL OF LILLE GREAT
BLOW TO GERMANS
The Kaiser Legions Now in
Peril; Must Retreat Far Back
to Border.

By Associated press 10 Evcrv Evening
London. Oct. IL. Belgian forces
under command Of King Albert,
which crossed the User river. are
marching on Ostend, seaport on the
English channel.
The BeIgians also made progress
in the region north Of Thourout and
advanced in the direction Of Thislt.
The Germans on leaving Lille,
which was captured today by British
forces, did not set fire 10 the build
ings in the city or cause any explo-
sions
London, Oct. IL. The city Of Lille
has been captured by the British this
morning.
British forces entered Courtrai during
yesterdays fighting. according TO
statement issued at the war office TODAY.
Over twenty villages we're capturd by the
Allied forces in Belgium during the day.
Field Marshal Haig forces his morn
ing began an attack On the BohaIn-le-
Cateau from along the Scile river south
east oi Cambria Satisfactory progress
vas reported bv the British commander
in his official statement.
The statement reads
s-Cn the sixteenth instant despite the
storm Belgium British and French
troops continued their attack between
Dixmude and the l7s river
Brilliant assaults over i front 81 5
miles enabled them tu advance an average
depth OF over three ana half miles The
Belglans crossed he User river north of
Oxmude ana occupied Schooreeke. The
British crossed the i-y>, pushing beyond
AIenIn to depth If several miles on the
right bank
rhourodt was .aptured bv the BEL
gIau~ IIchJervelde and tr,ioy> mere
takei oY he French, UhIie the Brush
captured NIenn. according Jo the attest
report. British troops have entered Cour-
tr,i
Twenty villages we're delivered from
the enemy No figures are a Yet available
regarding captured prisoners ana boot
The Germans have been counter NJ
tat king 10 the north 0I here and n 4
strong local thrust al Hau>sv. in the REGION
south OF NaleneIennes, pressed the British
back il the western edge ri the village
PARIS. o,l II On the entire front 81
the OiSe and the ~erre, where the Ger
mans are beng driven from the pocket
north OF Laou the French last alght main
tanned contact with the enemy, accord
lng to today.s Wa office report
Pans. Wednesday, Oct Us French
forces have entered The city f Prot, IN
Serbia. according to an official statement
issued at he war Office tonight Prot Is on
the railroad between Nish anl Soiia and
Is II miles from the Bulgarian frontier
The statement follows
81.
heights north of Nisl They have made
notable progrt,s along The left bank OF
the AIoraWa river North o1 \lsh and
have captured four cannon French
cavalry have entered PsoJ
london Oer It ~eiblau troops. ean-
tnulng thvjr energetic campaign for
driving ont thl Austro-G German forces
remaining on Sci ban soil hayc captured
the town II AleNinay1, un The Morava
uver. IL mules noIfhwe> II \i>h. saws
i serbian official statement received here
today rhirty-tuo gums were taken IN
the fighting beyond Nish
The statement reads
We are continuing u pursue The aacu4y
On tuesday We occupied kressibaba
mountain the town of AleNnatz. lastrc-
batz i ountai the village III Ilatare.
- gu,. we're captured in these operations
German aIrplanca are bombing Nish.
French cavalry has captured Puot
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