Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-23
MAKE DEEP THRUST
INTO OENEMY'S LINES
IN RA|SMES WOODS
Stiffening of Front of Ger
man Rear Guard Slows sg
Up Allies.
BRITISH TAKE POSSESSION
OF HOLLAlN AND BRUYELLES
Prussians Driven Out of Village
of Froyenne, Near the 90
! Scheldt.
FRENCH TAKE ,CWo TOWNS
Teutons Smelling .lmcricans With
Atustard-Gas Shells, and Aviators
Raid Another Hospital.
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BRITISH TAKE POSSESSION
OF H0LLAIN AND BRUYELLES
FRENCH TAKE cwo TOWNS

The fall OF Nalenciennes TO Field
Marshal Haig's forces is imminent
Despite the desperate resistance of the
Germans the British have entered the
city on the west While TO the north
they have made a deep thrust into
the great Raismes forest, and arc lnoN~
ing in the direction of Conde, nearftiIe
angle OF the Scheldt.
Valenciennes had been in uninter-
ruptedi French possession from 1917
until the onrush of the Germans early
In the present war led them manS
miles into France. 1t is now about
to be added to the rapidly growing
list of towns, the redemption OF which
has brought rejoicing to the French
people 49,,
same distance northwest OF the French
fortress OF Maubeuge. It's penetration
seaIs isas she fo1m fSa Ct the sen,hern
behind the Scheldt River. according to
military opinion. M
Complete capture Of the city was said
sshsaat7 VIII. mI, be the .immedlate eonssS
back upon the Mons Maubeuge sector,
and there the last round or Arnased-
don VIII begin In earnest
Although the progress or tho allied
forces in Belgian and French FLANDERS
mas slowed up somewhat In the face Of
aiding the retreat OF the German arms
les. nppreeiable gains have been made,
Helain and Bruyeles i es on rRersahes ie seheiat
south OF Tournai. are now in the hands
q. Of the ,,Isl British, and norm Of Tourna,
ing toward the scheldt. There has
fe This Ea"s st fso the
Sa as fSs from Dsin5 Saaakhs hsra rou3na to fesn
Behind the scheldt the Germans .,.c arc
massed In strengths their machine guns
on the east bank are active and are
trench mcrtars. '.'N
In the northern battle area, the Bel
along their entire front. and have CAP.
tured bridgehead with numbers4.Sr
INC enemy vest OF Meerendrc. fse
An item of great interest appears sih
the tne iatsst 6s; announcement by the Frencii
the mar .isns Gsi1ee concerning operations aieng
Terror" ol
The French are still moving actively
completed the occupation or Chaiandrw
Grd Gbent SFnndlup; tbsW p. TO the southwest OF
the east bank OF the Iys River. havinn.
against which The enemy ss1 resis,ed9 9osntg; Win
Around lie Cateau. where Americans
are lighting with the British Fourti,
AS,rmy. S,, activity has diminished great tiy.
nc same is true OF the American Se2-
tor northwest OF Verdun, where II,
chtef activity OF the enemy has bees,
the Smelling of the American lines SftI,
s nius.ard and other gas shells and an
air raid. which came near TO achievinn.
the destruction of an American bass
hospital. '1'
Winter. unusually late this wear has
set in on the front In Northern Russja
and a prolonged luu is looked for IN
that territory. -
AUSTRIA AND TURKEY
ENPECTED To QUIT SOON
In we'll Uniformed political circles I'm
London the opinion prevails that Ger
many Will capitulate in ten weeks
while Austria and Turkey will onit
within two weeks. 49,
This was told by reliable author;,r
J. The Informant further declared that
longer than three months. The Ger
man upper classes, he said, realize that
the me terms rms on which she can, have peace
Il Germany fought .o tho last ditch,
the whole German social structnrs
would crumblc. The common people.
OH tne other hand' are crying:
For Gods sake. stop the war on anv
conditionSv' '
THIS political opinion. 1t should be
added. differs from the belief held in
continue for at least six months longer.
y Berlin dispatch late Tuesday
states that neutral commission mas
gone TO the front TO investigate the
German armies. If'S'
Germany. in her last reply TO presf.
dent wilson. denied his charges ot
4 neutral commission be appointed To
investigate the charges. 80
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