The Sentinel=record., 1918-10-22

With the Allied Armies in France and Belgium, Oct q The great battle
 in Flanders ana northern France pass edin it's second phase today The first phase was completed when the Lille salient was eliminated and the Ger mans were driven cut of western Bel eium. so that the line all the way from the frontier of Holland 10 the Disc canal is virtually d straght one
 The Beglans, British and French in the north started sweeping move ment today piyoting on a point about east of Courtrai The object of this appears 10 be the clearing of the en- emy from his front in northern Bel gium and at the same time to threaten his extreme right flank.
 The position at the south is in tha region below Nalenciennes- At both places the exhausted German divisions. whose ranks have had holes chop ed into them by ;te.ilic Q o-g, 3cc ght- Herman commanders are sacrificing many men in their endeayors 10 holi their ground but in both sections the allied troops have smashed into the enemy and made apprcciable gains
 Scores of additional villages have been redeemed and numerous prison CTS and large quantities of supplies have been captured. In the centre of the battle area the British kept out everywhere and grad ually during the day moved forward toward the west bank Nf the Scheldt with increasing celerity, The Ger mans have taken advantage of the natural protection offered by the width of this stream and it's canal and marshy borders They are hiding be- hind it in shallow trenches and ara showing nervousness as the allies ap- preach.
 Back of them their artillery the strength of which has been greatly depleted, is giving some support
 The Germans have their cannon close 10 the roads and on them so that when it becomes necessary to with draw the guns, they can get them awa2 in a hurry. In their retreat the Ger mans have resorted to every known means to delay the bringing up of the artillery but without effect. At the present time. however, the allies are not hampered in the least for the Ger mans were put to such hurried flight that they had little time to take their artillery and vast stores of ammunition with them These fell into the hands of the allied troops and the guns Were promptly turned around and shells made in Germany were sent eastward as fast as they could be fired against their original owners Iniantrymen thus had novel experience in serving artillery
 On the northern part of the battle area aalied cavalry is moving ahead of he infantry ciearing out the Ger mans And all the while the allies arc getting nearer and nearer to Ghent.
 Belgian artillery has been moved up rapidly behind the infantry and is pOunding the infantry constantly Shrapnel is breaking continuously on the German rear and high explosives are reaching out for transport and men on the roads
 The fighting is going on in rain anl mud to some extent the allied troops have left behind the Germans ground which turns into marsh and have not been hampered greatly.
 Frontally the British have reached positions less than four miles from Valenciennes. Northwest of Valen- cienncs they have entered the great Vlocoigne- -Raismes forest In the re- zion northwest of Lille the British are