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1.-THE outskirts Of Lichtervelde and hav
pushed beyond the Roulers- Lichtel
yelde railway. The British have reach
led Lechat on the Courraf-lngelmuI
lster road.
I'VE have captured Gulleghem an
Heule, and advanced to the out-skirt
of Courtrai The British have ais
captured Menin and Vervicq, reach
ling the right bank OF the Lys.
"Since the morning OF October Ia
we captured 1900 men and more thai
one hundred guns"
/ Haigs night report OF the Belg1ai
war office at Havre shows uninteI
rupted progress.
"Belg1ans and French continue Il
advance on the whole 'front.'" the com
munique said.
| "The Belgians progressed severa-
lkilometers north of the line OF Han
lzeeme. Cortemarcq. French troops
captured the whole plateau of Hoog
lIede. Gitz and Githeberg. French cav
airy crossed the Roulers-Thourcourt
road and advanced toward LIGHTER
Velde.
"Belgians and British captured Win
keIheocke and Lendelede and reached
the Courtrai-Ingelmunst railway.
Our prisoners here total 1000 with 81
guns. A complete regimental staff was
also captured Our airmen are bomb
ing the enemy concentrations"
Wedge Into Belgium.
fBy Lowell Mellett, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FLANDERS. Oct. 16.-Allied forces
driving into Belgium have thrust
their wedge across the road from
Bruges to Courtrai, severing another
artery of communication to the
boat base.
French cavalry has swept over
Lichtervelde and Thourout, advanc-
ing toward Bruges and the sea. To
ward the southern end OF the fight
ing front, Menin has been taken and
Haig's men are in the neishborhood
of Haubourdin, three miles from
Lille.
The Germans are using prodigally
the great stores Of shells in their
Belgian coast bases. 1t is becoming
evident they will be unable to save
these munitions, SO the enemy is
using them u2 as fast as possible.
Their batteries gave ours more
stubborn response than any other
time in recent weeks.
What's (bang) the peace (bang)
news now Cbang)?" asked British
officer on the northern front today
as the great battle ragged and the
shells exploded all around. So the
were carried on, every
two or three words being punctuated
by a Earring crash. 1t was real
two-sided contest.
Although the Germans are forced
to spend lavishly their shells to keep
them from falling into the hands OF
the allies, they had time to remove
terial before the long-dreaded Bel
gian offensive was launched.
By transporting much of this to
the rear, the high command rendered
the enemy army fairly mobile. Yet
vast stores still line the coast, show
ing clearly the Germans had no In
tention OF surrendering this terrain.
The Germans knew the allied at
TACK was coming and tried to fore
stall it by the use of the tactics with
which Foch defeated the last German
offensive. July Is. The British,
French and Belgians were to start
1t 5 a. N. Three hours earlier the
Germans put down a heavy barrage
Of their own, seeking to break up our
troop concentrations.
Peace discussions have taken. none
Of the fighting spirit out Of the al
les. All the soldiers are keen for
keeping hot after the Huns. / saw
4 stream of walking wounded" go
ng TO the rear, and asked one grin
ming British private where he was
hurt.
I'm not wounded he said. I'm
IN leave"
asked what he was doing there
and he explained that his leave be-
gan today, but he got special permits
sion to fight, fearing that this might
De the last battle of the war and feel
ng hungry for another go at the
snemy.
That's the spirit OF the men.
On the other hand, many German
prisoners frankly announced that
hey had had enough-"we're fed
lp," as the British might put 1t. This
spirit is not general throughout the
enemy army, however. The fighting
1f the BaVdrianS IN THIS DdLLle mas
surpassed any German battle seen in
France or Flanders since the tide
.urned The sixth Bavarian division, !
or example, pushed Its way through
he British barrage and established
machine gun posts beyond 1t. Like
sportsmen, the officers and men of
General Plumer's British army saw
and appreciated the action and
praised 1t.
Heights Are Captured.
By Frank j. Taylor, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WITH THE AMERICAN FIRST
ARMY, Oct 16.-The Americans have
captured st. Juvin heights and have
advanced northward from them. Two
hundred and forty prisoners were
aiken. (St. Juvin is just east of