Cleveland County herald. (Rison, Ark.) 1888-current, 1918-10-03
BEL CLANS CAPTURE
TOWN Of R0ULERS
OVER 5000 PRISONERS AND 800
GUNS CAPTURED IN OPERA
TlON-GHETUME TAKEN.
HUNS FIGHT DESPERATELY
lie cateIet, Key Position TO Whole
Sector Between Bellicourt and Ban
teux Has Been Officially Report
ed in Allied Hands.

London. = Roulers, Belgian town
Is miles northeast of Ypres, was cap
tured, according to dispatch receiy-
ed by the Evening News from the
Belgian battle front
British troops advancing III Belgium
captured Cheluwe and are now about
two miles outside of the Belsian
railroad junction of Menin.
The situation has become fraught
with intensely dramatic possibilities
The Belgians got into Dixlnude by
smart danking movement and went
through the town swiftly. Street
fighting took place and a large party
of the enemy held out obstinately in
the town hall All the Germans were
killed or captured. An entire battery
Of $50 milimeter howitzers was cap
tured in Houtholst forest.
The British and Belgian armies
have advanced for an average depth
of five miles and maximum depth
of eight miles. The whole OF the
enemy's communications in Belgium
and Flanders, particularly on the Bel
gian coast, is threatened
The Observation-Disclosures Ridge
has been occupied and the Germans
have been defeated in efforts to de-
fend the approaches to the River Lys.
British and Belgian troops on z5atur-
day and Sunday took more than o.
900 prisoners.
King Albert's forces at dusk this
evening were attacking the Germans
at st. Peter on the Ro0Iers-Menin
road, and at ColliemolenhOlk.
Belgian troops in their drive north
and east of Ypres have captured 800
German guns. British troops IN the
same area took 81 guns
The gallant little Belgian army, as
sisted by the British, is driving ahead
in such a manner as to menace the
German hold on the entire Belgian
coast as far as Ostend.
Realizing that the ground from
which they are being thrown is inYal-
liable 20 them, the Germans are re-
sisting heavily and have thrown in
| four divisions, at least, Of reserves
! opposite the Belgians a:one. one of
| these divisions contained elements Of
| the regiments which were guilty OF
sacking Dinant.
So fast did the British advance in
the Flanders area that the batteries
through the Siegfried meshwork OF
trenches was naturally slow, but the
allied troops succeeded almost every
where.
LIE Catelet, the key position to the
whole sector between Belhcourt and
Banteaux, was officially reported in
allied hands.
Good news came all day. The al
lies appear to be astride the St Omen
tin-Cambrai Railway AZ places, but
seriously restricting the enemy's coln-
Inunication.
Important fortified villages were
carried in rapid succession Lavae-
queirie, Nauroy, Bony and ViTlers-
Guislain were taken early III the bat
tie. The effects of the terrific allied
bombardment were everywhere Yisi~
BILE in earthworks smashed level, with
CHASTITY peeps at what had gone on
underneath.
Good news also came from the Bel
gian front. Houtholst village, lest by
counter attack, was retaken by
King Alberts troops Staden has
been taken, and the whole Passchan-
dazzle Ridge system has been oyerrun.
During the day the Belgians counted
more than $500 prisoners. On the
St Quentin front 1000 Germans were
captured.