The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-17
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~. tn cpen,y has been nStraordinaTllH
nrrcf for in these places II otTinnslE
has hrcn the purpose Of the c"H'nair"-
,rs Of tho fleeing GGrmana To gam t'i''''
in which to remove their mhtcr!alE'
Stubborn lighting has been rcPor'sn'
especially from tho region oil th""r'""
The. battle here has been from street |"
street and house ~ house. ana iarSt
numbers Of the enemy hive hccn Kl!leu.
SOM, Belgian forces hhv" swept arouno
the city In order to cut til" ROADS NJ
III, rrar and also assist In bott!'nE UP
rho .ncr1y. trying to hold out IN INC CITY
itself.
The Germans had p!ira machine guns
In tho windows O? HhHScS ana ceLiH' :
and fred murdrrnus streams of bullets
Inio tho advancing nrlgians hut w"r'>
unable Ia stop them. The RcliiRns
fought with u begged determination.
such as only troops lighting to regain
their outraged country could display
Nothing could stop them.
Tho Rr!tish following M the RETREAT
Ing Germans and overcoming inc rear
guards, arc reported MS renchtng cNcs-
my and MS having captured L!nscllHs.
along the Tvs. TIL" R"iElhns NJ the time
this tllapntch vas tllcd wcrc reported 10
hn past K"y"n. md "a have reached
pons on the other aid" Of Cachtcn ana
Artioys bath Of which they captured.
Northeast Of Cnurtrai RnTichore was
stnrmcd and taken. and the l'clEihns
wcrn still going.
Tho I.insrilra position Is most wax
uablc. for The place being northwest oi
Turcnirr. the allied troops arc gradually
nu;flanSinE III" entire Lille solirnl. from
which there arc further signs that tn"
Jrn q matter
fact. his troops in this salient are in an
extremely prccarions position.
IIAVRE Oct l6-Thc Belglans hnve
extended their hnttlc front north OF tho
Handzccmc canal. where they have made
progress In the region OF Schoorc. nv"
miles from the North sHa- southeast OF
Nlrport. and generally gained ground
eastward as far as Coolscamp. accord
ing to the official communication Issued
tonight. Tho town OF 1scGhen. east or
| Roulcrs has been captured.
nrIT1SH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, Oct. 16...-There Is an uncon-
! firmcd report that in the fighting In
Flanders. Thnurout has been surround
! ed II is not known whether there are
! stu my gums in tho place but the
! rapidity " the advance Of the allies
ought to mean that IN" town VIII he
| found intact when 1t is occupied.
LONDON. oct. l6.--British forces in
, the sector between Douai and Lille have
, made further gains all along IN" front
. and driven their line 70 within ABOUT
, ~, miles southwest and "a miles west
! OF Lille according To Field M8rshaI
! Hnigs communication Issued i"-hibHt'
lt.
We currIcd cut succGSstul loca
| operation last might in the SeIle valley
| rapturing the village nf 1aussy ana
more than 300 prisoners =
..On III" Itnuai-I.Illc front tho enemy
ia continuing his withdrawal. closely
| followed by our troops. who nave
reached the general line Of OiEnies, Car
vim AIlcncs--lcs -Maris Maugrr md Cap
! !nghen. Sharp lghting has taken place
ut different points between III" enemy
| rear guards and our advance dctach-
ments. Some prisoners hnve been taken
''rhe British Second Army. under
! command Of General Plum"r. co-orreat'
! ing with the lirlEinn and French forces
in FLINDERS. in the course of tho past
three days. has realized an advance OF
| more than eight nile:.
! During this period. despite strong oP-
posI,!un. this army captured tho towns
| Of Confines, Wrrvicq. Menln. Wauivcr'
Chem, Heulc and Gucrnr, and secured
the northern portion OF Courtrai.
The lcf, hank OF the lays river now
! has been cleared III the enemy ~ fur as
! to the northeast Of llarlcbeRc.
To-day our troops crossed the 1.ys be-
| tween Armcnticres and Mcntn. In
towns ard villages captured by the Sec
I und Army in Flanders many. civilians
| have been found and freed from The