The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-17

f, mans are putting in the best divisions
| they have in the effort to check the
| American advance.
Aibert's Trops Gain.
Allied armies which are fighting
under the high command of King Al
bert of Belgium, have after a stub
born struggle of forty-eight hours, tri-
| umphed over the resistance of the
enemy and driven in on the whole
front Of the attack, according to an
Official view of the situation issued In
Paris last night. Continuing, the re-
view says:
THE Germans fell back today, har-
ried by light infantry and artillery
formations which prevented the enc
my from pulling himself together. Not
! withstanding the bad weather, the rain
soaked ground and the rivers and ca
mails, the allied troops made a consid-
cradle bound forward today. German
rearguards with machine guns only
temporarily checked the allied gorces.
"We have reached Keyem and have
cleared the outskirts of Dixmude for
three miles toward the north. Thour-
out is outflanked and the Ostend road
is threatened, making the communica-
tion of the enemy forces from the User
to the coast most uncertain and pre-
carious.
Serbian continuing their energetic
campaign for driving out the Austrian
German forces remaining on Serbian
soil have captured the town of Alexi
natz, on the Marava river, Is miles
northwest of Nish, says Serbian Of
fetal statement today. Thirty-two
guns have been taken in the fghting
beyond Nish
Loosen Hold on Coast.
Germanys hold on the Belgian coast
has been loosened Fighting their
way forward until they have reached
Coolscamp, only twenty-one miles
from the Dutch frontier, the allies
seem to be rapidly cutting off the
coast cities and compelling the enemy
to hurry out of the trap which is
closing about him.
Tangible evidence that the Germans
are retreating from the coast, which
they have held so long and which has
been the chief rendezvous Of subma-
rines preying on transports and other
vessels in the English channel, may
be found in the advance Of the Bel
gians north and east Of Dixmude yes
terday. In this region the Germans
have lost positions to a depth Of three
miles and the Belgians have carried
their lines over the lowlands at a
rate OF speed which would appear to
indicate little, IL any opposition from
the enemy.
Important successes have been
gained at the apex OF the wedge
driven into the German line north Of
Lille. Coolscamp has been taken and
the Lys river, from Menin to Harle-
beke, east of Courtrai. has been
reached. Allied troops are In the out
skirts of Courtrai and very near Lille.
In this area fires are burning In piles
OF German supplies showing that the
enemy is hastily getting out Of the dis.
trict which has been outflanked by
the allied progress to the north. This
retirement is reported to be extending
as far south as Douai.
Forest Taken by Yanks.
American forces occupied the VII
lage Of Grandpre, situated on the
north side of the Aire river as It runs !
westward through the Argonne forest.
They have also captured Moulin-les- |
Pas. to the eastward, and forging |
ahead, have control OF Loges wood, |
an isolated bit of forest land which |
has afforded the Germans good cover /
in the fighting east of the Argonne |
Hill 1872. north of st. Juvin, Is now |
being consolidated by the Americans !
French and Italian forces have T,
forced their way farther eastward |
near Sissonne and have moved up to
within a mile of Rethel, an important
German railroad supply point on the
Aisne. farther east. In this sector,