The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-15
From Disc to Mouse
 Allied Troops Continue
 Blows For Many Gains
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 of the Germans still holding the lines i between Thouroul and the sea-
 South of the new break in the Ger man lines, the Germans have been in serious position for some time. Lille has been in danger from the south and a new allied attack threat ems to outflank the city from the north. Should this occur, Lille prob ably will fall and, with its fall Douai. is certain to be involved | With the American Army North ! west of Verdun, Oct 15-Noon-(By The Associated Press)-Tanks were 1 brought into action by the Americans 1 today to break a way through the en- | emy wire entanglements west of Ro- magne.
 Despite German resistance, the pro- | gress of the Americans, early reports said was satisfactory today. | The Germans apparently were ready to contest the ground as stub bornly as they did yesterday. The 1 enemy artillery was being used freely to hold the Americans, but the Tan- kee gunners were doing much tc break down the German resistance. ~ l Unites of the second American army, which began about 12 o'clock in command of Major General Bullard today repulsed a German raid on their positions.
 London, Oct. 15-Several of Ger many's largest torpedo boats recent ly left Zeebrugge, one of the German l i ing a stormy night, according to a Dutch frontier message forwarded fl om Amsterdam on Monday to the Central News.
 The German warships were filled to their capacity with soldiers and proceeded for Germany.
 London, Oct. 15-Be1gian troops are on the outskirts of Menin anG are within two miles of Courtrai.
 The Allies also are in effective ar- tillery range of the railway from Lille to Thourout~by way of Courtai. This means that the Allies dominate the connecting link between the German troops around Lille andthose in the Ostend sector.
 With the American Army North west fo Verdun, Oct. 14, D. m.- (By the Associated Press)-From easf of the Mouse to the vicinity of Grand Pre-, American forces chopped a series of fresh notches in the German line today. They kept up their swi1fginG blows at the enemy from early thiA morning till late this afternoon.
 While the Germans resisted wi1l grim determination, their decision tc hold till the last the portion of t.le line before the Americans may opsr the way to swift disaster.
 Although the action extended to tNH eastern bank of the Mouse, the mes savage fighting took place aboJ Romagne and to the westward, whess' the enemy is striving to maintain th4 section of the Kriemheld line running thwestwardly from Romagne. TG' battle has been in and over the WiYf entahglements before this defensiS' position and the excellent natur4 Qualifications along which the prese.t line of resistance is laid. Hanging ct the wire tonight is a message bearing the information that another Frenct
 division is up to be ready for ths pressure.
 There was some artillery prepara : ton of the American attack, but :. was not. much heavier than that ot . fered by the Germans in defense alont their wire defenses until late in t. day, when there was a slight fa1lini , off in the volume of fire. At tha time there was movement of artil
 lery toward the rear of the Germa.
 positions reported by aerial observers
 Paris, Monday. Oct. 14.---Rouler
 has been taken by the Allies. Thit ' city, which before the war numbered y 900 inhabitants. is the first impor 5 tant Belgian town from which, tn, 8 Germans have been driven. T This morning. on the anniversar, of the battle of Jena, which wa !, fought Oct. 14, 1906, the battle fiamet 8 up along the Flanders front and tn l. fist days progress gave reason fo . high hope.