The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 17, 1918, Page 12

THE SEATTLE STA COURTRAL, BIG FLANDERS BASE, IS TAKEN BY ALLIES FOE DEFENSES BOCHES FLEEING HUNS ARE PREPARING THREE COLLAPSE ON RAPIDLY OUT OF —-— YANKEE FRONT —--—-- _—---— % Dispatch From Fred S. Ferguson By United Press Leased Wire Direct to The Star WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES IN FRANCE, Oct. 16, — Night) —Capture of Grand Pre, accomplished by the Ameri- cans yesterday, has resulted in collapse of the German defense | on a considerable front east of that place. The doughboys have practically cleared Loges wood and ared riving & sharp wedge into the enemy lines in the direction of Buzancy (six miles northeast of Grand Pre). Additional progress has also been made on both sides of the Meuse, According to prisoners, the Ger mans expected an armistice to go into effect at 3:30 p. m. Monday They were amazed when our artil Jery fire increased and the Infantry attacked. Many who expected to be fraternizing with Americans are now prisoners. One American division has taken prisoners from four boche divisions in the past two days, including one of the best enemy outfits on the whole west front There seems to be no end to the machine gun defenses. As fast as) @ series of these are wiped out oth-/| ers are encountered? and the artil- lery’s work starts all over again. x FRENCH FOLLOW FOES ON OISE PARIS, Oct. 17.—-French troops maintained contact with the Ger. mans last night on the whole front between the Oise and the Serre rivers, the war office announced to-; “During the night we maintained eontact on all the front between | the Oise and the Serre,” said. “There was considerable machine gun and artillery activity.” | SERBS 20 MILES | NORTH OF NISH LONDON, Oct. 17.—Serbian troops | have captured the town of Aleksi- natz, 20 miles northwest of Nish.) the Serbian war office reported to- day. The French occupied Pterot, 85 miles southeast of Nish. _ “On Tuesday, we occupied Mount} Kressi-Baba, the town of Aleksi- Matz, Mount Kastrebatz and the village of Zlatare,” the statement said. “French cavalry captured) Pierot.” | There are 30 varieties of bam-| boos. Some of these trees grow, two feet in 24 hours, for 150 feet. Ba DRESSES There are various styles, but one model is unusually smart- looking. It has an irregular shape tunic that is pleated and but- ton trimmed, finished with a neat collar and cuffs of satin. All sizes. the report | BELGIAN REGION LONDON, Oct. 17 man retreat ts A great Ger way In Belgium The enemy is said to be retiring so rapidly that at some points the allied forces have lost contact Hritish troops are unofficially re ported to be in Lillie and Courtrai, while Tourcoing and Roubaix are tn || imminent danger of capture. cavalry ts approaching ot French increasing the trolation Ostend and Zeebrugge Relgians are advancing northward from Thourout along the roads to Ostend and Bruges. ‘To the southward the British, French and American pressure con tinues east of Cambrai and &t Quentin. The French and Italian advance in the Laon region has become slower, but the capture of Grand Pre by the Americans has per- mitted enlargement of the opera tions in the Argonne-Meuse region. Continued advance ts also being made by the French and Amert- cans In the Champagne. The allies are rapidly extending their victories in the Balkans. marching northward in Serbia and pouring westward into northern Al bania. Capture of Homa, tn Asia Minor, has brought the British to within 100 miles of the great center of Aleppo, which ts one of the prin. cipal defenses of Constantinople from the south, , Begin Work on New “Hospitality” Club Carpenters and painters will soon begin work on soldiers’ and sailors’ new Christian Science Up-Town How pitality club, to be located in the Struve and Davis building. The committee in charge, headed by O. J C. Dutton, will accept donations of money and furniture at thy Hospitality club headquarters, Empire building, 265 Bank President Now Works in Shipyard Alexander Mackel, president of the White Swan bank, of Yakima, Wash., is avenging the death of his favorite nephew, killed in France, by helping to build ships tle. DEFENSE LEAGUE MAN CHARGED WITH FRAUD SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. with conspiracy to defraud thru the United States mails, Mason | L. Mason, field secretary of the na- tional defense league of California, was arrested here Wednesday by federal officers. He is charged with the embezzlement of more than $20. 000 of the organization's funds. E. Geiger, son of Henry Geiger, Yukon ploneer, i» dead of pneumonia at Camp Dodge, Iowa, where he was stationed with the 14th U. 8. infantry. reported to be under present | FENSE LINES FOR WINT Noa Y Mahe comms 7 oF ‘Te N 4 kon - f4 0 0” A. ee H, ’ Three lines are established by the Germans in Belgium, on which to make a stand if driven out of France and hold the allies back from an invasion of Germany this winter, The second line runs into the first at Mesiores, and if this line fails to hold, the third, from Antwerp to Aix la Chapelle, will be the final stand in Belgium, for the latter point is on the German border. The third » prepared in a forced withdrawal from nearly all of Belgium. It starts at Antwerp and runs southeastward to Diest and Haaselt, thence along the border of Dutch Limburg to AlxlaChapelie This is the last line of resistance in Belgium Antwerp Is Vital Point It will be noted that all of lines contemplate the holding of Ant werp and th Boheldt rive many will b ute to her chance of getting a port line has been anticipation of BY A. E. GELDHOF WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 17 Military authorities here recognize that, while the early evacuation of | | the Belgian coast cities and Bruges, as well as most of Northern France, is a foregone conclusion, the Ger- mans have a series of three strongly fortified lines in Belgium, on which they will try to make a stand for the winter if peace fails From unimpeachable authoritative these sources I learn that these Hines are ad follows 1 From Ghent straight south ° thru Audenarde Renaix and on the North sea. The possession of Loure to Valenciennes, in France. | antwerp, however, t# vital to the al: Here the line turns east to Mau: | ies from @ military as well as a po beuge, whence it runs southeast to the Meuse at Mesieres. From Meaieres it follows the Meuse to Ver dun. Utical standpoint, and the Huns will ye a job on their hands to hold it * stratesy — contenplates breaking this series of defense lines before the Germans are forced to re tire to them. ‘This is evident in the terrific assaults Pershing’s first army haa launched against the Germans Along the Mouse, east of Verdun. If Foch can break thru the Meuse line and advance as far as the Luxem burg border, the Huns will have to start fortifying a new line without delay or risk having their precious ‘defenses in Belgium outflanked. 2 If the Germans are driven fe from this line before winter, | they will retire to Antwerp. 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ONSLAUGHT ON NORTH FRONT _ GAINS GROUND | Dispatch From | Lowell Mellett | By United Press Leased Wire | Direct to The Star } ” J with) 7 BRIT An a ‘SIN FLANDERS, Oct, 17,— British troops are in Courtral, the great enemy base southwest of Ghent, At the same time, it bs reported that the British are in the outskirts of Lille, In the Lille region the British were last officially reported to have broken thru the line which the Ger mans built to the elty, and were nearing the ancient defensive which was Its principal protection in medieval times The centuriesold moat has been fortified, but th are no indica. tions that the Germans intend to une these defenser. It ts understood that the Huns have taken away all the men and boys in Lille between 15 and 60, leaving only the women. 1 Gen, Piummer's men have captur ed the hill positions which dominate Turcoing and Roubaix The enemy is removing military «tores from Lille, Turcoing and Roubaix Fires have been observed in Lille, but it is not certain whether the Germans are seoking to de yy the city | Preasure in continuing on all #ides of the salient which contains the three French industrial cities, PF uation of the region seems tinminent and in a way that will not please the Germans | In mont places sued ha’ 7 is Remove Stores pursuers and pur out of the de tated m flats into a fair, green country, The Belgians for the first Ume in four years are getting a glimpse of their éwn country am they knew it before the war Free 1,200 Civilians Few buildings have been destroyed and none of the trees are damaged. | When Roulers was occupied, 1,200 ivilians ran about at the peril of their own necks, pointing out hidden mines and shouting: “There's one! ‘There's one! | A captured German engineer wan lcompelied to remove the mines American relief stores valued at $20. 000 were taken to Germany before | the evacuation | President Wilson's reply is con tained in newspapers which arrived from the coast last night. Many sol dirs said it exprensed their exact views. 1 Others suggested it might have been “harder,” but said they recog: nized the necesaity of diplomatic lan- | «uage to gain diplomatic ends. Re | garding an armistice, they all agreed | | with Wilson. | | LONDON, Oct. 17—The Belgians | have captured Thourout and Schoor bakke, Field Marshal Haig announce ed today. French troops have taken Ardoye and Lichtervelde, southeast of Thourout “Wednesday, between Dixmude and the Lyn, despite the storm, Bel gians, British and French continued their attacks on a front of over 50 kilometers (31 miles), and advanced an average depth of wix kilometers (3% miles,” the statement said. “North of Dixmude the Belgians cromsed the Yser and occupied! Schoorbakke. The British crossed the Lys and pushed beyond Menin to the depth of several kilometers along the right bank | “The Belgians captured Thourout and the French captured Lichter velde and Ardoye. 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