Show f N NI Nf TO GAIN IN BELGIUM BE 1 I I r f i 0 Prisoners And Guns GUllS Are AreT T Taken aken in 2 Days In 1 l F i Rail nail Center of Falls Tails and acid Americans cans Advance l dY r n c in i n Fa lace Face e 1 of Stiff Enem Enemy r Machine Gun Fire FiLe L London Oct bet 15 In 15 In the fighting in Flanders the tish have captured captured captured cap cap- a railway c center of great importance about four miles northwest northwest north- north west vrest of T B By Associated Press W WITH I fTH THE III ALLIS ALLIED FORCES IN BELGIUM I Oct 15 British British French rench an and Belgian troops in n their offensive began beg yesterday ay in in Belgium have captured more than prisoners and have hae taken more than guns t j. j Advanced 1 allied I II Jel 1 troops I have In c r signalled Igna ll cu that t they 1 ICY are arc f from rom sl six to io seven se miles mile inside t the h German po positions it ons Hea Heavy rain fell in Flanders throughout hout the thc night tending to turn the hc battlefields into seas of or mud The low hanging b bof clouds show no signs of clearing A continuation of the steady ly downpour would undoubtedly result in m slowing up the battle I The Belgian town of was captured by the allies was vas IS ta r n important strategic p position and nud a n vital transportation tion lion i center l it poll it hin hinged cd a large larg-e part of th the German Germar transportation system 3 ITALIAN SOLDIERS COMPLETE CAPTURE OF DURAZZO r 1 Washington ashington Oct lf 15 Italian Italian troops have occupied Durazzo the Albanian Albanian Al Al- banian hanian port at which British naval forces recently raided and destroyed de de- destroyed estro e- e cd th the important Austrian tr naval base A dispatch to tine the thc Italian em em- m- m from bassy-from from Home to today ay announcing th says the he Italians forcing h a 1 ia vay r th Ut toi Ir tilY a f 1 the he rills lulls o of and Sasso Sas l o oJ e e t ei etl lAbe the city It yesterday y lI r capturing prisoners and ma ma- v e al i f r 7 4 r- r h 1 East st o or f. f Durazzo Italian colun COh columns i lS advancing ach g flO from Elhassan E Sun Sunda Sunday a overcame Q stubborn resistance of enemy r ar li g guards guards' l' l at Past 3 and Jd con continued con con- on- on tinned their march 4 Rome nome Oct 15 f Italian forces in Albania after storming the Austro- Austro Hungarian arian positions on the heights hb in front of penetrated the city yesterday morning taking pr prisoners prisoners and und capturing war oar mat material l' l the Italian war war office Ull announced today YANKS WIDEN BREACH IN LINE By Associated Press With ith the American Army Aruny Northwest of Ver Verdun un O Oct t. t 15 In 15 In the face of the most stubborn resistance conceivable including literally hundreds of nests th tho e Americans advanced and widened i the machine gun again today 1 u 1 Y- Y breach in fir life l line line I I The Germans hefty heavily lly shelled the I center and left center of the American Ameri Ameri- can line lice and desperate counterattacks were avero carried out These counterattacks counterattacks tacks failed The Americans who captured Hill and aud penetrated and penetrated the strong wire defenses between St. ct Georges and St. St George Geor have hn passed St St. Juvin lurin Th Tho The American gains In general we were e accomplished through pursuance of or orthe the strat strategic policy policy- of ot surrounding the thc objectives rather n than storming them The The rue gun bun filled woods and heights lying In Jn the path of ot the American u advance ancE were taken for Cor the most part pait b by going mound l them on the left and right and joining forces again oil on the the north side and clearing up the areas thus thu encircled The days day's fighting lIC began cad early when then the center moved ed forward and circled the difficult position at 1111 HH from Horn which a machine gun gunfire g es estimated es es- t as 9 corning coming from at Jest Jest oo OO suns guns un concealed jn In the adjacent woo woods ls was poured into the Americans A The rite patrols pushed forward COI despite the tile enemy en enem enemy en- en em emy opposition into the woods Gas n In Jill O Hill 86 was taken early notwithstanding notwithstanding standing a withering machine gun fire Mid nd a deluge deluse of ot gas I. I shells shell which compelled com com- the Americans to tJ fight ht for tOl hours with their gas al masks adjusted The They also aho encountered vast quantities of or wire which hind had nM been beell IN ly cut b by the artillery and aria faced an enfilading fire flie frum both Loth sides Hides I A bl big fl fight ht ensued for or the strategic Cote de which commands the terrain northward rand and which was attacked by the encircling method th thi Americans J taking the farm arm to t the he northeast The American advance at this point Involved ol the capture of or Le Mansard r farm m and filtration through h the wire Eu guarding the Rance So mme road toad The oppositions opposition against as the rl right ht center lenter of or the Americans grew less leas In Inthe Inthe inthe the afternoon so that patrols p W wc were IC able to p l push h northward and westward to gain a sure footing tooting in and wood Full of ur Trap raps Bv By he afternoon the center had lead advanced a l kilometer north of ot Ho- Ho thence to a 4 point south of ot the farm falm south of or the slope of ot Cote de and antl north to one Kilometer kilo Kilo- 1 kilometer meter south of or St. et Georges and Ud a 1 kilometer half to tho the south of or St Georges The engineers inspecting found It Il full tull of or mines and tra traps pEl Irhe The flee enemy began a again ln l his shelling to check the attack which now was t fully Olly even en with his K Continued on Page g 8 J LI I I I PRISONERS AND AM 1 lUll DO GUNS CAPTURED Continued From Pago Page l 1 tion or or beyond ond It It but could not pre pro prevent vent the tho Americans from capturing lull Hill 91 Perhaps tho the most Interesting devel devol development e 61 of or the da day was the fact tact that the tho Americans and the Germans too fought with a fierceness stubbornness stubborn stubborn- ne ness 9 and tenacity utterly belying any belief beller that their part In p peace ace Is le a am m matter of ot the near future The Americans Amer Amer- cans are arc almost unanimous that th the German proposals are Insincere an and d that whether sincere or not the en ort enemy nemy n- n emy must nest be bo severely punished Many with whom the correspondent t talked hike d during a 1 tour of or t the tho o most active portions portions por por- of or the front front- seemed front to take tho the attitude that the they had perhaps only a little time In which to strafe strate the enemy enemy en en- cm emy and wanted to make the tho most of ot It H. Flier Filers Are Arc Despite the rain which streamed down all alt da day from low hanging clouds tho the American aviation corps again performed Wonderful work In assisting assisting assist assist- ing the I infantry flying constantly atan at atan an altitude below meters The aviation efficiently directed b battery work made kept the Infantry In liaison with headquarters and brought In v valuable Information Tho The artillery of ot both sides was a ac active ae- ae tive Uvo throughout the d day dy the American guns guna predominating In Intensity of or fire Several positions stubbornly held by th the Germans were reduced before th the close of ot the day and countless wire hindrances were were ere cut or otherwise u d destroyed de- de de destroyed by h- shells hella of all 1 caliber I 1 night Eight Di Benten I British Headquarters In France Frane Oct Ocl 1 n I 0 U J u fj U German front line divisions In Flanders Flan Flan- Flandera ders dera have been flung back broken Mid End c confused while probably all or most of or the divisions division held In reserve behind them received recel a a. heavy gruelling This apparently ha has not been a n battle of ot limited objectives objective but rather a a. drive and where towns resisted at all strongly the lire line has pushed on clos clo- ing log a again beyond and ond leaving lea clearing clearing- up parties to finish the tho work worl The fighting has been obstinate in places place bu but l apparently ll nowhere nowhere- des du- per ate It Is 18 believed ed th there r. r will be urge large additions to to the number of ot prisoners pris pris- onen and guns puna uns already alread announced as captured d. d was found to be he almost Many mines Many mines were discovered ered by hy French sappers and the WITCH wires to them then cut thus thue neutralizing the dan danger clanger cr- cr Between Lens T and It Is r reported ported thieve thet are aro signs arc of ot an enemy withdrawal from Crom th the front line In fact from all along the whole western front the news Is Js good Foch rock r Drives Wedge In Flanders Front Paris Oct 15 Marshal Marshal Foch Is drivIng driving ing a formidable wedge between the German bases of ot Bruges and Ghent in Belgium and Lille In France The effective manner In his which King Albert Al Albert Al- Al bert carried out his attack Monday has further widened ed wedge which threatens to tn split the German forces unless the th enemy fells falls back speedily on a wide front The rhe British arm army of ot General Plummer Plummer Plum- Plum Plummer mer on the right wing of ot the allied advance now Is only three miles mUes from the the- Important railway junction of or Once uce tho the allies master tho the line which probably will bo be only a matter r of ot a tow few ow hours hour tho the German Gennan situation a E Lillie will ha ho most moat perilous and tha that t at Ghent not much better The French capture ut of r is I. a. a I serious loss to the Germans Although the tho Belgian ligian railway 1 Is la dense denso enough to provide alternative routes to a certain extent tho rho allied entrance Into pouters on tho the first day lav of ot the offensive c Is 18 hound bound to tr I affect et Oth lire tho GerI German Ger- Ger man an communication system m must most Unfavorably un- un favorably ta British Troops Read i Lech at j lo London don Oct Ocl The Tho IE Tho British second arm army fighting In Flanders hits has H 8 rC reached chell t. Lechat on tho lle rO roach nod and has I captured tho tiro villages es of or and noli licule The Tho British have o advanced nd to the outskirts of or This announcement was made shortly before midnight b by the tiro war office I which also corroborated the tho Belgian and French l successes In Flanders Since the tho morning of October 1 II 11 I th thin tho allies have havo taken 1000 prisoners and more morn titan than guns In iii the operations operation In Belgium In addition to tn occupying Menlo tho the British have havo entered and anti are arc standing on the tho right light bank banI of ot tho rho Lys Ls Gen Haig I Reports Important Advances London Oct 15 Northeast 15 of ot Lens the British hive have advanced nd lo to the tha neighborhood of or bout abou t three miles mills cst crest est of or Lille and to the south havo crossed the tho Haute canal south of ot Pont a and taken several se villages according to the communication of ot Field Marshal larah issued tonight I Th The t ti text o of tho tiro communication follows fol tol- lows Iowa We Vo We have A crossed the Haute Hauto canal can on both sides shIes or Pont a and have lave captured Estevelles elles MeurchIn MeurchIn In n and Further north our tr troops oPt made pro progress ress In tho the neighborhood of or Hau- Hau bourdin On the lie remainder of ot the tho British front south of ot fifo Ho lie River VII Lyn there titers Is nothing to report I Serbian Forces Take Heights I of Washington Oct 15 Advancing lS Advancing northward from NIsh Ish Serbian troops on a wide front have havo captured the heights dominating both banks of ot tho the Sou Southern thorn Morn a taking four forty field guns Suns a Serbian official statement received hero heo today said In the capture of or NIsh n. n large amount of ot war mat material was seized French War Var Office c Reports ts Advances Paris Oct 15 Tho Tho French troops north of ot Loon Laon and In tho the Cham Champagne have made further tur-ther Important nd advances 8 against l alnet tho the Germans German according to the official communication Ip Issued tonight The Grand Pro Pre road In lit Cham- Cham west r of ot Grand Pre Is now li Ii the tho I I 1 1 u ui to LUO JL I. i I prisoners were taken fatten in tho fife days day's fightIng fight fight- In Ing h Tho The text of the communication fol fol- ol- ol JOWS lows lows- North at ot tho the Olse Olee w C we- we progressed o In tho re region lon of ot lson We are along alto Ithe south bank of ot the tho Serre as far as Sur Sur which we hold told and also ralso have made progress northeast of or Four Four- hundred prisoners were taken Eastward a wo we captured La Solve helve and Nizy Iz Le Comte West ost of ot Grand Pro Pre I we WI hold the Grand s Pro road In this region reElon 00 Germans n ero made prisoner pris pris- oner Berlin Again Sends Out Camouflage Berlin via Ia London Oct pct 15 West West of or the fire Mouse where the Americans are arc In tho the fighting line partial engagements engagements engage engage- ments are resulting In victory for the Germans according to lo tho the official statement issued from general headquarters headquarters head head- quarters rs tonight The allied attacks on the Flanders front continue continuo the statement adds a Vi Vienna Melilla a Admits Adapts Loss of Durazzo Vienna via la London Oct The U.-The 15 The occupation oc oc- j of or Durazzo DuranD zo b by the Italians Is Je admitted In tho official statement Is Issued Issued Is- Is t I sued b by tho the war office office- tonight I Enemy W Works orI Hard To 10 Save Munitions l With th tho tiro French Army In France Oct 15 By B By The rhe Associated Press Press Press- While the Germans have hav been falling fallin g back upon Immense stores of at supplies and rand munitions accumulated Immediately Immediate Immediate- ly In the rear of ot their principal line their thell- problem has been that of or the evacuation of the material they desired desired de de- sired d to save eave 1 An Inspection of tho the territory from which the have havo they been driven shows eho that the problem thus far tar has been solved with rare skill Wherever their lino has haa bent back out of ot tho the zone zono of ot their their- dumps however howo the tIre situation has been gravely ra complicated b by tho the necessity of or making fresh dis of ot supplies with the tire aid ofa orn of or ofa a n greatly reduced number of ot lines of ot communication This accounts for Cor tho rho de desperate de defense defense de- de by th the Germans of or their their- wings and in part for for- forthe the intensified destruction destruction tion along alone the line of ot the tho allied ad ad- vance Mine hol holes s that look like JIlee vol- vol 01 canio craters have ha cut tho ho roads every every- where These rhea are expected as a a. legitimate 1 military measure but what Is Incomprehensible Incomprehensible Is that the tho Germans lake the time and wa waste te explosives cs to de destroy destroy de- de stroy roy chateaus and other buildings that that have havo no military value A great do doof deal of or such destruction was in the area of ot the tho tenth army The Tho cutting of or the tho roads did not nol prevent pro General Mangin's troops from making an art adval advance ce of ot more titan than ten mlles miles 9 in rt thirty six hours Germans Reported Withdrawing Troops fly Bj- service e. e Washington on Oct 15 From From two o In Invaded Invaded In- In 1 territories toda today Germany German Is re redrawing ye- ye 1 drawing troops according to official dispatches received recel here from France They arc are Finland and The Tho |