Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-10-18 | Page 2 | Lille Captured; Germans Leave City Unscathed

LILLE CAPTURED; GERMANS LEAVE CITY UNSCATHED LONDON, Oct. 17. (Reuter's.) Lille has been captured by the British. British Brit-ish drums were beating through the streets of Lille this morning, while British Brit-ish patrols advanced east of the city in contact with the retreating Germans. The evacuation of Lille and the British entry into the city was one of the m.ost dramatic-events dramatic-events of the war. At 4 o'clock this morning the Gorman commandant at Lille ordered all the inhabitants in-habitants pf Lille to assemble as promptly prompt-ly as possible. As they hurried through the gloom of the streets they observed the garrison marching out. They were told to go out to the British lines and meet their friends. Then came the rhythmic tramp of infantry which gradually gradu-ally died away. The Germans had departed de-parted from Lille. At dawn a British airman flying over the city beheld a most amazing sight. The streets were, thronged with civilians who were frantically waving handkerchiefs handker-chiefs and shawls. Not a soldier could be seen. The aviator quickly turned and carried the news back to the British lines. Patrols advanced Immediately and entered tfiflj city. r The Germans on leaving. which was captured today by the British forces, did not set fire to the buildings in the city or cause any explosions.