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Show b)M WWmu MmW& ml W Em MUM, -JC, ; - ' ' ' mmm - . ' . 1 f MIG'S PATROLS m SUBURBS OF IMPORTANT CM Allies Press Forward to Within Fifteen Miles or Ghent; Courtrai Is Doomed to Fall and - Whole Coast Liberated. - ' .-- By United Preee. PARIS, Oct 16. Brituh patroU entered the touth western suburbs of Lille this morning. By United Preee. - United Press aispatcnes trom fans mis atiernoon rcponca mc French Fifth army northeast of Laon moving upon Vervins, ten miles from the fortress of Hirson, near the .Belgian border and on the edge of the Adnc region. This drive is believed to be an effort to cut off the retreat of the Germans in Belgium and throw them into the Ardennes, where roads are few and the country most difficult for military operations. When last reported officially, the French line was fifteen miles from Vervins. Good fighting ground lies before the allies in this region. A substantial advance would practically sever the German armies and the enemy forces in the Champagne would be menaced with capture and loss of their immense supplies. By Aaeeeiated Preee. BRITISH ARMY HEADQUARTERS IN FLANDERS, Oct 16 (Reuters). Belgian cavalry this morning was reported to be within a mile of the important railway center of Thielt. That town Is only fifteen miles southwest of Ghent. By Aeeeeieted Preee. WITH THE FRENCH FORCES IN FLANDERS, Oct. i( (Havas). The Germans todav resumed their long range bombardment bom-bardment of the French seaport of Dunkirk on the strait of Dover. , There were some civilian victims. By Aaeeeiated Preee. LONDON, Oct. 16. The Belgian army tinder Kin Albert l! advancing rapidly along the Cortemarck-Thourout road. The fall of the Belgian town of Thourout, whose capture was prematurely . announced unofficially yesterday, is expected almost immediately. By Aaeeeiated Preee. " - LONDON, Oct. 16, 6 p. m. The Belgian city of Thourout has been captured by the allied forces" in their Flanders offensive. The fall of Courtrai is imminent. Industrial centers of Mirer Roubaig an 4 Tourcolng aeema Inevitable. On the left the Belgian are approaching ap-proaching Tourout, twelve rat lee from I trucks, and within twenty miles of the Dutch frontier. There are signs that the Germans renins the daya of their occupation of Belgium are numbered. They hare begun the work of destruction in weet rn Belgium. According to information informa-tion reaching Paris, the Germane are preparing to get out of Bruges and Ghent and oven Brussels. Acy-Romance Falls In French Advance By United freea TAR1S. Oct. 1 Capturo of Acy- -Romance, In th outakirto of Rethel, waa reported today by the French war office. Progress north of &lsone toward to-ward I -son was noted. Th stato-ment stato-ment said: "During the night we mads alight proarese northward of Sisaone. North of Asfeid, near Mont Ft. Germain w stopped a violent Gorman counter attack. at-tack. Supported b much artillery. South weet of Bethel we took Acy -Romance. Hun Admits Plans For Leaving Belgium By Aaeeeiated Press. ' PARIS. Oct. 14. A high German functionary In Belgium declared on Octobef t that German occupation of Brussels would end st the latest within with-in fifteen days, according to reliable Information received In .London, says the cor respondent of the Kcbo do Paris. AH the civilian population along the Belgian coast has been moved back out- of the country and British aviators avia-tors are said to be reporting fires over a vast area. Huns Realize Days Numbered - By Associated Prase. PARIS. Oct. !. The German extreme ex-treme right wing la being threatened more and more as the allied wedge In l-landers la driven deeper. The enemy resistance' seem a to be slackening In K land era and It is believed here that important results may be seen within a few dya- The advance nf the allies la from two and one-half to five miles on s thirty-mile front. On the right the British hold Memn snd Wervicq snd have Courtrai almost within their gran p. The evacuation of the groat |
