Still Going East.

Levin Daily Chronicle, 12 October 1918, Page 3

Still Going East.

BBITISH TAKBiLE GATEAU

AND MOVE ON V Al/HNOIENNES

Received this day., 10.40 a.m. London, October 11,

Sir Douglas Haig report®: • "We resumed our advance at dawn on the whole battle front, and fro .rapidly progressing at ail point® despite tne efforts of ijfce enemy's rearguards to hoild us uj>. , . , We are approaching the large woods eastward of Bohain and we entered Vaux Andigny. . , Northward of that place we reached the general line of the Sell® River from fit. Souplet to the neighbourhood of Sclesmes and captured L© Cateau. Westwards of Sollesmes. we captured Aveenes, R/ieux, Thun and St. 'Martin. Westward of the Oanal de 1 Escaut we have taken Etrun. In the -towns and villages captured to-day a number of civilians were found, including 2500 in Oaudry. Southeastward of (Lens we further progressed and captured Rouvroy. The aviation report states: Our lowfliers witjhl bombs and machine-gun fife ■ caused destruction and confusion in tne columns of the retreating enemy. We bombedi the railway junctions at Mons, Valenciennes and liilllo, securing direct hits. Nine British. Machines, are missing. Night flyng waa impossible.