WESTERN FRONT.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 October 1918, Page 5

WESTERN FRONT.

| NEW FLANDERS OFFENSIVE, j To Secure Belgian Ports. New York, Oct. M. The British, French, and Belgians have begun a new Flanders offensive on au extensive front) designed to secure the Belgian ports.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. New York, Oct. 14. The French have captured 3000 prisoners.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. | . 1 BRITISH ENTER LAON. London, Oct. 14. A French communique says: The 10th British army this morning entered Laon, liberating 6500 civilians. On the whole front of the Oise and north of the Ailette, east of La Fere, we edge the southern bank of the Serre to Courbes station.

• ROULERS CAPTURED.

BRITISH ADVANCING BEYOND COURTRAI Received Oct. 15, 2.15 p.m.

London, Oct. 14, 6.30 p.m. The British have captured Roulers and are rapidly passing eastwards.—Reuter. After the British capture of Roulers the Allies pushed on, and are now four miles north of Courtrai.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. OSTEND ENTERED. AN UNCONFIRMED REPORT Received Oct. 10. 1 a.m. London, Out. 13. Mr. Gibbs states there is an unconfirmed report that a British monitor has entered Ostend.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. ON A 28-MILES FRONT. BRITISH FLEET CO-OPERATING. Received Oct. 15, 7.45 p.m. London, Oct. 14, 7.45 p.m. The Allies' attack in Belgium on a 2Smile front, from Wervicq to the Yser, has reached Iseghem. The British fleet is co-operating off Ostend. —Aufr. N.Z. Cable Assoc. FLIGHT OF BELGIANS. TO DUTCH FRONTIER* Received Oct. 15, 7.45 p.m. Amsterdam, Oct. 14. The Belgians are fleeing from t'be areas threatened by the Allies towards the Dutch frontier, and causing great, congestion and shortage of food. Thousands have already crossed the frontier. —Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc.

ENTRY INTO LAON.

GENERAL MANGIN CARRIED! SHOULDER HIGH. GERMANS TAKE HOSTAGES. Received Oct. 15, 7.45 p.m. Paris, Oct. 14. General Mangin had a triumphal entry into Laon on Sunday afternoon. The inhabitants welcomed him en masse, weeping for joy, and sliouting: "Vive le Libertateur," carried him shoulder high to the town hall, where the deputymayor received him, the Germans having taken the mayor and 3UO citizens a3 hostages Laon is less damaged than was Cambrai or St. Quentin.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. HEAVY GERMAN ATTACKS.

DOUAI SURROUNDED. London, Oct. 14. Sir Douglas Haig reports: On Saturday afternoon tiiie enemy opened a hea.vv bombardment on a wide front northward of Le Cateau, launching strong infantry attacks on our position eastward of tho Sella river, in the neigrborhood of Solesmes. These attacks were successfully repulsed, after stiff fighting. Other attacks, in which tanks were employed to support the infantry assault against l our positions oposite Haspres were unsuccessful Our patrols advanced at a number of | points southward and northward of i iJouai and gained ground, taking prisonj Aus. N.Z Cable Assoc. and Reutcr. | New York, Oct. 14. The British-have surrounded Douai. London, Oct. 14. An American communique state: On both sides of the Meuse we broke up strong and repeated attempts of the enemy to dislodge us from recently: won positions.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc.