AMERICANS PROGRESS.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 October 1918, Page 5

AMERICANS PROGRESS.

SEVERE FIGHT FOR HILLS. Received Oct. 10,11.20 p.m. , _ London, Oct, 15. Reuters correspondent at American headquarters, says that the Americans yesterday moved the St. Georges and yesterday moved to St. Georges and struggle eastward of the Meuse we reached Sivry and the Maguenta farm and Romagne. The Germans fought gallantly to hold bade the Americans, bunging up new Guards divisions The Geimans flooded the woods and Tavines rt'ith mustard and lethal gases. Chatillon Woods, covering (he hills south of Romagne, were stubbornly defended, the Americans gaining the summit in the evening, after being repeatedly thrown back. A thousand prisoners were sent to the rear.--Press Assoc.

PLIGHT OF CIVILIANS,

GERMAN SCHEMING.

Received Oct. 16, 7.30 p.m.

t> v . Amsterdam, Oct. 15. erlm official; The German command fow requested the Swiss to inform the •trench that owing to the fears of bombardment and severe panic probable nmongst (l e civilians in tlm region of Lille and Valenciennes, the Butch Government has been asked, and has agreed to shelter fugitives as far as possible. A fm ulier Berlin message announc&s the plight of 30,000 civilians, and proposes that the Allies should refrain from bombarding towns in northern France, adding that Germany is prepared to come to an agreement for a part of the population to cross to the enemy lines, Failing compliance, Germany will not be responsible for the civilians in the occupied territory.—An?. N.Z. Cable Assoc.

HAUTE-DEULE CANAL CROSSED. ! FURTHER BRITISH CAPTURES. Received Oct. IG, 10 p.m. London, Oct. 1.5. Sir Douglas Haig reports: We crossed the Haute-Deule canal on botli sides of Pont Avendin and captured Estevelles, Menrchm and Baiivin. Further north wo progressed in tlio li-oiiow: oi Hau'jourdin.—Aus. N.Z. Cable AcjOc. and cter. ,ALL OBJECTIVES SWEPT OVER ALLIES NOW BEYOND THE QUAGMIRE REGION. Received Oct. IG, 7.30 p.m. London, Oct. 15. Mr. Robinson writes that tl:a AngloBdgians' advance everywhere swept over their objectives. The advance takes us beyond the juagmiro region, and we are now on fairly Urn; going. Many prisoners declare tiliat the armistice (aik induced them to surrender. One o(licnr explained his spic and span attire by saying: "I have my peace clothes on."—Times Service. THE AUSTRALIANS' PART. BRILLIANT ACHIEVEMENTS. Received Oct. 10, 7.30 p.m. London, Oct. 15. There is a feeling amongst tho Australian troops in London that the English newspapers and public do not fully realise the part the Australians have taken iu the recent fighting. It is claimed on their belhalf that credit can be taken for the successful offensive policy commencing on August S, which changed the Allied defensive policy into the offensive, paving the way for the big advance which is still progressing. They made the first serious breach in tne Hindenburg line, and during ilic six months' fighting from March till October captured '251 square miles of territory and recaptured .110 towns and villages and many other strong points. They took 25,G55 prisoners and 332 guns. They met and defeated equivalent to 73 German divisions, including those reappearing a second time. The Times pays the Australians' losses are much less than tho prisoners captured.—Australian Cable Assoc. ! TOWARDS COURTRAI. j SIX COMPLETE BATTERIES TAKEN. DOMINATING A GERMAN LINK. Received Oct. 10, 7.40 p.m. London, Oct. 15. Sir Douglas E(aig reports at 10.45 a.m.: The British attacked towards Courtrai this morning and captured important villages. The total number of prisoners exceeds eight thosand. Sii! complete batteries witli their teams were captured. The Belgians and French also captured many important villages. Allied airmen bombed hostile concentrations and trains and machine-gunned infantry. British monitors, assisted. Numerous fires are reported behind the Gorman lines. —Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. and Reuter. The Allies are two miles from Courtrai. The Allied artillery is raking the enemy's communications between Lille, Courtrai, and Thourout. This means that wo dominate the link connecting the Germans in the Lille and Ostend sectors. A-GERMAN* REPORT. LondrnvOet.* 15. A wireless German official report says: Uhe enemy attacked on a.-wide ■front between. Dizjnnide* .and. .the iWe P&m&f " <