IN SIGHT OF BRUGES
[Aust. and N.Z. Cable Association.] (Received Sunday 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 18. The British in Flanders continue to clear out strong enemy rearguards and are advancing steadily. The British have known for a fortnght that a retreat was in progress. The Germans are going of their own volition. They still have half a million reserves apart from the 1920 class. They prefer to cut their losses and use half a million to defend a new line than bolster an untenable longer line. The enemy apparently has not quite evacuated the Zeebrugge area as Ostend has been shelled from there. Although Bruges has not yet been occupied our troops have reached the western and southern outskirts. British patrols after traversing Roubaiz and Turcoing reached the outskirts of Mouseron.
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Manawatu Times, Volume XL, Issue 14017, 21 October 1918, Page 5
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131IN SIGHT OF BRUGES Manawatu Times, Volume XL, Issue 14017, 21 October 1918, Page 5
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