BRITISH, FRENCH AND BELCIA N TROOPS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LII, Issue 250, 17 October 1918, Page 5

BRITISH, FRENCH AND BELCIA N TROOPS

DETAILS OF THE! ADVANCE.

(Australian and N.Z. Cabin Association and Renter.)

(Rec. Oct: 17, 10 a.ni.) IiONDONi, 'Oct. 16. .Sir Douglas Haig reports:—The .Allied farces under the. ,King of the Belgians (continued the attack. The ~ Belgians . reached : the approaches to. Wynendael Wood and Thorout.-

The French reached the outskirts of Lichtervelde.

Further south, despite lively resistance, they pushed ". beyond Routers to the Lichtervelde railway. Southward of the canal the Belgians capturd iLendelede. The Second British Army reached Ledeghem, captured Gulleghem, and Heule,. reached the"Outskirts of 'Coiirtf ai,and occupied Meniil and; Ervurieq, where, we.- gained . a footing oni the right bank of the Lys. the 14th the Allies have taken prisoner 12,000 and captured over a hundred guns. A Belgian; , communique 6tates Franicq-BeigiaJok continue tp advance 1 ' on the whole* front of thel attack.

•On the left the Belgians advanced aeyeral; kilometres northwards of Hahdzaeme, and . the Cpirteinafck rail■way- : ."., . .■'>.' > •. '■' -O V In the centre the ■ Frerilch carried the whole of the Hoogledei Plateau and captured Gits and,: Gitsburg. French cavalry crossed! ; the ißoulersThourout road and advanced towards Lichtervelde. L > ;

On the right, the Belgians, co-oper-ating with, the British, arc operating further south, and captured Worekerlhoeck and Lendelze, and,reached the railway Courtrai to In'gelmunstsr. Over seyen thousand have been counted guns. The Belgians captured a complete regimental 'staff.