ALLIES PRESS FORWARD

New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17012, 20 November 1918, Page 5

ALLIES PRESS FORWARD

ADVANCING ON THE RHINE* FRANCE ENTIRELY FREED UNRULY GERMAN SOLDIERS The march of the allied armies towards the Rhine con* menced on Sunday. The British made a considerable advance, and the French crossed the frontier on the whole front of Belgium ami the annexed provinces. Not a single German now remains in France. The American Third Army also commenced to advance into evacuated territory on Sunday. Many towns have been reoccupied. The allied troops everywhere received ovations from the released populations.

Representatives of the German First Army Corps and 100 other regiments met in Berlin and demanded the immediate convocation ol a National Assembly.

The German Soviet at Strasbnrg offered war material for sal© at auction. Rifles brought about Is, machine-guns about ss, and an aeroplane £6. A Zeppelin was offered for £15 but there were no buyers. In Brussels German soldiers sold loot before departing from the city.

Despite the armistice the Germans Mew up a number of waggons loaded with explosives at Asche les Bundles in order to destroy the station and railway line. Four people were killed and 50 injured.

The riew Zealand correspondent describes the assault upon Le Quesnoy, which was captured by the New Zealanders on November 4. The magnificent spirit displayed by the men in the desperate fighting which preceded the final attack is revealed.