NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Fr MS has been a great week for the Allies in Flanders. They _L have dealt two more hammer-strokes at the German positions in the Ypres region, and in each ease have shattered the enemy's lino and killed or captured many thousands of his best troops. Sir Douglas Haig is not only striking harder than over, but he is striking at shorter intervals. Tho battle for the long ridge east of Ypres, beyond which lies the Flemish plain, began with the capture of Messily's on June 7th. Tho advance to the St. Julien line was not made till July 31st. Sixteen days later came the further advance to Langemarck. But the last four " pushes " of September 20th and 26th, October 4th and October 0th, have all been made within three weeks, and yet have been the most completely successful of all. Stage by stage the enemy is being thrust off the last strong natural lino of defence between Ypres and the Belgian coast.
