The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-10-18
'ELGIUM COAST CLEAR OF HUNS
0STEND, ZEEBRUGGE ANb
OTHER NAVAL BASESHAVE
BEEN TAKEN BY ENTENTE
Immense Quantities of Munitions Captured -
To South in France Teuton Resistance is
More Stubborn.

More Stubborn. ..=..
(3y Associated Press) =. ..s,.a
The German withdrawal from western Belgium and costal
regions show signs Of hating The retiring and add
virtually defeated and demorzed retreat toward Antwerp
In Belgium and northern France the British, French and
ing rear guard deachen left behind by the Germans to retad
quantities OF materials have been captured by
the allies and the number Of taken steadily mounting
From Lille southwark the German retirement not SO rapid
put put the British d man tai all along & the I'm line east OF Cam
the Disc and the Fere
Zeebrugge Occupied ...... ID.
Zeebrge the second and last Of the submarine bases the
reported occupied British probably forces
and the enemy is reported to have evacuated Bge which the
In the center the French and Begans continue to advance
Lille region the British are working eastward toward
ourcong and Rouax and he of these cities would
Doua Hag marching toward Valen
In the opening south Of Vaenennes Thursday the
Enemy in Pocket.
The German retirement between the Disc and the Fee
made because the in pocket the sides of
vancng noreastwad from the junction of the two rivers and
taken Aguco two miles east of the junction and north
Northwest of the Argonne forest General Gourard battling
the neghborhood of vouzees the French have carried
out an important stroke by crossing the Ase river Evidently
Germans Bour forest This would be of great assistance to the
American advance east of the forests. .s"
From reports would appear American contngents
operating east of ST. Quentin and Cambria One working with
other is With the French and assisting in the attempt to smash in
the right flank of the German salient northeast of Laon
Resistance Stubborn
In both these regions the allies have found the resist
probable that Cateau the stand
ing the Hundng ne defensive established support
the Hindenburg SYSTEM which is now gone
with great sS has been task
thousands of hundreds of heavy and mountains
Continued the Argonne
S oe Goa nave et
been taken and positions near so held by the Americans
THREE CITIES FALL.
Paris Oct 18.Lile Doua and 0stend, three great cities
have been delivered from the enemy This is the most glorious
for the allies since the victory Of the Mae and it ttngy
coulter The results have been spendd but the VIC
toy Belgium not all The British south Of LIE Cateau have
east Of the Meuse is danger prospects future
important than the actual results attained The road
Brussels open TheFrench and Belgian armies advancing
rapidly toward Bruges and Ghen The capture of 0stend makes
it possible to land reintorcements.
BEGIN NEW RETIREMENT. .>@. -...
Paris Oct. lS-The Germans have begun retirement
between the Disc and Serre rivers the Cambria region
CELEBRATE LILIES DELIvERANCE.
Paris, 18News of the deverance of Lille spread rapid
Paris arousig deep and quiet JOY Flags hung out
al r0wd do from the Lille s e sm tho to
Marsease and decorated the statue with allied flags
NEW CROSSING OF LYs. r.
With the British d Army M in in Rh o e nas 3
ths ghng T died % down s some hours In the Lie
sh have reached Rouncq crossing OF the Lys has
affected lhere was Ittie SOuCl oL
Lille fourth British army launched powerful attack from
lie southwark this morning American troops
tcpating The desperately fighting Germans
being the Ose The e river has been crossed at
the station has been captured At last reports the
allies we'll east of the river and still advancing
IN DANGER OF COLLAPSE
Paris 18-Genera Arnims no longer strong
enough sustain operations on the front Dutch
frontier is therefore reasonable to expect the march across
Belgium will be rapid
At the the Flanders battle another
offensive was direction of Hrson Vervns by
and French The object to take the
To
early retreat the Arenne the front powerful
allied right wing