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New-York tribune., 1918-10-19
King and Queen of
Belgians Rush to
Ostend ON Warsl1ip
Admiral Keyes Withdraws
Vessels to Prevent Bonn
bardment by Huns
Gets Great Welcome
Briton Leaves Patrol of Motor
Boats as Enemy Con-
tinues Retreat

LONDON, Oct. lS.-Admiral Kcyes' $
entry into Ostend yesterday was made
in the course Of operations Designed
to clear up the military situation be
tween Nieuport and Ostend, which was
obscure. the admiralty announced TO-
day
The naval force withdrew when the
Germans. who we're not clear or the
town, began shelling the warships.
The withdrawal was for the purpose
Of saving the lives Of civilians and also
avoiding further bombardmcnt of the
town by the Germans, rs German
shells wcrc falling close to crowd Of
excited inhabitants,
Enemy Plans Unknown
The test Of the admiralty state
mcnt reads:
"Admlral Kcyes reports that on The
morning os Thursday the military
situation between Nicuport and o.
tend was obscure. IT seemed unccr
tain whether The enemy had with
drawn from the coast. Up to then no
fires had been started BY him either
III MiddclkcrlSe or Ostcnd.
"A division Of destroycrs recon-
noitrod the coast, assisted By air
craft. They arrived OFF Ostend at
eleven O'Clock, at which hour one Of
our aircraft landed on the beach,
where large crowds of the inhabitants
had assembled.
81 proceeded into the harbor in IA
whalcr and landed about 1880, meet
ing with great reception. The enemy
at the time was not clear Of the town
and light battery at Lc Coo opened
ire at the ships. Two shells, falling
the inhabitants.
"A heavy battery of four guns in
the direction Of Zeebruggc opened fire
on the destroyers. ana as it seemed
possible the presence of the naval
force might lead to the bombardment
of Ostend or to more shells falling in
the town, where they would endanger
the lives Of civilians, ] decided to with
draw the naval force and thus give the
enemy no excuse for firing toward the
town.
II therefore reembarked, and the
destroyers withdrew, being heavily
shclled to just east of Middelkerke.
Four motor launches were left at Os-
tend as an inshore patrol, the inhab-
itants being nervous of the Germans
returning.
"The King and Queen of the Bel
glans expressed the wish to visit Os-
tend, either from the sea or the air.
In view Of the difficulty of landing and
the uncertainty of the situation, they
proceeded in the destroyer Termagant,
flying the Belgian flag at the main. to
the vicinity Of Ostend.
1.-THE senior officer of the British
motor launch patrol off Ostend, which
had been reinforced by French motor
launches, reported that all had been
quiet for some hours.
Their Majesties, therefore. landed
and proceeded to the Hotel de Vile
(Town HalD: They were received
everywhere with indescribable enthusi
asm. They returned to Dunkirk about
10 o'clock at night.
THE British naval forces suffered
no damage and no casualties"
New-York tribune., 1918-10-19
Great Areas Are
. Wrested From Foe
BY Allied Blo1vs

BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, Oct. 1S III %. m.) .--(By The
ASSOCIATED Press.)-Once more have
the Germans been forced out of wide
strips Of land all the way from the
Nortn Sea to the region east of St.
Quentin, in France
The greatest Allied gains Of to-day
seem to have been made east of Douai.
where the British have sliced off a sub
stantial corner on the east Of the dis
appearing Lille salient. The last re-
ports received from here indicate that
the British in their forward rush have
reached positions close to the junction
OF the Sensee River and the Scheldt
Canal, north of Camhrai. and rained
ground about five miles east of Douai.
Steadily, and not without some
rapidity, the battle line is being
stralghtened and the Lille salient
shortly should be oblterated.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-19
Official Statements

tinucs on the whole front between
the Scnsce Canal and the Lys River.
We have crossed tho canal on Il
wide front north of Cambrai. We
arc a5tride the Douai-Denian road,
four miles southeast Of Douai. and
New-York tribune., 1918-10-19
Germans Building
NetV Defence Line
To Stop the Allies
HEADQUARTERS

ShlIlS HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, Oct. is (By The Associated
Fsnss). - A new German line Of de-
fence from Antwerp through Namur to
Sedan, which probably will be given the
name Of the wctan III line. is under
stHnd 70 be in the course of construc-
tion. On this side Of the line the Ger
mans do not appear TO have any de-
fences Of real Importance.
It is considered likely that the main
bolk OF the German armies, or rather
what Is left Of the main bulk, in this
section of the front is on it's way to
tho Wotan III line, though il is
qtlte possible it may try 10 make a
stand somewhere on this side of those
positions.
II stand is made, however, the Ger
mans will have TO depend upon what
troops they now have in Belgium. All
these appear to have been engaged re-
Gently and some have suffered terrible
losses.
Hun Reserves Exhausted
From information reaching head
quarters this afternoon it seems tha,
al the available reserves of the enen1,
north of the River Lys have now beer
engaged. Few if any divisions can be
spared from any other section of the
'front.'. Moreover, it is now absolutel,
ccrtsin that the Germans, in addition
to their other difficulties, are seriously
handicapped by shortage of high ex,
pipsivc shells.
Captured orders show that the Ger.
man Sunners have been urged to use
gas shells instead of high explosives
and all ranks have been commanded ia
save their brass cartridges when re
treating. Even further economy is ex-
acted IN the use OF shells, il being ad
Yaitted that the lack of ammunition is
hampering operations.
In the Lille sector the Germans an.
pear to be rapidly withdrawing their
guns far TO the rear, leaving only a
protecting screen Of artillery.
The Germans, at least for the mo.
mcnt, seem TO have stopped their orgies
OF burning and destroying, partly
through fear of what the Allied troops
may have chance to do before long
Io-day's reports say no fires Of any
consequence have been observed cx.
cept at places close TO the line.
Many Are Liberated
1t has become a usual thing for the
British. French and Belgian troops to
send back momentarily from every
town taken large numbers of men,
women and children.
1t has been learned from liberate d
c'vl!tans that in the neighborhood OF
Hsule and Cuerne, north OF Courtrai,
cNtiFe regiments .hstly refused to fight,
although threatened with severe pun
lshmsnt by their officers. These regi-
ments finally retired in a body.
From prisoners. especially officers,
similar evidence is being obtained con-
stantly. The officers OF the Goth
Dragon Regiment Of the crack 9th
Cavalry Division, which had been dis
mounted and fought as infantry, say
that the spirit of the men was broken
principally because instead Of getting
rest after their hard fighting they
lad sgain been sent into battle. peace
talk" 10 also said to be having de-
moraiizing effect.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-19
Del111onlro6
kestaurdnt
53I Fifth Ave.
Exquisite Cuisine

Laon pocket will have to 5c emp-
tied. The German defence here il
simply marking time for Withdraw
ais on other fronts. Should TIM
German line cast Of Le Cateau be
broken, there would be q wild rusn
out of the Guise and Serre Riyer
sectors for IIirson and the Belgian
border.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-19
Military. Comment
BY William L. Mcpherson
Copyright. 1918. New York Tribune Inc1


| n abeth of Belgium visited Ost-
end on Thursday Yesterday
they entered Bruges. Before long
they may be in Ghent, and then in
Brussels. Be!gium's emancipation is
well under way-a symbol to all men
OF the waning Of the powers of dark
ness and the return Of justice and
righteousness oa earth.
The collapse of the German occu-
patton of the Belgian coast district
is now complete. This, coast is no
longer a German submarine base.
Zeebrugge, still held by the enemy on
Thursday afternoon, was evacuated
yesterday. Only a small section of
Belgium's frontage on the North
s'ea--~east Of Zeebrugge to the Dutch
border-is yet uncleared. The Ger
mans are hurrying out of this pocket
to escape being pushed over into
Dutch territory. Allied forces ad-
vancing northeast from Bruges are
striking at Won Arnim's line Of re-
treat to the section of the Scheldt
Canal, which stretches from Ghent
northward to the Dutch boundary.
Other Allied forces, advancing north
east from Thielt, are striking at the
German line of retreat from Rruges
to Ghent. Won Arnim's immediate
aim is to get his guns and transport
safely behind The water barrier of
the canal down TO Ghent and of the
Scheldt south from Ghent TO Valen-
ciennes.
Immediately south OF Client he
still has the line Of the Lys River
as q temporary protection. The
Lys empties into the Scheldt at
! Client, and it's course through Bel
gian Flanders, north of Courtrai.
parallels the course of the Scheldt.
! The average distance between the
two streams is about eight miles.
But in the neighborhood of Courtrai
| the Allies are already east of the
Lys, and the German armies arc re-
tiring toward Audenardc, on the
Scheldt.
South of Courtrai the British, ad-
vancing yesterday from Lille and
from Menin, occupied both Tour
Going and RoubaiX, which constitute,
with Lille, one Of the most important
industrial centres in France These
two cities are almost on the Belgian
border, and are only six miles west
Of the Scheldt, In the sector directly
east of Lille the British are about
six miles east Of Journal, on the
same river. Still further south, east
ward of Douai, they are within five
miles of Valenciennes. The whole
Scheldt line from Valenciennes 10 the
Dutch border is thus being rapidly
approached. it is weak at the north
ern end, where Won Arnim seems to
have been left with an Inadequate
force of inferior quality, and where
! both military and political considera-
tions seem to favor more and more a
German evacuation of Western Bel
gian territory.
Ludendorff is still holding on in
the shortened salient south of
Guise. The French have crossed
| the Cise north of the mouth of the
Serre River, and cleared the north
bank Of the Serre as far east as
Anguilcourt. If they can move up
the east bank of the Disc as far as
Ribemont Guise will be seriously
threatened and what is left Of the
New-York tribune., 1918-10-19
Rations Ready for
Liberated Beleians

WASHINGTON, Oct. l8.-Ar-
W rangements have been made
by the Belgian Relief Commission
with the British quartermaster
general for 2o,OOo.o0o emergency
rations to be furnished inmedi-
ataly to the rescued civilian pop
ulation in Belgium.
Herbert Hoover, chairman of
the commission. announced to-day
that the rations would come from
the stores Of the British army in
Belgium and would be paid for by
the Relief Commission.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-19
A Letter
From the President
The WHITE HOUSE, Oct. IA

The WHITE HOUSE, Oct
The reply of the German Government to nv note
OF inquiry dated October gives occasion for me
to say to my fellow countrymen that neither that
reply nor any other recent events have in anv wav
diminished the vital Importance of the Liberty
Loan. Relaxation now, hesitation now, would
mean defeat when victory seems to be in sight;
would mean years of war instead of peace upon
terms
earnestly request every patriotic American TO
leave to the governments of the United States
and Of the Allies the momentous discussions
initiated by Germany and to remember that for
each man his duty is to strengthen the hands OF
these governments, and to do it in the most i'm
portant way now Immediately presented-by sub
scrfbing to the utmost OF his ability for bonds
OF the Fourth Liberty Loan. That loan must
ne successful am sure that the American people
viii not tall to see their duty and make it successful
New-York tribune., 1918-10-19
FRENCH

PARIS (NIGHT) ---"To the west Of
Army resumed this morning their
pressure from the Forest of Andigny
to the river. These valiant troops,
which for more than month have
not ceased fighting the enemy,
powerfully fortified, have won again
to-day further successes. They have
rcconqucrcd the village of Mcnnc-
vrct and tho Forest of Andigny, the
eastern outskirts Of which they hold,
making at that point an advance of
more than five kilometres under CON
ditons particularly difficult.
"Jhey have reached the outskirts
Of Hannapcs, lie Grand Verify and
Noyales. They have captured, in
spite OF furious resistance by the
enemy, the villages OF Grougis and
Ainsonvillc ct Bcrnoville.
Further south our advance guards
have continued to pursue the enemy
between the Disc and the Serrc. Nc
have advanced our lines to the north
of Sery Los Meziercs, to the southern
outskirts of Fontainc (Surfontaine y
and to the north Of Nouvion ct
Catillon. We have captured about
oners. the number Of which actually
counted exceeds i,600..
On both sides of Vouziers Cham
pagne) our infantry has crossed the
Aisne OF Il front Of five kilometres
and taken on footing on the heights
to the east. The village OF Vandry
and several farms organized as sup
porting points fell into our hands.
The capture of several hundred pris-
oners is announced.
PARIS DAY Between the Disc
and the Serre French pressure con-
tinuing during the last few days has
obliged the enemy to begin a new
withdrawal. Debouching from Ache
ry and Choigny toward the end Of
the night the French troops pursued
the German rear guards and occupied
Anguilcourt.
West of Grandpre the battle con-
tinues with extreme stubbornness
and was extended this morning as
far as the heights of Vouziers. The
French have crossed the Aisnc in
this region.
BRITISH
New-York tribune., 1918-10-19

lowing order: "Get word to all the
troops that can be reached of my
hearty congratulations on their fine
work. consider it the best days
work the division has done"
The Washington times., 1918-03-24

authorities, who decided that they
couldn't take Il up just now, as II
was designed for coast defense, ana
thew were at the moment moro In
terested in offensive weapons. Hence
the decision to modify II for army use
Mr.. Hammond has two brothers. one
of whom, Harris Hammond, was mar
rIed in Washington not very long ago
TO Mrs. Elise Douglas Horsey. Inc
other. Richard Hammond, is in the
naval reserve station at the Boston
navy yard.
Ned" Lane-none OF his friennS
call him anything else although me-
really Franklin, named for his iather
has the distinction OF being the
,rst OF all the sons OF Caoinet OF
Ulcers in the service TO get into ac
ton. He's now flying in France
YOU please. After he competed M
course OF training at Langley Fle,u'
Lieutenant Lane transferred 10 tne
naval aviation Service at the express
and rather earnest request OF
tary Daniels. Then. for niue WhIe
he had a desk job in Washington H.
with tho aircraft board, I believe; but
he chafed SO at inaction, and was so
anxious TO get to the front that ms
renuest TO be sent over was grant
ed. believe he's again with the
army flying corps, but of that I'm nov
sure. The Secretary OF the interior
and Mrs. lime are distinctly prouu
OF their boy.
Every once In a while someone
asks me what las happened 10 inc
Young Charles II. Msrshalls. VINO
were in Washington the greater par
Of last. summer and autumn, Mr.. Mar
shall being connected with the toun-
ell OF National Defense, and I've only
lust been able to find out. 1t appear
Mr.. Marshall has been comm'ssiohe'
FIRST lieutenant I'm the aviation ser
ton of the Signal Corps, and IL on
duty at Fort Hicks. Texas. Mrs. mar
shall is with him. ! presume.
She was Alice Huntington, sister
Of Mrs. Vincent Aston, and is as simple
I genuine and unaffected n young per
son as ! ever saw. Sos her tall. req
headed young husband: and the pail
/ OF them were exceedingly populai
! here. They were rather proteGes oil
Capt. and Mrs. Perry Belmont. cIos'
| friends OF Mrs. Charles II. Marshaii
sr.. and after they were settled a
/ the place in Virginia, lvanwold'
think It wns. which they leased, they
] were continuously made'much OF. Mr.
AarGhalI WAS an expert in classified
ttSa ard vas trsAIsrdousiy useful 10
The Washington times., 1918-03-24
Fancies, Fads, and Foibles of
Socieb--Hoeu Washington Seeks
Diversion in the Lenten Season

auspices Of the Navy Relief Society,
the profits to go TO the work Of The
society, among the widows and orp-
hans OF officers and enlisted men OF
the navy.
The project will be run on tns
cafeteria plan, with MrA Leigh c.
Palmer, wife OF the chief OF the
Bureau OF Navigation. "in ccmmahds
The committee assisting her melodies
Mrs. W. s. Benson. Mrs. Richard
wainwright, Mrs. Albert Eibiack and
Paymsstsr General Samuel AeGowan.
U. s. N.
French Lectures Given IA
To nd War Orphans.
The series OF French lectures be-
ing given under auspices Of the
Cercis Francois OF the Twentisth
Century Club IL achieving large
measure OF success The first talk
was held at the College Woman.s
Club. but this auditorium was soon
outgrown, and the change to the
parish hall OF All Souls Church was
made. t-.. 81
It Is there that the remaining lee-,i
lures Of the series. Including the one
next wednesday afternoon. at which
Capitaine RouVier. OF the French high
commission. will speak on lie Pollu.s
Will be given The talks begin ~
4. o'clock. and afterward tea n
served. Mrs. James H Turner viii
preside at the tea table on Wednss-
day.
The proceeds Of the lectures are
to 20 to the Maison FamiliaIe. q
home for war orphans OF France.
which is tucked away in a corner
Of the coast Of Brittany. This home.
where delicate children are taken IN
hand. cosseted and nursed. properly
nourished, and cared for until they
are strong again, n established IN a
/ fine old chateau II Is sponsored By
the French authoritIee and receives 4.
i subsidy OF IS cents day for each.
child However, milk. eggs. and such
| necessary deiicacieB come high In
France, and the cost Of maintatninE
each kiddie averages about 90 9ents
a day. The difference Is made up en-,
tirely by money subscribed in this
/ country. ~
Nine. Blanche Binont. to whom
\ must 70 much OF the credit for keep
I ing the interest in the little hone
alive and making possible It's eoA-
tInued maintenance. II the acereditsd
agent here. and funds may be dis-i
| patched through her. She n . VIII
| ing worker, and q considerable sum
has been raised among the members
of her French classes. and thrtugh
her efforts in various other ways
| II Is to this cause that the funds
/ realized from thsoleeturss viii Be DE-
, voted, the cause OF the bsoies. IN
] whom are vested the very life ana
i hope OF France Nra Chase PAlmeri
has charge OF Arrangements for the
Fondly Yours.
...s. JEAN ELIOT.
The Washington times., 1918-03-24
Count de Chambrun In Well
known Here,


Count Charles de Chambrun. recently
appointed acting counselor OF the French
embassy TO succeed the popular Wis
count Dejean. is one Of the most inter
esting OF the diplomatic newcomers.
He's a repeater" you know. having
formerly been secretary OF the French
embassy, and. moreover. his wife is an
American, a sister Of Congressman
Nicholas Longworth. His brother. the
Marquis de ChambYun, came TO Wash
ington in the spring with the French
Mission. They are direct descendants
of the Marquis do Lafayette and there
fore especially welcome in this coun-
try.
Count de Chambrun came over on the
ship with General Wood and General
Bell, the former apparently none the
worse for having been wounded. /
know one young man who'll be de-
lighted that General Wood is really
back again and that's John Hays Ham
lnond. jr. All winter he has been work.
ing on some notifications OF one Of his
Inventions torpedo gun. think II is.
but I haven't enough technical knowl-
edge to know what that means-which
will make II available for anti-aircraft
work. The models have been ready for
some time, but General Wood is head
of the board which must pass upon the
weapon. so matters have been held up
pending his return.
Mr.. Hammond, who IS within draft
lage, was exempted from military ser
vice at the request OF the Secretary
OF War. in order that he might keep
up his experimenting with this and
other inventions which may prove of
inestimable value to the United States.
The boy Is undoubtedly a genius and
has already q number OF rather mar
velouS inventions TO his credit.
| It was this son OF John Hays Ham.
monds, you may remember, who made
the discovery that a vessel, a torpedo,
what you will, may be guided from
a distance by means OF selenium cells
under the influence OF light. He tried
out his discovery-and nobody knows
how important II may prove-at the
Hammonds' place at East Gloucester
Mass, by means OF a metallic box or
wheels, which he called his iron dog
and which he used TO have following
him all over the place. But, of course
you've read OF all this.
The torpedo gun, II that's what Il
really is, was first offered to the naval
The Washington times., 1918-03-24

most of the diplomatic circle. Even
the neutrals' did not seem to think
this a case where neutrality had to
be very strictly maintained
And consider the flower girls!
Wasn't Il worth something to be able
to patronize Mrs. George Vanderbilt,
and Mrs. Perry Belmont, Mrs. Carl
Vrooman, or. Mrs. James Hamilton
Lewis, Mrs. MeAdoo. Nine. de Mohren-
schildt, Mrs. Edward Hurley, or Mrs.
Cary Grayson. These are only a few
OF the women who we're actually IN
person selling forget-me-nots for the
Belgian babies.
Mrs. Vrooman's unit took in S615-
more than any group except the one
headed by Mrs. Vanderbilt; and the
others did nearly as welh
Today the town is in the hands Of
the '-auto-patriots." who are showing
the sights OF Washington TO the boys
from Camp Meade. Mrs. Woodrow
wilson's name heads the list OF those
who have loaned cars for the occa-
sIon-a big one holding twelve, II you
pIease-and Lady Reading volunteers
ed the use OF one OF the British en-
basG cars the moment the project
was preached, q very gracious end
neighborly thing, think Mrs. Charles
Boughton Wood has hired huge
seeing Washington" far for the oe-
casion and will have whole flock Of
boys as her guests; and-but really |
can't begin to tell you the names OF
the prominent washington men and
women whose cars are In use. It's
truly sightseeing de luxe TO which the
soldiers are being treated.
Mrs. blaine EIkins
Gets Alrplane Ride.
I'm distinctly enVious OF Mrs.
Blaine Elkins, and so are half the
women ] know. for didn't she spend
twenty-five minutes flying last sun
day? No, my dear, not with Colonel
Lee or Lieutenant Suily OF the French
flyer who has been doing such spec
4 tacular stunts the last few days: but
In the first hydroplape built In Alex
nadria by the company in which Der
husband has controlling interest.
The machine, the first Of a lot which
are nearing. completion, was Iaunch-
/ edit that's. the proper term-last
Sunday. Mr.. EIl<Ins made the first
T.! flight with ]. W. Bonnie as pilot, and
later Mr.. Bonnie took Mrs. Elkins up
with him. She pronounced the sensa-
tion Immensely thrilling and is Keen
to 60 up again.
4 . -
Gradually the problem OF where 10
obtain something to eat downtown, &C.
peciaily at lunch time, Is being solved
and the sundry lunch rooms or cafe
terias which are being opened for the
benefit Of the Red Cross and other
phiIanthropic organizations are help
! Ing considerably
The latest thing in this line Is tho
| corcoran Court canteen, In e street
between Seventeenth and Eighteenth,
which Will open tomorrow under the
The Washington times., 1918-03-24

are Baroness Inga Bonde and Baroness
Brita Enthusiastically Scandinavian.
ne'est-ce pas? Bonde, by the way, is
pronounced as though 1t were spelled
B-u-n-d-a. Baron Blonde, who IS first
secretary, OF the Swedish legation. and
his wife-an Englishwoman-and sis
tiers have Miss Sophie Siebert's house,
iSS5 Eighteenth street; and ]. q. Jeans
son. recently appointed honorary attache
OF the legation. is with them for the
present. Count Goran Won Rosen, the
new second secretary. has taken rooms
across the street at 1874 Eighteenth
street.