Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-19
British in Lille Section Hot Pursuit of Foe Who Flying
So Fast That Contact is Difficult French Cavalry Fol-
lowed Closely By Infantry Entering Ghent Belgian
Troops Sweeping Germans Out of Their Country Despite
Vigorous Opposition Many Prisoners Taken
HUNS PUSHED FROM
BELGIUM BY ALLIES
Germans Hurriedly Leaving Capi
tai City; Civilian Population
Rejoicing at Deliverance

~ Associated Prose - Evory .er.ng
London. Oct ~ 40 b. m Allied
forces have captured the whole ~ the
Belgian coast according 70 Information
received by the Evening News The
allied line nov extends from position or
the Dutch coast to the east of BrUres and
10 the south ~ ourtrai.
amsterdam, 0c. 50 Iaa avacl8+tra
II Brussels hv fhe Germans alrcadv haS
becn begun, according III NJ Heinrich, 11
Acfivist Belgian deputy
The rleputv quoted thus ov ae oor-
respondent 0f the %,euwa }nr Don Dags
a. i;Dsendaai on ha Dutc- frontier ara
says the deputy himself uas arrived III
Brussels The aTacuatlor REPORTS. -
declared refer ~ German troops amt
not ~ The civilian population of -.e "itr
The civilian rr reIocug over ,Le'- l"-
iiverance
With thc Allied Forcrs in Flsnder- Do-
Is i0 y W French oavairr wore ro-
ported tonight to nave reached the oI'-
skirts III Irhent
The infantry pushing fast lfter hr
mounted forces
The reports indicate 4 continuation ri
the allied rapid advance IN the Belgian
coast sector
The British arc meeting with little op-
position II the Lille salient ana to the
northward III most places difficulty s
found in keeping contact with the enemy
main forces, owing 10 the rapidlty "a the
retreat.
Havre. oct IS.-In the capture NJ
Oostroosebeke today, Belgian troops took
200 prisoners. SAYS IN official statement
from the Belgian War Office tonight.
which reads
The Belgian troops resumed the adj
vance this morning IN conjunction with
the French The BelgIans on the north
had reached he general inc II Ostend,
0udenourg, Etteighem, tarssenaeF-, ~
Andre ana ~r Michel 10 the east ot int
line they Encountered strong Resistance
Dut reached The EASTERN 4lItskrt. ar
Oustcarnp AMI Rlenebcek Fhe French
9n thp rlgh, captured liogvoek md pro-
gr,.-sed toward Mauaiocp
The Belgl4us ca the -OuCu raptlre'i
OoStruosebeAe ana pushed ,ulla -la
half eastward, c4ptuung 200 PRISONERS
la the march toward BrugcS .u- cavalry
took yu4 prisoners.
London. Jc5 19-The 5ri.i--
continuing heir advance lander
north y tue ~en-ee canal Fiela Marsha.
HaIg, Also announced ae apfure {.
DouaI today
southeast ii l.eC47es.l mere BRITISH
and American roup- are operaJil1l-
Bazuet and Alazlngnlcu have been capt
ured
The British nave advanced more than
SIX miles east Of DoUa anu tuey are n
contact with the Germans east ol bazl--
,f,+r fr rh1-
North ii the ScE>ee canal the aovancs
continues. We have driven the German
rear guards from EnerchItourt an,-
PecQuencoGrt, and arc IN contac wlth
the enemy east Of FCed and CatJe.ct.
Farther north oar advance ietacA-
meuts have crossed the Marc4 r',r
between ~ainghm and CherenG ana are
approaching The latter village
In continuation ai the offensive south
of LeCateau. "ield Ai..rStal Hag troops
have captured tAc village Ul Wa>>lgn,s
he british commander reported tonight.
The village 9l Ribe-uNtI.c A~rth Nt
Wa-siguy, also aa> been taken apa brl-
ish troop> have entered BalU,l, suA
farther north More han l,20o pr,>-
oncrs ana & few guns were -a,ln ~ 'ho
days HEhy.n-
Between he >,usgy -4nol anG tGe las
river. The retreat forced ou tte mem"
av tn, allied >4ccr7seo continued; o1r
troops. pressing jurNard despite -gf.-
siderable opugSitlu. rr0-u tnc anrMl :
rear guards. have neluea arJhcr
advance or more fhtu hye ud,>
The troops us thc Firs tru.y uuarr
command ui Gectui Horne .aNe un-
pletrd tho capture d. llQuAi~4no .1,.'
made progress ea-t ot thy .1wn On
this front We uow have reacncd te general
line II NlarqucttCeu-Ostrty Masny.
Bcrscv. Frctn. Naignh.u and \stq
North oi Ascq hc rUcls " General
Piumrr second ariay are ea- n BonaI
and fougcciug
Paris Ocr lq Tile trcuch continued
successfully their advance south uf Was
signv and east of t,uisc, according ~ The
war office statement today They hayr
reached the Sambrc canal on 4 front ".
nearly mnc Mules south oi Ilannappc-.
East II Rcthel the Germans have
Decn driven from the territory between