The daily progressive-miner., 1918-10-03
Since July IS, Allied Forces Have Captured Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Germans. Germans
 Have Begun to Leave AIsace

and the vesle rivers the French last three days advanced front extending miles depth of miles the Germans retreating toward the line they held in 1917.
 In Of the less the Quentin and the line to the north or that city the eney retirement large scale probable With fairly good weather big changes the may be before the winter The withdrawal France and Belgium appreciaby under the present attacks the British French and Amer can troops and Hndenburgs defense system from the Sarpe to the Disc rivers distance ot fifty miles being
 Germans Retreating.
 LONDON. Oct. 3-The Germans a wide front North the Labase canal. British closely following General Hag reports The Germans lost fur her ground British outskirts of Canbai and north But northeast Quentin the British under very heavy attacks have been forced the village Sequehar PARIS. Oct 3The allied forces envelopent movement of Iureong Roubaz and Lille becoming aecntuated by the army under General DeGoue the vicinity Of Roulers This north the position left ny General Nangin
 Americans Had Narrow Escape.
 BRITISH HEADQUARTERS Oct 3-A contingent of Am er troops who had been holding ouT since last Sunday in far advanced position ltwee Cambrai and Quentin against grea superior numbers enemies rescued attack around Yen Hue. where able fight through and relieve his numbering hundreds ho having taken their position Sunday night: surrounded by Germans early Monday Notwithstanding ac they opposed by such superior numbers ard 01 possessed ammunition rations which the: themselves carrying the Americans made magnificent resistance. and -he ground German dead
 Gen. Pershing Reports.
 WASHINGTON Ocr 3-In his communique today. General Prshng that partial captured week oy American troops advancing between the Mouse and Ar riers; show 120 guns: ortars; machine guns 100 heavy tank and thousands artillery shells and hundreds a- thousands or rounds of small and ammunition.
 Germans Evacuatng Lille
 PARIS. Oct 3.-Tha 5urra Marin announces that the Germans eacuatng Lille and that commander there uisitiond all transportation Hheebarrows and baskets to lake away booty The o towns by the hastily.
 Found German Dead Among Wreckage.
 LONDON Oct 3-Pushng after the retreating enemy the British have reached the general line along Douvrin Of a
  continues Tn the Canbai on unken road captured by the Canadians and British there enemy chine four yards Along that bodies were mingled with wreckage Of machine guns.
 PARIS Occ 3One hundred and twenythree and rhrsx Germans sixteen hundred machine guns captured the French and Belgian during the last twenty days in September The number of prisoners cap tured by the Allies since July 15 last f-four thousand.
 Heavy fighting continues the region north of Pens: but the French continued to advance capturing Loe railway june ton Cherang Champagne The capture was made by the forces under General Gourand
 Rearward Movement Continues.
 LONDON Oct 3-The British morning continued their attacks north o1 St. Quentin General Hag reported today Germans continuing reaard movement on from Lens ID Arenteres and eyacuang highly organized positions along twenty mile front.
 Berlin War Office Reports.
 BERLIN, Oct 3.-The city of Lens evacuated by the Germans Tuesday night the announced early this morn ing The adds that rentieres the same evening
 
 LONDON Oct 3-The evacuation Lens and Armentiers Dy the Germans virtually the loss Of the great which have been held oy the the beginning
 Akace Being Depopulated.
 GENEVA, Oct 3-The Germans have begun remove the inhabitants out Of Aace according the Denorat tation of the FrancoAmerican attack frontier.
 LONDON, Oct 3.--The Huns vigorously resisting aim ing to hold the allied forces at all until arrive says official report from the front
 Not a Civilian Remained.
 PARIS Oct 3-Not civilian was found when the French entered St. Quentin, the Germans having removed all