The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-10-21
DRIVES IN CHAMPAGNE AND LECATEU SECTORS RESUMED
 WITH TREMENDOUS SUCCESS
(DAY REPORT. BRITISH ENTER EECL.OO

BRITISH ENTER EECLOO
 AMSTERDAM Oct 10-The British have entered the Belgian town of Eeoo and have shut in six thousand of the Huns against the Dutch frontier The town of Eecoo is only five miles from Holland and at distance Of twenty miles from the coast.
 ALLIES CAPTURE, ALL OF COAST LINE.
 LONDON Oct. 19.-The allied forces are in complete possession of the Belgian region The allied line of ad vance in Belgium extends from the Dutch coast to east ot Bruges south Ghent and thence to the vicinity ot
 YANKEES IMPROVE POSITIONS.
 WITH THE AMERICANS, Oct. 19.-The Americans continuing improve their positions near Banthevle and in the nearby woods Indications that the American pressure become great that the Germans that IS useless for them attempt to hold their positions any and the present preparing to retire to new lines few miles in the rear.
 HUN COUNTERS FAIL
 WITH THE AMERICANS, Oct 19:-Following the usual procedure of making stiff counters after the Amer cans made of their dashes forward the Germans today hurled thousands the positions ot the Amer agrande and Montague The attacks of the Ger epused and the Yankees preparing to resume their drive
 FRENCH REACH GHENT
 WITH THE ALLIES IN FLANDERS Oct. 19-It has reported from the field that the French cavalry has reached the outskirts of Ghent and the infantry which is only short distance behind will take the positions cuped by the cavalry and allow the hosemen encirce the city.
 BE-, CLANS SHOOT HUNS IN CANAL BOAT.
 LONDON Oct. 19-Refugees report that the Belgian troops shot and sunk several ships in the Eecoo canal The
 
 lost
 HUNS RETREAT ON 235 MILE FRONT.
 WASHINGTON, Oct 1o-General March, in inter view today, gave brief summary of the Over two million of the Americans and they fighting only the front in the vicinity of Verd1n but also both the north and the south of Cabra where they help ing the British to crush the German lines.
 The Won Hndenburg line is entirely behind the allies General Foch continuing press the Germans without giving the enemy the slightest chance for rest
 The German retirement from the Belgian coast IS in creasng in breadth and speed The increase in the retreat has been greatly increased during the past four days during which time the Germans have evacuated over eight hundred square miles of the allied territory.
 The great German retirement started last week sixty mile front between the Disc and Argonne It has spread until it affects all but fifteen miles of two hundred and fifty mile front extending from the coast to the Mouse river
 The British and the Americans have made vigorous opposite sides of Doua and have carried forward the allied lines hastily constructed German lines of defense which follow the Sensee canal and the marshes of the by region No attempt to this barrier has yet been ported
 CALCULATING BELGIAN COAST REGION.
 WASHINGTON, Oct. 19-General March announces that the Germans evacuang the entire Belgian region the Holland border To what depth the retirement has already proceeded is impossible to determine
 HUNS MAY EvACUATE BRUSSELS
 AMSTERDAM, Oct 19.-The Belgian deputy Hein- rich states that the Germans evacuang Brussels the largest city in Belgium Every pound of material capable of aiding the Germans in the prolongng of the is being removed before the soldiers fall back.
 GERMANS TAKE FRENCH INTO CAPTIVITY.
 WITH THE BRITISH, Oct 19.-During the last 6f- days that the Germans possession of the city of Lille they took fifteen thousand of the most able bodied citizens into slavery behind the German frontier and using them at many places for military work.
 BRITISH APPROACH; ;SL LUIS
 AMSTERDAM Oct. 19-The British forces can be from the Dutch frontier approaching the Dutch town of Sus which about miles to the northeast of Brges The Germans hastily evacuatng their present positions and are retreating in the direction of Ghent
 AMERICAN TANKS LEAD ASSAULT ON SELIE
 WITH THE ALLIES, Oct 19.-The American tanks led the allied assault the German lines the of the