The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-18

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gian cyeIist units have entered
lbruge~.
LONDON. Oct. is.-t6:i0 ~
m.,--TourroinE has been rvnc-
uat~<i, Il was reported from the
british front today.
LONDON. Oct. fs.-ttt6 p.
m.,-Ihr whole Belgian coast u
confidently expected Ia b. freed
Of the enemy today. REPORTS
that BRUCE. ALREADY has fallen
and thai Zcebrugge has been
evacuated ar~ generally credited
hut have not been confirmed
officially. n IL understood
that Biankrnberghe tsir miles
west of ZcrbrugEel i,as bern
captured.
LONDON. Oct. is.--British
ttpop. continue to advance on
the whole Jomile front between
the s~ns~r canal and the Iys
river. Field Marshal niaiE AM
poun~~d to-day.
Additional progress has bern
made east 81 Douai. and several
villages have been captured
southeast Of that city.
Prisoners taken In yesterdays An
gio. American attack between Bohain
and lie cateau exceed 1000.
LONDON. oct iT.--Dciayed,--
Allied troops today advanced more
than IL miles on the whole 5sHinile
front between the North sea and
IN. Lya river. Field Marshal Haig
announced tonight
LONDON. Oct. is.--A .. mt--iiei.
rian infantry has entered Bruges. re-
e~iyins an enthusiastic welcome. a
dispatch from the British, front an
nounccd this afternoon.
PARIS. Oct is--tii'so a. nh
Tourrolng and I,otbaix arc reliably
reported 10 have ben captured b,
allied troops.
AMSTERDAM. Oct is.-So Ger
man submarines have gone 10 hea
sine. Chancellor Max's srrniniicc OF
fer. according 10 unofficial reports
received here today.
LONDON. Oct. is.-Thc allies
srr rapidly driving home firir
Victories on the Wc.t front and
In the Balkans.
While the Germans nr~ bring
thrown bark by continuous ham
mrr blows from the North s~a To
yerdun. allied TROOPS are over
running Serbia and have success
fully inv AIDED Montenegro.
Official reports ahow fully two
thirds Of Serbia r-occupicd. the Mon
,cnsgrin town OF fp~c captured. ths
allies within less than 90 msrs oi
Austrian soil at two points. and tbs
Austrian army In Albania being rap
idly outflankcd from tho north.
Tho entire Belgian coast APPEAR
10 have been evacuated by tho Ger
mans. The BeiKlanz are officially re
ported on the outskirts OF Bruges
while Il In reported that the enem,
has fled from Zcchruwgc. the las, ~
manning German submarine base OF
Belgian territory.
Approaching ROubaix
Brux.s In only seven miles frcu
the Dutch border. Farther south th'
allies have passed Thlelt and ar
within iess than is miles OF Chen,
Across the border. in France. th'
British are officially reported on th'
outskirts Of Tourcolng. and are rap
Idly approaching Roubaix.
Douai, which tho British had dom
mated for weeks. has been entered.
The Angio-American attack. yes
| ,crsiay. between Bohain and Lc ca
tsau. carried them to within lea
than a mile OF the railway center %
| wassigny and shortened the dlstano'
10 the vital enemy hase OF Hirson Il
% mlles.
IL Cateau Cleared
Lc Cateau was completely cicares
of Germans. More than 3.0o0 prison
ers were taken In these operations.
French troops. cooperating on thu
AnTio-Amcrican right. made impor
uant advances along the Olse, mop
ping up more than half OF tho An
digny forest and penetrating 10 with
In two miles Of Guise.
Further progress WINS made by ths
French and Americans In the Cham
pagn"Argonne region. The Ameri
cans improved their positions on boti
sides Of the Meuse.
Unofficial reports have been re
ceived that allied troops have oocu
pied Sudhak. In the transcaspian re
gion.