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Show 'oOTfl fin m fo)T(3n n fo) R fni H m 19 U"0 LI U ULiTl hlrAu U lyJuiliL IUJ) u LsuvJU &r 3r zr zr zr & . &r zr . . zr zr zr 'GREAT VICTORY IN f LANDERS , i i ii i i i . - . 1 1 1 i ' " i i i . I ii 1 1 i - VITAL SUBMARINE AFTER FOUR YEARS y Unltw Pm, LONDON, Oct. 17, 4:22 p. m. Britiah naral force haVc occupied Ostend, it was officially announced by the royal air force this afternoon. - - . . Aviator reported Ostend clear of the Bri cany this and Vice Admiral Kay, commander of the Britiah channel fleet, landed in the former German submarine bae at 12:55 p. m. UnitU Praia. LONDON, Oct 17, 5:20 p. m. Zeebrugge i believed te have been practically evacuated, according to information receivee bere thi afternoon.. Zeebrugge, formerly companion German submarine bM to Ostend, is fifteen mile oaat of the latter. . PARIS,' Oct 1 7," 1 1 :56 p. m. The Brituh raptured Courtra', after violent street fighting, according) to the Petit Journal. ,J . Vy Aaaoeiat Praaa. PARIS, Oct. 17. The whole of the German army of Gen ' eral- von Arnim is in retreat from the North sea to the region o Lille, having been beaten back and overthrown by the allied attacki today. - . The retirement is assuming the proportions of a rout. Seven- liin rlivmnnt rnmprisi ihr army nj Vnn Arnim : Resistance by the Germans is crumbling along the battlefront except in the region of the Argonne and northern Champagne. There American troops under Generals Liggett, Cameron and Bullard, and French troops under General Gouraud are engaged in desperate fighting. The Prussian guards, ceding ground inch by inch, are dying but not surrendering, in an effort to save their right wing. By Aaaactat.4 Prvst. AMSTERDAM, Oct. 17. The German army command, according ac-cording to a bulletin issued by the Rotterdam Courant, his ordered its armies to cease devastating places unless absolutely compelled by military necessity. , " ( y Aaaciat.d Praaa. LONDON. Oct. 17. British forces entered Courtrai during"" yesterday's fighting, according to a statement issued at the war I office today. More than twenty villages were captured by the allied forces in Belgium during the day. The Germans have been counter attacking to the north of here and, in a strong local thrust at Ha ussy, in the region south of ' Valenciennes, pressed the British back in the western edge of the village. . During the night the British gained ground southwest of. Lille, capturing a few prisoners-. . Allies Prod Heels Of Retreating Foe By Aasociatsd Prose. WITH THK A 1,1.1 KD KORCES IN t'LANHKRH. OcL 17. Tha alllid In-fantry In-fantry In tha rrnter of tha advance airatnat The rerrwtttng - tirrman on this front waa reported today to have reeetabllahed contact with the fleeing enemy. It la considered that If the present rate of advanoa la euetalned the Belgian noiutt ahouid be free of the German, within a very few daya. French Stick Close to Huns By Aeeeclated Preaa. PARIS. Oct 1J. On tha entire front of the Oolae and the Herre, where th (erroana are being driven from the pocket north of Ion. the Jrench last night maintained contact with the enemy, according to today'a war office . reporta. Break Through Is Effected in Belgium By Unltad Pr.sa, PARIf.-Oct. 17. A complete break through haa been effectod by the alllo In tha Germane' second defense line In Belgium, according to battlefront dispatrheo received here today. Jens mssaea of cavalry are poar-Ing poar-Ing through the breach and are reported re-ported to have advanced nine mllaa. The break through probably wa ta the region of Thielt, where Belgian cavalry la reported to have catered (Continued Q pig. . mit. To ths west at the Aleurfe uur troops have advanced on and hold the ('Its de Chatillon. They are south of Hols den Ioge and at nightfall were fighting in, Champaigneultee and Grand pre. Along the front of the Second army the day was quiet. During the night enemy raids were repulsed." GREAT VICTORY IS WON BY ALLIES i IN FLANDERS (Continued from pag 1 that city after a sudden advance of mora than three miles. An additional advancs of nlns miles In this vicinity would carry ths allied cavalry to Nevele. only six miles southwest of Ghent. If the breach were made farther south it wtnild bring the allies within two miles of Audenarde, while if it were to the northward, the allies will have reached Ins outskirts of Bruges. French Enter Serbian City By Associated Peess. PARIS. Oct 17. French forces havs entered the city of Plrot, In Serbia, according to an official statement issued is-sued at the war office tonight. Plrot In on ths railroad between Nlsh and jlofia and is twelve miles from ths Bulgarian front. Auttro-Germans Flee to Montenegro By Associated Press. ' PARIS, Oct. 17. Austro-Germm forces In western Serbia have 'retUd Into Montenegro -and have evacuated the town of lHakova on the Serbo-Montenegrin Serbo-Montenegrin frontier, according to an official statement from the -French war offtcs. t'nder allied pressure ths hostile forces are retiring on Ipek. The Austro-German retirement from Dlakova opens the way for an allied Invasion of Montenegro. There have been no silled forces on Montenegrin soil sines February. 1914. Huns Carry Out Double Retreat By Associated ar.s. BRITISH HF.ADQfARTFRS IN KLANDKRS, Oct. 17 Reuters;. The German, are carrying- out a double retirement In Klanders with Courtral aa the pivot. The northern retire, ment etenda from Oslend southward while the other affects the industrial area of northern Krance. 1 The only point to the northern front where there Is nny fighting today to-day la at Courtral. j Pershing Reports ! On Yank Success By United Press. WASHINGTON. Oct. 17. The First American army continues Its attack east of the Meuse. General Perahtna reported tnduy, announcing . fresh Kama In the Rols de Le Grand Mon-taiKne. Mon-taiKne. ; The communique for Wednesday follow,: "The First American army contlnuea Its attacks today. To the eaat of the Meuse we advanced In the llola de Le t.rand Montalrne and hold the sum- |