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Show SHIPS FIRE ON FOE III FLAHDERS British Monitors Help to Push . Germans Back Near Belgian Coast; Fight Has Slowed Up y United Preaa. WASHINGTON, Oct. 2. State department ad- vicei thtt afternoon indicated ' Germany it preparing to evacuate the Belgian lubma-. lubma-. rine base and perhapi to make a more extensive evacuation evacu-ation of Belgium generally. By Aeeeclated Preaa. WITH BRITISH ARM IKS IN KLANDKRK, Oft. 2 Field Marshal Ilaig a forces today captured cap-tured KolleglicincHpi'llt', and advanced ad-vanced for a distance of 3U00 yard southeast of Ron lent. , BURN CITIES IN FLANDERS. By Aaaociated Preaa. PARIS. Oct. I lllavns). The town, of Menln and Roulera. railway junction. junc-tion. In Klandera. have been aet on fire by the Hermann in face of the advancing ad-vancing Helglana. Hrltlah and Krench troopa. French guna now control the railway line running from Oatend, through Thourout and Ituuleia to Courtral. Brittah mnnltnra ara cojyperatlng actively In unbarding thaar-erman linea on and near the coaat . ; MAY LIBERATE COAST. By United Preaa. LONDON, Oct. 2. -Bad weather and vlgornua enemy counter attacka are nlowing up the Anglo-Belgian advance in Klandera, according to. advicea received re-ceived here thia afternoon. A further advance of five or ten mllea la likely to cauae Ihe Gfrmnn I to evacuale the Helgian coaat. |