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Show Adiffliral Keyes Withdraws to Save Ostend Inhabitants LONDON, Oct 18. Admiral Keyes' entry into Ostend yesterday was made in the course of operations designed to clear the military situation between Nieuport and Ostend which was obscure, ob-scure, the admiralty announced today. The naval force withdrew when the Germans, who were not clear of the j town, began shelling the warships. Tho withdrawal was for the purpose of saving the lives of civilians and also j further bombardment of the town by the' Germans as German shells were I falling close to a crowd of excited in-I in-I habitants. I oo |