The British advance east and south of Armentières. The Americans renew their offensive between the Meuse and the Argonne and make progress. The Japanese liner _Hiramo Maru_ is sunk off the Irish coast with a loss of 292 lives. Oct. 5 (Sat.) The British advance east of the new breach they have made in the Hindenburg line and capture Montbrehain, Beaurevoir, and high ground further north: this marks the end of the Battle of Cambrai and the Hindenburg Line (see Sept. 27), by which victory, the main Hindenburg defences having been breached, the British directly threaten the enemy's chief line of communications. The French advance on a front of 25 miles east of Rheims: they capture Fort Brimont, Nogent l'Abasse, and the Moronvilliers Ridge; the German retreat in this sector develops. Oct. 6 (Sun.) The British capture Fresnoy (north of the Scarpe, opposite Douai). H.M.S. _Otranto_ (armed merchant cruiser), carrying United States troops, is sunk in a collision (431 lives lost). Oct. 7 (Mon.) North of the Scarpe the British capture Oppy and Biache St. Vaast. North-east of St. Quentin the French capture Remancourt. The French capture Berry-au-Bac (north-west of Rheims). Palestine Front:--The British occupy Sidon; the French occupy Beirut. Albania:--The Italians capture Elbasan. Oct. 8 (Tues.) The Second Battle of Le Cateau (see Oct. 10): the British 3rd and 4th Armies, with the 30th American Division, attack and make rapid progress on a front of 17 miles from Sequehart to south of Cambrai. The French make important progress in Champagne, and the French and Americans east of the Meuse. Oct. 9 (Wed.) The British capture Cambrai and advance upon Le Cateau. The French advance east of St. Quentin. In the valley of the Aisne the French capture Grand-Ham and Lançon. Oct. 10 (Thur.) The British carry the whole Cambrai--Le Cateau road and enter Le Cateau; this ends the Second Battle of Le Cateau (see Oct. 8), by which the enemy is driven to the line of the Selle. On the front north of Arras the British advance rapidly after the retiring enemy towards Douai. The French reach the line of the Oise east of St. Quentin. Serbia (where the advance of the Allies continues against the Austro-Germans):--The French occupy Prishtina. The Irish mail boat _Leinster_ is sunk by a submarine between Kingstown and Holyhead with a loss of 527 lives. Oct. 11 (Fri.) The German retirement develops in the south, forced by the threat of the Le Cateau salient: the Germans evacuate the Chemin-des-Dames, and, further east, the line of the Suippe; the French and Americans advance, pressing the retreat, on a front of 37 miles. Serbia:--The French capture Prisrend. Oct. 12 (Sat.) Serbia:--The Serbians recapture Nish (see Nov. 5, 1915). Oct. 13 (Sun.) The British reach the west bank of the Sensée Canal near Douai.