The Germans retire on a front of a hundred miles, from the Oise opposite St. Quentin to the Argonne; they evacuate St. Gobain Forest and the bend of the Aisne facing Rethel; the French capture Laon and La Fère. Palestine Front:--The British capture Tripoli. Oct. 14 (Mon.) The British, French, and Belgians renew the offensive in the north between Dixmude and the Lys: rapid progress is made; Roulers and Iseghem are captured. The French capture Sissomme on the 'Hunding' line. Serbia:--Ipek and Novi Bazar are occupied by the Allies. Albania:--The Italians capture Durazzo. Oct. 15 (Tues.) President Wilson's reply to Germany's peace overtures is published. The British capture Menin, in the northern offensive; south-west of Lille, they cross the Haute Deule Canal. Palestine Front:--Homs, 80 miles north of Damascus, is occupied by the British. Oct. 16 (Wed.) The Northern Offensive:--The British 2nd Army (Plumer) captures Werwick, Comines, Halluin, and Wevelghem, and reaches the outskirts of Courtrai; the French and the Belgians capture Ingelmunster and Lichtervelde and outflank Thourout. Oct. 17 (Thur.) Owing to the threat caused by the Allied advance in Central Belgium, the Germans begin to retire from the Belgian coast north of the salient and, below the salient, to the line of the Scheldt; in consequence, Ostend, Douai, and Lille fall to the Allies (Ostend is occupied by a British naval detachment under Sir Roger Keyes and by Belgian troops; Douai by the British 1st Army under General Horne; Lille is surrounded and captured by the British 5th Army under General Birdwood). The King and Queen of the Belgians visit Ostend. Further south, the Battle of the Selle begins (see Oct. 25): the British 4th Army, with the 2nd American Corps, attacks the line of the Selle; south of Le Cateau the passage of the river is forced, and the capture of Le Cateau is completed. The French advance in cooperation on the right, south of Bohain. Oct. 18 (Fri.) On the Belgian coast the Allies occupy Blankenberghe; north-east of Courtrai the British cross the Sensée; further south the British occupy Roubaix and Tourcoing. In the Battle of the Selle, British and American troops make further progress from Le Cateau southwards to east of Bohain; they capture Ribeauville and Wassigny. North of the Sensée Canal, Denain is captured by the British 1st Army. Oct. 19 (Sat.) Zeebrugge and Bruges are captured by the Belgians. The French, operating between the Oise and the Serre, break the 'Hunding' line on a front of three miles. Oct. 20 (Sun.) The Belgian coast is completely cleared of the Germans, who retire at a number of points on the whole front between the Dutch frontier and Valenciennes. In Central Belgium, the British 2nd Army approaches the Scheldt. The Selle Front:--The British attack from Denain to Le Cateau and carry the line of the river. Serbian Front:--French and Serbian forces approach the Danube near the Roumanian border.