Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-23

PpEgrH ADVANCE NILE AND QUARTER
The new attack was over front n
about two and three-quarter miles and
tho occupation of Aubvlllers shows there
annarpntlv uas a penetration ot tfer-
man positions 10 a depth Ct mile and
a quarter. Prisoners numbering ''.lO
we're taken BY the French
There are indications that The Fer-
man organizations for retreat north q
he Marne are continuing. Large rres
are reported burning at tere-h.n- arde-
noIs. near the western flank of the tIer-
man salient. and also At Nllle-En- ar1e-
nois inst behind the German lines south
west OF Rheims
The local state of the French north Of
Nontdidier improves their Inc there.
They now have secured positions Wnlcn
dominate the tvre valley Tor several
miles along i vital sector.
BRITISH MOVE rP A NILE.
Farther north rhe British nave adj
ranced their line slightly wnerre tney nave
-aosrrIy. attacked and moved their posi-
+Jons forward over mile front. >outh
~ Narr,s and Afetereu n the Lys sector
in Flanders, the British llnes also were
improved.
Associated Press Summary Issued at
intense struggles mark the progress
cf the allies IN the face oi furious German
counter-attac probably designed 70
cover a retirement on 3 large scale within
the Rheims-SUIsSous salient. Enemy
attacks between the Ourcq and the
NIarne have faled 10 check the trench
and Americans who continue 70 az
vance Between Rheims and the Marne
the Allies maintain their gains q the past
several days
south Il SCISSORS 10 the ourcq on the
and in the Champagne very violent arJIl-
Icrl- bonbardmentS are taxing place
GERMANS BURNING sroRLs.
The Germans arc reported burning
stores and munitions IN he area north oi
fba NTarnc and In the angle between the
Iarne and The Ardrc Rhcrc flows nto
he Xe>Ic Al FiSmes. Observers hold that
the Germans probably are preparing Tor
a retirement to the Ne>ie W ~ 4 lne based
on that river which parallels he MaTuc
} miles 10 The north.
Despite heavy German attacks trencn
and american troops north aDd north
east of Chateau Therry still push on
and are now ou a line we'll 10 he cast q
La CroiX and GrlsollcS and northeast 3i
Mont St Perc.
AMERICANS CAPTURE ra"N-.
Two towns In ths area have been
captured hy the Amercans. The Ger
mans in this area probably viii retire
more to the north as their positions are
without adequate means ot supply and
support and the slightest allied support
would render them untenAhie
Intellectual attempts by the enemy ~
1lrlve the Allies back on the eastern lex
If the salient have resulted I'D StIf hght-
ing In Courton ana Rol woods where
the cnerny blows were heaviest thC Niles
rcpulscd All attacks North of Courton
wood British troops lu am advance have
taken POO prisoners and 80 machine guns
FRENCH BACK ~ OLD LtNE
tt / reported unolficiaily from London
that Gen Gouratd has driven the enemy
back beyond the Old French front line
between the Suppes river and NaSlges
4 front az twelve miles Coupled with
French gains just east 81 Rheims. last
week, this report il true means that the
French nov hold the same front lines IS
before the German offensive east and
west Of Rheims
German troops within the salient south
at the Neslc not only have lost All their
supply lines but arc being subjected to
4 very great bombardment All the
important railroad and CONVOY centers
have been literally ieuged from the Air
and several large fires have been observed
German reports Of the fighting SAY
that on Sunday all allied efforts were rc-
pulsed and that the Germans gained
complete success II the battles Ad-
mission Is made however, that the Niles
have advanced to the new German line
north and northeast Of Chateau Thterry.
CROWN PRINCE GIFTS HELP.
Divisions arrived from the north
10 the aid of the German crown prince
have been counter-balanced by bc ar
rival on the allied front Of British divisions
When il became known some days AZ
that the Germans we're sending Jrooi