Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-26
.PETA|N SMASHES
GERMAN LINES At
MONTEv|NEL
Hurls Them Back Two Miles on
Front of Four and a Half
Miles
HAIG TAKES MORE TOWNS
Associated Press Summary 3 p. m.


French troops facing the southern bull
wark of the German defenses III France
| continue to make important dents in the
enemy positions along he Serrc and east
ward while the British hammer at the
pivotal point around Naleuclcunes
Southwest OF Marie the French have
| captured Mortlers on the Nerre Whiie
/ farther east in the region southeast o
| Montcornel General fetains men have
smashed through the German nes on
| front Of four and one half miles 10 n depth
| of two miles NJ certain points. he
! German dcfcnses we're formidable. having
! been prepared IN 1917 and continuously
| reinforced
In the last lour days the Germans have
| lost nearly 5000 prisoners and 2o0
guns. according - unnfilcelal estimates
IN Paris The enemy losses III electives
arc declared 10 have been not less than
| 80 O00
pRIr1suER NrtnER NttENeiENSEs.
In the enc,rc'ing ol Nalrhclenues the
| British have gained new successes north
and south Of lie town TN the edge OF
! Normal forest. on he south, llcld Marshal
i Haips men have taken Englefnntalne
| and Mi Carmel hill In the bend of the
! SchcIdf river northwest Of Nalenciennes
| tho British have moved eastward and
| captured the villages IT ldomez and
! Mauldc
| The American troops on the sectors
/ cast and west Of the NlcHse are heing
i subjected to strong German reactions
/ especially with artillery. but mani atn
| thcir hold on the new ground Won Ne
! dan North of Grand irc the Amef'
! have strengthened hclf position -
/ southern part OF the Boargogne 80
Associated Press Summary p. NJ.
While the British French and Amer
cans slowly are breaking through tie
stubborn German defense along the line
/ south III Naicncennes the attention Of the
allied world Il directed % the Italian
front where General Dlal apparently
has started operations
Fighting on large seal appears TO
have begun on Thursday when the
| Austrian utIicIal statement reported heavy
artillery ire from The Brcnta river 10 the
! Montcllo plateau Il was said yesterday
that Italian British and French forces
attacked between the Brenta and Pave
rivers and advanced ovct rough country
for considerable distance
At the same time the allies moved
ahead and captured islands II the Pave
above the Montclo plateau
rb'. @oono stroke ,Y VA D med s At he he angIs IN
the Austrian line which runs from the
/ AdrIatic along the Pave until L reaches
me mountains and then turns West Il
the allied attack makes material progress
| the Austrian armies on the ldWiandS near
the sea and those holding the front III the
mountainous sector may be divided nc
number OF prisoners taken, three thou-
sand, would seem 10 Indicate lighting OF
serious nature Ii + too early to de-
termne whether General Daz has really
begun an offensive or Is merely directing
an operation which l. III the nature OF
diversion.
BRITISH REAcH QUEsNoY.
British troops are continuing their
blow nj the German line south of the
bend Of The ,ScheIdt above Salenelesns.
Progress there has been comparatively
slow. but It would appear that the rail-
road between Quesnoy and NaIeneiennes
had been crossed and that the British
are in the outskirts of Quesnoy.
There is an apparent effort on the part
of Field Marshal Hang 10 avoid direct
assault against the Normal forest lm-
mediately south, where the Germans are
solidly entrenchcd and have countless
machine guns and light guns IN position.
Northeast OF Naleneiennes, the British
; and French are advancing toward the
ScEeldt
The French on the Serre-Oise front
have continued their attack on the north
crn side Of the angle line. They have
gained at important points, hut the
Germans are holding their front very
strongly
. AMERICAN GUNS FOUNDING toE.
, Southwest Of Damvillers. IN the Meuse
: sector American forces have captured hill
36O a height which IS important lor OBJ
} servation purposes and which Vas
5 strongly defended by the Germans Near
i Grand Pre- the Americans have forged
| still farther ahead and appear to be
! forming quite Il large pocket IN the Ger
+ man lines on the eastern side Of Argonne
5 forest. American heavy artillery has
been pounding German concentration
f points during the past two days
+ British divisions III Alesopotamia have
resumed their offensive against the Turks.
: It may be expected that there will be al
effort To form a junction between the
, forces along the Tigrls and those operat-
r ing north and east OF Damascus
! DEMOCRATIC BANNER.