Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-02
HUNS BEATEN BACK
BY ALLIED TROOPS:
CAPTURE TOWN
Americans Aid in Attack Capturing
Many Prisoners; Boche Driven
From Points Nearest Paris.
GERMAN BLOWS WEAKER
Airmen Harass Foe, Bombard
Railroad functions: Destroy
Balloons and 81 Plane.
NO SIGNS OF BIC DRIVE

Associated Press summs-y Ts-tea 81 iB .o
Again the allied line has been moved
forward in the important sector north
west of Chateau- Thierry where the
Germans in their late spring rush be-
tween the Aisne and the Marine made
their nearest approach 10 Paris.
American troops figured cOnspiruOusly
in this operation, carried out last nigh
IN conjunction with the French. They
captured the village Of YsuT two mile
west of 'hateaU- Thierry and the heights
lying to Inc west-north west or the cap
tured hamlet
Some important wooded land also va
seized and secure hold obtained on
new sections Of the main highway leading
from Chateau Thierry 10 Paris
In overinntng this ground ne bf0rr-
can forces fpok ZT5 Germans prisoner i1-
Guiding FIVE gfiiocre. foget her rith nufaor-
ons maohine guns and quantities nf
materials The French fo0E ~orr
more nf prisoners bringing thc t0tal 4r
- more than 300
Effective asaietancr r. the American
infantry D their forward dash Ha- rv,-
IDENTIFY gwen yv ae French sr'iler-
which i posted IN Hell 204 about nidWsr
nefWean b+'Iv nd hatean Therr,
From thi- rrninpnce which forms thc
baStIon ~ The defensive inc near hp
apex of the Germans Marine salient be
AIhed line has bren oavrird forward us
the gay ~ point beyond NauS making
he position = greatly improved pne for
either offensive or defensive purposes
This operation rvIdentiv Ra7 ron-
tinuarlon ~ the Franco American for-
ward movement carried OUT 8v ioca
attacks which has beeu progressing
activefy ~ late ln tins sector IL already
has resulted 10 the -traighHnlng and
Improvement III he me ~ a marked
extent from the allied viewpoint
Should Il eon1lnne 70 ne pushed nP
movement promises further important
results bv the Dinching-out process tiDon
German SalIents hich have made re
line an regular one between the Marine
and he iignon near he nor1herlv
and u ne American sector
On he British rom p he 2icari-
area ield Marshal iaig rooDs have
been forced Gght hard % hold -her neW
Inc northeast of Amlrns Wnerp on ~undal
night hey forced fhe Germans orr % 4
valuable position in he high ground near
Bouzlnrourr north 5i Alherr
The Germans counter-atfacked strongly
there last night bur tatled 70 regain their
lost territory Only ar me point we're
they able % gam - footing r 'neir otd
trenches. being repused with 0ss every
where else
On other parts of rhe front mere we're
raidng operations il which PRISONER
were taken both oy the British and the
French. The Germans we're repulsed =
several raIding atcempts
Associated Press summary ssue-d a. p ~
Germany's expected blow against the
western front still Is withheld. Mean
while. the British and French continue
TO recapture small pieces Of terrain in
local actions. On the mountain front
west Of the BreRta the Italians have
extended their success By the capture
Of two more heights.
Activity behind the enemy lines =
reported TO be on a greater scale than
last week. bat the Germans have given
no sign Of where they Will attack. In
fac4, the Germans have not even made
strong attempts 10 retake the ground
captured BY the Allies in the successful
nibbiing operations Of the past ten days.
The latest gains by the British have been
on the important sector between ArraS
and the Somme while the French are
active between the AIsne and the Marne.
GET I3 GERNAN AIRPLANEs
Allied airmer are AaraSsing tAe are
behind The German INES with iucrgaslu.
violence Aeria. rumbat> nave been
numerous ana French aud Bri ssh airiue
nave brought down ar sent ioNn elf
control j3 German Mia hines anu Qe-
-tIoyed eght captive balloons Rs
way !unuuons, sIrdroules and other mi.
AIRY -srgetS have been bombed hesWil
while British s'rmen eecp Ip -he.-
oumba-drncut Is he districts around Nici
and eastward toward .he Rhine Mann
hc,m again has been alta kcd. The Ter
mans repeated herr attempts fa -s,7
Paris \Ionds, niEht hUt mct ~ith ro
slccesS
Mai ti>p >UaAfc >NS SrNos
N hen the Germans atasN thsl nrob-
abIy Sjll find an american army "orps
aiding ID barring heir way westward
1t Is Believed the first American corps has
been completed Three divisions are Ia
the line from northwest % M0ntdldler y
east Of 4 Chateau- rhierrv on the Marne
Berlin reports rhr repuIse Vi al French
and Brush thFi~ts \ grea. PORTION of
the Geruan official report ol Monday S
gwen to recaptulauon ot he number ot
prisoners captured since March 2l Il
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