Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-15

mann effort to bc Inosed against the line
from The Marine 10 the Aisnc north NJ
Chateau Ihlcrry IN the ricardv SECTOR
towards Ahtevlllc or further north. ~
the I.ve sector, against the channel ports
Along this line the slles have beep
daily improving thc,r lines md preparing
for the new drive
NIIIs Arrstk suprHisE
llui the Germans chose Il sector winch
except fora surprise attack aroundlshcims,
late III June. has been qlet Hinee the
offensive launched on thci tisne on Nav
-. came to standstlll Last of rheims
and north II Chalous there has been tut
httlc fighting of significance for 2 long
tlmc
This Inc. ~ whlch Rheiins mav he
considered the kcvsionc. Wae chosen for
the reason that information taight have
been rec we'd bN the Germans that Il Uas
loss strongly held thau sectors alann
the front nearer pars Thus II mlght
hc reasonable 20 expect That ufeater
tcrntcrv could hc nFotfIu thcre ~ q
smaller expense of meh and materials
than on the limos whcrr The Allies ate
known a. hc vcrv strong
GIRMANe nalp %oittH ptNt - NtHSF.
Ghr G,ernaue hold the north banL IT
tho Narno foI disiancc 81 about ~
ullcs east of Chateau Ihirrfy Their
lruc loave- he Marnr ncar the village of
pornans and runs olf g. he nartheast
of Rhcius. vhotr i Turns ahtfpth -
the southeast aud VIM down tire valley
f tho Ncsla rtsor t. tha .illauC II a
rompcle vhcr, II tuIne eastward altsl runs
~ . relatively straight Inc u ordiln
Manson dc banp3guc. the eastern limit
81 tho present hattlr IS tltrty one ntle .
wcQt at Neriuu Located hack - tie
allied Inc east nf Rhcm= IS the r1lroad
which suppllcs the trcnrh inrce5 at
Ncriuo and tho kmrriean- II It hihlal
with faod and 4npplt,s IN ihas settar.
too. arc the important citG4 II halons.
lt"rnaN ani 3ar l. Due all thrco OF
whtch 1rc Important supply cenicrH for
the allied forces ho rallrdad WRs lntcrs
rurtcd to sttnc extent IN the German
adVancr tu the Marne between Ehein4
and hatcau Thrrry. hut 4 = fl =
very important artGt tlf ihe alllcd
forces
The ony other fighting ii moment
reported from the front his occurrrd On
the Nllcre IrcfanncuN seetar III front
81 Am,rns. where the Irltlsh have I'M
proved thcrr posttinng
take on carlfrr lcud al sunlmary under
ISSUED ~ 10 ~
Associated Press summary tesped at lea m.
British troops on the frant southwest
of \ pres carried OFT . successful local
attack yesterday Tho t,ermans Werc
pushed hach Gust Of piekeftH-eh LAKE
the sccur of much heavy lighting during
The repui>c If German efforts To advance
from kemcl hill and lost 26o prisoners
Elsewhere on The western trout aniy
the artillery has been aetlvc The bad
weather however appears about over. as
once was predicted Oh Sunday. and the
return al (alr conditions MAY ring intense
fighting
ntKIIN Rrrour~ kIr sIeralII
Aerlal activity Is very marked espe.
cially on the part of the Germans who
announce ofltlalN the bombing ri large
citics and railway ceutcrs ~ northern
France This ls the frst report af tins
llnd made hy Berlin 10 several weeks and
may have been made to eounter9et the
ctfect 81 allied raidN ~ Rhine critics
AbbcVilIe and the regions ii ~ Pol
DouIcus. Creepy EH-N alal~ and AIllers-
Cottcrets have been attacked BY eucmv
airmcn tll thcar cities are hehind thf
allied lines and between pres aud Rheims,
hitherto the mann fighting area
NUS Lo,E Ii PLANES.
sixteen German machines have been
accounted ior hv British air lighters
On railway lines. trains, camps and other
targets behind He enemy lines British
hombers have dropped 25 tons oi eN-
piOsIveS
very heavy artillery ftrue Was heard
eastern skies were 1T up apparently by
monster battle OF the blg guns on the
fighting front
Artillery hombarineuts aud patrol
engagements have increased IN the noun
tam zone Of the Italian front There arc
no signs at extensive infantry fightlng
ITALIANS still ~WLEPfNe tLHANie.
In Albania the allied troops continue
to advance and Vienna declare. they are
approaching the new AUSTRIAN line Of
resistance which probably means the
Semeni river On the west the Italians
maintain their pressure against the
enemy French troops lii the east
are rapidly cleaning up tie DevolI aud
Tomorica valley and I've towns aud an
important bill are included III their last
captures
British troops show some signs ot ne
tlvity near Doiran. Macedonia hut there
has been no lighting Of moment
rRtrIsn noiDlsa hfN
German ncws dispatches report British
troops III northern Russia have occupied
the White Sea port Of KEN. west of Arch
angel. and southeast Of kola German
and Finnish forces have been reported
approaching kcm, which also IS a railway
junction and the most likely place for
the Germans and Firms to attempt to cut
the railway running north to kola aud the
Murman coast KEN probably has been
held by Russians friendly 70 the Allies.
kazan, $50 miles east Of Moscow has
been captured by Czceho-Slovak troops
after violent fighting. with the Bolshevikl.
The city Is an important commercial
point near the NoIga river
To Discuss Port Plans.
At a meeting Of the lIarbor Commits