Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-18
CROWN PRINCES ARMY
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and aerial attacks against England and
English shipping ostcnd has been
taken. Lille has been occupied and
Douai has fallen to the allies. fclnan
batrols arc said Ia be in Brugcs, which
Is only about ciaht miles from the Du' ca
frontier German forces, defeated and
virtually dcmoralized, are saId TO be in
full retreat toward Antwerp.
Over a wide section oi the front IN
Belgium and northern France. the British
French and Belgian armies have swept
forward with relentless speed, crushing
rear guard detachmcnts left behind by
the Germans 10 retard pursuit lmnersc
quantities of materials have been captured
BY the allies and the number of prisoners
taken steadily rs mounting.
AMERICANS UNDER ROT FIRE.
The allied forces farther south have
been moving ahead
Two American cOntlngcntS are re-
ported operating on the front cast OF
Cambria and ST Quentin. One is work
ing with the British, and is aiding IN the
advance INTO the German dcfenseS east
of lie Cateau The other rs with the
French and is materially assisting IN the
attempt tn smash in the right flank OF
the German salient northeast OF lsa0n-
In both these regions. German resistance
is very stubborn Farther south the
enemy evidently is making stand
until the forces retrcatIng IRON laon
can escape.
Continued rains have retarded the
American advance M the Argonnc sector.
General pcrshing'S men have gained
ground east OF the Argonnc forest. never
thclcss. Cote Chatillon. . dominating
height. has been taken. and positions
near it are soIldly held by the Americans.
rEACE NOTE SENT LAST NI"ur.
Germany Is expected to send rc-
ioindcr Ia President Wilson 5 reply TO
the peace proposals of Prince NaNmliIan
Il ], reported that the note was sent
last night IieId Marshal Won Linden
burg is said 10 bc IN Berlin 10 participate
in framing the note
Rirnors 10 tho effect that the tlCid
Marshal virtually dictated the first peace
note sent from Berlin to Washington
Will bC recalled III connection with the
present situation II vas said that hc
hsd insisted that Germany make peace
if possible. and ~ thc cNcpt that was
found impossible. = retreat - lines near
or on the German frontier would hc
imperative
T Summary 3 p m The German
withdrawal from western Belgium and
the coastal region shows no siEn> N
haltlrc The allied forces arc pra~sI' (
RAPIDLY aftor tl5c refining avcIav and
a,iditioral ctf,,,S a''d towns hav'' hccn
prcrnlcd
Tram Lille southwark The Germae
retirement Is nor 50 rapid iut the i}rt
ish maintain strong pressure all along
the line cast of Camfrai Farther south
the enemy i retiring from .ho angle
between the Oi~c and the Scrrc
Zeebruggc. tho second and the last
81 the supmarInc bases on the coast
is reported occupied IN British forces
probably naval urIts. and the enemy
i reported to have evacuated hruCcS
Which Eclglan cavalry i approaching
IN the center the French and 3clRlaus
continue to advance toward Client bN
the way Of Thiclt
In tho Lille region the RutlSh arc
working astward toward TourcWng and
Roibalx and the fall q thess citleS womd
appear to be q matter % hours East q
Doua Field Marshal HalG ls march
ing toward Nalcnclcurc>
In TIE operations south n Nalen-
cicnnes Thursday tho British took 1000
prisoners. nc herman fF'ITftltIf' ~
tween the OSc and the Scrrc was made
necessary because tho cnem, was IN
4 pocket, the sides If which were beng
pressed in hy The French The French
are advancing ncrthcast~srd from the
Junction 81 The two rivers ana have
taken Anguilcourt. Two miles east Of the
Junction and north 81 The Scrrc
Northwest of the ArConnc forest
C;olIraud i battling forward against
stubborn resistance and the fighting
front west of Grand Pre- has been cH-
tended 70 Nouziers In the neighhor-
hood ri Nouners the French have car
ned or an important stroke ny cross
ing the Aisne river Evidently the
French ann to advance northeast from
Nouzier> and outfank the Germans
IN the Boult forest This would be OF
great assistance IL The American ad-
vance east of the forest