Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-13
Captures -Four Towns and Has Trapped Two Foe Divisions
Which He May Force TO Surrender; Germans Destroy
ing Ammunition Dumps and Stores; Americans Gain
Miles on West Side of Salient on Ia Mile Front;
Pushing Forward Toward Metz
BOCHE UNDER CALLING
j. S. ARTILLERY FIRE
Must Show White Flag or Suffer
Terrific Losses. Foe Loses
Iron Supplys

Hy Associated Prcs. 20 Every FscnIng
London. sept l3 330p. m. General
Pershing's forces in their attack on The
southern side ~ the - NihieI salient
have advanced eight miles The assault
was made on 'front.' % fourteen miles
The Americans Ibis morning were
making rapid progress in The continuation
ol their drive
The Americans are reported 10 have
captured NiercuIlcs mics north oI
Xivray. through which he iormer line ran
General Pcrehing's troops aiso are
said 10 have captured llency. H"udicourt
and the Bots Dc Thiaucourl
Il these places really have been cap
lurcd the neck o, tho - Nihiel salient
has been narrowed to less than siv miles.
and il the two German divisions reported
last night 10 bc in lhe salient stll sr~
there 4 - decidedly Improbable that
they will bc ahir ~ get a.eay
Tho Germans are blowing up the am
munition dumps AZ Nationwide and Don
houx.
General Pprshing's troops. - Tar have
captured . 500 prisoners and have taken
- German guns
salient where the country Is much more
difficult and where the German resistance
has hceu more determined The Ameri-
cans nave made an advance ni three miles
on a twelve mile 'front.'.
German prisoners ssy the American
attack was cxperted. but that Il was
delivered 10 rapidly that they had IN
time to put up a stubborn resistance
when they were ordered 10. Pannes.
which was energetically delended by the
Germans was easily captured by the
Americans.
With The American ARMY in Lorraine.
sept l3 The Germans lasi night and
early today were attempting to remove
heir artillery through the town ~ NIg
neuIlles under the stress % he American
attack on the Sl Nihie salient They
were meeting with the greatest difficulty
however being hampered by arpiancs
~ welt - b, artillery fire
The enemy already has lost a number
~ cannon and trench mortars besides
huge number 81 machine guns.
The ~ Mime salient litcr I1ur Gears
ut German occupation threatened
un bnth sides bH ne ar-f tWcUclU
army certain French ani-- cooperating.
Ii thc nr-t operation ii j MAJOR character
under b. leadership ut American com-
lnander-
! be .mmcdl4te ou.ect % ne tmerlcan
drive apparently l. la close be- mouth
oi the salient rom NhlrA 'he ,crmau-
vii experience great Httlcu.ty o<-
triraung themselves Nlthout great 'ss
II men aud material / ltImatc.N,
believed that Ten Per-hing hopes fo
,st ha s.r.s-r.s4. s4.r,t r.t ,.F tr.. Itrtasg
ore region from winch are obtained
much d The raw materia, ior German
guns and munitions,
METZ CAPTURE Possible -oJN.
At the present rate ol the american
advance the occupation ei the German
iortres, III Metz is d near possibility
Well prepared ~ months u training
the Americans We're favored in their
initial appearance aS "a unit ia he great
allied force bv favorable weather con-
iitions and q tirm terrain. In he tr>,
few hours hey reached their obioctrc>
1T some points and ~till uerr progressing
-at others 10 the latest ~trategle,I move
of Marshal Foch program o5 offensive
action which since JBiv : has resulted
m driving Inc Germans from he greater
part ot she territory gained hN 'hem
ia their driye ior Paris ana he ehauur.
ports
rAhEM4>1 ulAaE> 900 an ~
Nor ,hau 4 dozen Village. 1rra
captured ii III, .afiy hours of the drive.
which also uetted ihe Americans ) 00U
prisoners with NOR coming iuro e3gt,
ON the northern side of tine ~aheut
both hinges Of which are controlled bv
General PerShiug> mon. be llnc has
been advanced 10 DouutrtIu ltAlOHtagnr
rresauvaut and Bom,ouvIc, while nu
thc southern hinge Of Tho ~aEcn Amer
can cavalry patrols and tank~ are reported
10 be operating near lgneG!lc. 10
miles mort hcast ot i NihicI uhieu
indicates that the mouth IF the salient
IS being rapidly closed.
Cavalry patrols also are reported to
bc operating northeast of pont-a-AIousSuu
along the railroad lne leading 70 Metz,
about ten miles distant
The battle began lu front % about
twenty miles In the triangular salient
with tile French holding positions dI-
rectiy III front 81 ST Mih.el 4. the
conflict developed and the advance
went forward the front was greatly
increased ia length, probably TO about
thirty five miles The distance between
the points oi greatest advance al the
mouth of he salient is about ten miles.
Ii IS over this short front that hc Ger
mans in the salient must escape
Field Marshal HalgS British forces
are pressing the Germans IN the north
and advancing Their lines near the coveted
position of Cambria after crossing the
canal du Nord In this advance which
resulted in the capture Of Havricourt,
the British captured 1000 prisoners