Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-01

German occrlrafion pf Mont KENNEL,
although a sfrategc loss has not enabled
tho enemy to encr0a.h further INTO tho
British and French positions 5outhwc.t
of Iprcs nor has / apparently brought
auv nearer the evacuation - the 'tat'cncH
Ynrcs SaEenf After tne intense sighting
II Monday ID whieh The ticrnans -frove
DESPERATELY to enlarge their gains en- The
hIpa ground north of the Ivs ther@ .f8s
boon 9nle Iocal fighting
Anrsronfly the allied commanders aro
content ~ hoid IN tn their present 'ine
and % lct the Germans make more ~
facs- n an audeavar ~ drive them na'E
I'm thclr disastrous rapulsn the Germans
not only failed - gam although Using
forces larger than thc defenders nut thev
wore driven from some positions thet
had held since the capture 81 Mont hem-
mel last week
Allie. AWAIT tSGTHFR DRIVE
Aaug tae Flanders front and IN PlcardY
strong artillery bombardments continue
The Germans have been throwing great
otfnf,e~- 81 shells INTO the French posi-
tions around Haugard south Of the som
me probably u preparation Tor stu
another attempt to drive the french back
fo The Avre s German attack N the
Noyon sector brought the enemy nfo
French position from which, however,
thcY yerc thrown olt n spirited fghung-
American artillery on the Picardv front
has been 0usy sheilIng enemy targets. out
there has been no infantry ACTIVITY IN
the Tout sector American avlators nave
brought town n German machine, the
third IN hree weeks
BRITISH aouT HUN TURK LLIEs
III Np~oDoramia General Marshall has
advanced u0rth-nort beast ID iagdad.
captured rHo towns and nearly ~
prisoners The Turks 8voided nattle
It hira. 100 HllieS northeast II 1agdad,
and lied toward hlrtu. ABOUT ~ -aAfs
north 4na 9n the raaIn ROAD to Aosui,
apparently the British objective. re-
-raIrr column W4- attacked lnd more
man 800 prisoners taken. BRITISH cavalry
lhen captured TuzhuUnAurn scout Fl
m4e> northwest # hura. pc pursuit
toward hIrfuh continues
Declaring that plltocrALc suffrage.
giving political rights - wealth, s ~
longer possible ID sur nation. haucei-
.or Won dartlnS has informed ae over
aou.e ai tae Prls>iau Diet that must
pass the electoral reform aus ar gre 4E
aore rights .o .ae oeou.c hr9agn force
The chancellor threatened rAe truoS,ans
A4EA Et-Ft3ktlt tstt49 q AtA'F ttet- A*NtN --
demand speedily Apparently he enAn-
uellor feared Grave disorders the reform
OIL which ac admitted, WAS neagsd
around Nth safeguards, s not passed
\ motion b postpone action W,ss defeated
4v i've ro one
TINS 5 Mayday. generally time toi
stnhes Iu continental Europe here havt
been no iIkiinEs Il po>sthie strikes ''ltnIr
the Central Empires except q eaI ~ thl
German Socialists of Austria several day'
ago Tor 4 peace ,e-tat - MAY
Reports eouc through Holland ha
newspapers ii Cologne announce top'
Beue,hct MI. make another peace pro
posal on " NnusuoGay. May 2. and thai
VII contain concrete oilers % u9e1iaaou
similar information Is declared 10 aaF'
reached Berlin Where Il Was rcceire,
svmpathetIealiy There have 3een othe
reports recently from Germany hat 20
Pope WAS preparing g move agan -
peace Il has been held N Alied capita.
that Germany would launch peace
offensive II the offensive ol the weS
faded Of an early victory