Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-01
HUNS LINING Up
TO STRIKE MIGHTY
BLOW IN FRANCE
French and English Troops Ready
to Spring; Are Confident They
VIII Stop Foe.
KAISER HAS HUGE ARMY
May Make Savage Drive az Ameri-
can Sector in Retaliation for
Crushing Defeats There.
ITALIANS STILL GAINING

Associated Press Summary issued at
! p. M:
Severe battles are brewing on the
fighting fronts All indications point 10
an early resumption Of heavy Sighting on
the western line. In Italy the mountain
zone is again the scene of infantry
operations.
Tension IS increasing aiorg the British
front in France az the crescendc of the
German artillery fire mounts higher and
higher. From Ypres 70 Rheims the big
guns are buster than they have been for
some days and the Germans probably
are preparing TO react strongly against
the allied nibbling tactics which cost
them important points last week.
Huns Have Huge Force.
The German command is known 70
have large forces in readiness on the
main battle fields Of France. They NAV
strike anywhere on the 200 mile main
front as heir communications give them
much elasticity Of movement. II is
expected also that the blow when and
where il does come will be the mightiest
the enemy can make.
Associated Press SUMMARY JSs,ied al 3
m
Pofh tho French and the british ron
tInucd ycstcrdav and last night their
recently adopted program 81 proddng the
Germans ~ various points along the
Franco-Pelgian line, capturing vantage
point here and there and haraSsfng the
enemy while the preparations for the re-
sumption of his offensive are under way
The French hit he Lne IN local attacks
at two separate points, but both On he
western side Of the German salient which
projects down - he Marne from he
Aisne They gained ground in each attack
and took prisoners and machine guns
during he fighting.
PETAIS : MEN GAIN GROUND.
The most pronounced gain was effected
by General PetaEl s troops Just above the
point where their lines Join he American
sector northwest of Belleau wood They
advanced here south Of Passv- -Esn-Ealols
and carried heir line forward 80 that
it now runs east 81 the Chew Einiv rail-
road. In addition. nev held G firmly 10
the ground gained the night previous Just
10 the north. IN the region 81 Mosiov,
Sighting of two German counter-attacks
Southwest of ~Olssons where he nrii-
iiant stroke of last week placed ne French
Laversine plateau. hey moved ahead
again ln ne center Of their new line. gam
Ing ground Dy he capture of a strong
point mort h Of Cutrv. Ira ail be French
rooA some POO prisoners IN these actions
T>KE MACHINE 3uN~ AND PRISONERS
The Pr,l>h which also was ,ocai
operation. was well tosar'i me- southern
end Of z heir iine ltl-j above Aluert. north
ri tine >omme river. An Improvements m
me RrtI>h positions was cttecteG mere au4
machine guns and prisoners fril nto
their hands wnan hey advanced
Jnconcerned apparently ABOUT 'hs
German plans. be French continue -1
perfect heir defensive positions between
the Ai>ue ana be- Aiarn, ~ou- hes,,
oi the forest ui \iIerS-C ottercts the,
have extended their Inc ana taken 26
prisoners. while north oi rhe iaras; 'uY
Germans were .then "a J., small a4rt1c
near II Pierre AElc he 'uems d
not react strongly auG fle French hold
their new positions hrnly.
HARD SLOW FOR ,MEKlcANs.
Norg the ,ue northwest of Cbacc.l.-
Thirty where he Americans hCid
sector the Germans are reported COM
centratirg troops aua supplies AvrI-
tightlLg has jten severe rear he tmc-.ra
hueS. II c0t unlikely hc German, mi.
plan 10 nv, The AmcTiclr> hari -tuA
ia payment for tne -eeeE, American ,.c-
ce>>c> on this from
West o. he Brclt3 t,cueral Dlsl
preparing for eye8ualt.eS as ,tres gtr-
curg has Iu as 'h opportunity ufer,
Fast Of N>iago. Italian troops have r.
occupi rG the he -ht oi Monte lh Aal
Bella capturing 500 prisoners Strou-
enemy attempts to rcr3Se ae legaL
ware hurled hack Nearer -he NrcntS
the ltauauS ruuh H nriseutr- .a gazing
"a fortified po.nc on $3.50 BoSSo Vienna
SAWS the Italians Nero .hroNn 'l' 4 ~
Austrian frsf tu, rn Monte Di Ati
Bella and that u~th,r l-tcmpts 81 al-
vance were checked
RAIDERS BEATEN ovF AXIS
Germsn air raids aguu,t Paris ronunla
bat nj thre, attempts ia~, Neck aut wo
Sunday-Monday night thr enemy eluSa}
uo great damage AMI tew casualties
The latest efforts d pcuctrats thr ic-
fences Ut the French capital were made
late sunday night AND carly Monday.
The first failed Ou the second several
bombs were dropped GA the capital.