Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-07
BATTLE EXPECTED IN FEW HOURS
Associated Press Summary . .. n.

Associated Press Summary .. m.
Artillery duels and patrol actions con-
tinue along the Vesle front while the Allies
and Germans make ready for future
operations indications point n re-
sumption of fighting On this Inc within
few hours
Whether the German Crown Prince
will attempt definite stand he4ween
the Eesle and the Aignn II not vet clear
but IL seems apparent he is preparing for
further efforts 70 check the allied advance
His medium calibre guns are houbardIng
the allied positions south of the kesie
intensely. and he has hean making strong
eForts II disIodge the Frencb and Arner'-
can troops holding cridgeheads IN The
north bank All his attempts, novevcr
have met with failure
RAIN DETRIsEvr TO Allies.
II w8s 10 Re expected that several davs
would rlapse before the AIlies could be In
shape IN renew their offensive across the
Nesle The rad weather has hanpern1
the movement of guns and reinforcement
az we'll "a aerial scout work Ram
reported 10 have fallen agsln m the
battle front Tuesday afternoon When
infantry fighting does reopen m forne, u
probably will mark 4 new phase IN the
Years campaign The Name pocket has
bean cleared of the enemy and the Crown
Prince defeated
Premier CIemenceau announces that
the German losses included b. 900 prison.
ers and seven hundred guns.
GERMAN FLEET MAY srRTKE.
Interesting reports are received from
Paris concerning the future plans 0f fhe
German nigh command. some observers
there assert that the Germans will strike
the British front simultaneously with an
attack by the German feet on the British
fret Another report Is that he Germans
viii shorten their lines on the western
front for the special purpose ri gaining
more man power from lack NJ which thev
are reported 70 be suffering seriously.
Intense bitterness has marked wnat
little lighting there has oeen between
scissors ana Rheims. he American
forces in Fismes and north of the river
have been subjected to heavy lombard
ments from cannon and machine guns.
but have held on. West ot Fisules I1Iesdav
German battalion prepared 10 attack
American bridge builders along tie
Eesie The entire force was wlped out by
American machine gunners.
In Plcardv the tIermans have st7lcS
back At the British VINO nave been slowly
improving their positions 4stude me
SOmme South Of Noriancourt the tfer-
mans have recovered the BRUSH advance
trench lines along the BrayL- orble road.
Berlin says one hundred prisoners we're
captured The fighting continues London
reports.
British troops At the apex of the Ger
man salient u Flanders have pushed
forward their ouJposts still farther on j
front Of 1000 yards IN the PacsUt wood.
Prisoners were captured by the British.
AMERICANS ON wOEvRE GAN.
American troops n the Woeyre have
repulsed two German raids. On the
remainder OF the western front there has
been no activity Heavy artillery duels ara
in progress IN Italian mountain front anu
ID Macedonia.
Southwest OF MorisnCoGrt he Germans
attacked Yesterday and took some VI the
ground recently won BY Australians as
astrlde the Bray-C oroie road. This morn
ing the British counter attacked and won
back the positions. Some Of the enemy
troops were taken captive. London CLAIMS
All obiectives IN the counter sttsck have
been secured.