Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-10-08
ALLIES SMASHING
NDENbERG LINE
REAR DEFENSES
Pounding Back Huns on Line
From Mouse 90 the North Sea.
Great Battle on
AMERICANS, WITH HAIG.
DRIVE FOR ChMBRAf
French Advance North Of Rheims
Brings Lson Masses Under
Allies Guns.
Associated Press Summary Q. m.

Associated Press Summary - Q. m.
Renewing major operations on the
centre ~ the line from tho Meusc % iha
North Sea. British and American troora
to-day ere smashing into tho rear defcncog
If the Hindenburg line between -
Quentin and Cambria.
While Field Marshal Hsig r. attacking
on The 20-mle front north # 81 Qurntn,
Tho French along the Suippe continue
their progress RoF'hward toward tha
German communication line The French
have reached the junnturr ~ The SUipre
and Aisne rivers and have forced their waY
into two large towns on the middle Suippe,
The Anglo American thrust sgainst the
vital sector between Cambria and ST.
/ Quentin follows successful local operations
Monday in the regions If Beaurovoir and
Mont BrchaIn m which go German
4 prisoners were taken.
BRITISH sUFFLY frvr ~ PERU.
On The front IF attack The British aud
Americans arc pushing eastward from tho
hills west of the canal between Tho two
towns toward the railway junction ~
Bohain and the railway lines running
north and south which arc - important
to the German supply system IN thia
I region
/ Successful continuation of The French
advance north and northeast ~ Rheims
I IS nnenscing the security - The Lsor
rnassif Having captured Kerry -su-BaT
Y the French arc fighting into Conde-slr-
~uppe, A. the junction ~ he Aisue and
Suppe Progress northward from thnSr
Y towns would outhank both the Cham
payne and lam positions nov occupied
u nv the Germans and make untenahr be-
4 lines n both thr Aisne and the Rsfourne
FoF GRIp oN srrPPE HFoEFT
In, hu oCvfrr ,uF0rirw frir---rfr.
-uippe and capturing Raza noourt. The
French apparently have broken the tiere
man hold on the Suippe and made neces4
sary retirement to the Retourne or
: Aisne further north
On the north the Belgian and British
pressure is maintained and the Germans
continue 70 withdraw from tho Belgisn
coastal region H. Is reported the enemy
- removing all telephone lines and burning
his stores a. Kuokke, FIVE miles from the
Holland frontier east of LeehTugge
FROM the Suippe 20 the Neuss, on the
southern end 81 the line, the French and
americans continue 70 press the enemy
hard large fires ere reported behind the
German hncs on the sector cast n the
Arronne and the important town "
Brloulles on The western bank Of the
Meuse Is burning
Associated Press Summary I D. ~.
Crossing the Aigne a. Rcrrv-sri-Bac
the French have brought new peril ~ the
whole German line ~ the IaonnaIs and
champagne sectors On France This ad-
vance by General Bertheiot = men seems
To be q stroke which may be considered
III future as the first step p the maj
operation designed 70 hurl the Germans
out of the positions they have held for -
long from the Ahette river 10 the MelIse-
AIsNE REFUGE TRAP FOR HUN7
IF the French are able 20 debouch from
Berry-aI-Bac and obtain . brdgehead on
the north side Of the Aisne. the German
forces still clIngng 70 the Chemin deS
DANES. along the ridge north Of the Alsne
further west. will be compelled to fall back
RAPIDLY. st the same time the Germans
retreatlng before General Gouraud' army
further to the east. wall find that the .NIsne.
their apparent objective m the present
retirement Is not q refuge. Il may. on the
other hand, be but a trap for the shat
tered forces now streaming back IRON the
Pv. Arnes, and upper Aisne MYERS.
General Berthelot's wedge has wrested
the hills northwest Of Rheims from the
enemy swiftly swept the enemy back IN
the Suippe river and crossed the AIsne
at a vital point.
AMERICANS sTRIKE ZOE AGAIN.
In the Champagne sector, General
Guuraud's French and American forces
are closely following the enemy. who D
retreating in the direction Of the Retourne
river The success of the French further
vest probably viii hasten tins retrugrade
movement BY the Germans. From the
Argonne forest 20 the Meuse the American
army again has struck 1t the German
positions before the kruimhlld line and
great battle seems 20 b. impending there.
On the western side Of the battle Inc the
Americans moved ahead yesterday and
captured Chatel-C hebery, aS well as I'M
portant ground cast of the village
British forces have attacked the 'icr-
man lines northwest of DoUal and have
gained ground near that city which =
reported 70 be u fame his sector Is
north Of the front where the switch
lin" from luent e DrOcourt Vas broken
three weeks ago
Around ST. Quentin there has bccu
savage fighting. H. French being called
upon 70 rcpcl repeated enemy counter
attacks. Al Of these, With the exception
of those near Tillov farm, have been re-
pulsed
Vigorous lighting has occurred 70 the
mountain sector Of the Italian front IN
Albania the Italians IRE advancing rapidly
after the rctreating Nustrans
French naval units have entered the
harhor oi Beirut Syria. through which
supplies may be easily transported % he
allied armies iu the vicinity ~ Damascus.