Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-29
BOCHE HIT CENTRE
Of j. s. LINE IN DRIVE
Open Strong Drive Against Amer
leans With Deluge Of
Gas Shells.

With the American Army - orthwest
of Nerdun, Oct % 10 a. m Activities
along the center of the American front
began long before daylight this morning
with furious bombardment The enemy
opened heavy FIRE with gas shells at 20
o clock, which was changed 10 high ex-
plosives between four and five The
American artillery responded American
patrols were active IN Bantheville wood
all night
Paris. Oct. % General Debeney' :
First Army continues 10 close in on Guise
and has captured German first line tren-
rhes and the barracks and hospital south
Of the Chateau in the town Of Guse, &C.
cording 10 the war office statement today
South of Gulse the French have passed
beyond the Lowry farm They also
continue 70 make progress on the right
bank Of the Peron river.
London, Oc, % The British launched
a local attack Yesterday morning south
Of Nalenciennes They improved their
positions and drew closer 10 the town,
which Is infest ed with enemy machine guns
The British troops overcoming stiff op-
position, advanced their line south Of
Ealenciennes. according to Field Marshal
tEOlls tFAS 4st>h XII
Artillery duels and patrol encounters
were the only activity on the British
front during the night. Field Marshal
Haig reports in his official statement
today.
Associated Press Summary p. m.
Suddenly shifting the direction Of
their attack, the Italian and British
troops on the Italian front have crossed
the PIaye over wide front and are
driving wedge into the Austrian line
in the direction of the city Of Oderzo.
The development OF the attack was
along the river below the Nontello
plateau. where the Austrians armies met
terrible defeat last June and july
Official statements show the Allies are
over three miles eastward of the stream
and hold the eastern bank for approx
mately seven miles
ederzo Is an important railroad center
and its capture by the Allies probably
would result in an enforced retirement
along the Pave river to the sea Il also
Is probable that a readjustment of the
line northward would become necessary.
FRENCH RENEw ASSAULTS.
The French are developing the sue
cesses won by General Debeney ; army
: below Use on saturday and sunday
and al the same time II seems that the
French forces along the line Of the Aisne
have resumed their attacks which are
intended TO drive the Germans back on
their lines Of communicat ion running IN
the direction of HIson
American units. joining with the
French IN this sector have advanced
upwards of mile
It appears that the British south Of
Nalenciennes have reached point where
the line of the Scheldt to the northward,
may be turned Ii Field Marshal Haig
succeeds in forcing the enemy to evacuate
Nalenciennes, the advance of the British,
French and Relgians in the direction OF
Ghent soon may be resumed
IN American long range cannon has
opened fire on the important railroad
line parallelIng the German line north Of
Verdun, about fifteen miles from the
American lines Airplanes are being
used in checking the work done by this
formidable weapon. ii is said
British divisions along the ngris again
have defeated the Turks and have ad-
vanccd ten miles