Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-28
GERM MAKS CRUMbLE
ON WHOLE LONG LINE
Lose $1,000 Prisoners TO British
in Three Days; Americans
Fight on Two Fronts.
Associated Press Summary p. m.

Associated Press Summary p. m.
Marshal Foch IS putting the Germans
on the western front to the most severe
test Of the var. On four imp rtant
sectors from Verdun to the North ;
allied troops are fighting their way into
the Hindenburg line.
Smashing attacks are being delivered
by the British and Beigians north Of
Ypres. by the British and Americans be-
fore Cambria by the French north Of tho
Aisne and by the French and Americans
in Champagne and to the cast. On al
fronts the allied soldiers are meeting
with success.
Cambria it would appear. is about TO
fall The British having captured the
important height of Bourbon wood are
reported beyond Fontaine Notre Dame
and SeiIly within one and three-quarters
miles of Cambrai. Southwest of Cambrai
the British are fighting toward the inn
portant Scheldt canal a. Cantaing.
Must leave French Soil.
Field Marshal Haig's thrust north Of
Cambrai already has progressed more
than three miles The British have cut
the high road between Cambria and
Douai and have the railroad between the
/ two cities dominated ny their guns. The
fall Of Cambria military observers be-
lieye, would result in 4 German with
drawsl from Douai and -. Quentin.
which possibly would lead 10 a retirement
to the French border.
ON the north the Belgian and British
armies are penetrating the Hindenbur2
line on front of more than ten mics
from Ypres 10 north Of Dixmude. At
some points the attack, begun Saturday
morning, already has resulted in an ad-
vance OF more than two and one~ha'f
miles. The allied troops have penetrated
important positions Of the ~HOuthulst
forest. German possessions which had
stayed previous attempts 70 advance
south Of the Belgian coast.
U-Boat Base Goal.
This operation apparently is dire cted
toward the German submarine bases in
Belgium and the Outfansing Of the
bas,ion Of Lille.
French troops are advancing toward
the Chemin des Danes. They have
gained further ground south Of Fort
Malmaison and have taken the important
points OF Jouy and AiLy and the ravine
between
The Franoo-American drive west and
east Of the ATgonne to the MeGse con-
tinues successfully. The French have
moved their line forward west OF the
Argoune forest and captured important
positions on their western tiank. East
of The Argonne the Germans are Sighting
desperately TO hold the Brunhilde posi-
tions but the Americans are progressing
AT several points.
Allies Have . 600 Prisoners.
In the last three days the British,
French, Americans and Belgisns have
taken more than q. 600 prisoners.
Serbs Capture VeIes.
Serbian and other allied forces in
Macedonia ar pursuing the disorganized
Germans and BuigarianS. The Serbians
captured FeleS with its garrison and
are moving toward the great enemy base
OF Uskub. 25 miles northwest From
lshtib the SerbianS are marching toward
the Bulgarian border, and have passed
east OF hochana. IA miles from the
frontier
In northern Russia and far-OiI eastern
Siberia, the allies also are advancing.
South OF Archangel American and other
troops advanced more than 50 miles
and American troops captured several
villages along the Dyina river. Northwest
Of Nladivostok Japanese cavalry captured
Ccyapristan, on the Zeya river.