Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-31
POE ATTACKS TODAY ALL FAILED
UKRAINE -rrr .rIo> CRITIC -r

General Won hichhorn the tirrr0an
1ictato- II krainc has been assaS~lnatol
at hiev Ii s stated that the situation
In the rev republic - extremely critical
and that many arrest have recn wadr.
on Elrhhorn vas hc second German
en1iSsarv tD be slain n Russian territory
since peace has been n0nInAiiE establish
ed Count vou MIrharh tne ferman
ambassador at Moscow. was assasNnated
on Jul5 8. but Germany 'pok Ho action
against the Bolshev1k government, noid-
ing that the assassination was inspired bv
Entente Allied agents vho sought ID
involve Germany ana Russia m new nos
Utilities
Associated Press Summary ID. m:
PIunglng northward from oergy, Ameri-
ran troous have nade brilliant ana
important admnce % desperate ncntlns
ana apparently nave opened the v-av Nr
further successful operations against tle
Germans IN the Marine salient
Enemy resistance 10 the stoutcr rnar-
ecter was no obstacle Tor the Amenoan5
and they row IRE On the tere-en- .sr-
denios-C ou.onges highway Ist south ar
the forest If \eslcS. The advance uv INC
Americans late Tuesday measured 4 lt-le
less ran two miles Erencn troops on the
HAAAAE tlA-t s-AAyFtA4 -.t- FrsAAtA an .aA+-@
pressure in the west and east danks of the
pocket IS being maintained with force.
ALLIES Sow on RoCHE FLASKs.
In their advance te Americans drove
a new wedge INTO the enemy lne and ia's
Allies are now ln . lositlon % l1ve tne
Germans back By iank movements hoin
east and west gI tle lead "a the apex
which lies near <eSlrs. Most sAposcC ;
the German Inc from -hc NesieS Region
southwark through tlerges 70 toncne7s.
The line is about four miles - ,engtn and
0Ters an opportunity so C1ve tre Germans
from ne region southwest OF Nl-ie-il-
Tardcnois without .rontai att4cA against
the hills 70 the south.
Strong efforts have been maCe ov ne
enemy 10 cheek ,lc t.lles 5aLAs nd
seemingly thcy have been unsuccessful IN
attempts 10 drive he FreuCl rom ~
Euphraise, IN Important point southwest
Of Rheims on rhe eastern -aEN 1oHu ..
and we're defeated Rltn losses
Berlin saws TIE Sighting iron. V4- 1ueJ
Tuesday. and taaJ s'ieG efforts Nonaay
we're repussod everywhere Some % 'rcr-
MANY ) s.pp, p,setl.N best divisions. tho
Fourth Fru-s.au Guard s-G EaVarlaa
division, were opponents 90 American
bows from the Middle West anu Eastern
States. The Americans bad ogt fought
them Norda, D tho battle for Sergy nd
defeated them badly Tuesday, although
the enemy fought hArd.
ALLIES caPrCKG VILLAGES tND 1rLL
The Germans were driven over me
ridge north Of Scrgl El o1- If thc villages
of Serigucs-ct Ncsles aud Neslcs. Sitter
lighting took place .n both PLACES, hGs
when night fell .hc only Germans remain-
ING in he villages we're dead. victims ot
their own valor Very lew prisoners were
taken, So desperate VAS ne combat @hch
ragged Throughout The entire tay.
Nesles forest probably ".ll he deienaed
as stoutlv is was The ground already
taken bv the Americans Machine guns
and artillery nre forms che main part or
the euemv defense German shell hrc rom
the forest however has bad little effect
against the Americans The Alhcd pooi-
tions about >ergy also w.ls improved hy
the capture 81 Hill ZIP ~ the southeast
and which commands tlcrgcs
FocH MAY DRIVE ven FuHrHEH
Determined ,ounteung by thc encm.
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