Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-19
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going on between the Aisnc and the Marn'
Even If II comes 10 halt today. Il sceu.
, probable II will have accomplished III.
purp6se the relieving of the pressure
against Rheims, for Gen. LudcndOrf
probably will not continue his offensive
ON the south while his right flank ant
rear are seriously inenaccd
A matter of intense interest ~ the
manner IN which the Germans met the
new onslaught There have bren reports
relative Ia The lDw morale ~ the enemy
forces, but thcsc must bc proved by actual
developments before thcy can be- general
" credited If The Germans hold the
Allies after having been flung back with
y rapidlty that seemed like disorRauizn-
ton, the fighting qualities of the enemy
troops must be considered tO be- as good
as could be dcsircd by tho German high
command
So far as reports tell Of The situation,
the German advance from Dormans tp
Rheims has come ~ halt This ls the
situation, likewise. cast of Rheims
Raiding operations arc reported ou
the Mont,ildier Noyon and Wooyro front
md also along The British lines
sLuEs ctrruuE - row%a
Important strategic positions bet weeu
the tleuc and the Marine and nt lrast 70
villages now are occupied by the French
and Americans The Allies reached and
advanced beyond the line of Bcloau,
CUrchanre. Chouy Villcru Helon. Chai-
dun and the Heights dominating Soissous
he first attack carried the French and
Americans ~ thcir third objccfives, md
ne the German resistance had not stiffnncd
greatly. another attack vas bcgln iu-
mediately and tho Allies still are slIrging
forward
fsRRAT RTORTs Ov srtpPLiE4 rhEFH
So rapid has been thc allied advance
southwest ~ ~nissous that cavaIry vas
thrown INTO the fray Field guns aud ma
chine guns ues brought up rapidly aud
aIded ~ many tanks. did effective crert-
ton IN the enemy ranks
Northwest If Chatenu-Tmrrry tmcr-
can officers In the evening had hcir hoed
quarters on ground held by lhr Cerulare
~ The morning Immense storca nerc
taken N the Solsgons region Even AIR
planes roud not bo gotten ont ~ tho way
American troops IN ~" scissors rcglnn
alone took i,0fW prisoners 50 cannon and
nOO machine guns With prisoner md
guns vet - be counted large numbers
of prisoners were taken also near Chateau-
Fmorry rs yell rs guns and supplcs Whilo
tho French made important capture alI
along the linc
Tho French encountered strong rrsiet-
ancs - Conrohanps. bat broke through
and took night guns
CROWV pRiSrg rH pASCER
~oisaons nov & terless ~ the Germans
as 4 base "a operations Rheims X safe
apparently, f0r the time beluR and ron
tlnued Franco American advance bct wccn
the Aiane ard Nqrne viii compel the Ger
man Grown Prince ~ withdraw hIs armies
along the Narue Even without a further
advance The German position in the
triangle 4 imperlllnd More allied gains
and the enemy U1ll br lu danger II losing
many troops. ~ sav nothing n vroat
quantities u supplies and guns
Berlin has not reported fully on the
fighting. IL href statement Thur.dav
night sad that allied attack had resulted
m the capture 9f some ground It
added that (,erFnan rcsorve4 had been
thrown into the conflicts
GERuAys AnA.pov ATTACKS
There has bern little marked hzntlrz
on the battle ground ~ fhe 3rs' fhrrc
DAYS ~ the week The Germans gave
mp their attacks and 'he tlIcs iand
firmly East oi Rheims the French re-
took Pr7lnay en- advance Of considerably
more than 4 mile
The British front remains nuet except
for raids some observers believe the
lighting NAV spread 10 his front either
with the Germans attacking Or Gicn
Foch starting a companion blow - hc
one between he Alsne and he Marne
An attempted German aIrpiane RAID on
Paris THURSDAY night failed. Italian
aviators have dropped many bombs Ga
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