The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-06

Notwithstanding the bringing into
olav nv tho enemy of large numbers OF
machine guns and artillery OF heavier
calTbre and the employment OF large
numbers Of picked troops, Including tne
weu-tried Prussian guard and tho Ba-
varians, and also the fact that rams
have sent the Ves1e out Of bounds aad
tnrned the lowlauds into quagnires, the
Americans and the other allied troops
have forced crossings Of the river at a
number Of new points and on the norm
rSfle Of the stream are engaging the
enemy.
rae Latest French official coumun1-
cation which recently has been e1-
trernely modest In ohronic1tog gains py
the allies, says that Monday saw Only
local engagements and that the stIul-
hon on the battlefront Is "1tno'1
change.
colresuondents with the allied head
,narters. however, assert that At sevof-
al Dotnts between Se1noise. which Les
20 the east of Soissons, and F1snes, ana
eetweo--Ftsnes and Mnzon the French
and Americans have. taken 1urIner
oronad across the Ves1e a1d have nuI-
Hrsa6 German counter-attac1s delivered
IN Al auheavor to recoup tho losses BE-
tween Muizon and Champigny the Prps-
aan guard and the S2Var1aes aS11n
suffered heavy casualties in tner e1-
forts to hold back their antagonists.
rhA Germans jealous1y are guarding
this particular part Of the line, an an-
vance through which to any CONSIDER
able depth would compel them enE1ety
Ho loosen their hold on the terrftory IN
which they are eutrenched AROUND INC
shell-torn city Of Rheims. In addtIlon
TO the heavy infantry actions, bonn oaFo-
-uerts arc also In progress. II IS aos
expected In allied military circles tnA'
rhe Germans will turn about and 1aco
their enemies south Of the Asne- toe
ntll region to tho north OF the Asne-
,rohably the old Chentn-des-Danes
.6.++,efrout, Is considered the more pro-
liable sector In which the crown prince
viii elect again to test the met1le o.
tne mon Of General Foch's couunano-
GERnAES ON EDGE.
1o,, tho southeast OF Aulteas neal
montdtdier northward to the fes1oI
aronnd Ypres the German front seems
,ll a-tremble with expectancy. II az,
sI+ion 70 a retreat near Montd1a1er 1c
che west bank of the Avre river fe'r''
or-ade movements In the face OF at'-AeA.
around Albert, and an eVacu1'1oH ~ ~.
territory over a front OF haI1 n1-e
,o,+,, ~ Ia sassee Canal the German-
are nervously bombard1oS sr.sish a."
French positions at various potH1o' 70
.iblv With ths idea of ascersatn1nS tneo
s+renuth. The Bethune. La Sassse
Taz.hroucf and ypres sectors are oens
nart,oularqy chosen for the atrenE1on o.
the German arhnery1ren-
Line weakened.
wet what tho Germans have IN lu'"N
cannot be- foretold II is Known uo"
ever ,ha: Crown -rince Rupprecht W
psI.s-,a during the early stages or thc
a1I;ed offensive on the Sotssons- ti.e'N's m
ecctor. detached large numbers Oh u.s
mon and sent them to the ho Oh ns
eoreIy tried imperial cousin the u.'
1oo1 crown prince. thereby "cakcn'ns
his line while Field Marshal aa1s
Frnnt was not materially touched ~
,,,itbdravals 1t is not lmpTo''ipl''
,berefore. that Eupprecht is woersine
someubat over this dEninueiou !"
Strength and already has placed o'if.
-;e,s between himself and the t"FceS
f,ontfnS him to ward off possible at
t,cks and Is endeavorinS TO ascer ''l'
1vha, chances he has TO hold otner po.
s;,ions from which he had !nSe''ot
ultimately to lauueh DIVE eo"ae'
tho channel ports.