The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-07
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Continued from PaSe one.)

Shells from this gun fell during the
night upon Eismcs and its envEons.
The character Of the fighting since yes
, to-day hcs not changed. The 1n1ohine
gun nests wcre found, perhaps. some-
what more numerous and tho artillery &C
ton at times was bit heavier. But
concentrated defensive action was still
lacking.
The Americans arc now in positions In
tho woods and hills just south Of tho
Aisne.
WASHINGTON, Sept e.-Gencral Per-
shings coulluuplque for Thursday tells
brtahy Of the continued advance Of the
Americans and French north Of Vesle
and says there is nothing to report from
! other sectors.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Thursday, Sept, Sill P. NJ
{By the Associated Press. )-Frnnco-
American troops reached the south bank
of the Aisne to-nig hit ,herwecp Condo and
VieN-Arc7. an cigh.-uile front. Amori-
ca1 forces this afternoon Gccupi1d the
towns Of Dhuizel and Barhonal, virtually
without opposition
AMERICAN ARMY HEADQUARTERS
IN FRANCE, Thursday, Sept. 5.-There
probably never was neator instance Of
4 strategical offensive than the fashion
IN which tho Germans along the vesle
were put to hight by Z blow struck many
miles to the west Of them. Had We 1T
tempted TO force the line OF the Vesle
tacticany wc should have lost at least
10000 men, and possibly three ti1ues that
number. BY the blow struck on the
SCISSORS plateau, however, blow which
In any case was inevitable-the Vesle
has been cleared in tho operations along
the A1ette. By those sam, operations
some OF the finest divisions Of the Ger
nan army have been prevented from
holding uu the British advance and tho
Hinderburg line thus has been broken
BY battle nearly 100 miles away from It.
Though the German withdrawal from
tho VsSlo is tho most SNOWY event in
this sector, By far tho most serious one
was their defeat between Tcrny-Soruy
and the ANrtte. It iB 20 wonder that
Their troops weTn commanded to resist
to the 1Est man, since. If they are unable
to hold the neck Of the hill to the south
Of Vau1i.llou they will hSve to with
draw their entire garrison from the Pont
Bouge plateau and fall back 70 lie last
ridge from which tie faui Of the Chenl-
lQ-OeSS-Olu1cS CAN DC ueASlUGh-
LONDON, Sept. 6.-The French and
American advance Oh a 5o-niIlc front in
the Aisne region with th@ recovery OF
greet extent of territory rs Wen as IN
poTtaut enemy positious was the main
featurc Of the battle news up to this
morning.
The expectation that The French and
Americans would be able TO enter On the
work Of driving back the GeT1nnzs when
the necessary slackrung OF the British
advance took place MAS been amply 1p1-
filled Tnr S.Vn!, Character o. the 1lght
ing alnlg the sauLacru end OF the 15o-
milo lIap on which the GSEnans arc re-
treating l:ardiy has been realized here,
il brLnE temporarily nvcrEEadowed BY
nc scnsai1c-al rvcrtt further north
T: IS aow rfcu that the important
gan. .o.a-~i.r. ii TIC french official
Cl.1,.r.r1,.c7 ZION Hre tic -c-rard OF tae Ia
:erse c,..7Hr19: il the il 81 week in which
the F-,co.l: AMI Americans had to oVcE-
cu-re fI7e desperate Haa tenacious re-
distance II laolus - lie best German
t-ocpa
Ia n1..-jL.a5 on the ht3ghts TO tho
.s1-tti az .Ee RivC- Aisna ..-e7s I3i>ofSco
uu I-.r--:aIa,y ~ ts@ cncounLs-1nE Eo2Hc-
.-alr1 :cr-r&-c.r TUE "p-d alfNcrS re-
s1.1=ror. ,:;:- Ihc! w;re able TO push
f.1-:rz.,7 u..u - ocei. VIE In an rn-
oo:1,ac. !r..-,; - g. G1!~o s;.2c=zceS-
rEer. uor- - :: confident expectation
thz:. ~ :1lec I,Icc-- viii ~ T:laac and
:: - 1,c!irr-<n le.r IL the c-ic1Try Will
t,s <,y-,I oei'Gd 80 :-r.@rs:@c CTc1 hcycua lie
c..-,.;:.- 4 a;-2..lc.. ~ c1,Tlar1on sceznC
to nc 1-,.r,i1ESl;: ir:'a'l.' sam further de-
vel,ryr-uruts =.ra awaited with greet In
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