Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-22
BOCHE ARMIES IN FLIGHT
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new allied spear head has been driven
into the enemy lines near Bouclly south
west Of Rheims. Both movements are
pointed toward fIRmas, ON the Vesle, the
man German base within the salient.
roE SUPPLIES Ctr orr
Despite German resistance. especially
from artillery and machno guns, the
Allies are steadily pressing forward and
indications TINT the Germans finally
| Will have 10 withdraw Ia n linc from
khcims to Soissuns. or along the Ncale,
are becoming brighter Only one small
! picco ol railrond still ~ IN use bY the
enemy and this section las no connec-
! iionA with the main German bnsee to the
! north. The enemy troops arc reported 10
have small supplies Of food and am
thnnItIon and no adequate means Of get
! ting more
ENEMY LOSES FIVE MfIEa
In tho past n hours, most progress
has been made IN the Chateau aTbicrrv
sector, md the enemy has hccn driven
| back there about five miles eastward
from Bolca,l and three nilca nortlrward
| from the Marine nt Chnteau Thierrv
both the French aud Americans have
made notnble progress ~ this region sincc
the occupation 81 Chateau 1hIefrv
SUNDAY morning
From the burrq "a the Marine, the
allied l'nc now runs through In Croix
tirlsollcs, Fplcds 10 Mont 81 pcte. on
I he Marnc, whore The French haYc crossed
the river
swtFrtNG urss rRoW utR*r
The allied advance appafeuil, ls
toward fcrr -on Tardenora. uhlelr Is under
heavy artillery bomhatdmcnt. and 4 Il
continues rs u has begun Will soon sec
the Matnc again cleared of the cneiny
The Germans now hold hut small t,nr-
tl"n "f the north bank cast Of Ghartcyea
FRENCH GuNs DOMINATE qorssovs
Another spcarhoad la bclnp driven
toward tere I'm TarIcnois asttiele the
ourcq and the French now are within =
milo oi Oulcy t. Chateau, the largest
point west of trre Ieivteu the Onrea
and the Aisnc tin Ailrd advanrc has
been loss rarii tut the Sols4,na1 hatoa,i
ihcrrY fond, except for small sections
hero and there Is pntItrv within the
allied lines Solseuna still holds nilf Int
the French sccnnnglv arc cnnfent ~
dominate II With thelt guns and thereby
render the CITY u4elesg as q haae whlif
SAVING Themselves tire Danger ~ 4 flank
attack which mlght ar,ao II thel held
the city
hnt ~ RutTrn FHnN WIZ FRONT
NcNt e. the advanre around { Chaieall
hlcrrt the most notahlo development
has been the forward thrust Is French
Italian and british troops southwest II
Rhcims On q front ~ sIN tntas M
average advance II about ono tulie las
been made the villages of Botulf and -
iuphralso and the Rheims md Ialrton
woods hclng cleared ui the 1,ermans
ho Nllita aro meeting wlih strong
resistance and thc cn,lnx + reported
fighting hard - hold The thrust ~ rheek
aa u y s"tnus thrcat - he German
Rroup between the Nrdrc and the Alatne
The french o1lcai stafenent still
continues to report ihr results ~ the
lighting briefly and caInly
ALLIES ctrrrRt uoHf rulsoSfns
There has been no announcement of
any increase IN he number 81 prisancfs
though u i rcport,d from the baltlt
front that many more have been captured
-Four hundred machlne guns and thlr'.
cannon were found ~ the German posi-
tons south Of tho Nlnrne.
hcrin admits withdrawal north and
northeast Of (hatcau rhlcrry. after that
across the Marnc lsI.cwhcrc. il SAYS
the Allies have been rrpuls,d with hetsv
losses American troops are mentioned
and i Is claimed they suffered seyerc
casualties. ..omssion that General |
fochs counter blow was 4 surpri9, also
rs made. but the German staff does not
mention definite points where lighting
Is progressing
ITALIANS GAIN y tEutNiA
Elsewhere on the western front and t
Italy there has been NO fighting of interest
In Albania as = result of their movement I
northHard French and ltalian troops +
have taken the crest 81 thc Mall SlIoVt.S. a s
mountain range IA the bend ef the Devoil T
river, south of tlhas~an Rome reports F
the total prisoners captured up 10 Iul1 F
10 rs , l67
The Austrian cabinet OF Or von Sevdler I
again has resigned Il i reported fh4t
Emperor Charles tlns tune wll accept the I
Of the nInlstcrs portfolio I
The premier apparently has been unat Il.
10 tnng the Austrian Parliament into
Inc So that II will pass necessary blilz