Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-07
YANKS CHASE HUN
IN DEADLY BARRACE
Allies Rapidly Taking Crimps Out
OF Line From Rheims to
the Aisne.
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With the American Army un tho Veaie
Front. Sept g Ncnaced by n salient
increasing in danger the Germans to-day
began withdrawal from the ' eele valley
TO the right of the Americans TN tho
uest flank thc Americans held firmly while
the French exertei sharp pressure on the
rear hut there has Developed situation
considerably different from TINT of the
past few days m the region westward
towards Nr,ssons
| the spirit ~ their traditions but slowly
this continued to give WAY leaving little
Doubt that the line from near Rheims to
that now along the Aisne would he quickly
Etrai ehtened
AmrHIc.Ns tNpFn TOR FFRr
The struggle Is helnp made 10 the
Americans night and has placed them m 4
4 position where they are subject 10 q heavy
entiladc. especially hy the artillery
+ peapitc desperate reslFt anee they swung
their line forward 10 IFS junction with the
French where the most determined re-
siStapcc wns encountered More broken
country offers better opportunities for
defense and the Germans have taken adj
vantage of every hillside aud ravinc IN
placing their artillery and machine gums
The Americans were forced To face q
deadlv harrage while barriers of gas were
raised in every ravine down which they
| might advance m equally DESTRUCTIVE
! artillery response was nade by the Amcri
cans. however. and the men, already trfet
in previous engagements advanced steadi
lv. driving ont the machine guests on
after another
HUNS pifNG At PoST~
The Germans held their positions aloni
machine gun line stubbornly many o
them diving nj their posts but the tota
mortality was not great since only ma
chine g,InncrS were left III he rear line.
II Is probable, however that the Ter
man LOSSES were large as "A result OF TN
counter artillery fire Some 30 prisoner
were brought in today from that part o
the sector on the tmerirans right Be
cause Of the better terrain, the German
can afford 10 ret rcat here mere slowly an'
from their positions they can exact
higher price IN return for their Withdrawal
II Is inevitable AZ the same time tina
they. too. must pay dearly The result Is
foregonc conclusion and the only question
is that of the cost IN men
Today the Germans ef..ildaded IN
Americans. who on their part replied L
kind and with interest while the trencl
supplemented their work with wha
must have been frightful consequences 10
the Germans.
ARTILLERY DUEL, NOW oN
The SLOWING down OF the German re
treat from the Aisne has enabled tn
Americans aud French to bring up sup
plies and artillery and get into the line tn
full strength desired Tor forward positions
The Germans. Of course, have had tn
same opportunity to place their artiller
In position with the result that artliter
action TODAY was enlivened and may b
expected to increase until new NOV
towards the Chemin des DANES is made
That the Germans will establish them
selves on that line there Is virtually n
doubt This conclusion IS reached froT
statements made by prisoners and sub
stantiated by circumstances incident
: the operations
FRENCH PLANES HARRAss FoE.
, The Americans concluded today the
movement across the plateau and dow
the slopes towards the river They wer
constantly made targets. but the move
ment was accomplished with astonishln
success. not standing the German
intimate know ledge of the abandone
, territory and their excellent opporfumit
r for observation
French airplanes assigned to this iror
were remarkably daring and efficient !
their operations, but the Germans new
tiring in their aerial work attacked wit
guns and bombs and were rarely out ,
,, sight of the Allied observation posts
!
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