Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-12
Allies Recapme Three Important Points and Take 1000
Prisoners Foe in Peril of Being Pocketed in Hills Be-
tween the Disc and Matz All of Enemys Gains in
Centre Now Menaced Germans Widen Wedge
Along the Oise and Advance Toward Compiegne
HUNS IN NEW STRIKE
BY Shift They Now Threaten
Allies Lines North Of the
Disc.
AIM AT FRENCH FLANK

Associated Prose SUMMARY Is~rlef ~ . n
Smashing tho German line on the left
wing, the French have advanced a mile
on a front ~ seven and one-half miles
and threaten the German gains on the
center and along the right bank of the
Disc. At the apex Of their advance the
Germans are within seven miles ~
Compiegne on the northwest
On the French right-center the Ger
mans have gained four miles along the
Disc 10 Bethancourt, bat apparently have
not budged the Allied lines on the left
bank.
Huns Using Fresh Troops
The furious fighting which has marked
the present German attempt since its
inception on Sunday continues unahated
from south Of MOntdidier 10 the Disc
Regardless Of heavy losses the Germans
are throwing in divisions Of fresh troops.
In driving back the Germans on their
left the French menace all the enemy
gains in the center and right-center ~ the
battle line. If the French advance con-
tinues the enemy is in a fair way 70 be
caught in pocket in the hills between
the Matz and Disc.
French Recapture Three Points.
BeIloy. Genlis wood. to the south and
the heights between COurceiies ana
Mortemer were retaken by the French.
The Germans battled stubbOrnly ana
suffered heavy losses The French also
took one thousand prisoners and several
guns. Heavy fighting Is taking place
around Chevrincourt and Antheuii. This
/ is the center of the German advance ana
7 the French hold heights 70 the east.
south and northwest.
+ At the moment when the plunge OF the
foe west Of the Disc appears 10 nave met
with reverse, the front 10 the southeast
between the Aisne and the Marine has
again famed uD. Striking the Allied h1e
to the southwest Of scissors, in the
neighborhood Of Dommiers, Curry ana
south Of Ambieny, the Germans have
/ begun what may be a very serious threat
F, to the security Of the Allies north TO the
! Disc.
The new attack would seem. for the
moment. 10 be almost equal in importance
I to that east Of Montdidier Il appears
to be an effort on the part OF the enemy 10
cut in south OF Compiegne forest, Outt1ank-
Z ing the French 10 the north and compelling
I their retirement and a relocation Of the
whole Allied line from MOntdidier 20
/ Chateau Thierry.
! Except for the fact thai heavy fighting
/ IS in progress, nothing is known Of events
! on the new battle area, but the struggle
there will be watched with some concern
I until the magnitude Of the German thrust
there is developed
/ Associated Press summary Issued as / p m
Berlin. IN It's statement oi Tuesday
night. reports the repulse Of French
attacks southwest of NOyon, and claims
Z -.
munlQue told Of the capture Of more than
ten thousand prisoners. bringing the
captures since Sunday 10 5000 and since
May p to 5000. These claims are
doubtless vastly exaggerated As are al
that come from German sources.
Paris remains confident IN the outcome
while military observers in London view
the latest enemy attempt ~ a diversion
ueparatOrv 80 a greater blow further
north. The Germans, II is held there, have
made All the gains between MonrCIdier
and Noyon they "a hoped 70 make.
AMERICANs GET MORE PRISONERS.
Northwest Of Chateau EAlerry AMER
can marines have driven the Germans
entirely from Ralleau wood, and have
added three hundred prisoners 10 their
bag Tuesdays victory came right after
the advance OF Monday when the Ger
mans were forced back 10 the northern
fringe Of the wood.
Berhn's report on Mondays sighting
IN Belleau wood SAYS that renewed
attacks broke down with heavy LOSES
There has been no important activity
on the other sectors where American
| troops arc stationed.
BRITISH TAKE 500 PRISONERS.
The Germans have not reacted against
the British advance north Of the Somme
/ anound Morlanoourt Three hundred
f; prisoners, including FIVE officers, were
| taken BY the British in their advance
| there Monday night
! In the center of the Macedonian front.
French troops have driven the Bulgarians
| from several villages and captured 40
prisoners and war material Serbian
! troops repulsed An enemy attack near
| Dobropolie, while there has been violent
( artillery activity west Of the NarClar
( River
AUSTRIAN wARSHIpS TORPEDoED.
Two Austrian battleships 81 the largest
type were torpedoed Monday off the
Dalmatian coast by two Italian torpedo
boats which attacked the big warshipS
after penetrating Gordon OF ten enemy
destroyers. After dischargng their tor
pedoeS the Italian warShips escaped un-
harmed and reached their base but only
after damaging seriously one of the eaemy