Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-08
FOCH STRIKES HUN AGAIN
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pied until March 81, 1913, md IRON
which they launched their first great
offensive of the present summer.
The field over which the British are
fighting today is familiar ground To
them, but to the south the French must
force the enemy back from territory
newly occupied during the March Oh
fcnsive. Six miles to the eastward they
will come TO tho old bnttle ground OF
Picardy.
Associated Press Summary .. m.
Allied troops on two widely separated
sectors Of the battle front are keeping the
Germans busy and have carried out local
advances which may prove oil frst I'M
purtaucc in future operations.
Along the Vesle. French and American
troops have crosed the river successfully
ON front Of about FIVE miles between
Braisne and Fisrncs North of Rheims
on the eastern end of this sector, thcfrcnch
have moved four hundred yards between
the railroads running to lsaon and Bethel.
BRITISH TROOPS GAINED oNE-HAbr MILE.
British troops mt the apex OF the l.ys
salient have pushed forward their lines
more than half n mile on "A front al almost
five miles between the Lave and Clarence
rivers Apparently the German reais'-
ance was not great, as ticld Mnrshal
HING does not report any heavy lighting
II IN on this sector that the enemy with
drew slightly several days ago
Thus far Marshal Foch has not thrown
very large forces TO the north at the Nesie.
The units which have crossed arc stretched
along the Rhcims-Sossons highway and
are meeting with stubborn resistance
| from German infantry and machine gun
| organizations
Several enemy counter attacks have
| been withstood successfully hy the French
and Americans who nre STRIVING to DIS
| lodge the enemy from the low hills
| bordering the river
IsTrNsE ARrIrLERY DuELs
Over the entire front between Soissonf
| and Rheims the artillery duel continues
| intense The Allied artillery has been
| aiding the infantry north of the river by
| breaking up some Of the German infantry
| attacks Enemy guns IN use appear tt
| be only Of medium calibrc, and II i
| believed the Germans have their heavy
guns north Of the Aisne. IN preparation fol
an eventual retirement from between the
rivers
| The French movement north Of Rheims
| is local III character as vet, hut any ad
vance by the Allies here adds 10 the dangc
Of the German position within the angie
| formed bv the Ncalr and Alsnc rivers
West of Soissons, the other end of TIN
sector, the Germans are showing signs o
nervousness and have carried out tw'
surprise attacks Both were checked b'
| the French.
ACTIVE ON IYs SALIENT
Activity within the Lys salient is be-
coming more pronounced. The Britis
progress between the Lave and the Clar
| cncc Is in the region south OF st Nenan'
the apex of the irregllarly shaped salien
and IN the low-lying ground northwes
of Bethunc Tho German position her
Is hardly ~ important as that on tn
northern side of the salient around Mon
KENNEL East Of the Nieppc fores
north of st Ncnant, British patrol
have taken thirty prisoners from tn
German trenches North OF the Somm'
in picardv the British have rcpulse
further German efforts 10 advanc
astride the Bray-C Corbc road.
Berlin SAYS that nearly 300 prisoner
were taken from the British IN hghtin
along the Bray-C Corbic road IN which IN
Germans gained and lost British front I'm
positions Regarding the fighting alon
the Vcsle, il reports that all allied attack
have been repulsed.
ITALIANS CONTINUE GAINS.
On the Italian front isolated artiller
firing continues with some successt'
work by Italian patrols IN the mountai
region. French troops IN eastern
bania have repulsed n Bulgarian attac
while along the Semenl. IN the ives
Italian cavalry captured seventy prisoner
in the routing Of an Austrian column