Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-05
AMERICANS TAKE


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right check by shell fragment this after
noon Other correspondents who were
| endangered by the same shell, assisted
I, Timmons TO a field dressing station
! Later he went to town back of the
| battle area where his wound was dressed
| Surgeons said the wound WAS not serious
! With The American Army in Lorraine,
| ii 80 a m.--After forty minute barrage,
the Germans last night attempted To
! raid the American lines east of Gerardmer
! IN Lorraine, with strong party. The
! attack was n total failure.
/ The German party comprised 10 men
| and every member of II who reached the
| American lines was either killed or cap
turcd Five wounded prisoners remained
| in the hands of the Americans.
(ierardmer is southeast of Epinal and
] eight miles from the German border OPP
! positc Colmar, Alsace
| Associated Press Summary Up. m.
/ French and American troops are smash
4 ing into the German positions IN Cham
| pagnc and have forced the enemy Ia with
| draw from valuable ground IN the hill
/ country near the Suippc river.
1 East and west of the Argonnc and north
west of Rheims there has been heavy
/ fighting To the advantage of the allies,
I On the northern sectors hostilities mp
| parentlv have quictcd down for the mo-
| mcnt.
HUNS RETREAT FROM THE ARNES.
BY advancing northward over the
| heights of Blame Mont and Ncdcah, the
| French and Americans placed the Cor
mans in the eastern part of the hill coun-
I try about Noronvillicrs in a dangerous
! position To prevent being outfinnkcd
| the enemy retired hurricdy toward the
| river Arncs West of the Suppc the
/ French are moving toward the important
| height Of Moronvilicrs-
| Between the Sul9pc and Rheims, to
| the west, the Germans still are IN deep
salient and the indications are that they
will retire from II altogether. now that
| they havr given way on the eastern flank
| The German position is further en-
| dangcrcd by the French attack northwest
| of Rheims.
| General Berthclot is attacking The Ger
man positions along the Aisnr canal, winch
| he already has crossed at several points,
| and has reached the outskirts Of Ecrmcrl-
/ court north of Rheims and west Of the
canal In the past five DAYS General
| Bcrthelot has taken $500 prisoners and
| 81 guns,
! COUNTER ATTACKS SM0lHERFp
/ West OF the Argonnr thr Germans are
| fighting with desperation 70 stay the
/ advancr Of General Gouraud toward
| their important communication lines
| Heavy but futile counter attacks were
| flung against the French line south OF
| Monthois
East Of the forest The Americans arr
pressing northward into the krcimhldc
! defence system
In the region north 81 - Quentin the
British and French continue their vlgor-
Gus prvs>,Irr Around Bcanrcv"ir and
IL Catclpt the British made substantial
gains. while near Chardon-Ncrt the French
took IN important height Prisoners takca
FRIDAY IN this region Toy the British aud
French aggregated POO
Vest Of Lille thu Germans continue
their Withdrawal Allied troops are rc-
portcd within four miles OF this import
Aut fortress While the BRUSH advance
toward Lille from the west the British
ana }cigIaus in FLINDERS continue Ia
WIDEN he salient caS~ol Nprv., lurt her
u"uactrg hc German position ii Elan
ar-> and south to thf Scarpc
>Ew ,>BINhr Fua rEACK
Reorganization al tho German cabinet
cont lnHtS. ltT fNOIt. the Oionaa MIN
lStrr has Accn made Foreign SECRETARY,
ana Matthias Erzhergrr Ccntrist, and
Herr Bauer. Socialist also have been
gwen portfolios All three have hern
known as modcratcs Erzhergrr was the
sponsor Of the famous "No-Anncxation
and No indcmniticS resolution passed
nv the Rclchstag in July. 1917. and has
been a leading pacitst
In his peace efforts he has the support
OF pacitist elements in Vienna lie has
made several trips to Switzerland to fun
Their his peace movement
In the operations in Flanders since
| September y, the Belgian. British and
| French forces have taken 1880 prison
ers, $50 guns and GOO machine guns, says
| tonights Belgian War Office statement