Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-03
ALLIES SET HUNS
FURT HER BACK ON
ROAD TO PARIS
Capture Three Towns and Inf7ict
Terrific Losses on Foe; Take
Hundreds Of Prisoners.
OUR MEN STICK TO VAUY
Resist Enerny's Violent Onslaught
TO Recapture Important Stra-
tegical Point.
HUNS TO LEAD AUSTRIANs

Associated Press Summary Issued - ? .
Last night on the French front was
marked BY another Of the sharp, incisive
operations By which the Allies are from
day 70 day improving their positions in
anticipation Of the renewal Of the German
offensive.
General Petain's troop on this occasion
drove in on a two mile front near Moulin
Sous T0utvent, between the Disc and the
Aisne, and penetrated the German lines
10 a depth Of approximately half mile
They took 220 prisoners in their advance
The British front on the other hand
witnessed . minor reverse lor irid
Marshal Hays gallant fighter who we're
Obliged 70 reinquish large part 0f tne
ground they had gained sunday night p
local operation near BouzIncOurf north rs
Albert
The Germans logan On Monday dos
perate efforts 70 re-caUturr be valuable
high ground here from whIch hey had
been forced, Dut we're then able only r0
gain footing In their Old line I.asf night
they renewed the effort arth fIr7ors
boTnbardment ard then Delivered ~
attack which gave them bark the greater
portion u their iost positions
FRENCH MAKE GarSs oS utRvE.
The French @lcceSs II rho Moulin
~ous-Toutvont operations vas achieved
almost At the base 81 be German salient
which projects ~ the Marne along t1r
front - wns+ of scissors and m -nrnugh
the American sector northwest 81 4 hateau-
Thicrry
The American traopS IN rhIs Marne
front are holding On firmly - their gains
IN the Naux region. he French othIai
communlnJe TODAY reports the ohrrEng
of q German cOunter-attack n this area
Both official and unofficial reports agree
that no impression has been made nv the
Germans upon the grDund gained av the
Allies in the recent lighting here
Associated Press Summary Issued az ? n.
Allied troops continue 10 harrass he
Germans AID have made further IN
portant gains IN anticipation q The re-
newal OF the enemy offensive. american
and French troops are meeting with suc-
cess IN carrying forward their lines u inc
important section Of 'front.' between the
AIsne and Marie rivers.
Two villages ana more Than 800 prson-
CTS rave been taken 1v he franco
American soldiers. >trCrg 6rernan cOuu-
ter-attacAs have been Tepulsed and the
Allied troops mold firmly 70 me grouna
gained.
AMERICANS STOOD FAST.
After the capture a aux anu adjacent
strong points fne Americans NIrr-rOod
violent enemy reactions rut the German
efforts we're IF 70 avail. -be atrackIug
force beng virtually UlpeG out lrrn er
attempts probably viii he maGe 30 regain
Eaux. which IS an important point n the
battle front between scissors anu hateau
Therry. the nearest the trernass have
approach ned TO Paris
Meanwhile the American artillery 5
bombardiEg heavily the German positions
~ Hill 204. east 81 Naux. American
sviators are aiding he niantry snd
artillery and in a nUm0at Tuesday ge-
tween nine American Anu nire tTsrmaD
machines three 81 the enemy were brought
down Two American arpianeo taIiel 20
return from this Eight aud uiri from
another combat
WEEK oF EE>CH G'rN~.
Fer week rev ne French bAFe ,eeo
driving he Germans ott oi positions Bee
tween the AiSue and NllerS-( oJtercJS
The latest gain Mas he village ID -
Pierre Aigle, Immediately north 3. ne
Forest Of Nilleis-C OtJerets. North 1j fnc
Aisne the French have withsJood Ger
man attacks against y lngre.
On the British front only the artillery
mas been active British avlaJOrs. now
ever. continue 70 he most busy Forty
TWO German airplanes 3nd three balloons
were accounted for q actions MonaaH
while much bombing reconnaissance a0G
photography work was accomplished.
Mannheim, Coblenz, Treyes snd ThlOa.
ville, al in Germany have been 4tts.- ael
by British air squadIons.
The 0ue-milllonth american soldier has
arrived in France President Wilson haS
announced that the american forcy 10
France Cn July aggregate .Nt9.l r.
Cf this number more than 800 900 "cnt
overseas IN MAY ana June.
ITALIANS rAKE =, 100 PRISONERS
Continuing their local attacks 1n ING
mountain front the Italians have game,
ground in the northwestern part ~ Mont,
Grappa. between the Rrenta ana th,
Pave ana taken nearly 900 prisoners.
Monte Grappa Is the Key position 0c
tween the rivers anj Is east o. and across
the Rrenta from the heights gained Satur
dav and SUNDAY East OF ASiago b.
Itsliaus have repuiSed Austrian attact1
against their new positions and capturcC
100 prisoners, bringing their total emp
lures since Saturday 70 more than 200
GERMAN HEADS AU>rRIANs ~ ITAIN.
Important changes have been made 10
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