Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-05
ALLIES SMASHING
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river and taken the village OF Pouliy,
after driving the enemy from the Jaulnay
wood
OuTFIANK HUN POSITIONS.
The Americans on the west bank OF the
Meuse north of Stcnay arc within iour
miles of the German main communication
line from Sedan to Metz at point north
vest of Chauvency. The successful cross
ing of the Mcuse outflhnks the German
positions east of the Mouse toward the
MoscIle. which protect the Important
Brev iron fields and important raliroad
and supply lines in the regions ot MONT
medv and Contains. From the Meuse
west TO the Asnc the Americans and
French maintain their pressure he'nns'
the Germans defending the Meaicrcs-Sc-
dan railway line. ten miles 10 the north.
Associated Press Summary p m.
With the German retreat eastward
through Lorraine virtually cut OH py
the American advance IN The west side
of the Neuse, British. French, felQMl
and American troops are STRIKING haro
at the enerny's lines IN northern France
ond pelpium Field Marshal taigs
men la,,nched trcrlfic attack south
! of Vsler rciennes Yesterday, ana nave
made progrcss which seesra 10 ttncatch
| the German hold on Mons and Mai
| beuge 49,,
Gihent now is virtually isolated py
! IN. Erencb Rclpisns ard Americans.
/ A. ,ort accounts the lines OF the Albcs
were close to the city on the west, north
/ and northeast and IT is SAID that Aii1cd
cavalry has been operating IN the out
| skirts of the city.
rERsHING NEARING SEDAN
| General Pcrshings forces now are
within ten miles OF Sedan ana wltiifh
easv rarge of the railroad south of lhat
80 IN fact II is sad the fire OF the
| American guns has c'it thus great ar.sfy
NJ German communications and that
= "a rscless TO the cunrly for transpor-
t.tion troops or supplies eastward from
the Alsne and Orsc fronts, where large
fn-ces of Germans still arc holding then
lines against the French.
II anpears that the familiar pinccrS
method. which Marshal FoCh began
usina on the oissons-EhcirLs sector
in July. now is III full operation once
mcrr and each day seems 10 hvIng ne"
perl TO the enemy lcgions caught with
in the slowly closing Jaws.
AsMY IN FoCH's FINGERS.
S,nr,, SATURDAY, noon these Jaws hav,
annr,,,chei each other II eleven miles
The lower law row rests at Beaumont
, - v,est of the Acusc The other Is
.Icsp 70 the eastern edge OF the great
Moral forest. west Of Maubeuge The
advance against Ghcnt is another dc
veIoDeIuent of tho sane moveInen
and still further imprrils the only avenue
q; retreat remaining 10 the Ie'Itom'
arIrIeS
The whole front from the Dutct
border IL far below tho osc river wa
flaming All day YESTERDAY Then cam'
number 0f sectors which were rcla
tivclv quiet. but far to the east tn
fre ch. with the Americans 70 thel
right, were RAPIDLY moving toward -
dan Resistance along this last from
has been somewhat more stubborn
than it was SATURDAY afternoon an'
SanGay but the spct~i of the Allies
advance seems q lndiratc the Gerrnan
l.avc not SIS vet reached line whcr
they will turn definitely at bay
AUSTRIA COMPLETELY nowS AND oUT.
Austria is NJ the feet II the Allles
H;r aT.,y must be disbandcd and q
it, muntrns placed at the dlsposaI {
the Allies The same Is virtually tn
Of her payN Austria also mas agree
t. permit the Allies u occupy any
her strategic strongholds at any tlm'
The ,rocps 0; the d;lal monarchy mus
retire back ~ line which roughly CO.
resr~nGs with the limits Of Italian |
J rldarta. wh,ch was claimed BY itAl
and which led that country q ent'
the va
Wat appears to he SERIOUS s'tt
atian may be developing in wcster
i,,szia Rutienian tkraInian troops ha'
ciashed with the Poles and have take
i.cmberg. the capital Of Gehcla an
Frzemvs3 the fortress in Gsllcia whic
was the s.euc Of repeated sanguinaI
; conflicts during the first three vea
of the war
Czech and Austro-Gernan troops 81
5 | marching against each other IN Bohern
! and battle is imminent.