Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-14
PERSHING TAKES
Z HUN DIVISIONS,
VICTORY EXPANDS
Drove American Wedge Thirteen
Miles Into Hindenburg's Line
AZ St. Mihiel.
FOCH TRYING FOR LAON
~ Associated press - Every Everirp

~ Associated Press ~ Every Evenirg
Ihc scope of the virtory won hy th~
American First Army in Iorraine in if-
initial offensive effort continues - grow
The number pf prisoners taken now II
s3id ~ number mon -ghlch ,lr'lallv
ts the equivalent of vo euornv divisions
General Pcrshinr- forcog IN trco dave
drove in ~ p Iuayinurn depth of thirteen
miles phich Approximately Is the die
tanoc from hc iip ~ NJ salient tclo'v
- Nihiol ~ Nationwide. milo snd 4
half north of Ageiillps through which
tho american hne last wa7 reported ~
running
The Germans are reported readTlsting
'hcir limos on the ridges ~ ne former
gaient the probabilities ferng. however.
that fhnv arc not hcrng allowed to n fhis
ia peace Wv the Nrnrrcan forces ~ the
French IN ihe Asnks
What further development thn ofiou-
sivc mav hovc s uncertain sr present
thr official communications and even the
rows dispatches today throwing little
light m the prospects
Wharvcr thc immediate future nav
bold however hc Ultimate effect ~ tie
drive which completely wIpcd p'ii hc
~ llihici -allcnt with rapidlty almost
uncxampIed for such large operation. Is
bound 10 ~ important IF the offensive
we're undertaken for the purpose Of opcn-
.ng ~ The Wav for . subsequent drvc
against Metz and possibly he impnrtant
( Bricv IRON fields now IN German hands. lt
! already has lchicvrd .arge ptIrDOso.
Nleanwigie 81 he intensity of thc hight
ug on his front -onIns 20 have lps~encd.
Marshal foch has launched 81 offensive
movement wnich seems MAINLY 10 e"
aimed ~ The ~ t,Obam masslt defending
THE German ,rtadci ~ l.acn.
The trench ttu- morning attacked IN
both sides ~ be river AictJe and n The
reQ1on III he Alsue - the south ana
-outhca~t.
General Peran troops started Witn
great r-l-h winch took them INTO the
German ilnes al points for q distance ~
one 10 two mics. Prisoners began COM
ing back RAPIDLY. 500 having been taken
IN one DIVISION Of the front alone at an
carly hour
The French pressure seemed - 10
particularly effective south of the Aliette
where they captured the important height
Of Mont dies ~inges and the towns ~ Mic
mont and ~ancv Their advance hero
threatens the right fanA Of the Chemin
des Danes.
This movement also represents a
further closing in on the It. Gobarn mas
sif, which Is accentuated by the progress
of the French north Of the Allette, where
they are working into the upper forest ot
Coucy. beyond the former German line.
On the Aisne front the French progress
likewise was reported as satisfactory.
On the British front, Field Marshal
Halg'S forces appear 10 have been mainly
occupied last night in beating oil renewed
German attacks ou the important ground
recently won from the enemy. All these
attempts, which we're particularly per
sistent at Gouzeaucourt and Havrncourt
we're unsuccessful. The British have made
progress, however. northwest of 81
Quentin, where their line now uins eas.
Of JeancOurt
In Flanders British iorces have oc-
c,rpicd the town % Observation-Disclosures
only little more than q mile from the
town u la Baascc