Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-04

area lnEy are reported tDHAy ~ nave
captured the towns Of Inchy ATtois
and Moeuyrcs. This represents an adj
vance oi between three and one halr
and tour miles since yesterday beyond
the southern section ~ The famous
switch" linc at QUeant
Farther south the British likewise have
reached the line ot the canal wen down
10 Peronnc On The Somme, making
their front along this artificial waterway
rover an extent ~ more than twenty
miles As 2 matter ~ tart they are re-
ported n have even crossed the canal
along is southern length. Just to the
north of Peronnc.
>vsrrNG RocHr srrosGHpIpz.
The menace fo iofh CarnF,rai Do1ai
may rc Indicated a ~ fact that nc
PrltIeh aro aifhn five and p half miles
If thr outskirts of ho former cifv and
not more ban -lv miles dlsfant frnn
Douai it inoh,-cn- hrtois nov are
btfic more fhan uo miles from ,he
Pourlpn wood position whore zion Ryng
trnporarllv anchored \ h,s dr,vr ~
{ ambrai as' iail marking What was
virtually nearest approach tp fhr rifv
I'M Bvngs drive howrvcrm ne British
approached Cambria On only narrow
front whence = German counter attack
on he flank DUstod hem dIsaatrplSlv
whereas ~ present ho advance Is IN =
far widcr front and + offering no apparent
opportunity fDr An effective counter
blow rspecialy p the present reported
state Df German 4Isorganization from
the constant pounding he enemy armies
nave received all along he front from
Rheims to Arrns SINCE md JGlv.
IrRwAvs errrr. EFTPEtTy>.G
To be- north the Germans arc ytill
rctreating and the British have ocr,Iuod
additional towns ID the Lys salient The
enemy reported retirement Ia the sector
south n Ia Bassee has not been com
Armed, however, and the Germans au-
Sarentlv It'll arr holding the greater part
rf he coal mining r}tv rf Lens In this
area, although he British arc understood
70 be in The western section IT the town.
On the French front, Gen Gangn
army has made important progress n
the direction ~ the forest 81 ~ ,0bain.
which defends l.aou Ills forces have
reached the edge III The Important town
of C0ucv-ie-t hatcau ind have pushed
further eastward y their fauklng move
ment - the north 81 ~0lssons.
HUNS HIT iN ECsslA.
While the western front battle +, "A
full swing, With be tfermans n1rd pressed,
news comes ~ an attack bv forces 81 the
Central Powers GA ne center pf the allied
line along the : ardar river, Ia Macedonia.
Tins move mav Ue an attempted diversion
on the part of the eutral Empres, 4> its
development wound hreaJcn the lincd
base At ~aionlkl and The territory ~
Greece. he attack does NOT appear 10
have had important results, however IS
the British var office announce has me
enemy was driven back by counter blow
I Associated Press Summary-l D. m.
At no place along the battle Inc ex-
tending from scissors - Flanders has the
enemy been able 20 RESIST the allied ar
mes m sufficient strength 10 cause
halt IN he offensive movement me
Germans after repeated defeats 40 various
points have gwen ground apparently
content 70 cover their retreat with rear
guard actions. Where. i nc all. The
Germans plan to make q determined
stand is probiematIcal The failure 70
counter attack for the possession 1f the
Qucant- -Dr0Court line gives added erc-
dcnce to unofficial reports that still another
hne has been prepared q switch Inc
from Brebieres 10 Moeuyres and that
here Il valiant effort viii he made 70 stem
the tide of the battle 7 he British al
ready have reached Rumanco4rt. short
distance from this new line and hotn
from the north and he south taey are
approaching a..
HINDENBURG LINE fN DANGER.
Nhlie he greatest progress continues
ID be made southeast and east oi Arras
momentous events apparently are mn
pending north uf SCISSORS Here Gen.
Msngn has FOR several days been pu-hl-g
forward IN a Slow bur steady advan ,
until he nov holds the KEY position q
the Nesle front from which, L their movs-
ments arc an indication % their plan n
manoeuvre The Germans plan 70 retreat
back of the Aisne or 20 the Chcmn les
DANES The Germans have been forced
out az the AIlette river sector and The
main defcnses Of the Hindenburg line
are endangered 4 thrust hy the Franco
American forces At this place would be
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