Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-20
Allies Thrust Back Huns and Make
Capture of the Three Import
ant Points Inevitable.
FOES SOMME-R
LINE is IN PERIL
British Again Cut Into Lys
Salient; Take r. r. Station
at Roye.
1900 HUNS CAPTURED
As.oeiated prces aunmary Issno.i a. 3 .. n

Associated Press Summary Issued az , D. m
German orces holding the vital sector
of the battle front between the Alsne
and Oise rivers, were hurled back over
"A ten mile front this morning by tho
French, according t. reports reaching
London II - stated the French have
penetrated the enemy gos'tions a depth
This attack. which il a continuation
Of the assault made northeast Of SCISSORS
on Sunday night, hid To endanger the
whole German position at SoissOns and
the Aisne II Is added that the French
success probably will be followed 10y a
German retirement from Soissons 70 the
Chcmln DIES DANES.
Immediate Retreat Expected.
No details az the lighting area ~ yet
is available, but an advance OF two
miles in this sector would seem 10 place
the Germans, both along the Aisne and
before Noyon IN a serIous position from
which only an immediate retreat would
appear to he possible
Unofficial dispatches also state sig
nificant local successes have been achieved
by the French from the Oise northward to
we'll past Roye Then, as it is traced IN
dispatches, seem to be very close 70 N
important town of i,assigny, for which
the French have been lighting for the
past week or more
The Germans hold on Rove also seems
10 be weakened bv the recent progress ot
the French north and south of the town
II would appear that Roye row s
virtually surrounded on three sides.
Allied pressure against the German lines
from SolssOns northward to the Somme
and in the Flanders sector continues.
Just northwest of Soissons, the French
have occupied the village Of Nassens,
which is on the eastward bank OF a small
stream which flows INTO the Osler river at
Morsain. town To the southeast which
was captured by the French yesterday.
Farther north, IN the mountainous
regioir~.b between LassIgny and DreslIn-
court. reciprocal artillery fire Is reported.
1t was in this region that the French de-
bouched from 1hIescourt forest yester-
day. and also captured the village Of
Pimprez. on the OIse above Ribecourt.
German Counters Fail.
In the old Picardy battlefield, the
Germans have been launching repeated
counter attacks against the British line
In the region southeast Of Chilly, which is
north of Rove. These ASA ults were re
pulsed by the British,
The old Lys sector Is beng rapidly
flattened out by the German retirement
the extreme westerly positions held by
them after their April offensive. The
British official statement shows the line
now runs from Merville, on the north 10
the vicinity of LOGON, on the south,
leaving a large triangle Of abandoned
territory In the direction OF It. Venant,
which has been occupied BY the British.
Hun Fhers Raid CITY ty---klll Six.
German airmen again have bombarded
the city of Nancy, according to the official
report from PARIS SIX OF the civilian
population were killed and a score
wounded
Terrible food riots have occurred at
Petrograd according to reports reaching
Amsterdam by way OF Berlin. 1t .s
said hundreds were killed and wounded
during a battle between rioters and
Lettlsh guards which are the main sup
port of the Bolshevik regeme, according
to recent reports. Ii Is stated martial
law has been proclaimed in Petrograd
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