The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-07-26
TREMENDOUS BLOW
STRUCK BY ALLIES.
2o, 900 PRISONERS AND MORE
THAN $50 CANNON TAKEN
FROM FLEEING BOOBIES
FRONT is rs MILES LONG
Penetration Ranges From Two to
Seven MiIes.-Franco-Ame
Attack Shows no Sign of
Slackening
fWar Review for July 2O)

Notwithstanding the fact that the
Germans have thrown large reinforce
ments into the new battle line between
scissors and the region of Chateau
Thierry, they nowhere thus far have
been able to stem the tide of the on
slaughts of the American and French
troops are making against them.
Friday saw the Americans and
French batter their way farther east
ward into the deep triangular salient
which has scissors, Rheims and Cha
-Jteau Thierry as its points, and sue
cessfully withstand terrific counter
attack by the Germans on the plateau
southwest of scissors, where the al
lied guns dominate this important stra-
tegic town.
The gains of Friday were carried TO
their greatest depth in the center OF
the 25-mile line and on the southern
flank northwest of Chateau Thierry
where the Americans are holding
forth.
The fighting was particularly vio-
lent throughout the day around Sois-
sons and in the region of Chaudun. |
where the Germans sent in large
forces of reserves in an endeavor to
push back the allied troops Here |
the American artillery did notable |
work, killing or wounding many of
the enemy and aiding greatly in stay
ing the Germans.
Where the Americans are fighting
northwest of Chateau Thierry the Ger
man line was driven in upon the pla-
teau northwest of BONES and to the
height to the north of Courchamps the
former position representing gain
of three and a half miles from the
point of original departure at Torcy
While it is not possible as vet geo.
graphically to delimit with exactiture
the gains made. in the two days fight
ing along the front by the French and
Americans, it is known that at its
deepest point the penetration has
reached approximately seven miles,
and that over the entire % miles it
ranges down to about two miles.
Capture over 800 Cannon.
In addition to the inflfction of ex-
tremely heavy casualties on the enc
my the French and American troops
up to the present have taken more
than 1900 prisoners, including two
eolonels with their chiefs OF staff and
n excess of 800 cannon.
Enemy on Defensive.
The offensive on the entire west !
,rn front in France now seems def
,itely to have shifted from the hands
If the Germans to those of the en-
ente allies. East and west of
Rheims. where the Germans last Mon
Law started a battle along a 60-mile u
ront. from Chateau ThierPy to east
rn Champagne, the enemy is now on
he defensive on most of the sectors =
where there is any fighting. Friday u
aw the Germans lose additional .
round along the Marine to the French .
nd Italian troops. East of Rheims u
he Germans have not seen fit to re-
ume the fighting. g~ C
Britons Take Village.
In the region southwest of Ypres
he British have carried out another
uccessful ineursion into the German a
mes, capturing the village of Meter
n. a point of strategic value for OBJ
ervation purposes, while farther
outh. Australian troops gained
round. The two maneuvers cost the
ermans nearly 400 men made pris-
ner and the loss of number of ma =.
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