New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-02

Shanghai, July 3O.-The Czecho-Slo-
vaks have occupied the town OF Selma
kova, according TO a dispatch from
V~ladivostok. They captured consider
able in munitions.
London, July 3O.-"The relations be-
tween Germany and Turkey have been
severed, according to direct informa-
ton from Constantinople." This an
nOuncement is made by the Copenha-
gen correspondent of the Exchange
Telegraph Company.
notwithstanding the fact that the
Germans have powerfully strengthened
their battle line running across the
Soissons-Rheims salient with addition
al fresh reserves and have stubbornly
disputed further passage northward to
the entente allied troops, the enemy
front has been compelled to bend back
appreciably on all side of the salient,
except at the anchor points resting
Immediately on Scissors and Rheims.
South of Scissors further wedges have
been driven eastward into the enemy
front down to the Ourcq river. East
ward along the Ourcq French and
American troops have crossed the
stream at various points and advanced
their line well to the n%orthward. while
southwest Of Rheims the allies have
debouched from the wooded sectors
and gained the plains, Notwithstanding
the violence of the enemy's counter
maneuvers. At some points the Ger
mans succeeded somewhat in checking
the forward movement, but nowhere
were they able to bring it to a stand
still. The retirement of the Germans
still remains orderly, but everywhere
the allied troops. and especially the
Americans al Fere-en-Tardenois, are
pressing them hard. Particularly bit
ter fighting has taken place around
-Tardenois and at Sergy, both
of which towns are now well In the
hands of the French and Americans.
At Sergy the Germans paid the Ameri-
cans the compliment of reinforcing
battle line with two divisions OF
well tried Bavarian troops. men whose
previously has been tested
when the tide OF battle was going
the Germans.
1t was an effort either 10 destroy
Americans or to herd them back
across the Ourcq. The effort resulted
n failure.
TIE battle line shifted back and
Torth and Sergy changed hands four
the masters OF the picked enemy
-roOps and finally drove them OFT and
retained the village. Heavy casual
les were inflicted on the Germans.
The French are on the north bank
the Ourcq and to the east they have
the whole road between
Rheims and Dormans. The Germans
Ire stubbornly resisting and are burn
ng villages.
Heavy fighting is still in progress to
he south OF Scissors, in the neighbor-
hood of B%uczancy. Villages between
scissors and Bazoches, about fourteen
niles to the east, however, are on
ire, leading to the belief that the Ger
may intend a further retreat.
Since Sunday the allies have ad.
'anced between two and three miles
n IA twenty-mile front.
With the American Army on the
Front. July 29.-The
and Americans have on
-inued their rapid advance 10 the
northeast, and the forest of Fere was
of the enemy Saturday after
loon. The allied forces are losing
with the Germans.
Paris.-The Germans Saturday re
.reated along the whole front north
the Marine, the var office an
bounced. French and allied troops,
hard on the enemy rear
have reached the line Of Bruy.
.res-Villenueve Sur Fere, COurmont,
oassy-Grigny, Cuisles, La Melville
md ChaumuZy. This means that the
German crown prince and his generals
ire extricating their troops from dan
,erous positions as best they may.
The Franco-American troops, con.
inuing their pressure on the Germans
n retreat from the Marne, have
cached and crossed the Ourcq river
md penetrated the town Of Fere-en.
one of the great German
'upply bases for the enemy troops In
Tide the Rheims salient.
Czecho-Slovak troops have captured
he important town of Simbirsk, about
90 miles east. Of Moscow, according
an official telegram from Moscow,