The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-20
Allied Forces Are Pushing
Them Hard Everywhere.
Average Gain Seven Miles Be-
tween AiSne and Marne.
GREATEST GAIN IS TEN MILES
Are Also Striking Between
Marne and Rheims.
Germans Fight Desperately To
Save the Day.

With the French Armies in
the Field, July 2O.-The Ger
mans, retreating before the
Franco-American attack south
of the Marne, are retiring north
ward across the river.
South of the Marne, the French
have thrown back the enemy between
Fossoy and Oeuilly and have re-taken
ground towards the Marine.
The allied advance has reached the
line of Vierzy, beyond the wood of
Mauloy, east of Villers-Helon and
Neuilly-St. Front.
Washington, July 2O-Officia1 re-
ports to the war department General
March told newspaper men today at
the weekly conference showed max
imum penetration by the Franco
American counter attack of ten miles
and a average penetration of seven
miles on % mile front.
London,=aJul 20.-Ehe. Germans, on
the 'front.' south of the Marne, have
suffered a repulse by the French and
are retreating northward across the
ri--er, Reuters correspondent at
French headquarters telegraphs this
afternoon.
Advance Near Rheims, Too.
On the Rheims front the French
forces have advanced for a distance
of one thousand yards between Souain
and Auberive. The French also made
sli~Ft progress near Pourcy.
Advance Faster Near Chateau Thierry
London. July 2O-The allied gains
on the front of the Aisne- Marine Of
fensive have been further extended
along the line between MOntaigne de
paris. mile and a half southwest of
Scissors, on the north. to Belleau, five
miles northwest of Chateau Thlerry,
on the south
The French line now passes thru
Fontenoy. Pernant, Berry. LIE Sec, VII
lemonpoire. north of LIE Plessier-
Huleu Chouy, Neuilly-St Front and
Sonnelans-
The French line has not been ad-
vanced much further toward scissors,
but the front is now very close to the
main roads opposite Villemon Poire,
six miles south of Scissors. Nillemon
Poire is an important center for the
transport of German troops
Hun Opposition Grows Desperate
(By the Associated Press)
With the 14meri ,an Army on the
Aisne Marine, July 20, $3.50 a. m.-The
Franco-American forces are continu-
ing the steady pounding of the north
ern part of the line near scissors, al
tho the movement is lacking the DASH
ing advance which characterized the
first days Il the attack.
The attempts of the crown princes
generals to rally their forces to meet
the steady movement of the allies has
resulted /. such strengthening of the
opposition as 20 indicate that the bat
tie is approaching the point when the
armies will soon be locked in giant
struggle.
Both on the northern end of the
line and further south, the reinforced
Germans a e making a desperate eff
fort to hoI their positions.
The weather was clear this morning
and this gave some satisfaction tosthe
thousands of men engaged on the al
lied side. The Indications. however,
were that the dag would be one of ex-
ceptional heat.
Still Push East.
(By the Associated Press)
over the greater part of the line
tween the Aisne and the Marine the
French and Americans are still push
ing eastward. Their most pronounced
progress appears to have been chiefly
on the more southerly part of the line,
the dash in the northern sector having
apparently slowed up somewhat. The
allied forces control the plateauX .
the southwest of scissors. This i'm
portant town, however. is still mold
ing t.
has establisi ed itself at the village
of Vierzy, has passed the Maulov
wood, east of Villers HelOn, and has
driven to I towns of Neuiuy-St
T and Licy-CHgnon.
Tremendous Battle Impending.
The aptur- of Neuilly-St. Front,
one of the most important towns in
the field of advance south of the
Ourcq, was officially announced this
morning.
Dispatches said the fighting today
was spreading southwark toward Cha
teau Thierry. Indications were, it was
stated, that great battle all along
the Aisne-M Marine line seemed to be
impending. the Germans having
brought up reinforcements in an ef-
fort to top the stead push of the
allies.
South of the Marine there has been