Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-26
AMERICANS INFLICT
LOSSES OF $4,000
Total Casualties of Enemy Are Put
at zoo 900. Number Of Dead
H. Appalling
SAmMIES CAPTURE coURPoIL
Oulchy .lc.C hntcau l. Dominated h,
Guns of Advancing Allied Troops;
the Huns Fight Hard.

~ Tho AnociAted Pfsts.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
on THE AlsNE. MARINE FRONT.
July 26,--With the tidea OF the Roia.
sons Rheims sack coming steadily
closer together, the German crown
princes generals arc driving their
men morcileahly In AN effort 10 hold
Them of long enough TO e1tricata
the armies threatened at the bottom.
north OF the Maine.
II ~ estimated unotflcially tonight
that tho enemy losses are more than
two hundred thousand. OF which
fifty thousand we're inflicted by the
Americans Tho prisoners alone
number over twenty thousand. and
tho loAses IN dead and wounded are
appalling
The French used more armored
cars than usual, and cavalry or
mounted patrols were effectively
employed in clearing the forests and
maintaining contact
Toward Soissons there has been
Increased artillery work and bitterer
and steadier fighting Tho French
and American soldiers diAregarded
caution almost entirely yesterday
advancing their lines In open order
and taking what came without both.
ering 10 hunt down machine aun
nests. This brought them into closer
contact with the main body OF the
rotrcatlng forces.
Keep Close Up.
The American and French troopa
. never far behind the retreating
forces. and the vicious rear guard
actions are not sufficiently resistant
20 enable the Germans to proceed In
the orderly manner planned. Az
pormans. north OF the Marne and
east OF Chateau Thierry, tho Ger
mans counter attacked. taking the
position, but were promptly driven
out They occupied Treloup, wcnt of
porfnans. and have held H.
Minor advances have been made
by the allies IN the woods In that
part of the sector. while further 70
the east. south of Rheims. there
we're additiona, allied successes.
The Americans have occupied
Courpoil. on the road to Fere- en-
TRrdenoiS. and the French positions
have been advanced until lOulohy-
le-Chnteau ~ dominated by the euns.
Nearer Soiasons the Germans failed
TO hold their positions, notvithstand-
ting rcinforcements and their des-
perRte need,
In numerous cases machine gun
companies surrendered, although "
was necessary to clean up many
others
Headquarters Change Quickly.
Division headquarters are con.
stantly changing on account OF the
comparatively rapid advancement ot
the lines, some Of them have been
subjected To occasional shells, both
shrapnel and gas, though without
damage. o.
Behin,ts he lines long transports
of allied Troops fill the roads lead
ing TO tho froRi, the allied planes
and obserying balloons giving warnP
Ing against interference by enemy
artillery or hostile aircraft.
Tho American troops both on the
line ard on the roads are keen splr-
tied. Many OF them. having learned
"a SmaiterinE OF French, often yell
20 tho French marching by amusing
comments on the big show" In
variRhly the F'renchmen reply, usual
u In language which the Americans
do not understand, although they
shout their approval no matter
what the words may mean, The
Americans also undertake converse
ton with the Anamites whose coun-
tenances rarely change and who
never attempt 20 reply.