The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-29
TIDE OF HUN
[coatinued From PAGE one.7

have been detacher by the British
once more. Austrian troops. attack
on each side of the Bray Corbie road
east of Amiens and north of the Som
me river took two lines OF German
trenches over a two-mile front. The
Australians also captured 100 prison
erS.
This operation is just to the north
OF Hamel and Villers Bretonneux,
where the Australians and Americans
early in July won a local victory over
| the enemy
Farther south in the line. over
which the French have more recently
| advanced to dominating positions
along the Avre river.
Retreat Well Conducted.
More than half Of the pocket be-
tween the Marine and Vesle rivers has
been cleared of Germans and the al
lies are driving the enemy still fart
! Their north
Important gains are being made by
the French and Americans on the
south and the French and British on
the east. The German retirement
which is covered by heavy rear guard
actions. has been well conducted
Pressure on the western and eastern
sides south of scissors and southwest
of Rheims, respectively, has been
withstood and the mouth of the peck
ct Is still large enough to enable the
| greater part of the enemy froce to
| reach the Vesle.
Percent ardenois, the great Ger
man base northeast of Chateau Their
ry, has fallen and Ville-en-Tardenois
east of Fere, is within the grasp of
the advancing allies. Almost all Of
the Dormans-Rheims road again is in
allied hands and the Germans appa-
! rently are preparing to fall back to
the Vesle, if not to the Aisne.
Hun Resistance Stiffens.
No great captures of prisoners have
been reported. The Germans are US
ing artillery and machine guns to stay
the allies. AS the French and Ameri-
cans, who have advanced most rapidly
press northward. the German resis-
lance has become sitter. The enemy
also is making great use of his artil
lery on the heights north of scissors
and Rheims and is subjecting the
sides of the pocket to an enfilading
bombardment of great violence.
From west to east, the allied line
now runs from Oulchy-la Chateau
along the northern bank of the Ourcq
to Fere, thence through Sergy and
Goussancourt to south of Vile to Big
ny. North of Oulchy and north of
Bligny the Germans have maintained
their positions stouuy despite the
steady hammering of the allies. Ser
gy held by the Americans, represents
an advance of IS miles from Chateau
Thierry in ten days. The forward
movement Sunday was as great as
five miles at some points, but aver
aged slightly more than two miles
along the front from Oulchy to Bligny
Will Get Many Guns.
While the enemy loss in men may
not be great, the allies probably will
capture many guns and machine guns
in addition to supplies and munitions
with the Germans have been unable
to destroy or move away. Allied loss
es have been kept at minimum by
the most extensive use of tanks. Cav
airy again has taken a hand in the
pursuit and low flying airplanes have
been harassing the retreating Ger
mans increasingly.
Berlin speaks of new positions"
but does not indicate where they are
The German command may elect to
make a stand on strongly prepared
positions south of the Vesle Observ-
ers think the Vesle will mark the re-
tirement northward, but the river is
shallow and runs northwest.
The Aisne, however, runs east and
west between scissors and Rheims,
and with the heights of the Chemin-
des-Dames behind it would offer just
as strong a defensive position as it
did Immediately after the first battle
of the Marine.
"Quiet Today" Says Berlin.
In its official statement, Berlin
makes no admission of allied adj
vances either Saturday or Sunday
Reporting on Sundays operations it
says that the day was quiet except for
fighting on the Ourcq.
There has been heavy local fighting
in the height region between kuelms
field, but General Gouraud has held
to his recent gains and smashed Ger
man attacks. Prisoners captured here
BY the French are reported unofficially
to total 1900.
front remain quiet and neither side
gives Indication of any movement in
tended to affect the situation north of
the Marine. Raids have taken place
on the British front, the British being
the aggressors.
Official denial is made from German
main headquarters that Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg either is dead or in
i
to be excellent. Premier Lloyd
Georges threat that munitions bak-
ers not at work on Monday would be
subjected TO military service. probably
will result in a settlement of the
strike movement. Strikers at Bir-
mingham and other places Sunday de-
cided to return to work pending fur
Their negotiations
Only a small part of the industry
has been affected