Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-23

battle. All are determined and full
of fight. They appear to think less
and less of the boche as the ,,ays 90
on. and are not even thinking of such
n thing as stopping their own VIC
torious drive. It is still too early
to make predictions as to the fighting
north of Chateau-Thierry but it is
comforting to recall the Germans
similar stand against French and
Americans south OF Scissors on Fri
day night and Saturday with the
same quality Of shock troops. There
our men have given ground at no
noint. but have made many gains.
The Allied attacks Monday morn.
inr resulted in capture OF three vii
lagos along the -Thierry.Sois
sons road south Of scissors.
To the east the Germans also be.
yan a heavy renewal OF artillery ac
tion sunday night. shelling the British
and French back areas in the Bois dc
Roi and the Bois de Courton. while
launching coupter-attacks agans,
those trocCs.
Unofficial estimates were made tha,
Tho Germans had lost 100 900 men la s,
week in fightins at Soissons and Cha
teauThierry. am unable now to
Get a reliable estimate of the German
losses on the rest of the front last
week. but It is reasonable to suppose
.,,av we're another $4,000. They were
very ~ heavy south Of the Marne
poc,e Losses About 10000
The Allied prisoners last week en-
aaaa o5.OOO. Five times this for the
,,I,ed and wounded, plus prisoners
,vhuId make 10000 losses for the seven
days' fighting. Mondays battle will
greatly swell that total. Many weeks o,
fiehtine of that sort would give the Al.
lies n numerical superiority now on the
western front.
To the layman 10000 may seem a
great loss. but from the number of Ger
man dead I saw in one small piece o.
woods today one would judge by the ap
plication of the ratio to the hundred
mile front that many more had been los
by the German high command.
There is evidence that the German
command Is preparing the nation for thu
announcement of large casualties. 4
semi official statement from German
headquarters yesterday repeated over ant
over the desire of the German command
to spend as few lives as necessary n
battle. which In all its phases is perhap
the greatest of the war.
June %, 8 q. m.--The sensational vic
tory of the Allied armies is growing
hourly The German forces, withdraw
ing from the other side of our Marn
before our troops, are now more thai
ten kilometers north of Chateau-Thierr.
beyond Bezu-St. Germain.
From that point north the Allie'
forces control the Chateau-Thierry-S Sois
sons highway. and are pushing eastward
against the northward-moving armies o
! the Crown Prince. While French ant
American troops are pushing back tn
! foe north Of the Marine from the point
the salient which Won Hindenburg hope
! to stretch to Paris, Americans. French
British and Italians are strongly press
/ ing in both sides. despite violent and des
| perate resistance. the German high com
mand trying to protect the retreatin
forces in the hope Of preventing Genera
Fochs stroke from scooping in Germa
forces unable to escape the pincers whic
are surely closing in.
A Sensational Advance
On the western side of the salient ou
advance Sunday was little short of sen
sational. While not permitted to Civ
the exact location of our furthest lines
1t may be said that the French an
Americans occupied Ntllemontoire o
Chateau-ThierryS Soissons highway an
made progress to the north or ina
point.
We pushed eastward on a line fror
Parcy-Tigny to Billy-sur-Ourcq. an
also beyond Grizolles and La Croi'
Further to the south the Germans wei
I pn1n-Sf (,prI11ain
line reaching the Marne at Mont. S
Pere.
On the eastern side of the saiier
French. British and Italians, pushin
! ahead against the strongest sort of r
sistance, took ST. Euphraise and realize
!! other gains. taking many prisoners. TT
/. advance of the Americans at SON
points was so fast that the generals ha
difficulty In moving their headquartel
ahead to keep within functioning di
tance Of the troops.
The Germans are headed back towar
the line of the Aisne, whence th'
started in high spirits to take Paris ar
win the war. How far back they will {
the next few days will tell
Chateau-Thierry. the nearest Germa
held point to Paris. was occupied SUI
> > dav by French and American troops. wi
r established a strong position north or II
r river preparatory to pushing on. Bridg'
, were thrown across the stream and gur
. were brought up.
. Stirred by the spirit Of victory. OF
sentiment was on the tongues Of II
, American fighters and their elated A
lies and that was, The boches are n
J.. coming back this way"
Taking Guns North
. The German artillery flre along Il
. Marne was weak and desultory Su
; day, showing that the enemy preferr'
, TO drag his cannon north rather ths
take a chance and fight with them.
: With Hill 204 in their hands. Il
. Americans and French Sunday swul
to the east Of the line running mort
west of Chatcau-Thierry Our troo
reached many points on the Chatea
4 Thierry-Soissons road, and there is
: reason to believe that the great swingiI
: advance will halt there.
Viewing the withdrawal of the enen
before our armies, there was somethii
Of pathos in the German official stat
5 ment of Sunday that their forces hi
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