New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-23
Huns Best Blows
Fail to Stop Us
(By the Associated Press)

progress of the Allies in the race
of furious German counter-at-
tacks, probably designed to cover
a retirement on a large scale
within the Rheims-Soiss sali-
ent.
Enemy attacks between the
Ourcq and the Marne have
failed to check the French and
Americans who continue to ad-
vance. Between Rheims and the
Marne the Allies maintain their
gains of the past several days.
South of scissors to the Ourcq
and in Champagne very violent
artillery bonn bardments are talk
ing place.
The Germans are reported
burning stores and munitions in
the area north of the Marine and
in the angle between the Marine
and the Ardre, which flows into
the Vesle at Fismes. Observers
hold that the Germans probably
are preparing for q retirement to
the Vesle Or to a line based on
that river, which parallels the
Marne / 5 miles to the north
Despite heavy German attacks
French and American troops
north and northeast of Chateau
Thierry still push on and are now
on a line well to the east of La
Croix and Grisolles and northeast
of Mont ST. Pere. Two towns in
this area have been captured by
the Americans. The Germans in
this area probably will retire
more to the north as their posi-
tions are without adequate means
of supply and support and the
slightest Allied advance along the
Ourcq would render them unten-
able.
Intellectual attempts by the
enemy to drive the Allies back on
the eastern leg of the salient have
resulted in stiff fighting In
Courton and Roi woods, where
the enemy blows were heaviest.
Allies repulsed all attacks. Near
Courten Wood, British troops in
an advance have taken 200 pris-
onerS and 40 machine guns
1t Is reported unofflcially from
London that Gen. Gouraud has
driven the enemy back beyond
the old French front line between
the Suippes river and Massiges,
a front OF IL miles. Coupled
with French gains just east of
Rheims last week, this report, if
true, means that the French now
hold the same front lines as be-
fore the German offensive east
and west of Rheims.
German troops within the salf-
ent south of the Ves1e not only
have lost all their supply lines
but are being subjected to a very
great bombardment by big guns
and French airmen. In the Vesle
and Ardre valleys French bomb
ers have dropped so tons of
bombs. All the important rail-
road and convoy centers likewise
have been literally deluged from
the air and several large fires
have been observed. German re-
ports of the fighting say that on
all Allied efforts were re-
pulsed and that the Germans
gained complete success in the
battles. Admission is made,
however, that the Allies have ad-
vanced to the new German line
north and northeast of Chateau
Thierry.
Divisions hurried from the
north to the aid of the German
crown prince have been counter
balanced by the arrival on the
Allied front of British divisions.
When 1t became known some
days ago that the Germans were
sending troops from the British
front toward the Marine, an
1qual number of British divisions
we're sent south by Gen. F'och and
have been making good gains in
leavy lighting southwest of
Rheims.
On the rem mainder of the vest
ern front and in Italy the oppos-
ng troops have been occupied
With raids and artillery duels
nore or less violent. British air.
nen in further raids into Ger
many have dropped bombs with
effective results on Mannheim.
Iweibrucken and Rottwei1. Heavy
explosions wers e~n@~d sn aRamgx
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