The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-02
ALLIED SMASH
WINS 7 MILES
ON Marine Line
Foch's Troops Take Five Villages
and Woods in Heavy
Attack.
HUNS FLEE NORTH OF FERE
Gain Complete Domination of Crown
Princes Positions in Region of Re-
treat Base-Capt.ves Since
July is Are $4,000.


With the French Army In France,
Aug 2-With the fall of darkness
fighting continued between the allies
and the Germans on the western side
OF the Soissons-Reims salient. Allied
observers reported that bodies of Ger
mans were fleeing precipitately north
ward along the road leading from
Launoy, which lies about midway be-
tween Scissors and Fere-en-Tardenois.
Paris, Aug. I'm an advance of
about two miles on the Aisne- Marne
front the allied troops reached Cra-
mOiselle and Granville, on the south
western part of the salient, capturing
$40 prisoners, according to the war Of
flee announcement.
Gerges and Mauniere wood have
also been occupied and the village Of
Romigny, north of the Dormans-Reims
road, was taken.
From July Is to July 81 the prison
ers captured by the allies numbered
33,4OO.
Ten Mile Advance.
London, Aug. 2--The allies deliv-
cred new stroke over a ten mile
front between Buzancy, about four
miles south of Scissors, to Seringes,
north of Fere-en-Tardenois. The re-
suit was a considerable advance and
the wiping out Of the elbow in the line
at Oulchy-le-C Chateau, according to ad-
vices to the Evening Standard.
For the first time since the opening
Of this years campaign March 81 the
zresh reserves at the disposal of the
allies considerably outnumber the
fresh reserves at the disposal of the
enemy, notwithstanding the fact that
the enemy still holds a substantial nu-
merical superiority on the whole Of
the front, according to the view in
military circles here.
Throw in New Army
London, Aug. "a new German
army under General Won Eben has
been thrown into the Soissons-Reims
pocket. it was learned.
Use Forty-Five Divisions.
Paris. Aug. I'm the fighting on
the scissors -Reims front July Is to 81
the Germans used 45 divisions, accord
ing to the Echo de Paris. Many Of
these divisions were used several
times, being brought back into the
fight after a rest of only one or two
days
Praise for Scots.
With the French Army in France.
Aug. 2.-Gallant work was done by the
Scottish division which participated
with the French and the Americans in
the attack on the western pivot of the
German line below SOissons This di-
vision, composed of famous Highland
and LOWland regiments, entered the
line to relieve an American division. 1t
took its place on the front after three
days and nights of incessant travelling
In lorries and a march of ten miles
with full packs. The Scots immedi-
ately launched an attack and drove
back the Germans on their front
The conduct Of the division has
called forth high praise from the
French general.
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With the American Army on the
Aisne, Aug. 2.-American forces have
smashed forward clear to the north
ern fringe Of the Mouniere wood.
After artillery had pounded the
wood throughout, American infantry
men swept through it. The wood was
full e German machine gun men.
Mouniere is southeast of Fere-en- Tar
denois.
The Franco-American forces have
pushed beyond Sergy to within two
kilolneters G.24 miles) of Chamery.
The allied forces effected their prog
ress against stubborn German resist
ance.
American and French troops
launched an attack Wednesday after
noon from Seringes to Cierges. on the
center of the Marne front, for the pur-
pose of Strengthening the line and de-
molishing barbed wire entanglements
which the Germans have placed
through the hills. forests and open
places
German Pocket Cleared.
The doughboys drove forward be-
hind an American-made smoke cloud.
They were preceded by a series of
heavy, rolling barrages.
The advance was made possible by
an allied attack in the sector directly
east of the Americans, which cleared
out small German pocket.
deserter who came into the lines
declared that orders had been issued