Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-20
FALL OF SOISS0NS
BELIEVED CERTAIN
American Troops Continue Make Steady Progress Against In
creased Enemy Resistance Huns Rush 100000 Reinforcemens
to Crown Prince Hun Prisoners Officially Reported at
17,000 With $50 Guns Captured.
1tantic Struggle impending

London, July 2O-French troops on the Soissons
front have extended their advance from Monte de
Paris southwest of the city of Beleu and southeast
of SOissOns.
The number of German prisoners taken in the
Franco American offensive has reached 800.
On the Rheims front the French forces have ad-
vanced for distance of 1000 yards between S0uane
and Auerive. The French also made slight progress
near POuTcy.
The front line has not been advanced much
farther toward SOissons but the front is very
miles south Of soissons. Vllemonpoire is an impor
tant center for the transport of German troops.
Steady progress against increased enemy resistance
resulting in fighting Of the ercest nature attends further
attacks by French and American forces the front be-
tween the Aisne and the Marne
Around Sossons the north, the German defense is
stening and the forward movement apparently is much
slower than Thursday when the biggest gains Of the
day made there. In the center and the south
however the allied line has been advanced about miles,
aking the average further progress about one and
n Fan Of Soissons Certain. sss.s e.# e=
Sossons still holds out atho it is believed its fall
certain The Germans keep their troops south Of the
Marne but withdrawal there becomes certain
the allies move forward northwest of Chateau Thiery
General Mangins advancing line, which had decided
bulge south of the Aisne on the eght-le front astrde
the Oucq and about Saeres in the CENTER has advanced
more than two miles, capturing important heights.
Further south the gain from around Neuilly to west
of Chateau Therry not great, but the Germans
lost valuable positions.
Prisoners Exceed $4,000.
Officially it is declared the Franco American troops
have captured in Of 1000 prisoners and than
$50 guns Unofficial reports in Paris the effect that
the captures much of the official estimate
Much material not yet enumerated and many hundreds of
machine guns also have been taken.
Berlin apparently believing that the allied offensive
is great strength tells of the repuse Of efforts to break
thru Altho denying the allies broke thru it admits that
the German lines have been driven back and that
necessary throw in large to keep the allies
from making large hole in the German defensive be-
tween the Aisne and Marne. No mention is made of
American troops Elsewhere the Soissons- Chateau
Thierry Rheims triangle the fighting has died down. The
situation here with the allies holding firmly depends upon
the outcome Of the stroke the west Berns view Of
the fighting that the Germans had to put down strong
allied attacks Thursday.
Further Violent Fighting Promised
Seemingly, therefore, the Germans have given up
returned against the French attack which drove them
westward from Montvoisin. X
Further violent fighting is anticipated in the battle tr
angle is not improbable that the Germans will make
every effort to nulfy General Fochs strategy and pre-
vent the allies from wping out the Salient between Sois
and Khems which becomes greatly endangered
as the French and Americans forward The German
offensive begun Monday is in bad way and the enemy
will make furious attempts to the reputation of the
prince already seriously marred by the successful
allied counter blow.
Berlin says 10000 prisoners taken in the four
days. beginning Monday while the allies have taken more
than ~ 600 in two days and great number OF guns
Maximum Gain Seven Miles.
The battle line is not yet clearly outlined, but runs al
most straight north from Torcy to Chauden where It
bpes toward Soissons The greatest gain
has been about seven miles on the north