Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-23
Desperate Counterattacks De-
livered by the Huns Fails
to Check Advance of Vic
torious French, American,
British and Italian Troops
GERMANS SACRIFICING
ENDANGERED SUPPLIES
French Military Critics Are
Unanimous in Belief That
Ludendorff Is Seeking to
Avoid Capture of Forces;
Retirement Is Looked For

Paris, July 23.-In spite of the
desperate resistance of the Germans
! the entry into the line of enemy
reinforcements and repeated coun.
| terattacks by the foe, the victory oi
! the allies continue to develop.
/ Not only have the allied positions
I been held intact against the enemy's
assaults, but at certain points fur
ther progress has been made.
Victory Is Growing
The newspapers of Paris remark
that the victory is growing, not only
in relation to the ground reconquer-
ed by the allies, but also in strategic
advantages, the Importance of which
is being constantly augmented.
Military critics are unanimous in
saying that General Ludendorff's eff
forts now are being exerted to pro-
tect his retreat for the army along
the Marine, there being many indica-
tions of the German intent to re-
tire.
Hun Lines Mcnaccd
The capture of the village OF
"
st. Pere region, according to Henri
Bidou, of the Journal, marks the
breaking of position which was the
temporary hinge of the southwest
ern German flank, and he predicts
the enemy will be forced at other
points.
Reports OF the fighting in the
Soissons-Rheims salient appearing
m Partisan newspapers tell of fires
burning at Fere- en- -Tardenois and
Nille-en-T Some of these
were, no doubt, caused by bombs
dropped by the allied aviators, but
IT is believed the enemy is destroying
stores that cannot be moved back
OF the German defensive line along
the Nesle river.
Look For Retirement
Fere- -Tardenois is near the west
flank of the salient, while Ville-en-
Tardenois is farther east and is near
the allied lines. southwest of Rheims
The burning Of stores in both places
may be an indication of a general
retirement from the salient by The
Germans.
With the French Army i'm the
Aisnc-Marnc Front, July 23.-The
hercest fighting continued through
out yesterday on both wings of the
German salient between the Aisne
and the Marine. The efforts of the
enemy were concentrated on an at
tempt TO prevent the allied troops
from cutting through on either side
and thus imperiling the great masses
OF German troops still within the
semi circle.
Despite the German determine
ton. French, American and British
troops all made progress.
Fight Hand TO Hand
Probably the heaviest fighting YES
terday occurred on the eastern wing
of the salient where British troops
took part. The Britishers, who had
arrived on the scene officially recent
ly. engaged the enemy in a hand-to
hand conflict in' the extreme wooded
region southwest of Rheims.
Four fresh divisions faced them.
One German division which had
held the line against the Italians had
been annihilated only a few hun
dreu remaining. The Germans had
a large number of machine guns in
this vicinity but the British captured
forty of them in the course of a
strong attack in which they made
progress and took more than 200
prisoners.
Altogether the day was very sat
isiactory for the allies who are
the German communica-.
tions everywhere. There is every rea-
son to believe the Germans are
forward more divisions to
add to the sixty they already have
thrown into the battle