South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-29

During our swift advance today
cast OF Fere en- Tardennois we cap
tdred German prisoners from the
fourth and NTH divisions. II was the
prisoners from. the latter divisions
who said they were IN the line on
the Luneville front when suddenly
ordered TO the Marne
There was little confusion behind
the Franco-American lines as they
were pushed forward on the heels
OF the retiring boches throughou:
Sunday Munitions.- and supply
wagons as we'll as troops moved up
in orderly fashion. The headquarters
OF regiments brigades and even
larger units were on the move early.
Cavalry Reconnoiters.
Al some points French cavalry
was employed for accommodating
purposes. particularly on ouI left,
but along the line OF our advance
from Vile Neuve sur-Fere to
point directly north of Courmont we
were generally in contact with the
enemy.
Despite low hanging clouds allied
flyers were very active throuShout
the morning. accommodating In liza
-on with the infantry.
4 brilliant attack by a company
Cf American farmer boys at Red
Cross farm southwest of Fresnes and
the manner in which our artillery
suddenly dashed into action turned
hat the Germans had planned as
an orderly retreat into nearly rout
on the Ourcq east Of Fere en- Tard-
eunois.
The group OF stone buildings
known as Red Cross farm. bristlcd
with machine guns and was intend
cd as one OF the enemys strong
Islands" OF resistance 10 hold up
our advance while he Ieisurely fell
back across the river. AT the same
time the Germans planned 10 parry
the French blows on our left in the
same fashion
Beat Down Enemy Defense.
But when the Americans sudden
Is swsrmed across the Fere en-
Tsrdennois-J -Jaulgonne road early on
saturday and surrounded the farm.
they quickly beat down the enemy
defense and rounded up the sur
ivors in the central courtyard. Thus
The first OF the boChes' plans for q
aradual retirement went astray
As the Red Cross farm fell other
American units debouched from the
woods sweepns northward through
the wooded ground 20 the right Of
the highway. advancing rapidly on
White Cross farm. the next obstacle
IN their path
The Germans had scarcely time 10
organize resistance here when our
troops closed IN upon them and
drove them out in brisk encounter
with hand grenadeS Then they
went hustling forward. Al noon We
were pressing throuSh the northern
end OF Fere forest. close on the heels
or the retreating Huns. who were
now breaking up into groups. lesv-
ing some stra gglers behind
Try Rear Guard Action.
Tn the small village OF Ia Wolfe
the Germans asain attempted rear
-uard action to delay our advance.
Th.v set up machine guns amidst
me ruins Of houses in the single vil-
Iace street. Again the Americans
lroughf up their artillery and the
Germans were routed out. moving
down the muddy read 20 the village
% Niners sur Fere Here our ad-
snced elements came I'm contact
with the retreatins boche again and
some hehtiue developed in the out
Skirts bur the Germans continued
ro retire until they reached The
puraq at point just east OF Fere
en Terd-uuol- early In the evening.
The Germans waded into the mar
row stream in some confusion.
abandoning part of their packs on
me southern bank
The rapid advance Throughout the
dsy over muddy roads through fields
and woods aud amidst tangled un-