The sun., 1918-07-28
Entire Line From the
Ourcq to Chatillon Is Rap
idly Withdrawn.
ALLIES PRESS CLOSELY
Americans Have Advanced
Ten Miles Since Taking
Chateau Thierry.
NEW GAIN IN CHAMPAGNE
French Move Up on Two Mile
Front East of SOuain and
Take 800 Prisoners.
NEW GAIN IN CHAMPAGNE

LONDON, July 27.-The German
forces are in full retreat from the
Marne, having given up their last
hold on the river in the vicinity
of Chatillon-sur-Marne and tonight
had retired in general way about
three miles, the new line running
through Bruyeres, little south OF
the Ourcq, to Villeneuve-sur-Fere.
Courmont, Passy-Grigny. La Neuville
and Chaumuzy, beyond which ii
merges into the old battle front at
Ste. Euphrasie, Nrlgny and Merry
Premecy. The new line Is only two
miles south of the great German sup
ply station at Fere-en-Tarlenois, and
nt its nearest point is three miles
from the river Marne.
Enemy Is Pressed Hard.
The maximum advance of the
French and Americans northeast OF
Chateau Thierry since they opened
the counter attack on July IS is
about ten miles. All the right bank
Of the Marne is now clear of the
enemy and the Franco-Americans are
pressing him hard as he slowly re
tires to the north.
At the same time there has been
marked increase OF activity in Flan-
ders, especially on both sides of the
River Scarpe. the German War ONCE
reported to-day, while, it added. there
was n marked decrease in the violence
, OF the battle on the Sossons-Rheims
| sector.
| On the Champagne front the French
carried out local operation in the re
gion south of the Mountain Without
! Name. as a result OF which their lines
were advanced nearly two-thirds OF q
mile on front OF approximately two
miles. The French took 200 prisoners
in this operation.
Captives Total 10000,
The number of German prisoners
captured by the Allies since the begin
ming OF the counter offensive is placed
at 10000 by the Havas Agency.
The Associated Press correspondent
with the French army in France says
undoubted signs are apparent that the
Germans are Withdrawing from the
entire region between the Marne and
the Ourcq, where the enemy has found
it virtually impossible to maintain
himself because of the Allies steady
advance and bombardment.
Front shortened 1S Miles.
! The results OF the Entente allied
counter offensive on the battlefront be
| tween the Aisre and the Marne are
summed UP by several Of the Paris
newspapers.
The IntrunsiOednt puts the average
allied advance at about twelve miles
and the reduction in the length Of from
between Scissors and Rheims at
eighteen miles.
THE capture OF Oulchy-le Chateau
on the westerly side of the Marns
salient" says the Echo de Paris, ''is one
OF those progressive gains which enable
us to verify our view OF the confusion
| into which the enemy has been thrown
| by our offensive. II emphasizes the ter
| a pocket little more than twelve miles
wide and swept by our artillery fire from
three directions. and the narrow passage
| from II In the centre Ia under the
| incessant fire Of our aviatOrs (The
writer apparently is referring to Die
lower end Of the pocket, below the line
OF Fere-en -Tardenols)
'"The Germans are prevented from
using the railroads and are moving with
the greatest difficulty over roads swept
| by our heavy artillery and bombed by
our avators. This is resulting in losses
| and delays and in the abandonment Of
considerable amounts of munitions"
| The Mdhn thinks that the Marne-
| Rheims front will soon become boXlike
in shape, and points out that the Crown
! Prince. II he accepts a general engage
! nent. will have 10 go into it under un-
! favorable conditions within the rectau-
gular space.
Premier Ciemenceaus newspaper.
! L'Hommo Libre, dwells upon the value
| OF the allied advance In the region
where the Germans had made their fur
thest thrust toward Paris. II points out
| that whereas the enemy but few days
! ago was little more than forty miles
| from Paris he has now been hurled back
until he Is more than fifty miles distant
! from the capital