Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-30
F0CH MAINTAINS
HEAVY PRESSURE.
AT EVERY POINT n D
Allied Forces Slowly Forge
Ahead Northeast of 81
-Tardenois.
SOISSONS AND RHEIMS |
SECTORS FIRMLY HELD
Enemy May Withdraw Main
Body to Neighborhood of
Vesle River. s
RoNcHEREs TAKEN BY FRENCH
Allies Cross Dormans Highroad
on Eastern Side of lo' AS
Pocket. t,1-,v.slt

Notwithstanding the fact that the
Germans have pow erfulIy strengthened
their battle line running across the
Soisscns- Rheims salient. with addt.
tional fresh reserves and have stub. +
bornlE disputed further passage north
ward 20 tho entente allied troops. tho
enemy front has been compelled to +
bend hack aporeclably on nj sites of
the salient. except at the anchor points
resting Immediately on Scissors and
Rheims. &c -, .s4s-
South OF Scissors. further wedges
have been driven eastward frt.o5 tile 3
enemy front down to tile OurcI River;
eastward. along tie Ourcq French and
Nmnrican troops have crossed the
stream at various points and advanced
their line we'll to ,he nortt..va,d. while
southwest OF Rheims the allies have
dchouched from the wooded sectors
and gained the plains, Notwithstanding
| the violence of the enemH.s- counter
inaneuvArs. A. somo points tho Ger
mans succeeded somew hat IN checking
the forward movement. but nowhers
were they able 10 bring ii to stand
still!
| Tho retirement of the German still
remains orderly. but evc.ywEria th9
allied troops and especially the Amer
leans near F'cre-en-ra rdenois. ato
pressing them had. Particularly bic
ter fighting has taken place around
l'ere EN- Tardenois and at Sergy, -6otn
of wE!ch towns are NOW we'll in the
hands of the French and Americans.
At SerEy, the Ter ians paid tn, Amer
leans the compliment of re-erforolnE
their battle lile with two divisions
OF well-tri,d Bavarian tro"rs --nfcii
whose couragn- previously had baen.
tested when the tide OF battle Uaa &C.
ing against 'ie Germans 1t was an
effort either to destroy the Americans
or TO herd them back across tho Ourcu.
rh- effort resulted In failure.
SEnCl CHANGES
HANDS FOUR TIMES
The battle line shifted bacI.1iand
forth and Serl" changed hands four
tires. but the Americans proved 10 he
the masters of >he picked emery troops
and hnauy 1ro", them oGt ard re:
iained the village. Heavy casualties
wee inflicted on the Gorn:ans
The fighting im Fere @n -Tdrdenoig
also was of Il Snnguinary character,
the opposing forces lighting IN closa
contact through the streets otStEa
town. but with the Gerr,ans r. being
gradually crivan back under the ma
chine gun and rife fire OF the French
and americans. or left veitIring4tin
their hlood from contact witt the. coil
steel If the allied bayonets .ES+
Immediately south OF Soissons. On
the western edge OF the salient. the
Germans strove heroicaily 90 hold back
their enemies. IN order to p:eVentstne "
further fanking OF Scissors and tha
possible cutting of of larss forces OF
their men hgitirg along the ourcq
south Of Oulc.,y ic-Chateau. Scottish
troops. however, captured positions In
the outskirts Of Euzancy. just to the
west Of the Soissons-Cha ateau- Thierry
road while further south tho French
overcIme the resistance imposed
against them. crossed tie hsShroad
and Ntoo!; Grand Rozoy and cugny and
ire Enttc C'ha:mon.
TOWNS AND VILLAGES
HURNING WELL IN REAR
Southeast OF Soissons, we'll inside the
salient. and at present far outside tho
imm t:iate battle zone. various towns
and villages along the Soissons-F Fismes
railroad are said to be In flames. This
seemingly would indicate that the re-
tirement Of the Germans from the big
pocket is to proceed still further north.
WarQ before tney lRtcHu 10 udlt ~, law.
about and give battle to the allied.
troops along chosen line. II the re-
treat on the west is to be carried be-
yond the Soissons- -Fismes line II seems
highly probable that Z is the ntcn'
tion OF the Germans to make their
stand from scissors eastward along
the Aisne to the Vesle River. and thence
southeastward TO Rheims.
British troops on various sectors IN
France and Flanders continue their
harassing tactics against the German
front. Near Moriancourt, in the An'icns
sector, the Australians have taken sey-
eral lines OF trenches, captured a fairly
large number OF prisoners and icfirtcd
heavy losses on the enemy during couirs
terattacks. Near Gavrellc. WHICH lies
northeast OF Arras, Canadian contin.s
gents likewise have carried out aYsuc-
cessfui enterprise and taken prisoners
Unofficial advices are to the egees
that discord has arisen between Ger.
many and Turkey. and that relations
between the two countries have bseaI
severed. While there As no canffrs,a.s
tioM of the repo9t. Yuuiors have tseu .