Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-07-22
Twenty-Five Thousand Prisoners and
Five Hundred and Sixty Guns Cap
tured by the Allies.

Paris, July 22.-The Germans hav,
withdrawn through Epieds to Beau
vardes, La Liberte declared today.
Epieds is four miles northeast o.
Chateau-Thierry, while Beauvardes i:
seven miles northeast of Chateau
Thierry and six miles north OF tht
Marine, at Fossoy. This indicates q
withdrawal north of -Thierry
of nearly three miles more than prev,
iously reported.
Paris. July % (12 noonl.--Desper-
ate German counter-attacks on a five,
mile front north of Chateau-Thierry
were completely repulsed, the war
Office announced today. Elsewhere on
the front the German resistance
The allied advance is continuing on
the whole SoissonsRheims salient,
varying in speed with the degree of
| German resistance
The Germans apparently are con-
centrating their defer5e south Of Sois-
sons and north of Chateau-Thie tc
protect the west wing and center Of
their retirement. Elsewhere, the enc
my is depending mostly upon its ar
tillcry to stem the allied attacks
probably employing the guns in tov-
ering further Withdrawals of men and
supplies.
Admission by enemy prisoners that
the retirement will continue to Ferc-
en-Tardenois means the Germans will
attempt to make stand along the
Ourcq, twelve miles north of Cha
teau Thierry.
The French and Americans have
broken through the German line
northwest of Chateau Thierry, it was
stated in authoritative sources last
night.
Pursuing the German forces, which
were driven back to the north bank
Of the Marine, the French and Ameri-
cans have followed them across the
river.
American and French troops have
entered Chateau Thierry on the
Marine. .,.-....z.
A violent battle RACES north and
south of the Ourcq. Heavy German
endorsements are met by Franco
American reserves.
Between the Marne and Rheims the
counter drive is making steady pro-
gress despite the fierce German re-
sistance, backed up by ever-increasing
reserves.
The German line is reported to have
been pierced northwest of Chatedr
Thierry.
Prisoners are being brought in in
steady streams. The total is said to
be near the $4,000 mark.
At 10 o'clock Saturday morning the
Americans had taken $4,000 prisoners,
actually counted, and $50 guns, Gen.
Pershing reported in his communique
made public last night. No Germans
were on the south side of the Marine
at 10:30 Saturday morning.
The French and Americans have
broken through the German line
northwest 81, Chateau Thierry.
The French and Americans, driv-
ing the spearhead toward the north
east, have already advanced five kilo-
meters Clio miles, at various
places.
The allied troops have taken many
prisoners. including three officers, who
said that they were tired of the war.
American infantrymen captured two
German It's. Previous to the break
ing of the German lines, the allies bat
tied with the desperate machine gun
ners, who were moved down as the
allied reinforcements arrived. The
German losses were terrible.
With every hour it becomes more
evident that the Germans, hard press
ed on three side, are facing the pros
pect of a retreat beyond the Aisne.
Their desperate resistance in the
pivotal areas around scissors and
Rheims shows how critical Ludendorf
himself considers the situation. His
forces are hemmed in pocket the
mouth of which is not more than 20
miles wide.
The Franco-American troops are
pressing on relcntlessly everywhere,
not giving the enemy the slightest
respite.
The Americans are attacking IN
| their shirt sleeves.
Chateau Thier1y-Soissons road al
ready has been cut at both ends. The
| Soissons-Fere- en- -Tardenois road ~ i
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