The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-02
ALLIED ARMIES
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Surrounded in e-En-Tardcnois.
Further toward Rheims. the 1rlpor-
tant town OF Ni1le-En-Iardenoiss has
been encircIes by the allies, it Is re-
ported. The dispatch would seem 10
indicate that the German defenders
of the place have been surrounded.
Nest Important Gain Since Battle Be
Advices reaching London say the
success of the alhes on the western
side of the line is the most important
accomplishment sine the German re-
treat from. the sMarne began. The
view taken in these dispatches is theat
the advance on Thursday was, the
turning points of the campaign and
possibly of-the whole war.
While, the detailed reports so far
received in this country have not
shown the ground for this view, it
seems clear that at any rate that the
German retreat, which has been pro-
ceedingly slowly, must now be hur-
ried if the enemy is to escape a ter
rible pounding from the allies heavy
guns. The advance of the allies to
within easy cannoa range of Bazoches
and likewise of Fismes5 the German
bases on the Vesle, will tend to dis
have formed to hold his opponents at
bay until the denfenses along the Vesiei
could be thoroly organized.
Along the British front there have
been raiding operations, with the Ger
man artillery quite active in various
sectors.
The French are continuing to ad-
vance and have taken additional towns
and villages at various parts " the
front between scissors and Rheims.
The enemy is resisting desperately,
and losing in prisoners.
London. Aug G:15 p. m.).-Allied
troops have captured Goussancourt,
north of Meuniere wood. and are ad-
vancing steadily north of Cierges
(three miles west of Meuniere) it was
learned this afternoon.
French Press On.
Paris, Aug. 2.-On the battlefield
north of the Harne the French troops
during the night continued to press
back the Germans further toward the
VesIe. saws the official statement from
the war office today;
Good Gain on Two Sectors.
(By the Associated Press.)
Battering their path thru strong
German defenses allied troops have
made substantial gains on either side
of Fere- En-Tardenois. Fierce fighting
continues On both sectors with the
enemy being forced back steadily.
Taking advantage of the two sa-
lients driven into the German lines
General Foch launched heavy attacks
the value of the positions. West OF
Fere the salient has been widened
while east and southeast the Germans
in the sm;-1 pocket between Sersy ana
Romigny gre in a fair way to being
cut off completely.
Combats of the greatest intensity
marked the allied forward movement
Thursday and Thursday evening. The
Germans used every natural adVan-
tage to the full and had projected
their positions with plenty of barbed
wire and hundreds of machine guns
Prisoners Reach Total of $4,000.
Seven hundred prisoners were cap
tured bv the French, British and
| Americans, bringing the total for the
second Marine battle up over 34.OOp.
| Between July 1 5 and July 80, $4,000
Germans were captured by the allies
besides many guns, great number OF
machine guns and large quantities OF
| materials of all kinds.
Surging forward between the OurcQ
and Plessier Hull, west of Fere, the
| British and French troops captured
| Cramoiselle and Cramaille and I;npor-
| tant heights and are approaching the
hills around the headwaters c. the
Crise. From their new positions the
| Franco-British forces outflank the
] German line northward to Scissors,
since the first days of the allied roun-
ter offensive. They also threaten the
strong enemy positions in the woods
| north of Fere.
At Cramaille the allies are within
seven miles of Bazoches, one of the
| two German bases on the Vesle, the
other b ing Fismes. 1t is reported
unofficiall5f that The Germans have be-
gun retreat from Launoy, two miles
north of Grand Rozoy.
Another Dangerous Pocket Formed.
| East and southeast of Fere, Ameri-
can and French troops carried the
| burden of the day successful, as
| their comrades to the west. Here the
salient driven in earlier in the weel;
| by the Americans was utilized as the
| starting point of a further advance.
| This, with the French blow on the
eastern flank. which resulted in the
capture of Rominfy, places the Ger
| mans in tn V-shaped pocket south
| west of Ville-En-Tarden is in a mosl
difficult pc sition from which they
VIII have trouble escaping.
The Americans in desperate hand