Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-08-02
NLW ALLIED GAIN PLACES GERMAN ARMY IN DANCER Also Gives Foch Better Ground for Flank Move Against Soissons. ENEMY FORGE IN
 V-SHAPED POCKET Franco.Britons Occupy Ground From Which They Can Enfillade Foe
 When He Is Forced
 Retreat.
Associated Press SummaryD

Associated Press Summary.)
 After a short period of relative calm on the Soissons- -Rheime salient, the central and western sections of the battle frone again have been the scenes of mighty struggles.
 On both sectors the allied forces have achieved notable gains of ground which, observed on the war maps, seemingly place the German armies in front of them in precarious positions.
 In battles extending from the re- zion immediately south of Soissons to the northwest of Fere- En- Tardenois and southeast of the last named town over the upper portion of the left branch of the "V'' salient running ten miles eastward from Nesleen to Viel le-En- -Tardenois and with St. Gemme as it's southern base, American, Brit ish and French troops have pushed back the armies of the German Crown Prince.
 Elbow Blotted Out.
 Northwest of Fere the entire elbow of the line where it turned eastward along the northern bank of the Orucq has been plotted out, making the line a straight one from Fere to Hartennes and giving the allies much better ground to work in outflanking Sois- sons to the southeast and passing to- ward Fishes in conjunction with the troops, particularly the Americans, now holding stragetic points north and northeast of Fere.
 In this fighting the allied troops drove out the Germans who had been tanaciously holding positions between Plessier Huleu and the river of Beu- gneux and arrived before the villages of Cramoiselle and Cramaille.
 The general advance was about two miles and 600 Germans were made prisoners.
 The most important gain, however, was on the upper western point of the "V", southeast of Fere. Put Germans in Pocket. Here the village of Cierges and the Meuniere wood were taken, maneuv- CT which places the Germans at the bottom of the "V" at St. Gemme in seemingly precaricus plight for from the wood the village the allied guns will be able to rake the Germans if they should endeavor to make their way northward,. their only avenue of escape, by an enfilading fire.
 Through the capture of the Meu- niere wood the width of the "V" from the fringes of the forest to Rcntigny on the east, has been cut down re- latively to four miles.
 As has been the case during the last week, the Germans contested stub bornly the advance of the allied 1 troops, but to no avail.
 Since the battle of the Marne began July 15, the allied troops have taken more than 34,O00 German prisoners.
 Americans Make Gain. Just what the part the Americsan troops played in Thursdays battle front and in the thick of the fray.
 Between Seringes and Cierges, re- spectively northeast and southeast of Fere. they are known to have made goodly gains over a four mile front and to have pushed further beyond Sergy and reached within mile and half of the village of Chamery.
 On the British front in France and !. Flanders the bad weather has ceased and the situation is fast drying the ground
 The Germans are bombarding heavily various positions held by Field Marshall Haigs' men, who, in turn are answering the fire of the enemy guns and keeping un with suc- cess their annoying raids in the Germans,
 According to the claims of Vienna, hhe Austrian troops in Albania have /, compelled the Italians to give up a considerable portion of the ground they won'e win the war in recent fighting the won in in recent fightinl. It is asserted by the Austrian war of- flee that the Italians are being pur- cuid by the Americans.
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