The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-08-08
PUSHED BACK TWO TO THREE
MILES; STILL GOING.
BURNING TOWNS AS THEY 60
Boehe Generals are Using Every
Means at Their Command to
Get Out of the Inferno of
Gun Fire in Pocket.
CBy Lowell Mellett.)

WIN the fTSnCn Armies III the leu
Aug. 3.-French troops now hold the
wrecked city of scissors.
General Mangin's poilus swept down
the slopes of Montague De Paris last
night and drove the Germans out of
the place They also resisted the en-.
emy's attempt to hold the hills on the
other side.
The attacks on the city followed a
bombardment which after the days
fighting permitted the French forces
to occupy the place firmly.
scissors Only an incident.
The capture of scissors however
was only an incident in the advance,
stretching along the entire length o.
the rapidly Strengthening salient
The Boches fell back from one to
two miles every where while the allied
cavalry at several points penetrated
mile further.
Plessier and Harteemes Woods
where the Prussian guards made such
a strenuous resistance, are now vir-
tually eneircled.
Muddy Roads No Barrier.
A remarkable feature of the fighting
is the manner in which the artillery
is being pushed forward with infantry
in spite of the bad state of the roads.
The Germans are under orders to
treat In some instances whole vii
pillages and burn everything as they
ivr3 ,trhn vii
lagos such as Brouillett are on fire and
light the northern sky as well as the
low hanging clouds with a sinister
effect.
trying to Save Themselves.
The Germans are Enthusiastically
Withdrawing from the whole pocket.
The Hun generals are steadily extrica-
ting their men from the hottest hole
into which any Crown Prince ever
ordered an obedient army-or without
fathers blessing.
Horses, footmen, aeroplanes, trucks,
ambulances. tanks-they are all work,
ing their way northward before the
avenging Frenco-American and British
forces.
No FoothoId For Enemy
Yesterdays allied accomplishments
eliminated the possibility of the Boch.
es. making their stand on the high
plateau positions stretching across
the salient beyond Fismes.
Pressing homeward the advantages
obtained Thursday when they gain,
ed a foot hold on the plateau, togeth
or with the great positions obtained
when they swept the plains the French
despite a terrific downpour of rain bat
tied relentlessly forward all day yes
terday.
Allies Cross on Burning Bridges.
BY Lowell Mellett, With the French
Armies in the Field, Noon, Aug. 6
The allies advancing south Of the
Vesle river towards FiSmes continue
their operations.
Skirting the Aisne from Pommiere
to yenizel the allied troops have now
reached the region Of Serches, Cou-
yrelles and CensueI (this latter place
Is about seven miles to the west of
Fismes).
Further eastward the allies are
continuing in their progress. Cayal-
ry patrols have reached several points
along the Yesle towards Jonchery
and Champigny. crossing bridges set
on fire by the Germans.
Closing In Rapidly.
Paris, Aug. 8, Noon.-Allied forces
are now closing on both flanks south
west Of scissors the French war Of
fee statement announced today.
During the night the French forces
continued their progress towards the
Vesle river" the statement said
Pinchine the Pinehers.
tThe simultaneous advance of the
allies towards Fismes from eastward
and westward indicated that the gap
a. the top 81 the Scissors. Rheims
pocket has been reduced 10 about thir-
teen and 0ne-half miles This is
the distance between CensueI west
81 fishes and Ionchery. east Of Fis
mes. bofh 81 whseh places the allies
have rezehsGy
West - Eaessa1 ne gezlDns Of Tin
quex, Thlsfoss. E0eExg znd Mont Akin
have been attained fourteen large
incenoizry FIRE eenters we're counted
last night
Huns Sacrificing Everything.
The German lines are giving way
steadily al number Of points Of adj
vance and only murderous machine
fun FIRE Is permitting the withdrawal
Of vast number Of enemy troops
with which the crown prince could
have easily held the pocket indefinite
~ II II had been the question Of man
power together with the removal Of
great stores including hurriedIy har-
vested craps ~
While there Is no doubt but ftat
the Germans isnmediate purpose "