The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-07-25
All Along 20 Mile Assault French and American Troops Have Dashed
Brilliant Fashion Across Positions Held BY Germans 20
Towns Already Have Fallen Into Allies Possessions.
AMERICANS ALONE WEST OF SESSIONS TAKE
1000 PRISONERS AND MUCH WAR MATERIAL
Six Miles Apparently Was The Deepest Point Of Penetration Made
French and American Troops In Initial Stage Of Battle
Entente Continue To Hold Enemy Along Rhenes

Paris.-From the region west of
Scissors TO the northwest of Chateau
Thierry, American and French armies
have begun a strong offensive against
the Germans, which possibly may
have marked influence on the future
of the world war In its initial stage
the movement has been rewarded
with great success. All along the 28
miles French and American troops
have dashed in brilliant fashion across
positions held by Germans, killing,
wounding or capturing thousands Of
the enemy and taking 20 towns and
villages, and large quantities of guns
and other war supplies.
Nowhere, according to last accounts
from the front, has the enemy been
able to stay progress of their assail-
ants, although counter attacks were
resorted to on important sectors after
the first stages of surprise occasioned
by the unexpected attack had worn
away.
To Americans alone in the region
west OF scissors came 1000 prison
ers. 30 guns and much war material.
Additional large number of captives
and further greater stores OF guns,
ammunition and other war necessities
were taken by the French.
Before positions of Americans and
French their guns and machine guns
cut to pieces fleeing hordes of the
enemy or bands which endeavored to
withstand the onrush.
The blow, probably long in its in.
ception, is aimed at territory vital to
Germans-territory that capture of
which not alone would mean forced
retirement of Germans from the en-
tire salient extending southeastward
across the occupied region from Sois-
sons to Rheims with Chateau Thierry
its southern peak, but possibly would
result in capture of thousands of Ger
mans operating there, many of them
comprising the best soldiers Of the
German emperors armies.
So fast has the offensive progressed
French and American troops have
reached or are outside several import
ant roads of supply for German
armies in the south, particularly the
line running from SCISSORS to Cha
teau Thierry. 1t is not improbably
by reason of this fact and inability
of the enemy instantly to remove
them that further large quantities of
supplies will be taken.
Six miles apparently was the deep
est point Of penetration made by
Allied troops in the first day Of fight
ing. This was at Buzancy, south Of
Scissors, which they captured and
pressed through eastward. At Ssev-
eral other point distances of from
four to five miles were reached from
the original starting line.
At Scissors Americans and French
came to within a mile of the city.
All along the fronts on both sides
of Rheims the Entente troops con-
tinue to hold Germans, wherever they
have seen fit to launch attacks. East
of Rheims, the French have recap
tured Prunay, but south Of the Marine
in local fighting they have lost further
ground. The German official COM
munication asserts in this region sue
cess attended German efforts.
Southwest OF Villers Bretonneux,
in the Amiens sector, Australians
again have smashed into the German
line, this time on front exceeding
a mile in length, capturing guns and
prisoners.
The counterattack south OF Sois-
sons was noteworthy for the reason
the French offensive accomplished a
great deal more than was achieved
by the German drive on both sides OF
Rheims. The length of the front over
which an advance was. made was prac-
tically the same, and the French and