Evening star., 1918-07-26
FRENCH.

PARIS, July 26.-The statement
follows:
yesterday afternoon French troops
captured Villemontoire after violent
fighting and captured 200 prisoners,
as well as twenty machine guns.
Farther south oulchy.le-Chateau
fell into the hands Of the French. The
French made progress east of the
town and captured four cannon.
During combats yesterday in the
region south Of the Ourcq the French
took many hundreds of prisoners"
PARIS, July 25.-The text of the
night statement reads:
ION the Ourcq front the fighting to-
day met with the same success as
on preceding days.
NORTH Of the river We occupy
Ouicy-La-Ville.
J "South of the river Franco-Ameri-
can troops made an advance which
reached three kilometers at certain
points, despite stern resistance, es-
pecialiy in the region of Dormans.
Southeast of Armentieres we oc-
cupy hill 141 and have crossed the
Nanteuil stream. Further to the
south we captured the village Of
Coincy and the greater part of Tour
nellie wood. We extended our prog
ress in the forest. of Fere as Tar as
the general line of Beauvardes LIE
Charmed.
vorable conditions in the Ris forest
and north of Dormans.
Southwest of Rheims the enemy
continued his violent attacks against
our positions between Vrigny and ST.
Euphraiso and succeeded in gaining
a foothold on hill 24O. oJr troops
soon reconQuered this nelgnt, taxing
about 100 prisoners"
aviation: On July "a Franco
British airmen brought down nine
German machines and set IRE to
three captive balloons. Our bombing
machines carried out numerous ex-
petitions behind the battle zone. Tne
station and depots at Amifontafne,
the stations and railroads at Bazo-
ches. Courlandon, Fismes and Cugni-
court were copiously bombed. A total
of thirty tons of projectiles was used
with good results. Fires and heavy
explosions were observed at Cour-
landon and F'ismes.
tillery activity was quite marked on
the Dorain front and the region OF
Kopa: it was less intense on the resi-
of the front. Allied aviators bombed
enemy, establishments In the region
of Mourgas. north OF Mohaseir' ano
at Demir- -Hissar.
BRITISH.
LONDON, July 26.-The oicial
statement reads:
yesterday evening the enemy at
tackled our new positions In the He-
buterne sector under cover OF a heavy
barrage. His troops were driven on
with severe loss leaving thirty pris-
oners In our hands.
early this morning strong local
attack was launched by the enemy
against the line recently gained by
us at Meteren- This attack was also
repulsed after sharp, fighting.
During the night party OF our
troops rushed q hostile machine gun
in the Merris sector. Hostile artillery
has been active in the .Somme valley
and in the neighborhood OF Hoya@les.
LONDON July 25.-Field Marshal
Haig's report this evening from Brit
ish headquarters in France. says
"Early this morning the enemy at.
tackled four of our posts south o1
Meteren, after heavy artillery ant
trench mortar preparation. he was
repulsed, suffering many casualties
We captured few prisoners.
London troops today carried out Z
successful daylight raid southwest
of Alberta and brought back seven.
teen prisoners and four machine
guns. A few, prisoners were also Sc
cured on other parts Of the front
l The official Communication dealing
with aviation issued tonight, follows
"On the Gath Instant there was still
la very strong west wind blQW3ng ana
the weather mainly oyerce3 1qssSx<
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