The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-25
(By The Associated Press)

ance, the allied troops maintain theii
progress on the Rheims Scissors
battle field.
Gen. Foch's offensive enters up.
on its second week today with the
Germans still being forced back be
fore the smashing blows of French
British and American armies. Ex
treme severity marks the fighting
on a greater portion of the front
Goodly gains are being made by the
French and Americans between the
Ourcq and the Marne and by the
British southwest OF Rheims.
Steadily as allied pressure has
forced the Germans back within
the pocket formed by the battle
lines, the Germans defensive efforts
have increased in ferocity, due to
the continuous throwing in of re-
serve divisions. The allied offensive,
therefore, in one week, not only has
brought the fifth German offensive
to a hasty halt, but has turned it
into disastrous repulse, and also
forced the enemy to bring in reserve
troops from other fronts. Military
observers in Paris believe that the
German command is preparing for
new blow against the allies in or
der to counter balance the situation
on the Rheims Scissors front.
Closing in on Fere.
From the west along the Ourcq
and from the south the French and
Americans are closing in on Fere-
cn-Tardenois, the German base of
supplies on the lower side of the
pocket. The town has been under
violent shell fire for several days
and the enemy has made vicious
counter-attack which, though part
ly successful temporarily, finally
were turned into advances for the
hard hitting French and Americans.
Not only has Epied been retaken,
but the Americans have advanced
beyond Courpoil, five miles south
of Fere.
Between Courpoil and the Marine
the French and Americans are fight
ing their way forward through the
forests of Rere and Ris.
Bridgeheads along the Marne
have been extended further. While
the advance on the western side OF
the salient has been more spectac-
ular, the steady allied pressure on
the eastern side continues undated.
and is making progress. British
troops around the important point
of Nrigny, three miles south OF the
Vesle, and the RheimsS SoissonS
railroad, slowly are pressing the.
enemy back.
Reducing German Bulge.
This advance not only threatens
the German lines west of Rheims,
but places the enemy forces be-
tween the Vrigny and the Marine in
a bad position The terrain there is
hilly and wooded and there still is
quite bulge in the German line.
The bulge on the western end OF the
line was wiped out when the Ger
mans retired from Chateau Thierry.
From all sides the allied army is
battling the Germans position un-
ceasingly. Bombs by the hundreds
are being dropped with good effect
on dumps and depots. American avi-
ators are reported to have brought
down five German machines yester-
day in aerial combats north of the
Marne.
The German crown prince has not
vet been forced 70 general re-
treat, but not a day Of the allied Of
fensive has gone by without addi-
tional gains being made by the al
lied troops. Virtually all but one OF
his lines OF communication have
been lost and his position is becom-
ing increasingly uncomfortable as
his fresh troops in repeated efforts
fail to check the steady sweep Tor
ward of the allies.
Berlin Belittles Allied Advance
Berlin continues to report that all
allied thrusts are being defeated, us
ing the adverb completely in tell
ing Of Tuesdays fighting. Similarly
the German war office describes the
French advance toward the Avre.
northwest OF Montdidier, in which
the enemy lost 1880 prisoners, four
cannon and three hundred machine
guns. as OF no effect.
The lull on the other fighting sec
tors in France and Italy still is un-
broken. In Albania the French have
completed their present movement
Dy the capture of important heights
md the occupation OF two addition
Il villages.