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Americans and French
Drive Through at
Chateau-Thierry.
CAPTURE MANY PRISONERS
Entire Southern Bank of Marne
Cleared of Enemy, British and
Italian Troops Now Assisting IN
Haras.ing Invaders South
west of Rheims-No Rest
Given Retreating Germans

Victories for the allied arms in
France continue to multiply. over
the entire 60 mile front running
from scissors to Rheims, the allied
troops are fighting with determi-
nation that brooks no denial OF their
efforts, And the Germans steadily
are giving ground, though stubborn
resistance is being offered on some
sectors.
Further goodly sized indentatlons
have been made in the German line
between SCISSORS and Chateau-Thier-
nv by the American and French
troops and almost all the gains made
by the Germans in their recent
drive south of the Marne and in the
vicinity of Rheims have been blot
ted out under the counterattacks OF
the Americans, French, British and
Italians.
Chateau-Thierry, which represents
the point in the battle line where
the Germans had driven their wedge
nearest to Paris, has been recap
tured by the French troops and al
most simultaneously the village OF
Rrasles, two miles eastward, and
the heights to the north of the vii
lage fell into their hands.
Acting in harmony with the move
ment on Chateau-Thierry, American
and French troops northwest OF the
city struck the Germans another
hard blow, broke through the Ger
man lines and drove through at
some points more than three miles.
Larpe numbers of prisoners were
taken and the machine guns Of the
allied troops, literally moved down
the Germans who endeavored to stay
their progress.
To the north alone in the Ourcq
valley the French are making good
progress towards the important pune
ton town Of Nanteuff-Notr Dame,
while the operations south and
southeast of Scissors are keeping
time with those along the other parts
Of the front.
The entire southern bank Of the
Marne having been cleared Of enemy
forces, French. British and Italian
troops now are harrassing those
southwest of Rheims and they have
been forced to fall back in the Sour
ton wood, the Andre valley and
near st. Euphraise, Notwithstanding
their desperate resistance. The num-
Der, of British with the allied force
in this region is not known. The
first announcement that they were
in the action was made Saturday
and doubtless they represent por-
;tion of the great forces that every
where are being brought up along
the battle line in an endeavor to
make secure the vicories already
won.
With the capture of Chateau
Thierry and the fast progress Of the
French and Americans eastward, the
plight of the Germans in the south
western sector of the salient be-
comes increasingly hazardous, and
it is not improbable that when stock
is finally taken large numbers OF
prisoners and quantities of guns and
war stores will be found to have
been taken by the allied troops. Avi-
ators continue to lend assistance to
the troops of General Foch, scout
ing the back areas and harrassing
the retreating Germans with their
machine guns.
Notable work has been done by
American Indians for General Perish
ing's men, the aborigines taking a
prominent part in characteristic West