Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-24
Fifteen Hundred Prisoners
Are Taken Between
Soissons and Amiens.
GERMANS ARE PUSHED BACK
ON BOTH SIDES OF OURC0
Allied Troops Reach Important
Railroad Between ,Armen- 'se
there's and Coincy.
GERMANS FIGHT sTuBBoRNLY
Delivery OF Counterattacks Continues
With Great Violence, Many ~
Gas Shells Being Thrown.

Undated War Lead by Associated press1'
me entente allied troops on tho
Soissons- Rheims salient continue to
gain ground, both on the western side
or the battle front and on the south :
along the Marine and toward Rhei,ns
Notwithstanding the increasing rests.
lance OF the Germans and the bad a
weather that is prevailing on the "a
southern part of the line
"hlie the latest gains recorded are q
not rs great on the whole as those i
or previous days. they, nevertheI.ss VI
have added positions OF strategic yal,a
to the allied line for the further prose-
cutlon OF the efforts to clear the terri
tory OF the enemy. In the lighting
more prisoners. guns and war stores
nave fallen into the hands of the
american, French and British troops
AS diversion, the French. to tho
northwest. midway between Soissons i
and Amiens, have delivered a blow
against the German line which has been
productive Of excellent results Strik-
ing on front of about, four miles.
General Foch's troops penetrated tho
enemy lines for u distance Of fsabuut
two miles and gained the heights DOM
mating the valley OF the Avre River
and the plains beyond. Fifteen hum
dred Germans were captured by the
french. The official communicationsis-
sued by the French war Office refers
TO this lighting as 4 local operation.
south of scissors the drive of the
Franco American forces toward Fere-
en-Tardenois has pushed further back
the Germans on both sides OF the Ourcu !
River. South of the river, notwith- (.
standing fierce resistance the allied
forces reached he .Ii
tween Armentieres and Coincy, running
southwark TO Chateau-Thierry, and
pressed on beyond il. This advance
brings the French and American n troops
relatively to within seven miles OF
Fere-en -Tardenois and also gives them 1
dominating position .or big piay
over the eastern section of the railway
line running from Armentieres to Fere.
en-Tardenois.
TOWN or JAULGoNNE
IS AGAIN CAPTURED
On the northern bank of the Marne
10 the east of Chateau-Thierryt The
town OF Jaulgonnc, from which the
Americans retreated during the Ger
man offensive. has been recapturcd d and
left in the rear by the advancing
troops East Of Jaulgonne, the French
likewise have advanced their lineson
the north h::nk of The Marine and clunS
TO their newly-won positions. notWifh
standing the violence of the German
countermores and the statement OF
the German War Office that they were
driven out
Likewise southwest OF Rheims.
where the British are tgh ng with
the French. strong enemy positions
have been captured and the allied line
advanced nearly
forced German front here stubbofnly
contested the advance. but the British
ana French gained the advantage and
IN addition 10 intlicting heavy casual
tles took prisoners and five guns The
BRITISH alone captured 500 GermanssS%
Ihe counterattacks of the Germans
continue to be delivered with great ylo-
fence and with heavy gun and machines
gun fire behind them. Where they are
forced TO give ground the Germans are
leaving numerous machine-sun nests
In the open to haruss their enemies and
aid IN making secure the retircmcn nts S8'
ENEMY SENDING OVER
RAIN oF GAS SHELLS
Inc iermans. apparently. are fearful
that the constant nibblinE at their lines
east OF Amiens by the British fore
shadows an carly att.ck and they arA +
sending rain of gas shells over tha
Niilers- -BretonneuN sector as a preG
caution. The British, on various seq
tors OF the front in France and Flan-
ders. continue daily to make slight
gains against the enemy and take priss
oners and machine guns ls4
In Albania. both the French and
Italian troops are keeping up their
pressure against the Austrians. In tho
latest reports from Rome and Paris,
considerable gains are credited to the
allied troops and also the capture Of
important positions and prisoners ana
guns. te4S
AMERICAN FORCES TAKE
DOMINATING POINT
On the western lank of the German
salient the allies have taken Oulchy-ie-
Chateau. mile north OF the Ourcq and
just west of Nanteuil-Notre Dams. y
dominating point In the German limo OF
communications. The Americans have
also captured the town OF Buzancy.
seven miles south of scissors. which