Evening star., 1918-07-22
COUNTER ATTACKS BY HUNS,
INTENDED TO HALT PURSUIT,
WlTHER UNDER ALLIES FIRE
CLOSING IN OF NUTCRACKER !
PUTS RE7REATING GERMANS
IN PERIL OF BIG DISASTER

' the Assoiate Press
Rear guard being fought the Germans north
of Chateau Te These probably organized for the p
delaying the relentless the fleeing enemy by the
French Sunday passed through
Chateau Iherry advanced northeast OF OF
German conquest in eastern France.
The reaction of the Germans said to have marked be-
tween Grisoles and BezuS Gerane villages
and north of Chateau Thry distances of approximately
and four miles. respectively The distance between
Grsoes and BezuSt Gemaine about four miles Along this
the German were broken and the allied line was main
tanned throughout
North of the Ourcq reaction of the
limited to artillery fire. This also the case between the
Marne and Rheims notably the region Of the Rheims
mountain and in the Courton and Ro woods
WHERE HUNS ARE BEING PRESSED.
Since the Germans ousted from Chateau Thiery
under conditions which suggest that the withdrawal pecip
the interesting developments battle south of
Soissons where the Americans have advanced
distance of mile and the Ourcq valley where the
allies steadily pounding their toward NanteuNore
Dame and southwest of Rheims where there be in
dcation that the allies have initiated drive for the
of outAankg the Germans between Maaux and Chao
II this last movement develops the allies nucracker will
be full motion Between the allied Of Sos
to the Of Boui southwest of Rheims there sap
OF about twenty miles This h0zsser much
smaller the allies positions
likely to have been advanced materially they
Tau Saturday French Italian and
British southwest
portance the position of the Germans farther
even more critical than it known to be at present
ENvELoPING OPERATIONS BY ALLIES
There appear possibly three enyelop
Scissors The first of these evidenced by breaking through
of the allies northwest of Chateau Therry Sunday morning
had immediate results forcing the Germans the
extreme tip of the salient The second enveopng
proceeding the Oucq valley was yery
OuchyeChateau. The third the allies
south of Scissors.
Thus Foch has projected to catch the
Germans retreang from the Marne If another thrust
from the Rheims salient the situation become much
peous for the There of the fight
ing the Asne Oucq appears however that
the advance of the allies south below So
simply the carrying of the French strategic plan Of
keeping the Ane the French left flank The actual
tion of scissors would be matter of slight
parson to the decentralization of German armies
the southwark which to have Foch
mind possibility when the smash the flank was
begun by Gen. Mangin on Thursday morning.
GERMANS LOSE CONTROL OF RAILROADS.
If the allied "nutcrackr' continues the
that has for the last three Germans will
be fortunate they excate all their the Marn.
salient Their railroad communications virtually all under
allied control under heavy FIRE The defeated
Germans must retreat roads by Fee-en
Tardeno the eastward Of that place. the task of
bringing them safely of the sack in which they have been
caught is heavy
Continued allied it might appear, would compel
German at least far the Veae Germans
able maintain this line Gen Foch have succeeded
direct line from Mondidier to the heights of the Meuse
British the northern the Picardv sector
have gained further ground Hebuterne while east Of
characterized the activities of the British night