The Arvada enterprise., 1918-08-08
AMERICANS AND PolllUs POUR
ACROSS vEsLE AND AlshE As
eocHEs HASTEN FLIGHT.
M4Ny TOWNS ABLAzE
CHARMED PATH LEFT BY DEG
PERATE HUNS AS ALLIES 6x-
TEND LINE FROM RHEIMS.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.


Washington, Aug. 5.-Allied .roops
in the Aisne-Marne salient reaped the
full fruits OF victory" on Saturday
when the enemy, who met his sec
ond great defeat on the Marine, was
driven in confusion beyond the line
of the Vesle," Gen. Pershing reported
in his CommuniQue.
The German retreat continues un-
abated, with the allies everywhere IN
hot pursuit Apparently, the situation
now has resolved itself into race Tor
the northern bank of the Aisne river
by the Germans, who have been evict-
ed from strategic positions along the
Vesle river, in the center of the line
and directly east OF Rheims, which
seemingly renders necessary that they
put the Aisne between themselves
and their purSuers to escape further
large losses of men made prisoner.
Just how large this bag Of captives
is at present cannot be -eckoned, but
unofficial advices from Paris assert
that when the figures are made public
they will thrill the allied world. Gen.
Pershing in his communication says
the Americans alone have taken 8.4OO
prisoners, and, in addition, 1873 guns.
American losses are reported compar-
atively small.
After hard fighting the Americans,
aided by the French. have succeeded
in taking Fismes, once Germany's
great ammunition and supply depot.
midway on the railway between Sois-
sons and Rheims, while to the east at
number Of places along the Vesle
river the French have crossed the
stream. driving the enemy northeast
ward.
East Of Scissors allied troops have
negotiated the passage Of the Aisne
and are in position to harass the en-
emy as he endeavors to straighten out
his line in conformity with that run
ming northwestward.
SO fast has been the retreat in the
center that already some elements of
their forces have succeeded In reach
ing the northern bank Of the Aisne
and getting numbers Of their big guns
across with them. All through the
the salient towns are still ablaze be-
hind the retreating Germans, and
even cornfields have been set afire In
order to prevent the allied troops
from garnering the ripened crop.
With the vesle at freshet and the
Germans unable to ford 1t, they stood
with their backs to 1t and gave battle
for their lives. Most Of them we're
killed and the remainder made pris.
oner. One Of the most important ma.
neuvers north Of the Vesle was the
penetration by the French to the vii.
laEe Of La Neuvillette. which releases
the German hold on the northern out.
skirts Of Rheims. and seemingly de-
lvers the cathedral city from the Ger.
man menace.
With the Germans now thoroughly
vanquished thus far on the Soissons.
Rheims salient. eyes are being turned
to the regions In the northwest on
both sides Of Amiens. Here the French
and British are keeping up their hard
pressure against the armies Of Crown
Prince Rupprecht Of Bavaria and have
forced them on two highly important
sectors TO retreat. Southeast OF
Amiens. on the old Montdidisr sector,
the Germans have fallen back across
the Avre river over a wide front.
while northeast Of Amiens, In the re.
Sion OF Albert, similar retrograde
movement has been made scross the
Ancre. The German official communi.
cation In admitting the withdrawal
near Albert declares the maneuyer
was carried out without intsrferencs
BY the British.
There again has been considerable
activity on the Italian mountain front
where at several points the Italians
have attacked and defeated the Aus
triana.
with the French Army In France.
Aug. 3.-Solssons has been rstaksn
and the valley Of the CrIse has b.en
crossed.
The allied line last evening runs
from hommisres to Scissors, thence
70 belleu, the valley Of the Criss.
Cnacrise and Arcy.St. Restitue,
through the center OF the forest OF
Nssies to the village Of the same name
and through the center Of the forest
OF Rheims to lAsery. L'Hery and Ira.
merry North Of the last. named three
places French cavalry has advanced
aho'ner a mile 10 Bois lie Moine and
Trcslon.