Arizona republican., 1918-08-02
Allied Forces Achieve Not
 able Gains of Ground, Pushing Back Troops of Crown Prince from Salient
(By The Associated Press)

After a short period of relative calm on the Soissons- Reims salient, the cen tral and western sections of the battle front again have been the scenes of mighty struggles.
 On both sectors the allied forces have achieved notable gains of ground which seemingly place the German ar mics in precarious positions.
 From the region of Soissons to the northwest of Fere -en-T -Tardenois and southeast of the last named town over the upper portion of the left branch of the "N' salient running ten miles east S2rd from Nesles to Ville- -Tardc- nois and with St. Gemme as it's south ern base American. French and Brit ish troops have pushed back the armies of the German crown prince.
 Line Straightens Out
 Northwest of Fere the entire elbow of the line where it turned eastward along the northern bank of the Ourcq has been plotted out, making the line a straight one from the forest to Pomigny and giving the allies much better ground over which to work in further outflanking Soissons on the southeast and for pressing on toward Fishes in conjunction with troops now holding strategic points north and northeast of Fere
 In the fighting the allied troops drove out the Germans who had been tenaciously holding positions between Plessier Huleu and the river and took the high ground north of Grand Roi- zoy. pressed on past the village of Beugneux and arrived before the vil- lages of Cramoiselle and Cramaille. The general advance was about two miles, and six hundred Germans were made prisoner.
 Allies Guns Rake Germans
 The most important gain, however. was on the upper western point of ths "V'' southeast of Fere. Here the vil lage of Cierges and the Meuniere wood were taken, a maneuver which places the Germans at the bottom of the "N'' at St. Gemme i'' a seemingly precari- ous plight, for from the wood and the village the allied guns will be able to rake the Germans, if they should en- deavor to make their way northward, their only avenue of escape, by an enfilading fire. Through the capture of the Meuniere wood the width of the "V from the fringes of the forest to Rontigny on the east. has been cut down relatively to four miles. As has been the case during the last week. the Germans contested stub bornly the advance of the allied troops. but to no avail. Since the battle of the Marne began July 15 the allied troops have taken more than S4,000 German prisoners.
 Americans in Thick of Battle
 Just what part the American troops played in Thursdays battle has not yet been unfolded. but they doubtless were in the center of the battle front and in the thick of the fray. Between Seringes and Cierges, respectively northeast and southeast of Fere, they are known to have made goodly gains over a four mile front and to have pushed further beyond Sergy and reached within a mile and half of the village of Chamery.
 On the British front in France an6 Flanders the bad weather had ceased and the sun is fast drying the muddy ground. The Germans are bombardinf heavily various positions held by Field Marshal Haig's men, who in turr are answering the fire of the enemy. guns and keeping up with such success: their annoying raids into the German lines.
 According to the claims of Vienna the Austrian troops in Albania hay, compelled the Italians to give up considerable portion of the groun, they won in recent fighting. It is as serted by the Austrian war office tha the Italians are being pursued by tn Austrians.