Evening journal., 1918-07-29
BY LOWELL MELLETT,

United Press STAFF Correspondent.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES IN THE
FIELD, July 29.-,i2,45 q. m.l-Freneh
and American troops have driven the
Germans entirely out OF the important
concentration center Of FeFe En- Tar
denOis and have pushed a short dis
tance TO the northeast crossing the
0ureq.
The Frsneo-Amerleahs also have
taken Roncheres tive and half miles
southeast Of Fere IN Tsrdenoisl and
Villers-Agron) nine miles east ana
south OF Fere-En-Tardenois
Hard fighting by the infantry, cavalry
and tanks. following the terrific artll-
uery bombardment has given the Allies
complete possession OF the lower halt
OF the wide. deep salient between soils
sons and Rheims.
Fere-En Tsrdenols was captured only
after a desperate struggle lasting many
hours
The French and the Americans co
operating with them found many ma
chine guns, cleverly concealed In houses
and cellars. These nests were wiped
out IN bitter hand-to-hsnd struggles,
in which no quarter was asked and
none given.
The Germans had destroyed all the
bridges across the Oureq, but the
pollus and doughboys forded the shall
low stream at several points In the face
81 storm Of bullets.
The Allies also advanced their lines
10 the left and right of Fere-En Tar
denois, taking the villages OF honcheres
and Villers-Agron.
The French and Americans are pro
ceeding cautiously and are determined
10 waste no men in The machine gun
filled Bois-De-Steuniere, northeast OF
Fere-En-T -Tardenois. But cavalry felt
out the German positions there late yes
terday. The Boches are expected TO put
up a strong resistance in that wood, as
they are already doing in Vllle-En-
Tardenois, but the Franco-Americsns
may adopt the plan so successfully en-
ployed in the past OF encircllng the
wood and cleaning out the nests after
ward.
The advancing Allies are finding their
path strewn wOth remarkable number
Of enemy dead.
/ sat on a hill yesterday afternoon
and looked across the land which the
Kaiser was permitted TO enter but not
70 remain In. Around the edge or
similar hill, three miles away, saw
through my glasses the miniature or
Fere-En- -Tardenois. the priced highway
and railway center where the French
and Americans are engaged in oustlng
the Germans. From somewhere be-
yond the Boches were pitching their
big shells In a near bsrrage this side OF
Fere-En-Tardenois, oulchy-Le-Chateau
and OulchyLe-Yllle. The air was nh
ed with the rumbling Of the cannon ana
the chatter OF machine guns with which
the Germans are being drummed out
OF the pocket.
From all parts OF the rolling expanse
flsshes-ss OF hand mirror In the sun
told where the 75s busiiy slammed
away. High above the horizon shrap-
mel burst increasingly, forming an et-
fectual barrier against Hun airplanes.
In this manner the French "ouster
nroceedlngs" were being carried out,
economizing on lives and tesching the
Americans TO do the same. The same
nurpose Is partly responsible for the
snlendId use OF small tanks during the
past several days. Their value has
been proved since the 18th In nearly
every section. They have destroyed %
machine gun nests. allowing the In
fantry TO come up and take the guns
without loss. All tanks have made at
least two expeditions daily, somc as
many as Ave and some being In action
continually for 20 hours.
| asked a wounded doughboy how
they cleaned up the nests. lie explain
ed:
when we rushed 'em wei yell over