Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-02
ALLIED SOLDIERS
SCORE ADVANCES
IN TWO SECTORS
British, French and Ameri-
can Troops Force Crown
Prince to Yield Ground.
ELBOW NORTHWEST OF FERE
COMPLETELY STRENGTHENED
General Foch's Forces Move
Forward About Two
Miles.
CAPTURE VILLAGE OF CIERGEs
Thirty-Four Thousand German Pris-
oners Taken Since Battle
Began July Is.
ELBOW NORTHWEST OF FERE
COMPLETELY STRENGTHENED
CAPTURE VILLAGE OF cIERGEs
TRv Associated Press. l

Bv Associated Press1
After short period of relative calm
on the Soissons Rheims salient the CEN
trail and western sections OF the bat
lie front again have been the scenes
OF mighty struggles
On both sectors the allied forces t1aye
achieved notable gains of ground,
which observed on the war maps. seem
ingly place the German armies in front
OF them in precarious positions.
In battles extending from the region
imm ediately south of scissors to the
northwest of -Tardenois : and
southeast of the last-named town over
the upper portion of the left branch OF
the ''V'' salient running ten miles east
ward from NeSies to Vile en- -Tardenois
and with ST. Gcmme as it's southern
base. American, French and British
troops have pushed back the armies Of
the German CrownePrinces- - -. t>..;.. q,
ALLIED TRoorg' VOW IN ''--7>7- - -,
MORE aF.AfORrfBLE POSITION
Of the line where it turned eastward
along the northern bank Of the Ourcq
has been blotted out. making the line
and giving the allies much better
ground over which to work in further
outaanking scissors on the southeast
and for pressing on toward Fismcs in
conjunction With the troops. particu-
larly the Americans, now holding stra-
teGic points north and northeast of
Fere.
In this fighting the allied troops
tenaciously holding positions between
Plessier Huleu and the river and took
the high ground north of Grand Rozoy.
pressed on past the village of Beug-
neuN and arrived before the villages of
Cramoiselle and Cramaille. The gen.
eral advance was about two miles. and
500 Germans were made prisoner.
CIERGES VILLAGE AND
MEUNIERE WOOD TAKEN
The most important gain. however.
vas on the upper western point OF the
"V' southeast of Fere. Here the VIII
laSe of Cierses and the Meunierc wood
were taken. a maneuver which places
the Germans at the bottom of the w,
al 81. Gemme in seemingly preca-
rious plight. for from the wood and
the village the allied guns will be ahle
10 rake the Germans. IL they should
endeavor TO make their way northward
'heir only a"cnuc of escape. ay an en-
hladinE fire. Through the capture Of
the Me"n.ere wood. the width of tbs
w. from the fringes of tho forest OF
homisny on the cast has been cut
do"'" relatively to four miles
AS has been the case during the last
week tho Germans contested stubborn
uH - ~
but to no avail. Since the battle OF
the Marne began. July Is. the allied
troops have taken more than $4,000
Germans prisoner
AMERICANS SUPPOSED TO
HAVE BEEN IN THICK OF 1T
Just what part the American troops
played in Thursdays battle has not
yet been urfoded, but they douht,eys
were in the center of the baltic frone
and in the thick of the fray Hctw.en
SerinEes and Ciergesa rc.nectivnlv
northeast and southeast ot Forc ther
are known 10 have made goodly g:na
over fonr-mile front and TO h1rr
pushed further be"ond ccrgy anI
reached within a mile and a half ~
the village of Chamery
on the British front IN France anl
''' 'H'' - tuc Eti'i weather. mas ceaSc'
and the sin is fast dryine, the muddy
ground. The Germans are bombarding
heavily various positions held by Field
Marshal Haig's men, who in turn ar,
answering :he fire of the enemy slrs
and Keeping up with much succesa
their annoying raids into tn. German
lines.
According to the claims OF v,onn,
the Austrian troops in Albania have
compelled the Italians to give up a
considerable portion of the ground they
won in recent fighting. 1t is assorted
by the Austrian War Office that ,he
Italians are being pursued by the Aus
trians.
AMERICANS ADVANCE IN
CENTER OF SALIENT
TBy Associated presa.l