Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-29
Today's War
Summary
.(By the Associated Press.)

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Allies are driving the enemy still fur
ther north.
Important gains are being made by
the French and Americans on the
south and the French and British on
the east. The German, retirement
which is covered by heavy rear guard
actions has been well conducted.
Pressure on the western and eastern
sides south Of scissors and southwest
withstood and the mouth of the
pocket is stilllarge enough to enable
the greater part of the enemy force
to reach the Vesle.
observation-disclosures, the great Ger
nfan base northeast of Chateau Thier-
ry, has fallen and Ville-en-Tardenois,
east, of Fere, Is within the grasp Of the
advancing Allies. Almost all Of the
Dormans- Rheims road again is in AL
lied hands and the Germans appar-
emily are preparing to fall back to the
Vesle, if not to the Aisne.
No great captures Of prisoners have
been reported. The Germans are
using artillery and machine guns to
stay the Allies. AS the French and
Americans, who have advanced most
rapidly, press ;northwaIa the German
resistance has become sitter. The
enemy also is making great use Of his
artillery on the heights north Of Sois-
sons and Rheims and Is subjecting the
sides of the pocket to an enfilading
bombardmept Of great violence.
From west to east the Allied. line
now runs fropn Oulchy IA Chateau
to Fere, thence through Sergy and
Goussancourt TO south Of Vile to
Bligny North Of Oulchy and north
OF BliEny the Germans have nafn-
tanned their positions strongly despite
the steady hammering of the ALLIES.
|Sergy, held by the Americans repre-
sents an advance Of. 1s miles from
Chateau Thierry in ten days. The
forward movement Sunday was as
great as five miles at some points,
but averaged slightly more, than two
miles along the front from Oulchy
to Bligny.
While the enemy loss in men may
not be great, the Allies probably will
capture many guns and machine
guns in addition to supplies and mu-.
nitions which the Germans have been
unable to destroy or. move away.
Allied losses have been kept at a
minimum by the most extensive use
of tanks. Cavalry again has taken
q hand in the pursuit and low flying
Patrplanes have been harassing the re-
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Berlin speaks of new positions" {"
The German command may elect to
make a stand on strongly prepared
positions south of the Vesle. Obsert-
ers think the Vesle will mark the re-
tirement northward but the river Is
shallow and runs northwest The
Aisne, however, runs east and west
between, SCISSORS and Rheims and
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Danes behind it would offer just as
strong a defensive position as it did
Immediately after the first battle Of
the Marne.
In it's official statement, Berlin
makes no admission Of Allied advances
either Saturday or Sunday. Reporting
on Sundays operations it says that
the day was quiet except for fighting
on the Ourcq."
There has BEEN heavy local fighting
| in the heights region between Rheims
and Souain south Of the Marne bait
itlefleld, but General Gouraud has
German attacks. Prisoners captured
here by the French are reported to
total 1900. ~
other sectors Of the western bat
tlefront remain quiet and neither side
gives indications Of any movement in
tended to affect the situation north
o1 the Marne. Raids have taken place
on the British front. the British being
the aggressors.
OMcial denial is made from Ger
man main headquarters that Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg either is
dead, or in poor health. His health is
reported to be excellent. VI I.
Premier Lloyd Georges threat that
munition strikers not at work on