Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-20
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cording t0 adyices reaching here late .
today Southeast of Rheims they
have made additional progress in the
vicinity OF Prunay
Take Bots de Missy
London. July % South of the
Marine river the French have captured
Bots de Missy and have reached Port
Binson. The river is flooded and
the situation is very satisfactory
Battle Forward
Paris July 70 French and Ameri
can troops standing on the line of the
great counter offensive between the
Aisne and Marine rivers hattled their
way forward during the night making
important gains of territory, the war
office announced today.
The stragetically important town Of
Neuilly 81. Front was recaptured by
the French and Americans
The allies have reached and passed
Vierzy. six and quarter miles
southwest Of scissors, after hard
fighting the Franco Americans fought
their way to a small patch of wooded
ground known as the Malloy wood
Licv- ClignOn. ON the southern end
Of the fighting zone was recaptured
also.
South Of the NJ arne river the aliies
troops advanced between fOssoy and
Oeuily throwing back the Germans
and advancing toward the river. Dur
ing Friday evening the E'rancO-Ameri'
can forces continued to fight their
way forward over the ground on which
the big counter offensive Was launch
I'd Thursday. south of the Marine the
French threw back the German forces
between F0ssoy and OeHilIy and
gained ground advancing northwarc
toward the sea
Is Crucial Day.
With the American Army on tbs
Aisne Marine Front, July 20.-Des
perate attack and counterattack con
tinued throughout the night on th'
; line of the Franco-Americsn counter
offensive
This the third day Of the attack
is considered the crucial one.
The France American advance ha
d.. put the long range German guns en-
F.. placed along the Zero ep Tardennoi
railway under the fire of the allies
six inch howitzers.
{ Aerial observers report that tn
= Eermans are moving hack their man
moth pieces
r Fighting is Desperate
+ Paris July - 49, Desperate fghtin
!. has been raging along the mortimer
and southern ends of the Aisne' Ma n
) battlefront for possession Of STRAIT
n gic" high ground dominating the al
n proachos to Scissors and Chatea
Thierry
a French and american troops. afte
a sanguinary struggle. fought the
g way into plateau positions north I
n Bonne, overcoming strong resistant
by German reserves.
The third DAY of the great Frent
and American COMPREHENSIVE on Il
western flank of the German saliel
found The allies still biting deeper /
to the German front and the cantu,
Of men guns and booty steadily /
~ creases
Ii is estimated that the America
70 and French have now taken betwe,
" lfooa and goteN prisoners, while Il
u number Of captured guns is approac
IL ing four hundred.
u The German defenscs Of Soissn,
Is are being pounded by French Ame
III can batteries on both sides Of II
Aisne river It is believed that Il
u city cannot hold out much longer
n General Foch continues his stpar
pressure in that sector of the fghtil
l. zone
a 6 U. S. Divisions at SCISSORS.
e Washington July 30 Six Anne
d. can divisions or about POO ZOO men. {
in operating with the French. are pa
tlcipating in the fighting before So
u, sons, Gen. March chief of staff.
a. il he known in his weekly stateme
~ given out today
n. These are the first second. thi
~ and fourth divisions of the reeul
IN army and the 26th and 2Sth of t
N. National Guard The offensive "
continue he asserted, as long as ii
no possible to drive the Germans bat
pt Gen March also confirmed pre-
.rt reports telling of the capture of So
enteen thousand German prisont
aud three hundred and sixty Gun
Gen March stated that the rig
flank in the Champagne district n,
Is being held by the i3rd divsi
with a single regiment of negro
r from the 93rd division now being for
~ ed.
Flanders Sector Active.
rs London, July 20 the result
rs successful operations in the weste
IN sector of the FLANDERS front the 81
ed ish have advanced heir lines over
ne width OF four thousand yards, the "
81 Office announced today 436 Germ
prisoners were taken
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