Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-22
GERMANS IN ROUT;;
CHATEAU THIERRY
TAKEN BY ALLIES
AMERICANS OCCUPY IMPORTANT
cry AFTER DRIVING FOE
HoRpEs BEFORE TF4Esi-5oCHe
LOSSES ENORMOUS.
With the American Army On tbs

With the American Army On tbs
Marne. July 22-The French and
Americans have erossei The Ma -.
brokens through the German mont
northwest Of Chateau Thier " and
have occupied That CITY.
The German army on tfIs front ap-
ppremls is fleeing IN complete roua
AT last accounts great hOrdes OF Ger
mans were connnuins north. on
eanized resistance has been met "llh
so far only al a few places.
Chateau Thierry. which the Ger
mans have held ever siace the} reach
ed the Marine in Their great drive iast
Nav. and which mas been The south
ern pivot OF their flank facing Paris
was evacuated by them this mo nins
The French and Americans alter
occupying the town. pushed forward
taking the town OF Brasies, nile
cas-, OF Chateau Thierry. They also
have occupied the heights north OF
Brasles, giving them d good bridge
head on the north bank OF me Marine
The Germans did not set tire ia
Chateau Thierry before leaving, fear
ine the flames would light Up their re
treat ana draw or artillery fire
Two hundred civilians greeted the
French and Americans a. the latter
entered he town These civilians had
Been herded in atnedral so IneS
could not witness he German eyacna
ton
Driyin. rapidly ahead toward ths
northeast. our men and their rrenet
allies have advanced three ana one
quarter miles al various points nortf
OF the river, have increased their pris
oner tool to more than 25.oo9 ans
nave captured more German batter
les.
Among the prisoners were three
German officers, who said they Wert
tired Of the war,
American gunners captured twt
German IT'S.
The German retreat across IN
Marine began Friday under cover Q
a great smoke screen. Two badly eut
up regiments were LETT south OF III
Marine In the German retreat.
Allied aviators bombed the bridge
across the river and their escape wa
impossible.
A German retreat to the Asne lin
~ not regarded as improbable.
The district south OF the Marine an
cas-: OF Chateau Thierry is now g
tirely cleared of the enemy.
West of Rheims where the BIRTHS
were engaged yesterday, the presel
line leaves the enemy Il strip of abol
four miles deep at the greatest dept
on a front of about thirteen miles
the Marine valley.
That is all he has to show for Il
hig offensive of July 10.
The Germans continue TO fling +
Inducements into the battle and al
bringing up more guns OF ali calibeI
i'll their desperate efforts to stem Il
Franco American advance.
We have already counted elemen
OF eight divisions opposite us.
Our artillery is Smelling the Aisr
bridges at scissors.
ALI Saturday night the allies haI
mered al the widening wedge hetW Ct
1he Germans and Paris as the &c
mans withdrew north Of the Marn
Americans continuing to take pr
oners and guns a
Allied reiniorcements are pourll
In to overcome any determined I
sistance the Germans may attempt.
The heavy artillery Of the ALI
continues today the clearing of d
tI1Cts north Of the Marine.
An attack from Chateau Thierry
Rheims began on saturday Amerie;
forces captured Hill 1873, north
Vaux and advanced more than t.
klometers. At last accounts th
We're more han holding their oy
against German resis auce.