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New-York tribune., 1918-07-27
Ne1U German Army
Sent In TO Block
Allies or, Right

PARIS, July 26.-The Germans have
reinforced their right flank of the
Scissors Rheims pocket, says "La
Liberte," with new army, commanded
by General Won Eben. which has been
placed between the armies of General
Won Hutier and General Won Boehm.
General Ludendorff apparently has
forty divisions of shock troops still in
hand, says Marcel Hutin in the echo
de Paris" They are destined, or at
least part of them, for an operation
calculated to change the present stu
alton to the advantage of the German
Grown Prince, but, adds NJ Hutin, it
is hardly likely that General Foch and
General Petain wil+~fet the initiative be
taken from them now.
Between July Is and yesterday for
ty-eight German divisions were identi-
fed in the Marine pocket, says NJ Hutin,
and completely exhausted divisions are
being replaced by half rested ones.
A majority of the military critics be-
lieve the German Grown Prince will
not reconcile himself with falling back
to the line of the Vesle without giving
further defensive battle on the plateau
of Tardenois, in conjunction with an
offensive battle in the neighboring re-
gions. 1t is believed probable that the
Germans also may strike simultane-
ously in Flanders.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27
Battle in Streets and Caves Marks
CAPTURE OF Villemontoire by Allies

lied artillery when he was concentrat-
ing for his assault on the French lines.
The entire German position within
the Marne salient is such that it may
fall at any instant as the result Of some
sharp forward move by the Allies af
fecting a vital part. 1t is for this rea
son that the German commanders have
ordered their men to hold on at all
costs while defensive position is pre-
pared upon which the German armies
can fall back
Every Road Under Fire
Every line of communication within
the German salient is under lombard
ment night and day, either from the
Allied artillery or the airplanes. 1t is
only with the greatest difficulty and
with heavy sacrifices that the enemy
is able to hold on within this area. All
the while his men are suffering terri
BILE privatons, owing to the uncertainty
of obtaining supplies.
IT consequence of the Allies COM
manding virtually every road and every
path, the fatigued German units cannot
be relieved, even when they are sorely
tried.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27
Trail BIazed by British Tanks
For French Victory at Montdidier

by a French general on behalf of him
self and his men.
As a result Of the past weeks ac-
tivities the whole situation on the
Western front has been transformed
Tho Germans, according 20 dispatches
from the front, have used sixty-iive
divisions on the Champagne front, and
hc whole Of the Crown Princes re-
serves have been exhausted. The only
fresh reserves remaining to the Ger
mans are less than thirty divisions
attached to Crown Prince Rupprechts
armies.
Last week it appeared certain that
Prince Rupprccht would be called
upon to launch an atta3l on tho Brit
ish frons, but the enemy put off this
ettaek, and the psychological moment
for II probably has passed, for the
Germans appear committed to the
grcat battle in progress and cannot
afford 20 stake heavily on a dubious
operation at another part of the front,
according to the view of British eX-
ports
The German situation in the salient
although awkward, is not untcnable
The enemy's difficulties are not great
er than those in which the British
army was placed for many months in
tho Ypres snlfent, before the capture
Of Messines Ridge. The Ipres salient
was five miles wide end five miles
deep and was dominated by the en-
emy. The present German salient ia
now twenty miles wide and twenty
miles deer. and. similarly. is domi-
mated Ivy the Allied artillery
Retreat Countermandcd
Evidence has reached the Allies In
The shape OF captured documents to
show that tho enemy had made up his
mind on the day after the Allied often
size began TO undertake "A retirement
70 y limo along either the Ardrc or
Ncsle, md had actually given orders
for this. but these orders were later
cancelled, presumably owing TO the dif-
tculty OF cNecting an orderly retire
mont IN the pinched salient And It 10
now possible the German command hns
decided 81 retain the present roA..ionn
4s ieas as possible.
M<arwbile. the military writer's
point OUT, Che Allies are using up tbs
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27
FRENCH

PARIS (NIGHT) South Of the
Ourcq there has been reciprocal
artillery activity without infantry
actions
On the northern bank of the Marne
we captured at the close Of the day
yesterday Reuil and the Savarees
Farm. We also pushed back the
enemy to the southern outskirts of
the villages Of Lisieres, Binson-
Orquigny and Vilers- sous Chatillon.
The total number of prisoners
captured on the 25th at Millemon-
toire and the region of Oulchy-le
Chateau was 700
On the Champagne front our
troops, after having broken the
German offensive on the 18th and
10th, have carried out during the
following days a series Of local at
tacks. In spite of the enemys re-
sistance We have made to the east
OF the Suippe an advance of about
1900 metres to the general line of
'e' AlldlIe-Ic-G GTanOe, SOuGln and LIE
Mesnil-les-Hurlus. We have recon
quered entirely Main de Massiges
and reoccupied in this region our
former first line. During these
operations we have taken 1.lOo pri-
soners, 200 machine guns and seven
guns.
AVIATION. - On the 25th our
aviators brought down or forced to
land seven enemy machines. Eirh-
teen mnchincs were brought down by
British eviators working in cohjunc-
ton with US. On our part we
dropped moro than thirty-cight ton.
of bombs during the day and night
OIL stations, railway COMMUNICATIONS
sheds, munitions depots and military
parks In the rear of the zone Of
battle. Fires and explosions were
observed
British bombarding nviators also
have carried out several expeditions
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27
lBn Thc Associated Presal

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, July % British tanks
blazed the trail for, and cooperated
with, the French infantry in its re
cent gaining assault north of
Montdidier. The victory was I'M
portant for. by hurting the enemy
lines west Of the Avre River from the
high ground btwecn Morisel and
Montdidier into the valley on front
Of moro than two miles. thereby com
pelling Withdrawal from other posi-
tions, the French somewhat relieved
The pressure on Amiens and the sur
rounding territory In addition, they
captured some high ground, which
gives excellent observation over much
enemy territory
Out of the early morning storm tho
great numbering monsters, splitting
deadly streams Of bullets. suddenly
appeared before the German outposts
they promptly proceeded TO crush the
Innchne gun nests ard then 10 chase.
and run To earth. stray enemy groups.
the French gaining ground all the
while.
The Germans had a perfect horror of
ihc tanks, according TO pf lsoners taken.
They rolled flat enemy machine gun
posts, attacked anti-tank guns, which
we're rather freely scattered. and put
them out - business. sent bullets into
tho enemy front lines and assistcd the
infantry 90 overcome resistance where
cfsr 10 developed
During the engagement. two OF these
=
a-t.liery ire from hostile batteries
above lhe Avrc River. hut the crews
emerged. set I've machine guns in the
oren ard reapod lltle harvcst OF
Naches con- JaAction with the French
Infantry
tae s19aFemert concluded. tho Vie
fe us rco,h svarmed aioui he
'0eft aul inorn wtrs rrGfaal con.
afatalstions oil around The tanks
came back decorated with Frcach
aags. which had been pl} ed on them
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27

AMSTERDAM, July 26-The i'm
preston that the Franco-American
counter offensive has made on the
Germans at home is perhaps best
illustrated by an article written by
Deputy Traub, of the Prussian lower
house, in the Pan German newspaper
the "Taegliche Rundschau." Traub
flercely lashes the croakers "who
dare doubt the official headquarters
reports of victory" He makes
desperate appeal for "more nerve"
and more faith" and busters thus:
"1f Der Alte Fritz (Frederick the
Great) walked the streets to-day and
saw the peoples long faces he would
say: Remember the Seven Years
War, when fortune was often against
us. Why grumble because affairs on
the Marne are not going as we'll as
expected? Devil take you! You
ought to be ashamed of yourself!'"
The German military commenta-
tors have begun complimenting the
Allied commander, General Foch, now
that they are no longer able to con-
ceal his success from the German
public. The "Vossische Zatung," of
Berlin, for instance, refers to him
repeatedly as an liable leader" while
General Won Ardenne, in the "Tage-
blatt," frankly admits that the short
ening of the German line had become
necessary as the result of the French
generalissimo's "impetuous counter
offensive"
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27

LONDON, July 26. - In agreement
with their other official claims of the
last week the German War Office an
nounces that the army of the Grown
Prince is continuing its successes, re-
naming victorious in all its struggles
with the Allied forces and driving for
ward for new gains in different sec
tors of the front. The communiqe is
sued by the War Office in Berlin to-
day reads:
BERLIN (DAY).-South of Albert
we drove back a British partial at
tack and captured prisoners in
counter thrust. There have been
successful advances by our recon-
noitring detachmcnts on many parts
Of the front.
Between the Aisne and the Marne
violent partial attacks launched by
the enemy were repulsed, partly be-
fore the Allies were in our fighting
zone.
On both sides of the Ourcq the
fighting continued until evening. In
this region we threw the enemy out
Of his front line positions north
Of Oulchy-le- Chateau, and east of
the Oerts and south of the Ourcq
we beat of the enemy's attacks by
counter attacks.
West of Vincelles Marine the
enemy, after violent fighting, also was
driven from our lines in the Foret
de Riz.
Southwest of Rheims we cleared
the wooded district west of Vrigny,
driving back violent counter attack
by white and cclored French troops.
In Champagne the enemy attacked
early in the morning between the
valley OF the Suippo and Souain.
He was repulsed by counter attacks.
In aerial combats yesterday the
enemy lost twenty-eight airplanes
and one captive balloon.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27
BRITISH

LONDON (NIGHD This morning
hostile attack upon posts held by
US in the Aveluy Wood, north Of
Albert, was repu!sed. A raid at
tempted by the enemy during the
night in the neighborhood of Viex-
Berquin also was driven off with
losses.
A few prisoners were captured by
US early this morning in the course
OF the enemy's unsuccessful attack
upon our positions at Meteren.
LONDON DAN.-Yesterdav even
ing the enemy attacked our new posi.
tlons in the Hebuterne sector undor
cover OF heavy barage. His troops
were driven off with severe loss
leaving 80 prisoners in our hands
Early this morning a strong local
attack was launched by the enemy
against the line recently gained by
US at Meteren. This attack was also
repulsed after sharp fighting.
During the night party Of our
troops rushed a hostile machine gun
nest IN the Merric sector.
Hostile artillery hes been active !,
the Sommo Valley and in the neigh
borhood Of Boyelles.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27
Military Comment
By William l.. Mcpherson

by William L.. McPhcTson
(The NeW York Trtbune)
TIME plan and scope of the Ger
man retirement from the
Soissons-Rheims salient are
still far from being sharply defined.
The operation is not clear-cut. Lu-
dendorff's strategy is Opaque. What
is under way is a retreat, now run
ming true to form, and then, again,
not running true to form. And
whether this double aspect is due to
necessity or to deliberate choice can
only be guessed at.
On the western and southwestern
sectors of the salient the German
lines are being steadily forced back.
This recession cramps more and
more the position of the German
masses in the interior, especially
those in the southeastern corner
But Ludendorff is not denuding that
front. All the way down the east
side he is holding fast and continu-
ing to counter attack If his immo-
bility in the eastern half of the sa-
lent is matter of choice, he must
be highly confident of his ability to
extricate himself and be holding on
for the purpose of camouaaging his
defeat in the eyes of the German
public. If he remains immobile be-
cause the passage ways north are
congested, his situation is full of
peril.
There are some authorities
among them General Maurice-who
incline to the theory that Luden-
dorff will try to maintain a narrow
salient extending south from the
Vesle to or toward the Marne, be-
tween Dormans and Chatillon. Even
very narrow salients can be held if
Typographical conditions favor the
defence. Thus the thin German
wedge to and across the Meuse at
St. Mihiel has been held since the
fall Of 1914.
On the other hand, the Germans
have failed to utilize the ST. Mihiel
salient for any military purpose. 1t
is a mere appendix, jutting out
from their Lorraine front. A mar
row salient extending from the
Vesle toward the Marne would
hardly be any more useful to the
Germans as things stand now on
the Western front. 1t would be of
little value as the base for a new
offensive, being too cramped, and
would have no defensive value,
either. If the Germans feel able to
launch a sixth offensive this year in
France it is pretty safe to say that
it will not be launched in Cham
pagne.
While Ludendorff delays his re-
treat from the lower eastern COR
ner of the salient he CANDLES
against sudden rupture of his line
on the west side. This would COM
pei a quick retirement and entail
serious losses. So far the German
losses have been moderate, espe-
cially the losses in prisoners.
We are accustomed to measure
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27
quantities of gas in an effort to
hamper the advance.
Germans Using Gas


The Germans are using high ex-
plosive mixed with gas shells.
Americans estimate that 40 per
>cent of the German shells which
fell on Thursday night and to-day
contained gas. The German ma
chine gun nests are numerous IN the
forest, but the Allies are gradually
tearing them to pieces with heavy
shells. The bombardment of the
German lines continues mercilessly.
q p. m).-There is little change
in the operations on the southern
arc of the salient south Of scissors.
To the west Oulchy-le- Chateau has
been taken Further south the Ger
mans have been driven out of the
positions they had taken on the
north bank of the Marine.
The French and American troops
are advancing further in the Fere
Forest. The Germans Keep up a
heavy fire, especially from their
heavy guns, against the French and
American lines, but their efforts are
Intellectual.
Now Battle of Woods
6 a. m.).-The Franco-American
push northeast of Chateau Thierry has
resolved itself into a battle of the
woods, which abound in this region.
The Germans are fighting rearguard
action with their artillery and machine
guns. retiring gradually before the
Allied forces. The German infantry is
not in evidence.
The indications early to-day were
that the enemy was making prepara-
tions for a further withdrawal. He
has been struggling to hold the north.
ern half of the Forest of Fere and OF
the Forest of Riz, but the Allies are
making progress in the work of GUST
ing him from the remainder Of these
woods.
Allied Guns Reach Saponay
The Allies moved up their heaviest
artillery early to-day and we're throw
ing shells into the German lines as far
as Saponay Give and one-half miles
northeast of Oulchy-le Chateau) and
beyond Fere- en-Tardenois (two miles
southeast of Saponay).
The Germans have been using much
"blue cross" CIR "sneeze" gas, but in
effectively.
The poplar and oak forests of Fere
and Riz are filled with underbrush and
the Allied forces are having q stiff job
to get through them. but are continu-
ing the push night and day.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27

LONDON, July 26.--The Germans to-
day retain virtually nothing of the
ground they captured in their great
attack of July Is along the Marine, says
Reuters correspondent at French head
quarters.
East of Rheims, the correspondent
adds, General Gouraud's army, by q
series of brilliant local operations, has
expelled the enemy almost everywhere
from the narrow belt he occupied in
Gouraud's advanced zone.
On all sides Of the German salient
the Allies are reported to-day to be
continuing to make progress, except on
the heights behind scissors. The Ger
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27
the Marne and along the western
flank of the salient.
Woods Nearly Clear Of Foe


flank of the salient.
Woods Nearly Clear Of Foe
The Germans, with artillery and
machine guns and strong infantry
detachments, left the northern
edges of the Fere, Tournelle and
Riz forests and battled cleverly and
stubbornly to hold the advancing
Allies until more progress could be
made in the transportation of their
supplies, guns and general stores.
But, despite the opposition, some
ground was gained.
The woods tonight have almost
been freed of Germans. The Fere-
en-Tardenois road extending from
the front is under such a fire from
the artillery as to make it useless
as a supply artery. With further
slight push forward by the Allied
troops, Fere-en-T -Tardenois will be-
come untenable. Villemontoire has
been restored to the Allied line, and
from it the Allied artillery can
easily reach the Germans near
Fere-en- -Tardenois.
For the second time since the big
battle began the weather to-day in
terfered with operations, especially
in the air. The afternoon was cloudy
most of the time, with local showers
frequently drenching the fields and
forcing the airplanes to descend.
Before the work of aerial observa-
ton and bombing was ended, how
ever, one American aviator, Lieu
tenant Avery, succeeded in forcing
down alive within the American lines
a German captain who mad a record
of sixteen victories over Allied avi-
ators. Another American near
Villeneuve also brought down a
German plane.
G. p. n.y.. - Franco-American
troops on the front northeast of
Chateau Thierry moved their lines
further forward to-day. The Allies
along the front to the east likewise
made progress at places, the Ameri-
cans at one point attaining an OBJ
jective a kilometre (fve-eighths
mile) distant.
Clinging desperately to the hills
and the woods, the Germans are
using their machine guns, their ar
tillery and their air forces and
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tBu The Associated Press)


WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE, July 26.-Wi.h the capture
to-day of the town of Oulchy-le-
Chateau the Allies are nearing the sum-
nit of the plateau overlooking Fere-en-
Tardenois.
Further north, the capture of Vile
montoire was effected after fighting of
the most desperate character in the
streets and in the deep caverns near BY
To the east of Rheims, the French
under General Gouraud have recovered
virtually the entire line of advanced
posts which they abandoned when the
Germans made their first onslaught, on
I the night OF July Ia. The famous
Main de Massiges, which marked the
eastern extremity of the German often
sive line, is again in Allied possession.
Carpeted With Dead Germans
Everywhere this region is covered
with German bodies, which the enemy
has been unable TO bury, since he suf-
fered such terrible losses from the Al
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27
Allies Haze Regained All Ground
They Lost in Drive of July IS

man resistance to the French pressure
has been very determined in this latter
sector.
Germans Retake Merry
On the ether side of the salient, just
to the west of Rheims, the Allies lost
the town of Merry and Hill 2O4 to a
German counter attack, but retained
Vrigny and the greater part of the line
thereabouts looking toward Fismess;
The Allies in this sector hold Mar
faux, Bouilly, St. Euphraise and Cour-
ton Wood.
Between the Ourcq and Chateau
Thiery the Franco American line now
shows an advance beyond the line of a
week ago Of from six to eight miles.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27
Night Air T Patrols Here
Long Island Shore Protected
From, Nocturnal U-Boats

BAY SHORE. Long Island, July 90
Night airpatros set out every evening
now and prowl far out to sea searching
for traces of hostile submarines. Large
De Haviland and Caproni machines are
used with the smaller planes for the
task. Practically the entire coast from
Sandy Hook to Montauk Point is under
the eyes of patrols at all times.
This morning, while q dense mist
hung over Hampstead Plains, several
squadrons of airplanes engaged in a
mimic battle high in the air.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27
Americans Drive Gerr7ans
Back THROUGH Fere Forest

WASHINGTON, July 2s. - American
forces between the Ourcq and the
Marne continue to press back the
enemy, General Pershing reported in
his communique for yesterday, received
to-day al the War Department.
The statement follows:
July 25, 1918.
Section A-Betwecn the Ourcq and
the Marne our troops continued TO
eastward they have taken the southern
half OF Foret de Fere.
Section B-There is nothing to re-
port in this section"
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Won Buelow 8 Nephew
Taken in Marne Fight

PARIS, July 2s.-Among the pris-
oncrs captured IN the Alsne-Marnc
battla was nephew Of Prince Won
Buelow, the former German Imperial
Chancellor.
The officer. who was battalion
commander, WAS astonished to hear
that there WAS large American
army IN Franco. He said he had boen
onvlnced, as had ali Germans, that
the American soldiers IN France did
rot exceed $1,000.
Among The hhrocs decorated by
President Voinear6 IN his present
visit TO the battle IONS was "A nephew
OF Premier Clemenceau.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27

the disaster which overtakes q \.
feated and retreating armv !,
terms Of prisoners. That is y.;.
average test. But it is not a f.;.
test in measuring the results Of tbn
fighting which has been going On in
between the Marne and the vesls
Of greater importance than the
bagging Of German prisoners IL thu
complete dislocation Of Germanv,-
military plans for 1918, which Focb
has already achieved. The forfeit.
ure of the initiative, the loss ~
great, quantities of war material
and the disorganization of MAN.
shock divisions which must result
from the operations of the last two
weeks, will tell against the German
quite as heavily as if several of In
dendorff's divisions had hoo,
trapped in the Marne pocket and
forced to surrender.
Ludendorff may be able to extr;
cate his armies. But the German
campaign for Paris can never sta,t
again from the point at which T.
was broken off by Foch's brilliant
offensive east from Villers-Cotterets
Forest.
The French War Office reported
yesterday the fall of Oulchv-le.
Chateau, before which the Franco.
American advance on the north
bank of the Ourcq was held up for
a couple Of days. French and
American troops had enveloped it
on three sides and its evacuation bv
the Germans was inevitable. It was
taken on Thursday Villemontoire
village a few miles below Soir-
sons, was captured on Thursday bv
assault. South Of the Ourcq there
was no infantry fighting yesterday
French and American forces ara
now converging on Fere-en- -Tarde.
nois from three directions-from
the west, southwest and south. This
town, under heavy artillery fire. has
ceased to be of any value as a Ger
man base.
In the southeastern corner Of the
salient, which Ludendorff is still
obstinately clinging to, Allied
troops got across the Marne at
Reuil and drove the enemy north to
Binson and Villers-sous- Chatillon
"a gain of more than a mile.
To the east of Rheims General
Gouraud almost restored the Allied
lines as they stood or the first dav
Of Ludendorff's fifth offensive. He
swept forward on very wide front,
from St. Hilaire-le-Grand to Mas
siges, and captured 1,100 prisoners.
West of Rheims unofficial dis.
patches from London announced the
recapture by the Germans of Merv.
Premecy. German resistance is still
powerful near the base of the sa
lent. So long as the Allies do not
break through there, Ludendorff
will probably continue to take his
time IN drawing out of the depths
of the salient.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27

German reserves in battle where the
Germans are continuously in a disad
vantageous position, SO the situation is
entirely satisfactory to the Allies. If
the enemy remains in the salient, he
cannot possibly undertake any import
art offensive therefrom, and the Allies
could hold the salient lightly and de
vote their energies elsewhere.