The daily progressive-miner., 1918-07-16
AMERICANSPR0VE
 BEVALUABLET TO
 THE ALLIED FORCES
Americans Capture Fifteen Hundred Boches While The French Capture One Thousand Offensive
 Great Failure The Americans Report

PARIS July 16-The offices night statement of the tvites the front issued this morning says:
 The continued throughout the day both sides with equal violence West of Reims desperate engagements fought the regions Gully Coutsois and which the succeeded crossing at points Fossy and Dormans in spirited the drove back the right contgen which had reached that bank Southwest Fossoy Dormans and Rems Francoaan resisted with unsurpassed enacy along line from Can tlon Marne Oucchrey, Marfaux and Boly The enemy multiplied his efforts Prunay and Les Mrquses and in the gon north of Pones and Souan but not able and despite repeated attacks into positions of combat.
 In the desperate fighting the American troops given cred it for driving back the Germans who succeeded crossing the Marne.
 Southwest of Frossoy fifteen hundred Germans Between Dormans and Rems Francotaan troops resisting the German assaults vaenty And east of Rems the attack with educbe defense With the American army the Marne during the American counter attack red captured The Germans driven back to the railway skirting the Marne in the region of Jaulgonne
 Americans Recapture Towns.
 LONDON, July 16-The American forces have captured Fosoy and Cezancy the taken by the Germans when they crossed the Marne.
 German Offensive Failure.
 WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE July 16.- Reports eleven o'clock this morning from end of the bat tie line to the other that exee localities the Great German offensive so far has been much of failure
 One Thousand Captured.
 PARIS July 16-There great progress region of Chalon south of the the been able advance their beyond Stagman Lachapee thodon Lieries and south Of forest Bouqugny The French this region and have taken thousand prisoners.
 Germans Using Tanks.
 PARIS July 16There to be at least thrty-ve div sons involved in the offensive besides great number Of tanks being employed of which have been put of action by the American artillery
 British Improved Positions.
 LONDON July 16General Haig reported this morning he had improved his positions of Amens the results night fighting.
 LONDON July 16Advices from the front received today that little change the situation by the German offensive The brilliant contribution troops to the allied defense Fossoy figure conspicuousy in the battle reports subject of special mention In editorial columns of the morning newspapers.
 Enemy Moved Down.
 WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY, July 1e.-On a portion Of the battle front east of R American troops occupied late positions the The first lines Of allowed to come through but when they tried fields up slight grade the American machine infantry occupying ceen positions moved down the advancing the breaking and retiring in many places.
 Germans Advance Six Miles
 PARIS July 16-From Reims to the Marne. miles distant there local fighting and elsewhere desuory skr- shng save between Czy Marne ments in between Germans Be- tween Dormans and Chateau The the Germans positions depth according to tne Petit Journal which the price in losses as they crossed the Marne.
 The freighter Admiral Wainwright