The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-07-26
ALLIES STILL GAINING
AS GERMANS FALL BACK.

Continues With Losses in
a!rounG, Men and NUM-
tiOns.
The entente allied troops on the
Soissons-Rheims salient continue to
gain ground both on the western side
of the battle front and on the south
along the Marne and towards Rheims,
Notwithstanding the increasing re-
sistanne Of the Germans and the bad
weather that is prevailing On the
southern part of line.
While the latestt -;ains recorded are
no. so great, on the whole, as those
of previous days thev nevertheless
have added positions of strategic val
ue to the allied line for the further
prosecution of the efforts to clear the
territory of the enemy. In the fight
ing more prisoners, guns and war
stores have fallen into the hands Of
the American, French and British
troops.
As a division the French to the
northwest, midway between scissors
and Amiens. have delivered a blow
against the German line which has
been productive of excellent results.
Striking on a front of about four
miles. General Foch's troops pene-
trated the enemy lines for distance
of about two miles and gained the
heights dominating the valley of the
Avre River and the plains beyond.
Fifteen hundred Germans were cap
tured by the French The official
communication issued by the French
war office refers to this fighting as
a local operation.
Reach Railroad Line.
South of scissors the drive of the
Franco-American forces toward Fere-
: en-Tardenois has pushed further
hack the Germans on both sides of the
Ourcq river. South of the river not
-withstaadleasaa aasaa''sesistance' the al
lied forces, reached the railroad line
between Armentieres and Couincy,
running southwark to Chateau-Thier-
rv and pressed on beyond it. This ad-
vance brings the French and Ameri-
can troops relatively to within seven
miles of Fere -en-Tardenois and also
gives them a dominating position for
big gun play over the eastern section
of the railway line running from Ar
mentieres to Fere-en-Tardenois.
On the northern bank of the Marne
to the east of Chateau-Thierry the
town of Jaulgonne. from which the
Americans retreated during the Ger
man offensive has been recaptured
and left in the rear by the advancing
troops. East of Taulgonne the French
likewise have advanced their line or.
the north bank of the Marne and
cluns to their newly won positions,
Notwithstanding the violence of the
German counter moves and the state
ment of the German war office ina.
they were driven ont.
Move Up Nearly One Mile.
Likewise 2south of Rheims, where
he british are fighting with the
French. strong enemy positions have
been captured and the allied line ad-
yanced nearly mile. The relnforced
German front here stubbornly con-
tested the advance but the British and
French gained the advantage and IN
addition to inflicting heavy casualties
took prisoners and five guns The
British alone captured 800 Germans.
The counterattacks of the Ger
mans continue with great violence
with heavy gun and machine gun nre
behind them. Where they are forceo
TO give ground the Germans are leaV-
ing numerous machine GUN nests III
the open to harrass their enemies ana
aid in making secure the retlrements.
The Germans apparently are fear
FIJI that the constant nibbling at their
lines east of Amiens by the BRUSH
soreshadow an early attack. and tney
are sending rain of gas shells over
the Observation-Disclosures sector as
precaution. The British cn various
sectors of the front in France ana
Flanders continue daily to make
slight gains against the enemy and
take prisoners and machine guns
In Albania both the French and