The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-23
CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE Of LOSSES
Of HUN IS PLACED At $4,000;
SCISSORS HAS NOT YET BEEN TAKEN
French and Americans Have Pushed
Six Miles Beyond Chateau Thierry
and Have Captured Barbillon Wood.
British are Locked in Battle at Foot
of Montague de Rheims.

Paris July 22-Going more slowy-but still going That
the situation the of the fifth of Foch1
Six picked divisions of Grown Prince Rup
precht army made their appearance the Aisne til
angle today The throne heir has had borrow
from his Bavaan cousin These fresh German troops have
served to stn the defense along the TANKS between scissors
and the region north of Chateau Thie and between Rheims
and the Marine Ludendorff is employing Won Arnns pill
box defense tactics of Somme battle fame RFss
But still Fochs hammering keeps up and ground has
been gained.
Latest word from the Marine front tonight French
and Americans have pushed six miles beyond Chateau Tiey
barhllon wood Their steady pressure toward OulchyL
Chateau and Fere Tardenos continues convergng with
the Franco American against the thu
German flank in the Ourcq valley. @ts-
South of ourcq they have debouchd from the Neulysk
From positions and have established themselves the heights
OF La Crox and Frizee Their objective is the Chateau
Thiey scissors road North of the ourcq the French and
Americans held against terrific counter battery hammeng the
Between and Rheims the British aided by the
French italians and are locked battle with trash
Roi and courton woods They have made bags Of p
oners.
AS for the total taken by the allies no new figures WsS
Immediately around Scissors which continues the pivot %
right the situation had been more or less stbd
heavy Teuton renforcements inability Of the
prince to break the Franco American grip
garded here with great optimism since long he continues
be unable to do his position in that remains
ceeon precarous SCISSORS has not been taken the al
lied troops yet
Feree Tardeno Military experts agree too early vet
that great German evacuation Aisne Marine area
in They point that this depends upon the Ger
mans ability hold up repulse the American
drive between the two rivers Indications accumulatng
however that the prince plans to shorten his line
rally His food TRANSPORT difficulties increasing hourly
The most hopeful sign Of the fifth day great battle il
that Foch forces still advancing though oensives Of
scale usually slow down stop abruptly when this stage
reached.
Only railway remains open the enemy north Of the
Marine This the line running Jaulgonne at the Ma
bend to Fsmes. -.
The prince is throwing his very troops to cover
the important rail base of Fere Tardeno loss of which
would spell disaster all his forces the south
It has been established that six divisions that formerly ~
onged to the northern army Of Crown Prince Rupprech q
Bavaria have made their appearance Marine front
reported certain high German generals already hav.
been dsgraced result Of the Marine asco not known
whether General Bohem among those have received
admits that the American was an abs
lutte surprise to him. Some of the Berlin papers are
ing bitterly the article by Baron Won Ardenne IN
which he said: -
THE importance Of Marine bridgehead cannot b en-
gerated There be that might be wreste ,