The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-22
Retreat From Marne AL
most a ROut, Allies Press
ing on Three Sides.
FIGHTING DESPERATE
Reports of Each Side Tell
of Heavy Losses in Bat
tie Along Ourcq.
GREAT RETREAT LIKELY
Disaster Surpassed Only by
That of 1914 Faces Crown
Princes Pocketed Army.
GREAT RETREAT LIKELY

LONDON, July 21.-The French
and American forces on the west
and south sides of the Marne salient
continue their victorious advance,
despite the most desperate efforts
by the Germans to stop them, aided
by 100000 or more reserves hur-
riedly collected from adjoining Sec
tors and hurled into the battle south
of Scissors. The French to-day
crossed the Marne in pursuit of the
retreating Germans, captured Cha
teau Thierry, which has been In
German hands since the drive to the
Marne, spread eastward two miles
to Brasles, also on the north bank
of the river, captured that place
and continued to push the Germans
back to Bezu-St. Germain, which is
about five miles from the river.
A considerable section north Of
Chateau Thierry has been cleared
of Germans and little to the
northwest the heights east of La
Croix and Grisolles, about five miles
east of Neuilly, the former near
the River Ourcq, are now in the
hands of the French. On the east
ern side of the Marne salient, where
the Italians and British are taking
hand, st. Euphraise and Bouilly,
southwest of Rheims, have been
captured.
Berlin Bonsts, as Usual.
Inc Berlin report as usual asserts
that the Germans were victorious at
practically every point where they
were engaged, as they have now be-
come familiar with the French method
OF attack without artillery preparation
IL aliudes to the Americans "and black
Americans" and asserts that they suf-
fered particularly heavy losses north
west OF Chateau Thierry This is the
first official reference by the German
war once to American participation
in the present offensive.
Heavy fighting was in progress to-
day along practically the whole front
within the salient and the Germans
are steadily giving ground practically
everywhere along the entire line O,
more than fifty miles. but at n slow
rate except in those sectors like the
region east of Neullly and that
north of the Marne. where Gen
toch had decided that he must have
more terrain at once. In a general
way all the gains made by the Ger
mans in their latest drive, which be-
gan last Monday, have now been lost
by them and they are in far worse
position than they were when they be-
gan that offensive.
Advancing on the Ourcu.
In the middle sector on the line be-
tween scissors and Chateau Thierry the
French and Americans are pressing for
ward rapidly up the Ourrq River and
are making good progress toward Nan
teuil-Notre Dame, a junction point OF
the highest Importance to the Germans.
The resistance OF the KaIsers troops
along this line was extremely obstinate
and their losses are appalling. The
machine guns OF the Allies literally
moved them down by thousands, and a
very large number of prisoners were
taken,
The plGht Of the Germans in the
Marine pocket is becoming more and
more desperate, unless they can bring
up many more reserves than they have
yet succeeded I'm putting on the firing
line they will have ~ retreat TO the
Nesc or perhaps TO the Aisne and do
II very quickly, or they viii have 10
record the worst disaster to the German
arms since the first battle OF the Marne.
in 1914.
An interesting feature OF the opera
tions about Chatcau Thierry in the
last few days was the employment #
a considerable number OF American
Indians on that front. where they rcnd-
cred very valuable service as scouts.
Some of these men We're with rershing
In Mexico.
Airmrn Harnss Retreat.
German traffic at Fere-en- Tardeno's
is being vigorously and continuously
bombed by French airmeu. The sltua-
ton Is considered as being distinctly
promising The Germans apparently
have 10 do one OF two things--Clear the
French of the railway west of Fere-en-
Tardenos or bring back their troops
from north of the Marne 10 hatten out
the salient,
Further north the French have