The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-07-30
Enemy Brings Up Reinforce
ments But Does Not Stop
Onrush of Allies.
CAPTURE MANY VILLAGES
Americans and French Close on
Heels of Fleeing Hun Take
Many Prisoners, Guns and
Much Territory.
(Friday)

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The ninth day of the allied often
sive on the Soissons-Rheims salient
saw lessening in the intensity of
the battle along the western side Of
the salient, where only mutual bonn
bardments were in progress. Along
the Marne, however. and southwest
of Rheims, the Franco-Americans,
British and Italian troops were still
at deadly grips with the enemy on
various sectors.
The Germans strove hard in the
forest region north of the Marne to
hold back the French and American
troops, debouching from the woods
in strong counter attacks. The en-
emy. however. everywhere was fore
ed slightly further back to the north
and the forest snow have been al
most entirely cleared of Germans.
Southwest of Rheims heavy rein
forcements evidently have been
thrown along the front, where the
British, French and Italians are
'3ghting. In the Immediate region
Reuil, where the battle line turns
s Aarply toward Rheims, the French
rhave captured several important
points Of vantage, including the viii
lage of Reuil and also advanced their
line northward, Notwithstanding the
violence of the German counter
move.
"A To the northeast, where the Ger
mans are facing the British, the Ger
mans have recaptured Merry and hill
204, but the British have retained
hold on Vrigney and most of the 9TH
er territory taken in that region.
Eastward from Rheims in Cham
pagne the French have now regained
-44s..rly all their old line positions and
daily are harrassing the Germans
with counter attacks.
Befsre the fighting died down
alonfnLhe western side Of the Rheims
scissors salient the villages OF Oul-
chy lie Chateau and Vile Montaire
were captured by the French and
American troops who advanced their
line seastward OF Oulchy. The fall
OF Oulchya gives the allied forces the
key to the heights dominating Fere-
En-Tardenois, which lies only short
distance to the. east. At Oulchy 40
gums and hundreds of prisoners were
captured by the American and the
French troops.
Big allied guns have been pulled
up In this region and are heavily
shelling the sectors before them over
which IT Is purposed to push forward
for the capture of Fere- En-Tardenois
when the time is ripe. Meantime
allied big guns over the entire sal.
lent continue to throw shells from
all3angles into the German forces in
side the bag. /.
While there has been no attempt
by the Germans at a general retreat
from the salient, the belief prevails
along the battlefront that an indica-
ton that a retreat is purposed IL
shown by the fact that the enemy Is
using comparatively small forces OF
infantry on various sectors under at
tack. depending mainly on his ma.
chine gunners to retard the progress
OF the allies.
In France and Flanders the Brit
ish have been compelled to with
stand several violent attacks by the
Germans, near Hebuterne and in the
vicinity OF Meteren. The enemy ir
both sectors was repulsed with heavy
casualties.
On the other battlefronts the mil
itary activity is nominal. although
considerable fighting continues ir
Macedonia and Albania with the al
!. He'd troops holding the upper hand.
The British navy has lost the arm
ed cruiser Marmora through sub
tnariae attack while torpedo boa
destroyer has run aground and sunk
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