The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-25
EROUND SPRNK[ED WITH PIECES OF HUNS
| AS AMER|CAN-FRENCH FORCES ADVANCE


tIllery for two days and Just caught
them,' he said. I'VE worked day and
night, but just as we would get the
wire within reach of them new or
ders would come along for them to
move on three or four miles. We
haven't had much sleep, but as long
as were going forward, were glad to
keep on chasing them."
This particular battery completely
wiped out German battery which
was retreating along a road far In
the rear of the enemy lines. An OBJ
server spotted long line Of wagons,
trucks and guns. The artillery open-
ed whitening fire and the caravan
was quickly transformed into pile
of wreckase and shattered bodies.
At one point in the JauIgonne re-
aion, the Germans had strongly forti-
fled the side of hill. Machine guns
were so thick they held up our ad-
vance. American artillery blew off
the whole side Of the hill. The scene
Torn ground Is sprnkled with smash
ed machine guns and gruesome bits
Of arms, legs and human torsos.
Even the veterinary corps is shar-
Ing in the glory Of the fighting, 60
Ing forward under she'll fire to aid
in bringing back the wounded to the
operating and dressing rooms.
Prisoners continue to indicate the
comparative confusion in the enemy
ranks, being from numerous divi-
sions. It Is established that some
divisions had been reduced to three
thousand men Ia loss of rs per
eent). The prisoners are all hun
cry, the confusion wrought by allied
infantry preventing the Germans
from bringing supplies up to their
forward lines.
Cutting German Lines.
by Frank ]. Taylor, United Press
Staff Corespondent.l
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES
IN FRANCE, July 24.-(Night.) All
lied airnen report increasing conges-
tion between the German concentra-
tion centers and their fighting posi-
tions, Some of this movement of
men and materials is away from the
front, but the greater part is toward
the battle lines, thus adding weight
to the evidences that the Germans
are going to fight it out, rather than
continue their retirement.
| The allied heavy artillery, accord
ing to the airmen, is continually cut
! ting the German lines of communica-
ton, damaging railways and blowing
up ammunition dumps. The aviators
are cooperating by dropping great
numbers of bombs.
American airmen report fewer
| Boche planes in the vicinity of the
| battle, either because of their search
ty or because they have been with
drawn.
Our observation planes are closely
! following the operations of our in
fantry and artillery by guiding bar
RACES, giving ranges and carrying
messages. Similar work by the Ger
mans is impossible, owing to lack oi
supremacy in the air.
Northwest of Dormans this morn
ing, a small American escadrille en-
countered a German squadron oi
twelve planes. The Americans
promptly attacked, each attempting
to single out Boche machine.
During half an hours battling, -four
! Boches crashed to the ground, two II
flames. The others fed
In the afternoon, and in the same
location, an American escadrille
fought a German formation, bringing
down one Boche inside the enemy
lines. There were no American losse:
in either battle.
Heavy Counter Attack.
! PARIS, July Is. (Noon.) .)-Heavil1
counter attacking north of the Marne
in the region of Dormans, the Ger
mans last night succeeded in occupy
ING the village of Chassins and tht
wood north of Treloup, but the
French retook both shortly after
ward. the war office reported today
A violent artillery battle was re
ported south of the Ourcq and ives
of Rheims.
"On the north bank of the Marn'
the Germans launched a heavy coun
ter attack last night, in the regioii
of Dormans," the commun1que SAID
"The Germans succeeded IN TEN
norarilv occupying the wood LOU
meters north of Treloup and the VII
1aqe of Chassins. A French offensive
in return, re-took both.
"South of the Ourcq and west
Rheims there was the most violen
artillery FIRE.
"South of Montdidier, the frencl
took thirty prisoners in raid.
Germans Being chewed Up
tRv Webb Miller, United Press Stat
Correspondent
PARIS, July 25.-Germanys dss
r.tion in ruthlessly sacrificing maj
power. time and material by throw
PC in division after division to b
cbewed up on the Soissons-Rhelm
s-o-,+ i due to four reasons.
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