The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-07-19
GOOD War news
MADISON PEOPLE ENTHUSF
OVER EARLY MORNING
REPORTS.

Madison people awoke this norm
ing to become enthusiastic over fab
ulous war news heralding successes
by the Americans over there in battle
line. The reports that made Ameri-
can blood boil with enthusiasm was
that the entire Hun line had beec
driven back IL miles and that $780,
600 Hun prisoners had been taken
into camp. SuchLa coup by the
American soldiers would only be
what is expected of them by those
who know them best. The reports
were circulated throughout the city
all forenoon and gained in magnitude
by the telling. While the news does
not quite come up to the high stand
ard of the early morning reports, il
is good and good enough for this
stage of the game.
The most authentic reports at hand
during the day are that the French
have gained from two to four miles
everywhere on the 25 mile front of
their offensive between the Aisne and
the Marine.
Tie French have captured several
thousand prisoners and about 20
guns.
The French have reached a point
menacing the most important Ger
man railway centers which feed the
entire front west of Rheims. The
French artillery is now within easy
Smelling distance of these railways
and should be able to make life mis-
cradle for a large section of the Ger
man army.
The drive between the Aisne and
the Marne is the biggest Allied coun-
t~eroffensive since April, 1917. Many
tanks are in action with the French
and American troops.
French forces attack on a three
mile front from the Marine, north
ward, East of Chateau Thierry, have
recaptured Nanteuil, Venteuil and
the Bots de Roi. The Germans have
been driven from the crest of the
ridge south of Dormans. The front
about Chateau Thierry has become
stabilized.
The Americans passed beyond
nearly all their detectives, including
the Pa~ris-Soissons road. The tow
of scissors is now we'll within range
of the American guns.
The Americans are advancing will
the French ON the 40 kilometer from
C25 miles) between scissors anc
Chateau Thierry.
The Americans had captured NOR,
than a dozen towns and villages, TAX
en- mer prisoners and advanced
nearly two miles.
Up to the hour of cabling tn
Americans had captured the follow
ing towns west of Chateau Thierry
Yiller Helon, Dammard, Courchamps
Ley Clignon, Monthiers, Torcy, Bel
leau, Giyray, st. Gengoulph, Haute
vesnes, and other small villages
farms, heights and woods, including
Giyery wood.
The drive reached a depth of tw'
miles within three hours after it be
gan. Many towns within that dept
northward clear to Fontenoy, wer
taken by the Americans and tn
French.
The American commander at Civ
ray, reporting the capture of tn
town to headquarters. sent the fol
lowing message:
MET boche on his line of resist
ance. Sharp fight. Boche turne
tail and ran like hell, pursued by on
troops. Hope have more prisoners.
AT headquarters messages wer
coming in from everywhere askin
> permission to push on farther.
; 1t was essential that the lin
, should be kept straight and in som
instances it was necessary to orde
; the troops to hold back until adioir
: ing units came up.
1t is the greatest pursuit of boche
? the Americans have yet engaged il
The early morning enthusiast
< took on tangible shape about /
O'Clock when the band marched u
and down Egan e playing p;
triotic airs, whistles were blown, bel
rung, automobiles honked, and I'll
people of the city put on a patriot
= demonstration worthy Of the GOO
news. Egan emu was crowde
with people and a procession of aut,
mobiles and footmen was forme
which followed the band in the pi
rade.