The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-30
kAI9ER'5 BEST
CORPS NONA7CH
FOR 9AN|N|E5
EFFORT TO DESTROY
u. S. ARMY FAILURE
AT No Point is the Enemy Able
to Halt the Allied Forward
Movement
1sv tie Associated Press J

Notwithstanding the fact that the
Germans have powerfully strengthened
their battle. line running across the
scissors Rheims salient With add
.tonal fresh reserves and have stub
eor-nly disputed further passage
ncrthwart, to the entente allied troops,
the enemy froa: has oeea compelled to
BEND back apprecilbly on all sides OF
the salient, except ut the anchor POINTS
resting immediately on Soissons aod
Rheims,
South Of scissors further wedges
have teeo driven eastward into the
cueuy from: dovrn TO the OE-cq river;
eastward clong the ollzcq, French and
American troops have crossed the
st-esn az various points and advanced
their line well 10 the northwarti, while
southwest Of Nheiuls the allies have
ceboucted from the wooded sectors
and gained :he plains. notW4taStahd-
irts, the violence Cf the erecIJ'5 coun-
ter .uaueuvers. a. socle pn.nts the
Germans succeeded somewhat II
checking rhe forward movement but
rcvhc~c were they aelc 70 pr1ng u 20
a standStiu.
The retirement Of the Germans still
remains orderly 6Ut everywhere the
allied troops, and est ecilny tho Amer
tcans nSar ers-cn-Tardeuois, are
pressing Them ha-il. Particularly bit-
-cr fighting has taken place around
re-e-er Ta:ricuo;s and At SerGy. both
Of wbich towns are now well In the
hands o. the French and Americans.
At Scr~y the Germans paid the Amer
leans the compliment OF reinforcing
their hattie line nth Two divisions
Of well-tried Savarian troops, men
whose courage previously has been
tested uhe1 tho tide OF battle Was
Gci1c against the GerniaTs. 1t WAS
an effort either 20 destroy tic Ainerl-
cans or TO hero; them back acroSS the
ourcq. Tie effort resulted tr fa-lore.
The battle line shifted lack and
forth and Sergy changed hands -FOUR
tGres. pue tn2 Americans proved TO be
no masters OF the picked enemy
-rocGs. aad Eaauy drove them ont and
re.a:ncd the village. Heavy casual
ties were inflicted IN .he Germans.
Tie lighting u Fcre-ep-Tardecois
also wss Of sanspinary character.
rre. opposing forces lighting in close
contact through the streets OF tho
1oxr, but with the Ge-Inans being
gradually driven back under the ma
chine gun aud r,he FIRE, until the Ger
mans were. left TeltelnS In their
b!ocd from contact Of steel OF the
allied T,ayonets.
I-,rnedlaeely south Of Sotssons' on
.ha western edge Of the salient. the
Germans strovc heroic1ny 20 Eold
hack che:- enemies in orde- 20 prevent
the further Ranking OF Scissors aud
tie possible cutting oe Of large forces
oe :he.r men Igstlng on the ourcq,
south ct orlchy lie Chateau. Scottish
troops, however. captured positions in
tee outskirts of Buza1cy inst TO tAs
west of rhe ScissorS- chateau Thierry
road. rrnile further socth the French
o-ercane the resistance imposed
against them. crossed tie righ road
and tcck G-aad Sozoy and Cugny and
the Butte Chaluo1t.
Southeast % Scissors. veil inside
.he salient and II present TAR outside
the Immediate battle zone various
towns acd villages along the Soissons-
Ttslnes' railroad are said 90 De in
aa:Ies. THIS secIniagly would iGdi-
cate t,:ac The retirement OF the Ger
r.ars from the Big pocket is 20 pro
cenG still further uorthward before
t;ey intend 20 halt 1t. face about 2cA
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