Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-05

1 solved Itself into race for the
northern bank ut tho Aiano river by
/ Tho Germans, who have hcon eyictod
| from strategic positions along tho
Nerlo river IN the center ~ the limo
ana directly east ~ lkhoims. which
seemingly rendors necessary that
hry put tho Aisno between thcm-
selves ana their pursuors "A quickly
az possible In order 10 escape further
large losass N men made priaoners
Just how large this bag OF cap
ilNos IN ~ present can not be rock
unod but unofficial advlcea from
Inria assert that when the figures
hra made public they will thrlll the
allied world. General pcrshlng la
hH comWunique sayH the Amorl-
cans alone have tAktu $500 prison
rfs ana in addition l33 guns
After hard fighting the Amerl-
cans and French have succeeded In
taking fruJn the Germans the I'm
portant town of FismeH. once Ger
Wsny'S great ammunition And sup
ply depot midway on the railway
between soissons and Rheims, while
To the east ut number of places
along The Nesle river the French
have crossed the stream, driving the
/ enemy uuftheAstward. East Of
Suissons allied troops have negotiat.
ed the passage Of the Aisne To the
northern bank ~ that stream. whore
they are IN position 10 harass the
enemy ~ he cndoavors 10 straiRhton
out his lin~ In conformity with that
running northwcatwhrd
80 fast has been tho retreat ~
the Germans In the center that al
ready some elements OF their forces
have succeeded IN reaching the
northern bank of the Alsne and got
ting numbers ~ their blg guns
across with them. Al through the
salient towns are still Abla2u behind
th9 rotreatlng Germans. and oven
oornneldH have been set htlre In
order To prevent the allied troops
from gnrnerinK the ripened grain
Tho fighting along tho Nrslo river
was of a sanEuinnry character ne
long as ~ lasted with the river ht
'reshet ana the Germans unable 10
ford To- ihey stood with their backs
'p ~ aur gave battle for their hives
4 Wnloriiy " them were killed ana
TIE remainder, were made prisoners.
one ~ lhe most important mnneu-
vcrs north of the Vcale was the pen
otratiOn by ths French 10 the vii
lnFe ~ IA Neuvilletts, which re-
leases the German hold ON tho
northern outskirts OF Rheims and
seemingly delivers the Cathedral city
from the German menace.
% with the Germans now thorough
ly vanquished thus far on the Rois-
sons Rheims salient. eyes are being
turned 10 tho regions In tho north 4
west on both sides ~ AmicuH Here
the French and british are keeping
up their hard prcasuSc against tho
armies ~ Crown Prince Rupprocht
OF bavaria. and hRye forc6d them ON
Two hlrhly Important sectors To- ro-
treat Southeast ut AmiRuH ON the I
old Monthidler sector the GnrmnUs /
have fallen n1rk across the Ayrc .
river over "a wide front while north .
enFt ~ AWicua IN tho region 0f
Albert similar" rotrogtnde move.
mont haas been made across tho An ]
ere. The German official communl
cation lu admitting me withdrawal I
near Albert declares the muucuycr
was carried out without Interference .
ny tho RT.tiah Just what bearing
these new uffrusivrs viii have un
fho fighting FRONT 10 WHICH the Ger
WHH ultimately retreat for r. stand
'n DE As1e region can not set Doe
forecast huI should tho allied troops
Ia HuIo iu prcH bpck the In" for
amy material gains eastward 10 Is not
Improbable th1i % would dIg'0olto
fhr pu'.r. German limo boz tho south
There again hRs been considerable
activity aU the italian mountain
front whore uf several points the
lmana h1ro A9ackei ana defeated 1
fhr AUgtfInna