Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-22
ALLIED AIR FORCES
PLAY LEADING ROL {
IN MARINE FIGHTING.
French, American, Italian
and British Troops Make
Important Gains.
HEIGHTS OF LA CROIx
AND GRIS0LLES TAKEN
st. Euphraise and Boilly. South
west of Rheims. Also
Captured.
ENEMY RETIRES EVERYWHE,RE
Allies Win Back Nearly All Terri
tory Lost in Recent
Drive.
ENEMY RETIRES EVERYWHERE
tRy Associated Press l

tB:' Associated Press
important gains by the French,
american italian and British troops In
the territory comprising the Soissons-
hhcims salient are reported in TN.
o'nciai communication issued bv the
war once last night. Tho heights
east of La Croix and Grisolles h,y,
pecn taken. considerable section NJ
'hateau-T Thierry has been cleared ,r
the Germans. and St Euphraise ana
boily. southwest of Rheims. have h..n
captured.
victories for the allied arms In
france continue TO multiply. over
the entire siXty-mile front, runn,n..
from scissors to Rheims. the allte,,
troops arc lighting with Il determine.
ton that brooks no denial Of tbeir
ehorts And the Germans steadilvtaro
sivins ground, though stubborn re-.
si3tancc is being offered on some soc-
tors. -
FURTHER goodly sized intentions havs
been made in the German line betueon
9oiSsons and Chateau-Thierry bv tba
american and French troops. and MI
most all the gains made by the C;er-
mans in their recent drive south or
'he Marne and toward the vicinity
"t Rheims have been blottcd out under
inc counterattacks of the An. ,ricaus
french, British and Italians
'ha'eau- -Ihierry. which represents
me point in the battle line where tha
Germans had driven their wedge near
ese 10 iariS. has been recaptured bys
'he frcnch troops, and almost simul.
'aheousiy the village OF Brasles. two
i"'ies eastward, and the heights to this
'orth OF the village fell into their
hands.
GERMANS ARE DRIVEN RACK
NohTlf OF CHATIA U-TIiIJ,RR3-
c''hs IN harmony with the move
''eht on Chateau-Thierry. American
'ho FRENCH troops northwest of The
city struck the Germans another b,ra
o!ow. broke through the German limos
ahc drove through at some points mora
thah three miles. Large numbers of
prisoners were taken and the machine
guns OF the allied troops literally ,no,,.
eo ooWh the Germans who endeavcrcd
10 stay their progress. To the north
"'ohs the ourcq valley the French are
h'aNing good progress toward tn. i'm.
POI '1ht junction town of Nanteuil- No
"e pamc' Willie the operations somrh
ana southeast of Scissors are kce,-
"s '''he with those along the other
parts of the front. ,5y
Inc entire ;outhern bank or tbs
Marno having been cleared of enemy
forces. French. British and Italian
troops now are harassing those south-
west Of Rheims, and they b,vo h.nn
forced to fall back in the Courtou
wood. the Ardre Valley and near st.
huphraiSe. Notwithstanding their dcs-
perate resistance. The number Of
hritisE operating with the allied fo.ces
IN TINS region is not known Tha
hrst announcement that they were in
the action was made Saturday niyht.
AND doubtless they represent 4 portion
Oh the great rcServs- that everywhcra
arc being brought Up along the battIc
line III an endeaNo: to make secur.
the victories already won and .,ularea
them.
with the capture e Chateau -Thiers
ry ana the fast progress OF the French
and Americans eastward from ths
northern sectors, the plish: OF the Ccr.
mans ~ tha southwestern portion .f
the Sois> -i;lei.,s ,ali.rt became.
inrreas nS'y haz": :;lous. ana II is nrt
IN rro!Ihlc that wlcn stool: Is !in,l:v
I hth iIIS - numbers OF prisoners and
Gn.'nt'tic# of gums and war stores wiz,
be round t. have been taken bv the
allied troops -A,iators continue -
lend assistance to the troops os Gem
era! Foch scouting the back areas
anG farasaing the retreating Germans
Win their machine guns. Notabln
work Las been done by American In
dians OF General Pershnss men, tho
aboriEines taking prominent part in
Western fashion in
scouting In the Marne region.
In none OF the other theaters ex.
cept the SCISSORS Rheims salient rs
there any lighting OF great moment In
progress. The British in Northern
France and Flanders are continuing
their daily patrol encounters and taxi
Ing prisoners. while the guns OF both
the Germans and the British are keep
ing up their reciprocal bombardmont.
ENEMY DRIVEN BACK );
FOUR AND oNE-HALF MILES q
PARIS. July 21.--The Germans have n
been fhrnlun hack {o,,. haffis3s