Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-08-08
German Retreat From Salient
Is Apparently in Full
Swing.
ALLIES PUSH ON 5 MILES
Menace to Communication Lines May
Compel Enemy to Cross to
North Of the River
Aisne.

Washington, August 3.-The crisis
In the allied offensive on the scissors
Rheims salient apparently has been
reached. French troops have entered
the town Of Scissors, the western
anchor point of what remains Of the
famous salient, and oil along the SO
miles of curving battle line from
scissors to Thillois (three miles west
of Rheims), French, Americans and
British troops have pushed in the en-
tire enemy front and sent the Ger
mans backward everywhere in pre-
cipitate retreat.
Over the battle front the allies, by
quick and forcible methods of on
slaught, have deeply indented the
German defense line for splendid
gains, which seemingly foreshadow
the necessity Of the eventual retire.
ment of the forces Of the German
crown prince to more tenable ground
In the north.
The plains behind the northwest
portion of the battlefront now are
entirely dominated by the allied big
guns; In the south the French and
Americans have negotiated almost all
Of the hill and forest country, and are
encroaching perceptib1y toward the
Fismes railway while on the east the
British and French are almost astride
the Rheims Scissors railway and
have their guns now so placed that
the enemy is sure to be sorely tried
as he endeavors to press back and
gain haven Of refuge along the vesle
river.
Just how far the retreat Of the Ger
mans will go cannot at present be
forecasted, but with the southern line
swinging northward in conjunction
with that on the east toward the
Vesle, and with the French dominat.
ing the Aisne eastward from scissors
1t is not improbable that the Germans
may be compelled to take refuge north
of the Aisne.
Americans Penetrate Five Miles.
Washington, Aug. 3.-Americar
troops pursuing the enemy, whose
forces on the Soissons-Rheims from,
began to fall back Friday morning
have penetrated to a depth Of five
miles and their progress is continuing
General Pershing reported in a com
munique, received by the war depart
ment.
'In Thursdays fighting America,
troops captured Hill 23O, south O.
Coulonges and the wood east of tn,
hill. American aviators last nigh
successfully bombed the railroad sta
ton and yards at Contains, numerous
hits being made" the communion,
says.
Allies Capture Important Ridge.
London, Aug. 3.-The capture o.
the Plessier Huleu ridge by the allie
Thursday was expected to result ii
the rolling up of the enemy line nortl
of scissors and get rid Of the Pies
sier wood which had been grea
obstacle to the allied advance.
The Germans are facing west ant
the allies are shooting at the enemy
back and enfilading him down tn,
north part Of the Crise valley.
1t Is believed that the enemy's re
treat will be- continued, and that h
cannot avoid an eventual retrograd,
movement behind the Aisne or tn,
Vesle, which would mean the COLLAPSE
of the crown princes offensive, a
least until September when the 1922
class will be put in the field. Thi
class will yield 100000 men and pos
sibly might help to bolster the presen
defeated Germans.