The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-08-06
ALLIED ADVANCE
AT LITTLE COST.
Expecting Hard Battle Americans and
French Can Only Follow Retir-
ing Huns

With the American Army on the
Aisne-M -Marne, Aug. 2, Z p. m. (By AS
sociated ss.)-Another jump for
, ward was made today by the French
and Americans on the Aisne-Marne
front. From one to two miles were
gained with almost no fighting.
Plans had been made to strike hard
blows against the resisting Germans
rear. but the German war council evi-
dently had decided that the time was
inopportune to fight, for when the al
lies moved forward it was only to fol-
low on the trail of the retreating
enemy.
At few places there were sharp
encounters, but they were nothing as
compared with the terrible engage
ments that previously had been fought
or what was expected.
The French cavalry operated near
Dravegny, about two and half miles
north of Coulognes with the Ameri-
can infantry close behind while an
other deta chment Of mounted French
troops opened the way short dis
tance to the west, with French in
fantry and American foot troops close
up.
The penetration by the French and
Americans to the region of Dravegny
would place them only scant eigh:
miles southeast of Fismes, on the raj!
road line midway between Scissors
and Rheims.
To the westward the French reach
cd the southern borders of the Lou
peigne, Mareuil and Rigulizy woods
and the French cavalary to the south
ern border of the Moines wood
Germans Had Gone.
Occasional bursts of machine gun
fire challenged the advancing line but
t was apparent early in the move
Irent that the Germans had gone
The stiffest fighting encountered bv
the Americans was in a little piece Of
ground east of Chamery, where. ac
cording to the German newspapers
the body of Lieut. Quentin Roosevelt
was buried after his airplane had
been BROUGHT down early in the pres
ent operations.
Through wheat fields and over
wooded trails soaked with the rain
that fell almost ell day the .Ame~icans
moved slowly end cautiously, hut a.,
r'ost continuously over farms and
small villages among them Coulonges
md Cohan. To the westward another
force of Americans also was moving
steadily through and around the Nesle
woods and the rolling country east of
TIE woods. To both the east and west
Of that part of the line held by the
Americans and French were meeting
with similar success.
Few prisoners were taken during
the day, but one of them, captain,
edmitted that the German artillery
had been withdrawn. His story tend
ed to confirm the stories of other mer
~ ho% ho
termined to make their next big stand
on he Vesle, and not the Ardre. and
that their movements underway in
dicated the fortifyine Of Fismes and
tho center of the next fixed line Of
battle
Fighting to Come.
It is rot anticipated that the Ger
mans will withdraw to the Nesle line
without renewing their rear gard re-
sistance and it is expected the pres
ont virtually unopposed advance VIII
end quickly, perhaps with stiff fight
ing on the higher ground just south
of the Ardre in order to give the Ger
mans more time for getting their ar
tilIery and stores across the river.
May Shell Fismes.
With only slight advance in addl-
ton to that of today, the heavy guns
of the allies easily will be in posi-
tion to she'll Fismes and any part q
TIE line the Germans may determine
to stand on could Immediately De
made uncomfortable.
Although the enemy's retreat on the |
whole has been successful and he has |
succeeded thus far in extricating the |
greater portion of his armies from the |
salient. observers have witnessed con-
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