The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-08-02

"oi hdhS lle FTeuCn troops on DOtn
sides of the fighting front also NOV
ed forward for goodly gains north
east of Fere-en-Tardenois and east
of Sergy.
are holding strong positions from
which they are shelling, but thus far
ineffectively, the menacing allied line
before them.
Prussian guards and Bavarians
were in the thick of the fighting
throughout Tuesday. but again they
were out-manoeuvered and outfought
by the Americans and again suffer-
ed heavy casualties.
May Stop Retreat.
The Germans apparently are on
the eve of attempting to end their
retreat from the u'ssons-Rheims
salient and turning and Offering from
tai battle in force to the entente al
lied armies.
The day Of rear guard actions
seems drawing to a close. Violent
counter offensive measures against
their antagonists already are in prog
ress by the Germans over most of
the British front and seemingly, for
the present at least, the allied ad-
vance has been materially slowed
down.
Heavy Fighting.
Further gains have been made by
the allies, including the Americans,
but only after the bitterest kind of
fighting. And these gains have been
considerably less in extent than the
gains of previous days. before the
Germans stiffened their retreating ar
mics by rushing numerous fresh di-
visions to the aggregate strength of
their fighting force within the fast
disappearing pocket between Sois-
sons and Rheims.
AS a result OF violent counter at
tacks, delivered with huge electives
the Germans have been able to force
the falling back of the Americans
and French on several positions. but
nowhere were they able TO find a spo,
weak enough through which they
could penetrate the allied line. Stand /
ing firmly. and giving ground only
under absolute necessity, the allied
troops everywhere have exacted a +.
heavy toll in men killed. wounded or
made prisoners from the Germans in |
their every effort partly to retrieve
their losses of ground.
Further Gains.
Particularly heavy has been the /
fighting In the center of the salient
and on the right and left anchor /
points of the salient resting respect |
lively southwest Of Rheims and south |
of scissors. 1t is still on the two
anchor points that the Germans are
keeping a most watchful eye, fearful |
that the allied troops may yet press |
back the line and threaten the armies |
of the crown price with their pine
er vancouver. for the Germans are
not yet far enough out OF the pocket |
to have passed the danger Of such /
Of the Ourcq river, the Germans in a |
counter attack drove the Americans |
out of Cierge, but this slight gain was |
more than overcome later by the pen |
etration of the Americans northward |
from Sergy. BeugneuX, lying on
the west side of the pocket, north
west of Fere-en- -Tardenois. also was
taken by the Germans. but later the
French and Americans recaptured il
and. with Grand Rozoy in their pos
session, they still hold vantage points
for small turning movement tow
ard Fere-en-Tardenois, which il sue
cessful would give them goodIy
number Of prisoners.
Southwest Of Rheims the Germans
delivered violent attack against the
French from both sides OF ST. Eu-
phraise. Their effort to capture the
village. however, was futile, altho
hey pushed their line slightly for
ward on the west side OF it.
Southwest of Ypres the Australians
troops are keping up their attacks
against the Germans and have cap
tured the town OF Merris and with il
169 prisoners and a number Of trench
mortars and machine guns. The
Germans at last reports were heavily
bonn harding the new positions of the