Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-25
Today's War
Summary
(By the Associated Press.)

ance, the Allied troops maintained
their progress on the Rheims-Sois-
sons battlefield
General Foch's offensive enters up
or it's, second week today with the
Germans still being forced back be-
fore the smashing blows of French,
British and American armies Ex-
treme severity marks the fighting on
a greater portion Of the front Good
ly gains are being made by the
French aud Americans between the
Ourca. and Marne and by the British
southwest of Rheims
Steadily as Allied pressure has
forced the Germans back within the
pocket formed by the battlelines. the
Germans defensive efforts have in
creased in ferocity due to the con-
tinuous: throwing in of reserve divi-
sions. The Allied offensive, therefore,
in one week lot only has brought the
fifth German offensive to hasty halt
but has turned it. into disastrous
repulse and also forced the enemy to
bring in reserved troops from other
fronts. Military observers in Paris i've
lieve that the German commanl IS
prerarirg for a new oluw against tie
Allies in order to counterbalance the
situation on the Rheims Scissors
front.
k From the west along the ourcq
and from the south the French and
Americans are closing in on Fere-
En- -Tardenois, the German base of
supplies on the lower side Of the
pocket. The town has been under
violent shell fire for several days and
the enemy has made vicious counter
attacks which, although partly sue
cessful temporarily, finally were
turned into advances for the hard
hitting French and Americans. Not
only has Epied been retaken but the
Americans have advanced beyond
Couapoil, five miles south of Fere
Between Courpoil and the Marne the
French and Americans are fighting
their way forward through the for
ests of Fere and Ris. Bridgeheads
along the Marine have been extended
further. r.,
While the advance on the western
side of tAe salient has been more
spectacular the steady Allied pres
sure on the eastern side continues
unabated and is making progress.
British troops around the important
point of Vrigny, three miles south of
! the rVesle and the Rheims-Soissons
railroad, slowly are: pressing the enc
my back. This advance not only
threatens the German lines west of
Rheims but places the enemy forces
between Vrigny and the -Marne in a
bad position. The terrain there is
hilly and wooded and there is still
quite a bulge in the German line. The
bulge on the western end of the line
was wiped out when the Germans
retired from Chateau Thierry.
From all sides the Allied army Is
batter1ng the German positions un-
ceasingly. Bombs by the hundreds are
being dropped with good effectss on
dumps and depots. American avia-
tors are reported to have brought
down, five German machines in aerial
Icombats north of the Marne Wednes-
day.
e The German crown prince has not
yet been forced into a general retreat
but not day of the allied offensive
has gone by without additional gains
t,being made by the Allied troops. 'Vir-
tually all but one Of his lines of COM
! municatops have been lost and his
position is' becoming increasingly un-
comfortable as fresh troops in repeat
ed efforts fail to check the steady
sweep forward Of the Allies.
Berlin continues to report that all
Allied thrusts are being defeated. u.s.
ing tho adverb completely in tell
ing of Tuesdays fighting. Similarly
the German war Office describes the
French advance toward the Ayre
northwest Of Montdidier, in which the
enRIny lost 1850 prisoners, four can
NON and three hundred machine guns.
taAnof no effect.
F In Albania the French have COM
trlefed their present movement BY the
IcApture of important heights and the
loccupation of two additional villages.
kin June were the lowest in 81 months.
I Or since SSentAmheY - otR, n n..o. 49,