Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-07-30

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 South of Soissons further wedges have been driven eastward into the enemy front down to the Ourcq river. Eastward along the Ourcg French and American troops have crossed the stream at various points and advanced southwest of Rheims the allies have and gained the plains in the face Of the enemy's violent counter maneu- vers. At some points the Germans succeeded somewhat in checking the forward movement but nowhere were they able to bring it to standstill.
 Americans Smash Kaiser's Best.
 The retirement of the Germans still remains orderly. but everywhere the allied troops and especially the Am ericans near Fere- En- Tardenois are pressing them hard. Particularly bit ter fighting has taken place around Fere- En- Tardenois, and at Sergy, both of which towns are now we'll in the hands of the Trench and Ameri- cans. At Sergy the Germans paid the Americans the compliment of rein forcing their battle line with two div isions of we'll tried Bavarian troops, men whose courage previously has been tested when the tide of battle was going against the Germans. It was an effort to destroy the Ameri- cans or to herd them back across the Ourcq. The effort resulted in failure. The battle line shifted back and forth and Sergy changed hands four times, but the Americans proved to be the masters fthe picked enemy troops and finally drove them out and retained the village. Heavy casualties were inflicted on the Germans
 Bloody Battle at Fere.
 The fighting in Fere-En-T -Tardenois also was of a sanguinary character, the opposing forces fighting in close contact through the streets of the town, but with the Germans being firadually driven back under the ma chine gun and rifle fire of the French and Americans or left weltering in their blood from contact with the steel of the allied bayonets.
 Immediately south of Soissons on the western edge of the salient the Germans strove herocially to hold i back their enemies in order to prevent the further flanking of Soissons and the possible cutting off of large for ces of their men fighting along the Ourcq south of Oulchy-Le-Chateau. Scottish troops however, captured positions in the outskirts of Buzacy, ! just to the west of Soissons- Chateau Thierry road, while further south the Trench overcame the resistance i'm posed against them, crossed the high road and took Grand Rozoy and Ougny and the Butte Chalmont.
 Germans Burning Villages.
 Southeast of Soissons, we'll inside the salient and at present far outside the immediate battle zone, various 1 towns and villages along the Sois- -Fismes railroad are said to be in 1 flames. This seemingly would indicate that the retiremen, of the Germans from the big pocket is to proceed still further northward before they in tend to halt it, face about and give battle to the allied troops along a chosen line. If the retreat on the west is to be carried beyond the Soissons- Fismes line. it seems highly probable | that it is the intention of the Ger mans to make their stand from Sois- sons eastward along the Aisne to the Veale river and thence southeastward to Rheims.
 British troops on various sectors in France and Flanders continue their harassing tactics against the German front. Near Norlancourt in the Ann iens sector, the Australians have talk en several lines of trenches captured a fairly large number of prisoners, and inflicted heavy losses on the ene-