The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-19
Scissors Brought Under
Range of Guns and Bat
tie Still On.
ENEMY IN GREAT PERIL
His Entire Line From Cha
teau Thierry to Rheims
Menaced by Blow.
CAME AS GREAT SURPRISE
Americans Were Brought Up
in Night to Sector Hereto
fore Strange to Them.
Special Gable Despatch TO THs Sun.
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Special Gable Despatch 10 THs Sun.
Copyright, 1918; oil rfohts reservst.
LONDON. July 1S.-Gen. Foch has
struck the Crown Princes right flank
vital blow, according to reports
which had reached London at mid
night
The French and Americans. coop
Grating closely in an offensive started
this morning, have reached the ou,
skirts of scissors, having Tough,
| their way six miles eastward along
the banks of the Aisne to the little
river Crise, which flows southwest OF
the city.
South Of Scissors the advancing
allied troops have reached Rozieres,
cutting the main road to Chateau
Thierry, after driving the Germans
back eight miles from their starting
point on the Fonteny-L -Laversine road,
although the actual penetration was
two miles Jess.
Cavalry Brought Into Action.
The Americans swept forward with
the French. their attack being so
strong and their advance so rapid tina,
jcavalry was thrown in action. All the
American headquarters stats which
this morning were far back Of the o.d
battle line tonight were in territory
! occupied only few hours ago by the
German invader.
Thousands OF prisoners have been
captured. including at least 1000 by
the Americans. Twenty villages have
been taken, and in well informed mill
tary circles here tonight it is believed
that unlesA the German higher COM
nand can summon quickly men and
guns to stop the Franco-Amercan ad
vance the German armies now operat
ing in the salient from Rheims to Sois
sons will be cut off. In some quarters
the confident prediction was made to-
right that these big German armies
would be captured.
| FOch Has Advantage.
Gen. Foch's offensive is directed
against the western side OF grea
salient driven into the French lines in
the shape Of a great parallelogram, the
angles of which are marked by
Rheims, scissors, Epernay and Cha
teau Thierry. and within the confines
of which the Germans are now exert
~
southern borders.
The ground in front OF Gen. FoCh
advance is OF rolling nature. with
low hills and many valleys and small
streams. Numerous good roads afford
opportunity for large infantry move
mcnts, and also for the employment
OF cavalry and artillery. Six miles 10
the eastward is the main railroad con
necting Chateau Th!erry and scissors
the cutting Of which would seriously
endanger the German troops fighting
along the Marine.
Germans CaiI IN Reserves.
The days result is most important
strategic victory TO the Allies. as Gen
Foch is now within range of the Ger
man railways leading to the Marne,
and within range also Of the big Cor
man supply depot at Fismes
The German official report admits
! the great new menace to German arm
by saying the reserve divisions have
been brought up to meet the attack
The whole attack was planned and
executed as n surprise attack by Gen
FoCh. Concentrations OF French and
American troops were made under
cover of wooded sections back of the
front. and nowhere did the enemy eX-
pect the attack.
Threatens Entering Wedge.
This allied offensive constitutes the
gravest kind of a threat against the
German armies all the way from
f.heims TO Chateau Thierry. If Fochs
men carry their thrust few miles
further the German held lateral rail-
ways. by which the troops now fight
ing along the Marne are supplied, will
be under the fire of French and Amer
lean guns. Military experts are uni
In the belief that the hour long looked
for by Foch has struck and that he 2,
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