The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-24
ALLIES CAPTURE
MORE TOWNS:
YANKS PUSH ON
Foch's Forces Sweep Ahead, TAX
ing 1900 Captives; Retain
All Gains.
BATTLE LINES ARE IMPROVED
Fighting Along the Marine Grows
Fiercer as the Germans Make
Stand In Effort to Break the
Grip of the Wise.

STAND In Effort to Break the
Grip of the Wise.
With the American Army on the
Aisne-Marne Front, July 24.-Informa-
tion reaching the intelligence depart
ment Of the American army indicates
that the Germans were still contnu-
ing their retreat. Far behind their
lines they are being subjected to a
heavy fire by both French and Ameri-
ian guns which doubtless Is hamper
Ing the movement Of their enormous
supplies.
With the Americans at the Marne,
July 24.-American troops attacked
German machine gun strong points
northeast of Chateau Thierry and
broke through the fortified nests at
various places. They fought with rifle
and bayonet and In Indian warfare
style made headway through the
woods, where the German machine
gunners had been ordered to fight to
the death. Rain barred aerial obser-
walton, but prisoners report that the
Germans are fortifying the positions
between Scissors and Reims and that
they are fighting for time to organize
a defense line. A few hundred pris-
oners again were picked up by our
troops.
Paris, July 24.-French, American
and British troops made considerable
advances during the day on the Aisne-
Marne front, according to the war Of
flee statement. In addition to cap
turing several villages they took 1900
or more German prisoners.
The French and Americans, by max
Ing important new progress against
the apex and western side of the great
Marne-Aisne triangle, made impossible
further retention by the crown princes
army Of the areas below the Vesle
river.
South of Soissons the Americans
captured the town of Buzancy, and
farther south, in the center of the Ger
man flank, the French took Oulchy-le-
Chateau.
On the north bank of the Marne
Americans occupied Jaulgonne, In the
bend Of the stream, with 800 prisoners.
German Reserves Beaten.
Fresh reserves brought up by the
Germans have failed again to stop the
advance of the allies forces south
from scissors. east along the Marine,
and northeast to Reims, the war office
statement reveals. Four more villages
have been captured by the Franco
Americans in the Aisne-Marne fight
Ing.
North of the Ourcq river, south Of
scissors, the statement says, the
French took and went beyond LIE Pies
sier-Huleu and reached the western
outskirts Of Vile. Just south
of here the French also occupied Mont
CRU This nearly encircles Oulchy-l la
Chateau, strongly-held position.
Clear Woods of Boche.
Just south Of the Ourcq, French and
American forces swept nearly mile
beyond the Chateau Thierry road, cap
turing Recount, while most Of the
Chatalet wood has been cleared Of the
Germans.
Along the north bank of the Marne
further progress has been made north
Of Mont st. Pere, Chartever occupied,
and the bridgehead at Jaulgonne, taken
by the Americans, has been enlarged.
Up toward Reims the British, at
tacking on about five-mile front, ad-
vanced nearly mile, taking 800 cap
tives and five pieces Of artillery.
French In New Drive.
Oulchy-le-Chateau was one of the
German pivotal positions on the Aisne-
Marne front. 1t lies about eleven
miles south of scissors on the STRAIT
egically important Soissons-Chateau
Thierry road.
At the same time the French struck
the enemy In new sector on the
Picardy front, northwest Of Montdid-
ier At this filing it is not known
whether Americans cO-operated in the
action.
The PoiluS stormed forward on q
front of four miles and penetrated the
German positions to maximum depth
of two miles, taking three villages
Aubvillers, Sauviuers and Mailly-
Rainoval.
The French attack at last advices
had progressed to the western edge
of the wood north Of Sauvillers- Mon
gival, about 1000 yards east of Maillu-
Raineval, giving the French control of
the heights dominating the valley OF
the Avre. Twelve hundred Germans
were made prisoner.
Allied artillery is reported Smelling
both sides Of the German salient be-
tween the Aisne and Marne. over q