Evening star., 1918-07-23

Section A--Yesterday evening our
troops. continuing their advance In
operations with the French, south of
tsau Thisrrs ossp DosS betwssn sas the ourcq.
and the Chgnon, and passed Ahrough
the towns of Bsxu. Epieds and Char
teves. Other American units have
crossed the .Marne from positions
towns. the conditions of which show
that the army abandoned them In
great haste"
PARIS, July 23.-Artillery activity
along the battle front during the
course of the night is all that is re-
ported in the onicial statement issued
by the war ofIice today. The state
ment says:
along the whole battle front only
artillery actions. were reported during
the past night.
North of Montdidier local opera
tion which was conducted In a vigor-
Gus manner resulted in the capture
by the French Of the villages Of Mall
ly-Raineval, Sauvillere and Aubvil-
lers. The French up to the present
have taken $50 prisoners
Otherwise the night was calm"
PARIS. July 22.-The night statement
says: -
During the course Of the day the
Germans attempted by powerful coun-
ter attacks to check our progress be-
tween the Marine and the Ourcq. The
Eranco-American troops resisted all
gains. advancing beyond the heights
OF East Lacroix and Grisolles. taking
the village Of Epiedes and gaining
ground northeast Of Mont st. Pere.
Between the Marine and. Rheims
there was stiff fighting. which gained
no result for the enemy. We main
tanned our ines in the Courton wood
and the Bois-du-Roi
Farther north British troops made
an advance. capturing 200 prisoners
and forty machine guns.
North of the Ourcq and on the
Champagne front great artillery ac-
tivity Is reported. but there was no in
fantry action"
"Aviation--Ths activity of our
bombing machines was maintained at
high pitch on July 81. During day
and night expeditions fifty tons of
projectiles were dropped on enemy
railroad communications. cantonments
Vesle and the Ardre.
The stations at Laon. Fismes,
Berry au Bac and Fere- -Tardenois
crowded with troops and conveys
were the objects of very violent bonn
bardments. A great fire, followed
station.
Items Of thousands of cartridges,
were fired at German troops and
batteries, which were silenced in the
region of Courmont, Roncheres and
Vfl1ananva the 81
ators brought down nine enemy ma
chimes"
BRITISH.
LONDON. July 23.-The onicial
statement reads:
Yesterday our line was advanced
slightly south of Hebuterne and south
ofi Merris and Meteren. Last night
our positions in the Hammel sector,
north Of Albert. were also improved.
Our troops carried out successful
raids last night in the neighborhood
OF Ablatnzeville, Ayette, Oppy. Avion
and Lens and brought back several
prisoners and machine guns.
Additional prisoners and machine
guns also were captured by us In the
vicinity OF Merris as the result Of a
patrol encounter In the course of
which 1t Is estimated that some fifty
Germans were killed.
Hostile artillery has shown con-
siderable activity with gas shells in
the Villers-Bretonneux sector.
Our own and the enemy's artillery
were active in the Dickenuch sector"
ITALIAN.
ROME. July 22.-The ofiicial COM
day follows:
In the region Of Tonale, in the
Brenta valley and on the new Piave
hostile artillery activity was effective
ly eountered by our guns. Enemy
working parties were dispersed In the
Monte Civldale area and motor COL
umns along the Piave. Two hostile
machines were downed by US"
GERMAN.
BERLIN. via London, July 22.-The
ofnctal communication issued by the
war Office this evening says:
Quiet reigns at many places on
and the Marne. There have been
local engagements south of the
OurcQ."
The day statement reads: -
Between the Aisne and the Marne
the battle continues with undimin-
heavy defeats on July 20, the enemy,
bringing into action fresh divisions
and tanks. which had been newly
brought up. again advanced to vio-
lent attack against our line. His as
saults broke down. and prisoners con-
drm heavy losses.
"Yesterday's fighting again result
cd In = complete success for the
German arms. Between the Aisne and
southwest OF Hartennes in the early
morning the strongest drum fire pre-
ceded enemy infantry attacks. South
Hartennes these attacks broke down
in front OF our lines.
North Of Vile Nontoire some of
the enemy pusha4 forward tempo
rarily over the 1oissons- Chateau
Thferry road. our counter attack
completely threw them back again.
foci Of battle which our counter at
tack brought to a favorable conclu-
sion.
'1n the evening renewed enemy at
tacks southwest Of Soissons were
they were carried out at all they
broke down with heavy losses.
s'On both sides Of the 4Ourcq river
in the forenoon the euemy frequent
y. but IN vain. advapeed against our
he returned tho attasS in the after
noon. After heavy Gfhting,. the en-
emy.s assault on both Ides, Of Oulchy-
Le-Chateau was de3eated by our.
counter attacks. s, ~
North and northeast Of Chateau
Thierry our detachments. which had
been left in the forefield, hindered:
the approach Of the enemy to our new.
lines. It was not until evening that
he succeeded In launching strong at.
tacks here which broke down with
heavy losses TO the enemy. :
There has been artillery activity
on the Marine front. Between the;
Marine and the Ardre the British and,
French continued their attacks; These
were sanguinartly repulsed.