The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-20
}0CHE RESERVES RESIST ING Allied ADVANCE
United Press
War Summary

. l,l4Sth aday OF the war; 122nd day
OF the big offensive.
AISNE MARINE FRONT: The
French and Americans continue to
drive forward on practically the
whole front between Scissors and
Chateau Thierry. While their prog
ress Is somewhat slower than In the
have taken NeuiiIy-St. Front and
have made other gains. Announce
ment by the French war office of the
capture OF Lfcy-Ciignon, which Amer
leans first took yesterday, indicates
the lines are continually fiuctuatina,
owing to counter attacks by con-
stantly increasing enemy forces.
MARINE FRONT: Franeo-American
forces are attacking on the fifteen
mile front from Fossoy eastward to
Neuilly in an effort to clear Huns
from the entire south bank. Good
progress is reported.
FLANDERS FRONT: British troops
consolidated their gains of yesterday
on the western portion Of the front,
which included the capture of Met
eren.
/ FRANCE: Long lines Of ambu-
iances are coming into Paris from
the front, bearing American wound
ed. Two American hospitals have
been established and another Is be-
ing fitted QUE.
ENGLAND: British casualties dur
ing the week totaIed 1921.
GERMANY: British airmen raided
the SchIeswig-Hoistei coast, de-
stroyins hangar containing two
ZeppeIins.
Foch Not Tempted.
[By j. w. T. Fason, United Press
War Expert1
NEW YORK, July 20. - General
Foch is not being tempted by the
situation along the Aisne-Marne salt
ent to use his reserves in imitation
of Won Hindenburg's method of ruth
! less slaughter.
4 The effort OF Won Hindenburg to
| inveigle General Foch into a major
offensive before the allies are fully
ready is falling. The American and
/ Chateau Thierry are now obviously
operating under orders to move
ahead slowly and not to be lavish
| in casualties.
| While the evacuation of the Aisne-
| Marne salient by Won Hindenburg
| would be an admirable victory for
| the allies, it's accomplishment is not
! of such commanding Importance as
! to warrant a very heavy death toll
among the Americans and French.
| General FocL, therefore, both hui
name and far-seeing, is now nibbIing
on large scale rather than devel-
! oping a major offensive. The most
essential purpose OF the present at
tack already has been accomplished.
| The principal railway between the
| AiSne and the Marine has been
! brought under the command of
American and French guns. This is
matter of prime Importance, be-
cause Won Hindenburg is now de.
prived of his chief line Of communi.
cation for an attack from his Aisne-
Marne positions toward Paris.
The added security of Paris at
tanned by this operation is a matter
| of very large Importance, because it
viii permit General Foch to use else
where part of his reserves held in
the sector northwest of the Marne
Won Hindenburg has undoubtedly be,
gan to withdraw part of his own of,
fensive strength from the Marine
! front, leaving only defensive Units
there, for under the new conditions
he cannot count upon supplying a
Marne army with enough material
, for offensive operations.
The capture Of Neuvilly-St. Front
announced today, is probably pre-
liminary to an American-French ad
vance toward the opposite junction
of Oulchy-Le Chateau, on a direct
!: line, and midway between Soissons
and Chateau Thierry.
The town and its environs control
! the network of communications in
side the Aisne-Marne pocket An
advance into this sector by the al
! lies would complete the cutting OF
Won Hindenburg's permanent com
munications to the Marne and would
compel him to rely on a temporary
and precarious line. putting all the
German troops left in the Aisne
Marne pocket on the defensive.