The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-24
ALLIES MAKE SATISFACTORY ADVANCES
IN VIOLENT THRUSTS ON THE 0URCQ
IMPORTANT PROGRESS MADE ON MARINE
Yankees and Poilus Pass the Line Lep-
LESSER Hilou-Montgru North of River.
Maximum Depth of Penetration is
Near Three Miles.

Paris July 23.-Again the German prince hurled
strong fresh into the Ane Marine battle today Again
they failed to arrest the Franco American progress
Despite the tenacious resistance of the who has
brought up fresh reserves tonight war office COM
unique 1--WE have progressed satisfactorily the Ourcq
North of that river the Yankees and pous passed the line
Lepessier Hou Mongu and reached the western outskirts
Oulchy- La Vile The days maximum depth of prog
ress is nearly three miles.
On the Marine also fresh important progress made
The Franco American troops pushed forward between
Charteves and Mon Pere and enlarged their hold on the
Jaugonne rdgehead bank of the Marine where
the river makes big bend
On the Marine front the days advances ranged from
three miles
Against the princes eastern flank between the Marine
and Rheims French and British forces made successful all
Arre Vrgny the British taking 200 prisoners and five
On this sector especially heavy losses inflicted
upon the desperately resisting Teutons.
particularly brilliant charge made by American
troops the of Chateau They where they crossed the
road leading northward Scissors and captured Rocou vii
lage and Chatelet wood
north Scissors Thierry scissors
high road also has been crossed by Franco American troops
Unofficial dispatches that Oucy La Chateau important rail
town about half way between Chateau Tery and scissors
had been captured remains unconfrmed but the town not
yet in their hands the attackers perlously close to it.
That high road which rested the entire western flank
of the prince Asne Marine army north
and south and under constant Franco American fire.
lost to the Germans,
The princes defense pivots upon three main
points
Scissors La Tardenois and Dorans on the Marine
Since the surprise element has been eliminated and
treat is more or less systematic prisoners longer being
brought by the thousands but bags several hundreds
time recorded in the reports from points along the
advance Many additional guns also have been captured All
reports from the front that the Germans suffering the
heaviest losses of the year in this battle
Berlin again refused today to admit the revrses
claiming that where the allied attacks Immediately
beaten off the attackers were later thrown ort in German
counter -thrusts
At two principle points the German defense stened
materially in the last twenty -four hours North of the Marn
around Vanders and Verneu they seem determined 10
maintain their front resting the river and between the
ourcq and the Alsne There fteenmle front the Ger
mans have begun to react and fresh guns have been brought
up by them The main base of their defense that front
Fere en- Tardenois.
French tanks again did brilliant execution in aiding the
British attacks southwest of Rheims where Maraux
sh hands tonight Petitchamps wood also captured
Between the Ourcq and the Marine the French Jared much
better today than they did yesterday German resistance was
broken around Grizzlies where the Teutons yesterday had
succeeded in snatchng back of the lost ground The
French in possession Courcee heights having
stormed them in dashing charge.