Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-23
ALLIES STILL GAINING
Splendid Troops Are Making Glori.
Gus Gains.

Gus Gains.
Victories for the Allied arms ir
France continue TO multiply. Over th'
entire 60-mile front running from
Soissons To Rheims. the Allied troops
are fighting with determination that
brooks no denial of their efforts. And
the Germans steadily are giving
ground. though stubborn resistance is
being offered on some sectors.
Further goodly sized indentations
have been made in the German line
between scissors and Chateau Their!
| by the American and French troops
and almost all the gains made by IN,
Germans in their recent drive south
Of the AIarne and in the vicinity OF
| Rheims have been blottcd out und"!
the counter attack of the Americans
French. British and Italians.
Chateau Thierry. which represents
the point in the battle line where th'
Germans had driven their wcdS,' near
est to Paris. has been rccapturrd u!
the French troops and almost stimuli
tanrously the village OF Brasles. TIVE
miles eastward. and the heights to IN,
north OF the village fell into th"ii
hands.
Acting in harmony with the move
mcnt on Chateau Thirrry. American
land French troops northwest Of TIM
city struck the Germans another hard
blow, broke through the German lines
and drove through at some points
more than three miles. Large mum
| hris OF prisoners were taken ana Ill,
machine guns Of the Allied troops
literally moved down the Germans
who endravored 10 stay their progress
TO the north alone In the OurcN
valley the French are making good
progress towards the important juno
tion town Of Nantruil- Notrr Dame
while the operations south and south
east of Soissons are keeping time with
thoSr along the other parts oi th'
front.
The entire southern bank of tn,
Marnc having been cleared of enemy
forces, French. British and Italian
troops now are harassing those south
west OF rheims and they have been
forced 10 fall back In the SOurton
| wood, the Andre valley and near st
Euphraise, Notwithstanding their dcs-
pcratc resistance. The number Of Brit =
| ish with the Allied force in this region
| is not known. The first announcement
that they were I'm the action was mad,
Saturday and doubtless they repre-
sent portion of the great forces that
everywhere are being brought NJ
along the battle line in IN cndeavoI
10 make secure the victories alrcad!
won.
With the capture of Chateau Thicr-
| ~ and the fast progress OF the frcnci
and Americans eastward. the pllSht Ql
The Germans III the southwestern scc-
Tor of the salient becomes increasing
~ hazardous. and ii is not improb-
able that when stock IL finally taken
large numbers of prisoners and guam
itirs of guns and war stores will u,
found to have been taken 10y the Al
lied troops. Ayiators continue to lend
assistance to the troops of General
F'och, scouting the back areas and
harassing the retrcating Germans
| with their machine guns.
| Notable work has been done 10y
American Indians for General Perish.
ings men, the aborigincs taking {:
prominent part In characteristic west
| crn fashion in scouting in the Marn,
region.
In none of the other theatres except
the Soissons- Rheims salient is thrr,
any fighting of great moment in pro
gress. The British in north France
and Flanders are continuing thril
daily patrol encounters and takint
prisoners, while the guns of both tn,
Germans and the British are krcpint
up their reciprocal bomlIardmcnt