The Sentinel=record., 1918-07-30
War AT A GLANCE
(By the Associated Press.)

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Notwithstanding the fact that the
Germans have powerfully strength
ened their battle line running across
the Soissons-Rheims salient with ad-
ditional fresh reserves and have stub
borny disputed further passage
northward to the entente allied troops,
the enemy front has been compelled
to bend back appreciably on all sides
of the salient. except at the anchor
points resting Immediately on Sois-
sons and Rheims.
South of Scissors further wedges
have been driven eastward into the
enemy front down to the Ourca river.
Eastward along the Ourcq French and
American troops have crossed the
stream at various points and advanced
their line well to the northward, while
southwest of Rheims the allies have
debouched from the wooded sectors
and gained the plains Notwithstanding
the violence of the enemy's counter
maneuvers. AT some points the Ger
mans succeeded somewhat in check
where were they able to bring it to a
standstil
The retirement of the Germans stin
remains orderly, but everywhere the
allied troops and especially the Amer
leans near Fere- en- -Tardenois are
pressing them hard Particularly bit
ter fighting has taken place around
Fere-en-Tardenois and at Sergy. both
of which towns are now well in the
hands of the French and Americans.
At Sergy the Germans paid the Amer
leans the compliment of reinforcing
their battle line with two divisions OF
well tried Bavarian troops, men whose
courage previously has been tested
when the tide of battle was going
against the Germans. 1t was an effort
either to destrop the Americans or
to herd them back across the Ourcq.
The effort resulted in failure.
The battle line shifted back and
forth and Sergy changed hands four
times, but the Americans proved to be
the masters of the picked enemy
troops and finally drove them out
and refined the village. Heavy cas-l
halties were inflicted on the Ger
mans.
The fighting in Fere- en- Tardenois
also was of a sanguinary character,
the opposing forces fighting in close
contact through the streets OF the
town.
Immediately south of Scissors on
the western edge of the salient the
Germans strove heroically to hold
back their enemies, in order to pre-
vent the furthher thanking of Soissons |
and the possible cutting off of their |
men fighting south of Oulchy-le-Cha-l
teau, Scottish troops, however. cap
tured positions in the outskirts Of
Buzancy, just to the west of the
Scissors Chateau Thierry road, while |
further south the French overcame
the resistance imposed against theb, |
crossed the high road and took Grand |
Rozoy and Cusny and the Butte Chal-
mont.
Southeast OF Scissors, well inside !
the salient and at present far outside
the Immediate battle zone, various
towns and villages along the Scissors
railroad are said to be in flames. This |
seemingly would Indicate that the re-
tirement of the Germans from the big
pocket is to proceed still furIherI
northward before they intend to halt
it, face about and give battle to the
allied troops along a chosen line.
If the retreat on the west is to be
carried beyond the Soissons -Fismes
limo it seems highly probable that II is
the intention of the Germans to make
their stand from scissors eastward
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