Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-23
GRAND FORKS HERALD. TUESDAY, JULYa
Today's War
Summary
fBy Tie Associated Press

Intense struggles mark the progress
OF the allies in the face OF furious
German counter attacks. probably de-
signed to cover q retirement on q
large scale within the Rheims-Spis-.
sons salient.
Enemy attacks between tho ourcq
and the Marine have failed to check
the French and Americana who con-
tinue to advance. Between Rheims
and the Marine the sallies maintain
their gains of the past several days.
South Of scissors to the Ourcq and in
Champagne violent artillery lombard
ments taking place.
The Germans are reported burning
of the Marine and in the angle be-.
tween the Marine and the Ardre,
which flows into the Vesle at Fismes.
Observers hold that >the Germans
probably r preparing for p retire:
ment to the Vesle or to q line based
on that river, which parallels the
Marine. IL miles to the north.
Despite heavy German attacks
French and Americans north and
northeast Of Chateau Thferry still
push on and are nov on a line we'll
to the east of La Groix and Grisolles
and northeast Of Mont st. Pere. Two
towns in this area have>been captured
by the Americans. The Germans in
this area probably will retire more
to. the north as their positions are
without adequate means of supply and
support and the slightest allied adj
vance along the Ourcq would render
them untenable.
Intellectual attempts by the enemy
to drive the allies back on h eastern
leg Of the salient have been repulsed
in stiff fghting. In Courton and Roi
woods, where the enemy~blows were
tacks. North. Of ,Courton wood Brit
ish troops in an. advance have takeE
200 prisoners and forty machine guns
1t is reported unoficially from Lon
don that General Gouraud has driven
the enemy back beyond the old
French front line between Suippes
river and M~assiges, a front of II
miles. Couples, with French gains JUS
east Of Rheims last week, this report
If true, means that the French nov
hold the same front lines as, before
Rheims.
German troops with the salem
south Of the yesle. not only have los
all their supply lines but are beint
Subjected to a very great lombard
ment by big guns and French airmen
In the Vesle and Ardre valleys French
bombers> have dropped fifty tons 9
bombs. All the important railroas
and convoy centexs likewise have beel
literally deluged from the air an.
several large fires have been observed
German reports Of the fighting sa'
that on Sunday all allied efforts wer
repulsed and that the Germana game
complete success in the battles. Ad
mission is made, however, that tn
allies have adyanced to the new Ger
man line north and northeast Of Cha
teau ThierrS,
Divisions hurried from the north t
the aid of the German crown prime
have been counterbalanced by the ar
rival on the allied front of British di
visions. When 1t became know
days ago that the Germans WEI
sending troops from the British from
toward the Marine, an equal humble
Of British divisions were sent south b
General Foch and have: been maxim
good gains in the fighting southwes
of. Rheims 49,
On the remainder Of the wester
line in Italy the opposing troops hav
been occupied with raids and artiller
duels more or less violent British all
men in further raids into German
have dropped bombs with effective RI
suits in Mannheim, Z~weibrucken ar
ARottweil. y Heavy explosions wei
caused in factories at the two la
named places. %