Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-08-06
Germans Continue Their Re-
treat Toward River Beyond
Which Ttey Hope to EScaoe
0nSIaJghts of Allies.
STRONG OPPOSITION Is
MET BY ALLIED TROOPS
Notwithstanding This the Pur
suit Continues and the Te9-,
tons Are Yielding Before
PurSurers' Heavy Blows.
undated War Lead by the Associated
press.l

undated War Lead by the Associated
Press.l
The Germans now are imposing
strong opposition to the further ad..
vance of the allied troops along the
Vesle river from the east of Scissors
to the region west of Rheims.
Meantime the main bodies of the
enemy army continue to make their
way toward the Alsne to the north of
which stream they hope somewhere to
reach a haven of safety from the per-
sistent onslaught of the allied troops
which in less than three weeks have
all but blotted out the Soissons-
Rheims salient.
Notwithstanding the bringing intc
play by the enemy Of large numbers,
of machine guns and artillery Of
heavier caliber the employment of
large numbers of picked troops. in
cluding the well-tried Prussiar guards
and the Bavarians; and in spite of the
fact that the rains have sent the
Vesle out of bounds and turned the
lowlands into quagmires, the Ameri-
cans and the other allied troops have
forced crossings of the river at a
number of new points and on the
northern side of the stream are en-
gaging the enemy
Allies Gain New Grounds.
The latest French official commu-
nication, which recently has been OK,
freffel8 modest In chronicrhg gains
} a. 81 tha slaay 4ass 3 tAat Monday
saw only local engagements and that
the situation on the battle front is
without change Correspondents with
the allied headquarters say at several
points between Sermois, east of Sois-
sons and Filmes. and between Ftsnles
and Muizon the French and Amerl-
cans have taken further ground acl oss
the Vesle and have nullified German
delivered in an en-
deavor to recoup the lesses. Between
Muizon and Champigny the Prussan
guard and the Bavarians again suf-
fered casualties in their efforts 10
hold back their antagonists.
The Germans are jealously guard
ing this part of the line, an advance
through which to any considerable
depth would compel them entirely to
loose their hold on the territory
around Rheims Violent lombard
ments are in progress here
Headed for Chemin Des Danes.
1t is not expected the Germans will
face their enemies south of the Aisne.
The hill region to the north OF the
Aisne-probably the old Chemin Des
Danes battle front--is considered the
more probable sector on which the
crown prince will elect
Possibly the greater portion of the
battle front shortly may undergo ma
terial changes in positions. From the
southeast of Amiens near Montdidier
northward to the region around
Ypres the German front seems all
with expectancy. In addit-
ion to a retreat near Montdidier to
the west bank of the Avre river, ret
rograde movements in the face of at
tacks around Albert and an evacua-
tion of territoy over a front of half
a mile north of La Bassee canal, the
Germans are nervously bombarding
British and French positions at va
rious points. possibly with the idea
IF ascertaining their strength. The
Rethune, La Bassee, HaZebrouck and
Ypres sectors are being principally
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