The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-02
GERMANS AGAIN
ON RUN BEFORE
THE ALLIES
Americans Thrust In Center Of Line
at Seringes Has Already Given
Results-Enemy Flees Pre-
clpitately Before Allied
Forces.

With the French Army in France,
August General Mangin, with the
French and British troops of his COM
mand, is fighting a severe battle north
of the Ourcq river and is making con-
siderable progress.
After taking the village of Grand
Rozoy, northwest of -En-Tarde.
nois, the Allied troops advanced to the
Plessiere wood, where the combatants
are in the closest of grips and the
combat is extraordinarily fierce. The
heights north of Grand Rozoy have
fallen into the hands of the Allies and
at several points the Allied troops
have approached within five miles of
the railroad leading to Bazoches,
which is the only railroad that can be
used by the Germans for maintaining
communications.
With the French Army in France,
August with the fall of darkness
tonight fighting continued between
the Allies and the Germans on the
western side of the Soissons-Rheims
salient. Allied observers reported
that bodies of German troops were
fleeing precipitately northward along
the road leading from Launoy. which
lies about midway between scissors
and -Tardenois.
Washington. August 1 49, The Ger
man armies apparently are again on
the retreat in the Aisne- Marne sal
lent. The American thrust in the CEN
ter of the line, at Seringes>already has
given result. The Paris statement to-
night showed that the Allied forces
had leaped forward on the German
flanks on both sides, Indicating to oh
servers here that the withdrawal to
the Vesle was in full swing
The enemy made every effort to
hurl the Americans back across the
Ourck, but failed.
With magnificent gallantry, British
and French forces took full advant-
age of the situation. The enemy was
hurled off Chalmont Butte in a dash
ing assault by Franco-British units
and to the east, the French also ham
mered at his lines. Tonight's report
shows that it was made untenable and
that the French and British have
made rapid progress in exploiting the
success.
The fact that 600 prisoners were
taken in one part of the action indi-
Gated that the retreat was more pre-
cipitate than it has been for last few
days. This was viewed as further
evidence that the enemy was with
drawing under pressure and gave
new hopes that his lines along the
Vesle would not be fully prepared
when the Allies arrive before them.
Aside from the gains in territory
made in the Allied counter drive, Of
ficers believed it has already served
its greatest purpose in proving to the
German army that it is not invincible
The enemy has been foiled in his OBJ
iectives, first in his thrusts toward
Rheims, organized with all the skill
and unsparing effort of which he was
capable, and then in his effort to hold
his gains against counter assault
Twice he has tried to stem the tide
of advance that has been set against
him and twice he has failed. His best
troops have been thrown in reckless
ly and fought with utter heroism
without avail. The crushing force OF
the Allied effort continued and COM
PEELED further retreat.
Secretary Baker has received no an
swer today to his recent instructions
to General Pershing to expedite cas-
ualtiaS