Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-01
BY LOWELL MELLETT,
United Press Staff Correspondent.

United Press Stair Correspondents
With the French Armies in the Field.
July 25.-Another day OF hard fighting
has gone we'll with h allies. Although
vancing Americans temporarily. the
Germans were compelled to give
ground in many places, the most i'm
| portant Of which were in the regions
Of Scissors and Rheims-the two
points where they are making their
Near scissors the enemy felt the
pinch Of the Franco-American shears.
Near Rheims the Franco British
shears jabbed its point In a little
farther, adding to the danger OF the
German army in the pocket below;
from a heavy counter attack. which
the Americans later regained the town
and advanced a bit farther.
The object of the Germans in o
ing in strong forces here 10 not cer-
tain, but 1t is believed to be necessary
to protect the slow process Of with
drawal Of supplies and troops from the
pocket.
Blowing Up Dumps.
Incidentally, today'e reports showed
that all munition depot fires are not
the result Of their destruction by the
long range artillery have been particu-
iariy successful in hitting these dumps.
The French today attacked astride
the Ourcq, crossing the Parct-Et-
Tigny road, toward vtllermontoire
(eouth Of S%oissons).
advanced to the Barbillon wood line.
passing the region Of La C~ensedeaux.
Between Mont st. Pierre and Chart.
ewes the bridgehead was enlarged and
ousted the Americans from Epieds. But
several farms taken, despite stubborn
>oapo1, dofonao
Possibly the days most important
success was the Franco-British ad-
vance in the Ardre valley, southwest OF
Rheims. where they took Yrigny. a part
of Ardre wood, all Of the Rheims wood
and passed st. E%uphraise.
1 watched the progress OF lie attic
from the heights OF Montague De
Rheims this afternoon. In the beech
and oak covered hills. directly below to
the west, heavy forces of British troops
the crackle OF machine gun fire, while
8 the heavier note Of artillery sounded
e more remote.
= Fight Hand to Hand.
: Both artilleries at the tim were en-
, gagged solely in bombarding the rear
' areas, as the fighting was mostly hand
. to and and the canopy Of trees pre-
e battery positions. The gunners were
1 afraid Of hitting their own infantry.
German prisoners admitted their sur
= prise at finding themselves opposed by
: British soldiers. Many of the German
g officers declared they did not know the
allied counter offensive had begun or
: the other side Of the salient.
The experience Of h British in thii
\ battle illustrates the versatility of Gen
eral Foch's strategy. They wer'
moved from their previous positions
e some distance away. epecting to 3
d to the defense Of the Marine line. Sud
emit positions, arriving on The night o
the 10Th. They were ordered to at
tack the ne3t morning, at the same tim
relieving the Italians who had beel
holding the Germans successfully, bu
who needed rest.
n The German 18th division alread,
had lost heavily at the hands Of tn
a Italians. The British attack complete
r. the work., almost annihilating II. Onl
about 500 men were left. Other di
visions badly mauled were the SSH
103rd and 22nd.
re On the road to Epernay. 1orries an
ambulances of all the allies passe
each other in continuous lines. or
ne man in dust covered khaki. Italis
re soldiers resting by the roadside wave
of to her and she smiled brightly. Lat.
ed I learned she is Miss Italia Gartbalti
attached to the remarkable Italis
Alpini hospital, situated nearby. It
ys operated by all n~ationalities, includi,
In Americans.
ALLIES MARROW POCKET.
re- London. July 25.-General Foch
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