The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-01
Combined Front of Drives
About 25 Miles.
Has Gained as Much as Two
Miles i'm Places.
IN SIGHT OF TOWN OF FISMES
Attacks Made on Southwest,
South and Southeast. I
Meuniere Wood, German Strong
hold, Is Cleaned Up.

Washington, Aug. 1.-Allied
troops today smashed forward
on three sectors of the Soissons-
Rheims salient, tearing into the
German lines for maximum
gains of more than two miles at
some points.
The attacks were made on the
southwestern, southern a nd
southeastern portions of the
pocket. over a combined front of
nearly twenty-five miles.
The town of Cramoiselle and
the important hill 205 were cap
tured and the Meuniere wood,
which had held up the allied ad-
vance in the center for days, was
entirely cleared of the enemy.
American troops made their appear
ance on the east side of the salient tor
the first time. They were reported
advancing toward the Ardre valley
near Vile En-Tardenois.
At the same time, the Germans
showed unusual activity on widely
feeling out the allied positions by at
tempted surprise attacks near Rheims.
in the neighborhood of Montdidier and
in tn. Verdun sector.
Advance of More Thnn Two Miles.
On the southwestern edge of the sa-
Il mt. the allies attacked on a front
OF about ten miles, between Plessier-
Huleu and Seringes, occupying
Cramoiselle and hill 205 and penetrat-
ing Darcy wood, northeast of Cram
olselle This represents an advance Of
1.lore than two miles.
Clear AIeuniere Wood.
Between Seringes and Villers-Agron
] .anco-American troops attacked on
q front of about ten miles, completely
airing the important Meuniere wood
Suutheast of Cierges and driving the
Germans back toward GousSancourt
Americans and French on the south
eastern part of the pocket apparently
attacked on a front of about five miles
near Vile -En-Tardenois, pushing
northeastward toward the Ardre river
The appearance OF a new German
army under General Won Eben was
reported thru London.
New Advances Reported.
Paris, Aug. a p. ND New ad-
vunces by the Americans and French
were reported over a large part of ths
1theims-Soissons battle front today.
The allies went forward on the Sa-
ponay region between Oulchy-Le Cha
teau and observation-disclosures in the
Arcy wood district, near Cierges, and
made fairly considerable progress to-
ward the Rheims road in the neigh
burhood of Bligny.
South of the COurmont-F'ismes roa d
the Americans hurled back the Ger.
mans into the woods near Goussan-
court.
On the right flank of the salient
the Americans are making progres!
toward the Ardre valley, in the region
of Vile En-Tardenois
In Sight of EIsmes.
With the French Armies in tn,
Field, Aug. Is a. m.)-General Man
gins army attacked between Fere
En-Tardenois and Plessier-HuIeu thi
morning "a front of nearly ten miles)
taking Hill 205, east of Grand Rozoy
from where Fismes is visible, and cap
turning Cramoiselle 1our miles north
west of Fere-En-Tardenois). At tn
hour of cabling the attack was still
progressing.
Other troops took Meuniere wood il
the salient southeast of Cierges
Thruout the French front the Ger
mans are again using artillery heavily
especially in the neighborhood O
Rheims and Montdidier. They ais
unsuccessfully attempted surprise at
tacks along the right bank of tn
Meuse (Verdun 'front.' and tn
Chaume wood, seeking to feel out tn
allied front.
(By the Associated Press)
With the American Army on tn
Aisne-Marne Front, Wednesday, Jul
S1.-American and French troop
launched an attack Wednesday after
noon from Seringes to Cierges, on tn
center of the Marine front, for the pur
pose of Strengthening the line and de
molishing Darbed wire ENHANCEMENT
which the Germans have placed thr
the hills, forests and open places.
Germans Wednesday used a ney
gas having a white flame and smoke
Germans String Barbed Wire.
The allies brought into action thei
heavy artillery, their aviators an
patrols having reported that mile afte
mile of barbed wire was standin
along the German lines. The heav
guns soon found the range of the en-
tanglements. Some enemy infantr
had dug in behind the wires but tn
lines were fer the most part manne
by machine gunners-
The German artillery reply consiste
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