Arizona republican., 1918-07-31
Prussian Guards and Ba-
 varians Are Again Out fought By Americans and
 Suffer Heavy Casualties
(By The Associated Press)


 the Ourcq river on the Soissons- Reims salient have enlarged their brilliant victory of Monday at Sergy, where they cut to pieces divisions of Ger many's picked troops and took and held the village against counter at Jacks.
 Notwithstanding continued heavy opposition by guns, machine guns and large numbers of the enemy. soldiers from the middle western and eastern states drove their line northward from Sergy Tuesday for a distance of about two miles and were resting tonight on the slopes approaching the woods be- yond the town of Nesles Where they stood at the last accounts the Ameri- | running across the salient
 French Also Push Forward.
 While the bitter fighting was in progress between the Americans ard Germans the French troops on both sides of the fighting front also moved | forward for goodly gains northeast or Fere en- Tardenois and cast of Sergy. In the Nesles forest the Germans are holding strong positions from which they are smelling, but thus far inef- fectively. the menacing allied line be- fore them.
 Prussian guards and Bavarians were in the thick of the fighting through out Tuesday, but again they were out maneuvered and outfought by the Americans and again sufferea heavy casualties.
 Attempting to End Ret-.at
 The Germans apparently are on the eve of attempting to end their retreat from the Soissons- Reims salient anC turning and offering frontal battle ir force to the entente allied armies.
 The day of rear guard actions seems drawing to a close. Violent counter offensive measures against their an tagonists already are in progress by the Germans over most of the battlC front.
 Further gains have been made by the allies. only after the bitterest fighting. Standing firmly, and giving ground only under absolute necessity the allied troops everywhere have eX- acted huge toll.
 Germans Not Out of Danger
 Particularly heavy has been tho fighting in the center Of the salien and on the right and left anchor point: resting respectively southwest O Reims and south of Soissons. It i! still on the two anchor points that tn Germans are keeping a most watchfu eye, fearful that the allied troops ma, yet press back the line and threatel the armies of the German crowl prince with the pincer maneuver for tn Germans are not yet far enough ou of the pocket to have passed the dan ger.
 Allies Hold Vantage Points.
 In the center of the pocket. north o the Ourcq river. the Germans in counter attack drove the American out of Cierges, but this slight gai was more than overcome later by tn penetration of the Americans north ward from Sergy. BeugnuX. lying O the west side of the pocket northwes of Fere- Tardenois, also was take by the Germans, but later the Frenc and Americans recaptured it. and, wit Grand RoZoy in their possession, the still hold vantage points for sma turning movement toward Fere, whicl if successful, would give them a goodl number of prisoners.
 Effort to Capture Village Fails
 Southwest of Reims the German delivered violent attack against tf French from both sides of St. Eu phraise. Their effort to capture th village. however. was futile, althoue they pushed their line slightly forwaI on the west side of it.
 Southwest of Ypres the Australia troops are keeping up their attacl against the Germans and have cal tured the town of Morris and with 169 prisoners and a number of trenC motars and machine guns. The Ge mans at last reports were heavi bombarding the new positions of Il British.