The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-08-01
VOL. %. 81
PICKED TROOPS
ATTACK AMERICANS.
but they Were No Match for Our
Boys who Repulsed Yhem Easily


the Soissons-Rheims salient with ad-
ui'iohai 1resh reserves and have
stupoorn!y disputed further passage
northward TO the Entente Allied
Hoops, the enemy front has been
compelled to bend back appreciably
OH all sides of the salient, except at
the anchor points resting imme-
diately on scissors and Rheims.
south of Soissons more wedges
have been driven eastward into tn.
enemy front down to the Ourco
river; eastward along the Ourco
rrehch and American troops have
crossed the stream at various points
ana advanced their line well to the
northward, while southwest of
Rhelms the Allies have deboucbed
from the wooded sectors and gained
the plains, Notwithstanding the yio-
lence of the eEemy's counter man
oeuHers. At some points the Germans
succeeded somewhat in checking the
forward movement, but nowhere
ere 'hey able to bring it to a stand
still
Ihe retirement of the Germans
sui remain orderly, but everywhere
uhe Al'led troops, and especially the
Americans near F.are- -En-Tardenois
are pressing them hard. Particular
~ bitter fighting has taken place
around Observation-Disclosures and at
Sergy both of which towns now are
well in the hands of the French and
Americans. At Sergy the Germans
1bald the Americans the compliment
- reinforcing their battle line with
TWO divisions of well tried Bavarian
troops, men whose courage previous
ny mas been tested when the tide of
battle was going against the Ger
mans. 1t was an effort either to dc
Stroy the Americans or to herd tho
BACK across the Ourcq. The effor,
resulted in failure.
Battle Line Shifts.
The battle line shifted back and
forth and Sergy changed hands four
times, but the Americans proved to
De the masters of the picked enemy
troops and finally drove them ont
ana retained the village. Heavy ca
sUalues were inflicted on the Ger.
mans.
, Inc flghting i'm the Fere- -En-Tarde-
nols also was of a sanguinary char
aeter' the opposing forces fighting
IN close contact through the streets
OF the town, but with the Germans
oeing gradually driven back under
the machine gun and rifle fire of
the French and Americans or left
wiitering in their blood from contact
with the cold steel of the Allied bav-
onets.
OF fal,
me west edge OF the salient, the
Germans strove heroically to hold
Dack their enemies, in order to pre-
vent the further thanking of Sois-
sons ana .he possible cutting off of
large forces Of their men fighting
along ;he OurcQ, south of Oulchy-
Le-Chateau. Scottish troops, however
captured positions in the outskirts of
the Soissons Chateau-Thierry road
while further south the French oy-
ercame the resistance imposed
against them, crossed tie high road
ana took Grand RoZoy and Cugny
anc the Butte Chalmont.
Huns Burning Towns.
Southeast of Suissons, well inside
he salient and ~ present far out
rious towns and villages aiong the
Soissons-tismes railroad are said to
be III flames. This seemingly indicat-
that the retirement of the Germans
from the big pocket is TO proceed
still further northward before they
intend to halt it, face about and
give battle to the Allied troops
along a chosen line. If the retreat on
the west is to be carried beyond the
Soissons-Fismes line it seems highly
probable that it is the intention of
the Germans to make their stand
from Soissons eastward along the
Aisne to the Nesle river and thence
souttoastward TO Rheims
Harrassing Tactics.
British troops On various sectors
III France and Flanders continue
their harassing tactics against the
German front. Near Morlancourt, in
TIE Amiens sector, the Australians
nave taken several lines of trenches,
captured a fairly large number OF
prisoners and inflicted heavy losses
on the enemy during counter-attacks
Near Gavrelle, which lies northeast
OF Arras, Canadian contigents like
wise have carried out successful
and taken prisoners.
Unofficial advices are to the effect
that discoTd has arisen between Ger
many and Turkey and that relations
between the two countries have been