The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-08-02
FOE LAUNCHES
COUNTERBLOW.
Enemy Gives Fight Along Whole
Front, But Allies Continue
Gains.
RESISTANCE IS STRONG
American Troops Lose cierges and
French Reported Elected From
Beugueux-Allied Forces Adj
vance Near Rheims.

London, July ST. American
troops fighting north of the ourcq
river in the Soissons-Rheims sa-
lent 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
attacks.
Notwithstanding heavy opposi-
ton by guns, machine guns and
large numbers of the enemy, sold
iers from the Middle Western and
Eastern states drove their line
northWard from Sergy for a dis
tance of about two miles and, were
resting on the slopes approaching
the woods beyond the town of
Nesles. Where they stood at the
last accounts the Americans
formed the apex of the long line
running across the salient. The
Americans are now within seven
miles of the VesIe river.
While the bitter fighting was in
progress between the Americans
and Germans, the French troops
on both sides of the fighting front
also moved forward for goodIy
gains northeast of Fere-en-Tar-
denois and east of Sergy.
With the French Armies in the
Field, July 31.-Desperate resistance
s being made by the Germans along
he whole line of new positions estab-
ished by them in their retreat.
1t is impossible to tell yet whether
his is the place they have chosen to
make stand, or whether they are
sacrificing great number of men
merely to save vast quantities of ma
erials. The hardest fighting is be-
lind Beaugneux, (where the French
re reported to have been ejected) be-
lind which there is an elevation from
which Fismes, II miles distant is WIS.,
BILE.
Counterattac<ing.
London, July 31.-The Germans
lave thrown nearly million men into
he gigantic battle between scissors
md Rheims and have been viciously
all around the circu-
ar line that stretches from scissors
o the neighborhood of Rheims.
Even this formidable force, however,
appears to have made not more than
J dent or two in the Allied front in
is latest effort, while at various points
'rogress for the Allies, slight, but i'm
'ortant, is reported
Nearly Million Men Used.
Unofficial advices state that there
re II Teuton divisions engaged in
his struggle. The strength of Ger
nan division is about 1880 on nor
nal footing, so that if all the units
esisting the Allies north of the
1arne have been kept up to standard
here are 95S,500 men trying to hold
he line until the. situation is relieved.
If these divisions there are 10 drawn
rom Crown Prince Rupprechts army
4 the north.
The German crown prince had in
he neighborhood of 100000 men be-
ween Rheims and Chateau Thierry
vhen the attack across the Marine be-
an on July Is. The increase in the
lumber of divisions engaged in the
attic would appear to indicate that
e had since drawn heavily on other
rmy groups. 1t would also seem that
his action on his part reflects the i'm
ortance of this battle in the eyes of
ne German high command.
Yankees Lose Town.
Through the German counterblow
lie Americans were driven back from
ierges southeast of Fere en- Tarde-
ois, while to the northwest OF, Fere
le French have also been forced out
Beugneux, into which they had pene-
ated after passing through Grand
ozoy.
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