The Carlisle independent., 1918-08-01
GeneraI Foch Is Squeezing the
 Grown Princes Army Out of Soissons-Reims Salient.
HUNS IN FERROUS POSITION
American Troops Arc Highly Praised for Their Fine Work-Eritisn in Flanders Take Meteren-SilIy Exploit Of u-6ost Of
 Cape Cod.
By EDWARD W. PtckAep.

We've got .em on the run" was the Joyful cry of America as the news came in of the victorious progress of the allied troops in the Soissops-Reims salient.
 Tn a measure this was true, for the GermanS were being gradually squeezed out Of the salient, and there was every reason for elation over the splendid fighting of the allies But to hail the success as great decisive victory was premature and foolish
 Such running as the Huns did was done only al the start Of Foeh's ofen- .sive, when they were taken by sur prise. Their commanders quickly re- gained some measure of control. and thereafter the enforced fetreat was conducted skilfully and }lowly. every bit of ground being bitZerly contested in order that as magE guns and as much supprvs as p4ssibie might be saved. ReaIizing that his entire army south of the Aisne WAS in grave dan ger ,rfhe crown prince sent in more and :Hore of his reserves until 4o divisions  were made 10 stabilize their lines of defense. However. nothing was al- lowed to stop the steady forward movement of the allies on three fronts of the salient. and the path of re treat was narrowed day by day. All of the territory yet held by the enemy was brought under the fire of the
 
 numbers few over the region day and night, working havoc with their bombs and machine guns.
 At the beginning Of the week there were highly successful operations on the west front of The salient, in both of which the Americans played an inn portant part. At the tip of the Ger man advance Chateau Tilierry was taken by storm and Q large section north and east of 1t was cleared of Huns. Here thousands Of Germans were killed. other thousands captured. and great numbers of cannon and quantities of supplies were taken.
 From this point norfhward to Sois- sons the Franco-Americans swept east ward until Neuilly ST. Front was talk en, OuIchy threatened, SoissOns itself brought under gunfire and the very i'm portant railroad from there To Chateau Thierry crossed at so many places that it could no longer he used oy the en- emy. This drive. to be wholly sue- 2 cessful, had to be carried to Fere-en- Tardenois. through which ran the only remaining railway which the Huns could rely upon to get their war sup plies out of the way Of Foeb's pincers. and before the week closed the French and Yankees were moving steadily to- ward that town from the west and south It must not be supposed thai their progress was easy. The Ger mans counter-attacked repeatedly ana fought brave and stubborn rear-guard battles. The village of Epieds, for in- stance. after being taken at the point of the bayonet by the Americans. was recaptured by the Huns. and again won by the Yankees. who then ad- yanced their lines far beyond it.
 Some of the fierceSt fighting took place along the Marne east of Chateau Thierry. Al first fhe iernans retreat cd across the river so hastily that fhs movement anennted almost to 2 rouT- From the heights If JauIsonne, Barry and Passv the American guns poured deadly hail upon the fleeing foe many of whom. throwing away their rifles. sought 10 swim the river. ani were drowned.
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