Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-07-30

CAN'T STOP RUSH.
At some points the Germans sue
.ceeded somewhat in checking the for
ward movement, but nowhere were
they able to bring it to a standstill.
The retirement of the Germans still
remains orderly, but everywhere the
allied troops and especially the Amer
leans near Fere-En-T ardenois, are
pressing them hard. Particularly bit
ter fighting has taken place around
Fere- En- -Tardenois at Sergy, both of
which towns are now we'll in the
hands of the French and Americans.
At Sergy the Germans paid the Amer
leans the compliment of reinforcing
their battle kne with two divisions of
~well-tried Bavarian troops, men whose
courage previously has been tested
!, when the tide of battle was going
against the Germans. 1t was an ef-
fort to destroy the Americans or to
herd them back across the Ourcq.
The effort resulted in failure.
The battle line shifted back and
forth and Sergy changed hands four
times, but the Americans proved to
be masters of the picked enemy
troops and finally drove them out and
retained the village. Heavy casual.
ties were inflicted on the Germans.
Bayonets Draw Blood.
The fighting in Fere-En-Tardenois
also was of a sanguinary character.
the opposing forces fighting in close
contact through the streets of the
town, but with the Germans being
gradually driven back under the ma
chine gun and rife fire of the French
and Americans or left wcltering in
their blood from contact with the
cold steel of the allied bayonets.
Immediately south of Scissors on
the western edge of the salient the
Germans strove heroically to hold
back their enemies, in order to pre-
vent the further flanking of Scissors
and the possible cutting off of large
forces of their men fighting along
the Ourcq south of Oulchy lie Cha
teau. Scottish troops, however, cap
tured positions in the outskirts of
Buzancy just to the west of the Sois-
sons-Chateau Thierry road, while fur
ther south the French overcanle the
resistance imposed against them,
crossed the high road and took Grand
Rozoy and Cugny and the Butte Chal-
mont.
Towns in Flames.
Southeast of Scissors. we'll inside
the salient and at present far outside
the immediate battle zone. various
towns and villages along the Sois-
sons-Fismes railroad are said to be in
flames. This seemingly would indi-
cate that the retirement of the Ger
mans from the big pocket is to pro-
ceed 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 Sois-
sons-Fismes line it seems highly prob
able that it is the intention of the Ger.
mans to make their stand from Sois-
sons eastward a'ong the Aisne to the
Vesle river and thence southeastward
to Rheims.
British troops on various sectors in
France and Flanders continue their
harassing tactics against the German
front. Near Moriancourt in the
Amiens sector the Australians have
taken several lines of trenches, cap.
tured fairly large number of prison
ers and inflicted heavy losses on the
enemy during counter attacks. Near
Cavrelle, which lies northeast o1
Arras, Canadian contingents likewise
have carried out a successful enter,
prise and taken prisoners.