Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-25
RESISTANCE GROWS
IN RHEIMS SECTOR
OF MARINE SALIENT
British Advance, After Re-
pelling German Coun-
terattacks.
FRENCH AND AMERICANS
TAKE SEVERAL VILLAGES
Allied Troops Penetrate Deeper
Into Eastern Flank of
Crown Prince.
IMPORTANT GAINS on WEST
Franco-American Forces Go For
ward Along Both Banks of
Ourcq River.
IMPORTANT GAINS ON. WEST
Franco-American Forces Go For
ward Along Both Banks of
Ourcq River.
LRy Associated Prnsa1

'ioieHt German counterattacks and =
rear-guard actions In great strength
still fail to serve the German high COM =
mand as barriers to the advance of the
allied troops on the Soissons- -Rbeim.
salient.
True. they have aided somewhat in
slowing down the fast pace set by the
aliles at the commence ment of the of.
ienSire, but nevertheless, on the three
sides OF the now U-shaped battle front
further important gains have been
made
Driving slowly. but surely. south of
Soissons the American and French
troops have pushed their fronts further
eastward toward that part of the Sois-
ns-Chateau-Thierry railway line that
is still in the hands of the enemy, and
| further sou'h, along both sides of the
Ourcr River. and the road leading to
Fere-en- -Tardencis. Germany's great
storehouSe for the supply of her troops
to the south, important penetratfons
into enemy-held territory have been
made until the maximum point where
the allies are fighting, near Coincy, is
about ten and half-miles from their
point of departure last Thursday
AMERICANS AND FRENCH
MEET WITH RESISTANCE
| In the Marnt region north of Cha
teau-Thierry the Americans and French
have met with the fercest kind Of re.
/ siStance, for here the German machine
sunners and :afantrymen are striving
hard to stay their progress in an en-.
| dearor to extricate large numbers of
German forces who are in danger OF
capture. and also TO save part of the
great number of guns and quantities
a far ri Ic !, i,t,
Die TO set out except by the high roads
over the undulating and wooded coun-
try.
Inc advantage in the lighting how.
ever. has rested with the amalgamated
allied troops. who have pushed on
horthward past the village of Epieds
ana ousteo the Germans from the
greater part of the Chatelet forest.
Iln this region the allies now hold the
village of Epicds and Trugny- Epieds.
which were captured by the Germans
ana were recaptured Wednesday, in,
counterattack by the Americans.
Pressing on northward the allies have
driven their front beyond Courpoli
which lies about six and half miles
northeast of Chateau -Thierry.
ALLIED TROOPS PUSH
NORTHWARD FROM MARINE
| notably in the region OF Charteves and
Jaulgonne and further east at Treloup,
the allies have put the northern bank
OF the Marne further behind them in
| advances and captured 4 large num-
Der OF cannon. and machine guns and
considerable war materials
In the region between the Marne
and Rheims. where the German Crown
Prince has brought forward large num-
bers of picked e-enforcemen.s to stay
the British, French and Italians. his
warriors are meeting with hard usage
Following up the advances of the
French and Italians of Tuesday. the
British. Immediately to the southwest
or Rheims. apparently have begun 4
movement which possibly portends
good results.
Here the British have overcome n
strong counterattack and. following it,
u violent bombardment and struck N,
German line At Nrigny for a Eooilv
gam This maneuver. il it /, pressed
TO further advantage. Will scriouSfr
monaco The Rheirs- i'ismcs railway. 4,
scant three mites 10 the north. and
also viii tend materially 20 lessen The
width of the mouth Of the poc.let
through which the Germans are en-.
dearorinS to retreat from the Scissors
Rheims salient.
Gaused by the war maps. the nsw
inroads of the allied troops into the
German-held territory necessarily add
further to the extreme gravity Of tn.
situation of the Germans inside the
huge pocket, and with the long-ranss
guns on both sides of the u" heavily
shellirg them far behind the actual
nShting fronts. with airmen bombing
them assiduously. and with the i!nfan-
try attacking them on all sides with
rife and light gun fire. their situation
seemingly is hazardous one.