The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-07-30
Vicious Attacks Along Circular
Line From Scissors to Neigh.
borhood OF Rheims.
ALLIES FORGING AHEAD
At Bottom Of Pocket at VilIers.
Agron-Aiguizy. /
Gains Slight but Important,
Paris and London Views of
Enemy Move Vary.
ASSOCIATED Press.)

The Germans have thrown nearly a
million men into the gigantic battle
between Scissors and Rheims and
have been viciously counter a tacking
s.l around the circular line that
stretches from Scissors to the neigh
borhood of Rheims.
Even this formidable force, however.
appears to have made not more than
a dent or two in the allied front in its
latest effort, while at various points
progress for the allies, slight but I'M
portant. is reported. Regarding the
strength of tho German force unofii-
cial advices state that there are sew
enty-one Teuton divisions engaged in
this struggle. The streIgth Of a Ger
man division is about 13,500 en- a nor
NAL footing, so that II all the units re-
sisting the allies north of the Marne
have been kept up to standard. there
are s5S,500 men trying to hold the line
until the situation is relieved. OF
these divisions there are ten drawn
from Crown Prince Rupprecht's army
In the north.
The German crown prince had in the
neighborhood of 100000 men between
Rheims and Chateau Thierry when the
attack acrosss the Marne began IN
July Is. The increase in the number
of divisions engaged in the battle
would appear to indicate that he hld
since that time drawn heavily on
other army groups. 1t would seem
that this action on his part reflects the
Importance Of this battle in the eyes
OF the German high command.
Allies Advance at Auhiily ss.
Through the German counter blow.
the Americans were driven back from
- ~" - IT,. A..
nois. while to the northwest OF Fere.
the Americans have also been forced
out of Beugneux. into which they had
penetrated after passing through
Grand Rozoy.
Buzancy situated on the west side
of the Crise river, about five miles
south of Scissors. has also been the
scene of heavy fighting, and the battle
appears to have been general along the
line south of that point. notably In
Plessier wood, near where the front
turns abruptly to the east. On the
others end of the battle line there have
been sharp engagements, but reports
credit the allies with making an ad-
vanc at Autilly, in the Ardre valley,
west of Rheims. They have also
forged ahead further down toward the
bottom of the pocket, at Villers-
Agron- -Aiguizy.
Opinions Differ.
While these counter blows against
the allied lines are general and OF great
violence, II is not believed in London
that the enemy intends to make a real
stand south of the Vesle river, Paris.
on the other hand, seems to believe that
the Germans may have fixed upon the
present location of their armies as the
field upon which they will turn at
bay.
\ There have been patrol operations
along the British front, but nothing
significant has occurred there.
Little has been reported to amplify
the Copenhagen dispatch to the effect
that Turkey and Germany have broken
of relations Amsterdam advices.
however, indicate that Turkey intends
TO pursue an aggressive policy in the
Caucasus region, the field supposedly
set aside for German exploitation. This
may carry a measure of confirmation
of the rumor that the quadruple al
lance has broken over the division Of
spoils subsequent to the peace treaties
With Russia and Rumania.