The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-25


Paris, July 24-According to re-
view of the military situation in
L'Homme Libre, the newspaper owned
by Premier Clemanceau, the German
losses since March q are approaching
/ million men
Losses in Last Few Days.
London, July 24-Aceording TO care
full eStimates warranting acceptance.
says Reuters correspondent on the
French trent, the Germans have en-
ployed between sixty and seventy di-
visions since July Is. and have lost
10000 men killed, wounded and pris-
oners.
Germany Recognizes Reverses.
Washington, d. c., July 24.-An Of
fetal dispatch from Switzerland says
the German newspapers not only adj
NIT that the German offensive has
failed. but express fear that General
Foch has built up an army OF reserves
that viii enable him to wrest the Of
fensiye from the German high com
mands
The Frankfurter Zeitung asserts
that the entire strategical plan of
Hindenburg is compromised by the at
tack on the Aisne-Marne front.
Rain Stops Operations.
With the French Army in France,
July IA drenching downpour over
the greater part Of the southern bat
ilsfeld hindered the operations BY
both the allies and the Germans yes
terday.
Further north however, French
troops executed a remarkably brilliant
minor operation between Moreuil and
Monrdidier, attacking and capturing
three villages around which some very
heavy fighting occurred in March and
April They are Maiily- Raineval, Sau-
yillers and AubEillere, all situated on
heights overlooking the Avre river.
Their possession is of great import
anGe.
Stubborn Resistance Overcome.
London. july Automatically south
OF the River Ourcq, and the Aisne.
Marine battle front. the advancing
French forces are reported TO have
had heavy fighting. Nevertheless they
have succeeded in reaching several
places on the railroad between Armen-
tiers and COiney. This part Of the rail
road is more than six miles TO the
east Of NeuiIIy-St Front
The situation along the Marne was
unchanged except that the Germans
apparently overwhelmed some Of the
French troops across the river south
of VinceIles and north Of Dormans
The French attack near Msntdidier
has progressed to the western edge
of the wood north OF Sauvillers-Mont-
gival, which means a total adyan.e
of two miles.
This point is about 1900 yards east
of MaiIIy-Reneyal and gives the
French control of the heights dOminat-
ing the valley of the Avre.
Twelve hundred Germans were
made prisoners. .----- -... ...
In Chateau Thierry.
Chicago, July 24.--JuHius B. Wood,
special representative Of the Chicago
Daily News, with the American Army
in France, thus describes the entrance
into Chateau hierry, the big iowa
taken by the allies on Sunday.
Soldiers had just began to pull
down the street barricades which the
Germans had built during the month
they occupied Chateau-Thierry as we
entered the city Sunday morning. Bar.
ricadss and trees which shells had fell
ed had not yet been removed from the
roads by which we circled the "Bois
DE- Brigade Marine AmeFicanine," for
merly BelIeau wood, and passed
through ToFey. BeIIeau village, Bour-
esches, Yaux, and other spots In
France which have been hallowed by
the blood Of young Americans in re-
cent weeks. That we could ride
through these places, sometimes halt
ing TO remove distractions, sometimes
humping over shell holes, and find the
worst Inconvenience only in the stencil
from unburied deaa fringing every
abandoned trench tells the whole
story Of the completeness OF the Ger
man retreat"