The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-07-19

American and French armies have
begun strong offensive against the
! Germans which possibly may have
marked influence on the future of
the world war. In its initial stage
the movement has been rewarded
with great success.
All along the 25 miles the French
and American troops have dashed in
brilliant fashion across positions
=, lg or capturing thousands of the
ae ,my and taking towns, villages
St a large quantities of guns and 9TH
Mar supplies.
y q. Nowhere, according to last ac-
counts from the front. has the enemy
been able to stay th41eogress Of
their assailants, although counter at
tacks were resorted to on some i'm
sportant sectors after the first stages
4 IF surprise occasioned by the unex-
pected attack had worn away.
y To the Americans alone in the re-
gion west of Soissons came 1000
prisoners, 80 guns and much war
material. Additional large numbers
OF captives and further greater
stores of guns, ammunition and
other war necessities were taken by
the French. Before all the positions
.oi-theS Americans and !, the Frehch
4 thei guns and MACHINE gums cut to
pieces fleeing hordes of the enemy or
bands which endeavored to with
s'stand the onrush"
More Than 20 Villages Taken.
The blow, probably long in its i'm
ceptiopgs is being aimed at territory
vitaI the Germans-territory the
capt. of which not alone would
me3 ~ he forced retirement of the
d GeT is from the entire Salient ex-
!. ,teY southeastward across the oc-
Fcu egion from Soissons to
/. H with Chateau-Thierry its
81 fern apex, butaspossibly would
IT in the capture OF thousands OF
mans operating there, many #
. Sm comprising the best soldiers Of
lAne. German emperor's armies
So<fast has the advance progressed
that already French and American
troops have reached or are astrde
offthe important roads Of supply for
he Norman armies in the south.
partt3ularly the line running from
.sdssons to Chateau-Thierry 1t is
, not improbable by reason OF this
feet that the inability of the enemy
"~instaatly to remove them that fur
therylarge quantities OF supplies will
be taken. "
90 Advance Four to Six Miles.
Six miles apparently was the deep
est point Of penetration made by the
allied troops in the first day Of fe9t-
Ing. This was at Buzancy, south of
scissors, which they captured and
passed Through eastward. At sew
eral other points distances OF from
four to five miles were reached from
the original starting line. At Sois-
sons the Americans and Frenchmen
came to within a mile OF the city.
Altogether more than 20 villages
fell into the hands OF the Americans
and French all along the battle
p front.
AN along the fronts on both sides
of Rheims the entente troops con-
tinued to hold the Germans. whe,-
ever they had seen At to launch at
tseks. East Of Rheims the Frencn
have recaptured Prunay, but south
OF the Marne in local fighting they
have lost some further ground. Tho
German official communication as,
serts that in this region success at
tended the German efforts.
Southwest of Villers Bretonneux.
In the Amiens sector. the Australians
again have smashed into the Ger
man line, this time on a front ex-
ceedthg a mile in length, capturing
GU Aand prisoners. East of Hebii-
{ &c the British also improved their
.itions. The Germans are con-
tinuing the Commandments of various
seetors held by the British in France
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