Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-26
Thousands of Huns Taken PrIs-
oner-Many Guns Captured.
SCISSORS is UNDER FIRE
important Supply Bases and Railway
Centers of Germans Under Fire
Americans Go Over Top Cheer
ing and Advance Far Beyond
bjectiVes-French Adj
vance More Than
Five Miles.

With the Americans at the Marine,
July 20.-The Americans on Friday
again attacked astride the line south
west of scissors. They captured a
number of strongly organized machine
gun nests. The German batteries
north of the Aisne concentrated a ter
rifle fire upon the roads in frantic
cOunter-battery work, but the French
guns southwest of scissors replied eff
ficaciOusly.
An advance of two kilOmeters Ga
mile and a quarter) was realized by
our men, but four more German divi-
siOns were thrown into the fighting.
The total number of prisoners taken
by the Americans alone exceeds 5000
including wounded. A score of field
guns and innumerable trench mortars
and machine guns have been cap
tured by the Americans.
scissors is in flames and surround
ed on three sides, is virtually in
Franco-American hands. They can
enter it any time they want to.
Over 1900 Huns Captured.
Paris July 2O.-The Franco-Ameri-
can offensive continues with full vigor
and the battle is raging along the
whole front from the Aisne to the
Marine rivers.
The Franco-American offensive be-
tween the Aisne and the Marine has
yielded 1900 prisoners and more than
$50 guns. The battle has ragged vio-
1ently all day.
In spite of new arrivals of German
re-enfOrcementS, the allies are making
sensible progress and are capturing
large number of prisoners, according
to the official statement issued by the
war office.
Scottish Troops Take Meteren.
London, July, 20,--Scotitsh troops
captured the village of sMeteren, with
more than 800 prisoners and number
of machine guns, in an operation in
the Bailleu1 sector.
Gain on Marine Front.
On the front where the German of
fensive was crushed the allies are
making vigorous and successful coun-
ter-attackS.
Between Reims and the Marine the
French have recaptured Montvoisin
and made progress in the ROi wood
and the Courton wood, capturing four
cannon and 400 prisoners.
Italian troops have taken Moulin
d'Arde, south of MarfauX and north
west of POurcy.
BY a vigorous attack the French
have elected the enemy from the out
skirts of Oeuilly:
Allies Win 20 Towns.
Paris, July 19.-More than twenty
villages have been recaptured by the
French and American forces in the Of
fenSive begun in the morning, 1t was
announced by the war Office, which al
SO reports the occupation of the pla-
teau dominating scissors.
Allies Win Prunay.
The allies have captured the town
of Prunay, east of Reims. The French
are on the western outskirts of Chouy
and Neui1ly-St. Front, and from there
to Belelau wood the average depth OF
the advance is about three miles.
Cavalry in Battle.
With the American Army in France,
July 19.-The American troops had
carried all before them by late in the
afternoon and had proceeded so fast
that cavalry was thrown into the ac-
ton. All the American headquarters
STATS are we'll inside the territory
which the Germans held q few hours
ago.
The thrust between scissors and
Belleau by the Americans and French
endangers the whole right flank of the
German armies along the Marine. The
Americans fighting in the region OF
scissors have been particularly sue
cessful, making a decided advance.
Torcy was captured by the Yankees in
10 minutes after the attack started.
Belleau fell at 500 and Givray half
an hour later.
Troops Go over Top Cheering.
The American troops went over the
top with a cheer on the front north
west of Chateau Thierry. The enemy
was taken completely by surprise all
along the line.
Thee Yankees had been brought up
I'm the night, together with their
French comrades from crack units, and
lay in their positions until five o'clock
in the mornSNs AT that hour the
American and French artillery opened
fire.
Advance Behind Barrage.
The Americans advanced behind a
terrific barrage TO their first objec-
Tives in less than half an hour. While
they were digging in, more Americans,
in most cases. passed over the first
detectives and then advanced behind
the resumed barrage to the second OBJ
jectives, which were speedily taken,
especially at the north end of the at
teck opposite the Paris-Soissons road.