Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-26

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Numerous tanks participated in the
offensive.
| The American infantry went into
attack without previous artillery prep
aration. In their advance behind the
rolling barrage they captured many
prisoners, guns, machine guns, equip
ment and material.
Foe FIces Before Blows.
The Germans in most places offered
feeble resistance, but here and there
they put up a stubborn fight, which
the American shock units quickly over
came at the point of the bayonet and
at the muzzles of their weapons.
The enemy was unable to withstand
the shocks the Americans and their al
lies delivered.
| Take Two Towns and Woods.
The towns of Torcy and Givry and
the Givry wood were taken by the
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final detectives in the Givry and Torcy
sector were reached in about two
hours of hard fighting.
The troops in this part of the front
did equally as well as those on the
front farther north, taking quantities
of material and prisoners, who con-
/ tinue streaming back.
Hastily organized counter-attacks
against the Americans developed here
and there, but all were broken up and
our troops continued to advance.
In one town alone on the southern
part Of the front under attack the
Franco-American forces captured IL
guns.
Now Down Huns; Press On.
Probably the most stubborn resist
ance to the allied advance developed
in the region west of Chaubun, which
is four and one-half miles southwest OF
scissors. The Americans and French
fighting side by side, however, refused
to be checked. The American machine
guns moved the enemy down and then
our troops went on.
In the region of scissors. where the
attack was especially successful, the
Americans carried everything before
them by storm. Early in the after
noon they had passed their final known
objective. From the second to the
third objective they swept behind
third barrage.
The resistance to the south was
especially vicious. At some places the
American advancing troops were held
up, but only temporarily.
Foe Admits Loss.
Berlin. July 19.-German headquar-
tiers issues this statement:
Between the Aisne and the Marine
the French attacked with strong forces
and tanks and captured some ground.
Our reserves, which were held in readi-
ness, took part in the battle"
French Advance Five Miles.
London, July 19.-In the biggest Of
fensive move made this year by the
allies French troops have gained the
ravine at the River Crise running into
Scissors on a five-mile front down to
the east of Buzancy. which means a
maximum advance at this point of five
miles.
The drive was launched at daybreak
along a 25-mile line between the Aisne
and the Marine by French and Ameri-
can troops.
Up to one O'Clock in the afternoon
French troops had captured the heights
overlooking FontenOy on the extreme
left and had progressed to Mont de
Paris, within a mile of the city of
scissors. BY noon the allies troops
had gained from two to five miles at
all points along the 25-mile line of at
tack.
The French have reached a point
menacing the most important German
railway centers which feed the entire
| front west of Reims. The line from
scissors to Chateau Thierry has been
cut by the French advance around
/ Scissors. French artillery is now
within easy Smelling distance of other
railways and should be able to make
life miserable for a large section of
the German army.
North of the Marine the French have
regained the whole of the Rois wood
and the village of Ventepil.
The French also have recaptUTed
Montivoisin, south of the Marine. at the
noint where the Germans had adj
vanced furthest toward Epernay and
| CheneLa-Reine TO the west, and took
ms well the heights west of those VIII
lagos overlooking the Marine.
| On the extreme east of the recent
| German offensive the French have re-
| occupied their old lines for a distance
| of three or four miles.