El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-26
YANKEE TROOPS
SURROUND FOE
Operating on Indian Style,
Capture Guns of the
German Troops.
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German Troops.
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Trugny. the German machine gun,
stationed 10 yards apart. held up the
advance a little longer. Making q
Z feint frontal attack. however. the
D z Americans crept. Indian fashion
around the TANKS and captured all
. the guns
All the high ground north Of Epides
was taken and the line carried be-
yond Courpoil
Important Towns Captured.
Paris. France. July 26.-Capure of
the towns of ViIlemontoire and Oulchy
lie Chateau is announced by the war
office. The French took four can
non and many hundred prisoners in
this fighting
The newspapers believe that the
moment has come that the pocket
dug by the Germans will become
20 reduced that the position viii
become intOleruble with the allies
approaching nearer and near.
& majority Of the military critics
{ think the German crown prince viii
/ give a further heavy loss i'm man
| power in order to save Fere en- Tar
/ denois-
The statement follows
Yesterday afternoon French troops
I captured ViIlemontoire after DELHI
/ crate fighting, and captured 200 pris-
/ oners. as well as 20 machine guns.
Further south, Oulchy lie Chateau
I fell into the hands Of the French.
I The French made progress east Of
I the towns and captured four cannon.
During combats yesterday in the
/ region south of the Ourcu. the French
/ took many hundreds of prisoners"
Front July 26.-(By Associated Press)
{ The FrancoAmerican push north Of
Chateau Thierry has resolved itself
I into a battle for the woods. which
abound in this region. The Germans
are fighting rear guard action with
their artillery and machine guns re-
firing gradually before the allied
forces. The German infantry is not ia
evidence.
The indications early today
were that the enemy was making
preparations for further with
dFaWal. He has been struggling
to hold the northern half Of the
forest Of Fere. and Of the forest
Of Riz. but the allies are making
progress In the work Of OustinE
him from the remainder OF these
woods.
The Germans have been using much
"sneeze gas" but ineffectiveIy.
Fighting in Underbrush-
The poplar and oak forests OF Fere
and Ris are filled with underbrush. and
the allied forces are having a stiff
Job 20 get through them but are con-
tinuing the push night and day. Tie
German machine gunners and artil-
lery are desperately contendiug for
every inch Of ground before giving
it up.
This morning the battle in the
woods was still I'm progress
The allies moved up their heaviest .
guns early in the day. and were f
throwing shells into the German lines .
as far as Saponay t51a miles north +
east Of Oulchy lie Chateau. and be- F.
yond Fere en- Tardenois ttwo miles .
south FEAST Of Sapouayl. the districts i
to the southeast also being covered I
by allied shells
Counter Attacks CrumpIed.
London. Eng. July 26--The Ger +
mans this morning launched a local I
g tack against the positions recently +
taken by the British in the Metern I
sector OF the Flanders front
The war office announces that they d
were repulsed after sharp fighting.
Last night the Germans delivered i
IN attack upon the new British po-
tious i'm the Hebutern sector. on the I.
tont between Albert and Arras-
The enemy was driven off with Sc
we're losses. leaving prisoners i'm the {
hands Of the British. i
Many Prisoners Are Taken
The statement says e
Yesterday evening the enemy at F
tackled our new positions i'm the He
butern sector under cover Of a heavy [:
barrage. His troops were driven off
with severe loss, leaving so prisoners
ia our hands
Early this morning a strong local F
attack was launched By the enemy
o. rHHs IS
ir Metern- This attack also was re-
pulsed after sharp fighting
During she night party OF our
rOOps rushed hostile machine gun E
lest I'm the Merris sector
Hostile artillery has been active E
q the Somme valley and IN the nel5u-
,orhood Of Boyelles-'
Comparing the work OF the French E
md American troops, Reuter- S CORE 8
.pondent at American headquarters 8
Trites-
The French have had four years OF 8
ard study. and the lesson most laid E
o heart is the value TO France OF live E
'renchllen and dead Germans. When E
aCrifices are required we are quite 9
eady 20 make them, but pride is 10 E
ziu and pay little for killing
They admire the reckless valor OF E
he Americans but their own metnods s
re somewhat slower and more sub E
lie. Each gets to his objective. but E
ne French leave LeWer men DeAAAA- r
Avintors Rain Down Bombs E
The official communication dealing
With aviation issued today says
"Ou the cath there was strong s
orthwest wind blowing. and the E
-eather mainly was overcast Toward 3
veuing the sky cleared and certain s
mount Of sharp fighting and bomb E
lg took place.
Fifteen hostile machines were E
rought down and three driven down E
ut Of control Three Of our ma s
hines are missing =
During the night over "a tons OF =
ombs were dropped by us on the rail- s
avs at Valenciennes. Seclin. Courtral E
nd Armentieres. and on hostile bill /
cts on different parts Of the 'front.' =
vO trains were hit with bombs. All /
ur machines returned one OF the E
nemy's night bombing machines was E
rought down in our lines by anti e
ircrafI gunfire-"
Lieut.. Coeferd Downs
II n =