The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-21
OFFICIAL REPORTS OF THE BATTLE

LONDON July o-Foowing reports fighting
in France and Flanders:
suit Of victorious offensive The Germans violently
tackled their right flank and south of the Mrne have been
compelled to retreat and the river
We hold the whole south bank of the Marine.
Between the Ane and the Msrne FranoAmecan
tnue driven the enemy who resisting
stubborny
reached posy and and hav. passed beyond
St. Remy-Banzy and Ro.e-st Albin.
Further south hold general
Between and Rheims combas continue.
troops attacking vigorously large
enmy gained ground
in Courton Wood the Ardre Valley and in the direction
Euphraise.
prisoners July 49, exceeds
100000 More than 400 guns captured.
Our avaors rebuilding their activity the day and night Of
the 10TH multiplied their raids engaged in the battles
against bombing taking
Marine crossings their principal hamped
and certain points completely the supply service
thus playing the conflict which
woke the o the troops
Attacking with machine and bombs of troops
which the preparing attack and his columns
of inflicted the
On the Mrne and Ouchye Chateau
and Bazhes and the whole Of the battlefield twenty
Your tons Of dropped during the day. and twenty
eight tons at night aembage Of troops and communa
violent conAagration broke vouzers
the station Fmes Ex
posons observed at the station at Laon Simultaneously
infantry apane indicated advance Of and tanks be-
the Ane and the Marine and reported the arrival Of
and by machine cunning the latter directly participated in
the battle.
Numerous comba were engaged in by our conjunction
with the British and achieved good results Twensx Ger
disabled
looms set afre Everywhere the German aviation service
able appreciate the dash and superiority Of the allied armen
FRENCH DAY)-Yeserday last night French Ameri-
continued their advance the greater part Of the
between the Aisne and the Msrne
Vy has reached and the troops have beyond Mauo
Wood ves Helen and conquered NeuyS Front and LEY
Clignon.
Of the have driven back the Germans
Ouy have gained ground toward the Marine
GERMAN (DAY)-The activity of the British increased in
sectors toward Meren They obtained footing Meeren
otherwise their repue left prisoners in hands
tile AQai
started attack with view breach the whole front
Tanks early the morning into Of foremost
lines After desperate struggle the first thrust had been de-
feaed toward the heights southwest Of soson west of
St Neuiy and northwest Of Chateau Therry
the Ane and Ourcq attack broke under
to the south of the ourcq mostly by
back the beyond the
the heaviest losses large
number of tanks demolished before our front.
Of the Marine there moderate firing activity the
Southeast Of Mareu partial attacks repused
During night troops withdrawn
north bank the without being noticed by the
Northwest of Souan French advances sanguinarly
pulsed.
Again yesterday thirty enemy arpanes captive
looms were shot down
BRITISH (NCHT)-Durng operations the
Heburne sector have been continued with Under the
been compelled withdraw from
Rosgn Hebune and Bucquoy and this important
local feature in The followed
closely and suffered number Of casualties
Our total capture yesterdays operations at Meeen amount
45s prisoners, trench mora and fifty machine
BRITISH eDAYAs a result of operations yesterday
yards village the buildings
the southwest of it, known lie Waton held by
raid
few machine gun
Further north pushed line forward
of mile south Of Hebutens. after sharp fighting