Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-08-08
Germans Extend Their Extensive
Retreat to Third Region, Eyac-
uating River Defenses.
RESISTANCE S1IFFENs
Tsutons Assume Defensive From
Rheims TO Ypres and Withdrawal
Over Aisne River 10 Forecast
Wide Area Threatened.

London, Aug. 6.--The Germans
are imposing strong opposition to
the further advance Of the Allied
troops along the vesIe river from
the sast Of Scissors to the region
west Of Rheims.
Meantime, however. the main
bodies Of the enemy army con-
tlnue to make their way toward
the Aisne, to the north Of which
stream they hope somewhere 10
reach . haven OF safety from the
persistent onslaught OF the Amer
lean, French, British and italian
troops. who In less than three
weeks have all but biotted out the
scissors. Rheims salient.
notwithstanding the brinoinu
into play by the enemy Of large
numbers Of machine guns and ar
tiItery Of heavier ealiber, the en-
ployment Of large number Of
picked troops, including the we'll
tried Prussian guards and the Ba-
varians, and In spite OF the fact
that the rains have sent the vcsle
out Of bounds and turned the low.
lands into quagnircs. the Amer
leans and other Allied troops have
forced crossings Of the river at
number Of now points and on
the north side Of the stream are
engaging the enemy.
London, Aug. 8. The Germans
weakened by the defeat suffered o,
the Scissors Rheims front. APPARENT.
are prepa ring to sssume the defensiv,
on the line from Ypres to- Rheims.
Southeast OF Aniens on the OLE
sector the Germans have
fallen back across the Avre river owe
D wide front. while northeast o
Amiens, In the region of Albert, {
similar retrograde movement has beer
made across the ancre. The German
official communication In admitting tn,
near Albert, declares TN
maneuver was carried out without In
reference by the British.
Yanks Take Fismes by Storm.
Between SCISSORS and Rheims tn,
Vesle virtually has been cleared O
enemy troops and F'ismes is In tn,
hands Of the Americans. having beer
carried by storm. Fismes was Ger
manys great ammunition and suppl,
depot, midway on the railway between
Soissons and Rheims.
French Cross Aisne.
West OF Rheims the French hav,
made important gains and In the re-
gion OF scissors the French are nortl
OF the Aisne. The enemy resistant,
has been growing stronge
from Fismes east to Rheims. How
ever. tho vesle Ia In food and as larg
swamps limo Its course west OF Rheims
It 10 possible the resistance may b.
due to the inability OF the German
to move to the north bank.
Allied troops. having flattened on
the Marne pocket. have not advance,
so rapidly during the last ~ hours
The leading units keep In close toucl
with the Germans. but II Ia probable
that heav, artillery will have to b,
brought up II the Germans persist /,
trying TO hold at various points alonl
the Vesle,
Further German Retreat Seen.
There L. little doubt In Allied cap
tails that the German crown prime
will retire to the north OF the Aisns
His resistance to french pressure Il
the Rheims region not unlikely IL 70
the purpose of holding the Allies from
breaking through and also to proven
them from getting between the vesl
and the Aisne before he can get hi
troops " the northern stream.