Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-27
ATTACKS CONTINUE
ON MARINE SECTOR
AND NEAR RHEIMS
Germans Strive Hard to
Check Offensive of
Allied Troops.
FRENCH CAPTURE REUIL
AND ADVANCE TO NORTH
Enemy Recaptures Merry and Hill
2O4, but British Re-
tain Vrigny. ::ssa s,ais
PoILvs SCORE IN CHAMPAGNE
Franco-American Forces Occupy Viii
lagos of Oulchy-le-Ch Chateau and
Villemontoire.
FRENCH CAPTURE REUIL
AND ADVANCE TO NORTH
PoILvs SCORE IN CHAMPAGNE
tBy Associated Press.I

by Associated PressJ
The ninth day of the allied offensive
on the Soissons- Rheims salient saw
lcssening. in the intensity of the battle
along the western side of the salient.
where only mutual bomba rdments were
in progress Along the Marne how
ever. and southwest OF Rheims. the
Franco-Americans British and Italian
troops were still at deadly grips with
the enemy on various sectors.
The Germans strove hard in the
forest region north of the Marne to
hold back the French and American
troops. debouching from the woods in
strong counterattacks. The enemy
however. everywhere was forced slight
ly further back to the north, and the
forests now have been almost entirely
cleared of Germans.
Southwest OF Rheims heavy re-ef-
forcements evidently haze been thrown
along the front where the British,
French and Italians are lighting. In
the immediate region OF Reuil, where
the battle line turns sharply toward
Rheims. the French have captured sew
eral important points of vantage,i in
Guiding the village of Reuii, and also
| advanced their line northward not
withstanding the violence of the Ger
tHdn CountermoNe.
To the northeast, where the Germans
are facing the British, the Germans
have recaptured Merry and hill 204 hut
the British have retained their hold on
Vrisny and most of the other terri s
tory taken in that region.
Eastward from Rheims. in Cham
paEne. the French have now regained
nearly all their nld-line positions. and
daily ha tho (.ar,,,n- ...;.,.
countcrattacks
ALLIES ADVANCE EASTWARD
FROM OULCHY-I.tI-CHATE
fefore the lighting died down along
the western side of the Rheims-Sois-
sons sa'ient the villages of Oulchy-le-
'hatcan and Ni.lemontoire wefe-cap-
'ured ny French and american troops,
who advanced their lines eastward Of
oulchF' The fall of Oulchy gives the
allied forces the Ike, ito the heights
dominating Fere-en-Ta rdenois. which
lies only short distance 10 the east.
At Oulchy forty guns and hundreds of
prisoners were captured by the Amer
lean and Frent h troops
Big allied guns have hcen pulled M
in this region. and are heavily shellinn
the sectors before them over which
u is purposed to push forward for the
capture of Fere-en Tardeaois when the
time Is ripe. Meantime. allied big guns
over the entire salient continue to
throw shells from all angles into the
GERMAN forces inSidn tn, big bag
While there has been no attempt nv
the Germans at a general retreat from
the salient. the belief prevails al,ns
the hattie front that an indication that
retreat is purposcd Is shown by the
fact that the enemy is using com.
parativcly small forces of infantry ON
various sectors under attack, DEPEND
ing mainly on his machine gunners to
retard the progress of the allies.
HRiT1sH POSITIONS ATTACKED
IN FRANCE AND FLANDERS
In France and Flanders the British
lave been compelled to Withstand sew
eral violent attacks by the Germans.
rear Hebuterne and in the vicinity OF
Neteren. The enemy In both sectors
vas repulsed with heavy casualties.
On the other battle fronts the mill
tary activity is nominal although there
j. considerable fighting in Macedonia
'nd Albania, with tho allied troops
holding the upper hand.
Warning has been sounded by the
British Premier to the striking muni-
tion workers that they must return
10 work by Monday or become liable
10 the provisions of the military service
act.