The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-30
AMERICANS LOST TWO WILL AGES
WHEN ENEMY HIT BACK FIERCELY Y
WHERE WILL GERMANS
MAKE THEIR STAND?
LBy the Associated Press. J

Wy tllG aAHobNidhCu l. 1881
The Germans have thrown near
ly million men into the gigantic
battle between Scissors an d
Rheims and have been viciously
counter-attacking all around the
circular line stretching from Sois-
sons to the nei g h borho cd of
Rheims.
Even this formidable force, how
ever, appears to have made not
more than dent or two in the al
lied front in its latest effort, while
at various points progress for the
allies, slight but important, is re-
ported.
Regarding the strength of the
German forces, unofficial advices
say there are II Teuton divisions
engaged in this struggle. The
strength of a German division is
about 1850 on normal footing,
SO that, if all the units resisting
the allies north Of the Marne have
been kept up to standard, there
are 95S,500 men trying to hold the
line until the situation is relieved.
OF these divisions, there are 10
drawn from Crown Prince Rup-
precht's army in the north.
The German crown prince had in
the neighborhood of 100000 men
between Rheims and Chateau
Thierry the attack across the
Marne began on July Is. The in
crease in the number of divisions
engaged in the battle would APP
pear to indicate he had since that
time drawn heavily on other army
groups. 1t also would seem that
this action on his part reflects the
Importance of this battle in the
eyes of the German high com.
mand.
Through the German counter
blow, the Americans we're driven
back from Sierges, southeast of
Fere-en- -Tardenois, while to the
northwest of Fere, the Americans
also have been forced out Of Beug.
mex, into which they had pene-
trated after passing through Grand
Rozoy.
Buzancy, situated on the west
side of the Crise river, about five
miles south of Scissors, also has
been the scene of heavy fighting,
and the battle appears to have
been general along the line south
Of that point, notably in Plessier
wood, near where the front turns
abruptly to the east.
On the other end of the battle
line there have been sharp engage
ments, but reports credit the al
lies with making an advance at
Aubilly, in the Ardre valley, west
of Rheims. They also have forged
ahead farther down toward the
bottom of the pocket, at Villers-
Agron Aiguizy.
While these counter blows
against the allied lines are gen
eral and of great violence, it is
not believed in London that the
enemy intends TO make real
stand south Of the Vesle river.
Paris, on the other hand, seems to
believe the Germans may have
fixed upon the present location Of
their armies as the field upon
which they win turn at bay.
There have been patrol opera.
tions along the British front, but
nothing significant has occurred
there.
Little has been reported to am
plify the Copenhagen despatch to
the effect that Turkey and Ger
many had broken off relations.
Amsterdam advices, however, indi-
cate Turkey intends to pursue an
aggressive policy in the Caucasus
region, the field supposedly set
aside for German exploitation. This
may carry measure of confirma-
tion of the rumors that the quad
ruple alliance has broken over the
dissolutiono of the spoils subsequent
to the peace treaties with Russia
and Rumania.