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The China Ittai 1.
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CH ADVANCE
TURE PREUIL AND
.RDS FARM.
SONERS AND 20 E-GUNS TAKEN,
Lospos, July 27,
3:30
h communiqué states?- of the Oure there wis
artillery firing, but artlay.
iptured month v the "Maran- "ursday evening Prouil and,
PRESS CORRESPONDENTS REPORTS.
CENERAL COURAUD'S BRILLIANT WORK.
SITUATION IN CHAMPAGNE WELL IN HAND, I
„Fosnes, July 26. Headquarters, telegraphing today at DiePier's Correspondent at French- 430 in the teren, sys
An interesting feature of General' Gorrand minor-operations in re
Farm, and dreye back the which dining, maitris were zen Main-do-Missiges
string the loo is the case with
to, the southm oskit, or Ohuiguy and Villers-sous- Hon. Altogether 760 prisoners |
taken." Thu
talien at a big cost in the Chain-
taken up till the 25th at Vile offensive in 1913, Due of the toire and Qulchry-le-Chatean.
(strniggest poluta 'on cur line from al attacks were and taken the Geruans on July 15th, was re- | Rhebos to Argonne and capture by ampage after breaking the enemy taken by a mere handful of mow fensive of the lith and 16th." They and gre prisoners ware emptured sulted, notwithstanding the envy than the total of the French attack- resistance, in our advancing smiling force. Part of our old, line of na front of 13 miles east of Suippe Butte-du-Mesh was re-conquered and north of the general line of the next day, by, acerrespondingly Hilaire Grund Souain and Teshi light effort. By now the second
I-Hurtu.
We recaptured the whole of Alain- Masiges and re-occupied the old irst fines in that region.
We, captured in these operit an prisoners 200 "nu.chine-guns FREE seves guns.
W brought alown seven enemy aeroplanes.
The British brought down 18) nchines on the 25th.
We dropped 38 tons of bombs dar-
j
line of ur shattered envering zone still greater progress was made exer was recenpipi as far as Suippe!
heineg The success of these opera- the Roman row between Suippe an tions in the face-of-herry-counter=" mander has the situation in Eustern- attacks proves that the French Corn- Champagne completely in hand FRENCH TAKE VILLE MONTOIRE. ENEMY NERVOUS OF RING DRAWN BY FRENCH.
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LONDON, July 27 Reuter's Component at Ameri- car" Headquarters, telegraphing on Friday evening, `mys :—
ing the day and night on stations.
ads, hangars and dumps near the " Inttle-field. Fires and explosions | were observed. The British dropped Heur tons Bazoches, Fere-en-
Tuplenols ind Mont Notre Dame.'
GERMANS RETREAT. CONTINUOUS PRESSURE BY THE
ALLIES....
Lustos, July 27.
די
The capture of Ville Montoire greatly helps the French on the whole platen over which the Chateau" Thierry-Scissons road" runs. The enemy nust. he becoming nervous of the ring the French is A French communiqué slates – [not be surprising if he attempted to,
dawing south of Soissons. It would On the right bank of the Mure break the ring before our further Iwe advand next of Pont Abinson successes in the south increased the
In-Cintupagne we carried out a menace.
3.45 p...
ful operation in the region south
Ville Montoire was captured after
of Mont Sanisa and advarped a Pyery sangdary fights. The Gor- kilometre on a front of about three kilometres.
We capturel 200 prisoners, includ ig seven cheers.
muns were ordered to hold it; at;uif;
Lokpos, July 29.
125
A French enduniqué states:- Under the sontinuous pressure"df the French and Allied troops for several days past the Germans to day retreated on the whole font north of the" Marne.
conta.
Au American Lieutenant brought down Captain Mainkopf, the famour German airman, who had sixtees. victories to his erudit,"
A HORSE-SHCE WEDGE INTO THE GERMAN LINE,
GERMANS SURRENDER: IN SHOALS.
Reuter's Correspondent at Britishut
LONDON, July 26.
Our troca are pressing the rear- gaurds and have reached the line of Brugeres Ville-Neuvecies Cour Headquarters, telegraphing this after- mont-Pussy-Vrigny Cuisles Lanenmoon, "sapa
ville-Chaurauzy
The British Tanks contributed On the right bank of the Marne largely to the French success ab we cleared a wide front.
Montdidier on the 23rd. The Ger-
We continued our progress for more than 15 kilometres north-east of Chateau Thierry,
ENEMY BEING FURSUED BY' ALLIES.
LONDON, July 28,
3 a.m.
The enemy's resistance breke ddyn An American official report states: between the Ouron and the Marne.
Allied troops are pursuing:
AMERICANS CAPTURE LE
CHARMEL
LONDON July 27, 210 um
An American official report states We captured to Charmel, between the Oure and the arney on the 26th.
withdrawal to the wooded hill west of Moricel was probably only 1 the first of the fruits of the French planned drive ofta. horse-shoe wedjo". into the German linewest of the Avre on a two-mile front, gaining high ground overlooking him to the north and south. About three dozeri
were taken bɔ complete disadvantage Thaks participated. The Germans
and the front carried with little loss. of prisoners. They surrendered in shonis
Fervico
The Tanks rendered signal dealing with trinchine gun pointe had crushing guns and teams if they did not surrender. We suffered lightly- The French position is vitally im postant and the sector has been immensely improved.
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