Show LI E HOLDS LD F T L r NUN ASSAULTS FAIL I I I 1 American f H Hold 0 11 VII Villages 1 Strongly Strong After Afler Many l Counterattacks 1 ny nr l 1 Unit pf-M pf Service PARIS July On O bl On l the thc the l last t day of the io fourth i th year o or of th the war var l Americas America's tops t I ps f. f fighting 19 I Ihn a al at l tl the c apex of the Al Aisne s c b battle field fiel reg registered s er a fresh fr l. l progress pro locally and held their own wherever the he Germans German launched an and desperate North northeast ast cast st and southeast j I lor of Fere ere en on L enols the Yankees pressed presse the back cle perceptibly Nightfall found o them firmly established established lP edge of oC Meu lere wood Thc Germans had at last enough of or pu ashment In their vain aln at attempts attempts attempts at- at tempts to retake f le Ser Sergy an and the tho two s northeast and southeast southeast south- south east cast of Fer Fere elY The rhe Americans merl ns arc nrc well beyond both bolh places In whose streets the work worle o of merc mercy has b gun Hundreds o of Prussian Pru- Pru sian Ian and bodies bodles bodies be belonging be- be longing to mn rl who o yesterday ester a and the thed d day clay before beCore had come com rushing on against the th es with the thes s sneer of oC contempt o on 1 their lips and overbearing overbearing- Confidence in hi their belief belle that heso clad youths would bo be easy casy pickings the the s the bodies o of these men Inca men riddled man many an au American bullet bullet bullet bul bul- I let and CUl 1 b by American bayonets are b being bYJ bulled bed d tonight by American I ned fled ed Cross Workers ers Jor of l Throughout the hc day antI and throughout hout this lIds night nl ht the battle of oC extermination tio tion go goes o for Cor that is ls what it ha has resolved Into a 1111 kill l kill kill struggle Germar r Istance fa Is stiffer sUtter than it las has been heen al atin n time lime since the counteroffensive counter counter- offensive c b ban Han an Front dispatches de describe describe describe de- de scribe qa thc 1 taken in the last sh sl thIrty b urs as having been ex extremely ex- ex w well 1 organized and entrenched This and O other I er signs give rise to the theory th theory or ory tl l he crown prince will tr try t on lines linen B I Js js rot J tt e 1 th Q material ac accumulated within the box for for that is b the shape of or the battlefield battlefield battle battle- field no now now are are are so huge that the tho maximum maximum maxi maxi- mum resistance an and these desperate of or the Germans arc are designed de e Ic- Ic 81 signed med merely merel to delay further retirement retire retire- ment Tr Tremendous stores stoles had been co collected lect d for Cor or tho the final drive e on Paris In the densely wooded area north or of orthe the and with the constant COli stant shifting of or troops and artillery Ii In the thc l last fourteen four four- four four- teen days the Germans have ha had little time to remove e these stores Soon DI tI The next twelve hours hour however howe arc are sure to disclose the crown princes prince's plans pl military critics believe Further support for tor the theory that this Is to be the battle of or reserves reser after all that is Is' determined deter deter- mined to fight out this battle until either side is so thoroughly beaten that thal not merely defeat but real disaster renders the vcr verdict lct further support of ot this his belief bellet Is found oun In the tue marked marled change chang of tone of or tho Merlin Berlin co com n- n mu The German war office began today to lo record captures cl a again aln I It t said more mor than limn prisoners ha had been taken in inthe inthe inthe the la last t few tew days ays and sInce July Juh 15 Tills some observers be belie be- be lie lIev lieve ma may be Interpreted ell either he 1 as dictated die dic b by the necessity to offer a n disappointed disappointed dis dis- appointed people balm hahn or 01 as a notice that the reverses reversE'S are IC over o nn and that a 1 has begun t General Calls Yanks Gallant lI With the American Army on I the hp AIRne- AIRne Marne Aisne-Marne Front Jul July 31 I. General de the e Coutte commanding the army on this front tol told correspondents he hit was wn satisfied with the pi pro progress ogress made l and he lt hoped that the advance would continue continue continue con con- until the Germans were forced orcell beyond their new position Ho ito praised the manner In which the their Americans were out part The American forces now occupy lp the hills beyond and Her Sergy r One I of or the thc fiercest encounters in hl th lh j present pres pies lent ent offensive c was brought about by bythe h bythe I the Americans V who ho occupied During Durin tho the nl night ht the Americans pretended pre tended to withdraw ra n from tho lie thoi i village Ja c. c Some Sone did thU but others remained In hi the tho houses and other points point of ot vant vantage c The Germans began betran pouring Into the place and the Americans opened fire Two T enemy companies were virtually a annihilated n n lb I Ia t ed The rhe hand h. to lanil fighting In 11 ii the streets was savage but but butof butot ot of short dura thura- tion The Tho Americans awaited a other othea Germans but nono notie came So French and Americans moved mo be beyond ond the tho village vil vii lage U o Shell I KIM III When hen the tho Germans learned that the tile Americans In were were vere winning th they y their artillery and there Is unquestionable le e that numerous Germans were killed by hy their own shells Some Som prisoners said orders order were to tl huld at all costs cosh Among inong mon the prison prisoner er ers ore wore men attached to the thc Fit Foot guards front from Lorraine a and rill otherS I who had hu been on leave o ii in Germany who said that the German 1 people were thoroughly tired trel cf of the war and did not nul care who governed Jo s So o long as ho the war came to an end The Tilt Germans are now using high hl-h cx- cx shells simultaneously with gas shell The high cs arc der e signed to drown the thc pop of or the K gas projectiles which tho thu allies have learned d to to dl distinguish front from the The perc nta e o of gas laS casualties Is Ionas low lou lowas as a result of or the discovery of It the I Continued on un Page Pago tf 1 I I AMERICANS HOLDI HOlD CAPTURED I VILLAGES Continued from Page 1 1 German trick because the allies generally gen gen- anticipate attacks with gas Enemy Rai Raid 1 Is Beaten Paris Jul July 31 31 There was only or- or activity on tho the battle front Wednesday according to tho the official communication I Issued sue this evening An attempted enemy raid between the Oiso Oiso and and l was repulsed The text of the communication follows fol tol- lows On the whole front tho the day was marked b by artillery actions Between Montdidier and and the Olse Oise an enemy raid northward of oC obtained obtained ob obtained ob- ob no results Aviation On July CO 30 O Franco- Franco BritIs Britis Brit Brit- Is hair hall squadrons brought down or put putout putout putout out of oC action eighteen enemy aIrplanes airplanes airplanes air aIr- planes and set on fire tire one captive balloon bal bal- loon Eastern theatre There were artillery artillery artil artil- lery Jery duels along the Vardan Varda East of or orthe the river a Bulgarian attack was re ro- ro pulsed Berlin CIa Claims Prisoners Berlin Ia via London Jul July 31 quiet 31 Quiet reigned throughout the day along alons the battle front sa says s 's the official statement state state- ment mont from general headquarters this oven evening Ing Berlin via London July 31 German 31 German troops In the tho fighting Tuesday took moro more than prisoners ner from tho the allied aj- aj lied lIell armies Increasing their raptures to more than 2000 since July 15 says tho the German official communication Is Issued issued Is- Is sued JUell today The communication adds that on Tuesday nineteen allied airplanes airplanes air air- planes were shot down and that everywhere every every- I where allied attacks on the Rheims- Rheims I Sols sons sector were repulsed with I hea heavy losses Admission Is made however however how how- ever eyer that the British have vo captured I the village of oC ferrIs Merris southwest of ot Ypres Tho The text of oC the communication follows fol tol- I lows low There Thero has hns been ver very lively ely recon- recon activity In Flanders As the tho result of oC a n. renewed enem enemy attack on the place remained In hi his hands North orth of or Albert and south of ot the Somme there ther were Itron strong artiller artillery duels In the early carly morn morning InS InS' Reported On the main battlo battle field between and west of oC between Tar Fere-en-Tar- denois there was no activity on the part of or tho enemy's Infantry yesterday after their defeat of oC Monday A vlot VIOlent vio VIO- lent partial attack was repulsed before be be- fore tore northwest of or Fere-en- Fere I Between F en re and anil the Bols BoIs the French and Americans Americans Americans Ameri Ameri- cans again attacked I deeply toward midday Their attacks broke broko down with sanguinary losses Also In the wood Itself assaults of or the enemy six times renewed broke down Our Infantry frequently pursued pursue 1 the defeated enem enemy and obtained firm po possession pos pos- session of ot the thc front territory of ot their lines Eastward of ot Fere en the tho enemy In tho the evening and during the night renewed his costly attacks without without with with- out success Enem Enemy partial attacks With With-I near Romigny southeast of ot en Ville-en- broke down During the last few tew days das we have captured more than prisoners This Increased ased tho the number taken since tho the to moro more than 2000 Yesterday we shot ahot down nineteen airplanes Yank Yaul Fliers I I Again Active By Dr A Associate J Pre Ire Press 5 s. s I With Hh the tho American Arm Army In France July Juh 31 Aerial Aerial activity was greatly Increased toda today owing to the fact tact that the weather after ater several se weel weeks s of oC storms cleared American aviators undertook reconnaissance missions chiefly but the pursuit machines also alo were up Two American fliers filers at attacked attacked at- at tacked two German scouts over over- In the tho and drove one enemy plane down clown The Germans put over a hea heavy barra barrage bar- bar ra rage rase e In the sector this morn- morn InS Inc It lasted more than n half an hour and It It Is probable that thc they sent rent in infantry tn- tn fantry Cantry across behind the barrage But their theil fire was entirely wasted as tho the positions hind had been evacuated e I The destruction of ot a German bal bal- loon on JUl July 23 has been bean verified and another brought down was yesterday British Aviators Bomb Sidings I London July 31 The n.-The The official communication communication communication com com- dealing with aviation Is Issued Issued issued Is- Is sued tonight says On Jul July 30 haze and a ground round mist mist m n again aln Interfered with 1 observations but nevertheless a large number of or photographs photographs photo photo- graphs were taken taleen b by Us and more than eleven tons of bombs PhotO PhotO-I were dropped on enem enemy sidings and dumps Rathor Rather more enemy nomy nem machines encountered fifteen being brought down and six being driven down out of oC control Six of at our machines are aie missing During the night of the two VO tons of oC bombs wore WOle dropped b by us without losses In addition to tho those e already 1 reported a hostile machine I was shot down by infantry firo on the I Instant |