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Show FINAL ONSLAUGHT OF THE AMERICANS TOO MUCH FOR HUN LONDON, July 26. American troops met and conquered the enemy in a tremendous tre-mendous combat in the region of Epieds and Truguy, says Reuter's correspondent with the American troops in France. I The Germans fought well and checked the American advance for some thirty-six thirty-six houi s, and three times wrested the village of Epieds from them. In the meantime, the village grew constantly smaller under the ceaseless bombard- ! ment and finally disappeared, not even a large pile of bricks being left behind. When the village disappeared the Germans Ger-mans were in possession. The Americans, tired ot the ceaseless ebb and flow of the fighting there, had taken the slopes on either flank and forced the Germans to make their final massed attack into the ruins of the village. 1 Meanwhile, the allied guns had been brought up, and as soon as the Germans to. k possession of the village a terrific ter-rific fire was concentrated upon It. until the place smoked witli its own red dust ms thoi.gh afire. When the guns ceased firing there were no Germans left to cap-lure cap-lure or even to bury. At the edge of the wood beyond Trug-ny, Trug-ny, the correspondent adds, tho German machine guns, stationed ten yards apart, held up the advance a little longer. Making Mak-ing a feint frontal attack, however, the Americans crept, Indian fashion, around thf flanks and captured al! the guns. Afterward the pate of the advance quickened. quick-ened. Al the high ground north of Epieds was taken and the line carried beyond Courpod. |