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Show ENTIRE LINE OF ADVANCE POSTS ARE RECOVERED By the Associated Press. WITH THE FRENCH ' ARMY IN FRANCE, July 26. With the capture today to-day of the town of Oulchy-le-Chateau, the allies are nearirig the summit of the plateau overlooking Fere-en-Tardenois. Further north the capture of Ville Montoire Mon-toire was effected, after fighting of the most desperate character in the streets and in the deep caverns near by: To the east of Rhelms the French, under un-der General Oouraud, have recovered virtually vir-tually the entire line of advanced posts which they abandoned when the Germans Ger-mans made their first onslaught on the night of July 14. The famous Main de Massiges, which marked the eastern extremity ex-tremity of the German offensive line, is again in allied possession. Everywhere this region is covered with German bodies, which the enemy has been unable to bury since he suffered such terrific losses when he was concentrating concen-trating tor his assault on the French lines. |