Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-08-05 | Page 2 | Great Hun Storehouse Captured by the Allies

GREAT HUN STOREHOUSE CAPTURED BY THE ALLIES PARI!?. Aug. 4. The town of Fismes, Germany's great storehouse on the Aisne-Marne Aisne-Marne battle front, has been taken by the French and American troops, according accord-ing to the French official communication, communica-tion, issued this evening. The French also have crossed the Vesle at several points. The text of the communication follows: fol-lows: During the day we reached the Vesle to the east of Fismes. The enemy's en-emy's rear guard? opposed spirited resistance, re-sistance, especial) v between Muizon and Champigny. Our light elements succeeded in taking a footing on the north bank of the river at several places. Fismes is in our possession. Northwest of Rheims we have won ground un to the village of La Xeu-viliette, Xeu-viliette, which the enemy is defending with ?reat energy. On the left bank of the Avre, between be-tween Castel and MVsnll St. Georces, the Germans were force 1 to nrandon a pnrt of their positions. We have occupied and penetrated into Hardcourt. Hard-court. We have also advanced our lines to the outskirts of Courte-manche. Courte-manche. We took prisoners. Belgian communication, Aucust .4: Our patrols brought in some prisoners prison-ers in the region of Kippe and near Dreibank. Aviation: Second Lieutenant Cop-pens Cop-pens of t he aviation nervb-e on A u-cust u-cust 3 downed in flames a naptive balloon near Zor.nebeke. This was his twentv-second victory. .Kastern theater. A'jcut 3. There has been enemv artillery a.-tivity at the mouth of th Struma and to the east of the Vardar and arti'ierv f'rht-im? f'rht-im? and j-atrvL e'KOunters in thp sector sec-tor south of Huma and be To re the Serbian from." In Albania t!iere have been patrol encounters.