Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-07-26 | Page 1 | Great Fight for Forest Lost by Boche

GREAT RA T nC TI FOD fn FOREST FORESTi T lU T i IJ HI ti l f aYl r I Hun Infantry Retreats i Leaving Artillery and i Machine Guns to Wage 1 Re Rear r Guard Battle By Associated Press Prell I ITH THE AMERICAN MERICAN WJ WITH I w ARMY ON THE AISNE- AISNE i AISNE-i MARNE 1 FRONT July 26 The The Franco Franco American r an push north of I Chateau Thierry has resolved itself into into into- a a battle for the woods which abo abound nd in this region The Germans are fighting a rear guard action wit with their artillery and machine machine ma- ma ma 1 chine guns retiring gradually before the allied tor forces es The German in infantry infantry in- in fantry is i ot in evidence FURTHER WITHDRAWAL FURTHER WITHDRAWAL I f IThe I Ithe The indications early farly today were that the enemy waif wag making preparations for tor a further withdrawal lie He has been endeavoring t to hold the northern half l of the forest of Fere and of ot the forest of f Ris but the allies alUes are making progress progress ress in the work of ot ousting him from the remainder of ot these woods ALLIES RAIN SHELLS t r The allies moved up their heaviest guns early in the day and were throwing throwing throw throw- I ing shells into the German lineS as far tar faras I as Saponay five live and a half miles northeast of Le Chateau and and beyond Fere En two miles southeast of Saponay The districts Ito to the south were also being peppered by allied shells SNEEZE GAS FAILS The Germans have been using much sn sneeze eze gas but Ineffectively I The poplar and oak forests of ot Fere and Ris are filled with underbrush and the allied forces are having a stiff Job to get through them but are continuing the push night and day The German machine gunners and artillery are desperately desperately des des- contending for tor every ery Inch of M ground before giving it up J