Show j T I lOw To T q J II l I. I fOSSI BLE ID I. I RED i ED TO EXTEND Yi 0 r.-r r. I t R DC A TO D V VESI E. E S L. L E RIVER R I. I V E R. R 1 G l lw r. r REPEATED ENEMY ASSAULTS FAIL TO TOi i DISTURB Y YANKEES I Pershing's gs B Boys Bys ys' ys Lead Boches Into Trap Durin During I Night Nig t I and Every Invader Is Either Killed or Captured V vf g f A AX X V. V B By Associated Press V WITH WIT AMERICAN ARMY ON ON- THE AISNE- AISNE MARN AISNE-MARN ARN FRONT J July ly 3 1 Efforts made by the Germans t to advance theft lines against the Americans on this front last night and this for fore 4 noon were fruitless The Americans for far their h ir part were content I to hold their p positions along their slightly advanced line for the time The German line however vever is reported gradually giving way boUtto boUt to the right and left V Th There re was hard fighting throughout the night but no concentrated concentrated con attack in force by either side during the Jie night the Americans made a pretense of retiring from a part of the t town tOn of The Germans advanced into the town on observing ng the supposed 1 Two companies of df Americans Americans' then closed in and envelo enveloped ed the German force killing or capturing or-capturing capt ring every man of it Both high explosives and gas ga shells were y d by tM Germany wide wide La wide area i fesA es' es on n both Doth sid sd s See ver b busy this this' i 1 the the- American ri was attacked by eight enemy machines but hut escaped ec d. d and arid return returned t d 1 Io 10 his Ius' b. b baser base ase v. lv V t f V- V i r w. i J. J 1 1 I I By Associated Press In lii spite f of the efforts put forth by the Germans to check ch ck of the allies ames north of the today finds the German Germah positions there therein in grave danger French British and II American America troops fighting their their way forward east of of Fere Fere-en- seem to be in III a a position a-position to Compel a hurried retreat fro from in res and St I Gemme at the theT extreme bottom of the salient between Soissons and Rheims The allied line runs south from Soissons h Jo to Grand arid then it begins b gins to turn east It passes just north of Fere Fere-en- and continues to the apex of the new wedge at Nesles where it ft turns sharply sOI south nouh h toward towar V All around the salient there has b beera beer bee e ea a continuous battle for tor two ays ys wj the Germans launching repeat coun counter counter ter tel attacks They have failed Aid d th thi have gained important ground i a avital avital vital points ponts Immediately south of ot a. a an west of Rheims the German lines s ir in strongly held but enemy efforts t Improve his bis position in the latter re Glon gion have haye broken down There now seems to be little doub doul that the Germans will retreat t to th V river any possibility of a stand north of the seeming being gone FLANK ATTACK POSSIBLE From the N Nesles region tear south through Cierges to the German Ger German man line Is about four miles long an am affords the allies an opportunity t drive the Germans from the reglo southwest of en Ville-en-Tardenois with without without without out a frontal attack against the bill hil to the south I Some of ot Germanys Germany's best division the Fourth I Prussian Guard ar and a Ba Bavarian varlan varian division on were were opponents 0 o American boys from the Middle Wes Ves and Eastern states The American Americ had outfought them Monday in th the batie bat ba battie battle tie tle from Sergy and defeated them bad badly badly badly ly Tuesday Yanks Sta Stand Firm d'-Firm Firm J I 4 f f Paris Reports J By By Associated Press S 1 PARIS July 31 AmerIcan American troop I maintain their position in the rego- rego j l lof they car II of Seringes-et-Nesles Nesles which 1 ried ned after violent fighting to to- toan an official statement from the wa waI office otic today V The Germans made four tour attack I against the new French positions ell ea of ot le Ie They were repulsed reI re pulsed and the French line was hel bel I intact V.- V. f I The statement reads I V After a heavy bombardment nt th t Germans attacked the new French P p po east of le Ie Q Ou 0 troops repulsed four tour enem enemy assault assaul I and Ond maintained their lines intact AMERICANS TAKE TOWN On the right bank qt the Our OurI there were lively combats northeast q I rere- rere en Fere The village g Nesles et passed from ha hato han hai I to hand but finally was taken b American troops in a counter attack A number of raids were made 1 t the Germans near St. MesnIl-St. George I west vest of ot l In La Petre woe wOi Ion on the right bank of ot the Meuse Meus and andI i ithe the They were without resu resul I Our troops made a ec successful into the German lines northeast les Hurlus in Champagn Champa 1 back prisoners The was was quiet on the remainder of Uj froaL k S SV Sr w i r i. i V V 41 rr 7 J fl K |