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Show CHATEAU THIERRY FALLS 10 ALLIES GERMANS UNABLE TO STAND-FlRIOUS STAND-FlRIOUS ATTACK OF FRANKO-AMERiCANS FRANKO-AMERiCANS AND RETIRE. Allies Hammering Away, Widening. Wedge Between Paris and Germans, the Hun Losses Being Terrible. Indians Play Important Part. Paris. Soldiers of France and Amer-ice Amer-ice on Sunday ripped a gash into the huge Aisne-Marne triangle at its apex.. In doing this they won I he southern pivot of the crown prince's armies r. irhin the triangle, the city of Chateau 'Thierry, on the north bank of the Marne. The Germans evacuated Cha- -teau Thierry at 8:110 Sunday morning. An hour later the star-spangled banner ban-ner and the tricolor were hoisted on " its buildings and 200 half starved civilians civ-ilians herded in the cathedral by the invaders wept tears ofjoy and cried ''Vive l'Ainerique !'' On beyond the cily the Yanks anil poilus stormed. Across the Marne from the south bank to their right came their comrades. Hard on the heels of the retreating Teutons they pressed. As the midnight communique was issued is-sued they had thrown the Teutons back four and a half miles and were-still were-still "going strong." The German retreat across the Mrne began on Friday in cover of a great smoke screen. At last accounts great hordes of Germans were continuing contin-uing north. Organized resistance has been met with so far only at a few places. The district south of the Marne and east of Chateau Thierry is entirely cleared of Germans. Two badly cut up regiments were left south of the Marne in the German retreat. Allied aviators bombed the bridges across the river and their escape was impossible. All Saturday night the allies hammered ham-mered away at the widening wedge between be-tween the Germans and Paris, as the Germans withdrew north of the Marne, .-vinericans continuing taking prisoners and :guns. Allied reinforcements are pouring in to overcome any determined determin-ed resistance the Germans may attempt. at-tempt. The heavy artillery of the allies continued Sunday the clearing of districts dis-tricts north of the Marne. Indian scouts who were with Pershing In Mexico played a prominent part in the scout work in the river region. The alliod troops have taken many prisoners, including three officers, who said that they were tired of the war. American infantrymen captured two German 77's. Previous to the breaking break-ing of the German lines the allies hat-tied hat-tied with the desperate machine gunners, gun-ners, who were mowed clown as the allied reinforcements arrived. The German Ger-man losses were terrible. West of Rheims, .where the British were engaged Sunday, the present line leaves the enemy a strip about four miles deep at the greatest depth on a front of about thirteen miles In the Marne valley. This' is all he has to show for the big offensive of July 15. |