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Show DIuMLOOK OVER BOGHE ARMY ATTACKS BY ALLIES INCREASE IN VIGOR, ENEMY BEING IN DESPERATE PLIGHT. Every Line of Communication Jammed with Retreating Germans, and Their " Escape Will Be Little Short of Miraculous. Washington. IS very bulletin that comes from the battlefront in France Is more encouraging than the pre-ceedlng pre-ceedlng one. The ullled forces have the iluns on the run. Steady advances ice being made by the French and American Am-erican soldiers, wHle the Hun morale Is reaching a low ebb. The rolehtless and concentrated pressure the Franco-American forces are exerting upon the retreating nrray of the crown prince drew expressions expres-sions of surprise' and admiration from both allies and American military experts ex-perts here. The belief gains that every line of communication from the region of Fere-en-Tardenols ta Ville-en-Tarde-uols Is Jammed with retreating Germans, Ger-mans, and that their escape to the line of the Vesle will be little short of a miracle. The attacks of the allies on the German Ger-man rlgnt flauk south of Soissons are increasing In vigor, and a break at any point in the line would mean disaster to the beaten German hosts. As yet uo official accounting of the number of prisoners, cannon and supplies has been received by any of the allied military attaches. It. is believed, however, how-ever, that great stores were taken at Fere-en-Tardenols. The Germans have used every device and strategy to prevent the victorious allied fighters from cutting off the picked troops of the rearguard forces. How desperate is the situation of the Germans is clearly shown by the news that their rearguard forces are made up largely of Prussian regiments, men tnught from early manhood that the Gurman war machine Is Invincible and that they and their fellows are un-equaled un-equaled among Uie warriors of the world. According to reports received through diplomatic channels, the new ll'ht French tanks are playing a great part in carrying the battle steadily to the enemy, who, In retreat, has stopped at nothing to raise every barrier possible. pos-sible. It is recounted that the tanks wont forward with all the dash of the French cavalry, never retiring In the face of any obstacle and attacking centers of resistance of enemy batteries, under a terrible fire from machine guns and upeeial cannon which the enemy turned on them. Each squadron of tanks reduced ah average of from 15 to it) machine-gun nests. Often in the attack certain tanks were driven to the flanks, where their crews leaped to the ground and made sure that no enemies were left lurking in any of the cement pillboxes. The tanks were in action steadily from July 18 to 24. The tank crews refused to go to the rear for rest and every day led In the assaults. Often they returned to the combat four or five times in one day. Each company fought three full days, and some of the drivers were at their posts for 30 hours without sleep. American officers who studteu the reports of the successes achieved by the tanks stated unreservedly that next year will see swarms of tanks on the western front. It Is stated that American Ameri-can tank units will be given a prominent promi-nent part in the work which may be set for the assaulting units chosen for the fighting In 1010. At this time it Is said there is little doubt that the allied forces are busy replacing wearied forces with fresh troops. These new troops come from reserves which have been in a position to support the other salients. It is pointed out that by using every mode and means of attack the' allies now can Inflict upon the enemy far greater damage than might be accomplished accom-plished by an attempted drive at on-tKher on-tKher polut. It Is the hope of some critics that the army of the crown prince will be so bruised and battered In the retreat from the Marne that the Germans will, for all time, be placed on the defensive. de-fensive. Trying to Save Mooney. Sacramento. Many telegrams appealing ap-pealing for executive clemency for Thomas J. Mooney, sentenced to bang tpr murder on a charge growing tfflt of the Preparedness day bomb explosion in San Francisco, July 22. 191(1, have been received by the governor. Decide to Resume Work. Coventry, England. At a mass meeting meet-ing Monday, the strikers In the munitions muni-tions plants decided to resume work immediately. |