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Show BAKER CONFIRMS AMERICAN GAINS SoissonG-Chateau Thierry Railroad Rail-road Cut and Allies on Line at Several Places. WASHINGTON, July 22. Official reports from General Pershing confirm con-firm the crossing of the Marno by Allied troops, Secretary Baker said today to-day and also the occupation of considerable consid-erable territory north of Chateau Thierry. Details of the operations, however, are lacking. WASHINGTON, July 22. Mr. Baker Bak-er said official advices confirmed the fact that the Soissons-Chnteau Thierry Thier-ry railroad had been cut and General March, chief of staff, supplemented his statement by adding that the allied forces wero on tho lino at several points. The effect of this upon the German forces further south was apparent, ap-parent, Mr. Baker continued, in thoir prompt withdrawal from tho Chateau Thierry and Marno sectors when their chief supply lines were served. For tho last two days, Mr. Baker added, the reports he has received invariably in-variably havo been favorablo to tho allios. "Thero havo been substantial recent additions to the numbor of prisoners taken," tho secretary continued. "Thero is no exact estimate of the war material captured. It is quite clear, however, that largo quantities of war material havo fallen into our hands." Mr. Baker said tho highest estimate ho had received through any official sources of the aggregato number of prisoners taken by French, American or Italian troops In tho present op-orations op-orations was 20,000. That figure camo from French headquarters last Saturday, Satur-day, he said, which rcpored probably only Friday's operations. "Wo had nothing official on our losses either In men or of any kind," Mr. Baker said. |