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Show French Cavalry Reach Vesle and Outflank Enemy on the Aisne PARIS, Aug. 3 French advanced forces have reached the river Vesle and are preparing to cross the stream. The Germans are continuing their retreat towards, the Aisne. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON THE AISNE-MARNE AISNE-MARNE FRONT, Friday, Aug. 2, 1 1 p. m., by The Associated As-sociated Press. Much importance is attached to the advance of the Allied forces on the easterly side of the Soissons-Rheims front to the line of Gueux and Thillois. It is pointed to as serving the double object of protecting Rheims and placing the Allies in a position to cripple still further the already badly crowded Germans in their retreat towards the Vesle. PARIS, Aug. 3. French cavalry are on the Vesle river between Champiegny and Jonchery, north and northwest of Rhiems, Up until I 1 o'clock this morning the Allies had not crossed the river at any point. All the bridges over the Vesle have been destroyed. PARIS, Aug. 3. Throughout last night the Allies continued con-tinued to advance toward the Vesle, the French war office announced an-nounced today. East of Soissons the French have reached the Aisne between Soissons and Venizel. Many prisoners were taken by the French at Soissons which was occupied at five o'clock Friday evening, one hour after the Germans had been driven from the suburbs. Those of the garrison not captured escaped by fleeing northward. PARIS, Aug. 3, Havas Agency. French troops, which are pursuing the Germans between Rheims and Soissons, have lost touch at no point with the rear guards of the enemy. The losses of the Germans are declared to be heavy, according to the Petit Journal. The newspapers of Paris say that the results of the battle surpasses considerably the highest hopes. WASHINGTON, Aug. 3. There is no present danger of a shortage in manpower to keep the American armies filled up, members of the senate military committee were told today to-day during their weekly conference with General Rarch, chief of staff, at the war department. KANDALASKA, Russian Lapland, Aug. 3, by The Associated Press. A revolution against the Bolsheviki and in favor of the Allies has occurred at Archangel. The soviet troops have fled from the city. j . (By the Associated Press.) The right wing of the German armies arm-ies south of the Aisne arjpears to have crumbled before the attack of the allies. al-lies. Occupying Soissons apparently was only a small incident in the grand scheme that is being worked out by the allied commanders. From there the allies swept eastward along the south bank of the Aisne as far as Venizel Ven-izel and along the stream, took positions posi-tions which will facilitate their cross-Ing, cross-Ing, should that be the Intention of the generals directing the offensive. While this movement was going on the allies on the plateau, southeast of Soissons, swept forward, and London reports they have rolled up the German Ger-man lines south of the Aisne and reached a point south of Bralne, on the Vesle -river, about eleven miles from Soissons. Coincident with this advance the allies on the center and the right have moved ahead until, as nearly as can be ascertained, they arc In Rosnay, only a mile and a half from the Vesle river. Further west they have reached Serzy-et-Prin, about five miles from! Flsmcs, the German base, which was reported in flames. As the line stands today its shape resembles a gigantic fish hook. The shank of the "hook" runs straight west from Rheims to Serzy-et-Prin, then bends slightly to the southward and then curves northward north-ward to tho hills south of the Aisne, where it sweeps to the east as far as south of Bralne. Rfnnrtc from thi front sav th ad vance eastward from Braine is continuing. con-tinuing. MORNING REVIEW OF WAR SITUATION. (By Associated Press.) Soissons has fallen and the German salient south of tho Aisne aeems doomed. Tho Germans are retiring precipitately toward the north. French, American and British troops are pursuing pur-suing rapidly. On a front of 35 miles from northwest north-west of Soissons to Rheims the allied advance already averages over three miles on the entire distance. American Ameri-can troops in the center gained more than five miles. Cavalry again Is being be-ing used. Latest unofficial reports placed the advancing French, American and British Brit-ish soldiers on a lino from Pommieres to Soissons to Belleau, the valley of the Crise, Chaires, Arcy St Hcstitue, Louplegne, Mareuii-en-Dole, Dravegny, Molne wood, Lhery, Tramory, Treslon, Geuex, Billois and north of Rheims. This is somewhat north of tho line as reported In the French official statement state-ment Friday night but most probably indicates the gains made later. Fires Near Fismes. Fismes, tho main German base on the Vesle, is six miles north of Moino wood through which French cavalry are reported to have penetrated. Large fires have been seen at various points within the German lines, especially near Fismes. Heavy explosions also have been heard, indicating that tho ! Germans arc preparing a further retreat. re-treat. Southeast of Soissons tho French and British have been advancing against more or less opposition. The French and Americans in the center are reported to have met with slight resistance. Southwest of Rheims the advance also has been slower than in the center. The fall of Soissons, which had been In the hands of tho Germans since May 29, Is a serious menace to tho line of tho Veslo and to tho lino of the Aisno as the French also have moved forward three miles on the north bank of the Aisne to Pommieres. At no place are tho troops of Generals Man-gin, Man-gin, do Goutto and Bertholt more than seven miles from tho railway line paralleling par-alleling tho Vesle and allied guns are hammering it hard. Tho Germans probably will bo driven driv-en to a position between tho Aisne and the heights of Chemln des Dames. Tho elimination of tho flanks apparently ap-parently does away with any hope of capturing any great portion of the Gorman Gor-man forcp as seemed likely two -weeks ago. "Desultory fighting." is the way in which Berlin officially describes tho situation. The general war office declares de-clares that the fighting of Thursday which paved the way for the present advance, the allies were repulsed. Elsowhero on tho western front wind Italy and Macedonia there has been no change in the situation. Aerial activity activ-ity on the British front continues Intense. In-tense. oo |