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GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY American troops on Sunday crossed the Rivor Marne Intween Charteeves and Gland east of Chateau Thierry and captured the wood of Barbil lon according to authoritative announcement made at London yesterday The Germans are stubbornly resisting the French crossing of the Marne but the French have succeeded in getting two elements over at Mezy and Courcelles which are constructing foot ¬ bridges under heavy fire The Germans are using gas shells in large numbers The capture of Bar billon wood by the Americans means that the over ¬ seas men have advanced between three and four miles from their old position on the Marne MarneThere There were signs everywhere yesterday that the Germans are destroying the material and munitions in the pocket to the north of the River Marne be ¬ tween Soissons and Reims preparatory to the entire evacuation of that area The Germans are having the greatest difficulty in maintaining their communi ¬ cations in the salient They are unable to utilize most of the railroads leading northward owing to the incessant harrying from the entente aviators aviatorsFrederick Frederick William the German imperial crown prince has lnen obliged to call for help from his cousin Crown Prince Rupprccht of Bavaria Ger ¬ man divisions from the army in the north have been hurried down to protect the western flank of the defeated army which has been driven back over the Marne and ejected from Chateau Thierry by Franco American troops troopsDraft Draft I oard officials at Washington yesterday de ¬ layed action until Wednesday on the request of base ¬ ball men that the work or fight order be delayed until the close of the present season seasonThe The niimlMT of iinwounded prisoners alone far exceeds the total casualties of the allied troops since the victorious advance began
