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LATEST DEVELOPMENTS OF GREAT WAR Latest Associated Press dispatches say in spite of the tremendous efforts put forth by the Ger ¬ mans to check the relentless pressure of the allies north of the Ourcq river today finds the German jHisitions there in grave danger French British sind American troops fighting their way forward to the east of FereenTardenois have driven a wedge into the enemys line and seem to be in a position to compel a hurried retreat from Iloncheres ind St Gemme at the extreme bottom of the sal ¬ ient between Soissons and Kheims KheimsThe The allies line today runs south from Soissons to Grand IJozoy and then it begins to turn to the east It passes just north of FereenTardenois and continues to the apex of the wedge at the village of Xcsles where it turns sharply toward Item theres The allies advance in this region seems to have placed them in a dominating position positionAll All around the salient there has been a contin ¬ uous battle during the last two days with the Ger ¬ mans launching repeated counterattacks against the allied lines They have all failed and the allies have gained important ground at vital points pointsImmediately Immediately south of Soissoiis and west of Kheims the German lines are strongly held but enemy ef ¬ forts to improve his position in the latter region have broken down downThere There now seems to be little doubt that the Germans will retreat to the Vesle river as soon us i ossible any possibility of making a stand north of the Ourc i being seemingly gone gonePlunging Plunging northward from Sergy American troops have made a brilliant and important advance in desperate fighting and apparently have opened the way for further successful operations against the Germans in the ilarne salient salientUesistance Uesistance of the stoutest character was no ob ¬ stacle for the Americans and they now are on the KerecnTardenoisCoulouiges highway south of the forest of Xesles The advance by the Americans late Tuesday measured a little less than two miles French troops on the wings also moved forward and the allies pressure on the west and east flunks of the pocket is being maintained with force forceSome Some of Germanys supposedly best divisions the Ith Prussian guard and a Bavarian division were opponents of American boys from the middle west and eastern states The Americans had outfought them Monday in the battle for Scrgy and defeated them badly Tuesday although the enemy fought valiantly
