The people's war book; history, cyclopaedia and chronology of the great world war . slow progress was made, theenemy slowly falling back after bitter rear guardaction. July 29—Franco-American troops advanced threekilometers from Oulchy to Villers Agron and Boug-neux, Saponay, Seringes, Nesles and Clerges were in-cluded within our lines. July 30—Our pressure continued on the right bankof the Ourcq. The railroad station at Fere andCayenne farm remained in our possession. We lostSeringes-et-Nesles, but re-occupied Sergy, Hill 312and the woods eight kilometers north of Roncheres. July 31—The 28th
The people's war book; history, cyclopaedia and chronology of the great world war . slow progress was made, theenemy slowly falling back after bitter rear guardaction. July 29—Franco-American troops advanced threekilometers from Oulchy to Villers Agron and Boug-neux, Saponay, Seringes, Nesles and Clerges were in-cluded within our lines. July 30—Our pressure continued on the right bankof the Ourcq. The railroad station at Fere andCayenne farm remained in our possession. We lostSeringes-et-Nesles, but re-occupied Sergy, Hill 312and the woods eight kilometers north of Roncheres. July 31—The 28th division retook Seringes-et-Nes-les. The 32d division attacked in Crimpettes woodswith success; the woods were taken, and troops ad-vanced to Cierges. German counterattacks were bril-liantly repulsed with the bayonet, and an immenseamount of material and equipment was taken fromthe enemy. August 3^After continuous fighting late in theevening Soisons was taken, and a line extendingalong the Vesle to between Braisne and Bazocheswas being consolidated. South of the Aisne our. Back View of the Arinorplated Gun \rmorpIated Battery on the Flanders Coast. troops drove back the enemy rear guard. Acting withthe 4th division, the 32d division reached a linefrom Ville Savoye to a point just north of St. 4—A large enemy patrol attacked in thevicinity of Courlees, but was driven off by a com-bat group of the 5th division, which had been re-enforced. Our troops were very active in patrolling,having sent out seven reconnoissance, combat and iJHHV f^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H ^^^pR^^ -^ -^ ^^H ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ \ .jhH ^^^^^^^H H|->^ffffl ^K^*^ ^m ^^^^^^^^^^^^^Hp^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H ^^^^^^By^^^ •j M. 1^ ? ^^^^f^^^^^l^^H ^^HII- ^ ^1 ^1 H^HI hI ^Hf^^^^ /\ V ^1 ^Hl\ m? Wt 1 B 3 ^^^PM^ w ^^^k^s^H ^H^ ^1 ^^^^^P ^slM ^^Ir m Hr^ ^H m A ma ^- \il^\^^^^^^^^^^l Eddie Rickenbacker. with his mother and sister, after his return from the front, where he bagged 27enemy planes, givin
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