The Literary digest history of the world war, compiled from original and contemporary sources: American, British, French, German, and others . y, that south of the Marne hadbeen cleared within forty-eight hours after Foch much larger compartment between the Marne and Ourcqwas not entirely eyacuated until July 22. There remainedtwo more compartments, that between the Ourcq and theVesle and that between the Vesle and the Aisne. The greatness of Foch^s success had not been measured bythe capture of men or guns, or even of territory, but by theextent of the dislocation of German plans
The Literary digest history of the world war, compiled from original and contemporary sources: American, British, French, German, and others . y, that south of the Marne hadbeen cleared within forty-eight hours after Foch much larger compartment between the Marne and Ourcqwas not entirely eyacuated until July 22. There remainedtwo more compartments, that between the Ourcq and theVesle and that between the Vesle and the Aisne. The greatness of Foch^s success had not been measured bythe capture of men or guns, or even of territory, but by theextent of the dislocation of German plans for the campaignof 1918. Foch did not attempt to envelop and capture theGerman army; he had not used forces sufficient for such atask, either because they were not assembled, or because herecognized that the moment had not yet come for such astroke. On July 29 American troops fighting north of the Ourcqenlarged their victory at Sergy. Soldiers from the Middle-Western and Eastern States, dashing through a heavy bar-rage, drove their line northward for a distance of about twomiles. The Americans held the apex of the long pointed line 272. CANADIAN OFFICIAL FhOTu. FRENCH rEOPLE RELEASED FR0:M CArTIVITY BY FOCUSOFFENSIVE 273 ON THE WESTERN FRONT running across the salient. There was heavy fighting in thecenter and on the right and left anchor points southwest ofReims and south of Soissons. On both points the Germanswere keeping a watchful eye, fearing that Allied troopsmight yet press back the line and threaten the Crown most determined counter-attack that the Germans madewas shattered within twenty-four hours. It had brought themtemporary possession of villages scattered along thirty milesof line, but they failed to hold them. North of the Ourcq,the Germans, in a counter-attack, drove the Americans outof Cierges, but this gain was more than overcome later bythe penetration of Americans northward from Sergy. On July 30 Scringes was taken. The Germans then turnedupon it
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