Progress of the War.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16272, 24 July 1918, Page 6

Progress of the War.

The news received 'up to the time of writing shows no great alteration of the position on the Western Front since the receipt of the messages published yesterday. The French and' Americans continue to make progress, pushing forward their lino between the Marne and the Ourcq. They have now passed the heights eastwards of La Croix and Grisolles, and have captured Epieds, south-east of Oulc'uy le Chateau. Fierce fighting between the Marge and'Rheims has effected no change in the Allied line, the net result of the German counter-attacks being a further heavy toll on Ludendorff's now diminishing reserves. It is again reported that a general German retirement to the line I of the Vesle is considered probable, but Ludendorff is still counter-attacking, and his reserves, including several divisions from the Prinoe Rupprecht's front, are being thrown into action, which suggests that he doeS not intend to make any general retirement at present. On the British front local forays continue to be the order of the day, no important movements being recorded in Sir Douglas Haig's messages today. In Albania the French have made further progress, driving the Austrians from well defended positions, and taking another hundred prisoners. The report of the Air Ministry and Sir Douglas Haig's aviation report record a number of effective Allied air raids, including the bombing of several towns well behind the enemy's lines. The messages relating to Russia confirm the earlier reports to the effect that joint American and Japanese intervention had been decidcd upon, but no details are given as to the actual course such intervention will take.