The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-09
r.. German statement.

fighting activity diminished yesterday
at some points after the furious and
heavy engagements OF the last rev
days. On the other hand. fighting OF
greater importance occurred through
out the day to the north of Craonne
where the French in fruitless and
costly attacks, attempted TO wrest
from US the height positions taken be-
tween Hurtebise ad Craonne. They
were not successful anywhere.
In the evening and during the night
local attacks were delivered by the
enemy against several OF our positions
on the front from Vauxaillon to Cor
beny which, apart from slight local
successes on the part Of the French
TO the west OF Craonne, failed every
where before our brave defense.
AT La Melville strong artillery
FIRE introduced in the afternoon fruit
less enemy attack against Hill No.
100 and our trenches adjoining this
hill.
I'm the Champagne both artilleries
fought with increasing violence. An
intended French attack against the
heights north of Prosnes could only
develop against our Kiel and Poehl-
berg positions, thanks to our destruc-
tive fire. Those of the enemy who
had penetrated our lines temporarily
were driven back again into their
original position.
Front of Duke Albrecht-No events
of importance TRANSFERRED. Yesterday
the enemy lost twenty airplanes, Lieu
tenant Bennett shooting down his
twenty-seventh machine and Lieut..
Baron Won Richthofen his twentieth.
'In the eastern war theatre the
situation is unchanged.
-"Arras Sector-The artillery battle
has increased in violence. Enemy at
tacks against the Castle park of RoeuX
and against our positions between
Fontaine and Reincourt were repulsed
with sangVinary losses.
During battles Tor the possession OF
Bullecourt the enemy remained in
possession OF the southeastern bound
airy of the village.
early this morning our troops
stormed FreSnoy and held the village
against British attempts at recapture.
Two hundred prisoners and six ma
chine guns have been brought in up
to the present.
Macedonian front: Enemy advances
between Lakes Ochrida and Pressa
were rcpulsed by Austrian and Turk
ish troops with sanguinary losses. On
the Cerna Salient, after two days OF
artillery preparation, the expected
enemy attacks followed yesterday on a
front of seven kilometers, but were
repulsed. This morning fresh advances
by French, Russian and Italians met
with the same fate. To the west of
the Vardar and on Lake Dorian the
enemy artillery has displayed activity
beyond the usual standard.
During the month of April the
enemy lost 362 arplanes and 30 cap
tive balloons. OF the former 299 were
brought down in aerial battles. We
lost "A airplanes and 10 captive
balloons.
The heavy April fighting made the
highest demands on our aviators, cap
tive balloons and anti-aircraft guns.
In cooperation, which daily grew
more intimate, they showed themselves
equal to their tasks, and our bombing
squadrons destroyed important mill
tary establishments and our aerial
accommodating operations brought
valuable information to headquarters.
The self sacrificing cooperation of
our aviators has been supported in an
exemplary manner by heavy infantry
and artillery fighting"
The British Statement.
London, May S.-The Germans to-
day in the neighborhood OF Fresnoy
succeeded after heavy counter attacks
in gaining a foothold in the British
trenches northeast of the village.
Later. however, the British in a coun-
ter attack regained the lost ground.
Still later in the morning east of
Fresnoy the Germans returned to the
attack with two fresh divisions. The
British stubbornly resisted but finally
were compelled to withdraw from
Fresnoy village and wood.
The French Statement.
Paris, May S.-The war office issued
the following statement tonight:
Northeast of scissors and the
Chemin- Des- Danes there was no
enemy infantry reaction during the
artillery, violently counter shelled
bombarded the Cerny -Hurtebise sector
and the neighborhood Of Craonne.
There were grenade skirmishes east OF
Vauxaillon. On the rest of the front
an intermittent cannonade occurred,
During the period OF May II, our
pilots had numerous combats with
enemy aviators, in the course of which
twenty-five German machines were
brought down, the destruction of
which was absolutely established. In
addition ffty-one German machines,
seriously hit, fell within their own
lines. the greater part of them being
probably destroyed.
"Our pilots in that period added to
the number of their exploits. Captain
Guynemer gained his thirty seventh
and thirty eighth victories. Sub-Lieu-
tenant Nungesser brought down three
machines, which brought his total of
enemy machines destroyed up to twen-
ty-four. Sub-Lieutenant Dorme
brought down his twenty second ma
chine, Captain Hurteux his twenty
first and Lieutenant PinSard his
eleventh and twelfth and Adjutant
Hadon his tenth.