Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-03-30
Germans in Full Retreat Before
French and British. Attack
ers Penetrating Enemy
Position 13 Miles.
DRIVE AGAINST vERDUN?
Two French States, Disc and
Aisne, to Be Cleared of
Invaders Within Two
Days, Paris Says.

Paris. March 2O.-The German line,
at last accounts. was in full retreat
over a section which represents almost
one-fifth of the vast front from Swift
Zerland to the sea. closely pressed by
the French and British. French troops,
advancing with the precision OF q ma
chine along a 4O-mile front. have re-
captured important Owl and many
miles of territory. accomplishing this at
small cost to themselves, SO carefully
has every detail of the movement been
thought.
In the Lassigny region west of Roye,
the Germans appear to have made
only a weak defense sine the French
were able to push forward 13 miles at
one bound. General Neville, the French
commander, who is credited with pos
sessing almost uncanny ability to gauge
the powers of his opponents, is follow
ing up the retreating Germans with
great rapidity. 1t is regarded here as
doubtful whether the Germans will And
it feasible to offer serious resistance
before reaching the basic line Of de-
Tense between Lille n S~oissons, two
DAYS march from where they now are.
Berlin. March 90, by wireless to Say
ville).-Evacuation of territory over a
wider sector Of the Frenc front. ex-
tending from Arras to the Aisne river,
Is by the German war OF
flee.
Several lines Of French trenches over
an extent of 500 metres in one sectlon
and 500 metres in another on the YER
dun front were stormed yesterday by
the Germans. Nearly 500 French pris-
onerS were taken.
Paris, March 20.-Tomorrow or the
day after two entire French depart
mcnts. those of Disc and Aisne. will be
liberated from the German invader, &C
cording to reports from the flghtlng
front. The total territory now resained
is roughly calculated at go square
miles. -,
The nature Of the ground over which
the Germans retreated was almost al
against them. and they were harried
by cavalry. which is now being used IN
force for the first time since the battie
of the Marine.
At a few points, where nature of1ered
all opportunity Toy resistance, the Ger,
mans tried to make a stand and lei!
back only after considerable fighting,
The are overjoyed at the
liberation of such an extent or terfi.
tory. Henri Bidou, one of the pest
known military writer's. says:
"Our oop are advancing TO victory
which. long waiting in underground
holes and trenches, spreads her young
wings in the broad light Of day which
she sees again"
The on the military aspect
of the situation is moderate and even
cautions. LIE Petit Parisien believes
that the rapid retreat of the Germans
very probably conceals some design,
but that there can be no that
Notwithstanding the great confidence
inspired by Won Hindenburg, the Ger
man public will learn with stupefac-
ton of the evacuation of a region
where SO many Germans have fallen.
'The spirit of the population and the
troops says this paper. will be af-
fected and to wipe out this bad effect
it will be necessary to attempt some
operation On a vast scale. This VIII
certainly be undertaken and at a date
which cannot be far off"