The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-01
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SUMMARY OF WAR

Details Of The fightinn in the Cam
brai area yesterday emphasize the
serious nature Of the snsmy attempt
20 break up the broad salient ereatea
by General Bynn's recent victory
which so seriously menaess the Ger"
man Cambria base. The German
turning movement caused the British
70 hurriedly withdraw their troops
from the area that was being cut on
BY the progress of the German wedge
and according 20 Berlin they lost 4,-
900 men as prisoners IN the process.
The capture of several batteries OF
field guns also 10 claimed by the Ger
man ataH. The news dispatches in.
dieata that a number of endangered
gunS were blown up by syns's artil'
lerynan.
between MoeuVres and Bourbon and
from Fontaine and la Folie the Ger
mans threw back. the British to the
villages Of Graineourt, AnneuE and
Cantaing. They also captured Con-
nelieu and Nillsrs- Guislain.
SAVE THE DAY.
British counter attacks finally
the day. The counter thrusts on the
day and while some Of the ground
lost IN the drive still remains in
German hands the situation 10 report
ed such as not TO cause any partieu-
lar uneasiness.
The losses to both sides, particular
~ to the German columns in their
massed attacks, are reported heavy.
German troops are making a strong
effort TO wipe out the salient which
the British drove through the Hind
enburp line toward cambrai. Violent
attacks have been hurled against the
British lines from Moeuvres 10 Con-
neIisu, . front of about IS miles, but
except near GonneIiu the Germans
have been repulSsd with heavy
losses,
Crown Prince Rupprseht evidently
purpossd to make amends with the
apparent plan of driving north and
south and cutting off the British east
Of a line from MoeuVres 10 Con-
neIisu. On the northern flank and
west of Cambrai attack was crushed
by artillery and machine gun fire and
heavy losses were inflicted.
The stroke on the southern Hank
brought initial gains, the British be-
ina driven back to Ia Nacquerie and
to Gouxeaucourt, about one and three
quarters miles northwest and west
southwest Of Gonnslieu, respectively.
gained la Nacqusrie and Gouzesu-
court and rove the enemy from the
ridge east Of Goubeaueourt.
QUIET ON OTHER FRONTS.
There has been little except artiI-
Iery activity on the ether fronts. The
violent fighting on the northern ltal-
ment. The Austro- Germans are re-
ported 20 be building dSfensss on the
eastern bank Of the Tagliamento riV-
er, 90 miles east Of the Piave,
The allied supreme war council
begins it's sittings today at versail-
les. In attendance will be Premiers
Lloyd. George, Clemeneeau, Orlando
and Colonel House and Generals
Wilson, Fech, Cadorna and Bliss.
The ether inter-aIlisd conference
dsleaates continue their conferences
IN Paria doing their work through
eommittees nsestinn IN sscfet Sess
sions. NJ. Maklakoff, the Russian
ambassador 10 France, who sits in
server, has been dismissed by the
soIshsviki government for taking
part in the n1sstings.
Spokssmen for the British govern
n1ent deny that the letter written by
the Marquis of Lansdowns expressed
the views Of members Of the British
cabinet. Lord Lansdowns says that
the letter was entirely his own. He
declines TO discuss it's opportuneness,
saying he has nothing 20 add or re-
tract and that the subject is too con-
troversial. The unionist party has
condemned the letter.
Elections in Petrosrad Of delegates
to the constituent assembly resulted
favorabIy 70 the BolsheViki who
gained more seats than the eonstitu-
fional democrats. Siberia is reported
TO be about 10 declare it's iDdepsnd-
snce. Ministers are meeting at
omsk and a Siberian flag has been
raised.