The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-16
Roye French Vice. Seems
Doomed; Other Points. Weaker
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SUMMARY OF THE WAR
(By Associated Preas.l J

Allied pressure has been effectively
renewed against the German line in
the region Of Roye, on The Picardy
battlefront. The enemy 10 eIingina
determinediy to this town as a
buIwark Of the position he took up
after being driven back from the
Amiens region. Both the French and
the British are pushing closer, how
ever and making his prolonged
teaancy of the place doubtful.
London last night reported the
British lines advanced northwest of
Roye, in the neiahborhood of Dam
merry and ParViIIers, while today
Paris reports a forward movement
on the part of the French, west and
southwest Of Roye, on a front of
about two and a half miles.
Roye is fast becoming the virtual
apex of a salient which will soon in
yite a crushing stroke If the Franco.
British pressure can be as affective
ly maintained as it has been recent
Iy.
Fighting activity in Pieardy is
confined to local actions. There are
no signs that the heavier combats Of
earlier in the week are about to be
resumed, although the artillery on
both sides continues active.
On the line between ChauInes and
Roye, where the Germans are said to
have a large number of men, Cana.
dian troops have pushed farther
eastward, completing the occupation
Of the villages of ParviIIers and
pammery. These points are about
two miles west Of the highway and
anTtw a.
through Chaulnes and Roye.
Apparently the enemy has COM
pleted his withdrawal movement in
the Hebuterne sector, north Of Al
bert. Berlin announces officially that
German troops were withdrawn
from small salients. However il is
not yet clear how far the Germans
have retired. The enemy still holds
Albert but the British are in the
western outskirts.
Between the Disc and the Matz the
French continue their steady pres
sure and have. gained. additional
high ground west of the Disc and
northwest of Ribeeourt. The Ger
mans fought hard to hold Monolithe
and AEtiehe farms but were finally
driven out by Gen. Humbert's men.
The farms are east Of Thiescourt
wood and are on the high ground
dominating the river Divette,
small tributary of the Disc.
Appointment Of. Gen. Won Boel1n,
who led the retirement TO the Marne,
TO the command, Of the German
group in Picardy, is confirmed Of
fieiaIIy from Berlin. IL is believed In
London that because of the scarcity
Of reserves the Germans will fight
line. Fifteen reserve divisions al
ready have been thrown III between
the hncre and The oise and the en-
emy is said TO have only 10 fresh,
divisions on the entire front from
the North sea 20 Switzerland.
Unofficial estimates in London
place the allied capture since Aug. 8
at $4,000 men and go guns. Il is
declared the proportion of German
TO allied losses has been greater in
the recent fighting than at any time
since 1914. The total allied casual
ties may not be as large as the num-
ber Of German prisoners captured.
The German artillery fire and
aerial activity has decreased along
The VesTe, where the French and
Americans maintain their pressure.
h Aerial operations still are intense.
On the British front % German ma
chimes were put out Of action
Wednesday while the British lost IS.
Bombs have been dropped on rail
way functions within the German
lines and British aviators have flown
into Germany TO attack ThionviIle
and offenburg. American aViators
have brought down two more enemy
machines and have bombed railway
functions in the Metz -VeTdun area
with good effect. Paris was visited
Thursday night by raiders who
dropped several bombs. Several per-
sons were killed and there was some
property damage.
On the Italian front the italians
have seized an tsIet in the southern
reaches of the PiaVe.
In the east from Moscow TO
and from the White Sea
20 the Caspian, the situation daily
becomes more interesting and more
rnenaeing to Germany.
From ArchangeI all troops have
made good progress southward to
VoIouda and apparently are op-
eratiT1o in three columns against the
BoIsheviki, whose opposition is re. 1
ported 20 have been fairly detern1in'
ed, The occupation of Baku by Brit
ish troops who travelled north through
Persia and Baedad, is a blow TO Ger
man and Turkish pretensions in the
Caucasus. To the north the Czeeho-
SIovaks are in force along the .VoIsa
under the command OF experienced
Russian generals. In eastern Siberia
the position of the allies apparently
is improving as more troops are
landed in Vladivostok.