The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-25
ASSOCIATED PRESS.
SUMMARY OF WAR

Yisldinu sIiahtIy at the first shock
Of the German assault IN the renewal
! Of the drive south Of the SomHne, the
British and Franco American lines
are now standing firm against dss'
peFats assaults.
on the ten mile front where the
foroa of the blow has been ooneen-
trated the British have lost Villera.
Bretonneux and the French the VIII
Imua OF Hanpard ZEN -SanteFra. The
British have begun 90 react strongly
In the vicinity OF the former place
and they have repained ground
around Il and considerably improved
their general position. Hanaard
ehanued hands twice before the
French drew out of u and establish.
ed itself firmly on lie western edge.
The Germans have made repeatedly
futile attempts to deboueh from the
place.
The fighting 10 continuing with the
Germans desperately struggling TO
make hsadways
FIGHTING IN FLANDERS.
Meanwhile the Germans have not
abandoned even temporarily their st'
forts on The Flanders battlsfront.
fppAF0hIy InSg @to AtH Iit
blows on the sector dominated by
Mount KENNEL.
They attacked the French last night
northeast OF RaiIleul and after being
repuIssd returned 60 the attack today
In khe same sector and on the British
front further east.
The battle was in progress whom
the British official statement was 10.
sued kiais afternoon.
American, British and French
troops on q twenty mile front IN
Pieardy are withdrawing renewed
German efforts 60 reach Ami0ns.
Battling furiously, and with the help
Of heavy artillery fire. the infantry
has gained but little and on most Of
the front his attempts are being re-
pulled by the allies.
Having forced the British from
ViIlers. Brstonneux, south Of The
Somma and eleven milea east Of
Anisns. the enemy is faeing the
British on hill positions west and
northwest Of the village. American
and French troops on the line from
Hangard -sn-SanterFe 70 south of
castel are holding The Germans well
In check. The only progress the
enemy has made here has been in
Hannard where heavy fighting ia pro-
crossing In and around the village.
South Of the Somme the Germans
~ers hurled back by ths British exc
espt on the center Of the line around
Willers- BFetonnsuN, while north Of
the Sommo attacks near the river
and north Of Albert were rspulsed,
the British taking prisoners.
GET ONLY FooTHoLp.
Against the Franco -Ameriean DO
sitionn the Germans, although In
large fierce. had 60 be content with
only a footing In Hannard and in the
weeds q the north. ASSAULTS east
of l1afllea and against ssneeak weed
and Hill 81, in the region Of CaEtaI,
were thrown back with no gains for
the attackers. The line between
Ha1llss and castel is but three miles
from the railway running south from
An9ieus.
Apparently tho Germans did not
resume the offensive with aa heavily
manssd forces as were used IN the
previous battles in Pioardy and last
week IN Flanders. Probably they are
counting on the artillery TO blast
way for smaller bodies Of troops, the
losses since March ~ IN Haasssd az
saults having nsesssitatsd economy
~ HtNA R@RsAEa
AIM NOT CLEAR.
It ls not yet clear, whether the re-
newal Of the fighting east Of Amisns
means another desperate attempt to
reach that city or whether the Ger
mans are carrying out attacks on a
large front in an endeavor 20
atraighten out their line. The German
positions from Albert south TO Mont
didieF have several small and dan
aeroua aaiients IN them and the
enemy may desire 60 wipe them cut.
There haa been some increase aiso
IN the fighting activity in FlandeEs,
especially at The apex Of the new
enemy salient. The Germans attack.
ed east OF Robecq and wero repulssd
while the British made slight anina
west Of MerVilIe and around Net
aran. Northwest OF FaakuhsrR, wgiere
tbs new line joins the old, fha Brit
iuh have recaptuFod an advanced
post, Infiietins losses on ths Ger
mana.
On the Macsdonian front allied
troops have gained new local sue
seasea in the continuation Of the ins
creased activity iH this t1eatsr. Brit
iah troops west Of Doiran psnstrstsd
Bulgarian defsnsss on n wide front
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