Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-19
War Summary
CIV rhe Associated Press.)

British and American troops, fight
ing their way into. the Hunding line
southeast of LIE Cateau are advancing
quite rapidly in spite of the desperate
resistance OF the enemy. It is re-
ported that 1900 prisoners and 100
guns were captured by the Allies yes
terday. Since The fighting began
there on Thursday morning the Cert
mans have been forced back more
than four, miles. =
British warships have come to the
assistance Of the Allied land forces in
Belgium and are Smelling the Germans
whO.are trying to escape through the
narrow neck>of land between Bruges
and the Dutch frontier.
Relentless pursuit of the, retreating
Germans in Belgium and down along
to the west of Valenciennes continues.
Virtually all of the coast has been
cleared of the enemy and Allied
patrols are east Of Bruges. There is
q probability that the Germans by
flooding the country east OF Bruges
will be able to delay the advancing
Belgians for a time but it would seem
that their line is SO bent by the furi-
Gus onslaught of the Allies in Elan
ders that ii must be readjusted for a
long distance down into France. ~
German engineers have been work.
ing on the line of defense running
through Client n along the Scheldt
I've and 1t is probable that the Brit
ish, French and Belgians will be
forced to fight hard before they can
make much Of an impression on this
position. Although the Germans have
lost q large number/o o. men and guns
they appear to have extricated the
bulk OF their forces from the threat
eninE position in which they were left
by the collapse Of the line north OF
the Lys river.
French and Americans along the
Disc river have forged ahead slightly
during the last day, but they find the
task OF advancing a difficult one. Here
the Germans are holding their line
stubbornly while the forces and ma
terial In the Laon salient can be
moved back in safety. The advance
here however, seems to be gaining in
momentum in the direction of Hirson,
one of the principal railroad functions
behind the German lines.
Along the Aisne General Berthelot
Gems to be held up by the enemy. No
progress on tbs portion of the line
has been reported recently. ~
Further east. . however, General
Gouraud's met have advanced west of
the Argonne forest and have taken
quite q long step to the north of YOU
AAcISss Luis dQVhHC0 Will TEND to rem
der unstable the German positions in
the forest and may assist the Ameri-
cans fighting east of the Argonne.
The American front has been the
scene of constant patrol nghting with
General Pershing's men moving ahead
slightly in Loges and B%arntheville
wood. There has been no concerted
attack In this region since the assault
on Thursday. The Americans have
moved up to Grandpre and have taken
valuable ground to the east Of that
village.
Emperor Charles Of Austria has
made announcement Of the plan Of
~federaliEing the Austrian states and
has made an appeal to the Austrian
army and navy for united action ina
time of peril. His troubles, however,
appear to gather as time goes IN.
Baron Burian, the. Austro-Hungarian
foreign minister is said to have re-
signed.
The German war cabinet, it IL re-
ported from Copenhagen, held a
meeting on Friday night to decide on
the phraseoloEy Of the German reply
TO President Wilson'a note. The fact
that the war cabinet had a hsnd in
framing this document may be sig
nificant. insview Of tho German claim
that peace negotiations were. initiated
ny the German reichstag.