Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-07
Today's War
Summary
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(By The Associated Press)
Artillery duels and patrol actions
continue along the Vesle front while
the allies and Germans make ready
for future operations. Indications
point to a resumption Of fighting on
this line within a few hours.
Whether the German crown prince
will attempt a definite stand between
the Vesle and the Aisne is not yet
CIGAR, but it seems apparent that. he is
preparing for further efforts to check
the allied advance. His medium cali
Der. guns are bombarding the allied
positions south of the Vesle intensely
and he has been making strong efforts
to dislodge the French and American
north bank. All his attempts how
ever,> have met with failure.
1t was to be, expected hat several
could be prepared to renew their Of
fensive across the Vesle.N The bad
weather has hampered the movement
of guns and reinforcements az we'll as
aerial scout work. Rain is reported
to have fallen again on the battle
front Tuesday afternoon. !.
When infantry fighting does REOPEN
in force ii. probably will mark a new
phase in the years campaign: The
I4dlI IN pOCACI HAS OCCA lCdlCu. VI
enemy and the crown prince is de-
feated. Premier Clemenceau an
nounces that the German losses in
cluded $4,000 prisoners and %700Sguns.
Interesting reports are received
from Paris concerning the future
plans of the German high command.
Some observers there assert the Ger
mans will strike the British front
simultaneously with an attack by the
CoSroo- Flat nnNfho PrifiSh f1oot All
other report is that the Germans will
shorten their lines on the western
front for the special purpose Of gain,
ing more mar power, from lack Of
which they are reported to be suffer-
ing seriously.
Intense bitterness has marked what
little fighting there has been between
Scissors and Rheims. The American
forces in rFismes and north of the
river have been subjected to heavy
commandments from cannon and ma
chine guns, but have held on. West
Of Fismes Tuesday q German battalion
prepared to attack American bridge
builders along the Vesle. The entire
force was wiped out by American
E.machine gunners.
In Picardy the Germans have
been slowly improving their positions
astride the Somme. South Of Morlan-
courtthe Germans have recovered the.
British advance trench lines along the
(Bray-Corbie road. Berlin says 100
Tprisoners were captured, but the
fighting continues. London reports.
British troops at the apex Of the
German salient in Flanders. have
pushed forward their outposts still
farther ON q front Of 1000 yards In
the Pacaut wood. Prisoners were
captured by the British.
American troops in the Woevre
have .repulsed two German raids. On
the remainder, OF the western front
there has been no activity. Heavy
artillery duels r in progress on the
Itahan mountain front dnd in Mace
donia.
France has honored the allied COM
Ernander and victor In the present Of:
fensivs by making him q marshal Of
France. General Foch is the second
to gain this distinction In this war.
Marshal JofSre having received It for
his victory In the battle Of the Marine.
General Petain. the French COM
mander. has been stven the military
medal by his government