The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-23
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SUMMARY OF THE WAR
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Moving northward with surprising
speed and power the allied troops
in Palestine seem to have dealt the
Turks blow that may shatter their
power in that theater of the war, So
far as reports reflect the situation,
the Turks are completely defeated
and the march of the British, French
and Arabs toward the sea of Tiber-
las is virtually unopposed.
The advance has carried the allies
past the village of Nazareth and
ancient city of Tyre. To the north
is 5eyrout, while off to the north
east, 20 miles away is Damascus.
These two cities are important CEN
ters in this. region of the world and
their capture would mean the com
plete disoraanization of the Turkish
machinery Of war over wide area.
Allied armies are still moving rap
idly. over the hills of southern Serbia,
where for the past week they. have
smashed the Bulgarian resistance
and swept along at a rate which
seems 10 indicate that the Buisar-
ians have been unable to stabilize
their line at any point where defen-
sive. warfare might be expected. The
Serbians are now east of Prilep and
steadily. To the east the French
have reached the Vardar, seemingly
with the intention of assisting the
British and Greek armies which are
fighting in the Lake Dorian region.
Italian units are now engaged IN
the battle in the Cerna bend district.
GENERAL RETREAT LIKELY.
In reaching the Vardar the allied
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Xxi railway line, the only railroad
over which supplies and reinforce
rnents can be moved to the aid of. the
BuIaarians around Lake Doiran. 1t
would seem that the cutting Of the
railway would place the. Bulnarians
in the poiran region in a preearious
situStion. Paris, announces also that
the Serbians are on the high road
from 'prilep 60 the Vardar which is
the main supply line OF the enemy
troops north of Monaasir and around
Prilep. The allies probably have
severed those supply lines. lt would
seem that this would compel gen.
erai retirement all along the line:
Present operations, both in Pales-
tine and Macedonia may have poiiti-
tary detectives that may be gained.
There have been persistent reports
that Bulgaria and Turkey are ready
to retire from the war, and the
dynastfc situation in Bulgaria is
said TO be such that, with King
Ferdinand virtually retired from ac-
tive administration, sensational dew
elopments may come at any time
British and French armies are con"
tfnuina their attack against the outer
defenses of the Hindenbura line
north and south of ST. Quentin.
Notable in the Developments on that
front during the past couple Of days
has been the progress Of the French
toward the range of hills to the west
of the Disc river south of st. Quer-
troll of ridges which appear TO DOM
mate Iona stretches of the valley to
the east, and in spite of determined
counter attacks by the Germans,
they are holding the ground they
have won.
SAVAGE RESISTANCE.
II would seem that the British
have encountered savage resistance
north Of ST. Quentin, after having
cut into the Hindenbura position at
two points. At present the British
are fighting hard TO hold the ground
they have won in this sector while
slowly creeping nearer the main
German positions along the line run
nina TO the west of Cambrai.
Along the American held sectors
Of the front, there have been many
patrol encounters but nothing ap-
a general action has been
fought. =
The same 10 true of the mountain
front in Italy. An official report is-
sued at Vienna Indicated that
SIovak detachment was annihilated
during a raid by Austrian troops in
the Dozso Alto region. The same
statement says that Italian attacks
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