Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-20
T'Qday's War.
Summary
rBy The Associated Press)

HErNa.eLN ~ " ASOOI 'S."I~-
Allied forces again are making
Their successful development Of the
present operations doubtlessly will
force the enemy to readjust his line
at least locally, II: not over the entire
front from Ypres to Rheims.
French successes on a 20 mile front
east and west OF: the Disc are beconn-
ing q serious menace to the. German
line from the 4omme to Rheims.
West Of the Disc, Roye and Lassigny
appear to be doomed. The British
IRE ct the gates Of Roye while the
French have reached the western, out
skirts Of Lassigny. The fall Of these
ttpn at Noyon, which also ds being
threatened increasingly by the French
advance over the high ground be-
tween the Aisne and the Disc south
east Of Noyon.
In Flanders the British have made
additional appreciate gains in the
Lys salient and the German situation
within the salient appears more diff
cult daily. Driving against the. head
OF the salient the British have. won
ground on a front OF nearly six miles
and entered the important town Of
Merville. where the Clarence River
enters the Lys.
Noyon is fast becoming the central
point Of a salient such as that which
conferred around Montdidier at. the
beginning of the Picardy offensive.
The stability Of the present German
line from the Somme to Rheims de-
ponds greatly upon the holding of the
Noyon salient. whose western out
posts are Roye and Lassigny. British
troops are reported to have reached
the railroad station in the western
surburbs of Roye. The French have
driven the wedge between Roye and
Lasstgny to Fresnieres, cutting the
main highway between the towns. In
addition to being threatened from the
from the south by General Humbert's
troops who have finally debouched
from Thtescourt wood.
Along the western bank of the
Disc and south of Noyon the French
have taken Pimperz and reached
Dreshncourt, to the Northwest. East
Of the river toward scissors General
Mangtn has captured more high
ground and has taken Morsain and
has brought his total Of prisoners to
2.200. In this operation the French
not only menace the security of Noy'
on but relieve the pressure against
scissors. From the heights around
Morsain they can lombard the Ger
man battery positions north Of Sois-
sons which have been harassing the
Allied occupants Of that city.
If Marshal Foch can succeed in
pinching off Noyon and advancing
northward he virtually viii compel
the Germans to retire from the pres
ent line north of Roye toward Arras
and will hasten. II. not force. a Ger
man retreat to the north of the Aisne
between scissors and Rhims. Sue
css aroud Noyon might be far reach
Ing but the terrain is difficult because
resistance may continue stubborn
There has been only slight activity
along the Vesle. the French and
Americans having enlarged their
holdings north Of the river by slight
advances at several points.
There has been no change in the
German tactics between the Ancre
and the Disc which might have beer
expected from the appointment OF
General Won Boehn, who conducted
the retreat from the Marine, to the
lin says that Monday Allied thrustt
west OF Cleanliness and north of. Roye
failed while the French were repulset
in a vigorous battle between the Disc
and the Aisne. London reports the
checking Of German efforts between
Herleville and Lihops. vest Of chaul
In the operations around Merville
the British have taken more prisoner
in addition to the CTS captured in the
successful storming Of the Outer.
steen ridge. The British forward
movements in the Lys salient are not
yet threatening to the strong German
positions on the hills north ant
northwest of Armentieres but If the,
can be continued eastward the high
ground from Mont KENNEL eastward
will be outf1anked.
Allied forces in vladivostok hav,
been reinforced, by the arrival Of /:
second American transport and /:
third transport is expected. North O
Nladivostok the Czecho-Slovak troops
have .beens engaged in heavy fighting
with the 'Bolshevik forces on thu
Ussuri front. The Czechs have beef
driven from their ~ntnOst .