Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-26

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Heavy rain is falling over the battle
area, it Is reported. This will tend to
slow down the movement Of troops.
Relentlessly the British are pushing
the Germans back to the Hindenburg
line. Fresh enemy troops thrown into
the desperate battles along the thirty
mile front have failed to stop the men
Of Field Marshal Haig's command.
Bapaume is surrounded on three
lines and the fall Of this strategic
road center apparently is close at
hand. On the north the British r
reported to be near the Hindenburg
line at Bullecourt, the scene Of san
culinary cornbats in the spring Of 1917.
The enemy has been driven from the
high ground between the Ancre and
the Somrne and the British are moving
eastward toward Peronne.
French pressure continues all along
the southern wing to scissors. Be-
tween the Disc and the Afsne General
Mangin is pressing steadily toward the
western extremity of the chemind des
Danes. U~nconhrmed reports have
been received in the American lines
along the Vesle that the enemy is
withdrawing north Of that river to-
ward the Aisne.
Enemy forces are putting up a vio-
lent resistance against the British. but
to no avail. Since last Wednesday
they have been driven eastward an
average Of more than four miles on
the thirty-six mile front. The great
est Allied gain has been six miles
toward Bapaume. one Of h most i'm
portant points in the salient. The
British momentum apparently in
creases in spite Of the strong efforts
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rush Of tanks, cavalry and infantry.
More than 1900 German prisoners
already have been counted and the
enemy losses in prisoners are said to
be in excess Of the British casualties.
Unof1cially the number Of prisoners Is
! placed at 10000. !.
On most Of the front the British
have pushed the Germans from the
high ground SO necessary, for defense.
Of much Of the "cfater country
marking the old sondme battlefield Of
1916. This has opened up new op-
p%ortunities for the tanks and cavalry.
Allied airplanes contiHuously bomb
troop concentrations and strategic
centers behind the German lines.
The Germans held on to Bapaume
throughout Sunday in heavy fighting.
General Byng's forces. however, are
now In Avesnes, a suburb one-half
mile to the west. have reached Faveuil,
ported in Thilloy, one mile and a halt
south-southwest. The fall of Bray,
which came after the character of
Albert, has enabled the British to
press on eastward and they are re-
ported In Suzanne, two miles to the
east, andsa the edge Of the swamp
country which lines the Somme to
close to Peronne. ~. f
If the enemy has counted on gain
ing the Hindenburk line and there
finding secure positions from which
to beat off the Allied attack, his plans
may be upset by the rapidly with
which the British have progressed
toward Bullecourt. Once inside the
Hindenburg defense around Bulle-
| court, the British have a good path
toward Cambria.
North from scissors. past Noyon to
Roye, the French are hammering the
Germans with their artillery. Except
on the vital sector north Of Scissors
Bagneux, General Mangin has cap
tured Jour hundred prisoners in a sue
| cessful thrust eastward. It Is not Inn
probable, in view Of the reports of an
| enemy retirement north Of the Vesle.
! that the Germans r holding here In
order to protect the flank OF h with
drawal movement between SCISSORS
and Rheims.
Premier Clemenceau says the for
tunes Of the wal have been definitely
decided owing to the victories Of the
last six weeks. The Austro-Hun-
garian soldiers have been taken pris-
oner by the Allies at two different
points on the main battle line, but
there are no Indications that Austrian
aid for the battered German di-
visions is in great force.
Comparatively heavy fighting IL
taking place in Albania. Vienna says
that Austrian troops have crossed the
successes also in the center and or
the enemy left. Rome reports the
repulse Of Austrian attacks against
advance, posts. along the Semeni.
Dir. wv. p. Baldwin of Casselton,
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