The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-12
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SUMMARY OF THE WAR
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flight before the Anglo American
advancing cambrai-st. Quentin Iine
long enough to attempt a stand
along the SeIIe river southwark from
the tip of the allied wedge at lie
cateau. MomentariIy therefore the
line appears to be stationary along
this front where the enemy has has
tiiy dug in. Field Marshal Haia in
his official report today did not men,
tion any new forward movement
here.
The line is an extremely unstable
one, however, and the German de.
fenseS are described as mere
scratches on the surface.
| There seems every probability
therefore that the allied drive will
be resumed as soon as the guns
and the transports catch up with the
advanced elements for a powerful
push at the improVised German posi-
tions.
Meanwhile the British sweep on
the more norfberly front has result
ed in an extremely close approach
TO the city of Douai. Closing in on
the south, west and northwest the
and a half from the center of the
place through their capture Of
Quincy and the announcement of
pouaTs fall at any hour would not
be surprising.
ADVANCE IN CHAMPAGNE.
Equally sweeping advances are be.
ing made by the French in the
Champagne. The German front here
seems TO have lost it's power of sue.
cessful resistance and General Pc
tain's troops have made a quick sd-
vance of from three to four miles.
The important town OF Vouziers has
been penetrated and the French line
IN Champagne has been brouaht 10
TO level with IL far to the west
along the Retourne river. The ad-
vance to the Champagne now has
reaehed depth of nearly IS miles
since the Franco American Offensive
was begun on this front Sep+enohor
20, hardly more than two weeks AGO
Aiding markedly in the success Of
this operation and striking at ever
more vital German positions is the
continued American attack in the
E1r9onne and eastward in the Meuse
eistrtcS' The American first army
Iousht iss way northward Yesterday
20 the vicinity of Dandiries AZ 81
Georges which apparently marks
m'ie and half progress beyond the
famous kreimhiid line,
'oday the Americans were aoaip
artaekIns, against such deterrnined
resistance as to indicate plainly the
realization Of the Germans that +hev
are facing here a menace TO the
SS,esy Nns.y OF Their entire position in
Northern France through the threat
40 t3sir vita communicating lines in
fhe Montmedy area.
The German lines aiono +he s,;.r.
river, in the Champagne seefar," "fo io
France, have collapsed. Proo-ess
maze by the French durinu the last
Gay IN this part of the battle front
would seem to indicate that tho
enemy's retreat northward is more Of
a Tight than an orderly retirement,
french forces are reported to have
reached the Retourne river, betgeery
ttoudilecourt and SauTf ST. Rerv,
Houdilecourt 10 ieas than four miles
east OF Neufehatel, one of the prin-
cipaI German bases back of the
Champagne front. This advance
EFings the French up 70 within two
and one-half miles of the Aisne rivar
and threatens the railroad line that
pareliels that stream. Further east
tie French have not advanced so
swiftly, but have made good progress.
Near the Argonne forest General
GouFaud's men have swept north
ward and are officially reported to be
less than two miles from Vouzieres,
an important railroad junction. They
are near Sugny and have almost
reached Machault.
French and italians have moved
rapidly along the Chemin des DANES
and nortFward from the Aisne. They
have reached the vicinity Of ALLIES,
which is on the ridge betweet the
AiIette and the Aisne, southeast of
Laon.
Blazing villages in the valley of the
oise are reported in the official state
ment of the French war office. This
refers TO the section in the vicinity of
La Fere, where the first German regi-
mont was reported yesterday. These
fires are looked upon as evidence that
the enemy is preparing to abandon
that region as we'll as the high wood
ed r1assif of ST. Gobain, to the south,
East of ST. Quentin and Cambria,
the French, British and Americans
are still moving eastward, but their
advance is being retarded by German
rear guards. The allied progress,
however, appears 10 De Feplo enough
to threaten serious results TO the Ger"
man armies to the south, which are
also menaeed by the collapse of the
enemy lines in the Champagne sector.
Between Lens and Douai the British
are sweeping forward over wide
front and have moved up within strik-
ina distance of Douai and Lille
From the Araonne forest eastward
70 the high ground east of the Meuse,
the American army that has broken
the KriemhiId line during the fighting
of the last few days is continuing. it's
blows az the enemy. New progress has
been made near Grand Pre-. Further
east the village of Romagne is now
close to the American line and fierce
fichtina has been going on there. Ger"
man resistance here has been despeT-
ale and the fighting east Of the MeuRe |
has also been of the most strenuous
character.
Allied troops have been attacking
the Austrian positions in the noun
sain sector OF che italian front. hts
TuhEjnd appears TO have been merely /
! local operation, but the combat ap-
oarenflv has been severe.