The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-25
FRENCH Within THREE NLLESOF Big
GERMAN BASE, FERE-EN- -TARDENOIS.
WHICH IS BEING HEAVILY SHELLED
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SUMMARY OF THE WAR

(Note: The following war sum
mary reviews the activities Of last
night and early this morning, and
was written before the dispatches
telling Of today's big advance were
received)
(By Associated Press.)
German rear guards have again
hurled themselves at the pursuing
allied forces on the north bank of
the marne. Before the momentum of
their blow the allies were obliged TO
Withdraw from the little wood to
the north of the town of TreIoup and
were forced back out of the village
of Chassins, a. little further east. ~
The success of the Germans was,
however, shortiVed, for they were
Immediately driven back by a re-
newed attack by the allies.
scissors and to the northeast to-
ward Rheims, there have been heavy
hombardments, but no infantry
fighting is reported.
RETIREMENT UNDER WAY.
As the days of heavy fighting con-
tinue on the battlefield north of the
Marne, it becomes increasingly ap-
parent that the German retirement
is we'll under way. This withdrawal
is apparently being conducted in an
orderly if not deliberate manner, be-
ing covered by such rear guard ac-
tions as that reported at Treloup and
Chassins.
A study of the map of the region
where the struggle is going on shows
that along the line from JauIgonne
northwest to Oulchy-Ie-Chateaus just
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the allies have pressed ahead dur
ina the last two days. AS nearly as
the location of the contending forces
can be determined at present the
Germans have been forced back or
have retired over much of this line
q distance of nearly three miles since
Tuesday
North of the ouroq river the sit
uation is obscure owing to the lack
of details given out through official
reports or press dispatches. It may
be said, however, that for the
moment the line from Scissors
southwark 70 che Ourcq has reached
a state of equilibrium and that the
deadlock between the offensive Of the
allies and the defense of the Ger.
mans will probably continue until
the former bring up sufficient fresh
troops to break the line at some vital
point.
CENTER Is IN JEOPARDY.
The progress south of the ourcq,
however, has placed in jeopardy the
VILLAGE of Fere- en- Tardenois, which
Is one of the most important Ger.
man bases in this region. At last
accounts the. French and Americans
were almost directly south of this
Military critics in Paris incline to
the view that General Ludendorff
will probably launch new attack on
some other sector of the front in an
effort to gain a local success to
gloss over his failure of the Marine.
He might by this means also Wrest
the initiative from General Foch and
force the latter to remove some Of
his troops from the Scissors Rheims
area. II seems TO be agreed that the
logical point to expect such Ger"
man attack is somewhere along the
British held line.
The British in the meantime are
not idle. They have been conducting
raiding operations in the Hebuterne
sector and have repuised attempted
German raids along the Amiens
front to the south. The enemy artiI-
TeFy has been active at Arras and
Lens, vital points of the British line.
The French have carried out a
raidina operation south OF Montdidier
and have captured prisoners.
Overcoming strong enemy resist
ance, the allied troops maintained
their progress on The Rheims -Sois-
sons battlefield.
General FocF1's offensive enters
upon ice second week today with
the Germans still being forced back
before The smashina blows Of French,
British and American armies. Ex-
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