The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-08
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SUMMARY OF The WAR
(By Asgociated Presa.l

SUCCESSFUL FORWARD plunge IN Ene
somme seotor northeast of Amiens
where, with somo American help,
they carried out their brilliant op-
Grafton of last week.
The latest drive by tho ranay men
from the Antipodes, launched last
night, resulted in q slight advance,
The aggregate of the ground gain
ed recently in this area, has been
considerable, however, and the slow
progress made has apparently effect
ed a considerable movement in the
British position along a front of we'll
toward two miIes on both sides Of
the river Somme.
While the British are thus fortify-
ing themselves against the expected
renewal Of the German offensive, the
French arc actively engaged in an
artillery duel on the westerly side of
the marne salient.
With the help Of the Americans,
northwest Of Chateau Thierry, the
allied line az a whole on this front
F1ae already been straightened and
improved in anticipation of another
enemyp offensive.
FRENCH MAKE REPLY.
The French are replying spiritedIy
to the German bombardment, which
is marked in the sector defending
the ViIlers- Cotterets forest. This ex-
tensive wooded area offers one of the
most important obstacles to a re-
newed German advance, should it be
attempted in this region.
Other artillery actions are report
ed southwark along the front to the
Marine, but these seem not TO have
affected the American sector, notably
as the news dispatches from the
American front report comparatively
quiet and similar easy conditions
this morning.
There is tension all along the
front, however, in expectation of the
Germans breaking loose at any
moment with their new drive, and
the air scouts on the American side
arc increasingly busy in efforts toI
spot important enemy movements:
Momentous happenings are in the
making on the western front. The
IuII of the last few days will not
continue long and it Is not imProb-
able the Germans will break II by
hurting their masses against the al
led line to crush IL, If possible
Correspondents at the 'front.' while
that a new German blow is
impending, obviousI Iy are unable to
give grounds for the belief. But the
Germans have had much time in
which to prepare for further great
strokes and il is known they have
from 80 to 40 divisions in shape to
throw into the fray. Added to this
is the fact that the Germans have
not been very active for more than |
a week and their counter attacks
have not been carried out with the |
usual strength and determination.
Meanwhile the allies are busy
the positions taken
from the enemy in the last week. |
Raids are being carried out here and
there but not in great strength ex-
cspt in the case Of the Australians
who have moved forward 400 yards
on a front of more than a mile in
the HameI region south ofthe Somme.
The American sectors have been
quiet since the activity Of Saturday |
when the French made a slight gain |
near Chateau Thierry on a sector ad-
ioinina that held by the Americans.
Berlin reports this very local in
cident as "attaobs in strong forces
which were repuIsed."
On the Italian front the italians |
are consolidating and strengthening
the positions retaken near the mouth |
of the Pavo. Vienna admits the loss
Of the ground east and southeast of
Capo SiIe, which was the nearest the
enemy got TO Venice. There has been
only slight activity in the mountain
CRISIS IN RUSSIA.
There are many indications that
the news from Russia in the next |
few DAYS will be important and
significant as concerns the future Of
that troubled country.
In the north the residents Of the
Nurnan region, have thrown off the
of the BoIsheVik govern
nent in Moscow and joined the en-
:ente allies. There is a great amount
of war supplies in this region and
American, French and British troops
are guarding them, while German
and Finnish forces have been re.
ported advancing in force northward
from Finland. The Murnnan coast Of
Fers a starting point for allied opera
lions in Russia.
Germany has not yet acted on the
murder Of Count Won Mirbaeh, the
in Moscow. The Bolshe-
Xix government has made apologies
and has enforced strong measures in
Moscow in an endeavor to find the
murderer. Opinion in France and
ENGLAND Is that far reaching results
nay be expected from this act,
which is compared in Importance to
The murder of Archduke Francis
Ferdinand, the Austrian heir ap-
parent. Former Premier KarensI<y,
believes the Germans will march on
Moscow but thinks the murder is the
irst sign of awakened anti-German