The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-01
GERMANY MAY BREAK Off RELATIONS WITH THE UKRAINE
4MERzCAWS AND THE PPUSSAW CUARDSFOUGHT TO DEATH
PRESS
SUMMARY OF the WAR
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Allied eunnors are hurIIna shells
Of all oaibree into the German po-
eitione and in the communication
area northward TO the VesIe, 20 blast
path for the infantry when they
move again. The enemy 10 retaliat-
Ing with high explosives and gas
shells.
What the IuII portenda 10 not clear.
The possibilities are many, but the
facts stand out that the Germans
are not anxious to meet the hard
hitting allies oftener than is neces-
sary for they have not taken the op-
portunity to counter attack and at
tempt TO rs&ake important positions
on the center, held by the Americana
and on theWest flank in the hands OF
French and British. This may bear
out, In the opinion Of some allied
quarters that the Germans fully in
tended to retire to the Vesle or be.
yond, as soon as their plans had
been perfected and that the enemy
efforts of the last three or four days
have been wholly for the progress of
covering important movements.
DUMPING OFF" PLACES.
As long as they remain south Of
line running generally between
Rheims and Soissons the Germans
are subject. to violent bombardments
from the allies guns which can de-
n1oralize their communication sys-
tenn moro or less. However, the bulge
in the salient has been lessened and
the Germans are on higher ground
than formerly. But at two vital
points-S0ringes and north of Grand
Rozoy-there are deep indentations
in the German line. These points
offer good dumping off, places for
the Americans and the French when
they again are ready to move for
ward.
A brief calm in the infantry fight
ing last week WAS broken by GEN
eral Foch launching an attack across
the Marine east of Dormans and this
had a good effect on the situation
to the west where the Germans sub
sequentIy were forced out OF the
region Of Fere- EN- T aFdenois. There
are no indications, either official or
unofficial, however, that any such
plan Is now under way.
On the whole the most significant
straw seems TO be the failure of che
GermanS TO attack the allies wnen
they relaxed Fnomentarily.
Berlin, reporting the repuIse Of al
lied and especially American efforts.
Tuesday on the Marine battlefield
admits the loss of Merris 70 the
British. The German war office
claims that the prisoners captured
in the fighting since July IS now
aggregate 24,00o. The latest unoffi-
ciaI total of Germans taken by the
allies was 10000. The opening of the
fifth year of the great war finds
other sectors and other fronts in
France, Italy and Macedonia rela-
lively quiet. There have been ar
tilIery actions here and there but
except for the Fepulss of a German
raid In the Montdidier area the in
fantry in inactive.
Unofficial reports received in Paris
are to the effect that the German
command has attempted to withdraw
more troops from the eastern front.
The German commander in Russia is
said to have declared il would be
"unsafe" to take troops from the
Balkans.
British avIatora again have bomb
ed the cities of Stuttgart and Cob
Ienz. A fire was started at Stuttgart.
Important military objects in the
Saar region, west of the Rhine, also
have been attacked with good re-
suits