The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-19
No Change in the Entire
Line Is Reported Dur
ing the Night.
ONLY ARTILLERY
REPORTED ACTIVE
Germans Suspend Infantry
Attacks After Severe
Checks During Day.

were completely repulsed in the att
tack they launched yesterday around
Givenchy. on the southern side o.
the Lys battle front, the war once
announced today. When the as
saults ceased after heavy losses, the
enemy had only been able to secure
limited footing at one or two points
Of the more advanced British de-
fenses.
Enemy attacks on the Britlsn
lines in the northern part Of the I.ya
battle area, south of KENNEL, were
successfully repulsed, the war once
announced today.
The attacks against the line IN this
KENNEL sector, the repulsa OF which
was reported today took place yea-
terdAy morning.
In minor enterprises at varirut
points during the night the British
captured few prisoners and some
machine guns.
There was no change in the stu
alton along the entire Brlsih front
during the night which passed in
comparative quiet with the exception
Of activity by the artillery on both
sides.
THE hostile attacks reported 10
begin progress yesterday morning
south OF KENNEL were steadily re-
pulsed and other attacks launched
by the enemy in this locality during
the evening were broken up by our
artillery and machine gun fire.
With the exception Of artillery
activity on both sides in the battle
sectors the night passed COMPARE
lively quiet on the whole British
front. We captured some prisoners
and machine guns as a result 0t
minor enterprises at different points.
Regiments from six different Ger
man divisions are now known TO
have been engaged in the successful
attacks delivered by the enemy yes-
terday in the Givenchy-st. Nenant
sector. The fighting at Givencly, as
on other parts OF this front, ended
in the complete repulse Of the enemy,
who at the end Of most determined
and costly assaults was only able
to secure a limited footing at one or
two points I'm our more advanced de-
fenses. The enemy is known to have
suffered heavy casualties from our
artillery FIRE prior TO the opening of
his attacks and his losses in the
course OF the days fighting were
equally severe"
The French Report.
Paris. April i9-The French last
night reduced German max ne gum
nests on the front or yesterdays at
tack southeast OF Amiens, the war
office announces. There was heavy
artillery fghting In this region.
The statement follows:
There was a rather violent bonl-
bardment Of both opposing artiIleries
along the front from castel TO Maiiiy
Paineval.
During the night the French re-
duced certain machine gun nests on
the front of the attack yesterday.
The number Of prisoners taken bY
US has reached $50, Of whom 20 are
officers.
North OF Bezonyaux CVerdun
'front.', we carried out a successfaf
raid and brought back prisoners.
Elsewhere on the front there waa
cannonading."
No New Attacks.
With The American Army Tn
France, April 19.-ENhausted by the
failure OF yesterdays heavy attacks
on the Givenchy-I4a Basaee canal
front. the Germans made no further
moves during the night and on eIe
greater part Of the Flanders battle
front quiet prevailed this morning
The British re-establfshed their
line west Of Robecu. on the south
westerly part of the Lys battle front
field by recapturing ground 81 Rie2-
farm yesterday after
noon.
KENNEL hin. on the northerly side
1R the battle area. was still beimM
heavily bombarded this morning n
preparation for fresh assaults bg tha
Germans.
"Nothlnu DISGUSTING"
Ottawa. April le.-Ona of the fore
most French generals. who row-
mamded the three French divisions .n
.he heavy fightinB previous ID April
Z. declared umreservedlv tn Reuters
with tan Nrcncn
armies that there was nothing ei~~
auietiug In the present battle HlEua
ton. hut on the contrary We hap&
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