The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-03
Small Operations Success
full While Artillery.
Duel Continues
NO LONGER TALK OF .
KAISER'S BATTLE
German Newspapers Warn
Readers That Ypres
Is Very Strong
fRv Ansociated Press.l

British Headquarters In Francs
May 3.-via Ottawa.-A tremendous
cresoendo Of ,eunfire has broken out
this morning, the principal increase
being apparently in the Lys region.
Paris, May S-The French made
an attack late yesterday on the front
between Eailles and Castel, south
east of zAmiens. and captured Hill
80 and the wood on the Avre river
nearby, the war Office announces. .
French troops have gained ground
near Villers- -Bretonneux. on the Am
sens front. the war Office announces
The statement follows:
I'm the region south ct llsrs-
Bretonneux there was Violent ,artfl-
lery firing by both OF the combat
ants. as well as fairly spirited infar-
try engagements. near the monument
IN the course of which the French
troops gained some ground. 3'tt
South. of the AYre the French
late yesterday carried out q, local
operation which met with perfect
success. Our troops attacked the
German positions between Hailles
| and Castel Ia front of about 1 Ia
| nailes). We took possession OF Hill
80 and the wood bordering on the
| Avre. The number of prisoners tax
en- exceeds 100. including four ON.
GERS.
French repulsed a German ratdtne
party. French accommodating de-
| tachments were active especially in
| the Woevre and. in Lorraine. bring
ing back prisoners" ..-..,,
No Longer "kaissr's .BattGa.'
London, May 3.-via Ottawa---It Is
noteworthy that with the lull in the
fighting since the German defeat al
Ypres all German talk of the "kais-
sr's battle" has vanished. The Ger
man experts and newspapers have
now been instructed to warn the peo-
pie that no new Sedan is possible
that Ypres Is very strong that the
British have fought most stubbornly
and that, after all, .YpTes Is not OF
Importance for the Germans. They
declare that the German command
may decide not to take Ypres.
Sir William RobertSon's warning
that the war is likely to last for q
long time yet is commented upon u
London as timely. It is pointed out
that one reason why American, IN
tervention did not sooner become ac-
tive in some fields is because Ameri-
ca made arrangements for interven-
ton on an immense scale and she
realized that successful offensive
against Germany might be neces-
sary to win the war.
War Critic Confident.
Paris, May 3.-via Ottawa.--I1enr1
Bfdou, the distinguished military
critic of The Journal Des Debats
who has just returned from the front
gave Reuters corTespo pondent, here
most encouraging account Of the
position there. He says that the last
time he visited the front was JUS
after the capture OF KENNEL hill Id
found some gloom over the possibil.
tiles involved In its loss, but when
he returned he was delighted to find
q, spirit OF the utmost confidence
among the allied officers and men, re-
guIting from the magnificent man
ner In which the Germans had been
held up.
Bidou said that Tuesday was q
splendid day for the allies and grayel
for the Germans than the loss Of
KENNEL hill was to the allies. He
concluded that never before had ne
seen such comrades1ip and mutual
esteem among the; allies as since
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