The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-23
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SUMMARY OF THE WAR
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the HameI sector north of Albert and
in front Of Amiens are reported.
Intense struggles mark the prog
ress of the allies in the face of furi-
Gus German counter attacks, prob
ably designed to cover a retirement
on a large scale within the Rheims
SCISSORS salient.
Enemy attacks between the Oureq
and the Marine have failed to check
the French and Americans, who con-
tinue to advance. Between Rheims
and the Marine the allies maintain
their gains of the last several days.
South of Scissors to the Ourcq and
in Champagne violent artillery bonn
bardments are taking place.
The Germans are reported burn
ing stores and munitions in the area
north of the Marine and in the angle
between the Marine and the Ardre,
which flows into the VesIe at Fis-
mes. Observers hold that the Ger
mans probably are preparing for a
retirement to the Vesle or to line
based on the river, which parallels
the Marine, IS miles to the north.
Despite heavy German attacks
French and Americans north and
northeast of Chateau Thierry still
push on and are now on a line we'll
to the east of la Coix and Grissoles
and northeast of Mont st. Pere. Two
sVS Iii
tured by the Americans. The Ger
mans in this area probably will re-
tire more to the north as their po.
sitions are without adequate reans
of supply and support and the
slightest allied advance along the
OUrcq would render them untenabIe.
STIFF FIGHTING.
Intellectual attempts by the enemy
to drive the allies back on the east
ern leg of the salient have resulted
in stiff fighting. In Courton and
Roi woods, where the enemy blows
were heaviest, the allies repuIsed all
attacks. North of Courton wood
taken 200 prisoners and forty ma
chine guns.
II is reported unoffioiaIIy from
London that General Gouraud has
driven tho enemy back beyond the
old French front line between the
Suippe river and Massiges, a front
of IL miles. Coupled with French
gains just east of Rheims last week,
this report, if true, means that the
French now hold the same front
lines as before the German offensive
east and west of Rheims.
German troops within the salient
IS &ha. OaeIa asaIxr
lost all their supply lines but are
being subjected TO very great bonn
bardment by big guns and French
airmen. In the VesIe and Andre
valleys French bombers have drop
ped fifty tons of bombs. All the inn
portant railroad and convoy oenters
likewise have been literally deluged
from the air and several large fires
have been observed.
German reports of the fighting say
that on Sunday all allied efforts
were repulsed and that the Germans
gained complete success in the bat
Ties. Admission is made, however,
that the allies have advanced TO the
new German line north and north
east of Chateau Thierry.
BOTH SIDES GET AID. 1920
Divisions hurried from the north
TO the. aid Of the German crown
prince have been. ceunterbalaneed by
the arrival on the allied front OF
British divisions. When it became
Known some days ago that the Ger
mans were sending troops from the
British front toward the Marine, an
equal number Of British divisions
were sent south by General Foeh and
have been making good gains in the
fFgEa& fS%
On the remainder of the western
line and in Italy, the opposing troops
have been occupied with raids and
artillery dueIs more or less violent.
British airmen in further raids into
Germany have dropped bombs with
effective results in Mannheim, ZWei-
bruclSen and Boutwell,, Heavy ex-
pIosions were caused in factories at
che two last named places.