The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-05
LLOYD GEORGE ANNOUNCES THE PLAN
ADOPTED BY THE VERSAILLES COUNCIL
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SUMMARY OF THE WAR
(Ry Associated Press.l

With the German retreat eastward
through Lorraine virtually cut off by
the American advance on the west
Belgian and American troops are
striking hard at the enemy's lines In
northern France and Belgium. Field
Marshal Haia's men launched a ter.
rifle attack south of VaIenciennes yes-
terday and have made progress which
seems to threaten the German hold on
Mons and Maubeuse.
GHENT ISOLATED.
Client is now virtually isolated by
the French, Belgians and Americans
At last accounts the lines Of the al.
lies were close to the city on the west,
north and northeast and IL 10 said
that allied cavalry has been operating
in the outskirts of the city.
SEDAN WITHIN AMERICAN FIRE.
General Pershing's forces are now
within ten miles of Sedan and within
that city. In fact, II is said that the
fire of the American guns has out this
great artery of German communiea-
ton and that II is useless to the enc
my for transporting troops or sup-
plies eastward from the Aisne and
Disc fronts where large forces Of
Germans are stilI holding their lines
against the French.
NEW PINcERs MOVEMENT.
II appears that the familiar "pin-
GERS" method, which Marshal FoehI
began using on the Soissons- Rheims
sector in July, is now In full opera
ton once more. and each day seems 70
bring new peril TO the enemy iegions
caught within the slowly closing jaws.
Since Saturday noon these jaws have
approached each" other an aggregate
of eleven miles. The lower Jaw now
rests at Beaumont, Just west of the
Meuse. The other is close to the east
ern edge of the Great Normal forest,
west of Maubeuae.
The great advance against Ghent is
another development of the same
movement and still further impsrils
the only avenue of retreat remaining
to the Teutonio armies.
WHOLE FRONT AFLAME.
The whole front from the Dutch
frontier to far below the Disc river
was flaming all day yesterday. Then
came a number of sectors which were
relatively quiet but far to the east the
French, with the Americans TO the
right, were rapidly moving toward
Sedan. Resistance along this front
has been somewhat stubborn but the
indicate that the Germans have not
as yet reached line whore they will
turn definitely at bay
AUSTRIA PROSTATE.
Austria In AZ the feet Of the allies,
Her army must be disbanded and all
its munitions placed at the disposal
of the allies. The same is virtually
true of her navy. Austria has also
agreed to permit the allies 60 occupy
any of her strategic stronaholds at
any time. The troops of the dual
monarchy must retire back of a line
which roughly corresponds with the
limits of italia frredenta which was
claimed by Italy and which led that
country to enter the war.
NEW WAR BREAKS OUT.
What appears TO be a serious stu.
alton may be developing in Western
Russia. Ruthenian Utrainian troops
have cIashed with the Poles and have
taken Lemberg, the capital of Galioia
and Przemysi, the fortress in Galicia
which was the scene Of repeated
sanguinary conflicts during the first
three years of the war.
Czech and Austria German troops
are marching against each other in
Bohemia and battle 10 imminent.
LITTLE NEWS FROM GERMANY.
Little or nothing of che true state of
affairs in Germany can be learned,
because of the strict censorship that
prevails. IL is known, however, that
the abdieation of Emperor William is
growing and that BoIshevikfsts are
active in many parts OF the country