The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-24
BRITISH DRIVING AHEAD
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morning on the front below valen-
ciennes.
In brilliant moonlight, assisted by
roaring flocks of night bombing air.
planes the British fought throughout
Ethe night and made steady gains.
They are using seesaw tactics and
not at any time since the new battle
began has the whole line attacked,
all the series of detectives at the
same time. Guns are moved up in
relays so that there is constantly a
heavy fire on the German front ana
rear
Infantry assaults are launched at
different times, First one end of
the line and then another section
some distance away is sent smashing
into the enemy. - =
These tactics bewiEdered the Ger
mans. No enemy unit knows where
an assault is coming and all are
forced to stand in readiness under
torrents of steel. high explosives and
gas.
A. concentration at Preux for a
counter attack observed from the
air. Transports, a munitions train
and masses of men became mixed UP
on the roads in that vicinity. When
the concentration was sufficiently
large and the enemy traffic appeared
to be in the greatest state of con-
fusion, the British gunners opened up
their weanons and pumped in steel
as rapidly as possible. Within a
few minutes the ground was strewn
with dead men and horses, equip
ment, wagons, lorries and limbers.
Reports just received from one sec
ton of the front tell Of fierce fight
ing at several places. They particu-
larly mention Pomereuil, where the
British were held up for a time by
murderous fire from a heavy concen-
tration OF German machine guns.
The place was filled with the splut-
tering weapons.
The British waited for time un-
til the advance had progressed north
and south of them. Then they swept
around the town on each side. At
the rear they found a triangular
cleared space, in which the German
machine gunners retired to prepared
positions The British went around
them and captured Pomereuil wood
at the back OF the triangle. thus sur
roun fling the enemy.
At Escarmain also there was des-
perate fighting. British machine
gunners from behind cover sprink-
lingaa hail OF bullets over the town.
They then advanced and found the
town shambIes. Over all the place
there were dead Germans.
The enemy continues to shell all
the larger towns within range, not
withstapding the fakt that there are
thousands of civilians in them. In
addition to Denain. where there are
several thousand persons, mostly
women and children. the Germans
have been continuously Smelling lie
Cateau in which are many civilians.
Is still Lootinp
The enemy shows no sign Of ceas-
ing his footing. Every town the
British have captured has been pile
LACED. Usually the Huns break up
and destroy whateved they are un-
able to carry Off. There are further
signs that the Germans either are
carrying out or are on the verge Of
beginning retreat from the Scheidt
line, as the British north Of Valen-
ciennes push out In the direction OF
Mons and Maubeuge.
There was sharp fighting sat
Bousies before it was captured and
good deal of work was done be-
fore all the Germans remaining in
the town were suhdued AS the et-
envy retreated he exploded mines