The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-23
Three Fires Started Near
Mannheim, And Others
Near Liege
ARTILLERY BUSY
@ IN ANCRE VALLEY
"No New Developments"
Is Report From Amer
lean Headquarters
(By Associated Press.)

London, May 23.-RaiIway stations
in German Lorraine and the railway
near Ldege, Belgium, and a chloride
factory at Mannheim, on the Rhine,
were bombed Tuesday night and
Wednesday by British aviators. says
the latest British official statement
on aerial operations. Three fires
were caused at Mannheim and large
condagrations near Liege.
British aviators destroyed 16
German airplanes and two observa-
ton balloons and drove two air
planes out Of control
The British Report.
London, May 28.-Heavy artillery
fighting in the Ancre valley south
east OF Lens, and in the Flanders
salient, is reported in today'a Of
fetal statement.
The statement follows:
The enemy rushed one Of our
posts in the Aveluy- wood sector last
night. Two of our men are missing.
1--WE carried out successful raids
in the neighborhood Of Ayette and
ST. Marie wood, infiicttng a number
Of casualties on the enemy ond cap
turing a. machine gun.
THE enemy also attempted to
raid our positions In the vicinity of
Riez~du- -Vinage. He was driven off
by rife and machine gun fire.
"The hostile artillery was active
last night in the Ancre valley south
OF Lens, east Of Robecq, and east Of
the forest of Nieppe."
! The American: Report.
With The American Army In
France, Wednesday,, May ,22.--A
failing off In artillery firing on the
American sectors Is reported in the
official statement issued at Ameri-
can headquarters at 9 o'clock to-
night. The statement reads:
~"The artillery activity has de-
creased. There are no new develop
ments to report" -I
With the American Army. in
France, Wednesday. May 22.-The
accuracy OF the American artillery
fire on the Picardy front is attested
by information that eight out of ten
German batteries which have been
active in bombardtng the American
positions have been destroyed by the
American artillerymen since their
entry into this sector. Aerial pho
tographs show that direct hits were
obtained in most instances.
In addition to this. the American
guns have been busy in tearing up
the enemy's rear lines and setting
his ammunition dumps and biIlets
on fire, while patrols from the Amer
lean lines have been harassing the
Germans nightly.
The marked increase recently in
the enemy aerial activity along this
front has raised the question Of
whether it may not be a prelude to
new action by the enemy infantry
Whether or not this be the case, the
American troops holding the line are
becoming restless and eager for
chance to get at the enemy.
Already the American resourceful-
ness on patrol has caused the Ger
mans considerable alarm, according
to prisoners who readily admit that
the Americans have, few equals in
this style Of lighting.
U. s. Pilot Killed.
Washington. May 2S.-General
Pershing's- communique, transmitted
today to the war department. re-
ported that Lieut.. Kurr2, an Amcri-
can pilot, had been killed accident
ally within the American lines.
The French Report.
Paris, May 23.-There was inter-
mittent Smelling south OF the Rive"
Avre. on the Aniens front the
French war Office announced today.
A German raid on French positions
in the Bois MongiVal failed. French
6etachnents patroling in the Cham
payne brought in q number Of pris-
oners and some war material