The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-30
| HEAVY FLGH ting
IS IN PROGRESS
FROM BUZANCY TO
WILLIE TARDENOIS..
French Gain Some Ground
in Vicinity Of Grand
Rozoy
WITHDRAWAL Is
STILL ORDERLY
Crossing of the Ourcq River
By the Americans Is
Described
NEW LINE MUST BE
REVEALED SOON
Germans May Make Stand
On Present Line Or
Retire to Aisne
(By Associated Press.)

LONDON, July oU.-VeFy heaVy
fighting has been in progress along
the whole battlefront from Ville-en-
TaN2enois to Buzancy. according TO
advioSs received up to noon today.
1t has resulted. so far. however. in
little progress for the allies. r.
Some advance has been effected
by the allies in the Ardre valley
along the casterly side of the front
towards the village Of AubuIly. A
certain amount of ground likewise
has been gaine& near the center in
the neighborhooS Of Villers-Agron~
Aiguizy.
The main advances on the westerly
side Of the front seems to have
been at Grand Rozoy, about five
miles northwest OF Fere- -en -Tarde-
nois. The French here Rre progress
teau between the Vesle and the
Ourcq.
Another German thrust drove the
Americans back from BeugneuI.
near Grand Rozoy. northwest of
Fere- en- -Tardenois.
There has been heavy fighting
near Buzanzy. five miles south OF
Scissors. and also in Plessier wo8d.
about five miles further south Of
4
about five miles further south. In
this latter locality As prisoners wera
taken belonging to three divisions OF
the enemy now engaged in the
Marine salient. There are II such
divisions Of which ten belong to the
northern army Of Crown Prince Rup-
precht Of Bavaria.
The enemy's withdrawal Is re-
ported still orderly, and military
T.. H.
sibility of any rounding up Of Ger~
mans in the salient.
Crossing OF ourcq.
With the American Army on the
Aisne- Marine Front, Monday, July,
29.-The crossing of the Ourcq river
was effected by the Americans on
Sunday in brilliant style in the face
Of great difficulties, the Germans
having destroyed the bridges and
placed their artillery and machine
guns in advantageous positions to
resist the attempts at a passage.
The Franco American forces had
planned to cross the Ourcq before
daylight on Sunday by the German
heavy artillery held the slopes lead
ing to the river under fire, which
continued all night. The Americans
repeatedly started to advance during
the night but as often were held
back by the fire of the enemy ma
chine guns and heavy pieces.
During one Of the lulis in the Ger-
man firing, Captain Allen Huff, of
Omaha, Neb., worked his men up to
the center of field. the slopes OF
which led to the Ourcq. Just then
the Germans resumed their fire In
full force. Immediately Huff and
his men dug in and held on where
they were until daylight.
Meanwhile the German artillery
had been quieted somewhat by the
heavier artillery of the allies carry
ing out counter battery work,
Choosing an opportune moment.
Huff's men dashed to the river
jumped in with a splash and waded
across, cheering as they went,
Corporal Chris BertheIsen of Sioux
City was among those Of the arst
wave to cross the river They inn
mediately went after the machine
guns on hill on the north bank og
the Ourcq. The fire which they
opened on the enemy nest at this
point was SO intense that the Gers
mans raised a white flag. Antfei-
pating a, big bag of prisoners the
Americans rushed up, only to be
opened upon again by the enemy
machine guns as they approached.
Then the Americans let loose with
the full weight of their fire against
the Germans, who again raised the
white flag. Twelve Germans were
killed and nine captured In this
operation.