The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-08
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SUMMARY OF THE WAR

Allied pressure against the German
lines northwest Of Chateau Thierry
shows no indication of a relaxation.
The enemy having yielded slightly to
the frat thrust against him on
Thursday the entente forces have
pursued their advantage and are
realizing new progress ia local
operations.
The whole German line at the zip
Of the salient driven into the allied
front has been pushed back In this
process. The allied line Is now
astride che cIisnon river and points
Of vantage have been secured north
of that stream. According to reports
from the front the attack of Thurs-
day began over a front Of about
three miles, but the reaction has
spread until now il extends from hill
2o4 west of Chateau Thierry 20 DAM
mard, several miles to the northwest.
Along this line the allies have won
ground with encouraging rapidity.
The official statement issued by
the French war Office mentions two
violent attacks against the Boures-
ehes-Ls- ThioIet line. IL is on this
section of the new battle line that
the American marines have been in
action and they probably are still
operating here. The fact that both
German assaults were rspuIsed with
heavy losses indicates that the
Americans are still fighting with
their Initial Vieor.
American marines and French
troops have driven the Germans
back two and half miles on a front
OF six miles. Along the CIignon river
the Americans have taken Torcy and
BouFesehes and the French VeuiIIy-
Ea-Poterie and VinIy. The extremi-
ties of the advancing line are mark
ed by Bouresches and VinIy.
DESPERATE FIGHTING.
Friday the fighting was of a more
desperate character than today, but
the Germans were compelled to give
ground the French being too much
for $h9n1. German prisoners taken
now exceed 800. As result of the
advance the enemy has been driven
bA&9Gon the river and across il at.
vInIy. He no longer menaees the
heights positions south of VeuiIly
which form an important part of a
barrier holding the Germans from
Paris.
Between Rheims and the Marne,
the French have completed the cap
turo of BIisny. Elsewhere on the
salient the infantry fighting has been
at minimum and nowhere have the
Germans essayed attacks. The ar
Eillery duel 10 violent west of Rheims
along the MaPne and north of the
ourcq. In reporting fighting north
west Of Chateau ThieFry on Thurs-
day Berlin says local attacks by the
enemy were repulsed.
A German advance near Sarcy
between Rheims and the Marne in
which 300 prisoners wen6 taken, is
reported.
French troops on the Flanders SAL
lent have improved their positions |
near Loores. On the Picardy battle |
field American troops took prisoners |
in a raid. There and in the Woevre |
and in Lorraine the American and
German artillery has been active. |
Anglo. French aiFnen on Thursday |
accounted for 35 German airpIanes |
and a half dozen observation bal |
oons in addition 20 dropping more |
than 90 tons of bombs on targets |
behind the enemy lines. Increased |
activity 10 reported from the Italian |
'front.'. In attacks between Lake |
Cards and the Piave, italian and |
French troops captured more than |
% prisoners Austro Hungarian |
;roops attempted advances on the
Asiaao plateau only to be beaten
pack. At several points along the |
front enemy patrol parties
we're repuIsed by the Italians