The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-31
NEA R SOISSONS
GERMAN ATTACKS
BREAK AGAINST
THE FRENCH Line
Push Westward as Far as
Oise, but Rheims Is
Still Held
HAVE NOT YET
REACHED MARINE
President Of French Chanl-
Der War Committee,
Is Optimistic
GERMANS USING
EIGHTY DIVISIONS
Not Likely to Strike at
Amiens or Dunkirk
for the Present
GERMANS USING
EIGHTY DIVISIONS
(Rv Asgnciated Presa-N

Paris. May 31!-The allied left
flank on the Aisne front has been
forced by violent German attacks In
the region of the Ailette river, Id ts
announced officially. Near Soissons
and further south German attacks
their positions.
In the center the Germans made a
slight advance north Of the Marine.
Further east and also northwest and
north Of Rheims, all the German ef-
forts We're. vain The French by q
counter attack won back the town
of. Thiltois. west OF Rheims.
Withdrawing before the German
onslaught in the region OF the
Ailette, the French fell back on posi-.
ttons north Of Blerancourt (nlae
miles southeast Of Noyon) and
Epagny (seven miles northwest OF
Soissons.) The French are holding
their positions along the road be-
tween scissors and Chateau Thierry,
as we'll as in the western outskirts
OF Scissors.
The statement follows:
THE Germans extended their ef-
fort on their right as far as the Oisa
by violent attacks in the region of
the Ailette. The French fell back,
fighting, on positions to the north Of
the line Blerancourt-E -Epagny.
In the region Of Scissors and
further south the German attack
broke down before the heroic resis-
tance Of the French who maintained
their position in the western out~
skirts OF the town and along the road
to Chateau Thierry.
In the center the Germans Eue~
ceeded in making a slight advance ia
hn -
Further east as well as northwest
and north of Rheims all German sf-
forts to make progress were vain An
energetic counter attack delivered by
French troops won back Thiltoian
Germans Push Forward.
Paris, May 31.-The Germans cen-
tinued to push forward south OF
Fere- -Tardenois, according to tha
latest advtces reaching Paris but
neither Chateau Thierry nor Dor
mans have yet fallen into their
hands. There is reason to hope thaE
Chateau Thierry, the population oG
which has fed, viii be saved.
Chateau Thierry is ten miles south
of Fere- Tardenois, while Dor-
mans is six miles south OF Vezilly.
Both towns are on the river Marne.
g. Again Bombard Paris.
Paris. May 8l.-The German long
range bombardment of Paris was
resumed early this morning.
Limit of Advance.
Paris, May 31.-The extreme paint
of the German advance is LIE Charg
mel, about two miles north OF tho
river Marine, according TO an outline
Of the battlefront as marked out by
a newspaper correspondent, the
Havas agency says.
Situation More Favorable.
Paris, May 31.--"We return with
the impression that as the day a6R
yanced the situation became moro
favorable" Rene Renoult, president
Of the army committee OF the cham
Der of deputies, who accompanied
Premier Clemenceau to the front
yesterday, said to Marcel Hutin, Of
The Echo De Paris, on his arrival IN
Paris.
British Casualties.
London, May 31.--Casualties in
the British. ranks reported during
the month of May reached total of
166,s02. The losses were divided as
follows:
Killed or died Of wounds: oficers,
1886: men, 20,51s.
wounded or missing: Odicers 6,
1872; men, 1856.
The British Report.
London, May 81.--Actiyity by taa
German artillery in the NAlierss
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