The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-30
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
SUMMARY OF THE WAR
(Bv Associated Press J


Allied troops maintain the pres
sure against the German line in the
Marine pocket and are making addi-
tional gains despite increased enemy
resistance which may indicate the
end of the retreat is near. Not only
in the south but in the east and
west-in fact everywhere except in
the immediate environs Of Soissons
and Rheims-the French, Americans
and British are forcing the Germans
to give ground. Especially import"
ant has been the allied progress on
the flaa1ks.
Vicious counter attacks with large
forces and violent artillery and ma
chine gun fire mark the German
efforts TO stop the oncomng al
lies. But the enemy has been un-
able to half the steady advance al
though holding it up temporarily at
several points. The base of the
pocket is almost straight except for
jagged salient south Of Ville"en-
Tardenois. Allied hammering on the
fIanks is beginning TO tell. South OF
Scissors Scottish troops are press"
ing forward through 5uzancy. Be-
tween there and the ouroq French
forces have gained appreoiably and
are now forcing their way up the
slopes Of hills 2o5 and 2o6, north Of
Grand Rozoy, and which dominate
Fismis, the most important German
base south of the Aisn0. The Ger
mans lost $50 prisonerO in this
region.
On the east, southwest of Rheims
the British and French have ad
vanced farther west of the Dormans-
Rheims road. Around Bligny and
ST. Tuphraise where the German
line had stood firm against repeated
attacks in the past ten days, the
allies also have progressed.
BITTER BATTLE FOR sERGY.
Especially bitter has been the
German effort to check the French.
and Americans advancing northwaFd
from the Marne. In a sanguinaTy
combat at Serey, east Of Fere-
TaFdenois, American troops have
bester the fourth Prussian guards
and a BaVarian division, both units
known as "shock troops" Six times
the village changed hands and at
last reports il wac in the hands of
the Americans. Several times the
Germans forced the Americans back
to the ourcq which is shallow here,
and hand to hand fighting took
Sergy the allies occupied Roneaeres.
Between the flanSs, the Germans
are favored by the terrain. They
now are on higher ground than the
French and Americans and appar-
emily are making full use of the nat
uraI advantages TO inflict as heavy
losses as possible.
Whether the Germans are going to
stop their withdrawal northward
where they now stand, is not clear.
Berlin gives no indications Of any
defense" has been shifted to be-
tween Fere and Vile. The allied
successes on the fIanks, however,
may speedily force the enemy to
again move northward. Paris be-
lieves the enemy will try to stand
on his present position.
MUNITIONS CAPTURED.
That She Germans expected great
successes TO follow their blow Of
July is is indicated by the large
stores of munitions captured by the
allied troops in the forest region
north Of the Marne. General Foch
defeated the offensive and In the
guns but left the munitions. Great
stocks Of sheIls Of all oaIibre were
found, many of them of the larger
Sizes. The shells now will be turn
ed against Germany.
German local efforts in the region
Of the Monts in Champagne, east of
Rheims have been defeated by Gen.
eraI GouTaud's army. Strong at
tempts were made by the Germans
to elect the Australians from their
new gains north of the Somme but
the enemy was thrown back with
losses. In their advance the Aus
36 machine guns. Elsewhere on the
western front the situation is un-
changed.
There has been no confirmation
from other neutral sources of the
report received through Copenhagen
that Turkey aid Germany have
broken relations.