The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-09-24

ASSOCIATED PRESS
SUMMARY Of The WAR
(Bv Associated Presa.l

onslaught of the French, Serbian
and Greeks sweeping over the
strongest defenses in the Lake
Ooiran region and with their rail-
road communications virtually de-
stroyed the Bulgarian, Austro- Hun
aarian and German armies on the
Macedonian front have begun a re"
treat which seems TO threaten dis
aster.
Over a front Of more than 80 miles
the Teutonic allies are streaming
back in disorder which is said TO be
indeseribabIe. On the west they are
trying to reach Prilep from the VIC
inity of Monastir but PriIep 10 out
thanked by the advancing Serbians
who are now marching on the city.
The railroad from Uskub 70 SAL
oniki, running along the Vardar
valley and forming the chief artery
Of communication for the Bulgarian
forces around Lake Doiran has been
cut by the Serbians who have cross
ed the Vardar. In the center the
enemy resistance appears to be
completely broken and the French
and Serbians are moving noTthward
at rate which indicates the absence
of any organized resistance.
ARMIES CUT IN TWO.
The disaster which threatens the
Teutonic armies on this front is one
which may change the whole com
pleHion Of affairs in the Balkans.
he enemy armies appear 20 have
been split in twain and forced TO re-
treat northward over mountain
roads which are, in majority of
cases merely paths. It is probable
that the retrograde movement will
spread to the eastward Of Lake
Doiran and involve the whole front.
There is every reason TO believe
that the Turks in Palestine are in a
position similar to that in which the
Teutonfo forces in Macedonia find
themselves. Advancing British and
French and Arab forces appear TO
have enVeloped a large portion Of
the Sultan's armies and to have
broken the resistance of those which
were not trapped along the Jordan
by the rapid progress Of the allies
along the coastal region.
ST. QUENTIN DOOMED.
ST. Quentin, the center of the
line between LaFere on
the south and Cambrai on the north
appears to be doomed. French units
have reached the Disc river between
Vendeuii and TraVecy, while the
British seem to be in position TO
launch a blow along the line TO the
north of the city which will make a
German retirement imperative. Al
ready ST. Quentin appears TO have
lost its tactical value to the Ger
mans. The Somme canal, one of the
city ia now under direct fire Of the
allied guns, while the railroad lines \
must be under constant lombard
ment.
Northwand along the line, the Brit
ish have made a new advance at
Epehy, west of Cambrai, but the
fighting here has not taken on the
savage character as that further
German counter attacks have
been repuIsed by the British who
hold all the ground won in recent
front has not been as spectacular as
that further north, the French .ars |
their pressure against |
the German po5itiona just to west of !
Chenlin des DANES, the famous road |
running along the crest of the hills |
north of the Aisus whiol4 has been |
the scene of terrific fighting many |
times during the last two years.
The positions held by the French |
through AIlamant and saney would |
seem to threaten the whole German |
position north of the Aisne.
In the far east the allies have |
been victorious over the soIshevik |
forces and the Austro Hungarian |
prisoners of war who are fighting :
under the Soviet standard, The city |
Of BIasovestchensk on the Amur |
river, s miies west of khahoroysk, |
has been taken by the allies. Since |
chita was wrested from the solsSe-
wiki the allies have moved eastward |
1875 miles and occupied the city of
Nerhinsk.
Along the American sectors Of the |
front in Lorraine, patrol encounters |
and artillery dueis have been re"
ported. Bad weather has virtually |
put a stop to operations there Tor
the last few days.