The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-17
French Statement.

Paris, Aug. 17-In the region
south of Roye French troops have
made further progress in the Loges
wood and have reached the outskirts
of the wood on the east. says the
official statement from the war Of
flee today.
There was heavy artillery fight
ing west Of Roye during the night.
Northwest Of Ribecourt the French
have repulsed two strong German
attacks.
The enemy efforts were directed
against the Monolith and Carney
farms. A German raid northwest Of
Rheims failed. The statement
reads:
I'm the region west of Roye there
was heavy artillery activity during
the night.
south of the Avre French troops
continued to make progress in the
Bois des Logas and reached the
eastern outskirts of the Fopd.
p "Between the Matz and 4he Disc
we repulsed two heavy attacks
against Monolith and Carney farms
and maintained our position.
Northwest of Rheims an enemy
raid near LaNeuvillette was with
out results"
British Statement.
London, Aug. 17.-In Picardy Brit
ish troops have made additional prog
ress, says Field Marshal Haig's Off
ciaI statement today. The British
lines have been pushed eastward
north Of the Amiens- Roye road and
north Of the Ancre.
T-s% in al
further ground in the neighborhood
OF Vieux Berquin, at the apex Of the
Lys salient, the statement says.
The text of the statement reads:
"The pressure of our troops north
of the RoYe road and north Of the
Ancre continued and progress has
been made by us in both sectors.
I'm the neighborhood of Vieu2s
Berquin, our patrols had sharp fight
ing yesterday and further encounters
took place during last night. Our
troops made progress in this sector
and in the neighborhood Of MerriR
and have taken prisoners.
THE hostile artillery has shown
activity about Mount
Rouge and Scherpenberg and in the
vicinity of Zeillebke Lake.
Capture Woods.
With the British Army In France,
Aug. 16.-(By The Associated Press.)
BY brilliant maneuver. the
French have finally captured "Z"
wood and Damery wood. In these two
wooded tracts the Germans have
been holding out desperately for
several days. realizing the value OF
these positions.
are now in the hands Of the allies
are virtually on the extreme right
Of the British line and from their
eastern borders it is possible to OBJ
serve closely quite a wide stretch
OF ground. The allied position for
several miles on each side of the
two woods have been materially i'm
proved by their capture.
These are virtually the last of the
really more important positions on
the new front to which the enemy
has been holding and which the al
lied forces desired. The enemy
launched q heavy attack late yes
terday against the. new positions at
Damery. After sharp fighting he
was repulsed. leaving $50 prisoners.
Other purely local actions had
been fought here and there along
the new front for the purpose Of i'm
proving positions.
During these combats during the
past "a hours, the British have cap
tured 260 prisoners and four ma
chine guns, The casualties in killed
and wounded inflicted upon the en-
envy in these local affairs are esti-
mated to be 1900.
TO the north in the direction OF
La Couronne, the lines of the Brit
ish have also been advanced slight
ly. Artillery activity continues along
the, entire front, especially in the new
Somme battle area, but the enemy
does not seem to desire to launch
any extended infantry attacks, even
at Rove ana Chaulnes, where he is
strongest.
1t was learned today that since
August the Germans have em-
ployed 36 divisions on a front or
rs miles. or this number, 2l were
in the line at the beginning OF the
Somme attack, the other fifteen be-
ing brought In as reinforcements.
1T Is learned from prisoners re-
Gently captured that the Britisch ar
tilIery during the past few days has
caused considerable destruction
within the enemy lines The British
guns have been especially active IN
Searching out German ammunition