The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-06
Allies Recapture Many Inn
portant Points Near
KENNEL Hill
GERMANS WORKING
AGAINST TIME
French and British Dying
Cheerfully Hoping For
American Aid
(By Associated Presr.l

With The British Army In France,
sunday, May 5.-Luck seems to be
gong against the Germans along the
crucial northern battle front. SUM
day still found the Prussian COM
nanders working desperately to
whip their organizations In Shape
Tor renewal of the DELAYED ofren-
sive, while the allied forces. aided nv
The weather. continued counter op-
erations which are most disconcerfing
TO an enemy playing against time.
1t was quite apparent the Germans
intended another assault in Flanders
yesterday morning but the arranga-
ments were upset by a combination
of events. They were the allied op-
erations and the heavy rain which
converted the ground into mud flats
over which 1T was diff1cult to move
elther infantry or artillery There
was also confusion arising from
Wholesa4e reliefs and the arrival OF
strange troops in the German area.
The allied artillery has been main
tanning an incessant bombardment
OF enemy territory and Friday night
before the projected German attack
the French and British runners
played havoc with the German prep
arations.h The allied troops alao
have been carrying out local op-
erations which improved their lines
and upset enemy schemes.
Take important Posts.
Yesterday the allies occupied a
large number of important positions
at VARIOUS points along the front OF
1000 yards west OF KENNEL. The
British also made an advance OF 500
yards along the front Of 900 yards
northwest Of LOGON, thereby gairi-
ing number of positions which had
been contested many days. This
morning the Germans tried to regain
some Of the positions but were re-
pulsed. An enemy attack yesterdaw
morning in the LOGON area under
cover Of heavy barrage likewise was
smashed.
On the southern battle front tho
British last night near Saillyrle- SEQ
advanced their line in a minor op-
GRAFTON without casualties. The Gers
man prisoners taken in ali sthese
local engagements make a considers
able total.
America Their Hope.
The spirit of the allied troops res
mains at the highest pitch. They
know that every dNys delay ts in
itself a victory for them. Each twena
ty-four hours that slips by makes
America loom larger on the horizon
and brings the much needed overs
seas troops nearer the battle lines.
The Tommies and Poilus are flght-
ing gailantly and dying willingly be-
cause they know their sacrifice win
not be in vain since the United
States will insure victory q little
later.
Interesting comments by German
civilians have been furnished from
an enemy mail bag captured by the
British on section of the Flanders
front. Almost without exception ref
erences are made I'm the letters TO the
stoppage Of leave and the parcel pose
from the front. The tone is resigned
rather than recalcitrant. One lettsr
from Berlin, dated April 25, saiaf
Peace does not seem to be coming
along as we fondly hoped. All this
in the west Is too wicked for any
thing. Four years OF ii now and no
sign of the end. We hope every day
II will come to a decision and tha
British will be driven into the North
sea. but they stand firm"
Are you not coming home ON
leave soon2 How much longer Is iG
going to last7" reads another letter.
A note from Rhumsfringe. dated
April 23. says:
The mastering Of the 1920 class
took place here last Friday. Most og
them were accepted" "
The German Tanks.
Further details are now available
from various sources regarding ae
new German tanks, several OF which
made such a poor showing aE
ViIlers- Bretonneux on April 24 Tna
machine weighs As tons and is Sc
1lnwieldy It Is unable 10 negotiate
broad trenches and cannot move oVeg
ground torn heavily by shells The
tank is pointed at both ends 1T iS
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