The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-09-25
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SUMMARY OF THE WAR
by Assoeiated Preaa.l

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Allied armies which have smashed
the center of the enemy lines in Mac
edonIa, have now begun a turning
movement, which may bring about a
general retreat over the entire front
from &he Adriatic to the Aeuean sea,
Having captured PriIep and advanc-
ed far beyond into the upper valley
of the vardar, the allied forces arc
reported to be spreading out like the
ribs of a fan. On the riuht. the
Serbians and French are MOVING to-
ward the northeast and have reached
points which appear TO carry a dis.
tinct threat to the great Bulgarian
stronghold of Struritza. On the left
the Serbians are moving rapidly to.
ward the mountains that divide Ser
bia and Albania and seem TO have
cut off the retreat of the enemy forces
which were caught around Monastir
by the collapse of the line eastward
from that city.
Strumitza stands as the outpost of
Bulgaria in Macedonia. Ii is a veri-
table fortress and is advantageously
situated in the midst of high hills.
The British and Greek armies have
advanced around Lake Doiran and
are pushing the BuIaarians along
the road toward Strumitza, but that
place, IL seems probable, will soon be
outftanked by progress of the allied
armies to the northwest.
The plight Of the Bulgarians on the
western side Of the battle gone ap-
pears 70 be serious. They are forced
to pass through the mountains to-
ward Albania, where they may join
forces with the Austrians. who baVe
been fighting for weeks auains' -'~onn
italian and French attacka. But nbe-
fore they can reach even this dodbt-
Tul haven of safety, they must reckon
with the hostility of the hill tribes.
which are known to be unfriendIy to
them.
LITTLE NEWS FROM PALESTINE.
Few details of the situation in Pal
estine, as it has developed in the last
couple of days, have been reported.
Only brief, formal official statements
tell Of the capture Of Acre and Hal
fas and the further advance of GEN.
eral Allenby's victorious troops. it
appears, however, that the Turkish
forces which succeeded in reaching
the eastern bank of the Jordan are
isolated and in imminent
danger of capture. A dispatch sent
from NabuIus on Monday by a Brit
ish correspondent, says that two
Turkish armies have been destroyed.
While the events along the Picardy
front in France lack the sensational
elements which attended the fighting
in Macedonia and Palestine, they are
nevertheless Of great Importance. St.
Quentin is apparently almost within
the grasp of the French and British.
Along the front Immediately west
Of the city, the allies smashed their
way nearer TO their objective yes
terday and in spite of bitter resist
ance, moved up to positions which
seem 70 dominate the town. They are
now forging a steel ring about the city
and enclosing IL on three sides, be-
ina all along this arc less than three
miles from the center of ST. Quentin.
Northward along the line toward
Arras the British have improved
their position at Moeuvres, which
stands as one Of the chief buIwarks
of Cambria. They also have advano-
ed at Pontrust, Just north oS ST.
Heavy artillery fire is reported
along the lines held by the Americans
in Lorraine, but nothing approaching
an engagement has been fought near
here.
Allied forces advancing south Of
ArehanaIe have again been. attacked
by. Lettish forces, fighting with the
BoIsheviki.