The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-14
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
SUMMARY OF The War
(By Associated Press.)

While there have been no definite
reports Of a resumption Of the drive
against the German positions on the
! southern end of the Pioardy battle
line, dispatches from Paris this af-
ternoon would seem to indicate that
| fresh progress has been made there
by General Humbert's army.
1t is sad that the French are ad-
vaneina steadily on Noyon and,
while the stubborn defense of the
Chaulnes- Roye road has delayed OPP
eratlons, the stormina of the Noyon
! positions is impending.
Further north, the British army
commanded by General Rawlinson
is known to be encounterna .des-
perate resistance along its whole
front. II is at a virtual ,standstill,
and the adVices show that the Ger
mans holding the Chaulnes heights
| seem determined to cling to their
| positions at all. costs. .-
The French army on the southern
| end OF the battle line was at least
five and half miles from Noyon,
| according to latest detailed reports.
From Morlancourt south to Eihons,
the British apparently are oonsoli-
dating the captured ground while
the rtiIlery is being brought up to
lombard the Germans who maintain
themselves in the old positions of
1851, west of the upper, course,
of the Somme. The infantry actlV-
ity here Tuesday was comparatively
quiet, Field Marshal Haig reports,
but there seems TO be little doubt
that the British are only awaiting
q, favorable opportunity again to hit
the German line. =
In the hill and wood region be-
tween Matz and the Disc the French
have made appreciable gains and are
reported unofficialIy to be holding
the important Massif of Lassigny
against heavy German attacks. North
Of Curry the French. are fighting
forward in the park south of Pies
sier de Roye, while to the east they
have reached BelvaI, one and one =,
half miles south Of Lassigny. At
Belval, the French outfIank the
western end Of the heights south Of
East Of BeIvaI the Germans ap-
French in check. Along the west
bank of the Disc the French have
gained one and one-haif niles TO-
ward Noyon. Seemingly the Massif
of Lassigny is in, danger of being
lost to the Germans, if they are not
already forced from the higher
points. Prisoners taken at BeIvals
numbered 177 and they declared they
had been ordered to hold on at all
COSTS. This high ground is import
ant to the enemy because - French.
guns placed there command all the
Territory gnortuward toward Roye
and eastward toward Noyon. With
the Massif in possession of the
French the Germans would be forced
to evacuate Lassiany and Noyon and
possibly the entire line southwark
from Chaulnes. This would have
some effect on the enemy position
westward to Rheims depending on
how far the Germans would have to
retire before reaching new defen-
sive line, which probably would be
through NesIe and Ouscard and bas-
ed on Ham,.
Field Marshal Haia reports that
since last Thursday the allies have
captured $4,000 prisoners and 600
guns. Several thousand machine
guns and much war material also
were taken.
Aerial activity continues intense.
German airmen are engaging the al
lied fIiers in combat to prevent re-
Forty eight German machines were
accounted for Monday and ~ tons
of bombs dropped on military targets
behind the enemy lines. Berlin re-
ports the shooting down of 20 allied
airpIanes.
Berlin reports that all allied ef-
forts Monday were repuIsed, espe-
cially attacks by strong French