The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-12
Serious Mutiny Among
Austrian Troops In Ser
bia Is Reported
OFFICERS KILLED
IN PITCHED BATTLE
British Aviators Drop Sew
en- Tons Of Bombs On
Constantinople
(By Associated Press }

General Petain is giving the Ger
mans on the westerly side of the
Marne salient liltlo rest in their
positions east of the Iorest of VilIers
Cotterets. Last night his troops
again drove IN on this front and
made substantial progress. The most
tangible result reported from this
latest lighting is th5 capture OF the
village of Longpon, to the outskirts
Of Which the French had pushed in
their advance en- Wednesday night.
A farm IT. the -leighborhood also was
taken.
The French lines were likewise
driven ahead ia the Chavigny farm
district north Of Longpont. Aforward
push also Was given the line in the
area south Of Longpont, east of
FaverOlles.
The extension oc the front under
attack to the Faverolles region is
noteworthy as showing that the
process of straigb tening out the line
between the Aisno and the Marne is
being carried still further south and
is Threatening tae local salient held
by the Germans between the Long
pont district ant the American Sec
tor northwest of Chateau Thierry.
May Mean An Attack.
The series OF operations carried out
by General Pctain on this front dur
ing the present week has been gem
orally regarded az Of merely local
importance, designed to straigaten
the line and fortify it against the
expected renewal of the German Of
fensive. The possibility is not over
looked, however, that these may be
a prelIde to more important at
tacks.
The time has not been considered
to General Foch, the allied
COMMUNICATIVE chief to abandon his
defensive. role and turn to the ag-
gressive On q large scale, but it is
not impossible that the feeling out
preparations which are in progress
on both the French and British
fronts have Other than a purely de-
fensive purpose,
Last nights actions on the British
front were all an the nature Of scout
ing operations. The majority OF them
were on the Flanders front where
during the day yesterday, Field Mar
sllal Haig's men had conducted a.
raid in force in the vici9ity Of Mer-
ris, northeast of the Nieppe wood, on
the road to the railway junction OF
bringing in more than
1SU pIlsO4EGI6. <AuG4b4UEAdI A0llAS last
night in the Meterea and KENNEL
sectors on this froat resulted in the
taking OF more prisoners.
On the assumption that the Ger
mans, If they decide to open up their
attack on a new front when they re-
sumo their offensive will strike
between Rheims and
Lorraine, some interest may be at
tached TO the report in tho French
official statement today that the enc
smy artillery is displaying rather
activity on the front north
west Of Verdun, within this area.
Paris. July 12-The village Of
Longpont on the SuYieres river, east
Of VilIers- -Cotterets, has been cap
cured by the French, says the offi-
cial statement from the war Office
today.
The French also continue the prog
ress east Of ChavIgny farm and east
Of Faverolles. Javage farm, north
east of Faverolles also was occupied.
The official text reads:
Our troops continued their prog
-ess north of Chavigny farm and
EAST of FaveroIIes. Last night our
troops occupied the village Of Lon6e
oont and the Javage farm.
Two raids, one north of Montdas
Her and the other in Champagne re-
suited in the capture of 15 prison
srs.
"The German artillery was rather
active on the left bank Of the
Geuse".
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