Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-30
EVENTS or A WEEK

EVENTS OF "A WEEK
The past week has been marked by the greatest
Sastle Of the war, and the greatest in eli history. We
rad Of ancient battles in which vast numbers Of men
were engaged, but concerning these battles the records
are anything but clear, and It 10 certain that the mum.
0st Of men engaged in many Of those ancient conflicts
has been greatly exaggerated. But, whether there have
been exaSgeratons or not, when we consider not merely
hetsr. Of the engines Of, destruction employed, the present
hattie which is raging in France overshadows anything
else of the kind that has ever occurred in history.
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- Whether this battle is intended as the real German
s6snsve, or Is the prelude to another and even heavier
blow on sorne other sector. it is. at least the opening Of
the great effort which has been forecast by which the
Asrnhans were to put their fortune to the test and At.
tempt, in Z tremendous onslaught, to win q victory which
would make it necessary for the allies to asrse to 4
peace on German terms.
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The forward German movement began on Thursday
o. last week. There was the usual heavy b6rnbardmeht
from bk guns along a front Of some 20 miles. which
has since been e1ttndAd to 50. The weight 81 the At
tack was conferred about opposite Cambria, tswArd
which the drive Of General Byns Wa directed last fall.
The bonhbardnheht having proceeded, until the Germans
we're satisfied with the preparation their infantry vs.
y4ooseu against II ,6FlIlSn po61uonG. the reports de-
scribe the invAAsfs coming On in their favorits lsolid
formation. and in spite Of the deadly fire poured into
thorn ~ the machine guns, they came IN ii Z continuous
stream, fresh troops being rushed up to take the places
q those. shot down.. until the British lines wsrs forced
back. Ns#%.. u X 80 y sa@. $780, /. s.
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The daily dispatches have steid the story in oonsid.
cradle detail. ana the attention Of the pusiic mas. Been
fi1ed on those dispatches day ~ day. ~?thAt the evehts
Of the battle IRE fresh In the minds 81 nj; readers, At
this time tFtiday mighty it may be said briefly that the
German effort haA failed. The British. against whom
che weight Of the attack was directed. have be4n forced
hack some u odd miles 1t the apex Of the German
wedse..a5And. many SQUARE miles Of new sfsnnd are nov
setupiGds blythe invaders The Germans so1afna tie tlp.
sure Of 7o,tto British prisoners ana nearly 1,ese guns
The British admit the loss Of 100 tanks. But these gains
have cost the Germans casualties estimated ali the way
from $4,000 70 4tb,ote, and. the British armies 4san
confront them, with fighting spirit undinnfnishsd, ana
the German ADVANCE except In certain naffow sectors
has been halted. In a few instances the British have
seen able to regain some Of the ground taken from
them. while the French. operating from the south. have
driven in the side Of OF the German wedge to a depth
Of two miles on a front Of ten miles.
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This is the status At present. This paper offers no
predictions q to&what the fighting 'of succeeding days
viii bring forth The British have maintained their
hines intact by, retiring and saving men, leaving in each
case a ~sufRc1ent rear guard 70 protect the retreat, ana
It is these rear suafd forces, left to conduct = desperate
sssistance, that have been captured W the enemy. The
attacking party, as has been pointed out before, has had
the advantage OF the initiative, knowing the point 1t
which It was intended 70 strike, and therefore betns able
y eoaesntrats for that blow. The defense, on the con-.
tilary, has necessarily been distributed along . greater
eeetor, With les opportunity for concentration. Allied
S~rvss heSs bssn held waiting 70 Strengthen the de-
A4nss wAsn there Appeared 70 be danger Of the enemy
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