Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-27
Today's War
Summary
fBy The Associated Press)

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British pressure is being maintain
ed all along the front from the
Scarpe to the Somme and an advance
through the Hindenburg line south
of the Scarpe appears as one of, the
possibilities of the near future.
On n section of The battlefield
the British are on the Hindenburg
line but apparently have not pro-
crossed east Of it on. a front Of any
great width. Important gains have
been made astride the Arras Cambria
! road and another push like that Of
Mondays will place the northern
wing Of the British attacking army
on ground virtually unsecured by
fighting.
German resistance continues to be
stubborn, but it is believed that the
enemy is fighting ear guard actions
in the hope of checking the British
long enough to get on a new defense
Line, probably north and south
have stood the brunt of the fighting
for several days are still in the line.
Additional prisoners have been
taken by the British, who also have
increased their captures Of material
and machine guns. 8. They German
losses still are heavy, particularly
where enemy counter attacks have
been broken up by British artillery
fire. -
Each extension northward of the
fighting lines adds to the difficulties
and dangers of the Germans within
the ficardy salient. An advance Of
several miles south Of the Scarpe or
the winning of the Hindenburg line
on a front Of n width would out
flank virtually all the German gains
made in Picardy this year. Behind
the advancing British line astride
the Scarpe are the hills around Ar
ras from which hundreds Of guns
pour a devastating fire on the hard
ipressed Germans. Several miles in
the rear Of the Hindenburg line east
OF Arras is a trench system known
as the Queant-Brocourt switch line,
How formidable this is. is uncertain,
but it is on a table land with no hills
behind it.
British patrols are reported to
have gone INTO Bapaume and beyond
without coming upon any Of the en-
envy. The usefulness Of Bapaume as
q 3 has been lost to the Germans
as the British artillery has had it un-
der easy range for several days. Par
British progress around Bapaume.
On the southern wing the British
have taken several more towns east
of Albert and astride the Somme.
West OF Peronne the British have
moved eastward through Suzanne
and Cappy, on opposite banks of the
somme. Australian troops are on
the southern wing while Canadian
units are along the scarpe. in the
Fighting activity on thu French
section Of the battle line has been
confined to the eastern and western
extremities. North and south Of Roye
in hard fighting against German
units that were ordered to fight to
the last. the French have taken Fres-
noy and st. Mard. Six hundred pris-
oners and many machine guns also
we're captured. From Roye through
Noyon to the Allette, French pres
sure is being maintained. Between
the Ailette and Scissors the Prus-
sian guard has not repeated It's vain
attacks against the French. Artillery
bombardments continue along the
yesle and American gunners have
ton dumps in the area north Of the
British aviators again have
bombed Mannheim and Frankfort
with success. while American bomb
Ing machines have attacked Con-
fans. between Metz and Verdun. In
aerial fighting on the battlefront
for IS enemy machines.
In Albania the Italians have been
driven from Fierit and Berat, the
most important towns captured In
the July offensive. Vienna says that
Fieri was taken after desperate fight
ling and that the Italians suffered
heavily in men and material. Paris
reports that Austrian attacks 1t the
juncture of the Devoli and Tomorica
rivers. east Of Berat, were repulsed,
the French afterward withdrawing
slightly TO maintain contact with the
Italian right wing. 4 g5 !.