Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-06
French And Americans
Making Great Progress.
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0oCstOH ~. Our troops, COnCln0s
with the French, have crossed the
plateau north Of the Vesle and have
reached the, crest OF the slopes lead
ing to the valley Of the Atsne. There
is nothing Of Importance to report
from the other sections occupied by
our troops"
South. of Ham the towns of Le
Plessis-P atte-D'Oie and Berlancourt
were captured and still further south
the French pursuing troops pushed
beyond Guivry. Caillouel-C repigny
and Abbecourt.
In the region north OF the Ailette
the French reached the outskirts Of
the Sinceny and the plateau north OF
Landricourt and south of the Ailette
the advancing forces are along the
Vauxaillon ravine.
The American troops advancing
from the Vesle have captured the
town of Glennes. southeast of Revil-
Ion and have advanced their lines as
far as the outskirts Of Villers-en-
Prayerss, on the Aisne.
The text of the statement reads:
In the course of the night we CON
tinued to advance on the entire front
between the Somme and the vesle.
Our troops continued to cross the
Somme in the region OF Epenancourt,
and further south pushed forward at
Ham to Peronne. South of Ham the
French occupied Lee Plessis-Patte-
Dole and Bsrlancourt and passed
beyond Giuvry, Caillouel- Crepigny
and Abbecourt.
North Of the Ailette we attained
the approaches TO sinceny and the
plateau north of Landricourt. South
Of the Ailette we are along the
Vauxaillon. ravine.
"On the Vesle front the Americans
carried, their lines as far ,as the out
skirts of, Villers-en-Prayercs and oc-
cupied Glennes."
Trouble in Berlin.
Amsterdam, Thursday, Sept. s.
Berlin and the province of Brandon
burg have been placed under the
law relating to a state Of siege. which
provides for a fine<or imprisonment
for persons inventing or circulating
untrue runno calculated to disquiet
the populace," according to the Co.
logne Volks Zeitung.
A. notice accompanying the decree.
which is signed by General Won. Lin
singer of the Brandenburg province,
calls attention to the circulation of
frivolous and sometimes malevolent
and t%raitorous gossip. exaggerating
envy and casting doubt on Germany's
power for an economic resistance
and depreciating the wonderful
achievements of the German troops,
who, no declares, are VIGOROUSLY
withstanding the enemy.
General Won Linsingen expresses
the hope that this admonition will
suffice and that twill not be neces-
sary to enforce the decree. The
Volks Zeitung adds that similar de-
crees have been issued in Breslau
diately.-
Huns Destroy Bridges.
With the French Army in the
Field. Thursday, Sept. Shy the
Associated Press.-The Germans to-
night are destroying bridges and
flooding the country between Chauny
and La Fere, which is a good indi-
cation that they do not expect to re-
old line which ran from La Fere to
BaFisis. To-day their retreat con-
tinued in daylight east of the Ailette
river and their columns suffered very
heavy losses from she'll fire.
Between the Ailette and the Aisne,
French troops advanced to a line
from Marginal to Quincy and Chivres
while to tho north they occupied
Coucy-le-C Chateau and Coucy-le-ville.
approaching their old line Of 1917
axound the edge Of the hilly wood
region OF st. Gobain. There they will
encounter the formidable defense
works the Germans prepared as part
OF the old Hindenburg position and
which perhaps have been further
strengthened since the beginning Of
their refreat