The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-22
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While awaiting ere usx4 Gsrzas
hlOs, rev uensutHrSly sNPessas
Field MarahHl Raia 10 takiuz -
vantage 81 Ire comparative laH =
strengthen hia IinsE.
Seth north and usuth sF -
somma and en- ERE LyH battle fraHa
tss British defensive POEftiusa prsrs
iuprsvsa In loenl UpsrHtianH LAT
night Similarly tire Germans rznss
an attempt 20 Purh forward thsi'
linus in the MWHuil rNsiunr nur&h q
Albert In which sector they nppar-
emily are preparing fer ssus nSrs
Important movement Tha Brit
ish sfTersd q sharp defense, hsWsxsr
ard foiled ERE enemy sHsrt.
Heavy artillery Ere is in prezrsrs
on 80 many parts eF ire trent tai
little indieHtien 10 uHsu5ss ~ fhia
aa 60 TIRE peiHt selected BY tha Ger
nRnu Fer their renewed thrust.
Naturally they may be sEpeStss q
make further s#0rtR 90 eEtrfeuta
themselves from the peel1st fnta
which thuy have forssd themselves
slonu ths LyRs south uF Nprua. Thns,
last night the enemy WAS ransrsas
Smelling tire British pe8itinaa Ca
Nieppe weed wherein liea ire routa
20 @azshrcuek, tire railway eauser
from which i Il veell-nirh vital FER
tire British 60 held him.
There have been ne rev dNNelsn-
merits in tire region north cf NpraRs
where tire Eeluiana stepped q turn-
inc movement last week, prasensinu
the British frora being Fantad aut of
ere Npraa poaitiuna. TIE nature Ct
tire ground ard thA disposition uF taa
opposing fpress. however, make IA
seem probable that a rarnAiklnn nF
the attempt is 10 be locked fer
IN THE soMME REGION.
The situation in ths somns rsaion
10 being fer the momeut even mere
closely watched than thnt alaHu kas
France. Belgian horaer &C. tire nerth.
Field Marsnai 1aia rePorta heavy
shsllinn Of the British lines en- hssu
aidea % the Somme and tha Aaerss
and the eorresponaenps are senuHua
Nord Of German preparations Ter
movement Of SEINE nature between
AFraa and Aniens. within which tire
region under hpmharomeHt 20 la-
eated.
IRE enemy 10 known Go have
brought up aona Of ere heaviest uuna
10 xHa Scmme hattiahuidy NsnRra
Amisna ia his ehiaEt4wns but the en-
tenee artillery ia matching theae arc
namperinu &as Germans sRNHralp IN
their preparaAicns ter attack. LAST
night the French repulsed a German
raio along the Avre,. In this re1ion,l
Having pithstood q violent ter
nan infantry attack in force tire
American troopu on the sector north
west Of Teui have driven tha enemy
rom the pcaitiena he gained Satur-
day. and have restored the situation
completely. The American main
positions held cut against the enemy
sut re occupied nuNnnea elements
from which ne was elected Sunday By
he Americans in q eouHtar attack.
10 the east sha French lines misa
have been re-eatmhliHhn6.
Indications are that the Germans
to make the attack taa start
u an eftort Go separate the Americas
Ind French troops ard, perhaps
wipe cut ths American sector. Ger
lrai Psrshina'a men, however, fought
ieaparatelY and only retired freu
seiehepray before ovsrpoWorinn num-
asrs. The enemy was not able 20
iold the village and seen evacuated
Altar the Americans had driven
he Germans from tire occupied ad-
faneed p0stGy the enemy did net at
Rek again. and Sunday was com-
laFatiVely quiet east of Sc. Mihiel.
he German offensive, which persist /
d throughout the day and inte the /
light, was preceded By Hogt violent /
Irtiilery fire. but the Americans were ]
Indlsmayad ard stuck 20 their guns 1
ind trenches 60 meet the enemy
turminn troops. Tive German air
lianes were brought down BY Ameri-
an machine sunnars.
BERLiN's REPORT.
Berlin, in IFS official statement, de-
erihsa Saturdays action lenuthilYsl i
admission ia made that the Sighting i
vas severe and Il iu claimed that fe3
including five osheara
nd 23 machine guns were captured
feavy iosaeal II ia said were infiiet-
d hy the Germana, That the ettork
allied ct itE purpose ia indicated hFl
he announcement that the attack
rs returned 60 their own ponitiuna
nder cover Of night. Berlin makes
10 mention Of French trooPa having
een engaged In this region.
On the Pieardy and FLANDERS bait
sfielda tho Germans have net Fs.
umed their attacks and apparently
re- Awaiting fer the high command
D decide where 60 strike next while
=esh troops and new supplies are
eiHu brought forward.
Meanwhile French roiuforeeuaeuta
re pouring in behind che British
res French troops are now with
ield Marshal hnin's men on beth
aa northern and southern legs oF the
silent south of Npgns. Near Huheeus
n the southern ier, thn British have
riven the Germans from npmu md-
aneed pcata. ln this nFea. where
sronn German attacks were runuisad
anuuinarily last week, che enemy
rkilleFy u most active.
Artillery duoia coukinua violent
loun most Of the pieardg battle
-onts where che Germans are u8inai
una of the biggest eaiibras.
Today ere German offensive be-
lna iks second month without hav=
% separated ere British and French
nd with The British army still In
lot Where che next blow viii fall
uncertain but the allies are pre-
araa 10 waes IL nc they have m0e
10 athera. IA is prekahia thn Ger
lana are mNN Wfllimm #m and #M@H
.har effort e drive im tho nuFAharni
d and got behind Fnraa. EmsmYI
stivlty aouth Of Arraa nlao haa
sen Noticed