The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-06
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SUMMARY OF THE war

Penned up in their efforts 20 bat
ter their way through American and
French lines near the Marine, the
Germans have again turned their att
tention to the front further north, in
sector which may be considered as
the flank between the Somme and
Marne battIefieIds.
The French official report, in deal
ing with operations along the front,
says that the French forces east of
Sempigny have continued to drive
back the bodies of German troops
which had crossed the Disc.
When the initial plunge along the
Aisne had gained extensive ground,
but the process had created q salient
dangerous to the Germans to the
west of SCISSORS, they attacked along
the Ailette river, northwest of that
city, to straighten out their line and
thus guard against a thanking opera"
ton by the allied armies. They gain
ed considerable territory in this
nnaneuver, but were repuIsed after
they had gained approximately five
miles. Since that time the French
have stood in their positions with the
Disc river forming a first line Of de"
fense and there has been little fight"
ing of a significant nature In that
sector. Military experts have eX"
pected an attack on the allied line
running east of Montdidier, past
Noyon and thence along the Disc to
the new lines formed since the Ger
man offensive on the Aisne began.
it may be that the fighting reported
in the French official statement
marks the initial stages of an at
tack there.
LINE HOLDS FIRM.
Further south along the line run
ming from the western suburbs of
Soiesons to Chateau Thierry the line
is standing firm before the German
thrust. The French have succeeded
in improving their positions north
and west of Hautehraye, a little viii
Iaae on the right bank of the Hoxien
river, north Of the Aisne.
On the rest of the front, especially
at Longpont VeuiIIy-La-Pote and
west of Rheims, the artillery fire has
been violent. Along the front held
by British troops there have been
raidine operations but no fighting of
a serious character.
BERLIN REPORTS BRIEF.
The Berlin official statements on
the fighting grow shorter. Wednes-
days reported only slight advance
along the Aisne Tuesday and local
fighting near the Oureq. The situa-
ton is unchanged, according to
Wednesday evenings announcement
from German headquarters, There
are yet no signs that the enemy 10
preparing for still anothr blow in
this campaign to crush the French
and British before the Americans en-
ter the fighting in large forces. On
the Flanders and Picardy saIients
small raids continue and the aTttI-
Iery fire is about normal.
American troops around VeuilIy,
northwest of Chateau Thierry, re"
pulsed Tuesday night and Wednes-
day stronu German attacks in confu-
sion. West of Montdidier and east
of LuneviIie, American patrols have
been active. An American party Of
80 men penetrated the German terri
tory east Of LuneviIIs and outfought
a party of 200 Germans. Heavy losses
were suffered by the, Germans, while
the American casualties were slight
Although artillery activity has i'm
creased along the entire Italian front
from SteIvo TO the Adriatie there is
no indication that the Austrians are
yet ready to launch their offensive:
There has been an increase in in"
fantry fighting on the Macedonian
front. Allied troops have withstood
successfully Bulgarian attacks
AGAINST the new Greek positions at
Skra ri Legen, near Gradisnltsea
and between Lakes Ochrida and
Presba.