The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-14
FIGHTING HAS .
BECOME LOCAL
Latest Attempt of Germans
To Break Through Last
ed Five Days
NEXT BLOW MAY
FALL IN NORTH
May Strike At British Eth
er In Front Of Amiens
Or In Flanders

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| and ooissOns seem TO have been
definitely checked.
daltd in their rush toward Com
| piegne and unable rapidly to outfIanE
| the French by their onslaught south
west OF SOissons the enemy appar-
! entity has ceased his plunging tactics
which began last Sunday, and for q
| time threatened vital French posi-
tions.
The French official statement says
that only local lighting has occurred
along the front OF attack during the
last few hours. The latest attempt
OF the Germans, to break through
the French lines lasted but FIVE days
before 1t reached the phase Of
equilibrium, which has marked the
| end of critical periods in the Picardy,
Flanders and Aisne drives.
The Germans have been held north
| OF the Aronde and Matz river to the
west Of the Disc. They have fail
ed TO make serious attacks against
| the new French positions east OF
that river. Southwest Of SoIssons
| they advanced approximately a mile
| over four mile front but their prog
ress was so slow that after the i'm
ception Of the fighting, little anxiety
was felt concerning future events in
| that region "-
Sectors further south which include
the points with which the American
forces are fighting have been heavily
bombarded by the enemy but no
further infantry attacks have been
launched by him.
An inference that might be drawn
from the apparent haste OF the Ger
mans in beginning their great at
tack eaGt OF Montdf6ter, almost az
soon. as their sweeping advance on
the Aisne front has been checked at
the Marine is that another German
offensive may be speedily launched.
Il Is. not improbable, according to
French opinion, that this blow will
fail on the British front, further
north. either in front of Amiens, or
in the Flanders sector, where the
Germans may attempt to cut their
way through to the channel ports.
In this connection the British
statement speaks Of a strong local
attack by the Germans in the region
Of Merris, on the extreme western
angle OF the Flanders salient. This
attack was completely repulsed, it is
said.
The Amiens front and the scarpe
river valley near Arras have been
bombarded by the Germans who
have not as yet, however, attempted
infantry attacks on the allied lines
in those regions.
" The French Report.
Paris, June 14.-Fighting on the
front of the German attack has died
down, there being only local opera
tions last night, according to the
statement issued by the war Office
today.
Between the forest VilIers- -Cotter-
cts and Chateau Thierry. which In
cludes the sector held by American
troops, there was artillery fighting
during the night. A German attack
near Antheuil, west of the Disc, was
completely broken up,
The statement reads:
During the night there were local
actions along the front OF the Ger
man attack. The French made many
successful incursions into the enemy
line north Of Grivesnes and in the
region Of Courcelles. They took 80
prisoners. Near the Loge farm they
also captured prisoners. A German
attack in the region Of AntheuiI was
completely broken up.
Between the forest Of Villera- Cot-
terets and Chateau Thierry. heavy
artillery fighting continued during
the night.
French patrols took prisoners In
the region OF Bussaires and west Of
Rheims in the Champagne battle
area"
The British Report.
London. June IA strong enemy
party this morning attacked one of
the posts recently established by the
British southwest of Merris, on the
Flanders front. the war ONCE an
nounced.
The attack was completely repula-
ed.
The Germans left some prisoners
In the hands OF the British.
Activity by the German artillery in
the region Of Villers- -Bretonneug. Ia
the east Of Amiens. as we'll as In Che
Scarpe valley east of Arras, Is res
ported.
The statement says:
Early this morning an attack was
made by a strong party of enemy up-
on one Of our new posts southwest
Of Merris. II was completely re-
pulsed. A few prisoners remained
in our hands.
"The hostile artillery has been ac-
tive In the ViIlers- Bretouneux sector
and in the Scarpe valley.
During the night successful raids
were carried out by us in the neigh
l1orhood of NeuvilIe. VitRsse and C4iv4
enchy LeE-l la -Basse. Patrol encoun-
ters took place. to our advantage,
southwest Of Gavrelle and north o6
MerviIIe. AS result of these diner
ent encounters we captured several
prisoners and two machine guns.
Progress very slow
London. June 1.-THE German
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