Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-27
,.Today's War
Summary
tBy The Associated Press)

Mar6hal FOch struck another blow
at the Germans this morning when
British forces south Of the Sensec
river between Douai and Cambrat
First reports from the battle field In
dictate that satisfactory progress Is
being made. y
Sweeping over positions which have
been held by the Germans for years
and'Ecaptnting thousands Of prison
ers, many pieces of artillery and
large quantities Of war material, the
French and American armies on the
Champagne and Argonne forest won
a great initial success In their attack
yesterday.
Over a front of 20 miles the Amer
lean army has advanced to an aver
age depth Of seven miles, captured
10 towns and taken 5000 prisoners.
When the last reports were filed
last night the Americans were still
pressing forward in pursuit Of the
retreating enemy.
The French west Of the Argonne
forest have gained from three to four
miles at certain points and are main
tanning constant contact with the en-
envy.
line hat has long been quiet, the
Germans evidently were aware that
the assault was impending and know
Ing it's power, had withdrawn their
heavier guns and most Of the forces
in the first lines to positions further
north. Fol- this reaso the advanc-
ing French and Americans encoun-
tered less opposition than might have
been expected over much Of the front
attacked.
When viewed on the mar the
ground wrested from the enemy dur
ing the first day of the offensive takes
the form Of two 'o~utstretched wings
Of an eagle. the body of the bird be.
ing the Argonne forest This eagle"
seems to be flying northward.
D~annevoux, a village on the west
bank OF the Mouse, approximately
five miles north of Dead Mans Hill,
point of penetration officially identi-
fled. General Pershing's report
however, would appear to indicate
that h Americans must have nearly
reached Vilosnes, north Of Dannevoux
and moved ahead along the Aire river
On the eastern -edge>of the Argonne
forest into the neighborhood Of Cha
teaux and Exermont.
Ahead of h advancing French
and Americans area number of i'm
portant railway lines which feed the
German positions along the front. If
the drive continues to progress 1t will
carry a distinct threat to the whole
German position north of the Aisne,
west Of h present battlefield and
also tend to putflank the enemy's
lines before: Metz and Briey.
That the enemy has prepared lines
to which he is retiring is the belief
of observers. Just where this line is
located is not known exactly but 1t is
probable that the rate OF progress Of
the Allies, IL smainta1ned, will bring
them up against this new front very
Bulgarian forces in Macedonia
seem to- be fleeing in what resembied
disorder from the hills to the east of
the Vardar river. British units in
vaded Bulgaria, having reached Kos
turino. in the hills south Of Strum-
itza, the Bulgarian fortress on the
Macedonian frontier. THIS advance
the Bulgarian armies along the line
which passes through the lowlands
between Lake Dorian and the sea and
bring Bulgaria face to face with an
invasion Owe q wide front.
Along the Vardar the Serbians and
French have swept over Babuna
pass and taken Velos while to the
east they are in the outskirts of Ish-
tib. In this region they threaten an
They LIE within 80 miles of the Bull
garian capital at Ishtib. It is prob
able. however, that an effort Will
first be made to take the city Of Us
kub, 20 miles northwest Of Veies. Us
kub is said to be the chief supply
center for he enemy armies in old
Serbia.
On the western side of the battle
area the shattered Bulgarian forces