The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-07-29
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SUMMARY OF The WAR
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to stay the allies As the French
and Americans, who have advanced
most rapidly, press northward the
German resistance has become stiff
err. The enemy also is making great
use of his artillery on the heights
north of Scissors and Rheims and is
subjecting the sides of the pocket TO
an enfiading bombardment of great
violence.
THE NEW ALLIED LINE.
From west to east the >aIIied line
now runs from OuIchy-le-Ch Chateau
Ourcq to Fere, thence through Serey
and Goussancourt to south of Vile
to Bhgny. North of OuIchy and north
of BIigny the Germans have main
tained their positions stoutIy despite
the steady hamnAering of the allies.
Sergy, held by the Americans, rep
resents an advance of 10 miles from
Chateau Thierry in in ten days. The
forward movement Sunday was as
great as five miles at some points
but averaged slightly more thar two
miles along the front from Oulchy
to BIqny.
While the enemy loss in men may
not be great, the allies probably will
capture many guns and machine
guns in addition to supplies and
munitions which the Germans have
been unable to destroy or move
away.
Allied losses, have been kept at
minimum by the most extensive use
of tanks. Cavalry again has taken
LA anI 1SkaF EixESarz
airpIanes have been harassinq the
retreatinq Germans unceasinglys
anew POSITIONS" go.
Berlin speaks of "new positions"
but does not indicate where they
are. The German command may
elect to make a stand on strongly
prepared positions south Of the
VesIe. Observers think the VesIe
will mark the retirement north
ward but the river is shallow and,
runs northwest. The Aisne, however,
runs east and west between Sois-~
sons and Rheims and with the
heights of the Cherin des Danes
behind it would offer just as strong
a defensive position as it did i'm
mediateIy after the first battle of the
. In its official statement, Berlin
makes no a EMISSION OF allied ad-
vances either Saturday or Sunday.
Reporting on Sundays operations it
says that the day was "qGiet except
for fighting on the Ourcqt"
g, There has been heavy local fight
ing in the heights region between
Rheims and Souain, east of the
Marne battlefield, but General Gou-
raud has held to his recent gains and
smashed German attacks. Prison
ers captured here by the French are
reported to total 1900. Other SEQ
tors of the western battle front re-
main quiet and neither side gives
indications Of any movement in-I
tended to affect The situation north
of the Marne. Raids have taken
place on the British front, the Brit
ish being the aggressors.
Official denial is made from German
main headquarters that Field Mar
shall Won Hindenburg either is dead
or in poor health. His health Is re-
ported to be excellent.
Premier Lloyd Georges threat that
muniton strikers not at work on
Monday would be subject 20 military
probably will result in a
of the strike movement.
Strikers at Birmingham and other
places Sunday decided to return to
work pending further negotiations.
Only a small part of the industry
has been affected.
While the Germans have been busy
setting their forces back out Of the
baa Between Soiasons and Rheims,
their forces further north have been
attacked by the British once more. /
Australian troops, attacking on each
side of the Bray-corbie road, east
Of Anriens and north of the Sol river,
took two lines Of German trenches
over a two-nriIe. front. The Austrab-
ians also captured 100 prisoners.
This operation is just to the north
Of lIameI and Nillers- -Bretonneux,
where the Australians and Ameri-
cans early in July, won a local vic
tory over the enemy. Further south
is the line over which the French |
have more recently advanced TO
positions along the Avre
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