The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-10

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SUMMARY OF WAR

Great .Britain's naval triumph Of
April % at Zeebrugse, when this
important German submarine base
was apparently blocked by the sink
ing Of concrete laden ships, has been
virtually duplicated at Ostend, an
other valuable base for the U-boats
Just to the east. The old cruiser
Vindietive, filled with concrete, was
sunk last night across the entrance
TO ostend harbor. The operations
begun with a view to closing the two
ports, the admiralty announces, have
now been successfully completed"
The. Importance Of the blocking op-
erations lies in the fact that the Ger.
mans will now be forced to revert,
for some time at least, to their own
ing points for their under-Sea raid
ers. These craft would therefore
have TO traverse far longer, more diff
ficult and more dangerous routes to
attain their cruising grounds, with
the consequent increase by many
times the chances Of their being
turned back or destroyed.
LAND FIGHTING.
The land fighting of last night
brought success to both the British
and the French. In the case of the
former, the action took the form Of
British counter attack upon ground
the Germans took yesterday in the
Albert sector northeast of Aniens.
Field Marshal Haig's troops gained a
complete victory, restoring the posi-
ton intact and taking some prison"
erss
The French success was still more
important, as il represented a net
gain of ground for the allies on the
Semme front. In an intensive op.
Grafton, hsraIded by a hrief but
heavy bombardment, the French cap
$ured Grivesnes park, five miles
north Of montdidier, and held their
own there against counter measures
by the Germans, taking $50 prison
ers during the fighting.
The Germans had held an impor-
tant sector of this park, which ad-
east, and s just TO the north OF the
sector where American troops have
been reported fighting in the Pieardy
battle.
British and French troops south.
west of Ypres, having firmly re-es-
tabIished the line attacked Wednes-
day, are awaiting tho next move
by the Germans in their efforts to
drive through behind Ypres. The
latest repuise was the second the
Germans have suffered along the
voorrnezeele- Loere line since the
capture of Mont KENNEL, but fur
ther attempts BY the enemy are ex"
pected.
Attention is being paid by the Ger
mans to the British line north Of the
Sorarne, in Pieardy and for the frat
time in several weeI<e che enemy
again has attempted 60 adWsnCe- his
lines west of Albert. In a local at
tack against the British, after suf-
ferinH heavy. losses, the Germans
have captured $50 yards of the first
| British line, but were repuIsed else
where. A similar local operation at
| BouzincouFt, north Of Albert, was
smashed by the British. -
Elsewhere along the Flanders and
Somnae battIefields only the artillery
| has been active. Paris reports vio-
| lent firing in the sector north of
Montdidier to Hailles.
Latest reports indicate the Ger
man effort in the. north was TO have
bean in great strength but that the
British artillery on the east and a
French infantry attack and barraas
on the west broke up che enemy di-
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As a result only two divisions at
tackled on the seant five miles be-
tween Voormezeeie and La CIytte.
After much heavy fighting, these
troops had gained nothing and had
sustained heavy losses. Berlin re-
porss the capture Of 675 Anglo
French troops in successful attacks.
.. BoMBERS ARE BUSY.
Allied airnen have taken advantage
Of improved weather conditions to
drop many tons of bombs on import
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