Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-01
TOddy's War
Summary
(By Tho Associated PreesI

"A new phase In the fighting in the
A~isne-Afarne salient is imminent. On
both sides the infantry rests while the
respective commands prepare for fur
ther, movements In the great struggle
in which there has been no let up in
since July Is.
Allied gunners r hurting shells
Of all calibers into the German posi-
tions and in the communication area
northward to the Vesle, to blast a
path for the infantry when they move
again. The enemy is retaliating with
high explosives and gas shells.
What the lull portends is not clear.
The possibilities are many, but the
facts. stand out that the Germans are
otsanxious to meet the hard hitting
they have not taken the opportunity to
counter attack and attempt to retake
important positions on the center,
held by the Americans and on the
west flank in the hands Of the
French and British. This may bear
out, lin. the opinion Of some Allied
quarters, that the Germansh fully in
tended to retire to the Vesle or be-
You'd. as soon as their plans had been
perfected and that the enemy efforts
of the past three or four days has
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ing important movements.
As long as they remain south Of a
line running generally between
Rheims and scissors the Germans are
subject to violent bombardments from
the Allied guns which can demoralize
their communication system more or
less. However, the bulge in the salient
has been lessened and the Germans
are on higher ground than formerly.
But at two vital points-Seringes and
north of Grand Rozoy-there are
deep indentations in the German line.
These points offer good jumping or
places. for the Americans and the
French when they again are ready to
move forward.
A, brief calm in the infantry fight
ing last week was broken by General
Foch launching an attack across the
Marine east of Dormans and this had
a good effect on the situation to the
west where the Germans subsequently
were forced out of the region Of Fere.
e~n-Tardenois. There are no indica-
tons, either official or unofficial how
ever, that any such plan is now under
way.
On the whole the most Significant
straw seems to be the failure of the
Germans to attack the Allies wher
they relaxed momentarily.
Berlin, reporting the repulse Of AL
lied and especially American effort.
Tuesday IN the Marine battlefield, ad'
mits the loss of Merris to the British
The German wal Office claims tina
the prisoners captured in the fighting
since July Is now aggregate $4,000
The latest unofficial total of German'
taken by the Allies vas 10000. 8
The opening of the fifth year. of tn.
great war finds other sectors ant
other fronts in France, Italy an.
Macedonia relatively quiet. Their
have been artillery actions here an,
there but except for the repulse of
German raid in the Montdidier are
the infantry is inactive.
Unofficial reports received in Pari
are to the effect hat the German
command has attempted to Withdraw
more troops from the eastern front
The German commander in Russia i
said to have declared it would b
unsafe" to take troops from tn
Balkans.
British aviators again have bombe
the cities of Stuttgart and Coblenz. !
fire vas started at Stuttgart. Import
ant military objects in the Saar regio,
west of the Rhine also have been at
tackled with good results.