The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-02
LVDASHLVC ATTACK TAKE VILLA GE OF VAJY,
BIG SECTION or THE PARIS HIGHWAY AND 275 PRISONERS
HUNS SHELL LZFEBOATS OFIHETORPEDOED HOSPITAL SHIP
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SUMMARY OF THE WAR
(Rv Associated Press.l

moved forward in the important Sec
tor northwest of Chateau Thierry,
where the Germans in their late
spring rush between the Aisne and
! the marne, made their nearest ap"
Proaeh TO Paris.
American troops figured conspieu-
ousIy in this operation, carried out
last night in conjunction with the
French. They captured the village Of
VauN, two miles west Of Chateau
| ThierFy and the heights lying to the
west northwest of the captured ham,
let.
Some important wooded land also
was seized and hold on ne" sectors
OF the main highway leading from
Chateau Thierry to Paris. In over
running this ground the American
forces took 275 Germans prisoner, in
cluding five officers, together with
numerous machine guns and quanti-
ties of material. The French took
score or more prisoners, bringing the
total UP 20 more than 300.
Effective assistance TO the Ameri'
! can infantry in their forward dash
was evidently given by the Frenoh
artillery, which is posted on hill 204,
midway between Vaux and Chateau
1 Thierry.
From this en1inenoe, which forms
the hastfon of the defensive line near
the apex of the Germans Marne ga
lent the allied line has been carried
forward all the way 70 a point be-
greatly improved one for either Of
fensiVe or defensive purposes.
This operation Was evidently a
continuation of the Franco American
forward movement carried out by To-
cal attacks which has been progress
ing actively Of late in this sector. 1t
already has resulted in the strength
eninq and Improvement of the line
to a marked extent, from the allied
viewpoint.
Should IL continue to be pushed,
$he movement promises further i'm
poFSant results by the pInehing out
process upon German salients which
have made the line an irregular one
between the Marine and the Ciignon,
near the noTtherIy end of the Amer
ican sector.
ON BRITISH FRONT.
On the British front in the Pieardy
area, Field Marshal Haia'a troops
have been forced to fight hard to hold
their new line northeast of Amiens,
whore on Sunday night they forced
the Germans out of q valuable po-
sition on the high ground near Bou-
Ztncourt. north of Albert.
The Germans counter attacked
| strongly there last night but failed
TO regain their lost territory. Only
at one point were they able TO gain
a footing in their old trenches, being
repuIsed with loss everywhere else.
On other parts of the front there
were Taiding operations in which
prisoners were taken both by the
British and the French. The Ger
mans were repulsed in several raid
ing attempts.
Germanys expected blow against
the western front is still withheld.
Meanwhile the British and French
continue TO reeapture small pieces of
terrain in local actions. On the
mountain front west of the Brenta
the Italians have extended their sue
cess by the capture of two more
heights.
Activity behind the enemy lines Is
reported to be on a greater scale
than last week, but the Germans
have given no sign of where they
will attack. In fact, the Germans
have not even made strong attempts
70 retaks the ground captured by the
aIIIes IN the successful nibbliRq op-
eFations of the last ten days. The
latest gains by the British have been
ras and the Somme, while the French
are active between the Aisne and the
Marne.
Allied aIrmen are harassina the
area behind the German lines with
Increasing violence. Aerial conbats
nave been numerous and the French
and British airmen have BROUGHT
down out Of control So German ma
chimes and destroyed eight captive
balloons. Railway functions, air.
dromes and other military targets
naye been bombed heavily, while
British airn1en keen up their bonn
bardment on the district around Metz
and eastward toward the Rhine.
Mannerheim again has been attacked.
The Germans repeated their attempts
to raid Paris Monday night but met
with no success.
AMERICAN CORPS READY,
When the Germans attack they will
probably find an American corps aid
ing in barring their way westward,
II is believed that the first American
corps has been completed. Three d.
visions are in the line from north.
west Of montdidisr to east of Chateau
Thierry on the Marne.>
Berlin reports the Fepulse of all
French and British thrusts. A GREAT
POEEtoN OF GUG G0FfTtEU OFFICIAL F6BorG
on Monday is given TO recapituIation
of the number of prisoners captured
since March ri. lt is claimed the
Germans have taken 19fA54 allied
prisoners. Cannon taken are report
ed az 2,475 and the number of ma
chine guns at 15l024.
General Diaz strengthened appFe-
ciabIy his position between Asiago
and the Brerta in thu operations of
Saturday and Sunday in which
Monte Di Val Bella. Col Del Rosso |
and Col pi Chelo were taken. The |
Austrians suffered severely from the |
italian and allied aerial fire and lost |
1900 prisoners. The italian losses are
reported as slight owing 20 the ac-
euFacy of the supporting artillery. |
Strong enemy counter attacks against |
Monte Di Val Bella were checked by |
the italians. Vienna admits the loss |
Of Monte Di Val Bella and Col Del |
Roseo and Gays the AustFians with |
drew 20 their former positions
Czeeho- Siovak troops took part in |
the capture Of Monte pi Val Bella |
almost simultaneously with the an
nouncen1ent that France and Great |
Britain had given their support Go |
the Czeoho- SlcVale fight for inde- |
pendsnes. Other Czeeho- SioVaIS |
troops, formerly under the Austrian |
flag, have been most active against /
the Boisheviki in Siberia.