Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-15

further retirement of the enemy
in that sector is probable, accord.
ing to advices received here this
afternoon.
(By- The Associated Press)
Allied success in Picardy apparently !,
has compelled the Germans to realign |
their positions between Albert and Ar /,
ras Enemy troops have begun re- /
tirement on a five mile front but COM /
plete details of the movement are :
lacking.
Between the Ancre and the Disc tho /
fighting is still confined to local ac-
tions at various points. The British /
and French have improved their po- i
sitions Slightly north Of the Somme |
northwest of Roye, south of Lassigny
and along the Disc. Enemy troops
have shown no disposition to counter
attack elsewhere and have confined |
their retaliatory efforts to artillery
ombardments.
The extent Of the German with /,
drawal north of Albert is not yet
clearly defined and it's effect upon the |,
situation as a whole is problematical. /,
Field Marshal Haig announces the en-
emy has left his forward positions at 4
Beaumont Hamel, Serre. Puisieux-au-
Mont and Bucquoy. These are in the
Hebuterne sector where the Germans
were, stopped in their offensive tof
March 21. Many vain efforts were
made by the Germans to reach the
heights around Hebuterne as their po-
sitions in this sector were dominated
by the British guns. Should the Ger
MAN lines be moved back any great
! depth the line south to Albert and
thence to the Somme would be affect
ed. Likewise the line northward to
the Scarpe might have to. be read
justed. 1t is not unlikely that the
| movement here is similar in purpose
| to the rscent @tt tthdrawals in The Lys
salient and is part Of a German
plan to get into as strong position as
possible on the entire front from
Ypres to Rheims.
North of the Somme Australian
troops have improved their positions
between Bray and Etineham, reaching
the western outskirts of Bray, one Of
the main bastions Of the line south
northwest of Roye, the British have
made progress toward the Chaulnes-
ROye railroad. =
Lassigny still holds out The French,
however. continue their pressure and
are now little more than a mile
south of the Disc. German resistance
is strong, the enemy counter attacking
repeatedly on the hills and on tho
woods of the plateau region there. VI
! On the western bank of thess0iaass
slightly more than six miles south II az
| Noyon the French have occupied Rms
court. The town itself is on tho les8
land but the French also holds 81
heights to the west and north&
| which were part of the defensiyAsS3 y -s R
tenn for Ourscamp forest, eastsp1 Il
Disc. and Thiescourt wood, south SS 4 1
Lassigny. While the French h1Ve. ii6k
broken the Roye Lassigny-N -Noyon sliHhss
| it is still far from being saved sfn k6a
Germans and French advanrS6f
even less than a mile would
out of balance. ssAs Sss3s u.
| Four weeks ago today MSISh1f &
Foch took the initiative on theaWx1f fssS ss
ern side Of the Marne salient ana ss
week ago the French and British RI
the German lines east and south oEtt
Amiens In the four weeks the Aiiies 4
have reclaimed nearly 1900 square
miles of territory, improved their
emy, freed the important railways
running east and north from Paris ,
and unofficially have captured $4,000
prisoners and 100 guns. These are
the physical gains, the future holds
the others.
Many army officers in Washington
expect that a new drive shortly will \
be made against the enemy. Flanders
| or the area between the Disc and
Scissors are believed to be the most
likely fields of action.
| Along the vesle the French and
Americans are being subjected to bonn ,
bardments from German airmen az
we'll as from enemy guns. There hasi
been no infantry action. In Lorraine
American patrols have brought pris-
/ oners from the enemy trenches. Al
| lied airmen Tuesday put out Of action
43 German machines, 81 of which
were destroyed. Attacks on railway
stations. airdromes. ammunition'i
dumps and other military targets
continue without a letup American
aviators also have bombed railway
stations in the area between verduna
and Metz.
4 1t is reported that the Soviet troops
are retiring from Moscow. The rea-
son for the movement is not disclosed.
Premier Lenine and Foreign Minister
Trotzky were reported several days
ago to have gone to Kronstadt be-
cause Of unsettled conditions In Mos
COW.
Humbert Lnnd Sammiee.
| With the French Army in France.