The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-29
RESTORATION OF RUSS MONARCHY NOT CONFIRMED
BLOODY EFFORTS 10 TAKE YPRES CONTINUE WITHOUT PAUSE
PRESS
SUMMARY OF WAR

seems TO be another assault on the
British positions on the KENNEL,
front southwest Of YPres, opening a
new phase Of the great drive in
Flanders. Apparently the crucial
test Of the allied holding power in
this area is at hand. Il
The preliminary bombardmsnt
started in the early morning, took
in . mile front from Metsren,
west of BailIsul, to VoormszssIs, two
miles south Of Yprss. Infantry at
taeks in this AREA developed shortly
afterward and the battle appears to
have been on in earnest when Field
Marshal Hais's report was issued in
London at noon.
The enemy has been striking with
great fury at voorHezeels for the
last two or three days, evidently
hoping 70 drive in behind Ypres and
break up the orderly withdrawal OF
the British from the further por-
tions of the YpFes salient which
they have been evaeuating. Gen
erai Won Arnin has been success
fully held of from this southern
hulwark Of the salient, but mean
while he has been preparing 20 take
adva ntaas of the success he won
last week in the capture OF Mount
KENNEL, which he was unable TO
develop Immediately because of the
stiff allied resistance.
LOIRE PROBABLE CENTER.
Further attacks In the voor-
nezeeIe sector may accompany the
delivery Of todzy's blew but the
greatest force OF this thrust seems
likely 10 manifest itself in the viein-
ity Of Loere, where sohrapenberp, |
Mont Rouge, Mont Note, and other
sn1insneea are the enemy objeetives.
The French, who are holding the |
line at Locre fortified themselves
late last week BY ellnsins 70 this
village, although more than once /
deiven cut By savage thrustss |
Another attack which was launched l
there yesterday afternoon was
promptlg repuisnd.
Probably to mask their real purs /
pose the Germans last night heavily /
bombarded the southern portion of
the Lys battle front from GiVenehy
TO Nieppe wood, and likewise turned
their artillery loose on the front be-
tween Lens and Arras, further
south. No infantry attacks have
been reported in these sectors ex-
cspt on the part Of the British, who
by a successful coup last night re-
captured the post taken from them
last week near Festubert, north Of
Givenchy.
As in the case Of the last previous
heavy assault In Flanders the Ger
mans have also been demonstrating
on the Somma front although not in
such force as was the case last
week. They drove several times last
night at the French positions in
Hannard wood, however, and heav-
ily bombaFded this sector north 60
NiiIers- Bretonneux. The infantry
attacks were broken up by the
French fire and the allied artillery
answered the German
guns in this region and between
Lassisny and Noyon, on the lower
side Of the Montdidisr salient.
AMERICANS IN PIcARDY.
IN Pieardy there has been no ae-
tiVity except by the artillery, the
German cannon being very active on
the front east Of Amions from Nil-
lers- BretonneuN 60 the Luce river.
The French official announcement
last Wednesday that American
troops are now aidinn the British
and French in holding up the Ger
man advance toward AnaisHa is con-
hrned in an Associated Press dis
patch direct from the new American
positions.
The German artillery is most ao-
live on the Toul sector, keeping up
IN intermittent fire against the
american troops 70 the northern
part Of the western front.
Dispatches from Petrograd and
Moscow each dated Tuesday, last, Il
9iVe no indications OF the reported
revolt in Petronrad on behalf OF the
former Grand Duke Alexis Mikol.
Aievitch. sgedish-Norweaian cor
in Finland continue 70
report rumers that Alexis has been
proclaimed emperor and that the
new government viii not be bound
5y the Bolshsvik- German peace
treaty IL is declared disorders were
in Russia Thursday.
Meanwhile the Germans and
White guards are rapidly approach
nc the Russian border north Of
9etroarad and the dissolution Of the
Rec guard revolt ia said not 60 be
lar OF.
GERMANS AT WBoRe.
The capture Of Viborp, rs miles
northwest Of petrograd ~ the cer-
nana Il expected shortly. communi-
sation between Viborp and Petroa
yrad has been severed.
In sCaueHaia the Turks con-
inue their forced occupation Of ter
'itory ceded in che Brest-L itowakl
seace treaty and report tho capture
II Nars.
The controversy between Holland
Ind Germany it ia reported unofi-
.iallyv has been settled By Holland5s
lureelng kp the transport Of sand
ind gravel through Dutch territory ]
rom Germany to Belgium. in Yield !
no to Eerlfnsa demands the Dutch ]
loyerRment il understood to have
tipNiated that khe amount on sand /
ND gravel used in making con-
.rates must Be limited and cannot
q ueed fer military purposes. Ru- Z
nors N The Hague are that Foreianl {
Minister Loudon will resign 40 re- 1
ult Of shs paseiBg o. the Diplomatic
afn5n Z