The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-01
BRINGING UP new
FORCES TO FILL
GAPS in Lines
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SUMMARY OF War

Stunned by the severe punishment
inflicted by the British and French
the Germans in Flanders have given
up for the moment their attempts
20 gain further hill positions west
OF Mount KENNEL. Meanwhile, IL 10
presumed that General Won Arnin1 10
reforming his battered foroes and
bringing up new reserves TO hurI
against the allied defense
Gernany's occupation OF Mont
KENNEL has not enabled the enSnsy
TO eneroaeh further into the British
and French positions southwest Of
YPEess nor has it apparently brought
amy nearer the evacuation Of the
fiateened Yprea salient. After the
intense fighting of Monday in which
the Germans strovs desperately 20
enlarge their gains on the high
ground north Of the Lys, there has
been only local fighting.
Apparently the allied commanders
arc content Go hold on 70 their proa-
ent line and to let the Germans
make more attacks In an endeavoP to
drive them back. In their disastrous
FepuIse the Germans not only failed
70 gain although using larger forces
than the defenders, but they were
driven from come positions they had
held since the capture OF Mont ken1-
ARTILLERY ACTIVE.
Along the Flanders front and In
Picardy strong artillery bonbard-
n1ents continue The Germans have
been throwing great numbers OF
shells into the French positions
around Hansards. south Of the
SomFaeS probably In preparation for
m&ilt ana$ban a&$aanvsA a.. I~s,,.. Al
French back to the Avra. A Ger
man attack in the Noyon sector
brought the enemy into French posi-
tions from which, however, they were
hurled In spirited fighting.
American artillery on the Pieardy
front has been busy shellina enemy
targets, but there has been no in
Lfantry activity. On the TouI sector
American aviatora have hrouuht
ooavFS German machine, the third in
three weeks.
In MesopoEannIa General MarohaII
has advanced Forth-norEEaas Of
Bagdads captured two towns and
nearly nine hundred prisoners. The
Turks avoided battle ae kifPa, 100
miles northeast OF Bapdad, and He'd
toward kIFkSuks about 760 miles
north and on the main road TO
tive. A rstreatine column was at.
tackled ard more than 500 prisoners
taken, .Sritish cavalry then cap-
tursd TuzhuFHanEIi, about thirty
miles northwest of kifra. The BUR.
suit toward kirfuk continues.
REFORMS ARE URGED.
Declaring that plutoeragie suF-
frages giving political rights 60
wealth, 10 no "Ionssr possible iEs our
nation Chancellor Won Hertlinu hns
Informed the lower house of The
PruBsian diet that Il must nasa %F1a
electoral reform bill or give up rY1ore
rights to the people through force,
The chancellor threatened The Pruo-
slams with revolutions If they lid not
meet the demand speedily. Appar-
emily the chancellor feared grave die.
oroers if the report bill which he
admitted. was hedped around with
eafesuards, is not passed. A motion
to postpone action was defeated bv
five Co one.
HsPorts come through Holland that
newspapeFs in Cologne state that
Pope Benedict will make another
peace ProPosaI on WEitsunday, Nav
1g, and that ft will contain concrefe
offers OF mediation. Similar i1Fars
nation 10 declared 60 have reached
Berlin where It was received avn
Pathetfcaiiy. There have been o{her
reports recently from Germany that
the Pope was preparing 20 move
again for peace. It has been held
in allied oapitaIs that Carnasn Nv
would launch "peace offensive H
the, offensive Of che west failed OF an
early victory. s'
Today''s official statements reveal
no break in Flanders and 90 She
south.
In local fighting In the former AREA.
the British rspulsed an attack E3V She
Germans near ST. Julien, northeast Of
Ypres, and took prisoners from Ger
man poets which were rusE1ed IN the
vicinity OF Meteren. The French
troops IN Flanders carried cue q email
operation which was important m
that II improved their position on the
holding ground about Loere.
which protects ths flank OF Mont
Rouge.
On The Sonnae front che eontinu
ance OF artillery actions OF some vio-
lence is reported near Willers- Breton
neux and TO the south along the
Avre.