The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-18
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SUMMARY OF war

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the French border goes on. HAVING
retired east Of Ypres, the British are
now putting 40 . most despsrats
rssistanes 70 the Germans nenaeina
Ypres and HazsbroucE<, the important
supply base TO the southwest,
French troops have come 70 Field
Marshal Hsia's assistance and are
fighting side by side with the British
~ stemming the enemy tide east Of
Hazsbrouek.
During the last "a hours che
heaviest fighting has been aIonu the
Lys on q front of fifteen miles from
west OF Melville and Wytsohaete.
The British took the offensive and
ragained Wytschaeta and Metsren.
six miles east northeast Of Haze
broucS, Wednesday, but the Germans
in strong counter attacks, forced
them 60 retire again. Along the re-
maindsr Of the front the enemy threw
wave after wave of attackers against
the Franco British defense, but II did
not talter and the Germans gained
nothing IN payment for sanuuiuary
losses.
danuemarcIS, tpassehendaela and
Poelcspeile, which Berlin reports the
Germans have occupied, were scenes
OF cooperate encounters IN the hard
won British advance of last summer
and fall when they gained the entire
Observation-Disclosures ridge.
TO PREPARED POSITIONS.
Correspondents report the British
near Tpres are retiring to prepared
positions along or close 20 the line
from which the offensive was launch
ed IN 1917. This would place the new
line probably near Boesinuhe, Wietie.
Hooae and Hill 90, southeast of ZiIie-
bekeS and about two miles east Of
YpreS. Berlin's official communica-
ton attempts 70 make ii appear that
the Germans gained towns on the cid
Flanders battlefield after fiuhtind,
The British retirement was carried
out Monday and British gums reap-
ed a harvest in the enemy ranks
when the Germans penetrated the
abandoned positions. Wednesday the
Germans gained no new around from
east Of Melville 20 WYtschaets, but
were compelled to use LARGE forces
Meteren. The German pressure east
of Hazehrouek shows the enemy still
desires the capture of this base IN
the probable hope of forcing q fur
theF retirement in the Ypres region.
How large the French forces are
that have come TO help the British
has not been disclosed. Field Mar
shall Haiu said last week that heavy
French achievements were moving
toward the battlefield.
On the remainder Of the British
front and on the Pieardy battle front
and French sectors, there has been
no infantry activity. Belgian troops
north of fpras have repulsed German
attacks and captured 600 prisoners in
eiectinu the enemy from trenches he
had occupied.
ON AMERICAN FRONT.
On the Lorraine sector American
troops have penetrated to the third
German line and are IN unnaolestad
possession of No Mans Land.
Viscount Miner has been APPOINT
ed British secretary for war, q Paris
newspaper says, and had q long con-
ference Wednesday night with
Premier Clemeneeau in Paris. The
report lacks official confirmation.
Lord Miner, who has been a mena-
Der of the British war cabinet, sue
oeeds the Earl Of Derby, who Goes 70
Paris 20 take the place Of the RETIRING
ambassador Lord Berthe, according
10 the report.
British merchant losses due ID GER
man submarine warfare show an fn-
crease for the past week. The total
Of ships lost rose from six 70 fifteen
while the increase in vessels Of more
than 100 tons was from four to
eleven. French and Italian losses
show little change.