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BONDS, ALL you have to
DO is OBETY,
RURAL SECTIONS
TAKING BLOCK OF
$626,230 BONDS
/Figures,* Made Public To
day, Reveal Tremendous
Subscriptions
EQUAL TO 66%
OVERPURCHASE
Few Returns Still to Come
.Will Further Increase
The Figure
Figure® announced at fhe office of
"the Oasa county executive commit
tee of the Third Liberty Loan, by T.
TV Hughes, chairman. and F. W. Mc
Roberts, secretary, show that to date
Ja»s county has oversubscribed ita af
lotment of $400,000 for the rural dls
tricta 6 6 V* per cent The total
[amounted to 3626.250.
A few straggling (Returns are ex
pected to com® in for several days as
the work of cleaning up the districts
progresses. The campaign in the
county will not close until April 27,
bot as far as the office of the execu
tive committee is concerned, the work
in practically completed now, largely
due to the fact that many of the peo
ple volunteered their allotments be
rfore the workers made the district*.
The returns from the Cass county
jrural districts follow:
Barnes Twp., A. H. Barnes. .$ 10,460
iKmden. C. J. Brick 15,800
[.Hunter, W.* F. Bailie 42,600
'-asselton, George. S. Churchill 62,600
rdner, H. J. Gowenlock .. 12,600
Mapleton, C, J. Graber ..
Wheatland, R. C. Hocking
[Alice, F. M. Johnson .....
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PLAN TOR FARGO
The unyielding stand, taken by one
property owner on Northern Psustflc
avenue, in refusing to sign a peti
tion for the vacation of a certain
alley, after every property owner in
the block had signed, resulted In an
nouncement today by C, J. Faxney,
manager of the Advance-Rumely
company, that the company had
§ri ven orders to abandon the building
'project and to place Its property on
the avenue on sale.
"We regret, as others also do, that
he action on the part of this in
dividual has prevented the erection
a $60,000 building by the Advance
Tlumely people. We made every pos
fcible concession to the man, even of
fering him the use of the outer wall
adjoining his property on the west
ifrhich would have enhanced the
value of his property fully $2,000
jet he refused to sign," said Mr
Farney.
A week ago a petition was filed
gvith the city commissioners asking
#or the vacation of the aJley in block
bounded by Northern Pacific
avenue, the Northern Ppoiflo tracks
and Third and Fourth streets north.
The petition, presented by Mr
•"barney, carried the signature of ev
•rv property owner in the specified
tlock with tha exception of one. Be
cause of the lack of this signature,
he petition could not be acted on by
the city commission.
According to a statement made by
ifr. Fajnay the matter was referred
to the general offices of the company,
Which wired for the Fargo manager
to halt all plans for the proposed
I5raiding and to place the company's
property on the market for sale.
"We don't intend to quit the Fsi-
field, but will continue to rent
roperty," commented Mr. Farney.
W# intended to erect a building
|§xl5Q feet, two stories with base
inent this season, and an addition of
two more stories later when buildii^F
materials axe not so high."
President Will
Not Be Able To
Golf For Month
(By Associated Press.)
TOkshington. April 20.—The bum
received by President Wilson yester
day when he grasped a hot exhaust
fiipe fix he climbed from the fighting
tank Britania after a ride around the
IVhite House grounds will prevent
jMm from playing golf for at least a
Jent
ionth, it was said today. The Pres
played golf almost every day.
The burn was giving the President
gome pain today but gave no indica
^4lon of being serious.
Jtati-Japanese
Demonstrations
At Vladivostok
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(&y Associated Press
T^ondon, April 20. -Owing to in
crease tint 1- Japanese demonstrations
gt Vladivostok where Japanese and
«riti«hImarines
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recently were landed,
hag been necessary to arrange for
letnforcements. telegraphs the cor-
Yes pendent at Tientsin, of the Kx
inang* Telegraph company.
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•HE'LL
JtBT C'tAZ-t
S©M ElOOTCMtMr
20,000
SI,050
81,800
14,000
9,600
11,700
62,600
66,400
19,160
Prosper, H. Johnson .....
'Hicks on. T. T. Kinneberg
Argusville, F. F. Kennedy
Buffalo, S G. More ..
Page, F. L. Melton »..».••
Ayr. Wlllia McCosh
Erie. C. M. Nelson 26,300
Highland Twp., W. J. Norris 11,600
iHorane, !. C. Walla
'Kindred, John Ottis
"halTee. Geo. J. Pagel .......
deonard, J. A. Power and
1M50
21,000
27,000
V7: :kur. Watt
'Amenia, Walter Reed .......
Grandin, C. O.-Simensan.....
Javenpor*. A. O. Tusklnd
Twer City, A. M. Voohees •.
Arthur. Fred Williams
of Reed Twy^ J, Yunker
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21,800
20,000
12.0*0
2M
20,0 "0
*,20
Total .$62*.250
Included tn the foregoing figures is
•sthe work of the women In the rural
lit strict*. The women at Etnbden
tiraised $1,300 at Hiekson, IfcO© at.
.Vag*. #4,l©0 *t Ifcivenpart, $1,860 at
«"asselton, $1,850, and at Gardner $850
GIVES
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EAFTCALLS NOT
XPECTED TO GO
BEYOND MEN Iff
THE FIRST CLASS
Associated'
Washington, April 20.—Provost
MarshaJ Genera} Crowder haa advls
ed the eenate military committer
that approximately two million
drafted men will be placed in class
1. These two million, according to
General Crowder, are exclusive of
between 600,000 and 1,000.000 more
annually who would be made sub
Ject to military duty under the pro
posed bill subjecting to registration
youths reaching their majority.
From the two ml|Uon c.en in class
1 and the-additional number secured
by new legislation, General Crowdai
has advised senators that it will be
improbable that oalls will go outside
of the highest class.
Plans for the new draft are some
what unsettled by the house amend
ment to the senate bill changing
basis of quotas from state popula
tlons to the number of men in class
1, which would give credit to states
for all men previously furnished.
Operation of the house amendment,
according to General Crowder, would
cause much inequality between
states In the new draft. Agricultural
states, he has advised the committee,
would have to furnish the largest
new quotas and it is doubted wh*th
this would be advisable
in view of necessity for undiminished
food production.
According to preliminary Inquiry
of the provost marshal general's of
flee, of the house amendment, three
states would be exempt entirely from
the new call.
Bcause of the disproportions arts
ing under the houae plans, General
Crowder has obtained an agreement
from congressional leaders to post
pone action on the bill until a care
ful analysis of results is available.
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Edmonton ...
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Barometer, 2t.37.
forecast.
Minnesota—Partly cloudy tonight
and Sunday warmer in west por
tion tonight temperature near frees
tonight.
North TakQta and Montana—Fair
tonight and Sunday warmer tonight.
South Dakota—Fair tonight and
Sunday rising temperature.
FORECAST FOR WKBK.
Washington, April 20. Weather
predictions for the week beginning
Monday, issued by the weather bureau
today:
Great Lakes region: Fair and
warmer first of week, middle and end
of week probably fair with tempera
tures above normal.
t'pper Mi»sisj?ippi and lower Missis
sippi valleys: Generally fair except
robably showers In the Dakota*
ednesday or Thursday warmer first
of week with temperatures alwrs
normal after Tuesday,
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Total Is Now
$1,238,098,950
/By Associated Press.')
•Washington, April 20.—Subscrip
tions to the Liberty l*oan have
reached $1.238,098,8-5®. the treasury
announced today.
MAY EXTEND THE
TTOWi
(Br Associated Press.)
L/ondon, April 20. Sir William
James Bull has given notice that he
will submit to the house of commons
a resolution to extend the military
service act to all unmarried women
between the ages of 19 and $0 for
work of national importance. Sir
William is Unionist member for
Hammersmith.
CITED FOR BRAVERY.
(By Associated Fresa}
Washington, April 20.--An official
list of the individuals and sections of
the United States army ambulance
service cited by French army com
manders for bravery was received to
day at the office of Burgeon General
Gorgas. Forty-two separate cita
tions are noted. In two instances sa
tire sections were commended.
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Students In the Fourth
Series of Training Camps
Drawn From Three Classes
Washington, D. C., April 20.—
Graduates and students of twenty
middle western universities and col
leges and enlisted men of the regular
army, national guard and national
army will attend the fourth series of
officers' training camps, which will
open May 15. to train officers for the
possible anticipated needs of the
army.
From Three Classes.
Student officers admitted to the
camps will come from the three fol
lowing classes
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5
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From the enlisted personnel of the
divisions sju
detached units of the
Germany Expected to
Divide Allied Armies
Within First Fortnight
(By Associated Fresa}
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London, April 20.—Before the pres
6 ent German offensive began, German
W officers in neutral countries were pre
W pared to wager that the Germans
would succeed in dividing the forces
of the allies within a fortnight. Lord
Robert Cecil, minister of blockage, de
lared in a speech last night at
Hit chin.
A month has passed, the Germans
have not succeeded,"* Lord Robert
continued, but we would be wickedly
foolish if we believed the battle had
ended. We have an indefinite period
of terrible and strenuous struggles
before us. We must not underrate
our enemy, who has had the great ad
vantage of fifty years of preparation
for war, favorable geographical posi
tion and united command.
"But British citizens who have
withstood the Germans for four years
on equal terms have proved that their
valor is equal to Gprroan training,
while recently our forces in France
were placed with the French armtes
1 under the command of that groat
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TWO ASSISTANTS
IN HIS WORK OF
SUPPLYING ARMY
Associated Prtsa)
Washington, April 30.—Lieut. CoL
Robert E. Wood, nominated to be
come a brigadier general, 1s slated
for appointment as acting quarter
master general, it was learned today,
relieving Major General Goethals of
the detailed work of that office.
General Goethals will oontinue In
control of the whole aupply system
of the army.
Colonel Hugh Johnson, also nom
inated for brigadier general, will be
come direct head of the tralflo sad
storage services.
Under the new arrangement Gen
eral Goethals will supervise all of
these tajsks through these two execu
tlve officers as his chief assistants,
Released from routine, he will be
able to expedite consideration of the
broader questions of policy and ex
pediency with relation to hastening
troops and supplies to France.
three armies in the field, excepting
the coast artillery and staff corps, 2
per cent being designated from each
command.
From graduating units of senior
divisions of the reserve officers' schools
and members of the advanced course
who have received one year's training
under the supervision of an army of
ficer.
From the ranks of graduates of gov
ernment recognized schools who have
received at least one year's military
training under an army officer during
the last ten. years.
soldier. General TootL"
Lord Robert did not think that the
enemy's formidable advantage would
decide the battle In his favor but the
allies must not come under the sway
of a too easy optimism.
The minister of blackade referred
to the revelations of Prince Lichnow
sky, former German ambassador to
l»ndon. and. other proofs showing
that Germany was absolutely un
changed since she strove to lull the
world asleep by talk of peace, while
planning this attack. Since the bat
tle has begun there has been no talk
of peace and nothing has been heard
but talk of German annexations, in
demnUi™. increaa»wln the power of
German military cllite and the slav
ery of the rest of the world. He con
cluded
"We are lighting indubitably for the
freedom of the world. Anyone Who
says the Germans desire to live in
pence with their neighbors and are
ready to make a just and righteous
peace is iadulgtog i& v«ta*taiy mK
decepttoa."
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IRELAND OFFERS
UNITED FRONT I
OPPOSITION TO
CONSCRIPTION
Church and Sinn Feiners
Working Toward
Same End
BISHOPS DO NOT
COUNSEL VIOLENCE
But Urge Passive Resis
tance ''By The Mx*|t
Effective Means"
(By Associated Press.?
20.—The
London, April
grave and
menacing situation created by the
determination of Nationalist Ireland,
united as seldom before, to reeist
conscription has aroused deep inter
est throughout Great Britain. Parti
cular emphasis is laid on the decision
of the Roman Catholic hierarchy to
throw in Its lot with the Sinn Fein
ern who have openly proclaimed
Germany as their ally. The bishops
have not counselled violence, urg
ing passive resistance but this
Dublin correspondent s point out,
might easily be turned into active
resistance by a few hotheads when
the time comes to conscript the
young men of the country.
The pledge which 1« to be adminis
tered Sunday, to what one authority
estimates at nine-tenths of the en
tire Catholic population of the coun
try, binds them "to resist conscrip
tion by the most effective means at
their disposal.**
This gives wido latitude and
pleaaes the advocates of both passive
and active reslfitar.ee.
WAR DEPARTMENT
IS OPTIMISTIC
(#jr Associated Pi
Washington, April 20. An
optimistic view of the military situa
tion in Franoe was given today by
Secretary Baker and war department
officials at their weekly conference
with members of the senate military
committee. The_military experts be
lieve the German drive has been
stopped, with every prospect of
permanence.
Another attack of considerably
force is expected from the Germans
shortly, the senators were tolV at
some new poiri* 41s^4oae4 but
with the allied foroM confident of
holding the enemy.
"Dispositions of the allied forces,
particularly General Pershing's wers
disclosed confidentially to the com
mitteemen. The progress of brigad
ing American troops with British and
French units was not made known,
however.
Progress of production of war ma
terials was detailed to the senators
Some ct them said Improvement in
the aviation program was indicated
Much improvement, it was said, was
reported In the quick handling of
Ships.
SHOUTS WENT UP WHEN
BRITISH SAW JERUSALEM
"Scottish MoLsren Writes Editor
Hurley of Wahpoton Timos of
Experiences.
Wahpoton, N. D., April Itj—
v*6cottie"
McLaren, a British soToteT
who has been through the battles
of Galllpoli, served 28 months
Egypt and Palestine and was with
the British armies that captured
Jerusalem, declares in a letter re
ceived by W. S. Hurley, editor of The
Wahpeton Times, that ho has boon
through the whole show without a
scratch.
"Yes. we had a most envious
experience during the months of our
'strafing' toward the Holy City,"
writes McLaren. "I never shall for
get the joyous shout which went up
when we came in sight of Jerusalem.
But I am sorry to sav it was the
last cheer for many of our poor
comrades, but 1 can safely say that
their deaths were duly avenged. It
was at this point that I could never
call fighting sport. It was like a
game' of hounds and hare. I am a
machine gunner so can tell you that
we had some sport. It seemed fun
for a 'time. but after the din of the
battle had lifted and one looked back
at what we come through, it seemed
too uncivilized.
"Christmas. 1&17. was the most
miserable I have ever gone through,
since I left the old country in
September of 1816. We got orders to
move on that eve and to take up our
positions for an attack. We march
ed over some miserable ground In
sheets of rain, practically continu
ous for 12 hours, arriving at our1
destination at dawn on Christina*
morning soaked^o the skin. It can
not be expressed in words how
miserable we felt. We were both
hungrv and fatigued and the pros
pects of going out the next day in the
hunt for our Christmas Turk were
before us.
'We 'strafed' on all of Christmas
week and on New Tear's day, again
in torrents of rain, we came out of
the line victors of another fight. We
have been in reserve since and
although the weather has not been
all that is desired, we have had quits
a decent time."
GOLDENVALLEY COUNTY
EXCEEDS LOAN QUOTA
Beach, N. p.. April SO.—Golden Val
ley county will be far and away "over
the top" In subscriptions to the third
Liberty Lorn. With an allotment of
125.000, subscriptions totalling $81,000
were reported before the storm on
Tuesday, and many communities had
not been heard from.
Beach, at noon Friday, was 250 per
cent over its allotment of 16,000, hav
ing received subscripttont*~M nearly
16,000 at the end of the first day of
the -drive.
Heavy rain and snow hindered work
rural districts during the first
days of the drive, but, with clearing
weather, a number of workers will
increase totals ftwoi eack towa-
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Bolsheviki Call
For the Supplies
At Vladivostok
(By Associated Press.)
Hah bin, Friday, April It.—An order
has boon received at Vladivostok
from the Bolshevik government to
ship the shells, explosives, metals,
and machine tools concentrated there
to European Russia. Freight and pas
senger traffic are to be suspended for
the purpose, if necessary, the order
stipulates.
Ireland Will
Lay Her Case
Before World
(By Associated rress.)
Zhiblin, April 20 —After a lengthy
conference yesterday at the Mansion
house, representatives of the Na
tionalists, «nn Feiners, O'Brienitee
and laboritea decided to prepare for
presentation to the world a state
ment of Ireland's case against the
compulsory military service Imposed
by the British government.
The Lord Mayor of IHibUn has
asked to go to Washington and pre
sent the statement personally to
President Wilson.
Russia Makes
Peace Offer to
The Ukraine
(By Associated Prasa)
Amsterdam. April 20 —A dispatch
from Kiev via Berlin says the Rus
sian national commissioners on
Wednesday made a proposal to the
ministerial council of Ukraine for
peace negotiations and that it was
accepted. The Ukrainians have sent
a courier to Moscow with the formal
acceptance of the Ukrainian author
ities. The peace negotiations will
take place in Kursk
Three Shells
From Big Gun
FalVIn PVris
(By Associated Press.")
Paris, April
20.—Yesterday's
long
range bombardment, which consisted
of three shots at wide intervals, re
suited no ea»ueultle8 ttnd did little
damage. One shell went through the
roof of a house, penetrated a work
shop on the sixth floor and passed
through the back wall, crossed the
courtyard «and into a building in the
rear finally bursting on the staircase.
A number of people were employed,
but all had left the building a f»W
minutes before the shsll fell.
British Losses
For Week Show
Big Increase
(By Associated Presa)
London, April 20. British
casualties reported during the wees,
ending today totalled 12,361, divided
as follows
Killed or died of wounds Officers
676 men 1,6$9.
Wounded or mlsslaf: Officers 2,
173 men 7,081.
The casualties reported for this
week are approximately half as large
as those reported in the preceding
week. Although heavy fighting has
now been in progress a month, how
ever, the lists have not begun to
approach in size those of last year
in the montlis of active operations
when the British were on the of
fensive. There is no means of
determining how far the casualties
now being reported represent losses
in the fighting sinco tb» Omsma of
fensive was started.
SECOND LYNCHING
BARELYJVER1ED
Another Town Of Collins
"ville Almost Repeats
Prager Case
(By Associated Press
Tulsa, Okla., April 20.-With his
neck torn and cut by a noose with
which an irate mob at Colllnsville,
Okla., last night attempted to lynch
him, Henry Rhemer was brought to
the county Jail here today, to avoid
further violence at the hands of his
townsmen who accuse him of dis
loyalty. Rhemer is in custody of a
United States marshal and is to be
taken to the federal prison at
Muskogee as a measure of further
precaution.
A mob of abopt 60 men captured
Rhemer last night and swung him
into the air until he was in a semi
conscious condition. They released
him only at the requekt of Charles
Miller, assistant chief of police, who
pleaded that he be given the right of
a hearing, Rhemer had been taken
from Miller and two patrolmen at the
jail by members of the party who
dragged the prisoner to the hom#
guard armory, tied an electric light
cord about his neck and swung it
over a basketball goal post. He
was then placed upon a chair and af
ter he had complied with a command
that he kiss every star on an Ameri
can flag held before his face, the
chair was removed and his body
left swinging in the air. He was
allowed to hang 15 seconds or more
before his captors relented and cut
him down.
i*
He
id years old aad says ha 1*
a natlvo of Russia.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SUMMARY OF WAR
Field Msrshsl Hsig's troops took
ths sggressivs last night on the
southorn side of the Lys bsttle front
with c^uick and dboisivs nssults
They compelled ths Qtrmana to give
up th* small bits of ground in the
GivenchyFe«tubert sector which
were sll the enemy had to show for
his costly sll-dsy attacks of Thurs
day on this front.
The British counter blow resulted
in the sttsinment of all ths objec
tives sought and In the complete re
establishment of (ho British line as
it existed before the Germane struck
on Thuraday.
Ths only offensive sction on the
Garmsn side was reported from the
British front in th« Robecq region
near the westerly tip of the Lys
salient southwest of Merville. Tne
enemy met no success in this locsl
operation, the British driving him
back to his positions.
Thsr« is possible significance in
raiding operations carried out by
the British south along the line be
low the Scarpa river, just to the
southeast of Arras. Apparently it
was a feeling out operation to de
velop what forces the Germans have
ready for an sttack in this region,
It resulted in the taking of priaon
era and a collection of machine guns
and trench mortars. A German
counter attack was repulsed.
MAY DRIVE AT ARRAS.
It seems not improbable that the
enemy will sgsin eessy a drivs
around Arras, although he faitsd
r.af!y there in the early sta^e* of
the battle. Some way the Germans
have got to force back the British
line between Arras and Albert be
fore they csn go much further
ahead in their push on the Somme
battle front, ae their right flank is
Held fast by the British from Vimy
to Albert and has not been able to
keep pace with their left, south of
the Somme.
The British snchor point on this
lins is Vimy ridge, north of Arras
the turning ef which from the north
hasltten assumed to ba one of the
German object!vee in driving th
salient along the Lys, whence they
apparently hoped to work aouth
ward. Stopped in this attempt by
the British in the fighting on Thurs
day and yesterday they must either
strike here again or attack with
similar purpose elsewhere if Vimy
and the line it supports are not still
to etand in the way ef their south
srly drive.
In the sectors of the southern
battle front held by the French,
there wsa a continuation of the
heavy artillery between Lassigny
snd No yon toward the French ri^ht
flank. The only infantry operation
was a raiding attempt by the Ger
mane near Hangard, aoutheast of
Amiens, in which the adventage was
with the French, who took prison
ere, including an officer.
WEATHER BAD.
Unfavorable weather has Mttle
down upon the northern bsttietield,
but up to the present the Germans
have selected mist and rain and cold
periods as opportune for striking,
and the lull in their attacks is due
more probably to their appalling
losses, wh.ch in th* past ten days
have cauaed suoh depietione in or
ganization* that onenaive tactics
must wait the arrival of new troops
1 he enemy is moving up new troops
and supplies along tne Lys river and
these are being oombarded heavily
by the British,
Germany probably still has many
reserve divisions snd there is little
doubt that her masters will uae up
the last division in their attempts
to crush the British or the French.
The British bore the brunt of the
present campaign, which will end its
nrst month tooay, and their line is
•till unbroken, I he enemy has not
been able to pierce it and roll up the
side as he apparently intended.
Facing them on the western fronts
the Germans find British, French.
American, Belgian, Portuguese ana
Italian troops. The numoer is in
creasing constantly while the Ger
mans undoubtedly have used up
their veteran divisions in the battles
of the past month.
The Uermans cannot halt now if
they would attempt to crush the Al
oes while they yet have strength.
Field Marshal Haig's Fabian tactics
have been mere tnan a match for
the strong, head-on rushes of the
Germans. In a month of the heav
iest fighting of the war, the Germane
have gained nothing the allies could
not anord Co lose when, at the same
time, they could inflict losses more
then commensuret* with the value
of the positions sacrificed. In
fact the allies now are in a better
position for an overpowering offen
sive then they were on March 21.
In Flanders and in Artois. north
of Arras, the opposing gunners are
active, the Germans especially so
north of Merville, the apex of the
northern salient. On the Picsrdy
battlefield the German srtillery has
been lively between the Somme snd
Montdidier.
On the right bank of the Meue*,
probably on th* American eeotor
south of Verdun, American and
French troops hsve carried out a,
smell raid into the enemy trenches.
Several casualties were inflicted on
the Germane. The German artillery
is reported active in this region. i
KILLS HER THREE CHILDREN.
(By Associated Press.) i
St. Louis, April 20 Mrs. Katherine
Sfcag-ffs, 35 years* old, believing her
husband was going to abandon her
and her four children, late yesterday
bound th© hands and feet of th© chil
dren, Leo, 6 Anna May, 2 Mary
Rose, 3, and Dora, 9 months, and
stuffed cotton in their mouths, fhe
then took a hand and beat
three of them to death ar# probably
fatally wounded the other, Mrs
Hkajfgs, who shewed no emotion af
rev the crime, was taken to the ob
servation ward cf ilia city hospiul
today.
BD PREPARED FOR TUB
I.TBBRTT BONT SAUSBMEN.
XX)N'T WASTE THEIR TUB
PR JQVfL OWN.
A
Armies Preparing
sz
FOR FIRST
IN MONTH LULL 1R
BATTLE EXTENDS
The statement follows:
"As a result of a successful minor
enterprise carried out by u* yester
day south of the Searpc river (in tha
region of Arras) we captured a few
prisoners, nine machine guns and a
trench mortar. Early In the night tha
enemy launched a counter attack in
this locality and waa repulsed.
"During the night a successfijt
counter attack by the first dtvisioft
threw out the enemy from points ill
our advanced defenses a rounft
Givenchy and Festubert gained h|p
him on the lMth instant at the co«{t
of heavy losses. All objectives wer»
gained and the position hero was re
established.
"Local attacks against our post*
tions -southeast of Ropecq led ta
sharp fighting at the end of whick
the enemy was driven back,
"Beyond artillery activity on both
sides at different points along our
front there is nothing further to re*
P#fV
The Frsnoh Report.
1®ar!s, April 20.- -German tmopg
last night launched a raiding opera
tion against the French lines tha
region of Hangard-en-Santerr«,
southeast of Amiens. The effort wag
a failure, the war office announced
today. The French took prisoners
In this lecal action.
The artillery has been active along
the southern battle lino between Las
signv and Noyon.
The statement follows:
"The Germans attempted a raid
last night In the region of Hangard
en-Santerre. Prisoners, including an
officer, remain In our hand".
'n both sides the artillery flghtf
ing continued to be very active bed
tween Lassigny snd La von.
During the night French detach*
ments carried out a number of raid*
ar various points alonr the front, es
pecially northwest and east of
Rheims, in the Champagne In the sec»
tor of Juvincourt and near th#
heights of the Meusv The Frencfr
took a number of prisoners The Gej
mans made several of these at*
tempts, west of Butte-du-Mesnll an4
in the Woevre. AH were repulaed.
"Everywhere else the aiglit
calm."
i
s
u
All lU
ALONG LINE
Orfy "Lo*at Ope rations"
Are Reported By The
British Headquarters
GERMANS EJECTED
HEAB GIYENCHY
Counter Attack Re-estab
lishes Positions At Im­
portant Point
FRENCH REPULSE
GERMAN RAIDERS
"Elsewhere The Night Was
Calm" Is The Official
French Report
By
Associated Prssa)
London. April 20.—Nine Riaehinn
guns, a trench mortar and prisoner^
were taken by the British in a locijl
operation yesterday south of tnjl
Scarpe river, the war office aii^
nounres. A German counter attactH
was repulsed.
On the Flanders battle front the
British ejectsd the Germans from
advanced positions gained by them in
Thursdays attack in the region of
Uivenchy and Feetubert.
The British gained aiigpf their ob»
jectives in their counter attack ifcf
Handera, advancing their defenses at
Givenchy and Festubert and re-en
tabllshlng their positions.
In sharp fighting southeast ,OT
Robecq the British drove back Gor
man attacking parties.
No Big Attacks. 3
With the British Armv in Francsu
April 20 -No further biff enemv at«
tack developed during the nighU
There are indications south of the
Somme that another mighty thrust
for the British supply base of Amien#
is boiling. The Germans are nursing
their hurts in the region of La Basse#
canal.
At Riez-'du-Vinage this morning
the enemy overran British outpost*
but wag driven back.
In the Arras region the BritisH
advanced their line slightly on a I,-*
600 yard front east of Beaurains anf -g
repulsed a German counter attackj, V
Later, however, the British withdrew^'
to their original line.
It was generally quiet along th*
Ypres front though th* Ge» nu r|
artillery kept up an intermittent
bombardment. Home British ad^
ed posts were «lt .ven In northeast of
Tpres. but th-!»e almost irnmediateijf «.
were re-established.
About noon the enemy attacked tha
British posts on hill 3S southeast of,
Fortuin and forced the defenderif?
back.
Hostile artillery did moms enoot*
ing in the Scarpe valley iar.t night
The villages of Bretonneux atuf
Corbie and the surrounding region
below the Somme cuntinue to b#
shelled.
Ottawa. April 20. -Although nx|
troops were used in the «per»utn,
which wa« in preparation for i«\»t ar'
wefk. the German offensive agj.iin.s4
Belgian troops between Klpp* Ami
Langrmsrck. tbi* week, did iut wiu.
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