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fe I Jw* THBWEAT^ik eiNKRAULY FAIR NO SEEMS German Assaujls Becoming lo calized Without Effect Atone I at." SMALL progress is made Gains Not Consistent with §f fort Ex| Are Heavy i®Y THE AMOCIATJgfi WfcfSS) The German offensive 7s In its third day and according to tj|e vfews of allied observers, it hfis no* longer the 'character of .a i^nnil attack. It already they declared, worked itself into a series of local' operations. The success of at least one of these opera tions, however, Would amount to a considerable achievement for the Ger mans. _'/ What the German high command in tended the offensive to lie cannot he surmised. It ^patently encountered a defense that #as sufficiently stub born tot prevent the immediate' achievement ofmoi-e important objec tives, and the Germans ave frtiiifrert their usual tactice of making the most of local successes along the front. Thus, the offensive now rfpifi&ars largely to take on the aspect -of a turtiing movement against the Rhelins salient.' ,\ Germans Make Progress. Repbrts from the battlefield show that the Germans during the .night madeprogress In two sectors- of the front.: South of' tfce Marne they at tacked the ppsiflotis commanding the heights on' the-. river fronts. The French reached two farms no^th of gpousin, at. ^n»n?wi4 i.a ChaiwM^Mon the vicinity of Chateau Thieny, a »h«v anrmiTilRrprl fn»»h an- but tberi ttttiy encountered fresh' en amy troops, who appeared to halve again forced thfem back* The uattle Is continuing in the slope and in the wood south-. «ttlie^fc«lglug. tNA&h, ot the movement' against ftheima '-HMwoipea- quite ap- tjjie? Germans had been held up at ChaYiilt^ri, arid •RSdemat wood. Since that time, th^r have forged forwprd alotig the line farther .to the northeast- towards Rheims. Violent Fighting Today. Today's reports tell of violent fight ing: in the CouttOn' wood. The point whiere the contbat is taking place is not known^ but conceding that the enemy has reached the middle of this area of forest landst he has advanced about four and one-half miles from Ses-en-Tardenoys, which was approxi mately the location qf the line on SuHday. Here and farther west in Rodemar wood, the Germans are mak ing. the steadiest and most threatening gain,'pushing southeast toward Eper najr, which lies south of Rheims. 'East of Rheitns, the Germans have attacked the new French positions on the south side of the Vesle.. The French official gtafement reports that the attack was a failure. Fro mthis point eastward there is no report of fighting, the French of ficial statement saying, however, that their lines have been maintained in tact throughout th& region east of Kheims. Heavy. Hun Losses. Unofficial reports from the battle area state that the German losses since Monday 'morning are estimated at 100,000. This report, if accurate, is evidence of the ferocity of the fight ing. Reports declare that the situation is viewed as belftg satisfactory: by the allied cOmmaridftjrtf. There will, how ever. ben ah anxious period until the German turning' Movement threaten ing to pinch off the Rheims1 saltern is definitely stopped. Hunt TiWe Priapnera. 'Monday the.Germans captured 13. 000 prisoners, accordingjto Bertin. The' first lengthy offfcial statement on th© new offensive did not mention any decided gain arid the statement of Tuesday night showied the allied re sistance still strong if not stronger. The latest German report says' the allies delivered cdunter attacks on the Marne that the Germans had local nave been accounted for by French machines. Berlin claims the destruction of 311only 19 years of age. machines. On the Italian front, near Monte Grappa, Italian troops have gained ground, and have taken''nearly 100 prisoners. Vienna says all attacks were repulsed. The French advance to pthe Devoli Valley In eastern Al bania continues, and three more vil lages have been taken from the Aus trians. Premier Lenine. as head of the Rus sian government, Is reported to be about ready to break off diplomatic relations with Great Britain and oth er countries which have armed forces on tbe Murman coast. -#t'Y W. S. 9. ARMY CASUALTY LIST SHOWS 38 "i DEAD IN ACTION Washington. D. C., July 17—The army casualty list today- shows: Killed in actton .,38 di(?d of wounds 16: died of disease 1 t-^jlied of aero plane accident 2 died of other causes 6: wounded sevefelv 96 missing 9 .prisoners 1 totaj 172. !t~ & 4 4 A I $ & & 4 5 Lieut. Quentili, Baby of Family, Cousin Watches Battle in the Air, Un That Principal Actor in Tragedy Is a Jtelative—For nier PresiH^t^Learns of Loss GLAD BOV HAD CHANCB tO PROVE TRUE BLUE Oyster" Y., July 17.~"Quenti wiRitte|jind I are very gap! that %e irot to the frontfand had the chance to r«ider some serv ice to his cfuntry and to show the spff there was in him befor% the fate befell him." I THis statement was issued by CokMiel Roosevelt today after preos dispatches had furnished confirmation of earlier reports that his son, Quentin, *had been killed. Parish July 17.—Lt. Quentin Roosevelt has been killed in an air fight., 'His machine fell into the enemy lines.. It was not in flames yirhen it felh Philirf Roosevelt, Quentiri's witnessed fKe battle, iri r\. .j.:_ in which Quenti|| was jngajred and saw the machinewK 01^ did n«t kno^ until later tnit the t»«r©p«rtie-Wa»^tftat LONDON GETS REPORT London, July 17.—Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt, Col. Roose velt's youngest son, who has been attached to the American forces on the Mariie front, was killed irt Chateau Thierry on July 14,%ys an Exchange Tele graph dispatch. JOINED YEAR AGO Quentih Roosevelt in April, 1917, joined the Canadian avia tion corps to train for service with the American army. He was commissioned last fall and in the present spring began ac tive service with the American air forces on the front. On July 3 lie took part in an aerial battle between German and American machines in the Marne region, arjd a few days later it was announced he had brought down his first German airplane .north of Chateau Thierry. COLONEL LEARNS OF LOSS Oyster Bay, N. Y., July 17.— Col. Roosevelt learned thafTiis son, Quehtm, was missing thru press dispatches. ,. 0 THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR* No. 178.: f| BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, 1 DNESD^Y, JULY 17, 1918. WW ine coionei, had planned to visit New York today but canceled immediately his engagement. He. is to speak at Saratoga tomorrow and view of event a decision regard-!of ing his plan for this occasion probably will be announced some time today. Late reports from London and PariiT that Quentin had been 100 Ifimiio mttl lUQ uci uiaiio ua»M 1 *11 J1J 1 successes south of Rheims, and that Klll€n could not be communic&t the situation is unchanged dast of ied to Col. .Roosevelt, who re Bheims. Tofty one Oerman machines mained in seclusion with mem- Quentin is hls 'amily. COLONEL WILL SPEAK Saratoga Springs, N. Y., July 17. Col. Theodore Roosevelt will deliver the principal address at the republican State conven tion tomorrow. This word was received this afternoon by Sen ator Theodore D. Robinson, a nephew of the colonel. —r—«LTY w. s. s. HITS WEATHER BUREAU Chicago, July 17—The federal weather bureau has been hit .by the wrir. Delay in posttintg^ weather maps resulted in ah investigation by the Chicago board of trade, which foumi that so many bureau men had enlisted in military service that tbe force was greatly disorganized. "The weather bureau is doipg its best and promises improveiaept ,|is't the new men become efficient." was the board's answer to comment of the trade. 1 *m '•.•i'fS NG AWARDED ER OF THE BATH London, July 17.—General vJohn Js Pershing has been lhelftle| the BSth and General Taskar- H. Bliss, the American representative at the supreme war council, has been given the grand cross of the order of St. Michael and St. 1 George. This was an nounced officially today. -BUY W. S. b,- W. S. Sr DRIVE NETS $71,000 Committees Exhaust the Entire Supply of Cards in 12 Hours Campaign '"aT LIMIT CLUB IS GROWING Thousand Dollar Subscriptions Are Coming in Rapidly— Everyone Helps Trte^flrst day of Bismarck's \V. S caiftpaign closed with more than ll»Q0O, ,or almost fifty per cent ot the city's |150,000 allotment, pledged. The ^committees worked so well and with, such success that the entire sup ply of cards was Exhausted yesterday, and this "morning the teams were to lay pending the arrival, more cards from Fargo on No. 3. All df th«T committees reported un usual success. The team which was assigned one down-town block report ed $3,500 in pledges last night. This included two Limit cluj members, who' |ad gone in for the maximum of $1. 000 apiece. This committee has tVo other Limit club memberships to sign pas soon its the cards arrive. Thfc Limit isliib 'foil now has passed the P^Miy will toubh 30 before night. The 6oihmittee which topped the list with $8,500 received a pledge from every person called on with one ex ception. This was a young woman clerkk who had a heavy Liberty loai: subscription to pay for, and. although she offered to come in, the committee agreed! that she was doing her bit. A committee which had a small ter ritory south of the tradks to cover re ported $1,600 in pledges ranging from $20 to $200. Many of the people can vassed had never heard of War Sav ings Stamps. The saving feature and the high rate of interest paid by the government appealed to their thrift as weU as their patriotism, and money was unearthed from odd hiding places and invested in the campaign fjr the democratization of the world. The Limit Club. Additions to the Limit club official ly reported today .by L. K. Thompson, chairman of the Limit club committee, are N*. O. Ramstad, A. B. Currier and Wr. H. E'odenstab. These accessions swell tbe officially reported member ship ttf'.23,'. The Skidoo number will not ion£H'pei4fst as a HiiiW'for the I imit riti'j. and tomorrow will see fur ther additions. .. .'.i •-jV »-**%••... ,,..fii .|: ly:M &&UT QUENTIN ROOSEv 1 Photograph from the French Froht^hewing the Young Aviator About to Ascend Andriew Bonar Law Announces Capture of Prisoners in Parliament HELt) FOIT FIV E HOURS Teutons Stalled by American Pluck Which Made Drive a Failure London, July 16.-^Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor.of th'fe exchequer, an nounced in the house of commons last night that the Americans had captur ed a thousand or more prisoners south of the Marne, after having drlveii back the enemy. The German prisoners captured in the counter attack by the Americans at the bend of the Marne number be tween 1,000 and 1,500. They include a complete brigade staff. Mr. Bonar Law read the following communication to the liouse: "The. enemy attacked early this morning on a front of 90 kilometers, pretty evenly divided east and west of Rheims. The city itself, was not at tsickdd "West of Rheims the Germans pen etrated on a I'ront of 36 kilometers (22.37. miles) to an average depth of from four to five kilometers.N "South of the Mama, by a brilliant counter attack the American troqps drove the enemy back and took a thousand or more pri^onefs., "East of Rheims the enemy has been heavily repjilsed and has suffered a complete Check." Drive Held in Five Hours. The great German attack was defi nitely, held upon the whole front east of Rheims five hours after it was launcheid. according to the latest ad vices reaching London,-and the only German gains worth mentioning were in the neighborhood of the Souain road and Prunay. where they suc ceeded in penetrating for about one and one-half miles on a narrow front. At bpth these points the French in itiated .strong counter attacks late in the morning. On the front west of Rheims the Germans had rather, more success, but the only important gain to their cred it for the morning's work was the crossing of the Marne and a zone little more than a mile'beyond on a front of about 10 miles. The Marne in this district is only a small, river. It js shallow and can easily be cross ed in the early morning mists. Its loss to the allies, however, deprives them of a fairly valuable, defensive landmark. 'v•••*' Starts at MMiiigjit. The battle began with a wholesale bombardment inaugurated about mid night alonfe the whole front from Chateau Thieiry to Massignes except for a narrOw sectdr around Rheims. WOMEN FOUNDRYMEN Austin, Texas, July 17.—Women are swinging hammers in a foundry and machine shop here.. Tea already have •been employed in the one shop to fill vacancies of young men called to war. The women are engaged chiefly in stamping galvanized iron cotton, tags, which requires the.use ot. hammers. DUN REBELS DESTROY NEi AERODROME German Revolutionists in the Army Blamed for Act of Incendiarism TWELVE ARRESTS MADE Ten Belgians and Two Teuton London, July 17.—The destruction by fire of a new German aerodrome near Nivellef. is attributed to the work of German revolutionists in the army says an Exchange Telegraph dis patch from Amsterdam today. The village is 17 miles south of Brussels. Ten ^Belgians and two German non comniisisoner officers have been ar rested. The day before the fire, adds the dispatch, a secret meeting ccur red in the canteen wheer the destruc tion of the aerodrome was discussed. jBUY \V GERMANOPHILE NEWSPAPERMAN1 PAYS PENALTY M. Duval, Director of Red Bon net, Executed Early To day for Treason Paris, Haavas Agency, Julys 17.—M. Duval, director of the Gerinanophile Newspaper Lonnet Rouge, was exe cuted early today for treasonable ac tions against the government. The execution was carried out promptly at .1 o'clock in the forests of Vinclnnes. The condemned. man died almost in stantaneously with the command t'o fire. BUY W. S. S- NEED COLLEGE MEN Chance in Aviation for Boys with Scientific Training Austin, Texas, uly 17.—Skilled men of college education are needed by tlib government. J. Bryant, presi dent of the educational board of the army school of military aeronautics, announces, .declaring,.Jhat twenty-live men with general scientific training are needed at once. ASSAULTS OF HUNS BREAK DOWN UNDER HEAVY FRENCH FIRE $ FORTY-EIGHT HOURS HAVE SUFFICED FOR HOLDING OF MASSES LAUNCHED IN CROWN PRINCE'S GREAT OFFENSIVE MON DAY—ENEMY UNITS TURNED BACK FROM PARIS NOW ENDEAVORING TO ASCEND THE MARNE ARE HELD IN CHECK BY FRESH TROOPS—POSITION OF ADVANCED TEU TON DETACHMENTS BECOMES PERILOUS—POSITIONS OF ENTENTE SATISFACTORY—KAISER HAS ALREADY LjQOT 100,000 MEN Paris, July 17.—The Germans last night threw new forces into the battle soujth of the Marne and attacked the French* forces north the war office announced today. The fenemy succeeded in penetrating in to Bourdonnerie. The battje is continuing in thev woods immediately to the south of this point. m* On the fronts farther to the east the French held the enemy in the southern outskirts of the Bouquieny wood, and at the village of Nesles. A powerful attack likewise was made by the Germans in the direc tion of Monvoisin, but the enemy was driven from this locality by a French counterattack. On the front between the Marne and Rheims the fight developed lively in the Courton wood. The Germans attacked in the Virgny region, on this front, but their assault here broke down completely. Along the line east of Rheims the Germans delivered local attacks, notably in the Prunay region. These efforts by the enemy were fruitless. In renewed^assaults on BfeMmont th^eneftiy suffered a saiigufflary repulse, •*. The French positions throughout the region to the east of Rheirils were maintained irftact. Newark, N. J., July 17.— Between 7,000 and 8,000 skilled machinists, tool mak ers and their apprentices, em I ployed in government work, walked out of their places of employment in various man ufacturing plants in this dis trict today on strike for high er wages.-.j x. Officers Accused by the Government HOLDING GERMAN MASSES On the French Front in France, July 17. (By the Associated Press.)—Forty-eight hours were sufficed for the holding of the German masses launched in the crown prince's great offensive Monday. The enemy units, which were turned back from the .direction of Paris and are endeavoring to ascend the Marne, are held in check by the fresh troops. The position of the" German columns which had gained a foot ing on the south bank of the Marne has become perilous, while east to Rheims the efforts to advance have been foiled. 'Comparatively slight progress has been made by the enemy to the west of Rheims, but this hope of effecting a breach in the line was not realized. SKILLED WORKERS O N S I E O I E W A E S BUY W. 5. S.—— HUNS USING UPRESERVE Second Line and Some of Gen eral Reinforcements Al ready in Action Paris, .luly 17.—"On the Marne front, many of the second line and pqphaps some of the general reserve I tinn rl i» n«a aMt Attlni* iUn »/)tt/\n antro already are entering the action, th% Temps today in reviewing progress of the enemy offensive. "Where our troopg have assumed the offensive to the north of La Cha pelle, Monthoden, we have regained ground." the Bt:v S. S. FIRST FORD EAGLE New Submarine Chaser is Hum- ui 41. Mr 4 bie Henry Of the Water %mw PRICE FIVE C^NTO. Of The allies' method of defense prov ed most effacious everywhere, retain ing the lines intact. POSITION SATISFACTORY London, July 17.—The posi tion for the allies at the pres ent stage of the German advance in France is said to be satisfac tory. Casualties sustained by the Germans in the offensive up to the present are estimated to number 100,000, according to news received in London. French counter attacks have brought the bridge over the Marne under the fire of French nrtilleiy of medium caliber. General von Einem's army, which is engaged on the «Hii *$ FIRM Agan, Cev- man ieft wing in the Champagne yesterday delivered five attacks in Suppe and Massignes. All the attacks were repulsed v/itn heavy losses. HUNS PENETRATE SIX MILES. London, Eng., July 17.—'Forces of the crown prince advanced three miles further down the Marne yesterday, says rpjns a penterafion of about six miles at Sestigny. the most south ern point reached by the invaders. BUY W. I. Today's Weather For twenty-four hours ending at noon. July 17. Temperature *t 7 a. in. Temperature at noon Highest yesterday .... Lowest yesterday Lowest last night Precipitation Detroit, Mich., July 17. The first Highest wind velocity Ford "'Eagle," or submarine chaser, to I Forecast. take the water recently has a speed For North Dakota: Fair tonight and of 45 knots an hour and is built ^"day warmer tonight-south por around a device calculated to locate a submarine within a radius of 30 miles, according tot tCttharles Brown ell, advertising manager of the com pany. who declared the boats are be ing built at rate of one a day. Mr. Brown 11 told meeting of ad vertising men that the Ford Motor 'iKtofipany output now includes hel mets. caissoiis, trucks, motors, air- ORRIS W. ROBERTS, planes, "Eagles" and tanks. Meteorologist. 5 1 7 8 80 5 0 5 1 None 10-SW Lowest Temperatures Fargo 48 Williston ...... ."8 (irand Forks .. 47 58 Helena 60 Chicago 58 Swift Curreut .. 56 Kahsas City ... 72