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EVENING
EDITION
'General Dukhonin Ordered
to Confer With Enemy
Commanders.
NO MOVE FOR A
SEPARATE PACT
Russia Believes People in Al
lied Countries Will In
sist on Peace.
NOT.
government
ordered General Duk
the commander-in-chief,
to open negotiations for an
arm istVy with the command era
of the enemy atonies. The pro
SStfi. totnegotiate peooe ins. of*
don of the
rograd.
nations at Pet-
Nbt Separate Peace Move.
Petrograd,, Wednesday, Nov. 21.—
The formal offer of an armistice to
all the belligerents which the council
of people's commissaries of the AU
Russian workmen's and soldiers' con
gress proposes to make shortly is not
intended to forecast any effort toward
a separate peace. On the contrary, it
is declared definitely here that not on
ly is separate peace not desired but
.. that the rejection of the armistice
'. proposal by Germany, even should it
be acceptable to the allies, Would
mean a continuation of the war by
the new revolutionary arm with vigor
against German imperialism until the
German people, "inspired by Russian
democratic ideas" overthrow their
rulers: and deuriuid peace.
Confidence is expressed here, how
ever, that Russia's initiative will bring
the desired results—if not with the al
lied governments, then through the
insistence, of the people of the allied
'. coantrtes whb. it is predicted will
brinjt preesureto- bear on ttietr gov
ernmental'
According .40., the daaxlmailst tar
ernment'a^taaM.ah ftTmisths ylU be
:ien^«WfcWwTwbltad.
*we»*. tggb
cesi^^^ -'threevMsnth^ It is propos
ed to Mfednkble %ij»ace conference ft
which
mi,
attempt ,would81e made to
negotiate -Bttrl pollcjjrfrof.a peace
without -aaiMbrckuofttii or indcmnitias
and thejwlf-detertatination of nations.
Dukbonlnls'Deposed.
London, Noy. 22 —An official wire
less statement from Petrograd today
says that General fukhonln has been
deposed by the council of the peoples
commisaries for "refusing to obey
their orders by offering .an armistice.
The Russian announcement says
that General Dukhonin has been or
dered to continue his duties.until the
'new commander-in-chief,' Ensign
Kdylenko, or another authorized per
son arrives.
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Russians Defeat Enemy.
Petrograd, Nov. 21.—The Russian
Caucasus armies Jjave wbn a marked
success against the enemy along the
River Dyal, according to information
reaching the army and the workmen
and soldiers' delegates. The Russians
started an attack and overcame the
enemy, capturing 1,600 of* them, of
whom -184 were officers. The morale
of the. troops is said to be excellent.
WILSON PRAISED BY
RHONDA WELCOMES
NEW RELATIONSHIP
London, Nov -22,—Baron RhondJ
da, the food controller, speaking at
the London Debating club last night,
eulogized. President Wilson who, he
siid, had done more in twelve months
titan could have been.done in Eng
land tn twelve years. ,.
Baron Rhondda proclaimed Great
Rritain's indebtedness to the Germans
fdr bringing the Americans and the
British together iii a way that noth
lit else could have done.
IRASKA GOVERNOR
SKINS
TO LEAD THE
SEVENTH REGIMENT
Llieoln. Neb., Nov. '22.^—The reslg
natioi of Governor Keith N«ville .1 as
chief Vxecutive of Nebraska, is today
in tlMUicnda pt Secretary of. Btate
Pool: The resignation is offered to
take jmt upon the acceptance of the
Seventh regiment Nebraska national
guard UO the federal service. Gov
ernor Nyiile haa alrsady been ap
pointed tolonel of the Seventh regi
ment an\ has .accepted the appoint
ment,
US&GOII MEBOTNG.
ov. 22.—Reports of the
ie executive and nominat
the election of offl
Detroit,
treasurer,
ing conii
cers and
land lecillal
forenoon'
ai M«Aidi
Marytend'a
soribed in
erson C.
.Th# budget
Ion of the executive
budgets occupied the
ion today of the Nation
convention km
ive budget «W de
Governor EJm
of Maryland.
i«d by the legislature
a« aupporteVby' IM*. B. A. Fitspat
rlcK of Madbn Wis., while Dr.
Fredrick A^ leveland of Boston
spioke ln favwof th# budget di
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SP- ifeau Ha4 a lonjr ,ecnaUal talk
General PershlnAthbTobihmaadei' of
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Criticism Directed Against
Norwegian Foreign and
Food. Ministers.
Christianta, Norway, Nov. 22.—A
resolution designed to force the resig
nation of the cabinet of Premier
Knudsen was defeated in parliament
today by a large' majority. Criticisip
of the government was directed par
ticularly at the foreign and food min
isters, who were charged with blun
ders in handling the food question and
in failing to yield to the request of
the United States to place the nation
on a food allowance.
During the debate general dissatis
faction was expressed with M. Vik,
the food minister, for not having
adopted a rationing system, except in
the cases of flour, bread and oil after
imports had been stopped, notwith
standing the expresscH*Willingness of
the people to be put on rations.
Premier Knudsen remarked opti
mistically that Norway would not
starve, as she was' producing enough
Ash and potatoes for her own sup
port. The premier also said he had
reason to hope an agreement would
be reached with American regarding
the exportation of foods to Norway.
Beginning on January 1 the rationT
lng system will be adopted for sugar,
fats Ad other articles of food.
MURDER VICTIM IS 4
BURIED AMID MOST
Chinook, J^.^Hi^-iiost affecting'
the scenes M» connection iwith
funeral set-vices oVet the body bf
tt Bttatase of Tydrb,- foully htur
last week when a 45rbullet
re through a window and entered
hls»heart as he aat, surrounded by his
threb children: Two services were
held, one at Tydro and the other at
Chinook. For the flrstservlce all the
pfeople of the north country for miles
around' came out to show their respect
for a much beloved citizen. At Chin
ook there was one of the most largely
attended funerals ever held here, with
people from all parts of the county
present.
(By Associated Press.)
Farther progress by General Byng's
victorious army toward Cambrai is re
ported today. British troops pushed
further along the Bapaume-Cambral
road and captured the town- of Fon
taine Notre Dame, 2 3-4 miles from
Cambrai.
Today's war office statement- from
London confines itself to reporting
this single operation.
STORY OF .VICTORY
NOT YET TOLD.
News dispatches from London indi
cate that everything has not been told'
of the extent of the British victory.
The cavalry is reported in action in
lafge nuipbers, while some reports de
clare that British forces have pushed
northward from Graincouit behind
the broken wing of the Hindenburg
line, potentially imperilling the re
treat of the Germans/ who were en
trenched betvraen the Bapaume-Cam
bral road and'the Scarpe river, oppo
site Arras.
Berlin's account of the battle an
nounces its continuance, coupled with
a denial that the front was broken,
although admitting that the British
had gained ground "Beyond the Ger
man front lines."
It claims further the pushing back
of' Bang's troops west of Cambrai,
where they had advanced north of
'Fontaine, and Anneux, and a similar
German success southwest of CaSmbrai
where the British were forced to give
ground south of Rumilly. Rumilly, it
self. however, is within 3 1-2 miles
of.Cambrai. "p'
ramANs HODD
PIAV^: UWE.
General Dlas is still holding fast on
the Piave /line and the extension of
the Italian front west to the Tren
tino, although attacked by huge
masses of Austro-German troops, at
the crucial ppint in the line. Just to
'treat of the Piave where the line
leaves the river. All the, enemy could
gain however, were few of the Itali
an advanced position* on Monte Fon
tana Becca, everywhere else the de
fensive'front holding Intact, Rome aa
serts. Berlin elatnw' the capture of
the summit of this mountain and bf
that of Monte Spine
da,,, just to. a the
northwest
BHITBH NOW
NEAR CAMBRAI.
Triumphant In their brilliant itroke
net the Hindenburg line, British
are pushlng on Cambrai,. now
three mills away. In two days
Britlsh.have' gained almost as
mubh ground'as in the flrtt four
months fit the toattle of the 8omme.
Aa It waa unlike any previous op
eration on the western 'front. so was
tho suqeees of General Byng's smash
Without- artillery preparation and
with only tanks to 'cut, the wire en
ia^gleinents. .Riitlsh Jlnfcntnrv tbre
such helee in tfee German defenses
that^. British cavalry is now ta'
partint^edrhwtowardCambral
:-fe-il#'tabs®!®!
NORTH DAKOTA'S
Teutons are Advancing Very
Slowly, Italians Offering
Stiffer Opposition—Fleet
Shelling Enemy Positions
Menacing Venice Von
Bulow's Assaults on Low
er River Reach Maximum.
Italian Army Headquarters, Wed
nesday, Nov. 21.—(By the Associated
Press).—The battle in the mountain
ous region in the north between the
Piave and' Brenta rivers' is nearing
its culmination. It centers at Monte
Grappa and has become a struggle of
giants.
It is now clear that notwithstanding
the great numbers of troops employ
ed by thb enemy and his advantages
of terrain, he is able to advance only
very slowly now that he is not being
assisted by the element of surprise,
by treason and other circumstances
the Italians should be obliged to
which, favored him at first. Even Jf
abandon the Piave river line they may
be expected to fall back more slowly
and offer still more tenacious opposi
tion.
Action Shifts Westward.
The action through the day ftas
shifted westward from Monte Tomba
and Monte Monfenera to the slopes
of Monte Pertica where the enemy
rushes have been checked. The Ital
ian positions remain substantially un
changed in the region of Monte Grap
pa, which dominates the whole range
of lower hills.
The monitor fleet which is co-oper
ating with the Italian fleet off the
mouth of the Piave is. shelling heav
ily the enemy positions menacing
Venicp.
A number of American Red Cross
ambulances passed through headquar
ters today- toward the- Piave front.
Italian aviators who have flown
over the invaded districts of Vene
tia say (hey .saw lines pf the civilian
population under guard, headed for
Austria^' -,•*
WllUam Marconi, inventor of tfte
wiretaas. ha* wrived at hbadqua-"—"
and taken a place on the staff
'Q&utrai
The action ebbs &na flows around
the slopes of three- )ow mountains
just #est of the .river^Moivto^TbfaDa,
Monte Monfenera and Monti £or
nella, Monte Monfenctfa is iuift oh the
edge of the river ana it is. here, that
some. bf the moat desperate' .fighting
has occurred. It is the key to. he sit
uation, as at that point thb river
turns Into the Venetian'plains-and the
whole battle hinges on bontrol. of the
river passage leading to the plains.
Attacks Rqacii Maximum.
The first assaults began .five days
ago when Von Below*s Germans on
(Continued on- Page 6.)
Today's War Summary
by the suddenness of the thrust Tues
day. the Germans fought back Wed
nesday but the-British pushed steadily
toward-'the immediate goal. i,
Nearly
a score of
VILLAGES TAKEN. f.
Nearly a score of towns and vil
lages have beein taken and -more than
8,000 prisoners "have been, captured.
The Germans have been/ driven from
the high ground west, southwest and
Outh of Cambrai. This city, former
ly German main headquarters In. the
west and one of the main links In the
German supply system, is at the mer-i
cy of the British artillery.' "F'
While the British attacked on a
front of 32 miles between St .Quentin
and .the Scarpe, their main effort 'was
on a fifteen mile front 'west and'
southwest of Cambrai, where an ad*
vance of more than five" miles haa
been made. At Cantaing and Noyelles
the British are within three'miles of
Cambrai and^pn the south they are
at Crevecotfer, toUr miles way. The
Scheldt canal has been.gained, as have
towns on the Schedlt or .L'Bscaut
river, whose valley extends northeast
through Belgium to Antwerp.
HATTiFiD AS THE r,
GREATEST VICTORY.
In'. England the victory of General
Byng Is hailed as the.greatest'on the
westeirn front and it is locked upon a«
the forerunner of still greater
achievements against the supposedly
impregnable Hindenburg line. The
new tactics of the Briti apparently
overwhelmed the Germans and la the
view of military cntica, hold out great
possibilities for the future, especially
as to its efficacy without the fesnal
preliminary artillery fire.
What effect the British drive Mrlll
have on the Austro-German invaWon
of-Italy i« not yet apparent but the
Italians are holding tenaciously to
their positions and the invaders have
not ibeen able to make a marked'gain
In two dajrs. Around Aaia^Q the
Italians have repulsed atrohg attacks,
while on the important sector'between
the Brenta and the Piave the, Aostro
Germans have ceased their attaoka,
apparently worn out by fruitless ef
forts against Mohte Tomba and the
nearby defenses. The Piave line Is
•till unbroken.. ,t«
FRENCH TROOPS 1, ^0
MAKE ATTACK.
Frenoh trooptf have cartful-' out1
sucosMful attaoK on.a front of two
thirds of a'mlle between Gxaointe and
Berry Au Ba4 German defenses
were captured and 17$. piwoners foil.
Into'Freifch-hantta
Inj Palestine General Allanby's force
is within five miles o^ i«riuaalem ,on
the. northwaM aftid aw on the
It is not yet clear whether the
intend! to defend 3erusaiam but
if iBi^ should do ^b $he dffondhig
H'
?^^RCATE3T
FRAZe ISSUES
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VOL. 12H,NQ. 879. GRAND FORKS, N. D„ THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22,1917. PRICE FIVE CENT&
Every Person in State Urged
to do Part in World
War.
'Bismarck, N. D., Nov. 22.—In ac
cordance with the annual practice,
Governor Lynn' J. Frazier Issued a
proclamation list evening for Thanks
giving. The proclamation follows
The Pilgrim fathers in 1621 began
what has since ."become our annual
Thanksgiving day. They had great
difficulties to confront, and it would
seem that they had but little for
which to' be thankful but they dem
onstrated beyond a doubt that they
had faith in their new' country, faith
in themselves, and above all, that they
had faith in«God.
We now are facing grave problems.
The heavy hand of war is upon us
We are all called upon to make sacri
fices. Let us- willingly do our part.
Let us make Thanksgiving day this
year 'mean more to. us than it has
ever meant before. Let us follow the
example of our forefathers and show
faith' in our government, in ourselves,
and in. God. .The welfare of the hu
man race depends upon the outcome
of this world-war and the need of
Divine guidance is felt throughout our
land, that universal peace and de
mocracy may be realized at the earli
est jpossible moment.' And while' we
exert our united efforts to bring about
these results, let us be thankful for
the blessings* of the past and be sin
cerely hopeful of the future. Let our
steadfast purpose be .that fairness and
justice'prevail.
In acpjarda£$e.,with the, tljne-honor-
p)|bple,^ ofrbur State to lay aside their
oiwtiuy 'duties and 'to meet in their
accustomed, .places of worehip and in
tfcieir homes to give thanks and invoke
tm direction' of Almighty God over
thir affairs of our state and nation.
Given'Under the Great Seal of the
state of North Dakota at the capitol
this 20th day of November, 1917.
By the Governor,
—Lynn J. Frazier,
—Thomas Hall, Governor.
Secretary of State.
Supreme Court Upholds the
Verdict of Lower Court
in Murder Cases.
Butte, Nov. 22.—Butte is soon to
witness a triple execution when Sher
man A. Powell colored, Frank Fish
er apd John O'Neill, all convicted of
murder in the first degree, will be
put to death. Judge John V. Dwyer
of the district court sentenced the
men,-and it is announced'from Hel
ena that his judgment and the ver
dict' bf this juries had been upheld
ii\, the court of last resort. Powell, a
railway porter,' was convicted of kill
ing another porter in a Great, North
ern dining car. Fisher and O'Neill
were convicted of slaying Thomas
Hlggins when the lattfer /attempted
to Interfere as they were robbing an
other man in this city.
The executions will take place in
jthe jail yard here.
HISTORIC OLD SAW
MILL NO LONGER
TO USE PINE LOGS
Marlqettfe. Wis., Nov. 22.—The N.
Ludington company today sawed its
last pine log after sixty years of pine
manufacturing. In the future it will
be operated on hard wood exclusively
and the booms, forming, its log pocket
in the river, are to be removed.
Former Senator Isaac 8tephenaon
has been In continuous charge of op
erations with the mill ever since It
started in ltM, and was there to see
the last pine log.cut today. The old
boarding house of the company which
was built in 18 CO, was closed last
week, touring Civil war days it was
the scene of all the war meetings held
during those times.
to buy a.
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Heads of Four Brotherhoods
1
Talk Over Labor,
Conditions'.
MEN MAY ASK FOR
NEW FEDERAL BOARD
Want it Cloaked With Full
Power to Deal With.1
Roads and Men.
Washington, Nov. 22.-'-Heads of the
four railroad brotherhoods cam,e here
to^lay at President Wilson's request to
discuss with him their proposed new
demands for higher wages. The presi
dent was prepared to take up the
problem with a free hand, so far as
the railroads are concerned, having
been formally notified that the roads
will abide by any steps he sees fit to
take.
An entirely new proposal which, it
is said the brotherhoods plan to moke,
is that. rail transportation during the
War with respect to relations of the
carriers and employes be dealt with
and workmen. They plan, it is stated
to ask the president to appoint such
a commission, with plenary powers,
headed by some prominent official
thoroughly conversant with the trans
portation: situation.
The brotherhood heads to meet the
president'are:
sW. G. Lee, of the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen Warren S.' Sone,
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers A. P. Garretson of the Or
der of Railway Conductors,- and W. S.
Carter the 0rothsrJiood of
OUstoj(h7 therefore, I Lynn Fra- to the White Housb. must come from
ir.'lgovenwr of North Dakota,, hereby
the
ng'-'day knd I urge the
president
TO SUBMARINE
$
Says Germany Will Win if
Country Sticks to its
Arms.
Amsterdam, Nov.
22.—"America's
entry into the war is disadvantageous
to us in moral and many other ways,"
said Admiral von Tirpitz, former Ger
man minister of marine, in addressing
a meeting of the Fatherland party at
Dresden. "We ought to have reck
oned with the fact that, the American
trust magnates were bound to desire
our defeat.
"I regret that we did. not remain
firm in the face of President Wilson's
threats. If we had done so things
probably would have been very differ
ent, but now we must take them as
they are.
"From a military viewpoint Amer
ica's entry into the war is of little sig
nificance to iis, because it is the ton
nage question that is decisive."
The admiral expressed regrets that
Germany had beei) late in using that
power economic weapon," the V
boat, but said that notwithstanding
all the counted measures which the
delay grave Britain time to develop,
Germans would be successful if they
stuck to their guns.
Children's Home Day,
Friday, November 23
Fargo, N. D., Nov. 22.—Tomorrow,
November 43. is Children's Home Day
in the public schools of the state. Ev
ery teacher will devote some tlnje to
telling the pfipils of the werk carried
on by the children's home at Fargo
and accept the donations that the
children may bring. This offering! has
brought in as much as (3,000, al
though last year It was only about $2,
000. The splendid work the home is
doing and the increased expenses due
to the war prices add an extra burden
to the management and it is to be
hoped that special efforts will be made
this year to raise as large a fund as
possible.
Fierce Storm Sweeps
Michigan Summer Resort
District Much Damage
Bay City, Mich., Nov. 22.—One of
the Jleceest storms in years swept the
Saginaw bay district last night and to
day. Considerable summer resort
property was destroyed or badly dam
aged. Transportauo|i was crippled
by'floods. ,,v,' .'-J.,
VHK WEATHER.
KdMi Il»lqt Off sll/ fair
rrimy
ikMurta
Friday
Friday In
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NEWSPAPER
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by the formation of a new federal Thpv tnrvW a nnmhpi* of nHsoners
commission to have complete jurisdic-
ney
Loco­
motive firemen and Knginemer).
Any. announcement regarding the
conference, Mr. Lee said before going refuted this claim
Field Marshal Haig has plung to his,
honfc troops throughout i- the "l
IMS
chtkhce:Ab rife tlietn «*&:.!"•
(has bebft. vindicated.
HAIG'8 BfcOW -IS
Itrte
sm«TifieY.
1 Field Marshal Haig's blow against
the Cambrai front represents true
I strategy.' He had hammered at the
I enemy in Flanders until they were
worn out completely. He had driveiv
them back as far as the mud would
permit and had compelled them to
call on every ounce of strength they
had to maintain themselves. Then he
suddenly sprung his surprise attack in
an unexpected quarter.
The Hindenburg-lines on the Cam
brai front were the strongest the Ger
mans had laid out in the west. The
enemy considered them impregnable.
Not only were they strongly fortified
but they were protected by a deep belt
of barbed wire, which it was thought
that only a protracted bombardment
by great concentration of guns would
cut sufficiently to allow the infantry
to go through.
TANKS DO WORK OF
ARTILLERY IN FEW HOURS.
British tanks had never before been
called upon for such extensive work
but they did in a few hours what the
artillery would have required days to
accomplish. The Hindenburg line was
pierced absolutely on a wide front and
to a greater depth than ever before.
The correspondent today inspected
the main Hindenburg line near Hav
rincourt and saw the amazing work
done by the iron monsters.. In most
places they had no trouble either in
tearing through the wire or in cross
ing trenches. There were gaps in the
wire entanglements a rod in width
where not one vestige of wire was left
standing, and by following the tracks
of the -tanks one could see where they
had trundled across the trenches as
though they were merely scratches in
the ground instead of wide, deep ditch
es.
NO TANKS ARE
WRECKED IN DRIVE.
The tanks, of course, went through
No Man's Land under the full obser
vation of. the German artillery and
while the gunfire was weak, some fire
was directed on the tanks as they ad
vanced. It was interesting to follow
the trail of the tanks and to see where
shells had struck all aoout, apparent
ly without doing any damage, for in
this whole section the correspondent
did not see one tank which had been
knocked out.*
The condition of the German
trenches showed plainly that the oc
cupants had abandoned them in a hur
ry. All sorts of equipment and per
sonal belongings strewed the ground.
VERY FEW COUNTER
ATTACKS TRIIiD.
Since, the beginning of the attack
the gunfire had been extremely- we
No Man's Land showed comparatively
few shell craters todays and this tann
ing the British gnns were dotMrvirl
tually all the firing along ihost of the
front involved. This Is a striking con
trast to. the Flanders- region, which
has been an Inferno of irallery fire
for weeks.
The Germans have attempted very
few counter-attacks thus far and all
of them have been snvsahed. The latest
counter thrust reported was mad* last
night
dealt: with
OKRX&N8 GgVM -IV
nufldr.
.fsssri-•"i.™
tack ye«erday r#trsatedjoi
ed ln, dMnay. w*r« flctdm
EVEN IN#
EDITION
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Infantry Deliberately Charges The German Artillery With
Rifles And Grenades^ Preceded By Tanks—Large
Part 01 Spectacular Work Falls to Cavalry.
London, Nov. 22.—The six mile wedge driven in
to the German defenses in the British offensive on the
Arras-St. Quentin front is penetrating still deeper and
spreading out, Reuters correspondent at British head-,
^quarters in France telegraphs today. On some stretch
*es of the front the British troops have broken into the
enemy's final defense line. All the German counter
attacks have been repulsed.
London, Nov. 22.—The village of Fontaine Notre
Dame has been captured by the British in their new offen
sive, the war office announces.
The announcement follows:
"Moving forward north of Cantaing Yav our troops
attacked and captured the village of Fontaine Notre Dame.
loaK a numoer OI
tion and power over the companies ———.
(Fontaine
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Notre Dame is 2$4 miles southwest of Cam-
brai, on the main road between Bapaume anfl Cambrai.)
British Army Headquarters in
France, Wednesday, Nov. 21.—(By
The Associated Press.)—The present
battle more than any other in the
western theater has. taken on the
savor of fighting in other wars when
men struggled in'.the open and cavalry
made thrilling charges against enemy
guna Many military critics have long
contended that cavalry was a thing of
the past but tqe mounted men have
The fighting about Flepquieres be
gan last night but it was not until
about 8 o'clock today that the British
made an organised assault on the
town. The tanks went ahead and
were engaged immediately by seven
heavy German guns which began to
fire at them p^ht blank at short
v&nge. It was: at:«ntlcal moment, for
while the tairics will: withstand heavy
fire, they cannot be expected to stand
up l»ne under big shells hurled from
jhins only a short dlatoM?*
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BRITISH
•he British
itrarfned
gair the predicament of thjHjr*:- iron
friends and delljMrateiy' cHfu-ged the
etoetoy artiUvry with rifle* *nd hand
grenaMM. All.the gbns werb eaptured
and thefr crews
ws wmMtted.
incident", odcurmd'S.
A similar
Premy Chappelle, northwest of
coing, where three guns ittere '.stor
and their crews annihilated:. vi
Some of the most spectacular work"
of this nature fell to the cavalry..
The-mounted troops got into-Mair
coing and Masniers. last night, and in
the latter town engaged in sanguinary
battle with German infantry. An en
emy battery there was giving trouble
and a squad of horsemen charged- the
position, shooting or sabering the en
tire gun crew. Another battery at
Rumilly was taken in similar fashion.
GRAINOOCRT IS ".
CARRIED BY STORM.
Graincourt was carried tay storm,
cavalry, tanks and infantry working
together. British forces at the latest
reports have carried their line in this
section northward to the Bapaume
Cambrai road.
The Germans ran from Ribecourt
with the British close at their heels.
This town is a mass of ruins partly
on account of shell fire and partly
from lack of repairs. The German
dugouts were left intact.
The occupation of Marcbing and
Masnieres was a great stroke for the
British as it gave them much needed
crossings for the Escauit river and ca
nal which formed a natural barrier
to the advance from this .direction.
Cavalry, infantry and tanks were
poured immediately, across these pas
sages and proceeded to work north
ward.
Military necessity precluded the
mention of cavalry in the first dis
patches. regarding the present offen
sive. but it may now be said that the
mounted men went Into action at
11:30 o'clock yesterday morning aft
er the tanks had opened the way
through the barbed wire. This Was
one of the features of the battle in
which General Pershing appeared to
take deep Interest while he was at.tl^o
front yesterday. It has been a won-'
derful two days for the horsemen wha
had been relegated to rear areas of
the western front, with a few excep
tions, since early in the war. .Thou
sands of them have been operating
over a wide area beyond the Hinden
burg line.
London, Nov. 22.—Thus far ]Snf4
land has taken quietly Field
Haig's big victory in Francs^ This
morning despite .the big headlines and
eulogistic articles in the newspapers
and the' feelings of quiet exultation
evidenced in private/ the public went
about its business as usual. Not avr.
extra flag was flying and' the %elteSf
have not yet arouaed the peojile te -V
realisation of what their armies 'hava'.
in an
UnBke the Englishmen of^fce ao»th».
Criaan war days, wMta' -^i^cnaMm^'
of a town, thu rnlwsn' Sf gsnlssn
or the deteat of a ha.''
was made the occasion
onstrations, those of t-^_
victories soberly and content
selves with the anticipation of
things to come that it is gbi
known that all has not bsen told
extert of the .vtetory in
How
knblrn,
Xraot wys
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