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PERIOD OF THE
WAR REACHED
Mr. L»loyd George said his man
power proposal would involve an ex
treme sacrifice by part of the popula
tion of 'Oredt Britain.
The Cambrai battle, he said. was
a very trivial event when compared
In the course of
Hurrying Reinforcements.
The premier said the cabinet had
taken every step to hurry reinforce
ments. The number of guns and pris
oners taken had been exaggerated
grossly by the Germans.
The ministry of munitions, the pre-
who was in command of the
prmy. against, which thc Get'
made their principal gains.
"ie said. to..ceni ure
.h|jT.i
JERUSALEM HAS
MUCH DIFFERENT
Khaki Clad
Place of Pilgrims
About City.
Raster since the British -occupation
was celebrated wth quiet solemnity,
says Reuters correspondent in the
Holy City. The usual-swarms of pll-
Holy City, rne usual swarms
»v /vt.
•iA:i
i. '.^'.V^o 7
v'
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So Declares Lloyd George to
Houses of Commons—Ex
treme Sacrifice Near.
Man-power Proposal to take
Many—Fate of Mankind
Depends upon Defense.
London, April 9.—Premier T«loyd
George told the house of commons
today that when the battle on- the
Somme front commended ttfe total
combatant strength of the German
army on the west front was approxi
mately equal to the total of the en
tente allies.
01
prims who throng Jerusalem at this
their place was takn to some extent
vanished and sickness and fear no
longer are at the thresholds of the
towns and villages. Everj-where
there Is evidence of reviving industry
and prosperity. What has contribut
ed mora than anything else to imme
diate. relief has been the employment
nf thousands of'natives upon the re
pair of roads.
"Eentlre householders work, togeth
er In little groups breaking stone and
drawing fair wages which are paid
regularly. The' roads In the neigh
borhood of the .bigger towns are lined
rome times for miles with busy labor
ers. Christian, Moslem and Jew men.
women and children. Roadmaklng
and repairing provides an occupation
for, all who "are able to work.
"Everybody realizes that a new era
has dawned for their, land. The Be
douin* can graze their flocks„in peace
and security and husbandmen can till
the soil with the knowledge that they
will not, be robbed of the fruits of
their labor. The roadp which are be
ing built solidly iri. every direction and
the railway to Egypt will ensure, them
easy disposal of their surplus yield
and the means of satisfying their
wants as regards imports from
broad.
"The benefit* of a rule of. liberty
and.Justice already are making them
i'e|va« Celt and the people are begin
ning to feel a Urely gratitude to the
Mritish soldier who move* in their
midst showing them nothing but kind
ness. fairness "aad good nature/'
Railway Advertising
Must Be Limited In
Future, Says M'Adoo
essary information to the public."
Help Llfht the Torch
ALLEGED SPY
FOR AUSTRIA
UNDERARREST
Believed Man Tried to Es
tablish Radio Station in
Mexico for Germany.
Salt Lake, Utah, April 9. Carl von
with the recent battle, and until the Haagsmar, alleged spy and former rector of recruiting, will outline the
strain had relaxed it would be dittl- isecret
agent on
cult to find out cxactly what had I „t The country a
happened.
th.c
"We have now entered the most I telegrapher, has arrived in Salt Lake
mier added, had been able to replace agent,
"mV '^ovS1George said the
had decided to recall General
Urittl all world knew, nothing of General von
the circumstances of. hi« retirement Hindenburg, but my husband.did. He j1K'' representative on the council, was
were known, however, it would be un- ^frequently referred to-him aati friend
Iwftial success, times: He:wiA-that.,W»
Mr. Uos'^hoeorge went on, the enemy titie' was Barori Cari
was-preparing,a greater attack and it and that he had been v.w
would be ah fatal error to underesti- .Austrian army. His father, he said, nouncement of Rawlmson successor
mate the gravity of thfe. prospect. had been Austrian consul at Xorfolk, '?ee" This gives rise to the
In view of the critical period which Va., and Boston. belief that General Boch since his ap
had been reached, 'i?aid the premier. .• learned about, his real name pointment as commander-in-chief on
the, government proposed to submit when I saw a cablegram addressed to western front has superceded the
to parliament today certain recom- Baron Carl von Haagsmar. It was Versailles council in having the direc
mendations in order to assist the
country and ife-'arllies to weather the
storm. He regretted to say that these
proposals involved extreme sacrifices
tho
reason were missing naturally but j„stcaf,
.,|n
I-.V Irhnkt rlnrl flciirna whn nnrtlclnnterl mt£p
knaKi ciaci ngures wno participatea f,ccr y,
make it noqciblp for
the services of both the Protestant ipawer to iurnn over the head* of i.r *-*eor»e
VOL. 13, NO. 85. GRAND FORKS, N. IX, TUESDAY, APRIL 0,1918.
t|,e
Atistro-Hungarian embaK* at ,y
the Pacific coast of details of'the man power bill
his speech the Brit-1 Washington, better known in the the recruiting measure whtcli goes j„n
critical period of the war. There is from Prescott, Ariz., in the custody of ing the early stages of the war. And
a lull in the storm but the hurricane a United States marshal and is held this is with the full realization that
is not yet over. The fate of the em- jn jail for the department of justice. the extension of the age limit to fifty
pire, of Europe and of liberty may it is alleged Haagsmar was at- will bring hardships and often linan
depend upon the success with .which tempting to get into Mexico to estab- cial shipwreck to many small business
the last. German
and' countered."
Wife Informed.
TO
Chicago. April 9.—Xews of the ar-' P°rt* V?a5.tho
•est of Carl von Haagsmar, alias !th®
Chauncey lJollender, alleged German
received with interest to- f,s
the guns and there were substantial day' by the prisoner's divorced wife, appeal might be a,bollshed. Theie
thaV" Y™*".
to assist the from his sister, wife of a wine agent "n military operations.
k" named TJ^vereaux, at Bordeaux,' Irish Matter Lialcr.
1'rance. It infortiied him that a cousin, I I*"18'1 lation is a matter for AS oOOTl
known as Baroness De La Roque, an
on the part of large classes of the aviatrix, had both arms and both legs *ore the recess had assigned April 16
population and nothing would justify fractured in an airplane accident. The ''or the introduction of the budget and
them except the most extreme neces
sity and the fact that the nation was
fighting for all which: was essential
and most sacred to the national
life.
—Help tight tlie Torc.li
Chauncey. He told me he served with !of
raphing when I marrted him. Five Iof recommendations for
he had a grant of land in Mexico, and
Made In A Different
P), promotlom to the rank of general in fleht even that mild assertion of Irishl
,irttish army shall be by selection,
of
a
iiosjoic
0
nnd Catholic churches. senior, in the service shadow in his speech today the in
,, seniors in ,the service.
"Pontificial ma.ss, the correspond- w,iD r.i.t.* *h» Torch
ent adds, was observed in the church wen
of the Holy Sepulchre and was at-I U7VI Cf|M TO flFPIDF
tended by the governor of Jerusalem!
and numerous officers. including a
representative -of the French govern
ment. The Passover coincided with
other festivals and was celebrated
with a new meaning of joy.for the!
.Tews in the occupied territory.. •. j"1 Washington. April 9.—President
"Al.thdugh .occupation only.. dates Wilson will make a final decision on
four months hack, the very atmos- the question of withholding in
phere of this region seethed to have casualty lists the addresses of men
undergone a chapge. .Distress has kHled and wounded when Secretary
ON CASUALTY LISTS
WHEN BAKER RETURNS
Baker returns from France. The
president, it was indicated today, al
though inclined to see the addresses
published, wishes to obtain the secre
tary's opinion as formed after con
ferences with General Pershing.
Kelp Ught the Torch
RUMORS OF PLANE
FLIGHT TO LONDON
FROM U. S. CURRENT
London, April 9.—All London was
talking today about the latest war
rumor—the landing in England last
night of ah American airplane after
nonstop flight from New Tork with IS
passengera The authorities declared
there was no basis for the story but
the Geripjuta.
NORTH DAKOTA'S GREATEST
PARLIAMENT OF
GREAT BRITAIN
IS REASSEMBLED
Washington, April 9.—Railroad
publicity .and advertising in the fu-i
tiira must, be limited to information
needed by the public., under orders is
sued today by Director General Mc
A'doo."
"Tl\e custom of exploiting train
service, pleasure or health resorts, TWO Important Questions: Federal
and the like, must be discontinued un
til' further notice," said the order.
"All forms of general advertising.
such" as pictures, calendars, wall
maps, etc., must also be discontinued,
Newspaper and other advertising
must hie confined to the giving of nec-
Are to be-Taken up at
Sessions.
London, April 9—Parliament reas-
united Us
ish premier said: I west as Chatfncey TTollender. expert further than the niost radical advo- „f silver certificates with other cur- retary McAdoo from Raleigh, X. C.
1
cates of conscription talked, of dur-
attack is resisted 1 Ishi a radio s^tion through which to men^ and' ..^^bein^ca^ ^^nti0'.1 '"aking any 'permanent
furnish German, v*ith information of la,ger fi.ms ^hose .oik is being ta.
furnish Germany with information of larger firms whose work is being car
military movements in the United ried on mostly by men over forty,
States. with youths and with women.
Thus far the only signs of opposi
c*lbin.eitu
4 b.,u
aPd
with
1
Henry ltawlinson, who was the Brit
,v„ ,. .,
RiV®!1
t'ie
correct spelling of his first name was that likely w» 1 follow discussion of
•Ghaunaise,' his 'mother's family the^military act.
name, which he Anglicized into
if loft
said he was sorrv for the way he had after the war. Whethei
treated me. Later 1 learned that he tion's report will furnish any basis for
.had retiimed to Mexico, by way of
a
bi"
?0,nInla'1^ of the 1'ifth army.
from him--ajS'5ns,-rHWf,J_ V®- made
^uture- cabinet program be-
If
forecasts by several newspapers
the
the British tn the Boer war, too. 'Irish convention are true, the cabinet
"Chauncey
but with an ...
ing as a telegrapher. He was teleg-
character of the reports of the
spoke English' correctly iis n't strictly pledged to take any ac- receive a loan of $44,000,000 from the
accent and earned a liv^ tion on the report. These newspapers United States as soon as the Greek
leeranher He was teleir- say that the report does not consist parliament has passed the necessary
iiMMiuiK v» uen I married him Vive I recommendations for
sa'
that the
report does not consist
•pj—t-j-rc: Tplf#1 lAredo." 'the premier's hopes, the cabinet, will from the Inited States. A credit or
lglltCI dtkC Help tight the Toreli—— put forward some scheme of its own
I remains to be seen.
rrnmnlinns Will R» But Ireland may become involved
IVIUVUUIII "l, in the discussion of the military bill.
Gossip
Way In British Army
rf«nonsibilitv
seniority. This, it said, several of the morning newsnaners
ior a joung or-
A,
government
vpars ^go left C^cago to vlsit my in Ireland but is merely a .narrative nounced at the treasury today. The
mother. When I returned he had!0'
the
cone Premier Lloyd George urged tiieiT. Crosby, assistant secretary of the
cone. rremier l^ioya ueorge urged
"I did not hear from him until convention to ^gree upon a scheme treasury and American representative
three years ago. He wrote that he had !'or
,he
been badly wounded in Mexico and which would go to realir.e the hopes found necessarj ho^e\er for the
was convalescing'in St. Louis. He said of Irishmen all over the world, even ip
k-
has it that the cabinet is con-
,, London, April 9.- King George has'jrjsii nationalist leader, who, arrived heen definitely determined
signed a royal warrant providing that jn London today froin Ireland, will
vnnnc lif. several or ine morning newspapers
say
Just now no casualty lists are being commendation for three commanders
issued as the' war department is
awaiting word from France which will
amplify Secretary Baker's new cen
sorship regulations. The giving out
of addresses in the lists was discon
tinued some weeks ago on the recom
mendation of General Pershing. Many
protestri against this action have
reached the White House.
there is. reason to believe that.
shows brilliant abilities as prp 4ntp T.lnvd Georee intends tn fore
mTe"as
•tf $ *t# s.t
to lore-
troduction shortly of a .home rule
measure which would set up an Irish
parliament in Dublin with due safe
guards for the Protestant minority
and a compromise on the much dis
cussed customs questions. According
to one paper the new bill also is ex
pected to include military service and
an executive responsible to the Irish
parliament but with no control over
naval, army and foreign affairs.
-t Kelp Light the Torek
DANIELS COMMENDS
THREE NAVAL GUARDS
FOR HEROIC WORK
Washington, April 9.—betters of
of naval guards on American' mer
chant ships for the way in wh'ich they
acquitted themselves in' resisting sub
marine attacks were issued, today by
Secretary Daniels. The- men are:
Dow Ripley, chief boatswains mate. S.
boatswains mate, g. S. Santa Maria,
South Bend. In'd., and John E. Belter,
chief gunners mate S. S. Paulsboro of
1020 Myrtle street, Menominee,,-Mich.
Help Light the Torfh'
REVELATIONS SAID
TO HAVE BEEN
BY ALLEGED SPY
this denial served merely to rlve It treason, to. whom a- reprieve was senate In Wisconsin, was the signal
additional currency. granted yesterday. The newspaper as- for so much applause on tlie Repub
Accordlng to the popular- version I sorts Bo.o has tpade only a beginning lican side that,- flpea.ker Clark
this was tlw "big surprise" which
Premier itwr* Gporge said last week
that the Americans would aoon give
3aweiR-a»aWB6
**!•.
K4*
sembles today after the Easter recess I bullion of not more than J250.000,
with two. questions of great import-
Both these issues have been thrust stituted.
upon the cabinet during the brief re- I if enacted the measure virtually
ces^j. the first by the desperate Ger- would fix a standard price for silver
man attacks in-France, and the wsc- I
report which Premier Lloyd George produces
at an
the^opei^ing'speech^a.nd^viir'exp'ound stead 'of^'goid
the military situation which confronts commercial trade balances in the
nation. Sir Auckland Geddes, di- I orient and elsewhere.
r*"tt
might be
on
S measure which goes
ion on
P'"°Posed to put
through with a brief debate
that the present recMUiting tribun-
'Vv
Jft r: •,*.•
i.i——w—«.i i? r-^W. .-''S'.\ mi i»i ————i
A^JS*
BILL PROPOSES
UTILIZATION OF
IDLE DOLLARS
Reserve Checks
Would be Issued to Keep
Money Circulated.
1
ance upon its hands. The first is the I for sale and export to pay trade bal
new military service bill which raises a nces. and repurchase of silver at $1
the age limit eight years and makes an ounce, is proposed in an adminis
those born after a fixed date in thc tration bill introduced today by Sen
spring of 1867 liable to bear arms. I ator Pittman as an emergency war
The second is another and what prom- measure. Silver certificates would
ises to be a strong attempt to deal be withdrawn from circulation as the
with the ancient and always oonten-j dollars are taken from the treasury
tious problem of government for Ire- and federal reserve bank notes of
land. new $1 and $2 denomination*? sub-
Washington, April 9.—Melting into
000 silver dollars now in the treasury
ounce, several cents above
ond by the conclusion of the Irish Hie present market, and stabilize the ., ...
convention and the rendering of its world market, since the United States
almost half of the lota|. The
promised would be followed by legis-i hill also is intended to stimulate sil- I Raleigh, X. C\, and given out by the
lation.
Vf.r
8toCse?Uet^Ws^o^Tntrv'B
Secretary McAdoo wrote to Senator
which is serving no useful active pur-
a direct war purpose. T.here is no
change in the status of the silver cer
tificates. The proposition is in
chalUfe
comes
.thei,r safcgua'd.of the right
the
labor needed by shipyards, farms and nver acquired for that purpose into
BIG LOAN FROM
a wide difference of opin- billions announced as the goal.
the best method of replacing I The statement, authorized bv Sec
the best method of renlacins The statement, authorized bv Sec-
rency. where he spoke today, said:
plained, "the large mass of silver
in .he status of the silver cer-,
tion have been protests against re-: p'lrposM, and, then, as LTi- ^e_ri.ca_*"? ..of I'YiVi!!1 °.n
ver from timc
In this way. the secretary ex- ..T invo .i
veachc(j
"i'ci.
to retire silver certificates, to borrow
to'time in the future
on the market, to replace the
R„ver so
borrowed by purchase in
market at the fixed price of $1 ,h
reserves left. The cabinet was con- Mrs. Nellie Hollender. is aim a demand that the supply of borrowed slVver by~cofning'The' new we 4° thb It will the Montdldier salient and eastward to Novon. These struggles of
fident the army would be equal to the always thought something like
pcr
fjne ounce and so replace the:
as' Greek Parlia­
ment Authorizes Move
Loan will be Made.
Washington, April 9.—Greece •*•111
authorizing legislation, it was »n-
proceedings of the convention. credit was arranged in Paris by Gst»r
foundation of a government on the inter-allledI council. It was
questions like finance until legislation before flnall concluding
.. ... Whether the conven.- ian agreement.
allied
loan
Jonctmllni
Greece is the last of the
a""1 whether, if it fails to meet beUiKerents in Burope to get a
$6,666,000 for Roumania was ar-
III pic ruw:u i«»
lrv
service applies to Ireland in prin- I treasiirj nere. in Mew oi
ranged several months ago and a pay- Senator Overman, who declared that
*_ eAntiMAMt ic '\r
r\* mnnn avmi«A/l ho.
ment of $5i000.000 was made through
Russia. Overthrow of the Kerensky
government prevented its delivery
^id'erinca" statement'that" commiWorv however, and it returned to the agreement was proposed Senator Nel-,
siaering a statement ina.t cornpui.ot
lne ,n
iolnle although not nronoiintr to en-! definite situation on the Rumanian signed citizens ot nis state asKing
cipie, aitnougn not proposing to en .. ..
RtatU4!
force it now. Joseph Devlin, the!front tne statue or ui ioan nas nui.
Kelp Light the Torch
Twenty Killed In
Wreck When Express
Hits Freight Train
Amsterdam. N. Y., April 9.—John
R. Botts of Albany, engineer of the
Empire State Express, was killed and
some twenty other persons were in
jured yesterday when the west bound
Eifipire State Express on the New
Tork Central railroad ran Into a de
railed freight train a mile and a half
west of here. Fireman Ballinger and
Fireman Davis were injured ,in '.the
crash.
Information given out in New York
city by the New York Central was t6
the effect that three persons were
killed, but. according to the coroner,
this statement was' erroneous.
East bound krain So. 16. known as
the New York' Express, also plunged
into the wreckage and the engine was
overturned, but none of its passen
gers was Injured,
S. El Occidente, of,2190 P. street. San was overturned in the collision with
Diego. C'al.: John Weber/ chief ], the derailed cars And the engineer and,
hig fireman were hurled acroiis the'
rails to the bank of the Mohawk river.
Paris, April 9.—rRevelations )f thai VVashlpgtb
highest importance are aaia by- the ance on the floor of the hQUse of
Matin to have been made, .by Bolo Representative Irvine L. Lenroot, for
Pasha, under sentence of death for I the first time since his election to the
of what he has ^o fiay and that ah*J frooed to request Mr. Le
&roOt ti re
other important dise.'.. !n connexion t:'r« to the cl«ik rnom that .\»awler
with tha. G}emtan
France Is about US.
The freight, an east bound special
food train, was, derailed by a broken
truck and several of tlie cars were
thrown across the west bound tracks..
The engine of the Empire Express
All traffic on th» main- ll^e -was
blocked for many hours.
Help U|kt the Torch
DEMOCRATS AND
REPUBLICANS ALL
APPLAUD LENROOT
-April 8.—The appear-
propaganda .Jh7 «©.u be 'niaiptsine.-t. Some^r^p
dav.elo?. appiai^edi^-:-,^' .^5
NEWSPAPER
OFFICIALS HOPE
TO RAISE OVER
THREE BILLION
Double the Number of Sub
scribers in Second Loan
Wanted This Time.
Washington, April 9.—Secretary
M„ irl
scribera to the new
wi„ carry 8Uch discouragement
clti7ens
have
ih' tv bonds'
VIOLENT ARTILLERY BATTLES
I
_.:„j from
McAdoo in a statement wired from
production, and to use the treas- treasury here today, called on the
I
countrj'
,fV furnish
1'lbcrl'
.ruiuns. win Secretary McAdoo wrote to Senator would mean a loan of four or five -n.. vinlpnt -irf-JIWi- V.s.ttln ieVnnti
man power bill. pittnian supporting the hill as a war
wouW a
,oan
appears to be unusual- measure, although he suggested there do.la ^loill* the British line of approximately
its willingness to accept
That number of purchasers, he said, ports were dispatched from headquarters this forenoon.
of four five Thc vio
tv,„or lh
headquarters'1^
George Creel Attacked by
Senators During Debate
on Measure.
Washington. April 9.—In an effort
to hasten disposal of the sedition bill,
voting oh amendments was begun to
day by the senate and administration
leaders hoped to pass the measure
before adjournment.
By a vote of 33 to 31 the senate re
jected an amendment by Senator,
France of Maryland proposing that
nothing in the bill should impair the
liberty or right of individuals to pub
lish or speak "what is true, with good
motives and for justifiable ends." I
Senator Overman in charge of the
bill opposed the amendment, saying it
might impair the bill's enforcement.
Enactment of the measure with the
least possible delay was urged by
sentiment is "very much aroused be
cause of delay in passing this bill."
Just before the unanimous consent
rwas
view of the in- son of Minnesota, presented petitions!
to protect American soldiers,
An amendment providing that no
persoiy who commits any offense un-j
I der the bill shall be eligible to hold
public-office and that, any other per-]
son holding office shall be discharged
upon proof of guilt, was introduced
by Senator -Penrose.
A statement attributed to George
Creel, chairman of the committee on
public information, that he would be
"glad- -to his dying day that this
country was unprepared for war" was
attacked during the debate on the
Penrose amendment.
ieI)t
t-anal
dnal
lur qut?£. i?et us go for- Pcriocl-
ward ap(j mal{e the quota
make number
thcse bo„ds three times as great as
was beforc
There is no answer that
WB De[ore nere ls no answer vnax
to the
tion as that twenty million American
citizens have subscribed this time for
front-
fl ht make uf)
to
"ban she I ^nWon^^f^tortes shall be assured ^ard^Jlver^doJJftr^ Th^_J» no ^help ^ou^l-ant man in this activity began to develop.
jt.
bjl^ion but
fOUI^bniion or' five fUI1S
time for the lib-
t'lc
Torok~r-
BEING VOTED ON
to ibove -Xrmentieres itmt north
anove .\rmentiercs, JUSt nortn
l°
aIu
thc
!.,osJL"l\w'... .!.ne °I four times as great, if it is posibie, *jie probabilities seem that thc bombardment is more of a demon
to do it, and let us at the same time
...
,of
subseribers
thc Somme
We can get the The principal artillery battles in the French area were around
wcrc
V'50,
v,
nf
»,!„
KtntA
„t this loan has not I that the spy laws be amended so as!
to
I
ankine-1
here yesterday. attached to which allowed the Rus
"If an humble citizen can be pros-,s
ecpted for indiscreet utterances, why
Laiter t^ie amendment was with- "'o111 vuai jtu
drawn teiifporarfly. and Senator Pen- 1
rose announced
l,he
would reintrodu.-o
in our prosecution of the war at this
time." vj!.'
-"Kelp Ught the Torch
JURORS DISMISSED
TO ATTEND TO WORK
OF WISCONSIN FARMS
Vlroqua/ Wis., April 9.—Because of
the need of men on farms in this vi
cinity.*. Judge Higbee of La Crosse, of
the' circuit court, yesterday dismissed
thietyjgjx -jttrom oallad far the spring
the.
its kin
^1C
HELSINGFORS
EXPECTED TO
FALL SOON
With Arrival of Germans in
Finland Red Guard Cause
is Lost.
liondon. April !*.—With the arrival
of the Germans in Finland the Red
"What do you think of an official Qua,rd cause is lost and the fall of
who would make such a statement?" Helsingfors is expected in the near
Senator Sherman aaked. addressing future, says Reuters Petrograd cor
Senator Penrose. 'respondent. telegraphing Monday.
"It betrays such \a lack of good The Germans demanded the disarma
common sense that it is worthy ofl^^pt
0f
nothing but contempt," Senator Pen- Russian warships in Finnish waters
rose replied.' before Friday, and the Russian com
The statement was attributed to missioners agreed to comply.
Creel at a meeting' of the National The Germans base their demands
Conference -of, Amerksan Lecturers
i0n
j,
it later today.
Senator-Johnson of California, also
referred to Creel's speech, character- ... ... I .. „.
ising it'aa a "very remarkable utter- 1 Virginia. Minn.. April 9. Five men
ance of a duly constituted
authority
of the United" States" which made terday at Colvin. -0 miles south of
"one feel that he ls not fit to engage 1 Biwabik. charged with teaching and
ctntihue4 all cases until
rio4- Alt the' attorneys
action, the first of
wetfttrn Wl
'&?•&? 1
E E N I N
E I 1 ON
ON BOTH SIDES
NO INFANTRY ACTIVITY HAS
YET BEEN STARTED BY HUNS
HEAVY BOMBARDMENT AT SOMME
French Making Preparations For Hun Attack—Teutons
Who Made Advance Kept Constantly Covered By
French Artillery And Sustained
Heavy Losses.
.. ... ... The Germans have encountered unfavorable weather for their
20 000.000 sub-1 contemplated big attack against the British front and no infantry
I-oan. action had developed against the British or French when the re-
art
1 llc
MOletlt art1iier\ Ddttle IS cOtltl
illcry battle is continuing on both fronts, notably
fifteen miles from La Bassee
north of the present battle area.
The British line on this front has not moved since the summer
there has been little important fighting along it in this
The French apparently are completing their withdrawal south
wcst
here today indicAted^ that many loan conform in general to the Ailettc river valley, linking it up with
organizations in all .parts of the coun- ,,]c] ]jne southeast of Coucv-Lc-Chaloau.
tr^- already have raised their quotas. ., ,.
••iy Eight thfc
ed as the French operation. wgsJri.. progress!
covcrcd by the French artillery and sustained 1i-
the forts, an well as of the
article of the peace treaty, a note
an
flPet. to remain in Finland1 until
the
ice melted.
should we not have the departments m*lp Mght the Torch
purged of persons- who make disloyal
remarfe^?{' asked/Senator Penrose. I C..LI fkarwd
With
Having Discouraged
Enlistment In Army
and three wromen were arrested yes-
speaking against enlistments in the
naval and military forces of the
United States. One of the women,
Mrs. Ranta. aged 20, school teacher,
was accused of having tnade 13
pupils salute 'a red flag. The county'
superintendent closed the school.
Kelp Sight the Torch
THE WEATHER.
North Dakota: Generally fair
tonight and Wednesday wftmw
tonight and la east WodnMday
fresh to-strong soattmtji wtaria.
probably Wnfanadar
nifht and lis —Ih
Wednesdaf.
Laon, whore they have made their line
In preparation for another heavy infantry attacfc'.M XfennAiii'j
guns of all calibers are roarintr along a front of more thfto^ 100 miletfs'
from the north of Arras to north of Soissons. The entire countryside in'-'
said to be rocking from the heavy detonations, but no infantry action has
yet developed.
Kspecia.lly severe has been the German fire around Bucquoy, north
of Albert south of the Sonim'e and between Montdidier and Npyon.
Bucquoy, south of Arras, is on the northern end of the sector which
the British defended so valiantly last week. The British here and both
to the north and south hold strong hill positions from which they com
mand all approaches. The Germans must widen the head of their wedge
along the Somme and it is believed they again will attempt to do it by at
tacks in the Bucquoy area.
Below Montdidier the German line bends. Here also the French
have held the Germans for nearly ten days despite severe attacks. To
extend the battle front on the south the attacking front probably would
include thc line eastward from Montdidier to Xoyon.
Along the Ancre. Somme, Luce and Avre rivers where the Germans
made strong and fruitless attacks during the last ten days, the enemy
artillery fire has increased greatly.
On the .extreme eastern end of the southern leg of the salient the
Germans have been checked in their advance southward from Chauny.
The French still hold a part of the lower forest of Coucy and on Monday
the French rear guards inflicted heavy losses on the Germans. The en
emy has not yet reached the Ailette river.
On the rest of the front in Prance there has been little activity. On
the American sectors there have been patrol actions and artillery firing.
Artillery exchanges continue on the Italian front, but'the bombardment Is
not violent. British troops, who have been stationed along the Piave near
Montello. have taken over a sector on the Italian mountain front in the
region of Asiago.
'3
Vte?-'
PRICE FIVE CENTSl
-v
6
prcs and Arras battle.5 of last year leavng it untouched,
three or1 Although the Germans may be contemplating an attack here
to I Stration than anything else, with the object of distracting British
it ^.ttCIition and drawing reserves from behind the more important
region the Germans are heavily shelling the
British directly east of Amiens on thc seven mile front north from
Yillers-Bretonneux to Mericourt L'Abbe.
carried Over from yesterday, when the increased
-'*1 &
Artillery Active.
.tiondon. April 9.—The German ar
tillery developed great activity early,
this morning on the British front on
the line from LiaBassee canal to south
:of Armentieres, according to today's
war office announcement.
The statement reads: v:
"Early this morning the enemy^
artillery developed great activity on'
the front extending from La Basse*
canal to south of Armentieres.
"Elsewhere on the British front ex-
cept for heavy hostile shelling In the
neighborhood, of Viller-Bretonneux
and Mericourt L'Abbe, there
nothing special to report"
AmeHtaau' Attack
With the American
Monday, April i—(By
Press.)—American o«r
l^orraine sector *1
natrol this morning
the enemy party.
dragged the M4y a
T^and Into their own
identification. There
to-
1
Xo Infantry Action.
Paris. April 9.—Violent artillery
fighting occurred during the night a(,
various points north of Montdidiev
and also between Montdidier and
Xoyon it is announced officially.
infantry action developed.
I'ench advanced troops eouth of
the Oise river withdrew to prepared
positions southwest of the lower,
foreet of Coucy and south of Coucy-^
l^e-Chateau.
The statement .follows:
"There was great activity on the
part of the artillery on both sides at
numerous points along the front north
of Montdidier and between Mont
didier and Xoyon. No Infantry action
occurred.
"On the left bank of the Oise theras
were intermittent- bombardment*
Advanced French jG&Jwope, in conti
formity with ord^rs 'Whlch had been
given, carried out a withdrawal to
prepared positions southwest of the
lower forest of Soucy and south of
Coucy-I^e-Chateau. .German troops
were kept constantly under tb»
French artillery Are and suffered
heavy losses in the, course of this op
eration.
'"iSjvo (Jerman raids northwest
Rheima were"-repulsed. Other Gei^
mato efforts against small FVenwIt
posts near Rparges. in the sector of
Relllon and north of Bonhommf'
achieved no .greater success.
everywhere 1se the night
in quiet.*'-' "•,""