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VOL. 10, NO. 86,
FURTHER SUCCESS
Important Captures of Guns
and Munitions—Teuton
Loss 26,000 Men.
PEACE REPORTS ARE
HEARD IN PETROGRAD
London Dispatch Declares that Eng
lish Ships, Sunk In Dardanelles,
Were Sent Down by own Fleet After
niey Were Badly Crippled.
London, April 10.—Aus
tria is reported to have aban
doned her campaign against
Serbia, bringing to a close
the offensive operations
which were the immediate
cause of the general Euro
pean conflict. Dispatches
from Switzerland say that
Austria has given up the
plan for anew attack on Ser
bia for the sake of sending
additional troops to the Ital
ian frontier.
It also is reported from the
same stJflree^hStdfecislOfi has
Vienna to
sound Russia as to peace
terms. The official organ of
the Vatican, however, de
nies the report that Austria
has requested the assistance
of the pope in such negotia"
tions.
Russia is said to have made
important captures of guns
and war munitions in the
Carpathians.
What is represented as in
formation from the Austrian
general staff in the battle
along Dukla-Eperies front
says that the Austrians lost
26,000 men.
Popular agitation in Italy,
concerning the attitude of
that country, increased to a
point which necessitated en
ergetic action by the authori
ties to prevent disorders.
Factions for and against war
have arranged mass meet
ings for tomorrow, which
their leaders say will be held
despite police prohibition:
Milan, April 10.—A Petro^raa dis
patch says that insistent reports are
heard in the Russian capital of the
negotiations for a separate peace with
Austria, based upon the nupposition
that Gallcia, or probably some other
territory, \-ilI be exchanged with Rus
sia for guarantees of the preservation
of Austrian integrity in the Transvi
vanlan provinces. Sentiment in favor
of a separate peace with Austria is
said to be increasing in Russia.
German Officers killed.
London, April 10.—A semi-official
statement, issued at Petrograd, says
that Reuters announces that several
German officers of high rank were
killed and several Injured when" a
train carrying the army corps was de
railed in a section of Poland occupied
by the Germans.
British Ships Stunk by Own Fleet.
London,' April 10.—-Private advices
have been received here from.the Dar
danelles to the effect that the British
battleships Ocean and Irresistible,
sunk during the bombardment of the
Turkish fortifications on March It,
were torpedoed by the British war
ships after they had been badly dam
aged by the fire of the TurkisH forts.
Information. from eyewitnesses of
the battle is that after the Irresistible
was struck amidships by Turkish
shells, "one of our craft finished her
with a torpedo." The fate of the
Ocean, It is said, was similar. Having
•truck a mint which almost wrecked
her, "she was dispatched by a British
torpedo."
It is said-ihat this action was taken
to prevent the helpless, battleships
from drifting ashore where they. might
have fallen. Into the hands of the
Turks.
The statement of the British admir
alty said that the Irresistible "Hank,
having probably struck a mine" and
that the ocean "also having struck a
mine/sank." ..
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Butte, Mont., April 9.—Fearing
he would see someone he liked
better while he was In Alaska, a
young woman forced Charles Hy
land to enter a contract to marry
March 1, 1918, providing he
matches her (1,000 with an equal
sum. The latter provision was
Hyland's, who did not want to
accept any money from his
bride-to-be, and was going to
"make his pile" In Alaska. He
gave her a plain gold wedding
ring to be worn for the first time
March 1, 1918, if he Is successful
in his chase for gold. The aiithori
ties would not reveal the girl's
name.
FRENCH STEAMER
TORPEDOED CREW
FDiiyRESCUED
Given 10 Minutes to Launch
Boats—Drifted All Day
and Night.
Le Treport, France, April 10.—The
French three-master ship, Chateau
briand, from London for New York
with a cargo of chalk, was sunk by
a German submarine off the Isle of
Wight at 11 a. m. Thursday. The
crew was saved.
Captain Grondln and the twenty
four men aboard the vessel were given
ten minutes by the German com
mander to launch their two boats. The
Chateaubriand then was torpedoed.
After drifting about all the rest of
the day and all that night In bitter
cold weather, without food, the crew
was sighted- off the French coast yes
terday morning, landing hern safely.
CRIMEAN WAR SURVIVOR
Sr„ one" of the. few survivors of" the
.Crimean war,, died at Creaton, B. C.,
this week at the age of 80. He was
born in London, England, in 1835 and
was one of the crew of the first Iron
clad battleship placed on the high
seas, the' Warrior, in 1861. He was
In the siege of Sebastopol, manning
some of the guns which had been
transported oyerland from the war
ships. He Add been a resident of
Creston «ince 1896.
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BY GOVERNMENT
Terminal Elevators in Can
ada Show Interesting
Profits, Says Solon.
(Heral'd Special Service.)
Winnipeg, April 10,—Matters affect
ing western Canada's grain handling
system engaged the attention of par
liament at Ottawa for a large portion
of this week. When the estimates of
the department of trade and com
merce were being considered there
was a long discussion over the short
age in grain shipments and the opin
ion was expressed by several qf the
membens that the shipment of grain
east of Fort William, as well as west
of that point, should be In the hands
of the grain commission. Sir George
Foster made an interesting statement
in referenoe to the government-eleva
tors which have been built In the weBt,
their cost and operation. On a vote
of $625,000 for the administration of
the grain act Sir George stated that
the interior storage elevators would
be in operation for the next crop. At
present the elevators at Saskatoon
and Moose Jaw In Saskatchewan are
in operation and the one in Calgary
is expected to be ready in August!
The minister, said that the terminal
elevator at Fort William cost 1,300,
000 and those at Saskatoon and Moose
Jaw a little over 1,000,000 each. The
capacity of the terminal is'2,600,000
bushels Saskatoon and Moose Jaw
3,500,000. each and Calgary 2,500/000
bushels.
Fort William Klevator.
The terminal elevator at Fort Wil
liam had gross earnings "of |216,000
direct- expenses. $59,304 and that the
net revenue was $149,630. Tlat would
leave a profit after paying interest, on'
the cost. Last year was pretty favor
able and lt wottld take three years
before it' would be:.possible to aecer-,
tain just where the elevator stood on.
the average. The total amount of
grain handled In the government ter
minal elevator? at Fort William was a
little over 10000,000 bushed while
all the elevf.tors at Fort William and
Port Arthur handled, from 160,000,000
to 160,000,000 bushels. The grain
handled. In, the government terminal
was divided as follows: Wheat 6,27 8,
000 «ats 1,620,009 barley 462,000
flax 2,888,000. bushels. At Moope Jaw
the elevator began business on Octo
ber 14, and the receipts to February
1 last yeah were wheat M42OQ0
oats 412,000 barley lJ.OftOi. Tfeejihlp
menu to .the same-were: Wjieat 4»1,?
000' and oata 62,000 bu«hebk ?Ph'a
Saskatpon elevator ba«ui toustaten lit
October:.lS, and tltr MMtpto to Tab*
ruary 1 were: •STOeikt 6«o 00lr oata
70*. 000 barley .•
The shipments ftbpiif
eighth•' of the alnd. 'ohe-Mvamth
of the oats. Seed grain wm han&ted
In both elevatom If pas Jaw there
handled $»6,m^iiurticle of Med
29,000 of eat*, and 4,000 of
barlair: At «hurt&tootfvt!tere *aa aBottt*
KMftO buaMa of ^«»sd wkaa* and
GRAND FORKS, N.
SHIPPED 10 FAR
Western Grand Forks Coun
ty Metropolis Makes Good
in its Venture.
RAILROAD AIDS IN
BIG UNDERTAKING
Great Northern to Prepare the Taters
for Fair Visitor*—April 27 Date on
Which Big Distribution Will Take
Place.
Six thousand pounds of Larimore
district grown potatoes were shipped
out of that city this morning for San
Francisco, where they will be served
April 27, at the North Dakota build
ing, as an advertisement of Larimore'8
potato growing ability.
The potatoes w/are shipped in sacks
of 150 pounds each, each sack con
taining 140 potatoes, the average
weight of the tubers being slightly
over a pound.
Butter in sufficient quantity to pro
vide the potato eaters with the right
flavor also accompanied the shipment.
Larimore's potato day stunt at the
San Francisco fair looms up as the
real thing.
Were Well Selected.
The shipment of tubers sent to the
San Francisco fair was selected en
tirely from tubers grown in the Lari
more district last year, being sorted
from the thousands of bushels of
potatoes that-are stored'in the Xari
moreelevator.
Eve?Tc_.pot*tp is. a. mpdel. qf PftBfcCf
Cdijlt.'i'tlbn, 'say- the £arim ore potatol boSSfefes
of the. few survivors of the —and they anticipate all kinds of
favorable advertising for their
advertising for their city
as' a result of their plan.
Railroad Aids Them.
Aid for the Larimore folks has come
from several sources. The Great.Nor
thern railroad has given the Larimore
club the service of Its dining depart
ment, and will assign expert chefs to
the job or baking the great quantity
of potatoes.
These potatoes will be served at
the North Dakota.building at the Pan
ama-Pacific exposition on April 27,
that day having beeiii set aside by the
fair management as "baked potato"
day, all through the activity of the
Larimore boosters.
Anthony Stonehouse, Edgar L.
Richter and Nels Hemingson, are the
members of the Larimore committee
in charge of the plan.
BOMB EXPLOSION
WRECKS STORE
Kansas City, April 10.—A bomb
explosion In the wlpdow of the
grocery establishment of Palermo
brothers early today is believed
by the police to have been a
"Mack hand warning.*'. The store
was wrecked, windows In the
neighborhood were shattered, and
pedestrians were slightly hurt.
FEDERAL LEAGUE
SEASON IS OPEN
Chicago, April 10.—The Federal
league clubs got: into action today,
four days in advance of the start of
play in the American and National
leagues, with games In Chicago, Balti
more, Kansas City and Brooklyn. Big
crowds are expected to turn out to see
the opening day battles, according' to
reports at league headquarters. Presi
dent Gibnore Is present at the Kansas
City-Pittsburgh game.
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Thfs remarkable photograph shows Btitisb torpedo
«ft*r bad .Keen boml»ri«^ But- «rhtle tte?t6rpedo
bombs oir^th^ tiwin Howi.many Brtttah and
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REPORTS TODAY
Carranza Claims Sweeping
Victory Over Villa—
Latter Denies It.
OBREGON SAID TO
BE CHASING ENEMY
Also Reported TlWM. Villa Troops Are
Evacuating Dolores—New York
Mexican Colony Prepares for Ar
rival of Huerta, Deposed President.
Aboard the United States Steam
ship, Colorado, Mazatlan, April 10.—
A battle between the Carranza forces
and the Villa followers has been rag
ing three days at Lamurella, Sinoloa,
South Mazatlan. Only meagre reports
of the hostilities has been received.
Obrcgon Claims Success.
Washington, April 10. General
Obregon, advices to Carranxa's agency
here say, is pushing the defeated Vil
la army, after his victory of Celaya,
and advancing toward San Luis Po
tosl. The same reports say that the
Villa forces are evacuating Dolores, in
the state of Hidalgo.
Advices to Villa representatives
deny that Obregon gained a victory
over their forces, and contend that
there has been only light skirmishing.
Prepare for Hnerta.
2Jew .York,. Amll H^T-Ther*. la~»c
tivity ti»,
dayrirt*anHapatKjvbf nt«-arriYal here
of Geherai Huerta.' deposed president
of Mexico. Huerta sailed from Spain
on the steamer Antonio Lopez, which
Is due here this afternoon- or tonight.-
MANY CANADIANS
(Herald Special Service.)
Winnipeg. April 10.—Nearly, three
hundred Canadians have been killed
In northern France and Belgium' or
have died in hospitals at the front
or in England since the Canadian con
tingents have landed in Europe and
over 6 bO wounded and sick are in the
hospitals. The greater sufferers have'
been the Princess Patricias who were
in the thick of some-of the fighting.
NOT BEVJCJTED
Auburn and Syracuse Com
pany Win Out Over New
York State Railways.
Syracuse, N. Y„ April 10.—Justice
Andrews today denied a motion to
vacate the injunction- obtained by the
Auburn and Syracuse Electric Rail
way company against the New York
State railways.
The injunction restrained the State
railways, which operate the Syracuse
city lines, from preventing the opera
tion of Auburn-Syracuse .cars on the
Syracuse city track*.
This is the outgrowth of a strike
which threatens to involve the ma
jority of electric lines in this section
of the state.
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GERMAN ZEPPELINS FIRED ON BRITISH SAVING CREW OF THIS SINKING GERMAN WARSHIP
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United States to Declare that
She did not Acquiesce to
English Order.
NOTE IS BEING
PREPARED NOW
AMERICA IS TO—20 tel
Teutonic Power Declared That This
Country Failed in Negotiations With
Allies Regarding Shipment of Food
to German Civilian Population.
Washington, April 10.—A vigorous
denial, it is said today, will be made
by the American government that it
virtually acquiesced in the British or
der in council, prohibiting trade with
Germany as intimated by the German
government in a note complaining of
the United States' failure in the nego
tiations with the allies to obtain for
American exporters the right to ship
foodstuffs to the civilian population
of a belligerent. The work of pre
paring the American reply already
has begun.
Germany calls attention to the
American government that arms and
ammunition daily are shipped from
the United States to the allies, and
points out that while
Karl T. F. Bitter, the Well
Known Artist, Dies as
Result of Injuries.
New York, April 10.—Karl Theo
dore' Francis Bitter, chief of the de
partment of sculpture of the Panama
Pacific exposition, and one of the best
known sculptures of this country, died
in a hospital today from injuries suf
fered when he and Mrs. Bitter were
run down last night by an automobile
on Broadway. Mrs. Bitters' injuries
are not serious.
Bitter was director of sculpture for
the Buffalo exposition and chief of
the department of sculpture for the
St. Louis exposition. He was 47 years
old, and came here in 1889 from
Vienna, where he was born. His home
is here.
PICKPOCKETS CLEVER RUSE.
Calgary, Canada, April 10.—The
cloud of suspicion is today removed
from James Chssidy, Calgary business
man and former sheriff of Ozaukee
county, Wisconsin. While he was
sheriff, seven years ago, a gang of
pickpockets escaped in a manner that
caused suspicion to hang over Cas
sldy.
The ring leader of the gang, who
escaped, has confessed. His sweet
heart visited the cell daily. She got
a confederate, disguised as a tramp
to steal into the sheriff's office, and
with a piece of soap, got an impres
sion of the key to the cell where the
pickpockets were held. Keys were
made and sent to the ringleader by
the girl. The ringleader had secured
the friendship of a big bulldog, kept
there to guard the cell, by giving' the
dog the meat In his dally food.
Friends in Ozaukee county are urg
ing Cassidy to. return there.
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government
insists on its legal right to make such
shipments, It does not press with
equal vigor its right to ship foodstuffs
and non-contraband articles to
many's civilian population.
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jfjrere hard *t work in a heavy sea, with a terrific win
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HMEDDMLOF DESTROYED HEAVT
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Niali, Serbia, April 10.—In
recognition of the devotion of
Udy Ralph Paget, the munid
pallt.7 of Uskub decided to rename
Its finest street of that city after
her
The death roll of Serbian doc
ton from typhus fever Is very
heavy. Daring the last two
month*. 107 doctors out of 452
died.
IN WAS DEFECTIVE,
OffltfRSONLY KNEW IT
Honolulu, April 10.—Lieuten
ant Charles Smith, commander of
the submarine flotilla here, re
fcrring to the statement* that the
lost submarine F-4 was unfit
when she began her last cruise,
said:
"If anything was wrong with
the F-4, no one except her officers
knew of it."
TUNNEL OAVES IN.
San Franctoco, Oal., April 10.
—The tunnel, being bored
through Twin Peakes, in the
southwestern part of San Fran
cisco, caved in today, injuring
twelve men.
CREW, CUNGMG TO
HIM, SAVED
Lived on Rations of Few
Crackers a Day—Nearly
all Gone when Rescued.
Liverpool, Nova Scotia, April 10*—
After living on a water-logged schoon
er five days on rations of from three
to six crackers a day apiece, Captain
Cooke and his crew of five, were res-,
eued at sea and brought here today
aboard the schooner Oriole. Cooke
was in charge of the schooner Herald
of New York, which left Lapave, N. Sw,
April' 1 with lumber for New. York.'
The. schooner was .wrecked In a north
east gale/. April 2. 'Her crew, adrift
on the wreck,., hjul but /fl^a erackera
left when rescued. ..
PARDONED, HIS MAN IN JAIL.
Stillwater, Minn., April 10.—George
Savage, federal prisoner, was-too weak
today to be brought into the free air
outside' the Stillwater prison, to die.
His pardon lies in the office of the
warden. It has been signed by Presi
dent Wilson. Soon after he was sen
tenced he was stricken with paralysia
Friends instituted a fight for his free
dom. A few days ago they ^gained
it But he is.too weak to use it.
DECLlSTlS
Anto Kuepferle, held in Lon
don on Espionage Charge,
Makes Statement.
London, April 10.—Anton Kuep
ferle, who recently was arrested by
the British authorities and is being
held for trial on a charge of espion
age, says he was born in Germany in
1884, and became a naturalized Amer
ican citizen in Brooklyn in 1912.
Kuepferel being Indigent, the crown
designated the attorneys for the
American consul general to defend
him.
Kuepferle is charged to have writ
ten and signed his own name to many
letters to persons on the continent
conveying information. concerning the
movement of British troops. The in
formation is alleged to have been writ
ten with invisible Ink between llnea.
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EIGHT PAGES—PRICE FIVE CENTS.
One Disastrous Conflagration Starts lit
Morton County and Does
Damage—Big Blaxe In VtetaAty of
Towner Destroys Hay and GMa,
(Herald Special Service.)
A total of nearly 260 square miles
was burned over with a low of thou
sands of dollars In four pcalria flree,
started between 1 o'clock yesterday
afternoon and this morning.
The first Are started near Freda.
Morton county, and, awept by a forty
mile gale from the northeast, spread
rapidly, reaching a width of fiva milts,
and went east, passing a mile south
of Timmer, and thence to the Cannon
ball river.
The flamea jumped the river Into
Sioux county and the Standing Hock
reservation.
Near Timmer, Berl Hicks and B. H.
Finch lost all their farm buildings.
Loss to Stockmen Heavy.
Dozens of other ^aces are believed
to have been destroyed, but rescue
parties have not returned and there is
no confirmation.
The loss to stockmen Is heavy. It is
estimated that 160 to 200 square miles
were burned over, and the Are still la
heading towards the Missouri river
and South Dakota.
Another Are started near Solen and
swept to the Cannonball river, a dis
tance of twelve miles. Telephone
lines were put out of commission, and
it is unable to reach the places. The
loos there is heavy.
The third fire, starting three miles
west of St. Run, Swept a territory
jthrte miles wide to a point south of
St. Anthony, burning a district forty
five miles square.
The fourth fire started today at
Huff and swept to the river. In every
district hundreds of farmers are
backfiring and plowing fire breaks.
Rescue parties left for various
points.
Big Fire Near Towner.
Towner, N. D.. April 10.—A prairie
Are, nearly twenty-five miles in width,
burned over a vast area of land In this
vicinity yesterday afternoon and is
still burning, but has lost much of its
force.
The fire started seven miles north
west of Towner, near the Mouse river,
at 10 o'clock yesterday morning in a
big atrawstack, which evidently had
been fired by some one.
More than 700 tons of hay were con
sumed. The house and barn of a
farmer named T. B. glath, in the path
of the fire, were destroyed.
Slath and his wife and children
were at the home, when the barn was
reported burning.
At this time, they discovered it and
made their escape. Three horse* a
pedigreed bull, Ave eaxves and several
pigs were burned to death in the
barn.
The granary also and all of Slath's
corn, oats and seed grain went vp in
smoke. Slath's loss probably will
amount to more than $5,000.
Henry Erlckson lost 200 tons of hay,
Sargent Brothers lost the same
amount and E. Flnderaon lost 100 tons
of hay.
Several autos loaded with Towner
volunteers went to the scene and as
sisted the farmers in fighting the
flames, but all they could do was to
keep the flamea away from farm
buildings.
The main Are is traveling onward in
a southeasterly direction Canned by a
fresh wind.
Considerable damage is believed to
have been done in other sections, but
further information is not available
today.
One Man Loses Ufa.
Bismarck, N. D.. April 10.—Robert
Hogan was burned to death and Hugh
Armstrong and Allen Thompson are in
a local hospital suffering severe burnsi
Inflicted while Aghttng a prairie fir
near Steele late yesterday afternoon,
Hogan was backed into a slough ol
tall grass, and becoming exhausted
fell to.the ground. Armstrong an
Thompson were burned in trying ti
rescue him.
A number of houses and several
barns were burned during the after
noon.
TWO OTOSARE
Fued .Fatalities May Total
Four—The Remaining
Wounded Recovering
Mount Pleasant, W. V*., April l*rj»a
It la reported that Jackson 8hlrleyanA T-:
John Bosworth, who irera «tamft
during feud fight between the twlt
members of the Shirley and BoaworUk^
families at the Howell achool
Gillyedge, W. 'Va., Thursday
were so seriously wounded that
hope for their reoovery is aban"
and a doaen other meaaben oC
mlUee and Meade are (Mmfiii.
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