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The Washington times., 1917-10-27
EVERY AVAILABLE
GERMAN CALLED
TOOPPOSE-PETAIN
BY HENRY WOOD,
UNITED Press StaR COFresp0ndenf)

WITH THE ARMIES IN THE
FIELD, Oct. 2T.-whtn General Pc
tain reached the German line with his
uppercut to the jaw bn the Chemin
Des Danes, the German command
rad to rake the whole western front
to assemble re-enforcements and bols-
ter up the tottering sector, A census
OF prisoners today revealed that these
were collected not in
units Of divisions, but In such small
military fragments as companies and
battalions. And those companies and
bGttalions were Identified as Of rsgi-
ments widely scattered along the
whole western lines. Plainly the
German high command, with its re-
serve forces waning fast, was. com
pelled hurriedly to grab occasional
units from everywhere to create
prop for its Chemin Des Danes lines.
There was yet more emphatic evil
dence as the United Press stan cor
respondent was permitted to view It
personally today, Of Germany's dwin-
ding man. power. A tour through the
prisoners cages showed a majority OF
those captured by the French were
boys-mere youths of the 1918 class.
They were a gaunt, underfed looking
lot.
Lose Fighting Spirit.
But the hungriest of all the pris-
oners were those who were still being
hustled back OF the lines today from
hooks and crannies Of the caves
where they had been crouching since
last Tuesday. Detailed explorations
of the ground over which was fought
the battle OF the caverns revealed
quite a number OF the enemy-but
none of them had much hght left.
The total number captured reached
! the 1900 mark today.
Petain's victory liberates Scissors
from all possible menace Of German
grip-and that fact should be OF par
ticular interest back in Detroit. Mich
The automobile city has adopted
Scissors, and is planning to rehabili-
tate 1t.
Filnln Evacuated.
The enemy has completely evacu-
ated Filain- Poilus now dominate
the city. The Germans are rushing
up new artillery and new infantry re-
endorsements for the purpose Of es-
tablishing their new lines north of
the Oise-Aisne Canal. That water
way will afford them a good defen-
i sive position.
From prisoners It was learned the
German lines where the French
/. struck successfully were manned with
seven full, divisions .triflo over
100000 mem
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Tot euards BEN

Little Ralph Mckee. tender Of years
and diminutive of stature, dressed in
compIete military outnt, stood guard
over the bell with his tiny air gun
Ralph wasn't on the program, either,
but he showed up early this morning.
long before MIRA Ellis Logan, who IL
IN charge of the booth. was on the
ground. ASK
Mrs. Pratt. having honorably dis
charged her hrst regiment, went out
into the Highways and byways for
another. .flt,r
.'SIy boy, jack she said, the tears
not far from the surface. was the
best athlete in Lano Tech. at Chicago.
He ran away TO join the marineT and
now has been terribly injured You
can see that I know what war means
=. Tempted VITA Peanuts. ~
Children singly and in organizations.
in arms and toddIinE along ~on their
own" kept the bell ringing AN morning.
"A peanut vender moved his machine
across the street and exhibited his wares
within a few feet OF the booth Once in
a while a youngster suecumbed to the
temptation. but such q case was rare
Nearly all walked by him eontemptu-
ousIy and never hesitated as to where
their coins should 60.
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MANY MEN HAMMER ITALIANS.

command has thus been able to
something like 10000 including the best troops
Russian 'front.' the Italian campaign Aus
ta been enabled by Russian apathy bring
Riga holding defensive with the
Riga Islands potential possible but
improbable, Russian operations
According the whole Teuton ad
Italy has been placed under the directions of Field Marshal
Mackensen the German hammer whose blows battered down
Italian plain Manfesty of
the critical phases of the taking shape.
The faOre Mackensen strategy dscernbe areadyhe
of and artillery for terrific fankng blow
shall strike the opposing The Germans and
forth their of their available
could be brought bear for the first blow against
Italian left flank The flank crumpd and the Tutonc forces
engaged in attempt to turn the Italian line.
FOES ADVANCE FROM BRIDGEHEADS.
pointed this the time Italian ad
the Banszza south the of this
attack that the Austrian bdgead positions above the plateau
the Onzo constituted continuing against the
positions force that could
taken advantage of by the Austrans.
assumption seemingly well founded The German
attack delivered from these bdgeheads
the Monte Santa Lucia south of Tomno and Monte
Maria the nO heavy mist filled the sonzo valley and
have advanced the right bank
This has forced the Italians withdraw the south
ward along the bank from Monte Magge
about miles, Above Tomno for twelve miles
tsh the Germans have also driven back the Italians
have advanced beyond Caoretto Ka The ridge from
TonO CaporetO the German objective for beyond lies the
Cida CdaIe is the key Udn and Udne is the
to Italy.
capture $4,000 prisoners
800
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Leads cAnaren.

Baby Ellen came IN her fathers
big car with other children OF the
Cabinet, Reggy and lack Baker, the
latter known to the grown-up world
as Newton d. Baker, the srd: aIso
Helen and Lawrenes Reed Houston.
and. not to be forgotten, Bobby
their fuzzy canine follower.
II wasn't on the OFFICIAL program.
but It came near being the big event
OF the day.
Mrs. Georgia June Pratt, OF Chi
cago. whose son lies in the Naval
Hospital here, suffering from terrible
wounds he received when . grenade
exploded prematurely recently IN a
marine training camp, rounded up an
army OF children from the Y. n. C. A.
and the corner Of Tenth and X streets.
where she lives. and marched than
through Lafayette Park to the bell.
Endowed with nicl<els from the gen
erous hand OF AIRS. Pratt, the kiddias
dropped them In the big bell, one By
one. Captain Bennett. OF the signal
corps, who was passing, was pressed
into service to review General Pratt's
battalion, and stood at attention
while the little tots struggled BY.
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FIRST nickel OF !
M|LEPUT IN BELL
BY BABY M'ADOO

Baby Ellen McAdoo, daughter Of
Secretary OF the Treasury MeAdoo
and granddaughter Of President WI
son, Is all smiles and happiness to-
day. for she has done her bit-f
While her mother looked on. and
The Times photographer snapped
pictures, little Ellen. eiutching her
dolly In one hand, dropped her nickel
into the big Liberty bell hung in his
toric Lafayette Square across from
the White House.
Capital city followed her with their
mites held close In sticky fingers.
eager to make thoabig bell ring for
Liberty and to bring into reality the
hopes of the Washington. Auxiliary
OF the women's Liberty Loan Com
mfttee for . mile Of nickels with
which to purchase bonds for the war
orphaned children Of France.
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EDISON Will
END U-BoA7
The "Wizard' Intimates He Has
Found Solution.

There are broad intimations that
Thomas A. Edison has solved the sub
marine problem, the best intimation
coming from Edison himself, who an
nounced Saturday that "We now have
all the rebellious elements under con-
troll He also told visitors that they
would always remember the date as
being "contemporareous with the time
when he removed the last jinx from
the record.
Three days ago high government
official said Edison had just completed
task that would make him the great
est man in the world. There is also
some speculation over the anxiety of
the Westinghouse people to secure a
thousand experienced workmen who
will agree to be locked up in the fac
tory, working on war munitions, for a
period of ten months, this precaution
being necessary to guard the military
or munitions secret of the greatest
value. Saturdays advices from Ger
many also would indicate that their
spy system is working well and that
the German junkers have heard some
thing that has greatly upset their
eQuanimity.
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and is proprietor of the Gross Print
cry, an up-to-date Minot job shop.
During his absence this shop will be
in charge of Mrs. Gross and compe-
tent printers. Mrs. Gross had charge
Of the plant while her husband was
on the Mexican border, conducting the
business with marked success.
Capt. Gross does not know just
when his company will leave Minot,
but expects the call will come about
August l. The company was muster
ed into the federal service today. The
members of Co. D submitted to their
physical examination early in the
week, and out of 14S men, all passed
but four. Three Of those rejected will
submit to minor operation which
will permit them to leave with the
company. Capt. Gross has placed an
order for $50 new uniforms and these
may arrive this week. Members of
the company were given their first
incubation for typhoid fever today
and before they are thru with the or
deal, it will be necessary for them to
receive two additional "shots." They
will also be vaccinated against small
pox, before leaving Minot. Capt.
Gross expects that the North Dakota
regiment will first go to Deming, New
Mexico
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Red Cross Day at Sherwood

E. l.. Penn, the Sherwood publisher
was in the city on business Tuesday
He reports very successful time on
Red Cross day Friday. $214 was
cleared from the dance in the evening
and rs Red Cross buttons were sold
for a dollar each. A good sized sum
was raised by subscription besides.
The ball game between Sherwood and
Mohall was won by Sherwood, 6 to S,
Sherwood has won three straight
games from Mohall.
In the evening DR.. Archie D. Nc
Camel and Rev. 2. w. Erickson of
Minot were present and assisted in
organizing local.
Robert Hollingsworth and Nick Ul-
stad of Plaza were in the city Tues
day. They lost their crops by hail
Thursday, the storm covering a three
mile strip, doing an immense lot of
damage.
G. R. Engelstad, formerly with the
Moore Motor Co., has gone to Shelley,
Mimi, where he has bought an inter-
est in bank.
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MINOT MAN TO HEAD
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
Minot Man Slated for Chief Position
Minot X. p. Band Attends State
Meeting at WillistOn.

About a hundred members of the
Knights Of Pythias lodge of this city
are at Williston this week attending
the annual state meeting of that Or
der. The Minot X. P. band, consisting
of 25 pieces, left for Williston Tues
day and is doing some good advertis-
ing for Minot. The band has shown
a great deal of improvement.
C. B. Bach, of this city, who is Vice
Chancellor, will undoubtedly be elect
ed Grand Chancellor. The delegates
from Minot are John Ehr, L. M. Swi-
CART, John Lynch and George Martin.
John H. Lewis is a member of the
committee on laws.
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military RECORD
OF CAPTAIN OF CO. D
Capt. F. Otto Gross Has Had Excel
lent Training for Important Posi-
tiOn-High in Military Circles.

F. Otto Gross, Captain of Co. D,
North Dakota National Guard, who re-
ceived his commission from Governor
Frazier and Adjutant General Fraser
recently, takes his place at the head
of the crack Minot organization ex-
ceptionally well equipped for his i'm
portant work. Mr.. Gross is regarded
in military circles as one of the very
best military officers in the state of
North Dakota. He is not only popular
with his men, but he has command
ing appearance and excellent address.
He has made a study of the war game
for many years and has earned his
way from the bottom up by hard work
and close study.
Capt. Gross was member Of Co. B
at Fargo for seven years, receiving his
discharge as a sargeant in 1905. He
joined Co. d in 1908 as private and
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MERGER OF Whit
NAN-BULL TRACTOR
Two Immense Manufacturing Com
panies Have Joined Forccs-Rig
Record Made by Bull Tractor.

Announcement of the merger OF the
Bull Tractor company of Minneapolis
with the Whitman Agricultural COM
pany OF st. Louis and the selection of
that city as the future home of the
tremendous organizati ton thus formed,
was made last night by Edward Cen
genbach, Industrial Commissioner of
the Chamber of Commerce, of St.
Louis.
Also included, and to be taken there,
is the manufacturing equipment of the
Toro Motor Company of Minneapolis,
makers of the motors now used and
to be continued in the Bull tractor.
The new organization will be known
as Whitman Bull Tractor COMPANY.
with an authorized capital Of $l,5O0,-
600.
The officers of the Whitman Bull
Tractor Company will be:
President-P. J. Lyons, Minneapo-
lis.
Vice Presidential. l.. Whitman, Sr.,
St. Louis.
Vice President and General Man
ager-James w. Lyons, Chicago.
Vice President-P. II. Knoll Min
neapolis.
Secretary and Foreign Sales Man.
ager-H. l.. Whitman, Jr., St. Louis.
Treasurer and Chairman of the
Board-LaWrence B. Pierce, st. Louis.
The above named officers and John
f. Mccarthy, grain merchant of Du-
luth, Minnesota, John A. Busch and
Isaac N. Orr, will constitute the board
of directors.
1t is conservatively estimated that
600 600 of tho e 3E0 nm farms IL, tho
United States represent the logical
market for tractors. This illustrates
the possibilities of st. Louis new in
dustrial acquisition.
In the tractor industry, the Bull
Tractor Company occupies the unique
position of having more of its tractors
sold and in operation on American
farms than any other company and
this in very short space of time, as
the company has only been in the SELL
ing market since 1914.
Mr.. P. j. Lyons, now president of
the Bull Tractor Company, and who
will head this new company, has
shown most masterful mind for di-
recting manufacture and distribution.
In three years he has sold one third
of the tractors actively on the Ameri-
can market, an absolutely phenomenal
and almost unbelievable record.
In addition, the Bull Tractor Com
pany has been compelled to refuse or
ders for more than 5000 tractors for
want Of manufacturing facilities.
In this territory, the Minot Bull
Tractor Company, Minot, n. D., will
handle the distribution Of the Whit
man-Bull Tractor.
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LAFAYETTE YOUNG
STIRRED Up THINGS
Dorr Carroll Cites Facts to Show that
North Dakota is Fully as Pat
riOtic as Iowa.

The following letter was sent by
Dorr II. Carroll of Minot to the Des
Moines Capital in answer to Editor
Young's editorial in which he alleges
that the North Dakota people are un-
patriotic:
Minot, North Dakota, July a.
To the Editor:
The writer has just seen copy of
an article which appears to have been
published in your paper and which re-
fleets considerably upon the character
and patriotism OF the people Of North
Dakota.
Born and raised in Allamakee coun-
ty, | have been in touch with Iowa
ideas closely enough to know that the
Capital would not Intentionally mis-
lead its readers. Accordingly, l shall
tell you some of the things about
North Dakota, concerning which
know.
There has been going on in North
Dakota for some years bitter fight
between the liberal element in poll
tics and the more conservative lead
ers and voters. The fight has taken
various forms, and statements have
been issued by both sides which have
been somewhat beyond the truth, as
is customary in all parties in all cam
paigns. These statements, taken to
the rest of the world, and construed
without reference to the context, may
not be creditable to the State at large,
and incidentally, they may not be
true.
The truth of the patriotism of Mort
Dakota is to be determined, if at all,
upon facts, not general statements.
The facts are as follows:
National authorities, taking popula-
tion and resources into consideration,
apportioned us 100000 as our share
of the Red Cross fund. Before the
final day for subscription arrived, the
amount was nearly $4,000 over-sub-
scribed.
The Liberty Loan matter was han
died by former governor l.. B. Hanna.
He is authority for the statement that
it was largely over-subscribed.
The City Of Minot, city of $4,000
people, had company in the National
Guard, Company D Of the First Regi-
ment. A call for second regiment of
volunteers was issued by the Cover
nor. A company of seventy-fve more
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has worked his way up through the
various Offices since. When Capt
Frank E. Wheelon was advanced tc
Maier of the Medical Corps of the
new Second Regiment, it was general.
ly conceded that First Lieut.. Gross
was the man to take his place.
Capt. Gross was First Lieutenant of
Co. D for four years and spent last
year with his company in the cam
paign along the Mexican border.
Capt. Gross is 46 years of age. His
wife, Mrs. Gertrude Gross, last year
was state secretary of the Woman's
Relief Corps. They have one daugh-
ter, Margaret Mr.. Gross and family
came to Ward county in 1904, living
on their homestead near Berthold. Mr.
Gross, when not engaged in the busi-
ness of war, follows the printing art
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10 ..,s
men was raised in forty eight hours.
Saturday evening the writer spoke
at Carpio, a village of 300 people.
This village and the neighborhood
surrounding it have furnished twelve
volunteers, have subscribed 1851 to the
Red Cross, have Red Cross unit and
have only begun to work for the ma
tion at war.
Ryder, a town of some 500 people,
sent in twenty-five volunteers from
is neighborhood; Des Lacs, village of
$50 people, sent in thirteen.
AS / am preparing this letter, there
marches down the street a drum corps
at the head of twenty young men,
with new white company badges upon
their arms. They carry a banner in
scribed. "FROM VELVA TO BER-
LIN"
These are not exceptional, isolated
instances. AS Vice Chairman of the
State Defense Council, l am in a po-
sition to know that it is representative
Of the entire state. There is no state
in the Union more loyal, more patriot
ic, more eager to serve the cause of
a world democracy, than the State of
of North Dakota.
1t is true that we are not always
satisfied with political conditions, as
they have been handed down to US
from past generations. 1t is true that
we are prone to find fault with a sys-
tenn of distribution which costs the
consumer, at times, from four to eight
times the amount received by the pro-
ducer, and when we want to tell our
grievances, we use ordinary, Anglo
Saxon words, understandable by all
who care to listen. If this is a fault,
we are proud of it.
1t is also true that there are in
North Dakota, as there are in Iowa,
people living and making their homes
here, who have keen remembrances of
homes in our enemy country, and
friends and relatives fighting for what
hey mistakenly think is right These
people are not consciously disloyal,
and they must be taught that this,
and not the other, is the home coun-
try; that the liberty of the people of
the world can only be obtained thru
Prussian autocracy.
We in North Dakota feel that they
are the making Of a good citizenship
and in proof of this we point to Ana
moose, a village peopled by those of
former German parentage, which sent
some twenty-five volunteers, whose
names bore, almost without exception,
testimony of their Teutonic descent.
We make no claim to more loyalty
and patriotism than Iowa or Kansas,
but we keenly resent any classifica-
ton which puts US below any state in
the Union in the spirit of sacrifice or
service for the good Of our country
and the welfare of the people of the
world.
I am sure, Mr.. Editor, that you do
not desire to do US an injustice. ~
DORR H. CARROLL. F
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COCKTAILS AND DEN

Major General Goethals has resign
ed as general manager of theEmerg-
ency Fleet corporation because his
work was hampered by Chairman
Denman Of the shipping board, with
whom he could not agree. President
Wilson asked Dcnman for his resigna-
ton. Edward E. Hurley, Chicago
businessman, becomes chairman Of the
shipping board, and Washington l..
Capps, chief constructor of the navy,
succeeds Goethals. When Goethals
built the Panama canal, he had full
authority to proceed with the work.
Denman sought to curb his authority
as manager of the Emergency Fleet
corporation.
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COMPLETE WARD
COUNTY DRAWING
Prominent Young Men from Every
Walk in Life Have Been Selected to
Fight for Worlds Democracy.

The drawing for the selectiye draft
took place last Friday ana Dy nlghC "a
large percentage OF the IU,UUU,VUU
young men IN the United States Wno
mad registered learned OF Jhelr 1aUe.
The numbers were sent over cne wlre
from Washington to all parts Oh Jne
United States just as rapidly as Uney
were drawn. lhe numDerS mad Oeen
placed in tiny capsules at Washington
and stirred with great wooden spoon
as they were being drawn.
Wennle }. HoelZle, whose number is
25S, was the first Ward counUy man
drawn. The drawing was 1mp4rClal
1oung men from every walk III Inc
nave Deen selected. George anu A~oIIa
Johnson, sons OF Hon. DANES Johnson,
the Mlnot attorney ana Ward county
pioneer, nave been drawn. berJel ia
coDson, manager and part owner OF
the Mlnot hardware Co., ana one OF
the most popular and prominent Young
businessmen IN The city oI 4uInUU, was
drawn. John Arthur IennG5sy, creaIE
man at the Northern STATES rover
Co., is listed. Newell IL. Olson, assist
ant cashier of the tirsC International
Bank ana Leo b. Howard, suOe sales
drawn. Guy Il. Amy, or the A0Olnson
Elevator Co., is another pr0mInenI
businessman listed. CHas. Lowe, QUO
ter maker at the Minou DalEy Co., ana
Ed Martlnson, ice cream PACKER <tC Cnls
place, were drawn, but the latter haQ
previously enlisted. G.. johnson, ace
cream maker at this place, was not
drawn, but he has enlisted and gone
with his company.
No. l744, Karl Herman Albert GEM,
is a name for the Kaiser 10 conJure
with. Bert Balerud, an employe OF
the Union National Bank, son OF
Andrew Balerud, one OF the bank di-
rectors, was drawn. IokuUaro INeshi-
muri Slocum, the Japanese youyh who
has made his home with A. ?. Slocum
for years, is listed. Herbert G. Rice,
of jacobson & Fugelson's hardware
store, was drawn, but he Immediately
enlisted in the signal corps and left
Monday for st. Louis. Raymond and
Delos Brey, sons of Warren Brey, a
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n. ID. POstmistress Disloyal.

U. S. Senator McCumber, speaking
in the Senate, said that the North Da-
kota postmistress and her husband at
Bowman had entertained a speaker
who had insulted the flag and he de-
mands an investigation by the post
office department.. The postmistress
allowed the meeting to be advertised
in the postot1ice, he said, and the Sen
ator has been informed that the dis
loyal element are holding meetings
each night in the town. He said the
woman and her husband are not Ger
mans.
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|, o o s. 8 O o @ @ o o o o o @ . 3
, MULROY WANTED TO BE A 9
, SOLDIER. 9

9 William F. Mulroy, Of the Mi
o not Insurance Agency, was des-
o tined to be a soldier. He tried
o four ways to get into the army
Q and has succeeded. First, he
o made application to get into the
@ first training camp but was turn
o ed down on account Of his not be-
o ing old enough. Later he applied (
o for a place in the second officers
o training camp, but before the
9 date set for the examination, he {
o enlisted in Co. A. And then to (
o cap the climax, his name was {
9 drawn in the selective draft. {
O Guess "Bilp' is going to have {
o chance to do his bit, all right.
G, O O 9 @ o . o 8 @ o o g @ @ 9 :;