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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-07-26
President Fires Goethals and
Denham; Appoints New Board

editorial Notes-General Geethals
and his subordinates have not been
IN agreement over the shlp-building
proposition. Some weeks ago General
Goethals dismissed an engineer who
insisted on certain plans and who
went into the public prints to en-
force the adoption of his policy. 1t
LATER developed, that this engineer
a a Rockefeller Foundation en-
ployee.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-07-26
Crops Average Good in Eastern
Section, Say Bramble andMcPhee

Mr.. and Mrs. +. Il BrambIe and
family arrived home Tuesday morn
ing-that is to say, they reached home
some time during Monday night, q lit
tie after midnight, having made a
night run from the Missouri river val
ley section.
Mrs. Brambie had spent a week or
ten days in enjoyment of the scenery
in the Black Hills while Mr. Branable
was attending to business for his
company, the Dakota Life, in Mon
tana and Wonling.
Western Crops Pcs.
Replying to an inquiry concerning
the crops in the western portion of
this state and in those other states
which he visited, Mr.. Bramble said, in
substance:
"Poor-very poor, in some parts of
the country. This is especially so in
the western section of South Dakota,
where the grains are practically
burned up, owing to the heat and
lack of moisture.
..The crops in eastern Wyoming,
where what they call dry farming
is practiced to quite an extent, are
also poor, due to the same causes,
while those Of Montana, so far as !
visited the state, may be said to be
below the average.
Good in Eastern S.. D.
THE contrast continued Mr..
Bramble, further replying to an in
quiry, lis marked as we approach the
eastern section of the state. All the
way from the Missouri river valley,
on this side of the river, the crops are
looking better. We crossed the river
at Pierre and the nearer we came to
Watertown the better the grains ap-
pear,-at least, that is what occurred
to me as we were driving along.
Il got out of my auto on various
occasions to examine the grain, and
particularly as we approached and
got into the Big Sioux valley. Some
of the fields struck me al Indicating
more than a normal yield, and so /
stopped the machine and Went into
some of them to examine the heads
in the rays of headlights.
Poor Patches, Occasionally.
aOf course, o understand that
everything can't he lovely and the
goose hanging high everywhere, for
!. we saw a poor patch Of grain. now
and then, due, perhaps. to lack of
local showers. or inferior preparation
of the ground, or weak seed, or some
thing or other. But the general aver
age throughout the eastern section Of
The state is rel promising. in my
opinion.
And now IL the farmers only get
the prices ID which they are entitled,
in comparison with those which the
consumer has to pay, the producers
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-07-26
Fair in Jim Valley.

II made a trip to the river only a
week ago., and yesterday. having
heard some unfavorable reports from
the Jim river section, I called up par.
Ties at Frankfort, in Sphinx county,
and was assured that the farmers
in that region are expecting a ten
bushel average on wheat-which, you
know, isn't bad, everything consider.
ed.
Barley and rye, as i have said, are
going to be above the normal-in fact,
as / have suggested, ] think it will
prove to be one of the best that the
state, so far as this region is con-
cerned, has produced in years
Comedies With Bramble's-
Mr.. McPhee's estimate comedies
with that of Mr.. r. L. Bramble. who
5rss1rned Tuesday from a trip across
the stale from the Black Hills to Wa
tertoWn, SO far as it relates to crops
in the eastern section of the state.
Corn, say both gentlemen, is graE
ing very fast, and, with some prob,
able exceptions, bids fair tc produce
a satisfactory yield il its develop
ment is not cut short too early In the
fan by fIos
Altogether, while what ma be
termed a bumper crop, is not looked
for. all cereals taken into consider
Eation, there is confidence on the part
Of both Mi. BTamb1e and Mr.. McPhee
that the eastern part OF the state will
have no reason TO Scompla.n sf a be.
liowsnormal yield.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-07-26
Coco TO FAIR.

,Io5G MIeJaa g'a travels between
the eastern border OF the state and
Missouri river points in South Dako-
ia, is authority for the statement that
South Dakota this year will produce
one of its best barley and rye crops
Wheat, says MI. McPhee, who is SUI
~perintending a string of farmers ele-
%vators, is just fair.
There are poor patches of ssain,
of course. And when / say patches
| meal just that. At no place. so far
as my travels have extended, is there
Ia general tendency to what n may
call a poor crop, as applied to wheat,
but throughout the region, and espe-
scially as one goes further west to-
wards the Missouri river, 1--we find
poor pieces, due to a cause or combin-
alton of causes well understood by
fo ,.s>, c,.cx IS @H&Hla HkAa
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-07-26

|of our state ought to receive very
satisfactory returns on their years
outlay. lam hoping that something
will be done to bring the producer and
the consumer nearer together in the
matter of prices. but ] am not suffi-
GENTLY informed to be able to say,
even in my own mind, Just what sort
of a system should be adopted for
the
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-07-26

nsssrH sApIaee OF Cantaina stta d.
White whose resignation the presi-
4 dent aecepted todav
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-27
AUSTRIA and GERMANY IN SUPREME EFFORT
TO ELIMINATE ITALY FROM THE WORLD WAR
Rome ClQir11SDrUe
Has Been Checked

tAssociatsd Press War Summary
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;'ss 's SIs % 81" wv.
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q admitted !" Rene that s .gstoT is soGsids.:s
some Italian tsTtory 'esking
bsSu" fuIr
Ai.n. and British !" Flanders
ssn 'f fGrss s on the .o latest So yet
be called dangerous to the future
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MassiOrS attempt where
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ds.Oi Of tn. Ru.si.H
sns about peace In Fanos
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The effectiveness Of General Pstsn Asn
off shown BY the f1 that the Ssrsn sn % prime: hs, not at
win: t6SiI
600 GST If. %
north p Sxand ih posio"s north Of B%'ooo.s EoSt
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prisoners
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-27
London Newspapers See
One of Great Crises of
War In Battle
AUSTRIA STALKING
ALL UPON THROW
Almost Her Entire Army
Concentrated In Attack
Along Isonzo
CBy Associated Press.l

London. Oct. Z7.-The Austrp-
| German blow on the Isonzo is featur-
ed by the morning newspapers, which
comment rather anxiously. News
dispatches disclose that Field Mar
shall Won Mackensen Is I'm command
Of the enemy forces. A British cor
respondent on the Italian front i'm q
telegram under Wednesdays date
says:
This is going to be one Of those
terrible crises when each side stakes
all upon the throw and when thou
sands Of men are strained to the
limit Of exhaustion for a decision
whose effects will reach far beyond
the battlefield and modify the whole
course Of the war. Italy is about 10
meet singlehanded almost the entire
Austrian army and to bear alone
the burdens she hitherto has shared
with the Russians. II is known that
at least ten German divisions are
waiting behind the enemy front and
that the number of newly arrived
Austrian divisions is even greater"
EeIipses Other News.
Subsequent dispatches confirming
the violence Of Won Mackensens on
slaught, taken with the Italian and
German official statements, cause
commentators here TO treat the sit
uation very seriously. The Times
sees the news from all other thea
tres eclipsed and reads grave warn
ings in the dispatches from the
Italian front.
The immediate military possibili-
ties OF the Austro- German Offensive
1t says, are Of a character which
the allies must instantly take into
account .. An extensive fnva-
sion Of Italy at this juncture would
affect the whole allied cause. In that
spirit measures must be taken shouts'r
the necessity arise"
The Morning Post says the situaA
tiOn evidently lis critical and fhah
the British nation must realize that
fresh efforts and fresh sacrifices are
necessary. The Daily News thinks
that all the gains made in Italy's
summer campaign are IN Jeopardy
and fears that IL is an evil omen
that the period Of military tension
coincides with the political crisis III
Italy.
on the other hand The Times
thinks the menace OF invasion has
strengthened the parties IN Italy
who criticized the Boselli govern
ment for lack of yigOF in conducf-
ing the war and that the Austro@
German onslaught will have an effect
I'm Italy contrary to that anticipated
by the enemy.
Confidence also is expressed here
in General Cadorna and in the
Italian army, while IL is hoped that
General Petain's successes - the
Aisne and the pressure in Flanders
will balance matters.
The Germans must still bs
strong" says The Post. if they can
deliver a great assault on the Isonzn
and az the same time rest secure Ia
Flanders"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-27
DDTEE NEuFC
BULLETINS

New Orleans, Oct. 27s-The AmeFi-
can Steamer Olympic, owned here,
foundered during heavy gale last
Tuesday morning about ninety miles
one lifeboat containing eight of the
crew was missing and Was believed
lost. Captain John A. Nelson, with
twelve of the crew reached Puerto,
Mex, in . lifehoat yesterday.
Chicago, Oct. 27.--The Elgin butter
board, which sets the basic price
for butter for NOSE OF the country,
may be closed at request OF the gov
ernment, II was said today by Spec
ial Assistant Attorney General
Robert w. Childs.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-27
Finest Divisions of Crown
Princes Army Held
Strong Fortifications
MORE THAN 1000
PRISONERS TAKEN
Seven German Divisions
Originally Engaged, Re-
inforced By Others
(By Associated Press.)

With the French Armies in France.
Oct. 26.-However great may be the
praise bestowed on the French troops
for the brilliance of their victory
over the Germans north of the Aisne
this week, it is too small an appre-
citation of their herculean efforts in
the face of one of the most difficult
tasks of the war. This is the opinion
not only of their immediate chiefs,
but of all who have seen them at
work. Fronting them were the finest
divisions of the German crown
princes army, occupying positions
that were strongly fortified and hav-
ing the keenest appreciation of their
value. ..
Notwithstanding this the French
not only attained every objective set
them, but extended the hopes OF the
most sanguine and advanced beyond
the appointed places. More than H.
600 prisoners already have been
counted and sent to the rear. Others
are coming in and large groups still
are hiding in subterranean shelters
and their fate can only be capture.
The New Line. -
The French line now runs along the
southern side of the Aisne-Oise canal
without a break from westward OF
the AuxaiIIon to Pargny- Filain, while
the town Of Filain has been complete
ly dominated. The correspondent to-
day watched the French infantry
men, who, after four days OF almost
uninterrupted fighting, were busily
employed digging themselves in along
the new front. Their extraordinary
exertions had not extinguished their
good hunor and Willingness. Not
withstanding privations and suffering
from weather conditions. with icy
cold transforms drenching them az
intervals, they worked with pick and
shovel as energetically as they had
done with rife and grenade during
the furious battle.
The German artillery, which show
ed activity last evening, was quieter
today. because the French batteries
had mastered Ii. The French super
forfty in this arm is demonstrated
bv The proportion of she'll wounds to
bullet wounds among the French
wounded. On this occasion only
three men were wounded by shell
spiinters to one by the bullet as
compared with the ratio Of 10 to / in
the battle around Verdun.
Enfilads Fire.
The French guns now are able TO
enfilade the German positions in
three directions, namely toward
Brancour. northwest OF Anizy-le-
chateau, and along the valley to
Laon and through the Ailett valley,
menacing the German line on the
Chemin -des- DANES ridge. The canal
on the borders of which the French
advance rested, Is dry. but forms a
natural line OF defense. The bridges
tContinued on page 81
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-27
T0L AY FOOT . IaL
SCORES |

Philadelphia, Pa. Oct. 27. - End
second period: Pennsylvania o.;
Pittsburgh 0.
Princeton, N. J., Oct. 27.-Final:
Princeton Z; Camp Dix 0.
Columbus, o., Oct 27.-End first
period: Ohio State z; Denison o.
Ithaca, N. Y, Oct. 27.-End second
period: Cornell z; BuckneIl 0.
Hanover, N. H, Oct. 27.-End first
period: Dartmouth o; New Hamp-
shire O. .....
ond period: Syracuse 80; Tufts 0.
Stagg Field, Chicago. Oct. 27.-End
first period: Northwestern 0; Chi
cago O.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-27
GREAT BATTLE ALONG The ISONzO river CONTINUES TODAY
Wednesday Corn Day and Friday
Medtless Day in North Dakota
Under Dr. Lddd,s Proclamation

Friday hereafter will be meat
less day and Wednesday corn
day in North Dakota, according
to announcement made this
morning by DR.. e. r. Ladd, fed
eral food administrator for the
state Of North Dakota.
Don't call it q wheatIess day,
said the food administrator in
making the announcement
There are some people who will
be unable TO eliminate wheat en-
tirely, but will economize on it's
use by substituting corn, rye
and barley
Acting in conformity with the
food administration plans,
state hotels will assist the gov
ernment in the conservation Of
foods during the war A. Fl.
Leimbacher, manager OF the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-27
BRAZIL Is NOW
IN WORLD WAR
With ALLIES
Chamber OF Deputies
Formally Declares State
Of War Exists

Rio Janeiro, Oct. 27.-The cham
ber OF deputies yesterday by a vote
OF 14s to / declared that a state Of
war existed between Germany and
Brazil. ..s
President Braz has sanctioned the
proclamation.
The chamber was filled to capa-
city. After a debate on the op-
portuneness Of proclaiming martial
law, the president Of the diplomatic
commission spoke in favor OF law
worded as follows
"A state of war between Brasil and
Germany is hereby acknowledged
and proclaimed. The president Of
the republic is authorized to adopt
the measures enunciated in his mes
sage of the 25th of October, and to
take all steps tending to insure ma
tional defense and public security"
The virtually unanimous vote OF
the deputies, was received with gem
eral acclamation.
According to the newspapers,
torpedo boat destroyers have re-
ceived orders to proceed 10 Bahia,
and take possession of the German
gunboat Eber, which has been lying
there for some time.
The Eber is a vessel Of 9S4 tons.
She Ia 2O3 feet long and has a draft
Of nine feet, inches. She has q
complement Of 125 men.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-27

Gardner hotel in Fargo. and
chairman OF North Dakota
hotels and restaurant committee,
has requested all hotelmen and
restaurant owners in the state
to sign a card pledging their
support for a meatless and a
corn day.
Hotel menu cards in North
Dakota will carry advice to
patrons, asking that they con-
serve food. order corn products
whenever possible. and conserve
meat
Plans to ask all families in
Minnesota to go on q basis Of
one meatless day a week and a
corn day. beginning November
Il have been announced by a. 10.
Wilson, Minnesota state food
commissioned.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-27
NORTH DAKOTA Is
SO PER CENT OVER
ITS LOAN QUOTA,
HANNA REPORTS.
Total of $9,477,00O Sub
scribed and Some Pur-
chases Still To Come
STATE GIVES 160
PER CENT OF QUOTA
Excellent Results Attained
Cause For Qualification,
Chairman Thinks
BULLETIN.


AtSp. m. the North Dakota Lib
erty Loan total went to ss,5oo,00o.
North Dakota has subscribed
$9,477, 900 in Liberty bonds.
1t has oversubscribed its quo
ia by SO per cent.
Chairman Il. b. Hanna of the
North Dakota committee in
charge of Liberty bond sales,
made such statement this after
noon.
Reports are still to be made,
however, of additional subscrip-
tions, and it is likely that these
will boost the total purchases
over the nine and half million
mark.
The state minimum loan quo
ia was $6,OOO,OO0, although it
was apportioned to the districts
in the state on the basis of ST.
100000.
Today's announcement by Mr..
Hanna shows go per cent over
subscription, and is the finest
testimonial of North Dakota pa
triotism that has yet been offer
ed.
"There will be some addition
al subscriptions still to be re-
ported that will increase these
splendid figures said Chairman
Hanna, as he announced the to-
tai purchases. North Dakota
goes over its quota about so per
cent. In other words, we have
raised 160 per cent of the amount
asked for
1t was Mr.. Hanna's 5 promise
Friday that he would have a
statement today that would be a
source of real qualification to
the people of this state. His an
nouncement of the total sub
scriptions is q million and a half
greater than had been anticipat-
ed even at a late hour Friday
afternoon, when the final returns
began coming in from many
counties.
Mr.. Hanna coupled with his state
ment of the total, figures for several
of the districts. the most interesting
OF which is the record in the Fargo
district, headed by r. j. Weiser.
With total quota Of S1.400,O00, the
largest OF any district in the state,
the subscriptions aggregate $685.
$50. Cass county, with $1s340,000,
came within $4,000 Of attaining the
quota for the entire district.
The counties in this district report
ed as follows:
Cass ......+s..4.... ....'.Sl,S ,VVV
Richland ..... .... 80. 305,00O
Steele .....s ssss.. s-st.s 140,00V
Ransom .* . -. 147, 700
People Buy IN Default District.
In the district headed by A. B. De-
Nault, Of Jamestown. which had q
guota OF $3.50, 900, the total sales were
R1,I27 900, and Chairman DEFAULT re-
(Continued on mage a.)
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-27
ON THE WESTERN
FRONT
Eurther Rritlah Proaress.

London. oct. "a. = British troops
have made further progress west Of
Passchendaele, east OF Ypress says
the official statement today from
Field Marshal Haig. Two German
counter attacks were repulsed dur
ing the night and the ground gained
yesterday was consolidated.
The statement follows:
Two heavy counter attacks by the
Germans yesterday afternoon against
positions captured BY us in the morn
ing west and south of Passchendaele
were successfully repuised by the
Canadians. who took prisoners. In
the night the ground gained was
consolidated BY us without inter-
ference from the enemy
West Of Passchendaele we made
ECsonffnunT nn mage "a
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-27

The Americans swung down the
street apparently as proud as though
on dress parade, notwithstanding
that they had marched miles from
the biilets where they had been since
coming by motor trucks and railway
from the instruction centers. AS the
ranks passed every now and then a
soldier could be heard whistling,
softly to himself. his nearby COM
rades listening silently to senti-
mental and popular pieces.
@ "Stop That Noise"
Finally from the rear came the
whistled strain of a tune which all
knew. and from many places in the
ranks whistles and voices Joined in.
The tune was "Tipperary." 1t lasted
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-27

washington, Oct. 27.--Weather
predictions for the week beginning
Sunday issued today by the weather
bureau. include:
Region Of Great Lakes; Unsettled
weather first Of the week, with, fall
in temperature which will set In
Monday. Rain or snow about Wed
nesday and again at end of the week.
Plains, states and upper and middle
Mississippi valley: Generally low
temperature with occasional local
SHOWS.
Rocky mountain and pIateaux: Lo-
cal SHOWS Monday and Tuesday. cold
er about the middle OF the week.
Average temperature below normal.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-27
NEW GOLD STRIKE

. Seattle, Oct. 27.-News of a new
gold strike about twenty FIVE miles
from the head of Good News bay in
western Alaska, was brought to Seat
tie today. A stampede of mining
men from Bethel and the entire
Kuskokowim river country was re-
ported in progress. It is a placer
strike.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-27

enemy replied vigorously, projectiles
falling close to the Americans, who
Joined in the artillery duel.
All the troops will be relieved aft
er a certain period by others. Thus
the American expeditionary forces
are getting the benefit Of actual war
conditions.
March Up in Rainstorna.
Standing in a little, almost de-
serted shell-wrecked village, well
within hostile gun range and a few
kilometers from the trenches, The
Associated Press correspondent
watched the troops marching up in a
driving rain over roads covered with
sticky mud. The artillery had been
firing all day and as a result the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-27

With the American Army in
France, Oct. 27.-The empty case of
the first shell fired by the American
artillery will be sent to President
Wilson. It Is now I'm the possession
Nof General Sibert The shot was fired
by a red haired gunner as his COM
rades in the ranks and the assembled
officers cheered. Later a luncheon in
the field was attended by the Amer
ican and French artillerists in cele-
bration of the first American con-
tact with the enemy.
The gun used in firing the first
shot was one Of the famous French
75's. On the second day the French
shelled a German battery position
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-27

Of his walking comrades,
Through another street payed with
cobbles and It's sides lined with
gaunt skeletons OF shell-wrecked
houses came the sound of the tread
Of many hob-nailed boots and III the
darkness the dim forms Of n1et could
be seen marching.
Flash Shows Infantry
The cautious flash OF an aiectric
pocket lamp disclosed that they were
American infantry, packs On their
backs, rifles slung on their shoul-
ders, rain gIistening on their hell
NETS and coats, the wind whipping
the bottom Of their coats around
their legs, which were moving with
machine-like precision.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-27

briefly, as an officer, turning, order
ed: stop that noise
AS the Germans were nearby much
depended on approaching the scene
quietly. The troops turned corner
and disappeared down an ink-black
screened road. AS a major standing
there listened he looked continuously
at an illuminated watch dial. He
said:
THE men from the other direction
should now be entering the trenches
/ have bsen standing here waiting
to hear IL the Germans discover the
movement" he paused, listened and
then continued:
There is no firing yet, although
expect IL, for no doubt we are in for