The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-29
Big EVENTS ARE
BELIEVED TO Be
IMPENDINGON THE
BRITISH FRONT
Field Marshal Haig Sends
Laconic Report OF
Days Activities
GERMANY HAS NOT
REN0UNCED BELGIUM
Admiral Won Tirpitz Says
Americas Military Help
is Phantom
(Associated Press War Summary

CAssociated Press War Summary
Field Marshal Haig is ex-
tremely laconic in his dispatch
today from the British front.
Nothing to report except the
usual artillery activity on both
sides, is the essence of it.
The warnings yesterday from
the newspaper correspondents
at the front that nothing need
be expected from them for the
time being read in this connec-.
tion. tend to create an air OF
tensesness with the possibility
seen of big events impending.
Military observers not on the spot
however, seem at sea over the prob
abilities. The possibilities exist that
the veil drawn over the fighting
activities is only intended to cover
up some new disposition Of the en-
tente forces. Ia
The comparative quiet that has
prevailed for the last few days on the
French front is continuing. z.
Only the artillery has been at all
active.
The latest German raid in England
turned out badly for the raiders,
Their airpIane formations failed 10
reach London and two Of the twenty
machines engaged were brought
down by the British. There were no
casualties.
British aircraft on the other hand.
is reported by the admiralty to
have worked extensive damage by
raids in Belgium.
Has Not Renounced Belgium.
Copenhagen, Sept. 29.-Germany
has not renounced Belgium and has
not been In communication with any,
Of her enemies according TO Berlin.
reports of a speech made before the
reichstag main committee by Chan
cellor Michaelis. He Is quoted as foiTs
lows: ..
Moreover / declare the statement
thst the imperial Eoverryaet tad
already communicated wfteF tftaA ar
that hogeiie government and that =
had in advance renounced occupied
territories thus abandoning the most
valuable advantage in peace negotta-
tions. IS untrue. I declare the inn
perial government has free hands
for eventual peace negotiations. This
also refers to Belgium.
Makes Light OF America.
Copenhagen, Sept. 2s.-In an I'M
tervfew in the Neues Poster Journal
of budapest, Admiral Won Tirplsz.
former German minister Of marine
characterizes Americas military help
in the war as a phantom. He asserts
there is no possibility Of transports
ing a considerable American army to
Europe.
The admiral gives his Hungarian
readers a long list OF reasons why
they should and must hold out with
Germany and Austria until the SUBJ
marine had won the war for thems
but declares it Is unwise. ''on ac-
count Of political reasons, to proph-
esy the moment Of England's cole
lapse.
Russians Are Executed.
London, Sept. 2s.-According 70 .
dispatch from Petrograd, $50 RUS
slams belonging to various Socialist
Left and other political orRaniza-
tions had been hanged by the Ger
mans since their occupation OF
Riga.
Berlin Claims Advance.
Berlin, via London. Sept. 29.--On
the Ypres- -Passchendaele road yes
terday the British were driven from
the crater line. today's official COM
munication reports.
Note Does Net Exist.
Paris, Sept. 29.-The diplomatic
courier who brought the Austrian
reply to the POpe's peace note to
Rome did not bring the supposed
supplementary communication con-
corning Belgium.
That communication" adds q
Havas dispatch to Rome. can then
be considered as non-existent."
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