The state herald., 1917-03-30
TRENCH CAPTURE
La FERE FORTS
PuNeTURE HlNpENsURo LINE
ON FouR-MILE FRONT, SAYS
PARIS REPORT.
HEALOT0N GOES DOWN
Y. Q. srEAMER ToRPEpoEp IN
SAFE ZONE" CLOSE TO
COAST OF HOLLAND.


Paris reports capture Of two fort
at La Fere and the puncturing Of thu
so-called '.Hindenburg line." Desper
ate fighting between French and Ger
mans reported on the Somme and
Aisne rivers. French make more
progress toward st. Quentin. Berlir
admits further retirement but claim
serious damage has been inflicted or
the enemy.
Seventeen allied airplanes sho,
down in days fighting. says. Berlin
Paris and London record severe fight.
ing In the air.
Heavy German forces concentrated
on northern Russian frontier prepara
tory to an attack with the capture oi
Petrograd as Its objective. Russian
people warned Of impending danger.
Spring thaws prevent decisive mill
tary activity on the Rumanian front.
Small raiding operations reported.
Town Of Roisel. seven miles from
Peronne. enter by British. The retire.
ment Of Grand Duke Nicholas from
his post as commander.in-chiefo Of the
Russian army. is officially confirmed.
Paris. March "a. = The French
French cruiser (battleship) Danton
was torpedoed In the Mediterranean
sea on March 10. 1t was announced
officially by the admiralty. Two hum
dred and ninety-six men were lost and
806 were saved by the destroyer
Massue and patrol boats.
Copenhagen.-A dispatch received
here from Haparanda. Sweden, says
the Russian Social Democratic party
has issued q manifesto demanding
peace.
British report progress southeast Of
Arms. and the French. Paris says.
have moved forward between one and
a quarter and two and 1 half miles
in the st. Quentin region. French
troops also have made gaips In the
heights overlooking the Oise valley.
northeast Of Tergnier..
North OF Monastir. after q violent
fight, Hill 1,24s remained in the
hands Of the French. In n sixteen.
hour battle near Kerind. .PetrogrAd
reports the Turks were forced to re.
treat to Kerind.
South OF the Oise the French con-
tinue to cross the Atlette river. and
north OF Scissors, Paris says. consid.
cradle progress has been made toward
Margival.
London. March 23.-Thirteen men,
bers OF the American steamer Heald-
toms crew have arrived at Ymuiden.
holland. They say the steamer was
sunk without warning In the so-caiied
safe zone" A Rotterdam dispatch
says that II is reported that thirty.
four men OF the Hcaldton were either
killed when the vessel was attacked
or drowned subsequently.
Washington.-American Consul Ma.
hin at Amsterdam cabled tho State
Department that the American
steamer Healdton. sunk by a subma.
rine off Terschelling. Holland. was
torpedoed without warning and that
twenty Of her crew were drowned.
The consul's dispatch follows:
STANDARD OIL ship Healdton from
Philadelphia for Rotterdam. cargo oil.
torpedoetl without warning. 8:lS
evening Of 2ist. twenty-five miles
north Of Terschelling. Holland. Twen.
ty Of crew drowned. One died Of in.
Juries. Others taken to north Of Hol-
land. Submarine seen soon after tor
pedoing. More details to follow.
Washington. Consul Kroh at
Rotterdam advised the State Depart.
ment Of the sinking. by gun.firs from
. German submarine. Of tho Dutch
tank steamship La Campine. with an
American captain. Gustav Claude, on
March IS. In tho North Sea safety
xonc." The crew was saved. The La
Campine. owned by the American Pc
troleum Co.. was on route from Rot.
tcrdam 10 New York.
Paris. March ?3.-Thc total amount
Of French territory liberated from tho
German invaders by tho Somme OF.
fcnsive Up TO March 81 In s53 square
miles situated In tho four depart
mcnts Of Pas.de-Caiais. Disc. Aisne
and somme. II includes 500 towns
and villages. tho homes Of lsl. .sSs
Frcnchmen. The Germans are still in
possession Of 1929 square miles Of
France.
Gear Prisoner In Republic Palace.
Pctrogrnd.-Thc last OF tho Roman.
offs was under detention at Tsnrkos
sclo Friday. his guards bearing the
red banner Of tho Russian democracy.
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