Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-09

order ana discipline have been brought about In the
Russian armies:
Following a week Of comparative quiet, In which
the activities were chiefly confined to artillery work and
occasional raids, the British have launched a new often
sive in Belgium, and have captured important German
positions near Ypres. together with some 5000 prisoners
and a large quantity Of war material. The infantry at
tack was preceded by mine explosions and heavy ar
tillery work. the sound Of which reached the British
premier at his country home some 100 miles away. In
the mine explosions a million pounds Of high explosives
were used. Measured by a familiar standard. the ex-
plosives used in this one feature Of the attack would
have loaded Is ordinary freight cars. and the discharge
of this vast quantity OF deadly material under the Ger
man positions sent the very earth flying skywaro and
obltterated trenches which had been constructed with
extraordinary care.
This new attack ia Just to the north Of the Arras
district which has been the scene Of so much heavy
fighting this spring. Its success gives the British a
stronger grip on some Of the most important positions
on the line. The French have been comparatively quiet,
but according to the procedure which has recently been
followed with success German positions which have
been weakened by the withdrawal Of men to stem the
tide Of the British advance are likely now to feel the
effect Of lusty blows from the French.
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There has been a continuation Of the somewhat
slow advance Of the Italians toward Trieste until within
the past few days. when the Austrians report a local
victory which may check the Italian progress for some
time.
General Pershing and his staff have arrived in Lon
don. The news of the departure of the American COM
mander was withheld, and the first intimation that most
Americans had of the sailing Of the party was contained
In the dispatch which told of his safe arrival. The lat
ter part of the voyage was under convoy Of American
war vessels. Pershing will spend some time in England.
and will presently visit France. He will arrange all the
details for the handling Of the American troops when
they arrive. Already supplies for our armies are being
sent abroad by the ship load, and it is intended that
when our troops arrive they will have been preceded by
everything that can be provided to increase their COM
fort and add to their efficiency.
While this work has been going on, while funds
are being raised at home with which to make every pro-
vision possible for the proper care of our men, and while
the men themselves have been registering by the million,
the people Of North Dakota have witnessed the remark
able spectacle of a man who, by the most INSCRIPTIONS
methods has placed himself in a position Of prominence
in the state has been going about the state, holding pub
lice meetings, and giving utterance to the reasonable
spirit which inspires him. This man, A. C. Townley,
has had Ire amazing effrontery to stand before audiences
composed of men who are to be called into the armies
of the United States, and Of their fathers and mothers,
and denounce the efforts being made by the government
for the raising of funds with which to render these men
who are to be called as effective as possible, to add
as much as may be to their comfort and security, and
by aiding now in the work Of our allies, to remove, by
that much. the need for the participation Of our own
men in that bloody struggle. Townley has done this
persistently and brazenly. and he has done it in the
presence of persons who will be the sufferers from the
campaign OF sedition which he is carrying on.
A section Of the Central American republic Of San
Salvador was given a severe shaking on Thursday even
ing when the capital, San Salvador, was almost de-
stroyed by earthquake shock and volcano eruption, and
several OF the surrounding towns were also destroyed
wholly ors partially. Several thousand lives have been
lost. and the property damage is immense. The lower
end of the North American continent is subject to such
disturbances. but this was the most severe that has been
experienced for some time.