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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-29
IL SCISSORS RATTLE.

While the enforced retirement OF
the enemy from the Roye -Chaulnes
line adds TO the difficulties of the
German troops north of the SoH1r1e,
French and American troops under
Gen. Wanein have struck at the Wit
al salient north of Soissons. An adj
vance of nearly one mile has been
made ia The ChaVigny region. The
allies here are driving toward the
heights at the western end of the
chen1in des Danes, imperriliing the
the west. To the east along the
WesIe, the Germans have reacted VIE
.oIenfly against the Americans at
Fismette and had reaained that viii
lage "Wednesday night in heavy.
fighting. The enemy, however did
not succeed Tia crossing the Nesle
which evidently was his intention.
Berlin says that $50 Americans
were made prisoners there and at
Bazooehes, several miles TO the west.
At Bazooches the Americans gained
strong foothoid In the village.
Viewed from the maps the Ger
man withdrawal before French pres
sure in the NesIe region coupled
with allied activities elsewhere on
the great battlefront which has be-
come the greatest of che war, hardly
places them in d more comfortable
position than the one previously oo-
cupieds The Germans went back to
The canal south of PeronElss and This
may indicate that they will retire
TO the Same canal north at Peronne,
where IL runs toward Gamhrai.
British pressure on the north and
the French. position along the Disc
dc not make the canal GU Noro
strong line because 10 can be OUT
thanked from the north and che
south. The French, at the iunctltre
OF the Disc and ttle Aisletke, could
cut In behind il and az least are SO
placed as TO impede and seriously
harraes any hurried withdrawal from
The region about Ham end Noyon.
German resistance 10 reported %
have increased as The British and
French have moved eastward sogth
of the Somnae. This may indicate
lie enemy intends to make another
kan4nnrar.V stand az Che 9amnae and
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-29
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SUMMARY OF THE WAR
CONTINUED from page II

NSOuLILluGd IEOLI page 1sl
ing rear guard actions along the
Canal DuNord, which runs from
Noyon to Nesle. The French are close
to this waterway at Ffesnoy wood.
The situation as i& stands today,
closely resembles that in the Marine
sector after the Germans had made 3
determined stand along the ourcq.
1t was found that their resistance
there had permitted the withdrawal
of the main German army on the
Marine salient and Il is probable that
General Won Voehn has succeeded in
moving the greater portion Of his
army and artillery behind the Sornme
river and along the Ham Chauny line.
The development of the Allied adj
vance would seem to indicate that the
pocket on the southern end of the
battle line is being emptied and that
there is little hope that the Allies will
be able TO catch any large number of
enemy troops there.
Having forced the Germans TO re-
treat between the Somn1e and the
Disc, the allied forces are pressing
the advantage gained and continue
their advance eastward. Further
enemy retirements behind Roye and
Arras are expected allied capitals.
French troops, after an advance
of nearly seven miles on a front of
nine miles, are fighting for the
crossings OF the Canal Du Nord in
the region north Of Noyon, which
gradually is being sncireled. Imme
diateIy south of the Somme British
forces have moved east to within
three miles of the Somme, south OF
where il bends at Peronne, and are
driving the enemy back TO the river
crossings at Peronne and Brie.
From the SomFne TO north of Bap-
aune, the British pressure continues
vigorously and has resulted in ain
advance of more than a mile on
front of more than five miles in che
region of Curiu and ,northward. Bap- /
aunne still holds out but the British
are pushing well east of that point
on the north.
Southeast of Arras where the Brit |
ish have crossed the Hindenbura line
they are now east of Boiry- Notre
Dame about 8 miles east OF Monchy- /
Ie- Preux and threatening seriously
the Queant- DrocouFE support line.
North of the Searpe German counter
attacks seemingly have held up the
advance astride the Arras- Douai
high road.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-29
PRoHrOTRD IN ARMY.

PRUMUIEB IN AHMXs
Minot, N. d., Aug. 29.-Pvt. janet
L. Cline, who left here with Co. d las
September, and has served six month";
in the trenches in Co. B, 18th United
States infantry, was promoted to al
officers training school July 20, ac4
cording to recent letter received bI
his mother from Paris.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-29
Premier French Ace Has
Brought Down so German
Aircraft Since January I

Ieadin hash
Fonc than
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-29

IF men Of my old company,
who are now fighting in France,
had been there last night there
wouldn't have been enough left of
Townley to have got up and said,
How do you do?
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-29

Mr.. Williams referred to Townley
as dealing in anarchy and pro- Ger
manism that were attracting 30 per
cent of his audiences through feel
ing Of marked curiosity to see what a
man OF that caliber looked like, just
as they had been attracted there to
see the human fly crawl up the side
of that building.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-01
MR.. HENSHAW NAMES
THREE ASSISTANTS
And He Himself May Ride A
Pony In Saturdays Parade.

Chairman E. G. Henshaw, Of the
pony contingent Of the big parade to
be held here next Saturday is busy
at. work and intends that this part Of
the demonstration will be huge sue
cess. He has appointed as his as
sistants Messrs. Roy Grove, David
Powell and Theodore Imbach, and
with the work Of these gentlemen ex
poets to have every pony in Berke-
ley county in line 1t Is asked that
any owner Of ponies report to these
men their intention to take part and
whether said pony or ponies will
Graw conyeyances or not, in order
that they may be given their local
ton in the line and where they shall
report. II is thought Mr.. Henshaw
VIII be urged to ride one Of the pom
les in the parade as marshall Of that
division, that is if he viii be willing
ia walk up the hills. Send your name
and how many ponies to any OF
these men today.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-01
DIR. TONKIN is TO
OPPOSE Mr.. LETTER
Nominations Announced This
Afternoon For Primary.

Saturday the names of candidates
nominated for the primary to be
held April were announced as
follows:
For mayor. W. Letter Demo
crat, present incumbent, and DR.. H.
G. Tonkin, Republican.
For Council, First Ward-E. r.
Holt Republican; w NJ Lamp, Dem
ocrat. Second Ward-G. b Wiltshire
Democrat, present incumbent; John
Darlington, Republican. Third Ward
w. II Bowers, Republican; Harry
Kuhn, Democrat. Fourth Ward
Fred Cline, Republican, present in
cumbent; Ernest Weller. Fifth Ward
John Wolford, Republican, present
Incumbent; George Dunn.
The election will be held on May
II
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-01
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR TO
HOLD EASTER SERVICE
Sermon To Palestine Com
mandery BY DR.. w. C. Taylor.

The annual Easter services Of Pal
estine Ccmmandery, NO. 2, knights
Templar, viii be held tonight at s
O'Clock in Christ Reformed Church.
Rev. Or. w c. Taylor pastor Of the
First Baptist Church, will deliver the
sermon. The Easter music rendered
Sunday morning in that church will
be repeated and the beautiful Easter
decorations that attracted much at
tention yesterday win remain until
after the services tonight. The
Knights Templar will assemble in
full uniform at their asylum at I
o'clock tonight and proceed to the
church Following the service a
buffet luncheon win be served in the
Masonic Club rooms in the Ramsey
building
Sunday evening quite a number OF
the local Templars motored to Char
les Town and attended the Easter
services held there by Potomac Com
mandry Bishop Gravatt was the
principal speaker
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-01

father had committed suicide. The
officers were notified and DR.. A, B.
Eagle summoned to give Mrs. Pit
ger medical attention. The officers
arrived and after brief search the
remains OF Mr.. Pitzer were found as
previously described.
The deceased was a member OF a
well known Berkeley county family
and was connected with number
of other prominent families of this
section. He was born in Arden dis
trict and at one time had been a
prosperous farmer Lately he had
been employed as carpenter in the
Pine Shops. Business reverses and
much i'll health in his family no
doubt weakened his intellect. He is
survived by his Wife, who was form
erly Miss Martha t. Linton; five
children, Floyd Pitzer, Stuart Pitzer
4 member Of Co. T, now at Camp Sci
by, Miss; Ernest Pitzer, of Win
chester avenue; Mrs. Floyd Van.
Metre and Mrs. Mabel DeHaven, OF
Back Creek Valley. and the follow
ing brother and sisters. Mrs. Ann
Rachel Miller, OF Winchester ave
rue; Mrs. Daniel Bantz. Of Washing
ton state; Mrs. Willis Busey, of Ger
rardstown; Henry Pitzer, Of Nc
Keesport; Turner Pitzer, of Ger
rardstown; Everett Pitzer of the
West. ~ nl#
1t was stated by friends and rela-
tives that Mr.. Pitzer had twice be
fore attempted to take his life, on
each occasion being frustrated in
time to save his life. He used poi
son on these occasions.
DIR. G. j. E. Sponseller summoned
jury of Inquest Saturday night,
consisting OF p. w. Letter. c, II.
Stuckey, George Wolf, H. L, Drewry,
f. T. Holt and Andrew Criswell
This morning at 10 o'clock the jury
examined four witnesses, Mrs. Pit
ger. Mrs. ,yanMetre, A. S. Poisal. who
is said to have overheard the der
ceased make a tragic remark, and
Deputy Sheriff NJ. S. Miller, who
found the body The jury could ar
rive at no other verdict than that
Mr.. Pitzer "came to his death from
a self-infieted wound in the head"
Mrs. Pitzer was very much shock
ed by the occurrence and is still in
a highly nervous condition.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-01
MR.. AMBROSE DIES
TODAY AT HOSPITAL
Well Known Townsman Had
Been III For A Long Time.

Following a long illness the last
lew days Of which he spent at the
City Hospital, where he had been
taken TO make his last moments cas-
Ter, MI Hiram w Ambrose, aged 81,
quietly passed away at that place at
1918 o'clock this morning He had
been patient sufferer and death
death came to him like and infants
elumber The remains were prepared
Tor burial by Funeral Director Kog-
elscahtz and removed to his late
home at SIS Winchester avenue.
Complete funeral arrangements had
not been made at the time of going
10 press. Mr. Ambrose was native
OF Berkeley county and for some
years was foreman at the quarries.
He is survived by his widow form
crly Miss Annie Virginia Mantz, sis
ter of Mr.. Charles A. Mantz: four
children, George, Earl, Charles and
Miss Lottie Ambrose; two sisters,
Misses Jennie and Elizabeth Am
hrose, all of Martinsburg.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-01
SHOULD IMMEDIATELY
INFORM COL. WALKER
Duty of Patriotic Citizens To
Keep Him Fully Advised.

The following letter has been re-
ceiyed by the Journal:
Editor of the Journal:
1t has been called to my attention
twice within a week OF the passing
of counterfeit money in this city;
however, the information gets TO my
attention only after the mater has
become public property and is in me
papers of the city.
| send this communication to you
that publicity may be given through
your valuable paper to the citizens
of Martinsburg that in these times
OF war and excitement it is every
citizens duty to immediately upon re-
ceipt of any counterfeit money, or
information of the passing of any, to
notify my office in the Federal build.
ing, that investigation may be had,
and not wait until these criminals
have circulated this money upon in
nocent people, and warned by public
ity, have left the community
Very truly,
STUART w. WALKER,
United States Attorney
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-01
FIRST OF UNIFORM
TEACHERS QUIzzES
Will Be Held On Thursday and
Friday This Week.

Arrangements have been complet-
ed by County Superintendent Char
les w Crowell for the first of the
uniform teachers examination which
viii be held in this county Thursday
and Friday of this week. These ex-
aninations are to be held simultan-
eously in every county in the state,
and there will be series OF three,
the next one in June and the third
in July. On account of the age limit
being reduced from Is to II years in
order that a reserve teachers list
may be maintained it is expected
there will be large number take
tn examination.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-01
MARTIN PITzER is
VICTIM OF OWN ACT
Continued from page one)

Winchester avenue. near Pines
Shop, She has long been in bad
health ard some days ago Mr.. Pit
ger had sent her to their son-inIaw's
hoping that it would benefit her.
Presumably brooding over the condi-
ton Of his wife, Mr.. Pitzer evident
~ thought he would end it all. He
is said TO have told certain parties
Saturday morning that he intended
killing Mr. and Mrs VanM etre, his
wife and himself, but no attention
was paid TO the remark, Saturday he
thrice visited the VanMetre home,
the last time arriving there about 3
o'clock, suddenly confronting his
wife and daughter in the kitchen,
where Mrs VanMetre was washing
out some clothing for the children.
expecting to spend the day away
from home Sunday Mr. Pitzer hor-
rified the women by pulling the re
volyser and asking where was Floyd.
Mrs. VanMetre Immediately grappled
with him and tried to wrest the
weapon from the demented parent.
In the struggle he fired twice, miss
ing Mrs. vanMetre each time and
then went upstairs while the women
ran out into the yard. 1t is supposed
he went upstairs looking for Mr..
yanlMetre and there is no doubt in
the minds OF any that he would have
shot the latter had he seen him.
Mr.. Pitzer even went into the gar
ret and then came down and ran out
into the yard where Mrs. Pitzer, Mrs
vanMetre and her children had fled
He then grabbed his wife and at
tempted to kill her, but the shot only
passed through her ear, grazing the
skull and she fell to the ground. 1t
is thought that he believed he had
really killed her. At any rate Mr.
Pitzer ran away from the place,
along the road, until he turned into
the .Seibert farm. When about half
mile from the yanMetre home he
cut his throat, then walking into the
wooden part to complete his design
at self destruction by putting the
bullet through his brain.
AL the while Mr.. yanMetre was
working over in the orchard and was
! first attracted to the scene by the
screams of his wife. Hur1iedly run
ming through the fields he came in
sight OF the house, being met by his
wife and son, who excitedly told
him that Mr.. Pitzer had shot Mrs.
Pitzer. BY the time he reached
home Mrs. Pitzer had recovered con-
seriousness ana was arising from the
ground. Little did they think the
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-01
SIX AIRPLANES FOR
BLUE RIDGE DIVISION

Petersburg, Va, April Six air
planes, the first to be assigned to
any of the National army canton
ments in the United States, will be
forwarded to Camp Lee. Va, by Ap-
ril Is This announcement was made
at division headquarters Friday morn
ing. The machines will be used both
by infantry and artillery, but will be
of particular benefit to the artillery
men They will be equipped with wiz
less, and will send messages back to
TIE artillerymen Each battery of ar
tillery is equipped with radio re-
ceiving apparatus and every artillery
man is capable Of receiving at least
10 words minute by wireless.
All radio officers Of the division,
the majority of whom are members
of the artillery regiments, will be re-
CURED to make flights in order to ia
miliarize themselvs with the method
of observation and transmitting of
messages.
With the airplanes flying overhead
the infantry in active maneuvers and
the artillery practicing with the
guns on the big range, Camp Lee
will take on all the appearances OF
war, indicating the nearness of the
division to the actual stage Of fight
ing. The planes will be attached to
the 305th Signal Sorps which is p
Fart OF the division.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-01
LOCAL METHODISTS
CLOSE FINE YEARS
Large Congregations Attend
Final Services Sunday.

yesterday closed the conference
year at First Methodist Episcopal
church. At the evening service the
pastor, Rev. r. L. Wright made a
brief statement Of the years work,
showing that the congregation had
contributed to missions and benevo-
lences S1,456, and that the budget Of
$4,000 for the running expenses Of
the church will be paid in full. In
addition $500 have been pledged to
the improvement FUND, making a to-
tai Of 1856 secured during the year.
While the church has suffered heavy
losses through death and members
leaving the city accessfons have
been hard to Offset all losses, and
the Sunday school has grown to tax
the capacity Of the room. The pastor
left this afternoon for Baltimore to
attend the annual conference which
convenes in Caroline Street Church
on Wednesday Mr.. Lee NJ. Bender
q T. Brantner and Lee Davis are
lay delegates.
Trinity M. E. South
Trinity Methodist Episcopal church
South also closed most successful
year with the final service Sunday
night. Everything is paid UP and all .
branches of church work show graf;
flying progress. Rev Dr. and Hrs
Henry p Hannll and Mr.. A. c. Mad
enbousch, secretary Of the Joint
finance boards. will leave tomorrow
for annual conference, which win
convene in Central Methodist Epis-
copal Church South, Baltimore. 9th
e. members of the local board will
also attend
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-01
RAN INTO SMALL BOY.

In turning Spillman's corner Sun
day evening Mr.. T. L. Dunn in his
car and small boy named Grove,
riding wheel, collided AT first it
was thought the lads arm had been
broken, but it developed that he was
only painfully bruised and not lit
tie scared.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-01
sUPT. cRoWELL ANXIOUS

Co. supt. c. w. Crowell is espec-
tally anxious that each county school
teacher make an effort to have a
large number Of his or her pupils in
Martinsburg next Saturday to partic-
ipate in the Liberty Loan parade. He
will announce plan for their as
sembling in Martmsburg.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-01
LICENSED TO WE'D.

A marriage license was issued on
Saturday to Miss Ruth Naomi Rams
burg. daughter Of Mrs Emma Y. Pen
dleton, and Mr. Mervin Clarence
Brown, son of w. T. and Mary e.
Brown. Both reside in Arden dis
arict and the groom is young far
mer.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-01
LAST LENTEN SERMON

The closing services of Lent at St.
Joseph's Catholic Church were larg7
ely attended Easter Sunday and bril-
liant sermons were preached by
Father Matthias, Of Washington.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-01
MILLIONS SPENT DAILY
rev international News service.)

Washington. April 1.-From three
to FIVE million dollars is being spent
here daily by the Government in
rooms located over five and ten
cent store. The rooms are occupied
by the auditing departments of the
Shipping Board
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-01
LIT. HAuvER HERE

Lieutenant Hauyer, formerly of the
High School faculty, now stationed
at Fort Monroe, is spending leave
Of absence in town.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-01
MRS, C0OvER NOT
EXPECTED To LIVE

1t is a matter of much sorrow to
the relatives and many friends OF
Mrs. Walter o. Coover daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Mullen, West
John street, to learn that no hopes
are being entertained as to her re
covery Mrs Coover is now in Elk
tremis at tle Kings Daughters hos
pital, following an operation last
week. and death can be looked for
any moment. Her litle son stil
lives,
.,.-~aaor $50 o~at Mffla
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-01
RYNEAL TO MEET

Ryneal Hose Company will meet
Tuesday night in Firemen's Hall TO
arrange for participation in the pat
riotic demonstration Saturday.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-01

Mr. and Mrs. w. R. Wanfrees, of
r.ynchburg. Va. were visitors in this
city.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-01

Journal CLASSIFIED ads cost little
and work wonders.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-01-10

world photography. Our own Edison
conceived the motion picture and the
photograph.
Calico, inventor of the telescope,
was an Italian. The man who devised
the microscope was not of German
origin.
By use Of the compound microscope
Pasteur, the French biologist, as early
as 1857 demonstrated connection be-
tween microscopic organisms and
disease. This was nine years before
DIR. Koch, the German bacteriologist,
had graduated. In this connection the
important antiseptic surgery of DR..
Lister of England should be recorded.
Edward Jenner, the discoverer of vac
cination, and Harvey. the discoverer
of circulation of the blood, were Eng
lishmen An American taught the
world the use of anaesthetics.
The Teutons have not shown the
engineering skill of the French, who
cut the Suez Canal: or of the Amer
leans, who joined the Atlantic and the
| Pacific at Panama. The decimal or
metric system by which the Germans
make their measurements is a gift
from France. The method by which
they make their steel is that of Sir
Henry Bessemer of England. Many
of the fruits and vegetables were
brought forth by our own peerless
Burbank.
Lavoiser, father of modern chemis-
try, was French; Linnaeus, founder of
botany, was of Swedish origin. To
Hutton of England we are indebted
for geology; to Maury of Virginia for
the photography of the sea, to Des-
cartes of French parentage for analy-
teal geometry; to Comte of France for
sociology.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-01-10
SCHOOL NOTES.

Because of the storm and blockaded
sidewalks and roads there were a
great many absences Monday morning
when the schools began work for the
winter term Many of the high school
students who come in some distances
from the country found it necessary to
shovel roads or cut down fences and
were all of the forenoon getting to
town.
Miss Johnston, who visited her home
in upper Michigan during the holidays,
did not reach town until late Tuesday
afternoon. Miss LeTendre is sick at
her home in Chippewa Falls and not
able to be here this week Because of
the impossibility of filling the vacancy
in the high school before the opening
of school, Mrs. Mollitor is acting as
substitute this week.
Miss Melya Lee has entered the
Senior class from the Dodgeviile high
school.
The children of the schools did
splendid work in the sale of Red Cross
Christmas seals. Over $50. 90 worth of
seals was sold by the children of the
4th ward building. Many of the chill
dren will soon be wearing badges as a
result of Good Health work and the
selling of seals.
The second home basket ball game
of the season vii! be played in the
Gymnasium Friday night of this week
when Highland will be here. Come out
and see another fast game. Our team
is out for record this season and
needs your help and encouragement.