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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-02-28

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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-02-28

can patrol was under the command Of
q French officer.
N The French war Office comnunica-
tion Saturday reported that north Of
the Ailette river, which parallels the
Ghemin des Danes. French troops
had penetrated the German lines as
Ear as the neighborhood Of Chevrigny.
They were reported to have returnfsd
with material and twenty five priss
oners including two officers.
oc Famous Front
The presence Of American units
along the famous Chemin des DANES
was disclosed In a dispatch last Fri
day In q patrol fight the previous
Gss American soldiers had killed one
German and captured another. One
American was wounded slightly
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-02-28
Senator McCumber Points Out
The 'Bolsheviki' Of America

fined to any one class, it nevertheless
manifests itself in its most malig-
nant form in supply profiteering and
In labor profiteering in our ship
yards.
In supply profteering. Senator Nc:
Camber said, he would name only.
one ship yard, Hog Island. The
foundation of that yard he said, 'tis3
laid on graft and the cost of con.
struction, he said, viii be "three or
four times the governments original
estimate adding sthis single holdup4
of the government probably will cost
not less than ssO,0oo,o0o.''
U. s. Officials Scored.
Like conditions prevail he CON
tinued, throughout the country,
wherever speeding up production has
become necessary Contracts of the
most atrocious character, always
against the government, 6have been
o. KID by government oficials The
government pays eveg dollar Of ex-
pense ror raw materials and yet pays
individuals enormous profits. Men
tWho never saw a ship yard, men who
had no capital, have been given con-
tracts to build ships and they in turn
have contracted to sublet those con
tracts to others, retaining big com
missions
Banks have charged huge bonuses
lfor procuring contracts for their GUS
TONERS and all this within the knowl-
ledge, or easily obtainable by govern,
ment officials.
Congress Held Rlamabie.
! Senator McCumber estimated there
were 6,5O0.000 men between the ages
tof Is and 62 in this country doing
practically nothing, but YET soldiers
are compelled 10 die for these mes
v1...sets NE asaid men to- f.ass IL .sslS
tthen allow these remaining, at home
Ito receive either enormous wages fol
4 labor which they do not perform, ol
enormous profits on goods furnished
thereby delaying and hindering ths
government in its efforts to speee
Iup construction, the death Of ever,
soldier by reason Of this delay j.
+ Ichargeable not alone to the slackers
and idlers, but to members Of con
\ Igress as we'll =
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-02-28
America Facing Great Crisis
Declares "A Admin rator Hood

Washington, Feb. az The next Two
months will be the most critical per.
iod with regard 10 food that the IJnits
ed States has ever faced.
This was the statement last night
Of Herbert Hoover. United States food
administrator Earnest cetoperatio ION
Is called for.
The food administ trator declared.
that in many d the large consuming
areas reserve food stores are at the
point or exhaustion.
The whole blame is put by the food
administra alton on railroad congestion
which, be saws, also has thrown the
food admin istration far behind i'd it's
program for feeding the allies The
only solution he sees ii a greatly I'M
creased rail movement Of foodstuffs,
even to the exclusion Of much other
commerce.
Much Corn About 90 Spoil.
A large part Of the corn crop Is
about to spoil because it Is not lnov-
ing to terminals for drying. The per
cenfage OF soft corn In last years
crop, all Of which must be dried IL II
Is to be saved, is the largest ever
known. Estimates place the amount
as high as billion bushels.
The cost of grains for feeding live
stock has increased to such an extent
by reason Of transportation difacull
tiles, Mr. Hoover says, that feeders
are confronted With the prospect oi
serious losses. Dairying interests
too, he declares, are hardphit.
Potatoes, the food administrator
says, are spelling IN the producers
hands while consumers have been sup
piled only from summer garden crops
and stores carried over.
Dia Cereal Shortage q
TIE statement reads y:
In response to many Inquiries
beg to say 1t is true that since ttsss
first Of December we have fal1esa fai
behind our agreed food program will
the allies. BY the end Of February
We win be short As 900, 900 bushels il
lcereal products which we undertook
as our share Of their supplies Wa
will also be short Of the amount d
meat and pork products that We wers
1 to deliver This deficiency IS lu'
solely to the railway congestion sine.
that date The railway directorats
since coming into control on January
sLhas made effort TO find remedy. hu
!: during the month os JaEsssssss 4 ~ \ til b
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-02-28

absolute methods if majority is not
forthcoming for the provisional bud
get #
Reichsrath il uproar.
Wild scenes in the reichsrath Tues
day on the occasion OF Premier Won
seydler's speech are described IN a
Vienna dispatch to- the Berlin yos-
sssche zeitnng The Czechs and Slays
at one point ostentatiously quilted the
house and during the greater part of
the premier's speech maintained d
continuous din There were shouts
sof lies !" "treachery, tell them in
Bal.lin that, and similar remarks.
The premier's speech was audible only
to those near him. The Czech protest
was loud against the advance Of the
German troops into Russia.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-02-28
What Germany Wants in the
Way Of Russian Indemnities

Retrograd, Feb. 90 The peace
terms submitted at the Brest-Litovsk
conference by the central powers were
as follows:
Russia should surrender 10000
square miles of territory, having a
population Of 10000 900 and pay an
Indemnity substantially modified to
5000, 900, 900 rubles.
The central powers were prepared
to return to Russia 7, 900 square miles
IN the Grodno government, province
OF Isithuania. &
Russia should agree not to spread
revolutionary propaganda in the cen
trail empires
The commercial treaty which was
abrogated at the beginning Of the War
should be reconstructed and extended
80 years, sa5
Reports reaching Petrograd are to
the effect that the newest German
demands include the policing Of all
the principal cities Of Russia
The bolsheviki authorities are ready
to accept the peace terms originally
outlined BY the central powers and
also to accede to i demand mat Rus
sia esacuats the small portions of
Austrian territory stiiI held as well
Is Armenian and all other territory
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-02-28


|esincing an unwillingness to back the
govcrnEaent IN any and all things
invite an open minded study of these
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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-02-28
Americans Again Capture Foe
French Cooperate III Minor Raid

& Paris. Feb. rs. In raid north Of
the Ailette river last night the French
took sixteen prisoners, the war Office
announces. they also captured ma
chine gun
With the American Army in France,
Sunday, Feb. "a. An American patrol
in the Chemin des DANES sector, IN
conjunction with French patrol,
early yesterday penetrated a few
hundred yards into the German lines
and captured two German Officers,
twenty men and one machine gun
No Americans Hurt.
There was some sharp fighting and
IA nslmber Of the enemy were Ii zsl
and wounded There were no Ameri-
can casualties. The Franco-Ameri
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-02-28

Washington, Feb. 25.--Denouncing
the bolsheviki surrender to Germany,
Senator McCumber of North Dakota
told the senate today that boil
sheviki" sentiment in America was
of no less danger to the cause of je-
mocracy against autocracy. Prof
teers, labor slackers and government
officials who fail to stand against
them were assailed by the senator in
vigorous terms.
Unless conditions change, the sena-
tor declared. only collapse OF the
central powers can save the allies
from defeat. The senator began with
denunciation of the bolsheviki sur
render s.
Treachery to Allies.
Search the worlds history, de-
clared Senator McCumber, .sand
nothing can be found even to ap-
proach this damnable treachery to the
faithful and bleeding allies--this
blacklist treason to country and ma
tional honor.
with this spectacle of national
inpotency and disgrace before you
and enlightened by the appalling con
ditions in our ship yards, is it not
about time we were turning our at
tention to the bolsheviki doctrine Of
those of our own country who are
paralyzing the arms Of the govern.
ment and imperiling the lives Of our
soldiers in France? s5l3
Shameful Delay to Spread.
So, too, we have seen the effect
of this boIsheyik sentiment more
stiIl more, always more regardless Of
Justice, regardless of patriotic duty,
in the shameful delay in ship con
struction on which the very life of Q
great world principle depends, ant
we are told that all munition plants
HE u INDUSTRY 'upon ~ Inch ftlt
life of the government depends, vii
soon be reduced to the same condition
OF impotency as the ship building
program.
The time has arrived for the Amer
ican people to accept this challenge
Hog island Case Cited.
While this bolsheviki cancer
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-02-28
-Germans Make Answer.

Petrcgrad, Feb. 2S. The bolsheviki
Headquarters has received a wireless
message signed by General Hoffman,
saying that the German answer had
been handed to the courier Of the
Russian government, who Immediate
" started on his return to Petrograd.
The message gave no intimation Of
the contents Of the reply
A second wireless message. address
ed to Leon Trotzky, from the Austro-
Hungarian government, has been re-
ceiyed announcing that Austria Hun
gary is ready. with her a1aies, to
bring the peace Regulations to final
conclusion.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-02-28
Mass Meetings Called.

Amsterdam, Feb. %. Austrian So
cialists have convoked mass meetings
TO support their demand that direct
peace negotiations shall be opened
with the United States.
The Austrian emperor has warned
the leaders OF the different parliament
ary parties that he will prorogue the
reichsrath and govern the country by
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-02-28

demnity were much less than those
reported by M Trotzky. u
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-02-28
No Americans Hurt

Zurich. Feb %. Socialist members
Of the Austrian parliament yesterday
passed resolution calling upon the
to adopt the principles
enunciated by President Wilson as
the basis for general peace and
asking that negotiations be begun as
soon as possible
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-02-28
Public Demon atoms IN Austria
For Wilson Brand World Peace

absolute methods If a majority is not
farthcoY,inp fn, tJis. ,,,-o,,i stone + h,,,1
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-30
ROAD DELEGATES IN
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT
DR.. SAM WHITE AND c. n. KIN
HARD, FRANKLIN, INJURED
WHEN CAR OVERTURNED.
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
LAWRENCEBURG, Tenn, Aug. 80.
DIR. Sam White of Franklin suffered
broken nose and c. H. Kirnard of
the same place was slightly injured
today when an automobile occupied
by them overturned into ditch near
the city limits. Others in the car
were Ernest Baugh and John Jarman,
both of Franklin, neither of whom
was injured. The car was badly
damaged. The party was driving TO
Lawrenceburg to attend the Jackson
Highway meeting being held here.
The accident occurred when the
drivss of the car. which was going at
about 25 miles an hour. attempted 10
make a sharp turn near the city
limits. II is believed that this acci-
dent prevented more serious one to
a following car, which was warned in
time to slow down at the curve.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-30
NEXT GERMAN HALT
PROBABLY Be EAST
BANK OF SOMMt
HINDENBURG UNABLE TO WITH
STAND FocH's PRESSURE
ALONG WHOLE LINE.
MUST CREATE NEW RESERVES
VIII Accumulate From 1000 to 5000
Men for Every Mile Eliminated
Preparing to Meet Great Offensive
of the Americans.
BY j. w. Il. MASON
Omitted Press War Expert.)

1 AOhitOQ w III LAApOtI.J
| NEW YORK, Aug. 29.--Von Hin.
denburg has been unable to with
stand Marshal Foch's pressure along
the whole of the lightly held German
from, any longer, and has been forced
to make another partial retirement
ON his way back to the Belgian from
tier.
The retreat toward the Somme re-
ported today is the result of Won Hin
denburg's urgent necessity for Gre
ating new reserve force TO meet
Americas forthcoming major often
sive There will be many more OF
these retirements conducted in the
same manner, until Won Hindenburg
has succeeded in considerably short
ening his line and has accumulated
from 1000 to 5000 men for every
mile eliminated from the west front
The next halt of the Germans will
probably be the east bank of the
Somme, but their stay there will be
comparatively short. They are bound
now for the old Hindenburg line, and
there is no room for doubt but that
this, too, will prove to be but tenn
porary resting place. The German
general staff will have no rest in its
plans for retreat until the German
army has backed out of western
France and is clinging to the Meuse
as it's final stand before being swept
wholly into German territory.
Today's retrograde movement is de-
yeloping new salient In the German
front. which has a specially threaten
ing aspect because of Marshal Haig's
relentless attacks north of the
Somme.
The German counter attacks against
the British aer being developed with
unusual ferocity because of this fact
The retreat before the French ar
mics cannot be conducted simultan-
eously with successful retreat fur
ther north because the mileage is far
more extensive than Won Hindenburg
can handle in single operation.
Therefore, general reserves are
clinging desperately to the nerthern
sector of the front as the only way of
avoiding disaster These are the
same reserves that Won Hindenburg is
trying SO hard to save i'm order to de-
fend the Rhine against America. Their
use in the present retirement, there
fore, will react Importantly in Ameri-
cas- favor at later time.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-30
FRENCH FIGHTING IN STREETS
OF NoYoN-BRITIsH ON EDGE
OF BAPAUME. e,e
IMPORTANT TOWNS ARE DOOMED
But Few important Railway Lines
Remain In Hands Of Germans Who
Are Being Forced Back to New
Somme Defense Positions.
UNITED Press War Summary.

UNITED Press War Summary
The allies are within four miles of
Ham, the most important railway
center within the Pcardy salient
French troops are reported to be
fighting in the streets of Noyon, while
the British are on the outskirts of
Bapaume. Four large towns are re-
main;ng within the big pocket are
thus apparently doomed.
Albert, Montdidier, Chaulnes, Nesle,
Royegand Lassigny all have been oc.
cupied. The Germans have already
been forced back to the greater part
Of their Somme defensive line be.
tween Peronne and Noyon. Nearly
two-thirds of the original Picardy bat
tlefleld has been eliminated. The only
important trunk railways still re-
naming in German hands are those
from Noyon to Leferre and Ham and
from Ham to Peronne and st. Quen-
tin, from Bapaume to Peronne, st.
Quentin and Cambria.
Apparently there was little fighting
on the greater portion of the battle
front last night, possibly because of
the heavy rains.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-30
100000 PEASANTS
FIGHTING GERMANS
RAILWAY STRIKE IN UKRAINE
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ARE GROWING.
(By United Press.)

STOCKHOLM, Aug. 29-An army
of 40 900 peasants is fighting against
a combined force of Germans and
Ukrainians near Skvira, according to
the newspaper Pravada.
The railway strike in Ukraine con-
tinues Prussian bourageoisie, return
ing from Kieff, report as soon as Ger
man soldiers leave any district the
workmen desert the factories and
peasants organize resistance.
The Ukrainian bourgeoisie are
between the devil and the deep sea.
They resent German occupation, but
they know it will be replaced by a
soviet government as soon as the Ger
mans go.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-30
GERMANS STRONGLY HOLD
OUTSKIRTS OF NOVoN
(By United Press.)

LONDON, Aug. 29.-The Germans
are strongly holding the southern and
western outskirts of Noyon with ma
chine gun concentrations, according
to battle front dispatches received
here today. The French have fully
outflanked the town, Montague, DE
rOrGue and Riscourt
French troops have crossed the
Roye-Noyon road near Zerma and
Cantigny. They also have reached
the neighborhood of Cachy and Rain
cour' The west bank of the Somme
is in the hands OF the French, from
Cizancourt to Rouy LIE Petit, two miles
northeast OF Nesle.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-30
NEWBERRY DEFEATS
FORD FOR NOMINATION
AUTO MAKER LOSES REPUBLICAN
ENDORSEMENT BUT WINS
THAT OF DEMOCRATS. 1T
(By United Press.)

DETROIT, Mich Aug. 29.--The
nomination OF Truman H. Newberry
by the Republicans and Henry Ford
by the Democrats as candidates for
the United States senate has been
definitely determined from the re-
turns of Tuesdays primaries. New
berrys plurality in the Republican
primary over Ford. who was candi-
date for the nomination Of both par
ties, was more than $4,000. Ford
won the Democratic nomination with
out opposition.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-30
GERMAN CASuALTIE May
AMOUNT TO 100000 Since
july /, IT Is ESTIMATED
GOMPERS CARRIES WORD
TO LABOR OF ALLIES
(By United Press.)

LIVERPOOL, Aug. 29.-Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, arrived in Liver
pool Wednesday.
Gompers issued statement to the
Hritssh people on his arrival here.
We have come here and expect
TO 60 to Italy and France, bringing a
message of good will, cooperation and
determination to the workers of these
three countries" he said.
Our aims are to strengthen the
bonds Of unity SO that we may all
stand behind the respective democrat
tic governments to win the war for
Justice, freedom and democracy"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-30
AMERICANS PORTION OF CAP
TIvES PLACED AT 25,oo0 IN
THAT PERIOD.
BASED ON CAREFUL ESTIMATES
hat'c of Prisoners to Number Of
Dead and Wounded Is Somewhat
Doubtful, But Toll Has Been Enor-
nous.
BY CARL b. GROAT

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent, J
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-Twenty
thousand to $4,000 German, prisoners
constitute Americas portion of the
great allied haul OF 10000 captives
since July /. These figures are based
ON careful estimates of important war
department officials today. What ra-
ton the prisoners bear to the dead
and wounded is somewhat doubtful.
on the whole there is an inclination
to believe that the German casualties,
including prisoners, run to half
million or more since July /.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-30
German Papers
Sh0Uing Signs
War WEAKNESS
(By United Press.)

AMSTERDAM, Aug. 39-"The EN-
pire's policy which was wrong before
the war, is calculated to leave Ger.
many friendless in her hour of need
the Berlin Vorwaerts says
Germany is too proud to admit
that force is unequal to some situa-
tons. She thought such admission
sign Of weakness. Let us admit
without shame Germanys danger,
then friends will flock around US.
If We continue the old policy, history
will say that when Germany was in
peril, her policy deprived her of
friends"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-30
MILLIONS Of GALLONS
GASOLINE Be SAVED
FUEL ADMINISTRATION ORDER
HAS ELEMENTS OF VAST
CONSERVATION.
(By United Press

WASHINGTON Aug. 29-Fuel Of
ficiaIs today estimated the banning of
Sunday pleasure automobile riding
will save 100000 gallons of gaso-
lene weekly.
This figure Is based on the esti-
mate that there are four million mo-
tor driven vehicles east of the Mis-.
sissippi river where the order Is ap-
plicable. of which 100000 are trucks.
Each machine. it is believed, would
use 9 gallons of gasolene each Sun
day.
The fuel administration is receiving
hundreds of inquiries asking for in
depreciation of the order. Many Of
these came from taxi companies who
were told they are included.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-30
five DISMISSALS
FROM U. S. ARMY
(By United Press.)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29-Ffve dis
missals from the service with the
approval of President Wilson have
recently been made, according to
army orders today. They are as fol-
lows:
First Lieutenant James Z. Billonk,
343rd infantry. passing bad check;
Captain Frank B. Anger. Jr.. 3I0th in
fantry, on unnamed charge in viola
ton of the Goth article of war; First
Lieutenant Dudley W. Reynolds, n
fantry reserve corps, SEND infantry.
absent without leaves; First Lienten-
ant George W. Heuman, medical re-
serve corps, drunkenness at Chilli
cothe, o.; First Lieutenant John L.
McAilister. NJ. R. C.. 61S aero squad
ron, drunkenness.