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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-10
.BRAKEMEN TO
LEAVENW0RTH
FOR 3 Y EA } ! !. RS
Stiff Sentence Imposed by Judge
Amidon on Box Car
Robbers
CRIME WAS GRAVE

L. ]. Sewell and Fred r., Young.
blood, who only ten days ago went to
Camp Custer with a Stark county con.
tingent for the national army, this
morning in federal court were sen.
fenced to three years imprisonment
in Leavenw0rth, upon being convicted
Of entering q car engaged in inter,
state commerce, taking goods from the
car and OF having these goods In their
possession. On the first count, which
charged then with breaking the sseal
ION q b0xcay engaged In interstate
commerce, the young mon Wcfe found
not guilty. \ 3 NJ u, ;s.
Sewell and Youngb blood, were EN-
rl0yed as brakemen on the Northern
Pacific, running between Dickinson
and Glendive Several months ago
they, with Conductor A. r. Boxrud
and Ray Bl00dg00d, rancher and i
brother Of one Of the young men sen.
fenced this morning, were arrested Oh
q charge of having stolen a consider
able quantity Of merchandise from a.
Northern Pacific car near Beach ana
with having cached this plunder on
the BloOdg0od ranch in the Bal Lands.
Boxrud and Ray Bloodgood were tried
at the beginning Of the term and were
acquitted. Sewell and Fred BloodgooG
had gone to Camp Custer with the
last select service contingent, and
their trial was deferred pending their
return from Michigan. They were
brought to Bismarck in custody Of two
deputy United States marshals from
the Detroit district, and their trial,
which began Wednesday morning, oc.
.cupied three full days. The case wens
to the jury Friday evening. and the
jurors returned q verdict after delib,
Grating only thirty minutes.
In pron0uncing sentence this morn
ing. Judge Amidon, in part said:
"You have had fair and impartial
trial. Have you anything to say be-
fore pass sentence upon y0u?"
Continued on Page Two.) XII
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Sub Captain Who
Sunk Lusitania
Is Reported Dead

London, Aug. 10.-Lieut Command
er Schweiger, who commanded the
submarine which sank the Luistania
is dead. His death occurred In Sep
tember, 1917, but has only been ad-
mitted by the German admiralty, ac-
cording to reports received here. Last
September Schweiger in command OF
U.8S was in the fight Of Helgolana
with another submarine. Both the u
boats submerged. and the other COM
mander felt q chain sweeping alona
the side Of his boat, and believed he
had run into a British mine field. A
terrific explosion under water follow
edJssThe isecond, boat rose and sig
/, pals4 fprIthesN Nthef. There was anc
reply. The U.SS hasn't been heard
from since.
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MEETING I !. Will
Lam I'D TO
| D|R0UIH |' | ] ] I ! AREAS / / }. (
Conference at Helena Next Mon
day e Work Out
Assistance

"a meeting will be held at Helena,
Mont, on Monday for the purpose Of
deyising a plan under which aid may
be extended farmers in drouth.stYick-
en- regions OF North Dakota and Mon
tana through the $6, 500 900 appropria-
ton which President Wilson SET
aside for this purpose. IN advising
County Agent j. w I3rander Of this
meeting, G. Christie, assistant to
the secretary Of agriculture, writes
that q meeting will be held later in
orth Dakota if regarded advisable
Fl This money, the department OF agris
culture announces, will be advanced
as loan in cases OF necessity upon
the crop OF wheat or substitute grains
planted No loan will be made in ex-
cess OF. So per acre, and no applicant
will be financed beyond one hundred
acres. Therefore, no loan will be
made in excess Of $500. Notes given
will bear six per cent interest, pay
aDle in the southern districts October
"a and in ,theanorth districts N Novem-
ber l.41919. .Aa The federal land banks
OF the districts embracing the affect
ed areas will be designated as the
financial agents 5Of the government to
make and collectsthe loans. They, will
expect the cooperation Of local banks
In the taking of applications forms
I0f which will beasupplied on request,
as soon as, theytcan be printed Banks
ald other local agencies assisting will
he asked to contribute their: services
|, fol- the goodsDf tlssir several. cofAmun.
tiles. The determination OF the ques,
y 5tipn of making each loan Will, in. the
first instance rest with the department
OF agriculture, which. through its vari.
GUS agencies, assisted by farm loan
and other local farmers
organizations, will Investigate each ap.
plication. s.ss 4
Applicants must agree to use seed
and methods approved by the depart
ment OF 1agHiculture,ua uand the money
WIN not be advanced until the crop,is
planted. and q representative of that
department certified to the federaf
land bank that the applicant has com.
3pleted his planting in proper manner
and with proper seed. Upon receipt by
the federal land bank Of such certift:
cate, applicant will be required to
give note and chattel mortgage on.
the crop planted. In order to give
applicants q basis for temporary cred
It, to assist II, obtaining the, seed, the
department Of agriculture Wi prompt.
" investigate all applications, and
as soon as approved the fed eral land
bank will issue statement OF approx
al to the effect that the money will
be advanced when the crop is plant.
ed, and the necessary, certificate ana
note and mortgage are executed ana
delivered. The machinery Of the
treasury department and the depart
ment Of agriculture for this work is
already in existence and will be put
In motion at once. s
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MONTDIDIER TAKEN BY ALLIES
AMONG
BADLY WOUNDED

Washington, D. G., Aug. 10. Com
bined army and marine corps casual
ties aggregate 1929 since last M0nda>
The army list issued in five sections
contaiped Sic names, and i single
marine corps list gave 20.
Casualties: Killed in action, army
"a; marines, IL; died Of wounds, army
s; marines, 5; died Of disease, s.,my
3; OF airplane accident, army 9; oi
accident and other causes. army a;
wounded severely, army, 1O2, marine
corps, 9. !
Among those reported in today's
casualty list as wounded severely Ii
the name Of PRIVATE AMOS G
COURTS, McHenry, N. D.
Section three, included:
Missing In action, DONALD TURN
EK. Beauford, N. D.; q
Section 4: Missing in action
FRANK NELSON, Hankinson, N. d. !,
VICAOR SCHBERINSKI( Glen Ullin
N. D.
Section 5: Wounded, degree undeter.
mined, CHRISTIAN JUNKERT, He
brOn. N. d.
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RELY1Na on MAcH1NE . GUNS. 4

Paris Aug l0Anglo-French have gained the ascend
according to the latest from the fighting front P
cardy The line marked in the official statement that which
held by the infantry cavalry skmshs being far advance Of
and the for further progress The Germans
relying machine guns not willing risk their artillery which
would be captured on the slightest mschance.
The Germans putting desperate resistance contesng
inch Of ground wrestler from them German officers shoot
down soldier who shows symptoms Of quitting The
fighting against the readjus itself
and limit the consequences Of the blow devised by General Foch
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BOB M'INTYRE
PACKINp EN- in
AT THE WALDORF

Robert Mcintyre has accepted a po.
sition as clerk at the Waldorf hotel in
Fargo, taking the place of Lud G. Lad.
ner, who recently accepted position
with the Great Northern hotel, Chi
cag0.
Mr.. Mcintyre, Bob" as he is fam
jliarlv known. was employed by the
Waldorf hotel nine years prior to ac-
cepting a position in Bismarck two
years ago., For the past month he
has been in the employ of the state
council Of defense.
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The above wire received at noon to-
day explains itself. The need for men
at Dawson is urgent; excellent wages
are being offered, and it is suggested
that anyone now engaged in non-es,
sential industry who can spare a
couple Of weeks to help Dawson farm.
ers with their harvest apply at once
to Mr.. Davis. This applies, also, OF
course; to experienced farm hands,
who are particularly needed, but the
available supply of expert hands this
season seems to be far smaller than
the demand, a7i this is time when
everyone must help. The need Is par.
ticularly urgent because the grain is
dry now. and unless handled soon the
present high winds will shell out a
great deal of it, resulting in heavy
loss to the farmers and to the ma
tiOn,
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ENEMY PLACED
IN POCKET 7 BY
NEW Il! !! | OFFENSIVE ! ! J ! 81 | |''
Gen. Foch Follows Policy Of HIT
ting Flanks Of Germans
Without Relaxation
FRENCH F STILL ADVANCING
\. Il -:---, =. 4. \.
American Troops Were Thrown
Into Fighting in Amiens-
Somme District
FRENCH STILL ADVANCING
1Y ASSOCIATED Press.

Washington, Aug 1o.The Franco
British drive in Picardy has put tn.
enemy again in bad position, sim,
liar to the pocket which closed upol,
him on the AisneiMarne front, Gen.
eral March today said in his weekly
conference. The whole battle line
from Rheims to Flsnders has been
straightened out. II
Marshal F0ch is following the sound
military policy Of hitting without re
taxation. ss3
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MONTDIDIER SURROUNDED.

Paris Aug. O-The French began southeast Of
Moder last night and virtually have that place surrounded The
OF Assaver Rbescour captured and the French
reached Fveroles less than miles of Montdder Northwest
Of Moder the French have advanced Of Arveres six miles
northwest of Roe and have captured Dazenescolt
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BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

London, Aug. 1O-Information re-
ceived in London shortly before 2:Ou
o'clock this afternoon was that the
French line was still advancing OF,
both sides of Montdidier
One important result has. already
followed the allied plunge in the
Amiens region, south Of the Somme.
The important Amiens-Paris railway
via St. Just, uses9of which had been
blocked by the proximity of the Ger;
man line was working again last
night. TN &. ss5 + N 33 I, M
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CHAPPILIYY Spur TAXEN.

With the British Army. An France,
(Reuters )3: Is p, m.(By Associated
Press) Chippilly Spur. north Of the
Somme, was captured by the American
and British troops at 6 o'clock last
night. The attack begun at o'clock
when the allies moved forward be-
tween the Ancre and Somme. They
were supported lby tanks and were
preceded by a heavy barrage fire. The
enemy was driven toward bray north>
east of Chappilly.
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MONTDIDIER TAKEN.

London Aug 1OThe important town Of Mondldler which
approximately the apex of the salient south Of Somm has been
captured by the allies
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65 A1RPLANEs DESTROYED.

London Aug OSxty-fvc German airplanes destroyed
British avaors driven down Of control in the fighting
August when the allied offensive Pcardy opened Fifty British
machines missing this loss being due chiefly to fire from the
ground.
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sTEEN FINDS CROPS GOOD.

State Treasurer John Steen return
ed last night from Rugby, where he
had spent several days looking after
his large farm. He reports fair crops
in that vicinity, with q wheat yield
which probably will run eight to ten
bushels the acre This region has
UP to the present time escaped hail
damage.
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GERMAN RETRBAT I CUT OFF BY BRILLIANT
COUP OF FRANCO BRITISH TROOPS AT AMENS
-.= FIGHTING SPREADS N0RTHWARD TO ARRAS SECT
Entire Teuton positions north Of Somme are seriousl
Haig- -Foch offensive. High value placed upon No
hands Of the Allies. Malancourt falls.


anda
the
ineerlyin june &@ Il y
.1 - @%
s# s.. {. 1
operating this and had hand this savsy de-
dpoitin
a a Q
ito mme
Frenha
NIondi to the Disc eandthe
n
the enemy o ta through ehwndC Compegn
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7 BYAssociATED 8 PRESS.

With the British Army in France,
1910 a. nl.The enemy seems to be
retreating today all along the battle
line, especially IN the center where he
is being heavily attacked BY the Brit
;ish. s II \ n. 81 MS \ 81 Il
ID the course sof the. fightinr a Ger.
man divisional aud It's staff were cap.
tured. sS K ..y A .ss q 4, s44 y ''3,54
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-10
ADVANCE FOUR MILES

London Aug 1OFrench troops attacked at four this morning
the line between Montdder and the Ro front Of Is
miles and at 10 had scored advance Of miles
French line that hour rsnthoug Faveroies Pennes Roo
Cuvi Naz VRne1n0nt This line puts Mont
didier behind the French line s$.sga 5$
By nine this morning Montdder had been surrounded Only
small number Of Germans with their machine guns then inside
the .s8 VIA
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SPREADING TO SOUTH.

London Aug Ohe Pcardy battle spreading to the south
Of Aas Heavy fighting this morning the battle
with the allies making satisfactory and taking large numbers
OF prisoners.
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GEN. HUTIB|!R |; IN
HASl'Y RETREAT
BEFORE } | ALLIES
Allies Advance IL Two Days Has
Been Il Niles in Amiens
Sector
MAY WITHDRAW 20 MILES
French Army Under Gen. Deb
eney Moved with Lightning
Like Precision
MAY WITHDRAW 20 MILES
~ ASSOCIATED PRESS,

Paris, Aug. 10.-The German armj
Of General Hutier is relreating from
the Montdidier-N Noyon line.
The retrograde movement Of the
Germans is being accelerated by the
new attack south Of Montdidier.
The retreat Of on Hutier's army I.
showing traces Of utmost, haste. The
German reaE guards are fighting des
Retreat Cut on.
Won Hutier's retreat from Montdid
{ Ter was cut off when the French cap
tured Saverollesl The German posi-
ti0ns along the MOntdidier.Boye road
as precariOus.
The movement of General Debeney /
army has been lightning like and re
suited in the taking Of prisoners to
the number Of several thousands
STRONG REAR GUARD ACTION.
London, Aug. lO.-One hundred ad
ditional guns have been taken by the
allies. Canadian cavalry which Is op.
Grating close to Chaulnes reports thas
the enemy is fighting strong rear
guard actions In order to- enable the
stores OF ammunition and guns tO. be
removed from that town. I.
l5. Advance Four Miles. \,
The new attack by the French has
extended the battle, line some 16 miles
to the southeast IN the MOntdidie.
area. In this movement. the French
scored an advance Of four miles in six
hours. N. \ S II X s..5 I. sss II
TO the north the important junction
Of Chaulnes lis now quite untenabic
for tho Germans l6f ff ssIs WSiiB5ll within
the fire Of British field guns. ssa
Il The ono hundred. runs added To the
two hundred prev viously captured BY
the allies were taken by the French il.
this morning 8 fighting.
Retreat ot Al Mites.
The opinion In London was that the
enemy could not now hold any sort
Of q line until he reached the Sonlme
and the scanal from Nesle to >Noyon.
That would make q maximum retrea:
Of 20 miles
Roughly speaking the allies ad-
vance in two days has been twelve
miles. On the British front splendid
progress is being made, and the for
ward movement was an infantry tad>
vance, with arm0red cars, tanks, etc,
well ahead of the infantry.
AMERICANS TAKE PART.
Washington, Aug. 1O.The British
official war statement today on the
4rive in Picardy reveals for the first
time the fact that the American
troops are taking part in this smash.
ing blow against the enemy. There
Y has been no information here to show
that men from this country were Iii
the drive and the identity Of the units
is not known. 81
Large numbers Of Americans are
brigaded with the English for train
ing, notably at Hamel July 4. when
they advanced with Australians and
took considerable ground and some
rr'coners.
The presence of the Americans be-
hind the British line is believed to
have enabled the British to assemble
large forces for this drive, but the
news that the Americans are in the
<3~h$iu~ hnl hln
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CAPTURE 400 GUNS

London August TO- 4:40 p na-The advance of the Allied
the Pckardy battlefield continued today Nowhere
appears have the Germans yet been able organize for any
stroke The guns captured by the allies
ber nearly 400
The American machine gunner and infantry went into the
battle with their traditional enthusiasm At places stiff resistance
developed but all along the line the Amereans British sand
French smashed through. M J.
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anne RjcANs pARrIclpArr. J

AMER1CANS PARTICIPATED
With the British Armv in France.
Aug. 10.-American troops have been
thrown into the fighting in the
Amiens-Sonme district. They succeed
ed in overcoming a stiff resistance
and helped the British in capturing d
large area yesterday. sssf 5
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TAKE $4,000 PRISONERS.

- 1AAE l4,OVU T610Ol(Eh0.
London Aug lO1he prisoners taken by the allies the fight
Pcary has increased 600 American troops delivered
attack the angle between the Smme and the Ance and achieved
considerable . #t
American and British troops captured the Of Morlancout
between the Somme and Anc Enemy attacks the
Morlancourt sector were beaten off. $ 55a @ M
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NEEDS !
HARVEST | !! ! Y & ! . HANDS. 4
$3.50: !. PER ? I !; ]: DAY I!l.'i'
Chairman I il u j / !. Of Coucil = Of Defense
n Sends Out Appeal for Men

Dawson, N. o., AUD. I: q. Men
needed at Dawson, N. d. sto harvest
! and thresh crop. Wages $50 per
day. Season jobs. Apply TO Clark
w. Davis, COUNCIL OF De.
FENsE, DAWSON, IN. D.
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THROW OFF BALANCE.

Paris Aug 1OA this stage Of the battle military observers
here the problem facing the rival commanders easily deter
Marshal Foch struck skiuy the point where the armies
group Crown Prince Ruppech of Bavaria and the German Crown
Prince join This operation has temporarily thrown the Germans off
their balance, and it is their object regain it.
The task Of the allies throw the Germans still further off
their balance.
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ARRIVE EAST OF MERRICOURT

With the British Army in France August 10Brtish tanks
have been seen well the of Mecor Streams of Ger
transports still going eastward Two German dv
have been engaged by the advancing allies Information
prisoners indicates the fighting may become
heavier
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FREIGHT wREcr

2 FRElG WRECn.
A freight wreck at Forsythe, Mont,
today tied up all Northern Pacific
trains eastbound. No. 4, 1t Is under.
stood, is cancelled altogether.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-07-23

harmony with the present war now
ment, it would Be unwise 70 Tax
him out Of congress ana place 4 new
member in his stead,
This is the greatest crisis In, the
history Of all the world; a time when
everyone should think before they
act. Surely our boys and their lisoa
are At stake. we are iii touched
alike; our boys are "over there
they are fighting for an Of as; they
are fighting for those Of Us left Se-
hind; they are fighting to make he
world sane and safe to live in, and we
must not fail to do our duty and back
them up with our best Judgment and
experience. Let the war be over
then we will have time to make
changes. Let the old adage stand ii
this case: "never change horse iii
the middle Of the stream"
AN OBSERVER.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-07-23

General Pershing did the proper thing the other day
in cabegram which he sent to the War Department, as
follows:
"a st, Louis (Mo.) paper recently received here
states that sergeant of the fifty sent back in
connection with the Liberty Loan campaign is making
speeches in which he states; "The Germans gave poi
soned candy to the children and hand grenades
play with They show glee at the children's dying
writings and laugh aloud when the grenades explode.
saw one American boy about seventeen years old who
had been captured by the Germans, back to our
trenches He had cotton in and about his ears asked
someone what the cotton was for.
THE Germans cut off his ears and sent him back to
tell US that they want to fight men,, his
They feed Americans tuberculosis germs
"As there is no foundation whatever for such state
ments based on any experience have had recommend
that this sergeant if the statements quoted above were
made BY him. be Immediately returned for duty here and
that the statements be contradicted. PERSHING."
The enemy is doing enough TO the indignation
Of the civilized world in the devastation Of cities and viii
lagos and in the awess murder of women and children
and noncOmbatants in the attack upon hospitals with
their helpless sick and wounded and IN the sinking Of
hospital ships There are sufficient atrocities without
drawing upon vivid imagination as Of exciting
public wrath The danger Of ndulging in this sort of
campaign is that it affords opportunity for the Ger
mans to brand all stories false and to claim that every
outrage attributed to them is also untrue General
Pershing is in the position of being fair to foe that may
not deserve it. but he has checked tendency to engage
ii reckless preyarcaon that cannot produce any spec.
ial good in the cause o. winning the war,
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-07-23

We have apologies to make for the position the Sun
has taken in the congressional fight II has always given
us pleasure render all che assistance could to peo
pie who have shown interest in u.s. and especially men
who have shown disposition to be interested in well
fare BY hard work, have managed to keep alive o
republican newspaper in Greenevle for twenty-five years
During these years feel that have had ample op
portunity to find out where support came FROM We
also have very clear knowledge of recent transactions
business that the republican newspapers could have han
died most satisfactorily, feel sure, but who to-
tally ignored We not going to fall out hyOu il
you do not agree with in views, at the time
we feel that have right to the position have taken
in the congressional race.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-07-23

There ii bunch Of thieves around town that should
Be rounded up and placed where they belong Fruit or
chards are being robbed gardens being entered
and literally stripped No little amount Of this devil
ment Is being done BY gang Of small boys-and they
don't all belong to the under class-and dare say the
parents Of these youngsters would be shocked to learn
just what their boys have been guilty Of rogue is
rogue just the same matter what he steals If you
allow your boys to pfer other peoples orchards then
you are certainly not starting them out in the right way
and may live to suffer soreIy from your neglect to gov
ern them
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-07-23
STATE REPUBLICAN, COMMITTEE
This July II, 1918.

The Republican Congressional
Committee has recommended and IN.
dOrsed to the voters Of the First Con.
gressional District, in the primary d
August 1sty the candidates. Of New
ton G. Myers. Of this county, and Dr..
Willis idol, Of Granger, as members
Of the State Republican Execptivs
Committee and State Primary Beard.
Dr. Idol is now serving in that capae.
ity. Mr.. Myers has been Chairman
Of the Republican Executive Com.
mittee the past ten years, during
which time no county chairman IN the
State has made q better record. Ills
experience in organization, bis stand.
ing as citizen, as one Of our CORES.
pondents has recently said, Tmeriss
the support Of every republican il
the county"