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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-21
THREE TOWNS TAKEN
IN THREE NILE ADVANCE
Assault Launched at Dawn This Morn
ing Without Artillery Preparations
Large Number of Tanks Play I'm
portant Part in Drive
(Bv the Associated Press. )

British forces front Of approxi
natey miles the line southwest Of Arras dawn this
morning.
According meager details received from the of the
assault British have advanced three miles
and have captured the of Moyennevile Courcees,
Achet-LePe and and have reached the
town of Achiet-le- Grand
The assault begun under of mist which
teray assisted the British in their advance There
brief artillery preparation and would appear that the plan Of
similar that followed south of the Asne July 16
and north of Montdder August large number of tanks
participated in the attack
Unofficial dispatches appear to indicate that the British
advance has carried the battle line point three miles
from Bapaue, important highway and place
puted important the Picardy
sector.
If British drive continues press the Germans back
along northern side of the Pcardy salient the enemy forces
further south would appear to be in serious position They
holding back the French and British along line
of and parallel the Some and north of that river they
have been desperately resisting Allied attacks far north
Albert The advance have placed the northern
section of the enery's front in great danger.
In the Flanders battle the Germans also under
heavy pressure The British official report that during
last night attack made from Festuber just northwest
Of Lens the Lave river distance Of than four miles
The village of La Toure about the middle of the e has
been captured.
This advance of nearly mile this point On
the northern side of the Lys salient the British made local
attack mile front Locre this morning The i'm
Dranoutre ridge has been wrested from enemy
the Locre Hospice group of buildings which has been the
of frequent and terrific fighting April has been
tackled
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MORE TROUBLE
FACES GERMAN
HIGH COMMAND
Thousands of Alsace and
Lorraine Soldiers on the
Western Front.

Paris, Aug. 21.-The German COM
mand is faced by a more or less seri-
GUS difficulty as a result of the pres
ence on the western front Of divisions
containing tens Of thousands .,f sold
iers from Alsace and Lorraine who
ub to this time never have been en-
ployed in active fighting against the
French. A captured German order
declares that. the Germans were un-
able any longer to keep the Alsatians
and Lorrainers away from tho vest
ern front.
I Other documents instruct the com
manders OF the various units to keep
the men from Alsace- Lorraine under
the closest surveillance and not to
utilize them at critical points in the
line as many desertions had been re-
ported.
Alsatians and Lorrainers must
never be left alone in the fighting
zone. but must always be, accom-
panied by German soldiers IN whom
absolute confidence can be placed,
one order says. It is added that any
soldier from Alsace-I.orraine that
comes under suspicion must be
treated with an iron hand. isl,
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Thirty-T,uo u. S. Divisions
In France, According to
Gen. MQrch's Statement

Washington, Aug. 21.-As a result
of the Allied successes during the last
month the battle front in France from
Rheims to the North sea has been re-
duced in length more than fifty miles,
General March told the newspaper
men today in his mid-week confer
ence.
When the Germans began their last
advance the line stretched for $50
miles,. 1t is now less than 200 miles.
The success of the enlarged Ameri-
can program of the war department.
General March said, still is depend
ent upon the acquisition of adequate
shipping. and while the emergency
fleet corporation is constantly SWELL
ing the tonnage at the army's dispos-
al, it still is necessary to charter and
hire many additional ships,
General March enumerated 80
American divisions as having arrived
in France. They are as follows:
s2nd, 3srd, s5th. 3sth, s7th. , 4lst,
42nd. 10th, 18th, 18th, 10th, soth, s1st,
Sand. 83rd, S5th, S9th, Goth, 91st,
92nd and 93rd.
The chief Of staff said that the 36th
national guard and Goth national
army divisions, including many Tex
ans reached France between July 80
and August 13. and have been in
training. The Goth he said, has not
yet reached the front line.
General March corrected a report
that the 77th division (troops of New
York city and vicinity. was being
sent to Italy. 1t was last reported, he
said. in the Vosges.
| The 26th national guard division
| (New England) which participated in
numerous attacks near Chateau
| Trierry and which aided in the cap
ture of the towns of Torcy and Bel
leau was relieved from its position on
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Official Report.

London, Aug. 21.-An attack
on a wide front north of the An.
ere river was launched by the
British forces this morning, says
the official statement from Field
Marshal Haig today. Satisfactory
progress is being made, the state
ment adds.
Tuesday afternoon the British
threw back strong German at
tacks against the new British
Scarpe.
The statement reads:
: 1--WE attacked at 4:55 O'Clock
this morning on a.wide. front
north of the Ancre river. Our
troops are reported to be making
satisfactory progress.
yesterday afternoon strong
hostile attacks, accompanied by
heavy bOmbardments against our
new positions south and north of
the Scarpe were completely re-
pulsed"
1--WE improved our positions
slightly in the neighborhood of
Fampoux (East OF Arras) and
captured a few prisoners.
I'VE advanced our line during
the night between Festubert and
the Lave river ION the southern
side of the Lys salient) and are
in possession of LIE TOurct.
"Early this morning British
troops carried out successful
local operation in the LOcre sect
tor on a front of more than a
mile. All the objectives of the
attack were taken and a number
of prisoners were captured"
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:TELEGRAPHIC
BRIEFS

Washington.-An< amendment to
the man-power bill was adopted by
the house providing that men over 20
should be called before men below
that age.
an army aviator from Port Ale.
gheny, Pa, was killed when his air
plane caught fire 5000 feet from the
ground. He jumped from his ma
chine. '
Reno, Nev.-Jesse r. Grant, son
of the former president was granted
a divorce at Tonopah on the grounds
of desertion.
New York.-Enrico Caruzo was
married to Miss Dorothy Benjamin.
daughter Of New York lawyer.
st. Paul.-The state convention Of
the Nonpartisan league has named a
committee to select candidate for
governor. 4 8
jackson. Miss.-1ndfcations are
that Representative B. P. Harrison
has defeated Senator vardaman in
the Democratic senatorial primary.
4 Norfolk. ya-Ninety-four surviv-
ors of the Morgan liner Proteus.
which sunk in collision with the
Standard Oil tanker Gushing. have
been landed ,5
washington.-The treasury re-
fused to allow federal farm loans to
be marketed before the fourth LIB
erty Loan. n
Cheyenne, Wyo.-Returns from
the primary election indicate the
nomination for governor of, Robert
Carey on the Republican side and
William Ross on tho Democratic.
For senator. y. B. Osborn Ia leading
for the Democrats. Senator Warren.
Republican. was unopposed. Il
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the Marne front on July % and is
ton.
Lacking official details of the Brit
ish drive reported in Associated Press
dispatches this morning, General
March declined to comment upon this
new Allied thrust He said. describ-
ing the period which had elapsed
since his last talk that the Allies had
continued their attacks on limited
fronts and at widely separated points.
In Flanders, he pointed out, the
points of the salient which had exist
ed there have been bent in by Allied
Attacks southeast of Meteren, on the
north flank, and near Merville, on the
south side. The apex was made "un-
healthy" for the enemy and he was
forced to withdraw from one to two
miles on IA mile front.
On the plains near the Disc the AL
lied advance has put the line well
back of the old 1916-1917 line.
General March said the war depart
ment had not yet received details Of
the capture of Frapelle. in the
Vosges, by the Fifth United States d.
Vision (regulars). The line at this
point is four miles over the German
border.
In commenting upon the shipping
situation General March divulged for
the first time the fact that Brazil had
given ship to the United States with
out compensation of any sort for two
trips. He said that so far as he
knew this was the only case Of the
kind on record.
Regarding individual divisions Gen.
eral March said, the 10Th Division
New England and New York Ma
tional Army now is serving as de-
pot division and is stationed in a back
area. The S0th Division (Pennsyl-
vania and Virginia. National army is
serving with the British in Flanders.
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Ridge Northwest Of scissors
Being Held By French Troops
German Lines East Of scissors Jeopardzed by Continuous
Advance on Front of Twenty Miles - Wedge
Driven in for Dept Of Several Miles.

London, Aug. 21.-4:45 p. nL)-French troops
advanced miles today along the Disc and reached
Sempigny mile from the outskirts Of Noyon, accord
ing to reports from the battle front.
The line occupied by General Mangin's army at
o'clock this afternoon from Sempgny to Pontoise
and thence to La Pornneraye, Montchoisy, Cuts,
Camein, Berlancourt St. Aubin, La Tour farm Mont
du Crocqu farm, Vesaponn, Dieuxy Laval and reach
es the Aisne at Courtil.
No further details of the fighting north of the
Ancre have reached London since noon Reports were
received telling of the capture of Achiet-leG Grande
but they have not been absolutely confirmed
(By the Associated Press)
Between the Aisne and Disc French troops continued
this morning The progress made there during
the last days to have placed jeopardy the German
lines scissors about Noyon According the
advces the French the high ridge to the
of scissors and have positions which overlook and
east O Noyon.
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Final Breach Among
The ReVoluti0niStS in
Russia Seen i'm July
Uprosrious Scenes Marked
Opening Of the All-Rus-
sian Congress Held Early
Last Month.

London. Aug. 21.-A final breach
between the two revolutionary parties
in Russia was manifest from the
opening Of the fifth congress of ALL
Russian Soviets at Moscow early in
July, according to q number of be-
lated Reuter- dispatches covering hap
penings in Russia during the first
half of July. Uproarious scenes and
recrimination marked the meeting of
the congress. An assertion that a
majoity of the people in the provinces
were opposed to Soviet rule was made
by Maria Spiridonova. of the social
revolutionists Of the Left.
In report on relations. Foreign
Minister Tchitcherin announced that
the commissaries had demanded the
withdrawal of British, French and
American warships from the Murman
coast and had, despatched Soviet
troops thither as reply to the Brit
ish landing there.
While the Soviet majority repudi-
ated all possibility of a renewal of
the war, the social revolutionists of
the Left insisted on merciless
plunderers and German robbers
A small rising of armed social rev.
olutionists of the Left, including sail
ors from the Black sea fleet, occurred
in Moscow July Z. It was suppressed
after machine gun fighting in the
center of the city. For a part of the
day the enemies Of the Bolsheviki
held the post and telegraph offices.
Members of the Left executive COM
mittee, including Miss Spiridonova
were arrested.
A similar rising. but on a smaller
scale took place in Petrograd. 1t was
put down after the revolters had been
bombarded by machine guns and
armored cars.
On July all, the delegates of the
social revolutionists of the Left to the
All Russian congress were arrested,
and the town and government Volog-
da were declared in state of siege,
owing to an anti-Soviet uprising at
Jaroslav. Railway and telegraph
communication between Moscow and
the north was Interrupted.
The outstanding feature of the ALL
Russian congress was the denuncia-
ton by War Minister Trotzky of the
action Of the Allies in landing on the
Murman coast and in helping the
Czecho-Slovaks. He threatened mer-
ciless measures of defense and on
July 13 M. Tchitcherin in a note to
made sinister reference to "the re-
CULTS which may arise from the ex-
citement caused among the masses Of
the Russian population by the unpro-
yoked British attack on Murman."
On the same day eleven former Of
ficers who had served under General
Alexieff were summarily shot in Mos
COW as counter revolutionaries. On
July 18 the French and British mill
tary officers were prohibited from
moving from one town to another and
q strict watch on their movements
war ordered. s
"A Moscow dispatch received in
Amsterdam July 26 reported that
Maria Spiridonovat had been one of
the number of social ,revolutionists
shot for the murder Of German AM
bassador Won Mirbach.
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MORE POWER
NEEDED IN
SHlPYARDS
Serious Delays in Building
Of Boats Caused by Short
age of Electricity.

washington, Aug. 21.-Serious in
terruption Of shipbuilding and other
war industry by shortage Of electric
power is shown in reports which
members of the house prepared today
to use in urging immediate action on
the administration bill introduced by
Representative Sims of Tennessee.
providing for government acquisition
and construction of power plants.
II Information in the possession Of
Representative Sims indicates that
additional electric power capacity OF
about 1851 kilowatts In four dis
provided at once.
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OFFICIAL REPORT.

Paris, Aug. 21.-French troops
continued their advance along tho
whole front between the Disc and
the Aisne this morning. Carle-
pont and Cuts have been captur-
ed by the French, according to
the official statement issued at
the war office today.
After sharp fighting ground
has been taken west of Iassigny
by the French, the statement
4Es i sext IL ~ :s,l,o I. statement L, lSt
reads: ~
"During the night the situa-
ton between the Disc and tho
Aisne remained unchanged. The
enemy did not attempt any re-
action. This morning our troops
continued their advance along
the whole front.
"Carlepont and Cuts have fallen
into our hands.
eve have taken ground west
of Lassigny after sharp fighting.
"a number of German surprises
attacks in Champagne were re-
pulsed" %
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-21
GERMAN SUB
SEXES BIG
FISHING BOAT
Crew of Trawler Believes
Ship is to be Used as
Raider by Huns. rs.

A Canadian Atlantic Port.
Aug. 21.-The steam trawler
Triumph, fitted with two guns
and wireless and manned by 16
Germans from the U-bOat which
captured her yesterday, is raid
ing the fishing hanks of the
Nova Scotia coast. Crews of the
schooners sunk by the Triumph
have arrived here.
Vessels known to have been
sunk by the converted raider
are the Una p. Saunders Of Tmn-
cnburg, the A. Platt Andrew of
chs j. O'Hnra of Boston.
Captain Wallace Bruce, mas.
tor Of the A. Piatt Andrew. said
on his arrival here that his ves-
sci wac held up by the Triumph
yesterday afternoon and that he
and his crew were given ten
minutes to leave the ship. The
Germans then sank her with
bombs.
The raider then bore down
upon the Una p. Saunders and
the Francis j. O'Hara and sunk
them likewise. The dories
carrying the crews OF the three
vessels reached here at 10 a. m.'
today. The fishermen say that
while making for this port they
heard firing and believed other
fishing vessels were sunk by the
raider.
Captain, Myrrhe, master OF the
Triumph, said he was told by
the captain of the submarine
boats operating on this coast.
eve intend to destroy the
fishing feet." the German com.
mander, said to Captain Myrrhe.
An Atlantic Port, Aug. 21.-A Ger
nan submarine late yesterday seize
he big fishing trawler Triumph. TIL
rev, who have reached shore safel.
;aid they believed the Germans in
ended to use the trawler as raider
The fishermen reported that The U
ooattis playing havoc" with the fee
Y fishing vessels. on the Gran
The Triumph was halted on tn
ishing banks by. the U-boat and tn
crew was permitted to take to tn
tories. The fishermen said that tn
rawler was still afoat when they las
Jaw her.
An armed guard of Germans ha
been placed aboard and no prepar
atoms we're being made to sink tn
'hip. the men said.
This left them to the conclusio
hat the Germans intended to use he
Is a raider.
The Triumph is owned by tn
North Atlantic Fisheries compan
md is one of the crack boats Of tn
1eet.
Boston, Aug. 21.-Fishermen her
aid today that if the German subma
'ine made use of the trawler Tri
lmph seized yesterday, as raider
hey would have to re-coal the cra1
1t least every ten days. The Trump
vas manned by Canadian crew IAN
8 owned by a Canadian company. Th
,essel is 125 feet in length and regis
,ers about ESQ tons gross.
Washington, Aug. 21.-stron
'orces on swift naval patrol boat
md destroyers sped today to tn
North Atlantic fishing banks. wher
he trawler Triumph. captured yes
:erday by a German submarine
which armed and manned her. is re
ported raiding fishing fleets. Navs
officers here think recapture Of tn
or her enforced destructio
~ the German crew is a certaint,
Gloucester, Mass, Aug4 21.-Cap
ain Wallace Bruce of the schoone
A. Piatt Andrew reported in a mes
sage to owners here today that hi
vessel was sunk by a German sub
marine yesterday afternoon at
o'clock.
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.sEx WAR" "A POSSIBILITY.

London, Aug. 21.-A ''sex war" Is
q possibility seen by some commen-
tators on the strike of women trans
portation workers for the same pay
received by men for equal work. 1t is
pointed out that the ramifcations Of
the strike may extend virtually to ali
war activities and many other indus
tries. ,.
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panies not having more than .
strength Of fifty of all ranks.
Three Towns in Hour.
With the British Army in France,
Aug. 21.-(By the Associated Press).
In the first hour of the offensive be-
gun this morning by Field Marshal
towns of Ablainzevelle, Beaucourt
and Moyennville.
The British attacked on q front Of
ten miles between Arras and Albert.
The attacks extended from the Ancre
river to Beaucourt to just north Of
Moyennville. ~
Some German field guns and 200
prisoners had been taken in the Brit
ish drive at an early hour.
All the German outposts and posi-
tions along the important Dranoutre
ridge, between koudekot and the
Locre Hospice have been attacked by
the British. This front is in the Lys
salient
Courcelles and Achiet-le-Petit, also
were captured in the British drive.
Although prisoners said the Ger
mans had been expecting the attack
for a week, it was announced tactical
surprise. Tanks and infantry ad-
vanced through the heaviest fire in
the gray morning light.
AlteI pTleL CRASH commencement
the British troops were upon the en-
enly almost before he knew it.
Attack on Eight Mile Line.
London, Aug. 2.-The British at
/ tack this morning was between Moy-
enville and Beaucourt-Sur-Ancre, a
distance of about 1-2 miles. It is
reported that the British have ad-
vanced from two to three miles
along this front.
The attack of the British this
morning was made without artillery
preparation. It was completely sue
cessful. The attack was made by the
British third army under General
Byng. 4. ...
(By The Associated Press)
Little Resistance.
With the British Army in Francs.
Aug. 21.-Only feeble resistance was
lencountered by the British at first
on a front of about 10000 yards
scuth1ard from Moyenneville.1 Fifty
minutes later the front was widenei
| to the southwark until 1t extended
all the way to the Ancre rive
| The Germans here seemed to have
bs.en keeping the bulk of their forces
we'll to the rear, although heavy fight
ing rlay be expected especially along
the Arras-Albert railroad.
! The battle now raging. which is re-s3
ported from all points to be progress
sing satisfactorily. is being fought
OYER ground which has seen some OF I
the wars bitterest fighung.s While
the lround is fiat, it is cut to pisces
| witt. trenches and shell holes, ana y 4
covered with. piece after piece OF
wire. old and new. A more difncult
and desolate country for lighting does
not exist anywhere. The British
tanks are performing the same gli-
liant services that they did In ~
battles to the south Of the Sommc.
It b obvious that the Allies. hayings
struck the enemy's stomach ats th6 Z
Marne and delivered q smAshing blow
to the right ear south OF the Hommo.
now are giving the Boche q crack AoA
(Continued o. Pass 90
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WEATHER FORECAST.

North pakota.-Partly cloudy
tonight and Thursday: not, much
change In temperAture
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No Review Americans.

London. Aug. General Otani.
commander of the Entente Allied
forces in Siberia, who has arrived at
from Japan, planned az
his iirst Official act to review the
American soldiers landed at the RUS
sian seaport. according to- dispatch
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Noyon Threatened.


Paris. Aug. 21.-The new French
attack by General Mangin on :5
kilometel.s, front threatens, according
to the la-c3' reports, the fall. OF
Noyon. viii III slowly is, being out
fanketi.
The attack, while lacking the ele-.
ment of surprise, has overcome the.
carefully prepared positions of the
enemy. On his advanced lines the
enemy had formidable array Of
machine guns, forming shield for
his real line of defense Thus he had
two zones of combat. The new Ger
man defensive plan has been COM
pletely undone and the enemy has
been forced to seek new positions for
defense. ~ s
The German army has lost its
Cblonel Fabry, military critic of the
Paris Oui land this plainly has been
brought about by the entente high
command"
The new offensive, it is believed
here, will give the French complete
control Of the valleys of the Disc.
Ailctte and Aisne in the quadrilateral
of Ribecourt, Noyon, Bichancourt
and Scissors. Much territory filled
with strong positions, however. is yet
to be won. The strategy of General
Mangin in first clearing the enemy's
oll1Clo VI 1ioSI1uC guns ocAoA CA4c
big attack forces the enemy 20 rely
on picked divisions.
Clcmenceau Visits Front.
Paris, Aug. 21.-{Havas Agency
Premier Clemenceau visited the fight
ing front Tuesday and saw the first
results Of General Mangin's success
full attack between the Oise and the
Aisne. On his return last night he
said he was satisfied with the progress
made. & ts5
General Mangin's advance toward
the Disc is an important stroke in
the view Of military critics and con-
etitutes threat at the outfanking of
Noyon from the east as we'll as de-
cided help to the army Of General
Humbert operating between the Matz
The plan Of Marshal Foch, the crit
les believe, is aimed, at consolidating
the front of the armies OF Mangin
and Humbert and forcing the enemy
to withdraw probably on large
scale. The Germans are striving to
prevent this at all costs. III
In addition to the more than 5000
prisoners captured Tuesday, General
Mangin took numerous guns and
+ large amount Of material. %
: In answer to an assertion In the
German official statement the news
papers declare unanimously that the
operation was not an attempt to
break through the German line but
only part of the strategic plan
4 which had its inception July IS. The
Echo de Paris, adds that the plan Is
not yet completed.
"
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(Conttnued on PaEe %
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panies not having more than q
strength Of fifty of all ranks.