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Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-09-19
PROGRESS ON WEST FRONT
Pershlns Makes Gains, and French
Advance at Laon.

Washington. Sept. 16.-General Per-
shing's army is making fine progress In
It's drive following the close Of the St.
Mihiel salient, and since yesterday
afternoon 1t has advanced from two to
three miles on 33-mile front, and the
guns of Metz have come into action
against it. The enemy appears to be
withdrawing to some further line
which will protect railway communi-
cations in the vicinity Of Metz, which
Mt present are under the long range
fire Of American guns.
Marshal Foch followed up the incis.
i've stroke Of the Americans, which
wiped out the st. Mihiel salient, by
launching an offensive on the French
front along the bend in the line
around Laon.
The blow took immediate effect on
the German lines, pushing them back
from one to two miles at points in this
important sector where it is well nigh
imperative to hold fast If they hope
to retain control Of any considerable
part of northern France during the
coming winter. 49,
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-09-19
PROPOSAL for tentative Confer.
ence Is Made to the Al.
lied Powers. 85
NOT TO STOP THE war
Immediate Cessation Of Fighting Not
Contemplated in Note-"confiden-
tial and Unbindina Discus
.,t sion" Is Urged.

Amsterdam, Sept. 16.-The Austro-
Hungarian government has invited ALI
belligerent governments to enter into
non-binding discussions ut some neu-
trail meeting place with a view to-
bring about peace.
The Holy See and all neutral nations:
also will be notified.
An official statement from Vienna
making the above announcement, has
been received here. 5
In extending an invitation to all
belligerent governments to enter into
non-binding discussions at some neu-
trail place, the ro-Hungarian gov
eminent stated that the object Of the
conference would be to secure an ex-
change Of views which would show
whether those prerequisites exist
which would make speedy inaugura-
ton of peace negotiations promising"
mo Interruption Of the War"
The Austro- Hungarian proposal sug-
gests that there be no interruption Of
the war and that discussions would
| go only so far as considered by the
participants to offer prospects Of sue
cess" The proposal calls for all the
belligerents to send delegates for con-
f1dential and unbinding discussion on
the basic principles for conclusion Of
peace, in place in neutral country
and at near date that would yet
have to be agreed upon.
London Receives Note.
London, Sept. 16.-It is understood
that the British government has re-
ceived the Austro-H Hungarian peace
note, and also proposal, previously
referred to, that all powers should
withdraw their troops from Murman
territory. 1t is also learned that Ger
many has made peace offer to Bel
GUM. +
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-09-19

Influenza Spreads In Eastern Towns.
Aver. Mass, Sept. 18.-One thousand
cases Of influenza have been reported
at Camp Devens by the division sur
geon, Lieut.. Col. Mccormack. Death
has occurred in only one case and In
that pneumonia complications were
present. The influenza is also emf
demic in towns surrounding Brockton
in this state. Nearly 800 cases have
been reported by physicians in North
Arlington and several hundred also are
reported in Rockland and Holbrook.
Production in shoe factories in al
three towns il greatly hampered.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-09-19
Battle With Alleged Draft Evaders.

Battle With Alleged Draft Evaders.
Eau Claire, Wis.,, Sept. 18.-One man
was killed and six were wounded to.
night near Owen in a pitched battle be-
tween members Of the Home Guard
and farmers on one side and two
alleged draft evaders. Hundreds Of
shots were exchanged. The house Of
the draft evaders was surrounded by
a hundred Home Guards. The battle
grew out Of the attempt of officers to
arrest three sons Of Mrs. Louise Kreu-
ger, who live on farm at Witty, near
Owen.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-09-19
BoLsHEvIk PLOT IN U. S.
Nationwide Plan Disclosed In Con.
fesslon Of Russians at Detroit.

fession Of Russians at Detroit.
Detroit, Sept. 16.-Plans for the en-
rollment in Detroit Of 10000 Russians
with Bolsheviki tendencies for the pur-
pose Of harassing the government war
program and starting countrywide
revolution have been revealed by con-
LESSONS Of three Russians, arrested
with five others at a Russian boarding
house, according to federal officials.
The Russians, in the alleged confes.
sions, were urged to persuade their
codntrymen not to register for the
draft, to hinder munition making, to
withdraw their money from banks and
to sell their Liberty bonds. Receipts
found in the possession of some of the
men show payments made to Bolshe-
Wiki banks in Russia.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-09-19

tons recognized for service In America
and the allied countries will make a
combined drive for funds November II
to Is. Preliminary organization work
is already under way and 1t is planned
to make an extensive campaign during
October. The affiliated organizations
are the Y. NJ. G. a., z. w. @. A., Ma
tional Catholic War Council, Jewish
Welfare Board, War Camp Community
Service. American Library association
and the Salvation Army. The total
amount asked for will be $17O, 500, 600.
North Dakota is asked to contribute
$675O00 Of this amount, or 81 per
capita for our boys at home and over
seas. A monster mass meeting Of all
the allied workers has been called at
Fargo on Friday, September 20.
Hillsboro.-A bust Of Lincoln was
unveiled at the courthouse in this city
with appropriate exercises at which q
large number Of citizens were present.
The dedication Of a county service flag
was also an impressive event Of the
days ceremonies.
Bismarck Burleigh county has been
assigned one-half million dollars If
the bonds to be issued in the fourth
Liberty loan, Of which amount about
one-half are to be taken up by the
capital city. Arrangements for the
campaign are about completed, aud
quick work u expected In subscribing
the REQUIRED quota Of the loan.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-25
CHILDREN OUT OF pooRHoUsE.
State Board of Charities and Probation
Orders Them Taken Out.

0ae of the most important meetings
that the board of charities and probation
has held took place Wednesday afternoon
and evening in the State House at Mont
pelier, and one of the matters decided
viii not be accepted by town officials
with any degree of pleasure, for the sec
retary was instructed to write. the Sc
lectmen and overseer of each town in
which pOorhouse is maintained, advis-
ing them relative to the law which pro-
hibits the care of children in poor
house. Investigation has shown that
some OF the towns are doing this, and
rather than bring into prominence the
few towns in which it has been ascer-
tanned that the children are not being
properly supported, the board decided to
advise all above town officials of the law.
Another matter that was under con-
sideration was the fixing of state pol
icy towards mothers pensions, as it is
known 1t was finally decided, and the
secretary was authorized, to support un-
der section II of the charity law not to
exceed 20 children. This section provides
that if the board finds that in its opinion
children can be better taken care of at
home, where there is either deserted
or widowed mother, than they can in an
institution or otherwise, sum not to ex-
ceed 50 a child per month may be ex-
pended, 81 of which shall be paid by the
town in which the child lives. There are
applications for this support now before
the board for eight children. some Of
which will be granted SO that towns in
which they live will contribute 81 a week
z
may mean years.
Miss Lena Ross, the woman deputy
probation officer, at the evening session
told the story of her first months work,
suggesting how she thought certain cases
should be handled and getting directions
from the board as to its plans.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-25
FIRE IN M. E. PARSONAGE.
Caused Loss of Several Hundred Dollars
at St. Albans.

st. Albans, July 25.-Fire which was
discovered a little after | o'clock this
morning in the Methodist parsonage on
Congress street destroyed the summer
kitchen with its contents, with a result
ing loss of several hundred dollars.
Mrs. L. Newhouse was alone in the
house with her l6-month-old grandson,
John Benjamin Magee, jra the child's
mother having gone to New York few
days ago to see her husband, Chaplain
Magee, previous to his sailing for France.
Mrs Newhouse and the baby were oc-
cupying bedroom on the ground floor
and Mrs. Newhouse was awakened by
the smell of smoke. She Immediately
took the baby and went to the, street,
where she gave the alarm. r. II. Freer,
who lives across the street, rang in the
fire alarm.
When the fremen arrived, the flames
were coming out in three different places
and had started up through the roof. 1t
was soon under control How the fire
originated is not definitely known, but it
probably started from crossed electric
wires.
Among the contents of the kitchen
burned were an electric vacuum clean
er. a washing machine, refrigerator and
quantity OF canned fruit.
Mrs. Magee returned this morning
from New York.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-25
COT 2I0 DIVISIONS
FROM EASTERN FRONT
Detection of Russia Aided Germany
Enormously But the Reserve Armies
Are Being Rapidly Put Through
the Battle Mill.

With the French Army in France, July
% (By the Associated Press Owing
to the detection of the Russians from
the allies, the Germans have been able
to place 2l0 divisions on the western
front this year From January to July
"a, just over six months, these divisions
have been engaged about 430 times, so
that each has been thrown into battle at
least twice during the half year.
With operations becoming more fire.
quent, this proportion is rapidly increas-
ing.
When the present battle began the
Germans had 2s divisions on that portion
of the field westward from Rheims as far
as Chateau Thierry Now the front has
been widened by the allied attack from
the latter city to the Aisne and the Ger
mans have hurried more forces into the
line, bringing the total now engaged on
this part of the front to over 40, and
considerable strain on the enemy's re-
serves.
They still have reserve divisions con-
centrated at some places behind their
lines, but many units comprised by these
divisions have been sorely tried already
this year and it is questionable whether
they are all sufficiently recuperated to
participate in a new attack, should the
German staff decide to order one to re-
trieye the defeat of the crown prince.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-25
FAVORABLE WAR REPORTS
Received by the Army Committee of the
Chamber of Deputies.

Paris, July 25 tHavas agency The
army committee of the Chamber of Dep
uties has received very favorable reports
from members with the armies in the
field on the operations now going on,
Rene Renoult, president of the commit
tee, thus sums up the observations made
"The powerful German offensive, pre-
pared in secret for more than month
and led by 80 divisions, was, in few
days, almost in few hours, broken up
and then VIGOROUSLY swept back. 1t is
to the peerless valor of the French sol
diers and their American, British and
Italian comrades, and to the science of
the military chiefs, who proved unques.
tionable mastery in the conception and
execution of the operations, that these
results are due.
"This certainly marks decisive turn
in the war, justifying the profound sat
isfaction and the great hopes felt by the
army committee"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-25
THREAT TO DRAFT
MUNITIONS WORKERS
British War Cabinet Will Promptly Send
the Men Into the Army, According
to an Unofficial Statement.

London, July 25.-The British war
cabinet has decided that if the munitions
strike continues the strikers Of military
age will be drafted promptly into the
army, according TO an unofficial state
ment printed in some Of the morning
newspapers. George FL Roberts, minister
of labor, gave hint TO this effect in
speech in London Wednesday when he
declared that no young men had right
to exemption from military service ex-
cept on the ground that they We're doing
work more valuable than fighting
The government remains firm in its re-
fusal TO withdraw the embargo which
ostensibly is the cause Of the strike, al.
though it seems that in some instances
the embargo is used as pretext to cover
other grievances.
Events now are waiting upon the ma
tional conference of the delegates of the
engineering trades which, it is under.
stood, meets at Leeds to-day. 1t is be-
lieved in some quarters that a majority
of the delegates will insist on a ballot Of
the members before calling a general
strike, This course is strongly support
ed by Alexander Thompson, Socialist
and editor of The Clarion, who writes in
the Daily Mail
at is unthinkable that the conference
will assume the tremendous responsible.
ity of stopping the munition output of
the whole country without a democratic
vote by all the men and women CON
cerned. The tactics of the young rebels
who forced strike at Birmingham and
Coventry against the advice of respon-
sibIe leaders make not for democracy or
Socialism, but straight for anarchy and
bolshevikism."
Meanwhile dissension is being created
in the trades unions ranks by the action
of the strikers and in many parts of the
country the conduct of the Coventry and
Birmingham men is denounced hotly
Even in Birmingham itself many of the
engineers refuse to be stumped into an
irresponsible strike On the Clyde there
seems no sign Of sympathy with the
strikers and work there is continuing
smoothly The same may be said of
many other centers.
On the other hand, 5000 notices to
cease work Tuesday were handed in at
Manchester, where the amalgamated en-.
gineers have membership of $4,000. 1t
is declared a majority will ioin the strike
unless the embargo is removed.
1t is reported also that the engineers
at Newcastle have decided to follow the
strike lead without waiting action by the
national conference The men at Lincoln
did not 90 on strike Wednesday as
threatened but will await the recglt of
the conference.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-25
ALLIES ADVANCE
MORESTEADILY
Germans Continued Their
Retreat from Marne tc
the Northward
ALLIES ALSO WON
ON OTHER SECTORS
French and Americans Gain
New Momentum in
the Drive

With the American Army on the
Marne Front, July 25.-l:50 p. m.--(By
the Associated Press Franco American
troops this morning advanced their lines
north Of the river Marine more steadily
The Germans continued their retreating
movement to the northward.
The French and Americans also made
gains on other parts of the fftyfve
miles of battle front. The Germans vi
ciously resisted in majority of cases.
The entente allied forces in the terri
tory to the north of Chateau Thierry
are paying less attention to running
down machine gun nests and are adj
yancing their whole line, small detach-
ments being left to clean up the enemy
machine gun crews.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-25
UNKNOWN ARMED SHIP
MAY BE GERMAN
Naval Officials Inclined to Believe That
the Stranger Is Mother Ship for
UBoats Operating in Amer
ican Waters.

Boston, July 25.-The unknown armed
ship sighted off Nantucket Sunday morn
ing by Captain William Price of the
schooner Elizabeth King Of Gloucester,
was looked upon with suspicion to-day
by naval officials, some of whom be-
lieyed it might be a mother ship for Ger
man submarines operating Off the New
England coast The mysterious ship was
seen but two hours before U-boat at
tackled the tug Perth Amboy and her
tow off Orleans.
The strange vessel, with guns fore and
aft, was reported to be in the line Of
trans Atlantic travel about 20 miles
south southeast of Nantucket South
Shoal lightship. The boat displayed nei-
ther flag nor name and carried heavy
wireless equipment
Captain Price, upon reaching Glouces.
ter last night, reported that the ship
came within one hundred feet of the
Elizabeth King and trained its guns
upon the schooner, but did not hail her.
When Captain Price spoke, the steamer
officer replied in foreign tongue
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-25
Damaged Slightly by Allied
Armed Ship off New
England Coast
NO ONE INJURED
IS OFFICIAL REPORT
Shot Struck the Coming
Tower-Vessel Was
ToWed In

Washington, d. c., July 25-An Amer
lean submarine of the latest design has
been fired upon by an allied armed ship
off the New England coast. The subma-
rine was only slightly damaged and a
naval tug is towing it to port No one
aboard the submarine was injured.
Reports to the navy department said
the submarine, which was cruising, sub.
merged. suddenly appeared near the al.
lied ship, and the latter opened fire.
The scene of the attack was not far
distant from the waters in which Ger
man submarine recently appeared and
when the American submarine came ia
the surface the captain Of the allied ship
assumed that it was an enemy vessel
preparing to attack him.
Only one shot hit the submarine, which
quickly made known its identity when
the allied ship began to fire. The shell
struck on the deck near the coming tow
er, denting several plates. 1t was an
nomced that the vessel could be re-
paired in short time.
Washington, July 25.-The navy de-
partment did not make known the iden-
tity of either the submarine or the al
lied ship, nor was it announced whether
the latter was a cruiser or a trans
port.
The navy department later issued this
formal statement:
"The navy department is informed
that a United States submarine was
fired on by mistake by an armed mer-
chant vessel on July %, off the Ameri-
can coast. One shell penetrated the out
er hull Of the submarine, but did not ex.
plode. No material injury was done.
only a small section of shell plating
being damaged No one aboard was in
jured and the submarine proceeded to
her base under her own power"
This is the first instance Of its kind
occurring in American waters, but it is
not the first in the war Last October
an American warship patrolling in the
Mediterranean fired on an Italian sub
marine, which failed to answer recog-
milton signals. One officer and one sea-
man aboard the submarine were killed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-25
CIRCUS DAY BROUGHT
CROWD TO BARRE
Walter L. Main Shows Put On a Good
Parade This Forenoon and People
Just Naturally Gravitated
to the Park.

Circus day attracted a large crowd to
Barre and folks in general were glad of
the opportunity to look upon something
that is lively enough TO divert most any
ones thoughts from the war. Farmers
who turned a weather eye to the west
this morning may have readily OWNED
that it would "burn off, but it was an
easy matter for farmer, even a farmer
in the midst of haying, to begriile him
self with the reinsurance that it was GO
ing to rain. So the farmer and his wife,
the boys and the farmerettes dropped
their tillage implements and dairy uten-
sils and hiked to Barre to satiate their
hunger for excitement under the big top
of the Walter i. Main fashion plate
shows. And when the circus band struck
in on the grand entrance music at the
Granite City park this afternoon there
were plenty of city neighbors there to
watch the doings, too. The circus has a
perennial charm for all
To-days attraction is not the big show
that it used to be when one started the
day before in order to be on the grounds
when the girl in the auburn hair made
her death defying dive. Yet the Walter
L. Main shows have held to high stand
ard of production and the performance
this afternoon was altogether pleasing.
The circus folk arrived in the city over
the Central Vermont railroad at a. m.
and detrained at Depot square. Yester-
day they exhibited in Bethel
The square and its enyirons was not
the place for the man who never was
boy and therefore never will be boy
again. But everybody who has memories
OF youth would have enjoyed seeing the
circus unload. Many of them did
Transfer of the baggage and animals,
carts and other trappings from the
square to the park was accomplished
without incident There was large
crowd on hand for the parade at noon,
and another big crowd thronged the park
this afternoon. The second performance
will take place this evening.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-25
GERMAN SUCCESS
VAS SHORT LIVED
French Organized Counter-Attack and
Drove the Foe Out of Chassins, Just
North of Marne River.

Paris, July 25.--0n the north bank Of
the Marine the Germans last night
launched a counter-attack in the region
of Dormans The war office, in announc.
ing this move, reports that the enemy
temporarily occupied the little wood tC
the north of Treloup and the village OF
Chassins. These positions, however, were
recaptured by the French soon afterward
Violent artillery actions are reported
from the region Of the Ourcq and to the
west of Rheims.
French troops last night carried out o
raid along the line south of Montdidier
In which prisoners were taken, the wal
Office announced to-day.
The text OF the statement follows:
South of Montdidier surprise
attack allowed the French to capture
80 prisoners.
"On the north bank of the Marne,
in the region of Dormans, the Ger
mans during the night launched
strong counter attacks. The enemy
succeeded in occupying momentarily
the little wood 1900 metres north Of
Treloup and the village of Chassins,
but returning TO the aggressive, our
troops retook these two points a
short time later.
"In the region of the 0urcq and
west of Rheims there were violent
artillery actions
"There is nothing further to re-
port"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-25
HIT GERMAN IN HEAD.
American Brought Down Airman During
the Advance.

With the American Army on the
Aisne- Marine Front, July 25.-(By the
Associated Press AN American in a
mess outfit shot down a German aviator
during the Franco-American offensive
south of Scissors, hitting the enemy in
the head with rifle bullet,
Commissary wagons were en- route to
a site back Of the lines, when the Ger
man swooped down low and attacked the
wagon train with machine gun. The
young soldier leaped from wagon as
the enemy flyer came near and shot him.
The machine fell nearby
A German lieutenant and is men, who
were captured by the Americans, were
questioned concerning the remainder Of
the battalion. The officer replied: Those
Is are all that are alive" The lieuten-
ant added that he was glad to be a pris-
oner.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-25
STETTINIUS IN PARIS.
American Will Take Part in Inter-Al-
lied Munitions Council.

Paris, July 25.-Edward r. Stettinius
second assistant secretary of war of the
United States, who now is in Paris, will
make a tour of inspection on the Ameri.
can front and then visit the French and
British armies and, perhaps, the Italian
front.
Among the advisors accompanying
him are Samuel NJ. FELTON,, director OF
railway supplies; w. S. Clifford, of the
council Of national defense, and Charles
Day, of the Emergency Fleet corpora
tion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-25

visions have been called upon to make at
least double effort. The correspondent
is able to demonstrate the terrific nature
of the task thrown upon the German sol
diers by the desire Of the German EN-
peror to crush the French and British
armies before American troops arrived
in sufficient numbers to turn the bal
ance.
During last year the Germans pos
sessed on their western front between
100 and l70 divisions. The most of these
were engaged twice, and some three
times, during the entire twelve months,
having in the meantime been reconsti-
tuted
Verdun used up 20 divisions; the
Somme 25; the Aisne and Chemin Des
Danes fighting, 80; Flanders 1870; Cam
brai, 25; and minor operations 90, max
ing all together $40 divisional engage
ments.