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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-17
BRITISH WITHDRAW NEAR YPRES, BUT
RETAKE POSITIONS ELSEWHEREA AFTER
TERRIFIC ATTACKS AGAINST TEUTONS
Tita1ntic Battle in Flanders is
Going in FAVOR of Haig's Men;
Meteren Retaken By the English

Successful Counter-Attack Against Germans in Vicinity of
Wytschaete-No Danger at Present of Greater Retire
ment, Reports Show-Massng Of Large English
Forces to Northwest Secures Communications
hMg Apparently Is Ready To Protect Hazebrouck At Any Cost ~ British Strength
Here Indicated In Successful Counter Thrust Against Huns-N Reserves
Diverted From Some Battlefield.
London, April 1.-THE British positions before Ypres have been withdrawn to a
London, April 17-The battle in Flanders is raging today with incredible in
tensty, teegraphs the correspondent of Reuters, Ltd, at the British headquarters in
France. As far as the attest reports enablet tn correspondent to Judge the bale is 90
ing in favor Of the British " -
Notwithstanding the espGate" atnk of the Germans they have gained NJ futh-
er ground since Tuesday morning and apparently they have lostso IN
During hst three years experience in the wa zone the correspondent says, he
never has eards ucht terrific ad unintrnrten gunfre as haas gone n since Tuesday
The British at dusko n Tuesday sasth the dispatch from the British headquarters
in France, wcrea dvancing in the eghborhood Of WySchaete south of pres an were
reported again to be holding the ground which they had lost there
northern front in Flanders on Elm ua force in the Z0ebekc sector was disastrous for
we're ordered to rcne and then the British gunners gt N heir flank, the correspond
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-17

sc (By7 Associated Press.l .
With the Ypres salient in southwestern Belgium menaced BY
mediate1yf TO the south. the British have begun to withdraw from
have been given up and a new line to, the west occupied. The With
drawal was carried out III perfect order without enemy interference.
Successful Counter-attack Reported.
Apparently the retrograde movement is pivoting on the
Wytsehaete sector where London today reports a successful counter
,own Ct. & Wytssha sa near ting highest point Of the ea5terly Ms les
t tows. ! 4bsy s sis s Mss g;sisn 9spsrt ess as h. sG5 se saysnesd s se St E tof
a mile and a half north Of Wytsehsete two miles west Of H oi
: St. t Flo; 1 i ont on the Old dbaattl e1 line "a as j It t extended before the British
began began their j ;. offensive fdn r , last year, ], taking XII g. M sssinssn ridge and. and later ter
continuation OF the spur to the northeast.
M " British Still Would Hold Ypres.
This may be an indication that. the British retirement is to the
line Of the spring Of 1917 although such . withdrawal would include
The abandonment of the entire Passchendaele position as well as the
driven i'll the present battle. 1t would leave the town of pres, how
ever, still in British hands.
No Danger of Greater Retirement.
There seems no danger at present Of a retirement on any much
larger scale than this on the northern end Of the Franco.Belgian
line as the result of the recent German successes. The line as a
whole appears likely to hold as long as the railway communications
aortherly sector Of the Lys. battlefront.
British Mass Forces Near Bailleul.
The. German offensive here as has been frequently pointed out.
is Hazebrouck, the important railway junction about four miles be-
wood. six miles southwest Of Baiueul. a British counter attack last
night indicated the strength Of the British line in this vital sector.
rniis and = hall, west Fl Rsil1eul which they had entered. : : :
English Repulses Many Attacks.
Baaieui.vhme e. the northeast they are reported to. be close to
n; n1 an; s ee%ins : Br GpMhen se ssas able Mt Is deal ad% wfh Them alona t6e
Baileul- Wytschaete line, however, and the repulse of repeated at
tacks R%ihaterrifcs losses to the enenyiin The Baineul sector are
# No Troops Diverted From the somme.
The present attack in Flanders does not seem to have diverted
material British reserves from the Sbmme battlefield as the: Germans
,ss;ss:es ,is2if ff!s. a fss,s sGfh 3 B;;, ! Strength sss sss q ss sSs' sss s s ttss
front tshereHAhs main German effort must inevitably be exerted. The
British astanight counter attacked oppositey Boyeles. and drove out
Nrartiessof Germans who had entered the British trenches yesterday,
completely restoring the line.
Signs Of New Battle in the Soanme.
The Scrnn1c battle appears likely. to break out furously again
in the pear future, Judging from the REPORTS that come from-boths
the French and British war offices of the marked increase in the
artillery FIRE south of the Somme,
The Washington herald., 1918-11-23
B0RAH BALKS
OYER PENROSE
will Not Be Party to Civ
ing Him Finance Chair
manship.

If Senator BOrah has anything to
say about It. Senator Boies Penrose.
Of, Pennsylvania. will not be The chair
man of the Finance Committee when
the Republicans take control of the
next Senate.
The Idaho Senator made this fact
indubitably plain to National Chair
man Will Hays yesterday afternoon.
He told Hays that he simply would
not be a party to seating Penrose
as the chairman of this most impor-
tant comittee. The thing" as all
the progressives call it, would have
to be Strengthened out some way
Borah said, and it was up 10 Hays
to do it
Hays was also in conference during
the day with Senators Lodge, SmOot
and Watson, and talked with a num-
Der of the other progressives in ad-
dition to Borah. He returned to New
York on a late train.
When Penrose was told that Borah
had served an ultimatum upon Hays
that he would not stand for him, Pen
rose, as chairman of the committee
Penrose replied:
"Borah is only one member of the
Senate: he is not the whole party or
ganization.
One vote in the Senate, however,
would upset the Republican majority
and create a tie which Vice Presj-
dent Marshall would be called upon to
decide.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-23
ASQUITH GIVES
LEAGUE IDEAS
British Ex-Premier De-
clares no Nation Must
Dictate.

London, Nov. 22.-Apropos of the
American Congressional discussions,
which are quite lengthily reported by
English newspaper correspondents in
Washington, ex-Premier Asquith to-
day made the following statement
concerning the project of the league
of nations.
mo nation ought to be called upon
to surrender or impair its effective
and complete sovereignty over its
own affairs and interest.
mo nation should be allowed to
dictate to another forms of legisla-
ton or administration or a scheme of
government.
mo nation, and no combination of
nations. ought to be in a position to
prescribe for the rest what its fiscal
policy should be. That is a very
burning question.
Each government must be allowed
to tax its people, frame its tariff and
carry on its financial system with
primary regard to its own interests.
1T would be very serious handi-
cap to the adoption of a league of
nations II it were to be supposed that
by associating ones country with a
great international combination one
should be called upon in any way to
surrender the complete power of self
determination and independent gov
ernment.
Next, they all should be prepared
to combine their naval, military and
economic forces against any member
or group OF members cherishing and
trying to carry into effect aggressive
ends"
The Washington herald., 1918-11-23
RESIGNS
AIRCRAFT JOB
Second Assistant War Sec
retary Will Follow Cop
per Industry.

Declaring that he was needed more
acutely in copper than in aircraft
production of the country, John D.
Ryan, Second Assistant Secretary of
War and Director of the Air Service
yesterday sent his resignation to
Newton d. Baker. Secretary OF War.
Secretary Baker acquiesced in the
resignation and thanked Mr.. Ryan
for his efficient work and unfail-
ing courtesy.
With the signing of the armistice
and the consequent reduction of the
aircraft program. according to Mr..
Ryan, his work In Washington had
become relatively unimportant.
Labor and industry in the country
must be quickly adjusted from a
war to a peace basis" said Mr.. Ryan,
"and the copper production is one
of the most vital to the country's
welfare. 1 believe that 1 can do
much in helping to bring about sta
BILE conditions, and that I should
take up the work Immediately"
After expressing appreciation for
the executive efficiency and sure
ness which he brought to the air.
craft production, Secretary Baker
expressed the hope that Mr.. Ryan
plans for contract cancellation and
demobilization are sufficiently ma
tured to allow those who are to
carry them out to have definite and
fixed principles for their guidance.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-23
USED
GERMAN CLUBS
IN PROPAGANDA
.Hyphenated Alliance Was
Strong Ally in Politi-
cal Fights.
UPHELD ALIEN TONGUES
Foreign Language Press
Helped by Annual
Payments.
UPHELD ALIEN TONGUES

Further evidence relating to the
connection between the brewers and
the German-American Alliance was
submitted yesterday to the Senate
Judiciary Subcommittee. investigat-
ing the financing of the Washington
Times and the interference of the
brewers in the politics of the coun-
try
In documents read by Maj. Humes'
counsel for the subcommittee, into
the records. DIR. Percy Andrea, head
of the brewers propaganda bureau
the National Association of Com
merce and Labor, is congratulated
upon having brought the alliance into
the fight against prohibition. Reports
made to DR.. Andrea by his field men
contain the statement that the alli-
ance had been of great value in the
political campaigns in several of the
States. especially Texas, Iowa and
Ohio.
THE German-AmeJ ican Alliance
has made a strong and effective ally
IL the fight" the document declares.
"At Andrea's request they sent some
of their best men into Texas"
Points to Press Articles.
Reference is made 70 articles by
Louis Hammerling. president of the
National Association OF Foreign Lam
guage Newspapers, published in 6S3
CONTINUED ON PAGE rHREh
The Washington herald., 1918-11-23
HUN HORN STILL
LOUD IN MEXICO
Tales Spread of Disorders
in Ally Nations and De-
mands by u. S.

German propaganda continues in
full force in Mexico. according to
Information reaching officiai quarters
here yesterday.
The propaganda Is typical of that
which appeared in anti-a ally. journals
throughout Mexico while actual hos
tilities were in progress. A sample
Of the post-armistice" propaganda
is given in numerous stories and re-
ports of great disorders in Great
Britain and France, which are being
spread throughout Mexico. and an
other report, of which the following
is the substance:
'Humiliating demands by the
United States on President Carranza
will shortly be received in Mexico
City. Carranza will boldly reject
them and move his capital to a safer
place"
What the intent of the Germans is
is not clearly known here, but it is
recalled that the German minister to
Mexico, upon the signing of the an,
mistice, gave out a bombastic state
ment. wherein he re-proclaimed all
the virtues of Germany for having
finally brought peace to war-worn
world.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-23
Seven Important Positions
Must Be Filled
Immediately.
ALL EXPRESS REGRET
]. B. Forgan or B. M.
Baruch May Be
Named.

In the resignation of Secretary Nc
Adoo, the administration loses the
pinion upon which the entire govern
mental machinery was geared. The
resignation causes vacancies which
can be filled only by the appointment
of several executives, for Mr.. McAdoo
has been Secretary of the Treasury,
Director General of Railroads, chair
man of the Federal Reserve Board.
chairman of the Farm Loan Board.
chairman Of the Board of Directors
of the War Finance Corporation and
chairman of the Central Executive
Council, the governing board Of the
International High Commission, made
up of delegations from every country
in the Western Hemisphere.
Mr. McAdoo. in his tenure OF Office
since March 6, 1913, has shouldered
greater burdens of administration and
finance than any man has ever car
ried in the history of the world. He
has literally planned the financing of
the world. In administration work the
number OF employees has leaped in
the past ave years from 1900 to 25.0 900
in Washington, and IL the railroads
employees are TO be included. to 2,O25,-
600. In the same time the daily treas
ury statement from a low level of
daily balance of S15.0J0,o 900 has jumped
TO a point where a maximum daily
balance of over 100000, 900 has been
registered.
Tours Country.
Mr.. McAdoo's record of proposals
and achievements as a member of
the cabinet clearly and unmistak-
ably proves his strength as a leader
and his marvellous breadth OF vision
and foresight
When he assumed Office the Con-
gress was considering the revision
of the tariff act, the creation of
an income tax act and the enact
ment of the Federal Reserve System
act. He was largely instrumental
in directing the thought which
framed these measures.
Following the passage Of the acts.
he made a tour of the country with
Secretary Houston and Director of
Currency John Skelton Williams and
mapped out the Federal Reserve
banking system. II was this system
which saved the country when the
war came.
He soon afterwards caused orders
to be issued which caused all banks
to pay interest of two per cent upon
government deposits. Up to this
time interests had been paid by
governmental depositaries for only
about s1.0D0.OO0 of government
funds.
It was with the outbreak of the
European war, however, that the
nation first came to know OF the
strength and ability of its Secre-
tary of the Treasury. Within three
or four days after the flame OF war
broke out in Europe, Mr.. McAdoo
! had urged and brought about the
amendment of the Aldrich-Vreeland
Emergency Currency act which
CONTINUED SS PAGE FOUR
The Washington herald., 1918-11-23
.UNVEIL TABLET
BEFORE WILSON
British Honor Birthplace
of Presidents
Mother.

President Wilson's decision first to
visit England on his way to the
peace conference was made that he
might participate in the unveiling of
tablet in honor of his mother at
the First Presbyterian Church at
Carlisle, England, which is not far
from Liverpool and the Scottish bor-
der, being just across the Irish Sea
from Downpatrick, Ireland, where
many of the Wilson family are
buried.
According to information from an
authoritative source, the President is
deeply touched by the action of the
citizens of the little town Of Carlisle,
where his mother spent her early
girlhood, and where her father. Rev
James Woodrow, was pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church
Rev. James Woodrow was born in
Patrick Down, Ireland, the birthplace
of st. Patrick. His first charge was
in Patrick Down, and later he as
sumed the pastorate at Carlisle, Eng
land. The family later moved to
Chillicothe, Ohio.
Rev. Joseph Wilson, the father of
the President, was pastor of a Pres
byterian church at Chillicothe, and 1t
was there that he met and wed Mary
Woodrow. Later he assumed the pas
torate of a church at Staunton. Va,
where President Wilson was born.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-23
CHEERS DROWN
SLURS ON j. S.
M. Tardieu Praises America
As Socialist Brings
Charges.

Paris, Nov. "A brilliant refuta-
ton of certain innuendo charges
against America was made in the
chamber of deputies today by Andre
Tardieu, French high commissioner
to the United States. Insinuations
against America were voiced byi GER
tain Socialist deputies in the course
of a debate on the French mercan-
tile marine situation.
NJ Bergoin severely criticized the
government for not having obtained
from the allies and America the nec-
Iessary tonnage before enforcing
lrequisition in France. Tardieu
LsVrang to his feet and with a note
scorn in his voice, said in part.
'No. there exists no paper signed
IN the United States with regard
b the tonnage question.
Nor was a paper signed for the
h. 900. 10000 francs advanced by
Amerlca to France. Nor was a
paper signed for over 5000, 600, 900
francs granted by American bank
kers at the time America was still
heutral. Nor was a paper signed for
America's agreement to grant US f.
iancial help after the war.
mo papers were signed obligat-
ng America to do any of these
hings- Above all, there was no
igned paper compelling her to send
100000 men to France to help US
10 victory. Neither myself nor M.
Clemenceau have any papers in that
regard"
NJ. Tardieu's statement was greet
ed with stormy applause.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-23
NJ ADOO TOCUT
MONEY WASTE
Finance Corporation to Be
Changed 10 Care for
Peace Time Needs.

The War Finance Corporation is to
be extended and its charter changed
to make it practically a peace finance
corporation. If recommendations to
Congress to be made by Secretary of
the Treasury McAdoo are favorably
received.
The Capital Issues Committee. also
should be continued as an agency to
curb wasteful uses of capital. in the
opinion of the retiring secretary.
NJ. McAdoo, as chairman of the
United States section of the Inter-
national High Commission, has been
bringing to public notice since the
signing of the armistice the impor-
tance of trade with Latin America.
TO Be Conserving Agency.
The Capital Issues Committee is to
be continued as conserving agency
through the readjustment period. Mr..
McAdoo also said yesterday. It will
relax its restrictions over capital is
sues for essential construction.
The trouble with the committee is
that it has not enforcing powers, Mr..
McAdoo explained. the result being
that shady propositions avoid seek
ing the committees sanction. while
InOSe dDONS lSpAodCll nave Deen cur
tailed.
Further advances to foreign gov
ernments are to be made only SO far
as it is necessary to ease the process
of peace, it was indicated. The gem
eral policy, however. is understood to
be TO reduce these loans as much a.
possible.
The form of future borrowings by
the Treasury will depend upon the
future needs, the Secretary said.
The war has stopped too suddenly
to permit of turning the war machine
to a peace-time direction in such a
way as to forecast with any accu-
racy future money needs.
The form, therefore, of future bond
issues will be determined by their
size and the~size to the Treasury's
needs. Mr.. McAdoo favors the con-
tinuity of the present selling organiza-
ton.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-23
NAVY REPORTS
TOTAL S275,OOO
Admiral Cowie Announces
Additional Contributions
to War Drive Fund.

Ships and stations all over the
world are reporting additions to
their original contributions to the
United War Work organizations, ac-
cording to reports which continue
to come in to Admiral T. ], Cow,e
who had charge of the drive in tine
navy. Some of the vessels have in
creased their contributions to about
500.
The $4,000 which had already been
pledged from the Island of Samoa
in the mid-Pacifc was Increased at
a>meeting held last Thursday. which
was attended by the governor of the
island, the secretary of native af-
fairs and native high chiefs. ac-
cording to a cablegram received
yesterday from the naval station.
The navy men stationed on the yir
gin Islands contributed $500 TO the
fund.- and the s57 prisoners on the
prison ship "Southery" at Ports
mouth, N. n, contributed sI,IOo.
Admiral Cowie announced last
night that the total subscription Of
the navy had reached s275. 900.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-23
MIKAD0 H0N0RS.
U. S. GENERALS.
Japanese Emperor Confers
Orders Upon Five Amer
ican, Officers.

The Japanese Ambassador, the War
Department announced last night, has
Informed the Secretary of State that
His Imperial Majesty. the Emperor
of Japan. has conferred decorations
upon certain officers of the American
army as follows:
The Grand Gordon of the Order of
the Rising Sun on Gen. Peyton c.
March, chief of staff of the army.
The Grand Gordon of the Order of
Paulownia upon Gen. John ]. Per-
shing, commanding the American Ex-
peditionary Forces.
The Grand Gordon of the Order of
the Rising Sun upon Gen. Tasker ii
Bliss. American representative at the
Supreme War Council.
Second class of the Sacred Treasure
upon Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines, chief
of embarkation.
Third class of the Order of the Ris-
ing Sun upon Col. Constant Cordier
and Col. Harry H. Pattison.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-23
TOU. S.
FAVORED WAR
FOR ARGENTINA
Ambassador Naon's S Resig-
nation May Gust Pres
ident Irigoyen,F
BIDS WILSON GOOD-BY
Leaves in Few Days to Be
Onlooker at Peace
Conference.
BIDS WILSON GOOD-BY

Had President Irigoyen given ia
vorable consideration to the many re-
quests of Ambassador Naon, the Ar
gentine envoy here. Argentina would
have entered the war on the side of
the allies and the United States in
stead OF maintaining neutrality.
The war was the basic reason for
the resignation of the Ambassador.
who yesterday bade farewell to Presi-
dent Wilson. His resignation has
precipitated a political crisis in the
southern republic. which may result
in the resignation of President Irigo-
yen, in the belief of observers here.
President Irigoyen has steadfastly
maintained the neutrality of his
country against the wishes of thou
sands of its citizens, who became es-
pecially yociferous in their demand
for war when this nation made pub
lie the famous "spurlos versenkt"
correspondence of Count Won Lux
burg, the German representative in
Argentina
In a statement given out at the
Argentine Embassy here DIR. Naon
refuteS the charge of President Irigo-
yen that the Ambassadors last trip
to Buenos Aires concerned only one
international question-that advan-
tage be taken of the exemptions and
benefits afforded the allies by Argen-
tina in order to obtain reciprocal ma
terial advantages. DR.. Naon's state
ment is as follows:
The statement of President Iri-
goyen is utterly false. DR.. Naon
was called to Buenos Aires because
President Irigoyen did not wish to
accept his resignation in December
last, which resignation was founded
on three reasons: First, that DR..
Naon thought the maintaining of
Argentina outside the war was NOR
ally and politically wrong. and be-
cause, as a consequence of true PAN
Americanism, Argentina ought to
have made common cause with the
United States in this war.
Second. to define clearly the nom
neutral policy to be followed, be-
cause the policy of neutrality was
illogical when the fundamental
principles of the International ex-
istence ON weak nations We're at
stake.
InlTu. the uneQulNOcal autnOrlZa-
tion to continue representing here
the policy OF pan-Americanism and
complete solidarity Of the country.
In regard to the general policy with
the allies. he proposed-as a compro-
mise the celebration of a treaty be-
tween the allied governments and
the Argentina for complete recipro-
cal economic cooperation during
the war.
"Dr. Naon understood that this
treaty would amount to an economic
alliance which would pave the way
to a political alliance into which the
government of Argentina did not wish
to enter at that time on the basis
that they would have no cause to
declare war. DR.. Naon Thought that
the cause OF the United States and
the allies in itself was the cause of
Argentina"
DR.. Naon will leave Washington in
a few days for Paris, to be an on
locker at the peace conference. No
hint of his successor has been re-
ceived here from Buenos Aires.