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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-19
Army of3,6OO,O 600
In France By
End of June
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Aug 19.-Eigh-
ty American divisions of $4,000
men each, General March told
the house military committee to-
day, "should be able to bring the
war to a successful conclusion in
1872.
That is the number the depart
ment plans to have in France by
next June 80.
General March read an official
statement showing that on Aug
ust l the American army num-
bered l3,012,112 men, divided as
follows: American Expedition
ary force and en- route overseas,
1901, ,742; in the United States
and insular possessions 1882
706; called in the August draft,
277, ,664. In addition there are
about $4,000 marines serving in
the expeditionary force. For the
present it is planned to send
250,000 men monthly to France,
General March stated, adding:
''But we hope to increase that
in the spring..
To put 80 divisions Of Ameri-
cans in France before June,
1919, General March emphatical-
ly declared:
eve will need every single
man in class one between 18 and
As. We must not delude our
selves with the idea that those in.
the Is and 19 call are going to.
be deferred any length of time.
They will have to be called early
next spring in order to get their
training in time to get to-
e..
The 80-division plan, General
March said, depended upon ship
ping facilities, but he added:
= I might as well say right
here, frankly, that the program
of Mr.. Schwab will take care of
the army program and gain on
it,.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-19

ASSOCIATED PRESS
SUMMARY OF The WAR
tRv Associated Press. }

Fighting on the western front still
is confined to local actions with the
initiative in the hands of the allies.
As in the fighting of last week, the
scenes of most activity are the Pic
ardy battlefield and the Lys salient.
South of the Somme, the French
and British maintain their pressure
against Roye but the fighting is not
as general. Northwest of Roye they
made progress between ChiIlie and
en- 400 prisoners In spirited local
actions, south of Beuveragnes.
German efforts to hold their line
in the sector between, Roye and Las
signy have been challenged by the
French and with success. Since the
general fighting in Picardy died
down the French have been pushing
northeastward between Roye and
Lassigny with the evident purpose
Of outfIanking both positions. The
Germans have been pressed back in
violent eombats as a salient driven
in here might easily prove disastrous
for the entire enemy defense system
on the present line.
From 5alIeuI, which is on the
northern side of the Lys salient, to
the apex Of the salient near Vieu1<
Berquin the British have been press
ing back the Germans steadily and
now apparently have them off all
the high ground on this sector. The
latest British gain was on a front
of four miles between BaiIIeuI and
Vieux Berquin for a distance of more
than half a mile. The enemy also
lost 400 prisoners.
Field marshal Haig's men reoecu-
pied Outtersteen, about three quar-
ters Of mile east Of Merris, which
ress in this region in the last week.
South of the BaiIIeuI- Vieux Beruufn
road the terrain slopes gradually to
the val ley of the Lys, on the east
ern bank of which of Il rises AGAIN.
Apparently the Germans have been
pushed across the road. Further
British progress toward the Lys
would endanger the German hold on
Mount KENNEL and the high ground
in that region. The British also
have made slight advance south
west of MerviIIe.
Marshal Fooh has not followed up
his success of Saturday when he
drove the Germans back between the
Autreohes.. The terrain there is
most difficult and further operations
probably will depend upon the sit
uation in the Laasigny- Roye area
west of the Oise. Apparently the
French effort was made more as a
diversion than as a determined ef-
fort TO force the enemy back to the
Oise, as he probably would have to
retire to the river If the French cap
tured the present German line
through Roye, Lassigny and Noyon.
T he situation along the Afane-
Vesle sector is unchanged. The en-
eny continues his harassinu at
tae<e, using artillery and gas, but
the French and Americans manage
TO cling to their bridgeheads north
of the VesIe. In the Voges American
troops have advanced slightly near
FraheIte, captured Saturday. The
Germans have been sheIing the viii
Iase- heavily.
Austrian efforts to regain the isIet
in the lower PiaVe taken last week
by the italians have failed. In a
counter attack the Italians drove the
enemy bark and took thirty prison
ers. In the mountain region the ar.
tfllery has been active at isolated
points.
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OCCUP ALTON and
DEP EN- DENTS TO.
, 5. Be CONSIDERED
. TN CLASSIFYING
y Many Married Men Who
!" Ought To Co." Baker
~ ~ Tells Committee
TWO WAYS TO
PROSECUTE WAR
B. t"The Better Way Is To
: Make Every Possible
+F Effort Now"
YOUTHS OF 1s TO
BE CALLED LAST
! Will Be Put In a Separate
Glass To Insure De-
ferred Draft
,t"The Better Way Is To
Make Every Possible
Effort Now"
YOUTHS OF 18 TO
BE CALLED LAST
Will Be Put In a Separate
Glass To Insure De-
ferred Draft

= Washington, Aug. 1s.-No genera,
e amption of married men simply
b. ause of their married status Is
cs}s}mplated by the war department
iss eparing for the proposed exten.
# draft ages, Secretary Baker
dec red today in a statement before
the house military committee on the
new administration manpower bill
Mr.. Baker said his previous re-
marks on this subject had been mis-
construed and that married men VINO
do not support their families and
Who are not engaged in useful oc-
cupaticns will continue to be called.
There are many married men in
he country who ought to go and
sight as freely as single men," he
added.
The war secretary, with General
March and General Crowder appear
ed before the. house committee at the
opening hearing to- reiterate their
explanation that immediate atten-
tion to the manpower bill is inpera-
tive in order to carry ont the en-
larged war, program.
Two Ways TO Fight.
There are two ways of prosecut-
ing this war" Mr.. Baker said. Zone
way is to make every possible effort
now and the other is to proceed
somewhat more leisure1y and do II
4ate. The obvious assumption from
every standpoint, social, military, in
dustrial and economic, is to put
forth every effort IN this country
and win the war as soon as possible.
Leaving an explanation ofss the
Inanpower situation TO General
Crowder. the Secretary announced
: Rssf 80 ~
ing boys of 19 he had planned to
defer their call as long as possible
and would not object to placing a
provision in the bill making a sep
arate class of the men between lS
and 10 years and for deferring cali
ling them ''as far as practicable un-
I'll after other in class one had been
exhausted.
There is q sentiment in this coun-
try" said Baker 81 don't know how
1arge-aga.nst calling men as young
as Ii unless it is absolutely neces-
sary. / think the sentiment of the
country is to get all the men nec-
essary. But from the beginning I
have planned, as a matter OF reg1ila-
tion, to have men from Is to 19 put
IN separate class with a view to
ideferring their call until &c Is nee
essary.'
He added that this preference
might well be left to executive regu-
i1ations but he would have no objec-
ton to having a specific provision
written iuto the bill.
Regarding exemptions of married
men, Secretary Baker was closely
examined by committee members.
Representative Tilson of Connecti-
CONTINUED on page 81
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-19
NIGHT OF VIOLENCE.

Duluth, Mimi, Aug. 1.-two ale
legged murders and a. suicide were re-
ported at the American head OF the
lakes last night. George Marshall,
Of Duluth, was shot down and killed
by an unknown man, while walking
with Mrs. A. .. Brooks, Duluth.
A. J. Brooks. the woman's hlIs-
band, is held at police headquarters
fiji connection with the shooting.
tAt / O'Clock this morning, Frank
e asley, Superior, is alleged by po-
lice to have murdered his wife up-
on her return from a dance, and then
he took his own life. A note found
Id Kinsley's pocket indicated domes-
tic frnuI11es.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-19
Further Advance Would
ImperiI Enemy Lines
On Both Sides !.
BRITISH ALSO
SHOW ACTIVITY
Capture Ridge Near MerTis
And Take 500 Ger
man Prisoners -.
CBy Associated Press.y

Launching which may be describz
ed by an extensive local attack, the
French on Sunday evening broke
the German positions along the vital
sector connecting the Marine and
Picardy battledelds.
This attack was over a front OF
approximately nine miles from
CarIepont east of the Disc, 20 Fonte-
uoy on the Aisne, about six miles
west Of Soissons. It is officially re-
ported that an advance to an aver
age depth of one and three quarter
miles was made ali along the front
of the attack. A total of $500 pris-
oners is reported from Paris. 1t is
reported from London than an ex-
treme penetration Of tEFo miles has
been made.
The villages Of NampceI and
Nouvron- Vingre have been captured
and the French have reached the
southern edge of the raYine at
Audignicourt, which is between
Nampcel and Nouvron- -Vingre.
Since the situation along the Aisns
and Vesle and in Picardy has SEEM
ed to be approaching a deadlock, in
dicating a return to the old trench
warfare of the first two years Of the
war, an attack in the sector between
the Aisne and the Disc has been eX-
pected. This line is vital to the
German positions on each side Of 1t.
If it should be broken, the whole
German defensive scheme would be
thrown out of joint.
While the front over which the as~
sault was launched is short compar-
ed with those OF the Marine and Pi-
cardy drives, the success attained by
the French appears to point to Mar
shall Foch breaking the enemy's re-
slstance In a flank attack against the
strong positions now held by the Ger
mans at Scissors and Rheims and
between the Disc and the Ancre.
The region in which the attack
was made is rough and would seem
to be well adapted to defensive war
fare. It is marked by deep ravines
and high wooded ridges. 1t is an
extension of the hilly district along
the Disc, where savage fighting has
been going on for the last week.
Along the Picardy battlefront there
have been local actions in which
400 prisoners were taken by the
French. London reports that the
French have captured st. Mard and
Beuvraignes, near Roye, thus In
creasing the peril Of that bastion of
the German line west of the somme.
Further north the British have
penetrated the German positions
near Arras. German attacks In the
Flanders sector have been repulsed.
In the Merville sector the British
have made q new advance, prob-
ably following up the Germans, who
have been retiring in this part Of
the Lys salient for the last week.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-19
Forum "ShocR
Troops Launch
Into ThreshinQ

The Forum shock troops" are no
more.
Today they are threshers, ready
to pitch bundles in the field, at the
machine, buck straw, or anything
else, except, of course, that they
don't buck straw anymore since
they began using wind for straw
stacking purposes.
we are short an engineer and
separator man, but have all the man
power required for the balance of
the threshing crew. said Captain
Earl Fleming this afternoon. "If
any machine owner can use a crew
from $3.50 O'Clock on each afternoon
we are ready to work"
The Forum troops went into the
shocking work over two weeks ago,
and were out each afternoon except
two during a two-week period, rain
making a perfect record impossible.
They also spent one Sunday thresh-
ing, and liked 1t so well they want to
go again. All told, the Forum crew
shocked over 700 acres.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-19
Ne1e, call Issued
For S, 100 Men
for SpeciGLSe1.Ujcl
(By Associated Press.l

Washington, Aug. Eighteen
states were called upon by the
provost general today to furnish 81
zoe white draft registrants of gram
mar school education fit for general
train Sept. /. Voluntary en1istments
win be accepted until Aug. 26.
All OF these men viii be sent to
schools or training centers for in
Btruction for special service for
which they are wanted. The calls
on the different states and the points
to which men are ordered include:
Indiana, 20B, Bloomington, In
diana University: North Dakota
208, Grand Forks, North Dakota
School OF Mines; South Dakota I24,
South Dakota School OF Mines. Rap
id City. q. ID.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-19
Big PAVENENT 7.
DANCE TO CLOSE
FESTIVITIES FOR
SHOCK" ..I.).l..:. K. TROOPS
HeWest Of
Ia Will Be
Ele Occasion

Fargo toopers will dance
at big t dance to be stag
led on N. tue, between Broad
way and .Ro1 ! street, this evening,
the committee in charge of the mon
ster "shock' troop. parade, which is
to be heldrat 4. o'clock, announced
early this afternoon.
Fargo police were ordered today to
clear the street, and keep 1t cleared
for the dance.
Arrangements have been made for
excellent music. -
The dance will be a grand finale
for the big parade and exhibition in
the field, which will be filmed for
the Universal Film Co., the operator
having arrived in Fargo this morn
ing. -.... ~. .-....,...
Parade Moves at 4 O'clock.
The big parade, which will form
in Island park at the foot Of Broad
way, will move at o'clock, and in
dications early this afternoon were
that every "shock" troop would be in
line. The committee announced this
afternoon that troops would be plac-
ed in line as they arrived and form
ed. The Rotary club drum corps
will head the procession.
The line of march win be up
10 SAALu ANGuuG uDTLEls
where big auto trucks will be on
hand to carry the workers TO the
field owned by Martin Hector, just
west OF the Agricultural college, and
where moving pictures viii be taken
of binders cutting and the individ-
ual troops in action.
Movie Man On the Job.
A moving picture operator of the
Universal Film company arrived in
Fargo from Minneapolis this morn
ing, and until noon was busy erect
ing placements for his machine The
parade is to be taken In three Sec
tions, the first from Broadway and
N. p. avenue, the second from Broad
way and Third avanue north and
the third from the Ford building.
Early this afternoon the operator
took a close up OF a dozen girl
members OF several shock" troops,
dressed in their fighting clothes and
in action, which viii form a, section
OF the film when completed.
Thousands OF persons lined Broad
way along the line Of the parade and
applauded for the various troops as
they passed.
The Black department store troop,
frsny4 4f,S.4 Z, Al y,yT ~ 90 &
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I OzOer Civ
. Marine Wounded Is
Returned tO.Stntes

aetion--two of the men being
killed. four gassed, and two
wounded by shrapnsI. They were
all in The marine corps.
The Injuries that resulted in
the loss of his foot, were sus-
tanned by Leslie sansburn in the
Chateau Thierry fight.
According TO kilograms reoeiv-
ed in Tower City Sunday, the
marine has gone to Norfolk, Va,
where he is being cared for tenn
porariIys
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-19

Leslie Edward sansburn Of
Tower City N D., one of the
group Of ten Tower City men
who enlisted in Fargo in 1917
two of whom have been killed,
has arrived in New York city
being invaIided home because of
the fact that he has lost his
right foot by wounds.
Lealie sanaburn is the eighth
member Of the Tower City group
who hae been hurt or killed in
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-19
Made los, 9Z3
Machine Guns
(Ry Associated Pregs.l

Washington, Aug. 19.-since the
United States entered the war and
up to August 10, the war depart
ment announced that 108,973 ma
chine guns of all types have been
produced in, this country and ac-
cepted for army use by the ordnance
department OF this total 80,226
have been of the Browning type.
During the week ending August 10,
machine guns passed for use totaled
6.228.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-19
CSechO-SJOUaR
Leader Calling
FOrPrOmbt Aid
(By Associated Presa.1

Vladivostok, Wednesday, Aug. IL.
General Diedrichs, commander Of
the Czecho- -SIovak forces in Siberia,
has presented a memorandum to the
allied representatives here setting
forth. the urgent need Of speedy as
sistance on a large scale and that an
advance on Irkutsk should be Or
dered. He points out that if the al
lied forces do not reach Irl1utsk
within six weeks the delay viii be
tantamount to the loss OF all west
ern Siberia by the Czecho- -SIovaks.
General Diedrichs says that this
would leave Russia entirely at the
mercy of the Germans.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-19
Norwegian Ship
Victim Of Sab

washington, Aug. 19.-The Nor
wegian bark, Nordhav, was sunk by
a German submarine 125 miles off
the Virginia capes Saturday, Her
crew escaped in small boats and
have been brought into an Atlantic
port by an American warship.
Advices TO the navy department
announcing the sinking did not say
whether the bark was torpedoed or
shelled. She was a vessel Of 1923
net tons and sailed on June 16 from
Buenos Ayres. Argentina. Captain
Berntsen was master Of the bark.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-19
trench Penetrate lie.

London. Aug. 19.-(1:20 p. Nd
The French tenth army, which at
tackled the German positions between
the Disc and the Ancre last night
has penetrated to an extreme depth
Of nearly two miles. The enemy naa-
chine gunners are resisting desper~
ateIy and the German sir service also
is very active.
st. Marbles, a little over q mile
southwest of Roye, was taken by tho
French yesterday. according to q re-
port from the battlefront. The
French also captured the town Of
Beuvraigns, 2 S-4 miles south o6 Ste
Marbles, according to the dispatch.
The new French line runs from
Fontenoy to the ridge south Of
Audignicourt. From there it runs
to Nampcel, which the French have
surrounded and extends to the edge
of the Montague forest. Tt passes
about 1900 metres south Of Carries
pont and finally joins the old line
north OF Tracy-Ie Val The French
now hold rather important high
ground to the south Of Auaigrliv
court
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-19
AMaAaaApoR RETURNS.

% Berlin of 81 Adoinb i Tofea ! n fbe sl,l.. R5a-
Sian ambassador to Germany after
q stay Of only one day at MOSCOW Is
pudding the German papers The
1t lis unable to understand the short
stay at MOSCOW, inasmuch as "JofEe
had To report on supplementary
treaty to the Breat- LitovsS conyen-
tion which had been Initiated at
Berlin by Representatives OF both the
Russians end GeEEnang.7
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-19
Brazil Firm for
Justice TO Poles
(BY Aesociated 80. !

Rio Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Aug
49,. Brazil has been invited by the
allies to outline her position on the
restoration OF Poland as one OF the
conditions of peace. Milo PecanFla,
minister of foreign affairs has stat
ed that he has not considered any
compromise on the part OF the al
lies on the question Of Poland's free
dom. Brazil has no choice Of roads
which may be followed In this mat
ter, ne says. having already chosen
the right path.
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Appeal 70 Sweden.

Washington, Aug. 1S.-Sweden has
been asked by the Swedish consular
office at Moscow, acting for the Am
erican and allied consuls there, to
send a ship to Petrograd to take
200 refugees. or If this is impossible,
to obtain permission for these per-
sons to pass through Finland.
It is assumed here that the refu-
gees are American. and allied citi-
Gems seeking escape from Russia.
Under date of Aug. II, the Swedish
coraul general at Moscow reported
thatStne German government had re-
fused safe conducts for any refugees,
including consul officers. and it was
believed this refusal would stand
until negotiations were concluded
with England concerning the treat
ment of Germans.
A report dated Aug. Is said the
Bolshevilki authorities had agreed to
permit the consuls to depart and
that the military missions of Great
Britain and France were preparing
to leave Moscow by way Of Astrakan
and Persia. When these dispatches
were sent efforts still were being
made to obtain the release Of British
and French citizens held as hostages
by the Bolsheviki. Some were re-
leased several days ago but nearly
a hundred were held. The Swedish
consul said that negotiations would
be greatly facilitated II the allies
would promise protection to Soviets
in northern Russia.
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Swedish Consul Working
For Safe Conduct For
Allied Refugees
MANY STILL HELD
AS HOSTAGES
Military Missions Will
Leave Russia By Way
Of Persia
CBy Associated Press }

Amsterdam, Aug. 19.-Telegraph-
ing from Petrograd, the correspond
ent of The Dusseldorf Nachrichten,
quotes the Russian newspaper Prav-
da as saying The Soviet govern
ment will declare war on the en-
tente allied countries. Soviets have
issued an appeal stating Russia's po-
sition is alarming. Russia's inter
vention in the war is necessary. The
removal of the government to q safe
place, consequently has been decided
upon and Kronstadt the fortress Of
Petrograd has been chosen as the
seat of authorities. The government
offices were moved there.
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aafa CONTRACTS LET.

washington, Aug. 49, Contracts
for 80 wooden cargo vessels each of
$500 deadWeigtt tons. seven wooden
bargea and three wooden harbOr
tugs were let the week ending Aug
ed today.
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Con fgSS111en
Noe, in Rome
&C Annoolatad -. !

Rome. Aug. 10. Members of the
naval committee Of the United States
congress visiting allied countries,
arrived here Sunday noon. They
were welcomed by Admiral Resio lii
the name Of the minister of marine.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-19
Reign OF Terror,

Washington, Aug. 19.-Petrograd's
reign of terror Is reported raging
unchecked in a dispatch from
Stockholm. It Is estimated that
10000 arrests have been made since
the beginning Of August, among
officers and middle class citizens
The BoishevilS chiefs are said to be
on board the war ship Aurora in the
roadstead Of Kronstadt, prepared to
sail for Germany in case OF a sue
cessful uprising against them. Rail-
way service between Moscow and
Petrograd has been interrupted On
August 8 the German embassy ar
rived in Petrograd from Moscow on
two special trains. A third train
had 500 German soldiers in Russian
uniforms who had been in Moscow
since the assassination Of Count Won
Mirbach. &C..
Premier Lenine and Foreign
Minister Trotsky arrived In Petro-
grad on August 10. German agents
in Stockholm were quoted as say
ing on August II that the Germans
were moving from Moscow, not be-
cause they were afraid, but because
they felt certain OF the foil Of the
Bolsheviki in the near future, and
that the government would be sue
ceeded by Schneron and new
party which will be recognized by
Germany. ,.L
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EoRRoAaT.

Iowa - Unsettled weather. WITH
showers Tuesday and in Weas porttcns
tsonlg1t; no change in temperature.
n Wiscungtn-Pa Partly cloudy tonight
ana Tuesdays no change Ia fempeTae-
RGure.
Minnegota Unsettled, but generally
1air tonight and Tuesday; somsE hat
lGooler ia northwest
North DaEDtat-LJnsettI weather
tonight and Tnesday. possibly show
Aerg and coolsg tonight
Montana fly cloudy tonight and
IpeadaXi Do5sibly showers 81 south
aast portion tonight; slighEfv cooler
sin southeast portion Tuesday.