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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-09
HUNS CALCULATING LYS
VALLEY british Hold
many TOWNS IN NORTH

:. London. Aug. 9-Fourteen thousand prisoners and
guns mention have been taken in the Brit
s drive the front south of the Sonne, says todays
war office report The cavalry is still pursuing the enemy
The allied progress is continuing &
The French have taken. Fresnoy- en- Chaussee while
the British have reached point Of lie Quesne and
Caix.
The Germans evacuatng their positions in
the Lys valley, on the Flanders front.
On the Lys front the British now hold LOGON LIE
Cornet Malo, Quentin, lie Petit Pacaut and Lesart.
Above the Lys region, the front north Of KEN
MEL the British carried out local operation last night
in which their line was advanced somewhat front
of more than one thousand yards
The Germans put up vigorous resistance north Of
the Sornre the statement shows and there was heavy
fighting between Chpilly and Morlancourt
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GERMAN PRESS
ATTACKS
WAR REPORT R
Continued Attempts to Fool
German People Not
4 Sanctioned.

washington, Aug. e.-The con-
tinued attempts to deceive the Ger
man people regarding the progress of
the war and Americas participation
are meeting with protests in a part
of the German press, according to an
official dispatch today from Switzer-
land. r. . 5is5
The Muenchner Post, according to.
the dispatch, protests against re-
cent speech delivered at Hamburg by
Prince, Henry of Prussia in which the
last BATTLES were represented as Ger
man victories. e IT is scandadous," "
says the newspaper, ito see a person
like Prince Henry pf Prussia giving
the German people picture Of the
situation which in no way corre
spends to the reality. It is ridiculous
to think that we shall support a fifth
year of war like. the four preceding
years. 1t would be doing a wrong to
the German people. Official orators
would do better to say openly. that
Germany finds herself today in an
extremely serious situation"
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FRENCH REPORT.

81 Paris, Aug. 9.The situation on
the battlefront south OF the .Somme is
unchanged. today's war. office state.
ment announces. "a
There is mo change on the battle
front south of the Somme. HI
During the night ther9swas good
deal of activity on the part of the
German artillery forces in the Cham
pagne. The. Germans undertook sew
eral raids in. the regions Of Prosnes,
the mountain /, without name, and
Souain. They were repuleed."
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BY The Associated Press)
Huns Lose Heavily.

d
With the American Army on the
vesle. Thursday. Aug. s.-An idea Of
the heavy losses suffered by the Ger
mans in the fighting in the Marine
pocket is given by German docu-
mentS in possession of French and
American officers, having been taken
from German officers and men and
obtained in various other ways since
the Allied offensive began on July ls.
/. One regiment lost one-third of it's
electives in one day. Other units
were reduced by one-half, in the fight
ing up to July 20. The fiftieth di-
vision. crack unit. was ordered into
battle to stop the pressure of the
French in the valley of the Andre.
1t was a regiment of this division
which lost third of its number on
July 20. The next day the command
er of the tenth company reported he
had been reduced to IS men. The
commander Of the 18th company de-
clared no one was left in the 10th
company In other battalions Of the
regiment similar conditions were re-
ported Prisoners say the seth regi-
ment lost from so to- Is per cent of
Tits effectives in three days
On July "a the 82nd regiment was
compelled to form three companies
Of its three battalions put back into
the line Before engaging in the
battle the companions of another di-
vision consisted of so men each,
many being 19 year old boys AS a
result OF losses the division was re-
duced by one half to July 20. In the
region Of. Fere-en-Tardenois one reg
|iment Of the 22nd division was re-
duced to three companies. Isl
The number OF electives in the
average Il German company IS now
about 90 men, exclusive Of officers
ana supplementary non-commission-
ed ohcers. 4. II IA ,4
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MORE Than II 600 Huns
Are CAPTURED BY AL LIES
TELECRAPHIC
BRIEFS

Washington. - Voluntary enlist
ments in the army and navy were
suspended completely to prevent dis
ruption Of industry pending DISPOSE
tion OF thef'bill extending tho draft
ages.
I.ondon.- The British mercantile
tonnage at the outbreak of the war
was 1s,5oo, 900 tons and is now
16,000.000. 80
Duluth.-The international conven-
ton Of Catholic Foresters reelected
Thomas II. Cannon of Chicago as
chief high ranger and selected Mil
waukee as the place for the next con-
vention in 1921.
Forth Worth, Tex.-Second Lieu
tenants Harry s. Kerr and Leon W.
Adelsperger of Springfield, O., were
killed when their airplanes collided
5000 feet in the air and fell to the
ground.
Washington. Calls for 10000
draft registrants to join the colors
before the end of August, were is
sued. bringing, the total for the
month to about 800. 900.
Observation-Disclosures of nation
al banks between May 10 and June
20 decreased $40, 900, 900 to s17,-
839. .502.000, owing largely to the fact
that banks disposed Of many liberty
bonds held at the. earlier date. The
comptroller of the currency regards
this as healthy financial condition.
Washington-A general army or
der was issued creating the army of
the United States. and abolishing the
terms regular army, national guard,
national army and reserve corps.
London.-Women are not entitled
to become candidates for parliament
according to a decision reached by
the law officers of England, Scotland
and Ireland. @
London.-General Won Ludendorff
announced that Emperor William
signed the decree raising the soldiers
pay, says the Rhenish Westphalian
Gazette. 49, s.,
E New iYork.-!That William, Bayard
Hale. head of the German informa.
tion service in this country in 1915
! spoke enthusiastically of a plan he
originated and took to Germany
whereby world control of the cables
and wireless might be obtained for
Germany, was the testimony of a
witness in the state attorney generals
inquiry into German propaganda.
London.-Mrs. F. Sheehy Skeff1ng-
ton was arrested in Dublin. s'a $
Washington-Men of the presen,
draft age will not be accepted as"re-
cruits for the merchant marine train
ing service except as officers and Rre-
men, Chairman Hurley of the Snip
ping board announced.
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.LENINE TELLS
]. S0YlEIS STATE !.
OF W|AR|:sE|'X',IST'S ' ! /: / ] !,
Allies Council say that War
Has Not Been Declared
S.t by Bolsheviki.

washington, Aug. g.-American
Consul Poole at Moscow has inforn1-
ed the state department Lenine,
thea Bolshevik premier, recently de-
clared before a gathering Of Soviets
in Moscow. that a state Of war exist
ed between the Russian government
and the Entente Allies. , 4 s3%
Irs response to questions from the,
Allied consuls., Tchitcherin, commits
sary Of foreign affairs said the pre-
mier's statement need not be consid-
cred a declaration of state of de-
fense on the part of Russia similar to
the situation that existed at one time
with Germany.
The consuls reported, received by
cable today, gave the state DEPART
ment its first official information
confirming reports that the .Bolshe-
Wiki were formally characterizing as
an act of war the operations of Allied
forces on the Murmansk coast. The
attitude of Lenine may tend to clari-
fy the situation and strengthen the
understanding. between the Allies and
the new Russian government of the
north. ,{ tf
-Tchitcherin's explanation was made
publicly, the, consul said, at the re-
quest Of the. Allied consuls. Mr..
Poole also reported that in spite Of
denials of the authorities. the Boil
sheviki were throwing obstacles in
Z the way Of the departure from Rus
sia of British and French military
representatives.
: From Archangel today the state de-
partnnent received word that the Boil
sheviki. upon hearing OF the landing
of Allied troops at Omega had asked
for an explanation.
Allied aviatora dropped. ropaganda
in the city Of Archangel, whereupon
the Bplsheviki evacuated u the town
before the Allies marched in. The
British, French and United States con-
suls were arrested on August by a
detachment tsof Caucasian cavalry
'for their protec ection, but as preyi-
ously reported @ e were 4, released M on the
The reception to the Allied troops
by the. native popula today's mes
sage; said, was so cordial that revolti-
tionists fied the city and have caused
no further trouble. 4 a new "revolu-
ton" proclaimed byH5 the. Cancasian
soldiers after their fight Is not taken
seriously. N RI ~ n s52 81 5Ss nj q IS
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Foch Hits on New Ftont.

Foch Hits on New Front.
Paris, Aug. 9.-Marshal Foch has
struck the Germans on a new front
and French opinion, lay and pro-
fessional, is lost in admiration Of the
manner in which the blow has been
carried out Military observers agree
that the new stroke may have im-
portant consequences.
The present maneuver is similar -
the counter offensive north Of the
Marine in that 1t is directed toward
squeezing two sides OF salient
Ahead of the front which the Allies
already have reached lies . the
gaining rapidly toward it. This road
has the same importance to the pres
ent battle as the Soissons- Chateau
Thierry road in the battle for Fere-
en-Tardeno:s. If the Allies reach it
all the German troops south of =
line through Montdidier. Lassigny
and Noyon would be placed in AZ
Marine on July 1s. That would be
the first and immediate Consequences.
Quite apart from the ultimato
effects, the first days lighting re-
lieved Amiens from the German
menace Mondidier has been sur
establish the Great Northern railroad
through Amiens, the lack Of which
has seriously Handicapped the Allies
during the past four months. 3 ssSss M s ~ y
As to- the more remote effects 1t d
held here that the new cffenstve II
likely to .paralyxe the s armies oe;
Crown Prince II npprecht which.
Hutier. Consequently Ruppreclit
may have: to abandon the operation
he had apparently prepared In
lflanuerS. ,sss, " 3ss HAS
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GERMANS, MAKE MOVE.

New York. Aug. 70. The conclusion
Ukrainia, Russia, Finland and Ru-
mania has been followed by q large
influx into Germany from those coun-
tries of German subjects and German
Russians, according to the Violin bu-
reau, the .G German official news agen-
cy.3 For the systematic regulation Of
the immigration which is expected to
continue q new imperial immigration
bureau haA been organized
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Man POWER BILL
EXPLAINED BY
WARSECRETARY
Prompt Action Necessary so
that Sept. $ May be Made
Registration Day.

Washington, Aug. 9.-The enlarged
war program was explained to the
senate military committee behind
closed doors today by Secretary Baker
in urging enactment as soon as possi-
BILE of the Administrations man power
bill extending draft ages so as to in
clude all men between 1S and IS
years. He said the extension was es-
sential to provide the men needed to
bring the war to a quick conclusion.
After completing his statement Sec
retarys BakerawAs questioned by the
subcommittee: investigating the air.
plane situation.
To newspapermen before entering
the committee room; the secretary
said the order issued yesterday sus-
pending all army and navy enlist
ments until definite action is taken on
the man power bill does not apply to
any person who had taken steps prior
to the issuance Of the order to enlist
or to enter a military training camp.
Prompt enactment of the draft ex-
tension bill SO that September 5 may
gested by Provost Marshal General
Crowder was urged by Mr.. Baker.
Without the extension. he told the
committee, II would be necessary to
invade the deferred classes.
Secretary Daniels discussed with
correspondents the, order stopping en-
listments.- With 100, 900 now at re-
cruiting stations and training camps
and another 26.600 at home awaiting
call, he said the navy has an abund-
ance, Of material. Men. enrolled up to
planned. J. and these with the Is, 900
waiting at home will be called into
the service when there is room for
them In the training camps and sta
tions,
All recruiting stations may not be
closed. Mr.. Daniels said, but their
number very probably will be greatly
reduced. and most Of the men sent
back TO active duty ss I. lsss
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Large Number Of Towns Captured---
Germans Blowing up Their Own
Ammunition Dumps in Battle
Area---Enenry Munition
Wagons Destroyed
With Ease


corng advises afternoon More 200
With the British Army France Aug Germans blow
battle
that they
The British casualties the beginning Of the
hfd Of the number prisoners counted o'clock afternoon
Cavalry PATROLS accompanied by swift "hppet'
tar the The infantry places
This afternoon
valley They afforded
played havoc with speedily
they impossible
With
nadians.
An quantity
London, Aug 9The FncoBtih advance battlefront
Some reached depth of II miles according
shortly after today.
Of
Of the Chaunes railway Junction
The indicated
line Framevile Lihons.
The total reached
Lihons the southwark
This a max
impossible hold Monter
Aiens
The British Mornou
Morem
miles along the Caunesa Fere railway
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United States
Casualty List

Washington, Aug. 9.-Names of
3O3 officers and men missing in ac-
ton we're contained in five army
lists aggregating 46S made public to-
,rine. corps casualty list brought the
total to $40. -
Nearly one-half of the army men
named were from Pennsylvania.
There were 222 from that state with
some "a from Philadelphia alone.
Others were from Scranton, Allen
town, York, Somerset, Berlin, Pitts
burgh and other PENNSYLVANIA cities:
There was nothing to indicate to
what branch of the service they be-
longed.
The number Of missing in action
was the largest announced in any
single day since the casualties from
the fightig on the MarneeA1sne front
began arriving last Monday. There
were four officers, a captain and three
lieutenants and a large number Of
A recapitulation of the six lists
shows:
Marine
Army corps
Killed in action. ..... 80
Died OF wounds. ........ 80 IS
Died ef disease -:.....l...
NltSoAA6 III dCLOn....t. QUO
Woundede severely. $3.50. 20 13
Wounded, degree undeter-
f. mined 80. ....e...'...s.. Al 80 y.
Wounded slightly -. q ~!
S Totals 46s 81 J.
Wounded Severely.
Private Samuel Kartenson, Gardar,
n. d.
{. Missing in Action. 's
CAPTAIN Dana c. Schmahl, st. Paul,
The army list. in five sections, in
5cludes: :.s d 4. If
/ / Section 4 wounded Severely.
q Private Albrot f.. Blake, Coloma,
Mich. . !, :.
Missing In Action. AZ
~ Private Frank Madala, 618 Fourth
st. Milwaukee, Il as54 5s / /. !. vi
Section HE'D In Action. Il p
Private William p. Smith, r. #, D..
No. Z, Hidland, Mich. II .3
Missing. III Action.
81 Private John Pierre. 81, Appleton.
Wis. ~ sss & ~ ~, StS y s
Section 4-Previously Reported Died
& Of 4Wounds, Reported ~ Hospital.
Private Reuben W. Bieseclef, Mon.
sscaon lisl,nms q ii Actaon.
Lieut. Geo; y. Crowns, Il Nekoosa,
The lists includes: " sas,l
Died OF wounds received IN. action:
Private. Joseph !: HI. Kipp1a 62ls Mar
shall avenue, st. PAUL. MINI. .ase s
40
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SPAIN j: SENDS
new NOTE ON
SHIP SINKING
Extraordinary 2: II 40, Session 0:
Cabinet Held to, Discuss
German Sub Warfare.
(By The Associated Press)

(By The Associated Press)
Madrid, Thursday. Aug. 9.-Spain
has addressed new note to Ger
many concerning the torpedoing Of
Spanish ships. Foreign Minister
Dato made this announcement late
today after the cabinet had held an
extraordinary session. III
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Otani Chospet.n Co1mrllI,namnder, ~ |, ~

8 @,1Washington. Aug. I. Gem q Kikizo
Otani, one Of Japans most distin-
guished soldiers. has sbeen chosen to
will be the ranking officer of the
American and Allied ssexpedit ition In
Siberia. Il; 81 81 8 s,5s, gss sfis II "a, n
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Big Surprise to Huns.
Paris Aug. s.-The French war
ministry at 1880 o'clock today is
sued the following statement:
''The brilliant operation which we,
in concert with British troops exc
cuted yesterday, has been surprise
for the enemy. AS occurred in the
offensive of July IS, the soldiers of
General Debeney have captured
many soldiers engaged in the peace
full pursuit Of harvesting the fields
behind. the German lines"
Turning Point Reached.
London. Aug. 9.-The general feel
ink here is that the importance of
the successful new battle cannot be
overestimated. It is regarded as the
turning point of the years campaign,
and perhaps even the turning point of
the whole war. 1t was only month
ago that all the talk Of the British
military critics was whether the
Allies could hold on in the face OF
the great German. offensive which the
finish the war. The initiative has
now been taken from the enemy. and
within the month the, Allies have en1
gagged in two Important battles with
conspicuous success.
F. It is not too much to say that the
American army has been the chief
factor in this result. n The expert
enced military critic Of the Westmin-
ster Gazette says only what all sol
diers who have seen American met
tie put to the test are saying, that
the American troops are equalsto any
In the world. The moral effect of
their appearance In France, even
though a comparatively small pro-
portion of them is yet on the fight
ing line. has been the transformation
In the British and French armies OF
determination to- resist into the conf
dence Of victory T. NJ Il sjsv G94
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Combines q en Pass %
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8l Died OF wounds. .received u. action:
Private. Joseph HI: ISippSs 62ls Mar
shall avenue, st. Paul. MINI.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-10-05
A Limited number to be Sold
So First Come--First Served

W. c. Eldred returned Thursday
evening from a business trip to Chi
cago.
City Poundmaster Hugo Koepeke,
wants the owner OF large dark Jer-
sey heifer to call for same.
Mrs. Earl bennington or Schenec-
tady, N. Y, arrived here Tuesday for
a visit at the home OF her sister-in-
law, Mrs. Il. Lowe.
People who desire to use their au-
tomobiles Sunday afternoon to attend
the funeral OF Jack Bengry, son OF
Capt. and Mrs. Bengry. OF Palatka,
may do so.-County Fuel Admlnlstra-
tor
Jack Bengry, son OF Captain and
Mrs. w. II. Bengry, OF Palatka, passed
away Tuesday Of this week at the
Great Lakes Naval Training Station,
death being due 10 pneumonia. The
remains are now at the home Of his
parents, and funeral services will lie
conducted Sunday afternoon from tho
Presbyterian church at Gaastra. The
sympathy OF friends in this city goes
out 10 those who mourn. Captain
and Mrs. Bengry have a son in active
service in France.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-10-05
Fort Benjamin Harrison,
September Is, 1918.


Dear Parents: Am in town again
and il is raining. i thought II would
be a good time to drop into the can
teen and let you know what little j
know.
This canteen / am in is a wonderful
place for the soldiers. 1t might be
compared to a rich mans club. Placed
on a long mahogany table are maya
zines OF every description. In each
corner and along the sides OF the
room are writing desks with every
convenience, including pens, paper,
cards, envelopes and, even the best
brands OF cigarettes everything
within reach. The floor is OF tile and
the decorations on the walls are most
artistic, and the whole plan is to
make one as comfortable and as much
at home as possible. At any time and
as many times as we wish we can go
20 the farther end OF tne room and
there be served with lemonade, cook
les, coffee and cakes; also most every
variety Of fruit.
Tell your co-workers Of this wonder
fulwork and tever-ceasing attention
these volunteer ladies are giving the
boys III uniform, also that their pa
triotlc and welcome aid Is not and viii
not be forgotten for ON the week end
return their services rendered Is the
talk OF tic camp
You may well be proud that You are
member Of ts splendid organiza-
ton the greatest the world has ever
known.
Well guess | will go to one OF ny
dairy lunches feel right at home
there You know am looking for
your letters regularly Lots OF love
Your son,
EDWIN GRIM.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-10-05

Beats all how news does travel
Capt. Perkins called up this Office
late Friday evening and wanted in
formation concerning Sheriff Wilson's
death. When we told him 1t wasn't
So, Capt. Perkins said: "Good, long
may Bob live!"
After practice game OF football
here last Saturday OF which the high
school athletic reporter failed TO
make mention, Stambaugh, the visit
ing team, went home victorious. The
score was so lop-sided that we've for
gotten the exact figures, but Ii was
something like 40 to 0.
The Zionlsts Of Iron River gave
social for the benefit OF the war suf-
ferers at the Odd Fellow hall last
Sunday evening which was attended
y Mrs. ID. Cannon and sons, Lester
and Norman. Mrs. N. Warshawsky.
Miss Bessie Warshawsky and Miss An
ma Miller OF this city. The speaker
OF the evening was Reuben Ben Awe.
Of Palestine, who made a strong plea
for the sale of Liberty Bonds, and,
after the meeting $4,000 worth OF
bonds were sold
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-10-05
Somewhere in France.
August 22nd, 1918.

August ZEnul 1910
Dear Sister: / received letter
from you today which was dated July
10th. | sure was glad 10 get IT, II
reached me just in time as today Is
my birthday. | also got FIVE other
letters. II sure makes one feel good
20 hear from your folks and friends
back home. One was from Waco, Tex.
dated July 9th, from Art Larson, one
from Phil Shaw, dated the 18th, two
from mother, and, OF course, some
more.
surely would like TO have been
home when you were there, but that
was on my way over. The only thing
about this is that we don't get read
ing material enough and we can only
write certain things. Can't tell yoV
about the trip. but will tell you all
about ii when get home. Don't ex-
pect that It will be such an awfully
long time before this war Is over If
reports that we get once in while
are true The boys start so many
different rumors that It's safest not
to believe any Of them.
The weather here Is very hot have
never seen anything Tx it and the
people who live here say that It has
been the same for three months with
out any rain.
Yesterday was wash day for me.
You can imagine how like that. bu'
/ have to keep my clothes clean and
have made a pretty good Job OF i Sd
far.
Don't suppose that there were many
81 the young fellows left at home
when you were there, as they must
all be in the army by this time ]
wouldn't mind being at home for {
couple OF weeks during this hot
weather. We almost roast when
drilling.
None OF the boys from home are IN
this n. n. and I couldn't find them be.
fore left Custer I surely would like
TO run across Will sandstrom, but
don't think there IS any chance
viii have 10 close as this Is the
last Of my paper, hope to get some
more soon.
Your loving brother,
LAWRENCE.