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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-11
Americans Take More Towns.

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With the American Army North
west Of verdun. Thursday, Oct 10, 8
p. m.-(By the Associated Prea).-
American forces struck the German
lines east Of the Argonne forest to-
day. They captured the villages of
,Sommerance, Chevieres and Marco.
The ridge of Dame Marie was
stormed after hard fighting. More
than 1000 prisoners were taken dur
ing the day. These include one coll
onel and two battalion stats.
Fighting opened this morning, ths
infantry sweeping through the north
Nern portion Of the Argonne forest for
a maximum distance Of nearly five
miles. Little opposition was encoun-
tered from the enemy who had prob
ably retired during the night to es-
cape from the untenabie pocket
formed by the American Thanking
movement on Monday.
AS the. Americans pushed forward
they found that these Germans had
made a thorough job. of blocking and
destroying tho roads as they retired.
At o'clock this afternoon they were
in Marco and Chevieres, having TAX
On the La Folie farm and the Richard
farm and advancing on the Mcgee
mont woods the only forest land be-
tween them and Grandprs.
Half an hour later they had cap
tured Sommerance and had advanced
north Of that Village. BY this at-
tack the Americans have taken .
firner grip on the teFritory just north
Of the broken Kriemhild line.
Although there were detachmsnts
OF German machine gunnery and in-
fAntry TO be met tho Americans found
that the Gernan artillery fire ~
light They had little dimcuIty n ad4
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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-11
GERMANS ARE BEING
HERDED BACK TO THEIR
BORDER At RAPID RATE
Forty Five Miles Gained by Allies Since
July Offensive Began; Less Than Is
Miles to Belgian Border
At One Point

London, Oct II, via Montreal German troops today BE-
gan the evacuation of the famous cheain des DANES the
region north Of the river Aisne and south Of Laon.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-11
HUNDREDS OF PERSONS GOODWIN
WHEN MAIL STEAMER IS SUNK
BY GERMAN SUB IN IRISH SEA

Dublin, oct. .11.-captain Il. 4. /,
: Gene, in. charge u the Anaerican
naval airship. service. was among
the passengers Of the steamship
Leinster, which was sunk by
German submarine. Captain
Cone is suffering from alhtFoken
ueg. t& = - 4. 3-.s =,
Dublin, Oct. lit is believed tha,
600 lives were lost in the sinking Of
the mail steamer Leinster, by D. tor.
pedo in the Irish sea yesterday, it wa.
stated at the office of her owners
Only about $50 persons, it was added
were saved. So I a@Hs :. M / Z
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-11
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lean aiIors and soldiers were killed
Or wounded bX shrApnsl gfrsd BY 8
German submarine After II had tor
pedosd the steamship 'Ticondproga,
! l,7oo osmlIe ~ the Atlantic coast.
Twenty SURVIVORS arrived here. They
believe that the other 40 on board
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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-11
Huns Evacua1ins Douai.

Huns Evacuaeing Douaa.
With the Anglo-American Forces
Southeast Of Cambria, Oct. 11.-(By
The Associated Press. )-The great
battle now being fought in this region
Is on front Of nearly thirty miles to-
day. 1t having been extended to the
north The British are gaining every
where. There is virtually no enemy
infantry opposition. N
Only resistance worth mentioning
is coming from enemy machine gum
ners. The bulk Of the enemy artillery
seems to have hed SO far east Of the
battle ground as to be- out Of range.
The high ground on the sixht-mile
front between st. Hilaire ana I.s1
Cateau t. the southeast was found to y
be alive with machine guns when, the
British approached and the cavalryi
patrols were held up for some time.
North of the Le Cateau-St. Hilaire
line the Germans are In hSadlong
tight. according to the last 4 report
from the airplane observers. The
Doauf salient has been made stili
desper and the news that the Ger.
mans are beginning TO evacuate that
city may be expected ct any time.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-11
: Saw Tor,s.f,o.

a saw Torpedo.
Dublin, Oct.4 l1.-A passenger, or
board the mail steamer Leinster saw
the fatal torpedo approaching the
ship. He informed. the captain bu,
the torpedo was so near that escape
was impossible.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-17
DIFFICULTIES IN
 PAYING INCOME
 TAXES EXPLAINED

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-Difficul- ties of soldiers who formerly were successful business men, in paying last years income tax on this years pay are illustrated by story brought to Washington by an officer serving at one of the southern can tonments.
 Last February, the officer said, he explained to the men of his com mand all married men would have to pay tax on their last years earn ings oyer $2,000 while all un- married men would have to pay on all income over 1000.
 Coming to him later one of them, private, said:
 "I guess I won't be able to pay that income tax. l haven't any money"
 "Oh, that's all right" replied the officer, 'you have until June to pay it and you can save it out of your pay by that time"
 "I am afraid I couldn't" re- sponded the private, "I made $35,- 900 last year and I blew it all in when I was called into the army"
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-17
TELL WHY WITHDRAWAL
 OF LANDS MADE
Communications from Ma ti0naI Council of Defense
 and Lane Regarding Lituya Bay Order.

The following are the letters from the Council of National Defense to the Alaska Territorial Council of Defense and from the Secretary of the Interior explaining the order withdrawing B square miles of tim Der lands on Lituya Bay for the aeroplane service:
 National To Territorial Council
 of Defense
 Territorial Council of Defense,
 P o. Box 1097,
 Juneau, Alaska
 Gentlemen:
 We beg to hand you herewith copy of letter, under date of July 24, received from the Hon. Franklin K. Lane, Secretary of the Interior. The Secretary sent to us the report to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, referred to in his let ter, which gives a full statement of the conditions, and their concluding paragraph is as follows:
 Tn view of the fact that practi- cally all of the most accessible tim Der which is suitable for use in the construction of aeroplanes, is situat- ed outside of the lines of the tenn porary withdrawal of May ?, 1918, we have respectfully to recommend that an additional tract of land, five miles square lying immediately west of the western boundary line of the withdrawal of May 2, 1918, and bordering on the shore of the Gulf of Alaska, be temporarily with drawn from settlement location, sale or entry, except as provided by the act of Congress approved June 25, 1910 (36 Stat, 347), as amended by the Act of August "A, 1912 (37 Stat, 497), for the purpose of supplying timber for use in construction of aeroplanes for the United States" Will you kindly give us your view point on this matter, as it would appear to be entirely in harmony with the question raised in your let ter of March with reference to lands around Lituya Bay, which re suited in Executive Order of the President under date of May 2 1918.
 Kindly let us hear from you promptly.
 Very truly yours,
 JOHN s. CRAVENS,
 Assistant Chief
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-17
COMBINED DRIVE
 WILL BE MADE FOR
 FUNDS OF THE WAR

Two campaigns for funds for war purposes will be made next winter according to word received by w. A. Clark, chairman of the Territorial Council of Defense, in a telegram from Arthur H. Fleming, chief of the States Council Section of the Council of National Defense.
 The telegram reads:
 "W. A. Clark, Chairman,
 Territorial Council of Defense.
 Juneau, Alaska.
 By mutual agreement, the Y. M. c. A., the Y. w. c. A., the American Library Association and the War Camp Community Service will com bine in drive, for funds, starting November 11th. The Knights of Columbus, the Jewish Welfare Board and the Salvation Army will con- bine in a drive for funds starting sometime next January. Further de- tails of this plan will follow later by mail.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-17
Another Step Taken at Council Meeting to Ex- tend WiIIoughby Av-
 enue to Seward.
CANNERY MATTERS UP
Estus Cannery Inspected by Dr. Sloane and De- cIared Sanitary; Rou-
 tine Matters.

Upon a petition of property own CTS who offered to pay some of the expense, and the Pacific Coast com pany to dedicate a right of way md remove necessary buildings, the City Council at it's meeting last night took the first definite step for an extension of Willoughby Avenue from the Femmer & Ritter Dock South to Seward Street
 There was petition signed by approximately 12 persons complain ing about the smoke and smell from the cannery on Willoughby Avenue of the Northern Packing Company, and a much larger petition asking that the cannery not be declared a nuisance by the city. A committee ferred at a previous meeting by the Mayor reported that the members had investigated and found that the smoke was bad. but new boilers had been installed in place of the leaky one. and other measures had been taken to get rid of the smell as much as possible. and it was believed there was no longer room for just complaint. Health Officer pr. l.. o. Sloane had examined the premises at the instance of the committee and reported the place absolutely sani- tary.
 Mayor Valentine and the members of the City Council all agreed that the people owning property adjacent to the cannery, who were there be fore the cannery was established, were entitled to consideration. and that when the smoke had poufed from the place into their houses. they had just grounds for complaint On the other hand, they also agreed that Juneau needed lots of canneriei and payrolls, which would increase the value of property all over. and that the smell from the tideflats un der Front Street was much worse than the odor of fish in sanitary es tablishments. The owners of the cannery are anxious to do all possible to eliminate cause for protests and
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-17

it was thought by continuing the be arranged satisfactorily to all con cerned.
 Regarding the extension of Will loughby Avenue, Jules B. Caro and Fred E. Parsons were present with a petition in which the property own, CTS offered $555 for the improvement, and Mr. Caro said another $100 could be secured, he believed. The steam ship Company offered to dedicate a street 30 feet wide through the old Pacific Coast Go. dock and to tear down at it's own expense all of the buildings that may be on the pro posed site. The Ferry Company of fers to do the same. It was shown that creosoted piling were undz.f a good portion of the proposed street. The Council decided to begin work just as soon as the pile driver could be spared from the new City Float, providing there was money enough in the Treasury, and it was thought there would be sufficient funds by that time.
 A committee from the Alaska La Dor Union presented complaints sign. ed by Olaf Larsen, l.. Magnuson, Thos. Ness and John Lowell that they were refused ice for their fish ing boats by Oliver Orange, of the Cold Storage plant. The Union com mittee said while the complaints were dated some time ago, it was believed the reason for them still existed. The Mayor said he had found Orange to be always a square business man, and other Councilmen said that since the date of the com plaints MT Orange had promised to place double shift giving the plant a capacity of 20 tons of ice per day, and they believed that he was doing the best he could to supply the trade. Anyway the Council Wharf commit tee was asked to look into the mat. ter. The Mayor said he had been informed that a Douglas plant had installed glacier ice grinding ma chinery for fishing boats in Icy Straits and hereafter boats would be well supplied.
 The bond of J. M. Davis as wharf finger was approved.
 It was decided to provide boxes for fire hydrants this winter so that they will not freeze during the cold weather.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-17
PORTO RICO IS
 READY TO FURNISH
 NUMBER LABORERS

SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Aug. 15. Special Agent Roberts, of the De- partment of Labor, has notified the authorities in Washington that he is ready to send 10000 laborers to the mainland whenever transporta- tion is provided. That number of workers has already registered and hundreds of others are seeking reg istration. To get these men and others like them into industries es- sential to war is the Special Agents aim.
 Here, he maintains, they are a burden to themselves and the com munity because they are idle. At productive war industries they will become an asset to the nation.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-17
SERIAL O2757. United States Land Office, Juneau, Alaska. Aug. 5. 1918,

hIdShd, mug. Os AOAOs NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN.
 that John Rustgard, of Juneau, Alas
 ka, assignee of Martha Goad. widow of Charles Pinkney Goad, has filed in the U. s. Land Office for Juneau Land District, at Juneau, Alaska his application to enter, under and pursuant to Section 2306 of the Re- vised Statues of the United States, a Soldiers Additional Homestead, the following tract of land, situated on the northeasterly side of Gastin- eau Channel, adjoining the shore thereof. and approximately one-half mile Southeast of the City of Ju- neau, in Latitude 58' IF 30" North.
 Longitude 134' 23' West, in the Territory of Alaska, designated as U. S. Survey No. 705, and more par ticularly described as follows, to- wit:
 Beginning at Corner No. Meander Corner; at line of or dinary high water of Gas tineau Channel; not set; thence North 0.19 chs. to Witness cor ner to Cor. No. 1 MIG; whence U. s. NJ. M. No. 1 bears South IF 40' West 5S.02 chs. distant. and Cor. No. Sur. No. HI s. A. H. of c. w. Fries bears South 52' O3' East 4153 chs. distant; 1915 chs. to Cor. No. 2; thence West 1.90 chs. to Cor. No. 8; thence South 7.64 chs. to Witness corner to Cor. No. Meander Corner; 8.70 chs. to Cor. No. M.C.; not set: whence Cor. No. 1 Utah Lode Sur. No. GAP bears North 43' or West 7.68 chs. distant; thence meandering along the line of ordinary high water of Gastineau Channel South 45' 15' East 1.20 chs; South 60' 30' East 1.21 chs. to place of beginning.
 Containing an area of 1.S1 acres.
 Magnetic declination 31' 50' East. U s. M. M No. is brass plate set in concrete on extreme North end of Juneau Island. A duly authenticated copy of
 the plat of said Survey No. 705. to-
 gether with a notice of the said ap-
 plication to enter, was duly posted
 at conspicuous place upon said
 premises on the 3rd day of August. 1918.
 c. B. WALKER, Register.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-17

l will be glad to recommend with drawal to the President of the addi- tional tract described in the report if desired. I have informed the Sec retary of Commerce concerning the reported necessity for a light at the entrance to Lituya Bay and would suggest that should favorable decis- ion be reached concerning the use of the aeroplane stock of this region, the matter be taken up also with him by the National Council of De fense or other interested Government agency.
 Cordially yours,
 (Signed) FRANKLIN K. LANE
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-17
Save Your Old Clothing and have them dry or steam cleaned so they look like new.
 Capital Dye Works c. MELDNER, Professional Cleaner
 and Over. Phone 177
Homestead Notice.

Homestead Notice. Department of the Interior, United States Land Office, Juneau, Alas ka, May 29, 1918.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that Fred Peterson, whose postoffice address is Juneau, Alaska, has filed notice of his intention to submit final three year homestead proof in support of his Homestead Applica- tion No. 0271b, for the land em- braced in U. S. Survey 75, situated on the north end of Douglas lsl- and, Alaska and in Fritz Cove, Lat. 5S' IF 2S" N, Long. 134' 4O' w.. described as follows:
 Beginning at Cor. No. 1. MIG. on line of ordinary high tide. said cove, whence U.SL.M. No. 75, F.. S., bears N. 50' 48' w. 1S.49 chs, thence maandering CD S. 66' 45' E., 2.50 chs. CD N. 450 2O' E. 491 chs. to Cor. No. 2 M.C., thence N. 65' 56' E., 14.07 chs. to Cor. No 3, thence S. 23' AT E., 69.19 oh. to Cor. No. 4,thence s. 66' 16' w. 1897 chs. to Cor. No 5, thence N. 24' 2 w., 69.14 chs to Cor No. 1, the place of beginning, containing 138.S3 acres, Mag. Var. 31S 10' E.
 Said proof will be submitted by said Peterson and two of the follow ing witnesses: Endel Brown, Jo- seph Spinks, Thomas Thornton and John Green all of Juneau, Alaska. on September 30, 1918.
 c. B. WALKER,
 Register.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-17
Lane To National Council


 Department of the Interior
 Washington, July "A, 1918. Dear MT. Fleming:
 By Executive Order of May 2, 1918, a tract around Lituya Bay, Alaska, was temporarily withdrawn in accordance with your request to protect and secure the use of the timber thereon, If found suitable for the construction of aeroplanes for the United States and market able
 I enclose herein for your consid- eration copy of report to the Con- missioner of the General Land Of flee, upon a joint investigation by employees of that Bureau and of the Forest Service to determine the amount, accessibility and suitability of the timber on the withdrawn area for aeroplane purposes. Feas- ible methods of logging, milling and shipping the lumber are suggested and estimates of the appriximate cost furnished in the report
 It appears from such investiga- tion that there are about 200,0O0,0O0 board feet of spruce on the area between Lituya Bay and Muddy Glac- fer river, about fourteen miles west of the Bay, containing over 5,000.00O board feet of aeroplane lumber, and that the most accessible timber for such purpose is located outside the lines of the withdrawal of May End. No estimate Is made of the timber on the part of the withdrawn area east of the Bay. as the amount hav- ing any value for aerOplane purpos- es in the portion examined was found to be small, and as logging conditions would be more difficult than on the other side. The investi- gating officers state that while the building of a sawmill and necessary transportation lines in this area would probably be prohibitive if the cutting were confined to timber which contains a fair percentage of aeroplane lumber, it would be good commercial enterprise if all classes of timber west of the Bay were con sidered. especially if Federal or Ter ritorial aid fin the construction of a line of transportation could be ob- tained. They report. in this con nection, that a member of the Ter ritorial Board of Road Commission CTS has stated that the board stood ready to assist in the construction of roads to tracts of spruce timber containing aeroplane stock. The ex- aminers evidently estimate that the local demand will be sufficient to absorb the lumber not needed for aircraft construction, or for other purposes connected herewith.
 The disposition and use of the public timber in Alaska, except where included in reservations administered by other departments such as for est, military, naval. etc. is under the jurisdiction of this Department which maintains supervision over the cutting and removal of the tim ber through the local field force Of the General Land Office.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-17

For a little cnat ano . bite to eat there's no place like THE GASTI- NEAU ANY TIME. ALL THE TIME. ANY TIME. sss
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
FolIies of 1918

Florenz Ziegfeld, jr., announces that
the New York opening of the 1918 YER
sion of "Ziegfeld Follies" is positively
set for Monday evening, June II.
Owing to the unprecedented interest in
this event, 1t has been decided to dis
pose of the boxes and seats for the
premiere at public auction. The sale
will be held on the stage of the New
Amsterdam Theatre, Thursday, juno s,
at a o'clock. Will Rogers and many
other prominent members of the cast
of the revue will participate in the
auction
More than 5000 mail orders with
checks have been received at the New
Amsterdam Theatre box Office for the
opening performance. The orders aver
age three seats each, making a total of
over 1900 seats, against gross capac-
ity Of 1900. The orders, which have
been arriving for the last four weeks,
come from all quarters of the globe.
In addition to requests for seats
from nearly every important American
city, orders are on file from France,
England, Australia and Japan. Prior to
the local opening, the "Ziegfeid Fol-
lies" will be exhibited at the Apollo
Theatre, Atlantic City, for five nights,
commencing Tuesday, June H.,
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
zHA1- It1E MOTION PICTURE PLAYERS ARE DOING
Platter Poets
Swchronize
For Gertrude

There are some poets in the Platter
Club, of Rhode Island, as evinced by
the following, which was dedicated to
Providence, where she sold War Ssv-
ing Stamps. Listen to this-one line
furnished by each member of the
club:
Come, Platter Club boys, join in giving
toast,
To honor the movie star we love the
most;
The girl with blond hair and q sweet
smile,
The girl from the South. where the
girls are worth while;
The girl from dear Georgia, the home
of the peach,
The girl who sells Thrift Stamps at
twenty-five each;
The girl whose red lips do SO constant
ly tease,
The girl whom all men try their
darndest to please;
The girl with voice that the gods
would preserve,
The girl with a figure Of beauty and
curve;
The girl who has teeth like the rarest
Of pearls,
The girl who has driven our brains in
a whirl;
The girl who has poise and a manner
divine,
The girl who attracts like the rarest Of
wines;
Raise up all your glasses to tn
morsel, oh boy!
And drink to the health Of sweet
Gertrude Mccoy.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
French Military
Band to Giue
A Big Concert

A musical event of unusual interest
will be concert in Carnegie Hall,
Thursday evening, June 6, by the fa-
nous French military band, La Musique
Militaire FRANCHISE. The organization
has come to this country to visit the
American camps and cantonments and
to make an American tour. The band
made its first appearance in this coun-
try when it marched in the Red Cross
parade, and it has been heard on sew
eral other occasions in connection with
Red Cross and other patriotic work.
All of the members of the organiza-
ton have seen service at the front and
many of them have been wounded or
otherwise disabled for immediate mill
tary service. Vacancies in the original
band have been filled by other
wounded musicians, and all were given
furloughs to rest and recuperate. By
authority of the French government
and by invitation of the National War
Work Council of the Young Mems
Christian Association they were sent
to the United States.