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Discovered From Prisoners EX-
act Hour of the Attack.
Started Barrage Before German
Assault Began.
HAD THE COUNTER BLOW READY
Presence of American Reserves
Made Offensive Possible.
Otherwise FOch Would Not
Have Dared Take Risk.
sBY LOWELL MELLETT.

tB4 LOW ELL M MELLEII.
with the French Armies in the
Field July 26.-Explanation of the
monumental defeat given the crown
princes army can be made in three
words:
"The French knew"
The German peace offensive" was
launched July Is. On July IL, Gem
era1 Petain submitted to General Foch
a plan to meet the coming attack. On
July 13. Foch approved it. At 11:4O
before the attack-a defensive artil-
lery fire began harassing the waiting
German masses.
Counter Offensive Was Ready.
Counter offensive forces were ready
to move the first day of the battle,
but were withheld until the crown
princes forces reached a previously
so deeply involved they could not al
ter their plans and meet the unexpect-
ed onslaught on their west flank.
The reason the crown prince-or
Hindenburg, or Ludendorf-had not
expected such an attack was that they
shared the general mistaken opinion
the French were bled white. 1t is
now possible to tell the story of the
battle.
Took Little Pains to Disguise Plans.
Following the success achieved in
the battle beginning May 81, and after
the battle of June 8, which was with
out success, the German high COM
mand, convinced the French were
worn out and all their fight gone, took
little pains to disguise their plans.
The French were tired, it is true,
but so were the Germans.
The latter delayed longer than the
French thought they would the rea-
"a Ia1v ~
allow recuperation of slightly wounded
men and get the classes of 1919 entire
| ly ready for the campaign.
At first the French were certain the
attack was coming July and that it
would be in the Champagne, west of
Rheims. On July 10, it was thought
the 14th surely would be the date. an
| ticipating the Germans would expect
the French not to be ready, because
of the national fete, and would hope
to accomplish a great moral advan-
tage from the effect of hitting the
French on their Independence day.
Ascertained Exact Time.
When it did not come the night OF
! the 14th, General Gouraud ordered a
! coup de main, capturing tWenty-seven
! prisoners from whom definite knowl-
edge was obtained that the battle
would start at midnight. Thereupon
| the artillery opened upon the German
\ lines.
| 1t was realized from the outset that
sthe French lines could not be held, SO
a zone of outposts was formed, to
hold advancing waves as much as pos
sible, while maintaining careful COM
munication with the main force by
means of underground wires, pigeons
etc.
! Gouraud's army consisted entirely OF
French, except one American reserve
! division (27,500 mem. General Ber-
toilets army, besides the French. had
: one italian corps and two American
! dfvisions-one IN the line and one in
reserve.
French Artillery Cut Loose.
! When at midnight, the movement
began under cover of shells. gas and
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Western Union Charged With
Sending Messages by Mail.
Action Taken by Grand Jury in
New York Today.

New York, July 26.-The Western
Union Telegraph company was indict-
ed by federal grand jury here today
on charges of having transmitted mes
sages by mail.
Maximum Fine S17,OOO,0O0.
I According to evidence submitted the
2ornpany has transmitted about $780,
900 messages by messenger between
New York and nearby cities since the
investigation was begun. This would
constitute about one-tenth the total
business in night letters in this city.
AS the fine for each violation of the
law is $50, the maximum penalty if a
conviction would amount TO about
s17,000,000. The company only was
named in the indictments. all officials
excepted
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easy To Start a Revolution,
but Hard To Finish One.o
PrOIetariat Must Rise in Other
Countries, He Says.
UPHOLDS TREATY With HUNS
Says Indemnity Problem Is Up
to Poor of Russia.
Staying of German Ambassador
No Way To Solve Problem.

Amsterdam, July 26.-Premier
Lenine in a speech at Moscow before
the government conference of factory
committees said the position of the
Soviet republic had become extremely
acute in view of international compli-
cations, counter revolutionary Con-
spiracies and the food crisis, accord
ing to a Moscow dispatch received by
way of Berlin.
Need Outside Help.
The Russian proletariat know very
well, Lenine told the conference, that
the united action of the workers of
the entire world or of some of the
highly developed countries was an
essential condition to the victory of
Russian revolution. 1t was easy for
Russia to begin revolution, but ex-
traordinarily difficult to continue and
conclude it. Oh the other hand, the
beginning. of revolution in such a
long organized bourgeois country as
Germany was extremely difficult, but
when it could be so much easier to
carry It to completion.
Proletariat Must Find Way Out.
Referring to the Brest-Litovsk
treaty, Lenine said that according to
six billion rubles. The attempt of the
social revolutionists of the Left to en-
tangle Russia in a war with Germany
by the murder of the German am
bassador was no way to evade the
treaty. The way out must be found
by the joint exertions of the prole-
tariat and the poor peasants
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DRIVE
AHEAD
AGAIN
ALLIES CAPTURE
z VITAL POINTS
FROM The ENEMY
VillemOntOire and Oulchy LIE
Chateau Have Fallen.
Americans Push Up From
South Against Fere.
MAhGIM STILL HAS THE PUNCH
Allies Approach Dominating
Height East of Oulchy.
Situation South of Rheims Con-
tinueS Obscure.
ViIlemOntOire and Oulchy LIE
Chateau Have Fallen.
Americans Push Up From
South Against Fere.
MANGIN STILL HAS THE PUNCH
Allies Approach Dominating
Height East of OuIchy.
Situation South of Rheims Con-
tinueS Obscure.
CBy the Associated Press.9

Wy thc aSsbNlstAtu ltSS-J
Villemontoire, a little more
than five miles south of Sois-
sons, has been taken by the
French and Americans, while
further south they have cap
tured Oulchy LIE Chateau and
swept on to the eastward of the
town.
Between the Ourcq and the
Marine, the Americans are press
ing hard against the enemy's
lines and have taken the south
ern half of La Fere forest, which
brings them up to about four
miles directly south of the vital
town of Fere-En-Tardenois, the
center of the roads leading back
out of the Marne salient and
thru which the German forces
along the southwestern sectors
of the line. must retreat. This
forest, further southeast toward
the Marine, is also being emptied
of the Germans.
Loss Bad for Germans.
The capture of Villemontoire and
Oulchy LIE Chateau seems to show
that General Mangin while keeping
up his pressure along the German
lines, is able to concentrate large
forces at vital points. the loss of which
is menacing the Germans. Villemon-
toire is on the Soissons- Chateau Thier-
ry road 1t is southwest of the town
of Buzancy, which has been reported
unoff1cially to have been taken by the
allies. Its capture marks a new steE
in the process of closing the mouth
of the bag in which the Germans are
struggling.
Oulchy Important Pivot
The fall of Oulchy LIE Chateau
takes from the Germans the pivot
upon which their retirement further
south has been swinging. Its loss tc
the enemy, who defended it sternly is
a serious blow
The French official statement say.
that the allies have advanced east
ward of this town, which would brins
them to the vicinity of Hill $50, the
dominating height in that region
which would give the allies an obser.
walton point over long reaches of the
Ourcq as we'll as both banks of tina
stream.
Situation Near Rheims Obscure.
There is nothing known as to Brit
ish progress on the line from Gau2
and Merry Premecy, west of Rheims
British there, however, would seem t.
suggest that there was plenty of pow
er behind their thrust and that theil
progress should continue
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1T WILL BE COOLER
Possible Chance of a Thunder Shower
This Evening.
Today's Temperatures.

The temperature for the day aver
ages eight degrees above normal. The
wind at<2 O'clock this afternoon was
blowing ten miles an hour from the
southwest.
Cooler weather is promised for to-
night by S. D. Flora, meteorologist of
the local weather bureau. who de-
clares that the temperature will be
five degrees cooler than last night.
The fore cast calls for generally fair
weather tonight and Saturday. with a
possible chance of local thunder show
ers. 1t will be slightly cooler tomor-
row in the north and east portions of
the state.
The highes, temperature in Topeka
during the last twenty-four hours was
CONTINUED on Page Two.J
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1.-THE COUNTRY IS THRILLED"

With the American Armies in
France. July 26.-General Pershing
received the following cablegram
from Secretary McAdoo:
America glor;es in the achieve
ment of your gallant army and r
French comrades.
1.-THE country is thrilled with the
valorous deeds of our heroic i
Giers"
Pershing replied:
'1n the name of the American
expeditionary forces, 1 thank you
for your cordial message Our Of
flee. s and men are filled with the
national spirit of determination to
win. They are superb Soldiers
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DAMN THE KAISER"

Chicago, July 2e.-Eighteen men
representing eight nations. wearing
the khaki of Uncle Sans army.
stood iefore Federal Judge Lands
today and took the final oath that
made them citizens of the United
States. Concluding the ceremony,
Judge Landis addressed the men
.I hope it falls to the lot OF one
of you men," said the judge, TO
puncture the line of the army that
is defending the kaiser's sons.
hope it will fall to the lot of one OF
you to kill one of the kaiser's sons
and then the kaiser himself.
Damn the kaiser" the Judge
concluded. and the new citizens ap-
plauded enthusiastically.
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new HUN ARMY IN
Germans Rush Heavy Body OF
Reserves to scissors.
Reinforcements Consist of an
Entire Field Army.

Paris. July 26.-The Germans have
reinforced their right flank of the
Soissons-Rheims pocket. says La Lib
erte, with a new army commanded by
General Won Eben, which has been
placed between the armies of General
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COLONEL TAKES A REST
Mrs. Roosevelt Goes With Him To
Visit Daughter in Maine.

Oyster Bay, n. Y. July 26.-Colonel
Roosevelt, accompanied by Mrs.
Roosevelt, left here last night for Bar
Harbor. Me. to visit their daughter,
Mrs. Richard Derby. They expect to
be gone a fortnight or more. A much
needed rest was the announced OBJ
ject of the visit and during it the col
onel will receive no callers and have
nothing to say on politics.
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PEASANTS REvOL1 |
Drive German Forces Back
Toward Kiey in Ukraine.
Peasants Number $4,000, Well
Armed and Trained.

London, July ga peasant rebel
lion has broken out in the Ukraine on
formidable scale, according to in
formation received today. Seventy
five thousand peasants. fairly eff
cient troops, with their officers and
instructors, are advancing against the
Germans, detachments of whom have
withdrawn before the hostile advance,
retreating to Kiev. The peasants are
well armed.
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Tacoma in Strike Threat.

Tacoma, Wash, July 26.-The
Central Labor council has announced
that every member of organized labor
in Tacoma will go on strike August
unless Thomas J. Mooney, sentenced
to death IN California for ten bomb
murders is either freed or granted a
new trial.
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Aviator Killed.

Paris, July 26.-The death in action
of Lieut.. Roger Harvey Clapp of the
American flying contingent is an
nounced- He was formerly a member
of the Lafayette escadrille Lieuten-
ant Clapp left New York in 1917 to
in France. His home was in Salt Lake
City.
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RUSS NOVELIST ILL
Maxim Gorky Suffering From Cholera
in Petrograd.

Stockholm, July 26.-Maxim Gorky,
Russian novelist, is seriously i'll from
cholera in Petrograd, according to dd-
vices received here today. The epi-
demic in the Russian capital is abat-
ing, it was said. Only 200 cases are
discovered daily now instead of the
1000 reported 2 short time ago.
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GENERAL LOSES THREE SONS
De Casteienau Has Contributed His
All to France.

convoy IL French prisoners arriving
from Germany for internment at In
terlaken was Lieutenant De Castelenau.
son of General De Castelenau, former
chief of the French general staff.
Three of the generals sons have been
killed in the war.
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NO LOSS TO HIM
Kaiser Perfectly Willing Tt
Sacrifice Half Million.
Told General He'd Approve Life
Loss in Last Drive.

Rome, July 26.-General Luden-
dorff told the kaiser before the recent
German drive that he was prepared to
sacrifice a half million men, accord
ing to dispatch from Berne today
The kaiser approved.
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PLENTY OF BACON NOW
No More Rations in England Since L.
S. Supply Arrives.

London, July 26.-John r. Clynes.
the British food controller, today an
nounced the practice of placing the
people on a bacon ration soon will be
abandoned, due to the plentiful sup
plies from America
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HUNS IN EXPLOSION
Hundred Killed When Munitions Fac
tory Blows Up.

Zurich, July ga hundred per-
sons were killed and a number injured
Wednesday when German munitions
factory blew up, copies of the Plauen
Neue Vogtland.sche Zeitung received
here today stated. The fatory and
several houses in the vicinity were de-
stroyed
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Rochester. n. Y. July 26.-Prof.
Water Rauschenbusch. internationally
known as a social reformer and theo-
logian, died suddenly yesterday.
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Woman Is U. S. District Attorney.

San Francisco, July 26.-Mrs. An
nette Abbott Adams is the first woman
in the country to be appointed United
States district attorney. She has beer
appointed for the northern California
district.
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Single Blow Might Trap Huns.
(By tie Associated Pressl

With the French army in France
July 26 (morning) The entire Ger
man position within the Marine sa-
lient is such that it may fall at any
instant as the result of some sharp
forward movements by the allies af-
fecting a vital part. 1t is for this rea-
son that the German commanders
have ordered their men to hold on at
all costs while a defensive position is
prepared upon which the German ar
mics can fall back.
All Communications Under Fire.
Day after day the allies, now the
French. now the Americans, and now
the British, are encroaching upon the
triangle, at some places making deep
dents in the enemy positions. and at
others progressing more slowly. Every
line of communication within the Ger
tConrnuef pagp TwoI
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THE surrendering Huns are pretty
wise old birds, at that!
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WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Partly cloudy and slightly cooler
tonight and Saturday.
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Unntinned On ,'ape TwoI
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Notice of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale.
Notice is hereby given chat default
has been made in the terms and condt-
tions Of that certain mortgage made.
Lutz, a single man, mortgagOr, to
The Northern Trust Company, q Cor
poration, Fargo, North Dakota, mort
gage, dated on the 4th day OF April,
office OF the Register OF Deeds in and
for the County OF Cags and State OF
North Dakota, on the 26th day Of
April, A. D. 1917, at 1913 o'clock in
recorded in Book 'sI[4a Of Mortgages
on page 403, said default consisting in
that said mortgagor has failed and
sorry note In the sum Of One Hundred
Eighty-Heven Dollars and Fifty Cents
k$187b0) due the lst day Of March, a.
ID. 1913, and secured by said mortgage,
and by reason OF said default the un--
to, and has, and hereby does declare,
in accordance with the terms and con-
ditions Of said mortgage, that the en-
tire amount secured by satd mortgage
be, and the same is now, due and pay
able, and said mortgage will be fore
closed by sale OF the premises in
such mortgage and hereinafter de-
scribed at the front door Of the Court
House in the City of Fargo, In the
County of Cass and State OF North.
Dakota at the hour OF two O'Clock in
June. A. d. 1913. to satisfy the amount
due upon said mortgage on the day
OF sale.
The premises described In Gaid
mortgage and which will be sold TO
satisfy the same are situated Ia the
County of Eass and State Of North
Dakota, and particularly described
aa follows, to-wit: The Southeast
Quarter lsEAl Of, Section twenty
three (28). In township One Hundred
Eorty-two l1&s) North, Of Range
Fifty-one (511. West of the Firth
Principal Meridian, and containing
One Hundred Sixty Acres 1le0Als
more Oh less, according to the United
states Government survey thereof.
There Sgilt be s3tSa upon said mort
sa@a GA Gaa Oats 9& sale tha @1Ln o1
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NORTON FOUND GUILTY.
sigamist Must Serve Five Years ir
State Prison.

Hettinger, N. D.. June 21.-Jack
Norton. returned to Hettinger from
Spokane, Wash, charged with big
amy, was found guilty by the district
court jury that heard his case. and
yesterday he commenced serving a
five-year sentence.
Norton, when he married a North
Dakota woman in Hettinger several
months ago, already had a wife and
family residing in Nebraska, the jury
found. He was originally arrested for
grand larceny, and was subsequently
accused of bigamy.
Buy w. s. S.
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STOP AT MlNoT.

Minot, N. D. June 21.-R. L. Eng
lish Of the Grand Forks Commercial
club was in the city this week MAX
ing arrangements for the stop over TO
be made here the night of July 10
by the tourists making the trip from
Port Arthur. Ont. to Glacier National
Park. The tourists will come from
Port Arthur to Duluth. then to Grand
Forks. thence to Minot and on to the
park. Originally it was planned TO
have them here June 20 but the trip
was postponed until the fore part of
July. The Minot Association Of Com.
MERGE is planning to fittingly enter
tain the visitors.
-Ruv w g. s.
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Notice OF Mortgage Sale by Adver-
tiRGment.

LA8GhGALs
Notice is hereby given, that that
certain MoTtgage' executed and deliv-
Nels Nelson StrOmberg, August Mel
son Stromberg, John Nelson Strom-
berg, Victoria Nelson Stromberg, Bot
sey Monson, Swan Monson and Jennie
Nelson Stromberg, Mortgagors, to
The Northwestern Mutual Life Insur-
ance Company, corporation, Mort
airy, 1912, and recorded in the office of
the Register of Deeds of Cass County,
North Dakota, on the 18th day OF
March. 1919, and recorded in Book l26
OF Mortgages, on page 3O7, will be
foreclosed by sale of the premises
scribed, at the front door Of the Court
House in the City of Fargo, in the
County OF Cass, and State Of North
Dakota, at the hour of two o'clock ?.
M, on Monday, the arst day of July,
1918, to satisfy the amount due upon
The premises described in said
Mortgage and which will be sold to
satisfy the same, are those certain
premises situated in the County OF
Cass and State Of North Dakota, to-
The South half Of Section eleven
(11), in Township one hundred forty
l40), North of Range fifty (5O).
There will be due on such Mortgage
at the date OF sale the sum of TWEEN.
29-1O0 ($217429) Dollars.
THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL
LIFE INSURANCE CO.,
Lawrence G. Murphy, Attorneys for
Mortgage, Fargo, North Dakota.
(May 24-31. June 7-14-21-28, 1879
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CORNER STONE LAID.
Frazier, Crawford and Ladd Partici-
pated in Exercises.

2 FaATGTB NTAWIUTN aEFu E.aUN = EIgI7
pated in Exercises
Grand Forks, ". D., June 21.-GOv-
ernor Lynn J. Frazier officiated at the
laying Of the corner stone Of the new
chemistry building at the University
of North Dakota. a building that Will
cost about $4,000. L. r. Crawford,
president Of the board of regents,
presided at the ceremonies, with the
governor laying the stone, and DR.. E.
F. Ladd, president of the North Da-
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Eight Hundred Twelve Dollars
($SI2.2o) and Twenty. Cents, and the
costs and expenses of foreclosure.
Dated May 18th, A. .. 1918.
Mortgage.
Andrew NJ. Ross, Sheriff OF Cass
County, North Dakota.
Pierce, Tenneson & Cupler, Attor-
May 17-24-31. June 7-14-21. 1879.
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cHAUTAUQUA OPENS JUNE q
Big Features Are in Store at Valley
City Event.

Valley City, N. D., June 21.-The
Valley City chautauqua, June %. will
be the best ever held in the city. 1t
runs three weeks. featuring such
speakers as William Jennings Bryan,
Judge A. z. Chamberlain of Chicago,
Tr Wilbur Kessey, and many others.
An Old Settlers day will be OBJ
served, being fixed for June %, on
which day Mr.. Chamberlain, former
editor OF a prominent farm journal,
will speak on THE Farmer and the
Nation"
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Want Ad Rates
And Rules Governing Insertion of
Advertising Under the
ClassidcatiOnss
One Cent a WORD eacIa In
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Minimum Charge 2Sc.
No clalrvoyant, fortune teller, mat
gimonial or doubtful advertising &C.
cepted. We reserve the right to re-
5eCt any copy submitted.
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ders will be run under claasifications
and all ads must conform to the typo
graphical restrictions,
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insertion.
TELEPHONE YOUR WANT ADS
Want ads will be accepted oyer the
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kota agricultural college. making an
address.
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LEGAL NOTICES
Notice.

Notice.
The annual meeting Of stockholders
OF the Smedley Floral company will
be held at the company's offices at
60 Broadway on Tuesday, July 2nd at
. p. m. C. J. MORAN, Secretary.
(June II. ri. 1879
The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Gardner Hotel
Company will be held Tuesday, July
End, 1913, at ten o'clock a. m, In the
offices OF the Hotel Company for the
election of officers and such other
business as may properly come be-
fore it.
F. c. GARDNER,
President.
H. w. GEAREY,
(June 21-28, 1873
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AUTO-MoTORCYCLEs,

FORD BARGAINS-Buck Motor In
Broadway and 9Th Ave. N.
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FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE.

FOURTEEN-ROOM furnished room
ing house for sale or trade. Phone
367-W.