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The sun., 1918-11-07
wheat Jealous OF Cotton.

There was revolt In the corn and
wheat belts against the fixing OF wheat
prices and the consequent enforced sta
Obligation of all grain prices. while King
Cotton was allowed to range at his own
sweet will and play strident tunes up
and down the scale of prices.
Throughout the country Republican
leaders scent in the returns OF yester-
days election a belief on the part OF the
voters that with the end OF the war prsc-
tically in sight, and come what may, a
definite triumph for the allied arms
within n few months. the sooner the con-
troll of reconstruction legislation Ia
taken from the hands OF the kitchins.
Dents, Clarks and webbs of the cotton
belt and Missouri the better It will be
for the whole country.
An element which Is asserted by poll
ticians TO have played a great part In
the complete transformation OF the SIT
uatlon in Kansas, Nebraska and Colo
RADIO Is the backfire of anti-Administra-
ton feeling engendered through the
treatment OF Ma Gen. Leonard Wood
Gen. Wood commanding at Camp Funs-
ton. has impressed the National Army
men under his command. That impress
sion, favorable to the last degree, was
transmitted back home. and the resent
ment was reflected In the voting. =.
Revenge against the Democratic Con.
gress by the woman voters in the West
at large is regarded as another cause
for the shift. In Ohio there was grea,
resentment at the hardness Of the War
Department in inducing alien slackers
into the National Army. And so on al
up and down the line explanations were
, offered by the Republicans and alibi,
and excuses presented by the Democrats
The sun., 1918-11-07
SAY WILSON APPEAL
CAUSED G. 0. P. GAINS
Many Democrats Agree With
Republicans That Presi-
dent Blundered.>
WEST is MILITANT NOW
Once in War, Voters Deter
mined to Back 1t to Their
Utmost.
81. ciaI Despotoh to TIE sus

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6,-In consequence
OF the Republican victory in the Con-
gressional elections, through which the
q. o. p. was returned to power in both
the Senate and the House. there was a
flood OF explanation turned loose to-day
at the Capitol by the few legislators who
remained in Washington.
In all the comment for both repetition
and private consumption the impelling
factor in the transmutation Of public
sentiment throughout the country was
declared to be the Presidents appeal to
his fellow cvuntrymen sent out Just
twelve days ago. But 1t was not wholly
to this that the Republican triumph was
ascribed. The central West ia where the
great Republican gains were shown. IL
is in that area where the war spirit
awakened slowly. but once awakened II
went to limits to which the conservative
East Is unaccustomed, In the opinion OF
Senators and Representatives.
There was a reaction in the whole mid
die West from the spirit which had per-
vaded those areas in 1915. The same
voters who turned delighted ears to the
plea HE kept us out OF war once
they found America committed to mill
tary policy wanted one which carried
through the national army and navy to
complete victory as the assurance OF
lasting pee The unconditional sur
render spli OF the middle West was. "
anything. more profound than that which
developed in the East.
The sun., 1918-11-07
ALDERMEN.
MAnhattan-Ninth District.

BrookIyn-Thirty -serenth DiatrtcI
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lAV RETIREMENT rs LNMEDLA T'E PROSPECT
ZERICANS RESTORE TRENCHES LNNORTH VESLE REGION
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SUMMARY OF THE War
(By Associated Press.)

Allied forces this morning began
a general attack against the German
line running from chauInes south TO
the Disc river, a front of about 25
miles,. Dispatches filed at London
shortly after noon reported import
ant gains at various points, espe :.
Lassigny, near the Disc.
The Lassigny, the steep slopes
which have been strongly defended
by the Germans, is reported 20 be
almost within the grasp of the
French, and unofficial dispatches
say there is every prospect that this
natural fortress will soon be Wrest-
ed from the enemy.
Further south the French have ad-
vaneed to the village Of L'EeorVil-
Ion, south of the eastern extremity
of Thiescourt wood, and are virtual
ly on, the crest of the hills overlook
ing long reaches of the Disc. West OF
L'EconViIIon they have made new
= Aa an immediate result Of the
gains made in that sector the Ger
mans are abandoning their trenches
in the Disc, west of 5ailly and Rihe-
court. 1T lis. said: that the French
have Occupied these positions.
North Of Lassigny in the region of
Roye and along the railroad running
northward to ChauInes, there are, so
far no reports of progress. ..
If the allies succeed in carrying
the heights south of kassigny, they
will force the enemy to retire from
the Roye district, as they will have
the Roye- Noyon road under their
fire and will dominate the whole re-
&aaip aHki1IARU
The advance reported during the
last few hours, it continued, probab"
Iy would have an effect on the Ger
man position in the ourseamp and
CareIpont forests, east Of the Disc.
lf the Germans are outflanked by the
allied movements a retirement from
that district would be probable, and
this would neeessftate a relocation
of the line running from the Qise
and the Aisns at soissons. Thus
the attack launched this. morning
would appear to have a direct re-
Iation to the battle being fought
along the Aisne and Vesle by the al
lies.
Late dispatches tell of hard fight
ina at Fismette, on the north bank
of the Vesle between Soissons and
Rheims. The allies, among whom
are Americans, were forced from the
Velge by the Germans. and had to
cross the VesIe, but a counter at
tack is reported to have restored the
allied position.
From ChauIness northward the al.
lies appeal" to have been held up the
desperate defense. There have been
local engagemnts along this lin but
at no point have the British and Am
erieans succeeded in making any
,t<14 s.asAHaaafAH HnaRN1
lines, which are resting on the old
trench systems held by the enemy in
1916. ~ = -
There have been local engagements
in the Flanders sector. but nothing
of significance there.
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LITTLE GIRL IS
!. CRUSHED UNDER
WHEELS OF auto
Plans OF Pronni-
nent Harvey Residents
Halted By Death

Vacation plans for Mayor and Mrs.
Alloys Wartner, Harvey, II. D., who
were en- route by automobile TO spend
two weeks with relatives in Wiscon-
sin, were halted nine miles west of
Fargo late Monday afternoon when
Geraldine Wartner, their 27-months-
old daughter, fell from the moving
car, and was crushed to death under
the rear wheels.
Mr.. Wartner, who had been driving,
had slackened the speed of the ma
chine to permit change OF place with
his 11-year-old son, who was to drive
into Fargo, when the little girl, who
had become restless, leaped from the
tonneau and fell under the wheels.
Her head was crushed, DIR. Samuel
Mitchell, Mapletom, county coroner,
decided an inquest was unnecessary.
The remains were brought to Fargo
by G. H. Thompson, farmer residing
near Mapleton, who witnessed the
accident, and were sent to Harvey by
.J. u. Dougherty, Of the Luger parlors,
this morning, accompanied by Mr. and
Mrs. Wartper and son.
Mr.. Wartuer, who rs a prominent
attorney Of Harvey, was formerly
state senator from Wells county.
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Lone Paper On
Train Raises
.. $40 For r. c.

One issue Of The Fargo Forum
holds an exalted position today. Il
has raised $40 for the American Red
Cross.
Passengers on train No. 8 on the
Northern Pacific Monday night
wanted to read, but there were no
papers for sale on the train. The
desire became more intense-for
there was the allied drive on the
west front, and other news.
"Boys," said G. e. Williams, Far
60, conductor on the train, ~ have
one paper. Anyone who makes a
contribution for the American Red
Cross can read it."
Business was brisk for the next
two hours, and by the time Fargo
was reached, $f0 worth Of reading
had been done.
The money was turned over TO the
treasurer OF the Fargo branch of the
American Red Crosse this afternoon.
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PEASANTS SHOOT
HUN SOLDIERS IN
UKRAINE; MOSCOW
MORE UNSETTLED.
Huns Travel About Only In
Numbers AS Matter Of
Self-protection

London, Aug. 13.-Germany, in
the bitterest hour of defeat in the
west she has yet known, is menaced
in the east not only by the advance
Of the allied expeditions. but by the
perpetually growing movement of
unorganized resistance to her oc-
cupation, says The Daily Telegraph
in commenting on the situation in
Russia.
There is not a part of Russia
where German troops are stationed
where the commanders have not
done all they can do to hold the peo-
pie down by force Of arms. The
task, the newspapers adds, will soon
call, If it has not already, for strong
reinforcements apart from the ques-
ton of meeting the allied expedi-
tions. The Telegraph continues:
IF the enemy Is in peril in the
west he is little better off in the
east, and Prussianism is reaping
wherever it has sown."
The removal Of the German en-
bassy at Pskov, says The Daily
Chronicle, is an admission by the
Germans Of their intense unpopular
ity in Russia.
Inc OdIIy NEWS says LnaC Lne
salient fact of the political situation
in Russia is the failure of the
Bolsheviki to provide a, rallying
point for the nation. 1t believes that
the fall Of Lenine and TrotZky will
be the first step toward a solution
Of the problem, for it. would mean
the emergence in Russia of forces
disposed to stand for national self
assertions, as against exploitation by
Germany.
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Americans And French
Meet Huns, Who Are
Held In Tracks
ARTILLERY DUEL
is NOW CONSTANT
Allies Bringing Fresh Men
To The Front For Fur
ther Action
- .Aaaociated Presa.l

With The American Army On The
yesle, Monday, Aug. 1.-THE, Ger
mans directed counter actions
i against the French American dine
between scissors and Rheims today,
but without bringing any change in
the situation. Nor did the enemy
reveal any intention of any irnme-
diate attempt to recover any portion
of the territory lost north of the
Marne. -s H..
The guns on either side, however,
are seldom silent, and at many
places, especially in the neighbor-
hood of Fismette, north of Ftsmes,
where. the liPes are close, the Ger
mans repeats &y raked the American
positions with machine gun fire. 1t
is quite possible that the German
crown prince may decide upon a
counter sattack on a big scale in that
sector, but such action would neces-
ssifate the bringing up of divisions
which presumably are badly needed
aon the British front and at other
points. AZ
on the other hand the Germans
are now in such positions along the
line south of the Aisne that they can
affoyd to take more time for re-.
TfeaI over that river, conndeHII tFiaG
the allies will not extend themselves
too much in an effort here at the
time. ,'s'.@
The Germans are fghting hard
for time, but observers continue to
report indications that their plans
French and the Americans, however,
still include a retirement. The
have not ceased to exert pressure,
and are taking full advantage Of the
opportunity 10 bring UP supplies and
requirements. The Americans who
will continue the advance or will |
meet the Germans if they choose to
attack, will thus be fresh and no
less ready for the combat than the |
troops who assisted in pushing the |
enemy across the Marine and the
Vesle.
For the moment the lines here are
nearly stabilized, and it may be |
some days before there is activity |
aside from the artillery duel now in
progress, supplemented by a. series |
of patrol encounters The heavy |
guns of the Germans are reaching |
the distant areas of the allies. but |
the French and American batteries
of sheavies, have every curve in the /
Aisne along this front within their
range. The roads in every part Of
the restricted area between the Vesle /
and the Aisne are likewise subject to1
artillery fire.
Until the Germans complete their
withdrawal or in turn drive the
allies some distance south Of the
vesle, their position is tenable only
with difficulty,
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With the departure from Fargo
within the past 24 hours of 20 sol
diers, who have been in training at
the North Dakota Agricultural college
the past two months, for a southern
camp, the boards are now clear for
the arrival of $50 men for the second
camp, which lis to commence Thurs
day, Aug. Is.
After reporting, the new men will
be placed in quarantine, and will not
be allowed 10 leave camp for three
weeks. The men, for, the most part,
come from North Dakota counties.
camp will be the same as for the
ffst
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RetrOgrude MOUement
OfGermanS Hannbered
ByAe9iaL BOmbardme1tt
TRAFFIC CENTERs BACK OF THE LINES CON.
GEsTED AND TERRIBLE PUNISHMENT Is
BEING INFLICTED ON RETREATING HUNS j
AUsTRIANs BEING CALLED TO WEST FRONT
PORTIONS OF FRONT LINE BELIEVED
MIXED TO FURNISH RESERVES
(By the Associated Press J


London, Aug. 13.-The French have gained Control
Of the entire Massf of Lassgny the southern end of
the Pcardy battle 'front.' according to advices this after
noon.
This gives command of the town of Lassigny and
the valley of the Divette well the entire district
the north, Il. 81
London Aug. 13-The French launched an attack
this morning the southern part Of the Picardy bat
tlefront and according to reports making prog.
ress in the valley of the Disc The Germans evaea
ing their trenches in the bend of the west Of B
and the French occupying them. @
To the northwest the French almost entirely on
the crest of Lassgny Massf where heavy fighting is n
progress.
Only at one corner Of the Massf do the Germans as
pear for the moment to be in This corner one of the
highest points, rising few feet above the positions
in possession of the French The French attacking
this hump strongly and there every prospect OF
the action ending In their favor. ~, ~~
When the French get guHato the top, the enc
communications with R9ae rcome under observed
fire. - - @kF3 .s
The Allied artillery has full control of the converg
ing roads in and out of Noyon the southern end Of
the lie notably that running toward Ham to the north
The difficulty Of the enemy in carrying out rerograde
movement is thus increased.
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Peasants are Bitter,

Washington, Aug. 13.-Bitterness
among the peasants of the Ukraine
against the Germans is steadily in
creasing, according to- advices
reaching the state department today
from an eye witness to what is 60
ing on in the Russian province.
German soldiers, when they travel
about. the country, do SO only in
large squads, according to this in
formant, otherwise they are at
tackled by bands Of peasants who
or burial alive. It = is related the
Germans will not be successful in
getting food in any tappreciable
quantity from the Ukraine, or in
securing forces for the fighting on
the west front
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eermans suffer privatiena.

With the French Army in France,
Aug. 12.-CMorning)--A the
Germans have been reinforced with
both artillery and infantry and ars
resisting more strongly. between Tie
Avre and the 0ise. their fresh dig
visions have been unable entirely IL
stop the advancing French who now
have firm hold on Thiescourt pia-
teau. South of Roye and northwest
OF Royon the French hold positions
that command the only roads lead
ing from Roye and Ribecourt fow ard
Nogon over which the enemy can
withdraw his artillery.
The increasing difficulties sfS
tending their retreat are driving the
Germans 10 desperate sacrifices ira
their efforts to check the allies aa-
vance around the positions the Ger
mans hold on Thiescourt plateau.
Their losses are extremely heavp
and their dead lie all over The field.
That privations were endured n
the Germans in the front line ra@
Continued on page 50
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SHIP CHARTERED
BY U.S.. SHIPPING
BOA RD SUNK BY
HUN SUBMARINE
Freighter Destroyed Off
Fire Island Where
Cruiser Was Lost -
CRv Associatea Press. }

An Atlantic Port, Aug. 13.-Ger-
man submarines took toll of Amer
lean shipping IN watere adjacent to
this port for the second time yes
terday when the Sommerstad was
sunk off Fire island. The 1876 ton
freighter was sent to the bottom not
far from the locality where the ar
mored cruiser San Diego was blown
up on July 19. Z
The Sommerstad, whose crew Of
81 was brought here, was under CHAR
ter to the United States shipping
board. The vessel was on lteh way
from Bergen, Norway, to New York
in ballast.
Captain Hensen, master Of the ship,
said she was sunk at o'clock yes
terday morning. The crew took to
the boats and later were picked up
by a passing vessel.
The Sommerstad was built at New
castle, England, in 1905, her owners
of record being A. F. Klaveness &
Co..
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Another Sent Down.

Nantucket, Mass, Aug. 1S.-The
auxiliary schooner, Earle w and
Nettie, was added today. to the fish
ing vessels sunk by a German sub
marines off this bank today. Six
members OF the crew picked up
100 miles off Nantucket, and brought
here, reported that their vessel had
been sunk by gunfire after being
looted.
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Strategy Being channsd.

London, Aug. 13.-A marked change
is taking place in German military
policy, says the military critic Of the
The Times. He believes that during
the Allied victories of the last month
German strategy was clearly ia
TRANSITIONAL stage from the ideas with
which Ludendorff began in March,
whose nature is not yet revealed.
The successful Allied raids on the
italian front, are an example Of The
way these conjectures are being test
ed. Are the Germans strengEInening
the Italian front, or is there q. back
ward movement on the Italian front
and what is the explanations Doubt
less these raids have enabled the Ais
lies TO answer these questions.
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Vigilance Intensified.

Amsterdam, Aug. 13.-Police Wig
lance in the streets of Moscow and
Petrograd has been intensified, ac-
cording to Moscow dispatches to
The Weser Zeitung Of Bremen.
Strong infantry and cavalry units
patrol the streets day and night, ar
resting all persons unable to show
Identification cards4 Extensive
measures have been taken to pre-
vent a sudden revolution. Guns
have been placed in all the squares
and machine guns on all the corners.
Militia forces in cities have been
considerably strengthened.
The situation in Moscow is less
secure than ever since the tLettist
regiments, the strongest supporters
of the Bolshevil1i, have been sent to
fight the Czecho- Slovaks, according
to The Vorwaerts OF Berlin. The
newspaper adds that they have been
replaced by less reliable guards and
that the BoIshevik government ap-
pears to be badly shaken.
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Frankfort Romhad.

London. Aug. 13.-An official eeua-
munication issued by the ministry
last night, dealing with bombing ana
raiding operations, says that despite
the unfavorable weather, British at
tackled an airplane and chemical
works at Frankfort. Other squadrqgs
attacked the railways at Metz aYf@
airdrome at Hagenau. Alsace.
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Huns to Oceupy Petroqrad,

London, Aug. 13.-The Germans
isltaEd to occupy Petrograd, a dis
patch to The Copenhagen Politioken
from Helsingfors. declares the TX
change Telegraph iii the Danish
capital reports. Troops for this pur-
pose are already being brought for
ward to the objective 1t is added.
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Sub Uses Gas.

washington. Aug. 13.-Using pois-
oned gas, a German submarine at
tackled the coast guard station and
lighthouse on Smith Island, off the
North Carolina coast, Saturday
night, the navy department last
night announced. Six men were
overcome by the gas.
The gas was released from oil
spread over the surface of the water
by the submarine.
Three large areas of oil, each larg
er than an acre, grounded near the
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Airdromes Captured.

With The British Army In France.
Aug. 13.-Two enemy airdromes and
more prisoners have been captured
by the allies. The prisoners are
from fresh Prussian and Ravarian
divisions and have been taken DUR
ing the past two hours.
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Destroyer Attacked Sub.

Washington, Aug. 1s.-The Ger
man submarine operating off the
Virginia coast was attacked by an
American destroyer, (which used
17-depth bombs in an effort to get
the raider. The submarine did not
reappear and oil was noticed on the
surface OF the sea.
! The date of the attack was not
given in the report received by the
navy department. The submarine
was sighted at a distance and the
destroyer Immediately dashed full
speed toward her. The German sub
marine submerged. Circling about the
spot, the destroyer launched 15-depth
bombs. When oil was noticed on the
surface, the destroyer put over two
additional depth charges.
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PiAiIaaa AnnihiIatinn.

-. Amsterdam, Aug. IA new man
ifesto advocating the pitiless annihila.
alton Of all counter revolutionaries
has been issued by: Premier Lenine,
says The Renische Westfalisehe
Zeitung of Essen. Peasants retain
ing grain beyond their personal
needs will be arraigned before revo-
lutionary courts as. enemies of the
people. Capital punishment will be
inflicted on Illicit traders.
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Diaaatar IL Proapeet.

Paris, Aug. 13. tHavas Agency
The furious counterattacks which the
Germans continued to launch yester-
day are attributed here to their inn
perative need of holding Chaulnes-
.Roye -Noyon line, the loss of which
would amount to disaster to them.
The counter attacks were all broken.
Germany has been compelled to
call upon Austria Hungary for help
on the western front and Austro-
Hungarian troops are arriving there,
The Echo de Paris says today. These
troops, 1t adds, are being sent to quiet
sectors of the front
General Won Mudra' and General
Liebrecht, who commanded German
armies in the offensive which began
on July Is, have been placed on the
retired list, according to Berne news
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Commanded bv Ruasiar1.

Washington, Aug. 13.-German and
Austrian former prisoners Operating
with the, BoIsheviki in Siberia are
commanded by, the renegade Rus
sian general, Won Taube, who at the
beginning of the war. was removed
from his Russian command on ac-
count of his pro German proclivities.
This information was made public to-
day by a SloVak officer in Washing
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With the American Army IN
France, Sunday, Aug. 11.-Gernan
airplanes dropped bombs on the
American positions on the Woevre
last night without inflicting dana
age. tt @enemy has sent over bal.
looms carrying propagaF Ia for Afnera
lean and French troops.