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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-07
CAPT. BLACK
KILLS EIGHT
WITH A. CLUB
British Officer, Hating Ger
mans for Manning His
NV Child, Takes Revenge.

With the British Armies in France.
Dec. neutrality-suspicious. Of The AS
ISOLATED Press).-The full story of the
heroism Of a British, captain who was
SO moved with hatred Of the Germans
for Gripping his child with a bomb,
that he attacked and killed eight of
them with a club, and. withstood a
sudden German onslaught by his In
spring leadership, had just been re-
ceived. The tale has made the cap
tain's. name a-byword of gallantry and
When the Germans delivered their
tremendous assault against Masnieres
and Marcoing during their general
offensive On November 80. those two
towns Int the territory about them
were being held by a division of Eng
l!sh troops. On the staff of the COM
captain who may be designated as
Captain Black for the purposes of
this narrative:
Black was a nan of long service
n much beloved by all the troops.
He had heen a jovial companion I'M
air raid over England his baby girl
was crippled for life by a bomb. Black
had become bitter against the Ger
mans and had sworn that he would
exact full penalty for the airman's
deed.
The captain little knew when he
turned in on the night of the twenty
ninth of November how soon he would
be able to get his revenge. Next
morning the Germans attacked Mas
nieres in force and the brigade to the
right of the troops holding the town
was forced to fall back. The brigade
IN the town, however; stood firm and
fought the enemy off. Meanwhile
waves of Germans had swept by to
the south of the town and were
swarnling westward. ~ sE% D..
Captain Black came 'out Of his
headquarters south of Marcoing to
find five Germans already in possess
sion of a great dump nearby. So
quickly had the enemy been advanced
that. this was the first intimation that
they, were nearby. Black had in his
hand a heavy walking stick which
was his only weapon Without a mo-
ment's hesitation he charged the
dump alone and beat about him so
f1ercely that he Drained all five OPP
ronents before they recovered from
the surprise. He had made good his
vow. but his york was not finished.
Other Germans appeared west of
Les. Rues. Verts. a. southern suburb of
Masnferes. Black collected all the sig
nallers. cooks, orderlies and other
servants available, and with two COM
panies of regulars delivered an attack
towards Rues Vertes. The Germans
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-07

pieces of uniform, forage caps. great
coats, leggings. army shoes and trench
boots, some of them pierced by bull
lets, some torn by shrapnel and
others shredded by violent contact
with barbed wire.
All of them are covered with lay
ers of mud of varying t~hicknesses and
not infrequently a garment presents a
stain Of an ~indefinable color. always
easily recognized but gotten rid Of
with difficulty. Thest garments re-
iceive special treatment. They are
first thrown into a roeeptacle where
they go through a long and thorough
cleansing before being treated as
other garments.
|; The first operation on the arrival
of a train is the sorting Of the load
into three piles. leather, metal and
cloth. The cloth and canvas go at
once into immense d~isinfecting tanks
that are in operation night and day,
and from there to the laundry. Then
they go to another warehouse where
they are separated into repairable and
unrepairable; here there is a great
deal of ripping to separate trimmings
from garments n to divide the gar
ments themselves int pieces Of as
nearly uniform size as possible to IA
| cilitate their transformation into
comfortable slippers.
The sheepskins are purified by a
sulphur application in the abandoned
vault of an old cemetery nearby
where 5000 Of them are treated each
day, after which they are made phi.
able and ready for wear again by q
beating machine. Some of them are
able to take another turn at the
front but most of them, along with
pieces Of uniform, are distributed
among the assembling stations at the
rear for the equipment Of a%uxiliaries
and among the hospitals for the
clothing of convalescents.
Rags are sold here at the rate Of q
hundred bales per day, weighing ir
the aggregate about twelve tons. Thi.
represents the wear and wastage o,
clothing received at LIE Mans alone
an equal quantity is received at lie!
4 Murlins.
Kettles. braziers,. lanterns. drums
musical instruments and all kinds O.
tools also pass through here on theil
way to Rennes to be dealt with b,
/ special establishments where the per
centage of recuperation is said to b,
very slight.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-07
lBy Harry b. Hunt.l

Washington, Jan. 7.-Are the rank
and file of An,erca's fighters In this
war because they want to be or, be-
cause they have to. be? y Y
Has the response of the nation to
the presidents call to arms been
spontaneous. or has it been forced
only by the enactment of a draft law?
The best answer to these queries
are the figures for enlistment to the
army and navy since war was de.
clared.
Although congress decided almost
Immediately following the declara-
tiontion of war that our fighting
forces should be raised by draft. near
'ly twice as many men have joined
the colors by voluntary enlistment as
have been brought in by the draft.
in army and navy. totaled more than
1.13s,O00. = This in spite of the fact
that no special volunteer recruiting
campaigns have been conducted and
in the face Of repeated announce
ments by the war department that
it preferred the bulk of the army to
be raised under the provisions o. the
draft!
These volunteer forces are divided
as follows:
Regular army. 458,301.
National Guard, $4,000.
Navy, including marines. 299,S13.
Volunteers enlisting in the rcgula,
army between April l.. and December
26. 1917, were 344,199, or 1G1. 301
more than needed to bring vi oil
army organization. up to authorized
'''war strength"
Navy enlistments have been Sc
heavy that the number of men in this
service exceeds the number author.
lied by congress. And enlistments
| still continue at from 200 to 800 pc,
day. These men are being enrolled
and congress will be asked to raise
the authorized strength n>order t:
legalize their enlistment.
Against a total authorized strength
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-07
ENLlSTMENTS PROVE u.s.. IS NOW
i ALIVE TO P0RTENT OF WAR

of 175,ooo, the regular army on De-
cember 26 contained 1917 men. In
addition there were $4,000 naval re-
serves; 16.500 National Naval volun-
teers, formerly known as the Naval
Militia: 1850 marines; 5000 Coast
Guardsmen; 6,12S in the hospital
corps and 15,479 officers.
and officers in the National Guard.
$4,000 were volunteers. $4,000 being
supplied from the draft to fill units
not completed when the guard regi-
! ments were ordered to amp
In addition to these volunteer units,
a new home guard organization is be-
ing formed. which is expected to be
completely filled by volunteers who
have had previous service in the army
or National Guard, but who are not
qualified for service overseas.
This Home Guard is to number APP
proximately $4,000 men, and will be
organized in AZ battalions. Its work
will be the guarding of all water
fronts, bridges, arsenalA. munitions
plants and other places where army
guards are maintained.
The guards will be armed with our
old Krag and springfields, and will
be QUILTED with our old blue uni
forms.
Any mar who has seen service in
the army is eligible for enlistmen:
in this guard, nc matter what his
age. SO long as he can meet the ply.
steal requirements. If the $4,000
are not recruited from volunteers who
have seen service. the ranks will be
brought up to strength from mel
subject to the draft but who have mi
inor defects that force their rejection
for service i'll France. +.
Although since the regulation:
for the draft went into effect Deem.
Der is, no person of draft age Is per
mitted to volunteer. enlistments. ir
the army continue. from men below
or above draft age. at the a o.
about 500 per day in the army anc
200 per day in the navy.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-07
CERMANY'S FEAR OF TRADE y
WAR SEEN IN PEACE OFFERS
About one-half Of this trade was over

About one-half Of this trade wa over
s<"+
It is not a question then Of a de-
liberate economic crushing Of Ger
many.
Nor does the entente rely on the
trade situation alone to bring victory.
The allies are positive of their mill
'tary victory. ooner or later. They are
confident that the German leaders
themselves admit in their hearts the
inevitability Of an ultimate allied VIC
tory. unless the kaiser can -.blun his
foes into a premature peace confer
ence
And they think the threatening
trade situation is then simply a .
pom to hasten Germany's submission.
The allies know that time and eco
nomic pressure are fighting on their
side and they r continually calling
Germany's attention to her Industrial
and commercial fate II she insists On
prolonging the war till the military
issue decides it. @f r
Herald Want Ads Bring TRAsusbs
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-07

This photograph, taken during recent lighting in BELGIUM shows the
telephone operators at a French central steuon made out Il n captured
Germa concrete shelter, caring or two wounded poNu VIII we're struck
in h legs BY shell fragments and missed by he mbulance corps. The
Belgium battle front has Atlantic City faded when, it comes to board
walks. In the foreground is III a. variety, laid over shell holes n
alnnost passa Flanders mud.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-07

Herald w.nt Ads Bring Result,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-14

The start of the airplane service be- tween New York, Philadelphia and Washington was delayed because suit able landing places were not found.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-14
IMPORTANT RAIDS BY
 THE AMERICAN FORCES
Were Carried on Northwest of Toul
 Monday Night.

With the American Army in France, Tuesday, March 12.-(By The Assol ciated Press). The American forces northwest of Foul carried out an i'm portant raid on the German lines on Monday night. The artillery. prepara- tion lasted forty-five minutes and the Americans entered the German de- fences as far as the second line. They found number of German dead from shellfire and some of those who were retreating were shot down.
 The American pioneers accompany ing the infantry blew up enemy dug outs. No prisoners, were taken. chiefly because Of the fact that the Germans did not remain to fight. but ran precipitately at the approach of the Americans. All the Americans re- turned to their own lines, and con- siderable information was secured. |. The American artillery last night completely obliterated a German po- sition, in which two hundred gas pro- jectors had been set up ready for a gas attack. The projectors were dis covered late yesterday in, a photo-
 graph taken from high in the air. As soon as they were definitely To- cated. there was great concentration
 of American artillery fire, and the pro- jectors and the entire position were destroyed. In the last gas attack up l. or American troops only seventy-five projectors were used.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-14
EXPLOSION ON NAVAL SHIP
 KILLED THREE MEN.
Shell Was Exploded While Men Were
 at Target Practice.

Washington, March 1S-A shell ex- plosion on the U. s. s. Von Steuben, which killed three men, was announced late today by the navy department. The shell exploded while being fired.
 The dead are: Emmette Joseph Shields, seaman Hannibal, Mo; Val entine Przybyiski. fireman, 150 Rother avenue, Bl1ffalo.s.N sY.s Eroell William Martin mess attendant, 1912 Chadwick street. Philadelphia, Pa.
 The date of the explosion was not given, nor were there any details in tn departments statement further than that the men were lH1ed by fragments of a shell which burst while being fired.
 It was learned: however. that the explosion occurred while the armed guard of the ship was at target prac- tice. The Von Steuben an army transport, formerly was the famous German raider Kronprinz Wilhelm which was interned at Hampton Road. when she sought safety there after preying upon allied commerce
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-14
Ad!y'lBture
 of Naval R 5erWsts WHEN STEAM KERsHAW
 STRANDED oFFTHE COAST
REMAINS HARD IN SAND
Thirty of a Party of 117 Were Landed by Means of the Brooches Buoy
 Others Taken of by Tug and Patrol
 Boats.

An Atlantic Port, March 1S.-Thirty naval reservists of Q party of 117 had an exciting adventure today when they were landed by means of th4 brooches buoy from the Merchants and Miners Transportation company's steamer Kershaw, which had pushed her nose in between two s;andbars and stuck off the coast near here during a heavy fog. The other S7 reservists and two women and two children, who composed the passenger list were taken off the steamer by tug and patrol boats.
 The kershaw, with a crew of about 40 men sticking to their posts, was still hard in the sand tonight and had about seven feet of water in her hold. The sea was calm and the vessel was in no immediate danger. The hope was expressed that after the leaks in her bottom had been stopped the yes sef could be pI'llea oee with the high tide tomorrow morning.
 Went Ashore al Midnight.
 The Kershaw, which was bound for New England from middle Atlantic port, went ashore at midnight lasE night. When her &edicament was discovered today cosH3t guards rigged up their gun and fired a line across her bow. Later the brooches buoy was put in operation and many of the naval reservists chose this exciting method of rescue to the more prosaie one of being taken off by the fleet oi tugs and .other craft which wo.q standing by The reservists who came ashore in the brooches buoy were sent to their destination by train. Int others and the women and childrer will proceed on the boats which tool them off the KershaW.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-14
SHIPPING WAGE BOARD
 HAS BEEN PETlTloNED FOR
By Employers From Many Sections
 of New England.

Hartford, Conn, March 13.-The ap- pointment of a manufacturer to the shipping wage board was asked in a petition adopted at meeting of em- ployers from many sections of New England here today and forwarded to Washington.
 The employers also adopted and Autographed to the Connecticut rep resentatives in congress a resolution asking that a change in date for pay ment of the excess profits and income taxes be made so that payment shall extend over a period of six months. Clarence E. Whitney, president of the Hartford Employers Association, presided. Among the places repre- sented were: Boston, Providence, Worcester, Mass; Pittsfeld, Mass; Springfield, Mass; Hartford, Meriden, New Haven. Bridgeport, Waterbury, Torrington. Danbury and South Man chester. The manufacturers associa- tions of New Hampshire, Massachu- sets, Rhode Island and Connecticut were aiSo renreSented
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-14
CYCLONE DESTROYED
 AUSTRALIAN VILLAGES
No Estimate of Casualties, But They
 Are Reported Heavy.

Vancouver, B. C.. Mar. 1s.-Severai Queensland, Australia, villages were destroyed by a cyclone Monday. ac- cording to a cable received from Syd- ney. N. s. w, today by the Vancouv- CT World The casualties were re- ported heavy. The cable said:
 "A cyclone swept through north Queensland Monday, the. greatest force being felt in the townships of Babinga. Herberton, Mount Garnet, Cardwen and Cairns.
 "The suffering caused by the wind was particularly severe at Babinga. where number of villages were prac- tically destroyed, houses and barns being toppled over and rolled long distances.
 'The casualties are reported to be heavy, but no correct estimate of the killed or wounded will be availabl9 for several days owing to the disloca- tion of the telephone and telegraph systems. According to reports from trustworthy sources, the district be- tween Cairns and Babinga suffered tremeudously"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-14
GERMAN CASUALTIES IN
 AIR ATTACK ON PARIS
Four Machines Brought Down. - Me chanies and Pilots Killed or Captured.

Paris. Tuesday. Mar. 12-Four Ger man machines brought down anl fif- teen trained aviators. mechanics and pilots killed or made prisoner, were the German casualties in last nights air attack on Paris.
 The raid was attempted on scale of magnitude hitherto unapproached, nine souadrons participating in the at tack Some of the machines followed the rivers Disc and Ourcq, while oth- CTS came along the Creil-Paris and Soissons Paris railroads.
 The percentage of the units that sue ceeded in reaching Paris was small The aerial defense has improved greatly since the time of former raids and many of the German machines were forced back and obliged to drop their cargoes of bombs in vacant fields In the suburbs.
 The American Red Cross was agaic prominent in rendering help to the wounded.
 While the raid upon Paris was in progress, French machines executed 3 counter air offensive upon the enemy 5 aSrdomes from which the German raiders had started. More than three tons of bombs were dropped on the Gothas' landing fields and the proba- bilities seem to be that many of them made disastrous landings upon their return. ---s
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-14

While the entente allies are nib bling at the German lines from the North Sea to Switzerland. but are making little or no serious attempts to break through or to bring about a culminatinc struggle, the Teutonic poHeSs have taken another step in the exploitation of the east.
 The advance guards of the Germans have entered Odessa, the greatest Russian port on the Black Sea, and the center of a great agricultural sec ton. the products of which are de- sired to feed the hungry peoples of the central empires. The German ad- vance through Moldavia and Bessara- ibia has been virtually unopposed.
 With odessa safely in their hands. the Teutous will have access to vast stores Of wheat which can be trans ported overland or by sea to points where it can be readily shipped into Austria and Germany.
 But the capture of Odessa will mean something more-an advance over the route 10 Persia and Afghanistan and possibly India, which is to be follow ei now that the British have severed the famous Berlin and Bagdad route 10 the east.
 The congress of Russian soviets, which was to have convened at Mos COW on Tuesday, postponed it's meet ing until Thursday This gathering may be historic. as it win be asked Co ra.ify or reject the peace forced Epoa the Boishevik peace delegates by the Germans at Brcst l.itovsk. When the congress meets it is prob- abe that the message of President Wilson 10 the Russian people will be read IL is expected to make a pro- found impression upon the assembly
 The American sector in Lorraine which is now definitely iocatedFeast o b-nevilie. is the most active on tn, French front Great artillery combati are being carried out by the Ameri cans who have determined. by raidinl
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-14
RoLsHEvlkl CREW OF
 RUSSIAN SHIP RE5ELLlous
They Were Disarned by a Number of
 Deputies at Norfolk, Va.

Norfolk, Va, March 13.-Members
 of the crew of the Russian steamer Omsk. removed today by Collector of
 Customs Hamilton at the request of
 Captain Edmond Yadvansky because
 Of their Bolshevil5i tendenciec. on be.
 ing paroled today by federal autEori-
 ties, armed themselves and made an effort to take the ship. The American
 armed port guard in charge uf..the
 vessel refused to allow the men
 aboard and police reserves were sent
 tn arrest them
 Before the police arrived, however, the EuSsjan5 detSea the guard and
 boarded the ship without violence.
 Half a dozen port deputies were rush. led te the ship and with the guard searched the Russians and tfseir quar- ters. A large assortment Of firearms and knives was confscateG
 Investigation Ev CQi.ecaac! Hamilton
 revealed that the Russians had sought to put the principles of the Bolsheviki into operation na the ship. demanding that the vessel be operated by a com
 mittee of the crew, with the captain deposed. They also wanted % per
 cent. increase in pay and threatened to land the ships cotton cargo in Russia instead of at Liverpool, to which port it is consigned
 This action followed an outbreak on the ship after she arrived here a week ago three members of the crew at that time driving the American port guacd from the vessel. Force was threatened and the guard one man, was allowed to return unnolest- ed. Captain Yanvosky then called in i Victor E. Gartz. counsel to the Rus sian consulate at New York, for as sistance in settling the trouble, but when no agreement could be reached, Collector Hamilton was asked to in 1 tervene
 After an investigation the collector, acting under the new port regula- tions. issued by Secretary McAdoo, l had the men removed from the ship and delivered to Immigration Inspec-
 tor Morton. All were paid of and the
 ma jority paroled under guard of a federal agent. with the idea of send l ing them back to Russia. It was these men who returned to the ship and armed themselves.
 The three men who made a demon stration against the naval guard were arrested. They are John Bikov, Theo- 1 dore Slenschenker and Alexander Fl l chenko. The first two signed on the vessel at Archangel, Russia. and FL chenko at New York Five others, found to be ineligible to entrance il- to this country under the immigration I laws, also were detained
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-14
HOLLAND IS NEGOTIATING
 WITH U. S. AND ALLIES.
Has Drafted. Note f6r an Economic
 Arrangement.

The Hague, March 13.-The foreign minister, Dr. Loudon, presented to the states general today note explaining the position of the negotiations with the allies for an economic arrange ment. The minister said that since the note was drafted he had received information of the allied governments desire to withdraw their promise to accept the Dutch condition that yes sels sailing in the interest of the al-. lied governments should not be em- ployed in the danger zone.
 The note states that America has agreed to furnish 100000 tons of wheat to Holland before the conclusion of a definite arrangement, on condition tly4t Holland immediately places at the dis. posai of the allies half a million tons of shipping. as if a definite arrange meHt already existed The Dutch gov. ernment is inquiring as to whether it is possible to enter into such a trans action and hopes speedily to arrive at a decision.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-14
TRANSPORT oUARTERMAsTER
 IS UNDER SUSPICION
Edward Otis Placed on Trial in Fed
 eraI Court at Baltimore.

Baltimore, Mar. 13.-Edward Otis, 23 years ed a former quartermaster on an Aberican transport, was today placed on trial before Judge John c. Rose and a jury in the federal district court here, charged with espionage Otis who claims to be a native of Ri- ga, Russia, IS accused of having tam pered with the navigating instruments of the transport while the ship was in the war danger zone
 In opening the case, Assistant Unit ed States District Attorney Latane said that the government expected to prove that on January ii, while the trans port was in the danger zone with few soldiers aboard, but with locomotives and other equipment intended for the army in France. Otis was seen to tamper with what is known as the zigzag clock.
 He explained that the zigzag clock regulates the course of the vessel at tempting to avoid submarines.
 Further, according to the assistant district attorney, Otis made ! false report on the log that would have mis- led the commanding officers about the speed being made in the direction of her landing place in France.