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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-30

London March 49,
The great German offensive way for nine
days. but the result still hangs the balance write and in
spite of the terrific fighting that has taken place and still
and Of the hundreds of thousands Of who have been killed
the situation remains unchanged.
1t will continue to be essentially the whether the
Hun advances further he reaches the railway line
ST. just Compegne the 0ise his victory defeat will still
depend matter how great advance making
upon the three main tactics following
maintenance the trench between the British and
French armies The comparative weakening by losses Of the
enemy's forces in attack and of ours in retreat.
The effect upon the German line Of the impact Of the
main allied when the allied high decides
upon the movement to throw it into action.
regard the first the maintenance Of contact and the
holding of unbroken line which will prevent critical breaking
through by the depends the defensive strength of the
British and French forces with smaller American
Tending line still unbroken and will continue be shown by the
success in keeping that line intact.
The second of these points, that regarding the comparative
rate of losses the only which rough Judgment
be made at The has already thrown into his at
tack something like seveny-ve divisions infantry and
such expense viii m il he fails he stalking everything
rapid He has far lost perhaps the neghbohood
Of oehd of all the infantry he has actually engaged certainly
than quarter also certainly than double and perhaps
nearly three times much the defense spite of their counter
attacks The effect Of this bleeding the
sau and what almost equally important upon remainder of
his line, will be when the allied
and until that all estimate of the results without value
This question Of losses is ns bearing the ultimate result
Of the perhapsthe first and most important fact in the
the result which he obtains his desperate gamble has been lost
He undertaking pay truly gigantic price in dead pressing
his attacks almost without regard to cost and single eye
very rapid decision
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-30
Detroit Air
Man Killed On
French Front

Paris, March 2s.-Phelps Collins. Of
Detroit, Mich. a member OF the La
fayette Flying corps, was killed in an
air night on the. French front on
March 15, it was announced today.
While on patrol duty Collins was
attacked by a number Of German
machines. He drove one adversary
down and then was himself hit, fall
ing inside the German lines.
Collins had been at the front for
about five months and had shot
down two German machines. He was
considered one Of the best atrmen.
Phelps Collins was one Of twenty
four Americans who were commits
stoned in the aviation reserves OF the
American army in France, on rec
Of General Pershlug
last December. He was given the
rank OF captain.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-30
Forcing Main
British Position.

At some time in the afternoon,
which has not been exactly speci-
fed in either the German or
British dispatches, but which
probably was between 3 80 and
S b. m, the Germans reached
and forced that portion of the
British main defensive system
which lay from due west to west
by north Of the town of St.
Quentin and about four miles
from its suburbs. There stands
a lump OF high ground carrying
the ruins Of the village of Hol-
non, with the large Holnon
Wood behind it. On the further
side, to the west again, this wood
falls away through a descent Of
about $50 feet upon a general
slope toward the valley of the
little river Of Omignon. The
main British defensive position
at this point lay right across the
high ground of Holnon and its
wood and traversed the open
fields to the south.
1T was reached and pierced, AS
I have said, and this success up-
on the part 81 the enemy com
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-30
DRISCOLL ENTERTAINS
MANY ON MARKET DAY
state Dairy CommtsaisneF Onterhaun
Tells Farmers 60 Give More At
tenff0m TO Dairy Cattle.

Driscoll. N. D.. March sO.-Driscoii
entertained several hundred visitors
from the surrounding farming terri
tory, Sterling, Arena Mckenzie and
other nearby towns on the occasion Nf
Its first market day for the year d
j. Oskerhaus, state dairy commission
err. made an excellent address advo-
eating more attention 10 the braedinH
Of dairy cattle and support for local
creameries. More than Sc. 900 worth
Of agricultural machinery and other
merchandise was publicly auctione6s
and there were other market day fns-
lures which added to the interest The
day came 10 a satisfactory close with
q community dance aA the UHiHen1l
hall, in which everyone Joined. Ihe
event was made an occasion Tor Csc
celebration OF the FsupeninE o4 Hhf
Driscolt creamery, which has been
taken over and re5uwennted BIZ "a H-
Langley, after several years i02eness.
The new proprietor has established
two cream routes out OF UrieeoIls @a4
prospects for the success uf the enter
prise seem very favorable.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-30
Red Gross To The
Aid of Refugees
From Battle Zone

Paris, Thursday. Marc, ss 7st,. ays.
we're brought In by an American raid
the German advance has been taken
out. Edward Eyre Hunt. American
Red Cross reports 70 Red Cross head
quarters.
Quakers OF the Smith college unit
and Red Cross workers from tie Phil
adelphia unit labored for 4 week IN
der she'll IRE, Mr.. Hunt saws. When
cooperating with the French mi
British authorities, estabIfRhea
chain Of relief stations for refmreeH.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-30
PLEpeE euPPoRT.

Grand Forks. n. D. March 3D.
Representatives OF the Ellxs' COM
u:ittee. the Ad club and Union Com
mercial Travellers. at q banquet held
here. pledged their support % make
final arrangements for the raising oA
$500 for the Salvation Army war
fund
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-30
Forces Available
For the Operation.

The establishment of a Ger
man division at present is, of
course, much less than it was in
the early part of the war, though
the units used in this attack
have probably been somewhat
swollen lately by special recruit
ment from the best of those
used upon the Eastern front.
But if we estimate each division
on an average as having 1000
bayonets, with a total complete
strength, including a very large
new proportion Of artillery. Of
1900 or $4,000, we shall not be
far wrong. This would give us,
then, the following figures:
The total German forces
in France and Belgium,
from 2,252,0O0 to 2,41s,O00
men.
Available for active
operations, from / 10000 to
2,089,000 men.
Opposite the British, ~
$4,000 to 1,245,000 men.
Available for the attack,
from 100000 70 $4,000.
Used ia the first drive.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-30
characteristics
pof the Actual Front.

F4& NA& &A&M@ANN@ = @&@@s
The front which the enemy
had chosen for his attack has
certain characteristics which we
must grasp before going any
further in the discussion of this
action, for on our understanding
of those characteristics depends
our ability to comprehend the
whole vast battle.
FIRST-It is much the widest
front, providing for much the
most extended operations of any
chosen for an offensive by either
side in the course of this war.
Its whole development in a
straight line was not less than
10000 yards, or somewhat over
lforty-three miles. Counting the
sinuosities of the front it was
more like fifty miles. The reason
so large a sector was chosen is
that previous experience has
shown the futility to the attack
ing party Of any partial breach
of the defending line upon mar
row sector; and further, that
lover SO large g stretch Of terri
tory the chances of finding some
weak place or places here and
There, which might be utilized to
broaden out a narrow break in
10 wide rupture we're consider
ably increased.
sECOND-The ground chos-
en is the driest of all that held
by the British between the Val
ley of the Disc and the North
sea. There is here much less of
the impediment to action which
comes from marshes, flooded
sgrounds and the numerous In
6ersecting streams which char
acterize the line above Ypres,
FOR instance. An exceptional
period Of dry weather, lasting
Cor many weeks, had increased
the value to the enemy for his
offensive Of this natural feature,
while with the good luck which
has become proverbial for the
Germans in the matter Of wealth
er, as affecting both their attack
and defence, the drouth contin-
ued during all the first days Of
she attacks, and is yet unbroken.
we must mention, however, In
.this connection, that another
Feature Of the weather has not
'been favorable to him. This is
be dense mists, unusual i'm this
territory at this time Of year.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-30
Seeks to Smash
the British Army.

THIRD-The British alone
were selected to bear the weight
of the blow. 1t was not divided,
as some had expected it would
be, between the French and the
British. The enemy in this mat
ter is calculating upon the fact
that the British had improvised
so very great an army in so
short a time, and that this army
might therefore lack homo
geneity; he has argued that the
British officers and men have
been trained largely for trench
fighting on the offensive. and
would be less able on the defen-
sive, and especially less prepar-
ed to meet conditions in case he
should succeed in breaking
through the trench systems and
restoring open warfare. He is
counting also on the fact that
the specially heavy demands up
on the British man-power, due
to the necessities for ship con-
struction, for civilian supplies,
for the manning of the navy.
and for the industrial work
which Britain does for the whole
alliance, might weaken the pow
er of the British forces. There
is also perhaps a political ele
ment in this choice, which we
cannot gauge-some miscalcula-
ton Of moral effect, some such
miscalculation as the enemy has
made more than once in the
course these campaigns.
FOURTH Much the most I'M
portant feature is the geogra-
phical position in the long line
of the western front Of the sec
tor chosen by the German gem
eral staff. 1t was the southern
half Of the British line which
was especially selected with
these strategical objectss
TO create q rupture
at q point ais near as
possible to the junction be-
tween the British and
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-30

PEELED the rapid retirement of
the whole British line in this sec
tor and a corresponding modifi-
cation of everything to the north
in order to preserve the line I'M
broken. All the northern sectors
had been held thoroughly, and
the line may therefore be regard
ed as piyoting, on account Of the
enemy's success at Holnon, up
on a sort of hinge, which lay east
of Arras, and as swinging back
through an angle of about 20 de-
grees. This local break-thrOugh
(which, of course, must not be
confused with a general rupture
of the line as a whole) involved
also a larger capture of prison
.ers and guns than the enemy had
attained on the day before or
than he attained in other parts
Of the field on this day.
When on Saturday morning
the fighting was resumed it COW
cred the great road leading from
Arras through Bapaume and
Peronne to Ham and to the Disc
river. The enemy could claim in
his report of Saturday afternoon
$4,000 prisoners-that is to say,
$1,000 more than his original
capture on Thursday-and a to-
tai Of 400 guns.
Standing on the
Line Of the Somme.
We were not told, of course,
where the next stand would be
made after this retirement, but
the map clearly indicated the
upper valley Of the Somme, south
of Peronne as a portion of the
next British defensive line, and
here on Sunday the line was dis
covered to be. 1t covered Pc
rome on Sunday. morning, Bap-
sume and all the road from
Bapaume to Arras, lying there
fore very nearly due north and
south from Arras, abandoning
Ham to the enemy and every
where being in the completely
devastated region created by the
battle of the Somme in 1916 and
the German ravaging Of the
country during their retreat Of
1917.
During Sunday the Germans
forced their way into Peronne
and could claim before the close
Of the day, with all the pieces
found upon the abandoned
600 guns. But the char
acter Of the British retirement
to the eastern line is best evil
denced BY the number of prison
ers, which during forty-eight
hours had swollen the total
claimed by the Germans by not
more than a further 5000.
Losses
ExaCted Of Enemy.
Tuesday fighting was marked
by the continuance Of the re-
treat beyond the Somme and by
the fact that the French began
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-30
Maximum Losses
Exacted Of Enemy.

Tuesday fighting was marked
by the continuance Of the re-
treat beyond the Somme and by
the fact that the French began
To take over The southern end of
the line Of battle SO that the Brit
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-30

Though they may have helped
him in concealing his concen-
trations, they have retarded his
Opportunities for attack in the
morning, especially on the sec
ond and third days of the main
operation, hampering his air
craft service, as well as direct
observation Of field and artillery
officers.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-30
English War Writer For The
Forum Says Germans Haze Used
SeUenty-fiUe Divisions in DriUe
(Ry HILAIRE sELLoc)

Author Of Elements the Brtas distinguished
military
Copyright 191sThe Tribune
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-30

To create 8 rupture
at a point as near as
possible to the junction be-
tween the British an d
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-25

Of the school. Psrsnts end friends Of
the pupils attended shs soeiaL Pupils
bought tl2l worth of thrift stamps Al
a special sale held In connection with
the social.
The Washington school has given an
entertainment Tor, the benefit Of the
junior Red Gross. The program con.
sisted Of several interesting features.
Since the sale Of thrift stamp, and
war savings stamps was begun In the
Eugene Fields school on January 2o
stamps to the value Of sl02J have been
sold.
The annex teachers Of the Lee school
enjoyed the baked apples OF the do
nestle science classes and teachers sent
to them las, Friday afternoon.
Mss Hall, the kindergarten teacher
Of the Washington school will take care
Of children from until o'clock on
Tuesdays, so that the mother, will have
an opportunity TO work with the Red
Cross unit At the school.
Several Spanish. speaking pupil, en-
tered the Washington school recently
The eighth grade girls Of the domes-
nc science department Of the WMhlns-
ton school served luncheon 70 the com.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-25

Wilken Mercer, treasurer, Juanla
Young and secretary, Ruby Hayes
The girls Of the Hawthorne school
are enjoying bll,tsring their hands on
new swings.
Miss Eagin's room composed Of the
IA and SB classes have decided TO have
a school publication called The Red
Cross" and all money taken In by the
paper will be given 10 the Red Gross
society. The official staff Of the news.
paper Is as follows editor, Vilmer
Clark; business manager Henry
Doughty; Auoelstsd editors, Ruth
Love, Robert GuernAtd and Rebeeea
Lamb printer Hurley Slit
John Davis Of Miss Myrtl, Pooltb
8-b class OF the Lee school Is absent
on account Of Illness In hi, family.
Twelve girls Of the upper grades Of
the Lee school danced the Virginia
reel al a pie supper held Friday night
TO raise money for the Red Cross.
The third grade boys and girls oI
the Franklin school are very much In.
teres,ed in their knitting for the Red
Gross.
Eugene Carrier Of Miss Mae Boz
dimes IA class Of the Lee school Is the
second one Of that room having a
baby bond.
Miss Rosslngton's room Of the Haw-
,horne school has recently had the
honor Of having the flag for the best
spelling average.
Red Gross collections, In room
thirteen OF the Lee school amounts 70
S25 that room also has bought $l77S
worth Of thrift stamps.
Miss Duff. the first grade teacher,
and Mi" Boyack, the fourth grade
teacher OF the Franklin school, have
been out on account Of Illness.
At a penny social held in the Eugene
Fields school Thursday noon $50 was
raised for the junior Red Cross chapter
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-25
HAVE ROSY CHEEKS
AND FEEL FRESH AS
A DAlSY-TRY THIS!
Gays glass Of hot wstsr with
phosphate before breakfast
Saashes out polsons,

To see the tinge OF healthy bloom
in your face, to see your skin get
clearer and clearer, TO wake up with
out a headache, backache, coated
tongue or a nasty breath, in fact to
feel your best day in and day out, Just
try inside bathing every morning for
one week.
Before breakfast each day, drink a
glass of real hot water with a teaspoon
ful OF limestone phosphate in II as a
harmless means OF washing from the
stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels the
previous days indigestible waste, sour
bile and toxins; thus cleansing,
sweetening and purifying the entire
alimentary canal before putting more
food into the stomach. The action
of hot water and limestone phosphate
on an empty stomach is wonderfully
invigorating. 1t cleans out all the sour
fermentstions, gases and acidity and
gives one a splendid appetite for break
fast.
A quarter pound Of limestone phos-
phate will cost very little at the drug
store but is sufficient TO demonstrate
that Those who are subject to con-
stipation, bilious attacks, acid stomach
rheumatic twinges, also those whose
skin is sallow and complexion pailid,
that one week of inside bathing will
have them both looking and feeling
better in every vsy, (Adv.)
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-25

school but also four economics classes
Of grade schools. Sewing for Belgian
refugees will be started this morning.
Miss Helen Allison Of the high school
is in charge OF the work.
The boys In the manual training
classes OF the high school will begin
making boxes today, which shall be
used to ship the articles made by the
home economics classes to Belgium.
The following pupils OF Miss Helen
Burnham's room OF the Lee school are
absent on account OF illness Mildred
Davis, Kenneth and Earnest Richmond
and Inette Straw.
Kitty Webb of the Lee school who
has been out Of school for some time
on the account OF illness, has returned.
The first grade Of the Franklin
school furnished the patriotic program
for Patrons club, February %.
Harry Neuffer, Lawrence Sharpness
and Earl Emerson of Miss Helen Burn
hams 8B and A classes OF the Lee
school now have baby bonds,
There is rivalry among all the classes
OF the high school as to which shall
have the most members belonging to the
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-25
STOP CATARRH! OPEN
h0STRlLS AND HEAD
Says Cream Applied In Nostrils
Relieves Head Colds nj Once.

II your nostrils are clogged and your
head is stuffed and you can't breathe
freely because of cold or eatarrh, just
get a small bottle OF Ely's Cream Balm
at any drug store. Apply little Of
this fragrant, antiseptic cream into your
nostrils and let il penetrate through
every air passage Of your head, sooth-
ing and healing the inflamed, swollen
mucous membrane and you get instant
relief.
All! how good It feels. Your nos
trils are open, your head is clear, no
more hawking, snuffing, blowing; no
more headache, dryness or struggling
for breath. Ely's Cream Balm is just
what sufferers from head colds and ca
tarrh need. It's a delight. (Adv)
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-25

s.,:s Y! 4 ~ sssid q .ssu
Wsdnssesv jl5ilfa "a .,'.''<2
Ths Msis school ssisbtsssd ~ -
tons birthday on Friday svesIaG Z
the sehool ave jts snnupI nusjs1), q
year The Melting Pot" ~ ~
and Msor Bfswn msds ps(sleth
dresses w. ~
Al aoon Friday tks ~ajss sul1
body Of the CuIberssoe psAo1 go
bled In front Of the bglIdlh0 ~
patriotic songs. At ths siose q
exercise the pupils and tsashsse o
the large FLAG which was IlostIoG
the pole on the grounds. n
Miss Ruby Bodins h Kanses
has been visiting her sIstes.
GsorgiA Bodins, the sseca1
teacher Of the Franklin schoof m 4
The seventh grade boys Of ~ NJ
ington school are gong TO mAke "
houses 90 manual training. NJ
Representatives Of tho G. A, \. =
tied the Culbeftson school Fri6ev M
made patriotic speeches In honor Z
Washington's birthday. The eeGuu
tee was composed Of L. Thomas, a. {
Ritz and r. z. Reardon Mr.. Rsae1
made the principal addresses Of
afternoon. H
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-25

Miss Josie Renfrow's first grade Of
the Lee school now has fourteen Red
Cross members.
Jefferson school has an attendance
Of 67s pupils who are all Red Cross
members.
Miss Katherine Davis, teacher At
the Jefferson school, was called to
Marceline, Mo, on account OF the sick
ness of her mother, Miss Davis re-
turned Wednesday reporting her mother
improving and resumed her work Thurs
day
The pupils of the Washington school
are enrolling in the city garden club.
This week closed the campaign for
Junior Red Cross membership and the
Culbertson school was in the 100 per-
cent membership list The children are
enthusiastic about the junior Red Cross
work and ample time for this work will
be arranged in the daily program OF
the teachers.
Every member OF the Hawthorne
school now belongs to the Patriotic
league.
Lee school boasts of a cartoonist OF
no mean ability in their seventh grade.
He Is Chester Holland.
The Patrons club of the Bryant
school met Friday afternoon in the
kindergarten room. The entire school
sang in patriotic songs. They dis
cussed their Red Cross work The
school has a membership OF AIS Elsie
Blevins told an original story about
George Washington. The Rev. Phil c,
Baird of the First Presbyterian church
addressed the meeting in the interest
of thrift stamps. The club plans to
demonstrate food substitutes and the
need of conservation OF food. Tea and
waters we're Served,
The high school now has service
flag of 263 stars. The Nautilus club
furnished the material with which the
flag was made. Mary Fielder, Gladys
Gillette. Elizabeth Connollee, Eleanor
Barnes and Viola Jayne made the flag.
The flag was presented to the school
last Thursday morning by Gladys
Gillette and was unfurled by Mary
Robinson and Margaret Miller II is
one Of the largest in the city, measuring
six by nine feet. In addition to the
presentation of the service flag Thurs
day morning, the school enjoyed a
government moving picture, Making
of a Soldier"
The s B class Of the Culbertson
school rendered an excellent literary
program Friday afternoon. Literary
societies have been organized in the