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OFFICIAL REPORTS OF THE BATTLE

LONDON July Foowng the official of the fighting
in France:
FRENCH (NIGHT)-The battle begun yesterday between the
Asne and the day violence
enemy reactng along the whole line with
tempt progress Despite
advance over the greater part Of the front.
On the left maintained the plateau southwest
and in the region of Chaudun In the advance exceeded
three kometers certain points along the line of VauXCas
Vlerselon and Noroysuroucq On the right
cued after bitter fighting the plateau northwest
height north of Courchamps advanced beyond Tory
The number of prisoners up present
10000 including Colones with their chiefs
captured more than $50 including battery of 2
FRENCH (DAY)-Between the Asne and the Marine
troops surmouning enemy was
creased by realized sensible
the close Of yesterday The number of prisoners being
augmented The battle continues with violence along the whole
front
West of Rheims south of the Marine yesterday
by vigorous
of the outskirts of Oeuily.
To the north of the Marine made progress the
Wood and the COuon Wood and carried line komeer
the westward
Further the Italians Moulin
quered ground in the region of Bouily
In the of these actions the French four
thirty machine and 400 prisoners
Between Mondder and Noyon and also in the Woevre region
in raids against the German lines we captured 100 prisoners
GERMAN (NGHT)on the battlefield between the Aisne and
the Marine fresh by the French break through lines
failed with heavy losses to the enemy.
GERMAN (DAY)-The battle has up again between
the Asne and the Mae There the French their long
expected counter offensive BY the employment OF extremely
strong quadron of tanks they succeeded at first penetrating
by front infantry artillery isolated
points and in pressing back our line.
Afterward line divisions, together with
has been held in readiness frustrated the breaking
through
Toward midday French the line southwest
Neu northwest Chateau Therry defeated
In the afternoon partial attacks Of the
whole of the broke against
Enemy columns which endeavorng reach the battlefield
the objectves Of successful battle planes
the south of the Marine the French
of July 1911 have only directed partial attacks southeast
Mareu which repuised the Marine
Rheims the fighting activity opera
Enemy attacks the Bots du Roi and both
Pourcy broke down
We have captured prisoners successful northwest
Troesn the Suppes and both sides Of Pehes The
Der of brought the 18th
BRITISH (NIGHT)By successful minor operation carried
by this morning in the Bailul Scottish
tured the village Meeren gaining all detectives taking
800 prisoners with namber Of machine guns
Under Of this operation Australian pushed
line forward short distance south of Meren
than eighty prisoners and ten machine guns.
We also obtained prisoners
patrol encounters in the Neppe Forest sector
BRITISH (DAY)-Hostie raids driven during the
night the Ver Bretonneux Morancourt
ed out successful raids the neghborhood Bucquoy
and Locre and captured a few prisoners.
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which had ragged in furious fashion ali
through the night.
Too much hope should not be butt
upon the fact that our men nave made Ii
good initial advance. as il H. known that
the enemy's forward positions have been
held hut lightly. II remains II fact how
ever, that our attack was over a large
front, and that front protects the
enemys flank. giving II AN importance
which We may be certain the German
higher command would not undervRlue.
Attacks "seIf-suDportina."
1t viii be recalled that the allied local
attacks between the Marine and the
Aisne almost went OFF Themselves" dur
ing June and the early part of July, u
fact which may be attributed TO the cir
cumStanCe that the enemy WAS very busy
preparing his Marine offensive.
l." ih, mem was engaged else
where a whole series of French counter
attacks were caeried out between the
Marine and the Aisne. apparently with
only slight opposition. The attacks
were invariably successful. setting back
the German line an appreciable distance.
A few days ago | was talking to a
French General who had been most
intimately connected with these French
attacks. and he remarked that they were
carried by their own weight
II such tactics We're successful on a
small scale there was no reason 10
suppose they wouldn't work out equally
well on larger plan. n view that evil
IDENTIFY has been accepted by the French
General staff
At any rate the new allied offensive
is bound t" int srfere seriously with the
German drive on the Marine, The Ger
man troops there are In precarious
position, with only n narrow strip Of
territory and that under constant and
harassing FIRE from French and Ameli-
can guns
1t certainly would nut the Ger
mans In an awkward position II they
were forced 20 move back 10 the north
bank OF the Marne-~a situation that
Is not at all unlikely
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GEN. MANClN SEEKS
CONTROL OF ROADS
Possession Will Innperil Ger
man Hold on the Marine.
Special Gable Despdfch to THE Sun from the
London Tjsnes
COPYRIGHT. 1918: oil rfghfs r<serrsd.


London Times.
COPYRIGHT. 1915: oil rfghfs r<serred.
PARIe- July 1S.-The ultimate objec-
uyes Of the French and Americans now
carrying out their offensive between
Scissors and Chateau Thierry are the
roads-motor and rail--runnine north
and south between the Aisne and the
Marine.
Immediately north Of Oulchy Cha
teau lies a highland constituting a water
shed between the two rivers. The coun-
try on each side OF this watershed Is
cut by innumerable streams which flow
easily down the soft undulations, with
here and there sharper valley. espe-
cislly along the Ourcq, which feeds the
Marine
Gen. Mangin's counter attack started
In the fringes Of Villers- Cotterets forest,
which in peace time was a charming
sylvan glen north OF the Ourcq. The
country is comparatively clear of thickly
wooded areas, and has many good roads.
1t is such country. in fact, that would
lend itself admirably to the employment
OF mobile artillery and tanks.
South Of the Ourcq the country Is
by big roads and railways. but the whole
country follows more or less the undula-
lions OF the main road from Scissors to
Chateau Thierry which, rising sharply
from the Marine. drops down again sud
denly into the valley OF the Ourcl then
rises slightly through the gentle hills
until it drops suddenly into the steep
valley OF the Aisne al Scissors, which
has, Immediately to the southwest, a
SERIES OF plateaus known as Montagnes
de Paris These. with the correspond
ing plateaus, Montaene de Rheims on
the southeast, dominate the town.
The biggest French advance from
otrateg!cal point of view was made at
the northern extremity. In the direction
OF scissors the plateau immediately
dominating the town from the southwest
was carried. Along the line between
Scissors and Chateau Thierry marked
by Fierzy. Nillers Noroy. Marty. Haute-
yesnes. BelLsau Wood and Bouresches
the Allies penetrated so deeply that the
French were enabled to employ their
cavalry.
If the French get to Sossons the Sois-
sons-Chateau Thierry salient will become
untenabe to The Germans; but the
French are we'll schooed I'm the fluctu-
ating fortunes of war, and while they
are prepared to believe In miracles since
the first battle of the Marine they are
willing to- let belief follow in the foot
steps OF accomplishment.
Nevertheless the most moderate and
cautious critics see, in the success with
which the Germans have been brought
to standst!n east Of Rheims and along
the Marine, and in the brilliant advance
OF the French and Americans under Gen.
Mangin ample proof that the Allies are
able to discontinue the practice of ac-
ceptlng s,ratesicai dictatlon from tire
enemy.
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been made to refrain from mentioning
the Americans since the campaign In the
German newspapers belittlirs the Amer
leans as fighters, whether in large num-
bers or small.
Champagne Front secure.
The French have no further anxiety
In regard to the front In the Champagne
II should be noted, however, that only a
very small part of the reserves OF Prince
Rupprecht on the Somme and Ypres
fronts have been sent to the Crown
Princes assistance, and It is believed
here. that the German strategy will take
the form of launching a big attack
against the British front in those dis
tricts.
1t is possible. on the other hand. and
is regarded as probable by some experts
here. that Gen. Foch will anticipate such
move by the Germans and begin q
great counter attack on the Somme front
very soon. utilizing the British and
American troops. who are chafng more
or less under their inactien.
Likely to strike Eirewhsre.
Looking at the problem from the Ger
man point of view. 1t would seem Inn
probable that an excellent strategist
like Gen. Ludendorff will throw good
money after bad" and continue his fu-
tile attempts on the Marine and Cham
payne fronts. but. keeping SUFFICIENT
troops there to prevent disaster, he is
more likely to concentrate every avail
able man pm some other sector.
The German failure on the Marine is
likely. In the British view. to accelerate
an enemy blow against another part of
the Allies front. which logically would
be the British sectors. However, the
Germans have used up large part Of
their reserve divisions therefore. the
next blow will be less serious. At the
same time it is pointed out here that
the Allies are not out of the wood yet
and that the successes OF the present
week. while most encouraging, are as
yet not decisive.
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has been more stubborn than at most
other points Behind Chouy, called
BouIsson de Cresnes, the edge OF VII
lers-Cotteret forest was still strongly
held by enemy machine gun detach-
ments at 10 o'clock In order not TO
delay the general advance the French
troops werk ordered to march past II
north and south, and when In this way
II was practically surrounded unit
Of American infantry who never be-
fore had been under fire was ordered
to clean II up When they had An
Ished the job they brought back twenty
nine prisoners. all that was left alive
n the garrison.
In the same district body of troops
in crossing the River Savieres, which
flows into the Ourcq at Troesnes, waded
through. breast deep, under heavy ar
tillery fire, singing choruses as they
foundered across.
In the early morning the Sky was
gray and there was a certain amount OF
fog, which at first hampered tho work
OF the tirmen. hut the fog soon cleared
away and by seven the airmen were en-
8aged In reporting the various stages
of the advance. which in this southern
sector was the quickest In the centre,
south OF Passy en- Valos, where the
enemy soon was driven from the pla-
teaus north and south OF the villages.
the troops were pressing toward the
Neuilly front
Cavalry Have TheiraChnnce.
Early in the day the infantry. thanks
10 the cavalry accompanying them, had
reached and passed their detectives The
employment Of tanks and the secrecy
OF the manpuvre was aided by IL piece
Df In he f.,l,
came up in the night The tanks hap
pened to be charging UP with petrol
and moving forward their stations just
when the noise OF the thunder was
loudest and they were able TO go on
their way unheard.
As regards the cavalry. they have
come into their own. In other words
they are fighting on horseback for AL
most the first time since the early days
OF the war, and the spectacle they
presented AZ they rode eastward along
the valleys debouching from the forest
WAS IL sight for sore eyes.
One body Of them Is reported TO have
been seen by our airmen at . o'clock
fighting in the streets of a village so
far beyond our original front, and the
lines laid down In last nights COM
munique, that ! refrain from giving
It's name. although | believe that later
coH"'uhlauss VIII prove 'ha' my IN
'o,nla'ion 10 eorreet ~
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Torov p"ssair.. comr,.h.,no. ana ,o',
Farm all had been takSn Two counter
attacks by German reserves, one from
northeast and one from east OF the vii
lagos, had been repused
Many villages Are Taken.
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,ar'',',a 'oma'u 'ne nu''p ''e rrencn
vi 80 " "sne nv .he san'e sureess' ana
m,..,"ut ,i,.n..o.'ams "ns NOR, names nu-
Nv , tn,"s.s me,e assn, ~ enough
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Zep. lin Falls In Flames,

AMSTERDAM, July ia Zeppelin fell
In flames at the German frontier near
Daiheim on Monday evening, the Rot.
terddmsche CouranS announces TO-DAY
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PARIS, July l9.-The Congress of the
General Confederation of Labor adopted
last night, after Il long and animated
discussion, by a vote of sos to 223. n
resolution approving the adoption by the
leaders OF the confederation of the peace
son. W."
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MADRID, July l9.--Intervention by
King Alfonso as brought reprieves to,
eight Belgians condemned 10 death by a
German court at Brussels. This an
nouncement 10 made by the Foreign
Once.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-13
new PROJECTS
FOR ARMY ARE
MADE KNOWN
Many Plants, Depots, Hos
pitals, ETC., to be Built at
Cost of $26s, 65o,000.

Washington. Feb. 13.-Many new
construction projects for the army.
including munition plants, ordnance
depots, storage plants, port terminals,
hospitals, aviation work, canton
ments and housing were disclosed in
a statement given the senate military
committee yesterday by the war de-
partment. The work will cost a total
Of $26S. 650,000 and, while some of
the projects had been announced be-
fore. In most cases the location and
cost had not been given.
The statement shows that S37,OO0.-
900 will be. spent in building a gas
making plant at Edgewood, N. j..
while forty interior storage depots
to cost an aggregate Of 100000 900
are to be erected and at unnamed
new cantonment, the location Of
which was not given, $46,000.0 900 will
be expended.
depots are to be bull:
on the south Atlantic coast and at
some seaport" at a cost of $4,000
900 each and n on the middle At
lantic coast, at a cost of $4,000, 900.
An ammunition depot at 'some sea-
port" is to cost $7.500,00o and a like
sum Is to be expended for an ord
nance depot in central Pennsylvania.
Hospitals for soldiers suffering
from tuberculosis are to be built at
Denver. Colo, and Asheville, N. c.,
lat a cost of 100000 each and $12,-
100000 is to be spent on hospitals at
30 army training camps.
A division cantonment for the reg
ular army is to cost $4,000, 900 but its
location was not given. 1t may take
the place of the regular army train
ing camp at Charlotte. N. c., which
soon is ito be abandoned hecause of
the unsuitability of the ground on
which it is located.
Eight millions will be spent on a
port terminal at Boston, Mass. and
SIC, 200, 900 onsa similar terminal at
Charleston. S. C. Two millions are
provided for three powder bag load
ing points at sites not yet selected.
For housing for the shipping board
to relieve congestion in shipyard
communities the department plans to
expend $4,000. 900. This will repre-
this purpose provided in a bill which
passed the house today. In addition
to this, $4,000 will De expended al
Newport News. Va, for housing the
negro stevedor regiments engaged
there in loading vessels.
Another item is hat Of $250,00t
for a. high explosive plant at Sandy
Hook. L. I.
of cantonment division and othe,
construction jobs, also submitted
ing that in addition to the new
work, his bureau has charge of con
%struction now in progress calling fol
an expenditure of $135, 900. 900. max
ing the total for present and future
work $404, $4,000.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-13
STONE DECLARES
RAILROADS WERE
NOT PREPARED
This is Reason Given For
Freight Congestions in
the East.

Washington. Feb. BLACK of
preparation by the railroads to meet
the winter weather was the aus of
the great traffic congestion, Warren
S. Stone, grand chief of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, today
told the railroad wage commission, in
asking for a minimum wage of Sc a
day and penalty time and q half for
overtime.
/, Many roads went into the winter
with no provision for taking care Of
their motive power,' he said. There
were no doors on roundhouses. no
means of heating. I know instance
where 25 to 80 engines were kept
burning all night, using perhaps one
ton of coal each an hour to keep
them from freezing"
Long hours worked by railroad men
Mr.. Stone denounced as a menace to
public safety. He said a majority of
yards were working on an s hour shift
until the movement was begun for
increased wages when the work was
heightened to enable the railroads to
show larger amounts paid to employ
es. More than half the engineers OF
the country receive less than $3.50 a
month, he said.
Employment of women in the place
of men also was condemned by Mr.
Stone. He said women now were be-
ing used as engine wipers, cinder
shovelers, lumber pliers, freigh,
truckers and for other dirty and
heavy work although he declared
there were plenty of men to fill such
positions.
Wage increases approximating 80
Ia per cen and which Secretary Lane
hurriedly estimated would cost the
railroads $S2, 200, 900 annually were
asked by ]. A. Franklin, speaking
for $4,000 members of shop unions
He said the increases also. should ap.
ply to 100000 %non-union men not in.
cluded in Secretary Lanes compute.
tiOn.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-13
North Dakota's Greatest
4C1assified Section
City Briefs

Lindsay Passes-According to atlst.
ter received today by City Auditor
H. Alexander, Gordon Lindsay;
of this city, has passed his
as a military aviator
with honors at Austin, Tex. MI. Lind
say expected to be sent to either
Houston or Dallas for practical fly.
ing exercise. almost Immediately.
Registration Ends-Chief 81 Police
j. W. Lowe. who is chief registrar
of enemy aliens in this city, an
nounces that he will be at his ONCE
late tonight for the purpose Of regis.
tering any German citizen, according
to the presidents proclamation, who
may have neglected to appear for
that purpose. The registration ends
tonight, and those enemy aliens who
do not register before midnight are
liable to punishment.
Dodd Is in Town-E. G. Dodd. 4
representative of the Gerlach-Bark.
low company Of Joliet, ILL.,, and To-
ronto, Ont. Is in the city today IN .
short ~usiness visit.
License IAued-County Judge u.
x. Hassell today issued a, marriage
license to John Mclean Of Johnstown
and Daphene Clarke Wilton OF For
est River.
Garben in Navy-The local draft
board has received ofncial notiaca.
ton that Herbert Garben Of this cny
has enlisted in the United States navy
at the Minneapolis recruiting station.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-13
PRESSURE ON
JOHNSON TO
AVOID BREAK
Equity Society May Pre-
serve Peace with Non
partisan League.

Valley City. N. D.. Feb. 13.-Ths
Society Of Equity opened the eleventh
annual convention here this morning
after prominent Equity leaders had
spent several hours in conferences
with NJ. P. Johnson. president Of the
society, in an effort to avoid any
break between the Equity and tho
Nonpartisan forces. For some time Il
has been rumored that johnson would
open up in the convention with an 1T.
tack on the Nonpartisan league. In.
sisting hat the Equity maintain its
entire independence Of the league.
Several Equity men. interested In pre-
serving peace. conferred with Johnson
for several hours last night and again
this morning. but no announcement Of
the result has been forthcoming.
At the morning session the only
business transacted was the reading
of the minutes Of the last convention
and the appointment Of creditials CONF,
mittees. About one hundred dele
gates are here and the convention win
continue for two or three days.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-13
ORDER TO EXAMINE AOCOU1TT1.
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,).

ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS.
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,l
County Of Grand Forks
IN COUNTY COURT .
In the Matter Of the Estate of Sven
Drengson Roislahd. also known as S.
d. Roisland,. Deceased:
On reading and fling the petition Of
Title Roisland, administrative, of the
estate Of Sven Drengson Roisland. also
known as S. D.. Roisland, deceased, rep
resenting among other things. that she
has fully administered said estate, and
praying that a time and place be fixed
for examining and allowing the account
OF her administration, and for the assign
ment Of the residue of said estate to
II IS ORDERED, That said account
be examined and petition heard. by the
judge of this court on Saturday, the End
day Of March, A.. D.. 1918, at 10 o'clock
a. M. at Grand Forks. in said county.
AND 1T is FURTHER ORDERED,
That notice hereof be given to all per-
sons interested, by publishing a copy Of
this order or a citation for four sue
cessfve weeks prior to a day OF hear
ing. In the Grand Forks Herald, a daily
newsDaper, printed and published at
Grand Forks in said county.
Dated at Grand Forks, N. D., this 2Sth
day Of January, A. D..191S.
By the Court.
L. X. HAssELL,
HARRY L. SCHwAM,
Attorney for, Administrators.
(Jan 80. Feb. 6-l3-30)
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-13
81 AIR RAIDS
ON GERMANY
in JANUARY
Berlin Statement Says Little
Material Damage was
Done. !.

Berlin, (via A~msterdam), Feb. Is.
airplanes made thirty-one
air raids on German territory in the
month of January, says an official
statement issued today by the German
office. AS a result Of these air
attacks, the statement adds, five per-
sons were killed and nine wounded.
Insignificant material damage was
done. The text Of the statement
reads:
THE enemy made thirty-one at
tacks on German territory during
January. Fifteen of this number
were made on the Lorraine and
industrial districts. Tho
towns raided included Ludwigshaven,
Freiburg, Trier (Treves. Friederichs-
haven, Rastatt, Offenburg, Mann.
helm and Karlsruhe.
although the number Of attacks
compared with those Of the previous
month was considerably increased ow-
ing to the favorable weather, the
damage and losses fortunately were
smaller. Five persons were killed
and nine wounded. The material
damage was insignificant. There was
no interruption of work worth mem
tioning.
1.-The enemy lost four airplanes dur.
ing these attacks"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-13
NOTICES
sHERHF's EXECUTION HALE.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, That.
under and by virtue of an execution to
me directed. issued out of the District
court of the First Judicial district OF
Grand Forks county. on a Judgment rem
dered and docketed IN october 5th. 1916.
in said court in an action therein pend
ing, where in Bank of Modena, a cor
poration. is plaintiff and Northern Fire
& Marine Insurance company, a corpora
ton, is defendant, in favor of said plain
tiff and against said defendant for the
on October 4th. 1917. duly assigned to
a estate t.: Of n. M. Belgium, deceased, did
on the 21st day of January. 1918. levy on
all right. title and interest which the
said defendant a in and to the follow
ing described. real property, and which
levy included all the right, title and in
October 9Th, 1916. the date Of such
judgment, to-wit:
for t9ef en-" 'f45,. Bulge "IS l & Eshelm n:Efs
Third Addition to the city of Grand
Forks, county Of Grand Forks. and that
I. the undersigned, as sheriff of said
Grand Forks county, will sell the above
bidder for. cash at public auction at the
front door of the court house. the same
being the Fourth street entrance thereof.
in the city of Grand Forks, county Of
Grand Forks. North Dakota, on the 23rd
day Of February, 1918, at two O'Clock
p. M, to satisfy the said judgment and
interest thereon and the costs and ex-
penses of sale. ,
Sheriff of Grand Forks County, n. D..
(Jan. $3.50, Feb. 6-13-20)