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1 Givenchy, so he might establish himself
| firmly here and protect his left flank
/ while he pushed westward toward Haze
/ broucll.
/ The British retirement east Of Ypres
the extent Of which has been vague
now seems to have been explained by
the German War Office Berlin am
nounced that the British have been
driven behind the Steeubeck This small
stream flows into the St Jean River
at the town Of that name, mile cast Of
BiXschoote. Its course extends in a
comparatively straight line between St
Jean and st, Julien, distance OF about
three miles aud q half in line from
northwest to southeast
Al ST. Julien the Stcenbecl IS formed
by the junction Of two branches Of the
Haanebeck creek. The western branch
rises about a mile and half south Of
HCnnebeke and flows northwestward to
st. Julien.
Through rain squalls and cutting
northcaster the Germans kept up their
pressure on the Lys front today. ac.
cording TO a dispatch from the British
armies in Flanders.
Evidence Of the Importance Hnden-
burg attaches to the hills southwest Of
lpres is shown in the presence of ll7th
\
pine Corps in the sector from Mont Kem-
mel to Bailleul "a front Of three milesD.
Every man Of these units is from the
German hill country and Won Bernhardt.
vino Is in command from Wytschaete 10
Bailleul Is renowned as a hill fighter.
The assaults south Of the Nieppe
forest reveal the necessity for the Ger
mans enIargng the salient of the main
enemy thrust toward Hazebrouck Pris-
oners declare the CroSs-lrc Of the British
guns created a bulge IN the salient be-
fore St Nenant, irhicting heavy casual
ties there
The German troops, themselves under
fed, are surprised at the quantity and
quality OF captured British food which
IN" only decent ratious they
have had In many months. The prom
Use Of more similar food Is a spur to
the Germans. This is illustrated IN a ,
letter, taken from a captured officer of
the Alpine corps In which he said
IT We advance we will surely take
enough booty We have made up our
minds not to plrnder ruthlcssly. That
G the beauty OF the whole thing We
Alpincrs understand our business"
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EPlDEMICS ARE SUBSIDING
Measles and Whooping Cough Dis.
appearing in Camden County

Collingswood, y. j., April ~. -- Tho
epidemic Of measles and whooping cough
in parts Of Camden County. especially
iu the suburban and rural districts. that
has caused slim attendance in many
schools, is now abating and scores Of
children have returned TO school.
lIaddontield, lladdon Heights and Au-
dubon have had numerous cases during
the last three months without fatality.
tollmgSWOod, Darlington. Oaklyn, Wood
lynne and Berlin are now nearly cleared
Of the disease and no further trouble is
anticipated by health authorities.
Another case of scarlet fever was re-
poltcd TO-DAY by the Board Of Health in
liaddonteid. and although there are
nc"rIN score Of cases, all mild, the
board says that the disease is under con.
troll.
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senuo dalla portc East. sss,,a' 3,' eonvs.
uine Indipendente. dale Soeio,o Seuo earol.
c dagli ltalianl ron associag~ Sg's~ d IN 4
La parata sal.ra per Bro,S
arL'Vera ,,, mo ALA statua de1s isSSfeei a
sud del City Han, owe 81 TerS c5r, Liberia /
patriottIco America" da 2SS SSSSnIera n,.l lin,
Ecuole e sara deposta una corl o.lnnl dsl,
detta statua. ''' corona sui,
La parata quindi sd,er.
city HAL ed at ritorno do, in,torno !,
destro ST rcchera aIrAccadIoa,l., Ial loro lalt
sica dove 81 faranno dlscoTsi S'''a y, d No.
ed in nglosc dai seguenti or,,u.i M 'u il'alars
u Giudice JOS T. Bual,,,s
dice John Patterson. Mr. s'Jl, Gls.
Silvestro, Avv Autrio. ns ooseph M
p'AIoia' Or V, Dc virgllils Alfred
Fuori dell'Accademla ouo g.,
JaCUluCCi. Glusem,
NeliAccadcmia scelti nszu, !.
sica saranno cscguiti dsll'oroL a M.
Campbell School. 0''Uestra ID
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the energy Of despair he rs concentrate
ing all hts mighty power to achieve this
object. Division after division is being
brought from distant sectors. as are mu-
nitions and supplies Of every kind whicN
could be lily spared from whence they
are being drawn We're the German
strategy other than It's now believed
20 be, these supplies would not be hm.-
rIcd where the conflict RACES once
more II can he asserted with conviction
that all has been stalicd on this SUI
Drem- effort.
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PLAN TO END HIGH
COST OF NECESSARES
Bill Will Be introduced in
Congress to End System
attic Profteering
Washington. April 10.

rricc-GNmg legislation to regulate the
cost Of ueccssarics of life win he pushed
through Congress this session it ap.
pearcd certain today
Following Food Administrator Hoov-
or'a violent denunciation Of prontecring
hast night before the Pittsburgh Press
club, with his prediction that laws o
preNou ID Will soon be applied 10 "al
business Chairman Lever Of the
House Agriculture Committee. announced
j." would submit pricc-fNing measure
this session.
This measure. it was believed. will he
similar to that urged earlier in the ses.
sion by President Wilson. and under.
stood at Jhat time To- embrace virtually
all uccessarics of living
Congressional dissatisfaction ovel. tho
continued rise Of prices has been stead
lly increasing Proponents of sweeping
legislation to smash the profitcer and
hammer down food and clothing prices.
thought today such a move would find
instant support.
The present system is certainly un-
Ialr' SAID Lever. Either directly or
indirectly We are fixing prices on the
products one class of our people must
huN and not uuthusc another class needs.
When Mr.. Hoover advocates substi-
tutos for wheat for which there are
dhuudaucos, prices ON such substitutes
shoot up. Rye and barley prices-strill-
ing cN1mDlcs--drc now unprecedented in
our history.
The Government should have power
in these crucial times to control food
prices so the mass Of the people will
not suffer"
one House faction today, believing
partial pricc-tXing "A failure, wanted to
dbondon the entire idea and return to
the law of supply and demand
"a year ago" said Representative
CompbclI &C this group. potatoes were
scarce and prices skyhigh. The high
price gave the required stimulus To pro-
duction and today "" have an abund-
aur" Of potatoes and thcy are one Of
our cheapest foods"
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SIX WAVES OF GERMAN TROOPS
FLUNG BACK BY BRITISH

'ured judgment ana was no snapshot
aHair' for It was known IT was pending.
The new lines had been prepared and
artillery had been placed in position
before the infantry quickly began TO
pull back under cover OF darkness. l.
the Germans ANTICIPATED anv such move
they did not look for it at the time II
happened. They began to push for-
TaEd cautiously when IL became an.
parent that nothing unusual had han
peued. They found the forward posi-
tons vacant and advanced in greater
humbers Then the British artillery.
opened at an opportune moment and
deiuEed the whO,s territory with an
Inferno Of FIRE. which worked havoc
among the wandering infantry.
The Germans must now pull forward
and once more man the difficult heights
and they viii have TO drag their artillery
up over bad ground to the positions
which they occupied before the British
offensive began last summer It will
be an undesirable task
Germans Repulssd at LOGON
Numerous enemy attacks have been
delivered about LOGON. but in every case
they We're repulsed. At Pacaut wood,
northwest OF LOGON. an unusual en-.
gagement was staged, when the Ger
man and British infantry advanced at
the same moment for an attack, and
clashed in the forest. Heavy hand to-
hand fighting ensued. and the British
claimed a slight advance when the
Germans had been repulsed. 4 bat
terry Of German field guns stationed on
the eastern edge Of the wood was
smashed and all the crew We're either
killed or captured
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contIausd from Pas, Cns

Contlnaed from PaEs Cne
the Currency dated April 10. 1918, should
correct this impression. Statements nat
urally apply TO national banks, but are
doubtless true OF State banks and trust
companies on March 5, 1911, total de-
ppeits in the national banks were Si2,-
s57 900. 900. In spite of the sale since
that time Of S5,SOs, 900. 900 OF Liberty
Bonds, deposits In national banks on
March 4, 1918. show an increase OF
81. .4S0. SIS. 900, as compared with March
3. 1917 The total amount Of Liberty
Bonds owned by national banks on
March 4, 1918, was S43s. $4,000, which is
only about Z per cent Of the total Issue
of The first and second Liberty Loans.
The Main Line subscriptions now total
>1ff.400. Six more districts IN the
Main Line are entitled 10 honor flags.
tccordinR 10 subscriptions received at
the headquarters OF the committee IN
tfdmore. With a subscription OF S64,-
$50. HaIa A. entitled 10 three stars hav-
||| more than trlpied the amount Of
rs quota The other districts that have
|N1t1Ntd Ino'r 1uQta are cynwyd, Mar
RI |I|HNaFe County Center. Dela-
E4NH| 1t1 and fto|I,. 4 |S's
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Glassboro. y. j., April 19.--On his
way home, suffering from severe wounds
sustained when he was hit by shell
while fighting In France. Charles Me-
Mann, of Glassboru. succumbrd to his
injuries, according TO word received by
his relatives here from the War De-
partmCni.
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FRENCH WILL LESSEN
STRAIN ON BRITISH

Washington, April 10.
The French are striving hard 10 relieve
the terrible pressure on their British
comrades In arms 10 the north.
Military men saw this in the latest
French moves in the Amlens sector, but
up TO early today this had not developed
sufficiently to make a radical change.
With the French shoulder to shoulder
with the British in the north other
French forces in the Avre region have
succeeded in a counter-attack. dispatches
yesterda- detailing the artillery strug-
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GERMANY'S PURPOSE
NOW MADE CLEAR

London. April 19.--whether it will
prove right or wrong, the impression
appears to prevail here that the Germans
will 90 little further, II any, in the
northern sector OF the battlefield, and GER
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GERMANS LOSE HEAVILY
IN NEW FLANDERS ATTACKS

Continued from PAGE One
both sides on the Flanders front
the night was comparatively quiet
in most Of the battle sectors.
In minor enterprises We cap
tured some prisoners and machine
guns at various points.
Fighting at Givenchy and else
where on Thursday on this front
ended ir a complete repulse of the
enemy, who at the end of of most
determined and costly assaults was
able to gain only a limited footing
at one or two points in our most
advanced trenches. The enemy is
known to have suffered heavy cas-
ualties from our artillery fire pre-
vious TO the opening of his as
saults.
The losses to the enemy during
his preceding attacks were equally
severe.
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CANADIANS NOW
IN LYS STRUGGLE

Ottawa, Ont, April l9.--At least uue
Canadian division Cbelipyed TO be the
FirsO now is participating in the
mighty conflict on the Lys battlefront
lp to the present Dominion troops
hsN" not had an extensive share in any
Of the fighting that has been raging with
such fury during the last three weeks.
In the Picardy offensive the Germans
struck south Of the Canadian lines and
only the dominion cavalrv brigade and
some Canadian armored cars took Part
in the battle which followed Their
losses, Il is understood. did not exceed
1000 in killed, wounded and missing.
Official expectations are, however. that
before many days have elapsed the en-
tire Canadian force will be brought into
action once more to help crush the Ger
man attempt to reach the Channel ports
Regardless Of sacrifices, Canada must
keep hcr-hgNting divisions on the western
front W 70 full strength, Sir Robert
Borden. Premier. stated during a secret
session Of the House Of Commons
An official account of the meeting was
made public today. Canada also must 50
organize her remaining human power as
TO maintain, and, if possible, increase.
agricultural production, Sir Robert said.
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GIL TTALIANI PER IL
TERZO LIBERTY LOAN"
La Grandiosa Parata ed il
Comizio di Domenica
Prossima

Published and Distributed Under
PERMIT 80 3il
Authorized Av the act Of Ortuhor u,
1917. on flr at the pOstolicu of Phila-
delolia. Pa.
By order OF the President. -
A. s. BURLESON,
Postmaster General
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The British probably have established
their new lines along the western bank
Of the SteenbeCk and the Haanebecli.
This would bring them to Within three
miles and II half Of Npres on the east
and five miles and half on the north.
The retirement is thus much smaller
than at first believed. This average
distance fallen back undoubtedly was
less than two miles.
Aside from llaigs withdrawal from
the awkward Passchendaele pocket. the
British line today looks very much as
1t did three days ago. says a dispatch
from the British armies in Flanders
The German attack on the Givenchy-
Robecq front. in which eleven divisions
or 10000 mon participated, did not
gain an inch, according TO front dis
patches received here today. The Ger
man dead were heapcd in piles.
Aim Of Foes Operation
The fighting in Flanders on Thursday
appeared to be from an effort BY Hin
denburg to seize the strong defensive
positions along the Bassee Canal, near
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-19

Rome. April l9--The War Office has
given out the following:
I'm the Arsa Valley a detachment Of
our troops attacked the hostile advanced
post OF Val Morba, put the garrison
10 fight destroyed the intrenchments
and brought back a few prisoners Yes
terday we brought down I've enemy
airpanes, The British shot down eleven
and compelled another to land
Paris. April 19.-The War Onice has
given out a statement saying that an
important surprise attack carried out
by the British and Hellenic troops in
Macedonia on the Struma April lG had
most satisfactory results. and inflicted
heavy losses on the enemy.
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SUGAR RATIONs INCREASED

Fargo, N. DIN accordance with
its promise to. relieve the sugar al
lowance situation throughout the
country at the earliest possible op-
.portunity, the United States Fcv>. .-.-
nainistration has, beginning Nov. 1,
increased the monthly household a'
lowance from two to three pounds
per person.
".The rapid manufacture of the new
crop of Louisiana cane sugar in the
south, together with freer railroad
transportation, reduction of consump-
tion of sugar for manufacturing and
the patriotic conservation of the pub
lie for the past four months enables
the Food Administration to make
this change" said Food Administrator
Ladd, in announcing the new sugar
ration.
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NOTHING is TOO. HARD
Yankees Make Impossible Posi-.
BILE, Says Petit Journal.
High Tribute Paid to Ingenuity, cIev.
81 erness and Dispatch of Amer.
icans.

Paris.-"The Americans doubt moth
ing. That is the reason they realize
everything in the way of making the
impossible possible and overcoming all
obstacles"
So says the Petit-Journal, in speak
ing of the enormous docks and ware
houses which the American army has
erected on the coasts Of France.
'eThe Americans" the newspaper
continues, "do big things and they do
lem quickly. The question Of time
ad other rules which ordinarily de-
vmine the possible do not exist for
-, Americans. With them the i'm
;ihle becomes the rule and it is
because Of that reason that the Amer
leans are always advancing.
''They have constructed somewhere
in France a depot Of enormous pro-
portions-already the largest Of all
such depots in France and second larg-
est in the world. A year ago there
was nothing but bare land. Today the
site Is actually city.
ITO house the thousands Of work.
ers-French, Americans, Algerians.
Chin csc, Moroccans, German prisoners
it was necessary to build hundreds
Of barracks. Then the magazines,
warehouses. were put up. To get some
idea of the place it is only necessary
to say that these docks cover % square
klometers.
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NORTH DAKOTA HUSKY

The Journal of the American Med
ical Association in it's issue of Oct. s.
publishes table showing the relat;.-s
number of registrants inducted
rejected in the various states for
period from Feb. 10th to Sept.
1918. This table shows that North
Dakota has the smallest per cent of
rejected men in the United States.
The extremes are 1.89 for North Da-
kota and 1866 for Georgia. The av-
erage is 7.6 per cent. The table shows
that we have a healthy climate and a
superb class of young men.
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MUST STILL
SAVE FOOD

Fargo, N. D.-About thirty of the
County Administrators of North Da-
kota gathered in Fargo, Saturday,
Nov. End, for conference with Fed
eral Food Administrator Ladd and
members Of his staff, and to listen to
the new food program rs outlined
Mr.. John Hallowell, first assistant to
Herbert Hoover and Mr.. r. w. Boy
den head Of the enforcement division
of the United States Food Admins
tration, both from Washington.
That there can be no Taxation in
food conservation with the coming of
Peace was the most important mes
sage laid before the conference by Mr..
Hallowell He said:
Gwen if peace should conae at an
early date, it would not add one pound
of our food supply. On the con-
trary, it would enormously increase
our food obligations because it would
allow us to reach with food the people
of Poland, Roumania, Serbia, Armenia
! and European Russia and others who
are now without adequate food supply.
The total number of these peoples has
been estimated at 10000, 900, some Of
whom have partial food resources and
some of whom are now literally in q
starving condition"
| While the end ofgthle war would
bring release Of large stores of food
in the southern hemisphere, princi-
pally Australia and India, these ad-
ded stores Of food would not be suf-
ficient to restore the starving people
Of central and eastern Europe to
health and strength in the opinion Of
Mr.. Hallowell. The 10O,O00,O00 peo-
pie to whom Mr.. Hallowell referred
would be an addition to the 20,000,-
900 in the allied nations who are now
and will for some time to come, de-
pendant upon the United States for a
large share of their food supplies.
Interesting discussions of food prob
lens as they affect North Dakota
featured the afternoon session Of the
meeting. ...5
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FROM
PNEUMONIA

j. D. Robertson, Jr. passed away at
his home at Osnabrook on Saturday
from pneumonia following an illness
with influenza. He is son of ]. D.
Robertson of Park River, a we'll known
business man of that city.
Jimmie" was for several years
Great Northern agent at Edmore and
was working in a like capacity at Os-
nabrools. While at Edmore he was
married to Miss .Lottie Sagen, one Of
the prominent young ladies of that
town. His wife was taken down with
the flu first, and during her illness he
took care Of her, and soon thereafter
he became i'll, but owing to the short
age of help the company was unable
to relieve him until his condition be-
came such that there was but little
hope for him.
He was model young man, well
liked by all who knew him, and one of
the company's most proficient agents.
He has been employed by the company
for many years, learning the business
at Park River, but of late years has
been doing relief work and at times
assuming the duties of auditor. He
was well acquainted with the details
lof, the business and it is safe to as
sumo that promising career has been
cut short by his death.
He leaves to mourn his death wife
and two children, also his father and
mother at Park River, brother at the
family home, and also his brother, DR..
Robertson, captain in the eMdical
Corps in France. Innumerable friends
in his boyhood town and his many ac-
quaintances over the north half of the
state extend their sympathy to those
who mourn the passing of this young
man.
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NON P'ART1sANs HIT HARD

In only one state Of the five in which
vigorous campaigns were waged by
the Nonpartisans, although immense
sums Of money, We're spent, did the
Townley organization succeed in put
ting over candidates for important Of
fices-and~ that in North Dakota,
where the league has controlled state
politics for four years. In this state
it's strength appears to be waning.
Minnesota, Montana, Idaho anu So.
Dakota, turned the Nonpartisans down
hard, plainly indicating distrust in the
organization, which has not been as
strongly behind the government in
war work as the other political par
ties. 81;
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IS GUEST OF PRINCE
American Engineer Take; Lunch,
Seated OF Throne.
Private In Pacific Coast Regiment Has
: Remarkable Experience In
Monaco.

Somewhere in Frahce-Sitting on
real rulers throne was the unusual
experience Of an American private SOL
dier-William Williamson, member
of Pacific coast engineer regiment
during his recent seven-day furlough.
The throne was that Of the prince Of
Monaco.
Williamson elected to spend his va.
cation on the shores Of the Mediter.
ranean. After visiting Marseilles,
Nice and other southern France re-
sorts, he went to Monte Carlo. Find.
Ing the gaming table denied to SOL
diers in uniform he went to view the
palace. Swiss guards at the gate re-
fused to allow him to enter.
Later, ct cafe he got to talking
with a Monacoan who spoke good
English and proved to have an &C.
quaintance with millionaire American
yachtsmen. Williamson told him Of
bis futile attempt to enter the palace.
The Monacoan offered to introduce
bin at the door and show him through
the palace. He had no trouble in get
ting in this time. Arriving at the
throne chamber the simple soldat
American" was almost Overcomej
with the splendor of the room. He
received another shock when his host
invited him to mount the throne. Aft
er he had become comfortably seated
luncheon was served.
Comparing his feast on the throne
chair to the many times he had stood
at the tail end Of a line Of 25O men
with a mess kit to get his share Of ba-
con and hash, Williamson was prompt
ed to remark:
ut must be very fine to be q prince"
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WILLIAM REB|LlARD
DIES AT DOYON

William Rebillard, a prominent mer-
chant at Doyon, this county, passed
away Sunday at his home there, after
sickness of only few adys from in
fluenza. Only last week his brother
Henry passed away from the same di-
sease at Red Lake Falls, MINI. Will
liam leaves wife and one child. He
was a fine young man and has q host
of friends who will regret to learn Of
his death. He was member of Devils
Lake Lodge, B. P. Q. E.
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The son of Ole ]. Hoystad of DeGroat
township was kicked by horse Sat-
urday and received a fracture of the
arm. The roads were such that it
was impossible for a physician from
the city to get out to give the boy At
tention, but fortunately DR.. A. B.
Lund of Leeds happened to be in
Churchs Ferry and he went out to the
Hoystad farm and reduced the fare
'ture and the young may is getting
along nicely.