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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-06
Large Number of BattIeships Are
Cooperating With the British
Fleet.
ENEMY MAY COME OUT
Rear Admiral Gleaves Says London
Naval Officials Have Information
Germans Are Preparing for
Gigantic Rattle on Seas.

Washington, June An an ad.
dress here, Rear Admiral Gleaves said
that the United States now has q
large number Of first class battleships
preparing side by side with the best
ships of the British navy for an ell.
gagement on the high seas which is
expected to occur at any time with
the German fleet"
Il am not going beyond the border
lint of secrecy" declared Admiral
Gleaves, when I say that a few days
ago there came an alarm to the
heads of the British navy that the
German ~battleships were about to
come gu for the expected engage.
ment on the high seas. I know that
the British navy heads gave the first
class American battleships a post of
honor in preparation for the attack.
Il know that our ships now work.
Ing with the British in making ready
for this fight are in the prime OF
condition and are fully prepared to
win the engagement. We have about
$50 vessels over there now and be.
tween $4,000 and $4,000 men aboard
them"
Admiral Gleaves said I'VE now
have a navy of $4,000 officers and
more than 100000 men, or a navy
four times greater than it was just
before we entered the war"
Asked If any method had been de.
vised to destroy an oncoming tor.
pedo, Admiral Gleaves replied "prac.
tically none" Asked how near to
our shores German submarines had
approached, he referred the ques.
toner to the Secretary of the navy,
who knows"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-06
WAR EXPENSES INCREASING
Are One Billion Dollars More Than in
May Last Year.

way Last year.
Washington, May 31.-War expens-
es for the present month will total
approximately $1,000, 100000 more
than the expense for carrying on the
war in May, 1917, according to esti-
mates of the Treasury department
made public.
While loans to the Allies for this
month total practically the same as
the loans Of a year ago, the other
expenses show a large increase.
Revenues have more than kept pace
proportionately with expenses, how
ever, according to figures which do
not include receipts from Liberty
Loans, war savings and like sources.
In May, 1917, the regular revenues of
the government amounted to $780,
$4,000 while the estimated revenues
for the month ending May 81 are
placed at $3.50, 900, 900. ,.,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-06
SO NAMES ON CASUALTY LIST
Four Die In Battle and Twenty Are
fHs~~.. Wounded.

- ~ -! 49, NV i"CItly arc
Wounded.
| Washington, June 4.~-The last army
casualty list contained SO names, di.
yided as. follows:
Killed in action, 4; died of wounds,
3; died of accident, 2; died of disease,
Z; wounded in action. 3; wounded Sc
verely, 16; wounded slightly. l..
Northwest I'M appear on the list
as follows: Private Hubert S. Coon,
Briggsville. Wis, Private VIM. B. Ram.
seY. Dunbar, Wis, severely wounded;
Private Frank Kurzynak. Ripon, Wis,
slightly wounded.
In Sundays list the following names
appear: Sergeant Eugene c McKib-
hen, Madison, S. D., Private Ole X.
Anderson. Brantford, N. D., killed in
action; Private VIM. 4. WieIke. Hor.
icon, Wis. died of accident: Sergeant
Alex N. T4owalt, Duluth, Corporal Paul
M. Jewell. Bismarck, N. D., Private
A. o. Spraghangon, MarGie. Mimi, Sc.
verely wounded; Private Frank Mat
tern, Mobridge, S. d.; slightly wound
ed, Private Edward Roberts, %lroquois.
S. D., prisoner.
Vn the Canadian casualty list the fol
lowing Americans are named: l.. II.
roblas, Kennedy, Mimi. missing; Fl
Jensen. Baker, Mimi, r. ]. Roberts.
son, Minneapolis, wounded.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-06
Asks Aircraft. Evidence.

Washington. May 31.-The Senate
military committee was asked by
Charles e. Hughes, conducting the
Department Of Justices aircraft in.
v%estigation, for all information the
committee has bearing on delays in
the aircraft proaram. 1t will be turned
over Immediately. Plans for co.ord!-
mating the Department Of Justices
investigation and that to be conducted
by the military committee were dis.
cussed at n conference between Chair
man Chamberlain. Mr.. Hughes and
Attorney General Gregory.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-06
Urges Irish Youths to Resist.

Dublin, May 30.-A sermon by
Bishop Fogarty of the diocese Of Kill
laloe, in which he urged Irish youths
to resist CONSUMPTION to the utmost,
caused widespread comment In the
Dublin press. The bishops sermon
was delivered during confirmation
ceremonies. He lauded De Valera,
president Of the Sim Feiners, de-
claring him a great. upright leader.
whose advice should be followed by
the people of Ireland. He urged Irish
men to remain calm and confident Of
the outcome OF the present trouble.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-06

Washington, June 4.--Further re-.
stricting of the brewing of beer is in
prospect it was learned when the
Fuel administration announced that
representatives Of the brewery inter-
ests will be called to Washington
within the next few weeks for a
conference on beer production for the
year beginning June 30.-A 30 per
cent curtailment OF brewing went In.
TO effect April /. under a voluntary
agreement which expires June 80.
The quantity OF coal saved through
this reduction was considerable.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-06
ADMIRE HEROIC RESISTANCE
Berlin Newspapers Describe Desper.
ate Way French Fight.

Berne, June 4.-The Berlin press
describes the desperate and heroic
resistance of the French in great de-
tail. The newspapers tell how the
pollus use their grenades to the last
and fight with trench knives, rifle
butts and baoyonets.
One Frenchman was found dead,
his fingers in an unbreakable death
grip around the throat of a German
officer. Isolated groups Of dead are
lying upon machine guns and hun
dreds of German bodies are carpeting
the field. The German newspapers
frankly admit that the French Off
GERS refuse to leave their men, but
greet certain death with sword I'm
hand.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-06
Seek Advance In Three Valleys.

Seek Advance In Three Valleys.
With the French Armies on the
Marine. June 4.-The Germans prog.
ress having been checked to the east.
ward and southwark. they are now
concentrating their efforts southwest.
ward on the front between Nopon and
chateau-Thierry. seeking to advance
along the three great valleys of the
Disc, Oureq and Marine. But along
every n OF these routes, now that
the Intentions OF the German high
command are revealed. the resistance
Is increasing hourly. As a result the
enemy'B progress 20 decreasing.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-06
Cannot Grant Applications.

Washington, May 30.-Applications
of many industrial corporations and
public utilities to the war finance
corporation for direct loans cannot be
granted, 1t was announced, because
the law permits loans only in excep.
tional cases and where adequate Sc
curity Is furnished. In a statement
of policy, the finance corporation d..
rectors also explained the corpora.
ton cannot be expected to make loans
for refunding many cases of maturing
obligations. as sought In applications.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-06

New York, June 4.-One steamship
me and two or three other
'essels have been sunk off the Jersey
coast by German submarines.
Another ship is reported to have
been torpedoed off Nantucket.
The ships were attacked some time
during the night, according to infor.
nation which was received here. De-
tails were not Immediately available.
One Of the ships sunk was the Ed.
ward H. Cole, a sailing vessel.
information received at the Mari.
time Exchange here indicated that as
many as Is vessels have been sunk.
Diver Reported Captured.
A rumor has reached the office of
the Third Naval district here that q
submarine operating off the coast has
beer captured by a United States war.
ship. 1t is said that the U-boat is
being towed to this port. There Is
no confirmation Of the rumor as vet.
The port authorities barred the de-
parture Of outgoing ships.
1t is presumed here that the sub
marine or submarines are now being
dealt with by American destroyers.
Rumors of the presence of German
submarines off the American coast
have been current for the past two
weeks, the reports telling of one or
more having been sighted in southern
waters.
Garry Diver War Overseas.
The attack upon American shipping
almost at the very entrance of New
York is taken to mean that Germany
has at last inaugurated a submarine
campaign to break up transport of
troops to France.
The submarines we're looking for
American transports. Having been
checked by the American destroyer
fotilla in the val zone, the German
admiralty apparently has concluded TO
carry thu submarine warfare to the
doors of America in the hope of STOP
ping the flow Of troops which will turn
the balance against the Central pow,
ers on the western battlefront.
The of the Edward H. Cole
has been landed here.
Sunk off Jersey Coast.
According to the survivors the Ed
Ward H. Cole was sunk Is miles off
the Highlands of New Jersey.
TWO submarines attacked the Ed.
ward H. Cole, according to the com
mander Of the vessel, Captain New,
comb -.--+, ;sstssr4p ,sqnsEs;! 41,~
I'hey appeared simultaneously one on
each side of the vessel and signaled
the captain to heave to. The com
mander of one of the submarines then
boarded the schooner in a small boat
and gave the crew 10 minutes to leave
the ship.
The crew took their own boats i'm.
mediately and the German sailors then
planted bombs on the vessel and blew
her up. After the explosion occurred
an American steamship appeared in
the offing and the U-boat immediately
gave chase.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-06
FOUR BOCHE AIRMEN DOWNED

Three American Aviators Make Short
Work of Them.
With American Army in Lorraine,
May 29.-Three American a~viators de-
feated four German airmen in a spec
tacular battle v the lines today, de-
stroying one enemy plane and driving
the others back behind their lines.
The fighting ragged for a quarter of
an hour, during which the machines
constantly were engaged in thrilling
maneuvers.
Just before the Germans fed the
wings Of one Of their machines was
entirely shot away, so that the fusel-
age dropped like a plummet.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-06
HEALTH CONDITIONS GOOD

2urgeon General Reports on Camps
for Week Ending May "a.
Washington, June L. General
health conditions through home
camps continue to be good, the sur-
geon general of the army stated in
his health report for the week ending
May "a. Pneumonia prevails extens-
lively at Camp Travis, Texas; Dodge,
Iowa, and Gordon, Georgia; with
measles prevalent at all c~antonments.
Deaths decreased from 178 last
week to 161 this week.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-06
Italian Downs 32d Foe Filler.

Paris, May 3O.-Major Baracca, the
leading Italian ace, has brought down
his t"hirty-second adversary, accord
ing to a dispatch from the Italian
front to the Temps. He shot down
the leading airplane Of an enemy
squadron.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-06
Canadian Kills Two Hoches.

Canadian Headquarters on the Brit
lsh Front, June A corporal at
tached to a Western Ontario battalion
crawled through the wire entangle-
ments and worked his way around a
German post. He shot a German
there. A sentry rushed up and the
Canadian killed him. Another German
who approached was frightened by
the corporal's revolver. The Canadian
then encountered another German and
took him prisoner. Under q heavy
IRE the corporal rushed back to the
Canadian lines with his prisoner.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-06
U. S. DOCTORS TAKEN BY FOE

American Physicians Included In
Prisoners Captured.
Amsterdam. May 30.-A Wolff bu-
"a telegram filed in Berlin, in Civ.
ing IN account of the fighting along
the Chemin des Danes, briefly men
lions that among the prisoners taken
from the British were a number Of
American doctors.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-06
TURKEY WILL AID AUSTRIA

Sultan Agrees to Send Men to the
italian War Theater.
Washington. June 4.-Turkey will
send reinforcements to the Italian
theater of war, a dispatch from Rome
to the Italian embassy announced.
Negotiations for the troops were
concluded at the recent conference of
Emperor Charles and the sultan at
Constantinople. 1t is believed that
Germany has offered troops for use
against the British in Palestine and
Mesopotamia in exchange for aid to
Austria.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-06
DIVER CREW PRISONER
American Destroyer Captures II Ger
man Submarine Sailors.

Washington, May 31.-Seventeen
German submarine sailors have been
taken prisoner by an American des-
troyer, according to official informa-
tion to the navy department. The
Germans were captured after their
vessel had torpedoed British steam
er Inniscarra. The destroyer Fan
ming captured several prisoners from
a German diver several months ago.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-06
80 NAMES ON CASUALTY LIST
Five Yankees Die In Action 2 Nils.
sing and 7 Injured.

Washington, May 31.-The last
army casualty list contained 80 names,
divided as follows: Killed in action,
5. Died of wounds, 5. Died of accident,
!. Died of disease, 10. Wounded sever
ely, 7. Missing in action, 2.
No northwest soldiers names ap-
peared on the list.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-06
TO LAUNCH OFFENSIVE SOON
Austrian Artillery and Infantry Pour.
ing Into Italy.

ing TITO Italy.
Geneva, June 4.-Swiss troops on
the Eastern frontier report a constant.
ly increasing movement Of Austrian
Trent southwark toward the Italian
front.
At st. Elvie pass where the Aus
TRAN, Italian and Swis3 frontiers
meet, the Austrian garrison has been
greatly strengthened.
Emperor Karl is going to the Italian
front this week, according to a dis
patch from Vienna.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-06
REFUGEES REACHING PARIS

100000 Mostly Women and Children
Arrive From Marine.
Paris, June 4.-Nearly 200, 900 re-
fugees, mostly women and children,
have arrived from the Marne districts
and have been sent into Normandy and
Brittany.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-06

Jacques Dupre, a Belgian soldier
who has been in the service of his
warstricken country since the opening
days of the war, is now the hero of
his war patriots for his daring exploit
of capturing an entire carload of Ger
mans and marching them, single-hand-
ed, to a detention camp behind the
Belgian lines. He had been decorated
already for exceptional valor.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-06
Fifteen Vessels Declared Semi.
Down By Foe Submarines Off
Atlantic Seaboard.
DIVER REPORTED TAKEN
Enemy Seeks to Stop Transportation,
OF Troops Overseas-Ports of New
York and Newport News
Ordered Closed.

New York, June "A wireless.
S. o. S. cali from the New York
and Porto Rico line passenger
steamship Carolina, saying that
she was being attacked by a SUBJ
marine was received here,
Washington, June 4.-Secretarv
Josephus Daniels ordered the port
OF New York closed to outgoing
ships with certain restrictions
until further orders. The nature
OF the restrictions was not made
public.
New York, June 4.-Two more
American vessels, the Hattie
Dunn and the Samuel w. Hatha.
way, have been sunk by German
submarines.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-06

Norfolk, Va, June 4.-The port
OF Norfolk Newport News is closed
to all outgoing vessels. Rumors
were current that a U-boat was
sighted off the Capes today.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-29
FIR ASER RULES
OYER ALL HOME
GUARD MATTERS
North Dakota Council of Defense
Leaves Mobilization for
Fourth to General -.
BOARD TAKES NO ACTION
Declines on Reconsideration to
Z. Consider Motion Of LANCER
banning Khaki Uniform ~.
BOARD TAKES NO ACTION

Details in connection, with the mob
ilization Of home guard companies in
Bismarck on the Fourth of July. taken
up by the council of defense this af
tern00n, were referred to sAdjutant
General Angus Fraser, who, as com:
mander OF the states military forces
will have Sole charge.
i i. A motion BY Attorney General Ian
ger that guard units which have not
with the state militia be pro.
hibited from attending tthe Bismarck
celebration in uniform was first con-
s!dered by the council, but after an
explanation from Capt. u. G. Wanner
Of the home guard situation, the mo-
ton was tabled, and all matters at
fecting the home guard were referred
10 General Fraser, with the under.
standing that any ruling which he
may make will be binding, and that
the council will not interfere In any
way.
General Fraser has commented up.
on the fact that home guard compan,
les were planning to mobilize in bis.
marck next Thursday, Fourth Of July,
and he stated he had been informed
that the9 companies had received per-
mission afrom the state council of de-
tense toacarry arms and appear in
uniform
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-29
And BRITISH IN Al.
j. TW0SECT0RS ATTACK HUNS; Il
MANY POINTS ARE CAPTURED
Germans Caught Mapping and Entente, Powers
Successful in Strengthening Out Their Lines
and Improving Many Positions - Intense
Aerial Activity Characterizes Fighting
(By ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Attacking the Germans suddenly widely separated
tors French and British troops have improved their positions
greatly and captured 1,400 prisoners s.=s r%~
By their enterprise taking the initiative Unexpectedly the
allies apparently caught the Germans mapping and realized their
obectves short time The British reced their line east
Hazbrouck Flanders South of the Asne the French drove
back the important Ambleny ontgobe sector
which bars the between the forests Of Compne and
Vllers-Cotterets. The fighting here continues.
Positions taken from the Germans by the French Friday
along the vital sector the line southwest scissors have been
the of vigorous counter tsts by the enemy These at
tacks and the other Cutry which
about three miles have been repused by the French
according the official statement issued by office at
Paris The French lines have been held intact H..
The Italian forces southwest Of Rheims the heights f
Bgy who last week held their positions against two strong
assaults by the Germans have again repusd the enemy after
they had succeeded in gaining foohold in their lines
"@-, PERSHING'S MEN MAY HAVE PARTICIPATED g.,
units northwest Of Montdder in the vicinity of
Cantgy have captured 40 prisoners according French Of
fetal statement which continues by saying that the French have
taken prisoners and material in Apremoht forest position
has held by American troops and I'LL probable General
Pershngs involved in the fighting there
forest situated just east Of St Mihe and like
miles to the east has been the scene Of by
the Americans d,by the Germans. s 4sE
No counter attacks against the POSITIONS taken on
Friday BY the British Neippe forest in the lys seoae
reported The British announced captured more than 400
prisoners in their attack.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-29
.NERVY GANG OF
TIRE THIEVES
lSR0U.NDED.UP
Chief of Police Chris MartinesOn
Catches Crew of Bandits
with Goods on Them
GARAGES BURGLARIZED

Joseph Burtts, out of prison but
two months, after completing his sec
Ond term; H. G.. Corbett, another re-
Gently released convict, and Alfred
Casper walked into the arms of Chief
Of Police Martineson yesterday when
they called at the home OF customer
with four Ford tires which they had
sold at a greatly reduced price, and
Chief Martineson now has to his cred
it the rounding up of. one Of the nerv-
lest and shrewdest gangs of tire
thieves that has operated in the state.
Burtts, Corbett and Casper were ar
raigned before Justice Bleckreid yes
tertlay afternoon. Casper pleaded gull
ty to grand larceny Burtts and Cor,
bett waived examination and were
bound over. An hour later, however,
they asked to be taken before Judge
Nuessle in district court, and the
whole trio entered pleas of guilty.
They will be sentenced Monday.
eurtts is Original.
Burtts has some original ideas of
thievery. When he decided to steal
some wheat out of Matt Clooten's
granary about two years ago, he hired
a car from Clooten for the transporta.
tion OF the wheat. He served term
In the penitentiary for this job. Short.
iy after his release, he was sent to
prison again for living from the pro.
;ceeds Of his wife's shame He served
a year for this offense, being released
two nOnths ago. ,Corbett was con:
vietedsof obtaining money under false
preteuses about year ego. and had
ontinued on Page Three.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-29

Not only did the allies str1lyhten
| out their lines but they took ffom the
Germans salisnts t6ich :Hoald hive
suited admirably as: ''jumplht oif,'
points in future operations. Il Although
the British attack 3D. aonY 1 !. font, {ot:
three andia 4. hall, IN tss md ths: French
on four and one hal miles, eack, effort
was intended as a alpurely5 local opera.
ton to harass thefenemts w.
In the north the British wiped out
the German salient toward the Nieppe
forest northwest of Merviile and that
town now is nenaced seriously. THEE
hamlets were retaken in an advance
Of mile and the Germans lost 300
prisoners. Australian troops around
Merris, north of Merville made 4 small
gain and too1 43 Germans. ~
After bis 81 heck on the Noyon.Mont-
didier the Gs srman crown prince made
a strong attack south of the Aisne for
the apparent purpose Of getting in be.
hind the forest Of Compiegne. "a
large part Of the gains made then, now
lave been 4recaptured bv the French.
Important positions weer taken from
the Germans whose lines were ,pene-
trated at several points to Q depth, Of
more than a mile. The French bag Of
prisoners total 1860. ~ =
Berlin reports the German troops, as
striving to check the Franco-British
attacks. Me erville is the farthest point
west the Germans reached in the Lys
battle, and the British gain there less
ems the peril to Hazebrough. No less
from the allied viewpoint
is the successful French thrust south
of the Aisne which also relieved en-
emy pressure at more or less vital
point. % ..s.s ~.
The Germans show no intention OF
resuming the offensive but it may be
that the French and British strokes
will spur them to action before the al
lies gefain other important positions
between Ypres and Rheims. Except
in Flanders and south OF. the Atsne
the western battle. front has been
quiet t&
Intense aerial activity continues
without a let up. The Germans re-
peated their raid on Paris Friday night
for the third night in succession, but
only few bombs we're dropped. In
fighting in the air allied airmen have
accounted. for % enemy machines,
while Berlin reports the shooting down
Of 25 allied airplanes. French airmen
are bombing military targets in Pic.
ardy and north OF the Marne and the
British bombers persist in their raids
nto the region about Metz.
Fighting activity on the Italian
roht is of minor character. Artillery
laels have increased in viEOr along
he front Austro-Hungarisn trench.
s on the Asiago plateau have been
enetrated by the British troops who
ook prisoners.