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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-09
BORDER CITIES
FREED OF FUEL
ORDER; PLEA BY
BAKER SUCCEEDS
Heatless Regulations Lift
ed by Minnesota Fuel
Officers Order

''Heatless'' Mondays have been
ordered abandoned in Minnesota
border cities, and the proposal that
North Dakota border line cities be
included within the heatless zone
falls. r~
The order, issued Friday by John
#. McGee, fuel administrator OF
Minnesota, relieves Moorhead,
Breckenridge, East Grand Forks and
other Minnesota towns within three
miles OF the Red river, from observ-
ing the heatIess regulations.
Last week the suggestion was
made that North Dakota. cities be
included within the heatless zone, as
g. means of protecting Minnesota
border cities that were compelled to
"close up shop" while North Dakota.
cities were permitted to conduct
business as usual"
Captain Baker, N. d. fuel admins
traitor, insisted that if the order
closing Minnesota stores was work
ing hardship on them. that they
should be permitted to stay open,
rather than extend the hardship to
North Dakota cities. which would
include Fargo, Grand Forks, Wah-
peton, Drayton and several others.
Points in Clay county affected by
the order are Georgetown, Rustad,
Comstock and Moorhead. g.,
A copy of the order was received
this morning by County Fuel Admin
istrator Adams Of Clay county from
John r. McGee, state fuel admins
traitor.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-09
Germans Use Watch Dogs
To GtUe Warning of Any
Attempted Trench Raids

with the American Army in
France. Friday, Feb. 8. - By The
Associated Press. )-The Germans are
using dogs in their front lines to
warn them OF the approach OF
patrols opposite the American sec
tor. A German dog listener early
this morning prevented one OF our
patrols from executing a daring
stroke Two corporals who we're
concerned in It have been mentioned
in official reports for their spirit and
co0lness.
Accompanied by two privates the
corporals left a large patrol ia q
certain place IN an abandoned trench
in No. Mans Land last midnight and
went on 70 the German lines. They
first found a smooth wire barrier
which was shot to pieces by the Am-
erican fire. Fifteen yards further on
they came upon German entanFle-
ments Of wire twenty feet deep. with
four pointed barbg.
The men were inspecting an open
ing IN the wire when a dog appar-
entity chained on the other side began
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-09
Are INDICTED
FOR CONSPIRACY
Wholesale Charges Against
l. w. W. By. California
Grau2 Jury

Sacramento, Cal, Feb bss.-Three-i
dictments, one Of which charged s.
persons With conspiT1ng with william
d. Haywood and other Industrial
Workers OF the World leaders to
hamper the government in its prose-
cution Of the war. were returned here
yesterday by the United States
grand jury. The report Of the jury
terminated its investigation Of the
activities of alleged /, w. w. taken
into custody here in connection with
the inquiry Of federal investigators
and Sacramento police into the at q
tempted dynamiting of the home Of
Governor William d. Stephens here
the night Of Dec. IL. last.
. The conspiracy indictment specih"
cally charged the defendants with
attempting ito interfere with the
operation and success Of the military
and naval forces of the United States
and encourage its enemies by OBJ
structing recruiting and enlistments
in the military and naval forces and
by causing, or attempting to cause
acts of disloyalty, mutiny or refusal
Of duty.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-09
GERMANS AGAIN
RAID AMERICAN
and TAKE
some PRISONERS
Invade Trench Ten Miles
East of st. Mihiel Dur
ing the Night
Fixes LOCATION
OF u. S. SECTOR
Announcement Comes In
the Official Statement
From Berlin
SUBS ACTIVE ON
SPANISH COAST
Sink One Spanish and 0na
Italian Steamer-Spain
Filed Protest
SUBS ACTIVE ON
SPANISH COAST

The Germans have again raided
the American lines In Lorraine ana
taken prisoners.
First announcement OF the ra1d
came from Berlin in today's ofncial
statement Of the German headquar-
ters stah. It reported the taking oE
some American prisoners north oa
xivray.
This point on the line is along the
southern edge of the St MIhiel sa.H-
ent about ten miles east OF st. NTihief
itself The announcement hxea
definitely for the first time the Ioca-
ton Of the sector held by the AM
ertcans. The statement previously
by the American censor in this con-
neCtion was that the Americans were
established northeast of Toul. From
this their position somewhere alona
the line Of the st. Mihisl salient IN
Lorraine, southeast Of Verdun, was
assumed
German submarines are active
again on the Spanish coast and have
sunk the Spanish steamer Sebastian
Of 4,500 tons. bound for New York.
and the Italian steamer Duca al
Geneva, Of 1898 tons. The latter
vessel is reported to have been sunk
only a mile of a Spanish beach.
Spain recently protested to Berlin
over the sinking Of one OF her coast
wise steamers and the Madrid ad-
vices today forecast another protest
in the Duca di Geneva case over the
invasion OF Spanish territorial wat
ers.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-09

to bark, A dugout door opened
quickly in a trench and a rough voice
was heard to say "fertigH, meaning
ready Suddenly a brilliant rocket
went up and the Americans threw
themselves fiat on the ground just as
machine guns began To spit bullets
in their direction -Four feet away
q heavy object struck the ground.
This was found later no be d bomb
which had been hurled from the Ger-
man trench.
The corporala stayed where they
were FOR some time and listened 20
the German soldiers talk amOnR
themselves. One Of the corporala
knows German and speaks it IS that
what the Germans said was UNDER
stood. After the Germans retired
again to their dugout the amalleH
patrol rejolned the large one, which
soon after was the target for flfteen
or twenty German shells but no On@
was hit.
Mumps again have appeared Ga the
trenches. "A number of soldiers airs
afflicted as is one member oe the
corps Of newspaper correspondents
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-09
MURPHY WILL ASK FOR
AN IMMEDIATE CALL

st. Paul, Mimi, Feb. 9.--Col. w. ].
Murphy, st. Paul, commanding the
new Second Minnesota Field artil-
lery announced that immediate ap-
plication will be made to tn war de-
partment for the nomination of his
regiment for an early call into active
service.
Favorable action by federal off,
cials, he said, will make 1T possible
to keep tn unit intact and to obtain
exemptions of men subject to draft
even if call is only future pros
pect.
The announcement of the move fol-
lowed that by Adj Gen. w. f. Rhinow
to the effect that unless new rulings
are received in the meantime any
members of the regiment included in
the new additional increment of
drafted men are to be exempted from
the draft
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-09
War Department Still
Without Official Report
on Tuscania
ESTIMATES SHOW
WIDE VARIANCE
British Admiralty State
ment Shows 166 Per-
sons Missing
tBy Associated Press.)

Washington, Feb. 9.-The war de-
partment today was still without Of
fetal advices to change yesterdays
estimate that 11S American soldiers
had been lost in the sinking of the
Tuscania.
A press dispatch from an Irish
port early today, however, indicated
that the figures of the TusCania's s
survivors bureau there were still
held at 101 Americans missing while
the British admiralty figures given
to The Associated Press in London
last night showed 166 souls missing.
lat of them American soldiers-four
officers and 143 men. There were
1T American officers and 2,060 men
aboard the Tuscania and the admir-
atty reports among the survivors 113
officers and 1,917 men. The war de-
partment's only dispatches put the
total missing at 21O Of which 113 are
Americans.
Belfast, Ireland, Feb. 9.-Between
100 and 200 American soldiers from
the Tuscania arrived here Friday.
They were met at the railway station
by a battalion of the Royal irish
regiment. headed by the regimental
band, which escorted them to temp
oraTy quarters. Crowds of citizens
assembled at the station and in the
streets and greeted the Americans
with enthusiasm. The survivors ap-
peared to be little the worse for their
terrible experiences, except for the
nondescript clothing they wore. Many
had British army coats.
Lord Mayor Johnston has received
from American Ambassador Page a
letter thanking him for the help Civ
en- the survivors (which will be ap-
preciated deeply by the American
government and people.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-09
POWER COMPANY LEVY IS
NOT APPROVED AT FORKS
City Council investigating Returns
From Grand Forks Plant Before
Granting Right.

Grand Forks, N. D.. Feb. s,-Thsl
Red River Valley Power Co, of
Grand Forks, which has asked the
city council to approve the levying
OF a ten per cent surcharge on elec-
trio and gas rates, has not put the
rate into effect yet, the council hav-
ing declined permission up to the
present time.
A council investigating COMMITTEES
is seeking information from the COM
pany as to local earnings, but be-
cause the Grand Forks plant is part
Of division that includes several cit
les, the company officials say II is
difficult to get the data.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-09
Peace With Ukraine.

London, Feb. 9.-The peace agree
ment between the central powers and
Ukraine was signed at o'clock this
morning, according to an official
Berlin statement as forwarded from
Copenhagen by the exchange tele-
graph company.
The BolshnviK government prob
ably will recognize no peace agree
ment signed by representatives of
the Ukrainian rada. This is the
legislative body set up by the
Ukrainians at the time they declared
their independence Of Russia, and
has been opposed by the BolsheViki
as bourgeois. Attempts TO over
throw the rada and establish a. SOL
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-09

Minnesota--Fair tonight and Sun
day; warmer tonight and In south
and extreme east portions Sunday.
Iowa-Fair tonight and Sunday;
warmer Sunday, IN west and central
portions tonight.
North Dakota-Fair tonight and
Sunday; warmer tonight in east por-
ton; colder Sunday afternoon and
night.
South Dakota--Fair tonight a1d
sunday warmer tonight and In
southeast and central portions Sun
day
Montana-Fair tonight and Sunday
warmer in south portion and west OF
the divide tonight; somewhat colder
Sunday IN east portion.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-09

diers' and workr1en's council as the
governing authority in Ukraine have
resulted in fighting during the last
few weeks, each claiming decisive
military successes.
When the peace negotiations at
Brest- -Ihtovsk were begun the
Bolshevili consented to the admin
sion of UlxrainiRn delegates but
subsequently discovered that the
Ukrainians were carrying on secret
negotiations with the Germans and
Austrians. They thereupon repudiat-
ed the IJIrainians and sent new dele
gates. representing the Bolshevik
regime in Ukraine, to Brest-Ldtovsk.
The Germans and Austrians however
declined to recognize the new dele
gates.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-09
fBv Associatsd Prass.N

New York, Feb. 9.-The condition
Of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt. who
underwent two operations last
Wednesday, was reported at Roose-
velt hospital early today as some
what improved"
DR.. Harold Keyes attended the
colonel throughout the night. He
reported the patient had rested COM
fOrtabiy.
The colonel did not awaken dur
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-09

oTdng TO an EEchange dispatch
succeeded
report which
which
a
The heater a Of
destroyed
which
destroyed by the Red Guards Bolsheak.
Stockholm, Friday. Daundi the Rumanan
Perogad
missions Of the according
to Dagbad Stockholm.
orders being In ornea
tried
Nostad where the cable
Swedish expedition
Helsngfors including the wife new
to Sweden N" '
American Minister informed train has arrived
at Tomea with American couriers
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-09
ROOSeDet S Condition Is
Somewhat m1brOUed'

ing the night. q nurse informed AIRS.
Roosevelt when the former praEi<
dents wife entered the sick room az
five o'clock this morning.
Letters and kilograms addressed
to the former president or to mems
bers of his family here continued ta
reach the hospital today from Rn
parts Of the country.
Miss Josephine StrySsr. the col.
onel's secretary arrived at the hos.
pital shortly after o'clock and
went to his room.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-09
DES LACS BOY
WOUNDED

By Associated Press.)
Washington, Feb. 9.
General Pershing to-
day reported Pie. Joe
Pekas as slightly
wounded February 5.
His father lives at Des
Laos, N. ID.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-09
RedGuQrdPLQnned
Wholesale KIli1Q
All Members of Capitalist Glass; Over Eight Years Of
Age We're to Be Murdered-Proiect
Rejected by Two Votes
Bv Associated PraasN

from Finland according Exchange
dispatch
ment in Finland
rejected two vote
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-09
The Coming German BloW;
When and HoW Hard?

That sc uppermost in the mind Of everybody today,
and English critic an
ie Tuesday
gsa Of a
analysis the
success.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-09
MAKE PEACE WITH UKRAINE
Agreement Signed
Bu Central POu'erS

Copenhagen peace
of Berlin
telegram
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-09

LondnPeace between the central powers and
this according
today
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-09
ERIGHTEUI sLAuGHrER-

The of St bartholomew killing
10000 persons members faith France
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-09
North Dakota GudrdSmen
In France Write of Work

Dakota France, they
cattle without sleep little
determined delegation OF Dakotans
reading their let
which from day to day.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-09

CONTINUED on page %
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-26
May Give Ryan Wide Power.

Washington. April 25.-Critics OF the
Oyerman bill renewed today their Wig
orous opposition to It's proposed au-
|tbority for the president to reorganize
government agencies and many
speeches for and against the measure
prevented the expected vote on pend
ing restrictive amendments. A sur
prise of the day was the introduction
OF a new amendment authorizing the
president TO appoint Il single executive
officer to control the aircraft program,
which Senator Overman stated he
probably would accept.
Senator Wadsworth Of New York.
Republican, offered the new proposal.
under which all applications made for
airplane production would be turned
over to the man named by the president.
Senators Thomas OF Colorado and
Kirby Of Arkansas. Democratic mem
bers OF the military committee prompt
~ supported it, the former declaring
| 1t was necessa ry 10 Clothe John d. Ry-
an, yesterday appointed director Of air
craft production for the war depart
ment. with necessary power to make
his work effective.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-26
HOLLAND MUST HAVE
WRITTEN GUARANTEE

The Hague, April 25.-Replying to
questions by members Of the first
chamber Of parliament, Jonkheer j.
Loudon, minister OF foreign affairs.
said today no ship would sail from
Holland before a written guarantee
had been obtained that there would be
no further seizures Of vessels. He
said he had gathered from an interview
with John w. Garrett. American min
lister. yesterday that the latter sup
posed a written assurance had already
been given.
The negotiations regarding an eco
nornic agreement with Germany are
delayed by difficulties. ! am unable
TO give information at present to the
stage OF the negotiations. but they are
progressing very smoothly. principally
| because Holland would be unable to
export much more than she is at
present"
| The foreign minister added he had d
| written guarantee from England thai
ships which had left the East Indie.
since March "a, or might leave in tn,
; future. would not be seized. B."
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-26
Liner Turns
Over; Cause
Not Decided

An Atlantic Port, April 25,-The
American line steamship St Paul Il
famous passenger liner. overturned and
sank today while being warped into Il
pier preparatory to loading for trip
to Europe. Several hundred men, u
majority of them employed on n dry
dock, who had been sent with the ves-
sci to complete repairs while she was
being loaded, We're on the ship at the
time The steamer now is lying on
her port side with about ten feet OF her
hull amidship above the water. and is
completely submerged both fore and
aft
a statement issued by the company
shortly after the accident occurred said
three men known to have been on
board, were missing and that IT was
feared they had been lost.
AS fully ten minutes lapsed before
she turned over, IL Is thought most,
If not all the men reached the deck.
Several possible causes for tho acci-
dent We're advanced. but, owing to the
uncertainty surrounding it, no definite
statement was given out and viii not
be until officers OF thr navy and federal
Officials can complete an investigation,
II also was reported IT was neces
sary to cut holes with gas torches In
the exposed side of the veesel in or
der to liberate men who were caught
below decks. Men ON the deck Of the
st. Paul claimed they heard tappings
from workers entrapped inside.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-26
HOLD MUNITIONS
SUPPLY DESPITE
UNUSUAL STRAIN "A
British Factories Keeping
Pace With War: Plane Y
Output Good.

London. April 25.-Winston Spencer
Churchill, introducing In the house of
commons today the estimates for the
ministry of munitions, of which nc Ia
the head, said that during tho five
weeks since the battle In France had
opened, they had been passing through
the greatest strain regarding the sup.
ply OF war material that had occurred
In the experience OF the ministry.
1--WE lost" the minister said, nearly
a thousand guns by shell fire Or cap
ture; between 1000 and 5000 machine
guns have been lost or destroyed and
the quantity of ammunition. apart from
that which has been fired and that
which has been lost IN the dumps,
amounted to something between one
ana three weeks total of manufacture.
"Other war materials have been used
or lost in a great variety OF classes
and on a similar scale. but oy the end
OF last week all the losses had been
made good and In many cases more
than made good"
1918 Reserve Not Touched.
The ministry, he said. had expected
intense fighting from tho third week
In February, instead of tho third week
in March, 80 that the supply was large
enough to provide for artillery fire
double that of the Somme offensive In
1915, while providing for layge 1919
reserves.
Artillery fire at the supreme pitch
could be carried on until winter with
out touching the reserve for 1919, he
said.
England is making, he said, more
alrplanes in a week now than In the
whole Of 1914. and in a month more
than in the whole of 1916. and in three
months more than In the whole OF 1915.
And we are going to make this year
several times what we made last year"
The minister paid tribute to the
loyalty Of the workers.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-26
ROches Take Village From
POilus, but Advance
Only Little.
BRITISH FALL BACK
SLIGHTLY AT YPRES
Furious Fighting on Front
Where Second Drive
Was Launched.

London. April 25.--Australian and
English troops have recaptured Villers-
BrctonneuX and taken more than 800
prisoners In that region, Field Marshal
Haig reports from headquarters to-
night
Further to the north on a line from
Baiileul to Wytschaete there has been
very heavy fighting and the allied
troops were obliged to withdraw from
their positions ."...
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-26
MARINE CASUALTIES

Washington, April 25.-Marines
Fighting in France have had Il total
OF 274 casualties, marine corps head
quarters announced today. The casual
Ties We're divided as follows:
Officers wounded. four. enlisted men
killed. 81 and enlisted men wounded.
236
One company lost II men killed and
ls0 wounded out of total strength Of
$50 men.
This was the first official announce
ment that the marines are taking an
active part i'm the fighting. The ma
rines were among the first soldiers to
go to France. but it had been under
stood they were being used for police
purposes back Of the fighting lines.
Today's list was the first marine
corps casualty list made public and
included all names reported UP to
April 90 Since the marines are con-
sidered an integral part of the army
in France. officials of the corps had
expected their casualties to be in
cluded in those OF the army announced
by the war department. Inquiry.
however, developed such was not the
case, and the compiling of n complete
list was ordered by General Barnett.
1t was regarded as probable some Of
the names announced today previously
had been issued by the war depart
ment in the regular army lists made
public daily.
Officers on Casualty List.
The four officers named in the list
of marine casualties are Captain F.
w. karstaedt and First Lieutenant
Louis r. Jones, First Lieutenant c. Il.
Maynard and First Lieutenant c. T.
w. Clarke, Jr., all wounded.
The following additional names OF
officers wounded in action We're given
out by the navy department:
Captain A. d. Miller, First Lieuten-
ants William II. Kirk, Harold d, Shan
non, Harry II. Barber.
The list follows:
Killed in Action.
Sergeants Albert Rada, Jr., Edward
C. Warren, Corporal Charles X. 10th
Henry j. Smart, John Formal. John l.
Kuhn, Norman r. Jackson; Private:
Emil H. Gehrke. John Steklenburg
Edward Drober. Leo Watermeier. Les
IL.
J. Ward, Edmund Bollack. Hugh B
Reden5o. Edward c. Gehlert- Glenn
Samples. Alfred F. Schedel, Allen w
Iewett, William T.. Giles. Hohan-
Died From, Wounds.
Privates John White, Lawrence q
Beabout, Ely wntstein, Claude l.
Wilkinson, Eugene c. Davis. Waite
REYNOLDS: Sergeants Roscoe Pledsof
Cecil Grimes. Harry r. Williams, I"esli
II. Arthur.
Accidentally Killed.
Sergeant Bernard J. Rowan: rrivat
Charles d. Graham.
Wounded in Action.
Captain f. W. karsteadt: First Lieu
tenants c. b. Maynard. Fred w. Clarke
Jr; Louis r. Jones, Sergeants Josep
weitzell. OdiI n. Kass. Leo II. Hennei
Continued on Page Five
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-26
American Wounded Arriving
at Hospital Back of
Battle Line.
MARINE CORPS LIST
CARRIES 27S NAMES
Brigade Taking Brave Part
in Fierce Struggle;
Now on Line.

Paris, April 25.-American soldiers
wounded in the great ba tile which now
is being waged are already arriving at
the rear. American wounded and sick
to the number of 129 have reached
hospital rs. They are from units
engaged in fighting side by side with
French and British in stcmming the
German advance
Hospital % is one Of the new insti
tutions established behind the line as
1t stood after the allies stopped recent
German drive in Picardy.
Few of the Americans remained at
the hospital very long, being taken
farther to the rear. D-
Sixteen girl students OF Smith coll
lege arc working In day and nigh,
shifts at this point and are opera tins
we'll arranged canteen at the rail-
road station for the soldiers coming
through on hospital trains.