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Evening star., 1918-09-22
1900, 600 Projectiles Hurled.

Our guns Of all calibers hurled 1,5oo.-
600 pro5ectiles. shrapnels and high ex-
plosive gas Dombs into the German
lines before the enemy could get back
out Of the salient to the HindenburE
line. I have not been able to ascertain
how many projectiles were thrown back
at US in reply, but 1t was certainly not
over per. cent Of our fire.
Transport of the colossal tonnage In
munitions, food and supplies required
by the divisions under engagement en-
ployed $500 motor trucks and several
thousand horse drawn vehicles. I'm
posing fleets of ambulances were held
in readiness to remove the wounded tc
hospitals which had been prepared 70.
their reception. Neither the ambulance
nor the hospitals, however, had nue.
to do. In the battle area 10000 bed
we're provided and on the lines of COM
munications $1,000 additional beds. Sc
bloodless was the strife that not more
than 10 per cent of the accommodations
which our medical corps had arranged
were brought into use. Our surgical
teams who had expected to work twen-
ty-four hours at a stretch found time
banging on their hands,
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CONTINUED from First Page.)
continued Gen. March, I'VE have now
embarked for foreign ports, over
three quarters of a million on the Sec
ond million, over 1,750, ,000."
Locations in France Given.
Gen. March designated the location
of particular units of the American
forces as follows: The Hath Engineers
have recently landed, the 90th Divi-
sion is in eastern France, and the S6th
Division Is in training in France.
Evening star., 1918-09-22

the activities of our airmen, who, with
the French, British and Italian squad
rons loaned to the 1st Army for the
occasion, constituted the most power
full air force ever assembled in one
sector.
r I have seen summary of what the
Americans alone did in the four days,
September 12-16. In 5000 separate
sorties our aviators were aloft a total
of 1000 hours. In this time the pur-
suit pilots fought seventy-five COM
baE. shooting down nine boche planes
in flames and forcing fifty-four more
to earth, out of control. Thirty enemy
balloons were destroyed and $4,000
rounds of machine gun ammunition
were fired at enemy conveys of troops
and at concentrations of artillery. Our
bombers carried out 1000 raids in
areas behind the lines of the foe upon
which seventy-five tons of high ex-
plosives were dropped in ninety-six
hours. much of it at night.
Planes made in the United States,
manned by American pilots and OBJ
Evening star., 1918-09-22
Engine Derailed: Two Killed.

AMSTERDAM. Ohio, September 21.-
Fireman H. E. Long and Brakeman H.
r. Elliott of Bergholtz, Ohio, were killed
and Engineer H. Wincenreid, residence
unknown. perhaps fatally injured near
lance division Of the New York Central
railroad was derailed and rolled down
an embankment.
Evening star., 1918-09-22
RUBIN ENACTS WAY
/, HE KILLED EVA ROY
Uses Baby Doll in Depicting
: Murder-Refuses to Re-
+ tract Confession.

One of the most dramatic scenes
ever witnessed in police headquarters
Yas enacted yesterday afternoon
when Benjamin Rubin, confessed
slayer Of fourteen-year-old Eva Roy
who was found murdered in dense
woods near her home at Burke Sta
tion. Va. August s. vividly described
in minute detail, with baby doll,
how he committed the crime.
For the second time yesterday Rubin
was taken to police headquarters.
where Inspector Grant and several
detectives made an effort to break
down his story. After several hours
of severe grilling. the ex-convict re-
fused to change his statement that he
had killed the Virginia girl.
Goes Through Every Detail.
A baby doll, about three feet high.
was given to him. He was told to de-
scribe how he committed the crime.
After placing the doll in the center
of the room, Rubin went through
every motion he said he had made In
killing little Eva Roy.
Grasping the clothes of the doll, he
pulled it toward him, and then cllnch-
ed it about the throat with both
hands, hurting it to the floor. After
the doll had lain on the floor several
minutes. he grabbed it by the head
and dragged it to a chair. and. ripping
off a piece of the dolls dress. tied it to
leg of a chair, which represented
the tree to which he says he tied Eva
Roy by the throat.
Following the picturesque enact
ment of the tragedy, the detectives
made every effort to make Rubin deny
his confession. This, however, proved
futile. and the ex-convict was re-
turned to his cell to await e1trad1tion
to Virginia.
His signed confession already has
been turned over to Fairfax county
officials. This will be used as incr1ml-
mating evidence against HIM
Inspector Grant Still Doubtful.
Although Rubin still sticks to his
story that he killed the girl, Inspector
Grant expressed the belief that he is
innocent of the crime. Before extra :
diting Rubin to Virginia. 1t is prooa-
bile he will be kept in the District un :
til he is tried on charges of an assault
upon a six-year-old girl.
Evening star., 1918-09-22
Foch Can Strike at Will.

With this steadily increasing supe-
riority in both man power and war
material at his command, military au-
thorities here feel that perhaps the
most striking asset Marshal Foch has
acquired in his two months of swift
and victorious counter blows is the
power to take the enemy by surprise
at will.
No longer need he wait for months
or even weeks to organize an attack
of more than local value. 1t is now
possible, almost over night, to bring
UP the men and the mobile artillery
for thrust at any sector Under
the direction of the great French
leader. the whole front. virtually. is
kept in constant state of prepara-
ton for attack.
Evening star., 1918-09-22
TANK VOLUNTEERS ALLOWED

By permission of the War Depart
znent. voluntary induction may be had
into the Tank Corps by men eighteen to
ferty-five years old. it was announced
last night. Application for the corps
my Be made At headquarters here, at
1880 z street.
Evening star., 1918-09-22
Trouble on All Fronts.

But desperate as the situation must
appear to the enemy leaders on the
west front. as Gen. March pointed
out today, it is only the main the
ater of reverSes for him. On every
other front the. allied forces are hit
ting hard against Germany's allies.
The Bulgarian army in Macedonia has
been broken and disaster of an ire
treievable nature may come to the enc
my there.
In Palestine the Turkish forces have
been routed by the British. In ST.
IBERIA events are swiftly shaping for
tho restoration of an eastern front
which will in its turn be a front of
allied attack. In Italy there is a
flicker of activity that may mark an
1talHn drive against a foe discour-
aged and still exhausted from the
Austrian failure along the Piave this
summer,
Evening star., 1918-09-22
Locations in France Given.
Western Battle Wall Rebuilt.

The western battle wall has been re-
built by the allied and American
forces, according to observers here
When the LIST American Army swiftly
the last possibility of a German
strategic stroke passed. The enemy
faces now a straight line from the
North sea to the Swiss border. There
are no salients to give opportunity
for flank operations. Even If the
power for a counter offensive should
be found-and military authorities
here see no chance of that-the Ger
man high command would face the
costly business of frontal attack.
not a single strategic position, to
show for their great drive.
But it is more than restored Of
fensive line that faces them, officers
say. Along the center of the great
sweep of the front British and French
armies are Storming ahead night and
day. harrying and harassing the bat
tered German divisions without rest.
Pershing's men stand before Metz and
Confiars, and against that new threat
the enemy must gather reserves here
on this new front at the very time
when every available reserve division
rush to the north. Signs of further
withdrawal are manifest along wide
sectors of the German front.
In payment for their lavish eNpendi-
ture of lives in the abortive offensive
the German leaders have now been
compelled by formal decree to reduce
the fighting strength of every infan-
try unit. Instead of $50 men in each
battalion, there are now only $50 un-
der the revised organization. In no
other way could the drain be met. To
military observers this means that
every German battalion or company
when at full strength must face an al
lied or American unit of the same type
that is at least Is per cent stronger
in fighting men.
There appears good reason to be-
lieve that the German losses in pris-
oners alone since the tide turned
against them in July would reach well
up toward 100000, were the truth
known. The losses in guns and other
material have not been computed.
Evening star., 1918-09-22
Look for Greater Successes.

Military ofacials. both allied and
American. arc very cautious in pre-
dictions. They have been unable to
conceal completely, however, their
growing elatfon. and there Is no
doubt that many Of them here are
looking forward to new and greater
successes before winter slows down
the fighting.
Evening star., 1918-09-22
Inspector Grant Still Doubtful.
NIGHTLY. PLEASED
WITH PROGRESS OF
e., MILITARY Events

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1918-09-22
Fifty Per Cent Austrfans.

Wounded German soldiers testified
that they got better treatment from
our surgeons than they had ever re-
ceived from their own. Interroga-
tions of $4,000: unwounded prisoners
ELECTED a tremendous mass Of valu-
able information. About SO per cent
of the prisoners were subjects of En-
peror Charles, the bulk of this num-
ber being Rumanians from provinces
under Austrian rule and the others
Hungarians mainly.
From an officer whose duty it is to
coordinate information gathered
from prisoners, learned that the
Germans insist they do not under
stand why the Americans are fighting
them, for they cannot believe we are
sincerely disinterested. They seem
inclined to think our real war aim is
to obtain enough indemnity to guar
antee our war debts.
Their morale is undoubtedly de-
pressed, but they still affect to be-
lieve the central empires unconquer-
able.
Few of them say. eve are going to
win;" they content themselves with
asserting, "You cannot win
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-07-25
men TO BE SENT TO
A.C. TRAINING CAMP

Bismarck, N. D., July 19.-Two
hundred and fifty-seven men will be
added to the training camp at the
Agricultural college under the pro-
vision or an order issued by
Adjutant General Frazier. The men
are to entrain at such time as will
bring them to Fargo August Is and
they will be given instruction to
qualify them as auto mechanics,
blacksmiths, carpenters, concrete
workers, horseshoers and radio opera
tors. Only men of Class l will be in
Quoted under the new call. Voluntary
enlistment will be allowed up to Au-
gust after which county boards will
select enough men from Glass 1 to
fill their quotas.
Following is the apportionment by
counties: Adams, Q; Barnes, 9; Ben
son, 0; Billings, 0; Bottineau, 7; Bow
man, 2; Burke, 6; Burleigh, s.; Cass,
10; Cavalier, 10; Dickey, a; Divide, d;
Dunn, 8; Eddy, 2; Emmons, 2; Foster,
2; Golden Valley, 3; Grand Forks.
O.; Grant, 2; Griggs, q; Hettinger, q;
Kidder, 3; LaMoure, 2; Logan, 0; Nc
Henry, 6; Mcintosh, o; Mckenzie, Z;
Mclean, 10; Mercer, 6; Morton, a.;
Mountrail, II; Nelson, 8; Oliver, O;
Pembina, II; Pierce, 2; Ramsey, g.;
Ransom, 3; Renville, 0; Richland, 10;
Rolette, d; Sargent, S; Sheridan, 2;
Sioux O.; Slope, 3; Stark, 5; Steele, 0;
Stutsman, 0; Towner, 4; Trail, 5;
Walsh, 0; Ward, 49,; Wells, 6; Will
liams, 8.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-07-25

time to use the coal, so that the mines
cannot cut loose and work full blast.
II visited one of the mines which
put out as good coal as we have in the
state" said Secretary Box, ''and I
found only four or five men working.
The owners of this property told me
that If they had sufficient orders, they
were equipped to work 200 to 400
men, and were making preparations
for a crew of this size. But the or
ders had not been received.
"This, in my opinion, is a dreadful
condition, and would not exist if the
people were fully informed as to how
to store their coal during the early
months of the summer for their win
ter use.
81 have talked with many people
throughout the state who have been
using Ignite for the last eight or 10
years, and they have discovered that
IT it is properly stored and handled
it may be kept in perfect condition for
several years. One man told me he
had kept it in his basement in good
shape for five years.
II would suggest that any citizen
who wishes to store Ignite write to
Dean E. J. Babcock, School of Mines,
University of North Dakota, and get
complete instructions from him as to
how to store and handle it.
II feel that there is a great respon-
sibility upon coal dealers and in fact
every citizen Of the state of North
Dakota to see that there is sufficient
fuel placed in storage Immediately to
carry them through the winter.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-07-25
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals will be received
by the Coard of County Commission
ers, Barnes County, State of North
Dakota at the Office of the auditor
at Valley City, North Dakota for the
repair of the abutments and wingwalls
to that bridge in Nelson township,
county of Barnes known as the Benson
bridge and for the erection of con-
crete bridge in Marsh township near
the present site and the structure
known as the Hotter bridge until 2
p. M, Aug. 5, 1918. Such work shall
be in accordance with plans and spec
ifcations therefor on file in the Of
flee Of the county auditor and county
surveyor.
A certified check in a sum equal to
per cent of the gross sum bid shall
accompany each proposal, said check
being payable to the treasurer of
Barnes county,
The successful bidder will be re-
quired to furnish an approved surety
bond in the sum of the full amount Of
his contract within 10 days after the
award of same. Upon the failure to
enter into contract or to furnish said
bond the check shall be forfeited as
liquidated damage to the county.
C. w. NELSON,
County Auditor.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-07-25
does IT PAY TO
KICK A BULL DOG?

The above heading can be answered
by Louis Gillette, who runs the Shoe
Hospital on the corner of Fifth ave-
nue. and Fourth street, just west of
the Times-Record office. Now Louis
is one of those genial souls that never
thinks of becoming grabbed or ruff
fled in temper as a rule-as well as
being dandy good workman-but
the other day he let bulldog get
"his goat" 1t seems that this afore-
said canine transgressed the laws of
common decency in the front of Mr..
Gillette's place of business which
raised his ire somewhat and he took
a running jump for Mr.. Bulldog and
lifted said dog few feet in the air
as his No. 10 boot hit the dog. Now
bulldog needs little time to think
things over and about the time it
picked itself up in the street and
thought it over it became inlbued
with the notion that Gillette was not
doing the right thing in the matter
and that it's dignity had been sat on
and he had been exposed to public
ridicule, so Mr.. Bulldog gave rum
ming jump at Mr.. Gillette and grabbed
him by the pants on the part Of his
trousers that he sits down tearing out
a whole chunk and causing Mr.. Gil
lette to go to the expense of buying
some new pants. Now this proceeding
was highly gratifying to Oscar Dahl,
who has tailor shop next door, be-
cause he saw where business was 60
ing to pick up, and while he does not
personally believe in kicking bull
dogs he is in favor Of other people
doing so. Louis says after this he
will let those kind of animals alone.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-07-25
THRESHERMEN
HELD MEETING

At the call of County Food Adj
ministrator |. J. Moe about 200 Of the
Barnes county threshermen are meet
ing last Friday at the Armory
The meeting was called to order by
Mr.. Moe, after a few explanatory re-
marks Mr.. r. X. Calnan was intro
duced and talked to them on the re-
port that the government would re-
Quire the threshers to make relative
to the grain threshed and the number
Of acres cleared off, such report to be
made on the first day Of each month
to the county agent. The county agent
30 report the same by telegraph to the
proper department of the national
government. Mr.. Calnan was fol-
lowed by |. D. Oliver government
representative travelling over the
state Of North Dakota meeting with
the threshers of the state. He out
lined the position taken by the gov
srnment and made an appeal to the
si1reshers to do all in their power to
save the wheat. Mr.. Moe again took
charge of the meeting and outlined
somewhat the method of haidling this
work and asked the cooperation OF all
interested in this line of work. The
proposition of wage and price for
t!lreshing was taken up and Mr. Moe
advised that the matter be adjusted
between those in attendance this aft
eruoon and that they take over the
meeting for fixing wages and thresh-
ing prices. County Agent T. X. CAL
nan was elected as chairman and #. F.
Mcmillan as secretary and at the
present writing the meeting is adj
justing said problem.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-07-25
REPUBLICANS MEET
AND ORGANIZE

The republican committeeman of
the various precincts of the county
met in accordance with law at the
court house July II, and per-
fected their county organization
for the coming two years. There
seemed to be much interest mani
tested in the organization Of this
committee from the league side, all
the members of that organization be-
ing on the job. There was no fight
made in the meeting for control of
the committee and the league had no
opposition in the organization. The
following gentlemen will guide the
destinies of the republican party in
Barnes county next year and the year
after, all being elected without oppo-
sition.
Observation-Disclosures Nelson.
Secretary-E. R. Fritch.
Treasurer-Darby O'Malley.
Committeeman for the 18th Dis
trict-E. A. Duff, Darcy.
Committeeman for the 38th Dis
trict-George Aandahl, Litchville.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-07-25
ROOSEVELT GETS
OFFICIAL NEWS

Oyster Bay, n. Y, July ~
Official word Of the loss of Lieut..
Quentin Roosevelt behind the lines
in France was received by Col.
Roosevelt by cable from Gen.
Pershing 81 regret very much that
your son, Quentin, is reported
missing. On July IA with patrol
of twelve he left on a mission for
photographing a section of the en-
envy lines. Seven enemy planes
were sighted and attacked after
which our planes returned to their
base and broke off the combat.
Lieut.. Roosevelt did not return. A
member Of the squadron reported
seeing one plane falling into the
clouds and French aviator re-
portd seeing an American plane
falling.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-07-25
YOUNG PEOPLES
SOCIETY DONATES

The Red Cross fund has recently
been swelled by liberal contribution
from the Young Peoples Society of
the Lutheran Free Church who sent
500 as a contribution to this most
important and much needed fund
President Mcfarland, chairman of the
Barnes County Red Cross, has sent
this society nice letter of thanks in
acknowledgement of the gift. These
young people of this church are great
workers and are evidently doing their
utmost to help along the great cause
Of humanity.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-07-25

Several fields of short grain are be-
ing moved for hay this week. Others
are being plowed under. Lack of rain
has destroyed all hope for what a
month ago promised to be bumper
yield of grain. Winter rye and grain
on corn ground is about all from
which any sort of a return is expect
ed in this immediate section. Much
of it is even worthless for feed.-San-
born Eenderprise.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-07-25
CLEVER RESCUE
BY TWO BOYS

Two young boys of the city last
Saturday night made a rescue from
the Sheyenne river that was worthy
Of high commentator and they un-
doubtedly saved the life of one of our
Normal school students. It seems
that young lady by the name of
Thompson or Thomas, who is attend
ing the Normal school went out for a
swim near the mill dam Saturday
night. She is one of the girls who
cannot swim, we are told, and jumped
into the river from a springboard.
Selmar Kysek, who delivers meat at
the Lee market and who is fifteen
years old, heard her cry for help.
On hearing her cry this boy did not
wait to undress but plunged into the
water. after the disappearing girl. He
grabbed hold Of her and she grabbed
him by the leg, which put him in
bad place. He called for help, and
Kenneth Eckel, another boy about the
same age, heard the cry, and he did
not stop to undress but plunged into
the river and although the girl had
gone down three times-the boys say
four times-they managed to rescue
her and get her out A couple of men,
whose names we did not learn-came
along and assisted in bringing the
young lady back to consciousness.
They pumped the water out of her
lungs and stomach and in few min
utes she came to and soon was all
right. 1t was narrow escape for her
as we'll as the boys as it is mighty
bad thing to have drowning person
clutch you when attempting rescue.
1t seems rather strange to think that
people who cannot swim will do these
kind of stunts and it is only streak
of great luck and the bravery of
these two boys that the lady is living
to tell the story.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-07-25

Speaking about the intelligence of
dogs that reminds the editor that in
Valley City is bird dog that is con-
siderable wiser than the ordinary
canine. This particular dog has
learned that if he meets train No. 3
in the morning it will get something
to eat, so just about train time Mr..
Dog comes to the crossing on Fourth
avenue where the dining car generally
stops and waits for this train. The
boys in the cooking department regu-
and scraps to this dog which has the
Intelligence to solve the high cost of
living for itself. We are told the dog
never misses morning and that this
is the only train it meets which goes
to show that our dumb animal friends
are easily taught what is good for
them.