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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-20
OCCUPATION OF FORMER BELIEVED
TOBE LIKELY WITHIN A FEW HOURS
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SUMMARY OF WAR
The fall of Petroarssi Is Imminent

The fall of Petrosrsi Is Imminent.
German troops, probably adVano-
ing along the Baltic coast from Narva
and northeast from PskoV and Dvinsk
are nearing the Russian metropolis,
according to dispatches received in
London. The population is said TO be
awaiting the coming of the invaders
passiVsly and there are no indiea-
tions that the BolsheVik authorities
will attempt to oppose the Germans
before giving up the city.
Evacuation Of Petrourad by the
BolsheVik government departments
was ordered last week and all are
now in Moscow, which the Lenine
government has declared the Russian
capital. When the order to move 20
Moscow was given, il was said that
Petrograd probably would be deolaF-
ed free port.
German possession of Petrosrad
would give the enemy complete con-
troll of the Gulf of Finland and all the
important ports on its coast except
those in Finland yet in the hands OF
the Finnish rebels, who are being at
tackled by the Germans and Finnish
government forces. This would cut
Moscow off from the Baltic sea. On
the south the Germans have been re-
ported within 800 miles of Moscow
and they virtually control the Black
sea.
Although they can advance In the
east against disorganized Russia, the
Germans have not yet displayed any
intention Of carrying out their
heraidsd offensive in the west. Ex-
eept for most intense artillery bonn
bardments on some sectors, there has
kn-ra z@Af.rsA.E l.
western front, trench raids having
decreased in number.
On the British and French fronts
the German artillery has been most
active on the sectors which were
bombarded heavily last week-Ypres,
Armentieres, Cambria, the Cham
pagne, Verdun and the vosaes. The
marked aerial fighting on the British
front continues and British airmen
have accounted for twenty EIGHT
more German machines, making q
total Of fifty four in two days, thirty
seven Of which were destroyed. En-
tents aViators have been busy bomb
ing enemy blllets and airdrones and
British airnnen have dropped bombs
on MannheiHl, Germany.
On the Toul sector the Americans
have been repayiHg the Germans for
their lavish use Of gas shells, by
throwing large numbers OF the same
shells into the enemy lines. The bonn
bardment is reported TO have had the
effect desired by the American gum
ners. Towns and positions bshind
the German lines also have been sub
leoted to American fire, while the en-
emy has replied with gas shells. East
Of LunsViIle the big guns also have
been busy and in both the LunsvilIs
and Toul sectors American gunners
have demolished more German gas
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-20
GERMANS GIVEN
GENEROUS DOSES
OF GAS SHELLS BY
u. 5. ARTILLERY
Four Separate Attacks
Have Result of Silenc-
ing Enemy Batteries
CAUSE EXPLOSIONS
OF MUNITION STORES
American Patrols Enter
Enemy Front Trenches
Finding Nobody Home
CBy Associated Press.)

With The American Army In
France. Tuesday, March 1s.-Ameri-
can artillery on the Toul front has
heavily attacked the Germans with
gas shells during the last day or so,
it is now permitted to announce.
-Four different attacks were launched
and from the<manner in which the
enemy was sflenced it is evident they
had the desired effect.
During one period when the gas
shells were flying over the enemy
lines, last night a German airplane
with a red tail light appeared over
the American lines and dropped a
red rocket for what purpose IL is
not known. However, shrapnel from
American anti-aircraft batteries
burst so near the German immediate
ly afterward that he was forced to
fly for his own lines.
Last night the enemy observation
tower and positions on Montsec
were shelled heavily and heavy fire
was directed against the enemy lines
this morning.
At noon today the enemy opened
a lively fire on one Of the American
positions with 81 millimeter guns
from the cemetery at Richecourt.
The American guns Of the same
calibre came into action and after
they had fired fifty shells the Ger
mans ran from the positions and
took their guns with them. The
American guns then shelled the viii
lage of Lahayville, where two heavy
explosions, apparently OF munition
stores, were caused.
The German artillery directed
most OF its attention to dropping a
few gas shells into one or two towns
within the American lines, and she'll
ing a cross-read known as Deaths
Corner during the day and night.
Enter German Trenches.
Last night American patrols en-
tered the. German front lines at
two points, but did not see a single
enemy soldier although they hunted
some time. Another patrol remained
in the enemy wire entanglements all
night hoping to ambush an expected
enemy party, but it did not appear.
A third patrol party was discovered
Continued on page 1O.)
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-20
Capital May Be
MOOed Once More
No Signs of Any Organized Resistance to Advance Of
The Huns Evident in Either City
Russian Warshps At Odessa Escaped to sebastopo Is
Report of American Consul at Moscow
(Bv Associated Press. !

London March 0Occupaon of Petrograd by the Germans
only matter of hours according dispatches from Perograd
several of the morning newspapers The Russian capital is
said be assuming waiting attitude displaying the
slightest sign of organized resistance.
The Germans reported Reuter- dispatch from
grad have reached the vicinity of Dno station $50 miles
south of Perograd The Auso German advance southern
Russia continues The enemy has occupied Soumy five
march from Kharkov the dispatch says.
The various reports from Russia also indicate the greatest
anxiety what appears be envopng the
Austro German forces carrying against Moscow There
talk of moving the government according these advces
Sarof probaby Sarao $50 miles southeast of Moscow
Nichni Novgorod 1865 miles northeast of Moscow.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-20
NONPARTISANS
CHOOSE SLATE
FOR MINNESOTA
STATE OFFICES
Charles A. Lindbergh Is
Choice For Governor
As Was Forecast
tBy Associated Press.l

St. Paul, March co. The Nom
partisan league indorsed candidates
for state offices late yesterday at the
session of the convention known as
Labor day.
The candidates are:
Charles A. Lindbergh Of Little
Falls, for governor; Ralph u. Crane,
Grand Meadows, lieutenant governor;
S. o. Tjosvold, Granite Falls, auditor;
Henry Holmes, Big Lake. secretary Of
state; #. e. Tilquist, st. Paul, rail-
road and warehouse commissioner;
T. A. Meigen, Preston, treasurer and
Victor Powers. Htbbing, attorney
general.
When the list OF candidates was
read, 1t was announced that the
nomination of a candidate for United
States senator had been deferred.
District conventions will be held for
the purpose of nominating state sena-
tors and representatives.
The delegates adopted q platform
which pledges loyalty to the govern
m:ent in its war program; declares
for public ownership to keep up "the
splendid effort to increase produc-
ton" and for support of Liberty
Loans and other war activities, ana
deplufes the attitude of Governor
Burnquist ''in attempting to array
class against class by raising the
issue of loyalty, against the organi-
zation of the farmers and organized
workmen".
The convention opened with an ad-
dress of welcome by City Commits
sioner o. r. Keller, who assured the
visitors that they had won a firm
place with the large majority Of the
people of st. Paul. He expressed re-
gret that Mayor Irwin, who had been
requested to welcome the delegates,
but refused to do so. "for reasons of
his own, had declined to offer the
hospitality Of the city to the Nom
partisan league.
Mayor Irwin commenting upon his
refusal to welcome the visitors said:
Il declined the invitation of the
league. not because considered the
farmers in the organization disloyal,
but after I had been assured last
December that the league conference
here would be absolutely loyal and
had welcomed the visitors. things oc-
Cured that led me to believe that /
had been deceived. 4
In response to Mr.. Keller's address
Of welcome, Magnus Johnson, speak
ing on behalf of the farmers, after
expressing their appreciation, said
'the people of the United States must
give united support to President Will
son, commander -in-chief of the AM
erican army and navy in the war
against PTussian autocracy."
]. J. Anderson of Duluth said that
so per cent Of the people in the north
ern part of the state are ripe for
political change, because of the
domination of that benevolent high
wayman, the steel trust.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-20
CONDEMN STORE
PLAN AS A GET
RICH SCHEME" OF
LEAGUE LEADERS
Kenmare Farmers De-
nounce Brinton and Sim
clair for Not Appearing
Resolutions Discourage FL
nancial Support by
State Farmers

Kenmare, N. D., March 2O.-Three
hundred farmers of the Kenmare
vicinity gathered here to listen to a
debate on the principles of the Con-
sumers' United Stores company be-
tween James S. MillOy of Minot, and
J. w. Brinton, manager of the United
Stores company, and J. H. Sinclair OF
this city, which debate went by de-
fault owing to the failure Of Brinton
and Sinclair to appear to defend the
stores, adopted resolutions condemn
ing the store plan as "a graft and
get-rich-quick scheme which should
have neither the moral nor financial
support Of the farmers of the state"
The resolutions further relate that
the public is entitled to fair and
open discussion of all questions Of
public importance and concern, and
condemn the action of ]. w. Brinton
and J. H. Sinclair "for not appearing
and taking part in this debate as re-
quested." The resolutions also
condemn the action of W. B. Nc
Laughlin, editor of The Kenmare
this mass meeting and for support
ing this store plan through the
columns of his paper" .... -.
The Resolutions.
The resolutions follow:
Whereas, we have requested said
J. w. Brinton and J. II. Sinclair by
registered mail and holding signed
return cards for such letters. asking
them to appear either in person or
by substitute to defend this store
plan, and -#
whereas, the, Consumers United
Stores company has been proven to
be organized in connection with the
National Political Nonpartisan league
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-20
N'INERNY CASES WILL BE
TRIED IN ANOTHER COUNTY
Judge Cooley of Grand Forks, Grants
Motion of Stats-Trial To Be
Held In Walsh County.
Especial to The Forum. }

Grand Forks. n. D., March 20
Charles NJ. Cooley, district judge OF
Grand Forks county, today granted
the states motion for a change of
trial place in the McInerney brewery
cases.
The motion was made before the
court on Feb. 4, and charged prejud-
ice Of the judge and public opinion.
Under the order Of the court, the
cases win be heard in Walsh county
either in June or July Of this year.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-20
LARRY HO" FOR
ST. PAUL MAYOR
lRv Assocrarsd Prssa.N

St. Paul, MINI, March 2O.-L. G.
Hodgson and J. r. Emme, Socialist,
We're nominated at the primaries
yesterday with large leads over Den
II. Lane, third, and Gilbert Gutter
sen, fourth.
Winn Powers, former mayor of
Hibbing. tTaiIed a poor fifth, fol-
lowed by w. J. Donahower and A.
N. Craighead in the order named.
Hodgson drew the largest vote ever
given candidate at local primary
election. The vote Of the three Lead
ers in III out Of 132 precincts was:
Hodgson 10,O59; Emme 6.154 and
lane S.S7s.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-20
GERMANS move Against PETROGRAD AND MOSCOW
Secretary Baker
Is Under Fire On
American Front
(By AssoeIated Fress.l

With the American Army IN
France, Tuesday. March 19-While
Secretary of War Baker and his party
were returning today from the Amer
lean front line trenches, a German
.1O5 millimeter shell burst along the
roadside within forty yards of the
automobile. The occupants of the
car were not injured, nor was the
car damaged.
Secretary Baker remained for an
hour and half in a first line trench
on a certain sector under a brisk
enemy shell fire He also visited an
advanced listening post and talked
with the officers and men.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-20
Warships Escape.

Washington, March 20.-Rmssian
warships at Odessa escaped to
Sebastopol when the Germans took
Odessa, according to a dispatch to
the state department today from AM
erican Consul Summers at Moscow.
Recent press dispatches quoted Ber-
lin authorities as declaring that rs
ships were taken when the city was
occupied
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-20
Relations Unchanged.

Moscow, Tuesday, March ls.-
Russia's relations with the entente
are unchanged, M. Tchitcherin, the
Bolshevik foreign tninister, declared
In an interview with The Associated
Press correspondent today. More
friendly relations were being estab-
lished with the United States, he
added, and he commented upon
President Wilson's message to Rus
sia as showing that America would
not take aggressive action against
her
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-20
All Clocks Will
Be Advanced One
Hour March 81
CBy Associated P-ess.l

washington, March 20.-The day
light saving bill was signed today
by President Wilson. It puts all
clocks forward an hour on the last
Sunday in March and turns them
back again the last Sunday in
October. o.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-20
Turks Advance In Armenia.

London. March 2O.-A Turkish Of
ficial communication dated Sunday
says:
I'VE have occupied Eopri- -Roi and
Tortum respectively east and north
east OF Erzerum"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-20
submarine Missing.

Paris March 20.-The French
submarine Diane, not having been
heard from for a long time, is con-
sfdered as lost ii was officially an
nounced yesterday.
The submarine Diane was OF a
sea-goinR type, built at CherbourR
In 1914. She displaced $50 tons. Her
complement was 35 men,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-20

we have added to our sales force
Miss Emma Piper, who will be pleased
to wait on her friends at our store.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-20

tContinued on page Sd
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-20
BriefDiSbatcheS


London, March 20.-British air
planes dropped a ton of bombs on
the German city Of Mannheim on
last night.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-20

"The taking OF property or
money to pay the costs Of the
war should begin with the larg
est Of the fortunes, and as these
are scaled down to equal the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-20

Cyonscription of wealth, too, has
become a familiar phrase in the
propaganda. Here is
what Mr. Lindbergh says Of it in his
book:
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-20

The writer of the foregoing para
graphs stands face to face in the
primary election in June with a
who has declared himself
an out and out loyalist-who stands
firmly by General Pershing's fam
GUS message to the people OF Amer
fca--"smash the damnable Hun
nrnna Randa at home
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-08-15
saved Ship From Destruction.

Capturing a runaway bomb on the
deck Of ship during terrific gale.
a United States navy man heroically
held on to several hundred pounds Of
high explosive until 1t was got to safe
ty. This man of iron nerve Is John
Mackenzie of the naval reserve, who
is serving as chief boatswain's mate
on the o. S. s. Remllts, a converted
yacht now on patrol service In Euro
pean waters. For this extraordinary
heroism Mackenzie has been awarded
a medal Of honor and given a gratuity
Of 800. In the midst Of a storm a
depth charge, such as have proved SO
disastrous to German submarines,
broke loose and went rolling about the
decks. Realizing the danger, Macken-
zie shouted out. 'I'll get herr and
flung himself upon the charging cylin-
der. Three times he was thrown from
the bomb. The fourth time he got 1t
and. heaving the charge upright. sat
on 1t and held 1t down. Here he re-
mained until lines were placed around
the bomb. Had the charge exploded
1t would have blown the ship to pieces.
Mackenzie Is a native of Massachu-
sets and his mother, Mrs. Mackenzie,
resides at South Hadley Falls. Mass.
After serving four years in the regu-
lar navy he returned to service in the
feet naval reserve.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-08-15
Burglary Among NonessentIaIs.

Among the nonessential industries
which are almost in a state of collapse
Is the ancient and sinister one of bur
glary. According to data furnished by
a burglary insurance company there
has been a decided and favorable
change in the attitude of chronic
recalcitrants since the executive proc
lamation Of a few weeks ago, direct
ing all ablebodied men between eight
cen and fifty years old to turn their
hands to Industrial pursuits. The
draft. high wages and federal and
state surveillance promises to reduce
crime almost to the vanishing point.
Many sociologists and criminologfsts
Of the modern school will point to this
as proof of their theories that poverty
is the principal cause Of crime. 1t will
no doubt be a potential argument in
favor Of a revision of criminal laws
after the war.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-08-15
Had Her Hands Full.

An amateur mission worker fluttered
into one of the West side offices Of the
Associated Charities.
"Oh," she exclaimed, II have the
saddest case for you. Really. it is
quite pathetic. A woman, who has
been deserted by her husband, has
five little children to support. She is
too frail to work, and I'm sure there
isn't enough in the house for their next
meal"
"But what is to prevent you from
taking charge of this case yourselff"
asked the official.
"Oh," said the visitor, drawing her
self up haughtily, II couldn't think
of 1t, you know. Why, I'm doing the
Lords work !'-Chicago American.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-08-15
VICTIMS OF HUN BRUTALITY
They First Experienced the Hos-
rors Of kaisers Poison Gas.

Suddenly a great cry rang out:
The gas!"
It was true. Over there from the
enemy's lines, came great greenish
balls. rolling close to the earth, rolling
deliberately yet swiftly. rolling
straight toward us. Emmanuel Bour.
cier writes in Scribner's. Gas! That
horrible thing. still almost unknown.
which had been used for the first time
only recently on the User. 1t waa
coming with deadly surety amidst a
tornado of artillery. Orders were
shouted back and forth:
1.-The gas, Put ON the masksi"
Each man spread over his face the
protecting cloth. The shelters were
closed. The telephone, whose wires
ran the length of the communication
trenches, gave the warning: Look
out! The gas!"
We did not yet know what manner
of horror 1t was. None Of US had e1-
perienced an attack of the sort. We
ran to and fro like ants whose hill
has been molested. Some fired their
guns at random. others awaited Or
ders. The frfghtful. vivid thing came
on, expanded to a cloud, crept upon
us, glided into the trenches. The air
was quickly obscure. We were SWIM
ming in an atmosphere stained a
venomous color, uncanny, indescrib-
able. The sky appeared greenish, the
earth disappeared. The men staggered
about and rolled on the ground, stified.
There were some knots Of soldiers
who had been asleep in their beds
when overtaken by the gas. They
writhed in commissions. with vitals
burning. with froth on the lips, call
ing for their mothers or cursing the
Germans. We gathered them up as
best we could; we took them to the
doctors, who, thus confronted by an
unknown condition, found themselves
powerless. They tried the applica-
ton of oxygen and ether In an effort
to save the lives Of the victims, only
to see them die. already decomposed.
In their hands.
The masks had not yet been perfect
ed and were a poor protection. Some
ran about like madmen, shrieking in
terror, the throat choked with saliva,
and fell in heaps, in contortions Of
agony. Some filled the mouth with
handfuls Of grass and struggled
against asphyxiation.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-08-15
Montana.

Butte and Superior in July produced
11.6OO.O 900 pounds Of zinc In concen-
trates and 225.oO0 ounces Of silver.
Anaconda Copper Company pro
duced 25.4O0,000 pounds of copper in
July. As compared with $4,000. 900
pounds in June and 2S.400.00O in May.
The same price now in effect, 26
cents a pound. was agreed upon BY
copper producers and the price fixing
committee Of the war industries board.
to remain in effect to Nov. 1.
Anaconda Copper Company has pur-
chased tho Gambrinus and adjoining
property in the Butte district. belong
ing to the Corbin Copper Company.
Two well defined fissures have been
opened in Gambrinus. striking west
erly, apparently from the Gangnou
mine of the Anaconda.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-08-15
Ieft.oxer cereala

Remnants of cereal breakfast foods
may often be utilized to make pala.
table dishes. to thicken soups or other
foods, and in similar ways Small
quantities of cooked cereal left over
from a meal can be nodded in cups
and reheated for later use by setting
the cups in boiling water. Another
way to economic cereal mushes II to
add hot water to any mush left over
so as to make 1t very thin. 1t can
then easily be added to a new supply.
The practice Of frying the left-oveD Of
boiled hominy or Of cornmeal mush
is as old as the settlement Of this
country, and the nursery song about
the bag pudding the queen did make"
from King Arthur's barley meal shows
us that for centuries other cereal pud-
dings have been treated In the same
way. In oatmeal oysters, leftover
cereal is dipped in eggs and crumbs
and fried. Leftover rice and other
cereals are commonly used In cro-
quettes and puddings.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-08-15

sirup is reduced one-quarter cupful
for each cupful of honey.
The following are some Of the best
recipes used by the agents:
Blackberry JAm-
) pounds crushed blackberries.
x pound New Orleans molasses or soc.
ghum-
4 pound sugar.
Cook all together. stirring carefully
until it gives a good Jelly test. Pack
hot into hot Jars and seal
Peach Jam.
: pounds peaches.
u cupful peach juice.
u teaspoonful allspice.
1 cupful corn sirup.
I cupful sugar.
teaspoonfuls broken stick cdnnanoa-
l teaspoonful cloves.
l inch ginger root.
Tie spices in cheesecloth bag and
cook all together until bright and clear.
Pack hot into hot jars and seal at
once.
Apple Pulp and Corn eIrup.
Take one quart Of apple pulp, from
which the Juice has been extracted for
Jelly making, and cook It with one cup
full Of corn sirup until the mass
brightens. Pack while hot in hot jars
and seal at once.
Grape Paste.
Add one cupful Of corn sirup to two
cupfuls Of grape pulp from which Juice
has been extracted for Jelly making.
Cook together until the mass Is rath-
er dry, then turn out on an oiled sur
fnce and place where a current Of air
will pass over 1t. Dry for two or three
days. Cut into squares or roll and slice.
Pack in glass Jars, tin boxes or paraf-
Uncovered containers
Apple paste may be made IN the
same way.