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Evening star., 1918-07-21
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Evening star., 1918-07-21
WEATHER.

Fair, warmer today: tomorrow fair,
continued warm: gentle winds.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending 10 o'clock last night: Highest,
81, at pm. yesterday: lowest, SO. at
z am. yesterday.
Full report on page 3.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30
REPUBLICANS
VOTE HER
STRAIGHT
Up to the Republicans of the County
and State to Stay by Their
Party Ticket at the Election
Next Tuesday.
ROLL UP THE
OLD TIME MAJORITIES
The Attack of the Oppoa.tion This
Year is Going to Fall ON Deaf
Ears

The people OF the country had
really thought politics had been ad-
journed, but from the sound OF the
appeal from the president printed
on this page, We guess they were
mistaken. 1t is up to the voters to
read the appeal and the answer to it
by Chairman Hays of the Republican
National Committee. The appeal of
the president has brought storm of
protest from the republicans and 1t
has welded them together stronger
than ever before, and the protest
comes from many of all parties
Hon. Gilbert N. Haugen will be rel.
turned to congress by the biggest
vote he ever had in the district. The
voters of this vicinity are stronger
for him now than ever and he will
receive the solid support of every
one, which is right The people Of
the district will never replace him
with democrat. Read what HaE-
gen has to say on another page.
Governor Harding too will be re-
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30

elected and given a strong endorse
ment. Iowa never had better gov
ernor. He has been real governor,
and one the people OF Iowa can well
feel proud of. Endorse him with a
vote on Nov. 5, and keep Iowa the
100 per cent loyalty state that it is.
For state senator Attorney Carl
w. Reed, of Cresco, is man who is
entitled to the solid support of every
Republican in Winneshiek and How
ard counties.
For state representative of Winnie
shiek Mayor E. j. Hook, of Decorah
is the Republican candidate, and has
no opposition at the polls. He will
be a credit to the county when he
gets to Des Moines to represent our
people, as he is good loyal, man,
with courage of his convictions, and
will look after the peoples interests
in the proper way.
The local republican county candi-
dates have no opposition this year.
County Auditor Oscar Winger, Clerk
of Courts S. j. Moore, Treasurer l..
G. Christen, Sheriff o. o. Ellingson,
all present incumbents will be re.
turned with big vote, and better
set of officers the county never had.
New candidates, and who have NO
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30

Creseo, Judging from the many ex.
pressions of commendation we have
heard expressed of him,
Mr.. Reed has been unable to get
over the district as, much as he
wished because he has been doing
war service council work, giving his
attention to the fuel and food ad-
ministration, acting also as govern
ment appeal agent, and working on
various other war activities, which
lias taken up the major portion OF
his time. Anyway we can say to
those who have never met Mr.. Reed
that he is one OF the states best
citizens, loyal American, and a
man who will represent Winneshiek
and Howard counties in the state
senate in a manner that no voter
will ever feel sorry that he cast his
ballot for Mr.. Reed. In sending
him to pes Moines to represent this
district the people can be assured
of proper representation, the kind
they expect of a man who aspires to
an Office of this Importance Mr..
Reed has every qualification to fill
the Office as it should be filled. His
knowledge of the law, coupled with
his keen judgment on all important
matters insures the people that their
interests will be well taken care of
and we are pleased to endorse Mr..
Reeds candidacy. A vote for him on
Nov. 5, means vote cast for the
kind of men We want to represent
us in our state legislative chambers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30
G. w. REED FOR SENATOR.
Well Known Attorney OF Cresco,
VIII be Endorsed at the Polls
Nov. ).

The Republicans this year have as
senator for the district composed Of
Winneshiek and Howard counties
Attorney Carl w. Reed, of Cresco,
and a better and stronger man for
the Office we do not believe could
have been selected
Mr.. Reed at the present time is
the County Attorney of Howard
county, and is one of the prominent
and able attorneys of the district.
Ne is product of Howard county,
was born and raised there, and from
what We hear he is as nearly we'll
Known in Winneshiek as he is IN
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30
HON. c. N. HOUCk
FOR JUDGE
His Name Will Appear on the Nom
Partisan Judiciary Ticket as
Candidate to Succeed Him.
self at Election Nov. 3.
HAS MADE ENVIABI.E
RECORD ON THE BENCH
His Election Insures the People of
the District Judge Whom
Every Confidence Can be
Placed i'm

Politics this year in Winneshiek
have been rather quiet. Neverthe-
less there are some important offices
to fill, and among them are the Of
fees of Judge of the thirteenth
judicial district, One of the candi-
dates is Hon. c. N. Houck, of De-
corah. Judge Houck was appointed
judge of the district court last April,
and at the present time is filling the
unexpired term of the late Judge
Hobson
In the short time Judge Houck has
been on the bench he has made a
record that justifies his election to
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30

opposition either are Atty. ]. A. Nell
son, candidate for County Attorney
and Albert Hammersness, candidate
for Recorder. Two more good men
who will receive the solid support of
the party.
In the supervisor districts o. L.
Saxyick is the candidate in the fourth
district, with no opposition, and in
the fifth is E. F. Bakken. The latter
won the nomination of the party in
the June Primaries, and of course
will be accorded a good, big vote at
the election on Nov. 5.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30

Some of the people who denounce
the Huns most vehemently have
helped the Huns by declining to take
precautions against the spread of the
influenza.
The surest way to encourage the
boys who create the Halloween dis
turbances is TO get out and undertake.
to chase ,nd punish them.
1t is easier to get million out OF
Congress to fight the inhoen2a GOV
than it would have been to get SO,
900 in the start to have
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30
Only One Week More

in which comply with the regu-
the United War Industries Board After Noven
Der 1st all must be cash in advance basis
subscriber in and
will all their subscription before that
which will be taken collect unpaid subscrp
Hundreds of subscribers paid in advance during
few weeks for which grateful, but
ask all who have done give this matter
their immediate attention. Do II today
AS in it will be eAeavor faithful
y and efficiently
Public Opinion
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30

the Office on November fifth. The
people of this judicial district are
fortunate in having man OF Judge
Houck's unquestioned ability for the
important Office of district judge.
1t is also fact that Winneshiek
County is entitled to have one of
her citizens on the bench in this dis
trict, and Judge Houck is the first
judge 70 sit on the bench in the thir-
teenth judicial district who resided
in Winneshiek county, for the last
so years. 1t is unnecessary for us
to elaborate on Judge Houck to the
voters of this county, as he is so
well and favorably known. Never
thelesss We want to say that ne is a
man who is just in the prime OF life,
man of unquestioned character, and
the record he has already made on
the bench insures the people OF the
district the services of shne and
just judge. That he will be worthy
successor to the late Judge Hobson
there is no doubt, and a vote for
Judge Houck will be vote for
good, clean, man, loyal American
and one who can be depended upon
to act in fairness and business in all
cases. He has held court some fifty
or sixty days since his appointment
to the bench, and the sentiment OF
the bar in the different counties
where he has held court is that he IS
one of the best judges the district
ever had.
Judge Houcks name will be found
in the third column on the ballot,
under the non-partisan judicial
ticket, so don't overlook this column
when you cast your ballot. The
judges record as a public official
and private citizen entities him to
the unequivocal support OF every
voter in Winneshiek county. He IS
an American to the core in every
sense of the word and will uphold
the dignity and honor of the office
of district judge in manner that
the people can put the deepest trust
in him, and they will not be disap-
pointed.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-03-25
HOOVER BELIEVES
HOARO|NC STORY
FROM NEW MEXICO

lsT MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED WREl
Washington. March 24.-Obstruc-
ton Of new wheat conservation regu-
lations will not be tolerated by the
food administration
Plans for Keeping u close check on
commercial bakers were announced
today to see that all use the increased
amount of wheat substitutes, 25 per
cent, ordered by the administration.
State food administrators will take
such action as they see fit on minor
violations, but serious or continued
disregard Of the rules will be handled
by officers here, who are empowered
to revoke licenses and force disloyal
food handlers out of business.
Private persons who may seek to
hoard to crafty their appetites, while
patriotic citizens are, cooperating III
the conservation of wheat, will meet
equal severity it was said, and the
requisitioning yesterday of large
stocks of grain held in New Mexico
by two men of German extraction will
be followed by similar action where
the evidence warrants.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-03-25
lRz MORNING geurnnl spcclnl Lensed wlrel

guns has been located near Loan.
about seventy-six miles from the CEN
ter Of Paris. Throughout Sunday
morning and into the mld-afternoon
shells were dropped in Paris at inter-
walls of from twelve to twenty min
utes.
Bombardments elsewhere.
on the other battle fronts the fight
ing activity continues comparatively
slight, except for reciprocal lombard
ments and trench raiding operations.
Along the Aisne front and in Cham
pagne the artillery duels between the
French and the Germans have been
somewhat violent. The Americans on
their sectors, especially northwest OF
Toul, are daily keeping up their ar
tillery practice, with visibly good re-
suits, against the German positions in
front Of them and now and then car
rying out successful raids.
In the Italian theater the snow on
the ground and the freshets in the
valleys continue to hinder the opera
ions on a large scale, but from the
preparatory artillery activity and the
7kirmishes that are being carried out
It becomes increasingly evident that
his theater shortly is to be the scene
IF a sangunary encounter.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-03-25
1,164,000 German Troops Actually
Engaged in Terrific Onslaught on
Front of About Fifty Miles
fBy Informing Journal Special Leased Wre.l

line of the Somme river TO Peronne.
Small enemy parties which at
tempted to cross the river in the
neighborhood of Pargny were driven
back.
Northward from the Somme at Pc
rome the British troops are holding
their positions after beating off a
number of attacks during last night,
The text of the statement reads:
There has been no material
change in the situation on the battle
front during the night, although fur
ther fighting has taken place at a
number Of points.
'Our troops are holding the line of
the Somme river to Peronne. Small
parties of the enemy which endeav-
ored to cross in the neighborhood of
Pergny were driven back.
ION our right we are in touch with
the French, and to. the north of the
river Somme at Peronne our troops
hold their positions. after beating
off number of attacks on different
portions of this front during the ear
ly part of the night.
Heavy fighting is stlll to be ex-
pected."
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-03-25
81 Germ an Planes
Brought DoWn, Says
Official Repo rt

London, March 24.--An official re-
port on the aerial operations say that
fifty-four German airplanes have been
brought down.
The text of the statement reads:
The enemy's low flying airplanes
were most persistent in their attacks
on our infantry in the forward areas
Many of these machines were attack
ed and brought down by our pilots
A total of twenty-nine hostile ma
chimes were brought down and twen-
ty-five others were driven down out
Of control. Two enemy balloons also
were destroyed Nine of our ma
chimes are missing.
Our machines on Saturday carried
out another most successful raid on.
factories in Mannheim. Nearly one
and a half tons of bombs were drop
ped, and bursts were seen an soda
factory, the railway and docks.
Several fires were started, one Of
which was of great size, with flames
reaching to a height of 200 feet and
smoke to 5000 feet. The conflagra-
ton was visible for a distance Of
thirty-five miles,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-03-25
british LOSSES NOT GREATER THAN
EXPECTED IN CIRCUMSTANCES;
GERMANS SUFFER TERRIFICALLY Y
Withdrawal of ags Front Lines Long Ago Planned in Case
of Attack in Great Force by Enemy Few Guns Taken Since
First Days Battle; Emperor and Crown Prince Drive Hun
Soldiers Forward Regardless of Slaughter inflicted by Rer
ing Allies Few Counter Attacks Made.

The withdrawal the British front in
France long planned The the attacking
in This the rom
through the the
British "a
the Germans while artillery nc
paling slaughter
forward enabling
dclbch with
This declared to the
Where
hey have been driven back each mile of
supplies artillery
difficult dcmon
is to enemy
himself out Il powerful
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-03-25
REPORT FROM
BERLIN CLAIMS VICTORY

Berlin, via London. March "a,
British Admiralty per Wireless
Press) The Germans have captured
Peronne and Ham and defeated Brit
ish and American regiments brought
up from the southwest for a counter
attack on Chauny, according to the
war office statement today.
Victory in the battle which has
been raging near Monchy, Cambria,
st. Quentin and La Fere is claimed
by the Germans The British third
and fourth armies and parts of
Franco American reserves are de-
clared to have been beaten with the
heaviest losses on the line from
Bapaume to Bouchavesnes and behind
the Somme between Peronne and
Ham, as we'll as at Chauny.
The text of the communication
says:
Western theatre: The battle near
Monchy Cambria st. Quentin and
La Fere has been won.
"The British third and fourth
armies and portions of Franco-Amer-
lean reserves who had been brought
up were beaten. and on the line of
Bapaume- -Bouchavesn and behind
the Somme, between Peronne and
Ham, as well as at Chauny, were re-
pulsed with the heaviest of losses.
"The army of General Won Below
(Otto) took by storm Monchy height.
4 \
the attack in westerly direction be-
yond Wancourt and Henin. 1t now is
engaged in a fight northwest of Ba-
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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-03-25
tBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire.

tbg "ptIttDS J0uFnhI
With the British Armies in France
March "a, CBy the Associated Press.
Tho British and French who CO.
operate at the junction of the two
armies were viewing the trend Of the
German offensive with optimistic eyes
this morning. Hard fighting was in
progress but the latest reports show
ed little or no change in the situation
in favor of the enemy since Yesterday
while on the other hand the defend
ers were holding strongly along the
whole new front to which they had
withdrawn.
Fighting Most Desperate.
Fighting of a most desperate ma
ture has been continuous since the
initial attack, but so far the British
have issued few troops other than
those which were holding the from.
lines. These shock troops have been
making as gallant a defense as was
ever recorded in the annals of the
British army and as a result they have
enabled the main. body of the forces
to fall back deliberately and without
confusion and occupy positions which
had been prepared long before the
German offensive began.
The Germans on the other hand
operating under the eyes of the em
peror and the crown prince, have been
hurting vast hordes into the fray with
utter disregard for lives and have fol.
lowed into the abandoned positions
getting farther and farther away from
their supplies and finding their com
munications increasingly difficult.
Over Fifty Divisions Identified.
More than fifty German divisions
already have been identified by actual
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-03-25

LONDON MARCH 25Thc official night
position undoubtedly The
the tho prophesy
withdrawal, of the
French and alignment with tho
which the decisive force
the battle ..,-
Mail that II Field Marshal Iiag's the
Quentin the "brokc
military serious, but
Interpretation. e
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-03-25
10000 PRISONERS AND 600
GUNS CAPTURED, CLAIM OF
BERLIN; AMER ER|CANS TAKE
PART AND ARE DRIVEN BACK
GERMANS REPORT CAPTURE OF VAST
AMOUNT OF BOOTY IN RUSH TOWARD
S0MME;; ASSERT THE BATTLE is WON

kasers Headquarters Admit British Forces Are Fighting Des
perate and Positions Taken Are Generally by Storm At
taCkS; General Below Effects Junction With Troops Under
Won Dermar Witt; HaigS Men Retire, Closely Pressed by
Pursuing Enemy Fighting Furious Whole Battle Front;
Onslaught Is Continuing With Greatest Ferocy; HndenbTg
Forced Into Mighty Struggle by Growing Unpopuarb Of
War Among People of Empire, Is Opinion Expressed.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-03-25

| on the battle line in France the
sanguinary struggle still is going on
| with the British troops on most of the
sectors apparently holding their own,
/ but with the Germans at salient points
still pressing forward.
The town of Chauny, southwest OF
/ St Quentin, situated on the road to
| Compiegne, the gateway to Paris, has
( been occupied by the Germans and,
according to tho Berlin official COM
municatons, everywhere between the
Somme and the Disc rivers the Ger
mans arc pressing their advantage.
| Throughout Sunday along the entire
fifty-mlc battle front the fighting
never ceased for a moment, and
where Field Marshal EIaig's men were
unable to Withstand the terrific on
slaughts delivered by greatly superior
forces. ground was given, but always
in orderly fashion.
Vas Numbce Engaged.
| 1t now has been definitely ascer-
tanned that considerably more than
] 1 tNVVrUUV VEL tlliilo nave btNl blpuHllA
to the western front in an endeavor
| to crush the British army holding the
! line from the region of Arras to the
south of ST. Quentin, but it daily be-
comes evident that the enemy in his
drive has met with opposition not
counted upon and been unable to
realize to the full his detectives.
In addition to Chauny, the Ger
mans are claiming the capture of both
Pcronne and Ham and to have in
creased the number Of prisoners taken
to more than 10000, in addition to
500 guns and large stores of war ma
terials.
Americans Participate.
1t is claimed also by the Germans
that American and French regiments
which we're brought up to reinforce
the British have been defeated, but
no further information than this mere
statement has been vouchsafed.
One OF the mysteries of the often
sive which has now been scolved is
that the shelling of Paris is being
done by a long range German gun.
This statement is contained in the
Berlin official communication and a
Paris dispatch says that one of the
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-03-25

London. March 4.-Describing the
great struggle in France, the Havas
correspondent says:
THE British retired in good order,
ceding ground foot by foot, to strong
positions prepared months ago
'In the latter stages of the battle
ninety-seven divisions were engaged
Thus the German command concen-
trated against the British front half
of the forces at their disposal on the
whole western 'front.'
Based on 10000 men to German
division. the number of Germans en-
gagged, according to the Havas corre-
spondent, was approximately 1,164,-
900 men.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-03-25

contact, and many of these men were
simply given two days iron rations
and sent over the top into the fright
full maelstrom made by the allied ar
.tillery, machine guns and rifles. The
slaughter of the enemy infantry as ii
advanced in close formation over the
open has been appalling.
British losses Moderate.
The British losses have been within
the bounds expected, due to the tao
ties Of the commanders. The allies
have lost a considerable number OF
men in prisoners and certain mum,
Der Of guns. But very few pieces OF
artillery have been taken by the Ger
mans since the first day. In fact. the
whole withdrawal has been executed
in a mastery manner, showing how
thoroughly the British had planned for
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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-03-25
NO MATERIAL CHANGE
THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT

London. March 24.-There was no
material change in the situation in
the battle front in northern France
throughout the night although furth-
er fighting occurred at a number of
points, the war office announced to-
day. British troops are holding the
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-03-25
GREAT OPTIMISM IS
SHOWN BY THE PRESS
One Paper Brands the Great
Weapon as a Political Can
non; Steps Taken to Warn
People in the Future,
q . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . q
MONSTER CANNON is
DEFINITELY LOCATED

Q Paris March 2I.--Thc Ger
@ man "mOnsteP cannon" which
o has been bOmbarding Paris has
@ been located in the forest of st.
o Gobain, west of Laon and cx-
o actly 1872 kilometers (approXi-
o mately 76 miles) from the Paris
+. city hall.
o The gun bombardcd Paris dur
@ ing the greater part of Sunday.
o The day was ushered In by loud
g explosions from the ten-inch
o shells. and Immediately the alarm
" to take cover was sounded. This
Q occurred at 6.:55 O'Clock.