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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1918-10-10
Great Salient Cut. Into Lines.

Field Marshal Haig's forces have
driven into the enemy line gigan-
tic salient based on Cambria. Even
II It becomes no larger, this salient
1 IS q great menace to both Lille and
Laon. It would widen the possibili-
ties that the Germans will withdraw
from the Laon massif with the
French and Americans OH the east
and the British and Americans on
the south rapidly outfianking them.
The German resistance is stiffen-
Ing along the Meuse on the front
east of Rheims, but not sufficiently
to stop the forward movement Of the
French. The French and American
positions 10 the Champagne and AZ.
gonne to the Meuse have been Inn
proved. ssssss3ssSs
n the operations Of Tuesday the
! American troops took 5000 prison
erss and some guns. Along the Arnes y
the French yesterday took 600 prisll;.j a
ioners: % 5sa
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WARNING AGAINST
PEACE PROPAGANDA
Requirements Of Subscriptions
For the Fourth Liberty
Loan.
tBy the associated Press)

Washington, Oct. s.-The over
night increase in the fourth Liberty
Loan subscriptions reported to the.
treasury department was $82,334,05B
raising the total to $1,466,051 ,006i
This rather poor showing is attrib
uted to the Increasing interference
Of the influenza with the campaign,
plans. AS far west as Kansas City
ana as far south as Atlanta mass
meetings and motion picture houses
have been closed, thus depriving the
workers of one Of their effective ways:
of rounding up subscriptions.
The answer of the Chicago district
to the peace talk is greatly increaseR
subscriptions.
Indiana tolay reported IA coui1-
ties over.subscribing. Wisconsin has
nearly half its quota.
The Cleveland district reported to-
tai subscriptions of about 100000
OCO.
Subscriptions to the fourth Lib
erty Loan must be $425,00O,0sO'
daily If the total of six billion dol
lars is to be raised by the close OF
the campaign, October 10.
The half mark in the loan was
reached today with total subscrip-
tions as reported by the federal re-
serve banks to the treasury amount
ing to only $1,323,716,95O. Eleven
working days of the campaign yet
remain. In the eleven days that
have passed, more than $12O.000.-
900 worth of bonds were sold dailH-
Campaign managers again reiterat-
ed the warning against allowing
Germany's latest peace offer to, lessen.
the efforts of the workers or order
of the public. At no time, it waD
said should the American people
show more plainly their full-hearte1
support of the war. - r.. ,s:
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CAMP GRANT
COMMANDER 4 4 D J = I.
FOUND DEAD
tBy the associated Press)

Camp Grant, Col, Oct. SC. B.
[Hagadorn, acting commander at
Camp Grant, was found dead at his
quarters this morning. Rumor
that he committed suicide is not con-
firmed. At camp headquarters 1t was
said that Colonel Hagadorn was
found dead at about breakfast time.
The cause Of. death was due no
doubt to nervous collapse brought
on by work and worry over the epi-
demic.. according to Colonel Charles
w. Castle. Colonel Castle declined
to make . further statement until an
sofhcial inquiry was made. Colonel
Castle will now, become acting com
mander Of the camp. 4
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1918-10-10
PRESIDENT WILSON
WILL CONFER
WITH ALLIES
On Peace Proposal Of Central
Powers = Beligerents Will
Act in Concert.
tBy the Associated Press,

Rome, Oct. 1--WE must have
absolute victory. Any kind of nego-
tiatioh is now, more than ever, mad
missable," were the words of Presi-
dent Wilson Immediately after the re-
lection OF Austria's proposal for an
armlstice, and are reprinted by the
Epoca in large type as summarizing
the attitude of the Allies toward the
new peace move.
The Epcca adds that President
Wilson answered in September the
present new trap concocted by the
enemy. The whole press says the re-
quest for an armistice is the acknowl-
edgment of defeat by the Central
Powers.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1918-10-10
NO PEACE UNTIL
HUNS EVACUATE
FRANCE AND ITALY
(By the Associated .Press)

Washington, Oct. NO peace un-
til Germany withdraws from Allied
territory and asks for peace without
|any strings to their offer-this is the
consensus among northwestern sena-
tors and representatives. Following
are expressions:
Senator Frank B. Kellogg-When
the Germans lay aside their arms and
get out of occupied territory it will
be time to talk peace.
Representative Harold Knutson:
still believe Germany is not sincere,
and there should be no peace discus
sion SO long as its forces are in
France and Belgium.
Representative George M. Young Of
North Dakota stand where l did
before. No peace discussion until
Germany is. ready to withdraw from
Allied territory as Bulgaria has done.
Senator P. B. McCumberr The
message to the president by German
Chancellor Prince Macmillan is an
insult to this country and our Allies
in that it still asserts the old lie that
Germany has been battling only for
her own life and existence. Until she
is ready to swallow that lie and ad-
NIT her purpose she should have no
answer but the sword. She asks us
to treat her as though we are equally
to blame for this war. for all the
bloodshed and ell the atrocities. Can
We do 80 without casting stain upon
our own honor?
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1918-10-10

Americas Reply Forthcoming

Washington, Oct. 8.-America's
reply to Germany's latest peace
move was being formulated by Pres
ident Wilson today in accordance
with the views expressed by the pre-
miers of the allied nation. Dispatch
of the reply, which it is believed will
speak for all the nations oppcsed to
the Central Powers, may be expected
within 48 hours, it is believed.
The president, it was believed to-
day, has preceded actual sending of
the reply by asking Premiers Lloyd
George, Clemenceau and Orlando to
advise him of their answers or by
submitting to the premiers draft of
his reply for approval. At any rate,
it was assumed the American reply
will have the approval Of Great
Britain. France and Italy, and of all
the other co-belligerents.
Nothing less than the cond iti1As.als7
ready paid down and reiterated by
the president and by the premiers
will be granted, and these must be
accepted unequivocally and not
merely as the basis for negotiations.
The president is known to be CIV
ing unlimited care to the framing of
the reply, denying himself his daily
recreation and studying the question
involved intensively.
A feeling that co-incident with or
closely following the dispatch of the
reply, President Wilson will address
congress, persisted today, although
with absolutely no official conflrma-
tion.
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GERMANY PUT
ON HORNS OF
THE DILEMMA | |
Leaders Must Come Out Into
Open and Show Their True
Colors.
tBy the Associated Press)

Washington, Oct. 8 By adroit
diplomacy, President Wilson has laid
a trap for the German governmental
authorities If the peace proposals
made by Chancellor Maximillian
were in the least insincere. This was
the view held by officials here today
as they studied the communication
which President Wilson sent yester-
day to the German chancellor.
Confronted by the strategy of Ger
man diplomats. President Wilson, in
the view Of officials, has countered
with strategy, just as Marshal Foch
has met the military tactics of Hin
denburg and Ludendorc with super
ior strategy.
And yet in his communication
President Wilson has left the way
open to peace.
The president, by calling on Prince
Maximillian for information as. to
whether he represents the military
masters conducting the war or the
whole German people, compelled the
new chancellor and those associated
with him to render to the world an
explanation as to their real purpose.
BY the communication sent yester-
day, the last hope of German mill
tarists who point to the Allies as
waging war Of determination is con-
sidered as having been removed.
At the same time the president has
notified the German government
that it's proposed suspension of hos
tilities" cannot be granted while q
German soldier remains on allied ter
ritory.
The German government must
state to the world whether 1t will ac-
cept the, fourteen points laid down
by President Wilson whole ole-heartedly
OF asss sas basis fore yhich
position cannot be considered by the
United States and the Allies. I
The step taken by President Will
son. according to indications today,
has met with approval by. the Ameri-
can people. Editorial comment has
commended the move. Congression-
al leaders, after careful study of the
reply Of the president, praised it as
diplomatic stroke.~
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1918-10-10
SCHOOL CHILDREN
PICKING POTATOES

Brainerd, Mimi, Oct. The
great potato yields in this district
has put many dollars into the pursea
of school children.
Potato growers, facing a sharp Ia
Dor shortage offered 10 cents q.
bushel to youthful potato pickers. As:
a result school children responded by
scores. In some sections schools ares
closed during the harvest. Expert:
pickers, including young girls, mades
as high as 50 a day. Potato digging:
was used with marked suea
cess by many farmers.
Congestion at terminal points has
affected the shipment of the spuds
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ADVANCE PR OCEEDING.
7(By. the associated Press)l

London, Oct. 3 (1.15 p. M. The
British advance all along the front
between Cambrai and st. Quentin is
proceeding well. There is not SO
much resistance by the Germans as
there was yesterday. This probably
is due to many Germans having re-
tired. ;Ss
In the American sector of the front
the Germans are resisting strongly.
The American casualties, however,
have not been heavy. The total
American casualties is less than the
number Of Germans taken prisoners.
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AIM AT DESTRUCTION
OF GERMAN TROOPS
tBy the ASSOCIATED Press,

-
The German position has been rem
dered considerably worse as the re-
suit of yesterdays fighting in tho
opinion of military commentators.
Major de Civrieux in the Matin
points out that the strategical con-
ditions alone. do not suffice to indi-
cate the conditions Of the battIe,.
which aims more than ever at the
destruction Of the enemy either In
direct combat or by maneuyer. The
German losses have been enormous
and not only In prisoners n ~
single sector Of the British line t1u
fresh German divisions we're thrown
into the. furnace and melted awsy m
asfews minutes.
General Lndend dor6 delayed hi1
general retreat so long that he 81 An
danger of4 lsad ding back tho reslainsl1s
ofshis forces q the famous 0alaie,
which sprotects ermainy is|
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1918-10-10
N. D.TO. SEND $500
MEN no WEST COAST

Rismarck. Oct. Under 4 new
draft call received by the adjutant
general z 800 men from North Dako-
e. Will entrain for San Francisco the
latter SpaH of october. This call will
not ahsctH my u y ofs the Sept. ~, regis
tlants VIII make ] total of s,12o
North Dakota men called this month
for seevtes. COUNT quotas md datss
1or eptra linmsn VIII % ss.t out ~.
morrow.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1918-10-10
ERE FROM NEW
KIND OF BOMB
(By tho Associated Press)

Paris, Oct. 9.-The Germans dur
ing the last few days have been using
in their work new type of inflam-
mable bomb, combining great effect
iveness with light weight. One air
planes can carry 200 Of these bombs.
The only way Of fighting the fire
caused by this new form of destruc-
tive weapon is isolation of the blaze,
as pouring water is literally adding
fuel to the flames on account of the
chemicals of which the bomb is
made.
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WILSON STI IDIES WEST
FRO ONT STU A1ION
Z {By the ii AssiIo / Z i oclhted sPrSssl

Washing ton. Oct. 1ith tho
German offensive met and halted,
unless the enamy actually 81 ready
to sue for peace On & American ana
Allied terms, resid ont Wilson 4 at.
tention VIII ~ turned to the battle
nell. thence the y once conq querint
'Cermans ne being driven 6ack Sst6
Their own iir Il soil. He s wallk ks,ds over stos
lsretary .anains II ofncss ats ths state
dsplr rtmsnt and cent ffor enerai
fssch. hpss n \; Y i 4 huks III
u! IS 4 I !! g!est lscnt. M n
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1918-10-10
MAY HAVE BEEN WORK
OF"GERMAN AGENTS
tBy the Associated Press,

Washington, Oct. s.-Evidence
tending to show the explosions occur
ring at tue r. A. Gil;jspie she'll load
ing plant at Morgan. y. =, last week
Was .auscd 5y enemy agents, was dis
covered ty government operatives in
a letter predicting the explosions on
Friday>night. It was signed "Heine''
aud was addressed TO man in So
nora, Mexico. -,.4.4t3
Agents OF the 6crartment of jus
tice are investigating, but they are
inclined to question the genuineness
of the letter, which was picked up in
a railway station of New Jersey
city. u.
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GERMANY New
Cabinet Poicy

Amsterdam, Oct. 8. Germany,s
new ministry Is one Of national de-
Tense as well as OF peace. and sc !. q
prepared to stand to the end against
any humiliating peace. DR.. Bernardo
Dernburg former German minister
Of the colonies. declared ia . state
ment according to the Berlin ;Anxei-
ger.
Preside Wilson > u Z old h ana 6
new points g 8 sbe aecspts
put Forward hone a 8 y titlhont hun1iis
iating Gsrma y llls Z . lli Il
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Army Pleased. ,

With American Forces In France,
Oct. President Wilson's reply to
the German peace proposal reached
the rear of the American lines this
morning. It had been eagerly await
ed, It's possible character being wide
ly discussed. The general tone Of the
rank and file was quiet satisfaction
that no armistice would be granted
while the enemy was on allied soil.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1918-10-10
HIlNDENBURC Line
NOW TO REAR OF
ALLIED FORCES

Paris, Oct. 9.The Hindenburg
line no longer bars the path Of the
Allies, and the definite rupture was
achieved on the first fighting Of. the
new development toward the north
OF the great battle now raging from
the Eseaut to the Meuse. n.
To Anglo-saxon forces went the
honor Of storming the last remnants
,of. the extraordinary defense Of the
enemy which ts some twelve miles
In depth between Cambria and St.
Quentin Apart from this achieve
.ment, the results of the days tight
Ing we're oticeab y IN that the en-
emy'si Losses must have run into tens
of thousands sof mon during the days
sfghting m the various sectors on the
long battle from m addition,s Inn
portant strategic positions were OBJ
:tained h.
The Allies now 4 IRE & Al the open
country on. the Cambrai- -st Quentin
front.
s$sS The Germans we're q confident OF
the strength of3 the q Gambrai-st.
Quentin defenses that they nsElected
tos organize the rectans sular sition
on the north ~ ths lins9of
& and 2Ltandrsciess and m the
south by5 the sserre posit Hon & sfhs
r,esult 81 this omission. !. a1l TIM Ier..
niln Hons plefa allel to ,ths (,sfsI
4. an llpntisr startttnE in the east MI
ls,n,l 81 5war III 4 IlAe slpells. 1l |
INA Iairls AZ I'll
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W RE'P]|LY| Il.
TO / GERMAN ! |'||l' I IN
PEACE ! A / REQUEST 'I|'|Q i $
tBy the Assoc.ated Press,

Z : d. ! .
Washington, Oct. s.President
Wilson today informed the German
that before the United
States can discuss peace, German
troops must be withdrawn from al
invaded territory.
He asked Chancellor Maximillia1
whether he represented the people
of Germany or the authorities of the
empire who are conducting the war
The presidents message was not {
reply but in the form Of an inquir,
and the imperial German government
was asked whether it accepts the
terms laid down BY the president II
his address OF January s, and sub
sequent addressed:
The text Of the communication
to the charge of Switzerland
is as follows: a
Sir: I have the honor to ac-
knowledge on bellalf of the presi-
dent your notesef October en-
closing the communication from
the German imperial government
to the president and I am i'm.
structed by the president to re-
quest you to nlskp the following
communicated h the imperial
chancellor: "a
Before making q reply to the
request OF the Imperial German
government and Elm order that
+ the reply shall u as candid and
as straightforwasd and naomen-
tous as Interests involved re-
quire the president of the Uni
ted States deems 4 necessary to
assure himself Of the exact
meaning Of tho note Of the Inn
perial chancellor. Does the I'M
perial chancellor mean that the
imperial; Gesmal government ac-
cepts the terms laid down by the
/ president ii his ddress to the
congress OF the Emitted States on
the Sth OF Jan1egy last and I'm
subsequent add diesses and that
its object I'm ent Ing into q dis
cHssion would bos pnIy to agree
& & Upon 5rsacta assazlllls 4 iasysbf -tiielF *
application. '+F.
The president feels bound to
say with regard to suggestion for
an armistice that he would not
feel at liberty to propose cessa-
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GETS ll'l' FOUR DR. 0
/ gI' MINI l|'Il!':! s

aris. oct. ieutenant leene
d lo,nck accor dins GA ann oalinses
NV s,nent made here q day,, s,, m bronghts hs
sdown fopr 3srman sirplanes ithlin 4,
nv: stvsa 81 atY minute the same
sTsonsk 81 81 iils tth " ~ q
sDf gi,Ill 81 aia 4 ~ & hss actnally
seh lada hiiess 4
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Diplomats Satisfied,

London, Oct. s.-1n diplomatic
circles here President Wilson's reply
to Prince Maximillian, the German
imperial chancellor. is regarded as
clever and logical.
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Swiss Balloon Burned.

Geneva, Oct. German airplanes
yesterday attached a Swiss captive
balloon which took fire, according to
advices. Lieutenant Riuery, who was
in the basket of the balloon, was
burned to death.
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SURRENDER OF
TURKEY MAY
COME WITHIN
A FEW HOURS
tBy the associated Press,

London, Oct. 9.-Surrender of
Turkey within the next 4S hours will
not surprise we'll informed quarters
In London, the Evening Standard says
today. British authorities, it adds,
are in possession of information
showing that the process of disin-
tegration exists in Constantinople.
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Strong Opp osiii6ion.

Lond lon, Oct o q p. N. .G German e q
troops u are counter stacking
Sheayily on5 tho suippe river front IN 2
sChampagnss [ ffrbnt and the French 4
( have not Been s able Is nake much uat,ltl
progress. 1ss's,sI
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COLLIDE AT SEA
{By the Associated Pressy

Washington, Oct. THE AmerI-
can steamer Westgate Of the naval
overseas transportation service, has
been sunk with the loss of six mem-
bers of her crew in collision with
the steamer American.
The American picked up the sur
vivors and Is proceeding to port. A
to the Navy department said
the sinking occurred 500 miles off
the Atlantic coast. The Westgate:
was cargo carrier of $500 gross
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GREAT OFFENSIVE
ON WEST FRONT
YIELDS RESULTS
Worn With Struggling, Many
German Divisions Thrown
Into Melee.
tRy the associated Press)

With Anglo-American Forces Near
st. Quentin, Oct. 9.--Heavy fighting
continues on the Cambrai-St. Quentin
front and the British and Americans
have continued their progress of
Tuesday under a heavy protective
fire from the British guns. The de-
feat Of the enemy was almost smoth-
cred under the great deluge of steel
and explosives.
s. A large number of guns have been
taken by the British and Americans
in addition to patches Of prisoners
which continue to arrive at the cages.
The American troops alone captured
two complete field batteries and q
battery Of heavy artillery.
The Americans captured these
guns Tuesday when they suddenly
outflanked both ends Of the valley
south OF Fremont, capturing the Ger
man guns there.
German re-enforcements have ar
rived, but they are troops which
have been engaged. several times re-
Gently and their presence merely
adds to the confusion in the enemy
ranks. s:3;. 1 -s,sf
Control the All.
H, Throughout Tuesday and last night
the British had control Of the fairs
|, Roads,. basraeks:aana troeps and
batteries behind the German: lines.
all were targets for the busy British
bombing machines. Se5s S, 3 @
During the day 1t was notable that
the German airplanes were seldom
seen. The few enemy machines that
did venture forth to places where
they were not wanted were quickly
engaged and in aerial lighting con-
siderable number of the enemy were
brought down. XII
There is great confusion within
the enemy lines. On one front in
which the two British armies have
been engaged, elements from mo few
ser than nineteen divisions have been
Identified along 2O-mile front.
Such concentration Of troops
would seem almost incredible were
it not realized that some have been
engaged almost constantly since
August 8 and many are mere sha-
dows Of the old organizations.
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GERMANS PUSHED NEARER
The BELGIAN BORDER IN
The NORTH OF FRANCE
Guns and Prisoners Continue
to Fail Into Allied Hand.
Yank. Aid French IN Con-
tinued u I, N Movement e q North n j, Of
Rheims.
;tBy me Associated Press,

Forced from Cambria. one of
the strongholds of the enemy's
defense system, the Germans are
being driven back toward the
French frontier, under the heavy
onslaught Of the Third and
Fourth, British armies aided by
American troops. Apparently
the Germans now have lost the
Hindenburg line on the front
from Cambria to Stt Quentin.
Field Marshal Haig resumed his
attack again this morning and
ports that rapid progress is be-
ing made on a front Of more than
thirty miles from northeast Of
Cambria to east Of st. Quentin.
AS the German defense sys-
tenn in the center falls to the
British and Americans, the
French and Americans on the
southern wall from Rheims to
east Of the Meuse are smashing
their way northward, threaten
ing the important junction Of the
railway running eastward from
the broken St. Quentin Cambria
line. z, ;6
East of the Hindenburg position
in the st. Quentin Cambrai area, the
Germans are reported y to have no
prepared defense until q line i'm
mediatsly east of the front is
reached. East Of this line which
would run through valenciennes. the
Germans have the line Of the Meuse.
In capturing Cambrai and break
ing through the German defenses to
the sonth, the British andSAmericans
took more than 5000 prisoners and
large numbers of guns. Near Pre-
mont the Americans captured an en-
tire German artillery position OF the
three batteries. :. 5s1 ~.
Before the advancing Anglo
Americans lie the railway lines Of
chateau-Bohain. Guise and Caudry.
In the north and south railways
are cut, the German communication
lines between the Laon massif and
Laon are lost. M #