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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-05

provinces o huS&iAs
Moscow. Thursday. April 4.-Peter
Petroff. the Russian emissary who
yesterday returned from Berlin with
the ratified peace treaty signed by
Chancellor Won Hertling and Emperor
William. tells The Izvestia.. the Bolsh-
evik organ. that the provisions of the
ratified treaty confirm the declaration
OF Foreign Secretary Won Buehlnnann
during the reichstag's debate that the
provinces Of LiYonia and Esthonia,
lying east of the new Russo-German
frontier are to be under Russian
sovereignty.
A map accompanying the treaty
shows the frontier running. west of the
provinces in question, which fact. At
NJ. Petroff's suggestion. he says, was
specifically stated in special docu-
ment drawn up when the treaty was
ratified.
NJ Petroff reports that only the
peace treaty with Germany has been
ratified. the representatives of the
other central powers being obsent
They have been officially notified of
the ratification Of the German docu-
ment, however. and the exchange OF
ratified treaties with them will be
made soon. The treaties become eff
fective from the moment OF the ex-
change Of the documents.
When the correspondent asked M.
Petrom for further details he declined
TO give them until after reporting to
the government council. He express
ed his personal opinion that the
Ukraine. as a distinct nation, was
nonresident there's being no racial
differences between the people OF the
Ukraine and Of Russia.
Peasants Resist Germans.
Moscow. Thursday April A
press dispatch from Kiev says the
Ukrainian rada has adopted a reso-
luton favoring the continuation Of
military operations against the gov
ernment Of the Soldiers and Work
mems Deputies, although the presi-
dent OF the rada, Professor Grushev-
ski urged that peace be concluded
because of widespread dissatisfac-
ton among the peasants with the
rada's policy. Repeated acquisitions
of grain by the Germans are being
resisted violently by the peasants.
One village was destroyed by artil
lery because its inhabitants offered
armed opposition to the third reu=
uisition.
The rada adopted the resolution
after a German military representa-
tive, Colonel Won Kulberg, made an
address pointing out the successes
OF the German and Ukrainian troops.
saying the capture OF ,Khark0v and
Yekaterinoslav was imminent and
giving assurance OF Germany's sup
port in the future against the Boil
sheviki. Major General Bonch-
Brujevitch, secretary of atate, de-
MED that Russia was warning with
the rada. He said II was purely
civil war between the bourgeois gov
ernment and the Ukrainian Bolshe-
Wiki who have formed a govern
ment OF their own.
The Bolshevik foreign minister,
M. Tchitcherin. has protested the in
Vaslon by German and Ukrainian
troops Of Kursk province, which Is
indisputable Russian territory. Ger
many did not include this province
in her definition OF Ukraine and even
the Ukrainian delegation at Brest-
Litovsk did not claim H.
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100 Germans Killed
And Hundreds Wounded In
Recent Air Raids By Allies

was damaged, and streets in the
neighborhood were heaped with
ruins.
In the raid last week. the Cologne
station was hit and many buildings
were demolished A troop train
standing in the station was struck
and many occupants were killed or
wounded. The emperor visited the
spot the following day.
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tBy Associated Press.l

Amsterdam. April Dispatches to
Les Nouvelles state that on the oc-
casion Of the last entente air raid on
Coblenz, 26 persons were killed and
100 wounded. Great damage was
done, the railroad station being de-
molished. In the last raid on Treves,
go persons were killed and hundreds
were wounded. the railroad static.
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London. April 5.-The Germans
who yesterday resumed their attempt
10 reach Amiens and to separate the
AnRlo-F'rench armies and who are
still fighting for these detectives
have, according TO official reports.
thus far failed to widen the salient
which Is necessary for their securi-
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PRlVATEa EXECUTED.

Houston. Tex April 5.-Privates
John 3. Mann and Walter Mat
thews were executed at Camp Logan
this morning for the murder Of
Private Ralph M. Foley, Company O.
l30th infantry.
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ty The Teutons have, however. msda
some slight advance on the direct
road to Amiens.
Both the British and French ofF-
cial statements admit slight with
draWals southeast or the city of
Amiens. but on both wings of the
1r.nntir.,,na y. -. y,
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Russians Sink Own Vessels
to Prevent Them Falling
Into German Hands
PROTEST MOVE AS
PEACE VIOLATION
Ratified Peace Treaty
Shows Esthonia and Lii
vonia as Russian
(Rv Aasociated press.l

Petrograd. Thursday, April 1.-Two
German warships and several torpedo
boats have landed troops in Finland
and occupied the town of ESnes,
southwest of Helsingfors. Several
Russian warships including four sub
marines were powerless to prevent
the entry Of the Germans into the
harbor of Hango and the sailors sank
three Of the ships in the harbor to
prevent their capture.
The commander of the Baltic fleet
has sent a communication to the
German commander protesting
against the entry of German war
ships as a violation of the Brest-
Litovsk peace treaty.
The arrival Of the German feet off
the Finnish coast threatens the safe
ty Of the Russian fleet at Helsinsfors,
which for lack Of an icebreaker, has
been unable to reach the naval base
at Rronstadt
An anti-soviet uprising among the
UraI Cossacks in southeastern Russia
is reported.
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ENTIRE LINE MAINTAINED.

Az a whole the entente line may
be considered maintained in it's
entirety. So far az the German object
south of Amiens, the railway line to
Clermont. is concerned, the stupend-
Gus German effort resulted merely
in the projection Of the fighting front
q distance Of probably not more than
1000 yards nearer 70 IL. opposite
csstel, where the map shows the
enemy still nearly three miles away
from the railroad. The British fought
yesterday and last night chiefly on
their southern front between the
Luce and the 6omms where the bat
tie front was = continuous one. link
ing up with the operation against the
French. Here the British were press.
ed back out Of q small salient near
Abaneourt. TO the north of
and almost directly on a
line east Of An1isns. This was the
only advantage the Germans were
able to gain in this whole sector after
hours of almost constant attacking
in heavy force.
The British recession was slight
(Continued on page Sd
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ENEMY WAS THROWN
BACK With LOSSES"

British Pressed Back Short Distance Front Directly
East of Amiens London Announces.
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HURL FORWARD BIG BODIES OF
TROOPS ON LUCE and SOMIVIE
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SUMMARY OF WAR

The French lines have held below
Amiens and the Germans have been
defeated with great losses in what
probably constituted their most
desperate effort yet TO break in and
cut of the communications Of this
important base from the south.
Similarly to the east Of Amiens the
British have maintained their stead.
fast defense and prevented the Ger
mans from making any important
headwaY.
The battle ragged ysUtsrdsy and
virtually all last night. IL was alona
= line of approximately thirty miles
south of the somne. Today the Ger
mans switched their attack to ths
north Of the river and engaged the
British along front Of some II miles
but were able 10 make only a slight
advance near the river.
South Of the Somms the contend
ina armies met with hinflueutating for
tunes, the French giving some ground
in the northerIy sector but closing
the engagement with their line not
only standing where IL was along lie
southerly course but even advanced
In one or two sectors,
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CONTINUED on page %
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-11
WOMEN TOFLY
FOR AIR TITLE
Misses Stinson and Law to
Meet in Contest on Deco
ration Day.

Ruth Law and katherine Stiusou,
the worlds greatest woman niers.
VIII meet IN a match race for the
Championship OF the universe at the
sheeDshead Bay Speedway on Memo
rial Day. May 60. The race wiz be
held in conjunction with the automo-
bile speed carnival the feature Of
which viii be the Hardness handicap
at 100 miles.
The Misses Stinson and Law. while
the greatest air performers OF their
sex, have never met in a match. and
this meeting viii 90 a long way to-
ward determining the real Queen Of
the Air" william II. Wellman. who
is conducting the Decoration Day
meet, is negotiating with the Two
girls. and both have tentatively
agreed TO the match
Hiss Law is the holder OF the nom
stop record OF $50 miles. and the other
day secured from the War depart
ment a license permitting her to make
flights in all parts Of the United
States for th1 benefit OF the Liberty
Loan and the American Red Cross.
Miss Stinson is the first woman 10
undertake the aerial somersault ard
holds the record for consecutive loops.
Several years ago she defeated DariO
Resta- the automobile speed king. in
an earth-aud-air race She also flew
from Buffalo TO Washington via New
York. carrying more than 100000
Red Cross funds
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-11

FIRST place in the ninth annual
! grammar school track ard field
NEE. held Friday afternoon al the
high school stadium was awarded 70
the athletes OF Alta Vista school with
the students from san Jacinto run
ming a close second. In point OF ten
sion the meet was the most exciting
ever held by grammar school athletes.
10 being necessary ror the teams OF
alta vista and san Jacinto 20. fight
out the very last event before the
winner was known. The contest be-
tween Lamar and Villas was even
closer, Lamar taking third place by
the very narrow margin OF Is Of q
point
school teams entered finished in
the following order and with the
scores indicnteds Alta Vista, IS
points; san JHcIutO, = f-3s Lamar,
rs SO; Villas, 10 L.; Bailey Ils
Morehead. > 1-G.
Excellent Management.
With high school cadets patrollng
the stadium 20 keep all but contest
ants off the grounds, the events be-
gan at o'clock and continued until
after 8 o'clock, due TO the large num-
Der Of classes md entries. Had it
not been for the excellent arrange
ments made by Z. P Jones. assistant
perintendeut or public instruction,
and the snappy manner in which refe-
rec A. J. Holm and his assistants
pushed the program along. 10 would
have been impossible to have run off
the events in a single afternoon.
While a high wind and much dust
at times impeded the athletes. the rec
ords were good as compared with
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-11
LIBERTY BONDS
FOR EVERYBODY
Principals, Promoter and
State Receive Recon-
pense in Bonds.

Benny Leonard, lightweight cham
pion, has gone to san Francisco.
where ne is 20 box four rounds
against the best man available in the
feature OF a benefit TO be conducted
by Jim Coffroth for the War depart
ments commission On training camp
activities. On his return Leonard may
engage in several other benefit con-
tests at Denver and way stations.
Billy Gibson, Leonard's manager,
has received an offer Of a ten-round
bout with Charley White at Milwau
zee in May or June. The stipulation
is that 50 per cent OF the gross re-
ceipts are TO be invested IN Liberty
bonds, TO be divided between the box
ers. The states 10 per cent and the
promoters share also are 70 be de-
voted TO the purchase Of Liberty
bonds. Leonard will probably accept
the offer. White until recently was
the boxing Instructor at Camp Custer,
at Battle Creek.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-11

similar meets o. previous years The
stadium was filled with parents, citi-
zeus and students. a half day holiday
having been declared in all city
schools.
Because Of the large number OF con-
testanrs several preliminary heats
were necessary. these being run of
Immediately preceding the finals
Officials Of the meet were:
Al. Holm. referee H Behnamann.
clerk Of course. D. Bryan assistant
W A. Young. announcer. O. Rhein-
hefuer. starter Chester Wright.
scorer Guyler Magruder, assistant; R.
Scotch. r Eomeroy and g. Brodericzs
timers Ia A. Chaplin, 3. BeVans p
Harvey r. Pomeroy. inspectors: J. S.
Carroll. u. POnsford, A. Sigel and p
Stevens. field judges; v c Utterbaclz,
NJ webb. G. Seligman, j. Bell c.
Urueta. Fl. Mckemy and L Mckinney.
Winners. in The finals were.
50 yard dash, class Carl Gregory
Alta Vista. first. Eduardo PradO. Bal
ley. second; Ernesto Byrnes Bailey.
third Time, $500.
IS yard dash. class B-Sterling
Pierce, Alta Vista. first, Nathan Bors-
chow, Lamar, second; Ignacio Cor
dOva, Villas, third Tine -s-ea-
IS yard dash. class A-Clarencs
Bloom. san Jacinto, first; Isadora
Goodman Villas. second: Gustayo Mo-
Iinar. Villas third Time. SOL
Glass G relay-Won by Alta vista
in so seconds.
Class B reIay-Alta Vista first
3Iorehead. second; sunset third. Time,
class A relay-san Jaeinto, first.
Bailey. second; Villas third. Time.
2-15.g0.
go yard dash-Clarence Bloom. san
Jacintos FIRST Jose Lacaras san ia
cinto. second. Carlos Lozanos san ia
cinto third Time, $500
Shot put-Sam Gillespie. Lamar.
first; Carlos Ortego. san Jacinto, sec
ond. Clarence Bloom, san Jacinto,
third Distance IS feet 8 inches
Pole Taulr-Charles Cushing. Bailey,
first, sam Gillespie, Lamar, second
third was decided through toss up
High jump. class C-Heury Harris.
Bailey, first. Arthur March, villas,
second: Freddy Wilson. Lamar third.
Height Z feet . inches
High jump class B-SterlinG Pierce.
Alta Vista. FIRST; Edward Cadona,
Alta Vista, second: Ignacio CordoVa-
third Height. 4 feet, . inches.
High jump, class A-PablO Ansya,
san Jacinto, first: GustaVo Moiinar,
Villas. second. John Thompson. More
head third Height. 4 feet. inches.
Broad jump. class C-Carlos Car
bajaL Aoy, first: Sidney Cohen, Alta
Vista, second. Alfredo Aateus. san
Jaeinto. third. Distance. 13 -feet, S
inches.
Broad jump class B-Nathan Bors-
chow, Lamar, first Sterling Pierce.
Alta Vista second; Charles Wylie.
Morehead, third. Distance, II feet. 8
inches.
Broad jump. class A-Isadcrs Good
man. villas. first Jose Lacara. san
JacInro, second. John Thompson
N0rehead. third Distance. Is feeL.
inches
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-11

DACKY 8TFARLAND. frankie Burns,
1 Jack Blackburn-these are the
kind OF boxers Fred r Wedge. the
Fighting Parson," has met with cred
liable showing. Raising a Bible class
from II young men to 152 testifies to
the brand OF work he has been doing
since entering the ministry.
Yet Wedge, the once splendid
specimen OF physical manhood. is
in FL PasO for his headth. In
short, he is fighting the hardest
fight OF his IIfe-a bout with tu-
bereulosis. He doesn't look IL, but
such is the verdict OF eminent
physicians after n careful exami-
nation.
Called to Ministry.
The career Of Wedge has been
strenuous. In his teens he entered
the squared circle and has battled
some OF the best mitt artists in the
business. When he entered the ring
fans could always be assured that
there was TO be a fight Seven years
ago he was ordained to the ministry
while living at Genoa, Neb.
Church Boxing Club.
Receiving a call from Rhinelander
Wis, he became pastor Of the Peo-
pies church Of that city and entered
his work with the same vim and rush
ing tactics he always displayed in the
ring. When he went 10 that church
there we're II young men in the Bible
class A year later there were 162.
At this church Wedge conducted
the only licensed church boxing
club in the state OF Wisconsin, and
probably the only one in the
world Bouts were conducted by
the club under rules laid down by
the state commission and boxing
flourlshed as perhaps n has never
done in any other locality. The
betting and the sometimes evil fol-
lowers Of the ring were tHbOOed
and the Peoples church became
the means Of being one Of the
most useful In the country. The
two extremes Of no boxing nt al
and shady ring affairs were both
eXiled from Rhinelnnder and an
almost ideal community as re-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-11

THE Harkens handicap. a race Of 100
1 miles. viii be the feature OF the
automobile racing carnival TO open at
sheepshead Bay speedway Memorial
day. Many OF the worlds greatest
drivers viii compete in this and other
events on the program.
A costly trophy viii be given the
o. winner by Harry s. Harzens. nil
liOnaire sportsmHn and owner Of
the Speedway, for whom the con
test g. named. A record purse has
been offered, and IL Is not i'm
prouble that the worlds speed
record viii be lowered.
Dario Resta. the speed king OF 1915
and 1916 has announced that he will
make another effort TO recover the
title- He IS planning 10 use a car
with an aero motor. with which he
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-11
TRIO Of BIC
GRAPPLERST To
FIGHT IT OUT
CaddOck-LeWis Bout Would
Draw in East, Caddock-
Stecher in the West.
valdez ZBYSZKO
Is ELIMINATED

NEW YORK, May 1.-THE wrest-
y ling season in New York Is prac-
tically over There may be a bout or
two Of minor Importance staged here,
but there will be no more big events
put On The recent match between
Joe Scecher and Ed Stranger Lewis
marked the end OF the schedule. It
eliminated the series OF matches for
the worlds heavyweight catch-as-
catch-can championships which Jack
Curley and Louis Meyer staged IN
Madison Square Garden.
This tournament resulted IN
the elimination OF one man from
the contention for the title
Niadek LbyszlZO, There still re-
main to dispute q. They are
stecheE and Lewis, who IN three
matches, aEEreEatinE nine hours
Of action have Wrestled 20 three
draw decisions and Earl Cad
dock the "man Of n thousand
holds.7 One Of these win be
crowned champion ultimately, hut
the question viii not be decided
until they have been nftted
against one another and cOncIu-
Eive results recorded in their
matches.
This trio Of eontenders viii provide
+HNA AAA4AAA6 matches AaA40LA
Lewis or Caddock VS.. Stecher would
draw tremendous gates"
There is little demand for a Cad
dock-LeWis match out west Al
though a favorite with the fans there
Lewis is not the card that Stecher
would be against Caddock This
match could be grabbed off by an
eastern promoter, but not a Caddoclz-
otecher affair. Western promoters
those around Omaha and Des Moiues
particularly, would outbid any east
ern man for the attraction. Both men
are from the same territory. They
have big folloWings and the rivalry
between their supporters is as keen
as 1t is between the men themselves.
CurIey After Bout,
Caddock and stecher would not be
as valuable an asset to an eastern
promoter as they are in the west. On
the other hand, Caddock and Lewis
would draw as much, II not more.
money here in the east than they
would in the west
Jack Curley, who Is as shrewd a
judge Of the worth OF a wrestling
match as any man Identified with the
game today, is alive 10 these condi-
tions. He would not attempt to COM
pete with the Westerners for a Cad
ccck-Stecher match. but he still is
willing 20 give a $50, 900 purse for a
CaddOck-Lewis match here.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-11
yelling liter
BENNY LEONARD
Johnston Says Leonard Can
No Longer Make Weight
and Be Strong.

Chicago, Ill. Nay Jimmy John
ston, who passed through here the
other day with Ted Lewis, declares
with great emphasis that he viii have
the next lightweight champion under
his wing. The young man OF whom
Jimmy speaks so confidently is none
other than Joe yelling, OF Chicago.
now in the United States navy. Joe
IS located on a training ship off New
York, and doesn't seem TO have much
trouble getting leave Of absence to
put up a fight now and then.
IF Joe ever gets a crack at Benny
Leonard he will Just about land the
title" said the irrepressible John
ston.
The next thing I am going to do
IS to force Leonard into a match. q"
continued Jimmy. 1T can be done,
but believe me, IL Is going to be the
biggest task I ever picked out for
myself Leonard simply does not
banker for any OF Welling's game
He's said so and you can hardly blame
him for Il.
I am still insisting Leonard is no
longer lightweight He doesn't want
TO make weight any more and will be
shown up the first time he tries II.
yelling surely can make 153 in a
pinch and 135 is as easy as eating
Tor him"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-11

Chautuuqul Man.
Later the Fighting Parson" was
with the Ellison-White chautauQua
system. Iecturing and working on the
Pacific coast in 1914. He was also
missionary on the Barbary coast, a
desolate waste that gave lie 20 the
little assertions Of a few that Wedge
was a uotoriety seeker. Stiu later he
was assistant pastor at the Olivette
Memorial Presbyterian church, Of Chi
cage.
While engaged as pastor nt st.
Joseph, No., six years ago, Wedge
trained Battling Nelson for n bout
by working out with him during
the afternoon and preached every
night for revival meetings.
Never Knocked Out.
In his early days Wedge fought
sixty ring battles and was never
knocked out After leaving the ring
he took a course OF two years at the
Wisconsin university and later grad
uated at the University Of Nebraska
He also studied at Omaha and Nc
Cormick theological seminaries While
lat Wisconsin Wedge was a quarter
miller" and an Instructor IN athletics.
When war was declared against Ger
many and Uncle sam called for ath-
letic instructors at the various train
ing camps. Wedge became an in
structor at Camp Grant. Chicago,
~ AANAI ne eAAe4 aAlEaA GAA Al a AAAMADA
Of bouts for benefit OF soldiers and
the Red Cross, at the same time pro-
noting mass athletics.
To Live in Open.
Wedge is now in FL Paso with HIS
wife and son seeking to re-estabiish
the robust health he so long possessed
This he firmly believes he viii be
able TO do. as he has taken his own
case in hand early in the game. and
although only here a few weeks has
already been benefited by the dry,
sunny atmosphere and rest from long.
hard la5ors. He proposes TO purchase
a small plat Of ground and follow life
in the open Wedge Is still young and
rudy, showing no outward sign Of
physical weakness. and will doubt
less regain his health and with mod
crate living he now practices retain IL
for many years.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-11
UNDER SPORTDOMS EYE
NOTED AUTO DRIVERS WILL RACE
b. ALLAN MARLEY.

has been experimenting He recently
announced that the results secured
IN the trials have conclusively shown
that he viii IN this way be enabled TO
attain a greater speed than has ever
before been known
Duray 20 Enter.
Arthur Duray. the European cham
pion. who has driven in several races
in the United States. VIII again com
pete in this country. The famous
French driver is bringing a special
car from Paris. which he viii drive
IN this and other long distance races
in this country during the summer.
Duray holds the worlds record for q
mile. in fraction less than 147 miles
an hour.
In addition to the Eafou0bile
events a series Of aerial exhlbl-
tions by both men and women
fliers has been arranged There
VIII also be an earth and air race.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-11
THROUGH
SPORTVILLE
no By WILLIAM E. KIRK. o..
"a Romance Of the Diamoud.l

TITLE Jessie Jingle sat smiling the minge
II the the land
she had promised would
She looked at the which Bill
reckless in
and seemed
happiness Bill
for Bill kept quite careful clutch his bankTon fat
ring upon her hand her gsh blood atg Her Bill had told her they would
which would
ten days Bill had not struck fOuba blow since he had Joined the big
league
Aha Bill hit the feeei
the second bashe made the third bag too! BE started for the
ball
gng flat She knew that his salary he'd
his
girl engaged n time Of
Should particular