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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-31
TWO KILLED, FOUR WOUNDED,
ONE MISSING AS RESULT Oh
HEAVY DAYLIGHT SHELlRlRE
Casualties Occurring Almost Daily Section Of West
Front Held by Samocrats, Against Which Re-
peated Assaults Have Been Launched.
ENEMY LOSSES THOUGHT TO HAVE
BEEN GREATER THAN THE ALLIES
United States Troops Stood Their Ground and Fired Into
Dense Fog at Moving Shapes Which Came Toward
Their Trenches Details Withheld.

With the American Army in France, JAM 3l.-An
American position in certain section of the French 'front.'
raded during heavy fog shortly after daylight this
morning. The attack preceded by violent artillery
barrage. ..g H%E .&$
Two Americans were killed. and four wounded. One
soldier is missing and believed to have been captured by
the enemy ~
Casualties have been occurring almost daily for several
days this 1t is permitted to disclose that all
the casualties given out from Washington occurred
in this sector The deaths caused by shell fire. mostly
shrannp IT..
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-31
WILSON TELLS
FARMERS R ] \ I; |; !. 5 NEED n
OF THEIR III Z. !: AID
Saws Uncle Sam Is Backing Them
With Sound Seed and
Money to Win War
cUI M1NAT1NG CRISIS COMES
Supreme Sacrifices Necessary
Upon Part of Every Ameri-
can to Save World
cUI MINAT1NG CRISIS COMES

Washington, ID. c., Jan. 81.
To the farmers Of the Unit
cd States, President Wilson
today sent a message IN
which he called attention to
the country's need Of their
assistance in the coming year
of winning the war. The
message was sent thru the
Farmers conference being
held at the University OF Hi
nois at Urbana. The message
was delivered by President
James. of the University of
Illinois, in the absence of Sec
retary of Agriculture Hous-
ton. who was to have repre-
sented the president. The
presidents message said in
part:
"You will not need to be convinced
that it was necessary for US as free
people to take part in this war. 1t had
raised its evil hand against us.
"We are fighting, therefore, as truly
for tho liberty and self-government OF
the United States as il the war OF
our own revolution had to be fought
over again, and every man In every
business in the United States must
know by this time that his Whole
future fortune lies in the balance.
nee dnot ask you to pledge your lives
and fortunes with those of the rest
of the nation to the accomplishment
of that great end. We must win
therefore, and we shall win.
eliminating Crisis.
"You will realize that the culminat
ing crisis of the struggle has come
and that the achievements of this year
on the one side or the other must
determine the issue. 1t has turned
out that the forces that fight for free
dom, the freedom of men all over the
world as well as our own depend on
MS in an extraordinary and unexpected
degree for sustenance for the supply
of the materials by which men are to
live, and to fight, and 1t will be oul
glory when the war is over that we
have supplied those materials and sup
piled them abundantly, and it will be
all the more glory because in supply
ing them we have made our supreme
effort and sacrifice.
The Field Of Agriculture.
In the field of agriculture. we have
agencies and instrumentalities, fort
unately, such as no other government
in the world can show. The depart
ment of agriculture is undoubtedly
the greatest practical. and scientific
agricultural organization in the world
The banking legislation of the las,
two or three years has given the farm
ers access to the great lendable cap
% fCnnfinuad; on PAeA Eva
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-31
NIGHT WAS QUIET.


With the American Army In
France, Wednesday Jan. 3o-Last
night was fairly quiet throughout
the American sector. The usual =
number Of shells came over, DO, :
ing no damage, and there was ti,e
customary spradic outburst .es
machine gun fire from both.
sides at points where the oppos-
ing lines are at rest.
At daybreak this morning the heavy
fog which had been enveloping tho
whole position and the country for
miles around for several days became
still thicker blotting out all except
the nearest enemy positions. At
o'clock three muffled reports sound.
ed through the fog. There were three
whistles quickly followed by three
shell bursts. The projectiles sexplod.
ed on three sides of an American list
ening post, just outside the wire,
within forty-five feet of the enemy's
listening post. :.
: : ~ He'll Broke Loose. n
Then hell broke loose" said one of
the men there. For Is minutes, the
enemy broke hundreds of high explos-
ives, around the post and surrounding
ground, cutting off the men there.
Two of them were killed in the first
few minutes.
Another man, who was at the post.
told the correspondent later, as he
was lying on a cot in the field hos
pital, that he saw four Germans ap-
preaching out of the fog as the bar
rage lifted. He brought his automatic
rifle into play and saw two. OF the
Germans fall. He kept on firing un-
I'll shell splinters hit him in the head
and arm.
Shadows in the Fog.
The last I remember In the time
before reached the hospital" said
another wounded man, Is seeing some
hing moving through the fog. 1t de-
termined to get some Germans and
nut my rifle to my shoulder but new
er pulled the trigger There was q
deafening explosion behind me. Frozen
earth( shell splinters, and stones came
my way
Inspection of the scene Of the raid
last night showed that the ground
was plowed up by the explosion OF
shells.
In the recent fighting in the Amer
ican sector. one of the men wounded
was hit by sniper's bullet. He fell
in a trench filled with water, and A.
most drowned before he was rescued
by his captain. Several Of the wound
ed had been listed as accidental
woundings, and these were mostly
wounds on the hands.
The Enemy Casualties.
It is certain that the enemy casual
ties from the American cannon and
machine gun fire have been as great
or greater than ours.
The casualties given out In Wash.
ington recently occurred over q Ger.
tain recent period. The dead were
buried within the sound and range OF
the guns One man was blown to
pieces by a shell in regimental head.
quarters town as he was following his
colonel into dugout. Three men
were killed by one shell which fell
in q trench and another died Of
wounds in hospital. Quite few Of
the men sent to the hospitals were
wounded on the upper body or head
from shrapnel.
For military reasons it has been in.
advisable to send earlier or other de.
tails.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-31
12o, ,ooo OUT IN BERLIN

Amsterdam, Jan. 91.-The number
of strikers in Berlin is estimated at
about 100000, according to semi-of-
fetal statement issued in Berlin yes
terday when there had been only an
inconsiderable increase in the strike
since Tuesday.
The Berlin newspapers with few ex-
ceptions have been published. The
streets of the German capital, the
statement adds, show no signs OF a
strike. All traffic is proceeding quiet
ly and undisturbed. The statement
says there have been no disturbances
anywhere in the empire.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-31
STRIKES SPREADING.

Amsterdam, Jan. 91.-(British Ad-
miraity per Wireless Press)-The
strike has been extended in districts
near Berlin especially in Teleg, Aid
ershof, Spandau, and lMariendorf,
where 100000 men have quit work. A
similar number of workmen are on
strike in the remainder of the en-
Diro
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-31
SWEDEN WILL
KEEP OUT OF
finn TROUBLE
Prominent New York Swede
Makes Statement After
-" Visit to Northwest
WHITE GUARD IS WINNING
Faction Defending Government
Reported Victorious in
. Many Battles ~

Washington, D. c., Jan. 31.-Declar-
ing that Sweden would as soon burn
down one of its own large cities as to
take part in one Of the Finnish diff
culties," Edward Bjokman Of New
York City, representing the commit
tee on public information, today COM
mented on London reports that
Sweden is believed to have inter-
vened in the civil war in Finland.
Mr.. Bjokman has just returned from
an investigation conducted in Min
neapolis and st. Paul.
Fears of Americans regarding the
loyalty of Swedes in the northwest
are groundless, he said.
GOVERNMENT WINNING.
Stockholm, Jan. 31.-All is quiet
at Helsingfors, a dispatch from that
city reports, but fighting is under
way at other points in Finland, be-
tween the Red Guards, which are
supporting the. revolution, and the
White Guard, which upholds the Fin
nish government. The White Gaurd
is fighting with enthusiasm and scor-
ing successes everywhere, disarming
the Red Guard.
SOCIAL REVOLUTION.
London, Eng, Jan. 31.-Finland Is
going through social revolution,
similar to the November revolution
in Petrograd, says the Petrograd
correspondent Of the Daily News in
describing the Finnish revolution.
The opposing forces in Finland are
very equally balanced and a COM
paratively painless revolution like
that pushed through by the Bolshe-
wiki is very unlikely. Manv Of the
wealthy in Petrograd fled into Fin
land to escape the revolutionary
troubles in the Russian capital. Mem
bers of the Finnish Senate are said
to have taken refuge in Vasa.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-31
THE WEATHER
For "a hours ending at noon, Jan.

For North Dakota: Fair tonight and
Friday with rising temperature.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-31
FOOD FOR PIGS HUMAN DIET
IN VICTORIOUS GERMANY
BUT THE FARE Is IMPROVING
No Actual Starvation But Much Malnutriton Evidence
Among Teutons, and Disease and Subnormal Con-
ditons Are Making Their lnroads.
COW BEETS AND STRAW BREAD
ON COMMON PEOPLES TABLES
Not Recorded However, That Kaiser Wilhelm Is Hoover
izing to Any Extent t-Many New Maladies Making
Their Appearance Bitterness Grows.

= : > - : : = : : :
:
But it's better than the close of last
Victor
Morgan noted editor of the Cleveland Press who
Tribune and
WHAT IS GOING ON In GERMANY TODAY. :
columns yesterday :
being published exclusively
Every American should :
> = = = /: = :
VICTOR MORGAN.
Editor Of the Cleveland
Copyright 191e the Newspaper Assocaon)
have had at times.
alive
Well did and did, must feel that
general revolt the civil population the empire eo
tion Germany soldiers And the soldiers will
revolt food clothes plenty both
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-31
LAB0RERSQUlT WORK
Cessation Made Almost Complete
by Walking Out Of Thou
sands OF Men
PREPARE TO RESIST
Revolutions Adopted Defying
,5.,, Government to Admins,
ter Reprisals e.

London, Eng, Jan. 81
The German strike is still
growing in magnitude, the
Exchange Telegraph CORES
pondent at Copenhagen re-
ports. In Berlin 100000 per-
sons are on strike, he reports,
$4,000 of these being women.
A great number Of socialistic
leaders have been arrested in
various German towns, ac-
cording to this authority.
The cessation of work in Hamburg
is now virtually complete according
to a Daily Telegraph dispatch from
The strike has extended
from the Vulcan ship building works
in Hamburg to the works Of Blohm'
Voss, another large shipouilding con-
Germ. The strikers demand an lmmed'
late peace on the basis of no annexa'
tions and no indemnities.
The socialist party leaders in Ger
many, according to statement in the
Eerliner Tagebladt, forwarded by the
Amsterdam correspondent Of the Cen
trail News, have asked President
Kampff OF the reichstag to summon
the relchstag Immediately in view OF
the alarming events of the last few
days.
At meeting of the Berlin strikers
on Wednesday, the Tagesbladt adds,
a resolution was passed declaring that
the strikers would oppose to the Ut
most of their power an repr1sals
against their leaders or representa-
tives.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-31
PAPERS SUPPRESSED
Berlin raobIatt and Voerwurts Stop
n4G onhlica$ion

Amsterdam, Jan. 31.-The German
censor has ordered the Berliner Tag
blatt and Vorwarts and Eeliner Post
to cease publication, according to q
dispatch received here from Berlin.
The ban was placed on the newspaper
owing to their attitude toward the
striking workmen in Germany, says
the dispatch. -. S.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-31
STATE OF SEjGE.

Copenhagen, Jan. 31.-A state OF
siege has been declared at Hamburg,
Altoona and Wandsbeck, according to
the Hamburg Echo, socialist news
DaDer #''' l....
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-04

portant factor in the development OF
the counties affected, and the an
nouncement was very acceptable
news. In the near future lands in
the northern part of the grant will
also be opened.
Congressman Hawley has been
working on the project for the last
two years. He recently conferred
with Commissioner Tallman about
having the lands on the watersheds
placed in the national forest to pro-
tect the water supply at Oregon City,
Dallas and Corvallis, and for which
purpose he has introduced bill. The
land department will probably make
favorable recommendation for this
legislation.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-04

ter of which is always duck pond,
the water of which is a blush green,
colored so by the decaying straw
around the edges, l suppose. l al
ways have to debate a while to de-
eide which buildings are the barns
and which are the dwellings. Some
Of the farmers live in the little viii
lagos, l guess. They are much
cleaner than the farm groups and
the houses are neat and durable.
AS the farmers are often working
quite a distance from home, they
have placed tiny buildings here and
there for shelter in case Of rain.
There are many Of them around the
vineyards.
They have been trimming the vine
yards the past week. All cuttings
are carefully gathered and bundled
for fuel. At the end of every fifth
row they have some sort of stump
which furnishes each year crop OF
long, pliable withes of bright yell
low color with which they tie up the
bundles of cuttings. Another thing
which shows the thoroughness Of
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-04
GRANT LANDS READY
TO BE HOMESTEADED

Secretary of the Interior Lane has
approved regulations opening to en-
try order the homestead law about
100000 acres of agricultural land sit
uated principally in Jackson and
Josephine counties. These lands are
a portion of the Oregon & California
railroad grant lands. Additional
lands will be opened as classificatiops
are completed.
Applications to entry may be filed
by any duly qualified person for 16O
acres or less at the land office at
Roseburg, beginning April 29 and
ending May %. All applications
filed during this period are consid-
cred filed simultaneously, and in the
case of conflicting applications a
drawing will be held May 2S to de-
termine the successful applicants
Applications must be sworn to before
the register and receiver in Rose
burg, accompanied by the required
office fees, and an amount equal to
SO cents an acre. The total purchase
price is $3.50 per acre. The balance
is to be paid on final proof. Appli-
cants must personally examine the
land.
The restoration Of 100000 acres
of grant lands to entry will be an i'm
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-04
Peoples Forum
lCnntinned from page q

Continued from page 2O
it is an organization to be proud OF
now. Several mornings the past
week they placed themselves in from;
of our barracks at 7 o'clock and
played several pieces. 1t is a fine
way to start the day, and at thai
early hour the music seemed to SOUND
exceptionally sweet and inspiring.
am enclosing copy of Plane
News" again. l was able to see the
costume ball which it describes by
climbing up on some boxes and peek
ing through the window over a lot
of heads. The costumes were mar
velous, considering the difficulties
there are in the way of obtaining
such things. Some of the ladies were
quite charming until they took Off
their wigs. Every program at the
"Y" shows up some new talent, and
some of it is of a high quality; which
might be expected, however, when
you consider that there are men here
from every part Of the country and
from all walks of life.
have tried to make up for some
of my short letters of late and have
probably only bored you, so Will
close. With much love,
OLIVER.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-04
HONOR FLAG FEATURE
OF LOAN CAMPAIGN

A new and distinctive feature will
be introduced in the third Liberty
Loan campaign, and every city or
town in the country which subscribes
more than its quota of Liberty bonds
will be awarded by the Treasury De-
partment an honor flag.
The flag will be &c inches wide and
"a inches long. The body of the flag
will be white with broad red bor-
der, and three broad blue vertical
stripes denoting the third loan. The
flags, which will be of the same quail
ity as the flags of the navy, are al
ready being manufactured and will
be awarded as fast as the right to
fly them is won. Though awarded
by the Treasury Department, they
will be distributed by the Liberty
Loan committees of the different dis
tricts.
There will also be national hon
or flag for each state, to be flown
at the state capitol, with the name
of each town winning a flag in
scribed upon it. There will be also
preserved in the United States treas
ury national honor flag, with the
record of each state recorded on it.
Stars, to be placed on the flag OF
each city or town doubling its quota,
will be also awarded, and an addi-
tional star for each time the quota
is doubled.
An honor roll, containing the
names of all subscribers, but not the
amount of the individual subscrip'
tions. will be kept in each commun-
ity. A window card, bearing a rep
resentation of the honor flag, will be
given each subscriber to the loan, to
be displayed at the home or place OF
business.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-04
BOND ALLOTMENTS
FOR COUNTIES MADE

Allotment by counties of the Ore
gon quota of the nations $4,000
G0O,O of Liberty Loan bonds was
announced by letter at state cam
paign headquarters Monday morning
from the regional reserve bank at
San Francisco. The states quota OF
S1S,495,OOO is the same as the mini
mum for the second issue of war
bonds. In this drive the state is eX-
pected to oversubscribe its minimum
quota. If this is done in all the
states there will be no necessity OF
calling for Liberty Loan subscrip-
tions from the people until next fall.
In each county the allotment for
each city and town will have to be
worked out, but whether this will be
done at San Francisco or in Portland
has not yet been determined. Port
lands share of the states minimum
of war bond subscriptions has been
fixed at $1O,O5O,OO0.
Following are the quotas assigned
to the southern Oregon countless:
Jackson, $3SS,OOO; Josephine, $780,
900; Klamath, $2S2,OOO; Douglas,
s2S6,OOO; Coos, $34S,OOO; Curry,
$1S,000 Lake, $95, 900.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-04

some of my mail may not have gone
to the new 29th Aero Squadron in
stead of coming to the new 4OOth
or old 29th. Some time ago | re-
ceived letter addressed to Supply
Sergeant Morton different initials
however), 29th Aero Squadron, and
1t certainly was not meant for me,
Quite a coincidence that the two
squadrons of the same number
should each have a S. Sgt. named
Morton.
was talking with an infantryman
last evening who is here on a pass
to see his brother. He thinks that
we are fixed up mighty fine here,
and | guess that we are, compared
to the accommodations that the in
fantry have. In fact, we have things
much nicer than the other Aero
Squadrons here on account of being
the pioneers and a permanent fixture
here. But most of us would gladly
change places with some of the
sQuadrons who leave here from time
to time for places where there is
some action and where one would
have a chance to do something really
worth while for the cause for which
we enlisted.
Four of us went for stroll this
afternoon, and although there are
tiny villages near here in any direc-
ton, we are not permitted to enter
any of them now, so we kept to the
fields. Perhaps l can tell you few
things of interest which l have not
mentioned before.
There are no fences around here.
In fact, you scarcely ever see fence
in France except around some dwell
ing and garden of some wealthy per-
son, and then 1t is a solid stone fence
about eight or nine feet high. You
find two or three hundred acres of
grain, large vineyard next to that,
then a piece of pasture with about
rs sheep grazing on 1t under the
watchful eye of a young or very old
sh 'pherd or shepherdess, then a
grove of perhaps 100 acres of trees
resembling our bull pine growing in
rows and quite close together
The farm houses are built of stone
and are usually in groups of four
Or five arranged in square with a
rather large court inside, in the cen
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-04
PLANS TO RELIEVE
LABOR SHORTAG GEs

Announcements from Washington
tell of the division of the country
into 13 employment districts to facil-
itate transfer Of labor Of all kinds
from districts where surplus OBJ
tains to those where r shortage ex-
lists, was announced this week by
the United States employment serv-
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-04

these Old Countrymen. About three
feet outside of the end posts Of each
row they have planted a root to
which they anchor the top wire after
bringing 1t over the post.
There are some things which the
Americans can learn from the
French, and great many things
which they can learn from the Amer
leans. l hope our association to-
gether will result in mutual benefits.
My love to all,
OLIVER.
4O0th Const. Sqdn, A. e. f..
France.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-04

ice. Homogcneity of industries and
employment problems governed the
division. Some of the districts and
states comprising the west of the
Mississippi are:
No. minnesota, North Dakota
South Dakota and Montana.
No. 10-Nebraska, Kansag, Okla
homa, Colorado and Wyoming,
No. 12-Washington, Oregon and
Idaho.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-04

France, Feb. "a, 1918.
Mrs. j. ]. Morton, Ashland, Ore.
Dear Folks at Home: 1t has been
long time since / have received any
mail. l am beginning to wonder If
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-04

Articles may be taken any time
this week at the Rummage Sale. All
money to be used for charitable pur-
poses. 9V--
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-04

Phone Job orders to the Tidings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28

CT. The meeting was presided over by Mrs. R. E. Smith, the devotional service was conducted by Mrs. E, F. Griffin of Avondale Splendid reports of the recent presbyterial held at Tus- ca.oosa were as follows: Devotional Mrs. A. J. Gregg of the Highland Presbyterian church; business, Mrs. d. F. Hull of the Vine Street church; in- spirational, Mrs. D. l.. Wilkinson Of the Handley Memorial church, social Mrs. George Waller of Bessemer. Miss Louise Spencer. teacher in one of the mountain schools in Kentucky gave an interesting account or her work among the pouatainaers A large number Of Presbyterians from the so- cieties of the district were present and at the close of the session. re- treatments were served by the enter taining society.
 Mrs. Olive Horton and little daagh ter, Frances, have returned from a pleasant visit to her mother in Dade- 0ille.
 MT. and Mrs Hermon Collins and little daughter, who have been liv- ing in Atlanta for a short while, have returned to Pratt City, and are with MT. Collins mother on Vine street. Mrs. Mike Shevelin is i'll at St. Vim cents hospital,
 Sergt. and Mrs. Charles W. Hanchey of West Pratt City, have named their little son Charles Wesley, Jr.
 MT and Mrs. c. NJ Franklin oi Cleveland, O., are guests of relatives here.
 Rev. David Park is in Anniston at tending a meeting of the board of di- rectors of the Presbyterian college this week.