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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-01-31
GEN. WOOD WOUNDED
Accidental Explosion Causes +;
Slight Injury to Arm.
Distinguished American Has Been
With General Pershing For
Some Time.

Washington, Jan. go. Announce,
ment is made that Mai. Gen. Leonard
Wood has been wounded in France.
He was the victim of an accidental
explosion. One arm was slightly in.
jured. Announcement of the acct.
dent was made by the Secretary OF
War.
Lieut.. Col. Charles E. Kilbourne and
Maj. Kenyon A. Joyce also were in.
jured. Colonel Kilbourne received a
wound in the eye and Major Joyce's
arm was hurt.
Five French soldiers were killed out.
right.
Secretary Baker has cabled General
Pershing for full details.
The War department statement
follows:
"@cable dispatch from the head.
quarters of General Pershing just re.
ceived states that an accidental ex.
,plosion occurring there killed five
French soldiers and injured Maj.
Gen. Leonard Wood slightly in the
arm, Lieut.. Col. Charles E. Xii.
bourne in the eye, and Maj. Kenyon A.
Joyce in the arm"
I General Wood has been in France
for some time. His presence at Gen.
eral Pershing's headquarters was
learned simultaneously with the an,
nouncement of the testimony of Repre-
sentative Medill Mccormick of Illinois
before the Senate Military affairs
committee last December.
Mccormick quoted Lloyd George as
expressing wonderment over what
had become of General Wood. The
British premier was surprised that sc
distinguished a soldier should be
buried" when the United States was
engaged in such a great war.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-01-31
ARE REFUSED
Italians Drive Enemy Back Near
Mouth of Pave River.
Intermittent Cannonading Over the
Greater Part of the Front
in France.

Rome, Jan. 29.-The Italian war Of
flee announces that there has been
artillery activity along the entire
front in northeastern Italy.
Enemy forces attempted to approach
the big Italian bridgehead at Capo
Sile, neal the mouth of the Piave
river, but were promptly repulsed.
Bombs dropped by Teutonic airplanes
on Treviso and Mestre claimed six
women victims, three being killed
Three hospitals at Mestre were dam.
aged by tle explosives.
~cannonading on French Front.
Paris, Jan. 29.-The war Office an
ncuncement says:
There was intermittent cannonad-
ing over the greater part of the front.
which was quite spirited in the region
east of st. Hilaire and st. Souplet,
where our artillery carried out ef.
fcacious fires of destruction"
Quiet on British Front.
London, Jan. 28.-The official re
port from Field Marshal Haig in
France said:
can enemy party approached our
lines south of Lens, but was dis.
persed with loss by u fire. There is
nothing further of interest"
AN official report from Turkish
headquarters received by the British
admiralty wireless says:
There is continued aerial activ-
~ = ~
warships were forced to retreat by the
fire of our land batteries, and an en-.
envy mine sweeper was hit thrice and
repulsed in an attempt to penetrate
Tschandarle Bay"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-01-31
DOZEN KILLED BY EXPLOSION
Three Bomb Proofs Wrecked at New
port Naval Station.

Newport, R. l., Jan. 20. - Three
boalb proofs at the naval torpedo sta
ton here were wrecked by an explo-
sion of illuminate of mercury. At least
u civilian employees were killed and
seven were injured, one probably ia
tally. Ten others were buried in the
ruins of the heavily concerted struc.
lures.
A rescue party heard voices in the
ruins of No. 1 bomb proof. A pipe
"a sunk to the spot and it was learned
two men were alive. Tley were given
stimulents and nourishment, but both
died before they could be taken out
Captain Edward L. Beach, CON-
mandant of the station, said none of
the survivors was able to give an
account of what happened, but there
was no doubt, he asserted, that the
explosion was accidental.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-01-31
U. S. "eeef rrustn Attacked.

Nottingham, Eng, Jan. 28.-Warn-
ang that a dangerous industrial stu
1ziion is looming on the horizon" was
Vniced to the Labor convention by w.
G. Anderson, Laborite member Of par
fiament. He declared a dangerous
Canine was creeping across Europe"
Asad he appealed for restraint. Dele.
Eate Bevan, seconding a resolution
&srdemning pr%ofiteering and assailing
&ha governments weak food policy,
I'D Great Britain had suffered large.
sbecause "she was at the mercy Of
me American beef trust"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-01-31
PREPARING TO STRIKE AT u S.
Foe Refitting U-Boats For Offensive
AGAINST America,

Against America.
Washington, Jan. 29.-Warning that
the Germans are preparing for a
great submarine offensive against the
American lines of communication with
France in connection with the int
pending 'Teutonic drive against the
West front is given by Secretary
Baker in his weekly military review.
Recently there has been a marked
decrease in the number of Allied
merchant ships sunk by submarines.
The explanation for this is found in
the withdrawal of submarines in
preparation for the coming thrust on
land and seas. The review says:
During the past fortnight energy
submarines have been recalled to
home ports to be refitted and the
most powerful submarine offensive
ever launched against our lines OF
communication with France, to infer.
rupt the steady flow of men and mu-
nitions for our own armies and food
supplies for the Allies"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-01-31
Brazil Asks Help for Navy.

Washington, Jan. 29.-American e9-
fciency methods will be introduced
into the Brazilian navy. The South
American republic has turned to tho
United States for assistance in build
ing up its battle fleet. A corps of
specially equipped officers will be dis
patched at once. Captain Carl r. Vo-
gclsang will lead the American in.
structors. He will be accompanied
by three or four officers who are rec
ognized as experts in the several
branches of naval training. Brazil
plans to increase her naval strength.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-01-31
on Trial on Treason charue.

New York, Jan. 26.-Paul c.. Hen.
mig, said here to be the first person.
in the United States to face a charge
of treason growing out of the wal
with Germany, went on trial in the
federal court in Brooklyn. Federal
authorities allege that as foreman Of
the assembling department Of the
plant of E. w. Bliss & Co., Hennig, a
naturalized American of German birth,
"~maliciously mutilated" parts of gy-
roscopes for use in torpedoes made
for tae United States government. Sc
lection OF a jury will be difficult.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-01-31
Nationwide Move to Concentrate
Enemy Action On Munitions
Factories Suspected.
NEWARK DOCKS BURN
Only Arrival of Fire Tug Saves Ship,
building Plant-WiIson Gets
Mysterious Warning-Several
Cities Report Losses.

New York, Jan. 2S.-Twenty-three
men have been detained by secret
service agents at Port Newark on
.srspicion of being implicated Ill start.
ing the fire which swept municipal
docks, United States quartermaster's
warehouses and menaced the Sub.
marine Boat corporation plant.
Damage in the fire was estimated at
100000, much lower than had been
expected.
Ship Plant Narrowly Escapes.
The s%hipbuilding plant, construct.
ing seen men running when the d,s~.
Eowly escaped destruction. Sew :
a1ncompleted quartermaster's stor:
houses were practically wrecked.
Major Lamphere, commanding the
army patrol which was guarding the
plant and supply station, expressed
the opinion that the blaze was started
by i~ncendiaries. Soldiers told of hav.
ing see men running when the alarm
was given.
President Warmed.
Washington, Jan. 2S.-A mysterious
letter warning President Wilson of a
nationwide plot to destroy docks and
wal plants is being used in investiga.
tions of fires which have broken out
at different points. The letter de-
&dares the plot was to go into effect
Jan. %. 1t was read and discussed al
the cabinet meeting Jan. Is, and later
Home Guards at different points were
modified to guard vital plants.
Enemy Plot Suspected.
Whether the wouldbe spies were
discovered is not known, but the al
legged plot did not bear fruit on the
date originally set.
The fact that several big fires broke
out almost simultaneously at New.
ark, Baltimore and Buffalo, destroy.
ing hundreds of thousands of dollars
in property, leads officials to strongly
suspect that there is a wide movement
4Afeld to concentrate enemy action
on Americas war plants.
Big Loss Near Baltimore.
Baltimore, Jan. 2S.-State and fed.
sral authorities are cooperating in an
investigation of the fires that at the
same time during the night wrecked
Two large plants working on govern.
Etent contracts. The Della mills in
Howard county and the H. w. Smith
Drydock company's plant at Curtis
Creek were destroyed, the damage
reaching nearly $1,000, 900. There are
indications of incendiarism.
: Frisco Tannery Fired.
San Francisco, Jan. 2S.-Autlorities
frightened their net along the water
front and at war plants here, follow.
ing two alleged attempts at pro-Ger-
KHAN sabotage. The more serious OF
these was a fire at the Eagle tannery.
which did $4,000 damage to the plant.
The tannery is turning out leather
fur army contracts. The authorities
ARE positive the fire was incendiary.
Westinghouse Plant Burns.
:; Buffalo, Jan. 2S.-Fire Of suspicious
], origin has destroyed the plant of the
Westinghouse Electric and Manufac.
turing company, entailing a loss of
100000. The plant is said to have
been working night and day on equip
ment for the signal corps.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-01-31
Was Given To President Before
Its Delivery, Says Austrian
Foreign Minister.
MAY MEAN RUPTURE
German Press Thinks Action Indicates
Reputation of Kaiser And
Sees Czernin As
Pacifist.

Amsterdam, Jan. 29.--It is reported
from Vienna on good authority that
Count Czernin, the Austro-Hungarian
foreign minister, has announced to the
Austrian delegations that the text of
his speech on the Austrian war aims
was forwarded to President Wilson
before it's delivery.
This has caused a great sensation,
according to the Cologne Gazette,
which interprets it to mean that &C
tual steps had already been taken to
bring about an exchange of views be-
tween tae Western powers and Russia
aid Germany.
Pan-Geramn papers express the
opinion that Count Czernin's peace In
vitatioS to President Wilson is indi-
cative OF a break in the Austro-G German
alliance.
Refers to Differences.
Addressing the foreign affairs COM
mjttee of the Reichratl, Count Ger
min, according to the Amsterdam dis
patch to the Central News, referred
frankly to the differences in the Aus
trian and German war aims. He ex-
planned that Germany wanted to get
her colonies back and obviously could
not consent to- abandon occupied ter
Tltory before securing guarantees of
the restitution of her possessions.
austria, However, was differently sit
uared. Sac stood everywhere on en-
envy territory, except in Eastern Ga.
licia.
y Socialists Are Wary.
The Socialism paper Vorwaerts Joined
in the controversy that has arisen in
the German press as to whether Count
CZernin's peace invitation to Presi-
dent Wilson is indicative of a break
in the Austro-German alliance. Pan
German papers think that it is, but
Vorwaerts points to the phrase in Won
kuellmann's speech, I'VE are in agree
ment with Count C%zernin,'' as prov
ing, contrary to the Pan-German as
sumption, that Count Czernin's fra
ternal kiss for President Wilson re-
ceived the German governments
blessing in advance"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-01-31
War OUTPUT Decreases.

Washington, Jan. 2S.-The Lake 'Su.
perior iron district, producing about
IS per cent of the 75,324,0O0 gross
tons Of iron ore mined in the Unitel
States in 1917, was able to meet war
demands. but did not duplicate its
record shipments of 1916, according
to the geological survey. The survey
announced that less favorable weather
for shipping early and late in the 1917
season rather than inability Of the
lake feet to handle the ore mined
was the cause of a 100000 tons dc.
crease in shipments.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-01-31
80 SLAIN BY MEXICAN REBELS
1xain On Mexican Central Held Up
; And Robbed.

Eel Paso, Texas, Jan. 29.--Mexican
rebels, supposed to be members of
Canuto Reyes band, held up and
rohbed a passenger train on the Mex
lean Central line, so miles south of
Chihuahua City, last Wednesday.
Thfrty-fiye persons we're killed.
The bandits stripped the passen-
gers of their valuables and their
clothes, and rode off in the direction
sof Horcasitos. News of the robbery
#las just been received in Ell Paso in
Meters.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-01-31
Gompers Too BUSY to Quit.

Washington, Jan. 2&-Samuel Com
pers, president of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, celebrated his .6St::l
birthday. Mr.. Gompers proudly *
hibited his membership card in the
Cigarmakers' union, which ne joined
when IA. Asked whether the labor
leader contemplated retirement to
private life, his secretary replied:
"Mr. Gompers is too busy even to
think about it,"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-01-31
CHOPS OFF ALL LOBBY FUNDS
McAdoo Makes Sweeping Order Con-
corning RAILROADS.

Washington, Jan. 29.-William G.
McAdoo, director of railroads, has is
sued orders to all railroads to cut Off
Immediately from the payrolls all leg
islative railroad lobbyists, supernu-
merary lawyers, useless railroad lit.
erary associations, political payments
and all passes, intrastate as we'll as
interstate. The order chops off all
political subscriptions.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-01-31
PACKING HOUSE STRIKE OFF
Agreement Reached by Which ". S.
Will Set Waues,

Washington, Jan. 29.-Settlement of
the dispute threatening a strike in
the country's 10 largest packing house
centers aas been effected in an agree
ment providing that there shall be no
discrimination against union members.
and tlat questions of hours and
wages shall be referred to an arbi-
traitor appointed by Secretary of La
Dor Wilson.
1t affects many thousand workers IN
Chicago, East St. Louis, Kansas City,
Oklahoma City, Fort Worth, St. Jo-
seph, Omaha, Denver, St. Paul and
Sioux CITY. -
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-01-31
SHIPPING HAS ENOUGH COAL,
Situation In New York Reaches Near
ly Normal Point.

New York, Jan. 2s.-Steady i'm
provement in New York's fuel supply
with the coaling Of steamships almost
back to normal, is reported from the
office of A. H. Smith, assistant direc-
tor general of railroads.
More anthracite, is moving to New
Jersey tidewater terminals, it was
stated, and greater quantities are be-
ing dumped each day.
Although ice still chokes the har-
Dor and "a railroad tugs and 81 pri-
vately owned tugs are in dry docks for
repairs as a result of damage from
the floes, only 80 ocean-going vessels
now remain to- have their bunkers
filled.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-01-31
.Austrians Bomb Hospital.

Washington, Jan. 28.-Bombing of
Allied hospitals by Austrian aviators
in recent raids was reported to the
Red Cross headquarters here in cable
grams from Robert Perkins, chair
man of the American Relief commits.
sion to Italy.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-01-31
:
Fourth American Is
Killed cover There"

!: Washington, Jan. 26.-Early
: this week American forces on
: the French front were in action
!. on several occasions, General
+ ]. Pershing has just~reported
: to tle war department. Four
: we're killed on Jan. Fl and %.
: Three of these have been prev
: iously reported and the fourth
: General Pershing cables, was
: Private Fred p. Thompson, of
+ Georgetown, III.
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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-01-31
5 U.S.INFANTRYMEN WOUNDED
Reported by Pershing, Who Gives No
Details of FIGHT.

Reported by PershIng, Who Gives No
Details of Fight.
Washington, Jan. 29.-General Per
shing has reported the wounding in
action of five infantryme of the expe-
dictionary forces. No details of the
fight were given.
Private Bergard Gorski, Chicago,
Was severely wounded, and the follow
ing slightly wounded: Corporal VIII
lie Carpenter, Mangum, Okla, and
Prtyates Earl Ballard, Kannapolis, N.
C.. Casper A. Schwab, Harlan, Iowa.
Carpenter was wounded Jan. %, the
others Jan. 81.
Six deaths from natural causes wero
reported.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-01-31
BIG OMAHA HOTEL CLOSED
Proprietor Fined 100000 For VioIat-
ina "Dry" Law.

Omaha. Neb., Jan. 29.-For alleged
continual violations of the state pro-
hibition law, Judge Day, in district
court, signed a decree closing the
Bedroom Willard. hotel here for one
Year. The furniture and fixtures were
ordered coniscated and sold, the pro-
-ceeds tofbe given to the school fund.
.A-fne Of 100000 was laid against the
pEoprietors.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-01-31
Realty Profiteers Cut Vessel Output

Washington, Jan. 28.-Real estate
prolteers, operating around shipbuild-
ing plants, are cutting the expected
output of ships in half, declared Ad-
miIal Bowles before the house mer-
chant marine committee. He urged
immediate passage of the bill author.
izing the corporation to provide suffi-
cient government housing for ship
workers wherever needed. "We could
double the number Of employees at
many Of our plants II we had quarters
to house the men," Admiral Bowles
said.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-01-31

Will Control Sugar and Flour Sales
Chicago, Jan. 27.-Sugar and flour
sales of mail order houses Of the
country are to be placed under new
federal food regulations before Mon.
day, according to official announce
ment here. These concerns will be
warned to stop catalog prices on flour
and sugar pending the new order.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-01-31

North Dakotan In Casualty List.
Ottawa, Ont, Jan. 28.-T.. S. Nc
.Claren of Grafton. N. D., is mentioned
in the last casualty list as wounded.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-01-31
Hungarian Premier Resians.

Copenhagen, Jan. 81. = Resignation
Of Premier Wekerle, Hungarian pre-.
mier, is again reported here, indi-
eating continued political unrest in
Austria Hungary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-15
PICKS CUES TO WIN.

Philadelphia, Pa, Aug. I5-Kid
Gleason. former White Sox coach
picks the Cubs to win the National
league pennant and the worlds
championship
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-15
JACKIE BOXERS
RETAIN TITLES
Three Championship Belt Bouts
Feature Ensign Kennedy's
Nit Festival.

Great Lakes, III. Aug 15.-Three
championship belt bouts featured
Ensign Kennedy's weekly boxing
bouts at Great Lakes yesterday aft
ernOOn. The chalIengers failed TO
disturb the crowns of Henry, light
weight, RenOr, lightweight, and
Miller, weller, defenders, although
Ffelman came within a shade of
outpointiug Henry.
An exhibition three rounds be
tween two l1-ysar-old lads-"Ding-
bat Martin and Fuzzy" Olson
was an added attraction. The young
sters mixed so cleverly and dis
played so much fstic skill that TIA ,
referee gave a draw decision.
The stock Yards cup" went to
the Twelfth regiment. who scored
by One-half point over Morris
Blooms hospital school scrappers.
The First regiment, coached by Pal
Moore. was third.
Nichols of the Twelfth drew the
greatest applause Of the afternoon
when he stopped his opponent in
the third round.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-15
Bits O'SpOrt

Chicago, Aug. 15.-The Emergen-
cy Fleet corporation announced
that it will no longer tolerate the
employment Of professional base
ball players in shipyards more to
bolster up shipyard teams than to
expedite the shipbuilding program. "
The annual Central A A L. out
door track and field contests and
One-miIe swimming championship
event were awarded to Detroit. the
former to be held Sept II and the
latter Sept Z.
Fred B. Alexander and B. G.
Wright defeated Ichiya kumagae,
Japanese favorite, and Harold Tay-
Tor, national junior champion, in
their third round match in the ma
tionaI doubles lawn tennis tourney
at Boston.
Barney Oldfield narrowly esca D
ed death when his automobile was
wrecked in a race at Springfield,
Ill
Duke Kahanamoku, Hawaiian
swimmer, equaled his world record
time of 81 seconds for the 10O-yard
swim in 75-foot pool at New York.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-15
CHAMPSBEATEN
BYREDSOX5
Reb RusseE's Winning Streak
Against Boston Broken in
Loose Game.

Boston, Aug. 15.-Reb Russell's
winning streak over the Red SoX
came officially and abruptly to an
end here yesterday afternoon be
cause he was unlucky and his tean-
mates refused to play big league
baseball behind his heaving. Reb
had been going along swimmingiy
and the score was a tie up to the
sixth inning, when the break
came. A smash to deep short by
Miller followed by a crashing triple
over John Collins dome did the
principal damage. Then Gandil re-
layed the ball badly, enabling Hoop
er TO score. A muff of Coffey's fly
by Leibold enabled that player to
score on hits by Agnew and Jones.
Pinelli had a bad day at third base.
mufting two perfect throws. Final
score: Boston, 5; Sox, 3.
The SoX looked like sure winners
when they scored a run in the sec
ond inning. Usually that is enough
to win with Russell pitching. j.
Collins led off with a single and
went to third on Hooper's boot. He
scored when PineIIi bounced a sin
gle off Jones gloves. Good strolled
in the third and went to third on
Leibold's single. He scored on E.
Collins sacrifice fly to Strunk.
Jones led off with a pass in the
Red Sox third. Hooper then
damned a triple over J. Collins
dome, scoring Sam. Shean hit
cleanly to left. scoring Hooper.
That tied up the battle. Then came
the Red Sox rally in the sixth,
when the White SOX helped their
opponents to a good lead.
Good drew a pass in the eighth
and went to second on Leibold's
single f. Collins forced Leibold,
Good taking third. Wilbur scored
when Gandil singled off Jonee
glove Score:
Chicago ......0 1 0 0 0 %
Boston .....0 2 0 0 3 0 0 -
Errors Leibold. Gandu, Pinelli
~, Hooper Three-base hits.
Collins, Hooper, Scott. Sacrifice
hits -Strunk, Jones, f. Collins.
Double plays-Weaver to f. Collins
to Gandil; Good to f. Collins; Jones
to Shean to McInnis. Left on bases
Chicago, s; Boston, 10. First base
on eTrors-B Boston, L. Bases on
balls-Of Russell. 8 off Jones, 3.
Hit by pitcher-By Jones, Good.
Struck out-By Russell, 3; by
Jones, 2.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-15
League Standings
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results.
Cincinnati, 2; Pittsburgh, 0.
Cincinnati. >; St. Louis, 1.
Brooklyn, 4 Philadelphia, 2.
Games Today.
Brooklyn at Pittsburgh.
Cincinnati at st. Louis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-15

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