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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-27
Official War Reports
british Official Report }


London, March PA result of the enemy's
attacks yesterday afternoon astride the Somme
troops on both banks were forced back short dis
tance in the neghborhood of Bray. A heavy attack
made early in the night against new line south
of the Somme repulsed after severe fighting At
point in the neighborhood of the river the en-
emy forced his way into positions but was
thrown back by counter attacks.
Further local fighting has taken place also
north and northeast of Albert but the situation on
this part of the battle front remains unchanged"
HUNS ATTACK WEAKENS.
QFrench Official ReportJ
Paris, March 27.-"Last evening and during the
night the Germans, weakened by their heavy loss
es were compelled to retard their effort The val
lance of the French troops defending the ground
foot by foot is beyond all praise
''The French are holding line running throug
L'Echele, St. Aurin and Beuvraignes north of Las
sgny, in front of the southern part of Noyon and
along the left bank of the Oise. During the night
the French repulsed strong accommodating parties
which attempted to approach their positions north
west of Noyon
Con the remainder of the front there was an in
termittent bombardment"
BERLIN CLAIMS GAIN
German Official Report)
Berlin, via London, Tuesday, March 26 - De-
Iayed. )-"French divisions, brought up from Noyon
were defeated at Freniches and Bathancourt. Busy
captured and we are standing on the heights to
the north of Noyon.
"Our dispatch service has taken a prominent
share in the successes have achieved Laboring
untirngly they have rendered possible cooperation
between units fighting next to one another and gave
the leaders assurance of bng able to guide the
battle into the desired channels Railway troops who
carried out tremendous advance from the begin
ming of the fighting without any friction and which
are coping with the traffic behind the 'front.' are
working ceaselessly the reconstruction of de-
stroyed railways.
"Since the beginning of the battle SO enemy air
planes and six captive balloons have been brought
down. Cavalry Captain Baron Won Richthofen has
achieved his 9th and 68th aerial victories Lieu
tenant Bongartz, his Bind; First Lieutenant Loerzer
his 24th; Corporal Baumer his 23rd; Lieutenant
kroll his 22nd and Lieutenant Thuy his 10th
'The booty in guns has increased to 963 and
hundred tanks are lying in the captured po-
sitions.
Con the rest of the western front artillery battles
continue increasing the Lorraine front to great
strength"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-27
VICTORY WON BUT
RESULT IN DARK
SAYS LUDENDORFF'

Amsterdam, March PA great
hattie has been fought and victory
has been won, but nobody can fore
see what will result from it, SAID
General Won Dudenorf1. chief aide
10 Field Marshal Won Hindenburg
in an interview with the corres-
pondent at the front of the Tages
Zeitung Of Berlin.
The general praised the BRUSH
for their tenacious resistance and
continued:
"The British believed they could
reply on the strength OF machin-
ery. The employment of tanks ana
great numbers of machine guns Is
typical of their methods OF war
fare
The German infantry, the gen.
eraI adds, had only one nights nor.
NAL rest during five or six days OF
battle.
In a battle like this" ne re-
marked the infantryman must
risk his life not only once but con-
tIuuousIy from trench to trench
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-27
.YANkS FIGHT
FOE AT SIDE
OF HA|C Men
Paris and London Tells of
American Help-Ger-
mans Admit It.

Washington, E,arch 27.-General
Pershing cabled the war depart
ment early today he had nothing
to report so far as the American
troops were concerned in the pro-
gress of the battle on the western
front
1t was said at the war depart
ment that the dispatch received
from General Bliss in Paris last
night, and which was supposed to
contain some information on the
battle, was concerned entirely with
the routine of the American partic-
ipants in the inter allied war coun-
Gil.
Paris, March PA French mill
tary commentator, writing in ref
erence to the situation today says
concerning the Americans:
AT various points on the front
our allies are bringing to the British
their valiant support"
London, March 27.-In the Roye
area British, French. and American
troops are fighting shoulder to
shoulder, the British official an
nouncement states.
No Yankees Captured.
Amsterdam, March 27.-The part
reported to have been played by
American troops in the attempted
relief of the British flank near La
Fere is referred to briefly by most
of the German war correspondents
but so far no mention has been
made of the presence of Americans
among the prisoners.
Wilhelm Hoeler of the Berlin
Tageblatt says the Americans now
have an opportunity to find out
what war really means. The
Duetsche Tages Zeitung says the
fact that the Americans got "a Sc
we're lesson" is especially gratifying
to us.
Another correspondent says the
undoubted- bravery of heAfner
leans proved no match for the furor
| of the Teutons.
American troops have taken part
in the counter attacks against the
German front near La Fere, writes
the military correspondent of the
Vorwaerts who says the attacks
| were repulsed The correspondent
| adds:
After the first surprise the en-
> emy pressure along the entire front
| naturally is growing stronger.
Threatening catastrophe compeIs
/ the enemy TO reckless action South
of the break through front he,
therefore, is collecting strong re
serves.
Attacks of combined allied
forces yesterday against the pivot
J of the German attacking front near
La Fere were particularly heavy.
| These counter attacks did not find
US unprepared. 1t testifies to the
superior foresight of the German
| command that these attacks, in
which American troops certainly
participated only symbolically
were not only beaten off, but were
thrown back on the Disc canal by
an energetic blow"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-27
ENEMY TRYING TO
CRUSH BRITISH is
WARNING OF HAIG

London, March 27.-Field Mar
shall Haig has issued the following
special order of the day dater
March %:
ITO all ranks of the British
army in France and Flanders: We
are again at a crisis in the war.
The enemy has collected on this
front every available division and
is aiming at the destruction of the
British army. We have already in
fiicted on the enemy in the course
of the last few days a Yery heavy
loss and the French are sending
troops as quickly as possible to our
support
''I feel that everyone in the army,
fully realizing how much depends
on the exertions and steadfastness
of each one of us, will do his utmost
10 prevent the enemy from attain
ing his object
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-27
War Summary

Having reganed nearly all OF the devastated Somme region
in their offensive the
allied defense which stronger hour.
checked and in the south
gains made he
haS o of and NOyOn.
The southwest through
to "a the
attacks along this sector
South SOmme, Field Marshal Haig reports American
now British The identity and
o American units have not been disclosed.
south of La Fere the French hold
positions the Disc which the Germans have been
to Berlin that French
carried strong counter attacks
pivot of the German ne but with
northwest of TOu have
LudendOrn reported
which
his | emperor of Germanyr
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-27

Paris, March 27.-Last night the
German advance was held up ev-
erywhere, according to the official
statement of the war office today.
The enemy, weakened by heavy
losses, it adds, has been obliged to
slow up his efforts.
Heavy Attack Made.
London, March 27.-A heavy at
tack was made early in the night
against the new British line south
of the Somme. 1t was repulsed
after severe fighting, the war Of
flee announces.
In consequence of attacks yes
terday afternoon and evening
astride the Somme, the British
troops on both banks were forced
back short distance In the neigh
| borhood of Bray.
Still Falling Back.
The zone of open warfare is con-
tinuing 10 enlarge as the entente
forces fall back lighting under the
enormous weight of the German
numbers. says Reuters correspond
ent at British headquarters in his
dispatch today.
II is now clearly established, he
adds, that the present offensive is
the great main effort OF the Ger
mans and that 1t has not been as
successful as they anticipated, the
enemy being a long way behind
timetable and having failed to
break through and begin rolling
up tactics.
Reserves Used Up.
The Germans are now pushing
against the British line with the
full pressure of their masses.
They have thrown in their re-
serves more rapidly than they in
tended, 1t is declared. and arc
therefore wearing themselves
down, although they are naturally
firing the defense in the process.
The general feeling, he corre-
spondent reports, is that the days
Of trench warfare are definitely
passed.
Allies Drive FOreseen.
Washington. March 27.-Omcial
French dispatches received here to
day says the newspapers In Ger
many are preparing the people for
Franco British offensive, fore
casting the entry of a powerful
army Of reserves.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-27
Are You, or am
1 King, Kaiser
Asks WdrLOrd

Paris, March 27.-Emperor VIII
liam and General Won Ludendorff
had a violent quarrel before the be-
ginning of the great attack on the
western front, according to prom
inent Swiss, who has just returned
to Zurich after some weeks in Ger
many and has been interviewed by
the correspondent of the Temps.
This man is quoted as saying:
There was much discreet talk
in Berlin before the present often
sive concerning extremely violent
scenes between Germany's leaders
at general headquarters, General
Won Ludendorff spoke so violently
and authoritatively that the en-
peror, becoming very pale. arose
from his chair and, pounding the
table, demanded:
CT Germany
General Won Ludendorff replied
that he was only soldier, and
more than any one else desired
peace. He said he was convinced
that his plans for an offensive were
capable of bringing it about"
Amsterdam, March 27. - The
Volks Zeitung of Cologne says that,
according to General Won Luden-
dorff, Emperor William has been
deeply impressed by the terrible
devastation in the battle area, re-
marking:
How glad we should be that our
country has been spared such ter
rible things. Why did we succeed
in keeping the fighting beyond our
frontiers? Because before the war
we always urged the need of ar
maments. When mankind changes
these things also will change, but
first mankind must begin to
change"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-27
LATE BULLETINS

Fort Worth, Texas, March "a.
II. HOOten, cadet OF the
Royal flying corps, whose home
was In Montreal, was killed to-
day when his airship crashed
to the ground at EVerman field.
Wichita Falls, March 27.-
American Cadet &. A. Franks,
20, Of Lydia, Ohio, was Killed
and his body badly burned
when the alrshlp which he was
driving alone at Call field.
American camp, fell nose first
today and was burned.
New York, March 27.-Hlndu.
German plotters marked for
death two persons In this city
believed 90 have betrayed their
secrets aud sent here "a Hindu
supplied with "A deadly East In
dian poison 10 accomplish their
purpose, according to iniOrmA-
tion given out today by the fed
eral authorities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-27
DENY FRENCH FOLK
ARE BEING MOVED

Paris, March 27.-Reports cur
rent here that the inhabitants OF
Compeigne, between Paris and the
battle front, were being removed
are denied by the Petit Journal. A
large number of persons, II says,
are leaving the town voluntarily to
avoid violent bombardments by en-
emy airplanes but no order to evac-
uate has been given.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-27

Although farmers specifically ar :
exempted from the operation OF
boarding provisions of the food act
another section empowers the pres
ident to requisition food for any pub
lie use connected with the COM
mon defense. This section is con-
strued to obtain in the case of any
farmer wilfully holding back grain
supplies in the rational emerg-
ency.
The food administrations plans
will not affect directly the com
mon practice of retaining food
stocks for a brief time in expecta
ton of a rise in the market, but
drastic action will be instituted
it is believed, if it is found that
an organized attempt has been
made to retard the free flow d
grain.
Took 100 900 Bushels.
The food administration took its
first step in the campaign when re-
Gently more than one hundred
thousand bushels of wheat held bg
German sympathizer in New
Mexico, were commandeered. 9th
er cases involving boarding now
are under investigation in the
grain belt of the northwest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-27
THE WEATHER

Fair tonight and Thursday. not
much change in temperature. Tenn
perature at 7 a. m 90. Highest
Yesterday AZ. Lowest last night 20.
Velocity of wind at 7 a. m. 13
miles per hour.
Precipitation none.
Relative humidity at p. m. 81 !;
at a. m, rs; at ! p. m. today, Al.
Stage of water 90. no change In
last "a hours.
I'M. SHERIER, Meteorologtst.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-27
CLASS ONE MEN TO
BE GIVEN TRAINING

Chicago. March 27.-Military
training is to be offered men in
class / of the draft by the state
council of defense, preparatory to
their departure to the cantonments,
it was announced today. The drill
will be given free through organ
lied units of the volunteer training
corps and Illinois reserve militia. A
list of 100 drill grounds have been
UrOyided
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-27
FORCED MILITARY
DRILL FOR RUSSIA

London. March PA new law
providing for general compulsory
military instruction will be pub
lished by the Bolsheviki govern
ment in a few days, an exchange
telegraph dispatch from Moscow
says. The instruction will be given
in the schols, factories and country
districts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-27
HOLDING THEIR nMN

n1shington, March swedish
. reports transmitted today to
STATE department by American
4l2.er Morris at Stockholm. say
nhlte guard (Finnish) IS hold
lts own IN the fighting with the
- guard CBoIshegikil.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-27
FOOD CHIEFS
TO TAKE ALL
WHEAT HELD
Requisition of Stocks
i N ythe Grain Being
Hoarded Planned.

Washington, March 27.-State
food administrators will be
encouraged by the food admin
istratiOn to requisitiOn sum-
marily any stocks of wheat ac-
tually being boarded. A gen.
eraI order to this effect has not
yet been promulgated but
state administrators have been
advised that they have author
ity to act.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-27
'STtrr SHELtfnC
PARIS HUNS SAY
Berlin Claims Bombardment OF
French Capital With Big
Guns Has Not Ceased.

London. March 27.-Lieuten-
ant General Won ROhne, Ger
man authority on ordnance,
SAYS in the NOssische Zeitung
of Berlin, that the lombard
ment of Paris is merely in the
nature of a trial for guns which
are really intended to lombard
London. SAYS an exchange tele-
graph dispatch from COpen-
hagen. -.
Berlin, Tuesday, March 26, (via
London) The Germans have not
halted their long range lombard
ment of Paris, according to an Off
cial statement from general head
quarters today. The announce
ment says.
I'VE continued the bombardment
of the fortress of Paris
Paris, March 27.-The calibre OF
the shells being fired into Paris by
the German long range gun is S.o
inches and the length of the shell
is 20 inches, L'Homme Libre, Pre-
mier CIemenceau's newspaper,
states. The she'll weighs zoo
pounds and contains less than -
pounds of explosives.
The shell is provided with fuse
protected by a threaded stopper
and has a diaphram inside which
divides the shell into two com
nartments of unequal size. two
boIes in the diaphram afforded
communication between the two
pockets. These facts are accepted
as an explanation of the two eA-
blossoms which on occasion nave
followed in quick succession ana
which led to the belief that Two
guns were firing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-27

I..ociated d Press
| ..sed Wire Report
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-27

Nj c I'M b err of Audit
Bureau of Circulations
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-08

Grand d. Lake. according to survey and plan
sad strip made 6a be Owned BY James Mure
Sons Go. and contains two thous'd i'e hundr'
= 10. j. r. L. TITCoMB's SURVEY (Fowler,. pa
Of being the entire township. with the eNceptit
s Of seSte" + r1 paTs Of sdr
i77acre lot the southwest corner Of section
F a"Ssh Il 3 %sas + ayasn =
DEEDS Said township with the exceptions no,
is reputed be owned BY the s. croiX Paper
sand Six hundred seventy seven acres, more
less,
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Of being section 8. range !, 37S-acre 10, in t!
central and westerly part Of section 4. range ! al
i77-acre lot in the southwest corner Of section
township made ny r. " maE9 en tn 49, and
Deeds said described 1 land i Is, r&pmtcd to
and contains one thousand ninety five acres, mo
r \" !. R. T. r1TcoME ; ST; EUEyEy ,1nyer, q
made 8. r. y. HAYDEN and recorded IN ne Was
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r NO. ]. +. ,. TITCOMRS SURVEY former
Lambert Lake rlantation,. rart Of. being, ne Z
smnthwes part of said township said townshi
%Tth the o noted + r~nuted 'G e
thousand seven hundred ninety acres, more
Lambert Lake Plantation). part Of being lots /,
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rapsr co" ct ct al: and contain two thousand TO-
and nan Of said township made BY r. T. I1ayd
Ecsstry Of Deeds Said township is rsrned to
owned by " T. Eaton & Sons and contains excl
more less.
,: no 'KcS1q'h q rar' &C y, nei9
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H. 113. ia. lis. 119 and 100. according a
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lots IS and So according to survey, and plan
noo ' Of Il" s,se ' Of M ee ~ Roc
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thousand eight hundred ffty-four acres,
r; 10, :. r. 2 y. r T. T. 1<os<uth1, part Of bel,
lot - in SAID township. according 70 4 survey q,
Land Ohicc Of the state Of Maine by lIiram Roc
wood in 1890 said lot is reputod to besowned
Ida NJ Armour. and contains one hundred ski
acres. more or less.
T IL SG +. il H., c K"sT" rart Of rc,
plan Of said township made ana returned to II
lot is reunited to be owned ~ George O'Neill ct
and contains one hundred sixty acres, more
T. NO :. r. 2. \. f. r. Y. okossuthp part o. bcir
a tract Of land in the northeast part Of said tow
s. s p P'D y" TIE ' e'S ut By the "T town
he & on ra s nr BY o land ana @ nu 70 a he w
owned by The heirs Of u Z Prentiss: on the We
and BY Land said to he oWned tie herr q a.
s ss9 81 tW sa ns 1T" 81. Of n 49, "n s'
and 1?s according t" survey and plan Of sa
rs state # Maine BY Hiram Eockwo Wood in 1S|
Said described tract and twelve lots are rcput'
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-04-05
SOFA CUSHION ON EXHIBITION
 FOR OUR BOYS

In one of the windows of the North ern today ,is about the prettiest sofa pillows, or cushions, ever displayed in Seward. "It's beaut," is what prac- tically all exclaim when it is seen.
 This sofa cushion is going to do some good, It was won by Mrs. Daisy Hallett, formerly of this city, in a raffle, which netted SIG for the to- bacco fund for Alaska boys in France. Mrs. hallett has donated it to the city of Seward to do with it as citizens see lit. Tie cushion arrived on the North western yesterday for Leo Margules, of the Northern, with instructions "to do something with it for che Alaska boys in France the same as orig inally."
 There you are, but - watch the Gateway tomorrow to find out what disposition is to be made of the Tillow for "our boys in France"
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-04-05
SEWARD SNAPSHOTS

The weather forecast for tonight und tomorrow is fair, fresh winds and cooler.
 William Kaiser came m from Henal Lake on the train late yesterday af- telnoon and is registered at the Hotel sexton.
 Harry Whittemore, manager of the Overland, who has been on a business rip to Anchorage, returned on the ,yain yesterday.
 Mrs. NJ. Gimour, bookkeeper at Grown X Hawkins, has taken apart ments in the Van Glider building.
 -1-
 !. A. Packard, with twelve men who nave been working On contracts on the Anchorage division, are all registered at the Overland on their way to the outside. They will leave on the first steamer south.
 C. l.. Harrison. machinist for the A, r.. C. at Anchorage, is at the Over land on his way to the states to en- list.
 William Neville will celebrate his birthday by giving a party tonight to lus many young friends. The young ladies" will be called for" by the young men" the invitation reads.
 A fine 10 pound baby boy was born at the Seward General hospital, and he baby and the mother, Mrs. J. R. Melvin are doing nicely.
 -a-
 Frank ong, wife and son, who have cen stopping at the Sexton for sev"r- Il days, left by dog team for their nome at Mile 20 this forenoon.
 il. Q. Roberts, local manage" of the San Juan Fishing & Canning Co.,, anne in from iaTouche last night and at the Seward.
 The trail from steel to steel is re- ported to be bad. Those coming over yesterday, who caught the train a Mile 10, were required to break theil trail as eighteen inches of new snow had fallen.
 Miss Elizabeth Romig returned on yesterdays train from the bungalow where she has been spending severa! days.
 J. w. Fielder, is registered at the Overland from Bethel. Mir Fielder is on his way to the states and will re- turn north on the first steamer with his wife and baby, going direct to s 'hcl where he owns tNe k.skokwim Trading Go.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-04-05

JOE EVANSON.
 Meet me at the Branch.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-04-05
TOURNAMENT
 OF BILLIARDS
 NEARLY OVER

The billiard tournament at the Northern is now getting down to near the close. Tonight Tarwater will play King and if the commissions pay master wins he will be the champion of the "B" class. If he loses, then Talwater, King and Caylor are still tied for champion of that class.
 Bob Settles iS the champ of ClaSe "C" and Looney, of the cable office force, is the champion of Class "A". As soon as the championship of class "B" is decided there will be some fast playing between the three high men for final honors.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-04-05

CABIN FOR RENT-See Mcintosh, Fairbanks Hotel. q
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-04-05

Read The Gateway.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-04-05
HOl DING EXAMINATIONS

Examinations of members of train crews on the Seward division are be- ing held daily in the office of A. J. Melville at the railroad building. All men connected with the operation of the road are annually given examina- ,ions in order to keep the efficiency Of the service up to the highest standard.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-04-05
WEATHER ON K. R.

The following is the report of thc weather conditions along the railroad received to ' o'clock this morning: Anchorage, Z4 above, pt. cloudy, calm.
 Mile S., 22 above, cloudy, calm. GirdwooG, 20 above, sleeting, calro. Matanuska, above, cloudy, calm. Talkeetna, above, clear, calm.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-04-05

FURS BOUGHT - Highest price paid. Macintosh, Fairbanks Hotel. If
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-04-05

Quo}ity talks. Smoke an i?i Ro; Tan C.ga' and be convinced ThN are mild. J3
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-04-05

Broadway Bakery and Coffee House Lunches, all kinds of pastry and the best coffee in town. l.. F. If.