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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-27
Germans Getting
Some Neqgs of the
/. american Army

With the American Army III
France, Friday July 26s-(By the AS
'gociated Press) German soldiers
who have deserted into the Ameri-
can lines on the Lorraine front have
made disclosures indicating that
news Of the great American effort
is slowly filtering into some sec
fions of the German army. despite
the official effort to beIittle Amer
lean participation In the war. one
nrisoner said he had heard tflae
there were only 300, 600 Americans
in France. Others, however, de-
clared they knew the figure totaIlHd
500, ,000 the majority OF whom vera
brought to France for other pnF
poses"
From the deserters It was learned
also that the three landwehr groups
In Germany had been gone over WlsA
a fine tooth comb for fresh naaEana
ial to threw onto the western Enork
On their own Initiative the dee
serters have enabled the Amer ean#
to establish not only the
makeup of the enemy opposite thefa
but to keep track OF the shifts u
the other side.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-27
.LE CHARMED is
--LATEST TOWN TO
BE CAPTURED BY
THE AMERICANS
General PersRing's Official
Report Tells Of Furth-
er Advance
lBx Associated Press.l

Washington, July 27.-The cap
ture Of LIE Charmed by American
forces in their advance between the
Ourcq and the Marne is reported in
General Pershing's communique for
yesterday, received today at the war
department.
A total Of 81 German divisions
have been identified in the Aisne-
Marine fighting, said an official dis
patch today from France. This rep
resents approximately one quarter
Of the total number of German
troops on the western front, the dis
patch said, and shows the tremend-
GUS concentration the enemy has
been forced to muster to meet Gen
eral Foch's counter attack.
The dispatch also said that the
French captured so officers, 1900
men, four cannons, 40 trench mortars
and 300 machine guns in the recent
local operation north Of Montdidier
in the Picardy sector.
The statement follows:
"SNction A. Yesterday between
the Ourcq and the Marine our troops
captured Le Charmed. In the region
of .Verdilly aviators shot down a
hostile machine.
section B. Further reports have
been received Of the fighting which
took place from July 21 to % in the
region northeast of Chateau Thierry,
American troops played an import
ant part in the struggle which end
ed in our lines being advanced to a
point about five miles from the
town.
"The enemy fought rear guard
actions with great stubbornness de-
tending the ground foot by foot, and
using large numbers Of machine
guns His resistance retarded, he
could not stop our advance and on
the 22nd we captured Epieds and
Turgny.
''The next day the struggle became
IcRn,,Airn,,la nr, m nn- n
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-27
Luu In Battle Of Far
More Benefit to Allies
Than to German Army

rival OF additional American forces
and resources before embarking on
tne general offensive operations.
Unofficial dispatches gave no indtca-
ton of the important developments
that are pending.
At the present stage Of the great
battle a period of calm is considered
of Ear greater benefit to Allied arms
than TO the enemy. Artillery action
was counted on to prevent the enemy
from using the calm to strengthen
his positions or rest his 1orcess
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-27
Excess Profits
TaxAgreed Upon
CBy Associated Press. }

Washington, July 27.-The grad
uated excess profits tax Of from 30
to 80 per cent on net income beyond
exemptions practically was adopted
today in final form by the house
ways and means committee, thereby
ratifying the tentative agreement
reached yesterday. The committee
also decided upon the same exemp-
tion OF $4,000, plus 10 per cent ON
the amount OF invested capital. Ad-
journment was taken by the com
mittee until Monday, when taxa.
ton of luxuries, estimated by the
treasury as capable of raising $2,-
000, 900, 900 will be considered.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-27
fBy Associated Press. J

Washington, July 27.-DeVeIop-
ments behind the Iull in lighting
held the attention today Of officials
here. Speculation was made as to
whether the cessation Of intensive
hammering at the jaws Of the trap
set for the Germans by General
F'och might not mean that the AL
lied commander was bringing up
fresh troops. TO other observers the
apparently calm meant that the Allied
staff had decided to await the are
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-27
'T3emeq~ DOeSn T.
Think World
Series Likely
(By Associated Press.)

Salisbury Beach, Mass, July; 27.-
"I do not think any worlds series will
be played this year." said John K,
Tener, president OF the national base.
ball league, discussing todayt Sec
retary of War Bakers decision, that
the "work or fighF' rules would not
apply to professional baseball play
ers until September I. Mr.. Tener was
at his summer home here.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-27
Independence
OF Siberia Is
Proclaimed
(By Associated Press.)

London, July 27.-The provisional
government at Omsk has assumed
supreme authority in Siberia and
proclaimed Stberias independence
according to Reuter- dispatch from
Peking under date Of Thursday.
The provisional government has
annulled all Bolshevik DEGREES and
re-established the Siberian Duma.
Approval of these actions has been
requested Of the vladvistok govern
ment.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-27
BRITISH CRUISER SUNK.
(By Associated Press.l

- 10y lassUsIaIsA : E.Fs7sI - =
armed cruiser Marmora was tor
pedoed and sunk by a German SUBJ
marine Tuesday, according to an an-
nouncement made by the British adj
miralty last night. Ten members of
the crew OF the vessel are missing,
and il Is presumed they wore killed.
The admiralty also announces that
a British torpedo boat destroyer ran
ashore Wednesday and later sank.
Thirteen OF her crew are missing,
and it ia presumed shey were
drowned
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-27
Claim to Haze 20
Subs Operating
Near e. S. Coast
(By Associated Pregs.l

Geneva, July 27-A dispatch re-
ceived at Basel. Switzerland, today
from Hamburg says:
more than 20 large submarines
are now operating Off the American
coast. The number Of submarines
in the Atlantic has been increased by
80 per cent in the last seven months u
No German denial, official or un-
official, has been made concerning
the recent statement Of a Swiss en-
gipeer who returned to Geneva from
Kiel that the harbor there Is full of
damaged submarines and that it is
difficult to find crews for the German
U-boaC service.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-27
':FOY Me and the
Empire "LsSJogam

Amsterdam, July 27.-Emperor
William, who, according to his fav-
orite press agent, Karl Rosner
watched the battle of Rheims from a
tower which gave him q good view
Of a wide sector of the front, sent
his troops from this vantage point
Rosner reports, the following tele-
gram:
"Iis Majesty informs his troops
that he has arrived behind the front
of the attack and shall watch the
battle from a tower. His Majesty. 6
good wishes accompany his troops
His Ma5esty's word to his troops is:
with God for the emperor and the
eapire','
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-27
Finnish Groom
offered German
(Rv Associated Press }

Paris, July 27.-The crown OF Fin
land has been offered to Duke Adolph
Friedrich, of Mecklenburg- -Schwerin
dispatch to LIE Journal.
The offer was made by a deputa-
ton from the Finnish Landtag. The
Duke will return with the deputation
aboard q Finnish warship.
The coronation, the dispatch adds
will take place within a few weeks
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-27
WORRCAsT.

Wisconsin - Increasing cIoudiness,
followed by showers Sunday and in
west ana northNp portions late tonight;
warmer in southwest portion tonight
and near Lakes Michigan and Supe-
rior Sunday.
er ir northwest and southeast por-
tions: Sunday partly cloudy in west,
probably showers in east portion;
warmer in north portion.
Iowa - Fair tonight; warmer in
north central portion; Sunday partly
cloudy and continued warm.
North Dakota-Unsettled tonight,
probably showers and warmer in east
portion; cooler In extreme west por-
dton; Sunday fair.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-27
LuxbWrg SbWrIos
VerSemkt BY the
Emperor Himself

London, July 27-Emperor Will
liam has refused to receive Count
Tuxburg so that the former German
minister to Argentine might justify
himself, says an Exchange Tele-
graph dispatch from Amsterdam.
The count handed in his report on
his mission to Argentina to the for
eign office Thursday After the en-
peror had refused to see him he
conferred with Admiral Won Hintze,
the foreign secretary. Count Lux
burg, it is added, has withdrawn
from the diplomatic service.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-27
Thomas Mooney Is
Granted RebueDe

, The governor said he took this ac-
ton at, this time that all persons
throughout the country might be as
sured the fullest consideration will be
given the case ny the executive and
judicial branches Of the government
Of California.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-27
Neq0 Ambassador
To MoSc0qe, Takes
Ample Bodygm0rd

London, July 27.-Dr. Helfferich,
the newly appointed German ambas-
gador to Russia, started for Mos
cow Friday, according to an Ex-
change Telegraph dispatch from
Amsterdam. On the same train
went battalion of German soldiers.
DR.. Helfferich, former vice chan
ceIlor, takes the place Of Count Won
Mirbach who was assassinated In
Moscow early in June.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-27
wEnKLY FORECAsT.

washington, July 27.--Weather pre-
diefions for the week beginning Mon
day. issued by the weather bureau to-
day, are:
Great Lakes region: Showers by
Monday in the upper lakes and by
iii near end of the week when more
showers are probable. Temperature
q hove normal after Monday.
Upper Mississippi valley: Showers
Sunday night or Monday and again
al9out Thursday. Nearly normal tenn
ngraEmrs over northern and somewhat
b0Va normal over southern portion.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-27
man AUj0t011s
Shot By Russians
(By Associated Preaa.)

= Amsterdam. July 27 Two avia-
tors who were captured by the Boil
shevild when they alighted on Rus
sian territory were i'll treated and
shot, according to German reports.
Berlin has protested and made a de-
nand that those responsible for the
executions be severely dealt with.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-27
Nebhewof Prince
Won BUeIO1O
Among Prisoners
(Rv Associated Press.N

Paris. July 2T.-(Havas Agency.)-
Among the prisoners captured in the
Aisne-Marne battle was a nephew of
Prince Won Buelow, the former
general imperial chancellor. The Of
f1cer, who was battalion COM
mander was astounded to hear there
was large American army in
France. He said he had been con-
vinced as had all Germans. that the
American soldiers in France did not
exceed $4,000.
Among the heroes decorated by
President Potncare in his present
visit to the battle zone was a nephew
of Premier Clemenceau.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-27
Not Enough Food
For Both Nations
Crisis Results
INV Associated Press J

Washington, July 27.-The food
situation between Germany and
Russia has reached an acute stage,
cording to advices received today at
the state department. There is not
enough food for both countries and
the question as to who will get what
provisions there are has reached a
critical stage.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-27
BRITISH CASUALTIES.

London. July 27.-British casual
lies reported in the week ended to-
day total 1898, compared with the
aggregate Of 16,381 reported IN the
previous week. These are divided
as follows:
killed or died of wounds. officers
1923; men 1,764
Wounded or missing, officers S0As
men 10.6a7.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-27
rBy Associated Press.A

(By Associated. PfesS9
~ Los Angeles, Cal, July 27.-Gover-
nor William D. Stephens announced
today he had decided to grant a re-
prieve to Thomas ]. Mooney, which
will operate. as a stay of execution
until December 13, -1918. .. .....
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-27
U. S. CASUALTY
Il . LISTS .
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, July 27-The army
casualty list today. shows, ,.'..
Killed in action, "a; died of wounds
20; died of disease, 5; died Of air
plane accident, /; wounded severe
fy, go; wounded slightly, 2; wound
ed, degree undetermined, IA; miss
ing, Q; total, 16s.
The list includes:
Killed in Action.
Sergeants Laurie w. Leclk, AIS
Grand avenue South. Minneapolis;
Arthur e. Nelson, Hopkins, MINI.
Corporal Gay q. York, West Forty
third and Wheeler avenue North.
Minneapolis.
Privates Leland C. Fenton, 201
Huron street, Port Huron, Mich. !:
Evan A. Maase, Rice Lake, Wis;
Clare E. Mosher, 1921 Jefferson ave-
nue. Grand Rapids, Mich.
Died of Wounds.
Private John E. Jackson, Hubbard
Lake, Mich.
Wounded Severely. Fl.
Privates william E. Lewallen.
Sturgis, Mich; Emil w. Schultz, SAT
South Franklin street, Janesville.
Wis.
Wounded-Desrss Undetermined.
Privates John @. Denly, Munsing,
Mich; Fred Miller, S34 Thirty -sec-
ond street, Milwaukee, Wis.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-27
With Winter Coming, Citi-
zens Fear Fate In Store
ForThem
FORMER MOBILES
SELL NEWSPAPERS
City Full of Worthless
Money While People
Are Starving
(Rv Asaolciated, Press.l }


Petrograd, June 15.-Petrograd Is
a city of despair and near starva-
tion. For many months g. threaten
ing phantom, hunger already has
struck down thousands. A great ma
tority Of the 1900, 900 persons now
crowded into the once proud capital
OF Peter the Great, know what 1t
means to be without food and know
that winter is coming with probably
a worse fate in store. The people
talk, dream and-when they can
cot food. Long lines form early in
the morning before the shops to buy
food. Thousands storm incoming
trains in q wild scramble for food
brought in by peasants and travelling
soldiers In front Of every shop win
dow where foodstuffs are displayed
people stand and gaze longingly with
their eyes glued to- the window panes.
Worthless Money.
Petrograd is also a city with its
pockets full of worthless money,
Money presses are working overtime
and wages are increasing, but neither
can keep up with the rising prices.
The Nevslzy Prospect, 1.-THE street
OF Petrograd, is a picturesque evil
dence of the city's interest in food.
In this season Of white nights every
hour Of the 20 of daylight, sees it.
lined from end to end with street
vendors, selling cakes and chocolate
and candies and queer little pancakes
called ''bleeneys'' and sugar in Jumps
from carefully guarded little boxes.
Persons who formerly owned
lim0nsines and lived in palaces along
the NevskY, are selling candy and
biscuits IN the streets to earn their
sailors and ,workmeT, who buy bis
cults at high prices because even
they, part of the time, cannot get
bread. - 49, 49,
There is a daily sight that always
brings hopeful smiles-the motor
lorry loaded with flour on it's way toI
the soldiers bakery. There is some
flour after all and that is worth a
smile in .Petrograd these days. Six
cavalrymen. ride in front Of the lorry
and six sailors, heavily armed, are
perched high on sacks. I
F Former Ladies Sell Biseuits.
One need not be surprised if the
lady dressed in silks and satins-
once q member OF the Bourgeois, who
sells a biscuit on the corner, ad-
dresses him in any Of the two or
three foreign languages she knows.
Then one may buy newspapers from
grey boards In froclk coats and silk
hats and former army officers in
shiny boots. All are trying to earn
a livelihood in the Commune" Of
Petrograd. where property is .copfis-
Gated and incomes have vanished.
Some Of those on the Nevsky are
girls, pretty ones, and they walk the
long length of the street all the day
and into the night, asking for the
little postage stomps that pass for
money in Russia now--because they
are hungry. And. there are other
girls, and the number grows larger
every day, who do not exactly beg
hut look wistfuI and hungry and sell
themselves instead of biscuits or
chocolates, to the rollicking sailors
and debonair speculators. One of the
mysteries of Russia is where the
vendors Of cakes and biscuits get the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-27
80 ao.o0o Prleenera.

Paris, July 27.-The number Of
German prisoners captured by the
Allies since the beginning Of the
counter offensive e placed at $4,000
by the Havas aEaggy
American troops have discovered
at Breezy. north of Chateau Thierry,
enplac cements of German super CAM
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-27
Advance Their Lines at
Port-A-Binson on the
Marine River
LINE RESTORED
EAST OF RHEIMS
Allies Trying to Clear the
Woods South of Fere-
En-TardenOis
(By Associated Press.)

Shifting their blows to the south
ern arc Of the sector between Sois-
sons and Rheims, the French have
struck the German line at Port-A-
Binson, on the north side OF the
Marne and about mile south Of the
village Of Chatillon. 1t is officially
reported from Paris that the French
lines were advanced at that point.
Further east Of the Champagne
sector, the troops Of General Gou-
raudy by a local operation south OF
Montagne Sans Nom (mountain
without a name) have pressed for
ward over half mile along a front
Of almost two miles.
The advance east OF Rheims was
seemingly to restore the Allied line
in that section of the battle front
The attack at ort-A-Binson, how
ever had another object. German
troops were reported early in the
week at Marfaux and Pourcy, north
west Of Chatillon and south of the
western spurs of Rheims mountain
A considerable success near Chatil-
lon would put them in, a pocket
within the larger pocket and tend to
force their withdrawal to new lines
further back toward the middle Of
the German salient.
West of Port-A- -Binson, the Ger
mans hold the north bank Of the
Marne for a considerable distance
and the French apparently have
struck at the angle between the
German line along the river and thai
from the Marne toward Rheims.
Along the western side Of the Ger
man salient there is no official men
ton OF events Of special importance
last night. It is reported thai
| ing the enemy this morning, center
ing their efforts on the work OF
clearing the Germans out of the
wooded areas to the south and south
west Of Fere- en- -Tardenois. This
was said to have been nearly accom-
plished.
In spite Of the general expectation
that the Germans are fighting on the
southern side of the salient to cover
the retreat OF their armies and the
salvaging Of the vast supplies piled
up along the Marine in preparation
for the great offensive which. began
July Is, there appears to be a dispo-
sition on the part Of some Of the
military experts to consider the pos
sibility Of a new German attack
somewhere on the battle line between
scissors and Rheims. The stubborn
manner in which the enemy has
been fighting and his failure to at
tack on some other sector, 1t is con-
tended, points to the fact that the
Germans are committed to a renewed
offensive along the Marne in the
hope Of still winning victory there
Along the British front near Arras
and Lens and along the Somme sec
tor, the German artillery has been
active. British raiding parties have
been active at various points along
their lines. $500
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-27
Marine Corps List.

Washington July 27.-The marine
corps casualty list today shows:
Killed In action, 1; wounded Sc
Verely, z: missing, 4; total, H..
The list includes:
Wounded in Action Severely.
Private Ernest G. McCabe, Cohas-
set, MINI.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-27
The British Report.

London, July 27.-The German
artillery was active last night in the
angle between the Somme and the
Ancre rivers northeast Of Amiens,
today's war office report shows.
Both the British ard the enemy
artillery displayed activity further
north in the sector OF La Bassee
canal.
The statement reads:
During the night our raiding
parties entered the enemy's lines in
the neighborhood Of Sally -Laurctte,
Neuville- Vitasse, Arleux- en- -Gohelle
and Lens and brought back several
prisoners.
THE hostile artillery was active
last night between the Somme and
the Ancre rivers and there was some
activity on the part Of botka artil-
leries in the la Bassee cancel Sec
tor,''
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-27
The French Report.

Paris, July 27.-Further advances
were scored by the French last night
in the region Immediately to the
north of the Marne in the district
where the Germans have been
clingipg to the river. The war Of
fee announced today that the French
lines were advanced to the north
Of Port-A-Binson.
On the Champagne front the
French carried out a local operation
in the region south of the mountain
without name, as a result Of which
their lines were advanced nearly
two-thirds Of a mile on a. front OF
approximately two miles. The French
took 200 prisoners in this operation
The statement follows:
"On the right bank Of the Marne
French troops have advanced their
lines north Of Port-A-Bin
"On the Champagne front the
French carried out a local operation
in the region south of the mountain
without a name and advanced one
kilometer over a front of three
kilometers. Two hundred prisoners
Of whom seven were officers, have
fallen into the hands of the French
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-27
Weather

CONTINUED on page 81
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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-02-21

Leonard Hale of Omaha, is assisting
at the First National Bank while r.
H. Quade, the bookkeeper is off duty.
A dance will be held at the hall in
Ovid Saturday night, March 2rd The
Julesburg Orchestra Rave !'een en-
gagged to furnish the music.
John Spelts and Luke Williams
were passengers to Grand Island, Neb.
last Friday night. They shipped two
car loads of mules to that city.
Lawrence Shoeberg of the south ta-
bic, who has been spending some time
ir Denver, returned home last Thurs
day.
The boys basket ball team of the
Sedgwick County High school went to
Ogalalla last Friday night and play
ed their first game this season with
the high school team of that city The
result of the game was victory foi
Julesburg, the score being 26 to 10.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-02-21
NOTICE TO GROWERS

Growers of beets for the Sterling,
Brush and Fort Morgan Factories of
the Great Western Sugar Company,
for the season of 1918, will be enti-
tied to purchase, at the pulp silo Of
the nearest factory, the amount of
pulp produced from the beets raised
by them, under the following condi-
tions:
l. The pulp must be fed on the
farm where the beets are grown. and
the right to purchase pulp is not as
signable.
2. The amount of pulp produced
from growers beets will be calcu-
lated as twenty-five percent of the
tonnage of beets raised by him.
3. The price of the pulp, in the