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has issued an order closing the
schools, and banning all public gath
erings OF any nature.
Minot school win he u -eed today.
Mandan schools. theaters ana
churches have been closed for an In
definite period, and ali public gath
erings are prohibited.
Similar action has been taken at
Grand Forks, Glasses at the Uni-
versity OF North Dakota have been
suspended, and the campus is under
guard. The annual conference Of
the North Dakota federation Of wo-
mems clubs. scheduled to commence
next Tuesday, has been postponed.
Soldier Deaths Reported.
Al number OF deaths Of North Da.
kota soldiers in camps as result OF
the epidemic were reported today.
The dead are:
Carl Fristad. Yucca, N. D.. Camp
Grant.
George Haider. st, Anthony, N. D.,
Camp Custer.
George Peters. Mandan, Camp Gus
Clyde chafiin sweet BriaT. N. D..
Dunwoody Institute. Minneapolis.
Z Eddie Kineaid. Sweet Briar, N. D.,
Camp Custer.
George Kotch. sheyenne, N. D.,
Camp Dodge.
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GERMANS FIGHT TO THE
DEATH TO HOLD Line
(continued from Page L.

Champagne have not only wrested
from the Germans most important
positions which they have held since
1914 at an inestimable sacrince OF men
and material, but appear to have
thrown grave apprehension into the
ranks of the enemy. A German sol
der found in a ruined village sur
rendered, trembling with fear.
What are you afraid of" his cap
tor INQUIRED. I'VE are not going to
harm YOU"
With smoke still rising from a viz
lage fired by his companions in. plain
sight and with puffs Of blue smoke
from German poisonous shells mark
ing the line of the Suippe a little
farther back, the captive rejoined:
"But what will the French soldiers
do when they get into Germany
His interrogation merely remarked
that the noticeable fact is that the
German soldier who has fired a
French peasants home after taking
shelter in it for fous years, has no
word of sympathy excepting for his
own people, to whom the war is
coming nearer and nearer with every
advance the allies, are making.
CALLERS OF Rheims" Taken.
Aisne canal north OF Rheims and the
line along the Vesle to the east, the
Germans abandoned Nogent Ia, Alb
besse, to the east of Rheims, and
Brimont to the north. These points
have been the jailers of Rheims for
four years. Nogent la Abhesse had
been an observation point from
which the Germans had watched the
city and country over wide area
and directed artillery fire which
wrecked villages that nestle among
the mountains OF Rheims, and took
aim at the wine growers cultivating
on the slopes and the
peasant girls gathering the grapes
that grew in spite OF the neglect en-
forced by the war. Thirty of these
peasant girls came back today for
the fifth war harvest. In one OF the
localities that has been most intense
" beaten by the German shrapneI,
they were working today.
THE picking is meagre," one said,
"but if the wine is scarce it is all
the more precious, for this is the
vintage OF victory"
It was from in front Of these for
positions that American
boys of the foreign legion fired their
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Ne1g Record For
o. S. Shibyards

Washington, Oct. 9.-American
ship yards established another
worlds record in September by de-
livering "a vessels of 1926 dead
weight tons In making this an
nouncement today the shipping
board also disclosed it received one
vessel of $685. tons on the contract
awarded to Japanese yards. IT,.
September deliveries exceeded the
prvious high mark for American
yards made IN August by S001F
tons, compared with 2S1,615 dead
weight tons which the board was
advised today by Consul General
Skinner at London. British yards
completed that month. September
deliveries included 45 steel ships of
25s,97O tons and 20 wooden and com
posite ships of 102,665.
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, < j
FIRST shots for france in the fall OF
1914. The trenches where they were
stationed during the first winter
campaign are still plainly visible In
the chally clay.
Traces OF the four years OF fight
ing are found all over the ground
east Of Rheims, from Pompelle fort
around the mountains. It was pos
sible, during q visit today. to see
what 1t had cost the Germans to hc'd
the positions they were til2
obliged to give up for nothing.
ALI the villages on the main
from Rheims eastward are m
less intact, fer the lighting Their
at too close quarters to enable G.
side to use heavy guns. They L
showed traces Of repeated struggles
from street to street and from house
to house. Every wall Of every house
or Enclosure is, pitted by machine
gun bullets and by shrapnel.
Long stretches Of wires before the
trenches are almost intact, running
through streets or cutting between
houses to mark the line where the
Germans were still at close grips
with the French two days ago. The
work OF destruction done by the
enemy in his hurried flight was in
comparably less than that of else
where for it had long ago been al
most complete.
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CONTINUED from Page II
retirement will involve the front Tar
to the northWard.
Further south the French have
won valuable ground and have moved
ahead so that their front is virtually
IN line with that of the British and
PTNcHINe OUT LAoN.
This advance taken in consider.
alton with the progress Of General
north of Rheims appears to place
She Laon salient within the. Jaws
OF pair of pincers which are slowly
closing. .Rerthelot has not only put
Laon in pocket but I,is advance
along the .Aisna is most nnenacina 60
the Germans further east.
General GoHraud's armies are fore
ING the enemy TO retire slowly from
the temporary lines he has held
machine gun fire has retarded the
allied advance but attempts by the
enemy 20 organize counter attack
tailed completely when II was caught
by the allied heavy gums.
Americans in company with The
French have struck the German lines
east OF the Mouse river north OF
VeFoun and have carried the Villages
of Charny, Brabant. HaumonE, Con-
senvoye and Beaumont, Iyina lust
to the east of the river. This attack
was carried OUT with such force that
the detectives assigned for the
troops were soon reached. At last
reports the Germans. werS BEING
driven slowly back desperately fight
ing.
West of the Mause there has been
SONS sharp fighting but no siantfi-
cant advances have been made during
the past day. The American progress
along the eastern edge of the Ar
gonne forest has forced the Germans
into a narrow strip of the forest,
from which, it seems his edress 10
pretty well barred.
Dispatches from Bsrne state that
the Turkish cabinet has resigned and
there is great excitement in Com
stantinopie, This may be an ind.
cation of the early withdrawal Of
Turkey from the war. Allied forces
operating in the region of Damascus
have scored another success and
have captured many prisoners aa
we'll as valuable booty.
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was in the least insincere. This was
the view of officials today as they
studied the communication addressed
by President Wilson yesterday TO the
German chancellor.
Confronted by the strategy OF Ger
| man diplomacy the president in the
view Of officials has countered with
strategy just as Marshal Foch has
met the military tactics of linden
burg and Ludendorff with superior
strategy. And vet In his communi-
cation the president has left open
the way to peace.
The president by calling upon
Prince Macmillan for information as
to whether he represents the German
military masters conducting the war
or the whole German people. has
compelled the new chancellor and
those associated with him to render
to the world an explanation as to
their real position.
The communication sent yester-
day, the last hope of the German
miiitarist to point to the allies as
waging a war of determination. fs
considered as having been removed.
At the same time the president
has notified the German government
that its proposed Suspension Of
hostilities" cannot be granted while
a German soldier remains. on allied
soil.
The German government must
stae to the world whether 1t will ac-
cept the fourteen terms previously
laid down by President Wilson whole
heartedly or "as a basis for negoti-
ation," which position cannot be
considered by the United States and
the entente allies.
. The step taken by President Will
son according to indications today
has met with the approval Of the
American people. Newspaper edi-
torial comment almost universally
commended the move. Congressional
leaders after carefully studying the
COMMUNICATION sent by the president,
praised it as a brilliant diplomatic
stroke.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-09
WILSON STUDIES WAR MAPS.

- NY <AsSOCLdISd EISSS.1
Washington. Oct. s.-With the Ger
man peace offensive met and halted
unless the enemy actually is ready
to sue for peace on American and
allied terms, President Wilson today
turned his attention to the battle
fields where the once conquering
Teutonic armies are being driven
back to. their own soil. He walked
over to Secretary Lansing's office at
the state department and sent for
General March who appeared with
huge military map OF the west
front.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-09
MAxlMlLLAM,s. cARlMET.

Amsterdam, Tuesday, Oct s.The
Berlin newspaper Germania, organ
of the Catholic Centrist party, says
the interior cabinet OF Prince Maxi
milan OF Baden, the imperial chan
cellor, is composed. of Friedrich Won
Payer, the vice chancellor; Adolf
Groeber, the Clerical leader, Matthias
Erzberger, i.ne of the Centrist lead :
ers; Philip Scheldermann, Socialist,
and Herr Friedberg. vice president
of the Prussian ssaSe ministry.
The Cologne yolks Zeitung SAYS
that Karl Trin1oorn, Centrist. has
been appointed minister Of the in.
terror.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-09
robSurblus
In MeSObOtan1id
DIV Associated Press. J

Washington, oct. s.-Despite the
fact that war has been raging
throughout Mesopotamia and that
many of the inhabitants abandoned
their homes and holdings, the soil
OF that region has been made to add
a. large share of the worlds produc-
ton of foodstuffs for 1918.
A report from Consul Oscar S,
Heller at Bagdad tells Of record
crops in many parts OF the land OF
the Caliphs. The British army au-
thorities are given credit for much
of this production AS a result, il is
estimated there Will be surplus of
100000 tons OF barley and wheat
after supplying the needs Of the civil
inhabitants. o
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-09
Germans Using a
Nee, Iybe.'ofBomb

Paris, Oct 9.-The Germans DUR
ing the last few days have been us
ing in their air work new type
of inflammable bomb combining
great effectiveness with light weight.
A single airplane, 1t is said can car
nv 200 OF these bombs. The only
way Of fighting the fire caused by
this new form of destructive weap-
on appears to be the isolation of the
blaze, as pouring water on it is liter
ally, adding fuel to the flames on ac-
count OF the chemicals of which the
bombs are composed.
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soLpIER aELIEVED pEAp.

Letters Returned, Marked aDa-
ceased" But No Notice Received.
Jamestown, NJ D., Oct. Elm
formed by letters returned from the
battle front in France bearing the
word Deceased'1 across the face.
friends OF James Smith, who enlist
ed with the Stutsnan county boys
last year, concluded that the young
man had met his death Al hsauti-
9lll memorial service was held at the
Eldrtdge church Smith was with the
ilrst regiment while at the border
two years ago. Ills parents now live
in Canada.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-09
Wilson Reply Is
Satisfactory to
Men at the Front

With the American Forces in
France, Oct. 9.-President Wilson's
reply to the German peace proposal
reached the rear lines Of the Amer
lean army this morning It had been
eagerly awaited, its possible charac-
ter having been widely discussed.
The general tone of the rank and
file comment was a quiet satisfac-
ton that no arnlistice would be
granted while the enemy troops were
on allied soil.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-09
Allies Captured
10000 In One Dau

Paris Oct. s-Nearly 10000 Ger
mans were taken prisoner yesterday
by the allied forces in the fighting
along the various fronts OF the bat
tlefield says Marcel Hutin in The
Echo de Paris today The Germans
he adds, are hurriedly evacuating
the Argonne forest. The battle is
continuing.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-09
Kaiser Viii Fight To The
Last Turk, Austrian and
Bulgar To Keep Alsdce

for the benefit Of their inhabitants
and the glory OF God.
Our faithful allies are with US
in this. The last drop of blood OF
every Austrian and Hungarian sol
der, the last drop of blood or every
Bulgarian and Turkish soldier would
be shed before our enemies wrest
from us land which belongs to Ger
many
Our enemies cannot and will not
succeed we are under divine pro-
tectfonv
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-09
Leader OF First
Polish DiOision
: Takes His Oath
CBy Associated Press.>

With the American Army in
France, Monday. Oct. within
sound of the roar of the artillery at
the front, but in tree dotted part
Of France unmarried by battle, Gen
eral Polo, Who as a captain in the
Austrian army fought against the
Russians in 1914, was sworn in Sun
day as commander in chief Of the
Polish army. The ceremony took
place in the Lregence of the first
Polish div sio 80 per cent of whose
members are Poles from the United
States. s..t.. D., ss #s...
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-09
British Losses
Reflect Bitter
Nature of Battle

London, Oct. 9.-British casualties
reported in the week ending today
listed the names of 37,946 officers and
men divided as follows: Killed or
died of wounds, officers 365, men
$3.50; wounded or missing, officers
1926, men 30,196; total officers
1,600, men $685..
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are refusing to obey German oficers
placed over them.
London. Oct. 8. Fighting of
fierce nature is taking place in the
Godilice pass between Serbians and
Austrians, barring the road to NisI,
according to news reaching London.
The Serbians have captured Djep
ridge, on the Morava river midway
between Vranje and Lescovac. Two
thousand prisoners, including a large
number Of Germans. were taken.
The Montenegrins, including wo-.
men, have taken up arms, against
the Austrians in Montenegro.
Salonike, via London. Oct, g.
In addition to the thousands of Bull
garians made prisoner during the
allied advance in Serbia and Bull
garia, $4,000 more have surrendered
in accordance with the clause OF the
armistice convention under which ali
Bulgarian troops west of Uskub were
to. surrender as prisoners.
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Berne. oct. s.-The German en-
peror, addressing the german SOL
diers at Rufach, Alsace, late in Sep
TENDER, said:
Neither the French nor the
Americanst will break through our
front in Aisace Lorraine. We shall
defend with the last drop Of our
blood these provinces which belong
to US and which the Almighty has
entrusted to us to administer as His
stewards, and we shall keep them
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-09
ATTAcK SWISS BAI-l.o0N-

Geneva, Oct. 81 EIavas) "A Ger
man airplane Yesterday attacked d
fire, according 10 today,s newspa-
pers. Lieut. Ruiry, who was ia the
basket OF the balloon at the time.
was burned TO death tt was said.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-09
FonckNoUHas an
Official Record
Of7O Victories
(By Aesociated Press- )

Paris, Oct. s.-Lieut. Rene Fonck,
according to an announcement made
here today has brought down four
German airplanes within twenty
minutes on the same day. Fonck now
is credited with seventy official VIC
tories and has actually brought
down 100 German machines.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-09
Must Speed Lzb
To Reach Goal
In Liberty Loan

Washington, Oct. 9.-"At the pres
ent rate of going and with the pres
ent average per capita subscrip-
tons" said q treasury loan review
today, the fourth Liberty loan will
not reach the desired goal within the
allotted time"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-09
FoRMER PREMIER SHOT.

Stockholm, Oct. s.-Alexander
Foodorovich Trepoff, former Russian.
premier, has been shot, according 10
advices from Petrograd.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-09
See Wilson Note As A Trap
For Chancellor If He Was
Insincere In His Proposal

ated Presa3 hasa a tapfor the German
adrotI
President Wilson by
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-09

Athens, Monday. Oct. Delegates
from the government of Smyrna, Tur-
key are expected to reach Athens to-
night with an offer of peace to the
entente allies.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-09
MASKED MEN ROB BANK.

Hopkins, MINI, Oct. 9.---Four arm
ed and masked men entered the First
National bank of Hopkins shortly be-
fore noon today, locked six persons in
a vault and escaped with about
$1,000.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-09
Turkish Cabinet
Has RESIGNED

London, Oct. 8. The Turkish cab
met has resigned, according to a
dispatch from Berne Switzerland to
The Evening Star. The message
says that great excitement prevails
at Constantine
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-09
SERBIAN WOMEN SEIZE
RIFLES

CONTINUED from Page -
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-09
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SUMMARY OF THE WAR

Continued from page u
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-24
WASHINCTONIAN
BRANDS FORD'S
SON A STACKER

WASHINGTON. Aug. sA.--Hcnry
ford's son Edscl was asSailcd as a
Stacker by Representative Johnson.
Washington. lie declared that while
such as young Ford are permitted TO
remain AZ home. boys Of rs must be
sent to France 10 fight and die.
should the man.power bill become
law. lie injected dramatic note In
TO the discussion by calling two OF
tho is.ycar old pages OF the house to
stand by him as he spoke.
nding beside me are two is
year old pages" he said They are
part OF the man. power Of the L. $,
hut ! submit that they are hardly ~
for life in the trenches. That boy
there is half as high "a this gun |
ask him to carry. And that other
fine. manly little fellow does not
weigh within SO pounds OF tho equip
ment that | ask him TO shoulder,
Can any man imagine this patriotic,
growing boy leading a charge
against gas attack"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-24

FAR AND NEAR NEWS
Flashed by Telephone and Telegraph

Once rector Of ST. Clements Ep,s

Once rector 81 -. Clements Epis.
copal church In seattle. Lieut.. Col.
Arthur l., :, Hyde. now In France.
has been appointed to colonel OF
field artillery, Col, Hyde is a srad.
uate OF West Point
Major Richard W. Perry. Seattle.
has arrived safely In France.
friends here have been advised. lie
took a course In aviation at Rock.
well field
n. l.. Hudson. assistant general
Union Pacific. has been appointed
general agent OF the freight depart.
ment.
Nlnety.two men Of local board
will be indicted into service Monday
Men with court experience for
court martial work In the field are
needed Tor the army, Local draft
board No. will call for volunteers
for this work from limited service
men shortly.
LO>DO>-lsritish women mum.
lions workers viii receive an In.
crease OF five shillings a week. start
ing September l.
seattle boiicrrnakcrs expect that
their section Of the Labor day pa
rade. September ?. viii be ss blocks
in length. A banner 10 blocks long
will be a feature. Soldiers wearing
the uniforms OF the allies viii head
the section.
Thomas H. Jcffr~s. great ineo.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-24
NAME MASTERS
FOR II SHIPS
JUST LAUNCHED

Twcnty.ecven new masters for
completed steamships built In Wash
ington and Oregon have been an
nounced by sea service bureau Of the
United States shipping board. The
new masters ana vessels and the
firms that built them are. Charles q.
Conrado. Western Scout. Northwest
steel company. Portland. T. Is Iioff.
man. Puget Sound. Todd shipbuiid
ing company. Tacoma: II. l. John.
son. Point Adams. Albinh Engineer
ing company. Portland. Thomas
Chatham. Eastern King. Mitsubishi
Dockyard company. Kobe. Japan; OF
tar Drotning. Abrigada, Grays iiar'
bor MotorAhip company. Aberdeen.
Bernard Otteren. Bedrock. Pcninsu.
lar shipbulding company. st Louis
Ore William Gordon Bowling. Mo
jave. Seaborn shipbuilding company.
Tacoma. George Leighton. Callala.
Supple a Ballin. Portland: l.. a.
bowman. Bonnnfon. Nilsson a kelez.
Seattle. Ernest a. Riddlestadt. De
lano. Supple a Ballin. Portland. Tor
KEEL 4. Peterson. Blackford. Gays
Harbor Notorship company. Aber.
deem; Charles a. Nelson. Barabos.
Coast shipbullding company. Port.
land. Richard u. Selkc. Beloit. TIA.
coma shipbullding company. Ia.
coma.
Bernhard, c. Eide. Forster. Nilsson
& Kelcz. Seattle. Masnus l.. Strand.
the Astoria. McEachcrn nhipynrda.
Astoria: Henry ". Robinson. cresap.
PeninHular Shipbuildlng company.
~. Johns. John o. krcgcr. Amoka.
Penlnnular Shipbuilding company.
~. Johns. Frederick Ulstad. Ben.
zonia. Standifer- Clarkson company.
Portland. Sam Wittkc. Mosquito.
Portland Shipbuilding company.
John c. kitchin. Salmon. McEachern
Hhipyards. Astoria. Walter c. Soren-
son. Makonda. Sommerstrom ship
building company. Columbia City.
Ore. and the following six ships
built by the Grant Smith Portland
shipbuilding company. at Portland
and Aberdeen:
Captains W. D. Selmer. Moritz:
Robert T.. Carey. Domaru. Louis y.
Burns, wakon: W. II. Noble. Ca
pomka; George Cregorren. Manada.
and i. W. Robles. the Bancroft.