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Williston graphic., 1918-06-20

Standing firmly before the war
stricken city of Rheims, the French
have checked new German drive
launched last night, five days after
the offensive on the Montdidier-N Noyon
line came to a halt. In the fighting
the active battlefront has been ex-
tended to a point five miles southeast
of the cathedral city.
At 6 o'clock Tuesday evening the
German artillery began heavy bonn
bardment between Vrigny, west Of
Rheims, to the village Of La Pom
pelle, on the north bank of the Vesle
river east of that city. Three hours
later the Teutonic infantry stormed
out of their trenches to begin the
assault. According to the official
statement issued at Paris the Ger
mans were nowhere successful in
their attempts to enter the. French
lines, being repulsed with heavy
losses.
The front over which the new at
tack was launched is approximately
fourteen miles in length. 1t has been
expected that the Germans would
sooner or later attempt to straighten
out their lines in this region because
the close of the Aisne offensive left
the allies in favorable position along
the front from the Marne, east of
Chateau-Thierry, to the region north
of Chalons. Having interior lines
they are able to quickly concentrate
their forces on either side Of the angle
having it's apex at Rheims.
The ground over which the Ger
mans are attacking west of Rheims
is rather high and Irregular. To the
Williston graphic., 1918-06-20
Will Have Dance
For The Red Cross:

Sam Scott and Tom Hogan were
appointed on a dance and parade COM,
mittee for July Fourth. In connec-.
ton with this they have decided to
start a series of dances for the Red
Cross, the dance to be held on the
Metzger corner where the floor was
built for Flag Day. The first dance
will be held there Saturday night.
June %. Preparations are being made,
for music. The floor will be made as
smooth as possible and you are as
sured a good time.
Williston graphic., 1918-06-20
w. S. S. Day June 28
Well Advertised

Through the earnest efforts of the
local advertising committee of whicl1'
Thos. Hogan is chairman, the coun--
ty has been we'll canvassed and tt"
War Savings Stamp Day June 2Stf1.
we'll advertised. Trips have been
made to every town in the county by
the committee and posters put in all
public places. The advertising has
been we'll taken care of in the var
ious local newspapers through the
county and there will be no excuse
for anyone in the county not know
ing the full meaning of the day. So
many posters were used by the COM
mittee that they were required to
wire to headquarters twice for sup
plies of them. The Williston theatres
are due thanks for the donation of
their bill boards near the post office
for the use of the large War Savings
posters that are posted there.
Williston graphic., 1918-06-20
AUSTR|ANS LAUNCH OFFENSIVE
AGAINST ITALIANS But ARE HELD
Drive Started SaturdayAusr Crossed Pave River at
Three Points But Were Driven Back - Germans
Held in Mountains

Italian advanced area at any point.
Austrian pressure continues very
strong along the entire front. The
enemy is concentrating most power
full and fierce attacks astride the
Rrenta and across the Piave and It
is still possible for the fighting line
to flow backwards or forwards.
The enemy based his enterprise on
various factors to assure him VIC
tory, says the semi-official note.
There was relatively brief but cx-
tremely violent artillery preparation
with large number of gas shells.
Then under cover of an artificial fog
from bombs and smoke apparatus,
the enemy in open formation advanc-
ed to the attack. The enemy placed
such faith in this preparation that
he fixed his objectives for the first
days fighting more than Is kilome-
tres in advance and planned to de-
scend from the mountain area and
also reach the city of Treviso, from
the Piave river.
Plan Frustrated
The enemy's bombardment was
frustrated by the formidable fire from
the Italian artillery, which destroy
ed lines and shelters and made full
hits on massed troops, as we'll as
drenched his battle emplacements
with gas. When the enemy infantry
advanced into the front line zones,
they found that resistance had been
prepared by the Italian machine guns
and had to meet counter attack from
the Italian supporting troops. This;
resulted in the loss Of a great part
Continued on page 16)
Williston graphic., 1918-06-20
ALL MARRIED SINCE
may II TO Be CALLED.
NO EXEMPTIONS TO BE GRANT
ED TO MEN MARRIED SINCE
MAY 1910 RECLASSIFY

In no cases will men of draft age
married since the enactment of the
selected service law be granted de-
ferred classification for military SER
vice except those becoming of age
since June S, 1917, who may be given
deferred places if they married be-
fore Jan. Is, 1918, the date on which
the new 1918 registration was au-
thorized, according to information re-
ceived today by w. r. Tucker, clerk
of the Cass county draft board, from
Adjutant General Fraser of Bis
marck.
All local boards are requested, un-
der new rulings from the Office of the
provost marshal general, to reclassify
all cases involving marriages. De-
pendency claims on account of chill
dren of such marriage will be allow
ed where children are "born or un-
born before June, 1918" .".
Williston graphic., 1918-06-20
REV, ST|NS0N FUNERAL
HELD LAST MONDAY
LARGE CROWD ATTENDS FU-
NERAL, BODY is TAKEN TO
: DEVILS LAKE

The funeral of Rev. Stinson who
met death at the Spring Brook r. R.
Crossing last week was held Monday
from the Methodist Church of this
city at 10 A. M. Rev. S. S. Wyand Of
Grand Forks, Institutional Secretary
of the Methodist Conference of the
State conducted the funeral services
and was assisted by Rev's. Ferster,
Hitchcock, Ellsworth of Wiliston, Rev.
Miller of Ray and DR.. w. H. Neil
from Wesley College. The pail Bear
ers were A. X. CRUDE, N. A. Nelson,
A. r. Veitch, G.. A. Stice, J. w. Dis
ney and Geo Epsen. The boys of the
Sunday School Glasses of Rev. and
Mrs. Stinson acted as body guards on
the march to the depot.
The deceased left to mourn his loss
a wife, four brothers, J. T. Stinson of
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Carl R. Stinson
CONTINUED on page 12)
Williston graphic., 1918-06-20
Straight out Americanism

pacifists and Bolshevists was allowed
t orun riot.
Mr.. Townley arranged the lament
able La Toilette mass meeting League
leaders and League-owned newspa.
pers branded our war to se1 mer
free rich mems war. Few oppor.
tunities to snarl and whine at oul
beginning efforts to wage war were
overlooked. Every prosperous and
successful institution of our. indus.
trial structure which made ii pos
sible to make war in great way be-
came a. target for attack. League
politicians truckled to l. W. W.
trouble-makers and anti-war hyphen.
ates. Wherever there were compact
neighborhoods Of Teuton sympathiz-
ers there you heard of League or
ganizers garnering sixteen dollar
membership fees for the League "war"
chest.
So it was until millions of families,
among them many thousand members
of the League, began to give :heir
sons to the cause. As our national
war spirit became. positive and over
whelming those League agitators who
had been the worst offenders began
to hedge and trim. They proclaimed
such lip-service loyalty as would not
ALLEVIATE numbers of anti-war hyphcn-
ates who had paid their way or were
likely TO pay their way into League
membership.
The war situation has throughout
it's full cou1se. of development do.
manded greater national unity. In
our spirit Of get-together is our
greatest strength. But when the crisis
O fthe time called for the get-togeth-
er of every last man, woman and
child, a group of Nonpartisal League
were allowed to subsoil
in the hearts of malcontents and to
accept memberships from disloyal-
lists. They sowed the seed of envy
and distrust and creaped harvest Of
dollar fees. Hamlets, villages
and towns were broken up into war
ring groups. Old a'grudges were
sought out and rekindled.
Is it any wonder that several of
our greatest farming states are
seething with bitterness and hate at
4 time when every effort should be
directed toward harmony and unity?
e. No one will question the American
SIN of multitude of farmers who
Continued on page 16)
Williston graphic., 1918-06-20

The following article is from tn,
Country Gentleman. That pu5lica
tion was very favorable to the Non
partisan League when it was first or
ganized. It and many other publica
tions are in favor of farmers organ
izations but are against their being
managed by the class of men wht
have been running the league in the
past. In speaking if the league and
the leaders the Country Gentleman
says:
"The Nonpartisan League wen th<
sympathy and support of a great
body of worthy farmers on plat.
form that declared for the betterment
of local farming conditions in North
Dakota and adjoining states.
The Country Gentleman was the
first national publication to comment
at length on the growth of the League.
These comments were concluded in
the weeks of our entry into the war
against Kaiserism. We pointed out
that the League was in strong po-
sition to render great patriotic SER
vice by mobilizing agriculture for war
within the zone Of its immediate in
fluence.
It did not seem in any degree prob
able that the sort of farmers who
had pioneered the Northwest prairies
could be misled or hoodwinked into
standing for type of leadership that
would indorse any other course than
straight-out Americanism.
There was but one logical assump-
ton, in our judgment: That the men,
no matter of what origin, who hadjn-
vested their lives and fortunes in
American soil would, in crisis which
threatened the very existence Of the
American nation and American insti-
tutions, demand of their leaders and
all of their leaders representatives
unqualified support of the Govern
ment.
A wise and forward-looking leader
ship could have capitalized the Crisis
to great and lasting advantage. But
the record of events during the past
year, as set. down in ample detail IN
a series now running in The Country
Gentleman, reveals that this wise and
leadership was lack
ing to the Nonpartisan League.
Straight-out loyalty and American
ism were not adopted as the keynote
Of the League doctrine. On the con- !
trary, the anti-war sentiment OF rabid
Williston graphic., 1918-06-20
Brainerd Home
Partly Destroyed

Fire broke out in the J. L. Brainerd
home on fourth street west Friday
noon which caused much damage to
the house. Through the efforts on
the part of the neighbors and the
spectators all of the furniture and
the belongings in the lower part Of
the house were carried out and saved
but the furniture upstairs suffered
much damage from the smoke and
water. The fire originated in the
partitions. between the ceiling and
the roof upstairs and was not put
under control till part of the roof had
been burned away.
Williston graphic., 1918-06-20
]. A. Ford Funeral
At Plentyw0od

Several Of the members of the Viii.
liston Elks went to Plentywood last
Friday, June 14th. to attend the
funeral of their fellow lodge member
which was held in that city at $3.50
P. M. Friday.
Mr.. Ford was a member of the Will
liston lodge and at his death bed re-
quested an Elks funeral. The services
were conducted by the members of
the Elks Lodge who were present.
Those who went from Williston are
as follows: Thomas Craven, NJ. J.
Borden, Harry Weatherwax, w. B.
Overson, NJ. Gibout, and S. D. Scott.
Williston graphic., 1918-06-20

Paris, June 1S.-Ninety-two Aus
trian divisions consisting of 80 divi-
sions Of infantry and II of cavalry
have been hurled into the greatest
battle that Italy has yet fought, ac-
cording to an official announcement
at Rome, received here through the
Havas Agency. Seventy-one of these
divisions have already been identified.
Italian Army Headquarters, June
lS.-Bitter fighting is in progress
along the Piave river. The Austrians
are sustaining large losses from the
concentrated fire of the Italian bat
teries. Repeated counter attacks are
being made by Italian infantry, in
fiicting heavy casualties on the
enemy.
Three-fourths of Army
The forcessengaged comprise three
fourths Of the whole Austrian army
and the best troops under the COM
mand of Field Marshal Boroevic.
The number of men in an Austrian
division is not exactly known but the
number of divisions engaged would
indivate that approximately one mil
lion Austrian soldiers have been
thrown into the battle.
Rome, Sunday, June 16-The sit
uation on the Italian front in it's en-
tirety seems very reassuring, says a
semi-official note, issued tonight. 1t
is added that the great battle which
broke out Saturday has but begun
Although having strength of GO d.
visions, the enemy attacking forces
have not succeeded in passing the
Williston graphic., 1918-06-20
Buy w. S. S.
w. S. S. Monitors
For County Drive

At a meeting of the County w. S.
S. Drive committees held yesterday
at the Williams County Bank the
Monitors who are to act in the county
on June 28th were selected and their
work will be assigned to them as soon
as possible. A monitor for every
precinct in the county was chosen and
in some of the largest precincts two
were chosen to handle the work. The
ones picked to look after the work in
the city of Williston are as follows:
1st Ward A. F. Burk, End. Ward E:
E. Hanyen, 3rd Ward Thomas B.
Hogan, 4th. Ward Lars Christianson.
It will be the duty of the monitors to
see that everybody in their district
signs pledge card on the 28th: of
June and to see that they buy their
share of stamps from now on till the
first of the year.
Williston graphic., 1918-06-20
Huns Launch Attack

Paris, June 19.-The Germans last
night, after violent preparatory bonn
bardment, began an attack on the
Rheims front between Vfigny and
LaPompelle, the war Office announced
today.
The French are resisting the Ger
man blow with entire success.
On the Western front of the attack
the enemy was not able even to reach
the French line. In the center, be-
fore the city the Germans were COM
pletely repulsed and suffered heavy
losses. East of Rheims the French
were equally successful.
The statement follows:
"Last night at 6 o'clock the Ger
mans delivered violent preparatory
artillery fire along the whole front Of
Rheims from the region of Vrigny,
west of the city, as far east as La
CONTINUED on page 16)
Williston graphic., 1918-06-20
$4,000 Memorial
For Rev. StinsOn
Wegley College Plans Memorial Pro.
fessOrship For the Late Rev.
..&2tf -" CHs..N. Of Ak:. (,:<.,

Stinson Of this City
Special to Graphic: June 20th.--A
merorial professorship of the Chris
tian Missions has been planned for
the late Rev. Chas. E. Stinson of this
city. One friends has already pledg-
ed $1,000 and the $4,000 raised by
Rev. Stinson in this territory before
his death will also apply on this fund.
c. E. Flynn Publicity Secretary an
nounces that $4,000 will be asked for
this memorial fund.
Williston graphic., 1918-06-20
buy w. 3. S.
Early Call For
June 5 Draft

Word was received this morning
by the local draft board that thu
boys who registered on June 5th. will
be called into service as soon as pos
| sible. The War Board Office at Wash.
ington has instructed the local boards
to send the lists into them as soon as
possible so they may determine who
will be available for an early call.
Buy w. S. s.
GOOD ROADS DAY, JUNE 27-28
At meeting of the Williston town.
ship Farmers Club at the Davis Ho-
tel June 13, it was decided to desig-
nate June 27-28 as Good Roads Days
A number of Williston business
men met with the club at that time
and it was agreed that the business
people Of the city and the, farmers
would work together to make this
another big success. The work this
season will be confined to the main
road leading north out of town. This
road has been partly graveled and
an effort will be made to complete
the work this season. Teams and
help will be particularly needed this
year and all those having same to Of
fer please report to any of the To-
cal committee made up of Simon
Westby,, C. D. Milloy, A. H. Vohs and
Paul Leonhardy. ..
Boost Good Roads Day.
Buy w. S.. S.
CARD OF THANKS
We desire, in this manner to ex-
tend to the various friends, both here
and from other parts of the state,
our warmest appreciation Of the KIND
ness shown by each and all at TINS
time of our bereavement. We sha!l
cherish the memories Of your minis
tration at Williston, en- route, and th's
place.
It is impossible to. single out ana
return our thanks to each lndlV1oua''
where so many have done so mucn 10
assuage our grief. But your collec,
tive kindness can never be eradlcaten
from our memories.
Mrs. Charles E. Stlnson. |.
Mrs. A. D. Stinson (Mother'
Miss Maude NJ. Stinson. !,
John Turner Stinson.
Carl r. Stinson.
E. and E. G. Van Metre. .
Buy w. S. S.
Mrs. "Spike". Harvey of Wolf Point
is here visiting friends and relatives.
Williston graphic., 1918-06-20
HUN DRIVE TOWARD RHEIMS IS
DEFEATED WITH HEAVY LOSSES
Was Made Fourteen Mile Front But Enemy Did Not
Succeed in Entering French Lines - Three Hour
Bombardment Before Attack

north of the city it is more level and
to the east the French, being be-
tween the enemy and the Vesle river,
would be operating at disadvantage
were it not for wooded hills which
they hold on each side of the village
of La Pompelle.
The connection between this as
sault and the one delivered between
Montdidier and Noyon last week is
rather difficult to trace, except that a
Strengthening of the line would be of
advantage to the foe.
Raiding operations are reported
from the British fronts in the Somme
and Lys sectors.
Williston graphic., 1918-06-20
buy w. >. B.
MARSHALL ARRESTS
TWO WILLISTON MEr


A. Mockel and William Harstein
both of this city were arrested Mon
day by deputy U. S. Marshall from
Fargo under the espionage act FOR
disloyal utterances against the gov
ernment and the flag. Both men were
placed under 81 900 bonds which they
furnished and are now at liberty
waiting their trial before the United
States court. These two cases were
brought before the Loyalty League
of Williston and through their efforts
and the efforts of other patriotic cltl-
zens evidence was secured against
these men.
Buy w. S. S.
MARSHALL BUILDING SHIPS
Fred Hildreth returned few days
ago from California where he has
been spending the winter. While out
there he visited the ship building
yards at San Pedro and met scoop"
Marshall, who managed the Willis
ton ball team for several years. Mar
shall is working in the yards helping
to build ships and told Mr.. Hildreth
that he liked the job.
Buy w. S. S.
Mr.. and Mrs. John P. Peterson Of
Antelope were visitors in Willjston
Sunday. Mr.. Peterson is travelling
auditor for the Libby Yards Co. in
Sheridan county, Montana, and has
his headquarters at Antelope.
Williston graphic., 1918-06-20

.Buv w. S.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-15
ALL NEUTRALS HIT
BY GREEDY BERLIN
Germany Trying to Reduce North
GrD Countries to Slavery

Washington, March 15.-Germany s
latest campaign Of ruthlessness
against neutral shipping is attributed
by the War Trade Board to q de-
Iiberate plan for cutting off the North
European nations from American and
allied food supplies, and thereby re-
ducing them through starva ton to
political and economic dependence
upon the Teutonic war lords.
While the board makes no refer
rnce to the determination of the
United States and Great Britain to
take over Dutch ships in American
and allied ports, its statement throws
Interesting lights upon the situation
which led to this decision. The hope
is expressed that the neutrals will
contrast the respective attitudes Of
the United States and Germans
toward the problem of feeding them.
Following is the statement:
"Germany's war leaders are using
the submarine war weapon to prevent
Fulfi1ment of American agreements to
feed and relieve European neutrals
A mass of cumulative evidence and
Indications in the possession of the
War Trade Board show that Germany
Is employing the submarine menace
10 prevent neigh bor neUtrals receiving
any food or faVors at the hands of the
United States and it's associates in the
war. and to cOerce these neutrals
through starvation into political and
economic dependence upon Germany,
ruitc as much as to strike at the COM
munications Of it's opponents-Ger-
many's ostensi BILE aim in prOclaiminS
the ruthless submarine campaign.
Further indications tend to show
that the submarines are being used
along similar dog-in -the-nanger lines
to destroy neutral shipping without
regard to its employment, in order to
weaken prospective neutral com
pctitors after the war and to drag
down neutral tonnage as far as
possible toward d position of equality
(cr inferiority) with the German mer-
camille marine. which has lost be
tween 40 and so per cent, of its ocear
tonnage, so that the neutral trader
may be equally as badly off as his
German rival for tonnage in the
after-the-war race ror commerce.
Sinking of Danish Ships.
NO other Interpretation can b.
placed, for example, upon the repeated
instances OF destruction of neutra
Danish ships on voyages between Ice
land and the Danish mother countr
entirely outside Of the war zone. no
upon the multitudinous mistakes
New Britain herald., 1918-03-15

ITO add to the deliberateness Of
stroyed after the submarine COM
mander had made q thorough exam
iration Of the ships papers. and con-
WINGED himself Of the nature and des-
tinatiOn of the cargo, SO that no plea
Of q mistake can be entered by Ger
many. The evident intent and result
of the act was to prevent Switzer-
land. whose urgent and immediate
need Of food is We'll known to Ger
many, from receiving the American
grain, to dstroy a Spanish ship for
pfter-the-war trade, and to raise by
this much the relative value and inn
pcrtance Of each German ship aflOat
1T the end of the war.
"Bv the Swiss-American agreement
of Dec. 25, the allies guaranteed to
Switzerland for its admittedly urgent
needs an eight months supply of 240,-
600 tons of cereals, subject to the as
sumption that Germany would safe
conduct the supply ships. AS specified
in it's proclamation on ruthless subma-
rining, which provided a safe route to
the Mediterranean port OF Cette and,
promised that submarines would not
modest such vessels. To acCelera to
delivery and provide for immediate
necessities before grain from Arger-
tine, the natural source of supply,
could reach Switzerland, the war
trade board even procured from tn