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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-07
TWO PRETTY GIRLS
TO DELIVER FUEL
TOPOOR FAMILIES

II you seestwo pretty girls walking
down the street today each Juggling
a basket Of coal, don't give them the
Ianvh-Riye them O lift, IL you are
Going IN the same direction, for they
are bearing a bit OF warmth and COM
fort to two needy Washington faml-
lies.
These two girls had their own
hearts warmed Saturday when they
carried baskets OF coal TO 10 Two
families who had been RECOMMENDED
as worthy by the Salvation Army.
They were forced 10 trail fifteen coal
dealers before they were able TO pur-
chase two baskets OF coal, but they
got il, Just the same.
Bright, and early this morning they
again started their quest for coal.
and before tonight they expect to aid
at least two more families
1--WE. Albany. Girls
The girls in question are Miss Anna
CRYSTAL and Miss Belle Cox. They
hail from Albany; n. Y. They have
been in, Washington only few
months, having come here TO do their
bit. the former in the War Depart
ment. the latter in the motor truck
division. In each instance a male
smploye was released for war service.
Patriotism didn't stand in the way
of philanthropy with them. Both
had had considerable experience in
Red Cross work in Albany. and
when the stories of distress as a
result of the coal shortage here
reached them, they determined to
spend their early mornings and eve
nings in doing their bit, toward allie
waiting suffering.
Local Woman Aids.
A Washington woman. Mrs. Albert
Nantz, is devoting her entire time
IN delivering coal to families who
have been unable to purchase 1t be-
cause OF lack OF funds. While Mrs.
Nantz's husband serves Uncle Sam as
a first lieutenant in the army, she
is using her own automobile and
chauffeur in the free distribution of
many bushels OF coal.
Mrs. -Nantz, today broadened the
scope OF her work to the extent of
providing, not only coal, but food and
other supplies to the worthy poor.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-23
MooRHEAp cHuRcHEs.

Trinity Lutheran church-The
annual musical festival of Con-
cordia college will be held in this
church tomorrow. There viii be
a sermon in the Norwegian Ian
guage and special music at the
morning service. In the after
noon at 8 o'clock the Choral I'm
ion OF the college will sing the
oratorio, est. Paul" by Mendeis-
sohn. In the evening at 1880 the
oratorio will be repeated.
First Presbyterian church
At the hour Of morning service
the service flag of the church
will be raised and an appropriate
service will be held. DR.. Hall
will speak on 1.-THE unacceptable
Conflict" The regular union
service viii be held in the even
ing. Rev. Dwight l. Mowery
will preach on What Makes the
Possession Of Things Worth
!. While"
st. Johns Episcopal church
Palm Sunday, evening prayer
and sermon at 1880; Sunday
school at noon. No evening SER
vice.
First Congregational church -
Morning subject at 1880. "The
Revolutionary Power Of Jesus
Spirit; Union service at the
Presbyterian church, evening,
1880, What Makes the Possession
Of Things Worth While?"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-23

difficulties In providing supplies for
their troops. They must move for
ward over q devastated area while
the British will have the great
advantage Of good roads and rail-
roads. Perhaps the greatest problem
OF the Germans will be TO bring up
their heavy artillery. In every prevt-
Gus campaign Of this nature ii has
been necessary for the advancing
forces TO halt frequently while bring
ing up the heavy pieces.
The extent Of the British defenses
has been a subject of much specula~
ton but IL is known they have been
vastly improved during the last win
ter. Earlier in the war. when the Of
fensfve rested with the French and
British, less attention was paid to
positions Of the rear. The British in
particular were said to seorn elabor-
ate defensive zones such as the Ger
mans constructed. After the defec-
ton of Russia and consequent in
crease of German strength in the
west, however. it became necessary
for the allies to consider defensive
measures. which were carried out
during the winter.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-23
MOOrhead Ne1e,S

ton sale at the Elsholz garage, be-
ginning at o'clock, of donated arti-
cles Of every description. A. X.
Torgerson of Lake Park will officiate
as auctioneer and all business houses
OF the village will be closed during
the hours of the sale.
At o'clock there win be sale Of
supper baskets under the direction
of Mrs. A. Cameron, chairman. The
evening entertainment will include a
program Of music, readings, drills,
folk dances and several short talks.
During the afternoon and evening a
bazaar and a number Of booths will
be conducted under the direction of
the. following superintendent: /.
w. Swenson. g. e. Kidder, r. H.
Burrill, Mrs. Peter Wouters, Miss
Vendar Sjordal, Mrs. w. George
Hammett and Mrs. 4. B. G. Evans.
w Geo. Hammett Is chairman Of
the entertainment committee; E. G..
Morton will be in charge Of the
musical features, and G. O. sjordal
and II. P. Gunderson will be in
charge OF the receipts from the sale
and entertainment.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-23
German Official
Report Tells Of
Days Progress
(By Associated Press.)

Berlin, March %. CBritish
Admiralty Per Wireless Press.) -
The German announcement this aft
ernoon follows:
Under the command of the
emperor and king the battle of attack
against the British front near Arras,
Cambria and st. Quentin. has been
proceeding two days. Yesterday also
good progress was made.
Divisions of Crown Prince
Rupprecht stormed the heights north
and northwest Of Croiselles. Between
Fontaine les Croiselles and Moeuyres
they penetrated into the second
enemy position and captured the
villages situated there. OF Vaulx-
Vrsucourt and Morchies. Strong
British counter attacks failed. Be-
tween Councillor and the OmiRnon
stream the first two enemy positions
were penetrated. The heights west
of Gouzeaucourt, Heudicourt and
Villers-Faucon were captured and in
the valley OF the Cologne stream
Roisel and Marquaix were stormed"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-23
CBy Associated Press.)

London, March 23.-The attention
Of all England was centered today on
the western front. There was no
boastfulness but the feeling was one
Of supreme confidence and pride in
the army which stands on the first
line of defense between democracy
and autocracy.
The newspapers warn against I'M
due optimism. But they point out
that the fighting instinct still lives
in the British breast, notwithstand-
ing the long years of peace and
ignorance OF military training.
Since il has developed that this is
indeed the great heralded German Of
fensive, the most colossal struggle in
the worlds history, the public and
press are unanimously Of the opin-
ion that it's failure will mean the end
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-23
BARNES HEARING
SET FOR MONDAY

The hearing in the granddaughter
case against George s. Barnes,
charged with killing Nike Magnus, a
farm laborer, on the state road about
mile east OF DilWorth last Saturday
afternoon, will be held at the court
house, Moorhead, at 10 O'clock Monday
before Police Magistrate p. u. Wade.
An important witness at the hear
ing will be Prof. g. A. Ballard, Of the
Moorhead Normal school, who has
particles OF cloth adherinK to the
render of the automobile driven by
Mr.. Barnes and which, IL is claimed,
struck Magnus. Professor Ballard has
found the particles OF cloth adhering
to the fender to be Identical with the
material of the mackinaw coat worn
by Magnus at the time OF the acct
dent.
The case for the state will be con-
Quoted by Co. Atty. @. q. Dosland. and
Mr.. Barnes Will be represented by v.
MDOFhead.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-23
Hopeful
Of GermQnDefedt
And End of War

of the war. The Times says Ger
many evidently is resolved to stake
all her chances on the western front
and adds:
she has committed herself to the
greatest gamble in history. We be-
lieve she will fail and 1t is precise
ly because the failure of the present
attack must react disastrously up
on Germany that we derive encour-
agement from the military position
as ii is disclosed today"
The Morning Post cautions the
nation Ito keep a cool head and allow
no plausible augmentation upon
scanty facts to persuade 1t to pre-
mature conclusions.'
The Manchester Guardian says: IF
the Germans persist in attacks and
lose, they will have lost the war, and
the only thing left doubtful will be
the magnitude Of their defeat"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-23
French Found Way
To Meet Attack of
Long Range Guns
CBy Associated Press.)

Washington, March 23.-American
officers here recall that when the
Germans produced their gun that
would throw q shell 20 miles into
Dunldrk the French soon found a
way to meet the attack, partially at
least.
A French wireless station, IL is
said, is located at a point in the
ground not far from the gun en-
placement, and at its position the
conclusion can be recorded when the
she'll leaves the gun. 1t takes some
thing like sixty seconds for the shell
to travel to Dunkirk but a wireless
signal is recorded in the city, a
warning is sounded, and the inhabit-
ants take to dugouts, generally
reaching shelter before the shell
strikes.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-23

kContluuea LFofh GdB@ 1'}
stantly bringing up fresh bodies Of
troops.
The statement Of the British war
office that the troops west Of st.
Quentin are falling back to pre-
pared positions indicates that the
Germans, although they have broken
through the British defensive system
have not pierced the entire British
zone of defense. The allusion in the
British statement to the defensive
system may be only to the main bat
tie front system behind which other
lines have been prepared. II that is
the case the Germans have done
little more than repeat what the
British did in the battle Of the
Somme when they apierced the
Hindenburg line and captured long
stretches Of 1t, forcing the Germans
to retreat to prepared positions in
the rear.
The experiences Of the attacking
forces in other campaigns show that
the Germans as they progress are
likely to find their movements more
difficult and the resistance OF the
British more effective. The more
deeply they strike into the British
lines the further they must move
from their bases. entailing increasing
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-23

in its history. He says We have
enough to occupy our attention at the
present time without stirring up
trouble over politics. We must all
get together and work together to do
our best to help to win the war.
Mr.. Aker is a great admirer Of
Governor Burnquist and thinks he
should be reelected without opposi-
ton. He cannot see any possible adj
vantage to be gained by changes in
state officers at this time. This is
also true of the congressman from
the Ninth district now represented
by Halvor Steenersen.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-23

cross Use FiN6Fs
Berlin, March %. via London.-A
crossing over the Disc west OF La
Fers (12 miles south of St. Quenttn)
was forced by Jaeger battalions, 1t is
announced.
Between Councillor and the
Omignon stream the statement says,
the first two enemy positions were
penetrated and the heights were
penetrated and the heights west Of
CSouzeaucourt Hendicourt and
Yi1lers- Faucon were captured.
Between the OmiEnon stream and
the Somme after the capture Of the
first enemy positions the Germans
made their way through Holnon wood
and fought across the heights Of
Savy and Roupy penetrating into the
third hostile position. South of the
Somme the Germans broke through
the hostile lines. adds the report, and
in an uninterrupted forward move
ment drove the enemy over the
CroZat canal towards the west.
The announcement says the Ger
mans are standing before the third
enemy position. 1t reports that the
British evacuated their positions in
the bend south of Cambria and were
pursued by the Germans through
Demicourt, Flesquieres and Ribe-
court.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-23

London, March 23.--A letter to
The Daily Dispatch, which is under
stood to have access to sources OF
information not generally available
70 the press. says:
1T is in the region Of st. Quentin
and southwest Of that city that the
enemy advance is most serious. 1t
is here also that he is making his
biggest effort, presumably because
the junction of the British and
French armies is in this neighbor-
hood"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-23
staknd All On Nintnrv.

London. March 23.-The announce
ment that the kaiser is in command
Is regarded as further evidence that
the emperor has staked his all on an
offensive, hoping to win and go down
In history as the victor i'm this great
and decisive world conflict.
Dispatches from Amsterdam pic
ture the emperor at Spa, Belgium,
which Is being kept isolated on a
radius Of fifteen kilometres. The Ger
man crown prince. Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg, General Won Ludendorff
and other prominent Germans also
are reported there with him.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-23

center Of the northern half OF the
80 mile front, near the Bapaums.
Cambria high road, the British have
held against the enemy. Near
CroissIIe8 the Germans used nine
divisions in their attack and south of
Sc. Quentin they used six divisions.
Here the British retired to the pro-
lection Of the Disc river and the
flooded ground near il. Berlin, in
announcing, the capture Of 5000
prisoners and 200 guns, does not
locate the fighting areas nor does il
specify the sectors. of most intense
aetion. II places the fighting as along
a front between Arras and La Fers.
The initial German efforts were
aimed at Lsgnioourt, at the northern
end of the sharp Cambria salient, and
at Gouzeaueourt, at the southern
point of the salient. After the first
assault, the Germans, firing great
quantities of shells into the British
positions, heightened the attacking
fronts several miles at both ends OF
the salient. Apparently they gained
the first line British positions on the
sectors attacked, but suffered severe
" from British rife, machine gun and
artillery fire against their solid
advancing ranks.
The Germans haVs not yet taken
advantage Of the concentration Of
allied attention on the Canbrai front
to make an attack on another section
in the west. The intense artillery
bombardmsnt in the Nerdun and
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-23
JUDGE DANCER HEARS
RE-TRIAL ARGUMENTS

Judge III. A. Dancer, Duluth, heard
arguments for new trial In the
case OF the Citizens State bank Of
Twin Valley w. TT. L. Moebeck de-
PENDANT and Ole Holt, intervenor.
The arguments were made by #. III.
Peterson for the plaintiff and G. @.
Dosland for the defendant and in
tervenor. The arguments were made
in chambers at the Clay county
courthouse, MocF41ead, this morning.
Judge Dancer will decide the motion
after esZafdning the briefs filed by
the attorneys.
Roy Stewart, Princess Mon.-Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-23

London, March 23.-The Central
News says all sorts Of details are be-
ing sent out by German war CORES
pondents. One Of them talks about
1000, 900 yards Of piping behind the
front. Another says the number Of
airplanes has been increased ten
fold. According to still another,
tanks, batteries for projecting poison
gas and flames and other modern
engines of war in great numbers are
on the front.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-23

Kansas City, Mo, March 23.-Mrs.
Rose Pastor Stokes, of New York,
was arrested this morning at Willow
Springs, Mo, by federal officers, on
a charge of violating the espionage
act, 1t was announced here by
Francis NJ. Wilson, United States
district attorney for Missouri. Mrs.
Stokes will be brought here to-
morrow morning.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-23
Briefly Told


Hubbelrs Coifes.-Advt.
shop at RicKsra .-Advf.
HeTbst's for hoETery.-AdvE
Have knight Prtg. co. print it--Ad
New millinery, at RahillYs.-Advt.
Henirickson's shoes for style
Advt..
Cali the Yellow Taxi. Phone Sill
Adv.
Advt.
Madame Melin's number Is not in
the directory. II is 2841-R, Room 8.
Laing Bldg.-Advt.
Gas ranges connected and repaired
by o. f. Miller, the gas man, Second
hand gas ranges for sale. Phone
1856 or 5541-W.-Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-23
IMPORTANT news
HAPPENINGS
CONTINUED from page ~

ing the war, was made public last
night by the war trade board under
authority of President Wilson's
proclamation Of Feb. IA. which put all
imports under license.
Pyrites constitute the largest single
item on the list. contributing 207, 900
to the total tonnage. Only those food
stuffs were listed which can be dis
pensed with, and in many cases re-
tanned more advantaEeously in the
country of origin, obviating a further
drain on tonnage to transport substi-
fntea.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-23

YpFes sectors, however, continues.
Aionu The charnin- des- Danes and In
the Champagne the German guns
have been firing violently, but three
small German attacks In the Cham
payne were repuIsed by the French.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-23
Consider New AIIispee

Amsterdam, March %. Vienna
newspapers state that the new
Humanian premier, Alexander
Marghtloman, is striving for an aIH-
ance between Rumania and the cen
tral powers. This idea is being dis
eussed alphabetically in the Vienna.
press says dispatch from that CITY
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-23
BraNarN ls Cloaad

Winona, Mimi, March 23.-Due to
the heavy inroads cut in its once
vast territory by prohibition and the
increased cost of manufacturing beer,
the Schellhas Brewing company, ess
tablished here in 1858, and one of
the Oldest breweries in southern Min
nesota. will go out Of business
within the next thirty days.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-23
Gnrman Rannrt.

beTWnl WaTCH %. - NhTIEIaH
Admiralty Per Wireless Press.)-
''The captures so far reported by the
army group of Crown Prince
Rupprecht are $4,000 prisoners and
$50 guns; by the army group of the
German crown prince, 10000 prison
ers, $50 guns and 800 machine guns, 4"
the statement reads. ARTILLERY bat
lies continue between the Lys and La
Bassee canal. on both sides OF
Rheims, before Verdun and in Lor-
raine"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-23
LET POLITICS ALONE
and HELP WIN The war
knuts Aksr, Former Legislator and
Leading Polk County Farmer, Says
Political Strife Out Of Place.

Knute s. Aker. Of NeiIsville, former
member of the lower house Of the
Minnesota legislature from Polk
county, who. was at the Comstock
hotel Moorhead last night, says Min
nesota now has the best state officers
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-23
B1'iefDiSbatcheS
Franeh RenuIna Attach

Paris, March %. The Germans
launched an attack on the French
Ilnes IN the WoeVre district last
night, which was dispersed nv tbs
French fire. The Germans suffered
apprectable losses and left some
prisoners in, the hands of the French
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-23

The fighting today was greatest in
intensity on two sectoTs-One north
west of Cambria and the other south
west. The fighting on the northern
front was about Bullecourt while
Hargicourt is the southern center. A
bright sun came out at midday and
airmen were most active, the British
aviators flying at very low attitudes
and using their machine guns against
the opposing infantry.
Before they attacked today on the
sector between the Canal Du Nord
and Croisel1es. on the northern bat
tIefront, the Germans for four hours
snothered the British with every
conceivable form of hate which a gun
could throw. The enemy depended
largely upon large numbers of trench
mortars to cut the wire entangle-
ments.
Warnings of Gas.
The British had had warnings that
the Germans would use great
quantities Of gas shells. This proved
to be true. although there was moth
ing. new in the type of gas and the
British Eas masks appear to have
been most effective.
The British Tommies and their
officers fought for hours with their
gas masks on, but even this draw
back could not dampen their jubila
ton at the havoc they caused as the
German infantry presented itself in
the form Of point blank targets. Nine
German divisions negotiated the as
sault in this section but they met
with strenuous resistance. British
machine gunners did terrible execu-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-23
GERMANS CAPTURE $4,000
Continued from page ID
latter about az miles behind the
former British front.l

London, March 20. British
Admiralty Per wireless Press.)-six-
teen thousand prisoners and 200 guns
according to a German official COM
munication received by wireless last
night.
The text Of the communication fol-
lows:
1.-THE successes of yesterday in the
fighting between Arras and La Fere
were extended in the continuation Of
our attack.
sixteen thousand prisoners and
200 guns so far have been reported
captured. Before Verdun the artil-
lery duel continued. From other
theaters Of the war there is nothing
to report.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-23
sPRlNa Is Oh TIE ann

SPRING rs ON THE RUN.
We have some nice new patterns
Of wall paper. Come in and see them.
We can do your job any time. Leave
your order early.
North Dakota Decorating Co., sos
Broadway.
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Associated Press War
Summary
Continued nom page u

searpe continue but nowhere have
che attackers effected q breach IN
Field Marshal Haiu's battle positions
and the British rank and file Il
confident that the tremendous Ger
mar effort will be futile.
Field Marshal Hain has deemed IL
eMpediant not 20 divulae the exact
location OF the British battle lire, but
the mout intense fighting has been
ground Craiaellea, on the north, and
lavernuieFs or the south. IA the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-23
Raker Viii kinn AIh.r.

London, March %. Newton u
Baker, the American secretary Of
war, visited King Albert, of Beigium
and the Belgian front yesterday
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-23
Anntria Claim VieterN.

Vienna, March %. British
Admiralty Per Wireless Press.)-The
war office announces that a great
success has been won in the west.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-23
PAINT he HIcu

So is the cost of living. b,,t va,
must live and you should paint -
keep your properties in good sbans
For first class work see North "a
kota Decorating Co.. s0s Broadwsv.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-23
LIEUT.. VERNE ADJUTANT
OF BASE HOSPITAL STAFF

Lieut.. V. E. Verne has been
promoted to. the position OF adjutant
at the base hospital at Camp Cody,
New Mexico. He has also been APP
pointed a member Of a special court
martial Ii is announced in a letter
received at Moorhead today by his
brother, DR.. Paul G. Verne.
Berne, March 2s. The German
military authorities in Alsace are
seizing all stocks of human hair, &C
cording to an Alsatian newspaper.
The owners of the hair are invited
to make their terms with the paying
ONCE OF the Prussian war ministry.
The price being paid by the state for
the best quality OF women's hair,
which is used for weaving purposes,
is 20 marks per kilo. (2.20 pounds)
Roy Stewart, Princess. Mon.-Advt.