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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-28
! 0CAL COMPANY DESIRED
FOR FIRST REGIMENT
Pentecost, Organizer OF New
Unit, Invites Guthrie To
Contribute Company To
New Formation

Under the new regiment formation
ordered for Oklahoma by the War
department, Guthrie is entitled to one
company Colonel pentecost phoned
70 The Leader, today.
Pentecost has been commissioned
by Governor Williams TO organize the
new unit The new regiment viii
consist Of twelve infantry line com
panies, a supply company, machine
gun company and Headquarters com
pany. Each company will consist of
250 men, $3.50 in all The regimen
will be federalized and available for
foreign service after tho usual period
Of training.
Guthrie is my old home town,
said Pentecost and want it to he
represented in the new formation
Drafted men may volunteer. but are
not exempt from the call under their
draft classification,
Il behooves the volunteers of Guth
rie to get busy if a place is desired in
the new regimental formation Men
between tie ages Of 2l and 40 may
volunteer y e
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-28
.ORAFT CALLS SEVEN
MORE LOGAN MEN
Hurry Up Order Received From
Adjutant General To Fill
Quota Is Complied With
BY Local Board

As a result OF the hWry-up orders
from Adiutant General Gipson tac
following Logan county boys were
summoned Monday to appear before
the county exemption board Thursday
morning and from their numher
seven to be selected for service al
Camp Travis G e Bartlett MulhalI;
r r Endieott, ED Householder. K u
Dunn, j e Fisher. Chester IIirschi.
Harvey Kemp, Donald + Bum, Guth
re; A A Harmon Crescent City, and
Paul Denton Lockridge OF this
number all were selected but Chester
IIirschi and Harvey Kemp
The boys selected will start for
Camp Travis Friday morning Til 8
fills Logan eounty's quota Of seven
men apportioned in the last cali fo'
$4,000 men from The states
Adam Bumpus colored was select
ed this morning for service at Chillo-
cothe, Ohio. He will begin his Journey
tc camp Friday morning
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-28
LIE ERENCH.

Paris, March -S-tighting was con-
tinued with violence yesterday even
ing and last night ON the battle front,
the war office announced
Blocked on the Lassigny and Noyon
fronts and on the left bank OF the
Disc, the Germans last night throw
forward important forces in the re-
sion OF Montdider, the war office
announced today Here the fighting
r2pidly took on extraordinary feroc-
ity
French regiments fought hand-to-
hand with the enemy and inflicted
heavy losses.
The text reads
The battle was fought with sus-
tanned violence yesterday evening and
last night The Germans, blocked
by the valiant French TROOPS and
cruelty puni he'd before the Lassigny
and Noyon fronts and the left bank
e. The river Disc. concentrated al
their efforts on the French left, and
threw forward important forces il
the region of montdidier.
AT this point the engagements
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-28
GLASS ONE, DRAFT HAS
TWO AND ONE HALF MILLION
Questionnaire System Of Re-
classification Shows Immense
Potential Army Of the
Future

Washington, March 2S-Approxi-
nately 100000 draft registrants have
been placed in class one, under the
QUESTIONABLE system Of classification,
according to nearly complete reports
Of the provost marshal generals Of
tice here, it was learned today
II congress passes the bill allow
ilg the apportionment to be made on
the basis Of the number Of men in
class one, virtually all of the 10000
registrants TO be called under the
second draft will como from the first
class.
Only such technical men and in
dustrial workers as are not available
among the registrants in the first
class will be called from the de-
ferred classifications
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-28
BRITISH COUNTER TTACKS HAVE STARTED IN
REGION or ALBERT, WHERE GERMANS ARE ENTRENCHED

London, March 2S-Checked all
along the front Of more than fifty
miles except at two points, the Ger
nan drive is fast slowing up. The
beginning of the second week of thN
great battle which opened with prob
ably the most colossal attack in his
tory and continues with the most in
tense fighting, finds the British and
French holding tenaciously to the
western edge Of the old Somme bat
tlefield while inrlicting further losses
upon the enemy
British counter-attacks have begun
II the region of Albert. which the
Germans hold, but from which they
have been unable to advance because
of the resistance of the British who
doggedly repulsed enemy attacks all
day Wednesday, South Of Albert
Field Marshal Ilaig has carried ont
several counter attacks and has nd
vanced his line eastward between. the
Somme and Ancre about one mile.
South of the Somme the British
have regained Proyart and have re-
pused strong attacks at Rosieres
Huns Thrown Back.
Along the Ancre north Of Albert the
British threw the Germans back aero IS
the river and drive them from two
towns between Albert and Monchy
On this front which mas neld iast for
more than two days the British also
have repnlsed strong enemy efforts
az other points.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-28
WARNS WOMEN TO
"BlN AItE BFLGlt W

The department. of Justice today issued
an order captioncd The super
Woman It orders women to gel
busy ON war work or suffer The con
sequences OF Belgium" Indifference
mirih, lightness ale scored. DO The
women realize what this war means
wha is going on in Europe say
tho tatemcnt il asks that the names
to do war work, who refuse to en-
courage soldiers who make light OF
other women who arc trying to dc
something. who scott at Red Gross
work, at nurse schools, saving staml
committees, etc
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-28

On the southern flank the French
hove held the German advance west
Ct Noyon at Lassigny northwest of
Noyon after heavy fighting, tho
French have retired slightly toward
Montdidier, being overwhelmed by
superior numbers.
The notes Of pessmlsm in the pub
Iished statements Of German leaders
since they failed to break through and
roll up one side of the British line
are added to by the recent German
official statement, the latest ons OF
which says that the German attack is
slowly progressing" The German
casualties are estimated to be be.
tween 100000 and 100000 and IL is
reported that long hospital trains are
pouring into Belgium and Germany
over all available railroad lines.
Counter Slow in Preparation.
With Che allied line holding against
Itle enemy onslqughts, blow
may be in preparation, Premier
Clemenceau has declared that the
moment is near when the allied re-
serve forces will be thrown into the
fight He adds that the Germans
would not be able to hold the gains
they have made at such great loss.
On the seas, as well as on land, the
German offensive last week was much
stronger Enemy submarines and
mines accounted for 2S British ships,
Il of more than 1890 tons. The total
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-28
FORMER LA\GSTON NEGRO
OFFICIALS SENT TO pen

John X Hogan former Langston
school teacher and mayor and William
G Jordan. former postmaster oi
Langston, were sentenced by Judge
Pollock in federal court at Oklahoma
City yesterday evening. Hogan was
given two years in the state peniten-
tiary and assessed a fine OF $4,500
Jordan drew one year in prison and
q fine Of $4,000 The men were
charged with stealing postal funds TO
lie amount OF $4,000.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-28
SPIES IN L. =. AIRpLA\E
FACTORY. SAYS SENATOR

Washington, March 2S-Strred by
charges in the senate over delays in
the aircraft program, the senate mill.
tary committee this afternoon sum
noned Major General Squier ard Col
Deeds of the signal corps in charge oi
air craft production and Howard Fif
fin, chairman of the aircraft board
to appear Immediately
Charges that German spies were re
sponsible for this country's failure tc
keep up in its aircraft program were
made In the senate today by Senator
Overman, Democrat of North Carroll
na.. He charged that there were spies
in the Curtis plant.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-28
OFFICIAL REPORT or BATTLES TODAY ON
BRITISH AND FRENCH SECTORS IN FRANCE

British Army Headquarters in
France, March 3S News received
from the extreme right wing is 'hat
he allies are holding well JThis re-
rs 20 Tho southern sector, whore the
frnca have been falling backl
Nea eaWmont- Hamel the enemy
a.r1yked heavily Severe fighting fol-
loeed This morning il appeared Ihat
the village virtually wa no m1n',
land, With the contending forces drawn
close on either side
Hard fighting occurred at several
points along the battle front during
the night in consequence Of enemy
attacks The latest reports indicate
tbat the British have kept the situa-
tion we'll in hand
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-28

London, March 28--ln the last "a
hours the Germans have made but one
comparatively trltling gain as the re
suit OF numerous massed attacks
along the whole front, says Reuters
correspondent at British headquarters.
For the British there may be claimed
several distinct local successes, either
in completely repeling enemy blows
or in Wrestling back ground won by
counter attacks.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-28

Pars, March pa number of Ger
man soldiers who had put on British
uniforms in order TO create scontus
ion IN the battle on the Somme front
were taken prisoner and executed,
according to the newspaper lntransi
geant
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-28
ROB POST0FFICE

McAlester March 2S-An unsuc
cessful attempt was made last night
10 rob the postorrice at Hartshorne.
The front door was broken open, but
The robbers were frightened and left
without taking anything
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-28

Washington, March 28--Americso
staff officers studying closely the war
maps and latest dispatches from the
battle front are Of the opinion that
developments Of moment in the allied
counter attack will begin TO show
themselves on the battler cid today or
tomorrow
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-28
MEN AND OFFICERS QF AMERICAN ARMY
DECORATED BY FRENCH GENERAL FOR BRAVERY

y Kin ley, Lieutenant Okla i Dober.
Privates Louis e Timson Arthur Z
Crosby John F Fitzpatrick, Robert e
Gaf. c V Tompkins, J T Jones, John
5 Wood Richard Baker Peter L
Muir Of Section SIG, and Privates
Richard y Rucl and George Repley
Butler of Section 642.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-28
SAYS AMERICAN TROOPS
ARE SEASONED FIGHTERS

Paris March Is" Entirely new in
this warfare, the Americans worked
Ike the best veterans in the battle
Of the Somme, SAYS n wounded
French captain who has been brought
back from the front according TO La
Liberte
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-28

Paris, March 2S-Three officers and
III men Of the United States army
ambulance corps have been decorated
with the War cross by the French
government The men to receive the
honor are Lieutenant Joseph Green
wood of Section 633; Lieutenant Alan
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-28

London March 28--French troops
this morning counter attacked WITH
great dash and drove back the enemy
on the front Of ten kilcmeters 10 a
depth Of three kilometers southwark
OF Noyon
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-28
DUNKIRK BOMBARDED
BY LONG RANGE GUNS.

larS March 2oDunklrb has been under enemy lombard
mcn by ongange guns for several days today
There have been but five victims and only small material damage
Dmkrk is in France the English channel about 20 miles
west Of the nearest point ia the German lines This city
under bombardmcnt before
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-28
KAISER CONGRATULATES KRUPPS
ABOUT NEW LONG RANGE GUN

Amstcrdam March 2SIe German official press burcau today
gave out the following, according to dispatches from Berlin
The kaiser has eegraphcd kupps BY the bombardmen
Of Paris, your gun brilliantly stood the test You have added
new OF fame TO history from Krpps express you and
follow workers imperial Thanks for this achievement German
and German labor
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-28
FIRST CRISIS PAST. BUT
BATTLE FAR FROM ENDED

London March 2S-l ndue optimism regarding the immediate
checking OF the German rush Wust be guarded against
The FIRST crisis is past but the battle far from ended
The character Of the next phase depends upon whether
Germans able to replace their wasted and exhausted divisions
and bring the vast material and supplies needed for further
push before the allied be prepared for gigantic
counter blow.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-28
BASEBALL LEAGUE QUITS.

New. York, March 28-The Inter
national baseball league club owners
meeting here today voted to disband
the league.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-28
BRITISH CAPTURE
PRISONERS, TANKS
AND MACHINE GUNS
Dunkirk Now Being Bombarded BY Long Range
Guns; Berlin Not So Opotmistic Now AS 5
Heretofore; New Drive Develop-QR
ing; Odessa Falls To
Bolshiviki

London March Prisoners and machine guns have
been captured by the British the office The fight
ing continues fercely on both banks of the Somme.
This morning the enemy opened heavy bombarmen the
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-28
HAIG'S TROOPS
HAMMERING HUNS
TODAY IN PICARDY
French PiIu are Also Successfully Engaging
Enemy On Long Front; Between, Nayon
And Nesle, Shutting Hindenburg
OFF From Advancement
Up Oise Valley

British Headquarters France March % Haig not only
holding the Huns today Pca but he has turned the enemy
all but two points On the French sector the has been
stopped by Petans pou at Noyon and Nese This is the point
referred to Tuesday German report the opening wedge to
the Disc valley An effort made to the French
wing at this point but it failed dsmay Now the French have
the situation well in hand and counter offensive expected at
any hour
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-28
ODESSA FALLS TO THE
B0LSHEVIKI TROOPS.

IcroWad Wednesday, March 21-Ocal dispatches publish
ed here confirm the report that Odessa has been caputred by the
ImSlcvi troops
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-28
e<W&daA aAs---Snss---sxae,,
R|sME!AlHEIl1

New Orleans. March zS-ronigh'
showers, much colder, Friday gen
orally fair; colder.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-28

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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-08-08
Miss Remington Likes War Work in
WASHINGTON

w dSuluS lOH
The Independent received the fol-
lowing very interesting letter from
Miss Clara Remington, formerly of
this city, who has, been in Washington
D. c., for some time, doing war work:
August 1st, 1918.
believe my subscription to the In
dependent expires sometime this
month and I'm therefore enclosing a
check for $1.O0 to pay for the balance
of the year from the date that I
subscribed. I always enjoy reading
the Independent as there are so many
items of interest that the folks fail
to write to me, and after have read
it send it on to my brother in France,
so it does double duty by keeping US
both in touch with Minot. Harry has
been in an officers training school
"over there" and we just received a
cablegram from him last week saying
he had been commissioned.
like Washington very much. It's
such a beautiful and clean city and
there are so many interesting and his
torical places to visit. I have been
here three months now and am still
sightseeing. But I understand the
city has changed great deal since the
war. Some of the government build
ings have been closed to the public,
and several are being used temper
arily for war departments. like
my work quite we'll. Of course, it
is all more or less routine and we feel
like a very small part Of a great or
ganization, but on several occasions
when some of the government Of
fcials have spoken to us "war work
ers", they have tried to make US feel
that our work is as important and
patriotic as the others soldiers and
they are surely doing all they can to
make conditions here as pleasant for
us as possible. am very glad that
came to help out Uncle Sam and
I'm enjoying the experience greatly.
With best wishes for your continued
| success, am
Very respectfully,
a Clara Remington,
2 ~ w. St. N. W.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-08-08
Nathan NOrdquist in France

Thru the courtesy of Miss Hazel
Swan, niece Of Mr.. and Mrs. W. R..
Foster, the Independent is permitted
to publish the following interesting
letter from Nathan Nordquist, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Nordquist, Of South
Prairie, who is in France:
"Well, we finally got across and
are now located in sunny France.
How your letter ever found me is a
mystery, because I hardly know
where | am myself.
"The season seems to be at least a
month ahead of the U. S. here. It is
quite cool during the nights, but, oh,
my, it's hot during the day. All the
grain is headed out and lots of it is
about ripe, but what fields they have
here. It would take about q dozen
Of the largest I've. seen to make an
acre. l saw a couple Of Fields" Of
flax that were not any bigger than
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-08-08

an ordinary kitchen table. Haying is
going on in full blast; that is, if such
terms can be applied to the methods
they use here. It is all done by
hand. There is generally an old
man goes ahead and cuts it with a
scythe and then the women come be-
hind and rake it up.
One thing I can't quite understand
is how they can navigate in the clum-
sy wooden shoes they wear-men and
women alike. I firmly believe that
there would be lumber enough in a
half dozen pairs to build a fair sized
house.
ut seems that bicycles are the prin-
cipal mode of getting around. Every
body and their brother have one, from
little kids who can hardly reach the
pedals to old women who can hard
ly walk in the first place. For haul
ing purposes they have an OK or .
COW hitched single to great two
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-08-08
NOTICE FOR BIDS FOR TRANsPoR.
TATION

Notice is hereby given that the school
board Of Burt school District let, NO. nooo i2s
August: goth. 1918. for the transporta-
months: beginning September %. 1918.
from their homes to the school house
according to the specifications on file in
furnish buses The successful bid;
ders will be required to furnish a bond
performance Of their contract. One
man may bid on one or more routes.
No bid will be accepted for more than
$50 per month on routes No. 2, and s.
Routes No. 1 and 3. Board reserves
the right to reject any or all bids. In
case any Of the routes are heightened
during the term, the contractor will re-
increase in length Of route, but the con-
tractors pay will not be decreased in
case of any of the routes being decreas-
ed in distance, from the original length
of the route, as stated in contract.
Specifications Route
on Section 2, thence east to section line
thence south mile thence west mile
Ter, thence north to section line via the
home Of P. Christensen, thence west to
the home Of H. H. Hegreberg, thence
east to section line, thence south 2 miles
to the school house. via the homo Of
children along said route;
Specifications Route
Starting at the home Of J. H. Reavis,
thence west to the home Of J. A. Fed5e.
thence north to section line, thence west
to the home Of Ole Holum, thence north
2 miles to the school house, taking In all
children along said route.
Specifications for Route 3
Starting at the home. Of T. g. Rovig
Harry R. Dillon. thence west to the old
east corner Of section %, thence west
to the home Of H. A. Wickman, thence
east via the homes of F. B. Anderson,
Ed Rice and A. j. Herzog, to the South
east corner of Section 81, thence north to
the school house, taking in all children
along said route.
Specifications for Route
on Section Z, thence south to Section
line, thence east mile, thence south
1 mile to home of P. T. Berg, thence
east 2 miles to the school house, via
the home of P. o. Solheim, taking in
all children along said route.
tu&H specifications Route s @
Starting at the home of l.. r. Larson
on Section Is, thence west / mile via
the home Of A. Eidahl, thence north
thence west miles to school house via
the home of Knute Holum, taking in all
children along said route.
BY order Of the School Board Of Burt
School District No. 1ss, Ward County.
" THos. r. DRADY,
S.3.SS -.,.---.----s,.~s,...S sOsS
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-08-08

wheeled cart. And for light riding
they have little burros, not much big
ger than ordinary dogs, hitched to
little two wheeled carts. An honest
to goodness four wheeled rig is a
scarce article.
"Talk about land of flowers
this is sure it. There are more diff
ferent kinds, both wild and tame, than
ever hope to be mentioned IN any
seed catalog. Everywhere you look
there are flowers, and roses seem to
be the favorite kind. The natives
come around with bouquets as big as
a bale of hay and gave them to who
ever will take them.
II have not seen Elvin for some
time, as we are now located some
twenty miles apart, but last time
saw him he was raving about beau
tiful sunset which he had seen. He
used all the poetic expressions I'd ever
heard, and some that had not. !
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-08-08

Soon we leave from somewhere to
somewhere, and will be glad when
we get there and get settled. Most
all the British soldiers seem to think
the war will be over by Xmas. Well
all hope SO.
Had better cease and let some other
poor lonely mortal write to- his loved
ones at home. There is a great re-
ligion coming out of this war, and
that is, Think more of the good Of
your neighbors.
Thanking you in advance, l remain,
Just One of Many,
Pvt. Caspar J. Worley,
Co. C, 314 Fld. Sig. Blu.
A. E. F., via New York.
Afterwards-My captain is man
from the great Northwest, living at
one time at Fargo, and has Of late
been telegraph censor for the North
ern Pacific. Capt. McCabe is sure
ly wonderful man and has the res
pect of his entire company.
Hope to meet the Minot boys over
here on one Of the fronts. Must
cease. G. J. W.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-08-08
Capt. F. Otto Gross in New York

Capt. F. Otto Gross, formerly in
command of Co. D, who has been with
the A. E. Forces in France for months
arrived in New York on July 80, and
he is expected to return to Minot
within short time Mrs Gross re-
ceived letter from her husband writ
ten on the ocean enroute to New York
and expects to receive more definite
information within a day or two. Just
what the plans of Capt. Gross are at
this time is not known, but reports
have been received that he has been
receiving treatment for his eyes in a
hospital in France.
Minot will make plans to give the
Captain the warm reception he de-
serves on his return for Capt. Gross
has done some mighty good work
for the North Dakota boys who ac-
companied him across the deep.