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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-29
Church Society Notes.

The Ladies' Aid society of the Ger
man lutheran church will meet Thurs
day afternoon with Mrs. j. NJ. Har-
rison OF Thayer street.
The Sewing circle of st. Mary's pro-
cathedral will meet Thursday after
noon in the knights Of Columbus hall.
Mrs. w. J. Empting and Mrs. William
Cook will be the hostesses.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-29

To Leave City.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Baker Of the
Person court will leave Thursday for
Billings, where they will make their
future home. Mr. and Mrs. Baker
nave resided in the capital city for
sCme time and have many friends
hero.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-29

Skating Party.
The young men ana women of the
state house will give a skating party
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-29

Ships Knitted Articles. 49,.
A large shipment Of knitted articles
representing not quite two weeks
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-28
Canadians Meet
German, a ttack
With Lead Hail

Ottawa, Ont, March 27.-"Canadian
railway construction troops. horse ar
tillery and motor machine gun bat
talions were I'm the thick of the great
struggle raging between the Scarpe
and the Disc" according to message
from the official Canadian observer at
the front in France. given out tonight
at the office of the prime minister.
"Our casualties were slight and our
losses In material not worth consider
alton.
All through the first day the guns
of the Canadian horse artillery swept
gaps i'm the thick advancing hordes OF
storm troops Sometimes before they
|Iimbered up to take a new position
they were firing point blank on the
Germans. moving lines in each sue
[ceedihg wave said Canadian officer.
Sometimes the attackers would divide
and sweep by us and We would find
we were actually In front Of our own
infantry but not for long did that
sheer weight OF human flesh stay In
our rear. ,4s.. h
Sometimes outnumbered by ten tf
one some Irish troops around us fight
ing with bayonets and bombs came
ninging back into the fray until the
Infantry line was again securely II
front Of US. These men were wonder
full and never for moment looked a,
| il they could be beaten
"As yet 1 cannot obtain exact details
OF what the Royal Canadian Horse ar.
Iartiilery suffered. but heard that Il
Esnite OF changing position seven o
eight times, bringing horses inside th
barrage and taking the guns out. onl
two of the Canadian batteries We're los
or DESTROYED.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-28
FORCE OF ENEMY DRIVE
WEAkENS WHEN ALLIES
MAKE COUNTER AT TACK
Osy Associa ted Prcss)

The strength OF the German offensive in France appar
emily fast diminishing On the seventh day Of the titanic
battle there were strong indications that the enemy was feel
ing materially the strain he had undergone and that his
power had been greatly impaired through hard usage
While the town OF Albert has been captured from the
British and west Of Roye the French have been compelled
to give ground in the face Of greatly superior numbers e
British have repused heavy attacks both north and south
Of the Somme and also driven back the Ance river
the Germans who forded the stream Wednesday,. The
fighting still continues Of sanguinary character all
these sectors but everywhere the British and French
holding the enemy Especially has been the fight
ing west Of Albert where the Germans in endeavor
debouch westward epused by Field Marshal Haigs
men with the heaviest casualties.
The British gains between the Some and Ancre regions
represented the recapre Of the of Moancou
and Chpiy South Of the Some they have advanced to
Proyart which lies to the south Of Bray.
All along the 5Ome front from the region Of Arras 10 the
south Of the Disc Noyon the effects Of what to
have been the final stroke to end the war in victory for the
Teutons are only plainly evident in the edevastaton
Of the countryside and the wreck and ruin Of the towns
villages and hames through which the armies have passed
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-28
BREAD SHORTAGE SEVERE
AMONG FRENCH SOLDIERS

Washington. March 27.-Information
that the bread ration Of the French
soldiers, who are facing the onslaught
OF Germany's armies has been cut be-
cause Of the shortage of wheat, has led
the food administration to plan drastic
measures to curb boarding in this
country.
Wherever there IL evidence to sup
port a suspicion that the withholding
OF food on which may depend the out :
come of the war is due to disloyalty or
profiteering. 1t was said tonight,
prompt action will be taken. State
administrators have been reminded
that the food law authorizes the
requisitioning of grain In the national
emergency and have been asked to be
diligent in their investigation Of cases
Of alleged boarding.
Wheat for the allies becomes more
imperative as the season progresses
because of the danger Of loss in ship.
ping corn or potatoes after April /
when the period of termination sets in
Up to March Is the United States wa.
s00.0 tons behind in its program o,
cereal export. Much Of the program
was to have been corn, but the break
down in railroad transportation de
layed shipment so that wheat. whicl
! earlier in the year had been give
priority. had to be sent abroad to, aver
famine.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-28
| TROOPS
WEARY OF F|en1
~ H#f l4Et ss EsN a
Prisoners SuIlen and Say
They Are Sick Of War
on Allies.

With the British Army In France.
March 27.--By the Associated Press
Undaunted by the hordes Of Germans
thrown against them during the past
six days, the British troops returning
from the front trenches are still high
In SPIRITS and confident of success.
The faith of the men In their ability
to cope with the hard hitting Germans
has never tagged from the start and
those troops which are coming back
from the fierce battles of the past few
days. In which they fought as they
probably never had been called uron
to fight before, are filled with confi-
dence.
One reassuring sign IN that the
enemy is beginning to use his old
troops in continuing the assault.
German prisoners dec:are that never
before had they seen such fighting os
they experienced since last Thursday
They battled like demons and like flies
they are coming Into the prison camps
hungry and suilen and declaring tina.
they are sick Of the whole business.
Subject TO lssd Hail.
The British army continues TO exac
a great toll OF life from. the enemy
l Last night the entire area Of tn
somme battle field, over which tn
German ;emperor's troops have spreal
themselves. was subjected to b mos
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-28
Admits Hun Superiority and
pleads for Aid at Once
From United States.
ENGLAND SUFFERING
Il, GREATLOSSES NOW
Allied Troops Looking to
.ssGreat Republic in West
for Support.

New York, March 27.-A message
from David Lloyq George. prime min
lister Of Great Britain, calling upon the
United States to send "reinforcements
across the Atlantic in the shortest
possible space OF time," was read to.
night by Lord Reading. British high
commissioners to the United States. at
a dinner given here in his honor.
We are at the crisis Of the war.
attacked by an immense superiority of
German troops" said the premier in
his message. Our army has been
forced to retire. The retirement has
been carried out methodicaily before
the pressure Of q steady succession Of
fresh German troops, which are sur
refing enormous losses.
Greatest Battle.
The situation is being faced with
splendid courage and resolution. The
dogged pluck of our troops has for the
moment checked the ceaseless onrush
of the enemy and the French have
now joined in the struggle. But this
battle. the greatest and most momen-
tons in the history of the world. Is
only just beginning. Throughout it
the British and French are buoyed
with the kn0wisdRe that the great Re-
public OF the west to neglect no eff
fort which can hasten its troops and
its ships to Europe.
IN war time is valuable. It Is inn
possible to exaggerate the importance
of getting American reinforcements
across the Atlantic in the shortest pcs
sible space of time"
The dinner. which was given by the
Lotus club In honor of Lord Reading
was the most largely attended OF any
In the history Of that organization.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-28
Montana Supreme Court
Says1Mason Act Valid

Hsisna, March N.-0y . unanimous
decision the state svprsNse court to.
day dselsrsd valid ths Mason act,
passed by the rsssnt sxtrsssdirsry war
session ef the slenlelaturs, providino
for the issue Of 100000 in bonds, the
proessds to b expended BY the stats
council ef dsssnss % speod W crop
production In Montana.
The bonds, which nave slssady been
awarded . chissse firm. wsrs inne.
distsly handed 70 cevsrnsr osm ".
Stswart, VINO spsnt several hours
signing them.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-28
House Objects to Aid
for Western Farmer
Registers Opposition to Plan of Government Leaning
Money to Wheat Growers for Harvesting 1918
Crop of All Cereals

Washington, March 21.-The house
tonight registered opposition to the
government loanlng money TO the
farmers in any one section of the
country in an endeavor TO stimulate
a large grain production this year. A
bill designed to aid farmers of the
spring wheat belt of the northwest
was amended to make II applicable to
the entire country. An effort to de-
feat the measure after IL was amended
failed by a vote of 143 to 1D6. and the
house will continue its consideration
tomorrow. a
Before the measure was amended, II
was attacked as sectional legislation
BY both Democrats and Republicans.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-28
Huns Make Gains.

Westward from where the cid battia
line reared itself, the Germans every
where have pushed forward for mate
rial gains. but with foes before them
who fought with the greatest bravery
and stubbornness and ceded no ground
unless recompensed at usurious rates
In men killed, wounded or made pris-
onor II IL estimated that In the
great attacks delivered In mass for
nation more than 100000 Of the nearly
"A 100000 the Germans threw Into the
fray are dead wounded or in tho
hands Of their foes.
About rs miles represents the great
est point Of penetration made at any
place by the enemy In his advance and
on the northern and southern ends OF
the big salient he has left his ffanks
dangerously open to counter attacks.
which II successful possibly might re-
suit In a retreat greater than the 1915
retrograde movement OF Won Hinden-
burg and nullify in its entirety the
drive that has been accomplished. II
| Is not improbable that British and
| French reserves and possibly American
troops. known to be behind the battle
front soon will be thrown against the
weakened enemy.
Notwithstanding the strength of the
| German drive, nowhere has the British
| or French front been broken through
entirely, along the latter of which
| American troops have given a good
| account of their ability as fighters.
Ground has been given, II IL trne.
| but SO skillfully and with such pre-
cision of movement that from north to
south n surveyor scarcely could havo
| worked out a more even line. Still
intact In the hands OF the allied forces
are portions Of the old line from which
Hindenburg fell back In his strategic
retirement" In 1916.
Just who Is In command OF the Ger
man forces seems to be somewhat In
doubt. Late dispatches report that
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg has
been at Dvinsk, In the Russian theAfer
and German war correspondents assert
that General Won Ludendorff. not only
planned the offensive. but was on the
ground last Friday.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-28

Chairman Lever OF the agricultural
COMMITTEES in charge Of the bill said
the committee believed farmers Of the
northwest really needed governmental
aid this year because Of the severe
drouth while farmers In other sections
OF the country do not need help.
The bill carries an appropriation of
$7,500.0D0 to be loaned to farmres In
the spring wheat area to purchase
seed, and s2.500.000 more for supply
ing labor in that area during the
harvest.
tana lead the fight for the measure
today and was ably assisted by
Jeanette Rankin, congresswomen
from that state
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-28
The Weather
SAVE WHEAT.

Wheat Is as vital to the allies now
as ammunition and those who stay at
home cam aid in the gigantic struggle
in France by saving every possible
grain of wheat. Missoulians can do
their bit.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-28
LAUNCH sresL sH,P.

A Pacific Port, March 27.-The
twelfth ship to be launched here this
year glided down the Ways today. She
il a steel craft OF 1890 toms: $50 feet
long and with q beam OF 53 feet.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-28

Forecast-Fair Thursday and
probably Friday, cooler in east por.
ton Thursday.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-28


the front at 100000. according to
tho Daily Mails correspo pondsnt.
BERLIN, VIA, LONDON, MARCH
27.-"ou both banks Of the Somme
our armies are engaged in . slowly
progrsssino attack" says tbs Ger
man official communiea alton is-
sued this evening.
LONDON, MARCH 27.-The
British delivered a counter attack
today between the angle Of the
Aners and the sor,me and recap.
tured Moriancourt and chipiIiy,
the war office announced this
evening.
LONDON, MARCH 27. - The
British forces are not only offer.
inc strong resistance to heavy en-
euny attacks, both north and south
Of the river 0omr,e, but have car
risd out numerous counter at
tacks during the day, resulting in
the rsSainino Of ground and the
driving back Of the German. at
various points. a.......
PARIS, MARCH 27.-With fresh
troops the Germans today attacked
the Frsneh. lines east Of Mont.
didisr and although their assaults
were repuissd ssvcrai times. they
sueessdsd in making sorcs advance.
according TO the war office an
novnesrrsnt tonight. Around Las.
sisny and Noyon powerful ener,y
attacks were broken up.
BERLIN, MARCH II. -- VIA
lONOok.-The British began to
retreat early this morning on a
wide front on both sides Of tho
Somnss, army headquarters an
nounesd today. The stubborn re-
sistanes Of the hostile rear guard
was overcome in the sharp pur-
suit.
British and French divisions,
which were defeated on March Is,
SVOOSSVVSO s8e" JOSs0Tusy w tnc
psthlsss crater fields Of the Somme
bsttls, the announesussnt adds, to
arrest the German advance.
BERLIN, MARCH 27. - VIA
loN0oN.-1hs German attack il
10 declared brake through the en-
sn,y's lines.
To the north and south Of Al.
9 bert the Germans won crossings Of
the Aners. Albert was captured
last evening.
South Of the Somns. after vic.
lent fighting, German forces drove
ths enemy back BY way of chau,-
mes and lihons.
Roys ~as taken BY storm and
Noyon was cleared Of hostile
forces after bloody street fight
ing, the report states.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-28
SAMMEES SPOIL
GERMAN ATTACK
7. S. Artillery illustrates
Plans Of Enemy for Big
Drive Near TOul.

With the American Army in France.
March 27.-By the Associated Press
What promised to be German attack
Toul this morning. was broken up by
American artillery fire. ASP.
The enemy had heavily bombarded
certain positions of the American lines
and then had sent a sweeping barrage
across No Mans land. Enemy trench
mortars, nring from the west of Richie
court, started a box barrage and from
enemy machine guns came a rain of
bullets.
The American infantry emerged
from their underground covers at the
proper moment and advanced to meet
the expected assault. Meanwhile the
American artillery had started a coun-
ter barrage against the German side
of>No Mans land and apparently this
was effective for, although the Amer
leans waited. no Germans appeared
What happened on the other side OF the
lines is not known.
Use 6ss Shells.
Enemy artillery fire has been heavy
ana some shots were well placed. The
American Gunners gave the enemy bat
tesies a severe drenching with ga:
shells. %&&
There has been extraordinary activ.
ity behind the enemy line and In hi
front trenches. The Germans alst
have moved their batteries suddenl.
and changed the direction OF fire ant
the artillery firsng has increased.
The American guns In the last tw'
nights have given most Of their at
teutiofi to the German positions wher
there 10 reason to believe the troop
!. were belne relieved. Probably muc
Do
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-28
BULLETINS.

LONDON, MARCH z7.-Ths Ger
man easualtiss since ths beginning
Of the Offensive are estimated At
the front at 10000, according to
the Daily Mails correspo ndsnt.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-28
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.

Maximum 52 Minimum SIS
At 6 a. r,.....--36 At s p. M. AZ
Although the weather yesterday was
typical of March, there was still that
spring like feeling. The weather man
predicts more of the same.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-28

BERLIN, VIA, LONDON, MARCH
U.-"ou both banks Of ths Somme
our armies are engaged in = slowly
progressing attack" says the Ger
man official communication is-
sued this evening.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-28

No canvassing around looking l
Jobs. He does the right thing ff
He advertises. That's the corS{
business instinct. N<3
No matter what you want, A1S
tise for II. For bNyers. rsnAet4
uations. help ltye4eak. lome
Call A5s-Want sAd aQa1
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-28

LONDON, MARCH ~. - The
British delivered a counter attack
today between the angle Of the
Aners and the son,me and recap.
tured Moriancourt and chipiIiy,
the war office announced this
evening.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-28
A Wise Man
Knows What
He Wants and
How to Get It!

GARDENS TO PLOw AND
trash to haul.
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lcont,nued on Psss fEisht)
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-10-17
SUSPECT !. ". W.
OF STARTING THE
TERRIBLE FIRES
AROUND DULUTH
(By Associated Press.)

St Paul, Oct .17.-(Special.)-
Evidence that the great Minnesota
forest fire is Of incendiary origin was
received in a letter today by special
agents Of the department Of justice,
who are investigating the case.
The letter, which was scraWled in
pencil on a piece of dimsy paper, was
found in front OF Arthur Olsons
garage at Elk River Monday at IL
a. m. by L. Houlton, president of the
First National bank Of Elk. Rtver.
which forwarded the missive TO gov
eminent agents I'm Minneapolis.
It read as follows:
Bud: Fine job you did up at the
woods. Burn everything you get
chance at. Mike is In at the - so
stay clear. She win soon 80 UP. Dud
is at - SO don't get too close. Meet
me at the same old place with money
W @1. A. CLARKS."
Special agents of the department
of Justice are working on the theory
that the forest fires were started as
I w. w. propaganda to get square
for the recent wholesale convictions
AT Chicago. The fact that six men
are under arrest on suspicion OF
starting incendiary fires lends Gre
dence to the belief that the fires were
deliberately started by human nends.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-10-17
FOREST FIRES NO
LONGER MENACE
STRICKEN REGION
OF MIN NESOT
Moose Lake Reports Blaze
Well Under Control in
That Region
FIFTY FIRES IN
ST. LOUIS COUNTY
Change in Wind Causes
Them to Run Back Over
Original Course
FIFTY FIRES I'M
ST. LOUIS COUNTY
(By Associated Press.)

Moose lake, Oct. 17.-Although a
strong northeast wind continued to
blow in this vicinity, forest fires
fires around Moose Lake were we'll
under control late today and unless
unforeseen DEVELOPMENTS arise there
is little danger of the blazes spread :.
ing fie fighters said Scores of home
guard men and civilians worked
strenuously through the night and
today, digging trenches, backfiring
and plowing in an effort to. prevent
further spread of the fires and their
efforts were proving successful,
Duluth. MINI, Oct. 17.-Federal
Dam, Aitkin, Crosby and Ironton,
along the Minneapolis, ST. Paul and
Sault Ste.s Marie railroad, are this
forenoon reported safe from fires
which last night came near to those
towns. The flames came within
half mile of Aitkin.
Fifty different fires are reported
scattered through st. Louis county.
AL business is suspended at Iron
ton and Grossly.
! AT McGrath the situation is re-
ported as fine and the fires there
under control Fires around Nc
GT6SOT ana noTLn OF tA1LA&LlS uS4f Z c1@
Isade and Libby are stlil burning.
J Summed up, the situation this
forenoon is that no towns ia the fire
zone are threatened.
! Changes in the wind have caused
the original fires of Saturday and.
Sunday TO run back over their first
course. Today's wind is more north
than east.
Al ban placed by the federal gov
ernment on non essential industry
has been lifted in northern Minnesota
SO that needed materials may be OBJ
tanned In abundance in the rebuilding
of destroyed communities,
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-10-17
North Part Of Line Gone

Paris. Oct. 17.-The fate OF the
German defenses along the Belgian
coast and in the great Lille indus
trial area has been sealed by the
continued advance Of the allied
armies under King Albert on the 3D-
mile front in Flanders.
The significance Of the evacuation
of the Belgian coast line is far
greater than the gain of Flanders
territory with its many airdromes
ana submarine bases.
The extreme right wing OF the
German defenses in the west has
been wrenched away from the pro-
tecting sea. Henceforth the tm~
mense line which has been buttress-
ed by the sea on one end and by the
Swiss frontier on the other, forcing
the allies always to attack frontally.
can be outfianked.
It is believed here that the allied
attack in Flanders did not surprise
the Germans but the rapidity OF the
advance did. The enemy now ia
powerless to retrieve the situation.
The allied rush has been so quick
that the hope is expressed here that
Lille, Turcoing and Roubaix will be
found almost intact.
The operations in Flanders are
bound to have vital effect on the
whole western line. While the Brit
ish attack across the Lys will bring
about the evacuation OF the Lille
salient, the march of the Belgians
on Ghent will have q marked infln-
ence on the general retreat in the
west to which the Germans are fr-
revocably condemned by the Flan-
ders advance.
Must Seek New Line
General Ludendorf will be obliged
TO seek to re-establish his fast
crumbling front FAR In the rear OF
the present operations. The Lille
Aezieres line will be out OF the
question as It will be outianked and
Ludendorf probably will have to de-
fend the German frontier on the
line Antwerp Namur Metz. TO
reach this line. however, he win
have to retreat swiftly on wide
front. Such q maneuver, it is be-
lieved here. would be most perilous
with Marshal Foch harnmering un-
CONTINUED on page "a
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-10-17
FORECAST.

BUHEgA5Hs
Wisconsin-Pr Probably unsettled to-
night and Friday much cooler to-
night and I'm south portion Friday.
Minnesota Generally fair tonight
and Friday; colder tonight.
Iowa. Partly cloudy and colder to-
night and Friday.
North Dakota Partly cloudy to-
night ami Friday; not much change
in temperature.
south Dakota--Partly cloudy to-
night; cooler in east portion; Friday
unsettled, possibly showers
Montana - Unsettled tonight and
Friday, probably showers III east and
central portions; somewhat cooler in
southwest portion tonight
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-10-17
Germany Bending
But Must Break

washington. Oct. 17.-"Germany
is bending under pressure and she
will break" says Secretary Lansing
Ia statement today warning the
nation that the war is not over and
that the fourth Liberty loan must be
q, success at a time when every doll
lar as well az every man and every
gun counts more than ever before.