The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 2, 1918, Page 8

AMERIGANSDIE “WHEN GERMANS VAINLY ATTACK f Battle in Driving Wet Snow Costs Lives of Many Sam- mies, Including Captain | HUN DEAD COVER GROUND Usury in Hyena Lives Exacted , by Avenging Lads of the U. S. A. for Comrades j With the American Army in ! France, March 1.— American | troops repulsed a strong German attack this morning in the sa- ‘lient north of Toul. There were many American casualties, one of the killed being a captain who was graduated from West Point in'1917. The raid was a complete fail- ure, three German prisoners re- maining in American hands. The ground in front of the American trenches was strewn with Ger- man dead. Terrific Shell Fire Opens A driving wet snow was falling this |, Morning when the Germans opened f fire on the American salient with every weapon at their command. Sev- ‘enty-sevens, heavy shells and gas | shells fell in a perfect whirlwind on the American trenches for half an | hour, At the same time other enemy shells in great numbers were dropping on-the American battery positions. Gas Turned Lose | The Germans, evidently thinking that the Americans in this section, having had one taste of gas a few | days ago, would fear it now, let loose _ Breat quantities of poisonous gas, but the men put on their masks and only _a few were affected by it. So intense | was the fire that the woods back of the salient were shot to pieces. Sammies Were Ready. At six o'clock the barrage fire lifted |on the trenches to the right of the salient, and the Germans numbering 240 came sweeping forward under the protection of their fire. They came forward apparently intending to make ’ a big haul and jumped into what was left. of the trenches, but there, in- stead of the easy time anticipated, ‘battle. Fierce hand to hand fighting began. i » One American captain rallied men with rifles and machine guns and went through the American wire entangle- ments into No Man’s Land and there waited for the enemy, whom he ex- pected to be driven out by his com- ‘rade in the trenches. Huns Turn in Panic. He was right, for soon groups of the memy started back through the wire j entanglements. The Americans poured ‘in a deadly fire, but unfortunately the captain was killed during the fight. He s the first member of the 1917 class )at West Point to be killed. <While the Americans were in front jof the wire entanglements and in shell “holes, still fighting desperately, the » American barage fire began sweeping No Man’s Land, catching many runn- ig Prussians who had enough of Am- erican methods. The barrage swept back and forth, making sure of doing all possible damage to the foe. Many Germans Dead ‘When. the enemy had been driven back out of the positions the bodies f ten German soldiers were found in the American trenches, Two ‘German | officers were entangled in the wire and ‘many bodies were in sight. Eight were ) visible through the snowstorm at one 'point. The ground littered with en- emy id grenades, boxes of explos- jives for destroying dugouts, and in- , cendiary bombs which they had no op- «| Portunity to use. Few Americans Taken. They managed, however, to drop ‘incendiary. bombs in 2 dugouts which were destroyed by fire, but no Ameri- ‘ans were in them. If the Germans captured any prisoners, which is loubtful, there were not more than ‘wo or. three, possibly, from a listen- ‘ing post. Of the missing, many prob- ably were buried. Digging for them ‘now is proceeding and others may be ‘acounted for. i ‘wo German prisoners were wound- _ed and the other taken was unhurt ex- {| cept for a welt on one of his hands where:he was struck by a young Am- ericgn: soldier when. he showed fight tier capture. Hl Sammies Show Speed. From the prisoners the American Officers haye secured much valuable (information. One sa{d: uy -did-not have a chance to do any- Lae before an American jumped onto occas grabbed’ me by the throat.” i The Germans had been preparing for the raid for three weeks and be- 4 longed to the 78th reserve division of - 7 Hanover, The prisoners had Russian coins in their possession, and came ‘{nto'the trenches opposite just before the Americans took over this sector. ‘The Americans lost many killed and ‘wounded, including officers. The Am- ‘ericans displayed the greatest _per- ‘sonal, courage, bravery and energy engagement and out- | Friday for Hot Springs, Ark., to start training for the coming season. ‘The party consisted of pitcher-Charles Tes- reau, ‘third baseman Heine Zimmer- man and Trainer Mackall, will be re- inforced enroute by pitchers Harry Sallee, John Benton and Albert De- maree, catchers Lew McCarty and Wm. Rariden and second baseman Larry Doyle. The party will take ad- vantage of the baths and indulge only in light work at Hot Springs, where they will remain for about ten days. The remainder of the club will not leave here for the Marlin Texas train- ing camp until March 11, It was an- nounced by the club that Umpire Wil- liam Brennan, formerly of the Nat- ional league staff and now with the Southern association, will umpire the ten game spring series between the New York Nationals and the Cleve- land Americans. DODGE BROTHERS Motor Car Interest Heightened by Change in Local Situation The growing importance of Bis- marck as an automobile center is in- dicated by the close attention given the local field by Dodge Brothers, who have just made a change In dealers here. It is announced that Dodge Brothers Motor Car will. be handled exclusively in the future by M. E. Gilman Co., who enjoys a wide acquaintance and is unusually well qualified in other respects to handle a high grade motor car. An idea of the popularity of Dodge Erothers Motor Car may be gained from the fact that within 28 months after the first car was turned out, the aggregate sales had exceeded $110,- 060,000, This is a record without precedent in the motor car industry. It is re- garded as a striking testimonial to the high regard in which the name “Dodge Brothers” was held by the public even before they market a motor car bear- ing this name. Prior to that time Dodge Brothers had built vital parts for more than a half million other cars, establishing a reputation for thoroughness and mechanical skill. This reputation has been more than upheld. It is said of Dodge Brothers in explanation of their unusual suc- cess, that they spare no money or ef- fort in building a car to suit their par- ticular ideas of thoroughness in iman- ufacture, What their ideas on this sud- ject, mean to the purchaser of their product may be imagined from the fact that they have a staff of more than 750 inspectors who do nothing but check up on workrianship in the various processes of ti:anufacture. In addition there are se-c1al large de- partments cevcted entirely to similar work, such as the physical and chem- ical laboratories where the raw and finished materials are subjected to; tests so thorough as to leave no doubt of the quality. It is significant that the first Dodge Brothers’ Motor Car ever buil, was made up exactly as a car is ma‘le in the regular line of production. Ord- inarily the “experimental job” as the first car is known, is built of castings because of the great time and expense involved in preparing dies for forg- ings. ‘Dodge Brothers, however, de cided that their experimental car shouldbe like the car they expected to build, in every detail so that neith- er they nor the public might be “fooled,” So they ‘spent almost a year in making these dies and_prepar- ing otherwise for a completely man- ufactured car. As a result, when the} car was built they knew what they| had and what they and the. public! might expect of their product. As a NAME NEW AGENT, year may go ahead with absolute as- put up the price of gasoline and more daily service on the hardest runs— experimenting under all sorts of road conditions—and witha record of more than 150,000 miles behind it. This is but an illustration of the many things unique in the history of Dodge Brothers as manufacturers. Public approval of their principles of thoroughness is seen in the rapid expansion of Dodge Brothers works made necessary by public demand. In December, 1914, it was a plant of less than 20 acres. Today Dodge Brothers Works covers over 80 acres of floor space, employs nearly 15,000 Persons, produces more than 400 cars a day and is still unable to keep pace with the demand, GASOLINE SURPLUS DAILY OF. MILLION GALLON. PRODUCED Manager Automobile ‘Chamber of Commerce Holds Price Rise Impossible Alfred Reeves, general manager of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce, in ‘Minneapolis, states that a gasoline surplus is being made in the United States every day. Many visitors at the automobile show have worried about the gasoline supply, but their fears were relieved when Mr. Reeves said there will be plenty of gasoline for all legitimate uses and for all ‘kitldsot* cars. / One Million Gallons Daily. The daily surplus now amounts, to 1,000,000 gallons a day, Mr, Reeves} said. “The figures are absolutely right,” he said, “and whoever is planning to buy a car or arranging for car, or truck or tractor operations for next surance that there is not a thing to than a chance that it will go down. of] to fight the wa fuel oil. meat of the story. . The oil men are going to keep on making fuel oi They are now producing nearly 7,000. 000 gallons of gasoline, 6,800,000, to be more exact, every week, over and above what they can sell. If any- body thinks the gasoline jinx is go- ing to get him this summer and it makes him afraid to plan for motor- car purchases he may as well forget t” Because’ of the presence in town of many thousands of visitors to the au- tomobile show and industrial exposi- tion the statements of Mr. Reeves,’ who lives in Washington, were re ceived with greatest delight. Reduced Car Output Likely. “Nowhere in the entire United States is there more visible evidence of true basic prosperity than in the northwest,” Mr, Reeves gaid. “The! automobile show is the Best and big- gest ever. It is merely a manifesta- tion of what conditions are in the) country. 1 have been impressed by, the indications that the greatest rel-; alive opportunity for-basiness exisia] ere.” “How many here know; that of all} deposit and other cash items deposit-| articles affected by war, the two most commonly associated” in the public mind ‘with the‘ automobile industry have not advanced at all in price, but. actually are lower?” he asked. “Rub- ber was $1.10 a pound before the war and now is about.%6 cents, and zaso-/ line prices have.-been lowered. The whole country had a scare thrown in- to it, of 30, 35 or 40 cent gasoline We mav as well get over that right now. There will de all the gasoline anybody needs at fair prices and thi: is true, of tires,;which are afiected) most by thé price of rubber. { “One trouble with the automobile}. trade,” he said, “is that too many, think of it in terms of. the limousine. “The government must have fuel says--- ‘It's time | NOW | to have your BATTERY put in tip top shape,” B. K. Skeels The limousine sales make only a min-; 408 further result this first car, although only a fought the surprised enemy from the Anstant contact was established. i ‘bombardment, a town American line was heay- and there were some cas- (212 Main “experimental job,” is still inj Qo a ES ET ST Donse BROTHERS MOTOR CAR will be sold in this city by M. B. GILMAN CO. St. WILLARD Storage Battery Station BROADWAY print eS he said. “Hence/or part of the wanes: The ‘anner| and it there is anything there in the | it is pounding the ofl’ men to make|is coming more and more to be an “Fuel ofl cannot be produced jautomobile buyer and if he does not iwthout making gasoline, That's the/buy a Hmousine at least he buys a car, “Consider the position of the auto: mobile dealer and automobile owner) ‘as a factor in the winning of the war,” ‘Mr. Reeves said. sindividual and for material tthe mo- tor vehicle is one of our greatest as- sets. Once we dispel the notion, that seems to have taken the form of a} scare, that gasoline and rubber are} going to be prohibitive in price, we! will have laid the foundation for aj} record 1918 business.” ASSESSOR MAY BE PASSING ‘UP’ BET) Svate Auditor Calls E. E. Morris’ Attention to Chance E. E. Moris, Bismarck city assessor, | has been notified by State Auditor Auditor Carl Kositzky that he has| passed up several hundred thousand dollars in mortgages, certificates o1/ ed with the state treasurer as security have not been taxed, and that the city of Bismarck, county of Burleigh and| state of North Dakota are thereby) losing each its share of an annual tax! E| revenue of approximately $900. Moris took the next car to the etd ~— | WANTED | 2 first class: metal workers | who understand how to do | | Auto Radiator repairing. | THE RADIATOR SHOP Fargo, N. D. > — The success of this beauti- ful car lies in the adequate and pleasing manner in which it safeguards and ac- commodates its’ in every. weather condition- and the easy-to-handle. and economical way it performs. It ‘keeps its \ cool or warm as t e occasion requires. - There is ample room for five adults without crowd- ing or cramping. The two front seats are in-.. dividual, with: aisle- ~way be... . tween. 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