The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 25, 1918, Page 1

“THE WEATHER Mild temperature. THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR. NO. 81 British Succeed in C -Haig’s Retreat Displays Genius SHELLS FALLING ON PARIS TRAVEL ARC OF 120 MILES IN TEN MINUTES’ JOURNEY | i Brief Intervals Between Rain of Bombs, Which! French Capital Now Is Taking as Matter of) Course—At Least Two Guns Thought to Be} Firing—TPolice Alarm Warns People of At-, tack—Heavy Fighting in Region of Oise. | Paris, March 25.—Twenty-four shells reached | Paris on Saturday and 27 yesterday. The inter- vals between shots was reduced from 15 to 20 min- utes, on Saturday, to an average nine minutes yesterday. On two oceasions, there was an interval of only one or two minutes. Shells fell at 9:15 and 9:16 o’clock, and at 9:45 and 9:47. This was accept- ed as confirming the theory that at least two guns | were firing. The time of flight of the shells is es- | timated at ten minutes at the least, the curve tra- versed at 120 miles, and the maximum height attained at 15 miles. Paris, March 25.—Another air raid alarm was sounded about 1 o’clock this morning. After three-quar- i ters of an hour the signal “clear” was given. i LONG RANGE BOMBARDMENT The long range bombardment of Paris was resumed | at 6:30. o’clock this morning but was interrupted after the second shot.. After a brief interval two more shots ' were fired. The bombardment was suspended at 9:10 | o'clock. | \ TO AID OF BRITISH | The French. on Saturday went to the assistance of | the British and took over a sector of the battle front, the war office announces, ‘ LITTLE INTEREST SHOWN : Ap was: theca jay;t've-peopte-did- not: take to-shelter..- Littie:interest:was shown in the. bombardment. Soon after were awakened.by the first shots the people were brought to their windows by the, tattling -of drume, which is the new system of | they | i i { y RHEIMS to VERDUN to LUNEVILLE, to alarm. i i The populace appeared to fose interest in the bombardment. and work wag resumed under normal conditions. FAILURE OF MILITARY STRATEGY TO HOLD GERMAN PEOPLE BELIEVED | REASON FOR GREAT OFFENSIVE: Washington, D. C., March 25.—Failure of the mili- tarists to hold the German people by political strategy has caused the rulers to resort to a desperate test battle to maintain their supremacy, says the war department’s weekly review today in commentating on the great Ger- man assault. The moving character of the fighting at its present stage, the statement continues, makes it pre- mature to express an opinion on the tactiful phases, for, while the Germans have made headway, no defiinte enveloping movement has been outlined. FRESH ATTACKS NORTH AND SOUTH OF BAPAUME REPULSED London, March 25.—Fresh attacks by the Germans i have developed northward and southward from Bapaume, i the war office announces. The British repulsed powerful attacks yesterdoy afternoon northward of Bapaume. ’« The British drove back on the eastern bank of the | Somme bodies of German troops which had crossed the river between Licourt and Brie, south of Peronne. FURTHER GERMAN ADVANCE. British Army Headquarters in France, March 25— (By Associated Press)—A further advance late yesterday by the Germans at some points along the battle front is | JUDGE BRUCE WHERE CAMBRAI to PARIS 95miles'’ PARIS 75uniles PARIS '135:niles PARIS |7Omiles niGiu THE BIG DRIVE 1S ON “This latest, official war map of the western battle zone shows where the great German offensive has been launched, éxtending over a front-of more than 50 mites from Cambrai to Laon. It was at St. Quentin, mid- way between these two points, that the British retired from their first line defense under a terrific artillery onslaught fro mthe enemy, -West of Laon are stationed the long range guns which are shelling Paris from a distance of 75 miles or more. At Rheims, equidistant from the French.capital, the allied line is holding, but | the gateway to Paris. ; the Germans claimed to have captured Perpnne, west and. north of St. Quentin, and Chauny, referred to as A glance at the map reveals how far. separated the American forces ‘were from the big offensive which began last Friday. The Americans are stationed from St. Mihiel south, holding the Toul, Nancy and Luneville sectors. In this territory.only the usual artillery activity, wits frequent unimportant raids, have been report- ed. The Germans, as the map will indicate, have not begun, at any point along the west front, to recover the territory which they fost when they were driven back by the allies a year ago, and Verdun, object of the last 1 great offensive, still is held by the allies. NOT SEEKING RE-BLECTION Chief Justice Announces He Will! Not Engage in Political © Campaign for Job ANNOUNCEMENT SURPRISE Andrew A. Bruce, chief justice of the North Dakota supreme court, and! who had generally been regarded as a candidate to succeed himself for the: o WILSON CONGRATULATES i FIELD MARSHAL HAIG ' | _ Washington, D, C., March 25.— | President Wilson today caoled to Field Marsha! Haig, congratulat- , j ing him on the British stand | | against the German offensive and | .| predicting final allied victory. HUNS MAKING STAND: BERLIN o CLAIMS 45,000 German Official Statement; Acknowledges Forces Are Held | | | i | | | i | | "AMERICANS ARE STILL BUSY IN TOUL SECTION Many Shells Falling in German Trenches—Two First Lines Abandoned PATROL INSPECTS POSTS With the American Army in France, Sunday, March 24. .(By Associated Presas.)—American ar- tillery on the Toul sector con- tinued to shell effectively enemy first line and communications. ARGENTINE ‘WILL ~ recorded. IGNORE: GERMAN, PROTEST ON SHIP Paris, Friday, March 22. |CAPT. ROOSEVELT | IS RESTING EASY (By As-: great national and world-wide crisis, 1 Buenos Aires, March 25.—The Ger- man newspapers, German citizens and| such German officials are as left here | are protesting vigorously to the Ar- gentine government against permit- ting an American supply ship: to re- main here to load meats for the Amer- ican fleet. President Irigoyen, how- ever, has informed Ambassador Stim- son that the vessel may remain in} port as long as may be necessary. Minot News the entrance News of yellow shell, g| | MINOT NEWS OFFICE PAINTED YELLOW WHEN IT DENIES THAT BRITISH LINE IS BEING HELD _ Minot, N. D., March 25.—Because it is alleged that they were dissatisfied with the headlines published in the large crowd of persons early today painted windows of the News office here wit! the words “Kaiser” and “Slacker.” - , The Independent at Minot isued an extra declaring the British line was being held. Shortly afterwards the came, out. denying, this. Saceat ex itement followed: | erage vera att ae ata: oe Se ‘= yhott axed so sociated - Press.)—Captain. Archibald Roosevelt, who ‘recently, was injured, is reported today as resting ‘comfort- ably in a’ Red Cross hospital near the front. He is popular with the hos- pital doctors and nurses and assists them and also aids in cheering up the other patients. The Red Cross shopping service in the hospital has been commissioned by Captain Roosevelt to obtain a hew uniform for him to replace the one which was torn to pieces when he was wounded by fragments of-a German tit? have no desire to dissipate my time term which expires with this year, an- {nounced in a letter to The Tribune today that he will not be in the field: “Will you kindly announce to the public that. 1 will not be a candidate to succeed myself as a justice of the supreme court. In the midst of a and energies in a personal political campaign,” reads the. chief. justice’s announcement. Andrew Alexander Bruce is one of ‘the northwest’s. best known jurists. He was born in India in 1866, and was educated at Holmesdale house, Sussex, and Bath College in England before coming to America, where he took his A. B, degree at the University of Wisconsin in 1890 and his LUB. in 1892. He was secretary to. the jus: tices of the supreme court of 'Wiscon- sin from 1890 to 1892, dnd attorney for the state board of factory inspec: tors of Illinois from 1893 to 1895. From 1898: to 1892 he was assistant professor of law at Wisconsin. In 1902 he became professor of law at the University of North Dakota and He was elected an associate justice of the supreme court of North Dakota in 1912, and- became ‘chief justice a year ago in January, when former Chief Justice C. J. Fisk resigned. Chief Justice Bruce since America’s The town of St. Baussant and bil- lets and dumps north of Boque- teau. Many of the American shells have fallen in the German trenches, and the first two lines in at least one place, have been virtually abandoned. One American ‘patro! freely in- Eerlin, March 25.—The Germans are | now standing to the north of the! Somme, in the middle of the former; Somme attlefield, says today’s offi- cial statement. Bapaume was cap- tured in night fighting. i 45.000 Prisoners Claimed. i More than 45,(09 prisoners and more} than 600 guns have been captured, the statement says. Guiscard and Chauny were captured in the evening. Violent fighting developed for pos- session of Combles, and the heights west of the town. The enemy was de- feated, the statement. says. In the evening ‘Nesle was taken by storm, the statement adds. British, French and Americans were thrown back through a pathless wooded coun- try. HUN ADMI GOES DOWN IN SUNKEN SHIP —Finlanders ar. London, March riving at Stockholm on the gunboat! later became dean of the law college. | Svenskund say that the German trans-| port Frankland struck a mine ant sank at Moorland, according to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from ‘Stockholm. The transport was crowd- ed with soldiers, cannon and muni- tions and, according to the dispatch, { | \ | i ! entrance into the world war has be-} the entire crew, all of the soldiers ana | come notable for the patriotic influ- ence which he has exercised in ad- dresses delivered: in North Dakota in the éast.; Today's. announce nt is the Eel per myer hyo ta a eae had of Atedeaitel tosriot:: nounce his plang for the future. Admiral von Meyer, were lost, A:Stockholm dispatch dated Marc! 22 said that another German trans- | port had been blown’ up by a mine near the Aland.islands and that ‘the transport | Kraaklend,; \which>.cemestd ritanrevouc, Wayishemaged sewedetys by sxfiother' explosion. . | spected this point in the enemy lines without molestation, and re- mained there for several hours. There have been no contests be- tween the infantry during the last 24 hours. Artilery Active. With the American Army in France, March 23.—On the Toul front there was considerable artillery activity during the night. American guns heavily shelled the German front line using many gas shells. Later, photo- graphs were taken from airplanes of the ramage inflicted by the Ameri- cans, HOBLITZEL TO CAPTAIN BOSTON Boston, Mass., March 23.-——Richard Hoblitzell, famous first baseman, has been appointed captain of the Bos- nj ton American league baseball team, | according to word received today. There has been speculation over. the Oise at two places. thes Smearscit alir ai 1 : ‘ wa eee fy St ka Rae ag mewrmen ber: ofthe aiqueds givenicthe' place. iui 9d? 1¢ AMERICAN TEAM: Boa . PRICE FIVE CENTS. Attacks; OUTNUMBERED NINE TO ONE “ALLIED UNITS IMPEDE HUN ADVANCE AND GUARD REAR \Fighting as Battalions to Divisions, Entente Troops in Remarkable Display of Bravery, Hold Hun on Line Chosen by Commariders While Teutons Fall Like Sheep Before.Im- | penetrable Barrage Fire From Big Guns Day’s Gains Are With French and British.. ° (Associated Press) ie Persistent attacks with strong forces of in fantry and lavish use of artillery have not enabled the Germans to break thru the British defense, and after four days, the great offensive blow in northern France has not yet brought a decision. Heaviest fighting is in progress around Bapaume, near Peronne, and where the French and British fronts join. HAIG’S WITHDRAWAL MASTERLY Field Marshal Haig’s withdrawal has been ex- 'ecuted in a manner described as masterly, and great credit for its success is given to the small units, which, sometimes outnumbered eight or nine to one, impeded the German advance. The British have made few counter attacks, but every- one attempted has been successful. British. ef- forts are centered on withdrawing as occasion re- ques and permitting the enemy to wear himself out. great numbers of infantry against the British near Ervillers, but at the latest reports onrushing itroops had been unable to force their way thru the | A heavy battle also has been proceeding to- iday on the British right flank, where the enemy ihad succeeded in forming his way across the 'Somme and the canal south of Ham. The allies |were delivering counter attacks for the purpose ‘of pushing back the invaders across the water- iway. | The fighting in the north Sunday reached the lold battle field of Somme, from which the Ger- mans retreated a year ago. Bapaume is the key position between Arras and Albert, and Berlin re- ports that a “gigantic” struggle is being made for its possession. Peronne is claimed by the Ger- mans, but heavy fighting is taking place around lit. Between Bapaume and Peronne the Germans have reached the Transloy-Combless-Maurepas iline, held by the British. GERMANS HALTED AT CHAUNY | On the south, where the sanguinary struggle has not halted for many years, the Germans have ireached Chauny, an important point on the Oise iriver, southwest of La Fere. Here, however, their ladvance has not been so great as directly west of St. Quentin, where they have progressed more ‘than ten miles. The British and French battle ilines meet near-Chauny, and the French lines lalong the Chemin Des Dames and eastward to- ward Rheims would be menaced if the German ad- lvanced as far as Compegie, on the road to Paris. ‘Compegie is 20 miles southwest of Chauny.. -: The intensity of the struggle is shown by. the lofficial announcement that British aviators on Sunday brought down 54 enemy machines.. The ‘British lost only 9._ In addition, British airmen iagain have dropped bombs on Mannheim, Ger- imany. . ‘HUN DIVISION TO EVERY BRITISH | BATTALION IN BIG OFFENSIVE | British Army Headquarters in France, March 24.— (By Associated Press)—The main thrust on the British right flank Thursday morning was south of St. Quentin and the enemy used a division for every 2,000 yards of the front, approximately one German division against | every British battalion. The purpose was to acquire high | ground for a further advance. i On the extreme right of the British army, the enemy ’ Early this morning the Germans again hurled: © lintense barage which the British maintained... , . evossed at’ Mot? Ghd: 9 Jnot eae ‘ (Continued on Page Four.) AMER cargliare o>