The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 25, 1918, Page 3

ARCH 25, 1918. BISMARCK EVENING TRIBUNE BISMARCK NOT. LIABLE TOUS. FOR BIG FINE ya § i i Prompt Action by City Attorney and Congressman Young Result in Saving AUDITORIUM REFURN LATE | a | ‘Treasurer Prevented Froni Send- | ing in Tax on Time by Fail- ure to Get Blanks hich eel North’ Dekota thentres deavored to make the requi per cent return to the gov within the specified time lix which were prevented from doi by tailing to obtain official bad Watee returns on unolt ports were rajecte Q alized be incle Sam, George M. Young advise. Burke, city attorney for Bisma duage sorke wired Congre: Young 07 Ssturda city of Bi hall used al:o for oper: Ten per cent of 1 government. The ¢ unable to obtain offic improvised a return for Nove sent the correct amount of money to; Coffey at Aberdeen, within the proper} time. He returned the same Decem-} ber 1, with a letter stating to hold the money until official blanks were received from Washington. ‘The city treasurer again sent the money with an unofficial return upon December 15. The same were again returned with a letter stating to hold for offi- cial blanks, which finally came Janu- ary 15:, whereupon the same were im. mediately filled out and sent with money and the same retained. Now the city is notified of a fine of $746, with the threat of a further fine i fthe same is not paid by the 2 inest.. Remember money and unof- ficial return were in collector's office in plenty of time.. The only defect was the lack of official blanks, and the same were not obtainable. The Or- pheum and Bismarck theatri here are in the same fix, probably the whole state is involved. Can you take up with Roper or higher and get re- lief? Advise me by wire.” | Congressman Young today wired as follow “Have talked with treasury officials respecting threatened pen- alty, Do not pay this penalty under any circumstances. Am forwarding blanks upon which to ask for an abate ment and have assurances from the treasury officials that if you can show even attempted to. make the return, there will be no penalty collected.” .City Attorney Burke is of the opin- ion. that Congressman Young’s prompt action will afford relief to scores of North Dakota cities, as it is under- stood that cities generally had diffi- culty in obtaining the blanks prepared for the formal ‘return of this ten per- cent tax, and that.many towns, as 2 consequence, are technically liable tor this penalty. en ten nent | woooey Bulletins wsococoooos Paris, March 25.—Long range bommardment of Paris was re- sumed at 6:30 today but was in- terrupted after the second shot. London, March 25.—Fresh at: tacks by Germans developed northward and southward, the Ba- pume war office announces. The British repulsed powerful attacks yesterday afternoon northward of Bapume, » Paris, March 25.—After brief in- terval two more shots were fired, but bombarding was again sus- pended at 9:10. Paris, March 25,—The French Saturday went to the assistance of the British and took over a sec- tor of the battlefront, the war of- fice announces. | “Between our corps are fighting their way for- | and also between Odessa and™~ Constantinople. The Vienna Neue Freie Presse says that water transportation to the Ukraine has been established, the lower Danube as far as Suline being free of mines. STRUGGLE FOR BAPAUME Berlin, (via London), March 25. —“A gigantic struggle is taking place for Bapaume. A battle is in progress on the Transloy-Com- bles-Maurepas line. “The Somme has been crossed at many points in our attack be- tween Peronne and Ham.” NO DRIVE ON AMERICANS’ With the American Army in France, Saturday, March 23.—A prisoner taken in the American sector when questioned today said that no offensive was ‘planned by the Germans in this sector. “All we want is to ‘be alone,” he declared. Every man on the American front is anxiously awaiting news regarding the German offensive and momentarily expecting to hear that the British ave won a victory. The American snipers have been exceedingly active during the day. They picked off a con- siderable number of the enemy, some of whom were seen to whirl and pitch from the parapet into their own trenches. Others were seen to drop in their tracks as the American sharpshooters’ bullets hit them. SURPRISE ATTACK, Paris, March 23.—The war of- fice communication issued today says: “German troops, after a violent bombardmsnat, underook a sure prise atiack to the south of Ju- vincourt, bu Cut: without suc cess. There has heen fa'rly spirited artillery fghting in the reg on of LePretre woo: in the Vosges net far. from La Fontenzi!a and at Hartmansweilerkopf.* FRESH ATTACKS. London, March 25.—Fresh hos- tile attacks developed this morn- ing in great strength on the whole battle front,” says Field Marshal Haig’s report from headquarters, ° “and have continued throughout the day. “South of Peronne the enemy succeeded after heavy fighting in clyossing the river Somme at cer- tain points, These are being dealt with.” NO WORD RECEIVED. Washington, D. C., ‘Mar. 25.— Nothing has been received here to indicate what. American regiments were brought into the fighting as referred to in the Berlin dispatch- es. If any American roops pari- cipzted officials thought it would be found they probably were American engineers, caught in some sudden movement, as they were at Cambrai.” left Berlin, Mar. 24.—(Via London) —The Germans have captured Perronne and Ham and defeated the British and American regi- ments brought up from thte south- west for a counter attack on Chauny, according to the war of- fice statement oday. The statement adds that more than 20,000 prisoners’ have been captured. and six hundred guns have.been taken by the Germans. Victory in the battle which has been raging near Monchy, Cam- brai, ‘St. Quentin and La Fere is claimed by the Germans. The Brit-.. ish third and fourth armies and parts of Franco-American reserves are declared: to: have been beaten with the heaviest of losses on the line fom Bapaume to Bouchaves- nes and behind the Somme be- tween Peronne and Ham, as well as at Chauny. Paris has been bombarded by German long distance guns, cording to the German cfficial communication issued last night. The statements add that the Brit- ish in their retirement are burn- ing French towns and villages and that between the Somme and the Oise the Germans are still going forward. Enormous quantities of booty have been taken by the Germans, according to the statement. OFFICIAL STATEMENT Berlin, via London, March 24.— the Somme and the Oise, been nothing to indicate that a uen engineers or other special unt ritish forces, Offcials © generally most eager interest in every news as. tg the German drive. government may have rece confidential advic displayed but ANERICANS | NOT ENGAGED | out when he left his office. {Only Detachment of Engineers | ° as to British or I With British at Cambrai, be public by the of Say Keports countries, Pershing . | be regarded as confidential in the ex jtreme. * President Follows Disp The intens | displayed hy Pr ASSO- | indicated that off meagre. The ;batehes were trans: ling the evening. | pe NEWS RELEASED) President Wilson Follows ciated) Press Dispatches With Keen Interest howing the No /& second phi begun and the day, with no decis vas evident that the | em. was German attach hington, D. Mareh tion of German repo: 1 troops have pi ight on the British front had xd the war departinent up to a > hour tonight, Major General hh, geting chief-of-statl, who re- rita tiee much of the da fand night, said that no advices to this 1 peen rect euvelh: eat sd throughou results. Uf h second de the scope of succ , Germans and to some .‘by the L It appeared, the Bei tact at the close of the day. 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