The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 26, 1918, Page 1

> Next | | THE ‘BISMARCK TRIBUNE! THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR. % NO. 82 | FIGHTING DESPERATELY AGAINST _ TIME, HUNS SACRIFICE DIVISIONS London, Eng., March 26.—Exacting the heaviest toll for every foot of ground, the British line continues to withdraw slowly before the pressure of the German masses, Reuter’s correspondent at British h behind their schedule. British airmenelast night made veritable pander oni of every center of concentration of traffic behind the German fronts. Tens of thousands of rounds were fired point blank into enemy formations, while airmen fulfilled effectively their role as eyes of the artillery. LACK OF SUPPLIE The tenacity of the British resistance, the prisoners say, exceeded anything the lack of supplies, and ‘extreme weariness is talling heavil. with fresh units. The weather remains dry, The German losses have been so great that the enemy has been obliged to bring up reinforcements from all parts of the western front. The war office has estab- lished the fact that more than 70 German divisions (in the neighborhood of 840, 000 men) have been engaged. British Army Headquarters in France, March 26.—(By Associated Press)-—Thete i is reason to believe fiesartant events will be recorded in the next few hours, BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 1918 eadquarters reports. Over a large part of the battle line, the retirement is being made voluntarily, so as to maintain an unbroken front. ‘Prisoners say the advance of the Germans is AIRMEN MAKE PANDEMONIUM thus favoring the enemy. TELLING The fighting died down during the night, the war office reports. The British established themselves in new positions east of Roy and Albert. The Germans this morning si ak new attacks against the combined French and:British forces south of the Somme. GERMAN LOSSES. TERRIFIC which may lead toa betterment of the position of the armies which are stemming the German onslaught. from the reserves had been put in. A heavy German attack yesterday abeil Ervillers was completely smashed by the British artillery fire. The withdrawal was not due to pressure against this sector of the line. “Reports from all glong the. front indi a that the German loss of life yesterday was heavy. The enemy advanced against the allied gunners who were firing with open sights. Last night, British airmen took a heavy toll from the German infantry in Bapaume. No official figures are at hand, but from compilations made personally, the correspondent i is convinced that at least 130 German:aeroplanes have been brought down in the last five days. EXPLOSIONS NEAR SHIPS CARRYING AMMUNITION V ALARM NEW YORK CITY Wea York, March 26.—The city was shaken ‘ the tops of buildings.. Smoke. and flames rose from the docks ‘next to the Erie railroad ferry, where were;steimships loaded with ammunition. "At 3:15 the explosions.ceased. _ The Erie railroad announced the explosions occurred in its ‘yards i in Jersey City but it had no} details. Thotisands of people ran into the streets, fearing a catastrophe like the Black Tom explo-| sion here two years ago. The war department, has been advised the explosions began in a car in ' the Lackawana freight yards at Hoboken, N. Je REGIMENT. ‘AFTER REGIMENT OF HUNS MEET OLD GUARD'S FATE: London, Margh. "26. —Yesterday was the supreme day for German gunners, says the official statement. Attacking north of Verillers to the point.of British contact with the French, the Ger- _ mans were held w Md ng everywhere by the ceaseless intensity fire. Masses of pieced ‘troops, coming forward in waves, again “and again met. the: same fate as the old guard at Waterloo. ‘In only one sec ‘near, Sapignies,’ did they succeed in bending the British front It was to conform the front with this i ‘itish-fell back during the night, strength- PATROL BOAT .. GOES DOWN OFF PLYMOUTH ROCK —_— Plymouth, Mass., government scout patrol boat strick @ rock off the Guernet, between Ply- laughter Reported “of One; American and Three G Feasers | i Marfa, Tex. Nevill, eighteen shot seven tim two men:and one Mexican ‘wéman kill- ed th a raid by. Mex on the Nevill Gouth tw em miles south eat \2 heavy fog early today and, went to the bottom three-quarte Hee ested 1 SAA oa wi \respo ofdistréss took’-thé'c at 12:30 o'c! ports to distri ters here. and alarmed by four violent explosions late today, the sounds of Which came from the direction of New Jersey.’ Exptosions continued rapidly. A. column of smoke was observed rising from Jersey | City. Flames;shot up with the smoke high over’ March 26—A|® jmouth harbor and Brant rock, during|; WER, SM The enemy is fighting desperately hard against time. On the first day his reserves were reduced to 52 divisions, At the end of the second day, some 40 divisions ASH GERMAN ATTACK AIRMEN TAKE HEAVY TOLL x HUNG CLAIM 10 BE USING BRITISH TANK Berlin Reports Declare Six Mon- sters Are Fighting for Germans a TEUTON GAINS ALLEGED) | ‘Berlin, vio. Logidon, March. 26.—Cer-| {man tanks,. reinforced by captured British tanks,‘says a semi-official state- ment today, on’ Sunday’s fighting in the weat, “took a brilliant part in breaking: the enemy's: brave _resist- ance.” | Tanks attached’ to the fighting be-; low St. Quegtin stood’ the test bril-| liantly, and their mobility was univer- sally praised. All the tanks which took part inthe fighting are said to have returned undamaged. -It was mainly due to their intervention, the statement contindes, that the tena-! cious resistance of the British, espe cially the smyening gun nests, weré broken 4 Troops manning a MAMMOTHS WAITING TO GO IN FINNISH RED Monsters: Behind the Lines on the West Front in France. BATTLE CONTINUES WITH GREAT | VIOLENCE ALONG. ENTIRE FRONT! SS ae { Paris, March 26.—The battle con tinues with the greatest violence, and | | the Germans are making still greater efforts along the whole front between | Noyon and Chaulnes, the war office anounces. Noyon was evacuated by | the French during the night, the left bank of the Oise being held firmly | by the French. * YALE PROFESSOR bf TAKEN BY HUNS NOW IN BERLIN Washington, D. C., Mar. GUARDS PLE cas DC yate BEFORE HUNS the Yale professor taken prisoner by the Germans on. | P ; |.the Aland Island, has been | | Front of Resistance Said to Have , taken to Danzig, Germany. Been Broken by Flank- | American Minister Morris ; ing Movement | | | i i | | in Sweden, reported to the | | | state department today that : | | | the Swedish seve one i | | had ‘ascertained the where- ia LARGE STORES CAPTURED | abouts of the American of- | | | { } | Stockholm, Monday, March 25.—) | ficer. The front of the Finnish Red Guards has been brpken and they are fleeing southward in panic, according to re- | ports received here. today. The decisive stroke was delivered in the form of a flanking movement in the east, Sninula station being at $8,000,000,000 MORE ‘ Washington. D. C., ‘March 26.—The ways and means committee today tentatively agreed on a bill to give | . > | | vane aoeaee i! capualties. 3 HABA ad : were saved, off. E ponte 3 ¢ | occupied. The Red ‘Guards report hav- . i. ticularly the igor 4’s at.an ads ch obceTie aca | partic 8 steetriking af, ae United | \\ ae Secretary McAdoo .power to issue $8,- 000,000,000 in certifigates of indedted- ness double the amount now author- | ized. ing left behind: them large stores of guns, railway trucks and ammunition, as well as many prisoners. CONFIDENCE SEEN IN UNUSUAL DEMAND FOR LIBERTY LOAN 4’S ‘one:qua Bal percent er cont yt features’ “today: of parly? { the Pitchanee:” nsattions in these mds:in the first hour approximate $5,000,000 par value. The inquiry probably resulted from publication over night of etails. connected withthe forthcoming third loan which has been | set for haere tar yy New York, March 26.—An extraordinary demand. for:Liber Pkt ak ermans deemed possible. They complain of great privations on account of ly. Owing to the dense masses of supporting troops, however, the enemy is able to replenish his forward line | east of Albert and Roye. ! by the French and then running eastward along the 4outhern bank of the’ | front and the London noonday statement reports the fighting to Fave died ' and the attack was being resumed south of the Somme and in ihe Roye and PRICE FIVE CENTS French -and British... ~ Preserve Their Lines Despite Hammering (ASSOCIATED PRESS) | Although still giving ground at points before the desperate German drive, the British and French armies engaged in the great | battle in northern France are preserving their united front intact and apparently awaiting the opportune moment for the delivery of a counter blow to dispell the German dream of world domination. - Big events are impending in the immediate future, at any irate, and the advices from the front indicate that these are ex- pected to develop favorably to the allies, probably within the next few hours. All accounts agree that Germany is paying heavily for every foot.of ground she has wrested from the allied armies, Her casualties: are shown by the British official statement to have mounted so high that every Bart of the western front has had to be drawn upon to provide badly needed! réin- forcements for the battle area. Field Marshal Haig’s report reveals that more than 70 divisions, or be- » tween 890,000 and 900,000 have already been engaged in the battle on the German side, and the widespread call for fresh troops makes it plain <hat the fighting forces are being rapidly used up in the terrific and costly onslaught. Forty divisions of the German reserves are reported to have been thrown into the line as early as the second day of the battle. The rearward movement in the face of the Teutonic attack has now: brought the allied armies well forward to the edge of txeir battle lines in the Somme area, and in the devastated region to the southeast. THE NEW BRITISH LINE wh Field Marshal Haig reports the new British line drawn somewhat to the Paris indicates the French fighting front has been extending souhtward from Chaulnes, past Noyon, which Fas been exacuated river Oise. The German troops have been reported as rapidly tiring and they were evidently forced to take a breathing spell last night opposite the Sritish down. This morning, however, fresh forces probably had been brought up Chaulnes sectors. THE GERMAN WEDGE It was in this sector and the Noyon region that the German wedge is being driven in hardest, and it is here or on the line to the east, should the Germans further expose their left Wing, that the weight of the expected coun- ter blow may fall. The French on their line are holding the line of the Cise strongly. Their artillery is cutting huge swaths in the German columns, and the Frenca artillery is making frequest counter attacks and retarding their advance. The British evidently are maintaining their marked superiority in the air on the battle front and are throwing the German supply stations and lines of communication in the rear into confusion hy alr attacks at close range. NEW YORK PLANS RELIEF WORK FOR AIRPLANE RAIDS NEW ENGLAND JEWELER TELLS HUN SECRETS New York, N.- Y., March 26.—Re- Hef work which might be required in the event of an air raid on New York was planned at a meeting of doctors, nurses and police officials held here today. Police Commissioner Enright announced that several emergency units of surgeons, nurses and help. ers had: bgen formed and jakefters week soon’ be 'ptovi 2 Vaptaimet Wella imgtant‘ of Lo: 938 now attached to -the’ Atherican. Red} Cross,-who advised Commissioner En- |hea here and to have given names of; right to prepare for possible attack.) persons connected with them, asserted that the fear Germany might} if his. stor: attack New NY OF from the air is “no} eral men ai “ it to joke.” g United! States Wane New England, N. D., March 26.—In- dignant over, statements of pro-Ger- man character and also of suspicious actions on the part of Joe Arnold, proprietor of a jewelry ae sk a large crowd of citizens took, Belt and sk his ‘home, bundtoet Ae: 013'0 , 08: st % zaneq pimoto! the biihks pivteb os aye UNA ek, aA meee se rope around’'’* s neck forced him to confess to dis- loyal actions and statements, ‘Arnold, who is an enemy alien, is said to have told of secret meetings which Bia ah DA CY GREY