The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 27, 1918, Page 2

GREE ae ey PS ' f Ube 1 { 1 1 ‘ 1 ie ‘ ff dachsunanurtesnasstinn ee i Pid eal AY a are a nS oa SIX DAYS’ TERRIFIC FIGHTING — BEGINNING T0 TELL ON GERMAN ARMY, WHICH IS LOSING FORGE Progress of Enemy Materially Slackens as Strong Line of Allies Holds in Face of Repeated Des- perate Charges—Reports That Americans Are Engaged.in Struggle Confirmed from London—840,000 Huns Taking Part. (BY ASSOCIATED PRESS) After six days of terrific fighting, the German offensive in France is beginning to show signs of losing its momentum. The progress of the enemy has materially slackened and the form of the dent in the allied line west of Cambrai has begun to resemble the familiar wedge-like salient, instead of the broad straight forward movement of an offensive which carries all before it. At its apex this wedge has gone beyond Albert to the south of that place, and is to the westward of the old allied line a year ago when Von Hindenburg began his “strategic retreat.” From this point the line runs off to the northeast at an angle with,the line to the south running back until it reaches the Oise river. In spite of tremendous exertions and terrible losses, the German efforts to widen the tip of this salient were defeated on Tuesday. The British lines have stood firm to the north and have forced the Germans to turn southward toward the point of least resistance. Official statements issued at London confirm the report from Berlin that American forces are engaged in the struggle. They are reported as “fighting shoulder to shoulder” with the French and British in the region of Roye, on the south side of the salient driven into the allied front. There has been no official report sent to Washington as to the identity of these troops who are taking part in this greatest battle in history. With the slackening of the German pace there are indications that the allies are ready to strike back. Just where this blow will be launched will not be known until it is struck, but it may be expected that its impact will be terrific. It is known that the allied war council at Versailles created a great strategic reserve of men to be used in just the contingency which) confronts the armies which have borne the brunt of the fighting since last Thursday morning. Each succeeding day reveals the plan of the Germans abso- lutely to crush the allied lines west of Cambrai, a terrain which could not be defended by Von Hindenburg a year ago. _Each official report shows that this sector is valucless from a military standpoint, and that the Germans have paid a terrible price for their‘advance to the lines established by the allies during the first two years of the war. It is officially reported that seventy Ger- man divisions, or 840,000 men, have taken part in the fighting, and that troops have been moved from every part of the western battle front to reinforce the armies which have been forcing the British to fall back. Observers at the front say that the German losses have been frightful, and that the enemy has lost from ten to twenty per cent of his men, by the most conservative estimates. The situation as it stands seems to be a repetitoin of the dash of General Von Kluck on Paris in 1914, when the German.artillery and transport could not keep up with the infantry and the French were able to turn back the invaders at the Marne. Reports from various sectors in the last two days have indicated that the German infantry, relying on its mass attacks, has fought without the customary assistance of artillery. Hence the German advance has steadily become more painful and costly. \ While the German line of communications has been growing | longer, the British have constantly moved nearer their base of, supplies. There has bene continued activity on the Italian front, but no attacks of importance have been made by either side in this theatre ‘of the war. The American lines in the Luneville and Toul sectors have been bombarded once more, but no infantry fighting is re- ported there. North of the Somme battle field there have been no engagemnts of significance. ; The British troops in Palestine have captured the village of Es-Salt, in the hills to the east of the Jordan and far in advance of the rest of the line running west to the Mediterranean. “The Russian Bolsheviki are reported to have recaptured the city of Kherson from the Germans. BRITISH AND FRENCH FIGHT SIDE BY SIDE With the British Army in France, Mar. 26.—The Germans to- day followed up their progress of yesterday at Nesle, on the sou- thern battle front, by launching a terrific assault against the Brit- ish along a line running, roughly, between Hattencourt and the region of Roye. The British, co-operating with their French al- lies, were meeting the onslaught doggedly and gallantly, and a sanguinary struggle was in progress this afternoon. Further north the.enemy also developed a fresh offensive movement, to the south of Suzanne, which lise a little northeast of Bray-Sur-Somme. But the Germans were. pushing with less strength here than in the southern theatre, possibly for strate- gical reasons. We are building in the new and ex- panded steel yards 235 new steel ship- PLANS OF U N iM or 26 more than at present ex- i ' ' “ in all the shipyards of England. “It took Germany forty years to build up her mighty military mach- | ine. In less than eight months we have Chairman of the Shipping Board | built up a shipbuilding machine, 3 which, when it gets into full swing, Talks Before National Mar- | will defeat the military machine of ine League WAR AR eee ditional steel and wood yards while 18 other yards have been expanded. | Germany, Stee! Construction Figures “The total amount of our steel con- Y,, Mar. 27.—Ameri-| struction program of March 1 was 8,- New York, N, Y ca’s effort to meet German submarine | 205,708 deadweight tons. This is made 300 deaweight tons under 7 r ES OFFICIAL REPORTS. ' BRITISH London, Mar. 26.—The war office tonight announced that the Germans took Roye at 10:30 o’clock this morning. The attack has been checked west of Roye and adds. Royon, the announcement In the Roye area, British, French and American troops are fighting shoulder to shoulder, the official statement announces. French reinforcements are rapidly coming up. “The enemy made no furt! the Somme,” the announcement on this part of the battle front serious attacks.” says. her attacks during the night of March 25-26 on our front north of “During the afternoon there have been local engagements in which the enemy has been repulsed, but he has attempted no “The line north of the Somme now runs: Bray, Albert, Beaumont Hamel, Puissieux, Ayett, Boiry, Henin; Wancourt, just west of Monchy to the Scarpe, and thence along our original front. The Germans have been attacking heavily south of the Somme this morning and took Roye at 10:30 a. m. ITALIAN Washington, D. C., Mar. 26.—Usual artillery fire and moderate activity all along the front is recorded in today’s official statement from the Italian headquarters, bassy here. The statement adds: received by the Italian em- “Five enemy airplanes were brought down by our aviators at Val Dobbiateri, Moriago, San Pietro and Biadene. Another plane was brought down by the French aviators ‘at Montebellum. FRENCH Paris, Mar. 26.—The French troops co-operating with the taken up strong positions on the left bank of the Oise, Germans, according to the war office announcement tonight. .Washington, D. C., Mar. 26. shing late today concerning participa: March, acting chief of staff, announc: AMERICAN British south of St. Quentin have above Noyon, where they are holding the .—No word had come to the war department from General Per- tion of American troops in the great’ battle. '.Major General ed that General Pershing’s dispatches today reported on the fighting up to last night and corresponded in detail to the Associated Press dispatches. Berlin, via London, Mar. capture of Lihons, Roye and Noyon, battle line at many points. The number of guns captured by the Germ > GERMAN 26. to 963, army headquarters announced today. More than 100 tanks it is added. .—The night report from general headquarters announces the and declares that the German forces have crossed the old Somme ans in the battle now in progress has increased were lying in captured positions Biaches, Barleux and Etalon have been captured by the German forces. The Germans are standing on the heights to the north of Noyon. illers, Irles and Miraumont and crossed the river Ancre. statement, 93 enemy airplanes and six captive British troops just brought forward attacked the German of Albert. They were driven back, the report states, after a bitter struggle. - London, Mar. 6.—The battle continues on the whole front Marshal Haig reported from the war zone in France tonight. new attacks around Chaulnes. EXPLOSION OF MUNITIONS 1S BEING PROBED Fire in Jersey City, Spreading From Storehouse to Piers SECRET SERVICE ON JOB New York, N. Y., Mar. 27.—Terrific| being examined by officials of the de- explosions in a four story structure Jersey City Tuesday, beginning short- ly after 3 o'clock, shook both Jersey City and New York, all but causing a panic for a brief time. The structure occupied by the Jar- vis ‘stores at Henderson and 13th streets, Jersey City, covering nearly two city blocks was virtually de- molished by the explosion, The ruins of the structure were still blazing fiercely an hour after the explosion and smaller explosions were occuring, indicating that the big ware- house contained ammunition. Some blocks to the north of the warehouse are the United States army piers, where ships for Europe are loaded. \ Spreads to a Lighter. Soon after the Jersey City explos- ion the ferry house of the Erie rail- road in ‘New York, directly across the river caught fire and the flames reached a’ lighter near by.. At 4:45 o'clock the walls of the warehouse had fallen and the ruins were still blazing fiercely. It was stat- ed that 200 or 300 men had been em- ployed in the building. It was not known whether any of.them had ‘been kiled. Army Takes a Hand. Army authorities took prompt ac- tion in dealing with the situation, des- patching a regiment of soldiers to the scene from Hoboken. They formed a cordon around the immediate terri- tory in which the building was locat- ed. Naval reserves also appeared and both soldiers and sailors helped the HAIG’S REPORT firemen. The flames at 4:30 appeared to be under control. This section of Jersey City is a warehouse district and most of the buildings are filled with army sup- plies. Quick work by firemen and railroad. men from the Erie yards nearby saved three cars of ammuni- tion on a railroad siding. near the burning warehouse from catching fire. They were hauled out of danger. 'LOCK UP MUCK, CHARGED WITH | PRO-GERMANISM Loston,"‘Mass., March 27.—Dr. Karl Muck, conductor of the Boston Sym- phony orchestra arrested Monday as an enemy alien. was locked u pin the East Cambridge jail Tuesday after partment of justice. No decision as to the final disposition of the case was reached today. WILLARD MAY FIGHT FULTON , IN BALTIMORE Baltimore, Md., Mar. 26.—Jess Wil- lard, world’s champion heavyweight fighter, with Manager Colonel Miller, | arrived here to dispose of horses left over from Willard's circus, both said they will talk with police officials; about the possibility of holding the fight between Willard and Fulton on They captured Bussy, Bihucourt, Biefeillers, Grev- Since the beginning of the battle says the balloons have been brought down. lines violently from the direction south of the Somme river, Field The Germans have also launched LIBERTY BONDS AREIN DEMAND Record Breaking Call on New ’ York Exchange, Turnover _ $6,000,000. New York,-N. Y., Mar. 27—A new high record for dealings in bonds was made on the stock exchange Tuesday, with an incessant demand for liberty issues, ‘chiefly’ the second: or uncon- | verted 4’s resulted in a total turnover | of about $26,000,000'in liberties alone. 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July 4 in this city. ae war, whose full menace has just been! 0? of 918 revealed in British admiralty figures on sinkings of ships was outlined here Tuesday by Chairman Hurley of the shipping board, in a frank statement setting forth the shipbuilding situa- tion in the United States. ‘Before’ the ‘National Marine Leag- ue; Mr.-Hurley disclosed that despite delays, the country soon wil have 730 steel and wooden ways ‘turning out ships and that the government's mam- moth steel shipbuilding program of eight million tons,on March 1, was twenty-eight percent on its way to completion: This’ does not mean that £8 per cent are in the water, but that) construction as a whole had advanced that far. Hight percent of the vessels actualy have béen put into service, Mr. Hurley. said. z One Yard (Exceeds Al England The.three government fabricating yards near Philadelphia, when in. full operation, will be able to produce,| Mr. Hurley said, more ships in a year than all’the yards of England, hereto- fore the greatest shipbuilding coun- try in the world. The high point in-the curve of pro- duction has been delayed, ‘Mr. Hurley pointed out. by a number of causes. Gradiially these: are ‘being overcome, he declared. and before many months, the peak’ will have been reached. “When the high point of the curve finalty thas been reached’ and the mag- nitude of Amefica’s shipbuilding pro- gram re 7 he, said, “it, will be. a continuous performance of produc- fon and*launching.” = 4 > 81 More Yards Since War. contract with the emergency fleet cor- poration and 3,045,408 deadweight tons of requisitioned vessels. ‘Of this total steel construction 2,- 121,568 deadweight tons, or approxi- mately 28 per cent. has been complet- ed. Of the amount of steel, ships under contract and under requisition, 655,456. deadweight tons, or: approxi- mately 8 per cent were actually com- pleted and in service on March 1, of | this year, nearly a month ago. This amount of floating tonnage exceeds our total output in 1916, including steel, wooden and sailing vessels, but approximately fifty percent. “At the outset the 37 old steel yards began increasing their capacity until they now have 195 ways as against 162 eight. months ago. A year ago, wooden shipbuilding in the United States was almost a Jost art. We found 24. old wooden shipyards with 73 shipways. The capacity for wooden shipbuilding has been increased until we now have 81 wooden shipbuilding yards with 332 ways completed or nearing completion.” U.S. MARINE IS Washington, D. C., Mar. 27.—Wil- liam R, Knox, an’ American marine sergeant, temporarily serying as’ cap- tain ‘in the Natfonal Guard of Santo Domingo, was shot and: killed March 24, presumably by a band of outlaws, the Bate départmient Tuesday was ad- vised. “There .were 37, steel. shipyards. in. 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Young, ‘Walley City, Harry Bronson, present assistant attorney general of Grand Forks, was indorsed as the league's candidate’ for justice of the supreme. court. Each candidate was unanimous- ly ‘indorsed. The new candidates indorsed this; morning in place of present state of- ficials elected two years ago were: “Albert H: Olsen, of Bowman, ‘treas- of the house of representatives. C. F. Dupuis, of Temple, and SJ. Aandahl, of \Litchyile, were endorsed as railroad commissioners, the other railroad commissionership being left open for the endorsement of organiz- ed labor later on. Dupuis was indorsed in place of M. P, Johnson, of Toley, who has been opposed to the league. ‘Aandahl was re-indorsed. The delegates were still in session at an early hour this morning “dis- cussing the indorsement of candidates for the office of secretary of state and the indorsement of a supreme court justice. 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