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‘ BAKER WOULD “PIX. DRAFT AGE AT 45 , Will..Go ‘to House % ~ Monday ro CALL “YOUNG MEN FIRST \ Senator Chamberlain States It May Not Be Necessary to f H Call Those Over 31- Washington, Aug. '3.—Secretary Ba- ker announced today that he would recommend to congress the extension of the draft age from 18 to 45. Call Young Men First. Senator Chamberlain «said ‘the war! department bill ‘for the extension. ot| the military establishment would be; introduced in both houses Monday. He} explained that between the provisions ‘of ‘the bill men between: /18 2 years would be. divided into ‘three | classes, to be called for service in such sequence ‘of ‘years as ‘he pre- seribed. .~. The senator added that the calling _ of .men_between 31.and 45 years cli would be in similar sequence.. He ex-' Telephone Co. About to “Take , Above is reproduced the firs' Bismarck showing Major Frank as aerial observor. command of a-signal corps batta! of northwestern telephone men, aerial training camp of the signa pressed the opinion however, thet, the younger men, between 18 and 2; would’ D called first, and ‘that he d‘d not be- leve it would be necessary: to alt) 4 i the men between 31 and 43. |Co. at Bismarck, and he is one of itives in the northwest. He was ‘planes. Major Shuman up to the tim Washington, Aug. 3.—There. is no Present danger of shortage’ in. mat} power to kecp-the American armies filled up, members of the senate mil- itary. committee: were told: today -by} General. Mareh, ‘chief of staff,:at the) THOUSANUSTOR, STEER FREED “TNFORINTION church of Bismarck. a Ss pie Judge Ami i fi a ti ee dude idon Directs: Verdict Agent: Glesned: Condition of: the) _~ for Popular-Bismarck’ Crops and Status of the — | . “Citizens a | Meniiloh Factories |. mere H eats eee ee |MISUNDERSTANDING CAUSE, DR. RUMEEEY. USED FUND): 4: the close of-the introduction of} 5 ornare | evidence in the case Of the govern-| goverhment ‘paid thousand’ dollars to agents. .in this country before the United States en- tered the war in return for informa. tion regarding American munitions and crops, aécording to a statement made today by Alfred L.:Becker, dep uty state attorney general, wh~ is. m: vestigsting expenditures of Teutonic funds inthis country. Evidence which has been obtained through the inquiry indicates Mr. Ba- ker said, that the money reached these agents through Dr. Edward A. Rumely, who was indicted by a federal - grand jury yesterday heer on a charge of perjury in; connection with the al- Jeged German purchase of the New York Evening Mail. Large sums were placed by the several hundred marck business men engaged in the steam laundry business, here and who were charged with conspiracy. to evade the draft, Judge Amidon direct- ed the jury to return a verdict for the jdefendants, and Messrs. Marquette and Steiber were promptly acquitted. The indictment of these two. Jiis- marck men before a federal grana jury at Fargo is said to have grown out of a misunderstanding on the part of Louis’A. Steiber as’ to the exact date of his birth. Believing that he ‘Was no quite 31 to June 5 1917, he reg- istered under the draft. Later he dis-| covered that he was more than 31 on| | this date, and he requested the adju- j tant general to cancel bis registra en) cortidicate, Bevaliee the affidavit jfiled in support of this request indi- Sp Hine ae acre cated that the applicant had been bap- evidence shows in addition to’ the| ted before the date given as the day money expended for the Mail stock. {of his birth, General Fraser declinea yw. s. s——— jevidence in federal court Friday. [BISMARCK SIGNAL OFFICER IS IN TRAINING FOR AERIAL OBSERVOR : MAJOR J. L. SHUMAN | Former ‘District Superintendent of North Dakota Independent) Major Shuman, who received his commission more than a year ago, when he went to Camp Zachary’Taylor.in cothe, 0. This picture shows him.about to ascend with his pilot in one of the United States army’: trict superintendent of the North Dakota Independent Te&phone Commercial club, on whose board of directors he served, and he was.a member of the board of-trustees of the First Presbyter: IN U.S. COURT {those which have been -preyiously:an- the Air” at Camp Sherman, 0. 1 t photograph which has reached | L. Shuman in his: new capacity lion composed almost extlusively recently was transferred to the | corps at Camp Sherinan, Chilli- 3 big twin-passenger observation ; e he entered the service was dis- the best known telephone execu- for years active in the Bismarck sk ian NEAR MILLION: |: FOR ROAD WORK: NOW UNDER WAY' Heaviest | Investment in Better Highways | History Almost.a million dollars will ‘be.ex- pended: in: the’ completion of state and ‘federal ‘aid highway projects now’ un- der ‘Way or contemplated for 1918 ana | 1919, ‘réports State Engineer: Jay .W. Bliss... .Federalaid work..now. under contract will call for. an ‘investment of $172,799.18; federal. aid. work which the state engineer's office is handling direct “will ‘cost $59,590.14, and there is $28,369.90 worth of, state aid. work under contract and $6,883.50 more which is being done under the direc- | tion ‘of the state engineer’s ‘depart-| ment. In addition $73,251.81 worth of} work has been advertised, and there | is$284,346.53 worth of new: work’ cou- templated for (1918, with 308,611.40 worth of work planned for 1919, amak- | ing a grand total of 3929,122.46: BUY W, 8, s,s MUCH FEDERAL AID WORK IN NORTH DAKOTA State Highway Commission Has Extensive Plans, War Permitting ~ »' i { The following contemplated ; federal i aid projects for 1918. in- addition : to{ {as nearly .@8 ‘can be ascertained | - |to: be in . flames: ‘line on the Vesle. * es HUNS CAUGHT "INGEN, FOGH i Defeated Ariales: of the Crown Prince Drawing. Back to the Aisne for Refuge ROLL UP. ARMIES ON VESLE German ° Base. of: Fisme_ Is’ in Flames as Allies Dra oNear (By Associated Press) The right wing of the Ger- man army ‘south of ‘the Aisne appears to haye crumbled. be- fore the attack of the allies, Oc-; cupying Soissons apparently only was a small incident in the grand j scheme which is being worked out by the allied commanders. | After that city had been cleared by the allies ‘they proceeded along the banks of the Aisne. as far as; Zenisel. While:this movement was go- ing on the allies on the plateau southwest, of. Soissons went for- ward, and: London reports they have rolled up the German line} south: of the Aisne and reached | Braisne on the Vesle. Coincident, with this: advance the allies on ‘the center and the right have ‘moved ahead. until, they are in Rosnay, only a mile! \and a half.from the. Vesle river. | Further s@¥ph they. have reach- ed Srey et Prin, only «five: miles from Fismes, ‘the German base on:the front, which is reported As the line stands today its shape. repre- sents a giant fishhook. The shank of the:hook runs south- west from: Serzy.-et ‘Prin, then ruits: slightly ‘t6 ‘the “southward and then turns northward, where it sweeps to the eastward as fa as Braine. t tae Advance Continuing - Reports say the advance east- ward from. Brains is continuing. If this movement continues. the Germans caught by.:Foch’s fish- hook will be compelled. to fight at a great disadvantage. There now seems to be no possibility of the Germans holding their The Aisne presents the first safe refuge for the defeated-armies of the Ger- man crown prince. Germans “holding, the line south of ; Albert. have. retired | across the Ancre river, accord- | ing to London, over a front of; three to four miles.. British pa- trols have pushed forward and occupied-a portion of the enemy front.’ This is a movement which. does ‘not: seem to have! been made: under pressure and | i | | i i i | | ‘probably was a result of fear on} \the part of the Germans that the ; lenemy. was preparing to attack: there in great force. The en-; emy has retired to. positions; |which are much ‘stronger: than: | to-act, but referred the matter to oth- | ef authorities. Out of the confusion ;came the indictment of Messrs. Stel- ber and: Marquette. who were prompt- ily vindicated when the facts surround-| GIVEN T ‘ing the case were properly placed in| 0 JAPAN. Eoth men have long been prominent jin Bismarck and have taken an active | RGB ae ero, | Part in .the civic, commercial and ‘c- Washington, D. C., Aug. 3.—The| ligious life of the city. Mr. Marquette); formal reply of the Japanese govern-| Served for several years as a member) ment to the American proposal for|0f the city commission, and their in- joint action by Japan, the entente pow-| dictment on a charge of conspiracy to ers and the United States in Siberia, ! evade the draft came as a surprise was delivered to Acting Secretary their friends. who generally rejoi Polk today by Viscount Ishii-the Jap-|the promptness with which t anese ambassador. cused were cleared of the charge. 4 “The answer was understood to; Marqett was named in the indictmen: technically meet all the requirements | because he had made one a! the affi- laid down by the American govern:/davits relating to the date of Mr. Stel- ment. 4t will-require careful consid-| ber’s birth, which evidehce introduced | eration, however. and no. formal an-| Yesterday proved to be correct. in! | / DEFENSE COUNCIL SEES | ABERDEEN; NEW NO,HOPE FOR FT. YATES} BOTTINEAU MAN ' Popular Educator to Be Succeed- The executive; committee of the, state council! of defense met Friday | ed at Forestry School by Mlinoisan afternoon, John 8. Brown, assistant | secretary, advises that only routine | matters came up for consideration. : One of these was Sioux county’s hopes | ZF for an extension of the Northern. Pa-' ants Th bone eee ihe cific railway from Cannonball to Fort/ Norn pakota sckoole: aE torbaley, a ccs Minty Fx | nection with that institution to take ly deci stor Rao Recethis, mae a more desirable position with the ! South Dakota normal‘ school at Aber- ire ra art ab, encouragement from | Geen, Dr, Smith has made a reputa- hips eo Pa tion in North Dakota as an able eau: MAJOR WATERS HOPES jcator and executive, and friends of - | much to see him leave the state. TO SAVE THE PIECES| The new president of the Bottineau |school of forestry is Supt. Vernon L. | Mangum of the Macomb, Ill. city Major J. R. Waters, state examiner. is in Knox investigating affairs con-! schools. nected with the defunct State bank) Cornell, where he received his A. B. in of. Knox, for which he will ask a re-| .. and of the University of lowa. ceiver. While the bank’s liabilities| where he took his A. M. degree in run very high. including about $160,-/ 1913. He is now. doing -post: wradu- 000 ‘worth of bad notes, the state ex-|ate work at the University .of Chi- _pamiiner's office: hopes. by careful. man-| cago, and he comes to, the board af re. Wgement to reduce the actual loss to| gents with excellent ' recommenda-' 8 comparatively -small amount. tions. 2 HABEAS | nounced, were reported today by State to er | the Bottineau institution regret very | Mr. Mangum is a graduate of | Engineer Bliss: Wiillams'* ‘courity, | $75,936.82; Traill, $23,519.10;Sargent. | 384,08; Ramsey, $6/882,28- Ramsey | 000.00; Towner, $15,94 tuisman, | 749,64; Benson, $ ; Betison, | 804.13; total $284,346.53. The fed-| al aid requested for these projects | is $142,178.27. ' While the highway commission orig- $ inally hoped to have these projects completed’ in 1918, they may ‘not get: under way, owing to:war conditions. until 1919, when the following .addt | tional projects , will be undertaken: | Barnes, 50.5 miles, $75,000; \ Steele. | 12.5 miles, $21,627.10; Ransom,’ 25.5 | miles. $39,52.50; Divide, 10.5 miles, $10,648; LaMoure, 4.5 miles, $7,532.80; | Hettinger, (a), 18.5 miles, $20,669; | Hettinger (b), 10 miles. $19,250% Ren- jville, 16.8 miles, $34,288; Bottineau,. 18 miles, $10,175; Ward, 5 miles, $13,- 195; Grand Forks, 22 miles, $27.850; total, 303,611.40; federal aid to her te- jquested. $151,80; et Quantity Low _ Quality High in © Normal Schools Number of Students® Smaller Because of War—Better ‘Work Is Done Summer. school attendance is below {normal as to quantity and-above nor- imal as to quality, says . Secretary Liessmann of the state board of re- gents, basing his conclusions upoa reports from the various state nor mals. The shortage in students ts :n} part due to the war, which has taken many high.school graduates and young j teachers: who . otherwise .‘would.,have enrolled for work, whilé thé fact that ‘many young women}t rs fave bet eiilled into the ‘DIAIHeRs: World also- bas ‘contributed to” thé: decline. | i | ge were those on the west side. of: the_stream. = : aut Ww. 8, SUBMARINE - SINKSCRAFT IN ATLANTIC | | { | i Kastport, Me., Aug..3.—-The crew ‘of nine men froma lumber Jaden, four- |master steamer wete landed‘ today.! DO] | The men reported.'their vessel was sunk by a submariné last night while between Briar island and Grand Ma- nan. IN ACTION pe es) | i Washington, D. C., Aug. 3.—Marine casualty. list: Killed in action, 4. The army casualty list today shows: Killed in action, 112; ‘died of wounds 11; died of disease, 11; ‘died of acci- dent and other causes. 5; wounded se- cerely, 56; wounded 2; missing-9; to- tal, 206. .* : Killed in Action. PRIVATE FRAND D. HOLICKY, La- kota. N. D. PRIVATE PAUL: PETCHER, Grand Forks. N. PRIVAT! rey, N..D. , Wounded Severely. ° Private.Tom Bestland, Carpio, N. D. i D. E RAYMOND. STAKE, Sur- the Vesle river. ing a stand there. The Germans are retreating north of Vesle with great precipitation. Great fires are raging in territory evacuated by the enemy. The German right wing on the right bank of the Aisne is in a dangerous situation and it is expected they will be unable to hold their present posi- tions. . |@ Dickinson merchant some six weeks | county jail. is but twenty years of age. left a string of check writing escapades be | hind her as she traveled about the countr}y. Lewiston, Mont., upon request of Cass | county authorities. jobtaining money under PURSUIT OF FAST RETREATING HUNS DRIVE NETS SIXTEEN MILES TO DATE : _ REACH RIVER VESLE Paris, Aug. 3.—French advance forces have reached the river Vesle, and are preparing to cross the stream. The Reman are continuing their retirement toward the river isne. GERMAN ARMY IMPERILLED Paris, Aug. 3.—The French army is holding several fords across The Germans have evidently given up the idea of mak- x (By ASSOCIATED PRESS) Washington, D. C., Aug. 3—Major General Hunter Liggett, com- manding the first American army corps, is n active charge of that corps of American soldiers on the center of the allied drive on the Aisne-Marne salient; General March today told newspaper conferees at the semi-week- ly war conference. The American divisions forming this corps are serving continuous- ly on this sector, the command of which is in the hands of Major General Liggett as commander of the first unit to get into action in France. Gen- jeral March anhounced that it was the 42nd division which met and defeat- ed the Prussian guard during the present week. 300,000 MEN IN JULY : Total embarkation of American troops during July broke all rec- ords, more than 300,000 ‘men having been shipped. The total embarked up to the end of July has passed the 1,300,000 mark. In June 276,000 men were’ sent overseas. : hes General: March said that official dispatches covering the battle to August 2 showed the present battlefront running parallel. to the Vesle and Ardre valleys, the next objective of the enemy. Later: dispatches, however, have indicated. that. the Vesle-Ardre line may have been turned already. ‘ ? OBJECTIVE OF ALLIES peyeae _ The objective of the Americanand allied. army still is the destruc- tion of the enemy atmy, General March-said. The maximum retreat up to August 2 measured 16 miles, the total length of the Aisne-Marne sali- ent having been reduced from 74 to 48 miles. The French and British pounding at both flanks of the salient, General March said; had resulted in the collapse of the German resistance on August 1 and the French had walked into Soissons. The advance in the center has measured three miles on a front of 31 miles. é The complete success of the allies is indicated by a confidential mes- sage reaching the chief of staff from an officer who at the time of writ- ing had just returned:from Fere-en-Tardenois. London, Aug. 3—Burnirtg villages in the area north of the Vesle river between Muzon and St. Thierry indicate that a further withdrawal of the German forces is intended. Fourteen large fires have been observed. The important center of Fismes is in flames and there are Sreat conflagrations at two villages to the northwest of that town. ; The retirement of the forces of the German crown prince now ap- pears to be of a rapid character. There has not been a great deal of fighting, certainly not in the area southeast of Soissons, and it is unlikely any large capture of prisoners will be reported. ; To the east of Rheims the French forces have made a nimportant ecapture of ground near St. Helere. i French cavalry are on the Vesle river between Champigny and Jonchery, north and northeast of Rheims. Up until 11 o’clock this morn- Yr ‘ing the allies had not crossed the river at any point. All the bridges over the Vesle have been destroyed. PROTECT RHEIMS With the American Army on the Aisne-Marne Front, Aug. 3—Much importance is attached to the advance of the allies’ forces on the eastern side of the Soissons-Rheims front to the line of Gueux and. Thillois’ It is inted to as serving the double object of protecting Rheims and placing the Germans in a position to cripple still further the already badly crowd- ied Germans in their retreat toward the Vesle. 10H. 8 ROR RRA AY } ; SS | LINK IN SERIES OF VICTORIES 3 DA K 0 TA | YOUNG TEACHER Paris, Aug. 3.—Friday’s splendid success is but a link in the \ | MUSTSERVEJAII. series: of eter ane have nies one nee apie sites 3 i ‘General Foch launched his counter offensive. Rarely in war has ls BOYS KILLED | TERM OF 90 DAYS: eplanbeen carrie dout with such clock-like regularity, and experts : ‘here comment upon the brilliancy and accuracy of. Foch’s plans Miss Elanche McCauley, former : and their execution. } schoo] teacher in the Amidon ana|" ‘The allied victory is said generally to be equal to the first Belfield neighborhoods. and whoj victory of the Marne as a strategic masterpiece. What the conse- passed ¢, worthless ‘check for. $85.08 quences of yesterday’s victory will be cannot be gauged, but that ‘it will be far-reaching already seems certain to commentators. The Seung, non cere (ne time in the Cass | enemy cannot hold the Vesle line, but must recross the Aisne. TRO PLOUnBs (ORCRArT, who ‘Since the allies’ recapture of Soissons the allies are able to debouch ion both sides of the river and attack the Germans on. the rear. ‘The enémy seems aware of this and of the necessity of getting out quickly if he wishes to avoid unpleasant accidents. ; EVACUATION OF VESLE LINE i This evacuation of the line of Vesle, if it has not been brought She plead guily to the charge of, about before, seemingly is made compulsory by the French advance false pre-/+5 the Aisne east of Soissens. Coupled with the French advance ge A, T. Cole in| tO the “ls 4 . 1 é ; ‘ district cars and Be a ontencea to ndtth’ of the Aisne yesterday to'Pommeiers, northwest of ‘Sois- serve 90 days in the. county jail. ‘3 (Continued -on Page Eight.) She was finally arrested at:

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