The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 13, 1918, Page 1

THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR. No. 228. — SS YANKS ADVANCED E BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, “FRIDAY, SEPT. 13, 1918. ea LAST EDITION _PRICE FIVE CENTS, IGHT MILES ee rasiMupay _ Rapidity of American Drive Takes German IS AMERICAN N. D. Baker, War Secretary and Other Notables Witness Start of Drive BRILLIANT FIRE DISPLAY Explosions Terrifie Over Entire Line as Yanks Prepare for Attack BY ASSOCIATED. PRESS. With the. American Army in Lor- raine, (Thursday) Sept. 12.—The al- lied front is dominatingly American, the French cooperating and in a mili- tary sense it is regarded as a contint- ing phase of the battle which began Jast summer. Newton D. Baker, the American sec: | retary of war, with several other not-| | ables, witnéssed the beginning of the battle from the vantage point of a Fernch fort close behind the middle of the line. It was precisely one o'clock of a rainy moonless night ;when-a ‘single was followed by, other flashes which emerged into a sheet of white light on the horizon. gan to roll from this flame-lit area a mighty thunder from which could , be determined the crack and boom of; returning German shells bursting. Brilliant Color Scheme. The field over. which the attack was made was so extended that the bril- liant bands of vivid light soon stretch- ed from far eastward to westward lighting u pthe clouds. Soon there be- gan to arise star shells, signal rock- ets, and flares thrown by the enemy. to betray the Americans should they, leave their trenches suddenly to begin and infantry attack. To this general color scheme there was soon added a reddish glow as asimunition dumps exploded. f The artillery fire lessened a little in intensity and German star shells burst with: more frequency as five clock approached, as though the enemy sus- pected ‘that was the hour set for the | Spicuous part. | AHEAD OF CITY | |Tabulation of Returns Probably | Will be Complete by Close | i dash of flames shot across the sky. It; Gradually there be-) 1, purleigh county the registration {in the rural precincts in several cases; bebo" 23 men and listed five others} Chicago, Sept. day of General Pershing is being ob- served here today. The exercises tak- e “over there” in which the gen- eral’s soldiers are playing such a con- AT KANSAS CITY. Kansas City, Sept. 13.—Today, the 58th birthday of General J. J. Persh- ing, is being cele>rated by thousands of school children. A feature of the observance was the distribution o! war savings stamp cards. 4 BUY W. 5. 8 COUNTRY RUNS | iSeveral Rural Precincts Exceed | Estimates—Municipalities | Fall Below " INREGISTRANTS MANY PRECINCTS «REPORT | of Day exceeded the,estimate, while in the city of Bismarck and the larger towns | of the county, with the exception o! | Sterling, the number of registrants! was much less than expected. H | Banner precincts which had report-! ed early this morning to Sheriff! {French, chairman of the local board, | j were Wild Rose township, which’ with, jan estimated registration of 15, regis-| ho are transients and jurisdiction | er whomwas in doubt; Painted | | Woods township, estimated in advance; at 27, and actually registering 28; | and Sterling, asked for 27 registrants and reportin; Sei In. Bism: city the registration, except in Ward Three, ran less than fifty per cent of the estimate, The wards reported as follows: | ing on added significance through the | ~ driv rs NARROW:ST, MIHTEL SALIENT ~-TO DISTANCE OF SIX MILES SCENE OF PERSHING DRIVE White. line shows approximately! where Americans are on the offens nt ve, TOOTHBRUSHES HELP BEAT HUNS Defenses Completely by Surprise in Lorraine High Winds During Day Make it Hard for Bal- | loons to Perform Scout Duty—Estimated That Seven Teuton Divisions Face Americans. | CAPTURE SALIENT. | London, Sept. 13.—Tweive thousand prisoners have been taken by Americans in offensive at St. Mihiel; entire salient now has been captured. Railway from Verdun to Commerray Toul and Nancy now is open to Entente es. With the American Army in Lorraine, Sept. 13.—There was a high wind during the day, but the balloons were able to remain up for observation. One American balloon broke away and drifted jeastward. One of the German baloons was aloft near St. Mihiel but it remained up only about five minutes. The smoke screen the American placed about Montzc appears to have been successful in preventing the enemy observations from that commanding point. While the heavy attacks were being made on the north and south line of the St. Mihiel sector, a force around the point of the angle was inaugurating a series of raids, rushing far into the sides of the German bodies. GERMANS SURPRISED. The strength of the Germans is not known, but it is certain that there are at least seven divisions in the sector. It is known that the enemy has collected a quantity of supplies, in the sector, and will endeavor to remove them. The French were in the line at allotted points, but the distribution of the forces was such that wherever the Germans turned they faced American troops. Just how much the Germans were surprised by the offensive in a sector so long inactive is uncertain. It seems not improbable, however, that they had noticed the indication given for many days past that some new developments might be expected. TURN GUNS ON ROADS. The guns that opened the artillery preparation at eleven o’clock continued for four hours to hammer the Germans, not alone their nearby positions but almost every cross roads, village and town within range. The roads over which the enemy might bring up reinforcements or retreat were broken up with high explosives. The artillery attack was.carefully planned, every battery com- /mander having registered dong in advance the objectives of his di- |vision| The full effect of the bombardment could not be observed, but there is little doubt that it had great effect in interfering with the defensive movements of the enemy. TRY TO REMOVE GUNS. | With the American Army in Lorraine, Sept. 13.—The Ger- jmans last night and early today were attempting to remove their artillery through the town of Vigneules, under the stress of the American attack on the St. Mihiel salient. They were greatly infantry. attack: “More. and.more .am- Ward. Retimate. Registration. | hampered by airplanes and-artillery: fire. # i munition dumpa exploded: just -before| une .. +» 100 agrees od | Rome, Sept. 13.—Italian troops have penetrated the Austro- five. The artillery bombardment sud-|Two . 237 107 London, Sept. 13.—G. IP ine’s f in theixsattack | Sola; H aan posit t Pramaggi the ‘Ttali ffi denly xesumed its original-intensity | Three 158 127 ondon, Sept. 13.—General Perghing’s forces in their attack) Soldiers Guard Them as They) Hungarian positions at ft ramaggiore, tie ltallan war otlice an- and as the sky was ‘beginning to be! Four 216 94 jon the southern side of the St. Mihiel salient have advanced for a! Do Their Rif |nounced today. An enemy assaulting party on Monte Asoloné.was tinged with dawn, It began to take on/ Five Hd 12 jdistance of eight miles. The assault was made on a front\of 14, Db RMEAE SUANES. |put to flight. i i petro rres pa cng era ae : —-._|miles. ‘The Americans were making rapid progress in the continu-| NEARING ST. QUENTIN. of the guns stopped, and in the sud- Totals »...:. 1,291 602 ation of their drive.. German prisoners say that the American at-| (By Newspaper Enterprise Ass'n.) London, Sept. 13.—German troops delivered an attack on the den silence the “Americans .went over the top. All along the line, could be ehard the chattering of German ma- chine guns and suddenly the thunder commenced again when a barrage was laid down to protect the American sol- zyIn addition; to the ward registra- tions, County Auditor Maherty reports an advance registration of ,absentees {and registration cards received through the mails from those out of tack was expected but that it was delivered so rapidly that they) had no time to put up the stubborn resistance which they were ordered to,, Pammes, which was energetically defended by the} Germans, was easily captured by the Americans, | The Americans are reported to have captured Vigneulles seven | Paris, France, Sept, 13.—It wasn't in yain that American mothers of a de- cade or two ago daily put that stern question: “Willie, did you brush ‘your! teeth this morning?" town of Havrincourt, recently taken by the British. The attack was repulsed with loss to’ the‘Germans, Field Marshal Haig re- ported: today. Heel o . On the front gained Holnon wood. A German attack opposite Moeuvres, on the canal line west of further south’ of St!"Quentin the British have « es ‘ 4 iders as they approached the trenches. | the city aggregating 170, boosting the! iles 7 , A . eae ats i SO eed ae eect cai | total registration for-the elty of Bis, and a halt miles nop th of pee through whch te four fins They would thrill with pride could] A German attack oppo the’ elements of modern warfare. |marck to 772, or approximately nine/ran. General ‘ershing's troops ‘aso are’ said to have captured) tney follow in the wake of our army| Cambrai, failed completely. 4 British troops have captured the town.of Jeancourt, in the While the artillery was playin7 its role, the airmen and tank crews work- ed over their machines preparatory to per cent of the whole population. |, Rural districts early this morning! {had reported as follows. the first fig- Beney, Heudicourt and the Bois de Thiaucourt. NECK NARROWED. If these places really have been captured, the neck of the St.! ce—and see the whole rear area at sunvise dotted with American, doughboys, just out of blankets or| St. Quentin sector, north of Vermand. PENETRATE GERMAN POSITIONS. i “Dit t|ure representing the estimate, and) y7.)- : . Fi - * i r ' eae the ‘Ameniaeu ive nee the second then actual registration: Mihiel salient has been narrowed to less than SIX miles, and if the|out of battle, every man of them | (By Associated Press) | There was no question of aerial su-| Telfer, 21, 11; Fort Rice, 15, 9; Ap-| two German divisions reported to be in the Salient last night are] prushing his teeth. j With the British Forces in France, Sept. 13.—British forces premacy or should not be. French | ple Creek, 35, 14; tSerling. 27 Me still there, it is decidedly improbable they will be able to get away.| Uncle Sam can thank a generation /in their advance yesterday in the Havrincour sector, southwest of planes ‘and French asr.nen supple-/Kenzie, 60, 26; Sibley Butte, 35, 13:/ The Germans are blowing up ammunition dumps at Havrincourt | o¢/mothers for a large share of cred-|Cambrai, penetrated the German positions at some places for a mented the American forces, and day-|Croft, 45, 27; Grass Lake, 42, +! and Domoboux : : & _ UT ace light saw them already in operation. | Taft, 21, 18. Bee es B i it for the health of our army. The, depth of 2,000 yards. Further south Field Marshal Haig’s forces : General Pershing’s troops so far have captured 9,500 prisoners, | soidiers learned the elean-teeth habit! occupied St. Quentin Wood. It rained early in the night and the early hours of the morning did not of- fer the best.opportunities for the avia- tors, but notwithstanding the. mist the - equadrons appeared with the ~dawn ready .for observation of the defense, and for offensive combats. The Americans pushed ahead all along the point except at one point. ‘They met with less resistance. than they had expected. The Germans made only one counter attack in an attempt Miss Madge Runey-of Taft precinct, jthe only -woman registrar serving in the county, was among the first to re- port this morning. She seemed’ to have thoroughly enjoyed her work; her reports were all in proper form, and Chairman French regards her a8 iqne of his most valued assistants. Mr. Runey, who is proud of the way his aaughter is doing her bit. accom- panied her to town this morning. UY W. » & and have taken 60.German Guns. On.the- west side of the St. Mihiel salient, where the country} is much. more difficult, and where the German resistance has been more determined the Americans have made an advance of three miles on the twelve mile front. ° REGISTRATION [REGISTRANTS Not CLASSIFIED MAY years ago, and it's bearing fruit now. Often most of a soldier's posses- the rush of an advance. But he’s; and his toothbrush i BUY W, S, B——— N. D. FARMERS FIRST sions get lost in the shuffle during ‘continuing its brilliantly succ | CAPTURE 9,090 PRISONERS. t The offensive of Americans in Lorraine was reported to be ful course. The prospect was that not only would the St. Mihiel salient be wiped out but would deal {never without his rifle, his shovel—'out a serious loss to the Germans in men and guns. Thus far, 9,500 prisoners and 60 guns have. been taken. The rapid progress of American forces on both sides of the salient now afford the hope that still greater numbers of Germans |may be caught in the loop on which General Pershing’s troops are \ to stem the on rushing tide. TOWNLEY’S TACTICS| | LEAVE THE STATE! GRANTED FEDERAL AID ' closing in. { teresa! pega eb ageaeld AGAIN UNDER FIRE: j ——- | z The Americaris appear now to have made an advance of some a | Provost Marshal General Crowder; Great Falls, Mont., Sept. _ A. {eight miles on the southern end of the salient. ericans warning ‘of what was com- ing ,and the Americans were complete- ly prepared for the counter attack when it started. PrisOners testify to the accuracy and the -deadliness of the American preparatory artillery fire’ Observers had so completely located the prin- cipal German points of defense in ad- vance that the Germans could ‘only take to their dugouts. After the American artillery had reached the. drumfire intensity the American soldiers went over the top singing loudly: “Where do we go from here, boys?” BUY WOR, RONALD SERR- SHOT THROUGH NECK BY “22” Son of Well Known Bismarck Family Seriously Injured by Playmate Ronald, 8-year-old_ son. of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Serr of Fourth street, was shot throug hthe neck by a 22-rifle in the hands of Walter Boyd, a 10-year- old playmate, at 8:30: last evening. The bullet entered the back of the 'Rev. S. R. Maxwell Exposes the Alleged Methods of the League President Hudson, S. D., Sept. 13—Samuel R. | Maxwell, formerly. asmember of the “inner circle’ of the Nonpartisan; league, spoke here last night on “The; Blights of Autocracy.” His address! was a severe arraignment of A. C.j Townley, president of the league. Maxwell made it clear that the in- terests of Townley and the league were not identical. He said he was not opposed to ‘Townley personally, but to the autocracy which he repre- sents. trol of the sources of information the farmers received, and that he owns newspapers and controls: their pol- icy. the league, but had exposed Townley | and thereby his machine. He pointed out that with 30,000 league members in South Dakota, the league -had collected $480,000 in this state alone and asked his audience what the South Dakota farmers had to show for their investment? He said he had heard Townley declare in June that there was no mony in the league treasury, and that at least 2,000 life members at $100 each were FIRST ESTIMATE has wired Adjutant General Fraser that registrants who Have not al- -|ready been classified for service may be granted permit to leave the state on certain conditions defined: in the; following telegram: | Communicate immediately to all lo-| cal boards following amendment to ‘section 156: "Every local board is au- thorized to issue a permit to depart Washington, Sept. 13.—Five states reporting on yesterday’s draft registra- tion of men from 18 to 45 showed to- tals of six to. seven per cent greater than the 48timates made for them by the provost marshal gevaeral’s office. Officers of the provost marshal general’s office said the grand total {their crops by He charged Townley had con-; He said he never had attacked! would not be overrun to that extent, as the states reporting probably had abnormal labor conditions. The first reports came from Rhode Island, Vermant, Wisconsin, Minneso- ta, Oregon and the District of Colum- bia. The figures probably will not be made public until they have been cor- rected and completed. from the states to a registrant who has not been finally classified, provid- ed he has submitted a questionnaire, upon which, together with the appli- cation on Form 1026, P. M. G. O., the board may determine whether the per- mit to depart from the United States. should be issued. If a registrant who has not been furnished a question- naire applies for such permit the lo- Registration on August 24 of men,cal board shall furnish him a ques- who had reached 21 years since June tionnaire and on its return shall pro- 5th last, added 157,963 men, to the na-'ceed in. accordance’ with the above. tion’s manpower enrollment, the pro- If the registrant claims deferred class- vost marshal general announced to- ification on the ground that he is to-; day. This was just 48 less than the tally and permanently physically dis- advance estimate of 158,011. “\qualified for military ‘service, the lo-, Yesterday’s registration of men be- cal board shall.proceed immediately | tween 18 and 45 for military service was 8 per cent above the advance esti- mate and may have added close to 14,000,000 men to the manpower rolls, t ohaye the registrant examined physi- cally.” neon it S If any registrant of a class with re- spect.to age. which the president, has Stead of Regent. NX. D., was the first) farmer to be granted federal aid for) fall seeding by the special government commission, which now is distributing | financial help to the farmers who lost drought. Stead. was} loaned $300 for seeding 100 acres ‘of; wheat and rye. In the same mail ca rying his allowance went that of six; other farmers in the same section. Your Subscription —when does if expire? Look at the yellow address label which is pasted on your paper. It shows you the date your subscription expires. THE. WAR INDUSTRIES BOARD at WASHINGTON, just issued the following rul- mM ig “All newspapers must dis- continue sending papers after | date of expiration unless junderstood to have scored an advance of three miles. South of Vigneulles the town of Heudicourt is declared to be in American possession, while to the east of Thiaucourt, Persh- ing’s troops have acquired the important Thiaucorurt wood and the town of Beney. ADVANCE THREE MILES. Meanwhile, on the westerly side of the salient where the going is more difficult, the American movement on a 12 mile front is The con- verging movement thus appears to have closed the neck of the loop to a point where it is now much more than five miles across. The Germans have had great difficulty in getting their artil- \lery way over the lone railway line at their disposal. They were working feverishly last night, to move guns, but their way now iseems blocked by the continued American progress today. Num- \bers of great mortars and trench machine guns are now already in : American hands besides the canon reported taken. |tions daily of cavalry drill, pyramid- \ing, hurdling, tanmed and team _rid- , ing and other fancy stunts. Sergeant } Armstrong’s taming of bucking hors- }28 was payticularly good Seretart MADE HIT AT | Harris rode a wild steer which hed {thrown Indian buckaroos from the ;Teservation, and Sergt. A. V. Harris got a liberal hand every day for his rope spinning and fancy riding. At the close of the fair the direc- tors especially complimented the Steele cavalrymen, declaring that they |Expert Horsemen Furnish One! contrivuted very greatly to the suc- cess of the exposition. Coming over boy’s neck and plowed its wayjneeded to put it on its feet. He said| according-to the reports that began to not directed shall be caHed for class- bscription is renewed and ji ii through coming out at the front. The|that all the money—$3,000,000—col-|come in the the provost marshal gen- ification. (that is furnished with ques- paid for.” of the Big Attractions of from Steele the troop leave at 6 a: wound was of a very serious nature,/lected in outh Dakota and ten other| eral today, from state draft executives. tionnaire) and. drafted for military Tribune readers should i Exposition m and made camp on the Mandan but at St. Alexius hospital today the states, had gone to keep Townley in The first group of states to pre- service, applies’ for a permit under watch their date labels and _ ;fair.at 5:30 p.m. O nthe return jour- injured youngster is reported to be} power. sent partial or complete totals all this section and-has been furnished ‘a 5 ETS iney they hoped to shade that record a Saved Ma nicely. with every prospect; Maxwell said the constitutional | showed well over expectations. questionnaire to be submitted to the. based ack eoaat mat The Steele cavalry troop, the only | trifle. of NC jete pag : i amendments to be presented to the —% BUY W. SS. local board for’ consideration in con- not missing a single issue; mounted unit of the North Dakotaj The Steele cavalry includes some ie Serr boy ling past on his|South Dakota voters in November ISSUE ‘CALL. nection with this application for ‘a:per- home guard, rode through the city to-/of the finest horsemen in the north- bicycle when young Body's rifle was accidently discharged, and the victim dropped from his wheel. Medical at- would ‘carry out the farmers’ program and that if Townley were honest he would withdraw entirely from South St. Paul, Sept. 13—A draft call for 2,789 registrants from Minnesota to entrain October 7 to 11 for Camp rant, Rockford, IL, was received to- mit, he shall tot be finally classified or called for military service , until under “the president’s directions the classes of registrants with respect to * Last day of grace is Oct. 1. You will have to hurry. day en route home from the Missouri! west. A majority are now engaged in valley fair at Mandan, where this or-| busines sor the practice of profes- ganization of expert horsemen were|sions in the Kidder county seat, but the hit of the exposition. many of them in ‘their early days f tention was summoned immediately,|Dakota. He challenged Towsley to eo ry e and the boy; © summoned | publish the South Dakota proposedjday. The remaining men Class, 1 Bismarck Tribune West of the/constitntional amendment in his pa- at be inducted. atiaervlee i this‘ : : troop participated in the maneuvers | on’ the Dakota oo pers. i A , {at Mandan, putting on several exhibi-|lost none of har diathes cunning. . ; 3 Twenty-five members of the qteele| punched cattle and age of which he is a member has been | called for classification.