THE WEATHER Generally fair tonight and Wednea« day. Slightly cooler tonight. » . AND DAILY REPUBLICAN FORUM ESTABLISHED NOV. 17, 1891. FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 11, 1916. REPUBLICAN ESTABLISHED SEPT. 5, 1878. r ommikis ments of Food Resumed—Peons Said Have Made New Gains to Be Near Starvation London, July 11.—The British raptured Contalmaison on the French front last night, the war office announced today. 8overal lines of IMMEDIATE SETTLEMENT OF trenches at Mametz wood were taken by the British* Heavy fighting MEXICAN TROUBLE POSSIBLE ashington Officials continues at Trones wood. With the capture by the French of Lamasonette hill, whioh domi­ nates the valley of the Somme and from which everything that hap* Washington, July 11. — General Carranza has pens in Peronne can be observed, one of the primary objects of the been notified that negotiations for the settlement Anglo-French offensive has toeen achieved. of the border difficulties need not await the return Two armies are now engaged in an effort to organize and extend the limits of the ground they have gained and in repelling German of Secretary Lansing from his vacation. counter attacks which are directed particularly against the British to It is expected here Carranza will propose a formal Will Be Declared a the north of the river, where they succeeded in regaining a footing in Trones wood. conference, rather than informal conversations be­ The Germans on their part are heavily shelling the allied front tween Ambassador Arredondo and the state de­ from Lens to the Belgian coast, but there were no attempts at inw partment. American officials "will accede to any Peaceful Merchantman fantry action except the usuail raids in which both sides engage. The Russians continue to advance toward Kovel and are now plan that assures quick action. engaged in a pitched battle along the Stokhod, whioh was crossed at Large Increase in Number some points. Nogales, Arir^ July 11.—Shipment of food from the United States of Deaths and New Cases 'Amsterdam, July 11. (Via London) — Another GERMANS STILL HAMMER VERDUN. into Sonora was resumed today after an interruption of three weeks, in New York commercial submarine, the Bremen, constructed by when eight carloads of garbanzos, a species of chick pea, crossed the the same company that built the Deutschland, now in Parity July 11.—The situation remained unchanged on the Somme international line. front last night. A war office statement today says it has been ascer­ Reports from the interior of the state indicate a number of peons an American port, has already left the harbor, accord­ tained that south of the Somme the French during the last two daye are on the verge of famine, and the arrival of food is eagerly awaited. ing to the Berlin Yossische Zeitung. This statement have taken more* than 1,300 prisoners. Negotiations were begun today in Nogales and Sonora between 195 NEW CASES DEVELOP On the Verdun front the Germans launched an attack at 4 o'clock officials of the Southern Pacific railroad In Mexico and authorities of was made by the newspaper in giving details regard­ this morning on French positions from FUeury to a point east of Che* the Mexican de facto government to turn the road back to the com­ ing the ownership of the Deutschland. nois. They succeeded in penetrating advanced French trenches at soma pany for operation. Since the beginning of the recent crisis the road Health Officials of North­ points, but were expelled immediately by counter attacks. has been in the hands of the Mexican military. Washington, July 11-—State department officials today expressed West of the Meuse there was active artillery fighting in the neigh­ Four troops of Utah cavalry detrained here last night in a down­ western States To Be the belief, bssed on unofficial information, that the Deutschland would borhood of Avocourt and Chattancourt. Northeast of Veho the Ger­ pour of rain and immediately went into mmp near the Conneetiout Asked to Co-operate be declared a peaceful, unarmed merchantman and entitled to all the mans exploded four mines, the craters of which were eventually occu­ troops on the outskirts of the city. privileges of an ordinary cargo carrier. pied by the French. The state department, it was officially declared, will not eonoern Chihuahua, Mexico, July 11.—The mafn tody of the Villa forcfc New York, July 11.—A large in­ itself with reported objections of Canadian nickel interests to the ex­ HEAVY FIGHTING ON ITALIAN FRONT. retreating from Jiminez, attacked. Parral, fifty miles southwest, ana portation of nickel on the Deutschland. Agreements of American were defeated by the Carranza garrison after a savage battle, accord, crease in the number of deaths purchasers of Canadian nickel not to re-export the metal, Acting Berlin (by wireless to Sayville), July 11.—An official Austria* ing to an official report received by General Jacento Trevino. snd new cases in the epidemic of Hungarian statement Monday reports the continuance of heavy fight­ infantile paralysis is reported to­ Secretary Polk explained, were purely private, and no resort could ing on the Italian front. Monte Corno was captured by the Italians. day. In the last twenty four hours be had to the state department to interfere with nickel shipments on 195 new cases developed in the the German supersubmarine. five boroughs of New York city Capt. C. F. Hughes was assigned by the navy department to aid and there were 32 deaths. treasury officials in determining the status of the Deutschland, and he went to Baltimore today, accompanied by Lieut. J. Q. Fisher of the Seattle, Wash., July 11.—Health offi­ Night Swimmer Is cers of California, Montana, Idaho, bureau of steam engineering, and Naval Constructor Herbert ft. Oregon and British Columbia are to Howard. be asked to communicate with health authorities at an early date with a NO OBJECTION TO INSPECTION. * view of adopting joint regulations to Baltimore. Md., July 11,—There will be no objection on the part prevent a spread of infantile paralysis, of Capt. Paul Koenig, commander of the German submarine Deutsch­ Drowned in Stadium according to an announcement today by Dr. Thomas D. Tuttle, state health land, to an inspection of the craft by officers of the United States navy, commissioner. it was anonunced by Captain Koenig today after the arrival from Minneapolis, Minn., July 11.—A successor to Brigadier General A. Washington of C. F. Hughes and two navy submarine experts assigned W. Wright disqualified yesterday because of physical disability will be Altoona, Pa., July 11.—Two cases to aid the collector of the port in determining the status of the vessel. in elected by the brigade officers of the Minnesota national guard, ten In of infantile paralysis were reported to number, it was announced today by Governor J A. A. Burnqulst. the health authorities here todftg^he BRITISH ADMIRE GERMAN SUCCESS. Two other disqualifications were announce today .by the medical first in three years. examiners, Theron G. Methven, colonel of the university of Minnesota London, July 11*—-"We are quite ready to join in a laugh against cadet corps and Major John Dorsey of of the second regiment, rank­ ourselves and applaud the skill and daring of the captain who appears The third flood in the Red river gotten outside of the stadium before ing surgeon of the brigade. James E. Merroll, of Amboy. captain of within the past three months claimed drowning, and it is still more certain •o be a sportsman and has earned his laurels cleanly," says The Man­ the medical corps of the second, succeeds Major Dorsey. chester Guardian, referring to the German submarine Deutschland. its first victim about 11 o'clock last that after going down his body could The brigade staff will leave for the boundary Saturday unless night when John George, 18 years of not be carried out of the enclosure of Colonel Luce should be named successor to General Wright, in which The Daily Graphic, commenting on the trans-Atlantic voyage, age, a son of Mrs. Charlotte George, the high concrete walls which sur­ case the staff will go with the first regiment tomorrow. •ays: "While the submarine trip does credit to German enterprise drowned while swimming in the deep round the field,'and which are now and seamanship, it leaves the maritime situation where it was before. water that covers tbe Fargo college about a foot under water. The risk of disaster is immense, and the capacity of submarines to stadium. The boys searched for their com­ carry the commodities Germany needs is insignificant." Up to 1 o'clock this afternoon the panion about an hour, and then taking body had not been recovered, although his clothing, reported to the police INSPECTION MADE. the police and volunteer helpers have station, and a search was immediately Baltimore, July 11.—American navy officers detailed by the navy been dragging the vicinity where it undertaken by the authorities. The y sw,uyu Voted F department to determine the status of the German submsrine is believed the young man went down, dragging of the stadium has been go­ Deutschland, went aboard the craft today. Captain Hughea finished since his drowning was reported to ing on constantly without result. The the inspection about 2 p. m.. He declined to discuss whst wss deter- the police about midnight. boys say that George had on his mined, saying he would report later to Collector Ryan. George was in company with L. underclothing while swimming. The submarine bsaan this morning unloading its cargo, prinei- Lyons and Albert Pull. They secured The young man drowned was 18 in State Wide Primary pally dyestuffs.