The Daily Transcript (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 21, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 26, 1918 Page: 1 of 4
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The Daily Transcript
VOLUME VI.
Carrying the Full United Press Telegraphic Report.
NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, TUESDAY, MARCH 2fi, 1918.
NUMBER •_'/
British Pushed Back 24 Miles on 30 Mile Front
War Savings Bank Mason' Daily Review
REVIEW OF THE DAY'S NEWS
Bv J. W. T. MASON,
NewriYo^'0 Ma\echUn^eiv:n8SHin. stance of the British near Courcelette.
Bank is certainly' -enburg's stupendous slaughter
doing a fine business and one that is Germany's manpower is still failing evjdent fronl Haig's official report today.
tablishing such a bank at such a prom- mans )ast March. Between sixty and a wedge between the Hlltish and 1 renin
Cashier John Ilardie and Secretary j
Dot Bell tell thi Transcript the Nor-1
man War Savings
Hindenburg, blocked on his right flank by the stubborn re-
sistance of the British near Courcelette. is concentrating his at-
tacks south of the Somme in the region of Roye and Noyon. it IS ll(.ross (he famous Po/ieres ridge, which Haig wrested Irom Hindenburg i
the fall of 1916,
BULLETIN
By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS
UNITED PRESS STAFF CORRESPONDENT.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN THE FIELD, March 26.—The sixth
day of the monster battle finds the British and Germans fighting like tigers
inent corner is that it is constantly
before the people, making its appeal
hourly and daily, and many are drop-
ping in and investing who did
think of it before.
Saturday's sales after the bank was
open aggregated a total of $1,671.12,
and Monday's sales brought the total
up to more than $2,700.00. The first
purchaser on Saturday was Fred Mid-
dendorf, the well known baker, who
took a $100 baby bond. Hettie Maloy
was the first girl purchaser of a thrift
stamp, and the first boy purchaser
was Wm. Maxwell Bogle, infant son
of Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Bogle, who took
a baby bond. Jane and Ruth Owen, the
pretty little daughters of Mr. and Mrs.
Ben G. Owen, were also early in the
game. Mr. Morris Myers of the Var-
sity Shop purchased a $1,000 bond,
the limit for any one person.
The inception, promotion, building
and dedication of this bank is certain-
ly something of which Norman may
well be proud, and to Mr. H. L. Muld-
row is due an immensely lot of the
credit. He worked early and late, giv-
ing liberally of his time, money and
energy and gathering around him
able and earnest workers—such men
as E. L. Cralle, Clyde Pickard, Roy
(Jittinger, Co. Supt. Clark, Tom Smith,
John Hardie and many others. The
parade that preceded the dedication
was by far the greatest and best ever
seventy per cent of the territory then j verge in this vicinity.
lost has now been recovered, but the j Both the British and French evidently are falling back here,
full victory that can compensate for .... ua(in!r NOVon and several small towns. The right flank of the
mains unbroken. still hold their positions on the south bank of the river, according
Von Hindenburg no longer is ad- j to the morning's French communique.
vancing on the wide front of last week. | Thus the Germans have succeeded in pushing a large salient
The fresh German shock troops used . , ... . ,.
This salient is thirty miles across (ron,, I'eronne■ io Uf.r, and
impetuousity of the initial attack. Th" is almost 2-1 miles deep—the distance fiom St. ({uentin to Ko>e. ^
kaiser's best divisons show evidence j A further advance in this direction will increase Hindenburg s
of becoming exhausted The statement , ))f a f,ank attack. lt is rather improbable that such an al-
suggests Von Hindenburg s available i , .. ,l i-pspi-vps are needed in
supply of cannon fodder may have fal- lied attack would come from the north, as reserves are neeoea in
len to the second and third grade men. that region to defend Albert. It is not improbable, however, that^a
mobile reserve force will be flung against the Germans along the
Oise.
Furious fighting continues, the enemy throwing masses in the direction
of Albert from the high ground around Montauban. Here the British, in
machine gun positions, are resisting stubbornly.
The (iermans also are thrusting westward from Nrs'.e, attempting t<«
drive a wedge there. But their progress continues slow.
BULLETIN
HA ICS OFFICIAL REPORT
LONDON, March 26.—Fighting has died down east ot Koye and
Albert. Field Marshal Haig reported today. The British have es-
tablished new positions there.
Albert is twelve miles southwest of Bapaume. It was toward this city
Nevertheless, Von Hindenburg is
developing a further desperate inten-
tion of trying to break through the
southern part of the British front.
The combat across the lionime river
involves the most serious consequen-
ces of the house of Hohen/ollern. It
is this southern part of the present
battle front that has been put under j
the n( ininal control of the German
crown prince. The loss of prestige j
that the Hohenzollern heir suffered 1
might be fatally handicanpei as a , Koye is 24 miles southwest of St. Quentin where the links were hem Detorc,
ru'cr if lie fails at the Son>m . ,he (jerman advance began, and marks the furthest advance of the (.ernians.
All tl.e more urgent is it for the
"North of the Somme continuation of the expected fighting has
not yet developed," the statement says. "South of the Somme this
morning, attacks were reported developing, also against the trench
in the neighborhood of Roye and Chaulnes.
"The enemy's losses continue severe. He has been obliged to
reinforce his lines from all parts of the western theatre. Over seventy
hostile divisions are knows to be engaged."
The Somme splits the battlefront in the vicinity of Peronne.
BULLETIN
GLOOMY VIEW IN ENGLAND
By L. KEEN,
UNITED PRESS STAFF CORRESPONDENT
LONDON, March 26.—Although Great Britain's traditional calmness
unperturbed and its confidence in Haig's ability to hold the enemy is unshak-
en, there is a general disposition to face facts squarely and not minimize Im-
possibilities of further retirement.
One of the frankest comments on the situation is that of the Manchester
Guardian.
"We have suffered a severe defeat, but we know how to draw a victor'
out of defeat." declares the Guardian. "Hut it is not a decisive defeat ami
won't be. As long as our alignment is maintained, the enemy's advance instead
of being progressive, will be retarded.
"We have lost ground, but we are still tar in advance ot the positions-
which have saved France for two years. It is a defeat, but not a disaster; i«
is a time of great anxiety, but we are justified in awaiting the future with
confidence."
VaiSci' io press the Somme fighting j
because the rival crown prince of Ba-
varia commands the northern half of
the new battle area. For Prussia to i
permit Bavaria to make the better!
record at this crisis in the affairs of
the Hohenzollerns might be fatal. The
slow progress of the German advance
across the Somme, therefore, is a hap- j
py augury for the allies. The cap-
given in Norman and by far excelled jture of Bapaume is ft secondary con-
the one given in Oklahoma City at the se<T"erlne.??,th,'s' , , c. „
, , • . ■ - .. . , . .f . I The British front after the St. Quen-
dedication of its bank when the sizes L,n reverse is remaining stolidly in-
of the towns are considered. The par- tact jn t),e SOuth. Here is where the
ade was especially beautiful in its con- ' greatest blows are falling and here is
the scene fixed, if the British line
Roye is seven miles southwest of Nesle, which marks the farthest Ger-
man advance yet reported. Chalne is 21 miles due west of St. Quentin and
eight miles southwest of Peronne.
Seven divisions, according to most authorities, would mean about ;>2;>.0UU
still holds. forThe house of Hoh'enzoL infantry, or possibly 840,000 men of all departments.
lern's most disastrous defeat.
HAIG'S MONDAY NGHT BULLETIN
LONDON, March 26.—Field Marshal Haig, in his official statement last
Yesterday's Fires
ception, inspirational ami educational
and well sustained from start to finish,
reflecting immense credit upon its
Marshals, Capt. Guy Y. Williams and
Capt. L. C. Giles, and their assistants.
The establishment of this bank and i ,arge city an important
its dedication ceremonies has aroused I In the rush of petting in the war , m.in advance
a spirit of patriotism amidst our peo- news yesterday the Transcript clear ^ heavy attack by fresh enemy troops this afternoon enabled them to
pie never before demonstrated, and a j forgot to mention the two fires that sress west :1IU| southwest of Bapaume in the direction of Courcelette,
spirit that must be and will be en- | occurred about 9 o'clock. The
aight admitted further enemy progress in the direction ot Albert, the next
larue citv. an imnortant railroad and highway center in the path ot the <.er-
BULLETIN
FRENCH OFFICIAL REPORT
PARIS, March 26.—Noyon was evacuated during the night, thi-
French war office reported today. The retirement was made in excel-
lent order.
The French are holding solidly on the left bank of the Oise.
Noyon is about twenty miles west and south of Latere, which marked the
line before the (ierman advance started.
The battle continued violently during Monday evening. 1 he enemy multi-
plied its attacks on the Noyon-Chaulnes front. The French artillery was welt
established in the Noyon region and efficaciously supported the infantry,
whose resistance and frequent counter attacks delayed the German drive and
inflicted heavy losses.
BULLETIN
BERLIN REJOICES
COPENHAGEN, March 26.—The front correspondent of the ber-
lin Vorwaerts declares the (ierman hisses, while great, are smaller
than were expected, according to advices received here today. He re-
port* the use <>l "sturmwagen stcanks" (evidently (ierman tanks) in
great numbers. He also mentions the kaiser as being in St. Quen-
tin and declares the (ierman ruler is "working early and late.
Berlin was decoratcd with Hags Monday and church bells were
rung, while the (ierman Catholics arrnaged a special day of prayer,. ^
according to the advices.
first
couraged. It must not be allowed to alarm was occasioned by a fire in the
die out. 1 granary at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
j Ben G. Owen, near the University, and
•—Another shipment of coats due us it destroyed about $50 worth of katii
today. Rucker's. and oats. Spontaneous combustion was
. ! supposed to have caused it. Hardly
-Rev. Tlieo. Gayer left this morn-' was this fire put out before the de-
ing for Boswell, New Mexico, where 1 partment was called to the Umver-
he is dated for a series of lectures. He 1 sity grounds, where a fire had broken
expects to be home the latter part of out in the Domestic Science rooms.
the week. i These rooms are in the frame build- j
_____ ings just west of the Administration
—John S. Allan is absent in Miami, I building, and it looked for a time as
Okla., where he is becoming interest- | if they would all go, but good work
ed ih some good zinc properties. A j of the volunteer fire fighters assisted
pood many Norman men are getting, by the department soon put it out.
interested upVhere. I The loss was some $300, entirely cov-
I ered by insurance. This fire was also
—Dean H. S. Browne, head of the j supposed to
school of pharmacy at the university, ; spontaneous
is home from a ten days' visit in a room adjoining the Domestic Science mans were driven a year ago along the line.
Washington, D. C., where he attended 1 class room, which had been used as a There are no trees, no houses in this region, it is s e 1" e< ^
a meeting of the American Confer- storage room for the cleaning appar- miles. Then the Germans were unable to bur> their ta
ince of Pharmacists.
Haig reported ^he Raiser and Hindenburg were last reported
Courcelette is six miles west and south of Bapaume, about midway be- dispatches.
tween Bapaume and Albert and twelve miles southwest of Lagnicourt, the
nearest point on the line held before the start of the offensive.
During th early fighting yesterday, the report said, a continuous heavy
attack front Wancourt to the Somme was beaten off. Wancourt is six miles
east and south of Arras, on the Arras-Cambrai highway and is about twenty
miles north of the Somme.
The German night official statement declared that between I eronne and
Bapaume, a distance of thirteen miles, the British were driven back to "the
old positions between the Ancre and the Somme. which he occupied before
the beginning of the 1916 Somme battle.
'eronne, in official
GERMAN REPORT
AMSTERDAM, March 26.—German tanks fought southwest ol
St. Quentin and "stood the test brilliantly," according to a semi-offi
rial Berlin statement received here today.
"Their speed and mobility were universally praised. All return-
ed undamaged. Mainly due to them, the tenacious resistance ot the
British machine gun nests was broken."
BULLETIN
SIMM'S REPORT FROM THE FRONT
By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS,
UNITED PRESS STAFF CORRESPONDENT.
„ .... WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN THE FIELD, March 26.—When Gen-
o have been caused by eral Von Below's men crossed the Somme south of I eronne, tin batt « rti n
combustion, catching in menced on the vast war-wrought desert over whi<h tie la mac ene
atus of the janitor.
l^V
I
BOUDOIR CAPS
Bought for our Easter Sale but arrived
too late to go in our regular advertising.
These are samples and short lots of the
very best styles in Boudoir Caps. They
go on sale Thursday at 9 a. m. at JUST
HALF.
$1.00 Cap 50c
75c Cap 38c
50c Cap 25c
35c and 39c Caps 18c
Remember Thursday at 9 a. m.
RUCKER'S
fighting over their comrade's bones. , .
Thick columns of the enemy are slowly driving forward against the h^
tering of the British guns. Their reinforcements are coming up '
parts of the lines. Prisoners say these reinforcements include reserves from
Flanders, Laon, Rheims and Verdun.
Hindenburg is sparing no lives. The Kaiser is putting all in the melting
cheerful throughout the front. I heir
all
not. Monday night finds the Tommies
spirit is unbroken. 1 saw them playing football within ordinary gun range.
These were reserves awaiting orders.
Civilian refugees refusing to allow themselves to be captured, are taking
their lot stoically. , .
The British troops are sticking to their positions to the last man against
tremendous odds, falling back in good order when their thin line finally cedes
this or that point.
BULLETIN
ACTIVITIES ON ITALIAN FRONT
ROME, March 26.—Activity on the Italian front is becoming
increasingly greater in co-operation with the allied defense in I ranee.
UNIVERSITY
THEATRE
—TODAY-
HERBERT RAWLINSON
—in—
"THE HIGH SIGN"
—Also—
Alice Howell in one of her screaming two-
reel comedies
"OH BABY"
bseSjA
The cable would indicate that the Italians have begun a demonstration in
their theatre either to prevent further withdrawal of Austrian forces for use
on the west front, or in the hope of compelling Hindenburg to use a portion of
his forces in Italy.
—Non-Support is Charged: Frances
Elsie Wheeler filed suit for divorce
against J. H. Wheeler in the district
court yesterday, alleging that her hus-
band had refused to contribute any-
thing towards her support for four
years, although she is in poor health,
and her husband is amply able to sup-
port her. The two were married in
1890.—Oklahoman. j
j Miss Lucille Bell returned to Gaines-
Mrs. E. B. McCall was an Oklahoma j vilie> Texas, Saturday after a short
City visitor Friday. visit with her mother and sister.
WEATHER
—oOo—
Norman and Vicinity: Gener-
ally fair weather tonight and
Wednesday. Not much change
in temperature.
Is COMING
Direo la
"THE
KAISER"
"THE BEAST OF BERLIN"
The most stupendous production
of the age.
Monday and Tuesday, April 1-2
The University Theatre
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