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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-02-04
WILSON LIFTS EMBARGO ON THE
REBELS AMMUNITION IS

Washington, Feb. 4.-President
Wilson issued a proclamation yester-
day lifting the embargo on arms and
ammunition consigned to the rebel
army, the president and his cabinet
having arrived at the conclusion that
the embargo on arms was not an act
of neutrality, but thwarted the efforts
of the constitutionalsts while not
seriously interfering with. the Huerta
faction, who weer able to get arms
and ammunition from foreign manu-
facturers.
Orders are believed to have been
issued to Rear Admiral Fletcher,
commanding the American warships
in Mexican waters, to be ready for
any situation that may develop.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-02-04
STRIKE or SUSPENSION?

indianapolis, Feb. 4.-Declaration
against suspension of coal mining
April 1, adopted by miners conven-
ton, took form that if new wage
agreement is not negotiated by that
date instead of the suspension of
former years there will be strike.
German floating bricks are made
of pumice cemented with lime; an
imitation lightweight product is of
clay mixed with much sawdust.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-17

We are also headquarters for
Hudnut's, the famous Bouquet
Jeanice line, Piver's LIE Trefie. Az
urea and Floramye, Houbigant's
Ideal, Mary Garden, Roger & Gal
let. and many of the other best
known imported and made in
America lines.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-12-11

cavalry. dashing bayonet attacks or
rapid counter movements by infantry
IN mass.
Such things for which the public
imagination is eager are not happen
ing just nov What is happening is a
bowling gale shricking across the dunes
and swirling up the sands into blind
ing clouds and tearing acros the fiat
~rlarshlands as if all the invisible gods
Of the old ghost world were playing at
racing in their chariots.
in the trenches along the User men
crouch down close to the moist mud
to shelter themselves from the wind,
which is harder to dodge than shrapnel
shells. 1t lashes them with fierce
cruelty.
IN spite of all the wooden comforters
and knitted vests. made by women's
hands at home. the wind finds its way
through to the bones and marrow of
the soldiers so that they are numbed.
a night II Is an agony Of cold. pre-
venting sleep eve II men could sleep
while shells are searching for them
with their cry of death.
The gunners have dug pits for them
selves. and when they cease fire for
the time they crawl to the shelter,
smoking through little outlets in damp
blankets in which they have wrapped
their heads and shoulders. They tie
bundles of straw around their legs to
keep out the cold and pack old news
papers inside their clothing as breast
plates and swear to keep themselves
warm at least in imagination.
The wind gave a new horror to this
war. There was sometiing devilish In
its bowling, In It's long angry roar. as
it came with enormous force across the
fats and then buried itself against the
walls Of o. village or the roof or an old
barn, as II nature herself had been
seized with the fury Of destruction.
ut was very hot. MS well as very
cold, at Oudecapeiie and Nieucapelle
and along the line to Sfyvekenskerke
and Lombs eydizydes The German hat
teries were hard at work again. beIch-
ing out an inexhaustible, supply Of
shells. Over there the daIkness Wal
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-12-11

stabbed by red flashes, and the sky was
zigzagged with forked lightning made
by machinery.
a intervals the whole horizon was
Illuminated by waves of vivid splcndor
which shone for some moments upon
the blanched faces Of men. who waited
for death. High above the witchlike
howlings of the wine furies came the
shrilly whistling notes of the shells.
like nightbirds. rushing through the
storm in search OF prey.
"The guns Of the allied batteries an
swered back, oar echoing roar. The
thunderciasps of the wind were less
loud than the conclusions Of gunfirc
and yet mingled with them inc pro-
longed them and became a part of the
storm Of deadly sound increasing the
horror of war. Through the darkness
along the road infantry tramped to-
ward the lines Of trenches to relieve
other regiments who had endured q
spell in them.
"They bent their heads low, thrust
ing forward into the heart Of the gale,
which tore at Ii blue coats of those
Frenchmen n plucked at their red
trousers and slashed in their faces with
cruel whips. Their sidearms jingled
against the teeth Of the wind which
tried TO snatch at their bayonets and
drag the rifles out of their grip.
"They nev raised their heads to
glance at the Red Cross carts coming
back"
Another correspondent writes:
1.-THE cry for help-for doctors. nurses,
litter bearers and medicaments-is ur-
gent beyond II language I can COM
mand. The Red Cross forces are strug-
Cling day and night, eating while at
work and sleeping scarcely at all. Hun
dreds Of wounded are dying from ex-
posure and lack of care.
Nevertheless. the life and death
struggle continues almost without inter-
ruption. piling up the human wreckage.
The opposing armies fight until ex-
hausted and then lie watching each
other. shortly TO resume the slaughter,
the determination of the French and
English invariably finding itself in con.
tact with q like quality on the other
side. 1t fills one with a growing WON
der.
Tents are pitched on muddy stubble
fields and bitches are dug around them,
the mud being heaped up on the edges
OF the tents. Then the mud is scraped
out from the inside until a more or less
hard surface 10 found. I have seen
fields after the soldiers had struck
camp marked all over with the i'm
pressions Of their bodies. The exigen-
cics OF the fighting are such that rest
must be obtained wherever the men
may he when the battle lulls. Again
and again I have seen men drop down
and Eleep before fhe tents co,,l1 he
made ready. WALTON WILLIAMS.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-12-11

militarism finds the wal which he be-
lteved imminent actually under way.
and. instead Of "banishment' and re-
preston. he received from his father,
the emperor, the much coveted iron
cross for a brilliant victory placed to
his credit against the French in Lor-
raine. 1t would certainly appear that
the fire eater has come into his own
with a vengeance.
What name of man he is becomes
now a matter of general interest. and to
supply the information Il book called
'Des Kronprinz," by DIR. Paul Linlan,
has made its opportune appearance in
Germany.
1t seeks to describe the crown
prince. to make clear the reasons for
the various acts that have brought him
into the limelight of late years. and
also to make q guess at how he will
solve the problems confronting his ma
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-12-11

secretary Of state for war was ada.
mant. He pointed Il to his royal high
ness that he had not served his full
course OF military training and that
until this had been done no exception
could be made even to favor the heir
to the throne.
Prince Not to Be Denied.
Though disappointed by the rebuff,
the prince went about his duties in
England with sustained enthusiasm.
and nc doubt he has been winning
powerful influence to his side. The
prince was only twenty a old last
June when at Oxford. The prince was
in the university officers training
corps, and he took his gruelinG with
the rest. He marched to the camp I'M
der a blazing sun and bivouacked by
the roadside in a blanket. With his
jacket and shirt collar wide open and
cuffs rolled back he was u~nrecogniz-
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-12-11

is said to have shown absolute fearless
ness in h present war of Germany
against almost all Europe. Several re-
ports have been published of his death
while leading the first division Of the
Imperial Guard army corps. .
The crown prince was born on May
6, 1882. His military education was be-
gun when he was fourteen years old,
and he was a cadet-at M Of the Ger
man military schoolssfor four years. He
became a lieutenant in 1900 and had
risen to q colonelcy just before war
was declared.
He was married on June 6, 1906. to
Princess Cecilie Of Mecklenhurg-
Schwerin. and they have had -four sons
the Oldest of whom vas born on July 4.
1906. and the youngest in December.
1912.
For years the crown prince was a
leading advocate Of a warlike policy
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-12-11

for Germany. He identified himself
entirely with the army. EIe resented
anything that bore the faintest re-
semblance to a slur upon 1t. enthusi-
astically commended utterances of a
militaristic tendency and became at
times SO o~utspokenly belligerent that
his imperial father was compelled to
curb his ardor. An instance of this
was his Punishment" to Danzig a few
years ago. and 1t was authoritatively
reported that similar measures were
contemplated after the crown princes
praise Of Lieutenant Colonel Frobe-
MUS recently published pamphlet, Ger
many's Fateful Hour" in which that
officer spoke of England's ~'stealthy
plans" against Germany. Frances thirst
for revenge and Russia's hatred of all
things Teu:onic.
Received the Iron Cross.
But now this youthful advocate of
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-12-11

able among the khaki clad cadets strid-
ing along the dustry roads from
Mytchett camp to Bramshill House.
1t is said now that both King George
and Lord Kitchener gave their consent
to h Prince Of Wales joining the army
at the front. He is attached to the
staff of Field Marshal Sir John French.
The son of the kaiser. in order as to
age. are: Crown Prince Frederick Will
liam. Prince Eitel Frederick. Prince
Adalbert, Prince August, Prince Oscar
and Prince Joachim. The three last
named nave been wounded in the war.
The crown prince, for years a leading
advocate OF a warlike policy for Ger
many. escaped injury during the early
period of the war, although numerous
stories had him wounded and MORALLY
hurt on many occasions.
The crown prince was known in his
youth as very much Of a daredevil and
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-12-11

the Germans intrenched themselves on
a cemetery height near Roye and made
1t a-strong position. The vaults Offer
ed a safe shelter against rain and
shrapnel. while metallic collins were
placed along the edge of the trenches
as a protection against rifle fire.
A correspondent Of the London Daily
Chronicle writes:
The character Of the fighting j n
Flanders does not permit Of detailed
description. There Is nothing to con-
'csal In the way Of heroic charges by
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-12-11
Photo by American Press Association

Roye say the hostile trenches there
were only fifteen yards apart at some
points. so that the enemies could hear
each other talking. A company Of sap
pers were misled by the darkness right
into q German trench. where a squad
OF Teuton sappers were at work.. The
men fought in the dark with picks and
shoyels until rifles also began to crack.
~whereupon each side drew back.
French cemeteries. with their strong
stone tombs. sometimes play an i'm.
Do5tent Part IN the hostilittss. Thus
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-12-11
Night In the Crencbes

The moon above the trenches shone
a grim bedlan. wizened. wan:
1t leered and jeered till some ono swore
In jets Of ribald metaphor.
Silence, and then a song, and then
The CHASTITY quietude again.
Pierced by the s%hrieking of a shell
a lost SOU cast down to hell.
And SO till dawn began to creep
Across the land. when soothing sleep
About its hal!owed influence shed
And hone could tell the quick or dead.
Clinton Scollard in New York Sur
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-12-11

I've land when he becomes emperor.
DR.. Liman felt sure that war was COM
ing, but he thought that it would not
come until Kaiser Wilhelm II. had been
gathered to his fathers. Instead of
heading armies in Lorraine as crown
prince, the German author assumed
that Wilhelm lis eldest son would d.
rect them as emperor in Berlin.
DR.. Liman paints an attractive por-
trait of the kaiser's heir. In spite of all
his vagaries, we learn that he is popu-
liar throughout Germany. totally de-
void of side" and tho keenest sort
of q sportsman. Moreover, and this Is
less known. we hear Of him as a dill
gent reader of books, especially on his
tory, and as n warm admirer OF Ma
poleon, despite the fact that the great
Corsican hulnbIed Germany to the dust
in his campaigns. In Napoleon, says
DR.. Liman, the crown prince sees not A
%"parvenu." but a genuinely great man
land he makes this interesting COM
ment:
Strange indeed Is 1t that from a man
who attributes all merit in history to
princes, who sees in Richelicu and
Oxenstjerna, in Pitt and Canning, in
Room and Bismarck merely good. ablo
counselOrS who " the honor of car
ryins out the ideas of their masters n
son should have sprung who looks with
4 clear eye through the mists of ro-
manticism and finds alike in the lord
ling Of S~chonhausen {Bismarck) and
lawyers son of Corsica something to
be regarded with wondering reverence"
Crown Prince Charles Francis Joseph
Of Austria received a thorough military
education. lie married Princess Zita
of Italy. He has been With the Aus
TRAN army since the beginning Of the
war.
This is not the first war In which
Crown Prince Alexander Of Servia has
taken part. He bore the brupt of much
of the Macedonian fighting in the
Turkish war. together with the soldiers
or the first army. He took active part
in the battles of kunanovu and Monas.
tir. He is a very correct. we'll behaved
young man. the antithes!s of his wild
cider brother, Prince George. whose re-
n,lnciation OF the cares OF q throne
made Prince Alexander his fathers
heir.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-12-11

@ RENCH fighting is one OF the
big developments OF the wal
In Europe. AS the great op-
posing armies advance trench.
IS are dug. into which great hordes OF
lei pour. Then along comes the ar.
tilIery. IL the advancing artillery can
silence the guns OF the enemy the tn
fantry leaves the trenches and fights
IFS way to the trench Of the enemy.
Often gunners get the range Of a
trsnch and the slaughter is terrible.
Soldiers who have bssn lighting near
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-12-11

or England on the firing
line and the respective crown princes
OF Austria n Servia at tie heads Of
army corps. the sons OF rulers of the
countries at war in Europe are playing
a conspicuous part in the great strus-
gle Stories from the front agree thar
Scions OF royalty are where the bullets
fly the tllickest.
While all Of the kaiser's six sons
have been at the front from the OPEN
ing of the war. it was not until a few
weeks ago that the heir to the throne
of England Joined the fighting forces.
When he crossed the channel from
i'olliestone to Boulogne a fine
was given him by the troops Of the.
allies who saw him disembark. A
tratnload OF wounded soldiers vas
alongside the quay. and when the news
became known that his royal highness
had joined the active forces there was
great enthusiasm Several OF the in
I'lred men were held up to the windows
OF carriages TO see him. and he shook
han'is with some of them and spoke to
others. The prince was in khaki and
seemed very tit and in excellent spirits.
W!I"n the war broke out the Prince
OF Wales. l,cu attached to the First
Grenadier guards. was exceptionally
Keen on rout,. marches and other tea
lures OF II soldiers training. He was
tGIl OF enthusiasm and confident that
he wouid set his chance OF going in
lrt!ve service. but his hope was not at
first realized. When his regiment was
nrdercd 10 the front he was transferred
10 other duties. The young prince did
his best TO move the authorities. He
wen mad n personal call on Lord
Kitchener at the war office. but the
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-12-11


bern lowly IN the darknees.
And none 90 poor ae be,
CDe little children Of the poor
PIE very own eball be.
Ne rueb Of hosttle arrntes then.
But just the budding ebeep.
ODe angele etngtng ct The
Cbnst
lind all the world aeleep.
Nc 'same Of eenquertna banners.
re legione cent afar;
a lamp within a etable
lind IN The sky q start
o. esnsstsr IN cet,tsr's msehly.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-12-11

Ne tramp Of marching armies.
Ne banners flaming far:
3 lamp within a stable
Hnd IN the shy a Star.
Cbetr bymne Of peace and
gladress
&c Garth the angelo brought.
Lbetr Gloria in Gxcelets
GO earth the angelo taught:
Mben IN the lowly manager
Che Dolly Mother Maid
In tender alteration
Der Babe Of beaven laid.
-Mars
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-12-11

Photos by American Press Association.
1.-crown Prince Of Germany and
youngest child. 2.-kaiser drawing
battle plan in sand for benefit Of sons
Eitcl Frederick ION lefty and Oscar.
Six sons Of kaiser marching in
scrIin. 4.-Crown Prince Of Austria.
5.-Crown Prince OF Germany. O.
Prince ElteI Frederick and kaiser.
T. Prince of Wales. 8.-Crown
Prince Of Seryia.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-12-11
BY JOHN J. BREEN.

YlTH three or the kaiser's
NM SIX sons wounded in bat
lie, the Prince OF Wales
of England on the firing
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-02
Puhlic Opinion.

People say how strong public opin-
ion is; and, indeed, it is strong while
it is in it's prime. In its childhood
and old age it is as weak as any other
organism. l try to make my own
work belong to the youth of public
opinion. The history of the world Is
the record of the weakness, frallty
and death of public opinion, as geoi'
ogy is the record of the decay of those
bodily organisms in which public opin-
ions have found material expression
Samuel Butler.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-02

In the arena of speculation every buyer and
every seller is free lance. II the bull thinks
the bear" has pulled down the price OF next
NAYS wheat lower than the crop prospects war
rant, the "bulf puts his neck and horns under
the quotations and hurs them upward. They
stand there to change the figure, like two game
cocks. There can never be an alliance between
these two opposing interests But between these
two self interests equilibrium is established.
Unfortunately the public knows to Its sorrow
the methods Of the bucketshop better than 1t
does the legitimate boards of trade Bucketshops
In outward appearance are exactly the same as
the offices of a private wire company. They are
intentional counterfeiters. Bucketshops do not
trade in grain at all. They simply bet with their
customers on the fluctuations and frequently nold
back make fluctuations to suit themselves,
The real broker, however who is member OF
regular authorized grain exchange wants his Gus
toners to make money, and If 1t is In his power
they make money. If they don't he knows that
he will lose their trade because their commission
is all that he makes.
1t is interesting to trace the handling of car
OF grain from arrival until 1t is delivered into
the elevator. First, 1t is necessary to provide
for the protection Of cars from thieves after the
reaching the neighborhood of the city. Railroad
yards. as rule, are located In remote parts OF
large cities, and this remoteness, together with
the fact that they attract to their neighborhood
numbers of petty pilferers, makes special protec
ton necessary. For this reason the chicago
board OF trade maintains detective service
Upon arrival under the protection mentioned
the first official handling of the contents OF
car Of grain occurs when 1t reaches the Chicago
inspection yards OF any given railroad, whereupon
the seals broken by an employe of the state
grain inspection department, to permit inspection
and sampling by the state inspectors and the
receivers agents. The of train are then
resealed and ordered to the various unloading
points, such as public and private elevators,
transfer houses mills and some large wholesale
feed stores, where they unoaded and weighed
under the supervision of the board of trade weigh
ing department, which has stationed at each OF
these points one or more men to look after such
work
Each car, when unloaded is thoroughly cleaned
out and swept with broom, In order that all
grain may be accounted for.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-02
Z72z1E12S CzElZCzYTZLp 2EzLS

when held In a horizontal position. The clenched
fist means the price in even cents. Each out
stretched finger, the fingers being spread apart,
represents an added eighth Of cent up to i've
eighths; the extended hand with all of the hngers
pressed together means three-quarters, and the
thumb only signals seyeneighths. The hand dis
played vertically refers to quantities, each eX-
tended finger meaning 5000 bushels up to 25,OOo
for the entire hand. Whether the grain Is being
offered or bid for Is shown by slight motion oil
the hand to from the trader making the signal
The official reporter stationed In each pit sees
all this signaling and partly by observation ana
partly information given him by the traders,
notes the latest price and gives 1t to telegraph
operator at his side to be put on the ticker
Thus the price of grain is made every moment
of the session and transmitted to all the markets
of the world.
While the visitor who sits In the gallery over
looking the floor and who understands nothing
of what is going on below, Is likely to be I'M
pressed with the thought that he is looking at the
vitals Of lunatc asylum, there is really no other
business we'll organized that one man Will &C.
cept a nod and shake OF the finger for thou
sands of dollars without argument. This means
that II Is a business embedded In honor. NO con-
tract either written oral. is more binding than
the contracts to which member of the associa-
ton Is a party. No informalty, no absence OF
legal technicaities, will avail under the rules OF
the association to absolve man from undeviat-
ing compliance with every term and every feature
of his business obligation. Every pretext for the
avoidance of such obligation is brushed aside by
a jury not of a court, but of business men, his
peers and Is not permitted to obscure the spirit
and intent of his promises. or to release him
from his responsibilities as a man and as mer
chant When Il Is considered that in single
year more than 500,00000O bushels of grain have
been dealt In on the board. the success of the
system employed is apparent.
The system of buying and selling for future
delivery as applied to grain especially, and as
practised upon and safeguarded by the rdles OF
the grain exchanges located In our great priRlry
markets is much discussed and regarding which
there Is more or less Misunderstanding. 1t. was
devised solely in the interest Of the farmer and
Interior grain buyer. 1t provides for the economi
cal marketing OF the chief grain crops OF the
West. and creates and maintains broad. active
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-02
Makes Jobs for Detectives.

Probably the only people to benent
by recent suffragete outrages are prt-
vate detectives, many of whom are
doing little else just now but guard
ing pictures and other treasurers or
well-known hosts and hostesses from
attacks at social functions the Lon
don Globe states.
The head of one private detective
agency told me the other day, says
The Carpenter" in the Express, that
he had been obliged to engage spe-
cial staff for this work, and that TO
some receptions he has sent as many
as a dozen faultlessly attired guests"
to look after the pictures and china
Of the host.