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Grand Forks herald., 1916-08-12
WOODEN-SOLED SHOE
THAT IS FLEXIBLE

Budapest. Hungary, Aug. 12.-Bar-
ma 8. Kohlened, an Hungarian cap
tain of cavalry whose military use
fulness was ended when he lost an
arm. has devoted himself since his
incapacitation to inventing wooden
soled shoe that shall have the virtue
Of hexibiltty, ana announces that he
has solved this problem, the hardest
that has confronted wooden-soled shoe
enthusiasts.
His invention is sole that, instead
OF being made Of one solid piece Of
wood. is constructed Of q number Of
layers Joined together by heavy oils
or fats that thicken and grip the
pieces Of wood together. After count
less experiments Capt. Kohlener de.
c1ares that wooden soles constructed
in this manner have the elasticity Of
leather soles, and IN, addition can. be
made Of old and worn material work.
ed over ..
Grand Forks herald., 1916-08-12
PAIR CONFESS
TO RObbfR|ES
Men Held at Fargo Admit
Hold-ups Under I. w.
w. Pretext.

Earl Younkin Of Enderlin, N. D.,
and L. r. Dumford Of New Orleans,
La, arrested here early Friday morn
ing, have confessed to the Fargo po-
Hoe that they took part In the sale
of fake I. W. w. tickets to a number
Of harvest hands at the point of q
revolver on q freight train enroute
to this oity Thursday night.
According to word received from
the up-river town today, the two men
in question told the police that they
assisted in separating several men
from sums amounting to 500 and
then put them off the train.
The scheme they said was cooked
up by John Harvard who is also un-
der arrest, and who is claimed by his
confederates to be a genuine I. W. W.
organizer. The entire graft was work
ed under his direction his confederates
say.
The four men arrested here were
identified By number Of their alleged
victims here Friday afternoon, and
were taken to Fargo in the evening.
Grand Forks herald., 1916-08-12
TURKS ADMIT
FALLING BACK
,l,--------
Historic Church at Venice
is Destroyed by
Austrians.

Paris, Aug. IA vigorous attack
north Of Hem Wood on the Somme
front was undertaken last night by
the Germans. The war office state
ment today says the assault was
checked. 3
. The Germans sustained apprecia ble
losses in the attack South of the
Sonne, after a''violent bombardment
the Germans attacked Lamaison-
cite. but the French curtain of fire
prevented the assa ulting waves of in
fantry from debouching.
During the night the French or
ganized new positions north of the
river. Reconnoftering parties enter
ed the wood east OF the Hem station,
where numerous bodies of Germans
were found.
On the Verdun front two German
attacks in the vicinity Of Fleury were
repulsed. The artillery was active in
the regeion Of Vaux, Chappitre and
Chenois.
Strong InfantrS Attack.
London. Aug. IA strong in
fantry attack was delivered last night
by the Germans on the Somme front
north Of Pozieres, according to to-
tack was repulsed with heavy Ger
man losses.
Russians Take Two Villages.
Petrograd (via London), Aug. a.
Russian troops in Galicia have
crossed the river Koropice, capturing
two villages, 1t was announced today
by the war Office.
London, Aug. 12.-Persistent ef-
forts are being made by the Germans
to stop the allied offensive on the
son1me by countef attacking both the
French and British heavy attacks de.
livered last night on Franco-British
cording to the Allied war office an
nouncement
That the Turks were compelled to
fail back after the recent battles with
the British east Of the Suez canal is
admitted in a Constantinople tele-
gram received today.
A Rome dispatdl, says the church
Of Santa Maria 4fermosA was de-
stroyed in an Austrian aeropfane raid
on Venice on the night of August 10
Nearly all the works Of art in the
church had been removed. The
church is several centuries old, the
exact building date being unknown.
The Constantirople official wal
statement says the Russian forces in
the Bitlas- -Mush sector Of Turkish
Armenia have been driven further
back by the Turks.
Strongly fortified mountains south
Of Bitlas were captured" the state
ment declares. "On August we oo-
cupied Bitlas and on August 8, Musf1
taken. Another advance continues
northward."
Grand Forks herald., 1916-08-12
AMERICAN DEMAND
FOR WOOL GREAT

Sydney. Australia, Aug. 1.-THE
American demand was probably the
most conspicuous feature of the sta
tistical Australian wool year Of 1916
1916 during which Antipodean wool
trade and prices for certain grade Of
the product reached figures never be-
fore known in Australia.
At the port of Sydney. the largest
market for raw wool in the world. al
though a drought had prevailed over
large areas Of the state of New South
Wales greatly reducing the focks,
there was an increase in sales Of over
$4,000 bales and an increase in
realizations Of over s26.250.ooO.
Ruriug- the year in the Sydney
market alone the United States more
than doubled the quantity of wool
taken during. the previous year. The
total shipments jumped from 900
bales in 1914-15 to 27s.600 bales es-
timated) in 1856. japan and Italy
were also heavy buyers. Had not the
imperial embargo operated against
American purchases just at the close
of the year it is probable that the
figures for that country would have
been still larger.
Grand Forks herald., 1916-08-12
call FOR MORE
NATIONAL GUARDS
Twenty-Five Thousand Ad-
ditional State Troops
Ordered Sent.

Washington, Aug. 12.-Twenty-f five
thousand more state troops today
were ordered to the border by the
war department. Commanders are in
structed to send the troops as soon as
equipped.
1t was stated at the war department
that under these orders the national
guard regiments now held at state
mobilization points will be sent to the
border without waiting until recruited
to mobilized strength.
War department officials said the
purpose Of the movement was to re-
lieve the irving situation of regiments
held at state mobilization camps dur
ing recruiting.
The men have been several weeks
under canvas, while the few recruits
necessary to bring each regiment up
to the required minimum strength, are
being sought.
Grand Forks herald., 1916-08-12
RUMANIAN war PARTY
IS ACTIVE ONCE MORE

Berlin, Aug. 12.-Bucharest reports
indicate that the activities Of the war
party have been resumed with in
creasing intensity, though with no inn
proved prospects Of success at this
time.
The Rumanian capital is at present
hotbed of alarmist rumors, against
which the semi Official Viorul has is
sued a sharp statement declaring
them sensational and colored. The
principal basis for the renewed Ru-
manian rumors appears to be alleged
incidents at the Observation-Disclosures
border, causing a hurried return Of
Premier Brattano to Bucharest, where
yesterday an important cabinet coun.
Gil dealing with foreign political ques-
tions was held.
simultaneously, however, the Ru.
manian friends of the central powers
are rallying. Considerable import
ance. is attached here to q meeting
Of the Rumanian conservative party,
including former Premier Peter Carp.
former Minister Of Justice Marghilo.
man. former President Of the Kulturs
League Arion Virgil. and others. The
conservative party IL expected shortly
to issue q statement outlining its At
titude on the war question.
Grand Forks herald., 1916-08-12
GERMANS MAKE TERRIFIC COUNTER
ATTACKS IN EFFORT TO STOP THE
ALLIED OFFENSIVE ON THE S0MMf


alton on the Italian and Galician
fronts. the Austrians again have
brought troops from Galicia to the
Isonzo front in a desperate effort to
save the situation there. Turkish
troops having been sent to the Cali
clan front to replace the Austrians.
. BY their new victories the Italians
appear to have taken an important
step toward clearing the salient
formed by the bend of the Isonzo be-
low Gorilla. The Doberdo plateau
was the scene of heavy fighting
earlier in the war. but the Austrians
obstinately withstood efforts of the
Italians to win this important posi-
ton. The fighting took place on a
front some distance below Gorilla.
the capture of which enabled the
Italians to push forward in the di-
rection of Trieste in this region. San
Martino del Carso is six miles SOUTH
west Of Gorilla. 1t is about 20 miles
from Trieste.
Grand Forks herald., 1916-08-12
AMERICAN SOLDIERS IN
MEXICO NEED MORE REST

Field Headquarters American Puni-
tive Expedition, Aug. 10.-(Delayed)
The extraordinary good health Of
the troops in Mexico is due, in great
part to cheerfulness, according to Dr.
Thomas Darlington, who is inspecting
camps on behalf Of the New York
Civic Federation.
He said:
Under the conditions no camp
could be better. have only one
criticism-that there are not enough
screens.
1.-The men need more rest in this
climate" he urged. ''and a larger sup
ply of cotton netting would permit
them to get this additional rest dur
ing the day.
THE camp is we'll situated, the wa
ter pure, the drainage system good
and the refuse disposal admirable.
Strict discipline which makes 1t pos
sible for the present sanitary arrange.
ments to show results II, next to the
troops morale. the most important
factor In preserving the expedition'l
health.
THE low percentage Of stcknsas Il
astoninhinG, !" = =
Grand Forks herald., 1916-08-12
NUMBER KILLED
ANDAURT
CARS COLLIDE
Two Street Cars Crash To-
gether at Echo,
Pennsylvania.

Johnstown. Pa, Aug. 12.-Ten to
fifteen were killed and two score moro
injured at Echo. ten miles from here,
in a street car wreck today. The in
jured were brought here.
The accident occurred on the South
ern Cambria Electric railroad, which
connects Johnstown with Ebensburg.
the county seat, at the foot of a steep
hill. One car had just turned sharp
curve when it was telescoped by an
other dashing down the hill. The
motorman had lost control and the
car, rushing through the switch had
continued at high speed. crashing into
q. car from Johnstown which also
was making fast time to reach the
switch,
Grand Forks herald., 1916-08-12
JAP SAILORS
ARE RESCUED
Ten of Crew from Ternnei
Maru Landed-British
Steamer Sunk.

Marseilles. Aug. 12.-Patrol boat
Bio landed here last night with q
crew Of 10 men from the Japanese
steamer Temmei Maru. which was
sunk In the Mediterranean by SUBJ
marine which showed no flag. Men,
bers of the crew state the vessel was
shelled without warning, and that the
submarine fired on the boats in which
they took refuge.
English Boat Sunk.
Madrid. via Paris. Aug 1.-THE
British steamer Antiope. Of 1908 tons.
was sunk by a submarine and the
crew took refuge in two boats, one of
which was picked up by the Greek
steamer. Vicola Anthanasoulis The
other boat is missing.
Grand Forks herald., 1916-08-12
1000 CANADIAN
PRISONERS OF war

Ottawa, Aug 1.-TWO thousand
Canadians are prisoners Of war in
Germany. according to the latest fig
ures availa BILE here.
The first exchange. agreed upon in
the case OF those utterly incapacitat-
ed was carried out three months ago,
and the British prisoners taken to
Switzerland. not as prisoners, but as
invalids who would benefit by recup-
GRAFTON in the mountain air. The
work Is directed especially by the In
ternational Red Cross society In the
initial exchange few Canadians were
included.
So far as the militia department is
aware. there Is no Canadian repre-
sentative in Switzerland, unless one
has been detailed from London. The
Canadian prisoners are treated as
British. and are looked after by the
British authorities
Grand Forks herald., 1916-08-12
MEDIATION IN
RAILROAD CASE
IS A FAILURE
UnoHicially Reported That
Men Will Appeal to
President Wilson.
NATIONWIDE STRIKE
SEEMS IMMINENT
Board Proposed New Form
-; of Mediation Brother
hoods Consider It.
NATIONWIDE STRIKE
SEEMS IMMINENT
WILSON TAKES HAND.

WILSON TAKES HAND.
Washington, Aug. 12-Wilson
notified the railroad strike media
tors that he would Hike to consult
representatives of both sides before
a final break.
The president was in commune
cation by telephone with the fed
eral mediators, asking that he be
informed II q strike became Inn
minent.
The president told the mediators
that II q deadlock is reached he
would bike the opportunity to talk
with the representatives of railroad
managers and employees.
Up to p. m. the president had
not received word that the situa-
ton was hopeless.
No decision was reached by the
representatives of the Brother
hoods Of railway employees. They
will give their answer to the medi.
alton board tomorrow.
New York, Aug. 12.-The final Of.
fort Of the United States board o1
mediation and conciliation to settle
and their 100000 employees through
mediation has failed, but the media.
tors today proposed to the brother.
hoods a new form Of arbitration
which the brotherhood chiefs and
delegates almost Immediately begar
considering In executive session. Up.
on the decision of the employees as tc
the acceptability of this form Of ar.
pitration depends the question of call.
ing q nationwide railroad strike. Il
the proposal is refused, the onl,
chance Of preventing a strike lies II
IN appeal to the president to en-.
deavor to bring the disputants to,
gether.
A delegate, emerging from tn.
meeting which still was in session thil
afternoon, said .unonicially that the
men had voted to reject the propose
for arbitration and to lay the case be-
FORE the president
Grand Forks herald., 1916-08-12
OF
GERMANY VISITS
FRANZ JOSEPH
Bethmann-H Hollweg and Won
Jagow Confer With Aus
trian Officials.

don)-A Vienna dispatch says that
Emperor Franz Joseph has received
German Chancellor -Bethmann-
Hollweg in audience. Later the en-
peror was closeted with the German
foreign minister. Gottlieb Won Jagow.
The official communication issued
at Berlin Thursday stated that Chan
cellor Won Bethmann- Hollweg and
Foreign Minister Won Jagow had gone
Rajecz. the Austro- Hungarian foreign
minister. The purpose of the confer
ence, it was stated, was to consider
affairs of the territory occupied by
the central powers. Unofficial advices
stated that Poland was the question
at issue.
Grand Forks herald., 1916-08-12
CHEYENNE MARKET
DAY TO BE HELD

Sheyenne. N. D., Aug. 12.-The first
of the week the soliciting committee
of the commercial club paid its re-
spects to all the business men Of
Sheyenne and met with encourage.
ment on every hand, and succeened
in raising enough money to put the
Market Day over in good shape
There was a meeting of the club and
a committee appointed to arrange
the prizes. Liberal premiums will be
offered for all exhibits and events for
that day. and it is expected that keen
competition will be shown.
Grand Forks herald., 1916-08-12
SUPERIOR STRIKE
STILL A DEADLOCK

Superior, Wis. Aug 12.-The coal
dock strike situation in Superior is
still a deadlock. 1t was said. at strike
headquarters, that the. mon would
probably accept a compromise of 80
cents an hour and 40 cents for Sum
day and overtime, providing the .su-
perintendents. would seek no. retalia-
tion on the men now out on strike
and II all men would be. re,empioyc
cd. A meeting Of the superintend-
ents to consider this offer 10 said to
be ochduled
Grand Forks herald., 1916-08-12
WOmAns. .;,,sS5!!H THROAT
SLhSnfD, sfinss'{NTS|
ASSAILANT'S SUICIDE

Chicago. Aug. 12.-Although he
cut her throat a moment before,
Mrs. Emma Bender today prevented
Christian Wolf from ending his own
life by tearing first an opened razor
and then a bottle of poison from
his hand. Mrs. Bender, a widow, is
In serious condition at a local
hospital. Wolf, who has been pay
Ing attention to the woman, wrote
several notes saying that he in.
tended killing himself because she
misspent money he gave her.
Grand Forks herald., 1916-08-12
NASH BROTHERS MAY
OPEN NEW BRANCH

Mandan, n. D., Aug. 12.-1t was
learned from good authority that
Nash Brothers. who have about forty
branches in the northwest and in
Canada are considering opening up a
wholesale house in Mandan A rep
resentative Of the company was in
Mandan looking over the situation
but no information was given out as
to what the company intended to do.
Grand Forks herald., 1916-08-12
NAVAL PORT ON
DOVER COAST IS
RA|DED TODAY
German Seaplanes Drop
Bombs, Injuring Officer
and Six Men.

London, Aug. IAN air raid on
the British naval port Of Dover by
two German seaplanes occurred this
afternoon. The official statement
says that four bombs we're dropped.
and one officer and six men were
slightly injured, but little material
damage was done.
Anti-aircraft guns came into action
and aeroplanes were sent in pursuit
Of the raiders who made of seaward.
says the statement.
The casualties are one oflcer and
six men slightly injured"
Grand Forks herald., 1916-08-12
GREAT BRITAIN
TO MAKE LOAN
Reported that England Will
Borrow $3.50, 100000
More in America.
GREAT BR1TA1N-2 tel

GREAT BRITAIN tel
New York. Aug. 12.-Expectation is
expressed in financial circles today
that within a fortnight an official an.
nouncement will be made that regotia-
tions have been completed for a new
loan, reported to be $3.50, 200, 900, to
Great Britain. The American Foreign
securities company would carry the
obligation. The loan would run for
two years. with interest at s per cent,
It is reported.
Grand Forks herald., 1916-08-12
GREEK STEAMER
CATCHES FIRE

Athens, via Paris. Aug. l2.-The
Greek steamer Eletheria, bound from
Salonfki to Volo with a cargo of oil
owned by an American company and
1900 passengers. principally disband-
ed troops. caught fire off the island
Of Skiatho. Forty persons were killed
and many were injured. The captain
Of the ship succeeded finally in beach,
ing his vessel.
Grand Forks herald., 1916-08-12
Italians Advancing,

Rome. Aug 12.-Via London.-The
italian troops are advancing on the
Carso plateau, the war office an
nounced today. The Austrians still
are holding out on the hills east of
Gorilla.
Grand Forks herald., 1916-08-12

The island of Skiatho is one of the
northern Sporades group in the
Aegean sea. Eolo is the principal sea-
port of Thessaly. Available shipping
records do not mention the Greek
steamer Eletheria.
Grand Forks herald., 1916-08-12

The national child labor law seems
to hang fire in the senate. No doubt
the senator's desire to labor on some
tning else.
Grand Forks herald., 1916-08-12

The time is now. at hand for hay
fever sufferers to begin explaining the
malady.
Grand Forks herald., 1916-08-12
Troops to ISOnzo.

London, Aug. l2.-It is reported
that in their perpleXity over the stu
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-31
CHANCE FOR BUGGY

Golfers Weekly. It warmed our
hearts the other day to see a TOD buggy,
new and glistening, claim place
among the motor cars and farm wag-
oHS III the rank around Centerville's
court house square When we found
out who owned that buggy We couldn't
Aeip but chuckle. Hodges boy has the
right idea; gasoline can burn up the
roads, but trusty old nag with a
buggy will find the shortest way to
SaTah's heart. Bide your time. Jim,
The good old country buggy is still the
KING OF siege guns in Centerville's at
fairs Of affection. Two or three nights
a week young Shaw takes Sarah for ?
spin IN his iivyer. Well, let him-and
as often as he wants Mere speed
can't win d girl Ike Sarah. Give Shaw
MS choice moonlight nights and be
you content with the dark ones. His
eyes are always on the road. His
hands are busy with the steering
wheel His voice is drowned in cbugs
and whirs and sputters. Here lies
your Incompatible advantage. Jim
you can lay down the reins! A long
road and a shadowy one. SomethiDS
10 say and an eternity to say it,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-31
A RAILROAD RECORD.

When a railroad smashes up half a
/ town and kills 45 of the tOwnspeOpie
/ the next thing you expect to hear is of
food Of law suits and trials of dam
age cases dragging for years through
numerous courts Of justice.
| Here's one exception.
! A perfect late summer day it was in
Ardmore, Okla, Sept. II, 1915; not a
breath of wind, hot and sunshiny. A
/ car Of gasoline sat on the Santa Fe
| siding. and through leakv valvehead,
I casinghead gas, the most explosive gas
known, was escaping and drifting over
| the town.
/ A workman went to repair the leaky
[ valve; a cigarer touched the gas some
/ where in the town and the explosion
| came. Everywhere at once. The town
was ruined.
! The railroads liability was unques-
toned: yet up to date not one law suit
has gone to trial and the Santa Fe has
so far settled about million dollars
worth Of claims.
| The 50 deaths cost the Santa Fe
$164, 1888: AIS personal injuries cost
$113,S40.27, and 1894 property damage
claims cost $538.17118. Other damages
and claims bring the total TO a million,
Everybody is satisfied and all Okla
/ h0ma has nothing but good words for
/ the Santa Fe road. How was it done?
{ When the smoke and first shock had
/ cleared away, President f. p. Ripley
went TO Ardmore and met the citizens
He said the Santa Fe recognized its
liability and proposed to do the decent
thing. He suggested committee OF
citizens to pass on the claims.
The committee was organized and il
has determined the amounts of dam
age claims in nearly all cases. The
railroad paid. Practically everybody is
satisfied.
So satisfied that, should a few claims
not recognized by the citizens com
mittee get before a jury. the chances
are very much in favor of the Santa Fe
winning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-31

splracy TO commit crime. But there is
no reason why the authorities should
not use the wires in this way as well
as that detectives should disguise
themselves and lie in wait and use all
other devices to defeat the purpose of
criminals. Stealing information
from a wire leading to private house
or business establishment is necessar-
lily serious business and must be re-
sorted to with great caution and with
strong assurance of its justification.
But so is the act of breaking into a pri
yate house suspected of containing
stolen goods or of being the hiding
place of lawbreakers. 1t must be gone
about with much caution, but when
the ground for it exists to hesitate
would he TO promote crime. The same
as to criminal information brought to
be conveyed over the wires. There is
sort of eminent domain which the
peace authorities may exercise over all
business, public or private, and all
means of communication where there
is ground to suspect wrong-doing. II
is doubtless true that the police have
made mistake quite as often in fail
ing to exercise such authority as they
have in exercising it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-31
(ChiCagO HeraId.)


President Wilson's address before
the League to Enforce Peace may not
be Immediately influential in hasten
ing peace in Europe. Its statement of
the lines on which he would move if
privileged to mediate makes Sugges-
tons which both belligerents may re-
sent. The Herald's Washington cor
respondent notes a prompt tendency
among allied diplomats to regard Mr.
Wilson as 'meddling," and as having
become "a spokesman of the German
propaganda to throw upon the allies
all the blame for continuing the war
Moreover, the freedom of the seas" he
would have a universal association of
nations to maintain seem to look to-
ward the German, or land powers
definition rather than toward that of
the sea powers.
However, the allies are probably
more fearful of this German campaign
Ito influence neutral opinion than they
need be. Its motives are quite appar-
cnt. Germany's military power is not
tangibly broken. Her present winnings
are large. She holds Belgium, Serbia
and Montenegro, large part of Po-
land and part of France. She has
more trading stock" than she may
have later. AS the man in the street
puts it, She wants to quit while the
Quitting is good And though Ger
many may resent the implication of
the proposal for universal associa-
ton of nations Ito prevent any war be
gun contrary to treaty stipulations or
without warning" she would probably
swallow her resentment of a formal
censure for her violation of Belgium if
able to keep certain solid advantages
of the act.
Yet, though the allies confidence
that time is in their favor and that
they have Germany virtually stopped"
and growing weaker may prevent any
favorable reception just now of the
presidents suggestions, it seems en-
tirely plain that the general principles
which he laid down as those on which
any lasting peace must be based are