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The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-11-08
REPUBLICAN NOMINEE TELLS
BOSTON AUDIENCE HE PRO.
POSES TO BE AMERICAN
PRESIDENT, IF ELECTED.
WOULD BE UNSWERVED
By FOREIGN INFLUENCE
Jurtst Asserts He Would Have Ablest
Cabinet This Country Could Supply
Declares He Would Protect
Lives and Property in
Mexico

Boston, Oct. 28-Charles E. Hughes
told an audience which filled Boston's
big arena he proposed to be an Ameri-
can president, if elected, unswerved
by any suggestion of foreign influence.
And l propose" he added, that if
I am elected we shall have the ablest
cabinet this country can supply"
Mr.. Hughes declared he would main
tain American rights and that he had
absolutely no patience whatever with
the idea that an American citizen, fol-
lowing his lawful pursuits in any part
Of the world should be left unprotected
by the country from which he came.
II am amazed" Mr.. Hughes said,
that it is suggested that proper at
titude is that that policy of protection
should not be maintained, because it
threatens our peace.
Interrupted by Heckler.
us it possible that any such notion
should obtain in the shadow of
Bunker HILL" he asked.
The audience rose, and waving thou
sands Of American flags, shouted,
mo"
Hecklers sought to question him on
various topics and one man who per-
sisted finally made himself heard amid
confusion. In doing so the heckler
had the aid of the nominee, who sought
to quiet the crowd and urged that the
questioner be allowed to proceed.
What specific policy will you take
In Mexico?" the heckler shouted.
what specific policy will you take in
Europe? What are you going to do
with the eight-hour bill-what-' The
sest of the questioning was lost in a
salvo Of boohs and cat calls.
Will Protect Americans.
II don't know" Mr.. Hughes replied,
lust what sort of mess we will find
things in Mexico, but there are princi-
pies to be governed by. First, we will
not NEEDLE with affairs that do not con-
Germ us; second, when we say we will
respect the fight of small nations we
will respect them in reality, and third,
1t shall be understood in Mexico, in
Latin-America and elsewhere that
American rights with respect to lives
and property shall be protected
The audience applauded and cheered.
The heckler sat down and there were
no more attempts to question the
speaker.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-11-08
FOUR GERMAN ATTACKS
on VERDUN FRONT FAIL
French Take 5000 Prisoners While
British RepeI Drives on
Stuff Redoubt.

London, Oct. 27:-The Germans
made four successive violent attacks
on the Verdun front against the Douau-
mont positions, but all failed, accord
ing to the bulletin issued by the
French war Office The number of
prisoners up to date is more than
5000.
The communication from British
headquarters in France reads:
This morning after a bombardment
the enemy delivered an attack against
Stuff trench, which runs northward of
STUFF redoubt. He was driven off with
considerable losses, our artillery prov
ing effective. Forty-one prisoners re-
manned in our hands.
In spite Of the unfavorable wealth.
er, our aeroplane co-operated success.
fully with our artillery and bombed
many billets and depots. Three of our
machines have not returned"
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-11-08
AUTOS, NOT GERMS, CAUSE
OF INFANTILE PARAL YSIS
Disease Due to Gases and Fumes.
According to Massachusetts
Health Official.

Cincinnati, Oct 2Sj 49, Automobiles.
not germs, are to blame for the cpl
demic of infantile paralysis that has
swept the country, according to the
assertion made by DR.. Thomas z. Har-
rlngton, deputy commissioner of health
of Massachusetts in an address before
the American Public Health associa-
ton.
"1nfantile paralysis is due to caemi-
cal agents, namely, gases and fumes
given off in the atmosphere by the
combustion of oils and fluids used in
automobiles" DR.. Harrington declared.
leases of gas and fume poisoning and
cases of infantile paralysis agree in
every essential"
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-11-08
Lake Vessels Search For Bodies.

Lake Vessels Search For Bodies.
Toledo, Ohio, Oct. 25.-All vessels
leaving this port have been given In.
structions to keep a sharp lookout for
bodies of victims of last Fridays storm
on Lake Erie. Members of the Lake
Seamens' union, the Great Lake Tow
ing company, the tiremen and oilers
union and the Lake Carriers associa-
ton met and voted to assist in the re-
covery of bodies and in rescue work.
Incoming vessels reported Lake Erie
literally strewn with wreckage. Sew.
eral bodies have been recovered. 9th
ors have been sighted. e..
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-11-08
~. s. Gets canada's Trade"

Ottawa, Ont, Oct. 27-"The United
States leaves nothing undone to secure
Canadian trade" declared F. c. T.
OHara, deputy minister Of trade and
commerce at a sitting here Of the
Dom1nton's royal trade commission,
while suggesting steps for improve
ment Of trade conditions between Can
ada and other parts Of the British en-
p1re. British manufacturers were not
80 keen as Americans in seeking Can
adam markets., Mr.. O'Hara asserted.
It was necessary at times to order
British products from New York.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-11-08
WAR department LEARNS. OF
MEXICAN PLOT TO ATTACK
AMERICAN TROOPS OR
TOWN IN TEXAS.
Definite INFORMATION
IS Received By BAKER
Funston and Pershing Forewarned OF
Attack, Arranged to Take Place
Before November, to Create
Sentiment Against Admin
istration's Policy.

WASHINGTON, Oct. %. Secretary
Baker issued a formal statement say
ing that definite information had
been received by the War Department
that a bandit attack on American
troops in Mexico or In an American
border town had been arranged to
take place between now and election
day to create sentiment against the
administrations Mexican policy. 1t
added that General Funston and Per-
shing were forewarned and in readt
ness for such an attack.
To Cooperate With Villa.
The statement follows:
The war department has received
definite information, confirmed from
other sources, that enemies of the adj
ministration's policy toward Mexico,
in cooperation with Villa or other ban
dts in Mexico, have arranged a spec
tacular attack to be made either upon
some part of the American forces or
upon some American community on
the border between now and the date
of the election, for the purpose of
turning the tide of sentiment against
the policy which the administration
has adopted for the protection of the
border.
American Forces Warned.
It is significant in this connection
that both the State and War depart
ments were advised that the bandit
forces operating at the present time
in Mexico are being paid in silver
coin.
Full particulars have been trans
mitted to General Funston and Gen
eral Pershing. All American forces
are, therefore, forewarned and in
readiness for such an attack
Mr.. Baker left the city before the
statement was made public.
U. S. Citizens Not Involved.
Secretary Lansing authorized the
statement that Secretary Baker had
no intention to intimate that Ameri-
can citizens were involved in the ban
dit plot. The secretary said it had
been called to his attention that an
effort would be made to construe the
War departments statement as a pol
itical play and as an assault upon tho
administrations political opponents.
He denounced such a construction as
absolutely false, declaring that poll
tics were not given thought in con-
nectlon with the matter and that it
was uncomfortable that any American
would ally himself with Mexicans to
attack his own countrymen.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-11-08
EIGHT-HOUR DAY ENDORSED
BY EXPERT IN PHYSIOL OGY
Political Aspects Of Problem Not Con-
sdered by Columbia Professor
at Health Meeting.

Cincinnati, Oct 27.-"The economic
argument that industry can thrive
only with a long day and that any
curtailment of it would be destructive
can be met very effectively by the
fact that shortening the working pc.
Rod even to eight hours, almost in
variably increases the quantity and
improves the quality of output" thus
did DR.. Frederick S. Lee, professor of
physiology in Columbia university
New York City, answer the question:
rs the eight-hour working day ra.
tional?" before the American Public
Health associations annual meeting
here.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-11-08
CARRANZA RULE TOTTERS:
VILLA GAINING HEADWAY
First Chiefs Removal From Capital
to Queretaro Considered Sign
of "Breakinq Up"

Washington, Oct. q. - The rapid
new ascendency of Villa as a military
leader, coupled with persistent re.
ports to the effect that the rule of Gen.
eral Carranza is rapidly tottering, is
commanding more attention among of.
ticials here than at any time since
the border raids, which resulted in the
dispatch of American forces into the
republic.
These reports disparage the ability
OF the Carranza regime and interpret
his removal from Mexico City to
Queretaro as sign of the breaking
up process which his enemies have
frequently predicted.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-11-08
FRENCH SMASH GERMAN
LINES NORTH OF VERDUN
Regain Virtually All Of the Ground
Lost in Second Battle for
Fortress.

London, Oct. &c. - Switching their
offensive from the Somme region. the
French have smashed the German line
north and northeast Of Verdun over
front of four and one-third miles, and
in the center gaining a distance OF two
miles.
Military experts here point out that
the French coup has regained virtually
all the ground lost in the second bat
tie OF Verdun. This was accomplished
with lightning suddenness in single
day, whereas the Germans occupied
nearly two months in wrestling this
ground from the French.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-11-08
Allied SeapIanes Bombard Austrian.

Allied seap'anes 6ombard Austrians.
Rome, Oct. 26.-squadrillas of 1tali-
an and French seaplanes have bombar-
ded Austrian military works in three
places on the west coast of Istria and
escaped unscathed, says an official an.
nouncement Of the Italian war office.
An aerial battle between the French
hydroplanes and Austrian seap]anes
I'm which one Of the Austrian machines
was capsized and another fell into a
lagoon at Baseleghe, on the Italian
coast near Carole, also is reported. The
Austrian sQuadrilla had been throwing
bombs on CaQrlR.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-11-08
DECLARES BUSINESS OF NEU.
TRALiTY IS ovER-Pos'TIoN
OF NEUTRALS BECOMES
iNT0LERABLE.
DENIES PROSPERITY IS DUE
TO TRADE CREATED BY WAR
Executive Ridicules Predictions That
After Conflict Europe vii! Over
wnelm This Nation by Its
"Dump''-War Exports Only
Per Cent Of Commerce.

Cincinnati, Oct. 28.-President Viii
son, discussing the relations of the
United States to the European war,
declared that this is the last war that
involves the world that the United
States can keep out"
He gave as his reason his belief
that "the business of neutrality is
over" and that war now has such a
scale that the position of neutrals
sooner or later becomes iutolerable.' -
In his night speech President Will
son said he was ready to engage in a
war for the rights of mankind, de-
clared money accumulated in the Unit
ed States should be used after the war
only for righteous purposes, and called
upon people who wished to be con-
sidered Americans to act as Amerl-
cans.
Must Prevent Aggression.
1--WE have got to step out in the
great arena. Some day we may have
to use the physical force of this ma
ton. Being the nation that we are, we
cannot use it to promote aggression.
Being the nation that we are we
should use it to prevent aggression"
He repeated that the present war
was due largely to secret intrigues.
we have seen that the position of
the neutral becomes almost intoler-
able. AS between right and wrong,
there can be no neutrality. We must
see that no nation goes to war for
some cause not approved by the ver-
dict Of mankind. That's the kind of
war l am willing to engage in.
To Maintain World Peace.
"Other nations owe it to respect
for the opinion of mankind to submit
their case to the opinion of mankind.
IL know that our nation will be will
ing to lend every dollar of her wealth,
every ounce of her blood to the main
tenance of the peace of the world,
built up on that foundation.
1.-The influences that govern inter.
national affairs on the other side Of the
ocean are secret purposes America
will not be governed in secret.
We are the clearing house for the
sympath;es of mankind.
Denies War Makes Prosperity.
After denying the Republican claim
that the business prosperity of the
United States during the last two
years has been due to trade created,
by the war, the President ridiculed
predictions that after the war Europe
will overwhelm this nation by it's
economic strength and dump" in the
United States goods now being stored
up for that purpose. He asserted that
exports of everything that goes to
supply armies makes only / per cent
OF the total of American commerce.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-11-08
TEUT0NS TAKE CONSTANZA,
R0UMANIAN'S GREAT PORT
Declare Capture Of More Importance
Than Gains Made by Allies
on Somme.

Berlin. Oct. 24.-Constanza, Rou-
mania's greatest seaport, has fallen
before Field Marshal Won Mackensen's
army, it has just been officially an
nounced. Capture of the city is hailed
by German military men as of more
Importance than all the gains made
by the Allies since the Somme cffen-
sive began.
Official dispatches from the German
and Bulgarian war Office indicate that
the Russo-Roumanians have suffered
a disastrous rout.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-11-08
Joecfre Sees French Win Victor,

Joe"re oees French Win Victory.
Verdun. Oct. 27.-Battling in rain
mists and clouds of smoke, the French
recaptured Fort Douaumont in a few
hours In the brilliant offensive that
swept the crown prince back from YER
dun. The entire operation was wit
messed by General Jotrre, commander
in.chief of Frances armies. From an
observation post in one of the Vecdun
forts, the correspondent watched the
French infantry launch the attack at
11:40 a. m. Tuesday after three days
of unprecedented artillery prepare
tion. ~-------------...
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-11-08
Question u. S. U-3oat Stand

London, Oct. 27-Some utterances
OF the feeling that the activity Of
american "arships in rescuing passen-
gers from the vessels sunk by the
German submarine U-53 off the Amer
lean coast amounted to a breach Of
neutrality, were made in the house Of
lords by Baron Beresford and Baron
Sydenham. Lord Beresford is recog-
nized by the country as the snokes-
man Tor the navy in the house of
lords and Lord sydenha1a's varied ac-
tlvlt1es have Included the authorship
OF books on naval affairs.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-11-08
Hoyne's Raiding Squad Recalled.

Chicago, Oct. 27.-Twenty-five police,
men on the raiding squad Of States
Attorney Maclay Hoyne have returned
to their stations under orders of Chief
OF Police c. c. Healey, who is under
grand jury enactment as result
of the activities of Hoyne and the
raiding squad. Healey is offering eight
hand picked" policemen to Hoyne to
replace the raiding squad which was
selected by Hoyne. In Diminishing the
squad, Healey objected to the raid on
the city hall in which records and let
tors were obtained for Hoyne'1 use,
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-11-08
FORD INSPIRED BY WILSON
GIVES WOMEN EQUAL PAY
Establishes Feminine Workers in His
Plants on Same Basis az
the Men.

Long Branch, N. j., Oct. 26.-Henry
Ford. the automobile manufacturer, an
nounced after conference with Presi
dent Wilson that as the result of an
inspiring talk he had with the Pres.
ident two weeks ago he had establish
ed the women workers in his plants on
the same pay basis as the men.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-11-08
WILL AID R0UMANlAN ARMY
Allies Arc Doing Everything Possible,
Lloyd George Declares.

London, Oct. 26. - In reply to a
question in the house of commons re-
garding the situation in Roumania,
David Lloyd George, war secretary,
said I'VE and our allies are working in
concert, and everything possible is
being done to help Roumania. It is
obviously undesirable to detail more
exactly measures that are being
TAKEN"
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-11-08
BID ON NEW U. s. WARSHIPS
Newport News Company and Three
Others Offer Fiqures.

Washington, Oct 26.-The Newport
News Shipbuilding and Drydock COM
pany was the lowest of four bidders in
bids opened by the Navy department.
on four battleships. It's bid on one
electric driven battleship was $10,470,;
900 and on two electric driven battles
ships $10,375,000 each. On steam driv.
en- battleships it bid $1,000, 900 for
one and $10,890, 900 each on two.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-11-08
Steal Fortune in Care

chicago, Oct. q. 49, The growth in
automobile stealing here from practi-
cal 1nsignifcance in 1911 to excess Of
$1'25o'ooo thus far in 1916, was shown
In report by the police department
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-11-08
TWO AMERICAN OFFICERS
SLAIN IN SANTO DOMINGO
Rebel General Resists Arrest and Or
ders Attack on Marines-ea-
tisti Is Killed.

Santo Domingo, Oct. 26-In an en-
gagement between American troops
and rebel forces General Ramon Ba-
tlsti was killed. Several Americans
also az reported killed, including two
officers and one American officer was
wounded.
The American commander attempt
ed to arrest General Batisti, who re-,
sisted and ordered an attack on tho
American forces. Fighting continued
for considerable time, but the reb-
els were evidently defeated.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-11-08
R0UMAN|ANS BLOW UP BRIDGE
WRECK Fourteen MILE STRuC-
TURE LEADING TO CAPITAL.
Escape Trap Set by Teutons and
Hinder Drive on Bucharest
From the East.

London, Oct. 27.-Russo-Rumania
defenders of the city of Cernavoda,
which capitulated to the German-Bul-
gar armies Of Field Marshal Won Mac
kensen, have blown up the great ii
mile bridge over the Danube leading
to Bucharest, the German war office
admits. Prior to wrecking the struc-
ture, thereby hindering a drive on the
Rumanian capital from the east, a
large part of the Rumanian army fled
across the bridge and escaped the trap
set by the Teutons. Those who did
not flee are believed to have been cap
tured.
Teuton Attack Slackens.
Dispatches from Petrograd state
that General Mackensen's attack is
slackening in it's intensity, although
Berlin announces that further gains
have been scored on this front. In the
northern part of Rumania, while Blu
charest announces that the province
of Moldavia has been cleared of invad.
ers, Berlin's war Office statement says
the Germans have advanced still fur.
Their.
AS whole, the situation of Ru-
mania is considered by military com
mentators in Berlin as increasingly
3recarious, in connection with the op.
erations in Dobrudja and the Austro,
German successes in the mountain
passes on the north
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-11-08
British Mine Sweeper Sunk.

o'e1o7 WIHe 0Wecper SUnK.
London, Oct 27.-The British sweep
or Genista has been torpedoed and
sunk with the loss of all her officers
and 70 Of her crew of IS men.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-11-08
TO KEEP GUARDS AT BORDER
Villa Activity Near Chihuahua Causes
Apprehension.

Washington, Oct. 27.-Villistas' &C.
tlv1ty near chihuahua has had the ef-
feet of convincing officials here that no
thought should be given soon to re-
moval of guardsmen from border pa.
troll duty or withdrawal of General
Pershing's column from Mexico.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-11-08
FRENCH CAPTURE TWO TOWNS
Fighting on Macedonian Front /;
Mainly by Artillery.

London. Oct. %. The VILLAGES
southwest of Lake Dorian, on the
Macedonian front, Golabroda and Lais-
lisa, have been captured by the
French. Elsewhere in this section the
fighting has been mainly by the ar
tillery.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-11-01
EXPORT AUTO SALES
DOUBLED.
Great Increase In American
Business Reported for
Last Year.

Washington, D. c., Oct. I'll
Export sales of American auto
mobiles and parts in the wear
ending June 80 totaled $l44..
G29, 7l9, nearly doubling the
record total of the previous
year, according to the com.
merce department report. Sales
of commercial automobiles to.
tailed $56,so5,54 passenger
autoa, $5O,o5o.263; tires, $l7.-
s36,227; engines, $2,6s6, 1862;
parts, $22, 536, 4a5. Sales were
concentrated principally in
England, Russia and France
All but SIS, 100000 of the com.
mercIal automobiles went RI
these countries. Exports to
England of commercial auto.
mobiles rose from $3.50 coo in
1914 to $1S.72a, 900 in 1916.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-11-01

gether and pull together, and in
this way promote the good will
and understanding that comes
when working for common
cause, and thus increase the
efficiency of our schools.
Miss Julia Douglas Wright,
also of Richmond, followedMrs.
Munford in n brief but very in
teresting address on the work
of the Junior Leagues, tho aim
OF these Leagues being to pro.
mote education by instillipg in
the children a love for study
and for school and to give the
children in the public sohools
the same spirit of loyalty, COM
radeship and devotion to their
schools as we find among col
lege men. Athletics are en-
couraged, debating societies are
formed, contests are arranged
between schools and the success.
ful contestants are sent to the
University of Virginia 70 de-
bate there; canning clubs are
formed, breaLmaking aud other
useful household arts are en-
couragcd; Blacksburg cooper
ates by giving successful CON
testants trip there; and many
other things are done to develop
the children spiritually, morally
and intellectually. Miss Wright
read the beautiful oath required
to be taken by the members Of
the Junior Leagues aud to be
repeated by them at the weekly
meetings of their Leagues.
AT the close of the meeting
Mrs. Munford aud Miss Wright
were thanked by the Parent
Teachers Association for the
pleasure and inspiration given
by their delightful addresses.