The Oakes times., 1916-02-03
SECOND TRIP IN
INTEREST OF PEACE
FORMER DICKEY COUNTY GIRL
IS ACHIEVING FAME
Miss Grace DeGraff, Formerly of El-
lendale, Has Gained Much Prom.
inence in Far West

Miss Grace DeGraff, q member of
the famous Ford peace party, spent
Sunday with her sister, Mrs. H. E.
Thomas at Ell-ndale. Miss DeGraff
was at Aberdeen Monday, where she
was visitor at the +. B. Cannon
home, and from there continued her
journey westward to Portland, Ore
gon, near where she is engaged in
teaching school.
This is the s. cond trip Miss DeGraff
has made to the Hague the past year
in the interest of peace. Last var
she went with the women delegates,
of which Miss Jane Adams Of Chi
cago was a member. This trip she
was among those who r-turncd early.
The main group of delegates was to
arrive in New York Monday.
In regard to the feeling in the bel
ligcrent countries toward the United
States Miss DeGraf said that thu con-
dition presented somewhat of para
dox. England and France showed
wonder and bit of bitterness b. cause
they believed their fight was that of
the United States, it bling for democ-
racy and the thought in these coun-
tries was that the United States should
throw hers-lf completely into the fray
and on their side. In Germany much
anger was displayed against the
United Stats because of the shipment
of munitions of war to her enemies
and because of the general pro-ally
tone of the American press. A gen.
eral feeling also exists that the United
States is too much after the money
and its exporters are sometimes un-
scrupulous. In instancing this, Miss
DeGraff told of fellow passenger on
the Orduna, on which she made her re-
turn passage, who posed all tn, way
as q Scotchman. This man by his
dress and accent initiated this nation
atty. When the ship was nearing New
York harbor this man, while speaking
ito Miss D. Graft, touched on his dress
and demeanor, saying that while no
doubt she had supposed him Scotch
man he was in reality an American
but had adopted tn, disguise to avoid
the evidences of distrust, SO often
shown to Americans in the fighting
countries. In bringing out some of
tn, causes of this feeling he told Of q
recent shipment of shoes to the
French and how, when they were por-
toned out, it was found that 100000
pairs had nothing but brown papsr
soles on them.
Great care was taken by the officials
of the belligerent countries which the
apostles of peace visited, in the trans
portation of the party. In England
pE-dges had to be given that they
would reveal nothing of Whist they had
seen or heard. In Germany the Amer
leans were compelled to travel in seal
ed cars with the blinds drawn. In
Liverpool Miss DeGraff was requested
to leave thumb print records with the
Scotland Yard representatives and
none Of the party was allowed to visit
London, much as they wanted to. Nor
way and Sw- den showed the visitors
every hospitality and evidence of cor
diality.
! Miss DeGraff is a graduate of the
! Ellcnda,e high school. She has taught
s-rms of school in this county, and
also at Aberdeen and Madison, S. D.
About twelve years ago she went west
and has been b. aching out of Portland
She has become quite prominent ma
tionally as educator-bcing vice pres
id mt of the national teachers associ.
Iation-and a lecturer for social pur-