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Grand Forks herald., 1916-08-16
UNNECESSARY.

UNNHCESSARY,
Il hooked fish yesterday" said
the amateur angler. that weiehed ali
Of ten pounds. but it got or the
hook"
Are you willing to swear to that ?"
asked tho one-man audience.
mot me-" answered the q. q. "I
swore enough when I lost tho fish,"
Grand Forks herald., 1916-08-16
DANISH BOARD TO
CONSIDER SALE

Copenhagen. Aug. 16. Via London.
The landsthing, the upper house Of
pointed a committee Of fifteen men,
bers to consider the matter Of the
sale Of the Danish West Indies to the
United States. This action was taken
after the entire membership in the
landsthing had held a closed meeting
since early in the morning.
Consideration Of the sale by the
landsthing probably will be retarded:
and 1t is not known when the lands
thing will hold open meetings to dis
cuss the subject. Tho attitude Of the
ties in the landsthing last night was
more uncertain than 1t was yesterday.
Grand Forks herald., 1916-08-16

Turn about Is fair play" said the
woman as she changed her mind.
Grand Forks herald., 1916-08-16

Herald Want Ads Bring Results.
Grand Forks herald., 1916-08-16

UNIVERSITY READINGS.
.. m. -; Max. %; MIN. 80;
southeast wind, 10 mdles; BsF.
3s.1o. =
Grand Forks herald., 1916-08-16
THE WEATHER.

THE WEATdEH
North Dakota: Partly cloudy
tonight and Thursday In north
and west portions.
Grand Forks herald., 1916-08-16
MANY FISH CAUGHT
IN RED LAKE RIVER
Local Anglers Declare That Fish are
Plentiful and Are landed
With Ease.

Fishing in the Red Lake river il
proving more popular this year than
ever before. and it is reported that
some exceptionally large catches have
been made during the past few
months. Cat fish. pike, ptckerel and
many other varieties Of the flnny tribe
abound in large quantities in the
muddy waters and hundreds are be-
ing caught by local fishermen.
Grand Forks herald., 1916-08-16

Navy beans cost $3.50 to 50 q BUSH
el. Bean banquets are costly now.
Grand Forks herald., 1916-08-16
What viii Your Future Be?

Ill you contribute to the easy living Of
III you continue to pay for tho privilege
yht as we'll be putting the money. in q
ou would be proud Of, q. place that your
i'd always wishing that you had bullt
!. mind to do 1t now?
ling there are some features we'll worth
AL with the privilege Of paying az much
u all money as soon as paid. the interest
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-18

Three CarranLa officers who de
serted whom tho bandit attack on
Chihuahua commenced and rode
north to catch train. arrived In
ri Paso early today. According To
their stories. the viillstas attacked
the town In two columns. one
marching straight 10 the peniten.
tiary without a shot being fired
upon them. the other column driv'
Ing the Carranxa soldiers before
them 10 the palace.
Shoot Prisoners In Cells
When II was seen that the peni.
Tertiary was doomed TO fall. Car.
rama officers ran thru the corri.
doris. shooting political prisoners
thru the bars. About 20 were
killed In that manner.
Then the doors were broken
down by tho villistas. who rushed
In and rescued Gen. saiazar.
Cen. Trevino. Carranxista com.
mander. was shot by one OF his
own mon. these officers declare.
and about one-third OF tho garri.
son mu,inied and went over to the
bandit leader.
viiiIstss Lose 200 Men
The vlllistas lost about 200 men.
according to best estimates. while
the Carranza losses were not an.
nouncsd. but we're said to be yery
heavy.
As the vlllistas left the prison
and started To cut their way thru
tho government troops. hand-to-
hand fighting took place In the
streets. The streets were swept
by shell fire. killing de facto sol.
diers and bandits alike. For an
hour after villa had evacuated II.
cannon fire was kept up on the
palace.
The carranxistas did not immc.
diatsly pursue when the bandits
finally cut their way thru tho lines.
Once outsid. the city. the bandits
re- formed and marched away in
good order.
by military men bore II In be
ileved villa did not intend TO oc-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-18
GERMANS Threaten
RUMANlA RAILROAD

BERLIN. Sept. rs. 49, Russo Ru-
manian forces already have retreat
ed more than so miles from the Bul.
gsrian frontier. and are falling
steadily back on the Cernavoda-
Constanza line, where a great bat
tie is expected.
In an attempt 10 relieve the Teu-
tonic pressure in Dobrudja the Rus
SLAMS are attacking in force at sew
eral places along the Austro-Ger.
man front. AZ only one point. be.
fore Halitz. did the Russian attack
meet with any success.
The Rumanians have abandoned
many guns in their hasty flight be.
fore Mackenzen's forces. German
air men report that the Rumanians
are strengthening their lines south
OF tho Cernavoda. Constanza rail.
way. whose capture would prac-
tlcally cut Rumania off from com
munication with Russia via the
Black sea.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-18
CONTINUED
FROM PAGE I
BADGER eANeSTERS
GET COOL MILLION

10 have been used to entrap rich
men into compromising positions
and then blackmail them. The
men are said TO have similarly en-
trapped rich women.
The persons held In the county
Jail on federal warrants are: Ed
ward. alias Doc" Donahue. Mrs.
Edward Donahue. Mrs Helen
Evers. alias Mrs. George w.
Brown. Henry Russell. Jas. Chris
tian. alias H. J. Gross; George
Bland: Mrs. Frances Allen. alias
Mrs. Frances Chapman.
The number hlackmailed in Chi.
cago IL estimated AT from rs to 100.
$4,000 at a CLIP
Hauls we're as high as $4,000.
Only one was as low as $500. But
the biggest money was made In
New York and Philadelphia. De.
tectives arrested the supposed
blackmailers.
by taking charge OF the apart.
ment house where they were stay
ing. one detective operated the
switchboard and listened to all
conversations. Dictagraphs were
placed in rooms of suspects. They
waited until most of those wanted
were In their rooms and then
swooped down.
Pictures Tell Story
II. G.. Clabaugh. government
agent. ordered the arrest of a May
Traub. In st. Louis In the rooms
OF the band we're scores of pictures
of men and women In unconven.
tional poses. These were to be
used as evidence to demand money
from the persons trapped.
Clabaugh outlined the working
of the alleged blackmailers as fol.
lows:
Suppose you we're president OF
n acknowledgement bank. Suppose
you had two daughters known in
society and club circles. Suppose
your wife was social leader.
Then suppose that you had met an
attractive and charming woman.
say Mt roof garden.
Wouldn't You Pay7
she flirted with you. Then you
called. Then suppose two or three
men who said they we're govern
ment officials discovered you in a
compromising situation and threat
ened you with exposure. publicity
and a prison sentence
Don't you think you would he
willing to pay n good sum to have
the matter kept quietY'
silk underwear. expensive coats.
rich gowns seized in the raid we're
said TO be part OF the women's
equipment for these operations.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-18
PAULA HOPES HER STORY
WILL BE HELPFUL TO
GIRLS MEETING LiFE'S
TEMPTATIONS

The day after the newspaper
- oman visited me-" said Paula.
continuing her story. Il Sat down
! had learned more In the few
months since the death OF my dear
parents than IN all the is years
before
Il wish | could make clear TO
you, MarRie. how far in the dim
and distant past all my happy aud
irresponsible childhood seemed. II
was like a dream. had learned
every one OF us must stand alone.
Now ! said to myself. IL re-
mains to be seen whether can
do II. Can ! stand alone for what.
ever any woman pr man shall do
for me? When the acid test OF
life and success is applied. II will
remain for me to stand IL alone.
9" I may be able TO get thru with
few scars. but ! know now that
only thru hurts-which. aitho they
may heal in time. always leave
scars-can I succeed.
Paula" ! said. why did you
not then come TO some OF your old
friends? Why did you not come to
me?"
Il might have done 30. dear Mar.
gle. II you had begun to teach
school. But II took me only al
week or so 10 understand that the
point OF view OF the sheltered and
cared for woman is as far from that
OF the working girl as Is the North
Pole from the South. When was
going thru all my trouble. Margie
you we're living at homo with your
mother. a year afterward. when
you lost your mother and began TO
teach school. I was In New York,
far from the old town where We
were both born. striving to forget
It and everything pertaining to II. "
1T was good of you. dear Paula"
! said, 80 tell me tho story OF your
adventures. II II so different from
the books that try 10 tell girls what
they must encounter on the stage
and other places In seeking work.
What they say Is either sentimental
or brutal"
Paula nodded. ANY woman with
the least personality" she said,
who works with men day after
day, In bound to attract some ono
OF them. Then tho decision rests
with her.
Besides, know my life Is not a
bit more interesting than any 9th.
er working girls. But the knowl-
edge OF my experiences may help
others when they meet with the
temptations that have beset me.
80 long az natures great urge IL
that Of propagation OF the race,
men will hunt and women must
hide behind the wall we call fem
mine virtue. Some day, however.
| hope men and women will work
side by side without a thought Of
anything but their work"
ITO be continued)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-18

LONDON. Sept ie.-Britlsh
troops began closing In upon
Thlepval last night. after cap
turing Mouauet farm, and took
several German trenches south
Of the village. Gen. Hai9 re-
ported this afternoon.
Thiepyal village position. which
has held up the progress OF the
British left wing since the Somme
offensive began July 10. was made
most precarious for the Germans by
the loss OF tho well fortified Mou-
quet farm yesterday.
Germans Lose 10000
Forty thousand Germans have
been killed. wounded or captured
since the Anglo-French armies re-
sumed the offensive on the Somme
with battering blows that bent back
the Teuton lines.
The fighting continued last night
north and south OF the river with
the greatest fury.
Tho allied successes have had a
profound effect In Berlin. according
to The Hague dispatches today.
Tho Germans had been led TO be-
lieve that the Somme drive had
been halted by the inability OF the
British to capture the Flers-Cource.
lette line and to break thru the Ger.
man defenses around Thiepval
Armored Tanks Surprise
The German papers are now pre-
pairing the public for the early evac-
uation OF both Peronne and Com
bles. and pointing out that n retire
ment on wide front may become
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-18
HUGHES IS OFF
ON LONG TRIP
~ PERRY ARNOLD
u. q. STAFF Correspondent

NEW YORK. Sent. ls.--invlg.
orntod by n five days reese. ChaH
y. Hughes ,cft New York at s A.
m. today on his second campaign
tour and from now on will be on
the road until election day.
Mrs Hughes found AZ the last
moment that she could arrange her
affairs so aA 10 accompany her
hurband. and was with the candi.
date when their train pulled out
for what will be one OF ths most
energetic campaigns ever attempt
ed by n presidential candidate.
Hughes win spread HIS doctrine
OF republicanism IN Illinois. Wis
consin. Ohio. Indiana. Pennnyl.
vania. New Jersey and New York
when he returns here Sept 30.
The schedule calls for an average
OF Is speeches day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-18
HAIR GRAY? Then
APPLY Q-BAN
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Evenly

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II absolutely harmless and no dye.
but Ban acts on roots, restoring
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Bartelrs drug store. Seattle, wash.
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-18

NEW YORK. Sept is--Seth Low.
for IL years president OF Columbia
university. and a former mayor OF
both Brooklyn and New York city.
died Sunday at his country home.
at New Bedford. y. y OF = oompli'
cation OF discasos.
Low was born In Brooklyn In
1850.
I, was his investigation OF the
practices OF tho Tweed ring which
led TO his mayoraity successes.
Hs travelled extensively In Europe.
and In his 10th year was elected
president OF Columbia
lie resigned tho presidency in
1901. bu, continued until 1914 ms a
trustee. At the time OF hts death
Low was interested In labor prob.
lens. Even on HIS sickbed he was
active In the settlement OF the 70.
cent railroad strike. lie was a per.
sonai friend OF Samuel Compera
and other labor leaders.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-18
PRISONERS SHOT IN
CELLS when VILLA
RAIDS CHIHUAHUA
By Webb Miller

Ell PASO, Sept iS,-Al northern Mexico is in
turmoil today as reports of Villas attack upon Chhua
hua City early Saturday spread turnout the country.
Four thousand de facto troops from Monterey are
being rushed to Chihuahua and other points while two
columns of cavalry are pursuing the flying bandits
toward Santa Clara canyon according to reports given
out by Gen. Gonzales Carranza commander at Juarez
Despite reports given out by Carranza officials that
Villa badly defeated, the effect of his attacks fol-
lowing his threat to shout "Gro" in the city of Chi
huahua independence day was to rouse the en-
thusasm OF the people In Juarez troops paroling
every street in order to prevent an outbreak OF pro-
Villa feeling
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-18
Nave NOT Seen
BREMEN As VET

NEW LONDON. Coma. Sept IS
New London vas agog today
both again aud yet--expeeting the
German merchant submarine Bre.
men TO arrive NJ any time.
The tug T. A. Scott. Jr.. hired BY
the Eastern Forwarding Co. put on,
last night when reports werc re-.
ccived OF 4 submarine being OFF
Block island. Nothing has been
seen or heard Of the diver. how.
ever.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-18
FRENCH SURROUND
IMPORTANT TOWN

PARIS. Sept. is.--French troops
completely surrounded Deniecourt.
south OF tho Somme. in heavy
fighting last night. Il was official
ly stated today. The Germans com.
ter attacked savagely on the whole
front south OF the somme. where
the French scored important gains
yesterday.
Three violent attacks were made
east OF the village OF Berry and
south OF Dcnieoourt. where the
French rcpulscd the onslaughts
and made further progress. com
pleting the encircllng movement.
Twelve hundred prisoners and
ten mitrailieuscs were taken.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-18
FALLS TO DEATH

Little John Bevens. age 9. son OF
8. Y. Bevens. Els Nickerson st
climbed out on one OF the steel
girders OF the new Fremont ave.
bridge. near Nickerson st.. Sunday
AFTERNOON and fell 500 feet to his
death.
I'm all right and won't fall. .
he had called TO y. A. Mellon.
3itTI1 Fremont ave. who warned
him not to climb out
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-18
TH[EPVAL T0TTERINC BEFORE
HARD SMASHES BY BRITISH

south OF the Somme yesterday to
warn the Germans not TO withdraw
troops from that sector TO reinforce
the battered lines north OF the river
The assault was successful. and
deepened the wedge in the German
line between Peronne and Combles
Delayed dispatches from press
headquarters are full OF exploits OF
necessary for strategic reasons.
The French shifted their attack
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-18
ITALIANS SWEEP.
NEAR TRIESTE.

ROME. Sept. is--The Italians
have broken the Austrian third
line In the region Of Monfalcone
after three days OF fierce fighting
on the whole front. from Goritz
south to the sea. the new Italian
drive on Trieste IL proceeding sat
isfactorily. A whole series OF Aus
trian positions from Oppacchiasel-
In southwark. thru Pietra Rosa.
has been carried. and the Anstrians
driven back to trench positions In
tho valleys.
Advanced Italian lines are now
less than II miles from Trieste.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-18

the new British armored cars. or
tanks" the monsters that played
such an important part In the cap
ture OF Flers. Courcelette and Mar
tinpach in Fridays attack.
One correspondent reported that
they are not armored cars at all.
but huge land battleships that shed
ordinary gun fire like q duck does
water. and can only be damaged by
a dead hit from a big she'll.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-18
GILL CANNOT HElP
JAILED STRIKERS

A committee Of union longshore-
men appealed 20 Mayor GIN sstur.
day and asked him To release the
90 men arrested BY the police on
the water front last week
Tho mayor explained that they
vere being held on state charges
and could not be released by him.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-18
AUTOS SET RECORD

Tho war department, test run BY
volunteer auto messengers from
Plymouth. Mass. TO Fort Lawton.
Seattle, took i25 hours and ~ min.
utes. Capt Bunn reported Monday.
The message was carried by re-
lays. IN which 80 autos took part.
Jim Parsons brought the messenger
TO Seattle from North Bend Satur.
day morning. There was delay on
the last lap. due 10 q wheel break.
Ing and road construction between
Walla Walla and Pasco.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-18
ARREST MAN WITH
AUTO TAG TOOLS

Caught with n complete outfit OF
tools for changing auto license
numbers. Louis Ian. a Russian me
chsnic. was arrested by Patrolman
Ed Hagen at Railroad ave. and
Washington st. Monday morning.
and held on an open charge. pend
Ing Investigation.
The police believe Ian may be
connected with a syndicate OF auto
thieves. who redress stolen cars
beyond recognition by changing
number plates and licenses. and
then selling the machines
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-18

cupy chihuahua city. but that his
purpose was 10 make demonstra.
ton for it's effect upon the Ameri.
ean-Mcxican mediation commits.
sion.
Villas men started avacuating
the prison before shell fire was
opened on them.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-18

sALoNikA. Sept IS Serbian
troops captured Bulgarian first
and second lines a. the village OF
Kamakehalan. northwest OF Os.
trovo LAX. and near the Serbo.
Greek frontier. IL was officially an.
rouneod. Ton machine guns we're
captured.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-18
GIRL IS HELD after
MANS FOUND DEAD

PORTLAND Sept is.--Mias Eva
Gibson. "a. is held Monday by the
police ae a material witness In con
nection with the mysterious death
OF Axei Nelson. IS. structural
steel worker. who was found dead
In vacant building on the East
side late yesterday.
There was a bullet wound In bis
breast, but his watch and money
werc undlsturbcd. Relatives OF
the dead man say he spent the
evening with MiEs Gibson.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-18

Nearly 200 prominent Seattle
women will assist In the Masonic
carnival. October 2 to Z. inclusive.
In the new temple nearly complet.
ed at Harvard ave. and Pine at.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-18

REGINA. Sask.. Sept. is.--iion.
Walter Scott. premier OF Sas-
katchewsn Is believed dying here
today of asthma. Visitors are
barred. Secrecy guards his actual
condition.
The sun., 1916-12-03
WOMEN SEE VISION
OF FOUR HOUR DAY
But They Will Be Satisfied
Now II They Can Gain
Eight Hours.

Enter the four hour day-that is. as
soon as the womeA's Trade Union
League can bring IT about.
The convention which the New York.
Philadelphia and Baltimore branches OF
the league are holding in this city at
present is called on the programme
Interstate conference on the Eight
Hour lay" And the eight hour day In
the first objective of organized women
workers. but after this - gained they
will fight for a six hour n then a
four hour day.
-Four hours hard work a day ID
enough for any one" cried Miss Melinda
Scott, president OF the New York or
ganixation. at yesterdays session. In the
Russell Sage Foundation building. And
II all the idle people were set 10 work.
four hours a day from a woui Keep
the world going better than 1t goes now.
There are too many idle men and women
fattening on our labor"
The Federal Government. through
the President. has testified that the eight
hour day IL right" said Miss Rose
Schneiderman. representative OF local
unions. in time we shall bring the
Government round to the o hour day.
But it'll be a long time. There are
girls in candy facioSes now working
sixteen hours a day. Even where the
eight o Law Is on the books II 10
often broken"
Miss Leonora O'Reilly also spoke for
the four hour day. But first. she de-
clared. women must get the vote.
We'll win II in New York IL our
working men stand by their word and
vote yes when the referendum comes
UP in 1917" she declared. And it's
up to US women to stand behind them
and give them a good hard push to the
polls"
Miss Elisabeth Lowe. secretary at the
league headquarters. told OF roux
handling she received In Eleventh ave.
nue Friday night while giving u cir.
culars advertising the eight houg meet
ing.
~ stood outside the candy factory or
Eleventh avenue between Forty-slxtf
and Forty-seventh streets giving circu'
lars to the girls as they came out from
work. she said. The girls told M
the best paid Of them got only IS q
week and they worked from 40 a. NJ
til s r. NJ. They seemed glad 10 gc'
the circulars Well try for the eigh'
hour day they cried suppose tn,
boss heard. for he care out and ORDERED
me away I just kept on giving gu
circulars. and he grasped my arm and
dragged me across the sidewalk. Their
the foreman care and struck my hand
and what they would have done | dom
know. but a man. a b~ystander. who said
The sun., 1916-12-03
BANDITS KILL 26.
Attack Train Near Talia-Two
Generals Among Victims.

LAREDO. Tex. Dec. 2.-Twenty-six per-
sons. all M~exicans. Including two Con-
st~itutionaltst generals. were killed by
bandits, ALLEGED adherents OF Francisco
villa. In an attack on a train at Italia.
between Torreon and Paredon. .Novem-
Der IS. according to Information re-
ce.ved here tonight. The bandits were
under command OF Fortunate Salinas.
After the guard had been killed Sa-
linas lined VI ami robbed every psssen-
ger on the train. He then read what
purported to be the latest villa mani
festo.' as follows:
First. Ali loyal Mexicans must Join
the villa cause and those who refuse will
be considered traitors and Immediately
shot.
second Rail. Dads are 10 be consid-
cred properly OF the Mexican people and
all lights foreigners may heretofore
have had are declared void.
Third. Foreigners after twenty-five
yeaTe residence In Mexico must become
citizens of the republic or be expelled.
Fourth. No American citizen can
acquire property rights or enjoy amy
privileges accruing to Mexican citizens