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Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-24
T0RNAD0'S DEATH TOLL GROWS
ASWRECKAGE EREM0VED; TROOPS
and POLICEMEN GUARD CITY

ing the night, all the electric wires in
the devastated section Of the city be-
ing down, and the work Of rescue pro.
ceeded slowly.
Several children in a wrecked negro
school are thought to have escaped.
the bodies of others have been re-
covered and possibly as many as 20
others are thought to be still buried
under the ruins.
city authorities to prevent looting and
Mayor Robert w. Morris ordered that
vandals be shot on sight. State troops
from Indianapolis and policemen and
firemen from Louisville assisted In
maintaining order. -.
Damage done by the wind extended
several miles into the country. An
driving toward New Albany were
hurled over fence into q nearby
field and killed. 4
No accurate estimate Of the prop
erty damage in ana about the ,imme-
diate vicinity Of New Albany has been
possible, but 1t is expected the loss
will be more than million dollark Is
The known dead are:
Baby Deering. ~ :a.,5, II
Charles McCaffrey. *s-.:,.5; 5,g
Clarence Moss. :. e.
Edward Johns. i,ss
Mrs. Charles DALEY. n.
Mrs. VIM. Hum. .---s !, e z
Miss Elsie Lopp. e.
Miss May Lopp. e
. Mrs. -- Bunch. - ~ 1f9, q,
E Mr.. Peyton. ~
Mrs. John Didelot, q dau9 9htes.
Cecilia, u; = son Of s. : baby 81 q: NJ
+ Rose Hun, s years old. s5ss IS
- Zurschnide. q hoy. 1k ,yeaSa A b
s Nine unidentified bodies.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-24
WOMEN READY
T0SERYEU.S.
WHEN NEEDED
Thousands Offering servic-
es When Men are Called
to the Front.

New York. March 24.-More than
$1,000 members of the Long Island
Council of Women's clubs petitioned
the Merchants association today to
provide them an opportunity to learn
how to take the places Of men work.
ers If the men are called to the
colors.
San Francisco, March 24.-Girls at
Mills college, women's school at Oak
land. Cal, offered their services to
the navy department today. A mes
sage from the president, DR.. Aurelia
Reinhardt. to Mrs. Frederick H. Col
burn. who is arranging for the wom-
ems summer camp here. said that
at Vassar. the Mills college girls were
ready for any service the navy de-
partment might desire.
Mrs. Colburn also received a tele-
gram from Secretary Daniels asking
her to get in touch with the COM
mandant of the Twelfth naval dis
trict to learn how best to use the
services of girl students and other
women who volunteer. Both STAN
ford and University of California girls
are ready to answer call to the
colors.
Boston, March 24.-The use of
women radio operators to man shore
stations that will be operated by the
navy department in connection with
the power boat and submarine chas-
ing squadrons,- is contemplated by
naval officials, Captain H. c. waw-
Ter. federal radio inspector, said to-
day. For this purpose thirty five
women operators have already VOL
unteered their services.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-24
APPLICATION OF
ADAMS0NLAWIS
STILL UNDECIDED
Number of Minor Points to
be Cleared-Board to Set
tie Differences.


New York. March 24.-A number
Of minor points still remain to be de-
cided before some $4,000 brother
hood conductors. engineers. firemen
and trainmen receive the back wages
from January 1. due under the appli-
cation Of the Adamson law. The
committee Of railroad managers and
brotherhood representatives which
has been arranging a basis for the
application of the law took a recess
Yesterday until some time in April.
Elisha Lee, chairman of the ma
tional conference committee Of rail-
way managers. said that the confer
ence had agreed upon tentative
to the application Of the law, he said
they will be referred to a joint board
of eight, four from each side.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-24
ZEPPELIN TYPE
!. AIRSHIPS FOR
US. NAVY WORK Y D { (,
Building of 16 Non-Dirigi-
bles Already Under Way
For Scouting.

Washington. March 24.-Builders
of the sixteen small non-dirigible air.
ships recently ordered for navy coast
patrol work In cooperation with aero
planes. expect to deliver the first ship
for trial flights within month. The
builders are cooperating closely in
their efforts to produce the airships
in the shortest possible time
The joint armynavy board is lay
ing plans for construction Of large
rigid battle craft similar to Zeppelins
The navy believes such airships would
be valuable scouts.
With declaration Of war full in
formation probably would be avail
able to American airplane builders
through the government as to every
thing learned in France and Great
Britain.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-24
GERMANS DESPAIR
OF HOLDING 1T,
AND FLOOD CITY
Teutonic Army Offers Stiff
Resistance Neaf Laon,
Where French Gain.
ENGLISH TROOPS
GAIN NEAR ARRAS
Here, too, Enemy is Making
Strong. Stand-Germans
Concentrate in Russia.

Increased peril to tho so-called
Hindenburg fne of the Germans in
Northern France, running through
Cambria, st. Quentin, Lafere and
Laon. is indicated by today's Paris
official statement.
strong pressure from st. Quentin to
the Aisne and have driven through to
the Disc river, directly north of La
fore, at some points. Apparently they
have gained control Of the high
ground in this region and are able
to command the city with their guns.
Flood the City.
That the Germans were despairing
OF holding Lafere, key point in the
new line, was indicated by last nights
announcement that they had opened
the slnice gates and flooded the city.
Tho new French advance to the Disc
more difficult to hold.
Progress West of Laon.
Further progress also has been
southeast on the east bank Of the
Ailette river, west Of Laon, where the
Germans. while still falling back to-
ward their new line, are apparently
offering stiff resistance. Paris mill
tary critics also point to German
peril mere, where the left end OF the
German line at st. Gobain is threaten
ed with out-fianking.
Last reports from the British end
OF the line also indicated strong Ger
man resistance, but recorded also
further advances for General Haig's
forces. notably in the region south
east Of Arras. ......,.
Concentrate In Russia.
In part, at least. the German re.
tirement from France may be ex-
planned by an official statement Of
the new Russian war ministry. In
which y announced that the Germans
are concentrating great quantities Of
munitions, supplies, and men on ths
northern end OF the Russian front. "A
Teutonic offensive in the near future
in this important but long neglected
war area is thus indicated.
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg,
who is credited with establishing the
new line in the west, fs classed as a
believer in the theory that a decision
in the war can best be gained by a
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-24
KAISER AND
PRUSSlANISM
CONDEMNED
Emperor and Chancellor At
tackled by Socialist-Ger-
many Behind Russia.

London, March 24.-The German
emperor and Chancellor Won Beth
mann -Hollweg were denounced in
the reichstag by the socialist deputy,
Kunert. as the originators of the war,
according to a Berlin dispatch to
Reuters by way Of Amsterdam. The
incident occurred Thursday during a
debate on the public health estimates.
Vice Chancellor Helfferich, referring
to Herr Kunert's remark. declared
that German who spoke in the
sai,ieF btsssth of Fusstast and q Gernnan
conditions insulted his fatferiand.
The socialist deputy retorted, amid
socialist applause:
Because compared German re-
actionaries with Russian revolution
lists you say I insulted the father
land. I should be proud If such prog
ress were made in our country as has
been made in the Russian empire"
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-24
WHlTL0CK SENT
TO HAVRE;; 5.
{ RELIEF HELD UP
Workers in Belgium With
Observation-Disclosures to
Temporary Capital.

Washington. March 24.-American
relief workers in Belgium and Amer
lean Minister Brand Whitlock have
been formally Withdrawn from Bel
GUM. Official announcement to this
effect was made at the state depart
mcnt this morning.
TIE American relief commission
ers viii, be replaced as far as possible
by members of joint neutral COM
mission. largely under the supervision
of Dutch military officials. Brand
Whitlock will 90 to Havre, France,
resumng his duties as minister at
the temporary Belgian capital.
TRAFFIC HELD UP.
Fort Dodge. Ia, March 23.-Traffic
was virtually at a standstill today on
the Minneapolis & ST. Louis and the
Chicago Great Western railroads., as
the result of <ashouts due to last
nights heavy rain storm.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-24
FRAZlERLOST
RIGHT ] !. I ]lI|'O|NAlME
AlNY.0F BOARD
Board of Regents Fight in
Supreme Court Takes !,
New Angle.
DE FAcTos BOARD HAS
MADE STRONG j CASE
Governor Did d 4 Not Name
Men For Terms That are
Now Expiring.
: 4

Bismarck. Md, March a.
Waving all question Of Jurisdiction
and joining with the attorney genera
In asking a hearing of the question
upon the facts. counsel for the dc
facto board OF regents headed by
Lewis F. Crawford, known as the
Hanna board. challenged legal objec.
tions raised by Governor Frazier tc
the oflcial existence; Of that board
and. its briefs filed with the supreme
court today in the quo warranto pro.
ceedings launched by the attorney
general. they specifically set forth
these principal points in their owr
behalf:
That their appointments by the
governor and the senate in 1918
are legal.
That Governor. Frazier's fail
ure to submit to, the senate in
the last session names Of two
men satisfactory to the senate to
succeed Regents Power and
White, results in the continu-
ance Of those two officers in pow
er till the next legislature meets
That the court holdings uni
formly uphold, the proposition
that an appointment made in
prospect of an office becoming
established. under law already
passed. or in the process Of being
passed, are binding and legal ap-
pointments. 8
That the nomination Of the
members Of the so-called Hanna
board Of regents were made after
the law was passed and approval
by the governor, and that the AZ
pointments iweras Rnfirmed after
Is II shss ..!, law had bssh sznsd by the
I executive. ;z,sp,& ~, ft.t'
= First Claim Abandoned.
That the attorney general has
apparently abandoned his first
proposal that the appointments
were made March 2, 1915, three
days before the bill creating the
boards of regents was passed, be-
cause no reference to such a the
ory is contained in the petition
filed in the supreme court, though
that theory was advanced to Gov
ernor Frazier by the attorney
general in opinions filed when the
issue was first raised, and by the
governor communicated to the
senate:
That the nominations. trans
mitted to the senate March 2,
1915, were continuing nomina-
tions; that is. they continued as
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-24
SAYSKAlSER WILL ABDICATE TO
SAVE PRUSSlANISM ANDPR0TECT
HIMSELF FROM STARVING PEOPLE

lished one day which will prove that
secretedly he did everything not to
bring America down upon him and
that he considers that the rupture was
an trreparable mistake. The failure
of the submarine war will soon show
that he was right, but It will be too
late.
Fears Anu-Prlssian People.
THE people. he fears most are the
anti-militarists, anti-Prussian. Liberal
republicans. who want the Reichstag
That is why Wilhelm IL so anxious to
convince the nation that he did not
want war. All his protestat tons, are
made to appease the Liberals and his
famished and ruined subjects whose
murmurings are growing strong. He
wants to continue popular at any
price and that is why he spoke the
first word Of peace. The people were
grateful for It but the submarine war
came and spoiled everything.
Sees German Isolation Complete.
ut is hard to realize how this en-
peror. who. enjoyed a popularity un-
exampled in our epoch, suffers in his
pride. He alone. perhaps. in Ger
many knows the whole truth, since he
alone has in his possession the ele-
ments for forming a Judgment on the
situation as q whole. How can he
resist morally and physically under
such q strain-csrtainly he hopes
sometime, but less ana less, for the
success OF the unrestricted war which
he opposed. He sees the isolation Of
Germany become more and more
complete.
Failed, in Peace Move.
"Once he tried to initiate peace ne
gotiations and failed. To. try again
would be to admit and proclaim to the
whole world, but above all to the
German people, which he fears most,
Germany's real situation. II the allies
solemnly declare, as they did Will.
Napoleon In 1915, that they would re-
fuse to treat for peace for the Hohen-
zollerns 1t would be q Knockout blow.
Our German people, who still believe
In him, would abandon him, for peace
at any price. will soon be the unani-
nous and hidden thought Of tortured
Germany.
Abdicstion Only Thing Left.
What recourse 10 left to him but
q dramatic abdication in order to re-
tain the sympathies OF the German
people and save the political future Of
Prussia. He will say: L sacrificed
myself to make peace. Without mo
those only are responsible who. desir-
Cd a savage war and the complete
isolation Of Germany. those who took
at the beginning my son % thsir plr-
ty leader and forced mo to mobilize.
q MEASURE hssitated 10 take
q T. q " y Z.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-24
/. ". ". EXPELLED
FROM BAUDEITE
Agitators Given Twelve Hours
to Leave Minnesota
Mill Town.

Baudette. Mimi, March Ask
Industrial Workers Of tho World
alleged agitators came to Baudette
and began to recruit members. The
authorities took hand, and the
leader was arrested and given twelve
hours to leave town. He left. but
assured the police that he would have
a lodge organized in town by the time
the mills open. His companions went
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-24
Nfuscoyites Withdraw.

Petrograd. via London. british ad-
miralty per wireless press).-March
24.-Under pressure Of German at
tacks against the Russian position be-
tween the rivers Silcha and Chvanich,
on the Rumanian front, says the off,
cial statement issued today by the
Russian war department., tho Russian
troops withdrew to the next line Of
defense about two-thirds Of mile
to the eastward.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-24
APPRECIATES FEELING.

Petrograd, via London, March 81
Warm appreciation Of the cordial feel
ing shown by the people and govern
ment of the United States toward the
new regime in Russia was expressed
today by Foreign Secretary Milukoff
in statement to the Associated
Press.
Professor Milukon emphasized par
ticularly his satisfaction at the atti-
tude of the American ambassador,
David r. Francis.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-24
new PERIL TO HINDFNBURG'S LINE AS FRENCH
TRAIN BIG GUNS ON lAffRE, THIS KEY POINT
IN Defense EXPECTED TO FALL VERY SOON

campaign on the eastern front against
Russia.
Meanwhile the Russian provisional
government continues its effort to
strengthen the defensive measures Of
the nation.
One Of the most important Of the
that Of the constitutional democrats,
led by Foreign Minister Milukoff, has
just voted through it's committee and
its parliamentary representatives for
q republican form of government for
Russia.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-24
500 Rusaians Captur.tl,

Berlin. by wireless. March a.
German forces. under command Of
Archduke Joseph. yesterday stormed
the Russian position on the Russian
frontier ridge, between the solomtar
ana Czobanos vallies, according to to-
days official German statement, and
captured 500 Russians.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-24
43 ARE KNOWN TO
BE DEAD; INJURED
LIST TOTALS 200
Darkness Harnpered Work
of Rescuers-Damage Ex-
tended into Country.
TWO CITIES SEND
RESCUE PARTIES
Believe 20 Students are Bur-
led in >Wreckage of
Negro School.

New Albany. Ind. March 24.-rhe
number Of those known to have lost
their lives in the storm which late
yesterday swept over New Albany.
wrecking scores OF residences and 9TH
er buildings, had reached 43, accord
ing to unofficial records and this NUM-
ber was expected to be increased by
further search Of the debris OF the
ruined structures. Approximately 200
persons Are, known TO have been In
jured. i rs (.
Darkness hampersd the search aur-
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-24
Germans Claim Success.

Berlin, by wireless. March 24.-
French attacks against the German
outposts west Of Lafere and along the
Ailette lowlands AZ we'll as near Neu-
Vile and Margival, 1t is officially an
nounced, were repulsed yesterday.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-24
First Claim Abandoned.

CONTINUED on Page 3.)
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-24
UNITED STATES GETS READY FOR LONG AGGRESSIVE WAR ON
GERMANY; WILSON NOT SATISFIED WITH MEASURES DESIGNED
ONLY TO PROTECT SHIPPING PREPARE FOR ANY fvtNTUAlIIY
NAVAL, INDUSTRIAL and FINANCIAL MEASURES
INCLUDED IN PROGRAM; COUNCIL OF Defense
TO PREPARE ALL INDUSTRIES FOR STRUGGLE

Not Known Whether Political Alliances Will be Formed
With Entente Military and Naval Cooperation Is
Possible-Five Billion Dollar Loan For Allies may
be FloateI. -n 10 =
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1917-02-09
Half Yous Living :
Without hsoney Cost

A right or wrong start In 1917 will
make or break most farmers in tho
South. We arc all facing a crisis.
THIS war in Europa. puts things in
such uncertainty that no man can
iorsse3 the future with any degree OF
,le1---1s
The SURG and certain increase in
eOttol acreage means lower cotton
Grieel lext fall. Cost Of all food and
gSG.n products is high, so high that
90 one can afford to buy and expect
20 pay or with cotton.
It's . time above all others to play
safe; 70 produce all possible food,
gran md forage supplies on your
oE1- acres; to cut down The store bill.
I Cc2d pieoo CT garden ground,
Tig2 ~ ricatad, rightly tended and
EeEt oi&Itod the year round, can be
mac % gay half your living. It will
saTo "a mora money than you made
on tae b3s: Eve acres CT cotton you
5ver grew!
Hastings 1917 Seed Book tells all
about the right kind of a money say
Ing garden and the vegetab les TO put
IN T.. It tells about the field crops as
well and shows you the clear road to
real farm prosperity. It's Free. Send
for it today to II. G. HASTINGS CO.,
Atlanta, Ga.-Advt.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1917-02-09

through Marietta is to use a pipe
line with no local plugs, or use an
aerOplane.
If / were a drinking man and
wanted to keep nay Ticker, I'd steer
clear Of George. l should smile! l
wouldn't get in a mile of him. That
is, | wouldn't if | wanted to keep
my Ticker!
The other young man in the pic
ture is a perfect gentleman. He is
Georges brother Bob who is young
er by five years. Bob is Deputy
sheriff OF Barlow County, and he
is some officer himself, but | don't
believe he would take Ticker away
from John Boston, or Herbert Clay,
Or Virgil McCleskey, or Jim Dobbs,
Or any of those fellows. I'm al
most sure he wouldn't. They are
the biggest
But for all that, he is just about
the best arresting officer in the
State of Georgia, barring George
WAC, might as well say in passing,
is Deputy Sheriff of Cobb County.
These boys-George and Bob
are so jealous of each other that
what one has the other must nave
likewise
When George was elected Deputy
Sheriff OF Cobb it made Bob so mad
he pulled stakes and pitched his
utnt il tne state OF Barlow where
he proceeded to become Deputy
Sheriff in less than no time.
That was some five or six years
ago, and it wouldn't surprise me to
hear that he is high Sheriff of Bar
tow one of these days.
And when that comes to pass,
you can depend on one thing for
certain and sure-George will be
High Sheriff of Cobb or know the
reason why.
If George were to run for Govern
or, l guess Bob would move to Sand
Mountain and look the ground over
with view of becoming cnief ex-
ecutive of Alabama.
Speaking of Alabama, ask George
If he ever raced horses over in the
county of Cullman, and ask him
where he boarded for a few days.
1t was nice boarding house and
he didn't pay cent for board. Get
nim to tell you about it, He re-
members the particulars better than
| do.
Well if l want to stay free-at
Iarge-and untrammeIled in my eff
forts to keep the wolf from the
door out on Atlanta street, l reckon
I'd better quit chewing the musline
about these Hicks boys-George and
| Bob. Long may they wave.
LAWSON FIELDS.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1917-02-09

Some folks are so unpopular that
they either have, to steal d
boss or break out of the chain-gang
to get their pictures in the paper.
But on the other hand-thank
goodness. MODEST WORTH some
times, though not often, looms up
on the front page, top O. column,
next to pure reading matter.
But as l said, this is rare. The
escaped convict or boss thief has
the best chance every pop.
The other day Editor Joe Carter
slipped me the accompanying pic
ture and said: Here, Fields, see
what you can say about these boys
without telling all you know about
EN-"
Joe said he thought l might be
able to write EN- up in such a man
ner that the Grand Jury wouldn't
| become suspicious and Investigate
their records.
| wasn't so sure about that, but
| | jumped at the chance all the same
because I've been longing and
| yearning to get even with one of
! these young men for some time.
And, gentle reader, you won't
! blame me when | whisper in your
ear that the older of the twain is
the same identical cuss who carried
/ me TO Gilstrap's woods last Au-
gust
Don't blame me for wanting to
make few brief and well-chosen
remarks about him, do you?
No! Well, l didn't think so.
Which brings the case, here goes
for the curly-wOlf stuff.
George Hicks was born forty
four years ago and has managed to
stay out of Jail every day during
| that time, which to me is one of
the seven wonders of the world
viewing him from all angles.
But l II tell you what he has
done. He has put more folks IN
JAIL during his stormy career than
you could shake a stick at in six
months, working two hours over
time every day. Yes, sir, he gets
EN-. That's what I'm handing out
this line of conversation about.
George has dealt with criminals
so much, especially blind-tigers,
that he can tell if a fellow has more
than two quarts concealed about his
anatomy, by inhaling the suspects
breath at distance of a hundred
yards or such a matter.
Why, man, he can look at a Ford
car half a mile away and tell if il
is staggering more than the law al
/ lows.
The only way to slip blockade
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-05-17
We EAT WHAT We CAN
WHAT We CANT EAT We CAN

The management of the Audubon
Canning Factory has passed from
Mr.. r. j. Loveland to Mr.. w. H.
Smith. Mr.. Charles Van Gorder by
this change becomes sole owner OF
the factory and will spare no means
to keep it up to- it's present high
reputation or further. if necessary
The product from this factory COM
mands the highest price.
Mr.. Loveland' S methods were ad-
mirable. He was honest with his
customers and the farmers liked hin
for it. He understood his business
and never missed an opportunity
to make it a success, and capital
had confidence in his ability.
Under his direction the Audubon
product became known from New
York to San Francisco; yea to Los
Angeles and the PHILIPPINES.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-05-17
SALARIES PAID RULERS.

President Wilson receives $4,000
per year with $4,000 annually for
travelling eNpences and free house
rent.
King George of Great Britian Gets
$3,105,000 a year, and recently he
was granted $65,000 year more be-
cause he said he could hot maintain
his family on his salary The Kais-
er as Emperor of Germany gets no
salary only a grant of $650,00O a
year. But the King of Prussia gets
$3,150.000 Year and he says this
is clearly not enough. The King OF
Italy receives $3,200,000 a year.
The Car OF Russia receives $S,179,
900. The King of Spains receives
$1,S5O,000. The King of the Belgian
gets $S75, ,000 The King OF Denmark
$345,O00 Queen of Holland $525,
600. President of France $24O, 900.
President Wilson receives the
smallest salary of any ruler of a
nation ON EARTH
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-05-17
EXTRA. IOWA. THURSDAY MAY. II. 1917

that pork was worth cent pound
in Macon county, beef 1 1-2 cents
and venison 2 cents a pound
In another letter written to Mr.
Housh in 1S48 he said. Decatur
is improving. Five new houses have
been built this summer. There are
four large stores here and the coun-.
ETC., but land keeps in low prices
Improved land sells for So and SIS
an acre. Stock brings a fair price
hogs $2.12 1-2 per hundred net;
year old steers, So; 8 year old
steers, $15.; mules, years old $40
and $25. Wheat is worth so to
SO cents at Springfield"