davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-09-27
Comparatiye Locnl RECORD.

Tempefature and precipitation departures
from the normal:
Normal temperature. 81
Deficiency for the day. y.......,....... IL
Total deficiency since Match 1....... 200
Normal precipitation. ........... 90 inch
Total rainfall since March l.. 20 90 inches
Deficiency since March 1.....A. 383 inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1916. .1a37 inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1916. .1s inch
Reports From Stations at TIP. M.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-07-06
Making 4 Victoria Cross.


Ever since the Victoria cross was
Instituted by Queen Victoria at the
end Of the Crimean war the making Of
the medals has been in the hands of
the same firm. The ordinary medal is
made from steel die, being stamped
and completed in the same process.
But the metal from which the Victoria
crosses are made is so hard that no
die would stand it without breaking.
It is well known that the first crosses
were made from captured Russian
guns, but now the materials come from
guns taken from the Chinese. With
an order for the cross is sent a supply
Of the metal.
First a rough cast of the cross is
made, and this has to be filed, drilled
and chased. The chasing occupies the
attention of skilled artisan for many
hours. The bar is separate casting
and is also chased. The authorities
are most careful to see that none of
the metal is wasted. It is most care
fully served out, and If any is left over
from one lot of crosses it is used up
before a fresh supply can be obtained.
Globe.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-07-06
Effects of Arsenic.

arsenic, as scien e has long told US,
is an accumulative poison" said u
druggist. "When one takes it either by
prescription for the upbuilding of All
appetite or for the bleaching of the
skin he does not feel any i'll effects for
several years. The effect Of the drug
is bracing and makes a person feel
like eating. It also aids the digestion.
The average user of the poison takes
it in such small quantities that he does
not realize how much of it will &C.
cumulate in his system in the course
of four or five years.
Being an accumulative poison, it
often takes that length of time to see
the results of the drug. Then the user
may complain of not being able to con-
troll his fingers or toes. Subsequently
he loses control Of his hands and arms
Paralysis, superinduced by arsenical
poisoning, Is the fearful result"
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-07-06
ONLY IL ACRES LAND no FEED
EACH PERSON

Farm and Fireside says: "The
earth has trifle less than 1917 ,O00,O
square miles of total surface. A little
over a fourth of this surface is land,
55,O0O,O0O square miles of it. And
of this 2S,O0O,000 square miles, or a
scant fraction over one-half is soil that
can be used for food production. The
rest is desert, mountain range and po-
lar regions. A little Of this might pos
sibly be reclaimed, but not very much.
$50 here we have two vital facts IN
the practical geography of today:
There are l,600,00O,OO0 people on the
earth to feed, and 2S,000,000 square
miles Of tillable land with which to do
it. Or, reduced to figures in which we
are more accustomed to think, this
means that one person must live off
the production of every II acres, on an
average, the world over. Don't say,
1T can IT, be done,' for it must be done
or somebody will starve. In Belgium
today, as for the last two years, help
less mothers watch their babies slowly
starve to death before their eyes. Po-
land is in almost as pitiable a plight,
judging from the fragmentary reports
that have filtered through, and all Eu-
rope is suffering to some extent, the
poor especially.''
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-07-06
LONDON PRESS OBSERVES
AMERICAS NATAL DAY
Devotes Much Space to Articles Which,
Garry Sentiment Of Islands Across
the Sea-"

London, July 5.-Never before has
the British press devoted so much
space to Americas Independence Day
as on the present anniversary. The
Evening newspapers seized the occa.
sion to print news stories, editorials
and cartoons, all Of which carry the
note Of Hands Across the Sea-"
The historic significance of the day
IL freely mentioned but far from ex.
pressing acrimony, the writer's all
adopt an attitude similar to that dis
played in an article in the Westmin-
eter Gazette which says: To-day
America becomes English and England
American and we are forgetting = lit
tie Of our phlegm in paying tribute
to the fact"
The Evening News publishes q huge
cartoon of Uncle Sam and John Bull
In army uniforms, marching arm in
arm to war. John Bull remarks to
Uncle Sam with q smile: "Today's
the day you left me, Sam, the day
that made you free" Uncle Sam
beams on his companion and replies.
Eyes, John, free to como back"
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-07-06
Signing Diplomatic Notes.

SsOs"ssS 0uPsVbUOSBS GVOx0Vs
No one can say exactly why our sec
retaries of state sign diplomatic com.
munications with their surnames only,
except that it has always been so. We
copied the custom from European chan.
celleries, and it probably has it's origin
in the habit of royalty, which is to
sign with one name only. Thus King
George of England signs himself
George, r. l." Rex, Imperator-King,
Emperor); Sir Edward Grey signed al
ways as Grey" the democratic Mr..
Bryan when secretary of state affixed
his signature to diplomatic notes as
Bryan" At first sight there seems to
be profound fiattery implied in the
custom. It assumes that the signer
cannot be mistaken; that there is only
one George" and "Grey," one "Bry-
an" And generally there is only one
in the diplomatic world where these
exchanges take place.-New York Sun.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-07-06
Our Poor Record.

The average yield Of potatoes in the
United States is 1884 bushels to the
acre. In Germany it is 1888 bushels.
The average yield Of wheat here is 1919
bushels. In Germany It is 80. The
yield Of oats here is 37.4. In Germany
it is A. The yield Of barley is 29.7. In
Germany each acre produces thirty-six
bushels. "
But German fields did not always
yield such bountiful crops. Thirty.five
years ago Germany raised only 40
bushels Of potatoes, nineteen bushels
Of wheat, twenty-five bushels Of oats
and twenty-three bushels Of barley to
the acre. The German soil is poor.
The German climate is unfavorable to
successful agriculture. Yet by care
full study of the subject Of fertilization
it has been possible to increase their
productivity by 66 per cent.-Philadek
phia Ledger.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-07-06
Many Uses For Sawdust.

"aUy Oo0S tut 0A~OuSIs
Sawdust is valuable. It can be used
for almost anything except food. Used
as an absorbent for nitroglycerin it
produces dynamite. Used with clay
and burned it produces a terra Gotta
brick full Of small cavities that, owing
to it's ightness and its properties as
a nonconductor. makes excellent fire.
proof material for walls or floors.
Treating it with fused caustic alkan
produces oxalic acid. Treating it with
sulphuric acid and fermenting it with
the sugar so formed produces alcohol.
Mixed with a suitable binder and conf
pressed it can be used for making
holdings and imitation carvings. II
mixed with portland cement it pro-
duces flooring material.-Philadel-
phia Record.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-07-06
WHAT A BILLION MEANS

Los Angeles Times: If railway
train, proceeding at the rate Of mile
minute, had been at the dawn of the
Christian era started around the earth
on a straight track, its object being to
run 1000, 100000 miles without a stop
it would have been necessary for that
train to circle the earth 10000 times,
and it would not have come to the end
of its journey until nearly New Year s
eve, 1923, sixteen centuries after Christ
was born. During its frantic fight it
would have seen the Saviour live and
die; Rome rise, flourish and decay;
Britain discovered and vanquished by
the Roman legions, and London and
Paris built. It would have proceeded
on it's journey throughout the dark
ages. It would have witnessed the
birth Of Columbus, the discovery of
America and have a couple Of hundred
years yet to continue.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-07-06
Got There All Riaht.

Z Many years ago, at the beginning of
November, a missive bearing the st.
Adams postmark reached st. Martins.
The envelope was addressed ''lud mar
lunding." Neither tail nor head could
be made out of this by the staff, so the
envelope was opened for clew. The
letter read, 'kenyobiauosfoyosho bill
igs."
The practiced st. Martins decipherer
of puzzles promptly made out the sig
nature as bill Higgs." With the key
this afforded the rest was deliciously
easy. The message was, Can you
buy horse for your show?" and "lud
mar meant lord mayor. So the let
ter, with an official translation consid-
erately appended, was delivered to the
lord mayor elect.-London Mail.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-07-06
LIBERTY LOAN BUYERS

The oldest purchaser of a Liberty
Loan bond is Mrs. Louisa K. Theirs, of
Milwaukee, Wis, who is 1C2 years of
age and real daughter Of the Revo-
luton, her father having served in the
Continental army which won our indie
pendence.
The youngest subscriber to Liberty
Loan bond is Miss Florence Estelle
Rogers, of Medford, Mass, whose faith
er purchased her a bond when she was
s hours old.
The purchaser of a Liberty Loan
bond with the longest name was Mr..
Gust J. Observation-Disclosures
michalakopulos, of Chicago.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-07-06
Tho Pocket STAGE,

It may fairly be claimed that human
ity has within the past hundred years
found way of carrying a theater In
its pocket, and so long as humanity re-
mains what it is it will delight in TAX
ing out it's pocket stage and watching
the antics Of the actors, who are so
like itself and yet so much more inter
esting. Perhaps that is, after all, the
best answer to the question, what is
a novel?" It is, or ought to be, pocket
stage. Scenery, light, shade, the actors
themselves, are made of words and
nothing but words, more or less clev'
erly put together.-F. Marion Craw'
ford.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-07-06
Ivory In Siberia,

An enormous supply Of ivory exists
in the frozen tundras Of Siberia, which,
it is thought, will probably suffice for
the worlds consumption for many
years to come. This ivory consists OF
the tusks Of the extinct species of ele-
plants called mammoths. The tusks
Of these animals were Of great size
and are wonderfully abundant at some
places in Siberia, where the frost has
perfectly preserved them.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-07-06
Record OUTPUT Of Coins.

Washington, July San indication
Of the unusual industrial activity in
the United States is shown In the coin.
age report Of the director Of the mint
for the year ending June 8. The num-
Der Of coins miuted, considered an al
most unfailing index TO business con.
ditions, has risen from 154,523,524 in
the fiscal year 1916 to 406,500,792 in
1917. In 1915 the production was ILL.,
604, 1906 pieces. The mints during the
past year have been doing capacity
business to satisfy the unusually hes
" demaud for small coins. $500
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-07-06
Chicago Attorney Sentenced to jail.

Chicago Attorney Sentenced to jail.
Chicago, July 5.-W. r. Brands, at.
torney for Mrs. Mary E. Lester, su'
ing to recover on $4,000 invest
ment in the Chicago and Milwaukee
electric railway has been sentenced
to 60 days in the county Jail and
fined $1,000 by Federal Judge Lam
dis for what the jurist termed was
Brands failure to protect the inter.
osts Of his clients. Mrs. Lester had
appealed to the court in an effort to
get Brands to return fees she paid
him but for which she says abe -
oejved no results, --- -
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-07-06
Crows and Crops.

The biological survey Of the depart
ment of agriculture has investigated
the relation of crows to man. The es'
sential conclusions are that crows are
about equally beneficial and injurious
and that they are not so wary and sa'
gacious as not to need legal protection
Lack of this, while not endangerine
the species, will permit farmers to pro
tect their crops or other property when
ever necessary.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-07-06
GUARDING A NAVAL SECRET.
How England cioaksd the Building o.
4 New Type Of Cruiser.

How England cIoaksd the Building Of
New Type Of Cruiser.
In Europe extraordinary precautions
are taken by all the great powers to
mask their military plans, and con-
slant efforts are made to ferret out the
military designs Of opposing govern
ments. Admiral William S. Sims Of
the United States navy threw an inter-
esting sidelight on this phase of pre-
paredness when testifying before the
house committee.
ITO show the extreme importance of
this matter Of new type" said Ad-
miral Sims, when Great Britain first
built these vessels (swift and powerful
battle cruisers) extraordinary precau-
tons were taken to prevent her posi-
BILE enemies learning their characteris-
tics. Great Britain had q number Of
armored cruisers, and Germany had a
number of them. Great Britain knew
that If she could build q number Of
these battle cruisers that had battle
ship guns and twenty-eight knot speed
in other words, more speed than any
other cruisers in the world and guns
stronger than those of any other cruis-
ers-she would thus be away ahead for
long time.
"She laid down three of those ves-
sells. In the estimates they were called
armored cruisers, and everybody in the
world supposed that simply three more
armored cruisers would come out, With
ordinary guns, which are 90 inch, etc.
They were going to mount on these
vessels eight twelve-inch guns apiece,
and they were going to give them a
higher speed.
"You can conceal the speed, of course,
while the vessel is building, but it was
wholly impossible to conceal the fact
that they were building twenty-four
'twelve-inch guns that could not other.
wise be accounted for. Great Britain
did not want other nations to know
that these were going to be carried by
these three cruisers. So they induced
Turkey to sign a contract for those
guns, and certain foreign attache in
London paid not less than f14,OOO, or
$4,000, to officials of the companies to
get to look at their books and assure
himself that the guns were being built
for Turkey. OF course they pestered
Turkey to find out what she wanted
with twenty-four twelve inch guns, but
in the meantime the vessels were CON-
pleted and the guns mounted before
foreign nations knew that radically
now tvno ~ vosSnl uaS in oviStonoo
THE British wanted to get that type
out because in any conflict with an
other navy that did not have similar
vessels the British would have a great
advantage. Their scouting power was
so great and their powers of destruc-
ton so great that anything except a
battleship was practically helpless be-
fore them."-Spokane Spokesman-Re-
view.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-07-06

Fergus Falls Journal: The Northern
Pacific has subscribed for $5,000,000 Of
the New Liberty Loan bonds.
Grant County Herald: And we had
been about persuaded that a raise Of
rates was imperative to save all the
railroad companies from bankruptcy.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-07-06

Publishers Auxiliary: Wheneve,
the country editors wake up to the
fact that they should sell everything
they have just as the merchant does
instead of giving half of it away, then
the day will have arrived when the
editor can hold up his head with the
best Of them.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-07-06
TRAITORS WHO GAVE GER.
MANY INFORMATION OF SAIL
ING OF y. 8. TROOPS. /.
ALL AVAILABLE AGENCIES
TO BE USED IN SEARCH
Plan Is to Mako Quick Example Of
First CuIprit Discovered-Germany
Getting Information Of y. s. Prep
aration and Movement Of
Forces.

"dSAAu8Ous July O.-deYm8u SuDma~
Zines came almost to the American
coast in their defeated effort to way
lay and destroy the American trans
ports filled with troops for France.
Secretary OF the Navy Daniels yester-
day refused to disclose the exact lati-
tude of the first attack which took
place according to official statements,
"well this side Of the danger zone,"
but he did say that the submarines
had launched their blow very many
miles across the Atlantic from the
usual submarine area"
Vast Spy Hunt.
Every available agency of the gov
eminent is engaged in a vast hunt
to root out the peril which menaces
every American sailor crossing the
ocean. 1t has been definitely demon
onstrated to the government that infor-
nation of troop movements is reach
Ing Germany and with that knowledge,
has come determination to grant
short shift to any spy or traitor dis
covered in this country.
Would, Apply Extreme Penalty.
Senator Chamberlain of Oregon.
chairman Of the military affairs COM
mittee, expressed the view Of Official
Washington when he said:
1T seems to me apparent that the
Germans are getting information con-
corning our military preparations and
movements of our forces. I have no
doubt that there are disloyal persons
In the departments who are making it
their business to furnish such infor-
nation.
1T is a difficult matter to deter.
mine what persons are responsible
tor the leaks to the German govern
ment. If they are found they should
be strung up without waiting for tho
Formally Of trial by jury
With the Navy, State, Treasury and
Department Of Justice cooperating in
the spy hunt, the policy of the gov
ernment has framed itself on the lines
OF making an example Of the first SPY
or traitor discovered.
A drumhead courtmartial and the
extreme penalty will be the program.
It was definitely determined yester-
day that only three men knew of the
orders for the overseas movement.
They were Secretary Daniels, Admir-
il Benson, chief of operations, who
framed the orders, and one other man
whose name was not made public. He
Is known to hold high command
Admiral Gleaves, in command of tho
convoy, himself was in ignorance Of
bis orders until he had put to sea.
They were given to him sealed with
Instructions to be opened after 10
had passed the three mile limit.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-07-06
TWO DESTROYED, AND THIRD 10
y WRECKED BY FOLLOWING
RAID ON FORTIFIED TOWN
OF HARWlCH.
II PERSONS ARE KILLED
AND THIRTY-SIx HURT
Invaders Vanish a. British Give Chase
Air Battle to Death Takes Place
Near Coast Of Belgium in Which
1ritons Come OF Victoro.

AOuOOus July os"OuL OF u IQ1C8
midst IA German airplanes scat
tered bombs on the fortified seaport
of Harwich in Essex county. The at
tack was as swift as it was sudden In
few minutes the raiders vanished
again In the low lying clouds. Eleven
persons were killed and 36 injured.
Some time later, almost 100 miles
away as the raiders, returning, were
approaching their Belgian base whence
they had started, powerful British
squadron bobbed up in front of them
as unexpectedly as they themselves
had appeared above Harwich.
Raid Tipped off by Wireless.
clipped of" by wireless, the Royal
aircraft commander at Dunkirk had
sent score or so of his machines to
head off the Teutons and punish them.
A spectacular running engagement en-
sued. The British were voctors. They
sent two of the raiders hurting down
headlong in heaps Of debris and rid.
died third so badly with bullets that
it is doubtful whether it reached it's
base. Several others of the German
machines were attacked, but the re-
suits were indecisive.
The British airmen who engaged the
German craft returned safely. The
engagement took place some distance
from the Belgian coast.
Fight Near Belgium.
The official statement announcing
this result reads:
"The vice admiral at Dover reports
terceped the hostile ekuadron returnin
that naval aircraft from, Dunkirk in.
terceped the hostile squadron return
ing from England after the attack
on Harwick yesterday morning. An
engagement ensued at a considerable
distance from the Belgian coast. Two
hostile machines were brought down
in flames and q third was damaged.
Several other machines were at
tackled with indecisive results.
All our machines returned safe.
w." -..-.-.s---
British Take Initiative.
The German squadron travelled at
great speed and in close formation
h6aHug first one way and then another
in e1tatic manner. Bombs were drop
ped in rapid succession. British air
men Immediately took the initiative
and, operating under the most adverse
conditions intercepted the Germans
and broke up their formation.
Frustrated in their enterprise the
Germans turned toward the sea- Their
retreat was marked by a series Of
duels with British aviators. One Bril-
fish machine was seen to engage two
Germans.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-07-06

Two Women Killed In Trolley Crash.
Manistee, Mich, July 1.-Two wom-
On were killed and twenty-four Of
whom may die, were injured when q
trolley car and an excursion train on
the Manistee & Northeastern railroad
collided. The dead and those fatally
hurt have not been identified.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-07-06

Springfield Republican: Henry Ford,
the pacifist, by buying Liberty bonds
in 100000 lots, puts to shame some
of our Massachusetts millionaires who
for two years grew purple in the face
denouncing the country for being "too
pround to fight,'' but are now unwill-
ing to "disturb'' their regular invest
ments in order to make the loan sue
cess.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-07-06
wilson Takes Cruise az Rest.

wilson Takes Cruise as Rest.
Washington, July 5.-President W.T.
Jon, taking advantage of the day to get
, needed rest, boarded the naval
yacht, Maydower, for a trip down the
Potomac river, possibly as far az
Chesapeake bay. He was accompa-
led by members of his family. Ar
engagements were made to keep the
President in touch with the develop
ments of the day by wireless.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-07-06
Iron Cross for Ger

Iron Cross for German Pioneers.
London, July 6:-Emperor William,
according to an Exchange Telegraph
dispatched from Amsterdam has decid-
ed that all German men who have
been made prisoners of war will re-
eeive the Iron Cross on their return
home after the war, If they can prove
they did not surrender voluntarily.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-07-06
Tree Ina Chimney.

Tree In q Chimney.
On the island of Trinidad is lone
brick chimney which once was part OF
a sugar mill long since gone to ruin.
The chimney has remained intact and
a tree has grown up through the CEN
ter and pushed its branches through
the top.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-07-06
HOPE YOUR RIGHT

Chaska Valley Herald: The man
who tells you that this war is going to
lead to compulsory military training in
this country should think again. Re-
member, this is republic and not a
monarchy. -' >..~-,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-07-06

Then Ma Sent Willie to Bed.
PA, what is filibuster?"
"A filibuster is an attempt to talk a
plan Of action to death, my boy"
II see. You married into one, didn't
you, pa ?'-Detroit Free Press.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-07-06

John Lind says that Gin every COM
mission anu in every movement there
are some bell ringers That had
been noticed, all right.