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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-21
COAL TOO HIGH
BOARD ADMITS
But | NO ! Z! I ACTION [ / J !
Federal cornr11iss sion and
Presid dent w Ting
Vitl1 Prices. II

Washington, Aug 21.-President
Wilson cancelled the usual Tuesday
cabinet meeting to devote his attention
to the coal situation. The president
will appoint coal administrator, bu,
he has not selected the man. ,5.9 3la6
Of1cials say that the president, feels
there is no question that the price Of
coal ts too high and is anxious to rem
edy that condition as soon as possible.
Preliminary estimates of. steel ana
copper production costs were COM
pleted by the federal trade commits
4 sion Monday and will go to President
Wilson today for use in fixing prices
II or the governments war require
.nents. Figures asked by the prest-
dent on; the costs Of producing other
basic materials will be ready soon.
The government and industry have
been farther apart, perhaps on the
price to be paid for steel than on any
commodity required for war needs.
+ At present all government purchases
are made on tentative price bases.
with the final price to be determined
after the government has gone over
the trade commissions figures. The
ana the shipping board $50.
The trade commissions report, 1t is
understood. goes more deeply insu
condition In the steel industry than
4 into actual cost figures It recon-
aaends. It is understood that the pres
1dent designate & some government,
agency to pursue q constant investi.
cation into steel costs during the wal
and to determine the actual cost ol
I production Of each government order
This plan is suggested, It is under.
etood, because Of the great difference
In pro ductionS costs in various mills.
No figures on proper production
costs have been announced, but thu
u trade commissions report u indicate,
that large profits are made at ths
present market prices. Many govern
\ mHnt officials hold that metals sucl
al copper. zinc. lead q and otherl
should not be sold even to the govern
& mient at too low q price. Unless goot
prices are paid, they say. there will b,
no incentive toS increase production
as capital will not seek to- develol
new sources unless profits are salts
Factory IA ia5 81 " stsfS 3. q lsy}54-3
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-21
REGULAR ARMY
HELPS GUARDS
Members for National Guard
q. Will be Recruited by
Federal Men. u

Fargo. N. D.. Aug. Regular
army recruiting officers have received
orders to recruit, men for the National
Guard organizations of the state and
win accept volunteers for the service
at the regular army # sub-stati tons.
Some members of Company B of this
city have been detailed to assist army
officers In the work, and have been
assigned to duty by federal officers.
Private John n. Barrett Of this city
has been assigned to the sub-station
at Minot to assist in recruiting in
Ward county.
The men enlisting in these stations
of the regular army will be accepted
in the regular way and assigned to
companies by regular officers as they
see At. one hundred and thirty men
are needed in the first North Dakota
regiment and a great many more BY
the second regiment. |!6
The recruiting of the guard orga7ii>
zations Is not affected by this arrange-
jment This Is merely an arfaiiB cement
Ito help the different coinpa anies 70 rssy
lcruit their orsan tons a1ic
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-21
ITALIANS CONTINUE GREAT DRIVE AGAINST
AuSTRIANS, CAPTURING OVER 10000 MEN;
FRENCH HOLD LINES IN STUBBORN BATTLE
POPE'S PEACE PLAN in ACCORD
With GERMAN PLAN, MlCHAELT
TO TELL RElCHSTAG MAIN BODY

Copenhagen Aug. 21-At meeting Of the Main
committee Of the Reichstag called for today Chancellor
Mchaes expected to declare the popes peace
general accord with the German governments peace pro-
posals December H. 1916 and the Reicsag
luton the subject and therefore, to be sy1pa-
thetcaly received in Germany. Germany howev
discuss details and particularly under circumstances
she enter into discussion of the of AsaceLor
raine apart Of the German empire The chancellor
earlier indicated its desire to make peace the first word
must come from the other side.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-21
Mondays Victories Show
Unity in Which English,
French and Italian Armies
Work, Making it Possible
for Weakness to Develop
Somewhere on Enemy
Lines The Teuton Press
Shows How Present At
tack Was Expected
aslsI e ~. I !. A
lBy A lated Press.)

.2 PARIS. Aug. 3 - z Yesterday's victory
of the French on the Verdun front
was welcomed by the French peopie,s'
not only because after it the Germans
no longer hold one Of their dearly
bought conquests won since the first
,onrush on the Verdun fortress IN Feb,
ruary. 1915. but as proof that. the
united action among the entente allies
is at work. .
The British, italian and French
fronts are all active at the same time,
making it possible that weakness may
develop somewhere along the German
and Austrian lines confronting them.
The Figaro, however. warns its read
ers against expecting too much.
Only Losses Count.
Experience has shown the
Figaro says, that it Is vain to hope
70 pierce front which incessantly
closes after the breach has been
made. At verdun, as in Flanders the
object is to strike the enemy the most
await an opportunity to strike again.
1t is not the territory re-won that
counts, but the losses inflicted"
1T is admitted in military circles
that an offensive with a three days
preliminary bombardment cannot be
"a surprise.
Teutons Expected Drive.
The German press has shown for
ten days that the present attack had
been expected, even the exact extent
Of the front from Avocourt Wood to
Ornes being stated. The precise min
ute when bombardment will cease
or rather be changed to barrage fire
cutting off the first stage of the in
fantry rush. however. remains a Sc
cret.
Thus the Germans were surprised at
4:40 O'Clock yesterday morning, when
the French made a bound along some
15 miles Of the front and it was
twelve good minutes before the Ger
man barrage fire opened
This delay allowed the French to
occupy the first German lines without
loss.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-21

The pending bill, LaFollette stat
ed, provides by taxes but II per cent
of this years war expenses, while
Great Britain composes 26 per cent.
Six years war expenses, he predicted,
may reach 100000, 100000 or $40,000,-
900 900 and he urged that huge war
profits and incomes of wealthy per-
sons, by higher" surtaxes be made to
bear, the burden Of the war, y Il,
Too many people for the comfort
Of the ruling classes in the warning
countries Of Europe are asking today
why they should give their all to the
government from which they have re-
ceived so little, while the favored
classes pass through the furnace un-
scathed,'' said Senator LaFolletteS
IF the billions of our peoples mon
ey, which we are now smilingly pass
ing into the furnace Of the European
war, were all we had to consider, the
question would not be SO. serious. But
II this war should last another year
or two years, think what it will mean
to the. financial resources 1sof this
country. Remember that we have
not yet burned UP a single dollars
worth Of powder; we have not yet ex-
ploded a single she'll, the cost or some
Of which will exceed the annual in
come Of the average man.
| BY keeping down taxes and increas-
ing bonds, Senator LaFollette said,
the masses are being ''mortgaged to
the money lenders" sE
| Loans to the allies, the senator said,
may and may not be repaid. certainly
not for many years after the war.
Russia, he said, is in the ,throes of a
revolution and Italy. IL reports are
true, is on the eve Of one. n
Senators Hurry. to- Capital.
senators who have been absent
lfrom the capital were arriving today
In response to telegram notice from
4 party leaders to he On hand TO vote
Fen tha b war s1 tax Chief features : z y
taxes, though this may not be Teacn.
led before the lattenspart Of the week
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-21
SUN SET TOO 500 4. 4
SO GAME PR OBJ ABI
iI5 WILL BE CONTESTED

Chicago, Aug. 2 1 here may Be- Il
protest over the second game Of yes
9terday's double-header between the
key Of the locals will decide this AFTER
ID conference with Manager RowIarss
The first game, won by Chicago, to
%, was interrupted byfrain. The secv
ond game did not begin until a: 81
o'clock. The sun set at 8 IA. League
rules are said to set forth that all con-
tests shall begin two hours before
sunset. This game went eight innings
and resulted, tp 1 in favor of Bos-
ton 81
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-21
u. 5. SOLDIERS \ ] ]! ]
GET WORK AKIN
TOACTUAL WAR
Marines Especially Busy in
Defending Selves Against
French { attacks
REAL. ARTILLER
WORK I, 4 I !: us COMING N
So Far, it Has Been Only
Theoret teal Will See how
Trenches are Levelled.

American Training Camp in
France (By the Associated Presso
Training in some Of the American bat
talions has progressed to such a point
that sham attacks On the trench sys-
TENS are being carried out with a de-
gree akin to actual warfare. Thus
far, artillery Are has been only theo-
retical but before long, the troops ex-
pect to have the experience or watch
ing the effect Of real artillery upon
the trenches. .lis
The marines are having some espe-
cially lively engagements this week
with their French instructors. French
chaleurs acting as the enemy have
been making attacks upon the ma
rines trench system with Dewey, Far
ragut, Porter and Sampson trenches
as the battle objectives. The French
also have been attempted to- block
and hold communication trenches
known as Ohio, Mississippi, Delaware
and Potomac. The marines have been
making stout resistance and wherever
the enemy penetrated their lines
they organized "a counter-attac
which quickly elected the intruders
The real object Of these preliminary
attacks is to get the officers and mer
acquainted with what, are known al
The front as operation orders.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-21
CANADIANS AND GERMANS ,ss
BEGIN ATTACK AT SAME
MOMENT; HAND-TO-EAND
FIGHTING VERY BlTTER

r. . y s-lgs
London. Aug. ii 1iafl.
troops around Lens launched ari.s
other attack on the western en-
vironment of the French mining
city at 4:3O o'clock this morning,
tfIegraphs the Reuter- corresponds
ent from the British headquarters
in France. The attack developed
into one of the most desperate
hand-to-hand battles of the war.
When the Canadians went over
the top, they saw masses Of gray
figures advancing towards them In
the thick haze. Both sides plan
ned the attack at the same mo-
ment. 4
Fifteen minutes after the clash
came, the Germans were making,
their last stand on the parapet OF
the trench. They, then, retreated
rapidly.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-21
FIFTH MISSION
REACHES | |: GOTHAM
Belgian Representa- atiyes are
Welcomed BY Mayor
Mitchell this Morning.

New York, Aug. 21.The Belgian
war mission. the fifth Of the foreign
missions to visit New Y ork was for
,mally welcomed here today by Mayor
Mitchell. At the request Of members
of the mission todays program was
simple. Wartime color was given to
the public greetings at City Hall by
the presence Of the Seventh regiment,
New York National Guard, and 500
sailors and 200 marines from the navy
yard as guard Of honor.
During the afternoon the mission
will be escorted through Long Island
City and Brooklyn to Coney Island
and back to New York by way Of the
Fort Hamilton section. Although
there is to be q formal banquet as in
the case of the other missions to visit
New York. the mayors reception COM
mittee, acting as individuals. will en-
tertain the mission at dinner tonight.
The mission is expected to leave here
late tonight
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-21
CANADIAN TROOPS
MAKE NEW DRIVE
in LENS SECTOR
Teuton Reaction at Verduri
is Hurled Back With
Frightful Cost.
u
OVER 5000 MEN q,
ARE CAPTURED
Russians Gain Successes in
Caucasian-Heavy Fight
ing in Rurnania.

Rome, Aug. 21.More
than 10000 prisoners have
been taken by the Italians in
their new offensive up to yes
terday evening, the war Of
fee announces. The Italians
supported by floating bat
teries and monitors, are.
marching toward success,
which the statement saysHis
becoming delineated in spite
of undiminished enemy re-
sistance.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-21
SPECIAL RUSH
. GRANTS FOR
NAVY WANTED
Must Hurry Ship and Engine
Bulk ding Work Not to
Await Appro ion. 4 ]. Il

1 Washington, Aug. 21. Congress-
will be asked for special rush appro-
priations for the immediate expansion
of ship and engine building plans TO
carry out the big destroyer program
decided upon by the navy. depart
merlt s
. Secretary Daniels indicated today
that the .shipbuilders have said the
necessary expansion could be carried
out! only IL the governments paid the
bill. The navy will ask Immediately
to sfart the work and will not wait
the regular naval appropriations bill
later In the year. y.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-21
COAL DIRE ECTOR OF ]
ILLIN OIS MAY SET
AND ARD .PRI CES

Chicago, Aug 2 4. Public hearings
which were started here last Friday
by Justice O. N. Carter coal director
for Illinois to attempt a fixing Of
prices Of fuelSa the mine mouth, were
suspended late Monday. q Justice Car
ter announced he would later submit
his findings III writing. n I. s53.. n
The state council or defense was
asked by Justice Carter this AFTER
noon to submit conclusions on what
officials so Of that body considered a
fair price for coal ON a ten per, cent
profit basis Meantime, he said, the
state would Welcome federal cooper
alton. This he asserted likewise was
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-21
ENGLISH MUNITIONS
DEP AIR TINE. Z Will. BE
REOR G "A ZED S 0()N

London, Aug 81 Colonel winston
Churchill. minister or munitions. has
begun the ereorganization OF the Brif-g
Istatennent today he said the dsparf-
|ment now is employing 2so .0o 10 per-
sons and the headquarters afaM 1 B.
500, and that 1t Is controlling an en-
Ependiture ol between 500. .e0 00s 900 ana
70e, ,O0n .eo9 pounds year C.5i01st
Churchiil says the work xns depart
inenf has done has made 3he BEifss<
armies the s4aet equipped and r,s<,Isf
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-21
SAN FIR Al N NCISCO is
PREP AIRED TO TAKE
B. OVER RAILWAY LINE

s5 san Francisco. Aug. a The N San
Francisco county board Of supervisors
took the first steps Monday to pur-
chase the system Of the United rail-
roads now partly crippled by strike
of platform men. "A resolution was
unanimously adopted by the board In
structing the. public utilities commit
tee to inform the railway company
that the city was ready, to- negotiate
and asking for a valuation Of the
properties. ;s "
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-21
|SP AIMS ARMY
IS SENT HOME
Disturb Dances End, 50 Enlist
ed Men are not Wanted
e To Reform Army.

Madrid, Aug. 21.The cabinet yes
terday decided to send home all men
recently called to the colors owing to
disturbances.
20, 100000 pesetas for the reorganiza-
ton Of the army and the manufacture
of material, especially anti-air craft
guns and artillery.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-21
AUSTRO-H HUNGARIAN
MINISTER AND STAFF
MAY CROSS AMERICA

Picking, Aug. 21.-Austro- -Hungar-
ian minister, his staff and consuss
whose departure was made necessary
by China's declaration of war, prob
ably will take a Dutch boat from
Shanghai to San Francisco, crossing
the United States en- route to Vienna.
The Dutch minister Is arranging the
departure. rs
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-21
(By The Associated Press.)

The German reaction to the, snc-
cessful stroke at verdun came last
night and the new French lines stood
Arm in the face Of counter-attacks or,
extreme violence. On the front north.
of Verdun, especially at Avocourt
Wood and north of Courieres. the
fighting was particularly bitter, the
French war office reports. The Ger-
mans, beaten back, met with heavy
losses. The nunapeEgof prisoners taken
tby the French Eaw exceeds Is spc u
atf on the An front, striking at
GernyE and Hurte elise. Paris fep0fts
tlls Fepulsa OF these assaults ss Ess IS
y y Fail Also ON British Front
on the British front the Gefrnaiss
last night made their third attempt f6
recapture positions recently Wfestess
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-21
Make Wealthy Pay For War,
Sings LaFollette; People
Forced Into Conflict, He Says
Declares That s5 Per Cent Of Drafted Men Are Protesting
Masses Being Mortgaged to Money Lenders He
Says-Need More Taxes and Less Bonds.

Of wealth the
1 ss 38 y II Is
dmanding
protesting Liberty said
+. f e Il y 2 Tn @ . < I !. tE rex . n
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-21

s WEATHER FORECAST.
North Dakota: Partly cloudy
and probably unsettled tonight
and Wednesday. Somewhat cool
er wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-05

guage the marchers could not under
stand. At a street corner stood Maj.
Gen. Omar Bundy, flanked by a staff of
French officers, saluting. To the march
ers the performance was as strange as
to the crowd which had gathered to see
the soldiers from over the sea.
What n contrast was made by the
French troops which followed. They
were also headed by band with roll
ing of drums and a fanfare of trumpets.
The men in blue marched with quick
steps like those OF spirited horses. They
carried rifles on their right shoulders
and Instead of broad-brimmed service
hats they wore steel helmets, battered
and worn. Their uniforms were faded
into many shades of blue. Some were of
wool and some of cotton. for service
was an old story with that outfit.
There were flowers, cheers and wav-
ing of handkerchiefs for them. but also
tears. There were many gaps in that
line which were not there when the
men last marched through the same vii
lage.
Having passed the corner where the
dignitaries stood in the middle of the
street the line swung into a big plain
on the outskirts Of the town. There the
soldiers formed hollow square and as
tho coIors were dipped In token of the
new fraternity tho bands played the
"NarsaiIlaisc" aud america
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-05
AMERICAN SCHOONER
ATTACKED BY U-BOAT

LONDON. October 5.-The American
achooner Annie I. Conlon was attacked
by gunf're by German submarine
Wednesday morning of tho Scilly Is
lands. The crew has been landed
safely.
The Annie f. Conlon was an American
schooner of 5a1 tons gross register, built
III lSS2 at Portsmouth, \. H
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-05
BIG INCREASES ARE SHOWN
Realty Valuations and Personal As
sessments Jump in New York.

Ni.W YORK. october THE tenta-
two valuations OF real estate in New
York city show an increase of more
than $4,000, 900 over last years accord
ing to the figures made public by the
department OF taxes and assessments.
During the year S.39l new buildings
were erected.
Tentative personal assessments also
show a big increase. reaching the total
Of SIa".a4 ,t9J. AN increase of more
than $4,000. The largest personal
properly valuation is that of John ID.
Itockefeller's holdings here. valued at
S5,tO0.oo6. Other large assessments in
ciude: Charles NJ. Schwab. S11S.000;
Chauncey N. Depew. 500. 900; James w.
Gerard $4,000; John ID. Rockefeller. II.
Samuel Cntcrmeyer. $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-05
BRITISH CRUISER DRAKE
TORPEDOED AND SUNK
Warship, Hit on North Coast of Ire
land, Reaches Hhrbor, Going
Down in Shallow Water.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, October 5-The British
cruiser Drake has been torpedoed and
sunk. according to an admiralty an
nouncement last night.
The Drake was torpedoed Tuesday
morning off tho north coast Of ireland.
She reached n harbor, but then sank In
shallow water.
Ono officer md eighteen men were
killed by the explosion. Tho remainder
OF the ships company wcro saved.
Tho Drake was II vessel Of 14.100
tong. She was built at Pembroke IN
1901 and had u speed Of twrnty-thrce
knots. lie: complement was 500 men.
a sister ship Or the Drake, the Good
hope was sunk in the battle with the
German fleet OF coroncl. chile. Il! 1911.
with II loss OF sSI men.
The Drake was well known In east
ern American waters, having several
times visited tho United states and Ca
madam ports. She was the flagship Of
the fifth cruiser squadron which a t
tended the Hudson Fulton celebration
in New York in 1909.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-05
100000 Fire at Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI, Ohio. october Sire
here Wednesday destroyed the Post-G!ov-
er Electric Comparys building II 3l4 West
4th street. entalling loss estimated al
S400. 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-05

that he proposes to retire from leader
ship Of the opposition and the liberal
party Sir Wilfrid has been head e
the Canadian liberal party since 1897.
and led the recent tight against cetl<
scription in Canada.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-05
Laurier to Quit Leadership,

OTTAWA. October Sir wilfrd
Laurier has announced to leading lib
erals whom he summoned te Ottawa
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-14
Scandinavian Union
Names It's Department
Heads for Coming Year

At meeting held Monday even
ing at the home OF Mrs. !. H. Ul-
saker, the executive committee of
the Scandinavia w. c. T. u, OF
Fargo named the following as sup
erintendents Of departments of the
union for the ensuing year:
Health and Heredity-Mrs. Jor-
censor,
Mothers ana Purity-Mrs. z.
Berntsen.
Medical Temperance-Mrs. I. II;
Ulsaker.
Rescue work--Mrs. J. M. johnson.
Scientific Temperance-Mrs. Os-
car KJorlie. e..
sunday school Department-Mrs.
J. w. Jones. Ill.,
Union Signal-Mrs. v. J. Baldwin.
Medal Contest-Mrs. William
LandbIona.
Publicity-Mrs. Harry M. Rudd.
Flower Mission-Mrs. T. Flamer.
Fair Work-Mrs. Olive Gard.
Christian Citizenship-Mrs. o. S.
Hadeland.
Social and Red Letter Days-Mrs.
r. r. Frater.
SABBATH observance-Mrs. Houg-
Music-Mrs. H, p. Halvorson. Mrs.
Martin Sydness ana Miss Lenore
Anderson.
Committee on Meeting Places
Mrs. ". J. Baldwin.
Calling-Mrs. J. D. Penhiter and
Mrs. August Hanson.
At the conclusion Of the business
session several musical numbers
and a social hour were enjoyed.