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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-15

speculations are rife to the eject that the proposals
were suggested 10 the Pope by Austria. and that Austria
got them from Berlin. Whatever may be the facts as to
this, the suggestions themselves. insofar as they have
been described In the reports, are In substance merely q
repetition OF the German formula OF "no annsxations and
no indemnities." Peace on those terms is impossible.
Germany begun. and Germany has carried on q
wicked and wanton war. In that war, millions Of men
have been killed. other millions have been permanently
disabled. and there has been heaped upon the world a
load Of misery that bears down upon humanity like a
curse. Germany can never make good the suffering that
she has caused. and there is no disposition to infict suf-
Afering on her in o spirit Of revenge. But SO far as is
physically possible, Germany must restore that which she
has taken wrcngfally. and she must make some sort of
reparation for the injuries that she has inflicted on others.
That such PREPARATION will cause the German people to
suffer goes without saying, but it is just that they, as the
unprovoked aggressors. should suffer In order that there
may be some slight measure Of redress for the wrongs
which she has committed.
And Germany must give bonds for her future good be-
havior. She has deliberately chosen the part of an OUT
law among the nations. She has spurnedi law and good
faith, and the considerations Of humanity. She has run
up the black flag, and embarked on a career OF piracy.
She cannot again be received into the society OF law-abid-
ing nations as an equal. She has disgraced herself, and
she must suffer the fruits Of the disgrace into which she
has plunged. Whatever exactions the other nations see fit
to make Of her, the retribution will be absurdly made
quate when the measure Of her crimes is considered. In
due time treaties must be made with her, but those who
treat with her must have some assurances other than her
word, for she has shown that she does not regard her
word. and honor is a thing foreign. to her ruling element.
The Allies would be entirely justified in declaring that
they will make no peace with Germany so long as a
Hohenzollern is on the throne, and that when the German
people desire peace they must dethrone their monarchs
and dictators and adopt a democratic form Of government
In which the common man will have a voice on the same
terms with his rich %neighbor, a condition which has never
prevailed in Germany, and which, had It prevailed, would
have prevented this awful war.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-15
EARS, YET YE HEAR NOT!

One man has claimed exemption from the national
army on these grounds.
my sense Of hearing ii SO acute i fear the heavy
cannonading would impair Il. III. not caIse total deafness
War does deafen. It has not vet d~eafened Americans
Yet some have ears and hear not--heara hot the warn
ing Of this war:
Cannonading IN America would be louder, ana would
'deafen more Americans. than cannonading la Europe.
And those with ears 20 accute as to hear the far-reverbe-
have also hearing delicate enough to sense the lesson
that in the contest With Germany one Amsrican serving
now in France is better than ten Americans serving a
few years from now on the battieffeids on American soil,
In defense Of their very hearthstonea.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-15

PRIMA DONNA MAKES WARS So
PREME SACRIFICE, BUT SAYS
SONS IN BOTH NATIONS MUST
DO THEIR DUTY BY COUNTRY.
SHE HERSELF is DAUGHTER
OF AN AUSTRIAN OFFICER.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-15
tBy Howard Many
STAFF Special.

1880 S~AS&A ..
Chicago. August 15.--Hundreds Of
thousands Of American mothers are
giving up their sons to help keep the
world safe for democracy" but few
OF them ire facing the heart-breaking
experience of Nine. Schumann-Heink,
who Is sending one of her sons to the
American navy where he may have to
fight against his brother in the Ger
man navy.
Two other sons and her son-in- law
are in the draft age. and may be call
cd to bear arms against their brother
and other near relatives in the Ger
mar and Austrian armies. The young
est son Is not eligible t o draft
The daughter of an Austrian Off
OF Teutonic militarists behind her,
Nine. Schumann-Heink can look
philosophically on the system which
calls her ons to war; but the Idea of
sending one son to fight against the
other Is crushing her mothers heart.
what dol think about having my
sons fighting against each other
sometimes I dare not think of 1t. it Is
too terrible" she told me today. IF
THIS were q war OF ,defenSe, l would
send them cheerfully, but to send them
across the sea into the trenches, in
boats that may never reach their des-
tination-it is a crime.
my Oldest son, August, now a man
of middle age, is in the German navy.
When the United States declared war
his heart was tori for love Of this
country, but what was he to do? His
duty was with the German navy, and
his love for me and for his brothers
had to take second place.
my second son, Henry, is about to
enter u navy. My son-in-law is in an
aviation training camp, Their duty is
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-15
THE POPE,S PEACE PROPOSALS

The entente powers win give Pope Benedict credit for
absolute good faith ii the proposals which Ne has Just
prepared for peace: and any proposal coming from the
consideration. The Allies as the dispatches indicate, viii
undoubtedly consider the communication when it reaches
them ~ q formal way, and will weigh carefully the sus-
gestcns that he makes. Acting on his invitation they
viii probably restate she terms which they demand as
ccrdiHons of peace.
Yet ehars ID not the slightest reason ia believe that
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-15
SAM CAN HAVE rrn

The government can have Armour
THE government can have J.
Ogden Armour"
These two quotations are from re-
marks of j. Ogden Armour after a
visit to Washington.
These are different sentiments from
those we have come to expect from
the meat kings OF the nation.
We hope Armour meant what he
said and we have no reason to doubt
him until he proves he didn't mean it.
We are looking for devotion to
country, for loyalty to country, for a
new kind of unselfshness-in these
days OF trial.
And 1t is gratifying to see how
largely our expectations are being
met with solid realization.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-15
but why cannot we leave Europe to
settle its W q%uarrelsY

but why cannot we leave Europe t,
settle its wi quarrels7
Perhaps I should not speak
this way-but I am q roma and
q mother, and I cannot help feel
Ing this way about sending my
boys to the front, perhaps to kill
each other.
sit is all q great tragedy, but
i suppose 1t is human mature for
everyone to think his tragedy is
the deepest.
I is the duty for August to
fight for Germany. 1t is the duty
Of my other sons to fight for the
United States. None Of them win /,
fail.
NDuty comes first- learned
that from my soldier father. But
1t is teTrible!"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-15

The first 10 chapters OF this
splendid story have been printed
In q special four-page section for
the benefit Of The Herald readers
who have neglected to read the
opening chapters. a copy will be
mailed. 10 any address or can be
secured at the business Office or
The Herald rat the nominal
charge OF. five cents.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-15
oANDYLEss DAYS m PARIS.

Cakes and Chocolates Also Banned
Once q Week!
Paris. Aug. 15.-Here is an an
nouncement printed in the Paris
newspapers today. It varies accord
ing to the day Of the week:
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-15
au0RDBERT WEuEs Richie
copyrighs. Tie Bobbs-Merrii compsny.

bis Merrill Company
mined the sum you want or are you
lin the open market?
Capper grinned again, and shifted
his weight, Inadvertently advancing
one foot a little nearer the seated girl
as he did so.
Pretty quick with. the tongues
always" he sneered. But this time
it doesn't go. Louisa. You pay diff
.ferently this time-pay for selling me
out. Underestimate" Again one foot
shifted forward q few inches by the
accident Of some slight body ove
ment on the mans part. Louisa still
sat before her dressing mirror, hands
carelessly crossed on her lap.
Selling you out?" she repeated
evenly. "Oh! So you finally did
discover that you were elected to be
the goat2 Brilliant Capper! How
long before you made up your mind
you had g grievance3"
the little mans fury to frenzy. "a. His
mind craved for action-for the leap
and the tightening of fingers around
that haunting throat; but somehow his
body, strangely detached from the fat
of volition at IL 1t were ,another's
body. Jagged to the command. vio-
lence had never been its mission;
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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-15
HEALTH QUESTIONS

Mrgs w, M; rs traohoma trAns.
missa PIE. say among d family
Avoid the same towels. bec cleshss z
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-06
Bids Indicate Big Army
Will Be Quickly Clothed
Firms Guaranteeing Prompt
Delivery Will Get Orders

Bids for the largest personal equip
ment order the army has given in many
years were opened yesterday at the
Army Building. II the bidders at the
depot quartermasters Offices in Bos-
ton, Philadelphia, Chicago and st. Louis
were as numerous as here. army OIL
GERS declared, there would be little
trouble IN clothing an army OF l,oOV,oVO
men within a few weeks time.
The bids were opened by Captain J..
d. Cabell, and, while the awards Will
not be made for some weeks, 1T IS I'M
derstood that those guaranteeing de-
livery in the shortest time will be gwen
the advantage.
John Wanamaker offered 10 supply
20O. 900 yards OF padding canvas At 1917
cents yard, and 100000 MOSQUITO bars,
ct 70 cents each. j. y. Greenhut Of
fered 10 supply 100000 olive drab cot
ton service coats. at $l.l1i2 each.
Browning. King & Co. entered pro-
posal to supply 10000 cotton breeches,
at SIS cents each. and Bloomingdale
Brothers offered 70 supply 10000 pairs
Of rubbers, at 1921 pair.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-06
German U-Boat in Duel
With "Submarine Trap

Berlin, March . by wireless TO Say
ville).-Two German submarines, which
recently returned TO their base, sank
fifteen steamers and seven sailing YES
sells. ag2re2ating $4,000 tons gross, the
Admiralty announced last Friday.
zone OF the submarines" continues
the statement. encountered OF the
south coast o. ireland a tank steamer
fitted up as a submarine trap with four
well concealed broadside guns. The
ships boats also were fitted up TO throw
bombs against submarines.
"After emerging, the submarine had
an artillery engagement from 3 p. m.
uncil dark against this submarine trap
and against a destroyer OF the Fox
glove type which joined her. At last
three hits were obtained on the latter
by the sinking Of these twenty-five
vessels the following were destroyed:
800 tons Of grenades, $500 tons Of
grain, 4. 900 tons o. lnsecd, about $1,000
tons Of coal $500 tons Of war material
$500 tons Of parcels, 1900 tons Of tim
Der, 1000 tons Of iron ore and 800
tons o. ground nuts"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-06
Civilization in Death
Grip with Ruthlessncss

For France and for Britain this
is a war like to none in their history
or any history that they know. The
things Germany has threatened to do
and done, the future that Germany
plans, the continuation of the strug-
gle made inevitable if the German
purpose be not permanently blocked
by decisive defeat-these are in all
minds. IL is not of war in any ordi-
nary sense that France is thinking
it is not of peace in any Of the ordi-
nary forms. Two ideas are strug-
Cling in the world-the German idea,
which is expressed in German action
all over the world, on sea and on
land. the idea Of "ruthlessness," the
idea Of the subsection Of all men and
nations to German will and the de-
structon Of those men or nations
which will not submit, and the liberal
ideas which are expressed IN the IN
stitutions and ideals Of the Western
nations Of democracies, such as the
French and our own.
Between these two ideas the
French see clearly, have seen clear
" at all times, as the British now
see. there can be no compromise. I'm
less Germany lays aside these ideas
ard ideals which have produced the
war all thought Of peace is an illu-
sion and a deception and any peace
must be transitOry. 1T is necessary
to finish; this is the French thought;
this is the phrase one hears over
and over again. II means that this
generation o. Frcnchmen have made
up their minds that it is better that
all should die than that their chill
dren should receive as an inheritance
what descended TO the present from
the days Of 1870.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-06
Peace Advocates
Praise Senators
For Filibuster
The Emergency Federation
Take Issue with Presi-
dents Statement
Urge Code for U-Boats
Members Want Wilson to
Name Conference Com
mission
Urge Code for U-Boats

What amounted 20 a vote OF praise
for the Senate flibuster which blocked
the passage of the armed neutrality
bill was passed yesterday by the exec
utive committee OF the Emergency
Peace Federation, an organization
formed shortly after the break with
Germany. This body decided TO send
kilograms 20 the Senator'S who conduct
ed the iilibuster approving their course
as representing the sentiment Of those
who are working for peace"
II was further decided TO send let
ter 10 President Wilson taking issue
with him in his description OF the SEN
ators as "a little group Of wilful men,
representing no opinion but their own.
The President will also be asked Dap
point "a high commission consisting Of
Americans and Germans to work out
a code for submarine warfare
The meeting was held at 70 Fifth
Avenue. Those present were Emily
Greene Balch, Benjamin c. Marsh,
Philip Sargent Florence, vice-presi-
dents; Leila Fay Secor, secretary; DR..
II. W. l.. Dana, Of Columbia Univer-
sity; Professor Robert ". Hale, Mrs.
]. Sergeant Cram. Mrs. Elsie Borg
Goldschmidt and Rebecca Shelly, mem
bers OF the executive committee.
"The plan TO urge that the President
appoint an arbitration commission was
outlined in this statement:
"The executive committee decided TO
anpoint a committee which will seek an
interview with President Wilson and
Law before him definite, constructive
nroposals for meeting the outstanding
diriculties between this country and
Germany. Il will urge that in accord
ance with = long line Of precedents, and
particularly with the principle on which
the Bryan treaties with two-thirds OF
the countries Of the world were based,
that the President take the necessary
measures for the appointment Of high
commission, consisting Of Americans
and Germans. 70 work out code for
submarine warfare.
"Thc federation will also ask the Presi-
dent 10 call conference OF the powers
N discuss our own neutral rights and 10
sock wavs and means of alternating the
tension that prevails. II the President
refuses TO act in this manner the next
Congress will be asked TO urge him to
do So
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-06
French Nation Prefers to Die
If Prussian Power Is to Live
Continued from page I

The tiger and therefore the hour mas
come for peace without victory, and
he will have much Of the amazement
Of the Frenchman at Mr.. Wilson $
address 10 the Senate. Il eXci'ed
little anger because it so completely
missed the realities; it was so lar
removed from the smallest insight
into things as all Frenchmen saw
them that men shrugged their shout
ders and went forward, little sadly,
a little disappointedly, because the
Frenchman would be glad to have
Americans understand him in the
present hour. but that was all.
am satisfied that if there be no
great Allied victory this year there
will be peace talk in France. just
as there was peace talk in the North
when Grant did not get to Richmond
in 1864. There will be peace talk
in the Chambre. because the Cham
bre is filled with politicians of the
character and calibre Of those who
iEfest our own legislatures. But
these politicians will not make peace.
They will not in the last analysis be
nermitted to make peace by the mill
ions Of the French people whom they
do not represent, but who are deter
mined to go on to victory or to some
thing far nearer 70 death than
France yet knows.
If this had been war between ma
tons I think peace would have been
n possibility long ago. II Germany
had fought in 1914 as all nations
fought previously. if her rulers and
her statesmen had not r-oclaimed IN
advance their purpose to destroy
France, and in the opening days Of
the war translated these words INTO
Infamous deeds, ! do not think even
the question Of Alsace-Lorralnc
would have been insoluble or hope
less barrier to negotiation. But the
daily record of German atrocities IN
France. the u2cudlng parade Of Ger
man threats, which arc confirmed
By German performance wherever
possible, have raised barrier like to
nothing so much as to that barrier
that separates the brute beast from
man.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-06
Ten from Coast
Guard Cutter Die
In Rescue Effort
Two Boats From Yama'
craw Swamped on Way
to Stranded Tanker

Ocean City. Md, March 5.-Ten men
from the coast guard cutter Ysmacrsw
went to their death last night in rag
ing storm of this place in a futile ef-
fort TO save the crew Of the oil steamer
Louisiana. aground on a sand bar, two
miles out.
The list of nine Of the dead was given
out to-day by the Coast Guard Service
as follows:
Ross Harris, gunner. Stacy, y. c.
r. j. Grady. master at arms, 9l9
South Sixtieth Street. Philadelphia.
". L. Kambran, quartermaster, Chin
coteauge. Va.
G. Y. Jarvis. seaman, 439 Holt Street,
Hampton. Va.
R.. l. Gerrish. ordinary seaman, Ocra-
coke, \. c.
D. Fulcher. ordinary seaman. Frisco,
y. c.
N. L. Austin. ordinary seaman, no ad-
dress.
Thomas L. Midget. ordinary seaman,
Nanteo. y. {.
]. A. Digger, boy, 916 Bolton Street,
Baltimore.
Captain Ridgely. of the Yamacraw, in
answer to rockets, ordered his large
boat launched and eight men. under a
Quartermaster, were sent out in sea
running twenty feet high to take the
crew of the Louisiana. The lifeboat
was swamped and the men pitched into
the sea. Sailors on the Louisiana threw
lifebelts. but the men were lost in the
darkness and only their cries could be
heard.
The captain Of the Louisiana flashed
a wireless to Captain Ridgely that his
men were drowning, and the latter
launched second boat with four men.
IN this boat was the wireless operator
thus preventing the cutter from getting
any more news from the stranded ship.
This boat had terrible fight with
the waves. and one Of the seamen. a
negro. was thrown overheard. Fearing
that II he were pulled in the boat
would overturn, his comrades dashed
him 20 the side and made their way to
shore. whore they were put 20 bed IN
the station.
Not hearing from the two boats,
Captain Ridgely ordered a third boat
out. Il contained a mess boy of sew
enteen and a negro seaman. The sea
plug came ont and the boat sank. Will
lam Hogarth. the boy, seized pole in
a fish pound nearby and managed to
get ashore. The negro was drowned.
Every bit OF clothing was torn from
the boy by the waves. He remained
naked in a hut all night and kept him
self warm with an old mattress. Late
tonight none OF the bodies had been
washed ashore.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-06
French Army Confident
Ii Is Superior Force

As for the French army, one can
ret exaggerate its morale. The vic
tcrics about Verdun, particularly
the great success Of December, were
the most inspiring things since the
Marine; the French army feels that
il has not merely a moral superior
ity over the German, but that 1t has
now the material superiority which
il long lacked because of the short
age of guns and munitions, and 1t
feels that Nivelle, the new COM
mander. has found way 20 deal
with the trench warfare.
Returning to France after a year,
one could not help feeling the eX-
tension Of sadness, the intensified
ton of the strain. France is suf-
fering and she is bleeding, but there
has been no change in French spirit
or the French conception Of the ultl-
mate issues OF the war. 1t remains
q battle between civilization and bar
barism. ard il remains battle
which must have a decision, and a
decision which will insure the safety
OF France. All else means perma-
nent ruin, the end Of France.
France, French men and French
women are struggling with an I'M
clean but powerful beast; they are
struggling with beast which will
destroy them and their children, as
it has devoured some and outraged
mere, unless they are able to destroy
it. and no suffering, no agony,
can make peace possible, save death
itself, until the victory is won, be-
cause any other peace is death.
This. think, is the French view,
and this is why for France the war
will go on beyond this year, if nee
essary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-06
France Regards Germans
AS Rome Did Barbarians

1t is always impossible TO attempt
to present the emotions of the French
or the British toward the Germans.
We talk about peace in America be-
cause we think Of a war between
civilized nations and a fight over
material issues. Nothing is more re-
moved from the fact. For the
French the war is purely and simply
war for existence with q nation
protesting and practising policies
subversiye and destructive Of all
t'lat means life and civilization to
Frenchmen. One does not talk OF
negotiating with Germans in France,
Just as one does not talk Of treating
with a tiger in the jungle.
In France German soldiers, under
the orders of German officers and IN
conformity with settled German pol
icy, have wrought the most terrible
denominations Of which civilized man
kind has any record. The proof Of
these crimes is written over all of
Northern France. The record Of
rev horrors comes daily from the
north. Every hour German shells
are falling in French cities, falling
as the result Of a German determine
ton to destroy wantonly in the hope
CT intimidatine.
If you could transport yourself to
ancient Rome and feel the emotions
Of the Romans as they looked out
beyond their walls at the hordes Of
barbarians from the North you
would get some notion of the French
and of the British attitude at the
present hour on the subject of peace.
The only possible peace would be TO
buy off the invaders by sacrifices that
Would insure a swift return Of the
plague. And France, like Britain, is
resolved that the question shall be
settled now