Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-23

carried on one Of these small craft or there are in those
waters larger American vessels Of whose movements the
public has not been informed is ono of the questions
which may not be answered for some time.
Following closely on tho heels Of the Liberty Loan
campaign has come a campaign for Red Cross funds.
The amount hxed' as that to be raised IL 800. ooo. 900, q
sum rather mammoth in its proportions, but compare
lively Insignificant when compared with the gigantic
things that are being done in, other lines. The campaign
started out we'll. and the interest has been maintained.
One subscription from . source not announced was for
SIC. In Grand Forks 4 number Of large SUBJ
scriptions were made. and small subscriptions are coming
in rapidly and in goodly amounts.
Because Of war conditions the government has ar.
ranged to speed up the transfer Of gold reserves from the
banks whore they have been kept to the federal reserve
banks, and it is expected that the entire transfer will be.
completed within a very short time. This move IL in the
interest Of greater elasticity. The reserved in the CEN
would have been possible under the old system. The.
work OF making payment for the Liberty Loan bonds
will be facilitated. and when funds IRE needed for NOV
ing the crops. they will be available immediately, and
can be sent at once wherever they are needed.
The Irish situation was brought to public attention
= few days ago by the release Of most Of the persons i'm
prisoned for participation in the rebellion Of last year.
A few who were convicted Of actual violence of q MUIR
derous nature are still in durance, but the general body
Of those arrested have been freed. The release Of these
prisoners was made the occasion Of great rejoicing by
their friends, and Dublin was tho scene Of a celebration
in which the returning prisoners were treated as heroes.
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The dethronement Of King Constantine. Of Greece,
has been followed by activity on the part Of the entente
forces in Greece. General Carrail has for almost two
years held on the Macedonian front a force which is now
estimated at close to q million mon. we'll trained. and
presumably we'll supplied. Yet this force has for most
of the time been idle. The reason is that the attitude
Of the Grecian king was such that it was not considered
safe to use this army in an advance movement for fear
of an attack from the rear. That danger is now appar-
entity overcome. and the eastern army is free to act. Had
there been this freedom whom Rumania was threatened
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saved. AS 1t is Rumania was almost obliterated as a
military nation. This dispatches from the east do not
indicate the nature or purpose of the movements now
under way, but 1t Is supposed that the purpose is to I'M
dertake to reconquer Serbia, and in doing so to cut the
railway which links Turkey up with her western allies.
usual activity. with drives here, raids there, and artil-
lery engagements everywhere. The British. after their
successful operation in Belgium. have slackened their
operations. and are presumably engaged in the custom
airy work Of securing what they have gained. These OPP
erations follow a regular course, and the gain of terri
tory is invariably followed by a period of inactivity, so
far as forward movement is concerned. The attacks
seem to be so timed that while the British in one sec
ton arc consolidating their gains the French elsewhere
are beginning an attack on their own account. Thus the
Germans are kept busy defending trenches first at one
point and then at apother, and the uncertainty as to
where another attack may be expected is described as
decidedly wearing.
The Italians, whose forward movement was checked
some time ago by the Austrians. seem to have disposed
OF the dffhculties, and are again on the move. On that
front the conditions are such that rapid movement is
impossible. and the gains, when made at all, are almost
literally by inches. In spite Of their reinforcements from
the Russian front the Austrtans have thus far been un-
able to hold the Italian advance for long at a time.
The Russian situation appears to be improving. All
that is possible at this distance is a view Of the situation
IN the rough. but all the information available appears
to give ground for encouragement. All the efforts of
Germany to create sentiment. in favor of a separate peace
have been unavailins, and these efforts seem rather to
have stimulated sentiment in the opposite direction.
The duma has voted for an immediate offensive, and Min
lister of War Krensky has issued orders Of such a char
acter as to indicate that he feels secure in his control Of
the situation. The American commission has attracted
much attention in Petrograd. and its presence is said to
have had an excellent influence there.
During the week ending June 20 the losses from
submarine activity were the greatest since April. This
does not mean, necessarily, that tho submarine campaign
Is growing in effectiveness. The volume of destruction
huctuates greatly from week to week, and for some
took one Of its sudden Jumps, and there may be an equal
~ marked decrease another week. Nevertheless, the
Germans are sinking regularly a lot Of shipping. They
have not been able to approach the rate which they
threatened. and which, some months ago, they declared
would starve England into submission within a few