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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-18
A LITTLE STORY
ABOUT A BIG JOB
{By ellison Gardner.)

Washington, Sept. 1.-two men
and a stenographer were all the war
department had May 80 to build the
16 environments now practically com-
pleted. The men were army officers
in the quartemasters' division, to
which the job was assigned.
A swarm Of contractors. agents and
Spectators, who had heard some fine,
fat government contracts were to be
let, came to them. And allthe two
officers could do was to ask their Wis
itors to pass in single file and leave
their names and addresses.
AS this did not build environments
a new plan was tried. Secretary Of
War Baker told General Scott to tell
| Colonel Kelly tos@tell these I business
menA to get together and do business
with themselves. The emergency was
pressing, the task great, and the gov
eminent Ito be quite FRANKLY unpre-
pared.
So Colonel Isaac Littell was detailed
by General Scott apd given a rubber
stamp on which was engraved some
thing like this
"dentlemen, the government will
treat you literally. Only go ahead for
your country's sake and get these can
tonments built"
Colonel Idttell assembled the
swarming business men IN the Munsey
1 DullOkIl6. -, 1IC1o lACy>SokLCIIC gu 1OuA
days and nights, and then went and
rented the old Adams building, at 1888
F street. And in q few days they had
this building filled to the root with
$50 folk at desks and typewriters.
This Is the Office machine that has
run the cantonment's business.
A man named Starrett-W. A. Star
rett-seemed to crop but as leading
urganizer Of the contractor swarmAH He
got appointed chairman of a commit
teee on emergency construction OF
as such has been sort Of big boss.
AT first he had with him Frederick
Law Olmsted, architect and city plan
ner; c. w. Lundoff OF Crowell, Lund.
off Little & Co. Of Cleveland, and M
lC. futile Of the Averthaw .Construc.
ton company Of Boston. But soor
the committee sifted dewn to Olmstet
and Sarrett and later Leonard Metcal.
Of Boston. an authority on sewage
and George w Fuller Of New York
This Is the committee which, witt
Colonel Littell nominally at Its head
has built the environments.
A hurry call was wired to all tn
biggest contracting firms. Their bes
men were dragged into the organiza
ton In the Adams building. Each wa
constituted a special lieutenant Ii
charge of some special job, and givel
stenographers and desks.
From this shop on r street con
tracts for $150.000,000 worth Of worl
have been given tut.
The contractors were told that the,
could pay the best wages paid In tn
community. with certain advance
when necessary to draw labor. s
they were satisfied Int there was
scarcity OF labor.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-18
American Hospital Men,
Cool in Hail Oh Bombs
Continued from page ~

Continued from page&1)
Whidden in the chest while in their
tents in the Office section Of the quad
rangle.. The private soldiers injured
were on duty as ofderlies in h recep-
ton tent, and the bomb fell almost,
upon them. So severely was Private
Aubrey S. Mcleod injured that 1t was
necessary to amputate both his legs
that night.
HAlthough' the explosion Of the
bombs caused horror in hi hospital,
panic. and the work Of discovering
the wounded and collecting them was
Immediately begun. This was made
8doubly difficult by the darkness, but
EVERYONE sprang to 1t with q will.
Many Aof the injured had been blown
from@their cots, some even outside
their tents, where they were found
tangled up lii 1.-The q N poles. The
American nurse, although struck In
the face by a fragment OF steel from
the bomb. refused to be relieved and
remained at her task courageously to
the end. A hospital orderly who
worked untiringly wa foupd later to
have been struck In the head by q
had just tied mp his head and went
on,
I'm the operating room, Captain
Horace Binnoy and Elliott, with their
assistants worked all night, Several
delicate Operations were performed
land their task was made all the hard
Ter by the fact that I'm in~nurnerabie
cases the patients were IN serious dam
! ger Of infection from the pieces OF
wood and nails and dirt which had
been blown Into their bodies.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-18
new WORK WILL
Be INTRODUCED
Home Loyalty League will
Broaden Scope ofsEndeav-
or to Aid Soldiers.

At a meeting of-the Home Loyalty
league held last evening in the court
house,A T.. B. Wineman was named
chairman of q committee Of five to
aid soldiers who are at the front in
attending to business and personal
matters In their home district The
committee will be known as the Sol
diers' Aid bureau and will attend to
the affairs Of the enlisted men while
they are serving the %co1ors> :,
The bureau will also be a. clearing
house for information desired BY Sol
.diers or their relatives. The plan has
been endorsed by the war department,
las it is claimed that much needless
work is lifted from the government
officials by the system adopted here.
A. correspondence committee also
as Its chairman. This committee Will
make arrangements whereby it be-
comes possible that every Grand
Forks county and city soldier in the
future will find some letter, postal
magazine or newspaper bearing his
name, In the mail sacks ef. the Unitet
States whether they be consigned tt
the training camps in this country
or to the barracks back Of the battle
Of that mail will. undoubtedly go K
the trench postof1ces and will fl
with gladness every soldier whit
hears from home" The comrnttte,
will endeavor to make its work 81
regular that every mail will carr.
some form of greeting to every sol
der within its district In camp Of
trench.
To further the plans Of the -Four
ed to the committee on publicity, thu
Strengthening the work in the specia
direction outlined at former meeting
Of the league.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-18
TALENT
SHOW TONIGHT
Members Of Company M to
Present Minstrel at Audi
torium This Evening.

HtL .E LsEf ~ LH- --.LtN A- LH-.- E-# astE
3 National guardsmen, members Of
M, will be hosts this evening
to residents Of Grand Forks at d
Minstrel show and dance to be- held
in the city auditorium and given in
appreciation Of the aid and treatment
accorded to the soldiers while station
ed here. NO charge will be rnadetfor
either event.
Every man in Company M who has
talent along any line that could be
used for entertainment service, has
been drafted for the Minstrel this
evening. During the past several
weeks the soldiers have been rehears-
ing under the direction of Cleary
Monley, and it was announced late
this afternoon that everything was in
readiness for pulling the curtain.
The soldiers claim that those who
fail to attend the minstrel this eve
ming are going to miss q real treat.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-18
ACTIVITIES OF
LOCAL NATURE
ON ALL FRONTS
--4
Germans Repulsed in Sharp.
Counter-attack on
Aisne Front.
|RUMANIANS MAKE
GAINS IN EAST
italian Official Statement
Reports Repulse of
Austrians.
fnv the Associated Press.

h.A- on
Still SHOWING for a large offensive
movement, the European war fields
continue to furnish news Of multiple
local activities. The Germans broke
into action northwest Of Rheims on
the Atsne front last night and reach-
ed the French lines. They were re-
pulsed after q sharp fight. it was an
The Russians apparently have
stopped their forward movement IN
the Riga district, in which some of
the ground lost in the recent retreat
was recovered. They are consolidate
ing their lines further UP the Dvina,
however, and today report the occu.
patton Of Biddag.
Enterprise continues to be shown
BY the Russians. who yesterday caps
tured a section Of the Teutonic forth
fed position in the Bernitza region OF
the Moldavian front.
The Italian official statement re-
ports the repu1se Of d further Austri-
an counter-attAck on the Bainsizza
plateau and heavy: artillery fire on the
Carso.
BIG GUNS WEARING
DOWN TINT GERMANS.
with the British Armies in France
ana BelEium. Sept. 1S.-(By the AS
ISOLATED Pfess.)-There must always
be periods Of Comparative" quiet
when big spectacular offensives are
lacking on the great fighting fronts
The recent days have constituted one
Of these periods along the British linet
lin the western theater end to the out.
aide world, reading the con1mander-tn.
chiefs laconic there is nothing Of i'm
portance to report" or a brief account
Of seemingly ~inconseque ntial raids, i
may appear that institutes virtually
have ceased.
But this conclusion is far from
right, for the grim business Of wal
continues perpetually. Hourly, thu
big British guns hurl their thousand.
of tons Of metal, carrying death and
destruction into the German defenses
day and night great sduadrons O
avaitors guide their machines on i'm
small bodies Of British infantry arr
4 reaching out into the German trench
es and s%natching back prisoners afte
playing havoc with bombs among tn
dugouts and mortar emplacernents.
4 Effects OF Persistence.
OF course there is retaliation by tn,
enemy, but the advantage rests witt
the entente allies in this constan
hammering process. 1t Is the stead,
I dropping OF water which is wearinI
awaysthe stone.
The terrible toll Of death being ex
acted from the enemy ranks byAth
artillery and thesscontinuals drainag
: Of the war supplies by the destructio:
caused by shell and bombs, are hav
ing their effect. IN.
The German wall Of defense is sti
! strong, but 1t is weaker than it wa
and sooner or later must crumble,
! the allied methods of wearing dow
is continued. It needs nc militar
expert to figure this out. Ever
Tommy along the line is aware Of Il
Persons far removed from the wa
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-18
TWO TRAINS. OF
STOCK IN CITY
sixty-hve Car Loads Ell
Route TO South ST. Paul
Market, Arrive Here.

sixty-five cars Of stock, making up
two trains, together with two COACHES
for stockmen. arrived III Grand Forks
today and will depart tonight for
South st. Paul. Twenty-one cars were
shipped by stockmen along the Hanna
line and nine cars were loaded at Ed
|inburg this morning. The remaining
cars were shipped from points In the
western part Of the state.
The large number of stock dealers
representing a vast territory in north
erh North Dakota, will attend the
stock and feeder show to be held In
South st. Paul on Thursday and FRI
day Of this week.
The stock which is being taken to
market is expected to bring top. notch
prices and represents some Of the best
that North Dakota can produce.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-18

zone, perhaps, do not consider mill
tary operations from an abstract view
point often enough. That Is, they
conceive progress only when some
city has fallen or an advance has been
made over a great stretch Of territory
and thousands Of prisoners have been
taken. Certainly these big operations
appeal to the imagination, but in
viewing them, one should not over
look the inestimable value Of the
grinding, killing process which never
ceases.
This process has been continued by
the British steadily since the recent
big offensive. The artillery has kept
up an almost unceasing thunder along
the whole front, and air raids and
thrusts by the infantry have been
working great destruction in the en-
envy territory.
Raids Sunday Night.
Last nights infantry raids are ex-
amples Of the work being done, much
Of which is never published to the out
side world. English and, Scottish
regiments about midnight conducted
three successful raids. yEast of Cav
relic several prisoners wereStaken and
a large number of the enemy killed in
five dugouts were bombed to pieces
and two saps destroyed. A similar
success was achieved south Of Arrars,
several dugouts being demolished and
a number of trench mortar emplace-
ments wrecked, besides other damage
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-18
SWEDISH BAPTISTS I.
in ANNUAL MEET

Minneapolis, Sept. 1S.-Delegates
from different sections Of the country
and a few missionaries today attended
the opening Of the associated annual
convention Of the Swedish Baptist
congregation Of America. Only rou-
tine business will be transacted at the
meeting which will continue six days.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-18
%ENGLANDERS TO.
FORSAKE WHITE BREAD

Boston, Sept. 18.-All New England
people will be asked tt refrain from
eating white bread on Wednesdays
and Thursdays during the war, as the
result Of a resolution adopted today
at a%Nrheeting here Of food administra-
tors Of the New England states.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-18
ANNOUNCEMENT BY FACTORY
EXPERIENCED PIANO TUNER.

To those within h city I wish to.
announce I will be here for about a
week at, this time, and Ito those Of
tuning, I wish to I will be
on the road this season and will call
on you when in your locality II you
notify me Work absolutely .guaran-
References IL required. Per-
manent-address. Michael Kooreny, Y.
M. G. a.. Grand Forks, N. D.-Adv.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-18
BULLETIN

Washington, Sept. iS.-The
seven billion dollar war efficiency
bill, carrying huge appropriations
for the army, foftifications and for
the shipping board, was passed.
unanimously by the house OF rep-
resentatives this afternoon.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-18
TWELVE MEN in JURY
BOX FOR MOONEY CASE

San Francisco, Sept. 1S.-Twelve
men had been temporarily passed as
Jurors when our adjourned last
night In the trial Of Frank 9. Oxmar,
charged with attempted subornation
of perjury in connection with the
growing out of the bomb explosion
here in July 1916.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-18
Dr.. Barber viii be out 81 town till

DR.. Barber viii be out Of town till
Thu Th1ursday.-Ady
H For sale1Cottage organ, reason
able. J. I. Neville, 515 First avenue.
Fri-state phone 24oJ.
From LaYlgdon-Dr. j. p. Brennan
Of Langdon Is among the business
callers in Grand Forks today. He will
return home this evening.
Dance at Mallory, Friday night,
September 21, three piece orchestra.
Everybody welcome-Adv.
Business Caller. A. Henry Of
Larimore is t~ransacting business and
visiting with friends in the city. He
Will return to his home tonight.
ofices for Rent Corner offices
DeMers avenue and Fourth street.
John G. Doe Co.-Adv.
From Neche-George Cook and j.
g. Morgan of Neche are spending q
few days in Grand Forks attending TO
business matters. They arrived in the
city last evening.
To Red Lake Falls-N. Nordlund
autoed to Red Lake Falls yesterday
afternoon with a party of friends, re.
turning home last might.
s -s-
Cards of Thanks-We wish to
thank our friends and %neighbors for
their kindness and sympathy shown
at the death of our daughter
sGenevieve." Signed. Mr.. and Mrs
Bechtel.
500 ncensesHNearlY 800 hunting
licenses had been issued from the OF
fice Of County Auditor Hans Anderson
this afternoon. Last year approx.
mately 1900 were issued. Hunter!
returning from the fields are no
boasting Of big bags, although ducks
are reported to be plentiful.
4 open House Friday-Next Frida.
evening the Y. M. O.. A. will hold al
open house for the freshmen of thu
Grand Forks high school. stewar
Clifford, chairman Of the Y M. G. A
entertainment committee, will be IL
charge Of the affair. Short talks will
be given by a number, OF boys<and in
structors.
Revise Ordinances-Attorney j. B
Wineman has completed the task o
revising codifytng and compiling tn
ordinances adopted by the city o
Inkster, Grand Forks county, al
these will now be included in bool
FORM to be printed soon. There ar
five cities In Grand Forks county
4 Inkster, Grand Forks, Isarimore
Northwood and Reynolds.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-18

The British air service still MAIN
tains supremacy and the big raiding
machines have been doing damage.
One of the spectacular air incidents
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-18

occurred yesterday. when a British
plane dispersed two thousand enemy
infantry by turning its machine guns
on the men along n of the high-
ways.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-18

From Langdon-Dr. j. r. Brennan
of Langdon Is among the business
callers in Grand Forks today. He will
return home this evening.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-18

Business Caller. A.. Henry OF
,Larimore is t%ransacting business and
visiting with friends in the city. He
will return to his home tonight.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-18

Dance at Mallory, Friday night
September 21, three piece orchestra
Everybody welcome-Adv.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-18

Ofices for Rent Corner offices
with vault. Will partition. Corner
DeMers avenue and Fourth street.
John G. Boo Co.-Adv.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-02-13

train would be blown from the track
Mrs. ConOver has decided that all flu
ture trips will be made in summer
time. She has also decided Idaho
winds are mere zephyrs compared with
Wyoming billiards.
The families of T. NJ. Baird, F. W.
Neale, Warner Nicholson and J. P.
McMillen we're guests of Mr.. and Mrs
G Wilson last Saturday evening, to
a turkey dinner.
People were rejoicing at Knull last
week over the arrival of another car
of coal.
Messrs. Fred and Charles Grieve
have been busy the past week. bailing
and loading two cars of hay.
Roy King was home over Sunday
with home folks, from his school work
in Kimberly.
The w. C. T. U. will meet with the
president, Mrs Fred Grieve, next
Thursday afternoon. All members are
urged to be present and all ladies
interested in this good work are most
cordially invited to this meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Jones loaded their
goods into a car at Goodwin and left
for their new home last Thursday.
AAA anu wi - 1OlACn Will Ut ilIlSntu
but our best wishes go with them to
their new home, in the Boise country.
A number of our citizens have been
attending revival services at Filler this
week.
Mrs. Graves was visiting and shop
ping in Twin Falls one day last week.
The Presbyterian quartet and their
wives were entertained at the Hertz
home last Friday night Those pres
ent were Mr.. and Mrs " E. Morgan.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. J. Colbert. Mr.. and
Mrs. Grieve and Mr.. and Mrs F. w.
Neale.
Beet land seems to be in great de-
mand around Knull. and the prospects
for beet dump here are looking better
every day
Let us all pull together and add that
much more to our land values and
other property.
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KnuU Items
(Tlmes' Special Correspondence

(Times' Special Correspondence
Mrs. Chas. Kevan and children have
been visiting the paternal Fish home
in Twin Falls the past week Little
Fern has been quite sick with measles
since they went to town
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Grieve have
been moving to their new home, five
miles west of here We are sorry to
have these good folks move out of the
immediate neighborhood, but are glad
they are going no farther.
Miss Lynn and Miss Siever, our
teachers, were over Sunday guests of
the teachers at Berger, last week.
Mrs. Petermans many friends will
be glad to know she is able to be out
again.
Mr.. A. Fish came out to the ranch,
this past week. for the first time since
his return from Iowa. Mr.. Fish says
Idaho looked good to him, when he
got back.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Black have moved
to the T. NJ Baird ranch. Mr. Black
will work for Mr., Baird this year
Mrs. G. A. LOhrs aged father was
stricken with paralysis last Wednes-
day. He is eighty-five years old and
his friends are anxious about his CON
ditiOn.
Miss Siever spent Sunday with her
sister and brother in Twin Falls.
About twenty ladies attended the
Ladies' Aid meeting of the Presbyter-
ian church at the home of Mrs. Gail
Chapman last Thursday. The next
meeting is to be with Mrs. e. j. Col
bert.
Mrs. Howard Conover has returned
from a months visit to her parents in
Oklahoma. She was glad indeed, to
get home, after the thrilling exper-
fence she had on her return trip. Her
train was held for fifty-two hours. in
the snow blockade in Wyoming They
were one day without food and long
er time without heat, many of the pas
sengers suffering from hunger and
cold. At times it seemed as if the
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-02-13
Hansen NeWS
(Times' Special correspondence

(Times' Special Correspondence
Sam Pitello has bought the Nee
property, three miles south of town.
Mrs. Ora McVey entertained the
South Side Kensington club Thurs
day afternoon.
Little Buel VOnderpool is still a pa
tient at the Twin Falls hospital.
Mesdames Mann and Hamilton en-
tertained the Card club Wednesday
evening at the Hamilton home
Among those who enjoyed the Lii
lac Domino Friday were Mr.. and
Mrs Archie Mann, Mr. and Mrs. NJ. B.
Provost, Mr.. and Mrs Chas. Coiner,
Miss Marjory Smith, Messrs. McVey,
Mccoy. Jones and Rev. Smith.
E. f. Edwards has returned from
Nampa where he has purchased a
ranch.
Arthur Hale was on the north side
where he has bought 100 acres.
The basket ball game Wednesday
night between Hansen and Twin
Falls resulted in a victory for the
visitors. Next Wednesday night Han
sen will play Kimberly at Kimberly.
The Ladies Aid will meet Thursday
February Is, at the home Of
Mrs. Hale.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Provost left last
for Boise, where they ex-
pect to spend the week
Mrs Bert Shelly arrived last We'd
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-02-13

of Mrs. McVey and Mrs Moreland.
They came as visiting leaders of the
Epworth League.
Joseph Frochlick has had installed
on his place a Delco Light system,
which supplies him with all the cleo
trio lights desired. Installation was
made by the Delco Light agent at
Twin Falls, the d. c. Watson company.
Mary Domrose of Rock Creek has
been visiting her sister, Miss Elsie. at
the hotel.
Miss Fern Forester is spending a
few days with Mrs. George Rush and
will then leave for her California
home.
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nesday from Denver. Before continu-
ing her journey to the coast, she ex-
poets to spend several weeks with her
father, o. d. Wilson.
Word from Frank Brewer states that
Mrs. Brewer and the two older child
rem have recovered from scarlet fever
and will soon start for home.
Ralph Smiths house caught on fire
last week and except for the hard work
of many, would have burned to the
ground.
Mrs. Mccullough of Bull was a Han
sen visitor Saturday.
Miss Smithwick and Miss Harding
Of Bull spent Sunday here, the guests
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-02-13

Auntie it is time getting coal
We have been getting such indifferent coal lately Lu-
ellie, that hardly know from whom to buy this from
1t seems you never get the kind and you have to
learn all over
Aunte just phone up Nye Bros. Coal Transfer They
have the coal coming from new mne that has assay
ed just good if not little better than any mine and
they get from the mine all the time this will
be big help. You get accustomed to it. and can
be sure Of getting the all the time They have
their place just opposite the Ostrander Lumber Co.,
Shoshone street. by the Rock Greek bridge Their
phone is So, evenings 6S1 Their slogan is Clean
Coal and that is what you want
Well, Lucille, you had better call them up and order
ton right away.
BUY THE SAME COAL FROM THE SAME DEALER
ALL THE TIME AND YOU WILL GET BETTER RE-
SUITS ALL AROUND. MIGHT TRY NYE BROS