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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-16

II the summer suns rays are not
warm enough f1r you this Goa Of
mustard colored Worumbe velour
cloth is being made for your com.
fort. Such coats ~ this will be worn
by all fashionable folk on the cooler
coat 10 not heavy and IN unlined.
The mammoth ppckets and the belted
fare effect rive Nddsd Instruction 70.
this charming cI9ahons
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-16
CHAMELEONS
PART OF EQUIPMENT
OF ALL HOSPITALS

Alexandria, Egypt. April 1e.-A few
chameleons are an indispensable
part Of the equipment Of every mill
tary hospital in Egypt Although they
are on duty in the wards chiefly be-
cause Of their Unsuitable appetite for
flies, they also serve to amuse the pa
tients. who never tire Of watching the
strange variations of tint assumed by
the strange animals. A favorite oc-
cupation OF the Highlanders is to put
a chameleon against a background of
a piece of Tartan kilt. Here. the SOL
diers assert. the chameleon has to ad-
nit itself beaten. After a vain ef-
fort to mimic the colors of the kilt
it takes a more or less neutral tone
and resigns itself to the inevitable.
He that casteth reflections upon his
brother, the same shedeth light upon
himself.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-16

Cities Have Not Fallen.
London, April 16.-Although Brit
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-16
GRAND FoRKs HERALp, MoNDAY, APR1Ll b. 1yay:

ish patrols have been in the streets
Of Lens and General Haig's mel are
in the outskirts Of st. Quentin, the
fall Of neither Of these towns as yet
has been officially announced.
The Germans. it is apparent, have
sent in their reserves and are MAX
ing a desperate defense to enable their
engineers to complete the destruction
Of the mines and factories Of Lens
which might have been useful to tho
allies.
Haig's Line Straightened.
Despite the fact that all along the
line between lens and st. Quentin the
German resistance has stiftened. Gen.
eral Haig reports today the capture
of Villeret, which Strengthens his line
northwest Of st. Quentin, and an
nounces further progress northwest
Of Lens. Counter attacks which the
Germans have launched at Monchy
and Lagnicourt suggest that the Brit
ish are approaching dangerously near
the new German lines, which, accord
ing to unofficial accounts. the Ger
mans had not had time to complete
before the British offensive was
launched.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-16
GIVES
GREAT IMPETUS
TOCR0P WORK
Campaign to Mobilize Food
Producers Renewed with
Greater Vigor.

Washington, April 16.-Fresh i'm
petus was given to the nationwide
campaign for more food crops today
by President Wilson's plea for unity
Of action in %furthering Americas sue
cess in the world war.
The presidents appeal. an address
to his fellow countrymen," urged
al the people to join in making the
nation a unit for the preservation Of
Its ideals and for the triumph Of
democracy, but particularly m
phasized the need Of growers con-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-16
Hays Line ~straightened.
German

Amsterdam, via London. April Is.
1t is asserted in a dispatch received
here from Berlin that various villages
in the Arras region, which the British
official statement of April II reported
captured, were villages and pieces Of
ground which the Germans had vol
UNFAIRLY evacuated several days pre-
viously.
THE English press" says the dis
patch. lis circulating reports regard
ing the piercing Of the Hindenburg
line. The English attempt to break
through vas directed. however.
against old positions held since 1915
and despite local successes. it has
completely and finally failed.
1T is not clear what the English
press means by the Hindenburg line,
for all lines are Hindenburg lines"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-16

Larimore-The old -four mill, built
here in 1883. was TORI down.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-16
SENT LARGE
AMOUNT TO SWEDEN
IN POSTAL ORDERS

Stockholm. April 1e.-America sent
to Sweden more than 100000
crowns more in postal money orders
than it received from Sweden in 1915.
The xcess in Sweden's favor was
nor than 100000 crowns moro
than in 1915, and approached the fig
ures of'1918, the last normal year.
Money orders sent from America to
Sweden in 1915 aggregated almost
IL, 900, 900 crowns.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-16
German Line Penetrated.

Paris. April 16.-The French pene-
trated the German second line last
night at several points in Alsace. The
war office reports that great numbers
OF German dead were found in the
trenches which had been torn up by
the French she'll fire.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-16

portion of the expedition under Cap
tain Macintosh carried out fully the
object for which it vas intended,
namely, to lay a depot at SO south,
Mount Hope. 1t was done under ex-
traordinarX conditions owing to the
Aurora having drifted out and the
fact that all the dogs but four were
dead"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-16

discovered 200 miles Of new coastline
and wiped that American land-Mor-
rell Land-off the map because it
does not exist. We sounded 1900
fathoms over it. For the rest, there
has been a complete photographed
survey Of the Weddell Sea and all the
meteorological. magnetic and other
records 9 saved. The Ross Sea
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-16
Praised in England.

London. April 16.-President Will
sons appeal to the American people
Is given great prominence in the even
ing newspapers. which print the proc
lamation t%extually.
ut goes straight to the heart of
the great war problem" says the
Westminster Gazette, land will be
read with great appreciation by the
allied nations.
mo message addressed by their
governments to n Of the countries
at val has better combined an appeal
to the heart with practical counsel
and shown a keener eye to the funda-
mentals of the situation"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-16

c%entrating their energies on planting
Of crops. SO that the United States
might fulfill its task of feeding the
armies and peoples who are fighting
Germany.
without abundant food, alike for
the armies and the peoples at war;
said the appeal, 1.-The whole great en-
terprise upon which we have en-
barked will fail. Upon the farmers
of the country. therefore, in large
measure rests the fate of the war and
the fate Of the nations"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-10
Sixth Annual Polk
County Fair Boosted

The Sixth Annual Polk County fair,
which is to open for its three day scs-
sion Tuesday, September lS, is to be
the biggest and best yet staged, ac-
cording to Winnie Braden, secretary Of
the board of directors, who appears to
be spending both waking and sleeping
hours in planning, arranging and di-
recting the preliminaries of the "big
show
To look at the great bundles of
grains, grasses and vegetables that are
being prepared for exhibition by Mrs
Braden and her assistant in the rear
OF the commercial club room, and to
hear all of the walls that have been
going around about poor crops this
year, one would have real cause to
wonder what kind of a "garden of
plenty'' Polk county is when the crops
are good. Very few county fairs ever
had a better collection of exhibits in
this line than are going TO be shown in
the agricultural section this year.
Some of the topics are: Governor
Withycombe, "Better agriculture; S.
Benson of the state highway commits
sion, agricultural benefits from bet
ter highways;' Bruce Dennis, direc-
tor Oregon Patriotic league, "What
the Oregon Patriotic league hopes to
accomplish and how you may cooper
ate;" President j. B. Kerr, Oregon
Agricultural college, "The value Of an
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-10
Committee on Public Information will
begin within a week or two.
HIS BODY FOUND

Klamath Falls, Or, Sept 10.--The
body of Horace Marshall, civil engin-
eer at the Klamath Indian reservation,
who has been missing several weeks,
was found today in the Red Blanket
country where he had been hunting.
Marshall died from the effects of a
bullet wound in his head Authorities
left Immediately for the scene of Mar
shall's death as soon as the report of
the finding of the body was received
here. 1t has not been ascertained whcth
er Marshall committed suicide or was
murdered.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-10
SHELTON
EXPRESSES OPINION
Places Blame for Conditions
On Ex-MayOr White and
the Street Committee

City Engineer SHELTON puts a new
angle on the much mooted paving plant
problem that is being discussed just
now as result of the practical pur,
chase of a new outfit last week at AL
bany by the street improvement com
mittee of the city council. He puts it
up directly to the street committee of
last year and Ex-Mayor Harley White
for the purchase of the plant that is
now useless as a machine for mixing
top-dressing for pavement.
City Engineer Skeleton said this
morning that apparently, according to
the published statements of ExMayor
White in last Saturdays Journal, the
ex-mayof was trying to find a goat on
which TO shunt the mistake he and the
committee he appointed made in pur-
chasing the outfit This committee the
engineer said was composed of Ex-
Mayor White, and Councilmen Elliott,
Mills md Cook.
This committee he said went down
to Portland in the spring of 1916 for
the express purpose of investigating
paving plants and when it returned it
recommended the Koehring mixer,
which would cost $4,000. In addition
the members recommended the pur-
chase of asphalt kettle, fire wagon,
wheel carts, etc., all of which amounted
to about $780, They also recommended,
and purchased rolls for the rock crush
er at sl7O0 which brought the entire
sum for the paving work up to about
$4,000. These rolls are not now in use
and lying idle at the county crusher
south Of the city, according to the en-
gineer, and all the machinery is laid
aside.
Engineer Was Not Buying Plant
At the time of the recommendation
of this committee to the council, the
committee did not listen to the advice
of the engineer, who says he objected
to the purchase On the ground that the
machine was not the right kind and
would not do the work. He says Coun-
Gilman Ward at that time also objected
and told the council the engineer OBJ
iected to the purchase of this machine.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-10

He says that then Councilman Cook de-
clared the engineer was not buying the
plant and that the committee was buy
ing it.
The engineer said this morning that
the seven-ton steam roller is the only
piece of equipment that is first class
and fit for use, and that it was pur-
chased through regular channels after
bids had been asked for and not
through the recommendation of any
committee. In fact, he suggested, al
though he did not say for certain, that
when the committee got to Portland it
probably got in touch with Salesman
johnson Of the Koehring firm and that
they were cleverly steered so they saw
no other machine. 1er -
In regard 10 the statement that he
was opposed to the city doing its own
paving, the engineer declared he
thought the city could do it as cheaply
as the contractors provided the city had
equally good machinery. He said the
city could not do good paving without
the proper equipment, and machinery
built for the purpose. He says he does
not oppose that proposition at all, al
though he said it was still in the ex-
perimental stage.
Some Words About ''Jobbing''
He declared he has nothing to do
with the actual running of the plant
and that the charge that he had job
bed it was false. He says the opera
tion of the plant is up to the street i'm
provement committee itself. He says
if there has been any f'jobbing" done
it has been the taxpayers who have
been jobbed. He says his duties are to
see that the specifications for the paw
ing have been complied with and the
pavement properly laid.
He says the city cannot compete
with regular contractors using first
class equipment when the city uses a
concrete mixer turned into va "hot-
stuff mixer" This is not the first
time the city has had experience with
concrete mixers for "layiag hotstuff. y
That part of High street laid by the
Montague-O Reilly company, known as
Fry Hill, was laid with a similar ma
chine.
"I have never been able to learn
wherein a Koehring Hot Mixer has
ever been successfully operated by any
paving company or municipality. Nor
have ! ever been able to learn of the
Koehring Hot Mixer considered a
standard asphalt mixer either by con
tractors, engineers, or mechanics. The
Koehring people specialize on concrete
mixers ard not on hot plants"
Sell it-Journal classified ad way.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-10
FARMERS HOLD WHEAT
MILLS ARE ALL SHORT
Orders for Flour Cannot Be
Filled by Minneapolis Mills
Coast Is Shy

Minneapolis, Sept. 10. = Farmers
throughout the northwest are holding
their wheat in the hope that the gov
ernment will reopen the price question,
and in consequence the country faces
a flour famine Officials of the food
administration here and millers today
agreed that a serious situation has
arisen. 1t was predicted that unless the
farmers release the crop, President vii
son will commander it, under the
powers conferred by the food control
bill.
Only $50 cars of wheat were receiv-
ed at Minneapolis today. Millers be-
lieve the farmers will hold their wheat
at least until after the conference on
food prices which will be held at st.
Paul September Is, 10 and 20, under
the auspices of the Non-Partisan Lea
que. Their view was endorsed by for
mer Governor Hanna of North Dakota,
who was here to attend meeting of
the directors of the federal reserve
bank.
lssatisfaction with the price of
wheat fixed by the government is ex
tremely widespread among the farm
ers,' Hanna said. "They cannot be
brought to see that holding the wheat
will probably do them no good"
The Minneapolis mills have been get
ting their wheat from Frank l.. Carey,
agent of the food administration here,
since September !, although they were
not legally obliged to do so today.
Carey is now distributing the meagre
supplies available among them in pro-
portion to the quantities they milled
in 1914, 1915 and 1916.
Milers are clamorous for wheat.
Their plants are running on short time
notwithstanding the fact that they are
loaded down with orders.
Unquestionably," said Guy Thorn
as of the Washburn-C CROSBY company,
&C. the country faces flour famine.
There are no stocks anywhere. Even if
the crop begins to move freely soon,
we shall not catch up with the back
orders until probably next Friday"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-10

education ON the farm" r, C. Pauus
manager Salem Fruit union, "Tbo
value of a fruit union to communi-
y; o. NJ. Plummer of the Portland
Union Stockyards, 'Why every farm
er should be swine breeder;" w. X.
Newell, The value of the dairy cow;"
=, r. Faville, editor of the Western
Farmer, and II. II. Bushnell, editor o.
the Oregon Farmer, are also scheduled
to give addresses, but they have not
yet sent in their topics.
There viii be plenty of educational
and demonstrations work along with
the exhibitions and the value of tho
addresses is evidenced by the array of
talent which has been secured by tho
board.-Polk County Observer.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-10
Coast Shy of Flour

Portland, Or, Sept. 1O.-A serious
famine in the flour market exists from
one end of the coast to the other, grain
dealers and millers said here today.
Not a single barrel of flour is re-
ported for sale by the leading millers
of the coast. One Portland mill today
turned down an order for several thou
sand tons of flour at q good price.
Inability of the millers to obtain
wheat at present prices from the grow
ers is declared to be the cause of the
situation. Dairymen, unable 10 obtain
bran and other mill stuffs, are also
suffering.
A white bread famine may result.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-14
Cunard Liner Sunk;
Seven Lives Lost;
American Survivor

Washington, March 13.--The sink
ing of the Cunard non-passenger
liner Folia with one American on
board was reported to the State de-
partment today in preliminary dis
patch from Consul Frost at Queens
town, as follows: ..
"Cunard non-passenger Folia sunk
off Waterford tenth. Survivors landed
Dungarron. Sole American, boats
surgeon, w. J. Core, Nashville, Tenn,
saved, uninjured."
Three lives were lost The vessel
was sunk. Sunday without warning
by submarine.
New York, March l3.-The Folia
left New York February 26, bound
for Bristol. 1t was vessel of 6,705
tons gross, built in 1897, originally
the Italian liner Principe Di Piemonte.
Later it was bought by the Uranium
line and renamed the Principello. The
Cunard line bought it and changed
the name to the Folia.
The vessel was commanded by Cap
tain Thomas Inch, who was formerly
commander of the Uranium line
steamship Volturno, which was
burned at sea with the loss of 1856
lives. Captain Inch was decorated
:or bravery at the time Of the disaster.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-14
Cost of Mining Anthracite Has
Not Increased, Says Commission

Washington, March 13.-The Fed
eral Trade commission today notified
the country's leading anthracite coal
producers that any failure TO grant
the usual spring price reductions can
not be justified by the claims Of in
creased cost of production. The
commission has heard, the notice says,
that producers intend either to with
draw or reduce the regular seasonal
discounts on the ground of increased
mining costs.
In its inquiry into the cost Of min
ing anthracite, the report on which
soon will be issued, the commission
has obtained detailed information on
the costs Of companies which mined
in 1916 about rs per cent of the total
production Of anthracite. "This in
formation" says the commission,
obtained directly from the records of
the companies referred to, indicates
no incr0fsc in average cost in the
last four months of 1910, and further
indicates an actual decrease of cost
in the case of some Of the companies,
whose cost Of production is high.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-14

Judging from the tonnage pro-
duced i'll January, 1917, there Is no
reason to believe that costs thus far
in 1917 would materially change the
average shown by the figures com
piled from September to December,
1916. Therefore, it is the opinion
Of the commission that further in
creases in circular prices this spring
by failure to grant the customary
discounts could not be justified OIL
the basis OF increased cost.
"The commission makes this state
ment in advance of its forthcoming re-
port, because it is matter Of vital
interest to the public that no unjusti-
fable increase in price be made.
This statement does not refer 10
the increaser III circular prices of all
anthracite in May, 1916, nor to the
panic prices which have prevailed on
part of the tonnage this fall and
winter, concerning which, the conf
mission will make a report in the
near future. The cost data already
coupled by the commission, how
ever, are conclusive against further
price increases this spring.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-14
BernStorff Writes
Statement About
Note to Mexico

Copenhagen, March l3.-(Via Lon
don. Count Won Bernstorff, dis
missed German ambassador to the
United States, prepared statement
on Germany's dealing with Mexico
after his arrival here. This state
ment will be forwarded to the Berlin
foreign Office, and if approved will be
made public through the Wolff bur-
eau, the official German news agency.
1t is understood that the statement
deals with the way in which Foreign
Secretary Zimmermann's instructions
to the German minister in Mexico
City fell into the hands of the Amer
ican government.
The departure of the Frederik VIII
from Christiania was decided upon
so suddenly that several passengers
were left behind. The impending ar
rival of the steamer here was known
early and the German colony assem-
bled at the dock to give the returning
ambassador hearty welcome. By
9 o'clock the quays were thronged
with thousands of people, but only
the most important Germans and
those who were awaiting relatives
and friends were admitted inside the
enclosure.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-14
Mysterious Trunk
On Frederik VIII to
Be Sent to London

London. March l3.-The story OF
a mysterious trunk which was on
board the Frederik VIII. the steamer
which brought Count Won Bernstorlt
from the United States to Copen-
hagen, is given prominence by the
Express. The trunk is said to have
been consigned to Stockholm by the
Swedish minister TO the United States
and to have borne the seal of the
Swedish consulate in New York. I he
story says that the trunk was held
at Halifax because its seals were
broken and that it will be sent to
England by British warship. When
the trunk caches the British capital
it will be turned over to the British
legation, where its contents will be
examined in the presenc. of British
officials. The Express suggests that
the trunk was opened between New
York and Halifax to permi: the in
sertion OF secret documents belong
ing to Count Won Bernstorff.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-14
SNOW MEANS MUCH
TO ENTIRE WEST
President Calvin Tells of Moist
ure from Rocky Mountains
to the River.
TO BUILD CONCRETE SHEDS

The end of the present winter will
mark the passing of snow blockades
i'll Wyoming, so far as any connection
with the Union Pacific is concerned,
in the opinion of President Calvin,
who has returned from three weeks
spent in California.
Mr.. Calvin expressed great delight
over two things, one being that the
| snow and rain today is general over
all Nebraska and Kansas, as we'll as
over all Union Pacific territory east
of the Rocky mountains. The other
thing that gladdens the heart Of the
Union Pacific president is the fact
that plans have been matured by
which the Overland system will elimi-
nate the possibility of snow blockades
through Wyoming.
This snow means much to the peo-
pie of the central west, as well as to
the Union Pacific said Mr.. Calvin.
"Our reports indicate that all over
the system, from far out in Wyoming
and Colorado, east to the Missouri
river and south into central Kansas,
all Monday night there was snow or
rain and that the precipitation con-
tinues. 1t means a great deal to the
entire Missouri valley country.
There were no places where our
territory was suffering on account of
a lack of moisture, but the stage
where damage might occur was be-
ing rapidly reached. This precipita-
ton at this time eliminates all posi-
bility of spring drought and puts
the ground in perfect condition for
the rapid growth of vegetation as
soon as warm weather sets in"
Speaking OF Improvements and bet
terments along the line Of the Union
Pacific, President Calvin said:
I'VE are about to start building
concrete snow sheds over all the
Union Pacific railroad cuts in Wyo-
ming along the main line. This ought
to do away with the possibility Of
snow blockades in the future"
Describing the cuts, President Cal
vim said: Work on them will begin as
soon as the weather is warm enough
so that cement can be handled. Where
we now have iron or wood snow
sheds, the walls will be lined with
wire netting and into this the ce-
ment will be poured. The roofs will
be of cement, reinforced and arched.
Where new sheds are to be con-
structed methods that are similar will
be pursued. Walls will be built up
high enough to clear any loads that
cars may be carrying and overhead
will be supported arched roofs"
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Burgess, who
accompanied President Calvin of the
Union Pacific on his trip TO Cali
fornia, returned with him this morn
ing.