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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-30
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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-30
U. S. Engineers Aid
English In Smashing
The Hindenbufs Line
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denburs dsssnAss during the past
week.-Mrs.. called, forth the highest
praise from the British authorities.
The Americans have been working in
shifts twentyrfour hours a day and no
such amount of track has been laid
in this region in SO short a time be-
FORE The manner in which they
stood up under the strains has led to
their being dubbed the Force Of
American Athletes" For these untir-
ing soldiers are today as ft and as
willing as they were beforeSth battle
began.
Naturally the Americans have for a
lang time been working under the
range Of enemy. artillery and more
than once they have come under
heavy shell Are. One Of the most
striking sights along the front has
been that of the engineers laboring
oUolly At their tracks while great
shells were bursting not one hundred
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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-30
GERMAN SHELLS
TEAR UP TRACK.

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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-08-24
HARD BLOWS WILL WIN WAR
Gen. Pershing DepIores Lukewarm.
ness Of Americans In Emphatic
Statements.

Paris.-Gsn. John ]. Pershing, the
American commander, in recent in.
+erview, says the war can be won only
by hard and forceful blows delivered
by a well-trained American army
working in conjunction with the allied
armies.
Deploring the lukewarmness of the
American people in regard to the War,
Cen. Pershing added
every man, woman and child
should support the administration in
its determination to arm and equip the
american army and to keep up its
morale and that of the allied armies
This war will not be won by talk or
by subscribing to the Red Cross. The
american people must come to a full
realization of what the war means. 1t
can be won only by striking hard and
forceful blows, not otherwise"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-08-24
TAX BOARD SETS VALUES
UNIFORM VALUATION OF PERSON
Al PROPERTY ADVOCATED BY
TAX COMMISSION.
Table Of Estimates Carefully Worned
Out BY State Tax Commissioners and
Copies Forwarded To County Boards
For Their Guidance.

Jackson.-With view of equalizing
personal values throughout Mississippi
the state board of tax commissioners
have sent carefully prepared table Of
estimates to the local boards of super
yisors of each county in the state.
BY carefully following the plan out
lined the burden of taxation will be
taken from the farmers and distributed
equally. The local boards are remind
ed of the fact that they should summon
books of merchants, firms, corpora
tions and municipalities before them
for use in ascertaining the real values
of all personal properly.
The assessment of property in cities,
towns and villages should be the same
on the county rolls as that shown on
the municipal books
The state tax commission is anxious
to have fair. just and equitable as.
sessment on all personal and real prop
erty throughout the state and ask the
cooperation of all boards. Where as
sessment rolls are not made up along
this request they will be promptly re-
turned for revision.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-08-24
CITIES WIPED OUT
AS GERMANS FLEE
RUTHLESS DESTRUCTION OF EN-
TIRE TOWNS LEFT IN WAKE
OF RETREATiNG TEuToNs.
STARTS REIGN OF TERROR

With the French Armies-Either in
furiated at allied successes or plan.
nirg on general retirement, the Ger.
mans are burning many villages and
towns behind their lines. The flames
Of burning villages can be seen from
the French lines
Prisoners admit that the Germans
are looting the entire country behind
the northern part of their lines. Homes
are being burned. buildings destroyed.
furniture smashed and everything OF
value transported to Germany. What
cannot be transported is being
wrecked IN this new reign of terror
While such a campaign of destruc.
ton would normally indicate coming
retreat, there is no other evidence of
any sort pointing to contemplated
general retirement.
The destruction, according to evi.
dence, is even more thorough than
that when the Germans retired from
their front lines to the "Hindenburg
line" last spring
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-08-24
CHINA DECLARES
WAR ON TEUT0NS
REPUBLIC SEWERS RELATIONS
WITH AUSTRIA AND GERMANY
OVER u-BoAT WARFARE.


Peking-China's declaration of war
on Germany and Austria-Hungary and
other documents relating to the con-
flict, do not mention the association
of China with the entente powers.
They Indicate that China's action will
be entirely independent.
The declaration of war aroused little
excitement in Peking, or in other
North China cities, the long discus
sion of the question having discount
ed its effect. The Netherlands min
lister to China took over the Austrian
interests and received the arms of
the Austrian guard. The doors of
the Deutsch Asiatiche bank have been
sealed.
Chinese troops at Tien-Tsin took
over the Austrian concession, and the
German bank and German barracks
there without incident.
The proclamation of war, which was
signed by President Feng Kwo Chang,
reviews China's efforts made to in.
duce Germany to modify her subma-
rine policy. 1t says that respect for
international law and protection of
the lives and property of Chinese citi-
zens forced China to sever relations
with Germany, and now compelled
China to declare war against Germany
and Austria, too, as it was not Ger
many alone, but Austria-Hungary as
well, which adopted and pursued this
nnIf0u without o. ho
The proclamation declares that all
treaties, agreements and protocols be-
tween China and the central powers
have been abrogated. 1t says China
will respect The Hague conventions
and the international agreements re-
specting the human conduct of the
war, and, in conclusion, asserts that
China's object in entering the war is
to hasten peace.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-08-24
L0vETT WILL CONTROL COAL
Prices Will Be Fixed and Production
Regufated-First Order Relieves
Congestion In West.

Washington.-Judge Robert S. Low
ett, formerly head of the Union Pa
cific and member of the war industries
board, is now in control of the coai
situation in the United States by direc.
tion of President Wilson. Judge Low,
EFT Immediately exercised the author
ity given under the priority bill to is
sue an order to relieve the congestion
of coal in the middle west.
Judge Lovett's first order was issued
after a long conference with the presi
dent. Before talking with Judge Low.
ett the president discussed the situa
tion thoroughly with the members oil
the federal trade commission. He went
over the figures gathered on coal pro.
duction, shipments and prices. 1t Is
understood that Judge Lovett will have
absolute power in the coal situation,
and that at least one other man will
be named by President Wilson to as.
sist in fixing prices and regulating pro
duction. ~ ~
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-08-24
AMERICAN CROP is 4oo, ,ooo, 900
BUSHELS SHORT OF ACTUAL
REQUIREMENTS.
CONTROLLER GIVES REMEDY
Privations of Allies VIII BE Lessened
If Every Person In United States
Use One Pound Less of
Flour Each Week.

Washington.-The North American
1917 wheat crop will not come within
400 100000 bushels of supplying the
shortage of European allies and neu-
trails, Herbert Hoover announces.
AS partial remedy, he suggests
that every person in the United States
use one pound less wheat -four per
week, reduction Of 20 per cent in
present consumption.
Substitute other cereals, of which
there are plenty, he urges. II these
cereals-corn, oats, barley and rye
are substituted in the American loaf
it means that war bread" becomes
part of the American diet.
Hoover suggested that this conser.
walton will be no privation to us and
will reduce the privation Of our allies"
His estimate of the shortage is bas-
ed on normal consumption in three
year war period. France, Italy and the
United Kingdom, he said, must import
577.000.0 900 bushels of wheat and 674.-
100000 Of other cereals, IL normal con-
SUMPTION requirements are to be met.
The United States and Canada are
the only markets this wheat can come
from, the South American crop having
practically failed, the Russian, Bulga-
rian and Roumanian supplies being
cut of by the Teutons, and the Aus
tralian and Indian crops being too far
away and too subject to U-boat perils
to be counted on.
The United States will have SS,000,-
900 and Canada 120,000,000 bushels,
leaving an actual shortage to Euro
pean allies of 300,O00.O0O bushels Of
wheat.
Hoover estimates that which goes
to neutrals from whom vital supplies
return, and more for seed, will bring
the shortage to 400,000,000 bushels of
wheat.
An excess of other cereals, Hoover
estimates, will be sufficient to make
Europe's war bread, materially reduc-
ing her wheat consumption and also
make Americas and Canada's war
bread reducing their wheat consump-
ton.
Reduction of a pound of wheat -four
per week per person in the United
States will triple our contribution
AS showing how critical this Euro
pean shortage is and how necessary
the cutting down of American con-
sumption of wheat, Hoover cites the
fact that Gin Belgium the relief COM
mission has beer compelled to reduce
the consumption of cereals by nearly
so per cent, bringing the food supply
so low that the population are inca
pable of labor"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-08-24
EcRETARY DANIELS coNFERS
|WiTH BUILDERS AND SPEEDS
UP OUTPUT OF SHIPS.
TREBLE THE OUTPUT
Il Engines May Be Used in Some Of
THE New Vessels to Be BuiIt-No
Shortage of Material to Work
With Say Builders.

notwithstanding expansion
/ building facilities OF the United
hates to double or treble the output
destl ayers during the next Is
3onths was the object of confer
|nce between Secretary Daniels and
kpr8s entatives of 25 or more shi?
bid ongine builders.
j ~ we get what we want" the sec
|Stxty said, "the United States will
|<xe more destroyers than any other
|1xer. They are the one thing that
4ubmarine fears"
The secretary indicated that all the
|e3troyers the builders could produce
Ronld be ordered. Every effort of
be department will be laid upon
wedding up the large number of con-
tacts now pending.
Every aspect of shipbuilding that
lears upon destroyer production was
kken up at the conference. There is
8 shortage OF material or paint IA
[lities, but difficulty lies in obtain
be- high-power engines, boilers and
bduction gear.
Secretary Daniels said no additional
Eibmarine chasers would be ordered
h present The chasers are valuable
pr harbor and inshore patrol work,
|ut the destroyers are far superior
ven for these duties, and have, in ad-
(ition. seagoing qualities, which make
|pem Of. ffr greater value in all ways
han the small chasers.
Every suggestion that the ship or
|ngine builders had to make as to
additional motive power for the de-
|troyers was given close attention.
fhe possibility of making some of the
lew vessels with oil engines was
lmong the suggestions offered.
AS to the plants at which the new
lestrovers will be laid down, Secre-
|aIv Daniels said, he favored expan-
|ir a OF the plants now building de-
Itroyers as the most efficient means
,r speeding up. Experience gained in
previous building will enable such
blants to turn out new ships more
quickly it is felt, than would be pos
|ible for a new plant, lacking that
experience.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-08-24
MAKES RECORD TIME.
cantonment Buildings Erected in Less
Than Three Hours.

Little Rock, Ark-A record was
made In the construction of barracks
building for the accommodation of 165
men at Camp Pike, the twelfth ma
tional army cantonment near Little
Rock. Two hundred carpenters, in
two hours and 45 minutes. began and
completed the building from the
ground up, including ceiling. floors.
doors and windows.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-08-24

Jackson. J. ]. Conan Of
the penitentiary board of trustees was
notified by Sergt. Williamson at Oak
ley state convict farm Of a tragedy
which occurred there during a heavy
thunderstorm. when Alex Cater, serv-
ing term of life Imprisonment for a
sensational murder at Philadelphia.
was killed by bolt of lightning. The
current entered the top OF his head
and ran through his body. burning the
shoes from his feet Deputy Sergt
Stockett, who was standing near Ca
ter. was badly shocked, but not seri-
ously injured.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-08-24
U-B0AT VICTIMS DECREASE
German Sea Pirates Sink Third Less
Vessels Than Fell to Them
Last Week.

London.--A falling off in British
tonnage sunk last week by mines or
submarines is indicated in the week
ly admiralty statement. Fourteen ves-
sells of 1000 tons and over we're sent
to the bottom, as against 21 the pre-
vfous week. Two vessels of less than
1000 tons were sunk last week, the
same number reported the previous
week. Three fishing, boats met with
disaster isst week.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-08-24
Federal Aid For State Hiohwavs.

Chief Engineer X A. Kramer of the
Mississippi highway department. an
nounces the next allotment of federal
aid funds appropriated to Mississippi
under the Bankhead act of congress,
will be s266.717.52, but which will not
be available until after the close of the
fiscal year, to end June 80, 1918. This
statement is made by the highway de-
partment in order that the public, and
especially that portion which is build
ing high-grade standard roads. in diff
ferent parts OF the state, and are look
ing for federal aid. may understand
the situation.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-08-24
WOULD BAR GERMANS.

british seamen Want To Keep Them
on British Ships.
London.-At a recent session of the
convention of seamen, representing
Several entente and neutral countries,
II was proposed that Germans be bar
led forever from sailing on British
ships sympathy was expressed for
|heutrals on account OF their difficult
lies in maintaining neutrality in the
lace of such cruel and unscrupulous
lcts as those committed by tha Ger
mans at sea.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-08-24
/. W. W. LEADERS IN JAIL.
|5is Strike Affecting Great Northwest
10 Started.

Spokane, Wash-WitE James Ro-
wan, executive officer of the district
FOR the Industrial Workers of the
World, held in the county Jail as a
military prisoner, orders for a strike
|ef agricultural and construction work
hrs Of the organization declared to
humber approximately $4,000 in the
-FOUR Northwestern states, became ef.
|,ective Monday.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-08-24
sIBERr REVIEWS TROOPS.
Amricans Make Splendid Military Dis
play In France.

American Training Camp in France.
The first contingent of the Ameri-
can expeditionary force was reviewd
by Major Gen. William L. Sibert, the
American commander This was the
first time that the troops in France
had all been together The review
was splendid military display, and
General Sibert said he was immensely
proud of the men. French officers
present were much impressed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-08-24
Prison Trustees File Reports.

Prison Trustees File Reports.
The three members of the board of
penitentiary trustees filed separate re-
ports, all agreeing that crop conditions
have materially improved during the
last month, and that convicts, mules
and other live stock are healthy and
in good condition. Boil weevils are
found on some of the farms, but have
done no appreciable damage so far.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-08-24
eIa Crowds Of Veterans Coming.

Appropriations amounting to 1884,
$50 have been made by Arkansas,
California, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota,
Nebraska, New York, Pennsylvania
and West Virginia for the payment Of
transportation expenses OF veterans to
and from the above named states who
~ish to attend and participate in the
reucion of the blue and the gray,
which is to be held in Vicksburg Oct.
16, II, IS and 10.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-08-24
HOLD TAT sLAckERs.
Places Charge Of Inciting Rebellion
Against oklahomans.

,McAlester, Okla.-One hundred and
forty-seven alleged anti-draft agitators
held in the state penitentiary here.
were charged in complaints filed by
w. P. McGinnis. United States attor-
ney for the eastern Oklahoma district,
with "inciting rebellion" and similar
offenses, including conspiracy to evada
the selective draft.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-08-24
TROOPS GET NUMBERS.
Tri-state Troops Assigned to National
Army Divisions.

Washington-The war department
assigned the following numbers to
divisions of the national army from
the south: observation-disclosures
North and South Carolina; Eighty-sev-
enth-Arkansas, Mississippi and Lou
isiana. National guard divisions as fol-
lows: Thirtieth--Tenneseee, North
and South Carolina. Thirty-ninth---
Arkansas. Louisiana and Mississippt
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-08-24
DECREASE IN SUGAR sEeTs.

Petrograd. According to the Tor
govo Promyshlennaya Gazeta, the
area sown with sugar beets this year
for the whole of Russia is estimated
at 4O7.375 dessiatines (1,099.800 acres),
as compared with 554.5S2 dessiatines
(1,497,219 acres) in 1916.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-08-24
Building Hospital For the Soldiers.

Camp Shelby is to have base hos
pital which will cover 6S and frac-
ton acres Of ground The wards set
up now will have 1000 beds, and an
additional IS acres is being surveyed
for possible buildings with 500 more
beds.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-08-24
INSURANCE FOR SOLDIERS.

Secretary OF Treasury Urges Quick
Congressional Action.
Misunderstanding OF the treas
ury McAdoo demands that congress
Immediately pass the war allowance
indemnity and insurance bill as an
emergency war measure. This bill
provides against want and misery
among the dependents OF Americas s
fighting men. insures their future well
fare If they survive the war and pro-
tects their loved ones IL they are killed
or disabled.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-08-24
Hard Fight In Sight over Taxes.

Hard Fight In Sight over Taxes.
The Mississippi tax equalization
board has issued a list of property
values for the various counties to use
as a basis for their new assessment.
Already county committees are ap-
pearing at Jackson to protest these
assessments. A hard fight over revis-
ing the state tax system is expected
in the September extra session of the
legislature.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-08-24
MOVIES FOR soLblERs.
Y. m. c. A. Plans Amusements for
Boys in Training Camps.

Boys IN Training Camps.
New York. k.-Enough motion pictures
to stretch on one film from New York
to Fargo. N. D., and provide a pro-
gram that, put into one performance.
would last more than three years. are
to be provided by the national war
work council of the Y. M. G.. A. in
the United States to the soldiers in
training at the 343 cantonments,
camps and posts. the council has an
nounced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-20
Feed Roots to Cattle.

San Angelo, Tex, Nov 20.-Declar-
ing that the roots are better for cat
tie than prickly pear leaves, many
stockmen in this section are feeding
their starving stock prickly pear
roots.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-20
WOULD HELP RUSS
Labor Federation Takes Up
SIavs' Political Problem.
Officially To Inform Russians
Why Workers Fight Kaiser.

Buffalo, N. Y. Nov. 20.-The war
grimed hand of brotherhood will be
stretched out to the great mass of
Russia's revolution torn workers by
the American Federation of Labor, it
was learned today.
Backed by pro-war vote. the most
overwhelming roll call pronuncia-
mento in its history. the federation
plans fraternal message to the labor
legions of Russia telling why Ameri-
can labor is in the war against kali
-serism to the limit.
The greeting resolution is to send
may not be placed before the dele
gates until later, but so interested is
President Gompers in bringing Russian
labor's great problem before American
labor and in putting American labor's
Interpretation of world problems and
prospects clearly before the workers
of Russia that part of today's busy
program has been given over to Rus
sian affairs.
The enormous amount of routine
business pending between now and
adjournment Saturday will be inter
rupted at the afternoon session by
the personal report of First Vice Pres
ident James Duncan of what he
learned and saw in Russia as a mem
Der of Americas official war mission
to that country
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-20
GIVEN A GOLD CORD
George Crawford of Topeka Commits
stoned Second Lieutenant.

George Crawford, a well known To-
peka boy and son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George NJ. Crawford, has been pro-
NOTED to a second lieutenant in the
field artillery, Thirty fifth division of
the national army at Camp Doniphan.
Notice of the promotion was received
today at the office of Adjutant Cen
eral Huffman IN an order issued by
John Biddles major general, acting
chief of staff.
Other promotions for Kansans in
the field artillery include advance
ments for seven first lieutenants to
commissions as captains. The men
advanced are: William H. Knight
Carl s. Marshall, Chauncey E. Saw
yer, William r. Baker, Erling C. Thel-
Ter, Norval l.. DeArmond and Batney
E. Hackney. All of these officers are
attached to the Forty-second division
at Camp Doniphan.