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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-14
IN CANADA, TOO

There is in progress in northwestern Canada, az
many persons know, the work Of organizing a Nonpar-
tisan league along lines similar to those which have
been followed on this side Of the line. 1t appears, too,
that leaders of the movement, there as here, while os-
tensibly engaged in the preaching Of an economic doc
trine, have spent a good share Of their time and effort in
ures taken for its successful prosecutionA
They have heard, too, up in that country, of the
election of Mr.. Baer to congress from North Dakota,
of the declaration. that this is no time to make an is
sue OF Americanish,' and of the spirit in which Mr..
Baers campaign was conducted. The Camrose Canadian
offers this comment on the American phase Of the sit
uation:
The United States is today locked in a death strug-
gle with a powerful and resourceful foe. The United
and not until their people and government were con-
WINGED beyond any shadow Of doubt that the struggle
was not a scramble for territory or spells Of any kind,
but a supreme effort on the part Of the allied nations
to save civilization and human liberty; to protect the
rights of the weak and to establish permanent peace on
principles of eternal justice. Having conferred the strug-
gle in the noblest spirit and with the highest possible
motives, the United States has set about the task in a
busnesslike and aggressive way that is commanding the
admiration of the whole world.
Under such circumstances If this is not a time to
make an issue of Americanism' and to make sure that
candidates for public Office are in accord with American
ideals and aims, then there never was and never will be
such a time. The alarm over the result in North Da-
kota can well be understood, and no honeyed words of
Mr.. Leedy's can explain 1t away"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-14
SHINE UP OLD GLORY
Wash up the flag.

E WASH up the nag. #As&t@&tE& a6&#a
The American eagle must fairly scream with wrath
when his piercing eye falls upon the grfny banners which
hang above many a true patriots ROOT.
The flag is at its best when borne by marching men,
or when 1t floats briskly from a tall STANDARD or the high
est point of a building against the blue sky.
But whatever its place, 1t is not at its best If it is
duh with SCOT. Hundreds of our star-spangled banners
are not waving proudly at all, at the present moment.
In every Village, city and town, from homes and stores.
factories and schools and churches. hang flags whose
broad stripes and bright stars are disnaiiy gray with
smoke. But to the credit ofethe government be IT said
that the flags on federal buildings are usually fresh and
beautiful.
AS a rule some careless janitor is at fault when.
Old Glory gets grirny. Therefore it is up to the owner,
manager, trustee-to whoever has power to order. the
flag up-to see that its colors are kept pure red, white
and blue. Whoever is loyal enough to raise a flag surely
ought to be conscientious enough to keep it spotless.
And keep the flag In repair. Patch 1t. Rebind it.,
Or better yet replace it with a new one. Tatters and
tears are honorable only when they have been won in.
the service.
Bunting will stand soap and water. and It doesn't
need ironing.
Honor your flag by keeping 1t cleanl
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-14
WISELY DONE

The city is to be congratulated on the fact that, con-
trary to many predictions, the ordinance providing for
the purchase OF current from the Red River Power com
pany passed its first reading on Wednesday night.
No question of public ownership is involved in this
matter. The city owns and will continue to operate its
own plant. The only difference in the arrangement is
that whereas the city has heretofore bought power IN the
form of unburned coal 1t will now buy it in the form of
electric current. The policy under which the plant is
operated will remain under the direction of the city coun-
Gil. as will the actual operation.
Some confusion has arisen because of a feature which
was not made clear in the explanatory pamphlet pub
lished by the council. This is in relation to the purchase
OF the new pumping machinery which will be installed.
That machinery will cost approximately $4,000. and the
payments, which will be made in installments. will
amount to about $4,000 a year. It has been assumed by
many citizens that IL the contract should be discontin-
ued by the city before the machinery has been paid for.
as. for instance. at the end of the first year, when but
$4,000 will have been paid on the machinery account, the
city would be required to pay the balance in cash and
keep the machinery. The city will actually have the
privilege of doing that, but it will not be bound to do so.
The substance of the arrangement is that the payments
on machinery may, at the option Of the city, be treated
either as purchase money or as rental. For instance, If
the city should wish to discontinue the contract at the end
of the first year. it could either pay the balance Of $4,000
and keep the machinery, or pay nothing further and allow
the Power company to take the machinery back. In the
latter case the city would have paid out Of its savings
under the contract $4,000 as rental for the machinery.
When that had been made clear several persons who OPP.
posed the making of the contract have expressed them
selves as satisfied, and have approved the arrangement.
That the ordinance will be approved when It comes
up for final passage is taken for granted. It is a matter
Of business, a question of saving money for the taxpayers
OF the city. Even men who have opposed the contract
admit that the city will save money under it. That being
SO, the aldermen would be highly culpable If they refused
to complete a contract which will have that result.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-14
CONSTRUCTIVE WORK FOR SOLDIERS

Half a million young men will soon be in the train
ing camps of the United States. Many Of those young
men are from good homes. Some Of them scarcely know
what a home is. But they are all citizens alike, and all
entitled to the best that the United States has to give.
The government is taking steps to conserve the morals
as well as the physical health Of these men. 1t is not
seeking to do Nis by establishing guards around the
camps and saying to the soldiers within and to certain
others without, Thou shalt not There are certain pro-
hibitory regulations, of course. but the government is re-
lying more on constructive than on restrictive work.
In addition to other evidence on the subject this is
made plain in a letter just received by local friends from
Mrs. Pearl Blough, who recently resigned her work as
police matron in Grand Forks to work under the direc-
ton Of the war department at Houston, Texas. Mrs.
Blough has been in her new field but a few days, and is
hard at work familiarizing herself with her new work.
Among the things which impressed her most forcibly was
the amount Of constructive work that is being underta-
ken for the benefit of the soldiers. The efforts Of both the
war department and the local authorities are directed
chiefly toward this end. The y. M. C. A. is on the ground.
and is taking care Of a large share of work with the full
approval and hearty cooperation Of the authorities. Plans
are being perfected for the amusement of the soldiers,
for reading matter for them, and for a multitude of things
in which they may profitably employ their spare time.
The thought is to provide the soldier with 30 many useful
things that he will like to do that he will have little time
or inclination for those which are Injurious.
Mrs. Blough says of her early impressions, that IL the
war were to end now, before 1t has gone further, an inn
mense amount OF good would have been done by the
steps already taken for the welfare of the soldiers. and
this work, we may rest assured, will not be terminated
with the war. It has a permanent value, and that value
will be SO well appreciated that it must be continued and
expanded later on. ~
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-14
Smoking "A Costly Comfort For Orr
Boys @"Son1ewhere IL France Unless
You Do Your Share TO Supply Ihenn

name OF some person who has contri-
buted 25 cents to the Smokes Fund,
and the boy somewhere in france
will write his name and q brief mes
Vsoon there will be returned to the
donor this acknowledgment OF gener-
The Herald will acknowledges from
day today the contributions received
for the Smokes Fund THE names
will be forwarded to the manufactur-s
ers regularly and the money received
will be deposited In nj Of the local
thanks to be transmitted to the manu-
facturers.
All you will have to do to have q
share in this joy-giving enterprise is
to bring or send to The Herald
Smokes Fund any sum you desire to
contribute, n for each. Is cents you
will be sending one of these cartons
cetve in return, besides the satisfac-
ton of having done a good deed, a.
return postal card from the soldier
receiving the gift-one for each rs
cents. when it is possible for the sol-
dier to write.
These cartons Of smokes Will not
only go to the training fields ana the
trenches, but to the hospitals for con-
valescents, to the ambulance corps, to
the aviation camps to the engineers
who are helping to rebuild the rail-
roads and restore the country devas-
tated by the enemy, to the medical
corps away from the supply stations,
and everywhere there are American
soldiers at work across the water.
Remember. we will have thousands
of ,our own friends over there before
long and we van them to be supplied
with these comforts. Let, the work
get well started at once and the LETT
ters and cards received In return will
insure a continuance Of the giving as
long as the war may last.
Be among the first to get your
name on the list.
For convenience the following
blank form may be used to accom-
pany contributions:
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-14
do not know the Bulgars proudly call
themselves Huns,

do not know the ulgars proudly call
themselves Huns.
The newspaper Prirnerski Nevine Of
Sushak says: 1.-The Bulgarian scholar
Panoff of Sofia, writes In the Nord
and Sud that the Bulgarians r de-
scendants of the Huns who came to
Europe, and that their only kinsmens
in Europe are the Magyars and the
Firms.
THE Bulgarians have up to now
preserved the main traits of the Hun
character and their physical appear
ance. The Slavs are dreamers. frank,
undecided, lazy and indolent, and the
Bulgars are cold-blooded, calm, clever
and energetic"
Last year when there was a So
called International conference on
peace topics at Lausanne, Switzerland,
the Journal de Geneve reports: "Mr.
~Aktschura, at representative of the
Tartars, sang the unstinted praise Of
Bulgarians as the most civilized of
the Tartar tribes"
national portrait. Uncle Sam repre-
SCENTS Americans, as John BUR- rep
resents Englishmen. Aleke Konstan-
ltinoff In his novel, "Baya Gagno..
tried to portray In his hero of that
name the essential characteristics OF
the Bulgars. Today Bulgars hail the
novel as one of their greatest. .sBaya
Gagno" Is painted as ~insoIent, repug-
nant, ayaricious, egotistic, lying, rag
IcaIly, hypocriticaI, brutal and gross to
the heart He is the product Of his
tof his brutal education
This type OF mar ii deporting Ser
lbians TO Asia Minor and sending
Serbian gfr1s 10 Turkish harems.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-14

Chinese order, at present. I venture
to submit to your excellency the ad-
visibility Of laying before his majesty,
the emperor, the name of Herr Cron-
holm, with a view to the crown order
of the ;secYnd class being bestowed
upon him.
''.It would perhap be desirable in
order not to excite the enemy's suspi-
cion, to treat with secrecy the matter
Of the issue Of the patents until the
end Of the war, should the decision
be favorable to my suggestion. This
would mean that the matter would
be communicated to no one but the
recipient and his government. and,
ever to them only under the seal Of.
secrecy, while the publication OF the
bestowal Of the decoration would be
postponed until the end of the war.
81 should be particularly grateful
to your excellency IL / could be fur
nished with Geographic news OF the,
bestowal Of the decoration which I
strongly recommend in sview Of the
circumstances. detailed above. .sf
Won Eckhardt..
Cficials here are watching with in
where reports indicate that the indig-
nation of both the people and the
government. have been aroused to
sue a pitch that the government may
have difaculty in keeping itself from.
being forced INTO breaking relations
with Germany, regardless Of any x
PLANTATION from Berlin. and Of being
pressed n a sharp controversy with
Stockholm.
No representations either to Sweden
or to Mexico, it is understood, will be
made by the United States in con-
nection with the conduct of the Swed-
ish representatives in Mexico city,
Nbut it is regarded as, not improbable
make 1t the occasion for action tina
would show its earnestness in the
matter of neutrality.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-14

my four sisters and my brother; my country, the place
where my father, my mother. my sisters and my brother,
myself and my own family. have lived. in happiness and.
sweet content, where we have been permitted to live I'm.
peace and comfort, and to worship God according to our.
conscience.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-14
Why We Are At War

practically nothing has appeared
in this country concerning what Bull
garia is saying and thinking. 1t is an
actyo, war-liEe member OF the Teuton
q~uadruple alliance. Its troops are
bearing the brunt in Serbia, Ru-
mania and on the Greek frontier, res
leasing about 100000 German and
Austrian troops. These German troops
VIII ultimately face the American
army. But we are at peace with Bull
garia, and the Bulgarian minister Is
In Washington, where the war news Is.
This is an attempt, through their IN
words, 70 show what kind OF people
the BuIgars are and how they are be-
ing used by Germany. The Swedish
expose shows the peril OF our Rul-
gaF1an population. III Germans use
the Swede In Argentine and Mexico,
why cannot BulEars use the Swede In
America 20 send military information
10 Berlfn2. There Id no restraint upon
Eweden,s use Or The cables.)
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-14

II you miss the first button-hole,
you will not succeed In buttoning up
your coat-Goethe.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-14

Q fo,ds IT white ana scarlet! o blue with your silver
warm hearts Cherish you. and dying lips give you their
oiesstng! Ours by inherisance. ours by allegiance., ours by
the emblem Of liberty. the hope OF the world
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-14

There's one thing worse than taxi
ing candy from a baby. That is glv-
Ing IT poisoned candy. after the meth
cd OF German aviators.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-27
Evers Left Braves
After Stallings Began
to Roast Him Hard

Inside STUFF regarding the clubs
has always been most welcome to the
fans and just now they are RECALLING
themselves with the true story of
why Johnny Overs left the Braves.
Well, it was like this: Evers isn't the
kind OF gentleman VINO will, stand
much CUFF from anybody, and SO
when Manager StaIlings began to pick
ON him he Just picked up his marbles
and. decided he didn't want to play
any more. He pouted around for a
while and then signed up with the
Phi1lies for the rest of the season.
The fans had. Of course, noticed long
ago that there was q decided cool
ness between Evers and Stal1ings, but
this didn't lead to an open break I'M
I'll Che recent big dplngs- When the
Braves were in New York some time
ago, Evers stood pm the coaching lines
during one of the games and when
ono OF his team mates went out ON a
pop f1y, EFers called to him as he
was leaving the plate. '-Got your alibi
ready and put ON your boxing gloves
The Giants and everybody else, fol
that matter. couldn't help hearing
What he said and rightly interpreted
his remarks as meaning that he and
Sta1lings were ON the outs And sc
the departure OF Evers for pastures
new didn't really come as such asbia
surprise.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-27
GIANTS GET POOR
START ON JAuNT
THROUGH THE WEST

j Chicago, July GA defeat for the
Giants at the hands OF the Cubs was
tho New Workers. portion In their
opening championship game of their
second Western trip. The score was
z 20 /. and each team made eight safe
hits. Jim Vaughn, the Cubs star
pitcher. kept the Giants safeties well
scattefed,s while the Cubs bingles
were made when they counted. u
was largely due, to the Giants ragged
fielding that Tesreau. who pitched for
them, was PLACED in many critical sit
uaxions. several OF them. however,
were due GU HIS lack Of control.
The Giants were charged with four
errors, and they were made In coup
lets. In the fourth inning wild
pitch, combined with errors. pushed
two Cub runs over the plate. It was
the worst game the leaders, have play
ed since the Boston Braves beat them
Is to on the Polo Grounds a few
weeks. ago.
The wsather was extremely hot
but it dpt deter the Seonne players
from y pp arsrysfestapa snapps
zercA. tumble by Workman wSi
their only mistake. while they raI
bases viva great zest and effective i 7 !
ness.
In the frass inning the Cubs &C
qiired d lead OF one run-Which wa!
not overcome ;Flack walked and
took second when Fletcher misjudges
VOTERS pop fly into short left Afte1
Doyle and Merkle had been retired
Williams lined the ball to the RICH
field wall for a double and lFlacl
scored. ~
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-27
KILBANE May RETIRE NOW
Defeat by Leonard Makes Johnny Think of Quit
ting While He Has Title.

knocking him out. The thing that
was uppermost in Leonard's mind was
that If he failed to stop KiIbane a
cry of fake would go up.
st knew that would have to do the
leading to make 1t a, fight said Ben
ny as he talked of his latest achieve
ment eff Kilbane had run away and
not met me half way, IT might have
gone six rounds and there would have
been a great hue and cry from those
who wanted to see real finish.
'Tt was mighty unfair for some of
the papers to charge us with prear-
ranging the affair without first giving
US a chance to show what we intended
to do.
"why they even went SO far as to
have us dregged before the Philadel-
phia police officials to he warned that
II the thing did not look right it would
be stopped. You can imagine why ]
was so anxious to have KiFbane mix
1t with me. sfsf
'Tt was hard left hook that really
started him going. He was watching
| for my right cross and l. showed it to
him, as we boxers say, when I got
ready. for q. good one. I edged as If tc
cross him with it and he made that
little move of his to one side SO tina,
he would he going with the punch.
| That's just when IolIt-clevered
him. As he made his little move tt
go with the expected right hand; punch
I hooked hard with my left and, he
ran full tilt into 1t. Il was a hard
blow, and I saw the look that came
into his eyes, and 1t told me that hi
was mine just when and how
pleased"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-27
CINCINNATI BOASTS FOUR
MEN WHO STARRED IN
FOOTBALL AT COLLEGE

7 The Cincinnati Reds have the dis
finct1on OF having ON their club ros-
ter four men who made themselves
famous a. football players before their
entrance into professional baseball
They are Christy Mathewson, Jim
Thorpe. Earl Nea1o and Bill Kopf-
While a student at Bucknel, Matty
was better known as a gridiron war
rfor than a. pitcher. He was not
ed for his great line p1unging and his
drop kick was marvel to behold He
once enabled his team to triumph
over the navy with a field goal in the
last few minutes of play.
Thorpe has been considered by
many competspt s1ud&e4sto have been
the greates} I 5dptbt player ever
known. yeafe WAS ayridiron star
with mid-western college three on
four years ago and earned for him.
self the nickname of Greasy by his
ability to thread, his way down the
field. Kopf played on the Fordhan
eleven q few years ago and made
quite name for himself.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-27

New York, July N.-The ambition to
be a double crowned champion has
probably ended the lighting career OF
Johnny Ki1bane. He is still the
featherweight champion of the world
for the simple reason that Leonard
could not possibly take that honor
from him unless he made 122 ring
side. AS Leonard scaled ten pounds
more than that, KiIbane can seek
some solace in the fact that he still
sports at least one crown.
After the bout in Philadelphia We'd
nesday night Jimmy Dunn. Kilbane's
manager, vowed that KiDbane would
never be allowed to enter ring again
if he could prevent it. Dunn is the
man who discovered Kilbane is years
ago. He taught the featherweight
champion every move he ever en-
ployed in the ring and he took Kill
Ebane's first defeat to heart.
Not so with Kilbane. He came out
on the ball field half an hour after
being stopped in order to second his
sparring partner. who was boxing in
a bout that followed the big time
event. Kilbane told the press that he
thought Dunn had been too hastys in
tossing in the towel, that the bell rang
just before the towel landed in the
ring, and he was safe for minute
more at least.
Kilbane has BEEN thinking OF quit
ting the ring for a long time. His
crushing defeat at the hands Of the
brilliant New Yorker will hasten hin
IN his determination to leave the ring
unbeaten in his class.
| Leonard had no fear of .KiIbans
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-27
LEONARD EXPECTS
TO MEET DUNDEE
IN HIS NEXT BOUT

New, York, July 27-The financial
success. of the Leonard-Kilbane bout
in Philadelphia Wednesday night will
probably lead to another big open air
s-xs.le in the sleepy city within a few
weeks A match between Leonard
cd Johnny Dundee, who is the only
WAINWRIGHT to show that he has a
ghost of a chance with the champion,
il the one the promoters are anxious
to stage.
When Scotty Montieth, the man
ager of Dundee, got flash at the size
of the crowd at Shibe Park he lost nc
time in securing an option on the
park for a date later on in the sum-
mer. which probably will be Labor
day. A Brooklyn promoter has Of
Tered Leonard $4,000 for his end of 9
bout with Dundee at Ebbets Field
Hrooklyn. and Montierh now comes
forth with am offer to duplicate this
Cor bout in philadelphia. where the
limit is only six rounds instead Of
ten. Il, rs
As q Dundee-Leonard bout now Il
the only logical one in sight. the bid
ding probably, win so even higher be
fore the match is clinched.