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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-05-11
STATE OF MISUNDERSTANDING.
sofa COMMISSION OF PUB
~ Lie SAFETY
Proclamation


TO the People Of Minnesota:
Food supply is Of first Importance in
providing for public safety.
Food supplies are now short. Sur
plus is everywhere exhausted, inroads
have been made on normal stocks, har
vests of countries in the southern hem
isphere are below expectations, our
own winter wheat yield shows a grave
reduction, European production is
shortened, live stock is under alarm
ing shrinkage. Famine threatens the
whole world except our own country.
The world looks to America to save
it from famine unprecedented.
To Minnesota especially, one Of the
few areas which is capable of yielding
a surplus, the presidents appeal comes
with compelling force.
The Minnesota Commission of Public
Safety, recently invested with extra
ordinary powers by the legislature, in
concert with the Minnesota Food com
mittee, established under authority of
the state, is preparing such measures
as will enable the farmers to meet the
demands upon them.
Therefore, in consultation with. the
Minnesota Public Safety commission,
Of which I am ex-offcio chair
man, and with the Food commit
tee, and with full expectation of CO.
operation and support from the Ma
tional Council of Defense, I, j. A. A.
Burnquist, governor OF Minnesota, de-
clare:
That no effort will be spared to en-
roll, organize and place where needed
the available labor of Minnesota and
other states in. order that every farmer
may have at his disposal all labor
needful for producing and harvesting
the maximum crop his acres will bear:
That, while all authorities agree that
high prices for all farm produce will
necessarily obtain, in case Of unex-
pected developments measures will be
taken, however possible, to insure re-
munerative return from the crops and
other agricultural produce.
Upon these considerations and under
the authority Of the presidents appeal
to the people of the United States and
the entreaty of all the world to avert
the disaster Of famine, I enjoin upon
the people Of Minnesota their patriotic
duty Of highest import to do all things
that many maintain the greatest posi-
BILE yield of food-tuffs from Minnesota
for all the world.
j. "A. A. Burnquist,
Governor and Ex-officio Chairman,
. MINI. Com. Of Public Safety.
John S. Pardee, Secretary.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-05-11
RESULTS PLEASE GERMANS
Hope That U-Boat Warfare Will Bring
Speedy Peace.

London, May 10.-Reuter's Amster1
dam correspondent, quoting Berlin ad.
vices, DR.. Pfeger, naval reporter of
the Reichstag budget committee, de.
clared that the submarine booty for
April would not be less than 100000
tons and added that the reichstag
looked forward to the activity by the
German navy with a confident hope
Of q speedy and victorious peace. He
expected an average moathly U-boat
booty of about 100000 tons, and said
actually the result for three months
totaled 100000 tons and that alto.
gether 1895 ships were sunk.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-05-11
u-eoat Sighted Outside zsne.

u-eoat Sighted Outside Zsne.
New York, May 10.-An officer Of q
British passenger steamship arriving
here reported having seen submarine
far west Of the danger zone. Passen-
gers said tho submarine was seen Ave
days ago. Otto Turunen, one of the
passengers, declared the U-boat van.
ished when the steamer zigzagged and
its gun crew prepared to fight. No
guns were seen on the submarine. Tur.
nuen believes 1t may be cargo boat.
Next day, he said, four other vessels
wirelessed they had sighted aid aysa
6 tho submorsiblA. {,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-05-11
BRITISH ENVOY CONFIDENT COM.
1INED EFFORTS OF UNITED
STATES AND&ENGLAND WILL
FOIL TEuToka.
NO SINGLE METHOD WILL
Be SOLELY RELIED UPON
inventions Already Discovers Lead -
Confident Hope That Necessary
Antldote 10 eubmartno NHl'Bo
Found-Declsive Rssults
Expected Seen.

Washington. May 10. - Confidence
that the submarine menace will be met
oither by British and American inven-
tive genius or by the combined naviess
Of the two powers, was expressed by
Rear Admiral Sir Dudley R. s. De-
Chair Of the British mission at re-
ceptiou rendered him by the Navy
league. British inventions, he sa1d,
Encouraged mo to express the conf
dent hope that the necessary antidote@
to the submarine will be found
Admiral De Chair said American and
British naval officers would not be-
content to let things rest with the mer-
chant shipbuilding program O. . means
TO crush the submarine.
Results Expected Soon.
1T will be six months" he said,.
before the full weight Of q shfpbuild-
Ing program can be felt. Decisive re-
suits must be, can be, and will be-
achieved before then by the combined
efforts of our navies.
"The vast program of merchant ship
building proposed by the United States
government as means to overwhelm
the submarine campaign has encour-
aged and thrilled the people Of tho
Allied countries and we know that it
has produced CONSERVATION in Ger
many wherever the Kaiser's censor
ship has failed to suppress the facts
But we men of the navy will never be
satisfied to leave things to this one
method of offsetting the submarine
menace.
New Scheme Of Strategy.
by new schemes Of strategy and
by new devices and inventions we are
confident that the answer to the sub
marine will be found. In both coun-
tries we are working upon this prob
lem, and henceforth we will work upon
it together; SO that all the genius OF
tho American and British peoples will
be devoted to it.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-05-11

Long Prairie Leader: Every farmer
who possibly can should try this sum-
mer to build silo. The investment is
a profitable one and it helps in large
measure to solve the feed problem. A
great many farmers in the country
now have silos and some Of them are
putting up their second silo because
they have found the silo pays and pays
well. Now is good time to be think
ing about the matter because if you
have silo contracted for, it will make
difference in how you arrange the
crops the coming season. By all means
buy a silo if you can see your way
clear to do so.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-05-11

Saltwater Gazette: About the first
people called upon to contribute to all
causes, great or small, local, state or
national, are the newspapers. They
are generally speaking, ready and
willing to contribute their space, which
is the chief commodity they have for
sale. Every mail brings to the Ga
zette office requests for publication of
every conceivable proposition. This
large list has lately been added to by
the calls of our people to rally to the
scountry's call, not alone with men for
the army and navy, but for the farm
er., Men who fight must be fed. The
Gazette, like all other patriotic papers,
is donating free of charge, much valu-
able space in the interest Of America.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-05-11

It has been given out that our scien-
lists and experts have worked out a
plan to effectively combat the subma-
1ine. This will seriously cripple one
Of Germany's greatest instruments of
war, and must certainly shorten the
terrible conflict.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-05-11
~WEN1Y-F0UR BRITISH SHIPS or
MORE THAN 1900 TONS EACH
SENT TO 1oTToM.iN THE
PAST WEEK..
SHOWS FALLING OFF FROM
PREVIOUS WEEKS LOSS
Mine Sweeper Torpsdoed With Loe
Of Two Officers and twenty-five
Men-8rttish Aiming ,MeF.
ehantmen 40 Rapidly -
Possible. -

London, May 10.-Twenty four Brit
ish merchant vessels Of more than
1000 tons each sunk during the last
week 1t is officially announced. TweH
ty-two vessels Of less than 1000 tons
and 16 fishing vessels also were sunk.
A British mine sweeper was tor
pedoed and sunk on May s with the
loss of two officers and 20 men, the
admiralty also announced.
"A falling off in the loss of British
shipping is shown in this report. Last
weeks statement gave the number Of
lost ships Of more than 1000 tons az
SO, under 1000 tons as 13 and fishing
vessels as 8.
Submarine Menace Discussed
The submarine menace and the
steps the admiralty is taking to deal
with it were brought before the house
Of commons in a series of questions.
On reply Thomas J. MacNamara, fnan
cial secretary of the admiralty, said
it was not in the public interest to
disclose what proportion of vessels
sunk had been armed. He said, how.
ever, that merchant vessels were be,
ing armed as rapidly as possible.
All possible steps were being taken
by the admiralty, Mr.. MacNamara con.
tinued, to accelerate the entry of food
ships into port. He regretted that the
resources at the disposal Of the navy
did not permit of an individual escort
for every vessel conveying foodstuffs,
but said the admiralty had done every.
thing which was possible and practical
BILE to protect them.
Shi ps Are Overdue.
In addition: to the British vessels
reported by the admiralty to have been
sunk by submarines or mines, it was
announced Is British ships have been
reported. overdue since January i, and
no information has been obtained in
regard to them. It was impossible to
say how many of these we're marine
casualties and how many represented
losses inflicted by the enemy.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-05-11

Mankato Review: To guard against
future meat shortage there has been
considerable agitation against the kill
ing of calves for veal or of any cows
that are suitable for bearing calves.
It is asserted that this policy would
result in few years in a tremendous
increase in the. supply Of beef cattle
and incidentally also in the milk sup
ply.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-05-11
MOTHER. :

A mother . love is indeed the golden
link that binds youth to age; and he
is still but a child, however time may
have furrowed his cheek or silvered
his brow, who can yet recall, with soft
ened heart, the fond devotion, or the
gentle childings, Of the best friend
that God has ever given us.-Bovee.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-05-11

st. Cloud Journal-Pre Lord North
cliffe Of London, one of the leading
publishers Of England and owner of
the London Times, offers to turn the
products of. his big paper mills in New
foundland over to the American News
paper Publishers association, to be
furnished to small publishers, to give
them a supply at reasonable prices.
His mills turn out $4,000 tons, which
will help to hold down prices. This
public spirited Englishman is setting
a good example of patriotism to many
American paper makers.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-05-11
CHINESE CABINET WANTS WAR
Premier Addresses ParIiament-some
Opposition Develops.

Opposition Develops.
Picking, May 10.-Premier Tuan
Chi7Jui and the entire cabinet has
just addressed a secret session OF
parliament and urged adoption of q
resolution declaring war against Ger
many. .'zs%t,.
The resolution was referred Ito the
standing committee for consideration.
Much opposition to the resolution
developed and there was lengthy
debate.
In the senate the resolution came
up Informally and caused stormy
session. The opposition takes the
ground it does not want war until the
cabinet is reorganized and strength.
ened.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-05-11

Morris Sun: Rabbits, which have
been one Of Austria g greatest pests,
are now providing source Of wealth
to that country since the war has caus-
ed scarcity of meat provisions. Last
year more than ten million pairs of
rabbits were exported from that coun-
try, the transaction involving about
$2,50O,OO0. Rabbits are also very nu'
merous in the United States and it is
time this excellent source Of food sup
ply were being expedited.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-05-11

The Northern Minnesota Develop
ment association will hold land-clear-
ing conference and demonstration at
Virginia June 7 and s. Commercial
clubs and community club representa-
tives are urged to attend.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-05-11

An attempt by his competitor to ra-
zoo Editor Lawless Of the Waterville
Sentinel out of business by purchasing
the interests of other stockholders
seems to have failed, and we are glad
of it. Editor Lawless is full square
and has gotten out very creditable
paper for town the size of Waterville.
Citizens seem to recognize this, and
are coming to his aid splendidly.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-05-11

The annual state fremen's meeting,
which was scheduled to be held at
Montevideo in June, mas been CANCEL:
ed because Of the war. A number of
other conventions have been called off.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-05-11

Moorhead News: You never can en-
rich your farm by putting the fertiliz-
er on somebody else's land. You never
can build up this community by send
ing your money somewhere else.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-05-11

You may not be able to enlist in the
army or navy, but you may be able to
subscribe for Liberty Loan bond or
two. They will be issued in sums as
low as $50 and bear 31@ per cent in
tereSt
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-05-11

Sure the summer shirts for men are
stunners-worked IN bird, flower, wall
paper and rug designs. They are prob
ably just the thing for pink teas.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-05-11

Flour at $17 barrel. It looks as
though the spectators and food pirates
need looking after, and the sooner the
better for all concerned.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-05-11

Wheelock's Weekly: After picking
out the flaws of the late legislature,
let us not forget it's bright particular
credit mark: It refused to do away
with the non-partisan primary.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-05-11

LeSueur Center Leader-Democrat:
Say, if you ever happen to run onto
the guy who never makes a mistake
send him in. We want to give him a
lifetime job in our place. Or, may
be you can employ him also.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-05-11
Weather conditions permitting the
tiller of the soil will do his part.

The Farm and Fireside says that al
ready the national slogan has been
changed to "the hoe behind the gun. -
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-05-11

Moorhead News: The circus takes a
lot of money out Of town; but the mail
order house doesn't even give a pa
rade.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-05-11
$75,ooo,0o0 FOR BELGIUM
70 Be Expended by Americans for Re-
lief q Country.

Washington, May 10.-The Ameri
can government has assumed the i'm.
mediate financial burden Of Belgian
relief by arranging to lend to the
French and Belgian governments joint,
" $76,000,o00 to be expended by tho
American Belgian relief commission
for food to go to Belgium and north.
ern France. The money will be ad,
vanced in 81 monthly installments Of
312. 500, 900, of which $7,600,O00 will GO
10 Belgium and 100000 to France
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-05-11

Raspberries, blackberries and straw
berries will succeed on any good corn
land. "a north slope is best.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-05-11

Upon the farmers of this country,
therefore, in large measure rests the
fate of the war and the fate of the
nations. May the nation not count up
On them to omit no step that will in
crease the production of their land
or that will bring about the most ef-
fectual cooperation in the sale and
distribution Of their products? The
time is short. It is of the most imper-
alive Importance that everything pos
sible be done, and done Immediately,
to make sure of large harvests. cali
upon young men and old alike and up
On the ablebodied boys of the land to
accept ano act upon this duty-to turn
in hosts to the farms and make certain
that no pains and no labor is lacking
in this great matter.
particularly appeal to the farmers
of the South to plant abundant food
stuffs, as well as cotton. They can
show their patriotism in no better or
more convincing way than by resisting
the great temptation Of the present
price Of cotton and helping, helping
upon a great scale, to feed the nation
and the peoples everywhere who are
lighting for their liberties and for our
own. The variety of their crops will
be the visible measure of their compre-
hension of their national duty
The government Of the United States
and the governments Of the several
states stand ready to cooperate. They
will do everything possible to assist
farmers in securing an adequate sup
ply Of seed, an adequate force of Ia
borers when they are most needed, at
harvest time, and the means of expe-
diting shipments of fertilizers and
farm machinery, as well as of the
crops themselves when harvested. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-22

Lemon. unskilled laborer. transferred
foundry section to press division CD.
Mrs. Gladys S. Greenwich. assistant
messenger, s720. to clerk tminor), S12O
per annum, office superintendent OF
documents Miss Nora c. Lemmer, skill
ed laborer, s62s per annum. to assist
ant messenger. s72O per annum, office
superintendent of documents.
William Williams. linotype operator,
60 cents per hour. linotype section
job section day; James R. Brown.
probational skilled laborer. transferred,
presswork (night) to presswork day:
Franklin S. Matthews. William w.
Warner and John S. Fitzgerald. en-
Urgency pressmen, transferred press
Lewis H. Breswitz. probational press
man, transferred presswork day to
presswork (nighD: James T. Holmes.
skilled laborer, transferred presswork
H. Snyder, Patrick Hussey. Richard
A. Hassett and Walter C. Scheller. en-
Urgency pressman. transferred. press
work day to presswork ~;
Miss Eileen B. DAILY and Mrs. Matte
J. Bennett. emergency press feeders.
presswork O: Mrs. Julia T. Pyles.
probational press feeder. transferred
from presswork (day) to presswork
%; John D. Ambrosio. skilled
idDoleI, cents per hOur, TO mes
senger. 80 cents per hour delivery
section. Benjamin H. Sykes. skilled
laborer, press division day to press
division (night; James H. Hunger
ford. from unskilled laborer. press divi-
sion day to press division (night);
Ralph Ward, unskilled laborer. press
sion day, to press division (night);
Philip w. KunZ. emergency pressman,
press division day. to press division
ID: John E. Hardin. skilled la
borer, press division day, to press
division ID; James s. Monroe
temporary. unskilled laborer, press
division day. to press division (night):
Mrs Edna O. Swart. press feeder,
press division day. to press division
d' Mrs. Margaret S. Holmes. en-
%. to press division tnight):
Garfield c. Thompson. skilled Iaborer.
press division ID, to press division
night: Edward Chives. temporary, I'M
skilled laborer, press. division %,
to press division (night) Miss Blanche
': Dant. emergency press feeder, press
division (night, to press division IL;
Thomas F. Lewis, skilled laborer, %
cents per hour. presswork day to
caster helper. 80 cents per hour, mono
type section (day): Leo Simmons,
skllied laborer, % cents per hour, hand
section day. TO elevator conductor.
george A. johnson. bookbinder, l.. p S.
70 forwarding and finishing section;
MISSES Elizabeth l.. Armstead Annie
Z: Henderson, Natalie K. Herbert.
Lleze s Jones. temporary, Anna NJ Dram
and Leola f Reid. skilled laborers ~
transferred library binding section to
pamphlet binding section
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-22
CITY POST OFFICE.

The following letter carriers are alb
sent on account of illness: Bernard A.
Lehman. Marshall B. Bowling. Leon
ard Blum, Walter P. Ray, James A.
Crawford, William F. Wheatley, Oscar
NJ. Huguely and w. F. Mathers.
The following substitute letter car
riers have recently been appointed reg
ulars: Francis A. Hart. George H
Trometer. James NJ. Compton. Samuel
E. Blair and Harold S. g. VanVoorhis
The following eligibles have been APP
pointed to the substitute carrier list:
E. Covert. E. H. Young. Malcolm RENT
eel. James R. Spalding. Tate T. Hack
ney and Ora L. Whitmire.
Foreman Of Carriers Oliver H. Smith
has returned from a short visit to
Chesapeake Beach.
town station, accompanied by Carrier
c. NJ Eiker and Clerk r. c. RouZee. are
on an auto trip to Blue Ridge Summit,
Pa.
Thomas K. Saunders. letter carrier at
Rrookland station, was on leave a por-
ton of last week. cultivating his home
garden.
Thomas B. Kelly. jr., has been trans
ferred at his own request from main
office to Brookland station. vice Carrier
Byron J. Kenyon, resigned.
Transfers in the carriers section, in
cident to the summer Schedule period,
are as follows: James K. Miles, from
main office to Anacostia station: AL
phonzo Lee. from main office to George
town station; William F.. Mathers, from
main office to Brookland station; Jo-
seph T. Drummond. from main office to
Chevy Chase station: Moses E. Booth,
from main office to Georgetown station.
Superintendent of Mails w. H. Hay
cock has returned from a visit to rel
atives in Appomattox county, Va.
Miss Augusta K. Bashford is enjoying
a weeks vacation out Of the city
Frank D. Murray is on extended
leave. due to a severe illness.
Ridgeley D. Wright is spending a
week at Atlantic City.
Norman Z. Miller has been trans
ferred from the mailing to the registry
section.
Mrs. Lola E. Click is enjoying a
weeks rest at her home.
Robert II. Lovett. postal cashier, has
returned to duty after a short rest
William A. Duvall. stenographer in
the office of the assistant postmaster,
has returned from his honeymoon spent
at Atlantic City.
Orville A. Grove. stenographer in the
office of the superintendent Of carriers,
has received his commission as first
lieutenant in the Dental Corps of ths
United States Army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-22
SWEET-VOiCED SINGERS
HELP TO GET RECRUITS
Young Men Would Go to France and
Help Win War With
Their Songs.

Through the fundamentally of four
sweet voiced singers from Minneapolis. the
army received four recruits Friday night
About o'clock five men entered the army
tent at 9TH street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. northwest and announced to Sergt.
Hunt, in charge. that they were about to
get him a few recruits. Sure enough. out
Of the crowd attracted by the songsters
stepped four young men. who were en-
rolled on the books of the army roster
and are now in service.
The quartet of singers led by c. L.
Steppe is here trying to get passports
to France. where they expect to help
the winning of the war by singing for
the soldiers. Ray Brennan. Theodore
Kline, Kenneth Johnson and Ray Dahl
berg. led by Director Steppe, have trav-
eled all over the country, paying their
own expenses and singing at army re-
cruiting stations en- route 1t is re-
ported that a number of men have been
induced to join the army in the hope
that voices like theirs will be heard in
France.
Friday afternoon DIR. SiIberitson of
32f e street northwest attempted to
volunteer in the army. DR.. Silberitson
is over sixty years of age. but believed
that his knowledge of four foreign Ian
guages would permit him to help sub
due the Germans. He was told that he
was over age. and he could not Kill
Germans by shouting at them. as they
are very thick skinned.