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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-10
THE STATES REPUTATION

AT its bismarck meeting on Saturday the State Coun-
Gil Of Defense adopted resolutions declaring the loyalty
of the people Of North Dakota, and denouncfns all and
,sundry who have expressed doubts. as, to their attitude.
The resolution was directed specifically at newspapers
which have published false and libeious articles rejecting
on the patriotism of the people Of this state. Inasmuch
as no newspaper in North Dakota has ever, to the best
of our belief, questioned the loyalty of the great body of
the people Of North Dakota, we take it that the commit
tee had in mind newspapers. outside of the state, which,
unfortunately. were not named or particularly described.
Inasmuch as one Of the speakers in discussing the
resolution condemned in unmeasured terms . statement
made by an officer Of the American Defense society in
New York concerning the activities Of A. {. Townley. the
Inference was not unnatural that the resolution itself was
intended as a. certificate Of good character for Mr.. Town
ley as much for any other purpose. <The Herald is as
sured by a member Of the council who is not at ali in
sympathy with Mr.. Townley II his methods that this In
terpretation is a mistaken one. and that no endorsement
Of Townley was intended. but that what was intended was
to set the state right in the eyes OF the world BY calling
attention to it's actual accomplishments in the line Of
patriotic duty. M
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-10
Citizens tripped.t
n 'l,ql. li,u a 7Q 81 al []e'1 Pubic q
81 German, Ruled Turks

Sea. was utterly out of ne
Another comhihat3on. whloa. 49,,
strike England at III vut9esa9seS
vas needed, ana tni9 MtgMsNH1er
ton. he's revealed, m.@SN
Is orsats just these rslataons tses
Wilhelm vinitsd CoustA1tlnoplsX eads
Jerusalem that no wornnipDe9 n ~
the role ofspfoteotor TyrKex
asninst AL Europe
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-10
MORE TROUBLE m RUSSIA

II 1t is true as is stated in reports from Russia that
the Boasheviki have gained possession Of vladivostok the
fact certainly merits the attention Of the allied Eovern<
menta v1adivosesa, - everyone knows. is the eastern
terminus Of the seat Nans-szbestan railroad. thatsingie
line of steel SIX &thousand miles in length over which
must be Transported everything that goes from eastern
Russia to the west At that port have been accommodating
for months great stores Of munitions and Of materials
Of all kinds such as have been needed by the armies
and the civil population Of Russia. The railroad has been
able to move but a small part of the arrivals, and we
have been told how the docks are piled high with
property of every imaginable description.
l.. That material ought not to be allowed to pass into
the hands of the. radicals, for If it does it is likely to
find its way to Germany or to be used by certain 81 the
Boshevaki themselves in hostility toward the United
States. Shipments to Russia have been stopped pending
developments. That is essential. It would be folly Tor
the people. Of this country to exert themselves to pro
duce materials intended to be used by Russia in her
prosecution Of the war against Germany and then to
have those materials used for purposes hostile ITO the
United States. The only safe plan is the suspension of
all shipments to Russia until 1t is possible to see some
signs Of a clearing in the atmosphere there.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-10
STRATEGIC RETREAN

HfndenbuTE made . strategic retreat last sprinx.
Hais made one h& Tuesday. TITS intsres4ns 70 oom-
pare the two. 81 1EN ~
The Hindenburr retreat was earse.sy planned .nd
ssecreey to permit the Withdrawal Of all the troops in
"a great area, and most Of tho maAsrtal The German
armies took up their new podtions along 4 Hne which
had Tor months been undergoing . course Of prepare
ton for that purpose. The retreat was advertised
throughout Germany as q great German victory. It was
nothing Of the sort The Germans merely ran away to
save themselves from defeat. There was NO other rea-
son.. II they had felt able 70 hold the positions which
they occup4ed. without such loss as to make the effort
too costly, they would have remained. They had not
faith In their ability to do this, therefore they retreat
ed in good order 70 . stronger line.
Nevertheless, III movsnent was q backward one. 1t
followed a great defeat, and it was made to prevent a
greater one. 1t wa q part Ola continuous backward
movement which began at the Marne. and which. slow
though it has been. has continued in the same direc-
ton ever since.
In the Cambria sector the situation was entirely
different The British retreated, it Is true, just a., the
Germans did. But the steps leading UP to that retreat
were different, and the situation after the retirement is
different The British have been going forward. On the
Cambfai they won a phenomenal success. Whatever the
reason may have been they captured more ground than
they could hold at that time. and the Germans got some
Of 1t back. They drive several little wedges into the
new British lima. and the spaces between those wedges
were 30 exposed that their defense againt the on
slaughss Of the enemy would heve been difficult and
costly. Therefore these little sectors were abandoned,
and the line was snoothed out. The important differ
ence Is THAI whereas the Germans in their retreat mere
~ continued their retrograde movement, the British in
theirs moved back a little from their most advanced
positions. There remains IN the hands Of the British the
greater part OF what they wreseed from the Germans
in tho great drive, and they have made the occupation
OF the remainder a costly enterprise for the Germans.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-10

forces almost to the very gates Of
Jerusalem. Another force is holding
Beersheba,. where Abraham rested,
and at the proper moment will move
forward to Hebron, gateway to the
Holy City from the southwest. Thus.
to operate against Jerusalem, either
for attack or siege, and Christmas
may see the birthplace Of the three
dominating religions - Christianity,
Judaism and MohammedanHsm-
wrested from the hands of the Turks.
and a beginning made toward ending
these German-Turkish' atrocities.
The brilliant operations of Allen
by's army has attracted the attention
Of the whole civilized world, which,
while watching them with sentimental
regard, has been not a little mystified
by the enormous expenditure Of men
and military equipment in a war
theater 81 far removed from the west
ern front.
It is not generally realized that the
Palestine operations are no mere
side-venture on the part OF Great
Britain, but that they have a tre-
bearing on the ultimate re-
suit Of the war.
AS a matter OF fact, there can be.
no enduring peace unless Palestine
and Mesopotomaia shall beatorrl from
Turkey and its master ally, Germany.
Anything short Of this would mean
that. even though Germany is COM.
.pletely defeated in< Europe. her pre-
tentious Ba6dad.toABerlin scheme
would remain intact ia menace the
world, with its everlasting threat
against a,s INST the the suez CANAL, Egypt and IN
None/have realized this better than.
the Germans Themselves. who arc
thoroughly alarmed over the success
Of the British arms.
They nave always realized the great
Importance of Palestine. in connection
With their own plans for the mill.
German publicists have given great
deal Of attention to the Near East
question:
The ov%er-efncient DIR. Paul Rohr-
bach, writing for the education Of TIE
German mind and in preparation FIR
the launching Of the , Mittel-Euroba,
project, pointed out that, 4 direct at
tack upon England, across the North
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-10
FUN AT THE ROM

The army authorities encouraged us
In every way. !
Let me describe a typical perform
ance n evening last June. 1t was
announced for Z O'Clock in the z. M.
G. A.. hut at --- in Belgium. We
sent our electrician and carpenter up
early in the day to fix up our lights
and scenery. 1t was a long, low hut
We were to play In, capable of hold
ing 900 men, standing. About 6
o'clock the rest of US set out for nj
improvised theater. The last mile Of
u journey was along a screened
road: that IL the side towards the
German lines was hung ~ feet high
with huge curtains Of a coarse long
grass. These curtains were meant to
hide any vehicles passing along this
much shelled. dangerous road. Sol
dierA in steel helmets and with gas
masks slung On their shoulders ready
Tor instant use, were saunterfng about
everywhere. and a bronzed hardy lot
they looked. When We reached the
hut, we had to elbow our way
through the waiting crowds
: I shall never Forget the scene upon
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-10
The Story Of the War il Z 1
HolyLand,to Sc Told The
Herald Readers BY Her
man Bernstein, Americas
Foremost Jewish Editor
and Writer.
.(By Hernaan Desnssean. EDITOR Of
Tho sAnaeEscaA Hesres.l
1919

Copyright. 1910
A recent cablegram from AlexAn-
dria, Egypt stated that refugees from
report that the Turks. In
cooperation with the Germans, arc
fearful atrocities upon
colonies in Palestine.
During October all tho leading mon
Of the Jewish colony at Jana were
accused OF espionagA and On false
evidence. or On eoofeasdons b<tortsd
by torture. ware convicted by 2 Cor
man eourtmSrtiA and hanged with
many members Of their families.
To effort confessionsA many mon
and women. including some Amer-
can c1tt1sns. were STRIPPED And beaten
Ia public, some so severely = to
cause death. But the end OF this
reign, Of terror II In sight.
: The triumphal onward sweep In
Palestine Of the British, under Gem
sral Allenby, has already resulted in
The capture of Jaffa> tho principal
Mediterranean seaport Of the Holy
with 1t the Jaffa-Jefusalem
railroad. which brings the allied
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-10
By Major Donald Guthrie,

Chaplain, Canadian Volunteer Troops.
I have been home for six weeks aft
er nearly two years on the Flanders
front: and I am surprised to find that
people think actual warfare a thing
of horror only. But there are two
sides to it There is fun as well -as
fight over there. It is not all a mat
ter of atrocities, bloodshed, wopnds
and death. Over there, as over here,
Tragedy and Comedy are bed-fellows.
I wrote . two-act farce for the boys
in nay Unit. There is nc lack Of pro-
fession8l talent in the British ranks.
Our SCENERY and drop-curtain were
painted by professional scene
painter. We had an electrician and a
carpenter from the London theaters.
In all respects we had a first class
show without the faintest sugges-
ton of amateurishness. yhere wa
no hint OF war or Of anything con-
nected with warm this play. Wigs
and gowns for the actors who, played
female parts were imported from
Paris.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-10
Call for Purchasers
Of Raw Sugar From
Cuba Issued III N. Y.

New York. Dec. 10.-Henry C.. Mott.
agent Of the Federal sugar admins
traton, issued a call Saturday for pur-
chasers OF ray sugar from CUBA and
Porto Rico. ~,
"OHers are invited" said Mr.. Mott,
Cuban sugar for clearance from
Cuban ports during December at $A-
30 cost ami freight basis. SO tent and
from Porto Rico $3.50 cost ana
freight basis. 90 test"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-10

. .1ael,n 7 l. looked ssa ont from from. -Dshtna-
boys packed like safdinea The air
thick with tobacco smoke. The
hut was vibrating with roars and
laughter. Incoming shells were
and breaking outside; and
our guns. not far away. were growl-
ing and booming out their reply. No
attention was paid to outside noises;
eyes and ars we're fixed on our stage;
and its horrors were forgotten
for two quick hours and for a time
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-10

stripes, was IN attendance. and pulled
of several new stunts, eating every
thing from a ham sandwich to a cell
luloid collar. His trot is artistic and
his speed q above intermediates. Mike
acted as referee Of the boxing
contests and gave universal satisfac-
ton. Arne Eyolfson took his special
obligation with unusual grace, and
was duly ::knighted" with a spanking
explosion. "A splendid midnight
luncheon was served at the close Of
the meeting. III
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-10

u 110uyfAAO SoyAkNSA001S
The figures represent members who
have paid dues to the organization,
in North Dakota Sc and 50 a year,
and in other states SIG, when they
joined. The actual voting strength
at election time, counting, the Sym
patht1er," an element always counted
upon by socialists IN elections, prob
ably would almost dPubls the vote:
cfalist mayor of Milwaukee and had
much to do With the election Of the
present mayor, Daniel w. Hoan. the
only known city official who looked
fup p law w41ich. would defend his veto
ssof an approprse1aeason TO buy Liberty
Charxe wae Robbed.
the ,Dscallsd41ssnpardAns league
WITS the outeGfowth of conditions in
North Dakota which affected the
stinua&iy charges that the farmers of
North Dakota were being robbed by
the millers and grain speculators. and
perhaps there was son1e basis for the
charge, although since the <Hpropa-
ganda was started the STORY Of the
robbery has been magnified until 1t is
out of all proportion.
When A. c. Townley Of Beach. N.
D.. a farmer who had gone busted"
trying to conduct bonanza farm,
conceived the idea yoftthe Nonpartisan
league, hegmay have had asgrfevance.
Accofbfng TO She history sofl the or
ganfnton.9ToWn1ey hiedGfirstfto III
t4fest fellow farmers in LEGISLATION to
curb the grain Spectator and the
miller. But ambition carries a man
too far. He is s~hreMdsstoo, and knows
against class, as does Victor +. BERGER.
Tho NJ ohovSfhaf m Anrr-11
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-10
Arhcae No. /.

Hta 0E0CUo W. Ae 40
unleass the patriotic people 81 Ii.
middle west fight back. they will
awake some day to the realization
ernment a~nti-society teachinE1, has
become firmly entrexched IN one
third OF the states OF the union.
Socialism, masking under the dis.
Eutee Of the Nonpartisan league, al
ready has captured one stAts-North
Dakota. It controls the offices OF thu
state. It has q majority on the state
supreme court bench. It controls the
ma5orfty Of the lover house of the
give 1t q majority In both houses.
HoAd0vers Save 6eAte.
North Dakota has been saved the
results Of class Legislation for the
moment, only because the state senate
contained enough hOld-oyer AYneri.
cans to defeatAthe Legislative program
of the league. Even the most opktm-
ist3c opponent Of the league fears the
result of the next election.
II the hagus does elect . majority
of the state senate, North Dakota. will
islation. and tho stsxe with havesG now
constitutions NonpArttsan leaguo
constftutfon--over night. Members
of tho league VIII be considered in.
the constitution. and NO others need
apply.
North Dakota must fight its M
battle. The states1anghed at the iNon-
partisan league just long enoykh TO
the GENERALIZATION in 1s1sItp if1nd
that It was NO laughing matter. Nov
the substantial citizens the patriotic
people OF the StAte. WIN have the fight
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-10
HALF OF COUNTRY MENACD By
1OWNllEE Y) METHODS SAYS
OF WISCONSIN. DEFENSE COUNCIL

4 0OA ~ YJA~Nv-
socss,i.t 49, sa,ssMS1 800
rer. Ia ha. ighs.owsr o.,n ~
1ticels s..ncsstAs
rhs ~ras1o-yt.. .eaH.E ecent sposcl00
hecanss ~ Fssr- ~ .n. ~
i. - ~ Sa IHo MN Wno
!. tne nssd o 81 me poMsE1ai ana fast
yon~g sn.r0 -. la.oBs ~ 49,. - - =
state Of North Dskotss. count& a.
u Colder vaIlsr 49, Soun.y u
~
Tine undersigned elector, d o sol1
.e.nnly sweer 9 affirm? that my
game and s1gnature as signed bslcw
~ my True name signature. II I
I've not signed It It was
- $1,000. and It was
s lsneo e ny ~ h attesttng
n..sSn os.yeaxs ana occu-
norm pre.Srt .a..ass EIiSan
Valley, Noah Dsk6ta@71sird verd, IN
the city Of Beach: p~ostoffIce addrea
Beaoh, N. D.
Il belong to tho 6ocaatfa narfv"
This affidavit y signed bysTuvnIsv
worn . befere 9 not1y pablo
~ ~ s.pexE p1 N rscords OF Golden
Tells fo( tho Noundine.
: Townley made 4 spesch.- In ennd.
ForkA. n. D., March 30. 1917. in, Whdch
ne oesc11peo Inc founding Of the
nLSSGs I sn1 pIpilenea u b on
r. = puosaA.rs esScn Wesk a Fargo.
dies and ~ Az. ~. ~ preJu.
the oranfEanon " O" saS
Tuwnley and anoeh.s $1,000
Howand@wooA No. -ns.L.s "a ~
Nonm.ri-. s.~..en II, ~S.o sao
idea Of or..nt.snr o 1870 me
signing thaGn mn ., 800
the payment OF So in the form OF q
post dated check. He describes the
fr6 three month"; work, and as an
Example OF his Constant aim to set
ease against chA the following IL
quoted from his speech:
~When We had orEAni1ed - mon
tAereahout Ne saackened IN q bit.
Csrd Cumpalton.
Tn to that time il a man vo,,,a
I don.r snow bot snvv.v Ne eav.
him the Impre.son III he h. ae he ~
Join. IAurhterl.
.A~s u,-- 49,
- 49, wonaelIpg1
antorehs,1 ~ TO go on. aad ouy
<ood sized nrnblem' Il
81 aid To H-a. rn.-. Il. -.
to Auy antomohIee,
..a enesome out a. beach l q
e soosus ~ sos,an ptows ltnou 4
ss p1 INs enc hao tnae
:" LAX no up
Il ran them about SIX weeks. until
1 had used up all the water there
in the country. and then I let the
machine companies have them back
again"
Charge Of Big Robbery.
Townleys chief argument in these
days, when the league was unheard1
Of and the meetings were being held
in secret-tust as h are. heine heid
in other states today-was the charge
that the farmers of the state had been
robbed Of $4,000, 900 a year through
tho grading of grains especially
wheat
Figures were cited from the rec.
ords of elevators to show that Grain
w.s received as mo. =" mo grade"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-10

g 9eld.. Of white and scarlet! o blss With yoAF sivsf
seszs! nay FOND eyes welcome you, willing feet follow zen.
BLESSING! Ours BY inheritance. ours by ~alek7ance ours BY
ahectton-long may you font on the FREQ winds Of heaven,
the emblem OF liberty. the hope Of the world.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-10

A real live patriotic goat, appfo-
priately decorated with staT5 and
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-10-16

of climbing up himself and then
pulling Nan up, but the danger of
battering her against the rocky walls
of the canyon caused him to dismiss
the plan. He had sudden inspira-
ton. Tying the rope securely about
the middle of Mans rifle. he ordered
her to sit on one side of it and he
sat upon the other. Then he tugged
at the rope until the strain put fear
into his horse and the frightened
beast started on a mad gallop along
the trail. AS he ran, he pulled Gwyn
and Nan to the top of the canyon.
When they reached the top, Gwyn
replaced the rope in the well and he
and Nan went in search of their
mounts. Only Gwyn's was to be
found and then they realized how
Drant had got away. Lifting Nan
into the saddle, Gwyn' then got on
back of her and they started for the
hacienda.
Dusk was beginning to unfold it's
thin. blue veil over the solemn peaks
of the Sierras. The shadowy outlines
of the tree-tops stretching hazily
away over the mountains looked like
a thousand tombstones in the grow
ing darkness. The thick silence
about the little house that had been
Don Carlos home seemed to empha-
size the vastness and solitude of the
hills. 1t was Just fourteen hours.
From the window of the hacienda the
low, Pickering, nervous rays Of can
delight cast their yellow brightness
into the darkness. Inside, lounging
comfortably in the living room, were
three men, conversing seriously in
low, scarcely inaudible voices. They
were Karl Won Bleck, Shoestring
Drant and Cut-Deep Rawls. Won
Bleck was leaning forward in his
chair, worried, unnatural express
ion on his countenance. Drant was
talking, and, as he spoke he mopped
the Precipitation from his forehead
with filthy handkerchief. It was
evident that he had entered but
moment before, and his excited tones
as words fairly tumbled from his
lips, denoted that he was reporting
news Of weighty importance. Drant's
eyes were fixed upon Won Bleck.
Where's the indiana" Won Block
fairly shouted. don't care a hang
how long you fought, want to know
where the Indian is. We didn't find
the chart here and he knows where
1t is. That's all care about. Where
IL he?"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-10-16
1.-The Fighting Trail''
Episode 5-"TOrrent Rush.

return to Ybarra's and hunt for the
other half Of this Internal map"
He and Won Bleck mounted and
rode away and Shoestring gave his
attention to Joe, who, weakened
though he was, revived in few mo-
ments.
Shoestring took up the torture
where Cut-Deep had stopped, but
beating still failed to make the In
dian betray his masters secret. En-
ragged, Shoestring drew his revolver
and deliberately shot off the lobe of
the Indians right ear. Still Joe re-
NAMED silent. Drant then drew
forth long-bladed hunting knife
and, with cruelty unbelievable, be-
gan plunging it into the flesh of
Ybarra's faithful servant, and soon
blood was streaming from a score of
wounds in Joe's arms, legs and chest.
When this failed to unseal his lips,
Drant ordered his men to build a fire
beneath the feet of their victim.
Joe by this time was almost be-
yond feeling and nothing that Shoe
string could do now would add any
more to his suffering. He was fast
sinking into Inconsistencies from
loss of blood. But the malignant
Drant was determined and he person
ally applied the torch to the pyre that
was to make Joe divulge his secret.
The latter had slipped into uncon-
seriousness again, but Drant depend
ed on the fire to bring him back to
life and confession. The outlaws had
just lifted burning brand and was
letting the flames play on the soles
of Joe's feet when a shot rang out.
Startled, he swept the valley in a
quick, all-embracing look, then
leaped to his feet. He started to the
tIdIl, WHtTt nt udu lelt man vi
guard and his other followed with
him, leaving the dying Yaqui alone.
Arriving on the trail, Drant and
his companion discovered their SEN
tinel in a death grip with Gwyn. He
and Nan had descended into the can
yon on its farthest side by means OF
a rope which Gwyn took from well
on the side OF the trail. Tying one
end to the pommel of his saddle and
taking Mans rifle he had descended
to the bottom of the canyon and she
refusing to be left alone, he'd follow
ed. They crossed the bed OF the can
yon unobserved by Drant's sentry
and climbed up the other side to the
trail. Gwyn was almost upon the
guard before the latter saw him anC
fired. He misses and Gwyn leapec
on him, Nan then taking a short cut
to the point where Joe had been lef
TO die.
Drant and his companion lost no
. moment In IoiAs v tss ssssns OF