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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-11
BY Herman Bernstein,
of The American Hebrew,

EA1tOr OF The american Hebrew.
Copyright. 1917, by the. Newspaper
Enterprise Association.)
England and Germany are not the
only powers that have most at stake
in Palestine. Other countries enter
tain INear-East ambitions, and have
looked forward to the breakup of
the Turkish empire for the enlarge
ment of their own dominion. But
these ambitions have. for the most
part, been permitted to lie dormant
until the psychological moment arr
rived.
What actual interests the other
powers have in the Holy Land, they
are, with the exception Of those Of
France, insignificant, and will, un-
doubtedly, be, safeguarded without
difficulty under the rule Of any strong
and efficient government.
There is, in addition to the interest
OF the powers, and the sentimental
regard for PalestineS yby Christians
and Mohammedans. the Jewish inter
est, which Great Britain and its-allies,
including the United States, regard as
the moment, it is necessary to devote
a little more attention, to the clash
ing interests Of Germany and England
in this little country of between 5000
and. 1900 square miles, bounded on
the west by the Mediterranean, on
the east by the. Desert, on the north
by Syria and On the south by Egypt.
A writer in the London Quarterly
Review" has pointed out that, recog-
nfzing the unsatisfactory strategic
situation in the region 0f the canal.
the Anglo-B Egyptian govern1nent has
drawn Its boundary lot at the natural
frontier, where Asia. and; Africa meet.
but further east, INCLUDING some 3D.
900 square miles of. Asiatic TERRITORY,
more than twice THE extent of Turk
ish ~domipions. This regbon-the Eli
Arish district, the Wilderness Of Tin
and the Sinai PeninsulaIs very
tsparsely inhabited, and is ~geperally
considered desert. It included not on
" the region that ~intervenes between
geographical Palestine and Egypt. but
also the sonthernrnost portion OF the
former, ~stopping short within 30 miles
Of GAIA. This region has been HELD
Thy Egypt as a buffer state: but fas q
defense against an enemy -Af any
strength 1t has proved inef5icaeious.s-s
Germany. with it's usual .E&prpugh-
mess, has been conducting d ksA6S5eB.
sive campaign for. winning Turke6sifp
Its eide. always With the hfnderly7fkl
Ipurpoge OF obtaining a9fress hanA n
Palestine. As far back ~ 1854 hef
Influence at Constaltinopla MasgHbws
Ierful enough 70 prevail upon "a rub.
lime port4stOFcede to her hes al
lCaesarfa, ostenSihly fsrafkteOlbg44EE dt
research This swas fQlioWsd6b1xstht
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-11
GERMANY PLOTSFOR YEARS TO WIN
CONTROLLING VOICE In PALESTINE,

concession of the Bagdad railroad.
WILHELM visited Palestine in 1898.
Special roads were built So a. to in4
crease the comfort; OF THE imperial
party, and q breach was made in the
walls Of Jerusalem for the dramatic
entry of the Holy City by the kaiser.
In waging this campaign Germany
followed it's well-know1r methods. The
principal shops are German. The ma
Ljority Of hotel keepers are German.
Every town has at least one German
physician.
But the only real ground. for coh-
sideration of Germany in deciding the
future of Palestine il furnished by
the Templist colonies, 81. which there
are three-one near JAffa, one at
Haifa and n neal LYDIA. These
date from 1868. ana originally were
OF a religious character. The settlers,
unliket Gerrnany's pawnsS5 An It's other
COLONIAL enterprises, were actuated by
Theirs was a religious motive, pure
and simple.
Other German settlers. not mem
bers OF the sect, have followed them
and opened shopA in the three towns,
but the total number Of German. resi-
dents inS Palestine does nots exceed
1900. Apart from the Jewish coli
onies,, the Templist colonies areathe
only element of progress IN the coun-
try since<the. time 81 Mehernet Az,
according to Albert NJ Hyamsot,ss
distinguished authority on the hear
The French interest in the Holy
Land has beenS stripped otlrpolitical
influence for about IS sSAeAtDs But. In
tthe industrial sphere. French subjects
hold g number of valuable concesL
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-11

the definite policy, Of the German gov
eminent is ttestifiedsto by IN ,amazing
collectionOf dncpfnents andssS utter
ances OF Gerrnaff. oflciaidom, Here
with are excerpts from Documentary
proof furnished BY German records
establishing The truth beyond ques.
ton: -
"As soon al you come to blows with
81 enemy he will: be beaten. No
Will be taken!. AS the .Hdns, inder
King Attila made a name For them
selves. which is still mighty in tradi-
tons and legends today, may the.
maine Of German be SO Ifixed iii. China
~ our deeds. that no Chinese Shall
ever. again dare to look at d German;
askance. Open ix1jA way for
Kufur once Tor all."'!-Ff6m the
katser's speech to the soldiers ON the,
1900, ~ =
Whenever q national war breaks
out, terrorism becoIhes. 4 necessary
military principle --4aicGenerals Won
Hartmann. 81 =,
THE city of Brussels, exclusive df
It's suburbs, has been punished by an,
additional fine of s, 100000 francs on
account of thesattack made upon q
German soldier by Ryokere, one Of ats
police officials Baron Won Luett-
witt, governor Of Brussels.
II am thirsty; bring me some beer,
gin. rum" III you lie to ME I will
have YOU shot immediately These
sentences are taken from phrase
book supplied to German soldiers, ac-
'cording administer Brand whttlock..
"One cannot make war in q senti-,
mental fashion. The more pitflees the
conduct Of the war, the more Humane
1t is in reality, for it will run its
course all the sooner."-General. Won
Bernhard.
1.-THE innocent must suffer With the
guilty. All this must not in
our eyes weigh as, much as the life Of
q single n Of our brave soldiers
h righteous accomplishment of duty
is the emanation. of a high Kultur,
enemy countries can learn a. lesson
from u armies. General Won Bis
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-11
MILLERS AND
DEALERS CONFER ON
GRAIN GRADES CHANGE

Spokane. Wash, Dec. 11.-Farmers,
mi11ers and grain buyers Of the four
northwestern states conferred yes
terday with representatives of the led
eral grain inspection division, at a;
meeting for the submission Of sugges-
tons for changes in grain grading
standards. .
Federal grain inspection at interior
points. instead of only OF the coast,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-11
RECRUITING RDCoRD MADE.

Washington, Dec. II. 81 Regular
army recruiting Tor Saturday and
Sunday reached a total Of 1896, The
highests mark set since April l., even
for a weekend period. Montana
leads all states with. 291 men accept
ed. The total war volunteer enroll.
ment is now 287,2O1.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-11
EXPLOSION ON q. S. SUBMARINE.

Washington. Dec. 11.-News Of an
explosion on board the submarine Az
resulting in the death Of Joseph
Schaeffer, chief. electrician Of the
boat, was received yesterday by the
navy department. No detailsfwere CIV
EN- by the departments announce
rtent Schaeffer died from injuries
after the accident. He enlisted 10 the
navy ct Omaha.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-11

The British are operating on-lkhe
field where David SET. the fashion Of
using hand grenades in warfare.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-11

Experts of. the department Of agri-
culture are insisting that certain
snakes are Of great value to the
farmers. The, list, however, does NOT
include copperheads.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-11
Health ouestiona Ansvered.

Health Questdons AnsWered.
Mrs J. T. asks: s"Can you tell me
what catses mouth breathing in a boy
of 4 years z"
Enlarged tonsils; adeenloids, tonsilit-
is and nasal obstruction are causes Of
mouth breathing. y E
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-11

SSA SAO ~ ~ SAp0N0 SA10 9VNOIN11A01AS
to furnish a similar amount The
North Dakota highway commission,
with Aothing at itsl disposal except a
small. portion Of ven derived from
the automobiles, ~was)obfiged to appeal
Mo the various counties % supply the
necessary funds for that purpose.
Briefly, the work in North Dakota
to dat has been shaping and repair.
Ing h 86 projects now on hand and
gathering the field data on the anne
Barnes county has three federal aid
projects under way, totAling 81 miles.
Two of these federal projects run out
|of Valley City-one southeast and the
other southwest From Oriska the
highway runs north. Benson county
has two projects totalling 1913. one
running from M~tnnew&ukan north to
Churchs Ferry. and the-second from.
|Oberon south. \
Bowman. county has one project Of
l 1-5 miles. which runs' north and
south through that city. Cas- county,
Of which Fargo lis the equity se4x,
has only one project totalling II miles
and which runs from Fargo south to
Hickson. Cavalier county, one pro-
Clyde. Bddy county two projects to-
falling 49, miles, east and west
through New Rockford, and North
and south through, Sheyenne. Foster
county, one project, 1856 miles, east
ana west through arlington. Grand
Fo5ksyconty- t~woGprojacts, totalling IL.
niles, east and west through Emera-{I
do and north from Reynolds. a /.
GriEgs county has not actively ta-'
ken up the federal, aid projects, but
has one under way for. a distance OF
It's miles,, running east and. west
through Cooperstown. LaMoure
COUNTY. two projects, 20.5s miles, asst
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-11

o folds Of white and scsrlet. o blue with your silver
stars! May fond eyes welcome you, willing feet follow you.
blessing! Ours by Inheritance. ours BY allegiance. ours by
afectinn-long may YOU float on the free winds Of heaven,
the emblem of liberty. the hope of the world.
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How To Gettha Book.

Note: Address Committee on Pub.
lie Information, 10 jackson Place.
Washington. D. c.
Request one copy Of German war
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-06
HOME WEDDING.
Miss Ruth Beecher Married TO II. q.
CARLSON Of Osdensburg.

Miss Ruth Anna Beecher. daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs II. r. Beecher OF q Brookes
avenue, and Henning Gottfrid Carlson Of
Ogdensburg, N. Y, were married at the
home of the bride Saturday morning at
ten O'Clock, the Rev. James 8. Braker,
pastor of the First Baptist Church. Of
hclating. The double ring ceremony was
used. The couple WAS unattended. The
bride wore a gown Of pink crepe de chine.
with lace and pearl trimmings, and
corsage bouquet of white roses
The rooms were decorated with running
pine and bittersweet, carnations forming
the centerpiecc in the dining room.
After the ceremony about twenty guests
sat down to a wedding breakfast served
by Mrs. Elmer b. Bailey and Mrs. Anna
b. Love. Miss Lucinda Smith catering
There were many gifts Of linen. cut glass
and silver, among the latter being several
pieces which have been In the family Tor
more than hundred years.
Among the guests from out OF town
were Mr.. and Mrs. Eric Carlson OF
ORdensburg, N. Y, Mr.. and Mrs. Roger
LYMAN of Hinesburg and Mr.. and Mrs.
]. X. Ct. Peter of North Terrisburg.
Mrs. Carlson was born in Hnesburg
and was graduated from the Hinesburg
high school. She then studied bookkeeping
and for seven years has worked as a
bookkeeper in Odgensburg. Mr.. Carlson
was born in Svanshalls. Ostergotlnd
county, Sweden, and was educated there.
He came to America about four years ago
and has been employed in Ogdensburg.
Mr., and Mrs. Carlson left Burlington
Saturday noon and after short trip will
be at home in Ogdensburg. where Mr..
Carlson expects to enter the creamery
business with his brother.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-06
A BURLINGTON HEROINE.
American Girl Wndes Ankle Deep in
Mud Helping Y. NJ. c. A. Serve War
Workers on Stormy Night.
(From the Chicago Tribune.)

From the Chicago Tribune)
The following is an extract Of letter.
dated October %. from Capt. Perry NJ.
Shepard, U. S. r., Q. NJ, for some months
past at the United States artillery camp
in France. In describing the loading
of railroad trains with troops on a rainy
night, he mentions the practical work
of the Y. NJ. c. A. as follows:
1.-THE first night was rainy. and as luck
would have it. 1t was the same night
that those darn Zeppelins were flying
around lost and SO all the lights went
out. Can you imagine loading a battery
in a pitch black rainy night with the
aid Of about a dozen electric hand flash
lights?
1.-THE Y NJ. c. A. did good work and
handled their job of making coffee and
sandwiches in eight-hour shifts. two men
and one woman at a time. One Of the
new women Y. NJ. c. A. workers Ia q
Miss Jocelyn. a daughter of a retired
general officer of the United States army,
she being in France as nurse. but tenn
porarily here in the Y. NJ. c. A.
1.-THE first night she had the pleasant
hours of midnight until 500 q. M, and
mud was too much for me, and ! volun-
teered to help. She gave me the Job Of
cutting up a Swiss cheese into slices.
The job seemed fine to me. as l thought
that could snatch piece every now and
then. but. to my horror what I thought
was round dining table. turned out
to be the cheese. The darned thing
weighed 1856 pounds"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-06
CLOSE SCHOOlSIO SAVE COAL
Vacation during January and
February the Talk.
But DO Not shout with Joy, Pupils
Time Lost in Winter VIII he Made
Up Next Summer.

In order to conserve fuel, both for
heating and lighting purposes. new
regulation, which II passed by the National
Fuel Administration bureau, will close
every school, public and parochial, college,
and university in the northern and central
states during the months Of January and
February, Is being considered.
A tremendous saving In coal, wood and
other fuel would be realized through such
discontinuance of school sessions and
the terms Of schools could be so arranged
that a minimum Of interference with the
normal school progress would result.
This could be accomplished, 1t Is ex-
planned, by continuing school sessions one
month later in the spring and commencing
one month earlier in the fall. The plan ap-.
proximates a proposal for a longer winter
vacation and correspondingly shorter
one in the summer.
Besides the fuel conservation advantages
~of the proposed change in school terms.
1t is pointed out that 1t would permit
an expansion Of school garden activities.
1t would also discourage summer travel
on the railroads and would relieve con-
siderable non-essential traffic in that line
and assist greatly in relieving the car
shortage and general delay In the rail-
reading Of food, fuel and ammunition.
While this proposal has not yet been ac-
cepted by the fuel administration, 1t is
strongly urged from all sides and the final
decision on the matter will be given out
shortly.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-06
BRADSTREETS VERMONT
WEEKLY TRADE, REPORT

Bradstreet's Burlington ONCE re-
ports WOODEN mills are operating to capa-
city and claim new business is coming In
we'll with them and collections are all that
they could wish them to be. Garment and
overall factories are reasonably well
supplied with orders. those having govern
ment orders. and there are several such.
are operating with all help obtainable.
Collections in this line are classed as
only fair.
Hosiery mills are increasing capacity
and are over supplied with business.
Collections are below normal II. this line
Slate manufactures are fairly busy but
new business Is not coming in as we'll as
1t was few months ago.
Several portable saw mills, have been
set UP for work In the woods the past
month but work done by them Is principal
~ on small cuttings. There IL no apparent
relief among the lumber mills as to OBJ
tanning all labor needed. Considerable
business has been done this year in the
shipment OF Christmas trees From certain
sections Of the State as large lots have
been shipped as was noted for the same
period Of year ago.
The cold weather has increased trade
In clothing and dry goods lines to some
, extent. Trade among some city places
has been particularly good while others
report volume Of business Is below normal
Country trade 10 classed as only fair.
The failure reports for the month just
closed include four affecting mercantile
interests with total liabilities Of $685. 65
and assets Of &ss.0e2. Two Of these included
liabilities Of $4,000 or over. The same
month year ago recorded five failures
but amount Of money involved was
less; November. 1915. recorded nine failures
with aggregate liabilities Of $13.55O and
assets Of $59,857.
Holiday trade 80 far has not been parti-
cularly active
Thanksgiving purchases were not al
heavy as year ago. economic buying
predominating. Dealers in produce and
poultry did not purchase as heavily and
therefore were not forced to carry over
as much.
| December /, 1917
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-06
BEAN THIEF ABROAD.
Twelve Busheas. Worth 800, stolen
from jones Storehouse.

~"~esss WVsSo ~1VVs St0le0
from jones storeAouse.
Captain jerks Of the horse marines.
VINO feeds his steed on yellow beans" paid
an onicial visit to the mill and storehouse
OF tho ]. w. Jones & Co., near Main street,
some time Sunday night and mys-
teriously removed IL bushels of yell
low-eyed beans. The beans were taken
away In sacks. as evidences of the drag
ging across the mill and on to the eide
walk have been found. The entrance into
the mill was made by removing a screen
and smashing pane of glass; Some sort
OF vehicle must have been used to carry
the sacks Yellow-eyed beans are quoted
at Wholesale around y per bushel and the
value OF the stolen goods will reach about
800. The police have been trying to To-
cate the writer Of a letter found in a red
note book in the rear of the estab-
lishment which told Of plan 70 send 500
to q sick mother In Boston The letter
was apparently in answer to one received
~ the mysterious remover Of the beans,
asking for financial assistance. The
writer OF the appeal for financial aid was
signed your brother Henry" In the an
swer the writer states. In part: There
IL no excitement here on Sunday. Nobody
stirring. ! think tonight my friends and
! can make few dollars. Will mail this
Monday from some other place. Have
no envelopes now"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-06
MEDICAL ADVISORY BOARDS IN
VERMONT.

Board No. 1. Located at st. Johnsbury,
serving the local boards for Caledonia,
Essex and Orleans counties and the Pro-
bate District Of Bradford within the
Jurisdiction Of the local board for Orange
County.
Internist. F. z. Farmer, st. Johnsbury;
Surgeon. ]. NJ. Allen. st. Johnsbury;
Eye and Ear. w. G. Kicker. st. Johns
bury; Neurologist. w. B. Fitch. st. Johns
bury; Laboratory. ]. W. Wesley. St.
Johnsbury.
serving the local boards for Windham and
Windsor Counties.
Internist, ]. H. Blodgett, Bellows Falls
Surgeon, w. F. Hazelton. Bellows Falls;
Eye and Ear. g. H. Gorham. Bellows
Falls: Neurologist, s. e. Lawton. Brattle-
boro; Laboratory, H. P. Green, Brattle-
boro.
Board No. 8. Located at Montpelier,
serving the local board Of Washington
County, the Probate District Of Randolph
within the jurisdiction of the local board
for Orange County. and the town of
Stowe within the jurisdiction of the local
board for Lamoille County.
Internist. NJ. L. Chandler, Barre; Sur
geon, M. F. Mcguire. Montpelier; Eye
and Ear. d. c. Jarvis. Barre; Neurologist,
"
H. Parmenter. Montpelier.
Board No. 4. Located at st. Adams.
serving the local board for Franklin
County.
Internist. c. e. Allen. Swanton; Sur
geon, A. o. Morton, ST. Adams; Eye and
Ear. F. w. Norris. st. Albans: Neurolo-
gist. w. J. Upton. st. Adams; Laboratory
E. A. Hyatt, st. Adams.
Board No. 8. Located at Burlington
serving the local boards for Chittsnden
Grand Isle. Addison Counties. and the
County Of Lamoille. except the town OF
Stowe.
Internist. c. H. Beecher, Burlington
| Surgeon. @. NJ. Sabin. Burlington; Eye
and Ear. M. c. Twitchell. Burlington
Neurologist. F. w. Sears, Burlington
Laboratory. B. II. Stone. Burlington.
Board No. 6. Located at Rutland serv.
ing the local boards for Rutland County
District No. l and District No. g. and
the County Of Bennington.
| 1nternist, S. w. Hammond. Rutland
Surgeon. E. NJ. Pond. Rutland; Eye and
Ear. T. E. Larner. Rutland: Neuroogist.
A. H. Bellerose, Rutland, Laboratory.
C. F. Ball. Rutland.
John J. Wilson Of Bethel. appointed by
emption board Of Windsor county. vice
Park H. Pollard. resigned
Frederick c. Southgate Of Woodstock.
| appointed by the President, a member OF
the Legal Advisory Board for Windsor
County. vice William Batchelder. re-
| signed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-06
COLD AND DRY.
Chara terfstics Of q Bleak Month That
Has Just Passed.

Ch0rQCteF1nttcN OF Q bleak MOnth THAT
Has Just Passed.
Meteorological ]. X. Hooper. in charge Of
tho local station Of the United States
weather bureau, reports mean tempera-
ture Of 30 degrees in Burlington during
November, the normal temperature for
the month being "a degrees. The highest
was 80 degrees on the 18th. and the lowest
was one degree above zero, on the 9TH
The greatest daily range was % degrees.
on the 18th, and the least daily range was
four degrees. on the 7th. 1t was the cold
est November during the 80 years that a
continuous record has been kept in Bur-
lington. The precipitation (rain and
melted snow amounted to only .95 inch.
the normal for the month being 2.5s inches.
The precipitation included five inches of
snow. The prevailing wind was from the
north, the total movement 1899 miles. the
average hourly velocity l0.1 miles. and the
maximum velocity SO miles per hour, from
the south on the 30th. The month was
made up Of Ave clear. nine partly cloudy
and 16 cloudy days. Precipitation in
quantity sufficient to measure occurred
on seven days. An aurora was noted on
the 18th and sleet feel on the 21st.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-06
THE RED CROSS DRIVE.
"One Member In Every Family In YER
month the Slogan.

"One MEMBER IN every Famuy II yer.
month the Slogan.
"One member in every family in YER
mont" IL to be the slogan Of the YER
mont campaign committee Of the Ameri-
can Rcd Cross. In its drive for increased
membership, which will start on Decem-
Der II and end the day before Christi
mas.
Chairman Charles H. Darling Of the
State campaign committee has prepared
q list Of the membership Of the State
by cities and towns. and a copy Of these
names will be given to each county chair
man with instructions to direct their
campaign workers to enroll one member
Of every family in their locality not
already listed.
There will be no meeting Of the State
executive committee on December 8. as
had been originally planned. owing to
the conference in Boston on December
Is.
Subscribers to the New England Tele-
phone & Telegraph Co. will receive with
their monthly bills q notice as follows:
A CHRISTMAS MESSAGE TO THOSE
WHO FEEL POOR.
I write as your brother.
We are q large family.
This world-war. Made in Germany"
against which We are fighting. has
sent our incomes down and our ex-
penses UP.
Tho pinch hurts. but 1t Is not going
to kill Us.
We still have enough and something to
spare.
Though we feel poor. don't let us be
impoverished by selfish fear.
Let us save In food. in service. in clothes.
in luxuries and joy-rides-but not in
money.
Let us use that by giving 1t to save the
wounded. the suffering, our friends,
our country.
Let us keep Christmas this year by keep
ing up the Red Cross.
Then 1t will not be a poor Christmas, but
rich Christmas to our hearts.
Henry van Dyke.
Join the Red Cross Now-$lOO member
ship-at your Local Chapter.
The cost OF printing was donated by
the company to help gain the 10000. 00C
new members by Christmas.