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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-27
BIRMINGHAM

Mrs. Polly Stanley. age ~ years.
died OF heart failure Monday. She -
survived by q sister. Mrs Clara Al
ger TIE funeral VIII be held Wed.
place In the Troy cemetery.
Erastus Wooster. OF Eigin. IN. IL
visiting at the home OF his brother.
James Wooster. on Popplston-ave
Harold shaw - 40 at hts home
on South woodward-ave.
Mira Harry Brown OF Boston.
Mass. n visiting az the home Of her
sister, Mrs. Harry Hearsey. on West
Maple-ave.
The funeral OF Oscar Nudge. azs
- years. vno ar sroPrsa s d ha.s sSsT SI, ~
held this afternoon at O'Clock in
DANES q Belle chapel on North
Woodward-ave Burial will take
plsc. In Greenwood cemetery. He ID
survived BY sister. Mrs Jennis
er. Charles Nudge. OF East Maple
ave.
Horace Hunt oe 7-yesr-oId sor
OF Mr.. and Mrs Earnest Hunt 81
Bates-st. was burned TO death Mon
day afternoon at their home. when Z
spark OF are from a stove new "a
The high school Bible class vii
meet Friday evening In the Methods
Episcopal church.
home on Lncoin-aye
The Ladies' Ala Society 81 IN.
Methodist Episcopal church vii
serve a supper In the church Fridal
| evening.
John Revis will start March 7 on
q trip 90 frankfort. Ind.
The Baptist Young Peoples UnloI
/ will give a social this evening In tn,
I church.
The Oakland COUNT HORTICULTURE
i society viii have charRe OF the stat
i Farmers fnstitute that will be bel,
/ AZ Pontiac Thursday.
The willing Workers society y
southneld viii have q box social Frl
i DAY evening at the home OF Mr. an,
Mira orion Evertts, In southheld.
Born 10 Mr.. and Mrs Elmer Walk
| er. % Staniey-ave.. = son.
Mrs Charles Conley. % ffighlan,
| Park. is guest ~ the home 81 he
sister, Mrs Mary Mcdonald OF
Pierce-st
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-27
Water Like sisek ink.

BLOOMFIELD Mo-. Feb. r.
Oliver Scudder, who has charge OF
one OF J. b. Bucks farms. was IN
town recently with a peculiar sam
pie OF water. They have been drill
ing deep well on the place and
at the depth Of $50 feet struck this
water. which has the appearance OF
black ink. II IL not oily and has
practically no odor Mr.. Scudder
sent a sample TO the experiment
station At Missouri university to
have II analysed.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-27

0nnrv An nGDrning Gains
- Ont On Alarm

w rOuk. Pen. 27-Ihe We"
n~oinx sun nnsncial review
Dn, sks president Was address
rrnesuos relative 10 authority
aid the occasion arise
>, - pres<at session expires,
nv oanmaot IN the situation In the
1none q The cunzrd liner La
ln 60 thrust TO the fore. Wall
'| - concerned manly With the
n11ru that the presidential re
1 vopld receive until It de-
oru,1 that the loss OF American
sc, - ths Tacoma was likely to
nnny ths ovest &c In time to give
wpos q opportunity TO at.
1]nnfruofsd with SO many grave
nrnnuo. the securities market
rn ouost and hesitant. Prices as
o~ns were heavy after an upward
rneat In the early trading. By
- q the nrsr hour. In which
ruovsr was something snort Of
o0n uhsres. extreme dullness
1900. Practically all The
n q TIE morning were wiped
~ - ~ general list drifted
~ lsne1ionally below the previous
-. TIE equipment and MUM
1nunes had intervals OF
- mt net changes were not
- uo1lroad list was neglected
- fus ths most part. New
M 1ooceo1 noge than two points
ouo6 ooancing reports
- eonk1nued TO sag In the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-27
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK

UNION STOCK YARDS. III. Feb.
37.--Hogs. Receipts-z0.0 900 Market
strong. ioc TO fSc higher. Mixed and
butchers $3.50 ay153B Good heavy
ti3asI370. Rough heavy ti2Ssu
SASS. Light t12.fo9ti33o. Pigs
SiodtiL7S. Cattle: Receipts 5000.
Market steady. BeeRes $3.50 n fi2.50
Cows and hsifer- s525 q ti0.2s.
Stockers and feeders ts5z n $500.
Texans ssTodtsSo. Calves IS $50
$3.50 sheep Receipts $1,000.
Market weak Native tio.ssa t11.ss-
Western tti2E9ti3.1o. lambs si7le
9tit5e Western st225d fi4O
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-27

DETROIT. FEB 3T.--Cattl.. Mar
ket. slow and steady; best heavy
steers 500 1875: best handy weight
and heifers. t7SonS7s. handy light
butchers. sT9S: light butchers $500
y T.so. best cows t76TTS: butcher
cows. te06Ts; common cows tb-1sn
SIS; Gamers $3.50 o SIS. best heavy
80: stock bulls. ssns.S9. mixers
and springers. sto@ss. Veal calves:
Market steady; best tils9u
1850 heavies. tsas sheep ana
sf4GfA2s: fair Iambs. SIS b01 IL IS.
light 20 common lambs. fl31lLbo.
fair To good sheep. $50 II culis and
common. tfHTTE Hogs: y Market:
prospects Ice higher. workers ana
heayiea. tiz7sai3.io. pigs. Sll@
1lk0
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-27
CLEVELAND LIVE srocK.

CLEVELAND. Feb. 7T.--Hogs: Re-
csipts. 1000. as q 15c higher workers..
$3.50. mixed. filG5- mediums 81 30.
pigs sii.5s; rourhs fi..1s: stays.
tff as Cattle. Receipts. a00 slow.
sheep and lafnbs Receipts cars:
100 slow. top. tl7,50.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-27
Rsnks and
The relieving arms sF~ privileged

The following hrms are privileged
20 execute orders on the exchange;
w. & Moss a Co. Carlyle a Povah.
Geo. NJ West A. Co. z. II. Nsccrone
mour A Co. W n. Mclaughlin. Mer-
rail- Lynch a Co. W. A. Hamiin a
Co. VIM A Neer q Co. Sinclair a
couls. Emmett I. Sprague, VIM n
Stockard A. Co. Bennett. Smith
Co. w. F. Reilly a Co. Matthew
Finn. A. W. Wallace a Co. Lewis q.
Gorton-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-27
NEw YORK BUTrER avn EGGS.

NEW YORK. Feb 2T.-Butt~r:
Weak and lower Receipts f7.0s4
Creamery extra. SOC do. special mar
ket. 40lA mfic. state dairy tubs. -
~ zoe Imitation creamery nreta. II
a32c. Eggs Unsettled Receipts
$3.50 Nearby white fancy go Csc I.
nearby mixed fancy 3sd3ec. Fresh
hrsts. 3sdfo
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-27
EAST BUFrALo LIVE STOCK.
fDmssinx a stevem.l

EAST BUFFALO. ~. ". Feb. IL
Cattle. Two cars. steady.
Hogs. rs ears higher. heavy and
workers.. tI3.7saI3.s0. pigs and
lights. ti1.Be0i3.
Sheep: rs cars slow. top lambs.
t1ATsMis. yearIingE. S13ult. weth-
ers. ti10 i1.S0, ewes. tII.509llIb.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-27

TOLEDO. Feb. z7.-Hogs. Receipts.
500: market isa soc higher. heavieA
ti1te q 1850 MEDIUMS ti3.t9 d1159.
workers.. iifGi14o good pigs. tii
oil 80. Calves SLOW sheep and
lambs. slow
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-27

A notable conference on the yoca.
tional opportunities for college wo-
men IL 10 be held today and toDor-
row az Wheaton college. Norton.
Mass, under the auspices OF the so
Cial committee of the Y. w. G A..
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-27
cIRn roPPFn sTocKs
CHICAGO BurTER ~AnkrT.

CHICAGO. FEB. IT.-ButteF. fN-
tras SO 3sc. nrsta, 39G 13hc. Eggs.
Prime ordinary. 3ln3fnc frsts. AK
01fhc Cheese Twins. 21d23Mc
Young Americas. 2ah d2tc 1--we
Poultry. Fowls. I5mlsnc. ducks
i1033c. geese. ieG19cs sprinEe
2Tsi Minnesota. g. Teas17s fancy
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-27

Hundreds OF the leading educators
cf the country are % gather In Kan
ras City today for the annual con
vention OF the department OF super.
.ntendence Of the National Dduca.
ton association.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-27

ronnv- Extra creamery. coo ID:
~ nrqts. ssc; dairy. fsc 10.
-FreA receipts. cases ineiud-
l1D14 3lxc dos current receipts.
! - kscsspss Tuesdsy. l.g1s
Soce--1aichisan asss SIC; New
~ DONE site swiss. ara
4 InDorted ewsss. 10000. brick
- 3cA 4,fcs timburger. lib.
d; lib. e1he; long horna 2sc:
- sfa13hc ~.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-27

CHICAGO. Feb. aT.-Egga took n
tumble on the local Wholesale mar
ket today foliowinR unusually heavy
recelptA Fresh eggs dropped from
tANtc per dozen, while ordlnaries
declined from 66sc. Retail prices
which few days ago were between
so sec doI-. have dropped 20 az iow
a. zoe.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-27

1WD1N0. Mich, Feb. re-. w.
- = CO. MusksRon. vase. 900
Ux0o Farms company. 81.
I1nn-. 500. BOO. Kerry q Way
~ = 4n0ufscfurinE company.
lrkv. o1e0. &c; Moioney fnsur-
0Herry. Cbeboykan. tfoeo
Iosnohils Custom Shop. fnc..
ok.ooe. Quaker Land a
1Do-Do9t Detroit sso.ooe--E
j. Grim r. 0uliey, Henry ".
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-27
Eioln Butter

All butter sales az 40c. a decrease
o. tvo cents from last week.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-27

.. risss--rir.ss Sea Dsvs.--ssi. ssss.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-27

Pytssfss--fhe pssfs sess kssA---thss
is rsGht--Ti@e. Jes Dept---wses <n3e
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-27

ryf.ti.e--ths gi.is -sss hl.s-sA.,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-27

Race Ofncisl. Mr. Harroun took
me over Fifty-ninth street. where
much OF the subway construction n
being carried on now. and I tod
him. 7 an, amused az the easy
riding qualities OF your automobile.
think II was the first time IN my
life that ever felt the real con-
yiction that I would like TO have an
automobile agency"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-01
DUNN WANTED
; THEM TO KILL
WIFE, MEN SAY
Two Men Brought From
Montana Say He Offered
$4,000 For Work.

St Paul, hfinn.. May 1.-Two men
brought here from an unnamed town
In Montana told st. Paul police today
that Frank ]. Dunn had tried to get
them to kill his wife. Alice Moouillsn
Dunn. who was murdered in her bed
here last Thursday morning. The
men say the proposal was made to
them several months ago. but the
original plot they said. naiscarried,
and their statement that they were
1000 miles from this city whom the
crime was committed was substanti-
ated by the police. Hence the man
supposed to have actually killed the
woman has not bssn found. but q clue
said to lead to Chicago has been de-
veloped.
According to the on1csrs who heard
tho confession today, the men said
they were promised $4,000 II Mrs.
Dunn wsre killed. and Of that amount
$4,000 was paid after the agreement
was reached. In the plot, 1t was said,
It was originally plan to kill J. r.
MoQuillan, father Of Mrs. Dunn.
Dunn 10 held In the county jail
here. His wife. from whom he wa
separated and: to whom he was paying
$40 monthly alimony, was shot to
death rs she lay beside her sister Al
her bed in their fathers home.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-01
FRAZIER SAYS
FARMER WANTS
PRICE FIXING
Will Not Object, as Gam
blers Have Been Doing
it so Long.

washington. May 1.-dovernor
Frazier Of North Dakota told the SEN
ate agriculture committee ,oaay he
believed the farmers Of his state
would not object to minimum price
fixing for food products.
1--WE have had prices set for years
by the gamblers In the market" said
the Koverenor, "and there Is no rea-
son why they should not be set by
congress-"
"The farmer" Governor Frazier
said, has produced less in the last
few years because he has not been
getting living wage and no has Oft
en- sold his product at a loss"
'It is too far" said Governor Fra
xier, from the consumer to the pro-
ducer. There Is no reason why a car
of wheat should. pass through four or
five hands from the farmer to the
miles, and a car Of -four through four
or. five hands from the miller. to the
consumer"
The governor agreed with Senator
wadsworth there should be some
agency to create market for the
farmer and with Senator Kenyon tina,
it; might be possible to declare 1t q
crime for any persons to buy food
products to hold for an unreasonable
profit"
do you think the Chicago Board
of Trade ever did anyone any good? p
asked Senator Kenyon.
"Some times 1t has and sometimes
It has not" replied the governor.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-01
UNKNOWN CRAFT
.RAZE ZlERIKZEE
Holland Village In Ruins, 100
Houses Being Damaged
Terrible Panic Ensued.

Tho Hague. via london, May L.
Tho Telegraaf Of Amsterdam states
that bombs were dropped from an
airplane on Zierikzee did such exten-
sive damage that the village is in
ruins, more than 100 houses being
smashed or damaged. A terrible panic
prevailed in the town. says the news
paper, intensified sby the play of
flashlights operatedaby the airmen.
The bombs were not dropped BY
mistake. The Tel&xraaf adds. but
were purposely laui8ched. The nation
allty Of the airplan$ has not been es-
tablished.
5AdYices from sluyskil state that
last evening two Getnan airplanes. ap:
,peafsd above Hasv3n ana .diaap-
.psared n. q southwseterly direction.
London. May i.-Bombs wers
dropped by an airplane Sunday night
on Zierikxee, in the Dutch province
of iceland, says a dispatch from The
Hague under Mondays date. Three
persons were killed and much ma
terial damage was done.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-01
WOMEN WORKERS TO
il REPLACE MEN ON
FLOOR AT LLOYDS

|. London. May 1.-Underwriter at
Lloyds were shocked the other day to
learn that the military tribunal had
suggested the assignment Of women
workers to replace men f1t for service
there. There was even talk of a
strike.
Edward e. Nichols. a member of
the directing committee. replied: 'The
tribunal doesn't know what it is about
II It endorses this suggestion. Anyone
who knows how business is conducted
at Lloyds knows that it Is a seethins
mass Of strusxlin~ ~eople. No wom-
an could decently take part in such
work.
Underwriters are already employ
ing women as clerks in their offices
and they are doing excellent work
This, however, has been carried about
as far as It can be. It takes a life
time to train men to work on the floor
at Lloyds. II more men are taken
from US, it will simply become i'm.
possible to insure. ships. We shall
have to consider, in fact. the question
Of calling cessation Of work in or.
der to draw attention to what is be.
ing DONE"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-01
R'USSlAl|yllAVY / ] J I ! ! !
OFFICERS | { In
BALTIC KILLED
Admiral Neperlin, Though
He Went Over to Rebels,
Was Assassinated.
IIelsingfors ship-builder
Says 400 Officers Of the
Fleet Were Killed.

San Francisco. May The higher
officers Of the Russian Baltic feet at
Hslsinsfors, the capital Of Finland.
we're slain during tho Russian revolu-
ton and the admirai himself. though
he had gone over u the revolutions
lists, was also killedEit was said here
today by q. 8. Wastnan. a shipbuild-
or Of Helsinsfors. Who has come here
to purchase supplies for his plant.
Fighting continued for two days.
the sailors Of the Baltic feet attack
ing their onicers In their homes" he
said. II have heard estimates as high
as 900 40 the number Of officers killed.
"Admiral Nepentn, one Of Russia s
ablest naval commanders. was among
the killed, although he had gone over
to the neew government and was the
man who arrested Governor General
seyn. later turning him over to the
revolutionary chiefs
''fIe was hated by the sailors. The
sailors killed most OF the high offi-
GERS and spared the younger ones
The sailors did not harm a single
civilian and maintained order in the
city,"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-01
LESSEN WHEAT
ACREAGE, SAYS
DON V. MOORE
Grand Forks Man Tells the
Stock Men Production Eff
ficiency Should go Up.

st. Paul, May Don v. Moore
secretary Of the Grand Forks fair. told
delegates to the conference Of North
west Stock Men today OF the over
turning Of five years endeavor fol
diversified farming in the Red River
Valley in ten days through tpe hys.
terial cry for "more wheat"
what we need to do is to cut
wheat acreage one-half. but put Of.
dciency in production up fvs times.
he said. .15
A. Power Of Power. N. D.. declared
the eastern half Of his state produces
four-flfths OF the hogs raised In North
Dakota. The raisers ho said have sent
to market . great proportion Of their
breeding stock. Between May ! and
January ! there will be . nifty pei
cont dscrSase In the number OF hog.
rscsived at South 81. Paul from North
Dakota. he raid. He suggested an ~.
thoritAtivo board to send out n suit.
sols psaoaS "a g ho s,e 81 On 49, Die
days ahead. st,E s
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-01
Two Men, One a Former
Teuton Secret Service Ag-
ent, Are Arrested.
WANTED TO MAKE
MONEY CLEANUP
Were to Disrupt Wire Ser
vice and Report Wilson's,
Murder.

New York. May Intention to
destroy q "big Wall street institution,
tap telegraph trunk lines. between
Chicago, washington and New York.
send out false reports of President
Wilson'S assassination and Of U-boat
rupt the wires to prevent denial. all
to affect the stock market for specula-
tive benefit. was the plot confessed
today. the police declare, by Wolf
Hirsch and George Meyeringer, two
Germans arrested last night. charged
with having an acid bomb in their
possession. The men were both en-
ployed at the Roosevelt hospital.
Confession was made in court today
by Hirsch that he and Meyeringer
were on their way to blow up the Of
fees Of J. P. Morgan 8 Co., with a
bomb whom intercepted by the police.
Hirsch, the police assert, besidei
being chemist. is a former German
secret service officer. besides being a
reserve petty official In the submarine
division Of the German navy, while
Meyeringer, who was a kitchen mar
in the hospital. is an expert tele.
grapher and a student of finance.
The Germans expected, the police
say, to make a fortune In Wall stree
on short investments by instructint
their brokers to buy Just as the tum
BILE in the market developed as expect
ed from tho bomb explosion and thu
false reports.
Persons familiar with market con
| ditions have informed the police tina
| the Germans either were misled abou
the probable outcome of such an oc
currence in Wall street or that the!
are putting their story forward t,
hide their real intentions.
Hirsch and Meyeiinger have beel
Swallowed since the war began. Ever
: in the hospital and labratory, wher,
they had experimental. they wer
watched, the police say, orders hav
ing been given to the detectives t,
shoot either one on the first attemp
to make use Of bomb.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-01
MANY CLERGYMEN ARE
AMONG CONSTABLES
SERVING In ENGLAND.

Birmingham, England, May L.
The $500 special constables now on
duty in Birmingham to replace police
men who have Joined the army in
clude sixty clergymen. These clergy
mon are all assigned to regular
beats serving in most cases for
three periods of five hours each week
ly. Several Of them have done satis-
factory duty in the traffic squad.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-01
LEGION OF HONOR
FOR CO-ORIGINATOR
OF u. S. AMBULANCE

New York, May Information
has come from Paris that Richard
Norton has been given the Legion Of
Honor by the French government, the
II. n. Harjes. he was co-originator Of
the American Volunteer Ambulance
Corps.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-01
NORWEGIAN CARGO.
FIRST. IN WEEKS.
e.. z: REACHES AMERICA

Norwegian exports. the first from
Scandinavian countries to be brought
to America for some time. arrived to-
day on Norwegian steamship. It
consisted Of marine engines. electric
lamps, matches. wood pulp and bibles
printed in Norwegian.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-01
new GERMAN
PEACE OFFER
IS EXPECTED
Report Says Beth1nann-
Hollweg is to Make One in
Reichstag Thursday.

The Hague, via London, May
1.-Dr. Won Bethmann-Hollweg,
the German imperial chancellor,
will make another peace offer in
the reichstag on Thursday of this
week, according to All announce
ment made today by the Berliner
Tageblatt.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-01
FREIGHT STEAMER
BURNS IN ERIE

Toledo. May Am unidentified
freight steamer burned during>a ter
rife southeast gale in Lake Erie just
off East Sister Island. Observers at
North Pass Island said she apparently
was ashore.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-01
TREASURY BALANCE
OF ENGINEERS Is
$32 PER MEMBER

London. May 1.-The treasury bal
ance Of the, British Society Of Loco
motive Engineers, the richest of the
big English trade unions. amounts to
about S32 DER member.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-01
US. GIVES MUCH TONNAGE TO THE
ENTENTE; WAR IS RACE BET TWEEN
ship YARDSAND GERMAN U-BOATS
SHIPPING ISSUE d.
DOMINATES ALL
OTHER PR RoBLEMs' N
Lord Percy Gives First In
tirnation Of Agreement
With America.

Waso1nscons May LII Dc
came known after the cabinet
meeting today that the prevailing
view among officials is that a
force Of American troops should
be sent to France as soon as pos
sible.
Washington. May The United
States has already placed . considera-
BILE amount Of ship tonnage at the dis.
posal Of tho entents allies. Lord
Eustice Percy, ship expert with the
British mission, said today that the
government had supplied certain yes.
sells to be used according to the allies
needs. but refused to indicate what
they wero or IL they were the seized
German ships.
Lord Percy's announcement was the
first intimation that the shipping con-
ferences had actually resulted in any
agreement, in which the present tom
mage and the future building powers
Of this country will be pooled with the
allies to defeat the German subma-
rine menace.
Lord Percy said the British mission
had supplied the American govern
ment with every detail Of the shipping
problem, including the total destruc-
ton Of U-boats and their irreduceabls
needs of the allies. The American
. shipping board. he said. had shown
the heartiest cooperation.
"The shipping ISSUE" said Lord
Percy, dominates everything else and
IL very grave. indeed. Both the pres
ent British construction and the estt-
mated American construction cannot
keep pace with the present rate Of de-
struction. Both must be speeded up
very appreciably IL the seas are to be
kept open. The war has resolved it.
self into q race between the efficiency
Of the British and American ship
yards and the German submarines"
Lord Percy declared that the pres
ent rate Of British construction OF
ships and the present estimated Amer.
lean rate could not keep pace with
the present rate Of destruction by sub.
marines.
'@The balancing figures in the world
etrugele,"s said Lord Percy. 'is the
tonnage the United States can supply"
washington, May The German
lirars PovtpniA and Clara ,MsnnlE a
New Yorq have been turned over b,
the Amef3can government for use @
the entente allies One ship Win g
to France and the other to Italy.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-01
LONG PERIOD OF
PROSPERITY FOR
AGRICULTURE NOW

Tho Hague. Netherlands. May L.
A long period Of prosperity awaits
agriculture. particularly grain culh-
walton, after the war. In the opinion
OF the Dutch minister Of finance. n.
w. r. Trueb.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-01
U. S. CUNNERS /,
AND SAILORS
STILL MISSING
Government Gets First OF.
fetal News of Sinking
. Of Vacuum.
MISSING MEN ARE
BELIEVED LOST
Navy Dept. Withholds Gun.
ners' Names Lieutenant
Thomas in Command.

Washington. May First Official
news of the destruction Of the Ameri-
can tanker, Vacuum, with the loss Of
some Of the American gun crew, was
received today by the government.
Consul General Skinner at London,
reporting the destruction of the ship.
confirmed that Lieutenant Thomas,
commander Of the naval gun crew.
some Of his men. Captain Harris and
some of his Grew, are still missing and
probably lost.
Seventeen Of the ships crew and
three Of the naval gunners, all in one
boat. were rescued.
Pending receipt of more detailed
information. the navy department
will not mako public the names Of the
general crew.