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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-09
THE PRESIDE MT is RIGHT

President. Wilson is right in opposing the atternp
to enact legislation which would prohibit the govern
ment from making purchases, not only from its regular
paid employees, but from the men who make up its num-
erous commissions created to facilitate it's work Of prep
aration for the war.
AS was pointed out in these columns a few days ago,
if such a law were enacted it would deprive the govern
ment of the services Of a number of men whose services
are just now urgently needed, or it would cripple the
government in its purchase of supplies.
The question is not that of the interests of individ-
uals who have goods to sell, although>in common fair
ness the government cannot well invite the head or a
great industry to serve it in an advisory capacity, with
out pay, and donate to it the results Of years of training
and experience, and at the same time penalize him by
shutting him out from participation In trade in which
he would have an equal chance with others were he
not actually giving his services to the government.
This merits consideration as a matter of fairness to
individuals. But there is the greater fact that the gov
eminent needs the advice and counsel of the ablest men
in the nation, and it also needs access to every agency
Of production and distribution in the country. The pres
ident sees clearly what a misfortune it would be Tor
legislation of this character to be enacted, and is wisely
using the weight of his great personal influence against
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-09

south, to Swinemunde, while ours lay
straight west. I turned my glasses
on the Hohenzollern for a last look
at royalty. On the bridge stood the
well-set-up figure Of the kaiser, at
tired in blue coat and white trousers,
looking the picture of a ruler. Sud-
denly out of the North Atlantic swept
one of those storms for which that
coast is noted. Darkness enveloped
the kaiser, the royal yacht and its
convoy, the rain poured and the wind
blewCa gale for Ave minutes. Then
the sky shone blue again but-of the
royal yacht, its princely passenger and
the convoy not a sign was to be seen!
Prophetic may that be of the i'm
mediate future, when there shall be
no more Hohenzollernism on the face
Of this earth!
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-09
THE JEWISH RELIEF FUND

Among the many groups of people who have suffer-
ed from the war the Jews have a special claim upon our
sympathy in that they have no governmental agency of
their own through which the work Of administering re-
nef can De handled even in part Constituting, as they
no. an important part Of the population Of many coun-
tries, the Jews have no separate political existence, and
whatever Is done for the war sufferers of that race and
reilg1on must be done out Of the general sympathy and
humanity of the world.
We have heard something Of the sufferings which
the jews in many sections of Europe have undergone.
IN the addresses delivered at the city hall meeting yester-
day, and at other gatherings in connection with the re-
lief work here, additional facts have been presented to
snow the need which exists. And with all that we have
heard, it is impossible for any of us who have not ac-
tually witnessed these suferings to understand more
than a fraction of what the facts are.
The American Jewish Relief committee, which has
an active branch in Grand Forks, is performing a mag
nlhcent work. To the fund which is being collected by
that committee, American jews Of wealth have made
large contributions, American Jews in modest circum-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-09
TOWNLEY AND |. w. w.

'Townley's daily organ in Fargo did
not print n word OF the Associated
Press dispatch telling Of the I. W. W.
plot in South Dakota to burn the crops
Of the state-to cripple Uncle Sam in
the war-as discovered by army Off
Topeka, Kan, July 7.-secretary of
State Tom Botkin applied to Governor
ganize Home Guard" companies in
the wheat belt Of Kansas to mete out
punishment to I. w. W., who have
been setting fire to stacks Of grain.
Botkin told Governor Capper that
German spies are behind the outrages.
Stacks have been fired by flaming
bombs thrown from passing freight
trains and sun glasses had been left
on top Of stacks to fire the stacks at
midday.
Much grain has been lost at Hutch
inson through fires started by I. w. W.
Government officials claim I. W. w.
troubles In the Pennsylvania mining
agents.
Arizona copper mines are idle be-
cause Of I. w. W. troubles. Governor
Thomas e. Campbell says:
"It makes no difference to me
whether or not there is German inlu-
ence behind the strikes--the fact is,
these strikes are directly aiding an
enemy Of the United States-Germany
by %curtailing the production of cop
per-"
IT have been advised by the local
leaders Of the Industrial Workers of
the world that the strike is not only
statewide, but nationwide and that
the demands came from the executive
committee with headquarters at Chi
cago and that there will be no COM
promise"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-09
WHAT DO YOU THINK?

patriotism has ever been regard.
ed as the highest civic virtue, ana
whatever tends to foster that virtue
certainly makes for the common good.
THAT familiarity breeds contempt
has the force Of a maxim. That con-
tempt or disrespect for al emblem
begets a like state of mind toward
that for which 1t stands is a psyche
logical law which underlies the can
mons against proclamation
1.-THE flag Is the emblem of nation
al authority. To the citizen 1t is an
object Of patriotic alteration, emblem
attic Of all for which his country
stands. Her institutions. her achieve
ments, her long roster of heroic dead.
the story Of her past, the promise OF
her future; and it is not fitting that It
should become associated in his mind
with anything less exalted o that 1t
should be put to any mean or ignoble
use."
The above is from the patriotic
opinion of the supreme court of Ne
braska, affirmed by the supreme court
Of the United States in the case OF
the dissertation of the flag of the
United States.
The Flag Law of the state Of North
Dakota in describing Dissertation OF
the Flag" says: amy person who
shall expose to public view
q a representation Of any such
flag, standard, color or ensign of the
United States or a repre-
sentation Of either upon which shall
be shown the c%oiors, the stars and
stripes, in any number Of either there
of, or by which the person seeing the
same, without elaboration, may be-
lieve the same to represent the flag
or the colors or the standard or the
ensign Of the United States Of America
shall be deemed guilty Of
a misdemeanor."
All of which Is presented after
viewing the cover page of the Town.
ley weekly organ published at Fargo
which represents a shield made Of
the Stars and Stripes which has beer
torn asunder in the center to make
room for the announcement Of the
Townley candidate "Ba1lot-Vote TO,
John Baer (x) for Congress"
The same Baer who said, '"This IL
no time to make an issue Of Ameri.
canism." If
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-09

of the kaiser" to the world, we were
assured was celebrated two years later,
but Germany's keenest analyst, now
doing prison sentence In Berlin,
thought otherwise: 1.-THE speeches Of
the kaiser. rejecting as they have,
precipitate Germany into the position
q being the aggressor in a worldwide
War" said Liebknecht. "And we as
a people, are getting soft-headed by
listening to these vaporings,' he went
on to say. All Of which meant SIX
months for lese majestic to Thu clear
thinker and unafraid speaker.
. There the explanation of the ma
tlonal psychology which enabled the
kaiser, the leader of the Junkers, not
their tool, to pull off the invasion Of
Belgium of Luxembourg, the rapine
of Louvain, the sinking Of the Lusi-
tania, the violation Of the women Of
Flanders and Picardy-why continue
the Infamous list-amid the applause
OF the gospel alike shouting their ap-
prevail in blasphemous phrases.
Megalomanta? Yes, no question
about it, Int at the same time the
most contagious and malignant all
ment that has ever afflicted this sore
ly smitten human race OF ours. The
cure is that. prescribed by Doctor
WOODROW Wtlson-absolute extermin-
alton Of the H~ohenzolierns. root and
branch!
But I saw the kaiser twice; the Sec
ond time. when a few days later his
yacht. the Hohenzollern, steamed bow
to bow with my Newcastle hound boat
out through Bergen ford towards the
open Atlantic. It was a summer
night, fair as ever God sent to this
world, and the mountains looked down
In serene approval as the royal yacht
with her CONVOY steamed homeward
to Germany, the kaiser's vacation be-
Ing over. At the ford mouth our
courses diyerged, the kaiser's to the
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-09
AIR RAIDS AND REPRlSALS

The latest air raid over London has taken its toll Of
deaths and left its trail Of wounded. AS has been the
case in all similar raids, the civilians have felt the
greatest force Of the blow. In this as in other raids,
more women and children than men have been killed
and wounded, and Of the men victims only a negligible
percentage have been soldiers. The property damage
has been confined chiefly to civil property. In no case
has any important military end been gained, and in most
cases nothing Of the sort has been attempted. The effort
has been to carry out the German doctrine of frightful-
ness through the women and children of England, as it
has been carried out through the women and children of
Belgium. The assertion made SO frequently in the Ger
man official statements that bombs were dropped on
the fortified city of London" is a clumsy falsehood, and
an insult to the intelligence of the human race. Lon
don, as every intelligent person knows, is no more a for
titled city than Chicago is, and the indiscriminate drop
ping of bombs upon such a place is just plain murder.
The Germans have carried their butchery into the
air as they have carried it into the water. There is the
dlHerence that in the case of the air raids reprisals in
kind are possible. Under the conditions which prevail
submarine murder cannot be met with submarine MUIR
der, even if anyone desired to pursue that course. The
only German vessels at large are those which are devoted
to the purpose of murder. There is no German mer-
chant shipping to be attacked, even if any other govern
,ment would authorize the following of the diapolical
practices which are pursued by the German submarines.
The air situation is different. There are rich and
populous German cities upon which British and French
aviators can drop bombs. In air equipment the Allies
outclass the Germans, and there is no question of their
ability, at any time when they desire, to carry into the
interior of Germany the same sort of destructiveness
that Germany is carrying into England and France, with
a special preference for England.
The customs Of nations permit reprisals when no
other means are at hand to prevent the commissions of
unlawful acts, and for a considerable time there have
been quite vigorous demands in England for reprisals
in kind against Germany. If Germany insists on bomb
ing English cities it is urged that England should bomb
German cities and do it so effectively that Germany will
think twice before sending other raiders to England.
Thus far the British government has consistently refused
to authorize such reprisals. The governments position
has been that it is better that even wrong Of this kind,
should be endured than that the nation should, even for
punitive purposes adopt practices which it SO strongly
condemns.
Naturally there are limits beyond which the follow
Ing of that policy is inpracticable. Endurance may
cease to be a virtue. And the Germans may find reason
to regret that they have pushed their campaign of MUIR
der as far as they have.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-09
Twice Haze | Seen the Kaiser
BY d. L.. Hanson of the vigiIantes.

BY ID. H.. Hanson of the VfgiIantes.
Twice ave I seen the kaiser; once
q July Thursday in 1910 at the Nor
wegian industrial exposition in Ber-
gen. He was kneeling on an OUT
spread handkerchief in order to ex-
anime the under parts Of a made-in
Norway automobile, from which he
looked up at times and dictated brief
sentences to an adjutant, hi stood
erect besides him, note book III hand.
Such had been his custom, whenever
his yacht, the Hohenzollern, had laid
into Bergen for supplies that summer,
SO I was told by a director of the
exposition. From that I, an Ameri-
9 business man, drew high opinions
Of William Of Germany's abilities as
q leader Of an efficient people.
-Four days later the kaiser was in
K~oenigsberg, d%edicating his twenty
seventh palace. OF course he made a
speech, which I, then in Edinburgh,
read with avidity-hadn't I. seen his
royalship kneeling. etc.? OF the many
"Me unt Got" sentiments hat remark
gem: Tt one only do. ! owe any
responsibility for my actions as kaiser,
to God Almighty and to Him alone
I Joined in the laugh that went the
world around at that. sentiment. but
wise men in Germany laughed not
IN Hamburg many leading merchants
hung Grape in their windows, while
in Frankfurt am Main an Indignation
meeting was held, as was also done
In various other cities. Nor was the
press silent. The chancellor OF that
day-von Bulow. YVES it not?-inter-
viewed the 1oQuacious and megal-
omanical wearer of the crown and
afterwards handed out that this
would positively be the last Of all the
bad breaks wilhelm would make-a
promise that was broken shortly after,
resulting In the resignation of Won
Bulow.
Twenty-Five years Of peace. the "gifi
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-09
TO OUR FLAG

o folds of whtts and scarlet! blue
with your silver stars! May fond eye
welcome .your willing feet follow you,
strong hands defend you, warm
hearts cherish you. and dying lips
give you their blessing! Ours by in
~heritance, our by allegiance, ours by
affection-long may you. float on the
free winds Of heaven, the emblem of
liberty, the hope Of the world!
Baer said: This is no time to make
In issue of Americanism."
Coates said: Food prices is the
fssue-all else is glittering generali-
ties"
Townley said: 1.-THE cry for war
came from the men who control the
trusts. Their interests are not so
much liberty and democracy as for
their profits. o believe
and fear our young men are going
to France to bleed for the profits Of
the damned pirates who profit from
our food"
Burtness' platform says: 1.-THE very
life and existence Of our country and
of other free peoples is at stake. The
issue is the greatest inc most serious
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-09

stances have added their share, and American Jews who
themselves are just on the verge Of poverty have spared
a mite out of the little that they possess in order that
those of their race and religion who are in distress may
have that distress relieved.
All Of this is gratifying and helpful. But other aid
must be forthcoming or the relief will be sadly made
quate. The visit of Rabbi Sternheim has for its purpose
the Information of our people as to the actual condi-
lions and the actual needs, in order that there may be a
general participation in this work. The address Of the
Rabbi presented the case impressively. And 1t is pleas
Ing to note the manner in which those not of the Jewish
faith participated in the various meetings which have
been held. Race and creed have no part in the relief Of
human suffering, and Jew and GENTLE alike are working
for the relief of this particular group Of Jewish people.
just as Jew and Gentle are working together under
other auspices for the relief Of suffering among otner
great groups Of people.
The cause which has been presented is one which
merits the attention and support Of all our people, and
this, there is every reason to believe, 1t will receive.
Every dollar that is contributed will be devoted directly
to the purpose for which it is intended, and every dollar
will help.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-09
BOARD SEEKS
TO KEEL RIVER OPEL

Minot, N. D., July 1.-THE park
board of Minot decided today to sup
port the defendants in the action
brought against owner Of boats on
the Mouse river by residents along
the river.
The plaintiffs seek an injunction re-
%straining the use of the river as a
navigable stream on the grounds that
the waves wash away property.
The action of the board is singular,
inasmuch as DR.. A. Carr, one Of the
plaintiffs and the chief agitator to
have the river closed to motor boats,
is a member Of the park board.
The Association Of Commerce has
also endorsed the cause OF the de-
PENDANTS. The hearing comes up July
~ before District Judge Leighton,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-09
"SPIES, TRAITORS AND
TOMMYROT"

The Fargo Courier-News, Townley's
personal organ and principal hacker
OF Baer for congress-, under the above
heading, says editorially:
1.-THE United States seems to be en-
tertng upon it's silly season of war;
time alarms. England had. It's period
OF spy-chasing and Of wreaking in
jury on the innocent, which really re-
tarded effective work in the war: The
same thing may happen here. . =
Government officials are not i'm
mune from hysteria and serious mis-
AXE Already there have been q
number Of arrests that were totally
unwarranted.
1T is dangerous policy 10 lump to
conclusions and lore dangerous to
make accusations without adequate
cause. There have been several wild
tales since the United States declared
war on Germany, which attained the
widest circulation and then fattened
out to nothing. They were good stor-
les" but false. They lend themselves
to the purposes Of those who would
use patriotism to satisfy private
grudges."
But Read This.
President Wilson in his Flag Day
address said:
"They filled our unsuspecting com
mun1ties with vicious spies and con-
spirators and sought to corrupt the
opinion Of our people in their own be-
half. When they found that they
could not do that, their agents dill
gently spread sedition amongst us
"The sinister intrigue is being nc
less actively conducted in this country
than in Russia and in every country in
Europe to which the agents and dupes
of the imperial German government
can get acces That government has
many spokesman here, in places high
and low. They have learned discre-
ton. They keep within the law. 1t is
opinion they utter now, not sedi.
ton. 4
"For us there is but one choice. We
have made 1t. Woe be to the man or
group Of men that seeks to stand In
our way in this day of high resolution,
when every principle we hold dearest
is to be INDICATED and made secure
for he salvation Of the nations. We
r ready to plead at the bar of his-
tory, and our flag shall wear q new
~luster."
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-09
4 FEW COMPENSA-
TIONS
urom Minneapolis Journal.)
Josh Billings once said, II as -,

pi,,,nes once said. ut is the
height of wisdom to get coiit
of calamity" ,+s
War Is a calamity. Yet war mas neS
emnensations as we'll. And wnen W.
10 forced upon us it is the helen.
w;sdom to look about for compeis
tiinn and to count up the possible au-
vantages to be gained. a.rence
THE economic value OF temperatlS9
has heen demonstrated to the Woiiu
IN the present conflict as never oeLoIe'
The waste of time, LABOR I'M .
foodstuffs and manhood resull'iSS
from the use of strong drink mus ieo
most of the nations at war u soive
this problem squarely. n IN
that this waste must be p -
the case Of canada, Australia, Britain,
France and Russia the advantages 10
the nation from the practice OF teln.
perance, are already so obvious tnas
it is hardly possible for the old con-
ditions to obtain after the wal.
Then the necessary practlce OF
economies Is bringing health and p
piness to a multitude of homes n 10
helping in a measure to solve the OIL.
icult problem of the high cost OF llV'
ing.
The possibilities of the productive
ness Of the soil are being demon
strated, and hundreds Of families are
already producing in their own gar
dens necessaries of life for which they
were formerly dependent on the mar.
ket, and his self-reliance is
to nations as we'll.
Nations are learning to produce at
home a multitude Of n~ecessaries TOR
which they formerly went abroad, and
this is furnishing employment to
many classes Of laborers and Is help
ing in a large measu to solve the
difficult labor problem.
Then, too, this war has stimulated
the growth of democracy. Those who
do the fighting demand a voice in
solving their own problems, and In
making the conditions under which
they must fight. The people, and not
those claiming to rule by divine right,
are hereafter to govern this world.
They are already taking matters in
their own hands in Russia and in
Greece, Inc as a result of the war the
growth Of democracy Is sure to con-
tinue.
Patriotism has been stimulated, the
hyphen has been erased, party lines
have become less prominent, and the
Flag and the National anthem and
A~mericanism all mean more to us
than they did before the war.
Then, too, the close relations thii
country is forming with the three
great democracies of Europe will
make for our peace and prosperity
through the coming years. And bes
OF all, the war Is certain to bring long
peace to the whole world.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-09
STRIKE SETTLED.

Seattle. Wash, July 9.-The Laun-
dry Workers strike, which has been
in progress here for three weeks, was
settled late today when the Laundry
Owners Club decided officially to rec
ognize the three unions on strike,
grant slight increases of pay In all
departments for inside laundry work.
-ers and engineers, and create a new
wage scale for laundry wagon drivers.
The workers, about 900 Of whom have
been idle for three weeks, will return
tt work Monday.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-09
NEW INSPECTOR AT
PORTAL is NAMED

Portal, N. D., July Frank A.
sincock, formerly of Fargo, has re-
Gently, been appointed as immigrant
inspector at this port, coming here
from Mabton, Wash. Mr.. Sincock's
parents reside in Fargo and he is a
graduate Of Fargo college.
Eugene A, Dueber of Scobey, Mont,
has also been transferred to this port
in the immigration service, and Mr..
Lowell Fuller of Washington, has
been detailed to service at Scobey.
lowing to the increase in immigration
and the new immigration law which
became effective recently the staff at
Portal has been increased by the adj
dition of the above officers.
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and free from color or odor. Such is
not the case. Even the sparkle may
be due to decomposition products. The
babbling brook usually contains more
dangerous bacteria than standing wa
ter. Streams do not purify themselves
by flowing oyer their rocky beds. The
mistaken notion that they do is re-
sponsible for a great deal of vacation
typhoid fever.
The safest method of destroying
disease germs in water Is by actual
boiling. Boiling the water for five
minutes viii! kill the germs Of typhoid
and allied diseases. Chlorine may also
be used to disinfect the water.
A stock solution is made by taking
a level ~teaspoonful of full strength
chloride of lime and rubbing it up to
a thin paste free from Jumps in a
teacup with a little water. This should
then be made up to a cupful and d.
luted with three more cupfuls of wa
ter and then poured into a bottle and
tightly corked. Add a teaspoonful of
this stock solution to each two-gallon
pail OF drinking water, Thoroughly
mixing 1t and allowing it to stand for
ten minutes. This will give about one
a part of free chlorine to a million
parts OF water, which will DESTROY ali
typhoid or dysentery producing germs.