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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-19

London, N6y. Pc Correspondence
Of the Associated Press) British la
boris acknowledgements war and peace
will be the; chief subject of discussion
at the 18th annual conference Of the
labor party. beginning January %.
Advance copies OF the agenda which
have just been issued, contain impor-
tant side lights on what, tit lis believed
may prove ito be ar3eeting a of world
wide, II not consequence
with regard 10 the relations between
capital and labor
Among thsSresolltions to be admit
ted. is one by the British Socialist par
ty which rays In erect that ,abors
rticipatfon 3 IN the & government, has
not resulted th any tangible benefits
to the mass sof the people. The reso-
luton addssth neither has the as
ISOLATION sof TIN labor party with the
government assured that the coming
peace will beasnade by the democracy
rather thaIntas.by capitalistic diplc-
macy" .i.s s,s
Regarding peace;,the' independent
labor partyAWill submit a resolution
calls upon&the government, if the sac
rifices Of the war; have not been in
vain, to provide for the direct repre-
sentation oftfhe organized democracy
in every conference which discusses
the cOnditforsof peace, to reject war
aims which kive the war the charac-
ter Of an imperialist venture, and to
use its influence and authority in ev-
cry possible way to remove the causes
of war. lSt sa'. r
Other resolutions to be submitted
criticize the governments handling OF
I! food supplies land urge as a remedy
that distribution be made on a family
basis "of share and share alike"
| Perhaps the most revolutionary OF
all the resolutions is one by the Anal
gamated. Society of Engineers which
Icalls upon the. government ITO impose
/ at once. asleyy..of 30 per cent on the
whole capital wealth OF the country
to he Levied. ton all persons in posses:
sion of >lndre. than $1,000. to be fol-
lowed-~bY further levies for the pur.
pose of distinguishing the national
debt" sc
! A second resolution by the samt
}nationallzation Of shipping and trans.
port" as we'll as the following,
\ State purchase and control Of al
essential raw materials and food
stuffs. II, 's.5s
'"'The fixing of nlaximunl;; but not 81
4 Inlinimum pEices for all essential c0pl'
l;modittese. both fors.ess aaSea eantaaeN
ana fgE Shs sIsssR sG5lfgms ri sssssar,
middlemen's profits. 80. ~ Ia, Z
'rrhe complete abandonm ent Of the
\ policy Of bounties and subsidies t.
capitalist producers and the substitu
i ttonfof system by which production
is stimulated not by bounties but b!
I increased state control of agriculture
\ and Industry '.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-19
'|W0RTHuVCT0N"
CAREER ENDED
in NEWBURGH VI
Former Grand Forks Resi-.
dent Acquired Nation
wide Notoriety. y.

Rev" Arthur Worthington' is no
more. He died last. week at, New
burgh, N. Y, when SUDDENLY cons.
ffUnxGd ~ his tenth wifi. n and thus 4;
sinoet dmaxfrfg career which faferOne'
time took ihim. to&Grand Forks, came
to an end
Rev DR.. Arthur Worthington"
Crawford, lived In this. city for some
years. and appears to have settled
here about 1889. : Old time residents
still recall his manifold activities. and
today it was particularly remem bered
that he took his, departure very
hastily when seeing his real name
mentioned in short personal item
in The Herald. He was known here
blythe name of Ward, and at one time
attempted to acquire political. inf1u-
ence, with meagre success, however.
Time and again his name appeared
I'M eastern papers, and when attention
was called to his continued activities,
Grand Forks citizens recalled with
quiet chuckle the effective, yet un-
obtrusive, method by which Geo. b.
Winship made the man take his de-
parture from the city.
The. following account of "Mr.
Worthington's'' death is taken from
New York paper:
4.
"Newburgh. Dec. IA moment
after he was confronted by. the tenth
wife he had deserted and robbed OF
her money. Samuel Oakley Crawford,
! known to the police of America as the
"Rev. DR.. Arthur Worthington.
dropped dead in Jail. here today.
Ills long criminal career reads like
dream 81 the widest fictionist:
Mrs. Jennie A. Showalter of Will
mington, Del. who was married to
Crawford in July, 1916. and whom ne
; deserted two months afterward, tax
! ing her savings of $4,000. was the
woman who confronted Crawford.
THE self-styled. clergyman, who
was 72 years old. seemed agitated as
she identified and denounced HIM. he
breathed heavily and was taken to a
window for fresh air. Removed to his
cell. he dropped over and died before
a doctor could be brought.
"Crawford was born In Saugertlef
and served in the Civil war. He was
graduated from Columbia university
in 1867, and a year afterward married
| the first of a long series of wives
Most of them he deserted, taking
"He posed at different times as q
. minister actor. writer. insmra4ce
4 agent Judge, captain. prohibitions
lecturer. Christian Scientist. real ,es'
tate operator, organizer and healer
! His f,rst Jail sentence was served
around 1870 for cheating in, q horss
i trade. .> f'
!. .His travels took him to many part.
Of the world. In Australia he estab
! lished q love cult which resulted II
his getting eight years IN jail. t, .
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-19
BELIEVED TWO OF s.s.
RAIDING PLANES i, Z,
WERE DESTROY YEp
Material Damage Done IS IS
Not Serious, Conn
munique Says. ,s.:.. @
r-5'a1s 7i ittsp
GERMANS BUSY @ b
IN THE ARGoNNE.
Make Artillery Bornbard-s
nent, But Accomplish
Very Little. III

London, Dec. 1s-Ten persons were
killed and seventy injured in Londpn
during last nights air raid. OUTSIDE
of London five persons were injured
The following official communities.
ton in regard to the casualties was
given out: I .@a = 4.
Last nights, air raid casualties:s,
Ten killed and seventy injured In Lon-
don. ss..esSs..
Several fires occurred. The matA-
Gal damage was not serious. There
was no damage to naval or military
establishments.n ,t 3F
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-19
Swiss People Well i.
Impressed With i y. 5.
Commercial Treaty

Berne. Switzerland, Tuesday, Dec.
is. The. text OF the new commercial
treaty with the: United States was
published in Switzerland today and
caused an excellent Impression every
where: All the Swiss, newspapers ex-
press the warmest Sgratitude OF the
Swiss people to, President WilHon and
the American government n
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-19
NAVY CIVIL ENGINEER z,
NOMINATED FOR CHIEF
OF BUREAU OF DOCKS

washington, Dec. 4 Charles, W.
PARKS, civil engineer in the navy, was
Nominated Yesterday by President
Yards and docks for a four-year term,
with the rank OF rear, admiralS
/, Mr.. Parks will succeed Rear ADJ
mirat Frederick r. Harris. detached
from that position to become general
MANAGER OF the emergency Fleet cor
poration, which position he now has
resigned. What tiisposition is to be
mode Of Admiral SHarrissWas not an
n0HncAd Esl9 $3.50 \. Nv "a S$5ifgla.sl & s.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-19
INCREASE IN WAGES
FOR FIREMEN WILL
! BE VOTED ON TO-DAY.

Chicago. Dec. 1s.-wage Increases
Of from 10 to, 40 per cent today were
submitted to $4,000 locomotive f,re-
men on railroads in the United States
for q vote. The demands were drawn
up yesterday by committees of the
Trainsmen's brotherhoods: Instruc-.
tions sent to the firemen say that the
vote is not on the question OF q strike.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-19
MUST DISPLAY SIGN,

39s Madison, Wis. Dec. So A mis-
has arisen out Of .
story circulated recently. declared
George sWeigle today. ''The story gave
the Impression that none but whole
callers were required to display signs
declaring articles sold to be from cold
storage. This is entirely incorrect.
Retail merchants must exhibit such
ysigns5in connection with the article.
OF, al in the case Of butter and sim:
.ilar products, the article itself is; ON
sspfs sightsin q contatner, the sign must
be- exhibited on the walls pf the
store - IN IL * 5s K n 40
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-19
Breakdowns AT Mills
And Strikes Blamed
, For Paper Shortage

Washington. Dec, 19:-Reports to
the; federal trade commission on the
news print paper market for fye
weeks ending December p. show a
loss of production. due principally to
strikes-on the Pacific coast and break
downs at mills, a decline in mill
stocks of about 1000 tons, and show
about $500 tons held at delivery
points. IA small decline in jobbers.
stocks is indicated and also decline
Of about $500 tons in publishers
stocks is shown. .'}it
Z Jobbers' reports show. a slight soft
eninE aof prices during November.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-19
CAMP DODGE MEN ; =. d
TOGO TO. HOMES. /.
n & 4. ..e 1 in. AUTOMOB

A Camp Dodge, Iowa. Dec II. Many.
national arnl~ men from Minneapolis
have completed arrangements ! for
thes Christmas holiday at
their homes. making the trip ibJ auto
plobiles.sit was said today. They will
leave Friday noon. I'LL
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-19
OLD FRENCH
CRUISER Sent
DOWN BY SUB 5 ):
All Passengers are Saved
Sub is Destroyed, Says
Announcement. d.

e. n 70
Paris Tuesday. Dec. 1S.-The old
French cruiser Chateaurenault en-
ployed as transport. was torpedoed
and sunk in the Mediterranean on the
morning of Decembed IA and the sub
marine which attacked her later was
destroyed, according to announcement
made last night by the French min
isters Of marine. The passengers on
the Chateaurenault, all of whom were
either soldiers or officers. were saved.
Ten members of the crew were lost.
{, The French cruiser Chateaurenault
was laid down in 1896. She was 7442
feet long. with beam Of 56:7 feet
and displaced 7,8sS tons. Her com
plement before the. war was 500 men.
Besides being used as cruiser for
,riterfy. the Chateaurenault had been
fitted las mine layer. -Sv- 8
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-19
GERMANS FAIL IN
ARGONNE DRIVE.

q Paris. Dec 1.-two attempts by
the Germans to approach French rpo-
sitions in the Argonne near Four de
Paris last night were defeated with
losses. the war office announced to-
day. The communication follows
1.-The enemy's artillery during the
night bombarded our first lines south
of Juvincourt and in the. Argonne, ut
Four de Paris. Our batteries replied
effectively. At the latter point en4
emy forces which made two attempts
to approach our positions were re-
pulsed with losses.
''In Lorraine. in the sectors Of
Flirey and-Nauroy. our patrols took
prisoners, including an officer.
There is nothing to report from
the remainder of the front. s3 4
Last night German aviators threw
down so bombs in the region Of Dun
kirk. No victims have been reported
thus far 2.-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-19

London, Dec. Toaey admtr-
Naval. aircraft ,dreppsd.s,.hom
which burst close to, the sheds and
on the; ammunition dump ana. rail-
way siding at the Engel airdrome on
Tuesday. One enemy aircraft, was
brought down ab.aEe and one out, OF
control. All of our machines re-
turned safely"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-19
ITALIAN LINES
ARE STORMED.

Berlin; Dec, 1s.-Austm-German
forces yesterday stormed the ItAASn
positions on Monte Asolone and the
adjoining heights, according to the
German staff. More than 1000 sol-s
tliers were captured -. S.sfS;ssIsss.sa. y
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-19
BELIEVE TWO PLANES
HAVE BEEN DESTROYED.

London, Dec. 19.-One Of the Ger.
man airplanes which took part Ia last
nights raid over England wAS
brought down and another ID believed
to have been destroyed, the war Of
flee announces From 16 to 20 raid
ers, divided into six groups endeavof-
ed to reach London but only five sue
ceeded in dropping bombs on the city.
There is reason to believe another
raider dropped into the English chan.
mel, says the report.
A British pilot fired two drums of
ammunition into raider az, it was
dropping bombs on London from =
height of 1000 feet. IN s&
After the main attacks OF the
raiders ceased a single airplane flew
over London at about o'clock. /,
The raider, known definitely To
have been destroyed, was hit by the
fire of anti-craft guns and finally
dropped into the sea of Kent. Two
of the crew of three were captured
alive by an armed trawler. ss;4g "a
Complete reports of the casualties
and damage have not been received.
All the British machines which went
up to engage the raiders. have re-
turned safely. -, y 49,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-19

Berlin, Dec. 1s.-German aviaters
last night dropped bombs on London,
Ramsgate and Margate, the German
war Office announced in its omcial
statement issued today:
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-19

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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-11-01
Kept Parents in Ignorance

A kindly conspiracy kept an aged
couple in ignorance of the fact that
their Oman officer In the army--wns
facing the dreadful ordeal of being
tried for murder, says a London cor-
respondent. The parents live In a re-
mote par. of the country, and rs they
L not In very good health. they re-
ceive few visitors. The mans sisters
established IL censorship of all letters
and papers coming into the house. Any
letter that bore amy reference to the
trial was suppressed, while they were
sometimes hard put to 1t to explain
why the papers were so ruthlessly
lnutilated. During the process of the
trial the man wrote letters home in
which he pretended to be at the front.
Eventually he was triumphantly ac-
Quilted, hut the parents were kept in
ignorance of ven this fact, rs it was
| feared the shock would have too great
| an effect upon them.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-11-01
A Superior Place.

II "a driving through southern In
diana last week." relates a friend, and
I stopped for refreshment at a little
town which has not yet felt the effects
Of prohibition. There was II regular
saloon in the place-only "a Sign on
the window read Sample Room And
l entered to get Il sample.
There was quite Il bunch OF men
i'm the place. leaning up against the
bar. But there were no tables, and
not even a CHAIR. AS i ordered my
light refrcshment. / spoke to the bar
tender, whom l judged to be the pro-
prietor. ] told him that i Thought Ia
| come in and take Il sip and maybe q
| bite. hut that | didn't e any place ia
sit down. And asked him why 1T
didn't have any chairs. He said:
"'Young Teller. this here is II first
! class place. An we don't have M
chairs because we don't aim to let ON,
man drink any longcr'n he kin stand.
'Properly rcbuked. I went away
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-11-01
HOW HE SAW THE BALL GAME
Man Carried Dry Goods Box and Brass
Kettle to Grounds to Prevent
Repetition Of Injuries.

II am a cautious man." said Mr..
Slowboy, land rarely place myself in
danger without taking great prccau-
tions," and he lifted out OF his wagon
Il dry goods box and Il brass kettle.
Il came out here to see Il match three
weeks ago" the old q explained,
and during the game a red-hot ball.
right from the bat, struck me like Il
cannon shot between the eyes. bent
my %SpcctaclcS down. broke both glass
cs. diSnrranged my ideas. DISTRACTED
my view OF the game and knocked me
down. Then the catcher and short
Sop ran together and stood on me.
and Jumped to catch the bali, and
when they came down they both
kicked me for getting in the way and
making them miss the bah. And now
1 have brought along this dry goods
box TO sit in and this brass kettle to
Wear on my head"
And. placidly. safely. but Il little
warm. withal. he SAN The game clca,
through. - Pittsburgh, Chroniclc-Tele
graph.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-11-01
Peculiaritiea Of the Hen.

"Hens are funny creatures" observes
a poultry fancier. ''They have thei,
likes and dislikes-especially dlslikes
If you a hen she turns crusty
and won't lay eggs. She likes her ole
home, and takes an abominable time
to get used to the new.
IF you way q cloth within sight of
the occupants of your fowl run yol
will hear a shocking row. This par
ticular noise Is known us the danger
signal and sometimes will be in
dulged in without u single break for as
long as twenty minutes.
"If you take it into your head IT,
rearrange the nest-boxes. depend upoL
1t Biddy will pay you out. She will
miss that day with her usual egg.
provided they are good, it's wises,
to stick to old things in p%oultry-keep-
ing, and not to shift them unless YOU
are compelled to do so. At least
there's one thing you car change, and
that's the fodder. Hens won't objec,
to that at all; in fact, they like it,"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-11-01
JUDGE YEAMAM GIVES
ATTORNEYS MORE TIME

Sioux Falls. S. d.. Oct. e7.-In the
United States court today, Judge YOU
mar gave attorneys for the 81 German
nd Russian farmers of Hutchinson
county. convicted recently OF viola
t'on OF the espionage act, unit! next
Wednesday to perfect motion for stay
If sentence, and for new trial.
The defendants were permitted to re-
turn to their homes until next Wednes-
Fay. under their old bonds. which ag-
regate $4,000.
1t motion for new trial and for stay
if sentence is denied at that time. SEN
tences are expected to be imposed i'm
,aediatly following tn ruling of the
court on the motions.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-11-01
KAISER R~EC0NS|DERS
CHANCELLOR DECISION
Newspaper Says He's Saving
New Choice for Conclusion of
Peace"-May Reconsider.


Emperor Williams unwillingness to re-
move DIR. Michaelis at present, despite
the chancellor's admitted lost of con
troll of the political situation is. accord
ing to an article in the Lokal .AnZeiger,
that the emperor. like a IL base
ball manager. is saving his best politi-
cal star for the all important service
at the conclusion of peace and there
after and therefore is reluctant to eX-
haust his stamina by putting him in
now"
The majority parties in the reich
stag are inclined to hold. however, that
the emergency eve will be greater
than now and the emperor. perhaps. is
disposed to reconsider his decision. The
reichstag leaders have axe the week
end recess, so the question of whether
a crisis exists will not become acute
again before the middle of next week.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-11-01
B0SCHEE'S GERMAN SYRUP

will quiet your cough. Soothe the i'm
flammation OF IL sore throat and lungs,
stop irritation in the bronchial tubes.
inspiring Il good nights rest. free from
coughing and with easy e%Npcctorntion
in the morning. Made and sold in
America for tifty-two years. A Won
derful prescription. assisting Nature I'm
building up your general health and
throwing off the disease. Especially
useful i'm lung trouble, asthma, Group,
bronchitis, etc. For sale in all civil
ixed countries. ADV.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-11-01
SEES TWO YEARS. WORK
AHEAD OF U. S. ARMY

st. Louis. Mo-. Oct. 21.-Hamilton
Fyfe. war correspondent for the North
cliffe newspapers. a member of Lord
N%orthcliffe's party, speaking at a local
club. declared hat from what he had
seen at the front. the American army
was doing we'll If 1t were ready to
take the field after W. years train
ing.
expressing this opinion" he said. But
1 believe it is much better to try to
see things as they are than to indulge
in false hopes. The Germans prepared
for so a to win this war. and they
have not won 1t yet.
Every defeat that the British and
French have suffered on the western
front has been due to unpreparedness."
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-11-01
Should Make Soldiers Happy.

"When l was first admitted to the
bar, I pictured myself as engaged in
making impassioned addresses to
jurles," writes Emerson Hough. Later
1 found that q lawyer had n great
many things to do besides making Inn
FASHIONED addresses. We picture to our
selves a soldier as engaged always In
the imminent deadly breach, his sword
waving above his head. AS II matter
Of fact, q soldier has to do u great
many things besides wave his sword.
has to eat, drink, smoke, play cards,
sew on buttons, wash, %shaveand
read. The soldier who does not read
is neither as good or as happy n SOL
der as he might and ought to be. 1t
Is our duty to make our soldiers not
only good ones, but happy ones. Ergo,
books. and plenty of them, for the boys
Mt the 'front.'"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-11-01
GARFIELD INCREASES
COAL COST AT MINES
Several Districts Affected by
New Rule Announced Today
by Fuel Administration.

Washington. ID. c.. Oct. 29.-The fuel
administration announced today a scale
of bituminous coal prices for Michigan
and made price changes in certain
fields of Montana. Arkansas. Illinois
and Missouri. The Michigan prices are:
Run of mine. s3.15 a on; prepared
sizes, $500: slack or screenings. 1920.
These prices have no connection with
recommendations made in ~ letter to
President Wilson yesterday by Fuel
Administrator Garfield, concerning pro-
posed increases of prices at the mines
of bituminous coal as u result OF in-
creased wages.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-11-01
GUARD %YLEFTOVERS"
GO TO FRANCE SOON
Men Will Be Used in Forming
Reserve to Keep UP Perish
ing's Fighting Forces.

Washington, N. c., Oct. 29-Officers
n men left in the national guard regi-
ments. which have been heavily drawn
upon to fill up other organizations. will
have their chance at the front. 1t has
teen disclosed that the war department
ilans To use all these s~keletonized units
10 form a reserve in France from which
General Pershing may draw to keep
mis- fighting forces always at full
strength.
: Secretary Baker and General Bliss.
chief OF staff, explained the plan to five
rev England governors who went to
the department to inquire what was to
re done with the seven New England
infantry regiments and other units not
included in the Twenty-sixth division.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-11-01
DECLARED LAST
TRAINING WORK
American Troops Participation
in Trench and Artillery Work
Is Not Considered Be-
ginning in War.

Washington, d. c.. oct. 2s.-An-
nouncement from General Pershing's
headquarters that American troops
were in the front line trenches in
France, mark the beginning of the cul-
minating phase of the training of the
American war army. Neither Secretary
Baker nor any war department officials
would comment upon the news from
abroad. 1t was plainly indicated. how
ever. that the movement was regarded
simply as the final course in instruction
and not the real initiation of partici-
patton by the United States troops in
the WAY.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-11-01
GERMANS TO FALL
ON FINLAND SOON
Preparations Made to Evacu.
ate Helsingfors as Teutons
Plan Easy Victory.

Petrograd, Oct. 2s.-Preparations are
being made in Helsingfors for the evac-
uation OF that city. according to a tele-
gram received here.
Vremva SAYS THAI in view Of the easy
advance in Russian territory. the Ger
mans are preparing for a descent on
Finland. and profiting by their propa-
ganda expect to be able with small
forces to capture the Russian troops
without resistance and to cut the rail
way at 1'ornea. severing communica.
ton between Russia and Sweden.