davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-24

Minced Lamb: Mince very fine
some cold roast lamb, moisten with
a little water. add a little butter,
heat and serve on very hot butter
ed toast
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-24

Just received from New York-about 200 suits
that were show room samples. We received big
discount on these garments anu put them into this
sale at 80 IS percent discount
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-07
GERMAN CREW
BLOWS UP SHIP:
ALL PRISONERS
Officers of Cornorant, In
termed at Guam, Refused
to Surrender to u. S.
SEVEN KILLED
IN EXPLOSION
Bluejackets, Then, Proceed
to Take 80 Officers and
321 Men Prisoners.

Washington. April e.-Ths interned
German gunboat Cormorant at Guam
has been blown up.
The Cormorant refused to surren-
der to the American forces which
went to take possession Of her, and
was destroyed by her crew. Two Ger
man warrant Officers and five enlisted
men Of the crew were killed in the ex-
plosion.
The navy departments announce
ment said:
1.-The ',nterned German cruiser Cor
morant At Guam refused to surrender.
officers and five enlisted men. Twenty
oMcers. twelve warrant ofncers and
321 enlisted men were taken prison.
ers." ),
The message was received at the
navy department At a. m. today
by Captain Roy Smith, governor OF
Guam.
Internment of the cormorant at
Guam has been the cause Of continual
conflict and disagreeable incidents
between the American naval officers in
charge of the island and the Ger
man crew.
On several occasions former Ger
man Ambassador Bernstorn appealed
to the state department on behalf
Of the Cormorant's officers and crew
to have the vessel transferred to San
Francisco. Each time the navy de-
partment refused.
The Cormorant was chased into
Guam by japanese warships soon aft
er the declaration of war between ia
pan and Germany. Tho ship had ex-
hausted her fuel supply raiding COM
merce and was compelled to burn her
wood work structure to mako steam
under which she reached that port.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-07
ON
INSURANCE TO
Be INCREASED
Life and Fire Companies to
Meet War Conditions in
Their Own Way.

New York, April Insurance ex-
perts here expressed the opinion to-
day that each company would deal
with the changed conditions resulting
from the participation of the United
States in the war in its own way. AL
they predicted heavy increases
"A both lifes and fire premiums. they
said the companies had taken 20 con-
certed action. ~.
The question of increasing the
rates of life insurance was discussed
at the regular monthly meeting OF the
Association of Life Insurance presi-
dents without reaching an agree
ment. The chief difficulty in fixing the
rate Of war insurance in life policies,
insurance men say, is their inability
to obtain complete statistics on the
European war.
The anxiety Of thousands Of hold
ers Of policies in German insurance
companies in the United States has
been relieved by President Wilson's
proclamation, declaring the rights Of
these companies to continue business
under supervision Of state insurance
departments. The managers Of the
German companies will be required to
keep all their assets in the United
States, so that they may not be used
for the benefit of an alien army.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-07
TOnln1ieS And Americans
In Trenches Hear of u. S.
Entrance Into Great War

a brief translation into German Of the
presidents statement that America
was entering the list against the Ger
man government and not against the
German people. Others include the
latest slogan: 'No peace with the
Hohenzollerns." while still others
read: Get rid of your kaiser"
Troops Buy Papers.
On their way back from the front
trenches today, the troops who had
been relieved eagerly bought two
days old London papers from the
French news boys in order to read
the American news and the text Of
the presidents speech. In the little
French Estaminets cafe and villages
behind the lines. there was great ex-
citement among the old civilians and
haired Frenchman. waving a bit Of
writing paper. said he was sending
the good news to his son in the
trenches so as to be sure that he
would not miss tt
Renewed Confidence.
The weight of America thrown into
the scales just at this juncture in
what is regarded rs the critical year
Of the struggle has sent renewed
front. One could scent 1t everywhere
today. .65 g.
There was much speculation along
the front as to the manner of Ameri-
can participation ana an almost uni
versal wish that the United States
should be represented on the fighting
line at the earliest possible moment
if only by a brigade or division
Mingled with the universal desire that
the war should soon be ended was
the generally expressed hope that II
would last long enough to give the
Americans chance at the Germans
Apart from the purely military view
the soldiers keenly appreciated the
moral weight Of Americas decision.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-07
WILSON
MAY SPLIT UP
TEUT0N ALLIES
Mayor Moraht, Military
Writer, in German Press,
Bitter on Proclamation.


Amsterdam, Via London. April T.
Major Moraht, the military expert
writer, in the Deutsche Tages Zeitung,
writes an abusive article on. what he
calls President Wilson'S attempt to
provoke Austro-German dissensions
over the submarine war. He calls the
things. hideously hypocritical, unprin-
cipled and untruthful. People like
Wilson," he says. ''can only be con-
verted by sheer force"
Major Moraht ID uncertain as to
whether Americas entrance into the
war will prolong the struggle. but he
expresses the hope that the German
on America, and thus spoil the game
Of the American fnanciers.''
He concludes that the thing inosv
desirable now Is that Germany should
remain united.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-07
NEW PLANS ARE
NOW UNDER WAY
FOR STRUCTURE

Mexico City. April 7.-Plans are
ing and cutting down the plans Of the
new legislative palace. Work on this
great building which is intended to
house the Mexican congress and
which. as projected, would have been
the largest legislative building in the
world was begun under President
Diaz. The steel framework Of the
building was completed, but no work
has been done on the building since
1910. It Is estimated that 1t would
cose $32.00o.000 to complete the
building under the original plans and
1t 10 proposed to simplify these plans
and utilize the work already done to
form part Of q less pretentious struc-
ture.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-07
JOHNNY BULL
WASABEAR0N
WHEAT SALES
Britain Made ST. 100000 in
Turn Over When
Wheat Sold at So. q

Chicago, April "A new feature in
speculation was made here. today
when it was learnhd that the British
government has made s1,50o,oo0, in
turning over 5,ooo:ooo bushels Of May
wheat bought sonas months ago dur
ing a break in the 5aerket. England.
finding it impess.blf to,tAkes q deliv-
a profit said to be around 80 to 40
cents a bushel. Then. 5000, 900 BUSH
els of July wheat was bought at a
price of about 80 cents under May,
showing saving on the cost of the
grain and two months storage
charges.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-07
GERMAN MAIL
IS SUSPENDED
Austria, Bulgaria and Turkey
Also Cut OF by U. S.
Instructions. .-

Washington. April 7.-Postmaster
General Burleson today suspended
mail service to Germany during the
war and instructed all postofiices to
refuse mail destined for Austria,
Hungary. Luxembourg. Bulgaria ana
Turkey, as 1t cannot be dispatched at
present without passing through Ger
many. Mail from the countries last
named, which, may be received in the
United States, will be forwarded to
destination.
Postmaster General Burleson also
has suspended postal money orders
between the United States and the
German empire. International money
order Offices will decline to pay orders
drawn upon them by German omces
on and after April 6.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-07
Sheriff Ross of Fargo Has
Papers to Serve on Him
and Others.
SENATOR ENGLUND
BRINGS CHARGES
Townley, Brinton and Sew
eral Others are Named in
Two Damage Suits.

Fargo. N. D., April 7.-Papers are
in the hands OF Sheriff Ross for serv-
ice on A. G. Townley and j. w. Brin-
ton, charging criminal libel and ask.
ing damages aggregating $50,000 from
these and several others.
The suits are brought by Senator J.
A. Englund Of Kenmare.
Mr.. Townley is in st. Paul, having
left the state after his meeting in
Grand Forks more than week ago,
and Mr.. Brinton is in California, hav-
ing been called there by the illness OF
his wife.
w. r. Wyatt, l.. H. Avery, John Wein-
berger, J. E. Flecten, c. E. Gordon
and ~. B. Mclaughlin. The latter
is the publisher of the Kenmare Jour-
nal and the others arc presumed to
be men who signed resolutions pre-
sented atgessaeet4a e Kenmare in
ssais.f rs1is,f ! ss ;aasa n .,sioa snsrsss sss
suits are based. I. = -.
na MCGEE & Goss Of Minot are the at
torneys for Senator Englund.
These suits are based on allegations
made in a set of resolutions presented
at a Townley meeting in February at
Kenmare, the home town Of Senator
Englund, in which it was alleged that
the senator was not citizen of the
United States, that he had become q
citizen of Canada and sworn aliegi-
ance to King George of Great Brit
ain in acquiring title to large ranch
in Saskatchewan.
1t was further alleged that the SEN
ator was drawing salary as deputy
bank examiner while he was filling
his duties as senator, in violation Of
| the constitution.
Senator Englund Immediately pro-
duced the proofs that he had never
forsworn his American citizenship,
that he had always maintained his
residence in North Dakota while own
ing a ranch in Canada on which he
had a large number of horses and
other livestock. He produced a let
ter he had written to the state ex-
aminer sometime before the legisla-
tive session opened calling attention
to the fact that he would be men,
ber Of the senate and asking that his
name be not included on the payroll
of the department during the session.
There are two suits involved in the
papers in the hands Of the sheriff.
One is for the alleged libel contained
in the resolutions and the other
charges attempt to coerce the senator
while in the discharge of his duties In
the. senate in an effort to force him
to vote for House Bill A. The suits
are for $3.50 each.
Service will be had on Mr.. Townley
as soon as he returns to North Da-
kota. II is understood the papers
were first sent to Grand Forks fer
service on him after the Townley
meeting there, but that Townley took
the first train for st. Paul and has not
been in the state since that time.
The suits will be heard in Ward
i
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-07
PANlCKY DAY
IN WHEAT PIT
Government Crop Estimate and
Reports of Raider Cause
Wide Fluctuations.

Chicago. April THE appearance
OF q supposed sea raider followed by
a pessimistic government crop report
caused wild fluctuations in. the wheat
market here today. At one point May
wheat sold at $2.12. six to six and
three-eighths cents higher than the
previou4 close. Opening sales were
made at\ \$2.07 1-2 to ,$2.06 1-2. The
appearance Of fthe raider caused q
drop to $S,04 7-s. Then. on the crop
report, quotations made a perpendicu-
lar leap to $2.12. -
Accepting wheat crop conditions
shown by the\sovernment report as a
calamity. the wheat market later ad-
vanced sensatiopally from 8 SIS cents
. bushsl for May options to 1s ga
cents for September. July advanced
- 81 cents. May corn sold up to
S-4 cents and May oats 3-S cent.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-07
NAVY AND POWER
BOAT SQUADRONS
BEING Modified
Naval Militia and Reserves
Comply With Orders
and Move Forward.
GERMAN PLOTTERS
BEING ARRESTED
Arrangements Being Com
plete for Enormous Sup
plies-Baker Explains.

Washington. April 1.-THE second
day Of war with Germany found every
government agency in action along
Predetermined lines, with congress
sional committees at work on the new
army bill and finance measures.
The navy and its newly organized
power boat coast patrol squadron was
naval reserves were complying with
orders to Join the colors.
Many Germans Arrested.
From many cities came word that
United States marshals had carried
out orders Of the department Of JUS
tice for the arrest Of so Germans who
the government believes dangerous to
allow at large.
Officials had about determined to
use the German merchant ships,
nearly 100 of which have been seized
for government service, though no
announcement was made whether
they would be confiscated or paid for
at the close Of the war.
Government seizure Of all radio
stations and the closing Of all except
those needed for naval communica-
ton was authorized by President Will
son.
Arrange for Enormous Supplies.
Both the war and navy depart
ments were arranging with contrac-
tors to furnish enormous quantities OF
supplies; steel manufacturers agreed
to furnish the navy their product at
last years prices, effecting an $751;
0Oo, 900 saving in the navy's 1917
steel bill; the treasury department de-
vised means Of raising funds. subject
to congressional aut' orization and the
department Of agriculture set forth on
a movement to increase and conserve
the nations supply Of food stuffs and
simplify the distribution. Many other
similar activities were started after
the cabinets council Of war last night
Baker Explains Plans.
The house military committee met
today to hear Secretary Bakers ex-
! PLANTATION of the army general staf1
bill to draft and train one million
young men within year and the ac'
| companying three billion dollar budg'
ct, all Of which have President Will
sons announced approval. The senate
military committee also had the army
bill under consideration today.
Without congressional action. the
only thing the war department can dc
to increase the nations authorized
armed forces is to order the regular
army expanded to full war strength
1t seemed likely today that a large
part of the wars cost, which for the
first year alone may run far above
the $500, 100000 already asked o.
congress. even to $4,000, 100000. will
be raised by higher taxes on incomes
inheritances and excess profits. An an
nouncement from Secretary McAdot
on details of the $474,000,000 bond is
sue already authorized but not. ISSUED
| u,oe oYnocted at any time.
Announcement will be made soor
that free admission to American har
bors has been granted war vessels ol
tho a1ljes
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-07
FIRST ALARM OF WAR COMES WHEN GERMAN
RAIDER IS REPORTED OFF NANTUCKET; EVERY
PREPARATION FOR STRUGGLE RUSHED FORWARD
PRIVATE CAR IS
PRESENTED TO THE
NATIONAL MUSEUM

Mexico City. April THE private
railway car formerly used by Presi-
dent Juarez and later used by Presi-
dent Lerdo de Tejada has been pre-
sented to the National Museum by
General Heriberto lara. The car
which was made in England over fifty
years ago is beautiful piece Of work.
manship the interior decorations rep
resenting incidents in the life Of St.
Patrick. When the Constitutionalist
army left Mexico City for Vera Cruz
in 1914 the car was pressed into use
and has been in operation throughout
the campaigns since that time.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-07
PUTS HAND OVER
TRENCH MORTER
TO STOP SHELL

London, April 7.-One Of the most
reckless feats Of daring reported dur
military awards just issued. Private
Daniel Hall who won the distinguish
ed conduct medal. put his hand over
the muzzle of trench mortar as it
was fired in order to prevent the shell
from hitting a man who had mad
vertently stepped in front of the
gum"
The same list mentions awards to
six men who picked up live shells and
threw them over the parapet.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-07
AUTOS AND OTHER
VEHICLES TO BE
ALLOWED IN MEXICO

Mexico City, April Automobiles
and other vehicles will be permitted
to enter Mexico free of duty during
the month Of April according to an
order recently issued by the govern
ment. This provision will permit
farmers to bring in vehicles which are
urgently needed. 1t also is intended
to establish automobile communica-
ton between many points now cut off
from railroad traffic. The state gov
ernment of Sonora has ordered 800
cars for this purpose.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-07
Prepare Placards, Inform
ing Germans of the ''Bad
News" to Hold up to in
Trenches - Teuton Pris-
oners Had Heard Nothing
of it-American Decision
Sends Renewed Feeling of
Confidence Through Al
lied Forces.

From staff correspondent Of the
Associated Press, with the British
Armies in France. April 8, via Lon
don, April 1.-THE news of the action
of the United States senate invoking
for war with Germany reached the
far-fung western battle line today
and was hailed with cheers. Nowhere
was the qualification greater than
along the section of the front held by
the Canadians with whom many
thousands of Americans are serving.
Many Canadian and British compan-
les were busy today preparing signs
to hold up over the trenches telling
the Germans the tidings from Wash
ington. This is the favorite plan of
the Tommies to convey all sorts of
bad news to their enemies across No
Mans Land.
"Get Rid of Kaiser."
German prisoners taken today have
not heard of President Wilson's ad-
dress and knew only in a vague way
Of the breaking of diplomatic rela-
tions in February. Some of the trench
signs which We're prepared included
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-07
WANT TOBACCO
FOR SOLDIERS
AND SAILORS
Protest Against Bill to Pro
hibit Use at the Train
ing Camps.

New York. April "A protest
against the provisions in the Cham
berlain military bill prohibiting the
sale and use Of tobacco by the army
and navy at places used for training
purposes was sent to members Of con-
gress today by the Tobacco Mer-
chants association OF the United
States. The association contrasts this
provision with the policy followed by
the belligerent nations in Europe.
which supply soldiers with tobacco as
part of their daily rations.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-07
MUNITION WORKERS
MUST BE NEAR ALL
WOMEN, NEW ORDER

London. April New contracts
being let by the government for mu-
nitions provide that eighty per cent
of the operatives must be women. This
is done with view to keeping down
to minimum the number Of men
employed in munitions factories.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-07
GRAVE WAR FrFnllNIG nllNIIG( q! PROBLEM AS
RESULT OF FOkErsn,t1EsrsoF ~ soF FIFTY
MILLION BUSHEL SLUMP IN WHEAT
graf NORTHERN
LINE IS TIED UP;
BRIDGE WASHED OUT

-. Great Falls. Mont, April 7.-For
S. thern's Shelby line is tied
sS0cicf,, washout Of the bridge at
NaisnfRs fine miles south of Shelby.
Trains are being detoured by way Of
Havre. Piers are in for steel bridge
but timber structure will be put
across to handle traffic until the steel
span Is completed.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-07
Submarine in Grief.

Tampa, Fla, April Captain LIN
quist of a fishing smack from Sara
sofa today reported that he saw a
large submarine in the Gulf yesterday.
The craft rode within a mile and there
were men on it's deck, Captain Lin
quist reports. He hailed but had no
response and saw no marks of identi-
flcatton. The boat was headed south.
three miles from shore of Sarasota
Ray
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-07
BEAUTIFUL CANTATA
AT BAPTIST CHURCH

The solemn anniversary of tho
crucihxion waa. observed for the
sighth consecutive year BY the choir
Of the flrst Baptist church last even
ing with the singing Of the "seven
Last Words Of Christ" There was q
large crowd present in the church and
the cantata was beautifully sung by
the choir under the direction Of Har-
old d. Winslow.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-07
CHICORY RAISED
ON LARGE SCALE
in ENGLAND NOW

London, April 7.-For the first time
in forty years. chicory is being raised
on a large scale on English farms.
The initial crop from large market
gardener in Lincolnshire yielded
twenty tons to the acre.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-07
Nantucket Shoals Lightship
Flashes Report all Along
the Seaboard.
CLOSE GUARD KEPT
ON ENTIRE COAST
Officials Believe the Raider
Would Not Venture so
Near Protected Ports,

Newport, r. l.. April THE first
alarm Of the German-American war
was sounded Off the New England
coast today.
The Nantucket Shoals Lightship
flashed to the naval radio station here
that a German commerce raider had
passed the lightship bound west. In
stantly the plans Of tho navy for Just
such situation became operative.
There was assurance that II the
audacious warship held her course she
would be given q warm reception.
Meantime. shipping in the vicinity
was warned to make port or hold Its
anchorage. The raider was directly
In the lane for west bound shipping
and not more than 200 miles by the
usual course from New York.
The supposed raider showed two
masts and a huge smokestack. She
appeared to be Of about 10000 tons
and some shipping men who heard
that she was an armored cruiser dis
guised as a merchantmen.
Warrington. April 7.-Rsports OF
German commerce raiders of Atlan-
ito ports were flashed along the sea-
board today and all shipping practical
~ was tied up while naval patrols
~ W onedo!sH tue 1oOnuty OF
mysterious ships reported near the
shipping lanes. 1t was the first breath
OF war at the doors Of America ana
1t sent a thrill through the country.
Nantucket Reported Raider.
The first report came from Nam
tucket lightshtp which saw q strange
ship passing west this morning an0
promptly reported it to tho Boston
navy yard and the navy department
destroyer dottllaS are at sea in the vi
cinity and presumably they had the
wireless warning which swept tho
coast line and set out to locate tne
mysterious craft. Meanwhile ship
ping was warned not to venture out.
soon afterward a report of a raider
on the Virginia Capes came from
hampton Roads where shipping also
was held in port while armed craft
went to sea to investigate.
Many Reports Expected.
Navy officials expect many reports
OF raiders while the sea coast is a,
high tension and many such probably
will turn out to be unoffending
tramps No precautions are being
patrol Is on the alert to examine all
strange ships.
Officials considered 1t would be
strange for a raider to venture So
close to ports which are known to
be guarded. They would expect a
raider to lie off at sea on the edges of
the shipping lanes instead Of ventur-
ing close enough to shore to be OBJ
served and reported.
1t was considered not improbable
that the wireless warning caused by
the mysterious ship passing Nantucket
were heard all along the coast and
might be responsible for other reports
Of q commerce raider lying in wait.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-07
Tug Warns Shipping.

Newport News, Va. April THE
presence OF q German raider Off the
Virginia Capes was officially report
ed here today. A tug was dispatched
to sea to warn all outgoing and in
coming vessels and to order all outgo-
ing vessels to turn back. The tug Is
equipped with wireless and is expect
ed to reach all ships in the danger
zone.