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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21
MORRISON COUNTY

Two brothers, William and Allan
Morrison, are honored by the name OF
this county. The older, William, was
born in Montreal in 1885 and engaged
in the fur trade in northern Minnesota
from 1908 to 1926, working for the N
Y. and Northwest companies and later
for John Jacob Astor's American Fur
company. During his travels as fur
trader, he explored the greater part
of northern Minnesota and in 1856,
Just before this county was named In
his honor, he claimed in a letter to the
president of the Minnesota Historical
society, Governor Ramsey, that he had
visited Lake Itasca in 1906, % years
before it was seen and named by
Schoolcraft. William Morrison lived
in Canada from 1926 until death in
1866. The younger, Allan, born in
1903, also engaged in the fur trade in
northern Minnesota for many years,
beginning in 1920 and was a represen-
tative in the first state legislature. He
died at White Earth, Minnesota, in
1877.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21
AGREEMENT REACHED on
ENEMY TRADE BILL
Virtually All Important Amendments
Accepted by House Members Of
Conference.

Washington, Sept. 20.-The admins
tration trading with the enemy bill
has been placed in form for final en-
actment not later than next week.
The conferees reached complete
agreement, accepting virtually all i'm
portant Senate amendments, including
those authorizing the President to en-
barge imports, giving him broad pow
or over all foreign insurance compan-
les and placing the entire administers
tioh of the bill within his hands.
Amendments were added to definitely
limit operation of the bill to the term
Of the war. s
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21
SUBMARINES SINK ONLY
~ EIGHT LARGE VESSELS
losses For Week by U-6oats 10 Low.
est Since February For Big
Ships.

London, Sept. 20.-British merchant
ships of 1000 tons and over sunk by
mine or submarine during the past
week, numbered eight according to
the admiralty report. Twenty ships
under 1000 tons were also sunk, and
one fishing vessel.
The number of vessels of more than
1000 tons is the smallest sunk in one,
week by Germany since last February,
but the number under 1000 tons is the
largest for one week, but one, since
midi february.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21
TO FIX PRICE OF COPPER
WHEN BOARD REPORTS
President to Name. Price Said to Be
Around ~ Cents, Satisfactory to
Producers.

Washington, Sept. 20.-The war in
dustries board is to lay before Presi-
dent Wilson the result of it's copper
price investigation and possibly with
in the following 4S hours, the Presi-
dent will fix the price definitely. The
price is said to be around % cents,
which is said to be satisfactory to pro-
ducers. The price will be subject to
Increases later should operating costs
grow higher. Spot copper sales in
New York are around 261k cents: The
Allied governments recently contract
ed for ,77,000,0o0 pounds at Is cents
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21
RUSSIAN RADICALS ARE
NOW WITHOUT A LEADER
Four Big Men Of workmeA-soIdiers
Council Quit, Leaving Party With
out 4 Practical Head.

Petrograd, Sept. 20.-Russia's radi-
calls who clamor for peace and mob
rule are leaderless.. Their cause has
suffered the, worst blow since the
March revolution.
Tscheidze, who stuck with them
through thick and thin as the chief
pilot for six months, regardless of the
odium and stigma that went with his
leadership. has deserted them. Skobel-
of, ex-minister of labor, who fought
their battles day in and day out in
the governmental councils, has parted
ways with them. Tchernoff and Tsere.
telli, two other former ministers, have
done likewise. v~
Their action constitutes q GROWING
triumph for Kerensky.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21
ARGENTINE TAKES
EXTREME ACTION
SENATE BY VOTE OF % TOT De,
clDEs TO SEVER RELATIONS
e WITH GERMANY. -
NO EXPLANATION is AWAITED
Resolution Now Goes to Chamber 0,
Deputies With Strong Public
Feeling In Favor of lts Final
Passage.

Buenos Aires, Sept. 20.-The Argen.
tine senate by vote of % to / has
declared for the breaking off of rela-
tons with Germany. The resolution
now goes to the chamber of deputies.
There is strong public feeling in favor
of it's final passage.
Foreign Minister Puyrrodon appear.
ed before the senate and read all the
dispatches that passed between Ger
many and Argentina up to the dis
missal of Count Won Luxburg as
charge d'affaires. He said that no
further explanations or negotiations
were pending.
Senator Gonzales spoke for three
hours, bitterly arraigning German di.
plomacy throughout it's history since
Bismarck. He concluded by moving
the resolution to break diplomatic re-
lations with Germany. The motion was
seconded by Senator Roca, who in an
equally spirited speech pointed to the
destruction of Argentine shipping and
to Germany's policy of taking advan-
tage of militarily weak country, hui
initiating the republic before the
world. Argentine's national reputa-
ton, however, the senator declared,
was a price that would never be con-
coded. His words were greeted by
tremendous cheers. Then the. vote
was taken.
elimination Of Sensation.
ArgentinA's break with Germany
comes 10 days after Secretary of
State Lansing startled two hemi-
spheres-most Of all Argentina herself
by the revelation of the now famous
"Luxburg'' messages. They showed
Count Won Luxburg, German charge
d'affaires at Buenos Aires, advising
his government in cipher dispatches
sent through the Swedish legation,
that if Argentine vessels must be sunk
by U-boats it were better to have
them "spurlos versenkt," (sunk with
out leaving trace. Incidentally, he
called Argentina's acting foreign min
lister notorious ass
Washington 10 Gratified.
Washington, d. c., Sept. 20.-News
that the Argentina senate had voted
overwhelmingly to sever diplomatic re-
lations with Germany was received in
Washington with qualification and no
little surprise. as.> >:'a
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21
ASSIST GERMANY.
FACE STARVATION
HOOVER TELLS NEUTRAlS THEY
MUST GIVE AID AGAINST TEU.
TONS TO GET U. s. FOOD. .
STARVATION TO WIN VICTORY
Food Administrator says Neutrals
Must Help Win War by Giving
Aid to Allies or Suffer
Hunger.

Atlantic CITY, N. j., Sept. 2O.-Her
bert Hoover, the food administrator
speaking on the world food situation
ut the war convention of the Chamber
Of Commerce of the United States
declared that starvation would win
the war and the side best able ia
organize it's. resources for food pro
duction and conservation would come
out victor.
1.-THE food situation of America and
the Allies is SUCH" said Mr. Hoover
that the neutral countries of North
ern Europe cannot hope to get food
from the United States unless they
expect to furnish equivalent service
In other directions to the common
pool against Germany"
Food Strategy Of Warfare.
Food" said Mr.. Hoover, "haa
since the war began, gradually as.
sumed larger place in the eco.
Monies, the craftsmanship and the
strategy of warfare. The Allies are
blockading the food from Germany
and the surrounding neutrals are I'm.
der great pressure to export their
supplies both ways. The Germans
are trying to starve the Allies by sink
Ing the food ships and all govern.
ments are faced with reduction of
consumption, stimulation of produc-
ton, control of price and readjust-
ment of wages. The winning of the
war is largely problem of who can
organize this weapon.
Demands Exceed Supplies.
There has come about, not only a
limitation of supplies, but an accumu-
Iation in accessible markets. The re-
suits of these cumulative forces is
that North America is called upon, by
both Allies and neutrals, for guam
titles of food far beyond it's normal
export ability"
IF the extremely high prices thun.
dering at every door we're not SUI
dcient demonstration, it is possible by
actual figures to prove that we have
been exporting in many commodities
actually beyond our capacity to pro-
duce. During the last year we have
exported every last ounce of which
the country, during this period, was
capable of producing and our national
stock of cereals and animal products,
proportionate to our population was,
at the beginning Of this harvest, the
lowest in our history and many of us
have been under the keenest anxiety
lest we would face absolute shortage.
This anviOua nori0dAi ia now hannilv
passed." :.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21
SWEDEN IS EXPECTING
DEMANDS FROM u. s.
Stockholm Believes Trouble Incident
to Sending German Messages 10
Not Over. :,

Stockholm, Sept. 20.-It is generally
believed here that the troubles of the
Swedish government in connection
with the German kilograms forwarded
from Buenos Aires through the Swed-
lsh legation are by no means over.
The question of the hour is~whethef
the United States will rest satisfied
with the tone of the Swedish commun.
lcation.
It would surprise no one here If
Secretary Robert Lansing were to call
for an unequivocal statement to the
effect that the forwarding of American
communications in language open to
the Swedish authorities and with the
knowledge and consent Of the govern
ments concerned was in no wise COM
parable to the services rendered to
Germany by Sweden. .5.t@ =.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21
AMERICAN ARMED SHIP
SAVES CRAFT FROM DIVER
emashes Periscope Of Submarine
shelling Merchantmen Off shet-
land Islands.

London, Sept. 20.-An American
armed steamer probably sank a Ger.
man submarine in a spirited fight
southeast of the Shetlands, accord
Ing to a Central News dispatch from
Bergen quoting the newspaper Alton
blad.
The American steamer is said to
have encountered submarine shell:
Ing a merchantmen of the Shetlands.
The American opened fire and smash
ID the periscope of the U boat.
Another submarine appeared and
fred two torpedoes at the American.
Both missed. British destroyers ar
rived in time to sink the second sub.
marine.
Six of the German crew were REQ.
sued.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21

British sea Lord Predicts Long War.
+ Parkersburg, w. Va, Sept. 20.-Bs.
lief that the end Of the war Is yet far
OF and that America has not fully
awakened to its seriousness 10 express
Cd in q letter written by Sir Eric Ged.
des, first lord Of the British admiralty.
The letter adds: TT is q disadvantage
which all democratic and peace loving
people suffer from, that they realise
slowly what war means. We realized
Il slowly, but perhaps with the qeQeon.
II inns inktion d. help them, nth =
much stronger With you than With -
Auaxica nay sna11na 81 more an1
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21

lie Vang's Weekly: The other day
the editor had occasion to solicit a
business man for some advertising and
was surprised by being shut up with
the remark that everybody knew he
had store and what he had in it.''
That reminds us of this story: It seems
that long time ago an ancient farmer
who possessed early corn, desired to
sell said corn on a certain day. So
when the day dawned the hired man
filled a sack with the seed corn and
rode over to town. Night came. and
the hired man came home with the
corn in the sack. "Why didn It YOU
sell the corn?" asked the farmer.
What did you dos'' ct stood by the
Postothce all day. replied the youth,
land not a soul said corn to me. One
fellow did ask me what I had in the
sack, and I told him it was none Of his
darn business.''
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21

Farmers Say Bulk of Corn Safe.
Winona, Sept. o.-Reports received
here Indicate the bulk Of the corn In
Southwestern Wisconsin and South
ern Minnesota - safe. While heavy
damage q reported by some farmers,
the majority Of the growers declare
that their crop was only slightly dam.
aged. One farmer reported his crop
had escaped thu frost damage altogeth.
or. Women have hurried into the
fields to lid 81 to harvest and the
situation 10 looked upon nnnh mors
(fsvorabH @ result pf more eonpleto
onnsnanak inna r. - - SIS u.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21

The American Press association,
which has been serving the newspaper
publishers with telegraph and other
plate for the past IS years, has dis
posed of that part Of it's business to
the Western Newspaper Union. The
company states that for a number of
years the concern has been conducted
without profit, and that since the war
the business has been conducted at, a
loss. The association will, however,
continue its advertising department.,
which was inaugurated a few years
ago.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21
MINNEAPOLIS MESSAGE ..
DELIVERED TO RUSSIA
Ambassador Francis Presents Resolu.
tions Adopted by Labor
Convention.

Petrograd, Sept. 20.-(Delayed.) -
David R. Francis, the American am
bassador, has presented to the Rus
sian provisional government the tele-
gram addressed by Samuel Gompers.
president Of the American Federation
Of Labor, to Premier Kerensky, pledg-
Ing the support of American labor in
the war and urging the aid Of Russian
democracy. The telegram included the
text Of the resolutions adopted ct the
Minneapolis convention.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21

]. w. w. Evidence Sent to Chicago.
Chicago, Sept 20 Chicago is to be-
come the center Of legal proceedings
now under way against the I. w. W.,
Il was indicated when three crates
Of literature and records obtained
ln raids @ Salt Lake City and Port
land. Ore, were delivered at the
p1hos Of Hinton Clabaugh, chief Of the
local once Of the Justice department..
Evidence. obtained IN simultaneous
raids IN s. other cities, WIN b sent
sse. & was said. The federal grand
Z. stad = oyqte jnd q ! : !! =
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21
CHIEFS TO TOUR War FRONT
70 BE ENABLED TO POST SELVES,
ON ACTUAL CONDITIONS.
Regular and National Guard Officers
Commanding Training Camps to
Make Observations in Europe.

Washington, Sept. 20.-Regular and
national guard general officers com.
manding divisional training camps are
to be sent to Europe on an observa-
ton tour of the battlefronts, returning
to carry on their training duties at
the close Of the tour. Formal an
nouncement of this plan by the War
department is expected.
Under the voluntary censorship
specific movements of general officers
may not be published without author.
ization of the military authorities. For
this reason the list of divisional COM
manders already selected to make the
tour will be available only when the
departments announcement is made.
It is assumed, however, that, if posi-
bic, every division commander will
be given an opportunity in time to-
familiarize himself somewhat with &C.
tual war conditions abroad.
The early stages Of the mobilization
and training of the national guard of
National army divisions will be left to
the brigade and regimental command
ers, leaving the officers of the divi-
sional staff to handle the larger ques-
tons.
The first weeks of training camp
work will be devoted largely to get
ting the men equipped and assigned
to the various arms of the service
and that period will be devoted where
ever possible to the observation tour
for general officers.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21

The attempt to characterize the II.
C. L. meeting in st. Paul this week as
antagonistic to the government, fail
ed. There was some plain talk about
profteering, but the average citizen
feels the same way about it. The non
partisan league called the meeting and
certain people and interests tried to
discredit it for that reason. There are
legitimate ways Of opposing the pro-
gram of the league, and to use other
ways indicates fear OF that program
so great as to make one wonder why.
There is great deal Of good in that
program and we see no reason to be
afraid of it. At any rate, it ought
to be discussed fairly.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21

Grant Center Herald: "Conscript
wealth; do not leave the burden of the
war to posterity,'' was the message
sent by Lord Chief Justice Reading, of
England, to America, through the
United Press. "England,' he said,
lis taxing wealth more heavily than
any other nation, and further tax
On incomes will soon be levied. Sweep
ing action is necessary, as it is no
longer a question of raising millions:
it is a question Of raising billions,''
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21

During the past two months, eleven
newspapers in Minnesota have sue
cumbed to the print paper trust and
the war. This includes two at Monte
video, where tree were' consolidated
into one. Montevideo is county seat
town no larger than Worthington. If
the war continues another year a
bunch of publications will put their
prices where they belong, as The
Globe and other sensible papers have
done or go out of business.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21
A TRIBUTE TO MINNESOTA

My Friends, Minnesota is the won
derland of the tourist. Her streams
Of crystal water are like ropes Of pearl.
Her ten thousand lakes sparkling in
nesting in the bosom Of Mother Ma
ture. Her trees and her fields are
plumes that adorn her like the dress
of a beautiful woman. o, my friends,
you will want to go to Minnesota
Hon. Paul 'Nesbitt, of Oklahoma, at
King of Trails convention, Kansas
City, july IL.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21

Red Wing Eagle: The commission
form Of municipal government, about
which so much was said in praise a
few years ago, is falling into discredit.
Most towns have found that it results
in segregating the people from the To-
cal government, and in substantial sal
aries for services which they formerly
took pride in rendering free as mat
ter Of civic duty. One city which has
taken steps to hold an election with
a view to going back to the alder
manic system is Appleton, Wisconsin.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21
Japanese to Visit Harvard.

Japanese to Visit Harvard. =
Boston, Sept. 20.-Arrangements for
the entertainment Of the Japanese
mission in the second day Of their
visit to this city included visit to
Harvard university and trip to Aver,
where the ENJOYS were to BE given an
opportunity to inspect Camp Devens.
the National army cantonment.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21

2 Norwegian Ships Sunk; 2 Die.
Christiania, Norway, Sept. 20
German submarines have sunk the
Norwegian steamship Facto Of 2,372
tons gross and the Thomas Krag of
1863 tons gross, it is announced at
the Norwegian foreign Office. Two
men from each vessel persisted.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21
K0RNIL0FF TO BE TRIED
- BEFORE. COURT MARTIAL
Trial Of Leader Of Revolt to Be Held
at Front Instead Of In Capital
Of Russia.

Petrograd, Sept. 20.-General Kor-
niloff, leader Of the recent revolt, it
has been decided definitely, will be
tried by court martial with a jury.
At the instance of the Council Of
Workmen's and Soldiers delegates
the government has agreed that the
trial shall be held at the front instead
Of in Petrograd.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21

Editor Dicks of the Upsala News
Tribune, after severing his connection
with TIA at paper for week, is again
at the helm, taking the plant back
from Simon P. Olson, as a proposition
he had intended taking up, fell
through. Mr.. Olson will remain in the
employ of Mr.. Dicks.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21

Levang's Weekly: Some man who
lived a long time ago said, call things
come to him who waits' If he hadn It
lived a long time ago he wouldn It
have made such a remark, for today
all things come to him who goes after
them. Go after business through ad-
Vertising.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21
Prominent Wisconsin Man Die

Prominent Wisconsin Man Dies.
Wausau, Wis, Sept. 20. - Neal
Brown. 81 years old, well known
lawyer, prominent in political circles
In Wisconsin and with a nationwide
acquaintance, passed away at Wat,
kins, N. 7. Mr.. Brown was twice 4
candidate for United States senator,
served IN both branches Of the legis.
lature and attended several Democra,
tic national conventions as delegate.
He was author-of several works and
many times entertained literary men
Ct national prominence ct his resort
cAz0adiaconeRloIll. nDaI WausaA d
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21

Armies according to the civil war
veterans are made up much different
as to number in companies, regiments,
etc., than in Civil war days. The make
up of the army is now described as
follows:
The regiments consists of three bat
talions, making twelve companies. In
addition, there are three special COM
panies which do not belong to any of
the battalions. These are the head
quarters company, including the band
and the color guard; the machine gun
company, and the supply company, re-
sponsible for the regiments food, am
munition, and other supplies. Counting
in everyone, the regiment at full
strength in our former tables Of organ
ization totals 2,O59 officers and men.
It will 60 more than this with the in.
crease in strength Of companies. Two
thousand six hundred and thirty-one
is the strength Of infantry regiments
in the first expeditionary division. The
regiment is, Of course, very seldom al
full strength, but is never allowed ia
remain below q minimum strength of
about 400.
The regiment is the unit that es.
pecially arouses the soldiers pride
and loyalty. The most cherished ira.
ditions Of the army are made up of the
splendid deeds of famous regiments
The soldier identifies nlmself through.
out his life naming his regiment. His
love for the army centers in his regi.
ment. His most sacred memories clus
ter around the regimental battle flags
Two regiments are joined in bri
gade. Thus the brigade is built uI
by assembling individual soldiers into
squads; squads into platoons; platoons
into companies; companies into bat
talions; battalions into regiments, and
regiments into brigades.
Brigades may in turn be Joined to
form divisions, divisions may be join.
ed to form corps, and corps to form
Held armies. AL Of the army's divi.
sions and separate detachments and
departments taken together form the
stbig team that is to say, the Unit,
ed States army. . #
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21

The Silverton (Ore.) Appeal is now
being gotten out the "linotype way
John T. Hoblitt and Flora F. Hoblitt,
formerly Of this city, are the editors
and publishers and are issuing an ex-
cellent paper.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21
Huae Quebec Sps

Huge Quebec Span Half Up.
Quebec, Sept. 20. The halfway
mark was reached in raising the huge
central span Of the Quebec cantilever
bridge across the st. Lawrence river.
The task was begun Monday.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21
Something unusual but most appro'
priate-fair weather during the fair.

G. E. Barnes, at one time editor of
the Staples Headlight, and later The
Meddler at Pillager, is now conducting
the Guyana Range Miner at Ironton.