Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-22
EVENTS OF THE WEEK

Throughout the United States there has just been
taken another step in the creation of the army of citizen
soldiers in the entrainnent Of 40 per cent of the drafted
men and their dispatch to their respective cantonments.
The five per cent first called out have for some time
been in camp, and have been busy with the work OF
preparing for the arrival of the next detachment. This
five per cent numbered all told some 80, 900 men, making,
roughly, an average Of about 1000 to each cantonment.
Those who have just been called number a quarter of
a million. and on their arrival soldering at the camps
will begin in earnest.
Everywhere these young men have been started
on their way with expressions of faith and good will
from the people of their communities. The departure
of the men from Grand Forks county has been marked
by appropriate exercises.
While preparations were going on for the move
ment of the second group Of drafted men came the order
for the entertainment of many Of the National Guard
units. The two North Dakota regiments are included in
this call, and on Monday, If possible, and if not as soon
as transportation can be provided, all Of the North Da-
kota companies except that from Rolla will start for
their training camp in North Carolina. These men, like
those who have preceded them, will be sent away with
many expressions of the cordial good will of those whom
they leave behind.
The order for the movement of the National Guard
was welcomed by both officers and enlisted men. The
regiments have ben on duty and awaiting orders for
weeks. No one knew at what moment the order might
come. and twas necessary to be IN readiness for 1t at,
any time. The soldiers have been stationed in their
home communities with all the activities to which they
nave been accustomed interrupted, and without the pos;
sibility OF taking up real military work in the way in
which it will be taken up at the permanent camps. the
period of waiting has been trying. and all are glad that
it is over, and that it is now to be followed by the work
of soldering in suitable surroundings and with proper
equipment.
Out Of his store of diplomatic secrets Secretary Ian
sing has produced another sensation in the shape of cop
les of a request by the late German ambassador to his
government for $4,000 to be used through an organiza-
ton with which the German government was familiar,
and which had been used for similar purposes before.
The work which this organization was to do was to in
fluence sentiment in congress against war with Ger
many. #
That dispatch was sent in January, while Won Bern
storff was in Washington. At that time the German an
nouncement of unrestricted submarine warfare had not
been made. This correspondence is an addition to the
already abundant evidence that the submarine announce
ment had been carefully planned in advance, and that
1t was planned in the full knowledge that It would be
received as a hostile act by the United States. It will
be interesting. perhaps. for the North Dakota admirers
OF Senator LaFollette, and to the North Dakota con-
stttuents of Senator Gronna-we know Of no admirers
that they and the handful Of mon who acted with them
last spring in delaying the arning Of merchant ships
and who opposed the declaration recognizing a state Of
war were doing exactly the thing that the German am
bassador to the United States was anxious to have done,
for the doing Of which he appealed to his government
for $4,000.
This disclosure follows closely that Of the treacher-
Gus German correspondence from Argentine through the
medium Of the Swedish foreign Office. Like the former
notes this message was made public by the secretary
Of state without comment of any kind. The facts are
stated, and the people are at liberty to place their own
construction on them. One thing that isfrevealed by the
publication of documents such as these from time to time
is that through some agency or other the American au-
thorfties have some exceedingly useful sources Of infor-
nation No tntinnation has ever been given as to the
nnannerai which this information was obtained. Is
publication VIII be followed. Of course, by expressions OF
righteous indignation from the Germans over the viola-
ton BY the United States Of the sanctity Of private cor
respondence5HT The Germans are very punctilious on this
matter especially when the correspondence reveals their
own treachery.
A good share Of the week was taken up with the ST
Paul meeting called In the name Of the National Non
partisan league That meeting was called for sthe pur-
pose RI protesting against the fixing OF $3.50 ~ the gov
eflment az the price for this years crop Of wheat, and
was sos announcsf BY Ct least one paper owned and op-