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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-24
ON THIN ICE

In practically every community there are a few per-
sons who appear to think that the existence Of a state
of war imposes on them no obligation as to their public
conversation. They have been accustomed to express
themselves freely, and can see no reason why they
should not do SO now. They have, as a rule, been habit
ual grumblers, and they assume that they have a. con-
stftuhonal right to keep on grumbling. They do not be-
Heve that we ought to be at war, not because they have
any original opinions about the war, but because they are
constttutionally opposed to anything that the government
does. The government has decreed that the country
shall play an active part in the war now, while we have
some chance Of doing SO effectively, hence the war is all
wrong. They can see no difference between denouncing
the war and denouncing the dog tax.
These people, in so far as they express themselves
according to what they take for granted as their right
of free speech, are treading on very thin ice. Some
OF them are cutie likely to wake up one of these days
in Jail.
A man is entitled to the opinion that we ought not
to be at warIf he keeps his opinion to himself. He
Is entitled to the belief that Germany is the model ma
ton Of the world, that the sinking of the Lusitania was
3ustihaoie' and that the men who are now speeding across
the country to their training camps are preparing for a
war Of rapacity and greed-if they are careful to saw
nothing about it. But if they express these opinions in
the hearing Of other people they are laying themselves
open to trial by military courts whoset action Is ant 70 be-
swift and inexorable.
There was some restiveness a little while ago be-
cause al over the country the headquarters Of the I. W.
were operating as incubators Of treason and the gov
eminent was not perceptibly doing anything about it.
Then, suddenly at an appointed hour all over the land,
federal agents swooped down on the seditious headquar-
rers' seized hooks and papers and placed officials under
arrest. While the government was supposed to be mac
tfve lib agents had been actively but quietly collecting
information and making preparations to act.
1t will do no harm to state that there are in Grand
Forks awaiting such action as may be decided on written
records OF conversations in which expression has been
sgiven to the desire that Germany may not be defeated
and to other sentiments equally opposed to the interest
OF the United States. If he is wise, the man who does
not like what the United States is doing Just now will
keep still until after it is over. Then he may talk if he
wishes to do SO.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-24
THE BOSS HAS HIS TROUBLES,
TOO.

It makes you feel good to have the
boss come into the shop and say,
Good Morning. in a bright CHEEKY
fashion-doesn't It?
It makes the day start well, and
you feel more kindly toward the boss
and the fellows you're working with.
And somehow you expect this Kind
of a greeting from the boss-some-
times then he hasn't saluted you in
the morning you have a crouch all
day.
But did you ever stop, to think that
the boss himself needs bracing up
once in a while?
He's UP against as many hard
things as you are. These trouble him
just as much as your affairs trouble
you.
The boss troubles may not be Just
like your troubles, but you may set 1t
down as a fact that he has troubles
enough of his own.
Suppose o give the boss a good
Jolly once in a while and be perfectly
sincere about it, ofacourse.
n you'll And the BOSS avery
human sort Of a fellow-not much
different from yourself The chances
are it isn't SO long ago that he was
on the am kind OF a job that you
are now
Brace up the boss.
Try 1t out tomorrow morning.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-24
The Kid Has Gone to the Co1ors
By W. M. Herschen in The indianapolis News T
The Kid Gone to the Colors-1st page
Kid has gone tnatha Cnlors

The Kid Gone to the Colors-1st page
The Kid has gone to the Colors,
And we don't know what to say;
/ The Kid we have loved and cuddled
Stepped out for the Flag today.
we thought him a child, a baby,
With eve a ARE at all,
8But his country called him man-size,
And the Kid has heard the call.
Where, fired by the fife and run
HE bowed his head to Old Glory
And thought that 1t whispered:
Gomez
THE Kid not being a. Stacker.
Stood forth with patriot JOY,
RIO add his name to the roster
nd God, we're proud of the boy4
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-24
MRS. FREDERICK FUNSTON WRITES
ABOUT The NEW NATIONAL ARMY

come of this vast cantonment when
the camp is over?"
$50 many ask that question" the
general smiled, "and I do not know
what to answer. With this stipend
Gus war upon us, it behooves us to
think n observe and learn so that
when finally this war is over and we
have passed through the fiery furnace,
we will know how to be prepared
against the next one.
ooh, don't throw up your hands in
deprecation-there will be more wars!
Not for q long time. perhaps, after
this one is over, but there will be,
as long as human nature is human
nature, and the millennium, is still a
long way Off" ~
which is the best way out Of the
Campo we asked our general.
Why he thought a moment and
said, It'll go with you and escort5you
on the right road" he said. S9
we demurred. 'how will you
Walk" he replied and stepped into
the a +. 81 have walked only about
eight miles today and need a little
more exercise"
Presently we came to the end of
the reservation and started down hill
over a badly rutted stretch Of road.
Below us, half way up the hill, a road
ster was stuck" The women had
gotten out of the car and the man
was making vain efforts to start it up
hill.
AS soon as the general took In the
situation, he said to our driver: stop!
Stop! They are in trouble-we must
help them: All they need is to be
pushed up to- the brow of this hill.
Come on"
And with that, out he Jumped, fol-
lowed by the two men Of our party,
and literally pushed the little road
ster into camp. We wondered what
its occupants would have thought had
they&known they had been pushed in
to Camp Upton by. its commanding
general!
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-24
YOUNG WOMEN,S
CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION

During this week the members and friends Of the
Young Womens Christian Association will conduct the
annual campaign for the raising of funds with which to
meet the expenses of the society. Preliminary arrange
ments have been made, and these will be completed at
evening.
The Young Womens Christian Association is one Of
the established institutions of the city. 1t began its work
in a modest way a good many years ago, and it had made
its way, carefully, somewhat slowly, but surely. It is per-
forming a service which cannot be performed as well by
any other agency, and in order to perform-that work 1t
must expand with the growth Of the city. ..9ss@g
There has just been prepared for use in this campaign
a little leaflet on which are given a number of facts relat-
ing to the activities Of the society. Those facts, briefly
stated as they are, will serve to give a sort Of birds eve
view Of the work OF the society. They are:
FACTs"-GRAND FORKS Y. w. g. A.
Belongst to q worldwide organization. Rooms
and cafeteria self-supporting. Served 127,424
meals in 1915. Accommodated 1888 transients;
40 permanent rooners; used 242 extra cots, be-
cause rooms were full and cared for SO charity
cases. @
Found employment for $40. Gave Thanks
giving dinner and Christmas breakfast to young
women away from home.
The personnel Of roomers, stenographers,
bookkeepers, telephone operators. students.
CLERKS doctors assistants, mattresses and mtlliner.
CLASSES.
English for foreign women. French. tele-
graphy, millinery, gymnasium. Bible classes.
Those facts relate to the material side Of the associa-
tons work. That side Of the work lends itself readily
to statement and analysis. There is another side of which
this is not true. That is the side which has to do with
the moral influence exerted by the society. That can
neither be weighed nor measured. It cannot be stated in
specific terms. But the influence is there, strong, helpful.
restraining from evil, inspiring to good, a great construc-
tive force in the life of the city. 1t is this which gives
the association its distinctive character and which makes
1T Indispensable.
Certain Of the very helpful activities Of the associa7
ton are self-supporttng. made so by the most careful
management. But some Of the most useful work is that
from which there is no financial return whatever, but
which, on the contrary, often calls for the actual outlay
Of funds. For this reason the society is supported in part
by contributions from the public. The board estimates
that there will be needed from this source for the ensuing
year $4,000, and 1t is to secure pledges for this sum that
the campaign Of this week, like similar campaigns in other
years. is undertaken. The members OF the board feel
confident that the work OF the association is sufficiently
understood and appreciated to insure a ready response
to this very modest demand.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-24
The Kid has gone to the Colors;
1T seems h11t a FffIa p,b;Ia

The Kid has gone to the Colors;
It seems but a little while
Since ne drilled a schooIboy army.
: In a truly. martial style.
But now he's a man. q soldier.
And we lend him listening ear,
For his heart is a heart all loyal,
unscourged by the curse Of fear.
His dad when he told him. sTuddered.
Ills mother-God bless her-crfed!
Yet. biest with q m-other-nature,
She wept with a motherzpttde.
Butthe whose old shoulders straight-
ened
Was granddad-for memory ram
TO years when he, too, a youngster,
Was changed by the Flag to- man!
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-24
A TRUTHFUI NAM

Kansas City Star: Ike Van Quentin
fl d very frank young man. Yesterday
he said to his boss: Mr. Jones, / wa
half an hour late this morning. not
because the alarm failed to 90 Of. but
the clock 50 close to the bed I could
reach ont and turn ~ Of without get
ting ups
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-24
ed the war, opposed investing iii one
to helm fight the other

ed the war, opposed investing iii one
10 help fight the other.
But they speedily discovered that
they We're sailing on the wrong tack
and were headed for disaster. For
h farmers OF the northwest are loyal
Americans clear through. and there.
were ominous signs OF trouble ahead
for the men at the Leagues heIms
over and are striving to catch the
wind Of popular favor on the other
side OF the sail They have ow run
mp the American flag. But whichever.
they sail, whichever taclx they
take. they are attIls trying TO make the
Port of Orgnnizsd Discomfort.
Their present show OF patriotism Is
TT from convincing. lacks the
|Fapg 81 sincerity. IL Ii too paiuab1yI
IHasuzaed f6r purpose. They are
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-24

!.
VALUABLE

EASY LESSON IN VALUABLE
FRENCH.
A. half dozen bottles!.% gs
Une demi-douzaine bouteilles!
Once more, boys!
Encore une fois. sarconsi Il
timel
Maintenant %garconsl cette fois q.
la derniere fois! /
What will you havef
Que voulez vous?
The same!
LIE meme!
It is twenty minutes to four!
II est quartz heures moins ;vingtIa
Hic! HomeS James!
Hic! Homme,, ~Jacquesi
y HALL Hail the gangs all here!
Circle! Circle! LIE gangs tout icii
ga woman's viewpoint.)-Haye you
Hooverized your war garden yet?
That's n form Of patriotism which
should be canned"
~ AWEE 80 ~ NENF#
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-24
DIFFERENT NOW.

Brooklyn Citizen: Tive been read
ing Don Quixote' over again. Dear
old sancho Panza often made a meal
off an onion and a piece Of stale
bread"
s"Ah, yes. Those were the good cid
days. Fare like that in these parlous
times is only within the rea III Of 2peo-
pie who don't care how much they
spend for a light lunch"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-24
PUT ,EM IN THE WAR BIIIL.

Louisville Courier-Journal: "Wha,
do they mean by poetic license? Does
a poet have to pay for a. license ~
No: If he did we'd have fewer
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-24
MoNnAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER "a. 1917.

Q folds VI white and scarlet! o blue with your silver
s Garg nay MAJ fona eyes welcome you; Wiling feet follow you.
blessing! Ours by Inheritance, ours by allegiance. ours by
hhection-long may you float on the free winds OF heaven,
the emblem Of liberty, the hope OF the world.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-24

IE
Give Dur nation a reason, a cause,
and behold, we not only rise to the
situation. but wesd dot heartily. Won
derfully we'll.
Who said we were a country with
out patriotism?f 81 have just seen
soldiers-army-navy-the very at
mosphere permeated with the thrill of
patriotism! + saw where $4,000 acres
of virgin forest had been RACED in a
twinkling to make way for n can
tonment-Camp Upton, on Long Is
lad.
From this one training ground, set
up as quickly as a scene on the stage,
an army of 10000 soldiers can be
rushed, trained and equipped, every
three months to protect humanity's
interests.
The approach to the reservation re-
minds me most wildly of an old min
ing camp, or the outskirts of a circus
with all Its men loafing around the
various shacks and wagons, smoking,
chewing, and swapping stories. with
| seemingly nothing else to do.
Immediately inside the gates Of the
camp was quite another aspect. Sold
|iers-notf so many. They are to come
later. But workmen! I would hate
| plumbers, electricians-the place was
swarming with them! The only bus
Ter community I have ever seen was
an ant-hill on moving day.
Where a few short weeks ago a
virgin forest stood.s the camp is laid
out in avenues and streets. TheYsare
numbered SO, as Soon as the little city
hearts will have no difficulty in locat-
ing and finding their boys"
And here may I digress for q
moment. Why call these fine fell
lows, who give up home, father.
mother and everything they hold
dear-in short, heir Hves-why
MEN THEY ARE-eyery atom of
them! Only a real man could do
what is expected of them. MEN
let US call them as they are!
Most Of the soldiers were colored
(and fine soldiers they make!O Just
enough of them to do guard duty. AS
we drove in, we were stopped by one
Of these-a I'M clean specimen with
Ibright, intelligent eyes, and g smile
that showed every snoW-white tooth
in his head.
The morning had promised a cool
return trip, consequently the tonneau
of the car was full Of wraps of var
tous description. Our colored friend
lpoked around among-them and asked
smilingly: ANY packages?t we did
not look like spies evidently, for
when we assured him that we had
only q basket of pears with which to
keep the wolf from the door until we
could return to our humble shaeks, he
permitted us to5proceed, after having
tgiven us a few directions as to how
we might find Headquarters and Gem
eral Bell who is In command of this
wonderful camp.
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famous general, and her fatherIess
children, for whose support she has
taken up the pen. The children are
Frederick Jr., aged 13; Barbara, aged
Elizabeth. aged. 8.
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SDon'tabe Consistent but be simply
true.-Holmes.
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This interesting group shows Mrs.
Funston, widow of the
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And here may I digress for q
moment. Why call these fine fell
lows, who give up home, father,
mother and everything they hold
dear-in short, their lives-why
speak Of them lightly as "boys?"
MEN THEY ARE-eyery atom of
them! Only a real mnn could do
what is expected OF them. MEN
let us call them as they are!
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-24

No name in recent American
military annals Is more inspiring
than that Of General Frederick
Funston, captor of AguinaldO,
leader of the American expedition
that occupied Vera Cruz, and
commander of the department. of
the south during the recent affair
in Mexico. The generals widow
who has the responsibility of car
ing for their three fatherless
children. has taken to the pen in
order to support them. The Daily
Herald believes it's readers will be
greatly Interested in this, her
first article as a professional
writer.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-02
OFT FROM THE FIRST LINE
TRENCHES.
(By David L. Keith


This morning, l wonder if you would
know me. They all say 1 am the
toughest looking specimen in the army
that is going some, too. This morn
ing l had my first hand wash for six
days. Old Batman whom l left out
of the show appeared on the scene
first thing. Got an old steel helmet,
produced his own towel and soap, then
l had a glorious wash.
/ am tired-fve nights and four days
under tense excitement with very lit
tie to eat. to drink and much less time
to sleep. My company had the most re-
sponsibility-we went 700 yards fur
Their han any of the other three and
held the new front line for four days.
During that time we were threatened
with four counter attacks and actually
ourselves repealed a very strong one.
The work done by the company was
! simply glorious. My best little officer.
A. A. Beckett of Brantford, was killed
in the assault. The company's loss was
a great one.
On the night of the 14th we started
out to get into position, taking nine
hours to do so. On the way We we're
soaked by rain. the enemy also made
US go through a heavy cloud of gas.
However, after a very strenuous time
we got into position. l was in the
rear of my company and by unfor-
tunate circumstances was cut off
from them a few minutes before the
starting off time. But as I had been
over the ground before. 1 had some
idea where to go, so 1 took out my
map and compass, righted myself,
jumped out of the trench and went
over land to our new position-ar-
rived there just at the right time. You
have no idea what those moments of
uncertainty meant. Never experienced
anything like it in my life.
Just as l was arriving at the spot
{ had outrun my headquarters staff
they could not stand the pace that the
old man put up), ] met Lieutenant
Richardson, our scout officer, and we
went on together behind the barrage.
We started nj in the dark and ended
up in bright sunlight. The amount of
destruction was simply beyond words,
and the noise-well, just awful.
Lieutenant RICHARDSON and l had not
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gone far when he was hit in the right
arm near the shoulder. The bones
we're broken and he was suffering con-
siderable pain when / bound up his
arm with my shell dressing. He
started back for our old line and l
on for our objective. Afterward
heard that Lieutenant Richardson
tainted, fell in a she'll hole and re-
manned there till 10 p. m.-eighteen
hours. Then he came TO. and found
our r. A. p. where he was dressed
and sent on to Blighty.
My company reached its objective
and was well at work consolidating
one hour and t~hirty-ive minutes after
starting. The Hun put up very little
resistance. Our company captured
fifteen prisoners lone being an officer
and ten machine guns. One of these
guns we at once set in position and
used with good effect on a great many
targets, as the Huns were running
away over the back country for hours.
Our objective was absolutely torn be-
yond recognition as a trench by u
artillery, so our men Immediately set
to work to redig it. This job seemed
beyond us altogether, but the result
before mex morning was marvellous.
This hard work had a great deal TO do
with the keeping down of our casualty
list.
The first day in the trench was made
tremendously interesting by seeing
the enemy form up for counter attacks
and then seeing our wonderful artil-
lery break them up and send them fly
ing all over the country. My only
method of communication was by run
ner. l lost three Of these, one being
killed and two wounded.
One morning the enemy came over
and entered my line. Ny men counter
attacked in a most brilliant manner
and before one could say Jack Rob
inson had the attack we'll in hand.
When it comes to hand to hand fight
ing II Canadian seems to be as good
as three or four Huns. Our counter
attack was the near of killing about
fifteen of the enemy and taking sever
al wounded prisoners.
The novelty of an assault had worn
off as far as l am concerned, but l
must confess that the excitement was
intense. AS one officer put it, Il
wouldn't have missed it for 800, 900,
and l would not 90 thru it again for
81. 600, 900"
Last night was n of the most un-
comfortable l ever put in. Only a
rubber sheet on the ground at the bot
tom of a forty foot dugout.
l think it will take a few days TO get
rested up. l only hope we will get the
chance before they rush on to seme-
thing else. The Huns seem to be able
to take a lot of beating before they
even begin to think things are against
them. l have been in five shows
where We fairly walloped them and
was figuring out that I have been in
advances that total up seven miles.
Just about have had enough of it, but
then / have been very fortunate, and
in the face of that grumbling seems
to be so out of place.
l have been sitting on the side of an
old chalk trench all day long. Shells
have been dropping near enough fol
some of the pieces to come as far as
US. One of my officers had been hold
ing up his leg and playing at looking
for a Blighty. But that does not ap-
peal to me, so I am going to make
for my dugout.-FrOm Letters from the
Front in Independent Magazine.
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF
THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND
FOR POWER COUNTY.
Gem State Lumber Co., a corpora
ton, plaintiff, VS.. c. Z. Holbrook and
Mabel Holbrook, his wife. defendants.
Under and by virtue of a writ of
execution issued out of the district
court of the fifth judicial district of the
state of Idaho. in and for the county
of Power, on the 9th day of Septem-
Der, 1917, in the above entitled action,
wherein Gem State Lumber Co, a cor
pOration, obtained a judgment upon
certain promissory notes mentioned in
plaitiff's complaint and the abstract
of said judgment was duly filed OF the
18th day of June, 1917, in book l of
judgments at page 410 of the records
of Power county, Idaho, l have levied
upon and attached all the right, title
and interest Of c. E. Holbrook and
Mabel HolbrOOk. formerly Mabel Tay-
SON, in and to the following described
property, to-wit:
The southwest quarter of the north
east quarter and the west half of the
southeast quarter, section q, town
ship 10 south, range 81, E. B. NJ.
Notice is hereby given that on Sat
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urday, the 14th day of November. 1917,
at the hour of HOO a. m. of said day.
in front of the building used as a court
house in Power county, in American
Falls, Power county, Idaho, l will, in
obedience to said writ sell all the
right, title and interests of c. E. Hol-
brook and Mabel Holbrook, formerly
Mabel Taysom, in and to the above
described property. or so much there
of as may be necessary to satisfy
plaintiffs decree with interest thereon
and costs, to the highest bidder for
cash, lawful money of the United
States.
Dated this 29th day of September,
1917.
D. B. JEFFRIES,
Sheriff.
BY FRED WALWORTH, Deputy.
o. R. Baum, W. c. LO%ofbourrow, At
torneys for Plaintiff, Residence, Amer
lean Falls, Idaho. ~10-19-26; 1l-2-S