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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-22
"A. G. Extension Director
Says Approximate Cost is
$l.7O Per Bushel.
Quarnrne Goes to Washing
ton Tonight Many Farm
Y ers May Hold Grain.

st. Paul, Aug. %. E. G.
Quarnme, president Of the.
Federal Loan Bank of ST.
Paul, will leave tonight for
Washington, heading a dele
cation of farmers and busi-
ness men from North Dako-
ia and Minnesota who repre-
sent the farmers in their dis
trict in a protest against the.
fixing Of $1.65 per bushel as
the price for wheat.
Thomas Cooper, director
of the extension department.
of the North Dakota Agricul-
tural college, one oftthe dele
cation, declared today that
ST. is the approximate cost
to the farmer Of raising his
crop under the present con-
ditions, and points out that
the price suggested by Her
bert c.. Hoover, food admin
istrator, will entail an aver
age loss Of 30 to 40 cents a
bushel to the farmers Of the
mort tfwes ... ssss1l s. ]
!, !, r. Finch, ofs Fargo, am
Eether member Of the delega1
ton, declares that the farm
ers will notsell their grain at
the price proposed. Some
farmers have said theyswill
1hold their grain rather than
sell at a loss and some have
declared they will burn it. Z 4
"The situation is extreme
lily critical said Mr.. Guam
me. IF the priceis definite
lily set it means that farmers
of the northwest will plant
livery small crops next year"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-22
CERTIFIED By COUNTY
|g'..s 3 BOARD

The following are those who fled
sclaims Of exemption but who were re-
I fused release fro nmilitary obliga-
fsronlie, Evert r., Northwood.
AIaheck. Harvey r., 219 North Sew
& Hr3th street, Grand. Forks.
sMcCarty,s Simon M, 715 North
Fifth street, Grand Forks.
Roaas. Sever A., 1920 Belm avenue.
\ Grand Forks. y5
Bruechner, Herman T., Niagara.
Palmer, Louis Alfred, Halliday.
il Greenwood, Howard. Grand Forks.
81 r. u. No. i. 55s H. r; 4
Jsnsen;y william. I.arimore.
n Srnestad. Oscar, Hatton.
4 Bartram, Carl NJ. Gilby.
Doug Roy Lee. s24 Chestnut
Acton, w. 81. Arvilla. s.:3 &
~ Anderson, Gunnar, Holmes.
# Lloyd, Wilson, Larimore. #
Woods, BENJAMIN Harrison. Forest
s'y Wa, Albert. SOB Belmont avenue,
Hobby. Albert James, Kempton.
McIntyre. clifton g. Grand Forks
Torgerson. William r., ITO Reeves
bv4nue. Grand Forks. u
setnssss Carl. 16 Alrnonte avenue
q sorbo. Clarence. $40 Chestnut street
IIoye.E 0Sear, Inkster.
Russell Earl P.. Clyde. Cavalier
|5 ~ FSokieby. Henry. Northwood.
Hobby. Clifford, Larimore.
az Hanson, Alfred M, Inister.
anderson, u Edward, Holmes.
Eflteaus John FL "A North Sey'
}i bnEh street, Grand Forks.
SjorYesta Gust. Grand Forks, r
* u. Mo- II .s Il sgs
& Van Dussn, Harold, $40 Norti
Fourth street. Grand Forks II
Luther. Lewis g.. ne chsstnu'
4 unseth, Albert. Northwood. II
Eapermaster. George, 705 Second
ayealue, Grand Forks. n M E8s }58 S
Blue, Earl r., Washta. Iowa
Fee. Henry, 61 s South Fourth
ztrA Act. Grand Forks. III
s asssssa' asassa' tMs5ssr Tasss Y lss4 lone aye
andeyelde. John Christ 615 w
adisont street, Chicago, Ill.
81 < Schroede er, 4 Eugene, 214 XII Walnu
feek Grand Forks. ssg38ss
Ehris istianson, Thorvald Al, Niagara
& Bergnan. Simon G.. sia second 4 ave ,9
+ laas, George Al, Larimore.
rhsrkelson, Einar. Flat Gotziar
toclss Grand Forks. 5 ii Il, sSas
4. j & sen1nelI. Robert b. Williston.
odne. sR doiph. 100 Chestnut street
arandomn. n e clarence. Hstton.
s i Bohtone, John. 224 Fourth street
y Aberdeen, 8. - &
Coliton. Harold John. care q. n
4 s4sfe Devils Lake. s Wa NJ s,Fssss sS@
Rohton, Mike, is seventh avenu,
d j & FL. IA aberdeen, s. 4. D. sgss lsS
voksn. fired: Aneta:
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-22
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P P:'I.Rl)l;RAI)
IS CRAVE.
Official Dispatches Received
at Washing ngton No Corn-
rnent Made.

washington, Aug. 20. oficial dis
patches have been received from rus
sia within the last "a hours Of such
a character as to cause some concern
over the situation they picture. They
will not be made public, much less
be discussed, at this time By Ameri-
can officials who regard them as indi-
eating q condition with hich the
provisional government has toadeal.
The extent of German intrigue in
Russia is we'll known and the subject
matter OF, the dispatches probably is
connected with that. ss3 Y ,;.S YAK
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-22
FIfaE LINE DRAWN.
IN CONSIDERING
RELEASE | CLAIMS !
p Registrant Released who
c Could Possibly be Spared 4
by Dependents.
DISTRICT BOARD
\ MAY MAKE CHANGES
Much Proof Gathered Dur
/ ing Investigations to Sup
d port Decisions.

Late this afternoon the Grand Forks
2county exemption board completed
the task Of considering the claims for
exemption filed by registrants who ask
Sfor release because of dependent rel
gatives. The list will be posted early
stosrlorrow morning at the county court
4 house, and the men named will be
6certified to the district board as en-
|Nlisted soldiers.
El out of the lat men in Grand Forks
Sco1inty who claimed exemption, 70
were refused by the county board.
THE decisions in each case were reach
gsed after careful deliberation and close
Investigation.
81 When: Issuing the following list to
1.-The press today, Hans Anderson, clerk
q 0f the board, said:
1--WE know that there are q number
y OF these men who have wives and
1 children that they are supporting but
s their financial condition Is such that
1 they can serve the nation without In
Il peud dents. Only In most striking cases
4 where an imposition would be made
onsnear relatives have we allowed the
!; claims. 1t will be noticeable that
each registrant named on our certified
list can make some reservation for
i the care OF his depend In some
instances the excuses were too htmsy
I to even give serious const deration.
hags psss rs3ssssa a s.aai
tn sths I'd strIct boaFd but 1T is not be.
y l3eTeds TN II hees Hist wi be changed
I to sanv grsat extent as much proc.
I has been coll ected I'D each instance t
B verifysthe decisions OF the local board
kAr1dSchanges will be made BY local on
h test the decisions must take the mat
fetsS1YYn yuit1o ghffy1 JIthnritiaa.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-22
GET. READY FOR
FOOD CENSUS
Preliminary Survey Of ls
Principal Commodities
to be Made.

2 Washington. Aug. 22.The depart
ment of agriculture set in motion to-
day the machinery for taking ma
tion-wide census Of the food supply.
The survey including 100 different
foodstuffs, will register supplies on
farms. in warehouses and stores and
even in family larders.
"A preliminary census of 1s Of. the
principal commodities will be taken
within the next month and complete
survey will follow after the seasons
crops are gathered. sE
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-22
70 Appoint Administrator.

termined the prices to be charged for
bituminous coal at the mines, through
out the country, President, Wilson to-
day turned his attention again to the
task of selecting a. man, to head the
coal administration. &
The president is believed to have
abandoned, the federal trade commits
sion,s proposal to commander the
output Of the mines and sell the pro-
duct, to the public.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-22
lead. breasthigh across the whole
battlefield.

lead. breasthigh across the whole
battlefield.
FIERCE FIGHT IN GUN PIT.
The Ulstermen plunged into the
gun pit at Pona Farm, near For
tuin, and a fierce struggle follow
ed. They fought until the last
German lay crumpled beside his
gun. There was bitter fighting at
every step, as they advanced.
4 Numerous redoubts were. encoun-
tered beyond and in most cases tt
was hand-to-hand fighting to a
finish with a stubborn enemy.
North of Frezenburg was q re.
doubt called Borry Farm. holding
60 to 80 Bayarians with machine
guns. The position was too
strong for the infantry to take.
The Irishnen battled on until the
troops which essayed an attack
on the fertilization lay dead or
wounded before it. But others
pushed forward to Hill 35 and for
q time that eminence was actu-
ally in British hands.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-22
Germans Attack Russians.

The Germans have opened an Often
sive on the extreme northern enc soL
the Russian front. The Russians We're
forced to withdraw as much as TWO
miles at some points,
If the fighting now under ways.de-
velops into sustained attack the hrst
objective of the Germans undoubted.
ly will be the important Russian port
of Riga. .. f.,.
Sharp fighting continues around the
coal mining center Of Lens, in the out
skirts Of which the British are maxi
ing progress in spite of the determin-
ed resistance Of the Germans. Count
er-attacks during the night failed to
sition and further gains at some
points are reported officially from
London. IL IA 3B4s 50,
Teutons Fail at verdun.
The Germans last night continued
their efforts to recapture the ground
gained in the new French offensive on
the Verdun front. Heavy counter5Rt-
tacks were made on both sides OF the
Metse. and although the Germans
were able to gain a footing tenporarf-
" in the new French position at
The number Of prisoners taken by the
French has reached 81 16.5 Several
strong attacks by the Germans on the
Aisne. during the night were repulsed.
Vienna Comedies Isoes.
Vienna comedies that the 1taliang
have forced hack the Austrians at
some points In the new battle OF tbs
Isonzo. The Austrian war Office rG-s
ports the loss iof the village Of Eelo. on
the Carso front, and OF territory be-
low Auzzal, on the Isonzo south or
Tolmino. It is ,said more than IS 600
Italians have; been captured.
AirpIanes Raid Kent.
Early today. 1e German airplnnes
approached the Kentfsh coast Of Eng
land and although they were uuable
to penetrate far inland, droppp6
bombs on the port Of Dover. TWO of
the planes were brought dcwn THREE
persons were killed and two injured
by bombs,
n Germans Admit Is0sses
Berlin. Aug. French sroors
have gained q footing In the epuxn-
eastern part OF Avocourt wood ana On
the knolls to the east OF that position
ION the yerdun front, says the ofiItskf
statement issued today By the Gersnsn
war once - q ( s{sss
The German statement also as,s
that the French forced their way <ssfo
the German positions In the aout til3f1f
| part Of the village of Sam0HnElx 81
the east; bank Of the Meu&a. the
lIosseH of the French 4nfaulfss f2IS:
German report says. Were very heavy
and the French ccgr1rnand had ii r1s=
plaee seversf q The tan attatkiz a..
lvisianp
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-22
BUTTER FAT TO SELL
AT FIFTY CENTS, I'm
MINOT MANS OPINION

Minot, NJ D., Aug. 22.Kent A.
Morgan, manager OF the Minot Dairy
company. Is Of the opinion that butter
tat will sell for 80 cents by January
1. He bases his reasoning on the fact
that the surplus supply this year and
the sshortage8of feed will boost the
can secure suficient hay and will be
able to keep their cows they will make
good returns during the winter
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-22
GERMAN SOCIALISTS
FAVOR PEACE PLAN
OF POPE BENEDICT
FIRST CLASH
llCOAL PRlCE,
One Sof Largest Concerns II.
World Cuts Soft Coal
+. From $1.0O sto; $l.S0.

Ss Chicago, Aug. 22.-The Consumers
company, Chicago, said to be the
largest retail coal dealers In the
world. today announced a slash of
from 81 to $3.50 on soft coal. effective
Immediately. This is in line with the
price fixed by President Wilson. The
other dealers will make similar cuts
at once, 1t was said. It was estimated
theilreductions will cut Chicago's COAL
bill by $50, 100000.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-22

Washington, Aug. Congress-
man Steenerson today filed with the
United States food administration a,
large number Of letters and kilograms
he has received from the Red River.
valley, asking for the fixing Of a price
Of $3.50 per bushel for wheat instead
of s1.65 as proposed. He pointed out
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-22
GERMAN POLICE TO
STOP SM0 ING ON
STREETS OF BERL lin

Amsterdam. Aug. 81. According to
Die Nforgen Post Of Berlin. police in
|in tobacco stoe eks.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-22
THE WEATHER.

North Dakota: Generally fair
and much cooler tonig1f; Ehnrs-S
day, fair; raise Of temp faIi1Ee ms
extreme eastern portion.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-22
Uniyersity Rea ming

ia d. m, ee; 1nnxinrism, il
hours, eS; snixiiniriIll "a R0ur1,
5 90; wind, south, ID miles; bar
onneter. reduced 20 .58.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-03

rum, 1922 Commercial av., seized
Benz Cross, owner, will be given
hearing Feb. on con game charge.
Other institutions viii be inYesti-
gated
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-19
RIGHWAYMtN RELIEVE
 THREE YEAR SENTENCE
TRIO OF ROBBERS CONFESS GUILT AND ARE QUICKLY
 DISPOSED OF BY COURT.

The three highwaymen who held ur and robbed j. F. Daniels, a norseman shorty after the opening of the rae. ing season. yesterday morning in Cir. cult Court entered a plea of guilty and were given three years in the state penitentiary by Judge Scott Wood
 The men gave their names as sam Green, Dave Gross and sam G lden. There is every reason. however. to believe the names are fictitious. The assault on Daniels was one of the most daring of its kind in this city lin years They had followed the horse man and when in an isolated porion of the city, near the track. jumped on him beating Daniels up and robbng him ,f money and other yaluables. One If lhe men gauged diamond from Daniels ring.
 The day Following the ho dup Dan iels recognized one of the thugs in the grandstand at Oaklawn. He eeized the man and called for help Officer Oscar sullivan placed the man under arrest The following day Sul- livan's partner Officer Dave Young. accompanied by other officials. set out after the other two crimina s. These were arrested in Little Reck and brought back to Hot Springs by Out cer Young.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-19
CUMBERLAND PRE- REs5YTERIANS
 MEET NEXT AT DALLAS

Lincoln, IT,. May 1S.- Members of the Cumberland Presbyterian church were urged to pay as tithes one-tenth Of their income by speakers at uhe general assembly of the church here tonight It was asserted that u mum Der oI church members already are doing this
 Dallas, Texas. was chosen as the place for the 1918 convention, to be held May Y to 23 Knoxville. Dyers- burg and Greenylne. Tenn. were can. didates for the convention.
 The Rev l. W. puyau, secretary Of the board of miSsion-, pleaded win the assembly for the establishment of mis- sions m South America but no acton was taken to tha. end. Greetings were read from Gam Sin Qua head oi the church missions in China, who reported progress In his field.
 More than 1000 delegates were in attendance toda!
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''I. Lam mother Mrs Edward Fmnt md sister Mrs. r \ Hldreh
 Public School Graduation Exercises
 I0e graduating exercises of tba senior cIas or 1917 tool, place la.f .sa' a. rhe hieh school audlorIm '" 'He presence of large and -p ltre.ted audience
 lNe class was the largest nj rac his. tory of the school there being forry graduates to receive diplomas.
 The program was bigh-c'ass and TO- h'o'e win feature ol interest The opening song. gwen br the High School Gae CIa under the leaderahia of Miss Olive Faulkner. vocal us,ruc Lor were greatly enjoyed.
 The honors of the class fell 10 the young ladies, Whoo won both yalcdir tory and 5lutatorv
 Miss Jamie Mcconnell the s,ud.ogq young daughter of Nr and Nr. sam Mcdonnell delivered a remarkably ..ne u.aatory Educational Wastet ".tl @ romHosure betittu4 seasoned platform speaker There was sound logic n what she sad and she scored point after point
 Miss Opa tlarsch ook for the sub- iect Of her ya,ed.ctory Woodrow Will ou. tne Ideal Of American Youth" and her presentation wa excellent. Her euloGy Q the character and life ot our beloved president found a respon- -ire echo in the hearts of inc loyal Americans present
 Dr. J R Jewell e. ae University Of Arkansas. delivered the class ad- dress which was one of the best ever made .n this city, Dr. Jewell Is 8 most entertaining speaker and his vii and innd Of anecdotes added spice and variety Co an otherwise serious discourse
 MT jamD williams performed his o5I.a. duty as president of the school board ue pre- entug the diploma. 10 the guduate- He made a characters jstic talk giving much advice to the 1on- people
 The cesue remarks were made by Supt O l. Dnavay and were for the mos. uar announcements in regard tn the summer school for pupils and
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-19
SUFFERED SEVERELY
 EVERY MONTH
Lady Tells What Cardui Did For Her and What lt Will Do For Suf-
 ferIng Women.

Deepwater TeNas-"G think Cardui is indeed a wonderful medicine" says Mrs Minnie Starnes. f this town "ln 1905. l br ke down in health sud. denly suffered agony Had bearing down pains also my back and limbs and hips. Sometimes l was in bed all the time and again [ was inst able to be mp. l suffered most severe } at and would be confined 10 my bed four or five days
 Nothing | did ever did me any good until Cardui. but suffered two years this way before ] took Cardui. lone day my husband saw the Cardu advertisement He got me d bottle. I began taking il and next month l never felt any pain at all, did .all my work wi bout any trouble. ."
 Mrs. Starns says she did not take .any more Cardui then until 1908 when she took four bottles with excel ent results She concludes her statement with the followin2 "l W uld advise .all eXpectant m hers to give Cardui a trial IL will relieve all anxiety and fear as natura for them to have. | know. for | had the experience my self"
 Judeing from the experiences of so many hotands of other women. you .an depend on Cardui to surely help you. if yCu suffer from any of the complaints so common to women.
 Get bottle from your druggist to- day, and give it a fair trial
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-19
MENTION eF PRESIDENT
 STIRS PRESBYTERIANS
WAS REFERRED TO AS A RULING ELDER OF THE PRESENTER IAN CHURCH BY MODER.
 ATOR.

Dallas. Texas. May IS.-A wave ol enthusiasm swept the l2eth general assembly of The Presbyterian church
 n the rnited States of America here this afternoon when President Wills n was referred 10 us ruling elder of the PresDyteuan cnurcn ana was eli maNed by the yast assembly rising 10 its feet and joining n the singing of
 America. led by Dr. Wilbur Chap man the new moderator. The demonstrations was started when Dr Wi liam H Roberts. clerk of the assembly. in an address on the two hundredJh anniversary of the Presbyterian synod made the refer. l ence 70 President Wilson in the cl-s- ing sentence In the midst of the ap. lplause, Dr Chapman, presiding. brought the great audience to it's feet by starting America" The singing wUs concluded by a prayer ny Dr. Harlan G Mendenhal Of New York, during which he re. terred to the president as tho cne on whose shoulders the nations burden rests
 The remainder of the program dur ing the afternoon was UI patriotic na- ture and included the adoption of a resolution expressing confidence in Pres dent Wilson and "our gratitude to Gvd that in this solemn time we have a president whose confidence is in God
 Before the resolution was adopted Dr. Nendenhal sought to include an. other resolution (which would have placed the assembly jon record as favorins prohibition during the war. This was rejected after several dele gates urged that any res ution which would place the assembly on record with reference to prohibition should be broader han for the period Of the war; It was indicated that reso. uti-n will be presented for adoption ater which will c;Ll for national pro- hibitieu
 A special committee was appointed to consider all resolutions having to do with the nations welfare and these are to be redrafted by the committee If it considers necessary, and pre- sentod to the assembly next Tuesday afternoon, when one hour and 30 min utes will be given over to affairs af patriotic nature
 Five minute addresses were made ths afternoon by number cf dele gates
 A. A. Scott Of Philadelphia urged action of the assembly against the liquor traffic
 Dr. l. T. Gibson of Pittsburgh said the world never faced so great crisb, as now He added, "If We are not victorious in this war. it vii. mean the destructi,n of liberty. This is a war of life and humanity
 Judge Joel E Williamson Evans vile, Ind, a civil war veteran. said ."We should not trail old Glory in the dust at the hands of a despot'
 Dr. John A. Marquis, Cedar Rap. ids, Ia retiring moderator, com mended the action of students in re. spending to the nations call, saying they represented he best that is in America
 Ony one session of the assembly will be held tom1rrow, adjourning al noon. and the program calls only for routine business
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-19
WILL GO TO FRANCE.

Captain Albert P. Clark acting guar termaster d he Army and Navy hos pita, Is m receipt of instructions tC report to Ro ton within lew days He win be succeeded by Iieutenan Jame- F. Ash lt is likely shat Cap tain Clark will accompany the frs contingent of engineers for ralroa' construction work iu France Officer at The Army and Navy hospital ant.c pate there will also he other change from time to time made by tAe gov crnmcnt at this place.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-19
CONFERS
 WITH REPUBLICAN LEADERS

Washington, May 1S--President Wilson had an hou:'s conference to night with Senators Gallinger, Lodge and Knox, three of the most promi. nent republican members of the sen ate
 As a result the president was said to be hopeful that many of the prin- cipa measures on the administra- tions program of war legislation will not meet serious opposition when they appear on the senate floor
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teachers. He also thanked the people for the cooperation he had received during the year and took occasion to praise the graduating class for work done
 x All ladies who are members of the Hot Springs Chapter, American Red Cross Society and who wish 10 join the class in first aid instruction will HndiF report al the headquarters. Son.hern Club. Saturday afternoon. +:"o, sharp NJ F lautman. N. D. i'm -tructor in first atd
 + < Nr Tom J. Pett- left for Helena tal7 morning after brief business trip here.
 
 Mrs. D. II, Ryrie of Banning. Cal 's here for an extended visit to Mer sister. Mrs Jesse B Murphy. She was Miss Nollie Henry of this city pror to her marriage
  Mrs John Ike Moore of Helena has stiiervd1 relapse and - now at g. Joseph.s lnfirmary
  Rev F. C. Sims of Wynne VIII be iu .he city Sunday and wrn occupy the pulpit O. the First Baptist church
 z: Mrs Rober Henderson is now con ra.e-ong and is al home She and family are very apprec.ative of the many kindnesses shown to her by in. tere-ted friends during her stay ar the sauitmium
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-19
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER
 CRUSHED TO DEATH.

Vinita Okla, May l2-Mrs Warren Spraker and little daughter were crushed to death beneath an over. turned car Of lumber at the Katy Frisco raj road crossing here early to. day when a Frisco passenger train crashed into a Katy freight train that was using the crossing. The engineer of the passenger train had been forced from his cab by the bursting of a steam valve
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-19
THREE RED CROSS BASE
 HOSPITALS TO FRANCE

New York, May 1S-Three Red Cross base hospital units from Chica- go. s. LouJ and Philadelphia are iu this city ataiting orders to sail for the FrencF front Each unit com prises 25 Surgeons, 90 nurses and 9 number ok orderlIes ambu ancc driy CTS and 1ter bearers.