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The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-06-13
NAVY TO NEED 100000 MEN
Prediction Made by Officer in Chicago
Speech.

Chicago, June 1. "The United
States navy will need 100000 men be-
fore we are through with this war;"
said Captain w. A. Moffet, command
ant at the Great Lakes Naval Training
Station, in an address before members
Of the Press Club of Chicago.
.'This nation thinks itself great" he
said. 1T is in the mightiest war of
history, it's naval forces already are
engaged in it. Instead of training re-
cruits for navy service it is swearing
back home on government pay because
Of lack Of training facilities. Between
1000 and 5000 men have been so &C.
cepted. We ought to be training men
night and day.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-06-13
SCORES OF ARRESTS ARE. MADE
BY FEDERAL AGENTS WAC
DECLARE coNsPiRAcYIs NA-zs
.TlONAL. IN SCOPE. ..5 >s<
MANY INDICTMENTS ARE =" ..s
PREDICTED Tq*FoLLow
Several Socialists of Prominence Are
, Among Those Taken, Women Also,
: Being Incluced-Conspiracy Is
Charge Made Against All
Those Arrested.

Washington, June IA score of ar
rests have been made in various cities
of the United States by Federal au-
thorities in their campaign to check
organized opposition to registration
and CONSUMPTION.
-Four men and one woman were TAX
en- into custody at Kansas City; three.
men and one woman at Topeka, Kan..-
three were arrested in New York, three
at Columbus, one in Lawrence, Kan.,r
and a young man was taken from a,
ship off the Pacific coast. The latter;
is believed to have been attempting tor
evade the draft.
The government officials asserted
that evidences had been discovered
of anti-registration plots of nation1
wide scope. Scores of indictments,
were predicted within the next fewt
days. )!
Woman Among Those Taken.
Several Socialists of prominence
were among the number arrested. The.
three taken in New York we're colle+
gians. A woman enrolled at Barnard
college was among the number.
Conspiracy to defeat the draft was
the charge placed against those taken.+
Nine Are Rounded Up.
Kansas City, June 1.-Federal au-
thorities of Western Missouri and Kan
sas have begun the rounding up Of
persons suspected of being partici-
pants in alleged anti-conscription plots.
Four men and one woman were taken
into custody here while at Topeka,
Kan, three other men and a woman
were apprehended.
The arrests here were only the first
Of which Francis D. Wilson, assistant
district attorney, said would reach a.
large number before the convening,
June 6, of the special grand jury, call
ed to consider only cases growing out.
of violation of the registration act.
GubernatoriaI Aspirant Arrested.
Topeka, Kan, June 1.-Prof. George
Kleighe, Socialist candidate for COVER
nor of Kansas in 1914, has been ar
rested in Lawrence on federal war
rant charging him with conspiracy in
connection with agitation against the:
selective draft law.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-06-13
Memorial Fund for Nurses Parents.

Memorial Fund for Nurses Parents.
Chicago, May 30-A memorial fund
has been started here which will be
sent to the parents of Miss Helen
Burnett Wood, the Chicago nurse
killed on the steamer Mongolia by the
rebound of defective shell, as a
token of. appreciation and esteem in
which the nurse was held. The par,
ents reside in: Musselborough, Scot
land. The mother has been confined
to her bed for over two years and the
father incapacitated for work by grief
over the loss Of two sons with tho
English armies ia France. Ii, !. ss.ss
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-06-13
Sailors COMPLAINTS Start Probe

Washington, June 1.-Disturbed by
the outbreak of scarlet fever and
measles at naval recruiting stations on
shore and at sea, and by the condi-
ton reported to exist on the hospital
ship Solace, Surgeon General w. G.
BREASTED of the navy has gone with
the Atlantic fleet to make an inyesti.
cation OF conditions. Recently, it was
stated, Secretary Josephus Daniels
with Admiral L. c. Palmer and Sur
geon General BREASTED visited the fleet
on an inspection trip, and no com,
ulaints reached their aara.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-06-13
GERMAN PASTOR is ARRESTED
Mill City Minister Charged With
Threatening President.

Minneapolis, June REV. Charles
L. Lehnert, pastor of the Central Ger
man Methodist church, Minneapolis,
has been arrested by federal. agents
on charge of threatening the presi-
dent Of the United States.
The arrest was the result of a reply
to a form letter sent to all Minneapo-
lis clergymen by the Minneapolis Lib
erty Loan committee asking them to
preach sermons that would help in
selling the bonds.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-06-13
SOCIALISTS TELL
. PEACE PROGRAM
ANNOUNCEMENT OF TEUTON
TERMS MADE FOLLOWING
CONFERENCE.
ENUMERATE SIX POINTS
Oppose Annexation and Indemnities
and Would CurtaiI Mechanical
Means Employed in Maritime
and Aerial Warfare.

Stockholm, June 1. - The peace pro-
gram of the Austrian and German dele
gates to the Socialists conference to be
held here as formulated in a group
conference, provides for no annexa-
lions, no indemnities and restriction
of mechanical means which may be
employed in maritime and air warfare.
Teutonic Peace Program.
The six chief points of the pro-
gram are enumerated as follows:
First-No annexations.
Second-No indemnities.
Third-The south Slavic lands and
crowns lands to re-
main in the dual monarchy, but So
cialists should support the efforts of
their inhabitants to gain autonomy.
Fourth-Finland and Russian Po-
land to be independent states. The
people of Galicia to have autonomy
under the sovereignty of Austria. In
der this head the assertion is made
that IAN enduring solution of the Po-
fish problem can be expected to be
reached in the future by free agree
ments between the two Central powers
and the independent state of Russian
Poland,'
Freedom Of Sea Commerce.
Fifth-Restoration of freedom of
commerce on land and sea, modifica-
ton of the protectionist system, the
establishment of International admin
istration'' for all maritime routes and
interOceanic canals; internationally
built and administered railways.
Sixth-Return to the maritime prin-
ciple established by the Paris peace
treaty of 1856, especially regarding
the prohibition of the arming of mer-
|chantmen; adjustment of prize courts;
reduction of the contraband list; TAX
ing therefrom especially all raw ma
terials for clothing or food; modifica-
ton of the rights of blockade and ire
striction of mechanical means which
may be employed in maritime and air
warfare"
The delegates go on record as oppos-
ing the annexation of Belgium and de-
clare themselves as. being friendly to
Serbia's independence, which state, by
joining with Montenegro, can assure
itself of an outlet to the sea-"
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-06-13
Expects Russia to Succeed

Walla Walla, Wash, June 1.-That
the masses of the Russian people are
unreservedly committed to the cause
OF the Allies and are strongly in favor
of continuing the war because thew
hate Germany and realize that a Ger.
man victory would mean the loss Of all
they have gained in the revolution,
was the statement made public here
by G. N. Day, secretary of the interna.
tional committee of the Young Mems
Christian association, who for six years
was stationed at Petrograd. Day left
.Petrograd April IL.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-06-13
SONS SWEEP THRU STREET
DETERMINED TO RID CITY
OF NEGRO LABORERS.
SALOONS ARE WRECKED:
NEGROES ARE beaten
Small Detachment of Soldiers Quar-
tered in Town Unable to Cope With
Mob and Mayor Appeals to the
Governor for More Troops to
QueIl Disturbers.

East ST. LOUIS, ILL.,. May 3V.-A moo
estimated at 5000 persons, determined,
as they shouted, to rid the city of ne
grces imported to work III factories
and munition plants, have swept thru
the streets, attacking and beating ne
groes wherever found. Several ne
groes probably we're fatally injured.
The mob stopped street cars and in
terurtan cars in it's search and at an
early morning hour was threatening
to storm the jail, where at least
score of negroes had been taken for
safe keeping. Ambulances made the
rounds of the streets where the mob
had travelled to pick up unconscious
and injured blacks and take them to
hospitals and temporary shelters.
The police were helpless against the
mob. Mayor Fred Mollman appealed
to Major R. w. Cavanaugh, in charge
Of two companies Of the Sixth Illinois
infantry, CHARTERED in the town for
aid. Major Cavanaugh, heading de-
tail of 125 men, helped to fight back
the mob while several negroes we're
rescued, but soon it became evident
that this small force of soldiers was
inadequate.
Governor Appealed to for Troops.
Mayor hoffman then telegraphed
Governor LoWden to send additional
troops.
The beginning of the riot, resulted
from 60 members of the East St. Louis
trades and labor union visiting the
regular meeting of the city council
&c protest against the importation of
negroes from Mississippi to work in
factories of the city.
1t was estimated that 5000 blacks
had been brought into the city since
January I.
Mayors Appeal Fails.
When the meeting adjourned, hun
dreds of persons were assembled out
side the building. The mayor mount
cd the running board of an automo-
tile and made another appeal counsel
ling the crowd to remain quiet. He
was applauded and the crowd moved
away A block from the city hall one
of the crowd declared he heard a ne
gro accost white woman
Get that nigger," some one shout
ed and in an instant dozens were cry
ing for a rope. A policeman with
drawn gun rescued the black. The
crowd was apparently peaceable until
news was received that two white
men had been held up and shot by a
negro who was said to have been
wounded in return. Efforts of the
police to quell the spirit of the mob
failed. Dozens of saloons were
wrecked in the negro district and
every negro found was beaten.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-06-13
WEEKS U-BOAT TOLL Fl SHIPS
Decrease of Mine Sinkings Of. British
Vessels From Previous Week.

Vessels from PREVIOUS week..
London, June 1. - Eighteen British
merchant vessels of more than 1000
tons were sunk in the last week, it is
officially announced. One vessel of less
than 1900 tons and two fishing ves-
sells were sunk.
The losses total 21 as compared with
total Of 80 lost in the previous week.
While the losses of vessels exceeding
1900 tons each remain the same as in
the last previous report, the number
of vessels of less than 1000 tons is
reduced from nine to only one. The
number of fishing vessels sunk is re-
duced from three to two.
The weeks arrivals numbered 2,719;
sailings, 2,768.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-06-13
FIRST FLIGHT IS SUCCESSFUL
U. s. Navy DirigibIe Travels 500 Miles
In Five Hours,

Washington, May 31.-The first
dirigible balloon built for the navy
much after the pattern of the British
''Blimps" made successful flight
from Chicago to Akron, Ohio. Leav-
ing Chicago at noon she landed with
out mishap at Akron about p. m. fly
ing an airline distance of about 500
miles.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-06-13
Villa Quits Border Town.

Preside, Texas, June 2.-The Villa
commander who took Ojinaga, the
Mexican town opposite here. by sur
prise, slipped out of the place during
the night and is reported to be NOV.
ing up the Concho river toward San,
Juan, Chihuahua. A Mexican boy and;
an aged Mexican camp follower, both
wounded, were the last: to leave the.
town, having been brought to this side.
for medical treatment, and Ojinaga is,
entirely deserted. :, -
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-06-13
FOOD BOARDING A FELONY
May Be Made So by Senate Amend
ment.

Washington, June 2. boarding
storage or destruction of food, fuel or
other necessaries of life to limit sup
ply or affect prices would be felony
under an amendment to the govern
ment's first food bill adopted in the
Senate without a record vote.
Violation would be punishable by inn
prisonment in the penitentiary for not
less than six months nor more than
three years. Holding by farmers or
others Of the products of land culti4
waited by them is exempted.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-06-13
REFUSES CHINA PREMIERSHIP
Ii ChingHsi Declines to Serve - Re.
volts Are Threatened.

Picking, June Humorous military
governors have demanded the cancel
lation of the presidential mandate dis
missing Tuan Chi-Jui from the pre-
miership, considering the presidents
action unconstitutional. Ii Ching-Hsi.
whose nomination as successor to
Tuan was approved by the senate, has
refused to accept the premiership.
The military governors of Honan.
AnhWei and Shantung provinces, and
at Mukden, have threatened to de-
clare their independence unless their
demands for the cancellation of the
mandate are conceded.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-06-13
OUTLINES AIMS TO RUSSIA
President Sends Important Document
to New Government.

VSI0VTI WINS UTITPVT
to New Government.
Washington, June 1. - President
Wilson has sent document to the
Russian government outlining the war
aims of the United States and, it is
understood, dealing with the position
of mo annexation, no indemnities,"
set out by Russian officials.
1t is not to be published until Am
bassador David R. Frances in Petro-
grad has had an opportunity to pre-
sent it to the Russian government and
then it will be given out in Wash
ingtOn.
The terms Of the communication
meanwhile are regarded as highly con-
fidential.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-06-13
3. The "DETAILS SHOWED:
Killed. Wounded. Missing.
Ambassador EIkus Quits TODAY.

Ambassador EIkus Quits Today.
Amsterdam, June IA dispatch
from Constantinople via Berlin states
that Ambassador Abram I. Elkus, his
wife and 26 attaches of the American
embassy and consular service in Tur-
key left last night for Berlin, en- route
to America.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-06-13
BRITISH CASUALTIES, 114,118

May Losses Are TabuIated and Pub
lished in London.
London, June 1-British casualties
as published in May totalled 114,11S
officers and men killed, wounded and
missing. The details showed:
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-14
BANKERS ORGANIZE.
Winneshiek County Bankers Associa-
ton Formed Last Monday.

A meeting was held at Calmar
Monday by the bankers of this coun-
ty and the Winneshiek County Bank
ers' Association was organized, with
w. F.. Baker of the National Bank or
Decorah, President; B. j. Mckay
Citizens Savings Bank, vice presi-
dent; M. j. Klein, of Ossia1, Secre-
tary, and E. E. Berg, Of the Decorah
State Bank as Treasurer. Executive
committee:: F.. ]. Figge, Ossian; F..
e. Cratsenberg, R. Algyer. r. A. Eng
bretson. Decorah, and DR.. j. F. Con-
over, Calmar.
The idea of the organization is
to be in a position to be better able
to finance the Liberty loans, Red
Cross, and Y. NJ. c. A. work. Much or
the governments activities devolves
upon bankers and the idea OF the OF
ganization is to- be in better posi-
ton to take charge of all this work.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-14
MULE AIDS RED CROSS.
Decrepit Old Animal Doing Its Bit to
AidiU. S. in War.

Nevada, Nov. 12.-Up in the
northern part of Story county there
is a poor, shaggy, decrepit old mule
that is doing his "bit" for the boys
at the front.
He is now pulling an ambulance
wagon for the Red Cross. He Is too
old AID poor for>that service but he
is a Red Cross mule nevertheless.
He started in some time ago when he
was bid off to Fred Taplin, of Gear
ing, at market sale for IS. The new
owner at once put him up for sale
again and turned the amount into
the Red Cross fund nd he has been
tlsru the ring several times since
and every time his owner has turned
the proceeds into the same fund. The
last time William Thornton sold
the animal at $3.50. May the mule
live long and grow more valuable
each time he Is sold.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-14
$497.25
Those Three Cent Stamps.

Don't kick because you will have
to place a three cent stamp on let
ter. Just think what an immense
sum your extra penny will make.
When we came into Iowa it cost five
cents to send letter and nickles
were not plentiful. Years later
postage was reduced to &c provided
the sender paid in advance. III 1t
were not prepaid, it would be sent
but the recipient would have to pay
five cents to get it. The plan had its
drawbacks, and not unfrequently
parties addressed would not chance
five cents on it, and the dead letter
Office became over stocked with re-
fused letters. The next change made
it three cents in advance and this
plan lasted a number of years, when
the postal accumulation warranted a
reduction to two cents. Later the one
cent postal card came and grew popu-
lar. Go right on with your CORE
fspondence, but buy less gum, tobac-
co and cigars. You will be just as
we'll off and the government will be a
whole lot richer.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-14
Iowa Leads in Food Pledges.

Washington, ID. c., Nov. Ia
Iowa has furnished the spectacular
feature of the last twenty-four hours
in the food administrators national
family enrolment campaign for vol
untary food conservation. With re-
port Of $4,000 additional cards sig1-
ed, making it's total 1900, families,
Iowa is credited with having enlisted
81 per cent of all the families In the
state.
These figures put Iowa at the
head of all the states both in total
enrollments reported and in percen-
tages. In total numbers it passes Mis-
souri,, which yesterday took the lead
away from California and in which
up to this time has stood at the top
of the list with 80 per cent. lowa's
goal was 425,0OO.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-14
ANOTHER LETTER
FROM FRANCE
Arnold Nesheim Writes His Sister
From Somewhere i'm France"
REGULAR QUARTERS IN
AN OLD FASHIONED HOUSE
Says He is Feeling in the Best of
Spirits, So There is Nothing to
Worry About.
Oct. 1917.

Dear Sister Ann:
Don't just exactly know how to
break away from my dreaming spell,
window staring one. Ever have one?
Great stuff when there is something
outside to look at.
Haven't quite come to conclu-
sion yet as to what to say about
France. So far 1 have been looking
at things as a whole. Everything is
strange you see. AS soon as l get
acquainted with my, or rather the
community I'll begin to look at
things in Sherlock Holmes way
ahem! No kidding though, you've
heard the slogan "See U. S. first"
that's mine.
Well, have finally been attached
to company. The Med. Dept. Of
1st Reg. of Engineers. A mighty fine
bunch of fellows, most all of them
are from the eastern states. To make
things better have regular quarters
to stay in, an old house with a fire
place in every room (Which / make
good use of built about the year L.
Adventurous life this, living in old
time houses and getting warm from
the heat of an old time fire place
while the old time wind is whistling
through the limbs of al old time ap-
Pile tree. 1t is-you know!
Haven't as yet made any acquain-
tance among the natives. Their Ian
guage is too copious for my immedi-
ate comprehension, as it was. I did
leave my Webster's vestpocket die
Itionary in the upper right hand
pigeon hole of my desk. Out of luck
again!
One thing I can't get used to is the
French tobacco. 1t has the strength
of for stOgy and smells like burn
ling straw. OF course that's immater-
ial, but once in while run out Of
civilized tobacco and have to use it.
Am taking notes of the places I've
been, and what I've done, that is,
everything that would be censored
by the mail, so when get back af-
ter this thing is all over, ! will have
something to look over that per-
haps will be interesting. What say
you?
| Before close I want to tell you
that I never was feeling better AID
am in the best of spirits, so there is
nothing whatever to worry about.
Whenever you write, write to
Somewhere in France, U. S. Expedi-
tionary Forces, 1st Reg. of Engineers
Med. Dept. and your letter will get
there.
] Write .ofteh-Greet everybody.
| Love to all,
Brother Arnold.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-14
ANOTHER DRAFT
SURE TO COME
Government Said to be Planning
Army Of 100000 to Fight
Kaiser.
WILL LOWER THE
DRAFT AGE?
Program Considered Provides Ex.
animation of 6S1 900 Men of Sec
Ond Draft Increment.

StupeIduous preparations to mus
ter every ounce of American man
power and economic resources for
the defeat of Germany will be the
answer of the United States to the
Teutonic victories over the Russian
and Italian armies, which means a
prolongation Of the war.
Here is the program, some phases
of which were discussed at a recent
meeting Of President Wilson and
his cabinet
Legislation by congress authoriz-
ing the expansion of the army to a
maximum of 100000 men in grad
ual incremeats of half a million each.
Lowering of the minimum draft
age to nineteen and raising of the
maximum draft age, possibly to thir-
ty-five years.
Examination of the second incre-
ment of 6S7 900 draft registrants,
beginning in December with a view
GO mes send,rs nr sar1S 'hSm sDri0v t0 the anhs
Flotation of the third Liberty
loan, probably for 100000, 900,
next February.
A marked increase in war taxation,
particularly on the profits of busi-
ness. Legislation making it possible
to restrict the manufacture of nom
essentials and to concentrate the Ia
Dor power Of the nation on the pro-
duction of ships and munitins.
The reverses suffered by the Ital-
ian armies, following closely upon
the military collapse of Russia, have
awakened the administration to the
realization that a a1auch more aggres-
sive policy must be pursued by the
American government.
The advisers of the president who
met at the cabinet table i'll concealed
their discouragement over the mis-
fortunes sustained by the entente
cause, but they left no doubt of their
renewed determination to .redouble
the efforts of America.
All hope of an early peace has
been dissipated. Those government
officials who believed that the leaven
of discomfort was working in Ger
many and that the Prussian autocra-
Icy could not much longer weather
the rising storm of internal dissen-
sion now concede that their hopes
have ben blighted by the successful
German drive into Italy.
There is no fear that Italy will be
crippled to the extent that Russia
has been by the foe at home and
abroad, but it is realized that it will
take months for Italy to recover from
the staggering blow dealt by the Ger
man a1d Austrian armies.