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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-24

LaFollettes Paw Demands
too Many Mel1sfof Small
BHEotats,2say Operators.

Chicago. Dec. and the
LaFollette's seaman's laws have reduc-
cd shipping on the Great Lakes ITO.
such an extent that there sis practical
~. no demnsA.ad tons docking privileges;
81 the 1elpeel pier, ac-li
sioner of public works. \,
".Chicago's shipping has been re-,
duce almost entirely tos'across-the-s
lake traffic" said. Mr.. Bennett today,
t"Practicaliy aliyRoatsS which formerly
en- over by the 5sovernmsht, andaown-ss
err of smaller boatgaSaya thAts to carry
the crew NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
law$would. ls4xe Mttlssroom forscAfEo."s:
Gommisssioner Bennett has been en-,
lake captains lin u. EFFORT % md q
remedy for the condiuoHsfaand Ire
ductton in rates maAsIe6nlt, he, raid
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-24
WAR CHRISTMAS =
IN NEW YORK 10
Be BOUNTEOUS

New, York. Dec. 24:-TNew York.a
Christmas" promises to be as
uounteous as usual4and preparations
c~elehfations oman elaborate scs,x.
Special efforts have been made to
provide holiday cheer for thousands
f~tseldiers and sailors here .on fur.
l9ngh Sonasa A1ifaerit&nSpS iiofss wnI
reverse the pIoEram.s However, and
haSe elected o.be hosts rather than
.gnesta They will entertain 1eO& poor
'boys at dinner tomorrowlo n board IA;
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-24
Shortage 81 Fats and B.riey.,

The Rheinisch-w estfansche lei.
tuns, the erganHof the Krupps, an
In Its issue 81 October g.:
The census Of cattle promises n
secur supply Of meat,s but Sthe Iyuppiy
81 rat Will be difficult, It will. be nec3s.
sary TO get rid of a very considerable
number Of pis~ln order to sutilize III
~ freedom which has hifhe,to
peen left to dealings. in :. barley Iii
nav to be. diminished and the sbariev
brought tntetGth public stock AZ (
consequence, there will haye.to HI
tursneT5,nntftations on the manurac-
Goats Meat as an Experiment.
(Oct. 81: says
The municipality. Of Lichtanberr
IN Greater Berlin, has, as an experi.
ment purchased 1856 young goats. of :
TOTAL living weight of..59 s:hundredz
eights lat lao. and, 1850 '(abouts.s5
cents marks peripound. The meat al
me animals is to be distributed an1one
workers and the, waste
named over to the munictpal.,neat
SHOPS Further purchases Of eoafa IN
AAHrse' 9panudesriare scontemplated...
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-24
Persecuted and PROSECUTED.

Z Tom Hall very plainly and an
e~eir:Socally expresses HIS belief that
he has been both prosecuted and per-.
secuted DC he had won the i'll
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-24

checks on deposit for them. but
he most emphatically denied that
he had appropriated state. funds from
the automobile registration. depart
Inlent to finance his.own campaign or
that. OF former Chief Justioe CT -
Fiske or lof any other candidate in.
1917; he denied that he had used,
the attorney. general seemed to be-
ieve had played an important part
in that campaign. he denied :sSconfis.
eating automobile REPATRIATION, funds
for his campaign~i in 1914 or In. 1912;
he denied having used state funds TO
stock his farm IN Oliver county, or
for the purchase OF stamps which car-
ried his pamphlet.rBoots and Boosts
to the voters in 1916, :or to buy adver-
Using Ia any newspaper in the
state in 1915. or that he had spent
$1,000 to $4,000 more than he had
Shown In his receipts during his res
idence in Bismarck, and he denied
having spent hundreds of dollars! in
excessIof the 500 or $500 which he
had. estimated as the cost offhis 1915
campaign.
Hall denied that he owed William
Lemke. chairman of the Republican
state central committee. "a note for
$500. or that he had paid +. o. Hell
strom Of the Western Sales company
state funds for an automobile, or that
in October of this. year he owed F. o.
Helstrom from $500 to $500 for au-
tomobile. and accessories. He denied
having put up' $500 in q single item
to. meet the bills of the defunct Pro-
gressive Republican league executive
committee. ~
Prosecution called" BY judge
4. Assistant Attorney. General Daniel
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-24
DilutiOn Of FYou. and Reduction. Or
the. Price OF Flour.

The Rheinisch- Westfalische Zet-
stung of Qctober.t.5 publishes the fol.
lowing e~yidently official communicates:
The estimate OF 1thisa years potato
harvest wal Considerably surpassed 81
the;a actual yield, SO that potatoes be,
came a real savior in need, but the re-
suit of the grain estimates; based upon
a survey7o of the area under cultivation
and upon an estimate OF the average
yield. necessitates a dilutionSo Of bread
grain; for this purpose potat6x fiour. is
to,be used. The, stock Of dried pota-
toes is, however, inadequate, 30 that
n dtlution % flour cannot become
general before. the LIST. OF February.
AslSv. It is hoped that by that time
SUFFICIENT potato flour will .Sfae avail-
aPle E'orssthe present, therefore, there
1stno question Of dilution. The lmiliinE
percentage :ofss4 Is retained, and the
present -four .ration win be Continued.
Between the LIST OF November. 5i9i7.
'and 1stfof, FebrdafySsi9l8, a:suppivs
of:.fresh potatoes viii be givenS 20 thei
lS%onanaunes Sufficient Tor q diiution 81
ne hour ratiUn4of 800 gramu1Ss' by "a
per cent. Any, COMMUNE which does
wish to; dilute the hour ma uss
the potatoes to increase the ration bYI
aoout.1|M pounds. per. week." 3 \ -
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-24

Eva Tanguay, securing q divorce.
says she married In fun and found
that her husband had married for a
meal ticket. Why should courts in.
'terfere with ansall 'roundN joke like
that? Sta7
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-24
EprToR DIES.

CINCINNATI EDITOR DIES.
Cincinnati, Dec. 24.-Dr. LeM p
Gilbert, editor and. minister. died Ct
Ms h6nfe here today. DR. Gilbert
who VASES years Sold, VA formerf9edi-
tor 81 ssthe Western Christian
cate. i ! III asass sxs !.
OHIO HlEEappREEAENIfiATTvE DEAD.
Akron, OHIO, Dec.52A.-Aepfesenta.g
tive &. /. Il. Rathr1ck sdDfSthss Fourth,
Ohio astl1cts.date ats hin home here.
iast. night. Il
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-24
BAKERS TESTIMONY 4.
:. MAY CHANGE VIEWS
OFlNYESTlCATORS

Washington. Dec. 24.-gestimony
Cof. Secretary Baker and commanders
Of. training CAMPS in the south; before.
the senate committee + investigating
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-24

The British army consumes 2,ooo,-
coo pounds Of jams week, which it
gets from this country, says q. Lon
don paper. EE
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-24
."#4.. t'f.H Lt r'-.I =" I-.H.. F.t..# -..- -
Stories From
,GermansPape
i.EGo14aanh Silver wanted,

Il 1isSsErankfurter zeituns. {oct. ~,
after. observing that the gold asked
for from private individuals In the
shape Of personal. ornaments. etc..
has not come, in in sufficient quanh-
ties, observes that evenrif IT, did (and
II Is hoped that people will wake up
and. respond practically to this call
Of the fatherland) all the gold 30
contributed would still represent but
q 1.-THE of the precious metal. needed,
as 1t only exists in the possession Of
a small-class of the Welt to. do,
TT Is, however; quitesanother mat
ter in the cas1ltsof @siixSs. People Of all:
classes possess silver ornaments, tel
services, and other objects, and these
can be converted into silver coinage
which at-the present time, would prove
-eminently useful for payments abroad.
For the. purpose of keeping up and
Strengthening our foreign exchange In
neutral countreH5 the Imperial bank
has been compelled OF late to send
considerable quantities Of gold abroad.
A good influx of silver would repair
this deficit At least in part and pre-.
upon U gold reserve, the keeping up
OF which has become the. measure of
our economic strength. and tscapacity
to hold ont financially till the end OF
the war. Even though silver1hass not
the same value 10 gold AZ q e Of
international payment. yet me fact OF;
its&GoinG up at the .preseHt moment
so Considerably In price that today It
10 worth more than q. any time. dur
ing the last IS years. provessthes9reat
demand IL now enjoys.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-08-24
WHAT TO SELL TO CHlNAMAN
celestiaIs Will Not Buy Some Things
Regarded as Necessities, Says
Commercial Attache.

An American commercial attache in
China reminds the manufacturer at
home that the Asiatic demand for
Western articles is still somewhat
primitive.
For example, the Chinaman is a
liberal purchaser of American barb
wire. He likes the locks we make.
Files from the United States sell we'll
and one American firm holds monOp-
oily on scoop shovels. But the raZors
made here have no attraction, for the
Chinaman is contented with the clumsy
instrument the local blacksmith ham
mers out of a file. Trying to sell him
doOrknObS and electrical bells is to
waste time and breath. Chinese ag-
riculture gets along with the farm i'm
plements devised centuries ago and
cannot even understand the mechan-
ism of American farm machinery
Nails, bolts and nuts have a ready
market, being simple, yet when it
comes to knives, the product of high
skill and workmanship, China is per-
fectly satisfied with the cheap stuff
sent out from Europe.
The commercial invasion of the far
East can be successful only If the
character of the people of the East is
given careful consideration, says the
Toledo Blade. The American mer-
chant does not try to sell section hands
fountain pens. The American manu-
facturers will lose money who seek an
outlet in China for articles that a sim
pie people look upon as luXuries or
toys
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-08-24
Slam on Mother.

Phoebe was bored. In all the six
long years of her life she had never
spent such a miserable day. Circum-
stances at last grew too strong for her
and She cried. She was one of those
who do not often cry, but who when
they do make no secret of it. In short
Phoebe nearly lifted the nursery cell
ing off.
Upstairs came Phoebes mother, al.
ready dressed in her smartest clothes
ready to have tea with friend.
"Why, what's the matter, PhoebeY
she asked.
Phoebe standing hOpelessly in the
middle of the nursery only hOwled the
louder, and refused to see anything
cheerful about life.
"Just look, Phoebe, at that ugly lit
tie face in the lOOking-glass?
Phoebe Immediately became interest
ed and stopped crying.
(Which one, mamma?" she asked
PearsOn's Weekly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-08-24
OF Course They Would.

Election time was drawing near and
an enthusiastic politician was address
ing his constituents in a frenzied
speech. Not a few of his assertions,
reduced to cold thought, were diamet-
rically opposed to one another, but
each proposal was received with ap-
plause. A judge turned to his COM
panion and said: This reminds me of
the Irish leader who was cheering his
men on to battle. "Min," said he, I'VE
are on the verge of battle, an want
to ask We before We start, will yez
fight or will yez RUM"
"We WILL" came a chorus of eager
replies.
(Which will yez do?' says he.
"We will not" says they.
"Aha, thank We, me min," says he,
81 thought We would. Philadelphia
Ledger.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-08-24

cept the leader of the 1Irst s,u..,,l. CIV,
the command fright oblique." If the
company is at halt, the corporal of
the first squad commands Forward"
Gle usually does this anyhow. for the
instruction of his men, although if is
not required by the regulations if the
column already is marching.) At
march," the command of execution
from the captain, the first squad moves
straight to the front, while the rear
squads each Oblique as indicated.
When the leading squad has adj
vanced the desired distance, the COM
mand "halt" is given by the captain.
The squad halts, and the corporal gives
the command left Dress" Each of
the succeeding squads when, by
obliquing to the right, has reached a
point opposite its position in line,
marches forward at the command of
it's corporal; by this command it is
also. halted and executes the cleft
Dress" All dress on the first unit in
line.
In this movement it will be observed
that there is variation from the
usual series of commands. For exam
pie, although we have fright front into
line," followed by right oblique," this
is not brought to conclusion with
fright Dress" but with LEFT
DRESS" Yet the reason is obvious
to the new soldier when he has once
seen the movement executed. The lead
ing squad, remember, marches straight
to the front and the other squads
Oblique to the right. This causes them
to form on the right of the first squad
when they reach the line. The first
squad, therefore-the squad upon
which all the others are to dress-is
now established at their left. 1t is
necessary, then to give cleft Dress"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-08-24
THE TWO MOST DIFFICULT COM
PANY MOVEMENTS.

We now come to the two company
movements most difficult to master.
They are "on right Qeft) into line' and
fright Qeft) front into line" Both
movements must be executed from col
umn of squads.
To form the company line on the
right or left from the column of
squads, the command is "On right
(left) into line, MARCH. =. Com
pany, HALT. FRONTw
At the preparatory command from
the captain, the corporal of the first
squad gives his own men the command
Fright turn" the corporals of the re-
naming squads give Forward" AT
MARCH," the command of execution
the leading squad turns to the right
on moving pivot-that is, it executes
fright turn" as taught in the school
of the squad.
The command "Halt'' is given when
the first squad has advanced the de-
sired distance in the new direction
This command is from the captain
and will halt the whole company squad
by squad as the successive squads
place themselves in line with the lead
ing squad. AS soon as the halt is ex-
ecuted by the first squad, the corporal
commands, Fright Dress" and the
squad continues to remain at the right
dress until the movement is completed
by the company and the captain orders
front" after confirming the company
alignments.
The other squads, in obedience to
the command Forward" from their
corporals, continue to march straight
to the front until each is opposite the
right of its place in the line. 1t then
executes fright turn" at the command
of the corporal, and is halted on the
line at the command of it's corporal
He then gives, Fright Dress" Each
unit in succession dresses on the first
unit in line.
To form company line in the front
when in column of squads, the com
mand would be, Fright Qeft) front
into line, MARCH. Company
Halt. 'FRONT.'" At the pre-
paratory command, all corporals, ex.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-08-24
Fastened On.

1t was small Gilbert's sad fate to
suffer the attention of well-meaning
doctor.
'Put out your tongue, my boy" the
prosecutor said.
Gilbert feebly produced the tip of
that member.
mo, no put 1T right out" the doc
tor said.
Gilbert shook his head weakly and
tears gathered in his eyes.
Il can't" he cried, sits fastened
on."-New York Globe.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-08-24
The Effects of Habit.

In reward of faithful political serv-
ice an ambitious saloOnkeepr was ap-
pointed police magistrate.
"What's the charge again this
man?" he inquired when the first case
was called.
Drunk, yer honor" said the police
man.
The newly-made magistrate frowned
upon the trembling defendant.
Guilty or not guilty?" he demanded.
"Sure, sir" faltered the accused. II
never drink drop"
"Have cigar then" urged his hon
or persuasively, as he absently pol
ished the top Of the judicial desk with
his pocket handkerchief.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-08-24
Foreign

Two airplanes flying at high speed
crashed 800 feet in the air at the
Armour Heights aviation camp near
Toronto, one of the machines bursting
into flames and plunging to earth, kill
ing the aviator, Cadet S. III. ]. Dorr.
The victims neck was broken and
his body badly burned.
The munitions war act of Great
Britain was applied to threatened
strike of 10000 engineers and fire.
men on English railways.
Twelve American missionaries and a
dozen other foreigners, mostly women
and children, who were besieged by
Chinese bandits at Tabul, town about
16O miles northwest of Picking, have
been rescued by officers of the United
States Marine corps.
The huge explosives plant of Cur
tiss & Harvey at Dragon, Quebec, en-
gagged in making munitions for the al
lies, was blown to atoms by a series
of explosions which obliterated the
village near Montreal. and levied q
death toll which Is estimated at %,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-08-24
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES:
Important
News Events
of the World
Summarized
U.S.-TeutOric War News

Since the declaration of war approx
mately 100000 men have offered
themselves for service in the fighting
forces of the country. The official to-
tai under arms today was 943, 141 men.
These represent voluntary enlistments.
The draft will add 6S7,5O Hence in
another month the United States will
have 1851 900 men under arms.
-Four Austrian army officers, alleged
to be accomplices of Capt. Erwin
Schneider, recently arrested at San
Francisco on a charge of being Ger
man spy, were taken into custody by
department of justice agents at
Laredo, Tex
The appointment of Col. Carl Reich
man, o. S. A, to be brigadier general,
was held up by the senate military af
airs committee at Washington pend
ng investigation of charges that he
has expressed sympathies with Ger
many.
Two army divisions instead or one,
comprising total of at least $4,000
men, probably will make up the first
contingent of the National Guard to
go to France.
The allied governments will discuss
jointly the peace proposals of Pope
Benedict and reply will be issued in
due course, Lord Robert Cecil told the
press at London. Whether the reply
will be joint note or, as suggested
In some quarters, through the medium
of the United States or by some other
member, will be decided later.
The greatest review of American
regular soldiers in years was wit
messed, at American headquarters in
France when General Sibert viewed
the contingent in a rainstOrm. The.
general declared the soldiers bearing
was splendid.
The committee on public information
at Washington on behalf of the war de-
partment issued an official denial that
American troops have been engaged in
action on the French front and that
200 have been taken to the base hos
pitfalls, wounded. The report was pub
lished in the London Daily News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-08-24
TURNING THE COMPANY ON A
FIXED OR A MOVING PIVOT.

The company, like the squad, is
turned on fixed or moving pivot. If
battalion or regiment is in line and
it is desired to throw it into column
of companies, the movement is exc
cuted by companies right Qeft)" upon
the same principle as squads right
| Qeft)." Likewise, if the battalion or
regiment is in column of companies,
and it is desired to turn it back into
a line of the battalion or regiment, the
commands companies right Ceft)"
will bring about this result, just as
squads right Qeft)" will give the COM
pany front from column of squads.
Also, companies in column, like squads
in column, turn on a moving pivot.
when it is desired simply to change
direction without interrupting the
march.
On the fixed pivot, the commands
are, Company Right Ueft), MARCH"
Company, HALT" or, "For-
ward, MARCHr" as the case may be-
At march," following the prepare
tory command, Company right" the
right flank man in the front rank
faces squarely to the right and
marks time. The other front rank
men oblique to the right, place them
selves abreast of the pivot man and
also mark time.
In the rear rank, the third man from
the right-No. 3 of the first squad, as
in squad right"-mOves straight to the
front until in the rear of his front
rank man. He is followed in column
by the second and first men from the
right in the rear rank. These likewise
place themselves in the rear of their
front rank men, when all face to the
right in marching and mark time.
The remaining men of the rear rank
move straight to the front for four
PAGES, then oblique to the right. place
themselves abreast of the third man,
cover their respective file leaders, and
mark time. The right guide steps back,
takes post on the flank and marks
time. The fourth command, "march,"
if it is desired to go fOrward-or
halt" if the company is to come to a
of the company is one pace to the rear
of the new line.
The command "halt," however, may
be given at any time after the move
ment begins; but only those halt who
are in the new position. Each of the
others halts upon arriving on the line,
aligns himself to the right and executes
front without further command.
A change of direction on a moving
pivot is executed, as has been said, sub
stantially the same way as in the
school of the squad. The command is
Fright Ueft) Turn, MARCH i.
Forward, MARCHw The difference
between right turn in the school of
the company and the school of the
squad is that with the company the
men do not glance toward the march,
ing flank, and all take the full step
only at the command, forward,
MARCH," Meanwhile, all those who
have reached the line abreast the pivot
man take the half step of Is inches.
Each rear rank man obliques on the
same ground as his file leader.
In the school of the company, little
has been said, so far, of the platoon.
The reason is that the squad move
ments, in the nature of things, come
first in the instruction and also be-
cause the platoon movements-since
platoons are composed of from two to
four squads-are simply company
movements on a smaller scale and exc
cuted in the same manner.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-08-24
To Protect the Sims.

Did you ever come home in the dark
and break your shins against the furni-
ture while cropping for the electric light
switch? Doubtless you did. To save
shins and furniture and needless pro-
family an electrical manufacturing
company has perfected light switch
that CLOVIS in the dark. The effect
is secured by the inclusion of very
minute quantity of radium compound
in one of the screws of the switch,
When the light is turned on by a\pnH
chain the radium is included in the lit
tie ball on the end of the chain. Either
of these devices shines like a tiny
star in a dark room.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-08-24
He Was Scotch Sure.

The TOmmies were strolling idly
along the street when they CHANGED to
gaze into an attractive shop window.
Being soldiers, they both had an eye
for a pretty girl, and there within the
shop was a real winner.
SANDY" whispered Mike, "shure,
she's just the fairest colleen my eyes
go in and buy something, an perhaps
she will have a smile for me-"
His companion came from 'ayont
the Tweed" as his answer proved.
"I'll gang wi ye,' he said. But,
boots, mon, we neednae spend a baw-
bee. A We hev tae dae Is tae ask fur
change o. shillin'."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-08-24
Excrutiatingly Suggestive.

In mining district where a great
many soldiers are now quartered they
are very kind to the Tommies and get
up all sorts of entertainments, for
their benefit. The other weekend the
following notice was posted upon the
door of the hall:
''On Saturday evening potato pie
supper will be given to the soldiers in
the district. Subject for Sunday eve
ming, "A Night of Agony"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-08-24
Turtle Fishing Interesting.

Turtle fishing is a curious and inter-
esting operation. The vessels used are
schooners of some fifty tons, most of
which are owned and manned in Grand
Cayman. The usual procedure is for
some local capitalist to furnish such a
craft for the sake of half share in
the profits. The captain and the crew
get the rest. They put off from Grand
Cayman and tack across to the Mos
quito coast, having due regard for
the hurricane season.
On arrival they anchor where the