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The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-08-29
NORTHWEST MAY Freeze:
COAL is NEEDED BADLY
Husting Says Operators Must Be Com.
PEELED to Send Coal Into Territory
Threatened With Famine.

Washington, Aug. 18. - Wisconsin,
Minnesota, the DakOtas and Northern
Iowa are in danger of freezing to death
this winter if some relief is not had
by which the government shall com.
pei the coal operators and the ship.
ping companies to supply these states
with sufficient coal for the winter.
If the states named are to be made
secure against freezing it will be nee.
essary from now until the first of
September to have coal shipped into
them at the rate Of 100000 tons a
month. If this movement should not
begin until the first of December we
shall have to get more than 100000
tons a month in addition to that which
the railroads ordinarily carry. Ship
ping on the Great Lakes ceases on
November Is. If the President will
issue an order directing the railroads
to furnish sufficient number Of cars
and order the coal companies to dis
regard the price of coal entirely we
may be saved this winter.
We want the ore operators com.
PEELED to ship coal to us. AS it is our
people are confronted by two dangers
not having any coal at all and hav.
ing coal at a price that the people
cannot pay.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-08-29
SPECULATION IN SUGAR
IS PLACED UNDER BAN
Food Controller Requests New York
Exchange to Suspend All Dealings
in Futures of Staple,

New York, Aug. Speculation in
sugar, which has been advancing in
price for months, has been banned on
the New York Coffee and Sugar Ex-
change at the instance Of Herbert c..
Hoover, food administrator. He re-
quested the exchange to suspend all
dealings in futures, based on his belief,
expressed in letter, that the normal
function of such trading to stabilize
prices is lost under present conditions
and operated to initiate prices. Con!
ditions were such, he said, as to slim
ulate speculation. He also asked the
exchange to limit itself to cash tran
sactions and to dealings solely be-
tween actual producers and buyers of
sugar for their own requirements.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-08-29
WOUNDED AMERICANS MAY
BE AMBULANCE MEN
Possible Explanation of London Report
of Arrival of U. S. Troopers
Wounded in France.

Paris, Aug. 17.-Robert Arrowsmith
a member of the American ambulance,
who was wounded July Is, has just
been discharged from the Red Cross
military hospital at Neuelly. He is on
his way back to the front.
Charles M. Isbell and Charles M.
Ashton who were wounded July Is in
a shell explosion are reported out of
danger
Considerable speculation was caus-
ed by a London dispatch quoting a
brief mysterious reference in the Lon
don Daily News about the arrival of
some wounded American soldiers from
the western front at the hospital at
Bath. The above dispatch to the In
ternational News Service gives rise to
the theory that the men referred to
by the London paper are members of
the American ambulance who may
have been taken to the English hos
pital. Members of this service have
in the thick of the fighting for some
time rescuing the wounded.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-08-29
ARE TOLD NOT TO CAN FOOD
FOES AGENTS WORKING AMONG
HOUSEWIVES OF COUNTRY.
Those Located in Remote Sections Are
Told Government Will Seize All
Canned Food,

Washington, Aug. 18-With Ameri
cas- great food control program now
officially launched, evidences of anti
war agents to block it's progress were
revealed to the food administration.
Official reports show that house.
wives, particularly in remote section
OF the country, are being told all fruits
and vegetables canned will be confis
Gated for war purposes. The agents
even say the women themselves will
soon be conscripted. Hoover's "home
conservation" pledge cards are being
defined as Registration cards." by
which the government can get the
names of women for draft.
Reports From Arizona.
First reports Of these activities
came from Arizona. United States
marshals are ordered to round up
those circulating the malicious re,
pOrts''
President Wilson's proclamation or.
dering the licensing Of elevators and
mills on or before September 1 clears
the way for Hoover's big drive to
lower the price of bread.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-08-29
Lloyd George Answers Pope

London, Aug. live are fighting
for one thing, victory for democracy
over aggression" declared Premier
Lloyd George in an address here. His
utterance was regarded as especially
significant in view of the peace pro.
posals from the Pope. The premier
was discussing the program of the
Labor party when reference to the
aims of the Allies was made, but the
reiteration Of the Allied basis of vic.
tory at this time by the premier was
greeted as the governments informal
answer to the Pope.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-08-29
The Truth Will Out.

A darby in Louisville who had gone
broke in a crap game turned to a.
friend and requested the temporary &C
commodation Of small loan.
''Gus," said the person thus impor-
tuned, "Pd lax nightly to let you have.
some money, but I'm out of luck my
Ownse'f. DIS yere dollar Use about to,
shoot is de last dollar I got in de-.
world
He shot and lost, while Gus looked
forl0rnly on. He reached into his,
vest pocket and hauled out a crum-
pied bill.
"Wy, sho huff, yere is another dol.
lar!" he said in tones Of astonish-,
ment.
Again he shetland lost. Still hold
ing fast to the dice, he unearthed q
third bill from the swaziland of his
hat.
"Now dis yere is absolutely de last
dollar I owns on dis earth!" he
stated for the benefit Of the company
at large and his chum Gus in particu-
lar. 'W'en hits gone Use through"
He risked it and lost it. AS he slid
his free hand toward an inner recess
in the waistband of his trousers the
bankrupt Gus spoke up.
"Keep on shootin' nigger!" babe
Gus. "Jes' keep on shootin'. Dem
bones'n mex you tell de trufe yit."-
Saturday Evening Post.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-08-29
NOTE NOT TO CHANGE WAR A|MS|
POPE'S MESSAGE SUBJECT OF
CONFERENCES
Allied Diplomats Discuss SituationI
With Lansing-To Act as Unit
Reply to Be Made.

Washington, Aug. II. 49, Conferences
among Allied diplomats crystallized)
into conviction the opinion here that
Pope Benedict's peace move is not!
likely to change in any substantial de-
gree the attitude either of the Allies or
the American government.
It IS agreed, however, that there
must be made a response to the Pope's
proposal far more comprehensive than
mere acknowledgment of receipt.
To do this without opening the field
to argument which might result in
developing differences between the
Allies to be seized upon by the Ger
mans is realized to be difficult and
delicate undertaking.
Think Pope Imposed Upon.
While there is no disposition to
question the good faith of the Pope, it
is conceivable that he might have been
imposed upon by German cunning, as
Stunning that he has been induced to
take this step through the pleas of the
strong Catholic elements in Austria
and Bavaria.
In anticipation of an outburst of
peace talk at the CAPITOL plans were
made by Senate leaders, both Demo-
cratic and Republican, to prevent open
discussion of the subject in the Sen
ate.
Again the fact appeared that every
representative of the Allied powers is
bitterly opposed to that phase of the
Pope's proposals which would leave
to the fate of a round-table conference
the disposition of such questions as
| Alsace-Lorraine, Poland and Italia IT.
ridentia, and it was recalled that pre-
cisely that bait was held out by Chan
cellor Bethmann-Hollweg more than
a year ago when he realized that the
German wave of invasion had reached
it's height and that the tide might flow
| backward.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-08-29
ENEMY NOT HOLDING OWN
LLOYD GEORGE ASSERTS
British Premier Says There Is No
Chance of Starving England
Food Position Excellent.

London, Aug. ia pointed answer
to German hopes Of starving out Eng
land through the submarine campaign
was given by Premier Lloyd George
when he announced today that the food
situation was now better than it has
been in many years.
1.-The stock of wheat now on hand
is 100000 bushels above that of last
year, the premier told the house of
commons.
"England's food position is better
than in many years." he added.
The premier said: Germany now is
barely able to hold her own-not even
that"
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-08-29
CONFERENCE OF COUNCILS OF IS
STATES PASSES RESOLUTIONS
URGING ACTION ON PRICE
49, AND DISTRIBUTION.
PRICE "ExT0RTI0NATE,"
DECLARES DOCUMENT
Various States involved to Cooperate
in Every Possible Way With Presi-
dent and Federal Trade Commits
sion in Fixing Price and Ar
ranging for Distribution.

Chicago, Aug. 18-Representati
Of the Councils of Defense of 10 Mid.
die West states, at conference held
here, adopted resolutions urging i'm
mediate action of the Federal govern
ment in fixing a reasonable price for
coal and regulating the distribution of
fuel by the railroads in order to re-
ieve the crisis which threatens the
country. A copy Of the resolutions
was telegraphed to President Wilson.
The conference adjourned to meet
again in Chicago next Thursday, when
the representatives Of the different
states will report data to be gathered
on the cost of coal production at vari-
Gus mines.
To Go to Washington.
A committee probably will be named
to go to Washington with the report
The various states will cooperate in
every possible way with President
Wilson and the Federal Trade com.
mission in fixing the price and ar
ranging for coal distribution.
Stimulation Of coal production, re-
organization OF transportation and re-
adjustment of coal prices which are
UNNECESSARILY excessive and in many
cases extortionate," was urged in. the
resolutions.
UNLESS we get the coal we need,
we may be obliged to double up in all
the cities by having several families
live in one house," said A. T. Van
Seay Of Milwaukee.
Minnesota was represented at the
conference by John F. MCGEE and H.
N. Leighton of Minneapolis and c.. j.
Swanson of St. Paul.
Making up for Lean Years.
st. Louis, Aug. II. - Joseph Luna
CHI, secretary and treasurer of the
Lumaghi Coal company, testified at the
inquiry into the coal trade that it was
'up to the coal companies to get what
they can now in order to make up for
lean years in the past, and possible
lean years in the future"
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-08-29
HAIG TAKES LANGEMARCK:
OTHER GAINS ARE MADE
Lloyd George Makes Announcement in
House Of Commons
Fighting Continues.

London, Aug. 17-Premier Lloyd
George has announced in the House
Of Commons that the troops of Field
Marshal Haig have captured LANCE
marck. The premier said that Field
Marshal Haig had telegraphed that
1000 prisoners had been taken and
that five guns had been captured.
In addition to capturing LANCE,
marck, the premier said, the British
troops gained ground at many points.
Severe fighting is continuing with the
result undetermined
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-08-29
MEASURES TO CHECK PROGRAM
FOR STRIKES, LOCkOUTS AND
DISTURBANCES ARE TO BE
LAUNCHED.
D|STURBERS TO BE MADE
TO FEEL ARM OF LAW
Harvest of Crops, Air Craft and Copper
Mining Industries Are Most Affect
ed-Department of Justice Off,
Gals Preparing to Take De-
cided Steps.

Washington, Aug. 1S.-Grave men
ace to Industries whose continuation
at high speed is deemed vital to the
prosecution of the war is seen by Of
ficials here in the growing activities
of Industrial Workers of the World
leaders on the Pacific coast and in the
far Northwest. A pretentious program
calling for strikes, lockouts and gen.
eral disturbances over seven states,
or about one-fourth of the area of the
country, has been brought to the at
tention Of the Department of Justice
by field Investigators now in the affect.
ed territory.
Swift and Drastic Action.
Swift and drastic action to check
the movement in so far as it would
cripple industries or certain produc-
ton of commodities necessary for war,
is planned by Department of Justice
officials. Prosecution of strike lead
ers, where justified in the opinion of
the department, on charges of conspir-
acy or under the espionage act is con-
templated in specific cases.
District attorneys in the four states
affected as we'll as California, Arizona
and New Mexico, have been instructed
to devote unceasing attention to the
situation and institute proceedings
promptly where justified.
To Deal SummariIy.
Any organized movement, it was
said, tending to prevent or delay har-
vesting of the country's crops in any
section would come clearly within the
class of subjects with which the Pres
ident was authorized by Congress in
the war resolution to deal virtually
summarily.
Another industry which already has
been affected to some extent is spruce
logging in Washington. At one stage
of the latter disturbances the govern
ment's great program of aircraft con-
struction appeared to be menaced, but
the situation in this industry has been
restored more nearly to normal within
the last few days.
Mining Affected.
A third industry which might be
seriously affected is copper mining in
Montana. The government is follow
ing this situation closely. The Presi-
dents personal investigator, Chief
Justice COvington of the supreme court
of the District of Columbia, may visit
the Northwest and the Pacific coast to
study the situation there.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-08-29
Soldier Shoots Two Bows,

New York, Aug. 1.-two children
were shot and probably fatally wound
ed by a United States soldier in Brook
second United States infantry was
passing through the streets en- route to
the cantonment camp when the shoot
ing occurred. Private William H. Cook,
who was riding on a gun carriage, de-
clared boys threw stores at him, &C
cording to reports from the Brooklyn
police and he pulled his revolver and
fired at them. Cook was arrested. They
are Charles Gallo, and John Pizzino.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-08-29
|C0PPERHEADS" OUGHT TO
BE SHOT AT SUNRISE ROOT
Head Of American Mission to Russia
Says 1t Is But Question Of Time
Until Traitors Meet Fate,

New York, Aug. 17.-In an address
at the Union League club, where mem
bers of the United States mission to
Russia we're given an informal dinner,
Elihu Root declared there were *Still
some Americans who do not quite un-
derstand why we are fghting."
There are men walking about this
city tonight who ought to be taken
out and shot at sunrise. Understand,
it is only question of time until they
meet this fate"
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-08-29
Cardinal Farley Concerned,

New York, Aug. 17.-Emphasizing
that the Pope could not be Influenced
to favor any nation Cardinal Farley
said he would watch the outcome of
the Vatican's proposals with the most
acute concern" The Pope, he declar-
ed, was the greatest neutral figure in
the world and would urge only steps
of benefit to all. II know that the
holy father has done everything in his
power to mitigate the sufferings of
those engaged in this conflict" said
the cardinal, "and would be glad to see
peace"
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-08-29
U-Boat Uses Victim as Decov.

An Atlantic Port, Aug. 17.-Twelve
members of the crew Of the Norwegian
steamship Benguela, captured June Is
by a German submarine and used for
16 days as "decoy vessel" reached
here on Spanish ship. According to
the sailors, they were held prisoners
on board their ship for that time, their
vessel in charge of Germans cruising
about in waters usually frequented by
merchant ships, with the U-boat partly
submerged and lowering about to at
tack anything that might be tempted
to come near the Norwegian.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-08-29
CATTLE, HOGS AND SHEEP
SOAR TO RECORD PRICES
Records for High Prices Broken at
Chicago and CONSERVATION Prevails
Among Packers and Buyers.

Chicago, Aug. II. - CONSERVATION
reigns among packers and buyers. All
record for high prices have been
broken in the cattle, hog and sheep
markets and no relief short of govern,
ment intervention appears to be pos,
sible. A top19rice Of $18 per hundred,
weight for hogs has been established,
Only 10000 hogs were offered in the
Chicago market where under normal
conditions there would be 10000.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-08-29
German in Bad With Peruvians,

Lima, Peru, Aug. Is. - Much CON-
ment has been caused in diplomatic
circles here by a speech made in the
Peruvian lower house by Deputy Bor-
da respecting the attitude of the Ger
man minister at Lima in the case of
the Peruvian bark, Lorton, which was
sunk by a German submarine on Feb
ruary 5 in Spanish territorial waters.
Deputy Borda said the German minis.
ter had committed serious diplomat
ic error by making public comments
in the press regarding the procedure
of members Of congress.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-08-29
FORM LOYAL LEGION OF LABOR
Patriotic Organization Is Launched at
MINNEAPOLIS,

Minneapolis, Aug. 16-At a meeting
OF the newly organized Labor's Loyal
legion held here final steps toward or
ganization were taken, permanent Of
ficers elected and committees appoint
ed to carry out the plans of the legion
to assist the government in combating
traitorous acts against the welfare of
the United States.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-08-29
Says Opposing Meeting Is Mistake

London, Aug. ia dispatch to the
Daily News from Petrograd says Pre-.
mier Kerensky denied that he told Al.
bert Thomas, socialist member of the
French war council, that he personally
opposed the Stockholm socialist con.
ference. On the contrary he thought
it very important, though it would
have been more important if held when
the Russians were advancing. He de.
clared opposition to the. conference
and difficulties put in the way of the
delegates was playing into the hands
Of the Germans. -
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-08-29
FIND MAY HELP u. S. WIN WAR

Discovery Of Platinum in Alaska Stirs
Government.
Washington, Aug. 17.-Discovery of
platinum in Alaska by DR.. Herschel c.
Parker of New York, and others has
aroused government agencies to the
greatest activity in the hope of finding
sufficient quantities of the precious
metal to meet the war needs Of the
Allies.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-08-29
4 TONS OF BOMBS HIT VENICE

Teuton Explosives Start Number OF
CONGREGATIONS.
Vienna, Aug. 17.-Four tons OF
bombs have been dropped by airplanes
on the maritime arsenal at Venice,
causing a number of condagraions,
according to the official statement OF
the Austrian war office.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-08-29
Government Faces Wage Demand.

Washington, Aug. II. Prospects
that the government will have to pay
wage increases in shipyards in which
vessels building have been requisition-
ed developed in conference of Pa
cific coast builders with the shipping
board.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-08-29
Wood to Head seth Division.

VUUU 10 r1edU o9tn OIVIST0n.
Washington, Aug. 17.-Major Gen.
eral Leonard Wood, former chief of
staff and now commander Of the South
eastern department, is transferred to
command the Eighty-eighth (National
army division at Camp Funston, Fort
Riley, Kan.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-08-29
Time for the Lecture.

you're not going so early?"
Eyes, indeed. have had fine time
at your party, but if I am to get any
sleep at all tonight I've got to go now
to give my wife chance to tell me
all the breaks have made while here.''
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-08-29
STOP MAKING WHISKEY SEPT.8
Production for Beverage Purposes
Ends at That Time.

TF0uuct1UH TOT Beverage Purposes
Ends at That Time.
Washington, Aug. II. - Eleven
o'clock on the night Of Saturday, Sep
TENDER 8, is the time fixed by the
food administration when all processes
in the production in the United States
of distilled spirits for beverage pur-
poses must stop. The 30-day period
allowed from the approval of the food
control law expires at midnight Sep
TENDER 9, but this date falls on Sun
day and internal revenue laws prevent
che operation of distilleries after II
o'clock Saturday night.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-08-29
2 DOLLAR WHEAT
WITH $40 FLOUR
WILL PROBABLY BE CONSIDERED
AND SUBMITTED TO HOOVER
BY MILLERS OF THE U, S.
LOW PRICE is PLEDGE MADE
Object Is to Sell at Prices That Shall
Include Not More Than Definitely
Established and Publicly Stated
Margins of Profit.

Chicago, Aug. 17.-Ten-dollar flour
and two-dollar wheat will probably be
prices considered equitable for those
staples if plans made by the organiza-
ton Of the United States millers are
satisfactory to Food Administrator
Herbert G.. Hoover.
The United States Millers was or
gained by representative millers from
all parts of the country. The advisory
committee Of the organization consists
of eight men, namely: J. F. Bell of
Minneapolis, chairman; A. P. Hus-
band of Chicago, secretary; Albert C.
Loring, Minneapolis, Andrew J. Hunt,
Arkansas City; Edgar M. Kelly, Nash
Vile; Samuel Plant, st. Louis; Mark
N. Monnel, Toledo; Fred J. Freling-
ham, Lockport, N. Y, and Theodore B.
Wilcox, Portland, Ore.
The eight men have been named
heads of district in which it is
planned to divide the country. Plans
are being made for the district heads
to meet Mr.. Hoover and lay before
him the result Of their deliberations.
The statement of the meeting says
in part:
Must Make Low Price.
'The fundamental purpose of this
vast organization will be to provide
the people of the United States and
their allies with adequate supplies of
flour at the lowest prices compatible
with continued and sound operation.
To make this possible the millers who
join the organization will pledge them
selves to sell flour and mill feed, so
long as the war continues, at prices
which shall include not more than
definitely established and publicly
stated margins of Profit. The organi-
cation will, furthermore, put itself at
the disposal of the federal government
for all purposes relating to the sue
cessful conduct of the war;"
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-08-29

The true American doesn't want to
be king-but he will bet his last cent
on four of them.