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The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-05-16
ITALIAN WAR MISSION ARRIVES
MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION
HERE WITH AIDES.
Others, Including Marconi to Come
Later-First Time An Italian Min
lister Has Been in u. s.

New York, May 12.-Enrico Arlot,
to Italian minister of transportation
and a member of the Italian mission
to this country, has arrived here, it
is announced. He was accompanied
by General Gugliamotti, his military
aide; Captain Vannutelli, newly ap.
pointed naval attache to the Italian
embassy at Washington, and Alviz
Bragadin, G. Pardo and Gaetano Pi.
etra, of the departments of transpor.
tation, commerce and agriculture, re-
spectively. The other members of the
commission, headed by Prince di Saw
cha and which includes Guglielmo
Marconi have not arrived.
Slgnor Arlotta and his companions
will remain in this city for few
days before going to Washington.
This is the first time a minister
of the Italian government has been
seen in the United States" said Sig
nor Arlotta.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-05-16
REGISTRATION DAY TO
BE NATIONAL HOLIDAY
Presidents Proclamation Naming tho
Date to Ask for Nationwide
Patriotic Observances.

Washington, March IL. - President
Wilson will designate by proclamation
the first registration day under the
draft law a national holiday, and will
ask for nationwide patriotic observ-
ances.
Neither the calendar days nor the
number of days of the registration of
persons eligible for the new army UNI.
der the universal obligation plan have
yet been decided by the War depart
ment, it is stated authoritatively. AS
soon as President Wilson signs the
act it is expected the department will
have determined upon these details,
so that they may be announced in tho
Presidents proclamation without any
undue delay. 1t is purposed to present
through this proclamation all the in.
formation necessary for the guidance
of all who come under the provisions
of the act
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-05-16
DRAFT AGE FIXED, q TO 81
CONFEKEES REACH AGREEMENT
ON CONSUMPTION MEASURE.
Roosevelt Army Plan Rejected as Also
Is Amendment for Raising Three
Regiments for Border Patrol.

Washington, May 11.-Conferees on
The army bill have reached an agree
ment fixing the draft age limits from
II to 30 years and striking out the
amendment put in by the senate per-
hitting Colonel Theodore Roosevelt to
raise four divisions for service in
France. Another amendment author
izing the raising of three volunteer
regiments for border patrol duty also
was eliminated.
Age Limit 80 Years.
The conferees made the age limit of
those subject to the selective draft 81
to 80 years inclusive in place of the
81 to 81 limits in the senate bill and
Fl to 40 in the house BILL
The prohibition section was modified
to provide that penalty shall apply
only to sale of liquor to those in uni.
form, and not to furnishing or giving
away drink of liquor to a man off
the reservation
President Wilson awaits only action
by congress on the report to issue his
proclamation calling for the immedi-
ate application of the selective service
machinery. The proclamation is ready
and all plans for Fastening the work
of registration throughout the country
have been completed.
One difficulty in reaching an agree.
ment was over the tribunals which
shall pass on exemptions from the Sc
lective draft. The provision accepted
gives right of appeal from a first to a
second court. No military men are to
be on either, and they are to be dis
tinct from the courts of the United
States or the states.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-05-16
ROOSEVELT QUITS league
Resigns as Vice President Of Army
League

Washington, May II. - Correspon-
dence between Theodore Roosevelt
and Joseph Letter, president of the
Army league, made public by the
league disclosed that the colonel has
resigned as honorary vice president
of the organization because Mr.. Lett
or opposed the army bill amendment
to permit recruiting of the Roosevelt
volunteer division.
Referring to the fight on the amend
ment, Mr.. Roosevelt wrote:
$50 far as the opposition is not due
to mere puzzle headedness it can only
be due to politics. You are, there.
fore, as it's president. using the Army
league to the detriment of the army"
Mr.. Letter replied that the resigna-
ton would be referred to the leagues
executive council.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-05-16
SHIPS IN GULF OF B0THNIA
FREE; SWEDEN WINS FOOD
10000 Tons Tied Up Since Beginning
Of War Released by Agreement
with Britain.

Stockholm, May 10.-Approximate-
ly 10000 tons Of allied shipping which
has been tied up in the Gulf of Both
MIA since the beginning of the war
will be released as the result of an
agreement perfected today between
Great Britain and Sweden.
Sweden secures as it's part of the
bargain a release of it's ships laden
with foodstuffs and other necessaries.
which have been detained in British
harbors.
The official statement of this ar
rangement says that thereby the
country's wheat requirements until
the next harvest will be met, provid-
ed the present system of rationing ia
steadfastly adhered to.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-05-16
COMMISSION OF Three LEAVES
FOR SWITZERLAND BEARING
PROPOSALS WITH PARIS
AS DESTINATION.
TO DISCUSS WITH CABINET
POSSIBILITY OF PEACE
Disintegration of Teutonic Alliance Is
Sought, According to Report-Aus-
trian Empress, Bitterly Opposed
to War, Said to Be Taking
Active Part in Program.

London, May 12-The Amsterdam
correspondent of the Exchange Tele-
graph company wires that he has learn
ed from the best of sources that three
prominent Austrian politicians are
about to leave for Switzerland bearing
peace proposals and that they hope to
be given safe conduct to France in
order to discuss with the French cabi-
net the possibility of peace.
Empress Against War.
New York, May 11.-Austrias re-
ported peace move is a further step
in the direction of the disintegration
of the Teuton powers, which is pro-
posed by the recent visit of the Aus
trian emperor and empress to the Ho-
henzollerns.
At that visit, it was reported, EN-
press Zita played a prominent role,
speaking loudly and energetically
against the continuation of the war.
Her plea, however, fell upon deaf
ears. The Germans advanced a num-
Der of arguments to convince Empress
Zita that the position of the Teuton
powers was very promising.
Realize True Conditions.
Soon afterward friction between
Austria and Germany again developed.
The emperors decision to convoke the
reichsrat, where the Slavs have a ma
jority, provoked a storm of criticism
in Germany.
1t is evident that a true realization
Of conditions is steadily permeating
the Austrian and Hungarian minds.
The dual monarchy is beginning to see
that it has nothing to win from an al
lance which practically amounts to
vassalage. On the other hand, there
are signs that the Allies would now
be willing to conclude separate peace
with Austria on conditions that would
guarantee home rule to the several ma
tionalities making up the Austrian en-
pire.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-05-16
WITHOUT THE NECESSARY LAW
I FLOUR AT $50 PER BARREL
BEFORE END OF YEAR is
CERTAINTY.
ASSERTS THAT PRODUCER
HAS NO NEED TO SUFFER
No Occasion for Outrageous Prices Un<
less Opposition Of Special interests
Defeats President in Obtaining
Power to Control Fully the
Nations Food Supply.

New YORK, May IL. - Herbert c.
Hoover, who recently returned from
Europe to advise the government on
European food conditions, says that
without control we may see flour at
$40 barrel before the year is over,
but that with control 'the present
price of flour can be reduced 40 to so
per cent and at the same time the pro-
Queer be treated in liberal manner"
No Occasion for Panic.
''There is absolutely no occasion for
food panic, nor any justification for
outrageous prices unless the oppos1.
ton of special interests defeats the
President in obtaining necessary pow
er to control fully the nations food"
he said.
Americas problem is not one of FAM
inc. We have now and will have next
year large surplus. Our problem is,
after the proper protection of our own
people, to give to our allies the last
ounce of surplus of which we are ca.
pable. ,
Food Control Needed.
Therefore, the nation needs food
control to regulate prices and increase
the surplus. After providing for one
normal consumption, we will have, to-
gether with Canada, a surplus for our
allies equal to open so per cent of the
food they require from us. If we take
broad measures Of control we can,
with as little disturbance to economic
machinery as need be, furnish them
an additional 20 per cent.
tTf, however, the whole world, allied
and neutral, is to have the unrestrict-
ed run of our markets in competition
with the speculator in this country, we
may expect to see SIS wheat before the
year is over.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-05-16
MILLION PEOPLE GREET
ENJOYS AT new YORK
Gotham Pays Enthusiastic HOMAGE to
Joffre and Viviani in Tremen-
dous Welcome.

New York, May II. - New York
surrendered Internationally to Joseph
Jacques Joffre, marshal of France and
the French war commission.
Not only did the new worlds larg-
est city capitulate to the hero Of the
Marine and to Rene Viviani, former
premier of France, who headed the
war mission to the United States, but
1t accorded them triumphal entry.
Never have visitors to New York
been given so tremendous welcome. At
least a million of it's citizens turned
out to pay homage to the great SOL
der and the great statesman of a sis.
ter republic. ..
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-05-16
NEW OFFENSIVE BY ALLIES IS
BEGUN WHEN BRITISH CAP
TURE BULGAR TRENCHES
ALONG 2-MlLEFRONT.
RUSSIAN GUNS POUND
AGAINST CERNA TRENCHES
Allies Carrying on Heavy Operations
With Both Artillery and Infantry
Germans Keep Offensive With j..
British Around Fresnoy,
But Are Firmly Held.

London, May 12.-The expected gem
eral offensive along the Macedonian
fronts apparently has been started
with full vigor. From Lake Ochrida
eastward to the region about Lake
Dorian numerous big battles are i'm
progress, with the Allies the aggres.
sors.
Southwest OF Lake Dorian the Brit
ish at one point have captured Bull
garlan trenches on front of two
miles and depth of about 500 yards
and consolidated the ground, despite
heavy counter-attacks.
Northwest of Monastir, in the Cerna
river region and on various other Sec
tors the Allies are carrying out heavy
operations, both with artillery and in
fantry.
Russians Capture Trenches.
In the famous Cerna river bend the
Russians have captured several enemy
trench elements, while in the upper
valley of the Moglenica river the Ser
bans have struck hard at the invad-
ers of their country and taken from
them two points of support and a mum.
Der of prisoners.
Resumption Of artillery firing over
nearly the entire Russian front was
reported In the official statement. The
fire was especially hot in the Dvina
region. Near Zlotchoff German at
tack failed with heavy losses to the
enemy, the war office said.
German Offensive at Fresnoy.
The Germans are keeping up with
great intensity their offensive against
the British around Fresnoy and east
of Bullecourt, but are being firmly
held by Field Marshal Haig's forces.
The village Of Fresnoy apparently
remains in the hands of the Germans
after it's recapture, but the Canadians
and South Englanders are still holding
vantage points around it from which
the Germans are endeavoring to expel
them and put an end to their harassing
fire.
The viciousness Of the battle is in
Dictated by the British communication.
which announces that the fight for the
village is of f1uctuating nature.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-05-16
OUTLOOK FOR WHEAT IS POOR
DEPARTMENT ES.
INMATES SHOW SMALL CROP,
Forecast Indicates Smallest Crop in
13 Years But Other Crops Show
Favorable Prospects.

Washington, May 10.-Official wheat
crop estimates show that with the
world facing bread shortage, the
United States, unless it cuts it's pres
ent consumption, probably will pro-
duce only enough wheat this year to
supply it's own population.
The forecast, compiled by the De-
partment of Agriculture on conditions
May 1, puts this country's winter
wheat yield at 366,000,000 bushels, the
smallest in 13 years.
There will be no estimate of spring
wheat acreage until July. But with a
crop of 250,000,00O bushels, which is
higher than the average, this country
will grow this year a total of only
100000 bushels.
Country Will Require All.
The normal American consumption
with seed requirements is put at
slightly more than 600,000,000 bushels.
The estimated production this year
of 366,000,000 bushels of winter wheat
falls 116,000,000 bushels short of last
years poor crop, and 308,000,000 be-
low That OF 1915, a bumper crop. It
is 129,000,000 bushels less than the
average for the preceding five years.
Reserve Stock Low.
Reserve stocks now are said to be
lower than for any previous CORE
spending period.
The Allies wheat requirements for
the coming year are put at 50O,O0O,0OO
bushels as a minimum. The United
States will be asked to supply more
than half. Wheat crops in other parts
of the world are poor. The Argentine
crop failed and home consumption will
require the entire yield
In statement accompanying it's re.
port the Agricultural Department de-
clared that. although the winter
wheat crop conditions is the poorest
on record, crop conditions otherwise
are favorable.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-05-16

127 Americans Prisoners in Germany.
Washington, May 11.--One hundred
and twenty-seven Americans, taken
from ships, are reported to be held
prisoners by Germany. This develop
ed from a State department report
from Berne. It was supposed the last
OF Germany's American prisoners were
freed when the Yarowdale men were
released. The women Of the American
legation at Berne have formed an or
ganization to assist the prisoners. The
men are held not because Of their
American nationality but because they
took pay on enemy armed ships.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-05-16
German Ships Not Liable.

Washington, May 9. - New York
banks have lost their litigation in the
supreme court against the North Ger
man-Lloyd liner Kronprinzessin Ceci-
lie at Boston, in which they claimed
$2,240,000 damages for failure of the
vessel to deliver gold bullion worth
$11,000,000 shipped to England and
France just at the outbreak of war.
The Cecilie, the supreme court decid-
ed, is not liable to damages to the
shippers for turning back to America
in mid-ocean and abandoning her voy-
age. "
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-05-16
SMALL Committee FOR
CONDUCT OF WAR is PLAN
President May Follow British-Secre-
taries Of Food, Munitions and Trans
portation May Be Issued.

Washington, May 11.-President
Wilson may follow British practice
and create small cabinet committee
to conduct the war.
There is further possibility he will
advocate the establishment of three
new cabinet offices-food, munitions
and transportation.
The necessity Of lodging control Of
war operations in the hands of a few
men has been demonstrated by hap.
penings in Washington. There has
been a great deal of confusion and
working at cross purposes.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-05-16
Many Ambulance Men to France

Chicago, May 11.-That entrance of
the United States into the war has
stimulated Middle Western interest in
the American field ambulance service
in France was indicated in the an
nouncement here that in the next
week 40 young Chicagoans will start
for France. twenty-five of the men
are students in the University of Ill
tnets and 10 in the University Of Chi
cago. Announcement also was made
that Chicagoans have provided 80 am
balances for the service and the
money for three more.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-05-16
FIVE HUNDRED AMERICAN
FLAGS FLYING IN FRANCE
"Old GIories" FIutter From Ambu-
lances of United States Field Serv-
ice in Plain View of Enemy.

Paris, May 11.-Five hundred "Old
Glories' are f1uttering on French bat
tlefronts today.
The enemy in his trenches does not
have to strain his eyes to see the
Stars and Stripes Tapping the breeze
on the most conspicuous parts of 500
ambulances Of the American field
service, now with the French armies.
Driving the ambulances, literally
composing the advance guard of the
American armies preparing to fight
the Germans are 500 young Americans
from almost every state in the Union.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-05-16
ARMY OF ENGINEERS
TO BE FIRST SENT ABROAD
Nine Regiments Are Recruited From
Trained Railway Men to Sail
for France.

Washington, May Shine new regi-
ments Of army engineers, to be COM
posed exclusively of highly trained
railway men, will be the first Ameri-
can troops to be sent to France.
They will go "at the earliest possi-
BILE moment" the War department an
nounced, for work on communication
lines.
Speculation as to exactly when or
to what points they will be sent is for
hidden because of the submarine men
ace.
The new forces will be volunteers,
raised at the nine great railway CEN
tiers of the country.
Each regiment will be commanded
by an engineer colonel of the re- ular
army, aided by an adjutant. All other
officers will be railway engineers or
officials.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-05-16
U-6oat Siuhted Outside Zone.

New York, May 11.-An officer of a
British passenger steamship arriving
here reported having seen submarine
far west of the danger zone Passen-
gers said the submarine was seen five
days ago. Otto Turunen, one of the
passengers, declared the U-boat van
ished when the steamer zigzagged and
it's gun crew prepared to fight. No
guns were seen on the submarine. .Tur-
nuen believes It may be a cargo boat.
Next day, he said, four other vessels
wirelessed they had sighted and fred
ut the xubmersible- SIS
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-05-16
Small Berlin Shops Wiped Out

Copenhagen, May 10.-Labor and fuel
difficulties and the necessity of devot-
ing all possible manhood resources to
military requirements now spell ruin
to the smaller German tradesmen,
The concentration Of supplies in the
hands of the bigger and more econom-
:ical establishments has rendered nee
essary the consolidation of the small
Ter businesses. This has been volun-
tary on the part Of Berlin bakers and
compulsory in Hamburg, where the
small men refused to follow sugges-
tons to make an agreement.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-05-16
Hears u. S. Bankers PIedue Aid,

Chicago, May 10.-Lord Cunliffe,
governor of the bank of England, has
just heard Chicago financial leaders
pledge their energies and resources
to see~the war through to a success.
The occasion was banquet given
England's premier banker by the fed
eral reserve bank officials and the
clearing house organization of Chi.
cago. Charles Gates Dawes of the
Central Trust company said the Unit
ed States is prepared to do its full
duty in the war and to give freely
of men and money s
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-05-16
Germany Has Silent u-Roat.

Germany Has Silent U-Boat.
, Washington, May 10.-Germany has
Invented silent U-boat, according to
information received here.
The new German type is able to
drive quietly through the ocean depths,
creep upon it's prey and discharge it's
torpedo without the victim having the
slightest knowledge of an enemy's ap-
proach.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-05-16
NO SEPARATE PEACE FOR u. S.
Proposals Not Including Allies to Be
Turned Down.

Washington, May 12.-Stating that
the department had no intimat1on Of
any Forthcoming peace proposals from
Germany, Secretary Lansing declared
the United States would "act only in
concert with the Allies upon any peace
proposal that should materialize."
Secretary of State Lansing an
nounced that Russian commission,
representing the new provisional
government, is to be sent to the Unit
ed States Immediately. He said the
department was not informed wheth-
er it would be a. purely diplomatic or
q military commission.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-05-16
PLAN BIG MERCHANT FLEET
Congress to Be Asked for One Billion
Dollars.

Congress to Be Asked for One Billion
Dollars.
Washington, May 9,-Congress will
be asked to appropriate 100000, 900
for the building of the great American
merchant fleet which is to overcome
the submarine menace.
The program evolved by the ship
ping board contemplates the diversion
to government uses of the products of
every steel mill in the country, can
collation. of existing contracts between
those mills and private consumers and,
where necessary, payment of damages
by the government to the parties
whose contracts are cancelled.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-05-16
Former Senator Foraker Dies,

Former Senator Foraker Dies,
Cincinnati, Ohio, May lii Joseph
Benson Foraker, former United States
senator from Ohio, lawyer and soldier,
is dead at his home here, aged 20
years. Former Senator Foraker had
been in poor health since his retire.
ment from the Senate in 1909, but it
was not until two weeks ago that he
was forced to his bed and his condi-
ton was not considered critical until
a day or two ago. ,t'~'
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-05-16
Attempt to Kill cuba's Head.

Attempt to Kill Cuba's Head.
Havana, May 11.-An attempt has
been made to assassinate President
Menocal of Cuba by bomb explosion.
Nine arrests were made before the
conspirators could carry out their
plan.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-05-16
SUSPECT ATTEMPTS ESCAPE
Alleged Slayer Of Mill City Patrolman
Saws Bars-Cauqht.

Jaws 0dTS-OdUQnt.
Minneapolis, May 11-Frank Nc
Cool, alias Harry J. Curtis, indicted
for the murder of Patrolman George
Connery, was overpowered in the
Central police station in Omaha at
4:30 a. M, in desperate attempt to
escape.
Using saws believed to have been
struggled to him, McCool sawed bars
from his cell, crept into the Jail cor
ridor and had two bars sawed from a
window leading to liberty before Jailer
Alonzo Troby missed him and gave
the alarm.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-05-16
Flags Woven In Collars Under Ban.

Flags woven In Collars Under Ban.
Pittsburgh, May 11.-Manufacture
and sale of collars and other wearing
apparel ip which reproductions of the
American flag are woven or strapped
are prohibited in an order issued by
John R. Dillon, special agent of the
Department of Justice. Use of the flag
in this way to promote sales in not per-
Missile, according to Dillon.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-05-16
$75,000,000 FOR BELGIUM
To Be Expended by Americans for Re-
lief of Country.

@'Peoeo " #HeT1cdns Tor re.
lief of Country.
Washington, May 1.-THE Ameri.
can government has assumed the i'm
mediate financial burden of Belgian
relief by arranging to lend to the
French and Belgian governments Joint
ly $75,O00,000 to be expended by the
American Belgian relief commission
for food to go to Belgium and north
ern France. The money will be ad.
vanced in 81 monthly instanments of
$12,500,000, of which $7,500,O00 will go
to Belgium and $5,000,0OO to France.