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Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-05
SWITZERLAND STILL
USES RED TROUSERS

| Geneva. Switzerland. Feb. 5.-(Cor-
respondence Of The Associated Press)
1t Is now only In Switzerland where
the familiar ''madder red" trousers OF
the old French infantry and cavalry
uniforms are still to be seen. The hort-
zon-blue trouser Of fthe new uniform
that dates from what may be called
the Marine and the Yser-are also
seen. but the red trousers nave u big
majority among the $1,000 French
soldiers row interned in Swi.Eerlanl
through the reciprocity ag>eemcnt
With Germany. Most Of them We're
taken prisoner at Charlerio and Mo:-
hange before the advent Of the hori-
] zone blue.
| Consumption. aggravated by the
fatigues OF campaign and privations
Of prison life, sent most of them here,
while about 600 are completing their
education in Swiss universities while
the war goes on. There are also ESQ
Belgian and 15 English soldiers fol-
| lowing the college courses under the
arrangement with Germany. There
are ESQ OF these prisoner-students at
Geneva. $50 at Lausanne, 130 at Neu-
chatel. 12O at Fribourg and 10 at
Berne.
There are also about 10000 invalid
German prisoners Of war in switzer-
land. some Of whom are following the
courses of different schools at Berns
and Zurich.
The influence Of this mental occu-
patton upon the state Of mind of the
prisoners has been so beneficial as to
suggest the provision Of occupations
for all the rest Of the $1,000 interned
Frenchmen that are capable of physi-
cal enort. One suggestion is to utilize
mn AH4
to Rhone canal. the favorite enter
prise OF NJ. Ador. President of the
swiss Red Cross, who has done so
much for the prisoners of war.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-05
AMERICA IS HEAVEN
COMPARED TO BELGIUM
(By Joan JanssenA.)
Belgian Girl Refugee to Chicago.

Chicago. Jan. 22.-The last few days
passed in Belgium were the happies;
days of my life. l was com:ns to
America! That Is why was SO hap
py.
1 was so filled with excitement and
anticipation that l could not think
of anything else. The words KEEP;
ringing in my head like a song Go
ing to America! Going to America"
till l fairly danced with Joy.
You see. 1 had been through 50
much sorrow in Belgium that sny
other country, even one had never
seen. seemed like heaven. Com pared
to Belgium, America is heaven.
There were 27O men. wocls-? an6
children IN the party came over
with. The men were all owe. 81. yea-s
old. The Germans would not ls. aay
man under 60 leave Belgium.
All Of them were just as happy as
was. They kept talking aaou. Amer
lea and wondering what il IVES Ike.
For months and months We had
been living mostly on bread ana pota
toes. both sent to us by the American
relief. and we had been allowed JUS:
enough to barely keep us alive.
Then. besides. we had been crushed
in the dust by the Germans, and were
under their thumbs, and could not do
anything without their permission
Germans Brought Typhoid.
They would not even let US buy
things in the stores They closed them
all up. They brought typhoid fever
with them, too. and lot Of people
caught it. I was in mortal fear Of
Do you wonder then. that was
glad to leave my, own country and
come to a foreign land?
The first thing that struck me when
1 landed in America was the tall sky
scrapers and the absence Of military
uniforms
We have no tall buildings in Belgi-
um. and for over two years I had
been used to seeing hundreds OF uni
formed soldiers every time went out
DOORS
cannot begin to express what a re-
lief it is to mingle with the thousands
Of persons in the streets, and know
that all these people are at peace with
each other. and that none Of them
wants to harm me. 1t has been a
long, long time since I had felt that
way.
I've been in Chicago about two
weeks now, and 1t seems even more
wonderful to me today than it did at
first. Everything is wonderful here.
the noise, the rush, the big crowds,
the tall buildings-evcrything I have
not grown used to the high buildings
and the lightning express elevators. ]
guess I never will.
| At any rate, the United States is the
place want to live for the rest of
my life.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-05
WHEAT MARKET IS
Up -FOUR CENTS

Minneapolis. Feb. s.-May wheas
%7-S cents higher. July wheat .-s
cents higher. There were no new oe-
velcpments in the political situation
over the holiday. The market mas
been nervous and at the start did not
show much change. There was Ut
tie strength at the start followed oS
a quick break Later all Of this de-
cline was recovered and the marKe!
continued on its upward course until
May wheat had advanced Sd cents
from the early low point with part OF
the bulge lost before the close. Chi
cago wired that trade was quiet COM
pared with the past few days. Bad
weather has cut down the receipts
and primary movement was small:
The United States visible supply OF
wheat showed decrease of 9Ss.Ooo
bushels for the past week. Total U.
s. visible now 4S,12l,0o0 bushels,
year ago 67,llS.o0o bushels.
Worlds shipments this week H.
$4,000 bushels. Bullish news was
received from the winter wheat belt
and one message from Oklahoma said
the condition OF wheat was placed at
20 per cent of An average crop and
that moisture was needed.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-05
Hides. Pelts. Wool, Etc.

Warmer tonight.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-05
FLAGS DISPLAYED.

Paris. Feb. 4.-When the news Of
the rupture Of the diplomatic rela-
lons between the United States and
Germany became known at MarseilIes
the Chamber Of Commerce, various
public buildings and many ships in
the harbor displayed the American
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-05
|THE MARKET WORLD
MARKET NEWS

Chicago. Feb. 5.-Opinions Of grain
traders shifted about as fast as did
prices. First announcement of the
break with Germany was bearish.
Buying by Wagner was attributed to
the German speculative syndicate at
New York that has been a heavy re-
cent seller Of wheat took surplus out
of the pit and made a bulge OF 14c in
as many minutes. Second thought was
bullish and that Allies would have to
have supplies from this country.
Corn broke rapidly as soon as the
news Of the diplomatic break was re-
ceived and prices were off to 5 is.
Selling quickly ran its course. how
ever, and prices advanced rapidly
with shorts free buyers. Country Of
fering light.
Oats broke sharply and hulsed
when shorts started to cover. Avail
able supplies of oats in North Ar,esi-
ca are large and with the diplomatic
news and inability to move grain to
seaboard in volume aided prices FUR
ther in their downward trend.
New York, Feb, s.-1. is generally
conceded that the n.arke: has dis
counted the diplomatic break. We are
not Yet eo!av!ncc6 TO the correctness
OF the POSITION taken by some of the
larger operators that il has discounted
real war. On the other hand we an
ticipaIe America participation in pro-
icnged va! and therefore suggest that
it vii! he well to consider the wisd ON
OF investing in securities that will
benefit by the advance Of peace as
wei! as from? accelerated prepared
ness. The removal of the short in
teTes; ny SHARP recoveries may lay the
general lis: open to alta cks on unset
ting rEll?ors even during advances so
tbs. con? ll?rlittTr2ents ought 10 ne made
and turns only on either side of the
rla-ket--f'i Financial BuIletin.
Liverpool. Feb. h-Wheat rnarke,
dull, hut steady, offers light
Worlds shipments TO United King
soT7l Increasing Corn firm with
America and plate offers light, ship.
,.?snts 70 United Kingdom increasing
oats. Arnl with moderate offers ana
good consumption demand
Flour rnarke; dull but firm with Of
ters moderate
Argentine hles-Weather clear.
warm with no rain reported.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-05
CARS RECEIVED,
Chicago.
WEATHH MAP.

WEATHER MAP.
Cana dian northwest 10 below TO 50
aho7e, part cloudy.
Northwest IL below to 10 above.
par: cloudy.
West below to above. part
cloudy
Southwest 40 to above, clear
cloudy.
.Ai!-warmer tonight
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-05
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

South st. Paul, Feb 5.-Hogs g.
900; 10 to Is cents higher; range
s11.00 to 11.50; bulk $1136 to 11.4O.
Cattle 400; killers 10 to IS cents
higher: steers 1925 to 1150; cows
and heifers S4.75 to 8: calves steady.
$3.50 to 1878: stockers and feeders,
quiet, $500 to $50. Sheep So;
strong, $3.50 to IA: wethers $500 TO
1880; ewes $3.50 to 10.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-05

Chicago, Feb. 5.-Hogs 10000, to-
morrow $4,000: strong, 20 to rs cents
above Saturdays average: bulk $1,000
to 1920; light &11.50 to 1910; mixed
sll.65 to 1925: heavy 3l1.7o to
1890; rough s1170 to 11.s5; p.zs
$3.50 to 1915. Cattle 5000, tornor.
row 1000; strong native beef 37.85 TO
1915; western steers $7.85 to 1925:
stockers and feeders $500 to s.25;
cows and heifers s5.10 to 1910: calves
sl0.25 to 1925. Sheep 10000 strong:
wethers &10.50 to 11.s5; lambs 312.1O
to 14.75.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-05
RECErvEs SuaRp

Paris, Feb. Premier BRAND this
afternoon received the American am
baseador, Mr.. Sharp, who informed
him officially Of the severance of dip
lomatic relations between Germany
and the United States.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-05
Chicago Labor
Protests Upon
Possible War

Chicago. Feb. "A protest against
possible war with Germany was con-
adopted tonight by the Chicago Fed
Grafton of Labor. The resolution,
copies Of which were sent to President
Wilson and the United States senators
and representatives in congress from
Illinois, demanded that all American
citizens be prevented from entering
the war zone.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-05

The widow of a Chinaman, accord
ing to a Chicago dispatch, is to mar
ry an Indian chief. Possibly bright
colors lend enchantment to matrimo-
ny.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1917-02-21
INDUSTRIAL CON
GREss LlYs PLANS
Rotation Of Crops, Disqualification and
Live Stock Among Most
Important.

Dallas. Texas. Feb. 2i.-six distinct
lines Of work have been planned by
the Texas Industrial Congress . for
1917. The program has been approved
by the central executive board COM
posed OF ]. A. Kemp. Nathan Adams.
J. Perry Burrus. s. ID. Hanley and La
Monte Daniels. These plans will be
carried out by personal representa-
tives. through direct correspondence
and by bulletins and newspaper and
magazine articles.
The projects adopted are: IN The
vital necessity for rotation and d.
versification Of field crops: t2) the
economic value Of home gardens: (s)
the importance Of live stock as the
foundation Of q permanent agricul.
tire; 90 the advantages arising from
the development OF dairying indus.
try In Texas: t5) the financial bene-
fits resulting from the elimination OF
tho cattle tick; tD the opportunities
afforded our farming population
through the organization and opera.
tion Of national farm loan associa.
tons In every county.
These features are closely related
and 20 hand In hand In successful
farming campaign. They will be urg.
ed not to discourage the profitable
raising OF cotton. but to mako it
strictly a money crop by raising the
food and feed needed for home con-
sumption. II viii be shown that there
Ia no use 10 20 crazy over high prices
of cotton. for all other agricultural
products also are high. and many 9th.
or crops can be grown that win bring
Just a. much money. besides conserv.
Ing the richness Of the soik For nj
least another year the United States
should prepare to first feed It's own
population. sending the surplus
abroad.
Five acres for a homegrown living
win yield a satisfactory profit per
year. even at average prices. Three
and q half acres viii produce one hun.
drcd bushels of corn. eight tons OF
clover and cowpca hay with a valua.
ticn OF sitc. one-half acre win pro.
duoe SO bushels Of ysms. valued at
$40. oneauarter OF an acre will pro.
duoe rs bushels Of Irish potatoes. frs,
crop. and Is bushels the second crop.
with value Of sss. one-half acre for
a garden VIII produce vegetables and
other green stuff with a value Of 500.
One quarter Of an acre Of cane will
produce 50 gallons Of syrup with a
value Of sa7.
The total returns from five acres
for living purpeees 10 esss. ss CON.
parsd with $3.50. the svsnss vnlus Of
I'VE scres Of cotton. II b obvious
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1917-02-21
FIRE IN THE dounzxy.

A serious fire loss was incurred this
morning about s o'clock In the Alex.
ander community. when the old W. II.
Boyett home. outhouses. barn and
feedstuffs were consumed by fire. The
fire started In the old home. probably
from a defective flue. for when the
fire was first noticed the kitchen was
IN flames. The outhouses and barns
are connected closely with the house
where the. fire started and they were
burned before assistance arrived. No
Insurance was carried on any Of the
property and the estimate as 10 the
loss could not be procured. Mr.. and
Mrs. W. II. Boyett have been living
In the city for some time and the old
home was rented out.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1917-02-21

navy BILL RAISED
TO HALF billion
Communicating Of ships and Ammu.
milton Plants Provided For IS
MIIIIons for Submarines.

10y Au@0cl9toQ FtU14y
Warrington. Feb. 2l.-Final ap-
proval Of the naval appropriation bIli
was voted Tuesday by the senate
naval committee with the total raised
to about half q billion dollars by add.
ing l2s millions to the measure as It
passed the house.
Appropriations are carried for the
coming years share Of the great 3.
year building program and there are
various special provisions, including
authorization for Communicating Of
private ship building and munitions
plants in time Of national peril.
The emergency construction sppro.
priation Of $50 million dollars recon-
mended by the senate subcommittee.
was reduced to 115 million dollars,
with a specific direction that 35 mil.
lions Of this be expended for subma-
rines.
An amendment by Senator Poiu-
dexter was added directing that 40 Of
tho additional submarines should be
coast vessels and 10 fleet submarines.
half Of each type to be built on the
Pacific coast.
The committee also added to the
house program three coast guard cut
ters to cost sl.s500Oo: s772.Ooo for
extension of the Washington navy
yard and s75o.ooo for dry dock at
Charleston, 8. G.
Provision is made for increasing
the class at the naval academy by GA
members. providing for appointment
OF four instead Of three mIdshipmen
by each senator and representative:
for 100 enlisted men instead OF 25. and
for four from the Philippines. The
term at the naval academy would be
reduced from four to three years for a
period Of five yearsn
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1917-02-21
AMERICAN SHIPS N
SUBMARINES ZONE
three Additional American Liners
Sailed for Europe Tuesday and
Three Arrived Safely.

New York. Feb. 2i.LTwo American
steamships. the Rochester OF the Kerr
Steamship Company and the Orleans
Iof the Oriental Steamship Company
which sailed from this port for
France February 10th. entered tho
war zone Tuesday. according to cal.
culations Of officials OF the lines. No
news had been received from either
vessel Tuesday night. but the belief
was expressed that the ships would
reach Bordeaux eafely.
Three more American, vessels left
New York Tuesday for war zone
ports. They were the Navahoe. for
Genoa. and the Mongolia and Algon.
quIn. for London. all freighters.
Three passenger liners which left
European ports after the Inauguration
OF the German U boat campaign arriv.
cd Tuesday. They were the Cunard
liner 0rduna from Liverpool. the Au.
sonia Of the same line. from London.
and the Faber line steamer Patria
from Marseilles.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1917-02-21
COLOMBIAN TREATY
NOT YET RET|F|ED
Bill to compensate Colombia for Par
titIon Of Panama Canal Zone
Has Wilson's o. K.

Washington. d. C.. Feb. 2l.-The
senate foreign relations committee
has announced that the long pending
treaty to compensate Colombia for the
partition Of the Panama canal zone
cannot be elratified at this session. The
decision was reached after President
Wilson's letter urging ratification had
been read.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1917-02-21
RECEIVED SAD NEWS.

Miss Mary Guyton. a student At
villa Maria Academy. left for her
home In Galveston this morning in
response to a message stating that
her father. Mr.. w. A. Guyton. presi-
dent Of the Texas and Gulf Steamship
Company. was run down and killed by
an automobile at Oyster. near Calves
ton. last night Mr.. Guyton had many
friends In Bryan who will regret to
learn Of his death.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1917-02-21
WILSON WORK|NG
ON PREPAREDNESS
Trying 10 Work Out the Best Plans
For Military Training In the
United stasss

Washington. Feb. si-prcsIdcn,
Wilson is studying measures aimed to
bring about universal military train.
ING and is understood 10 be anxious
to f'nd some plan he can support. II
's understood that. while not endors.
Ing either the senate military affairs
conm'lsee bill nor the one prepared
BY the var department, he belIsvss Ia
the principles involved.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1917-02-21

that II Is cheaper to devote five acres
10 raising feed than to put Il In cot.
ton and buy the family produce. The
Tcxas Industrial Congress believes
that cotton L king only 80 long a. the
grower cen fix the price. and he can
10 this only when he conssrvss he
resources and raises his own fesd and
,eoo1.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1917-02-21

Date He VIII Go Before Congress Not SetfIed'
But Will Be Before Congress Adiourns March
4th Wants Authority to Protect American
Seamen and American Shipping Break With
Austria Expected at Washington Many Ves-
sells Sunk Among Which Was an Italian Trans
port-England Orders That All Vessels Must
Call at British or Allied Port to Show They
Are Not Carrying Supplies to an Enemy.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1917-02-21

Baltimore. Md. Feb. 2i.-The first
American steamer TO leave this port
for the submarine fonc since the Ger.
man warning Of February LIST will be
the Garland liner Rockingham. Cap
tain c. y. Edwards. to sail wcdncs
day morning for Liverpool. She Is
loaded with a general cargo. In her
crew Of 20 men are "a citizens Of the
United States.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1917-02-21
A. & N. FARMERS
Defeated RICE
Cadets at College Station Win Second
Rice Game by Score Of Twenty
Five to Twenty.

In the fastest and most fiercely.
fought basket ball game ever played
at A. and NJ. College the cadets de.
feated the Rice Institute five last
night by score OF 25 to 20. Rice
brought $50 rooters to the college In
a special train and the college spirit
prevailed. A. and NJ. took the lead at
the start OF the game and held II all
the way through. A. and NJ. threw
~ field goals while Rice collected but
g. Price replaced GilfIllan and played
a fast game. but was not 20 sure on
shooting free goals. II is doubtful II
Gilfillan win be able to play in the
series OF four games with the Long.
horns. The game was practically free
from personal stars. A. and NJ. has
taken Monday nights contest to the
national rules committee. The lineup:
A. and N. Position. Rice.
Price .................... Darmont
Right forward.
Greisenbeck ................. Dodge
Left forward.
Settckast ................ kinRsland
Center.
nurkeu ................. Del Vale
Right guard.
thornton ...... ........ Matthews
Left guard.
Summary : Substitute; Rice-Tom.
fohrdc for Matthews Field goals:
Griesenbeck 6. Price I. Dodge 4. Set.
tcgast. Thornton. Darmont. Tom.
fohrdc. Free goals: Price 2. Tom
fchrde s. Darmont ,. Referee: Stock
Of Houston.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1917-02-21

London. Feb. sl.-Unless vessels
call at British or allied ports and
show they arc not bound for enemy
ports. they are liable to capture to de-
termine whether 11sy are carrying
contraband to ~ eReu,y, according to
an order IN eounclI dated February
18th.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1917-02-21
PERSH|NG SUCCEEDS
GEN. FRED FUNSTON

III raso. Feb. 2l.-Gen. Pcrshing
has been appointed commander OF
the southern department succeeding
General Funston. deceased. Major
General Scott 30 advised Pershing.
appointment effective Immediately.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-10
CANNOT
 STAND GUN FIRE

New York, Feb. 10. - Although the figures to show the exact num- Der of submarines destroyed by the Entente Allies, and the methods employed in the destruction of them arc unavailable, owing to the rigid censorship exercised oyer all war activities, it has been learned here from an authoritative source that direct gunfire form the decks of warships and auxiliary vessels have proven the most effective method of destroying the undersea craft.
 It is known that three German submarines have been sunk by the Allies during Friday.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-10
WILLARD IO
 FIGHT FULTON

Albany, Feb, 1O-An agreement has been signed up between, Jess Willard and Fred Fulton for a ten round boxing contest to be pulled off at Madison Square Garden New York, on March 26.
 The agreement makes provision that the contest is to be declared off in the event that Fulton fails to gain a victory oyer Charley Vein ert in the contest scheduled for Monday night.
 The announcement of the agree ment between Willard and Fulton was made public by Grant Hugh Browns, of New York.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-10

New York, Feb. 1O-"The posi- ton of the United States today, is as serious as ever in it's hisorty. We are facing war now. We are on the brink of war today" was the sol omn declaration made last night by ex-President William H. Taft in a speech which he made at banquet ct the Hotel Astor in this city.
 MT. Tan spoke ironically. "The American people, sitting back in their rocking chairs when the great European conflict came, considered their position impregnable and all thought of possibility of ever be- ing forced into the turmoil of bloody war never entered into their thoughts"
 MT. Taft came out strong in his endorsement for compulsory military raining, and this brought forth great applause from his audience.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-10
TAFT ADVOCATES COMPULSORY
 MILITARY TRAINING FUR ]. $.

"Call it conscription,if you want to, but we need it, and must have it, : exclaimed the speaker.
 The ex-President indicated in his speech that the America1 pep e hay great cause for fear from the men ace from the far east and said. We own Hawaiian Islnds, and the larg- est element in the population of these islands is 75,OOO Japanese who have served in the Japanese army and are all today, trained fighting men. This proposition would have to be met with a force of 5000 men who We now main tain in the Islands, and this fact alone makes the question of the far east one of the graVest of all situations, in case we should have trouble with that section of the world"
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-10
SUBS JET FEW
 SHIPS FRIDAY

London, Feb. 10-The war of flee today gave out the fact that sn nld type of torpedo boat destroy CT had been sunk in the English Channel as a result of hitting 8 mine. About forty of the crew perished when the boat sank.
 The war office report also states tha- the diver activities in the submarine zone had decreased Fri day, only six vessels, with a total O. ten thousand tons burthen, hay ing been destroyed. Two of the vessels sunk were British while the other four were Norwegian. Only four men out of the total of the six ships sunk were rescued.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-10

Washington, Feb. 10 = President Wilson has framed a definite course to be pursued in case Germany com mits some overt act, as mentioned in his address, to congress, when he went before that body and an nounced the severance of diplomatic relatinns with Germany on account Of that nation having declared it's intention of pursuing an untrammel ed submarine war policy in it's de- termination to blockade the ports Of Great Britain, France and Italy.
 According to the plans as now nerfected, President Wilson will not ask the consent of congress for permission to declare war on Ger many in case that government will not respect the neutrality of the