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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-17
AN UNTRUE STATEMENT

The trouble with the statement Of the German
re1chstag as to the causes, of the war is that 1t is untrue.
The statement of the terms on which the reichstae thinks
peace should be made is preceded by the statement that
Germany went to war to protect her freedom, her terri
tory and her trade. Nobody was threatening the freedom
Of Germany. No seizure Of her territory was in prospect
or contemplated. Nobody was interfering with her trade.
Her goods and her ships were free to enter every port in
any other nation. German subjects were everywhere free
from molestation. Germany had planned for the war
for forty years. She had prepared for it. When her rul-
ers believed that the time was ripe Germany started the
war. And now the war must go on until Germany has
had her fill of it. The war will go on until Germany is
whipped. It must go on until Germany is SO well whip
ped that she will have lost the taste for war.
1t Is idle at this time to talk of terms of peace, When
Germany announces that she is whipped and, ready tn ac-
cept such terms as her adversaries may propose, peace
terms will be presented. But there is a lot of hard fight
ing to do yet before Germany is reduced to a properly
humble frame OF mind. F
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-17
AMAZING DEVELOPMENT

..sgst In the wonderful feats of Miss Katherine stinson at
the state fair visitors are given an impressive object les
sSpnf in the amazing development Of aviation within a
s.lnduzen years or less. ~
80 The Langley experiment and the painstaking effort
:of the Wrights are matters Of history. A few people at
length became convinced that If all the conditions. were
right a man could actually fly. Hoxsey appeared at one
OF the fairs at Grand Forks, and did some splendid fly
ing. But even at that time there was little to Indicate
that the art had in it anything likely to be of great use.
Then long flights were undertaken. The British channel
was crossed. There was transcontinental flights in this
Sountry. Trick flying was undertaken, and experts began
hHs practice some of the feats in which Miss stinson has
become the acknowledged leader. She and her associates
have demonstrated, not merely that a human being can
fly as well as a bird, but that with a machine properly
constructed. and with the requisite skill, a human being
can do things in the air that no bird that ever wore
feathers can approach.
Aviation has played, and is playing, a tremendously
important part in the war. 1t is often said by men who
are in a position to be we'll informed that the war will
be won in the air. Just now everything that is done IN
the direction of perfecting flight isfdone with reference
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-17
KAISER'S new CHANCELLOR ONLY
APLODDlNG BUREAUCRAT UNTIL
J MADE FOOD AUTOCRAT OF EMPIRE

is human nation, but it is highly de-
plorable, and may have most serious
results.
we have not perceived in the
towns that stern supervision which is
absolutely necessary in the distribu-
ton Of foodstuffs. There has been
widespread abuse Of bread tickets, en-
failing grave consequences as regards
III stock. Bread tickets have been
illegally used on such a shocking scale
that our entire reserves were exhaust
ed. So, when potatoes failed and bread
was ordered as a substitute, there was
none available. Flour has been SINH
larry reduced, owing to similar irregu-
larities in the mills"
DR.. Michaelis concluded by urging
the utmost severity to remedy the
~short-coming while there was yet
time. Some of the mills would have
to be closed and the municipalities
deprived of their autonomous powers.
Rationing and requ%isitioning must be
strictly applied with respect to eggs,
milk, butter, fruit and vegetables. He
went on:
I'VE are confronted with the
thought Of what would happen If this
measure also should fail, and what
grim starvation there would be if
suddenly during the closing months
of the economic year we should find
there was insufficiency and we could
not hold out The ensuing misery
would be indescribable."
This speech caused a sensation, and
the Socialist Hufer, who followed, as
serted that the Junkers were to blame
If a famine resulted.
"The selfishness Of the Agrarians,'
Hufer' shouted, sis the cause Of high
prices. The war would long since have
been ended If everybody. had to suffer
equally. The strikes Of munition work
!ers in Essen and Berlin, owing to I'M
derfeeding, have only too well justified
Professor Abbes for retiring from the
council Of war food department."
The minister of agriculture defend
ed himself and the Agrarians.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-17
TUESDAY EVENING, JULY IT, 1917.
H EAST FRONT

General Hindenburg declared, long ago that the de-
cision IN this war must be sought on the east front. In
other words, Russia must definitely be put out Of bust.
ness, and then Germany will have a free hand with the
rest Of her adversaries.
It will take a wise historian, with a proper perspec-
tive, TO set forth in terms that the world can understand
just what the influence of Russia in this war has been
We know what the original German plan was-to crush
France quickly, before Russia could mobilize, and then
to smash Russia. Several obstacles interviewed. The Bel.
-giansz resisted, The little handful of British were thrown
Into the gap, and retreated or died fighting. italy gave
France such assurance that France was able to bring
forward her forces from the south. The battle Of the
Marine was fought, and the Germans were defeated. In
the meantime Russia had modified in half the time ex-
pected and put up such a fight that the German forces
could not be concentrated in the west. The Russian
threat against the eastern frontier called for the expen-
diture of vast energy by the Germans. The Russians
were defeated, driven back, but their armies held to-
tgether. and their leader extricatedf them from trap after
trap German plotting brought the Russian nation to
the verge of a treacherous peace with Germany. The
revolution followed, and then it appeared that the Rus
sian armies were definitely out Of the war. Today they
are making such inroads on the German line that Ger
many is rushing reinforcements to stifen up a thousand
miles Of front.
s4P Perhaps something in the nature of a decision is be-
ing approached on the east front. But it is not the sort
of decision that Hindenburg wants. If the Russians can
Keep up anything like their present gait the war may be
shortened by many months. Germany has been making
the most Of her opportunities while the Russian armies
were quiescent, and she has lost consistently. What will
she do if she is required to defend the long east front
against a vigorous enemy who is ready to strike any,
where and everywhere?
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-17
Modified
in SOUTH DAKOTA

Pierre s. D., July 1.-THE South
Dakota National Guard, consisting of
n ®inrenteof infantry and n of
disnounted cavalry, is completely mo-
bflizedq forzwar duty at the home sta
tons Of the various units.
Patriotic citizens at many points es-
corted local organizations to the trains.
A shortage Of equipment has been
reported by some company command
sers, but this is expected to be made
good before the departure to the divi-
sional mobilization camp at Deming.
y. M. Camps for the units have been
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-17

1874 Herman Olson, Northwood, N.
D.
2785 Hillman Edgard Gallock,
Northwood, N. D..
l2736 Ole Hankass, Northwood, N. D.
2737 Engebret Halverson Haganes,
Northwood, N. d.
2788 Sam Ingcold Hankass, North
wood, N. D.
2739 Ottar Sverre Kruger, North
wood, N. d.
2740 Martin Kaasa, Northwood, N.
2741 John s. Nelson, Northwood, N.
l2742 Otto Nyhus. Northwood, N. D.
2748 Oscar Sletten, Northwood, n.
2744 Carl Gustave seltveit, North
wood N. d.
2745 Henry H. Tufte, Northwood, N.
D.
274s Arthur Cornelius Aninson,
Northwood, N. D..
2747 Torstein Richardson Braaten,
Northwood, NJ. D,
l2748 Ralph Martin Bakken. North
wood, N. D.
274s Earl Ray Blue. Northwood, N.
|276o Carl Emil Carlson, Northwood.
NJ. D.
2751 Thor Gunderson, Northwood,
N. D.
I2753 John Ludwig Carson, North
s7ss Alvin 7. Grina, NORWOOD. N.
%.
2754 Melvin arfna, Northwood, n.
2765 Peter Oscar Grina. Northwood.
N. d.
|2T56 Christopher Hafstad, North
wood, N. d.
276T Samuel Holsen. Northwood, ".
D.
27gs Henry Bernard Hagen. North
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-17
DROWNED In
ST.. LOUIS RIVER

Duluth, Mimi, July 1.-Two men
and two women were drowned in the
st. Louis river. near the Morgan Park
hospital, tonight, in efforts to- rescue
a girl. She raj saved by a boatman
after the others sank. The dead:
MISS RAY MEM, aged 20, cook.
MIS- TENA MCLEAN, aged FL,
laundress.
ARTHUR HENRY, aged so, super
intending Of the finishing mill at the
MINNESOTA steel plant.
MELVIN OLSON aged 10, assist
auditor at the steel plant.&
q The girl saved was Miss Myrtle Ha-
ger, aged-21, a laundress at the Nor
gan Park hospital.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-17

Until last February, when he was
appointed Prussian food controller,
there had been little in the life of DR..
George Michaelis to distinguish him
from hundreds of his bureaucratic col
leagues, who had been fitted by their
parents for the military service, and
had faithfully filled a series of grad
ually ascending posts, from that Of
collector or magistrate to the presi-
dency Of a municipal council, and at
the advent of old age had received
an under secretaryship as q reward
for a life Of bureaucratic labor.
DR.. Michaelis was born in 1857, and
entered the. department of education.
He taught in the German government
school at Toxic from 1885 until 1889.
many to complete his law studies and
was admitted to the Prussian bar at
schneidemuhl, Posen, in 1891. He
served in several small judicial offic-
es and then, in 1902, became first
president of the municipal council Of
Breslau.
Seven years later he was appointed
under secretary of finance. serving
under Freiherr Won R~heinbaben. AS
may be presumed that h administra-
ton of the department fell chiefly up
on Or. Michaelis. Rheinbaben was
succeeded by the present encumbent,
DR.. Lentze, in 1910, withSDr. Michaelis
still under secretary. 4
To this office he added that Of food
controller in February. His first APP
pearance before the Prussian diet was
on March Z. Government organs like
the College Gazette had prepared the
way for a serious declaration as to
the food question in Prussia. DR..
Michaelis said, in part, according to
the Westphalian Gazette:
we have discovered in the third
year Of the war that among all Sec
lions of the people the general feel
ing evidenced is not one OF that, en-
durance for which we had hoped. This
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-17
NEW sCHoOLs PLANNED.

Bismarck, July 17.-Plans have
superintendent Of public instructions
for the improvement of several
schools and the erection Of several
others in the state. Mimic, in Walsh
county has submitted plans for a new
one room school, and Prairie Home,
near Mott, plans one of the same
kind. Plans for a basement for a
new addition to the Max school have
also been submitted.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-17

wood, N. d.
275s Tom Martin Hanson, North.
wood, N. d.
2760 Isack Melvin Isackson, North.
wood, N. d.
2761 Hans Christian johnson
Northwood. N. D.
2762 Joseph Leonard johnson
Northwood, N. ID:
f2763 Peter Jorde, Northwood, N. d
1884 Olaf Johnson. Northwood, N.
D.
2765 Ole Kaasa. Northwood, N. D.
2766 Oscar Olson. Northwood, N. D
2767 Brent Odegard, Northwood, N,
d.
27es George Olson. Northwood, N.
s7ss Oscar Q. ostlie, Northwood, N.
D.
2770 Melvin Peterson, Northwood.
N. d.
2771 Theodore Pietron, Northwood,
N. d.
277a Otto Ruud, Northwood, N. b.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-17
eRAfyD HERALD, TUESDAY. July u 1917

to the war. But when peace has been proclaimed, and
the thousands of flying men are no longer needed to
minister to the forces of death, the civil population of
the world will have an opportunity to observe something
Of the progress that has been made in ali directions. It
is to be expected that very soon after the war the cross
ing Of the Atlantic by airplane will be attempted, and
such is the power and stability Of the new machines that
there is every reason to believe that this will be accom-
plished in the very near future.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-17

established either in tents or available
buildings.
The general condition of the men is
said to be good by adjutant General
Morris. A majority Of the soldiers
saw duty on the Mexican border last
year -
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-17

~Suffragists will have realized an age
Old ambition when men wear kits and
women put on overalls.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-17

4~ Censorship may be cheerfully lookeud
eMponsas only another form Of our ma
tlonal war on waste-this time in
words and their destructive. effects.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-17

A Massachusetts, joy rider, female
persuation, stole the star from the COP
who halted her. Thus does bucolic
authority suffer another jolt at the
hands Of progress.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-17

Nothing great was ever achieved
without OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-02-08
South Opposes Popular Vote.

One Of the Democratic Senators from
Colorado recently delivered set
speech in which he advocated an am.
endment to the Constitution abolishing
the Electoral College, and the deter
mination Of the Presidential vote Of
each State by the result OF direct
vote for the candidates themselves.
Some believe said he, that the Presi.
dent should be elected by majority
Of the total vote Of the Republic, but a
moments reflection will show the i'm
practicabiity ofsuch procedure. He
then proceeded 10 show the impractic.
ability by saying that Of two States,
having equal population the one that
allowed its women to vote would have
great advantage over the other which
did not, and the support Of the latter
State could never be secured for such
an amendment. Possibly not but the
strongest opposition to such a plan
would come from the Southern States
where the Senator's own party has dis.
iranchised the negro. II the total vote
Of the nation was to elect the Presi.
dent the South would be deprived OF a
very large part Of the influence which
it now exerts on the election in de.
fance OF the Fourteenth amendmen
10 the Constitution.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-02-08
For aid Of veterans Widows.

To introduce bill in one day, and
have it unanimously reported to the
House by the committee on the follow.
ing day is seldom accomplished.
Such fea', however, has been per.
formed by Republican Representative
Charles f. Fuller oil Ilnoise. Many
claims Of widows are held up at the
Pension Bureau because Of their in.
ability to furnish record evidence Of
marriage to their soldier husbands, and
much irjIsiice has resulted. Mr..
Fuller prJv.d in hi, bill hut when a
women has been recognlz d as a NAL S
vile for period Of twenty years she
shall be considered his lawful widow
when be dies. TIE prompt ard
unanimous endorsement Of the Com
mIttee an Invalid Pensions, is a fit
terlng tesliG.o1ia to the esteem aid
confidence in which Congressman Full
Ter is held.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-02-08
Pension For Aged Veterans.

Congressman Harry H. Pratt Of
New York has introduced bill which
il enacted into law, will afford relief to
many old soldiers who enlisted in the
first call Tor volunteer, but who because
of some technically, cannot secure an
adequate pension either through the
Pension Bureau or the Pension Com.
mitteess Of Congress. The measure
provides that such volunteers if they
have reached the age Of 80 years, and
served four years or were honorably
discharged because OF wounds or dis
ease contracted in line Of duty, shall
be given pension Of so per month.
Mr.. Pratt in his first term in Congress
was quick to see the injustice in the
present law, phich allows but 80 per
month for the men described in his
bill, and hastened to do what he could
10 correct the matter.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-02-08
An Essential Of Preparedness.

Further proof Of the sound economy
in raising the saleries Of Government
employees TO keep pace with the action
Of private concerns is given BY SeDa-
tor William Z. Borah Of Idaho. He
attributes the great fighting qualities
Of the Germans 10 the fact that the last
40 years their government has seen 10
it that there were no paupeIs in the
county and that every man received
proper nouIishment. When the cgll
to arms came il was answered by Wig
orous men eager 10 meet the enemy.
England, on the other hand, found that
the stamina Of her fighting men had
been so undermined by long years o.
poverty, that the standards for inlist
ment had TO be reduced. You car
not fit a man." declares Senator Borah
for the duties and responsibilities o
citizenship in great Republic like
this upon an income Of six or sever
hundred dollars a year when he has I
family to rear"
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-02-08
VtrmOnt'S Tribute To Dewey.

No finer eulogy has ever been Ut
tered in the house than that delivered
by Congressman Porter H. Dale, the
Republican Representative from Admir-
al Dewey's old home in Vermont. In
simple language he described the re.
markable qualities that enabled that
great man to attain the place he held
in the history Of his co.ntry and the
hearts Of his countrymen. With no
attempt 10 become conspicuous in
other positions said Mr.. Dale AdmiraI
Dewey passed from bis achievement:
followed by the homage OF the whole
people Of this country TO the glory thai
awaits him over the unknown sea.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-02-08
Thomas ". LawsOn's Revelations.

/ Thomas W. lawson, in his tesii
mony before the House rules com
miUee yestesday regarding the alleged
stock leak on President Wilson'S peace
note stated:
That the chairman Of the rules com.
mil'ee, Representative Henry, Of Tex
as had told him that cabinet officer a
senator and banker ware engaged in
stock manipulations.
That the cabinet officer referred to
was Secretary Of the Treasury McAdoo.
That the banker vas H. Piiney Fiske
Of New York.
That he knew the senator only by
the initial %"
That Paul NJ, Warburg, OF the Fed.
eral reserve board had knowledge Of
the leak" machinery.
That there was rumor that Count
Won Bernstorfi, the German Ambassa.
dor, had made S2,OO0,000 in the
stock market.
That Mr. Ruth Thomason Visconti
Of this city, had told him that Secret
airy to the Presiden, Tumalty had pro.
flied.
That W. W. Pdce White cores,
pondent was the go.between for "Tu
mul,y and Others"
That Malcolm McAdoo, the Secrc-
tary's brother, knew Of the leak. /"
That he had no actual knowledg. OF
any one being connected with The So
called leak"
Following the testimony of M.
lawson, Chairman Henry, Of the com
mittec; Secretary McAdoo, Secretary
Tumultv, W. W. Price and others is
sued denias Of the alleged facts to
which lawson had testified,
The committee issued subpoenas
Tor E,r,,n pidouav ,c,o,z;,a ,,,,k
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-02-08
ChinCh'Bugs Are Waiting For Corn AID
Wheat Crops.

The chinch bug causes millions oI
dollars loss in Missouri each year. I'm
fortunately farmers wait until the insec,
attack their corn and wheat before
they think Of control measures. Leon
ard Haseman Of the Missouri ColIeg
Of Agriculture outlined briefly the me
thods Of controlling this ins!c, in a
Farmers Week lecture at the Univ 7
sity eI Missouri.
The chinch bug is primarily a pest
Of grass-iik crops. 1t winters in dry
rubbish such as large clumps Of grass
10 fields and along waysides, in leaves
straw and similar material, The adults
fly to wheatields or other crops in the
spring to feed and lay eggs Tor the
spring brood Of bugs. These are near.
ly nature when wheat Is cut and will
migra.e 10 corn or other green crops
where they feed and lay eggs for the
fall or winter over brood. Mr.. Hase-
man suggested that all favorable wint
ering places be burned as the best con
troll measure. During summer dust,
tar or oil barriers can be ussd to keep
the swarms from reaching The corn
The bug must not De allowed to reach
the corn field before the barriers are
used.
The best time TO use fire control is
in the fall when the rubbish in which
the insects winter is dry. Farmers
have generally neglected to apply the
torch, but effective work may still be
done, if the weather is dry enough to
permit burning winter quarters Of the
insect. Obviously the most effective
control can be had by cooperation and
community action.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-02-08
Corn Pests Controlled BY Fall and Winter
Flowing.

After the corn root louise, rootworm
Qrubvorm, and wireworm have attacked
the corn field, it will be too late for
effective control measures. Remedies
for these pests must be applied during
fall aud winter. Leonard Haseman Of
the University Of Missouri College oi
Agriculture gave brief directions during
Farmers Week for control Of these in
sects, They feed below ground and
are most effectively controlled by fall
or winter blowing, clean culture, and
crop rotation.
The root louise winters as the egg in
the nests Of the small corn field ant,
By winter plOwing these ant nests are
brok up and the ants as we'll as the
louise eggs, are destroyed. The eggs
Of the northern root worm are deposi'
ted by the beetle during fall N corn
fields and since the grub on Matching
the following spring will feed only on
the roots Of corn, apparently crop ro,
tation is entirely effective. Some Of
the grubworms and wireworms require
two or three years to mature. They
winter in the soil where winter plowirg
will destroy many. They breed large,
lY in sod Therefore if a field Of sod
is to be used for corn in the spring
plow it in the late fall, il possible,
OF course, it is to late for fall plow
ing now, but should dry weather per-
nit before freezing weather is over
winter plowIng will eliminate a great
many OF the insects which ordinar ly
attack corn in the spring
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-02-08
American Market in China.

Congressman L. c. D. OF Missouri,
believes that the future ioreig0 com.
merce Of the United States will be
more whith the Orient than with Europe
An economic alljance Of European
powers will be put into effect as soon
as the war is over" declares Mr.. Dyer.
The United States will not be party
to that alliance, which virtually means
that there will be no opportunity for
our manufactures 20 fad markets in
Europe" Representative Dyer con.
tends that the 10 sical way 10 meet the
situation is in the development Of trade
with China, and in bringing that about
sees a bright future lor his home city
Of ST. Louis, which will send her pro.
ducts down the M.sissi Jpi and through
the PAnamI Canal Among other
things Mr.. Dyer calls a tenti0n 10 the
lact that there are 4OO,OOO,OCO pairs
Of feet in China, all Of which ought TO
be shod with St. Louis shoes, and he
proposes to do wha; he can to bring
that about.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-02-08
heiit Does Not Count.

Ol course, Lieutenant Doctor Cary
Grayson will be confirmed, even though
his promotion jumps him over ia
other men Of greater age and longer
service and higher professional attain
ment. The president admits that the
appointment is personal. Every.
body knew this before the President
said it; and the announcement nov
merely means that the tag viii be pur
upon every Democratic S.nltor who
refuses TO vote for Grayson.