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The Green Forest tribune., 1917-11-30
The Spiri. of 1917

The Spiri. of 1917 Why didn't wait to be drafted? And be led to the train by the band! Or put in q claim for exemption. Oh! why did I raise up my hand? Why didn't wait for the banquets? Why didn't wait to be cheered? For the drafted men gets the credit While I merely volunteered. And nobody gave me banquet. And nobody said kind word. And the grind of the wheels of the engine Was all the good bye that heard. Then off to the camp was hustled To be trained for the next half year. And then in the shnffie forgotten, was only volunteer. And maybe some day in the future When my little boy sits on my knee And asks what did in the conflict And his little eyes look up ct me will have to look back as Pm hlushing To the eyes that so trustingly peer, And tell hlm I missed being drafted And was merely volunteer.
 A Soldier in the regular army.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-11-30
Twenty Years Age =

Twenty Years Ago Operations were rare.
 Nobody had seen silo. Nobody swatted the fly.
 Nobody had appendicitis.
 Nobody sprayed orchards.
 Nobody wore white shoes.
 Cream was five cents pint. Canteloupes were muskmelons. Milk shake was favorite drink. You never heard of a "tin I.izzie.'' Doctors wanted to see your tongue. The hired giil drew one-fifty a week
 Farmers came to town for their mail.
 Nobody listened in'' on a tele- phone.
 Nobody cared for the price of gaso- line.
 Folks said pneumatic tires were D joke.
 The butcher threw in' chunk of liver,
 Strawstacks were burned instead of baled.
 People thought English sparrows were birds. There were no sane Fourths, nor electric meters. Jules Verne was the only convert to the submarine.
 Publishing country newspaper was not business.
 You stuck tubes in your ears to hear photograph, and it cost dime. .- Exchange
 Sheriff Jess Johnsen was here on business Friday.
 Farmer A. B. Wilson on R. sold
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-11-30

Sheriff Jess Johnsen was here on business Friday.
 Farmer A. B. Wilson on R. sold 13 head of hogs lasts Friday to F. M. Seitz for $537.85. Some hogs and check.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-11-30
Notice for Publication. Department of the Interior.

A. L. Kinney. Solicitor for Plaintiff.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-11-30

business. The Food Administration, at the moment, recognize that the Wholesale Grocer is a real economi- cal feature of distribution. It is up to us to retain that idea-It can slip at any minute, There is no foolishness about this food control proposition.
 It is there until the end of the war and the plans are iaid for 192J. Men say They make mstakesn' Sure they do. They are human. But even if they do they will not quit. They may do their best to correct the er- TOTS, but, in any event and beyond the peradVenture of doubt they will go ahead with both hands on the control
 h so far as we are concerned the 5olu- tion is cooperation with Washington, the acme of service ard the minimum of waste. We are permitted to make fair and reasonable profit based up- on pre-war conditions, l am no author ity for this statement, but venture the prediction that if any wholesale Grocer, Broker or Retail Grocer makes any effort to evade or balk the plan of the Administration there will come time when necessity will prompt such drastic action as will as- tonish us all. The strong hand and the long arm of the government will reach out and bring to judgment tn ,ss who lightly think or smugly feel that the aims, ambitions, and determina- tion of the government are all bunc.
 A few may criticise, with our mem- bers, we know we are lucky to be in business, if not indeed lucky to be alive.
 You are reading the news. You
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-18
Church Affairs

The women's organizations Of the
various churches holding meetings
this afternoon were:
The Ladies' Aid Of the Swedish
Lutheran church with Mrs. G. A.
Brolin a. hostess. A business meet
ing was followed by q social hour.
p: The Ladies c Ala 4 society s ! Of IT. the sn T1rst
meeting this afternoon in the church
parlors. New officers were elected
and plans for the work Of the new
year, discussed.
The south Side circle Of the Wom-
ems Guild Of the Plymouth Congre-
gational church, met at the home Of
Mrs. A. c. Warner of the Skarem and
Olson block, for the regular meeting.
A social time was enjoyed after the
business meeting.
A. silver tea followed q meeting Of
the members Of the First section Of
st. Paul's Guild. this afternoon at the
home of Mrs. H. L. Pitts, SIS Chest
nut street. The assisting ladies were
Mrs q. H. Ashley. Mrs. p. A. Arhart.
Alexander. Mrs: ": c; Bradley. Mrs.
Booth.
Mrs. Fred Smith, s12 North Fifth
street, entertained the members of
the Ladies Aid society Of the Scan
dinavian Methodist church at her
home this afternoon. The business
meeting took up the first part Of the
afternoon and then a social time was
enjoyed.
The various districts Of the Ladies'
AID society Of the First Methodist
church were entertained. at the
homes of Mrs. d. A. Mcleod, Mrs. M.
M. Merrill, Mrs. H. x. Chidlaw and
Mrs. e. p. Robertson. Business ses-
sions and social hours passed the
time.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-18

ed by an imperious s~trategical neces-
sity. From the time Of the early
to the present war the
plateau has been rightly re-
garded as the strategic portal into
and no ruler Of the latter
country has felt safe with that portal
in the hands of an enemy. And at no
time has the necessity for securing
this historic path of invasion been 80
survive the war she would remain as
now a vassal of Germany, who would
r%eorganize her armies and commune
cations, and Egypt and the Suez
Canal would be in constant danger.
1.-THE Palestine plateau, nee we have
occupied 1t, will be easy to defend. 1t
Is flanked on n side by the sea and
on the other by the desert, the latter
untraversable by troops, the former
our natural domain and highway.
From coast to desert this long, mar
age Of only some forty to fifty miles.
1t could be held with ease by q com
paratively small force, which could
be reinforced at leisure.
What should we do with Palestine,
thus liberated from the century-old
Turkish grip? There can be little
doubt that we should revive the Jew
ish Palestine of old, and allow The
Jews to realize their dreams of Zion
in their homeland.
"All the Jews will not return to
Palestine, but many will do 80. The
new Jewish state, under the British
or French aegis, would become the
spiritual and cultural centre Of Jewry
throughout the world. The Jews
would at least have a homeland and
a nationality Of their own. The ma
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-18
Items of Interest

The members Of the A. o. U. W..
will be hosts at q card and dancing
party this evening, for the beneft Of
the Degree OF Honor. Tho pleasure
will begin at . o'clock and will son.
tnue until IL. A cordial invitation 10
extended to all members Of the two
Mr.. r. 8. Kinnan. SIS South
Fourth street, concluded her series
of bridge parties this afternoon when
n entertained a large company of
ONE in honor of her mother, Mrs.
D. E. Munger of Princeton, ILL.,, who
Is to be her guest for a few weeks:
Red roses and flags were used in
the decorations of the rooms, and
there were guests for eight tables.
The hostess was assisted in receiving
her guests n in serving luncheon
by Mrs.-R E. Sherman. Mrs. J.. +.
Bacon and Mrs. Francis M. Smith.
Miss Fleurine Dalrymple of Minneapo-
lis. who is the guest Of her sister. Mrs.
F. M. Smith, was an out of town guest
at the party. .
Mrs. p. c. Anderson, sos Dover ave-
nue., entertained a company of wom-
en- at her home last evening. Guess
ing games and music were the diver
sions Of the evening and prizes were
~ w "a AN0SSAV 0Ae~
. n Gust. Mrs. Anderson was assisted
in serving refreshments by Miss En-
ma Kruts.
The last party Of the series Of dane
ins parties given during the winter
months by the entertainment com.
mittee of the Masonic fraternity. will
fair will be informal and dancing will
be enjoyed from 8 until - o'clock.
On Saturday Afternoon, commencing
at 2 O'Clock. the members Of the
finance committee Of the soldiers' Aid
food sales at the H. H. Wilson grocery
store. The largest receipts yet receiv-
ed from these sales was from the one
held on Saturday afternoon. A great
many women r sending in dona-
tons to b committee without being
solicited and for these those in charge
are very grateful and they wish to
to donate articles Of baking for these
sales may do so, and they are asked
to notify the members of the COM
mittee, Mrs. H. K. Geist, Mrs. =. e.
Sherman or Mrs. !. 3: wineman.
local Baptist church to attend the an
nual district meeting Of the northwest
district. of the American woman's
Baptist Missionary society which con-
vened here this morning are Mrs.
Harry Randall. Mrs. H. g. Bucking-
ham, Mrs. F. L. Kermott, Mrs. H. e.
Winslow, Mrs. W. w. Carpenter, Mrs.
e. q. Felt. Mrs R. B. Caldwell, Mrs.
Dan Mckenzie. Jr., Mrs. George sher-
man, Mrs. Harry Tuttle. Mrs. c.. H.
Crouch, Mrs. w. A. Odell, Mrs. James
Henry, Miss Lilah Heapy and Mrs.
Vernon p. 9quires. :
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-18

price straight along to the consumer.
but now he can only do so to a limited
extent. If prices are advanced too
much, people cease to buy altogether.
He must depend upon expert manage
ment and quick sales for his profit.
If he turns his capital over once a
year. he must have q big profit; II he
turns it over tel times a year. a small
profit each time will net him more.
In our own homes many Of US are
obliged to pay higher prices and to
provide for q somewhat exacting fam
lily with about the same income al be-
fore. How are we going to manage
our finances not to become discour-
aged or insolvent?
Either we must increase our in
comes or decrease our expenses. Many
a woman has found that she could
rent Q seldom used room or undertake
some home enterprise Of a profitable
nature which did not interfere with
her regular tasks.
Most people find that, like the bust
ness man, they must . every scrap
of everything to the best advantage.
Waste paper Is saved, ashes are sifted,
clothes are pressed at home. food sup
plies are 30 gagged that there are
are prepared, dressmaking and millin-
cry bills reduced to q minimum, and
less help Ia hired.
Remember, it isn't a time to drift.
We must face the facts and figure out
what we can do and what we must do.
II we meet the crisis in the right spirit,
we will be inevitably strengthened
and made o intelligent for all time
to come.
We will indeed be true helpmatea
II we do our share to make the family
finances adequate without throwing
that burden upon the perhaps. already
over-burdened head Of the house
Don't you think SO?
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-18
Clubs and Guilds.

The sewing class for mothers who
reside in tho University Settlement
meeting for this week until next
Thursday afternoon, on account Of
the absence from the city Of Miss
MCCULLOUGH. D.
The Daughters Of Norway will have
their regular meeting at 8 o'clock this
evening in the K. Of p. hall. It 10 de-
sired that all members attend this
meeting.
The International Friendship club
Of tho 7. w. c. A. held the regular
evening. After the business session. a
social time was enjoyed.
X X
The regular meeting of the North
Dakota Danes was held this after
noon at the home Of Mrs. L C. Har-
rington, 414 Fourth avenue. The SUBJ
ject Of the afternoon was "Rudyard
Kipling," and Mrs. w. w. Hanford
read a paper, giving a sketch Of the
life and works Of the writer.
A social hour followed the pro-
gram.
ell Lutheran church will meet Thurs
day afternoon in the church parlora
for the regular meeting. Mrs. John
Stromstead will be the hostess.
The regular meeting Of the Ladies'
Aid society Of the Trinity Lutheran
church will be entertained Thursday
afternoon at the home Of Mrs. Otto
0otberg. BIB Cottonwood street.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-18
% OF Interest to Women D.
NUAL DISTRICT
OF BAPTIST
III WORKERS OPENED

yssf4G company Of 20 women, prominent
walkers in the Baptist churches
tu4F1eghout tho state. were present at
tAxfSfstate al district board meeting
ofIthe annua. meeting of the north
wAeestern district Of the American
WAStnan's Missionary society Of the
First Baptist church. held this orn
tnk,aa at the local church.
Hhe morning session was given over
t05ei discussion of the plans for the
5M1k Of the coming year, but no
II Mite action had been taken IN any
tSptsSkdal matters. The board meeting
VII also occupy q part Of the after-
4oah session.
y N4he afssrnoon session viii convene
AtAa3 O'Clock. and there was a'proBram
Of1kddresses by. the prominent work.
er4Aof the society throughout the
STATES that comprise the northwestern
DISTRICT.
This evsnnie at $3.50 . supper will
bxs4sHiven in the church dining room
Tx the visiting women and for the
Ga19l Of the: church who are members
ofsxhe Worldwide Guild Following
Co. the members ofs,the Worldwide
i:sVEorld-wide Guild Girls Of Yester-
d6a and Today" which will be pre-
asfited in the church parlors at 3
O'clock.
"a general invitation is extended to
all the women in the city interested
fnalnissionary work to attend all the
sessions Of this convention.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-18
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Adjusting Our Household Finances.

Business mon all over the country
are finding that they have to meet
entirely changed conditions today
from what they did sven two years
ago. This is equally true OF the small
grocer at the corner and the big,
wholesale meat packer whose business
runs up into tho hundred millions per
year.
Our corner grocer and the man Of
big affairs simply must readjust their
business policy or in the course of a
comparatively short time they will
have to retire from the field. It il
not to be expected then, that you and
I as housekeepers, can jog along in
the same old comfortable way, with
out any attempt to readjust ourselves
to these new conditions.
Even II our incomes are exceedingly
ample, 1t is wise and neighborly and
patriotic to understand governing
conditions Alright, to be prepared to do
in a as those about US may
be obliged to do. and perhaps to be
ready to sacrifice for the good Of the
commonwealth.
prices. but have we stopped to realize
why values have changed? Our ex-
ports have been drawn upon more
heavily than ever before t feed half
the world at war who have not had
time to raise food for themselves. The
making Of war supplies has drawn
our regular workers into new fields
and SO labor conditions have been
seriously disturbed, Our imports have
been largely u of and the demand
for homegrown goods like cotton,
greatly increased. A heavy demand
always means an increased price.
The business maj finds he has to
pay more for whatever he sells,
whether 1t be goods or service. Once
he would have passed the increased
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-18

ADVANCE IN
HOLY LAND
Urgent Need to Drive Turks
From Syria for Egypt's
Future Safety.

New York. April 18.-After six GEN.
turtles another crusade-the eighth
is advancing on Jerusalem. In the
army of Sir Archibald Murray, how
ever. unlike those Of It's sever pre-
decessors, are many Moslems-Egypt-
fans and Arabs-who are more con-
cerned in vanquishing the Ottoman
Turks than they are In restoring the
Holy City to Christendom.
London papers Of tho last fortnight
Of March contain stories from their
correspondents in Egypt who are per-
mitted to tell something of Sir Archi-
bald's aspirations. his military meth
DDS, and the objects Of the campaign.
1t appears to be the belief In his
army that all Judaea 10 destined to
fall into British hands within the next
made into Palestine all he Gases of
the Sinai desert were linked up by
substantial automobile trails and a
railway constructed along the coast,
which could be used to feed this line
at any point.
At the beginning Of the year Ell
Artsh n Rata were successfully TAX
on. with Turkish casualties amounting
to 1000. two-thirds Of whom were
the middle Of February, entered
Palestine proceeding along the coast
and building his railway as he went.
In the first week in March he Destroy
ed q system Of Turkish Notifications
in the vicinity Of Shellal. half way
between the Dead Sea and the Medi-
terranean, and thirty-ftve miles from
now investing GAIA. two miles from
the coast and forty-eight southwest Of
Jerusalem. although his cavalry and
camel corps, supported by armored
cars, have advanced to within twenty.
hve miles Of the Holy City.
GAIA Is a collection Of villages built
of stone and sun-dried bricks on the
site Of the ancient biblical city, and
has a population of $4,000.
Sir Archibald makes 1t clear that he
intends to keep to the coast while u.s.
ing his mounted infantry and cars in
land. and build his own railway up
the caravan trail which touches all
the a cities from GAIA and As
Gallon to Jafa and Beirut, within
range. at most places. Of the sea.
Already his highly mobile squad
tion on h railway to Beersheba I'M
tenable. This railway part of the
Damascus-Medina system, isolated in
the south last summer by the Arabs
of the Grand Shereef Of Mecca-is
the sole line Of communication for the
Turkish army in Syria, connecting
with The Bagdad railway at Aleppo.
At GAIA the British are only thir-
teen miles west of this trunk line,
when It makes q detour between
Beersheba and Jerusalem to avoid the
htlly country to the west OF the Dead
Sea. The threat to their communica-
ton ts believed to be too serious for
the Turks to be able to retain their
base at B~eersheba, and 1t is said that
the enemy's course of action will be
to concentrate in front Of Jerusalem
and the Jerusalem-Jaffa branch line.
A semi-oficial report from the
army of Sir Archibald Murray says:
'"Our invasion Of Palestine is dictat-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-18
RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR
RESIGNS; WAS ELEVEN
YEARS IN WASHINGTON

Washington. April II. - George
Bakhmeteff, Russian ambassador to
the United States since 1911. cabled
the provisional government 1T Petro-
grad today he had decided to relin-
Quish his office and asked that some
embassy. - ~ :
Distinctly . member Of the old i'm
perial regime. the Ambassadors sepa-
ration from the new democratic row.
eminent has been . foregone conclu-
sion. Today It became known that
Baron Rosen, Mr.. Bakhmeteff's pre-
d~ecessor here. probably would succeed
him.
So far a. 10 known, his action in de-.
olining to continue In his office ID I'M
presidential in history Of diplomatic
Warrington.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-18

Mrs. Joseph A. Blake.
Paris. April 1s.-she is the idol of
frances shattered heroes, is Mrs.
Joseph A. Blake. the former wife Of
Clarence Mackay, the telegraph mag
nate. and now married to one Of the
surgeons In the American hospital.
And by her own word she is hap
pier nov caring for her husbands
charges than she has ever been be-
fore. DIR. Blake works twelve hours
a day and so does she-quite a con-
trast to the life she led as a leader
in New York society.
Mrs. Blake raj at one time the
name on every American tongue.
That was when she was Mrs. Mac
kay. Gossip. linked her name with
that Of DR.. Blake about five years
ago. Mrs. Blake No. 1 charged that
Mrs. Mackay was breaking up her
home and subsequently filed suit
against her, demanding $1,000, 900 for
the alienation Of DR.. Blake's afsc-
lions.
The suit was never pressed, but the
Mackays were divorced in 1918 and
three months after the war began
Mrs. Mackay and DR.. Blake were
married quietly in Paris.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-18
Personal Mention

Mrs r. Bateman, North Sixth
street, has returned from Enderlin.
N. D., where she has spent the winter
months as the guest Of her son-in-law
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
Peterson.
Mr.. D. A. p.tnnt,. i i m,no,, who
has spent a few days here as the
guest of Mayor and Mrs. James A.
Dinnie. 311 North Fourth street, re-
turned to her homo this morning.
X
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. H. Mc1nerney and
their niece, Miss Anastasia White, re-
turned last evening from Los Angeles,
Cal. Enroute home visits were enjoy
ed with relatives at various points in
Montana. -
i X \
Mrs. r. G. spaldins ana baby
daughter, of Fargo, are spending a
few weeks here as the guest Of her
mother. Mrs. Bertha Tharaldson, 814
South Fourth street,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-18
FACTORIES TO
BE CLOSED THIS
81 MONTH.IN GERMANY

Berlin, April 800 1900 shoe fac
tories in Germany. 1870 will bio closed
this month and the remainder placed
under government~control OF the lat
ter. one hundred will be operated to
meet h requirements Of the army,
and the other ESQ to satisfy the needs
of the civilian population.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-18

Mrs. Harry Tuttle. Chestnut street,
was pleasantly surprised at her homo
yesterday afternoon. the occasion be-
ing her birthday anniversary. The
company included her sisters, Mrs. W.
q. Begg, Mrs. aarvin. Mrs. John Me-
Lean and Mrs. Willard Adams and
their families, and her niece, Mrs. p.
b. !Grimth. The hours were spent
in n9edlework and visiting and
luncheon was served.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-18
START A sN1L1N'.

Start the day with a smile"
If you can smile until after ten
o'clock in the morning you are pretty
sure to put in the right sort Of aday,
and win out, for
''It's best to keep a-smilin',
Fol- a smiles a kind of net
That catches by beguilin'
Just the things 1t wants to get.
So keep your smile a-spreadin',
Crack a jolly joke or two,
And you'll find that things come
headin'
Straight for smilin' folk like you.'
And the food demand will be ample.
Bradstreet's says the seed and i'm
plement trades r booming.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-18
COLLECTION
OF GOLD COINS IS
GIVEN BY KAISER

Berlin. April 1s.-To set an exam
pie to his subjects, Emperor william
has turned " to the German treas
ury q collection Of gold coins which
have been in tho private royal museum
for many years.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-18

tional dream that has sustained them
for a score of centuries and more will
AVE been fulfilled"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-18

The sale At Hoiseth's will continue
and sThursday.-Adv.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-18

Tho Panama canal IL entitled to
credit for good behavior ct . time d
national emergency.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-18

It is now q certainty that ship
building will be Q very active industry
for many years to come.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-01-19
THE CASE OF LAWSON

No one will care how rough the
House gets with Tom Lawson when
1t brings him before the bar for con-
tempt. Lawson said he had knowl-
edge of leak at the White House
or the Secretary of States Office in
relation to the Presidents peace note.
He charged that thru this leak men
speculated upon the panic which the
peace note was destined to create in
Wall street. When he got to Wash
ington he refused to tell what he
knew and abused the congressman.
If Lawson knows anything he
ought to be made to tell it. There is
power to induce him to be frank. The
information sought is for the good
Of government.
II anybody at the White House or
the Secretary of States office has
been guilty of violation of official
confidence it ought to be known and
the guilty person made to answer.
If Mr.. Lawson has been guilty of
windjamming he ought to get all
that is coming to him for the Of
Tense. Wichita Beacon.