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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-24
CoLLECT BASEBALL sUPPI1Es

Johnstown, April "a. - It's nation
wide campaign for the collection of
baseball supplies for the sailors in
the active service of the United
States will be inaugurated by the
National Baseball Federation imme-
diately upon the receipt of the word
from the heads of the army and
navy departments. The federation,
with affiliations in nearly all the
principal amateur and semi-profes-
sional baseball centers of the coun-
try, in which there are over 100000
players of all ages and classes, has
proposed to President Wilson that it
establish collection centers in differ
ent parts of the United States,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-24

speeding up Fletcher, the fans here
do not know. Anyway he is playing
the best ball of any shortstop they
have seen since Wagner was at his
best.
Plays Without Error
Unless memory fails, Fletcher did
not make an error in the spring series
with Detroit He has committed
only one misplay since the National
League series began. That was on
the opening day in Boston. when it
was SO cold in the Hub that Heinie
Zim's remarks to the umpire froze
before they reached the knight OF the
indicator
In seven games the Giant shortstop
has had SO chances. Nearly all of
them have been difficult. He has gone
back of Zimmerman and in front of
Herzog and come up with hard-hit
balls that looked like hits.
The average man does not fully ap-'
preciate the worth of Fletcher. You
hear wild discussions daily as to
whether Maranville, of Boston, or
Bancroft, of the Phillies. is the best
short fielder in the National League.
John Joseph McGraw wouldn't trade
Artie Fletcher for both of them, and
that goes,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-20

will be turned over to Company L Of
Hillsboro, which is not as yet up to
the maximum standard.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-20
EXPECT ORDERS
in FEW DAYS
Guard Companies Likely to
Move During the Present
Week.

Members Of the Machine Gun COM
pany and Company M, N. D. N. G..
generally Of the opinion that orders
for their departure for the training
camp at Palo Alto, CAL, will be re-
ceived during the present week.
This view Is based on the fact that
he first increments Of the nat,onar
draft army are expected to entrain for
their environments by September s.
which will require q large amount
Of railway equipment. and the govern
ment will probably desire to finish the
movement Of the guard troops before
this occurs.
The two local companies, were CIV
en- their final shots Of typhoid Sc
rum Sunday by Lieutenant Duncan Of
the Second North Dakota infantry
medical corps.
Five new MGR have been recruited
by Company M during the last few
days. and the unit is now up to war
strength. The recruiting will be con
,tinued however, and the surplus men
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-20

extent by the aid OF residents who
volunteered information con
corning men who seek exemption. II
the reports received from some resi-
dents are true, affidayits recklessly
supported by parents or friends are
false. In these matters h board
must also decide and officially report
every invalid claim to federal authori-
ties.
No Partially.
This morning. before commencing
the work of reviewing h claims.
Chairman A. r. Turner and Clerk
Hans Anderson, made the following
statement for the benefit Of those who
will await the decisions:
I'VE have been named by the gov
eminent to consider these exemptions
and we must only consider the gov
eminent when we make u decisions.
Grand Forks county. and II every
claim of redemption that has been
made, is allowed. we could not raise
that number of men.
1--WE promise to Heal justly with
every registrant. and II a man has just
claim for release, he need not fear
that he will be imposed on. We can
not prejure ourselves, by knowingly
releasing any man from military serv-
lCS when IlGT0 Is no JUST TSdSOu. IL
we should err In any decision, and re-
fuse exemption to q registrant, he
may still appeal to the district board
where the mistake may be rectiied,
providing his claims are sufficient to
warrant his release"
Start This Afternoon.
Determined to show no favoritism.
the board begins the actual task Of
considering claims his afternoon.
Every decision of the board will be
made public. and the aso will be
! clearly outlined. in order that every
person may now the conditions sur
rounding the reflections or acceptance
Of the affidavits. The names Of those
who have sworn to the affidavits will
also be published.
Registrars who have been called
for examination but who have not put
in an appearance or certified as to en-
listment are Christopher Hafstad of
Northwood: Eli Eggen, s24 North
Fourth street, Grand Forks; Thomas
Bowman. Fordville. N. D.; Roland
Fred Keil, Edmonton. Can; Dimiter
Pandoff Kondoff, Madison. ILL.,; Jim
Stern, Grand Forks; Harry Olson,
Fisher, Mimi; Elmer Nelson, NcIn-
; tosh, Mimi; Jens Tennefoss. Park no
tel. Grand Forks; Burt Frenne, Chris
tiania hotel, Grand Forks.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-20
state apply to the wealthy as. tweli as
to the poor people.

state apply to the wealthy as. swell as
to the poor people.
Pictures Conference.
II am certain that there ii no man
more disgusted with Mr.. McInerny
than Mr.. Bangs. Mr.. Bangs had new
er told his client that he could dis
tribute beer to minors. soldiers and
blfndpiggers or to third parties who
wanted beer on other peoples com
tracts. I a easily understand that
Mr.. Bangs mustsbe surprised at the
operations oftMr. McInerny and his IL
legal proceedings.
when Mr.. Bangs gets into the
privacy OF his Office, he will tell Mr..
Mclnerny: I never advised that you
could misuse your contracts in this
way. I told you that you should re-
qutre a deposit Of SIS Of each contract
holder at the time he signed, yet there
is nothing to show that such deposits
were ever paid L told you,' Mr..
Bangs would say to his client. that
you personally should endorse each
contract. Yet,yous have not done that
in any instance
1.-THE Brewery a Menace"
Mr.. Bronson gave a detailed de-
scription Of the conditions which led
up to the inauguration of the contract
system, n said:
Through these presumed contracts
the brewery has become q menace
For, IL Its methods are recognized,
every other brewery In the country
may go ahead and do the same thing,
and then we may as well strike all
our prohibition laws off u statute
books. 80. j
s'The contract system may be legal,
sc Fops Nc Akf~nAa 1&y,k ~ hoanmQG lie
legal at the moment when 1t goes
against our boOtlegging statute.
"And now, your honor must accept
our testimony as prima facie truth.
We have shown conclusively that I'M
til March OF this year the brewery
made beer deliveries in this state.
That's bootlegging. Counsel MAJ say:
That's gone, we quit that But l IN.
sist that 1t still is a criminal act OF
which the court must take notice.
"Not Spite. Nor Revenge"
1--WE have shown by seven different
witnesses that beer has been brought
into this state after July 1, based or
these, presumed contracts. That Is a
violation Of both the state and fed
eral bone dry acts. And. glancing
back, we find that conditions now
were actually worse than in the old
days Of the saloon.
This action is not brought on the
theory of Spite OR revenge. It is
merely this that the attorney general
of North Dakota wants to carry out
the laws and considers it his duty to
do so. OF course. we did NJ kneel
before McInerny and ask him If he
would, please. be kind enough to
come into court. We brought him
here as we would have brought any
other man, charged with violations Of
the law.
IT feel, in conclusion, that we have
established a conspiracy, a confedera-
ton which aimed to violate the laws
of North Dakota"
The court asked Mr.. Bangs whether
he thought it possible to complete his
argument before noon. Upon being
assured by Mr.. Bangs that he did not
believe he could be through in that
time, court adjourned shortly, after II
o'clock until 2 this afternoon.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-20
CERTIFICATES OF
HEALTH REQUIRED
All Butchers Must Be Shown Free OF
Any Contagious, Infection or I
LOathsome Disease.

Health certificates must be filed by
all persons working in butcher shops
or engaged in handling meats for sale
to the public, according to word res
ceived by DR.. Alfred Dean, city health
officer, from DIR. c. j. McGurren, Sec
rotary Of the state board Of health.
any reputable physician and the certl-
1cate forwarded to the state heath
board. 1t must certify the butcher to
be free from any contagious, infec-
tious. or loathsome disease.
The law requiring this inspection
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-20
MEN T0SPEAK
FOR FARMERS
North Dakota Men Leave for
Washington to Make
Protest.

#H'E III II, FL-Tl.h--#
Representative North Dakota men
are now nearing Washington where
they will lay before the government
the protest Of h farmers of North
Dakota against the undue lowering Of
the price to be paid for the wheat
crop OF The state under the federal
price fixing plan which has been an
Inounced.
The delegates from Grand Forks
and other cities of the state left for
the capital Saturday afternoon and
evening.
North Dakotans who will, lay the
matter before the food commission
are Harrison Garnett, st. Thomas;
Nathan ,Upham, Drayton; Clay Lari-
more, ,Larimore; Treadwell Twichell
and Aubrey Lawrence, Fargo; A. T.
Peake, Valley City; c. R. Green, Cav
alier, and Oh. Barnes and id. 3Ba-
con IF Grand Forks.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-20

AZ comparison Of orr services and the bills we render prove
orr consistency. n modern undertaking business to be sue
cessfuj must be conducted along the lines of 1so mach for
80 MUCH Tins do we plan and carry out 4 burial s. Fl.
ashley 500 DeMers. Both Phones ~
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-20

Atlanta has ! new vegetabls cam
uiux faEtarEs
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-20

Herald Want ADS Bring Results.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-20
COUNCIL WILL
MEET TUESDAY
Offer to City Of Red River
Power Co. Will be
Discussed.

A special meeting of the city coun-
Gil will probably be held Tuesday
evening for the discussion of the re-
port of the committee appointed to
investigate the offer of the Red River
Power company to take over the wa
ter and lighting service of the city.
The committee shows that under
present conditions a saving to the city
of $1,000 per year would be accom-
plished by the acceptance Of the
company's offer.
meeting will be, required to settle the
matter definitely in either way, as
much opposing sentiment for and
against the plan is understood to exist
in the council.
Formosa will this year produce
8~14,626,0O0 pounds Of sugar.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-20
Only 81 Men in Grand Forks
County Are Not Seek
ing Release.
NO PARTIALITY
SHOWN CLAIMANTS
Huge Task Confronts Off
cials-Many Investiga-
tons Necessary.

Out of 4S2 ordered to report for
examination for the new national
army:
One hundred and forty-seven
exemptions have been claimed.
Seyent-one have been rejected
for physical disability.
Twenty-Five have been trans
ferred to other boards.
Three have appealed to district
board for release, claiming physi-
cal disability.
T~hirty-one have certified to
enlistment in military service.
One hundred will claim exemp-
tons for agricultural or Industrial
reasons, estimate made by board.
Eighty-one are total number of
men available now for liberty
army.
With nearly 80 per cent of the reg
istered men included in the first call
for the liberty army, claiming exemp-
ton. the Grand Forks county board
met this morning at the court house
and organized the machinery for Sc
lecting a quota Of PIG.
At the morning session, no claims
for exemption were considered but
preparatory. details were taken up and
everything placed in readiness to
commence the long grind this after
noon. A few incidents have arisen to
puzzle the officials, and it is probable
that members of the board will auto
to certain sections of the county to
examine men reported to be physical
~ deficient and unable to report in
this city.
Many Pleas Made.
The task before the board is no lit
tie one and officials r unable to as
certain the length of time that will be
necessary to view the many afidavits.
Accompanying many of the exemp-
ton claims are long letters, written by
parents or wives, pleading that the
registrants be relieved from military
obligations.
The many claims bring to light the
fact that over SO per cent of the men
Of Grand Forks county between the
ages OF Fl and 81 are depended upon
to furnish a livelihood for numerous
relatives. Some Of the registrants are
but 81 years old. but parents are rely
ing upon them solely to operate hun
dreds of acres of land. manage huge
industries or conduct business enter
prises that would go to ruin were 1t
not for the attention being given by
the claimants.
Into this mass of petitions, the
board must delve. and justly decide
who the worthy claimants may be.
The task has been lightened to some
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-20
Charges Many Violations.

W have proven thai beer was
furnished to third parties, and to
clinch that fact we introduced the
testimony of Cecil Lille, a night clerk
in n of the local hotels. We showed
by this that there exists a comming-
ling OF interests between Mr.. McInerny
n the East Grand Forks brewery.
Now, this brewery has been dis
tributing beer to minors, soldiers and
blind piggers in the state Of North
Dakota. By doing so it has violated the
prohibition and solicitation statutes Of
our state as well as the bootlegging
act OF 1915. The state and the federay
bone dry laws have likewise been vio-
lated. Under the act Of March 8. 1917.
Mr. McInerny was indicted for carry
ing liquor in interstate commerce.
Here Geo. A.. Bangs, counsel o the
defendants, interrupted to ask:
How do You know that there was
an Indictment I AVE been trying to
obtain b papers, but without suc-
cess. Are you at liberty to disclose
such information"
Mr.. Bronson: IT think / am. Al
least, It has been published fin the
newspapers already"
Mr.. Bangs: II haven't seen anything
about 1T Perhaps 1T wa some NOR
work on the part Of your special COR
Defendants offered No Testimony.
Mr.. Bronson, after this BRIEF inter.
mezzo, proceeded to argue:
Since November, 1915, these de-.
PENDANTS have acted in Contradiction
TO all this progressive legislation and
have caused a continuous introduction
Of LIQUOR to take place into the state
OF North Dakota. ]7s5
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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-20
THAT POPE
CONDEMNS TEUTONS

Paris, Aug. 20.-The Rome corre-
spondent Of the Mattino OF Naples,
says a Havas dispatch from Rome,
who. is close to ecclesiastical circles.
writes in %refutation Of the criticisms
Of the pope's peace proposals as fol-
lows:
1.-THE pope is STIMULATING as a prim-
airy condition the restoration Of Bel
GUM in It's integrity and political. mill
larry and economic Independence in
f1icted upon Germany theSmost severe
and the most merited Of condemns
tions."E
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-07-18
LIGHTNING BURNS HOUSE
Residence OF Earl Green Struck by
Lightning and Burned Saturday.

Saturday forenoon about ten o'clock
the home of Earl Green, 1.2 miles
east of town. was struck by lightning.
The house was set on fire and entirely
consumed. 1t was small, three-room
cottage built box fashion. Little or
none of the household effects were
saved.
Mrs. Monroe German was visiting at
the Green home at the time and was so
severely shocked that fears were en-
tertained for her recovery for time.
Recent reports Indicate that she will
fully recover as she is able to walk
about. The woman had a piece of sill
yer money in her hand ana 1t was
turned black by action of the lightning.
The flash of lightning was not ac-
companled by any rain, nor did 1t ram
any there for hours after the house
was burned. The property belonged to
j. Z. Hyder.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-07-18
UNDER ARREST.
Over 1000 industrial Workers Of the
World Confined in New Mexico.

Some days ago word went out that
the Industrial Workers of the World
had made plans to burn the crops of
the west in order to handicap war mea-
sures as much as possible. for that or
ganizatlon IS unalterably opposed to
the war and had set up much opposl-
tion to enlistment in one way or an
other.
In northern Idaho officers arrested
ana loaded on train about 100 of the
|. W. W. and shipped them away and
unIoaded them at point several miles
from where arrested.
In New Mexico over LOO were ar
rested and loaded on trains and shipped
from Bisbee, New Mexico. to Columbus
New Mexico, where they we're placed
in charge of government troops for an
indefinite period.
Any concerted action on the part of
the l. W. w. to destroy crops will be
recognized by the government as trea-
son. IS the claim Of the Assistant
United States District Attorney e. A.
Ornbaum, of San Francisco, Cal.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-07-18
NITRATE PLANTS.
Muscle Shoals Will Not Be Considered
Nor ANY Water Power Site.

1t has been definitely determined by
the war department that no waterpow-
er nitrate plants will be built at this
time, but that four plants will be built,
which comprise somewhat different
system than the water power idea and
cosiderabIy more expensive. No an
nouncenemt has been made as to where
the plants Will be located, but they are
expected to involve the expenditure of
only 81, O00, 600 of the $40, 600, 600 ap-
propriated by congress.
When the project was first launched
water power sites were thought to be
the only ones that would be considered
hence the Muscle Shoals on the Ten
nessee river, was thought to be most
favorable location. 1t is now given
out that water power sites will involve
such large expenditure and consume
such long time that the war neeos
cannot wait on such extensive develop
ments and that other and more expen-
sive methods must be employed to
meet pressing needs.
1t has not definitely been stated that
water power plants will not be c,nsld-
cred later and the feeling is that since
only one-fourth of the amount appro.
priated by congress will be used at this
time that the water power projects
will receive further consideration at a
later date, IN which event Muscle |
Shoals will become strong competitor
for enc lof the sites.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-07-18
SELECT|vE DRAFT.
This County Will Be Liable for About
so Men; State for Over $4,000.

According to reports from Washing
ton the drawings for men to make up
the 500, 900 men called tor will be given
out this week. Over 600, 900 names
will be dr. 'vn and this state will be
expected / furnish Ia. .528. The men
will be tui shed on the basis of two
thirds of C.e per cent of the census
population OF states, counties and
towns.
Enlistments between April l and
June 80 will be considered and allowed
to be counted as a part OF the quota.
That will mean that this county would
have to furnish about 60 men.
The feeling is general that another
call for half million of men will
surely come before this call is fully
trained. In that event this county
would probably be liable for about
go more men.
Tennessee troops will be mobilized
at Nashville first and then be sent to
Greenville, S. G., for training.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-07-18
FALL FOOD ACRE."
A Plan to Supply More Food and Con-
serve What Wa Have

| AS an effective means of releasing
larger proportion of the food and feed
stutfs grown IN the South for the use
of the armies and navles of the United
States and her allies, the Southern
Railway System, in cooperation with
the United States Agricultural Depart
ment, seed dealers throughout the
South, and local bankers and business
men, is carrying out campaign for
the planting by individual farmers Of
fall food acre.
Arrangements have been made by
which the seed houses will put up as
sorted packages of seeds of standard
food and feed crops. which can be
planted during the months of July,
August and Spetem ber, and which will
furnish food and feed for the farmers
family and his livestock in the fall and
winter months. These packages will
be supplied in quantities by the seed
men, who. in turn, will sell them at
cost to farmers IN their communities.
The County Agents of the United
States Agricultural Department will
cooperate in this campaign and " i'll aid
in the distribution of the seeds and in
advising farmers as to the best meth
ods in planting and cultivatlng.
Owing to the limited supplies Of
seed available, it will probably be i'm
possible fully to supply the demand for
these fall food acre" packages, and
the distribution will necessarily have
to stop as soon as the available sup
plies of seeds are exhausted. Bankers
and business men in territories served
by the Southern Railway System who
may desire to act as distributors Of
seeds in their neighborhoods can obtain
full inform alton as to how to proceed,
by addressing Mr.. Roland Turner,
Chief Farm Products Agent. Southern
Railway System, Atlanta, Ga.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-07-18
DRILLING FOR OIL
Work Begun Saturday to Put Down a
Test Hole Near Peavine.

The first actual work of drilling for
oil in this county was started Saturday
when the people from Oklahoma, who
have been arranging tor some weeks to
put down one or more test holes, began
putting down hole on Peavine noun
tain, about IL miles north of Crossville
on the land of the Cumberland Lumber
Company.
Work is expected to go forward night
and day until depth of 1000 feet or
deeper is reached and thorough test
is expected. Numerous other persons
have leased extensive boundaries of
land IN all parts OF the county and
should the Peavine venture develop in
to anything, there promises to be an
oil boom of great magnitude The size
of the hole is II 1-2 inches.
The Indian Refining Con pany are
expected here this week to arrange fer
putting down hole near Vandever,
ten miles south of Crossville. The In
dian Company has been delaying action
in an effort to secure a lease of
boundary of land of about 5000 acres
belonging to the Phlllipsburg Land
Company, which property is owned by
New Y ork parties.
Indications are now tnat some active
work of really effective kind will be
done by more than one company within
the next few months.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-07-18
FINNISH. INDEPENDENCE.

The diet of Finland Is claiming inde.
pendence of Russia and proposes to set
up an independent republic. The So
ciallst element of the Russian govern
ment is largely in sympathy with the
action OF the Films. What the out
come will be the future alone can tell
Finland has always been an exceed
ingly pacific people. So gentle in ma
ture are they that not a single murder
has been known tn happen in over SO
years IN the past. but recent and more
modern life may have changed the
general life Of the nation.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-07-18

without calling upon others for help.
1t Is this strength that has prolonged
the war.
The United States has given atten-
tion to every other industry except ag-
riculture. The people have thought
we'll of every other commercial enter
prise, except agriculture. And now
the people are finding that they do not
have the foodstutfs that they need to
supply the world adequately.
The world cannot be made safe for
democracy unless it is well fed.