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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-11
HUMAN NATURE AND CREDULlTY

An ed1tOr once employed a person who belonged to
the class often described as bright young men, to visit
the towns in his trritory and write about political condi-
lions as he found them. The correspondent visited the
towns and wrote about conditions. but not as he found
them. He had an active imagination, and he allowed it
full play. Where there were facts, he twisted or exag-]
gerated them. Where there were not facts he invented
them. And his stuff carried a sufficient air of plausi-
bility to "get by until a considerable portion of the ter
ritory had been covered. Then he was informed that his
resignation would be accepted. But that is another story.
A resident of one Of the towns which had received
attention from the correspondent said to the editor:
Human nature is a queer thing. It's surprising what
people will swallow, and why they swallow it. When that
man of yours wrote up our town he made up his yarn out
of the whole cloth. He put things into the, mouths OF,
people who never uttered them. He magnified little To-.
cal or personal differences into gigantic political move
ments. Sometimes he lied, and sometimes he Just prevar-
ioated. There wasn't a man in town who didn't know
just how badly things had been misrepresented. Some Of
us were angry. Some were amused. But now comes the
queer part OF IT. While we knew exactly what a mess he
had made of his letters from our town, we read the same
sort of stuff that he wrote about other towns, and beliey-
ed It. We knew he was lying about us. and still we be-
|lieved he was telling the truth about other people,
That state of mind is not peculiar to the people of
that particular town. Take the eastern press comments
on the recent congressional election in the First district
of North Dakota, for instance. One paper says that the
foreign population in North Dakota is composed chiefly Of
ESwedes. Think Of it-Swedes! IN North Dakotai Many
papers speak of the campaign which Mr.. Baer made.
when everyone knows that Mr.. Baer's campaign was made
for him, as were his platform and his candidacy. We are
given to understand that the young men were for Baer
because; he is a young man, and the engineers because he
was educated for an engineer. both of which statements
are absurd. still another paper tells OF the Democratic
candidate adopting a Norwegian accent and Boosting Of
This Scandinavian parentage, a thing that never happened,
and that could not happen. for all. over the state It is
known that the Bangs stock is fighting Irish. The sun
day motor ride from Trail county to Grand Forks Is mag
nified into a wholesale movement OF autos all over the
district to enlist support for Baer.
North Dakotans viii read all this sort Of stuff with a
grin over the manner In which @credulous newspaper writ
Iers have been imposed ON BY one or more slinful5 press
agents. And yet the same people will read the same kind
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-11

9 folds Of white and scarlet! Q blue with your silver
stars! May fond eyes welcome you, willing feet follow you,
YARN hearts cherish you. and dying lips give you their
anectinn-ionr may nav fnaf On M ne gTresa wssnds :. Gua:
the emblem Of liberty. the hope OF the world.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-23
Recipe for Soups,

WATER bite large onion minced Hae.
o"a sweet H5-l-a=a pr
@. a@~.= t5a --r
-. .a4@- #aaE. one t7a#e-
spoon t-.#""- .-'"E# aE q s-" a'aea
.-.t@- leaves" .aa-AaA. teaspoon pep
pei ..H l## #"ale salt
wasp -t- peas anna =Haa .leH over
+.-#. Sc .-t- "a.eE - -ar morning
a-- 81 a.. ana pun .AsA ID.
rs aa -.a Iafes aa@F4s
on .-4 A+z
"..a- .'" - comes % me 34-ta#-
H.. a *. ..A#s" .Hi@ water
pace .-r SOUP POT
III
...1 49,
t"@ .'1 ..t.o1 49,"
g.. = sue" pa4 -o-
" a.. -.'1 wafer rom
ems ana Pr.
pan ".-. 1aa onions
XIII ....- .er- IS. r--.~ -s:--s-- -r.-..
Al rae end 4. this time mash me and
gradually add -aa water - which Jha
peas were Ha.a. until 5ae SOUP isl
like IH.a. cream Then rub through
+ ..a-a Aha ..--..--. n. +ra ERE. a4f +nn
salt and pepper and cook 20 minutes
81 maea Beans cam BE used il laa
same way Ass peas
'''h.
@-@t water on. quar-
pm.
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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1917-07-26

S6rc gilbidule fpurbe alio anfgeitent.
Inn ben 8eifauerr eleih hdr 5I
MAIDEN, baB Die 3erion cine edit tpeibz
lifc llno piirbige Wdtroue 9etpeIen,
beIfloB Der Seunt, lie %bar5uftelen, tpie
ie ben Spinnrpdeu %baubbabte. gole<
reg aIio slalbteu tie tbr nidt na4@
iasen 81 t0unen, nls bab Die 8omerin
cine 5amilieumutter getpeien nro
9Gusli6feit nit SleiB eeiibt babe.
Sariu itimmteu lie gang torreH nit
Der bl. S6rift.
8oIte man baseeen 6eute Stutien
errifteu fir gar bieIe ~Samen',
piiroe es u6tbis tueroeu, Die FL.
S6rift, ben Shiuer uno Die eoleu
8Dmer in Die 8umpeItammer gu perz
peiien; itatt ben Spinuroden miibte
man tie bdriteqen nit benz SpiegeI in
Der einen Sanb, eiuem Rorrnn in Der
anbern, uub unt9eben, nidt bou
&inberu unb S~aus9erdtb, ioubern
nit einem Siinbdeu, 8linperfaifrr.
9iliarotiih, .2atuu Seuuts Bot,
u. (. 10, tponon fpeber Die FL. S6rit.
iitteureines Nltertbum, nod eole
Weiblifteit etipas fpeiB.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1917-07-26
\PRECHSAAL|
aus elmer b6bmiiden auFcbluns.

Retp Srague. Riuu. - 2ieber
Sntell 0a ih nod ME eineu Brief
aus Netp Yraeuc i'm -Sprehfudl" ges
ieben babe. 10 piu th ben anfaug
MAIDEN, in Der Soffrune. bdb ii6
re6t piele iunee 2eute bon bier ans
itlieSeu perbeu.
8tr baben it1ues 8etter bier. NM
tonnte es eth ipeuts fudrmer fem Wir
tpobnen in Der Stabt Hetp Hraeue.
Ser grobte SbeiI Der Seute bier iinb
8D6nen. Bir babeu cine i6one
Stride. Die benz bI. 8enaesIars ees
tpei6t lit. gs iino imrer 5tpei Yries
fer bier. Batter Germaf unb Batter
8Ieuion. Wir babeu 1ih cine i@one
neue Sdule. bic bon nelin S6fpeitern
seIsitet fpirh. gs sebt aber Msmnub
mebr bon rnierer Sarnilie in BITE
S6ule- Sd bin Die 9rittiIngite IN
Der Suuilie unb bin 90 Sabre oft.
SD babe fiint 8ribsr unb Hiut S&tpe<
iteru. Reine Wutter lebt nod, aber
metn 8uter 1T geitorber- Wfr bdbeu
einen i6onen 8arten IN Der Rdhe
unieres SauIes. Sd babe pie[ Spa6
earan. I'M @arten an arbeitsn. Ser
9ierte SnIi nurbe bier berrii1 bes
eangen. Rursens mar cine i65ne
Saraoe unb Hnhmittaas fanben
8ettrennen Itatt. 9es Menbs tpurs
ben orei Ednse abeebalten.
Soffentli6 miro meiu Srief TN
.Sprehiual fir Die eripuhiene Sis
senb~ eriheinen.
Rit ben beIten 8riiSen., -.
~Srom Girl in Retu
prague. &c iuu."
Gel ber3Iidit t%ri1fouurren I'M
,Sprehiadl" unb iGreibe baD tpie.
ber!-S SufeL.
*** 7
&inrer6due unb stbeufer,
Susenbfeite. Susenbihrifteu
Sinh. itatt bnB lie Rusen
itiften,
Sduiis. adj Der SDue 9ruter.
3ie nerpeiteu unb pergittenl
Seine Rutter cine SrpiebeI. fefn
Batter 8uoblauh, er ielbit Rpiensnder.
Sprif gu einem Rurreu ridJt bon
Steiuen, oartt er lie Dir ridt on ben
aopf pirft.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1917-07-26
.as iprihh On nit 9ein
Qamerabeu?

8as iprihit bu NIT beinen 8ames
rnber? Snltet ibr clb auf iiber arl>
bere &inber. ettpa tpie bic Gina es 10
germ tbut: -gh. beute mar Die Bertha
nieber bumm, lie tonnte gar ntht
rehnenl" 9as mare nibt ihon unb
liebebolI Rauhes 8iub bat nift
biele Salente befommcu uuo 9tbt lid
bod Wiibe, pieueiht mebr aIs elm be-
gabtes 4iub, bas nidt ilciBi9 lit.
Cher itipaset ihr germ aus Der
SduIe? Ser emil mubte ihon ipies
Der in Der gde iteb'n; er III bod elm
TRACER anabe!" 9th bu nur &ht auf
bid unb beine Sebler. bumit bu nibt
i&limmer ptrit. als emil.
Gieen tperbet ibr Iieben Reffen unb
WiHten getpib nitt. besbalb mill ih
banad 9lei4 sar uitt fraeen - bas
tpdre bod benz beili9eu ShusenseI 81
f4redli6l
Bas ipritit on init oeiren aames
raben3 @iht e ba aud Dtnee 3u
er5Gblen, peI6e tbr Dor ben gIteru
ODER benz Serrn 8utefeten ni6t auss
fpreHen tpirbet2 9as TIT ein 8ei6en.
bab es ettpas llnanftdneiges mar.
9uS lei ferne bon euhl Senn Dor
Iolfsn Bsiprdfen bat Der Sduseneel
ben alIergr6bten abitsu. Or Iiebt
MIR uni6ulbiee ainoerl
@as ipritit bu NIT Deiuen Same
raben? Wo6ten aIe 8inoer auf oieie
Sraee tpabrbeitsasmdB u%utiporten;
.@ir fiihreu iroblihe, barmIoie Sc
iprdhe. an beneu unier gneel uub
quite Neui6en Sreube baben fonnen."
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1917-07-26

mein Rprgcnsebet anbGhtis betete,
unb bann iaste i'd. our @robmutter
e~etpeuSet: ~Grobel, iest seb' i'd gum
Gbeim auf's SeIb unb pero' ibm
belfen beim G6ern."
.NeGt 10 tbuit. 8uberl~, lpbte Die
alte Srau. Y8ete uuo arbeite"
beibt's; tbuit bas uiht, tpiro nid]ts
8eiteibtes aus Dir"
0on ienem Gage an mar i'm Sauie
meines Boters seir fauler Iueuittn
mebr gu fiubeu. Sd CAB mir Miibe.
elm fleibiger, aber audi Elm eottesa
fiirdtiser Sunse gu iein uno bab's
barber gu einem eeiitli6en Serrn ges
bra6t. GaS perbanfe ih n6er nur
meincr alien @robmutter, bic mir
ielbit bic bette 3ebre 9egeben, oaB
uur Der es 3u ettpas Re6tem brin9t.
Der @ebet nub Nrbeit nerbinbet. Seut'
nod feb ih lie iisen I'M 9aumgarten
nit Dem 8Dientran5 in Der Sano uno
brinnen auf Der Sfeubant NIT benz
SpinnrdbGen Dor lid.
AK
Winfe fir Habembe.
Wan Iou nitt nit poIIem Waeen
ms Dab seber. Wit nolem Woeen
bari man niht i6tpimmen. llebriz
gems 1T bic Belt mad Dem Rittaes
efIen obnebin bic Seit Der groSten
Sibe. go perlcdeno es ia Ietu mag,
serabe bieie 8eit I'M Raiier gu pers
brineeu, 10 tpenis bat aber oieIe ab<
fiiblung 8eitano. 9eun Der unoers
meioline Seimtpeg in Der @lutb oes
iriiben Nahmittass eeniist. bic gauge
grfriihuns beg Babes in neuen
S6peib bereebeu gu laiien. YIN
meiiten 5u enpfeblen 1T elm Dab am
Worsen. bas fir ben sandeu Tag
friih mott, ooer elm 8ab am ipdten
Qa6mittag, oas bonn Sdpeib bes
gansen Cages retnist unb ben @enuB
ih0ner Sommerabenbe belebt. Mm
ipdten Gbenb an babeu Ut niht rdtbs
fam, ba bas Baier eann meiIt gu
tiibl lit. lleberbaupt ioa nan NIT
benz 0aben IN gang faltem Wdi1er
porSihtia fem. alio dlIh an fulten
Sommertaeen unb i'm Serbit: oenn
elm gang faItes Bah lit mebr elm Hei8s
mittel uls etne grfriihung. 8or
&nem aber lit ein taltes Dab oann
gu iheuen, ipern man ielbit beiB lit.
gs mag beereiili6erlpeiie ieben
Sdtpimmer rei3en. Ihon beim Be-
ginn bes ShtptmmenS burh eireu
idipierigen uno tonlpIi5ierten Sprung
feline @eihidIihfeit gu ertpeiien; aber
bas bertraser uur gang seiunbe iunee
2eute. CONT lit ar5urdtben, Iangs
ium ms @aNer 3u geber, I'M ben
aprper aQmGblis al Die betrdhtli6e
Gbfiibluu9 3u g%etpobnen, uno Dor benz
Sineiniteieen minoeltens 8rur unr
Stirn reihli6 gu beuesen, Nahber
iou man ireilih teineu 8orpertbeil
bonn Babe %ausnebmeu unb IosIeit
mad benz 8eeiun bes 8abens gang
untertau6eu.
Wie lange Elm ~eiu3elnes Shtpimms
bab als3ubebnen lit. bdS bdn9t bon
Der inbipibueuen geidaffenbeit ab.
unb es ionuen ausemeire @eaeIr
bariiber niht seseben tperben, anger
Der einen. bab es feinesfaQS 10 lanss
bauern bari, biz man etipa blau uni
flapperno aus Dem RoIfer iteist,
Rift MIR tpesen Der mittelbareu ees
iunbbeitIider Shdoisuneen. ionbern
ihon, neil Elm gu tpeites Sinauss
i6pimmen bann permiebeu tperber
mub. 9enn and guten S6tpinmern
aeIte Der 8atb, iih niht gu bel gu
pertrduen. bamit lie niht bon Or
miiSuns iiberraiht perben.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1917-07-26
SOME WORM.

0ON "OIsDns
Bird - Gee I
wish ! could
swallow this
O.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1917-07-26
Wutterfprahe.

Nh. nclh' elm Simmel liegt bod in
Dem &lange
Der Sprade, Die Die 0tutter uns
gelebrtl
limb MIR. tper ie i'm iebniuhtspolen
Orange
Sic inter Sremben lan9e 3eit ents
bebrt,
Der fennt Tie gang; Dem miro JIG gum
@eian9e,
Den er nit trunfncm Sbre lauiheno
bort;
limb Seben mDdt' ib in Die arme
idIieben.
Bon befen 2ippen ibre Gone
flieben.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1917-07-26
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Bon elmer iunsen 2anbwirtbin.

ct. SEQ, Ninn.-3ieber Snfeli
Sd babe feds Sftpeitern unb 5tpei
Briiber. Sas 1lte1te &inb meiner
gItern lit I'M 5tpeiten 3ebensiabre ses
ftprben urb lit iest eiu neiuer gn9el
I'M Simmel. Sd bin bas 3lueitdlteite
unb bin 10 Sabre alt. Weiue dlteite
Sdtpeiter unb ih muiIen I'M Selo
arbeiten. Uni unierem Sater gu belfen.
@ir iinb Nue eeiunb.
Wit pielen @riiBen an aue Nefien
unb Nidten nerbleibe ih. = s. 8
8Dshen."
Soffentlidb tpirb Define Selbarbeit
Did nidt baran binbern. bdnn unb
mann ein fIeines 9rieflein fir ben
~Sprediaal" gu ihreiben! - 8 r
Was Glad to See Her Letter in the
Paper.
Max, Y. D.-Dear Uncle IL was
very much pleased when l read my
name in the paper. / was so happy
with it, that l ran all the way homo
to tell my sister about my letter in
the paper.-Eleanora Ulrich.
i hope that you will not fail to call
often now.-Der Onkel.
Her First Letter.
San Antonio, T1orida.-Dear Onkel
This Is my first letter to you. l am
IL years old and am I'm the 5th grade.
I have seven sisters and two broth
ers. Our school closed the 30th Of
May. We live on a 140 acre farm and
We have I acres in grove. With best
regards,-Theresa Greif.
Won't you please tell us something
about Florida In your next letter.
Der Onkel.
From q Young Gardener.
Max. n. Dear Uncle Il planted
some cabbage, onions and some pota
toes. The potatoes and onions are
Wowing fine. but the cabbage doesn't
seem to grow very well. I've got about
q dozen strawberry plants. l sprinkled
them with water and they are growing
1ne these last few days. l also sowed
some flower seed. We have had some
lettuce and radishes already. Our cur
rants are becoming ripened now. With
best wishes, Margaret Ulrich.
Your little chat about your garden
will certainly interes, many a niece
and nephew. Could you not tell us
An .k-. -kaA I.A- .N- ~lnt~l 49,
different things In your garden. when
they blossomed, ripened, etc? - Der
Onkel.
Der 4oli3it nnb 5umier.
Mufb ipar elm ~ernitbaftcs. fleines
Ndbhen nit sroben Gugen. Sic
iab auf Der Sreppe ibres Sauiss.
als Der erobe Yoliaiit entlans fam.
@utb fab. fpie er bon Saus gu Saus
sins. Elm fleines Bud unb einen
8leiitiit in Der Sanb. Or iprah
NIT ben 2erten. ipelde an BITE Sbiir
famen, ihrieb suipeiIen etipaS in
iein Bud. manhmal aber aud nibt.
3ulest Tam er aud gu ibrem Sauie.
XIV @tuittl tuHt uul NSuh SuulSl.
.Saben Gle einen Sunb. Ras
bame2" fragte er; bic Rutter bers
neinte. er maGt cine fur5e @erbeus
9nne unb eine. Rutb bate bas
furoe 0efprdb 9ebort. Sun mar
es ibr Mar. IGe 3eute. Die feline
Sunbe batter. tpurben arretiert. lin
i6re Riitter Dor benz @efdnsniB au
betpabren. lief Tie benz PoltStften
nod unb iaste: .Yeutter bot 9cpfer
rerSeRen.~
Der Rann brebte iif ihneu I'm,
rtnb fraste: ~@obnft bu bier?" Ms
R,itb beiabte. sins er pieber CUR
9biir, Idutete. unb auf's Neue ers
iGteu bte Rutter.
~@o lit Sbr Suno. Waoame?"
fraete er irrens.
Die Wutter ertpiberte: Sd babe
Sbneu i&on eeiast, bab mir teiueu
Dumb baben. Wir batten ME einen."
.Sbre neine Todter bier iaet bas
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1917-07-26
From q Young Gardener.

Your little chat about your garden
will certainly interes, many a niece
and nephew. Could you not tell us
on about what date you planted the
different things In your garden. when
they ~blossomed, ripened, etc? - Der
Onkel.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1917-07-26
Die trei Oiebe.

BON Spbann Better Sebel,
sebpren 1860 3u 8afel, ~gefturben
1926 5u Shmesingen; %beriibmter
1taleft. unS gulfSihriftfteller, Der
fir iebe G~r5dblnns ben rehten Con
8u treffen ueiR-beiter unb ernit,
liebIif unb herb, mttts unb
iattriih.)
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1917-07-26
CITA MORS RUIT.
(gun emanuel 8etbel.)

Ser ihnelte Heiter 1T Der Sob;
gr iiberreitet bds Noreenrotb.
9es Wetters raihes Slieeu;
Seiu RoB lit fahl uno unaei6irrt,
Sic Genie i6ipirrt, Der Yfetl e%rtlirrt
limb muB i'm Ser5cu iieen.
9ur6 Stobt unb Sort. iibcr Berg
uno Sbal.
am 0ioreenroth. i'm Iberoitrabl
@ebt's fort in fpilbem Saeen;
limb mo er flob INIT lln9etbiim.
"a ifaIleu Die 8loden biuter ibm,
llrb 8rdbesliebcr Hagen.
gr trttt herein in ben YruntpdIait.
ga tpirb 10 blaB Der itol5e 9nit
l1no ldbt bon @eiu unb Bubble;
gr tritt gum Iuiti8en Soh5eitsz
itmaus,
Gin 8inbitob loidt Die Bergen aus.
Sleih Iebut Die Sraut inn Stuble.
0em S6ofien bIidt or ms 8eiift.
Ser iuit Sas peiSe StdbIein briht,
ga limits Inn aus ben Sdnoen;
Gin Wdeblein piuoet Sliitb' uno
&lee,
CT tritt beran; t6r tpirb 10 tpeb -
0er mag ben StrauB n~olenoer!
S'rum lei niGt itpl5, 0 Renihenfinol
gu bit Dem Soo fpie Spreu i'm
8inb.
limb masit on 8ronen traeeu.
Ser Sanb perrinnt, Die Stunbe
ihldet,
limb eb' Elm Saud bies Slatt betpegt.
&ann dli6 bic oeine ffla9eu.
@pfiir fnb bic Weiber eisentlim
erihaffen?
ga milen mir ihor Die SibeI dufs
iflasen. 8leih i'm 3~tpeiteu 8aptteI
bes eriten Dudes bciSt es: l1nb 9ott
Der Serr iaete: &c 1T nift gut, baB
Der Reni6" (bas mar Der Ionm) ,
.alein lei, laifet uns ibm cine 8es
biIfiu MADDEN ibm dbnlih." 60 ses
idab es. Glio our 9e6ilfin Ses
Wdnnes bat 9ott bas @eib beittmmt.
Sect ntotte i'd piiien. bon tpel6er
Ollie benin GENTLE @etber ibren @dn>
uern lem m6sen. 9ie b6uslihe Nrbeit
tptro bod bon Sremcen seihebeu
miiiIen.
Sn benz berrlihen Iesten 8apitel
bes Dudes Der Spritporter iin9t
aud Der tpeiie Wann elm 9oblieo auf
bos ~itdrfe Weib", bas er aber ais
S~alisfrau belobt. Sn ben einuuos
3ipauuis @erisu. iporiu er bte Ser
rthtuns Der Sausfrau idilbert, fommt
fem @ort Dor bon Hubern, 9iliarbz
ipieleu, &Iimpern. Il. (. M, pobl aber
tpirb bes 2Gngereu bernorgeboben, tpie
bas %-ftarfe Weib- benz Sauie porite1t.
fir Sos @obl bes Rannes beiorst lit.
bic Oienitboten betpatt. nabrt uub
tleibet, ME miiBig lit. uno oorab re6te
&iuber5uht ibe unb bel an Sem nod
Belt finbet fir Wmoiensebeu.
Su Shiqer'S .@lode" ferner Lobs
iinet Der 9iGter Die Sausfrau; iSriGt
bon Spiunen uub Reben. uItp., aber
bon Hubern itatt beim @ai6brett
iteben. bon nit WGnnern Inn bic Bette
iptelen, itutt ous Sdus uuo airber in
Srbnuns baIteu, II. 7. 10, tpetb and
Der Shiuer uitts, ebeu 10 tpeuis tpie
bic 81. S6rift.
Sic alten beibniihen 8omer, als lie
nod iittlih brap uno mdnnli6 tapfer
iib oerbielteu, batten aud Sheen, Die
nift nit benz ~Rep Woman" iih
reimeu IaIIer. Sa3untal bei6lob Der
rDmiihe Senat, elmer beriibmten Dtits
biireerin elm Nonumert 3i erridJteu.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-28
PLEAD FOR MORE SHIPS TO CARRY SUPPLIES

Washington, April 27-Members of the economic section
of the French mission believe there danger Of world famine
One Of the foremost purposes of the mission revealed late
today authorativey for the first time to impress the
American and people the serious food situation in
Europe. ~"F .
The economic section of the mission prepared submit
evidence that all the world seriously threatened with famine
Of the withdrawal of from agriculture the lack
of fertilizers and the arrangement of transportation facilities
ROLLING STOCK WEARING OUT.
Rolling stock Of railroads in Europe is rapidly being
through the lack of lubricants it is declared, and
railway supplies urgently needed.
The growing scarcity Of transportation facilities the
makes imperative the Frenchmen believe, that the Unit
States out quickly its plan for large fleet of wooden
ships to assist in the struggle against Germany
The mission believes faacy that peace
would greatly alter food conditions for those the
starvation will need quantities Of food before they
produce il themselves. ~
is felt that the seriousness Of the situation increased
by almost universal crop failures.
CENTER EFFORTS AGAINST GRAIN SHIPS
1t is said that the Germans recently have made exraor
dnary efforts send to the bottom carrying grain to-
allies Second choice for sinking is said be boats carry
ing steel and after them the Germans have tried sink COAX
laden ships
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-28
Sinking Of Sussex
Act Of War, Holds
French Civil Court

Paris, April 27-The civil tribunal
OF the Seine has handed down a de-
cision that the torpedoing Of the Sus-
sex constituted an act of war. The
tribunal therefore gave judgment
against the heirs Of one OF the VIC
Tins who sought to recover from the
insurance company the amount ior
which the victim was insured.
The English passenger steamer
Sussex was torpedoed in the English
channel without warning on March
"a, 1916. There were thirty Amer
leans among the 3S6 passengers and
the incident proved one of the most
important factors in bringing matters
to a crisis between the United States
and Germany. No American lives
were lost, but several members Of
other neutral nations were among the
victims.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-28
T|Mtf} SNOW IS
GREAT HELP TO
GROWING CROPS
Heavy Fall Throughout Ne
braska Does Immense
Amount of Good to All
Kinds Farm Products.
FRUITS ARE NOT INJURED
Gardeners Report Moisture
Will Help Bring Out Spring
Vegetables,
MILLIONS IN BENEFITS

Snow and rain started to fall in
Omaha and all over the state Tuesday
morning and continued twenty-four
hours. There was nearly an inch Of
precipitation in Omaha and more out
in the state.
Experts says that it will be worth
millions and millions TO the growing
crops and to the corn which is yet
10 be planted.
Horticulturists declare that unless
the present spell Of wintcrish weather
ends with a freeze no in jury will
be done to the fruit crop. They point
TO the fact that several years ago
there was heavy snowStorm late i'll
April and that that year the fruit
crop was the best in the history OF the
state.
Fruit Not Far Advanced.
1t is contended that, due to the
backward spring, fruit is not as far
advanced as normally and that there
, is little danger Of anything except
perhaps some of the berries being
slightly nipped through the southern
section of the state.
Railroad men say that the rain and
snow is worth millions to Nebraska.
Omaha grain men go them one better
and fix its value at many millions.
The precipitation was from one to
four inches and in many places more
OF it was falling when the morning
reports came in.
According to the railroads, temp
erstures through the state Thursday
night were from 81 TO IS degrees
above zero and rising as the day
Idvanced
l. Heavy Fall in Sand Hills.
The precipitation was greatest up
through the sand hill country, where
there was six to seven inches OF snow
and rain mixed. At Dunning it was
six inches; at Columbus FIVE; Palmer,
Schuyler, Ord and St. Paul, four to
four and half; while all the way
across the. state along the Northwest
ern, Union Pacific and Burlington it
was two to three inches.
South Of the Platte river and far
down into Kansas there was a steady
rain all afternoon and night, clearing
in the morning
Railroad stockmen are OF the opin-
ion that, while the storm will be Sc
we're on sheep recently shorn and cat
tie that are III poor condition, losses
will be light if warmer weather comes
within the next day or two.
The consensus OF opinion is that
the heavy fall. will improve the con-
dition of all winter wheat fields
where the plant was not entirely
killed by the cold winter. 1t is CON
tended that it will bring out the
spring wheat, oats and barley and
practically assure a full crop.
The moisture is going to put the
ground in the best possible condition
for corn planting and also will be of
material benefit to the pastures.
As to fruit, vegetables and garden
truck, men on the market assert that
no damage will result unless freeze
follows. They say that the weather
was not cold enough last night to in
jure anything except, possibly, the
most tender plants transferred from
the hotbeds to the open fields.