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ST. James Church.

Eleventh Sunday after Trinity.
Holy communion, 7.3O a. m.
Church school, 8. .45 a. IN.
Morning prayer and sermon,
| | 90 q. IN.
Evening prayer and sermon,
s. p. IN.
Choir rehearsal, Thursday, 7.@p.m.
PHILIP NELSON,
Priest in Charge.
ROBERT J. EVANS,
Layreader.
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Try This

Mrs. Crawford-'Haven't you ever
discovered a way to get money out Of
your husband?'
Mrs. CrabshAw-"Oh, yes. All l
have to do Is to threaten to go home
to mother and without a word he
hands over the railway fare."-The
Lamb.
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Explained

~ can't imagine why he should,
but he wants to marry me-"
He told me, dear, he admires you
for the clever way you extracted
proposal from him."
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You can contract cold now rs easy
as earlier in the season. Check and
cure it by using Strehlke's BROMO-
FEBRIN.
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Different Viewpoints

When saw Smith last, he was
growing over his new car"
when I saw him last, he was
growling under it." - Baltimore
American.
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ROBERT J. EVANS,
Layreader.

NJ. d. Hopkins will act as deputy
county surveyor during the absence
of his brother, C. A., who will be at
Fort Sheridan for spell.
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Let us plead guilty; throw our
selves on the mercy of the court and
await the verdict.
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G. A. Ralston, manager of the PL
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ness, mid-week.
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c. b. and Mrs. Parker Of lower
White, we're in town, Thursday.
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Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-29
IF Solons Feel That War is
Necessary, He Asks them
to Conduct Referendum
No Excuse for Entering
Conflict, He Says-No
Reason Why the Country
Should Repudiate its
Treaties.

Miami. Fla, March 29.-william j.
Bryan today addressed an appeal to
the senate and house Of representa-
tives urging that an attempt be made
to secure the suspension Of Germany's
ruthless submarine campaign through
tho application Of the so-called Bryan
peace plan, which provides for an in
vestigation of all disputes by an inter-
national tribunal before resort to war
Mr.. Bryan asks that congress also
consult the wishes Of the people
through a referendum II it concludes
that nothing but war will satisfy the
nations honor. Mr.. Bryan's appeal
to congress follows:
Exercising the citizens right Of
petition. will appeal to you. The
dispute with Germany has passed be-
yond the domain Of diplomacy and
some advise settlement by the sword.
No Excuse for War, He Says.
ITO you. and to you only. is given
constitutional authority to declare
war-war which. In this case, may
mean the signing Of the death war
rant Of thousands, even millions. Of
your countrymen. and the laying Of
grievous burdens upon future gener-
atoms. Before you take this blood
on your hands. consider, pray you,
first that the wrongs which you would
punish. cruel and unjustinable as they
are. are not intended primarily
against this country, but are acts OF
desperation directed against other ma
tions with which the offenders are at
war: second, that our land is not
threatened with invasion, but that We
are asked to go 5000 miles for a
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-29
QUITS LEAGUE
BECAUSE IT IS
S0CIALlSTIC
Chairman of Meeting a
Long Prairie Convinced
it is Dangerous.

Long Prairie. Mimi, March 29.-J.
w. McKellip. we'll known farmer Of
Little Sank township. who presided at
the debate hero last Saturday between
N. 8. Randall, state organizer of the
Nonpartisan league, and Rudolf A.
Leo. announces that he had severed
his connection with the Nonpartisan
league. He has been one Of its lead
ing members in Todd county.
IT went into it because I thought
1t was q good thing for the farmers
to get together" he said today. But
1 have been convinced the more I see
Of It that tho league is Socialism un-
der another name.
They will never accomplish any
thing Of value to the farmers Of this
state the way they are going at 1t.
1T is being run by Socialists and
tho farmers have little to say.
"Mr. Lee was correct when he said
that tho league members were not
consulted about making David Paquin
state president for Minnesota. I GER
tainly was not"
Mr.. McKellip's case was said to be
ono Of several defections from the
league. reported since Saturdays de-
bate hero.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-29
NICHOLAS ASKS
TO SEND LITTLE
SON TO NORWAY
Permission Not Yet Granted
-Erstwhile Royal Family
Appear Cheerful.

London, March 2s.-The former
Russian Srapsror. has asked the pro-
pi1is,nas eos4rAmSnt 70 permit his Mt
tie son to 60 to Norway for the sake
fof his health. according to q Pstro-
graph company. The dispatch says
that permission has not yet been
granted.
Tho former monarch and his FAM
lily are said to appear cheerful under
their imprisonment. The man who a
few weeks ago was autocrat of all the
Russias spent most Of his time work.
ing in the little garden outside his
room. At the services last Sunday
in the church at Tsarsgoe-Selo. the
former emperor was the first to kneel
when the prayer for the provisional
government was read.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-29
1873 Officers Are Added
Today to American Navy;
Crisis Near, Says Daniels
Rely First ON Navy.

'swhatever, in addition to steps al
ready taken by placing armed naval
guards on merchant ships. this coun-
try may be called upon to, its chief
and first reliance will be upon the
navy. Fortunately. the country has
oflcsrs and men not surpassed In any
naval service. To their number we
are adding today 1873.
You come, into service with a
glorious record, resplendent with
noble traditions You enter at q time
whom grave responsibilities fall with
out days Of waiting upon your young
generation. the eyes Of your country
mon are turned in pride as we'll as In
confidence toward the newly commits
stoned ensigns."
Get 4 Naval Hero.
Tho secretary said that his advice
to every young omcer would be get
yourself q naval hero" for emulation
during the years Of service ahead. He
declared It was by continually asking
himself "what would Farragut do?"
that Admiral Dewey himself became
the American naval hero who should
be smulated before all others.
''The history Of Admiral Dewey
MIR. Daniels continued. Furnished
one Of tho many examples Of that 1t
Is only the man who makes ready in
the days Of calm who Is fully ready in
the days Of storm. A call to duty in
the navy IL ever quick and impera-
tive. DeWey-thanks to having Sc
Llsctsd FArragut a. his ideal and max
Ing ready every day Of his career
WIS collected and capable and cool on
the morning he sailed into Manila
bay. He recalled FArraEut's damn
the torpedoes-So ahead"
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-29
EQUITY QUIZ
| IS A fine ROW
Jim Manahan and plaza" Smith
4 Storm Center of Comedy
4 Drama.

st. Paul. March as.-stormy
Ecenes. marked by threats to have
James Manahan, former congress
thrown from the room, followed
A volley OF charges and counter
charges at today's hearing of the
Teigen grain investigating commit
tee, and at one time tho session
n promised to develop into q miniature
b riot.
Attempts to have expunsed from
g#the record all testimony given yes
Kterday by Geo. J. Smith, editor Of q
String Of North Dakota newspapers.
EShnd former ardent friend of the
B1quity COOPERATIVE Grain exchange.
SSsTere futile, despite statements Of Wit
snesses that Smiths charges were
Nsslibelous and slanderous falsshoods.' -
w The big scene Of the session came
sSwhen Mr.. Manahan. representing the
SsEquity. made his first of three futile
III 1emands as to how ''much longer the
intends to carry on this
Of the Equity"
Fra I'm other words" said Mr.. Mana
&Shan. "how much longer must the
HEquity be slandered by this commit
tee, through testimony Of disreputable
Enemies Of the Exchange"
Dash that statement from the rec
FORD. stsnographer!" exclaimed Chair
man TeiEen.
''eit down. Manahan. and stay down
=
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-29
C0NCRESSW0MAN
TALKS TO MINI.
SENATE TODAY
jeanette Rankin Says East
ern Men Yet May be Rul-
ed by Western Women.

st. Paul, March 2s.-Miss Jeanette
Rankin. representative in congress
from Montana. addressed tho Minne-
sofa senate from the presidents chair
today, the first woman ever accorded
that privilege. She was requested to
avoid talking on the statutory woman
suffrage bill, which comes up in the
senate late today. and confined her
address to talking Of suffrage gen.
orally.
"A woman in congress is Just like
q big suffrage banner on constant
parade" she said. I'VE believe that
eastern men will be reminded that II
they are not careful the first thing
they know they will be ruled by west
ern women instead Of their own
women"
Miss Rankin was escorted to the
senate chamber by Governor Burn
quist. The senators greeted her heart
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-29
Bryan Asks Congress to
Use His Peace Plan TO
Prevent a Bitter War

chance to fight. Third. that we have
not the excuse for going to war. but
the European nations have. They had
no machinery for peace. We have q
peace plan offered by this nation to
the world and now embodied in thirty
treaties with three-quarters of the
population Of the globe. The plan
has the endorsement Of the president
the commentator of the senate, and
the approval Of the people at the
polls. It provides for investigation OF
all disputes by an international tri-
bunal before resort to war.
Germany Approved Plan.
Fortunately these treaties compel
us to employ tho plan with Great
Britain, France, Italy and Russia be-
fore going to war with them. Ger
many formally approved the plan. al
though no treaty has yet been con.
cluded with her. Shall We repudiate
our own plan the hrst time we have
an opportunity to employ it? Shall
We deny to ourselves the credit Of try
ing to settle the dispute with the
treaty plan?
And is 1t not worth while to do
our part In trying to avoid injury
Would it not be better, az we'll az
cheaper, for the government to carry
on its own vessels such Americans
as must go to Europe rather than on
gage in war to vindicate the right OF
citizens to disregard all risks and ride
upon belligerent ships?
rs 1t not worth while to separate
passengers from contraband cargoes
so that the captains Of passenger
ships can give their entire attention
to tho safety Of the passengers?
II you reach the conclusion that
nothing but war will satisfy the ma
tion's honor, is 1t too much to ask
that by referendum you consult the
wishes Of those who must, in case Of
war. defend the nations honor with
their lives?
.As ono who expects to live up to .
citizens duty. IL war comes, I plead
with you to use all honorable means
70 preserve peace before you take
the responsibility Of plungine our be-
loved land into this unprecedented
struggle. begun without any sufilcient
cause and conducted by both sides In
utter diHesard Of the well settled
rights OF neutrAls."
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-29
Turkish Force Badly Beaten
English Operations
Progress on big Scale
COLUMN WITHIN
40 MILES OF CITY
Many Ottoman Officers and
Soldiers Captured by
the Invaders.

London. March 2s.-The British
army in Palestine has defeated a
Turkish army Of 10000 men. captur-
ing 900 men, including = general. the
war ofilce announces.
The entire divisional staff Of the
63rd Turkish division was captured by
tho British, the announcement says.
The official statement says British
troops have advanced for a distance
Of 15 miles along tho southern Pales-
tine coast Of the Mediterranean. The
British forces have pushed forward
from Rafa to the Wadi Guzzeh, q riv-
20 miles north Of the Egyptian Syrian
boundary.
British operations in Palestine are
indicated by todays reports to be
progressing successfully on a large
scale. with tho British forces closing
in steadily on Jerusalem.
On March Z. q British column wa.
reported within 40 miles of Jerusalem
and El Chalil. or Hebron, about 81
miles inland: This column has evi:
dsntly been supported by stronger
army, advancing UP the Mediterran.
and supplied by water. Tho coast
army, moving northward from Rata
has pushed UP the Mediterranean
shore to within hve miles of GAIA
the historic town Of bible times. Casa
is almost directly west Of Ell Chalil
bringing the British front UP to a
straight line apparently across nearly
the entire breadth Of Palestine be-
tween the Mediterranean and the
vpo{lAu ~ Ia
is Jaffa, the port of Jerusalem,
whence railway line runs to the
capital.
Reports show the army now near
GAIA to be engaged in constructing a
railroad, apparently to facilitate its
advance or its operations further in
the interior Of Palestine.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-29
CONFERENCE WITH
GOVERNMENT MEN
HELD BY SIR ANES

Washington. March 29.-sir Her
bert B. Ames. member of the Can
adian parliament and organiser Of tho
Canadian patriotic societies fund Cor
relief Of families Of volunteers, last
night held the first Of q series of con.
ferences with government officials and
preparedness advocates to advise
ther1 on the administration Of a sim
liar fund for dependents Of American
soldiers in case Of war. Sir Herbert
came here at the request Of the navy
league.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-29
hNDENBURC BEGINS A TERRIFIC -
COUNTER ATTACK SO AS T0DIVERT
/ CEASEI ESS DRIVE OF THE FRENCH
SAVED
WHEN BRITISH BARK
HEATH IS TORPEDOED

Warrington, March 29.-The Brit
ish bark Meath. from Mauritiuz for
Havre. with sugar. was torpedoed
without warning at S:46 a. m. Tues
day. - miles southeast Of Fastnet.
according to state department reports
today from Consul Frost at Queens
town. Two Americans, Clarence
Bloom Of San Francisco and Peter
Webster, negro seaman. Of Pensacola.
Fla. were aboard the Meath but es-
capped together with other members
Of the crew without loss or injury.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-29
GERMANY is TO
"QUARANTINE" u. S.
RELIEF WORKERS

Washington. March 2s.-omcials
flrmed reports that American relief
workers withdrawn from Belgium
and northern France will be taken to
Germany and submitted to q short
news quarantine" This procedure
vas Sakreed upon long time ago
when It sesmsd probable that !. tha
Americans would have to leive. or
f1ctals here, therefore, regard 1t ~.
entiS3tysc0ffSct. II +is5esss'i =
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-29
HAVE ELECTED OFFICERS.

Helena, Mont, March 29.-The
corporated here for IS, ,ooo, 900. today
announced organization with head
quarters in this city, as follows: Presi.
dent, George L. Ramsey of Helena;
vice president, H. A. Frank Of Butte
these to constitute the directors with
the following: Charles A. Mccoy
former commissioner Of insurance OF
Montana; g. w. Casteel Of Helena
The company will purchase and con.
eerve" the stock Of insurance com.
panies.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-29
EXPEDITE PLANST0 MEET CRISIS
WHEN CONGRESS MEETS; HOUSE
MAY RUSH APPROPRIATIONS
URGE PRESIDENT TO
ENDORSE UNIVERSAL
MILITARY TRAINING

Washington, March 2s.-Chairman
Chamberlain Of the Senate Military
committee, with a White House en-
saEement, for late today, said he
would ask President Wilson in his ad-
dress next week to endorse universal
military training as a preparedness
measure Of first Importance.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-29
JAP WARSHIP SUNK
BY GERMAN RAIDER

Vancouver, B. c., March "a
dispatch to the Canadian News from
Toxic says that German raider has
sunk a Japanese warship In the
Southern Pacific. Tho names Of the
vessels were not disclosed.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-29
GUARANTEES IN nm 5,s
SPAIN PROVINCES ,.s
ARE SUSPElDED

London. March as.-The omciSi.
Gazette at Madrid published toAaS r
decree suspendinE constitntaosSki
guarantees in al provinces az flsNs
kingdom. Reuters Madrid soos4
spondent cabies. SO;
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-29
LABOR TROUBLES IN
oSS M
SPAIN CAUSE CLOSING
OF UNION QUARTERS

Madrid, via London, March g.
british Admiralty per Wireless
Press.)-The headquarters of tie
trades unions will be closed today.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-29
TVELLE SLOWLY IS
TAKING PLATEAU OF
COBAN, NEAR LAON
French Soon Will Have this
Last Barrier in Their
\ Grasp.
9BRITISH ADVANCE =
TOWARD THE NORTH
Take Villages With Cavalry
Mot in Contact with
Main Force.

The Germans are striking back in
Champagne in a determined effort to
divert General Nivelle from his cease
less pounding at the base of the shak-
on Hindenburg line. The scene Of the
counter offensive launched by Field
16-mile front, starting about rs miles
east Of Rheims. Attacking in force
in this sector. the Germans have driv-
en- the French from some of their ad-
vanced trenches. but have failed so
far to make serious impression on
the defenders lines.
Close In on Plateau.
In the meantime the iron semi
circle which General NiVelle has
thrown around the southern half of
the great st. Gobain plateau is stead
lily contracting. If the French main
tain their present rate Of advance 1t
days before the entire plateau is in
their grasp, removing the last great
natural barrier to Laon.
The British are moving forward
steadily to the north. but the fact that
they are capturing villages with cav
airy indicates that they are not yet
in contact with the main German
forces. The most advanced British
outposts are still ten miles from the
SdHOTdl line, "HoEo dlIlSu OuSeTVoEb
have assumed the Germans propose
to make their real stand.
Retire TO Belgian Border.
Military critics in Paris and Lon.
don are reverting to the belief that
the present German retreat is only
part Of the plan for a retirement on
a tremendous scale to the Belgian
border. In support Of this theory 1t
Is pointed out that the withdrawal
from the Noyon and Bapaume salients
is rapidly forcing the whole German
line into the form Of an immense right
angle. The upright Of this angle runs
north and south for 120 miles. fsoln
Nieuport. on the Belgian coast, to
Laon. The horizontal runs for about
an equal distance east to the Lorraine
border. II. 40 Into the apex Of this
angle that Generai Nivelle IL boring
his way. threatening to cut the forces
Of the invaders squarely in two.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-29
WEATHER FORECAST.

North Dakota: unsettled
weather with probable showers
Friday and west portion tonlShts
warmer tonight; southerly winds
increasing. ..
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-29
sax French Fail.

Berlin. BY Wireless, March 90
French efforts to recapture the posi-
tions recently taken from them in the
French sustained heavy losses in these
attacks.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-29


and othersf IS
What connection you the Million Dollar League
Exchange and its finances?
Why are notes given for League Exchange stock
notes and checks being punched
brokers outside Of the state for collection?
How much North Dakota Leaguers money used in
financing campaign in Minnesota and other
You Socialist How long you with the
I. w. w.? r%E
Should the Nonpafsan league control legislature
would it pass House Bill AZ
Under the provisions of House Bill be the differ
enee between asae bond and mortgage all property
state? II
In the year 191 you Cheyenne Wells What was
your business there and was it success?
What was 5Qur buspess Laon col the year7 Wes
you successful? -
What business in Sharon Springs Kas, same
year? We're you successful?
In New Rockford Wednesday you said you proud
having broke North Dakota few years ago.
you proud $20O00 incurred there
that has been practically repudated?
You also said uness is broke nearly he is
who his money by hard and toll gets
from the who does toll" Is not this the rankest kind
Socialsc talk and IWWm? How about the
pie in North Dakota who made their start in farming and
among the successful of the Also
dds of today who have accumulated
place them in comfortable circumstances Are these
"crooks?"
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-29
Supply Depot Captured.

0uRpAy DOPO1 StaPtu1CUs
Paris. March 29-An important mu-
nitions and supply depot has been
captured by the French, the war Of
fee announced today. Artillery fight
ing continued during the night he
. tween the Somme and the Aisne, and
4 the French kept in contact every
II where with the German lines. Scissors
sswas bombarded by heavy guns.
a2 Germans Entrenched.
IA London. March 29.-The Germans
hre now entrenched along the front
sbver which the French and British
have been advancing, according to a
made to the Associated
&Press today by Major General F. B.
Maurice. :.
Il General Maurice said that whether
a5the positions taken up by the Ger
mans formed the much advertised
1iindenburg lines would not be re-
Realed until the French and British
armies had brought up their heavy
|Artillery.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-29
UNIVERSITY WEATHER.

VNIVEk66TIY WEAIHHS3t,
: .. m. 30; maximum -: min
imum -; northwest wind Q
mtloo: barometer 500.
. . . o . . q .
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-29

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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-10-02
TO PURIFY WATER.
Two Safe Ways by Which Typhoid
Germs May Be DESTROYED.

One cannot judge the purity of water
by Its looks. Things visible to the
naked eye are usually harmless. The
invisible germs of disease are by far
the more injurious to human beings.
Most people feel that drinking water
Is safe to use If it B cool, clear. spar
king and free from color or odor. Such
Is not the case. Even the sparkle NAV
be due to decomposition products. The
babbling brook usually contains more
dangerous bacteria than standing wa
ter Streams do not purify themselves
by iiowing over their rocky beds. The
mistaken notion that they do is re-
sponsible for II great deal of vacation
typhoid fever
The safest method of destroying dis
ease germs in water Is by actual boil
Ing. Boiling the water for five minutes
VIII Kill the germs of typhoid and at
lied diseases. Chlorine may also be
used to disinfcct the water.
stock solution is made by taking u
level tenspOonful of full strength clio.
ride of lime and rubbing 1t up to thin
P''''' 'A'' ii'hi humps III u ltutUp Wltn
II little water. This should then be
made up to n cupful and diluted with
three more cupfuls of water and then
poured into II bottle and tightly corlIed
Add tcaspOonful of this stock solu-
tion TO each two gallon pail of drinking
water, thoroughly mixing it ana allow
Ing 1t TO stand for ten minutes. This
will give about onc-half part OF free
chlorine to II million parts OF water
which will destroy all typhoid or dysen-
tery producing Exchange.