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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-01
LEVER

1t was to be expected that the German success on the
Italian front would be used as a lever with which to at
tempt to py a German peace from adversaries who are
DESTROYS Of another sort of peace, and who are willing to
to learn that a new peace movement is under way in
Berlin. .. @% -
The German efforts at peace with Russia have fall
ed. At times the prospect for their success looked prom
ising.s But prior to the revolution the reasonable activ-
tiles of the Russian bureaucrats were frustrated by a body
Of public opinion which partook neither of the oligar-
chy on the one hand nor Of the radical Socialistic group
on the other. The revolution came, and again efforts for
a separate peace were made, and they are still being con-
tinued. The leaven of false doctrine was spread through
out the army and among the peasantry Of many sections.
We have read of what happened on various battlefronts.
But notwithstanding the tragic collapse of the Russian
military strength, Russia seems to be as far from a sep
arate peace today as ever.
If that is true of Russia, where real government does
not exist, it will be found to be true in still larger meas
ure in Italy, where revolutionary sentiment has not man.
ifested itself in any acute form, and where, in spite of
political divisions. the populace as a rule is loyal to the
government. The Italians have been beaten before in
this war, and have turned the tables on their enemies.
Today the indications are that the disaster on the Isonzo
is collaborating political differences and welding the peo-
pie together in a unity stronger than has ever before ex-
listed in the history Of the Country.
What seems to be of. the utmost Importance at this
time is that the Italian people shall be given the assur-
ance that their allies are determined to stand by them,
no matter what happens. The prompt loan of another
quarter of a billion dollars from Washington is one evil
dence of this feeling which will bring courage to Italy.
And the knowledge that we are marshaling our man pow
er with the utmost speed will be another cheering evil
dence. Whether our men and material go to Italy or
fight, they will be a source Of strength and comfort to
the Italians. 49,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-01
Denatured Song Book Is
Ready For Army And Navy

Washington, Nov. IA denatured
book of songs for soldiers and sailors
was issued by the commission on
training camp activities today for dis
tribution to men of the army and the
feet.
The volume contains about seven
ty-fve songs, enough to last PERISH
ing's men until they cross the Rhine,
but 1t is notable as much for its omis-
sions as for its inclusions. .
Yankee Doodle Omitted.
The Star Spangled Banner" Amer
lea" 1.-THE Battle Hymn of the Re
public" THE Red, White and Blue"
and THE Battle Cry Of Freedom are
given the place Of honor. Dixie"
~"0ld Black joe. and FCatry Me
Back to Old Virginny". are there, but
Marching Through Georgia" and
yankee Doodle are omitted, as are
the artillery song. which contains a
few damns. and :. the Caraboa. song,
which has three damns to q line.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-01
WAR TAXES

Most Of the new war taxes become effective today,
and we will find ourselves paying taxes on a greater va
riety of activities and in greater sums than at any time,
at least since the Civil war. There will be some grum-
bling. The American feels that he has a constitutional
right to grumble about his taxes, just as the Englishman
feels that it is his right to protest against that which dis
of the right.
In ordinary times there is a strong disposition to
evade the payment of taxes If evasion is possible without
mourning the risk of prosecution. Except on rare occa-
sions and under exceptional circumstances we scarcely
regard the government as a. thing in which we have any
immediate concern. People who are exemplary in all the
other relations of life will smuggle goods across the bor-
der without paying duty. They know that this is illegal.
That it is immoral does not occur to them. The evasion
save in this manner we consider ours by all the rules.
A new set of conditions has arisen. Technically the
relation between government and citizen are UNCHANGED.
Really they have changed greatly. The citizen is realiz-
ing a closer relationship. He understands better why he
a a government, what it is and what it stands for. He
has come to a clearer knowledge that his government is
but a part of himself, and a very necessary part. And.
whereas 1T has not been uncommon for men to boast of
the taxes that they have evaded, under the new condi-
dons the tendency will be to take pride in prompt and
full payment. We will do our share of grumblinp of
course, when we find that we must pay an extra cent
here and an extra dime there, and many dollars on stated
occasions. But while we grunble we will pay. and we
would not have the tax repealed for the world. II ia a
part of the contribution that we are making willingly for
a great cause.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-01
WORLD SHOULD
PREPARE NOW
FOR AFTER WAR
Political Economist Advo-
Gates Measures Taken now
to Avoid Famine.

London, Nov. 1.-"After the war
the world will be weary, cold and
hungry and If we are to avoid famine
and revolution something will have to
be done at once" said Sidney Webb, a
political economist, in a speech at the
London School Of Economics. He as
serted that peace would come sudden
ly and unexpectedly, and then the
world would be forced to face a great
shortage, signs Of which were already
visible. 90
The wheat stocks of the world, he
said, had been reduced to the small
est amount ever known and there
would be a shortage of n pound OF
wheat a day to each person. Flocks
much diminished. Even the pig was
rapidly disappearing. Metals. coal,
timber, hides and leather and all
building materials. would be al
famine scarcity. ~
One-eighth of the worlds popula-
ton, he declared, was engaged in nor
productive work The economy that
could be set up against that was very
small.
There would be a long interval be-
tween rehabilitation and the repair
During that interval there would. BIZ
unemployment in all the countries
causing an unproductiveness that
would mean rather a money famine
than a food famine. .
I'VE should nov be making prep
a%rations to revictual the world II we
are to avoid a shortage developing in
to a famine said Mr.. Webb.
Sir Arthur Japp. Director Of Food
a. - oN4Arh at IY,y1HaroAnlH
also referred to the world shortage OF
food, the possible shortage Of money
and men and appealed for economy In
every direction, ~ III
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-01

.H'-.-
AS a compliment to the French la
Marsellaise" and Joan Of Arc" are
included, and there is the "song Of
Free Russia" But the British march
ing song. ''Tipperary.'" is omitted.
Conan Is Represented.
George Cohan's cover There" finds
a place in the volume right mex to
''The End Of a Perfect Day." "Moth-
err Machree," and 'Silver Threads
Among the Gold" Then there is a
double barreled offering that ought to
drive the Germans from their trench
1t is a combination Of "Yaaka HUI
la" and aloha. De-" which 1t Is ex-
'plained are .toste sung Simultaneous
ly as a vocal combat"
Some Of the sleep in the deep"
songs for the navy. bassos are given
and the volume winds up with ''On-
ward Christian Soldiers" Nearer, My
God to Thee" and ."Abide With Me-"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-01
Mp Change Not Solution

Norman Angel in New Republic.
The problem of lasting peace us not
2 problem OF map drawing. but of
modifying the rights which have
heretofore attached to national soyer-
eighty. M. Riobt says Alsace-Lor-,
raine belongs to France; Beth
mann-Holweg that it belongs to
Germany. But if we could imagine
the provinces being handed over t o
France. and France exercising the
rights Of "proprietorship,' hitherto
recognized as belonging q national
proprietorship, and shutting Ger
nan from access to the ore fields Of
.I41orraine tthus depriving them of a,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-01

ever before. As is well known, this
has lot been possible. We have not
been masters in our own house as re-
CARDS imports, nor even as regards ex-
ports. Only when it was absolutely
necessary have the latter been stop
ped, for export prohibition always inn
pairs one group of. home interests and
exposes is to the risk of further re-
strictions Of the import Of articles in
which the shortage may be v more
fatal. Important political .considera-
tons also come into play here.
1.-The general level Of prices has
been raised In Denmark M Sweden
by SO per cent, in Norway by more
than rs per cent. and in England by
about 100 per cent"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-01

necessary element Of their economic
welfare), we have merely created
conditions morally certain to- render
impossible hat form Of the German
spirit which we all admit to be indis-
pensable to the destruction of German
militarism and to the permanent
peace of the world. On the other
side, SO long as Germany regards her
sovereignty in Alsace as an abso-
Lutte thing not to be limited by definite
to the peoples Of those
provinces and to the world. France
will oppose any real Cancellation with
Germany. and make our league of ma
a fiction. No more manipula-
ton Of the man will save us from
either horn OF the dilemma.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-01
SCHOONER.
CARRYING BULLION.
BLOWN TO SEA

Nome, Alaska, Nov. 1.-The power
schooner White Bear. carrying a crew
OF three, n passenger and q ship
ment of bullion, was blown to sea by
a north gale Sunday, while on her
way from Solomon to Nome, and has
not been heard from since. "A COM
mittee of Nome citizens yesterday set
out through the drifting ice on}a tug
IN an effort to find the schooner.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-01
BRAZILIAN ARMY
MODELLING TO
PREVENT GERMAN
E TROUBLE In SOUTH

Buenos Aires. Nov. Reports
received here from Rio Janerio a y
that the army is mobilizing in south
ern Brazil to prevent, IL possible, the
uprising Of the large German colonies
there.
Highly censored dispatches indicate
that there is serious trouble with the
Germans in these localities. They are
believed to be rising against the gov
eminent under the guise of strikes as
was done several months ago. ].
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-01

government allows. there are half a
dozen or more ways in which his coal
$ likely to be held up before it
caches his bin.
There's the car shortage, for in
stance. which blocks it at one point,
and at another point there's the SOL
dier. train for whose use it is com-
Then he finds the for
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-01
SENATOR WALSH
UPHOLDS U. S. IN
WAR ON GERMANY

Billings. Mont. Nov. 1.-senator T.
J. Walsh spoke hhese last night de-
tending the courseNSof 1.-THE United
States in entering the world war. He
criticised the recent st. Paul address
OF Senator LaFollette as untenable
and declared that the war would not
end until the German military spirit
had been conquered.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-01
TO RELIEVE FOOD SHORTAGE.

Helena, Mont, Nov. State
Game Warden, Jake L. Dehart n
nounced today that to relieve the food
shortage. the state has decided to al
low warm water fish to be sold. Ling
and carr found In great quantities in
the Missouri river and Lake Bowdoi1-
are in mind. Several fishermen have
applied for permission to seine these
for the market.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-01

Dye have to puzzle your brain
about getting a ton of coal to FEED
your fiery furnace? You're in the
same fix as, the chap in the picture.
He's having the very divvel. Of a time
steering the goldman to his abode.
He f.4ds that after the wagonload
of coal has got past the mine opera
tor waiting for the tribute which the
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-01

eign bidder making a mighty effort
to land some fuel for the folks
abroad. and again and again his plans
for winter warmth are blocked by the
ship owners, the factories, the coal
storage men, the u. S. navy and the
government itself.
He finally gets his coal into his
furnace, however, as you can do II you
follow the right lines. &
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-01
Former Premier OF
Spain, Conservative, Asked
To Form A Cabinet

Madrid, Nov. liking Alfonso has
asked Antonio Maura, former premier,
to form a cabinet. Senior Maura Is a
lee der Of the conservative party.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-01

Q folds Of white and scarlet! o blue with your silver
stars! May fond eyes welcome you, willing feet follow, you.
blessing! ours by Inheritance. ours BY allegiance, ours by
A6ection-long may you float on the free winds OF heaven,
the emblem Of liberty. the hope Of the world.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-01
Belgium Sends Jule.
LeunesTo Meiit.,

Mexico City. Nov. 1.4Belsium ~
named Jules LIE jJeupe sas mInistI ~
Mexico. MT. LesJeune has been cSsn-
Fcellor Of legation at Madrid. t.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-05-10
Adalr- Young.

Mr.. M. N. Adair, one of Benton's
furnished big surprise
to his friends Sunday, when he went
out Ivan way and returned better
equipped for the battles of life-hav-
taken unto himself helpmate. The
young lady who became his bride is
the eldest daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John E. Young-Miss Allie J.-and
the ceremony was said by her uncle,
Rev. w. S. Young.
The wedding was at four O'Clock
during the afternoon, at Mr.. and
Mrs. Young's residence, and, though
only relatives and few friends wers
invited, when they all assembled there
was q house full-and a merry crowd
they were, indeed. AS evidence OF
their friendly feeling toward this
popular couple, a number of pretty
wedding Gifts were to be seen.
Mr.. J. F. Adair is ksensng store fo'
his brother this week, while the bride
and groom are seeing the sights ant
visiting relatives residing in the SIS
ter state of Arkansas. Mr.. Adail
has a sister residing at Foreman
Little River County, that state.
The Banner wishes to join man.
friends in extending coneratulation
and best wishes, and all resident
will be pleased over the announce
ment that Benton is to be their home
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-05-10
Thirty Years Ago.

From the Banner of May IL, 1ss7-Bellevue.l
Good middling cotton was selling
in Shreveport Monday at 10s cents"
TIT is lowering around the 20-cent
mark these days.]
"The Merry Month of May is
warm enough" mot so the day we
write this. A little to our left there
is cheerful blaze on the hearth, and
it adds a feeling Of comfort
"Capt. George Alban, aged sevnty-
one years, died in Shreveport Mon
day. He was native of West Vir-
rinia. and removed to Shreveport dur
ing 1887. and resided there until the
time of his death. The Times says
he was the first man who took a
steamboat to Jefferson, Texas. He
was. also the first constable in Caddo
Parish, and filled his position with
great credit Capt. A'han was a
good man and a useful citizen
"The citizens Of Bellevue and
vicinity will give fish-fry and picnic
at Durdin's Ferry, on Bodcau, next
Saturday." [Sure, many of US re.
member. That was back in the good
old. care-free days. The folks
gathered in hugries, in WAGONS. horse.
back. and some Of us walked. This
fried chicken. the salads. the cake
pies. pickles and THINGS all were fine
and Bodcau rerch. fried right on the
SPOT. can't be beat. Boosters picnic:
and fish-fries are always enjoyable
occasiOns.1
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-05-10
The Banners Machine.
SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA

This is an inventive age and the
slow and plodding way Of doing
things is fast being displaced by
other methods. For instance, thirty
years ago all type was set by hand.
The big daily newspapers employed
many compositors, and even the
great majority of the small weeklies
found it necessary to have two or
more printers constantly on the pay
roll. But not so to-day. There are
swift-moving, intricate machines that
are operated with such ease that they
appear to all but have human intelli-
gence. One Of the most popular of
these is the Linotype Slug Casting
Machine. 1t does the printers work
about four or five times as fast as he
could do it the old way-by hand.
Also, fewer errors find their way into
print, and each line of type is brand
new each week. These are, of course,
facilities much to be desired.
A Linotype machine in this office
(and one has just been ordered) will
enable us to give you much better
newspaper, and that with no increase
whatever in the present force within
the office. The greater part of the
stories and miscellaneous matter that
has for some years past appeared in
the makeup of the Banner will be
displaced by local, state and general
news put in type right here in the
office. Some changes will also be
made in the general makeup Of the
Banner and, as a whole, we believe
you will find it more presentable than
ever before.
This machine we are about to in
stall comes high in price, and we can
not pay spot cash for it. In nearly
all of the smaller offices they are
paid for on the installment plan, and
that is the way the Banner is buying.
Your attention is called to this
feature of the purchase for good
reason. We wish to ask the Ban
ner's old friends to bestir themselves
bit in the way Of soliciting new sub
scriptions, promptly renewing their
own land goodness knows we don't
care how far in advance you pay up)
and extending more liberal adver-
Using patronage than heretofore.
And remember, as you help your
parish paper you always indirectly
| give aid to your own interests, for
any stranger without the gates
gauges this parish by the newspaper
it sends forth. The Banner has
always championed every worthy
public enterprise the parish has
known and will willingly and cheer
fully continue to do so. As to party
| loyalty, etc, its record is so well
known that it would be useless to
here call attention to such. So in
soliciting old friends to give financial
aid through more liberal patronage
we do not feel that we are asking
| too much.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-05-10
Ten Years Ago.
rom the Banner Of May 9, 19o7-Benton.l

From the Banner Of May 9, 1907 enton.l
Among other things, the Haughton
correspondent said: "Crop props
poets go from bad to worse" "Mr
Dudley Elston and Miss Myrtice
Lawrence surprised their friends last
week by joining the benedicts."
One paragraph from the Koran
report reads: "The ice cream sup
per given Friday night for the bene-
fit Of our school was success both
financially and socially. The cake
donated by Mrs. c. K. McClanahan,
to be given by popular vote to some
young lady present went to little
Laura B. Sapp, dainty little miss
Of only one and half summers. She
is the eldest child of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. B. Sapp, and by winning ways has
already become a favorite in and
around Koran"
"Not until this week did we know
there was a child in Benton who has
A living Observation-Disclosures
The little baby daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. L. Landlord can put forth
this claim. Her rreat-great-grand-
mother is Grandma Pilkinton, Of the
Linton relghbnrhood. Her great
grandmother, Mrs. l. ]. Jones, Of
the same community, and her grand
Mother, Mrs. j. M. Montgomery, Of
this place, are also both still living
Bossier Parish is natural health re
sort. That's all there is to it, Tit
passing of ten years finds all OF thos'
mentioned in this paragraph still
alive. And two more little ones t
share in the distinctions in this di
rection ere the baby boy and girl o
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Montgomery. frs
cousins of the Landlord children
Mrs. Pilkinsor. now ninety-five year
: of age, is also their great-great
grandmother. and on their mother
side of the house they have Twin
great-erandfather Mr.. John Heifnei
of the Alabama Settlement, now j
his ninety-third year,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-05-10
RETROSPECTIVE
Fifty Years AGO.

From the Banner of May IL, 1s67-Bellevue.l
"Our planters report that the pres
ent prospect for good crop Of both
corn and cotton in our parish are
very flattering indeed
"Capt. James H. Dobie, Chairman
of the Board of Registrars for this
parish, arrived in our village on the
LIST, but owing to the nonafrival of
the other members of the board, the
books were not opened until the Mon
day following, when all the members
Of the board were present. Up to
the time of our going to press there
have been registered twenty-one
white, and thirty-sight colored voters.
1t will be seen by their advertisement
in another column, that they will be-
gin their circuit around to the differ
ent precincts on Wednesday next. 1t
is to be hoped that no obstacle will be
thrown in their way, and that they
may meet at least an honorable re-
ception, to enable them to expedite
the business they have in hand. We
have found them gentlemen in their
department., and, for the honor Of
our parish, we hope they may be
treated as such, notwithstanding the
unpleasant business they are on"
To many Of the younger readers OF
the Banner to-day it will no doubt
appear as strange that the editor
found it necessary to sue for the civil
reception and treatment of parish Of
ficials. But it should be borne in
mind that these men were not of our
people, but were Carpetbaggers, and
that just then military rule had begun
to show it's hydra-like head and
spread its curse over this entire fair
Southland
eve would propose to those citi-
zens Of the parish living in the neigh
borhood of Coleville that they make
application to the Postoffice Depart
ment to have a postoffice established
at that place. From what we know of
the geography Of that section of the
country, a postoffice there would add
greatly to the convenience of large
community" The location Of Cole
vile is about four and a half miles
east Of Benton. Fifty ytars ago it
was what was known as a stage stand
which meant place where the
stages were halted long enough in
their long journeys for a change OF
horses and where the passengers had
their meals. There was one store,
and perhaps two, at Coleville and a
DIR. Foote was also located there for
the practice of his profession. The
central figure at Coleville, however.
was Mr.. Rufus Sibley, who conducted
the road house and who was at the
head of large family. Also, he was
for some years member Of Bos-
sier's Police Jury. His surviving
children are Mrs. NJ. H. Hanks, Of this
place; Mrs. H. H. Montgomery, Mrs.
F. B. Haynes and Mr.. H. N. Sibley,
Of Shreveport, and Mr.. Walter Sibley,
of Belchcr. Coleville was named in
honor of George Cole, popular
driver on that portion Of the stage
route leading from Minden to Shreve-
port. But little evidence Of the old
buildings is left standing to-day.l