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The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-08-22
American Dies in Hospital at Front.

American Dies in Hospital at Front
Paris, Aug. 10-John Verplaqk New
lin of Whitford, Pa, an American field
service member, who was wounded
by a shell at his post on August 3,
died in a hospital at the front on Au
gust 5. Newlin, according to the Par
is edition of the New York Herald
was a member of Section 29 and left
Paris less than month ago. He was
Princeton student and was the sec.
ond man fir ON that university TO be
killed in field service within the las.
week.. The same she'll which struck
Newlin wounded J. B. L. Allen of N. Y
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-08-22
Complications for Taking Over Ships.

Complete-Plans for Taking Over Ships.
Washington, Aug. 9.-The shipping
board is completing plans for taking
over all large merchant vessels flying
the American flag. It was officially
learned the government will soon
requisition space on these vessels for
food and troop shipments to Europe,
leaving operations Of the ships in
their present owners hands. Charters,
freight rates, cargoes and movements
will be under government control. The
board is now completing legal details
for establishing bureau to handle
the added tonnage.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-08-22
Colby Confirmed for Shippino Board.

Colby Confirmed for Shipping Board.
Washington, Aug. 10.-The Senate
confirmed the nomination. Of Balm
bridge Colby of New York to be a
member of the government shipping
board by vote of "a to 16, after a
spirited executive session. The oppo.
sition was led by Senators Wadsworth
and Calder of New York Senator
johnson of California, Republican, and
Senators Lewis and Fletcher, Demo
Gratis, spoke for confirmation. Colby
will succeed Captain John B. White,
who resigned with William Denman
and Major General Cocktails.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-08-22
RECORD POTATO CROP
PREDICTED BY CHIEF

Washington, Aug. 10.-Leon M.
Estabrook, chief Of the department =
of agriculture estimates bureau, !
forecast potato crop of 467,oo0,-
900 bushels, 1oo,ooo,o 900 bushels 4
more than the average, and 104,-
100000 above last year.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-08-22
To Discuss |. W, w, Moves.

Omaha, Neb., Aug. II. - Attorney
General Reed of Nebraska says that
United States Attorney General Greg
DRY had called a meeting of all the
attorney generals of all the state to
be held in Syracuse, N. Y, next month
to discuss the I. W. w. situation and
to make plans to suppress the men,
ace.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-08-22
Mutual Conference in Stockholm.

Christiania, Aug. 10-The Swedish
government, according to the Aften-
posten, has invited all the European
neutrals to participate in the approach
ing conference of Scandinavian min
listers of state at Stockholm, at which
the difficulties neutrals have been sub
1ected to through Americas entrance
into the war will be discussed. It is
reported that Sweden has received
some favorable replies. "
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-08-22
CONGRESS MAY GO ON STUMP
President May Also Join in Speaking
Campaign.

Washington, Aug. 10.-Congress
may turn itself into great chautauqua
when it finishes work here to enlight-
en- the country on the need for prose-
cutting the war vigorously as a fight
for American rights and preserva-
ton.
President Wilson himself may do
his bit" in the same direction.
Congress leaders were talking of
practically putting congress on the
stump.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-08-22
CANADA PUTS ON BREAD CURB
Beef and Bacon Also Included in Re-
strictions.

strictions.
Ottawa, Ont, Aug. 1Q.-Regulations
for restricting the use of beef, bacon
and white bread in public eating places
and for prohibiting the use of wheat
alcohol have been promulgated by Or
der in Council at the instance of the
food controller. The serving of beef
and bacon is prohibited on Tuesdays
and Fridays and at more than one
meal on any other day Substitutes
such as corn bread, oat cakes or pota-
toes must be provided at every meal
at which white bread is served.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-08-22

German Mission Had Secret Passage.
Rome, Aug. 10TH sensation of
the day here is the discovery of
secret subterranean passage from the
Villa of Roses, residence of Prince Won
Buelow, former German ambassador,
to the Hotel Eden, former proprietor
of which was a German.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-08-22
Takes Ship Building From Plants.

Portland, Ore, Aug. bodybuilding
operations in three plants in Portland,
involving 20 steel ships building or
under contract, have been actually:
taken over by the government to date.
Wooden ships are not yet affected.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-08-22
& WILSON POWER TO CONTROL
SUPPLIES ADOPTED AND is
NOW VIRTUALLY LAW.
NEW MEASURE WILL GO
TO PRESIDENT AT ONCE
Action of Upper House Equ ivalent to
Passage of BiII-Senators Voting
in Negative Were Hardwick, Hol-
lis, Reed, France, Gronna, La
Toilette and Penrose.

Washington, Aug. 10-The bill Civ
Ing President Wilson control over the
food and fuel of the country is now
practically a law. BY the overwhelm
ing vote of &C to ?, the Senate adopt
ed the conference report, which is
equivalent to the passage of the bill.
The bill will go to the President
for his signature. So will the food
survey bill, the conference report up
on which was unanimously adopted
just following the passage Of the con-
troll BILL
The seven senators who voted
against the food control bill were:
Hardwich, Hollis and Reed, Demo-
Gratis; France, Gronna, LaFollette and
Pefrose, Republicans.
Bill as Passed.
The bill as passed:
Gives the President control over
foods, feeds, fuel Gncluding fuel oil
and natural gas, fertilizer ingredients,
farm machinery and tools.
Allow the President to license bust
ness and plants and to revoke these
licenses, farmers and stock raisers be-
ing exempt from this section.
Authorizes and empowers the Presi-
dent, through the Federal Trade COM
mission, to control, take over and op-
crate coal and coke mines and to fix
the price.
Minimum Price for Wheat.
Directs the President when an emer-
gency exists, to fix minimum price
of wheat, making the minimum So for
No. 1 Northern for the 1918 crops, and
allows him to enhance the duty on
foreign wheat to bring it to the Amer
lean price.
Prevents the use Of foods, fruits,
food materials or feeds in the manu-
ufacture Of distilled spirits, and allows
the President to limit the alcoholic
contents of malt or vinous liquors.
Authorizes and directs the President
to commander distilled spirits as far
as necessary for war use, the courts
to determine the price.
Directs the President to spend $10,-
100000 for nitrates and sell them to
farmers at cost.
Prevents members of the advisory
commission of the Council of National
Defense from participating in govern
ment contracts.
Hoarders to Be Punished.
Furnishes boarding and destruction of
foodstuffs and speculation.
Allows the President to close grain
exchanges, boards of trade, etc., in or
der to prevent speculation.
Authorizes the President to requisi-
ton supplies for the army and navy
Authorizes President to buy, store
and sell wheat, flour, meat, beans and
potatoes.
Allows President to take over fac
tories, packing houses, pipe lines,
mines or other plants and operate
them.
The sum of $4,000 is provided for
running expenses and $150,O00,OO0 to
carry out the work of the whole food
administration. The food control ceas-
es at the expiration Of the war.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-08-22
I,oo0, 1000, 900 BUSHELS, WITH OTHER
CROPS CORRESPONDENCE IN .
CREASED NATIONS IMMED-
late WAR PROGRAM.
HUGE INCREASE URGED
IN ACREAGE FOR 1918
Forecast of This Years Corn Crop Esq
Inmates Yield Larger Than Any
Ever Grown Before-Wheat Sur
plus Shows Slight Reduction
Other Crops Break Records.

Washington, Aug. 10.-One billion
bushels of wheat for the United
States next year, with other crops
correspondence increased, is the i'm
mediate war agricultural program for
Houston, secretary of Agriculture.
The forecast in the August 1 fed
eral crop report estimated a corni
yield this year SURPRISING any ever
grown before, a slight reduction in
wheat prospects, due to damage to
spring wheat, and record crops Of
barley, rye, white and sweet pota-
toes, tobacco and hay.
State Officials Cooperating.
Cooperating with the Agriculture.
department for a. new high mark in
production next year are the officials
Of virtually every state in the Unions
but especially those of the Middle
West and Northwest. Secretary Hous-
ton urges the planting Of 4,337,000
acres of winter wheat and 5,131,0
acres of rye this fall in order to OBJ
tain the goal established.
Increase Called Essential.
This record winter wheat acreage,
an increase of Is per cent over last
year, would yield 672,000,000 bushels
if the average yield for the last ten
years is equaled, or under a repeti-
ton of the favorable conditions of
1914 would yield 8S0,000OO bushels.
In either case, with spring wheat
crop next year equal to that of 1915,
the nation would have more than one
billion bushels of wheat for domestic
use and export.
This vastly increased production Of
wheat, NEEDED in any case, will be-
absolutely essential to prevent a
serious shortage Of foodstuffs next
summer should the growing corn be
much damaged by drouth or frosts.
Besides the maximum wheat produc-
ton, the Department of Agriculture
also urges that the acreage of rye be
increased this year in the spring
wheat sections over that sown in the
fall of 1916 to the extent of 68S,O00,O 900
acres. !
Record Corn Crop.
Corn production for 1917 in the
forecast issued was placed at $751;
100000, an increase of 67,999,000 over
the July forecast, and 6S0,000,000 more
than the record crop of 1912
The showing is due to vast improve
ment in the growing corn in Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa and Missouri.
Wheat Shows Falling Off.
Spring wheat production forecast
in July at 276,000,000 bushels, showed
the results of adverse weather condi-
tons. The prospects are put at 1885,
100000 bushels, drop of about 100000
900 bushels from the July report.
Winter wheat, however, is turning
out better than previously forecast
with a forecast of All 100000 bushels,
or 100000 bushels more than indi-
Gated from July conditions.
The combined yield of winter and
spring wheat therefore shows a re-
duction of 25,00O,00O bushels from the
production forecast in July.
Washington, Aug. 9.-1n it's August
crop report, just issued, the Depart
ment of Agriculture forecasts the
prospective production of the coun-
trys crops, based on their condition
fO11C1uc.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-08-22

Washington. Aug. 9.-In it's August
crop report, just issued, the Depart
ment of Agriculture forecasts the
prospective production of the coun-
try's crops, based on their condition
August 1 as follows:
The Hattiesburg news., 1917-09-21
POISON GASES NOT
MADE OF CHLORINE
Is Used for Sanitation, Wound
Sterile and Useful
Things.

Pittsburgh, Pa.--Chlorina is not The
substance from which poison gases il
made on the European battlefronts.
according to paper read before the
American Electrochemical Society
convention by William D. Marshall a
delegate.
During the nrst year of the war
Mr. Marshall said, reports from
abroad frequently reached this side
to the effect that chlorine was used
in the form Of gas attacks, releasing
it from cylinders. or containers.
against the position OF the enemy. nv
own experience with chlorine, as wen
as what | have heard from Others on
the subject leads me to believe that
it alone could never have caused such
agony and internal injuries as we're
described, because in my practice /
have never seen nor heard of anybody
permanently injured by inhaling chic
fine. although the temporary incon-
veniences and pain caused by il
seemed at times rather serious
Rather than perform a deadly mis-
sion Mr., Marshall said that chlorine
had lent itself for war purposes IN
sanitation, sterilization Of wounds
etc.
The Hattiesburg news., 1917-09-21
JERRY ON THE JOB

Sure, tn fghtin blood is in me, an
cannot kape it down,
TIL devil wild tn country an th' devil
wild TIL town;
I'd most forgot had it, in this sec.
tion Of the map;
But, now I'm going Over There an
show them how to scrap.
apaE sGaFEE
Sure, an what's the use OF liyin if
you can't stir up Il fight?
it's a better job than loafing by a
whole darnation sight.
Ies what a, man was made for, is a
good big, man's-sized scrap.
So now I'll dig right in and shove the
kaiser off the map.
An when ! come. back home again,
wild laurels on me brow,
A fghtin' look widin me eyes, all
ready for row,
Sure, the girls will fack around me as
they ne2er fociSed before,
AM they'll say, "Ah, Jerry darlin',
you're the bye we ali adorel'
But III say, "Aw get along wild you,
you bunch OF worthless fluff.
I've got no kind OF use for you, or any
other stuff.
I'm achin' for another scrap; you
chickens make me soreiT
AN then ri hunt somebody up an
biff him in the jaw.
For the iightin' mans the only man
that has a right to live.
The other guys are IN the way, like
syrup i'll a sieve.
-..l' II you don't believe it, or any oth-
er snob,
Just step right UP an have word
with Jerry on the Job
The Hattiesburg news., 1917-09-21
SAMMIES LEARNING
TO CONQUER 'BLOBS'

American Field Headquarters in
France-As a matter Of fact no one
really hates the poor old sblob.stick.
It's the character OF the thing that
makes Sammy see red and fling him
self forward with fierce yells and saw
age iabs with his cleaning Dayonet.
The blob-stick is the symbol Of
Kaiseirsm and is used i'll instructing
Sammy in the art of savage bayonet-
ing. A pole about sevenf feet long,
with a wire ring on one end and the
blob on the other-that's the blob
stick. The blob is simple knob Of
wdading, tied on with burlap cover.
Sammy caught the idea after one
demonstration by British sergeant.
He savvied right off the bat that the
blob-stick is his enemy He must
jab that blob with his own blade, or
poke the bayonet throguh the wire
ring or the German will kill him.
Don't retreat an inch Yon kill
him and keep on going to the next
Boehe-or you get killed., yelled a
british non-com Instructor to today's
bayonet class. Don't poke too hard
or your blade will get stuck in the
bhghter and one Of his pals win stab
you while you're trying to pull it
out.S
The Englishman took up blob.
stick and rushed at Sammy Instant.
" the American lars bayonet shot
out and skewered the blob. Dead
Fritz said sammy Then the Brit
isher lined up his class. At the com
mand GO, they dasher on down a
ravine where three lines Of Germans
in dummy uniform hung suspended
from three rows Of gallows. Bayonets
flashed in and cut OF the straw Ger
mans and the khaki wave. passed on.
leaping into a trench line Ducking
behind the parapet they leveled theil
|riues at long row OF tin cans perched
on stakes twenty yards away. Zach
man had tiye shots to down FIVE cans
and each can was the heart cf a Boche.
-Four cans remained standing out Of
sirty-dve when the fusillade was ov.
Ter. That's good the Brltisher com.
plimented Shtv-one Boches dead
1 c,44 enc -
The Hattiesburg news., 1917-09-21
SOLDIERS TO OPEN
HOME IN LOUISVILLE

Louisville, Ky.-A modern fireproof
four-stcry building in the downtown
district Of Louisville will be used as
national army club by the men OF
the selective draft army at Camp
Bacharv Taylor Announcement was
made by Cecil c. North, in charge Of
the war departments community work
here.
The building has a frontage Of about
100 feet and a depth slightly in excess
OF that, II formerly was used by a
furniture company and its large open
floors without obstructions viii lend
themselves to any changes that may
he desired Just what changes the
Louisville war recreation board, which
is in charge of the clubs activities.
will make are not known, but moth
ing will be left undone. it is promised,
to add to its attractiveness for men
on pass from the camp.
Anon gthe things 1t is proposed to
install are billiard room, a cafeteria
and a reading room. The chief fea-
,ture Of the reading room will be a file
of newspapers in which will be found
copies. Of every newspaper published
in Indiana, Kentucky and that part
of Illinois from which the men are
drawn.
Officers from the camp also will be
invited to make use OF the club
The Hattiesburg news., 1917-09-21
A aMILE or FRONT >

Probably few OF us who read Of 4
mile of front have any real concep.
tion Of the enormous labor and ma.
terial that go to its making. For :
mile Of front among the swaulps Of
Flanders, for example, with its drst
and second lines OF trenches. its com.
munications and breastworks. thc ntc.
essary barbed vine IS 500 miles III
length and weighs 11O tons.
The sandbags required for its pro,
lection number six and quarter
millions So many arc thev thst
placed end to end trey voui6 stretch
across Enrope from North Cape in
Norway to Cape Matapar, tho south.
erpmost point in Greece: and their
Weight is more than thousand tons.
To I'LL these millions 81 sandbacs
and place them in position on paranet
paradosl or dug-out, would keep FIVE
hundred Industrious men aaad Ut work
for twelve months for the average
man cannot fill and place more tlisn
twenty y-iive sanduage in one night
In addition to these thousands ol
miles Of wire and sandbags. 12.ooo
six-loci standards are required 0oo
small pickets $4,000 running fecf &
CORRUGATED iron mofe than sniliion
feet 81 timber ana vast quantities ii
''yetlnG mqtekiel oi yarious kIisa<
The Hattiesburg news., 1917-09-21

side the gun will be sitting aloft III
an airplane You can depend Oh If
that each shot we Ere at the enemy
will be watched and recorded
The wireless branch OF the hea4y'
artillery service is one Of great ina
portance. AT school salready eshNb-
lished radio pupils are being specsai>s
trained in Communication with air.
planes and observation balloons.
GRADUATE WORK FOR OFFICERS.
Scores oi reserve officers frnm
Plattsburg and other training camps
are completing their technical educa
tion in the artillery schools Eere.
These officers. individuaily selected fox
the artillery service because OF tilaix
education in higher mathematies ana
engineering, are proving great joy
to their commanders and instructors.
1t is predicted that all viii make
splendid officers in active service.
The American gunners have been
much interested in the big 240s, which
are hauled BY caterpillar tractors: but
the real pets with the gunners from
overseas are those aristocrats anona
''the heaFies. which command special
railroad cars. Some OF theserulers
of the cannon world are SO Important
and SO valuable that an entire artil.
lery train is devoted to them. These
trains are strange-looking affairs ia
their fantastic war paint. resembling
at distance a mammoth rattlesnake.
Even the engines are included in TIE
camoufage and may resemble any
thing from a brick house to gianf
hedgehog.
The French sense Of humo rcannot
be suppressed by three years ara
more Of war. French officers have
named one Of the largest guns turued
over to the Americsns Mcustiaue
which means mosquito
III is compliment to any Of youf
artiAerymen who may have come
from New Jersey said the French
commandant, who said he had speut
ten years on the eastern coast Of tke
United States.
The French guns. although lares
and apparently unwieldy are bal
anced easily, one man being able IL
elevate and defect a weapon weigh.
ing 80 tons or more.
The Hattiesburg news., 1917-09-21
MARINES HAVE SWORD
OWNED BY BALBOA

"a sword, broken and rusty, but with
the hilt intact said 10 have been
bathed in the waters OF the Pacific
by Balboa centuries ago, is among the
priced relics Of the United States
marine corps. The weapon was found
in. the grip Of a dead revolutionary
leader BY a marine during the rebel
uprising in Nicaragua in 1912 1t for
merly reposed in a museum at Leon.
AZ that time the Steel Of the sword
was in fairly good condition and
could be bent double without break.
ing. after four centuries OF use. Ac-
cording TO traditions, Balboal killed
many natives with L prior 70 his dis|
caverv OF the Pacific.
The Hattiesburg news., 1917-09-21
AMERICANS LEARN TO USE MONSTER
FRENCH GUNS: READY FOR ACTION

Not far behind the American fell
artillery, which has been in trainina
in rugged section Of France for the
past two months, have come the mel
Of the ''heavies. They are veteran
gunners and many are familiar with
the big guns at home and they greet
ed almost as comrades the monster
French weapons which they are now
grooming for eventual use against the
Germans.
Some of the guns with which the
American artillerymen are training
are wonderful and ponderous exam
pies Of the French gunmakers' skill
and daring. They range from the
modest but marvelously effective "155p
up 70 the staggering "4OO" that hurls
a high explosive missile weighing Just
short Of a ton. The zoos are more
potent that the "Big Berthasg ever
were in their days Of great destruct
iveness.
MoRTARs LIKE GIANT FROGS.
In caliber the guns range from the
short, squat mortars, which Sit upon
their launches like giant frogs. up
through the various members OF the
howitHer family to the truly sinister
naval rifles with their long. tapering
barrels.
The Americans are delighted with
their French weapons and are busy
studying every detail and adapting
themselves to the use of French ma,
tcrial. Most Of the heavy gunners are
men of long experience and do not
need much actual firing practice be-
fore taking their places in line against
the enemy. They have been little
surprised to find that with the big
land guns used here speed is not a
great factor These heavy weapons
are used for destructive purposes and
there is no special need for haste
when dealing with concrete dugouts
and other enemy defenses that can
not run away. Accuracy is the great
goal OF all heavy gunners.
Asked If his men would not nnd il
difficult to shoot without direct OBJ
servation. the general commanding the
heavy artillery contingent replied:
we win have direct observation
here. The only difference will be that
the observer, instead of standing be.
The Hattiesburg news., 1917-09-21
neRokEn soLpIgs sAvEs 80.

BROKE" SoLDlEs SAVES LIFE.
II Frank Brickley private with ths
FIRST Minnesota hospital corps, had
had ive cents Emil DrefahI, ls1 Bunk
e rstreet- St. Paul. would probably
be dead.
Drefahl wss struck BY Chicago
Great Western train at wyonfie
street and the railway tracks. His
left arm was mangled four inche.
from the shoulder
Shortly after the accident Privsts
Brickley, who was walking to bar.
racks from South St. Paul, because IL
did not have car fare. met Dregaos
bloody and Staggering, at Lucy and
Concord streets.
He applied tourniquet to the ariis.
above the injury and stopped the how
OF blood, probably saving the mans
life