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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-26

compelled to stand for a long time out
in the frosty air at rigid attention.
several fell to the ground. in a faint.
Their fellows wanted to cover them
with part of their oWng scanty CLOTH
ing.
Don't bother" barked a Hun Of
fcer. well just dig a@hole and bury
themwhere they lie" !
All the me in. a village near Mons
were orderedsto appear and some were
selected for deportation. One was a
MAJ Of 50: He had :, two IONS and LASth
A Belgtanfn the region Of c.
Going down. to investigate. he found
two German private soldiers engaged
in looting his place., They promptly
arrested him, for their wi self<pro-
lection, and lodged. a complaint THAI
the Belgian had attacked them with a
club. 4 The mai was given no oppor-
tunity fora hearing and was Sen
fenced to be shot. : He was taken to
the village Of C--and tied to a post
the little town half where he could
see~the illuminated dial-of the TORN
clock. 1t was then evening.
when that clock strikes 6 in the
morning sentence will be carried out"
said a young officer.
All night long a German sentry
paced Iup and uown the long main
street In the village.
bnAll sQight as he passed. ne ggazed
|jeeringlS atNthc clock and then anus
ed himself by spitting-into the face Of
the helpless prisoner. s
The next morning "a train came
through and n of the high German
generals stopped Of at the village.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-26
Sd1ltdsC LdusnpG Got Home SafelU z.
Al Happy Today, For He Kept
AIiUe The Smile .Of "A Child

I-E.TJEt,nE ETH4.SEIG-S -. ZAsIG&lrT
your bed and peered through the
darkness TOR / E;lin,pae 81. santa. You
forgot to pull tho shades down, YOU
said. Ono. you simply didn't want
to. fYouswanted To. be .onE your guarQ
when Santa called into yoAr chimney.
now,sdidn,t you?
Tswas 4 really shivery Christmas
night shut the was out in all
its golden glory, helping Santa to find
his way. andSSas you lay there Aawake
you suddenly Jaw q shadow fit by the
learned grownsups call an eclipse I?
No. YOU Knew better than that. You
knew that It was Santa passing by the
golden moon spot III order to- get to
your house
My it was hard to wait ali these
long silentshour until morning! Asis
funny, but you actually think that
YOU We're awake. No, sir, you slept
vecy soundly and your dreams we're
and then the srayeof the morning be-
gan to seep comparatively slowly
through the window. a j
No use getting out ofsit. You, were
seen and hehrd when you tipstoed
to see what had been left
in your stocking by the, nightly visitor
and YOU came back with joy singing
out of every pore in your face. When
you pulled the quilt ~ to your. chin
and imaRined ALL the wonderful things
you could do with the toys you saw
downstairs ~ "a
But before long you got up again
and YOU were in such an awful hurry
that you had hardly time to dress.
Andethen 1t all happened-tall that
you had been hoping and dreaming
for weeks. Only 1t happened a lit-
tie better than You had dared expect.
for you know, u country Is at war.
and 1t Just seemed as though Santa
Claus couldn't afford to be as good to
children this year as betore.s But he
figured like this. he did, that these
are the very times, when it Is pefes-
sary to have your smile and the smile
and laughter Of all little children with
us always. SO he just got busy and ac=
tually found nor and better things
for YOU than ever before.
There is much more sadness in the
world than any other Christmas. there
is sorrow and death and suffering
everywhere almost-so while we
should think very, ~verv~nluch of gil
those whe mourn, who die, and WHO
suffer. We should mot forget that the
Smile of the Child is,one Of the forces
that keeps the world alive. What
would be do without ts.4sWe. simply
could not stand to think OF. all that
distress il we did not have your smile,
your laughter. your dreams to follow
us. y
1t must have been thus that Santa
Claus was reasoning. for. as a matter
Of fact, he wreathed more faces in
smiles, this year than before. And
sunlight was in your eyes, delight in
your heart-and' your stocking was
filled to overhowing with toys and
goodies and all that goes to make the
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-26
= The BOLSHEVi Tiki TRAGEDY

Chicago Herald: Tho bitter business Of disiNusion.
ments seems to be the present Bolsheviki portion. Re-
ports from Petrosrad ara too obviously contradictory and
incopcluaivs. but the disappointment of the reds at the
peace offered by Germany appears to be indubitable.
The workmen and soldiers' delegates are the victims of
a pathetic surprise. .
Not all Of them are proper subjects for pity. Lenine
perhaps least Of all. He is no peasant. Aristocratic
radical. his sophisticaion is sufficient to. conceal Ger
man intrigue behind the assumed simplicity Of the
humble workman. Lenins knew before he left svitzer-
land on q train donated by the Potsdam autocrats what
kind Of peace Germany would give. lrotzky knew also,
experienced asitator that he is.
But the peasants and workmen. kept in Ignorance
by tho old bureaucracy. played upon and misled by rev.
what Of them? BY every regime they have been be-
rayed.. Massacred in hosts after the cars fayorites
had sold military plans to the Germans, it il not amax-
ing that the survtvors should seek peace with a zeal
not pafallsled in the nations where the enliehtenment
Of universal education obtains.
They sought the fools paradise. They we're sulli.
BILE. They had . belief in universal virtue akin to tina,
which inspired Shelley and his companions Of another
century. Now they wonder despairinsly il tho yoke OF
the car has boon thrown aside only to make way for
the great oppression Of 4 power-mad German emperor.
From the standpoint Of the allies deserted by red Rus
sa the peasants are possibly getting no. worse than they
But as human beings defeated by their yir-
stneat. niFedsin the. pursuit Of the win-o,, ths-wisp OF
peace. surely the tragedy they present is supreme.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-26
SINGLE RESPONSIBILITY
1t took us

1t took us some time to find out how to build the
Panama canal. We tried commissions. and they failed
to work. We tried construction under the management
Of several individuals, one after the other. each with GER
tain strings attached to him, which strings were in tho
hands Of certain people in Washington. Those plans did
not work. Then Goethals was sent down to do the Job.
Before he went he stipulated that he should have COM
plete control. and that his work was not to be hampered
in any way by instructions from Washington. There
was some Erumblns over placing so much authority in
the hands Of one man. but the objections were waved
aside and It was so ordered. We know the result. We
have the canal. built in = manner with whose efficiency
We had a great civil war. An effort was made to
conduct the military work of the country from Wash
ington. We had generals in the held, but civilians in
Warrington undertook to tell the generals what to do.
And the civilians did not agree with the generals or
with each other. Disaster followed disaster. For a time
black ruin stared US in the face. Then tho job was
turned over to Grant, and he was told to 60 ahead and
nation was saved. ....,t, ~
We are now in a great war. We are organizing
armies. ana building ships. and creating great unified
systems Of transportation. and doing a multitude Of
other things. 1t has been shown in our own expert
snee and the experience Of other nations that divided
control and responsibility will not do . Some single in
divtdual must be held Responsible for Zach particular
piece Of work. The obvious thing, the necessary thing,
10 to vest ample authority in the man at the top, and
then hold him responsible for the result. In no other
WAY 4c&n success be attained. ..,., ...
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-26
STRANGER THAN FICTION.
(BrOok1yn Fla elH.N

HUDSON ..ayf that Ms lstifsdes .saSs
corning the Carriers IL not at all bsStE
ish. He describes the tracks as uni-
formly. good. the locomotive and
PASSENGER equipment as superabun-
.dant, and Ia optimistic as to the gen
eral railroad outlook fox the next is
months. He cemplineht} the ship
pers for helping by better loading and
opinion th9t they IAN do much more.
Then. as though he were projecting {,
mere commonplace he concludes:
Passenger increase has been larEely
taken up by-the automobile. There Is
more seating eapacityin the countty'a
passenger automobiles than onshA~ tho
railroads and street car lines conn-
|bined." $780, NEsss.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-26

cent Is the cAalsea i him. Tho sui.rnmassss
of the syidsncs which have been .publshed furnish no
Sssts for z heller that the decision q the jury wss not
|1airs and JuAs
The attorney general has again placed himself in
the unenIiable position Of what is sometimes Familiarity
called "four-flusher' = and the role appears to be = ia.
|vorite one with him. The same tactics were followed in
this case that characterized other activities OF Mr.. Lam
ref when he, felt the urse Is get into the limelisht.
There was the midnighx session when high noon and the
bright light Of day wAald have served all the Legitimate
purposes. There wsssthe press agent carefully secreted
and ipriraed with . story all ready to shoot. There were
loud protestations Of determination to perform duty at
any cost. when all that was necessary was for the attor-
ney general to 90 ahead and perform his duty like "a
sane man and stop his shouting. Nobody stood in his
way. And the net result Of the whole disturbance ID
that suffering has been brought to innocent people, and
the office Of tho attorney general Of the state has again
been prostituted- to the fulfilment Of a political ambi-
tion and to the satisfaction Of a voracious appetite for
notoriety. &5,,
There are rumors of many political features con-
.nected with this remarkable performance. ana hints of
individual ambitions which were to be z%furthered py
this prosecution, and which will be flattened out in its
collapse These matters will receive attention in due
course. But the shameful fact which needs. to be thor
oushly understood at this time is that a great state Or
flee is being used in a disgraceful way for the promotion
of private interests, and that in the working out Of the
plans which have been lncubated neither honorable rep
utations. nor the rights of aged and, innocent citizens,
nor the ordinary considerations of decent conduct in the
management or an important office receive any consid-
GRAFTON whatever. Mr.. LANCER stands condemned once
more as a petty politician and a cheap sensationalist who
is utterly out of place in a public office.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-26
He was here. sure enousH!>
santa ClAuA, 6f c6ilrsAi

I wa Nere. sure 0nou8ANI%l T,S
Santa Claus, az course!
III Herald learned thatsl1e left Hi
etorTnAgept a6udebAtatkS North Fol
led Sin Europe. sSsry saoon a14eriI sH.
went from coGnfry to country, from
town to town from home to ~homA
n according to reports which can.
mot be daubted. hc visited the battle.
fields. the trenchss..the hospitals and
the ruins Of the War-stricken contin-
ent. ~.
Where he fingered, darkness fled
Tor a moment. and white light flooded
the space.
1t has been very hardN to find out
exactly when Santa Elaua began his
trip across the ocean, but. anyway. j,
Is known that Old Atlantic was feel
ms mighty bad Monday night and did
all kinds OF queer things to keep
santa away, from the shores OF the
United States. Time and again. sub
marines even tried. to fire a<torpedo at
YOU think about thata-but She :iust
smiled and then the commander Of the
U-hoat suddenly heard q swish in the
air. looking upland saw Santa him :
self speed through space with sleigh
and reindeers as though there had
never been any Untersee-boats in all
the world.
You heard about those awful pear
shaped airshtps which the Germans
use for the purpose of Smelling and
of Santa Claus-in England. They
call them zeppelins. becausa>the man
who made them had such a funny
ran1e as that. But these airshtps
certainly aren't funny, and one 6f
them pretty near got Santa. :
You see he has to travel. in the air
rs much as possible al that goes much
quicker than travelinEson land or sea-
AM And a that z Zeppelin whch was, swsop-
lish children, simply Thought that 1t
might get Santa.
Goodness; he had a hard time Of it,
for what would have happened to you
and to all those millions of other
small and big American kiddies II the
Zeppelin had done anything to Santa
Claus. So he just sped up the best
he knew how. and the Zeppelin ew
after.him for a little while,-and came
very close to him.
Now you must know that in these
times of wal Santa Claus flies "a
Christmas flag so as to kind Of protect
himself. And he suddenly flashed
that in the face Of the commander Of
the Zeppelin, The commander was so
awed. so Inundated that he went
straight pack to Germany and didn't
kill any English children on Christ
ma Aikht-at' least, that is what
Santa Claus said, and reports at the
time of writing this to bear him out.
Well. he came to America, some
time during the night between Mon
day and Tuesday, and in the %twinkling
Of an eye he was just simply all over,
Were you asleep? Guess not!
No. you simply lay right there in
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-26

Heart Of the Child happy--all that
Ecee to make the Smil0bo Of the Chtld.
beam %innocently and WONDERFULLY on 4,
sorrow ngworld.
pA you notice iSsyou saw that flttls:
nightly glimpse sof. SAINTS WAop ne
came TO your chimney. that there
were tears in his eyes? You may have
|GhrtstmaS \ made him just as
1t does you when you &c to- school,
right against the wind.
40, ,Achilh. these tearss>wefs not
caused. by the wind. NTAee. were not
Fcauked by THE storm which swept the
mighty ocean when Santa crossed IT
to get ovef. here TO you. They we're.
caused by the suffering m had hears
in Europe. had .%Stsnsssed the r%iisers.
of which Ino,human tongue.cani speak,
and for the first time in many. many
Lyears Santa Claus actually cried. The
tears furtiyelS rained down his wealth
.Eer-beaten face. and, there were. tsall q
few left when he came here.
But, nv. how he tried to- smile
Iyousto cry-he wanted most oNallsto
make you smile. And he did make
you smile-didn't hep
EARLY this morning 4 message are,
rived at The Herald Office saying that
Santa Claus had come horne safely
After spending Christmas night here,
he crossed the Pacific. ocean and went
to Japan. China. India and all those
have night long after we ret, through
with n. He forgets no CHILDREN In the
twkole wide world, 50 he just simply
had to make that trip to Asia
When he finished his work there, he
wont home. He must have beer, feel,
Ing pretty tired, and his reindeer, had
not had time to stop for feed ever.
since he left the barn at the North
Pole home Of Santa Claus.
The message which came to The
Herald. added that Mrs. Santa, Claus
wast standing in the door when he
came home. and she wanted to know
all the p~articu1ars about you~
Santa sat down ana told her all he
knew about you. and then Mrs. Santa:
Claus who is her husbands se~cfetary,
wrote your name in q bis. big book so
reported to her every day in tKeNyear
how you and all other children be-
have. and when next Christmas
comes. MIR. Santa Claus puts his arm
around the shoulders Of Mrs. Santa
Claus while they ~hothAStudy the, page
III the big book where your name has
been written down. Ii. 49, =
!. Ana Mrs. santa says>to her kNus-
band: I
20, I do hope. Santa. that that lit
tie girl and that little hoy have been
so good during the year that we. can.
send them a full stocking again. For
isn't that 80. my dear, that . and
" must keep alive that Smile Of the
Child which makes the world happy
evenin its saddest hours?" =
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-26

This thing Of making aspfbsuSs11afi,
kiss the, flag ia all wrong. Ths nag
has a right to the same osculatory
claims for himself.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-26
MIGHTY ONLY IN EVIL
The New York

Inc New York lines. In RECEIVING the Russian sit
uauon and commenting on the influence exerted on Rus
sia in recent days by the Socialist element makes a dis
tinction between socialism as it exists in some places and
as it manifests itself in others. In it's review the Times
says:
'This Is what Socialism has done. We do not speak
Of the kind Of Socialism that is to be found in Germany,
for that Socialism is nationalistic and patriotic, and 1t
is warmly supporting the Kaiser. We do not speak Of
the kind Of Socialism. that is to be found in France.
Britain and Belgium. for the Socialists in those countries
are fighting to the death against autocracy. We do not
speak even Of the kind Of Socialism toNbe found in Italy.
for that Socialism has seen the evil of its course and has
become patriotic. We speak Of the kind Of Socialism to
be found in Russia and the United states. In this coun-
try it has been powerless to change the steady and re-
solved course Of the nation. but in Russia it has gained
the ascendant, and there 1t has been an infinite cause
of disaster to liberty. It has been potent in prolonging
the war; fer the new strength it has given Germany is
powerful only for harm to the sllies. not Tor success to
Germany. Germany can tnflict great losses on the al
lies. she can make this . bloody and gloomy winter. but
win the var she cannot, and win 1t she could not It she
coulc do her worst to France. so long ~ Britain and
America maintain their %inflexible resolve. 50 Socialism.
mighty Is 1t has proved to be. is mighty only in evil" {.
The Times is entirely correct in grouping the So.
cialism Of the United States with that Of Russta. Social
ism in some countries aims to be constructive. II. pol
tcies may be rght or wrong. In western Europe Il Is
devoted to certain economic policies which are debate
able ana in which are toabe found many thinss which
are worthy of support. and. in a reasonable way. Of
adoption. But it has been the fate Of the United states,
Is it has been the fate Of Russia, to be cursed With a
sccialisM devoted entirely to the policy Of destructive
ness and in which is to be found nothing that tends to
lcreats. TO renew. or to harmonic. Socialism has. for
the time being. destroyed all orderly government m Rus
Isis The same sort Of Socialism viii perform the same
|eyil service for the United States. *
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-26
Health Questions.

Miss =. j.. :'Plaass tell me II witch
Ing motion pictures could be reopen.
stbles for the eye troubles"
Thrown on agood screen by good
normal eyes. Eyestr4in caused by.
vtewins motion pictures may indicate
9 a%ubnortnal condition, 81 the eyes
which calls for the attention ora
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1917-11-03
Sonnenunfergang.
Sfi33e BON Gael 8aiIe.

Sci lief, @gnes -. bic au5pfs mill
Zen pDrgeieBt nerben." Cote Birtb
9errte an Der neren BLUE Der uHb bin.
y8d mug Der critic &nopf IiBen unb
bier osr 5peite. Bite, MAD raid!
SD m6df ls germ gum Eennis nod ans
8ieb'n. SoIungs nebm' i9 bic blausl'
aaI9 mar he aus Der 1ilr. @lei9
barauf fam lie ipieoer. Die blaue BLUFF
ituno tbr gut, better ais bic neue Ieioens,
bic Ie jebt Dor bic S6peiter biHlegte.
,8enn i'd ndb, oauert Is cine Gfpigs
felt, uub Oonn reiBsa bic &n6pIe aO9.
9afir BAIT 0u me9r Salent!"
pWleinf 0u9"
Die dIisrt Itri4 ii9 iibsr bas einfda
auriidgenommeue Sdar, oas niat pie oas
Der iangeren bodqerafft mar, uro iaete
ld4elno: .gs Dtrb 8u Ipdt, &IeiUe. 9a
b6r' i'd I4on 'tpas!"
Die @artenpforte tretI4te. rQ9 9ims
NELL iuste aotte unO frat uuf bic Dee
ranod.
S4ritte auf benz aies. Gin Radet,
pie gum 9ruBe gei4Dungen, tau4ts ubar
ben gtI4en duf.
.Soa's pieoer Iosgeber, 9ottor9'
fragte Oer aIte 8irt, Der in Der Qdube
TaB. Qu9 bic luitige antiuort bUrte
man. Damn, I'm peiben Sennisan5ug,
tparb SuTtus 9eIIert Ielber ii4tbar. gras
besnegs ging sr auf bic 8erunOu gu.
2otte mar ins 3immer 8uriidgetreten.
aMa4' bod nur f4nen," bat lie NIT
rotem @eIi4t. Damn fam ia nn4ber
penigitens -. td m04t' Fe bod 70 germ
bsuf nod ~dn5ieAcu!"
Die dttere mar aufgeIanben. Ginen
forIaenOsu Bid mari ie auf bic S4pes
tier.
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1917-11-03

Die GtinueruHs ipirti mic res
Sammluuesglas Ser camera obsea
lie 3iebt dlss 3uiammeH uno brinat
burd Elm bisl l65utrss Bib herpur, d
istn original 1T.
0us abtdnoiastitsssFHHf
Weuf4en III bsr gruHo Der RsIia
Der 9sgsnfdnO Sieiss NbbaneigEtils
fibtes. bds, ipoorn Der WenE9 dhhdaaia
II uno db6dnsis th fiibIt, III ubSr urs
1prdnglia ntdts dnneres ais hie Nofnr.
Die Ratur III Der srie urTpriinaIIde
9egenitano Der Religion, ME Die St.
ldidts aler Relisionsn unb W6Itsr IoHs
lam kspif.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-24
PROF. TO LOCATE
EMPIRE ss1Tt'S
FOOD SUPPLY
Statistics to Be Gathered By ig-
ricuItural Department
DRASTIC LEGISLATION OUTLINED
Would Give City Of New York
Power to Purchase and
Sell Food.
DRASTIC LEGISLATION OUTLINED

Albany, n. ", Feb. 24.-Figures on
the quantities Of leading food pro
ducts available in the State are to be
gathered by the department of agri
culture, under the direction of Com.
missioner of Agriculture Charles s
Wilson. fN tfit tfitf
Every effort will be made to get
the information on the amount of food
available and its location as soon as
possible" said Commissioner Wilson
yesterday. "The department will ask
its agents in various districts to sup
ervise the gathering of figures in their
districts. The result will show ap-
proximately the number of bushels of
potatoes, apples, onions and wheat,
the cabbage supply, the supply of
meat, and some other products avail
able. The value of such figures, in
view of the food shortage. is plain
The food situation again occupied
the attention of Governor Whitman
today He remained at the executive
mansion throughout the forenoon and
kept in almost constant telephone
communication with the authorities
in New York and other of the larger
cities.
He declined to comment on the
probability Of his sending to the Leg
islature an emergency message urg-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-24
FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT
Special Services For Tomorrow at
ST. Peters Church.

The First Sunday in Lent, Feb.
25th Services in st. Peters, Holy
Communion, 7.30 a. m. corporate
communion for all men of the par
ish); Sunday school. $50 a. m, morn
ing prayer and Litany, with sermon,
1890 a. m. The last session Of the
rector's Bible class for men on st.
Marks Gospel, will be at 4 p. m.
Evening prayer at 4.45 p. m. followed
Immediately by service of song and
intercession.
On these Lenten Sunday afternoons
some great hymn writer's and their
work will be considered. Rev. John
Mason Neal and. his splendid transla'
tions of those great hymns of the
middle ages, which we so often sing,
will be the subject for tomorrow. II
may be of interest to give the list for
the following Sundays in Lent, as fol
lows
March 4th, Frances Ridley Haver
gal.
March 18th, Rev. Isaac Watts.
March 18th, Rev. f. w. Faber.
March 25th, Rev. Charles Wesley.
April 1st, Bishop VIM, G. Doane