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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31
By FLORENCE SPRING
~ HE Uaited States entered the world war
4 last year just too late to organize

IT. HE Uaited States entered the world war
last year just too late to organize
thoroughly and effectively nation
wide movement for the increase of food pro-
duction. Yet the country did the best it could
in a hurry, from the big producer down to the
lttlest boy with hoe, and the result was that
the number of gardens planted was 222 per
cent greater than it had ever been before and
crop worth s35O.oo0,ooO was harvested in
vacant lots and back-door yards alone.
There is no excuse for failing to do still bet
ter this year. It is the duty Of every woman
who does not live where even window box is
impossible to take her family out Of the mar
ket for fresh vegetab les and it is surprising
ii how small space this can be done with !
tttIe common sense and the intensive method
o4 plantiug Every suburbanite whose house
/ a 6siz 81 III VIII i finy yard rsay coi1se
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31

"My permission madam exclaimed the
young man, you most certainly have and
my deepest gratitude besides. The boys will
appreciate this can tell you, fer we do not
reach our destination until late in the after
noon" Then, as he caught sight of the truck
loaded with food and surrounded by the blue
uniforms, he turned to the men behind him
and said:
'Look who's here, boys! The Red Cross
hasn't forgotten u.s."
The answer to this was volley after volley
of cheers for the Red Cross. Then they quietly
took their places in the empty train and the
order went from car to car
"Out with your cups and get near win
down.
Meanwhile some of the canteen women
were filling big pitchers with the hot coffee
which they carried from window to window
along the platform, filling the aluminium cups
which were passed out to them, while others
carried the baskets of sandwiches down the
aises of the cars, giving two to each man.
The next course was cake Of sweet choco-
late; then the cigarettes distributed and
the lunch was over. AS there were still
a few minutes left before train time, the men
came out on the platform to enjoy their
smokes and to indulge, if possible, in that
rare treat to the fighting man, "a chat with
skirt"
In the midst of a conversation with a
young officer, who held forth at great length
on my remarkable resemblance to his favor
tie sister, l noticed that Nine. Red Cross
was standing beside me and holding in her
two hands that mysterious mailbag, wide
open. My attention wandered from the con-
fdences of the young officer to the windows
of the car before US, at every one of which
a head in wide brimmed hat was bent over
a bit of paper and pencil. Then a man
came up and dropped postcard into the
open bag, then came another and another
in long, unbroken procession. Nine Red
Cross turned to me.
Its a splendid idea, don't you thnk?' she
said. eve distribute the postcards so that they
can let their families know that they have ar
rived safely at this stage OF their journey. We
take the cards to the Red Cross headquarters
and have them officially censored, and then we
mail them. The boys love it,''
You bet We do,' broke in little sandy
haired chap MY W Y1 H. be glad a{ to hear
time I've passed through, and this is all I've
seen of it; but, say, this is dandy big depot
amt it? She'll think I'm havn swell time
rdn' on Fifth Avener an climbin' up into the
Statue of Liberty, an it'll make her feel hap
pier about me, understand? Want ter see wha
wrote on the card? Here you kin read it."
And, as nearly as can remember it, it reac
like this:
Dear Ma: New York's a great place. Jus
got here don't know just when we leave
Amt seen the Statue of Liberty yet because
it's in the harbor and l can't see the harbo
from my window. Feeling great. Hope th
finds you the same. If a soldiers love is an.
good to you, you've got it all right BILL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31
By ELENE FOSTER


OF have heard Of the "Emer-
II " gencv Canteen," of course
Rumors have long been a1oat
Il So of women who wait like fire
!GA horses, fully equipped and
ESi ready to dash out at the sound
of the telephone bell to rail
way station or pier, laden with
.ordviches and coffee to feed incoming troops.
yon have probably seen the uniform, a top
.oat Of cadet blue, with huge pockets and
deem collar with red cross on either end and
an aviator's cap adorned with the same in
sigma. A very pretty costume it is, by the
hive and exceedingly becoming. But further
than this III wager that you know nothing of
this branch of woman's war relief work, and
# Won should question one Of these blue uni
formed women about her duties or her expe-
rjences in the canteen you would still be
none the wiser, for these women keep their
own counsel; they belle all tradition-they can
keep a secret!
Indeed the ability to keep a secret is one
of the very first requisites for membership in
the canteen service. Three thousand women
in New York City alone have learned this
lesson Who says that war hath not its COM
pensacions2
These three thousand women were enrolled
by the National League for Womens Service
for canteen duty, and when short time ago
the Red Cross Society conceived the idea Of
organizing the Emergency Canteen Service,
they called on the national league for trained
workers and seventy women were selected
from the ranks. The idea as conceived by the
Red Cross was not only to feed the incoming
troops when necessary, but to meet all troop
trains passing through the city and distribute
cigarettes and postcards to the men so that
although they may be strangers in strange
land" they find we'll planned welcome wait
ING for them.
TIE necessity for secrecy, particularly in
the branch Of the service which carries on the
emergency work, will be readily seen when l
tell you that these women know the number
of men in the troop which they meet, where
they come from, and usually whittier they
going 1t would be extremely unwise to pass
the information along, and their discipline
goes even further than this, for they have
schooled themselves to ask no questions of the
men whom they meet and betray no curiosity
concerning them beyond the number of sand
wiches and cups of coffee which they consume.
Three thousand women who ask no questions
and who can keep a secret, Almost Incredible
isn't it?
Because of the necessity for secrecy the
Red Cross Society has not deemed it wise to
allow representatives of the press to watch
the Emergency Canteen at work but by spe-
cial dispensation and under oath of discretion
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31

OU have heard Of the "Emer~
gency Canteen," of course.
Rumors have long been afloat
of women who wait like fire
horses, fully equipped and
ready to dash out at the sound
of the telephone bell to rail
way station or pier, laden with
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-15
Dclares Se.lecive !.
Service Has Failed
!. In Original Purpose

Warrington, June 15.-Selective
service has failed to fulnll its original
purpose OF keeping at their work
skilled men engaged on government
contracts. Darragh Delaney of the
war department today told the ma
tional war labor conference. "Patri-
otic but misplaced zeal" has led many
essential men to volunteer for army
service. he said. and "errors in
patriotism" have ben committed by
many draft boards, which should
grant deferred classification to all
skilled workmen necessary to the pro-
ductionT of war materials.
Indefinite furloughs have been
given several hundred trained men
in the army in the month, according
to Mr.: Delaney, and several thousand
others will be sent home within the
next few days to prevent delay to
war. contracts held up by lack Of
skilled labor.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-15
URGES
KONElNKA / To! I
Use ALL POWER
ON. OPP TRAITORS { /. I !
-i.No -. - 80 IN ~ >ls$,SiFT. =
Reply to Presidents Note. is
Made Situation Seen
From New Angle.

:
St Paul, Minn.. June 15.-Presi-
dent S. J. Konenkamp. Of the Com
mercial Telegraphers' Union Of Amer
tca announced today that. he had a
communication from President Wilson
urging him to use his good offices to
help, settle the threatened telegraph
ers' strike. Konenkamp announced
that he made sympathetic reply to
the presidents communication.
Konenkamp declined, however. to
make. public the contents Of his reply
until it is in the hands OF the presi-
dent. :,s; Is :. 5, l..., $50 -. . ~
although the time limit on the
ultimatum set by the general commit
tee OF the railway telegraphers' expir-
ed at noon today" he said, this di-
rect appeal from the president puts q
new angle on the situation Speaking
for the commercial telegraphers al
least, we can do nothing until we find
out what the railway telegraphers are
going to do. %f
IF true the presentation Of Presi.
dent Wilson, the Western Union Offs
GERS will abide by the decision Of the
national war labor board, the chances
are that violation Of the time limit or
the ultimatum will be overlooked"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-15
A Big Move.

II wonder how many people re-
alize that the decision Of the Ameri-
can naval authorities in sending ships
three thousand or moro miles across
the Atlantic to defend American in
terests represents unique triumph
Of fundamental strategic principle.
The naval historian when his time
this notable action. and there seems
no doubt he will be able to add that
the navy department was supported
whole-heartedly by public opinion.
"And that remids me to emphasize
the fact that the object of the Ger
mans in sending submarines to. the
American coast to sink shipping was
to weaken the concordat between ex-
pert and civil opinion in the United
States. On that matter there is no
shadow Of doubt
navies, Admiral Wemyss said:
"On the broad lines Of strategic
policy complete unanimity exists. Ad-
miral Benson and Admiral Mayo have
both visited us and studied our naval
plans. No officers could have ex-
hibited keener appreciation of the
naval situation. find It difficult to
express the gratitude Of the British
service to these officers and to Ad-
miral Sims for the support they have
given us. am not exaggerating
Of the moment. Our relations could
not be more cordial.
The day-to-day procedure Is OF
the simplest. Every morning I hold
conferences with principal oflcers of
tho naval staff. and Admiral Sims is
present as the representative Of the
United States fleet.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-15
800 ARRESTS
ARE MADE BY
SOVIET LEADERS :.
All Persons Taken are Held
in Connection with Anti
,.,,..s -~ Soviet Plot.

Moscow, Friday, June 7.-(By the
Associated Press) s).-More than three
hundred arrests already have been
made by the Soviet government in
connection with the anti-Soviet plot.
Among those under, arrest are NJ.
Khiskin, minister OF public welfare
In the Kerensky cabinet, and M. NAL
yantovitch, minister of justice in the
Kerensky cabinet, and many other
social democratic and social revolu-
tionists.-
Partial: disclosures made by the
Soviet government allege that the
counter-revolutionar headquarters in
Moscow has extended its organization
throughout Siberia and Central Rus
STA under the name of "Union for De-
fence Of the Fatherland and Of Free
dom" .'.4
The organization is accused ,f plan
ming the overthrow Of the Soviets and
the establishment of government
standing for the national interest OF
Russia, reorganization Of the army or
the old basis and continuation Of the
war against Germany with the sup.
port of the allies. The organization
is said to consist Of former officer.
disguised in shabby clothes, disguised
as bagmen and laborers.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-15
NEW YORK WOMEN
BURNED BY ACID
THROWN By By RANK R J X

New York, June 15.-Twelve
young women were victims Of
strange attacks last night and
early today when they were
burned by atld thrown from .
bottle or squirted from q gun by
an unidentified person. All Of
the attacks occnFred within =
short period Of time ON Seventh.
avenue, between 40th and 47th
stxeets. The women, none of
whom were sesiously burned,
weEe unable to tell, tho police
where the acid came from and
said that the first they knew Of
the attacks was when they. felt
pain after the acid had eaten
through theiH clothes.
Four Of the women were taken
10 hospitals; while the others
weto given first aid tresemeut BY
ambulance suIlgeons. Polico ofli-
cials believe that the ac1d was
thrown by sUank.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-15
ALASKA ASKS
help FROM The
UNITED STATES
Large Number Of, Men Have
Left Territory and More
Nh Are Needed.

Seattle. Wash. June 15.-Alaska is
appealing to the states for help. So
many men have left the northern ter
ritory in answer to the call for war
and the lure of high wages on the
outside that its mines. fisheries and
other industries will be crippled, terri
torial officials assert, IL others do not
go north at once to take their places.
'sOut Of a white population Of 50,-
900 over 5000 have left to enter war
work and service" Thomas Riggs.
Jr., governor of Alaska. asserted In a
proclamation recently. "At the same
time the mines, fisheries and airplane
spruce; industries are asked to speed
up. To speed up, we need men,"
Governor. Riggs said 500 men were
needed at once in Juneau mines and
fisheries and 500 more in the fish can
nertes of southwestern Alaska and
other sections. s.,
Juneau is dying for want Of men. "
Bart L. Thane Of the Alaska Cas-
tineau mining corporation Of Juneau
asserted here recently. Mr.. Thaue
has been successful in his efforts to
induce a number. of University OF
Washington students to spend their
vacations working in the north.
From southwestern Alaska, where
the United States government Is
building the Seward-Anchorage-F,air-
banks railroad, the same call has
come. There is immediate need OF
additional workers." read a dispatch
from Anchorage recently. y
Throughout the summer and the
early fall the demand for workers will
exceed the supply in Seward ant
Anchorage" Fred Lilyman, superin.
tendent Of the employment bureau OF
the Alaska Engineering commission
asserted recently.
Reduced passenger fares north
steady employment and good wage:
are offered men who go north, Gov.
ernor Riggs, in his proclamation, said
miners doing contract work could
make from IS to $12 per day. The
Engineering commission pays rail
| road 1aborers 81 per day.
The Alaska territorial government
has opened labor agency here in Sc
attic in the hope that 1t will be sabl'
! to send workers north. ~
Once the war is over. Alaska hope
to see an influx Of returned soldiers
Plans are being made now. to induce
soldiers to go north and take up. land
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-15
PAN-ANlERICAN Il.
FEDERATION | / OF
LABOR Is URGED Ed
Object Of Sucha a Body would
be to Promote Activities
in.Country. ~; ]; IS;

ST. Paul, Mimi, June 16.-Recom-s
nendatiy yns chat pan-Ar1erican fed.
Grafton Of labor be established 10 pre-
mote unity of action in labor activities
In North America and charges that
pro-German papers distributed their
statement and inaugurated vigorous
propaganda against them were fe4-e
lures Of a report submitted today to,
the annual convention of the Amer4-
can Federation Of Labor by the Mexi-i
can labor mission. .f 81.
The report, compiled by Chairman
James Lord, John Murray and 9Anfa-
go Iglacius Of Porto Rico, was unan4-
mously adopted. -
Closer relations Between tho organ;
lied workers Of America and those Of
Mexico are expected to rocult from
the visit it was said. @4ft ::
Members of the mission were cor
daily received by President carrans.
and other Mexican officials, the report
stated, but the Mexican diplomats
were somewhat skeptical Of the possa-
bilities Of a pan-American federation,
because Of lack of funds. After ex-
planning the cooperative features OF
the federation, President Carran3a
realized that close ahiliation with 9TH
er countries would be Of beneht to
Mexico's workers according to tho re-
port
The report described in detail the
activities Of German, not pro-9or-
man newspapers in Mexico"
1--WE were charged with attempting
to drag Mexico into the war and that
the federation had prohibited strikes
in America" the report continued
"a few papers in Mexico are pro-auy
but they are fighting for existence. IS
An opinion that serious difficulties
may break out in Mexico because. OK
the governments attitude Of declaring
strikes illegal. also was expressed ~
| members Of the mission.
In conclusion the report stated thaf
with the setting-up Of a pan-Amert.
can federation Of labor improved con-
ddtions would result in the war-ridden
republic.
The Mexican missions report
charged that German influences at
tempted to prevent meetings Of the
mission in Mexico City. The report
declared that large sums OF money
were spent to attract people away
from the labor representatives. gath
erings.
The report said that most Of, the
Mexican papers "were not pro-Ger-
man: they are German"
Owing to lack Of time the mission
was unable to investigate specific
labor problems in Mexico. The Med-
can newspapers, with an exception or
two, were SHARPLY hostile to the mis-
sion, it was charged. Reports of the
labor meetings were distorted. ItWlss
Echareed: dn+ +sorne papers, that the real
purpose OF the mission was to a.fotSs
4 peace-loving Mexico TO fight her good
friend. Germany" - :s5s' !.
! one instance Of outward attempts
to block meetings Of the mission Wa
cited in the report A Newspaper.
said to be pro-German, advertised a
lottery drawing on the same date n
the labor meeting The announce
ment said that $1,000 in prizes were
to be distributed. The missions re-
port asserted that Mexican labor
leaders rallied their forces and that
the missions meeting was we'll ~
! tended.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-15
Small Montana Town S..
Raises $4,000 For r. C.

Homestead. Mont. June Is
Homestead. which is a town with on
ly about 100 population, went over
the top at the Red Cross sale here
Wednesday with over $4,000.
The citizens here would like to
know If there is any other town OF
this size that can beat this mark.
Homestead went over the top In all
Liberty bond sales, Red Cross drive
and will go 800 per cent in the Thrift
Stamp sales.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-15
STEAMSHIP IS
DESTROYED IN
OCEAN BY FIRE
Vessel is Beached and Pass.
engers and Crew Landed
at Pacific Port.

A Pacific Port, June .15.-Messages
received here today said. the Pacific
Steamship company's freight and pas
senger steamer Ravall, 707 tons. was
destroyed by fire yesterday while en-
route to southwestern Alaska ports.
When the fire was discovered the
steamer was beached and the pas
sengers and crow landed. g.
The vessel was burning fore and
aft When she was beached and the
fire Was not - extinguished until ssit
reached the waters edge. All the
'beSSa Se,& vi asssaveu, but most Of the
c&fko was destroyed = q. 3: r. II q
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-15
Benefits Derived.

Washington, June 15.-Benefits de-
rived from united naval strategy by
the United States and Great Britain
were pointed to here today by navy
department officials, who read with
interest the views Of Vice Admiral
Wemyss on the operation Of German
submarines of the American coast.
"The navy Is naturally much graft
fed at the appreciative words Of Ad-
miral Weymss in regard to naval CO.
operation in European waters" said
Acting Secretary Roosevelt. The key
note OF our naval policy from the
very, beginning has. been, q. united
strategy. It would have been jasy to
fall iiSint0 the error Of assigning separ-
ate zones OF operation to the various
navies. but 1t was evident from the
first, as Admiral Wemyss points out
that the principal naval forces must
be concentrated in the decisive area
around England and France.
with this in mind; the evident
German effort to break up this con-
centration by sending raiding subma-
rines to our own coast has failed ut
terly in its purpose. One submarine,
or possibly two at the present time, or
even continuation Of the scattered
attacks must and will be met on this
side by supplementary naval oper-
.tions without in any way weakening
the main efforts Of hunting the sub
marines in the narrow seas Of Europe
or to convoy troop and supply ships
across the ocean,"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-15
CROSSES AWARDED
SIX AMERICANS

Washington. June 15.-Award auf
the Distinguished Service cross to.Glx
members of the American forces In
France. four Of whom are dead. was
reported today by General Pershing.
Those honpred were: Major Alex
ander Rasmussen, U. s. R infantry:
Sergeant Gray e. Swingley, engineers:
Private Oscar Grifhth, ambulance
company, and Private Frank J. Cold
camp, engineers, all of whom were
killed or died Of wounds, and Corr
poral Thomas A. Carroll, infantry,
and Private Leslie M. Lane, infantry.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-15
rine Beine Estab3tsl,eil,

London, June 15.-(vla Ottawa)-
with the, enemy fought to stand
still, q stable line is being re-estab-
nshed in the Compiegne battle. On
\ the front between Montdidier and
Chateau -Thierry the outlook Is now
regarded IN Paris with more conf
dence, but anxiety is still expressed in
\ IIond on where 1t Is considered that
the gesat peril is yet ahead for the
The. German effort has undoubtedly
fallen short Of its objective and has
/ ssntailedf tho heaviest losses, but the
enemy advance has, appreciably in
creased the threat to Paris. Some
commentators declare he still has re-
serves sufacient to enable him to
launch an offensive greater than that
of March at almost any moment The
numbers 1t the disposal Of Prince
Rupprecht are virtually identical with
thoGe OF fortnight ago, despite his
sending OF B6varians to assist the
German crown prince.
There are. Three goals at which the
enemy may strike. namely, Paris.
AmiGns and Calais, and the Allies, It
70 assumed, have fittle chance Of as
certninlng the enemys intention be-
fore the. blow. fails.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-15
PANESE ARE
]. . LANDED J T AT ] A!
I I CHINESE PORT !
Marines are Sent Ashore
Because of Disturbed
.s1s.q, !. NO1lOlIlO1lS. VII
r =. 4 :. f-.-r Sss

\ Toxic, Wednesday, June Slap
aneseamarines were landed ON Sunday
at SWatpw a treaty port of China and
a center Of the sugar industry, 225
miles northeast Of Canton. Accord
inEssto an official announcement is
sued here today the Japanese were
sent ashore because Of the disturbed
conditions at the Chinese port.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-15
u. S. PRISONERS ARE
PARADED in STREETS
OF GERMAN CITIES

Geneva, June 14.-American and
British prisoners. together with
French colonial troops recently cap
tured by the Germans, are being par
adedathrough the streets of the Rhine
towns to impress the population. ac-
cording to advices from Strasburg,
received in Basel
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-15
$l75;000,00O
IN CREDIT TO
GREAT BRITAIN
Belgium Given Credit of &c..
900, 600 Total j Loans are
(. I 100000. .

Washington. June 15.-rhe treas
ury today extended new credits of
$175,o00.0o0 to Great Britain and
$9,009,000 to Belgium. This brought
total credits to- the allies $5,954,550,-
9. eoo including n, :s'i7o,o ,ooen,o to Great
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-15
NAVY ENLISTED
FORCE MINIMUM
IS INCREASED
Strength of Force Enlarged
to 131,48 Men to Man
I. New War Ships.

washington, juno 15.-An In.
crease of the naval enlisted
strength to 131,4SS men to man
the Fighting ships now In COM
nltssa0n and those building, viii
be . minimum requirement by
July 4, 1919, Secretary Daniels
today wrote Chairman PadGett
of the house naval comrnittec.
Tho peesunt enlisted permanent