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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-01-26
LOANS TO our ALLIES
Most Of the Money Remains Here
for War Materials.
Secretary Of the Treasury Explains
How and Why, and the Benefits
Uncle Sam Derives.

The loans made by the United
States to the governments at war with
Germany are arranged by the secretary
OF Uncle Sans treasury and submit
ted to the president and made with his
approval.
The secretary states that his judy
ment In making these loans Is deter
mined largely by the monthly require
ments Of the applicants. The different
powers, through their duly authorized
representatives, make their repre-
sensations as to- their necessities
for carrying on the war, and after dis
cussion the various amounts are ar
rived at.
These loans, says the secretary, are
essential for our own protection, not
only for our protection in a military
way, but for our economic protection
and welfare. The production of the.
United States has been speeded up and
greatly stimulated. We are producing
more than our own needs, and our own
economic protection and welfare de-
mand that we sell much of our prod,
ucts to our allies. To accomplish this
we must extend these credits to enable
them to buy our products.
Their commercial salvation is an es-
sential part of their effectiveness in
the war, and their commercial well-be-
ing demands that their export trade be
maintained In considerable measure.
They mist keep their civil population
engaged to the extent necessary to sus-
tain their industrial and economic ex-
istence. 1t Is sound economic policy
on our part to assist them in maintain
ing their Industrial life and economic
welfare.
Very little of the money loaned to
our allies, the secretary states, goes
out of the United States. Most of it
Is spent right here for war materials
and foodstuffs. The money we are adj
vancing is not q contribution; II Is
loan, on which they will pay interest
and which ultimately will be repaid in
full. Our allies are looked upon by us
as solvent peoples, without ready mon
ey but with perfectly good credit.
Their expenditures of this money in
this country are supervised by us.
Their purchases are made with the adj
vice and assistance Of our war indus
tries board This system not only pro-
tects the borrowing ally but prevents
competitive bidding against the other
allies and the United States itself, and
obtains for the borrower the same
prices, the same terms, and the same
treatment our own government de-
mands in making its own purchases.
When one remembers that the loans
made to our allies enable them to do
the fighting that otherwise the Ameri-
can army would have to do at much
expense, not only Of men but Of money,
money which would not be returned to
us and lives that could never be re-
stored. the wisdom of our policy in
financing our allies Is plain to every
one. 1t is not only duty to them that
we are performing in lending them
part Of our great wealth; it is a great
duty we are performing to our SOL
diers and sailors and our nation in
making our allies powerful and effec-
tive, thus lessening the work and dam
ger and suffering for our own men and
in bringing the war to an earlier close.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-01-26
Pineapples Catch Crop

Although pAeapples are grown rather extern
sively in the Straits Settlements the canning Of
this fruit being Of the most fourishing Of the
minor industries, there appears to be little definite
information available as to the acreage and actual
production In the different localities. according to
Consul Harry Campbell, detailed vice consul
at Singapore. Straits Settlements.
Pineapples are for the most part raised a
catch crop In connection with rubber plantations.
since they can be grown very easily and with little
cost between the rubber trees during the first
two or three years Of their growth. This pro-
cedure has been especially attractive to planters
(mostly Chinese) having small holdings on the
island of Singapore II affords the planter an In
come during the years that the rubber trees are
coming into bearing. while proximity to the can
ming factories Of Singapore makes the marketing
simple and inexpensive.
It Is estimated that about 1000 acres of pine
apples were planted rubber estates on the
island Of Singapore In 1915. Any definite figures
as to acreage in other parts of the peninsula are
not available. but II appears that the industry In
the Federated Malay states Is not important be-
ing limited Utmost entirely to small plots for local
market purposes.
The value Of the exports Of pineapples from the
straits Settlements during 1910 was s2,506,910.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-01-26

terially aided the French In holding back the
German hordes under General Won Kluck and
made possible the great victory ut the Marne
planned by General Joffre. After fighting In
France and Belgium for almost two years, General
White was taken severely i'll with appendicitis.
and after two operations was nvalided to Amer
lea on his present recruiting mission.
Anyone who Is familiar with the guard
lions fought by the British between Mons and
the Notwithstanding actions in which the
brave men involved, although vastly outnumbered
by the army Germany had been getting ready for
years, were practically called upon to sacrifice
themselves so that Joffre could have time to fully
prepare for his wonderful and successful blow
against Won Kluck's fiank-knows that every Brit
Usher, from general to private, did the full meas
ure of his duty to his country and to civilization,
and that thousands of them paid for that duty
with their blood with their lives.
Inspired by such experiences, 1t is no wonder
that General White is a bit impatient with the
Brtisher or Canadian who has been under the
protection of the British flag for years, who has
enjoyed the liberty and the various advantages
claimed by those living or claiming the rights Of
those living under that flag, and yet who declines
to come forward Of his own votion and help
Great Britain, France and the United States win
war, the object of which is Ito make the world
safe for democracy"
Several months, doubt, will pass before the
conventions providing reciprocal draft privileges
approved by the United States senate and
arrangements are perfected for making the draft
effective. The reason the United States senate
must first pass on the conventions is because ex-
listing treaties between the United States and
Great Britain are to be changed somewhat by
them.
One odd phase of the situation and one that
causes some confusion, Is the different age period
Of the draft in the United States, Great Britain
and Canada. Britshers from eighteen to forty
may be drafted, Canadians between twenty
and thirty-four. and citizens Of the United States
between twenty-one and thirty-one. Still another
odd phase Ia the first papers proposition. The
United States draft authorities claim every Brit
isher and Canadian who has taken out first natur-
allzation papers. but these men all regarded
as British subjects by the British government and
as such not only at liberty to volunteer but sub
ject to the British and Canadian draft provisions
rs soon as they become effective In the United
States. "
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-01-26
President Wilson Favors
TeStamentS for Soldiers

A message from President
Wilson indorsing the campaign
of the American Bible society
to raise a fund of 100000 to
supply testaments to men In
Uncle Sans army and navy was
read recently by request of the
federal council of churches. The
president wrote:
"This Is an object which l am
sure all Christian people will
want to see accomplished.
hope that 1t may be accomplish
ed. I hope that 1t may be. for
the sake Of the men who are
going to the front. They will
need the support Of the only
book from which they can get
it,,
The nationwide campaign
also was Endorsed by Col. Theo-
dore Roosevelt as a worthy eff
fort to put the church behind
Pershing and the American
army abroad"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-01-26
His Only Chance

II was an old situation Mother went through
the pantry, and found that son had been at the
layer cake. She sighed. assumed her severe look,
and went back into the living room.
Robert" she said, didn't tell you not to
touch that cake without asking permission2 And
didn't tell you that you couldn't have any cake
Just before meal timer
"Yes'm."
'Then why did you take cake without
asking permissionT
Because wanted some cake just before meal
time"
His argument fawless, whatever is said
about his obedience.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-01-26
SOME coNvERsATIoNALIsT.

The young man had talked for ten or fifteen
minutes without break, when the girl at the
other end of the wire interrupted:
Just a moment. Guy" she said
"What IL II, Fleda7"
II want to change the receiver to the other ear.
This ones tired"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-01-26

II contaminated, will permit the British and Ca.
madam recruiting mission under the leadership
OF Brig. Gen. w. A. White, c. NJ. G., to draft every
Britisher and Canadian now residing I'm the United
States. and the United States to draft every one
or Its citizens who lives In Great Britain or
Canada.
Ihls Is very important matter, particularly
Tor the Britishers and Canadians because there
are Mt least 100000 Of them over whom Old Glory
waves, and the names and addresses of at least
10000 OF them are known to General White and
his stan because they have been taken from the
draft records Of the United States MANY Of
these are coming forward every day of their own
accord. but the recruiting mission wants every
man OF them who is physically fit to volunteer for
the British or Canadian armies About $4,000
have already gone into these armies and in one
month recently over half Of the recruits secured
for the Canadian expeditlonary forces came from
the United States.
When Brigadler General White asks man 70
fight he doesn't nsk him to do any more than he
has done himself. He Is officer In the regular
army of Great Britain, and that he lost no time
himself In getting into the fray is shown by the
fact that he reached Belgium about August g.
1914, few days after the was declared and
got into action almost Immediately. He had gen.
,eral charge of the rear guard actions from Mons
TO the Marine, In which small British army ma
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-01-26
BY EARLE HOOKER EATON.

+ A MAN wants to fight nowadays
there Is no reason why he should
not be accommodated The Unit
ed States Is not only a vast re-
cruiting camp for its own armies.
but Great Britain is engaged In
strenuous campaign 10 get every
Britlsher and Canadian in the
United States to volunteer for
service under the British flag.
This work is being done pend
Ing the outcome Of international
negotiations at Washington which.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-01-26
PROBABLE INFORMATION.

"Can yon tell me what the day wore when Il
wore on7"
Probably, judging from the recent tempers-
lures 1t was a sweater"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-03-07
United States Food
Administration Bulletin

Beginning February "a, 1918, all
bakers will be required to use 20 per
cent of substitutes in bread and rolls
Those who willfully refuse will ; be
compelled to close. The success OF
this rule will be threatened if some
bakers bake "Victory"bread and the
others bake white bread in the same
community. Bakers who cannot pro-
cure substitutes will be required to
fill an affidavit and upon agreement
to cut down their bread volume to 80
per cent of normal will be given a per-
nit to operate until substitutes are
procurable but not longer than ten
days.
Potatoes may be successfully used
up to half of the substitute require
ments in combination with other sub
stitutes but when so used four pounds
Of potatoes equal one pound of sub
stitutes as per the baking rules.
E. F. LADD,
Federal Food Administrator
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-03-07
New Wars Planned.
By German Big Biz

With the French Armies in the
Field, March 2.-Germany's big bust
ness is still backing the German gov
eminent and the German military
command in its policy Of annexations
and domination.
Gern,any's "big business" is already
building for future wars. No later
than December, 1917, the Association
of German Manufacturers of Iron and
Steel and the Association of German
Metallurgy with headquarters at Ber-
lin and Dusseldorf addressed rig
orously confidential" memorial to the
German government. and German mil
itary command demanding annexation
of the French iron basin at Briery and
Longwy because Of it's extremely i'm
portant nature "for Germany's ma
tional economy and conduct of future
wars"
A copy of this vigorously conf
Dental" memorial has just come into
the hands of the. French authorities
It constitutes the most damning evi-
dence that after three and one-hal1
years of warfare in which Germany
has sacrificed 100000 of her owr
soldiers, Germany big business, the
German government, the German
military party and apparently the
German people themselves are abso
lutely unchanged in their desire anC
determination of domination and con
quest.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-03-07
TO CENSOR MAILS

Fargo, Feb. 27.-Rigid inspection
of all mail directed to foreign coun-
tries has been ordered by the United
States postoffice department as
means to suppress the work of enemy
spies. Mail from Fargo and the
northwest will be inspected in New
York.
To aid in the work, district in
spection stations have been estab-
lished, and all the letters for foreign
points will be censored. Mail for
the southwestern part Of the coun-
try which would go from Galveston
will be censored at San Antonio,
Texas.
Postal authorities have had trouble
with "leaks" through neutral nations,
and a special watch is to be kept on
the mails between the southwestern
states and Central and South Ameri-
can countries.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-03-07
April Set for Time :
Of Third Liberty LIZ

Washington, March lon April
6, the first anniversary of the United
States entry into the war, the third
Liberty Loan will be opened. There
will be campaign of three or four
weeks. ..-,.->.
In announcing the date tonight,
Secretary McAdoo said the amount of
the loan, the interest rate and other
features, such as convertibility OF
bonds of previous issues, maturity
and terms of payment, are yet to be
determined, and that new legislation
will be necessary before plans can be
completed. d, ar-,.
Probably Over Four Billion
The fact that the amount of the
loan is dependent on further legisla-
ton indicates that it will be for more
than $500, 1000, 900, the remainder of
authorized but unissued bonds, and
the fact that certificates of indebted
ness now being sold in, anticipation of
the loan bear Az per cent affords
some indication of the interest rate.
How large the loan shall be, de-
ponds largely, however, on the fate OF
the pending war finance bill carrying
an appropriation of half billion dol.
lars, and action on the railroad bill
with it's appropriation of a similar
amount.
Last Loan Before June
Although Mr.. McAdoo made nc
specific announcement, it is now tax.
en- for granted in official circles that
there will be but one more loan be-
fore June 30, the end of the fiscal
year.
The statement concerning the dats
of the campaign was made at this
time, Secretary McAdoo explained, tc
give every community time to pre-.
pare for the big bond sale, and he
strongly advocated popular demon
strations of patriotism on the day Of
the opening of the loan and the sec
ond year of the war.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-03-07
Minet Soldier Had
Both Hands Severed

Minot, March 2.7-Word of serious
injury to her fiance, Charles McGone.
gal, came to Miss Ida Kromen, Of this
city, tonight from a French hospital
McGonegal left Minot last September
with national guardsmen.
He had both hands blown off at the
wrist and many leg wounds in the
grenade charge.
Captain F. w. Black, surgeon il
charge, said in the letter:
"You have every reason to be prouc
Of this brave man. His courage has
been quite remarkable, He bears hi.
great misfortune like a true soldier
The Letter was mailed February Z
and the wounds had been sustained Z
week before. 4
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-03-07
Big Things Of War
Will Come in March

New York, March 2.-The time of
major offensives has come in the war
zone. March is the month Of desper-
ate fighting, and the initial develop
ment Of great strategic plans.
Henceforthe, the war news may
carry any day the first intimation of
Americas Forthcoming drive against
the German front. The bitterly cold
winter weather has now passed from
the western battle line and the thaws
have ceased, for the most part, to
make quagmires of the shell holes in
front of the trenches. Which ever
side desires to move first to the new
attack will probably select this month
for the initial assault.
Last March, the French and Brit
ish made their most effective joint at
tack of the war, in the west, which
was followed by the great German re-
tirement to the famous Hindenburg
line on March 1920. At the same time
the British army at the other end of
the war area, in Mesopotamia, moved
forward, and March II captured Bag
dad
In 1916, March saw the maximum
effort put forth by the Germans to
capture Verdun. The beginning Of the
attack on the fortress was advanced
by the Grown Prince to the last week
in February, for the purpose Of secur.
ing the benefit of a surprise assault
But, the heaviest fighting fell If
March, and it was the March defen
sive Of the French army that broke
the back Of the German movement.
In March 1915, the British started
their first spring offensive, which re-
suited in the advance Of Neuvf
Chapelle. The Russian advance ir
Galicia broke through the Austro
Hungarian defences, in March, 1915
and captured the great fortress Of
Przemysl, and further to the south
invaded Hungary.
Unless new precedent is to be es.
tablished in the world war, March
1918 must likewise help make history
on major scale.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-03-07
ASSISTANT MARKET
MILK SPECIALIST

The U. S. Civil Service Commission
has been unable to obtain sufficient
eligibles to fill vacancies in the posi-
ton of assistant market milk spec
ialist. Graduation from college or
university Of recognized standing in
a course embracing the subject of
dairying, and, in addition, at least one
years responsible experience in some
phase of dairying or milk inspection,
are prerequisites for consideration
for this position. Salary is 81 500 to
$1,740 per annum.
Any male who has not reached his
45th birthday and can meet the re-
quirenents should make application
at once for form 2118, which, with
further information may be secured
from Vernon T. Gale, secretary of the
local civil service board at the Valley
City post office.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-03-07
Embargo On Corn to
Stimulate Wheat Move

Washington, March "A temper
airy embargo on corn imports was de-
clared tonight by the war trade board
to increase the movement of wheat
from South America needed here for
immediate consumption. Another pur-
pose of the order is to make available
wheat for shipment to Switzerland,
which, although promised supplies
from the United States, is running
perilously short because deliveries
have not been made.
- The embargo is the first applied
under President Wilson's proclama-
ton putting imports under license
control and will work no hardship, it
is declared, on the South American
grain exporting nations. All of the
countries that sell corn also have
large quantities of wheat for sale,
and tonnage heretofore used for corn
shipments will be devoted to moving
wheat.
In it's commercial agreement with
Switzerland, signed some months ago,
the United States promised to ship
that nation a monthly supply of 3d.
900 tons of wheat. The schedule has
not. been carried out, partly because
of the wheat shortage here, and part
ly because of the difficulties of trans
port,
Steamers to carry wheat to Switz-
erland finally have been obtained
from the northern European neutrals,
who. at first refused to furnish YES
sells even though the German govern
ment has established safety lanes
leading to Cette, the Swiss free port
III Several sasi' of the South American
countries have on hand large quaint
ties of wheat, but it has been more
profitable for them to ship corn be-
cause of the high price it is bringing
now in the United States and in the
allied countries. Although wheat
prices have been put under definite
control, no measures have been AIKEN
to establish those of corn.
Within the next month the United
States will increase measurably its
own exports of corn to the allies and
will shut down on wheat shipments
Special arrangements have been
made for moving daily to seaboard
100000 to 10000 bushels of corn
daily for shipment.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-03-07
GERMAN BUSINESS MEN
WARNED OF BOYCOTT

Washington, Feb. 28.-An over
whelming vote in favor of a resolu-
ton warning German business men
that an economic combination will be
formed against Germany after the
war unless the danger of excessive
armament is removed by making the
German government a responsible in
strument controlled by the people,
was announced tonight by the cham
Der of commerce of the United States
at the conclusion of a preliminary
canvass of its organization members.
The vote as recorded to date is 1904
to 154.
A referendum on the resolution was
ordered on January IL and copies
were sent to each of the 1000 local
commercial and industrial organiza-
lions comprising the national cham
Der. Each organization has from one
to ten votes according to its men,
bership.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-03-07

The following is another letter re-
ceived by Mr. and Mrs. P. G. David
son, from their son Harold who is
"Somewhere in France"
January %, 1918.
Dear Folks-No doubt you have
been waiting for this letter for a long
time but we have been moving so
much l could only write one letter
which was at -- and I carried
that too long before I found out
where to mail it so decided not to
send it. We have had mail only once
since we came across, that was about
two weeks ago at our last camp. l
suppose that there is a lot of mail
tied up somewhere but they can't
seem to get at it.
We certainly did have a fine trip
coming down from -- lots of
food and good comfortable cars. The
country is very pretty even though
is all hills and valleys, it is a queer
country in that it is either marshy
soft, wet ground, full of springs or it
is solid rock. They sure have got fine
roads in this country (the Heimes
road isn't in it at ally, they are just
like a floor and when they are wet
they are about as slippery as peel
ed onion. We came out on truck to
the camp the other day and slid
around quite bit. We camp right
out here in the woods in tents, stove
in each tent and lots of wood. Ben
Olson, Johnny Smith and l have
tent for ourselves. Leonard is in an
other tent across the street. Maybe
you have heard about the 164th regi-
ment being broken up. The non COM
missioned officers (corporals and ser
geants) we're sent to some training
camp and the privates were trans
ferred to other places. | am in the
164th but Headquarters company.
Adolph johnson is in the supply COM
pany and Bill Andreason and John
Larson, Paul Baarstad and Cuyler
Anderson went with the non-commis-
stoned officers.
We are sure seeing a lot of country
on our trip. Roy Carrot was in Paris
four or five days on detached service.
We have got plenty of clothes, new
shoes and hip boots for work in the
woods.
1t is getting late so l will close for
this time, with lots of love to you all.
From Harold.