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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-09

Every one envies a beautiful skin
Just as every n envies a healthy
person.
Unsightly faces filled with pimples,
disco!orations. blackheads, etc., are
nothing but unhealthy faces due to
blood impurities. Cleanse the blood
and the facial blcn,jnhes disappear.
You must rot believe that drugs
and salves will stop facial blemishes.
The cause Is impure blood filled with
all manner of refuse matter.
Stuart's Calcium Waters cleanse
ard clear tho blood, driving out all
poisons and impurities. And you'll
never have a good complexion until
the blood is clean.
No matter how bad your COM
plexion Is. Stuart's Calcium Waters
will work wonders with it. You can
get these little wonder-workers at
your druggists for SO cents a package.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-09
jamestown College
Gets Big Donation

jamestown. N. D.. Dec. S.-James-
town college OF jamestown has been
given $6eseo0 by the Rockefeller
Foundation. according to announces
ment made today BY President b. H.
Kroeze. He received Z telegram,
from the secretary sof the foundation
conveying the information.
President Kroexe announced that
the college board Of trustees would
Immediately launch 9 campaign,
aimed 1T ~increasinE the endowment
fund to 100000. the $4,000 just re-
endowment. The college now has
about 100000 endowment
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-09
Reported Missing, Yet 9
He Writes His Parents

Fargo, N. D.. Dec. s.-The fact that
him dated subsequent to the time the
war department says he was reported
missing. is accepted by them as evil
dence that Private John G. Skiold Of
Fargo Is in the land Of the living, and
entirely we'll.
The letters received from the SOL
der are dated nearly a month subse-
quent to the time he was reported
missing, and on the date he wrote,
Private Skiold was in a hospital, al
most recovered from wounds.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-09
N. D. Clubs Select Two.
For Work In France

Fargo. N. D., Dec. s.-Miss Hazel
Nelson of Valley City, N. D., and
Miss Della Linwell, Of Northwood. N.
d., have been selected by the North
Dakota Federation Of women's clubs
to do welfare work among American
soldiers in France. They are selected
in accordance with the plan Of dele
eating to the women's clubs of the
ON for such work. The time of
their departure for France has not
been announced.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-09
PLAY
HOUSES CLOSED
Health Authorities Shut
Them to Prevent Further
Epidemic Spread.

Fargo. N. D., Dec. s.-Fargo the
aters ordered closed today by
the Fargo city health officials as i
measure to prevent further spread of
influenza. It is the second new pre-
tentative step taken by the officials,
they having recently banned dances.
\ DR.. Paul Sorkness, reporting an
average of about rs new flu cases in
Fargo daily, said he would take no
further Immediate steps to close UP
the city. The schools are in opera
ton, but the attendance is about 20
per cent below the regular. enroll
ment.
There have been comparatively few
deaths in Fargo recently.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-09
State Behind In Quota
OF War Savings Stamp.

Fargo, N. D., Dec. with its
quota Of $13, 00o, 900 Of w. S. S., North
Dakota has purchased only s6,330,9O7
worth of the stamps during II
months. according to the report made
today by Geo. B. Hollister, chairman
in charge Of the campaign in the
state.
Chairman HOLSTER hopes to raise
the total to owe seven millions dur
ing December.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-09
Bismarck Man Sentenced
For Breaking Bone. Dry Act

Fargo, N. D., Dec. e.-Frank Kuntz
Of Bismarck must serve six months in
the Cass county Jail in Fargo, and pay
a 500 fine, under a decision by the
U. s. circuit court of appeals uphold
ing the verdict Of the district court
Of this state. KuntE was convicted in
Bismarck Of violating the bone dry
act. e. H. Long, convicted at the
same time and sentenced to serve 20
days, has long since served time.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-09

and New Orleans cotton exchanges
which was placed in effect on Novem-s
Der 10 as an emergency measure due
to the signing OF the armistice,
moved today by order OF the commit
tee on cotton distribution Of the war
industries board.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-09
Boys And Girls
Conference DELAYED

Fargo, N. D.. Dec. s.-The annual
boys and girls conference Of North
Dakota, held each December at the
state agricultural college in Fargo,
has been indefinitely postponed be-
cause of the widespread > influenza
epidemic in the state. Officials in
charge anticipate holding the confer
ence next spring.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-09
Northwestern NeWs

farmer family residing three miles
from Ashley. He is a Bohemian and
she is Of German descent. Mrs.
Vanorney was born and reared in Nc
1ntoeh county, and she taught school
in this vicinity before her marriage.
The alleged crime was committed at
the vanorney home last Sunday while
the little girl was home from town
for the weekend.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-09
Stanton Man Held
On Federal Charge

Fargo, N. D., Dec. 9.-Frank B.
Winmill. former postmaster at STAN
ton, Mercer county, has been arrest
ed by federal authorities, charged
with embezzlement of postal funds.
At Hamlet. Mckenzie county,
Henry Barsness has been arrested on
a charge of classifying postal reports.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-09
Rural School Bus Drivers
Entitled To Full Paw

Moorhead, Mimi. Dec. s.-Minne-
sofa rural school bus drivers are n
titled to full pay for the period the
schools have been closed because of
influenza, according to an opinion
transmitted by Attorney General Hill
ton of Minnesota to the Clay county
superintendent of schools. The ques-
ton was raised in a Clay county ru-
paid teachers for lost time. but re-
fused to sanction payments to the bus
driver.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-09

FARGO METHODIsTS PLEDGE.
Fargo, N. D.. Dec. 9-Methodists ot
the Fargo district OF the Episcopal
Methodist church agreed to raise
$4,000 of the centenary fund Of
$50, 000,0 900 being raised in the United
States by the denomination. TIE
pledge. to assume the $4,000 quota
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-09

was made at a meeting Of the min
listers and. laymen held in Fargo this
week.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-09

SPECULATION BAN REMOVED.
New York, Dec. 9.-The prohibition
against foreign and speculative short
selling Of contracts on the New York
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-09

The Mitchell Company today announces a daring short
time policy.
Tomorrow we go back to Pre-War Prices. Back to $1,275
tor the 40-horsepower Sx-back to $l,525 for the 48-horse-
power. Back to former prices on the latest styles of bodies,
open and enclosed.
That means q reduction of $3.50 on .one model and $40
on the odber-an ACREAGE reduction on open models Of
$500 per can.
It means that these Skies unmatchabe values
are today the sensations of Motordom. The average under
price, compared with other lke-size Sizes, is enormous.
It means n today's market a price 50 Loso that these great
Sizes haze no competition IN the Light Six class.
Evening star., 1918-01-04
NAVAL HEAD SILENT
ON ANTILLES INQUIRY

Secretary Daniels declined TODAY tn
disclose any information regarding the
inquiry into the loss OF the American
Army transport Antilles, recently tor
pedoed with considerable loss of life
Only meager details of the loss have
been made public.
Admiral Benson yesterday told the
House naval committee it was due in
part to the convoy arrangements. 1t ia
known. however. that following an inves-
tigation Rear Admiral William
Fletcher. formerly in charge of the
American conveying forces in French
waters. was recalled to the United
States
There appears. however. to be some
question here as to the number of war
vessels furnished to him for CONWAY h,,
Vice Admiral Sims. There is no avail
able official record to show that the
recall of Admiral Fletcher was con-
nected with the disaster.
Secretary Baker. in the War Depart
ment, apparently takes the same nosi
tion as does Secretary Daniels in re-
gard to removal of officers from i'm :
portant posts.
He has made no exnlanatfo, ..
OF the recall of Maj. Gen. sibert- con,
manding the first division OF America !,
troops sent to France, and has reoues,
ed that no speculation as to the reason
behind the recall OF high officers be
indulged in. So far as known. howevar
the only purpose of the request is 10
protect the feelings of the indfvjdunl
officer and not the conceaiment of n,tIi
tary information that might be of vat,,o
to the enemy.
Evening star., 1918-01-04
Divert Coal to Relieve
Suffering in Michigan,
Ohio and Kentucky

Further measures have been taken by
the fuel administration to speed the move
ment OF coal to New England. and 700
cars of bituminous have been ordered d.
verted from the West Virginia fields to
relieve distress in Ohio, Michigan and
kentucky
Producers supplying New England were
directed to make up solid trainloads of
twenty-five cars OF coal daily for routing
over the Boston and Maine railroad. now
somewhat free Of congestion. The New
Haven, too. according to reports to the
fuel administration. is clearing its tracks
and mines were advised to ship as much
as possible over its lines.
Shipments over the Boston and Maine
will be alternated between the city of
Boston and towns in the interior. Rough
weather still Is interfering with water
shipments to New England through
New York and Philadelphia.
The coal diverted to the middle west
was q part of a large amount taken
from the Kanawha fields. Congestion i'll
eastern terminals had made it mad
visable to move 1t toward the seaboard.
Little of the 25o.0o0 tons of anthra-
cite coal held in New Jersey terminals
for shipment to New York city can be
moved 1t was said last night until the
weather moderates. Some of 1t is going
through the Pennsylvania railroad tun-
nels. but the movement is slow, and 1t
Is declared cannot be hastened much.
Ice in the Hudson river is hampcring
Evening star., 1918-01-04
WEDDINGS SHOW INCREASE.
1917 Marriages in New York 10 Per
Cent Above Average.

NEW YORK. January 4.-weddlngs-
war. Stacker and ordinary varieties
Increased more than ten per cent In
New York In 1917. The war, which
caused big jump in April and a de-
cided drop in May. when it became
known that marriage itself was not
a ground for exemption from military
duty. is given credit for the incres sc.
Some OF the increase was due. City
Clerk T. J scully says In his annual
report today. to those who married in
the hope of escaping military service,
and probably much more was caused by
soldiers and sailors marrying before
they went away to training camps or
naval stations.
Marriage licenses issued in the five
boroughs of New York during 1877
aggregated 1891. of which Manhattan
had 4l.a63, as compared with 6s, 7s7 in
1915. Deputy City Clerk Michael Cruise
played the role of principal accom-
piice to Dan Cupid by officiating at
1s.6Ss marriages in the municipal build
ing during the year To all bridegroonss $
he regularly gives this advice: kiss
your wife now~
Evening star., 1918-01-04
Weaver Regrets He Is
Unable to Cut Price
of Coal in BusheI [ OTIS

John L. Weaver. fuel administrator
for the District. said that, much
to his regret, he would be unable to is
sue an order reducing the price of coal
to the poor from 40 cents to 25 or 80
cents a bushel, as he announced Wednes-
day that he hoped 10 dc.
Two or three larger dealers who had
agreed to abide by such an order.
though 1t meant selling coal without a
profit, he found on investigation did
little or no bushel business. The small
dealers. who depend mainly on selling
coal by the busheL protest they cannot
continue business If there is a further
cut in price.
Hard coal runs twenty-eight to thirty
one bushels to the ton, according to size.
with an average of thirty bushels to the
ton. This amounts to a price of Sl2 a ton
for coal when it is sold by the bushel
The dealer pays $500 a ton for it at the
public dumps, hauls it to his place of
business and rehandles it in serving his
customers.
This gives him n gross profit of $40
ton, which he contends is the narrow
est margin upon which he can continue
in business. The retailer who sells and de-
livers coal in ton or half-ton lots is per
mitted under the regua tionS to make a
gross profit of $40 a ton
Evening star., 1918-01-04
SOLDIERS AID F|REMEN
IN SUbDU|NG FLAMES
Stubborn Blaze in Hoboken Indus
trial District Causes Loss Es-
timated at $250,OOO.

By the Associated Press.
HOBOKEN, N. J., January 4-Fire-
men, United States soldiers and civil
ians, aided by New York fireboats and
railroad tugs, brought stubborn blaze
under control after a fight of several
hours in the heart of the Industrial
section paralleling the government
controlled water front here today.
A six-story manufacturing plant,
containing paper and other mill sup
plies. owned by the attiMcQuade
Company, was destroyed with an esti-
mated property loss of s25o.oo0. Nu-
merous small fires. caused by sparks
carried by forty-mile wind. were
checked by the soldiers and citizens.
while the firemen, almost exhausted by
their efforts at blaze elsewhere earlier
in the morning, and handicapped by
weak water pressure, fought the flames
in the Gatti-McQuade building
At the request of War Department
authorities In New York the fireboats
were dispatched and reached Hoboken
after cutting their way through the
Hudson river ice. From these vessels
streams were played upon the Gatti-
McQuade building and the flames were
Of ships loading with war supplies
About 1000 soldiers guarded the dis
trict, and civilians were called on for
patrol duty. A munitions factory in the
vicinity was not touched by the flames.
A number Of firemen. overcome by cold,
exhaustion and smoke, were removed to
hospitals.
Evening star., 1918-01-04
GIVES IT'S ACHIEVEMENTS
IN REPORT TO CONGRESS
Council Of National Defense Tells
OF Work Done for Four Months,
March 8 to June 80.

Expeditions. production and delivery of
contract prices to the government have
been achieved by the Council of National
Defense through it's civilian advisory COM
mission. according to the councils first
annual report transmitted to Congress to-
day by the President. The report covers
the work of the council for only four
months. from the time of organization.
March 3, 1917, to the end of the fiscal
year, June 80.
in a broad sense, the council and COM
mission have sought to make available to
the United States the best thought and
effort of American Industrial and profess
sional life for the successful prosecution
OF the war. the report says.
To assure the American forces ade-
quate equipment to bring victory vast
increases in the country output OF war
supplies were necessary. The council
has developed new sources of supply
for both raw materials and finished
products, and purchases of supplies for
the executive departments have been
co-ordinated Standardized specifica-
tions for tools and implements used in
the manufacture of munitions have
been introduced, and the cooperative
organization of transportation and cleo
trio communication for war service has
been enlisted, an aircraft program was
lnaugurated, motor transportation ia
cilitfes stimulated, labor leaders or
ganized conformity with representative
employers for the effective enlistment
OF the workmen in war service. scien-
tific research promoted. the engineering
and medical professions mobilized for
war and the coal industry organized
for more effective production of fuel
Assistance also was given by the
council to the business of the country
in meeting changed conditions and
adapting resources to war demands
The local activities of the states were
centralized.
Efforts of American women to assist
in the conduct of the war received special
attention from the council. which provid-
ed means for concentrating their energies
effectively.
Evening star., 1918-01-04
GERMANS MEET CHECK
IN ATTACKS IN ALSACE
French Bring Down Eight Aeros.
Fighting Near Cambria
and Lens.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, January 4.--violent artillery
fighting on the Champagne and Verdun
fronts is reported in today's official
communication. A German attack in
upper Alsace was repulsed- Eight Ger
man airplanes and a captive balloon
we're brought to earth yesterday. The
statement follows:
During the night the Germans un-
dertook several raids on small posts in
the region of Juvincourt. but obtained
no success In the Champagne and on
the right bank of the Meuse. east of
Hit 344 (Verdun 'front.', there was vio-
lent artillery fighting for time. In
upper Alsace a German attack near
Aspach was repulsed completely. The
Germans suffered appreciable losses
and left prisoners and a machine gun in
our hands.
'-On January French pilots brought
down two German airplanes and a cap
tive balloon. Six other machines fell
within the German lines after aerial
combats.
..On the same day French squadrons
bombarded the factories at Rombach and
railway stations at Metz-Sablons. Con-
fans and Arnaville. In the course of
these expeditions projectiles weighing
1900 Kilograms were dropped"
Fighting on Cambria Front.
LONDON, January 4-"Local fighting
took place yesterday afternoon on the
Cambria front. in the neighborhood of
the Canal Du Nord, without producing
any material change in the situation"
the war Office reports.
I'VE advanced our line slightly during
the night south of Lens.
There was some hostile artillery ac-
tivity during the night in the Bullecourt
sector and also in the Ypres sector"
Evening star., 1918-01-04
BOARDING OF COAL
BY RICH CHARGED

In his testimony before the
Senate committee inquiring into
the Washington coal shortage, l..
A. Sncad, coal distributor for the
United States fuel ndmfnistra tion,
stated that much of the present
shortage in Washington was due
to boarding by wealthy people,
who. he said. were buying coaI
beyond their needs. while others
were suffering from lack of 1t.
The Star today asked MI. snead
to furnish 1t a list OF persons who
were thus boarding coal.
His answer wnss ~ prefer not
to make amy statement at this
time"
The Star asked John l.. Weaver.
fuel administrator for the Dis
trict. IL he knew of any INSTANCES
Of coal boarding. Mr. Weaver
aisO requested 10 be excused from
dtscuss1nE the subject.
Coal deaierx expressed the be-
lief that there was no boarding
Of consequence, though ii was ad-
mftted that some persons, through
ffnr of more serious shortage
later on, might be seeking to buy
beyond their immediate needs.
Evening star., 1918-01-04
Would Cut the School Recess
to 30 Minutes to Save Coal

Cutting the noon recess in the public
schools to thirty minutes. as a means of
saving coal, is the suggestion advanced
by r. T. Edwards of 1900 K street. Mr..
Edwards writes to The Star as follows:
May / not suggest cutting the noon
hour at schools to thirty minutes in win
ter? 1t will mean the saving of MANY
tons of coal. The children have twenty
recreation l do not imagine that man
of them care much about recreation in
the Fairgrounds right now Cutting tb,,
noon hour in two would get them home
COAL ' oi
Evening star., 1918-01-04
BRITISH CROSS THE P|AvE

By the Associated Press
LONDON. January Am official
statement on the campaign on the
Italian front. issued by. the British war
office last night, says:
In Italy one of our battalions made a
successful and difficult raid across the
Piave last night. capturing prisoners
and infiicting considerable damage. Our
losses were slight"
ROME. January 3.-"On the whole
'front.'" says the official statement issued
by the italian war office, there has
been nothing Of Importance to report.
''On Tuesday night enemy airmen
dropped bombs on Castelfranco Veneto.
obtaining two direct hits on two hos
pitals. Eighteen patients were killed"
Evening star., 1918-01-04
Take Meals at Office.
OSCAR RESMCK HAS
HARD RUN OF LUCK

Oscar Resnick, grocer. 1853
23d street northwest. thinks that
most of the suffering that has
visited Washington since the cold
spell began centered upon him.
And probably he has a reason to
believe it.
This Is what happened:
About a week ago his supply of
coal ran out and he bought a gas
stove to keep his wife and baby
warm The gas froze and he was
unable to use 1t.
He then bought an oil stove,
but, after two days use, he was
unable to get oil. Yesterday the
wife and baby remained in bed to
keep warm.
Last night about 10 o'clock, just
as he was preparing to close up
the store and call it a day, hav-
ing been working alone in the
store since 6 o'clock In the morn
ing, a negro entered and hit him
with bottle. Resnick struggled
with his assailant and in the
tussle the man broke Resnick's
leg.
He is in bed today under the
care of physician, while his
wife is trying to run the store.
They are still without coal, gas
or oil.
Evening star., 1918-01-04
SNOW BILL IN SENATE
Provides for Cleaning OF Sidewalks
in D. C.-Mr. Dillingham;
Is Author.

A bill providing for the removal Of
snow and ice on the sidewalks by
.householders In Washington was intro
duced in the Senate today by Senator
Dillingham; of Vermont,
The bill Is identical In terms with one
introduced in the last Congress by
Senator Dillingham;. but which failed of
passage.
The new bill is framed In a manner
believed TO make ii less objectionab BILE
than two laws passed by Congress
years ago which were subsequently
held unconstitutional
Senator Dillingham; announced today
he will make fight for early consEd-
Grafton of the bill at this session.
Evening star., 1918-01-04
AGREE ON WAGE PLAN
Director General McAdoo and Rail-
road Workers to Await Report of
Investigating Board.

Director General McAdoo and heads
Of the four railroad brotherhoods
agreed today on a plan for threshing
out all wage and labor disputes while
government operation prevails through
an investigation board. which will re-
port recommendations to the director
general.
Evening star., 1918-01-04
MRS. WILSON SENDS
TRUCK TO HAUL COAL

Mrs. Woodrow Wilson took a
hand today in helping the city's
poor suffering from coal short
age by putting a White House
motor truck at the disposal of the
movement for free distribution of
coal to the needy
Mrs. Carl Vrooman. wife of the
assistant secretary of agricuI-
ture. also put an automobile at
the disposal of the distributors,
Other women in official life also
Joined the movement.