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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-08
Supreme Court Decision
From Grant Comfy

4 from O0unty.
J. I, Cahill, plaintiff and appellant,
vs.. Thomas Mcdowell, ct al, defend
ants and respondents.
Syllabus:
D Section s2os OF the compiled
laws OF 1913,~twhich provides for the
temporary location of county seats by
a county commissioners and for the
permanent location at general cleo
ton. and chapter 101 sof/the session
laws OF 1917. which amendathe above
section by addingea proyiso authorix-
ing a preliminary expression OF pref.
mary election, are held to b61 ap.
plicable by the location Of the county
seat Of Grant county.
(2) The legislature having failed
to providA a method for consisting
the result. Of Q primary election 81
which the voters r authorized 10
e1pres0 q preference between the vAr.}
f0us towns contending for the coun1Y
sat, the result ~ gBel m election
cannot be questioned In . contest pro.
1ceeding.
laws Of 1914, which provides for cons
testing the validity OFFS election q
to the right Of q place declared and
selected as the county seat iDlfc0nst
strued and held to b applicable % an
election which determines the3SSioNar
ton OF q county seat hut Motto one
which merely amounts to ~ expfeBs
sion Of preferences preliminary % =
f!nal vote and sedttion ~ gla1ral.
Appeal from district eoutt 1rsni
County. W. g. Crawford. ]
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-08
The Personnel of the Delegation

@ Omcial announcement is made that the delegation
sent: from Berlin to Field Marshal Foch's headquarters
Is composed of Matthias Erzberger, secretary of state
and head Of the German war press department.; General
n. Z. A. winterfeld, Count Alfred Won Oberndorn Gen.
eral Won Gruenen and Captain Won salow Of the German
navy.
with the exception Of Herr Erzberger, these men
the absence Of other information. be assumed that they
are duly empowered representatives Of the German gov.
eminent and perhaps Of the German people. So far so
good. ~
What H. meanwhile, a source for some regret, is
that the opportunity to choose some other men for such
. delicate mission has been entirely overlooked.
It would have been exceedingly unprecedented
fitting, too-f the German emperor himself had headed
the delegation and had been forced to stand, cap in
hands, face to face with the army leader Of the democ-
saciss Of the world.
It might also have been an appropriate climax to
the checkered career of Crown Prince Frederick VIII
liam to have him included in the delegation. ana to Wit
mess his behavior In the blazing light Of sorely humiiat.
tng circumstances.
Ludendorff would have been a desirable member
Of the mission, but, 1t appears that he. by resigning at
: critical time, fell from grace. AS Tar as Field Marshal
been one Of the representatives Of the German armies
n their defeat AZ he was their topmost figure in the hey.
Aay Of their glory.
AZ It is, the delegation seems to represent q Ger
ysmany which has not been, ana 1t least not ID, particu-
3a.Iy enthusiastic over the war. It should have been
Sthsrwtse. The men who instisated the war and those
s1hossuided the military destinies Of the crurnbline en-
ssSDl1es shonld have been forced to stand abjectly before
NE conaueror. hunbly bessing for that cessation Of hos
suits which has become m unavoidable Nnecesity ia
German nation.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-08
44 %,4
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y X
FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER s. 1913.
NCAUTlOUS AND VICTORIOUS

It is impossible at the time Of this writing to tell
whether the United Press association and
ranother news organization spreading the premature news
ythat an armistice had been signed. between the Allies
rand Germany simply yielded to a temptation to do some
thing sensational and unique. or made what might be
scharitably called. an honest mistake" But whatever
.the reason may be. the method of disseminating the
news" was extremely incautious and the results of one
Of the greatest exploded scoops in newspaperdom were
sinexpressib1y inglorious. -.. .
The fact that the circulation Of the unfounded story
caused the expenditure Of an untold amount of needless
money may be bad enough in itself. but the more serious
aspect. of the case is that the affair called forth an out
burst of popular jubilaton and rejoicing which was
based on purely fictitious grounds, and thus in advance
deprived the actual celebration Of victory of much of its
fervid and sound enthusiasm. =.
Another far more serious circumstance is that the
circulation Of news, unfounded and unconfirmed and IA
beled-by inference, at least-as official information.
tends to undermine public confidence in the press. There
has never been a time when it was more necessary than
now td be careful and painstakingly exact with regard
to the treatment of news which affects not merely a To-
calty, but entire nations, and the lack of caution on the
part Of the misled press association is an extremely grave
error Of judgment.
An organization like the Associated Press, all of
whose news dispatches are carried over its leased wires
to The Herald, has during decades maintained a repu-
tation for being careful and accurate. It does not pub
lish mere hearsay as facts, but spares no expense to
conduct searching Investigations for the purpose Of es
tablishing the truth Of a rumor. and, 1t maybe added
no story is too seriously insignificant to evade a careful
examination into its origin. 49,
AS far as the clients Of the incautious press organ
ization are concerned, they can, of course, not be blamed,
but are entitled to the sympathy of their colleagues who
are served by an association whose news service is as
perfect and accurate as it is humanity possible to make
it, even though some Of these clients persist in repeat.
eddy circulating the unfounded news in the face Of well
warranted doubts.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-08

Affirmed. .
Opinion Of the court by Birdzell, ].
Sullivan & Sullivan, Mandan, and
I. N. Steen, Mandan, attorneys for re-
Nuchols & Kelsch. Mandan, attor-
neys for appellant.
Robinson and Grace, Judges, con-
cur, In the result.
From Grant County.
Dora Spatgen, plaintiff and re-
spondent, vs.. Joe o'Neil, ct al, de-
PENDANTS and appellants.
Syllabus: , :
Is Section 121 Of the c,onstitu-
ton Of North Dakota, which limits
the elective franchise to male persons
of the age Of Fl years or upwards,
does not preclude the legislature from
authorizing women to vote for village
officers,
Appeal from district court, Grant
county. w. l.. Nuessle, J.
Afirmed.
Opinion Of the court by Birdzell, J..
Jacobsen & Murray, Mott, attor-
neys for appellants.
Vincent Hogan, New Leipzig, at
torney for respondent.
Robinson and Grace, judges, con-
cur In the result.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-08
KAAT ABOIT THE KAISER?

Ever since sostobsr Il yhsn the series Of notss be-
9ssa Bsfatn and Washinston began With = suppiica4son,
14smishcs. ths otherwise ~ f~alniliar name and flgurs
|Ix3kl 1N4aies1 Winaln =. ~ NJ sass 81 GOD" emperor
1916gnany md Eins IS PrnsEia, hass bssn conspicuo.s-
&Ssn56llt {ren the ns.s dispasches snd although Il can
E1ssS sRhthafplly - thAt this lbssnes has 5bssn .tt.nd-
0Es95.e ~ lprefuss rsarst ~ the United atssss IL nsy
8S3GfB&DyNx "A sulgsst TIT thsts y = rsasoa for such 81
SSe1Sa sataesapt II kssptns ths ausast 1aajsstys light
M15lss1l4es eabtshsi
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-08

Anoaterdam - Forty-fve thousand
~.;ir,av workers in Prussia andssHesse
s r. Ifncanacitated with influenza and
n=ss.enrer trafiic Is much restricted n
conseuuence. according, to the 'Iase-
hiatt Of Berlin. Al
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-08

Liss: "a nearly - I can d~etermtns.,, rid the
young woman. you are what they scstl !
literary hack"
no. rspl,sA ne youns man YEARLY. I'm not even
= hsck. I'm : 5itney."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-23

they have delivered over to Bolshe-
vik representatives the town Of Minsk
in order to give them a strong
hold upon Polish territory. He
charges, too, that the Germans are
selling arms to dangerous elements Of
the population and that they are incit-
ing antagonism to the Government
among the people Of certain Polish
provinces. All Of this he declares
defeats the present task OF Poland,
which Is to keep peace and order
until a permanent Government can
be established after the election Of
a properly constituted Polish Diet
early in January.
Poland, in fact 10 conscious that at
the present time 1t 10 put to a critical
test; its claims as 10 territory and Its
ability to establish a stable Govern
ment are matters soon to be consid-
cred by America and the allied ma
lions mt their conferences. In re-
pressing German activity Poland feels
that ii is removing the strongest an
tagonlstic influence to the carrying
out Of its national ambitions.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-23
LONG DISTANCE TOLLS.
The particular Person" Method vs..
the "Station to Station"

To SHE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sr: In
writing up the so-called reduction In
telephone rates announced by Burle-
son you did not fall into the COM
mon error of other papers and swallow
the statement whole without giving some
consideration as 10 how 1t would actu-
ally work out
The experience which people have had
with the two number method between
here and Philadelphia and similar calls
In the suburban area around New York
city demonstrates that 1t is much
cheaper TO use the particular person
method than TO attempt to make a saw
ing OF the 25 per cent. reduction which
at present exists II one Is satisfied with
so-called station to station connection.
The Post Once Department is devot-
ing so much attention TO Prussianizing
the wire systems of the country that
it IL Chinafying the, legitimate post o.
fice service, Letters which formerly re-
quired only overnight to be delivered
now are frequently not delivered until
the second succeeding day, even when
sefft special delivery. II, c. HorsoN.
New YoRS. December q.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-23

TIM M6mpletely learned this lesson
the confidence with which the Food
Administration allowed our stock to be
reduced to supplies for ten days gives
evidence. The drafts on the eleva-
tors were authorized in the spring.
1t took courage to adopt and pursue
a policy that almost emptied our -four
barrel. and that courage was the fruit
Of the peoples response to appeals
for economy.
The Food Administration did not
originate the gospel of the clean plate.
In thousands OF homes where fore
sight and prudence ruled that doc
trine was preached and practised gen.
erations ago. The Food Administra-
ton did revive 1t in places where 1t
had fallen into neglect. 1t should
never be forgotten again. In peace
or war, In time OF plenty or season
Of famine, to waete food offends all
correct principles. The duty to use
wisely those products Of industry IN
which We depend to sustain life Is
continuing duty.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-23
A Sportsnan's Proposal.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-E%: Your
editorial article on sinking the German
Ships is most commendAble.
All through the war the allied nations
have tried TO save in everything possible
and now we are asked 10 prevent pos
sible friction between friendly Govern-
ments by destroying valuable property
on gigantic scale.
A simple and believe certain way
out OF the difficulty Is TO number each
warship and put the numbers In nat !;
also to number the submarines and ooler
vessels and put the numbers In another
hat, England. France, Italy, Belgium
and the United states TO divide by mu-
tual agreement the tickets representing
these numbers, each ticket drawing in
turn a number from each hat represent
ing each vessel.
This Is the regular church lottery
scheme and will work without friction
or i'll feeling. From q sportsman's view
Il Is a settlement OF the question and
will be received by all the nations con-
cerned as n fair adjustment OF the mat
ter. To destroy hundreds OF millions
of dollars additional would seem to be
inconceivably foolish and wicked, espe-
cially as Il is now proposed by our own
Government TO spend hundreds of mill
ions Of dollars to build UP a greater navy
tor ourselves.
ROBERT a. EsEBRoUoH.
New YORK, December 81
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-23
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
Some Of the Perplexing Questions Its
Formation Involves.

To THE EDITOR OF THE Sus-Ssr: VIII
the Peace Conference at Versailles be
able to take the scheme OF league OF
nations out OF the realm OF dreams and
give It substance, shape and force? To
do 80 would be to surmount greater dif-
fculties than have hitherto confronted
the capabilities OF mankind.
While there have been leagues of vari-
GUS sorts. varying in degrees of good
and bad results TO the peoples concerned,
Amph,ctyonic. Hanseatic and the like,
none Of them sought to control the world
so that thereby war should have no
further place In II.
When tia project shall have emerged
from the nebulous phase. II II ever does.
and begins to coalesce. the first of tho
many complex problems TO be considered
will be that OF proportional disarma-
ment
This must be done before any arbitral
it can have power TO halt aggression or
stop intrigue. But how: What fine
genius can work it out to exact nicely
or guarantee its delicate balance in per-
pCtuity? The initial measure must. OF
course. start with Britains great feet,
but her jurIsconsults have already pro-
nounced strongly against any change Of
her ancient policy in that direction
Furthermore. a league OF nations to
serve every purpose. TO be supreme, must
have final determination Of all world
matters. whether they be Ju@iciable or
political And to have ths- function
the Powers signatory must perfonce sur
render much of their national sover-
eighty, and that would inevitably lead to
cul de sac where selt-determination
would cease.
But the most veXatious question to be
considered, the one which in all proba-
bllty will call for the greatest degree
of diplomatic fnesse. unsettled since the
time OF Venetia's maritime supremacy,
is the freedom OF the seas. Here is a
chapter in the code International on
which every conflict OF any magnitude
has left its changes and which must
be further supplemented TO embrace the
regulation OF underseas warfare.
The fact is International law is in
the category OF unfinished business. left
over from the ages. and must remain
So and until human vision is endowed
with greater prescience 1t will be impos-
sDle to legislate for the future with any
certainty that it will endure
Take our venerated Constitution, per-
haps the best example of foresight and
wisdom on record, and yet within its
short existence. as Lord Bryce says, It
has often been necessary to bend 1t in
order that 1t might not be broken. Are
We not Just now getting away by slow
degrees from an autocracy. absolute and
unquestloned. the very condition the
trainers of that great instrument by
checks and balances. were most anxious
to make impossible?
And what has become OF that fetish
of our national faith. freedom from for
eign ontanglements. which was to be our
guiding star for all time? Vanished into
| thin air. History seems TO point out
! In no uncertain way that the best one
age can do for the age it precedes is
to work out in mastery fashion its own
destiny. And that IL legacy enough. 1t
were futility to attempt more.
II. r SHERMAN.
COLUMBUS, Miss. December IT.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-23
Bad all Service Abroad.

The charge made last week by Sen
ator HITCHCOCK that the handling Of
mail for American soldiers abroad
was attended by the rankest sort of
mismanagement and Incompetence"
appears to be supported by q para
graph In the report of Mr.. JAMES II.
PERKINS, American Red Cross Com
missioner for France. 1t declares:
1T 10 impossible for any one who has
not had the experience OF the last year
in France to realize the difficulties which
stood IN the way OF organizing an enor-
nous quas-business. quasi-relief organi-
zation personnel was hard to get from
America. supplies were hard TO get
transportation almost Impossible. the
mail service was bad and the telephone
service worse, but in spite OF all these
troubles, the spirit with which the men
Of tho organization undertook every
thing carried things through in the most
wonderfully successful manner"
Commissioner PERKINS does not say
specifically that 1t was the United
States mail service that was bad, but
as that was the service upon which
the Red Cross depended, not only In
It's own general business but for the
purpose Of getting word to and from
the relatives OF soldiers-one Of the
functions Of the Red Cross-it must
be assumed that he did not mean the
French mail service.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-23
Mr.. william r. Wlllcox's Simon Pure
Americanlsm.

From the Hstp York TtFIss OF December a
Our neighbor THE Sun does a grave
disservice to Mr.. William r. Wilcox
and a greater one to itself when It per-
yerts an allusion made in these columns
to the controversy in the Republican
National Committee over John T.
Adams in such way as to make II
appear that the attitude of Mr.. Wilcox
in respect 10 the war had been called
into question. There was dissensIon in
the committee from the time that John
T. Adams OF Iowa was made its Vice
chairman, as was stated at the time,
with powers which deprive Mr. Wilcox
OF much of his utular authority" When
the committee met in February last to
choose a chairman 10 succeed Mr..
Wilcox Mr.. Adams was an aspirant for
the place. He was disposed of by the
publication of a letter which showed his
pro German sentiments. a letter in
which he had justified the invasion OF
Belgium by Germany. Mr.. Hays was
chosen. In criticising the behavior of
some of the organization Republicans
the Times referred to this incident and
il was entirely plain that The reference
could he only to Mr.. Adams. since no
man on earth has ever accused Mr..
William r. wilcox OF pro-Germanism
or has doubted his devoted loyalty to
this Government. and TO the principles
for which II went TO war.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-23
Use without waste.

OF wheat there is SUFFICIENT for all
the needs Of the population. There
10 none to waste. What we need we
may consume without imperilling the
Of the Food Administra-
ton. The New York Federal Food
Board says:
IT II probable that our normal actual
consumption OF wheat, implying elimi-
nation of waste in which our people
nave been thoroughly schooled. will be
permissible and still allow us to keep
the Food Administrations pledge in the
shipping Of great quantities Of bread
stuiHS to hungry Europe"
In tho elimination of waste Will be
found the solution of this problem.
Before the war many Americans used
wheat without thought Of their neces-
sites, or of the value of the cereal,
not In dollars and cents, but in terms
Of life and death. The broken loaf
was pitched out Of doors; bread, rep
resenting the richness OF the earth,
the labor Of men and women, was
spoiled and cast aside. Only when
wheat came to be reckoned among
the weapons Of war, when the ma
TONS defence depended on economy
IN Its use, did these wastrels come to
. reaiiSinE sense Of its worth. That
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-23
Mr.. William r. Willeox's Loyalty
and Americanism.

In explaining yesterday that 1t never
intended to assail the loyalty and
Amerlcanlsm of WILLIAM r. WILL
COX, who was succeeded in the Office
Of chairman Of the Republican Ma
tlonal Committee last February by
WILL II. HAYS, our nelghb6r the
Times accused THE Sun OF ''perVert-
ing an allusion" made in Its columns.
THE Sun reprinted what the Times
said, and the readers Of THE Sun are
competent to Judge whether .ip ac-
cepting the explicit declaration Of
that newspaper at its face value we
perverted its words.
THE SUN rests its ease on the words
the Times used. The handsome
tribute the Times pays TO Mr.. WILL
cox's Amertcanism and loyalty IA
fully deserved by that gentleman, and
THE SUN takes pleasure In repro.
ducing It In another place on this page
to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-23
Bitter Words Of . Conserve ionist.

To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-gtr: OF
all the asinine talk, in my opinion. the
ultimate in imbecility Ia reached in
advocating the sinking Of the great Ger
man feet.
n American ENJOYS in all truth are
making such proposals they need indi-
vidual guardians. q general keeper being
inadequate
In the name Of the Hun, hasn't enough
destruction been suffered by the world
without thought OF accomplishing such
childish waste. or is vandalism become
a contagious habit?
l opine poor wronged Belgium, for in
stance, could perchanoe use the proceeds
OF the sale of the German navy. n
urged sufficiently. or even the vessels
themselves for peace purposes.
Not since Bill Bryan sprung the
million sprinsing men by sunset EARNED
with snowballs?) not since woodrow
Wilson kept us out OF war (till after
election). :, and not since our busted
trade balance and imminent panic was
pronounced merely q psychological de-
preston has anything quite so iilu-
minating in craftsmanship reared Its I'M
posing head. Strong folly incurs strong
criticism W. p. CoRBErr.
NEW YORK, December IL.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-23
Criminals Tribute TO the Overfed
House Dog,

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir; As
a retired police detective who has had
some conversation with professional
crooks. learned that no midnight bur
glar or houseman met with any success
where there was a small dog. the kind
that one of Your subscribers so much
dislikcs in the house. They told me :
Damn them. you cant keep them quiet.
They keep on barking. and If you throw
them meat they would not eat 1t because
they are overfed,"
FRANK y. EvANHoE.
CENTRE MoRIcHEs, December 81.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-23
Reforming the German Diplom attic
Service.

By recalling HEINRICH Won Eek
HARDT, the Minister to Mexico APP
pointed by the Imperial German Gov
eminent. the present Government Of
Germany has removed from this
hemisphere man whose activities
have given grave concern to the
authorities at Washington and to the
psople Of this country.
In carrying out the policy Of his
superioYs IN Berlin Minister Won
EcKHAlpr has been accused of direct
Ing a system Of propaganda designed
to embroil Mexico and the United
States, and his activities are alleged to
have contributed not a little to the
difficulties that have arisen between
the two republics. His retirement is
assumed in Washington to mean the
abandonment Of the projects to which
his efforts were devoted, and with
ibis malign influence removed our re-
iations with Mexico should be greatly
improved.
1t is probable that Minister Won
EcKHARpr's recall means more than
the elimination Of cause of annoy
snce and irritation 10 the United
States. 1t must be plain to the men
now in control in Germany that the
rehabilitation Of that nation requires
complete recasting Of the existing dip
lomatic service. The men in office
to-day represent the rule that has
been overthrown in Germany. They
were trained in the imperial school.
Their methods are those which found
favor with the individuals whom
Germany Is casting out Most of
them cannot be expected TO repre-
sent truly and effectively the demo-
cratic nation which Is now forming
Their sympathics generally are not
with 10.
One of the earliest and hardest
tasks Germany must tackle is the
establishment Of her diplomats in
good standing in neutral countries.
In these countries there are diff
eulties TO be overcome no less than In
beIligerent nations. On the character
and conduct of the men selected for
these posts much depends, and the
subject must already be receiving the
painstaklng consideration OF the men
who have undertaken to build new
Germany.