Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-22

ton, Yaphank, N. Y, to which officers
and on-commissioned officers have
been assigned, has been made compul-
| sorry.
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| Deaths in British Forces in Action
and from Wounds Estimated at
But Per Cent
Now that American troops are tax
ing their places in the trenches, at
| tention is again directed to an esti-
mate by the secretary Of war, that the
| losses up to June l, 1917, Of the Brit
| ish expeditionary forces from deaths
in action and from wounds amounted
! to but per cent of the total of all
men sent to France since the begin
ming of the war.
The ratio Of losses of this character
today, because of improved tactics, is
less than to every 100 men.
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German Socialist Sees Neglected Op-
portunity for Peace
The committee on public informa-
| ton has received the following excerpt
from a speech in the German Reichstag
by Herr Ledebour, joint leader Of the
Independent socialists:
"Again has an opportunity beer
neglected to satisfy the world s long
| ing for peace. It is pain that a step
backward has been taken and that the
political authorities haze completely
adopted the military views Of the con-
! servatives. It is very disquieting for
friends of peace to hear the Chancellor
say that we now have free hand in
the west. Czernin speech is a strik-
ing refutation of Hertling's, for Ger
min accepts Wilson 8 proposals IS the
; basis Of understanding, whereas tho
! Chancellor rejects them. We hope,
nevertheless, that we shall soon have
the negotiations, which Czernin's ac-
ton permits us to expect. We :an not
agree to Czernin 8 and Kuehlmann 9
Interpretation Of the right Of self-de-
termination. We want general peace
on democratic foundation. The pre-
tended popular manifestations in the
occupied territory we're brought about
under the influence Of the German ad-
ministration. The creation Of the
! kingdom of Poland was a tremendous
must give up it's false methods, and
We shall soon have peace in the east.
The true opinions of nations can only
be expressed by a referendum after
evacuation. The Fatherland Party
wanted to replace Hertling with Prince
Buelow, but that is no longer neces-
sary. Militarism has won the day, and
the proletariat must force peace on
the basis of the reconciliation of all
nations.''
Several additions have recently been
made to the list Of trains discontinued
in Canada.
TO meet the shortage Of small Sc
yer change in Norway large issue Of
l-crown notes (at normal exchange the
Norwegian crown is worth 26.8 cents
United States currency has been put
in circulation.
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But 1901 men have been EXEMPTED
on the ground Of :'moral deficiency"
This phrase was defined by the presi-
dents regulation to include persons
any court of record.
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According to a statement by the
manager of the Emergency Fleet cor
poration, the shipping board now has
TIC shipways, Of which 3l2 are fol-
wooden ships and 404 for steel con-
struction. The program calls for the
construction in 1918 of eight times
the tonnage delivered in 1916, at a
cost of more than $1,000,000000.
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According to information received
in Washington, butter is selling in
Berlin at 1926 a pound, sugar at Sc
cents pound, ham and bacon at $2.11
a pound, and Ivory soap at five bars
for SLIP.
According to report by the Ameri-
can consul at Geneva, Swiss livestock
quotations near the end of 1917 were:
Oxen, each $3.50; bulls, $40; cows,
$500; calves, $3.50; young pigs, $14;
sheep, $14; fat hogs, per pound, 80 cts.
The department. of agriculture esti-
mates that only one-third of the mar
ketable surplus Of the potato crop had
been moved by January I, 1918. Last
years potato crop was the largest ever
produced in the United States.
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Through volunteers alone many col
leges have already given to the army
and navy per cent of their students.
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No individual licenses are now re-
quired by the war trade board for the
expectation Of horses to Canada and
Newfoundland. Shippers will be Civ
en- notice through the press Of there
should be change in this ruling in
the future.