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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-17

We regret to disappoint you, but ~
have no opinion that 10 Of any valuo
concerning the U-boat situation on the
Atlantic coast
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-17
Petersburg High .
School Commencement

Petersburg. N. D.. June 17.-The
local high school will hold commence
ment exercises in the opera house FRI
day evening, June %.
On Sunday evening. June 81, Rey.
J. Hancock Of Lakota will deliver the
baccalaureAte sermon in the NJ. E.
church. Lyle N. Bittinger, registrar Of
the u. OF N. D.. will give the COM
menceMent address.
The following win receive their d.
plomas: II
Clinton La Tourrette. Peter Hildre,
Herbert Drake. Conrad Reiten, Ko-
nantz Reiten. Martha Fossum. Minnie
Barry. Selma Engsather, Matte Elk
rom, Mabel Benson. Alice Field and
Viola Hildennyr.
The local school has a 100 per cent
Junior Red Cross membership; 100
per cent membership in the high
school have invested $4,000 in Liberty
Loan bonds. $500 in w. s. s., and
about $125 has been donated to the
Red Cross.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-17

EEI a. A-nrr4.EH NtLaaAs4. tAH
ter give him the $50. that II Jesse
z given MIN n xl0O ne
Wou!9 NOT nave MS trouole and
stasoo. accoralng TO Or. F,oss:
~ pretty 70 fight h
overnment ana I'm the govern
ent AT TINS tame, the witness said
rs saw e plack Y lying IN plain
signt on the dresser In the room, n
p9intlns 70 Air. at the end
ol the table, said ! n force
y tone: THAT'S the man"
OF the room Fred
Fred Richards Of hydro was next
called, and denied that DR.. Foss had
made threats against Jacob Krause,
but admitted he was pretty drunk the
day he had visited Havre with Nick
Pike, on which day Dr. Foss was al
legged to have made q threat against
Mr.. Krause and also identified and
admitted the truth Of, an afadav Wit
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-17
.Minot Will Give John
S.eea Loco Majority,
Says Judge E. B. Cos.

Bismarck. N. D.. June 17.-"Minot
city probably will give steen . lead Of
1000 votes" said Judge e. b. Goss
Of Minot, recently Of the North Da-
kota supreme court today. while
Nonpartisanism was .. side issue Of
the Shaw victory, It must not be an
derstood that opposition to Shaw was
entirely Nonpartisan, and Minot will
be practically solid for steen.
II have been out in the country
some. and I am satisfied that Steen
sentiment 10 growing and I believe
Steen will carry Ward county. From
what I can learn, in Bottineau coun-
", where I used to live. steen will
gain 1000 Or 1900 votes over the
vote cast for Governor Hanna two
years ago, and he will carry the Dun
ty. From all indications the farmers
Are beginning to think and will vote
on the merits Of the candidates. That
In all Steen can ask-it will insure his
election"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-17
Pool Halls Are .Lawless
Watkins
Hall b the Worst Paace for
Concoction Of MeanneD and Bad
influence" Says League Boss

Bismarck, N. D., June 17.-"speak-
ing generally, the pool hall IL a law
less institution" said Superintendent
Watkins of the North Dakota Law
Enforcement league, addressing the
council Of defense this morning. "Be.
fore the bone dry law became effec-
tive. most of them were selling liquor,
where they could get by with it. They
arc now selling cigarettes. Many are
selling SNUFF. Many~permit gambling.
A very large per e allow minors
under 10 to loiter about or participate
In the games. Pool halls will have, to
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-17
LIQUOR SOLD
AT MlN0T,
JUDGE Dill
Judge Dill,'Testifying Before
Defense Board, Says
. Three Places Open.

Bismarck. N. D., June 17.-"To the
best Of my knowledge and beliefsat
least. three places whore liquor could
be bought were running in Minot
when I left last night" said Judge
Dill Of the Magic CITY, testifying be-
fore the state council Of defense. He
added. however, that President
shaw's statement that Minot would be
cleaned up IL the people wanted IL
cleaned. must have had some effect,
for he had been advised that the
chants, in state convention in Minot
last week, had been unable to buy
anything to drink. 1.-THE Minot police
force Is sufficient to clean up Ninot II
they r ordered to clean 1t up"
There are men on tho force who
know where the places are" said
Judge Dill.
"And they're not blind, either, are
they?" asked Assistant Attorney Gem
eral Bronson. who conducted the ex-
Animation.
Judge Dill mid there had always
been a difference Of opinion between
n states attorney and tho president
Of the city commission n to whose
duty it was to clean up Minot.
HIS personal opinion. said the mag
istrate. was that President Shaw and
Police Commissioner Scofield had
power 70 clean up the city. and that If
the police were ordered to put the lid
on they would obey orders. He did
not believe extra police would be
needed to do the job. Judge Dill
Astated he lived on the edge Of the red
light district, but lever had occasion
TO VISIT 1t. and did not know whether
1t was still open or not.
MY opinion is that moral condi-
lions in Minot could be improved"
was the magistrates reply to q direct
Interrogation.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-17
LEAGUE MEN
WROTE MINOT
PLATFORM
More than. Half Of John
Stems Field Workers are
. Former League Men

Fargo. N. D.. June 17.-with the
North Dakota primary election just
nine days om-the North Dakota pri-
.mAr4es taking place June 26-indicA-
tons are that John Steen and the In
dependent ticket will sweep the Re-
publican primaries. according to Theo-
dore Nelson. himself q member Of tho
'NonpartisAn league. and now director
n moving spirit In the campaign
that 70 being waxed for tho nomina-
ton OF . ticket Of candidates not un-
cialist Leadership.
Mr.. Nelson, In Fargo today in con-
nection with campaign activities. is
sued = statement to the effect that
moro than half of the active cam
patgners identified with the field work
being prosecuted for John Steen, is
being directed by members Of the
N~onpaYtisan league who are unwilling
to longer continue the present admin
8istratton which is & clearly under the
domination Of the Nonpartisan chief.
Mr.. Nelson also revealed the fact
that the so-called Minot platform, on
which the Independent ticket is run
ntn9, was drafted by Nonpartisans,
the foundation for a platform being
laid at . conference held in Valley
City long before the Minot owen
ton. with FL, counties represented.
seventy-five per CEN of the men at
tending that convention, says Mr.. Mel
son, were members Of the league who
had declared themselves unwilling to
longer continue with thai organization
az 1t was being handled.
n Steen campaign manager is a
Dunn county farmer, He was promi-
nent for many years In the work OF
the Society of Equity. and continued
active for the betterment Of farm con-
ditions with the Nonpartiaan league
until he says he vas convinced it was
heading In the wrong direction.
I'm only a few months now the seri-
BUSINESS Of our relations to the war
will begin to settle around us and
those of us who do not go to the
front, will fnd that we will have to be
so busy. in u respective vocations of
life in order to properly support our
army and all activities that we will
hardly have a moments time to spare
OF the solution of our commercial
problems al home" said Mr.. Nelson
today.
IF we cannot do full justice to both,
we must support the war first; in this
connection It should be bered
that 1t is the policy of the present ma
tional administration to no legislate
that it will be impossible for any one
to make q fortune of any kind out of
the war. The income tax and the ex-
cess' profits tax is taking the profit out
Of p~rofiteering very fast already. Some
of our economic battles at home can
therefore remain status quo until We
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-17

1T might also be interesting to
know that long before the Minot con-
vention a number Of members Of the
Nonpartisan league met in conference
In different parts of the state, dis
cussinE what would be wisest to do / in
the coming election in face of the
present developments as to Townley's
career and handling of our state az
fairs by his men. In one conference
held in Valley City, IL of the 20 men
present had paid their SIG to the
league. It was in this exclusive farm
ers' meeting that the backbone Of the
Minot platform was drafted and
agreed upon, and 1t cannot therefore
be justly charged hat the Minot plat
form was drafted by any agents in
the interests of big business
II do not believe that the people
OF North Dakota who have responded
so literally to every call Of the fed
eral government for support Of the
various war activities and who have
assembled time and again to reavow
allegiance to the United States, and
send their boys away to sacrifice their
lives. 1t need be, to preserve our lib
critics and ideals Of democracy, are 60
ing to vote for men to control our
state who are not Internationally
patriotic as the voters themselves are.
why should we elect men to pub
lie office now about whose uncondi-
tional loyalty there is doubt? Why
should we elect state officers who have
shown they are willing tools of a man
who has come to be a political boss
without any character testimonials Of
any kind. and tried suddenly to have
our constitution revised SO as to throw
the state into such debt that neither
we nor our children would be able to
pay it off. In fact, many of our people
would have to leave the state on ac-
count OF excessive taxes which would
have to be imposed to nay interest ON
unlimited indebtedness"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-17
P. D. Norton Asked
To Back The League

T4lst lie could have had. tlis-
endorsement OF the N0npAttisah
league for congress In the Third
district, had he been willing 10
write . letter upholding the
league, was revealed BY Conetess-
man r. D. Norton, of the Third
North Dakots DISTRICT In IN 3D.
dress delivered It Watford City.
Had he consented to write .
letter accepting the league lle
would have received It's endorse
melt." says the Watford City
Guide, reporting Mr.. NOrtOn's
address there. "MIr. Norton nos
litely invited the 'fixers' to Jump
In the creek He saId: II was
one of . half dozen men who
started to fight agninst boss rule
In this state ana through our of.
forts No were successful In down.
ing the old mAcaine.'n
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-17

are sure we are going to- have the
privilege OF settling these without any
BY any foreign, country.
Thousands Of people In North Da-
kotA who Joined the Nonpartisan
league in the beginning ana paid an
other Tee last year, are now commenc.
ine to think that It ID not safe to re-
elect me- who have Townley's approx
al because of his attitude toward the
and established government ID not
what 1t ought to be, or he would not
be continually called upon to explain
in court and otherwise Just what he
Likewise there is no doubt
about the soundness Of the theories of
n Of his candidates on the admins
tration Of state affairs. @
Thousands Of people were led to
believe that Townley was not q So
cialist, but now that he keeps on his
pay roll a. organizers, lecturers and
managers, practically no N but So
cialists. they feel that they were not
treated right at the beginning. One
man, a member of the s.Nonpartisan
league. wrote to the .Steen .headQuar-
ters this way the other day:
"'Townlcy, with his record OF
shattered condolences and busted
credit, should be the last man In
the world to 60 about in our
peaceful farm communities and
stir up class hatred between farm
ers and business men, and ask tho
people to take ON his ideas Of how +.
to run our business
Another Nonpartisan league mem
her wrote this cheering news,
"sOut Of 90 sieners on the John
Steen petition in our precinct, IS
per sent = members OF the Nom
partisan leaguc'; while another
wrote: There are 1870 votcs in
our precinct and judging by the
way things are going now. 100 of
them will be enrolled in the John
Steen club within q few days.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-17
Disloyalist Found
Guilty Of Sediion

Lewistown, Mont, Juno l7-Anton
Schaefer, a wealthy land owner and
sheep man Of Benchland, was satur-
day found guilty by a jury. of sedition,
and the penalty was left to the court.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-17
AAosgnt n GmmA Fund.

The TACT that lt3ls to every ones
}AtaFaak to hAvO q man At the hAAA Of
the rata gpvarnment Who under.
stands business and bua1asR admins
trahoA u quite Apparent BY the study
Of above M9ur1A
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1918-04-04
DRIVE FOR THIRD LIBERTY LOAN
SOON Be ON OVER ENTIRE STATE
AS Great Spring Drive Is About To Open IN france Inc
For Sale of Liberty Bonds Starts at Home-buy
Bonds and Thus Boost For Victory

mothers goodbye kiss. But, please
God. our love of life is not so prized
as love of right. In this renaissance
of our country's valor, we VINO Will
edge the wedge of her assault make
calm acceptance of it's hazards. For
US the steelswept trench, the stiffen-
ing cold-weariness, hardship, worse.
For you for whom we go, you mil
lions safe at home-what for you?
We shall need food. We. shall need
care. We shall need cloths for our
bodies and weapons for our hands.
w eshall need terribly and without
failure supplies and equipment IN a
stream that is constant and never
ending. From you who are our source
and reliance, who are the heart and
hope of that humanity for which we
smite and strive, must come these
things. Buy your country's bonds.
Buy them,- today! The United States
Government Bonds of the Third Lib
erty Loan are an investment made
safe for the people. They are in the
highest possible sense a security Of
the people, by the people, for the
people. They can be had in denom-
nations so low and on such terms
that virtually every citizen of this
nation may share in the benefits they
bring and the purposes they serve.
They are today the safest possible
investment in the world. Buy your
country's bonds. Buy them as the
handspring of our holy endeavor. AS
your duty to the cradle and your
fealty to the tomb, buy them. Buy
them, today!
(Signed) Citizen Soldier No. 258th
District, National Draft Army.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1918-04-04
|. v. v. MEMBERS
ON TRIAL IN CHICAGO
TAKE ABOUT WEEK TO GET
JJJRY-HAYWOOD AMONG
NUMBER ON TRIAL

Chicago, April 1.-The work OF Sc
lecting a jury to try 113 members Of
the Industrial Workers OF the World
on charges of violating the espionage
act, was begun today before Judge
K. NJ. Lands. Attorneys for both
sides predicted that at least week
would be required in obtaining jury.
Hundreds of witnesses have been
summoned and tons of literature, seiz-
ed by the government during raids
on headquarters of the /. w. W., are
stored in the federal building ready
to be used at the trial.
Early in September raids were made
by United States marshals on |. W.
w. headquarters in various cities OF
the country and many members Of
the organization arrested, and much
documentary evidence obtained.
Among those who went on trial to-
day was VIM. D. Haywood, general
secretary treasurer, who was arrest
ed in Chicago headquarters of the
organization.
Counsel for the l. w. w. are George
w. Vanderveer, of Seattle; Otto
Christensen and Miss Catherine Lowe,
of Kansas City, The government
was represented by Assistant Attor-
ney general VIM. C. Fits, of Wash
ington, d. c.; District Attorney Chas~
F. Clyne, Frank K. Nebeker, Of Salt
Lake City, and Claude r. Porter, of
Des Moines, 1a., special assistants of
Attorney General Gregory.
Unusual precautions to prevent
possible outbreak on the part of the
defendants were taken. As manacles
were removed prisoners were search
ed for weapons and then hurried to
their places by special guards.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1918-04-04
EIGHTY MEN FROM THIS COUNTY
LEFT FOR CAMP DODGE FRIDAY
Loyalty Meeting Held Armory Present Boys With Red
Cross Kits and Godspeed Them Their Way
March Depot

Last Friday evening eighty Of the
drafted boys from this county and
about ninety from Mckenzie county
entrained here for Camp Dodge. Be-
fore leaving they were given 4 rous-
ing send off at a patriotic meeting
held at the Armory. The meeting
was led by E. C. Carney chairman
of the Red Cross and severa! local
speakers took part. The first thing
on the program was the roll call by
Axel Strom and also a few words of
instruction in regard to their trip to
the camp. Mr.. Carney spoke next
telling the boys to always keep in
mind that the people back here at
home are at their service and stand
behind them. Red Cross kits were
given to all Of the boys.
u. L. Burdick next gave very in
teresting talk that will no doubt be
kept in the minds Of the boys and
spur them on when the critical mo-
ment comes. He told the boys that
they were not going to fight to gam
land for the United States or to en-
slave any nation but to make this
world safe world to live in and to
protect this country.
He stated further that Germany
had not won and would not win till
they had whipped the United States
and that we were certain to win as
we were fighting for cause that
was right and that the history OF the
world wars shows that the nation
that is fighting for cause that IS
just and right always has won. lhere
will be no traitors running loose at
home to stab the boys in the back
while they are gone.
Following Mr.. Burdick's talk Rev.
Monson gave a short talk in behalf of
the draft board, which ended the
meeting.I A large crowd of citizens
turned out to see the boys and bid
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1918-04-04
HAVE INDUSTRIAL
FAIR ASSOCIATION
MEETING HELD AT COURT
HOUSE LAST SAT. TO CON-
PLETE ORGANIZATION

At a meeting held at the Court
House last Saturday a board Of d.
rectors was elected to form Willis
ton Industrial Fair Association and
proceed with the work of getting the
ground in shape for use as soon as
possible. Mr.. r. w. Nudd who has
taken keen interest in this matter for
some time was elected chairman and
C. C. Rieger secretary. A Board Of
nine directors was elected as fol-
lows: R. W. Nudd, c. C. Rieger, John
Bruegger, Thos. Craven, A. Aaberg,
C. F. Peterson, Albert Jorgenson, w.
H. Denny, and L. V. Coulter.
They will proceed at once to pro-
cure a charter and organize the as
sociation. About fifty Of the citizens
have signed up so far for stock and
they will procure the old Fair grounds
at once and work will commence on
it to get it in the best possible shape.
It is the intention of this association
to hold a big celebration here on the
Fourth of July as we'll as a good live
county fair in the fall.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1918-04-04
JUNIOR GYMNASIUM CLASS

The Junior Gymnasium classes
under the direction of Mr.. Bruegger
are proving to be very interesting
and helpful. The boys are very en-
thusiastic and interested in the drills.
Mr.. Bruegger is contemplating put
ting on an exhibition in the Arm
ory Gymnasium in the near future,
and will invite the parents Of the boys,
the members of the school board, the
teachers and the professional men of
the city. He will put on the drill to
show the development that can be
made along the different lines in this
kind of work. Mr.. Bruegger will soon
start drilling the boys in marching
exercises as we'll as the calesthenics,
also club swinging, wand exercises
and many others such as the
horse and horizontel and parallel bars
Notwithstanding the fact that the
boys have only been taking this work
short time they have shown excep-
tional ability due to the painstaking
care cf Mr.. Bruegger.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1918-04-04
Proposed New Plan
For Taking Loans
RULING ANNOUNCED TODAY BY
GREGORY MAY OPEN WAY
TO RE-ENTRY

Washington, D. c., March 20
Congressman P. D. Norton, who has
been working with the federal farm
loan board and with Attorney Cen
eral Gregory during the past two
weeks in an effort to find some prac-
tical solution of the problem created
by the conflict between the provision
of the North Dakota county seed and
feed bonding law and the federal
farm loan act, whc', resulted in the
farm loan board ordering that no fed
eral farm loans should be made in
North Dakota until objectionable
provisions of the state feed and seed
bonding law were repealed, says that
Attorney General Gregory has today
given an opinion to- The federal farm
loan board which will permit the
farm loan board to authorize the St.
Paul Land bank to continue to make
loans in North Dakota,
Loans will be authorized to be
made in cases who're the borrower
gives a surety bond to indemnify the
land bank from any loss on account
of the feed and seed lien given to the
county.
Congressman Norton says that he
expects to have the federal farm loan
board made an order within day or
VITO reversing the position taken by
the board on March 16, instructing
the Federal Land Bank at St. Paul to
make no further loans in North Da-
kOta.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1918-04-04

The people of this country are about
to be called on for the third time to
buy Liberty Bonds. You are not ask
ed to donate this money-simply to
buv a government bond which bears
good interest and which is the safest
investment in the world. Loyal cltl-
zens throughout the country are help
ing the government advertise this
sale by paying for ads and several
can be seen in this paper. Read
them. Others will follow. BY read
ing the advertisements, run by re-
quest of the government, you will un-
derstand what is wanted and be ready
to subscribe your "bit" when called
on.
The plan for this sale is somewhat
different from the two previous ones.
A sort of a card index system is be-
ing arranged and every citizen of
the country listed. 1t is then esti-
mated what he could probably buy
and he is called upon. Of course he
is not compelled to pay what the
committee have him listed for but he
will be expected to buy whatever ne
can. This plan will be better than
the previous ones in that it will give
everyone in the country, business
men, farmers and all, an opportunity
to do their share.
To give you better idea of the
vital need Of buying bonds we quote
the following from a Soldier:
They say, who have come back
from over there, that at night the
troubled earth between the lines is
carpated with pain. They say that
death rides whistling in every wind,
and that the very mists are charged
with awful toment. They say that
of all things spent and squandered
there young human life is held least
dear 1t is not the pleasantest pros
pect for those of us who yet can feel
upon our lips the pressure of our
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1918-04-04

them Godspeed and procession led
by Mr.. Heffernan as Uncle Sam pro-
ceeded by fife and drum corps and
the home guard the boys were es-
corted to the depot to take the train.
Their train was waiting for them on
the side track and they were aboard
in short order. While they were
waiting for their train to pull out No.
3 arrived and blocked the track in
front of them but through the courtesy
of the train men on No. 3 their train
was cut in half so that the boys
friends could move up and talk to
them till their train left.