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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-05
HEAD OFF THE TELEGRAPH STRIKE

There must be no strike Of telegraphers. II it cannot
be prevented by agreement between the contendins par
ties. then the government must take hold and. use its
authority to prevent IL: s.. A
It is not necessary at this time to split hairs over the
question of. who is right and who is wrong in the con-
troversy. The fact that the Taft commission recommend
ed certain concessions to the employees which the West
ern Union company has not seen At to grant seems to
place the burden Of responsibility on the employing COM
pany. THE presumption is that the commission made rec.
concentrations which were in accord with right and rea-'
son. If the situation were less urgent it might be proper.
to spend considerable time in the discussion Of this ques-
ton, and even to Jun the risk of a. strike in the mean-
time. although this method of settling such differences IL
archaic and illogical. But there is not time for all this.
The country needs the prompt and continuous use Of al
its telegraph lines and must have IT. 1t is unthinkable
that under such conditions as prevail today the com.
,munication Of the country should be interrupted and all
than depends on that communication should be obstruct-
ed merely because two groups of people cannot agree on
certain business arrangements between themselves. Moth
ing Of the sort should be tolerated for an instant. rail-.
The duty Of the government. in the premises is clear
II the great Western Union. company and its employees
cannot decide on terms under which the business Of
transmitting intelligence Win proceed without Interrupt.
ton, the government must itself take charge Of the bust
ness a. it has already taken charge Of the railroad bust
ness and the express business. Government operation Of
the telegraph and telephone has been strongly advocated
Tor some years. Among those who pave hoped and ex-
Fpected that the government would in the near future
assume control Of all the great public utilities the acqui-
sition OF the telegraph was regarded as almost certain
to precede the acquisition Of other pubic service proper
ties. Public control s the telegraph has bsen regarded
as q present issue ~ many who have considered such
things as public railroad ownership to ID merely spscu-
lative. But, whatever the order, and whatever may be
the facts q to the ultimate disposition OF the telegraph
propertiss the communications q the nation must not
land cannot be interrupted now. and II. In order to main.
tain service the immediate ACQUISITION. OF the tslsgr.ph
Iproperhes = essential. then by all means lot the, govern
nsnt take possession q them atronce.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-05
MANY COUNTY
!: men. ENLIST !.
IN The NAVY
Local Recruiting Office Has
Been Busy Place for
Months.
tBy r. J. Oliver. Chief ouarterm.ster
II e ~

Naval recruiting throughout the
United States is divided into fOur re-
cruiting divisions, namely, ans.ern,
southern, central and western. with \
inspector for each iiyision.
division has a certain number OF
main stations and each main s..ilcr.
a s~ub-stations throughout its dis
trict. - 4.
The Grand Forks navy recruiting
station is a sub-station, of the main
station at Minneapolis. and the Min
neapolis station is q main station of
the central division. with hes: ,uar-.
ters OF the recruiting inspector at
Chicago, Illinois. n, J.
One often hears, the phrase. they
are. the most physically qualified men
in the world: when reviewing COM
pany of battalion of U. s. Bluejackets.
And !. is no mistaken phrase, for. be-
fore the applicant is accepted for
service he is given a more Sc
we're examination than for any other
part Of Uncle Sans fighting forces.
Many men who apply at the navy re-
cruiting stations for enlistment or en-
'rollment in the naval reserve are re-
jected. some for under weight and
some for other causes, that are not
they go there and enlist. Others that
fail to pass the volunteer armyiphys-
ical examination are accepted by the
draft board for the national army.
Therefore 1t can readily be seen that
the navy accepts none but the best.
Every man accepted has to be .prac-
tically perfect. "A boy at the age Of
Is years has to be at least 81 inches
in height and weigh not less than liz
pounds and at 20 he must not weigh
less than 2 pounds. There are no
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-05
Nubs of News

4vAOS W 4vGWO
Stock rustlers are still rustling in
certain parts of northern Montana.
The new Fargo war , organization
has surely got the goat of the Court
er-News.
The. Montana Council Of Defense
has prohibited serving Of intoxicating
liquor to drafted men,. ! ~
The Hllsboro A. o. U. W.. service
flag was dedicated last week with ap-
propriate services.> The flag has 2s
stars. -aat ~ 's
Congressman Bacr is pleadi,; fer
unity Of thought and action. That's
right; let us all unite in rcleEating
Baer.
who taught General John ]. Pershing
in high school at Laclede. No. when
he was a boy of II, died at Fargo
Monday.
A'district convention Of Masons w.,lr
be held at. Bismarck June 10. Pts
hnarck will present a large numhec Il
candidates. "-'''t+'
A steen for Governor club has been
organized at Fargo, and a committee
Of 1OO<named toelook after the inter
ests Of the sIndependent Voters tick
ct.
The ~one-year-old son Of MI. ard
Mrs. Louis Steffen Of keith, n. L,
badly burned when it fell into n ian
of boiling milk got on ths Il1c. to
cool, died Monday at Devils Lax.
p. M. Kemp of the Bower Printing
company of Argyle, has received one :.
making his office one of the most up
to.date in. that part OF. the country.
A service nag was unveiled ..1d
dedicated at the Bethany church, Use
miles north of Devils Lake Sunidy.
Stars were placed5onl the nag fos e'-
cry boy from the community in ger
vice.. ~ $50. - ~ T..
George Axtell, son Of Mr.. and, Mrs.
J.. Axtell, Fargo. who was returning
from France, where he was wounded
three times, drowned when his steam I
er went under after being torpedoed :
by a German submarine. ~. Sfysfs%'
T. l. Stanley. formerly editor If
the Garrison Advance and county ag-
r%iculturist for Mclean county and al
so federal labor commissioner for
North Dakota, has. been elected sec
| chamber OF commerce.
A.; B. WEIGH of Bismarck.n now
serving as major in France, has been
recommended for a colonelship: Me-
jor WEIGH left the state as captain Of
Company I, Second North Dakota.
and was promoted to major shortly
after reaching camp.
Private Frank T.. Grubser OF ,:ar-
ris IN formerly me nber of tn, .asSln
field artillery, recently sentence: L..
five years at Leave worth foi llflng
a mail bag and forging q dra i, whic.l
the window>of a train at KaoHi,on,
Ia, while en- route to. prison.
Women, are regularly employed BY
the Great Northern at Wolf Point,
Mont, as wipers and checkers. They
are all wives Of men employed by the
company and were induced to accepH
this employment to take the places OF
men now In the army. 1t isssaid the
icompany Is we'll satisfied with their
work. E.
Editor workman If the E:wman
lensest to discuss the Consumers Uait.
ed stores company at Bowman ssstext
Saturday with a representative Cff the
company. But he has stipulated that
he will not appear on the platform
with any man charged by the UIitelss
States government with disloyalty or
ton and q few more Of that crowl.
Il * AH4y-. ~ AAGNffEGf gg@Ef Irs .Agg4ETA .n+r
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-05

The Montana Council of Defense
has prohibited serving Of Intoxicating
liquor to drafted men. ! q,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-05

s. = o IN his v~OCABULARy
t%8WS are strongly inclined q the bslsf that the I'm.
noas xdsmocf.hsS Who fest Il VIM - inaspaosaub,s. ID iadse..
Asaeters Ham ILsyts4 e srun again ars cenarned pei.
mists senator - AZ southern bornsAsnocsat aad
swvgsknow his rsssas66snt--Aou post ast-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-05
Stock rustlers are still rustling in
certain parts Of northern Montana.

The new Fargo war Z. organization
has surely got the goat of the Couri-
er-News.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-05

d, - syg#W.S go 800 ~ ~ gAas.a
As - $500 Ahqche eftea4 hAsss g can M ahts friends.
NJ Jst ths 30 TIM - IN hsxtSsssrrt satnovn ffasads
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-05

The Hllsboro A. o. u. w. service
flag was dedicated last week with APP
propriate services.> The flag has 20
stars. 80 -. a
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-05

baseball are, the main sports as on
land. Each ship has its baseball team
and the; fleets hold championship
series with much interest and excite
ment. Target practice is also looked
upon by the men On board ass"sports'
and. much interest IL taken .in this
most important, Of all events. The
Ia trophy from. the navy department
as we'll as a battle efficiency !pennant
that is flown from the mast at, all
times. *
The sailor that is disciplined has no
trouble in getting all the shore leave
he cares for. He. has his ( regular
liberty days" but If he has "a clear
record, or nearly so,. he has the priv
ilege Of applying for special liberty
addition to this he is allowed 80 days
leave tfurlough)@ year which he
may take all. at once or five o. ten
days at a time. There are many priv
ileges for the man who, behaves him
self aboard ship. -
Needless to say that the food is the
best obtainable, and every ounce Of it
has to pass inspection by a govern
mont inspector before it is accepted.
aboard ship receives nohing but the
plainest kind Of food 5(if any think
so),. fort is just as good as he got
At home and plenty. OF 1t. He. has his
cake, pies. ice. cream and cookies. just
ias hi did when mother cooked for
him, and L have vet to see the first
jackie that isn't. satisfied with the
commfssary department Of the navy
as we'll as the service l n general
Men enlisting for service in the navy
or naval seseryes. sign up for active
service in time Of var only. Ages are
LIZ 3to'35 years, and a registered man
can enlist providing he Is not in the
current quota Of the draft. All that
is necessary is for him to get q GER
tfffcate to this effect and that certif-
icate IS mandatory on his local board
II he is not in the current quota.
Following is a list of Grand Forks
county and East Grand Forks men
who have been accepted at this Of
flee and sent to Minneapolis since
June 5, 1917. Some Of them may not
be in naval service now. as an occa-
sional applicant is rejected by the
medical officer at the main station at
Minneapolis. after being accepted
here. or after he is in the service for
"a month or SO he may be h%onorably
discharged on account Of physical dis
ability:
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-05

Congressman Bacr is pleadt1, fe-
unity Of thought and action. That's
right; let us all unite in r%clegating
Baer.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-05

T.. I. Stanley, formerly editor Of
the Garrison Advance and county ag-
riculturist for Mclean county and al
so federal labor commissioner for
North Dakota, has been elected sec
rotary Of the Lewistown, Montana,
chamber of commerce.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-05

George Axtell, son Of Mr.. and, Mrs.
J. Axtell, Fargo. who was returning
from France, where he was wounded
three times, drowned when his, steam
er went under after being %torpedoed :
by a German submarine. az s5ss:'
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-05

P. NJ. Kemp of the Bower Printing
company Of Argyle. has received
to.date in that part OF. the country.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-05

The one-year-old son Of nj. ard
Mrs. Louis steffen Of keith, n. L,
badly burned when it fell into n ian
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-05

: Private Frank t.. Grubser OF ,:ar-
ris IN formerly me nber of tn, asSln
field artillery, recently sentence: Il.
five years at Leave worth foi ipnlng
a mail bag and forging a dra: i. whic.1
h. extracted therefr0n. leapsi flHn
the window>of a train at KaoailoI,
Ia. while EN- route to. prison.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-31
Small Town SIeuth Is
Shocked By Lads ACi

Charles, H., May 27.-Aftel
lie arrived in Chicago ell route
with his prisoner, the small
town sleuth stood the young
man in front of the Northwestern
depot and told him to stay there
until he ran across the street Il
get STEIN"
When he he got back the Lac
had evacuated.
Then the sleuth went to de
tect1ye headquarters and told hi.
tale.
Il can't understan," he said
He is such an honest boy
Down at the station l gave hin
SIS to buy tickets and lie came
right back with the change
twenty-five cents
The sergeant called up the
station and asked the fare to st
Charles.
Seventy-two cents" came
| back the answer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-31

all Of the manganese. If the
supply of these raw materials
was cut off the country would
find herself absolutely incapable
|of maintaining its industrial in
terests or of making war.
Identity of ideals is the great
bond that is holding the Allies
together now. We are fighting
with England and the North now
for exactly the same reason that
we fought against the former in
1916 and the latter in the sixties;
the issue is exactly the same. a
battle for constitutional liberty
and against tyranny and inva-
sion. The ideals of the South
have never changed, only the
alignments are different-in 10
the North and the South against
England and Germany, in the six
ties the South against the NORTH
and Germany, and now the North
and the South and England lead
ing the Allied nations against
Germany and her allies. Look
ed at in the light of subsequent
history, the Revolutionary War
and the war between the states
seem to have been just prepa.
ration and testing out for the
present great world conflict.
MARY D. CARTER,
Historian Welby Carter Chapter,
U. D. c., Upperville, Va.
May 20, 1918.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-31
Bohemian Poison Ring
Donated To Red Cross

Denver, Col, May 27.-In a
miscellaneous collection Of an
tique jewelry donated to the Red
Cross by residents OF Denver to
be sold for the benefit of the
foreign fund of that organiza-
tion there is a Bohemian poison
ing with a sinister history.
The small gold band was man
ufactured more than two GEN.
turtles ago, and, according to the
story of ]. E. Zahn, the donor,
has been worn by several prin-
cesses. The bezel of the ring
turns on tiny hinge at the
pressure of o hidden sping, oper-
ating small to poison chamber.
The ring is said to have been
designed for emergency use by
court beauties. The owner values
the band at 1000.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-31
X. F. ID. No. /.

The Christian Workers meet
ing will be at the Valley Pike
Church, Sunday evening, June
the End. The meeting has been
postponed while on account of
the transformer being broken of
the electric hight plant.
miss Bessie Gochenour spent a
week with Miss leila Hoover at
St. Luke recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. P. Spige1e
and Mr.. Hobart Fravel spent
few days at Waynesboro, Pa.
Misses Ada Beydler and Vernie
Crabill visited at Middletown aud
Wincester recently,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Fravel, Mr..
aud Mrs. Edgar Cfabill and Mr..
and Mrs. Bernie Feller spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie
Ryman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vim. Beydler and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Crabill and Misses Emma and
Ruth Windle visited at Mr.. r.
F. Crabill's, the first of the week.
Mr.. Levi Gochenour and family
visited Mr.. M. Gochenour, the
first OF the week.
Mrs. Sannel Windle's condition
is growing weaker.
Miss Maggie Walker spent the
weekend with Miss Pearl Merk-
Hey.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-31
Has l6 NepheMs In Army.

Bristol, Va, May 27.-Mrs.
w. C. Darlington, of this city,
has l6 nephews in the army.
Capt. Jack job nson, who form
erly lived here, and is we'll known
in this section. recently sustain
ed a broken limb in motorcycle
accident. He is in charge of the
musketry at Fort Dodge. Iowa.
Another nephew, Major E. w.
Crockett, came from the Philip
pine Islands to take charge OF
the balloon signal corps at Fort
Omaha, Nebraska. Major Carey
Crockett is inspector at Fort
Dodge, Iowa.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-31
When, How and Where Boys
of II Must Register
WHO MUST REGIsTER

VIM WI 10 L RE11SIEN.
All male persons (citizens or
aliens) born between June s,
1896, and June S, 1897, inclusive.
except officers and enlisted men
of the Reg ular Army, Navy and
Marine Corps, and the National
Guard and Naval Militia while
IN Federal service, and officers
in officers reserve corps and en-
listed men in enlisted reserve
corps while in active service.
WHEN
On Wednesday, June 5, 1918,
between 7 A. M. and 9 P. M.
WHERE
At office of local board having
jurisdiction where the person to
be registered permanently re.
sides or other place designated
by that local board,
HOW
Go in person on June 5 to your
registration place. If you ex.
pect to be absent from home or
June 5, go at once to the Office
of the local board where yor
happen to be. Have your regis
tration card filled out and Ger
titled. Mail it to the local boart
having jurisdiction where yor
permanently reside. Inclose {
self-addressed, stamped envelope
with your registration card fol
the return of your registration
certificate. Failure to get thi,
certificate may cause you seriou;
Inconvenience. You must mai
your registration card in time t.
reach your home local board OF
June 5. If you are sick on Jun
5 and unable to present yoursel
IN person, send some competen
! friend. The clerk may deputiz
him to prepare your card.
INFORMATION.
If you are in doubt as to wha
to do or where to register. con
suit your local board.
PENALTY FOR NOT REGISTERING
Failure to register is a misde
meanor punishable by in1prison
ment for one year. 1t NAV re
suit in loss of valuable right
and privileges and immediate in
duction into military service,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-31
When Man Insults Court
He Receives Heavy Fine,

Chicago, ILL.,, May 27.-Johr
Lopuch was thrown out of a
saloon and nearly mobbed be.
cause of disloyal utterances. He
was brought before Judge John
A. Swanson.
What do you mean by saying
the President. OF the Unit, d
States can go to He'll 2" demand.
ed Judge Swanson.
"You can go to He'll, too, "
fired back Lopuch.
1.-Two hundred dollars and
costs-take that man out Of
here roared Swanson.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-31
To Avoid Draft, Young Man Is
Alive With PHYSICAL Detects


know tlyself!
There's a Biblical saying that
a Buffalo youth took to heart.
In letter to the State Military
Training Commission he made
close application of the saying
in explaining why he should not
be compelled to take course in
military training prescribed.
His letter to the Commission -ex-
plains itself. 1t follows:
81 wish to tell you that l am
physically disqualified for milf
tary training, as physical ex-
animation will show. The first
physical defect I have is that |
am fnear-sighted, the optic nerve
in both my eyes being affected,
or, in medical term, l have COM
pound myastig. Without my
glasses I am almost blind. With
my glasses l can see little
better. also have trouble with
my ears. l am troubled with a
continual buzzing in my ears.
The next physical defect l
have is a weak, irregular, in.
termittent heart action, ever
since my birth. l suffer with
shortness of breath on exertion
and pain around region of my
heart and lungs. l also suffer
with palpita ton of the heart.
l can tell how many times my
heart beats up in my ears be-
cause every time it beats it
thumps in my ears (when rum
!ning). Sometimes it beats only
50-40 times a minute. l do not
know if [ have organic heart
disease or just a weak heart, but
the stethoscope rightly applied
will soon tell.
Il also suffer with (since birth
stomach and int Stinal trouble
(chronic). After every meal l
have distress. The umbilical
region is most affected.
II am f1at-footed, also weak
ankled, poorly nourished, also
kind of hunchbacked, thin chest
ed. / am also about thirty
pounds underweight. A young
man of my height should weigh
100 or 140 pounds. l only weigh
los pounds with winter clothing
on my body. l also hear some
kind of noise in my lungs when
l breathe.
so you can see that physically
l am very bad. Poor eyesight,
thin chested, ear trouble, under
nourished, weak heart, fiat
footed, weak ankled. intestinal
indigestion and generally all run
down all the time. l say / am
unfit for military training. If l
am forced to drill my weak heart
would become weaker and thus
cause my death. After you have
made a physical examination 1
would like to know your opinion
of my case. l declare that all
the foregoing statements are
true 10 the best of my knowledge
and ability
In post scriptum he added ::
Il am also troubled with my spine
and am very nervous"
That. apparently was an after
thought.
Investigation by the Commits
sion showed that the young man
was a trif1e near-sighted.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-31
Government Orders
Motor Trucks.

Orders for 5000 three to five
ton motor trucks for the govern
ment have been placed with IF
teen automobile manufacturers.
That is in addition to 10000
similar trucks now being deliv-
cred