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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-26
RESOLUTION Is
PASSEDBY WIS.
.-...... SENATE BODY
L LaFollette Condemned For
Actions Taken Regard
ing the War.

I Madison. Wis. Feb. 2e.-The ;loy-
atty re.olution of the Republican
caucus. including an amendment con-
demning Senator LaFollette for his
attitude toward the war. was passed
by the Wisconsin state senate late
last night. 2s to 3. Only Senators
Huber, Schultz and Zumach voted
against the, resolution. The matter
now goes to the assembly. which
adjourned last night until Thursday
evening. The amendment to the res
olution which condemned the sena-
tor was passed by a vote Of 22 to Z.
The amendment to the resolution
which dealt with LaFollette was as
follows: sEs,a55ff -. ~ n
"The people Of the state Of Wis,
consin have always stood and al
ways will stand squarely behind the
present war to afs,scc end. We
condemn Senator Robert NJ. LaFol-
lette and all Others who have failed
to see the righteousness Of our ma
tons cause and have failed to sup
port our government in matters vital
to the winning Of the war. And we
denounce any attitude or utterancr. st
sedition among the people Of our
country and to injure wisconsin's
fair name before the free peoples Of
tn. EARTH ss. i3; S&sSsss 4,
B. Among the speakers defending the
resolution and condemning L4Fcl-.
fette on the floor of the senate were
j. Henry Bennett and Roy. r, Will
cox, Bennett asserted that the! Con
gressional Record is full. OF. utter
lutely againss the, United! States and
against the president, The record
OF the arrived neutrality bill IS 70 the
came effs,t. Throughout March his
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-26
Revolving Hanging
AT Portage la Prairie

Winnipeg, Man, Feb. 26.-The
hanging Of Thomas Fletcher at Port
age La Prairie, Man, at o'clock
this morning was revolving 'aHalr; an;
Hanrman Elliott bungled the job and
the scene was terrible to- those who
were witnesses. Elliott miscalculated
the length Of the rope and when the
trap was sprung Fietcher's feet drag
ged. on the ground and it was neces-
sary to haul him of the ground and
hold him suspended until he was pro-
nounced dead.
A jury found Fletcher guilty of the
murder of 10 year old Gordon Ras-
nv, Man, last summer. The minister
Of justice at Ottawa refused to grant
reprleve to Fletcher. s
According to Major Simms. OF the
er's spiritual adviser. the~ slayer ac-
knowiedged his guilt in written con-
fession. re- -. - s,'5'. ,'''''- 8 y
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-26
MORE DETAILS OF
S.ATURDAYS'S RAID.

With the American Army In
France. Monday, Eeb. 25.-(By. the
Associated Press. y-Details OF the
Franco-American> raid in the Chemin
Des DANES Saturday show that eS
picked American, soldiers uarti rticipatedss
after every member OF Their battAateM
had volunteered. e ,.sa,
The Americans showed forward
eagerly to the attack behind q BAR
rage fire. the first time this has been
done by our troops. Some of the
Americans made captures and others
chased Prussian troops through the
trenches as far as $50 metres, going
beyond the objectives sought.
The raid had been planned carefully
and rehearsals were held the day be-
fore. The barrage fire began at $50
o'clock in the morning and continued
till 6:35. guns of all calibres taking
part.
The Americans among the 100 in
the attacking party were surprised at
the precision with which the French
shells fell and went little faster than
they should have and were within 80
yards of the dropping shells when
they reached the enemy lines. Relief
had just been completed in the Ger
ing the rounds. The Germans took
shelter in a dugout rooted with rails
and sand bags. A French shell made
direct hit and the enemy scattered
about the trench. At the same mo-
ment the Americans and French
jumped in.
There was some hand-to-h hand
fighting but the entire enemp party at
this point was captured. The raiders
chased the enemy out of other shell
ters and along communicating trench-
es without catching any. There was
some criticism Of the fact that the
Americans were so enthusiastic that
they went beyond the detectives.
The raiders and prisoners started
back across No Mans Land on sched-
ule time. but were caught in a Ger
man counter barrage. One enemy
shell wounded five Germans and six
Frenchmen but no Americans. The
prisoners were from 16 to 40 years
old. All apparently were UNDER
nourished. but said that food was
plentiful in the trenches. The SINH
| larity of their stories, however.
aroused suspicious Most Of the pris-
oners formerly worked in factories OF
on farms.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-26
MUCH DAMAGE
rl-.-.l
IN new YORK
BY HEAVY ! WIND
!! Pedestrians i! Blown B. y ! a! 4Aheut
Streets Almost Helplessly
's..,,. by so Mile Gale.

New York, Feb. 26.-New York
and New, Workers staggered today
under, the force of an so mile gale
that blew out Of a clear sky. People
on, the streets were picked off their
feet by. hurricane blasts. tin roofs
.werc ripped off, bill boards, chimneys
and, trees blown down and some ships
torn from their moorings.
y22 In the Canyons of the *kyscraper
district '-the gale cut queer capers
turning itself into whirlwinds, or
blowing in powerful gusts seemingly
from all directions at once. Pedes-
traIls were blown about almost help
lessly. Two girls trying to get by the
Woolworth building were knocked
down and injured so severely that
they required hospital treatment. The
front wall of a three story building
in the downtown district collapsed
but no one was hurt
The gale followed a heavy rain
fall during the night. Otherwise it
was a balmy spring ,.day.
Telegraph service was interrupted
OH account Of the blowin'- down Of
poles and wires outside the city.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-26
FRENCH RAIDS
MORE INTENSE.

French Grand Headquarters, Mon-
day, Feb. 25.-(By the Associated
Press. s.)-Trench raids along the
French front have increased in in
tensity during the last month to such
an extent that they have become in
some instances. battles in which
thousands Of men have been engaged
and hundreds of prisoners taken. The
artillery is throwing unheard Of
quantities of shells. il
The objects Of the raids vary wide-
ly. Sometimes a raid is undertaken in
order to identity enemy units, and at
other times to improve the lines or
capture observation points. Again q
raid may be made to destroy tho
enemy's works and prevent him from
attacking This was the case In sat
urday's raid at Aspach. Alsace. where
the Germans were in strongly fortified
lines which they had held since De-
cember. 1914. The enemy poeit.o .ons
were bombarded beyond recoEnitipH
and placed In such condition az to
hinder German operations se,s ~ ~ .s.ns sa
The correspondent watched the
showers OF metal tearing Away the
wire entanglements flattening Che gun
emplacements and setting hre to- the
enemy ammunition dumps. The Op.
GRAFTON was q complete surprtRe to the
Germans and most Of them retired 70
rear pOsitions while French infantry
completed the work of the Eunnere
Only few prison ers wore; takSn but
most valuable infornat ton Gardln(
obtained before the French returne9
to their own lireH. ssss, y 4 ~ Il.
Other successful ids III lyya1Ne'
the Arxonne and northWe1t Or ~ 4aAe1o
have demonstrated tn nafufasN ne ~
German III defense ay1ke q N eafaN
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-26
BORDEN MEETS
OFFICIALS AT
WASHINGTON
Premier of Canada Seeks to
Transfer Great Britain
Credits to Dominion.
Wa1hinPfnn

Washington. Feb. 26.-Premier
Borden OF Canada hegan. a. .seriss aS
here today with Earl
Reading. the British ambassador;
Lloyd Harris chairmanas,,f the Cana
dian war mission; Sir Charles Cor
mission and some American officials.
: One of the objects Of the premier's
conferences with British officials is
understood to be to seek Il transfer
OF some of Great Britain's credits
here to. Canada. The balance of
trade has been running heavily
against Canada in favor Of the United
States during the last few months
because of the vast flow Of war ma
terials. Great Britain has credits
here advanced by the treasury which.
II she so desires. could be transferred
to the account of the dominion to
meet it's American obligations.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-26
SESSION MAY
ADJOURN TODAY
House Resolution Asking
Resignation'of U. S. Dist.
{. Attorney Lost.

Helena. Mont, Feb. 26.-Draft of
articles of impeachment in the case of
Judge Chas. l.. Crum of the Fifteenth
judicial district, had not been COM
pleted by the committee in charge
when the Montana house met yester-
day afternoon and that body adjourn
ed until today. when the report will
be, received: Judge Crum. who re-
sides at Forsyth, is accused of disloyal
acts and utterances. and the articles
the house will send to the senate are
based on testimony given before the
house by numerous witnesses last
week.
A resolution in the house to ask the
resignation of 3. K. Wheeler, United
States district attorney, was lost by
one vote. 1t was moved by CARL of
Yellowstone and Kelsey of Custer. 1t
follows:
Whereas. the unfortunate con-
struction placed upon the espionage
act by the federal court of Montana
has called forth vehement protest
from all portions Of the state, and
: Whereas. we believe it is, to the
best interests of peace, safety and
good government that an appeal
should have been taken from such
decision to the circuit court of ap-
peaiS ny Ine dlSIrlct attorney Tor the
state of Montana. and III
whereas. no such appeal has been
taken, t
I Nov, be it resolved by the Fiji
tteenth legislative. assembly of the
state of Montana, convened in extra
ordinary session. the senate concur
ring, that we hereby recommend the
resignation or removal Of the district
attorney Of the state of Montana, and
BE it further resolved, that this
resolution be spread upon the journal
!of this house. and that copies thereof
he forwarded to the Representatives
and senator's Of the state OF Montana
In congress. with the request that
they use their very best efforts to se-
cure the desired ends as set forth in
this resolution. &,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-26
26PlCKED men !.
PARTICIPATED | !:
IN LAST RAID
Every Man in Division Vol
unteered to Enter Raid in
Chernin Des Danes.
TRENCH RAIDS BY
FRENCH FREQUENT
Attempts Being Made to Sc
cure Information Re-
garding Enemy.

With the American Army II
France. Monday, Feb. 25.-(By the
Associated Press. )-The artillery duel
in the American sector northwest Of
Toul grows more intense daily. The
Germans fired a hundred or more
shells during the last twenty-four
hours and late this evening began to
lombard violently some Of our bat-
teries with gas and high explosive
shells.
The American artillery has replied
constantly. doing most effective work
against the enemy front line trenches.
his battery positions and wire en-
tanglements. Numerous enemy
working parties also were shelled.
Beyond observation by balloons there
has been no aerial activity owing to
the low clouds and rain. z
American machine guns last night
and this morning fired many thous-
and rounds in the rear of the German
positions where marked movement of
men and material progresses. The
enemy tried unsuccessfully to hinder
the patrol work by hurling new and
powerful flares into the American
wire entanglements. $
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-26
Won Hertling's Speech is
. Carefully Considered By
I President Wilson Today

Our war aims from the beginning.
were defense OF the fatherland, main
tenance Of our territorial Integrity and
freedom OF our economic develop
ment," said the chancellor. Our war-
fare, even where 1t must be aggressive
In action, lis defensive in aim. 4 lay
special stress upon that just now in
order that no misundersta ndings may
arise; in regard: to, our operations in
the east. Their. sole aim Is TO secure
tho fruits Of our pence with the
Ukraine. "a IL. as !.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-26
IoNDoNsBANKs SUCCESSFUL.

/. London. Feb. 2s.. Bankers have
had another excellent year and In
nearly all cases su ubstantially improv-
Cd eafningss IRE recorded for 1917.
Three Of the great bearings banks
;rayinRs their shareholderp on q high
a. scale. Large sums have been set
5aside sagainst scontingencies-+ such as
my special circumstances arising
during Il the post-wsr period of r4cons
ptfucti ion. s, b.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-26
British Freighter
Philadelphian Is
Sunk By German Sub

New, York, Feb. 26.-The British
freight steamship Philadelphian, of
$40 gross tons, owned by the LELAND
line. has been sunk by q submarine
She left here. with cargo for British
ports on February II and was tor
pedoed about Feb. 21.
was received today in marine insur-
ance circles and confirmed at the Of
1ices Of the LELAND line. No details
were received. The Philadelphian was
built in 1891.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-26

William Sears. Grand Rapids naval
hero. who was at the wheel of the
first boat of the first landing party,
when the: United States seized Vera
Cruz in 1914. is dead. He died from
pneumonia at the naval base hospital
at Boston where he was a student in
the naval air pilots school.
His bravery at Vera Cruz won him
a recommendation to Congress for a
medal Of honor. He won like rec
ommendationslater when he volun-
teered to go into a 12-inch gun tur-
ret on the Wyoming to stop "a hang
fire. He made the worlds deep sea
dive record when he went down In a
divers suit at Honolulu in. an effort
to raise the submarine F-4 which had
sunk in the -harbor. He was honor
ably discharged after four years
service but re-enlisted when Uncle
Sam went to war WITH Germany.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-26
Kidder County Will
Bond For Seed Grain

Steele, N. D., Feb. 2G.-The county
board Of commissioners decided that
the issuance of warrants of the county
for seed grain would not be practic-
able. Investigation showed that the
warrants are, not desired by security
investors because of the uncertainty
as to. time of payment. The county
will probably bond in the sum Of
$60,O00 for seed grain and feed.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-26
sELF-GoyERNMENT
is PROMISED. e

Amsterdam. Feb. 26.-The central
powers intend to give self-governmet,t
TO the provinces of Courland and
. .Lithuania. Imperial Chancellor Won
Hertling declared in his address to
the reichstaE yesterday.
The operations of the central pow
ers in..the east. the chancellor said,
were being carried out with the sole
aim ofssecuring the fruits Of the peace
with Ukraine. He added:
Eve do not intend to establish our
selves in Esthonia or Livonia."
The chancellor asserted the central
powers had freed Poland with the in
tentions Of calling an Independent state
into existence. The constitutional
problem involved was still being dis
.cussed In Its narrower sense, he said
by the three countries involved.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-26
MECKLENBERGER
!. Il. \; STERLITZ GRAND
DUKE SUICIDES

.Amste rdax, Feb. c5.-(Monday)-
The grand duke of Meckienberg-
Strelitz whose death was announced
yesterday in. a dispatch from Neu-
Strelitz, committed suicide, accord
ing to the Berlin Lokal Anzeigers
His body was found in small lake,
with gunshot wound in the breast.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-26
GONZALEZ PROMoTED.

f Mexico City, Feb. 25.-Francisco NJ.
Gonzalez, former national treasurer.
has been appointed by the president
to fill the recently created post of
controller general. His duties will be
to pass on alls>government expendi-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-26
Uniform Rules And !.
Practices Urged For
Shipper. And Roads

Washington, Feb. 2S:--In an ex-
haustive review of grain shipping
practices the interstate commerce
commission today advised shippers
ana railroads to- get togsthers on "a set
Of. uniform rules and practices and
submit them for apprQTal. Neither
the roads nor the shippers were en-
tirely frank with each other. the
commission declared, and the situa-
ton was beclouded with fictitious
damage claims. n. j.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-26
BOTH HOUSES ARE
DRIVING AHEAD ON
WAR LEGISLATIONS

Washington. Feb. 2s.-Both houses
Of congress continued to- drive ahead
of war legislation today. "
In the house debate on the admin
istration railroad bill continued and in
the ways and means committee the
war finance corporation bill was under
discusSiOn.i a'5s
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-26
Park To Be General
Manager OF Chicago
Great Western Road

Chicago. Feb. a s. -r-W. u. Park, vice
president of the Chicago Great West
ern railroad, will become general
manager OF the road March i, sues
ceeding j.. A. Gordon. who has, ne J
signed, 1t was announced today. u.
W. sFowier has been appointed super
intendent ~ fions With xen-
leral stipervision over 4 transportation
ffrnattsrss All rsside A Chicago.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-26
III More Enlisted
Men Of The Navy Are
Temporary Officers

Washington. Feb. 26.,-Secretary
Daniels today announced the appoint
ment Of III more enliSted men of
the navy as temporary warrant off,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-26
'Psk0u Captured by
BOlSheUiki And Street
Fighting Under Way
SAD STORIES
OF FL0RIZEL
WRECK TOLD ]
Ill t--e4.5sae
Survivors tell How Members
of Families are Swept
Away.by Huge Waves.

st. Johns. n. F.. Feb. 26.-Graphic
stories Of rescues from the wrecked
Red Cross liner Florizel and further
details of Sundays. disaster were re-
lated today by survivors who are re-
covering here from the terrible hard
ships they endured before they were
saved by sn,al( boats from the New
Foundland steamer Prospero.
When Captain Martin of the Flori-
eel reached here he was in such "a
state of collapse that he could make
no statement. lss ..-4
Members of the crew said the mis-
take in reckoning which brought the
Florizel head on to the coast twenty
miles north of Cape Race, when all
hands thought she was we'll out to
sea as she turned westward for Hall
fax, was due to running without the
patent log. The heavy snow, forming
an icy crust, or what the natives term
''slob," as it struck the sea. made it
impossible to use the log. to register
the steamers progress against the
storm. The steamship therefore was
| navigated by dead reckoning and as
frequently happens in this region of
shifting currents and battling winds.
the calculations were off and the
| Florizel went the way of other brave
ships in this graveyard of the "North
| Atlantic"
Passengers Half Clad.
! Many OF the passengers were swept
! to death half clad in less than fifteen
j minutes after the steamer struck the
rocks. Dozens Of passengers trapped
below decks were drowned in their
berths at the foot of the companion
ways by cascdding seas which filled
the saloon. =,
Directed by officers and crew who
! never for moment forgot the best
4 traditions of the sea in looking after
their passengers, those who escaped
from the saloon sought safety On the
Bridge deck. Two hours later a giant
wall of water Numbered upon them
| wrenching the structure bodily from
its base and engulfing thirty men and
women. MS "A, AGs: ~ -
| 20sLost At Ono Time.
A A. short while later twenty persons
! clinging desperately to the. roof 81 the
smoking room; met similar fate. =
The stout construction of the wire.
less house saved most of the survivors
Thirty-two persons piled into the
wireless room, packed SO closely they
|fcould neither sit nor lie down. They
were without food, water or adequate
clothing. They were often engulfed b,
boarding seas. Some of them badly
injurd by flying timbers and othel
wreckage, died as they stood.
The pitifulamanner in which mem
bers of families died one by one wa!
graphically described by survivors.
! Three-year-old Betsy Mum, daugh
ter of John S. Num-, managing di
rector Of the line. was swept over
board before his eyes. The child'
nurse had been drowned in her berth
0,,o - Ia ic =, IT., r.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-26
KOIENKOWITZ is !
TAKENsBY GERMANS.

Berlin, Feb. 2e.-General Linsing-
EMS forces operating in Yolhynia have
er a battle, the German general staff
amounted today.
HEADQUARTERS OF .. III,
BOISHEVIKI%C CHANGED. Gs
London. Feb. se.-The Boishevik
headquarters have been transferred
from the Smolny. institute in Petro-
grad to military camp, according to
an Exchange. Telegraph dispatch from
Petrograd dated Monday. At this
camp. the dispatch reports. the work.
men Of the city are assembling en-
masse.. carrying red banners and
fishting detachments are being form
I'd continually sr IA q
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.fI{s4} IsIjilIaS .iWILL u
:SiapiIIsa ia ] h l|slfpE, 3 TROUBLE.

5I.Or1l Hs1S AsE E b. M 2 26.:-Si8ntftE OF 2
Rnssoa m peace wiH not be the
aatks tsSh of the s,rna oblem
as.sSn .!s4 tEs. a.'d1s - n.dn,sa f1nsl
Of Couriaiid, Esthonia, Livonia and
Poland take matters into their own
hands. according to NJ. Kameneff, one
of the J. Bplshevik delegates - to the
Brest- -Eitovak Negotiations in an in
terview III the Daily News. :
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-26

Minnesota: Mostly. cloudy to-.
night and wednesday; y; warmer
tonight in east porzon; colder
Wednesday in north and west
portions. ;.5,..
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N THE WEATHER.

North Dakota: Partly cloudy
and. colder tonight and Wednes-
day. -. 50. .3.Nf 80
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AMERICANS in
MOSCOW WILL
GO TO SAMARA.
City is !: Not in. Danger at
Present But no Char1res
Will be Taken.
~ ----',-------,'-s.- g.. -.sy. -
PEACE SIGNING NOT
TO SETTLE TROUBLE
Central Powers Plan to Give
self-gov,e''rnment ,'' to cour-
Fs land and Lithuania.

London, Feb. 2s.-Pskov, 175 miles
southwest of Petrograd, has been re-
captured. by the Bolsheviki and street
fighting is going ON there according
to- an Exchange Telegraph dispa.cn
from, pctrograd dated Monday. The
red guards are resisting the German
advance everywhere.
THE capture of Pskov by the Ger.
mans was announced in the official
statement issued last night at Berlin.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-26
Ono American Aboard.

Ono American Aboard.
Washington, Feb. .26.-E. w. Stew
enson Of New York was the only
American citizen on the lost Red Cross
steamship Florizel. according to re-
port of the American consul at ST.
Johns. N. F, to the state department.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-26
AMERICANS WILL
BE TRANSFERRED.

washington, Feb. 26.-ArranEe-
ments have been made to move the
Americans in Moscow to Samara, oOo
miles to the east No immediate occu-
patton, of Moscow by German troops
Is expected, but 1t was thought advis-
able to. move the Americans.
The consul general at Moscow. re-
porting these arrangements to the
state department today added that all
Americans there were we'll.
The department also received a
dispatch or February 23 saying the
Rumstiian premier was preparing to
70 to bucharest q to meet German
Foreign Minister Won Kuehlmann and
Count CxSrnin. the Austrian foreign
ministert .Htesumably to. resume peace
t,eEott