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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-31
Military Officer Will
Be In Charge Farm Boys,
Camp At Devil. Lake
Strict Obedience VIII BE Exacted at
E~nca1npnlent to Be Held from
-, July / to g.

Devils Lake, N: D., May 31.-Major
Steele Of Fargo. or some other COM
Petent; army officer. will be in charge
of the Farm Boys Encampmant of
Tcwner.. Nelson, RAMSEY and Benson
counties at the Devils Lake Chau-
tauaua grounds July 1-6, inclusive.
No boy will be tolerated who does not
submit cheerfully to rules.
About ESQ boys are expected. Com
Gray, T. T. Kristjanson.. VIM. Guy and
Harry J. Boyts, county agents Of
Towner. Nelson. Ramsey and Benson
counties, respectively.
. Every boy must bring blankets,
levels, soap, toilet.
The affair will be the biggest thing
of. its kind yer attempted in the
state. The exceptional facilities for a
delightful outing offered by the Local
ton on the banks Of the largest body
of water in, the state, will add to the
value Of the encampment.
The program will be as follows:
Talks, demonstrations and classes.
Military discipline In charge of, Major
Steel. director of military tactics at
the agricultural college. Boys
achievements and war work by o. H.
Benson, director of the boys and
girls club work, Washington, D. G.
Boys club work in North Dakota by
Homer Dixon, assistant state club
leader, agricultural. college. Live
stock Judging and feeding by w. H.
Peters. agricultural. college. Pure
bred cattle, and sheep. will be Judged
by all, boys. Veterinary talks and
demonstrations, consisting Of casting
animals, minor operations. treatment
OF common diseases, and animal sani'
tation. DIR. Don McMahan, agricui'
tural college. Geography Of North
Dakota, by Prof. Simpson, University
Of North Dakota Cement work
Separation Of aggregates, proper pro
portions for different cement work
and making cement posts and trougn'
I byiGeo. W. Porter agricultural col
lege. Going to an agricultural colleE.
in war times by G. w. Ramdlett. aeri
| cultural college. Department OF azri'
culture and the North Dakota boys
by O.. s. Fisher, department OF aSri
culture, Washington, D. c. Nortf
Dakota wild animals by. u. s. Elmer
AGRICULTURAL college, and 9 biologtca
survey, Washington, p. G.. Healtf
talks by physician and dentist. OBJ
~servation tours to Sully Hill Nationa
PARK, Devils Lake, Bird Island an
live stock farms.
The boys will be we'll entertained
The ,Chautauqua programs will b
free to them. They will see the In
dian war dance and demonstration
the baseball tournament between
counties, and may indulge in winning
and all sort of athletic contests.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-31
Bank Guarantee Act
In Operation june Is

Bismarck, N. D., May 3o.-Tfe
North Dakota bank deposit guarantee
act. passed by the last Legislature and,
which should have been placed In;
operation July /, last, probably will be
placed in operation about June Is.
j.. r. Waters, state bank examiner
has called a meeting of the guarantee
of deposits committee to be held in
Bismarck June 6, when the last OF
the applications for ADMISSION to the
guaranty system will be placed in OPP
GRAFTON about June Is.
J. r. Waters, state bank examiner.
has called a meeting of the guarantee
of deposits committee, to be held In
Bismarck June 6, when the last Of tho
applications for admission to the guar
anty system will be acted upon.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-31
Low terminating Corn
Should be Drilled, Says
N. D. Seed Commissioners

Fargo. N. D.. May 3o.-Many North
Dakota farmers have planted corn
terminating as low as SO per cent,
according to H. L.. Bolley, North Da-
kota seed commissioner. In a bullet
in just issued. he advises farmers u.s.
ing low test seeds, to drill them in.
four, or five inches apart, in that man
ner assuring themselves a fairly good
stand even though the seed is poor.
Prof. Bolley SAYS the state seed
laboratory has sampled a tremendous
corr when it was still damp.
+ Prof Bolley also calls attention to
the fact that the North Dakota law
prohibiting the sale Of corn germin-
ating under 60 per cent for seed,
doesn't prohibit such sale when the
corn Is used for fodder.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-31
JAMESTOWN GRAND
ARMY MEN DECORATE
COMRADES GRAVES

jamestown. n. d.. May 31.-The
members of the Grand Army gathered
yesterday morning at the city hall and
were taken by auto out to the ceme-
teries. The graves of the soldier dead
were decorated and the beautiful pub
lie memorial service carried out un-
der the direction of the William H.
Seward Post. AS the return to the
city was being made, the G.. A. r.
and w. r. c. stopped at the crossing
Of the James river and engaged in the
sailors decoration ceremony.
In the afternoon there was a union
service held in the Baptist church. the
congregations Of several churches CO.
o~perating. .,M- wye g
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-31
PAGE THREE

ia has been appalling the last Nx(Ny@R
months and the three loads W64zel4M%
have gone d long waysto siacken2tNAsssS
thirst of many q dry throat. m tho
other hand others could be seen stng
high glee over this .svantum" destruc-
on their ability to stop the raid, thak
had been contemplated for many
months by several dry threats on fhft1S
Source OF supply ~ %Sassss
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-31
Winnipeg Iron Magnate
Died In Minneapolis

Winnipeg, Man. May s1;-John
in Minneapolis last night, was presi-
dent Of the Vulcan Iron Works, one
Of the largest industrial establish
ments In Winnipeg. He was chairman
of the school board and for 40 years
a d citizen.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-31

passed by the 1917 legislature as the
territory has no emergency fund.
II 10 planned to have the session
last but five days, all senator's and
representatives to donate their salar-
les to the Red Cross which would ap-
,proximate $1,000.
rs The United States district attorney
has suggested that II the session is
called, special legislation be enacted
to give the territorial courts author
|ity to handle certain kinds Of anti
acts.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-31
Priest, New Rockford
Postmaster, Charged
With Embezzlement

jamestown, N. D., May 30.-Post-
master Walter. Priest Of New Rock
ford, was yesterday arraigned before
Federal Judge Amidon here on a
charge of embezzlement. 1t is claim
ed that the amount taken was $488.36.
Mr.. Priest entered a plea Of not guilty
and his trial will occur later.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-31
CONDITIONS MORE
FAVORABLE, SAYS
FRENCH ARMY MAN.

Paris, May 31.--''we return with
the impression that as the day adj
vanced the situation became more
favorable Rene Renoult, president
of the army committee of the chem.
Der Of deputies, who accompanied
Premier Clemenceau to the front yeses
terday. said to Marcel Hitin of the
Echo De Paris on his arrival in Paris.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-31
AMERICAN
HOSPITAL
] IN FRANCE
I'll 80 - -
Said to be One Of the Best
y, Equipped Hospitals in
the World.
,tBy E. H. Tostevin.,
:. Mother. NJ. re.

FIJI U-t-'T" W. n.y. H'N ~
Somewhere in France, May 1, 1918.
a cfash. a burst Of shell, and hell and
The battle fierce is on, you play a
part, =, h.. .
Then darkness $3.50 unknown hands
staunchy blood and place
You carefully on stretcher. test your
wavering heart. .s
Beneath cool sheets youswaken, fever
And hear. it seems, again the awful
Then realize. somehow. greatschanses
wrought +. ~
You know and mi the place : Of
peace you're In. & !,
wh.te-capped and, silent, skilful, care
A Red Cross angel comes. smiles sym
pathy, si s.EtJ {. as
And an wh i per-; low, sleep on, you've
How racing thoughts bring ALI
back wildly!
1 Yet fate is kind. When sleep elusive
fails to .soothe
The tired body, war racked into rest:
4 When thoughts chaotic bring back vi
vid scenes. 81 49,
OF trench and battle front--then dou-
bly, blest r. 4=e, H
An image flashes forth. too real for
dream.
Half-waking are you carried over sea.
And then once more. enthralled,' find
you love ... IT,.
MOTHERHOOD! How near she seems
to be! :
Her voice omes floating, soothing.
Fancy then 80.
+ Gives, courage cheer (this dream you
Puts mother hand on brow and low
ingly.
Does other things just as she used to
do.
She sits beside you humming an old
air,
Fondles hand, the touch. 1t seems is
Strengthens quilts. pats pillow care
Her presence near is certain and you
Revived. restored, and peace is yours
again, ra 5I ut 81
Nor can a,wak'ning give you else but
JOY.
Though dream fades out in darkness,
For true as life, you've heard her say
Medical Reserve Corpse g
I wonder whether it is humanity
possible to describe the scene, the
surroundings under which I am writ
ing to YOU this glorious spring day in
France. '
The above bit of verse is the tale a
soldier who came in night before last,
conided to me when taps had ex-
tinguished the lights and we chatted
across the two feet of space between
his cot ana mine in ward,:.O," in this
great base hospital.
This afternoon after intermittent
showers OF rain the sky cleared off
rays as though to atone for the long
seige of nasty weather. ..-@'- - s
Nature called and taking paper and
pen L sought this. little nook on the
hillside above the rambling hospital
camp, and nov with birds Of varied
hues and voices chjrruping and sing
ing and thrilling their spring time
the place the boys in ''Blighty" are
brought back to life, and hope and
health.s
in days before the Hun hordes be.
a their attempted conquest of the
earth, the property here was indeed
a cen of peace. Broad acres OF
perfect lawn surrounded the chateau
of------ Gardens ~exquisttely
placed formed spots Of color, while
hedges and avenues of trees marked
paths and drives in the beautiful es.
tate. Now the lawn has been clut.
tered up. with row upon row of lont
wooden barracks, each opening onto
a central covered venue along which
in busy. timesaa caravan OF rubber
n fiVuA u ct rot n hnss ~ ~ vAtS y.ro Nrv,imD $hnN,
New-York tribune., 1918-08-22
Germany Will Train
Boys of 16 for Army
Special Dispatch to The Trtbune)

Especial Dispatch to The Trtbune)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.--The fol-
lowing statement was issued by the
French High Commission to-day:
GAS palliative to the summary mil
itary instruction given TO their recruits
at the present time, the German mill
tary authorities propose to train grad
ually the boys from sixteen on. The
national society called Jugendwehr' is
studying the means of enforcing such
an organization, and will report to the
general staff on the subject.
"In the mean time, parents and
teachers are earnestly urged to have
their children registered as members
of the Jugendwehr' Society. Employ
ers are invited to make it easy for
their employees to participate in such
drilling and training as are afforded by
the society.
"The young men who follow the diff
erent courses shall have the liberty to
choose their arms and the region where
they wish to complete their military
training. They shalrbe promoted more
rapidly and be granted more leaves
than their comrades"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-22
Americans Guard
Siberian RuillUay
(By The Associated Press)


VLADIVOST Aug. 17.-According
to the request of General Dieterichs,
the commander of the Czecho- -Slovak
forces in Siberia. the head Of the
American forces recently landed here
is dispatching a limited number Of
troops to occupy points along the rail
road between this city and Nikolsk,
the junction point of the Trans
siberian Railway with the line running
to Khabarovsk. This will release sew
eral hundred of the Czecho o-Slovaks for
service on the Ussuri front.
Assuming that the Japanese will take
responsibility for safeguarding the
line from Nikolsk to Khabarovsk, there
is an apparent need that the Ameri-
cans provide for the operation of the
Transsiberan Railway westward to
Manchuria station, where serious
clash with the enemy is inevitable.
This operation would be under Allied
supervision and is made possible
through the presenG> of the party of
railroad experts under the leadership
of John F. Stevens. This party in
cludes $50 men, among whom are rail
Vav executives
New-York tribune., 1918-08-22
Japanese Amazed
BY Fire and Death
In Path of Riots
Nation Convulsed as Never
Before Since Days of
the Restoration
(By The Associated Press,


TOXIC, Saturday, Aug. 17.-Disturb-
ances in the campaign against the high
price of rice continue, and there have
been many clashes throughout Japan,
some of which resulted seriously.
The first government bulletin on the
situation in Toxic province explains
that separate mobs in Toxic, varying
in size from 300 to 10000. attacked and
damaged police boxes, rice stores and
Gelsha houses and attacked the .,eiyo-
ken Hotel and the building of the Min
istry of Communications and Com
merce. Police and troops eventually
dispersed the mobs.
Newspaper dispatches from Kobe say
that in fighting there four members of
mobs have been killed and three bayo-
reted by the soldiers. 1t is asserted
that Socialists are melting the mobs TO
violence at various places.
The violence of the food riots and
the rapidity with which they enveloped
the country have astonished the Japan
csc and have convinced them, though
far removed from the centre of the
war, that they cannot escape its conse-
quences nor remain untouched by the
world movements which the war he's
get in motion. No such disturbances
have coLvulsed the nation since the
days of the re stOration.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-22
Poles Are Tortured
BY Austrian Troops
Verified Stories of Brutality
Iell of Attempts to Break
National Spirit
Especial Dispatch to The Tribu

(Speciat Dispatch to The Tribune,
WASHINGTON, Aug 21.-A record
OF the t1ogging, manning and torturine
of Polish children and men and women
by Austrian soldiers in the western nor
tlon of Poland in Cholm and nearbv
provinces has reached the Polish press
Office here.
1t is in the form of "An appeal to the
civilized world" and is signed by the
Polish peoples party at Lubin. Poland
Upon the Poles. in punishment for
their protest against the attempted new
partitoning Of Poland by the cedinp of
Choim to the Ukraine, has been visited
the most horrible tortures," the appeal
says. "Boys and girls, men and women
have been hogged to insensibility.
manned by the tearing out Of their
ears, confined in underground cells
which were then flooded with water.
and have been dragged by the hair
of their heads through the streets.
Even their national feelings we're
ravished by the jeering playing of Po-
lish national airs by Austrian soldiers
before them while they were being tor
tured.
"But it has been all in vain so far
as destroying the desire for freedom,
the appeal adds. Bleeding and faint,
sick with pain, the peasants have stag
gered to their feet and with pain
racked, quavering voices have answered
their oppressors with a Polish national
song, Poland is our cradle, and we
will not surrender its soil'''
The appeal recites that the facts have
been verified by personal investigation
and by the questioning of the injured.
The outrages, the report declared, were
committed by bands of Austrian SOL
diers and gendarmes who pass from
hamlet to hamlet, leaving a wake of
woe and misery and yet increased ma
tional courage
New-York tribune., 1918-08-22

IRON IRON Belgium and France, and quoted
The London Evening News" comment
on this that Germany must be de-
stroyed by bloody and irrcparablc de-
feats on the battlefield"
DR.. Solf exclaimed: "Thus speak
the protectors who for the sake of
Belgium have drawn the sword"
Referring to Mr.. Balfour's "second
charge" he said:
This is directed against our Eastern
policy TO this l reply that the Brest-
Litovsk peace came about by agreement
between the Russian and German gov
ernments that the frontier peoples of
Russia after centuries of oppression
should be permitted to live their own
national lives, for which object they had
been striving. This agreement on the
fate of the border peoples is fact of
world Importance which never can be
erased from history. .
"The Brest-Litovsk peace is a FRAME
and the picture which is to appear
within is only sketchcd in rough lines.
England forfeited the right to act
as champion of the Russian border
states in their unparalleled time of
suffering During the war they repeat
edly appealed TO England for help. 1t
was always denied them
"Thc recognition of the Czecho-
Slovaks-those landless robber bands
--as an allied power is the logical
keystone of the singular structure of
Anglo Russian friendship.
THE economic distress in the terri
tories occupied by us is undoubtedly
great, but it is cynicism when England
laments this, because her hunger block
ade is directed against the occupied
territories, just as it is directed against
us, against neutrals and against the
whole world"
Dr. Solf denied that Germany had
illtreated Finland and the Baltic prov
inces, and said that not a single SOL
dier of those countries had been forced
to fight for Germany's cause.
Concerning Rumania, he said that
the recent elections were held without
influence from the German govern
mcnt.
Speaking OF Mr. Balfour's reference
to the improvement in the condition of
the colonies which had been taken from
Germany, he said:
"This means that England conquers
land and asserts that she can govern
it better than its lawful owners. and
from this she derives the claim to an
mex it. Does the British Foreign Sec
of the colored populations of the vari-
Gus African colonies by the Entente's
action? Nothing of the enforced re-
cruiting in British East Africa? Moth
ing of the gigantic armies of warriors
and workers from the British and
French colonies?
HAS he any idea of the immeasur-
able damages to the colonial mission
of all civilized races which must re-
suit from the use of black armies in
battle against the white races and the
bringing Of the former to Europe"
Cites Teuton Humanity
DR.. Solf asserted that Germany be-
fore the war had won the moral
right" to be colonial power con the
principle of respecting humanity"
He cited sentence in Mr.. Balfour's
speech to the effect that the abyss be-
tween the Central Powers and the
Allies was SO deep that it could not
be bridged.
"Mr. Balfour can go on" he said,
"and claim for himself that he has
made this abvss deeper."
New-York tribune., 1918-08-22
Scheidemann, Ebert and
Reisler Decline to Sue
ceed Helferich as Envoy
Soviets Pin Hope
On a World Revolt
Buoyed Up by Exaggerated
Reports of Labor Troubles
in Several Countries
By Arthur S. Draper
Especial Gable to The Tri6une)

Copyright 1915 by New York Tribune snc)
LONDON, Aug. 21.-According to the
Berlin "Lokal- Heffericns
post as ambassador to the Bolsheviki
has been offered and declined by the
Socialist Scheidemann, Ebert and Refs
Ter, and the present counsellor of the
embassy will become charge d'affares.
The declination of the Socialists was
to be expected, as they have denounced
German policy in Russia since the time
OF the Brest-Litovsk negotiations, and
mad the German government succeeded
in saddling them with this mission the
mllitarists would be able to avoid a
lot of internal and external trouble.
All recent Russian government wire
less messages seem couched in Ian.
guage calculated to encourage the hope
that the Soviet system will be saved
by world revolution Labor disturb
ances in Austria Hungary, England and
Argentina have been exaggerated until
the Russian leaders might infer that
the whole world was becoming revolu-
tlonary and the red flag was being
waved in belligercnt and neutral coun.
tries alike.
AS to the movements of Lenine and
lroszky. reports are rather obscure
some placing them at Moscow. others
at hronstadt, others at Helsingfors and
still others aboard a German shin at
Keval. Despite earlier reports. it is
now believed that they are still at
Moscow and that Trotzky recently Wis
tied the Red Guard forces fighting in
European Russia.
NO doubt now exists as to the embar-
rassment of the Czecho- -Sloyaks t;ob+-
ing on the Ussuri front against the
Bolshevik forces, officered by Germans
The Czechs are retiring SLOWLY. while
Japanese troops are advancing ram
IDLY from Vladivostok. The Bo1shev;ki
considerably outnumber the Czecbs
who are suffering from a lack of am
munltlon supplies. Apparently the AL
lied forces operating from Archaneel
nave been checked or have halted volun-
tarlly until they have had opportunity
to judge the amount of opposition tbev
arc likely to meet.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-22
Sees Wars Crisis Past
F. D. Roosevelt Expresses
Views at Reception in Paris

PARIS, Aug. 21.-"We have passed
the summit of the mountain as re-
CARDS the war;" said Franklin D.
Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the
United States Navy, at a reception
given by the French press this morn
ing.
"As to the submarines off the
coast" he continued, "the danger
points can now be said to have been
made safe"
Mr. Roosevelt who has not slept
two successive nights at the same
place since he arrived in Europe, said
he hoped to return, adding "perhaps
in uniform" He will visit Field Mar
shall Haig. the King Of Belgium and
government officials in England be-
fore he returns to the United States.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-22

~ to some extent yesterday. A
chance to come back was due
him. Last November he stood on a
pedestal for week. Then he was
rudely jostled off. But it was not
his fault that the Battle of Cambria,
q glorious initial success for the
British, was converted into serious
disaster.
Byng builded better than he knew.
He uncovered the secret of the pro-
cess by which the stalemate of trench
fighting was broken and the way was
opened for the resumption of a
limited warfare of movement. With
out artillery preparation and with
the aid of mobile tanks, he burst last
fall clear through the German lines
and his men found themselves
marching over a country clear Of
bitches and entanglements and un-
SCARED by fighting. 1t was a novel
and unforgettable sensation.
The British General Staff had
foreseen no such success. Prepara-
tions for following it up were lack
ing. So Byng stayed on uncertainty
before Cambria until the Germans
gathered reserves, organized a sur
prise attack of their own and more
than neutralized his victory.
Won Hutier developed Byng's dis
covery. His Celebrations Of it en-
abled the Germans to break the Brit
ish line west of St. Quentin last
March and to drive the Allies thirty
five miles back to the lines before
Amiens. The Fourth British Army,
under Sir Henry Rawlinson, took its
revenge below the Somme two weeks
ago. Now Byng, with the Third
British Army, has partially taken
his. He attacked Won Bellows 18th
German Army yesterday morning on
a ten-mile front from the Ancre
River north to Moyenneville, about
nine miles below Arras. Bapaume,
opposite the British centre, was the
main objective, and the chief pur-
pose of the drive was to envelop
from the north the German positions
on the east bank of the Ancre River,
north of Albert. The Ancre is an
obstacle to the use of tanks. Above
Beaucourt there was no such OBJ
stacle.
The penetration on this front yes
terday amounted to between two and
three miles-nearly three miles in
the centre. Achiet-le- Petit was
reached, which is nearly half way to
Bapaume. The Germans were ex-
pecting an attack. They resisted
vigorously-vigorouslye enough to or
ganize one counter attack-before
Achiet le Petition the first day. The
cmbankment Of the railroad from
Arras to Albert--one to two miles
behind the front ttacked-hindered
British progress considerably.
Byng did not repeat his first days
success at Cambria. But he shook
the German line at critical point
and added another to the many rea-
sons compelling general German
retirement.
Results more imposing in charac-