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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-27
CERMAlS URGED /; ]. !. !.
TO STAND BY
TEUTON ARMY
Won Payer Makes Spirited
Defense Of Prussian Fran
'chise Reform Bill;

Amsterdam. Tuesday, Feb. 26,-
Friedrich Won Payer. the German
vice chancellor, in his address to the
reichstag, urged the people to stand
behind the army and make spiriteu
defense of the Prussian franchise re-
form bill. y T.. -
There is only one standpoint" he
said. "for home politics today in the
fourth year Of the war, namely, the
concentration of all the forces Of the
empire TO the unity Of the citizens
and labor and readiness for sacrifice
TO enable the army to fulfill their
heavy tasks. To that end things
which still divide the various classes
Of the population must be removed.
1t is quite intelligible that the heav-
Ter the sacrifices and var burdens
laid upon us. the greater win the
mass OF the population be dominated
by aspirations after political power,
political freedom and influence on
the government. No power on earth
can crush this idea and these aspira-
tions. From the start. the allied
German governments have taken this
into account and it is their desire to
continue along this path" n:
The vice chancellor then alluded to
opposition to the Prussiah franchise
bill saying: e@4S .-,7. ~ .,.s.
II cannot believe that those par
ties in whose hands the decision lies
will fail to realize what they. owe to
the public in this critical hour, and
l hope they will emphatically, repu-
diate the suspicion that they really
aim at an intolerable delay.
The vice chancellor's speech Of
Tended the conservative sections of
the reichstag seriously. judging from
the comment upon the address in a
Berlin dispatch to the Koelnische
Volks Zeitung which says: j. 49,. Il
1t was known that Won Pager de-
sired to settle accounts with the coz
servatives and he did so perhaps
more than it was good for him to do.
A passionate outbreak accompanied
this part OF his speech from all the
conservative sections Of the reichs-
tag. .5t 45E,
There were frequent scenes Of
tumult., seriously interrupting the de-
livery of the speech and at it's close
his friends were fain to drown the
Kisses in the house and in the gal
leries by clappinr and shouting"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-27

Today's War.
Summary
. .

Although Chancellor Won Hertling
has declared Germanys intentions in
the east were not aggression ana ag-
grandizement, German military au-
thorities have declined to grant an
armistice Non the Russian front in
view Of the Bolshevik offer to accept
peace and the German troops 'coltn..--
their onward march. The Bolsheyiki
are now bending every effort, to save
the revolution and Petrograd Ifoin
the hands of the invaders. sss 4. ~
1t is rumored that the Germans
reached Luga. midway between Pskov
and Petrograd. This is unconf1rmed as
is a report that the enemy has ad-
vanced to point half way between
street fighting in PskOv goes on the
city changing hands. alternately
Workmen and troops from Petro-
grad and troops from Moscow are be-
ing sent to check or stop the advance
on Petrograd. Women and men are
busily building trenches and defensive
positions around Petrograd. The Boil
shevik government, it Is declared. will
retire to Moscow II the Germans take
the capital. Disagreement in the coun-
Gil of workmen's and soldiers dele
gates is reported and it added that
Foreign Minister Trotzky will quit the
government. 'E
!. A provisional government has been
formed in Esthonfa with headquarters
at Reval and the independence of
Esthonia has been proclaimed. Chan
cellor Won Hertling said that Germany
would give self government to Cour-
land and Lithuania but 1t Is reported
from Switzerland that a Saxon prince
Is to be made king OF Lithuania which
will be united to Saxony. - -
Artillery bombardments on the
western front have, increased in in
tensity, especially in. the Ypres sector.
along the Chemin Des Danes and on
both banks Of the Meuse near Verdun.
! On the American sector northwest of
Toul the Germans have attempted un-
successfully to wipe out the Ameri-
cans with flaming gas and gas shells.
Three American soldiers were killed
in two such attacks and nine suffered
seriously from the effects of the gas.
The American artillery is shelling the
enemy positions heavily. RI Y Fl
No official recognition has yet been
taken of Chancellor Won 'Hertling's
speech. 1t is regarded in Washington
London and Paris as war speech and
not peace statement The charcel-
lor's purpose, an official of the French
! foreign office says, was to separate the
entente allies, stimulate peace talk
and impress Germany and the outside
world with the notion that the mill.
/ tary caste had lost its power. Belgium
1t is declared. hardly will answer the
chancellor's peace hint
German submarines have not let ur
in their campaign against Spanish
shipping. The steamer Neguri Of L..
$50 tons, is the latest victim. She i.
the Afth Spa aniards. to be .tcrped oed
within FIVE week a.::sH ~ ~
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-27
Y. N. c. A. TO ERECT
"HOME" FOR MEN WHO
WILL STUDY AVIATION

: Riverside, calif..- Feb. 27.-The Y.
NJ. C.. A. will erect a hut" here in
time for the student f1iers. mechanics,
ground officers and other men of the
air service who will assemble here at
the opening of the new aviation field,
to avail themselves Of its facilities for
their first letters home.
w. r. Hale. of the Riverside 7. NJ.
c. A. announced recently that he had
been informed the general committee
directing the war camp activities for
the Y. NJ. c. A. was keeping in touch
with the situation. and would start its
permanent building just as soon as the
general contractor got his men on the
ground for the other work already
ordered by the government.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-27
RUSSIA TO DEFEND ITSELF
Germany Refuses Astice And Continues Onuard Aduance
PETROGRAD IS IN DANGER

Govern to drop out Of the contest in
favor of Representative Irvine Len
root and it is asserted that one or
>the other will be eliminated after a
meeting to be held in Milwaukee
soon by Republican leaders. Cover
nor Phillip has ordered the circula-
ton through the country councils OF
defense Of Lenroot's nomination pa
pers.
Considerable interest is already
manifested in the Democratic party
in regard to the Mccarthy Joseph F..
Davies fight. Mccarthy is planning
a thorough campaign and a close
race is predicted.
Announcement has come from the
headquarters of the Wisconsin 10y
atty Legion that, that organization
will not unite in any partisan fight
in favor Of one candidate or another
but will, Join solidly in a fight on any
lisloyalist who makes fight for
election. e ST.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-27
THIRD OF BOATS
CALLED FOR ARE
NOW BUILDING
Delaware Valley is Greatest
Shipbuilding Center in
the World.

!. Philadelphia. Feb. 27.-More than
one third Of the war vessels and mer-
chant ships called for by the program
of the United States government are
building in ship yards along the Della
ware river, according to figures which
have just been made public with the
permission of the Emergency Fleet
corporation. The tonnage contracted
for, according to government officials,
has transformed the Delaware valley
into the greatest shipbuilding center
in the world
the Emergency Fleet corporation. es-
Inmates that an army of about $4,000
shipWorkers will be required to COM
'plete the 272j ships, including war ves-.
sells, contracted for shy the eleven
shiP9g1siaf sn,3 plsnts e;iS between Trenten
~ ..At the newsss.irrsrdrx Bristol, Pa,
forty 4 Ships are contracted FOR: Hers
more than 5000 men are at work and
it lis expected that 10000 men will be
necessary to complete the vessels on
schedule.
Ten vessels are being constructed
at another new yard at Cornwells, Pa.
The force there Of 500 men will be
increased to- 1000. At a well-known
Philadelphia shipbuilding plant more
than so ships are to be turned out.
on which more than 5000 men are
engaged. Another thousand is needed.
.In,the big yard at Camden, N. j.,
across the river from Philadelphia,
1900 men. are building twenty four
ships. Twice this number of shipwork-
ers is needed.
Two large plants. one a new one, at
Chester, Pa, have contracted for
eighteen and twenty-six ships respec-
lively. One plant has only 100 men
on the payroll and requires at least
nlent figures. The other yard is ena- :
ploying 1000 men whereas, at least
1000 are necessary to complete its
contracts. @ ~
The plant at Hog Island is now en-
ployfng about 10000 workers and Off
cials there estimate that at least 32,-
600 are needed.
Work in one plant at Wilmington,
Del, is progressing on thirteen ships
on which. $500 men are employed.
! This company is in the market for
another 1000 workers. At another
!: plant in that city eight ships are be-
l'ing built by force Of 1000 men and
officials require 1900 more.
| "A drive under the auspices of the
government, is now being conducted
throughout the country to register all
men In the eighty-seven trades allied
with shipbuilding. Many of these me-
chanics are now engaged in other oc-
cupations and it is planned to transfer
them to the seaboards without dis
bturbing industry.
Labor difficulties and shortage of
steel and other materials. it is expect
ed. will treble the original estimate Of
| the cost of the sl1ips contract for
Recent investigation of the Delaware
4 river plants Indicated that most of the
/ vessels being built will be completed
in schedule time. 49,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-27
FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT
SCENE OF ACTIVITY. IN
BATTLES IN THE AIR
TROOPS ASSIST
POLICE T'OISTOP
IRISH TROUBLE / [
Unrest Deepening in South
and West Of Ireland-Sit-
uation is Serious.

~
London, Feb. 27.-Much promi-
nence is given the situation in Ire
land by the morning newspapers in
connection with the official announce
ment that troops have been sent to
assist the police in County Clare. VAR
ious acts Of lawlessness are reported.
Some correspondents assert that
unrest is deepening in the west and
south of Ireland and that the situa-
ton is getting beyond control. On
the other hand the Daily News.
whose Dublin correspondent the 9TH
er day reported the situation in the
west and south as alarming, today
prints dispatch from Limerick that
there is no cause for alarm
The position Of II. F.. Duke, chief
of many rumors. The Dublin corre-
spondent OF the Daily Express sends
report that he has resigned.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-27
Largest Wooden Ship
Launched On Sabiae
River Is Built il
Just Five Months.

~ e U t q 4 /. 49,
Orange, Tex. Feb. z7.With nons
Of the pomp usually attending such =
ceremony, the largest wooden steAm-
ship ever built was launched on tho
Sabine river here today. just tivo
months after its keel Ras laid. Tho
steamship was built for the CunArA
Steamship company Of Liverpool.
Its dimensions: Length. y1o 1eet:
beam, 40 feet; moulded depth. a1s fest.
It will have q carrying cApAGtfJ eG
400 tons and will ~ equipp psdy
triple expansion engines & of t.A9 T.!
horsepower. It contains more ass11
two and q half mtllion feet of + -
two and = half fest wtye. |sss ss;s: ss;s!
4 The ship wass built; nv III Il %
Ship Building corp Hon
are now six vessels Df a IT. ~
der construction q III y6ft sssl
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-27

washington, Feb. ~ Thirty Of
ficers and enlisted men Of the naval
tug Cherokee are believed to have
been lost when the vessel foundered
yesterday morning in q fierce gale on
Fenwick Island Mghtship. % miles
from the Delaware Capes. sSsS Y;a +.
Ten survivors who got away on the
first life raft were safely landed four
other, men got. away on another raft
hut two were washed overheard and
drowned and the other two died prob
ably OF exposure. NJ s.;s N
M The Cherokee formerly was a tug
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-27
AIRPLANE MAIL
SERVICE WILL
START APRIL Is
Eight Machines to Garry
Mail From Washington
to New York.

Washington. Feb. 27.-Airplans
mail service between New York and
Washington will be in daily operation
beginning April Is. the postohice de.
partment announced today. Eight
machines will be furnished by the war
department.
BY, arrangement between POST
master General Rurleson and Secre-5
tary Baker. the aerial postal servics
will be conducted for one year as part
of the aviation training system Of the
army. The machines will be piloted
by army fliers, f& t
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-27
Thirty Officers And
Enlisted Men Of the
Cherokee Are Lost

Of the 'Luckenbachl Steamship line and
not long ago was rsquisiti ioned q BY the
government. :5s br S8 .ass3 81 sf.rfs9ts s .t3s
Following are, the nameAtof the ten
known surylv0rss b & II sSs, Il, i, i4
Boatsyain e. w. Sennott, u. s. N.
r. r., Boston. Mass; =. p. 5Acket.
man, seaman; ii. r. P0ynter, fireman:
n. j. Hall. seaman; e. FL; Barker,
chief machfniAt's mate; r. A.; Kozeck.
fireman; p. HI. Warmack, fireman; A
A. Waflim. oiler; p. L. OudEel. fire.
man, and q. Drumfield, eiec-
triclan. j, i.,s 4 ts., Y. ;ssl h Il,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-27
EXCHANGE DEALINGS
HALTED IN LONDON

London, Feb. 27.-Recent develop
ments in Russia have brought ex-
change dealings here practically to 4
standstill and 1t has been impossible
for sellers drafts on Petrograd and
other Russian centers to ascertain
whether Instructions have been re-
ceived by the Russian banks and il so
whether they are in position to exc
cute the instructions in view Of recent
government action prohibiting inter-
bank operations. gs
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-27
MANY KILLED
d! - + --z-'-
WHEN GRAND
STAND. FALLS
Hundred Trarnp1ed to Death
and I Others !: Burned E y, When \ !,
Fire Breaks Out.

London. Feb. 27.-In the collapse
Hongkong Jockey club races Tues
day. 100, women and children were
trampled, to. death, according. to a
Reuter- dispatch from Hongkong. Fire
brokeSi out and several hundred 9TH
ers were burned to deaths
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-27

y London, Feb. 27.-Thp British hos-s
pitals ship dlenart Castle was sunk
.yestsrday In the Bristol snnsl, 4 1.
announced ofA1iafly. Thsrs were No.
patients on board. survivors were
lAndedaby an naAmerican torpedo boat,
Eight boats Are stil adrift. ~
rs The Offlciafs report folloWas 80 AZ s
''TMe !, British hospital ship GlenErti
G9stle was sunk IA the Bristol channel
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-27
ARTILLERY ACTIVE
EAST OF YPRES.

London. Feb. 27.-Hostile raids
were repulsed during the night north
west of st. Quentin in the neighbor-
hood of Bullecourt and east Of ver-
melles." says today's war ofice report.
THE artillery was active on both sides
early this morning northeast and east
of YDreS"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-27
GERMANS HALTED
By THE FRENCH.

Paris. Feb. 27.-Aftcr a heavy
bombardment German troops in the
Champagne last night attempted to
recapturc the positions recently taken
by the French at Butte du Mesnil.
Today's official report says the Ger
mans We're halted by the French FIRE.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-27
GERMAN RAIDER
SINKS 35 SHIPS.

Berlin. Feb. 27.-The German raid
er Wolf, which has returned to a
home port after raiding entente ship
ping in the Pacific destroyed at least
thirty-five, vessels, it was officially an
nounced today. Some of the steam
ships. it is stated. were loaded with
English troops and the sinkings,
therefore. caused a corresponding loss
Of human life,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-27
NEEDS A SCHOOL.

Nom, Alaska, Feb. ;27.--Point Bar
row lacks one fundamental thing.
without which it will never be the
village 1t ought to be-; to-wit: an edu-
cational institution the letter read..
'The people here. are worthy and
there is enough r@w material to- war
rant q good sized school u sE..:s
Point Barrow will always be q
village OF considerable size as long rs
there are any Eskimos left to occup..
It owing toathe fact Il is an ideal loca-
ton from which TO hunt, trap and
fish,, Il az h al f. AZ NJ q :. "
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-27
VIOLENT DUELS
IN THE AIR.

Berlin, Feb. 27.-(British Admiral
ty per Wireless Press)-After a great
many violent duels in the air on the
western front on Tuesday, says today's
war office statement. the Germans
brought down fifteen entenfx si,planes
and three captive balloons. n "a
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-27
PETROCRAD TO
BE EASY FOR
INVADING ARMY
Dispatches Indicate That
Germans Will Have Little
l.. i. rouble Taking It. ~
.an'
SLAV SOLDIERS
s..s WILL NOT FIGHT
'sssn t, t~
Peasant Troops, Thinking
only of Land, Become Ger
rnany's Strongest Weapon

London, Feb. Eff special DIS
patches from Petrograd gauge '.c-
c,,rately the s,;"Jtion ,aurc. the 6 -,
mans are likely to find little difficulty
in occupying the city with trai.p,l
~ refuse to fight and say we have
had enough Of fighting. If the Ger
mans come let them take u.s.
: There Is sitter attitude among
the workmen from whom, If at a,,. ie-
sistance to the Germans must come.
Even, though for lack of training
their resistance should prove of little
value, they are said to be enrolling
with enthusiasm in response to the
call of the Bolshevik leaders. The
correspondent of the Daily News writ
ing Sunday says:
Russian troops almost without ex-
ception have refused fatty to fight.
A division which was supposed to be
defending Narva has arrived at
GatchiTia.' Ensign krylenko protest.
ed. They replied they did not intend
toi fight
5 eImmediately the first few German
troops appeared the Russian peasant
soldiers. who being peasants. not in
dustrialists., we're interested merely in
the land question and cared nothing
for the revolution, started eastward
in an uncontrollable;w wave, thr6atsn-
Ing to sack all the towns on ths' way.
The Russian array swaassa g erhnany's
strongest weapon: I'm dciving 1t to-
wards. Petrograd they were. driving e
herd Of stampeding, cattle which
would strample down everything in It's
way The revolutionary workn,en
could have put up a real fight against
the Germans but they could do moth
ing against the Russian army, which
must disappear before the revolution
can, begin to create any real, military
force for itself. Yhe workmen of the
towns are eager to fight" -.
~ Some correspondents. describing
thei bulk Of the population as lost IN
bewilderment and apathy. think such
. resistance as may be offered Will
amount to little. They say no amount
OF talk by the Bolshevik leaders can
cover the plain facts of the situation.
,Thes of the Daily En-
press says: -: ss
VI. ."One4 cannot help thinking that the
state of siege lin Petrograd will be
merely technical. as Germans, with or
without uniforms. are already IN tne ne
capital" 49, w.
The. Germans in. Petrograd ALREADY
. have organized to police the city, the
correspondent of the Morning Posi-
reports. 80 -
In several dispatches Nikolai Len
inelSf1gures as the back bone OF resist
ance to the Germans, although. orig
inally he was responsible. for swaylns
the executive committee of the SOL
diers'4and. workmen's delegates IN the
direction of concluding peace on hu'
initiating terms. ~ \ :a's s-.s,s
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-27
Would Unite Kingdoms.

i Zurich, Feb. 27.--Negotiations are
in progress for the union OF Lithuan1a
and saxony, according to a dispatch
from Dresden. with Prince Frederick
Christian. second son Of the king OF
saxony as. king of Lithuania. The
.pourparlers indicate that the wishes
Of the Poles for a renewal Of the old
union between Poland and Lithuanla
will mt be FULFILLED. --..- - u.
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TWO Rerinlcnts Taken.

Berlin, Feb. 27.--( British Admiral
ty, per Wireless Press)-German
troops advancing north of Dorpat yes
terday captured two Russian reg1-
ments as they were retreating. the
German general staff announced to-
dav 3. ~ -
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Continued on Page 81
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Another Exchange telegraph dis
patch says that Borisoff. sixty miles
The Washington herald., 1918-09-11
SIMS LAUDS CONDUCT
OF MT. VERNON CREW
Praises Skill of Captain of Tor
pedoed Transport.

Vice Admiral Sims. in a dispatch
received by the Navy Department
gives further particulars of the tor
pedoing of the U. s. s. Mount Yer
non. A periscope was sighted 500
yards off'the starboard bow and the
guns opened fire. At almost the
same moment the torpedo struck the
ship. 1t hit abreast the bulkhead,
between boiler groups and 4. Fire
rooms s, 6, and s were flooded.
The loss of so many lives-thirty-
iye being killed-was due to the
fact that the watch was being re-
lieved and there were many more
men than usual in the fire rooms.
Neither periscope nor submarine
was sighted by the escorting de-
stroyers, but a number of depth
charges were dropped at the point
where the periscope was sighted by
the Mount Vernon.
The Mount Vernon proceeded to
port at a speed of fifteen knots, and
Is now docked for repairs.
b Vice Admiral Sims remarks on the
admirable conduct" of officers and
crew, showing their thorough train
ing for such an emergency. and the
great skill and ability" with which
Capt. Dismukes handled the situa-
tion.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-11
ATTACKS DEBS ON
ANTI-WAR CHARGE
Socialist Faces Claims Against His
Patriotism.

Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. l0-U. S. Dis
trict Attorney Wortz today devoted
practically all of his efforts in the
examination of witnesses against
Eugene V. Debs to prove that the
Socialist leader. on trial for violation
Of the espionage act, supported and
adhered to his party's anti-war plat
form.
Attorney Stedman. leading counsel
for the defense, repeatedly objected
to the prosecutions line OF question
ing. He protested against admission
of the anti-war proclamation and
program, either as originally en-
bodied in the majority report of the
Socialists st. Tours convention i'm
mediately after the declaration of war
by the United States or as printed
with the head of the party's referen-
dunn ballot to Socialist locals.
Judge Westenhaver overruled coun-
sells objection. He permitted Ques-
tions and the reading of the plat
form to go into the record to show
''the state of mind and intent Of
Debs at the time he made the Can
ton, Ohio, speech" which resulted in
his indictment
Charles E. Ruthenburg, Cleveland
Socialist now undergoing a term OF
Imprisonment at Canton for obstruct-
ing the draft, was introduced as a
witness by the prosecution today TO
prove the adoption of the anti-war
platform at a convention held in st.
Louis on April 8, 1917.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-11
MCCORMICK CLAIMS
ILLINOIS NOMINATION
Republican Senate Victory Re
mains in Dispute.

Chicago. Sept. i0.-MediIl McCor-
mick tonight claimed the Republican
nomination for U. S. Senator at to-
morrow's primaries, basing his pre-
diction on reports obtained by his
campaign managers from all parts OF
Illinois. Backers OF William Hale
Thompson. mayor of Chicago, and
Representative George E. Foss. also
claim victory. The contest is so close
that the result will probably not be
known until the last vote is counted.
Dennis ]. Egan. chief clerk OF the
election commissioners office, esti-
mates 10000 voters, including women.
will attend the polling places. The
unusual interest is expressed by the
fact that there are 10000 new regis
trants this year.
The loyalty issue brought into the
campaign by Mayor Thompson, who
in openly bidding for the German
vote, is expected to bring people to
the polls who never before partici-
pated in a primary contest
Election experts now figure Il will
be Mccormick. then Foss, with
Thompson third. Upstate reports,
however, indicate a strong Thompson
vote in many sections.
On the Democratic side Senator
James Hamilton Lewis, now in
France is the certain nominee.