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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-31
After Hard Work United
People Can Look Each
Other in the Face and be
Glad of Nationality, Says
President.

partment has $2.50O,000 available for
this purpose now and has asked the
congress for $6,000,000 more.
Difficult Problem.
The labor problem is one of great
difficulty and some of the best agen-
cies of the nation are addressing
themselves to the task of solving it,
so far as it is possible to solve it.
Farmers have not been exempted
from the draft. know that they
would not wish to be. l take it for
granted they would not wish to be
put in a class by themselves in this
respect. But the attention of the war
department has been very seriously
centered upon the task of interfering
with the labor of the farms as little
as possible and under the new draft
regulations l believe that the farm
ers Of the country will find that their
supply OF labor is very much less SER
iously drawn upon that 1t vas under
the first and initial draft. made be-
fore we had had our present full ex-
perience in these perplexing matters.
The supply of labor in all industries
is a matter we must look to and are
looking to with diligent care.
"And let me say that the stimula-
ton of this agencies have enumerat-
ed has been responded to by the
farmers in splendid fashion. dare
say that ,yp,t., are. aware that the farm
ars Of this country are as efficient as
any ether farmers in the world. They
do not produce more per- acre thar
the farmers in Europe. 1T is no,
necessary that they should do so. II
would perhaps be bad economy fol
them to attempt it. But they do pro-
duce by two to three or four times
more per man. per unit of labor and
capital, than the farmers Of any Eu.
ropean country. They are more alert
and use more labor saving devices
than any other farmers in the world
And their response to the demands
of the present emergency has been il
every way remarkable. Last spring
their planting exceeded by 12,0oe
acres the largest planting of any pre-.
vious year, and the yields from the
crops were record breaking yields
In the fall of 1917 wheat acreagt
!,of 42.170,00o was planted. which wa.
one million larger than for any pre-.
teding year. three millions greater
than the next largest, and seven mil
lions greater than the preceding five
year average.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-31

The Testimony also developed the
tact that Thomas Keyes,
of St. Paul. personally, employed by
Aowniey for the purpose, was cashier
or treasurer of the. league the pub
fishing company, the exchange and
the store scheme. = ~
Keycs Handles
Townley wasn't quite sure, he said,
as to Keyes' connection with the Con-
sumers United Stores company, but
he admitted that he might be-
treasurer. He did his. hest. to dodge
all questions as to his personal con-
nection with the stores, but finally was
forced to frank admission that he
originated the scheme and conceived
the contract and that In a general way
he controlled the finances. He told
of going to Kenmare with J. NJ. Brin-
ton. manager of the store system, and
A. E. Bowen. his socialistic hench-
man. to organize the farmers there.
Preliminary Investigation.
The present bankruptcy hearings
simply are preliminary to a more ex-
haustive examination which must fol.
low, The creditors must lay foun-
dation for getting at whatever the pc
titioner controls. g Townley has testi-
fled that he gets 5000 a month from
the National Nonpartisan hague and
800 o. month from tho Nonpartisan
Publishing company. but his testi.
,lnony shows that he controls absolute
nv all funds OF the league and it,
auxiliaries. In his testimony anen1
the Nonpartisan PnblAhinE company
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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-31
Message Delivered by Presi-
dent James of University
of Illinois in Absence of
. Wilson's Representative. y

Washington, JAN 31.-To the farm
ers of the United States President
Wilson today sent a message in which
he called attention to the country's
need Of their assistance during the
coming year in winning the war. The
message was sent through the farm
ers' conference being held at the
University Of Illinois at Urbana.
The message was delivered by Pres
ident James, of the University of Illi-
nois, in the absence of Secretary of
Agriculture Houston who was to have
represented the president The presi-
dent had expected to attend but in
disposition made it impossible and he
delegated Mr.. Houston who was pre-
vented from participating by the tie
up in transportation facilities.
= The Message.
The presidents message said:
II am very sorry indeed that 1 cam
not be present in person at the Ur-
bana conference. should like to en-
JOY the benefit of the inspiration and
exchange of counsel which I know l
should obtain but in the circumstanc-
es, it has seem impossible for me to
present and, therefore, l can only
send you a very earnest message ex-
pressing my interest and the thoughts
which such a conference must bring
prominently into every mind.
II need not tell you. for / am sure
you realize as keenly as l do that we
are as, a nation in the presence of a
! great task which demands supreme
sacrifice and endeavor of every one
fftf us. We, ci4n give everything that is
needed with the greater Willingness
and even satisfaction Because of the
object OF the war in which we are en-
gagged is the greatest that free men
| have ever undertaken. 1t is to pre-
! vent the life of the world from being
determined and the fortunes of men
everywhere affected by small groups
of military masters who seek their
own interest and the selfish dominion
throughout the world of the govern
ments they unhappily for the moment
i control
You will not need to be convinced
that it was necessary for us as a free
people to take part in this war. 1t had
raised its evil hand against us. The
rulers of Germany had sought to ex-
ercise their power in such way a.
to shut of our economic life SO far
as our intercourse with Europe was
concerned and to conhne our people
within the Western hemisphere while
they accomplished purposes which
would have permanently Impaired
and impeded every process Of ou,
national life and have put the for.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-31
TownIey's Testimony Reveals
His Control Over Leagues
Gigantic Financial Machine

partisan league. of which he and F. 3.
Wood of the Equity society. and VIM.
Lemke. Townley's legal adviser, are
the members. These men. Townley
said. conferred almost daily" but no
records of these meetings or no reso-
lutions covering the disbursements are
kept.
Townley did his best to parry all
questions pertaining to the expendi-
lures of money. but Attorney Francis
]. Murphy, of Minot. who represents
the creditors. pinned him down to an
admission that he had domination
over all funds. He said . he. acted
Through the executive committee"
but there was nothing to show that
he did not direct and order the agree
ments and decisions of the committee.
At every turn in the maze Of league f.
nances, it was evident that Townley
was the directing genius. that he could
do with the league funds as he saw
fit. He admitted that he had taken
Nonpartisan Publishing company
funds and used them for political
purposes"
Nobody Owns the Paper.
An interesting feature of the testi-
mony was that pertaining to the own
ership Of The Courier-News. the
leagues daily organ published in
=
the Nonpartisan Publishing, company.
la CO. partnership OF F.. r. Wood and
A. ]. Fox. but. according to his testi-
mony and to the testimony Of Mr..
Wood these men had absolutely moth
ingto do with the management Of the
paper. that thew did not know what
was poing on. that they had never nut
2 dollar into it nor taken ont a dollar.
and that Townley directed "the edi-
torial policv"-the policy which kept
ont of the daily organ any mention of
Mr.. Towrley'a bankruptcy case
When Mr. Wood found 1t difficult to
satisfa ctor'lv explain his connection
with the Nnrpartisan Publishing COM
oanv. Mr.. rnwrleY came to his rescue.
iAfter he had haer rive, permission
~ make a statement. TownlsvS. said
..hntithe co-nartrershir was form>d
60" ''rsvcolceical' purnoses to fool the
e"+,,iers. Enern,es, o. the, league. he
--id. had beer t~llirp the farmers the
.se,. ~eero s,irh Z s;.',l' ',1iar.itv for all
sehts i,,-....:,,.' -. -, = .,,,hlishir1 coua-
md TO make them fsel ~ecrr.
md do -w"'' With s"cf talk. the CO.
partnership was formed.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-31
White Guard Claims Sue
cess over Red in Fighting
r. in = : Many Y Districts.
WEALTHY RUSSIANS
FACE FRESH EVILS
Bolsheviki May Have Come
to Stay 1nconveniently
Long Time.

Stockholm, Jan. 80. Wednesday,
All is quiet at Helsingfors dispatch
from that city reports, but lighting is
under way at other points in Finland
between the Red Guard, which is sup
porting the revolution. and the White
Guard, which is upholding the Fin
nish government. The White Guard
Is fighting with enthusiasm and scor-
ing successes everywhere. notably at
kemi. Uleaborg. Kajanailmola and st.
Michel. disarming the Red Guard.
through a social revolution similar in
aims to the November revolution in
Petrograd. says the Petrograd corre-
spondent of the Daily News in de-
scribing the Finnish situation. The
forces opposed to each other in Fin
land, however. are very equally bal
anced he adds and a comparatively
painless revolution like that pushed
through by the Russian Bolsheviki is
unlikely
Many Of the weather. residents of
Petrograd fed into Finland to escape
the revolutionary troubles in the Rus
sian capital. Some of this class took
their entire fortunes with them. 1t
now appears they escaped from one
evil only to encounter another equally
as great.
Members Of the Finnish senate are
said to have taken refuge in Easa.
Most of the news of the puzzling
situation is coming from Stockholm
and Copenhagen. IT consists largely
iof reports of fighting in which Cen
eral Mannerholm. commanding the
Protection corps which seems to be
the national guard formed by the Fin
! nish government. claims successes.
General Mannerholm is reported
marching to attack Helsingfors where
the Red Guard and it's adherents seem
to be still in control. -,
Red Army Council.
London. Jan. 31.-A Bosheviki de-
cree establishing-"An all-Ru ussian col
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-31

Throughout Germany the strike spreading and
idle Strikers and soldiers
are reported coided suburb Berlin
lost Troops said have refused fire the strikers
Hamburg and Berlin appear be the seriously affected
The workers and private doekyards Kel have
Joined have workers in the industrial cities
and towns along the Rhine and Westphalia.
The head of the great Kupp works and Field Marshal
ndenburg have appealed the workers their tasks the
marshal declaring that the strikes Before
Vorwaerts printed ultmatum the
which the workers demanded general peace without annexaos
ameoraon Of the food saton the essenng military and
the characterization of institutions
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-31

With the American Army in France Wednesday, Jan 3By
the Associated PrssAn American position certain section
of the French front aded during heavy fog shortly
light this morning The attack preceded by violent artillery
barrage.
Two Americans killed and four wounded soldier
missing and is believed to have been captured by the enemy
Casualties have been occurring almost daily for
this permitted disclose that all the
from Washington occurred this The
were caused by shell fire, mostly shrapnel
Last night fairly quiet throughout the
The usual number of shells doing damage
the sporadic oubursts of machine
both sides at points where the opposing lines
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-31
Sweden Would Not Take Part
lii Finish Difficulties, Says
EdlUit1 BjOrknlatl in Comment

''The Swedish people want to see
Finland Free" he declared. "but they
wish to have nothing to do with Fin
nish difficulties. They do not intend
to take any part in any internal Fin
nish affair.""
Mr.. Bjorkman has been much in
Sweden working for the allied cause.
He believes that Sweden's sole ain,
during the world war is to maintain a
strict neutrality.
:, There is no chance of Sweden 60
ing in with Germany unless the allies
should lose their heads" he said.
For instance. If they should shut, off
Sweden by refusing to- ship goods: ~
her for the sake of getting food she
could be compelled to make conces-
sions to Germany"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-31
President Wilson Sends MESSAGE
To Farmers Asking Assistance
During the Year to Win War

tunes of America at the mercy of the
imperial government of Germany
This was no threat 1t had become a
reality. Their hand Of violence had
been laid upon our own people. and
our own property in fiagrant violation
recognized and long standing cove
nants of international law and treaty.
I'VE are fighting. therefore. as tru-
ly for the liberty and self-governments
of the United States as il the war OF
our own revolution had to be fought
over again, and every man in every
business in the United States must
know by this time that his whole for
tune lies in the balance. Our national
life and our whole economic develop
nlent will pass under the sinister in
f!uence Of foreign control if we do
not win. We must win, therefore, and
we shall win. I need not ask you to
pledge your lives and fortunes with
those Of the. rest of the nation to the
accomplishment of that great end.
Crisis at Hand.
You will realize as I think states-
men OH both sides of the water real
ize, that the eliminating crisis of the
struggle has come and that the
side or the other must determine the
issue. 1t has turned out that the forces
that light for freedom, the freedom
of men ali over the world as well as
our own depend upon us in an extra
| ordinary and unexpected degree, for
Austena:oe. for the supply of the ma
terials by which men are to live and
fight and it will be our glory when the
war is over that we have supplied
those materials and supplied them
.bundaEtly and 1t will be all the more
glory because in supplying them We
have made our supreme effort and
sacrifice. 81,
| "In the field OF agriculture we have
agencies, and 2litiess.~fortu-
nately, such as no other government
in the World can, show, The de part
ment OF agriculture, is, undoubtedly
the greatest practical and scientific
agricultural organization in the
world. = The banking legislation
of the last two or three years has Civ
. en the farmers access to the great
has become the duty both Of the men
, in charge of the federal reserve bank
ing system and of the farm loan bank
ing system to see to it that the farm
ers obtain the credit. both short term
and long term, to which they are en-
, titled not only but while it is neces-
sary should be extended to them if the
present tasks Of the country are to be
adequately performed. Both by direct
purchases Of nitrates and by the es-
tablishment. of plants to produce nj
trates the, government is doing it's ut
most to assist in the problem of fer
tilization. The department of agri-
culture and other agencies are active
ly assisting the farmers to locate,
safeguard and secure at cost an ade-
quate supply of sound seed. The de-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-31

Heavy Fog.
At daybreak this morning the heavy
fog which had been envelopinE the
whole position and the country for
miles around for several days, became
still thicker. blotting out all except the
nearest enemy positions. At Z o'clock
three muffled reports sounded through
the fog. There were three whistles.
followed quickly by three shell bursts.
The projectiles exploded on three
sides of an American listening post
just outside the wire. within As feet
OF an enemy listening post.
Hell Broke Loosc.'
Then he'll broke loose" said ono
of the men there. For-fifteen minutes
the. enemy broke hundreds Of high
explosive IT'S around the .posfand thu
surrounding ground. cuttihg o3 tis
men there. Two Of them were killed
in the first few minutes
Another man who was at TN bass
told the correspondent Mter, sAs.
was lying on cot in field hdSp f j,
that he saw four German appr0a. j.
ing out of the fog as the barraEl
lifted. He brought his Automa9t
rifle into play and saw twos Of tiSS
Germans fall. He kept on firing nm
til shell splinters hit him in the
head and arm. .,5
The last I remember in the time
before I reached the hospital,"' said
something moving through the fog s1'
determined to get some Germans and
put my rife to my shoulder. but never
pulled the trigger. There was deaf
ening explosion behind me. Frozen
earth. ice, stones and shell splinters
came my way
Inspection of the scene of the raid
showed that the ground was ploughed
up by the explosion Of shells.
Hit BY Snipcr.
In the recent fighting in the Ameri-
can sector one of the men wounded
was hit by sniper's bullet. He fell
in trench filled with water and al
i most drowned before he was rescued
by his captain. Several of the wound
ed had been listed as accidental
woundings. These were mostly wounds
on the hands.
! 1t is certain that the enemy casual
ties from the American cannon and
machine gun fire have been as great
as or greater than ours.
| The casualties given out in Wash
! ington recently occurred over a GER
tain recent period. The dead were
buried withip the sound and range OF
the guns. One man was blown to
pieces by a shell in regimental
headquarters town as he was follow
ing his colonel into dugout.
! Three men were killed by one shell
which fell in trench and another
died of wounds if hospital. Quite q
few of the men sent to hospitals were
wounded in the upper part Of, the
body or on the head from shrapnel.
! For military reasons it has been
inadvisable to send earlier or other
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-31
Deelafes Sweden Would Like to
See Finland Free but Declined
70 Have Anything to do With
Situation.

Chicago. Jan. s1.-Declaring that
sweden, would as soon turn down one
of her own large cities as to take part
IN; Finnish diniculties." Edwin Btork-
man Of New York, representing the
eomInittee on public information. to-.
day commented on London reports
thA& Sweden is believed to have IN
4tsfvsned In the civil war in Finland
Msss BjorkmAn has Just returned from
sAns sinveetigat atione conducted in Mime
apolip and st. Paul. II &
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-31
FAST FRElCHTS
OFF TO. COAST
WITH 1T SUPPLIES
Qrdsr. M ! Issned / as. Warm eas-
ure Sends ll Food. From Cen
'tral States to Allies. s's'

New York, Jan. 31.-Fast freight
trains. loaded with food and other
supplies for the entente allies, start
ed from the middle west for New
York and other Atlantic seaboar I'd
points today Under o..'"rs:. issued as
q war measure, by =. II. Smith,
regional director OF railroads. The
action was taken, it is said, upon ur-
gent representations by the British,
french and Italian governments as to
the food situation abroad,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-31
Sleeping Enemy Taken by Com
plete Surprise-Early Move
ments Fore-runner to big Drive
Against Austrians. 6

Italian Headquarters in Northern
Italy. Wednesday. Jan. 3o.-(By the
Associated Press). Eye witnesses Of
the Italian attack Of the last few
days on the Asiago plateau tell
story OF thrilling interest. From heir
accounts 1t, appears that the hrst Ital-
ian push WAS in the darkness al .
o'clock Monday morning. The sleep.
ing, enemy forces were taken COM
pletely by surprise. The; Alpini were
In the thick Of this fighting> and by
daylight they had swept the first line
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-31
NEW REGULATION
FOR EXAMINATION
OF DRAFTED MEN

Washington, Jan. 31.-New regula-
ions for physical examination of
draft registrants, changing weight,
height and other conditions and pro-
viding partial military service for men
not actually rejected. were announced
today by Provost Marshal General
Crowder Local boards are directed
to reject no registrant on account of
foot or tooth defects and to accept
in most cases all men with temporary
or remedial defects.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-31
lStrilo in pfovtncisl q To,,.lais,.. ], e I.
Hindcnburg Appeals.

London, Jan. 31.-Only a few tele-
grams have arrived in Copenhagen
from Germany, an Exchange Tele-
graph dispatch from the Danish capi-
tai says. and news is scarce owing to
the fact. that most Of the important
Berlin newspapers have not been pub
lished. e
The military authorities in the Ber-
lin district, according to the Berlin
correspondent of the Copenhagen
Politiken have prohibited all meetings
convened to discuss public questions
as we'll as workmen's meetings and
demonstrations.
Fifty thousand workmen have
ceased work at kiel. The strike is
now general in the Cheminitz district,
which is the most important industrial
section in Saxony. Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg's proclamation appealing
to the workers to stop striking, zap
peared on ALL the street corners of
Berlin yesterday.
The Germania of Berlin says that
Herr Walraff, minister of the interior,
still refuses to meet delegates of the
workmen and the strike continues to
grow.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-31
FAIRBANKS NEEDS SMALL
CHANGE.

Fairbanks, Alaska, Jan. s1.-Dimes
and nickels said to be the first ever
sent to Fairbanks were shipped here
recently to provide a means OF meet
ing the provisions Of war tax. Here
tofore a twenty-five cent piece has
been the smallest coin ever used here
and other interior Alaska points.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-31
Princess" Their resa
Will Push ''Claim"
For Queens Estate

Honolulu. T. H.. Jan. 2O.-jBv
Mai)-"Princess'' Theresa Wilcox
Belliveau, who failed to obtain Dos
session Of the estate of the late Queen
Lilioukalani by means Of the 'w:il"
of August 20. 1917, which Circuit
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-31

His Personal Employe,
Thos. Keyes, is Financial
Agent of all Concerns
Bookkeeper Drew Out
$4,000 so Publishing
Company's Money Could
Not be Tied Up-Drew
Large Checks on His Own
Account, He Said.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-31

Admits that He Practically
Supervises Finances of the
National Nonpartisan
League, Nonpartisan Pub
fishing Company, League
Exchange and Consumers
United Stores-Says the
League Has 100000 Mem
bers at SIG Each.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-31
City Buys Timber
For Fuel For Residents

Sterling, ILL.,, Jan. s1.-in order to
supply. residents of Milledgeville with
fuel the Commercial club has pur-
chased four acres Of timber and will
deliver wood to citizens
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-31
WEATHER FORECAST.
North Dakota: Fair tonight and
Friday with rising temperature,
Minnaa0fa. !.

Minnesota: Fair tonight and
Friday, slowly rising temperature
Friday and in North portion late
tonight.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-31
THREE MUFFLED REPORTS
Three WHISTLES SOUNDED
Then HE'LL BROKE LOOSE
THRILLING ST0RlES0F RAID
TOLD BY ANlERlCN SOLDIERS

Germans Raid American Trench Daybreak in Heavy
Fog-Pershings Men Hold Fast and Reply to Attack
With Heavy Fire From Cannon and Machine Guns
1nficting Punishment Enemy-Americans Lose
Two Killed. Four Injured and One Missing.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-31
STRIKES INCREASE
At AL LARMING RATE
IN GERMAN EMPIRE
LATEST REPORT SHOWS SEVEN
HUNDRED THOUSAND MEN OUT

Strikers Demand Peace and Food-Mlitary Authorities
Seem Unable to Control Demonstrations Cri
sis in Movement Believed to be in Prospect-Govern-
ment Must Yield Soon Strike Collapse-Cessation
of Work in Hamburg Now Virtually Complete Says
Rotterdam Report.