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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-15

Mark Wooley was the choice OF those
meeting in Brainerd to select a man
to oppose Congressman Knutson. In
ACCEPTING the nomination, Mr.. Wooley
said he wanted the unqualified support
of the district, otherwise he would not
file. He said he wanted to be elected
without a single disloyal vote. Mr.
Wooley is the present county attorney
of Hubbard county, having served a
number of terms, and said to be an
able fellow by his friends. MI. Wool
ev had been mentioned in connection
with the congressional elections in this
district the past few years, SO to some
the name is not new. Congressman
Knutson will no doubt be a candidate
to succeed himself, and Mcdonald OF
Bemidii has announced his candidacy,
and of course, the field is open to any
one else who wishes to file. 1t is ap-
parent, however, that a split opposl-
ton, is likely to fail in putting it over
Harold. A consolidation of forces will
have plenty to do to get away with
the persimmon.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-15

Another Farmers Non-partisan lea
que speech has been given in Morrison
county, this time at Swanville, and
at neither one has there been any dis
loyal talk. The latter speech was at
tended by the county authorities and
they found nothing to condemn from a
loyalty standpoint. It seems that in
many parts of the state ban has
been placed on the league speakers, the
authorities and in some places citizens
having acted as judges in the matter!
presupposing that the speeches would
be disloyal and farmers Of the neigh
borhood driven out of doors in the cold
or to some farm house to listen to the
speakers. This is a poor way to foster
city and county cooperation. One can
disagree with the league and its
tenets all they desire, but we think in
the long run they are making a mis-
take in the methods pursued. The
county authorities, we believe, acted
wisely in the matter. If the things
which the league espouses have real
merit, it will make Roadway, ana if
they have not, the time will not be
long before it will fall Of it own
weight.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-15
FIANCEE OF ALIEN ENEMY
ARRESTED ON SPY CHARGE
Taken by Government Agents At Salt
Lake Charged With Violation Of
Espionage Act.

Salt Lake, Feb. :14.--Charged with
violation of the espionage act, Miss
Augusta A. Leybold, an interned enc
my alien, was arrested in the office
Of the federal, censor at the war
prison headquarters at Fort Douglas.
Federal offcials say Miss Deck
man is the author Of the note which
the Rev. B. Henry Leesman, Ogden,
Utah, pastor, was caught in the act,
it is charged, of attempting to snug
gle into the civilian section of the
compound.
Both Miss Deckman and the Rev.
Leesman were arraigned and pleaded
not guilty on the charge of violating
the espionage act. Both were held
in the sum Of $4,000.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-15
Meet WILSON HALF WAY.
GERMAN PAPER ADVISES
Socialist Berlin Organ Says Bott
Sides Must Stale
mate.

Amsterdam, Feb. 1.-THE Socialist
newspaper Vorwaerts of Berlin COM
menting on President Wilson's ad-
dress, says:
"The difficulties of concluding peace
never will be overcome to long as
each side does not perceive that it
cannot overpower the other and that
each, in consequence, must come to
an understanding with the other.
1T must therefore be ascertained
by suitable attitude on Germany's
part whether President Wilson's re-
mark about there being no obstacle
to an immediate discussion of peace
is only diplomatic move, or really
a redeeming word for mankind
''The German answer ought to be
no other than that we also are ready
for peace discussion forthwith"
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-15
AMERICAN FIRING.
W|NS0vER BOOBIES.
u. S. ARTILLERY TRIUMPHS- OVER
Z GERMANS IN GUN DUEL con-
TlNUlNG ALL NIGHT.
BUT LITTLE INFANTRY ACTION
French, in Three Successive Raids,
Penetrate to Fourth German
Line in the Woevre and
Take Prisoners.

With the American Armies in|
France, Feb. 14.-American artillery
triumphed over the Germans in the
gun duel which began with Tuesdays
blcod-red sunset and continued until
Wednesdays dawn.
1t is not yet permissible to an
nounce the object of the American
firing, but the bombardment entirely
accomplished its purpose.
Trenches Illuminated.
All night long the sky fickered and
flared as gun flashes danced like will
o'-the-whisps up and down the hori-
zon.
No Mans Land was continuously
almost as light as day with myriads
of star s--C--s md green, orange, yell
low and rcd rockets shooting up from
the Boc1e trenches in anticipation of
an infantry onslaught.
NO Infantry Action.
There Wa little infantry action.
There Was rGutlne patroling and snip
ing, but no clashes occurred.
The usually good visibility prevail
ing brought out numerous Allied and
enemy airplanes. The sky was per-
iodlcally broken out with black and.
white shell puffs.
Reach Fourth Foe Lines.
With the French Army in France.
Feb. 14.-In the course of three sue
cessful trench raids the French have:
advanced as far as the fourth Ger
man line between La Petre and Mont
Mare Woods, in the Woevre, and took
prisoners belonging to the Ninth Ba--
divisions.
Foe Attempt Fails.
German entanglements had been
destroyed by French artillery and
progress of the assaulting column was.
favored by heavy mist. The French
mad few casualties, and returned to
their own lines with valuable infor-
nation.
Wlrile the French attack was in
progress Germans attempted raid
at Regneville, in the same district,
but we're repulsed with heavy losses.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-15

Washington, Feb. 14.-Ship tonnage
sunk by submarines in 1917 was near.
ly three times as great as the total
of production in the United States and
Great Britain during that year.
This was disclosed by the announce
ment Of Andrew Bonar Law in the
British House of Commons that Great
Britain produced only 1853, 474 tons of
shipping last year. The output in the
United States was 301, 223 tons, max
ing a total combined tonnage of 2,O64,-
697, while sinkings by submarines last
year generally are reckoned at 6,00O,-
900 TONS
While complete figures on construc-
ton in Japan, Italy, France and other
nations in 1917 are not yet available,
officials here DO not believe their az.
gregate equalled the total of the
United States. If that is the case,
submarine sinkings more than dou.
bled all new tonnage produced.
See Different Result in 1e1s.l 81
Both American and British Off
story in 1918. The United States
and Great Britain are speeding up
their shipping programs and naval Of
fcials in both countries have con-
fidently predicted that the subma-
rine will be curbed this summer.
The output of ship tonnage in the
United States in 1918 has been var
iously estimated at from 100000
tons to 100000 tons, with shipping
board officials confident that at least
100000 tons will be completed. No
estimate of Great Britain's output
has been received, but that country
is expected to increase it's 1917 fig
ures materially.
British Lose 10 In Week.
London, Feb. 14.-Nineteen British
merchantmen were sunk by mine or
submarine in the past week, accord
ing to the admiralty statement.
OF these, 13 were vessels of 1000
tons or more, and six were under
that tonnage. Three fishing craft
also were sunk. Eleven merchant
men were unsuccessfully attacked.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-15
'TEUTONS MASS|KG
|. MEN ON WEST FRONT
UNITED STATES AND ALLIES
ARE NOW FACING $4,000
GERMANS IN FRANCE,
ENEMY STILL DELAYS BLOW
Exact Total Of German Forces In
Front Line And In Immediate
Reserve Known
To a Unit.

Grand Headquarters of the French
Army in France, Feb. 14-German
preparations for their announced Of
fensive on the Allied front have not
brought with them any relaxation of
German vigilance or efforts to meet
any possible attack from the Allies.
New concentrations Of German
forces are gathering in the rear of
their lines simultaneously with the
hard work which continues on the
front line positions, where a most for
midable system of defenses has been
erected during the winter months.
Enemy's Total Known.
Various authorities make widely
different estimates Of the number Of
German divisions which may event
ually be brought into the line on
this front, should the Germans decide
to engage in battle on a large and
decisive scale. The exact total of
the German forces in the front line
and in the immediate reserve is
known to unit.
One hundred and twelve divisions
occupy the German front line fac
ing the French, British, American
and Belgian troops, while their i'm
mediate reserves. total GO divisions.
ION the basis Of 10000 men in a
German division, this would be 2,100,-
600 $roops.)
Possibly several additional divi-
s1ons have reached various points
behind the lines, but the fact has not
been established with certainty At
any rate, it is agreed by authorities
here that the greatest possible num-
Der the Germans could add to their
forces on this side does not exceed
20 divisions, which would bring the
total to 1876 divisions (2,34O,000 mem.
No Hint Of Foe Offensive.
Although under the good weather
the terrain in France and Belgium
is fast drying out and the Teutonic
allies are continuing to pour thou
sands of troops to positions behind
the battle line, there still has been
no indication that the enemy is
ready to begin his much advertised
offensive.
Bombardments and patrol encoun-
ters along <Se entire front are still
taking place, as for many days past,
but the roar of the big guns nowhere
has reached that volume of drum
fire which in the past always has
heralded an infantry attack of great
proportions.
Allies Not Idle.
While the German reinforcements
have been coming up the Allied COM
manders have not been lying idle
and waiting for the offensive to be-
gin. On the other hand they every
where have strengthened their posi-
tions to meet any emergency, and
optimism is expressed both from
British and French sources that
should the Germans strike-no mat
ter how early the moment-they will
meet with most stubborn resistance
from gun and manpower.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-15

Citizens Of Little Falls are especial
ly requested to meet with the city
council Tuesday evening, when the
matter pertaining to the securing of
an engineer to take a survey of the
water works plant, etc., will come up
for discussion and likely decision. The
water franchise with the local COM
pany expires next February and it IS
thought that survey Of the plant
from every standpoint, will better en-
able the city, as we'll as the company
to work from a better basis in nego-
tiating for a new franchise, Or any
other proposition to which the. nego-
tiations might turn. On account Of
the uncertain conditions now existing
on account of the war, it is thought
by some that possibly an agreement
could be reached for a short time con.
tract and eliminate the survey at this
time. What is advisable, however, is
to be decided, and it is up to the citi-
zens to be present and express them
selves.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-15
BILL IN SENATE FIXES
WHEAT PRICE At $2.75
Introduced by Mccumber Of North
Dakota and Is Sent to
Committee.

Washington, Feb. 14.-A bill to fix
the price of wheat for the 1918 crop
at not less than $2.75 a bushel, in
stead Of 50 as now provided, has been
introduced by Senator McCumber, Re-
publican, of North Dakota. The bill
was referred to the agriculture COM
mittee. The senator said the price of
materials and labor had become so
high that something must be done to
increase the profits Of the farmers and
induce them to increase production.
Senator Gore, Democrat, of Oklaho-
ma, also introduced an amendment
increasing the government guaranteed
price to $3.50 bushel.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-15
PEACE FARLEY DEMAND
IGNORED BY ROuMANlA
will Survive or Perish With Allies"
Is Answer Given to Ger
many's Threat.

Washington, Feb. 14:-Roumania
has ignored Germany's 24-hour ulti-
matum to conclude immediate
peace"
According to message flashed by
wireless from Jassy to Saloniki and
relayed by cable to DR.. Constantin
Angolasca, Roumanian minister here,
Roumania has "disdainfully ignored"
Germany's threat and will survive
or perish with the Allied cause
With Teuton divisions on one side,
the Bolsheviki on the other and many
miles away from a friendly force,
King Ferdinand's :plucky~ nation is
fighting harder than ever before, &C.
cording to official dispatches received
here.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-15
Chicago Laborite Predicts Revolution.

Chicago Laborite Predicts Revolution.
Chicago, Feb. 14.-Prophesying a
revolution in the United States IF
the government does not come to the
peoples aid," John Kennedy, presi-
dent of the International Meat Cut
ters' union, asked Arbitrator Samuel
Alschuler to grant the demands of the
stockyards workers. There is moth
ing for the common people to do but
take matters in their own hands"
said Kennedy. mine owners, packers
and railroads are forcing them to this
He pointed out poverty stricken"
women and children as evidence. IS,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-15
NO MORE AEATLESS MONDAYS
WEEKLY CLOSING ORDER SuS.
PENDED BY FUEL DIRECTOR.
Way Is Left Open, However, to Put
It in Operation Again If condi-
lions Make It Necessary.

Washington, Feb. 14.-Fuel Admin
istrator Garfield has suspended the
Monday closing order, but left the
way open to put it into operation
again if conditions make it necessary.
State fuel administrators were
given permission to keep the order in
force in their states, if it appears it
should be done to relieve fuel short
ages, and also were authorized to put
into force any other restrictive meas
ures that special circumstances make
necessary.
The part of the Monday closing or
der establishing priority, list in coal
distribution will be continued gener-
ally, as will the embargoes placed on
railroads by Director General Nc
Adoo
The operation of the priority ar
rangement and the embargoes, Fuel
Administrator Garfield said, promise
to solve the fuel problem unless there
is a return of bad weather.
New England Only States.
DR.. Garfield said the New England
states were the only ones that had re.
quested the order to be continued in
force and that J. J. Storrow, fuel ad-
ministrator for New England, proba-
bly, would issue a special order con-
tinuing it's operation in those states.
He described the New England fuel
situation as critical.
Coal Movement Increasing.
Reports to the railroad administra-
ton indicated greater movement of
coal than for many weeks owing to
favorable weather over most of the
country.
In the Middle West grain is begin
ming to reach central elevators in con-
siderable quantities.
R. H. Ashton, regional director for
the West, predicts the movement will
increase daily and that practically no
soft corn will spoil before being trans
ferred to drying elevators.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-15
Will SON RECEIVES PLEA
FOR new GRAIN BOARD
Northwestern Delegation Waits on
President to Urge Stand
ization Body.

Washington, Feb. liberation of
federal grain Standardization board.
with one representative from each
state that produces more than 1907
100000 bushels of grain, and modiflca-
ton of present grain standards was
urged on President Wilson and Secre.
tary Houston by Representative An
from Minnesota and North and South
Dakota.
The delegation included Col. G. H.
March Of Litchfield, Mimi, O. P. B.
Jacobson of the Minnesota state rail-
way and warehouse commission and
Samuel Aandahl, representing North
Dakota.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-15
Hold Badger Official Lacks Sympathy

Hold Badger Official Lacks Sympathy
Ashland, Wis, Feb. 14.-Giving as
a reason that William .Landraint, in
come tax assessor for three Northern
Wisconsin counties, lacks sympathy
with this country in it's war aims and
that the public interests would be
benefited by change, the state tax
commission has announced at Madi-
son it will not reappoint Mr.. Land
raint. The commission held two.hour
hearing at Ashland on the charge Of
disloyalty against Landraint, prefer
red by the Ashland Council of De-
tense, and many witnesses testified.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-15

In addressing congress Monday Pres
ident Wilson stated that Count Won
Hertling's recent reply was very vague
and very confusing, but as to the re-
ply of Count Czerin' s directed chiefly
to the presidents address of January
8, Mr.. Wilson says:
"He finds in my statement a suf
ficiently encouraging approach to the
views Of his own government to justi-
fly him in believing that it furnishes
basis for more detailed discussion
of purposes by the two governments. -
The president warns the Central
powers that the vast resources of the
country would accomplish ultimately
what might be accomplished by peace
full negotiation, and that if peace were
to- be discussed, it would have to be
on basis Of sincerity. In short the
principles upon which permanent
peace can be based, are
81. Each part of the final settle
ment must be based upon essential
justice to bring permanent peace.
"2. People and provinces are not
to be bartered about like chattels to
establish balance Of powers.
"3. Territorial settlements must be
for the benefit of people concerned and
not merely adjustment of rival states
claims.
"a. Well-defned national aspira.
tons must be accorded all possible sat
isfaction.
"a general peace upon such foun-
dations can be discussed" said the
president. "Until such peace can
be secured we have no choice but to
70 on.''
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-15
Heiress Marries Chauffeur.

Heiress Marries Chauffeur.
Chicago, Feb. 14.-Miss leila Mer-
rick, reputed to be worth more than
$1,O00,0O0, as heiress in one of Chi
cago's old families, has become the
bride of Herbert E. Dickinson, for IL
years chauffeur for the family of Mrs.
w. H. Moorehouse, with which Miss
Merriek lived. The bride is an orphan
and is "A years old.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-15
Tho Beauty of Truth.
)nly that which has character Is

Only that which has character Is
beautiful.
Character is the essential truth Of
any natural object, whether ugly or
beautiful; it is even what one might
call double truth, for it is the inner
truth translated by the outer truth; it
Is the soul, the feelings, the idea, e1-
pressed by the features of face, by
the gestures, and actions of a human
being, by the tones Of a sky, by the
line of horizon.
Now, to the great artist, everything
In aature has character; for the I'M
swerving directions of his observation
searches out the hidden meaning Of
oil things.
There is nothing ugly in art except
that which offers no outer or inner
eInth.-Rodin.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-15
Capital in Bush League Class.

Capital in Bush League Class.
Washington. Feb. 14.-Billy Sunday
has placed Washington in the bush
league class on the revival circuit He
says that only Omaha has a worse
batting average in saving souls and
contributing cash during tabernacle
campaign. With only a few more
days of the Washington campaign to
run the committee is $4,000 shy of
enough cash to pay expenses and sew
eral thousand shy of the usual num-
Der of trail-hitters brought down the
sawdust pathway. Only 1861 have an
swered the evangelist's call here.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-15
War Stamp Sales Over $4,000. 900.

War Stamp Sales Over $4,000, 900.
Washington, Feb. 14.-Receipts for
sale Of war savings and thrift stamps
has passed the $50,0O0,000 mark. Of
ficials declared actual sales probably
have amounted to $1O,00O,0OO more.
The daily revenue from the nation
wide thrift campaign is increasing
regularly and directors of the cam
paign believe that within a month it
will be nearly s5,000,000 a day.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-15
Size Of Russia.

Russia is about twenty times larger
than Germany and France put togeth-
er, having an area of 8,505,O00 square
miles, and is larger than all of North
America. The population of Russia is
supposed to number about 165, 600, 900,
fully 100000 900 more than that Of Ger.
many before the war.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-15

An Antipodean Mr.. 1lunderby.
An old veteran who was for long
dime curator Of a college in Australia
was noted for his malapropisms. One
day he was summoned by two students
from different ends of the corridor.
The double summons exasperated him.
''Gentlemen !" he exclaimed. II really
cannot be NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Tran
Script.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-15
FORMER BRITISH ENVOY
TO u. S. DIES IN CANADA
Death Of Sir Cecil Spring-Rice oc'
ours at Government House
In Ottawa.

Ottowa, Ont, Feb. 14.-Sir Cecil
Spring-Rice, former British ambas-
sador to the United States, died Of
heart disease at Government House.
Lady Spring-Rice and her son and
daughter, Betty and Anthony, aged
II and 9, respectively, were with him.
Sir Cecil died peacefully in his sleep.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-15

Sank Centre at special election
held last week adopted a new charter,
there being but % votes against it,
the vote however on the whole being
small. The form Of government is
practically the same as under the old
charter, except that the aldermen to
be hereafter elected are to be voted
for in the entire city, and the mayor
will be selected for two-year term.
The mayor, treasurer and aldermen
receive no salary. Provisions are
made whereby certain improvements
can more easily be made. The recall,
initiative and referendum, which al
lows the people to sit on the safety
valve, are some of the excellent pro-
visions included in the new charter.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-15

Little Falls black granite sold in
Barre, VT, the recognized granite cen
ter Of the country. Doesn't seem pos
sible, eh9 Well that's what is going
to be done. Some granite we have in
old Morrison county. Watch us grow
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-15
Austrian Unrest Considered Serious

Austrian Unrest Considered Serious.
Zurich, Feb. Ia. - seriousness of
the internal situation in Austria must
be borne in mind" the Berliner Tag
eblatt declares, in copies received
here. Government is no longer pos
sible, since the Czechs, Jugo-Slavs and
Poles form an important majority,
against which the German parties are
powerless."
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-15

New Water Gauge for Engine.
TO make the sight gauge of a sta
tionary engine readable from a dis
lance an inventor has equipped a
gauge with an arrow, the point of
which follows the rise and fall Of wa.
ter in the glass tube.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-15
Solons Would Punish Pacjfists.

Albany, N. Y, Feb. 14-A vigilance.
committee of six members-all men
Of remarkable physical development
has been organized in the state sen.
ate to take care Of the Socialist
members whose anti-war activities
have excited protests. When it be-
came known that the Socialist MEM
bers were preparing a bill making It
crime for the head Of any state or
city department to demand an oath Of
allegiance. there. was q conference atI
which certain members resolved to,
take matters into their own hands. )