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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-12
GERMANS TRY
A new WAY TO
UPSET TROOPS
Letters are Written Telling
of Alleged Unfaithfulness
Of Wives.

Chicago, June 12.-Insidious Ger.
man propaganda designed to UNDER
mine the morale Of soldiers by cast
ing suspicion on the conduct Of wives
left behind, has been uncovered here.
Last Monday a we'll written letter
whose wife. the. letter said, had been
insidiously lured to marital disloyalty.
was received by the clerk Of the
morals court and as the letter itself
suggested that publicity was desired.
1t was given to reporters.
1t was dramatic story, well told.
1t was so we'll told, in fact, that sus-
ptcions were aroused and investiga-
tion showed no trace Of the soldier
hospital whose worry over his wife's
conduct had put him.
The writer declared that public
sentiment must be aroused to deal
with men who. taking advantage Of
the loneliness and often the financial
necessities of soldiers wives. lead
them astray. The practice. the writ
er says, was widespread, and that so
many soldiers had been betrayed that
being undermined. The pathetic ap-
peal of the letter was such that had
not the fraud been detected the story
probably had attained wide publicity.
1t was recalled that early in the war
German agents fairly flooded the
Italian army with letters telling SOL
diers that their wives were unfaith-
full.
Federal agents believe that the
trick, detected here, may be tried on
other editors elsewhere. and that un-
doubtedly German propaganda is try
ing to obtain similar effect by 9TH
er means.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-12
5,OOOC CARLOADS
OF 0FCAll'TI|ALOUPES /
:. FOR | 1'||'HIS 1 YEAR
This is Expected to be the
Crop From Imperial VAL
ley This Season.

San Francisco. Cal, June 12.-Five
thousand cantaloupes are expected
to be the Imperial Valleys contribu-
ton Of this fruit for this season, ac-
cording to an authority. In order to
convey just what this output means.
the. following figures have been
II. the cantaloupes were placed in
40 car trains it would take 1875 solid
trains to handle this crop. II the
5000 cars were placed in one solid
train it would cover distance Of 40
miles,.
There are s3e crates Of cantal-
oupes to the car, or 1.6S0,000 crates,
45 ;cantaloupes to the crate, which
from the Imperial Valley this season
rs, 800, 900 .cantaloupes. A standard
crate weighs 6S pounds which will
mean that the entire crop will weigh
114,240.O00 pounds.
Refrigerator cars are used to ham
dle" this California's most highly per-
ishable crop. sit Ia necessary to in
italy ice, that is. fill up ice tanks,
and re-ice each car before moving
takes in the neighborhood Of tons
per car, or a total of 10000 tons, or
20, 100000 pounds. a
To imagine this amount of ice If
an iceman were to deliver this sice
at the rate Of 2 pounds per day, it
would take 100000 days, or S,767
years.
! The first carload Of cantaloupee
from Imperial Valley was shipped
May rs. just IL days earlier than last
years first carload, which moved out
June 4.
In the Turlock. Ripon, and Living
ston districts there are approximate
ly $3.50 acres planted in cantaloupes
this year. These districts should
produce in the neighborhood of. g.
500 additional cars of cantaloupes
This Is far in excess Of last year.
shipments. Movement should com
mence between the midcle and latter
part lof July.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-12
DRIVE AGAINST THE
F0CH FORCES LASTS
F0R0NLY THREE DAYS
Ground l. Gained On West End Of Line By French Il
Series Of Counter Attacks-New Attack Launched
By Hun. North OF O.e French Hold
ing The Left Bank.

German efforts batter down the French defense
Montdder and the Ose begun Sunday have been
checked the third day of the struggle
On the of the battene the French
attacked and reganed while the and
right repeated efforts by the exploit his earlier
Germans are being held.
At the when the plunge of the foe of Oe
appears have with the front the southeast be
the Aisne and Marne has famed Striking the allied
southwest of Sossons in the neghborhood of Dorniers
and south of Ambeny the Germans have begun what may be
security the allies nortof the Disc
The attack would for the be almost equal
importance of Monddier 1t appears
the south of
nlne the north and compelling
allied
Thierry -.sE SIS
Except fact that heavy fighting progress nothing
this battle the struggle there
until magnitude
thrust is developed.
French still hold the left bank the Ose although they
re-adsted their lines the northern
Ouscamp and Carepon forests Their positions however
will awkward should the Germans of
Scissors and make considerable ground. * ii
battlene has forced the Germans pocket
bounded the by the Disc the
ground lying the Matt wedge
French appear be holding the oe for the least
Although there has been belief that the German of
for the purpose of drawing
the Of Pcardy and Flanders
ing yet indicate that the Germans contemplate
immediate attack Qens toward the channel Only
ing operations reported by the British office.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-12

ATTIE CONTINUES AT MONT
DIDIER.
Paris, June 12.-The battle
continued during last night ON
the front between M0nti1idter and
the River Disc, without great
change In the situation, the war
OhRce announced today.
On the French left additional
progress was made by French
troops i'm the region east of Mery
and Genlis Wood.
Near the center, along the
Aronde front, in the region OF
St. Maur the Loge farm and An-
ti1euil, the French repulsed vio~
lent attacks by the enemy.
Despite repeated efforts the
Germans on the French right
were not able to debouch on the
south bank Of the Matz river.
The French are holding In that
part of the battle area south OF
Chevrincourt and Marest-Sur-
Matx.
south Of the Aisne, on the
Marne, the Germans attacked
this morning. Fighting Is going
on between the river and the
Villers.C Forest. Violent
cobats are being fought ON the
front of Domn1ieEs, Cutry and
south of Ambleny.
The statement reads:
''The batthe between Mont
didter and the Disc continued
without great change during the
night. On our left all attacks by
the enemy against position we
had wconquered were broken.
'~The French troops have re-
allied new progress east OF Merry
and the Genlis Wood. Violent
German attacks have likewise
been repulsed by the French on
tho Aronde front, at st. MAnr,
ti1e Logo farm and Antheufl.
"The French troops hvo
witllstood the shock of tho at
tacks and inflicted heavy losses
upon the aeenilants while guard
ing their positions.
'"On tho right the Germans. de-
spite repeated efforts, havo not
been abSo to debouch south OF the
MAtx.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-12
Lutheran Church
May Conclude Today

Fargo. N. D., June 12.-The Nor
wegiAn Lutheran Church Of America,
after lengthy and tense discussion of
the subject, this -morning committed
to the board Of education and the
board Of trusteess'the final settlement
OF the proposed merger, Of the insti-
tuttonss owned by the church at Can
ton and Sioux Falls, 8. D. The board
Of education already has declared
the delegates indicating that Sioux
Falls will get the merged institution
that will include tho Augustana coll
lege at Canton and Luther normal at
Sioux Fails. &f
This is the closing day Of the con-
vention and Indications are that the
work will be completed late this
afternoon.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-12

So ~ n Al issl Il a. ~, 'sfIs r so RS
TELECRAPHIC
BRIEFS

Juarez, Mex.-An American and
fifty soldiers in a train guard were
killed by Villa followers. who held up
a train at Santiago, Papasquiaro.. Du-
range. ~ 3'.
aasa.s 5..-- al.4,- ..z 5s
Houston. .Tex.-First Lieut.. Roger
was killed and Second
Lieut.. VIM. Hartline injured when an
airplane fell at San Leon field.
Madison, Wis. State food admins
traitor ordered 1900, barrels Of
wheat flour in possession of a matted
milk company at Racine turned over
to the. government. Company is said
to face penalty for boarding.
Belleville, 1ll.-Lieut. r. Bardwell
was killed and Major John b. Brooks,
commanding omcer at Scott field,
probably fatally injured in falling air
plane. - T..
Pittsburgh. Government agents
seized large steel car plant Of the
Ornstein- n-Arthtir-K Koppel company. at
Koppel. Pa, one of the largest Ger
man owned concerns in this section.
and warrants were issued for eleven
executive officers as alien enemies.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-12
huns LODGE
COMPLAIN in
\. WASHINGTON
Asks for Safeguards Against
nching-Prager Case
is Cited.

Amsterdam, June 13.-Germany
has lodged q complaint in Washing
ton and asked for safeguards against
such exoesses as led to the 1ynching
Of Robert P. Prayer at Collinsville,
Ills, on April 4, according to a Wolff
Bureau telegram from Germany quot
ing Privy Councillor Simons in reply
ing to a question asked by Herr Muel-
Ter Of Meiningen in the Reichstag.
Privy Councillor Simons is quoted as
follows: 4
.The lynching Of Prayer is fact
and wae committed for no other rea-
son than that Prager was a German
and sympathized with the German
cause. The Swiss minister at Wash
ington has lodged complaint and
asked for safeguards against such ex-
cess.
.'The, United States admits the
facts. but says that under the laws
Of Illinois It cannot interfere. The
steps are being taken for the future
1.-THE United States, which Is al.
legedly against 'Huns' in the interest
OF humanity bears the main responsi.
bility for the crime. The American
government permitted German hatred
to be famed amongst the American
people. We cannot rest satisfied with
the statemet that then laws Of Illinoie
are inadequate to handle such situa.
ton. The American government
must find ways to protect the right!
and liberties Of Germans in America
THE German government has, re
peatedly made known. through thu
Swiss minister; that progress in thi'
| matter should be accelerated, what
ever the conditions in the Unitet
States may be. The. United State
government must, under all circum
stances, see that such things do no
occur again." - - u
j. Herr Mueller said that a British
paper has published a, list Of ;stmilal
cases and the privy councillor replied
I'VE. are going into these cases, by
we can deal onlyswith those Of Ger
man subjects" RI y
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-12
BANKERS HOLDING
MEET In PIPESTONE

" .Pipestone, Mimi. juno 1.-THE
annual meeting Of the Second District
Bankers association opened here to-
day and will continue tomorrow.
Among the speakers who are to adj
dress the meeting are: State Super
intendent of Banks, +. E. Pearson; A.
C. lGooding. of Rochester; president OF
the state association: Cashier w. F.
Lanem Of. the Hennepin Savings
bank will speak on European War FL
nances and Paul Preus will tell of the
work Of the Federal Land Bank Of
st. Paul Judge Loren Gray Of Man
kato will preside at the round table
and Alex l.. James, st. Paul, attorney.
win be toAstmaster at the banquet to-
morrow night. F. H. Davis. Of Blue
Earth is presiding over the conven-
ton sessions.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-12

n washington, June l2.--In. announc-
ing today classified items Of the $685.
3S3, 900 railway capital expenditures
budgets for this year, the railroad
purv,Io . liberal policy in the con-
struction OF new switch tracks. indus
trial sidinss,. shop buildings and
freight station terminals, but win cut
exponditures for new passenger de-
pots. once buildings and other enter
praeas not contributing immediAtsiy
to var demands. IS. 81 #
Is Railroads win spend 3ss.syl. 90
for additional yard tracks. sadi4gs
ana Industry tracks: ISL. pa. .0o0S Tor
shop buildlngA engine houses Il and
appurtenances; $47.l1i. 900 for add
tionals main tracks, $33.o9S, ,ee9 Tor
briAesa, trestlss ana tulvsrtg ard t3a,-
sSs. GOD for rails and othsr straek naa-
itevtala q 4. 81 #
Thss tsaAi 70 - spsnt Tor iInyrovs-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-12
MAY MAKE DULUTH.
,BASINC POINT FOR
PRICE OF STEEL

Duluth, Mimi. June 12.-Judee Ell
States Steel corporation, and James
A. Farrell, president, head of a large
delegation Of steel men arrived here
today; to hear Duluth's view on its
contention for the designation Of the
city as a basing point for steel and
primary steel products. such base
price to be no less favorable than
accorded Pittsburgh.
I: The visiting officials and the Du-
luth basic steel price committee, COM
posed of representatives Of Duluth
civic bodies, will hold conference
today and a public meeting will be
held tonight at which members of
the steel party and the base price
committee will speak.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-12
Attempt. To Be Made
/: .- To Create Another
Election Board

3, \, y aIsxicc city, June la.-Recsnt
meetings. tsst al ti6nal ,1eyislatuffe.
0ANafR, bys.sfthe,, presfde ent Fin extraar-
dtttA 6essionf to formulate ali 4lec-
hon code for the republic, have been
marked by, attempts on the part. of
the lower house to create a national
election board with powers that Swill
curtah materially those now possessed
by the president. The house first pro
posed to Greats board Of thirty-one
deputies. to, settle all election con-
tests. fix the limits, Of the various
election districts and alter them
whenever it was deemed advisable. ss
!, This plan Of the house. majority;
which in general opposes the preM-
dent;me with a check in the senate.
The upper house, on receiving the
depntaes proposals, decided In favor
OF an election board for each state
composed Of seven mem mbers none OF
them Of necessity government or state
officials. r,'E@
Either plan, If enacted into law,
would limit the chief executives pres-
ent powers. for he now can alter any
election district and, control, in a
measure. the election Of congress-
men. Up to the present time the gulf
between the plans Of the two houses
has not been bridged.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-12
WANT HAWAuANs "BONE DRY"

Honolulu. T. H., May 2s.-(By
Mall. )--'Bone dry" prohibition for
all tho islands of the Hawaiians for
the period Of the war is assured by the
bill BY congress. It becomes effective
August 25, to continue until two
years after peace, at which period its
continuance may be submitted to a
plebiscite. u.
The measure makes exception only
for medicinal, sacramental and scien-
tine. purposes. Imports Of liquor, for
private CONSUMPTION 'or even keeping
1t. In the home. are barred. IT
The island of Oahu has been dry
since April 10 under presidential
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-12
Today's War
Summary

smashing the German line on tho
left wing, the French have advanced
a mile on front Of seven and one7
half miles and threaten the, German
gains in the center and along the
right bank Of the Disc. At the apex
within. seven miles of Compiesne on
the northwest. On the French right
center the GSrm4ns have gained. four
miles along the pise to Rsthancourt,
ainsd tifnss On ths M isft Uni: 8
Furious fightihg continues unabated
from south OF 4onsdidiaF, to the Disc.
RegArdIess, Of heavy losaeA The Ger !
mans Are: throwing in divisions Of
. ii .drivtnE back the Germans on
their left the French menace all the
enemy gains in the center and right
center Of the battle linz: The enemy
is in fair way to be caught In q
pocket in the hills between. the Matz
and Disc. .s 49, '7.:, !.
Belloy. Genlis wood, to the south,
and the heights between Courcelles
and Mortemer, were retaken by the
bornly and suffered heavy losses. The
French took 1000 prisoners and sew
eral guns. Heavy ighting is taking
place. around Chevripcourt and An
theuil. This Is tho center Of the Ger
man advance. and the French hold
heights to the east, south and north
Berlin. in its statement OF Tuesday
night, reports the repulse Of French
snes' e1sm. no sasGn ssssr
man communique told Of the capture
Of moro than 10000 prisoners, bring
ing the capture since Sunday to 49,
900, and since May az to 76.000.s
Northwest of Chateau-Thierry.
American marines have driven the
Germans entirely from Belleau wood
and have added 800 prisoners to their
bag. Tuesdays victory came after
Germans were forced back to the
northern fringe OF the wood. Berlin's
report on Mondays fighting in Belieau
wood says. that renewed attacks broke
down with heavy ,loageS. There has
been no important. activity on tho
other sectors where American troops
are stationed. e::}E,ss;3 I'd :
Tho Germans have not reacted
against the British advance north Of
Three hundred prisoners. including
Ave officers, were taken by the British
IN their advance there Monday night.
on the Macedonian front French
troops have driven the Bulgariana
from several villages and captured
140 prisoners and war material.
Serbian troops repulsed an enemy at
tack near Dobropolje, while there has
been violent artillery activity west Of
the Vardar river. lis 81 u 9.;..5S ssss
Two Austrian bait tleships Of the
largest type were torpedoed Monday
o6 the Dalma tian coast BY two Italian
torpedo boats which attacked the big
Warships after penetrating = Gordon
ofa ton9 enemy destrsysFa After dis
charging their torpedoeA the Italian
fsached their base, hut only after
dSmaxing seriously one sofs the enemy
ddtroysrs which purils4 them.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-12
M'ADO0 REQUESTS
EXTENSION OF TIME
f. FOR TAKING ROADS

Washington, June 12.-Director
General McAdoo today requested con-
greB to extend the time within which
rshortline railroads may be taken over
by the government. to January l.,
1915, The, law now fixes the time as
july i, next "A resolution embodying
.thea5equest was prepared BY: Senator
Smith Of South Carolina. chairrdan OF
the Interstate Commerce Commission, +
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-12
JAPAN TO DEFINE
ATTITUDE TOWARD
! RUSSIAN EMPIRE

London, June 17.-As an outcome
OF recent conferences, Japan Is pre-
pairing declaration defining her at
titude toward Russia, according to
Tein tTsin dispatch to the Exchange
TeleHraph COMPANY
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-12
sPHAGNUM MOSS FIELDS.

Astoria, Ore, June 12.-Sphagnum
moss Of highest absorbent quality for
Red Croas surgical dressings Is to be
found on the CIatsop plains, near
here, according to Prof. Albert r.
6weetser, of the University Of Ore
son. Ciatsop county now is said to be
sending more moss to the Oregon
Agricultural college to be made into
dressings than any other county in
the state. .g.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-12
DeraEta,,ent Not NOTIFIED.

: Washington. June 12.-No COM
.plaint.. from Germany against the
lyhchinE of Prayer has reached the
states .danaTtment- ind at ssthe 5qSSwias
lee60SsMathteh has chxrfe :, OF Ger-e
man Aft&1rt In this. country, it was
safd nothing had been received on the;
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-12
GOOD ,AGRICUINURAL COUNTRY,

O =, JpneAu.. AlAska, May icy
Mali The Agricultural possibilities
OF. AtA6Ea Are, well illustrated In the
Earle river valley. according to John
DotAon, one OF the fifyt men In that
district who decided that I, Alaska's
wealth was not TO be taken from the
earth. nsuratively speaking, by q
pick axe alone. but by hoe as well.
Mr.. Dotson. who brought ~ sacks Of
fine rutAbagas to Juneau. disposed Of
them easily. he said, and could. have
sold a. many more: He asserts that
his farm Will produce 1000 sacks OF
FutabaG1s this year. One hill of po-
'tatoey aast fall. he asserts produced
rs largo .tubers.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-12

'sTl,e French axe holding t3nt
part Of tho field south of Chew
incourt and MareN-sw-AA&x
According to new tnfoE1-s
ton from the. battle front thO
French counter-atanck yesterday
occurred wi1Ae a powerful. Ger
man attack was tn peepE1t1on
ON the same front. Ftemch
troops mme in contact WITH
heavy forces of tho enemy and
threw them into disorder.
prisoners taken by ono,
French division are found to be.
long to four different Ge1m0
divisions.
South Of the Afsne <lse~,Ger.
mans attacked this morning be-
tween the river and VNle9D-
Cott0ets Forest Violent conD.
hats are going on, on the front
of DommierA, Cuty and south
of Ambleny."
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-12
BOY CATCHES THEM.

London, June 12.-Two Germans
who hAd escaped from q prison camp
near London were walking along q
road whom they encountered boy
with aEshotgun. From q newspaper
picture he recognized them as fugitive
enemies and, although his gun wasn't
loaded, he forced the two to walk
ahead Of him to the nearest police
station. Tho boys name is Thomas
Gibson. He is seventeen years old
and small For. his are. a.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-12
,N(S 0Allll.

I 4, Philadslphik June 10 llea&ional)
l.hllaA I1lip 1nms post
4Donsd; min i
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Believe Huns WIN s.op.

man official statement would seem to
bear the Interpretation that the Ger
man high command considers that the
objects of it's latest offensive already
have been attained and that now the
French are making successful counter
attacks, the thrust will not be pur-
sued further.
The great question to military
critics here Is whether General Lad
endorff's plans yet are fully revealed
and il the foregoing Interpretations is
correct 1t would bear out the view
held by many military experts that
the great stroke of the central poWerS
on the western front is still to come
The theory advanced by those critics
is that the big offensives of March ~
and May 27 both developed success
far surprising the anticipation OF the
German command and were devo1.
oped much further than originally tn-s
tended. and that the smaller ofIensiveo
on April on the 'Ypres front and the
present thrust on tho Noyon- Mont
didier front were engaged n q di-
forces engaged and to prevent them
from making counter o6enstves, wl1ilo3
the Germans wero restoring and CON
solidating their lines, repairing the
confusion and disorder produced BY
the unexpected depth Of their ad-,
vances and completing preparations
for their main blow. Tho exponents
of this theory point to the tact that
the Germans still have q large nuxn-5
into the gigantic struggle and thAt
Austria's power Is stil unused.
The opinion IL advanced that d
will not be long before tho hoay1Uuk
attack yet seen will be launched ~;
the Germans and probably against the
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