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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-03

With the Americans Northwest of
verdun, Nov 2.-The Germans are
giving away before the American
pressure and are retreating beyond
the Freya positions. The Germans
retired so rapidly that the Americans
experienced difficulty in maintaining
n contact.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-03


The following casualties are re-
ported by the commanding general
OF the American expeditionary
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-03

London. Nov 2.-Valenciennes
has been captured by the British.
The Canadians, under command OF
General Currie, have passed through
the town. The British took the
town OF Preseau. after selling high
ground.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-03

London, Nov. 2.-Anglo-French
forces In Flanders have reached the
Scheldt river as far north as Eecko,
seven miles southwest OF Ghent.
Roads this morning were choked
with German traffic. The allies
guns are turned upon them, reaping
q terrible harvest.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-20
-~--~---.-- -----t
PRACTICAL FARMER
EMPLOYS TRACTOR

Fred Whitcomb. president of the
Whitconb Auto company, distributors
of the Challenge tractor, believes that
common sense sales talk is of sufficient
weight to sell all article hat has
honest Va lue.
, I'm this advanced age Of practical
farming the tractor has played as inn
portant part" said Mr. Whitcomb.
Tho u~p-to-date farmer is looking for
results and is after improved inaclin-
cry tn assure him Of ultimate success.
TO pillow with horses is !; thing Of the
past, the tractor is here to take their
place and VIC would call attention to
the ldvanta ges enjoyed.
With a tractor one Il work from
daybreak till dark and when ones
days work is lone he doesn't have to
take are of a lot of hot. stcaminE.
tired out horses. Just quit and rent.
In the morning there are no horses to
feed and clean. no harnesses to fix.
All one does is put oil and water in
the machine. and SO to work.
".'ur machine, under tes,, piows an
acre an hour and does It all day long.
LII THIS way the Iplowing is done while
h and is right. the seed is in on
time and chances for a good crop are
increased a thousand fold. 1t costs
very little while in operation and
nothing when, idle. Horses eat every
day in the year and require much. care
and attention."
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-20
REPORTS ARE
ENCOURAGING
County Drive for Lutheran
Soldiers Fund Makes
Good Progress.

Syeinbiorn Johnson. county chair
of the, committee directing the
campaign for the subscription Of So
900 for Lutheran soldiers and sailors
in the United States service. reported
this afternoon thar encouraging re-
ports arc being received from all sec
l.nus. OF the county. notably fronl
81. Mnee. Holmes, Larimore and
40. ti,wood.
1T the latter place one congrcsation
l~pS%,uhected s450 for the fund ON the
.:cru!rl day of the campaign. and AT
HuuG"a. where there are compare
,.vrIy lew lutherans. SO has been
subscribed. WE
Inc drive, which was. began last
Monday, will wind up or Tuesday OF
ncM week. and it is. confidently eX-
l,c.lcd that the amount of $4,000, al
,ot,cu to this county. will be not only
subscribed. but considerably over
subscribed. ....: -
That tho campaign is making head
wy in other parts of tho state is
evident from a report to the effect
that Lutherans in Fargo raised $500
on the first day OF the drive.
The quota TO" the entire state is
$4,000; for the entire country, $3.50
900.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-20
Big PARADE OF
TRACTORSHELD
Number Of Fine Machines in
Procession-Tobe An
nual Event. .

II this mornings tractor parade is
any criterion, such a parade will he
an annualifeature of the Grand Forks
Auto Show. Despite the. sub.zero
weather. which made It, rather diff
cult toArun gasoline engines, the pa
rade was held. The parade was held
Just before o o and attracted an un-
usually large number.
VIM. Finley. emulating the sturdy
pipers of old as to costume, and his
drummers led the procession. Despite
the fact that cold breezes c%oncentrat-
ed upon bare knees, they played a fine
program lot bagpipe and drum music.
They ~serenaded the hotels. The Her.
aid and played a short program at the
auditorium. y.
With the exception Of. n or two,
all the tractor companies in town
were represented. The parade was led
by the; Cameron colnpany's Tach.a-
Tractor and. utility. truck. Then came
the 1nterpational Harvester company's
Titan, which was followed by the
Happy Farmer. The Stinson tracto,
was next, and it was followed by the
Avery company's machine, which
does burn Kerosene and the Hart.
Parr company's+ Oil King. The Nilsson
Jr.. sold by the Sims auto company
was next, and tho procession wound
up with the Iart-Parr con1pahy,s Old
! Reliable. 2 I'd: Fl" r 90 s'sN ~. .,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-20

DECLAMAT0RY
MEET FRIDAY
AT,STEPHEN
Two Speakers from Local
School Will Compete
For Places.

Two representatives of the local
high school will participate in a sub
division declan1atory contest of the
State Defamation, league to be held
at Stephen on February &c.
h Edgar A. Massee will give the Sc
lection, "Spartacus to the Gladiators,"
and Juel; Hovick will read THE
Littlest Rebel"
The contest at Stephen is divided
into two sections. one for boys and
one for girls. and there will DC repre-
%seNtatives from each Of six schools in
each division. This schools entered
Eare: llalleck.s Stephen, Argyle, War
REM Croelsston% and East Grand
Forks. @ 50.
Winners in each division of the
contest will. take part in the final dis
trict contest at ,Grookston on March
l. to determine which speakers will
attend the state contest to BE held at
Minneapolis in April: Two: boys and
two girls will be chosen at the Crooks
ton contest to compete at Minneapolis.
Judges at the Stepben contest will
be Miss Smith of the Grand Forks
high school. Supt. Hanson of McIn-
tosll n Miss Grace Sherwood of the
Crookston agriculturalS school.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-20
MOST SERIOUS !.
CAR SHORTAGE
IN NORTHWEST
Information from St. Paul
Shows Relief May Not
Come for Weeks.

st. Paul, Mimi, Feb. 2O.-G. T.
Slade. chairman of the northwest car
service committee announced today
that the car shortage on railroads of
the northwest is the most serious in
the history Of this section, and relief
Is not likely for weeks. The box car
shortage is about fifty per cent Of the
ownership and the refrigerator car
shortage approximately forty per cent
OF the ownership. ~ :, r.,
Because. of'thc conditions Swift and
company practically ceased operations
in their packing plant because of in
ability to obtain refrigerator cars to
ship their products east, their princi-
pal market. 1t. was announced, how
ever, that the limiting OF the output
Of the plant is expected to he any for
Il few days. About 500 me are out
Of work today at the Swift and com
pany plant. No.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-20
HAS ;
SMALL 4 FIRE
---.-.-
Congress. Candy Company's
Plant Suffers Slight Dam
age This Morning.

Fire which broke out his morning
between:.6 and 7 o'clock in the Con-
grcss Candy 'company's factory on
Eighth street and Alpha emu was
quickly extinguished and caused but
little damage.
The alarm was turned in at $40 a.
m. and the department had the fire
cxtinsutshed in but Il few minutes,
although it vas necessary to remain
on the scene in the bitter cold for the
better part Of an hour and thirty
minutes to prevent the possibility of
Il further outbreak.
Spontaneous combustion is given as
the cause OF the blaze which origin
ated in a great quantity of paper
which was stored on the top floor of
the thrce-story building.
According to Fire Chief Fitzgerald,
the west side Of tho building is fire.
proof. but the cast side is not and the
fire originated in the latter.
The company estimate their loss at
$1,000. the greater part Of which was
due, to danlaSe ny water.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-20
APPRECIATION By
4. =. BEREAVE1D E,ANflI1

For all Kindness and sympathy ex-
tended during Mr.. %Trestotths long i'll
ness and following his death We beg
to express our sincere thanks. The
thoughtfuIness OF those friends, who
helped SO much to cheer hin, in his
last days and to tighten our burden OF
sorrow will. ever be remembered and
appreciated.
We wish to thank in particular the
employees. and executives OF The
e. ch and every one showed his apprc-
citation Of Mr.. rrescott's long ~assocfa.
ton with them. We also thank those
who sent floral and Mass offerings.
Mrs. Lonis Prescott and Family.
February Twentieth " @
Nineteen Eighteen.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-20

Washington. Feb. 2o.-The low
point of available allied shipping has
been passed, two or three weeks
earlier than officials expected and
confidence was expressed today that
the mount of shipping available for
the future would increase steadily.
Several factors were said to have
contributed to advancing the amount
OF available tonnage. Included among
then, We're the increa "a efficiency OF
the offensive against the submarines
and the beginning Of deliveries from
American ship yards. The transfer Of
neutral shipping to trade outside of
the war zone. thereby releasing allied
tonnage for ira ns-Atlantic service.
also contributed to the increase OF
available bottoms. Improvement in
harbor defenscs and facilities in
france SO as to facilitate the unload
ing OF transports. likewise tended to
speed up the release of ships. which
arc enabled to make trips more fire.
quently than usual.
II production continues unhampered
by labor trouble and il ~anti-subma-
rine operations continue to give the
results expected. the of ton
mage is expected to show steady gains
as n year progresses.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-20
PRO-CERMANS
DENOUNCED BY
TEUY0N PAPER
Frzn'sfur+er Zc;tu:og Da.
nouncesMcn Who Tried to
Make War inevitable.

''aele. SeLher'a 1r'F. Feb. .o.--pan-
Germans who did what they could
to make the Val inevitable" are dc
1icunced by the l~'rankiurter Zcitung
aud are warned that their hour Of
reckoning is coming, in .an article
published in that newspaper. The
article is a reply to a criticism by the
Pan-Gcrman writer, Herr Eigen-
hrodt. who accused the newspaper Of
entertaining an anti-militarist spirit"
3etorting to the critic. the Frankfurt
ter zeitu{s asked what has happen
ed in this WARP" and answered the
question l,y saying:
The army wnicl, enlisted. at the
beginning Of the war has failed by a
long way in numbers. Masses OF men
have had to be added to it and train
cd within Il time far shorter than that
which even We contemplat ted.
The conception that England de-
sired to seek II decision by arms in
ANY circumstances was the basis Of
the 1'an-Gcrman policy. They cher
lshcd tho idea Of the imminence of
, this world war because they longed
for 1T. In the first number of the Pan
German News, at that time the chief
organ of Tan-Germans,e these words
were written, the hour we have long
ed for at last has struck; the holy
war"
1T is impossible to say thai the war
was desired abroad but it is not Diff
ticult to sec what one is strainiug
every nerve to bring it about. Anybody
who did not 20 about with his eyes
shut knew that Germany, except for
a small group. did not wish for war,
but what that small group, just these
t'an-(;ermans. could contribute to-
wards making 1t inevitable, that they
did.
IF We along with others have any
reproach to make. to ourselves it is
that We did not more carefully watch
the doings of ouch people. They were
takers whom one thought \ nuisance
but, did not take as seriously as the
damage which they subsequently did
proves that ~ ought. to have done.
bursts upon foreign public opinion
was not c%onsidered at the time but
theyaalone can account Tor the food
of hate towards. ~ Germany which
showed itself at the beginning of the
war and which found the German
public comparatively unprcpared. We
could not. understand 1t and We asked
ourselves how it was possible. Now
we have found out. From the writing
of Baumgartcn and other publications
We have seen that not the good Ger
man people but the Pan-Gern1ans
earned a bad name for Germans in
the world. We are not 80 foolish al
to look upon the cnemy as angels.
The consciousness of the innocence
felt in Germany at the beginning of
the war. though understandable. was
not justified for now we see that agi-
tation on the part Of Pan-Germans
which they carried v beyond our
frontiers created q false impression
upon foreign public opinion an inn
preston that>the German people and
their government were animated by
plans for conquest and deeds of vio-
lence, and this opinion was encourag-
cd by chauyinists il" those countries
abroad.
German people do not yet know
the extent Of the damage done: to
them hy the tPan-Germans. but, the
hour Of reckoning for them IL com
lins." 81
TIov rAIci RtSru,c r,ASESc~ ~
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-20
Big PATRIOTIC
ENTERTAINMENT
ON THURSDAY
Public School Children to
Give Program in the
Auditorium.

The public schools will present a
patriotic program at the Central
school auditorium on Thursday even
ing at s O'Clock. The entire proceeds
will go into the Junior Fed Cross
funds.
All the grades and the high school
will he represented ON the program
and every number on tho program will
be OF u patriotic nature. Instructors
and school children have been work.
and the entertainment promises to he
one of the most successful of the
HeISON.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-20
EAST SIDE ER1EFS

$. t.. Knapp. local contractor. has
heer awarded Il contract for the con-
~strlction of AN all modern house for
Frank NOnasek- u prominent farmer in
E:crthl,nd township.
"A. @. I.H:tad is severely i'll ut II local
hospital.
East Grand Forks subscribers to the
Red Gross may secure their 1918
membership buttons by asking for
them at kingn1an's pharmacy.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-20
JOBS FOR 5000 "oLD" FELLOWS.

A Chicago employment bureau
makes a business of finding. jobs for
men passed As. Within a year it has
found places for ?.190 men over that
age and it reports some of them are
getting as high as $3.50 a month.
while altogether their earnings in tho
last year exceeded two million dollars.
Men over As do not themselves feel
they arc unfit. A man at such an age
has the sense of higher fitness than
ever. He is surcr of himself. He has
acquired some sort Of skill; that is,
he can do important work without
fussing and thinking about how he
shall do it, and SO can get rid of it
in quicker time than a quicker and
younge" mar without the same ac-
CURED skill. His judgment has been
tried and he feels more assurance in
taking on responsibility. Probably
there never was sound reason for the
rules adopted in some large plants.
II pretty generally on railroads, dis
eliminating against men more than
As. Now that labor is scarce they arc
getting Il fairer trial. 80.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-20
Five Local Men Have
Passed Examinations

Five Fast Grand Forks mon were
Included in the last list of county
drafted men WHO had passed. tho ply
steal examinations for service in the
national army. These men will leave
with the county quota on February pa.
Tho men are: Hans FOLEY. Rholel
johnson. Ralph r. Rustadius. Robert
y. T..NlD!, Walter NJ. Enutson.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-20
TAMMANY APPOINTS WOMAN.

Since New York state voted for
woman suffrage, even Tamn1any sees
'fc h7nHwriti II on the wall. and New
York city's Tammany mayor has APP
pointed tho first police com
missioner that big town has ever had
She is Mrs. Ellen OGrady. for many
years a police matvon. and she will
get $4,000 a year. Ter time will be
devoted to women and girl cases.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-20
a GOOD JOE OF SORTING.

Speaking for profteering. remarks
the Anlilene Reflector. the New York
company that capitalized for $50, 600
and got a government contract for
sorting CLIPPINGS OF cloth in factories
making soldier clothes, at 6 cents a
pound, and cle"nea ~" ~ o a
five months. did a fairly good job.
One cent q pound was u high price.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-20
ONE VOLUNTEER -
ACCEPTED TODAY

Leon Lindoheja of pratka, Mimi,
enlisted this morning at. the recruit
ing Office for service in the infantry
branch Of The regular army and left
this afternoon for the main recruit
ing Office ut Minneapolis .cn route to
Jefferson Barracks. Miss.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-20
MORE NOW,

The men sen to- Camp Funston by
the second draft will spend their first
3 weeks there in a we'll situated de.
tention camp 6 miles west of Il little
south of Camp Funston. The spot Sc
Icctcd is sherman Heights.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-20
s.0.on FOR 1Hu,D-WIlrAHE.

London, Feb. 20.--Tle American
Rcd cross has given $20,oO0 to cstab-
liSb eight maternity and child-welfare
conters in England, two in London
and the others in six larEe industrial
"itie'. The NOW institutions; are to be
known as the american Red Cross
L-li.ld Welfare Ccnters.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-20

Ringsby is Recovcring-word has
heen received to the effect that o. F..
Ringsby who has been i'll. at Camp
Hancock, Ca, is recovering.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-20
ROW no cHrRN PEANUT BUTTER

.lreIFc'ous peanut h%ntter-7a highly
r'trtt'cns fo?d--r,2y be made at
home by grinding the roasted nuts in
> fooa chopper. reports Miss Flora
Monroe.S .d;Fector Of the cafeteria in
an agricultural college, ,who4has tried
it.. -
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-20

Crimson Conc Back-Attorney G.
Crimson of Grafton who has been in
this city on court business for a few
days, has returned to his home.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-20

My Business Block, 1926 South
Third ST., is for sale this week to
sacrifice price. DR.. Bentzen.-AdN.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-20
CARPETBAG DAYS TO RETURN.

The old Civil war carpet. bag is
coming back in style because Of the
high cost Of leather. announces a
New York paper. If this happens,
It will be thesflrst instance that any
thing cheap in price ever became the
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-20
Dry Cordwood For Sale In carload
tots. J. Nelson Kelly.-Adv.

Looking EN- Over-Matt Thorson
OF Leeds is in the city as an interested
spectator at the auto show.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-20

Park River Visitor-Hans Larson Of
Park River spent yesterday in this
CITY.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-20

Whitcacre in Town-Travelins
Passenger Agent e. A. Whiteacre,
representing the Chicago & North
western railroad, spent yesterday in
this city on business. -
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-20

Herzos is Deterioration Herzog OF
Concrete who recently underwent a
serious operation at a local hospital,
is, reported considerably better. >
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-20

rIans .Aynt ,Distns$ed-A meeting o.
BE h~c"sesana a-tcn+asnment Scsmini;.
Tee Of the Commercial. club wak te)d
this morning At. ~ ,safclork 10 fferpse
rlahs for bringing 4 distinguished
1peakcrs TO this city later in the year.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-20

A TIP on Autos--Arrange to have
your old car sell at Il good figure by
having 1t refinished at Roat's Faint
Store. Then buy 4 fine..ncw one at
the Auto Show. Hesult-Everybody
hannv --Adr
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-20

Frainc is Back-H. b. Frame. for.
merly connected with the boys de-
partner: of the Y. NJ. G. A., is here
again doing work in connection with
that departu1ent -
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-20

Commissioners Mcct-The board
nf county commissioners held an ad-
journcd meeting today and transact
eu >".lo.s rourine business matters
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-20

Divorce Grantcd-District Judge
Charles NJ. Cooley handed down a de-
cree granting divorce to Mary NJ.
Hulob from John Hulob. Mrs. Hulob
brought suit on h grounds Of deser-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-20

S'o ~'S
partn,cnt were present as guests OF
the committee.
Warden Meets Tonight-The Warden
lodge of the Sons Of Norway will hold
an important meeting. this evening.
and members are requested to be
present-every one of them. The lee
turc by Waldemar Ager of Eau Claire,
Wis, announced for tonight under the
auspices OF. the Warden lodge, has been
called off owing to tho inability OF
Mr.. Ager to be present: s..9> 49,
Sale Still NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are
still pending in the matter, OF the pur-
chase of the RedvinG e. Ellcstad hard
ware business by Andrew F.. kedv,ng.
n OF the partners. Several matters
remain to be checked up. and ii may
require some little time to perfect a |
the arrangements. In the meantime
the business will be continued w.tnuu,
change. .
In jamestown - icarS-Stevc;l
Furdy, Who Was sent to the state no.,
pital for insane from Union, township
20 ears is reported very i'll at tina,
institution, 1t is believed that he W..
aStransient@ at the TIME iie w;ls :lI-
judged insane. but it is possible. il
was said today, that some s.uc
will be able to remember him.
So --~- -~
Bocl'tcl is Hcve-"Where Nlaye
You Lost Christi will be the subiec,
at the Zion Evangelical church ttls
evening when Rev. f.. J. Bcchtel .,
Fargo delivers an address at y
O'Clock. Mr.. Bechtel will preach ev-
cry. evening during the week, and
will say something worth While,
Strangers are invited.
Training School Closcs-The clos
ing Session of the. normal training
school tor Sunday. school teachers
will be held Tuesday of next week at
the Y. NJ. G.. a.. Staff superintendent
J.. c. Garrison of the State Sunday
School association will on that, occa-
sion deliver an address on the war
activities of the Sunday school.
Willis Spokc-At last nights scs.
sion Of the normal training school for
Sunday school teachers at the Y. NJ.
c. A., H. Il. Willis Of the university
law school delivered an an interest
ing address on Twentieth Century
Social Service in the Light Of Christ's
Teachings The address was char
acterized as one Of the most fascinat-
ing delivered here in connection with
that subject of war time social serv-
ice.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-20

Big Dancc-Maccabee Temple to-
night. February 20. Remidji l%nterna-
music. Tickets s1.o0; extra ladies
Csc. Everybody cordially invited
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-20

Meeting Hcld-A special; meeting of
Commercial club was held this noon.
Representatives of the p%ostofice de-
partmcnt were present as guests Of
fna rr,,,, ~, ittoo ~ + 'r St.