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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
TO WORK FOR WARRIOR

Washington. January 30.--(Specialo For the purpose of assisting Senator 3ankhead in securing the commercial development of the Warrior river. John l.. Raul, lumber manufacturer: Arthur c. Crowder. president of the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce, and E. W. Barrett. editor of The Age Herald. reAched Washington today.
 Tomorrow they will be joined by Capt A. c. Danner. practical ship builder. of Mobile, and later by Horace Turner of Mobile and F. c. Blair of Tuscaloosa. Edward N. Hurley chair man of the shipping board. will hear the citizens of Alabama tomorrow at neon.
 Tn addition to speaking for the War rior. Mir. Crowder. as president of the Chamber of Commerce. will formally offer to the government the property of the Birmingham Motor and Country club as a nucleus for the orthopedic hospital which will soon be con- structed.
 It is understood tonight that Mir. Raul will tell the shipping board that targes can be built economically and expeditiously at Tuscaloosa, and that his plants can guarantee essential tim Der immediately.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
W. P. G. HARDING INJURED

Washington, January 3o.--(Special) As n result of fall on the ice today. w. F. G. Harding of Birmingham, gov ernor of the federal reserve board. sustained a fracture of the right arm. An identical accident was suffered by MT. Harding some months ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
LUMBERMEN RELIEVED

Washington. January so.--(special.) Inauguration of an eight-hour day applicable to sawmill and lumber bus
 tCeatinuel on Page rwel W
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
Committee Arrives in Wash ington to Work for War
 ri0r River Development
BIRMINGHAM TO OFFER SITE FOR HOSPITAL
w. F. c. Harding Injured by Fall. Lumbermen Are Assured Eight hour Day Will Not Be Es-
 tablished in South
By HUGH w. ROBERTS

Washington, January 30.--(SpeciaD The appointment of pr. J. w. Aber- crombie of Anniston as solicitor Tor the department of labor was am nounced today. Previous to the an- nouncement William B. Wilson, Sec retary of Labor. ascertained that Sem ators Eankhead and Underwood would offer no opposition to his confirma- tion.
 pr. Abercrombie has not practiced law for many years, but Is qualified for his new post He was formerly president of the University H Ala bama and until recently congressman at-larGe for Alabama.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-09
BERGER TRIAL
BEGINS TODAY
He and Two Others Indicted
Under Espionage Act APP
pear in Court.

Chicago, Dec. s.-The trial Of Vic
tor Berger, conEressman-elect OF Nh;
waukee; Adolph Germer, National
win St. John Tucker, William S.
propaganda. indicted under the
today before Judge x. NJ. Lands.
They are charged with making
speeches and distributing literature
that had for it's purpose the discour-
agement to enlistment of young men
in the military forces Of the United
States Z
Several weeks ago counsel for the
me appeared before Judge Lands
with a petition for a change Of venue
on the ground that the judge was
prejudiccd against men of German
extraction blu the petition was denied.
Appearing for the indicted men to-
day were Seymour Stedman,. William
c. Cunha and Swan Johnson Of Chi.
cago. Issac Edward Ferguson and
Henry ,Cockens of Milwaukee. The
government was represented by U. S.
District Attorney Clyne and his assist
ant, Joseph Fleming.
The prominence of the mon in the
councils Of the socialist party. whose
opposition to the war was expressed
in the platform adopted at the last
national convention of the party in st.
Louis, gives widespread interest to the
trial.
Berger has served a term In con-
gress and long has been active in poll
tics In Milwaukee where he edited a
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-09
necessary steps to get the disabled

necessary steps to get the disabled
men out OF the hospital and into h
workshop and factory. 1t has sought
to make clear that training in the
whole range Of skilled trades is avail
able to such disabled men, and that
the courses offered them are designed
to make 100 per cent use of the ca
pacities that remain to them. all the
instruction given is in well-recogniz-
ed, standard occupations, where there
is steady and well-paid employment.
Therefore, it will be easily possible
for every grade of employer to draw
heavily upon this reserve industrial
force. with good results both to him
self and to the man employed. The
federal board asks that all employers
make careful estimate Of their tndt-
vidual need Of helpers in plant and
workshop, and communicate such
needs to the placement officers Of the
board. These placement experts, on
the other hand, will keep employers
supplied with lists of men available
for such jobs as need to be filled. Up
on representation by an employer of
his need of a special kind of work.
men, the placement officers will make
a study of his available candidates,
and from such candidates will select
a man who has been trained in this
special line of work. Any suggestions
made by the employers as to the de-
STABILITY of other or additional train
ing will be carefully needed by the
board.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-09
Choose Soldiers First
large Employers ANNOUNCE
That They Will Give Prefer
cncc in Employment to
Disabled Men.

Public authorities and other large
employers Will give preference in em-
SSploy11ent Of men disabled or injured In
the VAR Il IS indicated by reports to
~ Federal Board OF Vocational Edu-
s1ltion.
Many employers have announced
stltsir intention to such men, provided
they received the necessary
strAin5ng Cor such employment.
q every million men sent over
seeae during the war, certain per-
se4ntage viii be permanently disabled.
Ss19 per cent b. .maimtng, and shout 20
Eu9r can't by disease. A9 largespercent
80 81 these VIII want I return q
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-09
A JOB FOR EVERYBODY

The nation is concerning itself, and very properly, with
the problem of providing employment for the returned
soldiers. The problem is certainly one of the most i'm
portant that can command attention. It is here for
Solution, and it must be solved, promptly and effectively.
1t may be observed that any solution which concerns
itself only with the soldier will prove but partial and
unsatisfactory. If, for instance. a scheme should be
devised whereby the several million soldiers who have
been withdrawn from private employment should merely
displace an equal number Of persons now employed, with
the result that the latter would be thrown into enforced
idleness, we should have jumped, if not out Of the frying
pan into the fire, at least out of one hot frying pan into
another one, Such a solution will not do.
Yet there must be a solution. Most of the men now
in the uniform of the United States were regularly en-
ployed before the war. Some were not. The draft
gathered in. with the rest, some OF the habitually idle,
some of the vicious. Those who were among the reeu-
lar workers must be given an opportunity to go to work.
Those of the other class must neither be forced back
into their former status nor given any excuse for re-
turning to it. And those who are at present employed
must not be deprived of their chance to make an honest
living.
The obvious solution is that recommended in prin-
clple by the president in his recent address,: that urged
in resolutions by the Grand Forks Commercial club: that
advocated by numerous public men and public boo,es
all over the country; and that which has been urged
on many occasions by this paper;-namely, that the
ooiic' uIoush la various agencies. federal, state, mu-
n1cipal' one or all, shall itself become an employer, for
the double purpose Of absorbing labor which would
otherwise be idle, and Of promoting work which will
have a real and permanent value to. the public.
In q country where there is so much work that
needs to be done it is intolerable to think of any human
being seeking work and being unable to find 1t. 1t is
not necessary that the state shall provide every indi-
vidual with the particularly work which he prefers to do
and at the pay which he would like to receive. But
it is~the business Of the government to see that there
Is available for every individual under its Jurisdiction
work which he or she can perform. and at wages which
will make civilized living possible. n
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-09
BRITAIN DAY

The sentiment which prompted the observance OF
a special day as Britain day" is one which grows natur-
ally out of an appreciation Of the facts which, are before
us. and Of the bearing Of those facts on the future OF
the world: The war has brought together in bonds Of
closer friendship and unity than ever before in tneir
history the two great nations whose institutions and
ideals. like their language, are essentially Anglo Saxon,
and upon whose continued cooperation and friendship
much of the progress and safety of the world depend.
A striking illustration Of the manner in which the
enemies of free government recognize the danger to
them of ~Ango-American unity of spirit and action -
afforded just now in the revelations being made by the
American secret service Of the efforts which were made
all through the war to disrupt the friendly relations
between these two countries, and to SOW the seeds of
suspicion and enmity between them. The German rulers
realized that friendship between Britain and America
presented a constant menace to their schemes of world
domination, hence nothing was overlooked which seemed
likely to interrupt that friendship.
We Dave witnessed the efforts to use the Irish home
rule movement as tool to destroy this friendship. and
how, in one way or another, an appeal was made to
every corruptionist, every visionary, and every profess
sional hater of Great Britain in order to enlist support
in the anti-British propaganda that was active in every
corner OF this country. In. this the Germans showed a
better understanding of the facts than has usually char
acterized them. And that the poison is still at work is
shown, among other things, by the assertion in a Hearst
paper nat II american SOLDIERS, having won the war
for the Allies (and to the Hearst papers "the Allies"
means Great Brittany should now be brought home. and
should not be used still further to promote the interests
of foreign powers
The entrance Of the United States into the war
turned the scale in favor of the Allies and made victory
possible for them now. But for two and, a half years
before our entrance Britain had been pouring her men
by millions to aid in holding the battle lines, while her
great feet, grim. silent, but increasingly alert, kept its
web woven around the German coasts, and made pos
sible the shipment Of food and munitions from across
the seas.
1t has well been said that there is glory enough for
all, and he is doing this nation and the world a poor
service who seeks to exploit one liberal country to the
disparagement of another. And now~is a good time for
Americans to recognize more fully than they have ever
before done that while they share the ideals Of every
other democratic nation, there rests upon them and the
British people Jointly an obligation to live and labor
together in close comradeship for the general. good, an
obligation which neither Of them can evade. @
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reckon how far il, is safe for them to
use. IN selling. buying and accounting
men with this or that physical handi-
cap. And especially must those pro-
LESSONS and those occupations which
are largely administrative in character
make up their minds to give every
proper chance to these disabled men
who, through education p%revious,v re-
ceived. are competent to take intel
lectual responsibilities"
All this. Of course, is to be done
with due consideration for the ems
ployer and his business. az well az for
the interests of the man himself. No
employer will be asked to take a man
into his plant who is not able. or cam
not be made able, to perform EN-
GENTLY the duties OF the job to which
he a been assigned,
To facilitate this important work
OF cooperation between the employ
or and the government, the federal
board y endeayoring to give 10 the
employers OF the country al much In
formation rs possible concerning the
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-09
AN UNWISE EXAGGERATION

Hyperbo!e is a familiar, and often a very useful
rhetorical form. But, unless used with discretion, it is
apt to get the user into trouble. In his discussion Of the
league of nations the other day Senator. Borah made
what appears to be a very unwise use Of this form of
speech. This was when he suggested the possibility that
II the proposed league were formed the course Of the
United States might be dictated by such little states as
Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
Mr.. Borah is entitled to his belief that a league of
nations would be unwise and impractical. 1t is proper
for him to argue in support of his conviction. No fault
can be found with him for enforcing his argument by
means OF such figures as are usually employed. But in
employing the one which he does employ, and in the
manner in which he employs it, he lays himself open to
the charge that he is either shallow or insincere.
Mr.. Borah is an intelligent man, and therefore he
knows that nobody anywhere contemplates a league of
nations having supreme powers, to which such countries
as Costa RIGA and Nicaragua shall be admitted on terms
OF equality with the United States. He knows, further,
that such an absurdity is not at all necessary to the Gre
alton of an international league of large Importance.
Being an intelligent man he knows these things, and be-
ing an honest man he does not seek to convince others
that the things which he knows to be i'm possible are true.
But in the employment of a bit Of rhetorical exaggeration
TO emphasize his conviction that the creation of a league
Is encompassed by many difficulties. he runs the risk of
having himself misunderstood, and Of having himself
classed with the ignorant or the insincere.
1t is obvious that there cannot at the same time, be
an effective league of nations and the retention by each
nation of complete freedom Of action. The two things
contradict each other. 1t is equally true that there can
not be effective national government, or government OF
any other kind, and complete freedom Of individual ac-
uon. yet we have government, and most of US believe
IN 1t. Except anarchists and nihilists nobody believes
that the individual should in all things be a law unto
Ainself. His liberty is circumscribed for the good of all
otner individuals. and If, he persists in acting in a man
ner contrary to that held to be essential to the general
good, he is compelled by force to comply with the gem
sral demand.
Al this time it is impossible to do little more than
guess what form the ultimate league of nations will take.
That there will be a league. with very large nower.
seems tolerably certain. But it seems also certain that
there can be no universal league, with powers para1le,nr
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-09
GERMANY'S A

Many interesting questions arise with reference TO
the commercial future of Germany. In making of-hand
answers to some Of these questions certain fundamental
facts are often overlooked. Occasionally we find stated
a program for Germany which requires that Germany
shall pay all the billions which the war has cost other
nations, and that, for her sins. she shall remain in outer
darkness, with the doors of every nation closed against
her and her products for an indefinite period.
Unquestionably Germany has been responsible for
SO much of evil that has come upon the world that no
great as a matter of equity, and her conduct has been
such that her people would have no right to complain no
matter what severe conditions of non-intercourse were
imposed. But it must be remembered that not even I'M
der the conditions which the war has brought about can
Germany any more than any other nation, be made to
perform the impossible.
Germany has no money with which to pay more
than a small fraction of the sums which, in justice. she
must make good to the Allies. And she cannot pluck
that money out of the, air. That money. or its equivalent
in goods and credits, can be derived only from the labor
of her people and the materials which are to be found
within her borders.
At one time the problem would have been solved
directly and expeditiously by distributing the possessions
Of the Germans among her conquerors and carrying her
people off into slavery. But, consistent as that policy
would be with the practice of the modern Huns, it is a
course from which civilized nations are withheld by the
conditions of their own civilization. 1t isn't done.
Accepting this limitation, therefore, we have left the
fact that defeated Germany must pay her monetary debts
to civilization by delivering to civilization billions Of dol
lars worth of goods, produced by the industry of her
people and sold abroad. There is no other way.
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those OF our present national governments. until the
conditions Of civil and political life are much more near
~ equal than they are likely to be for a good many years.
In tho meantime, instead Of the condition Of interna-
tional anarchy presented as the sole alternative. there is
possible an. International league which can be made an
of peace and progress without handicapping
progressive states in their lawful work. To say that there
are difficulties in the way is merely to say. not that the
problem should be dismissed as impossible Of solution,
but that there is demanded In this cause the broadest
knowledge and the wisest craftsmanship Of the age.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-09

Ik{HEBl
5p-
Ea6arA6u9zt
THIERRY.

CHATEAU THIERRY.
There It was that Freedom atood'
On the precipice of death:
There it was that all that's 5000
Faltered in wars poisoned breath.
There the weary and oppressed,
Almost crushed by brutal might,
/, Met. disaster, breast to breast,
And despairing turned to night.
For. an instant hope was dead
Inat was all>for which men strived,
Then. with starry flag o'erhead,
The Americans arrived.
Not in numbers were they strong.
Greater was the furce OF might;
Six were fighting fol the wrong,
'Gainst each youth who fought for
right.
Into wars grim ia KS they ran
Scarce ten thousand in h line,
But each one of them a man.
Sent there by the Viii Divine.
"Too late! too late" the feeble cried.
.:Truth is overwhelmed. by crime"
And to the falsering they replied:
mo, not too late, but just In ttme!"
Halted the rush Of might and greed.
Wave after wave os Prussians came
To crush the best c. freedoms breed.
Burning their way with guns
aflame.
One against six they fought that q
But when those tragic hours had
fed, ~
Freedom no longer stood at bay.
The hope of tyranny was dead.
There turned life's tides from hate to
love
When that ten thousand brave ap-
peared
To stand for truth. In Heaven above
Even the angles must have cheered.
At Chateau Thierry! Mark the place.
Rear high some monument of fame
To show to every age and race
Where free men broke the will OF
shame.
Let children learn. in years to be,
That there is truths most fateful
hour.
Ten thousand sons Of fathers free
-vanquished the .tyrant's lust for
power.
Tell them hat there, when hope had
fed, r.
America, with flag unfurled.
Stood by the living and the dead
And Freedom saved for all the
] Copyright 1918 by Edgar A. Guest.)
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newspaper. Engdahl edited the
american Socialist" official organ of
the party, until it was suppressed by
the authorities. He is now editor for
THE Eye Opener" a publication is
sued by the socialist party. and also
the Chicago socialist" Germer. the
national executive secretary Of the
party, is also one of the staff of
speakers. kruse is director of the
National Young Peoples Socialist
league and editor of the Young So
cialist's Magazine" Tucker. a former
clergyman, at one time directed the
socialist party's literature depart
ment.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-09

'Died in office after n month.
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soon as possible to civil and Industrial

H. as possible to civil and Industrial
To>enable them to do thistle hearty
cooperation of the employers with the
governments plans for salvaeing this
man-power will be absolutely neces-
sary. The government will undertake
70 make the man as well physically as
ne q be made; to train him to be-
come an effective worker and to sun
port him and his family while he is
this treatment. It will
lhen De necessary for the employer to
do his part by using, as far as he can
9 injury to his business. these
na~naicapped soldiers in his particular
plant or establishment.
farmers must take back every
farmer boy who want to return to
the land. and as many more as q be
induced to take up this kind Of work.
says James p. Munroe. vice-chairman
OF the board. Industries, large and
small must make 9 careful inventory
tossee where and how they can use
properly trained disabled men IN real
man-sized Jobs. Merchants must
ALTN.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-09
WILL REACH COBLEyZ Tonay

WILL REACH COBLENZ TO-DAY.
Amsterdam, Sunday, Dec. s.-The
American forces advancing toward the
Rhine will reach Coblenz on Monday.
according to a message from Berlin
quoting a representative of the Ger
mar foreign office who has Just re-
turned there from Treyes.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-09
PRESIDENTIAL ABSENTEEIsM GOES BACK
TO Observation-Disclosures COMPLIED BIZ
GEN. CIR ANT AS ANSWER TO HIS CRITICS

President Wilson's absence from. Washington during a period Of several
wee. neSs MS is ne rNnoq precedent purmg Grants term of office consress
in reply ITO his critics he caused to BE compiled a record of presidential
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-09

President Wilson vMs sorn from deck mr george W.hhsnaM lower right Przna.k hd:
waving goodbye to Wilson rom pier
The liner Gexe Washington bearing rrdm Wilson the other peace ddert@n and party is speaesn
esd the bea was bout I% %IM@e"p @% m M% pM~aw%pnSn mnp u the Office ad Hs nmna e
Bake aammnnd the party to the ht md vd his hat to- the part as the hp steamed away ~"s
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-09
ELEVEN INFLUENZA DEATHS.

Waupun, Wis. Dec. e.-There were
eleven deaths from influenza reported
last week but health officials said to-
day that conditions were greatly i'm
proved.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-01
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