Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-02

strfkes nar Aass ssaebea GMs AeaA. bnseu = 49,
cuat 20 ettaan- ~ G<saaa ns~rpssess hsrs essher 49,
tenporsrasy suspended o. haze been intercepted befors
reaching neutral cafzee j
ss
Peace nesstaaroae AsAeen the Russia. Boashe-lsd
and fle central po~ess have been resumed. hut the pro-
iceedin=s appear 10 have heen ,istae more than the usual
sparsins, Further clashes hare occurred betweea tbe
Bolshesi1i and the more conservative Russian eleznentA
The radicals hare captured the Important Black sea
city Of Oaessa and are continuing their warfare sszinft
Rpsnsnis, while the Rumsnians have taken Kishines.
in Besaarabia- The Fed ana white factions cestinue 70
strive for supremacy in Finland. with the aAsantaee
apparently ON the side Of the whites.
The naost important military activity has been on
the Italian front. where the Italian troops lave EsineA
t~o important victories on the As.so pissan. forcins
the retirement Of the Au.srians along a considerable
front rest from the Pave ana Dorthwasd toward the
mountains. The Italians report the capture Of sorne
$500 prisoners. and the repuls. Of Aastrisns who At
tempted to retake positions on. Monte Di Val Bella
which the Italians had vraeted from them.
American troops hare experienced their second
trench raid since they got into the actusl fighting line
In the fog Of Wednesday morning a German Bernhard
ment Of the American trenches began suddenly. and
this vas followed by the .ppeassnee Of 4 Taadins rsrrr
out Of the fog. IN ali seven Americans were killed. INT
the Americans manned their rifle station. .na inflicted
such punishment on the Germans that they retired
wI,hou, entering the trench.
. .
Lendon and Paris hare been treated 10 <urrhe- ai-
81 persons we're killed and a considerable nunher in
jured- Allied p.znef bombed German military positions
en- the following day, and then fbe GernSans visited
Paris. inf1ictinx sonae damage On the French capital
With Its custoraar logic and regard tcr truth the Ger
man government announced that The Paris raid hse
been undertaken as = re7risa1" III. explaaztlon VA.
unnecessary. az is every other e1plsnaton that comes
from the power that has aaaisrslsy and aeaiber.1es5
aertrcved hesp1<st mn sndsworea at sea and hade
targets Of hospitals and tehoo2hcuses by iand.
The president has issued a new food order which
a MADE the basis for further regulations By the food
zsnsnistsz raon. This new order prescribed further re-
strictions IL the use of wheat and nteaaf. and urge
strict economy by the public IN the use of sla foods
One feature Of the rev regulations is that THE govern
snent will lake oTes 80 Per cent Of the flour output o'
every mill ii the country. and another i. the reeuiFe
nner1 test white nour .h1a1, rot be sold to any ind
rtdus1 without the sale al the same time Of an eqnai
quantity Of so.e other cereal.
More stormy weather through the central and east
eh EtdleE nG Drought luftnST confilc4tj0ff IN the aVe
situation. Last Monday was the first Of the "neate4sr
MONDAYS after the expiration Of the original Eve OARS
shut down The edge seems to have neen rather werr
of the dissz tisfa ction with the fuel order. and Their.
has been a material abatement in the criticism wit:
which the order was at first greeted. Storms have IN
creased the difficulties of transporting coal. ara Their,
has been a considerable decrease in the output of coa
from the mines.
s.ss
Through the medium, Of the farmers, conference a
the University Of Illinois at Crbana president wiiso,
has addressed the farmers Of the nation III a message il
which exhortation. appeal. COMMUNICATION and reassur
4nce are combined. The farmers Of the nation ar
urged to bend all their energies toward the productio,
Of food for the nation. il. armies and its allies. Appre
citation for what has already been done is expressed. an.
confidence that the tilIers OF the .oil vii, not be want
:, ing in their accomplishment for the coming year. =
interest is the presidents statement OF his conviction
that the eliminating crisis OF the struggle has coml
and that the achievements Of this year. on the one han
tor the other. must determine the issue. The mess4s
contains a forceful restatennent Of the principles whic
govern, and which must govern America in tb< war, an
for which all the great hennocracies Of the world ar
. fighting.
The North Dakota Legislature adjourned on Tue,
day after having been in. extraordinary session for
week. The chief reason advanced for the calling of tn
session was the need that was said to exist for providin
!" means whereby farmers in certain sections OF the sta,
might supply themselves with seed grain ana feed II
=" their stock. 1t was stated that there was immedia
need for such legislation, and that without it man
farmers in certain Of the western counties Would be vi
able to tbp their land this year. This WAS dispute
in some quarters, and statements were made by repr
- sentative men from some, it not all of the counti
where the need was said to be greatest to the effect th'
: the situation could have been cared for without ne
legislation. However, the legislature having been so,
: vened. legislation which is believed to be adequate s.,
enacted.
T.
n One Of the features Of the session was the cruz
. manner in which all Of the bills originating in the hou
Us