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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-15
Today's War Sum mary

Count Won Hertling's address before
the main committee Of the reichsta8
has been postponed for several days.
It was said he would answer the re-
cent war aims statements OF Presi
dent Wilson and Premier Lloyd
George on Wednesday,. y.
The German emperor and the
crown prince have been holding con-
ferences with the political and mill
tary leaders. 1t Is reported also that
the German ministers to Denmark
and Holland have arrived unexpected-
ly in Berlin. Indications are that the
present turmoil within the German
ruling class will result in the accept.
ance Of firm policy, either favorina
the militarists or the more peaceful
element, with the probability that the
Pan Germans will be victorious.
No explanation has been vouchsaf-
ed by either Germans or Russians fol
the temporary halt in the peace ne.
gotiGtions. Nor has it been announc.
ed officially why the conferences, II
continued, are to be resumed at War.
saw, s ......,i
The quietness on the western and
Italian. fronts has not been broken by
large operations. Raids end patro! en-,
gagements occur here and there and
the artillery fire breaks into violencs
at important points now and then bur,
there is hardly anything III the ofHicia
statements to indicate that Germany.
huge reserve Of !, 900. 900 men froIt
the Russian front ID to begin. itg her,
aided blow very soon. sae,ys,.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-15
UNITED MINE
WORKERS OPEN
CONVENTION
President Sends Letter tc
Organization Expressing
Good Will.

Indianapolis. Ind, Jan. 15.-With
addresses of welcome by officials of
the state. and city and the reading Of
a letter from President Wilson ex-
pressing his good will toward the coal
diggers Of the country, the biennial
convention of the United Mine Work.
ers Of America convened here today,
the delegates in attendance represent
ing more than four hundred thousand
organized men in the industry. For
the first time in many years an in
crease in wages will not be the para
mount business. although many
phases relating to the present stand
ard will come before the delegates.
To Change Scale.
The convention, according to its
leading officers will ratify the
bituminous and anthracite wage
scales agreed to in conference in
Washington several months ago de-
spite the fact that there is talk of
Of the meeting is the absence of a
scale committee which heretofore al
ways brought in report for higher
wages.
Defense Fnnd Suggested.
While the delegates will not ask for
higher wages. they are expected to
take action looking to the mainten-
i! ance Of the present standard at least
after the war is over. To this end a
l4rge defense fund is suggested by
rome OF leaders for use in the
event any attempt is made to readjus.
wages downward.
Samuel Gompers. president of the
American Federation of Labor, isaeX-
pected to address the miners a week
! from today. Dr. Harry A. Garfield
national fuel administrator, has also
been invited to speak.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-15
Several Thousand Farmers
From Minnesota, South
and North Dakota are in
Fargo Today-Addresses
Are to be Made by Some
of the Leading Men of the
Northwest.

Fargo, N. d.. Jan. l5:-A large
number Of farmers estimated by
President C. B. Waldron. Of the, Tri-
state Grain and Stock Growers asso.
citation to number several thousand
from all parts Of Wisconsin. Minneso-
Ia North and South Dakota were on
hand at the opening Of that associa-
tion's annual convention here today
to hear speakers, some nationally
prominent, and others we'll known IN
the northwest. Information regarding
conditions affecting the farming in
dustry which have. changed material
" during the last year. because OF
government control of wheat and the
possible control of other products
raised on the farm by the govern
ntent. together with information on
the farm credit problem, the farm
labor situation and various other an
feles Of the farming business will be
EGiHen the visitors by speakers well
posted on these subjects, who are
listed on the program for the four
daSs starting today and lasting until
next Friday.
Ono .of the features Of this years
cbhventipn was the changing Of the
us0al ctskom OF maintaining q full
tiafA program Of addresses. Instead
afraneedf4nts have been madsto tea
ture only two to- four talks atseach
session: the balance Of the tins be-
ing GivAn to the discussion. by the
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-15
MINERS URGED
TO RATFY THE
WAGE PACT
President of Miners Asso.
citation Tells Delegates to
Change Demands.

Indianapolis, Ind. Jan. 15.-Presi-
dent Frank J. Hayes of the United
Mine Workers Of America, in review
ing the activities of the organization
at the biennial convention Of the VI
ion today, urged the delegates to rati-
fy the wage agreements entered into
at Washington with the bituminous
and anthracite operators and sane
toned by the federal government.
The agreements, now in effect. call
for increases in wages and extend
the present contracts two years. from,
April /, 1918. 1--WE must remember, -
said President Hayes, that we have
secured very substantial wage ad-
vances during the last year, and that
there have been few. if any INDUS
tries in the country that have Jared
as we'll as ours in the matter of in
creased wages"
The report reviews the litigation
In which the union is involved, par
ticularly the West Virginia case
wherein the organizers Of the United
Mine Workers Of America were en-.
Joined from soliciting employees of q
coal company to become members ol
the organization. The supreme cour,
OF the United States sustained the In.
junction. The. report says: ~
Decisions of this character are cal.
culated. y ii not designed, to destro,
our, organization and return coal min.
ing conditions to the chaotic state
that once prevailed, and we have tbs
right in. the name Of our patriotic
service to the country, as well as ou,
own economic welfare to protes
against these revolutionary decisions
and to insist If this be the law Of tn.
courts that it will be corrected by leg
islation.''
President Hayes also drew the at
tention Of the delegates to the con
tempt proceedings in the United State.
supreme court growing out of tn,
West Virginia case.
The report recommended the build
ing. up of the organizations finances
for the purpose of creating defens
fund for use after the war, if nee:
be. and urged that something shoult
be done by the union to assist for
eign born members to become Amer:
can citizens
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-15
Grain GrOlUers
Are Holding Attention
. Of the Northwest Today

farmers themselves, Of their lndtv1d-
ual problems. -..
Among those on the program for
the four day sessions are John Burke,
United States treasurer. Roderick Nc
Kenxie, secretary-treasurer of the Ca
madam council of agriculture. Dr. f.
F. Ladd. president Of the North Da-
kota Agricultural college and food ad-
ministrator. Governor Lynn j. Fra
zier Of North Dakota and many 9TH
ers. H. c. Hoover, national food ad-
ministrator. has accepted place on
the program and II his pressing du-
ties in Washington will permit will
address the convention the last day.
In addition to the Tri State Grain
and Stock Growers convention the an
nual seed show. the poultry show. the
meeting Of the Farm Managers as
sociation and several other meetings,
Of private corporations that have to
do with the farming industry are be-
ing held.
The morning session opened with
prayer by Rev. H. H. Frost, and was
followed by an address Of welcome
delivered by District Judge A. T. Cole
of Fargo.
HI. L. Bolley Addresses Convention.
In his address before the conven-
ton. H. L. Boley. state seed commits
sioner for North Dakota declared
tnAI tn0 farmers are JuStlN@O. IN Qe-
manding that there be fewer grades
of grain 40 that an ordinary buyer.
with ordinary facilities for handling
grain. may be reasonably expected to
use the process successfully.
Mr.. Bolley said that all growers and
government officials interested should
understand that commercial milling
grades in no sense insure seed quality
because. he said, q bulk Of wheat may
be OF no Grade for milling and yet be
. very distinctive type Of grain ia
SOW. The admixture alone when re-
produced on the farm would be quits
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-15
(Ry the Associated Press }

Italy's mountain fighters are show
ing their ability to cope with the dim
cult winter conditions. Yesterday the
Italians advanced in the Monte Aso-
lone region. just east Of the Brenra
river, where the Austro-German
wedge was pushed furtherest during
the early winter campaigning in an
effort to- 'outflank the dominating
Monte Grappa. Serious losses were
inflicted on the enemy.
Further east, near Monte Spinoccta,
a similar successful movement was
effected, while on the lower Piavt.
river front an Italian attack east of
Capo Sile resulted in the capture OF
trenches which extended the Italian
bridgehead, The Austrians launched
repeated counter attacks but failed to
dislodge the Italians from their new
positions. IA
Control of the destinies OF the Ger
man empire. press accounts from neu-
trail countries agree, is passing into
the hands of the nilitarists or the
Headers who want to hold what has
been gained by might and the sword.
Chancellor Won Hertling again Is re-
ported Ill and preparing to restEn.
while the nilitarists. and, Pap-Ger-
mans are demanding the dismissal Of
DR.. Won Kuehlmann. the foreign Sec
retary, who has headed the German
delegations at Brest- -Litovsk.
It il reported from Berlin that
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-15
YARMOUTH IS
SHELLED; THREE
PERSONS KILLED
Bombardnent Takes Place
During Night - Town :
-
Shelled From Sea.

London, Jan. 15.-Yarmouth was
bombarded from the sea last night. it
is announced officially. About twenty
shells fell in the city. Three persons
were killed and ten injured.
The following official announcement
was given out: -.
Brief Firing.
yarmouth was bombarded from
the sea last night. Fire was opened
at 1855 p. m.. and lasted about five
minutes. some twenty shells falling
into the town.
1.-The latest police reports state that
three persons were killed and ten in
iured. The material damage done
was not serious"
The enemy craft which bombarded
Yarmouth last night presumably was
a submarine or a light cruiser. The
bombardment which was preceded by
illumination of the town by large star
shells. continued about eight minutes
The inhabitants were taken complete
ly by surprise.
Enemy Not Seen.
Owing to the blackness of the night
the enemy was not seen. He fired
twenty to twenty-five shells in rapid
succession. Many windows were shat.
tered and number of roofs anG
chimneys were wrecked.
Attacks by German naval forces or
English coast towns. of which there
were a number. early in the war have
been infrequent in recent months. The
last previous occurrence Of the kline
officially reported was on September
of last year. On that day a German
submarine bombarded Scarborough
causing the death Of three persons
and the injury of five.
Yarmouth is on the North Sea II;
miles northeast of London. 1t is :
city of some $4,000 inhabitants will
important shipbuilding and fishing in
dNstrieS
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-15
GERMAN SOLDIERS
BEING ASKED TO
RETURN CROSSES

ing circulated among mutilated Ger
man officers and soldiers having the
Iron Cross. asking them to return the
crosses as protest against the fact
that number of Home warriors
and leaders OF the Fatherland party
are wearing the same insignia, accord
ing to an Exchange Telegraph dis
patch from Amsterdam. There has
been a large response, thirteen hun
dred crosses from Berlin alone being
sent to the war minister the first day
the appeal appeared.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-15
LANSING HELPS
CAUSE ARREST
OF M. CALLAUX
U. S. Official Tells of Com
rnunications with Berlin
{. Foreign Office.

Paris, Jan. 15.-The arrest yester-
day Of Former Premier Caillaux was
due principally to cablegram from,
Secretary Lansing at Washington,
saying that in 1915 NJ. Caillaux ha.
been In communication with the Ber.
lin foreign Office.
Secretary Lansing's cablegram
stated that the American representa-,
tive at Buenos Aires had been abls
to establish that M. Caillaux. during
his visit to Argentine in 1915, had
been in communication with the Ber-
lin foreign office through Count vou
Argentina, with the object Of con
cluding peace with Germany at any
price, so as to permit the resumption
Of business.
1t is understood this evidence wis
be published in America Immediately
M. Caillaux sailed for South Amer
lea in November, 1914, going first tc
Brazil and then to Argentina. Some
! thing Of mystery was made of hi.
trip. The general explanation wa.
| that he had been entrusted with AT
economic mission, but 1t was report
ed that the French governments rea
purpose was to bring about his re
moval from France.
Later he made visit to The Hagu'
which attracted attention because o
the presence there at the same tim'
Of members Of the German reichstag
Shortly afterward came his trip IL
Rome.
! Washington. Jan. 15.-Secretar!
Lansing today refused to affirm or de
ny or comment upon the foregoing
dispatch from Paris. There seem
to be no doubt, however that SOM
such dispatch is contained in the cap
tured Luxburg corresuondence.
Inasmuch as the Caillaux case is u
a judicial state, the United States will
not publish any documents upon ]
which haye not been arranged for II
advance with the, French government
This tssthe hrHt hint that the Lux
.bArg corr tEssHspdeFce contained any
/ thing pertaining 10 the Caillaux cas-
The disclosure aroused speculation
to how. many other. internationa n!
bomb shells might be contained IN tn
telegrams Of Germany's minister t
! BUefos Aires. F-ae..''
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-15
SOUTH ST. PAUL MEN
WILL TESTIFY in
TODAY'S HEARING

st. Paul. Mimi. Jan. 15:-Repre-
sentatives Of South st. Paul packing
plants and cattle buyers are expected
to testify concerning shippers con-
tracts. according to the program
mapped out for today's hearing of the
federal trade commission inquiry IN
to national meat industries Further
testimony is expected also concerning
the inducements offered the Armours
to establish a plant here. "se' .S
st. Paul, Mimi, Jan. 15-Testimony
that the capital stock Of the. South st.
paul Stock Yards company was rais-
ed from 81 .0o0. 900 to t2,00o.000 when
the Swiftss agreed to build their plant
there was given ct today's session OF
the federal trade. committees hearing
by A. A. McKechnie. nine years sec
retary Of the stock yards company.
The extra stock, he said, had been
i give n TO the Swifts His verbal testi-
pony was interrupted while Francis
j. Heney. counsel for the commission
inyestigated books and records Mr.
McKechnie brought In. 3..+
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-15
German Political Crisis
Still Craze; Anti-Ju1kers
Want COnciliatOry Policy
MASONIC COUNCIL
OF DEFENSE FOR
THIS STATE PLANNED

Fargo. n. d., Jan. 15.-Members
Of Masonic committees througnou,
the state will attend a conference TO
be held here January IS at which
plans will be discussed for the estas
lishment Of Masonic council Of de.
fense or a Masonic war work council
it was announced here today.
The. conference was called by Will.
liam ]. Reynolds, grand master, OF
Westhope. n. D. Unification of Ma
sonic activities and the solidification
OF Masonic support for the United
States also will be discussed at the
conference, w. L. Stockwell, secretary
Of the Masonic bodies of the state,
announced today.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-15
EVACUATION is
AGREED TO.

Amsterdam. Monday. Jan. 1.-THE
Wolff Bureau. the semi official news
agency of Berlin, publishes Brcs:-
Litovsk dispatch as follows:
"a committee composed of Ger.
mans. Austro- -Hungarians and Rus
questions held three long stttings on
Friday and Saturday. 1t was agreed
that the first paragraph Of the peace
treaty should be a clause announcing
that the state Of war between ths
parties had been concluded.
THE Germans proposed a clause
reading That the contracting parties
have resolved henceforth to live in
peace and friendship ~
Leon Trotzky. the Bolsheviki foe-
eign minister, refused to endorse this.
declaring that it was "a decorative
phrase, which does not describe the
relations which In the future will ex-
list between the Russian and German
peoples.
''It was confirmed that the evacua-
ton OF occupied territory by both
parties should take place on the bas,s
Of full reciprocity, so that the evacu-
| alton by the central powers Of Rus
sian territory would synchronize with
the evacuation by Russia OF the occu-
pied regions in Austria Hungary.
! Turkey and Persia Later. Persia
was struck out, as not being . bellig-
erent party, and II. Trotxky propos-
ed to add the following:
Russia undertakes - speedily ~
possible to remove her troops from
neutral PersiA.'
"He said he had no other grounss
for this than desire to emphasise
the crying wrong committed by the
former Russian government aEa;nst
q nuetral country. -;
The Wolf bureau report covers
nearly hve thousand words. and shows
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-15
Registration of Men Who
Haze Become of Age Since
June 5 Proposed in Bill
81 TRAINS ARE
CANCELLED BECAUSE
:. Of LACK OF COAL

Milwaukee, Wis, Jan. 15.-The
cancellation Of ffty-four trains on the
Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul rail
road on account of the shortage of
coal. went into effect after midnight.
The reduction in train service cuts
the. number Of trains on the Prairie
Du Chen. Mineral Point, Lacrosse.
Superior and northern divisions and
limits service to other points. includ-
ing Fond Du Lac, Appleton, Oshkosh.
Winneconne, Nenominee, Markesan,
Viroqua and other points.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-15
AMBASSADOR NAON
OF ARGENTINA TO
SAIL THIS. WEEK

Washington. Jan. 15.-Ambassador
Naon. Of Argentina. who recently
placed his resignation in the hands of
the Buenos Aires foreign office, will
sail for home this week and whether
he returns here as ambassador de-
pends on conferences with President
Iragoyen and Foreign Minister Puer-
reyf1On
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-15
Must be Beaten, Says Dern-
burg, if the War is to &
.- be Won. Y
WITHDRAW TROOPS .
is NEW AGREEMENT
Germans and Slavs Agreed
to Evacuation, Declares ).
Berlin Bureau.

Amsterdam, Jan. 15.-Ev-
licences of the strained sit
uation as regards war aims
continue to appear in the
German newspapers. The
Leipsig Volks Zeitung says,
a meeting of the annexa-
zionist Fatherland party at
Jena was broken up by the
independent socialists who
after passing a vote for "A
general peace by UNDER
standing" threw out the
members of the Fatherland
party. IT,. ,.
While Pan-Gernan petit
tions and resolutions are be-
ing rushed to the emperor
by the militarists, other cur
rents are active. This is in
stanced by a meeting at
Frankfort on Sunday of a
free citizens committee,
which adopted a resolution
to the effect that a lasting
peace which would really
safeguard Germany's vital
economic interests would be
possible only on the basis of
a policy of conciliation in the
sense of the peace resolution
adopted by the reichstag.
At this meeting DR.. Bern
hard Dernburg, former sec
retary of state for the colon
les, said that if the Father
land party won, the war
would be lost. He rejected
annexations and cash inden-
mites and declared Germany
was powerless to enforce
long term payments by in
stalments from America and
England. Annexations in the
east. he asserted, would be a
source OF constant danger,
as they would irritate Rus
sia. DR.. Dernburg also urged
disarmament.
The Munich Post attacks
the Fatherland party and
supports the attitude taken
by President Wilson in re-
spect of recognition of the
demands for autonomy on
the part of the Slav popula-
ton of the central empires.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-15
Stefanssen Discovers
More Land In North;
Claimed For Canada

Fairbanks. Alaska. Jan. 15.-Sev-
eral new large Arctic lands were dis
covered northwest Of Banksland in
the spring of 1916 by Vilhja!mar
Stefanssen. the Arctic explorer, ac-
cording to Captain A. Lane, who ar
rived here last night from the Arctic
ocean. bringing direct news from the
explorer. who. he says, is spending
the 1s17-18 winter in the northern
seas at Bartel Island. The explorer
claimed the new lands for Canada.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-15
The World

f. Germany is in the thr"es Of 90
litical crisis. There is much outspok-
en- criticism of the Fatherland Party,
and socialists opposed to the govern
ment's war policy evidently are gain
ing courage. The Fatterland Party
be lost is the declaration Of one
branch of socialists.
In Petrograd and other sections Of
the country, the situation is critical.
Anti Bolsheviki papers are endeavor-
ing to stir up opposition to the Lenine
government, and street disorders are
being advocated.
The British government yesterday
announced a successful daylight air
raid on Karlsruhe. the capital Of the
Grand Duchy Of Baden. -.
Informal conferences apparently
are in progress at Brest- -Litovsk The
Wolf bureau. semi-official German
news agency. reports negotiations OF
Friday and Saturday, at which It was
agreed that both Germany and Rus
sia should evacuate occupied terri
tory.
Acting for the war department.
Senator Chamberlain, chairman Of the
senate military committee, today in
troduced bill providing forS registra-
tion Of men who have reached their
majority since June 5, registration
day, Another bill provides for fur
loughs afor drafted men to return
home and help with harvesting. 81
Great Britain is to add nearly q
half a million men to her army as
early az possible. Sir Auckland Geddes
announced in the house of commons
yesterday. These will comprise the
younger men,, who heretofore have
been exempted for war industry work.
England, he said, has enrolled y
100000 fighting and labor battalion
forces during the war, and now has
more than 100000 enrolled. Rut
many more men are needed, he de-
clared. - .7t K I"
-".On Great Britain and ON the skill
with which she, handles her man pow
er In the months to come. everything
depends, ~ he said. :.., Great Britain
must be supreme at .eeA, aha ,muat
{ win supremacy in the air and must do
everything she can to MI the gan
; caused by Russia's detection.
l. -, - ,-'-'' - .s'.--- ~ t,.l=
/ AT present, the allies, he aaid, are
J on equal terms In numbers and morals
with the enemy and. can meet all re-
Endorsements during the year When
the American troops arrive. the forc-
es 0f democracy will have the ~
jperiority. s. ,s.i,
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CALL IN COINS.

Amsterdam, Jan. 15.-All nickel
five and ten pfenniR pieces have been
called in by the German government,
1t is announced that no more will re
issued, and all citizens are ordered to
take all nickel coins in their possess
sion to the nearest postoff1ce for ey.
change. ,+,i
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-15
BISMARCK NOT In
GERMAN POLITICS,
SAYS FRAZIER, so
KEEP CAPITALS NAME

Fargo. n. d.. Jan. 15.-Members cf
the Womens Relief Corps here who
come time ago adopted a resol' ton
asking Governor Frazier of North
DAKOTA to Grange the name of th.
capital of the state, announced today
c!iat they had received a letter from
the governor telling them that .as
Bismarck has tten out of Germ All
politics for: stme time and had not'-
irs To dc. with the present trouble
II would net he advisable to chin 20
the 11anlC Nf The state ca nital
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-15
CHARLES H. CAFFIN
DIED'IN NEW YORK

New York, Jan. 15.-Charles Fl.
Caffin, art critic and author Of
number of books on art, died at a
hospital here yesterday. He was born
in England 81 years ago.
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