Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-05

seems 10 nave Oeen gained oy eltnef party on That IH0nL
In the meantime the German movements are bsins
watched with interest, for it is taken for granted that .
heavy blow will be launched by the kaiser in the near
future! British forces in Palestine have made further
proEresA toward the north. Tho developments Ia Rus
STA may have some influence on the eastern campaign.
for the Bolsheviki government is said to have offered
to withdraw Russian troops from Persian territory H.
the Turks would do likewise. The Mesopotamia cam
paign was based on the cooperation Of Russian and
British forces Ind the withdrawal Of the Russians may
cause some readjustments. 1t is I'd be remembered,
however. that the Russian forces in the near east have
been qulescent for a long time.
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The American war commission, headed by Colonel
liz. NJ. House has just filed the report Of its European
visit, apd a summary Of that report Mas been made pub
lie. In substance the report enumerates the various de-
partment. Of work in which arrangements have besn
made for complete cooperation Of the United States and
its associates in the war. The character and extent of
the military effort to be made by the United States this
year has been determined; all material resources are to
be pooled: SUFFICIENT tonnage IL. to BE- assigned for the
transportation Of Ill American troops ana suppliss across
the ocean: arranEsnents have been made for unity OF
control Of all armies in the field: financial policy has
been determined. and there will be such ditsribation of
funds as will best aid in bringing about complete sue
cess in the war, The nations participating in the con-
ference were France, 1Gdly, 1reAt BRITAIN dQd the United
States, and it is evident that 4 vast amount Of excellent
work has been done.
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The eastern states, with a scant supply of fuel, have
been for a week or more in the grip Of unusually severe
winter weather. The conditions in many OF the cities
are serious. Schools have been closed in New York city
because of lack Of fuel; factories in many cities are on
short fuel rahons; in all the large eastern cities the poor,
who are unable to buy coal in quantities of more than
3 few pounds at a time, and who have no place in which
to store it even IL they had the money with which to
buy. have suffered intensely. and in New York and Phil.
adelphia fuel riots have occurred. In, order to relieve
the shortage coal shipments have been given right Of
way, and coal BY the trainload is being rushed ITO the
points Of greatest need. ~"
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A rather unusual shaking up is occurring in dhipploo.-
matte circles. Ambassadors Spring Rice, Of Great Brit
ain. and sato. of japan, aye being withdrawn, from
Washington. and the British government has also rs-
called Sir George Buchanan from Petresrad and Lord
Berthe from Paris, In only two cases do. the correspond.
ants sugsest reasons for these Withdrawals. In the case
Of sprins-Rice it is aaid that the ambassador, while
clean and honorable, lacks the linking" qualities which
are thought to: be necessary in tho washington embassy
at this time. Sir George Buchanan is thought to be too
strongly conservative to fit well into the revolutionary
atmosphere Of Petrograd.
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Ths sugar controversy ha. aroused considerable
feeling. and popular sympathy appears to be strongly
with Food Administrator Hoover rather than with hi.
senatorial heckler, Senator Reed, of Missouri. No new
facts Of Importance have been developed during the
week. but some Of the Washington dispatches indicate
that Mr.. Reed has been hearing to some purpose from,
the state of Missouri. which seems to be living up to its
reputation for curiosity in relation to the vicious Per,
sonal attacks which the senator has made on Hoover.
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While the east has hasn in the grip Of cold. the west
has been delused with floods. Heavy rains and melting
snow in the Seattle district brought down such quaint,
ties Of water that roads ana bridges wsra swept away
and train service in that section has been sadly demon.
allied.
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Further dstail. sominus in from tho city Of euat,,
mala ten Of the havoc wrought ~ the earthquake. 81
Christmas day. Much Of the city app.ars to have bssu
wrecked. and the death list has been various1y estimated
at from 1000 to 1000.
Disturbances have besn naore. numerous on the Mex,
Iican border. Several raids into Americas tsrritery. havi
been made. usually. it appears. by wandering bands Of
bandits. Though 1t is not always easy to establish thu
connsetion, German emhissartea are known to have beer
% active there paSthe past that on. naturally ~assesiass,
them with sl>epgtisrsaha ~ ~ nature, sYt
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