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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-07
CZECHO.SLOVAK STRENGTH.

MOSCOW, Nov. 6.-Russian papers
estimate the actual fighting strength
OF the Czecho-Slovak detacnments
since they have recruited Cossacks
and other enemies Of the Bolshevik
government at from 100000 to 50O,--
900. Commanders of the Russian req
army insist they have been greatly
outnumbered at the points where they
have been repulsed by the Czecho-
| slovaks, but papers in opposition to
the Bolshevik goverAment charge the
Czecho victories to the Reorganization
and lack Of discipline in the red army
and to the unwiAingness Of many OF
the red soldiers to engage in what
they regard as a domestic struggle.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-07
NO

When the waf is ended the Allies
in Europe will have spent far above
q hundred billions to. save their lands
from Germany. The United States
may spend forty or fifty billions more
in their aid. >Our fields and cities
have not been devastated; III peo-
PIE have not been dragged into caps
tally, p~iercingly home to US. It never
can. We cannot feel, what the
Trench, English. tho Belgians, the
italians feel. We have not as a ma
ton seen hell with u own eyes.
We cannot feel and. therefore, we
cannot think Is our Allies think. To
us the war IL more like a horrid
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-07
THE DEGENERATION

Every generation has its own ways Of staging the
human drama which goes on forever and forever, and
the sombre background has always been that Of war,
Even during the nineteenth and the beginning Of the
twentieth century. this tradition was maintained, for the
memories of the Napoteonic wars were replaced by those
of revolutions in Germany and France; wars between
Prussia and Austria: between Prussia and France: the
Boer war; the Turko-Greek war; the Japanese-R Russian
war; the Turgo-Italian war; the Balkan conflicts, and 90
on. until the climax Of the history Of war was reached
In the period beginning In 1914.
Children have grown up amid the surroundings or
the mementos Of war. but it is sdfe to say that never have
they been more deeply impressed with the direct and per-
sonal effects Of the human conflict chan during the period
which may now be approaching its close.
Formerly the effects Of wars were more or less To-
caltzed Now they concern every soul In the world
every man. woman and child. no matter under what cline
they may be found. and this fact Is certain to leave In
idelible Impressions on the generation just now growing IN
in all the earth's countries.
The disguised blessings Of . war Is a theme that has
often been fandly handled by the lovers Of strife. but al
though such blessings cannot b doubted, tAsy are, 1t
best merely negative compared to the positive fact that
the ono supreme aim Of war 10 murder and destruction,
mo matter how ideal the ulirnats aims may be. The. OBJ
lject 10 70 render the opponspt powerlssa, ana civilization
has developed in such . manner that 1t u necessary to
employ the means used by the opponent In order 70 dimin-
hh or neutralizs the results OF his warfare.
The picture Of fight = one that win rsn,ains lonsest
With The children Of this ase. They VIII srov5 vs. ana
lrsmember that when they were supposed to be 81 play,
their minds vsrs fillsd With visions Of tSrror ana m
maatc actions. takins place from day 20 any. from hour
e hour. ana SShroniclsa - fast ~ they were happsnins,
IT'S Nv 81 re inst s~vsryth.nE newborn i crsassa
Ithrossh ordssl nd suffsrtnEs ana there 4 h 1oubt 3thst
= mueh ftnsr hunaaitys thAa5the one ~ row knov III
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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-07
TWINS IN

Yuma, Ariz., Nov. 6.-Enlisting to-
gether and. entering officers school to-
gether. Harry Gland William H.. West
over. twin sonstt of j. H. MISSIONER,
owner and publisher Of the Yuma,
fAriz.) Morning Sun, have been rec
commended tor commissions a. C
ond. ~lieutenants In the army. Tho
young rhen first studied infantry probe
lens, later taking a 12-weeks course
in the machine gun school at Camp
Hancock. Where they are now sta
toned.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-07
WHENCE COMES
THIS MONEY?
(Winnipex Telesram.l

Lethbridge. Alta.-While the hos
ttlity toward the invasion Of the Men
nonites into southern Alberta is
equally as deep and grim as in saA-
katchewan-the presence of Germans
invited and protected .frsm the bur-
dens Of military responsibility-there
Is no suggestion in this part Of the
province that there has been any mis-
Use of the exemption card such as is
commonly charged in the Mennonite
settlements OF Saskatchewan.
While, of course, the chief resent
ment against these. alien enemies is
that they are Germans and not want
ed here on any terms. the immediate
cause Of dissatisfaction Is the meth
odical manner in which they are
grabbing oil desirable land that can
be purchased between Lethbridge and
the border for q distance east and
west Of at least SO miles. Then the
fact has been disclosed that they are
actually negotiating with the govern
ment to try and purchase the Black
foot Indian reserve. It was bad
enough, when it was made public a
few days ago. that these alien enc
mics had paid more than 100000
in the last month for the most de
sirable tracts Of land for sale in south
~" $500 0us "A.A
tnelr intrigue 20 get inc 1naaAn re.
serve Wnicn i nas peen ielt Wouto
naturally be settled upon by the re-
turned soldiers. with the assurance
OF the land settlement noaro, the IN,
d1snation OF the people passed all
bounds.
a curious aspect OF tins situauon ,s
the 8 quantities OF cash at their
command. There is q strong belief
tnat 1t V German government one
Diverted o ~ huge sums knoWn
70 nave been IN, German, ana Austraan
nands at the time the United STATES
vent to war, which theiS spies naa no
further chanee to use inlhe
2 that II is being utilized Tor tn'e
purpose with sinister designs;
The Calgary Colonization company
recently sold to these elten1 az their
vast holdings south Of 1Nthbridse At
Rockford, and The hrst payment was
$4,000 in cash. These aliens AL
ways have cash or gold draft. on New
York banks. There seems to be no
limit to the amount OF caah they 9
command.
chased outright for cash the old Pear
son ranch Of 1900 acres. including
MANY bile huildinGn.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-07
DEMAND TROOP WITHDRAwAn.

Amsterdam, Wednesday. Nov. g.
Demands that the Germans withdraw
their troops forthwith from Poland
have been forwarded to Berlin by the
new Polish national government, ac4
cording to the Rhenish Westpharian
Gazette of Essen.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-07
MAY CHOOSE CARNEGIE PALACE

Paris, Nov. diplomats here are
interested in the choice of location for
the peace negotiations. Some of them
think the Carnegie peace palace at
The Hague should be chosen for sem
timental reasons.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-17
RUSSIAN PRINCE HERE
IS LIBERAL LEADER

Prince G. E. Lvov of Russia wbo
arrived in Washington FRIDAY. Is
characterized as "a man and states
man" by A. J. Sack. director OF tbe
Russian information bureau in Tho
United states. Mr.. Sack thus de-
scribes Prince Lvov:
The arrival of Prince G. e
Lvov in Washington at this mo-
ment is of utmost Importance. be-
cause he represents the liberal
spirit of Russia and is respected nv
all the Russian liberal and reyolu-
tionary factions, as the leader of
the March revolution Prince
Lvov, being liberal. can be COM
pared with such revolutionary lead
ers as Catherine Breshkovskaya
and Peter Kropotkin. An old lead
er of the Russian Zemstvos, the
president of the All-Russian Uuion
of Zemstvos and Municipalities, the
prime minister of the first and Sec
ond provisional cabinets, Prince q
E. Lvov thinks as free Russia
thinks and feels as free Russia
feels
The Washington herald., 1918-11-17
KAISER AN OUTCAST,
SAYS BRITISH PEER
Sir Valentine Cherol Gives Sketch
of Fallen Monarch.

London, Nov. 16-Sir Valentine
Cherol gives a character sketch of
the Kaiser in the Times today, in
which he describes the downfall of
Wilhelm II, fleeing from the foe he
once dared to call contemplate"
and from the wrath of his own peo-
pie who had turned away from him.
Cherol says: There is none to pity
him, but it would be merely to be-
little the tremendous effort it has
required to huri him from the pin
nacle on which he stood only a few
weeks ago IL we were to deny hsm
certain elements of harmonic great
ness.
His sword has perished. He him
self survives. a fugitive. an outcast.
the last-and history will say the
meanest-of the Hohenzollerns.
And the untold suffering he has
brought upon the whole world COM
pletes the measure of his downfall.
unredeemed as his whole conduct has
been by single spark of chivalry
or humanity"
The Washington herald., 1918-11-17
BRITISH "SUBS" SANK
MANY HUN VESSELS
Care Was Taken to See That Crews
Were Saved, However.

London. Nov. 16.-British subma-
rines collected heavy toll of enemy
fighting craft during the war ac-
cording to a report on their work
which has just been made public.
Details of their record show that
they destroyed two battleships, two
armed cruisers, two light cruisers.
seven destroyers, five gunboats,
twenty submarines. five armed aux
iliary vessels. one Zeppelin. Three
battleships and one light cruiser
were torpedoed but reached port
badly damaged. Other enemy craft
destroyed were fourteen transports,
six ammunition and supply ships.
two store ships, ffty-three steam
ships, 1877 sailing ships. In no case
was a merchant ship sunk at sight.
Care was taken to see that the
crews got safely away.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-17
WANTS HUNS TO BE
SERVANTS OF WORLD
Serbian Consul General Suggests
Punishment for Enemy.

New York. Nov. 16.-"opportunity
should be given the Germans to be-
come servants of the world" said
Prof. Michael 1. Pupin, of Columbia
University, who is also Serbian con-
SUI general to the United States, in
reply to a request for an expression
of opinion on the international situ-
alton today.
''The Germans as masters have
been a failure and a menace" he
said. when they have shown. as
theys will, that it is more
glorious to be a servant than a mas
ter. then they will be ready TO re-
enter the family of nations.
"The nation that gave President
Wilson to the world is morally re-
sponsible to the world that the small
nations do not mistake liberty for
license.
Serbia has never been willing TO
accept aid, but the ravages Of the
Bulgarians, thousand times worse
than those of the Germans. have so
devastated that country that the help
of America is imperative"
The Washington herald., 1918-11-17
PRIMROSE CRITICALLY ILL.
Famous Minstrel Comic Suffers Re
lapse After Operation.

New York. Nov. 16.-George Prim-
rose, the veteran minstrel and
interpreter of negro wit and hu-
NOR, Is lowering between life and
death tonight in Roosevelt Hospital
following an operation in which
half of his stomach was removed.
Primrose, who is So. gained a
worldwide reputation on the stage.
OF late years he has been living in
retired life on his estate at Mount
Vernon. N. Y.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-17
BRITISH NAVY PRAISED.
Sims Writes Letter of Tribute 10
Admiral Wemyss. 20 r-

London. Nov. 1S.-AdmiraI SIMS,
commander in chief of the American
naval forces in letter to Admiral
Sir Rosslyn Wemyss, of the British
navy, expresses admiration for the
British navy, which he says is
largely responsible for ending the
war.
Wemyss replied by expressing the
British navys appreciation OF Amer
ica's timely aid.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-17
PAY INCREASE
FOR WIRE MEN
McAdoo Boosts R.R.Work-
ers Wages Sub
stantially.

Thirty million dollars was added 20
the payroll OF the railroads by the
government yesterday when Director
General McAdoo issued an order iN-
ing higher wages for railroad teIeg-
raphers. telephone operators. except-
ing switchboard operators. agent
telegraphers, towermen. Ievermen.
tower and train directors. block on
orators and stafrmen.
The increases date from October l
1915. and are arrived al by reducing
wages 70 an hourly basis by dividing
the daily, weekly or monthly vaRes
in effect on January /, 1918. into the
number of hours constituting a DAYS
work, exclusive Of the meal hour.
A minimum Of thirty-fve cents an
hour was first fixed then TO this and
TO the hourly rates above the mini
mum thirteen cents an hour was
a6ded
Overtime is fixed at time ana a
half, counting eight consecutive hours
a days work.
Those who are paid $50 a month or
less for special parttime service are
not affected by the Increases.
An Eight-Hour Day.
--AN ANNAE - uAtl LEe
future standard OF days work the
hourly rate upon which the in
creases have been arrived at is by
dividing the day into the number
of hours an employee worked regu-
larly in day at the beginning Of
the year
A minimum allowance of too
hours at overtime rate is made IN
cases where employees are called TO
work extra hours, and they will not
be required TO suspend work dur
ing regular hours or TO absorb over
time
Vacations with pay are abolished
after the first of the year.
Female employees shall receive she
same pay as men for the same class
of work. and Mr.. MoAdoo orders
that their working conditions must
be hesithfuI and rtted TO their
needs" The award Affects between
sixty and Seventy thousand railroad
The Washington herald., 1918-11-17
GERMAN PRESS TURNS
TO RUMOR MONGERING
Foch Murdered and Break Be.
tween U. S. and Japan Latest

Amsterdam, Nov. 16.-Ever since the
German revolution fared up. certain
German newspapers have been en-
gagged in rivalry of rumor monger-
ing.
The prize monger proved to be the
Weser Zeitung of Bremen. Early
during the revolt this paper an
nounced that British fleet flying red
hags had appeared off Wilhemshaven
and was exchanging brotherly greet
lngs with the Germans ashore. Yes
terday it had the following choice col
lection of news items" all displayed
in heavy type:
"Foch has been murdered
King George has abdicated-"
Diplomatic relations between Japan
and America very strained"
The Washington herald., 1918-11-17
SOCIETY HEARS STARS.
Florida Representatives lnaugurate
Social Season In District.

A musical program presented by
Clarence Murphy, pianist and com
poser. and Martin Richardson, for
merly tenor of the Florence Grand
Opera Company, inaugurated the
season of the Florida Society at the
ers' Institte last Tuesday evening.
Col. william c. Harllee presided
at a brief business meeting in the
absence of Senator Fletcher. Danc-
ing and a social evening concluded
the meeting.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-17
PLAGUE WORSE THAN
LEPROSY IS BATTLED

Venereal disease, against which the
United States Public Health Service
Is now making war. is characterized
by Surgeon General Blue as a ma
tional menace. Speaking of the case
Of John Early. the Ieper, regarding
whose escape somewhat hysterfcal
comment is evoked" Gen. Blue said:
"Leprosy is a disease to be dreaded,
no doubt of it: but, because Of the
pubhc's knowledge of its terrors it
Is not a national menace.
Just now" continued the Surgeon
General, "the Public Health Service
Is dealing, by special mandate of
Congress, under the Chamberlain
Kahn act. with a plague that, far
more easily communicable than
leprosy. has to be stamped out of the
nation"
The Washington herald., 1918-11-17
FRANCE TO FURNISH
SHIPS FOR ENGLAND
Contract Regarded as New Proof
of Allied Unity.

Paris Nov. 16.-In accordance
with an agreement concluded last
January Great Britain awaits 500
600 tons of shipping from France
it was officially ansounced tonight
One third of this tonnage is to be
furnished upon conclusion of hostili-
ties, the second third during. the
first year of peace and the last
third during the second year. This
represents one-third of the total
French tonnage. The agreement ia
pointed to as a new proof of allied
unity.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-17
Miller Debaters Argue
The Wilson Democracy

Resolved, That the American peo-
pie should have elected a Democratic
Congress to support the President
for the balance of his term" was the
subject Of a debate at the first meet
ing of the Henry +. Miller Debating
Society of the National University
Law School last night,
Messrs. Voorman and Richmond, on
the negative side. defeated the sup
porters of the affirmative, Messrs.
Boone and Lawrence. Honors for
oratory were accorded Mr.. Boone.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-17
80 ''Y" WORKERS LOSE LIVES.
Four Women Among Those Who
Perished SINCE u. S. Entered War

New York, Nov. 16.-Thirty-three
Y. M. c. A. workers of both sexes
yielded their lives in overseas service
since the entrance of America into
the war. it was stated today at Y.
NJ. c. A. headquarters.
Nineteen were killed and fourteen
died from accident or disease. Four
women workers were among those
who gave up their lives.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-17
MAY OCCUPY HELIGOLAND.
Allied Fleet Must Take Port, Says
German PAPER.

Copenhagen, Nov. 16.-The Catho-
lic~ organ Germania says:
Allied occupation of HeligoIand
is probably unavoidable. because il
VIII be impossible to clear all ships
by the allied schedule."
The PAPER adds that the German
submarine commanders refuse to go
T. !British ports.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-17
M ADOO WINS
REVENUE CUT
Senate Finance Experts Ac-
cept Recommendation of
Treasury Chief.

The recommendation OF Secretary
McAdoo for a cut of the revenue
Dill to $4,000. 900. 600 was formally
accepted by the Senate Finance
Committee yesterday morning. Fx-
perts OF the Treasury Department
were requested to go to WORK on
the schedules already adopted- and
see where cuts in the rates NAV he
made to bring the total down to
that figure.
1t is probable that a large part
of the reduction will come on some
OF the articles in the so-caIIed ..lux-
ury list" which the bill proposed to
tax twenty per cent of their cost
price. Many of the articles now ON
the list probably will be dropped
and others will be transferred to
the list which is to be taxed ten
per cent.
The committee also decided tenta-
lively to reverse its decision OF sew
eral weeks ago to include indf-
viduals and co-partnerships in the
same class as corporations under the
excess profits schedule. The new
plan is to make the excess profits
tax apply to cO-psrtnerships, but
not TO individuals. Firms doing
Duslhess unuer lne name OF a part =
nership will pay practically the
same kind Of excess profits tax as
that eXacted from firms in similar
lines Of business which are organ
lied as corporations.
1920 Schedule Ignored.
The committee did not take up the
recommendations of Secretary Nc
Adoo to have the pending bill esta b.
llsh the policy for the taxes Of 1890
and TO eliminate the excess profits
taxes after 1919. and raise the individ-
ual income rates. Republican mem
bers of the committee are fatty op-
posed to this suggestion. and intend to
make a fight on it.
Senator Simmons, chairman of the
committee, said yesterday that the
committee intends 10 proceed care
fully in the final work on the bill. and
that he could not even hazard a guess
as to when It might be introduced In
the Senate 1t is believed that the
bill wiIt'not be rsady before The latter
part Of December.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-17
District Must Double
Gift for War Work

The total fund of the United War
Work campaign amounted to t40l,
500 % last night. The contributions
given on each day throughout the
week are as follows: Monday, S03,-
1880: Tuesday. so ,O3s.SO: Wednesday,
$50. 734.60: Thursday. SI,l36; Friday,
s7l,566; Saturday, So. .22S.H
This amount must be doubled by
Monday night If Washington is to
reach her full quota. Let's get be-
hind and push it across. Dig deep
into pocketbooks tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-17
"HOLLAND is OUR ELBA."
German General with Wilhelm Ex
presses Sentiment.

London. Nov. 16.-"Holland is our
EIba." said a German general in the
entourage of the Kaiser in converse
ton with a Dutch official.
The correspondent also telegraphs
that great surprise is expressed by
Germans that the abdication of the
Kaiser has not been officially pro-
claimed. 1t is hinted that a couurNcr
revolution is not impossible. The Kai-
ser, however. is said to have denied
any such plans when the Dutch gov
ernment threatened his immediate
expulsion.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-17
100000
OF ARMY NOW
Mastering Out to Continue
Then at Rate of 10000
Each Day.

Two hundred thousand OF the l,7O0,-
900 United States troops now in the
United States will be mustered out
within the next two weeks and other
troops in the United States will be
mustered out thereafter at the rate
of 5000 a day, according to state
ments made yesterday by Gen.
March. Chief of Staff.
1t was stated by Gen. March that
the question of when the troops
abroad are coming home. what the
first selections will be and the order
T. which they are to arrive has been
left to Gen. Pershing. Replacement
troops and the wounded who are able
to travel will begin to .come back
within very few days.
While Gen. March does not state
specifically when the combat troops
ABROAD will return, the impression
among most officers is that among
the hrst to return will be the Twenty
sixth Division, the New England
troops and the "Rainbow'' Division.
There is nothing to indicate that any
OF the lighting troops will be home
before Christmas.
1t has been already arranged bv
Gen. March that the troops are to
be sent to the centers which are
nearest the places where they en-
listed
Rainbow Division Featured.
1t is very likely that a specially
VIII he made nf r.
sloh' as 1t represents the whole coun-
try.
Gen. March said:
L cabled Gen. Pershing directing
MIN TO report in plain English, and
not in code. SO as to save time tbo
name or every man killed, wounded
and missing up to the time of the
armtstice not hitherto reported
Each man will be examiner ,,bvs-
lcally before mastering out, his
hnal accounts made and a conv or
ms medical record transferred to
the War Risk Insurance Bureau. so
mat the men may get the compen-
sation they are entitled to, under
tne act, which must be properly
safeguarded.
Bonus for Every Man.
One of the features is the sub
sequent retaining of men for the
regular army, or what will be the
regular army, when Congress passes
Jaws reorganizing that army.
We have offered an immediate
honorable discharge with a furlough
OF one month upon re-enIistment, and
we propose TO ask Congress to give
every single man who has been hon.
oraoly discharged one months pay,
Whatever mis- grade is, as a bonus.
Lhese I,f men who re-enlist viii not lose
their bonus"
All officers of the regular army NAV
apply after the general demobiIiza-
tion for commissions in the regular
army. or second for commissions in
the reserve.