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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-16
ARMY NEEDS
MORE SOLDIERS
Line Between Us and Huns
Needs Strengthening,
Says Major Yost.

Major John Yost, U. S. A., who was
here on Official business, says that IL
the present rate is continued for the
balance Of the month. over HOO re-
cruits will be secured from the Mime
sofa district.
The major said that recruiting was
very brisk in this district, but that
there never was a greater need for
mel than at the present time and the
losses at the front are much larger
than the people seem to realize.
THE thin line between us and the
Huns needs strengthening badly If we
want to keep the Huns from our very
gates. and it is the United States that
must answer the cry Tor men and
men," the major stated. Man
power is what is needed to win this
war and it cannot be. supplied in a
day: men have to be trained and they
cannot be transported in less than
two weeks. Every man who is not en-
gagged in some industry vitality neces-
sary to the conduct of h wal should
enlist in some branch of the service.
-Buya Liberty Boud-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-16
-----0Uy 11US1sy 0U1u--'--
NOT WHAT SHE EXPECTED.

Brightly: Mr.. Brown had a
queer dream last night, my dear. I
thought l saw another man running
off with you. e
Mrs. Brown-And what did you say
to him?
Mr.. Brown asked him what he
was, running for.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-16
-1uya Liberty Bond
BUMPER CROPS EXPECTED.

London, April IA bumper fruit
crop, probably exceeding even the
record crop of last year. is indicated
in the agricultural forecasts. n
be the provision of the five million
baskets required to handle the crop.
Before the war practically all fruit
baskets were imported. but under the
spur Of, necessity. the old English
basket-weaving industry has been re-
vived to a considerable extent. The
government is now encouraging the
opening Of. basket-making centers as
village industries in all the willow
growing districts, and in some. places
German prisoner labor ID being ex-
~tensively employed. 5
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-16
Advocate: One Power
In Central Europe
Professor Nauman Would Unite Ger
many and Austria in Common
Policy.

The Hague. April 16.-Professor
Nauman, the famous exponent of the
Mitteleuropa scheme, makes a special
appeal in the vossische zeitung that
Germany and AUSTRIA Hungary con
tract a.binding agreement Immediate
ly involving a mutual foreign policy
as well as an economical and military
one. The writer argues that only
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-16
. Liberty 1ond-
CRIME INCREASES.

London. April 16.-Crime in, Eng
land il now showing an, upward tend
ency, after q remarkable and conS
tinued fall since the beginning of the
war. The annual report Of the British
constabularyta attributes this to re-
striction OF street lighting and short
age Of police. ssg
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-16

through the formation of a united
Central European power a real Sc
curity of frontiers be attained, and
that Poland will only be subdued
when confronted with this. The
Brest- Litovsk treaties, he says. should
lead to other agreements. ~ FL 81.
: Professor Nauman advocates Cen
trail European ministers, officials,
consu's. shipping industry and rail-
roads, as we'll as foreign policy.
Now is the time for this deed" he
concludes. .. Z,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-16
Buy a Liberty Bond-

Mrs. Peavish says hat the reason
she thinks her. family is doing its
'''+v in tvs war is because she is knit
ting for the Red Cross, little Pansy is
.,aN ng Unfit Stamps and Mr.. Peavish
is helping General Foch with the field
strategy.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-16

Also let us remember that If our
dogs and chickens depredate upon
other peoples property. we are
emulating the Huns.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-16
PRICE FIVE CENTS.

management and the executive board
Of the local 793 Of Grand Forks, N.
ID.
tsigned) -''T. j. Smith, President.
"Amalgamated Association of the
Street and Electric Railway Employees
OF America: Il
Henry Glass. President.
flames Edwards.
Financial Secretary.
Harry o. Gaylord,
Recording Secretary"
The. agreement is subject to ap-
prevail by the officers Of the Street
Car company.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-01
GOLD PRODUCERS WANT RELIEF.

New York. Nov. Gold producers,
representing IS per ent of "the only
hands OF the government" decided at
a conference to ask for relief corre-
spending to the increased cost Of pro-
duction, Eugene Davis, chairman Of
the finance committee of the American
gold conference and the international
gold conference, announced today.
Under war conditions gold is being
mined at a loss. said Mr. Davis, ad-
ding that a large percentage of the
normal pre-war production is in
danger OF being irretrievably lost.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-01
r MAITLAND
DIED OF PNEUMONIA

Mrs. Gustave watland of laos
Norman avenue, died yesterday Of
pneumonia following an attack of in
~fluenza, after an illness Of abou, a
week..
Mrs. Watland was "a years old.
She was born in Durand. Iowa, and
has resided in this city since her hus-
band entered the employ of the Red
River Power company. Besides her
husband, she is survived by four
children who at present are. also sick
with influenza. g
Late this afternoon no funeral ar
~rangements had been announced. but
it is probable that the funeral will
be held from the Norman undertak-
ing parlorS tomorrow.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-01
500 WAR ORPHANS ADOPTED.

San Francisco, Oct. 31.-American
soldiers fighting in France have. adopt
ed more than 500 French war orphans,
according to Hhe Stars and Stripes, a
newspaper published by the American
expeditionary force in Paris. In its
September 20 number the Stars and
Stripes said:
This week the adoption of French
war orphans by soldiers Of the A. e.
F.. under the Stars and Stripes war
orphan plan passes the 500 mark. This
plan. which brought SO much happl-
ness to little children in dire , need,
whose fathers had given their all, for
France, was the idea of N American
private-Harold w. Ross, 'Engrs.
(Ry,). detailed to the editorial staff of
direction that the plan has been so
SUCCESSFULLY, worked out-Of1cer in
charge. ..y 3
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-01
Ban Is Not
!. Yet Lifted


Il ~ -fEa4 .gNBaefbE4 tE@ . fN-p4Ae an %F-%g&s - tsAaskL
Although the weather has bright.
ened; considerably during the last
two days, the epidemic Of Spanish In.
fluenza and pneumonia still prevaili
here, and physicians report that they
are as busy as ever taking cafA Of
new patients.
Under these circumstances authors
ties are not inclined to entertain any
thought Of revoking the closing ban
within any specified period-in fact
It was said today that it may be two
or three weeks yet before the clos
ing order will be recalled. The state
board OF. health has announced that
the matter of opening schools, the
laters, churches pool halls etc.. IL
left to the discretion of local authori-
ties who can recall the closing order
at any time they think conditions
will warrant 1t. s.
Time Has Not Yet Come.
1t appears that a number Of. peo-
J bility of returning to normal CON
ditions almost any day now in view
Of the fact that the epidemic. seemed
to be abating.
Authorities today discouraged such
hopes and made 1t clear that the
closing order will be enforced to the
letter as long as there is the remotest
danger of the influenza epidemic
Private Edmund orning. white
earth, N. D., a member Of Company
A of the s. A.. T.. G.. unit, stationed
at the university. died early this
morning Of pneumonia at Stanley, N
d. On, October % Private Ornine
was granted a three-day .furlough to
visit his home before being. transfer
red with his company ands en- route
was taken very i'll with influenza.-He
was removed from the train at Stan
ley, N. D., where he has been under
a physicians care since. A telegram
received by Lieutenant Sweeney,
commanding officer. this morning
Six Pneumonia Gases at "U."s
The morning sick report Of the
head surgeon at the university camp
lists but one severe case of penu-
monia, five ordinary cases of penu-
monia and seventeen cases Of influ-
enza. There are twelve in the con-
valescent ward. The figures given
would seem to show no great change
lin the situation at the camp in the
last few days, but it is apparent that
conditions are gradually and steadily
lettering.
First Lieutenant Walter w. Shell
don. regional inspector for the
Eighth district Of the S. A. T. c.. in
ton covers both the military and
educational work don and the gen.
eraI prevailing conditions.
Initial publication Of The Camp
Barrage,' scheduled for today, No
vember /, has been postponed a
week. The first issue will be of the
press Friday, November 8.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-01
May Secure
Senator McCumber Says That Matter
May Be Cleared By Passage OF
Special Bll-Legal Adoption Pre-
sents Stumbling Block

Proceedings in regard to the life
insurance for Paul Pecher. step
son of Mr.. and Mrs P. Girard OF this
city, who was killed in action on July
Is, Of this year. have been referred
by Attorney ]. B. Wineman. chair
man Of the Home Service division Of
the Red Cross to U. S. Senator P. J.
McCumber for his consideration
Senator McCumber referred the
matter directly to the war risk in
surance department and has received
the following statement from Herbert
D.. Brown, acting director Of b de-
partment:
THE act Of October s. 1917, pro-
vides that insurance shall be payable
to a pouse, child, grandchild, parent
brother, sister of the deceased, and
only the persons above named may
be entitled to the benefits Of this in
uranc Under the act as amended
June Is, 1918. the scope Of the term
parent" includes a father. mother.
grandfather. grandmother, father
through adoption. mother through
adoption, step-father and step-moth-
er. either of the person IN the serv-
ice Or Of the spouse.
Legal opinions and regulations re-
leased by the bureau in connection
VIII tue Interpretation ana COLStruC-
ton of this section, hold uniformly
that parent through adoption pre-
supposes formal. legal proceedings
sufficient to constitute legal adoption.
Il regret to state therefor, that in
asmuch as such process WA never in
situted in this Ease, Mr.. and Mr.. P.
Girard are not parents through adop-
ton and consequently are not en-
titled to receive the benefits of insur.
ance applied for by this soldier"
Enclosing the reply in a letter tc
Mr.. Wineman. Senator McCumbel
says that by special legislation regard.
ing the matter something might be
done, by which MI. and Mrs. Girard
would be entitled to the insurance
The letter to the senztor follows:
"The ruling Of the department is a
technical. one in strict accordance
with the law. The only way by which
any relief can be granted is by spe.
cial legislation or a change in the law
I wish you would send me a full state.
ment Of the case, az to where the boy
was born. how he happened to b.
taken by these people, and all othe,
I material facts, and I VIII see wha,
can be done in the way OF a specia
BILL"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-01
MAKES SECOND
y ] q JAIL ESCAPE
IS. MattheisensLock Up I
Deputy Sheriff and
Runs Away.

Shortly before 2 O'Clock this
afternoon Matthieeen was re-
arrested by Sherif A. r. Turner
and Chief or Police Odin OVERLY.
Y He had hid in the barn of JAS.
Lynch ats21O Chestnut street-in
the Immediate neighborh0od of
/ Deputy Sheriff b. O. Sorbo's resi-
dence-under two heavy bales Of
hay.
Ii happened that MI. Lynch
had to use one Of the bales and in
I fetching 1t discovered the jail
ran TO telephone the sheriR'S Of
found that Matthicscn had once
more eluded his captors.
Sheriff Turner and Chief OVERLY
meanwhile came tearing up
Chestnut street a fast as IN auto
s0On succeeded In locating their
blocks from his hiding place.
and suddenly all his hopes OF
liberty were dashed to the ground.
1t was simply a matter of COM
x4NalAOA1AS Ildtt1S up OAAu
! quick-step march to the auto
which sped back to the jail,
where Matthiesen will be kept un-
der strict vigil until the Bismarck
authorities send for him.
Lawrence B. Mattheisen may not b
Houdini,i but he vies in agility wit
hat clever artist of disappearance,
md this morning added anew achieV
ment to his record as a deserter an
.ail-breaker, when he locked up
sheriff in the county Jail an
made his escape, headed for parts un
Known.
1t is the second time within
month that Mattheisen has disappear
his first feat having been performe
On october 4. when he calmly sent TO
\ hacksaw and sawed his way througl
the cell bars. About three week
he was caught by detectives i
and brought back to TIL
city by Sheriff A. F. Turner. Las
Mattheisen appeared befor
District Judge Charles F. Coole.
guilty to a charge of. gram
and was sentenced to fv
years in the state penitentiary.
Apparently Mattheisen becam
tired of waiting for the penitentiar
who was to come here for him
FOR. this morning it seems he had in
terfered with the plumbing system c
he Jail building in such a name
hat it/became necessary for him t
:all Deputy Sheriff Ben o. Sorbo t
tx the trouble.
Sorbo Locked Up.
Suspecting no trickery, Mr.. Serb
into the corridor separating tn
cell in which Mattheisen ha
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-01

Rome. Nov. In their offensive
against the Austrf4ns on the Monte
Grappa front in Northern Italy. the
Italians have pressed the enemy 50
strongly that his front has coll
lapsed, the war office announced to-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-01

VI N&N&tW@g& 49, ,SHSaN ENEstSAAS
been placed. from the other cells Of
ySorbo left the heavy iron door aJar-
thus presenting an oppgrtnnity which
was ot..soverlookedM ~ the agile and
pnimble-witted convict who tiptoed
sou&side, slsmming the door shut, The
door locks automatically, no Mr.. Sor-
sbo found himself safely informed be-
hind the bars for q few minutes.
Meanwhile Mattheisen ran along
Chestnut street to First avenue and
was seen to cross into the Great Nor
thern yards. What befell him after
that, iss not known at the time OF this
writing, but as two or three freigh,
trains were moving out OF the yards
in opposite directions. It was suspected
that Mattheisen hid himself In one OF
the railroad cars moving away from
the city. Suggestions that he might
have concealed himself somewhere In
the yard were acted upon. but an i'm
mediate search failed to locate him.
Automobiles were at once sent out
Ito follow the freight trains and at the
same time all officials in cities and
villages throughout the Red river val
ley were notified to look out for the
Jail breaker.
Caused Much Trouble.
From the record Of Matthetsen II
seems that he has caused much
trouble lately. Not many weeks age
he was a soldier at Camp Dodge but
found military life so uncongenial
that he really couldn't stand it. so
simple took French leave.
Later on he was at Milford. S. d..
strongly suspected of having stolen
two or more automobiles. but in some
way managed to wiggle away from
the authorities there.
His next known adventure happen
ed at Breckenridge. Mimi. where. he
was again alleged to have stolen an
automobile. and some time during the
month Of September he came to this
city. went through the pretentious
performance of buying a Third
street business establishment and as
a sideline resumed his activity as an
automobile thief. stealing a large and
expensive a belonging to NJ. Lundy.
When he finally was arrested some
where in Minnesota and brought to
the Grand Forks Jail, he stayed there
for a couple Of days, and on october
4 got tired Of that, oo-so ran away,
only to be captured about three weeks
later.
Last Tuesday, when he was SEN
fenced, his bravado had totally de-
serted him, and upon hearing the sem
tence imposed upon him he. broke
down and cried like a child pleading
for "just one more chance"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-01
RIOTS
IN vienna

Copenhagen, Nov. IA dis
patch from Vienna, printed I'm
the Tageblatt OF Berlin says:
The National assembly met at
3 O'Clock In the afternoon. A
vast crowd had assembled before
the diet and franhcally cheered
the Red nag which was displayed
by laborers from the suburbs of
Vienna
socialist members of the diet
we're cheered when they address,
ed the crowd I'm favor OF q repub-
lie.
Mayor Weiekircher tried
vainly to get . hearing but he Was
crested with hta8es.
meanwhile the national as
sembly hAd accepted . const1tn-
ton In which no place was left
for the cown. The national as
sembly has the legislative power,
while the st~stesnouncu and tho
state governIne9S share the ex-
ecutive power.@Hswas planned
to name a new government We'd
neSlAy night0
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-01
SUPPLY TRAINS TO
GERMANY HELD.UP

Amsterdam, Nov. 1. - Two
trains carrying oil to Germany
have been seized by Czech
troops. All trains carrying food
to Vienna and to Germany also
have been held up.
The Weser Gazette says that all
passenger, and merchandise .traf-
ffc between Austria and Germany
stopped Wednesday.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-01

More men would have indigestion
If compelled to eat their own words.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-01
NzETP PASTA

Amsterdam, Nov. 1.-Izzet Pasha.
the Turkish grand vizier, 10 quoted by
the ConstantinopSe newspaper Tasyiri
Efliar, when the armfstice negoti-
atoms were in progress. laying:
The conditions Of the .armisice will
she lighter than the demands imposed
on Bu1sara as no military occupation
Of Constantinople or other Turkish
territory. has. been demanded,s
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-01
Many Italians Released.

Washington. Nov. 1.-sixty thou
sand italians held by the enemy to
work on defenses in occupied terri
tory already have been released.
With the Austr1ans everywhere in
flight and the Italian armies on two
wings about to unite, it is said to be
impossible to foresee where the few
enemy divisions that escape will stop
running.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-01
PROTESTS AGAINST COMPROMISE.

New York. Nov. 1.-stirred by dis
patches from London that a report
was current there that the Allies
were prepared to make a bargain"
with Turkey by which she would be
left in possession Of Armenia in re-
turn for a free passage of the Darda-
nelles, ArshagM ahdesian, secretary of
the American committee for Armenian
independence, today sent q telegram
to President Wilson urging him to
protest such a compromise with the
Turkish government.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-01
More Men ToBe
Sent From Here
1 For u. S. Labor
Urgent Call Has Been Sent for Car
penteFs and IAborcrs to Go to Nor
folk, Va, and Washington, D. G.,
and Many Leave Saturday.

In response to an, urgent call for
laborers and carpenters, the U. S.
employment agency will, send a num-
Der Of men to Norfolk. Va, and
Washington. D. c., tomorrow noon. If
possible. A number of men have
been lined up for his call, and it is
expected that they will be started on
their way tomorrow. The laborers
will go to Norfolk. and the carpen-
tiers to Washington.
Asmall number Of men were ship
ped last night to Norfolk, to engage
in government work there. The great
demand for these workers has been
urged by Lindfey Fl. Patten, state in
spector. and the local agency is MAX
ing a big effort to supply a good
number Of men from this district.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-01
TERMS
REPORTED re BE
IN HANDS OF DIAZ

Rome, Nov. 1.-(By the Assoc
ciated Press.)-It is understood
that the terms of the Allied ma
lions for an arrAhistice for Austria
Hungary now are in the hands Of
General Diaz, the Italian COM
mander in chief.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-26

NOTICE OF COMMISSIONERS SALE.
O.,!er and by virtue of Judgment of the
erior court of Robson county, entered in
the EMIT A. L. Stone VS.. William
,llf ck:nHn and wife. the undersigned commits
sioner will, on Monday the End day of Septenl-
ber. 1918. at II O'clock noon at the court
house door IN the town of Lumberton. Robe
county, North Carolna, offer for sale to
the highest bidder for cash that certain tract
or lot of land lying and being in the county
of Robson and in Brit.'s township, bounded
and 6ea cribed as follows, to wit:
On the south side of Jacob Swamp and
known lot No. a, in the division of Alex
THOMPSON. ST., beginning at stake and pine
the 3rd. corner of lot No. 8, and runs that line
south 35 west IL chains to stake on the
ditch bank: thence south 81 1-2 east to the
corner of lot No. S; thence north that line
moth S5 east 27 1-2 chains to a stake: thence
north 81 l-2 west 1853 chains to the corner
of SO acre survey: thence with that line
south - LIZ west Is 1-5 chains to stake
and cypress in a pond thence north "a 1-2 to
the beginning, containing IL acres, it being
the same land conveyed by Alex Thompsor
Sr.. to Julia Blackman, one of the defendant.
IN the above entitled action, dated Nov. IL
1911. and registered in Book of deeds S-F
PAGE 2Sl in the Office of the register of deed
OF Robeson county, North Carolina.
This the 13 day of Aug, 1918.
E. j. BRITT,
~ Mon. Commissioner.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-26
CHAPTER XXI.

Punishinents and Machine Gun Stunts.
Soon after my arrival In France; in
fact. from my enlistment, 1 had found
that in the British army discipline Is
very strict. One has to be very care
ful In order to stay on the narrow path
OF government virtue.
There are about seven million ways
of breaking the kings regulations; to
Keep one you have to break another.
The worst punishment is death by a
firing squad, or ''up against the wall"
as Tommy calls 1t.
This is for desertion, cowarilice, mu-
tiny, giving Information to the enemy,
looting, rape, robbing the dead, forcing
safeguard. striking superior, etc.
Then comes the punishment of sixty
four days in the front-line trench with
out relief. During this time you have
to engage In all raids, working parties
In No Mans Land, and every hazardous
undertaking that comes along. If you
live through the sixty-fOur days you
are indeed lucky.
This punishment is awarded where
there Is doubt as to the willful guilt
OF man who has committed an Of
fence punishable by death.
Then comes the famous field DUN.
lshment No. l. Tommy has nicknamed
1t "crucihxion." 1t means that a man
Is spread-eagled on a timber wheel
two hours a day for twenty-one days
During this time he only gets water
bully beef and biscuits for his chow
You get "crucifed" for repeated mino,