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The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-18
WESLEY IS FIGHTING MAD

oeeauss He Was Rejected BY MARINES
On Account q Defective Teeth.
John Paul Wesley, patriotic young
man Of st. Paul, MIMI. is mad. In
fact he is not only fighting mad, but
greatly disappointed.
The cause for John Paul's sad an
GER and disappointment is that he was
rejected for the q. 8. marine CORDS BE-
cause of defective teeth.
"Sherman said war is H." storm
ed John Paul, "but think your exami-
nation b even worse. Just because
I'm not able to bite the kaiser, I'm
rejected. What do you want me to do,
kill 'em and then eat 'em too?"
Sorry, old man." said Sergt. Frank
Buck. "Go see q dentist and then
come back. Maybe there1l be chance
then"
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-18
How Insurance is Paid.

Washington, July 15.-Widespread
impression that insurance of men in
the military service is paid in lump
sum after their death led the War De,
lpartment to make the announcement
that payments Of benefits are made
loveF . period Of 20 years. The iusur.
tance 10 payable On the death Of the
,lnsuped o. the basis Of 96.76 pr month
ifor eocA q 900 Of Insurance for ~
lnonthly tDtalne1ts. For the maxi
|pun q Go.eee tAs bsnaA@1azy woald
jSesovs . Je00sat g et5J& ~ nsnA
~ xlDs1
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-18
WRIT FROM SUPREME COURT
HaIts Proceedings Against Governor
and Adiutant General.

HaIts Proceedings Against Governor
and Adjutant oensraI.
st. Paul. July 16.-Contempt pro
coedings against Governor ]. A. A.
Burnquist, Adjutant General w. f..
Rhinow and Secretary H. w. Libby Of
the Public Safety commission in the
Ramsey county district court wore
haked BY writ Of prohibition Issued
By the state supreme court.
Judge Andrew Holt granted the writ
application and set the hearing for 10
o. m. next Friday. The application
was presented to Judge Holt early
today by Ambrose Tishe, special az.
sistant attorney general for the State
Public Safety commission. and James
q. Markham, staff assistant in the
state legal department.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-18
MOBILES FEAR REVOLUTION
Are Selling Their Estates In Bohemia
and Moravia.

Italian Army Headquarters, July is.
Austrian prisoners confirm the re-
ports that large number of noble
men Gre selling off their estates in
Bohemia and Moravia because they
fear a revolution.
It is said Count Czernin, former
Austrian-Hungarian foreign minister.
has sold for 100000 crowns all his
lands IN Bohemia and that the pur.
chaser was a bank with agricultural
interests.
It is stated also that County Henry
Clam-Martino, former premier, ex-
pressed the opinion in Vienna that q
:evolution was probable in Moravia
and he therefore was selling his lands
there.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-18

DR.. Edward A. Rumely, the vice
president. secretary and publisher Of
the New York Evening Mail, who has
been arrested by government agents
on charges Of perjury which grew out
Of q statement made by Rumely that
the Mail was an American-owned pa,
per. Evidence in possession Of the
government shows that the paper IL
owned by the imperial German gov
ernment, which paid, through its
agents, $7S5.000, which transferred
the control of the paper to the kaiser.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-18
PEOPLE LEAVE zEEBRUGGE
Germany 10 Forcing Evacuation et
Submarine Base.

Oofmany u FORCING EVACUATION Of
Submarine Base.
Amsterdam, July 1S.-Reports re-
ceived from the Belgian frentier dc
clared that civilians are being evacu
ated from zsebrugge and are beine
moved eastward.
No reason can be assigned afor 70
moval Of the civilian population Of
Zeebruggs, other than that the Ger.
mans may have decided that Belgian
spies cooperated With the British IN
the recent naval raid on that port, OF
that the Bslgians are being removed
to oct - laborers.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-18
AUSTRIA ABOUT TO cRumsLt
Rome Military and Political Observer,
Aee Confident.

Rome, July 16.-"Austria 10 about to
orumble away" 10 the opinion Of politi.
cal and military observers here after
the publication Of the latest reports
from Albania and the Balkans, where
the Allies have succeeded in perfect.
ing q single front. extending from the
Adriatic sea to Salonki, on the Aegean
sea, . distance of some 200 miles.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-18
Lansing on Vacation,

Washington, July 15.-secretary
Lansing has left for a vacation trip
into Northern New York, where he
will spend his time hunting and fish.
ing
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-18
BAN ON FOREIGN SIGNS.
Ohio Town Rules All Must 30 IN
English lanuuaue.

A ban on foreign signs has been
placed by the city council of Martens
Ferry, O. At a meeting of that body
members declared there we're several
places about the city where signs ap.
peared in foreign languages and an
ordinance was passed making Il IN
awful to put up asns In any ekA8
0An The American lanGuaaa
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-18
ANzAC HERo'S
SIGHT RESTORED
Australian Soldier, "BIinded for
Life" Can See Again.
STORY READS LIKE FICTION

two Years Of Darkness Ended Ahrunt.
Iy When Washington Specialist Die.
covers That DisIoeated vertebrae
Caused Trouble-Now Anxlous to
Rejoin His Amaze Comrades In the
Trenches.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-07
Casa Esuva.

1t is at the Children's Dispensary,
Genoa, Italy, that the Genoese child
and little refugees are assigned to a
pink sun bonnet, anew pair of shoes,
and to Casa Estiva, the American
Red Gross summer colony in the hills
above Pontasso, Geneva, Switzerland.
Besides sending children to the
mountain rest. the C%hildren's Dispen-
sary distributes tickets for eggs. milk
and other nourishing food. It recent
ly has moved into larger quarters,
whepe it is nov open twice a week.
Fifty to sixty patients are received
each time, n are cared for by two
Italian women physicians who are in
charge and their volunteer assistants.
The Children's Dispensary Isl aided by
the American Red Cross.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-07
Mrs Grace Carter Woods Of Cor
a Hills, Ore, has left for Newport News,

Mrs. Grace Carter Woods Of Cor
wallis, Ore, has left for Newport News,
Va, to visit her brother, James w.
Carter, who is stationed at Camp
Eustis, according to message re-
ceivedshere this morning by ,her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Carter. Mrs.
Woods will go from Newport News to
Camp Grant for a visit with her
brother, Leroy Carter, who Is i'll with
influenza. and from there she will go
to Baldwin, Kan, to visit with her
brother, Robert Carter Of the S. A. T.
c. of Baldwin university. Mrs. Woods
will visit with her parents inl this city
en- route to her home in Oregon.
Bethesday No. 3 will hold a bazaar
tomorrow afternoon n evening IN
the Zion Lutheran church. The mem
bers Of the committee in charge are
Mrs. Hiemmo, Mrs. Hallett and Mrs.
l.. NJ. Aaesrud. The committee has
asked that all members who are to
donate articles for the bazaar, will
bring them to the church as early in
the day as possible. Refreshments
will be served, beginning at 3 O'Clock
and continuing throughout the after
noon and evening.
Mrs. r.. g. Kenworthy and her son,
Grant Frederick, will leave this we
ming for Des Moines. Iowa, where they
will reside. Miss Edith Kenworthy
will remain here for a few weeks and
will then join her mother and brother
at Des Moines.
The. P. E. O.. Sisterhood will meet
this evening at the home of Mrs. J. M.
Gillette, on South Fourth street. Mrs.
II Z. French, who has charge of the
program. will give a paper on the
History and Technique of short
Stories"
Mr.. and Mrs. F. r. Mills of Minot
arrived last night and will make their
home here. They have taken a flat
in the Vermont apartments: Mrs.
Mills is a daughter Of Mr., and Mrs. 3.
S. Brynjolfson of this city.
There will be a regular meeting this
evening at 8 o'clock Of the Daugh-
tiers of Norway. All members are ex-
pected tor attend as important bust
ness is to come before the meeting.
Mr., and Mrs. R. C. Chisholm of La
kota have announced the birth Of a
baby daughter on< Saturday, October
5. Mrs. Chisholm was formerly Miss
Edith Longergan Of this city.
X X X
Mrs. Percy Cook and her W chill
dren OF Malta, MOHL., spent ounudy
here as the guests of Mrs. Adam Com
mon, North Fourth street. They left
his morning for Cavalier, where they
will visit with Mrs. Cooks parents,
AR. and Mrs. Dan Ruby.
X n X
Mrs. Charles Bailey. sos North
Sixth street, has gone to Rochester,
Minn., to undergo an operation. Mr..
Bailey and their son expect'to go there
later.
X
Mrs. Albert Hamilton and Mrs.
Robert Mcmillan of Fordville spent
Sunday here en- route to Toronto,
where they will visit.
X *
There will be no Eastern Star silver
tea this week, owing to the lack of
Red Cross material for sewing.
* y Z
Mrs. G. w. Weissert Of Fargo spent
Sunday here.
X X &
Miss Rose Ryan of Merrifeld was
an. over Sunday visitor here.
X X 4
Miss Eliza Fuller of Cavalier is
spending a few days here with friends.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-07
100000 SEAL
SKINS TO.BE SOLD.
FOR THE RED CROSS

st. Louis, Mo-, Oct. 1.-Two mill
lion sealskins from the Pribilor ISL
ands will be sold for the United
States government at the auction sale
which opens here today and continues
until October ~, under the auspices
Of the international Fur Exchange.
The total value of furs to be placed
on sale approximates $4,000, 900. The
value of the sealskins is placed at
100000.
The sale will include $50 Copper
Island skins, valued at about $25, 900,
which will be sold for the people Of
Russia. The United States will offer
200 blue fox skins valued at SO, 900.
Moleskins will be offered in a vast
amount, 100000 having been received.
Squirrel skins numbering 100000 will
be put on the market as we'll as 275,-
600 muskrat skins.
Fox skins will be disposed Of ex-
clusively on Wednesday.
The sale will start every day at
10 o'clock. In tomorrow's offerings
are 1000 Alaska fur seal skins for the
United States government; the $50
Copper Island seal skins for the Rus
sian people, 65,0t0 B%arunduki, 4s0,-
900 squirrel. 100000 Marmots, ESQ.,
Japanese badger, $4,000, Japanese
mink, 10000 China mink, 80. 900 lamb
skins, 7O6 blue fox and thousands Of
others.
For Tuesday the list includes 2,040
white fox paws and 600 white fox
furs, $3.50 Russian sables, 1,1t22
Chincilla real and 9.115 Chincilla rats,
400 martens, $4,000 ermine, $500
badger, $4,000 civit cats, $4,000 house
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-07
Chiefly of Interest to Women
The marriage Of Miss Elizabeth

The marriage Of Miss Elizabeth
Sullivan to Ellsworth E. Chaplin of
Detroit, Mich, took place at 8 O'Clock
this morning,at St. Mary's church.
Rev. Father Fletcher oficiated. The
bride was married in her travelling
suit of silvertone cloth trimmed with
netria fur, with which she wore a
tended by her niece, Miss Helen Ryan,
and William Ryan, nephew of the
bride, acted as the best man.
Following the ceremony a wedding
breakfast was served at the home Of
the bride's sister, Mrs. G. ]. Murphy,
Reeves avenue. The guests included
members of the family. Mr.. and Mrs.
Chaplin have left on a motor trip,
and will later go to Minneapolis
where they will reside;
The Triangle class Of the First
Methodist church will hold a business
meeting and election of officers at 8
O'Clock tomorrow evening in the class
room at the church. All members are
urged to attend, and everyone inter-
ested. other than members. are also
invited. A special invitation is ex-
tended to the university girls.
y x.x
Mrs. James McConnachie OF 705
Walnut street, left last night for Mon
treal, Canada, where she was called
by the illness of her sister. She X
poets to be gone for some time.
Miss Juanita NJ. Meeruer of Lang
don spent Sunday here with friends.
Z
MY. and Mrs. E. H. Mason of
Towner spent Sunday here.
Misses Ida and Alma Ranum of
GAINESVILLE were the guests of friends
here yesterday.
Mrs. Sam Pyes, who spent the
with hef~ brother, L. c. Mason,
at Larimore, returned last evening.
X y X
Mrs. Katherine Hurley Of Daven-
port. Iowa. is the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs A r IIi1caNeok ~
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-07
More Linen Wanted

The Linen for France drive VIII
be continued for q day or two longer.
according to Mrs. "A. p. CNHord.
chairman Of the COMMITTEES In charge.
The drive which was conducted last
week met with the usual generous
response. but nevertf1eless there 10 4
handkerchiefs and towels. Persons
wishing to donate any OF the articles
included in the list are asked to take
them to headquarters tomorrow IL
possible. as the committee hopes to
start packing this allotment on we'd
nesday. Care should be given to the
measurement of articles donated, as It
Is important that they conform to the
size specified. I,
Articles wanted are: Bythtowels
10 by SO inches. handtowels is by 30
inches, sheets. 102 by 81 inches and
ha~ndkerchiefs 10 by 10 inches. Y
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-07
R R'ed R.c3rsosss


Report OF Red Cross Work Done BY
City Circles During October, 1918.
Headquarters.
Bath robes. /; operating gowns, 4;
boys suits, 3; mems day shirts, p:
chemise, /.
individuals.
Boys suits, /; pinafores, 8: mems
day shirts, 4; helpless case shirts, s;
knit sox. 431; sweaters, At; wristlets,
2. Total, SOL.
East Grand Forks.
Bath robes, s; bed Jackets, 6.
Total, II.
First Ward (E. G. F.)
Knit sox, IA; sweaters. 2. Total, 16.
Sacred Heart. .
Bath robes. /; mems day shirts, g.:
boys suits, s; chemise, s.; band foot
sox, 8; knit sox, 48; sweaters, q.
Total, 70. Z
Knitting Circles (E. G. Fly.
Mrs. Bydal-Knit sox, So; sweaters.
Z. Total, SO.
Mrs. Lammy-Sox, 23.
Miss Taylor-Sox,, 4; sweaters, l..
Total, s.
Mrs. wiles-Knit sox, 40; sweaters,
A. Total, a..
B. of L. e.
Pinafores, 8; knit sox, SO. Total, 80.
Catholic Guild.
Pa1amas, 4; hospital shirts. 8: bed
sox. "a; helpless case shirts, /; boys
suits. s; knit sox, 43; sweaters, 2.
Wheat Belt. y.
Helpless cas- shirts, 2; p%etticoats, 1:
pinafores, -; knit sox, 10. Total, 35.
Corner Circles.
Mems day shirts, 4.
North End Circle.
Boys suits. 8.
aof Bo ys' SUITS s; chemise'. 6; knit
Presbyterian.
Pajamas, s; chemise, s; knit sox, FL.
Rebekah.
Knit sox, Z; sweaters, i. as
Roosevelt.
Knit sox, 8.
St. Marks.
Band foot sox, Z; knit sox, 20.
Norwegian Lutheran.
Pajamas, Q; bath robes s; boys
suits. z; chemise, 8; knit sox, s.;
o"SoSCAS T.
chemise, s; knit sox, II; sweat
ers, 3d..
Trainmen.
Knit sox, 8.
German Lutheran. +
Helpless case shirts, i; chemise, 8:
knit sox, 20.
W. r.. G,
Knit sox, "a; sweaters. /.
Mrs. Locklin.
Knit tsox, 81; sweaters, 4.
Baptist.
Knit sox. 9; sweaters, 2.
Hebrew Ladies' Aid.
Knit sox, 9.
Lutheran Free Church.
Knit sox, z.
Swedish Lutheran.
Knit sox, 20.
University Place.
Knit sox, 50; sweaters, 2: wrist
lets, 1.
Knit sox, 4.
Royal Neighbors.
Knit sox, II; sweaters, 6.
Scand. w. @. T. U.
Knit sox, 1.
Swedish Bethesda.
Knit sox. 5.
Methodist Dist. No. A..
Knit sox, 81.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-07
cat s75 leopard, 1925 bear and lat

In Wednesdays short list there
are $50 silver fox, 20,400 red fox, g.
275 Macedonian fox, 1908 Australian
fox and 1926 Karagon fox.
Thursdays offering will include TO-
900 Patagonia fox, 1880 Argentine
fox, 800 wolverine, 1850 Australian
opossum, 10, 1000. otter 10000 mink,
$500 gray fox and 1900 lynx.
Fol Friday lynx cat wild cat, wolf.
raccoon, opossum and nutria will be
offered.
On the last day. Saturday, 275,oo0
muskrat skins. 100. 900 skunk and 49,
900 beaver will be auctioned.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-07

The direction Of the Grand theatre,
Crookston, will shortly pass from the
owner, Theo. L. Hays, to a corpora
ton. now being organized, to be
known az the Northern States
Amusement Company" This concern
which will take over the Grand by
lease will embrace as stockholders.
Mr.. J. E. Clinton, Of Duluth, owner Of
several motion picture theatres in that
city and Chicago, Finklestein & Rue
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-07
MAY STUDY ENGLISH.

Stockholm, Oct. by royal de-
cree, students Of the higher schools in
Gothenburg may this year, If they de-
as their first foreign language The
order is in the nature Of an expert
ment t see how English adapts itself
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-07
MISS PEARL RUSSELL
AND CAPTAIN WELLS
MARRIED LAST NIGHT

Is quiet wedding took place last
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ray DeMund, when the latter's cous-
M, Miss Pearl Russell, became tne
bride of Captain Seymour L.. Wells.
The ceremony was performed at 1880
o'clock by Rev. Jonathan Watson be-
fore . small group of relatives and
intimate friends. The bride was mar
ried In her travelling suite of taupe
broadcloth with which she wore a
corsage OF pink roses. She was at
tended by Mrs. DeMund, who acted
as nantron OF honor. Lieutenant
Mercer Evans acted as Captain Wells
best man.
Following the ceremony a wedding
supper was served at the Hotel Da-
rotah. Pink roses INC ferns centered
the table where overs were placed
tor these guests: Captain and Mrs.
Wells: Mrs. A. G.. Divit, Rushby
Divet and Bertha Russell of Fargo,
and DR.. and Mrs. Baasen and their
son, Jack. Gordon Gray. D. Hersh-
berger, Sergeant Slocum, Mr.. and
Marjory and Helen, and Miss Irma
Roberts.
Captain and Mrs. Wells left last
evening for Minneapolis where they
will visit for a week or more, and
Captain Wells will then go to Camp
Funston where he is being transfer
red, and Mrs. Wells will return here
for q time.
Captain Wells has been the COM
handing officer at the training de-
tachment at the university for the
past few months. Mrs. Wells came
here from Fargo early in the sum-
mer and has been the guest Of Mrs.
DeMund since her arrival.
There was a good attendance at the
Y. w. G. A. vesper service held yes
terday afternoon at 5 o'clock in the
association rooms. Miss Alice WEIGH
was the sofoist and Miss Helen Larkin
gave a talk. Tea was served at the
close OF the program.
This service, which is a weekly af-
fair, is open to all girls and women in
the city who care to attend.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-07
Volunteers N

Women to make buttonholes and
sew buttons on the army shirts, which
have been remodeled by the Grand
Forks chapter, are needed urgently to
begin this work at once. The shirts
are now complete with the exception
Of buttons and b~uttonholes, and the
chairman of the committee in charge
of this work is DESTROYS OF getting this
allotment completed and shipped /as
soon as possible.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-07

ben, operating twelve or more theatres
in the Twin Cities; L. F. Allardt Of
Chicago, Illinois, and Allardt Brothers,
operating the Allardt Vaudeville Cirs-
cult. b
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-07

for beginners. i German has hitherto
been the first language studied in the
Swedish schools. English and French
coming in second place.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-07

There will not be a meeting Of the
university faculty Red Cross circle
this evening owing to the lack Of sup
plies for sewing. The meetings will
be announced as soon as material has
a rrtSyoA f## #.- g.t E
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-07
Dramatics and MUSIC.

A dramatic and musical entertain
ment was given recently in Rockford.
Mimi, for the benefit of The Red
Cross. The receipts for the. evening
were $125.55.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-02
MAIN FLOOR:

42x36 Lonsdale muslin pillow cases, 29c val
ue at .''' 80 - A'~
ga bleached sheetings, SOC value, yd. :. .42c
81 bleached .sheetings, SOC value, yd. Acc
1914 bleached sheetings, Csc value, yd. .45c
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-02
THIRD FLOOR

36-inch curtain voile in white and
ecru, Csc values, per yard TO-
at. ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-02
THIRD FLOOR

4O-inch marquisette in white and
ecru,.in very fine quality, TO-
29c values, per yard. ..... IN
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-02
THIRD FLOOR

34-inch curtain scrims in white and
ecru, with open work, fancy IN.
edge, 15c values, yard. xUC
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-02

ACCOMPLISHED
You
of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-02

Women's bleached
union suits, slightly
f1eeced, in regular
sizes; SOC En-
values at. JJC
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-02

Women's, medium
weight aeeced union
suits, in extra sizes,
y xa;ass. $l.25
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-02

Children's fine ribbed
cotton hose, 35c to 4Oc
values, sizes 5 o.
to 91A....... NV
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-02

36-inch white batistes, 40c value, yd. Csc
34-nch plain white faxons, 25c value, yd. 19c
72x9O beached, welded seam sheets, SOC val
81x90 bleached, welded seam sheets, $1.O0
value at TIC
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-02


loon after irregular
lrlnd
be without
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Women's bleached I'M
ion suits in extra sizes,
slightly fleeced, co.
S1.00 values. WV
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-08
PROTEST GERMAN PLAN TO
 DESTROY BELGIAN GOAL MINES

Washington, Nov. 7.-Secretary Lansing made public today message to the German government through the Swiss minister, protesting against the reported intention of German au- thorities in Belgium to destroy coal mines on evacuation. If the acts con- templated are carried out the mes sage says, it will confirm the belief that the solemn assurances of the German government are not given in good faith
 The note addressed to the Swiss minister follows:
 T have the honor to request that you will bring the following to the attention of the German government:
 Tn it's note of Oct. 20 the German government announced that The German troops are under the strictest instructions to spare private proper ty and to exercise care for the popu- lation to the best of their ability
 Information has now reached the government of the United States to the effect that the German authorities in Belgium have given notice to the coal mining companies that all men and animals should be brought out of the pits; that all raw materials in the possession of the companies should be delivered to the Germans and that the mines will be destroyed at once. Acts so wanton and malicious in voiving as they do the destruction of a vital necessity to the civilian popula- tion of Belgium and the consequent | suffering and loss of human life which | will follow, cannot fail to impress the government and the people of the United States as wilfuliy cruel and in- human. If these acts, in fragrant vio- lation of the declaration of Oct. 20, are perpetrated, it will confirm the be- lief that the solemn assurances of the German government are not given in
 good faith. In the circumstances the government of the United States to
 which the declaration of Oct. 20 was | made, enters an emphatic protest
 against the measures contemplated by the German authorities for whose con-
 duct the government of Germany is wholly responsible"