Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-14

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SO that. in addition to biting on bits Of territory and CAP
turing groups of prisoners as opportunity offered. the
Allies have SO held the attention Of the Hun as to demon
strate that it would be unwise for him to weaken his
lines in Flanders or Picardy by the-transfer OF any large
body of troops to any other threatened sector.
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Operations elsewhere than on the west front have
been Of minor interest. Russia continues to be fruitful
in problems for both Huns and Allies. An indication of
the unstable state Of affairs is seen in the fact that within
the past few days the acting government at Archansel
was overthrown and its members taken into. custody, and
on the request of the. Allied authorities it was restored
to power. 1t is stated that the faction which held con-
troll for a day is also friendly to the Allies, but its way
Of saving Russia differed from that favored by the party
in power. hence the revolution. Trade agreements are
being completed between Germany and the tottering Boil.
shevik government at Moscow. this being in the way OF
filling in the skeleton OF the Brest-Iitovsk treaty re-
Gently expounded by a German statesman.
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The house Of representatives at Washington is strug-
Cling with the revenue bill. That measure is now be-
fore the full house, and debates on it's various provisions
are in progress. 1t is intended by the trainers Of the
bill to raise eight billion dollars in taxes, and some crit
les of the bill maintain that the actual revenue collected,
il the present provisions stand. will reach a billion more
than that figure. It seems to be characteristic Of revenue
bills in general that they produce less revenue than .was
anticipated. But it is apparent that If eight billions Is
fixed as the sum which may properly be collected from
the people in cash at this time with the minimum of in
convenience and disorganization. the collection Of an ad-
ditional billion might easily be attended with undesirable
results.
Registration day under the amended law has come
and gone. The day passed quietly practically everywhere,
and. while exact figures will not be forthcoming imme-
diately, advices from Washington are that the number
of men registered at this time will exceed fourteen mil
lions, which is some eight per cent more than the former
estimate.
In the form Of a letter to striking machinists at
Bridgeport, Conn, President Wilson has issued an i'm
pressive message to both employed workers and employ
ers all over the country. The machinists in question.
with others of their craft. we're unable to agree with their
employers on wages anu conditions OF labor. The issue
was submitted TO arbitration in accordance with Law,
both parties agreeing 10 afide hy si1e decision. The award
was accsptatt oy the ampiuHars XIII ny 30 per cent OF the
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