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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-14
SENATE OPENS.
DEBATE TODAY
Senator James Attacks
Chamberlain in Defense
of Department.

Washington. Feb. 14.-with a
broad suggestion that Senator CHAM
berlain's much discussed New York
speech in which he charged that
American military machine had COM
pletely broken down, might have
been the cause of the failure of the
recent strike disturbance in Germany
and Austria, by giving the enemy new
heart and hope of victory, Senator
ate spoke at length in defense Of the
administrators war accomplish
ments.
Senator James speech reopened
the war discussion, which promises
to continue again for several days
with Republicans leading the attack
and Democrats making defense.
Senator \ Chamberlain's speech.
James declared. was unjustified by
sWho5. can, measure the mighty
force Of this utterance in the hands
Of the kaiser" he asked, stating that
1t probably was emphasized in Ger
man newspapers as responsible, COM
ing from the chairman of the mill
tary committee.
"Of course know he did not in
tend 1t to have that effect, but I'm
JNSs kSAAASeAHf. SNs Vac N<Ah6SA Va ouSAA
utterances. Let's see If they are war;
ranted. i will undertake to prove
they are not.
"Of couFse, America has made mis-
takes" he declared, but we want to
go, back and live in the atmosphere
before the war 49,
At length Senator James reviewed
the sudden expansion Of the army.
the quick passage Of the draft law
and the registration Of ten million
men, their mobilization and equip
ment and that whereas the French
only had asked for thirty thousand
troops at the beginning to enhearten
the French people many more than
100 10000 had been sent.
"Now has military establishment
fallen down that can do work like
that" he demanded. NO" he
shouted at Senator Chamberlain, "the
departments haye not ceased func-
tioning.
IN passing, Senator James referred
to former Senator Roots visit to
Russia in the attempt to hold her
fast to the allies. The, mission had
failed, he said, but It was not Mr..
Roots fault. "But had Mr.. Bryan
been sent on that mission. he de-
clared, "how this chamber would
have -esounded with criticism
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ship lines TO
BESUPERVlSED
BY PLEASANTS
Director McAdoo will Ar
range for Special Manage
ment of Coast-Lake Lines.

Washington. Feb. 14.-Coastwise
and Great Lakes steamship lines op-
Grated by railroads today were placed
by Director General McAdoo under
the supervision of w. H. Peasants
Of New York, president of the Ocean
Steamship company, who was desig
mated manager Of the marine section
Of the railroad administration.
!: Special attention will be given to
organization of water transportation
facilities to insure greater movement
Of coal to New England next winter
and better use of lake shipping to
haul coal to the northwest.
Among the lines which will be un-
der Mr.. Pleasant's supervision are the
Old Dominion. Ocean Steamship and
the Southern Pacific ships. Independ-
ent steamship lines not operated by
railroads are not involved in the new
arrangement. Mr.. McAdoo specified
that the direction Of water shipping
hereafter will be removed from the
three regional directors and given ex-
clusfvely to Mr.. Pleasant
B. From time to time. it Is planned,
the railroad administration will take
over temporarily any steamers not
needed by the shipping board for
transatlantic traffic and use them in
the coastwise trade.
special assistant will be named
later to direct lake shipping.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-14
Memorial Meeting
For Tuscania Victims

Missoula, Mont, Feb. IA great
mem orial meeting. in which people
from Bitter Root and Flathead towns
will take part, will be held in the
Missoula theater Monday in honor Of
Marcus B. Cook of Como and Elmer
L. Cowan of Victor, who perished in
the Tuscania disaster. DR.. Z. o. Sis
son will be the speaker at the meet
ton with the bi-weekly community
song gathering.
Cook was forestry student at the
state university when he enlisted in
the goth Engineers. He was promi-
nent as an athlete while in college.
His father of Como, is pioneer of
western Montana.
Cowan was to have graduated this
spring fro1-l the Victor Hugo school.
where he distinguished himself as an
athlete. He won the individual
championship in the Ravalli county
interscholastic track meet in 1916.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-14
ARMIES COMPARED
TO GREAT BOXERS,

French Front Friday. Feb. L.
Correspondence Of the Associated
Press. Like two boxers seated in
opposite corners. taking deep breaths
and being sponged down while await
ing the next round, the German and
Franco-British armies on the from
tiers of France and Belgium at the
present moment in their opposing DO.
sitons are preparing for the reopen-
ing of the gigantic struggle which
went on throughout 1917 and ceased
only temporarily while Time Was
called by winter.
Each army has probably a fairly
accurate idea of the others strength.
The French and British have facing
them one hundred and fifty.five Ger
man divisions. eighty-five Of which
are in front of the French and seventy
IN front of the British lines. u
l75 DIVISIONS OF
GERMANS ON WEST FRONT. Is
(Since this dispatch was swraffan
there has been Considerable incfSase
IN the German strength: on the Weet-
ern front A cable last night from fisia
same correspondent said the Germans
now had on the western front ITS di-
visions. or about 100000 mem. s n
give the total forces on the alliee addo
might possibly afford some indtca1fon
to the enemy. sls3i5 xs7.9 Is 40
e Whence the initiative may come
when weather conditions permit 6 -
sumption Of fighting on Q lAr1o ieaIes
cannot for the time being Is pred3ct.
millions Of soldiers must aeain Go
to close grips early In the yeAr. sS..i q
Comparison with - boxine caaA
y not sxActly c0rrect for In the i&8S
sNAlD botWeeN the rounds IT, b -
,oonsinSs g harry each Cther
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-14
RAILROAD LABORER I
INHERITS $50, 900

Livingston. Mont. Feb. 14.--Frank
Stevens. a railroad 'laborer Of this
city, has inherited $4,000, the estate
of a rich uncle, John Stevens of Long
Beach. Cal, according to word re-
ceived in Livingston today. Stevens
is SO years old and has worked hard
all his life. The uncle, who was
practically unknown to him, was in
terested in mining. Stevens has post
poned his wedding to Mrs. Alice Hat
tan of Butte. which was set for Feb
ruary II. until May L, and will leave
Immediately for California to secure
his legacy
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-14
VIENNA THINKS
WILSON MADE
BIG. MISTAKE
Newspapers Believe Extoll-
ing of Count Czernin
y
Was Wrong.

Amsterdam, Feb. 14.-President
Wilson's latest address, Vienna news
papers believe, is calmer in tone than
his earlier declarations and perhaps
may make possible the continuance
of the exchange of IDEAS but they
think the contents of the speech hard
ly calculated to bring peace nearer.
The Neue Erie Presse considers that
President Wilson made mistake in
extolling Count Czernin and insists
that Count Czernin and other minis
ters have always made clear that any
attempt to interfere with Austria
Hungary's international policy would
be inadmissable,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-14
SNOW
COVERING A
LARGE AREA
Railroad Traffic Slightly
Delayed at St. Paul Storm
May Last all Day.

st. Paul, Minn., Feb. 14.-A heavy
snow is falling here today and will
continue until late this afternoon, ac-
cording to the government weather
bureau. At noon more than three and
a half inches had fallen. Reports
from all sections Of the northwest
show that the storm is covering d
large area. At Huron, S. D.. three
inches of snow is reported and all
other points in the Dakotas report a
fall of snow up to two inches.
Railroad traffic is slightly delayed.
The snow is wet and not drifting.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-14
NATURE OF
DOCUMENTS
T..REVEAIED
Files Kept by Attorney for
Packing Co. Regarding
Prominent Men.

Chicago, Feb. 14.-Papers on file
today In the Office Of the clerk of the
United States court of appeals re-
vealed for the first time the nature
OF the documents seized ten days ago
by agents of the federal trade COM
mission from the safe of Henry Veed-
er, general counsel for Swift and com-
pany, packers.
The copy Of the search warrant al
50 indicated the wide. almost world
wide, nature of the papers sought. 1t
showed, too. that Files were kept
regarding various men prominent in
public life. both friend and foe, and
records also were kept on railroads,
steamship lines and under the names
Of cities. Other files bear the names
OF newspapers, trade journals and
other publications. Three which gov
ernment men believe may be Of in
terest show the buying outright Of
certain stock publications. q
Some of the files were labeled:
Frank o. Lowden Governor of IL
Lands, Congressman James H. Mann,
James Minotto, son-in-law of Louis f.
Swift, the packer: Theodore Roose-
velt. Mayor William Hale Thompson,
Of Chicago. and ]. P. Tumulty, Presi-
dent Wilson's secretary.
The cosmopolitan character Of the
records are said to be indicated by
such headings as Argentine beef
Belgium" Business in Italy," "Rus-
sia. doing business in" and "Albrecht
Frederick Jno, Hamburg. Germany"
Still other headings. "Constabulary.
Penna." Incorporating beef houses -
Political. Fort Worth" Fort Worth
Texas. Capps. Cantey. Hanger and
Short Louis J. Wortham"
In justice to those mentioned gov
ernment agents said that the files
contained nothing rejecting on them.
They said many corporations keep
records Of the political records and
In n1i~ $30~o ,oP ~,,hlio WAN
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BIG DEFICIENCY
BlLLFAYOR|ABLY
REPORTED TODAY
Huge Amounts are. asked
For Various Military, s
Activities.
BILLION DOLLARS
NEEDED FOR WORK
Pershing Urges Establish
ment of Big Plant in
France. ..... .,.-

3.
Washington, Feb. IA billion
dollar urgent deficiency appropriation
h;,, tha :. ,ra.+ -, -. ,,,.d T., ~. h,.-
ta.', .s.e ~. s -. 80.
.oly u congress al'housh cut nati
billion from original estimates was
fayorably reported to the house today
nv chairr,an shor,av - th., srrro.
nriations committee con.,dera tinp o If
the hill which. nrov,Se. % Sos 80 ire. ".
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THREE GREATEST
ARMIES PREPARE
FOR BIG DRIVE
Germans said to Have About
100000 Men on West
ern Front.
FRENCH OCCUPY
FAVORABLE POSTS
Fighting on a Scale Never.
Before Heard of Predicted
For This Spring.

Interesting developments have
grown out of the big French raid in
marily it has been revealed in this
connection that American artillery
men are in action on the Champagne.
front. The French official statement
of today. in reporting further on this
raid, first mentioned in last nights
communication noted the presence Of
American batteries and announced
that they had given very effective
support" to the raiders.
It had not been previously known
to the. public that American troops
were stationed at any point along the
line other than in the French Lor-
raine sector they are holding-an in
determinate stretch east Of st. Mihiel.
The assumption is that the American
artillerymen mentioned are part of
the numbers undergoing instruction
by the French before taking up the
task of supporting their own infan-t
try.
The Butte du Mesnil near which
the raid was carried out, lies in the
area in which the great French Of
fensive of 1915 took place. 1t is
some two miles northeast ofsthe town
OF Lemesnil-Les Hurlus and slightly
less than that distance southeast Of
Tahure-a place frequently mention
ed in the official statements. @
Tahure is named in today's ofHcial
Berlin report which concedes n.
French success in the raid near thst
place. admitting that a footing was
secured by Petain's troops in salient
of the German positions.
Paris, Feb 14.-American batteries
took part in the artillery lombard
ment in connection with the large
French raid in the Champagne yes
terday, it is announced officially. ,Ef-
fective assistance was given by the
American gunners.
tThis is the first mention OF Amer
lean batteries on the Champagne
front.)
The statement follows:
"A German attempt against small
French post north of Pargny- Filain
(Aisne 'front.' was repulsed. There
were lively artillery actions in the
payne. In the large raid yesterday
American batteries gave very enec-
tive support. French troops organized
the positions captured on that day in
the region southwest OF Butte du
Mesnil. The number Of prisoners TAX
en- by the French and actually enum-
Grated exceeds $50.
There is nothing to report on the
remainder Of the front"
AMERICANS ARE
TRAINED By FRENCH.
American gunners are trained by
the French before going into active
service on their own front. The Amer
lean batteries referred to in the
French official report evidently are Of
those undergoing this instruction.
The official French statement Of
last night reported a large raid on
front df about 1900 metres in the
Champagne near Butte du Mesnil, in
which the French proceeded as tar as
the German third line. The American
sector is in Lorraine, some distance
to the east of this point.
Berlin. Feb. IA, VIA London - In
their attack yesterday on the Cham
pagne front near Tahure. the war
office announces, the French obtain-
ed a footing on the salient Of the
German positions.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-14
SPEECH
.DECUSSEDBY
;R0ME0FFlcLALS
Cardinal Gasparri Thinks
Message May be Start
to Lasting Peace

Rome, Wednesday, Feb. 13.-Pope
Benedict and Cardinal Gasparri, the
papal secretary of state, discussed
President Wilson's latest message to
congress during the forenoon today,
after which Cardinal Gasparri ap-
peared to be satisfied about the effect
the message probably will have.
Cardinal Gasparri is reported to
have said that the message gives rea-
son to hope that it may lead to pour
parlers and prevent a further often
sive. He is said to have added that
the message perhaps was a starting
point for negotiations for q just and
lasting peace
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-14
Secretary OF Montana
|. W. W. /, Arrested

!. Missonla. Feb. 14.-william Hardy.
secretary Of the I. W. W. here, was
arrested today on q charge of carry
ing concealed weapons and bound
over to the district court under ST.
900 bonds. He was unable to furnish
bonds and Is in Jail.
The butt. of revolver was noticed
sticking out OF Hardy's pocket as the
I. w. W. was going down the street.
He was arrested and the gun was
found loaded. Hardy said he had
charge OF the I. W. w. funds and
carried the gun for self-protection.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-14
PEACE DEBATE
IN REICHSTAC
FEBRUARY q
Won Hertling to Reply to
Wilson, Lloyd George and
Orlando Speeches.

London. Feb. .,14.-An important
peace debate will begin in the Ger
man reichstag on February 21, ac-
cording to wireless dispatch from
4Apsterdaln. chancellor Won Hert-
ling wflls tstnss the treaty with the
lJkraine and will reply to President
Wilson. Premier Lloyd George and
Rremier Orlando.
AN Amsterdam dispatch received
in London Tuesday reported that
Count Won Hertling intended to an
swer President Wilson'S message in
the reichstag next Tuesday.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-14
|ROO OOSEVELT IS
MUCH IMPROVED

New York, Feb. 14.-The condition
OF Theodore Roosevelt, convalescing
from operations performed last week,
day, according to physicians at the
Roosevelt hospital It was sisted he
paseed aaother comfortable, night
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Swedish Ship. On
Way To Help Swedes
lmperilled By Russia

Stockholm. Feb. IA Swedish
gunboat and two steamships are on
the way, to the Aland Islands to res
cue Swedes whose property and lives
are imperiled by Russian soldiers.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-14
HAPPY MEMoRIEs;,. !,

Tired Tom-Of. course, ye wouldn't
think 1t. mum. but rode in q car
r!age during my youthful days.
Old Lady-Poor man! Here's some
thing for you. When was it your
happy lot to ride in a carriage?
Tired Tm-'Bout forty years ago.
mum. Ne mother pushed it.-Pear-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-14
ESTERHAZY, SASK.,
y. is SWEPT By FLAMES

Winnipeg. Man.. Feb.s 1.-THE
business section Of Esterhaxy, Sask.,
was sweptsby fre. starting vat 1890
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Washington. Feb. r14.-F'urther re-
checking of the Tuscania's dead. miss-
ing and survivors lists today disclosed
that Private Otto Ray Of Coleman,
Texas, reported yesterday a. having
trench With is other victims. previ- H .
ously had hssn reported to the war
department - survivor When tho
name was recsived yesterday .it was
thought to have been garbled In cable
tIanaminn1on ana believed stoS, rOfof. rs
Private Ottos Mowrey Of KsnoaaSa
Wls.s Whose s-Bame now 10 restored 3o
the list OF thoss not yet accouhted fSs.
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SURVIVORS OF
TUSCANlA NOT
ALL REPORTED ]
War Department Attempt.
ing to Complete List
Number Dead. Unchanged

Washington. Feb. 14.-cablegrans
are going forward to the American
embassy in London from the war de-
partment today in an effort to COM
plete the list Of Tuscania survivors
and untangle names which have been
garbled in transmission. ~, sieS.s &.
Latest advices to the department
continue to indicate that few more
American soldiers were lost than the
1854 already reported buried In Scot
land. Reports place the American
dead at not more than ITO. although.
the list OF saved is far from COM
plete. About ESQ of those on the: pas
senger list, still are unaccountsd Tor.
but the department has mofess than
.270.. namese.of survivors .,ita has, ssaans.
unable to ndecipher. Some of sthese
are supposed to be applications and
some names of men of whom there,
is no record. H.. j ,ia go .
The Associated Press list OF nm
reported made by checking both Of,
hcial and unofsicial advices against
the passenger list, stands at III.
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Berlin. Feb. IA, Via London - In
their attack yesterday on the Cham
pagne front near Tahure. the war
Office announces, the French obtain-
ed footing on the salient Of the
German positions,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-14
BRITISH FLEET SIRENS
HERALDED WAR END
Dignity and Discipline to the
Winds When News of Ar
misticc Was Received.

London, Dec. 5.-(Correspondence of
the Associated PreSs)-A vast chorus of
siren whistles from a thousand fighting
ships, split the air when the British Grand
Fleet received the news of the signing of
the armistice First the 30-mile line of
vessels sprang into light. Then, suddenly,
the great fleet of battleships, cruisers,
torpedo destroyers. mine-laycrs and pa
trolls united In one huge, Synchronized dap
son that startled the hearers for radius
of a hundred miles The tremendous
sound re-echoed amongst the hills on
both shores, awesome in IFS intensity.
A hundred searchlights, which for four
wears had resolutely watched the skies, or
peered steadfastly along dark waters, for
enemy craft. merrily criss-crosSed about
the sky. Flares were lit, star shells fired.
and here and there some of the greater
ships were fortunate In a fireworks dis
play.
For 60 minutes, the feet threw off all
reserve and let itself go At nine o'clock
the SIRENS suddenly silenced. the lights
snapped out and the Grand Fleet was
again waiting and watching and ready,
and scarcely had the last sounds died away
than from the admiral's ships there were
winking at the masthead the orders for
further duty