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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-03
PUNCHING THEM ALL

A resolution has been introduced in the senate call
inc for declarations of war against Turkey and Bulgaria.
'rhe resolution has been sent to the committee on foreign
relations without debate. Whether or not this action
(. ects with the approval Of the president is not stated.
shelved. In spite of a good deal. Of pickering, when mat
tiers have arisen on which the president. was known to
= ave positive opinions, congress has usually met his
views pretty completely. 'a. =
AS to the propriety of such a resolution at this time.
lhe4.natfer seemsxto be purely enc Of. expediency. If it
Ri'lsaidsin any way in furtherinSs the yeause Of the United
states and less allies, Ewar sh",'d be declared against
should be deferred. 49,. as&a4
In reality We are at warawit Turkey and Bulgaria.
and have been for a year: These two countries, like
Austria, are allies OF. Germany. They are aiding her in
fighting her battles and are thoroughly under her sdom-
nation. 1t is reported that Bulgarian troops are now
fighting side by side with the Gernaans' IN the French
front. II so, they are aiding inNthe great drive which
nations are likely to come into actual contact on the field
OF battle. Turkish troops have not been reported pres.
ent. But that is an unimportant detail. For the pur-
poses of this war Germany reaches clear into the Balkans
and into Asia. II she could be damaged more by a blow
struck from Macedonia or somewhere. in Turkey, and
the American forces could be used to advantage in such
a movement, it would be our business to send them there
In, fighting for and with Germany the Turks and Bulsar-
jams are fighting against the United States: There is no
reason other than that of expediency why they should
not all be punched together @
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-03
GERMANS SET
FIRE TO PLANES
WITH F~lRE'ROCkEiS
chain Rockets Sent into Air ana
Remain Suspended For
Some Time.

,.,,;,a British Lines IN fIahGe.
heni1 3n-.lCorrespondcnce OF tne
Marcn ,+sS press).-One of the ser
Assoc ssoci"%t euorite devices for
nsi.;s. airmen on night raids q :
Substances is a barrage OF ny
csiied "chaln rockets, in ~, 'IM-
s;st of Ions chains OF briiI'an y .n,nr
minous balls, bright green y rocLl
which are sent upwards a,nI forty and
cts in strings OF thirty .ho stv for
which hang suspended IN tne sn = Tor
!" nonsiderable time. apparently aos
u nNr,,ose of catching the airpiaDe
and setting fire to it.
Tho rockets must be driven up Win
n'erdons force, probably ron a
uun Tor they rise to a height ON.
een ~ foot and can be placed with sreat
sccuracy, The fireballs appear y oe
; ahont a foot in diameter. AS .ney
,;eo they are often caught by the WING
~ ,ss,,n,e beautiful curves. some
,;"nes the whole line topples and turns
hafore Il yanishes, floating for a.ieW
n.au,ents like a row of strange green
Iananese lanterns. 1t is supposed
mat he balls are supported III 'ie OIL -
by small parachutes.
thousands of these c~haln-rockets
arc fired by the Germans on every
occasion when The entente alrnle1i ~
taoi- = town or camp. They are
of regular shrapnel barrage Wnicn
r. used to hamper the attackers. put
thcT rive a much more spectacular
emect Than the bursting of shrapnei,
which only gives a momenbafv ilas s'
in the sky and then is gone.
If a machine is caught by a seatcn-
light. hundreds of the c~halnrockeI
are straichtway sent up towards It.
They make a remarkable spectacle. as
they arc seen climbing up the SKY
md passing it one by n across the
beams of light, and finally appearing
in their appointed station IN the up
per darkness.
British airmen declare that the sen-
sation of having these ch~aln-rockets
fired at them is rather pleasant than
otherwise. It is difficult TO beileve
that ANYTHING so fantastic. beautiful
and fairy-like can be really danger
u On a cloudy night, it is SAID.
nothing is pleasanter than to lloat
over the rolling clouds and to Watch
the green cha%in-rockets pierce the
mist here and there. casting a welrd
radiance over the mountains and val
leys of c%loudlandy
In the midst of a really, vlsorous
barrage. the chain rockets thread the
skies in scores Of fiery chains, float
ing past the invading machine on ey-
ery side. leaving behind them thin
trains of scented smoke. 4...
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-03
| E||Nl'ROOT HAS
BIG MAJORITY
Milwaukee, Socialists Lose
out-superior Votes to
Go Dry.

Milwaukee, Wis, April 3.-Returns
to Z o'clock on yesterdays senatorial
election show Irvine II. Lenroot, re-
publican. maintaining his lead over
Joseph e. Davies. democrat. With NJ
teen counties missing and mAnysothers
incom plete Lenroot had q plurality of
.10,647.,
Socialists Lose Out.
Opponents Of socialism. despite the
r~e-electton 81 the socialist mayor, Dam
lei w. Hoan, who ran ahead OF his
ticket, found some solace today in the
apparent defeat of the six socialist
candidates for aldermen at large, and
IN the reelection ON the face Of re.
turns from 1913 out Of 146 precincts
OF the n~onpartiaan candidates for city
treasurer. city controller and city at
tornAy. Many ward elections remained
IN doubt. Percy Braman. the nonparti-
AN mayoralty candidate, ran behind
MS ticket. The precincts which had
reported up to 1880 o'clock this morn
ing gave Hoan 27,2c7a and Braman
24,e07. 80
CrownhaFt Beaten
Charles II, Crownhart. a leader Of
h La Toilette wing of the .repuhli-
can party, was decisively beaten in
election for supreme court Justice yes
terday. Scattered returns indicate the
1S0GASSSiOu VI MS Justice
jority. -
Victor l.. Berger, it is said, W. able
to deliver part of the Milwaukee. So
cialist vote to Crownhart. but out in
the state where the La Toilette vote
vent to BergeE it did not extend to
Crownhart.
Superior Goes Dry.
Superior, the third city in the state,
Ashland and Beloit surprised many
voters by voting dry at yesterdays
election. Fort Atkinson, Grand Rapids,
Green Bay, Sturgeon Bay, Beaver
Dam, GAINESVILLE and Menominee were
among the more important towns
which retained their saloons.
Beloit has been wet for 20 years and
30 saloons will be put out OF business.
In Ashland there are SO saloons. The
drys claim to have retained Madison,
the state capital. by "a votes, while
the vets claim it by eleven.
Nearly 800 towns and villages vot-
cd on the liquor question. More than
two-thirds Of them remain to be heard
FROM.
Vote by Counties.
Probably two-thirds of the vote was
unofficiaily accounted for. The vote
by counties follows:
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-03
NORMANDY DESTINED
TO BECOME ONE OF
!. INDUSTRIAL CENTERS

French Front, March 20.-CCorre11
spondsnce Of the Associated .Press'1
Normandy is believed to be destined
Ito become one of the great centers VI
French Industrial activity as soon as
hostilities have ceased. One netaie
lurgical company, working unoet Wy
auspices of the French government.
already has taken the matter in hand,
land is constructing a large series OF
blast-furnaces to turn into steel tne
Immense layers of iron orc found III
Lower Normandy.
Just before the war the whole re-
gion with its mineral wealth was ~ ~
danger OF falling into the hanos ul
the Germans. as .Thyssen. one OF the
German steel kings, had acquired inc
soumont mine, about fifteen mics
from Caen, with the intention o.
working it In connection with plast.
furnaces hc proposed to CONSTRUCT
in the vicinity Of that city. His ldea
phalian mines, and to obtain iron ore
for the German blast-furnaces .alonG
the Rhine.
Thyssen was unable to obtain a
concession for the construction OF q
railroad from the mine to the port OF
Caen exception the condition OF unit
ing hiSintcrests to those of a French
company. This condition was accept
cd and a company a formed Whlcn
at the end of 1912 started important
works on the right bank Of the River
Orne.
Ten million dollars had been ex-
pended when the work was inter
rupted by the war and h part nc
longing to Thyssen sequestered. Inc
French government %thereupon' IN
view of the great demand for cast
iron and steel for the purposes OF the
army, decided to step in and hasten
the construction OF the works. The
two great national armament WORKS.
Creusot and Saint-Chamond. interest
ed themselves in the. project and es-
tablished a new company, which now
has works covering more than l,lOo
acres near Caen.
A railroad has been laid connecting
the works with the Soumont ore
mines is miles distant. From these
mines. it is expected, iron ore will be
obtainable for an indefinite period
| while coal will be brought from Eng
land for the present and later from
the northern departments OF Franco
and from Belgium by canal. Sinkings
are also in progress for the discover!
of the prolongation of the English
coal-layers.
| The works are now employed or
munitions for the French army. blu,
as soon as the war has terminated
theX are to be utilized to turn the dis
trict into a gigantic steel works ant
ira nsform the province into an indus
| trial center,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-03
HEARSES CALLED
a .rLEAsuRE CARS

Olympia. Wash, April 3.-Automo-
bile. hearses and funeral cars are list
ed on the state Of Washington's auto
mobile registration lists as pleasure
cars" under a special ruling from the
attorney general. The legislature has
made no provision for putting the
hearses in a class of their own and
as many owners protested when they
were put in "for hire class" the at
torney general ruled them to be
pleasure cars"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-03
A v T SCRAPS

Seattle. Wash, April S,-"Save the
Little Scraps and Help Win the Big
One" appears in red ink across the
bottom OF the first page of a recent
issue OF a bulletin issued weekly by
the orthwestern division of the Red
Cross.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-03
PLACE FUEL ORDERS

TO order at this time sufficient coal Tor the years
needs Is not boarding. 1t is a course urged by the gov
ernment, and one which is in the line of patriotic duty.
seaspal. orders should beNplaced at once. wherever possible.
Delivery may not be completed for some time, but in
order that there may be an intelligent understanding
AS the needs, and therefore proper steps to meet them,
sFders should be filed at once.
III Careful provision has been pade against boarding
through the ordering Of an unnecessary supply. The
eensuIner must state in writing what his total need is,
M how much fuel he has on hand. He will not be per-
Saaalltteaq ~ receive more than enough to meet his normal
NJ y nsslst ie rensmbered that retail fuel dealers are
T95aNessAsA py the governnnsnt, and that in dealing with
NsAsn - =, 81 eject dealing with the government Of
18sa q nnit4ds Dtates.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-03
SPEEDING UP
One Of the il

One of the immediate developments of the new con-
ditons under which the Allied armies in Europe are to
operate is to be a speeding up of the transportation Of
American troops across the water. The precise methods
to be employed are not disclosed, but it is announced that
all the facilities available are to b used for this pur-
pose, and the British transport system is to be drawn into
the trans Atlantic. service in order that the work may be
pushed ahead. InNthis way 1t seems probable that the
size of the American force in-France may. be increased
more rapidly than was forecast in the estimate given to
the country by Secretary Baker some time ago.
~ In the arrangements to be made for the utilization
of our forces there will be many problems to be solved:
While the preliminary work is going on it appears that
American units are to be merged with those OF france
and Great Britain. and the Allied forces will thus assume
a much more cosmopolitan character than has yet been
the case: 1t is suggested that in the near future there
will be a rea1igpnent by which the American troops will
again take their places as parts of an American army.
plenty Of time for many changes in arrangement. The
present time is a critical one, and the need is. apparently.
lfoNsuch control Of forces that large bodies OF men. no
matter Of what nationality may be made available for
instant service wherever the need exists. To facilitate
this both American and British troops are now under the
general control of General Foch, ana there are likely 70
be some groupings such Is have hot heretofore been con-
Isfdered probable. In, any event, the main thing is to win
the. wal, and whatever steps are necessary to this end
must be taken 81
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-03

me sovernnest chsnsss ~ TesulatioAs Win rSfsr-
snes ~ 1904 from ttnsSs ri tnss sseoralrs p me ~
[Esneses - ths cafesa fBut thsrs a. III ct,anss Il the plasn
ont sonsmttstnks ~ s9sasss ssaius ~ eosntsy.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-03

The LaMoure Chronicle in its r
rent issue saxs that the Towniey chain
store proposition received more free
advertising than any other enterprise
pays. y,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-03

Mrs. Kathryn warriors Fear Him,
widow OF the Indian. policeman OF
this name, who was killed in the last
battle with Sitting Bull. died ut the
homo Of her daughter, Mrs. Herbert
Loon, Fort Yates, at the age Of Is.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-03

Rev. s.. G. T. Ramsey, who for the
at the Swedish Congregational church
east Of Wilton, has resigned and will.
take up a new charge at Christine.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-03

Lieutenant Chester j. jacobson Of
Minot, has left for Dallas, Texas. He
recently completed his work lin flying
sol is the first Minot man to enlist in
the flying squad.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-03

The Burke County Fair and Agr1-
cultural association at its recent an.
nual meeting elected John Romine
president, r. II. Farmer vice presi-
dent and B. l.. Wilson secretary and
treasurer.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-03

Ernest s. Fulkerson, employed near
Parshall, prior to his enlistment, is the
first boy from that section. to lose his
life in action in France.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-03

A calf donated to the Red Gross to
be sold at public auction At the close
Of the farm sale held by A.. o. Skal-
beck. Melted 500 for the Belneld chap
ter treasury.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-07

The Nonpartisan league, through its
propaganda for House ILL A, seems
to have so firmly established a belief
that North Dakota's present cOnstitu-
ton is worn out. after 20 years use
that we find Equity" a national per-
iodical dealing with government re-
form, proposing Model Constitution
for North Dakota" in it's current is
sue. This constitution, Equity an
nounces, is based on draft drawn
for New York by Albert Fl. Jackson
of Buffalo, N. Y, and has been pre-.
pared by C. G.. Hoag and Albert b,
Maris, secretaries of the American
proportional representation league.
The purpose of the proposed constitu-
ton is announced to be ito provide
for a government that will be sensl-
lively responsive to the will OF the
people-a government that will not be
hampered by multitude of restrlc-
tons, or lost to public view in jungle
of entangled responsibilities known as
checks and balances
The constitution vests legislative
power in legislative assembly and
all other governmental power shall
be vested in the legislative assembly
and such other officers and depart
ments as may be designated by law;
but the voters reserve to themselves
the power to propose laws and amend
ments to this constitution, and to en-
act or reject them at the polls, indie
pendently of the legislative assem-
bly,, and also reserve the power at
their own option to approve or reject
at the polls any legislative act or
resolution, or any part thereof, enact
ed by the legislative assembly. All
laws enacted by the legislative assem-
bly, must receive the affirmative votes
OF majority of all the members OF
the legislative assembly.
THE legislative assembly shall con-
sist Of 40 members, elected for the
term of four years. which provision
would restrict the legislature to an
equivalent of the present membership
of the senate.
The proposed constitution would di-
vide the state in to seven assembly
districts, each of which would elect
seven members, as follows:
First-Cavalier, Pembina, Walsh,
Grand Forks and Nelson; seven mem
bers.
Second-Traill, Steele, Griggs,
Barnes and Cass; seven members.
Thirl-Richland, Ransom, LaMoure,
Logan. Emmons, Mcintosh, Dickey
and Sargent; seven members.
Foureh- Kidder, Eur
leigh, Mclean, Sheridan, Wells, Eddy
and Foster: seven members
Fifth-McHenry, Pierce, Renson,
Ramsey, Towner, Rolette and Bot. |
tineau; seven members.
Sixtll--Diyide, Renville, Burke, vii |
liams, Mckenzie, Mountrail and Ward |
seven members.
Seventh Billings, Golden Valley,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-07

assembly, and it shall meet at least
once each month except In July and
August This council has power to
initiate measures, to hold hearings
on any measures before the council,
when requested, and to report them
with it's recommendation to the legis'
lative assembly.
No legislative act or resolution IS
to take effect earlier than ninety days
after adjournment except appropria-
ton measures and measures passed
"solely to facilitate the performance
of the business of the legislative as
sembly." No law may grant any ap'
peal or franchise or immunity except
on condition that it may be amended
or annulled at any time.
Four thousand qualified voters may
refer any measure, which then is sub
mitted at the next general election;
The proposed constitution provides for
the enactment of laws to facilitate,
these foregoing provisions. The legis-
lature by majority vote may refer
any proposed measure to the people.
The franchise is extended every citi-
zen of 81 years or more, without re-
gard to sex, except those under guard.
ianship, insane or felons. The consti'
tuition very briefly provides that exec
utive and judicial officers and other
departments necessary shall be estaD
lished and regulated by law. Seven
thousand voters may propose an
amendment to the constitution which
shall be adopted upon majority OF
the electors of the state voting there
for The existant constitution is re-
pealed as a constitution but lit shall
have the force of statute law except
where it is inconsistent with this con
stitution, until it is repealed wholly
or partly, expressly or by implication
by ordinary legislation
The constitution has the virtue OF
')revity. Watcher it has the approval
of the Nonpurtisan league, or whether
this organization was in any way re-
snonsible for the proposal, in
equity" that North Dakota have a
new constitution, does not appear.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-07
BOYS And GIRLS TEAMS0F ID
WASHBURN HIGH CLEAN UP ON
C0LEHARB0R IN D0UBLEHEADER

the good team work displayed toward
the last by SaueT, Gertrude SchWeizCr
and Marie Ii'lmmond. Stillman and
Cberg did some effective work at
guard.
Boys Follow Suit.
The second contest, the Cole Har-
Dor boys cmuated their "cO-els" by
overwhelming their opponents at the
onset. IN fact, the visitors did some
spectacular shooting and it looked for
a short while as though they would
have an easy time Of it. The Stedman
brothers took TIE leading part in this
display, which undoubtedly was the
fastest seen in the county for many
years. While the contest throughout
was spirited and some Of the players
went CHANGING long distances on the
floor. it, was free from any rough
work and was a splendid exhibit of
craftsmanship throughout. Captain
Enudtson for Washburn made some
brilliant spurts along the floor and
di defective work in defending his
goal. King and Ekstrom kept the op'
posing side hopping around in an eff
fort to prevent them making mono
play OF shooting baskets. Rice. at cen
ter, did some clever work. while Thor.
stensOn and Charlebois, splitting
guard work in the halves, held up
their end OF the performance most eff.
fectively. The score stood Is to S in
favor OF Washburn at the end of the
first half and the home boys kept up
their lead in the second half, against
players of superior weight and size
Officials: Referee, Carlson. Cole
Haroor: umpire, Harper P Burns
Washburn: time keepers, Dr.. C. G
Forbes and Aug. Vail.
Principal Henry Morgan of Wash
burn wants more games for boys and
girls. He is anxious in particular for
the girls to try conclusions with Man
dan and is curious to know why the
latter backed down.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-07

Local boards today received wired
Instructions from General Fraser to
proceed with the physical examination
Of registrants in Class 1, in the order
of their liability for service, until a
sufficient number have been found
qualified to fill deferred percentages
of the current quotas, but not to pro-
coed beyond that number, plus rea'
sonable surplus to care for cases that
may be rejected on appeal.
These examinations" say General
Fraser's instructions, which came to-
day in message from Provost Mar
shall General Crowder, may be con-
Quoted under the old regulations until
new regulations arrive. If the cXaml-
nation of a sufficient number is COM
pleted before the arrival of the new
regulations, then the examination OF
other men in Class / shall be delayed
pending the arrival Of the new regula'
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-07

Washjurn. y. d., Feb. Both the
boys and girls teams of the Wash.
burn high school defeated like aggre-
cations from Cole Harbor at basket
ball here last week, in the most In
teresting contests Of the kind held in
this county for some time. The hall
was packed with town and country
people, and with the town band and
rOote1s alterna ting in their efforts, it
was a gala and stirring occasion. The
scores were: Wash5urn girls Il. Cole
,Harbor girls 6; Washburn boys 81,
'Ccle Harbor boys IS.
Despite this double defeat, the Cole
Ha1bOr hosts took things gracefully
ard invited the N'ashhurl quintet to
play at Cole Har1Or next Friday. The
invitation was accented, with tho I'm
Outstanding that Cole Harbor is to re.
turn to Was,l1urn il two or three
weeks Cole Harbor defeated Wash
burn, in boys contest, at Cole Har-
Dor recently by narrow margin. Last
nights results, however, put Wash
burn in a nadvantage which will call
on Cole Har0or's best efforts to over
come. -'.'..
Girls Make Good Showing.
The Washburn girls made a surpris-
ing showing. With little former en-
perience and slight opportunity for
real practice, the home girls displayed
a spirit which was remarkable. The
visitors started out with a rush and
made two baskets in quick succession.
The Washburn girls, however, rallied
in the second quarter and at the end
of the first half, the score stood 10 to
4 in favor of Washburn. The visitors
from then on seemed to get discour-
aged at the dash of their bigger Sis
tiers, and they made only one basket
in the second half. Lydia Sauer the
Washburn center, proved tower of
strength and frequently stood under
a basket and with little interruption
tossed the ball. The other feature was