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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-05

PHILADELPHIA
WAR CHEST IS
GROWING FAST
SEQ, 600, 900 Was Goal Set
But Much More Has
Been Received.

Philadelphia, June 5.-This city's
War Chest has been filled to over
flowing. The war chest plan was in
stituted by a few leading bankers
here. who inaugurated an intensive
campaign for a fund of $4,000, 900.
The campaign, while officially ended.
is, still getting belated results. It net
ted not only the $20,000,00o asked
for. but a substantial amount besides.
The fund, Though the agency of
various benevolent societies, will be
spent in ministering to the wants of
the soldiers and sailors, who are en-
ga ged in actual warfare. and for the
relief of the many women and chill
dren in foreign countries, who have
be en- made to feel the bitter sting of
the titanic conflict.
The government provides its fight
ing forces with uniforms, munitions
and the other necessities for warfare.
but the little extras must be bought
by funds subscribed by individuals
That was the purpose Of the War
Chest campaign here.
Welfare expresses the use to which
the. fund will be devoted. Through
the Red Cross, Young Mems Chris
tian association, Young Women's
Christian association. Knights Of
Columbus. Young Mems Hebrew asso-
citation, the Commission on Training
Camp Activities of the War and Navy
Departments, the Salvation Army,
National Jewish War Relief, Boy
Scouts, Community Recreation Serv-
ice and similar war relief activities
health, comfort, amusement, spiritual
aid and other helpful and diverting
things will be made available to
tighten the burden of the men. who
are fighting to make the country safe
for democracy.
When the campaign started it wa.
announced that the money received
would eliminate further soliciting fol
war activities for year. 1t was al:
10 $nAde known that, in addition tc
iexpending the funds for the little ex.
tras' for the boys on the firing line
that help would be afforded to the
Thousands of women and children o.
Belgium. France. Serbia. Poland and
Armenia, who have been made home.
less by the war.
Many unique posters were placed il
conspicuous places throughout the
city. None probably attracted sc
much attention, or was so effective
in results, as the series labeled ''31 te
l." meaning. that the soldiers ane
sailors were giving 81 days and nights
in fighting for their country, while
the stay-at-homes were only asked tt
give one days income to the Wal
Chest.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-05
GROUND IS GAINED AT SEVERAL
POINTS AND LINES IMPROVED
TOWNS in ALL
PARTS0F WORLD
CELEBRATED .4TH
Mexican City Closes Busi-
ness in Honor of
United States.

Washington, July 5.-Messages re-
ceived from various parts Of the
world telling Of Fourth of July cele-
brations and conveying solicitations
on the anniversary Of the birth Of the
United States were made public today
by the state department. Notable
among them was one from the Allied
club at Saltillo, Mex, which was sent
to the American consul at Piedras-
Negras, as follows:
"All business houses with the ex-
ception Of German, closed today in
honor Of your country. Accept our
congratulations"
Celebrations were reported from
Algiers, Martinique, Marseilles, Bis
bane and Tunis. At st. Pierre, Mar
Unique. the natives celebrated the day
in honor Of the United States, al
though there were no American cit
izens there. The Rumanian colony
Of Paris presented to the American
ambassador the following message to
be communicated to President VIII
son: s, d.
'"rhe Rumanian colony Of Paris
have the honor to present to you
their respectful homage on the oc-
casion Of the national fete Of liberty.
They express the most ardent hopes
for the victory of the armies of the
great American democracy, who are
fighting so generously ands with such
Inoble valor for the cause Of liberty
and for alFfoppressed peoples"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-05
WAR SEEMS FAR
AWAY TO men
FROM AMERICA
New Men in France Hear
Nothing but Bombs from
Airplanes (

. Headquarters American Troops with
the British Army in France, May 23.-
Correspondence Of The Associated
Press: )-The war seems to most of the
newly arrived men Of the American
army here; to be still very far away.
Aside: from the air raids that reach
far back of the lines there ID little to
suggest that a gigantic struggle is go
ing on aim ost within hearing distance.
''How far is 1t to this war, anyway 2"
asked one Of the recently arrived men.
He was swinging his legs from the
doorway Of what would look in Ameri-
ca, like a toy box-car as train pulled
into a small station on the way from
somewhere in France" to some
where else in France"
We've been here 'steen days al
ready" said another, and we've seen
just nothing that looks like battle"
The distance from that station to a
part Of the line where some Of the
boys may 'go in" some day is not 80
far as seems to- them. but almost right
up to it the grass is still delightfully."-
fresh and green, the wild flowers are
as thick as they are wont to be at this
season In France, and the birds sing
with as much zest as they do hun
dreds of miles from the battle front.
The weather aids the illusion Of peace.
1nere mas Deen just enough rain to
wash the dust from the foliage along
the beaten roads. The nights are just
cool enough to induce good sleep. the
days just bright enough to bring out
all the beauties Of fertile region.
The line between this unstricken
region and the country where only
shells have ploughed the land for sew
eral seasons is a sharp one. On the
other side the villages have crumbied.
Some larger towns give out no other
sound than the bursting Of shells and
the falling OF ruins. None may go into
the wreckage for in the she'll holes
among the piles Of debris turks the
fsubtle poison the shells bring from the
German lines. The streets are KEPT
clean yof debris by the British army
As soon az shell knocks down the
remnantsSof = wall tho masonry /.
picked up and carted away.
=. ustt outside this dead zone the III.
bration from, the fire tsof big gun,
shakes the branches of, the tfeSs, btIi
the birds perched upon them are IN.
mindful. shrapnel sent from. German
guns in reply, bursts all around but
the. nightingale's song goes on quite
the. same as itsdoes farther back from
the lines where the war appears to the
American boys to be still SO far await
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-05
THREE NEGRO
SOLDIERS ARE
. Put TO DEATH
Hanged at Camp Dodge for
Assaultng Young White
Girl u

Camp Dodge, Ia, July 5.-Three
negro soldiers. convicted BY court
martial Of ''ahsaulting and outraging
a 17-year-old' white girl on the can
"a, were hanged here today with
virtually the entire division witness
ing the executions.
The three traps were sprung sinful
taneously at 9:09 a. M, and death was
almost instantaneous in each case.
The negroes marched on the scAftolds
singing "God Have Mercy on Ny.
Soul."@ 'is-.......-.. 80,
Tho negroes were Nelson johnson,
Of Tuscamba, Ala; Stanley Tramble
Of Stroud, Ala, and Fred Allen Of
Georgtana, Ala. all selective service
men. ..
johnson and Tramble were declared
BY military police officials to have con-
fessed their complete guilt, but Allen,
while admitting his presence when the
crime was committed, maintained to
the last that he had not outraged the
girl. Parents Of all three are dead,
but Allen leaves a ten year old son.
Three negro soldiers among the
spectators tainted when the men drop
ped to their death and another ran
amuck. He started on a dead run di-
rectly toward the scaffold, but guards
tainted.
Four negroes were arrested the
morning after the assault, which oc-
Cured about midnight, May "a, but
one suspect was acquitted when it
was established that he was not near
the scene Of the crime that night.
With a young soldier escort, the
girl was sitting on hillside when, ac-
cording to her story at the trial, four
negsoes approached. One Of them,
representing himself as a military po-
liceman, struck her escort a blow on
the head and in the stomach, dazine
him. -~~-'o ?
The negroes then dragged the girl
to nearby clump Of bushes. Her
screams and the alarm sounded by her
escort when he recovered, aroused
that section OF the camp and military
police threw out a dragnet that re-
suited In the arrest Of suspects early
the next morning, May Is. A summary
court martial was organized to- try the
negroes, and trial started few days
aiter commission Of the crime. The
nnolng OF the court was not announc.
ed until yesterday, after it had been
reviewed and approved by President
Wilson.
Both the girl and her escort were
from Des Motnes. The girl was declar.
ed to be in serious. condition, aftar
the attack, but since has recovered,
When the sentences Of death were
read to each negro separately wed.
nesdAX ntornins. their first knowledge
EQI tatir, fatcs. a respectful '.Yee. sir"
was the only comment, but they col
liapsed when returned to confinement
They had prayed since then: theil
gnard said, and this morning at 6
o'clock were holding an impromptu
religious service. Chaplain 4 p
Jackensen OF North Dakota admin.
istered the sacrament at O'clock
The negroes weres composed wher
they walked onto the scaffold. g.
Newspaper men were the only ciy-
ilians admitted to the scene Of the
executions. Every soldier in the di.
vision not assigned to other duty wa.
ordered to attend the hangings,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-05
Shayer Named ]. II. 4
Head OF National u.
Educational Assn.

Pittsburgh. July, 5.-George W.
strayer Of Columbia university, N. r,
today was elected president of the
national association at the closing of
the fifty-sixth annual convention.
Other officers elected were: 4.
Vice president Mary c. c.. Brad
ford, Denver: M. L. Britain, Atlanta.
]. A. Churchill, Salem, Ore.,. NJ. B.
Hillegas, Montpelier, VT. John r.
Cincinnati.SA: s. Cook, Baltimore. H'
I. briggs, Salt Lake City, f. L. Pinet,
Topeka, Kas., Mrs. A, B. Pu-mann,
Chicago. Miss Mabel< Lawrence, st.
Cloud, MINI. Treasurer, A. J.. Mat.
thews, Tempe. Ariz. -
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-05
ITALIAN WAR
CROSS FOR ll 5
U. 5. AVlAT0RS
Honors are. Bestowed on
Men for Carrying Out
Raids on Austrians.

. 81 d. - ~
italian Army Headquarters. July 4.
Five American aviators attached to
the Italian army7were decorated with
the Italian War Cross by, King Victor
Emmanuel. The decorations were
bestowed during review and in the
presence of General Eben Swift, head
of the American military mission.
The aviators decorated were Lieu
Raymond Baldwin. Kenneth Collins
and John Galchoux. The crosses were
given for carrying out the greatest
number Of bombing raids during the
recent Austrian offensive.
The king also visited an Ameican
Red Cross work-room. and thanked
the workers for the help given re.
Gently to wounded soldiers.
Army division and brigade head
quarters at various points along the
front flew the American flag today in
honor Of the Fourth Of July.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-05
WILSON WANTS THE T.
WIRE SYSTEM BILL
PASSED VERY SOON

Washington. July president
Wilson informed congress today that
he would like to see the resolution.
authorizing him to take over tele--
graph and telephone lines passed be-
fore the proposed recess Of congress.
Leaders OF both houses have de-
clared It would be impossible to get
the resolution through without much
consideration and debate and that IL
the president insisted upon its pas
sage other plans must be abandoned
Representative Pou presented q
special rule for, Immediate considera-
ton and action on the resolution. He
said: ..ss..y,9s s..l; i ... 1919.
II imagine Ill this has become
necessary on account Of the proposed
strike.',S n .zs
Representative Moore of Pennsyls
vanta, suggested that the taking over.
Of the telesraph and telephone lines.
affecting $4,000. employees and -in-;
volving momentous interests. was .,
matter of such Importance that the
President Ahopld tell congress his
Views In message Of his own.
Mr.. Pou replied that the President
had already Communicated his views
in favor Of the resolution to members
Of therhouse, including, the chairman
Of the commerce committee.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-05
Chihuahua Governor
Was A Graduate From
University OF Illinois

Chihuahua City, Mex. July 6.-A
young man who graduated from the
University Of Illinois is now governor
Of Chihuahua. state. Governor Ignacio
Enriquez who recently was appointed
civil governor. ts one. OF the revolu-
tionists who participated in the move
ernment and was rewarded by Presi-
dent Carranza with a number. Of I'M
portant commissions. Governor EN-
riquez- speaks English, is progressive
in. his ideas and gives much attention
to the protection Of Americans and
their interests in Mexico.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-05
HIGHER RATES TO
COAST IN CANADA
HAVE BEEN ADOPTED

Ottawa, July 5.-Conforming to the
action Of the director-general of the
United States Railroad administra-
ton ordering United States carriers
to increase trAns-continental west
bound commodity rates from the.
eastern states to coast points, the do
minion railway board has authorised
a similar increase in Canadian rates
effective August /.
Some objection to the new rates ID
being taken by the western boards
OF trade.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-05
MOTOR BOAT UPSETS
AND THREE DROWN

Fon du Lac. Wis. July 5.-Mrs. Ida
Liedtke. her daughter. Mrs. Hilda
Wunderlich and the latter's infant
daughter. Lorraine, all of Milwaukee.
were drowned at Cambellsport yes
terday by the capsizing of motor
boat. The victims Of the. accident
came here for family reunion at
the homes Of Anton Seiferth.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-05
PRESIDENT SIGNS
1000, 900 SUNDRY
BILL FOR EXPENSES

Washington, July s. President
Wilson has signed the three billion
dollar sundry civil appropriation bill
providing for government expenses
including the ship building program
during the coming year, and the
$1.609,323.0O0 and authorizing a per-
manent increase of the navy's enlist
ed personnel to $4,000 men with 50,-
900 additional for war.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-05
RESERVE OFFICERS
Il. TO DO FARM WORK

Chicago, July 5.--Fifty, members Of
the resery6 omcers' training camp at
Fort Sheridan left for Huron, s. D.,
today for farm. work. They will re-
.oeiye 90 q month with room. board
and laundry.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-05
/. ~. Y. DEFENDANT !
ARRESTED ON :. YORK
OR FIGHT" ORDER

u Chicago. July The trial Of tho
+ w. w was halted Tor thirty. .fiyes
minutes today In. order sto extricats
Grover H Perry OF Salt Lake City,
one of. the l0l defendants from the
tolls OF the Work or Fight order. n
Perry. who had been released %
hall. wls arrested last night under
General CroWder's order, and failed
to appear before FEDERAL Judge Lam
dis whom tho roll Was cAilad. He Waa
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-05
HUN Gun TAKEN
by AMERICAN
WITHOUT help
Distinguished Service Cross
Awarded American for
Bravery.
By the Associated Press.

France. July 5.-For capturing q
German gun and its crew single
handed, private John Kukoski has
been awarded the Distinguished Ser
vice Cross. In apprising Kukoski Of
the award. General Pershing wrote
him as follows:
II just have heard Of your con-
duct Of June when you alone
charged a gun and captured it, and
its crew. together with an officer. I
have awarded you the Distinguished
Service Cross and congratulate YOU,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-08-31
DO YOU KNOW WHAT:YOUR !:
SUBSCRIPTION MEANS?

When you subscribe to a Liberty
loan you: subscribe to the, sentimen
that the world must be made safe for
democracy and subscribe to the fund
that is to make the world safe for
democracy.
You subscribe to the belief that in
recent women and children on un-
armed ships shall not be sent to the
bottom OF the sea; that women and
children and old men shall not be raw
lshed and tortured and murdered un.
der the plea of military necessity:
that nurses shall not be shot for deeds
OF mercy, nor hospital ships be sunk
without warning, or hospitals and I'M
fortified cities be bombed or cannon
AIDED with long-range guns.
You subscribe to the doctrine that
small nations have the same rights
as great and powerful one: that might
IS not right, and that Germany shall
not force upon the world the dominion
OF her military masters.
You subscribe, when you subscribe
to a Liberty loan, to the belief that
America entered this war for a Just
and noble cause; that our soldiers in
france and our sailors on the sea are
tlghtlng for right and Justice.
And you subscribe to the American
sentiment that they must and shall be
powerful, efficient and victorious.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-08-31
Their "Purest" Humanity.

Germany is precisely-who would
venture to deny 1.-THE representa-
tive of the highest morality, Of the
l'urest humanity, of the most clas-
tened. Christianity" - Pastor H.
Francke.
THE British steamer, belgian
Prince was torpedoed by a German
submarine on July 81. The crew
abandoned the ship in two boats, and
were ordered on to the upper deck Of
the submarine BY the German COM
raander. Under his directions the
BEATS we're then smashed with axes
and the crew &C the 'Tt:;,;an Prince
deprived of their lifebelts. The mas
ter, was taken below and the hatch
closed; the submarine submerged
without warning with 43 men stand
ing on her deck. This was the en-
tire crew Of the Belgian Prince.
With the exception of three all these
were drowned" Admiralty
report.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-08-31
Testimony of the Clergy,

How often in these days has the
German soldier been subjected to the
temptation to treat the inhabitants
of foreign countries with violence and
brutality, but everywhere he has
obeyed the law, and shown that even
in war he knows how to distinguish
between the enemy to be crushed and
defenseless women and children. The
officials and clergy: of conquered ter
ritory have frequently borne express
testimony to this FACT -Pastor M:
Hennig, Der Kreig und Wir."
The names Of the priests and of
members of the religious orders in
the diocese Of Malines who, to my
knowledge, have been put to death
by the German troops are: .Dupier-
reux, of the Society Of Jesus; sebas-
tian Allard, of the Congregation of
Josephites; Brother Candide, of the
Congregation of Brothers of Our
Lady of Pity; Father Vincent: Pro-
lessor Carette; LON baert, Goris, de
Clerck, Dergent, Wouters, Van Bla-
del, Parish Priests :. letter of
Cardinal MERCER to the German gov
crnor.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-08-31
GERMAN WORDS Don't J|bE T. n. ::
With THEIR BRUTAL De EDS
Authors Declare That People Are Humanitarian and
Have High Praise For Soldiers Conduct Whose I
Acts Show Them to Be Brutality SAVAGE

Prussian butchery is as old as their
experience in warfare. All through
the ages the Prussians have been
noted for their savage-like deeds.
wellington was compelled to resort
to extreme methods to stop the army
Of Butcher from butchering the re-
treating French soldiers after their
defeat at Waterloo. Many atrocities
took place and it seems they have not
improved in the last hundred years.
German authors sing praise of the
humanitaria nism Of the Hun soldier.
Let's compare what they say with
German deeds. Here are a few Of
them:
Their Respect for Women.
I'VE see everywhere how our SOL
diers respect the sacred defenseless-
ness Of woman and child."-Prof. c..
Roethe, in 'Deutsche REDEEM in
schwerer Zeit."
AS they continued their advance,
the Germans collected about 400
men, women and children (some Of
the women with babies in their arms)
from Campenhout, Elewyt and Ma
lines, and drove them forward as a
screen, against the Belgian forces
holding the outer ring of the Ant
weep lines. "-Appendix to the Report
of the Bryce Committee.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-08-31
C|VEFUNDST0
BOARD WORKERS
War Bureau Approprlates $751;
600 To Assist Women to Es-
tab|iSh Board Houses.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2e.-The
United States housing corporation has
created a fund of $4,000 to assist
women in establishing boarding
houses in the District of Columbia as
a means of accommodating war work.
ers who are flowing into this city.
The money is part of the SO, 900, 900
appropriated by congress for housing
war workers in the district.
The $4,000 will be administered
by a committee on which will be rep
resentatives Of various government
agencies.
Loans will be made to women who
prove themselves qualified to oper-
ate a boarding house for the gov
ernment's emergency employees. The
committee will pass upon the rent to
be paid by the women for the houses
and: also upon the rent, which, in
turn lis to be charged the war work.
ers who live in them. It will pass
upon the suitability of all houses pro-
posed, and also sanction the business
arrangements involved in the opening
of the houses.
After houses and rents are approved
open letters of credit will, in worthy
cases., be extended. On these letters
boarding house keepers will be en-
abled to purchase furniture and
household equipment at prices to be
approved by the committee.
The United States housing corpora
ton wa sorganized under the laws of
the state of New York to build houses
Tor war workers under LEGISLATION
passed by congress. The articles of
incorporation provide for the issuance
or 1000 shares of stock without par
value. The stock is held. on behalf OF
the government by Secretary of La
Dor Wilson, who is credited with e9s
shares, and President Eidlitz and Sec.
rotary Box of the housing corporation
with one share each.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-08-31
Massacred the Wounded.

j. I'VE thank the German army that
1t has kept spotless the shield of hu-
naanity and chivalry.'-Prof. w.
Dahl, in "Deutsche Reden in schwer-
er Zeit."
"While a. number of wounded were
being attended to in a hospital at
Gomery, a patrol of the forty seventh
German infantry appeared and began
a general massacre of the wounded
and medical staff. The hospital, full
Of wounded, was deliberately set on
fire."-"Germany's Violation Of the
Laws of War."-Bland.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-08-31
GAINS BY STOVE VOLUNTEERS.

DETROIT, Mich, Aug 2s.-Offi-
GERS of the Stove Mounters' Interna-
tional Union report that local No. 81,
Cincinnati, Ohio, has secured wage
increases of 20 per cent on piece
prices and a day rate Ct 50 cents an
hour. In Atlanta, Ca, an increase of
l2k per cent has been secured and
increases at Piqua, Ohio are recorded.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-08-31
Looted Like Brigands.

1T is true that the breast of every
soldier swelled with a noble pride at
the thought that he was privileged
to wear the German uniform, which
history has made a garb Of honor
above all Others" der Deutsche
und dieser Kreig," by K. Engel-
brecht. ..
'Detached parties were to enter
the streets, but actually the battal-
ion marched in close order into the
town, to break into the first houses
and loot-no, of course, only to re-
quisition'-for wine and other things.
Like wild pack they broke loose,
each on their own; officers set a
good example by going on ahead. A
night in a barracks with many drunk
was the end Of this day which
aroused in me a contempt cannot
describe. ''-Extract from the Dairy
| of Castor Klein.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-08-31
Killed 100000 Natives.

I'VE take refuge in our quite Pc
culiar idealisn, and dream, alas
aloud! of our ideal mission for the
saving Of mankind" v. VOL
zogen. in "Gedanken zur Kreigs-
zeit."
The German secretary Of state for
the colonies has admitted that from
1908 to 1913 100000 natives have
been killed in expeditions against
them.