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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-22
THR0NC HEARS
BAND CONCERT
Riverside Park Crowded at
Presentation of Sunday
Program.

The largest summer concert crowd
of the year appeared at Riverside
park yesterday afternoon when the
municipal band, led by E. A. Moses,
director, presented an unusually In
%teresting program, opening with
America" and the stirring march.
Liberty Lads" The selection from
'Tannhauser" which had been picked
for this concert. was so we'll played
that vigorous applause rewarded the
players time and again, and Rubin
STEMS famous MELODY in F was
given in such a way as to remind the
audience of the accomplishments OF
far older musical organizations n
the local band.
1t is difficult to say which vas the
more popular, the fragments OF
Grieg's Peer Gynt suite or Verdfs
"Anvil chorus from I'll Trovat9re.'
Each Of these selections was given
with consummate skill and deeply ap-
solo. Faure's palms. played by Di-
rector Moses. gave the audience a
much desired opportunity to applaud
the band leader for his own musical
achievement. The rest of the pro-
gram, played by the band. namely,
Luigini's Ballet Egyptienne," Full
toms "Battleship Connecticut and
various popular airs. pleased the large
crowd immensely as did also a couple
of songs given by Howard DeLong.
1.-The Star-spangled Banner'Swas the
final number Of the attractive pro-
On the way to and from the park
the band members played a number
of selections which undoubtedly did
much by way of further advertising
the fact that a concert was to be held.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-22
PLANS ARE COMPLETED.
Service Flag Dedication to BE
Memorable Demonstration.


According to reports from the sew
eral committees In charge Of the dedi-
cation services for the Grand Forks
county service flag, the dedication Of
the flag is expected to be the biggest
patriotic demonstration ever held in
the state.
A flag has been ordered. with space
to accommodate 1000 stars, and it
will arrive in Grand Forks not later
than July 80.
Every band in the county has ac-
copied an invitation to take part in
the program.
The exercises will be held in one of
the city parks instead of the court
house grounds as was first decided, as
better arrangements could be made
for seating the crowd and the con-
struction of musicians and. speakers
platforms.
A speaker Of national reputation
has been secured to deliver the prin-
cipal Grafton Of the day. Another in
teresting feature of the program will
be singing by members of the. choirs
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-22

the land Of John Fox and his stories.
a fourth comes from Montana, a fifth
from Texas and so on. There are $50
in our conference and with the excep-
ton Of one or two, they are all the
finest kind of men.
Meets Boyhood Friend.
One of the most interesting things
that l nave come upon happened the
other day. I heard a voice among the
throng hat stirred a chord in the back
corner of my memory that hadn't VIZ
brated for years. l chased the voice
to the man and found one of my boy
hood schoolmates,, who was born with
in two miles of my home in Maine. I
hadn't seer him for Is years but spot
ted him on the instant. He is a Con-
gregational minister somewhere in
Connecticut. We are going to have a
regular "gab-fest'' tomorrow. 1t may
interest you to know that I have been
appointed musical director and that I
am learning ragtime to e the band.
1 can just see the look of almost any
emotion on the faces of my pupils
who know my feelings in regard to
that kind of music but they say it
will help the boys owe there and that
is all l care about now. We are here
to serve the boys in the way that will
serve them best, M they are not go
ing to be interested in Celeste Aida"
no matter how we'll / sing it at home.
There is another word about the fell
lowship that stirs me to the heart. I
have been away from home but a day
more than a week, and every one halls
me with a ringing Hello Jim Mason"
while l answer Bill Of TON" or
Joe" or whatever the proper handle
may happen to be at the time. (You
know tina | left off the first mart of
my name when 4 became a voice
teacher for euphonious r%easons).
One other thing, DIR. Gaines was
speaking of service and, told me
that he had a bank president as an
office boy!
Yours very truly,
Jim" Mason.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-22
BLACK MADE AN ALTERNATE.

Washington. July 22.-William Her.
man Black, former assistant district
attorney of New York, has beer
chosen by Frank r. Walsh as his
alternate IN the national wal labor
BOARD.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-22

It's dificult t convince 4 man that
his wife doesn't love him in the same
old way as long as she continues to
go through his pockets. 81
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-22

OF the SEVERAL churches throughout
the county.
Arrangements will be made to ac-
cornmodate from 5000 to 10000 per-
sons.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-30
His Bureau Expended in a Single Year Half a Bil- lion on Equipment
 of Guns.
MANUFACTURERS HELP
Tells How Some of the Dif- fiCuIt Problems Were Overcome by the,
 Government.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28. - Some idea of tho great work confronting the navy when the United States entered the war is set forth in the annual report of Rear Admiral Earle, chief of ordnance To this bureau alone fell the task of expending dur ing q single year more than half a billion dollars for guns and equip ment.
 In discussing seemingly impossible problems, Admiral Earle disclosed that the navy was called upon not only to arm all American war craft, auxiliaries and the merchant fleet, but to provide armament for Brit isb, French, Italian, Belgian and Russian shipping. Guns of 3 to , inch caliber were at premium and the demand for them was ten times greater than the existing ca. pacity for manufacture. A total of 927 craft of all kinds. not in the regular navy, were armed between July 1, 1917 and July I, 1918
 Gun mounts formed separate knotty problem. The facilities ere ated for their manufacture met all urgent needs. The Linderman Steel and Machine company of Muskegan Mich, the report stated, delivered 36O mounts for 4-inch guns 2S days
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-30
FORMER NEWSPAPER MAN
 MEETS SERIOUS ACCIDENT
(Valdez Miner)

Word was received on the last boat that Elliott Stewart formerly manager and proprietor of the Pros pector and Miner had met with a serious accident at Burke, South Da- kota, where he has been living since his departure from Valdez, nearly two years ago. Mr Stewart was en- gagged in. unloading lumber from a car and was on a staging about 12 feet from the ground He became oyerbalanced and jumped to the con crete floor of the building fracturing both ankles and breaking the bones in his feet. An x-ray was taken of the injuries, showing the bones had been badly crushed He is confined to the hospital and late advices state that he will not be out for nearly a year.
 MT. Stewart is well known in both Seward and Valdez, having been in the newspaper business in both plac es since 1903 or 1904. He has a great number of friends in both places who greatly sympathize with him
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-30

old boy from Juneau, Alaska, was the hero of the returning troops. He was in command of a twoman tank which was struck by German high-explosive shell and blown to pieces during the Argonne drive on September 26. Young Vestal sur vived. He is also credited with res cuing a young officer and saving his life.
 'The men were met by the Red Cross eanteen workers directed by Mrs. Wallace Alexander and fed in the new canteen at the Oakland Mole When they reached San Fran cisco they were received by Mayor James Rolph and Supervisor Ralph McLaren. Crowds gathered and they were given a warm and spontaneous welcome by commuters returning across the boy.
 Lieut. A. M Shafter of Cleveland, Ohio, was in charge of the men"
 Corporal Vestal, in writing to his mother directly after his arrival al tHc HOSplLdl lTOIn odH TdtClStD, odyS his trip across the continent from New York was delightful
 "At every stop the train made dur ing our trip we were met by Red Cross canteen workers, who gave us cigarettes, tobacco, fruit, candy and other goodies. The Red Cross are sure all right. The Y. M. c. A., however, are no good and every sin gle soldier returning from overseas says the same thing.
 They have taken our clothes away from us again and we sit around in the hospital with bath robes on. I do not know just when will get my discharge. but sure hope to be with you soon. I expect to be moved from here before long probably further North and will get my discharge from there. Give ali my friends my be9t regards and tel them I will be glad to get back in Juneau"
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-30
LANE ASSERTS MUST EDUCATE
 ALL FOREIGNERS
Says There Can Be No National Ideal or Unity Unless They Are
 Educated.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec 3O.- Secretary Franklin K. Lane in his annual report to Congress emphasiz- es the need of providing fuller edu- cation through the public schools, particularly of the foreign-born. He says
 Our war experience has taught us, among many things, the value of strong National spirit, the vital importance of National ideals, the impotence of ignorance, the depend ence of this modern world upon skilled men and organizing ability, the need for the possibilities that lie in the extension of cooperative effort of all kinds.
 There can be neither National un- ty in ideals or in purpose unless there is some common method of communication through which may he conveyed the thought of the Ma. tion. All Americans must be taught to read and write and think in one language; this is a primary condi- ton to that growth which all Na- tions expect of us and which we de- mand of ourselves"
 The educational problem stands beyond the State to the Federal Gov ernment, MT. Lane said, adding that if the Federal Government would make the same kind of an offer to the States for the education of their illiterates that it makes for the con struction of roads, fin five years there would be few if any, who could not read and write in this country"
 In concluding his report on the subject of education, MT. Lane said:
 q should like to see the day when every child learned a trade while at school, trained his mind and his hand together, lifted labor into art by the application of thought"
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-30
EIGHT WOMEN TO HAVE CHARGE OF
 PUBLIC SCHOOLS

SANTA FI, N. M., Dec. 28--Eig,.t women will have charge of public schools in eight counties in New Mexico after January as superin. tendants of public instruction.
 The women superintendents weTa elected at the State election held N~ vember 5, a few of them to holl public office for the first time. Otl CTS were reelected, or will serva second term having been appointed for their first terms. Several d, feated men candidates in the cleo tiOn.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-30

ahead of schedule and established record for other manufacturers. | Only brief reference was made to two of the most striking accom- plishments of the bureau, the de- signing, building and shipping of the 14-inch rifles on railway mounts which effectually hammered the German rear positions in the clos ing weeks of the war, and the de- velopment of a tractor mount for rifles up to Finch caliber from which the guns could be fired. This latter achievement, never attained by the Allied armies, the report said, was hailed in France with even greater satisfaction than was the arrival of the first of the 14-inch monsters comprising the naval bat teries
 Failure to obtain a sufficient sup ply of depth bombs used by Ameri- can destroyers, hampered efficient operations against enemy subma- rines By strenuous efforts. how ever, the shortage was overcome and before war ended, American de- stroyers were using depth bombs freely, and this the report said, aided in curbing German subma- rinc operations in the closing months of the war.
 The fire control equipment used ,n American war craft is on par with that in any navy, Admiral Earle said, and range finding and sighting devices of the fleet have Jeen greatly improved.
 "The efficiency of our gunnery assisted by these new instruments, le added, should find our ships in he next sea battle at least equal ' Il gunnery to any enemy" The first of the 16inch, 50-cali- Der main battery rifles for new dreadnaughts has been tried out, with a success that exceeded expec tations, fixing this monster of naval warfare as "an exceptionally splen did piece of ordnance" Another new naval weapon, an S-inch bomb
 throwing howitzer is being deliv cred to destroyers or larger craft.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-30
Tides Tomorrow

Phone it to The Empire. No. 374.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-30

mass of flames. A piece of the shell tore through the stomach of the driver He collapsed as though he had been broken in two. But he wasn't dead. I talked to him and pulled and dragged him free from the wrenched and twisted steel
 Flames Lick Faces Tt was a horrible thing to do Everey pull I gave sent agony cleal through him. The flames were reach ing out and licking our faces. The l German shells were dropping evNry where. We were almost at a big hole gouged in the earth. Poor pal I got him out at last. I was covered with his blood If he'd only lost consciousness it would have been easy enough.
 But he kept talking to me and telling me to let him die. I couldn't leave him without giving him 8 chance. At last we got to the hole It was no use. I guess it was about ten minutes before he died, but il seemed like ten days to me. I lost all sense of time.
 Machine gun bullets were pepper ing all about us-the pal that was dead and me lying there wondering which way to crawl to get back to our men. I'd just started out wher three of the bullets struck me. ] hopped and crawled and ran and ] got to the first aid station some how
 Sense of Values
 CT figured that we cost the Gov ernment $1S.000- ,O00 for tho death of my pal and $S,OOO for the Baby Tank
 "A peculiar sense of values but f is eloquent of the freedom witt which American boys have given"
 Another San Francisco paper has the following to say regarding Young Vestal:
 Three officers and fifty-one pri yates wounded in Franco returned from Overseas and reached the Let terman Hospital here yesterday The officers were Captain George M Fouratt of the Medical Supply De partment, Lieut.. C. Chesney of Seat tie and Capt. H. Robinson of Berk eley.
 Corporal LeRoy Vestal, a 16-year
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-30
Life-Size Photo of LeRoy vestaI Appears in the Leading San Fran
 cisco Papers.
SPECIALLY INTERVIEWED
He Was in the Thick of the Fighting in Argonne For est and Gives Some
 of the Details.

OdH EIduCIoCO PdPSlo oi " PN"- ing life-sized half-tones of LeRoy Yes tai, the son of Mrs. Ray c. Day, of Juneau, and featuring him and his experiences of the war. The fact that he was the youngest enlisted man in the Army is also played up. The following is from a special staff writer on the San Francisco Call:
 (By Elenore Meherin
 ''In the victory wreath offered to Liberty by Americas million and 2 half doughboys there are no brighter leaves than from those snatched from the Argonne forest-snatched at the cost of pain and sacrifices and often enough of the price of life iteslf. Like thesepies of primitive warriors, the terrible simplicity of the tales battle gronnd strike the imagination with the splendor of their almost su- pernatural achievement.
 -Four of the boys who helped in the mighty crisis that ended only when the Germans had turned from an army of fighters to legion of fugitives are at the Letterman Hos pital today with the latest detach- ment of wounded men from France.
 Wounds and Memories
 Legs are gone and arms hacked off and shrapnel wounds tunnel their flesh. Behind them are tragic mem ories of comrades, ripped through with shrapnel, calling vainly for help; of skies blazing with shell fire; of shattered tree trunks hurtling up through the air; of reeking trenches half filled with stagnant water. Be- fore them are days of suffering and discomfort Yet in every account is an indifference 7-A quietness that might mark tn ital of a com monplace iaunt ordinary coun- try resort.
 Boys that he years between them and the Aaf are in the num- Der of Argonne ne. es. Corporal Le- Roy Vestal, perhaps the youngest boy to have fought in the American ranks, was but 15 when he left Ju- neau, Alaska, for service in France. He was 16 when he volunteered for the tank service, and early in Sep tember was placed in charge of Baby Tank" in the St. Mihiel sec tor at the start of the big American drive.
 :. T came through that with no wound but a broken nose. l felt so lucky I thought I had charmed life. The second ride in my little touring car wasn't so gay. It was through the Argonne Forest in the thick of the fighting of September Beth
 Baby Tanks Advance
 With Vestal was but one other soldier, the driver of the tank. Two of the baby tanks advance at the one time. clearing the way for the in- fantry.
 "'We had ploughed our way through one town and were just ap. preaching the second when I heard a terrific explosion. I knew that it had hit the other tank and that the German fire would be concentrated on us.
 "'We were already within the Ger man lines. Our own men were 500 yards behind us. Then came a clang that might have split the earth in two. It was German v and 1t struck with a shocking force against our engine. We only carry nine lit CTS of gas so you can imagine what a pretty flare-up we made.
 Tn five seconds our tank was al
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-30

w. Hallock, commander ot the ma rine division of the Police Depart ment The Patrol met vessels down the bay and escorted them to their piers to an accompaniment of whls- tie blowing by the craft in the bay and river A large proportion Of the arrivals were men who had been wounded in battle.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-30
Headquarters Tor Ladysmith coal Juneau Transf. Co.,. phone 48.

We close all day New Years Day. Goldstein's Emporium.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-30

The Port of New York. which in the last several months has been the tAeatre for the beginnings in events of tremendous importance staged an affair of ending and received five army transports and one army hospital ship, bringing home approximately 7,S00 victorious American soldiers. Quite oblivious of the unpleasant weather, in which rain, sleet and some snow were features, the harbor particularly, aud the city also, made it gala day. the sirens being busy from early morning until evening announcing tn, arrival of new contingents. The accustomed programmes of welcom- Ing were carried out by the Mayors Committee on board the police boat Putrol. The party on board in- clrded Grover A. Whalen. tbe May or's secretary, who represented the Mayor; Colonel E. Wood, represent Ing RoGman Wanamaker, chairman of the committee; Inspector John F. Dwyei and Acting Captain James
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-30
GERMANS WANT TO
 BE U. s. CITIZENS

HONOLULU, T. H. Dec. ,. (By fail--Since the signing of the rmistice fourteen German subjects residing in the territory have ap- piled for American citizenship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-10

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The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-11-02
PREVENT A FIRE TO-DAY

Since time immemOrial fire has been
the thing most feared and held in awe
by man Today is fire prevention day.
In our complexed civilization methods
of fire prevention are so elaborate that
millions are spent daily to keep down
this destructive element. All of us
are familiar with fire insurance and
of the difference in rates according to
the susceptibility of property to fire.
Frame buildings take a higher rate
than brick or stone and shingle roofs
are more expensive to insure than
are slate, tile or composition.
At this time of year when we are
getting ready for winter, fire is one
of the foremost thoughts in our minds.
Il is at this time that fires are most
prevalent and they continue en- through
the winter many of them due TO over
sights that simple method of preven-
ton would eliminate.
Defective fiues are the most common
causes of fire. The fire department
will furnish a man to inspect chin
neys any time upon request. Many
times faulty masonry in the flue is
the cause of fire. A chimney's top
should always be on level or high
er than the highest part of the roof.
ClOgging of the chimney with SCOT
is another common cause of fire. This
SCOT can easily be eliminated by burn
ing zinc fruit jar lids in the stove. In
Olden times, and it is not uncommon
today, for people to hire the chimney
sweep, but zinc burned in the stove
does as well for the average chimney.
This is the time of year that back
yards are cleaned up and weeds, veg
etable stocks. and leaves are burned
Care should be taken to burn all trash
in containers made for that purpose
Many people forget also to see that the
leaves which collect on the roofs in
guttering and troughs are removed.
These leaves are finder to any wan
dering spark.
Containers should be used for ashes.
They should not be piled against a
shed or allowed to remian where
the winds will scatter them.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-11-02
FOR THE SAKE OF COMPANY F

1t is futile TO attempt to comfort the
COlumbians who have just heard of the
death or injury of their sons and
brothers in Company F.
For outsiders to talk of the service
these Boone County boys have rem
dered to their country and their flag
may seem heartless at this time to
those who bear the burden of grief
alone.
Yet in a real way it may be said
that the news brings the community
up against the dark side of war with
a jolt Probably more than any other
fact since the war started, has the
news revealed war to many Colum-
bians. not as a matter of sugarless
coffee, cornbread. and Liberty Bonds.
but as a matter of suffering. manning
and even death.
Those of us who have not felt the
direct touch of war as these Columbia
families have. would be less than men
and women if we did not at this time
feel a renewed determination that the
war must be settled right, so that it
may be settled permanently; and if
we did not strengthen our intention
that this Nation must lead in making
an honest and courageous effort for
future international peace.