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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-14
473 PLANES
SENT DOWN IN
TWO MONTHS
Americans Claim Big Vic
tory Over Germans in
Destroying Airplanes.

With the American Army in
France, Tuesday, Nov. 12.-(By the
Associated Press)-In the period
from September IL to IL o'clock on
the morning Of November II, Amer
ican aviators claim they brought
down 473 German machines. OF this
number 353 already have been con-
firmed officially. Day bombing
groups from the time they began
operations, dropped a total of 1858
Kilograms of bombs within the Ger
man lines.
Bombing operations were begun in
August by the 96th squadron which.
in five flying days, dropped 18,080
kilograms of bombs. The first day
bombardment group began work in
September, the group including the
96th, the goth and 11th squadrons.
The 166th squadron joined the group
in November.
In twelve flying days in September
the bombers dropped 1886 kilo-
grams of bombs; in Is flying days in
October. 46,133 Kilograms and in four
flying days in November 1879 kilo-
grams.
Except for Sunday and one or two
other days the American aviators had
lunfavorable flying weather during the
week previous to the signing of the
armistice.
Many spectacular flights were
planned for II o'clock Monday and
just before that hour, but a heavy
mist on the entire front prevented all
but a few planes from venturing
| forth. ~
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-14
VETS STILL in
LEAD in MINNESOTA

St. Paul, Minn., Nov. 14.-Of-
ficial returns from 50 Of the Sc
counties on the statewide prohi-
biti0n amendment, announced to-
day by tho secretary of state
showed the wet forces were lead
ing by 1,17O votes. Unomcial re-
turns from the four missing
counties cut this lead to 757 votes.
Last night official and unofficial
tabulation showed the vets
ahead by TAT votes.
Prohibition leaders indicated
today that they probably will
contest the election on the ground
that a number of blank ballots
were Improperly credited against
the amendment, which requires
a majority vote of all state ball
lots cast. .@s,el1,,
The dry leaders asked the at
torney general for an opinion as
TO whether the ballots Of persons
who voted ON county issues only
. could be included in the total
state vote.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-14
Practical Training
Given Men In Camp

Duluth, MIMI, Nov. .14.-Soldiers
in training for the Army Signal Corps
at the University Of Minnesota are OBJ
tanning some practical experience in
building telephone lines under ad-
verse conditions in the area around
Duluth recently devastated by forest
fires, when telephone lines and other
property Of the Northwestern Tele-
phone Exchange company valued at
100000 were destroyed.
The loss Of large number of
skilled maintenance and construction
men from the telephone company who
have entered military service, has been
felt in this emergency, but army Of
ficials are cooperating with the tele-
phone people to aid in restoring COM
munication promptly and at the same
. time give the soldiers in training
some practical experience.
Army officials elsewhere are work.
ing with the telephone companies in
meeting emergency conditions. In
Nebraska a recent sleet storm broke
off over 500 poles on the trank-con-
tinental telephone line and detail Of
signal corps men from Ft. Omaha was
sent out to help restore service.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-14
EXAMINATIONS
OF YOUTHS MAY
BE. CANCELLED
Regulations Regarding the
Number of Aliens May
Be Annulled.
Changes to be Made in
Classification on Indus
trial Grounds.

Washington, Nov. 14.-New orders
further curtailing operation of the
national machinery Of draft boards
are to be issued soon by Provost Mar
shall General Crowder. Stoppage Of
all physical examinations in connec-
ton with the classification of 1S year
,old registrants is likely on the ground
that the results obtained will be of
little value in six months on account
Of the physical changes undergone
by many maturing youths.
There are also 100000 Greeks and
Italians and smaller numbers of 9TH
er Allied nationalities in the United
States now held In class five as
aliens whom draft treaties recently
negotiated make liable to reclassifi-
cation unless existing regulations are
annulled. Boards probably will be
relieved promptly of the necessity
for carrying out the law in this re-
snect.
District boards which consider ap-
peals and industrial exemptions have
only started their work on the 10 to
81 class though local boards are near
ly through with dependency classifi-
cations. Orders are being framed to
relieve them and the registrants af-
fected
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-14
U. S. COMMANDER
TAKEN PRISONER
BY AMERICANS
: A00'o-Ae0O1O - W.

With the American Army in
France. Tuesday. Nov. 12.-(By the
Associated Press) ITO be taken pris-
oner by American troops was the ex-
perience last Friday Of Brigadier Cen
eral Douglass Macarthur, a brigade
commander of the 42nd division. The
First and 42nd divisions were ad-
vancing rapidly that day toward Sc
dan and in the region of Autrecourt
the lines of the two divisions became
criss-
General Macarthur, who was at the
head of the advance Of his men, was
taken prisoner by soldiers of the First
division, who could not believe that
any Americans were ahead of them.
The situation was explained quickly
and General Macarthur released. He
then eood naturedly went about
Strengthening out the line and the
two divisions were soon fighting the
Germans with full vigor. The Incl
dent did not delay the advance and
by night each division had taken It's
detectives for the day.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-14
DEBT Limit
AMENDMENT
SEEMINGLY
HAS FAILED

Constitutional amendment pro-
posed by the Nonpartisan league So
cialists for the removal Of the state
debt limit has failed Of adoption on
the face Of returns available today.
The fact that between and per
cent of all the voters who participat-
ed in the general election last week
did not vote for either candidate for
governor has increased the total of
votes cast from approximately $4,000.
the vote for governor, to about Co.
900 TO $4,000, and will require that
the debt limit amendment as well as
the other amendments shall have be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 affirmative
votes, while the greatest possible to-
tai for such amendments as reveal
ed by returns from county auditors
Of all counties in the state is approM-
mately $4,000.
K In an effort to definitely determine
whether or not the amendments have
passed The Herald today made tele-
graphic inquiry of all county auditors
In the state for statement of the
total vote, cast as compared with the
vote cast for governor. Thirteen
counties that had responded up to 2
o'clock showed a: total vote cast OF
sl,es2, while the same counties re;
.NQrted :. that only 29.5Q9 voters had
marked their ballots for a. candidate
for governor.
The Nonpartisan league official or.
gan in Fargo claims only about 200
over the majority of the vote cast for
governor and in view Of the fact that
the actual total vote is approximately
5000 greater than the vote for gov
ernor indicates, precludes to large
extent the possibility that the debt
removal amendment has been adopt
al Without tho doht arnond M "A
ceed with their policy of state So.
cialism despite the fate Of the other
am endmentS '-,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-14
Germans Committing
Acts Contrary To The
Terms OF Armistice

london, Nov. IA, (2:14 p. ny.
German soldiers are committing
acts Of violence against inhabit-
ants and are destroying and pill
laying contrary to the terms OF
the armistice, according to q
French official wireless message
received here today.
The message which is from the
Allied high command to the Ger.
man high command, says that the
Allied command expects the Ger
man command to take measures
to stop the violations. II the acts
increase, it is added, the Allied
command will take steps to end
them.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-14
HOOVER Will,
DIRECT WORK
OF FEEDING
TORN EUROPE
American Food Adrninistra
tor Will Leave This
Country Very Soon.

. -
: Washington, Nov. 14.-Food Ad-
ministrator Hoover will sail for
Europe on the White Star Liner
Olympic probably on Saturday, 1t was
learned at the food administration to-
day.. He goes at President Wilson'S
request to direct the work Of feeding
the starving populations of war torn
Europe.
Owing to the lifting Of the naval
censorship this is the first time since
the war started that the name Of .
ship on which American or other off,
cials sailed or planned to sail for
Europe has been permitted to be pub
lished. On the same ship also, it is
understood, will be DIR. Masaryk
president Of the Czecho-S -Slovak;repub-
lie. who is returning to his liberated
COuntry -"'
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-14
OBJECTIONS ARE
RAISED Ant THE
FIRST MEETING
Statement Issued by Ger
man Representatives is /
Published. "A
Time Fixed for Evacuation
Meant Hardships, They
Declare.

Paris, Tuesday, Nov. 12.-A
declaration sent to the Frenct
government early this week BY
the German plenipotentiaries whd
went to Marshal Foch's head
quarters to sign the armistice be-
tween the Allies and Germany,
has been published here. It pro-
tests against some features of the
terms agreed to by the Germans
and to which they objected verb
ally at their first meeting with
Marshal Foch. The declaration
reads:
''The German government will
naturally make every effort to
aid in the carrying out of the OBJ
legations imposed upon it. Its
plenipotentiaries recognize that
on certain points conciliatory
spirit has been shown toward
their suggestions. They can, con-
sequently, consider the observa-
tions which they submitted on
November 9, referring to condi-
tions of the armistice and the re-
ply they received on November
10, as forming an integral part of
the complete convention.
"They cannot, however, permit
any doubt to exist on the fact
that the shortness of the delay
fixed for evacuation and the
handing over of indispensable
means of transport, threatens to
provoke a state of affairs which
without the German government
and people being at fault, may
render the execution of the con-
ditions of the arrnistice impossi-
Bile. The plenipotentiaries further
consider it their duty referring to
their reiterated verbal and writ
ten declarations, to state once
more with the utmost energy that
the execution of this convention
must throw the German people
into anarchy and famine.
"After the public manifesto
tions which preceded the laying
down of the arrnistice, conditions
might have been expected which.
while giving our adversaries full
military security, would have put
an end to the sufferings of nom
combatant women and children.
The German people, which for
fifty months has held out against
world of enemies, will maintain
its liberty and unity despite every
violence"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-14
Telcgraphic Briefs

Officials estimate the
total casualties of the American ex-
peditionary forces will not exceed
100000.
Washington-Regul requiring
wheat substitutes were cancelled by
the food administration.
New York-The knights of
Columbus have sent 100000 tops to
France where American soldiers have
revived the boyhood game Of "spin-
ming the top"
New York--All the synods Of three
great Lutheran Organizations, except
the Augustana Synod of Illinois, voted
to merge under the name Of the Unit
ed Lutheran Church in America.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-14
American Meat Trust 'Ras
Severely Criticized
By British Officials

London. Nov. 14.-In discussion
in the house Of commons concerning
the food question and control Of tho
meat supply the American meat trust
was criticized severely.
Major Waldorf Astor, parliament
tary secretary to the food ministry
said that the trust controlled more
than fifty per cent Of the available
and importable meat supplies which
ever. he added, the interallied food
council set up by the food controller
and which would buy in the worlds
markets. was going to be stronger
than the trust. 1t would be able to
dictate to the trust. If necessary. and
would be able to fix reasonable prices
for Consumers,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-14
Lincoln's Address
To Be Read In All
Schools November l9

Washington. Nov. 14:-Commission-
er P. p. Claxton Of the Bureau of
Education has suggested to President
Wilson that since the war which the
United States entered to uphold de-
mocracy has just ended with victory
for freedom, it will be particularly
fitting to have Ltncoln's Gettysburg
address read in all public schools
Tuesday, November 19, the 55th an
niversary of the decisive battle Of the
Civil war.
Mr.. Claxton asked also that at the
same time President Wilson's address
to congress November II, announcing
the signing Of the armistice with
Germany be read Y
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-14
HOOVER TELLS SENATE OF THE
WORK NECESSARY TO FEED THE
STARVING EUROPEAN PEOPLE


nece Es5 s<s y
months before anal
solution food problems abroad
told senator's with world
nata
ira to ~ s14Ss
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-14
VIOLATORS OF FOOD
RULES PENALIZED

Bozeman, Mont, Nov. 14.-Penal-
ties were inflicted by the food ad-
ministration this week upon two re-
tail dealers of Billings. H. Meister
will~be allowed to sell no more sugar
until January 1, because he made in
correct statements.
The M. M. Grocery company, for
making sales of sugar without the
necessary certificates, was ordered to
sell no more sugar until further no.
tice from the food administration.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-14
NelU Orders To Be
Issued To Draft
Boards By Cr0Wde1'
Demonstrations In
Copenhagen Result
In Number OF Riots

Copenhagen, Nov. 13.-(Wed-
nesday)-(By the Associated
Press)-A demonstration by the
Syndicahsts here against the Inn
prisonment of some OF their part
isans today resulted in rioting.
Some street cars were wrecked
and at places the tracks were
torn up.
shopkeeperls in some districts
were compelled to close.
The leaders had called o gem
eral strike, but q number Of the
trades in Copenhagen and the
provinces continued working. A
strike of firemen however, stop.
ped shipping.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-14
FRENCH CABINET
WILL HOLD AN
IMPORTANT MEET

Paris, Nov. 14.-The French cabi-
net will hold an extraordinary meet
ing today, the Matin announces, to
consider important military and ad-
ministrative questions concerning AL
SAGE and Lorraine. -..
The government intends to appoint
two governors with headquarters at
Metz and Strassburg as soon as the
Allies occupy the two provinces.
Three missions made up of of1icials
speaking German and the tAlsatian
patois, it is added. will be entrusted
with arranging administrative ques-
tions. Their headquarters will be in
Metz, Strassburg and Colmar.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-14
COMPLAINT WILL
BE SENT TO THE
ENTENTE POWERS

Basel. Switzerland, Nov. 12 (Tues-
day.)-Declaring that the new demo-
cratic state of Bavaria is not respon-
stble for the faults Of the old regime
sent from Munich to the new federal
government of Germany, asking that
complaint over the conditions Of the
armistice be sent to the Entente
powers. It is said that the terms
agreed to by Germany in stopping
hostilities are of such a nature as to
prevent rapid re-establishment Of or
der in Ravaria
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-14
Queen OF Holland
Extends Hospitality
To Former Emperor

Copenhagen, Wednesday. Nov. 13.-
Queen wilhelmina of Holland, ac-
cording to the Frankfort Gazette,
wished to extend hospitality to the
former German emperor while he re-
mained in Holland. However, the
newspaper adds, as Holland itself
fears the coming days, it was found
desirable that William Hozenzollern
should live as private individual. =.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-14
AMERICAN AVIATOR NARROWLY
MISSES DEATH WHEN MACHINE
IS ROCKED BY BLAST, OF GUN


American
recently ESCAPED desth that actually
by
Of
Norfok Va
st 70 dsep
Tilted and o and In sighting his plane
Looking
heavy dschsrss
~.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-14
1882 PRISONERS RELEASED.

Paris, Wednesday, Nov. 13.-(By
The Associated Press )-More than
2,532 American prisoners in German
camps were released Immediately by
the signing of the German armistice.
according to the latest figures prepar-
Switzerland.
This number includes all the Amer
leans captured to November 1. 1t is
estimated that only few hundred
more Americans were captured after
that date.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-14
THREE TURKISH
OFFICIALS LEAVE
CONSTANTINOPLE

Paris, Nov. 14.-Turks residing
in Switzerland are informed that
Talaat Pasha, former grand
vizier and minister Of finance;
Enver Pasha, former minister of
war and Djemal Pasha, former
minister of marine, have fed
from Constantinople. They are
accused of embezzlement and
other crimes, according to ad-
vices received here.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-14
Pan-American Labor {
Conference Ha. Been !
Organized In Texas

Laredo, Tex. Nov. 1.-THE Pan
American labor conference was or
ganized here today, the first definite
step toward the establishment Of in
dustrial solidarity throughout the
western hemisphere. 55-FTss5s,ss
= Preliminary meetings held yester-
day pointed out to the delegates who
represent the United States, Mexico
and some of the Central and South
American countries, the vital part the
army Of labor is to play in the re-
establishment of peaceful prosperity
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-14
PROPERTY OF THE
PRUSSIAN CROWN
TO BE CONFISCATED

London, Nov. IA. The prop
erty of the Prussian crown will
be conflscated, according to a
German wireless message re-
ccived here today.
According to proclamation
issued by the new Prussian gov
ernment, the entailed property Of
the Prussian crown will ba placed
under the administration of the
ministry of finance. Property
which is not entailed but which is
personal to the former king and
his family will not be affected.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-14
SCHEIDEN[ANN TO
HEAD GERMANS:
AT CONFERENCE

Paris, Wednesday, Nov. 13.-
Phillip Scheidemann. German ma
jority socialistic leader. probably will
head the German delegates to the
peace conference, according to a
Zurich dispatch to Information. In
diplomatic circles in Zurich it Is not
believed that the German delegates
can be nominated before the end Of
the week.
1t is pointed out there that it will
be difficult to make up a common
delegation now that Germany has two
score of republics apparently without
relation between themselves.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-14
Chicago Preparing
To Find Employment
For Returned Troops

Chicago, Nov. 14.-with the pur-
pose of providing employment for
every soldier returning from the war,
chairmen of the Sc exemption boards
in Chicago met today to discuss plans.
A check of the various industries was
outlined and it will be determined
how many Of the men in uniform can
drop back into their old places when
Rehabilitation comes.
Chicago is prepared to launch a
series of improvements that will cost
in the aggregate $60,000,000 and will
provide employment for $4,000 men.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-14
RAIN STOPS HARVEs11NG.

Dallas, Tex, Nov. Y 14.-.Continued
rain has hindered harvesting In the
rice belt Of Texas and virtually every
rice mill has been ordered to close
down. This was announced by the
rico division OF the United States
Southern Rice Growers association.
Movement from the fields hiss been
limited during the past month. Labor
conditions contribute only partly to
tho poor movement.
The previous harvest of rice In
Texas. Louisiana and Arkansas | was
large. the government report indi-
eating record crop. s5l, h
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-14
Plet1ipOtenharieS
Protested Against
Some Of the Terms
Treasury Officials
Urge That Taxes Be Not
Reduced For Present

Washington, Nov. 14.-Uncer.
tainty Of future government ex-
penditures and Of policies for
curtailment of war production
makes it advisable, in the opin-
ion of treasury officials, that the
taxes under the pending revenue
bill be not reduced materially be-
low the $6,250, ,OOO, 900 carried by
the measure as drafted in the
Eenafn
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-14
REVOLUTIONS SPREADING.

Basel Wednesday, Nov. 13.-The
revolutionary movement is spreading
strongly in east Prussia. A semi-ofh-
cial dispatch from Berlin reports that
Koenigsberg, Allenstein, Insterberg,
Gumbinnen and Loetzen are in the
hands Of the revolutionists. Governor
Won Batocki. Of Posen, former Ger
man food minister, has put himself at
the disposal of the revolutionists.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-14
AUSTRIA WANTS
TURKS TO CARE
FOR AUSTRIANS

Washington, Nov. 14.-Austria has
asked President Wilson to! use his
good offices with the Allies to secure
a modification Of the Turkish armi-
stice terms so as to permit several
thousand former Austro-Hungarian
subjects now in Ottoman territory to
remain, there instead of returning
home to add to already serious food
problems
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-14
Germans In The
Verdun Region Are
Going North Rapidly

With the American Army in France,
Nov. IA, (1:30 p. m.)-(By The AS
sociated Press.)-The Germans OPP
posite the first American army north
and northeast Of Verdun are report
ed to be moving northward rapidly.
Preparations begun by the enemy
several DAYS ago to withdraw in force,
now are becoming effective. Great
railroad activity is reported at Metz
and other railroad d,junctions
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-14
Volunteer Censorship
Requests Withdrawn

Washington, Nov. 14.-withdrawal
Of all volunteer censorship requests
under which American publishers
have been working since the United
States went to war, was announced
today by George Creel, chairman of
the committee ,on public Information
9fter conferences with Secretaries
BAKER and Daniels. 81 ~. =
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-14
NOTED ATHLETE DEAD.

Brainerd, Mimi, Nov. 14.-Dr. Cliff
ford F. Morell, a noted University Of
Minnesota athlete, died here today Of
pneumonia Morell played center on
the Minnesota elevens in 1910 and
1911 and also was a baseball star
Last June he was married to Miss
Helen Dohner Of Oshkosh, Wis. :
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-14
INVALID SEES LAST
PARADE ON STRETCHER

Great Lakes, ILL.,, Nov. 14.-Hear-
Ing that yesterdays review at the
Great. Lakes naval training station
would be the last, Mrs. S. c. Petit
grew Of Kenosha, Wis, who has been
an invalid for twelve years, determ-
ined to see the parade. Her husband
provided stretcher equipped with
wheels and, placing her in a baggage
car, transported her to Great Lakes.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-14
CANADIAN CASUALTIES.

Ottawa, Nov. 1.-THE following
names of Americans appear in todays
overseas casualty list
Presumed to have died: J. Rich-
mond. Sturgeon Bay. Wis.
Wounded: F. Morrissey, Alpine.
Mich; e. Longtime, Harvey, Mich.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-14
DANES DEMAND
. SETTLEMENT OF THE
SCHLESWIG QUESTION

copenhagen. Nov. 14:INorth Ilsh h
an appeal signed by 302 Danish asso-
Citations demanding that Germany at
the peace negotiations settle the north
Schleswig question on the basis of the
right of self determination by all peo-
NIL