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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-18
STUDENT AVIATOR
DIES AS A RESULT
OF HIS INJURIES

Miami, Fla. March lS.-Francis
Elliott Langdon of Boston.s3a student
observer at the naval aeronautic sta
ton. died early today OF injuries sus-
tained Saturday when his seaplane
fell into Biscayne bay
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-18
GERMANY TO SELL
PROPERTY OF u. S.
PEOPLE IN COUNTRY

London, March 18.-T1lc Span
isll and Swiss ambassadors at Bcr-
lin have been directed by the Ger
man foreign office to notify the
American government that Ger
many will proceed with measures
against American property In
Germany in the s1mc proportion
that action Is taken against Ger.
man property in the United States.
Reuters Amsterdam correspondent
reports. u
Hitherto it is stated in the Ber-
lin advices announcing this action
the. German government has re.
strictel itself to- measures "abso.
lutcly necessary to prevent enemy
property in Germany being taken
out Of Germany during tho war
and thereby possibly bcncfiting
Gcrmany's enemies"
Washington. March 1S.-Thcre
Is u hundred times as much Ger
man property in tho United States
as there Is American property in
Germany. according to estimates
presented recently to az senate
alien property custodian.
Tho greater part Of American
property in Germany IL represent
Cd in standard OIL company in
tcrcsts. The German law now cn-
ablcs the German, government to
do with American property exactly
what congress now Is asked to do
with German property IN America.
The senate has already passed leg
fslatiOn authorizing the alien en-
envy property custodian to sell the
property holdings Of great German
organizations I'm the United States.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-18
THE WEATHER.

North Dakota-Partly cloudy
tonight and Tuesday; cooler
Tuesday.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-18
ARTILLERY Aoi~

Rome, March 1S.-Increased art;l-
lery activity along some sectors Of
the mountain front and along the
Piave is reported in today's war Of
flee statement. Austrian raiding de-
tachments along the lower part of the
Piave line were driven of.
Five hostile airplanes were brought
down.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-18

Enthusiastically cloudy to-
night and Tuesday; warmer in
south portion tonight.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-18
Important Telephone Wires
Cut Few Hours Before
Signal Light is Seen.
MUCH INFORMATION
GAINED BY SAMMIES
Enemy Tries to Isolate the
American Position With
Shell Fire without Result

With the American Army in
France, Sunday, March 17.-(By
the Associated Press.)-Ameri-
can intelligence officers report
evidence leading to the con-
c]usion that possibly spy may
be at work within the American
lines northwest of Toul. Early
this morning an American sentry
saw flashes of signal light from
window facing in the direction
Of the enemy lines. He fired
through the window and dashed
into the house. but. failed to find
anyone.
Four hours earlier important
telephone wires within the Amcri-
can lines were found to have been
cut.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-18

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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-09
Political EXPENSES

Does it pay to go into politics? New light on the
problem is shed by John Wilson OF Atlanta, Ca, a
a result Of his primary campaign for county com
missioner His camyagn ex ense statement includes the
following terms:
Lost I,349 hours sleep thinking about the
election.
Lost front teeth and a whole o
in a personal encounter with an opponent
Donated beef four shoats and five sheep
10 a county barbecue.
Gave away pairs Of suspenders four
calico dresses, s. in cash and - baby rattles
Kissed 126 babies
Kinded IA kitchen fires
Put four stoves
Walked 4,076 miles.
Shook hands with 9.5Os people.
Told 101O1 lies and talked enough to make
print 1000 volumes Attended 16 revival
meetings and was baptised four different times
by immersion and twice some other way Con
tributed $50 to foreign missions.
Got dog-bit 80 times
And after all that John was defeated Don't b
hasty. though. answering question aslSe
above You may wrong John insists that it wa
worth every dollar, every step. every babykss, ever
dog bite and all the rest. because he man
people he liked and made so many new friends
From which gather that politics-or anything els
does pay. II you're truly human.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-09
OCTOBER Q. 1913.
OUR LESSON TO THE World.

IN spite apostles militarism and we are not
ithout them that i'm tho eyes Of the rest Of
b. world lack of niIitarist spirit overbalanced
Is adaptation emergencies is among our crownins
|lories
The Danish newspape-. Poltiken in an editorial
hich considerable attention in Europe.
ays that America has sounded the death knen tho
old fashioned militarism based upon eternal pre-
|aredness:"
Last year jeering voices i'm Germany spoke
of Americas platonc declaration of war
country without army and navy would be
unable TO bring army Europe. even if
it had one. Nobody believed in the possibility
OF raising army Of millions in a year one
had seen how long it took England to let her
immense forces loose.
Furthermore. it argued. even if the
human material were available how with
short training. could it replace and outweigh
the advantages possessed by the European
powers above all. Germany. with centuries Of
military traditions and years of preparation
in arming?
so one reasoned in Germany and outside
Now live to American transports cross
the Atlantic apparently as safely as in peace
times. Troops depart and arrive punctuaIIy-
in August 800 900; in one year about 100000
But there lies. in all this threat against
the root OF old fashioned mitarsm After this
war even the most hardened miIitarists must
ask themselves whether there is any sense
in throwing millions away on a peace time
establishment gigantic army and navy. when
the whole machinery can be imprOvsed in a
Few months. That is precisely what America
has done"
And Germany with her years OF preparation. and
Hungary ditto. are going down TO defeat Non
nilitarist America has surpassed her allies in
var preparations. considering the time been
at it. Upon entrance into the we were the
ess1 military nation on earth outside the navy. and
ca might speak Of it in comparison with the powers
even back the outbreak of the 1914.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-09
THE MELTING POT
~Come Take Pot Luck With Us"
JIM AND THE WOMEN.
BY James }. Montague.


Jim Wadsworth he's who can't nOthin
~ or to h
He running trolley and d
SCI n dvoces no alar
h figures war IS war
an lust m
an
help pick their mercy,
Jim Wadsworth
And the battle lines take lighters chance
i only
dozen kinds Of
wouldn't Isl now mi
is right whe vome
when they the right things
holers mo" each earup to
Jim Wadsworh he amt been but the he knows
The Of lie
widows maids
n al o may is
thousands
M $ as men W no hold a sena
grim,
Wen teach the that home! jim
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-09
TO CHRISTMAS BUYERS.

Every patriotic citizen is ex-
pected to cooperate with the
. patriotic merchants Of Indiana.
in executing the program agreed
upon by representatives of the
. retail trade and the war indus
. tries board, by which it is hoped
to conserve man power and
transportation facilities ordi-
narily required TO handle the
rush OF Christmas business.
. This program emphasizes the
. following points.
l. Christmas shoppers will
spread their buying over the
= months OF Octobe~ and Novem-
Der thus avoiding an eleventh
= hour rush and congestion.
2 Shop during the early
hours Of the day. for the rea-
son given above
3. Buy useful gifts which
does rot mean that TOYS are 10
be omitted
4. Send all packages through
the mails before December 9Th
in order that there may be no
competition with the more es-
sential mails The same applies
70 express packa Ees.
3. Avoid shipping or mailing
bulky articles
s. Carry home your pur-
chases. avoid special deliveries.
pay cash and do not ask for
approvals.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-09
How the ShqdotO of an Eclipse
Points Historical Dates
BY GARRETT p. sERVIss.

affairs Of mankind. But sometimes
the identification can be made with
sufficient certainty even though the
description of the phenomenon
would in itself not clearly fit an
eclipse. Not only can the narrow
path Of the shadow of a total solar
eclipse be accurately traced over the
earth. even though the eclipse &C.
Cured thousands of years ago, but
the hour and minute of its occur
renee, as measured by the local time
of day, at any point along its path,
can also be determined.
So if an old record says that at
the time of a certain memorable
event. in a certain place, there was
a miraculous darkness at a certain
hour of the day. without specially
mentioning the sun, and if }astro-
nomical calculations show that at
that place and hour a total eclipse
Of the sun occurred so many years,
or thousands of years. ago the
chances are very grest that this
coincidence is no mere accident, but
true determination of the date of
the event in question. Too often,
however, the records fail to give
sufficient clues as TO time and place
TO make identification possible.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-09

portunity TO wallop the Germans.
and gosh how they must dread it,
NO WONDER.
The crafty old king OF Bulgaria
OF his job became warier and warier.
Till he leaped off his throne
With a horrible moan
And ran like a terrified terrier.
BUY YOUR SHARE.
Another big days subscription to
the Liberty loan and Turkey will
back out Of the war.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-09
KAISERS ADMIT THEMSELVES CROOKS.

"a
rom Germanys and Austro-Hungary's so-ealled peace
notes when their acceptance of Pres't Wilson's IA
points made his New York speech OF Sept 27th
|as basis parley analysed Here is one of
ne IA points then. made the president that they
!accede TO:
We all agreed that there can be no
peace obtained by any o bargain
compromise with the governments of the cen
trail empires because have dealt with
them already ard have seen them deal with
other governments that were parties to this
struggle. at Brest-Litovsk and Bucharest. They
have convinced us that they are without honor
and dc not intend Justice They observe no
covenants accept principle but force
their own interests. We cannot come to terms
with them. They have made i impossible.
The German people must by this time be fully
accept word Of
those who forced this upon u.s. We do
think the thoughts speak the
same language"
This is indeed some concession for the kaisers TO
make; Kaiser Wilhelm and kaiser Karl They want to
parley the question that they without honor and
do not intend Justice" etc Either that or taking
different viewpoint they concede it without parley
and beyond question other problems chen worked
out from such basis
Plenpotentiaries from the allied nations sitting
peace table with gang of confessed crooks who
admit that they observe covenants and accept
no principle force and their interest" ought
TO md the situation entertaining would
be easy in way The penpotentiaries of the allies
would be free I'm advance TO take nothing that the
plenip oentares of the central powers might say in
the Ieast seriously.-but here is another the
called accepted" points made by the president
There viii be parties the peace whose
promises have proved uutrustworthy and
means must be found in connection with the
peace settlement itself TO remove that source
OF insecurity II would De folly 60 leave The
guarantee 90 the subsequent voluntary action
Of the governments Ve have destroy
Russia and deceive Boumlnia
Germany having appropriated Shakespeare must
also now have appropriated Bobby" Burns and with
her Austro- hungarian ty be coming 20 "see them
selves as others see ems" Well %, wad from many
bIunder free 'em and foolish notions but of course.
you can't take Germany So literally a'l that Il s
exacuy the presidents said of the centr' powers.
They can in no sense be- depended upon. They nave
sinnsd AVA their day OF grace. set what Germany
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-09

How far back can eclipses be
traced? How far back OF 5000 years
can we go?-E. D. Gibbons, Boston
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-09
JACK FROST Is MoBILIzING.

Be prepared when he strikes. You
don't have 70 fight to get "A square
deal when you buy the best grade OF
Indiana and Illinois coal frof G. H
Degrees Home phone. 527s. Bell
phone 279. SIS S. Taylor st.-Advt
s3O4-tf
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-09

and Austria Hungary have here admitted Of them
selves inadvertently is virtu ally what they will
tuaIy to- and that sincerelyor be entirely wiped
off from the map
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-09

How far back can eclipses be
traced? How far back or 5000 years
can we go?-E. d. Gibbons, Boston"
There is no limit TO the period Of
time. either past or future, over
which the calculation of eclipses
may be extended. but the greater
the distance Of time the less, in gen.
eral. the minute accuracy Of the pre-
dictions. owing 70 slight irregulari-
ties in the motions of the moon. But
for any time embraced within the
probable limits of human history "A
calculated eclipse, especially one or
the sun. forms a virtually unerring
finger-point for determining the
true date Of any past event. provided
that an unmistakable contemporary
record can be found proving that
the event in question occurred ST.
simultaneously with, or certain
number of days before or after, a
particular kind of solar eclipse.
Thus astronomy is able to cor
rect history by measuring its own
footsteps for it. History says, for in
stance: "A great battle occurred be-
tween the armies Of two mighty
kings at such a place and at such
time of year, and in the midst OF
it the face Of the sun was suddenly
entirely hidden at high noon and the
stars appeared until the darkness
passed off, whereupOn the kings
made peace: but our chronology is
confused and we cannot give the
date of this occurrence" Then as
tronomy replies: An eclipse such as
your records describe occurred at
the particular place mentioned so
many years before the Christian
era: that, then, must have been the
date of your battle
II will be perceived that the chief
difficulty is to identify the celestial
phenomena mentioned by the an
cient annalists with eclipses. 1t is
rare that the records are at all def
mite in the description of such oc-
currences. which were regarded not
from a scientific viewpoint. but as
marvellous signs of the interference
OF supermundane powers with the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-09

Congressional leaders said to intend postponing
the enactment of the sS,OOOOOO.OOO tax bill till
after If so. they deserve having their
stituents postpone voting them after election
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-09

If you give your old to the Belgians and buy
Liberty bond with your one. and your dealer
you any coal how you keep from freezing
death?
Work days, sleep nights and let the glow of toll at
home and victory abroad warm you'll
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-09

The earliest eclipse certainly iden-
tilted by means of contemporary
records is. 1 believe. that which oc-
Cured at Babylon 1910 years before
the Christian era. The next notable
one was recorded at Nineveh on As
syrian tablets 1853 years b. c. Mod
ern computations show that the path
of the shadow on that occasion ran
at least one hundred miles north of
the city of Nineveh. Then comes the
most celebrated of all, the "Eclispe
of .Thales," so-called because that
famous Greek philosopher predicted
its occurrence. and when it did oc-
cur, on the 2Sth Of May, 5S5 B. c.,
il put an end TO a great battle that
was being fought by the Modes and
the Lydians. and permanently ter
minated the war between them.
Thales prediction OF this eclipse was
regarded by his contemporaries with
both admiration and amazement.
and it has been said that the world
wide fame which he enjoyed in his
day was due to this more than 10
anything else that he did. In his
time the means Of predicting
ecllpses could have been OF only a
very crude nature.
Some of the Chinese records run
very far back. but they are not re-
earded as sufficiently reliable to
serve for trustworthy identihca-
tions.
Not only do astronomical calcutta
tions OF eclipses serve TO fix histori-
cal dates. but, in return. the his
torical records are Of use in verify
ing the correctness of the astronom-
ical data concerning the motions OF
the moon. Where the point OF OBJ
servation OF the ancient eclipse can
he definitely fixed from the records.
a test Is thereby offered of the ac-
curacy OF the calculations which To-
cate the path OF the eclipse shadow.
But II the point Of observation is
uncertain. the test fails. Thus. as
astronomers know. the so-called
eclipse OF Agathocles. Aug. IA. SO
r G.. would possess exceptional
value for them but for the eact that
Agathocles who observed the
eclipse. was al sea in the Mediter-
ranean. and his exact location is un-
known
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-09
BUT WHY WORRY.

BUT WHY WORRY.
The kaiser has trained all his
women folks to cook. so they will
nave a livelihood after the war But
What Will his six sons do?
BUY 1T NOW.
They all will be chased
To the Rhine and beyond
If YOU join in the hunt
With a Liberty bond.
TOO BAD.
Now the Belgians are given an op-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-09
THE REAL COAL SHORTAGE.

Consider three pounds Of coke. measured out a
days supply fuel for a well-but house for
a drafty shelter behind the lines a bit of bon
fire in trench. That is the daily ration per for
the boys rsking their lives in France This
gives idea of real fuel shortage.
The that short is so sadly true that every
instinct and tradition of selhshness and patriotism
requires each the United States prac
tce economy so rigid that of precious
fuel will be wasted. Let home fire be kept burning
with any careless tending.
A boy might freeze while he dreams of home
The sun., 1918-11-12
CAPITAL GUESSING
ON PEACE ENJOYS
Many Names Suggested-Col.
House Sure Of Place;
Hughes Likely:
Special Cable Despatch 10 TIE sux


WARRINGTON, Nov. 11.-with the peace
conference the next big international
step to be taken interest among Of
ficials and at the Capitol is beginning to
centre in President Wilson's selection of
delegates
The number to go will depend on the
number named by France. England. Italy
and Belgium. The delegates do not have
to be confirmed by the Senate.
a number of names are already being
banded about at the State Department
and the Capitol. In every list the Nance
of Col +. NJ. House. now in Versailles.
and Of Justice Louis ID. Brandeis Of the
Supreme Court invariably appear.
The rumor persists that the President
himself may head the delegation. but II
Is regarded In well informed circles as
improbable,
The names of Senator Lodge. of former
President Taft and of Charles e Hughes
have been suggested. .Ssenator Hitchcock
tNeb. D.. and Senator Williams (Miss.),
and also Senator Lewis (Tl.) have been
suggested. All are Democratic members
Of the Foreign Relations Committee.
Secretary of State Lansing and Col.
Roosevelt have been mentioned. as have
Elihu Root and Senator Knox (Pa),
both former Secretaries of State.
Assembling of the conference Is ex-
pected in a comparatively short time.
The sun., 1918-11-12
WILL WELCOME MISSIONS.
wannmRker Committee TO 3reet
French and BeIgaans Friday.

The committee appointed by the
Mayor to receive the French and Belgian
missions. delegated by their respective
Governments to visit America, especially
TO honor Cardinal Gibbons at the cele-
bration of his golden jubilee aRd to
decorate him with the Legion OF Honor,
met yesterday and elected the follow
ing officers: Rodman wanamaker chair
man; Charles Il. Alexander. vice-chaJr
man: Grover A. Whalen. executive
chairman. The general committee will
meet In the Aldermanic Chamber. CiH
Hall. at noon Friday. to await the ar
rival of the French and Belgian missions
at about l o'clock. .
A special committee, of which Mr.
Wanamaker. Mr. Alexander and Mr.
Whalen are members. will escort the
missions from their hotel to the City
Hall. where they will be officially re-
celved by the Mayor. After the formal
ceremonies are over at the City Hall the
Mayor and the committee will escort the
members of the mission to Sherry's for
luncheon.
The sun., 1918-11-12
WATCH ON ALIENS HERE.
Authorities Warn Against Relax
alton OF Restrictions.

WAsHINGToN, Nov. 11.-Warning was
issued to-day by the Department of
Justice against any relaxation of regula-
tons governing conduct of enemy aliens
in the United States or measures to
guard against dsloyalty The Depart
ment through its agents everywhere in
the country plans to maintain if possible
even greater wstchfulness during the
time of arranging peace, fearing par
ticularly harmful propaganda by enemy
agents In an effort TO influence allied
solidarity in peace negotiations.
Internment OF dangerous enemy aliens
will be continued and those now In
camps will be confined until after peace
ia signed. Authorities will continue their
investigation Of aliens applying for COM
pletion of naturalization and removal Of
enemy status
The sun., 1918-11-12

n furlough, which was shortened ana
when he received orders Saturday TO re.
port for duty Monday morning for ser.
vice overseas he teIephoncd to Sergeant
Fahey at Police Headquarters about
midnight. Justice Mead had retired To-
the night. but was equal TO the emer.
gency and agreed to marry the couple
Thereupon the bridal party drove here
by automobile They were accompanied
by Chief Machinists Mate st. Lamporte
OF Pelham Bay and his wife, who acted
as witnesses to the ceremony. Prior to
his enlistment Ensign Temple was a stu.
dent in, the Massachusetts School Of
Technology.
The sun., 1918-11-12
NEWS CENSORSHIP
SOON TO BE LIFTED
Creei viii Recommend This
Action to Presidenf.

WAsHINoToN. Nov. 11.-Abandonmen
OF all censorship on news. including
withdrawal of the voluntary censorship
request under which American news
papers have been operating since the
United states entered the war, will be
recommended to President Wilson soon
by George Creel, Chairman OF the Com
mite on Public Information.
Mr.. Creel also said tonight that the
domestic activities OF the committee will
be discontinued the last of this month.
This was taken to include publication Of
the official bulletin and the dissemination
OF news from the various Government
departments. Work of the foreign d.
vision will be continued for n time at
least.
Tho Navy Department announced last
night that the arrivals and departures
OF vessels from the ports In this country
may be published again They have
been suppressed since Tuesday, April 10,
1917.
1t was learned that within a short
time the detailed reports of the depart
ure and arrival of all steamships OF all
nationalities with their names and thu
names OF their owners will be made
again. g;
The sun., 1918-11-12
McADoo BIDS KEYMEN STICK.
Reminds Teiegraphers They Are
Working for Government,

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1i.-Reports OF
sporadic strike threats by railroad teleg-
raphers to-day prompted Director Gen
eral McAdoo to address n statement to
telegraphers reminding them that they
are now working for the Government and
that no strike has ever occurred against
the Government. He said he now finds
II impossible to announce a decision on
pending wage requests Of the Order OF
Railroad Telegraphers before Thursday.
the day set for a walkout of some teleg-
raphers on Southern roads, and added ::
II earnestly request each patriotic
employee to remember his duty TO his
Government and to remain at his post
and await with confidence the action OF
the Director-General. which will be
taken at the earliest possible moment"