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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-28
3 MORE DAYS
TOBUY W. SIS.
December 81 is Last DAY.
Many Pledges Yet
Unredeemed.

Buy stamps! Buy stamps! Buy
stamps is the closing slogan Of the
year. Only three days r left in
which to redeem the entire pledge of
the 1918 issue of War Savings
Stamps, and many Of the pledges
made early in the year are yet unre-
deemed. The sale Of the 1918 w. S.
S. closes on December 3D. and a re-
port Of all unpaid pledges will then
be turned into the department at
Washington.
Make ready for the new, 1919 is
sue, is the call that comes from the
p%ostoff1ce department and the banks.
handling the sale Of stamps. The new
issue of stamps will be placed for sale
beginning the first of the year, and
before the new pledges r given, it
is the hope Of the w. s.. S. committee
that the old issue will be completely
cleared up.
Those who have already bought
stamps must make a report Of the
amount purchased in order that the
information. nay be submitted to
headquarters at Washington.
Only three days of the yea are left
after today. Don't begin the new
year with the regrets Of unredeemed
promises. Begin the new year right,
is the appeal Of the committee,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-28
PLANS D
WAY FOR OLD
FOLKS HOME

The Bethesda society will meet this
evening at the home of Mrs. C.. Run
ming, 624 Cherry street. A business
session will take up the first part of
the evening and a social time will fol-
low. Further plans for the construc-
ton of an old folks home will be dis
cussed this evening.
The Old Folks Home association.
composed of various Scandinavian So
cietles in the city. have had plans for
the construction of this building in
nina Tor some time. The restriction
on building during the past wear. as a
war measure, delayed the matter for
the time. but the association hopes to
proceed with its plans as soon as pos
siDle now. Inc annual meeting of the
association will be held some time in
February, and at that meeting a
building committee will make a re-
port. A general mass meeting is
planned for the coming month. Rev,
David stoeve is president of the as
ISOLATION.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-28
COMMISSIONERS
MEET JANUARY
AT BISMARCK
Grand Forks Telephone
Matter Will Come Before
Railroad Board.

Concerning the complaint which
was filed with the board Of railroad
commissioners and signed by more
than 25 citizens Of this city, all pat
rons of the Northwestern Telephone
Exchange Co., the following letter
was received this morning from the
board:
I'm the matter of the complaint Of
the citizens of Grand Forks, N. D.,
and patrons Of the Northwestern
Telephone Exchange Co. thai the
services furnished by that company
are inadequate and the charges are
excessive.
ION December IS, 1918, a complaint
was filed with the board of railroad
commissioners signed by more than
twenty-five citizens of Grand Forks
and patrons of the Northwestern
Telephone Exchange Co., alleging
that the services furnished are made
quate and the rates charged are eX-
cessive, and requesting that a hearing
be had n a reasonable rate or
schedule of rates be fixed by the COM
mission and an order be entered re-
quiring the furnishing and mainte-
nance of sufficient and adequate serv-
ice.
1.-The commissioners having had the
complaint under consideration, hereby
order and direct that a hearing be
held in the office of the board of rail-
road commissioners in the city of
Bismarck, N. D.. January S, 1919, at
10 o'clock a. M
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-28
GERMAN

Mankato, MIMI. Dec. 2s.-Corporal
George Lundberg of the Third Photo
section. Air Service, A. e. F., in a let
ter from France to his sister in this
city. has disclosed a German propa-
ganda circular that was dropped be-
hind the American lines by German
air men. 1t Is the size of an ordinary
hand bill. and printed with heavy
f~aced-type, and. reads as follows:
1.-The better part Of valor.
Are you q brave man or a. cow
ard?
ut takes a brave man to stand UP
for his principles. towards stand
behind leaders and die. imagining
that by 81 doing they become heroes.
1.-THE motive Of an act is it's meas
ure. II you think that war Is hell
and that you as a citizen of the United
States of America have no business
to be fighting In France for England.
you are a coward to stay with 1t. II
you had the courage to ace criticism
you would get out and over the top
in no time to q place where there ID
some likelihood that o may see
home aAgin.
What business Is this war in Eu-
rope to you, anyhow? You don't want
to annex anything. do you? You
don't want to give up your life for
the, abstract thing, humanity.
IF you stay with the outfit, ton
chances to one all you get out Of Il
will be a tombstone in France"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-28
Returned Soldier Will
Teach Manual Training
In Rolla City Schools

Sergeant George Bass of Larimore
received his honorable discharge
from service, was mustered out at
Camp Lee, Virginia, and returned to
this city to accept an offer of in
structor in manual training and ath-
.letics in the Rolla city schools,
Mr.. Bass is a graduate Of the teach
ers' college Of the University Of North
Dakota and is we'll known here, being
active in school affairs during his
student life.
He has been at Camp Lee, Virginia.
for several months and almost got
across. I'm fact" Mr.. Bass says, II
can say I got half way across any
way" He was about half way to
France when the armistice was signed
and his transport was ordered to re-
turn,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-28
INJURY FATAL
TOO. SHEPHERD
While Helping to Move a
Shed, Mpls. Man loses Bal
ance and Falls Under It.

This morning at $3.50, at a local hos
pital, occurred the death Of Oren
Shepherd Of Minneapolis, who was in
jured yesterday while visiting his. SON.
in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry shain of Oslo, MINI.
With Mr.. Shain. Mr.. Shepherd was
loading a woodshed on sleighs to an
other part Of the farm. In moving
the shed, the root became loosened
and when Mr.. Shepherd reached in
order to hold it. he lost both his foot
ing and his hold on the shed, causing
the entire building to come down on
top of him.
He was badly crushed and although
he was rushed to this city and given
instant surgical help, he died at $3.50
today.
Mrs. O.. Shepherd. who, was sent
for last evening, arrived in the city
this morning with Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Shain of Oslo.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed, but it is supposed
the remains will be shipped to Min
neapolis for burial.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-28
EDGAR EVERS0N
DIED TODAY
Was Taken Ill With Inhu,
enza on Christmas
Day.

Edgar Janse, the 2~3-year-old son Of
Mrs. C. E. Everson, 902 North Fifth
street, died this morning at 1880 after
a brief attack from influenza. The
young man was i'll three days. He
has been a cripple most of his life
and was not in condition to fight the
disease.
Surviving him are his mother and
s%tepfather, c. E. Everson, four half
brothers and sisters, Hugh, Charlotte,
Gendora and Elmer all of this city.
His grandmother, Mrs. Augusta Janse
Of Fisher, is expected in the city. A
cousin, Mrs. Albert Wiltsey of Bag
ley, was here at the time of his death.
The deceased was born in Fisher
and moved to this city with his par
ents about eleven years ago. He was
educated in the schools here and was
we'll known in the city.
On Christmas day Mr.. Janse was
taken i'll and his condition gradually
became more serious.
Funeral arrangements were not
completed late this afternoon.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-28
BANK SHORT OF
FUNDS; CASHIER
PLEADS GUILTY

Minneapolis. Mimi, Dec. 2S.-De-
claring that he violated the state
banking laws to protect his de-
positors, W. A. Farr. cashier of the
Robbinsdale State Bank today plead
ed guilty to three indictments charg-
ing false entries. He will be SEN
fenced later.
The bank was closed August %. At
that time F. F.. Pearson, state super
intendent of banks, announced that
the shortage apparently was $4,000.
Pearson said today that the shortage
had been reduced to $4,000.
Farr declared in district court that
he made false entries to protect 8
toners during the summer, while
crops were growing.
II let the customers draw checks
against the bank when they had no
funds" he said.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-28
The Town Today
December rs, 1918.

It Is definitely announced today
that the telephone hearing asked for
by citizens of Grand Forks, will be
held before the state board Of railroad
commissioners at Bismarck on jan
uary 8, 1919.
Federal bank reports received here
today indicate that the northeast
North Dakota district has disposed of
December 5 and December 10 issues
of certificates of Indebtedness to the
amount of s1,342, 500, Of which $685.
600 worth was sold in this city.
Edgar Everson, % years old, died
today following a brief attack Of in
fluenza.
Only three days more are left for
the redemption Of 1918 War Savings
stamps. according to a reminder is.
sued by the committee, today.
News is received that Harold wylie,
we'll known in this city as a student
stoned an ensign in the naval air
forces Of the United States.
H. H. Healy and r. D. Campbell.
local physicians, now serving abroad
as captains in the U. s. medical corps,
met accidentally in Metz a few weeks
ago, according to information reach
ing here.
At a meeting of the Acacia lodge
held last night, James E. Turner was
elected worshipful master.
Donald Mclean, aged 63 years, died
today at Gilby. He was a pioneer
farmer Of YOUNGSTOWN township.
Sergeant George Bass Of Larimore,
who has just arrived in this city, has
been asked to accept the position as
athletics at the schools of Rolla, N. D.
The devotees of the art of Terp-
sichore are jubilant today because an
official announcement says that the
influenza ban on dancing will be lifted
at 1859 o'clock tonight.
Oren Shepherd of Minneapolis, who
was seriously injured at Oslo, Mimi,
yesterday, died this morning at a
Grand Forks hospital.
Plans for the erection of an aged
peoples home in this city will De
discussed at a meeting Of the Bethes-
da society tonight, and it is expected
that the recent removal Of building re-
strictions will facilitate the material
ization of the plans.
Incoming county officials who will
be installed at their posts January
1. intimate today that they have just
about made up their minds as to who
will be appointed their respective dep
uties. but they are not ready to max
anv at this time,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-28
HOUSE TO HOUSE
FIGHTING In THE
STREETS OF ODESSA

Odessa, Wednesday,, Dec. 1S.-(By
the Associated Press. )-Since daylight
today there has been house to house
fighting between opposing Russian
forces in which a French contingent
which landed from transports, has
taken part. The French, aided by a
volunteer Russian army, had been en-
abled to extend the French zone on
the water front to over one-third of
the city, including the business sec
ton. Hundreds of the opposing Rus
SLAMS still are hidden in houses from
which they keep up a continuous
fusillade.
The extent of the casualties or the
exact situation throughout the city is
uncertain.
Two days ago the republicans an
nounced that they would permit the
French to land but evidently their
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-28
Lid OFT at
Midnight
One Minute to Twelve Restrictions On
. Dancing is to Be Removed-New
Years Celebration Planned.

Promptly at 1859 tonight the ban
on dancing will be officially lifted, ac-
cording to a statement by City Health
Officer H. O'Keefe this afternoon. The
ban was first put on all public gath
erfngs including dances, on, october 8.
and was lifted only about a week
when on Friday, the thirteenth of No
vember, dancing was again barred.
1t is hoped that the ban is now off for
good.
The lifting Of the ban came. just in
time to allow a proper celebration of
private parties are being planned for
the evening besides the big public
New Years parties, and the city is
making ready to give the new year
a royal welcome. which might have
been less enthusiastic if the restriction
had remained effective.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-28
OLD RESIDENT
OF GILBY DIED
THIS MORNING
Donald Mclean, Pioneer Settler of
Grand Forks County, Succumbed to
Illness Early Today.

7, Donald Mclean, age 63 years, died
this morning at his residence in Gilby,
after q brief illness. He had been
suffering from a general breakdown
Of health, for some time. but had been
actually i'll for only a short time when
death came.
f.. A pioneer resident of Grand Forks
county. Donald Mclean took up a
homestead in Johnstown township in
1879, and has bee engaged in farm
ing in that township until a few years
ago when he retired and took up his
residence in Gilby. He is survived by
one daughter, Miss Tina Mclean, and
four son Don Mclean, John Mclean,
Alec Mclean and F. l.. Mclean. His
wife died q number Of years ago.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-28
ACACIA D
ELECTS OFFICERS

At the meeting Of the Acacia lodge
held last evening the annual election
Of officers took place. A report was
submitted by the chairman of the
building committee, and Willis A. Joy
was elected director of the building
corporation.
The officers elected were: James E..
Turner, w. NJ; J. H. McNicol. S. W.;
0. B. Burtness, ]. W.; c. C. Gowran,
treasurer; 1. A. Berg. secretary; F. A..
Bennett. S. D.; w. H. Elfring, j. d.;
J. w. Wilkerson, S. S., and c. R. Bar
Der, J. S..
Some people can berate if they
can't be president.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-28
FORMER "U" MAN
IS COMMISSIONED
AERIAL ENSIGN

Harold wylie, a student at the Uni
versity Of North Dakota for three
years, has been commissioned ensign
in the naval air forces, according to a
letter received by his mother, Mrs. B.
H. Wylie, Of Bowesmont, n. D.
Ensign Wylie is stationed at PEN
ascola, Florida, and for the past two
months has been a student fight Off
Ger. He has been in service for seven
months and expects to receive a fur
Tough next month. He will visit in
Grand Forks during his furlough.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-28

soldiers got beyond control when the
French landed this morning. The
French general Bordus is in command
of the Russian volunteers assisting the
French in exercising the civil func-
TONS. The French have no relations
with the republican command here
nor with the republicans at Kiev.
where they have been in control for
four days.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-28
Wilson Expected To
Arrive In Carlisle
Early Sunday Morning

Carlisle, England, Dec. 28.-
This bustling railway center,
where in olden times Briton and
Scot often battled for supremacy,
was busy today preparing to well
come President Wilson when he
comes tomorrow to visit tho girl
hood home of his mother. Here
and there the Stars and Stripes
hang lazily in the smoke-laden
atmosphere and an occasional
merchant is decorating his shop
window with tri-color ribbons.
Decoration, however, Is not
general, for official word has gone
out that the president desires his
visit to be purely personal and in
formal.
The president will be met by
Mayor Bertram Carr and escort
ed past the old Roman wall to the
Crown and Nitro hotel, a famous
old coaching hotel, where he will
be presented with the freedom of
the city and will sign the city
roll which contains many famous
names. A silver casket containing
the engrOssed address of welcome
will be sent later to Washington.
Leaving the hotel the president
will go to Annctwell street, where
stood the church of which his
grandfather WINS pastor and
where his mother wa born and
lived three years. The president
also will visit the house in Caven-
dish Place which his father built
and will be shown the room
which his mother occupied.
1t was uncertain today wheth-
er the president would attend
services in the Lowther street
church.
After viewing the records of his
family at the Crown and NIitre
the president will receive q call
from Thomas Watson, an aged
house painter who attended the
school kept by Rev. Mr.. Wood
row, the presidents grandfather.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-28
LIST

Returned to Duty, Previously Report
ed Missing in Action.
Pvt. Joe McCue, st. Paul, MINI.
Pvt. Fred Olafson, H%insdale, Mont.
Pvt. Leroy G. staber, Mineral
Point, Wis.
Pvt. Harry Tissman, 504 Alfred
avenue, Winnipeg, Man.
Pvt. Ingval Vigoren. scobey, Mont.
Enormously Reported Died of Dis
ease
Pvt. Joseph ]. Feldmeier, 6S1 Ma
tional avenue, Milwaukee.
Wounded Severely in Action, Preyi-
ously Reported Died of Disease.
Pvt. Bonnie E. johnson, Hendricks,
MINI.
Pvt. Gilman johnson, Brooten.
MINI.
Pvt. Werner c.. Spike. 402 Fifteenth
St., S., Minneapolis. s
Killed in Action, Previously Reported
Wounded Severely in Action.
Corp. Charles j. Bissonnette,
Rhinelander, Wis.
Killed in Action, Previously Reported
Missing in Action.
Mechanic Edward Boerner, Amigo,
Wis.
Pvt. Earl ]. Howe, Foley, MINI.
Pvt. Fred Jackson, Tower, MINI.
Pvt. Edward F. Netzel, Crivitz, Wis.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-28
HOG RAISING WAS DEsPIsED

Pierre. g. D., Dec. 28.-Pioneers Of
the old days. in this and the Black
Hills district, remember when hog
raising was frowned on and 1t was not
unusual for a traveller to move from
the Missouri river to Deadwood and
not see a single porker. How times
have changed.
Several ranchers on the Cheyenne
river recently shipped two solid train
loads of hogs. It has been reported
ting panicky and unloading their ami
mails at any price available but other
stockmen, It II said, have refused to
become worried by trade rumorB
Cattle and hog shipping has become
q quiet process compared with the old
method when big herds Of steers were
directly through the loading pens into
the cars. while cowboys hooted and
r~evoivers barked.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-28

Making a total of........$7O1,50O
In the city of Grand Forks the
total sales of the December S issue
were $185,00O and of the December
10 issue, $4,000.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-28

Carlisle, England, Dec. 2S.-Presi-
dent Wilson is expected to arrive in
Carlisle about. $3.50 o'clock Sunday
morning. He will be greeted by the
mayor. The presidential party will
proceed to the crown and Mitre hotel
where the president will be shown
documents and printed records bear
ing on the associations of his grand
father, the Rev. Woodrow, with the
town.
The president will next visit the
house where his grandfather lived
and will attend services in the Low
Their Street Conversational church.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-28
Transport Turrialba
Arrives In New York

New York, Dec. 2S.-The American
transport Turrialba, with 90 wound
ed officers. arrived here today from
France. She brought also a returned
cargo of explosives.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-28

II Liebknecht is ST" IN Germany,
It may be said the Lenine stage has
been reached in that country. What
next?
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-28

GROCERY STORE PURCHASED.
Fond du Lac, Wis., Dec. 28.-The
Fond du Lac Cooperative society,
which aims to reduce the cost Of liv-
ing to its members. purchased a we'll
known grocery today for $4,000,
payable in shares of the society.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-28

It is definitely announced today
that the telephone hearing asked for
by citizens of Grand Forks, will be
held before the state board Of railroad
commissioners at Bismarck on Jan
uary 8, 1919.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-28

Incoming county officials who will
be installed at their posts January
1. intimate today that they have just
about made up their minds as to who
will be appointed their respective dep
uties. but they are not ready to make
anv nouncem at this time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-18

crate way from the advance as the result of an increased eagerness for profits on the long side but, on the whole, the market had good tone. The opening was at the advance and the improvement was widened gradually until 1t amounted to fl to 46 points in the early after noon. The main bullish influences of the session were reports of a better spot demand in the Texas markets at higher prices, the rumor that Spanish interests had bought 100000 bales of ocean freight room and were in the market for the cotton and the persistent rumor of lower freight rates and a great increase in, the amount of tonnage available for the cot- ton trade.
 One Texas telegram claimed that Jap anese interests were sweeping the spot market of that state of all offerings. and wide advances in the basis were quoted in consequence. Locally, spots were marked up 3S points to 293Sc for middling The stock of cotton on ship board here is over 60,000 bales, which mean large clearances within a few days
 Should the spot situation continue to uallv forced to higher levels, contracts have yet to rise materially to get within the proper parity with spots.
 Late in the day the market reacted sharply under realizing and the more active months were sent 10 to 2S points under to points over the close of yes terday. Last prices were at the lowest.--- Shepard and Gluck
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-18
.PROFESS|ONALSARE
 THE MAIN FEATURES
Chairman Gary's Optimistic Views Was the Cause Of
 Much Improvement

New York. December 17.ESpecialties
 of the several groups and divisions con- trolled by pools and professiona, days inertia stock market, rails and other investment issues being rele- gated to the back ground. Gains among specialties, notably oils, equipments, motor subsidiaries, tobac- cos and sugars. ranged from 1 to points at maximums, but these were materially impaired in the general re- action of the final hour
 The belated reversal was attributed more especially to the heavihess or shippings, marine preferred recording an extreme decline of points, Us abrupt setback accompanying fanl,l- | jar reports of further delay in the completion of the deal involving the sale of the companys British 'oh- mage.
 Other leaders were freely offered,
 while marine was under pressure ana only a few unimportant gains were retained at the irregular close, steels and minor miscellaneous shares re-
 cording nominal losses
 Much of the early improvement was attributed to Chairman Gary's mora 1 optimistic views respecting industrial | conditions, but yesterdays promising crop report was utterly Ignored py 1 transportations.
 In keeping with recent speculative markets, more than half of todays trading was made up of United States steel Mexican petroleum, shippings, motors and several of the more prom i inent equipments, rails contributing the smallest percentage.
 Trading in bonds was more extensive but mostly at the expense of values Liberty issues showing further irreg- ularity on the weakness of Fourth 4A at the new low record of 95.50. Total
 sales, par value, aggregated $11,715,G00. Old United States bonds were un-
 changed op call.
 Final prices on Liberty Bonds were: 3hs 9S; first convertible As, 93.30;
 second As, 93.08; first convertible 4As.
 97.42; second convertible 4As, s5.6S,
 third 4As, 96.10 fourth 4As. s5.64.