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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-22
WICK WRITES TO
KEPT PRESS"
In Letter to Courier News,
Says He Would Not Like
to see League Disband.

In a letter. under date Of May 1s,
1918. to the editor of The Courier
News, the Nonpartisan league publ
cation, Judge Henry G. Wick, of Cava-
lier, republican candidate for the
nomination as congressman of the
First district. sets that individual
right regarding statements made in
copy of the letter was furnished The
Herald. 1t follows:
May Is. 1915.
Editor The Courier-News, Fargo, N.
Dear Sir:
II have read much in your paper
about h alleged Misrepresentation
of what o term the kept press"
l wish to cali you attention to some
misrepresentation which I hope are
not Intentional.
I'm your report Of the speech which
I made at Minot on May list you say l
made the statement that the Nonpar-
tisan league is a n to the state
meeting held at Casselton on May
18th you say l made the statement
that the whole nation is suspicious of
the loyalty of North Dakota because
Of the activities Of the N%onpartisan
leagues -
Both reports are incorrect. IT new
er mad such statements either pub.
licly. or privately at Minot. casaelton
or elsewhere.
II did say at casselton that many
men Of progressive ideals were at first
in sympathy with part Of the pro-
gram of the Nonpartisan league and
! hoped that the organization might
prove to be a factor in solving the
economic problems Of the farmer.
also said that many are nov con-
WINGED that the farmer members are
not in control. but that the organiza-
ton is under the complete dominance
of an autocracy OF q few self-ap-
pointed leaders whose economic the
cries l consider unsafe and who are
continually called upon to explain
and defend their loyalty.
II did Say al Minot that whenever
you criticize and corner one Of these
self-appointed leaders, he at onc be,
gins to camoufage and sends up q
smoke screen by saying You r at.
lacking the farmers
II have never attacked the farmers
or the farmers right to organize.
have always made the distinction DO.
tween the farmers and the self~ap.
kpointed leaders of the farmers. In
both speeches I tried to pay q tribute
to the loyalty of the farmers Of North
Dakota and cited support of Red
Cross, subscription to Liberty Loan.
and farmers sons offered for the gu.
preme sacrifice. III
II know OF but one other organiza.
+tion Of prominence whose leaders and
organizers rested under a like cloud
of suspicion because Of accusation
and conviction for disloyalty. Tina,
organization decided to dishand and
thus show that IN spite OF its leaders
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-22

|.pcarance Of airplanes in formation.
each flyer rigidly keeping an exact
distance from the others, that inn
presses n with the feeling that
these men actually have control Of
the air. The single airplane may re-
spond to conditions in the air, rising
and falling to take advantage of the
atmospheric situation. but in forma-
ton flying each must maintain his
proper place, and the sight If a fleet
of machines, flying In a triangle or
in a square causes the realization
that conquest of the air had advanced
to a point heretofore unrealized.
The formation flying usually starts
in III evening, at about the civilian
dinner hour. when the air is general
" quiet. This adds to the worries
of the housewife because when there
is a fleet Of war planes just over the
house, dipping. turning, rising and
soaring in perfect unison. no normal
son. daughter o husband or father
is going to come in to dinner" The
total number Of cold meals eaten in
Dallas alone since this new develop
ment in the process Of developing
American aviators. would startle
s~tatisticians., housewives say.
Most of those who are now perfect
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-22

ing their skill in formation flying are
'bombers." Aviators on this duty
must travel in groups. guards flying
at the side, before. behind and above
the planes which carry explosives to
be dropped upon the enemy. The
leader usually flies much higher than
the others in the party. not only for
the advantage. of the additional vision
his height will give, but also SO as
to be able to dart down upon any en-
envy plane which undertakes to break
The scout planes travel alone and
the av!ators who will adhere to this
branch of the service are y not so
much in need of skill at formation
flying. Neither Is the artillery con-
troll branch nor the contact patrol,
which latter branch must perfect IT.
self in flying low to report the po-
sition OF It's own and enemy troops
during the progress Of a battle.
! Training in all branches of the fly
ling service is highly specialized nov
and the concentration school at Camp
Dick is filled with men who have
completed their ground school train
ing and are awaiting to be assigned
to a flying school az soon as there is
broom for them, L
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-22

institutional dependents and the dis
bursement of millions of dollars, can
help win the war was described by
Charles H. Johnson, secretary of the
New York State Board Of Charities
to the National Conference Of Social
Work here today.
Secretary Johnson said the New
York state board has done these
things and that every state board in
the nation can do the same:
Induced the hospitals under its
jurisdiction to offer beds, nurses and
grounds for war service:
Persuaded children's institutions to
offer services Of pupils and inmates
for Red Cross work, and even aims
houses to offer use of farms and
laundry equipment.
The New York board then asked the
900 societies and institutions with
thsir half million dependents TO
Inculcate patriotism in their pupils
and wards eliminate disloyalty from
their stats; display the national COL
ors in prominent places: use every
available piece of ground to produce
food.
The next step Of the New York
state boards war program, according
to Secretary Johnson. was to ascertain
how badly institutions and agencies
were in need Of funds He found
that private agencies suffered because
OF, the popularity Of war appeals, and
even public departments had used up
appropriations and were c~urtailing
constructive work. The board. rem
edied both evils by getting larger ap-
preparations for state departments and
backing up private agencies in appeals
for funds. An increase Of mainten-
ance cost Of 81 q week q child,
Amounting to millions OF dollars
yearly, was found to be due to in
creased prices of the necessities OF
life. More than 10000 boys, formerly
pupils of child earring institutions OF
New York state have become connect.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-22
PLANS FOR NEW
MINNESOTA GUARD
HAVE BEEN MADE

st. Paul. Mimi, May 21.-Deanite
plans for the organization OF q new
Minnesota national guard 10 replace
units called into federal service will
be adopted about June 20. 1t was Of
icially announced today.
". r. Rhinow. adjutant general,
said that informal applications Tor
VIII. be accepted from home guard
companies throughout the state. The
number Of applications, he sid,
would have som0 beating upon the
number Of regiments which will com.
pose the new ORGANISATION
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-22
FORMATION FLYING
NEW STUNT FOR AIR
MEN In TEXAS CAMP

Dallas. Teaxs. May 22.-The avia-
tors have given Texas another spec
is being practiced in all the aviation
camps, is so different" so impress
sive and sc thrilling to witness that
it has overcome the ennui with which
the average citizen has viewed a sky
flecked with individual aviators. and
the epidemic of "arched neck which
was common when the aviators first
came south to practice, again threat
ems. ,
There is something about the ap-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-22

to the German-American Alliance. l
do not want to e the Nonpartisan
league disband. but for their own
good and for the welfare of the coun-
try I should like to see the farmer
members assume control and save
their organization from socialism and
~Bolshevikism.
VERY truly yours.
Henry G.. Wick"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-22
President and Mrs. Wilson at the start-on; below, left to right,
Lieut. James G: Edgerton and his little sister; Lieut. George L.
Boyle and Major r. j. Fleet.

mail. and the President dropped the
last missive in the bag. Postmaster
Merritt L. Chance OF Washington and
Postmaster General. Burleson are
shown in the upper photo just after
receiving the letter which the Presi-
dent has tossed into the sack. Lieut..
James C. Edgerton brought the first
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-22

There is something about the ap.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-22

Cardinal Lucon, the aged arch
bishop of Rheims, is now occupying
a benedictine cell in Paris, having
thorities to depart from Rheims with
the last remaining civilian popula-
ton. He vas recently interviewed
his cell. He mourned the condition
of the Rheims cathedral, but stated
his belief that it would some day be
repaired. There are models Of the
statutes and wonderful windows and
from these the new can be made.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-22

mail into Washington by airplane,
covering the lap from Philadelphia
to the capital. He was greeted at the
landing field by his little sister. Lieut..
George L. Boyle made the first trip
with aerial mail from Washington.
Major R. H. Fleet is in charge of the
governments airplane mail service.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-22
NEW PLAY FOR LONDON.

London. April 3O.-A .theatrical
Journal sannounces that a dramatized
version OF Darwin's Origin of
Species IS to be produced In London
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-13
CALLS 1T THEOLOGICAL WAR.
Rev. DR.. Montgomery Thrills "Y"
Men by Showing Ministers Duty.

That this is a war of theology. of
Christianity against the forces that
are opposed to it, besides infringing
upon the political freedom of man
kind, was the statement made by
Rev. DR.. James s. Montgomery of
Epiphany Chapel before "Y" men of
Meade Friday morning.
He declared that friend of his
had made the remark about its being
a Theological" war after due deliber-
alton, the fact being that the kaiser
and his hackers had turned their
backs upon the teachings of Christi
anity and had become hardened in
their relations with friend and foe.
One cannot be engaged in this
war" he added. without feeling that
defeat would mean a severe blow to
the Christian cause from which it
might require centuries to recover.
although its ultimate triumph was
undoubted."
DR.. Montgomery told of his own
connection with war work, saving
that he had always been a militant
Christian" He resigned his position
as teacher of Semitic languages in
order to do active work for soldiers.
He said he felt at first a little hurt
when the government exempted
clergymen from military duty, but he
had come to see that the real work
for ministers to do was to build un
the spiritual side of the people at
home as well as the soldiers who
went abroad and so prepare them for
many sacrifices.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-13
'BOCHE, wIGGLE YOUR, HEADv
Lieut.. Miller, H, 315th Infantry,
Enlivens Mess With Negro Story.

did you hear the story of the Bal
timore coon who met a German in
no mans land?" asked Lieut.. Miller,
H, 316th Infantry.
well, the dusky one, who had fire.
quented Westport resorts before
going overseas, was fighting the
enemy to a standstill. He lost his
bayonet, then his rifle and finally
leaned over and pulled his trusty and
ever-present friend, Mr.. Razor, from
out his puttee.
HE took one vicious swipe at the
boche and then sidestepped. The Ger
man said: You didn't get me, did
your
You jest wiggle dat head of your'n
and you see weber l got you or not"
replied the other.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-13
'iSing It Again" They Cried.

"Sing it again." imam, keep those feet
still, "jazzer 'er up" were the exclama-
tions heard on all sides at the show
given for members of the Sth Battalion,
18th Depot Brigade, Wednesday night.
The performance was given in the rear
of the Sth Battalion Officers Club, and
attracted many outside of the battalion
itself. A hit was scored right off the
bat by the battalion jazz band and the
peculiar style of this snappy aggregation
had the crowd shouting for more.
Slim Kellum and Marty Maley were
the end men in the minstrels Working
for such an enthusiastic audience the
performers "jes materially went to it,"
The 8th Battalion quartet was on hand
with up-to-the- minute numbers and not
a note of the fine harmony was lost.
James Smith, the possessor of ster-
ling tenor voice, rendered where the
Morning Glories Crow with splendid
effect. Private Cody sang the popular
Mother song with fine results. A hit
was registered by Maley and Harry
Taylor, who put over a double act that
proved to be an ace. Slim Kellum, peer
of travesty artists, made one of the big
gest hits since he came to camp. The
boys can never get enough of his fun
making.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-13
WHO WILL GET THE BANNER
Base Ball Contest for Camp Cham
pionship Begins at Meade.

Championship base ball games for
the regimental banner offered by di-
visional headquarters began last week
with a vim that characterizes a good
contest.
The winners of each game will re-
main in the schedule, the losers drop
ping out Thus the championship of
the camp will be decided.
1t begins to look like the Depot Bril-
gade team will again be heard from,
the boys continuing the same snappy
work which landed them the camp
company flag. Other teams, however,
notably those of the 313th Infantry
and S12th Field Artillery. will be
pushing for top honors.
Wednesdays results-312th F. A., q;
311th F. A.. 1; 310th M. Gu 8; 310th
F. A. s. 314th Inf, S; 311th M. Co. /;
316th Inf, 10; 312th M. G., s; 3O4th
Engrs., z; 3O4th S. T., 3; 154th d. B.. IL;
Q. M. c., 5; 368th Inf. /; 351st f. A,
0; 3O4th A. r.. 1; 304th S. r., 0.
Saturdays results-312th F A.. 3;
31Oth M. G., O; 315th Inf, 6; 316th
Inf, a; s1Sth Inf, 8; 314th Inf, 0;
304th A. r., 8; 304th Eng, A; 154th
d. B., g.; 368th Inf, 2.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-13
CAMP MEADE EDITION
$1OO.O0O.OO0 Needed.

The War; Work Council, Y.
M. c. a., IS about to ask the
American people for a gift of
$1OO,OObOO03
This money, as DR.. John R.
Mott ably points out on the first
page of this issue, is to be spent
for the soldiers benefit, for
their much needed reinforce
ments in moral, physical and
religious goods"
1t is the confident belief of
every "Y" worker and soldier in
the field that this money is as
good as raised. Let everybody
who knows a soldier do his part.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-13
Bridgrooms in I, 313th Infantry

Rev. DR.. Rosenau of Baltimore
married Sergt. Reuben Edlavitch of
Upper Marlboro, Md, to Miss Jennie
Winnick of Philadelphia on Wednes-
day. Sergt Edlavitch chose for his
wedding day the anniversary of his
registration in the Army.
Evidently Ellie E. Turner, cook at
Company I, was not to be outdone
by his mess sergeant. So he quietly
slipped up to Washington Tuesday
and was united in marriage to Miss
Emily M. Mcnamara at the Church
of the Immaculate Conception. Like
all the staff at Company I, Turner
is a royal good fellow.
The popular cook at Company L,
George Hastings, was recently mar
ried to Miss Elsie Bowers of Balti-
more. Chief Cook Hastings has en-
deared himself to the men Of L. Much
happiness is desired for the three Bene-
diets by their company.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-13
depot" Jokes.

Here's yarn that has been going the
rounds at &C" Y regarding one of the
colored members of the 154th Depot
Brigade, who was doing sentry duty in
section where a password was in
order. On this occasion Paris was the
password.
The sentry while walking his post
halted an latter taps pedestrian in the
usual manner, and informed him that
password was necessary to get by.
The stranger, not knowing the password
was perplexed and began to rack his
brain as to just what to do next.
The sentry, becoming impatient and
standing the delay as long as he could,
finally said, "If yoy ever want to get fru
hyar yo better say Paris"
The following conversation took place
recently between a captain of one of the
154th Depot Brigade companies and one
of his colored rockies:
Captain, whar can get pass, to get
homer" asked the frookie."
what do you want to get home for?"
was the reply of the captain.
Its lax dis, captain, when de boys
come up hyar, l went to the station to
see dem off and while l was standing
dar great big policeman come up,
grabbed me by the neck and threw me
on de train. / tried to tell him dat | was
at de camp las fall and was sent back
But he wouldn't listen to me a bit. After
de train started dy wouldn't let me off,
But l got to go home. l done left the
boss horses and wagin at de station.
Honest to goodness, captain, l don't
know whar dat horse and wagin is
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-13
Cardinal Sounds Call.

In the trumpet call to service
which Cardinal Gibbons of Bal
timore sounded at the field mass
in Meade last Sunday, obedi-
ence was a quality represented
as most necessary to a good
soldier.
The cardinal did not fail to
tell his hearers that a good SOL
der must obey the voice of God
as we'll as the commands of Of
fcers. The fear of death would
be stilled, he said, provided the
man who faced the enemy had
made his peace with his Maker.
He spoke of wounds as the
natural concomitant of battle,
but said these would be honor
able scars. He did not urge each
man to strive at being a Napo-
leon, but to do what he was told
to perform that the enemy
might find before him IAN ir-
resistible force"
The sermon was one of the
shortest ever delivered by the
cardinal. 1t summed up the art
of being a good soldier of arms
and of the Cross.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-13
VOLZ WINS HIS GAME.
Puts 312th F. A. in Line for Regi-
mental Base Ball Flag.

Redeeming it's defeat by the Battery
team, 311th F. A., the regimental
team of the 312th F. A. placed itself
in position for the championship
honors Wednesday by beating the
regimental representatives of the
311th to in a we'll played game.
Volz was in good form. allowing
nine hits, but keeping them so scat
tered that no runs resulted until the
rally in the ninth. W hen the lone tally
counted. The 311th lads unearthed. a
new pitcher in Bed enk, who twirled
splendidly, permitting only seven bin
giles. McKaig for 31nth and McMena-
min for 311th played stellar ball.
The score was:
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-13
BY COL. HENRY WATTERSON.

The following editorial by "Marse Henry"
in the Louisville Courier Journal of April z,
1917, awarded a prize of $500 by the
Pulitzer School Of journalism as 1.-THE best
editorial article written during the year, the
test Of excellence being clearness of style,
moral purpose, sound reasoning and power to
influence public opinion in the right direc-
tiOn.''
Rally Round the Flag. Boys
Uncle Sans battle song.
Sound the bold anthem! War dogs are howl
Proud bird of liberty screams through the air.
The Hunters Of Kentucky.
1t is with solemnty and a touch Of
sadness that we write the familiar
words of the old refrain beneath the
invocation to the Starry Banner, the
breezy call of hero-breeding bombast
quite gone out of them; the glad
shout of battle; the clarion note of
defiance; because to US, not as to
Nick % the Woods and his homely CO.
mates of the forest, the rather as to
the men of '61 comes this present call
to arms.
We may feel with the woman's
heart of Rankin of Montana, yet re-
pudiate with manly disdain the senti-
mental scruples of Kitchin of North
Carolina
There are times when feeling must
be sent to the rear; when duty must
toe the line; when the aversion brave
men have for fighting must yield the
adjuration,- "Give me liberty or give
me DEATH" That time is now upon u.s.
Unless Patrick Henry was wrong
IN q h irNtr I'm ND Nf
the revolution were wrong, that time
is upon us. 1t is lie to pretend that
the world is better than it was; that
men are truer, wiser; that war is es-
capable; that peace may be had for
the planning and the asking. The
situation which, without any act of
ours, rises before us is as exigent as
that which rose before the colonists
in America when a mad English king,
claiming to rule without accountable
ity, asserted the right divine of kings
and sent an army to enforce it. A mad
ship with God, again elevates the
standard of right divine and bids the
world to worship or die.
From the beginning the issue was
not less ours than of the countries
first engaged Each may have had
ends of it's own to serve. Nor were
these ends precisely alike. At least
France, to whom we owe all that we
have of sovereignty and freedom, and
Belgium, the little David of nations,
fought to resist invasion; wanton
cruel invasion; to avert slavery-zsav-
age, pitiless slavery. Yet whatever
the animating purpose-whatever the
selfish interests of England and Rus
STA and Italy-the kaiser scheme of
world conquest justified it,
In us it sanctifies it. Why should
any American split hairs over the
lNtc
when he sees before him grim and
CHASTITY the mailed figure of absolut-
ism with hand uplifted to strike Co.
lumbia where these three years she
has stood pleading for justice, peace
and mercy? God of the free, hearts,
hope and home forbid!
Each of these three years the Ger
man kaiser was making war upon u.s.
He was making war secretly. through
his emissaries in destruction of our
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-13
TRENCH AND CAMP
AT OTHER POINTS

These from Camp Bowie:
Halt! Who goes there?" COM
manded the sentry of certain COM
pany one night last week.
"The chaplain" was the reply.
Pass. Charlie, I didn't know you
were here"
Sergt. Hodges is witty and honest
Asked last Thursday night where he
got the thick upper lip and black eye,
replied: From Johnny Griffith"
What did you give him.? was the
next question, which brought forth
the laconic reply:
"The opportunity"
THE Camp Greene boys who have
gone across are writing back about
the fine treatment that they are get
ting at the hands of the natives.
They may be little fused over tho
effusiveness of the French DANES, but
the embarrassment will wear off,
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-13
Mai. Henry Is Liberal.

Additions to Double c US" atrac-
tiveness have been made possible
through the generosity of Maj T.
Charleton Henry of the Sd Training
Battalion, 154th Depot Brigade. Rugs
and furnishings of wicker ware have
been supplied.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-13
Has Cute Powder Puff.

All engineers have powder monkeys.
but Company C. 2Sth Engineers, has
one out of the ordinary.
He is Corp. Mcmillan. who nlent,.
fully dubs his lovely map" with a
beautiful flesh tint, using one of the
cutest little powder puffs. He wants
his squad to follow his example.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-13
Boxing Championship Battles.

Boxing results for the week were:
315th Infantry. Is; 316th Infantry, 6:
311th Field Artillery. 8; 312th Machine
Gun, g.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-13

Two-base hits-Murray and Hughes. Strike
outs-By Vols, Ii; by Bedenk. 5. Bases OF
balls-By Vols, 2; by Bedenk, 2.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-03-21
.CERMANYs "EXPLANATIONs."

[. P Powell in Association Men: Ger many's explanations do not explain. To cut mans throat cannot be compensated by a click of the heels and polite phrase Pro-German talk has been too dangerously like the following:
 At recess, playing in the yard
 Willie strangled Susie hard; Suisie died in dreadful pain.
 Said teacher. Don't do that again. Willie killed his baby sister;
 After while the teacher missed her. Sister, dying. made some noise,
 Teacher said Boys will be boys.