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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-01
CREEDS OF FIGHTING
 MEN DISCUSSED BY
 DR. R. [. SIMPSON
sSWar Does Not Ask What Men Believe, But How Well They Can Fight"
 Says Minister

The armies fighting in this world war are mosaic of many bloods and many S,reeds," said Dr. R E. Simpson, pastor oN the First Christian church. in his sermon yesterday morning. There are more creeds believed than dialects spok- en among the millions of fighting men in the armies today.
 War does not ask what a man be- ieves, but how well can he fight War does not balance a mans creed on its bloody broadsword, but a mans cour- ago War does not inspect mans prayer book. but mans weapons. And yet the soldier who goes into battle without creed. without a faith in higher power than human leadership, faces death with a broken weapon and a soldiers mother feels better, if there's a Bible in his knapsack and faith in his heart when he bends low in his uniform to kiss her good-by.
 Building his sermon about the incident of the Roman centurion acknowledging the crucified Christ to be the Son of God. pr. Simpson showed how respect for the physical and moral courage of the Nazarene grew into stronger senti- ment in the bosom of the Roman sol- dier.
 "A Calvary religion strikes home to the sheart of the soldier of today. A cross fits into the creed of today's soldiers as nothing else can. lou have to sound the note of vicarious suffering in a creed that is going to fit the faith of soldier of these times The Roman centurion advanced from admiration for a Max arene to reverence for a Son of God, and the reason for it was phenomena-an earthquake and an eclipse of the sun.
 WHAT IS THE REASON?
 ''What is the reason for the average mans belief in Jesus as the Son of God but the sound reason of phenomena that must be associated in the thought of fair-minded folk with the crucifed Lord {? Not celestial phenomena, like eclipses and shooting stars; not terrestrial phe- nomena like earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, but social phenomena, indus trial phenomena, domestic and individual What is making men believe in Christ today but radical change not in earth and sky, but in society, in homes, in in ,dividuals Manhood and womanhood purified by the fires of war. sanctified by the spirit of God, achieving the impos- sible, forgetting self in vicarious suffer ipgs These are phenomena making for faith in the hearts of soldiers.
 Many soldier who has thought the story of Mary of Nazareth fit only for a childrens' Christmas service has looked up into a Madonna face outlined against the black of battle clouds. and he has believed in the mother of sorrows be- cause he has seen one of her own de- scendants, a daughter of God come to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-01
Cattlemen From Every
 Section Pouring Into City
 for Red Cross Bull Sale

(COntinued from Page FfVeJ on Twentieth street to First avenue, to Nineteenth street, to Fifth avenue, to Twentieth street. to Capitol park.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-01

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-01
KEEP RJIII.S IN STATE

kEEIF bULbO IN oIAIE
 Mir. Derby, in speaking of the desi-- ability of retaining as many of the bulls
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-26
CORN MARKET
PRICE HIGHER
DURING WEEK
Weekly Report Shows In
crease Due to Movement .
:. of Crop.

Chicago. Jan. 26.-Corn has risen
in value this week, forced upward
largely by the fact that the crop
movement although improved did not
become as brisk as a majority of trad
ers had expected. Compared with a
week ago. the market this morning
was Ia to 1-2c higher. Oats showed
gains of half to 1902 5-sc. The
result in provisions varied from 47c
decline to a rise of SIC. -.
Despite evidence of material prog
ress in clearing up railroad conges-
ton. hope of liberal arrivals of corn
gave way to disappointment after
Monday and Tuesday. Severe winter
conditions curbed the activities of the
railroads. Gradual Tightening of the
market led to an order for complete
stoppase Of trade in the January de-
livery and for settlements instead at
the maximum price limit. $1.2S a
bushel. Peace talk counted only, at
intervals as bearish factor.
Liberal sales to the seaboard to-
gether with meagerness of supplies
lifted oats above all previous high
price records this season.
Big supplies of hogs made provi-
sions average lower. Eastern ship
ping difficulties operated also against
any general strengthening OF values.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-26
FURTHER TESTIMONY SHOWS
BIG PURCHASES OF SUPPLIES
MADE ABROAD FOR AMERICANS
Franchise
Goes to Conference
Austria Ready
For Separate
Peace; Report

London, Jan. 26.-Austria
has declared her readiness to
conclude separate peace
without Germany and to ac-
cept the Russian democratic
program with the exception Of
self determination of nations,
says a dispatch from Petro-
grad to the Exchange Tele-
graph company.
Another dispatch to the Ex-
change Telegraph company
from Pctrograd dated Friday
says:
"'Fhe Bolsl1eviki newspapers
today report that great dem
onstrations are taking place
all over Austria-Hungary.
Workmen's and soldiers or
ganizations have been formed
at Vienna and Budapest. A
big strike has begun at War
saw.
"The socialist congress at
Warsaw has resolved to Or
ganize a revolutionary council
of workmen's and soldiers
Deputies"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-26
UNIFORMS AND
BLANKETS SOME
OF PURCHASES
Practically no Supplies on
Hand in October, Says
Report.
SHARPE TELLS OF
NEEDS OF SOLDIERS
Necessity of Providing Sup
plies for Men Abroad
Imperative.

Washington. Jan. 26.-More of the
secret testimony before the senate
military committee made public to-
day. discloses that on December Is.
General Pershing was authorized to
buy 100000 British uniforms or
American troops and zoe, 900 blankets
in Spain.
The record also shows that Quar-
termaster General Sharpe insisted
that inasnluch as numbers of Amer
lean troops were sent to France prac-
ticaliy a year ahead Of the time PLAN
ned some record of the situation
should be made to show the condition
under which he was placed to furnish
supplies.
Endorsed by Baker.
General Baker wrote an endorse
ment recognizing the quartermaster
generals difficulties.
On October 9 memorandum by
General Sharpe quoted a cablegram
from General Pershing saying the
American expedition had practically
no supplies on hand.
Serious Situation.
On October IS a memorandum
from General Sharpe to the chief OF
staff said: "lf it is not deemed advis-
able to discontinue the shipment OF
troops abroad. the necessity Of pro-
viding adequate clothing for the
llpkeep Of troops already abroad isS
imperative
This followed receipt October / Of
a report from General Pershing on
the clothing situation.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-26
Pier Fire is
Alleged to be
Work of Spies

Newark, N. j.. Jan. 60
More than a million dollars
worth of property was Destroy
cd to day i'll a fire believed to
be the work of German spies,
which burned up oil barges,
pier. warehouses and freight
cars on Newark Bay close to
the plant of the Submarine
Boat Corporation and store
houses of the quartermasters'
department of the army.
The fire followed in the
wake Of information obtained
by the naval intelligence bu-
reau last week. of a widespread
German plot against American
piers and shipping. Guards had
been doubled about the piers
and neighboring government
property. This was RESPONSE
bic for the early discovery of
the flames and the quickncss
with which they were brought
Under control.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-26
House Passes Unconstitu-
tional Bill on to Senate to
be Fixed up-The Senate
is Patching Seed Grain
and Defense Bills.
BY Geo. A. Rcnsnnl

Bismarck, n. D., Jan. 26.-Af.er IL
lengthy debate the house shortly aft
er noon passed the bill providing for
A commission to go abroad and take
Il vote of North Dakota solliers and
sailors, the count being 80 to /. Rep
resentative Reishus, who introduced
two bills amending the absent voter
law so as to provide for taking SOL
dier vote by mail, voted nay. Reishus'
two bills were killed.
1t Is openly admitted that the COM
mission bill as passed is unconstitu-
tional: the house passed it over to the
senate. where, as with all other i'm
portant house measures, it will have
to he redrafted so as to make it legal
and workable. There is absolutely no
chance of the measure passing the
senate as it now stands.
The elections committee reported
the commission bill for passage ann
recommended amendments to the ab-
sent voter law for indefinite post
ponement.
j. +. r. o'Connor Of Grand Forks
opened the debate. He opposed the
commission plan as awkward and
cumbersome. and declared that a
provision for holding an election uE
foreign soil after the date of the gen.
cral election, as it states. was uncon-
stitutional. He believed the house
was earnestly seeking to obtain the
best bill possible and declared the
assembly faced a real test of democ-
racy in extending the vote to men on
the fighting line. A provision where
by the holding of elections abroad
made discretionary with the commits
sion also was condemned by O'Con-
nor. who said the assembly could not
possibly delegate such authority to
three men. f. q.
Under this BILL" he said. lit is ut
terly impossible for soldiers In France
to vote in the primary election.
Representative Cole Of Cass county
supported the league bill, declaring
that no court would declare the act
unconstitutional under war condi-
tions. Representative Church though,
comparatively few soldiers would
vote it left :, do so under the absent
voter act. while the commission
would get more votes
Madd0ck of. Mountrail county sug-
gested that the measure be recommit-
teed to the committee. and accepted
another proposal. that the bill be
passed and sent to the senate with
the view of placing the problem be-
fore the. conference committee.
Tennesop declared. the amendments
to the absent voter act most accepta-
ble. ...h... ...........
The senate. committee this after
noon presented two important house
bills. .......... ..
The state affairs committee report
ed the house council of defense bill
with a number of important changes.
AS amended the bill makes the gov
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-26
APPEAL MADE
FOR EXPERTS
FOR WAR WORK
Preparations for War De.
layed for Want of
Skilled Men.

New York. Jan. 26.--The failure of
technically equipped men to come to
the aid of the government has delay
ed war preparation, according to G..
v. Meserole. head of the ordnance
departments civilian personnel bu-
reau. ...
Excellent positions are open," saiu
Mr.. Meserole in statement issued
today. particularly in the field artil-
lery, ammunition steel inspection de-
partment and allied branches. There
is constant demand for metallurgl-
cal chemists and assistants, inspectors
of cartridge cases, shell forgings.
powder and explosives" The inspec-
tion equipment section of the ord
nance department also announced to-
day that it had places open for men
over the draft age to act in a civilian
capacity as assistant inspectors o.,
leather equipment
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-26
WASHINGTON TO
PASS ON ALL
FUEL ORDERS
Set of Regulations Govern
ing Local Officials is
Issued.

Washington, Jan. e6.-Confusion
from unauthorized diversion OF coal
by local fuel officials prompted the
fuel administration today to issue a
definite set of regulations governing
the practice. which provide that:
Coal intended for destinations out
side of state must not be diverted
by state administrators without ap-
proval from Washington.
Chairmen of local fuel committees
must not divert coal intended for
other communities without the ap-
proval Of state fuel administrators.
Coal must not be diverted from one
preferred consumer to another ex-
cept in emergency cases.
Coal destined to by-product coke
ovens must not be diverted except in
emergencies to relieve human suffer-
ing.
Coal destined to tidewater must not
be diverted except with the approval
of Washington.
Coal must not be diverted until ar
rangements are made to pay for it,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-26
LABOR PARTY
CLOSES ITS
CONVENTION
Fine Tribute Paid Wilson
for His Address by Brit
ish Laborers.

Nottingham. Eng, Jan. 26.-The
British labor party has closed the
most important convention in its his
tory. The outstanding fact OF the
three days proceedings is the firm
stand taken on the war. British labor
emphatically re-asserted that "the
world must be completely and finally
rid of aggressive militarism."
Not a single resolution or declara-
ton was made during the conference
on the subject OF war or peace omit
ted an endorsement of President Will
sons war aims and attitude. No
other allied statesman received a
similar tribute. Premier Lloyd George
had many carping critics and Presi-
dent POircairc was not mentioned.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-26
Alleged That Packing Inter-
ests Tried to get President
to Use Power to Stop In
vestigation-More Conf
dental Documents Read.

Washington, Jan. 2e.-Sensa-
tional disclosures in the federal
trade commissions investigation
of the packing industry today
ranged from efforts to head of
the inquiry, to evidence of pack
ing house interests in Kansas
City street railways, in the tin In =
dustry and finally to documentary
evidence of an agreement of the
five great packers to divide the
country into FIVE districts for
buying livestock for the purpose
of limiting competition between
them.
An, ,old and creased bit of paper was
put ihto the record to show that the
agreement between the packers made
in 1903 under the name of the Ma
continued and extended after the Ma
tional Packing company had been
dissolved by the federal courts in
1912. ir.
It was a memorandum addressed to
III. A. c." said to be H. A. Chatham,
private bookkeeper for Edward F.
Swift, who had asked: Can you give
me Nat p Co percentages?"
Underneath. this was written: "A
and Co. 40.11. S and Co 46.70; NJ. and
Co 13.19.", which were said to be rep
of the holdings Of Armour.
Swift and Morris in the National
Packing company.
Attorney Heney. for the commits
sion, declared it had been found that
when the National Packing company
was dissolved. the properties were d.
vided so that each Of these three
packers could retain the same per-
centages Of business in each city
which they had enjoyed before the
Furthermore. he added in 1918.
the Sulxberger corporation. which lat
er became Wilson and compary. and
and company. were brought
In on a new basis. which he declar-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-26
SNOW IN CENTRAL
STATES IS CAUSING
SOME MINOR DELAYS

Chicago, Jan. 26.-Snow today in
Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa. Nebraska
and Kansas was viewed with anxiety
by railroad men. although it was re-
ported that only unimportant delays
had been caused during the forenoon.
1t was predicted that the snow would
cease falling and would be followed
by severe cold tonight.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-26
HOLE TORN IN
WlN0NA STREET
BY EXPLOSION
Police in Search for Parties
Who Touched off Heavy
Charge of Dynamite.

Winona, Mimi, Jan. ga mys-
terious explosion that sent police re-
serves on a hunt through the western
part of the city here last night and
citizens to the streets in alarm was
traced to a sewer excavation crew.
heavy charge of dynamite had torn a
great hole in a street and shattered
windows for block in all directions.
Long distance telephone service was
crippled for several hours, due to the
breaking of toll cable by the blast
Rumors that the city's milling in
dustries had been blown up were
widely circulated. ss@s5sst
Dishes were broken in nearby
houses and plaster torn from the
walls. One woman was recovering
from the shock today.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-26
Baldwin And Brown
Named Receivers OF
Rio Grande Railroad

Denver Colo, Jan. 26.-Alexander
r. Baldwin Of San Francisco. vice
president and general attorney for
the Western Pacific railway. and Ed
ward L. Brown, president Of the Den
yer and Rio Grande railroad, were
named receivers for the Denver and
Rio Grande railroad by Judge Walter
II: Sanborn in the United States dis
trict court here today. They were
sworn In and gave bond in the sum
of $4,000 each.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-26
FINLAND SENDS
ANULTDNATUM
TO RUSSIANS
Demand is Made that Russia
Cease Sending NUM-
tons to Rioters.

Iielsingfors. Jan. 26-The Finnish
senate has sent an ultimatum to the
Russian government demanding that
Russia cease supplying arms to Fin
nish rioters, who assisted by Russian
soldiers are committing acts of vio-
lence every day. or otherwise war will
be proclaimed imm ediately. The Rus
sian answer just published contains
promise to demand that the arms
he returned.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-26
Military Leaders Are
Warned That Theu
May Lose P0,Uers

the social democratic leader, they
had better go. / warn them that if
they do not bring us peace with Rus
sia they will be hurled from power"
Herr Scheidemann declared that
an agreement easily was possible on
eleven points Of President Wilson's
statement.
But Mr.. Wilson must be told
plainly" the speaker said, that AL
SAGE is Germany's and will remain so.
II one clear word is spoken regard
ing Belgium. England's war monger-
ing will end. An honorable. complete
reinstatement Of Belgium is our duty"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-26
Steamer Wilmington,
Reported Disabled;
Supplies Exhausted

An Atlantic Port. Jan. 26.-The
steamer City of Wilmington reported
by wireless today that she was dis
abled at sea because of boiler trou-
BILE and the supply of provisions wa.
about exhausted. Naval authorities
did not reveal the vessels position
but it was said that ships had been
ordered to proceed to her assistance.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-26
County Agents Are
&. Approved For Stark, IL.
Morton And Kidder

Bismarck. N. D.. Jan. ,26.-The
state board of regents has approved
applications for county agents from
Stark. Morton and Kidder~ counties.
advancing the number of counties
which now have better farming ex-
perts- in their employ, in cooperation
with the United States agricultural
extension division. to more than 20.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-26
German Social Democrat
Leader, Scheidemann,
Speaks in Reichstag, De-
claring that the Army and
U-boat have Gained Moth
ing.

Amsterdam, Jan. 26.-Philipi.
Schie<lelnann. president of the
social democratic party in Ger
many. answering Chancellor von
Hertling's speech in the main
committee Of the reichstag. warn.
ed the military leaders of the Inn
perial government that IL they
did not hiring about peace n,-
:TfsS :fhe9 would ,""E i,e 1%a hSrled dSs'n; from
power" .
Scheidemann's reply to the chan
cellor as published in the Berliner
Vorwaerts follows: a. !. - -. r..
"The chief arguments were advanc-
ed by the militarist party for the pro-
success of the U-boats and the
Of our army. But these were
to have given us a decisive victory in
six months. according to the an
made in, 1916. Alas. that
period has long since passed and
while the U-boat has admittedly
England enormously its chief
visible effect has been the entry of
America into the war.
tered the war we may be sure the
Russian revolution would long ago
have brought q general peace. "a.
What about the army? Suppose
the army should capture Calais and
Paris, would that mean peace? I say.
MOI
Suppose the army conquered
France and England, would that
mean peace? say, No. for we would
still have to conquer America"
Herr Scheidemann hercely attack
ed the militarist leaders. declaring
that their attitude toward Austria waa
likely to lose for Germany her last
friend. = !, va
III our government leaders cannot
free us from these .patrtnta'" said
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-26
Frank Gould, Surveyor
General OF Department Y.
OF Interior, Died To-day

San Francisco. Jan. 26-Frank
HI. Gould. surveyor general Of the
department OF the interior of the
United States. dropped dead here
today from apoplexy in q co4ri.
dor In front of his Office.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-26
BAKER TO GIVE
SUMMARY OF WAR
PREPARATIONS TO
SENATE COMMITTEE

Washington. Jan. 26.-A summary
of the army's war preparations.
which many believe will Be the "a
ministration's reply to Senator Cham
berlain's charges Of ineficiency, Wrfl
be given to the senate military conl-
mittee Monday by Secretary Baker.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-26
WEATHER FORECAST.

North Dalota-(senerally fair,
and continued severe cold tOaighe
and Sunday. = isss5Is;s5 5ssss,ps II.
Minnesota -Genesnlly fllr 49,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-26
Westinghouse Plant
Badly Damaged By Fire

:, Buffalo. n. Y. Jan. 26.-The West
inghouse Electric and Manufacturing
company's service and repair plant
near the water 'front.' was burned to-
day. The loss was s15o,00o.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-26

Discussion of ainls-or peace tcrms-is claiming pub
lie attention almost the total exclusion of military affairs
Active operaos in fact progress nowhere just pres
ent in the of the ceasng cannonadng along
the various fronts and the rcconnoterng activities
Echoes of the speeches delivered by Count Hertlng
the German imperial chancellor and the Astro
Hungarian foreign minister, pentifuly found in the
men of the press and there comparatively little diversity
Of opinion in the various allied capitals.
The prevailing view in London, reflected in the press
that Germany has adopted what amounts uncomprons
ing attitude desiring listen peace but her own
while Austria, although conciaory internal
conditions nevertheless unremittingy faithful her Ger
ally.
representative French the central powers are
revealed i'll the speeches trying drive between
the allied nations by attempting open separate debates
each.
Some of the foreign attach considerable i'm
portance the invitation of the German chancellor
ued conversations the subject OF peace terms.