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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-15
(From Providence Journal.)
France, June 20.
BY Lieut.. j. b. Morton. /.

so this" said Tim. "is being or
the Somme."
He looked over the parapet at the
German trenches and the villages
among the trees beyond. Away to
the left the country seemed almost
on the fre-step he could feel the
earth trembling with conclusions
The guns were. never silent, for those
were the days of the steady advance
that did so muchtto wear down the
German morale in 1915.
No infantryman knew where he
would rest that night, OF II there
would be such a thing as. rest. Be-
hind the infantry the guns crept for
transport was steadily, surely. NOV
ing up, the British army was taking
little vicious bites out Of occupied
territory. Yet it was not in territory
that h Germans suffered most. II
was the loss of hope and prestige,
and the shattering of nerves that
counted for SO much. llaST .
Curly. with a large slice Of bread
and fat bacon IN ON hand and a
a hearty breakfast.
next meal" he said; IAN 1tdon't
believe in scrappin' on an empty
stomach"
well, cookey. what about the
Somme?" asked Tim.
oh, just the old business said
curly; mud and noise. only more
noise than usual. But there's bags
nor excitement to make up for It.
Always something doing. Don't ave
40 time to get the fed-up feeling.
Why. Laventie way you could ave
cried with betn' bored. There was q
rat ! used to sit and wait for at
night. He'd come reg'lar every
night. crawlin' over my legs. Always
came at the am time. got to tell
the time by i'm, SO re'glar e was in
is ways. Think e must 'aye.been
Ia Gerboy rat"
He went on munching.
Us that bit about Michigan-you
know, something about a farm
The red-haired man, who had not
quire shaken off the provincial com
edian. obliged with the song. and
Tim and Curly took up the chorus.
Seems to me-" said Tim, ut
doesn't much matter where YOU are
as long as you're together. Get me!
Look at us lot, we can always sing
the same old songs. What does a
Change from one part Of the line to
another NATTER"
Suddenly q strombos horn sounded
above the roar OF ms The Gas
Alert had been On for some time,
as the wind was in a dangerous
quarter. Respirators were quickly
adjusted, and the men stood to. Tim
ran down the trench to rouse some
men who were resting. under a roueh
shelter. We"
The company commander sent
oack the prearransed signal 70 the
artillery. In a very short time ali
the men we're at their posts, keeping
as still as possible, avoiding talkine.
and firing every now and then to
prevent their rifles fouling from the
action of the gas.
Gradually Tim became ware that
there was something wrong with his
d%espirat9r; It was evidently a small
when examining 1t. He realized that
he gas was penetrating. There va
an unpleasant feeling at the back o}
his throat. and his eyes hurt, nd
|-. ~ <~r.taaET.EEa- HE..LFET .P4f+ ~ E.F#I
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-15
A Friend in Need il, the Trenches
there was a sweet taste in his mouth

there vas a sweet taste in his mouth
On that occasion more than am
other In his life he appreciated the
value Of his training at home. With
perfect composure he loosened his
T. H. helmet in its satchel, held his
breath. whipped the respiration off,
and adjusted his P. H. He re-
been told to do this for the first. time
under a 1t home.
The Germans ent over two waves
OF gas, with a short interval be-
tween, during which the gas fans
were used vigorously. Then they
tried q favorite device, which might
nave been more successful with raw
troops. After the second gas wave
they sent over a wave of smoke un-
der cover OF which a strong party adj
vanced only to be met by a steady
contain himself.
"Gawd!" he muttered into his
helmet. what a target"
Then he made q queer little noise
in his throat: his left hand shot up
to his right shoulder. and his rifle
clattered to the ground. Tim saw
him sway. and just caught him in
STEADY. mate" he said, and laid
him on the fre-step. He bandaged
open the field dressing. Curly, in
! considerable pain, made wild efforts
to tear off his respirator: but the gas
was not yet clear of the trench, SO
Tim held his hands down.
Ginger" he said, removing his
Fmouth from the mouthpiece Of his
helmet. come here q fifty. What
ever happens he mustn't get this off.
I~11 h{A ha~dr .-hi1> r. $3.50.
place. Well do turn and turn about"
Meanwhile the Germans had rein
forced their party, and almost sue
ceeded in getting a footing. in the
British trench. {
1--WE cannot get i'm away said
Ginger.
Tins mouth frightened at the cor
ners. t1t's up to US, chum," he said.
ito fight for him. and, by God,
Tim went on firing. turning around
every now and>t then to look at Curly,
When he cav that Ginger needed
help Nhe changed places with him.
The German attack wavered and
broke. They left many dead in No
Mans Land, and others surrendered.
Some Of them, dazed. unwashed and
hungry. as the result Of the British
bo~mbardment, which had cut OF
~ S~RPspSOS p0oSSu AoWA ll0
trench, where Tin and Ginger were
raising their burden. Curly was too
exhausted to struggle now, and when
his helmet was removed he seemed
too weak to be relieved BY the fresh
air. They carried him down to the
aid post and saw him taken charge
OF. Then they walked back silently
to the line.
Poor old Curly" said Tim.
Poor old bloke." said Ginger.
When they arrived. worn out, in
the front line again. they heard the
news that the battalion wa. to be re-
lieved that night.
I'D like to 'Yve had another
whack At 'em for old Curly" said
Tim. Still, he's safe enough, I
think. There's no telling either"
said Ginger. Maybe they'll attack
again before we 80 out Tim. looked
at him quizzingly.
eNo such luck he said; they've
had their gruel today. and they don't
want another helping. from our lot.
only wish they would try again, hut
you'll see they. wogst. They're TED
up to the back teeth" -
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-15

OF Germany under the whip Of the
military party. But what do we find
on the other side Of the ledger?
Germany Suffers Tremendous Losses.
"One-Germany has sacrificed the
flower Of her arms bearing youth.
Millions of her sons have fallen on
the aeld Of battle, have been GRIP
fpled or taken prisoners-losses which.
cannot be- made good by the greatest
victories. I
.'Two--she has lost by far the
greatest Of her colonies in Africa and
elsewhere and has placed, q burden
of debt upon her. people. under which
to come. &
'Three-she has completely de-
moralized her domestic commerce.
She has brought her people to want
and hunger and destroyed her. for
eigp commerce for an indeterminate
period. For the last four years her
merchant flag has not been seen
upon the sea of the world.
"Four--The acts of her army COM
manders and statesmen have brought
the German name into disrepute in
America. For more than 200 a
German Americans successfully en-
deayored to- build here a new and
happy hon1 for themselves and their
descendants. and took are that their
name should be respected every
where. Their industry and sense Of
duty became ~proverb!al everywhere,
and now in bitterness at heart they
had to see that they. were regarded
with digtrust.
However. through their unsnak-
able loyalty to the United States
they have succeeded In retaining the
confidence and good will Of their
fellow citizens. This in spite Of the
doings of the German military party.
"Five-Millions of the people Of
Germany are. firmly convinced, ever
If they do not dare to speak Of 1t
openly, that the defeat Of the pres
ent autocratic government would be
a blessing for them and their pos
terity. They have att last, seen
through the motives-of their rulers,
whose purposes are selfish and aim
at the suppression Of the ideas OF
liberty and the forcing Of their hated.
government upon the whole world.
For a long time German Ameri-
cans were unable to- e the peril.
and rude was their awakening. Their
sense of duty showed them the right
course to pursue. They point with
pride to their sons and grandsons
fighting for them under tho Star
Spangled Banner. And they will
fight on until every danger is re-
moved and the world relieved Of a
burden which lies upon it like an
incubus. for it is only through the
overthrow of the present German
government that the repetition Of q
similar world catastrophe can be pre-
vented"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-15
Clern1an-Americans Should Help Allies
70 Destroy Present German Government
Says NelD York stSfaafs Zeiflun0''

New York. Aug. B.-rhat German
Americana should be . unit An tie
determination to defeat Germany and
destroy the present German govern
ment iss the conclusion reaehe67tn An
editorial Just publiahed ~ the New
York et&aU Zettutilgs one, 81 the. fore
most German language newspaper
In this country. s
The editorial says:
To-day four years. o ~ Prince
Lichnowsky haS shown ID, the Ger
man military party by declaring W
upon Russia, brought on. cafa1-
tronhe under which the world nnust
suffer ungpeaknblyi Four year ~
gigantic struGkl0 such - history
new saw gbefCfe. And WhafI M
Germany achieved during TIM Tour
Year, world var? s@ 80
.o & IS srsd,i ,ias 4 hss lsdssr
sf""ons@-cSrmasy il. tak1n 80
sion ofsdeaffy al of lDslejuIa 1nd
psft-f3h9w gfowtng yer Gsnall9f-o4
TWo--ehAs has tGkSu rich -bdofv
and many prisoners.
El11avAssA GIpssss Rsa1a.
sThrse-Throash ths ,reyoiufion
ana he e~ubeeQlient early eojiap1S ~
me hueeaAS Amptya ~ ~ tedas
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-15
YET THE INDIVIDUAL COUNTS

When the attention Of the world is focused ON actfvi-
ties which men are engaged in by the million, the indi-
v1dual seems to be a very small and obscure unit. The
story is told of two ~brothefs. one a sailor and the other
a marine, who met accidentally while ENJOYING shore
leave in Boston. They had lost track of each other ht
on comparing notes 1t developed that they were serving
on the same ship. and had been on that ship for nine
months. The story seems incredible, yet it is told as the
The complement of a modern battleship runs I'D into me
CARNATIONS and in separate commands. Their dutie, are
entirely different. The men of each group naturally
choose as their companions others. of their own group.
Contact between the two forces is often slight. The
chances are that the story is true. The fact that indtytdu-
ais may be SO thoroughly merged in the mails makes the
individual look small.
Yet 1t is on the individual that everything rest. He
has his duty to perform. and.sif he TAIL, there Il. : flaw
in the structure of achievement which may be fatal. The
other day King George, OF England, in reviewing the
Grand Fleet, visited the American flagship. inspected its
personnel and its appointments, and, among other thinr.
shoveled coal into the fire. The ruler Of a nation has
duties which do not permit Of his shove,inx much coal.
Those duties are highly Important. som sbody must n.r-
form nrFm them. and perform them well. But on the American
sAsship. and on every ship that floats thsre are men
away down IN the bowels ofsths vessel. men Who have NOT
been called to rule nations. but whose business It 4. "a
shovel coal. There they labor, With the sweat stream.
Ing out OF eyery pore and coal dust covering them. They
arc not seen Their pressncs may b forgotten. hui 81
tbs. manner ~ which they do their work depends a.
Irsefuinsss md safety 81 the ship. and each 81 them Il
Inece~av an8the srand schsms.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-15
WARD IN FRANCE.

g. Louis. Nd, sAuea ib.-Corp6ral
Charles s.Chuck' Ward. u st Louis
boy ana former infielder for the
Brooklyn Nationalsss in q letter to
Effiend Mere, tells 9of his safe arrival
81 the National league. being with
him. Alexander and Ward are mem
b1rssof the same battery. three hun
dfsd ana f~ofty-second artillery !
g0ince lSavtng tho United States.
Ward said none OF the boys in the bats
10y. many of whom were former ma
j0fs leaguers. srecefved any word Of the
gehnant scselnbleA Nikhts ats; night,
err. while OF duty, ellspfss4hetr expert
sncss while playing hssssbali - the
states. III
Scorporal waFd sxpsets 10, IS pro-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-15
xoyoMKEsss Apour IS a,

sssa 81 NosA 0saszlIsASs ~. IA, ~
Mhas spssyss me Kaiser most q me discovery thas
v Y ~ AshsFieaea !. people = sstyen sto mad. .nd
esenfnsrssasas s 81 - from, sthpy IN. mesa businssAA
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-15

SAuICu, LaS L6uQ6EeQ MS
effective october 1, and will probably
enter the United states army as chap
lain.
A number Of booze carrying autos
In the northern Minnesota Indian ter
rttory. c~onfiscated by Indian agents,
will shortly be sold at public auction.
There is said to be quite q variety Of
cars, but the Fords are largely in the
majority.
After tagging behind the procession
for a time jamestown has at last come
into its own. A bevy OF a half dozen
farmerettes, clad in regulation uni
forms, issued forth to conquer and
succeed in shocking 40 acres in come
two OF three hours. The money was
donated to the Red Cros&
Notices have. Been posted in all
parts Of Cavalier county by States
Attorney Crimson and Sheriff Thomp-
son that all men between the ages of
10 and so must work or fight. It il
quite sure that there will be very few
idle men IN the county this fall. =
NormanysJ. cill..pse has resigned
CenterNto enter the army. Mr.. Gill
lespie Is aEgood newspaper writer and
wifi be missed by the North Dakota
fraternity. He Is succeeded BY j. F..
Richards, former publisher Of the
Harvey Journal. who put Harvey on
the map.
Mrs. Willard Kepner of New Rock
ford. has been severely wounded in
action In France. according to- a+mes-
sage received by his 1parents.s HSs
was In the battle Of SC%antigny under,
Major Theodore Roosevelt. Jr., as "a
member Of Company a, 26th U. 8.
infantry:
Former approval Of the plans for
the Inauguration of military training
at the jamestown college, HAS been
received from the war department.
It is expected that an Instructor win
be Sent to take charge OF the Fargo
and that he will divide hi
time tn s.., between that instjtption and i'
The Bernidjt chief Of police had q
personally. conducted tour to Thief
River Falls Monday night, when he
acted as chaperon to two misguided
girls, who had aspirations to- become;
'~'actofettes.' One Of tho girls was,
1s and the others Is years of age.
I4Ney WeIe WlIian6 70 homo d1Uer1
little fatherly advice "
The Medicine Lake Wave; MedicinS
flake. Mont, contradicts crop reports,
sent out from there's The, territory
OF Medicine Lake. homestead, Froid
md south andleastern SheridanScoun-
will probably producesthe greatest
kcrops an its history. says the Wave.
Harveehng-is IN full3 blast and thresh-
}inR WfilEimmAdfnfalyff 0llow ND snnrns
help win be required I,
Wimbledon VIII enjoy four 81
community days Within the next year.
With pr. Alexander Kerr, Jamestown.
head Of fhesFe4eral Community De-
yeloppent associatson, Of North DA-a
kota. ~ provide the programs Mer.s
chapka sof Wimbiedon Will co5operatAa
by Offering specia1ytrade Inducements.
The ART day prohahlv 1dil b Sob..
eeEved ~ October Il
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-15

This is the way the Ollbertson
Searchlight mentions a shooting at
fray: "a revolver dpel occurred at
Poplar Wednesday morning between
Harry Cain and Frank Mcdonald and
the latter bit the dust"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-15
Nubs of Ne,us
One Of the Bemidji hotels are adj
vertising for bell girls" !

j. j.. Boyd Of Milton. one Of the
pioneer merchants OF the town, has
luit business.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-15

The first threshing of barley in the
James river bottom, near Arrowwood
lake. on Saturday. ran 80 bushels to
the acre
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-15

Commencing September 1. the Sos
railway will place two mora freight
trains on the line from Thief River
Falls and west. r.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-15

One of the largest potato warehouse
es in the state Is in the course of con
structionz at Leal. The Quilting will
be 4Ox60 feet. with a solid concrete
basement, having 16 individual bins.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-15

Rev. S. A. Walker, for six years
pastor Of the Steele Presbyterian
church. has rendered hiss resignation,
effective October 1, and will probably
enter the United States army as chap
lain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-29
ON WASHBURN FACULTY
Three New Members of Fine Arts
School Are Selected.

Washburn college has engaged three
new members for it's fine arts school.
the dean of~the school, to fill the va
cancy lef by the resignation of Horace
Whitehouss :, is to be Elias A. Bredin.
former director of the department of
music in Eureka college, Illinois. He
has studied H. America and Europe.
and is trained in organ and voice
music. He has lectured in various
parts of tie country on methods for
work with glee clubs, choruses and
communit! music. cse has done con-
cert work as we'll as teaching in organ
and voice. His voice is tenor. His
wife has been principal of the college
preparatory school at Eureka.
Ignatius L. Telio will be violin in
structor. He is a Portuguese must
clan. who was educated in South
America and in Europe. He has
taught in South America and Mexico
and has done concert work in the
United States.
Miss Elonore Kurth, of Alton. ILL.,,
will be voice instructor at the college.
She has studied abroad and has had
experience in teaching and in concert
singing. ] 1st year she was In govern
ment work as interpreter and trans
lator. Her voice is mezzo-soprano.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-29
Between $4,000 and 10000 Kan
sans To Have Privileges.
Ballots VIII Delay Totals for at
Least q Week.
SOLDIERS MAY DETERMINE II
In Close Contest Yankees
Would Have Say To Elect.
Heavy Primary Vote Is Antici-
pated at Camps.

Between $1,000 and 10000 Kansans
draft will vote August in the state
wide primary. Blank ballots with lists
of candidates fo- state and district Of
fees are being sent this week to
twenty army camps by J. T. Botkin,
secretary of state.
Should the army camp vote be
heavy, it is possible that the returns
from various cantonments may detar-
mine the result of contests for several
offices. Officers will be specially as
signed to handle the primary vote in
each camp and at several of the 'arge
environments it is probable the secre-
tary of government will assign a spe-
cial election official suggested by the
state department. At Camp Funston.
Fort Riley, Camp Cody and other
army camps where many Kansans are
stationed, a heavy primary vote IS an
ticipated.
Men Overseas Won't Vote.
Close contests for state and district
offices may be held in doubt and final
results delayed as a result of the rmy
vote. Men overseas will not vote in
the primary. Arrangements. however,
have been completed for primary vot-
ing in all army camps in this country
where Kansans are stationed.
d DdliOlS only WILL OC pIONloCu
for the men in service. Under the
printed name of the office, the soldier
will write the name of the candidate
he desires to support. He Will then
make a cross x mark in the square
opposite the name of the candidate.
Thousands of printed lists of candi-
dates will be sent to the camps for
convenience of the soldier voters.
Nearly $4,000 Kansans will have
been called to the colors under the Sc
lective deaft before August 6, accord
ing to information in Botkin's office
OF this number, between $4,000 and
10000 men from this state will be in
the camps primary day. 1t is believed
that the machinery for handling the
army vote will permit practically
every man in the camps to express a
choice of candidates. Regulations
dates of ore party will extend to the
army voters. Each soldier desiring to
vote will receive a blank ballot and a
printed list of candidates. He may
then vote for either Republican
Democrat or Socialist candidates.
10 Days for Soldier Vote.
Following the count of the soldier
vote, the tally sheets and poll books
will be forwarded to the secretary OF
state. A week or ten days may elapse
before the complete army vote is re-
ceived in Topeka
Two years age the Kansas National
guardsmen voted in the primary while
stationed at Eagle Pass, Tex. The
army vote in 1914 determined the re-
suit of the Second district congress
ional contest and gave Congressman
Ed C. Little a majority of one vote
over U. S. Guyer. Kansas guardsmen
are now in France and will not vote
in the primary this year. altho the
privilege will extend to all se1ective
service men not already sent over
seas. Men in service who were de-
prived of the privilege of registering
because of their service CALL will moi
lose their right to vote.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-29
DON'T SELL YOUR BONDS
At Least Beware of Pawnbrokers-
Take 1t Up With Banks.

Various reports have come to To-
peka in the last few days that the
pawnbrokers of Kansas City are reap
ing rich harvest thru the purchase
of liberty bonds from poor people who
labor under the impression that the
pawnbroker is the poor mans true
and only friend.
The reports say that the pawnbrok-
ers buy up the bonds of the poor at
a big discount and then in turn dis
pose of them at the banks at a good
profit.
The liberty loan bonds are cash
able at any bank in any city in the
United States at market prices. If d
percon owning a liberty bond finds
that 1t is absolutely necessary TO get
the money out of the bond at once all
that is necessary is to go to any bank
present the bond. explain the circum-
stances which create the need tor the
immediate money and the banks will
puy up the bonds. Just at present lib
erty loan bonds are selling two ar
three dollars below par,