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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-25
ANNIVERSARY
 OF AGINCOURT

Five hundred and three years ago | today, on Oct. 25, 1415, the famous I battle of Agincourt was fought on the | plains of northern France near the | village and castle from which the l memorable combat has derived its name. The scene of this clash of arms Is not far from where the bat ties of northern France during the present war have been fought. At Agincourt the English and French were foes instead of friends, as they are now. After the pleasant custom of his, house, Henry V. had commence his reign by an invasion of France. He captured Harfleur after a siege of more than month. During that per iod terrible and fatal dysentery had wrought havoc in his camp, and re- duced his army to a shadow. His ad- visers wanted him to return to Eng land, but the King refused.
 In the meantime the French king had assembled all the brilliant chiv- airy of his great nation and dispatch ed them to intercept the invaders. Henry had but 1000 horse and 13,000 infantry left and, being in a hostile country, found 1t difficult to get sup 1 plies. His force was almost faSNished.
 It was a miserable little army of 1 15,000 which opposed the splendid array of France on the field near l Agincourt. There were 60,000 French men, splendid in all the pomp of me- dieval chivalry, and they expected to trample the worn and hungry English men under foot and leave not 8 man alive. All night long before the bat i tie the French feasted about their fires, but the English had neither food nor fire, and found their only inspiration in continual fanfare of trumpets. As day broke Henry post ed his little force on a slope, with deep, miry meadow before 1t, be- tween him and the cavalry, on which the French commander mainly relied, although he had German arquobus- iers and Genoese crossbows. Henry archery were fotified behind iron- pointed stakes, with an advanced body of 200 picked archers, disposing his cavalry on the wings.
 The French were commanded by D'Albert, the constable of France. Their horsemen rushed down into the miry meadow and the Englishmer stood their ground without firing ar arrow until the French were within 200 yards. Then at the word of com mand the whole front rank of the English stepped forth one pace, and drawing their bowstrings, sent hail of arrows into the advancing enemy while the 200 picked archers, spring
 ing up firm their ambush on tht flank of the charging horsemen, deei
 mated 1t by their cross volleys Tn
 miry meadow was soon filled witt
 men and horses, in a struggling
 screaming mass, At the right momen
 Henry brought out his reserves, hi
 archers casting away their bows ant
 arming themselves with bills an
 leaden mallets. The French Tough . with the accustomed gallantry, bu
 were utterly defeated. The success
 of the English was a triumph fo
 their bowmen, and Agineourt was bu
 one of the many examples of the soli
 steadiness of the British infantry.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-25
HUN DEFENSES
 ARE WELL MADE

With the American Forces in France, Oct. -(Correspondence of the As- sociated Press) - Desperate efforts were made by the Germans to strengthen the Hindenburg line when they were driven back to it by Mar shal Foch's great offensive this sum- mer. More than nine miles in depth at various points, it had already been called the greatest fortress the world has ever known" Despite this, in- formation has reached the American intelligence officers from various sources that the Germans began to work upon 1t with renewed vigor soon after the Franco American counter offensive of July IS which drove them back over the Marne, east of Chateau Thierry and northwest across the Vesle.
 One section of the Hindenburg, line examined by British experts had 8 belt of wire eight yards deep, the wire being the size of lead pencil and with barbs of an inch. About 100 yards to the rear was the first German trench and behind the trench 100 yards apart were ferro-concrete posi- tions built to hold from two to i've machine guns. Behind these ''pill- boxes" were other machine gun em- placements.
 Behind the first line were belts of wire arranged in a criss-cross geo. metrical pattern, and then, after an interval varying from several hun dred yards to half mile, was the sec-. ond trench. With the object of pre-! venting tanks from crossing 1t, the second. trench was dug wide enough to act as a trap when the big crawlers. came along.
 To the rear of the second trench. line was another area of wire and after that the man or support line. | The part of the, line examined by the British officers had been dug by Rus- sian prisoners and had running be- meath it a continuous tunnel at a depth of about 40 feet. Along this main or support line staircases led up from the tunnel every 50 yards. The | tunnel had rooms opening out of it and was lighted by electricity. Above were a number of machine gun posts and trench mortar emplacements which are connected by hoists so that
 ammunition may be sent up quickly 1 from below. --
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-25
PERsHING DBCORATEs rHAw.

New York, Oct. 25-Word was re- ceived at the Aero Club of America yesterday that Gen. Pershing had awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, with two citations, to Major William Thaw, American ace and known as the dean of American avia- tors in France.
 This is the first American award received by Major Thaw, who has re- ceived several French decorations, among them the Croix de Guerre and the Medal of the Legion of Honor. Those awards were in recognition of Major Thaw's exploits as a member of the Lafayette Escadrille before he entered the American service
 Major Thaw's younger brother, Lieut.. Alexander Blair Thaw, was killed in France in August. -.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-25

butter.
 General Order '. No public eating place shall serve or permit to be served to any one person at any one meal more than one-haf ounce of Cheddar. commonly called American cheese.
 General Or<ier 8. No pubic eating place shall use or permit the use of the sugar bowl on the table or lunch counter. Nor shall any public eating place serve sugar or permit it to be served unless the guest 50 requests and in no event shall the amount served to any one person at any one meal exceed one teaspoonful or it's equivalent.
 General Order g. No public eating place shall use or permit the use of an amount of sugar in excess of two pounds for every 90 meals served, in- cluding all uses of sugar on the table and in cooking, excepting such sugars as may be allotted by the Federal Food Administration to hotels hold ing a bakery license No sugar al- lotted for this special baking purpose shall be used for any other purpose General Order 10. No public eating place shall burn any food or permit any food to be burned and all waste shall be saved to feed animals or re- duced to obtain fats.
 General Order Il. No public eating place shall display or permit to be displayed food on its premises in any such manner as may cause its de- terioration so that it cannot be used for human consumption.
 | General Order F. No public eating
 place shall serve or permit to be served what is known as double cream
 or cream de luxe; and in any event
 no cream containing over 20 per cent.
 of butter fat shall be served.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-25
ToDAYs ANNIVERSARY

The firt telegraph line from the Atlantic to the Pacific was completed fifty-seven years ago today. This line ran from St. Louis to San Francisco, connecting at the. Missouri metropolis with the wires to all parts of the East. The building of the Eastern section from Omaha to Salt Lake City, was commenced on the Fourth of July, and proceeded at the rate of ten miles day. At the same time the western section, from San Francisco to Salt Lake, was built.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-25
HIVES,

Hives, that most annoying affliction, is caused most frequently by the eat ing of. such things as fish, strawber- ries and tomatoes.
 Anything likely to cause this trou- ble must be quickly removed from the diet. The local itching, in such cases, may be relieved by bathing with bicarbonate of soda water. Plenty of water should be taken. be- tween meals. Exercise, sunRbine and plenty of fresh air are also necessary.
 Avoid pork, red meats and heavy foods, especially fried foods of any kind. Remember that heat produces weakness and white meat and plenty of vegetables are strengthening enough to take the place of the avoid- ed foods.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-25
RED HAT FOR POLISH BISHOP.

Rome, Oct. 25-In an apostolic let ter to Dr. Alexander Kakowski, Arch bishop of Warsaw, the Pope expresses the hope that the people of Poland may enjoy the privilege of choosing their own form of government.
 The communication ends by saying that the Pontiff, desiring to show his good will toward Poland, proposes to make Dr. Kakowski a Cardinal at the next consistory.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-25

Governor whitman issued a procla- nation announcing November as Fire Prevention Day.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-05
RATI0NINC0E
NEWSATTACKED
BY JOHNSON
Declares Public Must Make
Allowances if Creel is to
Be Censor.

Washington, Dec. 5.-Published re-
ports from Paris that limited cable
space for many newspaper men may
compel "rationing'' of news from the
peace conference were brought to the
attention Of the senate today by Re-
publican members. Senator johnson
of California read a statement that
Edgar Sisson of the committee on
public information will issue official
statements for the American deleEa-
ton.
II am not concerned with the legal
aspects of the presidents trip
Senator Johnson said. HE was de-
termined to 80 and we must make the
best Of it. But I am concerned that
news which comes from the peace
conference shall be rationed or
censored"
Senators Watson and New of Indi-
ana, Republicans, and Sherman OF
Illinois Joined in the criticism. Sena-
tor Walsh of Montana, Democrat
suggested that wire ~"rationing" might
number Of newspaper men at the con.
ference.
RIM not so much complaining
about the system of rationing," Sena.
tor Watson replied, "as I am about
the man who is to do the rationing
AS / understand it. the 20, 900 words
the cable can carry is to be parcelle6
out by Mr.. Creel. 1t was for thai
especial purpose that he was taken tt
the peace conference. And I yarn thu
American people that if Mr.. Creel j:
to Isl everything that comes from
the peace conference they must make
very great allowances for it's truth
and authenticity"
Senator Sherman said wa,
derelict in giving powers to the com
mittee on public information to exer
else censorship. He added hat Will.
the cables were in the possession o.
private hands messages from and tt
relatives Of soldiers could be sent fol
six cents a word, but since the gov
eminent has taken them owe the ole
rate of % cents a word has been re
stored. ~.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-05
Wife Did
NOtDiUOrcc Her
Former Husband
he Marries Again When Spouse Does
NOT Produce Divorce Decree--Says
There is no Such Town as Grand
Forks.

Causing no little amusement and in.
terest In the City today is a. letter from
Carrie G. Combs. "a former resident Of
tn's city, now located In Lo. Angeles,
me letter asks for a copy Of court
papers which were drawn up follow
ing her divorce from her first hacband.
Burdette w. Combs in 1917. Mrs
Combs claims to have lost her dnnl
cate. 1922
Upon leaving the city, after the d.
vorce Mrs. Combs settled in Los An
geles,. Cal, where she met and was
married to Howard Green, now a
sergeant in the U. S. army.
They lived happily for a short time
until ne was called to war; while at
camp he is said to have became in
fatuated with another woman whom
ne married, giving as his reason for
this move, the fact that he thought
Mrs: Combs still married as she! could
produce no divorce decree. and said
tnere was no such place as Grand
Forks to be found on the map.
Mrs. Combs writes to the clerk of
the district court, M. w. Spaulding,
n upon receiving the desired report
VIII take steps to collect the allotment
claimed to be due her from the gov
eminent.
Tracy r. Bangs was the attorney in
inc first divorce case and divorce wa
granted the plaintiff on the grounds Of
neglect n deSertiOn.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-05
t Side
FROST AND SNOW
MAKE SKATING SAFE

The snow has spread a blanket on
the river and for the time being has
spoiled skating in the open. But as
the ice is from four to six inches
thick and the airholes are visible on
account of the snow, the pastime will
be much safer than heretofore, when
it is resumed.
Before the last snowfall, Philip
Broen and Thelma johnson had an
experience hat might have been
fatal had It not been for the pluck and
presence Of mind of the boy.
They skated into an eight-foot air
hole and went straight to the bottom.
Young Broen assisted Miss johnson
out and then crawled out himself.
After being cared for by neighbors.
neither Of the young folks were any
the worse for the ducking. with the
possible exception Of the scare they
received.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-05
UNITED STATES
HEARS0UTC0ME
0FL0ND0N MEET
Views of Conference Re-
garding Former Kaiser may
be Approved by Wilson.

London. Dec. 6.-The substance Of
the discussions in London early this
week between tho representative OF
Great Britain, France and Italy with
regard to the coming peace confer
ence. were cabled to the American
government and it is believed the
messages reached President Wilson
before he sailed for Europe yester-
day, thus putting him in possession Of
full information regarding the confer
ence.
Reuters Limited says there is
reason to believe the presidents adj
visers are Of the opinion that the
views Of the conference regarding
former Emperor William are likely
to coincide with those Of the presi-
de1t himself. Responsible opinion.
says this news agency. holds that the
ex-emperor and other persons guilty
Of breaches of international law dur
Ing the progress Of the war should be
dealt with by a tribunal of the Asso-
ciated governments, including repre-
%sentatives Of those countries which
suffered most.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-05
WAR STAMPS To
BEP0PULAR GIFT
People are Asked to Lend
Continued Assistance to
the Government.

The aim Of Grand Forks citizens is
not going to be an effort to buy ex-
travagant gifts because the war is
over, but many have voiced the SAN
opinion whom 1t was announced that
after Christmas the popular question
will not be as of old: What did you
set for Christmas?" but will be re-
placed by the question:: How many
Wal Stamps did you get for Christ
mas" Il
Fathers and mothers can think Of
no gift which would prove Of more
benefit to the children or to the coun-
try than a War Stamp. The purchase
of this would tend to inspire the child
with patriotism ana make him more
easily understand that IN a time of
war q nation must stint itself 1t was
pointed out today.
These stamps are OF sale at every
bank and sell for $4.23 and in four
years. time $500 will be returned by
the government.
Many have pledged themselves to
buy stamps ana bave failed to buy
the amount pledged. The pledges are
oil due December 81 Of this year and
Christmas will prove a good time to
assist the various members OF the
family to fulfill their pledges.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-05
over BILLION
CUT FROM 1919
NAVY ESTIMATE
Estimates Sent to Congress
Monday Based on War
Program.

Washington. Dec. x.-savings ap-
preaching twelve billion dollars are
expected to be made from the $24,-
$4,000, 900 appropriations made dur
ing the q for the var department.
Secretary Baker 9ave this estimate to-
day to the house appropriations sub
committee inquiring what part Of the
to the treasury. % =
Mr.. Baker said the departments
disbursement to date in the United
States total $9,169, 600, 900 and those
in France $1,166, 100000.
OF all the money appropriated. So
52S, 100000 remains unobligated, and
this with more than two billion dol
lars of additional cancelled contracts
represents the prospective saving. Mr..
Baker already had Informed the COM
mittee Of contract cancellations aggre-
eating about Sc, 600, 100000.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-05
SEVERAL KILLED.
IN EARTHQUAKE
At Least One Hundred 9th
ers Believed to Have Been
Injured in Chile.

Buenos Aires, Dec. 5.-Latest re-
ports from northern Chile, where a
severe earthquake occurred Wednes-
day, are that ten persons are dead
and 100 injured seriously. The earth
shock was felt most severely in the
district between Taltal and Copiapo.
Telegraphic communication with
Chile is greatly delayed.
Heavy material damage was caused
by the seismic movement and railway
lines we're destroyed at many points.
Hundreds of homes are reported to be
in ruins. The damage is said to be
serious throughout the province Of
.Atacama and the southern part OF
A~ntofagasta province.
A tidal wave at Caldera, south of
Antofagasta caused heavy damage
and DESTROYED the harbor works.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-05
FISHING IS RESUMED.

Seattle. WASH, Dec. 5.-The OBJ
tanning Of 5~4.6s1,o0o sockeye salmon
eggs from the Afognak station in
Alaska. at the close Of the recent
spawning season, Is believed by the
bureau of fisheries to indicate the
complete recovery of that stream
from the disastrous effects Of the Kat
mai volcanic eruption of 1912. Be-
of the encouraging situation.
the natives during the past summer
were allowed to commercial
fishing on a limited scale.
The take Of eggs at Yes bay con-
sidered satisfactory by the bureau.
more than $4,000. 900 eockeye eggs
having been obtained. OF the 1885,
900 humpbacks' eggs secured, the
greater portion will be shipped to the
Maine station to further the effect al
ready begun to establish the hump
back salmon in Atlantic waters.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-05
M. E. MEETING TO
OPEN THIS EVENING

Bishop Richard ]. Cooks of Helena.
Mont, will deliver the principal adj
dress tonight at the first Of the mass
meetings to be held in the Methodist
church in connection with the CEN
tenary movement. Several Of the
speakers who will address the meet
tnEs here. were in Fargo yesterday
outlining the features Of the move
nent to large audiences in that city.
The meetings here will be presided
over by Rev. George Mechlenberg Of
Billings, Mont. who is executive Sec
rotary. Training conferences will be
held on Friday from early morning
until late in the evening. and q mass
meeting tomorrow night will mark
the close Of the event as far as this
city Is concerned.
The lectures to be given tonight
and tomorrow night will be illus:
trated.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-05
Toboggan Slide May Be
Erected For Little Tots

Boys will be boys" and will insist
on a hockey game on the ring, no
matter how many little fellows are
attempting to skate.
Parents of some of these little tots
have come to the conclusion that the
small children would be safer at
some other amusement. They have
taken the matter up with the park
board and are thinking seriously OF
erecting a %toboggan slide on which
the small children may play safely,
probably in Central park
A ,toboggan slide large enough for
the small children is wanted and this
will tend to keep the children from
sliding down the river banks which
is a dangerous form of amusement.
The conveniences and safety to the
children will soon pay for the cree
ton Of the affair.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-05
ELFRING ATTENDS
CONFERENCE FOR
"Y" SECRETARIES

Secretary W. H. Elfring left today
for Chicago, where he will attend a
conference of y. NJ. c. A. secretaries
from. the United States and Canada.
After-the-war problems will be the
principal subject of consideration at
the conference. and plans will be
made by the secretaries for the work
OF the organization. Mr.. Elfring ex-
poets to be gone about two weeks.
NJ. T.. Kennedy, who yesterday adj
dressed the business men in Grand
Forks on the work Of the Y. M. C. A.
in India. left today for Fargo, and
will lecture there also.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-05
KURT EISNERS SAID
TO BE A TO
RESIGN POSITION

Amsterdam. Wednesday. Dec. -
Kurt Eisner. the Bavarian premier,
is reported to have privately declared
himself ready to resign when the ma
tional assembly had regulated the
country's affairs, according to a
Munich dispatch.
Addressing the soldiers and work
mems council, Premier Eisner de-
clared the Bavarian government was
opposed to any idea Of separation
from Germany as a whole. the Sc
curity Of which he regarded as OBJ
tainable only by the creation Of a
federal state.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-05
DUNNING CALLED TO
SPA TO CONFER WITH
AMERICAN OFFICIALS

Berlin. Wednesday, Dec. 4.-(By
the Associated Press. arthur e.
Dunning. secretary of the American
Association Of Commerce and Trade
of Berlin, has been summoned to Spa
(former German headquarters where
the armistice commission has been in
SESSION. for the purpose Of comforting
with the American military authori-
ties and Herbert c. Hoover. the food
administrator.
The Berlin organization which Mr..
DunntnF represents had placed itself
at the disposal Of the United States
government in. connection with the
proposed food relief.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-05
PLAN TO FIGHT PRICES.

WashtnXtOn. Dec. 5.-PIans for an
assault IN the high cost Of living by
extension Of rural parcel post through
the use Of army motor trucks, were
explained today by Assistant POST
master General Blakslee 10 the house
Ing the 1890 postal appropriation bin.
MI. Blakeslee. In asking for So
000. 900 for the rural service FOR the
year beginning July l next, said
trucks for the proposed service would
be turned yer by the war depart.
ment without charge. Truck trains
of one tractor and SIX or more trali-
ers.. he added, could make postal
rates compete with freight rateA
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-05
Cummins Resolution
Is Not Approved

Washington, Dec. 5.-By unanimous
vote the senate foreign relations COM
mittee today disapproved the resolu-
ton of Senator Cunlmins of Iowa. Re-
publican. proposing to send a senate
committee to Paris for the peace con
ference. -,.s
When Chairman Hitchcock present.
ed the committee report to the sen
ate. Senator Cummins asked hat the
matter go to the calendar for future
consideration.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-05
YOUNG FOLKS WE'D
AT UNION HOTEL

At a local hotel last evening at
$3.50, Rev. H. B. Thorgrimsen mar
ried o. Berg and Henrietta Hanson
Of Milton. N. D. The witnesses were
Einar Erickson and Nellie Nelson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Berg will make a
short trip to the western part Of the
state before returning to their home
at Milton,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-05
EAST SIDE BRIEFS

Josephine Berg and Amanda Bren-
for a few days.
Edith Hagstad, who was i'll with
influenza at her home .on South
Fourth street, is recovering.
G. Burkhardt is reported to have
accepted a position with a mercan-
tile firm in Crookston.
There are nine new students in
the night school, and the classes are
full, with the exception Of the short
hand and bookkeeping classes in
pupils.
Ed Terrain of Minnesota Point has
moved into the city for the winter.
The War Savings pledges are being
taken up so rapidly by both city and
country subscribers. that it will not
be necessary to make n further
appeal for their redemption.
Mrs. George Gebhardt is i'll at her
home on Dover avenue.
F. C. Massee made a business trip
to Crookston this morning.
The ladies Of the Eastern Star will
hold a special meeting at the Ma
sonic hall this evening at 1880. #
A strandbe1g and Emil Basley Of
Gilby. n. D., we're in the city yester-
day visiting friends on their way to
Minneapolis where they both live.