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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-18
HALF MILLION
RUSSIANS ARE
HELPED BY U.S..
Lifted Out Of Dependency
BY Course of
Training.

Paris. June 21.-(By Mail)-Half
a million Russians in Germany who
formerly were prisoners of val have
been lifted. out Of dependency within
the last four months, partly by a
course of training in American ideals,
said Major James A Rabbit. of Phil
adelphia, when he returned recently
from Germany on his way to the
United States.
Major Rabbit is a professor in
Hayerford college and a member Of
the American football rules commit
tee He was chief of the bureau Of
American Red Cross in Germany and
visited nearly all the camps where
Russian prisoners were interned.
W. found the Russian war prison.
ers in a state of complete lassitude,
mentally and physically" he said.
They had spent four years in the
neglect n misery of German intern
the strongest mans spirit. Their own
country had forgotten them and no
word had come from their relatives
or friends. There was no future in
Germany nor hope in anything better
IN their country. Hundreds Of
thousands of Russians who had fought
Valiantly for the allied cause were
slowly dying from depression. mental
inactivity and physical malnutrition.
W. put them to school like chill
drenr Athletic games were introduced
into 'the camps and these stimulated
the prisoners physically while motion
pictures and other mental recreations
frightened their dull hours. Their
hospitals were provided with every
needed medical and surgical requisite.
The camps were organized under the
command Of the American army per
sonnet. They began to take on a e
physical. aspect and the men showed
signs Of returning life n courage.
Although they at first regarded us
with suspicion, this was soon changed
IN they looked upon us as friends.
They formed camp committees which
brought all their needs. grievances
and fears to our attention"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-18
TOURISTS FROM
AMERICA MAY
VISIT RUINS
Airships Will Be Used to
Visit Noted Places of
Italy.

Rome, June 17.-(Correspondence
of the Associated Press.)-American
tourists may hereafter visit Roman
ruins-the Coliseum, Forum, Pam
theon, Caracalla baths and the BASIL
lea Of Constantine. st. Peters and
horse -drawn carriages, but in air.
ships, The Italian navy. has estab.
lished a commercial dirigible service
for visiting Rome and its environs
from the air. The venture has met
with complete success for daily the
aircraft are filled to capacity.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press viewed Rome from the italian
navy's dirigible MI. On board were
Allied countries to the number of "a,
the capacity of the craft. The United
States representative was Colonel
Buckley, military attache here.
Those in the party Of long resi-
dence here stated that looking at
Rome from the dirigible brought out
features Of 1t which went u~nperceived
10 the observer below. Historic Ro-
man landmarks viewed from the air
pect Of their beauty and form. The
riches of. Rome in hidden gardens
could only be appreciated from
above, it was agreed.
Looking at the Coliseum from the
ground. it appears to be a. circular
mass of ruined grandeur. From. the
air the elliptical proportions of the
second greatest accumulation Of mas
onry in history are pronounced.
The proceeds from the dirigible
service. are given to the Italian funds
for those disabled in the war. Tea is
served in mid-air and letters accepted
for postage.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-18
AvIAToRs SCARE HIS HENS.

What a fine specimen Of conserva-
tism-and insularity-must be the
Newfoundlander who has written to
one of the st. Johns papers a letter
of vehement protest against any
further use of the island as a. starting
point for aerial trips across the At
lantic. He writes, Of course, over the
signature of PRO Bono Publico." and
he recalls ancient griefs suffered by
him as well as some new ones. For
the bicycle first came to disturb him
with its threat to run over him as he
walked the roads. Then the motor
a appeared and covered him with
dust.
But worse was to follow-and has.
The a%irplanes scare his hens by the
roar of their engines and the hum
ming of their ~propellers, and the in
tolerable result is that they are not
laying anything like as many eggs as
they did before the invasion Of New
foundland by aviators began. He has
had enough of these outrages. and he
wants the latest Of them stopped at
once.
There Is an excuse, perhaps, for
suspecting that the letter signed
PRO Bono Publico"' was written, not
by a Newfoundlander, but as a joke
by one Of the foreign reporters gath.
cred there. That is possible, Of course;
but 1t is not likely. while there Is
much more than a possibility that the
letter is an authentic expression Of
n element Of local sentiment. The
violent indignation among sometime
Newfoundlanders recently excited by
a hint in this column that their ISL
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-18
BECAME
MARINE BY MISTAKE

Quantico, Va, July 1s.-How a
doughboy unwittingly became a ma
rine and the difficulties he experienced
in getting away from the soldiers of
the e has just been revealed here.
Sergeant Friedman. dental corps, U.
S. A., after service in France. board
ed a transport home that was loaded
with marines. On arrival in the Unit
ed States he went with the marines to
their camp at Quantico. There he
found himself a full-fledged gyrene
with no chance of getting back to the
army. No one at Quantico had au-
thority to transfer him and it looked
like Friedman was to remain a ma
rine.
Finally. however, he was allowed
liberty to go to Washington and pre-
sent. his ; Ia to army officers: fEast
week he was: transferred to the
doughboy camp at Camp Meade. Md.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-18
ADVERTISEMENT.
How to Look and Feel
Bright in Hot Weather

When depressed by heat and you
want to freshen up for the afternoon or
evening. just battle the face in a lotion
made by dissolving an ounce of pure
powdered saxolite in a half pint of witch
hazel. You will find this more refresh
ing than an hours rest.
As a. wrinkle-remover the saxolite
lotion is remarkably successful. It's
action is almost magical. The deepest
burrows. as well as the finest lines
whether due to age, illness, weather or
larged pores are reduced. habby skin is
drawn in" facial contour is improved
wonderfully. The simple ingredients Of
course can be had at any drugstore and
you need not hesitate to try the lotion
as It will not harm any skin in the
least.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-18
DON'T LIKE sHADow1NG.

Toxic, June 12.-(Mail. )-Profes-
o j. F. G. Rock, a native of Austria,
and professor Of botany at the college
newspaper Hocht that he has been
constantly Swallowed by japanese de-
tectives since his arrival a short time
ago from Honolulu. He said he came
for botanical research and that he
represents the faculty Of the college of
Hawaii and the United States depart
ment of agriculture at Honolulu. The
Hochi quotes MI. Rock as sa~,ing:
II cannot stand such treatment.
For this reason I have decided to give
up my trip and I am about to start
visit Japan. The attitude of the police
may be caused by my having gradu-
ated from the Vienna university"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-18
ADVERTISEMENT.
FRECkLE FACE

Sun and Wind Bring Out Ugly Spots.
How to Remove Easily.
Here's a chance. Miss Freckle-face.
to try a remedy for freckles with the
guarantee of a reliable oncern that
1t will not cost o a penny unless it
removes the freckles; while if it does
give you a clear complexion the ex-
pense is trifling.
Simply get an ounce Of Othtne-
double strength-from any druggist
and a few applications should show
you how easy it is to rid yourself of
the homely freckles and get a beauti-
ful complexion. Rarely is more than
n ounce needed for the worst case,
BE sure to ask the druggist for the
double strength Othine as this
strength is sold under guarantee of
money back if it fails to remove
freckles.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-18
APPOINT COTTON CoMM1rrEE.

London. June 1s.-(Mail.)-A COM
rnittee appointed by the government
OF India to- considerehow to improve
that countr.,. has made it's report.
recommending the appointment of a
permanent central cotton committee
In Bombay. to put into effect a cotton
policy Of improvement.
The survey of American production
and increasing consumption. and Of
the world shortage OF cotton makes
1t desirable, according to the commits
tee. that the Lancashire cotton in
dustry should cease to be so depend
ent upon the American supply.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-18
CROPS ARE GOOD.

Sioux Falls. S. D.. July 1S.-C-op
conditions throughout his state, with
the exception Of the northwest sec
ton. where dry weather has resulted
in a considerable decrease in the ex-
pected yield. r good, according to
the statement Of crop experts. The
corn crop will be almost up to that
of last year, according to present in
dications. and spring wheat is we'll
advanced. Reports received show
that little II any damage has been
done by rust. This fact is pointed to
os the result Of the work done in the
eradication Of the barherry bush.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-18
MANY FISH KILLED.

Helena, Mont. July 1s.-Wholesale
destruction of fish in the small
streams is one remarkable phase of
the drouth.
There is so little water in creeks
which ordinarily afford fine. fishing
that it is feared millions Of fry will
perish. This is a particularly sad
blow to sportsmen. as it nullified years
of careful cultivation Of fry by the
state and under the cooperation Of
the fishermen.
The extent Of the damage cannot
be accurately ascertained at this time.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-18
TRIED TO KILL SELVES.

Seoul. Korea, June 5.-fBy Mail)
Five Koreans who were arrested on
the charge Of leading a new independ-
ence riot in the streets of Seoul re-
Gently tried to commit suicide but
were prevented by the police. One Of
the men III Hatsu. is II years Of age.
and is said to be the father Of one Of
the Korean leaders nov in Paris. An
other, An Tai-shyun, is declared o1be
the uncle Of the assassin of Prince Ito
who was shot at Hardin in 1909.
Antt-Japanese propaganda contin-
ues to circulate in Korea.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-18
OF German
Colonies Taken Up
By French Deputies

Paris. THURSDAY. July 1.-THE
committee Of the chamber of deputies
which Is considering the treaty Of
peace today, took up a report on Ger
maj colonies. This report says that
the return Of Togoland and. the
Kamerun to France only revives the
prior rights of France from a political
viewpoint. 1t adds, however. that "a
recent accord between France and
Great Britain fixes the limitations and
rights of each in those colonies"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-18
Alabama Senate
Rejects The Federal
Suffrage Amendment

Alabama senate today refused by a
vote of 10 to IS to ratify the federal
woman suffrage amendment. The vote
followed a debate Of three hours dur-
ing which a message from President
Wilson supporting the amendment
was read,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-18

and is not in the banana belt pre-
vents the giving here Of reasons for
believing as we'll as hoping that this
defense of the islands hens is sin
cere, but they can be guessed easily
enough by anybody with the courage
to do it.-NeW York Times.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-18
VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN ITALY

Rome. June 27.-(Mail.)-voca-
tional training has had greater pro-
gress in Italy than almost any other
country. according to the report,
after an exhaustive investigation
made by Miss B.. M. Laws of Bryn
Mawr college. who was attached here
to the tuberculosis commission Of the
American Red Cross under DIR. W.
Charles White.
r Miss Laws. fl her study Of the stu
alton s~hows>that illiteracy for the
whole of Italy has been reduced from
rs per cent since the present italian
nation was formed in 1870, to 81 per
cent today. There were nearly A.
10000 children in the elementary
schools of Italy under IL years Of age
in 1916, the report shows.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-18
NAME r e america"


One street in Prot has been named
America street" out Of gratitude for
the work of the American Red Cross
in bringing food into this place for
the thousands OF Serbian refugees who
have returned here from Bulgaria.
Forty thousand Of the sixty thou
sand Serbians who were ,interned in
Bulgaria in the war have passed
through here to their former homes.
Ten thousand others have settled in
or near Prot, close to the Bulgarian
border. either through sheer exhaus-
ton or from news that their old
homes in central Serbia have been
destroyed.
One Red Cross major and an Amer
lean army sergeant brought enough
food into a hundred villageS Of the
Prot district to feed 100000 people.
The Washington times., 1919-06-11
URGES MAINTENANCE OF
SIPS PRICE FOR WHEAT

Maintenance Of the Government
guaranteed price OF 1925 bushel to
the wheat producer is absolutely
necessary to assure the production
needed to care for world wants, II
was declared here yesterday by Julius
Barnes, United States wheat director,
presiding at a conference Of $50 rep
resentatives of all the grain indus
tries of this country.
Tt is evident, with the size Of the
crop now in sight, that the pressure
for marketing will shortly force
wheat prices in this country back to
the Government guaranteed basis"
Mr.. Barnes said, and that buying Of
wheat in large quantities by the Gov
eminent will be the decisive factor in
wheat prices in this country. stabil-
ling them at that guaranteed level
Those who would restore the farm
prices OF past years Of depression in
This era Of increased prices for labor.
machinery and all the supplies that
farmers require would tend to Throw
the largest basic industry Of America
into confusion and Generalization"
The Washington times., 1919-06-11
SD INFANTRY
DOCKS TOMORROW

The Fifty third Infantry, OF the
Sixth Division, to which more than
100 soldiers from this city are at
tached, is due to arrive in New York
aboard the transport Leviathan to-
morrow.
The Washington members Of this
unit were drafted here last spring
and were sent to Columbus. Ohio. A
short time later they were sent to
Fort Wadsworth, s. c. In July Of last
year they were assigned to the Sixth
Division, a regular army division, and
sent to France
Just about the time the armistice
was signed the Fifty-third Infantry
was sent to the front They did not
see action
Lieut. Albert +. Martin and Lieut..
L. NJ. Blackford are among the Wash
ingtOn members of this infantry regt-
ment
The Fifty-second infantry. OF the
Sixth division, is also on board the
transport Leviathan. In this infantry
there are more than nifty men from
Washington. The District members
Of this infantry trained with the
Washington soldiers of the Fifty
third infantry. Both the Fifty-second
and Fifty-third infantry regiments
were together during their entire stay
in France
The Washington times., 1919-06-11
FORMER SENATOR
SPOONER IS DEAD

NEW YORK. June 11.-John Colt
Spooner. former United States Senator
from Wisconsin. died at his home here
early today after an illness of sew
eral weeks.
He suffered a relapse Monday. after
having partially recovered from a
nervous breakdown. Mr.. Spooner was
seventy-six years old. and because Of
his age his family entertained fear
for his life when be was first stricken.
Former Senator Spooner was a ma
tive Of Lawrenceburg. Ind, removing
TO Madison. Wis, when a boy of six
teen. He served in the Fortieth Wis
.onsin infantry and was later captain
IF the Fiftieth regiment in the civil
war.
He served in the United States Sen
tie from , $50 to 1891 and from 1897 to
1907, resiguing to take up the prac-
ice Of law in New York city. He was
.endered Cabinet position by Presi-
lent Mckinley in 1898, but declined IT,
The Washington times., 1919-06-11
FLU" CALLED ONLY
EPIDEMIC IN WAR

ATLANTIC CITY. June 11.-Dr. T.
A. williams, of Washington, D. c.,
told the American Academy Of Medf-
cine, in session here today. that in
dustrial leaders. presidents of the uni
versities and other educators were
obtuse to the preventable losses by
functional nervous diseases.
The rapid durability Of these cases,
said DR.. Williams, has been demon
strated during the war. at all de-
pends." he said. upon placing the
patient under proper conditions-dif-
Terminating psychological conditions
and devising and organizing ways Of
dealing with each kind"
DR.. Alexander Lambert, OF New
York, president of the American
Medical Association, said in his inau-
gural address, that, with the excep-
ton of influenza, all epidemics had
been eliminated from the war.
Thirty-eight thousand physicians,
or 90 per cent Of the medical men Of
the country. were in the army and
navy during the war. DR.. Lambert
said
The Washington times., 1919-06-11
BAND CONCERT

AT THE CAPITOL
THIS AFTERNOON AT 5 O'CLOCK
BY THE
U. 8 MARINE BAND
WILLIAM II. SANTELAIANN, Leader
March. over the Top. go. Crosby
Overture, 'Fingars Cave"
Valse Petite, Vision INV. Blon
Grand Scenes from "Pagliacci'
Prelude. "du DeIuge .... .Saint-Sains
"Danse Russo ........ .TschaikOwski
Suite, Peer Gynt'' ..Grieg
a. Morning"
b. The Death Of Ase."
c. "Anitra's Dance"
d. Dance Of the Imps in the
Han of the Mountain
The Star-Spangled Banner"
BY THE
SOLDIERS HOME BAND
IN THE BANDSTAND
THIS EVENING, BEGINNING AT .
6 O. CLOCK
JOHN 8. VI. ZIMMERMANN, Director
March, The Grand Reunion"
Zimmerman
Overture. Queen Of the Day. Adam
(La Refine dun Jour).
A Water Scene, The NarcisSus'
Nevin
Excerpts from You're in Love"
Friml
Fox Trot. Oriental" ..........R Rose
Waltz Suite. Tout Paris waldteufel
Finale, Lights Out" Mccoy
THE Star-Spangled Banner"
The Washington times., 1919-06-11
NAME SPORT FIELD
FOR GOLD STAR BOY

Capt. Edward L. Kfllion was eulo-
gized by Bishop Shahan, rector Of
Catholic University. yesterday after
noon at the university athletic field,
which was then dedicated in Captain
KiWion's honor. Killion was a former
student of the university, and was IA
tally wounded while leading his
troops in action in September, 1918.
Bishop Shahan emphasized the fact
that this was the first time that a
students name had been given to any
thing Connected with the university
adding that in the future, as the uni
versity grew, the buildings would
most likely be named after students
Of distinction.
Father Daily. a chaplain In the.
United States army, spoke OF the 1T
tingness Of defeating the field to a
former student with such a remark
able athletic record as Captain Kill
lion. Lieut. Michael Shortleigh, a
comrade in arms of Killion, told of
the dead hero's war record.
Killion came from Maiden, Mass,
to the local university, where he
starred on the football team. In May,
1917, he went to the officers training.
camp at Camp Devens, Mass, where
he was commissioned q captain OF In
fantry.
Among those present at the cere-
mony were Mrs. Hannah z. Killion,
Captain Killion's mother, and two
brothers, First Lieut.. Thomas KiIlfon
and Lieut.. John A. Killion, an army
chaplain. both Of whom were. with
their brother in France when he died
A large number of students and
alumni also attended the services
The exercises were a part Of the
reunion celebration of the alumni of
the university. whose purpose at the
present meeting is to discuss plans
for a larger university.
The Washington times., 1919-06-11
SO GET DIPLOMAS
|. FROM LAW. SCHOOL

The Washington College OF Law
awarded diplomas to thirty-siX grad
yates at the twenty -first annual
commencement exercises, held last
night in Central High School
Emma NJ Gillett, college dean, con-
ferred degrees upon the graduates
The prizes for scholarship were given
by Judge Kathryn Sellers, of the
Juvenile Court. Stanton J. Peelle, re-
tired Court Of Claims justice, and
Congressman Adolph ]. SABBATH OF IL
linois spoke while Mgr c. F. Thorn
as, of St. Patricks Church, delivered
the invocation.
The bachelor of law degree was con-
ferred upon Herbert w. Archer, Burt
Arthur, Louis BixIer, Vero Gather
inc Brungart, Ann Lorene Cooke,
Mary Lena Dee, John Joseph Deviny,
c. Jessica J. Donnelly, S. Helen Eisen-
hardt, Katharine Thornton Frank
enfield, John Friedman, Ellen NJ.
Green, William Thomas Hammock,
Matte Augusta Horner, Mary Bren-
nan-Inkster, Rosalie Gardiner Jones,
Willie Wade Jones, Olive Durgin
Love, John Raymond McGrory, Will
lam Arthur Maidens, Maud Napier,
Earl Tanner Raglan. Grace Irene
Rohleder, Harry Charles Rohrman,
Edith Mary Stewart, Bertha Alpha
Sanford, Richard Gibson Taylor, and
Preston Womack.
Those receiving the degree Of mas
ter of laws were: Robert Dillon Bur
bank, Marie A. Easily Smith, Arthur
H. Ferguson, Nellie H. Crock, Cora
Larimore Kelley, NJ. Pearl Mccall,
John d. McLeran. and Helen Beale
West
Capt. John Murphy was chairman
of the reception committee.
The Washington times., 1919-06-11
BUNDLE OF CHECKS WORTH
$4,000 is THROWN AWAY

BALTIMORE June 1l.-Who found
$4,000 on E'ayette street. between
CharloB and st Paul streets. yes
crday?
The 5000 was there. and now the
yOlice the Merchants Mechanics
FIRST National Bank and the Balti-
more Clearing House Association
are searching for II.
This big sum was not I'm cash. II
was in checks. drawn To the order
II the Western National Bank by
&. he Merchants Mechanics First Ma
tiOnal Bank. The checks were In =
seaIed envelope, which a runner in
he clearing house threw At bin in
he clearing house office yesterday
He missed the hin and
he envelope went through the win
The Washington times., 1919-06-11
CAN'T SPLIT UNION
OF SOUTH AFRICA

LONDON, June 11.-Great Britain
cannot take any action which would
mean the disruption of the Union Of
South Africa. This, in effect, was
the answer given 10 the deputation
If the nationalist party Of South
Africa by Premier Lloyd George in
Paris on June ,.
The Washington times., 1919-06-11
SHOOTS PHILANTHROPIST
FOR REFUSING HIM AID

LOS ANGELES. Cal. June IL
Louis Godfricd. thirty years old OF
Youngstown, Ohio. is held here IN
connection with the shooting Of Cae-
sar Samuels, a philanth~opist. ut the
headquarters Of the Federation OC
Jewish Societies. Samucls was said
To be dangerously wounded.
GOdfried said. according TO tho DO
lice, that he did not know SamueIs
personally, but shot him because Sam
ueis W7ls IA member Of the society
which had not given him financial as
sistance for which he had asked
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio. June IL
Louis Godfricd was sent West by
local Jewish charities on account OF
lung trouble. On Sunday Il telegram
was received here from him asking
tha: he be given funds to rcjuin his
wife and children, as he was much
better, but local charitable agents
recommended that his family be sent
West. GUdfried. was n junk dealer
here.
The Washington times., 1919-06-11

Genuine "BULL" DURHAM Tobacco
Good old reliable "Bull'-wthout rival.
Genuine "BulI'' Durham-for rolling your own.
Cigarettes that cost you least, cigarettes that
please you most: machines can't even dupIi.
cate them.
You roll so cigarettes from one bag of Genuine
'BuII'' Durham Tobacco.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-06-17
EXERCISES FOR COUNTY
SCHOOLS SATURDAY

An address by d. 3. Waldo, pres
ident of the Western State normal
school at Kalamazoo. Mich, will
feature the commencement eXer-
ciseS OF the st. Joseph county
schools TO be held next Saturday aft
ernoon at 1880 o'clock in the high
school auditorium. The presenta-
ton Of diplomas by CoI%lty Supt.
Of Schools r. II. Longfield will take
place at that time.
The representatives of the various
township schools will appear in a
program of recitations at the high
school auditorium on Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock. The town
ships and their representatives are:
Olive. Miss Ina Mae Miller; Warren,
Charles Day; German. Manno
Shatto; Clay, Jerome Sholly; Harris,
Helen 5. Gemberling: Penn. Laura
Emmans; Portage, Carl Stillwen;
Center. Myrtle Guhse, Greene.
Lorraine Rupe. Madison. Willard Fox;
Union. Helen Weideman; Liberty,
Laura Carroll. and Lincoln, Harry
MeChling.