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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-17
SEVEN YANKS
EARN BRITISH
DECORATIONS
Gallant Actions While With
the Russian Forces
Recognized.

,Archangel. Jan. 10. Via London.
Jan. neutrality-suspicious. of the AS
ISOLATED Press)-Seven gallant Amer
lean soldiers-of the North Russian ex-
peditionary forces have received
awards Of British decorations for con-
spicuous brewery in the operations
which have solely tried their grit and
staying qualities during the past few
weeks of Arctic winter.
Private Joseph Edyinson of
Goostra. Mich, whose conduct won
him a recommendation. for an Amer
lean award as well as the British
military medal, is commended in the
citation:
During an attack on Dwina on
November II, Private Edyinson. was
stationed as . machine-gun helper
jected to a concentrated fire. OF shrap-
mel. and high explosive shells. A d.
rect hit by a high explosive. shell blew
the machine-gun into the air, and this
soldier was buried in the earth thrown
up by the explosion Four comrades
stationed with hinr-left the post. He
dug himself out. unearthed the ma
chine-guk1, cleaned it, and remained
in defense of the post until relieved
after dark 81, -
The others decorated are:
|tf y - 0A00SOAAo4AS marty D. 0ICCxS VI
Saginaw, Mich, military cross, Near
Ustpadenga on November, 20: he raj
lied his men with great bravery, re-
firing under heavy machine-gun fire.
He, took charge when his senior Off
Ger was killed and withdrew the party
in order. a j.
Second Lieutenant Harry M. Den
mis-, Ashland Wis, military cross; ex-
%ceptionally eff1oient leadership. and
personal bravery in the Dwina cam
paign. 2 s.
Sergeant Theodore Nv. Pautsch, 274
Peterborat street, Detroit, Mich;
military medal; great gallantry at
Ustpadenga when his platoon was
heavily attacked.
Sergeant Floyd A. Wallace, Battle
Creek, Mich; distinguished conduct
medal; in an engagement November
1, Wallace was stationed in an outpost
which was heavily: shelled. A burst
ing shell struck q. stra&stack in the
neighborhood Of the blockhouse, and
flying straw completely stopped up an
important loophole ofsthe blockhouse.
Wallace in the face Of heavy machine
gun fire dashed out, removed the
straw from the loophole and returned
'unharmed:> A little later. another shell
burst in the same. place and another
loophole was obstructed in the same
manner. Again Wallace cleared away
the straw, but In returning to the
post, was serevely wounded
Sergeant Silver. X Parrish, R.F.
|D.S, Bay City, Mich: military medal:
initiative and courage al patrol
leader.
Private Charles Ben, ss5 West Ken
lucky street, louisville. KY: military
medal; Bell with six others was sta
toned ina block house. Two were
killed and three seriously wounded
by q bursting shell. Although struck
in the, forehead and completely blind
ed in one eye. he remained at his post
operating q Lewis gup until he could
Pbe relieved under cover Of darkness.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-17
Comfort Bags
Have Been Sent From
Vladivostok To Men

v1adivostok, Jan. 14.-(By Mail.)-
a Red Gross scn train carrying more
can soldiers along the Trans-Siberian
and Ussuri railways has been sem
from Vladivostok. Each soldier will
receive two bags, n packed by the
Red Cross in Vladivostok and one
which arrived recently from the
United States by transport. The COM
bined comforts include candy, tooth
paste, tooth brush, cigarettes, chewing
gum, comb. pencil. shaving stick and
lighter, besides a "house-
wife, with a variety of utilities for
mending. The train was in charge Of
Director s. 7. Short Of the depart
ment Of military relief.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-17
RUSSIANS ARE I.
NOW CRITICIZED
Dalekaya Okraina Says Rus
slams Lack Power Of
Self Assistance.

vladivostok, Jan. 1.-(Correspond-
ence Of the Associated Press)-Intel-
ligent Russians are criticized by the
Dalekaya Okratina for their alleged
failure to help themselves in their
misfortune. Newspapers are attack
ing the Allies" the paper says, ''re-
preaching them for lack of active as
sistance."
Perhaps the Allies have not taken
all the measures desirable from the
Russian point of view, but before re-
preaching them we must in fairness
ask, what have the Russian citizens
themselves, especially the intelli-
gentsia,. done for their own defense
and for their own interests? Are
the citizens ready to sacrifice ven a
| share Of their own interests for the
common cause? With words they are
ready t do everything but they prove
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nancial prosperity. The national eco.

nancial prosperity. The national eco
nomic loss resulting from the idleness
Of thousands Of men cannot be per-
.mitted and its injurious effects es-
capped. Present building costs are not
so high that Sey equal in the aggre-
gate the wealth the country loses
through the idleness showing in the
wake Of building stagnation. Homes
are needed, business quarters are
needed, public works are needed! The
United States is the wealthiest country
In the world! The most reliable au-
thorities in the country assert that
unprecedented prosperity is ahead!
Why longer delay the revival Of build
ing?
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-17
BRIBERY CHARGE IS DROPPED
by HOUSE. AS CROUNDLESS AND
is SAID TOBE ONLY HEARSAY.
.cBy Herald Bismarck Bureau.}

Bismarck; Feb l5-Afer- Walter y: Lggett formerly Of st. Isul d.
rector Of the Nonpartkan League press, bureau In Bismarck. q destined be-
fore the. house Of representatives In executive session tonight relative to the
money and Intimidation had been used in obtaining votes against the league
Measures that body unanimously adopted agresoluuon declaring groundless
all charges that had fbeenr made. The motion adopted declares "itt 10 be the
sense Of this house that after hearing all the testimony adduced and after
having expressed evrya available sourc O information. the testimony before
this GUS raj IL hearsay and not unctentt to basea criminal prosecution
Tor giving q tribe to q member OF thu legislature Or, attempting to give .
brbeS and hat the matterSb squashedY M -&#. EM4# ~
Significance o. the house action Nes In III rae that two thirds Il its
members ire Nonpartsans. and that FREQUENT repeated declarations and
tnstnuadons Ia been published by Mr.. liggett in the local Nonpartaan
newspaper of which he is editor. %#&EE: & # *hSTA&@N
Tonghts hearing developed from a resolution introduced by Represents
tive OC6nnor Of Grand Forks, who cited the newspaper charge of bribery.
which he said reflected upo the integrity Of the house If representatives. and
which, he said, specially declared members Of the minority faction in the az
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-17

preme effort to defeat the emec.
Eency clause on the banking and
industrial commission bills, and
failed by N vote, Before the
vote the gangsters, wer confident
they had sufficient votes to defeat
the emergency and one Of them
was overheard to brag that this
would be done but they failed to
count upon the We'll stick spirit
that actuates the Nonpartsan
leagQers. Seventy.four men were
q TO their pledges and their
country sa1d the last desperate,
dishonest EFFORT Of the old gang
ended In failure.
: League legislators discussed
the whole affair in an executive
session at the caucus last night"
Debate Precedes Inquiry.
Stirring debate preceded the in
vestigations after resolutions demand
ing an inquiry had been introduced.
/. O'Connor declared hat it was the
houses duty to Immediately take
Jurisdiction and il there was q men,
ed afbribe he should at once give that
name to the house, otherwise, he de-
jclaredl the newspaper editor who was
responsible for the article, should be
brought to the bar Of the house. and
be called upon to testify. It was a
charge. said .O'Connor, that reflected
upon the honesty Of the house. and
must be taken cognizance OF. Repre-
sentative B%ratsburg Of Emmett
county. league member, moved that
the resolution be referred to the state
affairs committee, while Representa-
tive Walter Maddox suggested a spe-
fo{o1 oonrn{ffoo ~ fhroo voorohoro fn
investigate and report to the house.
Rep. O'Connor. and Twichell Of
Cass. opposed this proposition, insist
ing that the houses honor and in
tegrity demanded that the name be
produced at once and that investiga-
ton be made, and the guilty prose-
cuted. Both O'Connor and Twichell
are minority members. Rep. Reishus
Of Ward. .Hemmi of Stutsman.
Murtha Of Stark, Kelly Of Ramsey. all
Independents, and Whipple of SUITS
man. Lacquer; declared themselves for
adoption of the resolution, while
Maddox OF Mountrail, weld Of
| Wells, and Patterson, Nof Renville, all
leaguers, defended the PROPOSED to re-
fer 1T to q special committee. That
proposition was accepted by O'Connor
after Weld had told the house that no
names Of men supposed ssto have offer.
LED brides had been. revealed at last
nights caucus of which the Nom
partisan paper wrote this morning.
The committee vas appointed, and
house going into a secret session
which lasted five hours with the re-
suit that a unanimous vote declared
there was nothing on which to base
any prosecution for bribery or at
tempted bribery.
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EVENING EDITION
nothing by deeds. Even the prlyt-.
legged class does not participate In
%ha rS<rv o1oNffnna S19fH3 SgIsta1 J42S5

legged class does not participate In
the city elections.
Look around! What 30 going on?
Cafes are crowded with young men
who could have served their mother.
land. There is only talk Of profits.
Everyone is engaged in speculation.
The majority r engaged In their own
affairs and have no time Tor the COM
mon cause.
1.-THE Czecho- Slovaks asked the
Russians to subscribe . loan OF 81
900, 900 rubles. The subscriptions
covered only SOC. 900 rubles.- and all
this for those Czecho-Slovaks thanks
to whom half the Siberian intelli-s
gentsia were saved rom the Boil
sheviki.
cat the outset Of the war all wom-
en- abroad gave up amusements and
began to make things for the sol-
diers. Alas! We have nothing SINH
lar. If we should learn that the Al.
lies are really going to leave Russia,
the majority Of those who now re-
proach them would be the first to
rush for a place on a steamship with
the one aim Of running away from.
the Bolsheviki. It is high time for
the Russians to muster all their forces
into a strong unit, forget their party
Quarrels and enter upon the %restora-
ton of a single Russian people,"
Nearly 100000 women are employ
ed in the various manufacturing
! plants in Canada.
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Representative ,Caddell Of Sioux
" county. told the house in executive
session that the offer of brides he had
reported, to. the League leaders would
not be revealed by him. Nothing
this house can do, will force me to re-
veal the name Of the man." said Cad
dell, who told representatives that he
had pledged himself to secrecy and
that pledge would be respected by
him. under the code of honor Of the
plainsman under which he had been
reared. "
The charge published in the Nom
$ partisan paper here which brought on
the Investigation and verdict that the
charges were absolutely groundless,
follows in4part:
The Papers "Cfnrge."
"Eyidence came to light yes
terday which indicates that old
gang lobbyists have been en-
deavortng to influence Nom
partisan legislators to vote
against the league program
measures" says the Capital Daily
Press the newspaper which pub
: nshed the. charge. Moneys had
been promised and intimidation
attempted. -
Zone prominent league slegis-
lator was approached through q =
friend and offered $4,000 IL he .
would repudiate his pledges and
betray his fellow legislators dur
ing the vote on N of the league
= measures Thursday. :
1.-THE man approached is as
= honest as the day Is long, his self
mediately reported the facts to
the league leaders and the state
officials. ~
''The friend who approached
him., however, had pledged him
to secrecy In advance, and al
though this man admits the
whole plot should be exposed, he
could not conscienceiously bring
himself to violate his promise
and expose a former friend, even
though that friend acted ~ go
between in a case of bribery.
"The fidelity Of one man, his
sense OF honor, is all that pre-
vents several professional lobby.
lists now in Bismarck from NOV
ing q certain popular hostelry to
the state penitentiary.
THE identity OF these lobbyists
is known, however, and a whole
train of circumstances brings this
attempted crime to their door.
~s'0tdSFgSnE Circles during the Nc !
Kenzie@sregime, has been regis
tered alta local hotel under an
assumed, name, and two others
have been active in approaching
various /. league legislators. A
we'll known fixture formerly en-
ployed by public service corpora
lions in Chicago and Minneapolis
also has been in Bismarck on and
- - L E."'
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their haunted, shifty stare was ex-
pressed hunger as we'll as fear.
'Qui vivc?" C"Who goes thereby
came a sharp voice from the opposite
side Of the road.
The person from under the bridge
violently tremblcd. but seemed to take
instant comfort from the fact he was
addressed in French. He staggered
weakly across the highway, but shivcrcd
in a fresh fright when he saw the mus
tard uniforms Of a group of soldiers.
For days TO- he had been in hiding
since July is, the day of the electric
counter attack of the Allies north of
the Marne-hiding away from every
body who wore any kind of a uniform.
Mustard and olive drab are near colors.
He saw the yellow, his legs gave out
and he fell unconscious; exhausted from
pusillanimity and lack of food.
"Soldat Americainc,'' commented a
French caporal (%corporal). after making
it Il certainty by flashing an electric
light upon the stranger. He added,
"Aidez moi a lc porter" ("Help me to
carry him." A dozen comrades rushed
Up. and the stranger was lifted.
"Ou?" (''Whcre?') asked one.
lie cafe! La" C"Thc cafe
THEREBY ordered the caporal, pointing
to a lite restaurant which overhung the
edge of the river but a few hundred
yards distant, now plain to be seen
in the rapidly arriving daylight. Upon
a shield fastened over its portal was
painted, "Hotel dc lEpec."
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character he might have surmised it
was for France and not for him. In
his hand she quickly pressed something
and then ran back to her mother. 1t
was her photograph. He tucked it in
his blouse pocket and stepped boldly
out with the rest into the mysterious
night.
Until that mustard -colored division
took the north fork of the highway ut
La Ferte- sous -Jouarrc in the direction
of Montreuil- aux Lions the movement
could have meant most anything. Scv-
eral of the soldiers began to hum the
"Madelon." They were stopped by
their officers. However, the turn set
tied the question of immediate events
among the French poilus. Lies ter.
riblcs tAuriax" were going into battle
somewhere e the Americans, and
they were glad.
To the American volunteer in their
midst came this certain knowledge
shortly after midnight when the French
division swept around the ruins Ut
Chateau Thierry and took the direction
of Fere-cn- Tardenois. He wondered
why his heart did not beat faster.
Under another similar circumstance it
had. and from timidity. Now he felt
like an Atlas supporting an entire
world. He could not fathom the
change. Perhaps it was because he had
suffered SO much from remorse. He
was n corporal himself on that other
occasion, with the welfare of only a
score of men depending upon him. At
present he was the guest of q French
shock unit, with the job of UNFOLDING
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their continued respect Dor all America.
Nothing easier Tor him to do than
shirk again. Simply drop off. He put
aside the unworthy temptation. He
felt No inclination to desert again. He
reasoned it out. He was sure it wasn't
the girl of the cafe. Maybe she helped
give him strength. He recalled how
differently he felt the last time he was
going in. 1t was not the brandy, the
effects of which had worn of hours
before. The dull mumed roar up tho
road, with its spectacle Of successive
sunsets upon the horizon, now seemed
q great voice calling to him.
At this point the cycle Of his re-
\ Elections was interrupted by the sense
OF another column moving along the
same direction, IN American division.
Should he speak: No! They would seize
him and send him to the rear. He
would be shot. Then it would be too
late for self rehabilitation. He hoped
the Americans would get on and leave
him with his new friends, comrades
who believed III him. Now he had it.
He was being buoyed up by the faith
Of the men around him.
Both columns stumbled into q thick
forest. The Americans turned to the
left, and the French to the right. After
two hours rest the tcrritorials moved
quietly and swiftly into the first line
positions. relieving a badly shattered
French division Of horizon blues. 1t
was unusual to march men all night
and then fight them, but the certainty
of the surprise to the enemy was the
gain.
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usually chattering with her women
neighbors.
Supper he found served on q plank
laid between two barrels. When Ra.
binovitx visited the homes Of some of
his associates at the bank and con.
tcasted the brightness OF their living
conditions with his own he could
stand it no longer.
So Rabinovitx commenced to FIRE.
Quent cafes. which were attractive.
He was seldom at home. In despera-
ton his wife applied to the Brooklyn
Red Cross. Here Mrs. Janet Anderson,
director Of the civilian relief section,
took the little wife in charge. From
her she learned the pitiful tale Of 4
wrecked home life.
Mrs. Anderson. who is q motherly
woman, nodded. She got the entire
situation very quickly. I She called in
the former presser and present bank
clerk, nov earning a good salary. for
q chat. He told his story.
"Just give us the same chance with
your wife as the government gave
you." Mrs. Anderson pleaded with
Rabsnovitx HE agreed.
The situation was serious" Nrs.
Anderson went On. hut we told him
he had been away and seen the world,
had been given Q chance. and had
grown. while his wife had remained
back home under the ame conditions
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-05-28
Red Cross Operates a "Scho0l for Wives"

LIS name is really not Rabsnovitx.
- but that will do to tell his story.
He was a small Russian Jew, who
came to America when he was very
young. Rabinovitz was poor and
often had gone without food. Ragged
he a too, but this is important-he
always chung steadfastly to his ideals.
When he was SO young that he could
scarcely read and write Rablnovitz had
been sent by his father to help q
presser. But in spite Of his best striv.
tnEs. unframed a he was Rabinovitx
failed to advance. He earned $1e q
week as a presser. Nothing dauhted.
however, he married IN orthodox little
compatriot. She also had come from
Russia. But she had no ideals. In
no way was she different from tho
peasant woman OF the Ukraine.
Came the war and RapfnovitS was
drafted. He fought well and lived up
to the best traditions Of the New York
East Slider in the war. He wa gassed.
and while ho was r~ecuperatine from
his tllness the government vocational
experts took him In hand. They sooa
realised that Rabinovitx possessed fns
potentialities. especially In matters IN.
volving Mathematics.
Rabinovitxt attacked their intricate
teachings a. eagerly a. he had rushed.
into No Mans Land. and thus It was
that soon no had mastered the ele-
mental features Of accounting.
When Rabinovits passed. the 6tatss
Of Liberty and again reaeaed America
he wa IN expert accountant. and, with
= good position in . New York hank
he had IN excellent future assured. Il
seemed.
Nevertheless he was not contsnteA.
For while he had acquired . nv
point Of view during his bs5se army
caresr. the little Jewish vito had nee
advanced . particle. 0oap anA -
were strangers. appArsntly. ehs "a
not affect shoes and stockings. Never!
And corsets! These che summed - =
plague. Rpt why enumssats her NIL
ings? Sufice It to say that whsn
Eabinovit1 returned from his 0Ay q
bard. intelligent work In the hank -
always found his wife unksmpt a.
~
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husband who went to wal has lost
sympathy with his wife, when he -
turned and found her development
did not match that which he had 40
quired as a result of, army traininE.;
Miss Edna J. Wakefield. secretarysof
the Home Service Section of the
American Red Cross, at 353 Fourth
avenue. New York, is a bright, quiet,
homeiike young woman. It is sinxu:
larly appropriate that Miss WakehSld
should be head Of the Home ServIcO
Section, which has done such r.
markable work for the mothers, wives
and children Of the men who went to
wat.
Yes. We try our best to improve
the living and mental conditionD
Of the wives of the service men," Mt.s
Wakefield said. I'VE care for huur
dreds OF such cases"
While We really don't have what
you call a school for wives in the
Red Cross" Miss Wakefield smiled, II
amounts practically to that. We q,
wise and ses to It that the wife IS
taught cleanliness. and the prop9r
care Of the home, 80 she will b On
hes same level as the soldier rsturninS.
Here Is n example. A man with
two children enlisted. He failed 10
make out his allotment papers, and
presently the wi6e applied to US to-
help. One Of our visitors called upon