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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-16
5000 MADE HOMELESS IN WIND
STORM; DEATH LIST LARGE AND
DAMAGE RUNS INTO MILLIONS
. OVER PROBLEM OF
SELLING WAR GOODS

With the American Forces in Ger
many, Aug. neutrality-suspicious. Of
the Associated Press.)-How to dis
pose of war, material worth many
millions of marks is a problem con-
fronting German military authorities.
Press reports from various parts Of
Germany indicate that great masses Of
ing IN old drill grounds Or are beng
sold for junk.
Illustrated papers recently publish
stack Of shell-damaged cannon which
were to be broken up in Westphalia
for the metal. Newspapers say that
on the old artillery drill ground at
Oldenburg there are more than 1000
wagons and guns in various stages of
wreck. awaiting purchasers. Some of
the editors have been demanding that
something be done at once to get old
baggage wagons and other former
war vehicles into the hands Of the
farmers who are much in need of
wagons.
Article 1853 Of the, Peace treaty
states that "within two months of the
coming into force of the present
treaty German arms, munitions and
raj material, including \a%nti-aircraft
material, existing in Germany in ex-
cess of the quantities allowed, must be
J surrendered to the governments OF the
principal Allied and associated pow
ers, to be destroyed or rendered Sc
less"
German newspapers say hat vast
stocks of wagons, field ranges and
guns and other material are stored at
military posts throughout the country
and that the German officials are
making no effort to dispose of them.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-16
CLAIMS
$4,000 PEOPLE

Calgary. Alta. Sept. 1s.-old- tim.
ers who attended the Stampede
which closed here recently, rubbed
their eyes in Amusement when they
realized that Calgary, a city OF. So
people, had a population of only 5000
in 1901 and that eight years previoue
only a few prairie huts marked the
site Of the metropolis Of Alberta.
Prior to 1883. Calgary was merely
fur trading companies. Then the
railroad came to replace the prairie
schooner. For the next ten years.
Calgary was known as q CIV town.
Uprisings by, Cree Indians caused
considerable trouble but the mounted
police gradually obtained the upper
hand
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-16
3l,473 MEN IN
SEVEN REGULAR
U.S.. DIVISIONS
American Army Now Less
Than One Tenth of Its
Highest Strength.

Washington, Sept. 16.-The seven
regular divisions which the wal de-
partment plans to maintain at full
strength today comprise only 31.473
officers and men. or but little more
thdn' the strength Of one division. The
first division, because of Its scheduled
parade here tonspEf0wsssAas sbeenaAApa
as 9 rantact as possible and low ffs
cludes 1900 men Including tempo,
rary personnel, but. the other six divi-
sions average around $500 officers
and men each.
On September 9, the army num-
bered less than ,one-tenth of. it's peak
war. strength, 401, 979 officers and
men being On the rolls. There were
$4,000 in Europe, $500 were en- route
home and the remainder were in this
country.
designations Of officers in the reg
ular establishment continue to be
filled in numbers which cause off,
Gals undisguised concern.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-16
WILSON TO BE
SIX DAYS In
CALIFORNIA "a |
Will Give Several Speeches
in Home State of Sena-
tor johnson.

On Board President Wilson'S spe=
cial, Sept. 16.-Heading southwark
for San Francisco, President Wilson
today began a six days visit to Cali
fornia in the interests of the peace
treaty.
On the longest leg of his western
trip his train had no stops scheduled
during the entire day and the presi-
dent improved the opportunity to
resi-. He left Portland late yesterday.
and will arrive in San Francisco to-
morrow morning.
In California Mr.. Wilson again is
in the home territory Of one of the
bitterest opponents of the peace
treaty, Senator Hiram johnson Of
that state. Y
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-16
MORGENTHAU WILL
PRESENT REPORT
ON JEWS SHORTLY

Paris, Sept. 16.-Henry Morgen-
thau, head Of the American commits
sion to investigate the treatment Of
Jews in Poland. this morning held a
conference with the members Of the
American delegation. He will submit
his. report within a few days. Major
General Edgar Jadwin, U. S.sA., the
other member OF the commission, has
gone to Kiev to continue, the investi-
cations there.
It is known that the investigation
of the commission did not convince it
that the Polish outrages against Jews
were inspired by the government, as
the members of the commission feel
that had official sanction been given
to the movement the number of vic
tins would have been greater.
The. Morgentl1au report, 1t is fore
cast, will deplore the raising OF the
racial issue. emphasize the view that
the separation Of the Jews and Poles
within Poland is impossible and lay
stress upon the necessity of the rec
onciliation OF the ad~iscordanti elements
by mutual concessions in the interests
Of the new. Poland.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-16
GROVE TO UCCEED
LLOYD GEORGE ON
COUNCIL

Paris. Sept. 6.-Sir Eyre Grove, as
sistant under secretary of state for
foreign affairs in the British cabinet
since 1912 will arrive tomorrow from
London, having been appointed Brit
ish plenipotentiary on the supreme
council of the peace conference. He
will have the rank Of an ambassador.
Sir Eyre Grove will succeed Pre-
mier David Lloyd George as a mem-
Der Of the supreme council of the con-
ference. Following the. signing of the
treaty with Germany Lloyd George
was forced to return to London and go
to Paris only at infrequent intervals.
A. J. Balfour. British secretary of
state for foreign affairs, took the pre-
mier's place until after the signature
of the Austrian treaty when he an
nounced he would return to London.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-16
Situation In Russia
Still Critical, Says
& Minister o. Interior

Omsk, Tuesday. Sept. z.-tRussian
Topographic Agency.)-The minister
of the interior, NJ. Pepelauff. address
ing an assembly of Zemstvo repre-
sentatives said:
1.-The situation at the front is not
as critical as before, but it Is still
serious. Our reverses r due to the
fact that our army has not a suf-
ficient support. We had no reverses
and our front was too remote from the
base. Al this time the Bolsheviki are
in the same condition while we have
reorganized our forces and are pre-
pairing for a new offensive. ~
II appeal to the organs Of self-gov-
eminent to the municipalities and
Zemstvos to support u gallant
army
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-16
SEN. SHERMAN
ATTACKS THE
NATIONS LEAGUE
Declares President is "Mon.
arch of Cutters in West
ern Hemisphere"
Washington,

Washington. Sept. 16.-Senator
sherman, Republican, Illinois, attack
ing the League of Nations today in
the senate declared if the league cove
nant were ratified as drafted Ameri-
a mothers will but cradle their
sons to fill the muster rolls of armies
to give their lives in foreign wars"
Replying to attacks by President
Wilson on senators opposing the
league, the Illinois senator asserted
1.-THE president himself is the crowned
monarch of cutters without a rival
in the western hemisphere" and that
his silence and speed when escaping
from his imperishable principles of
yesterday is as abysmal and swift as
primal chaos"
Reached Crisis.
1--WE have now reached that crisis
aid senator Sherman in the course
of a lengthy and spirited address,
where We must choose between ex-
hausting Ourselves to make the old
world safe for some Of its nations,
and making the United States safe for
the American people,"
When we decline to ruin our
selves" he continued. wreck our
by a mad crusade around the world
as h guardian angel and knight err
rant of oppressed humanity every
where, we are denounced as cutters
and poltroons by the senator from
Nebraska (Mr. Hitchcock) and our
executive who vows he thinks more
of the league than his oath to protect
the government"
Suggesting that President Wilson is
inclined to seek a third term, Senator
Sherman declared:
SbTha vn4rs1@rfS- >- L>-:..
from the capitol is the threshold OF
that candidacy. He has announced
the league and treaty are greater thar
our government. He is ready to die
for it. Never in his most exalted
heights hay he peen ready to die fal
our government. A third term he
puts. by again and again, But each
time is gentler than the other. Te
save the greatest document In the
worlds history no sacrifice will be
refused. a. -
Shantung Question.
A third term on an issue Of subor.
'dinating our government to the
league is as little as an international
would not near voices in the air or
such a proposal? The gravity of such
a service will justify him in doing
anything. The issue is joined now
BY the Shantung agreement, Senator
Sherman said, an ancient and friendly
nation was to be "dismembered" and
because of the Fiume controversy
1taly's good will lost. Z
"All must pass under the yoke OF
his epithets who will not respond tc
his fight into the dim world of Viii.
sonian Dreams" Mr.. Sherman declared
in again turning to President Wilson
And from this cavern of counterfeit
moralities and cockloft of scholastic
gable he has the sublime assurance
to asperse senators who refuse tc
abase themselves before the totterine
throne of the chief rhetorician whose
metaphysical thunder no longer in
spires either respect or fear. Let the
swarm of satellites basking in the
sunshine Of patronage and sniff ing
the fragrant trade winds Of admins.
tration favors crafty him with their
anthems Of ineffable perfection. The
louder their h~allelujahs4 how the more
fervent their maledictiohs at the in
evitable end"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-16
Swedish Workmen =
Will Have No
RepreSentatives

Stockholm. Sept. 15.-(By the AS
ISOLATED Press)-Hermann Lindquist,
chairman of the General Organization
of Labor and president of the lower
house Of parliament. asserts hat the
Swedish workmen will not be official
ly represented at the coming labor
congress in Washington unless Ger
many and German Austria are off
cially invited to send delegates. A
wireless dispatch received from Ber-
lin says the .Vorwearts, referring to
the Lindquist announcement declares
have reached the same decision and
comments on this fact as new proof
of the reawakening Of the idea of
solidarity of the international work
erS.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-16
GERMAN GUNS TO
BE MELTED N
MADE INTO STATUE

New York, Sept. 1e.-Citisens Of
Metz have accepted an equestrian
statue Of Lafayette on the site former
~ occupied by the statue OF William,
Hohensolern. It is proposed that the
statue. for which the organization will
raise q fund Of 10000 among its
bronze taken from German artillery
captured In the war. Marshal Foch
had been asked to officiate Attic un-
yelling which has been set for IIafay-.
cite Day september 6. next year.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-16
DIES IN OLD
HOME AT
AGE OF 100 YEARS


Detroit, Mimi, Sept. t.
Chief Meska-ke-geehig, one Of
the oldest members Of the White
Earth Indian reservation. died at
the Old Folks home ut Beaulieu
from infirmities accompanying
extreme odd age, he being 100
years old.
Chief Meeka-ke-geshig VA
born on the banks Of the Miseis-
sippi river near where the city
of Brainerd now Stands. Since
the settlement Of White Earth
Indian reservation some so years
ago he has resided thereon, and
for q number of years lived on
his farm near Beanaieu.
His aged wife died about five
years ago.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-16
RUSSIAN TROOPS
ARE W.
OFFENSIVE ACTION

Paris, Sept. Neutrality-suspicious.
troops on the Archangel front are
carrying out a successful offensive
against the Bolsheviki in the railway
sectors, says an Archangel message re-
ceived here. Russian volunteer troops
it is announced, have occupied the
town OF Omega which was taken by the
Bolsheviki In one Of their : recent
pushes northward,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-16
UNION HEADS
AT PITTSBURGH
T0ATTEND MEET
Proposed Steel Workers
Strike Set for September
% Will Be Discussed.

Pittsburgh, Sept. 1s.-The presi-
dents Of twenty-four international
unions. labor leaders and organizers
from all sections. of the country are
expected to arrive here today to at-
tend a meeting Wednesday of ~
American Federation of Labora ma
tional committee for organizing dron
and steel workers.
The committeeman will discuss
plans for the proposed nationwide
strike of steel workers beginning Sep
TENDER 20, and according to those in
close touch with the situation the
matter of deferring the strike until
after the industrial conference In
Washington. October s, called by
President Wilson, will be one OF the
most prominent subjects before the
meeting.
Not Postponed.
Labor leaders continue to lay stress
on the fact that the strike has not
beer deferred as indicated in news
dispatches several days ago, but M. e.
Tighe, secretary of the Amalgamated
Association of Iron. Steel and Tin
workers points out that the confer
ence will be in a position to issue .
definite, official statement relative to
the proposed strike as it has supreme
power in the matter.
THE strike of h iron and steel
workers who have no union gree
ment with their employers, has not
been called off," said W.. z. Foster,
secretary treasurer Of the national
committee in a statement published
here today.
This information reached me from
Washington. Unless something n
%foreseen should intervene the strike
will go on az scheduled.
Washington. Sept. 16.-Presdent
Gompers of the American Federation
Of Labor said today he did not con-
template taking a personal part in
either the steel strike situation or
Boston police difficulties.
II shall be unable to go to Pitts
burgh tomorrow to meet with the
heads of unions who are gathering
there he said, land I have no pres
emit intention Of going to Boston" He
continued to maintain silence as to
whether he was throwing his influ-
ence to get the steel strike-called
for September 22-elayed until aft
er the conference between labor and
capital summoned by President Viii
son.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-16
ANNUAL
OF IS .
HELD IN NEW YORK

New York. Sept. 6.-The first an
nual congress of the league Of Es-
thonian, Let's, Lithuanians and
U%krainians Of America opened here
today. The delegates represent about
three million residents of the United
States.
The treaty with Germany, the
Polish invasions of neighboring terri
tories, and the establishment of COM
mercial relations between the United
States and the four new republics OF
the former Russian empire are among
the subjects upon which action will
be taken, ii. ..r as
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-16
POST
AT

GAINESVILLE, Mimi, Sept. ia
post of the American Legion has been
organized here and has been named
the Maurice Masterson post in honor
of the young man who made the SUI
preme sacrifice. Mr.. Masterson was
formerly a student at the University
of Minnesota where he took a prom
inent part in debate activities.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-16
Oner No y

Washington. Sept. 16.-Oncials
here in the absence Of President Will
son and Secretary Lansing, will not
comment on the report that the
United States has asked Japan to set
a definite date for the return Of -Kiao
tChau to China. The general impress
sion in official circles is that the re-
port is we'll founded.
Japan's answer to such a request
by the government would have an
important bearing on the senate's
consideration of the peace treaty as
one of the objections tt it on~which
opposition is being conferred in, the
Shantung provision,
Administration supporters ~of the
treaty feel that a definite announce
ment by Japan! setting a date for the
return of Kiao %Ghau would go far to
remove that point. ASF' t-+F 81
Various Japanese of1eials have
stated that kiso .CShau would be re
turned, but aatime never was set.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-16
SENATE
PASSES N BILL

st. Paul, Mimi, Sept. 1s.-The SEN
ate today. by q unanimous vote,
passed the house bill providing q
bonus OF $l5 for each month OF SER
vice for soldiers, sailros, ana marines
between the declaration OF war ana
the signing Of the armistice. The
minimum bonus 10 5000.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-16
Constitution Day To Be
Observed In Crookston

Crookston. MINI, Sept. 16.-Con-
~stitution day, September II, will be
observed in Crookston. At each Of
the six city schools programs will be
will speak. There will be no public
celebration.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-16
Firemen Will. Not
Join Boston Police

Boston. Sept 1s.-omcers Of the
sympathetic strike to aid this police
men. This ~ announced today aftAr
meeting Of the directors OF the One
ers' club which represents Is cent
Of the IRE fighting force OF the city.
The vote was unanimous.
Fire Commissioner John b. Murphy
announced that he had reason 10 be-
lteve' that the hremen - whale
'wouh remain loyal to the city.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-16
ARRANGEMENTS
MADE FOR TRIAL
OF MILK

Chicago, Sept. 16.-Arrangements
were completed today for the trial of
eight officials of the Milk Producers
association on charges of conspiracy
to fix the price Of milk and eliminate
competition. Trial has been contin-
ued several times. The state planned
to call approximately 100 witnesses,
it was said, and the defense probably
would summon an equal number. +,
b The association is comprised Of 49,
'427 milk producers in northern I'LL
nois and Indiana and southern Wis
conSin.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-16
Germans Withdraw
From Coal Board

Berlin, Sept. 16.-(By the Associ-
ated Press.)-German. representatives
have Withdrawn from the internation-
al coal commission because the fprin-
ciples fixed by the commission for the
drafting OF regulations regarding the
distribution Of fuel are f'Irreconcilable
with the agreements concluded at.
Versailles" according to q statement
issued here.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-16
Five Bandits Make
Getaway With Big
Sum In Minneapolis

Minneapolis, Mimi, Sept. 16.-Ffve
bandits who said they were former
soldiers entered the Chicago State
bank, Lake street and Chicago avenue,
Minneapolis. shortly before moor to-
day and escaped with $4,000 in cash.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-16
81 Counts Against
Armour And Company

Milwaukee, Wis, Sept. 16s-Infor-
nation containing 81 counts against
Armour and Company. Chicago pack
ers, today formed the basis OF q cop-
plant by District Attorney label COW
ering charges that 100000 pounds OF.
meat were kept In cold storage houses
here for more than q pear.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-16
FIRE DAMAGES
NITRATE PLANT
Electrical Equipment In
jured to the; Extent
Of 500, 600.

Sheffield, Ala, Sept. 16,-Fire last
night destroyed warehouse No. 4 of
the J. G. White Engineering Corpora
ton at Muscle Shoals, the government
nitrate plant, the loss being estimated
of $4,000 The major portion Of
the loss was on electrical equipment.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-16
LAW MAKERS OF
NOT
EXPENSES

st. Paul Mimi. Sept. lS.-Nesnbefs
OF the state legislature who are seek-
tihG reimbursement fer expenss0 M
CURED by attending. the present spa-
,cial session, reeeiyedA6n0ther setback
today. Attorney General CliIOrd Il
Hilton ruled thAtD the house resolution
EappropriAting S10es 10 each srnl6nber
Tor cesar sexpenooe = Stllegal. yho
resolution w. aAopsAA y&1fseday.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-16
SERBIA WILL SIGN
AUSTRIAN TREATY

Paris, Sept 1s.-(Havas.1-erbia.
one of the w nations which did not
sign the Austrian peace treaty, Ru-
mania being the other. will attach q
according to the Echo de Paris to-
dAy.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-16
u. S. Wants To Know
Date That Japs Will
Return Kiao Chau

Honolulu. Sept. 1s.-The United
States has. asked the Japanese gov
return of. Kiao Chau to China, &C.
cording to cable advices received
here today by the Nippu Jill, a Jap
anese daily newspaper. The cable
added that the Japanese government
had not answered the communica-
tion.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-16
Jobs Filled.

Ashland, Wis, Sept. 16.-when
striking coal dock men appeared to
take up their old places al the Clark
son docks this morning they were
told their jobs had been filled.
At the Reiss Coal company and the
Pittsburgh and Ashland docks the
men were taken back and granted an
II cen an hour increase.
In a signed statement Ashland coal
dock workers say that unless the
Clarkson dock takes back its men
the strike will be called again and
that all men in this port will walk
ont
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-16
COAL SHIPS
RETURN TO
DULUTH TODAY
Four Vessels Which Left
With Cargoes Of Coal Are
Back at Docks.

Duluth, Mimi. Sept. 16.-Four Of
the vessels which, left the Duluth
Superior harbor last week laden with
coal, returned to local docks last
night. They include the Peter White,
the Cakes. Ford and Wolfe. 1t is
reported that other vessels which left
when they could not be unloading
owing to the dock strike, will return.
When it was certain that the dock
men were at work again, the embargo
against loading vessels with coal at
ports for shipment to the
twin ports was lifted by order of the
Coal Dealers association at Cleveland.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-16
IsrNToN n RELIEF.

Simon. Texas, sept. 16.-Sinton q
tactinr Is the relief headquarters Tor
ne entire surrounding hay shore Ter.
nkory whore already seventy bodies
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-16
T%ELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

Milwaukee. Wis. - Carley Metric
was given the newspaper decision in
a ten round bout with Mickey Kerst.
Sacramento. Cal.-Testimony that
the Liberty Iron Works had sold the
government airplanes for $500 each
which the government resold 10 the
$500 each. was given in a hearing by
the subcommittee of the COMPRESSION
al aircraft Investigation committee.
Paris.-Twenty-six thousand italian
troops are now in Ftume according to
latest advices to the Italian peace del
egation. The British and French
troops have left the city.
Paris.-The supreme council has
agreed to send a note to Germany
saying the peace conference disregards
the German representations that Cen
eral Won der Goltz and the German
troops in the Baltic states are not
under German control, and holding
Germany responsible for the speedy
withdrawal Of those forces. I.
jackson. NINA. c. Townley.
League and Joseph Gilbert, former
organization manager. were sentenced
TO three months in the jackson county
jail Monday. The two men we're con
victed July - on a charge OF conspir-
acy to teach disloyalty. A stay of
sentence Of sixty days was granted.
Berlin.-The representatives. Of Let
via, Lithuania and Esthonia, who have
been in conference at Riga have de-
cided to accept the Russian Bolshevik
peace proposals. according to the
Lokalr Anzeiger.
TokIo.-Dispatches from Seoul. Ko-
rea, say there are 100 deaths daily in
Seoul from cholera.