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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-20
PERSHINC'S REPORT SHOWS THAT
CONDITIONS IN BREST ARE NOT
ASBAD AS FORMERLY RLYDESCRlBED

Washington, Feb, 2o.-Health con-
'dttions at Brest, France, general camp
conditions and fnss method Of hand
ling troops through that camp have
received high praise from. all who
inspected them since the first for
NATIVE day." General Pershing re-
ported today to the war department.
The message said General Pershins
himself, General Harboard, his ch1ef
of staff. the chief surgeon and the in-
spector general Of the A. E. F. had
all personally inspected the camp
during the last month. l,rl@a..
Conditions at the camp have been
described as terrible in published-re-
ports and by witnesses before c6h-
gressional committees. .-,. '.s@-S
Tables of hospital rates were LIN
cluded in General Pershing's repnrt
The daily admission rate per thou
sand men for troops in Brest and vi
cinity for the first 19 days of Febru-
ary was 1.45. The similar figure for
November was 2.11, for December
1.2, and for. January, 1853.
1.-THE sick rate is unusually low
General Pershing said. land is di-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-20
IS
OVER FOR Nd.
& ASAAAS
Extra Session Talked Of
Some Fix it as Early
as June.
(By Staff Correspondent


Bismarck. N. D., Feb. 20.-With the
ures, the calendars Of the house and
senate today contain nothing but a
grist of minor appropriation bills and
other measures. League leaders are
determined that the session shall ad-
jOurn sine die next Wednesday night
and both houses are working over
time with that in mind. With most of
the big administration measures al
ready acted on, the session has settled
into a, routine grind, devoid Of all in
terest, excitement or debate. 1t sim
ply has become a machine for grind
ing out the measures as rapidly as
possible.
The legislative bureaus public
utilities bill, House Bill 81, which
places all utilities under the control
of the railroad commission, is on the
senate calendar for this afternoon and
there is no doubt that it will pass, al
though it is expected to meet with
some opposition.
The house calendar contains SEN
ate Bill No. 130, providing for a ten
million dollar bond issue to provide
rural credits for the state banks
There are twenty-six other bills on
the house calendar. The house has
practically completed its work on gen.
eral orders, there being but three
measures for the committee of the
whole today. There is little doubt that
the session will end next week. They
may not conclude Wednesday night
but they will be day or two later
so that the assembly will wind uI
before the end Of the sixtieth! day.
Already there is talk of an extra
session, some fixing 1t as early as ir
June. This. hardly seems possible
however, for.r-the leagues program
scarcely will be well under way b,
that time. There is no doubt, though
that an extra session will be called
some time within the year to patch uI
the defects in the administration
measures. Governor Frazier predicted
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-20

rect measure of the sanitary situation
at that place. Corresponding rates
for THE -Wlfole American expeditionary
forces. not counting men wounded IN
action, is as follows: For November,
20; for December, 2:14: for January,
2.04." ~
The daily average death rate per
one hundred thousand men for troops
at Brest and vicinity is shown as
follows: November, SIS: December,
2.oS; January, 3.15; February to
date, 3.63.
.More than ss5,ooo men entered
France via Brest," the cable states.
"and over 10000 left Brest. Total
deaths among all these transients and
among the permanent garrisons from
November 12, 1917, to February Z,
1919, were 1911. Deaths on incom-
ing boats or by the time patients
reached hospitals at Brest, 2,191; of
these, 1877 burials occurred in Sep
tember, October and November last.
when influenza and pneumonia cases
were arriving on transports from the
United States and were in no way due
to any health conditions existing at
Brest."
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-20
REPORTS TO
PAPERS ARE
NOT CORRECT,
SAY OFFICIALS
Scheidemarln's Protest in
Papers Differs From the
Original Given Foch.

Paris, Feb. Accommodation
and declarations made to the press
by the German government or Matthias
Erzberger, chairman Of the German
armistice delegation, contains fla
grant inaccuracies which require Inn
mediate correction" declared an ofii-
cial note issued late last night The
note says:
First-The text Of Chancellor
Scheidemann's protest communicated
tc the press differs notably from the
original text handed to Marshal Foch
by Erzberger at Treves on February
16, at o'clock p. M The first phrase
as communicated to the press fol-
lows:
The German government is con-
scious of the grave consequences that
acceptance of the convention must en-
tail "t0f %
THE first phrase Of the text as
handed to Marshal Foch by Herr Ere
berger reads:
'"The German government is con-
scious of the grave consequences that
either acceptance or refusal Of the
convention must entail.
I'm the same way a whole new
phrase has been inserted into the text
lows:
LIT cannot yet be said If we are
able to follow the instructions Of the
Allied high command
This phrase does not figure in the
text as given to Marshal Foch by
Erzberger.
"Second-Herr Erzberger declared
at Weimar. in reference to this pro-
test:
This German note was handed
to Marshal Foch before the signing
T, Of the convention and was accepted
by him. From our point of view
then, it must be considered as forming
part of the new armistice conven-
tion."
| Marshal Foch has already informed
the president of the German delega-
ton several times that the texts duly
signed by the Allied and enemy plen-
ipotentiary states alone formed part
of the armistice conventions. This
note does not come within that cate
CORY. 1t is absolutely Independent Of
the convention. 1t constitutes q
mere manifestation of the purely
platonic activity Of Scheidemann.
'Third-Finally, Erzberger alleging
certain pretended declarations of Mar
shall Foch has affirmed that pour
parlers, would be opened at an early
date on the question of peace pre-
lliminaries..
.t4The5 fact is that Marshal Foch
categoricalIX refused to give the slight
Lest inimatfon on this subject not
withstanding the lively insistence Of
lErzherper' t.r
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-20

even under the kaiser. The perse-
cution under the espionage act is in
direct violation of the constitution.
They are mostly political prisoners.
and Americanism have become
synonymous. The capitalist press
would have you believe that Social
ism and Bolshevism mean the same.
will try to explain the difference
between them nov. The capitalist
fears Socialism. He points to Russia
and alleges Bolshevism is the same.
1.-The Socialist party is on trial. Tho
district attorney denied this. Yet im-
mediately following the verdict Mr..
Clyne (the district attorney stated
that Bolshevism had received an
awful blow. Whiskey and poker took
up the jurys time. The paid no at
evidence was needed to influence
them. Continual charges of pro-Ger-
manism were made by the govern
ment during the trial. Yet there was
no evidence to substantiate2 this
Whether we all are sent to prison or
not. the spirit of Socialism Will drive
on. II the present system continues
and Socialism is suppressed. anarchy
will rise and In its place capitalism
will be DESTROYED. ~
II have nothing to retract from my
articles and speeches They are my
honest convictions. All my predic-
tfons have come str1le, more than Z
, anticipated. The present Mar. - m
limperialisttc war and the peAcs maad0
will be the Same. =
Berger then quoted eeuator Hara-s
war q. q ':.commsrciai ~: J. g. sIssE
fIO0r of the senAte. DAresr NISIo0i
lthat when the tide turned ana SNhS6s
the cApttAlist pre- ~ Dseuppfe
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-20
.BURTNESS TELLS
WHY HE.V0TES
AGAINST BILL
O'Connor and Ness Vote
With Majority'on Ele-
vator Bill.
(By Star Oorrespondent.)

k Bismarck. N. .Dss Feb. 3D:--J r. T.
io'Connor iof Grand Forka ana Ness
Of Of Rlchaas.a Chi voted vi th.tlls E. : majority
owned elevator. warehouse and flour
mill and the state building associa-
ton bills were voted on. Otherwise,
the ranks of the minority were un-
changed. + LII
o. b. Burtness Of Grand Forks vot-
ed against both measures. He made
the following explanation of his vote
on the elevator bill: 4.sa
II regret very much that am un-
able to vote aye on this bill. The
large majority of the farmers and vot-
ers Of this state desire that the state
should experiment with system Of
elevators and. flour mills. I.have. for
q number of years recommended such
experiment on q moderate scale. We
have heard much in the past two years
in regard to the milling values Of
wheat and the cost of changing our
wheat into flour. We cannot get sat
isfactory figures which will be ac-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-20
REPORTS Are
! EXAGGERATED.
SAYS STEWART
Declares Health Of the Army
in. :. Russia is
Excellent.

Washington. Feb. 2o.-col. Geo. F..
Stewart, commanding the American
troops in northern Russia cabled the
war department today that "alarmist
reports Of the condition Of troops N
northern Russia" were not warranted
by the facts.
The health Of the entire command
is excellent. Col. Stewards report said.
the sick and wounded being well
cared for. He added:
The Allied command IL capable Of
taking care of itself against the whole
Bolshevik ARMY !. s..4.
The American ofncers. were said to
resent ;ex&GGaEated published reporti
as Z slur upon their regiment.:. 49,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-20
WILSON'S ship
T0D0CK MONDAY
Announcement is Made in
Official Message Relayed
to Boston.

Boston, Feb. 20.-The steamship
George Washington, on which Presi-
dent and Mrs. Wilson are returning,
will reach this harbor about p: m.
message from the vessel, received at
first naval district headquarters to-
day. The steamship will anchor in
President Roads in the lower harbor
and the party will be transferred to
the coast guard cutter Ossipee in
which they will be brought to this
city.
The George Washington will then
proceed to New York where the re-
turning troops will be. disembarked.
Rear Admiral Wood announced
that six destroyers would be sent out
from here to meet the George WASH
ington and escort her to an anchorage.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-20
Permission Asked
To Send 10000
Non-Americans To
Fight Bolshevists

Pittsburgh, Feb. 20. - Permission
to. enroll 10000 non-American citi-
zens to be sent " Lithuania to fight
the Bolsheviki, is asked in a resolu-
ton addressed to the United States
government and adopted here by the
Lithuanian national council. II the
government favors the plan the coun-
Gil will rush the men to Iithuania to
reinforce the army of $4,000 now op-
posing the Bolshevik advance.
The council also adopted a resolu-
ton asking the government to permit
the war department to sell to
Lithuania part of the war munitions
and ordnance it has stored in Europe.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-20
FREEDO CHEAP;
ALL 1T COST WAS
APIECE OF SOAP

Coblenz, Feb. i2.-(Correspond-
Half of q cake Of soap, used as a
bribe, opened the road to liberty
for an American soldier who re-
Gently rejolned his regiment after
being imprisoned in Germany. +
William Litch, q private in the
26th infantry was captured OctO-
ber 4 In the Argonne forest and
I taken to Baken. From another
= American who had received o pris-
9 oner's package Litch procured q
piece OF soap not much larger than
his thumb. He gave the soap to q
4 German prison camp guard and
stepped out Of the stockade q FREQ
/ man.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-20
SPECTATORS ARE
CLEARED FROM THE
HEARING ROOM

Washington, Feb. 20.-Spectators
were cleared from the hearing room
of the senate propaganda investigat-
ing committee today because of Kisses,
attempts at applause and general
commotion interrupted the testimony
Of Louise Bryant wife Of John Reed,
an American writer recently returned
from Russia who, the witness said,
was employed in the propaganda de-
partment Of the Bolshevik govern
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-20
FIRE DESTROYS :
SEVERAL STORES
in MILWAUKEE

Milwaukee, Wis, Feb. 2o.-The
Lion Dry Goods store, Fourth avenue
and Mitchell street, together with the
Fair store and several other nearby
structures, were destroyed by fire to-
day entailing loss estimated at
100000 partly covered by insurance.
Two explosions are said to have pre-
ceded the fire. :
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-20
10 REMOVE LIMITATION

Madison, Wis. Feb. 20.-The as
sembly of the Wisconsin legislature
voted to take the limitation of the
salary of members and to leave it to
the, succeeding legislatures to fix the
compensation of members. F
A senate adopted resolution by
Cunningham asking the government
to lower the freight rates on building
material to encourage the public con-
struction Of buildings.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-20
IS
B0MBARDED BY
THE.SPARTACUS
Assistance is Being Rushed
to Defense of the
Town.

Copenhagen. Feb. 2o.-spartacan
forces are bombarding the town Of
Potterop in Westphalia with artillery.
according to d message received here
from Muenster. Assistance to the de-
tenders of Potterop is being. sent from
Muenster, the message adds.
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i Continued on page 80
Protection OF Small
Bond Holders Sought
\ By Trade Commission

Washington, Feb. 20. lin further
ance Of the governments effort to
protect small liberty bond holders
from promoters Of speculative securi-
ties, the federal trade commission
will begin hearings tomorrow upon
the degree of. cooperation which the
commission under its organic act can
give in preventing Misrepresentation
and unfair practices in the sale Of
stocks and speculative securities"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-20
AGREEMENT REACHED
TO TRANSFER THE j.
FORD LIBEL SUIT

Detroit, Mich, Feb: 2o.-By agree
ment OF counsel the million dollar
libel. suit brought; by Henry. Ford
against the Chicago Daily Tribune
was transferred today to. Mt. Glenn
ems, Macomh county, Mich.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-20
x-Ray Examination Today.

Paris, wednesday,, Feb. 19.-Ac-
cording to latest published reports
tonight, Premier Clemenceau's condt-
ton is improving. but owing to !, his
fatigued condition an K-ray ex9fntn-
alton will, not be taken until tomor-
row. Doctors Gosset Tuffier, Laubry
and Paul have made a complete ex-
animation and despite M. Clemen-
ceau,s appeal for an immediate X-ray
examination, have ordered rest. M.
Clemenceau told the physicians dur
ing, the examination that he wanted
the work done as soon as possible so
that he could get back to work in q
few days.
Expressions Of sympathy reached
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-20
WEATHER FORECAST.

Minnesota: Unsettled tonight
and Friday with snow in east and
south portions tonight and in
southeast portion Friday; some
what colder in west portion to-
night and in cast portion Friday.
North Dakota: Generally fair
tonight and Friday; somewhat
colder in east and central por-
tions tonight.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-20
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS

fast ended when 5000 boilermakers
returned to work.
an interview declares that the Ger
man people were misled as to the
cause of the war.
Washington.-Carlo Lara, repre-
sentative of the Costa Rican govern
ment, in statement denied his gov
ernment had mobilized troops on the
Nicaraguan border. d.
Coblenz-One hundred and sixty
thousand francs is won by hackers of
the fourth division team when that
outfit won the semi-fnal game for
the football championship of the
third American army.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-20


which wounded Premier Glenn
: enceau. penetrated his lungs, 1t
was revealed by the X.ray exam.
ination. This oflcially stated
{ shortly after noon today.
Paris, Feb. 2O.-Good news
came this morning from the sick
room of Georges Cemenceau
where he was being attended for
the wound inflicted upon him
yesterday by the anarchist, Emile
Coffin. The announcement was
resting comfortably, that no fever
had developed and that no COM
plication had appeaFed.s
Nothing definite however, can
be known as to what the results
OF the premier's injuries are like
ly to be until an X-Ray cxamina-
ton Of the wound taken this
morning is developed and exam
ined by the doctors.
The wound in itself is slight,
but necessarily serious for q man
as old as is the French premier.
The physicians, however, say
that his heart and arteries are
young and they point out that he
has been a lifelong abstainer
from alcoholic drinks, has not
smoked for 20 years, and that he
has followed q careful rnle of liv.
ing. This has resulted in making
him an extraordinarily vigorous
man for his years.
Paris, Feb. 20.-Premier Clemen.
ceau, who was wounded in the
shoulder yesterday in the attempt by
the young anarchist. Emile Coffin, tt
assassinate him, was in satisfactory
condition this morning. according tc
the latest reports. No fever has de.
veloped.
A Difficult Patient.
His enforced inaction is weighing
heavily on the premier, and the doc
tors find him a difficult patient. He
insisted on receiving visitors all day
yesterday and in discussing business
with Stephen Pichon, the foreign min
lister.
The premier raised the question al
to whether the supreme council should
sit this afternoon and expressed the
wish that the decision be left to the
delegates Of the other great powers.
. 1t was considered probable early
today that the. delegates would sug
gest waiting possibly until the begin
ming of next week before resumint
their work. M. Clemenceau Is i'm
patient to resume his place at thu
head of, the conference. As he re
,fers to the subject In his conversation
with those around HIM. he gives tht
,n pFss.en bsl.sxins that hs nf;,na
again. yin four orr five days. for h.
Keeps repeating, ''it is nothing" !" e. 9
None the less his wound occasion
ally gives him much pain. He bear
this we'll and the twinge,
do not impair his customary goOi
humor. : Thus shortly after he wa'
wounded, when one Of his colleagues
came to see him, the premier, smil
ing broadly, remarked: =
'.The Maharaja of Bikenir invited
me to hunt the tiger in his country
Well, 1t is the anarchists who have
hunted the tiger but, they missed
him."
The premier yesterday sent for Sis
ter Teonesse, the nun who nurset
him when he was operated upon few
years ago., and she now is attending
him. He spent the day yesterday IL
his arm chair but asked that hi
favorite old grandfather's chail
should be brought up from his coun
try house at Bernouville.
The premier's mind never wa,
clearer nor his thought more rapid
He discusses his wound and his symp
toms technically just as II they wer'
those of another person.
" Do,, vo,,,3no taov, TODAY Hys
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-20
MOI HnIn EAIR,

/ Honolulu. T. H., Jan. 81. (By Mail)
second territorial fair will
be held in Honolulu June 9-14 this
year. ~ r.
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Continued on page 50
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CLElllENCEAU in
SATISFACTORY
|'CONDlIlON TODAY
No Fever Has Developed
| X-Ray Examination to be
Made Today. 4

Paris, Feb. eo-The bullet
which wounded Premier Glenn.
enceau penetrated his lungs, 1t
was revealed by the X.ray exam.
inatton. This onicially stated
shortly after noon today.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-06-24
Sy Assgiatcd pre"s

PARIS June 24- Associated Press Summary Probably the Germans will sign the peace treaty on Thurs day but the date today k uncertain.
 Admiral Hanicl von HaimhauScM who was named to sign the treaty for Germany. resigned stating that h. would not sign the document.
 French Premier Clcmenccau Is } resign premiership when the treaty has been ratified.
 President Wilson is to rteu}n 'o th" United States immediately after th' ignihg of the treaty.
 Premier Clemenccau' in state ment today, said; "We have waited forty nine years for this moment. Bnt we want to see the signature of the Germans to the treaty first before re- ioicing. For forty nine years German troopers and their mailed hands have mcnaced the world"
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-06-24
MORE BODIES RECOVERED
 FROM THE SOPHIA WRECK

JUNEAU. June 24-- The steame' Chlopek, used by p;- .ns Robert Smith John Donovan and Albert Dawson ,> searching for the bodies and effee'' of victims of the steamer Princess 50 phia wreck. arrived in Juneau last night. with the remains of sixteen pe:' sons which have been recovered by th" sesrcherS. At least half dozen oth"' bodies were discovered and will be re' covered when the next trip to the wreck is made. Diver Smith. in charge of the work of recovery. says many more bodies will be recovered and says that the ill-fated vessel will be raised this summer. After recovering all tho bodies possible. the divers will devote their time to saving the ship. The bod- ies identified are:--
 G. L. Sholseth of Nenana' Thomas N. Turner of Iditarod, Claude C.. Fair es. W. Mcclellan and Thomas i.ePage of the Princess Sophia crew; Thomas MeMahon of Flat Creek. J. NJ. Colvcr of Fortymile. G. Shimado. q Japsneie;
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-06-24
ANCHORAGE NEWS ITEMS.

ANCHORAGE, June 20 - (By MniD - This city is making big ore parations for the celebration of the Fourth of July. The Anchorage Cham. Der of Commerce will have full charge of the celebration the committee being composed of President Frank w. Rcd- wood. Danilo Vucetich. George a.. Campbell. Ray C. Larson F.. l.. Bcdcl' and John F. Cof!cy. There will be 2 baseball game between the Elks ard Masons. Special launches will bring 2 large number of visitors from Scldo via, Kenai and other Cook Inlet town :.
 The local Aodge of Moose initiated Fl members at the last meeting.
 A consolidated birthday party was riven last week by Helen Galderstor' of Seward, visiting here: Eohc'' Thompson and Charlotte Thompson The friends of the trio spent the after noon at Lake Spenard.
 Fred Getchcll has arrived here rom the Nelchina placer district with he first clean-up of tho season. th' gold dust amounting to l06 ounces.
 Eleven musicians now compose tn" Anchorage band which will make tho first appearance on the Fourth.
 The body of Cornelius Downey has been brought here from Willow cre"h for burial. Downey died Of heart fa':' ,rc and although his last request was that he bc buried in the hills his friends decided to bury him bere.
 T. K. Orr has been elected presi- lent of the Republican club and Shcr- man Duggan. secretary.
 Dr. Kirkham has been appointed acting health officer.
 When it was announced that the railroad appropriation was practicaH| assured. large quantities of supplies were ordered by the commission from Seattle. Work will be concentrated up on the cwanl-Anchorage connection. Judge Leo David has been elected to honorary membership in the Pic neers.
 Carl Amy visiting here from Sew ard, rode the goat of the Elks at s special meeting.