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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-18
WEBER THROWN
OUT OF HOUSE
-. BY MAJORITY
Only q Few Minutes Needed
to Garry 7 DEes Wieles Of
League Leaders.
(By STAFF Correspondent.) }

Bismarck, N. D.. Jan. 1S.-How
thoroughly the league caucus! did its
work in the Riba Weber contest last
night was evidenced this. afternoon
when the house. within a few minutes
after convening. voted to unseat Web
ber and place Riba, the league men,
ber, in his seat in the house of rep
resentatives.
Walter Maddox. whip for the
league, first withdrew his motion to
lay on the table Representative Carr s
motion to substitute the minority re-
port and then, Immediately moved
the previous question. thus shutting
was Mr.. Cars and it was promptly
defeated. Motion to adopt the ma
jority report to unseat Weber then
was moved and it carried. Represen-
tative Burtness of Grand Forks. in ex-
planning his vote. declared that he
voted on the grounds that the undis-
puted evidence showed that Weber
was elected by majority of the votes
cast in Sargent county. and that there
was no evidence of fraud in voting
or counting the votes either in For
man or in any other place in the
county.
II regard it as improper and un-
fair for this house to seat person
who did not receive a majority of the
votes cast" he said.
Representative Carr. in voting no,
said he did so because there was no
evidence of fraud and because the
election judges of Forman closed the
doors on the highest authority.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-18
Germany Mobilizing
Armies; I,1uasion By
Polish Force Feared
Bolsheviki, Czechs And Pol
ish Troops Threaten Sc
curity OF Eastern Border,
Foe Press Declares.
(By the Associated Press }

Berlin, Friday, Jan. 17.--The Ger
man government is reported to be or
ganizing two armies for. the purpose
Of countefacting an invasion by the
Poles who already are threatening
Brandenburg. Forces in West Prus-
General Won Quasi, while an army in
Silesia will be commanded by Field
Marshal Won Woyrsch.
Berlin. Jan. 17.-Volunteers are
joining the colors in great numbers
at Koenigsberg to protect the boun-
daries of East Prussia from Bolshevist
aggression and against the Poles, -ac-
cording to reports received here.
will soon be lost unless the Germans
awake to the danger, the Lokal An
zeiger says:
"The Poles have fallen upon our
fellow countrymen like vandals. They
have proclaimed martial law and
have utterly abolished German ad-
ministration. Indications are that
Bromberg will soon be in possession
of the Poles.''
The newspaper declares that soo.-
900 Germans in Posen are being pre-
vented by the Poles from arranging
for elections to the national assembly.
Proclamations regarding the (ad-
vancing Polish army are being is
sued by the Poles. In the meantime
the soldiers and workmen's council
at Essen is reported to have forbid
den agitation for the raising Of troops
for home defense. At a meeting at
Breslau it was reported that the
Czechs have an army of 100000 men
on the border and threaten an in
vasion. Polish troops numbering 1s
divisions, are said to be about to in
wade upper silesia. Lemberg reports
that the people of the threatened dis
tricts have formulated an appeal to
President Wilson, asking for protec..
ton against the Czechs. The appeal
points out that their country has been
Overwhelmingly German since the
thirteenth century and has been g
part of Germany since 1742. OF its
17o, 900 inhabitants, the appeal says
only 5000 speak the Czech language
Mr.. Wilson is asked to prevent the
forcible annexation Of their, country
by the Czechs.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-18
DRASTIC STEPS
RECOMMENDED
L. D. Harvey Advocates Dis,
franchising Voters Who
Don't Vote,

Chicago, Jan. 1s.-Further discus
sions of vocational education were on
the program of the convention of the
Vocational Education association of
the middle west today. -.
L. D. Harvey, director Of Stout in
stitute at Menomonie, Wis, in a plea
at day session for the teaching Of
things that are the basic principles of
American citizenship, said it might be
we'll to eliminate the foreign born for
a. time and give some attention to
American born citizens in rebuilding
citizenship. He questioned whether
women, soon to have the voting privi-
lege, would accept that privilege or
''let George do it." A..
He advocated a law disfranchising
any voter who refused to exercise the
privilege Of voting. All church and
other services, in his opinion, should
be opened with quotations from the
feieral constitution and from the
preamble Of that document.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-18
Clefnenceau To Preside
At Meetings; P0incare
Makes First Address
Poincare's Address
To Peace CONGRESS

Paris, Jan. 18.-President Poin-
care in his opening address thank
ed the Allied nations for having
chosen Paris for their important
work and praised the valor of the
Allied armies which had preserved
the capital of France from the
enemy. The presidents speech
was as follows:
"Gentlemcn:, France greets and
thanks you for having chosen as
the seat. Of your labors the city
which for moro than four years the
enemy has made his principal mill
tary objective and which the valOr
Or the Allied armies has victorious.
1y defended against increasingly re-
newed ofensives.
permit me to see in your de-
cfsion the homage of all the nations
that you represent. toward a coun-
try which more than any other has
endured the sufferings of war, of
which entire provinces have. been
transformed into. a vast battlefield
and have been. systematically laid
waste by the invader, and which
has paid the human tribute in
death. ...
Trance. has borne these enor-
nous sacrifices although she had
not the slightest responsibility for
the frightful. catastrophe which has
overwhelmed the universe. And at
the moment when the cycle of hor-
ror is ending, all the powers whose
delegates. are. assembled here may
acquit themselves of any. share in
the crime which has. resulted. in so
unprecedented a. disaster. What
gives you the authority to. establish
a peace of justice is the fact that
none of. the peoples of. whom you
are the delegates has had any part
in the injustice. Humanity can
place confidence in you because you
are not among those who have out
ragged the rights of humanity.
''There is no need of further in
formation or of special inquiries in
to the origin of. the drama which
has just shaken the world. The
truth, bathed in blood. has already
escaped from the imperial archives.
The premediated character of the
trap is today clearly proved.
''In the hope of conquering first
the hegemony Of Europe and next
the m aatsry' OF TIA -worlE the sran-
trail allies, bound together by a Sc
cret plot, found the most abomi-
nable of pretexts for trying tc
crush Serbia and force their way to
the east. At the same time they
disowned the most solemn under
takings in order to crush Belgium
and force their way, into the hearts
of France. ,......,..
"These are the two unforgettable
outrages which opened thd way to
aggression. The combined efforts
of Great Britain, France and Rus
sia were exerted against that man.
made arrogance. .....'.
IF, after long vicissitudes, those
who wished to reign by the sword
have perished. by the sword. they
have only themselves to blame.
They have been destroyed by their
own blindness.
What could be more significant
than the shameful bargains they at
tempted to offer to Great Britain
and France at the end of July, 1914
when to Great Britain they sug-
gested: ALLOW US to attack
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-18
Council Table is Green, And
In Form of Great Horseshoe
"Sale De La Pax" Will Be Room Used By Delegates;
Statue OF Peace l. First Object To Be Seen Upon
Entering Chamber.
Paris 18-The conference
with a speech by President Poncarc of France


aes IN readiness TOR the % Of the various they
having been for special which being
First
Of
front Of the statue
Across the upper end Of for the
delegates
white
dining whe
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-18
EX-KAlSER IS
MUCH WORRIED
Former Master of Germany
Looks Is Years Older ,
Than Two Months Ago.

Amerongen, Holland. Tuesday, Jan.
14.-(By the Associated Press)-
William Hohenzollern's illness, which
manifests itself principally in the
the form of chills, is being aggravat-
ed by his constant worriment.
The former German emperor looks
to be perhaps fifteen years older than
when he crossed the frontier Of Hol-
land. Although he is only about to
complete his sixtieth year, his birth-
day coming at. the end of the present
month. his appearance suggests a
man Of 70. He wears short gray
ish beard and a dropping moustache.
and his hitherto firm flesh is now
sagging.
The guards around the castle are
maintaining the strictest vigilance in
consequence OF the revival OF rumors
which. however, do not seem to be
we'll founded, that an attempt might
be made to kidnap the ex-emperor.
The. sex-emperor who had always
been accustomed to smoke a consid-
cradle number of cigarettes daily, now
has become a greater consumer OF
tobacco than ever. AS soon as one
cigarette Is finished he starts another
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-18

Washington, Jan. 1s.-Assignment
to early convoy home from France of
units comprising $50 officers and $500
men was announced today. The units
include the Eleventh engineers, 372nd
infantry, medical detachment and sec
ond battalion; 371st infantry, 18th and
10th engineers and third evacuation
ambulance company.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-18
CONTRACTS TO
Be ENFORCED
Secretary of Navy Says Ev-
cry Power Will be Used
For That Purpose.

Washington. Jan. 1s.-Every power
of the navy department will be used
to force the acceptance by companies
made by the war labor board. Sec
retary Daniels said today, after con.
ference with Joint Chairman Taft OF
the board on the situation growing
out Of the Bethlehem Steel company 9
refusal to put into operation one OF
these awards. % ~
E Mr.. Daniels said he was considering
the. question Of how the department
should proceed. It appeared he said:
that the Bethlehem company had
arreed some months ago to permit
,coilectivea bargaining and. the 5estab-
llishment Of shop committee among
its employees. but as soon as the armi-
stice was signed "the company lest
interest" tii s1.f III
s M. Daniels, pointed out that every
contract let Sby the navy included
cancellation clause. ~ sss
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-18
BRITISH ] AIMS
CONCUR WITH
THAT:0F U. 5.
Believes League of Nations
is Necessary For Future
Peace.
UNDERSTANDING
WITH u. S. DESIRED
In Full Accord With. Princi.
pie of Self De-
termination.

Paris, Friday, Jan. 17.-Investiga-
tion here has made 1t possible to give
more concretely than previously an
outline of the war aims of Great Brit
ain and her general desires regarding
the making of peace.
The British aims are regarded as
in general coinciding with those Of
the United States. There are some
minor differences of opinion between
Great Britain and America to be re-
conciled. ,On the whole. however, the
aims of the two nations are consid-
cred by British commentators as iden-
tical
Great Britain believes first, it is de-
clared in the sources. that league Of
nations is desirable and .attainable
and that none of the British war aims
will be considered practicable unless
they conform with the tenets of such
a league as is contemplated to re-
align and govern the affairs of the
universe. She also believes that things
aims of every country will conform
with those of the others.
AS to indemnities. Great Britain
expects to enter pool with other
nations. NShe wants her air raid dam
age and her shipping losses, paid for.
In addition to the league of ma
tions, one of the great things which
SISdI HOVO6 Will 6IOW VuI VI
the peace conference. it is apparent,
is a thoroughly good working agree
ment with the. United States. Great
Importance is attached to this.
No Continental Interests.
Great Britain, it is declared by the
interpreters of her views. has no in
terests on the continent Of Europe
justice be maintained. She thinks
| that the principle Of self-determina-
ton should be given full play and
that there should be freedom of tran
sit both by rail and waterways. She
! desires to see countries such as Swift
zerland given access to the sea, this
not only in the interest Of the trade
Of Great Britain. but Of that of the
world spds. slfee holds that. there are
nutnerdus ports. which should be
made free, including Constantinople.
AS to the freedom OF the seas Great
Britain, it is maintained. will, in the
future, as in the past, aim at securing
the greatest possible freedom for
commerce to all nations in times of
peace. This, it is said, is what she
means by the freedom of the: seas.
! by sea she considers quite separate
land as requiring discussion, but she
Ihopes that the causes Of war will be
removed.
| Great Britain deires the greatest
freedom of trade on land and sea and
she expects league of nations to
guarantee this. it is stated. Before
the war, British colonies were open
to the world.
| The British, consider that Germany
abused the privileges offered and that
each German tradesman was a po-
tential spy and Great Britain has nc
desire to return to this condition OF
affairs. She wants to rid trade Of the
political element which, Germany in
jected into it.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-18
4. lBy Associated Press.

A by ASSOCldCeO freSS. =
Berlin, Thursday, Jan. 16.-More
loyal troops entered Berlin today and
occupied the whole center of the city
as well as the north and northwest
sections. Heavy artillery has been
placed in Doenhoff-Platz and Spittel-
Markt. Field guns stand at various
points in the closely guarded district,
including Unter den Linden, and
armored automobiles and tanks have
been prepared for instant use.
All the streets in the sections named
are under guard and it is impossible
to pass without identification and
without satisfying the soldiers that
one is unarmed.
Systematic search for Spartacans
continues. Especially strong forces
have been posted in sections most ex-
posed to Bolshevist snipers in recent
days and citizens are warned to keep
indoors at night. -
Hanover dispatches report clash
between authorities of the majority
Socialist movement and the Spartacan
and independent Socialist government
in Brunswick. The soldiers and
workmen's councils which in connec-
tion with the Brunswick state gov
ernme ent has been using all means to
prevent the dispatch of troops to pro-
LeCL GermdnyS eastern DOFueF, gave
notice that any troops passing through
Brunswick railway stations would be
disarmed. The Hanover council there
upon sent Strong forces which occu-
pied railroad station in Brunswick
territory. .. :.
The Brunswick. council protested
saying that this act was "provocation
to bring bloodshed and battle to the
free states of Brunswick" :
The Hanover council replied that
all Brunswick troops belong to the
. tenth army corps of Hanover ~
Former Spartacan War Minister
Schreiner of Stuttgart is reported un'
der arrest with fifteen other Sparta
cans. The Spartacan coup at stutt.
CART is said to have cost seven lives. (,
The executive committee of tbt
central soldiers and workmen's codn.
Gil has telegraphed to councils al
Muelheim, Hamburg and other places
requesting that the councils order
their sown immediate reconstruction
by news elections carried on by the
proportional system. The centra
committee says that conditions at {
number of places require this action
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-18
MURDERER DIES
FROM INJURIES

winona. Minn.. jan 1s.-Henry
with the killing of Alvin johnson Of
winona, is dying from injuries sus-
tanned when he jumped from "a third
story window at the Rochester state
hospital yesterday. His skull was
crushed, and left leg fractured. The
insane man JbrutAlly murdered the
Winona man at Rochester a yearsago.
committed to the state hospital. 4 Fl
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-18
TROOPS KEEP
ON ARRIVING
The president Grant" and
"South Dakota Disembark
Soldiers at New York. :.

New York, Jan. 1s.-The American
steamship President Grant and the
battleship South Dakota arrived today
from Brest with troops. The liners
passengers were largely from the field
artillery and comprised more than
4,6OO men.
On the warship we're 16 officers and
1872 men. representing the entire
seth coast artillery except Battery
F, and 80 officers, and the 47th aero
squadron, seven officers and 145 men.
They went to Camp Mills.
Troops aboard the President Grant
included the headquarters company
of the Eighth field artillery brigade,
two officers and Al men and the fol-
lowing field artillery regiments: Sec
ond, 80 officers, 1,434 men; S1st. 80
officers, 1928 men,. S3rd. % officers,
1871 men; Company H, 347th in
fantry. four officers and 207 men also
was aboard. All these troops are
regulars. The artillerymen went to
Camp Mills and the infantry to Camp
Merritt
Aboard the President Grant also
was the 113th trench mortar battery
consisting Of nine. officers and 121
men.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-18

Ebert Government, Wary,
Increases Vigilance To
Prevent New Outbreaks
NEWS SUMMARY

openhagen-Maxim I.itvinof, the
former Bolshevik ambassador at Lon
don, has sent a note to President
Wilson declaring the Bolshevfk gov-
ernment of Russia is prepared to
cease its world propaganda, il the AL
lies will enter into peace negotiations
with it, according to the press.
Washington--Estab Of an
etght-hour day by government de-
cree has brought an end to the gen.
eral strike in Peru. according to q
message received here today.
Treves-It is the conviction of
Marshal Foch that the Rhine must
be made the barrier between Germany
and France.
Berlin-Under the terms of the pro-
longationj of the armistice Germany
must deliver some $4,000 agricultural
implements. e.
London-The admiralty has no in
tention Of relaxing the blockade
against Germany, the Central News
reported.
Vienna-The authorities contem-
plate the institution Of meatless weeks
owing to the almost total cessation
of meat imports.
Coblenz-The, officers and men OF
the Aperican army of occupation
have been prohibited from taking any
part in the elections to select dele
gates for the new German national
assembly. .-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-18

Continued on page So
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-18
Strikes I1stigated By Bolskleuiki Agents
Terr0rize Several South American Cities
(Continued on Page So

Strike riots are growing more Sc
rious daily in parts of South America.
Several hundred rioters have been
killed and several thousand wounded
in riots in Buenos Aires, capital Of
Argentina, where the trouble first
broke out. Martial law has been de-
clared by General Delleplane. appoint
ed dictator to handle the situation.
Reserves have been called to the col
ors to fight the strikers. A mob of
strikers attempted to take the govern
ment arsenal at Lima, Peru. but was
repulsed. Hotel employees joined the
strikers in Lima and the food prob
lem is serious. Strikers also attempted
to burn the railway station at Callao.
The Uruguayan government, as pre-
caution, has discharged all foreign
ers from its army in anticipation Of
trouble there. Forty-two members Of
the Center of Culture" which 10
leading the soviet movement there
have been arrested. Bolsheviki agents
are accused of starting the disorders.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-18
1iebknecht Was Murdered
in Cold Blood, Says Dis
patch; Berlin Socialist Or
gan Urges General Strike.

London; jan, 1s.-1ndependent So
cialists at Berlin assert that DR.. Karl
Liebknecht, who was shot and killed
on Thursday, did not attempt to es-
cape from an escort of troops but was
shot through the forehead at few
PAGES distance by soldiers guarding
him, according to Copenhagen dis
patch to the Exchange Telegraph
company. $50
The Freiheit of Berlin is calling
upon workers there to begin general
strike, it is reported.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-08

ease she went on. IAN affIiction
There are people that can do more
keep from arguing than they can re.
IRAN from eating. 1t is / terrible
thlnS. II they would only argue about
important things or of something thar
can get somewhere. Bur this Girl
somehow just will not agree with You
on anything; on the simplest state.
ment she puts up an argument.
You may say to her, This has
been very mild winter
Wen, there has been some rainy
weather early in the fall she an
swers.
Skirts are being made shorter
you may say. I have seen a great
many that are quite long,, she will
answer.
"Nor viii she be satisfied with a
mere answer But if you give any
slSn. OF continuing the argument you
may expect a siege of it until she
mas the last world. So what l do with
people like that is to give them absent
treatment my friend concluded.
There is considerable wisdom in
her words. l know people just like
that l recall one young woman who
became the most unpopular one in
her set just because she persisted in
this pernicious habit For it is a
habit pure and simple.
She puts up an argument on every
thing Men did not like her because
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-08
BURBANK'S USEFUL LIFE.

A Geographic dispatch notes the
fact that yesterday was the SEVENTEEN
birthday of Luther Burbank, the wiz
zard of the plant world.
Everywhere people are familiar
with the most conspicuous successes
or Burbank, as they are familiar with
the most conspicuous successes of Ed
lson in the field OF electricity. But
people generally do not know lust
what Burbank's successes have been
In their entirety. They do not know
that he has to his credit not less than
a dozen original fruit productions. not
including numerous improvements in
pears, apples, grapes and other fruits.
In the vegetable world--using the
term vegetable in its restricted sense
he has perfected several new spe-
cies, all OF use to man. In flowers he
mas given us nine or ten new varie-
ties; of nuts two new kinds; IN ber-
rles seven distinct kinds. Several
years ago he gave to the cattIemen Of
tire southwest the spnelcss cactus
destined to become of far more gem
eral use than now.
commercially the Burbank potato
is Mr.. Burbanks greatest find. 1t was
developed by him. back in Massachu-
sets, in 1873, Now so generally is its
use that people rarely think to con-
meet it with the name of the great
scientist.
But to tell all that Burbank has
done FOR the people of the world
would be to write a big book on a
most interesting If homely subject
lie stuck to one thing, and he sue
ceeded. as is usually the case of the
man who follows his speciality to its
limit.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-08
T0DAY'S EVENTS

Centennial anniversary of the birth
of Edwin Percy Whipple, a celebrated
New England critic, essaytst and lee
turer
Today is the S0th anniversary of the
death of John Ericsson, whose inven-
ton of the turreted Monitor revolu-
tonized naval warfare.
Rear Admiral Walter +. Worthing-
ton, of the United States navy, will
be placed on the retired list today by
operation of the age limit.
The naval committee Of the United
states house of representatives is to
leave washington today for an inspec-
ton tour of all Pacific coast navy
yards.
compulsory arbitration of labor dis
putes is to be the subject of debate
To-Day between student teams repre-
sentlng Whitman college and the Uni
Versity of Washington.
With open meetings in all parts of
the state of California grape growers
TO day will launch a referendum
movement against California's legisla-
i've adoption of the federal prohibit
uon amendment. =.