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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-17
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KILLED; |. /. ] ] LED
BAllD0F REBELS
Recently Went to Vaa Cruz
To Organize Revolution
/. Against Carranza.

Mexico City.eApril 17.-(By the AS
sociated Press) 8. Aurelianor
Banquet, war minister in President
Huerta's cabinet, who recently, was
reported to have landed In the Vera
Cruz. region for the purpose Of start
ing revolution against the Carranxa
government, was killed yesterday in
a fight near Chavaxtla village, ac-
cording to press reports from Vera
Cruz which quote report from Gen.
eral Urquiz, chief Of military opera
tions in the region of Cordova and
According to kilograms given out. by
General Uruuiz, the commander in
the region. Of Chavaxtla. General
Z Sanchez met party Of rebels under
Banquet yesterday, defeating them.
The body of General Blanduet was
found later. !, General, Sanchez tele-
graphed that he was bringing General
Blanquet's head to Vera Cruz to estab-
lish the Identification. General Fran
cisco Alvarez was taken prisoner to-
gether with the family of Pedro
Cavay. one of. the most active lieuten-
ants OF Felix Diaz.T
The band which General Banquet
I was leading when, he was killed was
B small and poorly equipped, 1t is. re-
1 ported. IT, ~ ~. .a4st Z
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Unit Ted ] STATE II
SELLING WAR
BUILT !. | VESSELS
Fifteen Wooden Merchant
Ships Sold to Macirerna
Company for $3.50, 900.

Washington, April 17.-Sale Of the
war. built merchant fleet was begun
today by the shipping board with the
transfer Of is wooden steamships to
the Nacirema Steamship company of
New York at a price Of $650,0o0 for
each vessel. This is an average Of
$145 per deadweight ton.
Brooks Steamship company Of New
York in the transatlantic trade. Five
Of the Is will pc operated out of New
York, five out Of Havana, and five cut
Of New Orleans. Deliveries will be
completed within a short time.
Cargoes for all Is vessels have been
booked in advance and as a result the
purchasers have opened negotiations
for the purchase of is more vessels
Of the same type and for immediate
delivery. They also propose to take
over third fleet of the same size in
the future.
It is understood that the purchas-
ers obtained insurance ranging from
1-2 to 1-2 per cent which shipping
experts said indicated the underwrit-
ers now regarded this type of vessel
as a good risk. The original insurance
rate ranged from five to seven per
cent.
The latest figures of the shipping
board showed 115 wooden ships in
service. Contracts originally were let
for 703 vessels of this type but PA
of the contracts were cancelled after
the armistice.
According to the shipping boards
second annual report. contracts for
wooden ships which were let up to
August 81, 1918, called for an ex-
penditure of approximately $165 a
ton. On this basis the sale today indi-
Gates loss of $40 a ton from the
cost production during the war, to-
tai on the $1,000 tons sold of $780,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-17
SITUATION IN
TURKEY CAUSES
MUCH, ANXIETY
Outbreaks and Massacres o1
the Arrnenians on Large
Scale Feared.

London, April LIT is learned
here that the situation in Turkey is
causing anxiety. Internal disorder Is
rife, according to reports from Rear
Admiral Webb, at Constantinople. 1t
is feared there will shortly be out
breaks and massacres of the. Armen-
ian population on a large scale.
The situation at Smyrna where the
Turks and Greeks are ready to spring
at each others throats. is typical OF
the situation throughout Turkey.
Bands of brigands are dominating
the country even within few miles
of Constantinople. and committing
The Committee Of Union and Prog
ress, the Young Turk organization.
which was driven. from power in Con-
stantinople as a result Of the Allied
victory, is reported to be secretly con.
Quoting an energetic reorganization
movement Further disorders are
feared in Egypt. A division Of British
troops is on the way from the Dob
rudja to reinforce the troops of Major
General Allenby, and to relieve
large number Of Australian and New
Zealand soldiers who will return
home.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-17
HOLY DAYS Will
BE0BSERVEDu
LOAN CAMP AlCN
Flying circuses Probably
Will Not Exhibit on Sun
days Declares Glass.

Washington. April 17.-Revision of
some features of the Victory Loan
campaign is under consideration fol-
lowing complaints against activities
on Sundays and holy days Of the
church calendar.
Early today there came protest to
Secretary Glass from Philadelphia
churches against the showing of lib
erty loan moving pictures in theaters
on Sunday. Washington ministers al
so called on Mr.. Glass to urge that
Sunday flying circuses scheduled in
various parts of the country be aban-
doned. IL
On top Of these protests Governor
e. R.. Fancher of the Cleveland fed
eral reserve bank reported objection
by Cleveland churches to the secre-
tary's speaking for the loan there on
Saturday, holy day.
Sunday engagements of the flying
circuses probably will be abandoned
Mr.. Glass said. "The question of
!sshowing moving pictures on Sunday
for the loan is likely to be left to To-
cal campaign committees.
I'VE must not forget, that the rails
ing of the Victory Liberty loan is q
pretty holy matter ITSELF"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-17
Intern rational Ne1a,s
Ey,e,,1ts Sun'lnlalriz
{By Tliie Associated Presis,)

4 Germany will be forced either to.
accept or reject the Allied peace
terms by May Is, according to reports
printed in Paris. 1t is indicated that
no reply ID. s.expeoted before May 6, the
peace conference being disposed to
give the German government what it
considers, ample time in which to di-
sgest the terms and frame its reply.
/. Il, What action would follow rejection
been forecast in reports from the
French capital. ~.
The refusal Of stephen Pichon, the
the details of the provisions of the
proposed treaty while speaking in, the
chamber of deputies yesterday, and
the failure Of Lloyd George to speak
In more than general terms before the
British house Of commons would
seem to indicate that no intiInation of
the terms will be made public at
present. m
1t was announced at a meeting OF
the council Of ten in Paris yesterday
that various articles of the pact now
are in the hands Of the drafting COM
mittee and that the remaining articles
would be disposed of today. 1t seems
probable, therefore, that the treaty is
in fair way to be completed within
brief period.
Norway and Switzerland will act as
agents of the Allied and associated
governments in feeding Russia, it has
been agreed at Paris. Representa-
tives of France have made reserva-
tions on the subject and these will be
considered today. The plan is oppos-
ed by Russian elements opposed to
the Bolsheviki, but it is said to be
probable they will ultimately ac-
quiesce in the Allied decision.
| The question Of the United. States
becoming mandatory for Armenia and
the ancient province Of Cecilia, to the
southwest, and again being consider
ed at the peace conference. There
seems to be a disposition on the part
of several of the Entente powers al.
so to ask this country to take ovel
control of Constantinople, a sugges.
ton which is said to appeal to some
members of the American commission
Albania has appealed to Premier
Clemenceau as president of the peace
conference, asking for confirmation o.
the complete independence Of tha
country. Here. too, there is willing
ness that the United States should as
at least until the country has organ
lied it's political system. ~
The communists are still in contro
in Munich, but heavy forces of Ba
varian troops are said to have be
gun an advance on the Bavarian capi
tai according to Berlin advices. 1t
not known, however, whether a deci
sive battle has as yet been fought.
is believed the city will not be- attack
ed until the government has throw
strong Gordon Of troops about It.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-17

London, April 17.-while opinions
are divided regarding the substance
of the address Of Premier Lloyd
George before the house OF commons
yesterday. there is a general agree
.fnent by the London press that 1t was
deed was shown by the rousing cheers
Of his audience and the expressions
OF individual members in the lobbies.
With the exception 81 the laborite
and Northclifre papers. none Of the
morning journals condemns the pre-
mier statement wholly. while several
warmly applaud it. These admit that
Mr.. Lloyd George revealed nothing Of
the peace terms but they do not COM
plain.
;. The Telegraph for instance, says
that his general account Of the terms
will give deep Satisfaction and adds
that "he demolished the whole struc-
Fture his critics built on his supposed
departure from his prediction pledg-
esp
The Express declares its full belief
IN the premier's statement that hts
pledges will be found embodied In
the peace terms and says that he re-
tains the complete confidence Of the
nation.
Tho Graphic is unusually favorable
and says that Mr.. Lloyd Georges
statement ''justifies the assumption
that President Wilson has abandoned
his opposition or alleged opposition
to the sterner views OF those powers
which suffered most in tho war.
Those who attack individual mem-
.bers OF the peace conferences when
the chief concern OF everybody, p the
public interest are. condemned ~ the
Chronicle which says:
1T the psace terms eventually dis
appoint any sane expectation the fault
viii lie leas with the statesmen IN
PARIS than with the peoples they rep
resent. y y 80 sss3ssS3 Il q s.;,.
iaekjon of nek 6evare tefuaa for Ger
many, 1ayp tSAt the prenaief' q adaresl
u G9Deptibae oS various inteEprota-
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ROBBED OF $4,000,
London Newspapers Deuided
In Opinions Regarding the
Address of British Premier

tons and that although Mr. Lloyd
George declared his readiness to print
the terms of peace alongside of his
pledges sit would be preferable to see
the terms alongside of the demands
Of justice and security, and accord
ing with them in every particular.
The Daily News admits there may
have. been serious reasons for. with
holding Information as to the terms
Of peace but in the absence Of evil
dence mere declarations that all
pledges will be kept are idle. 1t is a
fact that some Of them have not been
kept
Making q similar point the Herald,
the labor organ, says:
"All the premier.s, pledges cannot
be kept for they are as contradictory
as his speeches" The newspaper de-
clAres that Mr.. Lloyd George ''left the
International situation where he found
it and completely missed his oppor.
tunity..' e
Tho premier's rejection Of any idea
of military action In Russia meets
graf and Express say 1t will be re-
ceived with general relief. The Daily
News agrees but says that doubt re.
mains regarding the logic Of the poll.
cy. It asks how It h possible to sup.
ply arms 70 the Kolchak government
and yet refuge to do anything further
and contends that such policy can
Bolshevilm u moribund. s.
The Post 10 also skeptical Of tho,
RNagiAn policy ANA says: Il;
The Allies win b lucky indeed II
they are not compel1ed o5reverue II !" :
The MAIL owned by Lord NcrthciikA.
conAnes itAL comments virtually 10 TIE
gremierg erosa diatribe. agatlst
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SHIPS WILDE !.
FlIIEDDURuVC
THEIR VOYAGES
J.
Crew Of Mechanics Will
Travel on Vessels Car n
rying Troops.

Washington, !, April .17.-German
passenger liners turned over to the
United States for troop transport
service will be fitted out during voy-
ages instead Of being laid up after
their arrival in the United States. Act
ing Secretary Roosevelt said today
that this plan had been determined
on by the navy department so that
there would be no delay in returning
the soldiers from overseas.
The Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, the
first Of the initial twelve German
ships, is due at New York today with
1900 officers and men. AS soon as the
troops debark. a force from New
York navy yard will go aboard to in
stall additional hunks and other equip
ment to enlarge the ships troop car
rying capacity. After the vessel has
coaled, she will start back to France
and the mechanics will continue their
work during the eastward voyage.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-17
AIRPLANES USED
TO COPE WITH
laDLADE0RDER
Mob Attacks Railroad Train
and Wrecks Station at
Gujranwala.

simla, India, Tuesday, April 15.-
Airplanes were used today in coping
with the disorders that have broken
out in the Puniaub. A mob attacked
railway station at Gujranwala. Air
planes were sent from Lahore and
the mob was bombed and subjected
to machine gun fire from the air.
Considerable unrest exists in Delhi
and Lahore. The commissioner for
the district has appealed to the lead
ing men to use their influence for the
reopening Of the shops. Otherwise. he
announced, the authorities would
take action.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-17
!: / ! 4! y!
CAPTURED BY
u. 5. FORCES
Many Of the Captured Men
Were Wounded in At
tempt to, Escape.

Archangel, wednesday, April IT,
(By the Associated Press)-An Amer
lean scouting party operating in front
way front. yesterday ambushed Boil
shevik patrol, wounding a number Of
the enemy. ~
The situation during the last few
days has been quiet Roads are COW
cred with icy slush and are thawing
so rapidly that transportation it at
standstill. Great cracks are ap-
pearing in the ice on the Dvina. and
Vega rivers and at points where the
thaw is rapidly progressing there are
constant sounds like artillery as the
ice gives way. s,' 49,.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-17
Committed Suicide
BY Leapins From
An Eleventh Story

New York, April 17.-An eleven
story leap from . window sin in
the view Of hundreds Of girl enn-
ployes In q building across the
seseet, was the method of suicide-
c1,oeen today by James c. Miner,
formerly of Rome, n. T., accord
ing to the police. Before leap
ing to his death, Miner, salesman
for q lumber firm in Oshkosh,
WIS.,, paused on the ledge, which
faced Broadway at 25th street.
Scores of nearby windows were
opened by those who saw his pur-.
pose and women screamed. Miners
stenographer said he had been
Ill.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-17
FOUR UNITS OF
85TH DIVISION
TO BE RELEASED

Camp Mills, n. T., April 17.-Four
s5th division units left here today for
rehabilitation camps. One officer
and 80 men of the 32sth field artillery
and ten officers and 81 men Of the
329th dield artillery entrained for
Camp Grant. Thirty officers and 81
men of the headquarters company Of
the 16oth field artillery brigade en-
trained for Camp Custer.
For Camp Custer also went one Of
ficer and 4S men of the 159th infan-
try, 40th division. Two base hospital
units, % officers and 1872 men left for
Camp Grant. -
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WORK STARTED ON
ADDITION TO PORT
ARTHUR ELEVATOR

Winnipeg, Man, April IT,
Work was commenced on the
10000 bushel addition to the
Canadian National elevator at
Port Arthur. Ont. This Will give
it a capacity. of six million
bushels, making it the longest
and most up-to-date elevator in
the world. The addition will cost
q million dollars.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-17
GERMAN GOVERNMENT
TO BE RECOGNIZED
~. BY SWISS COUNCIL

Berne, Switzerland, April IL
(Havas)-The Swiss federal council,
1t is reported. has decided to recog-
nize the new German government on
the ground that it was elected legally
by the national assembly which was
chosen by the votes of the people.
The report has caused sensation
in political circles here. VA
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-17
MEN ORDERED
BACK TO WORK
NEAR COLOGNE
German Strikes Have Spread
- British Aviators Fly
Il. Over District.

Cologne. Wednesday, April 16.-
Following the spread Of the German
strikes to the Cologne district, Lieu
tenant General Sir Herbert Plumer,
in command Of the British forces on
the Rhine. issued a proclamation to-
day ordering the immediate return of
the men to work and threatening the
strongest measures against persons
promoting or countenancfng strikes in
the British zone of occupation. The
general offered military mediation if
other means Of settlement failed.
A squadron Of British airplanes
few over the affected district today.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-17
ADVANCE ON
MUNICH BEGUN
Bavarian Troops With Ar
,tillery and Mine Throw
ers Start Movement.

Berlin. Wednesday, April is,-aRy.
Of Bavarians troops with artillery and
mine throwers. began an advance on
Munich yesterday morning, according
to the Tagleblatt. but it is unknown
whether a decisive battle has as yet
heen fought l.'"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-17
Secretary Daniels
Crosses Meuse Into
Occupied Germany

coblenz, wednesday, April 16-(By
the Associated, Press)-Secretary
Daniels, en- route to Coblenz. crossed
the Meuse into the occupied sections
stop at Treves tonight. proceeding to-
morrow morning to the Rhine.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-17
1900 PERSONS
MURDERED AT UFA

London. April. 17.-Eishteen hum
were murdered By, the Bolsheviki at
ira, according to q telegram from
omsk received in official quarters to-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-17
PLAN MORE CHURCH WORK.

New York, April 17.-A program
an expenditure of $20.000.000 and in.
Guiding among it's proposed activities
"a definite attempt to provide a real
substitute for the saloon as social
center, has been adopted by the Epis-
copal church in America. according
to an announcement published here
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-17

London, April 1.-THE prestige Of
has, been affected seriously by the
position Of the Allied and associated
powers regarding the transport OF
Polish troops from France to Poland
according to .advices received here.
Local lfghting continues on the bor-
ders Of the Posen district and has
spread to-the borders Of East Prussia
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-17
Bolshcvism Giving way.

Copenhagen, April 17.-Boishevism
in Russia is giving way to new
bourgoisie." according to the director
Of the Moscow Red Cross committee
who has arrived here. Premier Len
inc and War Minister Trotzky are
trying to reach an understa nding with
the moderate elements in Russia.
The situation in Petrograd, the di-
rector reports, has been growing
worse and numerous anti -Bolshevik
outbreaks have occurred there. In
February there were $4,000 deaths in
Petrograd compared to $4,000 in
January.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-17
GERMAN AGENT
ATIEMP TED TO
TROOP ship
Was Allowed Aboard to
Take Care of German
Property.

Boston. April ia German agent
allowed on the transport Patricia to
look out for German property. at
tempted to set fire to the vessel last
night as it was nearing Boston with
more than 1000 American soldiers,
according to Major Frank w. Cava-
naugh of the 102nd field artillery, one
of the officers on board.
ROBBED OF $4,000.
Chicago, April Thames Dugan.
1S years old, messenger for the
Halsted Street State bank was held
up and robbed of $4,000 by hold-up
men near the bank today. The roo
bers escaped in an automobile.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-17
THE WEATHER.

North Dakota-F'air tonight
and probably Friday; warmer to-
night and in east and south por-
tions Friday. ..5 s
Friday; warmer TN west portion.
tonight and in south and west
portions Friday.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-17

UNIVERSITY WEATHER.
IA. M. Observations.
Temperature, 81.
Maximum, 12 hours, 81.
Minimum. "a hours, 40.
Wind, west, 8 miles.
Barometer, reduced, 80. .1S.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-17
GEOGRAPHIC BRIEFS |

I a;Archangel-sevent persons have
been executed As the result Of a dis
covery Of an Organization here which
planned to deliver the town and gar
rison to the Bolsheviki.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-17

rison to. the Bolsheviki.
warsaw-The Polish diet; decided
to appropriate 900,000.000 marks to
be. used to purchase cotton necessary
to the Polish cotton industry
! London-The council Of four has
decided that HelEoland shall be dis
mantled and as far, as possible. de-
stroyed.
Paris The Belgian delegation stat
ed the Belgian government would feel
obliged to decline to bring the former
German emperor to trial II requested
to do so by the council OF four.
Berne-soldiers in the German
army are protesting against the order
placing the rate of pay on the peace
time basis and have threatened to
strike if the order is not rescinded.
Berlin-1t is rep5rted that in the
fighting around the railway station
in Munich that the casualties total
- - 3
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-17
Soviets Claim Success.

London, April 17.-Continued sue
cesses for Russian Soviet forces along
almost the whole Of the western Rus
sian front from the Baltic. to the
Black sea is claimed in a Russian Of
fetal wireless dispatch received here
today.
West of Riga the Let's have been
driven southwark to within four miles
Of Mitau.
West of Proskurof the Bolsheviki
have taken Volochysk, on the former
Russian Galician frontier, and within
Is miles of Tarnopol IT..
In the Crimea Soviet forces have
crossed the salt lakes and advanced
In thei direction of Simferopol, the
capital of the Crimea. ,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-17
FlllaS NOT TO
INTERVENE in !. !.
RuS'Sl!A,RE||PORT s IA |


washington, April 17.-1nterpella-
tions in the Finnish diet have brought
q denial from the prime minister that
Finland intended to intervene in Rus
sia, it was said In official dispatches
received here today from Helsingfors.
In the meantime, however, informa-
tion reaching Stockholm from Hell
singfors declares that the Finnish
volunteer corps has crossed the Rus
sian frontier north of Ladoga to safe
guard Finland's interests in Carelia.
Rumors of bloody fighting have been
circulating.
Many of the fugitives were said to
be fleeing to Finland to escape brutal
treatment by the increasing Bolshevik
forces. Red guards have crossed the
Finnish frontier at the village OF
Hyrsyle in the parish of Salmi, plum
dering and burning. -- ~.
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Murder ts systc1natic.

: N0U10CK 10 0ySCC1Nt1tlCs
). Stockholm, April 1.-THE Bolshe-
wiki are carrying out a rapid and sys-
tematic annihilation Of. all of the
bourgoisie elements in Riga, accord
ing to reports from Libau. The vic
Tins of the Bolshevik terror are
taken to the island of Hasen in the
Dvina river and are said to number
10000, including women and children.
No one is permitted to take food or
money to the island.
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