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E V E N I N G EDITION E V E N I N G

EDITION NORTH DAKOTA'S

VOL. 11, NO. 268. GRAND FORKS, N. D„ FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1916. TEN PAGES—PRICE FIVE CENTS.

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TWO DYNAMITE PLOTS IN N. Y.

ARE THWARTED Police Arrest Men Charged With Attempting to De­

stroy Subway Stations.

FORMER GUARDS ARE IMPLICATED

Detectives Watch Powder Factory as Explosives

Were Purchased.

New York, Nov. 3.—Plots to dyna­mite two stations on the Interborough Rapid Transit company's subway were thwarted, according to the po­lice by the arrest today of six men, several of them strikers, charged with bringing dynamite into the city

«-and causing a dynamite explosion at the 110th street station on Octo­ber 24.

A confession, which the detectives Bay was obtained from one man, sets forth that the station at 59th street and Broadway was to have been blown up today and the station at the city hall later.

Several of the prisoners, according to the police, appeared at a powder factory at Kenvil, N. J., yesterday and purchased fifty sticks of dyna­mite, 100 fulminating caps and one hundred feet of fuse.

Detectives were watching the fac­tory as the result of a clue recently obtained. Two sticks of dynamite, found at Central Park at that time, bore the name of the Kenvil company as the maker.

James Murna, former subway guard, and Thomas J. McGuire, a chauffeur, of Caldwell, N. J., visited Kenvil yesterday, and purchased the explosive to have been used in today's explosion, according to the police. Murna and James A. Herlihy, a for­mer elevated railway guard, "It Ts charged, purchased dynamite in Ken vil on October 23.

Murna, McGuire and Herlihy are under arrest, together with George Pollok, former elevated guard; Law­rence Kulle, former subway guard, and Benjamin Harrison, former ele-

' vated guard. All of these men, ex­cept McGuire, the police say, are members of district and local mem­bers of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Em­ployees.

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70,000 DIM] WHEN UNCLl

.DEAD LETTER OFFICE AT WASHINGTON OPS MAIL TO MINNE APOLIS SWINDLERS

The Dimes at the Washington Dead Letter Office.

OVERHIGHBANK Two Minneapolis Girls and

St. Paul Man Dead—An­other May Die.

Minneapolis, Nov. 3.—Three per­sons were killed and a fourth prob­ably fatally injured, when an automo­bile, driven by E. C. Nelson of St. Paul plunged over an embankment here shortly before dawn today.

The dead: Mabel Slgstad, 22, Min­neapolis; Ida Sigstad, 18, Minneapo­lis; Frederick Brandt, St. Paul.

Nelson is near death at a hospital The party was returning from, the'

Brandt home, when the car left the road, pinning all beneath. Four hours later, the cries of the half-mad Nel­son, who, in a semi-conscious condi­tion, had tried to get replies from his dead* companions, were heard by workmen who released him.

A widow survives Brandt. Nelson also is a married man.

ALIENIST MANIAC ON HIS WEDDING NIGHT

Chicago Expert Slay Sot Recall Elopement When Recovered,

Physician Says.

Chicago, Nov. 3.—There is a possi­bility that Dr- Emit Bunta, resident alienist at the psychopathic hospital, will not remember-his marriage last Saturday when he recovers from a temporary lapse of sanity. He slept last night for the first time in 14 days and "appeared to be perfectly nor­mal" today, according to Dr. Adam Szwajkart, county physician.

Dr. Bunta was married last Satur­day. His bride, formerly head nurse at the hospital, with- whom he eloped to Crown Point, Ind., is in the. care of friends. The terror of that night in the bridal suite of the Morrison ho­tel, when her husband changed from her lover into a maniac, has shatter­ed her nerves.

Dr. Sswajkart declared he expect­ed Dr. Bunta to toe entirely recover­ed in a few days. When asked if Dr. Bunta called for his wife, he s&ld:

"I have not Bald anything regard-ins her- I am waiting for him to say something. I am afraid that a shock might put him back where he was. We do not know if he remembers his marriage, but I believe that he will recall it in time.

Bunta, while at Wisconsin univer­sity, was a crack athlete. He was formerly head of the insanity division of the Cook hospital and is recognised as an expert In mental diseases.

BACK TCTSHADOW LAWN President and Mrs. Wilson Journey on

Mayflower to Sandy Hook, ISieii , Auto to Supmer

Sandy Hook. N. J., Nov. J.—-The government yacht Mayflower, carry­ing President and Mrs. Wilson, ar­rived here today from New York city. The president and, Ms wife were taken ashoreinalaunch. and shortly before 10 o'clock they departed iln

UNIVERSITY IS BIG ASSET TO

GRAND FORKS Biggest Part of $190,000

Paid Faculty and Em­ployes Spent Here.

Each Student Expends Ap­proximately $500 During

School Term.

The value of the university as an asset to,.the city is shown'in the list dT the expenditure# of the 'students, faculty and employes ofthe; school, which have beeu- compiled at-the Yri-stl^lion, A. .large number of the

••flKulty HtWr employes maintain homes In the city and naturally the greater part of the salary would be spent here. Nearly $1.90,000 are received by the faculty and employes and practically all of this is spent in the city.

The Commons, the boarding depart­ment, spends about $55,000 annually fdr supplies, and the wholesale houses of the city receive the largest part of this-amount. Beside this, the school spends about $65,000, at least 90 per cent of its income, here for. equip­ment and supplies for the various de­partments.

Student Spends $500. The figures show that a student

spends on an average of $600 a year while attending school. This, sum in­cludes only boarding and school ex­penses, the expenditure for recreation not being included in the list. The students alone spend about $400,000 yearly in the business places of the city.

Another point of interest to be men* tioned in this connection is that par­ents and relatives of the students come to the city to visit and to shop, and this also brings a large revenue to the merchants of the city. In this' manner, persons from the smaller towns and . cities become acquainted with the dealers and in the future will trade by mail, if they are unable to come and do their shopping in per­son.

The events at the university, in­cluding commencement exercises, pageants, athletics and oratorical af­fairs bring large numbers to the city, which means much additional Income for merchants.

40,000 Bags of Mail to and From Germans

Seized by the Allies Berlin, Nov. 8.—(By wireless to

Bayville.)—Altogether 24,600 bags of mail from Germany and 16,820 bags destined for Germany were confiscat­ed by the British and French authori­ties from Dec. 1915, to the end of Sept. 1916, says the Overseas news agency. A small part of the seized mail was afterwards redispatched to its destination.

Washington, Nov. 3.—The mail sacks shown in the accompanying photograph contain some $7,000 in dimes enclosed in 70,000 letters mail­ed by trusting women to a Minne­apolis concern which started an end­less chain letter system. The letters promised to deliver a $4."50 petticoat. "1917 model," for ten cents. The Minneapolis postmaster delivered a few of these letters to the firm which started them, but a fraud order soon stopped the delivery of the dimes.

Of the 500,000 letters which con­tinued to pour in, some sixty per cent were returned to senders who had given return addresses, and the others had to be forwarded to the dead let­ter office, where they are being open­ed and returned with their contents to the senders:

It' costs the government about, ten cents to return each of these letters. Endless chain correspondence, • there­fore, is frowned upon by government officials. The only way Uncle >Sam breaks even on fraud order mail and Illegibly addressed envelopes is in the receipt of from $70,000 to $75,000 a year which cannot be traced to its owners. The salaries of the dead let­ter office force just about reach" this total. 7

North Carolinan Killed Play­mate and Fled—Where­

abouts Unknown.

FLIGHT TODAY Aviator Delivers Mail Pouch

in Gotham—Carried Let­ter to Wilson.

U. S. RESOURCES BREAK RECORDS

Bank Reports Show $216, 000,000 Greater Than at Any Time in History.

Washington, Nov. I<—Reports of national banks' condition on Septem­ber 12, the comptroller of the cur­rency announced today, show total resources of $14,411,000,000 or $216,-000,000 greater than ever before in the nation's history. This was an In­crease of $486,000,090 over June >0 last, and $2,144,000,000 over Septem­ber 3, 1*16. The previous high water mark was on May 1 last.

AUSTRIANS LOSE 15,000 lint Day of Italian Offensive Cost

- Germaay*s Ally Great Niunb(r '' ' of Men, Says Borne. '•v'JW

London, Nov. 3.-—A Rome 'dispatch to the Wireless Press says that the

. . . . f i r s t d a y o f t h e - n e w I t a l i a n o f f e n s i v e an automobile tor. bon* Branch, N. J. k-cost the Austrian* 11,000 .•?,

New York, Nov. 3.—Victor Carl-strom, who left Chicago yesterday for New York in the New York Times mail carrying aeroplane, _ descended on Governors Island today/ending his flight at 8:55 1-2 a. m. The journey was interrupted by stops yesterday at Erie, Pa., and Hammondsport, N., Y.

The flight from Hammondsport, where the aviator resumed his trip at 6:35 a. m. today, was aided >by a good wind.

A letter from Mayor Thompson of Chicago, addressed to President Wil­son, was placed in the hands of a'spe­cial messenger, who started at once for Long Branch, N. J. A representa­tive of the New York postofTice met Carlstrom at Governor's Island, re­ceiving a bag of mail brought by air-post. .

MEXKFPEACE CONFAB JUST

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Nine Weeks' Conference at Atlantic City Has Brought

No Results.

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. Atlantic City, N. J., Nov. 3.—The net result of the nine weeks of con­ference of the Mexican-American ;olnt commission, which adjourned to­day over the election until November 10, is that the Mexican commissioners have learned that any agreement by the commission must cover not only the policing of the frontier but Mexi­can Internal affairs It was learned/

The Americans have made it plain to the Mexicans that before General Pershing's troops are withdrawn Mexico must demonstrate that the presence of American troops along the border or even in Mexico-is un­necessary to prevent raids by bandits.

$150,000 GIFTS SENT TO BUSCH

BRIDAL COUPLE 8t. Louis, Nov. I.—While four de­

tectives guarded $160,000 worth of presents. Miss Clara A. Busch, daugh­ter of A. A. Busch, the millionaire brewer, became the bride of Percy James Orthweln of this city at Grant's farm, the Busch country home.

More than 800 guest# were present. Presents ot movable • articles, alone cost more than >60,000. A $76.00* homq was the present given by • Miss Busch's father. Mitt Bunch's wed­ding gown cost 9S.7Q0.

The ceremony was performed by< Rev. J. W. Day. of the. Church of th* Messiah. Later the bridal couple left tor. the east. - • •

Murphy, N.- C.', Nov. 3.—Twenty-five years ago in an altercation wjth his playmate, R. L. Phillips, threw a rock striking the. other boy on the head and killing him. Fearing the- conse­quences, Phillips fled, and for a quar­ter of a century his whereabouts were unknown even to his father.

Yesterday, Phillips appeared:,-here ^MnseW?vrf\ the authorities'.

Rafter revealing his,r&ii«otfti-. He aceu (mutated a fortune* west.

Even. tits" father - And brothers did not recognize' him. .

He will stand trial for the death of his boyhood playmate.

Bandit Held Up Wrong Men; Dies

From His Wounds Racine. Wis.. Nov. 8.—A holdup

man,- who confronted two citizens, with a revolver, was pounced upon and disarmed, and as he raced away in the darkness, received a bullet In the back from his own revolver, which one -of the men had snatched up. Today the bandit died in a hospital without revealing his iden­tity.

"Let me die in peace. My name doesn't much matter now," he told physicians.

AN OfTlEPEATED TALE American Embassy at Berlin In­

structed to Ask Germany for Another I':. plana tion.

Berlin, Nov. 2.— <Via London, Nov. 3.—Secretary Joseph C. Crew of the American embassy, who is acting as charge in the absence of Ambassador Gerard, was instructed today to ask the German government for informa­tion regaMing the sinking of the Brit­ish steamer Rowanmore, off Cape Clear, October 28. No instructions

G.O.P. CAMPAIGN FUND PASSES TWO

MILLION FIGURE Statement Filed Today with

the Clerk of the House.

DEMOCRATS TOOK IN OVER MILLION

G. O. P. Expends $1,886,569 and the Democrats

$1,126,762.

• Washington; Nov. 3.—The republi­can campaign fund already has passed the $2,000,000 mark, as shown by a supplemental statement filed today with the clerk o£ the house by Cor­nelius N» Bliss, treasurer of the Re­publican National committee.

The statement Bhows that up to the close of 'business October 30. $344,<78 were' collected. In addition to $1,667,-755 accounted for in the statement filed October 28.

It showed disbursements of $307,-635.

Total receipts now stands at $2.-01-2,535, and the total disbursements at $1.886,569.

Today's list, while showing only the names of those who gave $1,000 or more, accounts for contributions of 5,-008 additional persons. H. C. Frlck and Payne Whitney head the list with $25,000 each. The Union League clubs' of Philadelphia and New York was next with $20,000. and $13,260 respectively.

VANKEFTEYERS IN FRANCE 10

10SEJDENTIIY "American Aviation Corps"

is Title Embarrassing to Washington.

• Wamington, Nov. ».—The famous American aviation corps of the French army probably soon will lose officially its distinctive title as a result of pre­tests to the state department that the use of the name is not compatible with American neutrality. There will be no formal exchanges on the sub­ject, but the state department will suggest informally to the French for­eign office that mention of the "American" corps in official com­muniques places this country in an embarrassing position-

The corps, made up of a large num­ber of young American aviators, was recruited and organized as a separate unit by special permission of the French military authorities. Its mem­bers have distinguished themselves time and again, particularly In the fighting around Verdun.

When Klffen Rockwell was killed in September, German newspapers print­ed violent attacks on the United States, declaring that the presence of Americans in the French army was proof that this country's neutrality was vanishing.

Later, however, the semi-official Overseas News Agency announced that the imperial government did not consider the volunteering of Ameri­cans as a breach of neutrality.

The complaints to the state depart­ment followed a recent reference to the Americans in an official com­munique from the French war office. Precedent for action was set early in the war, when at the informal request of the Washington government Great Britain had the name "American Legion" withdrawn from a Canadian contingent that was being recruited from the United States.

VAUX NOT WORTH KG DEFENSE, SO

GERMANS LETT With Douaumont Gone, the Teutons Did Not Want to Sacrifice Men to Hold It.

FRENCH ENTERED FORT LAST NIGHT

Germans Lose Portions of Sailly Saillisel on the

Somme Front.

Paris. Nov. 3.—The French occu­pied Fort Vaux last night, after await­ing cessation of great explosions in­side the fort, it was officially an­nounced. The Germans evacuated the fort yesterday. The French sus­tained no losses.

Berlin, Nov. 8.—Fort Vaux at Ver­dun was evacuated on the night of November 1 and 2, in accordance with prearranged plans, according to the German military leaders, who in­dicated that they considered the sac­rifices involved in its retention out of proportion to its value in the present German strategic scheme.

The Associated Press representative was Informed on the evening of No-

DEMOCRATS MK IT UP AND MAKE

MANY POLITICS "Independent Publicity" is a

Mystery That Stirs Them Up.

NEWSPAPERS RAPPED FOR PLAYING FAIR

The Herald One Victim of Latest Screed and. Will

Print it—At the Price.

Fargo, N. D., Nov. 3.—It has been a tough week for the Democrats ol North Dakota—more particularly for those of Fargo.

Somebody published an advertise­ment setting forth the supposition that John Burke. Democratic candi­date for United States senator, has been working for the election of D.

. H. McArthur. Democratic candidate for governor. Because he has had the temerity to oppose Lynn J. Frazler, the Republican candidate for gover­nor. the Democrats are aroused.

One might even declare they were j excited. j The disavowal came when a full page advertisement in a Fargo news-

vember 1, from German headquar- paper, signed by the Democratic state ters of the impending evacuation and central committee, asserted that the the retirement of the German lines to anonymously circulated advertisement positions better adapted to defense and at the same time was given an explanation of the withdrawal.

Forts Douaumont and Vaux, it was explained, formed such a' material element in the defense of Verdun as long as they remained with unim­paired armament in French arms that they had to be put out of action In order to cripple the fortress and once this was accomplished the reins of the ferts with the armaments removed possessed no such importance to the Germans and served chiefly as targets for the French artillery.

Now that Fort Douaumont had passed again into French possession. Fort Vaux no longer, in the opinion of the German leaders, justified the heavy sacrifices necessary to retain the ground about the fort, which is ill-adapted to defense against attacks from the south and west. Fort Vaux was therefore abandoned, and the German lines retired to positions less expose.d 'to the 'French artillery.

Germans Lose on Somme. Berlin. Wireless via Sayville, NoVj,

S.—Portions of Sailly Saillisel on the Somme tront. taken' by the Germans, were again lost to the, F*rench sweater*, d a y . i t i s o f f i c i a l l y a n n o u n c e d . .

Attempts of the allies to advance east of Gueudecourt, and against the northern part of St. Pierre Vaast wood resulted in failure.

Russians Lose Heavily. Berlin. Nov. 3.—(Wireless to Say-

ville).—Russian troops charged seven times yesterday in an attempt to re­capture positions taken by the Ger­mans on Narayuvka, southeast of Lemberg. They suffered exceptionally severe losses, it is officially announced and gained no success.

Paris, Nov. 3.—The dispatch re-eeived here • from Nancy yesterday

were received regarding the case of stating that two American aviators the British .steamship Marina.

Grand Forks Herald

THE ASSOCIATED

PRESS This combination will

give the people of North Dakota and Northwest­ern Minnesota the most up-to-date and progres­sive newspaper possible.

NEWS UPTO THE MINUTE.

ONLY NEWSPAPER IN THE STATE

GIVING THE FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS ? SERVICE: . ^ Begin! Monday, Nov. 6.

had been killed near that city proves to have been erroneous. The Associ­ated Press is informed that no Amer­ican aviator has met with an accident since Norman Prince was fatally in­jured some time ago.

TERRfOGHT IN CARPATHIANS

Rumanians Trying to Bar Gates of Wallachia—Pre-

deal Trenches Crushed.

Berlin, Nov. 3.—(By wireless to Sayville.)—Combats In the Car­pathian provinces are bein^ carried on with extraordinary rage. The Rumanians at the eleventh hour are trying to bar the gates of Wallachia by the engagement of rapidly concen­trated reserves, says the Overseas News agency.

Mighty trenches north of Predeal. as well as positions at Azuga, which consist of permanent works completed several months ago. Including trench systems, wolf traps and barbed wire defenses were partly crushed by the cannon of the advancing German and Auetro-Huntarlarj army groups or were partly outflanked.

South of Asuga in the Toenoser pass as well as south of Toerxburg pass the attacking troops slowly but Irresistibly marched ahead against Campulung, says the agency, which adds: 'These mountain battles are being fought, through terrains filled with wow and made almost impassa­ble by rains, between ravines and on snow-covered summits. They require the utmost energy on the part of the commanders and troops and be. long tb the most difficult, but at the •ame Ums_most glorloua exploits of this campaign. >

.Teutons Sweep Ahead. Berlin, Nov. 3.—(Wireless to Say-

vllle).—Au8tro-German forces pene­trated farther into Rumania In the districts southwest of Predeal and southeast of Rothenthurm Pass, it Is officially announced today.

BELLIGERENTS DESTROY 1,820 MERQJANT SHIPS

Entente Loss 75 Per Cent in 27 Months of the

War.

declaring that "Wilson, Burke and McArthur would carry the state." was published by the Republicans—to be used by them against the Democrats.

William Lemke, chairman of the Republican state central committee, in an official statement given out to­day, just as vociferously denounces the advertisement—declaring that he has evidence which is practically con­clusive as to the Democratic origin of the advertisement.

Recalls Attack on McComber. The advertisement in question was

published over the signature of the "Independent Publicity Bureau"—an organization that recently caused the publication in the state press of a bitter attack upon United States Sen­ator Porter J. McCumber.

The disturbance has had at least one effect—accentuating the fact that John Burke, Democratic candidate for the senatorship. is holding aloof from the governorship'—lest he engender the disfavor of the Nonpartisan league members—to whom the Democrats have industriously made overtures dtirlng the present campaign.

In the meantime. D. H. McArthur, Democratic candidate for governor, is,enjoying the situation..

Of course, nobody has accused* Mr. McArthur'of having a hand in the publication of the "Wilson. Burke, McArthur" combination. But Mr. McArthur denies it, just the same. Declares he doesn't know where the advertisement came from and can't imagine who would do anything like that.

New York, Nov. 3.—One thousand and eight hundred and twenty mer­chant ships, with an aggregate gross tonnage of approximately 3.328,584. have been sunk by the belligerent na­tions during the 27 months of the war, ending November 1. according to figures compiled from cable dispatch­es and mall advices published here today, by the Journal of Commerce.

A table, showing the total shipping losses since the war began, estimates those of the Entente Allies at about 75 per cent and those of neutrals nearly 18 per cent, with the Teutonic losses less than 7 per cent.

AGE 20;FATtlER OF FIVE; SANE

Mekinock Man Given Hear­ing Before County Board

This A. M.—Dismissed

Andy Brouse of Mekinock was tak­en before the Grand Forks county board of insanity this morning, and. following an examination was releas­ed, as no trace of mental weakness could be found.-

Brouse 1s but 30 years of age. Is married and-is the father of five chil­dren- It is claimed that he has been taken before, various, county boards for Insanity hearing* in the past but in every Instance, has been released. He declares that he has done nothing to Indicate that he was insane and he can see no reason why he should be suspected of mental weakness. Brouse formerly made, hie feotn* 'in WaUfe oounty.

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How The Herald Stands. And nc<v. on top of all this comes

the Democratic State Central com­mittee with a large advertisement denouncing the Democrats responsible for the "Independent Publicity Bureau" and pouring the vials of wrath upon the newspapers which did print the advertisement—not taking into consideration the fact that the columns of these papers have been open to all comers in paid political propoeranda and have been fair to all. The Grand Forks Herald, being one of these execrated publications, does not need to reply, feeling that its fair­ness and firmness in following the course it believed to be best and most Just is amply justified and will be so regarded when the winds of political passions have been dissipated and our friends who differ with us once more look at the situation squarely on its merits.

The Herald has no quarrel with any one and will pursue Its way in dignity and calmness despite the prejudiced criticisms which can onlv be judged—and are Judged by the fair minded—for what they are worth considering the source from whence they come- The Herald will stand on that.

BENBT RURAL BANK SCHEME

Conference of Comity Ag­ents Told They Should

be Organizers.

Fargo, N. D., Nov. 3.—County agents of North Dakota last evening concluded a three-day conference at the Agricultural college with a day given over almost entirely to the ques­tion of rural credits. It being propos­ed that the county agents should become the field organisers for the farm land bureau.

E. Gi Quamme of Finley, a prom­inent banker, and Frank Wilson- of the farm loan bureau, department ot agriculture, addressed the agents.

That the rural credits act opens the way to more effective work on the part of the county agents, in that it permits them to point the way to ob­tain finances for the proper conduct of the farmers, was Mr. Quamme't main point, as he presented It this morning.

C- J. Lee of Valley City, who has been interested in the Equity society work in this state, also attended the conference.

Roderick MacKensle, secretary of the Canadian Grain Brokers' sssiif la tion, recognised as the strongest co­operative organisation of farmers on the American continent, explaining at length the-work and results attained by the Canadian organisation. v '

Mr. MacKensle -showed -how the as­sociation was making a saving in the purchase of. lumber.. In the pordiiM of implements, and that It was raaMnM oroflte in the sale of the prodacttf of the farm era One of the, ssssrletfen'̂ plans Is the construction of 4 lln«,of oesan steamers, thus " sale of. north

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