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EDITION
6PEEDY FALL OF
HALICZ, KEY TO
LEMBERG, IS SEEN
Terrific Counter-attacks and
Strong Reserves Only
Slow up Russians.
1USS1AN ARMY CONTINUES GREAT
DRIVE, CAPTURING SEVERAL MORE
VBIAGES AND MANY PRISONERS
TEUTONS MAKE BIG
ATTACKS ON AISNE
Crown Prince Trying Des
perately to Regain Ground,
But Fails Miserably.
(By Associated Press.)
Several villages captured and more
than 1,000 additional prisoners and
three field guns taken attest the suc
cess of the second day's attack by
General Korniloff in eastern Qalicia.
Already, this branch of the Russian
offensive has resulted in a deep wedge
being driven into the Austro-German
fine between Stanislau and Hallcz,
the
Germans Retreat.
The Russian official statement says
the enemy has retreated to the Iiom
nica river. In two days, the Russians
penetrated to a depth of six and two
thirds miles the enemy positions west
of Stanislau.
Bach day now witnesses a new at
tack by the German crown prince
along the Alsne front In northern
France, suggesting an attempt at a
sustained offensive. The French guns
cure proving too much for the attack
ing ranks of the Teutons, however.
German Attack Fails.
Last night's attack on the Chemin
Hen-Dames plateau, the high ridge
Witch the Germans lost in the spring
campaign and are now trying des
perately to recoyer, was even less
fruitful than others had been' at the
outset The Germans were not able
tvan to get near .the .French lines at
ihe.-Hurtebise monument and the Th'e
Xragon, where their attacks .were
launched and they fell back with se
vere losses.
fialgGains More Trenches.
General Haig is again nibbling at
the. German line In Belgium. Last
tilght, he took another bite Into the
.territory east of the Messines Ridge
knd advanced the British line slightly
near Oost
•Wytschae
te.
'German* "Were Withdrawn."
Berlin, (via London), July 10.—The
German war office today announced
that the German forces fighting In the
Stanislau Bector of the Gallcian front
were withdrawn yesterday behind the
Lomnlca. river.
Near Riga, Dvinsk and Smorgon,
oi the northern end of the Russian
front, the official statement added,
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fighting between the Germans and
Russians has increased.
HETTY GREEN'S
SON MARRIES
Colonal E. H. R. Green and
Miss Mable Marlow Wed
—End of Long Romance
Chicago, July 10^—Colonel Edward
H. R. Green, son of the late Hetty
Green, who In her life was usually
spoken of as "the richest woman in
America," Will be married today.
The colonel's bride is Miss Mabel
35. Marlow, niece of Mrs. Geo. R.
Campbell of Highland Park. Since
the death of her mother five years
^ago, she has resided with her aunt in
Highland Park.
The ceremony will be performed at
the residence of the bride's aunt in
Highland Park at noon.
The Rev. P. C. Wolcott, of the Trin
ity Protestant Episcopal church of
Highland park, will officiate.
Colonel Green, who shares with his
sister, Mrs. Matthew Astor Wilks in
the $100,000,000 estate left by his
mother, said he was marrying for
something millions can't buy—"a real
home."
The romance started some 15 years
ago, when Colonel Green, who was in
tereated with the bride's uncle, Geo.
H. Campbell, in a realty deal called at
the Highland Park home and there,
for the first time, met Miss Marlow.
While Miss Marlow did not shun
society, she devoted most of her time
and endeavors to charities both in
Chicago and New York.
SIX WOMEN AND
FIVE CHILDREN
KILLED IN RAID
London, July 10.—A revised list of
casualties in Saturday's air raid, as
officially announced last night fol
lows:
Killed in the metropolitan area—29
men, 6 women, 6 children.
Injured—98 men, 44 women, 52
children.
In Thanet Island—Killed 1 man, 2
women Injured 2 women one child.
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TROOPS NEAR
PEKING HEAVY
FIRING HEARD
Bombs Again Dropped on
Imperial Palace—Near
Dictator Withdraws.
CHAN HSUN IS
SEEKING HAVEN
Said to be Withdrawing to
Ancient Edifices to Pro
tect Self.
Peking, via Tien Tsln, July 10.—
The western army under General Tsao
Kun is now within a few miles of the
__ city, while the forces of General
southeast "of Lemberg. It took strong Chuan Chi Kwein are a few miles
German reserves and
launching of southeast of the capital. Heavy ar-
heavy counter-attacks to slow up the "Uery Are ^n be h^rd in that d
rush of Koi-nlloft's men. The stra
tegic position in this sector is now
clearly In favor of the Russians. The
Jong established Teutonic line has
teen definitely broken and the con
tinuance of fhe Russian pressure
points to the probable speedy fall of
Hallcz, opening up the way to Lem
toerg along two first class railway
lines. A dangerous salient already
has been created around Hallcz.
rection. Troops from Kalgan have
been placed in position to cut off
Chang Hsun's retreat toward the
northwest. Heavy engagements are
expected.
Bombs were again dropped on the
imperial palace by an airplane of the
republicans.
Although there was much noise at
the battle of Lang Fang the reputm
cans report the killing of five hundred
imperialists and the wounding of nu
merous others. Foreign eye witnesses
estimate total casualties at ten on
each side. A reward of $100,000 has
been placed on Chun HBun, dead or
alive.
Chang Hsun Withdraws.
Washington, July 10. General
Chang Hsun, leader of the attempt to
restore the Manchu dynasty in China,
was reported by Minister Reinsch to
day to have withdrawn his troops in
to the imperial city and the Temple
of Heaven, the two most historic and
beautiful sections of Peking.
Loyal troops of the republic sur
round the city and complete destruc
tion of the monarchlal movement
considered only a matter, of a short
time. Uninterrupted communication
with Tien Tsln was restored July 8
Chang Hsun's choice of the imperial
for his own personal
WARPROLEMS
DISCUSSED BY
THE EDITORS
National Editorial Associa
tion Considers Censorship
and Taxes.
Minneapolis, July 10.—Brief discus
sions relative to the war news censor
ship, the threatened Increase in postal
rates for news matter and the greatly
Increased cost of print paper, consti
tuted a large part of today's program
of the National Editorial association,
in annual convention here.
The report of the legislative com
mittee on the government's print
paper investigation was being pre
pared and probably will be. submitted
late today or tomorrow. George E.
Hosmer, of Denver, chairman of the
legislative committee, came here di
rectly from Washington, where he has
been conferring (with government of
ficials.
Lawrence A. Rossman, of Grand
Rapids, Minn., one of the principal
speakers at today's session, declared
that the. successful publisher or ed
•ttfif' not only must be practical -and
able, but also must present a genuine
sympathy with the people of his com
munity and with humanity'generally.
GERARD QUITS
AS AMBASSADOR
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One of Most Unique Diplo
matic Records in History
is Terminated.
Washington, July 10.—James W.
Gerard, former ambassador to Ger
many, has resigned from the diplo
matic service and returned to private
life. His resignation was accepted
some time ago, though the fact was
not allowed to become known until
yesterday.
The resignation terminates an am
bassadorial. career regarded at the
state department as one of the most
important in American diplomatic
history. Assuming the post at Berlin
but a year before the outbreak of the
world war. Mr. Gerard was called
upon almost from the first to exercise
all his abilities to maintain friendly
relations between his government' and
Germany at the same time that he
was caring for the vast diplomatic in
terests there of the allies.'
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RESIGNATIONS
OF TWO GERMAN
OFFICIALS DUE
Caiser to Dismiss Zimmer
man and Helfferich, Re
ports Say.
SUBMARINE ISSUE
AGAIN TO FRONT
£rzberger's Speech, Which
Was Censored, Arouses
Ire of Government.
Berne, Switzerland, July
10.—According to a Berlin
newspaper, Chancellor Von
'Bethmann-Hollweg said to
the Reichstag members:
repeat that the formula of
oeace without annexation is
unacceptable to us we can
not declare our terms
peace we must fight and
conquer."
London, July 10.—It is reported in
Amsterdam, says the correspondent of
The Exchange Telegraph company,
that the resignation of Dr. Karl
Helfferich, the German vice chancel
lor and secretary of the interior, and
Dr. Alfred Zimmerman, the German
secretary for foreign affairs, have
been decided upon by Emperor Wil
11am.
Submarine Issue.
Copenhagen, July 10.—Although
the German censor has kept out of the
newspapers the speech before the
Reichstag main committee of Mat'
thias Erzberger, leader of the Cath
olic Center party, in which he attack
ed the German admiralty and the
Pan-Germans, an idea of the nature
of his references to the German sub
marine campaign may be gained from
the angry comment of Count Ernst
Von Reventlow, naval expert of the
Tages Zeitung of Berlin:
The count declares that in attempt
ing to end the submarine campaign
Herr Erzberger and his supporters are
aiming at destruction of the nation's
confidence in victory, which depends
so largely on the submarine and of
the prospective of a German peace.
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A
Herr Erzberger's criticism, in which
Count Reventlow intimates the' for-
city and the Temple of Heaven as. ilia.,
nlace of refus» after his riesDertfte tender point of the -German sub-
place of refjigp after his desperate
project ha«T"bei*n swamped by a -Wave
of universal" republican opposition
confirms the belief here that he in
tends to hold China's, priceless edi
flees, as
V1(.
marine policy, namely thecfallure to
produce promised results within fixed
time limits, for, says the count, "It
would be grotesque childishness or
partisan politics to say to the govern
ment* in committee something as fol
lows: 'You fixed the submarine pro
gram for a definite number of months.
This period has now expired. 'No de
cision has been reached you, there
fore, erred where no error was per
mlssable.'
Count Reventlow answers this
hypothetical presentation of the case
by insisting that-the sole question to
be answered in weighing a decision in
the submarine war was whether It
would have a decisive success within
a specified period. That Herr Erz
berger's attack took these lines Is fur
ther indicated by citations of Batlstlcs
by Vice Admiral Capelle and Vice
Chancellor Helfferich to prove that
the submarine campaign is wearing
Great Britain down and the war min
ister's attempt to show how sub
marine ruthlessness is helping the
land
campaign.<p></p>PREPARECAMPS
FOR RECEIVING
STATEGUARD
Federal Militia Bureau Be
gins Preparations to Re
ceive Militia.
Washington, July 10.—The federal
militia bureau was today arranging
for transportation of the National
Guard which will be mobilized for ac
tive service August 6, in accordance
with a proclamation Issued by Presi
dent Wilson. The various state units
will be organized into 16 tactical di
visions and assigned to camps for fin
al training before being Bent to
Prance.
The constitutional inhibition against
use of militia outside the country has
been avoided by the Insertion of a
clause in the proclamation specifically
discharging the forces from their
mllltla status.
Regiments in the northern and east
ern sections of the country are called
into federal service in two Increments,
July. 15 and 26. Many units are al
ready federalized and the remainder
will be mobilised on August 5.
RETAIL FOOD PRICES
PER CENT IN LONDON
London, July 10.—Retail food pric
es haye now risen since July 1914, one
hundred and two percent, according
to the board of trade and Labor Ga
zette. The greatest increase for the
month of May was for English mutton
which rose about eleven per cent
above the April price, flour, tea, sug
ar, eggs rising from two to four per
cent.
Compared with June 1916, potatoes
are 64 percent dearer, cheese, eggs
and margarine 40 to .50, an'd bacon,
fish, bread, flour, milk )uid butter
from 20 to 33 per cent higher.
For Clothes, Can Use the Bond O U-•'N E E LOTHES, Tailor
107 North Third Street
Jtt'iwKtijr
NORTH DAKOTA'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER
[VOL. 12, NO. 163. GRAND EORKS, N. D., TUESDAY, JULY 10, 1917. PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Russian Army is Going to Fight
Advance Will ContinueDeclares
Major General Scott After he Had
Petrograd, July 8.—(Delayed)
"The Russian army is going to
fight. The spirit among the
troops everywhere is excellent.
The advance so brilliantly begun
has every chance for successful
continuation."
This was the reaae tiring com
ment on the Russian military sit
uation mode by Major General
Hugh L. Scott, chief of the gen
eral staff of the United States
army, on his return last night
from a ten days tour along the
southwestern front lntp Ruman
ia. General Scott described In
detail and. with the greatest en
thusiasm 'the Russian advance of
June SO, which he personally ob
served at close range.
"The point that struck me
most forcibly," lie said, "was the
accuracy of the Russian fire and
the effective concealment of their
batteries.
"The precision and exquisite
SUPREME COURT FOOD CONTROL
RULES BURTNESS
LEGAL NOMINEE
Decision Says Langer and
Lemke were Wrong in Hin
dering Special Election.
Australian Ballot Law Ap
plicable to Special as Well
as to General Elections.
Bismarck, July 10.—On the eve of
the special election In the. First con
gressional district, the supreme court
last night handed down its opinion in
the mandamus proceedings brought on
behalf of Olger B. Burtness, Republi
can candidate for congress to compel
the secretary of state to print his
name on the ballot as the Republican
candidate and to withdraw the-names
of Vick, Plain and Cuthbert, the other
Republicans who procured nomina
tions .by individual petitions.
Ijanger was Wrong.
The opinion holds that Attorney
General Langer was wrong in ruling
that the old convention system does
not apply to special elections, and
holds the district convention in Grand
Forks was legal, and the nomination
made would h{ive been binding but for
the fact that, the. certificate was not
fitedwith the secretary Of state SO
days before the election, .as required
by the election law.
It also holds that State Chairman
Lemke of Fargo, aoted without auth
ority in calling a-convention of the
executive committee of Republican
state central committee and attempt
ing to force the nomination of John
M. Baer, the Nonpartisan league can
didate on .-tile Republican ticket.
The supreme court holds Chapter
109 of the session laws of 1907, pro
viding for nomination at primaries,
does not repeal Section 498 of the Re
vised Codes of 1899, nor its cognate
sections authorizing party nominations
for public offices In delegate conven
tions Insofar as the sections are ap
plicable to making nominations for of
fices filled at special elections.
Legislative Intent.
Where the legislature, for the avow
ed purpose of securing the perpetua
tion of political parties, provides for
the selection of party candidates for
public office by popular vote and by
express enactment retains as part of
the machinery the section of the sta
tute authorizing the making of Indivi
dual nominations by grbups of elec
tors independent of party offillatlon. It
is not to be assumed that the legisla
ture thereby Intended to preclude
party nominations for elections to
which the primary law Is expressly de
clared to be inapplicable.
The primary election law authorizes
the direct election of precinct commit
teemen, directs how the regular party
organization shall be effected,, con
templates that all original functions
previously exercised by party commit
teemen shall devolve upon committee
men organized in conformity with pri
mary election law.
Section 974 of the compiled laws of
1913, which directs the secretary of
state to. certify nominations to county
auditors not .less than thirty days be
fore election is construed as applica
ble in special elections.
Election Galled Too Early.
Where a provision contained in one
section of the chapter, the whole of
which constitutes the Australian bal
lot law, which is applicable to both
general and special elections, excepts
provision of the particular section
from applying to special elections, and
where other sections of the chapter
deal with subjects appropriate'for leg
islative regulation of special elections
as well as general elections, exception
Is not to be read into other provisions
of the chapter.
The court ruling finds the only
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MAYO BROTHERS GO
TO WAR IN FRANCE
St. Paul, July 10.—Drs. Wm. J. and
Chas. H. Mayo, Rochester, Minn., will
go to France soon to work in war
hospitals, they announced today in
outlining to the University of Minne
sota Board of Regents their new plan
for the administration of $1,500,000
Mayo Foundation by the University.
With their proposition, the Doctors
Mayo suggested that the University
use a part of the income from the
foundation for medical research on
the' vkrious fronts of Kurope, in view
of the danger of contagious diseases
being brought back to America by
Minnesota troops sent abroad. .:
Although the proposal was received
favorably by the regents, they took no
foritial .vote. The regents indicated ah
early, decision will be reached.
I I I A E I O
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Seen Muscovites Sweep Forward
worldng of the Russian machin
ery was a marvel to me. There
was not the slightest sign of in:
subordination or reluctance
among the men. The spirit of
the men themselves was In favor
of an advance.
"The artillery preparations
ceased suddenly, the order to
advance was given and the whole
Russian line swept forward in
perfect unison. I was somewhat
dismayed when, in a short time,
I saw thousands' of men pouring
back again. But I soon discov
ered that these were Austrian
prisoners who came running with
full speed Into the Russian lines,
apparently with a single thought
—that of surrendering as quickly
as_posslble."
Except for a few final confer
ences with the members of the
Russian government the work
here, of the Root commission vir
tually has been concluded.
Senate Leaders Confer
Effort to Trim Down
the Bill.
DECLARE IT IS
"LOADED DOWN"
Maintain that Some Provi
sions are Unconstitu
tional.
Washington, July 10.—Increased
difficulties today beset the adminis
tration food control bill with its dras
tic prohibition features.
Convinced that the bill is "loaded
down" and that the liquor provision
for government purchase of all distill
ed spirits is unconstitutional and eith
er must be amended or stricken out,
senate leaders held conferences while
the debate proceedd on the floor, in
an effort to device amendments to
pave the way for final passage of the
bill.
Steering Committee Fails
The democratic steering committee
met before the seriate convened, but
was unable to re'ach.^'^RCSIfcfnettt alnd
definite action was ^dgfejJred. Sena
tors said the situation among the
steering committee pjembers was.
chaotic as that in the senate.
To' meet the constitutional-, objec
tions that his amendment Illegally
Imposes upon diBtillers the price to be
paid for their liquors. Senator Smoot
proposed to add an amendment to an
other section of the bill. Another
plan considered by the steering com
mittee was to recommit the bill to
the agriculture committee with in
structions to correct the Smoot amend
ment and also' eliminate cotton, steel,
Iron and possibly other products from
the government control proposed.
Burleson Takes Stand
While the steering committee was
in session. Postmaster General Burle
son walked in and joined in the dis
cussion. Several senators soon left
the meeting, one of them expressing
resentn ent over the cabinet official's
participation.
Prohibition Revision.
Washington, July 10.—Revision of
the prohibition as well as other pro
visions in the food control bill de
signed to overcome opposition and in
sure its passage was the task under
taken today by the senate steering
committee.
Prgposed changes under considera
tion were amendment of the provi
sions adopted by the senate providing
for government purchase of all dis
tilled spirits In bonded warehouses
and elimination of the provision for
government regulation of the iron,
steel and cotton industry.
NOTTOFDT
ANY PRICE
ON WHEAT
Hoover Denies Report That
Administration will Make
Price Less Than $2.
Washington, July 10.—Reports that
the food administration will fix an ar
bitrary price of less than $2 a bushel
to the grower for the 1917 American
wheat crop drew from Herbert
Hoover yesterday this detail
"It is not the intention of the food
administration" to fix the price for
wheat, nor is'it expected that it will
have any such powers. If the food
bill passes congress, however, we cer
tainly will not stand for speculating.'"
The farmer will be protected, it was
further asserted by Mr. Hoover,
against centralized buying" by the
allies. All allied grain purchases will
be made In the near future through
one agency, probably the food admii
lstrators, but Mr. Hoover and hlB as
sociates are said, to feel that the ex
port price should be maintained at a
figure that will be an inducement to
farmers to increase production.
80CTH DAKOTAN KILLED.
Toronto, Ont, July 10.—The Ca
nadian casualty list last night con
tained the name of T. Odland of
Glenham, 8. D., presumed to have
died.
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BILL FINDS A
DIFFICULT WAY
Opposite Hotel Decotoh
Wt$Plif.
BY THE FRENCH
Quarter of Plant at Essen
Destroyed, Holland work
ers Declare.
100 Employes Killed and
Many Hurt—Germans
Censored Reports.
Amsterdam, July 10.—Lep*. Nou
velles of Maestricht, Holland, reports
that Dutch workmen who were laid
off at the Krupp works on account of
the destruction of buildings in the re
cent French air raid, assert that a
quarter of the Essen plant was de
stroyed. The material damage is
placed at millions of francs and it is
said that 100 employes were killed
and hundreds of others, including 45
French prisoners, wounded.
One and possibly two French air
planes dropped' bombs on Essen last
Friday. The official- German report
of the raid said only two bomb holes
were
found.<p></p>LLOYD
GEORGE
MAKES REPLY
TO CRITICISM
Says Immunity in Air is not
Possible, Unless it is too
Costly to Raiders.
Announces that 22 Machines
"Were in Raiding Party—
Six Were Destroyed.
London, July 10.-dt^fl^ty-two air
planes of the Gotha boinbing type
took part in the raid on-*London last
Saturday, premier Lloyd George an
nounced at, the secret session of the
house of commons last Evening, ac
cording to the official account. Three
of the raiders and six machines of the
protecting 'Squadrons were destroyed.
Following is the official account of the
secret session
The premier said 22 airplanes of
the Gotha bombing type carrying
about 800 pounds of explosives
apiece came over London. Of the
three destroyed, one was by the ma
chines actually protecting London.
"The attack, in fact, had not been
made with impunity. He wished to
point out that the first fact the house
should get into its mind was that
complete protection in the air could
never be secured.,
"The nearest approach to immunity
lay in making their visits so costly
that they would not become worth
the Germans while.
"The first consideration before the
government was to Insure that the
army in France was supplied suffi
ciently with airplanes without which
it was impossible to advance.
"Nothing could be more disastrous
to military operations than to en
courage the Germans to believe that
they could by these raids excite such
a clamor in this country that the gov
ernment would be unable to resist the
demand for the withdrawal of air
planes from the front.
"If airplanes could be provided
both at the front and for defense
against raids it would, of course, be
done, if not the army must come first
and it is vitally important that the
Germans should know
it."<p></p>PEOPLE
MANY
IN HOLLAND
ARE STARVING
Steamship Firms Declare
Country is Badly in Need
of Food from U. S.
New Tork, July 10.—Officials of the
Holland steamship firms, which have
16 vessels loaded with grain and food
stuffs waiting in this port to sail for
Europe, declared today- that some of
the consignees in Holland had been
forced Into bankruptcy and many peo
ple were' actually starving while
awaiting assurances from the British
government that the ships would be
given safe conduct.-
WEATHER FORECAST.
Unsettled and cooler tonight
Wednesday, generally fair
ooolep In East portion.
UNTVERSITV READING.
7 a. m. 68 bar. max 75
min SI southeast wind 15
miles precipitation .01S.
E E N I N
EDITION
LIGHT VOTE BEING CAST TODAY IN
SPECIAL ELECTION TO CHOOSE A
CONGRESSMAN FROM 1ST DISTRICT
KRUPP WORKS
BADLY DAMAGED
W.
BALLOTING IN
FARGO AND THIS
CITY IS LIGHT
Grand Forks Voters Had
Cast Over 700 Ballots
at 1:30.
LIGHT RAIN FELL
IN SOME PLACES
Reports Show That Interest
is not as Great as.
Expected.
TO GET RETCRXS.
The Herald has made arrange
ments for a complete and early re
port. on the first district congres
sional election. Reports will be re
ceived as rapidly as the count is
completed in the various precincts,
and inquiries regarding the election
will be answered over the 500 line
on both telephones. The 150 and.
100 lines will be used for receiving
returns, and no Inquiries can be
answered over those 'phones.
Reports received up to 3 o'clock this
afternoon indicate that heavy rain
and light voting go together in several
parts of the First district where voters
today are electing a congressman to
succeed the late Henry T. Helgesen.
From other sections of the district
come reports of cloudy weather and
a comparatively light vote.
An unusual light vote, judging from
the campaign that has been made, is
being cast, according to reports from
the 13 counties in the district. Grand
Forks voters had cast 753 ballots at
1:30 o'clock, while Fargo showed but
349 votes at noon, less than one-third
of the normal vote.
It seems that Grand Forks city and
part of the county are experiencing
the heaviest rains of the day. The
rain has been falling at Intervals
nearly all day, and consequently the
vote cast until the middle of the aft
ernoon was rather light, approximat
ing altogether about 850 votes out ot
an estimated total of 2,300. It was,
however, realized that the heaviest
vote usually is cast in the latter part
of the afternoon and if weather con
ditions improve, there is a possibility
that a pretty heavy vote may be cast.
.Tfts^api jcotjnty reports a light -rainr
i'aMV'' tnfe no^i)lng. .and it was said
thjet the votfng so far did not indicate
strdiiB^nterest in the outcome of the ..
spefeijuVelection. V""
,. In Walsh county a light rain felr\
intermittently during the forenoon,
but shortly after 1 o'clock the weather
cleared and prospects of a substantial
vote brightened considerably.
Traill county reported a little
eprlnkling this morning. Voters were
being taken to' the polls in auto
mobiles and the number of ballots
cast was said at 2 o'clock to be sat
isfactory.
From Fargo came reports to the
effect that Cass county had experienc
ed no rain during the forenoon and
early afternoon, but that the vote,
nevertheless, had been very light, es
pecially in the city of Fargo.
Pembina county reported: No rain
—and a light vote.
Reports from Cavalier county said
that a heavy rain fell last night, but
today the weather was cloudy, prom
ising rain late in the afternoon.: A
light vote had been cast during the
morning.
In Ramsey county it rained all
morning until about 11 o'clock the
sun then shone for a little while mak
ing it possible for a number of voters
to reach the polling stations. At 1
o'clock the rain started again but at
the latest reports the sun was shining
brightly.
In Nelson county a heavy rain was
falling all day and the vote cast ap
peared to be very light.
Light Vote in City.
Early this afternoon 146 votes had
been cast in the First ward, first pre
cinct. and 48 in the First ward, second
precinct.
One hundred and five votes had
been cast in the Second ward, 48 in
the Third, 80 in the Fourth and 130
in the Fifth, both precincts.
From the Sixth ward no reports
had been received up to 4 o'clock this
afternoon.
In the Seventh ward, first precinct,
104 votes had been cast early In the
afternoon and 92 In the second pre
cinct
Altogether about one-third of the
total votes of the city had been cast
during the first part of the day. Re
ports from various townships In this
county indicate about the same pro
portion.
The Final Hour.
Qualified voters who have not had
the chance to cast their ballots earlier
in the day may still be able to do so
If they hurry to thelt precinct booths^
which close at 5 clock.
R.R. HEARING HELD
IN MINNEAPOLIS ON
CLAIM ADJUSTMENTS
Minneapolis, July 10.—Information
concerning alleged Injustices in the
rulings governing the adjustment ot
claims against railroads tor loss and
damage of grain in bulk has caused
an investigation by the Interstate
Commerce Commission. The first
hearing in the case began hera todar
in the federal building before Exam
lner H. C. Wilson of Washington. All
railroads operating in this section of
the country have been notified to send
representatives, and the grain dealers
will also be represented at the hear
ing.
The hearing is the .first of three
that will be held by thin TonHnlssIiiii
The next will be at Omaha and the.
third at Chicago.
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