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t! a iWtffil&f £&m fcWv EVENING ISP VOL 10, NO. 169. -.^ :t Petrograd Makes no Direct Mention of the Reported Fall of Polish City. HARD FIGHTING ON SOUTHERN. FRONT An*ri«M Have Forced Passage at Several Potato—Italians Drive De fenders From Strong Position*— Famous Submarine Reported ftuv. Fighting in the Argonne region in France has turned in favor of the French, ac cording to the Paris war of fice, which claims the recap ture of Hill No. 285 from i1 the army of the German crown prince. The hill was taken early 'J this week in the German move on Verdun, which .? drove the French back three fifths of a mile along a front of nearly two miles, the Ger man reports declared, result- than 2,500 French/soldiers Mnd 3 number of guns. Once more the Germans are hammering on the gates of Warsaw from the north, and they claim considerable success in their movement. The latest Russian reports which carry accounts in this region up to Wednesday, make no direct mention of Przasnisz, the capture' of which was claimed in Thurs day's official communication from Berlin. The repulse of German at tacks between Orzyc and Wkra fronts (south of Prza $nyzs) however, is mention ed in the Petrograd state ment. Active operations have been resumed by the Ger mans in Courland, while near the southern end of the long battle line in the east, the Austrians succeeded in forcing passage over the Dniester river at several •A places. On the Austro-Italian front, Rome reports success in forcing the Austrians out of positions in the mountain regions "where heavy fight ing is in progress. 'The German submarine U-51, noted for its long voy age from German waters to Constantinople, is reported s&nk in the Black sea by Russian warships. London, July II—Field Marshal Von Hlndenburghas again come into the limelight, which brings Oermahs within the sone which they reached last winter When the Polish capitol was saved by a Rlssian counted offen .•v. slve. Petrograd appears not to be greatly disturbed over the latest Oerman drive, claiming that much severe frontal fighting must be .done before Walrsaw can be. surrounded by' the forces of Field Marshals Von Hlnden burg and Von Mackensen. In south eastern Galicia, the Austro-Oermaii armies are making their way across the Dniester river under heavy artil lery Are, which prevented troops crossing at several points. Fighting again is becoming lively In distant portions of the Russian front In Caucasus, where both the Turks and the Russians claim success V4j£' rs^4 v. ''-A?, »?vv-•'t VV QRMANS AfiAM MING il yv Bomb grenade fightingls How tak-: ing'the place of artillery action.. lit Francs, Indicating that lines are close ly gripped in the form of struggle which so often led" to a virtual draw along the western front. Men of the Welsh collieries are still on strike, and there is no Indication that an early settlement will be reach ed. Ijjr. New Activities. 5v/l(p. July It.—Oerman foroes the Wlndav river to the jyyanl, In Courland. hi nortli KIEtl SIEGE Amsterdam, Jutfe*-. IjfrThe entire district surrounding Tfmlgreat Ger man naval base at Kiel has been plac ed in a virtual state of siege, accord ing to Berlin dispatches yesterday. By military decree all the constitu tional rights such «s Inviolability of private houses, freedom of speech and right of assembly have been repealed. The Berlin dispatches contained no explanation of this move. Washington, July 16.—Count Von Bernstorff, Oerman ambassador, told Secretary Lansing he believed the German reply to the last American note on submarine warfare presented an opportunity for settlement of the controversy by further diplomatic ne gotiations. The ambassador conferred with Lansing an hour, and talked later with Assistant Secretary Phillips. In the absence o'president Wilson, Lansing was unable to Inform the am bassador •what bourse the United BMw *«mM.pursue I* its next Mt«, but heard- with much interest von Bernstorffs explanation of purposes of the German government to satisfy public opinion at home on the main tenance of'submarine warfare and at the same time maintain friendly re lations with the United Btates. HIE TO STOP SM IS IBS Remington Plant Machinists Almost Certain to Quit Work. Bridgeport, Conn., July 16.—Pros pects for averting the threatened strike of machinists at the plant of the Remington Arms company as a result of union differences, apparent ly grew less as an announcement from J. J. Keppler, international vice presi dent of the machinists, that a strike order will be Issued tonight calling out the machinists at the Remington plant and other shops throughout the city. At a mass meeting of machinists to be held tonight, It Is understood that the question will come up whether the strike will be confined to the Reming ton company's plant, or shall include twenty more big shops where work for the Remington company la being done. MMNESOTA HMD Attempt to Knock Measure Out Fails—House Irregularities. St. Paul, July 16-—The anti-road house law was held constitutional by the Minnesota supreme court In a de cision handed down In the case of William L. Kohlman. who was arrest ed charged with operating a blind pig at Kohlman's lake. The decision of Judge Michael of the Ramsey county district court, is reversed. The supreme court held that certain alleged Irregularities In the house of the Minnesota legislatures at th« time of the passage of the law did not void the measure. The court held that the passage of the law by a vote of more than two thirds of the bouse in the legislature automatically suspended the rules, re gardless of the tailor* «f the house formally to..,dy so. yv* WEATHER FORECAST. Worth Dakota Partly doody nlcht and SattVday not asaoh ,.. if, i/i5'irS'w mk'\ gsp D, v^x .^r, IS STAKEAT ISSUE Count von Bernstorff Sees That as Governing in Lusitania Notes. NO MM •*1 ARE KIlfD&l Train Blown up Yesterday Carried Only Railroad' Employes. Washington, July 18.—No Ameri cans or British citlsens were aboard the train wrecked by a bomb near Aplsaco, Mexico. state department advices said the number of casualties has not been learned. The train was carrying railroad employes. Development of communication with Mexico City is shown by a re port to the state department that eleven trains entered Mexico City yesterday. Consul General Hanna, at Monterey, reports tn&t American missionaries coming, from Victoria saw improve ment In the food situation on account of new crops coming In Hanna said the food relief stations at Monterey will be discontinued next .week until after the new crop has been used, was saved by a Russian counter offen- PRISONERS WORK 7 YEARS ON WALL St. Cloud, Minn., July 16.—Al though for seven years a crew of inmates has been engaged on the stone enclosure at the state reforma tory there still remains one-fourth of the task to complete. The enclosure, as it stands now, however, has the distinction of being the highest and the longest granite wall in this or any state, enclosing a garden or Industrial center. It is 22 feet high and when completed will be approximately 4,2TB feet in length enclosing about 65 acres of land and buildings valued at more than $8,000 000. The wall Is built of the beet gray granite quarried and trimmed by the inmates and it is one of the largest factors In keeping the two quarries open. Some Idea of the Immensity of the job may be gained from figures. The wall is built on a faundation six feet deep and four and one-half feet wide. It rises from this base for 22 feet with a thickness of two and one-half feet at the top headed with an eight inch half round coping. The Inside of the wall is perpendicular with a two foot taper on the outside face. CANADA TO PATROL HER EAST COAST St. Johns, N. F., July 16.—-Provision' for an .effective patrol of the ocein ^«ken by the Avijitary'a«fl «av^au thoiitleS of Canada and Newfouh&rand with a view: to preventing the (Ger mans establishing submarine base# In these regions. Recent reports that the Germans were planning to extend the range of the activities of their under sea vessels to this side of the Atlantic and particularly to the St. Lawrence route, have been taken seriously. TWELVE TO DECIDE ACTION IN STRIKE „New York, July 16.—Whether the 70,000 garment workers still at work In the shops and factories of New York city would Join the 21,000 al ready on strike was to bis determined by a meeting of twelve men which was expected to last all day. The griev ances of 60,000 women employed In the garment-making Industry also came before the mayor's council of conciliation. MAY FIND PARENTS OF ABANDONED GIRL Manning, W. Va., July 16.—The po lice here believe that an 11-year-old child giving the name of Anna Walt man, who was abandoned early in the week by a band of wanderers consist ing of three men and two women, may be Catherine Winters, who was kid naped from her home in Newcastle, Ind.. two years ago. Her photograph has been sent to the Newcastle au thorities. Reports from bankers In northeast ern North Dakota today. Indicate sev eral very Important things anent the crop conditions, vis: Wheat, Oats and. barley generally are doing exceptionally well and the prospects are very good crops. Rust, which last year appeared long before this, has not been found in a single district to-date. The wheat crop in the vicinity of Hlllsboro, where the rains have been unusually heavy and frequent, will be about a twenty-five per cent loss. In the. same district, the farmers are having difficulty getting their hay in. In some cases, they have to throw It out of the water'to. let It dry be fore hauling It.to the barns. The' corn crop throughout this sec tion of the state is very backward and in no locality do the farmers look for a particularly good yield. Every thing depends upon the wheather. If there are no frosts In September, Some sections, will see fairly good corn crops, while in othen the farmers expect to get nothing but fodder. General Ontktok Good. The general outlook, as regards the small grain crops, Is unusually bright Not for several yeam have the ter mers been so optimistic and so tiope rul of splendid yields, in this sec tion, the wheat crop Is particularly good'and all farmers are anticipating a great harvest. As retards the situation In the Vi cinity of Hlllsboro, the following NORTH W OAKiTVt *HtATEST GRAND FORKS, N. D., FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 16, 1915. SHE FINDS GERJ1ANT ISJNraHALATOW ... r~\ Mln^jftiliiela Morgan.^*: New T«k, jtfjj 16.—"We work by day and wte# .M night," was the he roic remark fit'*' German woman In a hospital In" iNrlln to Miss Angela Morgan, the poet, and Miss Rebecca Shelly, delegates to the recent wom en's peace conference at The Hague, who arrived home aboard the Hoi land-American lifter "Rotterdam." "At one of the American Red Cross hospitals in ,Munich," said Miss Mor gan, "we saw sfeores of poor men who had been blinded in battle. They were making pltifuU^fforts to learn to read and write under the new conditions. "The face of one poor fellow had been so mangled that he will have to wear a mask over it the rest of his life. He had .been- engaged to marry when the wair started. "There Is a -wonderful spirit every where in GSrttufty. The sdltffani stng as they march, away. The children and grown-upS'sing in the streets. The whole people seem to be living In a state of wonderful exaltation." OOKS WITH Believes American Civilian Board Offers Many Op portunities. Washington, July 16 —Secretary Daniels, upon his return from the con ference with Thomas A. Edison, who will- head the new national advisory board, said general' plans for the new bureau of -invention in the depart ment and civilian board, .were talked over, but the. personal of the board was not discussed. "Mr. Edlson thought," said Daniels, "that the plan offered possibilities of getting the foremost engineers of the country to aid the United States. He is impressed with the Idea that meth ods of warfare are undergoing radical changes and that what has been may not be In the future. His idea that the board should be purely advisory and that navy officers skilled by prac tice in their work should continue in the development of ideas, getting the board's advice where it could aid them. .Mr. Edison thought that to serve on this board would be regarded as a crowning honor for an American engineer, the equal of decorations given by foreign governments for scientific achievement." a statement of O. 15. Rudrud, of the First National Bank of that place, •gives a good idea of conditions: 'There has been too much rain In this vicinity. The corn and potato crops will be fifty per cent loss, while there will be a small loss on wheat. Several farmers have told me that the wheat losq will amount to about twenty-five percent. There are a few low spots where there will be no crops st all. Several farmers declare that they have.had to get into the field and throw their hay out of the water so it would dry. If we get some good, dry wheather, conditions will great ly improve,'though." Mayvtlle DUriot. In the violnlty of' Mayville, there has been a little too much water, but conditions.have greatly Improved dur ing the week In speaking of crop affairs, K. -B. Groth, of Mayvllle, to day sUft: "The crops in this vicinity are do ing splendidly. South of town, .there has been a little too much water, but Srled roved wonderfully. The water has up and If the present wheather oondlUons continue, ^he termers will get gopd crops. There are several low places, where the crops have been ruined, hut, for the most part, a very good average crop all the. small grainy.is svtldpated. The corn crop, of oourse. ls very bM. It has been too wet to cultlvate it and the Juno tix w" -»'*VsfJfe.fr »vVJS'&j 4 OHM EXPRESS RATES N. D. AREDHXSSIVE Claim Made That Dakota Interests are Discrim vi inated Against. (Herald Special Service.) Bismarck, N. D., July 16.—Inequi ties in the express rates on cream in North Dakota, as compared with in terstate rates, are being called to the attention of the state railroad com mission of North Dakota, In session here today. Under the two rates. North Dakota shippers get much the worst of it. They must pay higher rates for short er hauls, the discrimination against the North Dakota firms acting to the advantage of Minnesota central creameries. Cream rates for short hauls in North Dakota are regarded as quite satisfactory, but most of the cream is sa'pped over 100 miles. Comparison of Rates. The following table of rates have been prepared by the creamery Inter ests of North Dakota, and will be sub mitted to the commission for their consideration: Indianapolis, July 16. Qeorge Kingston began serving his 70 th day in jail in Vanderburg county, at Bvansville, though no charge has ever been placed against him. The one to whom he will owe his liberty, if he gets it, is Dr. Hanna M. Graham, presi dent of the Equal Suffrage association of Indiana. Kingston was Jailed when he re ported to the sheriff that he had been robbed of 1300 by Henry Trainum. Kingston could not give the $300 bond required for his appearance as' prose SSliSlg witness. Trainum gave the r^ulred At hlw and the'* dlsttp«M Kingston ts being held Indefinitely -on the theory that some time Trainum may reappear to be prosecuted. "Man-made laws appear inadequate in this case," said Dr. Graham. "This demonstrates that it takes two heads to get Justice. I expect to telegraph the bond." Bond has been reduced to $100, but because the $300 Kingston said was stolen represented his savings he can not provide $100 bond. Meanwhile his crops on his small Illinois farm are being ruined from lack of care and -Jail physicians fear he is losing his mind. Dr. Graham said the Indiana law which allowed officials to hold a com plaining witness should be so adjusted that such an injustice as this appeared to-be would be impossible. PUBLISHED RED" BOOK ON ITALY Berlin, July 16.—Among the news items prepared by the Overseas news agency for transmission abroad by wireless was the following: "The Austro-Hungarlan government has published a red book dealing with the preparedness of Italy for war. It shows that the Italian srovernment re ceived incorrect Information from its diplomats, who underestimated the preparedness of Austria. The docu ments Have to do with the years 1909 and 1911 and prove that the alleged violation of the triple alliance was approved by Italy." LOSS REPORTED frost retarded it greatly. If there are no frosts in September, though, the termers will realise a fairly good crop." The comments of other bankers on -conditions follow: Anthony Stonehouse, Larimore— '"The crops, In this vicinity are very good. No rust has been seen and there Is every Indication for a great yeild. All the small grains are in splendid condition, and the prospects are-as good as we have had for sev eral years." O. Bein, Langdon—"The crops are looking very good at this time. There are no evidences of rust, and, if weather conditions remain ideal, we will get a good yield. There has been plenty of moisture, but not too much. The corn crop .ls not very good. We will get com for alio purposes, but that is all." H. Kibler, Cavalier—"The crops generally are very good. The wheat oats and barley fields are looking es' east and west, things have Im- pecially good and fine yields are an- ttclpated. Corn and rye were given very-bad setbacks. A number of the termers say they will got half a crop of rye. We had heavy rain here last night, which, while it did no harm was not, particularly needed. The weather has been very poor for corn and the" termers do not anticipate (Continued on Van 6.) k, I.C. N. Dak 100 miles .30 ISO miles 40 .34 200 miles 60 .37 260 miles 60 .40 300 miles 70 .44 850 miles 80 .47 400 miles 90 .50 450 miles 1.00 .64 £00 miles 1.10 .57 1 None were The rates marked I. C. C. made by the Interstate Commerce Commission and apply on all business between all of the states from Michi gan to Colorado and from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico and also on all shipments within most of those states. NO CHARGE PLACED BUT HE IS HELD J*$P* -. SAYS BRITISH NOT CONSIDERING PEACE London, July 16.—The British gov ernment at the present time is not even considering possible terms of an early peace. Premier Asquith declared in the house of commons yesterday. The prime mlnieter's statement was in response to a query put by D. M. Mason, liberal member. Mason asked if the government is at present taking any steps to ascertain upon what terms Germany would consent to an Immediate peace. Asquith's announcement confirmed statements made a few weeks ago by high officials who said that England intends to continue the war until the German armies are pressed back be hind their own borders. REPORT BIG SALE Of LOCOMOTIVES lOTKMIiNS President of C. P. R. Refuses to Confirm Deal in Engines. (Herald Special Service.) Baniff Springs, Alta., July 16.— While refusing to admit that there was any truth in the report that the C. P. R.,- had sold 150 locomotives to the Russian government, Vice Presi dent Bury of the C. P. R., who was here last night would not deny that negotiations were under way. There wss, he said, nothing to the report that gauges were being widen ed at Ogden, although, he added, this would be necessary should such deal be put through. Bury invited'" Colonel Roosevelt to travel' in. his special to I^qke Ixniise, but the latter -left thft zrvavntng, In timating that if possible he would re turn via Calgary to see the soldiers encamped there. The belief here is that he is about to start an educational campaign in Frisco preparatory to running against Wilson.. MAYVILLE NORMAL WORK PROGRESSING Mnyville, N. D„ July 1 3.—The work of the summer session is moving along smoothly now. The classes are all of reasonable size. Some were so large as to necessitate division where it was not expected. Several graduates from high schools have entered to begin the work of the course for graduates of such schools. The class gift from the class of 1915, a relief in bronze of the "Sign ing of the Declaration of Independ ence," arrived at the Bchool after much delay. This Is a beautiful piece of art and will be hung against the east wall of the assembly room and to the right of the entrance. The first of the series of Saturday evening moving picture films to be shown this session of the school will be presented on Saturday evening, July 17 and will be a film entitled "Robinson Crusoe." An Animated Weekly film will first be shown. The lecture, "From Ocean to Ocean." by Mr. MacDougal, given in the auditorium last Thursday evening was interesting and an excellent pre sentation of scenes along the Canadian Pacific railway. The Luther college band played a concert of unusual interest to a large audience in the normal auditorium Saturday evening. This band, number ing over sixty instruments, held Its audience to an enthusiasm that Is sel dom seen here. So well were the peo ple pleased that although the audi ence at the normal school was large, nearly twice as many greeted the band at its concert on Island Park on Sunday afternoon. Publication of Baseball World Now Suspended Wllkeebarre. Pa., July 16—Ths Baseball World, a weekly publication which was alleged to have conducted baseball pools throughout the coun try, suspended publication yesterday. John J. Kilcoyne, the publisher, was absent from the city, but others iden tified with the publication declared that the activity of the police in Chi cago, New York and other cities had ruined their business, and it was im possible further to pay big prizes and make money. Chlcs^b, July It.—-Wtiat pur ports to he false Minnesota state bonds and counterfeit money to the amount of a quarter of a (nil ion dollars, was fosnd by tlae po Uoe who entered a west side "-M 8?X •rS'i TEN PAGES—PRICE FIVE CENTS* BY JUDGE STATE TO Trunk Full of Bad Money, Yet Roomers Refused to Pay Four Held as Counterfeiters •?,n-.7.| EVENING EDlTIOVt rM WIDLY JM Hendrick, in Announcing Decision, Deals With the Alienists* ACCUSED UNDER $35,000 BONDS Jurist Declares Jury sad Court Qumot Depend Upon Testlmoney of the Men Brought In to Testify ss ta Man's Sanity. New Tork, July 16.—Supreme Court Justice Hendrick today upheld ths decision of the Jury which' declared Harry K. Thaw sane. Thaw was then given his freedom on a $36,000 ball. The state Immediately served notice of an appeal, and Justice Hendrick fixed ball to assure Thaw's presence at future proceedings. A surety com* pany gave the bond. A crowd that numbered hundreds lined the sidewalks and overflowed into the court house, cheered and applauded wildly when he appeared on the court house steps. In announcing his decision, Justice Hendrick took occasion to comment unfavorably upon the action of alien ists who assisted the state in prepar ing the case, then appeared as .^tgpert witnesses In court. "I have reached a decision:' iiI t&l}. case," Justice Hendrick said, "and It: is based on my own mind, fortified by the action of the jury." Thaw, Bitting comfortably In his chair, his counsel on each side, and his mother and sister a few feet be hind him, showed his pleasure and anticipated the court's decision with a broad smile. "I want to Bay a word about the alienists," Justice Hendrick continued. "We have been told by one alienist that it is impossible to determine the sanity or insanity of a person without taking the word of alienists. This court and Jury cannot depend upon the word of an alienist who for years has devoted himself to a case of this kind and assisted In its preparation. That a doctor can help prepare a case and then-go on the stand as an expert witness is wrong. "I hope the legislature will find some means to correct. Some other method should be adopted. Gentle men, I have adopted the verdict of the jury. I declare now that it is the decision of this court that Harry K. Thaw is sane." Counsel for the state vigorously op« posed Thaw's liberation on bond, bug. was overruled by the court. fm S&J (y r* w.feg/. KEXIGATHERMG Officers of Farm Experts* Association Also are Elected* (Herald Special Service.) Mandan, N. D., July 16.—iAt the closing session of the great Plains Co-operative Experience association, held here this afternoon. Amarlllo, Texas, was chosen as the next place of meeting. The officers elected wer as follows: President. W. S. Carlyle, Btlllwater. Oklahoma vice president, supC John Ross, of tr. 8. Federal experimental station, Amarillo, secretary, Prof. K. C. Sholcot. Washington, chief of the bureau of plant Industry department of agriculture. The directors includ ed the above and T. A. Burr, Denver G. S. Warburton, Washington and L. E. Call, Manhattan, Kansas. •v3 Hi 4' the 'fcoaritiam" tnmk so fall of spiuViss wtamm that two fcmUns ooold seam** ly Bit it, they tefsed and. the argn— was**.. as«ei that the