German Hell Described By Ex Prisoner Scott Tells Of Torture
Grand Forks heard Private John Scott of the Canadian Black Devils recount his World War I experiences as a prisoner in Germany. He describes gas attacks at Ypres in 1915, brutal beatings, forced labor in camps, and a perilous escape through tunnels and forests to Holland, ending with safety in Blighty and Canada. He urged support for the Red Cross and praised its work for soldiers.
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Grand Forks
John Scott
Metropolitan Theater
Germany
Mr. Scott
C. F. Bly
Labor
Legion
Basco
E. A. Montgomery
Ely
Scott
Ypres Salient
Shell
Westphalia
Goldberg
No. 3
Rotman
Frankenstein
Westerhope
Scott Ald
Scott Aid
America
Holland
Canada
Red Cross
Basso
Former Park River Man Held At Crosby in Sedition
Hedman Knutson a 27 year old immigrant from Norway arrested May 20 for seditious utterances has been indicted by a federal grand jury at Fargo Witnesses Chan Gibney and Thos Conniley testify Knutson claimed Wilson and Roosevelt should be shot as the men who got the U S into war He said he did not have to fight for any country and did not belong to any country A service flag from The General Brokerage Company shows 138 stars denoting service members.
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General Brokerage Company
41 Men Leave For Training Last Evening
41 enlisted men departed city last night for training camps, 27 navy and 14 army. At the station, Wm. Finley and others played patriotic tunes to honor the departing men, many relatives and students packed the crowd. Names listed include Gert B. Vig, Edmore. Carl Johnson, Krimlin. Edward J. Hols, Milwaukee. John Oy Lankin. Samuel Myers. Alfred F. Green. and others from Minnesota, North Dakota, and surrounding states.
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Scott
Metropolitan Theater
Navy
Army
Egms
Wm. Finley
Gert B. Vig
Edmore
Carl Johnson
Krimlin
Mont
Edward J. Hols
Milwaukee
Butlitt
America
Minn
John
Oy Lankin
Samuel Myers
Alfred FP. Green
el ‘Helfaran
Ardock
Convention Opens Today at North Dakota Purity League
Judge Edward F. Waite of the Minneapolis Juvenile Court will deliver an address on Who To Blame at the third annual state convention of the North Dakota Purity League. The gathering is hosted at the First Baptist church with meetings at the convention venue. Waite, a known speaker, carries a message to North Dakota women active in welfare work.
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Edward F. Waite
Minneapolis District Juvenile Court
North Dakota Purity Fay
Baguio
Ptist
Waite
North Dakota
Monte Ing
Essialph
T. Fulton
May Quarterly Grand Forks apportionment totals $16,696.80
The Grand Forks county apportionment from the state quarterly totals $16,696.80, with Grand Forks city receiving $8,060.88. The handling was described as tactful and constructive by Mrs. Hansen in May Quarterly.
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Hansen
Grand Forks County
Grand Forks City
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