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Newspaper
Grand Forks Herald
Location
Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1918
Page
4
Subscriptions offered for three months with morning evening and Sunday editions by North Dakota postoffice service. Rates and terms described. payment required in advance. changes require old address and new address details. subscription manager listed.
A 1918 review covers Turkey war prospects, Turkish raid on an American hospital at Tabriz, and labor unity under Samuel Gompers. It notes Minnesota primary week, strong support for Governor Burnquist, and the defeat of Lindbergh amid Nonpartisan League discussions and World War stance.
The Austrians launched a broad offensive to break Italian lines from the mountains to the Piave, gaining crossovers at times but suffering heavy losses. Italian prisoners increased as Austrians faced fierce resistance, while food shortages and riots in Vienna and Hungary worsened morale. German activity centered on Rheims and northern moves toward the channel, with Allied forces holding. American troop influx grows as Russia’s chaos disrupts western food supplies via Siberian rail cuts.
Tuesday evening at the Grand Forks Auditorium will feature Governor Burnquist of Minnesota and H. G. Vick of Pembina county as they close the district campaign. Vick seeks the Republican nomination, praised for loyalty and local roots, while Burnquist arrives after Minnesota’s wartime victory, promising unity and national focus. The event marks a major political gathering in the state.
A Devils Lake protest by women with sons in the U S armed forces condemns Townley and allies for home front actions that increase risk to their loved ones. The letter frames defense of servicemen as paramount and rejects obstructionists aiding political gain. The Herald notes similar sentiments from Grand Forks mothers and emphasizes spontaneous, loyal female concern.
The article argues it would be a pity if government workers prevented Henry Ford from serving in the Senate and sacrificing his government contracts. It warns public opinion would not tolerate such action and suggests legal limits could curb political clashes over contracts.
The New York Times argues against Ford’s Senate bid, contending his interests in Fords would taint politics, cause a vacancy in the Senate and his automobile business, and that his mind would forever seal him out of government. The piece labels Ford as suitably qualified in character but unfit for national office due to conflicts and incapacity to separate business from public duty.
Sunday through Saturday entries recount trivial wartime meals and shortages. The narrator mocks rationing by detailing turnips, scarce coffee, and odd substitutes, with sardonic asides about cooks and prices, ending with turnips dominating the week.
Washington June 22. The National Council of Defense seeks to boost motor truck use for short haul freight and rural distribution. A Maryland pilot saw 100 farmers respond to letters and start a truck line, with 132 lines already in California. State committees were urged to replicate the plan nationwide. Marine casualty list shows 31 killed or wounded in action with names and details.
Washington reports 153 names on today’s casualty list with 52 killed in action, including three officers. The list notes deaths from various front actions and patrols near Chateau-Thierry while preserving privacy of specific engagements. Additional notes cover other regional casualty figures and local notices from North Dakota and surrounding areas.
A new banking house for the newly organized Farmers Equity Bank is under construction in Mandan, with an estimated cost near $20,000. Mayville hosts a Lutheran Synod Y. P. 8. district convention welcoming several hundred attendees from the vicinity. In Fargo, laborers refuse farm work at $2.50 a day, awaiting higher harvest wages. Hankinson farmer Joe Little suffered a broken right leg in three places in a runaway and remained on the prairie for three hours before help arrived.
Zurich dispatch cites Arbeiter Zeitung criticizing Prussian Junker rule and German magnates for relying on violence to rule. It argues peace by violence failed in the east and notes English sentiment shifting away from war as eastern front violence strengthens resolve.
The Amis des Artistes foundation reports 323 works sold for twenty eight thousand francs to fund arts. Notable contributors included M J Baldwin of Philadelphia and Mrs Joseph Jooste of New Haven, with other donors from San Francisco and Monkstown. Also noted is the marriage of Lieutenant Logan of the United States Navy to Miss Payne at St Paul’s Church on June 21 in Monkstown.
Voters are urged to mark a slate of loyal candidates for the Second District J O Hanbet and Third District P D Norton. The slate includes Governor John Bien Lieutenant Governor A T ees State Auditor John L George State Treasurer Bernt Ander Attorney General Georgy FP omnes Agriculture and Labor Abram McDonald Railroad Commissioners Jobsaan Joseph Gackie J W Eegheeno judge of... Legislative candidates listed for Fifth District P G Gonato Sixth District W A Lgaaes Hae Smith Dito</S>
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