-"•J &&& AND BORDER BUDGET, ..tSfees* r- J^ zr *k SOCIETY W«S»- 'i r# £., INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MINN.. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1917. INTEHI^ATH -S PRESS VOL 14, NO. 52 VOL. 12. No. 17/ BORDER BUDGET VOL. 14, NO. 12 v! r"- RED CROSS SOX GUARDS D. S. ARfflf OF GERMANS LOSE IRON NINES TO RDSSUi'WILL -0*1 ARE NOT SOlD TURNED DOWN r-i 17 VESSELS 5,000^000 NHi KEEP FAITH PAY BIG TAXES fr- I'irrml t'^f'ii Replies to Makers of Supplies From The City Council Refuse^ the' Re' War, Kumtlkf Sayi/But Auxiliary Cruiser, Rajdtr and Fifteen WiliM tfri Cabinet Discuss Means Largest Increase Since 1907 Made By Not Out "Lumberjacks" Who ."Bought? quest for Donation—Guardsmen In Armed Boats .Destroyed of Mufiwiif fivary Ounce of State Tax Commission—Assessed Great Slav .! Nation Must Hare Help Socks Traced. An Indignant. mm1—.... .. Scandinarian Waters. American Manp«WMf Valuation is $295,353,692, i. GERMAN SYMPATHIZER FOUND THREE VOTE FOR WOUNDED TEUTONS DRAFT LIMIT MAY BE EXTENDED $1,566,3*6 WILL PAY INTO MASSES WORN OUT SENDING MESSAGES TO AIDS AND THREE AGAffcST LANDED AT ELSINORE TO MEN 19 TO 35 THE STATE TREASURY I ACCORDING TO PREMIER The "story of the Red Cross socks ,?/Ktr —-v v: At last Mondays' session of the England's fleet, according to wide- Despite record-breaking shipments Washington, Oct. 31.—Stupendous sold to a lumberjack," which has had city council representatives of the Petrogard, Nov. 1.—Russia is worn Petrogara, i. j\us»ia jjiy separated cable advices, has made JNOV of iron ore from this state during preparations to muster every ounce wide circulation and undoubtedly has Home Guard were present and requested the last year, the assessed valuation of American manpower and econimize done the Red Cross work much a reconsideration of the mattef" 1917 $18,021,697 Dispatches from London report a of mining properties for is resources for the defeat of Germany harm has been run down, J. T. He of a donation for the Home 1916, today told- 'he Ameri"" ^"S't„aval"battle in the Cattegat, an arm higher than in as determined will be the answer of the United Gerould, director of the bureau of guard company here. said aims as choulder North Sea, between Sweden of the by the Minnesota Tax commission. Russia States to the Teutonic victories development of the northern division, ^Believing $1500 to be a fair amount lie other A1 les now Denmark, in which eleven boats This is the largest increase over the Russian and Italian armies, Red Cross» announced today. an( for this city to invest in so worthy ever made by the commission in any has were sent to the bottom. which mean a prolongration of the Several women who knit socks or a cause, that amount was asked for Russia, the premie? declared, 1917, one year, with the exception of Reports .from Copenhagen tell of war. sweaters for the Red Cross and inclosed but as active opposition developed S* been fighting eighteen months longer the year of the commission's organization, the destruction of six boats in the Here is the program, some phases with them notes to the men the figure gradually dwindled until than England, and Russia has 1906 Slcaggerack, a branch of the North when the assessment of of which were discussed yesterday who were to receive them, asking it reached $500 when City Attorney fought her battle alone and is fight $64,486409 $194,428,928. was increased to Sea between Norway and Denmark. at the meeting of President Wilson them' to write, were shocked later Kane advised the council that in ing alone now. ."'0:V. These dispatches would -indicate and his cabinet: to get letters from men Tn various order to appropriate $500 or over it The world must not lose faith in As announced by the commission it that two distinct naval battles took Legislation by congress authorizing parts of the country who said they would be necessary to draw up an the Russian revolution, because yesterday, the total assessed value place and that the Germans lost /a the expansion of the army to a had bought the sweaters or socks ordinance tiave it published, and submit is an economic one, the premier add 1917 $295,353,692, for is as compared maximum of 5,000,000 men. T' ,i»htto feel seventeen vessels, the two total of and had found the notes. The men it to three readings before the $277,331,995 1916. ed, and no has largest being the cruiser Marie and to in In accordance one Lowering the maximum draft age were not soldiers. Most of them represented council. disillusioned about it, as it takes with the classified assessment law stable govern- *he Crocodile, an armcd raider. The to 19 and raising of the maximum themselves as lumberjacks. Capt. Lloyd then suggested that develop a h' years "to 1913, of iron ore, mined or unmined, other vessels were reported to be draft age, possibly, to 35 years. Found German Propagangda the amount be $4.99, and Councilman t"- ment. 50 1 is subject to assessment at per armed trawlers and patrol boats. Examination of the second increment Holler accordingly offered a motion Needs Leather and Money cent of full and true value. of 687,000 draft registants, beginning -those who got the letters—that is, to that effect which was immediately ,way t, America's most useful of help 1917 5.08 The state tax rate for is in December, with a view to Cruiser is Destroyed until the explanation came today. seconded by Councilman Krohn. 4* ing Russia is in sending boots, leath6" mills, and this applied to the mineral sending them to training camps by "It was deliberate propaganda, skilfully London, Nov. 3—The admiralty announcees When put to a vote the" sponsors for er. iron and money. Premier Kernesky assessment will produce a revenue early spring. arranged by the Germans," thk certain British forces the motion together with Councilman said it would be impossible for $1,500,396. for state purposes of The Flotation of the third Liberty Loan said Mr. Gerould today. Keyes voted for it, while Burdick, have been engaged in the Cattegat, the United States to send troops, becaused average tax rate in the mineral districts $3,000,000,000, probably for next an arm of the North Sea between "A packer in one of the eastern Lynch and Somers voted of difficulties of transport for all purposes, state, county, February. supply depots, where supplies were Sweden and Denmark, and that prisoners against it. would be too great. 1917 school and municipal, for probably A marked increase in war taxation are being brought in. being assembled for transportation were Somers' and Lynch?s votes Russia is not out of the war, Pre"#-guer 35 (3.5 will be mills per cent). particularly on the profits of business. to the camps, \was a German propagandist, An admiralty statement says ten cast without comment but Burdick Kernesky said in answer to reSports Applying this rate to the iron ore armed patrol craft, in addition to the who 'undoubtedly entered endeavored to qualify his negative to the contrary. $10,337,379. assessments will give as Legislation making it possible to "-^uss'a ^as fought consistently German auxiliary cruiser, which was the Red Cross work for this deliberate by saying he "didn't consider the fin a result* approximately. the total restrict the manufacture of nonessentials equipped with six-inch guns, were purpose. This packer carefully ances of the city in good enough a- 'ince the beginning./* She saved amount of taxes which the iron ore and to concentrate the labor removed every note found attached destroyed. A j$L France and England from disaster condition to warrant such an expenditure, properties will pay for all purposes power of the nation on the production Eleven Boats Destroyed to a garment, and these notes were but on independent investigation 'A early in the war. She is now worn 1917. in Minnesota for This is $4,500,$00 of ships and munitions. "Further reports from our forces sent' out to other German propagandists, out by the strain and claims as her it was found that the. city more than the estimated income The reverses suffered by the Italian operating ill the Cattegat have been who previously had been instructed was on a cash basis at least to the rjJ right that the Allies now shoulder derived frOm railroad gross earnings armies- following closely upon received. We destroyed a German as to just what they were middle~~of the summer and possibly the burden." taxation for the same period. the military collapse of Russia, have auxiliary cruiser armed with six-inch to do. Thus Premier Kernesky'examined to the present time, also that both awakened the administration to the guns anit^pgfalso destroyed ten armed Letter From "Lumberjack" banks would acrcept city, warrants j„i! Russia's position to the correspond,ertt JUDGE REFUSES TO realization that a much more aggressive patrol' craft. Sixty-four prisoners "These men saw to it that- every while seated in the library of the at par which might be drawn in fav^or NATURALIZE I. W. W. policjr must be pursued by were rescued by our forces. No British woman, who had written a note received of ^the guard company. So former private office o£ the emperor America. The advisers of the president losses haye been reported. a letter purporting to be from in flie -winter palace. The correspondent whether the seeming evasion «,of Mr. Chicago., Nov. 1.—Members of the ill concealed their discourage A "Further details will be published a lumberjack-or other workman who called attention to widely Burdick was actuated bj^ honorable I. W-., W. who seek naturalization ment over the misfortune sustained on the return of our forces to their had bought the socks or the sweater '^-^contradictory reports on Russian motives. or whether unpatriotism, or papers would do well to avoid Judge bv the Entente, cause in the last base." *. t" in some store. Naturally this led conditionsv-• and asked the Premier whether it was due to his discharge Robert E. Crowe, chief justice of the week, but'they'left, no aouht'of" their Thirty men on the German^-ixiUr ^.o^jyid.e Red 5l%m-'tiie Home guard company^recently, •for airank statement of the facts. circuit coyrt. He announced' he "wiil-refuse -renewed-'^determination to redouble ary cruiser Marie Of Flerisburg were Cross was seiling: the. work of these Russia Still Fight is a debatable question.'' ^y to naturalize any man who t!ie efforts of America. killed -'iji an engagement with British women to outsiders. No more cunning 5 '/-J"It 'has been said by travelers returning At any rate the ninety-odd member: says he belongs to the I. W. W. All hope of an early peace has been destroyers, according'to an exchange nor vicious plot was ever conceived.| tfrom England and elsewhere of Company E, in referring' to "When men don-t believe in the dissipated. Government officials who to America that opinion among the telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen. the three negative voters, freely use law," he said today, "I fail to see why believed the leaven of discontent was The Marie, a 3,000 ton vessel, met The Minneapolis chapter of the people, not officially but gen cr c'.11y such epithets as, "un American, they should have any standing in working in Germany and that the the British destroyers twelve miles hat Russia is virtually out of the American Red -Cross society will "penurious pups", "unpatriotic," and the eyes ~of the law." Prussian autocracy could not much north of Kullen. It immediately make an. effort to obtain -15,000 •war it., was explained. other more picturesque but more dis longer weather the rising storm of "Is•. Russia out of the war? opened fire and was answered by the Christmas pa-ckages for men in the gracing appellations which would SIX MILLION GERMANS internal disension now concede their destroyers.^ In ten minutes,, the Marie' military service before the arrival ^Premrer' Kerensky laughed. "That." not 'stand print... hopes have been blighted by the sue LOST IN WAR- ESTIMATE ^.he- answered, "is -a ridiculous ques"'tionv^Russia was ablaze. here of Henry P. Davidson, chairman Br.t one incident is nee'ded to show cessful German drive in Italy. Of the eighty-one members of the is taking an enormous of. the war council' of the Red Cross, the short sightedness of these gentlemer^ There is no fear that Italy will be Washington, Oct. 31.—Germany part in the war. -One has only to remember SIV on Nov. '7, it was announced today. Only last winter, when this crippled to the' extent that Russia lost 6,000,000 men in the three years history. Russia began the crew- the 'dispatch says thirty were The northern division, in which Minneapolis city was threatened to be over run has been, but it is realised that it will of war according to declaration made killed and the others' took to the war for the Allies. is included' has been asked by I". W. W., when fear was express take months for Italy to reco\ in the reichstag by the Independent %Tf "While she was already fighting boats. Seven wounded sailors subsequently to secure 50,000 packages for soldiers ed for the safety of our commercial from the staggering blow. Socialist Ledebour. England was only preparing and were rescued by the Danish and sailors. Five thousand already and -industrial enterprises that they The Prussian autocracy, however, A report of his speech reaching America was only observing*-"Russia steamship Dalgas. have been obtained. ,. our might be destroyed, lights and ,will.be able to appease the suffering Washington through Switzerland, at the beginning bore the Another man was picked up by the water supply cut off for an indefinite people of Germany even in the midst says that, contemplating the prospects steamship Trondhjem. They were HOUSE FOR SALE. whole brunt of the fighting, thereby period, the pay rolls reduced to of the privation of the approaching of a fourth winter campaign, Facing Court House P^rk, Ft.Frances saving Great Britain and France. landed last night. The other members almost nothing and the consequent winter. The German people will be the socialist leader said: People who say shejs out of the war of the crew are believed to have 8-roomed residence with bathroom desertion of the city b.y hundreds, told that German arms have put "You have not evidently an exact and sunroom hardwood floors on have short memories.* We have been rescued by the dstroyers. ?:y the city spent $312 for arms with Russia-and Italy out of the war and TWO fought since the beginning and they 1st flat, hardwood finish, large closets the situation. Me$, which-to meet will be adjured to endure their privations conception of what war means. We must now take the heaviest part of and gantry 2 grates with# mantles however, could not be secured Copenhagen Reports Battle 1,500,000 3,000,000 a little longer until Germany have had dead or the burden on their shoulders. hot water heating system full to undertake the duty. Even if Copenhagen, Nov. 3.—The sinking can. 4,000,000 500,000 crush her Other enemies. wounded, of whom "At opinion sized basement, stationary laundry present Russian public they could they would have of a German raider named Crocodile The great problem of the Entente 2,000,000 are crippled for life and absolutely by is greatly agitated the question: tubs. Garage. Up-to-date- home in been unorganized, untrained with and of five German armed trawlers through the winter will be to rejuvenateltaly invalided. That makes altogether the. great British 'Where is every way. Immediate possession out knowledge of arms. So a is reported by men on two Danish and Russia sufficiently to 6,000,000 irien lost in three now-that the German fleet is terms easiest. Inspection Invited..Hp 1 fleet detachment of National guard was steamships. They say they sighted compel Germany to maintain on years." •. •. out in the Baltic?'~ Apply George P. Watson, Press brought and kept several months to tne German vessels in James and those-4ronts large armies which otherwise It is said official information confirmatory $' Nation is Worn Out office, or T. E. Ewen, 352 Church St., guard this city's interest. later saw them sink, 'y _, would be massed against the of these figures has been "Russia," the premier repeated, is or an (Continued on last page). The. Crocodile Was a new ship of in possession' of American officials Americans and Allies on the western out. She has been fighting one worn nearly 1,000 tons and carried a crew ENEMY BOAT ILTIS' DRUG for some time. front. and a half years longer than England." of one hundred men. With another year of war assured Raider Was Diguised s.jl. the administration now is ready to son and Secretary Newton D. The premier was asked regarding IS DESTROYED The commerce raider, which was concede that the end of the conflict Baker favor loweirng the minimum \ip- •'/'the morale of the Russian people disguised, and. the||strawlers^:*were age to 19, 'a step which is not in sight and that a struggle and the Russian army. He answered\ sunk in the Skaggerack, an arm of g-u lasting two or three years longer is would produce about 000,000 regis-, ,. the North Sea between Norway and trants, but they have not indicated entirely conceivable. *. "The masses are worn out economicilly. High Power Vessel Makes Unsuccessful. Acting Sheriff Wall and Deputy Van of Denmark. It was learned today/that the adniinstration whether they favor raising the maximum The disorganized statq Attack on Fleeit Patrolling Etten Confiscate Considerable it is is $ age limit above 30. has found a way to furnish general has had a psychologion Belgian Coast, Booze in Famous "Hang-Out". They doubt ed another cleanup of German naval some important aid to Italy at the people. Italians Declared Unified once in addition to the 25 ships to be Official advices from Rome indicate ssibility of the attainment of forces in Scandinavian water- London^ Nov. 3.—An attack' was On Tuesday diorning about 11:30 the military emergency has unified. diverted to transportation of Italian made today on British vessels by an •pes. o'clock. Acting Sheriff John P. Wall munitions and food. the Italian people. There has r&k Wounded' Are Landed.' IllI is the lesson to the democol electrically controlled high speed and Chief Deputy Van Etten quietly been a postponement' because of it, It sadmitted it may be necessary the world' of Jhe Russian Elsinore, ^Denmark, Nov. 3.— boat, according to a statement issued racies walked into the drug store operated to send 5^)00,000 soldiers to Europe of the reorganization of the cabinet, Wounded men from a German auxili- today by the admiralty. The attack revolutio by, R. F. C. litis and after a littl-e before the United States and the Allies the Roselli ministry having been requested 'remier Kerensky replied, ary cruiser sunk in the North Sea the report says, was made upon a "This," search found and confiscated the following can be assured of victory, with to retain their portfolios until to find out. They must were landed here. today. p* "is for the fleet of patrol boats on-duty off the intoxicating liquors both Italy and Russia faltering. after the present crisis. o{ lost faith in the Russian revoflution' coast of Belgium.' /The attack was 1 full, barrel port wine. Mi "To be really worth while,'"' said President Wilson has come to the because it is not a political be the most important factor in the defeated* according to the statement, 1 barrel containing 5 gallons port conclusion that there should/ be no an American military expert today, revolution, b\^t an economic one, and future of Russia." and th epower boat was destroyed. wine. referring to the Italian reserves, further delay in providing for the )f facts. The Russian .While details of this mysterious a revolution '"What future do you /picture for 1 3 gallon demijohn containing" 2 into Ttalv^w^*3 expansion of the army, to 5,000,000 "the Austro-Gferman drive into Italy revolution is inly seven months old. Russia after the war?" "electrically controlled" boat are quarts whiskey. bpT-'l must be an overwhelming one. There men and he intends to urge this and No one has th\ right to feel dissillu- .. "No one can dra'w any real picture lacking it probably is such a wireless barrel Blue Ribbon whiskey. other legislation on his war program are signs that General Cadorna will^ vsioned about it\, It.^ill take,.^years of the ^future," Kerensky said. "Nat controlled war. vessel as was ihvented 15 gallon jug whiskey. be able to control it, but even if thep^cjl when congress meets in December. urally a man who really loves tiis by the John Hays Hammond, Jr., fo develop. 1 2 gallon demijohn alcohol. The general staff and the war college Tagliamento riverlines do not hold.'"|k-^ n- France, wh\ph is only as large country yrill hope for all good things, and spld to the American government/ 1,2 gallon demijohn whiskey. firmly the cause of Italy will not be have worked out in detail the tthree Russian departments but that* is only his viewpoint." pti^nree lThe Hammond boat can be 1 5 gallop keg containing 1 quart organization of an' army of' 5,000,000 lost. Emperor Charles and his Austro-German '.tes^, it took fite years for their Premier Kerensky, pale and .earnest, guided for miles by wireless impulses whiskey. ,' invaders must in^ my" men and the plans for the munitioning kvoultion to devetep fully." sait at the end of a carved table and carries no ,crew. It has been 1 empty 5 gallon whiskey?- judgment, go as far as Venice itself Assembly's /Voie^ Important of that number of tro'ops^ and emphasized the points of his haled as one of the great^.coast defensive Yz quart whiskey. .-.i Many amendments of the'_ draft to make the Teuton victory a really, Aslced what he expected from the statements by taping the table with inventions of the age. 3 whiskey glasses. valuable military achievement. law also will be sought, some making Constituent- assembly,\ the premier his fingers. He wore a brown undecorated Whether Germany lias stolen1 the The Hearing will be held before "As I see the situation, the best isaid clear tfie power to draft selected Hammond idea bodily" or has perfected uniform buttoned closely. Municipal Judge Palmer next Tuesday. way for the Allies to relieve Italy, men to fill Athe ranks "depleted by "The constituent assembly begins He appeared to be fatigued from his some similar device along independent and the only really effective way, isj losses and* others to ^extend the a new chapter in the history of the" man] trips to the front and his con- lines, can only be guessed President Wil- to start a major drive elsewhere. ypfce certainly wijl stan?audiences. "iWM SUBSCRIPE FOR THE PRESS $ t- v. -W S%Sl is