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Farmers Interested in Alfalfa.

A crusade started in Dakota county
for better farming today and the
farmers in that locality will specialize
on the raising of alfalfa.
Theft rst meeting was held at noon
today at Nasby's farm, two miles
north of Mortified. by the Greenville
Farmers club.
r. c. Pollock. county agent, opened
the campaign. and assisting him are
P G. Holden, the noted agricultural
worker: Fred Hatch of Illinois, A. A.
Burger Of Iowa, A. E. Chamberlain of
South Dakota. A. D. Wilson. director
of the state university extension divi-
sion. and F, E. Balmor, who has had
charge of the alfalfa work in west
central Minnesota. Each gave prac-
teal pointers on alfalfa, but hos chol-
era and sflo building were treated as
we'll.
Scores of farmers and their families
were present, coming from the harvest
fields for the meeting. The slogan,
Alfalfa on Every Farm" is taking
deep root and that forage plant will be
found the coming eason On an in
~creasing number Of Greenville town
ship farms which constitute a strong
dairy community. 4
There will be a a meeting in
Mortified this evening and farmers
from the southern part of Dakota
county are coming in large numbers
for the band concert and lectures.
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of the car and hold onto the broken.
trolley, so that it could be pulled to
Fargo.
G. w. Burrows of Breckenridge,
member of the house of representatives
from Wilkin county, was a MoOrhead
visitor on Thursday.
c. j. Snuff, formerly clerk at the old
Columbia hotel, was in the city yester-
day. He is at present employed at
jamestown, N. d.
Will Humphrey hes returned from his
western trip. He visited Portland,
Seattle and Vancouver, WASH, where
his sister resides.
G. P. Jones of Minneapolis spent the
day In the city. He made the run out
to his farm with Johnston Wagner.
Mrs. John Logan and her daughter
left on N. P. No. 4 Thursday afternoon
for French Lick Springs, Ind.
The Red River Valley Dairymen's
convention will be held in Crookston,
Dec. 9 and 10. Already the local COM
mittee is making extensive arrange
ments for the meeting.
Mrs. Huntoon and Miss Margaret re-
turned to Pelican lake Thursday after
the fire. The Huntoons were accom-
panied by Judge Costain and Elizabeth
Richards.
Two prisoners in the Morrison county
jail at Little Falls made their escape
Jail wall from the outside, through
which the prisoners effected their es-
cape. Both men were held on robbery
| charges,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-15
STARTED YESTERDAY TO
POUR FIRST CONCRETE

Contractor Birch, who is doing the
paving work in the city started pouring
the first concrete in the construction
on the new pavement yesterday. The
work was started on First avenue
south, beginning at Fourth street.
He begins work in First avenue be-
cause at the present time practically
the entire south side is shut off be-
tween Fourth and Eighth streets by
the condition of First Mr..
Birch desires to put the Fifth and Six
tn street crossings in shape for traffic
at the earliest possible moment.
The work to be done on First avenue
by this first run will be from Fourth
street to Seventh street. At Fifth street
the block between Front and First ave
nue. viii! be put in, but at Sixth street
the paving as at present planned will
run up to the street car tracks-on
each side, but that the space between
FIRST avenue and the N. P. tracks on
Sixth will not be put in at present, on
account of certain arrangements with
the street car people.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-15
Moorhead Department
BY "Eva 12"
IS HIT BY
BAD HAIL STORM

A hail storm of such severity that
grain in the shock was badly damaged
in some cases swept eastern Clay
county at an early hour this morning,
Only the fact that the harvest is we'll
advanced prevented a larger loss to
farmers.
North of the Northern Pacific tracks
all standing grain, including flax, was
ruined and many Of the shocks of
grain were damaged by the storm
which swept drought Goose Prairie.
Highland Grove, Cromwell and part Of
Spring Prairie township. Much corn
was badly damaged. In HaWley, about
which the storm centered. considerable
damage was done for every skylight
and greenhouse window in town was
broken. Hail stood an inch and a half
deep in the streets and when the storm
began the stones were as big as hens
eggs. All gardens were ruined.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-15
LITTLE THINGS.

A goodbye kiss is a little thing;
With you hand on the door to go,
it takes the venom out of the sting
OF a t~houghtless word or a cruel fling
That you made an hour ago.
A kiss OF greeting is sweet and rare
After the toll of the day;
And it smooths the burrows plowed by
care,
The lines on the forehead you once
called fair
In the years that have flown away.
'Tis a little thing to say, You are
kind;
I love you, my dear" each night;
But H. sends a thrill through the
heart, I find
For Love is tender and Love is Blind
AS we climb life's rugged height.
We starve each other for loves car
ress;
We take but we do not give;
1t seems so eas some soul to bless,
But we dole the love grudgingly, less
and less,
Till it's bitter and hard to live.
Andrew Lang, in Cincinnati Times
Star.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-15
NOORHEAD MEN TO
MAKE MUCH DUST

Moorhead men are planning on TAX
ing an extensive trip throughout the
county to the southeast. 1t is possible
that they Will leave the state. Charles
>. Marden Will go out of the regular
planned path and be present at the
unVeiling of the monument recently
erected in honor of services rendered
the whites by Chippewa Chief Maui
~zoo-mau-nee at Fort Ridgely, Aug. 20.
Clay county men are not the only
men at present interested in looking
over the crops in their county. South
ern Carlton county turned out in force
yesterday to visit farms and dairies
in the vicinity of Carlton and Wren
shall. About twenty-five automobiles
loaded with farmers and business men
arrived in Carlton just before the noon
hour and were taken by CO. Agt. H. A.
Pfiughoeft to the picnic grounds at
lake, where luncheon was served
and they were addressed by Mr.. Brown
Of the state experiment station.
The tour then led to Wrenshall,
where the fine farms of E. B. McLor-
an, B. c.. Church and P. H. UteIey
were inspected. The fine dairy herds
and excellent field crops brought out
many expressions of admiration. The
big farm of T. NJ. Ferguson at Bark
er was also visited.
The trip was made for the purpose
of bringing the agriculturists of the
county in closer touch. Many surpris-
es were in store for the visitors, some
of whom had never before visited the
northern part of the county and were
not aware that anything except the
county seat and lumber industries
fiourished north of Mahtowa,
The jaunt was planned as a return
compliment to the farmers Of the
northern part of the county who visit
ed the vicinity of Barnum and Moose
Lake last Saturday.
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COMMUNICATION.
Editor Of the Fargo Forum,

Editor Of the Fargo Forum,
Fargo, N. D.
Dear Sir:
respectfully ask space in the Forum
to reply as briefly as the case will per-
NIT, ~elative to the malicious and libel
GUS attack Of Dr.. Guild upon the writer
in last Sundays COurier-News.
In reporting the case of the Equity
Cooperative Exchange, he referred to
me in the following language: "Dougan
is the man whose convenient memory 1t
will be recalled, was INVOKED to aid
A. Y. More in the case versus Guild and
More, and by the testimony of an hon
est stenographer, Dougan Is a fertile
liar, or else has a MunChausen imaG-
nation, in fact DOugan's perception Of
the truth appeared somewhat blurred,
and if the case Of the Equity Exchange
rests upon such as he, 1t Is apt to be In
a sorry plight. 1t Is be hoped that he
is not a sample of the promoters Of
their business"
In reply to the above, l say that any
man who says my testimony in the
Guild-MOre case was not true in every
particular is a liar; and DR.. Guild will
have ample opportunity to prove his
malicious and libelOus statements in
due time.
A few words as to the writer. 1 was
in business in Minneapolis from 1893 to
1905. l can furnish ample proof from
some of the best men in Minneapolis,
men Of well-knOwn reputation in the
business lie OIL Jndl city, VINO Will say
that DR.. Guilds charges against me are
so different from my standing n re-
putatiOn there hat they will not be-
lieve his statements unless he proves
it. 1 can bring ample proof here in
Fargo by the same class of people.
l will say l have a good wife and
two children who love me and depend
upon me to keep the wolf from The
door, and when ! think hat it is poss-
bile in this country that the law will
allow a man CD to besmirCh the Char-
aCter Of a man who stands square with
the world, and asks questions from no
man, l say 1t Is time to call a halt, and
as l wrote my dear old mother in San
Francisco, who is 70 years old, and
mailed her a copy of the attack by DR..
Guild on her son, that l would get JUS
tiCe if l lac to shed the good blood she
gave me.
Let me say to the people of North
Dakota, and especially to the farmers
whom l have been labOring with in this
great reform movement, don't let the
malicious charges of DR.. Guild blind
you to the truth and facts as they will
be brought out due course of time.
In conclusion let me quote you DR.
Guild: That he who steals my purse
steals trash; but he who steals my good
name, steals that which enriches him
not, but makes me DOR indeed"
A. p. DOUGAN.
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CHARGED With
MAKING ASSAULT
THREE MEN, CHARGED WITH AS
sAULT IN MooRHEAD TAKEN
BY FARGO POLICE AND RE-
TURNED TO MINNESOTA SIDE
OF RIVER.

Andrew Claymore, Davis Nelson and
B.. Crockey, three men whom it is al
legged beat up a mar in Moorhead, were
arrested by the Fargo police last even
ing and returned to the Minnesota side
of the Red river to answer to the
charges preferred against them.
1t was not necessary to eXtradite the
three as all signiled a willingness to
90 across the river and face the
charges.
Not desiring the complaining wit
ness becoming public before the trial
of the three accused men, the nature Of
the assault could not be learned from
the Moorhead chief of police. The trial
will be held probably this afternoon or
tomorrow.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-15
Summary,

New York, Aug.15. Business ana
banking conferes at Washington with
President Wilson adopt program for
trade development which aims at
restoration Of market for foreign bills
of exchange providing means for send e.
ing cotton, grain and merchandise
abroad and furnishing war insurance
on shipping. State department MAX
ing inquiry after 50, 900, 900 shipment
OF radium and imperator.
Over 1000 Americans leave Havre
on French liners France and Chica-
CO..
Argentine government offers United
States system Of exchange to develop
commerce between the two countries.
Senate will vote on ship
ping bill Monday.
Hamburg-American line officials it is
reported, may sail vessels holding here
as alternative to having them lie idle
for possibly months.
Democrats in congress favor delay
on war tax. Say treasury has enough
till December.
Dow, Jones & Co..
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EAST SIDE NOTES

The new residence of Thomas Now
ak, on First avenue north, is now rea-
dy for the plumbing work.
Geo. w. Ely Of st. Paul, represent
ing the New York Life Insurance Co.,
spent the day in the city.
Claus hammers, one Of the promi-
nent Germans of the Sabin district,
spent the morning in the city.
The confirmation class of the Nor
wegian Lutheran church will hold a
big picnic at the Nokken grove. south
of the city. on tomorrow afternoon,
There are t~hirty-one in the class. A
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-15
ONE OF FAMILY OF 26
GETS ANKLE CRUSHED

A. B. Funkland, Of Lemon, n. D.,
who holds the record of having the
largest family in North Dakota. left
the Northwestern hospital yesterday
afternoon with one of his small boys,
Albert Funkland, who recently HAD his
ankle smashed when he fell rom the
seat IF a binder and a large heel of
the machine passed cvec his lower
limb.
Albert Funkland is one of a family
of twenty-six, fourteen girls and ten
boys. There are eleven girls and nine
boys nov living at home. The father
of the family has twenty-five grand
children.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-15
ADDITIONAL SPORT
Big League Batting
Averages Announced

Chicago, Aug. 15.-Hy Meyers, wear
ing Brooklyn's uniform, in twenty
games, leads the hatters Of the Ma
tional league with an average of 81,
according to figures published here to-
day. Then come Erwin, Brooklyn,
.34S; Grant, New York, .342; Becker,
Philadelphia, 1884; Dalton, Brooklyn,
1921; G. Burns, New York, 81; Win
800; S. Magee, Philadelphia, .30S;
.Phelan, Chicago, .304. Brooklyn leads
the club batting with 1863, and New
York is next, with 1855. Herzog, Gin
.cinnati, is ahead in stolen bases, with
SO. In games won and lost, James Of
Boston, with Is and 8; Doak, st. Louis,
10 and 4; Mathewson, New York, 10
and Z, are leading pitchers.
Joe Jackson tops the American
league. The Cleveland slugger has an
average Of 1858. Next come Cobb, De-
troit, $50; E. Collins, Philadelphia,
.345;. Baker, Philadelphia, 1886; Cree,
New York, 1871; Speaker, Boston, 1924;
Crawford, Detroit, BIT; Fournier, Chi
.cago, .315; McInnes, Philadelphia, .312;
Walker, st. Louis, 1903. Philadelphia
with 1857 and Washington with .249
lead the clubs. E. Collins leads in
stolen bases with SO. Leading pitch
ers are Leonard, Boston, with II and
3; Bender, Philadelphia, 10 and 2, and
Plank, Philadelphia, 10 and 8.
John Titus holds the lead in the
American association. The Kansas
City veterans average is 1898. Fol-
lowing him are w. Hinchman, Col
umbus, 1858; Kirke, Cleveland, .349;
Altizer, Minneapolis, .342; Compton,
Kansas City, $40; Ratio, Kansas City,
.339; Killifer, Minneapolis, 1886; Liv-
ingston, indianapolis, 1888; Lake, Min
neapolis, 1927; v. Clemens, Louisville,
1926. Ahead in team hitting are, Kan
sas City with .279, and Minneapolis
and Columbus with .273 each. Comp
ton and Killifer are tied for stolen
base honors, with 40 each. Leading
pitchers r Dougherty, milwaukee,,
with 10 and 2; Collins, Kansas City,
10 and 6, and Larcy, indianapolis, II
and 4.
Steve Evans, Brooklyn, tops the
Federal leaguers with 362. Then come
Kauff, Indianapolis, 355; Shaw, Brook
Ign. 346; Lennox, Pittsburgh, BAL;
Crandall, st. Louis, 1923; Easterly,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-15
AULT GOES
TO BLACKS

George Ault who has been employ
ed in one of the Fargo dry goods stores
for nearly a year has accepted a posi-
ton with the Black store where he
will have charge of the dry goods sec
ton. He will also assist Mr.. Black in
the care of the whole store. Mr.. Ault
has had a large experience as a linen
and dry goods man and has a number
Of friends who will be pleased to learn
Of his association with Mr.. Black in his
Broadway store. The change will be
made on Monday and after hat date
Mr.. Ault will be in his new position.
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ATTEMPT ROBBERY
AT MARTINSON FLATS

There was an attempted robbery at
the new M~artinson flats this morning
about l o'clock. During the night j. w.
Brown, the barber, heard some one at
tempting to turn a key in the key hole
Of his bed room door. Footsteps in
the hall were heard and the men evil
IDENTIFY attempted to break in some of
the other rooms.
The police were called at once but
the men had made their get away"
before Officers Malvey and Bereeson
arrived.
On interviewing other persons who
occupy rooms in The M~artinson flats it
was found that the men had also at
tempted to enter the room of j. B.
Johnson.
There have been no arrests made in
the case as yet.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-15
RECORD SQUASH RAISED
BY LOCAL GROCERY NAN

One Of the biggest squashes which
mas been seen in this part of the coun-
try for a long time was yesterday
brought to the Solbers & Nelson gro-
Gerry store, where it was put. on dis
pla and a now be seen there.
1t was raised by Axel Nelson in his
own garden and is a beauty. The
estimated weight Of the vegetable is
from sixty to seventy pounds. 1t is
a foot and three-quarters in thickness
and in good proportion.
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Early War Bulletins

Portland, Ore, Aug. 15.-Grain ex-
porters nave received word that Brit
iSh buyers would assume all war risks
on grain shipped from Portland to
Great Britain by way Of the Pacific,
n preparations were made here i'm
mediately to SEM out cargoes. The
British vessel Fernley was to begin
British steamer, River Forth, slipped
over the Columbia river bar at dawn
yesterday, bound for Bellingham,
Wash, where she is to load lumber for
Sydney.
Washington, Aug. 15.-Because Of
the heavy strain imposed upon the
small diplomatic staff of the state de-
partment by the European war, Sec
rotary Bryan has retained two experts
to serve as special counsel as long as
the emergency exists. They are Prof.
Eugene Wambaugh, professor of in
ternational law in Harvard university,
and James Brown Scott, secretary for
the Carnegie endowment for interna-
tional peace, and formerly solicitor for
the state department.
Brussels, Aug. 15.-The Belgians are
repeating with great gusto a story to
the effect that when a member Of the
diplomatic corps at Brussels express
ed surprise that the German minister
had not left the Belgian capital
promptly after the declaration of war,
the minister replied:
"It isn't worth while. Tomorrow the
Germans will be here
The Belgians point out that ten days
have elapsed since the alleged CONVEX
lsation took place.
Washington, Aug. ia young nav
al officer applied yesterday to Secre-
tary Daniels for leave of absence to
enter the service of one of the warning
the experince might be of value to the
United States in future. The request
was promptly denied.
Lodon, Aug. 15.-The Exchange Tel
egraph's Rome correspondent sends
the outline of an official comniunica-
ton from the Vienna government to
Rome notifying the Italian govern
ment Of Great Britain's declaration of
war on Austria. The Austrian note
says:
aAustria's war against Servia, an
independent state, and for a cause
which did not affect international pol
litics, cannot be considered as the
cause for the present European war
Great Britain's note to- Austria, the
statement continues, fails to point out
the fact that Austria was Obliged to
declare war against Russia because
the latter's mobilization threatened
Austria. 1t is denied that Austria sem
troops to the frontier, a fact, the
Istatement says. which France already
knew from the Austrian ambassador.
ST is evident the note says, in con
clusion, that Great Britain's alleged
reasons for declaring war not only are
4 arbitrary alterations of facts, hut de-
liberate lies. England has thus lightly
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-15
Dnlmth FInT.
LOcal Quotations.
Herald.

Chicago, Aug. 15.-Sentiment in
wheat is mixed. Those who are bullish
said the trade was too aggressive on
the selling side. There has peer a
break of 7 1-2c from the recent high,
Following an advance of % to 81 cents
which they think enough for the pres
ent. Bears predict a decline in the
northwest, especially in cash premiums
as new wheat is beginning to move.
Farmers there. however, are reported
as more disposed to held wheat. One
cash Chicago cash corn handlers has
bought nearly a million bushels corn
to arrive this week from Illinois and
Iowa. Corn sold in New England yes.
terday at 81 1-2C, the highest in years,
Finley Darrell & Co.
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of European conflict will probably
cause a fair demand to be in evidence
of the declines.
Wagner g. Co.: Main factor in
wheat Is not the temporary cessation
of exports. The question of autumn
grain seeding in Europe overshadows
the piling at United States terminals.
Logan & Bryan: It's more than
probable that the selling Of wheat is
overdone on this break.
Finley Darrell e. Co.
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Methodist Church.

Morning worship at IL o'clock. Sub
ject, The Secret of Spiritual Strength.
Sunday school at 10 o'clock.
Epworth league at z o'clock. Mrs. L.
F. Wood, leader.
Evening worship at 8 o'clock. Sub
ject, Boldness.
Heretofore the Sunday school has
been at 11:45 but this has been changed
beginning this Sunday to 10 o'clock.
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CATTLE
and 5 HORSES BURNED

Twenty-Five head of dairy cattle and
five horses burned to death early this
morning in a fire which destroyed the
big dairy barn on the Chris Olson
farm, seven miles south of Hawley.
The total loss is estimated at $4,000.
The big dairy barn had just been
completed and contained considerable
feed and harness. Rats gnawing at
matches are given as the cause of the
fire.
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Kansas City, 1928; Campbell. Indiana
polls, 1926; Gerr, Indianapolis, 324; w.
Miller, st. Louis, 319; Murphy, Brook
lyn, 31S. Indianapolis leads in CLUB
batting with $50 and Baltimore is next
with 274. Kauff retains the base steal
ing honors with 46. Top notch pitch
ers are Ford, Buffalo. Is and 5; Sea
ton, Brooklyn, 20 and 8; Brown, st.
Louis, IL and 5; Kaiserling, ndian
polls, IL and S. .,-
Larry Lejeune, Sioux City, leads the
Western with 1872. Then come Mog-
ridge, Des Moines, 366; Schleibner,
Omaha, 1854; Patterson. ST. Joe, 351;
Hatcher, Denver, 345; Coffey, Denver,
BAL; Kane, Sioux City, 1888; Koener,
Topeka, 1888; Congelton, Omaha, 1886;
Thomason, Omaha, 334. Denver with
29S and Sioux City with 200 lead the
clubs. Watson. st. Joseph, and Nichol-
son, Wichita, lead in stolen bases,
with Is each. Leading pitchers are
Der, Denver, II and 4; Gaskell, Denver,
IS and Z. ... .
Kritchell, Toronto, leads in the In
ternational with BAT. Then come Nc
Intyre, Providence, 342; Mcconnell,
Buffalo, 1888; Platte, Providence, 327;
Walsh, Rochester, 1926; Mays. Provi-
dence, 1924; Schultz, Rochester, $780,
Dale, Montreal, 319: Flynn. Montreal,
317; Onslow. Providence, 313; Jordan;
Toronto, 313. Providence with 27z
and Toronto with $50 lead in club
batting. Pick, Toronto, with "a, has
most stolen bases. Leading pitchers
are Bader, Buffalo and Wagner.
Toronto, with 9 n each; and
Hughes. Rochester, with 16 and 6.
Pete Knisely's departure from the
Southern league, where he hit 352 for
Birmingham, leaves Iris Lord, Mobile,
and Liebhardt, Memphis, the leaders
with $50 each. Then come Kirby,
Mobile, 1926; Mccormick, Chattanooga,
1926; DAILY, Montgomery, S17; Goulitat,
Memphis. 314; Sloan, Nashville, 312;
Welchonce, Atlanta, sos; Tyree,
Atlanta, sos. Mobile lead in team hit
ting with 267 and Chattanooga is next
with 265. Callahan, Nashville, re-
tains the stolen base lead. with 40.
Leading pitchers are Hogg, Mcbilem
with IS won and Z lost; Brown, Birm-
ingham, with Is and z, and Townsend.
Mobile, IA and 7.