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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-20
The Way to Mt. OIivet,

Mt. Olivet, Ky, Advances: a drums
mer asked u grouchy Maysville man.
who was perhaps too drunk to see our
superb auto truck, the way to get to,
Mt. Olivet.
citizen of the Mason metropolis. .
"What's that?' queried the eager
knight Of the grip.
Two mules and a wagon" was the
laconic answer.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-20
FIDDLE OR DIAMOND.

Raleigh, N. c.. March 20. That
baseball will unfit him for master
musicianshiD is the plea that Connie
Mack. Of the Philadelphia Athletics. is
making to his son, Earl. who is
managing R%aleigh's team and playing
first base. The Philadelphia masnate
wants his son to give up baseball and
study the violin abroad.
This story came here yesterday from
| Chapel Hill, where Earl Mack Is
coaching the university team. 1t is
not thought that it will influence
young Mack this year, and he will
continue playing and coaching.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-20

they may remain over next year.
Sam Langford remained theirs two
years and Jack johnson would
have stayed longer had they per-
mitted him.
pacasfe Mcfarland and Wine Rit-
chic to cross the Pacific 10 AUS
fraIia. He is looking 70 ylors
American champions to do che
same thing
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-20

Another step forward was taken by
Blacks this week in getting the serv-
ices Of w. K. Osborn, who was for
merly connected with the large Elder
& Johnson department store in Day
ton, O., as buyer, who will have charge
of the dry goods department, which.
will be improved, and better and
quicker service will be given.-Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-20
Two Rival Teams

:" TIC LSdIIIS WGI6 DIS IUlIOW5. =
Chicago White SoX-Daly, first
base: Schaefer, second base; Weaver.
shortstop; Egan, third base; Craw-
ford. right field; Speaker, center field:
Evans, left field; Scott, Benz, or Lew
erenz, pitchers: Slight or Bliss, catch
ers. .. ..
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-20

Macon, Ga. March 20.-The Boston
National league club defeated the
Newark. N. j., International league
team, 8 to 2. Meanwhile, shortstop,
and Evers, second baseman Of the
Boston team, played sensational ball.
e. Zimmerman and Tooley scored
Newark's runs with home runs. Score:
r. H. e.
Boston 3 Z 1
Newark 2 7 2
Batteries-Rudolph, Cocreham, Ty-
Ter and Gowdy; S. Smith, Schaht and
Fl. Smith.
Atlanta, Ca, March 20.-The Cleve-
land American league team and the
Atlanta Southern league team played
a tie game here s to 6, the contest be-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-20
FROM THE SPRING
TRAINING CAMP.

Savannah, Ga, March 20.-The Chi
cago National league baseball club
outclassed the Savannah club of the
South Atlantic league and won II to 8.
Score:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-12
WEEKS WANTS TO
PUT THE LID ON
Believes Every European Coun-
try Knows All About Army
and Navy.

Washington. Dec. 11.-Deciaring that
there has been too much publicity OF
military affairs of the nation, Senator
Weeks. of Massachusetts, in speech
in the Senate to-day opposed agitation
for special investigation of military
preparedness, praised the strength and
personnel of the navy and urged the
organization of an army reserve. He
said:
ain fact. there is and has been alto
gether too much publicity in such mat
tiers, i'm my judgment. | have no
doubt every European country is in
formed in the most minute detail Of our
condition, both on land and sea, and if
any change in our methods is to be
made it should not be in the direction
of greater publicity, but should be to
protect our operations, even IN time oil
peace, from scrutiny both at home and
abroad"
Senator Weeks maintained that the
army was insufficient and proposed its
reorganization.
"If the military experts are right
he said, that the country needs
force of 100000 trained men, supple
mented by from 100000 to 100000 vol
unteers to give it a reasonable chance
of protection against a probable foe,
and that the 100000 men will be need
ed at once on the outbreak Of war-or-
ganized as fighting machines it would
appear that the defence provided at
present by Congress is inadequate and
practically worthless, and that the
moneys spent on this defence are large
" wasted"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-12

weeks, as formerly. I think il is OF
lnealcuiable lue-incalculable.D
Admiral Badger told us that in his
opinion there should not be academic
education or board a ship-that SHOULD
be given to the men before they come
on the ship. and then devote what time
could be spared TO vocational training"
said Mr.. Roberts.
OF course, as commander in chief. he
was IN charge of the matter Of the
educational policy only few months
after 1t was in operation. and il has
not been IN operation long enough for
anybody to say positively what L will
do. But ] find among the men that
many Of them are deeply interested"
IF we get into war" asked Repre-
sentative Butler. "could we build bat
tleships TO aid in that war;"
at depends on the length of the hos
tilities. Were hostilities TO continue
for two years we could not add 10 the
feet; were they 70 continue for three
years we could finish a few ships" an
swered Secretary Daniels
AREN'T you sorry you took the Phil
ippinesG" asked Representative Hens
ley.
II am sorry that we ever took the
Philippines, but think Admiral Dewey
pursued the proper and a wise and
patriotic course"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-12

but not on an occasion like that" .,
"Whv not?" Mr.. Roberts asked
There were no battleships in Mexico
to threaten them. and all they nau 20
do was to keep the enemy out Oh the
6There are half a dozen things you
might have done in Mexico Mr.. Dan
I iels explained. "And the wise policy
was to have had all the fleet IN Mex
can waters; it was the place Tor IL 10
| be used for an emergency, Tor any CON-
dition."
"The General Board in its report
seems to criticise the keeping oil pat
/ tleships down there becaus IL inter
fered with the efficiency OF the dtliilhE
of the feet and they strongly ad'Isgi
against such practice whenever II coulu
possibly be avoided" said Mr.. kooerts'
whenever it can possibly be aFoIueu:
but whenever the commander IN ehIel
says they must go, he IS the man 70
settle it." said Mr.. Daniels. ana II the
General Board had known that me con- con-
mander in chief said 1t ought 20 ua,t
been done they would not have put
that in here"
The unpreparedness and insuhicient
defence Of the Pacific Coast was the
subject of an extended coiloquy
tween Secretary Daniels and Represent
alive Stephens, of California.
"How many dreadnoughts are 81
toned on the Pacific Coast asAe| MI
Stephens. -, A..
ave have none there" replied Mr.
Daniels. G..
"How many battlcships of the hrst
line?" ~
ION the Pacific Coast We have
none there" ,..Is,
"How many battleships of any kind
"Onlv the Oregon
ala the oregon in commission or IN
"The Oregon is being placed in com
mission" .t,;,,
How many cruisers or minor SHIPS
h ,,,n wo in commission on the Pacific
Coast?" .,Lr
eve have the San Diego, the Albany,
tho Chattanooga, the Cleveland, the
Denver. the Maryland. the New orleans
tho Raleigh. the West Virginia, ana we
have tho Yorktown, which is gunboat;
the Annapolis, which IS gunboht' anu
the Buffalo. which is transport; ana
,Leu we also have a torpedo hotilla'
"Uow many torpedo destroyers arc
there on the Pacific CoastE
give active and four IN reserve.
"How many submarines have we o"
the Pacific Coast?'
"Three, and tender.
"Do you think the vessels you nav
named an adequate or suilieleh' P'o-
teton TO the Pacific Coastg
Adequate for what
Not Adequate for War.
Adequate for war"
"No."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-12
SEA SUPREMACY
IN REACH OF u. S.
British Expert Sees Chance of
European War Putting Amer
lean Navy at the Top.

London, Dec. 12.-The naval CORE
spondent of 1.-The Daily Telegraph" pub
fishes a long discussion this morning
of the plans for the increase of the
American navy during the next year,
saying in part:
"The British people have not yet
realized that the United States may IN
the next twelve months reach the posi-
ton which we have occupied so long
as tie supreme naval power. At pres
ent this navy ranks third, but a good
third. If there is battle in the North
Sea, the German high sea fleet cannot
be sunk or even seriously reduced IN
strength without our grand fleet being
injured. At least, this is what Grand
Admiral Won Tirpitz has hitherto e.
lieved. He has always assumed that II
his navy can sufficiently damage ours
we NAV waken some morning to find
that the trident has passed, at any rate
for a time, from our hands into those
of the United States"
The correspondent Of "The Tele-
graph" considers 1t significant TACT
that American naval experts have not
been led by the events of the present
war to be interested in strength IN
submarines at the expense of battle
ships of increasingly great displace-
ment. In conclusion, his article points
out the probable effect of the Ameri-
can grant for new ships on the British
navy.
"All this is very interesting to US.
Let us not deceive ourselves. Ameri-
can ships are we'll designed and well
built, and, so far as the present per-
sonnet, is adequate, is well manned.
We do not associate republic with
'miltarism,' but apparently all Amer
leans are satisfied that though Ger
many may be crushed they will still
need a fleet and a larger fleet than
they have had in the past. We are thus
brought up against the question
whether in the incoming year the Ad-
miralty ought not to enter upon the
construction Of more battleships en-
bvdying all the lessons, which are not
many, which the war has taught"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-12
DANIELS PUTS FLEET )
INACTYON UP TO WILSON
Continued from page !

"You would not commission the ore
eon as a first class battleshlp at THIS
time, would you?"
mo"
you do not think trouble could arise
and very material damage be done pc
fore any fleet could arrive on the IA.
cite Coast from the Atlantic Coast OF
the United States" was Mr. Stephens's
next question.
~ think the odds are the other way.
One of the reasons we built the canal,
and perhaps the chief reason, was to
make il possible to have feet to de-
fend both coasts"
"Have we feet sufficient to defend
both coasts?" 49,, "a,
ayes. sir, we have fleet which, alto
gether. is sufficient to defend either
coast" .,
mot at the same time"
Against Bigger Air Fleet.
Secretary Daniels did not know how
long it would take 10 get the Meet from
tho Atlantic e the Pacific in the event
of the destruction or obstruction OF the
Panama Canal. He promised the COM
uittee figures as to the best estimate as
70 the time requisite to get the fleet
around Cape Horn. He explained,
Iowever. that with the canal intact
ABOUT eighteen days from New YORK
or Norfolk and fourteen days from
Guantanamo TO San Francisco or san
Pedro was probably correct.
Secretary Daniels, while advocating /
The equipment of the navy with an AIR
feet. took issue with the General /
Boards recommendation for an appro-
priation of s5,000,000 t. be devoted to |
this purpose. He refused 70 support
the APPROPRIATION of Sl,lsIOOO, advo-
Gated BY Captain Bristol, head OF the
aviation corps, who had testlhed before I
tho committee several days ago. The /
contended that through the .
OF the United States TO pur-
Cbase foreign built engines with view
"a improving the form OF engine Tor
uso in aeroplanes, by reason OF the
war. the whole question of aeronautical
should go over until next
year.
Comparisons with the strength of
European nations in aeroplanes was
furnished by Representative Browning
of New Jersey. who said:
81 asked Captain Bristol 10 give US
the air craft equipment OF the various
nations. This is what he said:
"'At the beginning Of this war our
best information gave, approximately
France. % dirigibles and 500 aero
planes: Great Britain. 8 dirigibles and
400 aeroplanes; Servia. 2 dirigibles
and 100 aeroplanes; Germany, 40 d.
rigibles and 1000 aeroplanes; Austria;
8 dirigibles and 400 aeropane and
the United States. % aeroplanes.'
eve do seem to be away behind ali
other nations, and | do not think the
type, the machine, should be just nxed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-12

shore tanks, and / believe that If you
authorize one at this time and one next
year we shall be in very good shape"
"Has il been found necessary, by
order of the department, to reduce the
number of academic study hours on
board ship recently?" asked Mr.. Rob-
erts.
There has been nothing of that
sort"
THAT is what Admiral Fletcher and
Admiral Badger said"
"The study period is omitted in time
of exigency when the captain Of the
ship advises that it cannot be car
ried on we'll"
"But we were told by either Admiral
Fletcher or Badger that it was found
that too many hours were being de-
voted to academic studies and that
there had been a reduction Of the NUM-
Der of hours; ;hat there was an order
from the department reducing the num-
Der OF hours. Do YOU feel satisfied
that this compulsory academic educa-
tlon on board ship is the best method
of giving an academic education to men
coming into the service"
The Deep Sea School.
What we do is this: Every man Who
enlists goes into training system for
six months instead Of four or Ave
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-12

Gus use of the anti-typhoid serum. The
medical department is just now clean
ing out three villages in the immediate
vicinity Of headquarters, which were
found TO be typhoid centres. The sur
gcons arc devoting special attention to
this matter, and are isolating or vac
cinating the inhabitants OF suspected
villages.
The Germans evidently are Preparing
for an extended occupation. The
French peasants, under the supervision
and 20 certain extent the mild com
pulsion Of the Germans. have planted
winter crops. and are working in the
fields. important bridges destroyed
during the occupation operations are
everywhere being permanently rebuilt
with steel from Germany. The roads
are being maintained as usual by
French labor, and in some cases fac
tories are being reopened.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-12

so we cannot 60 on and experiment
with some of these other machines:
Transports were taken up. How
many transports did the army have
under charter in Galveston harbor be-
fore they were used? What was the
charter p rty price of those trans
ports ?" asked Mr.. Eoberts.
81 do not know anything about II,
except that they had them replied
Mr.. Daniels.
Ignorant of Transport Cost.
81 am told that they were paying
81. 900 a day charter party for a
period of three or four months for
considerable number of transports.
Now. 81 900 a day for four months is
100000, for a ship lying there wait
ing to be used"
al have no idea how many they. en-
gagged, what they paid nor how long
they had them" said Secretary Daniels.
Fuel ships came next. Mr.. Roberts
read from the report of the General
BOARD arguments for the construction
of two oil fuel ships in 1918 and the
construction Of the two oil fuel ships
authorized in August. 1912.
"I thin. that these that are build
ing will soon be ready" said the Sec
retary. 81 have recommended one. We
can get q great deal OF this oil from
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-12
Not Adequate for Wa

Adequate for war"
"No."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-12

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Iditarod pioneer., 1914-01-10
AFTER 23 YEARS

A few weeks ago there arrived in Edmon- ten, Alberta, John c. Knox, an employe of the Hudson Bay Company, who had been stationed in the northern country on the very border of the Arctic circle, the last 28 years He came to visit the friends of his boyhood days and get into touch with mod ern commercial and industrial methods.
 At the time of his leaving Edmonton the population was less than 50, and on his return he finds 1t with better than TO- 00O Knott went through the town from he East in 1878. The Red river OK cart and dog teams of that time he found had disappeared, and high power touring cars and electrically propelled street cars in use likewise the Saskatchewan river was fcrd- ed at the time or crossed by rope ferry hat is also changed, and the river is TOW banned by structures of steel. Knott says that the fur catch of the North will reach he enormous figure of g 100000 this year
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-01-10
THE SMALL TOWN.

man whose nerves were ragged from the
 strenuous city life Decided he would take rest and wouldn't
 take his wife 'I'll go to some small town" he said, "and
 and live upon diet Where folks are kind and simple, and where
 everything Is quiet The weary man packed up his grip, and
 after some delay, He found little village where he thought
 he'd like to stay. He started to enjoy the rest he had so truly
 earned; He strolled among the villagers, and this
 is what he learned: That Hiram Jenkins was 2 beat who never
 paid a cent; That Abner Hawkins drank 90 much he
 couldn't pay his rent; That old Squire Higgins was crook and
 had been all his lre That Perkins ran card game. and that
 JiuSOn beat his wife. He learned that Mrs. Hopkins washed her
 dishes twice a week, tnd did some giddy things of which they
 didn't like to speak. He learned that Mrs. WlSgiDS smoked a
 cigarette one day, And flrted with the druggist when her huS-
 band was away. After he heard these items, as they passed
 from lip to lip, The weary pilgrim had enough, and packed
 his little grip. He went back to the city On the first and
 fastest train, And never took the rest cure in a little
 town again. William F. Kirk.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-01-10
PROGRESS OF THE
 ALASKA RAILROAD BILL
Delegate Wckersham Answers the Attack Made on the Measure by Senator
 Poindexter

Washington, Dec. 11.-Delegate Wicker sham warmly defended the Alaska railroad bill in the house today against those who attacked it. He denounced those who ac- cused the promoters of the bill of implant- ing therein joker, denied that it has any weak spots, or that, as intimated by Rep resentative Ferris, it is obviously drawn up to favor special interests Wickersham de- clared that the bill embodied every favor able and desirable thing necessary to a speedy construction of the railroad in Alaska, and that while it may not be per lection, it is as perfect as time and the circumstances will at present permit.
 It was obvious from the beginning that Wickersham's address was directed against the alarming attack which had been made by Senator Poindexter and others, who claim that the bill contains joker whereby the private corporations lease the railroad after the government takes all the risks of construction.
 The bill, according to the contention of some of its opponents, is so drawn up that the larger interests in Alaska who have acquired many of the mineral resources will in the fullness of time also acquire this government constructed railroad in even a craftier manner than the private interests
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-01-10
HUMAN FOLLY

remarked to Dr. Skate I'm increasing in my weight and
 it's giving me the blues for tie my shoes so want pint of pls syrup made of qu other kind of dope you pull down. hope? All the time at heart know that really ought to go the woodp with and get down to old brass ack Oh ought chores and busy out of doors beating carpets good and hard cleaning the Uttered yard with mind and heart peace thus dispose of my grease But instead block and consult the foureyed doc and he shakes h head and gh and he looks confounded and gives pellets labeled Nux and three bucks And for million jays foolish all the days. Ills and aches would travel hence if we little If you have aching tooh have pulled good youth But of that simple plan won't appeal any you will your throbbng jaw and enounce the moral law, blow yourself for patent and te horoorm that ures then with agony accusd do what should be done first Most of oas dense few of have any sense-Wal Mason
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-01-10
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
Max Mlnard, J. F. MOTION, Chas. LIndfors, to Joe Blanchell, Alex Lopp, Barney Wnlrh and kinhaII

Max Mindrd, J. F. Morrow, CnaS. Llndl OrS,
 to Joe Blanchell, Alex Lopp, Barney WelCh and J. kimball.
 You and each of you, your heirs and as signs, are hereby notined that the under signed has expended in labor the sum of one hundred dollars (st00) for each Of the years 1910, 1911, t0t2, 1913, upon placer mining claim known as and called Wild Cat Association, on Yankee creek, a tributary of InnokO river, lnnoko mining district, district Of Alaska. That said la Dor was done and performed as annual la bor for each of the above named years ac- cordng to law A certificate of location for the above named mining claim being of record in Vol. 10, at page t10. lnnoko min ing district records.
 You are further notified that if, at the expiration of ninety (9o} days after the last publication Of this notice, you fail or refuse to contribute your proportion Of such expenditure. your interest in said claims will become the property Of the un- derSigned. your co-oWner, under section 2324 of the Revised Statutes Of the United States. ~
 J. w. STONE. Co., Owner.
 Date of first publication, Nov. IS. t9tS
 Date Of last publication, Feb. tf, 1914,
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-01-10
President Gives Assurances of suppor,

Washington, Dec. PA most important Wickersham today by President Wilson, who assured the delegate that he could be convinced "that my efforts are directed for the best intrests of the whole people, and that I make every steadfast effort in this direction. I assure you I believe posi- lively that Alaska can only be able to achieve its greatness after the exploitation of the immensely valuable resources of the interior districts have been made available by the construction of railroads from tide water to the inland waterways"
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-01-10

assimilated the government interests in the Union Pacific.
 On the ether hand, it is hinted that this opposition is inspired by the very interests whom it is intended to prevent obtaining control of the road
 Wickersham's speech vii have a power ful effect in reassurine many who were inclined to oppose the bill as he laid espe- cial emphasis on his denial that it was drawn up with view of favoring the powerful interests in Alaska which already controlled so much of its natural resources.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-01-10
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