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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-12-16
It's No Time for
Generalities-.-If
Any One Has Figures
People Want Then,

Bismarck advocates North
duplication ladvised expenditures
would result eliminating such duplication The Tribune
doubtless position this The people want tho facts
s4 *
agricultural spends than
year. AS
throughout
from the college allotment lands
the Nelson the extent of $6
the bear. q + + ; 4 s
short the agricultural college educational institution.
buildings
(Which between), maintained
of
furnished the balance for the of
the college :
many other functions
demonstration
Institutes
admitted
wholly
related college educational institution
largely provided federal funds the college
It is compared with other state educational institutions
matters to and positive wherein
university college will
the state all things fairly considered
much? .
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-12-16


n OF
England effect attempted with
all
there were important in other quarters
official
Albania
king
the
that not single Austrian within the borders
position
kedve Of Egypt said to with Austrian
Hull
%
number but were they clearly visible fom%he shore
foundn
erabe One of the shells hit gas tank and set on fire.
she HhpOo English North
English
difficulty
A
o In
rowds on ho for
Scarborough fashionable northeast and little
noinas
the situation described by the admiralty developing
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-12-16
Ducks Played Important
Part in Seryian Campaign
Correspondence of the Associated Press,

Mitrovitz, Croatia, Nov. 49, Nitro
vitz is a sort of frontier point of the
Balkans. 1t was founded by the Ro-.
mans and called Symrium for no good
reason. 1t has a wide front on the
Save river and many ducks. Ali this
leads to strange chapter in the OPP
erations against the Servian army,
and has to do with the end of the Serb
Timex division of 1900 men.
Carrier pigeons have played al promi-
nent part in many wars. Many a
beleaguered city has asked for relief
through them. But the duck cannot
military purposes than to gladden. the
stomach of some foraging soldiers. In
the Balkans, however, they have
strange ideas. 1t is said. So when
Servian spies at Austrian Mitroyitz
needed a means that would convey
eertain military information Of ina-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-12-16
New Rockford Starts
Movement to Take
State Capital to
That Central CITY

New Rockford. N. d.. Dec. 1s.N New
Rockford is after the state capital and
Will initiate a movement at the com
ing legislative session to have the
matter of capital removal submitted
to the voters OF North Dakota.
a glance at the map of the state
will show how much more conven-
iently located New Rockford is than
Bismarck. as well as its more CEN
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-12-16
HORSES STOLEN
NEAR STEELE

Steele, N. D., Dec. ia bold horse
robbery was reported to the police
here today. On the night of Dec. Z
four horses, two blacks and two buck
skins were stolen from the farm OF
Mr Erickson one mile from Steele.
Harness, robes and other things were
taken. s,...
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-12-16

FREE OF
THE SEAS

Washington, Dec. 16.--F'rance's note
to the state department through
ambassador Jusserand gave assur-
ances that she would not interfere in
any manner with American cotton
shipments. either to belligerents or
neutral countries.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-12-16
SCOTT TO
APPEAL TO
MEXICANS

Washington, Dec. 16.-Brigadier
General Hugh L. Scott. chief of staff
of the army, was ordered by the war
department to proceed to Naco, Ariz,
and use his personal Influence with
the Mexican leaders to cease hostili-
ties.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-12-16

|portance to the troops in Servian Mi
trovitz. right across the broad and
deep Save. they decided to employ
ducks
The ferry across the river had been
destroyed. The banks of the river
were carefully patroled and watched
by the Austro- Hungarians and how to
get information to the other side was
a problem over which the spies at
Austrian Mitrovitz pondered long.
The only creature that could show
itself on the river was q duck. But
ducks havesa habit Of remaining near
their habitant, and for this reason
were not suited for the carrying of
messages.
However the Serbs of Servia need
I ed information on the strength of the
Austro- Hungarian force in Austrian
Continued on Page -Four.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-12-16
President McVey Sets Forth
Some interesting Figures

Grand Forks, N, D., Dec. 15.--To the
Forum: My dear sir: Articles are
now being sent out from Bismarck on
the matter of expenditures for edu-
cational institutions. The university
seems to be singled out for especial
attack. The last article says that
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-12-16

ascertained first whether this
designed merely spread panic British
purpose the British
attempt to land
British
Neither HarIepoo fortified
population the of
however,
omp deserted. .-
10000.
Loyds underwriting
the German
boards.
notice.
practically suspended pending receipt definite the
suit Of the engagement
Baltic exchange read eagerly by
chief
afternoo
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-12-16
Niearasuan Treaty Before Senate.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-After a
months deliberation and repeated
failure to get action, the foreign rela-
tions committee ordered the Nicaragua
fication. The United States would pay
s3.000.O00 for the Nicaragua canal
route, and a naval base on the bay OF
Fouseca under the treaty 4
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-12-16
Official Statement

London 16-The official press bureau this after
made the following regarding Ger
man attack on the North coast of England
The fortress commander at West HartepooI reports
that German vessels engaged that fortress between
and o'clock this morning The enemy driven off,
small German vessel also opened fire Scarborough
and Whitby"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-12-16
FORTUNE Is
NOW ON TRIAL

Mandan, NJ, D., Dec. 16.--George
Fortune, former chief of police of the
city of Bismarck, this morning was
placed on trial In district court on a
grand larceny charge. 1t Is asserted
that he with the assistance of Justice
Court Casselman presiding, biIked an
Assyrian transient peddler out of
goods and money valued at over $1o0
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-12-16

the state university is asking for
appropriations of $274,S9407 in addi-
ton to income of $529.600, and that the
university budget as proposed
amounts to $S04,459.07. In this state
Continued on Page Four.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-12-16
French Begin Great
Forward Movement

taken the offensive along the entire front from Hf0t sante
Marie Aux Mines. Heavy artillery firing the window
shak by night and day The French oonvsTted h
town OF Thsnn into great strong heiA AS
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-12-16

CASE IS
ARGUED

Bismarck, N. D., Dec. Whether
or not a stockholder in corporation
has the right to examine the books of
the company before showing that he
has a proper motive was the gist OF
Continued on Page 81
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-12-16

tral place. Even with the present
train service 1t is much more acces-
sible to all sections of the state shan
Bismarck and wher. the Great North
ern completes the Lewiston New
Rockford line from the west to this
point and the proposed line from Bis
marck through New Rockford to
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-12-16
British Warships
After the Dresden
Lone Survivor of the
Battle Off Falkland

Washinoon, warsh pursuna the
Sunday
cordng an telegram embassy
Chile.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-12-16
Late Bulletins FROM England

Whtby England, Dec. 1.-Two German cruisers bonn
barded this between and 10 o'clock They appeared
be three miles off Shore number of persons here
injured and killed number of buildings including the
historic abbey severely damaged The cruisers after
the bombardmen disappeared in norheaserly direction.
Scarborough Dec 16.-The sheing by four German
cruisers began shortly before o'clock number of build
ings damaged by shell fire When the shells began
falling the people rushed of their houses state of the
greatest excitement The crowds to the railroad station
all who could boarded the trains for Hull Several build
ings were damaged. ..5
Hull Dec 16Fugtives reaching here from Scarborough
damage property The train from Scarborough to Hull
crowded with those who left Scarborough when the she'll
ing commenced. railroad wired his wife here from
Scarborough saying Shells falling hicky around
but / am all right.
The arrival of the German raiders off Scarborough
of thick veil of fog Some people de-
clared they German cruiser lying off Castle Cliff
The roof of st. Martin church struck and woman
killed nearby Another church damaged and the roofs
Of number of houses carried away.
Women and children ran through the streets In their
night clothing in panic with fear and excitement imme
diately after the first sound of the firing
Hartlepool Dec 16-Many business houses and private
homes were wrecked by German shells.
is reported here that flola Of British torpedo boat
desroyers early this morning encounteded three German
cruisers eight miles off the English coast The cruisers
mediately opened fire.
Redcar, Dec. 16.-During the height of the lombard
from three German cruisers half dozen
flashes from guns counted within the space of
minutes.
London, Dec 16-The Star prints dispatch from Har
epool saying that of the German shells exploded
the principal of Hartepoo and made great
and hurled debris great distances
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-12-16
Probably Was Merely Raid
by Small German Fleet to
Terrorize British People

While Happenings
ptance Are May War Against Involving 9th
Balkan States French and British Press Forward.
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SContinusd on Page I'D
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w EATH d n

Fair tonight and probably Thurs
day. Slowly rising temperature.
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Continued On Page -Four.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-26

had been stopped there and conveyed
around to the next border without RIM
ming through the one lust irrigated.
However, as the water flowed over each
succeeding division, the length of time
increased until at the last division if
took seven hours to complete the irri-
CATION 1t took % hours and AZ min
uteS to irrigate the entire border Dur
ing that time 4.5437 acre feet of water
was applied or a depth of 1.68 feet if
uniformly spread over the entire area
If the several divisions had been irri-
gated individually it would have taken
nine hours and "a minutes with a uni
form depth of 0,667 foot and q saving
of 40 percent of the water.
Important to Measure Water.
1T IS just as important to measure
water as it is to cultivate the land TIE
problem is rot only one of economy in
the use of water, but one of increasing
the revenue from the farm The con-
ditiOns which affect the duty of water
are; variation in soil and climate
method Of applications amount of water
used; preparation of land and the need
of intensive farming. It has ever been
that where water is plentiful the duty
of water is low and where water is
scarce the duty of water is high.
New Mexico Must Realize 1t.
1T may be some years before the
New Mexico farmer is made to realize
the Importance of the measurement of
water. It is certain, however, that the
sooner we begin to measure water the
sooner will the returns be increased
and the quality of crops improved. Too
much water will produce smaller
crop just as quickly and with much
more harmful results to the SOIL as will
too little water. The point then IS not
to use all the water one can get Oh his
crops but to measure the water used
and make it serve as large an area as
possible and produce the largest re-
turns
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-26
Tract Of 10000 Acres South
of Black River Embraced
in Proposed Gift.

Carlsbad. N NJ, Feb. 26.-Twenty
thousand acres of irrigated land IS the
r,resent that +. q. Tracy and the Carls-
had Commercial club is endeavOring TO
Give the state of New Mexico. Letters
have been sent by Mr. Tracy, as presi-
den of the club, to state land commits
sioner Robert p Ervien, at Santa Fe
and other state officials, setting forth
the details Of the proposed gift
The land in question lies south of
Black river under the extension as
planned of the Carlsbad projects main
canal 1t was acquired by the state
since the government TOOK over the
Carlsbad project from the old PecOs r.
rigation company, and so its feasibility
for irrigation has never before been put
no TO state officials. The matter is be-
ing brought to the attention of the
state now, on account OF the survey of
the Pecos water shed, recently ordered
10y. secretary Of the interior Lane. This
survey is to begin on the first OF April,
and director Newell, of the reclamation
service, is already gathering his men
for the survey.
Has Surplus OF Water.
Under present conditions the Carls-
bad project has under appropriation
800. 600 acre feet Of the flow of the Pc
cos river. The present area Of 10000
acres under the canal does not consume
all this water and when the canal is
thoroughly cemented over its entire
length, as is being done now, much wa
ter that is being lost by Seepage viii
be saved for irriagtiOu. What to do
with this extra water is a problem that
is now being attacked by the Carlsbad
Commercial club The club takes the
position that If the water can not be
used in the state in which 1t origin
ates, it should be used in Texas and
IS cooperating with the authorities for
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-26
THROW AWAY YOUR
EYEGLASSES!
A FREE PRESCRIPTION
You can have filled and use at home.

DO you wear glasses? Are you a
victim of eyestrain or other weak
ness? If so. you viii be glad to know
that there is real hope for you Many
whose eyes were failing say they have
had their eyes restored through the
principle Of this wonderful free pre-
scription- One man says after trying it:
Il was almost blind; could not see to
read at all. Now can read every
thing without any glasses and my eyes
do not water any more. At night they
would pain dreadfully; now they feel
fine all the time. 1t was like a mira
Gle to me" A lady who used it says:
''The atmosphere seemed hazy with or
without glasses, but after using this
prescription for fifteen days, every
thing seems clear. I can even read fine
print without glasses" It is believed
that thousands who wear glasses can
now discard them in a reasonable time
and multitudes more viii be able to
strengthen their eyes so as to be
spared the trouble and expense of
ever getting glasses. Eye troubles Of
many descriptions may be wonderfully
benefited by following the simple rules.
Here is the prescription. Go to any
active drug store and get a bottle of
DIPLOMA, fill a tWo-Ounce bottle with
warm water, drop in one DIPLOMA tablet
and allow to dissolve. With this liquid
battle the eyes Two to four times daily.
You should notice your eyes clear up
perceptibly right from the start and
inflammation VIII quickly disappear.
If your eyes are bOtheriug you even
a little take steps to save them now
before it is too late. Many hOpelessly
blind might have been saved if they
had cared for their eyes every time
advertisement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-26
IRRIGATION WATER
MIST Be MEASURED
Care Is Necessary to Deter.
mine the Requirements
Of Crops.

State College. n. NJ, Feb. 26.-F. l..
Bixby, irrigation engineer OF the ayr
cultural experiment station OF Tue view
Mexico State college, has issued Dul-
letin on the measurement of water with
relation TO field crops. The bulletin
says:
1T is. not the general practice among
those who are learning the 1lrst prih-
cipIes of irrigation, to conduct any eA-
periments or Investigations Whlch
would tend toward economy in the use
Of water. The general impression mas
been that the soil must be kept nearly
soaked in order to make the greatest
growth, and that the. increase IN yield
will be in proportion to the increase IN
amount of water applied
1.-THE pioneer work Of getting the
water to the land has been accom-
plished in many sections and the prop
lem now in hand is to extend the use
of water, already IN the oltches OF
available through pumping, n sucH d
manner as to secure the hlgheSt err
cheney or, as we term 1t, the hlghesL
duty of water. This can be accom-
plished only by careful study OF IT
rigatiOn methods as to When ana now
to apply water. Irrigation IS DuI the
experimenting of the natural ralnIalI
and should be considered as such IN the
use of water.
"The economical use of water and the
water requirements of crops cannot be
carefully studied unless the water IS
measured by some standard GeVlce De
signed for that purpose. The unit OF
measurement viii determine the kind OF
device to be used. The cubic foot per
second as measure of the flow OF wa
ter and the acre foot as measure OF
volume are the two units now accepted
as the best and most easily understood
An acre foot is the amount OF Water
which will cover an acre or land one
foot deep. One cubic foot of water per
second flowing for "a hours VIII amount
to nearly two acre feet
Careful experiments in various of
the western states have been conducted
with a view to determining the amount
Of water required and also the time of
application. In many sections 1t Is the
practice to flood water IN borders
which are too long The result Is & loss
in time required to irrigate and waste
full use Of water. Bearing out this
statement reference is here made to
some experiments made by Don II.
Bark, irrigation engineer. on some clO-
Yer land near Rigby, Idaho. He took
one border, in a typical field, which
was 49.5 feet wide and 1853 feet long.
This is an extreme case, but it brings
out the point admirably. This border
was divided into seven equal divisions
A stream of 2.31 cubic feet per second
was maintained and it took one hour
and p minutes to reach the end of the
first division or O.2605 acre foot of wa
ter on 0.3835 acre of land or a depth Of
0.67 foot over the first division. This
would be a good irrigation If the water
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-26
GLENDALE REFINERY
WILL BE UTILIZED

Glendale, Ariz., Feb. 26.-Hundreds
Of tons of raw sugar from the west
coast of Mexico will De refined at the
Glendale plant of the Western Sugar &
Land company next summer.
Arrangements for the importation of
the sugar have already been made by
R. p. DaVie, general manager of the
company. Mr. Davie is now here max
ing final arrangements for the plant
ing of $500 acres of sugar cane. About
1900 acres viii be IN the vicinity of
Glendale and the remainder around
Chandler, Mesa, Tempe and Cashion.
Approximately $4,000 tons will be
produced No beets viii be grown in
the valley this year and only cane will
be handled at Glendale. Next year,
however, the company expects to re-
sumo the handling of beets. Within a
short time the work Of remOdeling the
sugar factory for the cane campaign
viii begin Much new machinery viii
be added.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-26
Farmer in PortaLes
Valley Buys SiL0

gard has purchased 200 ton Ames
portable SilO, which he will erect on his
irrigated farm east of town. Faggard
recently spent some time at Plainview,
Lubbock and Amarillo, Texas, inspect
ing silOs in use in those localities. After
comparing them, he decided on the
Ames silO as the one best suited to the
needs of eastern New Mexico. Several
other farmers contemplate the erection
OF sllos at an early date
Several Kansas families have moved
to the POrtales valley, bringing with
them their stock, mich cows, house
hold goods and farming implements
Henry Thompson and Cert PrOuty, with
their families, are recent arrivals and
several other families are expected
soon.
W. 2. Brown and Carl Mueller loaded
out car of sweet potatoes which they
sent to La Junta and Rocky Ford, Colo.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-26
New Mexico Is Offered Irrigated Land

the common good of the Pecos valley
irrespective OF state lines. IheIe 10
however, 80, 600 acres OF rlchs smoOIh
level land south Of the present limits o.
the canal, which can be easily irrigated
from the flow of the Pecoss providing
the question Of storage can be solved
The average flow OF the PecOS river
Tor the last 20 years has been estimated
at nearly $50 600 acre feet an amount
sufficient to cover the present ana con-
uemplated limits OF the project to a
depth Of five feet
New Holding Reservoir Proposed.
The present storage limit of the pro-
Ject is placed at 5000 acre feet, 10000
being in Mcmillan and 5000 in Avalon
There IS, however, a third reservoir site
midway between the two lakes, which,
II used, it is estimated will double the
present storage limits OF the project
rms damslte, known as reservoir No
., IS y miles above Carlsbad The ge-
OIOS1cal formations have been examined
by Two biologists of national reputa-
ton, PrOr. E M Skeats, of Los Angeles,
ana &. b. Richardson, OF the geological
survey, and both men, working indie
pendently, rendered favorable reports
on the feasibility of the site as a hold
ing reservoir. The Commercial club is
enueaVoring to have report made by
the reclamation service itself on the
site, at the same time that the survey
OF the Pecos watershed IS being made
by the service.
Should the service make a favorable
report the state would acquire large
tract Of 1rrigable land, where 1t now
owns only grazing lands. The differ
ence Of values is great enough to en-
INST the hearty cooperation OF state off
Gals, for should the water not be used
IN New Mexico, it would undoubtedly
be employed in Texas. The Carlsbad
should be settled one way or the other
as soon as possible
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-26
MIMBRES VALLEY
FARMER SUCCEEDS
J. NJ. Emery Makes Handsome Profit
From Tract of "A Acres; to Guilt
vate Larger Acreage This Year.


Deming N. NJ, Feb. 26.-J. NJ Emery
cultivated a tract of "A acres, including
bitches and borders, seven miles south
of the city, the past year, and is one or
the most enthusiastic farmers in the
whole state of New Mexico. Next year
he will cultivate two farms instead OF
one.
Emery had IS acres of oats that
yielded so bushels per acre, finding a
ready sale at IS cents a bUshel, bring
ing a gross income of $45 an acre. He
had 10 acres of barley that brought him
a gross income of $50 per acre. He had
two acres of cane from which he sold
$3.50 an acre sorghum and 500 an acre
seed, or $500 for the two acres. He
had 10 acres Of pink beans that brought
him a gross income of $40 an acre. He
had 35 acres of maize which brought
a gross income of $45 an acre. ne
raised two acres of melons which
brought gross reward of $3.50. His
bean and Oat straw he sold for $40 a
ton, which increased his bank account
$500, making a grand total of $4,000,
outside of a fine garden and what liv-
ing expenses the family enjoyed from
the farm.
The oil and repair bill amounted to
a little less than $500 and he paid 500
for hired help. He figures that next
year his oil will be very much less as
he understands thoroughly how to run
the plant, which is a crude oil engine
and turbine pump.