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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-09-07
ANOTHER
SHIPMENT
OF GOLD
Special Train Bearing $780,
100000 In Bullion On
Way to New York.
TAKES DIFFERENT ROUTE
Heavily Guarded and Pro
tected BY a Pilot
Train.
TAKES DIFFERENT ROUTE

Portland, Maine. Sept. THE value
of gold and securities brought to Hall
fax yesterday on the fast cruiser
Argyle, which passed through Maine
early today on its way to. New YORK
to straighten British credit is nearly
$50, goo, 900.
The gold consists Of 11,650,o00 Eng
iisli sovereigns equivalent to about
S56, soc, 900 in addition to $7,s5o,o00 in
United States gold coin. The value of
the bonds lis $4,000, ,000
This is 100000 in excess Of the
value of each of the two previous
consignments Of gold and collateral
securities. A different route from this
city of New York than that followed by
the two previous shipments of English
gold was taken by the special train of
seven steel express cars. The train
guarded by two score Of armed men
and protected by pilot train, reach
ed here at 8:57 a. m. and was sent over
the Worcester, Nashua and Portland
division of. the Boston and Maine rail-
road.
1t should reach New York late this
afternoon. The other trains went by
way of South Lawrence and Lowell to
Worcester.
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Reports From the Grain
Fields From Over N. D.

Mandan, N. D., Sept. when on
: Thursday announcement was made
that lis bushels of oats to the acre
had been threshed from plots in the
west field OF the experimental station
farm, it was high mark, but Agron-
omist Sarvis reported a record for
western North Dakota. Four rotation
plots in the south fields Of the United
States farm averaged 12S bushels of
oats to the acre, and one plot threshed
as high as 127 bushels. At the market
price today the 123 bushels average,
would. If the product were sold, yield
$30.75, more than the land cost two
years ago.
The big yield was from land which
had been in summer fallow last year
and which had previously borne no
crop. Cultivation was the only work
given the land, no fertilizer being used.
Barley was threshed yesterday, the
highest yield being SO bushels to the
acre. Others averaged go bushels.
These plots were grown to corn last
year, and the land was ploughed and
then disced to barley seed this spring.
The lowest plot yield was 3S bushels,
which was on land where fax had been
grown last year.
This morning threshing work was
started on wheat. The first plot yield
put through the separator gave 37h
bushels to the acre. This was a var
iety Of Kubanka Durum This was on
corn ground OF last year. The second
plot threshed, planted last year to oats,
yielded 81 bushels to the acre.
Wheat threshing will be finished by
Monday and further reports will be
published. Several plots will go much
higher.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-09-07
Germans Putting Forth Titanic
Effort to Capture Riga--Ne
1t as Base for Operations
THREE KILLED IN
auto ACCIDENT

Detroit Mich, Sept. Three wom-
en- were almost instantly killed and
two men injured, probably fatally,
when an automobile in which they
were riding was struck by north
bound interurban car at a street cross
ing in wyandotte. a suburb, yesterday.
The dead =,
Mrs John Hintz. aged so years.
Trenton, Mich.
Mrs. Louis Hoffman. %. Wyandotte.
daughter Of Mrs. Hintz.
Mrs. Charles Asmus, aged 35, wyan-
dotte, daughter Of Mrs. Hintz.
Injured:
Louis Hoffman, 80. '....f
John Hintz, IS, son Of Mrs. Hintz.
The automobile is believed to have
become stalled on the street car track.
1t was carried fifty feet and demol-
ished. .rr
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Devils Lake, The Mystic City,
Home Of the Third Largest
Cl<autauqua in United States

Z t- =
the necessity. as he described 1t, Of the
United States keeping out Of the pres
ent trouble, and of the duties OF citi-
zens in doing all in their power not to
endanger the country's peace. In part
he said:
This war proves that Preparedness
is not a preventive OF war.
Il have been speaking and travelling
in the central states OF the Upper
Mississippi valley and from what I
hear I believe the people do not want
war. You can't make the people pre-
pare for war until you can convince
, them this country is about to be in
vaded.
transplant to AmeriSa the hatreds that
are vexing Europe unless you are pre-
pared to eat of the fruit OF the tree.
IL the dogs of war must fight in
Europe, let them fight. But let us
avoid hydrophobia in this country.
1T will be impossible for one side
in the Epropean conflict TO annihilate
the other, as has been suggested. One
side cannot dictate permanent terms
of settlement to another. They must
get together, and they might as well
do it at once.
There is a difference between ones
right and ones duty. Sometimes 1t
is citizens duty not to exercise his
rights. Citizens should keep out of
the danger zone of the European con-
flict
America must remain neutral SO at
to preserve the useful task Of media
ton for herself after the war is over"
Congressman VolImer, in his ad-
dress, recited the fact that he had
helped to introduce in congress an act
providing for an embargo on ship
ments Of munitions abroad He said
he still stood for the act, and that, far
from being unneutral. as its opponents
had charged, the country could not be
honestly neutral without it.
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Notes From
War Fields

Vienna. via London, Sept. THE
Austrian official communication deal
ing with the situation in southwest
Russia and Galicia and on the Austro-
Italian front. as made public today,
says:
(. Russian war theater: On the Bes-
sarabian frontier and east of the
mouth OF the Sereth river yesterday
the Russians repeated their severe
counter attacks, which were every
where repulsed With heavy Iosses to
the enemy.
"on the Sereth front ana on our line
east OF Brody and west OF ,Dubno, the
intensity of the conflict has somewhat
slackened when compared with the
heavy fighting of the last few days.
In the district Of Tarnopol we cap
tured village which the Russians had
fortified"
Our troops advancing east OF Lutsk,
(Russia) under most difhcult condi-
tons, have crossed the marshy and in
undated low-lying district OF Putty
lowske, north of Olyka.
"On the upper Jasiolka river, the
Austro- Hungarian forces have elected
the enemy from his last fortification.
Further south our troops at several
points have gained a footing on the
northern bank of the river.
italian war theater: While yester-
day along the front in the coastal dis
trict and in Carinthia. the Italians gen.
orally remained inactive, they have de-
veloped after a long interval artillery
activity in the district of Kreuzberg
ridge, southeast of Innchen, and at
tempted to approach our position at
several points, but no infantry. en-
gagement has yet occurred"
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L"d0 Sept The sdstS obis:tSs Of the
in attempt reach the Russian capital should be
- ssp.sTsing difficulty
t % S. @ 5 s swift D" for Ss ". sSS sn'
bridges under Russian .lsry fre , .n t ~.
Il:
s.s sgs
rs "
s %'D"s pr"s
Aee S S % % 5 s f Sa 3 f" i sst% ss%. S Il:
n sas ] g 'fS"e s s is o. E I Almost to s~ i i"9 the
right wing Of the % Srsss said tS ss om
.nH #. ns s s G KIT n. .:s s H
% % i" e il @ ] Z = Ii 4. A" .. i'm" ":''
:s ss ss ii. .s :s s . s
"qGSson Ess issued by the %s OFiss this assrnoGn u -
larry region of Roy the ousensveres
very spirited artillery fighting Champagne
esrsdnsr second resulted the Killing two per-
s..u. 90. ,.pETaoeRAD pANc STRICKEN.
Pstrosrsd Yesterday by that the Russian Baltic
Anzsssr pubs6s. private tsesrsm. from Stock
thrown ecnuson By reports tHa positions the bvna
@ taken : German
"" S no ] SSss oSsEss fo, Of the o rb.
.' S e.. Rs1 aG %
malls saying that the Russian defensive posi-
capital and Emperor Nicholas trip to the front are only
pretense veil the removal empero residence the in
"a Berlin Sept 1.-The Oversee: Agency issues the o~ins
been Received from Petroad tn. prednt the police
of Petrosrad has been assassinated.
.... FRENCH STEAMER SENT DOWN.
% ped and sunk s.: mile: h.
boat .f
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-09-07
Vast Majority Of the
Farmers of Northwest
Barely Able to Hold
OwnSays Geo. R. Nelson

Harvey. n. D., Sept. 4-To The
Forum: ! have been very much inter-
ested in the discussion. If anything so
one-sided can be called discussion,
which has been published in The For-
um. have been particularly. interest
ed in the statements Of J. w. Foley of
Medora and MFR. Orchard Of Dickin-
son and others from the slope cour-
try, probably because was resident
of the Slope for several years.
/ did not see Mr.. Meyers article to
which The Forum and these gentlemen
take exceptions so that what / may
say must not be taken as vindication
Of that gentlennan'S statements.
While 1t may be said in a general
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-09-07
Heavy Wheat YieIds.

Hettinger, N. D., Sept. z. - Knute
Knutson, who lives near Ellingson,
seventeen miles southwest of Het-
finger. reports a yield of thirty eight
bushels Of blue stem wheat to the
acre. This Is the first of this season s
grain yields to be reported and it is
something of surprise even to those
who were most optimistic as to the
crop. The grain is of fine quality and
will undoubtedly grade No. /. This
yield was from small tract but Mr..
Knutson says he thinks his whole field
will make this average.
States Attorney Garberg, who was
at Strool the first of the week, says
a farmer near that place threshed 104
bushels of wheat from two acres. This
was machine measure and when it was
weighed 1t was found that it weighed
out even more than this. People at
Strool interested themselves in the
matter and after getting the thresher-
mans record Of the amount went out
and measured the field and found it
contained just two acres. The crop
was grown on potato ground.
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Washington Sept zoHeial dispatches still left in doubt
The state department and the White House delay
elusive and failed establish exactly the ship destroyed
m
government service the warbe (. s.s5
"Some
individual tickets X
"near where *sss n #a4
Allan
said 1.-TWO
Buffalo and Barney Mchdilen
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-09-07
BRYAN.
PRAISES
WILSON

Chicago, Sept. PROLONGED ap-
plause greeted William J. Bryan dur
ing his address before the national
convention of the Friends of Peace to-
day, when he said:
II want you to be thankful that this
country's president loves peace and Is
trying, with every means at his dis
posal, to preserve our country's peace"
Shortly before the delegates had
cheered Congressman Henry vollmer
of Iowa, while he attacked the admin
istration for permitting shipments of
war munitions from America to Eu-
rope.
Both spoke at the afternoon session,
I the concluding business meeting Of the
convention.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-09-07
BANDITS ROBBED
ARMOUR HOME

Chicago, Sept. IA corrected list of
the jewelry stolen by bandits who last
night attacked Mrs. j. Ogden Armour,
wife of the millionaire packer was CIV
en- out today. Including SIS In cur
rency, the value Of the booty totals
$3,3S5.
Two robbers entered the Armour
home, held Mrs. Armour and three
maids In a room at the point OF a re-
volver and rsnss cked the house.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-09-07
(Ry Melvin Hildreth.l

Iby MeIVln HlIdreth.J
When the pioneers first saw the lake
of Mystic Waters and heard the tale of
the phantom Nadassa they assumed
that there could be but one spirit as
sociated with the Indian and they cali
ed their settlement. therefore, Devils
Lake.
But such Is the nature Of our lam
guage that sentiments suffer in trans
lation, and this Is why, perhaps, that
Lake Minnewaukan is called Devils
Lake and the city by the mystic wa
ter is known only to few as the
Mystic City"
And yet there is something so notice
able about the name we would not
change it If we could. It is one of
those fortunate combinations Of syl-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-09-07
Wheat Thirty one Bushels.

New Rockford. N. D., Sept. z. -
Andrew Nelson, up on the Divide.
finished the threshing of his wheat,
and when the smoke of battle had
cleared away he found himself sitting
high and dry with an average yield
of thirty lone and half bushels OF
No. / wheat to the acre-and 1t COM
manded the top price. Andrew also
threshed his oat crop. but at last re-
ports he has been unable to dig him
self out of the heap piled up so he
could figure up the average yield.
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way that all that has been said by the
Slope gentlemen about that section Of
country is true. for 1t is ouestionably
d country OF exceptional fertility. and
much that they said about the farmers
there is undoubtedly true. though, They
did not give the whole truth, the fact
still remains that there are two sides to
the question under discussion and that
when you a1falyze the arguments of
the Slope gentlemen you will find that
they are more or less begging the
question and not discussing it upon
its merits
The fact that a few men have been
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-09-07
Metropts S Of Famous
Lake Region Of N. D.
Playing Big Part in
Upbuilding State

tables that linger in the memory and
once seen whether on the map or
briefly in the newspaper are never for
gotten. Possibly it is because of it's
name that Devils Lake is SO well
known all over the nation and that It's
chautauqua is now the third largest in
the United States.
But while the casual outsider is i'm
pressed with it's name, one does not
have to be in the city very long to
realize that here is a community much
out of the ordinary with a civic pop
ulation that is more and more realizing
its definite work in the upbuilding Of
the state.
with its lake, its great chautauqua,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-09-07
Report From Berlin
Says Petrograd Was
Thrown Into Panic by
False Report Monday
czAR TO TAKE SUPREME COMMAND.

Paris, Sept. TN message to President Poin-
care, Emperor Nicholas he has placed him
self in command of all the Russian armies. Since
the outbreak of the Grand Duke Nicholas cousin
to the emperor has commanded the armies of Russia.
He achieved fame being generally rated one of the
ablest generals of the warning nations.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-09-07
U. S. MAY HOLD VESSEL WITH
SMALL DEFENSE GUN rs ARMED. =

Washington Sept. There is a strong possibil-
ty that the United States may change its attitude tow
of the development of submarine warfare, and may
hold that the mounting of small defense gun only,
heretofore considered not arming the Ship may be
considered armament, which will remove the vessel
from the -combatant class
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-09-07

ACROSS
BORDER

Brownsville, Tex, Sept. deputy
sheriffs and Mexicans, fought across
the Rio Grande few minutes late
yesterday near Mission, Tex. Appar-
emily some Mexicans were hit.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-09-07
Germans Announce
Probable Loss of
Submarine U II

Berlin, Sept 7The admiralty has that the German
U heard from Aug the admiralty also
probably is
submarines. IT the u2 the high the latter
Hebrides islands, U27
since returned, and regarded lost"
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Call For Statements.

washington, Sept. 1.-THE comptrol-
.ler of the currency has issued call to
all national banks requiring a report
on condition Of the close of business
Sept. q.
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United States Still
in Doubt Concerning
Sinking Of Hesperian
VESSEL WAS ToRPEpoEp.

of
ably" WI a (.
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w wEATHER. n

Unsettled weather tonight and wed
nesday, with probable showers. Cool
Arizona republican., 1915-11-14

believe Arthur was base or forgetful.
 She felt the call of Hagar, recovering slowly amongst strangers. But Esther de- ternined to see and have an understanding first with Arthur, and then return. Yet she did not wish to intrude upon him, now that he was rich and powerful John Powell did he not desire it.
 Meanwhile Sankey, the stableman, had fought his way out of the melee Of those who had seen him seize the diamond from the lions paw, several had been sep arated from him in the struggle and con- fusion, and others had been struck down by the circus yielding bludgeons and shouting the circus mems battle cry, Hey! Rube!"
 Hiding the diamond in the pocket of his sweater coat, his hand clasped upon it, Sankey seemed to be but one of the many frightened fleeing spectators speeding from the scene of tragedy and riot. Pant ing, he gained the street. swung himself aboard a crowded street car. and made his way back to the mean neighborhood where his stable was. Here he threw the nervous monkey, Clarence, tied to the stall of Quabba's pony, into fits he rushed into the place, clambered Up the ladder and hid his booty, the diamond from the sky, be- meath the hay in a corner of the loft.
 Quabba had seen Esther safely to her hotel and had returned to the congenial quarters where he lodged-the stable
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NaZ5 S. 1EZSXX TS1 T >A zaYTDY

leaving the diamond beneath the hay.
 Sankey reasoned if he were located and searched the diamond would not be found upon him and he would take the first oppof- tunitv of retrieving it and steal away with 1t by night to parts unknown.
 Parting from the policeman, Quabba re- turned to the stable. angrily utterinS male dictions on the absent Sankey. for Clarence, the monkey, was chattering with hunger The pony had not been watered and hls hayrack empty.
 Quabba attended to these duties. then clambered to the loft and showed down nay into the empty rack. Quabba gave full measure of hay to the pony. He dld not know that in the generous measure of hay he showed down into the rack there fell and lodged hidden at the bottom of the rack, just over the manager, the diamond from the sky!
 That very morning, Arthur, distrustlng himself and suspicious of those around him. had written a telegram to Blake, the Richmond detective. Of all with whom he dealt. Arthur had the most confidence in this astute and secretive confidential agent of his Arthur also felt he could trust his English butler, Parker. Taking advantage of a moment that he was alone, Arthur had scribbled his telegram. It read: An swer at once Is Esther Harding in Los Angeles? Also wire condition of Hagar Harding" The telegram was signed with
Arizona republican., 1915-11-14

Blair coveted the power of the Powell mill lions, which Arthur's incapacfty placed him in position to administer. and so he gave hls negative aid to the despicable plot to ruin Arthur bodily. mentally. spiritually. and financially.
 By the drug and the power of sugges- tion the conspiratOrs succeeded in impress- ing Arthur again that h:s seeing Esther had been an illusion of his disordered mind They further calmed him by convincing him there had been accident at the circus that had caused excitement but the triple tragedy he had witnessed was also a figment of his hystera
 Guarded as Arthur was and supplied with soul and body destroying drugs, it was easy for the cGbal to keep newspapers visitors, and other sources of information from him. Even his private secretary had been sent by Blair as a manager of dis tant properties. so that Arthur might by no chance gain any confirmation of the presence of Esther in Los Angeles
 It not wholly easy to convince Arthur. even under these conditions though he was weak-willed and his physical strength only returned to him in a meas ure But to keep him from thinking, Durand and the others melted him to one folly after another, his strength came back to some degree.
 Already they arranged for a tally-ho party to the races on the morrow. They
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prev~mt-a -ither knowing the purpose of the other
 Briefly, at tne vfice. Smythe had dis cussed with RIair and Vivian the kindred subjects of the Stanley earIdom and the diamond fro. the sky. Smythe had interest in the diamond; it was but heir loom of doubtful value in his eyes. heir loom pertaining to the American Stan leys only. But the English title cerned hin much, and he had informed Blair that until it definitely proved that the fugitive Arthur Stanley was dead, the claim Of Blair to both the diamond and tho Stanley earldom in England could not be allowed. But Blair. Smythe admitted. ves next of kin and next in succession.
 Then the English lawyer had called at the Powell mansion seeking further infor- nation. and learning here that the injured NJ Powell so far recovered that his friends had taken him to the circus. had ev1e thither-
 lie arrived. as he usually arrived any where in 3ewiIdering America, too late. Toe circus performance was ending in tragedy anu panic and the fleeing, fight ing. frenzicd men that poured out from the pandenoniun within bowlcd the En giish lawyer over and trampled upon him. When he recovered from the excitement and jost- ling the police were in possession and the place deserted except by the disorganized esaployes
 The protection Of the box had preserved Arthur and his parts from injury The watchful Quabba had drawn Esther aside the first outbreak of the panic and the riot X slash in the canvas walls of tha tent had given Quahba and Esther egress to safety and Quabba had led his Gazed young mistress away.
 After Arthur had been conveyed by Dur and and the others to their waiting motor car. Arthur, through excitement and drugs. collapsed But he revived when he reached h!s rooms in his fine new mansion. and de- manded that Esther be sought for.
 II am not crazy" he veheulently dc. clared- ''I saw Esther ther. and I want yo- to bring me to her,"
 Now. calm yourself. Mr. Powell" said Durand soothin6ly. The exciterncus you have witnessed has brought on another at tack of this rccGrrcnt halIucination. A man cannot suffer concession Of the brain and other injuries. you have. and hope to escape serious mental as well as physi- eel reactions. There, there! We must give you something to quiet you,"
 And the h,7ocr!tica1 and interruptions svindIer administered liberal dose of the dr-g that he had permitted Arthur to ba- come secretly, as Arthur thought. addicted to.
 Vivian added her Establishments to tlte soothing hypocrisies of Dnrar5. and De Naax. the iac,;a4. kept uD q rnurmur of feigncd concern and st-apatl:. Cnly Blair stood aloof. These ways were not hls but