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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-02-22
Scandinavians Are
Showing Much Alarm
Over Disasters to
Their Merchantmen

Washington, Feb. 22.-Secretary Daniels ordered
Commander Walter Gherardi, the American naval
atache at Berlin to investigate and make full report
on the destruction of the American steamer Evelyn
So far official advices merely reported the sinking OF
the vessel and her cargo but gave no details.
Daniels explained his purpose in directing an in
quiry after the state department had called upon am
bassadors at London and Berlin for report, was to
secure technical information which perhaps might
not be included in the ambassadors replies.
Unless Captain Smith or some members of the
crew of the steamship actually the coming tower
the periscope of submarine officials say it will be
impossible to deny the Evelyn was sunk by mine
From present indications it will be difficult to
exact information as to what actually destroyed the
Evelyn The fact that the Evelyn lies at the bottom of
the North sea will make it difficult to examine her hull
The minister of the Netherlands called at the
state department to enquire what reports this govern
ment had received about the Evelyn. After confer
with Counselor Lansing he expressed the opinion
that the sinking had been accidental.
Chairman Stone, of the senate foreign relations
committee, could see complications arising from
the destruction of the Evelyn
can American vessel" said Stone "ventured
into the area known to be mined, and unfortunately
struck one So far it is not known what nation laid
the mine It is probable national claim for damages
will be made when all the facts are established but
cannot see how serious complications could from
the incident"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-02-22

area, while the course around Scot
land will be safe.
Germany has been compelled to re-
sort to this kind of warfare Ivy the
murderous ways of British naval war
fare, which aims at the destruction OF
legitimate neutral trade and at the
starvation of the German people.
Germany will be obliged to adhere to
the announced principles until Eng
land submits to the recognized rules
of warfare. established by the rec-
laration of Paris and London, or
until she is compelled to do so by the
neutral powers
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-02-22
Can North Dakota
Afford to Abandon
Work on Twenty-three
Demonstration Farms!

some of the most valuable information
that has been secured in the state, re-
garding crop rotation, the value of al
falfa culture, the best methods of de-
veloping the corn raising industry, etc.
They have proved to be the most
satisfactory method yet discovered for
actual experimental work in improving
methods of agriculture, because they
are carried out by actual farmers with
their own machinery and equipment
on their own land. Because of this,
the information is received the more
readily by farmers in the section of the
state where the farms are located.
These farms are the laboratory of
better farming experimeters. No great
idea was ever developed without many
years of study and experimentation.
1t cost years of study and what SEEM
ed to be great waste of material in
thousands of experiments in the
laboratory before the electric light was
developed. In every department OF
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-02-22
Allies Considering
Retaliatory Measure

22The allied has yet decided
retaliation
policy
to this att
ernoon Premie said:
considering what action will be
policy
merchant
the lives of civilians innocent crows"
"Pendng decision which hope will be snnoune-
the
measures to As the decisions will be pub
ished Asquith said;
| I twill be
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-02-22

The shaded portion of this map
shows the waters about the British
Isles and in the English channel and
the North sea in which. if the Ger
man declarations are to be taken at
their face value, it will be dangerous
for any American merchant snip. un-
conveyed by American battleships or
the merchant ships of any other
neutral nation, to sail.
Count Bernstorff, German ambas-
sador to the United States. has
stated that since British merchant
ships have been directed to carry guns
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-02-22
WILSON
NAMES
BOARD

Washington, Feb. 22.-The president
today nominated the following mem
bers. of the new FEDERAL trade commits
sion: nsa
Joseph E. Davies, Madison, Wis.
Edward Hurley, Chicago.
William Harris, Cedartown, Ga.
William Parry, Seattle, Wash.
George Ruble, Cornish, n. H.
Politically the commission consists
of three democrats. one progressive
republican and one progressive.
Parry is described as as progressive
republican and Ruble as u progress
sive.
Davies was commissioner of the
bureau of corporations, which is
merged with the commission under the
new law,
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.
INSURED
BY u. 5.

Washington, Feb. 22.-The Evelyn
was the first ship insured with the
United States Bureau of War risk to
be lost since it began operations
several months ago. Insurance IN
ships and cargoes amounting to over
$55,000,000 has been written.
The bureau was closed today and no
word was received regarding when the
claim from the owners may be expect
ed. There is little doubt that on legal
proof of the destruction of the ship,
and cargo will result in prompt pay
ment of the insurance.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-02-22
STRANGE ARMED MERcHANTMAN.

Plymouth, Eng, Feb. 22.-The Western Daily
Mercury says when the Australian mail boat Maloja
with 400 passengers aboard entering the English
channel on Saturday afternoon she was ordered to
stop by unknown armored merchantmen.
The mail boat ignored the order, and made for
Plymouth whereupon the merchantmen fired five
shells at her although they all fell short. The aloa
reached Plymouth safely
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-02-22

and to attack German submarines,
even when the officers of the sub
marines are boarding them to learn
their identity there will be no time for
investigation at sea. Therefore. a
ship with an American flag may be
attacked. He sayss
"'. !. The safety OF neutral ship
ping in the war zone around the Brit
is also an increased danger resulting
from mines. as these will be laid in
the war zone to great extent Ac-
cordingly neutral ships are most ur-
gently warned against entering that
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-02-22
FATAL WRECK ON
GREAT WESTERN

Des Moines, Feb. 22.-The engineer
killed, the mail clerk fatally injured,
gers were injured when the Chicago &
Great Western passenger train No. /,
south bound from Des Moines to Kan
sas City, was wrecked at Talmage Ia,
today. The engineer was H. e. Max
we'll, of Des Moines. Spreading rails Is
assigned as the cause of the wreck.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-02-22

There are twenty-three demonstra-
tion farms in North Dakota. They are
located as follows:
Bathgate, Pembina county,
Beach, Golden Valley county.
Darlington, Foster county,
Dawson, Kidder county.
Flaxton, Burke county.
Granville, McHenry county.
Iazelton, Emmons county.
Hoople. Walsh county.
jamestown, Stutsman county.
I4akota, Nelson county.
Larimore, Grand Forks county.
Mohall, Burke county.
Mott, Eettinger county.
Mcleod. Ransom county.
New Salem. Morton county.
Oaks. Dickey county.
Hatton, Trail county.
Park River. Walsh county.
Ross, Mountrail county.
Rugby, Pierce county.
Sanborn, Barnes county.
Washburn. Mclean county.
Wahpeton, Richland county.
These farms have been furnishing
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-02-22
London Prepares for
Visits Of Zeppelins

palace and one is set in the center of
Green Park. If Zeppelin We're seen
lowering over the palace at least six
guns could open fire on 1T.
Most every day additional prepara-
tions are made to fight airships over
London.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-02-22
American Vessel Sunk Today in the North Sea-
Wast Torpedoed? American Government Investigating
Appropriations for
Penal and Charitable
institution Are Cut

Bismarck,
recommended
Dakota
There will probably be appropriation
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-02-22

London, Feb. 22.-The north wing
of buckingham palace is covered with
wire netting about twenty feet above
the roof, This wing contains the liv-
ing apartments of the royal family
additional anti-aircraft guns are
stationed in the neighborhood OF the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-02-22
Steamer Evelyn May Have Hit Mine
All Members of Crew We're Saved
Entire Russian Arny Was
Destroyed or Captured

BERLIN EEe 225sTsE GERMAN oEE.eIAL sTATEMENT M an
dAkEs PsTRIc1 IN ESST PngssA ARE MeEEAsGP To sEXeM
TAKEN NUMBERED $50, IT SAYS: THE TENTH RUSSIAN
ARMY UNDER GENERAL BARON SEWERS CONSIDERED
DESTROYED"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-02-22
Hard Case Is Dropped
He Was Not Divorced

Detroit Mich Feb 2The Michigan authorities the
s he not
divorced but agreed separation
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-02-22
HARD eE rs DIVORCE.

Last Saturday afternoon
Pollock OF
of
in this had
Saturday.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-02-22
. BULLETINS.

..5ULLETINS.
London, Feb 22t believed the French soldier
Belgian
battle left in the 8esans English This
regarded indication that Allies intend for
the region the flooded Yer Strategic
sity the given for the withdrawal. =
London Feb 2NOrsqan freighter Cuba London Roster.
collision North So
all saved The Cuba carried the official mail bag of the
American commission for the relief of 5elgiums
THE RUSSIAN EXPLANATION.
Russian retirement
of the German
of railways which
rspidy
forces indispensable to ward off
the enennyH
general asserts the sssing Of German troops in
revealed the Russians the
until
withdrawal OF the
towards the frontier
further retirement
Nemen Robr
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Continued on Page Eight.
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w n AT u m IN.

Partly cloudy tonight and SUNDAY.
Not much change in temperature.
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miscellaneous requested $4,000, al
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-25

dealt and bid a spade. A passed.
and al one table Y bid no trumps.
This Is pure optimism. Y has In his
hand exactly one sure trick. the ace OF
clubs. He has a spade bidder for
partner. yet he undertakes TO win nine
tricks at no trumps: a, least II will take
nine TO go game.
But he does not want 20 70 game
say the DIRECTORS All he wants IL to
make the odd. and he Is forced to take
his partner on, OF spade. Why Is he
forced TO take his partner out OF a
SPADE Why not let that suit alone,
simply turning IL into q 4 trick instead
OF two. bidding ono royal? The answer
given 20 the writer was that he thought
h, might do better at no trump. as
might he able 20 win number OF
tricks. although he did bid a spade. As
II happens. Y could
or course he Is left with the contract
started with a small diamond having
only two honors In the suit. and made
four tricks. getting ore SPADE and one
heart discard from his partner. and
one spade from V. Then b led club.
put on the king and A held of one
round. winning the second.
Then led spade. put on the ace
and returned the Jack. taking the 'nesee
on the wrong side, which let In three
more clubs and set the contract for three
tricks. The curious thing about this
hand Is that could have made the
game n he had won the nrst club and
iineSsed the spade the right way. or not
hnessed AZ all. A. royals he would have
made the game by the same tactics. even
II A got ruff on the third diamond.
because then Y gets n club discard on
the fourth diamond. Unless A keeps all
his hearts makee ,hrse
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Il wNs some time before we were
able 10 show these Aims because when
wa captured them We had no motion
picture machine to use them with.
But one Of the officers who knew con-
siderable about physics and optics
took apart . couple Of pairs Of
binoculars and with the aid Of some
soldering tools. copper from a dis
charged shell and one or two thin
iron boxes in which the logs Of cap
tured ships had been kept managed
to construct protector.
One Of the men in one boarding
party had brought back a bicycle he
found on q French chip and the gears
and pedals Of this were used to rig
device for winding the film. BY
passing a belt around the rim Of one
OF the wheels from which the tire had
been removed we were able to develop
speed enough to show the pictures
pretty well. Later we captured a
real motion picture outfit, but we
didn't enjoy the shows we had with
that any better than the home made
ones.
We had q lot Of fun the first time
we crossed the equator-altogethe we
crossed II eight times. The first &C.
casion was September 2. and as there
were a number Of men on board who
had never crossed me line we held
Neptune's court, as Is customary
among seamen.
One OF the men dressed like Nep-
tune-at least he passed az such
and a number of the others got
themselves up into all sorts of out
landish costumes. Then the landlub-
bers-all men who had never crossed
the equator--were dressed as ludi-
crously as possible and were tried by
Neptune and his court. When found
guilty OF being q landlubber they
were lathered with a huge paint brush.
given q mock shave with a wooden
razor the size of carving knife and
then ducked in n tank.
II was laughable, wholesome sport
and to watch It no one would think
that We were on the business Of war.
The paroled prisoners on board en-
joyed II as much as did our own men.
During daylight the prisoners en-
joyed considerable freedom except
when We were going into action. when
we shut them below for their own
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dealt on the rubber game and bid
two royals, which effectually prevented
his partner from making any effort to
deny the suit, A led three rounds of
diamonds and II won tho third round
with the queen.
Now II there Is any truth IN the axiom
that II does not matter what your op-
ponents score so that they do not go
game, 1t Is rs play to lay down the ace
OF clubs and save II right there II II can
be- saved at all. That will give him the
all essential fourth trick.
Hut Is did not look at II that way
He should he able to mako two clubs IL
he can get "A lead through dummy up TO
his ace and queen. SO he leads up TO the
exposed weakness in hearts. having also
faint suspicion that he could outlast
IN" trump attack and make a trick with
the ten.
If both these came or he would hold
n down to two tricks. suppose he did -?
n stu makes his contract and three odd
would he of no more use to him than
two. If can make "A trump trick he
can do It after he has saved the game
just AS well AS before
n put the king on tho heart lead and
pulled down four rounds OF trumps, dis
carding clubs from dummy until that
hand was down to the lone king. The
"'o VI n''''s ioioWeu ana dropped the
queen from A.. Another heart from u
and dummy was in with the ten to give
u discard OF his only club on the
fourth round of hearts
Game ana rubber for r. There il
nothing In this hand but the one plav
To save tn" game Even II u could he
set 1t would he worth only 30 points as
against at least simple honors If A has
one 10 protect the ten. Opposed 10 that
10 the risk Of Nslng something over SOC
II happsns TO 20 Gaas ana rubber.
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will make four n = and 2 DO not play
well. What Of ~ Why. he gets 81 or
rs points. does he not? Once more the
modern player asks. What Of Il?
At one table In the room A sat tight
and said nothing when Y bid no trump.
IL he could make the game or two odd,
even, In diamonds, he may be able to
hurt tho no trumper. Y passed. having
a long suit headed by three honom and
three honors In hearts besides. b had
nothing 10 say and A ran down six dia-
mond tricks. got an echo in hearts from
b and then . discard Of the heart seven.
Assuming was showing . certain trick
In hearts. which must be the ace, as
dummy has king queen. and having the
clubs stopped himself. A led . spade
2 won II and led the king Of clubs,
which A passed. Another club and A
led another spade. Now when Y has
to lead the heart b IL in to make two
spade tricks.
All that z makes on HE no trumper IL
two spades and a club; down for 200
and 80 aces. But Of course A would
much prefer TO score three or four odd
in diamonds.
The moment A bids the diamonds Y
shows tho clubs and 2 drops the no
trumper. At one table they bid the dia-
monds against the clubs up 10 four. but
they did not make II. AZ Y led his shor.
suit and got in a trump on the third
round and LED the king Of hearts, and
A had TO lose a club at the end. so he
was down for SO points when he might
have won gao.
At one table 2 was set for hve tricks
because he would not listen to his part
ner's club takeout when A passed and
r bid two royals. but went back to two
no trumps. Then the diamond suit cut
loose.
At one table whom A bid the diamonds
and Y the clubs. b calling two royals,
he was left with II and made three odd
and simple honors. A pretty score but
NOT the game. and nowhere near the 23O
In penalties that was offered by Y. All
that Y and z could make against the
royals was two top trumps, the king OF
clubs and one heart.
There appears to be no lessening Of
the interest In the duplicate matches,
and the attendance at some OF the local
clubs Is larger now than during the win
ter. probably because 40 many are tired
OF the dancing craze and are going back
TO cards.
Duplicate Is undoubtedly a great edu-
Gator. and It is usually easy to pick out
dozen or more hands from any match
that illustrate some principle Of bidding
or play. Optimism Is the prevailing
feature Of the bidding. apparently, and
one sees 30 many examples OF II that do
not materialize that one wonders AZ Its
persistence. Take this hand. No. at
the Knickerbocker:
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Ing Of a wireless on another v.,.,
not merely caught the mc.sar. ~,
heard the other ships static n,c.,.'
cracking. ''''
II he actually did this thsy u
close enough TO blow us on, ~,
water. and they couldn't have m,,.,
q
The crew deserve great cr.a,, .
bringing the Kronprinr w,lhn,, W
under such conditions. A s,rr,n
ment Of forgetfulness n loud con,,na.,
or acknowledgment, tho str,l,n, :,
match. the careless mufnlne ~ : 49,
would have betrayed us. ". 49,,
spoke in whispers and Tho PIN 80.
lay on the decks by -hcir r,oc,.
which were loaded and ready. W.
would have put up fight for f. a.,
discovered, and I think the mo, ID
disappointed that we didn't na,o w..
chance.
We couldn't have stayed n, o., ;.
longer with our boilers IN tine ......
ton they are. the lack II wofo, ~,
the total absence of propcr food ~
had los men In the hospita. whom &C..
entered port. After we 60, ,,,,.,,
Of potatoes and onions and ~, =,
vegetables II was only throo d,,. D..
fore fifteen Of these werc out n, 5,.,
Five more had come down So. ,.,
filming Illness. hut tho total wa an I'M
provemcnt.
There IL only ono thing No ~.
waiting for now. That is tho '.uc .,
go out again. Every man on hoa-,
Is impatient TO he at sca once NOR.
My formal request for time ~ mall
necessary repairs has been made ma
you may rest assured Il IL as sho-,
az possible. for we arc IN 2 hurry
big hurry--to get out again II W,
came in-and II was clear nIgh,
should like to know why We can,
get out.
We have been treated royalty once
we made port and many have ey.
dressed the hope that whatever NAV
come we will not he sunk. but N us
that II small matter. We are hr
one ship. We have done all wo cou4
and our one regret IL that we did no.
meet more ships and he able 70 sta
at sea longer. but as for being sun
It means nothing to Ms. We must h.
about our Governments business a.
should We lose our lives in that husi.
ness. II IL nothing. There are thoe.
sands Of men to take our places.
In port here we are made much NJ
but at eea, 7 tell you. We are on'y
little speck-a little speck ready ~ NJ
wiped out for Germany.
(Copyrioht, 1915. bv nc wheeler ST.
dicntc. Irc)
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THAT OIL WELL PROBLEM.

THAT OIL WELL. PROBLEM
number OF intricate calculations
were sent to THE SIN in answer to this
problem, each attacking the difficulty In
"A different way and all going to show
that the trouble In algebra is not how 10
work out the answer but how to STATE
the proposition.
The question was briefly this: The
$4,000 initial expense Of the plant is
considered as sunk in the enterprise
The operating expenses of sinking the
well Increase At the rate of so cents a
foot, so that the total cost per foot at
any depth must he sl0,O0O plus the
operating expenses incurred in attaining
to that depth At what depth will the
rost per foot be at tho minimum?
The popularity OF the problem IL that
there is no mention of the operating
expense uf the first foot before the 80
cents is added for the second foot This
Is designed to prevent the solution by
trial or by working backward In
hniiug the answer IT makes no diff
ference what the cost Of the first foot
"hS. IA" correct depth, 200 feet, NiS
found by the following;
James l.arlIn, H. g. sparrow, $. r.
Barnett, j. W, Wor,z Chas. -. Saudi
nam, {. II o'connor, Lucius Il. Varney
and q. I. Holman.
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CAMEOR PENALTIES
AT ROYAL AUCTION
Statistics Show Previous Score
Has Little Effect on
Final Result.
DUPLICATE AN EDUCATOR

Some interesting statistics have been
sent to THE Sun by DR.. MacKay Of
Philadelphia In relation to the value in
the matter Of going game Of any points
scored toward game.
One Of the most striking characters
tics Of the modern player Of the better
class Ia his contempt for anything short
OF game. II ne cannot 90 game and tho
other side do not appear to be strong
enough to win out on their declaration.
he plays all the time for that 50 q trick.
With a view to getting . line on the
value Of having a few points scored
toward game, four players made the
experiment last winter OF concedine 81
points to their opponents on the first
game OF every rubber. on condition that
these 81 points should be deducted from
the ultimate score OF the rubber, no
matter who won II.
So far from being OF any beneft, these
81 points led the opponents into all kinds
OF trouble in trying to get the remain
Ing three, and cost them money right
along Here Is an example Of how II
works out sometimes when the players
mind j. Influenced by the score instead
Of by the declaration the cards call for: