The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-08

AA4SS WIN AkACh 0EOut6OOEl6 OF
Nashville, Tenn. is the only woman
who wears the uniform Of an officer
in the United States navy. Widely
known in the south as a writer and a
speaker, she has been assisting the
navy in obtaining recruits.
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slaughtered daily, the gall is forth
with handed over for medical uses,
the feet for various technical pur-
poses, mouth and paunch for making
gelatin, while the contents OF the
latter serve as pig fodder. Various
forms Of preserved meat are prepar-
ed by local factories. among them
converted breweries. A large de-
partment, independent of the mill
tary authority, is taken up solely
with experiments in utilizing by
products; another in the treatment
Of bones, whereof some 10000 kilo-
grams are collected daily. Even the
most unpromising kinds Of bone, aft
er being already used by the poor
for cooking, are treated once more
by this department, and q further 5
per cent fat n~tracted from them.
The last drops Of juice are converted
into cooking fat.
Ban on Linen Goods.
According to The FTankfurter lei
extends to all bed, house, and table
linen (used and unused) in inns.
travellers rests, private hospitals,
including convalescent and rest-cure
homes, hotels, public houses and res
taurants, passenger boats, sleeping
carriages, and in leading businesses.
1t applies to all white and coIored
articles used on or for covering beds,
or in use in restaurants and kitchens.
in waiting and dining rooms. viz.
bed coverings, sheets, and coverlets,
bath gowns and towels, hand towels
and napkins, tablecloths and covers.
pantry and securing cloths. Articles
made exclusively Of paper yarn are
excepted.
DsaFth of School Books,
The Vossische Zeitung learns that
publishers OF school books have petit
toned the ministry to place their
businesses on an equal footing with
those considered necessary to the
conduct Of the war. Publishers Of
school books may apparently use up
their stocks Of paper for printing,
but may employ no new paper. It Is
already very difficult to obtain books
for pupils moving into new classes.
1t often takes from four to eight
weeks before whole class is salts
factorily supplied. The state of af-
fairs will be unthinkable if suddenly
at the beginning OF a half-year no
more school books are to be had.
Alcohol From Seaweed.
The Hamburger Fremdenblatt
states that a long contemplated plan
Is now to be realized, namely, the
installation Of a factory for the
utilization OF seaweed (seetang) and
various freshwater plants, which are
found in Germany in great quanti-
ties in the river marshes. Both
alcohol and fodder are to be extract
ed from these plants.
May Prohibit Baths in Berlin.
The Vpssische Zeitung states 1t is
rumored that the authorities intend
to prohibit the use Of baths in priv
ate Berlin dwellings.
Although the German people are
getting accustomed to the flood OF
DEGREES issued since the outbreak of
war, the paper says they must pro-
test strongly against this latest one,
as there are not enough municipal
baths to serve population of A.
100000, Or do the authorities want
the people to take up their positions
in line outside the public bathing
houses, as they now do outside the
shops Of butchers, bakers, and
candlestick makers? This is all the
fault of municipal arrangements
which neglected to provide in time
for sufficient coke and coal supplies
for private use. Public health will
certainly be adversely affected by the
new regulation, although certain
facilities connected with hot water
win be provided for sick people.
Restoration OF Merchant Marine.
Hansa publishes a criticism OF the
bill for the establishment OF the
German merchant fleet, by Prof. w.
Lass, OF Berlin. He points out that
Ii is quite possible that Of the sum
OF Is milliards of marks to be deyot-
ed to the restoration Of the German
mercantile marine a large part may
possibly be spent abroad, for the bin
coI1templates two modes OF replacing
lost ships-purchase or building.
Purchase, Of course, means purchase
abroad; and building may also be
either in Germany or
abroad. There is a tendency to think
1t preferable to build new ships at
home instead OF buying them abroad,
but the professor suggests that the
of buying ships abroad
probably outweigh the disadvantage
of loss OF time involved in building
the new ships in Germany The vital
thing, in his opinion, Is as soon as
possible to restore and enlarge Ger
many's mercantile marine. The bill
assumes that 100000 tons OF shin-
ping have been lost in consequence
Of Americas entrance into the war.
He assumes, therefore, that to re-
place what has been lost 10000
tons must be acquired.