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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-08-27
War Departments S Lessons For
Men of The National Arn1y

If you come in from exercise or
drill sweating freely, try to cool off
gradually instead of allowing your
self to get chilled. Even in hot
weather throw a light coat or wrap
over yourself for few minutes.
One of the most important rules
Of all is to be careful about drinking
water not provided in the camp or
recommended to you by medical or
company officers. If pure water is
not at hand, it is better to drink
boiled water or weak coffee or tea.
Boiling kills the disease germs.
If you are in the habit of using to-
bacco, be moderate, especially, while
you are on the march or just before
taking strenuous exercise. Your
smoke will do less harm and at the
same time will be much more enjoy
able. If you wait till you can sit down
quietly during one Of the periods Of
rest.
Eight hours of each day are set
aside for sleep. This is ample, but
not too much for most men. Even
If you can't sleep for any reason lie
still and get a good rest during
those hours. -
LlS IuCOiCdl OltlIGI Will IGdQy
to do everything he can to keep you
| well. Don't hesitate to report to him
| If you need any attention even for
slight ailments. Every day at sick
CALI any soldier who is not feeling
well may ask for medical treatment
1t is frequently assumed by we'll
meaning critics that Illicit sexual in
tercourse and venereal diseases are
more common in the army than in
civil life. This is probably mistaken
impression. due largely to the fact
| that statistics of these diseases are
collected in the army, whereas the
corresponding figures for civilian
life are incomplete. In the new army
the evils of sexual immortality will
be reduced to a minimum. The men
will find their time and energy SO
fully occupied that they will have
fewer temptations and dangers of
this type than in everyday civil life.
One of your obligations as citi-
zen soldier is to conduct yourself in
such O way as to create and spread
the true impression-namely, that
the national army is made up of men
too much in earnest in the great
task assigned to them to indulge in
lewdness and vice.
ne Ouiy sure SdlSS udTQ against
venereal disease is to avoid illicit in
tercourse. A clean life is the best
guarantee of sound health.
The moral reasons which should
impel every self-respecting man to
avoid debasing himself by sexual
vice are we'll known to every man
who joins the national army and
need not be recounted here. In ad-
dition to the moral reasons there
rests upon every soldier the especial
duty Of avoiding everything that
may unfit him for active and effec-
tive service. This obligation in the
present crisis is even greater and
more urgent than in normal times.
The soldiers of the national army
will be expected and required to
maintain especially high standards
of conduct and to honor the uniform
they are privileged to wear.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-08-27
Household E1intC

wash it thoroughly under running
water and 1t will be all right.
To Remove Cinder From Eye
Drop fiaxseed in the eye, close the
lid and the little seed will travel
around until it efinds the cindsr and
bring it out on the cheek.
Mending 5uttons-When the back
pulls from a cloth covered button
which cannot be matched, leaving no
way to attach it to a garment, take
black sewing silk and sew it back
and forth across the stitches in the
cloth at the rim. When the entire
edge has been covered with stitches
darn around the center, making a.
substantial foundation by which to
sew 1t on the garment again.
Keep Food Covered.
"All food should be kept covered
or wrapped, and always out Of reach
of flies, which are deadly carriers Of
typhoid. All vessels, pitchers, ETC.,
in which food is to be stored, should
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-08-27
Viereck
BY Hapsburg Liebe
Of The Vigilantes.

The fact that Viereck is still per-
mitted to print and circulate his
weekly in America, does not reflect
upon Viereck. Not a bit of it, But 1t
tells a shameful story of American
muddleheadedness. Oh, yes, 1t does!
Your muddleheadedness, and my
muddleheadedness; political muddle-
headedness, and pseudo Democratic
muddleheadedness. Do you think an
American could go to Germany and
there publish such a sheet, with the
tables turned, as this socalled
American" Weekly? Do you think
IL could be done in France. England,
Italy, or Russia? Such sheets mould
opinion quickly, subtly. Viereck's
paper has already, in this way, done
great harm here in America.
Sugar coat. 1t is that that has kept
this weekly in the light of day.
america first and America only"
my country, right or wrong, etc,
ETC." Peace. peace. of certain
kinds. He has an abnormal penchant
for quoting things. Is he afraid to
say those same things for himself
does he fear our muddleheadedness
won't carry far enough2 And have
You noticed how he culls certain bits
of speeches from the giants at Wash
ington? Suppose you lop the Bible
off at the Crucifixion. You'd have a
great hope. a great promise: now
wouldn't you? Viereck lops on
speeches like that
Coming down to cases anent that
american" weekly. There is another
great and distinct evil rising from
its circulation, other than its mould
ing OF the opinion OF the wholly
American masses. And that evil Is
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-08-27
TIME TO TAKE OFFENSIVE.

Residents Of Oklahoma are be-
ginning to cali upon Senator Gore
to resign.
Oklahoma Is not the only state
cursed with a misrepresentation in
the senate.
The time has come for more ag-
gressive tactics on the part of Am
ericans in the United States. The
loyal men and women in this coun-
try who comprise 80 per cent of the
population, have allowed the other
10 per cent to harass and obstruct
the government and to lend aid and
encouragement to the enemy about
long enough.
The loyal citizens have remained
on the defensive, fighting back this
guerilla warfare. It is time to take
the offensive and stamp 1t out. In
military terms, we have a vast
superiority in artillery, men and
morale. but we have let a small but
violent minority bluff us out of at
tacking.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-08-27
CLARIFIES WAR AIMS.

After reading what the Kaiser told
Ambassador Gerard. a statement of
one war aim ought to be compara-
lively simple for America.
"Pll stand no nonsense from Am
erica after the war" he said to Mr..
Gerard, while the latter was still the
official representative of the United
States government in Berlin. Am
erica had better look OUT.
With that threat on record, the
chief war aim should be to put Ger
many in a position where she could
never carry it out, either by crushing
her military power. or extracting the
Kaiser and his heirs from the body
politic.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-08-27
Lesson No. 7.
Your Health,

preceding lessons: 1. Your Post
of Honor. 2. Making Good as a SOL
der. 8. Nine Qualities. of a Soldier.
4. Getting Ready for Camp. s. First
Days in Camp. 6. Cleanliness. in
Camp.)
The living conditions in the army
are Just what most vigorous men
need for their physical well I-being.
Every day brings an ample amount
| of exercise, fresh air, and good food.
Yours will be a very unusual case
If You do not find yourself after a
few months stronger, healthier, and
more buoyant than you have ever
been in your life.
1t is true, on the other hand, that
extreme exertion in marching OF
hghtng may in time be called for.
But this will not be until you are
thoroughly trained and fit. The
periods Of strain or exposure will
probably be short and are not likely
in themselves to do you any real
harm. At any rate, you owe 1t to
yourself-and, what is more, YOU
owe 1t to the country-to make your
self 'fit" at the earliest possible
moment. Sick men can not do much
toward winning this war. In the
army they are not only loss, sbut
during their sickness a positive
handicap.
There are few simple, common
sense rules to follow, which are
briefly summed up in this lesson.
Everything you eat will be care
fully inspected by the officers in
charge of that duty. You will have
plenty of fresh meat, bread, pota-
toes, and other vegetables, and other
simple and nourishing food. AS a
general rule, you should eat nothing
not supplied in your company mess.
Especially avoid green or over ripe
fruit and the inferior soft drinks
which will be put before you in shops
and by peddlers outside the camp
limits.
Your chief care in connection with
food will be to chew it thoroughly
and eat it slowly. Don't drink ex-
cessive quantities of water, tea, or
coffee with Your meals: this is rath-
er a common fault among soldiers.
Avoid needlesg exposure. You may
be often called upon in the line of
duty to march through mud and
rain. So long as you are actively on
the move il will probably do no
harm. As soon as you are off duty,
however take proper care of your
self. Give yourself rub down and If
possible battle your feet and change
Your clothing. Use a little extra care
to protect your belly from getting
chilled; it may save you some an
noying attacks of cramps and diar-
rhea.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-08-27
TEMPEST USEFUL ANYWAY.

Whether Mr.. Hoover ever actually
proposed a price of $1.65 for wheat,
or not, is not an issue now.
Congressman Young said that ne
had such a price in mind. but did not
say he definitely proposed 1t.
Mr.. Hoover in his telegram to the
Forum published Saturday evening
said that he never proposed such a
price or any other.
There is no question Of veracity
at stake, for both might be correct
in their statements.
The big fact remains that II North
Dakota had not made its voice heard
the price of wheat would probably
have been fixed we'll under the "
mark. There Is no assurance that
II won't be yet, but the talk around
Washington and around the grain
exchanges of Minneapolis and Chi
cago, now is that the figure Will be
from $40 to $3.50.
The tempest that was aroused by
Congressman Young's telegram to
The Forum undoubtedly has had a
beneficial effect. The prompt action
taken by the Fargo Commercial club
resulted in getting the case OF the
farmers before the board. The club
paid the expenses of the delegation
sent to Washington. and this delega-
ton was the only one given hear
ing.
To question the good faith and the
fairness of such men as Herbert c.
Hoover and Julius II. Barnes Is
vindfctiveness run riot. Both men
have given up their private business
entirely, and are devoting their en-
tire time and most of their private
fortunes to the war. Both have
denied that they have suggested any
price whatever to the price fixing
board. and their word should be
taken unreservedly. They undoubt-
edly felt that to take any part in
fixing the price would hamper their
work later, and for this very reason
wished to keep clear of the delibera-
tons or the price nXlng Doard.
But it is not questioning their good
faith to say that the consumer loom
ed biggest in their eyes and in the
eyes of the price fixing board. All
the atmosphere at Washington and
at New York was the consumers
atmosphere. The farmer was not
represented until the Fargo commit
tee reached the capital and appeared
before the board. How much effect
its efforts had on the committee will
be known within a day or two.
Among the proflteers developed
from the war. why not include those
who are trying to make political
profit as we'll?
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-08-27
FUTURE TRADING
ENDS AT CHICAGO
mo More Options Will Be
Quoted Until After the
War Ends
1Rv Associated Press.l

Chicago. Aug. 27.-Trading in
wheat for future delivery ceased on
the board of trade Saturday until
after the war. September, the sole
remaining option, made a dignified
exit from the market at $2.l1h which
was &c below final figures Friday.
Corn was subjected to selling pres
sure throughout the session and
closed weak 3-S to 2 7-Sc net lower
with December at $1.07 "a to 7-8
and May at $1.05 3-s to ". Oats
lost ga to cent and provisions had
weak support and finished from S0c
to $1.10 lower.
Settlement prices for outstanding
September contracts will be fixed by
committee appointed by the presi-
dent of the board of trade. Septem-
ber prices through the session rang
ed between $2.13 and $2.10h, few
transactions being recorded as much
of the evening UP in expectation OF
the cessation of future trading had
been accomplished during the week.
Unofficial reports current round the
wheat pit were that the government
price would be set at $2.10. Larger
deliveries were looked for with the
determination of the official prices
for wheat under governmental con-
troll
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-08-27

this: Viereck's American Weekly
is gradually leading German-Ameri-
cans to feel as though they were
German------ in
stead of German Americans. Do you
get me? I'm handing it to you
straight, brother, absolutely straight.
1t is unrest, unrest and unrest. You
can see, can't You, that Viereck
wants 'em to be GERMAN
-americans? Viereck is slowly
but steadily breaking the weld of the
melting pot. And it's a black shame,
too.
Whenever we have recovered from
this little brain-and- eye disease we
are now suffering from, we will stop
Viereck's paper.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-08-27
NO CORNER ON soAP.RoxEs.

Why should the obstructionists Of
various types be allowed to corner
the soap-boxes of the country?
There are plenty of soap-boxes.
The trouble has been that they
have been occupied to date by /. w.
w, pacifsts, anti-British agitators,
and other disloyal factions.
Hitherto all efforts to counteract
their disloyal agitation, have center
ed on heckling the speakers and try
ing to prevent them holding their
meetings.
One lone soap-boxer has been at
work in Fargo. preaching American
ism. More power to him. II soap
boxes can be used to spread dis
loyalty and treason. they can also
be used for better purposes.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-08-27

tirely in all discussion Of the sub
ject.
The prices at the mine are on a
basis of a long ton of 2,24O pounds.
The consumer buys the short ton
Of 1000 pounds.
Some place between the mine and
the coal cellar 24O pounds Of coal is
taken from each ton. On a basis of
$12 a ton, that coal would be worth
S1.44, quite a snug profit in itself.
It is beginning to be apparent that
no radical reductions in retail prices
of hard coal this fall can be hoped
for. In the first place the price fixed
at the mine by the Presidents order,
is not low. II Is in fact higher than
the scale a year ago. Egg and stove
coal, for example. sold at the mine
mouth a year ago for 1920. The
prices fixed by the President are
$4.45 to 1865.
The difference between S4.2o and
$l2 represents the cost of shipping
the coal to Buffalo, lake transporta-
ton to Duluth. handling at Duluth.
freight rates to Fargo, and the
handling and delivery charges here,
with a profit tackled on for each step
OF the journey. Any shaving in
prices that will come. must be made
from the profits of the jobber and
the retailer.
Mr.. Garfield. the new coal admins
traitor, has promised to fix prices all
along the line. and see that reduc-
tions are carried to the consumer.
His first step should be to see that
the consumer gets that extra 240I
pounds Of coal, or an allowance for
1t.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-08-27

The doctors were holding a consul
tation beside the bed of a man who
was supposed to be harboring a dis
eased hip bone.
'I believe" said one of the sur
geons, "that we should wait and let
him get a little stronger before cut
ting into him..
Before the other prospective oper-
ators could reply the patient turned
his head and remarked to the nurse:
What do they take me for - a
cheese?'~
H. H. Mensken, the Baltimore war
correspondent, said on his return trip
from Berlin:
THE German cattle are fed on
straw alone. Hence the milk is very
poor. Poor as it is, it's adulterated
at that
"As a man with a milk card enter
ed a Berlin dairy one day, he heard
the boss say:
Fritz, never milk the cows while
they are eating
"The man with the card laughed
S.Fritz," said he. Judging by the
milk you sell here, think you'd do
better never to milk the cows while
they're drinking"
Spring cleaning was in progress
and masculine labor was hard to
find. The widow asked her char
lady" IL she would bring her husband
along one day to assist in moving
some heavy furniture. The man
came, and the widow was astonished
to see how battered his face looked.
HAS your poor husband had an ac-
cident?" asked the widow
"Oh, no, mum; that's what appen-
ed when we 'ad a few words not long
ago"
Dear me, Mrs. Scrubbs! Did you
do that? What a shame! He seems
such a nice, quiet man, tool"
The charwoman pursed her lips
He Is now, num-, she said mean
fngly
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-08-27
SHELL KILLS TWO
AT CANTONMENT
Left Partially Buried, Heat of Fire
Causes Fatal Accident at
Fort Sill.
(Bx Associated Press }.

(By Associated Press.)
Fort Sill, Okla, Aug. 27.-Privates
Nelson and James Kelley of Battery
A, second Missouri field artillery,
were killed and four others seriously
injured when shrapnel shell ex-
ploded on the cantonment range here
Saturday afternoon, completely
wrecking the mess hall in which
they were preparing their first meal
after arriving at the Oklahoma post.
The injured are Pricates Oakley
Bloomer, McGraw and Raymond
Rose. Nelson was killed outright
and Kelly died on the way to the
hospital. The shell is believed TO
have exploded after having been left
partially buried on the field by the
heat of a fire nearby, over which the
men were cooking.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-08-27
MENU HINT.
Breakfast.

MENU HINT.
Breakfast.
Oranges.
Cracked Wheat with Cream.
Sauted Cornmeal Mush. Coffee.
Luncheon.
Oatmeal Cases. Radishes.
Baking Powder Biscuit.
Strawberry Preserves. Iced Tea.
Dinner.
Curried Salmon.
Escalloped Potatoes.
Stuffed Tomatoes. Cold Slaw.
Corn Bread.
Fruit Gelatin. Coffee.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-08-27
BROKER is GUILTY.
Jury Convicts Duluth Man Accused
of Attempted Bribery.

Brainerd, Mimi, Aug. 27.-After
celebrating nearly FIVE hours, the
jury in the trial of George A. Elder,
Duluth bond broker, charged with
attempting to bribe Koochiching
County Treasurer Fogarty, Saturday
afternoon returned with a verdict of
guilty.
Senator c. A. Adams. of counsel
for the defense, before leaving for
Duluth announced that new trial
would be asked and that If it were
denied an appeal to the supreme
court would be taken.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-08-27
BAER ASKS PROBE
Would Have Congress- Study Treat
ment Accorded Suffraget Ptckets.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 27.-John
NJ Baer, congressman from North
Dakota, has introduced resolution
asking for federal Inquiry into the
treatment of suffraget pickets who
have been parading in front of the
White House for months, and many
of whom have been arrested from
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-08-27
GUARD YOUR FOOD IN SUMNER,

while people should be careful
about the condition OF the food they
eat at all seasons, they should be
particularly watchful during the
summer months" declares DIR. Carl
L. Alsberg, chief of the government
bureau of chemistry.
Housewives should see to 1t,
therefore, that their milk. after being
left by the milkman, does not stand
for any length Of time on a hot back
porch before 1t is put in the ice box.
Milk bottles should be kept closed,
both In the ice box and out of 1t, and
il there is any doubt at all regarding
the excellence OF the local milk sup
ply. Pasteurize all milk.
THINGS WORTH KNOWING.
If your fountain pen gets cranky,
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-08-27

Mrs. Jones entered the drawing
room unexpectedly and spoiled a
very pretty tableau.
Il was just whispering a secret in
Cousin Jennie's ear" explained
Charlie.
"I'm sorry" said the old lady
gravely, that your eyesight has be-
come so bad that you mistake Jen-
nies mouth for her ear"
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-08-27

This course of thirty daily lessons
is offered to the men selected for
service in the national army as a
practical help in getting started in
the right way. 1t is informal in tone
and does not attempt to give bind
ing rules and directions. These are
contained in the various manuals
and regulations Of the United States
Introductory.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-08-27
On @o9pUr
a1MeN1OIClOI1t
LlACRRTS MILLLk
THE NEW ONE.

THE NEW ONE.
You have noticed. have you not,
that
All the girls you see have got that
New and nutty way OF walking with
lag,
Every Molly, May or Maggie
Walks a walk that's lag-and-
For the Lag is now the very latest
gag.
It is not, this newest notion,
Just a wiggle or a motion,
And 1t isnn't quite an amble nor
glide,
1t is quite novel movement,
But to call ii an improvement
Is a question that we really can't
decide.
II a maiden's ways are slumpy,
If her figures rather dumpy.
She is seldom quite alluring to the
eye,
But it isn't stylish lately,
So 1t isn't very likely that she'll try.
II her figures fair and slender,
May the kindly gods attend her,
And protect her while this new one
is the style.
For we fear alackadaydee,
Every young and shapely lady
Will be limping by on crutches in a
while.
Not everyone who gets the bounce
is able to rebound.
Easy.
Horatfo McRupp
Owes bills all over town,
He'd better settle up
Before they shake him down.
Play.
Play is an activity seen chiefly in
che young. The play of the adult
cat is not so sprightly and gleeful as
that of its young and this is true of
the human or any other order of
cunning. The most striking re.
semblance between man and the. ape
is the love of play in early years
The infant ape very often behaves so
heedlessly as to be the despair of its
parents and show little promise. of
growing up to a useful manhood.
The young ape acquires a more dig
nified hearing however at the age of
two or three, which is some twenty
years in advance of the young
human. Inc aQultS OF any species
would do well to carry the love of
play into their older eyes. The
playful spirit would do much to en-
liven the days tedium If people
would cultivate, it more. A days
work at the Office would be more toll
cradle with intervals of play. Life
would be pleasanter for all If more
men would have bean shooters and
squirt -guns in their Office desks.
Too Much.
To wear the red and white and blue
Is now proper thing to do;
The little flag upon our coats
The finest sentiment denotes.
And all and sundry then can see
We're patriotic as can be.
But one we'll never wear and that's
These red and white and blue
crayats!
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-08-27
HOW COAL sHRINks.

One feature Of the coal prices
seems to have been overlooked en-
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-08-27
ASK FOR and GET
HOrIiCk's
The Original
Matted Milk
Substitutes Cost YOU Same Price.
DEAD ON
HIS FEET

GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Cap
sules will bring new life and quickly
relieve that stopped-up congested feel
ing. They will thoroughly cleanse
and wash out the kidneys and blad-
der and gently carry off the i'll effects
of excesses of all kinds. The healing,
soothing oil soaks right into the walls
and lining of the kidneys and expels
the poisons in your system. Keep your
kidneys in good shape by daily use of
GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules
and you will have good health. Go to
your druggist at once and secure a
package of this time-honored, world
wide remedy. 1t is not patent medi-
cine. It is passed upon by U. S. Gov
ernment chemists and declared pure
before coming into this country.
GOLD MEDAL is the pure, original
HARLEM Oil, imported direct from the
ancient laboratories in Holland, where
IL is the National Household Remedy
of the sturdy Dutch. Look for the name
GOLD MEDAL on every box. Three
sizes. Accept no substitute. Your
druggist will gladly refund your
money If not as represented.-Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-08-27

Among the profiteers developed
from the war. why not include those
who are trying to make political
profit as we'll?