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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-14

planes. automobiles. proiectiles, and
cartridges, and 352 manufacture ex-
plosives, chemical products, and work
over crude ores. There are, further,
1,181 minor projectile factories en-
ploying $4,000 persons. To these
totals must also be added countless
number of uniform and clothing fac
tories in every part of the land.
The war so far has cost Italy some
$4,000,000,000, of which sum a little
over one-third has been obtained
own people. Notwithstanding these
popular subscriptions and increased
taxes, the national savings bank shows
decided increase of deposits
These deposits July l, 1915, were
slightly over 100000 and January
/, 1917, they had increased by $65, OO0,-
900. or a total of 2,200,000,000 lire. In
addition there are deposits in private
banking institutions amounting to one
and a quarter billion dollars.
While Italy has officially placed but
a single loan of $25,O00,000 in the
United States, she is buying. annually
there upwards of $26O, 100000 in values.
Those war materials she herself can
not produce come chiefly from the
United States, such as cotton and
wooden cloth, mineral oils, iron ore,
steel manufactures, coal, wheat and
horses. rs. = -s.r.
The military activities of Italy on
land have been, primarily, that of con-
tinually menacing Austria with an in
vasion that might reach Vienna, and
thereby forcing her to maintain a big
army on this frontier that might have
been used against the Russians or the
French; of maintaining another army
in Albania and thereby connecting
with the Anglo-French expedition at
Saloniki; and, finally, of blockading
the Adriatic ports of Austria, protect
ing the Anglo French expeditions to
the Dardanelles and to Salof1iki, and
aiding in the TRANSPORTATION Of troops
and material thither.
Italy has on her northern frontier
captured $4,000 Austrian prisoners. not
counting a possible double that num-
Der Of killed and wounded. Italy's
army successfully handled the big
drive of the Austrians in the Trentino
last May and turned that drive into
a severe punishment of the Austrfans
by the taking in August Of 'Goriza and
other points on the lower line towards
the Adriatic, together with some 40,-
900 prisoners The Austrian invasion
began with 100000 men and 1000 can
non all aimed at one point between the
Brenta and Adige rivers. The plan
was no less tnan to so oefeat the
Italians as to be able to break across
to the French frontier and take in the
rear the defenders of Verdun.
The attack failed within three
weeks. 1t failed because of the rapid
ity with which the Italians counter-at-
tackled in large numbers. Within the
space of two weeks they threw across
the Austrian path an army transported
from other sections of the front using
therefor $4,000 railroad cars and 1000
automobiles. to carry 100000 men. u.s.
900 horses, $4,000 carts, cannon, ra-
tions. ammunition, medicines and other
material. $50
The difficulty of this movement will
be appreciated by the fact that the
troops were fighting in waterless
mountains and each day to those dry
plateaus were carried 100000 quarts of
drinking water to the thirsty men.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-14

vary from 1000 to 1900 feet in height.
This cold is often six degrees below
zero (Fahrenheit). In the first line
trenches the soldiers mad to have the
heaviest Of clothing and boots. while
wooden barracks had to be built for
those in the second or reserve line.
In addition, extra large quantities of
food and proper cooking utensils had
to be carried up to them, and roads
had to be built so that wagons or au-
tomobiles could reach them rapidly.
For single army corps it was neces-
sary to provide 100000 board planks,
100000 wooden blankets, shirts and
pairs of socks, $4,000 waterproof capes,
$4,000 fur coats and 10000 fur sleeping
sacks. ~
The Italian frontier trench line has
been continually maintained at d
length of 1900 miles, counting the sec
ond, third and fourth line trenches
that have been dug for reserve pur-
poses. ~7E ~a.' t.z.
The new territory occupied beyond
the old frontier is no less than 1872
communes comprising an area of 5000
square kilometers, with mountain
population of 100000 persons.
In order to reach the front through
this territory with the enormous guam
titles of supplies needed, the combined
forces of the army's engineering corps
and that of Italy's department of pub
lie works were required. These two
organizations began working in the
early part OF the war and until the
present time have built $40 miles of
new macadam road and rebuilt,
widened, and repaired 2,445 miles of
other roads. Irrespective of the reg
ular state railroad forces, these above
named organizations have planned and
built upwards of $50 miles of airline
cables for the handling of freight. 10
bridges and 200 miles Of narrow gauge
railroad.
There has also been done an i'm
mense amount of construction work
in the way of wooden or cement bar
racks, storehouses, warehouses. hospi-
tails, schools and cemeteries.
In order to secure the supplies for
this new army, beginning perhaps with
scarcely half million men and now es-
Inmates at three million, the nation has
put in operation a total Of 2,179 fac
tories, employing 468,940 persons OF
whom 1894 are classed as skilled
workmen. This total number of fac
tories and plants is sub-divided into
66 military establishments proper, en-
ploying 21,645 workmen and 12,474
women; 932 auxiliary factories en-
pIoying 344,702 workmen and 55,253
women. OF these latter 81 turn out
metal parts; 4s9 rifles, cannon, aero
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-14
One Acre Set Aslds.

The proposal. says The Christian
Science Monitor. that the farmers in
the western states OF the North Am-
erican Union shall set aside one acre
In the coming season for the benefit
Of people in need In Europe. presents
an opportunity Tor practical aid on the
part Of those who have been accused
Of taking little humanitarian interest
ia the war. The labor and sacrifice
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-14

the thing pleasing for the pup. Rat
tie the candy sack in your pocket be-
fore giving him a bit. Above all. re-
peat and repeat the word which Is
being taught and never lose patience,
for the animal will do his best.
Tricks, simple and dinicult. are all
taught in the same way. Teach the
pup to sit up lie down. walk, roll over.
cross his legs, hide, climb ladders
speak, jump and swirA Teach him to
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-14

balance a bit Of food on his nose and
then at command catch 1t; to walk
on his hind legs. carrying the bit on
his nose. These are not difficult tricks.
he the boy will only observe the simple
rules which / have laid down. Pa
thence, persistency and kindness on
the part Of the bow will make the dog
q master performer.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-14

involved in the undertaking are not
TO be overlooked. for the legislatures
viii be asked to present a cross 1of
service" to the man who makes his
acre yield the most.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-14

''Tll bet you do some cranky thing -
make your wife begin the Trades y0n
complain Of"
Nothing IN the cranky way doina
she's q self-atarter"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-14

F0r go &c &c The Forum.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1917-08-31
Schools to Open
Sept. 10th

The Douglas county high school as
we'll as the Gardnerville grammar
school will open for the fall term
September 10th according to insorma :
ticn given out this week.
From all indications the attendance
AT the high school will as large and
probably surpass the enrollment OF
last year One new teache. Is to be
added to the list of instructors and
the county board of education is doing
all in their power to make the school
equal any other Nevada high school
At the districts school second
teacher has been employed to assist
in the intermediate department and
q large attendance is expected at the
fall term.
The Consolidated district B. which
includes the Minden, Hot Springs and
Haybourn districts, will open at
Minden on September 10th and two
teacher will be in charge.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1917-08-31
Surrey of Crops
Being Made Here

Lester Hartman, who is connected
with the Nevada extension work, has
been sent to this county by the gov
crnment to make a survey of crops
as well as to advise farmers to hold
back seed grain for for next seasons
PLANTING, etc.
The Government is to take stock
OF the Nations food supply and men
are being placed in all parts of the
United States to carry on the work
In order that the President, Con-
gress, and the other officials OF the
government may be able to base need
edaction on knowledge of what the
national larder contains, and how it
measures up to the needs of the mil
lions of breakfast, dinner, and supper
tables of the Nation, the United
States Department of Agriculture will
begin Immediately to make quick
survey of available foods and feeds
throughout the country. This will
cover supplies ON the farms, in fac
tories, and commercial stores and
warehouses, in retail shops, and on
the shelves and in the bins of the
family pantry The work will be car
ried on principally by the bureau oi
Markets, the Bureau of Crop Esti-
mates and States Relations Service
OF the department, with funds ap~
propriated for the purpose in the re-
Gently enacted food production bill.
The survey is to be made as of the
date August 81, and 1t is expected
that statistics on the amounts of GER
isin important products can be sup
piled within three or -four weeks after
The food survey is begun.
In carrying out the nation wide
food survey, both actual inventories
and estimates will be employed. Es-
Inmates of the food and feed products
on farms will be made for the whole
country by the Bureau of Crop Esti-
mates through $4,000 picked coopera-
tors in the field.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1917-08-31
NEVADA TROOPS
To CAMP LEWIS

The distributing Sheet" showil
il detail the sixteen national army
camps, followed by the ALLEGATION of
all states and local boards states
that drafted men will be sent to
Camp Lewis, American Lake, Wash,
as follows:
California Quota not received
Idaho, 2.2S7; Montana, 1877; Nevada,
1.051 Oregon, III; Utah, 2,310;
Washington, 1868; Wyoming, sos.
Thirty per cent of the quotas given
above are to entrain for Camp Lewis,
Wednesday, September 5th. The men
to be sent in the first contingent
furnished by local boards will, in a
very few days be notified to report
at a specified date and hour for mill
tary service and transportation to
the designated mobilization camp.
The men are told that From the date
specified for you TO report, you viii,
be in military services of the L. ).
and subject to military law. Failure
TO report or unpunctuality are grave
military offenses punishable by
eourt-martial. Wilful failure &c re-
port with intention to eyade military
service constitutes desertion which IS
ca.iial oifense in the time OF wor.
TIE men summoned to report for
eitrainnr ut will be under the orders
III the local board and will be
sarripncd board and J. 1ging. Il -
i'ls within one hou' travel of the
ho1,'i oflice, TIE men may, b. iili-
ing ont certain furnished applica-
ton be granted permission to sleei,
ard eat at home. The men Will be
Permitted TO take nothing but hand
baggage with them on the train.
They will be allowed to take with
them soap, shaving accessories.
comb and brush toothbrush and
10th powder, towels, underclothing
and socks, and, II desired changes of
collars and shirts but are warned
that they will have no use for the
latter after arrival at the camp
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1917-08-31
DISTRICT BOARD
EXEMPTIONS

The county board received word
Tuesday that the date set for the de-
parture OF the first increment had
been changed from September 18th to
date to be announced later. Yester-
day the board completed the PHYSICAL
examinations OF the third county
draft. and while more that TIE re-
qired quota of 19 is on the list, 1t is
impossible to announce at this time
those who will be the Iirst tc go.
Exemptions have been fled with the
district board and no doubt more will
fellow
Advice received from Reno We'd
nesday gives the following exemptions
made by the board for this county
A. Fabbri, called by local board,
affirmed.
George c. Hennings IN, called by
loacl board affirmed, but granted ex-
elnption on occupationai ground
farmer
A-endt Jensen, Jr.. discharged Oh
oeeupationa, ground.
W. H. Lampe, farmer. discharged
oeeupational ground.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1917-08-31
County Agents
Here

The University of Nevada and the
United States Department of Agri-
culture are working with the farmers
and farm women throughout the
state to assist in the problems which
might otherwise be neglected. The
local representative for Douglas
and Ormsby counties are Lester Har-
riman and Miss Leah Barker.
At present Mr.. Hartman is assist
ing the government is obtaining crop
reports, but a little later he expects
districts for experiments which will
solve some of the farm problems. Be-
sides these experiments Mr. Harri-
laan is available to any farmer for
ny problems which may arise. II
GGestions arise which he can not
answer, through his connection with
he University of Nevada and the
S. government. he can find some
10 can answer them.
mioH lDdl htl Is lHt DONS
md girls in preparing exhibits for the
state fair, and from her success so
Ial she expects to have several good
exhibits. The boys and girls club
work In these two counties has been
neglected this summer. but from now
4 Miss Barker and Mr.. Hartman
IL be able to give the boys and girls
a great deal of attention.
On account of the necessity for
conserving all our resources, women
are asked to can as much of the
perishable foods as possible. Miss
Earker is ready to give demonstra-
tions in this work at any time. 1t is
hoped that the women in these two
counties will make use of her assist
ance.
The county agent has much avail
able literature that the average home
does not get in touch with, and by be-
coming acquainted with these agents
tie farmers and their families will be
able to reap much benefit.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1917-08-31
THE RECORD-COURIER WILL BE
SENT FREE TO OUR BOYS

Realizing that our boys who are
soon to leave for training camps, or
those who have already left. will
crave news from home, the publisher
CT the Record-Courier has decided to
send to all our boys who may desire,
the Record-Courier, free of charge.
All that will be necessary is to send
their address and the paper will be
forwarded to them. This is for
the boys of Douglas county and will
hold good as long as they are serv-
ing their country as soldiers.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1917-08-31
LUTHERAN CHURCH NOTES

Sunday morning German services
will be conducted at the Lutheran
Church. The pastor will base his
discourse on the Gospel OF the day
recorded Luke 10. 23-37. This pass
age of Scripture bringg to us the
story of the Good samaritan. Every
body is most cordially invited to st
tend these services. At the eonelus-
ion of the services collection will be
taken mp for our Lutheran Sanitarinm
in Wheat Ridge. Colorado. This Is a
sanitarium for col aumptiYes. Every
body Is requested not 10 overlook this
collection.
The Gardnerville Lutheran Sunday
school will gnther fer instruction at
$50 o'clock. All scaolars must be
pre- sent.
Sunday afternoon at 2:f5 the Fred
ericksburg Sunday School will meet.
All scholars take notice os this.
A class of cateehumens was organ
lied last Wednesday. The following
have been admitted to the class
Emma Winkelman, Mabel Schaeht.
! rieda Neddenriep. Richard Wenn-
hold, OFT Hansen and Willie Johnson.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1917-08-31
BEN CARDINAL
ESCAPES DRAFT

Ben ID. Cardinal, who registered
Tor the selective draft, his serial
number being 32 and order number
So, escaped the necessity of taking
the physical examination and was
exempted from military duty owing
to the fact that he was past 81 years
CT age at the time of registration.
All records of his birth had been
destroyed even to the traditional
family bible in which his birth was
recorded At the time of registra-
tion Mr.. Cardinal was not sure of his
exact age and decided to register
rather than later to find that he had
violated the draft law. He made a
trip to Bridgeport and hunted through
records of Mono county, but failed to
find anything that would assist is es-
tablishing his age. The school rec.
trds of Antelope Valley, where he
was born, failed to give any informa
ton. The nurse that attended his
mother was dead and documentar,
evidence was not to be had. He fin
ally put the case up to Adjutant
General Sullivan, who wired t,
Washington. A search of the censu.
records of 1900 was made and it wa
found that Ben Cardinal, son of San
and Frances Cardinal was born neal
Coleville, California in April, 1886
The date of his birth having beer
established by government records
Mr.. CARDINAL was Immediately dis
charged from the draft.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1917-08-31
Joanthe Woman
OnOrrOu)
Night

What the San Francisco Call of
May 9th says CT Joan the Woman"
which will be shown at the Minden
Theatre tomorrow night that Farrar
is superb Joan the Woman is ab-
slcutely the last word in motion pic
ture productions. In the first place
there never has been such a cast of
stars in one picture. There is Geral-
dine Farrar IN the title role. There
is Wallace Ried as Eric Trent;
Hobart Bosworth as General La
Hire; Raymond Hattol as Charles
VII; Theodore Roberts as Pierre
Cauchon; Charles Clary as La Tre-
mouille; Tully Marshall as L'Oisele
the fanatical monk, and many others
well known to theatregoers.
Geraldine Farrar is as superb in
this picture as she ever has been on
the operate stage. Her facial ex-
preston, the sincerity of her action
and the conviction carried in every
move and MASTERPIECES of acting. Her
beauty and grace enhance her techni-
cal achievements Wallace Ried who
carried the leading male part, is to
be highly recommended on his work,
which Is difficult in the extreme and
spledidly done. Charles Clary is a
convincing Spider" and Raymond
Hatton portrays Charles, the weak
King of France, to perfection.
So much for the actors. The pro
duction itself, done under the direct
ion of Cecil De Mile (Which fact
alone pleaced the Is carat stamp on
the work. is nothing short of wonder
ful. There are battle scenes, scenes
at court and outdoor scenes which
surpass anything attempted hereto
fore. The Battle of the Towers"
with more than 5000 men actually
participating will go down into
motion picture history as a perfect
achievement. Joan the Woman" is
the old story, known the world over,
oil the peasant maid who leads the
soldiers of France to victory against
the English at Orleans, and through
her courage and inspiration saves the
hesieged city. She is betrayed,
captured and thrown into prison. and
by order of Pierre Cauchon the
Bishop, burned at the stake in the
public square as witch. Joan the
Woman is a picture which will last
in the minds Of those who have seen
1t.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1917-08-31

Information regarding stocks in
Wholesale, jobbing, storing, manu-
featuring, and other commercial es-
adjustments, including large retail
houses, says government report,
will be obtained by requesting from
each of the various concerns a state
ment of the axact amount of products
held
The stocks on hand in small retail
shops will be estimated from informa-
ton gained from a detailed survey of
stocks in a number of representative
districts. Stocks in the hands of all
consumers of the country will be es-
timated similarly from canyassess of
a large number of representative
families, both in the country and in
the cities. The study of families will
be concerned even more with the cur
rent consumption per month than
with the actual stock of food supplies
On hand. Small retail stocks will be
reported for representatives cities by
the bureaus.
The nearly 100 items on which
statistics are to be gathered include
grains and seeds, grain food products
dried fruits and nuts, vegetable fats
sugar, sirups, starch, meat and meat
products, food products preserved in
tin and other containers, dairy and
related products, fish and feeds
The departments plans contemplate
making Immediately quick survey
CT the holidays of approximately Is
IF the more important products, fol-
lowing this with monthly reports on
such products and making more
complete survey after the crops have
been gathered 1t Is proposed to uti-
lie in SO far as possible existing es-
tablished agencies within the depart
ment in the conduct of the survey
hut the department, of course, desires
the hearty cooperation and support oi
all State and local agencies.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1917-08-31
NOTICE OF MEETING

Notice is hereby given of meeting
Of the Executive Committee of the
Carson Valley Chapter of the Amer
ican Red Cross which will be held in
the Club House at Minden, Nevada,
Friday evening. August 81, 1917, at
7:30 o'clock. All members of the
committee are urged to be present.
BY order of the chairman of the
committee
ALFRED r. RATCLIFF,
Secretary