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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-20
500 Girls Missing in New York
Since Jan. 1--Vice Probe Begun
(By Associated Press. J

New York. 201ore than girls between the ages of
10 20 years disappeared from their homes
ansped today concden with announcement by Police Com
Arthur that ordered the searching
inquiry into police conditions since that conducted the Rosen
thai murder.
Investigators working the Ruth Cruger mystery today
nued their efforts to locate persons believed to have been
completes in the murder of the girl.
Importance attached to the statement made by Miss Conueo
aue that she had jumped from window of her apartment
tedy escape being killed who attacked her because
had given Miss Crugers body
being found.
Miss Laue is said be possession of much valuable nfo
nation regarding the white slave traffic. #am
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-20
Miss Ruth Cruger deft> and Mrs. Grace HumistOn.

New York, June 2O.-.(Special.)-
Mrs. Grace Humiston, the woman
lawyer who solved the tangle sur
rounding the disappearance of Ruth
Cruger in the face of scoffing and
opposition by the New York city au-
thorities and brought to light the
girls murdered body after penetrat-
ing a tangle of police red tape and
Official encouragement, believes that
the girl was murdered. by two or
more depraved men who have made it
their business to lure young girls to
their DOOM '.
Ruth Cruger's body was found bv
Mrs. Humiston buried several feet
below the floor of the cellar OF Alfredo
Coccht's bicycle shop Here the girl
had gone to get pair Of skates which
Cocchi had sharpened for her. She
was never seen alive again. Cocchi
was at first taken into custody by the
authorities. He was freed on his
statement that he was guiltless. On
gaining his liberty he took the next
boat for his native Ialy. An attempt
will be made to extradite him.
After roundly denouncing the dis
trict attorneys office and the police
Mrs. Humiston told how she, with
exactly the same clues that the police
had discarded as worthless. carried
on the search that led to the dis
covery of the girls body. 81
There was no anonymous letter
which gave me the tip and, whieh. Led
70 the solution OF the mystery, Mrs.
Humiston said. II was satisfied from
the first time read about the case
that Cocchi must know about it.
Il began searching morgues, ceme-
tertes and hospitals. The trail led
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-20
nARREn Ion AupIroRluM.

Butte. Mont, June 20.--Mayor w. Fl.
Maloney yesterday refused to permit
the recently organized Metal Nine
Workers Union use Of the city atRdt-
torlum. The mayor said the auditorium
would be denied to the Union so long
a. SIS leaders show Industrial Work
ers OF the World tendencies.
Leaders Of the new union have de-
nfed that they are members Of the En-
dustriaI Workers OF the World
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-20

II can see the half million Of our
boys and young men in the trenches
and camps flghting to save the world
for democracy and liberty" was one
Of the statements made by John L..
Alexander superintendent Of the In
Sunday School associa-
ton, in his address at the opening
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-20
70 FORUM SUBSCRIBERS.

ID has come TO our attention
that authorized collectors of The
Forum have informed subscribers
be raised July /. This state
without foundation and the SUBJ
soription price OF The Forum will
not be raised July, I.
IL the present abnormal cost Of
print paper should continue il
may be necessary to raise our
subscription price, but before such
action Is taken every subscriber
will be personally notified from
the Office at least sixty days in
advance Of the raise.
FORUM PUBLISHING co.
Juna 20. 1917.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-20
Stirring Talks Mark OPENING
OF the State S. S. Convention

100000 enrolled in. the 10000
Sunday schools will be given to the
American Red Cross society to help
care for our men and boys who are
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-20
NAVY ENLIsTMENTs.

Since War Was Declared $1,000 Mem
Have Been Recruited.
(By Associated Press.)
washington, June 20.-Since the be-
ginning Of the war with Germany, s56,--
24S men have enlisted in the navy. The
total now is 1903 recruiting Mon
day and Tuesday bringing a net gain
in enlistment OF 1908.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-20
zenpeIina to America.

Copenhagen, via London, June 90
A German technical weekly calculates
that regular Zeppelin trips to America
are a possibility of the not distant fu-
ture. The paper says only a moderate
increase in size over the present type
would give the necessary lifting capa-
city for the airship. The article was
written with peace and not war time
voyages in mind, apparently.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-20

kcOntinued on Page TwO.)
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-20
WEATHER FORECAST.

Showers this afternoon or tonight.
Cooler tonight Thursday fair with
rising temperature by AFTERNOON.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-20

Lugana. Switzerland, via Paris, June
20.-King Constantine of Greece ar
rived here today. A long telegram from
the German emperor was handed to
Constantine as soon as he left the
train.
The immediate future movements Of
the former monarch are unknown but
it is believed he will shortly go to
Germany to visit the emperor.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-20

That the Republicans OF the First
congressional district, by properly un-
iting their forces, are in position to
date. ana that there is need for the
election OF a Republican as the rep
resentative of this district, was gem
kraIly conceded by the speakers.
Adoption by the convention Of an
Affirmative program, advocated by A.
1rnntinnad an Pc Tmn-l
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-20

Boston, June 20.-The Warren liner
Bay State from Boston, May 81 for
Liverpool has been sunk by German
submarine. Advices to the company
today gave nothing in regard to the
fate of the crew of the steamer.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-20
Artillery Duel.

Paris, June 20.-Heavy artillery
fighting is in progress on the Aisne and
in the Champagne, says the official an
nouncement today. A German infantry
attack was dispersed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-20

Pershing and Joffre Confer.
Paris, June 20-Maj. Gen. Pershing,
the American commander, had long
today with Marshal Joffre
with regard to American affairs.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-20

Boston, June 20.-The sinking OF the
British steamer E1ele. presumably BY
a German submarine, was received in
a message by the Leyland line today
from her commander. The vessel left
Boston on June for Manchester, Eng
land, with a general cargo. The mes
sage made no reference to the crew.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-19

ing, how diseases, either wholly or par
tally new, are developed from time to
time. Thus the grip came upon the
world in the form of a surprise not so
many years ago, and is as familiar now
as il it had dated back to the garden OF
Eden. Now here is poliomyelitis, with a
name of difficulty in spelling and pro-
nouncing 10 match the forbidding char
acter OF the disease. which had TO be
studied and snalyzed as a disease en-
tirely unknown tosmedicine What will
come next cannot be foretold. II seems
TO rs. however. though We would not for
worlds trespass upon the premises Of the
medical profession. that Il will be strange
indeed ii the gathering Of enormous num-
bers Of men in northern France. under
conditions in which thorough sanitation
Is simply impossible -it viii be strange.
We say. II one If the results i not
new di-eass Or an extension AZ an old
one. perhaps in epidemic form But suf-
icisnt for the DAY Il the evil thereof
Let ne not trouble ourselves now With
fears fer the -Burluzton News
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-19

this summer; no fair we suppose may
brighten the life of the rural commune
ties and promote acquaintance and
friendship. A monotonous calm must
brood over the Green mountains.
Still, il Is hardly necessary to suggest
that suspension Of intercourse with our
fellow human beings. in their aggrega-
tons, is a cheap price to pay for i'm
munity from the most dangerous, the
most threatening, Of the diseases of our
day. of course no community. no man,
can be completely segregated from the
world. Experience and observation, how
ever, has shown that poliomyelitis has
its center Of infection and contsgion in
large gatherings Of people, and " such
are done away with for a season the pub
lic is to a large extent protected from
the disease. A large degree Of discom-
fort and inconvenience may well b en-
dured. for the sake Of both ourselve-
snd our neiEhbors. sud we expect % see
The mandate a the state board Of health
obeyed chesrfully throughout the state
L is astonishing. let rs say in pass
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-19

much German atmosphere" is created Il
Vermont by reason of the teaching OF
German in two of the college summer
schools during this heated period. Bless
you, neighbors, there j. no more German
atmosphere in Vermont than you could
Whit away with peashell of breeze
Vermont is pro.Ameriean TO the corei II
is anti.German from the core TO the out.
er rind. If Prof. Appelmann of the Uni.
yersity of Vermont summer school or
the frau lady from Heidelberg at the
Middlebury college summer school should
attempt TO spread the propaganda Of
Germanism in their respective institu.
tions all Vermont would arise in that
wrath which has been manifested already
in many places over the retention Of
Herr Appelmann at the University Of
Vermont after he had resigned from the
faculty following charge of anti.Amer'
icanism and before the outbreak of war
between his country and the United
States. Vermont has always been pa
trotic toward American institutions
even during the time when it was main.
tanning itself as a little republic and
at the door of the United
States for admission as an integral part
Of the nation. Moreover, Vermont al.
ways will be patriotic to American in
stitutions as long as those institutions
ire maintained on the plane contemplat-
ID by the fathers.
At the same time there Is no call to
AIRY out our rage against everything !
1erman TO the extent that we would ex
lude the German language and litera-
ure from the curricula of our higher in
titutions of learning. Our contempt
aries in the large cities. win agree per-
APPS that the German language and lit
nature has not been debauched by this
rgy of blood which the Prussian gov
rnment started three years ago. 1t is
till inviolate and as such deserves to
e studied, but nothing beyond that,
lind you.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-19
Coal for New England.

| The first solid trainload of anthracite
direct from the mines of New England
under the experimental arrangement OBJ
| tanned by the New England coal com
mittee, arrived in Lawrence yesterday.
There the train was broken up for dis
f.. tribution of it's cargo in Lawrence and
surrounding cities and towns. In all, %
New England distributing points-of
which Manchester is one--will have sim
liar trainloads of coal direct from the
mines; and the only stipulated condi-
ton of permanence for the arrangement
is that the cars shall be unloaded within
twelve hours after their arrival and shall
be Immediately started back for reload
ing. In other words, the success of the
plan depends on the New England con-
signees and their customers.
There is no positive assurance that
this arrangement will mean cheaper coal
for the onsumer-though it should, and
perhaps il will. 1t does mean that the
inconvenience of delay in obtaining coal
will be eliminated by the all-rail routing
as against inc Alut-NdNtI mtNHOu OF
transportation. To that extent it viii
be worth while, whether the price at
retail is materially reduced or not. There
is no gain-saying the fact that the retail
price should be reduced The usual
freight changes between Shamokin, Pa,
and points in New England, which have
contributed much to the annoying delay
in times past, are entirely absent from
this arrangement, and simplicity OF han
ding makes a great reduction in the
shifting Of freight cars. Speed in I'M
Loading viii mean a tremendous saving |
Of time-snd time j. money. In brief, |
shipping expenses viii be cut down coz
The consumer should share /
in the benefit
We shall see whether the consumer
benefs financially or not. In any event.
the plan promises plenty Of cosl for
New England. provided We New England
srs Do our part There need Be no plea
II srsrcity - an excuse for high prioss.
TIE proinction Of anthrzeits Il he
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-19
CURRENT COMMENT
Hamstripging Mr.. Hoover.

The senatorial proposition to replace
Mr.. Hoover in the work of food admin.
istration with a political board of three
men is pure mischief. 1t is either de-
liberately based upon an intention to
play politics with the country's greatest
emergency, or else upon utter ignorance
OF the situation A further multiplied
ton of war boards is precisely the thing
which we do not want. If some of the
aged senators had their way, military
campaigns would be managed-that is.
disastrously mismanaged, like Gallipoli
or Kut-el-Amara-by political boards.
The food situation, if controlled at all,
must be controlled by single compe-
tent and experienced head in whom the
country has confidence, and in Herbert
c. Hoover we have precisely such head.
To Dust him now, or to deny to him
the authority which he must have in or.
der to do his work at all, is to reject the
opportunity to accomplish precisely the
thing by means of which the United
States can give the most aid TO its allies
and achieve most for itself.
1t is no doubt the desperate fear of
some of our statesmen that somebody
will do something apart from their infiu-
enee and control which prompts them to
light back fires against Mr. Hoover. The
narrowness and unintelligence of their
opposition is illustrated by the attitude
of Senator Reed of Missouri. Mr.. Reed,
who rides backward, and never sees any
thing until it has gone by, can discover
in Mr.. Hoover nothing but a gambler. |
This gives the measure, not of Mr.. Hoov-
err, but of Senator Reeds own mind. The |
senator from Missouri can really under |
stand nothing else. Mr.. Hoover, in Mr.. |
Reeds opinion, is interested only in "rig-
ging the market and making gambling |
profits" A charge of this kind will not |
harm Mr. Hoover in the least. It ought |
to enable the country to appraise at its
true value the movement to replace him
by board in whose appointment sen.
ators of the old Bryan and Dave Hill
peanut politics type have the controlling
Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-19
OUR BACKING FOR co. c.

Barre people and all Others who are
infantry, National Guard, now have the
opportunity to help the boys who have
enlisted in the nations cause by contrib
uting something to the company fund. y
The campaign for the fund is only three
days old, but good nucleus for the de-
sired amount has been secured. If the
rate of progress is maintained it will not
be long before a good sum of money
will be placed at the disposal of the
proper officers of the company If the
people of Barre and of the other com.
munities having men in Company G could
realize how much the company fund" Of
the Headquarters company, raised in
Barre, is appreciated by the members OF
that organization they would be prompt
to send in their contributions. Moreover,
Headquarters company is considered by
the other men in the Vermont camp at
the state reservation to be extremely
fortunate and to have the backing" of
its home community in very tangible
form. We ought to do as well by Com
pany C as we did for Headquarters com
pany and show the boys of that organ
ization that we are fully back of them
in their patriotic purpose to serve the
government.
Contributions for the fund can be
placed with the soliciting committee of
the Barre Board of Trade, which is back
of the campaign, or to II. G.. Woodruff,
who is treasurer of the campaign, or d.
rect to The Times office; and their sub
scriptions will be properly credited and,
eventually, placed to the credit of Com
psny c. The Times plans to print from
day TO day the names of the contributors
and the amounts given. A careful sys
tenn of accounting will be followed to
insure that every cent of the donation
will get to the men for whom il was in
tended. Those who wish to help the boys
may rest assured that all the money
will go to Company C. as those who are
working for the campaign are volunteer
ing their services free Of charge
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-19

The Brattleboro Reformer makes effec
tive answer to "The Commentator" in
the New London Conn Day, who treat
ed Vermont harshly in the matter of pa
triotism because of the alleged fact that
Vermont had furnished only 81 men for
the war in 90 days. "The Commentator,
according to the Brattleboro contempt
rary, once lived in Wilmington, Wind
ham county, and probably the good peo-
pie of the town were as glad to get rid
of him as he was to be shut of them"
The effective point of The Formers an
swer is that Vermont furnished "a total
of $500 in the very first days of the
war" instead of the 81 referred to by
the maligner of Vermont.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-19

mines has increased at the rate of more
than a million tons a month in the last
two months, and through coal trains TO
distributing points in New England are
now fact. II there is any virtue in the
ancient law of supply and demand,
as related TO prices, that virtue should
manifest itself in this connection. The
main desideratum is that cars, whether
full OF empty, shall be kept in motion.
There should be no more holding Of six
teen TO twenty carloads Of coal on
siding in Massachusetts, or anywhere
else, for the sake Of creating an artificial
scarcity and thus boosting prices. There
ought to be a way 70 stop that practice
and stop it Observation-Disclosures I'm
ion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-19

"These reports are without confrma-
ton or words to that effect, are being
appended to a large number of news
stories which are coming out of Germany
these days; and they are well placed,
too. The news mills so far as grist from
Germany is concerned are finding exceed
ingly light material on which to work.
The censor in that country is bending
every effort to conceal from the outside
world the state of internal conditions in
this time of discomfort on the part of
the people. At the same time there is a
very strong demand for information con-
corning affairs in Germany; especially
the entente portion of the great world
war is intensely eager to know how Ger
many is standing the revolutionary pres
sure. In consequence, about every bit
of report or rumor which comes out of
Germany is seized upon with avidity
and put into shape for presentation to
the world. A large part of it is only
partly substantiated; another large part
is pure invention of the imagination.
Therefore, the news bureaus which hope
to retain the confidence of the reading
public are wise in acquainting those
readers with the fact that the reports,
most of them at least, are not authenti
Gated
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-19

The order Of the state board of health
prohibiting the holding of fairs in Yer
mont until further notice is going to
simplify matters a good deal for some
fair associations, which were debating
whether or not their financial resources
would permit them to put on the annual
exhibition. The ban of the state board
of health is to many of them, we suspect.
a welcome order.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-19
vermont's Firht Arainst Polio.

The social life and activities Of Yer
mont are dislocated for time By the
action Of the state health board in put
ting = ban on pubiic gatherings q the
larger and more important kind. No cir
cha an gladden. the heart sf he young
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-19
THE GERMAN ATMOSPHERE IN
VERMONT.

Their arguments concerning Vermont's
alleged bsokwardness in existing for
war service having been blasted BY the
official figures from the war department
in Washington. the metropolitan news
papers are beginning q new campaign g
the diseredit Of Vermont By complaining
Of The alleged condition in Villa too
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-19

The new German chancellor is said to
be very religious man. Perhaps the
kaiser feared divorce of that "Me und
Colt" union which he himself framed up.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-19

just a little more effort would have
placed Washington county out OF the
draft along with Windham county.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-19

The teeth of the submarines are much
in need OF sharpening.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-02-01
PRODUCTION OF GOLD
REMARKABLE FIGURES
OUTPUT or rs YEARS COMPARED
WITH THAT OF FOUR
CENTURIES.

In compilation prepared by the
foreign trade department of the Ma
tional City bank, some interesting
facts are given regarding the worlds
gold production. The output OF this
precious metal in the last 20 years
equals the total for four centuries i'm
mediately preceding this period, and
the production of silver since 1878 al
so equals the output of the 400 years
immediately preceding 1873. The gold
currency of the world has doubled In
the last 20 years, and silver has been
reduced one-half in that time. The
total production OF gold from the dis
covery of America to the present time
is placed by the National City bank at
SIG, 500, 100000 In value, and the pro-
duetion of silver at $15,500,0 100000 in
coming value. The gold money of all
countries of the world for which sta
tistics were available in 1896, reached
a total of $4,144,000,000. On January
l, this year, the aggregate was S.
25S, 900, 900. In 1896, the silver money
of these same countries amounted to
$4,237 100000, while in 1916 this had
shrunk to s2,441,00O.OO The uncov-
cred paper money-not completely
protected by gold-of the countries in
question was placed in 1896 at $685.
100000, and in 1916 at $3.50, 000,0 0O
The production of over $8,000O0O, 900
worth of gold in the last quarter of a
century, compared with $8,000,OOO,O00
in the preceding 400 years, has taken
place chiefly in the last decade. Down
to 1885, the worlds gold output never
reached as much as $100,000,O00 an
nually. In 1896, it was a little more
than $20O,OOO,00O, and in 1908, 1t for
the first time exceeded $300,000,00O.
In 1906 the mark of $4O0000,O00 was
crossed. The chief gold producing
countries of the world are South At
RIGA, the United States, Australia,
Russia and Canada, while the chier
silver producing countries are the
United States, Mexico, Canada and
Peru.