The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-30
NATION ASKED
TO LEAVE FARM
BOYS AT HOME
Resolutions to This Effect
Adopted By Defense
Council
SURVEY OF STATE
WILL BE MADE
Committee To Look Into
The State Twine
Situation


tate before 1t takes from the farm for
military service experienced farmer
boys whose services on the farm are
worth those OF four men who come out
from the cities without experience
were adopted by the North Dakota. de-
Tense council and the state efficiency
commission in Joint session yesterday
afternoon.
Both bodies adjourned after adopt
ing two sets of joint resolutions and
working out plans whereby the work
OF the two organizations may be CO.
ordinated.
Approves Of Survey.
Governor Frazier addressed the ef-
iciency commission this morning ad-
vtsing that he approves it's plan of
making an Industrial survey of the
state with view of ascertaining the
exact conditions relative to food pro-
duction, acreage, labor needs and labor
supply.
Secretary Oscar ]. Seller of James,
town outlined his proposed plan of Sc
curing this data through a commission
OF three to act for each county in the
state. who would in turn appoint one
representative in each township.
L. ]. Leth, who comes from the ag-
ricultural department at, Washington
to work with the efficiency commits
SlOIls CApldlLcu WHAT the EONeTnHl6HG
desires in the way Of data and how
the government plans to cooperate
with each state to procure uniform
results.
Plans are Adopted.
The plans suggested were adopted,
and work will be commenced at once,
the efficiency commission acting as a
clearing house for farm organizations.
commercial clubs and similar bodies,
AID. Il swaS agreed that every effort
should be made toward supplying the
farmers with needed labor during har-
vestIng and threshing season.
To Look Into Irvine.
ID. E. Shipley, NJ. ". Boldly and Har-
old r. Wood, representing respectively
the Farmers union, Equity and Nom
partisan league. were appointed to
look into the question of sufficient
twine supply for this years require
ments. Another committee consisting
Of D. E. Shipley, ]. M. Still and w. r.
Porter was named to urge upon farm
ers the necessity of securing repairs
and threshing machinery at once. as
the supply Is bound to be insufficient.
The chairman and secretary were
commissioned to confer with the emer-
gency commission to procure funds
necessary to carry on the active
ecutive committee consisting OF j. H.
Worst. chairman, New Rockford; o.
]. Seller, secretary, Jamestown; w. r.
Porter, Fargo; Mrs. Mary Darrow
Weible, Fargo, and Howard r. Wood,
Fargo. was named.
Medical Corps Not Sufficient.
"The' medical corps of the army is
not sufficient to do anything more for
the relief Of wounded soldiers than to
give first aid" DR.. e. p. Quain, head
of the Bismarck German Evangelical
hospital and organizer of North Da-
kota's first Red Cross unit advised the
North Dakota national defense coun-
Gil, in session here.
"Ths transportation Of the wound
ed from the front, the care in the
properly established base hospitals,
and, finally, the supervision of the
medico-military matters at home, must
be taken care Of by civilians. It is
through Red Cross channels that this
relief must be extended. The Red
Cross at this time needs our fullest
and material assistance. It
needs many thousands Of men and
women properly trained for relief
work. II needs also money, not
hundreds or thousands. but millions
or dollars. The hospital supplies.
dressings. bandages, drugs and cloth
ing must be furnished by the people,
through the Red Cross.
Asks for Ambulance Company.
"The council OF national defense has
within the past week requested that
an ambulance company be furnished
by this state. Thus far the state has
offered only one Red Cross unit, from
the Bismarck hospital, Bismarck. 1t
would seem that one OF the larger cit
Ia - T1- ofufa Eoreo Grand EOrka mr.
Minot would be able to equip an am
bulance company. It would mean an
outlay of $12,00 to $4,000, and the
selection and training OF the person
mel. It is absolutely necessary that
our state meet these requirements, or
IT will fall behind the standards set by
other states"
The North Dakota national defense
council in session here yesterday went
on record in favor Of farmers keeping
children aged twelve to fourteen out
of school in order that they may as
sist with farm work.
Suggestions were entertained that
the high schools and colleges date OF
opening be delayed until some time in
October, while the lower grades of
school should open at the same time
as usual.
r. o. HeIlstrom, chairman Of the pa
triotic organization committee, an
that organizations would be
formed in each county composed OF the
sheriff. county auditor, county super
intendent OF schools, and eleven other
members to be appointed. the entire
body to act as a county council Of de-
tense under the supervision of the
state committee He also urged that
apeciaI patriotic services be held June
S and July 4.
Dorr Carroll of Minot was named
vice chairT1an OF the state council and
w. @. Owens Of WilIIston assistant