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

aAN0WNNANNW =
Peoria, Ill, Dec. S.-George Roumas.
Of Peoria, won from Eddie MeGrew, OF
ST Paul, in a wrestling match here
Friday.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-08
BASEBALL WRITER DIES.

Nby AsSocIated PresS.l
Philadelphia, Dec. S.-WilliRm O..
Weart, secretary OF the Baseball
Writers association. OF America, died
at his home here Friday.
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JOHN TENER AGREES.
joint Meeting OF League Owners to
BE Held Thursday Next.
(By Associated Press.

New York, Dec. SIN answer to an
urgent plea by August Hermann,
chairman of the national commission,
to reconsider his views on the ques-
ton of a joint meeting of the two
major leagues in Chicago next Thurs
day, Pres. John X. Tener, of the Ma
tional league, Friday night agreed to
such a joint meeting with the Amer
lean league within the next ten days.
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Jack Wolfe OutPOints st. Paul BAN
tam at Cleveland Friday.
(Rv Asaociafed presSN

Cleveland, Dec. SACK Wolfe, of
Cleveland, outpointed Johnny Ertle, of
st. Paul, in the ten-round, main bout
of a patriotic boxing show here Fri~
day night. The men are bantam
weights.
The net proceeds, $500, goes to the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-08
JEWELLERS TAKE THREE.

The Hagen-Newton bowling team
of the City Handicap league took
three straight from the Carlisle &
Bristol Ave in q special match game
on the Grand alleys Friday evening.
The scores.
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Thursday, Hermann Says.

Cincinnati, Dec. s.-August Herr
mann, chairman of the national base
ball commission, said Friday night the
joint conference between the National
and American leagues would be held
next Thursday in Chicago as original
ly scheduled.
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1by ASsociaIeu Press.l
Peoria, Ill, Dec. Skid Herman,
Of Pekin, Ill. and Leo Schneider, st.
Louis, fought a ten-round draw here
Friday night.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-08

Sam Crawford has sold a house
and two pieces Of real estate which
he owned in Detroit, and Is now on
his way to Los Angeles, where he ex-
poets to make his future home. Craw-
ford is a free agent and probably will
hook UP with some club in the Paci-
nc Coast league.
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BATTLE GOES no DRAW.

(By Associated Press.)
Hot Springs, Ark, Dec. S.-Marshall
Claiborne and Jack Coleman fought a
ten-round draw here Friday night.
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Sport Snapshots
lBY Jack Keene.l

It is strange, but it is true, that the
best heaVyweights Britain has turned
out in the last half century have all
been small men, weighing little IL any
over the middleweight limit. England
hasn't had a really good big man since
Slasher. away back in the SOS, and he
wasn't any wonder. When it comes
to pocket edition heavyweights, how
ever, John Bull has nothing to be
ashamed of. The big fellows of Amer
lea have time and again fallen before
the smaller men OF the tight little
isle. One OF the best OF these giant
killers was Charley Mitchell, who was
born in Birmingham, England. fifty
six years ago, Nov. "a, 1861. Mitchell
was only five feet nine and weighed in
his fight clothes from 155 to 100
pounds, yet he tackled all Corners, re-
CARELESS of size.
When he was in his prime he fought
John L. Sullivan thirty-nine rounds to
a draw at Chantilly, France, and, in
the opinion of many spectators, he
had the best of the argument with
the Boston gladiator. Some years
later Mitchell was easily whipped by
Jim Corbett at Jacksonville, but that
was after the Birmingham man had
lost much Of his former vigor and
cleverness through dissipation. Tom
Sayers, another English middleweight,
standing Ave feet and eight and a half
inches and Weighing $50 pounds,
fought his way to the top of the
heavyweight ladder and engaged in a
memorable drawn battle with the
giant John G. Heenan, the American
champion. Jem Mace was still an
other little Englishman who conquer
ed the biggest and brawniest OF
American scrappers. Jem, who was
part gypsy. whipped big Sam Hirst,
the Staleybridge Infant, and other big
men of his own country, and. then
came to America and cleaned up Tom
Allen and Joe Coburn.
When the bullet of an assassin
plowed through the broad back OF
Stanley Ketchel, the tragedy left a
void in the championship Of the mid
dleweight division of pugilism that
has never been satisfactorily filled
even to this day.
Since the untfmely death of the
wonderful Wolverine, many title pre-
tenders have come and gone. Some OF
them were accepted as legitimate
champions and they reigned for a
brief spell, but 1t was not until the
brilliant Les Darcy flashed across the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-08

pugilistic horizon that ring followers
got ready to admit a worthy successor
to the peerless Ketchell had come into
being.
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There were many, however, who
questioned the right of Darcy to the
middleweight crown. The partisans of
Mike Gibbons commended that the ST.
Paul phantom had as strong a claim
to the title as the antipodean. Then
Al Mccoy and his following horned
into the championship situation with
sundry claims OF recognition. JEFF
Smith, Harry Greb and George Chip
were others who advanced strong
reasons why neither Darcy nor Glib
bons should be accepted as the title
holder.
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The Latest NelDs From The World Of Sport
Coach of State High School Football
Champs Picks Three AIl-Stdte EleUenS

Second Team
Murphy, Minot
Boyd, Williston
LeDosquet, Williston
Stark, Fargo
Yoffee, Fargo
O'Leary, Minot
Greengard. Williston
Ryan, Fargo
Jaynes, WiIliston
Kulas, Williston
Scott, Williston
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Third Team
Turnbull, Lisbon
jacques, Devils Lake
Esta, Williston
Ostrander, Devils Lake
Powers, Fargo
Yegen, Bismarck
Twichell, Fargo
Burgess, Devils Lake
Boourquin. jamestown
Gertson, Lidgerwood
Koenecke, Lisbon
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Tommy Gibbons has never professed
any serious championship aspirations,
and he probably never Will as long as
brother Michael continues to play an
active role In ring affairs But the
time is approaching when Mike may
be eliminated, either by retirement or
through defeat and in that event
Tommy Gibbons may make a strong
bid for the championship. His pres
emit physical aiIment, however, leaves
him in an uncertain position.
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Death has eliminated Darcy. Defeat
inatory process, therefore, has reduc-
ed the field of championship contend
ers to FIVE rivals. Rating them in or
der they line up as follows: Mike
Gibbons, Smith, Greb. Tommy Gibbons
and Al Mccoy.
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50 LONG, GERMAN SUBMARINE!
American Gunners Send Another To
DaVy Jones' Locker.

The armed guard commander of an
American merchantmen has reported
to the Navy Department that his crew
sank a submarine after the Germans
had made an unsuccessful attempt
to destroy his ship. This is the first
case in which the gun crew command
er has presented enough evidence to
satisfy the navy officers that the sub
marine was actually sunk.
The report states that in broad day
light the lookout saw a periscope on
the port side, but it disappeared be-
fore a shot could be fired. At almost
the same instant the commander and
his gunners saw a torpedo coming on
scope having disappeared, there was
nothing to shoot at, SO all hands made
dash for the lifeboats.
Then they waited for the explosion,
but none came. The torpedo had I'M
doubtedly struck the ship, the COM
mander reported, but had failed to eX-
plOde. Realizing this, the crew crawl
ed back ON the steamer and manned
the guns Immediately.
Two or three minutes after they
had returned to their stations a sub
marine appeared on the starboard
side close to the ship, exposing her
entire superstructure. The gunners
opened fire and ripped her to pieces
The submarine tried to submerge, but
could not escape the shells that sent
her to the bottom.-From the New
York World.
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Baumgartner.

Mrs. Katie A Baumgartner, wife OF
Mr.. Oscar Baumgartner, and daughter
of Mr.. William and Mrs. Margaret
Dempsey, died at the home Of her par
ents August II, after lingering ill
ness, aged SO years, l month and %
days. She is survived by her husband
and two children, Margaret and Wood
row; her parents Mr.. and Mrs. William
H. Dempsey, three sisters, Mrs. Mary
DIETRICH, of Baltimore; Mrs. Airy
Hartman, of Hyattsville; one brother
Mr.. William T. Dempsey, of Waters
Vile.
Funeral was held at Mt. Olive
Methodist Episcopal church Tuesday
August IA, at $50 p. m. Interment in
adjoining cemetery. The pallbearers
were Robert Penn, John Naile, How
ard Kiffer, William Riggle, Lee Grim
mer, and Leonard Lowman. Funeral
director, Mrs. B. w. Bowman and son
From Mt. Olive Correspondent
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Tribute of love to our Mother and Wife, Kizziah
Hoffman who departed this life today one year
ago, August Is, 1916.
One loved has died and left
For the dark and silent tomb;
Closed her eyes sleeping slumber,
Where no tears will ever flow.
Day by day we saw her fade and gently pass away.
Yet in our dreams often prayed
That she might longer stay,
If love and care could death prevent
Thy days would not so soon be spent
often sit and think of you.
When am all alone;
cannot understand why must part
From those we loved so dear.
But God who doeth all things well
VIII some day make it clear.
Farewell farewell my wife dear,
| spent sad and lonely year.
Sleep, dear wife, and take your rest,
God took you home, He thought 1T best
BY HER HUSBAND JOHN C. HOFFMAN.
In the home of fadeless beauty.
Mother is now shining star,
Dwelling in the Holy City,
With the golden gates aJar.
HER DAUGHTER, ANNIE
Farewell dear mother, is on awful word
Which pierces my heart,
But o, it is the will of God.
The dearest ones must part.
HER DAUGHTER. MARGARET.
One year has passed away.
One year since that fatal day,
The mother we loved and dearly priced
Lay cold in death before our eyes,
happy home we once enjoyed
How sweet the memory STILL
But death has left a ionesomeness
The world can never fill.
FondIy loved and sadly missed
Nav our Mother rest in peace.
BY HER DAUGHTER, MRS. A. H. BARNES.
Often from INV heart comes bitter cry
Why, oh why, did my dear mother de-
Then comes the answer solemn and sweet
Your dear mother is only asleep
One wear has passed, my heart still sore,
AS time flies past miss her more
God called her home. it was His Will,
But in my heart love her still.
BY HER DAUGHTER CARRIE.
Our mother now has gone to rest.
Beneath the tree of life;
She leans upon the Savior's breast
So free from pain and strife
And your voice forever hushed
That once we loved to hear
Oh no, we think we hear it now
Still sounding in our ears. -
BY HER SON AND DAUGHTER, JOHN AND MARY.
Mother was tired and weary,
Weary with aches and pains,
Lay by the needle and rocker
She will not need them again.
Into sweet rest she has entered
No more to suffer or weep,
After life's seventy-hve long years
| Mother has fallen asleep.
There are some who still will hnger,
| To the spot where YOU are laid:
Who will come with Borrowing hearts
To the grave that God has made
BY HER SON AND DAUGHTER GEORGE AND LLLLlE'
Time flies for never will bring.
| The dearer one to whom we cling
How often, standing near the tomb
We sigh for thee in deepest gloom,
Thy face our mind will ever see,
Forgotten thou shall never be.
Peaceful be thy rest. dear mother
| 1t is sweet to breathe thy nameJ
In life we loved you dearly,
In death we do the same.
lovingly and tenderly she was laid to rest,
! Away from earth's sorrows and care,
And now she is waiting to welcome us home.
With blessings of Heaven to share.
| Nv her granddaughter, Nellie M. Hoffman.
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Ditnlan.

James Edward, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis H. Ditman, of Lauraville, Bal
timore county, and grandson of Mr..
and Mrs Elias N. Davis, of this city,
died from fall on the pavement at
his home, while playing with other
playmates on August 18th, aged 5
years, months and 20 days. Funeral
services were held at Deer Park
Chapel, Smallwood, on Monday. Rev.
George r. Stocksdale, Rev. Dougherty
and Rev. Sites had charge of the SER
vices.
Just after leaving the church, Mr.,
Ditman's little daughter, Catharine, s
years old, fell from the automobile on
the State road and was badly bruised
and cut. DR.. Foutz, of this city was
called and dressed the wounds. The
child is getting along alright.
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REGISTERED MEN WHO FAIL TO
ANSWER CALL.
The Provost Marshal General has
issued the following statement:

The Provost Marshal General has
issued the following statement:
Press reports and other advices
received indicate that in one or two
widely separated districts individuals,
misformed as to the purpose OF the
law and misguided as to its result, are
threatening forcible resistance to the
draft.
There is nothing 10 resist at this
stage in the execution of the law. All
male persons between the ages of p
and 80 inclusive, have been enrolled
for military service. a preliminary
call has gone forth to some such per-
sons, but the immediate and actual
object of this call is merely to pro-
vide an opportunity for such persons,
or for someone else in respect OF
them, to present to the government
reasons why they should not be final
ly ordered to report for military duty.
ii such persons do not appear and
present these reasons, they have simp-
ly neglected to take advantage of an
opportunity that was offered solely
for their benefit.
Inc failure OF persons 10 take aQ-
vantage of this opportunity does not
interfere with the raising of the army
and interests the Government only as
punishable crime of omission. If they
do not desire to make any such claims
or if for any other reason they fail to
appear, their names are automatically
posted as having been called and not
exempted or discharged. Automatically
also, they are indicted into the mill
tary service and made subject to mill
tary law. Failure to appear merely
hastens this automatic process
When the time allowed for making
these claims has elapsed, these per-
sons will be enrolled as in the mill
tary service. They will then be order
to appear as soldiers. From this
O. int on they will be under the swift
nd summary procedure of court-mar-
ial. Failure to report for military
uty when ordered to do SO consti-
,1tes desertion. Desertion in time OF
var Is a capital oEense."
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Wilson.

William H H. Wilson. retired far
mer and highly respected citizen, died
at the home of his son, Ellsworth Will
son, near Mt. Airy, August S of par
alysis, aged "A years. Mr.. Wilson had
suffered several strokes of paralysis,
but for some time had been up and
about. He was veteran of the Civil
war, a member of Camp II P. o. S. of
A, of KNOXVILLE, and the Linganore
M. E. church. He is survived by his
widow and one son.
The funeral took place Saturday
morning, at the house at $50, with
services at the M. E. Chapel, Union
vile, conducted by Rev. Ely, of Mt.
Airy assisted by D. A. Ford, of Union
vile. Interment in the cemetery ad-
joining the chapel.
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StOner.

Mrs. Edna Chenoweth Stoner, wife
of William P. Stoner, Hanover, Pa,
died Tuesday morning, at IL O'Clock,
following a sickness of IL days of
meningitis. She was aged "a years,
? months and % days.
She is survived by two children,
Mildred, aged six, and Charles, aged
two and one-half years. Her moth
er, Mrs. Emma Jane Chenoweth, Han
over, Pa; and the following brothers
and sisters Mrs. Heber Michael
and Mrs. B. c. Henderson, Hanover,
Pa; B. B. Chenoweth, Of Taneytown;
and e. s. Chenoweth, Of East Orange,
N. J. survive.
The funeral was held on Friday
afternoon with services from her late
home at 2 o'clock by the Rev. c. w.
Baker, of New Oxford. Interment i'm
the family lot In Mt. Olivet Cemetery
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O DEATHS
Matthias.

Capt. Oliver H. P Matthias, a vet
eran of the Civil War died at his resi-
dence on Park avenue, on Tuesday,
August IA, aged Y years, II months
and 26 days, after an illness of over
two years, most of the time being
confined to the house.
He is survived by widow to whom
he was married so years last March,
one son, William Matthias, of Balti
more, and one daughter, Mrs. Jos. S.
Witter, at home. Also by a grand
daughter, and one sister, Mrs. Kate
Warner, of Baltimore, and number
of nieces and nephews of this vicinity.
He was a son of the late Joseph Math-
las, of this city.
He was member of Grace
Lutheran Church and was one of its
| first deacons, when the church was
organized and was connected with the
church and Sunday School until he
moved to Baltimore, some 30 years
| ago. He is a charter member of Burns
Post G. A R., of this city, and his
death leaves but IA members in the
| Post.
He enlisted in Company A, Sixth
MARYLAND Regiment August u, 1862,
| and was discharged June 20, 1865, and
was wounded at the Battle of the Will
derness in the hip, from which he
suffered much pain and no doubt was
the cause of his death from nervous
prostration. He entered the service
as private, promoted 1st Sergeant,
End Lieut.. Feb, 1865, Brevet. Lieut..
April 1865, for gallant and meritor-
ious service at the battle of Sailors
| Uo ('qntain 0f Com
pany K at the close of the war.
After his return from the war he
was a clerk in several stores in this
city, and later opened a clothing
store on West Main street. He was an
inspector in the Baltimore Custom
House for over a quarter of a century
and resigned when his health failed
him and moved back to this city. He
was also a deputy in Baltimore CITY
! Jail for three years.
He was a christian citizen and SOL
der, a kind and loving husband and
! father, friend to all who knew him,
ever ready and willing to help when
ever needed by those in distress. His
services in the Baltimore Custom
! House, were such that he commanded
! the respect Of his superior officers.
and all who came in contact with him,
| He had many friends in this city, to
whom he endeared himself by his So
ciability end friendship, all of whom,
with the family mourn his death,
His casket was drapped with the flag
and flowers
Funeral services we're held at his
home this Friday morning, conducted
! by his pastor, Rev. VIM. H. Hetrick,
and were largely attended. Interment
in Westminster cemetery. The pail
bearers were his old associates: Ezra
! NJ. Bish, Upton l.. Reaver, John D.
Z wers, Theo. a Kaufman, Theo. F.
Englar and Denton S. Gehr active,
and old comrades from Company A,
John H. Mitten, John H. Fossett, Abb
raham Sheets and John t. LoVall,
honorary pallbearers. F. c. Sharrer,
! funeral director.
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MO. 4o55 EQUITY.

In'the Circuit Court for Carroll County.
Oliver r.. Mvers and Howard r.. Marker, Assign.
ees of Assignees of Mortgages, vs.. Theodore
Logue and Elizabeth Uizzie) Annie Logue' mis-
wife, Mortgagors.
Ordered this 18th day Of August, A. ID. lSIL
that the account of the Auditor filed In tnls
cause be finally ratified and confirmed unless cause
to the contrary thereof be shown on or before Gne
the 3rd day Of Sept, next; provided copy OF mi
order be inserted for two successive weeks pefor'
the last named day in some newspaper puDhsheo IL
Carroll County. r,,-
ll HsS I9py; EDWARD o. CASH. Clerk j..
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FINANCING THE WAR.

Inc UnlLGu SLdtCS 10 uhdASiAS A~SOAA
in this war by loans and taxes. 1t OBJ
tains funds from the people, some by
taxation and some by bonds, and then
it goes into the markets and buys from
the people what it needs. The people
supply the government with money
and the government with this money
BUYS from the people what it needs for
the war.
There are three sources from which
the United States can draw the sineWs
of war. First is the fixed property OF
the nation. This represents our farms,
factories, mines, railways and all other
property including accumulated saw
ings. From the corpus or body of none
of these, except the accumulated saw
ings.will the government obtain war
funds. and even from the accumulated
savings it will draw relatively small
portion. There accumulated savings
are invested i'm industries and business
which are necessary to the country
welfare and prosperity and it is only
that portion of these savings which are
seeking investment that the govern
ment will receive in exchange fol
bonds.
The second and the great source
from which the government is to de-
rive its war fund is the wealth pro
duced during the war. Part of this
it will obtain by taxation and part IN
exchange for bonds The annual pro,
duction of the United States, from its
farms, mines, factories, and other
sources, amounts to fifty billion dol,
lars a year and out of this fifty bill,
lion dollars will come the funds, part
from taxes and part from the sale OF
bonds. with which the United States
will finance itself during the war.
By taxation this generation will
paw it's portion of the cost of the war
By the sale of bonds the next genera
ton is called upon to pay its portion
and this last portion will be paio
from the wealth production after the
war
By this method the capital of the
country, its sources of income and
wealth, are unimpaired. 1t is only the
yearly increment of this property
that is called upon to bear portion
OF the cost of the war Thus despite
the waste Of war and the destruction
of property involved the country may
emerge from the conflict stronger fl
nancially, more efficient and even
Weather than before. What the gov
eminent receives it receives from the
people without impairing the sources
Of wealth of the country, and passes
it back to the people in exchange fol
the productions of the country. 1t is
in a way only a shifting of credits.
The government collects the current
taxes and by means of bonds antici-
pates taxes Of the years to come, and
all the money thus acquired passes
back into the hands of the taxpayers
This is why governments which fol
low sound economic methods not only
are not impoverished by wars but
sometimes emerge the stronger as
England did after the Napoleonic
wars and the United States did after
our great Civil War.
~
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Gather.

John E. Gather, 73 years old, died
at his home, near Gathers, Wednes-
day, of heart disease. He was a we'll
known farmer, and a trustee Of the
Gather Methodist Episcopal Church.
He leaves the following children:
Mrs. Asa P. Hepner, of Sykesville;
William B. Gather and Miss Junice
Gather
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PEACHESFOR SALE
LUXURY FRUIT FARM,
Near Westminster, Md.
E. III. DEVILBISS, Manager.
aug 17-3t

ATTENTION, MEN! THERE'S
WORK TO BE DONE. This command
is being given by captains all
over this country. This is O time
for self-saerifice, for cooperation and
for genuine hard work. Cooperate
with your Coalman," says the Federal
Trade Commission. Your Coal man Ia
Smith g. Reifsnider, give them the
order ~NOWJS