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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-03
Leinlbdcher Calls On Hotel
Men of North Dakota to Put
Their Names On Pledge Cards

To the hotel restaurant Keepers North
necessity yourself and employees Immediately signing the
days at wheatless days.
A Leimbacher
The following telegram from the United chairman
Conservation committee
New York. N. " Nov. l. 1917
A. H. Leimbacher
d.
The individual pledge card campaign The hotel and
ngton what percentage of industry signed win display
Food Administration cards business
territory
those signed them headquarters
McBowman.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-03
FARGO wins
DAMAGE SUIT

In a decision handed down late
Thursday afternoon. the state su-
preme court afIrms the opinion by
Judge A. T. Cole. Of the Third judicial
district. in holding that the city Of
Fargo is not liable in the amount Of
$4,000 damages. asked by Mary Mon
tain for tho death OF her husband,
Mons Mountain.
Mons Mountain was accidentally kill
ed last winter in the north end of the
city when a team Of horses hitched to
ran into him, the tongue of the wagon
started by the widow to recover dam
ages on the ground that Neis john
son. the contractor, was servant OF
the city and that the city reserved
certain rights of control.
The supreme court, In ruling on the
case. holds that one who performs
service for a city in the matter OF
removing garbage under wFltt.si
contract which provides that he Is TO
furnish teams and men or such num-
Der thereof, Is held TO be an indepen-
dent contractor and not a servant Of
the city. IL also holds that q city
health commissioner. while supervis-
ing the removal OF garbage, and a
city commissioner. while authorizing
and providing for it's removal, are
held 10 have been acting in a public
and a governmental and not in pTi-
waite or corporate capacity.
The opinion was written by Judge
Andrew Bruce. Dissenting was Judge
Grace. II is understood that the plain
tiff will petition through her attor-
neys for a rehearinE. ..s
Dance every Wednesday and
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-03
CASE AGAINST FARMER
DISMISSED BY CUPLEU
Arthur HuuIand Produces BsptismaI
Certificate Showing Date Of Birth
-AShby Farmer Held.

Through a baptismaI record pro-
duced by the defendant, the case of
the government against Arthur Hug
land of Galesburg. ~. D., was dis
missed by United States A. w. Cup
Ter Friday. Hugland was arrested on
his farm northwest of Galesburg by
Deputy Marshal G. d. Scott on the
charge OF failing to register. He
claimed that he was past military
age as the certificate showed.
Jacob Marie, a farmer living near
Ashby, n. D., arrested by Deputy
Scott on the charge OF failing to
register. demanded a hearing. Com
missioner Harrison set Nov. as the
date for examination. The defendant
was released on $500 bail
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-03
Flour Drops
At Jamestown
To $685. Cut.

Jamestown, n. D., Nov. 3.-Food
prices dropped for the first time in
weeks in Jamestown when -four was
quoted at $3.50 per hundred, selling
all summer and early fall at 500 per
hundred. Sugar is now selling ten
pounds for 81.
Local merchants report that the
sugar shortage has been somewhat
relieved, although they still refuse to
sell more than so cents worth to any
one customer
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-03
Boys At Camp Dodge
Get Actual Training
For Work In Trenches
Woman Gives $25
To Help Riddles
Become "Y" BOYS

Fargo woman, who has asked
that her name not be made public,
has given $26 to help the boys, who
are able to raise but part OF the
membership fee, become members of
the Fargo Y. NJ. c. A., John w.
Adams, general secretary, said to-
day. The money is available at
once.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-03
LUNDS VALLEY MAKES
LIBERTY BOND SHOWING
subseribes in an Amount Equal to
500 For Every Man, Woman and
Child in Village.

Lunds Valley. n. D.. Nov. 3.-ln
spite of the short crops and the
deplorable weather conditions under
which the canvass was made, this
little town subscribed to the Liberty
Loan is an amount equal to 800 for
every man, woman and child in the
village. This is believed to be the
best record Of any town in the
state,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-03
LOSE BACK TAN FIGHT.


Grand Forks. N. D.. Nov. 3.-The
North Dakota tax commission yester-
day lost it's fight to collect some $780,
600 in back taxes from the Cream of
Wheat Co. Judge G. NJ. Cooley, of
the defendant company in the case in
stituted bySGeorge E. Wallace, of the
tax commission, to collect taxes for
the years 190S-1914 inclusive. His de-
cision was made on the grounds that
in the state.
The suit was Instituted on the
grounds that Grand Forks was the
home ONCE of the company, inasmuch
as the annual meetings always were
called for this city.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-03
cars 4 CHARTER.

Economy Supply Co. Fargo Elevator
Goods Firm, Incorporates.
The Economy Supply Co. 5se de-
Lendrecie building, a Fargo elevator
supply Arm. has Incorporated, and
received its charter. according TO
word from Bismarck today. The in
corp0rators are T. r. Colby and r.
Miracle. both OF Minneapolis, and r.
r. Bowman, Fargo. The capital Is
S25, 600.
The Calssburg Farmers Coz
Operative Co, doing business at
esalesburR, NJ d, has also been
granted q charter.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-03
APOLLO CLUB TO MEET

Plans for the coming season will
be discussed at a meeting of the
Apollo club, local male singing
organization, Prof. Franz J. Sucher.
director, to be held in the Fargo "Y"
auditorium at o'clock next Tues
day evening, II was announced today.
A short rehearsal will also be held.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-03
certain cure for croun,

Mrs. Rose Middleton, OF Greenville,
Ill, has had experience in the treat
ment of this = disease. She says,
when my children were small my
son had Group frequently. Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy always
broke up these attacks Immediately,
and 1 was never without 1t in the
house. have taken it myself for
coughs and colds with good results .
-Advt:
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-03
TRAVELLING men IN
CROSSING ACCIDENT
Benjamin Sprague and E. s. Fergu-
SON, Well Known in Fargo. Seri-
ousIy Hurt Near Fergus Falls.

Benjamin Sprague, who has cover
ed this territory for years and is one
of the we'll known statesmen making
Fargo, and f. s. Ferguson, another
travelling salesman, were seriously
injured in attempting to cross the
Northern Pacific track at Clitherall,
Mimi.
The auto in which the two were
riding was struck by a westbound
passenger train. was hoisted on the
pilot of the locomotive and carried
about 200 feet. Both men live at
Fergus Falls
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-03
CARD OF THANKS.

Frank A. Koepp extends his sin
cere thanks TO his many kind friends
for the sympathy and kindnesses cx-
tended during the last illness anal
death OF his mother. Mrs. Margaret
Koepp. and also for the many beauti-
full floral offerings.
Frank A. Koepp.
Fargo, n. D., Nov. 3.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-03
Mrs. p. o. stueheII Tells How She
Cured Her Son of a Cold.

when my son Ellis was sick with
a cold last winter gave him Cham
Cough Remedy. 1t helped
him at once and quickly broke up
his cold" writes Mrs. P. o. Stuchell,
Homer City, Pa. This remedy has
been in use for many years. Its
good qualities have been fully proven
by many thousands of people. 1t Is
pleasant and safe to take.-Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-03
HAGGART IS AWARDED
CONTRACT AT LANGDON
Fargo Construction Company Lands
Water and Sewer System Con.
tract on Bid of $73, 35S.SS.

The Haggart Construction Co. of
Fargo, has been awarded the con-
tract for the construction of a. water
and sewer system for the city Of
Langdon. The bid was 73,S5S.SS.
James Kennedy of Fargo bid $780,
73S.O3; Schruth & Jackson of Mime
apolis, $91 ,923.6S; w. c. Fraser of st.
Paul, $90,122.62, and William Dam
forth of st. Paul, sewer only, $685.
OOf.EO, Kemper of Minot, bid $751;
256.12. p
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-03

Grafton, N. d.. Nov. 3.-Albert
Bennington, student at the
Walsh county agricultural and
training school at Park River,
has completed a miniature trac-
tor which Is operated by steaml.
The entire machine Is but IL
inches IN height and 20 inches
long. The boiler holds about one
gallon of water. The machine
was made from scraps and
among the unique features Is the
cylinder. which Is made from an
old window weight
The engine runs perfectly and
Is capable Of propelling itself on
the ground.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-03
BOLSHEVTKI SHOWED
UNDER" IN RUSSIA
Nonpartisans and Conservative
Socialists Win Sweeping Victories
in Election.
(By Associated Press.l

Petrograd, Nov. 3. - The Nom
partisan and Conservative Socialist
group have won sweeping victories
over the radical Bolsheviki candi-
dates in the municipal elections in
most Of the cities of Russia, accord
ing to returns from $40 towns.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-03
Land Transfers
Warranty Deeds.

Matilda II. Caldwell and husband to
Sidney l.. Shore and Joseph Pearl, w
20 II Of 2 and e 10 II of lot 3 blk Is
orig Fargo: 81.
Albert Zierke to Peter ]. WaIberE,
Sc 3-l3S-54: $4,000
II. r.. Arneson and wife to Annie X.
Lycke, lot 4 blk SO Roberts End ad: 81
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-03
HOLD KoEPP RITES.
Funeral Services For Fargo Woman
at Jordan Mimi

Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret
Koepp, q, Hogan flats, who died
early Tuesday morning. were held at
Jordan, Mimi, the former home, at
o'clock this morning. s
Mrs. Koepp is survived by one son,
Frank A. Koepp, also of Fargo.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-03

Dance every Wednesday and
Saturday night A. o. u. w. haIl
Cliffs orchestra.-Advt.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-14
SlDEldHTS0N NARn0VES:

% $ % Matthias st. s is Rs a that &. s,nes % @ s for M the ss
on in & the % w,t M I'VE are already fighting seven nations and we ca" Just as
In the breath he predicted submarine its earliest
stages Of success would bring the early and close with great
ana now we have him camong against the submarine warfare
Of chstas weighed the evidence and has decided
3s T this ' xa has been 0S h The r' o
come % s' %'s % % sG .%dr the % There % % ss sf,st thing .,as % ." %
isS a s vo r1 .1a a pseS nothing s nnsx % way Of, % ' aa
couple p department ~"T & s pulls h the the eis h D
nation expressed by the Er1berser
has dpaed submarine certainly the germ Of similar opinion has been
not certain bat as f%ss o~s " has resigned If h. a. hi, resignation
~G' @ @ mot n o wea % Clarifying the situation @ as ia, as as the no
out of M the ~e Of and that the Iowes would
@ and the GeTman nan people through aneso You have noted the
The unke the liberals Howes servant kaiser
& aa we must 'sn, Gonqn he was following his masters bidding # the
'Yss oe ar and =. publishing dsIe;iy; oSs will
cm fne h,, % n "on ] & the crown prince in crown ", The
What woad Willie opposition our way ,ctoy
ii aVs @ Sa' s enough P1 i that VS" GERMANY SS sos
Counsellor ms Frank Polk Of issued
man reforms until they hit the military ndenbus Ludendo
,o The voice Of the people can be expressed in the reeh'tg but until Ger,
nothing but talk No reehsas
can tS @ wo sd S the as~ York % n arm p e % s pa
the bundcah The
of the of
cderacy The kaiser this
Prussia and Aace Lorraine The bmdesrah follows
cichStag desires wills
mcniay for the reag revolution and revolution
togg future was Bsark who called the echstag he hall Of echoes
Within the last weeks olwg utterly conflicting
regarding III the semoic Nodduthe Agemene Zeiung
month
political Germany
for defense self protection Amsterdam
respondent of the London Express
The Pan German made awful noise about this
chancellor.
Now how consider statement in view
OF the spoken word before the resag? tha, some
where behind the silence more
reasonable
the whole show but
both German rulers and German people behind progamW
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-14
TAKING LABOR INTO PARTNERSHIP.

THE city Of Bsbee largest town Of Arizona is having
lot of trouble with members Of the l. w. w. Built
up gulch copper is the basis OF the towns development
and authorities of the mining depored the member,
Of the l. w W., who alleged be interfering with
the operation OF the copper properties
Mr.. Ashton, commissioner OF labor OF Oklahoma be
eves ha, the authorities Bsbee have taken the wrong
view of the situation and have driven the out of town
without examining the thoroughly And in an inter
view given to the press Mr. Ashton quoted a, saying
that the best way to coun,eract the influence Of the
w. W. is for employers 10 awaken to the industrial situ
aon seeing that employees properly compensated and
that working conditions good with reasonable hours
While there many corporations and individual.
that have not to realization OF the Christian spirit
as applied toward labor, Mr. Ashton will recall that many
institutions In the United States have taken ther> EN-
poyes into partnership which settles completely any dis
agreement between capital and labor.
In years gone by there many skrmishe. between
the men who owned factories and the other men who
operated the machinery The owners proceeded on the
plan that the way to make the money was to get
the last of physical effort of the bg-musced
fellows who worked at lathe forge boiler or crane
But the whole scheme has changed and Mr. Ashton
has been OF aid in bringing about the new condition The
plan is not to try TO get all of the work possible out
Of the for the benefit of other men, but to take labor
into partnership, so that nmble fingers will be working
for the owners of the skilled fingers
Our greatest steel corporation has put th. method
into action The Pennsylvania and other great traffic
systems have invited the skilled operative, to become
partners. In our own city merchant bought Liberty
bonds and sold Of them TO his faithful lieutenants
at cents on the dollar The good feeling expands, the
capitalist has learned that the way to succeed is to ae
labor into partnership that there will be an end to d
fsrenees about wages and working conditions for part
ners don't generally quarrel with each other.
The l. W. w cloud on the horizon is merely another
suggestion to capitalists to join with those who already
have taken labor into partnership Such action will dis.
courage the expansion Of the / W. W. organization for
with labor taken into partnership with capital the w.
W. will not be able to find any following that will BE-
worth the name.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-14
'sSave the Waste and Win the War
DRAFTING THE PRUssIAN INvALIDS.

IF Germany Is in such desperate sraights that she is
= compelled to order her consumpves II she has
reached the point where she could longer carry on the
war without the services of Anton Lang removed as the
Chrsus Of the Passion Play at Oberammergau, would
seem that she must have almost to the breaking
point Not that humanitarian motives would restrain her,
but that the call Of Anton Lang to the coors an act thai
will resound all the world.
This step the part of Germany is astonishing, not
cny because Anton Lang AZ years old not only because
h has been for yeaV tremendous, commercial asset to
his country but because he victim of tuberculosis ard
In rather advanced stage. For this fact. have the
word Of less authority than Gertrude Aherton Amer
lean novelist. During the Passion Play of 1908 Mrs
Atherton spent fortnight in Oberammergau when she had
quarters in the Anton Lang house At that time Frau
Lang was severely censued because she charged much
higher rate for accommodations than any else in the
village This offense she explained to Mrs Aheton in
THE way:
my husband is tubercuar. He may be the Christus
IN 1910 but he will live until 1920 What little he
akes Is potter is due the fact that he the Chrsu,
and te tourists buy Of him for the same reason that
they to my pension When he dies the business will
vanish and shall get the minimum price for my rooms,
II am, indeed able to keep this house | have two
children l want them to grow up healthy and to ex-
tsminase II possible any seeds of their fathers disease
thsy may have inherited You will understand then, that
i must make all can now I must appear mercenary
an mother"
Anton Lang. frai and weakened by tuberculosis, yet
called to take his stand In the trenches Has this not
startling ssnifieancel Is sign that the end must
b neaRi
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-14
FOOD AND THE FLAG.

DATRIOT1SM is exemplified by flying the Stars and
Stripes. And patriotism is shown in practical way
by joining &he food conservation movement But the
Hoover pledges not being signed at rapid rate in
Oklahoma City There are more flags in Oklahoma City
than there are food pledges
Many people don't yet realize what war means, They
cannot comprehend the value of saving food for the use
oi the armies Of the allies.
Il w supply food to the British and French soldiers,
tAea boys will be called for less service at
~ 'front.' But waste the food In this country and
cAnsot contribute freely the comms,ary department
q he allied o6ses, will be necessary to send few
adred thousand extra American boys to Europe to take
~ place battleelds Of the French and English sol
liss who will be too the famshed state to be able
y fight
F OF course many Of this city and this country
~ exercising economy in the use Of food Nothing is
wasted But another lot Of women unable to appreciate
- need Of food conservation hesitate to sign the food
1sdge and fail to give substantial cooperation at this
tine In accumulating foods
The more food for the use OF the military
icrces the more lives Of American boys will be saved
That's all there is to the And it one of tn.
most important factors rsh, now in the great worlds
struggle.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-14
HISTORY REPEATING.

CHlCAGO is having merry -go-round of time people
IN that city sampeding to buy liquor for personal use
before the lid is put into place by congress The thirsty
OF the big city evidently believe in safety first,
The tale from Chicago carries the memory of old timer,
in this city back about decade when the voters of Okla
homa put the saloon out of business On the eve of the
closing Of local bars there wild ,camperng to install
private stock" in the homes of the arisocrat, and the
'haeks OF the poor on the outskirts. Brewery wagons
worked cvertme delivery vehicles of the liquor house,,
recognized such thing quitting time The desire was
to stock the cellar before opportunity should pass
The prohibition wave has assumed new form Popular
vote has no bearing the in establishing dry area,
Congress seems about to suppant the in action any
one in the land who ha, empty buffet will need to hurry
or be forced into the total abstinence ranks
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-14

tcle that he needs, while a woman
shopper will pay 50 cents for S-cent
article that she doesn't need.
We have. always been curious to know
why it isn't art unless the figures in the
painting display their chests and some
more of their anatomy
We wouldn't mind having more
money than brains. because we wouldn't
have brains enough to know it.
We are proud of the American peo-
pie during this campaign OF giving
that Old Glory may triumph, The old
fashioned man whose heart was touched
through his poeketbook now has a son
whose pockctbook is touched through
his heart
Married men preach all the economy
and married women practice all the
economy
Why not put war tax on talk and
tax a man a penny for each 100 words
he useS3 This would make for peace
and quiet and would soon raise a fund
of at least SS00,000000 600.
Every young man thinks he under
stands women. And every old man
knows better.
When they are first married she
knows that they are going to get along
nicely because he earns Is cents an
hour at his work But little later on
she discovers that he spends 50 cents
an hour to play pool
There would be more real love in this
world il real love did not mean unset
fishness and sacrifice
You can't convince farmsv that any
city man who sits at a desk ever earns
his money.
Nature knows her business. She
knew that a conscience wouldn't cause
remorsc, so she added headache.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-14
THE WATER CRISIS.

I Unless there be general cooperation to stop the
waste Of water that comes through the city pipes
households may be deprived Of water for period OF Il
or 10 or 20 hours 4 day, the basis which was found
necessary several years ago when the Canadian river
fused to flow at flood tide
We must save water to be prepared for fire, II high
wind prevails and flames burst forth, insufficient water
may result in tremendous loss.
We have been lucky through than year when
water was short but the luck may not always be with
So let every less water for cooking for bathing
and for business and not a drop for sprnkling
II Is better to lose the grass from the scorching of
the suns rays than to lose the home from the scorchng
of hungry flames. Next year we'll have plenty of water
for men work diligently to build the dam. But that
won't help relieve the crisis The matter is in the
hands Of citizens who must realize that there is peril
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-14
RIppIINdRHYN
4lMk M0so1
N(ocyfygbt ISy7
MORNING EXERCISE.

| LIKE to rise at carly morning. and
walk nine miles, the sluggard scorn-
ing. For when the day is young and
tender, the old world is place Of
splcndor; this planet, as the mornings
show it, would make OF anyone a poet.
| walk long miles through dell and
dingle, and meadows where the wild
flowers mingle, and in the woods where
birds are calling, and wales where shin
ing streams are brawling; and when
I'm tired, beneath a cedar, | sit and
warble, gentle reader. 'Tis then | find
my inspiration and punch my Tyre, to
bore the nation. And, from this early
walk returning. TO my abode of song
and learning, | find the missus has been
stewing lot of grub, and coffee brew
ing. And every morning I'm repeating
my stunt OF plain and fancy eating; for
walking in the dale and dinge, and
meadows where the wldflowers minp!e.
admiring nature in her splendor. and
hearing birds OF every gender tha, cele-
brate the woodlands beauty in tones
Uelodlous and tooty - the morning
ramble, all informal, gives one an an.
petite abnormal. And If | am a sinful
poet, at breakfast time do not show il.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-14
Our Joe Miller Contest.

Judge Sam Bell claims that the old
est Joke is the one about the gabby
barber. A man sat down in the bar
ber's chair and said Shave" The
barber ran his fingers through the
man, hair and said your hair is
pretty thin on top, sir" 81 never did
like fat hair
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-14

We may be wrong. Blu, the betting
is that the man who spends all his
time being proud of his ancestors is
going to have descendants who arc
not going to have to spend much time
being proud Of him.
II isn't going to do the man who wor-
ships his pocktbook six days week
any good to carry the Good Book on
Sunday
The difference between men shoppers
and women shoppers is that man
shopper will pay 50 cents for 81 ar