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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-29

ii canvas and painted 10 iepreS ~
j field or the adjacent terrain. Again
the screens are merely huge nets,
with grass, brush. leaves and other
foliage woven into the mesh Some
exposed roads have overhead camou.
lag. too. 70 hide the passage Of
ronps and motor trucks from enemy
| leroplaneS Screens like election
banners in New YORK. are suspended
lver the road SO that an aviator must
he directly over a moving object To
see it, Looking from an angle the
overhead screens overlap and mask
he roadway.
Aeroplanes are camouhaged. too.
Double camoufage is used, for enemy
lirmen who look down on the MA
chimes and for anti-aircratt gunners
who look up at them The under
sides Of the aeroplanes wings and
The bottom OF the fuselage the body
and the under sides OF the tail are
painted a light blue or pale green
lecked with white This makes the
machine hard to see i'm the sky from
he earth But the upper surfaces Of
he wings and the fu>elage and tail
are painted brown. dark green and
deep blue Such machines are par
ticularly hard TO locate by an airman
above, especially if they are flying
over wooded ground. The aviator
cannot be guided by the sound OF
the motor, as the anti-aircraft gun
ner can because his own motor deaf
ems him
The great naval guns and howitzers
up 70 twenty-siX inches
in calbre. which France mounts OH
enormous ears and runs up to within
range OF the enemy lines at night
m railroad tracks for their fires OF
destruction" are cleyerly camou
tagged The most eagleeyed aero
blanc observer could fly over a bat |
ery OF these monsters at 5000 fee
Elevation and be entirely unaware !
heir presence EyerE battery car |
les crew Of camoufage artists |
With it. and they keep repaintng |
md retouching the gun and its car /
as they shift their posi- /
ION and the weather changes.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-29
LACK Of CLOTHING.
CAUSED DEATH Of.
AMERICAN SOLDIERS.
SHOCKING CONDITIONS ARE RE
VEAlED TO SENATE iNVESTl
CATION COMMITTEE BY GEN
ERAl GREBLE-BLAMES WAr
DEPARTMENT.

Washington. Dec % Letters wer
written as early as September b.
Major General Edward St join
Greble to Surgeon General Gorgas
Quartermaster General Sharpe. Gen
eral Littell of the cantonment div
sion. and the chief OF stan, saying
nothing were done 70 remedy san
tary conditions 0yercrowding ant
lack of clothing, there would be epi
denies at Camp Bowie. Texas.
The epidemic came. In one monti
5000 men passed thru the hospital
which could accommodate only SEQ
At one time 500 men were croWde
into it, Today 500 men are Ill
Camp Bowie
Nothing was done by the War De
partment TO relieve the situation unit
November, when the disease ha
spread thru The cantonment.
These facts came out today durins
by the Senate military affairs com
mittee.
Deaths Caused by Delay.
Do you think If the War Depart
ment had acted promptly on your rec
concentrations and warnings that ths
epidemic could have been stopped?
Senator Chamberlain asked
Il don't know thal it would ha,
stopped the epidemic. but it w0ult
have saved great many lives sal
General Greble who had attributed
the sickness to lack OF clothing ant
tents. Formerly twelve men slept
in each tent
General Grehe and General William
NJ. Wright Of Camp Doniphan. regu
lar army officers, both testified /,
woetul shortage OF clothing an
There was not and is no
enough ordnance to train the men.
"Hookworm IN War Dept"
General Greble could not esen re
a division flag from General Sharpe
without writ ne personal letter
Much against the old mpaignor'l |
NSll. this letter was read before tn, |
committee
General, inquired Senator Hitch
COCK. don't YOU think hookworm ex
lists in large degree N the War lie
AT Camp noniphan. which has q
200 men, 5,00G rifles are lacking in
necessary total OF 11,000. There an
50 machine guns of go needed. There
IS shortage of l0,9G3 automatic pis
tots, and all sorts Of other equipment
December there was a shortage o
l20o 0yercoats and 2,6C0 suits OF un
aerWear and as many uniform coats.
Al Camp Bowie, which has $500
men, there is - per cent shortagl
Of rifles and no machine guns. Their,
Is a shortage OF $50 wool coats ant
1,U00 breeches December there was
a shortage Of 10000 oNercoats.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-29
PRISON DOORS YARN,
YET JAIL REMAINS IDLE

Albany, Ga, Dec. %. Dougherty
county Jail is empty for the first lime
IN the memory of the oldest inhahi
tant There is no record of time
N more than half century when
such a condition existed before. ana
the announcement today caYsed
something Of a local sensation. Not
only is the jail empty. the doors Of
all It's cells swinging wide open. But
there are very few defendants ont
on bond The fact is the more "a.
markable when it Is considered thai
NOT only are prisoners for the city
and superior courts held in the
Dougherty county Jail. but those for
the Albang district of the United
States court The officers agree .hai
prohibition is very largely responsi.
Ole for the empty Jail.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-29
SEVEN YOUNG GUIMEAS
MATCHED FROM EGGS
FOUND INSIDE A SNAKE

Moullrle, Ga. Dec. -. Seven youne
gulneas, all christened Jonah" be-
cause they spent part Of their pre-.
natal period in the stomach of n
reptile without harm to themselves
or the snake, until the latter was nm.
happily cut open. are the proud pos
session OF l.. D. Afford. Of colouitt
county.
While picking cotton early this
Fall Mr. Afford noticed snake living
IN cotton row in a torpid sta.n
with It's body considerably swollen
Killing the snake and cutting il open,
Afford found seven guinea eggs in.
side OF IT, which had recently been
stolen from the nest of a setting hen
Placing the eggs under setting hen
in his nearby barn, Mr.. Afford was
oyerjoyed few days later to 6na
seven little guineas Matched out and
happy
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-29
RUB BACKACHE AND
LUMbACO RIGHT OUT
Rub Pain and Stiffness away with
awaD bottle Of old honest
St. Jacobs Oil

When your back il sore and lame
or lumbago. sciatica or rheumatism has
you stifIened up. don't suffer! Get
Is cent bottle OF old. honest est.
Jacobs Or at any drug store, pour
little in your hand and rub il right
into the pain or ache, and by the time
you count fifty, the soreness and lame.
ness il gone
Don't stay cripplel This soothing,
penetrating oil needs to be used only
once. II takes the ache and pain right
out Of your back and ends the misery.
II is magical. yet absolutely harmless
and doesn't burn the skin
Nothing else stops lnmbsgo. sciatca
md lame back misery SO promptlyl
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-29

term of two years For years male
prisoners have been leased 10 mine
operators and other employers OF Ia.
Dor, but this was the first instance
wher. women had been leased. .unttl
the war made a strong demand fur
labor thore WAS no market for tn
negro women prisoners But in Ger
tain lines Of work it mas been found
they have a small earning capacity
and other counties will probably fol
low the lead OF Escambia county.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-29

Arapahoe Okla She cold me anu
The court clerk she was just eighteen
Years old, ana signed here" eX-
planned Peter ? SNartz, OF Colony
charged By his tathor-nl9w. f. Y
pchurch, OF perjury in securing !;
license TO marry the pretty daughter
Of tpchurch The Judge took a look
at the pretty bride and her husband
aud decided their defense was enough
o dismiss the case
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-29
EASE WOMEN C0MV!CTS
FOR LABOR IN ALABAMA

Mobile Ala Dec % At the next
session OF the State Legislature a
measure will probably be introduced
ooking to prohibiting counties from
easing women c0nvicts. \ sensation
vas recently created when the Is
Gambia county commissioners leased
ractor for fifteen cents a day, for a
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-29

There is an impression that II is the
Governments duty to call on the tax
payer relative 10 the Income Tax. On
The contrary the taxpayer must call
apon the Government for blanks and
he must make his report OF Income to
he t 5 Internal Revenue Collector,
Chicago before March LIST, 1918 il he
has net income of $1,000 or more for
the year 1917,
The Income Tax Man from the
Revenue Department, will be al this
Bank from January I'd. to January Sth.
l91S, inclusive to assist all persons
subject to tax. II you are liable for
4 tax, call on him for information and
blanks.
The
First National Bank
Of Ottawa, Illinois
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-29

In plowing the furrow of life
straight. you may pillow some flowers
under but you'll pillow lots of yermln
out.-Exchange.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-29

The Juice Of the stalk and leaves Of
7rtties is used to dye woolen stutfs 4
ti.iiant and permanent green.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-10

hand that the price has been estab-
lished for them by the buyers and
that they are not holding anyone
up.
To Look into Coal.
The railway commission is also
investigating the coal situation Sec.
]. II. Caiderhead stated yesterday
that reports reaching his office indi-
cate that very little coal has reached
the head of the lakes. Ore boats
which in, other seasons have carried
coal as ballast cargo on thetr trips
using water ballast. chiefly because
they did not wish to- take time to
stop to load and unload coal. at 20
cents the ton from Cleveland to the
head of the lakes when there was
such a demand for speedy trans
portation of iron ore from the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-10

other feed. our young stock, and, in
many cases, breeding stock, is being
shipped to market in large numbers
and sold at a sacrifice. Available
hay Is in the hands of spectators
and held at exorbitant prices. IL the
meat supply for the future is to be
conserved in North Dakota. some ac-
ton must be taken at once to assure
a supply of hay at reasonable prices
to stockmen within the next sixty
days. Can the food administration
furnish relief?"
Much Hay Harvested.
Most of the hay which mas been
cut in the counties south and south
east OF Bismarck and or the reserva-
ton, where II is plentiful, las been
harvested by local men WI lad the
money TO invest in lay SzA IS and
labor. There is demaaa ~ his
hay from Montana where stockmen
are Offering $3.50 I. o. b. North Da-
kota points. The original cost of the
hay Is very little. hay-land, yhich
produce a ton to two tons TO the acre
being leased for as little as $1.25 TO
$1.15 the acre. The big item OF ex-
pense Is the cutting. baling and
transportation Of the hay 10 the
market
The railway commission has con-
suited Governor Stewart OF Montana
relative To cooperation 81 an effort
to control the price OF hay and pre-
venting II from going out of sight
entirely. Those who have had the
foresight to jump onto highlands and
corner the crop declare that $3.50
is not an eXtravagant price for hay,
considering the shortage this year.
They do not deny that there is
healthy profit in the stuff at this
price, but they claim on the other
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-10
URGE RELIEF
FROM THE HAY
SPECTATORS
Hoover Asked to- Take Ac-
ton In Defense OF The
Northwest Stockmen

Bismarck. NJ. d., Sept. 1O.--Gover-
nor Frazier. Commissioner OF Agri-
culture and Labor Hagan and the
state railway commission late Satur-
day evening wired Herbert G. Hoov-
err. federal food administrator,
hurryup call to rescue North Dakota
stockmen from the greedy grasp of
hay spectators. The administration
discovered that practically al! os the
hay in regions where II is abundant
is being bought up for as little as 81
per ton by spectators, n who turn
around and demand $40 to SIS for IL
from stockmen. The governor and
others who joined with him in a wire
to Hoover feel that speculation IN
hay and feed should be stopped
Immediately, in order that the already
serious situation which faces stock
men may not be further complicat-
ed.
The message to Hoover read:
owing to shortage of hay and
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-10
ISSUES ARISE AS TO
FILLING SHAW'S CHAIR
Whether Commission Has Power to
Pick Chief or Whether Election
Should be Called, Undetermined.

Minot. N. D., Sept. 1O.-Attorneys
are Of the opinion that a special cleo
ton may be called in order to fill the
vacancy caused by the suspension
from Office OF Mayor w. s. Shaw by
Gov. Lynn ]. Frazier.
Attorneys of tho city state that
there is no provision in the law by
which the city can fill a vacancy in
its own body even for a vacancy OF
attorneys say, Is by special election.
Whether a special election would
be legal in a case Of this kind is a,
matter Of interpretatlng the state law
and its construction.
City Atty. G. 3. WooJedge, while
giving out no Official opinion, is in
clined to the belief, u Is understood,
that the commission has the power
to appoint a president, ad interim.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-10
RUN OVER BY WAGON;
BOY May NOT LIVE
Homer Kadoun lowering Between
Life and Death Near Cayuga-
Vehicle Passed Over Boys Skull.

Cayuga, n. D., Sept. 10.--Homer
Kadoun, nine-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. James Kadoun, living south
of Geneseo. is lowering between life
and death in the LidgerwoOd hospital
as the result OF falling off a grain
wagon. a wheel of which ran over
his head. crushing the skull.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-10
Carnival Bear
Bites Lad Who
Feeds 1t Peanuts

Adams, N. D., Sept. 10.-LittIe
Elmer Gordon had often gone to
a circus and while held in his
daddy's arms. fed peanuts TO the
elephants and the monkeys and
hortled with glee.
Remembering these times, lite
tie Elmer, with a number Of oth-
er boys. visited a carnival show
yesterday and while feeding the
bears peanuts he was bitten IN
the les. the bite being q very
painful and dangerous one.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-10
STRIKE SETTLED
at Devils Lake Re-
turnad 20 Work Thia Mnrninn-

5oiIsrnnakers 1T Devils Lake Re-
turned to Work This Morning.
Devils Lake, n. D.. Sept. 1O.-As
the result Of an agreement reached
between boilermakers and the Great
Northern railway officials. the boiler
makers went to work this morning.
In announcing the terms OF the
agreement, the local secretary states
that the following results Of, the con-
ference were responsible for the call
ing of Of the strike:
Recognition Of the union: boiler
makers to get SAN cents an hour:
eight hours a day; recognition OF the
helpers; time and half until mid
right, and double time thereafter,
and time and half for all legal holi-
days.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-10
PACKARD And WALLACE
TO REPRESENT STATE
Eleventh Annual Conference on
Taxation to be Held at Atlanta,
Ca, on Nov. 10 to rs.

Bismarck, N. D., Sept. 10. - Tax
Commissioners George Wallace and
Frank E. Packard will represent the
state of North Dakota at the
eleventh annual conference on taxa
ton to be held at Atlanta, Ca. on
Nov. Is to Is. The appointments
were made late Saturday by Gov.
Lynn j. Frasier. For the first time
in the history of the association,
North Dakota has been given a place
on the program. Commissioner
Packard will speak on the subject of
Economic Causes of the Nonpartisan
League Movement and Its Relation to
Taxation.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-10
Threshinn Near Over.

Havana, N. D., Sept. 10.-The
threshing season is nearly over in this
part of the state. Some of the ma
chimes have already pulled into win
ter quarters and 1t is expected that
threshing in general will be cleaned
up by the end of this week. The
weather has been excellent and good
time has been made by the owners Of
the outfits.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-10
BE Careful Or You'll Hit Pr
Someone, Says Bold, Bad
Burglar When Made Target

jamestown. N. D.. Sept. 10.-That
the burglar who entered the post
Office and general merchandise store
owned by William Shaw. at Pingree,
last Friday evening was bold, bad
man." is indicated by his attitude
when fred at by Mr.. Shaw. who dis
covered the thief about TO blow the
store safe.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-10
KHAKI BOYS MAKING
GOOD IN THE FIELDS.

Langdon, N. D.. Sept. 10. The
members Of Company Il, Second
regiment, are this week serving their
country in a double capacity. Be-
sides. reporting to their captain each
day, they have enlisted with the big
army OF threshers in this section and,
as they will do on the front, are
ma king good. e
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-10
NO RETRIAL
Kiddsr County Attorneys Deny Story
OF New Trial For Murderer.

steele, N. D., Sept. 1O.-Attorneys
here deny the report that there will
be a retrial of the Cleon Nash MUIR
der cash. The report stated that the
case would be retired because A
Howard, a member of the jury which
convicted the prisoner for the STAY
ing of August Hicke was not a res
ident of Kidder county
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-10
WHEAT TESTING NO. 1
IN VICINITY OF RAY
Although Returns From Fields Are
Light, Farmers Are Expected to
Realize a Fair Sum-.

Ray N. D., Sept. Theoretically
all of the wheat being hauled to the
elevators in this city is grading No.
Northern. For the past two or
three years very little No. was mar
keted, the grain grading mostly Nos.
2 and 3.
Returns from the fields show the
Yields per bushel is light. Even with
small crop, some farmers will rea-
ize fair sum. The big question on
number of farms this year will be
that OF having enough feed to tide the
stock over the winter months.
The hay crop around Ray was very
light. '
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-10
HELPS THE sPUDs
Continued Drought Renders Tubsrs
Less Liable To Frost.

Cooperstown, N. D., Sept. 1O.-The
continued drouth is proving a boon
to growers Of late potatoes. Because
the ground is free from moisture,
there is no danger of potatoes freez-
ing. They can also be dug much
more easily, coming clean from the
mechanical diggers which all Of the
larger growers use to harvest their
crops.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-10
MHEAT Co.'s ~ BUSHELS.

Lakota, N. d., Sept. 10.-F. W..
Keitzmarl. for several years past
first in this district 70 complete
threshing, has maintained his leader
ship this year. He reports wheat
running III bushels to the acre and
oats rs. These returns are above the
average for this locality.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-10
VARNIsH ExPLODEs
August Peterson, Of Milton, In criti-
cal Condition Result of Burns. Z

Milton, N. D., Sept. 1O.-August
Peterson is in critical condition at
his home as the result Of burns re-
ceived when a pail of varnish which
he had placed on the stove, exploded.
Peterson ran into the street, his
clothes ablaze. When friends ex-
tinguished the blaze, he was in an
unconscious condition.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-10

Jamestown, NJ. D., Sept. TO-
Charles Peterson, Spiritwood farm-
er. suffered a severe scalp wound
that was at first thought to be fatal
when he fell from a thresher while
at work on his farm. He was given
medical attention and will recover.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-10
Conscripts
To Be Given
$3.50 Each

Binford, N. D., Sept. 10.-Each
OF the 50 men in the first draft
from Griggs county win receive
$3.50, as the result OF a money
raised at the Red Willow picnic.
The total receipts were s2,1O4s-
6s, and the expense entaiIcd
37Is.5S.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-10
BAND TOGETHER
TO GET HAY And FEED
Watford City Men Find Themselves
Confronted BY Shortage Of Feed
Organize Club.

Watford City, n. D.. Sept. To-
Confronted by a shortage Of hay and
feed. a farmers club was organized
here last week for the purpose Of
shipping In hay and winter feed. The
secretary. Sivert Tveden. was In
structed to negotiate for a supply
which will carry the farmers OF the
Dahl district through the winter.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-10
TWO HORSES ARE RURNED.

sbon, n. D., Sept. 1O.-Two
horses and two automobiles were
burned in a fire which completely
DESTROYED Knute Tangen's livery
barn and which threatened an entire
block Of business houses between
Third and Fourth streets.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-10
Weather Conditions Favorable,

Langdon, N. D., Sept. 1O.-With the
weather continuing favorable, very
satisfactory progress has been made
with the threshing during the past
week, all of the machines in this sec
ton of the state running full time and
with full crews. Labor conditions
are not Complained of. Most of the
grain in this vicinity is now threshed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-10
COMPANY cETs CHARTER.

Bismarck, N. d., Sept. ia
charter was issued by the secretary
OF state to the Consumers Supply
Co. OF Minot, incorporated for $780,
600 by Clarence e. DeNoon, III. Nc
Koane and c. c. Moore, all Of Mlnot.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-10
$1,000 Loss


sanish. N. u. Sept. 10.-Ffre Of un-
known origion completely destroyed
the Savoy theatre and the Leland
hotel early Sunday morning, causing
loss estimated at $4,000. Nothing
was saved. The destruction Of the
theatre will mean the erection Of an
opera house.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-10

Mr.. Shaw rushed into the store,
the robber made circus leap
through the window, and Mr.. Shaw
cut loose with a IS. firing three
times.
Holy smoke" shouted the burglar.
as he leisurely made his way down
the main street. "be careful or the
first thing you know someone will
be getting hit around here"
Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota
ranges. Secretary Caiderhead fore
sees as a result of this practice
coal famine at the head OF the lakes
and the necessity of paying
exorbitant all-rai! rates from eastern
coal fields to the Dakotas.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-08
Will REPORT TO
PRESIDENT ON
TRIP TO RUSSIA
American Mission, Headed
By Elihu Root, Returns
To Washington
ARE OPTIMISTIC
OVER CONDITIONS
United Front In America
Needed as Example to
New Republic
(Rv Associated Press.l

Washington. Aug. S.-The Ameri-
can mission to Russia headed by
Elihu Root, returned to Washington
today to report to President Wilson
on the result of its three months
trip.
Mr.. Root will see President Will
son and Secretary Lansing this aft
ernoon.
The mission returned filled with
optimism over conditions in the new
republic and chances of Russia do
ing her part to end the war.
Assurances that the United States
and improve railroad facilities were
declared by members of the com
mission to be among outstanding
needs Of Russia.
THE situation is very hopeful,
Mr. Root said Americas entrance
into the war may have a good eff
feet. The morale of the Russian peo-
pie is good and the outlook is en-
couraging."
Charles Edward Russell, another
member Of the mission who recently
withdrew from the Socialist party
in this country, declared the chief
deputy Of the United States is to
convince the Russian people that
the United States is in the war to
the finish.
Il cannot emphasize to strongly"
Mr.. Russell, said, that this coun-
try should present a united front.
The Russian people are not united
at the present time but they easily
can be united if the American peo-
pie only will convince them that this
nation stands solidly behind its allies
and will not falter."