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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-06
sELEcTIvE CONSUMPTION.

"Selective CONSUMPTION" Of wealth
rather than mere blind conhscation
has been the policy which The
Forum has felt to be the only safe
sane and just one.
Common sense, unadorned by frills
and untrammeled by sinister in
fiuences, usually distinguishes the
editorial policy Of The Saturday
Evening Post. The following edi-
torial comment from The Post SO
closely in line with the views re-
peatedly expressed in The Forum
consequently strengthens the belief
that this Is the fair and the right
solution of this much discussed
problem:
"As a catch phrase transcription of
income" is made to imply that as
life is more precious than money a
government which conscripts men
ought to seize all large incomes.
"Of course, the government has al
ways conscripted wealth, or income,
in substantially the way it now
conscripts men. 1t has always taken
whatever wealth seemed expedient
for its purposes.
THE government requires less than
a tenth of the population to regis
ter, and Of that fraction takes about
a tenth for military service. 1t says
this man would be more serviceable
to the country working in a machine
shop than in the army; so it does
not take him. 1t says the other man
had better continue to support his
wife and children so it does not take
him. Practically it is guided by ex-
pediency.
"Of that wealth. or income, which
is best suited to serve the govern
ment it conscripts as much as seems
expedient-that portion which, on
a broad view, seems likely to pro-
duce the best fiscal results and to
synchronize with the most effectual
mobilization of the country's total
dollar power.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-06
LESSON NO. 1s.

Staff Branches of the SerViee-I.
In addition to the three fighting
arms-Infantry, Cavalry, and Artil-
Iery-there are nine branches Of the
army known as the staff corps, and
department. In general their first
and most important duty is not
fighting, but assisting those who do
fight. by providing them with every
thing they need. Very few people
outside the army have a clear idea of
the organization of these nine
branches or Of their duties.
Following are the staff corps and
departments: General staff corps;
adjutant generals department; in
spector generals department; judge
advocate generals department; en-
gineer corps; signal corps; medical
department.; quartermaster corps;
ordnance department.
The first four of the staff branches
just named are composed entirely of
experienced and capable officers. The
other five include enlisted men as
well as officers.
The Brains of the Army.
The business Of the general staff
corps is to study military problems
Of all kinds. to work out the best
solutions, and to report to the chief
Of staff Of the army. 1t is often call
ed the brains of the army, and 1t
would be hard to give a better de-
scription in a few words. The war
college division of the general staff
corps is devoted to the study and
investigation Of new and special
problems.
In time of war some Of the mem
bers of the general staff corps serve
with the generals in the field and as
sist them in solving and handling
their various problems. While on
this duty the senior general staff
officer acts as chief Of staff of tha
commanding general. This position
is not to be confused with that of
Chief of staff Of the army, who has
general supervision of all military
operations, both at home and in the
field.
The adjutant generals department
has charge of all of the records re-
lating to officers and enlisted men,
issues orders to carry out the wishes
of the commanding officer, and car
ries on military correspondence. In
every battalion and regiment one OF
the officers of the line is detailed as
adjutant to perform for his organ
ization the duties just named.
Military Observers. 2
The inspector generals department.
observes everything that goes on and
reports on the skill and general fit-
ness of officers and troops. At in
tervals an officer from the inspector
generals department reviews the
men in each organization; examines
their arms, equipment, and supplies;
looks over all records showing ex-
penditures Of money or distribution
of property, and sends in complete
report, pointing out the good and bad
features of the organization. In this
way the higher officers are kept in
formed at all times as to the state Of
affairs in every section Of the army.
The judge advocate generals de-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-06
UNCLE SAM GOES OVER
THE TOP.

. Uncle Sam went lover the
top" yesterday and wiped out a
dangerous salient.
All the detectives were carried
on the first days fighting. l.
w. w. headquarters at Port
land, Los Angeles, Chicago and
many other cities were carried
almost without resistance.
The advance artillery prepare
ton, in the form of newspaper
attacks, had been very thorough,
and there was not much fighting
left for Uncle Sam s men to do
when they arrived. The enemy
was nerve shattered from his
long subsection to the intensive
drum fire of double loaded out
bursts of indignant editors and
other citizens.
The infantry captured a large
supply of munitions of war in
the shape of seditious literature
and German propaganda. The
prisoners soon began streaming
back from the front line trenches
and tonight the internment
camps are full in many cities.
Today the infantry is busy
consolidating the positions, nail
ing up the doors, and reaching
out for the branch Offices. The
artillery will be moved up, and
the guns trained on the few re-
naming machine gun nests on
this front.
Meanwhile the offensive is
developing on other fronts. The
Pacifsts after brief resistance in
Chicago, where they fell back on
the famous Thompson line which
had been previously prepared
and fortified. fed in disorder.
Guerilla warfare may be neces-
sary to run them down, as they
appear to be badly scattered.
The Thompson fortress in Chi
cago was "strafed" yesterday,
and it is threatened with an at
tack by the air route from Gov
ernor Lowden's base as Spring
field.
The offensive against the Hun
at home is going nicely thank
you. Uncle Sam will be ready
to send the new army to France
bY the time it is ready to go.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-06

but also at the attitude of a lot of
well-meaning people in private life.
The attempt to hold a peace meet
ing in Fargo last week was, u a
measure, a reflection on Fargo Eyes,
on the state of North Dakota.
Those peace advocates should not
have been allowed to even light, and
yet there are some people right here
in Fargo and some in Bismarck (who
should not be there) who think we
acted in a very ungentlemanly way
towards those distinguished gentle-
men that wanted to ask us how the
house caught afire and who was to
blame for it instead OF helping us to
put out the fire and save the house
and contents.
In this connection this thought
comes to me, suppose for instance /
go home and find all my neighbors
beating up my wife and children. Will
/ stop to ask why they are fighting
er argue with myself will enter the
conflict when l have evidence before
my eyes that my family is suffering
at the hands Of an enrageG neigh
borhood? Not much Mary Ann. I'll
sail in and punch hell out of the
bunch If l can, and after the fight
is over I'll ask my family what all
this fight has been about; and III
l find my family was in the wrong,
Wen hold a family council to dis
cuss plans to avoid future trouble.
Not a parallel case? Well, we may
admit it's a little far-fetched. Yet
when you come down to brass tacks
there is not very much difference.
This country is one great big home,
our kith and kin of all nationalities
are suffering at the hands of a
divinely, establishments,
despot.
Hence this is not the time to rea-
son why, but it is a time to do and
die, IL need be, in order to preserve
the democracy of the world.
The writer has two sons doing
their bit in Europe, one in the royal
flying corps in France and the other
on General Pershing's staff; and il
they should lose their lives in doing
their part TO preserve the democracy
of the world, will not feel that they
have lived in vain.
Yours for quick finish of Kaiser
ism,
A. p. Dougan.
Fargo, N. D., Sept. S.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-06

quick back again, he loses that much,
amt II? The Allies say that some of
our things what we do are not fair.
What idiots! All is fair in war. If
they refuse or fail to do things which
we do, we have a double advantage.
You gotta fight fire NIT fire.
When people think that the Ger
mans will stop at anything to win,
they are just showing that they
don't know who they are fghting
with.
Everybody could learn from Ger
many something, and all they gotta
do is to watch what Germany does,
and go and do the same, likewise.
What Germans do to the other fell
low, you can bet that is the very
thing what they wouldn't want
themselfs.
Everything goes,--Iike said.
There is no word for fair play" in
the German language. That is the
refuge Of weaklings. Fair play!-in
war?-Idiots, babies, weaklings,
hypocrites, children, pacifists, wo-
men, how can a German have an
ounce of respect for them? We will
give them our kind of "fair play!"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-06


drowned like 50 many rats in a
tub Of water. This In short Is
the tragic story OF the Belgian
Prince torpedoed on the last day
Of last month. Think it over a
minute, you slackers and pacifists
and traitors to your country, who
would still take the desperate
chance of having the Huns In
wade your own shores and make
a Belgium of America.
The Fingal Herald has 1t figure'
doing" in Fargo last week. II says
There was something doing in
Fargo Tuesday evening when a
Peoples Council meeting turned
out to be a patriotic meeting.
The Peoples Council idea was
tried out in Minnesota with the
result that Governor Burnquist
issued orders to prevent its meet
ings being held. In times of a
national crisis there Is no de-
mand for speeches that cause a.
division of sentiment among peo-
pie in a community, and to en-
courage it means to encourage
the false idea Of the Stacker and
all those who oppose the
progress Of the government.
North Dakota with her large in
vestment of Liberty bonds and
large number of young men en-
listed in the army is standing
firmly bacIa of the government
and will remain so, regardless or
the brand of newulmiZed adver-
Using she may receive.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-06
WAR AND PoLYoAMY.

That the world will return to poly
gamy, legal or illegal. Is the predic-
ton Of Mrs. susa Young Gates. one
Of Brigham Young's daughters.
Mrs. Gates Is firm believer In the
doctrines preached by her father.
She asserts that the war win so
decrease the male population Of the
world that poiygamy win be openly
countenanced or winled at by all
The countries which have participant
ed in the conflict for any length Of
time.
The prediction is a shocking one,
but II has enough basis IA fact 70
comm Ind attention. Reports coming
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-06

from Germany tell of a condition
such as forecast by Mrs. Gates be-
ing already quite general there.
That America will ever counten-
ance polygamy is unthinkable. That
American losses in the war-great
though they may be-will be heavy
enough to materially alter the pro-
portion of males to females in the
country. does not seem probable.
Any menace to moral standards
that will come from the war, will
be the result of conditions Of army
life, and it is these conditions that
such organizations as the Y. M. c..
A. and the knights Of Columbus are
making every effort to improve.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-06

fHis mental processes are, appar-
emily, typical. often think that ne
is trying to instruct me so that /
may rise superior TO mere Ameri-
can ideas Of fair play" and into
the realm OF German logic with
him and his kind.)
War Is war, junger, and anything
goes IL it helps TO win. You read q
lot about things that Germany does
what she Is got no right to do. All
humbue. that Isl Listen! We do
what viii help US to win, no matter
how much the English boiler. or
anybody else. Then when we win
the war, everybody will pretty Quick
keep his mouth shut.
We figure out what would be the
worst thing that could be done to Is
and we do Il 10 the other fellow. II
the other fellow don't do ii rieht
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-06

And for a support Of this dec
laration, with a firm reliance on
the protection of Divine Provi-
dence, we mutually pledge 70
each other our lives, our fortunes
and our sacred honor."-Declar-
alton Of independence.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-06

This course of thirty daily lessons
is offered to the men selected for
service in the National army as a
practical help in getting started in
the right way. 1t is informal in tone
and does not attempt to give binding
rules and directions. These are con-
tanned in various manuals and
regulations of the United States
army, to which this course is merely
introductory.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-06

I'm order to form a more perfect
union, establish justice, insure do
common defense, promote the gen.
eral welfare and secure the bless
ings of liberty to ourselves and
posterity." Constitution of the
United States.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-06
In The Open Forum
A Column Devoted 10 the Task OF
Keeping Up With North Da-
kota Editors.

The state is still talking about
Fargos handling of the Peace
Doves.
This is from The casselton Re-
porter:
Fargo is going to see that no
disloyal or unpatriotic organiza-
tions set forth their dangerous
doctrines there. On Tuesday
night Max Eastman, representing
the Peace Council of America,
was denied a hearing on the
street or in hall, and 1t Is well,
perhaps, that he did not insist.
The men who are going to war
don't care to listen to addresses
embodying doctrines contrary to
governmental laws-and the peo-
pie generally are of the same
frame of mind. The situation
now is to be for the country or
against it-and this is no place
for those against it.
The Page Record contributes its
bit to the condemnation of Governor
Frazier's attitude, with the follow
ing:
The governor of Minnesota has
refused to allow the convention
of the Peoples Council to be held
in that state and it is claimed
Governor Frazier has notified
them that they will be protected
If they hold their meeting in this
state. The governor probably
mistakes the privilege of free
speech for license to spread their
seditious doctrines and If we
rightly judge the people of this
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-06

THAT we here highly resolve that
that the anation shall under God
have a new birth OF freedom, and
that government of the people, by
the people and for the people shall
not perish from the earth.
at Gettysburg.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-06
Right You Are, Sirl
Here's Some Good Sense From Fargo
Citizen With Good Cause For
Speaking Out.
70 The Editor Of The Forum:

To The Editor Of The Forum:
Sir:
The writer is somewhat averse to
appearing in public print and when.
we do we convince ourselves we
have a good excuse. II
The war in Europe and the part
we are 70 play in It, (and that is
going to be a big part) gives US that
excuse.
am not only disturbed at the
dtlatorv tactics Of our august bodies
IA washington, the house and senate,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-06

When we have whipped them all
they win change their tune.
And IL we should lose, which we
won't, we would be blamed for
everything anyway-so we go the
limit.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-06
People Speak Well Of chambsrlain's
Tablets,

81 have been selling Chamberlain's
Tablets for about two Years and
heard such good reports from my
customers that / concluded TO give
them a trial myself, and can say
that I do not believe there Is anoth-
er preparation of the kind equal TO
them" writes G. A. Mcbride. Head
ford. Ont, If you are troubled with
indigestion or constipation give them
a trial. They will do you good.-Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-06
THE coNscRIPT STATES HIS
CASE,

To The Editor of The Forum:
/ am conscripted for the draft
army, and expect to go to Camp
Dodge in the near future and
then to France. have been
reading a lot about those poor
Russian devils who had to fight
without guns, and wait for
ammunition because the men
who stayed home were bribed by
German spies. / want to know
whether l am going to run out of
cartridges or food, or our artil-
lery out Of ammunition some day
when we get to France, because
a lot of these traitors here in the
United States are allowed to zap
their heads off about the war.
That's what's worrying me more
than the thought of going over
the top, as they call 1t. am
not afraid of getting killed. but
] don't want to fight a man with
my hands tied behind me.
Conscript.
That letter came to The Forum
yesterday.
There's the whole situation in 1
few lines.
There's nothing more to be said OIL
the subject.
The men and women in Americs
who are trying to answer that CUES
tion and answer 1t right, are getting
more in earnest about 1t every day.
GOD forbid that it should evel
come to choice between shooting
traitors at home and permitting
helpless American soldiers to be sho
abroad, but If it ever does come Il
that alternative there is no doubt al
TO what the choice win be. Nor viii
the firing squads lack the supper
and authority of the law in theil
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-06

The Dawson Press has a brief but
effective indictment OF German
in the following:
An unarmed vessel is sailing
on the high seas on her legiti-
mate errand. Without warning
a German torpedo is sent into
her vitals. The crew of thirty
eight take to the life boats. The
submarine energies and COM
mands the luckless men to mount
her deck. The life boats are
destroyed, the life preservers
thrown into the sea, the U-boat
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-06

state, even the favor of the gov
ernor will not make 1t safe
place for these people, IL they
can secure a respectable place in
which to hold their meeting.
The Mandan Daily Pioneer discusses
the Frazier Invitation In the follow
ing way:
Governor Frazier by inviting
the Peoples Council of America
to meet in North Dakota placed
himself in the same class with
Van Lear, the Socialist mayor of
Minneapolis.
While the citizens Of Minnea-
polls can once more hold their
heads high through the action of
Governor Burnquist of Mime
sofa in stopping the meeting, the
patriotic citizens of the great
commonwealth of North Dakota
must needs hang their heads in
shame that their governor in
times such as these should SO far
forget the duty that he owes the
state and the nation as to invite
the delegates OF an un- American
propaganda to spill forth to the
world the poison of disloyaity.
The Peoples Council is for
peace at any price. 1t is for
peace even though German
autocracy remains intact. Ac-
cording to an admission of one
of the officials Of the organiza-
ton pro Germans are among the
most liberal subscribers to the
movement.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-06
The Fargo Forums Loyalty Department

Devoted tothe Allied Societies. Spreading
the of Aiding the States
ment in the Conduct of the War For Freedom.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-06
German Methods

The enemy alien talks to Robert
j. Wildhack of the Vigilantes.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-05-21
Ell SUBMARINE ISAAC PERAL'

MADRID. Mayo 20.-Ha regresa-
do a esta Corte el Ministro de Mari
ma, contra-Almirante Miranda, proce-
dente de Cartagena, a donde fue a Vi
star e inspeccionar al submarine
Isaac Peral" que fue construido re-
cientemente en- los astilleros de, Quin-
cy. Estados Unidos.
FL Ministro fue entrevistado por
los periodistas a su regreso a esta
capital, inquiriendo sobre la nueva
nave adquirida por la Armada espa-
lola, Y Ell citado f~uncionario hizo
grandes elogios del submarine, ase-
gurando que Sc revolucionara la cons
truccion de los sumergibles, cuando
Sc conozcan los grandes progresses in
troducidos por ell inventor a su ulti-
mo modelo.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-05-21
Reuista de la Semana
Mexico en- la guerra europea. -Pelanque de gallos

volucionarios del Plan de Guadalupe,
pero 10 que 81 no ha dejado de eau
sar extraneza, a nosotros y a TODD ell
mundo, es ell subito tenor o la Sc
guridad del ex-senator porfirista, de
que nuestra desangrada nacion Sc
vera arrastrada por ell torbellino de
la guerra mundial. sobre TODD, des-
pues de las seguridades que do al 60
bierno americana hace POGO tempo,
manifestandole que su gobierno esta-
ba dispuesto a conservar Ia mas es-
tricta n%eutralidad y que el, Carran-
"a, tenia Ia seguridad de que NADIA
nj nadie haria salir a Mexico de esa
actitud.
Inutil resulta buscar la causa de
las declaraciones de Carranza COMO
ciendo como conocemos su afan de
rodearse de misterios Y ~solemnidades
para hacerse ell interesante Y habien-
dolo visto, en- su larga Y desatrosa
actuacion de revolucionario, versatil
V tornadizo, humillandose y crecien-
dose en- distintas ocasiones, segun
caian las pesas, halagando hoy y
amenazando manana, pasando del
servilismo MAS agudo al ]patriotismo
mas exaltado, al tratar con los po-
deres ~extranos que han puesto en- sus
manos la situaci6n actual. Ash es
oue esta nueva salida de tono, bien
puede no ser otra cos que resultan-
te de un estado actualisimo de su ami
mo, o I'm afan de mantener ell sensa-
cionalismo a%lderredor de su persona
para lamar la atencion de aquellos
que vigilan sus actos. Y ante quienes
pretende aparecer interesante y dig
no de tomarse en- cuenta a todas ho-
ras.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-05-21
~PALENQUE DE GALLOS

La flamante Camara de Diputados
que representa- al carrancismo rabio-
so e intransingente, ha seguido pro-
~porcionando pintorescas notas con
sus escandalosas sesiones. Hace po-
cos dias que Ell senior Presidente del
zafarrancho legislative, cansado de
agitar inutilmente Ia campanilla pa
"a imponer ell orden, Y eXcitado por
las intemperancias de los rist!cos pa
dreS conScriptcs, eXclamo i~ndignado:
"Senores: este mas parece palenque
de gallos que Camara de Diputados,"
V IN asiduo concurrente a las jun
tas de los diputados, Sc quejaba no
hace mucho. en- las Columns de uno
de los importantes diarios de la Ca
pital "de los vergonZosos espectacu-
les que estan proporcionando los in
dividuos que componen la Represen-
tacion Nacional" q~uienes hacen ru-
borizar a I'm sargento de caballeria
con ell lenguaje que emplean en los
debates.
Ademas de la procacidad, la in
transigencia es una de las caracteris-
ticas de la nueva Camara. Ell critic
rio poiitico-cartab6n especial en- Ell
que solamente dan la MEDIA q~uienes
hayan asolado al pals en- nombre de
la preconstitucion-lo dige TODD, y
la Ley es algo menoS que letra muer-
ia ante la voluntad despotica de
esos senores representatives del pue-
bio. c%arrancista. No importa
que un presunto diputado Sc presep-
tie con Ia credencial mas limpia y
legal del mundo. 81 no tiene en- su
abono siquiera una accion de las que
han hecho famosos y aborrecidos a
los carrancistas, puede cdntar por
SECURE con que saldra del augusta
recinto" asustado Y escarnecido.