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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-05

! Ask Federal Intervention.
| St Paul, Mimi. Dec. 5.-Immediate
action by the war department toward
settlement of difficulties between
some of the employees of the twin
/ city railways and the company was
! asked in telegram sent TO Secretary
Baker today by representatives of
practically every union in st. Paul,
gathered in a mass meeting in the
auditorium.
THE situation is very serious"
said the telegram. All the railway
shops of the twin cities are idle and
other industries are equally affected"
J. NJ. Clancy, president of the st.
Paul Trades and Labor assembly.
and chairman of the meeting. declar-
ed that general tie-up of industries
was in effect. The convention was
attended by crowd estimated by the
labor men to number $4,000 and by
remaining in session indefinitely they
would virtually bring about a general
strike in support of the carmen ord
cred not to wear union buttons. EN-
ployers declared that neither the
railway shops nor other industrial
plants were generally tied up. George
7. Slade. vice president of the North
ern Pacific. said that a great many
men were at work in the shops of
his company and that it was not
embarrassedH
Street car service continued about
80 per cent of the normal, according
to company chiefs who declared that
A comparatively small percentage of
the men had declined to work il fore
ed to obey the button order. There
was no disorder reported and more
than 1900 peace officers were on
duty.
Resolutions asking that ]. w. Nc
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-05

number of dates to the Northern dtvi-
sion of the American Red Cross, and
Judge n. c. Young, state director, was
this morning advised that two dates
would be assigned North Dakota
The returning congressman Is said
to have a most interesting story OF
French conditions, and particularly OF
the conditions that AFFECT American
troops.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-05
Congressman Who Visited
French Battle Front To
Sbeuk In North Dakota

Cong. Albert Johnson. of Washing
ton. recently returned from France.
where he went as a member of the
the western war front. will speak in
North Dakota on Dec. 20 and 81, and
Fargo on the first day. and Bismarck
on the second day. is the likely itin-
erary.
Congressman Johnson has given a
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-05
MOOrhedd Guard
Liable To Call

Capt. Oscar Rustad, OF the Moor
head company, said today that ne dld
not expect a call for service IN the
cities. but the members would pe
ready IL the call came. He tnoughI
ahnnt fftv members of the company
could respond without serious incon-
venience. The Moorhead company IL
fully uniformed with the heavy bIue
uniforms and overcoats formerly USED
by the Minnesota National guard.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-05
Under Zero In
Many Points: Is
BelOW at Lake

Real cold weather hit the
northwest this morning, the OIL
ciaI reading at the MoOrhead
weather station showing 10 de-
Erees below zero as the low mark
during last night.
Devils Lake. with is below zero.
was the coolest spot In the United
States.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-05
Grand Forks Flyer Hurt ....
When Machine Kills Two.
Parents Are Stopped Here

Mr.. and Mrs. J. d. Bacon, of Grand
Forks, were appraised by wire Tuesday
night of the injury OF their son, j.
Myron Bacon. in AN accident at To-
ing crashed to earth and killed two
other aviators, Bacon escaped with
minor injuries. reached Fargo on a
late train, bound for Toronto. when
they were notified that their sons
condition was not serious.
AS a result. Mr.. and Mrs. Bacon
abandoned their trip here and return
ed to Grand Forks this morning.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-05
ORGANIC MATTER IN SOIL

Organic matter serves many pur-
poses in the soil. In decaying it helps
make plant food in the soil avail
able as well as that in the organic
matter. The humus formed when it
decays helps hold the available plant
food till the plant can use it. The
organic matter makes the soil more
friable and less likely to puddle and
cake into hard Jumps. 1t also re-
duces erosion. The organic matter
plays most important part in the
soil and as it decays it needs to be
added quite often. The best form in
which to add it is as manure, and the
land shouldt every few years be put
into some crops as grasses or
legumes which also add organic mat
Ext. Dept. n. ID. Ayr. Col
lege.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-05

members. and they launch the drive
today, and will continue the work ten
days.
J. T. Lamb, Nelson county chairman.
announces mass meetings at several
points TO promote the campaign
Reports made to the state headQuar-
ters also Indicate that Burleigh cdnn-
ty lis prepared to take up its share OF
the burden.
Pierce county has raised $4,000 in
campaign, and Barnes county raised
SIC, 900 in two days of its campaign.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-05
Jail Full: Judoe "caIIed."

Winona, Mimi. Dec. 5.-Winona Is
without a municipal court judge this
morning due to Governor Burnquist's
call for the home guards for strike
duty at st. Paul. Judge J. J. FitZ-
patrick is corporal in the local
company and left with the company
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-05

were scattered through the various
car-barn districts and patrolled the
downtown intersections with in
structions to quickly suppress any
attempts to cripple car service.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-05

A novelist said at a Bar Harbor
tea: "It is incredible what some
women will spend to get into society.
A western millionaire's wife came to
New York, took house on Fifth
Avenue and gave a ball of great
magnifcence.
when her husband footed up the
bills, he winched and said:
My Maria, these here bills tot
up to 30,0O0!"
ut costs money, dearie," said the
wife, ito get into society"
'Humph," said the millionaire. at
don't seem to me that we're gettin'
into society as much as society is
gettin' into u.s."
They were sitting on the sands, side
by side, looking over the ocean.
How peaceful it looks"
Yes" she said "but how very wetT'
True" he observed, land yet how
calm and restful it appears. With you
by my side l could sail on forever
"YesP she queried.
Yes" he affirmed, forever. Will
you, dearest?"
am a cautious girl, and do not wish to
be oyer-hasty. But / will let you
make the test, and when the test is
made and you say it is successful I
will go with you"
And the test, love?" he cried
You take the boat and sail on for
ever, and after, you have sailed on
forever tell me how it works. she
answered.
The novice was not enjoying his
first trip through the air and his more
experienced companion regarded him
in some amusement.
II say, Bin, what's on your mind?"
he demanded.
81 was just thinking of Abraham
Lincoln, "@replied Bill thoughtfully.
Abraham Lincoln?"
Yes. / was thinking how truthfully
he spoke when he said a mans legs
ought to be just long enough to reach
the ground"
"How is Robert getting on at col
lege% asked the minister, who was
being entertained at dinner.
"Splendidly," said the proud father,
who then went on to tell of his sons
various social, athletic and scholastic
successes, and the minister said it was
a fine thing to be college bred. That
evening little James, who had been an
interested listener, said: Papa, what
did Mr.. Brown mean by college bred?"
@Oh, that" said papa, who had been
looking over his sons bills, lis four
years loaf"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-05

proceeded to st. Paul. No disorders
marked the departure OF the men.
Several hundred deputy sheriffs
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-05

The price Of shoes, it is said, will
be much lower this fall, due to sim
pier styles requested by the Nation
al Council of Defense.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-05
GOV. BURNQUIST REFUSES
TO SEEK FEDERAL AID

CONTINUED from page H.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-05
Ask Federal Intervention.

ing composed principally of business
men.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-05
WARNER LYING, ANDERSON
SAYS OF CONFESSION

CONTINUED from page IL
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-06-17
GRADUATE OF L. I. A. G. TO
SUPERVISE CANNING
OPERATIONS.
BEGINS AT ONCE
Will Commence in Prairie Sec.
ton and Then Visit Other
Parts Of County.

Through the joint efforts Of the
Chamber Of Commerce and the La
dies Civic League Miss Martha Car.
penter, Of Starkville, has been Sc
cured to direct and assist the ladies'
Of Columbus and Lowndes county
in canning and otherwise prcserving
the vegetables which they have
crown in their gardens this year, and
will begin her work Immediately.
Miss Carpenter is graduate of
the Industrial Institute ard College
in this city, where she complete the
nome economic course, and has s.nce
made special study Of canning OPP
erations under state and federal ex-
perts. She has for some time been
associated with Miss Susie V. Powell
state supervisor of farm extension
work for women, vino recommended
her as being young lady in every
way competent to assume direction
of the local work.
Miss Carpenter will begin her work
in the prairie section of the county
west of the Tombigbee river, and
will later visit other neighborhoods
it being the present intention of
those who engaged her to keep her
at work IN the county throughout the
entire summer.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-06-17
ULTERIOR MOTIVE
ASCRIBED TO U. S.
AMERICA TRYING TO AVERT
BANKRUPTCY OF CRED
lTOR NATIONS.

Berlin, June Is, via London, June
l6,--Under the caption Submarine
Warfare and War Costs" the North
German Gazette has the following to
ay;
I'm none of the warning countries
has the question Of war costs attract
ed that degree Of attention one was
previously led to believe it would
One is almost inclined to assert that
the higher the war costs mount thf
less attention they arouse and Lloyd
Georges word concerning the last
liver bullets probably will never
come true,
"The entrance of the United State
into the war is accounted for in nc
small degree by the circumstances
that they became the creditors of our
enemies, whose bankruptcy they saw
approaching, and desired TO avert as
far as possible. In connection with
the participation in the war Of the
United States and their far-reachinP
shipbuilding project the question Of
the costs Of the submarine warfare
'1to public discussion How do the
material losses Of our enemies com
pare with those we are suffering?
The answer is quite plain
"Offsetting the monster values
which the entente powers are losing
daily In ships and eargoes. foremost
Of which are those Of England, not
10 mention the costs Of meeting the
submarine war, our losses are almost
infintes They consist only in
lost u-boats and munitions. This
wholly unequal proportion becomes
more pronounced as the submarine
campaign goes on, The more capita
rr enemies invest in shipbuilding
the greater will be tie ratio Of values
wiped out and 70 this increased ex-
tent we are permitted to consider
the success of our U-boat campaign
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-06-17

Mrs. Julia A. Terry died at tn,
home Of her sister, Mrs. M. f. 0s
trander, No. 229 North Sixth street
last Friday afternoon, her death hav-
ing resulted from a complication of
ailments which had kept her an in
valid for a long time past,
Mrs, Terry who was about so
years old, had been resident of CO.
'umbus long time and enjoyed the
esteem and friendship of all who
knew her. She was the widow of the
late E. c. Terry, who was gallant
Confederate soldier and who for a
number of years subsequent to the
close of the war was engaged in the
cotton business here Surviving her
are a sister, Mrs. M. +. 0strander, o
brother, Mr.. d. S. Cox, and other
further removed relatives, all of
whom have the sympathy of the Com.
mercial in their bereavement.
The funeral will take place at the
First Methodist church at O'Clock
this afternoon, being conducted by
the pastor, Rev. W. l.. Duren, In
terment at Friendship cemetery will
follow, and the following gentlemen
will officiate as pail bearers: Messrs.
). |. Sturdivant, W. C. Beard, r. J
Gunter, Mai. Battle Bell and Col, c..
L. Lincoln.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-06-17

Mr. Joseph P, Billups, who for 0
aumber of years past has been gen
eral passenger agent of the Atlanta
& West Point Railroad, has been pro-
NOTED to the position of traffic man
ager of that line.
Mr.. Billups is a native of Colum-
hus, and began his career here, his
first experience in the railroad bus
ness having been gained in the local
freight office of the Southern Rail
way. His advancement during the
past twenty years has been steady,
and he is now generally recognized
not only as one of the most efficient
but one Of the most popular railway
executives in the South.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-06-17
FRENCH FRANTIC
IN DEMONSTRATION
GIRLS FIGHT FOR CHANCE TO
HURL FLOWERS IN CAR OF
AMERICAN OFFICERS.

Paris, June 16.-Paris opened it's
arms to General Pershing and his
staff Wednesday afternoon and well
coined them with an outburst of
spontaneous enthusiasm such as only
Paris is capable of.
No conquering hero returning
home could have hoped for, or re-
ceived such tremendous reception
as greeted the American commander
as his automobile sped through hun
dreds Of thousands of cheering peo-
Pile.
Paris, and particularly the French
authorities, had planned and hoped
for great reception, but it is doubt
full whether even the most optimistic
pictured the almost frantic crowds
chat all but blocked the progress of
the automobiles. Men and women
cheered themselves hosrse, and flung
masses of flowers into the cars.
Parisians declare that the only event
their lifetime that approximate
the reception enthusiasm was that
accorded to King George of England
in 1914.
When the special train reached
the station General Pershing and
Field Marshal Joffre were the first
to appear. Behind them came .
stream Of American officers each
with French officer as his host.
The first shout of welcome became
a continuous roar that seemed To
shake the station to its foundations.
The police hurriedly began to clear
a lane down which half dozen au-
tomobiles moved at snail's pace be-
tween frantic throngs,
From hundreds of windows Ameri-
can flags were waved by men, wom-
en- and children. French girls with
flags pinned to their breasts and
their arms filled with flowers bought
from their scanty savings, fairly
fought for chance to get near
enough to hurl their offerings into
the laps and on the shoulders of the
astonished American officers.
The Americans apparently had not
imagined the heights to which Pari-
sian enthusiasm could rise. Boys,
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-06-17
OFFICIALS ARE sWAAPED
WIN LANDSLIDE OF
SUBSCRIPTIONS.
LAB0RERS IN LEAD
Workingmsn and Other Small
Investors We're Liberal Buy.
ers Of Bonds.

Washington. june if The nel.
pie " Ameuea have responded 70
The government call Tor funds 10
finance the war with an oversuh.
scription 20 the $1,000 900 600 tib.
erty Loan Of proportions "a huge
lhat officials arc buried beneath
t1d de- Of untabulaied returns.
No man could say las, night how
great had been the nations answer.
apparently 70 was overwhelming be.
yond the san0uIne hopes Of treasury
officials, though only one Of the ~
federal reserve banks Atlanta, with
total subscription Of s52.593 500
out Of a minimum allotment Of $780,.
600 900 could hazard more than an
estimate Of the total. The Atlanta
figures, however, were final
In the absence Of official figures
Of the returns officials hestated to
predict how high the total would
soar II mounted every hour 10 new
heights and assumed such proportions
that there was an apparent inclina-
ton to accept with some allowances
the rosy estimates of local Liberty
loan committees as TO the totals of
their districts.
Estimates from the IL reserve dis.
tricts, some of them unofficial, but
mostly from local loan committees.
Indicated last night that the sub
scriptions might reach the total of
S2,862, 800, 900. These estimates
which were not vouched for as au.
thoritative at the treasury depart
ment, were as follows
New York, $1,000. 900, 900. with
the certainty that the offering would
far exceed $1,000, 900
Boston, S263 900, ,000 (official)
Philadelphia 5000, ,0O0,0 ,000.. The
compilation at p. m. was $l65, ,00O,-
600.
Cleveland. 1894. 100000 as esti-
mated by the chairman of the local
committee, after a careful survey Of
the entire district.
Richmond, more than 100000
600.
Atlanta, $50,000,000 estimated
with S,000,0 600 tabulated.
Chicago, 1926, 900 with $780,
900, 900 tabulated
st. Louis, $s1 100000 estimated
upon returns to the Federal Reserve
Bank.
Kansas City, 500, 100000 estimat-
ed by the Federal Reserve Bank.
Minneapolis, s62 100000 estimat-
81 Nv Gov. Wold of the Federal Re-
serve Bank,
Dallas, $47, 100000 estimated by
the Federal Reserve Bank
San Francisco, s160, 200, 600.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-06-17
AMERICAN RAD CROSS SD.
GETTY WILL RAISE
WAR FUND.
WANT 100000
Urge the Whole-Iiesrsed Co
operation Of Every Chapter
and Auxiliary.

The American Red Cross has en-
tered q campaign 10 raise n war fund
of 100000 900
10 accomplish this the whole.
hearted cooperation of every Red
Cross chapter, auxiliary at large
auxiliary and branch is " vital neces
sity The campaign viii be- conduct
ed by the War Council created within
thc Red Cross By President Wilson
and TO this War Council has been en-.
trusted the duty of responding to
the extraordinary demands which
the war will make upon the services
Of the Red Cross both In the field
and In the civilian relief. The War
Council is composed Of Henry ?.
Dawson, Of J. T. Morgan & Com
pany chairman; Charles d Norton
Grayson NJ. r. Murphy and Cornelius
N. Bliss. Jr., Of New York, Edward
n. Hurley Of Chicago. and Eliot
Wadsworth of Boston, actual execu-
tive head of the American Red
Cross. William Howard Taft, for
mer president Of the United States
and chairman of the Red Cross Cen
trail Committee, will work with the
War Council.
The hundred million dollar funr
must be raised during the week OF
June 1925. BY the following proc
lamation issued by President Wilson
it will be known as RED Gross
Week" and will be participated in
by special organized groups Of most
prominent citizens in every city IN
the United States and will be sup
plemented by the active co-operstior
Of every local chapter Of the Red
Cross:
"lnasmuch as our thoughts as a
nation are now turned in united pur
pose toward the performance to the
utmost Of the services and duties
Continued on page 81
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-06-17
INJURY FATAL TO
RAILWAY OFFICIAL
BRIDGE SUPERVISOR FOSTER
DIES AT WINONA AS RE-
SUIT OF ACCIDENT.

Mr.. c. l.. Foster, supervisor OF
bridges and buildings on the Sou.
thern Railway in Mississippi, with
headquarters in this city, who was
hurt when a motorcar on which he,
together with Mr.. l.. P. Brown and
Mr.. X. E. Taylor, were riding left
the track near McCarley, Miss, last
Thursday night, died yesterday as a
result of his injuries, mis- death lay-
ing occurred at Winona, whittier he
was taken Immediately after the ac-
cident. Mr.. Brown and Mr.. Taylor
both sustained painful bruises, but
neither was seriously hurt.
Mr.. Foster, who was as years old,
is survived by his widow and four
children. He had been in the en-
ploy of the Southern Railway nearly
a quarter of century, having for
several years past maintained head
quarters in this city.
The remains were taken to Car
rollton, Miss, the former home of
the deceased, for interment, and the
funeral will take place there this af-
ternoon. A special train will leave
Carrollton late this afternoon, so lo
cal friends of Mr.. Foster who attend
the funeral can return 20 Columbus
tonight.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-06-17
WILL OPEN A RED
CROSS WORK ROOM
MUCH INTEREST IS NOW BEING
AROUSED THROUGHOUT
THE FIVE COUNTIES.

The members of the local Red
Cross chapter will on Monday morn.
ing at 10 o'clock open a work room
on the second floor of the city hall,
and all ladies who are interested are
urged to be present.
The ladies in charge of the work
room have provided sewing machines,
cloth, etc, and hospital garments,
surgical dressing and other articles
win be made.
A most interesting meeting which
was largely attended was held at
Schaffer's Chapel last Thursday af-
ternoon by the members of the Prai-
rie Auxiliary No. /, and officers were
elected as follows Mrs Gano John
ston, chairman; Mrs. frank Couch.
man, treasurer; Mrs. r. b. Hardy
secretary Chairmen in several dis
tricts and communities will be named
later Among the crowd present at
the meeting were Rev. w. s. Slack
and Mr.. J. p. Woodward, of the To-
cal chapter
On next Thursday evening another
meeting will be held at Schaffer'
Chapel at o'clock.
News from different chapters in
the five counties in this district states
that considerable interest is being
in the Red Cross work.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-06-17
LARGE FLAG RAISED
AT LUMBER PLANT
STAR SPANCLED BANNER NOW
WAVES OVER PLANT OF CO.
LUMBUS LUMBER CO.

Officials of the Columbus Lumber
Company have provided a flag IL
feet long b. 3 feet wide, which was
raised to the top of pole rs feet
high yesterday afternoon, and the
hosting of the banner, which took
place at the plant, was accompanied
by appropriate exercises.
Included in this program was an
address by Mr.. w. II, Carter and
recitation by Mr., Roy Young, tai
ented student of the Franklin High
School, after which the flag was
raised to its place on the top of the
pole by little Miss Mary Mccullough,
daughter of Mr.. d, f. Mccullough
the manager of the plant. As the
flag was geing raised patriotic songs
were rendered by a chorus com
prising 25 or 80 young school chill
dren, who were later served with
refreshments as guests Of Miss Nc
Cullough,
There was large crowd present
at the flag raising, and provision had
been made to accommodate negroes
who desired to attend
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-06-17
jim WARD IS HELD
FOR GRAND JURY
NEGRO ACCUSED OF HAVING
iGNITED PLANTERS BARN
HAS HEARING.

Jim Ward, a negro, was tried be
fore Justice Of the Peace Roberts at
Artesia Friday afternoon on the
charge of having ignited the blaze
which destroyed a barn belonging to
Mr.. Cary Cooke, wealthy planter
of the prairie section, early Thurs
day morning, and was placed under
bond in the sum of $1,000 to await
the action Of the grand jury.
Mr. Cooke was convinced that the
fire was of incendiary origin, and
when blood hounds from Houston
were placed on the trail they went
straight TO a house on a neighboring
plantation occupied by Ward. The
negro denied his guilt, but Justice
Roberts considered the evidence cor
y.acing, and he was held for the
grand jury,
The barn which was destroyed was
an unusually large one, and together
with its contents, consisting of q
large lot Of hay and expensive farm
machinery, was valued at $4,000.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-06-17
LOCAL SALE OF
BONDS WAS HEAVY
COLUMBUS EXCEEDED ALLoT.
MENT MADE HER BY
GOVERNMENT.

Columbus oversubscribed her pro-
portional share of the Liberty Loan
bond issue; for while, according to
population, the total allotment for
Lowndes county was only $65, 900
subscriptions in the city alone went
very near the 100000 mark.
A big Liberty Bond parade was
given Wednesday, and the demon.
stration served as wonderful i'm.
oetus to the sale of the securities,
quite a number of local citizens hav.
ing purchased bonds during the last
few days that they were on sale