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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-12
INVESTIGATING PLOTS.

Bismarck, N. D., April 12.-Assistaut
Attorney General Dan v. Brennan has
returned from a swing around the
state IN the course Of which he has
fnvestfaated reports OF aedftion and i'm
stfmaflon which have come to the at
tornev generals once.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-12
GRAND JURY MEETS
~ HERE ON APRIL "a
Judge Charles =. Amidon Has Set
Date for Important Session of In.
dieting Body. ------ -.

The United States grand jury will
meet in Fargo April "a, according to
announcement made by Judge Charles
F. Amidon, who returned Tuesday
evening from California, where he
spent the winter with his family.
The session is expected to be I'm
presented
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-12

Don't think too much OF your own
methods. Watch other peoples ways
and learn from them This Is good
advice, especially when bilious or COM
atfpated. You will find many people
who use Chamberiainss Tablets for
these ailments with the best results,
and will do well TO follow their exy
ample.-adv. @ y
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-12
THE ALARMIsT STORIES.

All kinds Of alarmst stories going abroad the
and while OF them undoubtedly well founded others
be ridiculous in the The
recently to the conclusion that useless keep
with all the sensational relating to the far
decided to abandon all denials in the future
This would probably be the proper for the American
attention paid these aarmst statements they
win fzzle out.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-12
VIcTIM SHOWS IMPROVEMENT.

jamestown, ". D.. April 1z.--Jossph
Thiring. Northern Pacific engineer
who suffered the loss Of his right
hand last Sunday while at work In
the ~. p roundhouse here is impEoV-
Inc rapidly.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-12

Il have examined the above report
and find IL correct.
Commissioner of finance.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-12

Canadian GOvernnsent Ascent
CLIFFORD Bloeks Grand Jerks. n. D..
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-07-26

He's sometimes bit of a nuisance
it's true. He's oftentimes almost g
pest Especially so if the things that
you do would thrive in obscurity
best); he's nervous, persistent, irrev-
erent, sharp, he works on high ten
sion plan, "a fact to consider by peo-
pie who carp at the work of the news
paperman). From facts and from
figures, from gossip and CUFF, from
rumor and whisper and hint, in hurry
and haste he must gather his stuff
and put the cold truth in print. Of
course now and then there's an error
or two in the stories he gives you to
scan, but all things considered, the
blunders are few in the work of the
newspaperman. It's foolish to fight
him or try to 'hold out" he'll follow
his bunch to the end, he isn't foe
that it's wisdom to fout, but he sure
is regular friend. You trust him,
he's with you; deceive him, you lose,
for he'll flush the thing he began,
which is simply the job of supplying
the news, so be good to the newspaper
mani
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-07-26

A t such crisis in the national his
tory as this government is now ex-
perieneing, the paralysis of industry
by labor agitators and strikers is so sc
rious matter that those who bring
1t on have an exceptionally heavy
responsibility. Undoubtedly there is
grievance at the bottom of practi-
cally every strike. But at this time
the wrongs of the laboring men must
be bitter indeed to justify their
course. Any gain in wages, any re-
ductIon Of hours is as nothing in
comparison with the national peril.
Common sense as we'll as love of
country should make this plain to
the most disconnected. The striker
and the labor agitator now is playing
the enemy's game. American soldiers
and American sailors are offering all
they have to the cause of freedom
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-07-26
CURRENT COMMENT.

ONE Of the fine traits Of Ameri-
can citizenship is the Willingness
with which men Of consequence,
whose business experience is tremen-
dously valuable, volunteer for service
in the interest of great state or ma
tional undertakings. Notable exam
Piles of this spirit have been recorded
recently in the East, where railroad
presidents, general managers of great
industries, former president Of the
United States and other commanding
public men have relinquished cheer
fully their customary assignments
and are giving their entire time to the
Red Cross, the Armenian and Syrian
relief, or other similar enterprises.
1t is particularly worthy of note that
in the list of men contributing their
services in this way one finds Jew and
Gentle. foreign born, laboring ener
getically together with the one
thought in mind: to do their duty for
their country. And this, after all, is
the great thing in these troubled
times: TO do ones duty, no matter
where your father was born or where
you first saw light.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-07-26
Tales of the Town

1t is the loose nut that rattles the
loudest.
q q q
Wonder if Il. w. W." doesn't stand
for Il Work for (Kaiser) Wilhelm ?"
z 2 q
How would you feel if your coun-
try did not think you were worth
drafting?.
The Missus" is now called "The
Missus Hoover" since war economy
set in in the household.
z z z
When good housewife hears of
burglars being abroad in the land the
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-07-26

THE great national lottery for the
selective draft has passed and with
in the next two or three weeks the
half million young men who will COM
prise the first unit of the new army
will be selected. Soon they will be
hoing to their training, then they will
follow the volunteer and regular army
across the water. Another army will
be called to the training camps and
so on until peace comes. This war is
coming closer to the American home
every day. At this moment with sons
and husbands and fathers leaving for
the camps and other sons and hus-
bands and fathers soon to follow, our
natural human feelings have the up
per hand. But let us face the future
courageously. We who stay at home
must back up those boys whose lives
are now pledged to our defense, back
them up at every turn of the road.
The thing for us TO do now is TO |
strengthen the arm of the govern
ment in every possible way. Every |
one must make this war.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-07-26

MO patriot ever fought for his ccun.
try but that glory crowned his
years because of il. No battle Scared
veteran ever was heard to lament his
service or his suffering for his coun-
try. The man who hangs his head in
humiliation ard regret is the man who
had tn; opportunity to figI-. But the
young men upon whom toe honor lot
fell Friday will get to fight not
only to save their own country, but
they go to win for national freedom
everywhere. Think of such SER
vicei
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-07-26

TT is said that Burbank has developed
new variety Of wheat that will
make any Of the old varieties look like
crop failure even in a good wheat
wear. The new Burbank wheat is to
Weld anywhere from so to 100 bushels
to the acre in an ordinary year, and
the berry is to contain more nutriment
than the best varieties of wheat now
grown. 1t is always well not to count
chickens before they are Matched, and
even after the Matching it is best to
allow liberal discount for losses
from pip, mites, roup and hawks. But
if practical experiments prove that
Burbank has done what he is said to
believe he has done in the way OF
breeding a super-wheat. then he ought
10 be ranked as one of the great bene-
fcaries of the human family. He
las already accomplished things
which entitle him to high rank in
history, but if this wheat story is
correct his last production is worth
more than all his previous productions
combined This would not only multi
,ly the wheat production of the world
" three but it would give the inhabit-
nts more nutritious bread than they
yer had. 1t is too early, however, to
lake any definite predictions. 1t I;
lay be that Mr.. Burbank has been i,
BILE to show wonderful results under
srtain conditions of climate and soil q
hich will not be achieved under diff a
rent conditions. However, all the
linking and well-informed people of
Ie world will watch with interest h
e results of Mr.. Burbank's expert a
ents. o
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-07-26

THE National Guard is to be the
next to go abroad, it is generally
understood, and it is the best National
Guard the United States ever sent to
war, thanks to our recent misunder-
standing with Mexico, which gave the
guard real workout as recently as
last summer.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-07-26

and humanity. Others at home are
making great sacrifices. The laboring
man discredits the quality Of his pa
triotism when he endeavors to inter-
rupt activities essential TO the sue
cessfuI prosecution of the war.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-07-26

If you wish to save money on your
carpenter work see w. H. Basye,
phone sew.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-07-26

Two lawyers before country JUS
tice recently got into wrangIe. At
last one of the disputants, losing the
control of his temper, exclaimed to
his opponent: "Jim Rogers, you are
the biggest jackass l ever set eyes
uponl" The justice pounded the desk
and called loudly: "Orderl Orderl
You seem to forget that am in the
ROOM"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-07-26

tallOn Is always que Tor hanging.
lust those two in all the wide uni
verse. Nobody else counts. For
years they have travelled on gradually
converging paths; for months they
have walked Lovers Lane, where
there are yet no sad eyed memories,
but only the throbbing joys of today.
And now, suddenly, under the down
ward dropping shadow of war cloud,
they have come TO the end of love, and
the parting of the ways. And what of
him in the beauty of his youth, in the
strength of his manhood, in the joy of
his love? Has he answered lightly
the call blown to him out of his coun-
try's bugle-tre call to fight and per-
haps to die for the flag that has shell
tered his cradle and the cradles of his
ancestors? Has it meant nothing to
him to put aside his life's work, his
hearts dream, and give the patriots
hail" to summons to the field? And |
what of her, with the dawnlight still
in her eyes, stepping out of Lovers
Lane into the rocky road of life's
The alabaster box of all
her hopes is shattered into nothing
ness. The rosethreaded path behind
her is suddenly become shrine for
pilgrim thoughts of coming years.
And yet--on either face there is a
ouch of light ineffable-the inextin-
,uishable light that has shone down
III the ages since liberty sang its
iren song to the hearts of men; the
light that Israel followed in the sand
tastes for forty years; the light that +,
ireece burned at Thermopylae; the l.,
ght Tell kindled on the Alpine tops;
ne light that streamed over England's
the light our Continent
Is saw glimmer all the way from q
exington to Yorktown's plain-the
ght of freedom. in its very essence
spark of Divinity And with this u
ght on their faces and in their souls =
lie Sacrince OF these two hearts loses
$ somberness and takes on the sim ;
ltude of a glory that haloes their i
Dung lives He and she, just those z
70 in all the wide universe, with =
obody else to count; yet bravely D
iswering the call of duty, unflinch- II
ely laying their hopes on the altar
their country. There is no Drawer
ght in all the world than this. And. 81
you men and women of America; tt
you men and women Of warning te
'rid. how many splendid millions W
you are translating the che and te
e" into "me and mine" as you 81
We the countersign to service p SIX
smphis Commercial Appeal. tn
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-07-26

At the trial of man charged with
assault, the state brought into court
as the weapons used rail, an AK, a
pair of tongs, saw and a rife The
defendants counsel exhibited as the
other mans weapons a scythe blade,
pitchfork, a pistol and hoe. The
jury's verdict was Resolved, that
we, the jury, would have given a dol
lar to have seen the fight"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-07-26

A negro porter had enlisted and
was waiting for military duty. "Are
you going to make will before you
go George ?" he was asked "Thare
amt but one kind o. will Use inter-
ested in, dat is, will l get back" was
the reply.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-07-26

TT will be the story of Old Dog Tray
over again. Whatever happens of
evil in the factory, in the timber, in
the mines, on the farms, or else
where, will be charged to the |. w.
WIS The dog that gets bad repu-
tation is always due for a hanging.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-07-26

For three successive nights the new
and proud father had walked the floor
with the baby. On the fourth night he
became desperate, and on arriving
home from the office unwrspped a
bottle of soothing syrup. ooh,
James" exclaimed his wife when she
saw the label, what did you buy that
for? Don't you know it is very dam
gerous to give child anything like
that? Don't worry" was the hus-
bands tired reply "I'm going to take
it myselfl"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-07-26

Every night my husband dreams
about days on his fathers farm"
said Mrs. Old Bill Misgivens. Every
night he talks in his sleep and says
something about That's a boss on
you, that's boss on you. Let's shake
againv'"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-07-26

Two Emmett men who are tall anc
slender and each of whom boasts to
the other that he is the thinner, at
tended the circus here a couple of
weeks ago. Before entering the big
tent they visited the side shows and
spent some time where the Giving
skeleton" was exhibited. For a time
they gazed in wonder at the tail, thin
specimen of humanity, and then one
of them, turning to the other, broke
the silence: 81 thought | was thin
he said" but by golly, that fellow is
thinner than both of us put together.
A cowboy story: A cowboy went
to Chicago, and there fell in love with
a waitress, and she fell in love with
him, and they were married. In the
course of time they set out for the
ranch Out West, on his two Indian
ponies. A few days later the cowboy
returned to Chicago, and one of the
saddles was vacant. "Jim, where on
he earth is the bride ?" his city
friends asked. "Well, | calculate that
had mighty tough luck" sighed the
cowboy. ''The second day out the
title gal fell and broke her leg, and
had to shoot her. 1t we'll nigh
racked my heart to do it,"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-07-26

A recruiting officer in town the
other day approached young fellow
milking COW. young man." said
the officer, "Why don't you go to the
'FRONT.'" "There amt any milk at
that end" was the reply of the young
fellow.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-07-26

Don't wait for appendicitis before
having the appendix removed" says
a Chicago surgeon. Now a dentist
ought to come forward and advocate
the extraction of healthy teeth, be-
cause they might ache some day.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-03
QUENCH FOREST fire
BLAZE STARTING IN BLACK
HILLS PUT OUT BEFORE
DAMAGE DONE.

Custer, Sept. 33.-Great alarm
was created when a huge volume of
smoke was discovered in the timber
in the Pactola district, and ii was
feared that what would prove a dis
astrous forest fire had broken out.
Forest rangers and others hurried to
the scene. and by hard work finally
succeeded in ex~tinguishing the
flames, which burned over a small
area on Bogus Jim creek.
The dense column of smoke vas
caused by the large amount of pitch
and dead u~nderbrush with which the
flames came in contact. Notwith-
standing the excessively dry weather
of the past few weeks there have
been comparatively few forest fires
in the Black Hills forest reserve.
Two small fires were caused BY light
ming, but they were extinguished by
forest rangers who were promptly on
the scene.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-03
court MARTIAL
TRIAL OF SOUTH DAKOTA CAV
AIRY OFFICER HELD.

Sioux Falls. Sept. "a notable
event here was the converting of the
first courtmartial in the history OF
South Dakota cavalry. The court
martial convened under orders of
President Wilson, and will hear the
evidence in such cases as may be
brought before it for trial. The
names on the calendar are withheld
from the public and no facts will be
made public until after the court has
rendered its decision.
1t Is said that one of the men to
be tried will be an officer, but his
identity and the nature of the charge
made against him have not been re-
vealed. The court is made up of the
following: Lieut.. Col. A. b. SEES
sions, Sioux Falls; Maj Palmer ID.
Sheldon, WATERFOWL; Capt. L. ID.
Aldrich. Sioux Falls; Capt. John T.
Grigsby, Sioux Falls; Capt. Glen S.
Wiley, Sioux Falls; Capt. Harry l..
Branson. Mitchell; Capt. Irving b.
Crawford, Huron; Capt. Watson c.
Brewer, Clark; Capt. Lewis w. Bick-
nell, Webster; First Lieut.. Alfred
Haugen. WATERFOWL. Lieut.. Haugen,
who is the judge advocate, opened the
courtmartial.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-03
ROYAL FAMILY
FORMER CZAR OF RUSSIA SET.
TIED DOWN IN SIBERIA.

P%etrograd, Sept. 3.-Nicholas Ro-
manoff, the former emperor of Rus
STA, and his family are now living in
a 14-room apartment on the second
floor of a large old fashioned house
at Tobolsk, Siberia, according to re-
ports just reaching %Petrograd. Mich
olas and the former empress each
have a room. two rooms have been
put aside for the four daughters and
one for Alexis, the former heir ap-
parent. The other rooms, except the
dining room. kitchen, reading room
and so forth, are occupied by the
servants. The house Is without a
garden and the only way of getting
fresh air is from a small balcony.
The home of the Romanoffs
was not ready when the family ar
rived and they were compelled to
spend two days aboard the small
steamer on which they travelled the
last so miles down the Tobol river.
The former empress and her daugh-
ter. Olga, rode to the house while
the other members of the family
walked. The day of their arrival
was a holiday and few persons saw
the newcomers except for a small
crowd which had assembled to watch
a priest conduct the usual ceremony
of blessing the house for its new ten
ants. The guards of the former roy
al family are mainly cavaliers of the
Order OF st. George and Fusiliers
and the family is virtually under the
same mode of life as at Tsarskoe-
Selo.
Nicholas has asked permission to
engage tutors for the children. The
ligious instruction of the younger
ones. 1t cost the government 10000
rubles to move the family to Tobolsk
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-03
SEATTLE STRIKE IS
SET FOR WEDNESDAY

Seattle, Sept. "a strike Of more
than 10000 workers in Seattle ship
yards and plants engaged in fabricat-
ing shipbuilding material to enforce
demands for a general increase in
wages was set for next Wednesday by
officers of the fifteen affiliated unions
of the Seattle Metal Trades council
executive session.
Formal notice of the strike date was
served upon all companies and firms
that have not met the union demands.
The ultimatum Is that the demands
made by the unions six weeks ago
when they gave notice of their inten
ton to %abrogate the existing blanket
agreement on Aug. l, must be met on
or before next Tuesday or the workers
will walk out.
The wage increases asked are said
to average I per cen in most of The
trades. A So a day minimum for me
chanics is the basis of the proposed
new agreement.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-03
State DEFENSE
COUNCILS OF DEFENSE FOR 13
STATES STAND BY PRESI-
DENTS COAL PROC
LAMATION.

Pierre. Sept. 3.-The councils of
defense of 13 states joined in a meet
ing August 16, upon call of the Illi-
nois State Council and after a days
session this was adjourned for n
week to permit further investigation
and await action by the federal au-
thorities. South Dakota was repre-
sented by w. G.. Bickelhaupt, chair
man of the fuel committed; w. S.
Hill, chairman of the food commit
tee, and Charles McCaffree, secre-
tary. The governors of three states
were present and the attorney gen
erals of several states and other rep
re%sentatives, So in all.
Investigation had developed that
there is an alarming shortage in the
fuel supply and efforts were started
to secure better Transportation first,
by elimination of delays; second.
more direct routing; third, avoiding
the shipment of coal into coal pro-
ducing states; fourth, cutting out
the reconsignment privileges and
Fastening the unloading; fifth, by
the use of nine ~gateways of Lake
Erie, instead of two as at present.
The conference recommended that
state proceedings already on foot to
fix the price of coal be continued, but
that any action should be so-ordi-
mated with such steps as the federal
government may take. Any conflict
between the government and state
authority was deprecated.
On the 21st following, President
Wilson issued a proclamation fixing
provisional prices for bituminous
Goals, reducing the operators price
at the mines very considerably.
AT the adjourned session the card
the state council expressed their ap.
probation of the presidents action
They felt that the prices allowed the
operators are very liberal, but as
they are provisional only" changes
can be made TO meet circumstance.
Further steps were taken in the be.
lief that, first. every possible mean.
should be employed to stimulate the
production of coal; second, transpor
tation facilities should be increased
particularly alotting adequate Goa
cars to the coal fields and a terri
torial distribution of the coal sup
ply; third, that a reasonable price
should be fixed for all possible efforr
to have coal promptly unloaded anC
prevent the use of coal ears for any
other use than the transportation o.
coal. All provisions concerning bi
luminous coal should apply TO an
thracite coal.
A permanent committee, compris
ing one representative OF each state
was chosen to continue the investiga
lions and to cooperate effectiyel,
with the federal agencies. w. G
Bickelhaupt represented South Da
kota on this committee.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-03
TWENTY YEARS
AGO TO-DAY
Items Taken from the Daily
Leader Files.

Mrs. c. B. Kennedy and son, Dean,
were passenger for Sioux City on a
few days visit to friends.
Mrs. f. N. Palmer went to Blue
Earth City, Mimi, to visit her par
ents and bring home the twins.
Miss Annie Cross, who has been
visiting her uncle, VIM. Hewlett, left
for Hawarden on her return home to
Michigan.
James Rickert, brakeman, got
pinched in the chest this morning by
the cars, caused by the breaking oil
a coupling. 1t Is not thought to be
a serious injury.
F. M. Halstead, Jerry Craney
Chas. jerks and Geo. Waters went
to Flandreau to witness the bal
game between the Brookings nine
and F%landreau Indians.
A car with 1000 bushels of wheat
in 1t was backed over the end of thu
rails on the sidetrack at the mil
while switching this morning. Il
took two good engines to pull it OF
again.
Misses Edith Fawkes and Kitti,
! Wheeler will open kindergarten IL
| the basement of the Presbyterian
church Monday morning. They have
partly canvassed the city and enlist
ed children enough to make a goot
beginning.