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Arizona republican., 1917-04-24
The British Statement

LONDON, April 23.-The official re- port from British headquarters in France tonight says:
 There was heavy and continuous fighting throughout the day on both banks of the Scarpe, and important enemy positions were gained by our troops. A marked feature of the days operations was the frequent and Vio- lent enemy counter attack in which he suffered heavy losses.
 We captured the village of GavrelIe and the enemy's defenses for two and half miles south of the village as far as Roeux
 "On the right bank of the Scarpe our troops fought their way forward on a wide front south and east of Monchy- le-PreuX and captured Guemaphe.
 The number of prisoners taken has not yet been ascertained, but is known to exceed considerably 1000.
 We also made progress southwest of Lens, near the Souchez river.
 There was great activity ill the air, m which our aircraft were entirely successful Six German airplanes were brought down. Fifteen others were driven down out of control. In one en- gagement a hostile formation of eight machines was attacked by two of our airplanes, which brought down two hostile machines and drove down q third out of control
 Besides those destroyed in the air fighting, one German airplane was shot down by anti-aircraft guns In addi- ton seven German kite balloons were destroyed yesterday Seven of our machines are missing"
 ARE PASSIONS INHERITFD?-
Arizona republican., 1917-04-24
MIAMI PAINTER
 FALLS ID DEATH
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MIAMI, April 23.-Roy O'Connor, a painter, fell 100 feet from the top of the dome on the International Smelt- ing company's converter late this afternoon. He was instantly killed
 OConnor was attempting to cross the dome tc erect a scaffold for the painters when his hand came in con tact with T live wire He attempted to jump aside when he felt the shock but losing his balance he plunged head foremost to the ground. It was his first day on the job. OConnor was 27years old.
Arizona republican., 1917-04-24

front results from one of those nor nal pauses in the battle after the first vigorous shock which drove the Ger mans from their formidable positions along a range of hills where they long had been entrenched. The work of or ganization, however, proceeds contin- uously. The French unrelentingly maintain contact with the Germans and here and there along the line have pushed them back still further in To- cal engagements. The artillery and the aviation sections were favored to- day by clearer skies and the guns roar inceSSa antlV
Arizona republican., 1917-04-24
Eirinu Glass Bullets

PETROGRAD, (Via London) April British Admiralty per Wireless Press. )-The Germans on the northern part of the Russian front have been firing glass bullets from their rifles at the Russian lines, says today $ War office announcement. The statement reports exceptionally bad weather both in the Carpathians and on the Ru- manian front where blizZards have pre- vailed in the mountains and rain in the valleys. Hostile activities by Kurds against the Russians in Persia are increasing, according to the an nOuncement.
Arizona republican., 1917-04-24

ican fleets protect us from invasion. giving us time to build a real army, avoiding the mistakes of other na- tiJns
 T am still unable to understand why, if we are going to fight, we should not use every available means-the volunteer, draft, universal training and the like" said Senator Johnson.
 Senator John Sharpe Williams in terrupted to say lnett VOi4ll,--Is al the present war would not be inspired by violent emotions as were those of the civil war
 Our purpose is adequately to pre- pare an army to go to Europe" said the senator. We would not go to such pains merely to prevent inva- sion. We don't want tC send our DOys abroad to be murdered--unuained and unfitted Nobody expects Germany to invade US, except possibly from Mex icO through machinatiOns with ban dits"
 Another and vital defect of the volunteer system, Senator WadsWOlth said, was it's uncertainty tC provide 'politicaW officers and not men quali- fled to command He said to raise an army of 500,00G volunteers would throw down the bars to incompetent officering.
 Although several senators urged him to continue his address and Sen atOr BOrah said MT WadsWorth was rapidly dissipating his hereditary antipathy to cOnscription,' the New York senator concluded with state ment of the broad grounds for his advocacy of universal service. say ing:
 Principles of democracy require the military burden to be equally scattered so that every citizen, man, woman and child. shall help in de- fense of the nation. Selective draft is the only fair and democratic method"
 Senator Thomas, democratic member of the military committee who signed the minority report of Senator Mckellar contended that conscciption was neither democratic nor necessary.
 Tt is repugnant to the spirit and principles of democratic popular gov ernment" the Colorado senator as serted. T deny that the volunteer system is a failure Until it is proved so, We should not resort tC cOnscription."
 The Colorado senator declared the draft was a failure for the confed eracy and Senator Nardaman of Mis- .5lSSlpDI interrupted to say II had DeeE a failure everywhere. Senator Fall told how volunteers Were called in New York during the civil war to suppress anti-draft riots.
 The house bill, as reported by a majority of the committee, provided for volunteer enlistment with con- scriptiOn only as a last resort, and the fight for this measure was led by Chairman Dent or the military com mittee, whose supporters expected they would make a good showing. A strong element in the house, however, backed the selective con scription plan advocated by the army 1 general staff and recommended by the military committee minority led by Representative Kahn of California. a republican.
 In the senate the bill under con- sideraticn was the general staff s measure.
 In the house the bill was taken up under an agreement providing for was somewhat difficult to deal with
Arizona republican., 1917-04-24
Sav British Repulsed

BERLIN, (Via LOnuon) April 23, 10:1O p. m.-The new British offensive on the Arras line was repulsed today with heavy losses to the attackers, ac- cording to the official communication issued by the war office this morning.
Arizona republican., 1917-04-24
WAR COMMISSION IS SHOWN HONORS
 BY GOVERNMENT
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proper British and American officials to meet for the tasks before them. An other score of subordinate British off cials are expected shortly.
 The British commission announced that it's purpose in coming to this country was purely one of co-opera- tion, service and gratitude, and that the direction of the conferences would rest largely with the American gov ernment. At the same time American officials convinced the British that this country appreciated England's courtesy in sending such distinguished spokesmen and is fully dedicated to every possible effort against the com mon foe.
 MT. Palfour, it was stated, will make several public statements during his stay as to the English point of view and will attempt to remove any mis-
Arizona republican., 1917-04-24
DISTRIBUTE WILSON'S ADDRESS

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 PARIS, April 23.-Upward of 300,00O copies of President Wilson's war ad- dress to congress are to be dropped over the German lines by French and American aviators. The text of the message, translated into German, is ready for distribution.
Arizona republican., 1917-04-24
FOR EQUAL SUFFRAGE
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Republican A. p. Leased WireJ
 TALLAHASSEE, Fla, April B. The Florida state senate today passed joint resolution to submit the equal suffrage amendment to the voters in 1918. The resolution goes to the house for consideration.
Arizona republican., 1917-04-24
French Are Relentless

French Are Relentless
 ON THE FRENCH FRONT IN FRANCE, April 23.-(From a staff correspondent Of the Associated Press.) -The relative quiet on the French
Arizona republican., 1917-04-24

was somewhat difficult to deal with them
 The artillery preparation for todays attacks did not cover the ground and did not equal in intensity that of Easter Monday when the first battles of Arras were launched
Arizona republican., 1917-04-24
SWANSEA PRECINCT CARELESS IN ITS
 POLLING METHODS

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EACH SIDE OF
 CONGRESS SEEMS
 SURE OF SUCCESS

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SOME OF HEAVIEST FIGHTING OF WAR
 NOW IN PROGRESS

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ARE PASSIONS INHERITED?- Adv. il
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CITY IN BRIEF

Herbst's for hosiery.-Advt.
We will buy or sell your property.
Hodgson Realty Co.-Advt.
Adam Bollinger. of Medina is a
Fargo business visitor today.
Shoes at popular prices at the new
shoe store. Hagen & Plattner.-Advt.
Windowglass. Christianson Drug Co.
10'Rrdwy. Fargo. Phone 23-W.-Advt.
We will buy or sell your property.
Hodgson Realty Co.-Advt.
DR.. e. e. Basye, osteopath, suite 435
de l4endrecie Block. Phone 3337.-
Advt. E.--. H. Ia
Z II you want engraved or embossed
work. why of course you go to Walker
Bros. & Hardy.-Advt. -.--s. q
Patronize the only lithographing
plant in North Dakota. Operated by
Walker Bros. & Hardy.-Advt.
. H. L. Reade of Bismarck, assistant
state fire marshal is a gate city visi-
tor today. He is registered at the
Metropole.
Dacotah:, E. Severson and N. Sever
son, both of Kindred. G. l.. JohnsC1.
Of Nome, Bernt Bole of Arnegard, and
F. H. Buckwalter of Valley City.
Inventory time is here. No chance
of loss or confusion if you put things
down in shipshape order on our print
ed inventory sheets and file them in
loose leaf binders. Walker Bros. &
Hardy.-Advt.
Gardner: S. w. B. Still of James,
town, Mr.. and Mrs G. H. Schaffner
of Oberon. Theo. Tjornham of Hatton.
F. w. Ames OF Mayville, ]. E. Fox of
Wimbledon and Geo. f. Wells of
Grand Forks.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Engbretson, $40
Tenth street north. are the proud
parents of bouncing, baby boy born
Thursday morning. Late reports froEa
the home indicate that both mother
and little arrival are doing as we'll as
can be expected, and that genial G. A.
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HOMEFOR
ERRING
Miss Topping Appeals to
Legislators For An In
dustrial Home

An industrial home for delinquent
boys and girls, where erring young
sters may be educated, taught some
useful trade, and dispatched into So
ciety again as more useful members,
is ADVOCATED by Lillian Grace Top
ping, superintendent of the Florence
Crittenton home who is at Bismarck
lobbying for a bill embodying her
views on the subject.
At present North Dakota can care
for erring youngsters only at the state
reform school at Mandan. There is
no medium. The Florence Crittenton
home, supported by private contribu-
tions, does great deal for I'M
fortunate girls and young women, but
the relief which it affords Is only
temporary, and the demands upon it's
resources are so great that it cannot
do all that should be done. Practical
ly all of the Juvenile court work of
the state is now handled through the
Fargo institution. Miss Topping re-
CARDS an Industrial school as one of
the states crying needs, and she has
received much encouragement.
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For Quick Results Use The Fargo
Forum Wants
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Carnival Boosters, 131
Strong, Make Hit Here

campaigners. Large crowds witnessed
the parade and side issues.
Prominent among the invaders were
Q. L. Piel, carnival chairman, and
David Mulrain,. general freight agent
of the Northern Pacific
The visitors were guests Of the Fargo
Commercial club for their stay, being
treated to a buffet luncheon. They left
early this afternoon for Grand Forks.
Great Northern Bunch Cominu,
One hundred and five members of
Great Northern boosters, styled The
Glacier Park Carnival boosters, now en-
tour on a similar mission, will spend
several hours in Fargo late tomorrow
evening, arriving on No 10 and depart
ing on No. 30 Of the Great Northern.
The party, carrying a band and drum
corps, passed through Fargo this morn
ing en- route to Minot, where they are
spending the day, Grand Forks being
booked for tomorrow. They return to
st. Paul from Fargo.
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Chance and Authorship.

New York Sun: There is, perhaps,
no profession in which the element of
chance enters more strongly than
that of the writer. 1t is a slippery
road to travel, and only a few are
sure of even a temporary foothold that
may or may not lead them into the
realm of the best sellers"
An interesting phase of those who
belong to our so-called literary world
of the past and present generation is
that few of them started in life with
the thought Of becoming professional
writer's. They were trained for other
professions or business careers, and
1t was by chance that they discovered
their abilities to write a readable
tale.
There are those who fairly blunder-
ed into literature and aWoke to find
! themselves famous overnight. A
striking instance of this was Edward
Eggleston, a successful novelist of a
generation ago, who figuratively fell
down the stairs into an income of
$4,000 a year. Giving up the life of
a western circuit rider, he came to
New York to become the editor of
Hearth and Home. A regular writer
of that periodical failed on one oc-
casion- to forward a story, and Mr..
| Eggleston volunteered to "fill in" He
wrote his experiences as a wandering
Methodist minister in Indiana. The
story struck a popular chord and his
readers wanted more. To supply the
demand, he wrote The Circuit Rider,
The Hoosier Schoolmaster, and other
popular stories that are still on the
book shelves.
, No less interesting is the story of
the late E. P. Roe whose stories are
still remembered by those of middle
age. A wandering preacher and lee
turer, he was in Chicago at the time
of the great fire. So strong was the
impression that the calamity made
upon him that he wrote Barriers
Burned Away. 1t won instant success
and was followed by several other
popular novels which are still on
sale.
b Marion Crawford owed his success
to a chance remark of an uncle. Re-
turning from India, downhearted and
discouraged over the failure of his
efforts to establish a newspaper there,
his uncle asked why he didn't write
his adventures in the east. Mr..
Isaacs, was the result, which was
followed by a long list Of popular
books.
Even Bret Harte's first success
could be attributed to chance. He
was editor of The Overland Monthly,
and, like Mr.. Eggleston, filled in for a
delinquent contributor. His story was
The Luck of Roaring Camp.
The success of the beloved Frank
Stockton, on the other hand, was the
result of painstaking effort and hard
work. He was a wood engraver and
illustrated stories written by his wife,
and it required a long struggle be-
fore he got his charming stories be-
for the public. So was Elizabeth
Steuart Phelps efforts in producing
Gates Ajar. 1t took her two years
to write the story and two more years
to find a publisher.
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a Foxx Honseholder.

st. Peter Tribune; A Lake City
householder discovered that his tile
drain from his cellar was hopelessly
stopped up. A ditcher estimated that IL
would cost in the neighborhood of $50
to dig up the drain and put it in good
order. The householder thought awhile.
tub and had a man put a door with a
latch in the end of the inverted tub.
Then he fastened the door securely
over the intake of the drain and was
decided that all he lacked now was one
or two stout ordinary barn rats. He
secured from an Elm Grove farmers
boy a pair caught in a figure trap
Without injury at cost OF ST. He
placed the rats beneath the washtub
aforesaid and furnished them food and
drink daily for eleven days, when they
disappeared, having dug out the drain
SO that a flushing of city water com
pleted the job and all at the cost Of
less than 81
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-13
NEW STATE EXECUTIVES.

Philadelphia Ledger: In thirty-oHe
,tates the new year sees the inaugura-
ion of new administrations IN Inrss,
Colorado, Ohio and Utah, a Republican
gives way to Demo
rat: in five, Idaho, Indiana, Michigan,
Jew Jersey and Washington, RepuDll-
an governors replace Democratic; In
florida, a Prohibitionist executive re-
faces Democrat In Arizona, two
governors have been sworn in. Fol-
owing is a list of the new executives:
Prohibition.
Florida-Sidney j.. Cats.
Republican.
Arizona-ThomaS Campbell.
Connecticut-%Marcus HI. Holcomb.
Delaware-John G. Townsend.
Idaho-W. d. Davis.
indiana. P. Goodrich.
Iowa--W. /. Harding.
Kansas-@Arthur Capper
Massac husetts-sSamuel w. Mccall.
Michigan-A e. Sleeper.
Minnesota-HJ. A. A. Burnquist.
New Hampshire--H. w. Keyes.
New Jersey-Walter E. Edge.
New York-"Charles S. Whitman.
North Dakota--Lynn Frazier.
Rhode Island--eR. L. Beeckman.
South Dakota-Peter Norbeck,
Vermont-Horace F. Graham.
: Washington-Henr McBruce:
ACCOMPLISHMENTS L. Philip.
Democratic.
Arizona-George w. p. Hunt.
Arkansas-C. NJ. Brough.
Colorado. c. Gunter.
Missouri, d. Gardner.
Northumberland ". Stewart.
Nebraska-Keith Neville.
New Mexico-E. G. DeBaca.
North Carolina-T. w. Beckett.
Ohio-James N. Cox.
South Carolina-Richard I. Manning.
ennessee-%Thomas @. Rye.
Utah-Simon Bamberger
aRe-elected.
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IN THE CHURCHES


elected deacons Christmas music will be repeated
service in evening. Annual Getting 2:SO m, Jan IA
ing subje Good
O Scenist-Subject:
church-Morning Compelling evening.
.
of new
4.
not here?
Broadway E. ChurchNfornng Baptism;
Scandinavian Evangelical 045 o'clock
Lost and Found 745 O'clock The Manifold Gifts
For Manif Need.
Luthe Morning
Divine Lessons From the Norwegian
First Methodist Episcopal ChurchO30 m.
Ofense, 1880 m,
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is wearing a smile that refuses "
fade. = ~ q e
shop at Ricker's.-Advt
Rigs for sleigh parties. Phone 152lW.
Try DoyIe's csc taxi service. Tel; 1Ss.
--Advt.
Buy Hendrickson & Eggum's shoes.
Advt.
We will buy or sell your property
Hodgson Realty Co.-Advt
We will buy or sell your property.
Hodgson Realty Co.-AdVt.
Try Doyle's Csc taxi service. Tel; 1Ss'
E, l.. Portman of Bismarck is O.
guest at the Gardner this afternoon
Donaldson: w. Warren Anderson
and Cushma1 Haagensen. ooth Oh
Hillsboro.
Prescott: ]. A. Burgum and sons
of Arthur and Mr.. and Mrs. T.. mason
of Fergus Falls.
Annex: Mr.. and Mrs. H. Cook OF
Medina, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Gowen-
lock of Mapleton. S. E. Holen or Bin
ford, and w. Irysh Of Bismarck.
Webster: r. H. Schindeldecker of
Tjtchville r.. Roberts of Eckelson, s.
A. Bale of Hickson, ]. Hattemacher'
A. Rietman of Gardner and H. Arends
of Valley City.
Waldorf: Geo. H. Wilder OF Grand
Forks, G. A. Lieber Of jamestown; l.
A. Thorstad of Linton. o. Q. Ganslow
of Hicksor, r. e. Bemmels Of Lisbon
DoYr II Carroll of MlnOt.
The Theosophical Society meets
Sunday, Jan. IA, at the home OF MI
e. o. Chase, $40 Ninth avenue south,
a. m Lecture, The Power and
Use of Thought. You are invited II
interested.
Metropole: C. E. Leslie Of Hills
boro, Thos. Halverson of Tolna' T. II
Rabcock of New Rockford. Oscar
Boreen of Bottineau, A. w. Raymond
Of Wheatland, G. Stephenson OF
Emerado, O. HI. Bjerke Of Finley ana
A. H. Bjerke of Sharon. 49,
Judge B. F. Spalding will address
the young mems and young women ,
Sunday school classes at the Flrs'
Methodist church at $3.50 o'clock to-
morrow morning. His subject will
be, The Trials Of Jesus. Ray Sweet
man will render a violin solo.
The annual meeting of the state
Federation of Commercial clubs VIII
not be held in Fargo this month as
originally intended, =. P. Hardy score
tary of the Fargo Commercial cluo'
announced yesterday. Lack of inter-
est is the reason, Whether the meet
ing will be held later in the year has
not been determined.
J. r. Molloy, prominent Wahpeton
furniture dealer, who, it was announc-
ed, would open a store in Fargo, &C.
cupying the store on Eighth street
south formerly occupied by the Mid
land Produce Co, may not carry out
his plan, it was learned yesterday.
Mr.. Molloy has purchased the stock
OF a competitor at Wahpeton, and may
decide to stay there.
The Christian church will erect a
$4,000 church building on the site OF
its present quarters the coming
spring. A building permit was issued
by George L. Tibert, building inspec-
tor. Yesterday, and plans for a money
raising campaign are being perfected.
The basement for the proposed new
church was completed several years
ago. having been fitted up, and used
as a, place of worship by the congrega-
%;on cince that time, ..r+ ,
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COLD.

II. R. oRAssE. Special Observer.
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LORBETT TRIAL STILL
ON IN DISTRICT COURT
Hearing Which Started Yesterday
Continued Before Judge Cole
Today.

The case of the state against John
Lorbett, charged with having made a
criminal assault on Mrs. Nellie john
son, was continued in the district
court before Judge 4. T. Cole and a
jury selected yesterday afternoon to
pass on the case.
Owing to the illness of the COM
planning witness the taking of testi-
mony was not started yesterday, but
was begun this morning. The hearing
was held behind closed doors, rome
but court officials and those interest
ed In the case personally being admit
ted
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-13
KNIGHTS TO FORKS
Several Members Of Fargo Knights OF
Columbus Will Attend Initia-

II is being planned by several mem
bers Of Fargo council, knights of Coz
lumbus, to make a trip to Grand
Forks tomorrow to attend an initia-
tory Of the council Of that town. IL
is expected that there will be a num-
Der OF knights from various parts of
the state and western Minnesota at
the Forks meeting. there being
number Of candidates.
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PASTORS TO MEET
First 1917 Meeting of Ministerial As
ISOLATION Monday.

The first meeting Of the Fargo
Moorhead Ministerial association
since the Christmas holidays will be
held in the Y. M. c. A. auditorium at
1880 o'clock Monday morning. All
members are urged to be present.
A paper by DR.. Henry H. Frost,
pastor Of the First Methodist church,
entitled, The Relation of Faith and
will feature.
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Hear A. p. Hollis. of the extern
sion department of the North Da-
kota Agricultural college, on
Democratic Education at the
Grand theatre tomorrow evening.
His talk. is one of the series on
the Grand Free Lecture course.
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One hundred and thirty-one mem
bers Of the Northern Pacific Marching
club, comprising band, a drum corps
and frolic crew, employees in the gen.
eral offices of the Northern Pacific
Railway company at st. Paul, invaded
Fargo this morning, spending the day
here boosting for the st. Paul Winter
Sports carnival, to be held in the
sanity city Jan. 81 to Feb. A.. ...
For more than an hour the invaders
paraded on Broadway and adjoining
streets in the business district, supply
ing music and fun by the carload. The
frolic crew attracted more than little
attention, one of the members being
attired in a teddy-bear uniform and
suffering himself to be tossed in large
canvas, manned by two dozen huskles.
Attired in bright red mackinaWs'
red caps and leather moccasins, with
wooden socks, the 10-degree below zero
weather afforded no. terrors. TO the