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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-19

old fight against consumption, which
was provided in the bill to secure the
required number of aviators.
Do they question the value of the
bill from Il military standpoint? This
hypothesis seems hardly tenable, in
the face Of such overwhelming testi-
mony from military experts, and the
actual experience of the British army
in the battle of Messlnes ridge.
DO they believe the war will be
less costly in men and money If al
lowed to drag on for years? Do thew
advocate a Fabian policy against the
Germans, in place of short vigor-
Gus attack in the air which might he
the blow that would reach the vital
spot?
Their point of view is simply be-
Yond the comprehension of the aver
age patriotic American.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-19
DOR came in and greeted the boy

door came in and greeted the boy
heartily.
William" he said, with undis-
guised admiration, you look exactly
as your father did twenty live years
ago. when he came back from
school," s.
yes" said William, with smile.
80 father was just telling me-
A travelling man was eating in a
stuffy little restaurant one very hot
summer day. There were no screens
at the windows or the door. The
proprietress herself waited on her
customers and shooed flies from the
table at the same time. Her erler-
getic but vain efforts attracted the
attention and reused the sympathy
Of the travelling man, who said:
Would it not be better to have
your windows and the door screen
ed?"
well, yes, s'pose that would
help some" replied the woman, after
thinking a moment, "but t'would
look mighty lazy like"
A booking agent for a chautauqua
bureau visited a small town in the
middle west. He called on a man
who said that in order to introduce
a chautauqua it would be necessary
to see the most prominent man of
the town. Together they called on
the first citizen" and the booking
agent was introduced,
Mr.. Jones'" said he. Il called to
see you in regard to a chautauqua.
ut won't do bit of good" spoke
up the prominent citizen. MY wife
and have looked over all the cata-
logs carefully and have already de-
cided on another machine
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-19
GERMANYS FRANCHISE.
SYSTEM.

Those who have not had occasion
at some time to give some attention
to the system Of government in eff
feet in Germany, are doubtless find
ing much difficulty in following tho
current discussion of proposed
changes in the franchise system
which helped bring about the down
fall Of Chancellor Won Bethmann-
Hollweg.
Briefly, Germany is a confederacy
Of states, but not united on an equal
basis as are the United States Of
Ameri Prussia is the real ruler
of the German confederacy. The
Prussian king has an hereditary
right to the title of Emperor so EN-
peror Wilhelm is also King of Prus-
STA
The reichstag has 397 members,
representing all the states in the
confederacy, but Prussia has 235 Of
these seats, or more than three
fifths. They are elected by direct
and equal suffrage, and by secret
ballot. But these reichstag members
do not fairly represent the people Of
Prussia. The districts originally had
100000 inhabitants apiece, but they
have not been changed with the
shifting population. and Berlin. with
it's 100000 people has but six repre-
sentatiVes.
Prussia is thus in full control Of
the reichstag, and also has sufficient
votes to prevent any changes in the
constitution.
In the lower house or Landtag, q
still less democratic system of vot-
ing Is in vogue. 1t has ABB members
elected for five years, but they ara
not chosen by either direct or equal
suffrage. They are chosen by cleo
tors, and for the purpose OF choosing
these electors the voters are divided
into classes according to the amount
of taxes they pay. These electors
then meet and vote openly for the
representative. The electors retain
office during the term of the repre-
sentative and elect his successor If a
vacancy occurs
1t is for this system that the radi-
Gals are demanding a substitute in
the form of a direct. equal, and
secret franchise, and until such a
change has been effected, there is
little chance of changing Germany
from an absolute monarchy to a
democracy, or even to limited mon
archy.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-19
Pro-Gernan Use of
Anti-English Prejudice
BY Hermann Hagedorn of the
Vigllantes.

In st. Louis a German language
weekly is being published which
bears the innocent-sounding title
| Der Herold des Glaubens. It is a
| religious weekly, but nevertheless
| its innocence is only skin deep.
Actually, it is, a virulent fighter for
the kaiser.
AS such, it is more cleverly edited
than its esteemed contemporaries in
Prussia; for whereas the editors of
the Prussian papers have again and
again shown absolute ignorance of
American psychology, the editor of
Der Herold des Glaubens" evidently
knows the prejudices Of the people
whom he is addressing. He knows
that, thanks to our blatant and
spread eagle school histories, there
is still in this country considerable
prejudice against England. This
prejudice has, of course been fostered
by certain of the Irish and, during
the past fifteen years, and especially
during the past three years, by the
Germans. and the German Amer
leans. The editor of Der Herold
des Glaubens" knows that no direct
attack by him on the United States
would be tolerated, so he strikes at
America indirectly by playing on the
ancient prejudice against England
Here is a quotation from this
religious" publication:
ut is childish on the part Of the
American press to attempt to inject
into the people the fear that the
wicked Germans intend to come to
America and ravage the country. In
the first place, the Germans could
not do 1t If they wanted to and
would not want to do IL even IL they
could. The intent, OF course, is to
create war-llke feeling against Am
erica's enemy. Meanwhile, the
actual hereditary enemy of America
is taken into our arms as an alIv
and helped with all our energy to
attain her aims. And these aims are
by no means friendly to America.
Here is a further editorial note
about England.
THE sturdy Britishers' are keep
ing this so-called free America en-
shaved. The blacklist against Am
erican business firms is till in force
even thou"'' IL is said officially that
1t has been annulled, and no Amer
lean firm is allowed to ship anything
on an American ship to a neutral
country unless a British consul has
first given his consent When will
congress, which so eagerly declared
the existence Of a state of war with
Germany, liberate us from these
chains Of slayery"2
Here is one more:
1T is an abominable shame that
England is allowed systematically
to suppress news and reports in this
country, partly with the aid Of the
dirty British gold which controls the
press Of the United States and part
ly because British censorship sup
presses all news which might harm
the allies and allows only such mar
ter to reach the United States which
shows the allies ~ q favorable light.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-19

Even Hobson, the Hero of Manila,
(sic), admits that since the begin
ming of the war the British censors
have robbed the United States of all
the true facts. II congress should
now decide likewise to have an Am
erican censorship, no one will be able
in future to read a single true word
concerning what is going on at the
front.
The foregoing quotations give an
excellent idea of the temper of this
so called religious" weekly. But
they do more than that. They give
at the same time, an excellent idea
of the temper of all the German
language newspapers which the pres
ent writer has examined. In all of
them there is the same batting Of
England, the same contemptuous
references to the United States gov
eminent, the same absence of any
censure of the German government.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-19
PRESERVE OR wAsTE2

Along about this time of year. the
amateur gardener should begin to
plan on storing his potato crop.
1t will not be long now until po-
tato digging time. and that root cell
lar should be ready for the crop when
digging time comes.
Thomas p. Cooper of the North
Dakota Agricultural college has sent
to The Forum the description of a
root cellar. Those city gardeners who
have not available first class base
ment which can be kept at the proper
temperature, would do we'll to hunt
about for a location for n small root
cellar. and dig it at once.
When the land is level, the exca-
walton should be about six feet deep,
with the sides built up two feet from
the surface. This makes the cellar
actually eight feet deep. The walls
should be slanting to avoid a cavern.
A cellar Il feet wide at the top and
IL feet at the bottom, will hold about
so bushels of potatoes per running
foot.
The cellar should be located on a
we'll drained piece of land. The roof
should have ventilators, and the
whole should be covered with straw
to a depth of about three feet when
winter comes. Complete specifications
for the cellar are contained in a lit
tie pamphlet published by Mr.. Coop
er, and the amateur gardener should
get one of these, together with q
pamphlet on home canning.
This is the season that Will tell
whether home gardening is success
or failure. The crops are about
raised now. What are you going to
do with them, preserve them or waste
them?
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-19
ID I n n G z
s tor lie 8

William had Just returned from
college, resplendent in long checked
trousers, silk hosiery, a fancy waist
coat and a necktie that spoke for it.
self. He entered the library, where
his father was reading. The old
gentleman looked up and surveyed
his son. The longer he looked the
more disguised he became.
Son" he finally blurted out, you
look like a silly fool"
ata-' :ha old major who lived next
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-19

The sun was setting in a blaze of
glory and the man and woman were
playing the chief parts in life's eter-
nal drama. The evening before, the
man had claimed the woman as his
own, and the world was new and
beautiful to them. A whole day had
passed since they had had seen one
another, and now that they had met
again the woman could have swooned
for joy.
1T has been the longest day of the
year today" said the man softly, in
an unemployed interval.
She thrilled at the words. He had
missed her, then. It had been a long
day for her, too.
Dearest" she murmured coyly,
longing to hear from his dear lips
why the day had dragged, why has
the day been long?"
"Oh, you surely know, my own" he
whispered. Its the 21st OF Juns!"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-19
HALF A CROP
North Dakota Yield Will BE Greatly
Reduced Says Minneapolis Banker.
(By Associated Press.)

10Y AESVOI"ISu tODS'J
Minneapolis, July 1s.-overly opti-
mistic reports of crop conditions in
North Dakota are being circulated
according to statements from North
Dakota bankers to w. E. Briggs, vice
president of the Northwestern Ma
tional bank, Minneapolis.
Mr.. Briggs, who recently made a
trip through North Dakota and
sized up the situation first hand, be-
lieves the statement cautioning con-
servatism in crop prophecies should
be needed.
From all the information l have,
North Dakota will probably get only
half a normal crop Of small grain,
Mr.. Briggs said. Grain is
badly spotted due to drought in some
places and excessive rains in others.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-19
Doinu Good,

Few medicines have met with more
favor or accomplished more good
than Chamberlain's Collie and Diar-
rhoea Remedy. John F. Jantzec,
Delmeny, Sask., says of it, 81 have
used Chamberlain Collie and Diar-
rhoea Remedy myself and in my
family, and can recommend it as be-
ing an exceptionally fine prepara-
ton. ADV.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-19
RREAns-

Bread-Quick process: One tea
spoon salt, one teaspoon sugar, one
teaspoon butter, one cup boiling wa
ter, one compressed yeast cake, three
cups -four.
Add sait, sugar and butter to the
water and stir until dissolved. Break
yeast cake into small pieces and
when the liquid mixture is lukewarm
add yeast to 1t and stir until dis
solved. Add to this mixture one-hah
the -four and beat thoroughly. Set
bowl containing batter in warm wa
ter bath (warm as the hands can
bear comfortably. cover with a cloth
and let stand twenty to thirty min
utes, until full of bubbles. Then re-
move bowl from water, add enough
-four to make'a dough which will not
stick to the hands. Put IL on a light
Iy Toured moulding board and knead
II fifteen minutes. Put loaf in creased
pan and set 1t over hot water, the
whole covered with a cloth, twenty
five to thirty-five minutes, until 1t
doubles in size. Bake in hot oven fifty
to sixty minutes uAtil we'll Drowned
on all sides.
THE TABLE.
Goldfish Roll-Pare and quarter
one cup potatoes. Shred one cup
soaked Goldfish. Cover both with boil
ing water and cook until potatoes are
done. Drain and mash, add table
spoon butter and pinch of pepper,
beat until light. Add two eggs and
beat until all Is creamy. Fry "a few
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-19
What is Castoria

NASToRIA Is harmless on Paregoric
Drops and Soothing syrups It is pleasant It contains neither
Opium, Morphine guar
antes For than thirty has been the relief
of Constipation Flatency Wind Collie and Diarhoa yg Feve
arising therefom and by regulating and Bowels
aids the assimilation Of Foods giving healthy and natural sleep
The ChIdren's Panacea-The Mothers Friend
The Kind You Have Always
has borne the Fletcher been made under
personal since its infancy Aone deceive youin this
Az limitations and but Experiments that
Children n
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-19
PATIENT RECEIVERS.

Medina Man Wounded In Abdomen
Discharged From Hospital.
jamestown, N. D., July 1s.-Carl
Hoaglund Of Medina, who for the
past four weeks has been confined TO
the Parkview hospital here because
Of wounds in the abdomen received
during target practice with COM
paniors near Medina, staged q re-
markable recovery, in the opinion of
local physicians, and today was dis
charged from the institution fully
recovered. For days his life was de-
SPARED but he rallied and is now in
the best Of health.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-19
Apparently.

IAN heir apparent, he may be"
Said fFetful Papa Sales.
This baby bowls so lusti-lee,
He's made, as anyone can see,
A narrow parent out of me.
Yet on the other hand, tee-hee,
He ID the Prince OF Wails.r
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-19

MENU HINT
Breakfast.
Chopped Dates in Hot Cereal.
Toast Coffee
Luncheon.
Thin Sliced Cold Meat, a Relish.
Quick Graham Bread
Sliced Tomatoes with Sugar.
Tea.
Dinner.
White Soup.
Mutton and Green Peas.
Lettuce Salad.
Strawberry and Custard Pudding.
Coffee.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-19
The Devils Lake Journal discusses
the crop outlook as follows:

The Devils Lake Journal discusse
the crop outlook as follows:
We are going to have some
crop in North Dakota. We al
ways have some. A crop failure
was never known in this state,
but 1t has been pretty short.
And 1t is going to be pretty short
this year-as compared to aver
age years. 1t is true that in some
sections, small in area, the
prospects are most encouraging,
but generally, the outlook Is not
such as to warrant assurance
that North Dakota farmers, alone .
and single handed, will be able
to take up entirely the next Lib
erty loan of three billion dollars.
There are many acres which will
not be cut. There are many acres
more that will scarcely pay for
harvesting, and still many more
that may yield from FIVE to
seven bushels per acre. Then
there are others, covering parts
Of a whole county, which look
like ten, twelve and fifteen BUSH
els per acre.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-19
In The Open Forum
A Column Devoted to the Task Of :
Keeping Up With North Da-
kota Editors.

The Lisbon Free Press has the fol-
lowing comment on "Mobocracy"
At time when we really en-
tered the world war as a nation,
TO assist in spreading the rule of
dcmOcracies, the spectacle af-.
forded on July2 of the reign
Of the mob at East st. Louis,
ILL.,, when hundreds of innocent
negroes were either killed or
wounded and driven from burn
ing homes, Is one of which, not
only that community, but the
state Of Illinois and the nation
should be ashamed. We have no
reason to condemn the outrages
in Belgium or hold up our
hands in horror while we permit
such indiscriminate slaughter
and incendiarism at our own
doors. Theodore Roosevelt brave
and manly as he is, condemned
in no uncertain tones from the
rostrum in New York these out
RACES which bring a blush of
shame to American manhood.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-19
FEW HAIL LOSSES
Only Twenty Eight Claims Filed
With State Department.

Bismarck, N. D., July 19.-Only %
cases of hail loss have been reported
to the state insurance department to
date, reported Deputy Thomas shee-
han today. This is comparatively
light for this stage Of the year. A
majority of the losses were reported
from Benson and Eddy. Danger from
hail is by no means past, as the
heaviest damage came last year,
August 4.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-19

The Mandan Pioneer commend!
the farmers for their decision no
to treat with the l. w. w. in the fol
lowing:
The farmers of North Dakota
acted witely and with con-
sentative judgment when they de-
cided at the special meetings
held over the state this last week
that they did not care to ratify
the agreement that A. G. Town
ley, president of the Nonpartisan
league, had with the l. w. w.
There can be a way found for
the farmers Of this state to har-
vest their crops without placing
themselves liable to strikes;
without putting themselves in a
position where they may receive
bum work" as the outgrowth of
the least dissatisfaction; with
out bringing irresponsible float
ers into North Dakota to terror
ize people if conditions IRE not
to their liking.
The apathy that the farmers
have shown to the suggested
agreement is commendable; it
speaks we'll for their level-head-
edness; 1t is further proof of their
patriotism. We are proud of this
action OF the North Dakota
farmers,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-19

The Bismarck Tribune points ou
the air route as the one where vic,
tory may be most quickly won, in thu
following:
The Germans are counting up
on two factors to win this war.
They see a France bled white
because 1t can put no more men
into the trenches and they see
the allies starved into submits
sion by the submarine.
1t becomes increasingly our job
to administer the final blow to
German hopes. The problem is
how best and quickest to do so.
Quick victory for the allied
cause can come only from COM
mand Of the air. We can give
that command if the administTa-
ton, congress and the airplane
makers will get together upon a
common platform and strike now
with the full force Of American
energy and inventive genius.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-19
No Wonder Dad and
Jack Look Pleased!

There's no food shortage here. Lots of goodies
put up for the coming winter. Jams, jellies and
preserves of every kind put up with the very
minimum of labor and expense on the Cabinet
Gas Range
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-26
RICH YOUNG MEN
CO To THE ARMY
APPEALS FOR EXEMPTIONS MADE
BY HAROLD MkENZIE AND 9TH
ERS ARE DENIED AND THEY
ARE CONSCRIPTED.

ATLANTA, Ca, Sept. 26-A tele-
gram received by Governor Dorsey
from the war department removed any
further doubt about the men who have
been put under order of the local
boards to report as being held in status
quo any longer.
They must go to camp and enter
training for duty on the war front.
This covers the cases of several veal
thy young men who have been seeking
some final way to get out of duty.
The substance of the telegram from
Washington is that when the local
board has issued an order to select
man to report for transportation to
the camp he is then already in military
service Of the United States, just as
though he had been received at camp,
and there is then no legal way in which
his case seeking exemption may be re-
opened.
1t is a reversal OF the position taken
; the state authorities-whi position
was for the purpose of bringing the
misunderstanding of the order that ap-
plications may be made to the COVER
nor for recommendation to county
boards to reopen cases to head and
definitely determining just what that
order means.
The order sent out means that Har-
old Mckenzie and number of other
well fixed young men will go to Camp
Gordon tomorrow. There are proba-
bly, 22O0 or more cases of suspended
action all over the state to which this
order will apply.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-26
Lieut.. John Mathis Arrives In
France To Study Trench-Methods
Cables His Parents Here That He Now On French Soil To
Teach This System on His Return to This Country

An Americus boy is now IN France,
scheduled to take an active part In the
real fighting at an egrly date.
He is Lieutenant John Mathis, for
marly connected with the Commercial
City Bank, and the son Of DR.. and
Mrs. Evan T. Mathis. His parents
have received cablegram from him,
announcing his arrival in France.
Jchn Mathis entered the officers
training camp at Fort Mcpherson, and
graduated with the rank of first lieu
tenant FA has been sent to France
to make personal study of trench
fighting, ard after an experience of
several months there, he will be as
signed to one of the training camps in
this country, where he will teach this
phase of modern warfare.
There are a number of Americus
boys on French soil, but for the pres
enty, anyway, none of them will be
closer to the actual fighting than Lieu
tenant Mathis.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-26
MOSQUITO BITE
CAUSE OF DEATH
GEORGE B. TUCKER, YOUNG SUM
TER COUNTY FARMER, DIES AS
THE RESULT OF BLOOD POISON
ING.

AS the result of mosquito bite just
above the ankle, inflicted four weeks
ago, George B. Tucker, we'll known
young farmer, living with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. ]. Tucker, fifteen miles
f, ON Americus, died this morning at
$50 o'clock, after great deal of suf-
fering from acute blood poisoning.
Mr.. Tucker joined Americus Camp,
No. 2O2, Woodmen of the World, the
week before he was taken i'll. He was
l2i years of age.
Besides his father and mother, he
Eleaves five brothers, Bagley Stewart,
Joe Stewart, and David, Bascom and G.
Tucker, and also one sister, Mrs. H. E.
Rioux, of Savannah.
He was member of Bethel Baptist
church.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock from Pleasant
Grove Methodist church, Rev. Moore,
of Andersonyille, conducting the SER
vice.