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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-21
NO TIME TO TAKE
CHANCES.

Perhaps Congressman Young
is mistaken when he says that
the price of wheat will be set at
$1.65 if Herbert C.. Hoover has
his way, but we are inclined to
believe him.
Mr.. Hoover has his mental
vision filled with the picture Of
France and Belgium. He sees
their needs and the needs Of the
Allies. He knows little of the
real conditions in this part of
America.
We may hope Mr.. Young is in
error, but it. will not do to act
upon that hope. Protests must
be prompt and vigorous. If it
is true that Everything over
$1.65 will be gotten by shaking
"a clenched fist in the face Of
Hoover and Garfield, by all
means shake it. Every man who
has any interest in what the
price of wheat shall be in North
Dakota, should promptly tele-
graph his protest on the blank
kilograms prepared at the meet
ing at the Commercial club this
morning.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-21

lion dollars will come the funds. part
from taxes and part from the sale of
bonds, with which the United States
will finance itself during this war;
BY taxation this generation viii
pay it's portion of the cost of the
war. BY the sale of bonds the next
generation Is called upon to pay its
portion, and this last portion will be
paid from the wealth production
after the war.
BY this method the capital of the
country, its sources Of income and
wealth, are unimpaired. 1t is only
the yearly increment of this property
that is called upon to bear a portion
of the cost Of the war. What the
government receives 1t receives from
the people without impairing the
sources of wealth of the country. and
passes 1t back to the people in ex-
change for the productions of the
country. 1t is in way only a shift
ing of credits.
The government collects the cur
rent taxes and by means of bonds
anticipates taxes of the years to
come, and all the money thus acquir-
ed passes back into the hands OF the
taxpayers. This is why governments
which follow sound economic meth
DDS not only are not impoverished by
wars but sometimes emerge the
stronger, as England did after the
Napoleonic wars and the United
States after the Civil war.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-21

sons issued by the war department
for the benefit of men selected for
service in the National Army.
The lessons are of an informal
nature, and do not give binding
rules. They are designed to make
the men who have registered better
fitted to begin actual training at the
camps.
1t will be from two to three weeks
before the first men leave for the
environments. and during that time
they can be fitting themselves by
studying these lessons.
Every man who has been drafted
is urged to clip these lessons from
The Forum and keep them on file.
They contain an immense amount of
information that will be valuable to
him, whether he is included in the
first call or not.
Incidentally they can be read with
profit by every citizen, for they are
lessons in good American citizenship
as we'll as in the arts of the soldier.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-21
THE CITY.

The poet sings of verdant leas,
OF buds and birds and things,
OF laanes and rills, 1t is OF these
So frequently he sings.
He tells us that the brooklets brawl,
That skies are often blue,
That frequently the throstles call.
And other things we knew.
And though his truly rural hymes
May often make a hit,
In very truth at other times
They weary us a bit.
Had we the poets golden art,
His talent and his hair,
Wed MARBLE of the city's heart
And of the people there.
Wed sing Of monographs and cats,
OF movie shows and cops.
OF crowded cars and furnished flats,
Wed sing of barber shops;
Wed sing of janitors and jags,
OF taxicabs and bugs.
OF fiappers in their latest rags,
Wed sing of water plugs.
The world awaits him with acclaim,
The poets sure to please
And win great immortal fame,
Who learns to sing of these.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-21
SUMNER DISHES.

Tomato Rice Omelet--This recipe
contains starch, Protein, albumen
and acid, and is delicious substitute
for meat and potatoes and vege-
tables, supplying a whole meal:
One-half cup rice, one small to-
mato sliced, two eggs, one-half cup
milk. one-fourth small onion shopped
coarse.
Beat eggs, after stirring in the
milk, thoroughly. Then after the
rice is boiled, stir it in, and put the
sliced tomato in also. Melt a table,
spoon of any other shortening, in a
skillet and place onion in this.
Quickly pour in the omelet, taking
care so the onion gets mixed up with
the omelet. Season with cayenne
and black pepper and salt to taste.
Let omelet simmer until it can be
taken out of skillet without falling
apart. Will serve four people.
Nut Loaf (meat substitute -One
egg, one cup nut meats, one cup
cooked rice, one cup bread crumbs.
Grind nuts, rice and crumbs
through meat grinder, then mix thor
oughly with beaten egg and little
salt; form into a loaf and bake about
twenty minutes. Salmon and other
meats may be used.
Rice as a Side Dish-Boil enough
rice for your family. When done
serve in side dishes mixed with a
lump of butter and sprinkle with
cayenne pepper.
Relish-Chop one onion and two
apples fine, season with sugar, a
little salt and some vinegar.
Potato Salad-Three cups chopped
cold boiled potatoes, three hard-boil-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-21
On aoSpUr
a1MeN1OlClont
WHEN A PRETTY MAIDEN
PASSES
Z iAoRaIs Mill.ln

OF all pleasant things occurring,
OF all happenings we treasure,
One is rapturous and stirring,
One is always such pleasure,
Oh, 1t makes us hum ditty,
Dancing gaily through the grasses,
In the countryside or city
When a pretty maiden passes.
How, delightful, how alIuring,
How the orb is gaily cleaning,
While the moment is enduring,
With an ectacy it's teeming;
Though we're seldom off our nut r
Simply daffy Ger the lasses,
Who can fail to feel flutter
When pretty maiden passes?
When we're palsied, halt and hoary,
When in later years repining,
When all life has lost it's glory
And our spirits are declining,
Though the hope is rather risky,
Yet we hope Wen don our glasses
And be feeling young and frisky
When a pretty maiden passes.
When a sentiments so CHEEKY,
So beguiling, any mans
bolt If it should make him weary,
So We'll add another stanza;
Why, the notion is appealing
To all ages, to all classes.
Oh, You know that pleasant feeling
When a pretty maiden passes!
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-21
GENERAL PERsHINe's APPEAL.

Every man, woman and child
should support the administra-
ton to arm and equip the Am
erican army and keep up it's
morale and that of the allied
armies. This war will not be
won by talk or merely by sub
scribing to the Red Cross. The
American people must come to a
full realization of what the war
means. 1t can be won only by
striking hard and forceful blows,
not otherwise"
That is the soldiers view of tt
the way General Pershing summed
up the situation for an Associated
Press war correspondent:
The war won't be won by restating
peace terms every few days.
1t won't be won by picketing the
White House for suffrage.
1t won't be won by fomenting
strikes.
It won't be won by holding meet
ings to protest against sending Am
erican troops to Europe.
1t won't be won by agitating
against the draft.
It's a fight. not a debate or a
political conference that America is
holding with Germany. It's a war,
and a war with an enemy who isn't
very particular about observing the
rules of the game. It's a rough and
tumble battle with a back alley
tough, and you don't stop in the
middle of that to discuss peace
terms. You get his gun or his
"knuckles" away from him first, get
him on his back, and call for the
police before you consider an agree
ment.
If that spirit were behind the Ann
erican army, in it's hour of need,
General Pershing wouldn't have to
worry about it's morale.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-21

There is much misleading talk
to the effect that the relatively
smallproportion of drafted men
OF America as a class are un-
willing TO serve.
Some one said that there are
three degrees of untruthfulness.
lies, damn lies and statistics"
Mere statistical conclusions libel
the young men of America un-
less we take into consideration
the true conditions.
Since war was declared the
regular army, the marines. the
guard and the navy have all
been recruited approximately to
war strength by voluntary en-
hstment. These men are all
physically fit, and few, If any.
would have claimed exemption
had they been drawn. Approx
mately as many men have joined
the colors as will be drawn in
the first quota. Had these men
been subject ito the draft, the
proportion of those physically
fit and expressing willingness to
serve would have been increased
by every one of them drawn.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-21
Shirts,

When a shirt comes back from the
laundry man knows that he will
have to spend the evening at home.
A wife is always pleased when her
husbands shirt comes back from the
laundry because she knows that he
will not be able to go out.
He will have to stay at home and
pick out the pins.
Any man is unnerved at the sight
of a freshly Numbered shirt He
may struggle with the feeling, but it
is hard to overcome. He puts the
shirt on a chair and gets out an old
suit so that it won't matter if it is
ripped and torn. His wife wears an
anxious look and hurries the chill
dren off to bed.
After he has carried away several
armfuls of pins the worst of the
work is over. It is important to
search for the last few pins that Turk
in unpleasantplaces. Pins have a
way of slowing away in the tail of a
shirt to annoy the wearer the next
day.
After a long evening Of removing
the pins from a Numbered shirt a
man will often drop away to sleep
too exhausted to pick all of the pins
out of his hair.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-21
50 FOR BIG CROP; $1.65 FOR
POOR ONE.

The United States govern
ment has officially recognized
that 81 is fair price for a
bumper crop in wartime, but is
now reported to be about to
take the stand that $1.65 is a
fair price for a poor one.
In order to stimulate the pro-
duction of a bumper crop for
next year a minimum price of
So a bushel has been fixed for
wheat for next years crop. Yet
the government is reported to
be preparing to take over what
little is left unmarketed of this
years crop for $1.65 a bushel.
The greater part of that I'M
marketed wheat will come from
North Dakota, which had almost
crop failure in two-thirds of
the state.
If bumper crop is worth So
a bushel and the government
wouldn't offer in advance to pay
it unless it were-then this crop
is worth from $3.50 to So a
bushel.
Stimulating next years pro-
duction won't do much good in
North Dakota if this years crop
is Communicated at $1.65. 1t
will be necessary first to find
settlers for a third of the farms
in the central and western parts
of the state before there is any
Stimulating done.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-21
Other Mems Views
An Editorial That May or May Not
Square With The Forums
Opinions.

The Ofieial Bulletin: The United
States is financing itself in this war
by loans and taxes. 1t obtains funds
from the people. some by taxation
and some by the sale of bonds. and
then it goes into the markets and
buys from the people what IL needs.
The people supply the government
with money and the government
with this money buys from the peo-
pie what it needs for the war.
There are three sources from which
the United States can draw the
sinews of war. First is the fixed
property OF the nation. This repre-
sents our farms, factories, mines,
railways. and all other property. In
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-21

GLIDING accumulated savings. From
the corpus or body of none Of these,
except the accumulated savings, win
the government obtain war funds
and even from the accumulated saw
ings Ii viii draw a relatively small
portion. These accumulated savings
are invested in industries and bust
ness which are necessary to the
country's welfare and prosperity and
it is only that portion Of these saw
ings which are seeking investment
that the government will receive in
exchange for bonds.
The second and the great source
from which the government is to de-
rive its war fund is the wealth pro-
duced during the war. Part of this
It will obtain by taxation and part in
exchange for bonds. The annual
production of the United States, from
It's farms, mines. factories, and other
sources, amounts to fifty billion dol
lars d year and out Of this ffIy bill
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-21
WHY 1T Is UNFAIR.

There are two big outstanding
reasons why the price of $1.65
would be hideously unfair to
North Dakota. The first one is
that North Dakota would be
singled out from all the wheat
producing states as the one to
suffer by the reduction In price
to almost half what it was. North
Dakota alone, of all wheat pro-
ducing states, with the exception
of part of Minnesota, has had no
opportunity to market its wheat
at the old price. Because of the
delay of Congress in passing the
food control bill, the other states
were able to market their crops.
North Dakota's crop is as yet
unthreshed.
The second reason is that the
price of $1.65 will not permit
more than a fraction of the
farmers of North Dakota to
break even on the years opera
tions. In other states, where
there was a big crop or bumper
crop, the price of $1.65 might
not be such an injustice. North
Dakota is less able to stand such
d price than any other state in
the wheat growing list. One
third of the state had fair to
good crop. The other two-thirds
had a poor to fair crop. The
governments own reports show
that.
FOR SOLDIERS AND OTHERS.
Beginning this evening. The
Forum win publish . series OF les
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-21
Unnatural History Studies.

Unnatural History Studies.
The average giraffe is very mar
row minded.
A photograph is said to make a
wild animal grow tame. But it
makes a neighbor grow wild.
minded hop-toads often hop
sideways. They don't see any dis
ference.
If an anteater ate an uncle it
would make him sick at the stomach.
Robins are fond of mashed potato
bugs.
A grasshopper starts hopping as
soon as he gets up in the morning.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-21
Noises.

An urchin squalling in the night
Doth hardly fill us with delight.
The yowling of a ribald cat,
We're very seldom pleased with that.
The phonograph our neighbor owns
But only rifles us with it's tones.
The grinding of the dentists wheel
Somehow unnerves us a great deal.
Yet worst the Office boys who choose
To whistle and wear sqeeky shoes.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-21
RASPBERRY CHARLOTTE.

Four cups fresh bread crumbs, two
rounds raspberries, sugar to taste,
four tablespoons butter, one-half
teaspoon salt, cream. Pick and wash
dry raspberries, butter dish. Sprinkle
in dish layer of bread crumbs, then
layer OF raspberies and sprinkle over
with sugar. Repeat till dish is full,
ending with crumbs. Sprinkle over
the top and dot with the butter.
Cover and bake for thirty minutes.
Remove cover and brown.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-21
e ouseho1d tiintC :.
MENU HINT.
Breakfast.

MENU HINT.
Breakfast.
Oranges.
Fried Cream of Wheat. Syrup.
Bacon. Coffee.
Luncheon.
Escalloped Potatoes. Carrot Salad.
Bread Butter. Cocoa.
Dinner.
Baked Fish with Tomato Dressing.
Spinach.
Corn Bread. Butter.
Raspberry Jello With Cream.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-21
chronio conatlnation.

1t is by no means an easy matter
to cure this disease. but 1t can be
done in most instances by taking
Chamberlain's Tablets and comply
ing with the plain printed directions
that accompany each package
Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-21
In The Open Forum
A Column Devoted to the Task OF
Keeping Up With North Da-
kota Editors.

The BismarckTribune makes a
very pertinent suggestion on the
proper title for Senator La Follette's
peace resolution" 1t follows:
Joint resolution Of the senate
of the United States. the house
of representatives concurring, to
declare murder, pillage,. arson,
outrage of women and divers
others crimes to be henceforth
legal and of good repute; to ap-
propriate money for the payment
of those performing said acts:
and to provide the levy of taxes
on American citizens to pay the
German imperial government for
the devastation of Belgium.
northern France, Poland, Serbia
and Armenia
Respectfully suggested to Sem
ator LaFollette as the proper
title for his peace resolution"
now pending in the senate.
The senator knows that the
proper function of title is to
describe the purposes of a bill
or resolution.
The Larimore Pioneer wonders
what is to be done with beer tab
lets" now being sold in North Da-
kota. Whether or not they will
come under the prohibition laws is
a nice legal problem. The Pioneer
says:
Just how will officials deal
with beer tablets" now becom-
ing so popular in North Dakota?
A single tablet is guaranteed to
make one quart of drink equal to
the Old Styles and costs one
dime. 1t will keep in any climate
for any length of time. and it is
said that in a short time will be
on sale in every confectionery
and drug store in the country.
We are told that the profits from
the manufacture of these tablets
are much greater than ever was
made from beer and no grain is
used.
The Halliday Promoter aligns it
self with those who favor direct
action" in handling the l. w. W..
with the following:
The lynching of an I. w. w.
leader in Butte, will not put a
stop to that gang, but it will put
a stop to the reasonable
speeches of the gentleman who
was lynched. -t'1'9>
The Flaxton Times holds that this
is no time for aliens who enjoy the
Of life in this country to
avoid its duties. 1t says:
Statistics show that there are
in the United. States 100000
men of military age, who have
lived here more than five years
without their first papers for
citizenship. Aliens have been
considered as unpatriotic and
doubtless many are in that they
prefer to enjoy the advantages
of American institutions without
assuming the responsibilities Of
American citizenship.
All those, who live under the
American flag should share the
responsibilities as well as the
benefit it bestows. Those who
are here merely to make money
and to evade military duty or
taxes on. their own land should
be required to make a choice of
citizenship. Every man who is
not 100 per cent American at
this time is not a desirable citi-
zen.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-21

The Devils Lake Journal quite
pertiently calls attention to the fact
that the number of men claiming
exemption cannot be the basis Of any
estimate of percentages of those
willing to serve their country. 1t
says:
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-21

FIavo flour, creamy white. delic-
ious flavor. goes further. Phone Sc.
-AdVt,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-21
YOU MIGHT TRY

Letting the children embroider on
the kitchen screen door with bright
colored silks Many simple cross
stitch patterns may be worked easily
by the little ones.
20
When making coffee sprinkle q
little salt on the coffee before pour
ing on boiling water. They say tbs
flavor will be wonderfully improved.
%
In preparing rehubarb dip each
stalk into boiling water. This will
not injure it in any way and you will
require less sugar in the cooking.
90
If your children persist in eating
with their fingers, keep box of quiz
nine on the table and make them dip
their fingers in the bitter drug.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-21

ed eggs. six green onions (using best
part OF tops).
Dosing: One well-beaten egg,
two tablespoons sugar. one I able
spoon prepared mustard. one small
cup cider vinegar. Blend with pota-
to mixed. chill and serve piled on a
platter garnished with lettuce leaves.
Beet Salad-Two cups cold boiled
beets, one cup each OF finely chopped
cabbage and onions, one small cup
spiced and sweetened vinegar. Serve
cold. garnished with slices Of hard
boiled egg. These salads are both
cheap and delicious.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-21
War Departments Lessons For
Men of The National Army

Urged
Army n the Task Which Lies
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For Quick Results Use The Forum
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Issued by the War Department and
all rights to reprint reserved.l
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FoR soLpIERs Ave oTAERs.

Beginning this evening. The
Forum win publish : series Of les
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Entered at the postoffice at Fargo,
North Dakota. as second class matter.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-04
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says

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The second strongest desire OF
a wife is 10 he treated as a
doll baby. yet a seeress.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-04
Seized German Ships
To Be Put Into Service
And Garry Food to Allies

WASHINGTON. May 2.-seized Ger
man ships will be imediately put into
service to carry food and provisions to
Americas allies, it was announced by
the shipping board today.
Two of the vessels, seized at the
declaration of war, have been repaired
and are ready for loading. Others will
be ready for service within a week.
The steamer Clara Menning, taken at
New York, is today en- route for Balti-
more under orders of the shipping
board, where she will be loaded with
wheat and coal for Italy. She will sail
under charter as soon as loaded.
The German steamer Pisa, also seized
in the New York harbor, will ship with
a cargo for France under charter to
the French government from the ship
ping board. If either is torpedoed,
Germans will be sinking their own
property
Suggestions that German prisoners
of war in France and England be
brought to America as the ships return
are being received by administration off,
GERS. They could be more easily fed
in this country, it is pointed out, and
could be put to work here, as well as
insuring the safety of the vessels in
the submarine zone.