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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-23
Sharp Fight Against Food
Control Bill Centers on
"Dry" Clause
FINAL VOTE DUE
BEFORE NIGHT
Is Under Discussion in Both
Branches of Congress
Today.
fRv Associated Press.)

Y
washington, June 23.-ProhibittoT
as a war measure looms UP as the bus
issue in the house today with sharT
fight promised before final vote OF
the food control bill which Is expected
by tonight.
The contest was centered on
whether the action of the bill author'
izing the president to limit or regulate
the supply Of food materials or fooos
used in making alcoholic liquors snai
be changed.
Most Of the drys favor absolute
prohibition of the use OF grain IoI
beverage purposes during the war
but are divided over pending propos-
ais to accomplish this.
Consideration of the food Dill con
tinued in the senate today Wnlle
leaders held conferences on disputed
points in the measure.
Among amendments presented was
one by Senator Borah proposing tnat
retail and wholesale prices Of bread
-four and other foods be proclaimed
by the president and that the prices
of steel, coal, oil, farm implements,
fertilizers, meats and clothing usuaily
worn by wage earners be h1eo py the
federal trade commission.
Senator King. pr ropo d SUD-
hill authorizing the president to pre-
ennpt food and fuel used by TINS coun-
trv and allies and to requisition prod :
nets of coal and ore mines TO n1
prices Of certain products and TO es-
tablish government food warehouses.
In the house, Representative IowLler s.
failed by an overwhelming majority
to substitute a complete bill for the
administration measure which Woulo
have eliminated all OF the controI
features
REPRESENTATIVE Lenroot waged a
vigorous fight against the licensing
provision holding 1t was unconstltu,
tional and illogical but was deIeateu
123 to &c.
Inportant amendments accepted py
the house were one by Representative
LenToot to eliminate the "blanket
control power of the president over
necessaries and limit it to the articles
mentioned in the bill; one by Repre-
sentative Moore of Pennsylvanla 70
extend penal sections to persons or
agencies who volunteer their ala 70
The president on control work; KEEP
resentative Anderson, of Minnesota
striking from the bill the power OF the
president to prevent uneconomlcal
ynanufacture and ineuuitable distrl-
nI,fion of necessaries," and conspir-
acy section added by the commlttee;
Chairman Lever accepted tne
amendments expressing himseh as
well pleased with the bill In It's
amended form in which the new con-
spiracy section provides:
s'That any person who consplres,
agrees or arranges with any otneF
person to limit the facilities Tor trans
norting. producing, manuracturlhs,
sunnlving. storing or dealing in any
necessaries. to restrict the supply OF
anv necessaries, to restrict the dis
tribution of any necessaries, to pre-
vent limit or lessen the manufacture
or production of any necessarles. or
to enhance the price Of any necessar-
les, shall, upon conviction thereof De
fined not exceeding $lO,OOO or De Ill
or both.'
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-23

Houses in that portion of northern
France from which the Germans have
been driven have been mined, and
French soldiers in opening the doors
have been blown to bits; children in
picking UP harmless looking candy
boxes have had their hands blown off;
sticks of chocolate filled with deadly
poison have been left lying around,
and all wells have been filed with
disease germs, according to letter
just received by Mrs. Fred M. Hector,
720 Eleventh avenue south, from her
brother, Sumner Sewall, who is an
ambulance driver in Section of the
American Ambulance corps, Some
where in France.
Mr.. Sewall writes that everything
that happens there is an experience,
and that one forgets the hard work,
even to getting up at or 3 o'clock in
the morning. He writes that some
days are so quiet that one is almost
bored to death, and then there are
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-23

carried out by the entente forces in
Macedonia have paved the way for
an allied drive into Serbia.
Under the original plans of the
allies such a movement would be un-
dertaken simultaneously with a drive
through Pennsylvania by the Russians
from the northeast, the combined
movements having in view a nipping
in two Of the line Of communication
between Berlin and Constantinople.
In the former attempt the plans
were frustrated by the collapse Of the
Roumanians and the pro-German in
trigues in the cars court, which
brought about a breakdown in the
Russian supply system.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-23
NORTHWEST WILL NOT GET
ALL BONDS SUBSCRIBED FOR
Allotment For The Minneapolis Re-
serve District Will Be
53,759,250.

Minneapolis, June 23-The Northwest
has subscribed FOR sI6,495,s50 more OF
the Liberty Loan than 1t win actually
get.
The Minneapolis reserve district
will get s53, ,759,2 $50 in the actual al
Iotment of bonds.
Although the district subscribed for
$40, ,255, 100 as figures slightly revised
show. there viii be subscriptions OF
SIG. .495, $50 that will not be filed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-23

Washington, June 23-(Special)-
Arrangements of far-reaching con-
sequence are expected in official cir
cles to result from the series of con-
ferences in Washington between the
members of the Russian diplomatic
and war mission, headed by Boris
ernment
That the conferences now being
held here, as we'll as those which the
Root commission is having at Petro-
grad with the heads Of the provis-
ional government of Russia, will re-
move all prospects Of separate peace
between the Russians and the Ger
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-23
ANARCHISTS SEIZE HOUSE
OF RUSSIAN GENERAL
Arm Themselves And Declare They
Will Resist Government Orders
to Evacuate IL.
(By Associated Press.l

Petrograd, June "a group Of an
archists having recently seized the
country house of General Durnovo in
tice Pereveizeff today ordered it's
evacuation. In opposition to this order
thousands OF workmen from a. half
dozen adjacent factories surrounded
the house, many of them armed with
rifles, and declared they would defend
the anarchists against the government
il force were employed to oust the oc-
cupants of the building.
One provisional government official
warned the anarchists that arms would
be invoked unless those holding Gem
eral Durnovo's house obey the evacu-
alton order.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-23
MORE Than 1000 KILLED
OR INJURED In EXPLOSION
Austrian Minister Admits Heavy
Casualties in 6loeweg
Tragedy.
IRx Associated Press.l

Amsterdam, June 23.-More than
1000 persons were killed or injured or
are missing in consequence OF an ex-
plosion in munitions factories at
BIoeweR. according to an announce
ment in the lower house Of the Aus
trian parliament by the minister of de-
tense as forwarded in a dispatch from
Vienna
The casualties were given by the
minister as follows: Dead, 1876; miss
ing, 100; wounded. 625.
OF the wounded $50 received only
slight injuries.
The minister said the explosion was
due to lack OF caution on the part OF
men employed in trench mortar
work shop.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-23

, mans is the earnest hope not only Uf
President Wilson and his advisers
but Of the authorities in all the allied
capitals.
Officials are hopeful that during the
conferences here plans of co"opera-
ton can be worked out between the
two governments that will make pos
sible offensive military operations by
the Russians sooner than hitherto
anticipated.
Al general offensive on all fronts at
this time, it is felt, would be of
tremendous advantage to the allies.
The dethronement of King Constan-
tine Of Greece and the military man
oeuvres which have since then been
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-23
Candy Boxes Hold
Death for Children
Horrible Methods Resorted to by Germans Revealed In
Letter to Fargo Woman From Brother Ambu-
lance Driver in France

moments so exciting and dangerous
that one is almost Scared to death"
The letter follows:
In fact 1t is such a wonderful op-
portunity here both to see war, as II
really is without paint or exaggera-
ton, and also to come into contact
with the French people, especially
the "Poila," and everything that hap
pens here is an experience, and you
forget you are working hard and even
getting up, at 2 or o'clock in the
morning is a pleasure. OF course,
there are days that are so quiet that
you are almost bored to death, and
then there are moments so exciting
and dangerous that you are scared
to death.
f., Has Exciting Ride.
"The other day had rather excit-
ing ride down from one Of our "poste
de securs'. 1t was about five in the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-23
TOO MUCH FISH
UIen Farmer Pays SIS Fine for Having
150 Pounds Of Sailed Pike and
Black Bass,

GAINESVILLE, Mimi, June 23.-Ries
Syverson, Ulen farmer, was arrested
here by Deputy Warden Gallagher,
charged with having in his possession
$50 pounds of salted fish, mostly pike
and black bass. At Frazee, where he
was arraigned, he pleaded guilty to the
charge of breaking the game laws and
paid a fine of SIS and costs, which
amounted to $50 in all.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-23
APPROVE UNION
United Lutheran Church Would Have
Membership of Nearly Million.
(By Associated Press.)

have 933.342 members and property
worth 61,739,0O5, served by a mini
sterial staff numbering 3,439, If that
organization is established by the
union of the general synod Of the
Evangelical Lutheran church in the
United States, the General Lutheran
council and the United Synod Of the
South. The General Synod unanimous
ly endorsed the merger here yesterday
and representatives Of the other two
bodies spoke in favor of 1t.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-23
TWO WERE DROWNED.
Double Fatality in Great Northern
Reservoir at Ray.

Ray, N. D., June 23.-I. r. Overmyer
and Joseph o. Pinney, prominent
young men OF Ray, were drowned in
the Great Northern reservoir here.
The men, together with John Collins
and Otis Fosse were fishing with a
net. Overmyer started to swim so
feet across the channel when he went
down. Pinney leaped to his rescue
and he also sank. Both were strong
swimmers and 1t il believed they were
both taken with cramps in the cold
water. Overmyer's remains will be
shipped to the home Of his parents at
Culver, Ind. He was single. Pinney
was married
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-23
PROHIBITION rs DUE;
GAINESVILLE DIScARDS
NAME or WHISkEY CREEK

BarnesviIle, Mimi, June 2s-With
prohibition in force in Clay county,
through the county option law, the
''bone-dryr law effective July /, and
everything pointing to a dry" nation
before long, citizens Of this city have
decided to change ths name Of Whis-
key creek, which separate "Old Barnes
vile from New Barnestille, 70 Willow
creek.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-23
LEAVE FOR WEST coRMoRANT

1t was too much for County Auditor
w. r. Tucker when he awoke TINS
morning and learned that the weather
had taken turn for the better. He
Immediately framed up fishing party
and with E. F. Buchholz, deputy county
auditor, w. L. Brown deputy register of
deeds. and Max Magnus. a retired farm
er, living on the north side. left this
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-23
RED CROSS COMMISSION
WILL GO TO RUSSIA
American Society Will Extend Aid 10
Armies OF the Newest Re-
public.
CBy Associated Press.)

washington. June 23.-The Red
Cross will send an American commits
sion TO Russia to work along and be-
hind the battle front in the same way
that similar commission is to operate
in France and Belgium. In that way
ambulances and other relief for the
Russian army viii be supplied
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-23
LIKES THE NAVY
Former Grand Forks Electrician
Urges Young Men to Join.

Grand Forks, N. D., June 23.-That
life in the United States navy is an
attractive one and offers to young men
many opportunities, is the statement
made by Christopher c. Packard,
former Grand Forks electrician, now
stationed with the naval prison detail
in New York city. in a letter to Jay
Stevens Of this city, who next week
contemplates entering the service.
Mr.. Packard claims he is having
the time Of his life" and encourages
every young man to enter the navy.
The longer you are in the service the
better you like 1t, Packard declares.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-23
LIBERTY BONDS SELL
AT PAR And ABOVE
Heavy Dealings In New Issue Feature
of Days Trading on New York
Exchange.
, a. AesocIated 80

New York, June 23-Heavy dealings
In the Liberty Loan bonds all at par
were the feature OF today's trading on
the stock exchange. Blocks OF $780,
600 to $500, 900 changed hands in the
early part Of the session. Later a
block Of $4,000 sold at 100, 1-50
other block Of the same amount at
100. $3.50.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-23
BEGINS LABOR PROBE
Efforts Being Made TO Reach Com.
promise With Butte Miners.
(By Associated Prass. )

Butte, Mont, June 23.--W. H Rodg-
ers, commissioner of conciliation Of
the department of labor, began today
to investigate labor conditions In
Butte and the strikes called by the
Metal Mine Workers Union against
the mining companies and by the
Electricians Union against the min
ing companies and the Montana Power
company. The unions have demanded
higher pay and improved working COM
ditions.
The miners have asked that their
union be recognized.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-23
POLICE STOP DISPLAY
Suffragists Are Not Permitted to Un-
furl Their Banners.
(By Associated Press.l

Washington, June 2S.-The police
quickly blocked another attempt today
by suffragists to display a banner In
front of the White House gate.
Mrs. Lawrence Lewis of Philadel-
phia, and Miss Gladys Greiner of
Baltimore who carried the banner
were arrested before they had 1t en-
tirely unfurled. 1t carried a quotation
from one of President Wilson's books.
The two were released on their own
recognizance.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-23
WAHPEToN 70 cELEBRATE,

Wahpeton, n. D.. June z3.-"LAttIe
Bo Peep is going to blow his horn,
and is going to blow It hard. Wahpeton
is going to put on Fourth Of July
celebration this year which viii eclipse
anything OF the kind ever held in the
state. It is going to be real old
fashioned celebration with a big pic
mic on the island, games, races, good
speakers and q bowery dance.
Hankinson win send her ball team
to try and win the laureIs from the
fast Wahpeton club.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-23
HAND rs SMASHED
Section Foreman Suffers Painful In,
jury When Member is Caught
Under Rail.

Barnesville, Mimi, June 23.-Charles
Thrain, section foreman. got his hand
caught under a heavy rail this side Of
Rothsay, smashing it badly across the
knuckle joints and breaking several
bones. twenty-five men were lifting
the rail onto car when the accident
happened.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-23
WANT INDEPENDENoE.

Soldiers of Russian Province Would
Secede From Republic.
London, June 23.-Reuters Petro-
grad correspondent reports that the
Ukraine military conference has call
ed on the Ukraine national capital as
sembly to cease its relations with the
Russian provisional government and
proceed Immediately to effect an in
dependent organization Of the Uk-
rafae.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-23

Party of Fifty Will Receive Instruc-
ton at Ssaplane Depot.
(By Assoc!ated Press. }

Nice, France, June 23.-Fifty Amer
lean aviators arrived here today to
undergo a course OF instruction at the
seaplane depot. They were given the
heartiest of welcomes by their French
comrades. -.--~ .Eea. .s.- ss. w.,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-23

A Washington dispatch. June s.
stated that 100 American aviators
from the navy flying corps had ar
rived in France. They were the first
of the American fighting forces to-
reach that country. The detachment
included four expert aviators and
many of the others are experienced in
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-23
WEATHER FORECAST.

Generally fair tonight and Sunday
Not much change in temperature.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-23

lcOntinued on Page seyen.l
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-23

Continued on Page seven.)
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-19
TULSA ENGINEERS GO
TO FORT WORTH CAMP
Actual Service Compensates
for Many Months of Trials
and Tribulations.

Tulsa has given its youth voiun.
tarlly to the cause of freedom and the
Staying of Prussianism, its first gift
being Company A, engineers. O. \. &.
which departed early yesterday morn
ing for Camp Bowie, Fort Worth,
Texas, to undergo a period of inten-
slVe training before being ordered TO
France.
Tulsas company of engineers has
been signally honored in being tno
first unit OF this character to- be or
dered by the war department to report
to any cantonment camp in the south.
Before his departure Captain V. r.
Moon, commanding. announced that
already he had received orders to pre-
pare the incompleted camp for the
reception of thousands OF soldiers WHO
will be concentrated there when tnu
first drafted men are called out from
this state and Texas.
The departure of the engineer
company early yesterday morning
marks the end of strenuous tasn
which has confronted the efforts of
Captain Moon and Lieutenants Sin
gleton, Hughes and Granger to hold
the unit together during n period
when they were not recognized by the
war department, the department Of
militia affairs or the state adjutant
eenerals department. The men were
clothed as best they could be, ana fen
Mt the expense of the officers and
patriotic Tulsans who realized the
plight OF the men, many of whom had
given up substantial positions in the
local refineries, offices and shops. A.
one time personal appeal was di-
rected to the war department and
the adjutant generals office by tho
officers and directors of the Chamber
of Commerce in order to relieve the
suffering of the men. who were held
thruout the winter, jobless. pennies
and in some instances foodless.
The members of the engineer com
pany, unlike the ambulance unit, di.
not leave for camp to receive equip
ment, and then journey on to their
cantonment, but were ordered to go
directly TO Fort Worth, where equip
ment will be furnished.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-19
GUN POINTER TELLS OF
ATTACKS BY SUBMARINES
Bomb Dropped From Deck Sinks Ono
Assailant; Others Driven OFF
by Cruiser

FORT SMITH, Ark. Aug. 1S.-Agln
pointer, In the United States navy,
now on duty on an armed merchant
man. writing his mother here, do
scribes thrilling adventure with Ger
man submarines in the war zone on
n voyage over about the middle of
July. On the ninth day out from
America submarine suddenly came
up close beside the merchantmen, too
close for use OF its deck gun or tor
pedo tubes. The naval gun crew aisv
was unable to attack but member
Of the gun crew picked up "A bomb
and dropped it on the submarine,
causing an explosion which sunk the
enemy. The merchant ships were un-
der convoy of the cruiser (name de-
lated) and on the day following tn.
attack above mentioned the cruiser
was attacked from both port and
starboard simultaneously by sub
marines. The torpedoes passed astern
of the cruiser and "A salvo from astern
sides Of the cruiser at the two sub
marines caused both to submerge.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-19
SCORE LOSE LIVES IN
EXPLOSION IN QUEBEC
Overheated Machinery Causes
Series of Blasts, Destroying
Powder Factory.

MONTREAL, Canada. Aug. 1s.-
betwcen fifteen and twenty persons
lost their lives and enormous destruc-
tIon of property resulted today when
Il setieE Of terrific explosions wrecked
the curtis x Harvey ammunition
works AT DRAGON. Quebec, today
several thousand male and female
workers employed at the plant were
IN the danger zone for hours. An
enriy estimate based on first reports
paced the number of killed at about
TWO hundred and fifty. but indications
were this afternoon that there were
comparatively few casualties.
The loss in the value of buildings
and stock will reach well up into mil
lions
The first explosion was caused by
the ovcrheating of the machinery i'm
the nitric acid building. Tho flames
leaped along thru the building and
another explosion occurred Most Of
tie work ers, however, are believed to
nave had ample tine to escape.
Other explosions occurred every five
minutes or so, shaking the surround
Ing country like a series OF earth
Puakes. Altogether 10 dctonations
were counted
One Of the explosions blew down n
number of houses In Dragon where
most Of the workers lived and farm
houses in the vicinity also caught fire.
Provision was made by the people of
Rigaud for ncco mmodation OF the
homeless workers.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-19
ROTARIANS GIVE FUND
TO TULSA'S SOLDIERS
Almost Five Thousand Dollars
Will Be Placed in the
Company Golfers.

Well aware of the need OF any mil
itary company of fund from which
can be purchased those dainties,
sweets and needs which will occur to
any unit, Tulsa's Rotarians have
placed in the hands of Capt. II. g..
LaReau of the ambulancers and Capt.
V. II. Moon, commanding the en-
gineer company, a purse of s4,454.So,
which is to be divided equally be-
tween the two units and to be known
as a company fund.
Several days ago President Vande-
yer of the Rotary club and Rotarian
Lahman launched a plan to raise a
fund for the two companies. and Fri
day the club was divided into teams
and a canvass of the city made, with
the result that s2,30S.50 was secured.
Previous to this camapign Tor COM
pany fund for the two units the Ro-
tarians had succeeded in securing
s2,146.30, bringing the grand total to
near the $4,000 mark.
Those who donated to the first
fund included:
f.. r. Kemp, J. S. Cosden, II. NJ.
Greis, ]. f. Fisher, X. NJ. McFarlin,
]. III. Markham. C. r. Lahman. Harry
CONTINUED on PAGE FOUR
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-19
Enormous Sacrifices
Made in Vain Effort
to Regain Hill 20

BRITISH FRONT IN FRANCE
AND BELGIUM, Aug. 1S.-Late re-
ports regarding the German counter
attack this morning against Canadian
positions northwest of Lens show 1t
was a desperate attempt to regain
territory lost by the invaders in the
great British assault of Wednesday.
German prisoners say word had been
passed to them that they must retake
Hill 20 at any cost.
The Germans, according to prison.
ers statements, were dismayed at the
loss OF Hill 20, which dominates the
city of Lens and the territory to the
north. The cost of life apparently
meant nothing to them in their at
teupts 10 regain this important emf
nence. This was evident on the first
day of the battle, when an entire di-
vision of Prussian guards was sent
against the Canadians in successive
waves until virtually the entire di-
vision lay dead in front of the de-
tenders machine guns.