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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-22
WOOL CLOTH SKIRTS
WILL REMAIN SHORT
Paris Dressmaksrs Syndicate Notifies
Government of Desire to Assist
in Conserving Wool.

Paris, Sept. 21.-The Paris Dress
makers Syndicate Chamber, the as
ISOLATION of all the chief houses, has
informed the government, in answer
to an official inquiry, that the length
of wool cloth. for dresses for the win
ter of 1917-1s, will not exceed Az
metres, a little less than five yards.
The director of one Of the best
known houses in Paris and London.
interviewed on this decision, which
seems to foreshadow the continued
use of short skirts and to insure the
tailor made costume as general wear,
said:
The diminution of the length Of
cloth used in wool costumes has real
ly been in effect since last season.
Without any general agreement,
merely under the pressure OF neces-
sity, dressmakers had already re-
stricted the amount used before the
war by % per cent. Army needs, in
America as we'll as France and the
diminished production in the two
countries oblige US to continue along
these lines OF course we shall make
no attempt to get round the cham
ber's decision by ordering cloth of
greater width; we shall rather try to
employ a mixture of materials, COM
bihing wool materials with silk and
silk or cotton velvet.
THE recent decision cannot affect
our models for next winters gowns
for they were ready before it was
reached"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-22
Waters UbholdS Nations Price
i Fixing Plan as Protection to
Farmers; Nebrdskdn GiUes Facts

Sc. Paul, Mimi, Sept. s22.-One adj
dress delivered at the PRODUCERS
and Consumers" conference in st.
Paul this week that is unique be-
cause of its marked contrast with
the great many other talks, was that
Of President Waters OF the Nebraska
Agricultural college.
President Waters was practically
alone in the group Of speakers up
holding the government.
He explained to farmers that the
profit of the miller Is fixed, and that
the consumers are to receive the
benefit of the farmers sacrifices. He
called attention to the fact that the
government price protects the farm
er against decline in the wheat mar
ket at the close of the war.
All Must Sacrifice.
To-day there is only one side on
which any loyal American may be
found, and that is the side of the
stars and stripes" he said. ''Since
we are at war, II is necessary for us
all to make sacrifices, and the small
est sacrifice any one can make is the
sacrifice Of money.
Price fixing is a new business to
a democracy like ours, and IL neces-
sarily causes some dissatisfaction al
first, particularly since it has had to
come in a year when the available
wheat supply was the lowest in
many years and when the demand
was perhaps the highest in history
The farmer cannot help feeling
that his product under unrestricted
sale would bring a much higher price
than the government dares to fix
1t is to be remembered that the fixed
price Of $2.20 in Chicago is for the
entire 1917 crop. and continues in eff
feet until July next, when the guar
anty of not less than 81 fixed by
congress becomes operative. More
over while the world is short of
available wheat, there actually exists
a surplus of this crop.
Might Drop TO III " Peace.
Australia has a reserve of 1SO, 1000,
900 bushels which is being offered al
81 bushel3 and there is the prospect
of an additional surplus of 100,000,0oO
bushels at the coming harvest in
that country In India there is in
sight a surplus Of nearly 100, ,O0C
bushels, in Argentina of approx
mately 10000, 900 bushels. II active
fighting should cease and peace
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-22
FRENCH PEOPLE
HOARD COPPER
No Coins of That Kind Civ
en- Out Unless I'm
avoidable

Paris, Aug. 7.-CCorrespondenc }
-Traf1c in copper coins which fire.
quently has been denounced during
the past two years is still going on
in France. In a great many stores,
tobacco shops, groceries, bakeries,
and meat markets. at ticket offices
OF transportation lines and places OF
amusement, SOFAS and double SOUS are
taken in all through the day and ev-
ening, and none given out If 1t can
be avoided. Subway and tramway
employees have even refused to sell
tickets unless the passengers offer
the exact change. Theatre and NOV
ing picture box Offices are also coll
lectors OF coppers.
M. Hudelo. the new project OF po-
lice, made round of Paris in The
subway the other day. He was re-
Quired to furnish coppers for his
tickets after Offering a franc silver
piece. At one station the ticket sell
Ter refused in his presence to make
change for a wounded soldier who
offered a two-franc piece. M. Hude-
10 passed in his card and ordered
that the ticket be delivered. where
upon both the ticket and the change
were forthcoming.
$50 you had the change Now you
may 60 to the office and get your
pay You are discharged, said M.
Hudelo, whose authority extends to
all employees of public services.
The project was called upon to
make his own change at the ticket
offices OF moving picture shows also,
but a little talk with the manager in
each case developed the fact that
change was not lacking in the cash
drawers.
? The result of his investigation was
a circular to commissaires OF police,
calling upon them TO enforce the
regulations and prosecute every per-
son speculating in copper money,
and to send to police headquarters
the names OF every employe Of any
public service refusing to make
change without a plausible reason.
There has been regular market
for coppers at the Place Gambetta
where subway employees and other
collectors bring sous and double sous
III rolls and dispose Of them at a
bonus Of 10 per cent The buyers
get back the premium they pay for
this small change and make an adj
ditional profit Of is per cent through
illicit expectation to Switzerland.
Though French paper and silver
money is at a discount there, copper
money. curiously enough, passes at
par. which has provoked the syste-
matte traffic that the police propose
To stop.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-22
LOVE FOR WOMAN Is
CAUSE FOR ASSAULT
Two Men Under Arrest at Schafer
For Beating John Anderson, Who
Svears To Warrant.

Schafer, N. D., Sept. 22.-With his
face cut and bruised and smeared
with blood, John Anderson, a farm
err of near Farland appeared before
the states attorney here and claim
ed he had been assaulted by Knute
Gustafson and Carl Sundstrom dur
ing the night.
Anderson is said to have had con-
siderable difficulty in convincing the
attorney that he had not spent the
night in a concrete mixer, but was
finally permitted to sign a complaint
which resulted in the arrest Of the
two, who pleaded guilty.
Gustafson and Sundstrom claimed
they went to Anderson's home to
learn the source of certain stories
concerning a young lady friend of
one Of the defendants. When Ander-
son refused to let them enter, they
forced their way and gave him a
beating.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-22

negotiations begin, these supplies,
added to what is obtainable in Cam
ada and the United States, would be
thrown Immediately on the market.
depressing the price here, as well as
elsewhere, to probably 81 bushel.
This does not take into account the
vast stores Of wheat in Russia which
cannot be reached in time to affect
the sale Of the 1917 crop.
The government price, recently
fixed, protects the American farmer
against any decline in the wheat
market. While the present guarantee
is based on a small crop, and will
furnish no subsidy to the farmer but
will rather call for a sacrifice on his
part, we are likely to have under
normal crop conditions, a billion and
quarter bushels next year. Under
the government guaranty this will be
sold for at least 81 a busheI.
u. 8. Hazards Subsidy.
IF the war should end by the time
this wheat goes on the market the
government would have to absorb
the loss, which might be not less
than $1,000, 100000, and could not be
less than 6OO,00O,00O. This would
mean a subsidy to wheat production
which would more than counter
balance a loss of 81 a bushel on all
wheat produced this year.
THE farmer will feel much happier
over the reduction in wheat price
when he realizes that the consumers
are to derive the benefit of the sac
rifice he is called on to make. Mill
ing, shipping and grading processes
are definitely regulated by the gov
eminent, and these operations are
conducted on fixed scale charges. I'm
der these conditions the wheat seller
may compute the price Of -four as
accurately as does the miller. The
profit to the miller is not to exceed
rs cents a barrel, and may be con-
siderably less. --..-..
Already the government price of
wheat is reflected in the price of
-four. Bakers flour is selling in New
York city for $10.65 a barrel. Ar
rangements are now being made to
regulate and control the price Of
bread. A twenty ounce loaf is SELL
ing in New York for 10 cents. Steps
are thus being taken to insure that
no commercial group shall turn into
profits the sacrifice which is being
made by the producers"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-22
PRICES OF Wine
TRIPLED SINCE
war COMMENCED
France Has Splendid Grape
Crop, But Speculation
Forces Up Cost

Beziers, France, Aug. 30.-(Corres-
pondence Of The Associated Press).
-Frenchmen are in no danger Of GO
Ing thirsty this year, but they will
pay dearly for their favorite bever-
age unless the government can check
speculation in wine.
The yield Of grapes will be from
40 to 80 per cent greater than that
OF last year; last years crop was
nearly 80 per cent greater than that
OF 1915, yet wine costs twice as much
as it did a year ago and three times
as much as 1t did in 1914. Ordinary
table wines then sold at the equival-
ent of cents a quart for red and
10 cents for white. at retail. They
| bring Is cents, respectively, today.
acquisitions for the army, lack Of
distributing facilities, scarcity of
wine casks. bottles, and wine tank
| cars. insufficiency of help, high cost
Of fertilizers and chemicals. and the
natural economic effect of war are
given here in the wine country as the
reasons for the rise. Another reason
is the purchase of wine on the vine"
and successive transfers of the crop
from one Spectator to another, even
| before the grapes have ripened, the
same system as adopted by speculat-
4
winter.
This abnormal dealing has made
ordinary wines relatively dearer
than the fine wines. Burgundies,
clarets, and good white wines, gen.
orally are abundant and have not in
creased excessively in price. They
are not so much subject to specula-
ton and they escape acquisitions,
but they suffer- quite as much as or
binary grades, even more in some
cases, from the insufficient supply of
bottles and casks.
The minister Of provisions propos-
| es to either requisition the entire
crop, annulling ali speculative con-
| tracts, and supervise the distribu-
ton to the retail trade, or fix a max
| imum selling price at which common
wines may be sold to the consumer.
The opinion Of the wine country
was thus expressed by a grower Of
the Gard: They propose to limit
the avails Of the winegrowers' work,
but no one has ever talked about
keeping down the profits Of the mer-
chants who sell us sulphate Of cop
per and sulphur, said he. The
great danger in these projects for
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-22
.ROTTEUDAN'S SHIPPING
FALLING OFF SINCE war
Trade with Many Countries Practic-
ally at StamdstilI--TOnnage at 1892
Level and shipping at 1870 Level

Rotterdam, Netherlands. - Core
spondence of the Associated Press.)-
Rotterdam's shipping trafic last year
fell to. the level of the year 1870 as
regards the number of ships, and to
the level of 1892 in respect to tom
/ mage, according to the annual report
of the Rotterdam Chamber of Com
merce. The shipping arrivals Of the
| whole country numbered 5,114. with q
net tonnage of 1851, III, as compared
with 1851 ships measuring 6,62l'47S
in 1915.
Trafic with Spain, Russia, Ruma-
MIA and many other European coun-
tries Is entirely at a standstill, and
that with Africa almost in like. con-
dition. Nearly half Rotterdam's ship
ping traffic was carried on with Brit
ain, Norway and Sweden. The other
half was with the United States ana
Argentina, whence came the countrys
grain imports.
A large part Of the Rhine deet was
employed In the transport of gravel
from Germany and Holland over In
land waterways to Belgium, This MAJ
teriaI is destined for German military
and other uses, and Its conveyance
through Dutch waters has not been
viewed with much favor TO the en-
tente powers. Holland maintains that
such transport is permissible under
international law, and that in these
circumstances strict neutrality for
bids prevention of the traffic. Anoth-
fleet, in the absence of the usual busy
traffic with Germany, was chartered
TO carry coal from Belgium (Antwerp)
to Germany, Switzerland, Scandinavia
and Holland.
Germany, Austria and Belgium be-
ing cut of from the Netherlands East
Indian market, and Britain's supplies
being mostly confined to textile goods
and Fertilizers, the report says Amer
lea and Japan took advantage of the
position to considerably increase their
sales to the East Indies. America
supplies more machinery and iron
ware than formerly, and her exports
to those colonies are expected to In
crease. III Is probable, in the cham
ber's opinion, that Japan will con-.
tinue to serve the Netherlands East
Indian market after the war. So
greatly has the war hampered tele-
graphic communication between
mother country and colony that It Is
now almost a rule for kilograms to
taken ten to twelve days. If Holland
remains true to its free trade policy,
the Rotterdam chamber anticipates
that she may after the war NIL an inn
portant role as middleman between
the present belligerent countries,
whose commercial relations may not
at first be Of the best description.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-22
CHANCE TO EARN.

A man who became prominent in
public affairs recently was discuss
ing the secret of his SUCCESS and
said: MY father never gave me a
nickel in his life, but he did better
than that; he gave me the opportun-
ity to earn the nickel. and 1t was
mine when ] earned IL. What money
I spent, even from the days of my
infancy, when did childish tasks.
earned.
my father believed in his boys
doing things for himself and learning
how to do 1t. One day / told my
father I wanted a top. He gave me
his jackknife and my mother gave
me a spool and / made the top, and
1t was a good lesson in thrift for
me. We are making a mistake in
bringing up our children to believe
that everything is theirs for the ask
inEn
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-22
AID ASKED FOR 14S
NILES OF STATE HIGHWAY
Federal Engineer From ST. Paul Blu.
reau Completes Survey Of Pro.
posed New Roads.

Bismarck, N. D.. Sept. 22.-T. ].
Lough Of the state highway com :
mission and F. D. Hudgins Of St
Faul.8 senior highway engineer with
the northwestern federal bureau Of
public roads. have completed their
preliminary examination of highway
projects in Stutsman, LaMoure,
Dickey, Sargent, Barnes, Eddy, Ram
sey, Benson, Cavalier, Towner,
Pierce, Wells, Ransom and Foster
counties. Stutsman county asks aid
on 46 miles of state highway, La
Moure on 20 miles, Barnes on 81,
Cavalier on 7.s and Wells on 1S
miles. In none of these counties has
final federal approval been accorded.
Friday the state and federal high
way engineers leave for Dunn,
Stark, Hettinger and Bowman. coun-
ties on a similar mission.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-22
1000 Bail
For Carrying
'..'.'- Bottle of Beer

Detroit, Mimi. Sept. 22.-Fed-
eral authorities have placed un-
der arrest Ellis Thomas of YER
gas, Mimi, for introducing liquor
into the Indian country, When
arraigned before United States
Commissioner P. z. Schroeder,
Thomas waived examination and
was bound over to the district
court, bail being fixed at $1,000.
1t is alleged by the government
that Ellis had one bottle OF beer
in his possession when the arrest
was made. ...
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-22
NEVER BOTHERED SINCE

After suffering with terrible pains
in his back and around his kidneys
for eight years. and after having
tried several doctors and different
writes: Foley Kidney Pills were
recommended to me and the first
bottle removed the pain. After TAX
ing three bottles the bloating was all
gone and has never bothered me
since" When relief can be had so
quickly why not Danish backache.
rheumatic pains, stiff and swollen
joints caused by disordered kidneys7
Fout & Porterfield.-Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-22

the national defense. The crop il
immense in France. Heretofore IL
has been only partially utilized as
fodder. The bulk Of IL found no 9TH
er employment than that OF muni-
tons for boys battles.
The government has appealed Co
the school children to see that not
a horse chestnut goes TO waste.
Their use as fodder will be extended
to replace corn, rice, barley, etc, in
the manufacture Of alcohol and ace
tone. 3
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-22
FRANCE WILL UTILIZE
GREAT CHESTNUT CROP
Government to Use Them to Re-
place Grains in Making Alcohol
and Acetone.

Paris. Sept. zf.-The Horse Chest
nut Collector Is the latest official to
be added to Frances long list of
functionaries. One will be appointed
in each commune Of France to verify
the quantities OF horse chestnuts COL
lected by school children and turned
over to the state in the interest Of
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-22
TO USE MUELLER
500 Line Trains Won't BE SO Noisy
in Minot Hereafter.

Minot, N. D., Sept. $500 line
trains will put a muffler on their
whistles while passing through Mi
not at night.
That's the purport of an order,
effective today, issued by g. r. Hunt
ington, general superintendent Of the
road
Midnight whistling by 500 trains,
Minot citizens maintained, disturbed
their slumbers.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-22

limiting selling prices or requisition-
ing at arbitrary figures is that wine
growers will simply abandon their
vineyards; consequence, a scarcity
of wine and higher prices yet.
The winegrowers' association pro-
poses as q compromise that conces-
sions be made to the state on the
quantities of wine requisitioAed for
the army and that. in return, the
state leave the wine market to ad-
lust itself,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-22
Murderer Hides
Victim S Body
Under Hay Pile

Valley City, ". D., Sept. "a
Seven bullet holes were found in
the body of q man found in the
northern part of Barnes county.
The CAGE is evidently . murder.
The body waB discovered by
several boys and had been drag
oed and placed under the last
iron bridge on the main road TO
Luverne. II was covered with
hay.
There was nothing on the per-
son Of the dead man by which
Identification could be establish
ed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-22
Great Faith in ChamberIain's Collie
and Diarrhoea Remedy.

"Chamberlain's Collie and Diar-
rhoea Remedy was used by my faith
er about a year ago when he had
diarrhoea. 1t relieved him immedi-
ately and by taking three doses he
was absolutely cured. He has great
faith in this remedy" writes Mrs
w. H. williams. Stanley. N. Y
Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-22

King Alfonso demands that the
editor of The Seculo newspaper be
punished for printing an article en-
titled, The Last Bourbons, saying
that the king OF Spain's heirs would
not be permitted to reign.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-22
Has 3 High Opinion Of Chamber
lain's Tablekss

Il have a high opinion Of Cham
berlain's Tablets for hiliousness and
as d laxative writes Mrs. G. A.
Barnes. Charleston, III II have never
found anything SO mild and pleasant
to use Ny brother has also used
these tablets with satisfactory re-
.s-Advt
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-22
Polk County
Farmers Strong
For Armament

Crookston, Mimi. Sent. pa
Determined to have q fry wheth-
er It be Of prairie chickens or
domestic fowl, hunters in this
vicinity are said TO have bag
ged" a number Of birds from
farm yards with the result that
many complaints have been
reaching the state and the city
authorities.
Since the recent thievinE.
which has been going on. 1t Is
said that there Is not farmer
In the vicinity Of CrOokston who
disbelieves In disarmament.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-22
MONTHS CAMPAIGN
Liberty Loan to Commence Oct. 1
and Close Oct. ~.
(By Associated Press.l

Washington, Sept. 21.-The second
Liberty Loan campaign will last four
weeks, opening Oct. 1 and closing
Oct. %.
Wednesday, Oct. "A, will be ccIe-
brated as Liberty day throughout
the country. Details of the second
Liberty Loan, ii was announced last
night will be made public as soon
as possible after congress disposes Of
the $11 900, 900, 900 bond bill.
Flavo -four, creamy wnltA, deIic-
ious flavor. goes further. Phone 50.
s-Advt
For Quick Results Use The Forum
Want Ads.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-22

Get wise and order Flavo Flour
from the manufacturers. Phone Sc.
Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-22
Northwestern Automobile Company
Tnion Transfer Building rARno

Union Transfer Building
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-08
AMUSEMENT NOTES.
Selwyn & Co. Offer Good Farceus in "Fair
and Warmer"

Selwyn & Co. present the Avery Hop
wood farce hit of generation, "Fair and
Warmer" at the Barre opera house on
Thursday, Oct, IL.
Fair and Warmer" comes here with
one of the strongest casts Of farceurs
ever assembled for road tour of a New
York success. The production, offered
by Selwyn & Co. is an exact replica
of that in which the farce was offered
during its long engagement in New
York and Chicago.
Avery Hopgood's title to consideration
as Americas best writer of farce, which
was auspiciously begun with Seven
Days" and "Nobody's Widow was firm
ly established for once and all by Fair
and Warmer" Selwyn & Co. with such
remarkable success to their credit as
Within the Law" and Twin Beds" have
fairly excelled themselves as producers
of plays the public wants, with Fair
and Warmer"
Fair and Warmer" is rare trea5 for
theatregoers wherever il may be sNen
and as often as it may be seen in any
place. adv.