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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-26

and another has put in q 300-car
yard at the point where transfer is
made to the interurban.
Major NJ. A. Butler, Quartermaster
corps, United States reserve, a resi-
dent of st. Paul, MINI. is in charge
Of construction for the government,
assisted by Captain ]. c. Kay, Quar-
termaster corps, regular army, and
number of subordinate officers ana
men. Chas. Weitz g. Sons company
of Des Moines are the contractors.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-26
SOUTHWEST RECEIPTS.

Kansas sCity-Wheat receipts 1885,
900. last year 100000; corn 10000, last
year $4,000; oats $4,000, last year &c.
900. Shipments wheat today $4,000,
last year 10000; corn 1000, last year
$4,000; oats $4,000, last year 1000.
st. Louis-Wheat 5000, last year
$4,000; corn $4,000. last year $4,000:
oats $1,000, last year $4,000. Ship
ments wheat $4,000, last year 11S,000;
corn 10000, last year $4,000; oats 10O,-
900, last year $4,000.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-26
GERMAN BOATS SUNK
tive others Taken to EnsIand By
British Destroyexs.

Amsterdam, July 26.-Two German
man steamers have been taken 20
ENGLAND by British destroyerHs ae-
cording to The Amsterdam Telegram.
A German steamship which had been
torpedoed. the correspondent audh'
has arrived at Denhelde.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-26
Kruse's Csc
Sale Starts
With A Rush
Women Waiting in Line Before the
Store Opened This Morning.

Kruse's greatest ninety five cent
sale began this morning at $3.50 and
long before that time the ladies', who
realized that this was genuine bar
gain day had lined up, waiting for an
opportunity to get into the store. AS
the tables and racks were emptied,
they were refilled with hundreds of
new fresh bargains from every de-
partment. The sale will continue
throughout the week and is proving
the greatest bargain revelation that
the customers of the Kruse store in
this city have ever experienced.-Adv.
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PRIMARY RECEIPTS AND
SHIPMENTS.

Wheat receipts $4,000, last year l.
171,000; shipments today 1916, 900. last
year $4,000. Corn receipts today s2S,-
900, last year $4,000: shipments today
2S6,000, last year $4,000. Oats re-
celpts today $4,000, last year S45, 900,
shipments today 56S,000, last year
60S,000.
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oARLoT REcEIPTs.

Chicago-Wheat 30, last year 10;
corn 100, last year 400; oats 100, last
year 22S.
Minneapolis-Wheat SO, last year
PCS.
Duluth-Wheat s, last year 1913.
Winnipeg-Wheat 27s, last year s32.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-26
SURVEYS ARE o. z.
State Engineer Expects Federal Aid
For Highways Without Delay.

For Highways Without Delay.
Bismarck, N. D., July 26.-State
Engineer Jay w. Bliss, who also is
secretary of the state highway COM
mission, is back from an inspection
of federal aid highway projects in
Cass, Richland, Trail, Griggs and
Foster counties, made in company
with Assistant Federal District
Engineer Scales of st. Paul.
Engineer Bliss reports that these
projects were found acceptable to
the district Office, and that the proc
ess Of procuring federal and state
aid may be expected to proceed with
out undue delay.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-26
Summary for the Corn ana wheat Re
-- ga0n States.

Showers. mostly light, occurred in
eastern and central Oklahoma, ex-
treme southeastern Kansas, southern
and central Missouri, central Illinois,
Indiana except extreme north portion,
and eastern and central Kentucky.
Amounts over one inch were recorded
at one station each in Missouri, Illi-
nois and Kentucky. Maxfrfna Tuesday
were near or above. 900 over almost
the, entire region; ,100e was reported
at Enid, Okla, and Pierre, S. d.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-26
WEATHER MAP.

Canadian northwest, AZ to 60, part
cloudy; Regina .04, Minnedosa "a,
Winnipeg 80, Edmonton .01. North
west, IS to rs, part cloudy; Huron IA,
Moorhead .01, Devils Lake .02. West,
u to rs, generally clear; North Platte
01, Keokuk .04. Southwest, 6s to 76.
generally clear; st. Louis .02, Kansas
cloudy; Louisville .04.
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roc ~ "a cLAssIFY.

FURNISHED 8-room house, modern
throughout. Phone 2224-W.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-26
The Effects Of Opiates,

MAT INFANTS peculiarly susceptible opium and it's various
all
smallest doses continued these opiates
mental craving for alcohol
result q dosing with oses narcotics quiet
ss osts q The smallest doses for than day tme
lhe administrator q Anodynes Drops cprdial Soothing syup
children
ana ne druggist should not BE- party e T. Children who are III
dose them wilfuly with
40 nafco bears the -
signature Of Chas. n Fletcher. m
asnuine Caatoria always the signature Ofe7E L<e<
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live French bomb among the sup
plies brought to camp for training
purposes. He extracted the safety
pin in some manner and very soon
thereafter a loud explosion occur
red Fortunately for the soldier the
bomb did not contain a charge of
full battle strength or he would have
been blown to pieces. AS 1t was he
escaped with the loss of his right
hand.
At every vantage point near the
camp men in khaki and men in blue
could be seen yesterday drilling and
digging side by side. Field maneu-
vers were in progress in several
places while from more secluded
spots came the rattle of machine
guns. Musketry practice was being
held and on every hand was activity
which was most impressive.
The French and American SOL
diers seemed to enjoy their associa-
ton thoroughly. The French frankly
admire the attitude of their enthusi-
astic pupils.
Visits to the French front I'M
doubtedly will be frequent in the
future in order that American off,
GERS may accquaint themselves with
conditions on the front line in vari-
Gus phases including routine as we'll
as the actual working out of often
give and defensive plans.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-26

Green sailed deacon 4
skins, each ........... 1.25 to i. 80
Green sailed horse hides,
as to size .......... 100 to 6 so
Green sailed ponies,
mules, CLUES, etc. $50. 1.50 to 3 so
Green sailed colt skins,
as to size ........... so to / 25
Green and part cured
hides, lie to SC less
than above prices on
cured stock.
Dry flint hides and skins 80 to 40
Dry sailed hides and
skins ................. 80 to 30
Gong-haired hides, &c
less.)
Rendered tallow ....;... Is to IA
Green pelts. full wooded,
each ................. loo TO 4 90
Green pelts. short wool.
eacn ................s .bu TO i. 90
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LIVESTOCK
south st. Paul.


South St. Paul, Mimi, July 26.-
Hogs: Receipts, $3.50; steady; range,
$1l00@15.25; bulk, $1A75@15.00.
Cattle: Receipts. Also; killers,
10@15c lower; steers, $5.00@12.50;
cows and heifers, $6.50@9.50; calves,
S5.50@12.50; stockers and feeders, 25c
lower, $5.00@S.50.
Sheep: Receipts, $3.50; steady;
lambs, $7O0@15.00; wethers, $1,000
$50; ewes, $5.00@850.
Chicago. *
Chicago, Ill, July 26.-Hogs: Re
Iceipts, $4,000; strong at yesterdays
average; bulk, $14.S5@15.S0; light.
$4,000 1885; mixed, $14.50 1926;
heavy, $14.30@15.s5: rough. $4,000
1880; pigs, $1L50@1E50.
Cattle: Receipts, 5000; weak: ma
tive beef steers, $s.20@14.15: western
sRrs, $s.50@11.60; stockers and feed
e. $6&Q@ 10; cows and heifers,
$500 a 1f.96; calves, 1925 @13.50.
Sheep: RECEIPTS, 1000; weak;
1925.
@ Sioux City.
Sioux City, Ia, July 26.-Hogs: Re-
ceipts, $500; 5@1Oc higher; estimated
receipts tomorrow, IA; bulk, $14.60 a
1890: mixed, $14.7o@14.s0; heavy,
$14.50@15.40.
Cattle: Receipts, 1900; 10@15c low
err; estimated receipts tomorrow, 100.
Sheep: Receipts, 500; weak.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-26
Condemned as Spy.

Raris, July ga military court
today condemned to death for es-
pionage a dancer known as Mata
Hari, who before her marriage was
Margaret Zell. She was born in the
Dutch Indies and claims Dutch ma
tionaiifv
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-26
British Win In Africa.

London, July 26.-British troops in
German East Africa have won new
victories over the remaining German
forces there and the main body of
the enemy is now in retreat toward
the south after having suffered loss
es, says an official statement issued
yesterday. The text reads:
"An engagement on July 10, at
Naroncombe, resulted in the enemy
being driven from all his positions.
The main body is retreating south
ward. The enemy's losses were
heavy.
"A small German column Is at
large on the north shore OF Lake
Manyara.
I'VE are in touch at Libuka with
the enemy retreating toward
Mahenge lin the southeasterly Sec
tion of the colony.
I'm Portuguese East Africa we are
pursuing the enemy"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-26
Bomb Zeebruaae.

London, July ga dispatch from
Amsterdam says a telegram from
the frontier announces that English
airmen during the past two nights
have bombed Zeebrugge, the German
submarine base and the town Of
Bruges, Belgium. Explosions and
fires followed the attacks. A sub
marine shed at Zeebrugge was dam
aged, according to the dispatch and
it is probable that a submarine was
blown I'D.
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X HIDES, PELTs, WOOL, ETC.
Review of the Hide and Tallow Market
BY B0llea q Rogers, sos, Broadway.
Indications are for weaker market.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-26
Chicago Corn.
Chicago Pork.
Winnipeg Close.

No. northern, 2.37; No. 2 northern,
2.34; No. northern, 2.29 oats, cash,
No. 2 C. W., .79; July oats, 70; octo-
Der ioats, .6SA; December oats, .63N;
flax, cash, No. / N. w. c. 500; July
flax, 800; October flax, 3.02A; De-
carnhar flaX o az So. 70
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-26
Market Quotations

Chaa. Il. Lewis a Co., Grain and stock
Brokers, Morton Block Fargo.
July wheat.
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Chicago. Minneapolis
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The Markets
WEATHER RECORD

Issued by the II &. weather
Bureau Station at Bismarck.
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/ oLEARANcEs. |
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For the "a hours ending at a. M
Wednesday, july 49,
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Chicago. Minneapolis. DUN
New Britain herald., 1917-04-11
PENN DECIDES TO
 CONTINUE SPORTS
Athletes Will Have Military h. StruCtion-CarniYal Plans Stand

Philadelphia, April 1.-The board of directors of the Athletic association of the University of Pennsylvania de- cided yesterday to continue athletics at the university with every athlete under the military supervision of Ma jor William Kelley, U. $. A.
 Pennsylvania is the only large East ern university to adopt this course during the international crisis.
 Despite the action of several of the large Eastern universities in cancel ling their athletic schedules for the remainder of the season, University of Pennsylvania officials said yesterday this action would have but slight ef- feet on the relay carnival to be held here April 27 and 2S.
 There has been no halt in the plans for the carnival, and it was officially stated that there was no present indi- cation of calling it off.
 While number of star athletes from Yale, Harvard, Princeton, Cor nell and Columbia who were entered in the cham pionship events will be prevented from taking part by the &C., ton of their institutions, a large num- Der of entries have been received from the middle West.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-11
league club today. The two men will
 report to the Springfield club at once
BY BRIGGS

league club today. The two men will report to the Springfield club at once.
 Robert E. Peck. captain of the 1916 University of Pittsburgh football team and twice selected by football experts for the All-American team, has signed a contract to take charge of athletics at Culver Military Academy, Culver, Ind. Peck will coach baseball, bas- ketball and football.
 Steve Yerkes, second baseman with the Chicago Nationals, was released last night to the Indianapolis club of the American Association. Yerkes, a former Pittsburgh Federal player, is under a Federal league contract call- ing for $s,500 a year. His release is taken to mean that Larry Doyle will be in condition to play second
 Dorsey V. Jones. of Moundsville. w. Va., recently selected as an umpire in the Central league for this season. en- listed at the naval recruiting station yesterday.
 Under the management of Doc Hull the Newhallville A. c. will present a boxing show at the Arena the night of April 27, in which Al Shubert and Tommy Shea will appear in the star bout of 12 rounds. Other bouts are under consideration to complete a good card and it is expected that Dave Fitzgerald will referee the fights.
 William Gershel. a Class B. player won the first annual 1S.2 balkline bil- Hard handicap tournament for the J. Ferdinand Poggenburg memorial trophy at Daly's last night by defeat ing Jacob Klinger, former Austrian champion, in the final and deciding game. Gershel won four games and lost only one in the final round robin. Francis S. Appleby was relegated to a tie for second place during the afternoon when he was defeated by his brother, Edgar T. Appleby, by 25O to 2O4.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-11
WELSH WANTS TO FIGHT

Lightweight Champion Writes Gov
 ernor Whitman That He is Ready
 to Organize a Regiment.
 New York, April 11-Undeterred by the misfortunes of Jess Willard. whom the naval authorities have de- clared too big to be a sailor, Fred die Welsh yesterday sent a letter to Gov. Whitman offering to form reg iment for service in France. Welsh says he will finance the project by boxing challengers for the lightweight title. He will turn his share of the purse over to the authorities.
 Welsh assured Gov. Whitman that all his interests were in the United States, that his wife and children were American and that he felt called upon to do his bit for the colors. The champion asked the gov ernor to arrange a conference with one of his military aids in order that his proposal may be acted upon.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-11

Ed Crump Dodge, Spur, Star Hawk, Sortie. Sand Marsh, winner of the event last year; Ormesdale and many others will try conclusions. Practical ly the same field has been named for the Long Beach and the Kings County handicaps
 No fewer than 104 two-year- odds will fight it out in the Youthful Stakes, which is at five and one-half furlongs. Ten of the juveniles of the ~Wickliffe Stable have been named for this race, while James Butler has named seven and H. F. Whitney six. The Rosedale Stakes, for Allies ex- clusively, received ninety-seven en- tries.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-11
OUTLOOK GOOD FOR
 ! RACING SEASON
purteen Stakes to Be Run Over Jamaica Course

New York, April 1.-Thorough- red racing will flourish this year as ever before. Such at least are the idtcations, judged by the number of oung horses nouinated to start in 1. le stake races to which they are tlg1ble. Fourteen stakes will be run uring the May and June meetings of 1e Metropolitan Jockey club over the amaica track. and no fewer than aventy-one horses have been named } start.
 &In every one of the more important lces to be held under the auspices the Metropolitan Jockey club the 3ntries outnumber those of last year. |h some instances. notably the South mpton Handicap. for three year olds. fherc is an increase of more than 100 Ter cent. Richer prizes arc largely Responsible for the greater interest on he part of tho owners.
 The net value cf the Southampton
 fill be $3.500 or more. The Kings bounty and the Long Beach handi- tnps will carry value of some $4,OO0, khich is substantial increase over Ast year.
 Not only arc larger prizes being lfered by the local associations, but E Saratoga as we'll. It was an- IOunced at the headquarters of the Jockey Club yesterday that two of
 he four moro important steeplechase
 landicaps would be of greater value
 han, heretofore. The Saratoga will ave $2.OOO added money, an increase f $500 over last year. while the
 eyerwyk will have $25O added. and
 i'll be worth $1,250 in all. The
 birth American and the Shillelah andicaps will be worth $1,000 as 1ey were last year. These races will lose on Monday. May [.
 EHourless. August Belmont's great
 plt by Negofol-Hourglass II, has Ieen nominated to start in the Stuy- Iesant handicap along with seventy kvo others. Last year only thirty line were named to start in this race.
 6r. Belmont's wonder horse will
 Nmpete against the best blood of the hrf, including Tumbler and Hwfa, EOm Harry Payne Whitney's stable:
 kndrew Miller's Ticket. w. R. Goes
 Qck Mount, which is named to start
New Britain herald., 1917-04-11

Johnny Dundee stopped Jimmy Powers in the ninth round at ths Pioneer Sporting club in New York last night.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-11
FAFNIR BOWLERS
 ARE 0UTCLASSED Rule Shop Lane Artists Add to
 Championship Chances

The Fafniy Bearing company bowl- ing team continues to prove easy pick ing for the other quintets in the Fac tory league, the latest aggregation to profit by the lack of ability on part of the Booth street boys being tho Stanley Rule & Level company. which secured three games last evening on the Aetna alleys. The scores were very close, and interest was at high pitch throughout the match. Young topped off the high score for the vic- tors with a total of 3o4. Erickson was the best performer for the vanquished team. The scores follow:
New Britain herald., 1917-04-11

in the Kentucky Derby: J. O. Whit lows Westy Hogan, Clifford A. Coch- rams Mary Powell and a host of others we'll known to racing enthus- lasts.
 The Excelsior handicap. for three year olds and upward, at one mile and one-sixteenth, has attracted the best of horses Strombolli, Pennant. Chicle. Hwfa, George Smith, The Finn, Boots.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-11

Fifteen hits for a total of twenty five bases. together with eight bases on balls and two hit batsmen, netted the Cleveland Americans thirteen runs and defeated the Toledo American As' sociation club, 13 to O. in an exhibi- tion game at Toledo yesterday.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-11

James Sullivan, the 135-pound Met rcpolitan association champion and runner-up in the national tournay last week, outpointed Tom Hughes, Paulis Athletic club in a 136-pound bout in the amateur boxing tourney at the Fairmont Athletic club last night. The bouts were held under the direc- tions of the Pastime Athletic club, which is endeavoring to collect suf- ftcient money to replace its clubhouse, which was destroyed by fire.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-11
BURNS-BRANDT BOUT
Local Followers of Boxing Game to Be Out in Force at Brass City Ex- hibition Tomorrow Evening.

hibition Tomorrow Evening.
 New Britain will be we'll repre- sented at the boxing exhibition in Waterbury tomorrow evening, when Frankie Burns and Dutch Brandt will clash in the star bout of fifteen rounds. The semi-fnal affair bring ing together Silent Martin and Clay Turner is being watched with even more interest than the star go, the deaf mute having number of friends in this city. Young Mack of Meriden, who has announced his in tention of retiring, will face tough bird' in Art Lord of Waterbury. Mike Farrell and Billy Richards will make up the remainder of the bill. A special train will leave this city for the bouts returning at the close of the mill. The management has sent to this city number of choice seats which are obtainable at the Hotel Nelson.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-11

The release of Joseph Coffindaffer, pitcher, and William Ratsch. out fielder, to the Springfield, Ohio. club of the Central league was announced by officials of the Pittsburgh National
New Britain herald., 1917-04-11

Al 437 447-1325
New Britain herald., 1917-04-11

Joe Stecher, claimant to the nation al catch-as-catch-can wrestling cham pionship, explaining his failure to re- turn to the ring for the third fall of his match with Earl Caddock last night, said he was in his dressing room preparing to go on with the match and did not know the time was up when informed that the match had been awarded to Caddock
 Stecher denied his managers state ment that he had refused to wrestle and declared he wished another match with Caddock Stecher got the first fall and Caddock the second. Then Stecher failed to appear for the de- ciding fall.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-11
SPORTDOM SPARKLERS}

j, The National league opening be- tween the Giants and the Braves. scheduled for today was postponed, Braves. field being covered with snow last night. The first game will be played tomorrow.
 The Giants arrived late last night from Indianapolis. where they ended their spring junket. The Polo Ground CTS are in the best of health, with the exception of Manager J. J. McGraw, who is suffering from ptomaine pois- oning, contracted at Kansas City.
 Outflelder Eldred was released last night by the Chicago American league baseball club to the Newark club of the International league, according to Secretary Grabauer.
 Bruno Haas already has been sent to Newark by the White Sox.
 Military training for ball players is to be adopted immediately through out the American association, Prest- dent Hickey announced last night Heretofore only two clubs, Milwaukee and Indianapolis have pursued the policy
New Britain herald., 1917-04-11

Williams college recently announced as having cancelled the baseball game with the Army, has reconsidered and will cross bats with the cadets here today.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-11

Outfielder Yardley of the St. Louis Americans and Shortstop Stevenson, fielder with Rochester in 1915. were signed by the Little Rock Southern association club yesterday.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-11

Jack Egan, former American league umpire, is the new manager of the Providence International league team. Eagen was selected at the elev-a enth hour instead of Otto Knabe. The leader of the Grays already has some good players to work with They are Rehg, Eayrs, Kane, Peters. Schultz, Gilmore and F. Onslow. Egan also has lines out for several young players now with the Boston Red Sox and the Cincinnati Reds. The Provi- dence club is owned by local business men, including John Gammos, a for mer Brown university baseball and football star: Mike Lynch. who once pitched for the Pirates and Giants; Gov. Beeckman, Senator Perry and others. George M. Conan offered to take over the franchise, but the Prov idence men decided to keep it for themselves.