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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-18
CHEERFUL LETTER.
TO TROOPS URGED
Society of Loyal Girls Back
Plan That Will Keep
Soldiers Happy

Great Lakes, Ill, July ia move
ment toward an increased happiness
at the United States naval training
station here has just been launched
by the Loyal Girls of America So
ciety. To this end the organization
is urging that relatives and friends
Of the bluetackets write them cheer
ing letters. Many Of the youthful
sailors are away from home for the
first time and even their pride in be-
ing a part of Uncle Sans First
Line of Defense" and regular fight
ing men" cannot keep them from
feeling just a bit homesick at times.
To remedy this condition, accord
ling to. Miss Gertrude Elmore, Chicago
secretary Of the society, the organ
ization hopes to make every cores
pondent Of every sailor boy feel that
they are proud Of the work he has
undertaken-the defense of his ma
tive land.
At the Great Lakes naval training
station the mail man vies among the
5000 bluejackets for popularity with
the paymaster. A regular postoff1ce
is established in one of the station
buildings and at almost any Of the
daylight hours long line of men
may be seen waiting expectantly for
the distribution of letters. 1t is point
ed out that the interest manifested In
this line is not second to that in a
country postofflce shortly after the
arrival of a mail train. In the tents
about the station grounds after the
distribution of mail may be seen
hundreds of boys porting over the
letter from home.
Miss Elmore pointed out that IL
this letter is not cheerful 1t has a
depressing effect on its recipient,
while the properly written letter or
post card does much to tighten up
the day. Don't write and tell your
son, John you are unhappy while he
is in the services of the United
States doing his part in the national
emergency" she says. Don't tell
him that his favorite dog pines while
he is away, but tell him how envious
the boys at home are of him and his
opportunity. Tell him that you ex-
pect him to make .good-that he
must make good for the sake of him
self, his. home and his country"
The Loyal Girls of America society
was organized shortly after the
declaration of war and is pledged to
write to soldiers and sailors Of the
United States. 1t is indirectly an
outgrowth of request made by
asked Captain w. A. Moffett, COM
of the United States naval
training station, Great Lakes, I'LL
nois. for the name Of sailor lad to
whom she could write as IL he were
her big brother and had gone to sea.
Captain Moffett encouraged the little
girl and suggested that a sisterhood
be formed to cheer the lonesome re-
cruits. The idea spread and the
Loyal Girls of America society was
one of the results. They are center
ing their Cheering up" efforts not
alone to the United States naval
training station at Great Lakes, but
upon all of the correspondents of
men enlisted in the national service.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-18
Alkali in Soap
Bad for the Hair

Soap should be used very carefully,
IL you want to keep your hair looking
its best. Most soaps and prepared
shampoos contain too much alkali.
This dries the scalp, makes the hair
brittle and ruins it.
The best thing for steady use is just
ordinary mulsified cocoanut oil (Which
is pure and greaseless), and is better
than the most expensive soap or any
thing else you can use.
One or two teaspoonfuIs viii cleanse
the hair and scalp thoroughly. Sim
ply moisten the hair with water and
rub 1t in. 1t makes an abundance OF
rich, creamy lather, which rinses out
easily, removing every particle OF
dust, dirt, dandruff and excessive
oil. The hair dries quickly and even
", and it leaves the scalp soft, and
the hair fine and silky, bright, lust
rous. fluffy and easy to manage.
You can get mulsified cocoanut oil
at any pharmacy. it's very cheap, and
a few ounces will supply every mem
Der Of the family for months.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-18
CHANGE FIELD TO
AVIATION CAMP
Remarkable Activity Dis
played by United States
in Training Airmen

Rantoul, ILL.,, July 17.-Five weeks
ago three sets Of farm buildings and
growing grain occupied a 640-acre
tract just outside the limits Of this
town. Today student aviators are
trundling over it in practice ma
chimes, expert airmen are sailing
overhead and an army Of carpenters,
plumbers, electricians and other
skilled workmen are rushing final
touches to fifty-one structures which
have sprung up as If by magic. Farm
buildings, hedges, orchards, fences
and growing crops have disappeared,
and $50 teams, dragging scrapers, are
rapidly ironing the natural undula-
proverbial billiard table.
Even the names by which the tract
was known have vanished. One no
longer hears of "the old Jones place"
or the Smith farm" The ground
has been christened "Chanute Field"
in honor of Octave Chanute, of Chi
cago, the famous French-American
engineer whose research studies in
aviation still form the basis of much
of the text book instruction in the
science. And it has been dedicated
to the work OF making fit for service
in Chanute's native land hundreds Of
American youths who have chosen
the air service of the United States
army as the medium Of their war
service. F~.-
Capt. e. L. Deacon Of Detroit, in
charge of the construction work, ex-
poets to have all of the fifty-one
buildings ready for use within two
weeks. The speed of the work has
set a record and won promotion for
Deacon, who came here with the rank
of lieutenant in the engineers reserve
corps. 1t also led two French avia-
tors who visited the field recently to
remark that the United States was
slow to get into the war, but they go
some when they get started"
A vague idea Of the stupendous
work that has been accomplished
may be gained from considering that
there have been used already some
six hundred cars of material, includ-
ing more than forty-flve tons of nails.
Two thousand men are at work on
the field and of this number $50 are
teams used in leveling the
ground: 700 carpenters are busily
engaged in finishing the buildings;
and LOO plumbers, steam filters,
and their helpers are
putting in plumbing, telephones and
electric lights and power.
There are at present twelve hang
ars on the field plat and all are now
ready to house the planes.
The abandonment of Ashburn field
at Chicago probably means that eight
more hangers will be built here. In
there are mess halls, cadet /
quarters, officers quarters, an adj
building, an officers
club, a garage, q heating plant, a
school, dope" house and a Z. M.
c. A. building.
All buildings are on the same
level and are painted white with
roofs of "barrack red" From a dis
lance one is struck at once by the
beauty and symmetry of the group.
They are guarded by a company of
state troops who came
here last week from Springfield.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-18
KILTIEs IN NEW YORK
Famous Canadian Regiment Gives
Metropolis Taste Of Canadian
Recruiting.

New York. July 1S.-To the skirl-
ing music of the bagpipes, a COM
pany of the Forty eighth regiment
Of Canadian Highlanders, many Of
whom bear scars Of wounds suffered
in the trenches of France, invaded
this city recently to aid in gaining
recruits for the Canadian and Brit
ish forces. With crowds cheering
them the picturesque "kilties"
marched up Broadway from the bat
terry to City hall, where they were
welcomed by Mayor. Mitchell, who
hoped their mission would be a sue
cess.
Responding to the welcome, Brig.
Gen. White. in charge of British
recruiting in this country, declared
it was a happy augury to have
Canadian regiments on United States
soil because at this moment Cen
eral Pershing and his men are go
ing forward on the European front"
The Highlanders were under the
command of Lieut.. Col. e, W. Darling.
At the close of their work here they
will go to Chicago. 1t is said the
regiment has recruited more than
{, 900 men for service abroad.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-18

framework; a fourth boards It up;
a fifth stretches weather proof ma
teriaI and finishes the interior floor
ing and walls: sixth roofs the
building and q rear guard equipped
with paint buckets finishes the job.
At present work on a mile long line
of bunk houses and mess halls for
workmen is the feature. Stables are
going up, water tanks are climbing
TO give fire protection and a net
work Of telephone. and telegraph
wires are connecting the completed
buildings. A branch postoffice under
the control of Postmaster w. II. Hef-
feran of Rockford, has been estab-
lished in camp and a permanent
branch employing fifteen clerks will
be installed before troops arrive.
The organization that makes the
gigantic task possible is briefly this:
All construction is under the direct
charge of Constructing QuaFtermas-
ter Major Dwight H. Sawyer. His
military organization is made up of
a government field auditor and force
Of fifty men who check up on each
inch of material and each minute Of
labor that goes into the work; two
hundred men in Company A, First
Illinois Engineers in command Of
Captain G. G. Saner, who makes
plans, survey, locate water mains
and meet other engineering prob
lens; a unit of thirty-three heavy
army motor trucks manned by seas
oned drivers direct from the Mexican
border and under command of Cap
tain g. w. Schieiser, and one Uni
ted States sanitation, squad. Under
this organization comes the rank ana
file of workmen who are directed by
Mr.. Lenahan and his foremen.
Following Chamber of Commerce
campaign, four miles Of new cement
road is crawling toward the camp
to make up two excellent. trans
portation arteries and a new bridge
has been ordered to span Rock river
for camp use. Comfort stations and
recreation auditorium to seat FIVE
thousand people are being construct
ed by the city and all preparations
made to handle the 100000 month
ly business increase that authorities
estimate will pour into Rockford
with camp establishments. Chief Of
Police A. e. Bargren has completed
his system to insure city morals by
the establishment of a ten mile moral
zone about camp, and has been given
thirty additional men and police
women to help keep the city clean
for Illinois boys in training. The en-
tire city has entered into the moral
and development drive and is en-
joying the first fruits of a military
boom unequalled in its history.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-18

president and fight this great fight
for business honor, while our boys
in khaki are fighting and dying
triumphantly in the trenches, the
country will be disgraced at home by
a despicable scramble for illegitimate
war profits on steel and coal, on
munitions and food.
Every day we hear regret that
they are too old to enlist. There is
no man too old to make his sacrifice
at the shop, the bank, the farm, the
ballot box.
There is a pernicious brood of
tories, Junkers and reactionaries in
every large city and in every state
in this land. They belong to no one
party. They bear the black flag of
financial piracy and the yellow flag
OF economic treason. At every cleo
ton from this time forth, the liber-
ais of all political parties should
make common cause against the
Junker reactionaries. A political
realignment Is demanded with pa
triots whose motto is service to
country, arrayed in a solid phalanx
against those INSCRIPTIONS, disloyaL,
self seekers.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-18
ARMED GUARDS
AROUND BISBEE
Mine Operators Claim Y
Per Cent of Men Are
At Work
(By Associated Press.l

Bisbee, Ariz., July 1S.-The number
Of armed men now on duty guard
ing the approaches to this city
against the return of men deported
last Thursday now has reached $50.
Eight more men left here yesterday,
after being informed by a committee
that their presence was not desired.
This committee is examining all men
who enter the district in search OF
work and If passed by it they are
given employment at the mines.
The mine operators said today 70
per cent of a normal quota was at
work in the mines. Sheriff Wheeler
said two men who had been deported
Thursday and who had returned,
had been sent away again. He add
ed that all desirable citizens who
were among the deported ones were
welcome to return If the government
would permit. He declared no trou-
BILE was expected in the district I'M
less the deported men attempt to
return, in which event he indicated
they would be confined in a stock
ade,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-18
Carl Vrooman Urges Self
Sacrifice at Home as
Well as in France
MAJORITY SHOWING
UNSELFISH SPIRIT
But a Few Tories, Junkers
and Reactionaries Are
At Large
(By Associated Press.l

Washington. July 18.-An appeal
to the business world ito make the
conduct of this war as clean and
patriotic, as heroic and self-sacrific-
ing at home as II is in the trenches
Of France and Flanders, was issued
yesterday by Carl Vrooman, assist
ant secretary Of agriculture.
Never before have the business
men of a nation shown as much
patriotism as they have shown in
the United States during the last
three months, said Mr. Vrooman in
a formal statement. Unfortunately,
however, there have been exceptions
to this rule. Only recently we have
forced into the arena in a hand to
seen the secretary of the navy and
the chairman of the shipping board
hand struggle with an organization
OF unpatriotic. selfish, sodden steel
magnates.
eff an army of civilian patriots be
not organized to stand behind the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-18
SUFFRAGISTS ITO
THE WORKHOUSE.
Dudley Field Malone Much
Perturbed After Appeal
To President
(Bv Associated press.l


Washington, July 1S.-Sixteen wo-
men suffragists. arrested while par
ticipating In the women's party Bas-
tile day demonstration in front of
the White House, were sentenced
in police court yesterday to serve go
days in the District of Columbia
workhouse for obstructing the side
walks.
The women were given the alter
native of paying $25 fines, but they
promptly refused the offer and were
taken to the workhouse at Ocoquan,
Va, and turned over to a matron
who saw that each got shower
bath and exchanged her clothes for
a heavy one-piece prison dress. To-
day they viii be assigned to the
sewing room Of the prison where
they will work several hours daily.
Last night the party's headquar-
tiers here was in a furry of uncer-
tainty over the question whether the
women should be permitted to serve
their sentences without protest or
whether the cases should be ap-
pealed.
There were indications that the
course Of the women's friends might
be determined. finally by the attitude
of Dudley Field Malone, collector of
customs at New York, who came
here to testify for the women and
later asked the court to be permit
ted to act as their counsel. The re-
quest was granted, but instead of
taking any legal steps on behalf Of
the women, Mr.. Malone went to tn
White House for a long conferenc
with President Wilson.
What happened at the conferenc
was not revealed, but Mr.. Major
came away visibly perturbed an
there were many rumors that he ha
resigned his collectorship and woul
take up actively the fight OF the suf-
fragists, who repeatedly have been
in police court during recent weeks
for their demonstrations at Presi-
dent Wilson's door.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-18
i WILL NOT DIE.

Mazoomdar: I have fallen into the
hands of God; the terrible wheel Of
providence is grinding me out of
myself. bleed well nigh unto death.
Let me alone. for 1t is better thus.
If go down under the process. But
verify will not die. will live, and
declare the glory OF God.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-18
ROUTED BY sEARcHLIeHT.
Grseian PIotters Stared Into Silence
by Warship's Eye.


Volo. Greece.-A searchlight of q
British cruiser recently disrupted a
street meeting of the supporters Of
King Constantine who were loudly
declaiming protests against the rule
Of the entente allies.
Down with the dogs of allies"
shouted one royalist adherent. Course
Venizelos." Long live King Constan-
tine" were among the cries of the
speakers.
The meeting had reached the
zenith of enthusiasm when suddenly
every Royalist started as IL he had
been shot. Through the sultry
blackness of the June night had
struck a brilliant beam Of illumina-
ton. It came from searchlight Of
the English ship and it had fallen
and rested full upon them. It never
wavered. It seemed to be looking
into the face of every man Of them
as If to see who would speak next.
The words died away on their lips.
The searchlight simply stared them
into silence. They fdReted and whis-
pered to each other for a few min-
utes and then slipped away into the
grateful obscurity of the surround
ing darkness. After that the search
light was master Of the situation.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-18
LAST LOG DRIVE
ON MENOMINEE
Lumber Tributary to River
Exhausted-First Drive
Back in 1868

Marinette, Wis, July 1.-THE log
ging and numbering days OF the
Menominee river, one of the most
famous streams Of its kind in the
country, virtually are over after more
than a half century Of driving and
manufacturing.
The last of the annual log drives,
comprising approximately 100000
feet-which is only about one-third
of the cut of the largest Menominee
river sawmills when this industry
was at it's height-has just reached
here. There will be a few logs COM
ing down the river in the future,
but they will be driven by local lum-
Der companies and will consist prin-
cipally of pulpwood. This years
drive is the smallest in the history
of the Menominee River Boom COM
pany.
The five remaining sawmills in
the future, have all thei" timber
brought in by rail, the las. of the
logs tributary to the local stream
having been put in.
The first logs on the Menominee
river were driven by the Menominee
River Boom company in 1868. In
that year 2,S09, 804 feet were piloted
from the upper waters to the local
booms.. Last year the total was ap-
1891, $50 feet.
During the period from 1858, to 1915
inclusive, the total number of logs
driven down the Menominee river
approximately 10,S10,341, 028
feet. The exact total for this year is
not yet known.
The difference in the size of the
logs is as notable as the difference in
the total sorted. In 1889, the busiest
year that the boom company ever
had, the number of feet of logs sort
ed was 642, 137, $50 feet. These logs
about $50 feet or seven to
the thousand, Last year they aver
aged 3S feet, or about twenty seven
to the thousand.
The Menominee river in it's hey day
was the greatest numbering stream
in the world.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-18

was also thin and dry. ~
~ was told to wash my head with salt
and water, but it did no good and tried
- but with no relief. Then sent
for free sample of Cuticura Soap and
Ointment. Iafterward bought more and
when used two large boxes of Cuticura
Ointment and two bars of Soap was
healed" (Signed) Charlie Simpson,
Oak St., River Grove, ILL.,, June 7, 10.
When Cuticura has cleared your skin
Of pimpIes and redness keep it clear by
using the Soap assisted by the Ointment
for everyday toilet purposes. Abso-
lutely nothing better. NJ
For Free Sample Each by Return
Mail, address postcard: 'tCuticura,
Dept. r, Boston" Sold everywhere.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-18
RECONSTRUCTION OF
CHINESE REPUBLIC
Tan Chi Jul, The Premier, 10 Also
Minister of War, and Admiral
Lieu kwana Hsung, Navy.

Washington, July 1S.-Reconstruc-
ton of the republican government Of
China was reported in dispatches
to the Chinese legation here from
Peking yesterday. as progressing
rapidly. Wang Ia Shin, formerly
secretary of legation here, has as
sumed the office of foreign secretary
and Admiral Lieu Kwang Hsung,
former minister of the navy under
post with the new government.
Tan Chi Jul, the premier, has been
given the added portfolio Of minister
of war.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-18

Italy is determined that her archi-
lecture and art shall not be mutt
lated and destroyed as have those of
France. Heavily padded quilting and
redoubts of sandbags have been used
to protect her most priceless treas
ures against the ravages of aerial
bombs. Almost all the art treasures
of Importance in Italy are being
safeguarded in this way and they
present a rather astonishing appear
ance to the traveller whose Baedecker
will help him very little at present.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-18
RETURNED HOME.

Mrs. w. w. Cofcen, of 220 Fourth
avenue north, has returned from Cali
fornia, and will be in the city fora
short time and while she is here. she
will sell all her furniture, household
goods, ETC., at the above address.
Everything is in good, first class con-
dition and will be sold reasonably.
Telephone 4-R.-Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-18

Bryon Box, former student at the
state agricultural college, has enlisted
in the signal corps of the United
States army at ST. Paul. He is now
attending the State fair at Grand
Forks and expects to be called out
within a few days.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-18
RESTRICTED DISTRICT.

Proposed 70 Include Gambling
Houses in Mexico City.
Mexico City.-Colonel Gonzalo de Ia
Mata, chief of police, has submitted
to the governor of the federal dis
trict and the president Of the muni-
cipality a project for the establish
ment in Mexico Of restricted dis
trict. In addition to the regulation
Of the social evil, Colonel de la Mata
proposes also to include gambling
houses in the district
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-18
TAX THE JUICE.
Tax on Electric Light Current Re.
places Lamp Basis in Mexico.

places Lamp Basis in Mexico.
Mexico City.-The tax Of ten
centavos on each electric light globe
throughout Mexico has been rescind-
ed by President @Carranza and re-
placed by a tax of 10 per cent of the
cost of current to the consumer for
lighting purposes. On current con-
sumed for power purposes a tax Of
8 per cent on the price paid by thu
consumer is imposed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-18

and after taking It felt so much bet
ter that ] took FIVE more bottles. now
weigh 40 pounds and am in perfect
heafth!"-MRs, FRE1 LONG, 614 N. Ord
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come back again. They
festered and came to little
white heads and my scalp
was sore. 1t itched and
burned so badly / would
just lie awake for hours with
the pain and / used to have
big eruptions on my head
from scratching. Nv hair
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-18
PULQUE TAX RAISED.

Mexicans Advance Cactus Juice Rate
to 20 Per Cent Of Sale Price.
Mexico City.-On July /, the tax
on pulque and tlachique. alcoholic
drinks made from the Maguey cactus,
great quantities of which are con-
sumed in Mexico. was raised to 25
per cent of the sales price at first
hand
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-18

Mrs. w. w. Moore, of Lisbon, and
Mrs @. E. Whifford. OF Hurdsfeld,
spent q portion OF Tuesday in Fargo.
They were guests at the Annex hotel.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-18
itching PimpIes Kept
MI. Simpson Awake fOr
Hours. Suffered Badly
Healed By CutiCura:

II suffered very badly with my head
which came out in little white pimples.
They would 90 avav In a week and then
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-18
WELL.KNOWN MONTANA
i WOMAN SPEAKS.

Missoula, Mont.
came ! was in a
very serious con-
dition. My attendz
ing doctor was un-
able TO give me
anything tn at
would build me
Iup. / only weighed
1T pounds. Final
~ / got a bottle of
DR.. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription
"a