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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-10-25
COAL SITUATION
GROWING ACUTE
CONTINUED from page H.

Conditions were identical to those in
Fargo. A
Stephen Collins. a Grand Forks
dealer, is quoted as saying that I'VE
don't get half the quantity of the
normal supply 1t is impossible to
have contracts signed and carried
out. One of the causes of the trouble
is that much coal is going to Cam
ada, and another that not nearly
as much coal is being mined as
usual"
Taking Orders Here.
Fargo dealers are still taking
orders and are filing them. These
will be filled in order as received
when the hard coal shipments reach
the city. Care is being exercised by
the dealers to see that no coal is sold
/ TO anyone who has a supply and that
those in urgent need will be given
attention. This is acting according
to the request of Administrator
Blakemore.
Isaac p. Baker Of Bismarck. blames
labor for the cause of the shortage
OF the Ignite output in certain
quarters of the state. The letter
which States Attorney Remington
sent to the state railroad commission
Wednesday declared that it was al
most impossible to obtain even lig-
mite.
insufficient labor is the cause OF
the shortage of the Ignite coal OUT
put" is statement credited TO the
state fuel administrator Dealers
In some cases." said Mr.. Baker, "fail-
ed TO place their orders until the late
lack OF transportation facilities be-
came a factor"
It is reported that Ignite mines
near Dickinson and Wilton are fill-
ing their orders and are doing their
best to meet and face the labor
shortage. Lignite has come into de-
mand in Fargo within the past two
weeks, dealers selling IL direct from
the car to the consumer
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-10-25
(By Associated Press.)

Aspinwall, Ia, Oct. 25.-Jphn Brus,
Aspinwall business man. whose re-
fusal to allow Liberty Loan boosters
to use his hall, resulted in his ar
rest and the disclosure of a plot to
obstruct the Liberty Loan drive
here, was today pleading with his
German brethren to buy more bonds.
Following his Incarceration at
Council Bluffs yesterday Brus was
released pending good behavior and
was told that If Iowa township, in
which he resides. buys $4,000 worth
OF bonds, loyal citizens would use
their influence to have the charges
against him withdrawn. Brus then
bought $500 worth of bonds and i'm
mediately began a selling campaign.
State agents were scheduled to ar
rive here today and a drive against
pro -Germanism has been launched.
Today the Stars and Stripes are
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-10-25
ADVISERS ON
EXCESS PROFITS
Secretary McAdoo Ap-
points Two Boards TO
Assist in Tax Levy

Washington, Ooc. 25.-Secretary
McAdoo announced last night that he
was going to ask prominent busi-
ness men and lawyers to assist him
in carrying out the provisions of the
excess profits tax, and to that end
that two boards would be created in
an advisory capacity to the treasury
department
The first board designated the ex-
cess profits advisory board will be
composed of men of high character
and wide experience in business and
economies. particularly with reference
TO taxation. This board will ana
lyze the law, assist in drafting regu-
lations TO make it effective, and di-
gest suggestions from business men
Of the country which the department
will endeavOr to obtain.
The second board. designated the
advisory board Of legal review, COM
posed OF leading lawyers, will advise
the department in the many problems
Of law connected with the admins
tration of the law.
The personnel of these boards, it
was said probably would be an
uounCed in a few days.
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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-10-25
WANTED A MAN
WHO WILL WORK

This is more important than
experience. To such a man one Of
the livest and best western old line
life insurance companies has a gem
eral agency to offer at Fargo. If
you feel that you are the man. tele-
phone room No. Is, Powers hotel, be-
fore 8 o'clock tonight or leave word
at desk.-AdVt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-10-25
TOBACCO DEALERS TO
DISCUSS new PRICES

Fargo cigar and tobacco dealers
will meet in the Eagles hall at
o'clock Friday evening to discuss
and fix schedule of prices to gov
ern the sale of cigars and tobacco
after Nov. 4, TIE date on which
the full tax on tobacco goes into eff
feet, Pc
Every Fargo tobacco products
handler has. been Invited to be pres
ent. lAaA aka.4
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-10-25
Loyal Citizens go ODer Top"
In IoLDd and Minnesota TownS
And Dtsloydl Forces Melt ADdy

floating over homes and business
houses for the first time in the
memory of the oldest inhabitants.
Mayor Schroeder, it is said, will
be asked to resign because of al
legged German activities and the
town marshal's resignation is ex-
pected as a result of an investiga-
tion now under way by the State
Council Of National Defense.
Triumph, Mimi, Oct. 25.-F. j.
Schwalen, president Of a local bank,
arrested on a chargesof interfering
with the sale. of Liberty bonds, sub
scribed for $4,000 worth for himself
and for $500 worth for his bank, It
was announced today. His subscrip-
tiOns followed his attendance last
night at a Liberty Loan rally.
Charges against him were not re-
moved, however. and he is out on
81 900 bail.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-10-25
NORTH DAKOTA WOMAN IN
Line FOR WINONA POST
Mrs. Agnes Rex May BE Appointed
Policewoman TO Succeed Resign
ed Officer.

Grand Forks, N. D., Oct. 25.-Mrs.
Agnes Rex Of this city is being con-
sidered to succeed Miss Sybil Camp
bell, WinonR's first. and only police
woman who resigned her position in
Winona, MINI, last night giving no
explanation for her act.
The resignation will become effec-
tive Nov. /.
Mrs. Rex who is well known
throughout the state of North Dako-
ta is being considered 1T was said
because of her familiarity with the
Winona situation.
Mrs. Rex is the divorced wife of
Atty. Scott Rex, for years engaged
in law practice here. She has been
prominent in club work in this
state,
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-10-25
AWAIT EVIDENCE BEFORE
INQUEST WILL Be HELD

Coroner Sam Mitchell of Maple
ton, stated this afternoon he is
awaiting developments in the way
of evidence before calling an in
quest in the case of the newly-born
infant, found dead in an ash pail,
three miles north of Fargo, Tuesday
night.
Police report they have no clue on
which to work.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-10-25
Bonds Greatest
E1tinguiSherS of
Fire. Wiper Says

A. c. Wiper, chairman of the
Bowbells Liberty Loan commit
tee. wired to The Forum today
from BoWbells the following
message:
The Bowbells volunteer fire
company has subscribed for $3.50
worth of Liberty bonds, and an
other fire departments in the
state possessing a surplus fund
can and should do the same by
buying Liberty bonds for every
dollar they have in their treasur-
les. There is no better fire extip-
guisher."
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-10-25
CRARY. TURNER AGENCY
REPORTS Big PURCHASE
Purchass Of $1,000 Worth of Bonds
by Company Which It Represents
in This Territory.

The Crary Turner insurance agency
in Fargo today announced that the
Northwestern National Life Co, Of
Minneapolis, had made an additional
purchase of $4,000 worth of Liberty
bonds. crediting the purchase to
Fargo.
Some time ago, the company
authorized the purchase of $1,000
worth OF bonds here, and with the
new subscription, the total here is
S11,0O0,
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-10-25
Y" WORKER FROM
ENGLAND TALKS WAR

A wonderful message from the war
zone will be given the people of Far
go tomorrow night by man who
knows, John Virgo, secretary Of the
London, Eng. Y. NJ. C. A, who ar
rived in America but last week. He
comes in the interest Of the Army Y.
M. c. A. being fully posted on the
conditions and needs of this essential
branch of army service. He will
speak at the First Baptist church.
There will be no collection, admis-
sion, or subscription asked.-Pub.
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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-10-25
BOY SCOUTS
ON LAST LAP
$15,200 In Subscriptions
Obtained Up To Early
Hour Today

With the Boy Scouts Liberty Loan
campaign but a few hours from clos
ing, announcement was made by
Fern Monson, scoutmaster, early
this afternoon that the total amount
of subscriptions taken by his men
amounted to $15.250.
A final meeting to check up the
work of the campaign has been call
ed by Scoutmaster Monson to be
held in the Fargo college library at
4 o'clock Friday afternoon.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-10-25
crookston subseribes "a, COO

Crookston, Minn., Oct. %. - Polk
county responded literally on Liberty
Loan day and contributed $237 900
for Liberty bonds yesterday. Every
township in the county was sys-
tematically worked and it is thought
before the campaign ends Saturday
that the S35O,000 the amouTm asked
from the county win be raised.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-10-25
WINSHTP PLEADS FOR
MORE RURAL SCHOO Is
Boston Educator Says North Dakota
Needs at Least 1000 More-Speaks $
az jamestown and Steele.

steele, N. d., Oct. 25.-"There is a
tidal wave sweeping the country for
better rural schools and this Is the
time to put them on the map" de-
clared DR.. A. e. Winship, one OF the
pioneer educators of North .Amedica.
and editor of The Educational Jour,
nal, speaking before 400 rural school
directors and teachers at the Kid
der county teachers institute. II.
Rural school Improvement Is in
the air. They are doing 1t every
where. If you people in Kidder cou11-
ty do not get in on the band wagon
while the band is coming your way
you will surely get left"
The speaker Congratulated the.
state on the steps already taken for
rural school betterment, stating that
"in North Dakota you have more,
consolidated rural schools in the open.
country than any other state In,
the Onion, but you still have not half
enough. You should have at least one
thousand more, and at the same time
bring up the standard of the one
room rural school to a higher plane.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-10-25

Petrograd, Oct. 25.-The German
retreat ON the northern end of the
front continues. The war office re-
ports that the Russian vanguards
lost touch In some sectors with the
retiring Germans, who. destroyed all
bridges, roads and buildings.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-10-25
WITH NATIONAL Cash


Walter Maddox Is not sorry
he took business course at
Aaker'B Business college as he
Is now getting close to the 500
mark with the above firm where
he has just gone TO work. Why
not get our catalog2
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-10-25
stutsman County institute.

Jamestown, N. D., oct. 25.-Dis-
trict Judge j. A. Coffey gave the adj
dress at the annual Stutsman county
teachers institute which has opened
here. Patriotism was the keynote of
the meeting. DR.. A. E. Winship of
Boston. delivered an interesting adj
dress on The Betterment of Rural
Schools. s..- E
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-10-25

Secure your tickets for the Cad
man -Tsianina concert recital next
Monday evening now. On sale at
Stone Piano Company and oflce Of
Fargo Post under Fargo National
bank. Price $1.-Advt. &
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-10-25

Flavo -four, creamery white, delic-
ious flavor. goes further. Phone 80.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-10-25

For state news read The Forum.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-24

of his. crew to the lifeboat, which was
then pulled to the Illinois. These man
then placed seven minute bombs along
side the ship and in the engine room.
which exploded in due course.
Our five men were taken off the
submarine and l asked the commander
II he could tow us toward land. He re-
piled I have no time We then pro-
ceeded under sail and oars for Alder
ney and 10 miles from It we were
picked up and taken In tow by two
motor boats that had observed us and
came to our assistance.
The submarine commander took no
measures for the safety Of the crew
and continued shclling until they were
in their boats. The Illinois did not try
to escape or resist. One man, was in
jured by shell fire. The submarine had
no flag showing when first observed.
It was six and one half hours after the
Smelling OF the Illinois when the crew
reached the harbor."
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-24
Submarine Submerged Then
Reappeared and Began
Firing on American.
PLACE BOMBS ABOARD
German Commander Contin-
ues Firing While Life
Boats Launched.

southampton, March e3.-Thirty-
four Survivors OF the American tank
steamer Illinois which was sunk sun
day, March IS. % miles north OF Alder
ney, by German submarine, arrived
here today. OF the party l6 are Ameri-
cans. the others being Swedes and
Spaniards. Captain Iverson made the
following statement:
We sailed on March l6. At 7:45 a.
M, on the 18th we sighted a submarine
bearing down upon us from the south
west from a distance Of approximately
three miles. The submarine submerged
and approached. About ten minutes
later, the distance then being about two
miles, the submarine opened fire. I'M
mediately after backing for two
minutes our vessel was stopped by the
engineer on watch. The first shot went
over our aerial and the second brought
it down. The firing continued rapidly
until the boats were well clear of the
ships side when the shooting ceased.
The submarine then came close
alongside the lifeboats and ordered
No. l boat to come alongside the sub
marine. Five of our men We're ordered
aboard this boat and he transferred five
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-24
A. W. Woods and James l..
Ward to Take Positions
in Flathead City.
IN SCARCE OFFICES
President of Local CONNER
cial Club to Be Made
General Manager.

A. w. Woods, president Of the Mis-
soula Chamber of Commerce and for
merly manager Of the Banking cor
poration of this city, has accepted a
position as general manager Of the
Stanley Scarce Mercantile company at
Roman. James L. Ward. also a Mis-
soula resident and formerly cashier Of
the Missoula Light and Water COM
pany has accepted a position as chief
of the office department of the same
company. The men will leave for Ro-
nan April ! to take charge of their
offices. They will start moving their
personal effects next week to the reser-
walton town. Melville Woods, now at
tending the State University, will go
with his father and take a position in
the Scarce store, it is understood.
Both men express their reluctance
at leaving. the Garden city and promise
their loyal support to Missoula in all
her efforts toward progress. They say
that If they ever leave Roman it will
be only to return to Missoula.
Mr.. Scearcc was in Missoula yester-
day for conference with the two men
and in the interests Of his other bust
ness affairs.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-24
Cereal Mill to Construct
Five New Elevator
Tanks.
TO BE USED FOR GRAIN
Lack of Storage Facilities
Handicap to Rapidly De-
veloping Business.

Hamilton, March Observation-Disclosures
Hamilton Cereal and Flour Mill COM
pany is making arrangements to build
five large concrete elevator tanks this
summer. The complete plans and speci-
fications will arrive Monday and as
soon as possible the contracts will be
let. The tanks are to be of the latest
type and will be built SO that they can
be easily added to in the future. Four
concrete tanks are to be built meas
uring rs feet across and so feet high.
These tanks will be built in a circle SO
that fifth tank will be placed in the
middle.
The business of the Hamilton mill
has increased tremendously since Mr..
Welk took charge, about two years ago
and during the past year they have
been seriously handicapped by short
age of elevator room. These new ele-
vators will enable the mill to buy their
grain in the fall when good choice
Is offered and keep it in good shape.all
winter.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-24
At Glance
Brief Bits of News From
Western Montana
Communities.

hamilton Breidenbach brothers
the local Studebaker and Maxwell
agents. delivered four cylinde,
Stndebaker truck to the -Iontana- Utah
Sugar company this morning. During
the past week they have also delivered
a siX-cylinder touring car to Albert
Hess and five passenger Maxwell to
Mrs Julia Conner.
Ham'Iton-Eiildegrad Bell, the baby
daughter of Fred Bell, was buried in
the RlvervieW cemetery this morning.
The body was brought from the east
on this mornings train and taken al
rcctlE 10 the cemetery, where a short
service was held. The mother died last
fall shortly after the child was born.
Corvallis-A deal was closed TODAY
whereby 40 acres of the William Weir
ranch became the property of Robert
Myers. The land is situated on the
main road, a mile west of town and
adjoins the Myers ranch on the east
Myers has rented the land to Lee
simmons who will care for the alfalfa
ClOD anu IalSe wheat.
corvallis - William Lockwood Is
loading car of livestock and house,
hold goods today and will leave soon
for his new location in Missoula, near
the beet sugar factory Ntc, where he
VIII work several teams.
Corvallis A stock buyer for the
John r. Daily company of Missoula,
today shipped from Woodside a car of
beef cattle, which he purchased from
local stocl<men.
Corvallis-William Pierce, formerly
a marchant of Woodside. and operator
81 the Woodside creamery when that
town was known as Clabberville, was
over from Pcrna the first of the week
old acquaintances.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-24
MOVIE .BATTIE"
ON HERE TO-DAY

There Is motion picture war" on
In Missoula today. For the first time
since motion pictures have been shown
In MissoulaI Mary Pickford will vie
with Marguerite Clark in drawing
crowds This afternoon Mary Pickford
will be shown in THE Dawn OF a TO-
morrow" st the Bijou thcater and
Marguerite Clark will be shown at the
Empress in The Fortunes of Fifi'
z The matinee will be shown at the
Bijou as q special attraction this after.
noon. The film will be shown at that
theater this evening also. This is a
Mary Pickford feature film.
THE Fortunes of Fifi' will be shown
at the Empress this afternoon and
evening. This is said to be one of the
best pictures that Marguerite Clark
has made
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-24

The Germans shortly after occupy
ing the city. established newspaper in
Trebixond. '-a,vre.,s
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-24
GERMANS WOULDPAY
DUTCH UNDERWRITERS

The Hague, Via London, March 23-
The Dutch foreign office in n statement
in reference to the seven Dutch steam
ships torpedoed off Falmouth recently
says the German government on March
9Th offered to "ay an indemnity for the
loss of members of the crews and to
help the owners ny facilitating tho
purchase of German ships after the
war. This offer the statement adds.
was made ION considerations of
humanity and good neighborship"
Further steps led to a reconsideration
OF the offer by Germany. which now
offers German ships for rental ION
reasonable conditions"
Holland, it is declared, rejected the
offer and the owners under the cir
cumstances, also refused to accept the
proposal of Identification for the
crews.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-24
Farleys Downed by Missoula
Mercantile Five.
Standing Of the Clubs,

The Missoula Mercantile company's
team in the city bowling league re-
tanned first place in the league race by
downing the Farleys, runners up in the
league, in two out of three games last
night. The Farleys won the first game
by four pins. Ashbrook bowled ex-
ccptionally well, making 900 in the
second game, and 203 in the third.
Farley was high man for the losers.
The Highlanders found the Missou-
liam easy, taking three straight from
the newspaper men. Swartz was high
man in this match with 204.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-24

by the government to better advantage
In time OF war than a speedway COR
poratten - q means Of entertain
ment." said Mr.. Allison. Furthermore.
many materials and accessories used
In racing will become absolute me-
cessities in times Of conflict"
Mr.. Allison also announced that the
big plant recently constructed here for
the manufacture Of racing cars would
be turned over to the government FOR
the manufacture Of aeroplane motors.
Several foreign and American cars
had already been entered for the 1917
race.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-24

A fund of half a million dollars Is
to be raised by a society recently in
corporated to relieve needy authors,
painters, Sculptors and newspaper men.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-24
A CORRECTION.

Missoula men among the incorpora :
tors of the Montana Silver Black Fox
company yesterday announced that
the capital stock or the concern is
100000 instead of ssoo,o0o, as an As
sociated Press report published in The
Muscular yesterday stated. The ar
ticles were signed by II. II. Parsons,
II. b. Farnsworth and w. S. Custer,
The names of +. T.. Sterling and r, s.
Lusk should not have been included
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-24
STRATTON RECEIVES
COLD BATH IN RIVER

Hamilton, March 23.-(Special) Will
lam Stratton. the Montana representa-
tive of the Remington typewriter COM
pany, took an ice cold bath in the Bit
ter Root river yesterday morning Mr..
the ice just below the mill dam when
the ice suddenly gave away and he
sank into Il hole about % feet deep.
The river at this point is very danger
Gus and he would probably have been
drowned had not Thorwald Peterson
been there to help him out.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-24
CANCEL AUTO RACE
BECAUSE OF CRISIS
Skilled Men Needed by Ma
tions,' Says Company.

Indianapolis March 23.-The annual
3o0-mile automobile race scheduled for
the Indianapolis motor speedway on
Memorial day was declared off today
by James A. Allison, secretary-treas-
urer of the company, because of the
threatening war conditions.
Racing means taking away from the
government the services of skilled
mechanics, whose service can be used
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-24
GOVERNMENT PLANS
FOR ACTUAL WARFARE
Continued From Page One.)

Tense include the mobilization of
skilled and unskilled labor for the
manufacture of munitions in as large
quantities as possible and also for the
continuance of all necessary industries.
Secretary Wilson in cooperation
with the council OF national defense
has these plans well under way.
Just how much money will be asked
of congress has not been revealed. A
movement Is well under way for fur
nishing the entente allies with an enor-
nous loan. either in the form of credits
or money. 1t also is understood that
tho supply Of munitions for the allies
will be augmented rather than di-
minished.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-24

The Berlin Norwaerts, q Socialits
paper declares in commenting on the
Russian revolution that all nations
save Germany are now free.