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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-05
WORKERS IN RED
CROSS TO GATHER
HERE SATURDAY
TOPLANCANPAIGN
Representative From Each
Branch and Each Com
munity is Desired
MRS. F. G. GARDNER
ISSUES THE CALL
Declares Women Must
Take Up Their Work
At Once

There will be a conference Of the
Cass county Red Cross workers at
the Commercial club rooms in the
Fargo auditorium, Saturday. after
noon, Sept. s, at 2:S0 o'clock.
The call' was made today by Mrs.
F. c. Gardner, chairman of the ex-
tension department of the fCass
county chapter.
It is desired that every branch of
the Cass county chapter OF the
American Red Cross be represented
at this conference. Further, it is
desired that every community which
has not yet organized for Red Cross
work, send representative women to
the conference to get in touch with
the work.
"The need for this work Is grow
ing every day and If the women OF
the state are going to do the work
which lies before them, as they will
wish they had done IL when reports
begin to come from our own men In
the field, we must organize at
once" says Mrs. Gardner.
Let there be no wastage of men
which we can prevent" ."
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-05
FLAG TO PASS .
BY AGAIN; CITY
TO FETE BOYS"
First Soldiers For Army
|, Raised By Draft Will
Be Honored
LEAVE FARGO ON
THURSDAY NIGHT
Dinner Planned by Knights
Of Columbus-Fareweu
At Auditorium
Tip your hat, the flag is going to

Tip your hat, the flag is going to
pass by again tomorrow evening.
Tentative arrangements were made
late this afternoon for a farewell and
informal reception to be given the
soldiers of freedom who will leave
Fargo Thursday night over the
Northern Pacific for Camp Dodge to
begin military training.
Cass county is sending eighteen
young men Thursday One Harold
Engerud, son of Judge Edward En-
gerud, is already on his way, MAX
ing UP the five per cent of the net
quota for the county. Five alternates
will also be honored.
Will Conseript Speakers.
The concentration point for the
evenings activities will be in the
auditorium and the machinery for
the farewell will be in control of
Secretary J. p. Hardy of the Fargo
Commercial club, the members of
Company B, First infantry, North
Dakota national guard, and the
members of the Fargo Home Guard.
Speakers will be conscripted from
the business and other prominent
men of the city who will be in at
tendance.
The women's Christian Temper
ance union is also going to assist
and announcement made today was
to the effect that each drafted man
will be presented with a comfort kit
by the union.
It is also planned to have the
Fargo band play at the auditorium
and to accompany the first soldiers
for the army raised under the draft
law to the station, where drafted
men from the counties of Ransom,
Griggs, Stutsman and LaMoure will
share in the Fargo reception. also
being en- route to the cantoument.
knights 70 Dine Soldiers.
A o'clock engagement with the
Fargo Knigftts Of Columbus is an
other scheduled event for the even
ing. This will be held in the Knights
Of Columbus hail on Broadway, and
win be followed by a musical pro-
gram. lasting until the commence
ment OF the farewell program at the
auditorium. All Fargo is asked to
participate in the farewell and to be
at the train to bid the boys Godspeed.
County Auditor w. r. Tucker an
nounced this afternoon that trans
portation and hotel arrangements
were completed last night. With the
roll can at 8 o'clock at the court
house Thursday morning the men
enter the military service OF the
United States. Failure to report at
6.3O in the afternoon or retreat roll
CALI will result in the names of the
men being wired to the adJutant
general OF the state as deserters.
Hotel accommodations will be ex-
tended by the management OF the
Waldorf, which means that the Cass
county men will probably have
luncheon at the hotel in view of the
fact that the men will be guests OF
the Knights Of Columbus Tor din
ner.
callinu Drafted Men Today.
Notices will leave the auditors
Office this evening for 66s additional
drafted men, or the second call. to
report for examination on Sept. 10
ana i'll The first call was for IA
men and the second for 66s, making
e total OF 1,442 called TO date by the
Cass county selective draft board.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-05
Nine Killed and 49 Injured
in The Latest Aerial
Attack
BELIEVE RAIDERS
WERE ZEPPELINS
"Has Germany Got lIer
Air Offensive Ready
First?" Is Query
(Ry Associated Press.l

London, Sept. 5.--Another air raid
on England has taken place. The
English coast was shelled as well
as the London district.
The official report of the raid says:
"A considerable number Of enemy
airplanes crossed the southeast coast
at IL o'clock last Tuesday, night
and dropped bombs at a number OF
places. Some of the machines reach
ed the London district where bombs
were dropped.
Nine persons were killed and forty
nine injured. One raider is reported
to have been brought down OF
Sherness.
One bomb fell just outside a hos
pital and another hit a retail stCre
in which a number OF girls were
sleeping. The raiders were shelled
by anti-aircraft guns and several
British machines took the air to at
tack the invaders. The streets were
deserted at the time OF the raid, il
being long after theatre hours.
mo reports of damage have yet
been received
Dispatches from towns on the
southeast coast say many inhabitants
believe last nights Eaiders were
Zeppelins, as they made much more
noise than usual for airplanes. There
was heavy firing, first at one point
and then another and finally heavy
explosions occurred.
Shortly before o'clock explosions
and heavy firing could be heard i'm
the direction OF Dunkirk and Calais
and II was thought a raid on a large
scale was taking place along the
French coast. This lasted until near
ly midnight when warnings were
given and shortly afterwards bombs
began to drop. Anti-aircraft guns
went into action and the whirr Of
airplane engines could be heard.
Searchlights were brought into oper-
alton but failed to pick out the raid
ers.
Has Germany got her great air
offensive ready before ours? is a
question asked by morning papers
apropOs of the invasion of England
on three successive nights. Another
paper, which frequently warns Of
Germany's intentions to invade Eng
land with aircraft with large fleets
says:
The enemy seems to be getting
on rather fast with invasion plans.
The German aircraft came, bombed
and departed. Our guns fired and
our aircraft went up, but without
result. This is the ninth serious raid
this summer and out of 100 machines
which have crossed our coast Ger
many admits the loss Of only seven.
The Chatham district for the first
time experienced an air, attack Mon
day night when one or more bombs
fell on the section OF the royal naval
killed 1O7 bIuejackets ortS
right and wounded So others. Most
Of the men were asleep at the time
Of the attacks.
In all about seventeen bombs were
dropped and the raiders are thought
to have been over the district nearly
an hour. Searchlights failed 10 To-
cate the raiders. Discipline prevail
ed over any natural tendency of
alarm. All survivors were instantly
at their quarters and great coolness
was shown.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-05
CHICAGO ALDERMEN
BACK OF GOVERNOR
Approve His Action an Attempting 20
Bar Meeting OF Paetnats and
Cemmure Mayor Thompson.

Chicago, Sept. 5.-Chlcago's city
council. sitting as a committee OF the
whole, at the end OF turbulent four
hour special session yesterday adopt
ed a resolution praising Gov. Frank
o. Lowden for his action In oveFrid-
ing Mayor William Hale Thompson
by refusing permission to the Peo-
pies Council for Democracy and
Peace Terms 70 meet in Illinois and
urging the states chief executive to
prevent any meeting in the future
which may be inimical TO public safe
ty or disloyal or Reasonable.
The session was held under heavy
police guard with Mayor Thompson
presiding.
Mayor Thompson and his friends IN
the council made q stubborn parlia-
mentary fight to prevent the adoption
OF the resolution.
Mayor Thompson at one time urged
the aldermen 70 take a recess until
evening, but the majority insisted
upon remaining in session until the
resolution had been adopted. Alder
man Michaelson led the opposition TO
the resolution and resorted 10 every
possible technfcality 10 delay pro-
.ceedinRs Alderman Toman and half
q dozen others spoke for the majority
and scored the action Of the mayor In
encouraging pacifst agitation IN
Chicago.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-05
Attempt of Radicals To
Substitute Flat Rate
.. Is Defeated
DEBATE TAKES
A NEW TURN
Increases Are Sought In
Present Bills Prof
it Rates
CBy Associated Press.D

Washington, Sept. 5.-The sem
ates closing contest over conscrip-
ton of wealth to pay the expense OF
the war today took a new turn,
when high tax advocates sought in
creases in the war tax bills prof1t
rates. The final vote on the war
profits section by agreement, is to be
taken before night.
The effort today was the result of
the failure again yesterday Of the
high tax advocates to substitute a
fiat rate for the graduated system.
They suffered overwhelming defeat.
Vote Down Amendments.
In rapid succession yesterday the
senate ,bowled over by overwhelm-
ing majorities three more proposals
from the group of senators seeking
to increase the levies on war profits
in the tax bill.
An amendment by Senator Hollis
to tax war profits only at higher
rates, but to strike out the finance
committees new clause levying $685.
900, 900 additional on ordinary excess
profits was rejected. 81 to IL. Then
without debate one by Senator La
Toilette to fix a fiat rate of so per
Continued on Page Two.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-05

The arrival of another con-
tinaent of Ameican soldiers in
France is indicated in cable
Grams received by parents of two
Moorhead men this morning, the
cablegrams telling of the arrival
of Robert w. Sharp, son OF
judge and Mrs. James Sharp, and
OrvilIe G. MeIand, son of Alder
man and Mrs. w. 3, Meland.
"Arrived safe, was the mes
SAGE fom Mr.. Sharp, while Mr..
Meland wired, Arrived safes
feeling fine.
The eabIegrams, coming by
way of New York city, do not
carry the place Of filing, nor do
they indicate when filed.
The Moorhead young men en-
listed early in the coast artii-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-05
.Moorhedd Boys In
France Indicate
.Neu Troops There

Iery, quitting their studies in the
Moorhead high school. One. of
them, MIR. Msland, was granted .
diploma "in absence, Mr.. Sharp
being a junior when he Joined
the service.
The regular press dispatches
have indicated the arrival Of no
additional troops in France dur.
inc the first few days.
Miss Maude Hayes, q Moor
head normal school teacher, Just
returned from England, told The
Forum in an interview Tuesday
that, . day out of New York, the
ship she was aboard met seven
teen ships bound outward, and
the Moorhead boys may have
been carried on one Of those
ships.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-05
TRAINING OF men FOR The new NATIONAL
Army BEGINS AT SIXTEEN GREAT CANTONMENTS
First Contingents
ArriDe In CAMPS
(By Associated Press. }

Washington, Sept. 5--The first of the national
army went into uniform today, Into fourteen canton
ments poured groups of recruits the first five per cent
supplied with the equipment of soldier. Training will
begin tomorrow The second quota of forty per cent
will go to camp Sept. 49,.
Reports to Provost Marshal General Crowder in
dicated that the mobilization was proceeding smoothly
Most of the groups took trains this morning
Washington Sept. 5.-Thirty thousand men, the
first increment of the national army are their way
to cantonments today to begin training for service over
seas. Under the command of leaders, delegated from
their own numbers the various sections are proceeding
toward fourteen mobilization camps
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-05
Lowlands May Be Flooded
To Prevent Continued
British Advance
U-BOAT SHELLS
ENGLISH TOWN
Italians Take Immense
Stores of Munitions
From Austrians
(AssOoiated Press War Summary

(AssOeIatsd Press War Summary
Italy's . long years of
preparation and General
Cadorna's strategy and the
ability of his commanders
continue to bear fruit in the
great offensives the Italian
armies are now waging for
Trieste.
Although official an
nouncement is lacking
there seems little reason TO
question dispatches from
various sources that Monte
San Gabrielle, the last of
the Austrian strongholds In
the Gorizia district has
been taken by the Italian
troops, giving them posses
sion of the entire chain OF
hills dominating the Gori-
zia area.
Russia's northern armies are still
in retreat before the Germans In the
Riga district. The Russians already
have fallen back more than thirty
miles to the northeast retreatinE be-
hind the Livonia river. past which
the Germans are following them.
The more westerly Russian forces,
however, are still keeping in touch
with the coast. in the evident effort
not to lose that protection for their
flank.
Apparently the Germans have not
the naval forces there that earlier
reports gave reason to indicate. as
the Petrograd statement announces
that the Smelling Of the coast which
had been carried on was by SUBJ
marines.
This eminence, In fact, has been
virtually at the mercy of the Italians
since the fall OF Monte Santo, its
neighboring stronghold.
With the taking OF Monte San
Gabrielle the capture OF $50 pTison-
ers probably all the remaining Aus
trian garrisons with thirty-two Of
ficers is reported.
On the Franco British front the
British hail of shells being dropped
upon the German lines In Flanders
is causing the Germans to contem-
plate abandoning a wide expanse Of
territory there, now being swept by
General Haig's big guns and those
Of the French cooperating with him
in his Belgian campaign.
The launching Of the next entente
push apparently is imminent, and,
as q measure of preparation, the
Germans are reported TO be remov-
ing the civilian population of a dis
trict extending ~ miles or more 70
the east OF the present front in west
Flanders. as far as the Thourou-
Courtrai lines embracing an area of
some two hundred square miles.
May Flood Lowlands.
One theory advanced for the re-
ported evacuation is that the Ger
man command. dreading the effect
OF the next drive. is preparing 10
flood the iowlands by diverting wa
ter from the river Scheldt, thus
blocking the allied progress. Another
supposltlon Is that the Germans
lacking the men TO hold the lines are
preparing for another strategic res
treat
Meanwhile the air forces OF both
sides are active not only Immediate
~ back Of the opposing lines but Ia
widely extended fields.
Germany Is pushing her air cam
paign against England TO an extent
that is leading London to wonder lf
Germany has got her great air Of
fensive" ready before the British.
On their side the British hava
carried out further extensive bomb
Brugges docks where the German
have a submarine base, q heavy
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-05
SPARGO SPRINGS
REAL SENSATION
Says Russian Troops Had
Word of Council Meet
ing Weeks Ago
HEARD LABOR FORCES
WANTED PEACE
Samuel Gompers Outlines
The Purposes of New
Organization
tBy Associated Press.)

Minneapolis, Sept. ST.
The American Alliance for
Labor and Democracy, or
ganized for the purpose of
squelching the activity of
the 'pacifsts and pro-Ger-
man propagandists and
bring the labor forces up
soidly behind the govern
ment in the prosecution of
the war, opened a 3 days
loyalty conference here.
E. H. Hall, president of
the state Federation of La
Dor, called the meeting to
order, and Frank p. Walsh,
chairman of the United
States commission on in
dustrial relations, acted as
temporary chairman.
After an appointment of a COM
mittee on permanent organization
the delegates planned to recess un-
til mid afternoon and then receive
the committees reports which were
to be followed by an address by
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor. Mr..
Gompers was expected to be named
permanent chairman Of the organ
iZation.
Denounce Peoples Council.
Speakers at foday's session de-
nounced as disloyal and seditious the
activities of the Peoples Council OF
America for Democracy and Terms
of Peace which was barred from
holding its conference in Minnesota.
The motives of its leaders were
sharply questioned.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-05

and those who have gone before have
builded here-should be asked to
help2 III some could give but little
then but can better double II or more
now, and those who gave largely
then but who have proportionateiy
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-05
First Contingents From
Minnesota, North Dako-
ia and Iowa Arrive
FOUR BRTGADES
WILL BE FORMED
Each Company Will Have
Its Own Two-story Bar
racks For 200 Men

Is DeB MONIES. Ia, sept. 81 TRAINING
OF soldiers for the new national
army began today at Camp Dodge,
the Thirteenth division cantonment,
with the arrival of the first contin-
gents from Minnesota, North Dako-
ia, Iowa and part of Illinois.
Within few days, 2,25s men will
be in camp. representing per cent
OF the 45, 165 who are to be moulded
into soldiers here.
In common with the other canton
ments of the county, the remainder
of the men, according to present
plans, will be received as follows:
Forty per cent Sept. 10; forty per
cent Oct. 3, and the final fifteen per
cent as soon thereafter as possible.
Major General Edward II. Plum
mer, the camp commandant, said
there would be no congestion in as
signing the men to brigades as rap
idly as they arrive, as under his
direction, a large staff OF officers
had made all necessary preliminary
arrangements.
The men are being given an OPP
portunity to choose the branch Of
service they wish to serve in, Cen
eral Plummer said, and assignments
win be based to a large extent upon
their qualifications.
Forming Briaades.
Formation OF four brigades was
begun today, two Of infantry, COM
manded by Brigadier Generals c. c..
Ballou and w. ID Beach; an artil-
lery brigade commanded by Briga-
dier General Foote, and a depot
brigade headed by Brigadier Cen
eral r. M. Getty.
A heavy program Of work faces
the men. Ferty hours drill a week is
planned, according to General Plum
mer, with Wednesday and Saturday
afternoons off. The men who pror
gress with their work will have the
two afteroons for recreation, while
those who are backward will have
to use that time to catch up'' with
the others. In this manner the men
win be kept abreast of each. other
in military knowledge.
There must be some evening
study by the men," General Plum
mer said. ''The course of study will
consist of lectures on the work OF
the day and discussions of tactics.
New work to be taken UP the fol-
lowing day win be discussed and ex-
planned"
Instruction starts at once, the
commandant announced. and the
soldiers first will be trained in the
school of the soldier" with and
without the rifle. School of the
squad, the company, battalion, regi-
ment, brigade and division will fol-
low.
It takes a real Closeup" Of the
camp to differentiate between the
buildings-the barracks, stables,
food and supply depots-and the
sameness OF the buildings proves
puzzling to the uninitlated.
Organization Of the camp starts
with companies, each Of which has
It's own single two-story barracks
for approximately 200 men, with
their own mess han and kitchens,
while bath houses are within fifteen
feet of the main building. Each regi
ment has its own postof1ce and ex-
change, with two storehouses and
similar equipment. Electric lighting
Is used throughout the camp.
When camp organization has been
completed, with the full $4,000 con-
scFipted men, there viii be twelve
regiments OF infantry, three Of light
Continued on Page Eight
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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-05
WEATHER FORECAST

Fair tonight and Thursday. Cooler
tonight with probably frost.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-05

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-12

have been avoided. still BUFFALO Bill
was not q gunman OF repute like wild
Bill Hickok or an Indian fighter like
| Kit Carson. But he was of their time
| and conditions and fell heir to a great
| deal of the intense interest such char
acters awakened generation or two
| ago. Judson brought him into the
show business by writing play and
| featuring Cody as lead actor. Where
| Wild Bill cashed in at a gaming
table by forgetfully neglecting to face
the doorway. Buffalo Bill cashed in
at the box office
But Buffalo Bill was lighting man
and fearless enough and willing to take
care of himself without calling on the
| neighbors. The editor who writes this
| recalls an incident where bad men from
the hill country near Mt. Carroll ILL.,,
resented Mr.. Cody's expressions in a
Der room in the city specified and
turned in to modify his features. Cody
| whipped bar room full Of them and
never turned hair. Some person ran
to the hotel parlor above and informed
Mrs Buffalo Bill that. her husband was
being slaughtered by mob. Mrs. c..
however, languidly remarked that bill
with the fancy work upon which she
was engaged. One of the vanquished
offered a reward of his best running
horse to the man who would whip
Buffalo Bill" A>noted local pu
gilist attempted to earn it, following
the actor to Galena where he walked
up behind his prey in saloon and
knocked him down. The frontiersman
rose, however, and eventualities left
the horse in the hands of the original
owner.
Buffalo Bill was a type. disap-
peared type. The Buffalo Bill of the
Ned Buntlein play and story disap-
peared long ago. He went with the
Indian and the buffalo and the from
tier. His bones lie with those of the
long OK teams and the wagon trains.
Buffalo Bill was only living memory
The w. F. Cody of the later years was
Snowman and a man of wealth and
luxury. He rode the war pony and
donned the war paint in his later years
only as an actor in the reproduction of
panorama of a past time The scout
and Indian fighter and pony express
rider rode in limousines and the camp
fire became a modern heating plant,
the teepee a modern dwelling with
modern conveniences, and the Indian
fighter of the past died in the present
with his scalp on and his boots off.