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CAMP SITE RIVALRY.

Rivalry for environments for the %selective SER
vice army has been keen throughout the country
and, as was to be expected, a member of dis
appointments are likewise keen.
Whenever the government has anything in
view that in any possible manner can be of bene-
fit to a municipality, the scramble for it by cities
of all types and classes is prodigious.
The state of Kentucky, for instance, has been
swept with a tremendous babble of newspaper
oratory because the choice of the government lay
between Louisville and Lexington. Major-Gen-
eral Berry, in command of the central military
district, decided on Louisville, so that the wall
from Lexington has been pitiful. This is only
an instance of what is going on all over the country
The point setao nishrd ulcmfwyp b b 8IT
since the 16 or an contonment sites were an
nounced.
The point about the selection of these sites
has been that the military authorities made short
shrift of sundry claims of ambitious cities. There
were no longer-winded hearings, no particular in
vestigations-just mere selection and announce
ment. In peace times similar selections would
have entailed enormous lost motion and political
Wire-pullinq,
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YOUCAN
DESTROY
FLIES
Government Experts Give Some
Directions for Fighting Pest
and Preventing the Spread Of
Typhoid and Other Diseases.

Insects Lay Eggs in Manure, So II
Should Ee Treated to XIII Crude
Powdered HeIIebore Is Best When
Properly Used in Spraying Liquid.
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RAILWAY

RAILWAY SCHEDULES.
Yazoo Il Mississippi Valley Railway.
Northern Divisi0n.J
No. Destination. Time.
40 Tutwiler, C'dale, Men,
phis, Tvs ......-..-... $40 a. m.
324 Grenada and I. c., Tvs. 1922 a. m.
314 Tutwiler, C'dale, V'burg,
G'ville, Helena & Mem
phis, Tvs. .......---.~--l0:55a. m.
AZ Travellers Spec, Mem,
Tutwilerand points S.
C'dale, Tvs. ....--..-. 2:50 p. m.
1872 Grenada & l. G., Tvs. 8:03 p. m.
Al TRAY. Spec, Mem, V'brg.
T'wiler., Chastn., and c.
dale, arrvs. ...-...... 8:05 q. m.
331 Grenada q |. g., arrvs. o.Io =.
1923 Grenada g. /. G. arrvs. $50 p. NJ
313 Mem. Helena, V'burg, G..
vile and Chston. arr. 4;47 p.
80 Mem. Hell. Cdale. T. inter.
pts. arr. ....---..-..l0'10 p. u
(Southern Division.) {
1871 Tchula, Durant, Yazoo
City, Jackson and New
Orleans, Tvs. .--,.~.. S:222 a. m.
313 Same .-..---... $500 p. m,
For further information apply to
j. W. DONNELL. Tex. Agt.
Southern Ry. Co., In Miss.
314 Same train, arrives. ...10:35 a. m.
332 Same train, arrives. 1880 p. m
<1.nouood Citation
WEST BOUND TRAINS
No. Destination. Time.
8 Winona to G%reenyille. acc.
leaves ...---.....7:2c q. m.
leaves ........-....12:06 p. m.
9 Columbus to G'ville, acc.
II B'hs.n To G'ville, thru. tr.
leaves ...... sos p. IN
II G,wqod to Webb, dly ex.
Sunday. leaves........2:25 y. m.
EAST BOUND TRAINS.
IL G'ville to B'ham, thru tr.
leaves .... 9:20 q. m.
20 G'ville to Columbus, acc.
leaves 800. -.. 1:13 p. N.
4 G.ville to Winona, acc
leaves ............ .......7s0S p. m
10 Webb kch., dly. ex. Sun.
arrives ..........-..1O:36 q. m.
Connection for Belzoni branch Tvs
Greenwood 7:2V a, NJ, also Tvs. Crren-
wood sos p. m. connecting at ltts
Bena 5:45 p. m.
Sunday service-Webb-B elzoni bchs
a~ltsruata, lvng. Greenwood 4;4b. p. ~.
9. v. GAGE Tel. Agt
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CASUALTY LISTS.

The New York Mail is not inclined to hedge
and squirm about casualty lists. Boldly it pub
fishes cerain figures and with equally bold com
ment, as follows:
1--WE now have on hand both British and Ger
man official casualty lists of the month of May
During that month the British lost 1928 men
while the Germans lost 110,956 men.
'"The allied drive in May was shared by thu
British and the French, and it is fair to assume
that the casualties were about equally divided be
tween them. 1t is probably proper to accept tn
statement of military authorities that, even will
the heaviest use of artillery, the attackers in mod
ern trench warfare lost twice as many as the de
tenders.
There are no illusions in England ant
France as to the cost of driving the Germans ou
of occupied territory. There should be no illus
sions on the subject in this country. Gen Per
shing's men will be welcomed on the western
front for more material reasons than because o
the moral uplift which their presence will Civ
to the allies. There is real fighting for US to DO.
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p A AIMS IN CHINA.

Japan's solicitude over her position with re-
gard to China is due to it's reading Of the history
OF the past.
China is an immense market that the Nipponese
wish to have all their own. They oppose the
'open door, policy advocated by our government
and never will reconcile themselves to it. They
want almost exclusive trading privileges in China,
desiring to enrich themselves and become power
full through the profits arising from a market OF
400, O0O, 900 people close at hand. .
England became rich and powerful through
trading with Europe and the world; Japan sees
her road to being the England of the east by
closing up trade doors in China.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-10

photographer in Washington, shows
a detachment of caVaIrymen silhou-
cited against the glow from the ma
tional capitoPs lighted dome.
CITIZENS TO PAY DRILL COST
Cedar Grove, Wis, April 1O.-Citi-
zens have arranged by subscription
to pay weekly expenses Of men and
boys who wish to go to ShebOygan
to drill with Company c, w. N. G.
Stated that salaries will continue
throughout period of enlistment.
Fifteen recruits went to ShebOygan
today.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-10

Armed American caValryn1en guard
the capitol constantly now. This
beautiful night photograph from
Robert Paine Dorman, the Day Book
BAR WHEAT GAMBLING
Minneapolis, April 1O.-War specu-
lation will be strictly barred on the
Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce,
it was made known Monday. Elk
change notified Pres. Wilson that a
committee has been appointed to
consider means of checking such
speculation as might affect food
prices during the war;,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-11

meier and Orchard or the Smashing
Second" will be here to assist in the
recruiting.
NortonvilIe.-J M. Anderson, presi-
dent of the EQUITY Cooperative ex-
change at ST. Paul, will address the
Nortonville Equity e. Trading Co..
annual meeting TO be held here Sat-
urday, beginning at 10 q. m. Band
concerts, baseball and a dance in the
new town hall in the evening will be
other features of the annual event.
Bismarck. - The Garrison Heat.
Light & Power Co. today wrote the
railway commission asking that IL
urge more speed on the part Of the
500 line, which has not yet begun
work on the spur to the company's
mine near Garrison.
Blsmarck.-The Farmers Elevator
Co. of Beulah has been furnished
with a satisfactory elevator site and
assured siding, Supt. w. p. Berner
of the Northern Pacific today advised
the railway commission. The board
held a hearing on this matter at
Beulah recently.
Turtle L.ake.-The Maple Ridge CO.
operative Dairy Co., which opened it's
new cheese factory at Maple Ridge on
June 25, is now running more than
3, 400 pounds of milk daily, and the
success of the enterprise seems as
sured.
ranges few sheep as a side issue,
has just pocketed $1,000 for this
years clip. Seventeen sheep brought
Hollis Davenport ss2 worth of wool,
and he still has the mutton.
guy fo an ae nEP to T bow ae Se
Killdeer Jail with dynamite, was
taken before Judge Crawford at
Bowman and sentenced to three years
in the penitentiary.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-11
A COMMUNITY SING.

Philadelphia recently had an ex-
pertinent with a Sunday evening,
open air song service in one Of the
parks.
Several thousand citizens gathered
Ia the park, and led by a combined
choir, all Joined in singing old fam
fiar airs like Annie Laurie.
Marching Through Georgia" My
Bcnnie Lies Over The Ocean"
Dixie" THE Star spangled Ban
ner" and other patriotic and well
loved songs.
Hundreds who came to scoff at the
community sing" remained to par
tieipats, and returned enthusiastic.
In Island park, Fargo, has an ideal
natural anphitheater for such a
gathering.
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her name, the results would be the

other name, the results would be the
same"
One point in his speech, however,
is worth passing notice. Instead of
stating in the Affirmative" he says,
that we are lighting to establish a
democracy, it would be better stated
in the negative, that we are fighting
to crush out despotism and autocra-
cy." 1t may be questioned, however,
whether this is an improved version.
The United States is not fighting to
crush out despotism and autocracy,
President Wilson, good democrat as
he is, never proposed such a Don
Quixote crusade TO defend free
dom is one thing; to force it on those
who do not want it is quite another.
The country agrees with Senator
Harding that 1T is not up to the
United States to force democracy on
the world"
1t is well to have this point made
clear, but Senator Gronna sets about
1t in precisely the wrong way. In
undertaking to better the Presidents
statement he gives it a misleading
twist This country has not a mere
ly negative aim; 1t seeks to help
rather than to destroy. If the out
come is a wider freedom and the col
lapse of other autocracies besides
that of the czars. we shall all rejoice
but the fundamental aim of our ooun-
try. now that German aggression han
forced II into the war, must be pre-
cisely what President Wilson called
It; the world must be made safe for
democracy" Defending democracy
from attack is very different mat
ter from forcing it on those who dis
like 1t.
The choice must lie with the peo-
pie of the central empires; our in
terest in their form of government
as in their military establishment,
begins only at the point where they
become a menace. In Prussian his
tories we may read how one Of the
main concerns of the founders of
modern Germany was to force the
Prussian military system on the
other German states. It is freely
granted that the militia system.
which they already had would have
answered perfectly for defense; IL
was not good enough for the wars OF
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-11
N. D. BRIEFS

Stanley.-After an exciting chase,
Sheriff H. J.NSlaughtered captured at
saco, Mont, and returned to this city
for trial, w. Miller, who Is charged
most serious offense in this open
range country.
Kulm.--Kulm farmers will meet in
the Woodman hall here Saturday for
the purpose of organizing a farm loan
association. A large membership is
promised.
Napoleon.-The seventh annualScon-
Ninth district will be held in Napo-
leon next Saturday and Sunday.
Mandan.-Because the boys and
girls are needed at home ton the
farms, there have been so few appli-
cations for the annual agricultural
training camp planned for Morton
county this week that A. J. Gaum-
nitz, county agent, has announced its
abandonment.
Portal.-Under a new ruling of the
United States public health service.
any person in North Dakota who so
offices here free vaccination against
smallpox, typhoid fever and para
typhoid fever. .,-.-.-.s 4
New Rockford.-New Rockford is
assured of a berth in the new North
ern league, composed otherwise of
anu " llllSIOI. "A
schedule for the balance of the sea-
son soon will be~ made out, and New
Rockford Is enthusiastic over the
prospects for league baseball
Wilton.--Miss Esther olson. Will
toms most efficient recruiting oficer
has returned from a visit with her
parents in Little Falls, MINI, to re-
sumo her duties. Chiefly through the
efforts of Miss Olson, Wilton has a
record among towns of its size in this
section of the state for enlistments
in the navy and the regular army
Observation-Disclosures have been
made by 500 farmers for $l06,00 OF
stock in the proposed Dickinson-Le-
for-New Leipzig railway. Construc-
tion@may tartFthis fall. h
Crosby.-A gigantic mass meeting
will be held in this city tonight to
recruit to minimum strength a COM
pany in the new North Dakota second
regiment. Thirty-six recruits have
already been signed. Captain Stick
ley and Battalion AdJutants Neu-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-11
Mr.. RAER's ELECTION.

As was generally predicted, ]. NJ.
Baer was the successful candidate
at yesterdays congressional election,
but his victory was by a much
smaller margin than was expected.
Even his opponents thought 1t would
be larger than it proved to be.
The showing made by Mr.. Burtness
was a remarkable one, for he made
almost a single handed fight. Only
d few personal friends aided him in
his campaign. while behind his OPP
ponent was an almost perfect poll
teal machine. The Nonpartisan
league threw all it's organization in
TO the campaign, and backed by am
pie funds made a most thorough
campaign in his behalf.
The strength shown by Mr.. Burt
ness in the country was especially
gratifying He went into the strong
est league districts and in many
Of them ran ahead of Mr.. Baer. II
the cities had given him the vote on
which he counted, Mr., Burtness
would have been elected. In the
cities 1t was not a case of losing the
votes to Mr.. Baer, but simply a case
Of Mr.. Burtness' supporters not go
ing to the polls, probably because
many of them felt his case was hope
less under the conditions. Fargo,
Grand Forks, Devils Lake, Wahpe-
ton, Grafton and other towns and
cities in the district, cast less than
a third Of their normal vote.
The result shows that the attempt
10 array the city against the country
ID a tempest in a teapot. The
leagues candidate was given sub
stantiaI support in the cities, while
the farmers showed no hesitancy
about supporting Mr.. Burtness.
There was also apathy evidenced in
both the city and the country. The
cities showed not only a lack Of ex-
citement, but in many cases even OF
q mild interest. And apparently the
farmers were too busy in the fields
or attending q circus, to be very
much wrought up by their fears as
10 what the people of the cities were
trying to do to them. The attempt
to array class against class was not
q conspicuous success.
Mr.. Baer is therefore the first
congressman elected on the Nonpar-
tlsan ticket. The Forum opposed
Fffra hat Ala an m iasIYaS ana not m
Personalities, and it. gladly extends
It's congratulations to the winner AS
q wartime congressman he will have
b great opportunity for service and
The Forum hopes he will measure
up to those opportunities.
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For Defense

marion couthouy Smith of The
Viailantes.)
We have seen the children lying
-wounded-dead-
We shall hear their far, faint crying
Till earth's last word is said;
Bleeding and shattered, flung aside,
Charred in the homestead's fire,
Struck with the sword, whelmed in
the tide,
For a peoples blood-desire!
Then will you say again
This is a war of kings?
Nay, but this is war Of men
Defending precious things.
We have heard e. fearful humming
Sounding from shore to shore
The vulture air -ships coming
Away from the line of war,
Away, on a cold and shameful quest,
To cottage roof and bed;
And the clinging child at its mothers
breast,
Sprayed with her blood. lies dead.
Yet will you say again
This is a war of kings?
This is a war Of outraged men
Fighting for helpless things.
When old and young are falling
Under the bastard darts,
When Freedoms self is calling
To all unfettered hearts,
When all that men have lived and
died
To bring to light and bloom
Rides the crest of a threatening tide,
Rocks on the verge Of doom
Will you raise the unthinking
cry again,
This is a war of kings?
But this is a war Of men-of
Men
Dying for priceless things!
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-11
On The Spur OF The Moment
10y Maurice MiIIer.)

THE MARRIED MAN.
How often he's bantered and twitted
and heered,
How often the theme Of a jest;
The humorous weekly
Declares he Is meekly
It's seldom they give him a rest;
His wife 1t appears, is forever a
shrew
She nags him from morning till
night,
She's stern and commanding
And yet, Notwithstanding,
At times he is merry and bright!
The married mans life, as most any
one knows.
Is surely a thing to bewail,
The man who is married
Is heckled and harried
Until he is nervous and pale;
The worries, the troubles. the bills
that are his!
The sobs for another new hat!
Yet some there have been and
Still are, who just grin and
Declare 1t Is worth 1t at that.
The married mans wife, when in
fury or tears,
Will call him a brute and beast,
She sobs that she hates him.,
She bawls and berates him,
Or so they assure us, at least;
Though married men suffer with
manifold woes,
Though pestered through all Of
their lives,
With nagging or boohoo-
We've met quite few who
Were really in love with their
wives!
TODAY'S SHEER.
Very often an injured Air is only
a Lame Excuse.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-11
Household Hints

| Corn Meal DumpIings-Corn meal
dump1ings are fine in bean soup or
meat stew. Use half as much white
| flour as usual, the other half corn
meal Make exactly as usual.
New Salad Dressings - For
change in salad dressing mix one
tablespoon butter with the same
amount of dressing; when it Is
smooth add more dressing and thin
with milk. Another change which
will be found to be delicious is one
Tablespoon catsup, one tablespoon
Vinegar, one tablespoon sugar and
two tablespoons olive oil. This time
of the year people should eat more
Of such things instead of heavy
foods.
Cake Without Esss-Two large
tablespoons butter, one-half cup
sugar, one-half cup dark molasses,
one tablespoon mixed spices, two
soda, two cups -four. Mix in order
named, beat thoroughly, bake in a
quick oven about forty minutes. This
Is excellent iced with caramel icing
made as follows: Two cups brown
sugar, one cup milk, one tablespoon
butter. Boil till waxy, take from
fire, beat till cool, and spread.
Near Meat-Crumb -FOUR slices or
toasted dry bakers bread. Beat one
egg, add one cup sweet milk. three
Tablespoons peanut butter; season
with salt and pepper, mix with
crumbs and fry in butter. This is
very nice in place of meat.
Sour Cream Pie-One cup sour
cream, three-fourths cup raisins put
through meat grinder, one scant cup
sugar, yolks of three eggs, white of
one egg beaten stiff and added at the
/ last, one teaspoon cinnamon, one,
fourth teaspoon cloves. Bake with
no upper crust, using whites Of the
eggs and two tablespoons powdered
sugar as meringue for top of pie.
| Strawberry Cake-One cup sugar
two cups flour, one-half cup butter
Cor butter and lard), two eggs one
cup canned strawberries, one tea
spoon (stroke measure) soda stirred
into berries, one-half teaspoon bak-
ing powder in the -four (well sifted).
This batter will be thin, but don't
add any more -four. Bake in two
layers and put together with your
favorite icing.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-11
NEW PASSENGER DEPOT
TO Be OPENED JULY 20
Northern Paelfic's $4,000 Structure
at jamestown About Completed
Viaduet Opened to Traffic,

jamestown, N. D.. July 11.--An-
nouncement has been made by ON
Gals of the Northern Pacific that
the new s150000 passenger depot.
which Is nearly completed, will be
opened to the public July 20. The
new yiaduct was opened to traf1c
Saturday.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-11
"sAMMEE," TOMMY" AND
"PoILU."

'sammee' has been added to the
nIcknames in the trenches.
He is fraternizing with the Brit
ish Tommy and the French poi
lu."
The christening appears to have
been an impromptu affair but
the name promises to stick.
Like all good nicknames IL was a
spontaneous one. When the Amer
lean ships arrived in France, the
crowds that stood on the quay be-
gan shouting "vive Sammee! vive
Sammee!" The Americans grinned
their welcome back. and their fate
was sealed. Henceforth they will
doubtless be "sammee" on the bait
tie line.
It ID never the carefully thought
out nickname or song that sweeps
through a country in wartime.
Thousands Of slogans have been sug-
gested for the American troops, and
probably tens of thousands of songs
have been written for them. But
most Of these are known to only a
few friends of the composer, and
none Of them has gained what might
be called q vogue. ..
It was an English music hall ditty
that swept through the British
trenches and was adopted by the
"Tomnies" az their own "Tippera-
~" In Spanish war times it was
"A Hot Time" that expressed the
spirit OF the troops.
This wars American song has not
been written yet. but The Forum
win gamble It won't contain refer
ences to loyalty, patriotism. and the
grand old flag. American soldiers
think o. those things. but they don't
wear their hearts on their coat
sleeves.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-11
In The Open Forum
A Column Devoted to the Task of
Keeping Up With North Da-
kota Editors.

The editor of The Finley Beacon
feels he has been honored above
some of his fellows, and boasts thus
ly:
A. C. Townley, president of the
Nonpartisan League, and A. E.
Bowen, right-hand man, deliv-
cred two addresses at Finley,
Tuesday afternoon, to large
audience in Dwight Park. The
speakers conferred a great favor
on the editor of The Beacon, plac-
ing him and The Beacon in the
same class with the best papers
published in the state and gave
us quite a bit Of free advertising,
for which we return thanks. We
suppose they did this in return
for the free notices we have
given the league whenever re-
quested to do so for their meet
ings.
The main burden of their re-
marks however, seemed to be
that nobody had a right to an
opinion of his own, or to have
any other political belief than
promulgated by Townley and his
mouthpiece, Bowen. The editor
of The Beacon will not use the
argument they did-call every
body who does not agree with
them political crooks and liars"
as they have a right to their own
opinions and to express them.
The addresses impressed US as
appeals to prejudice. not as argu-
ments.
The Page Record views with alarm
the selling out of the farmers K
the I. w. W." when it says:
! An organization has been
( formed in the state to Ak and
= controIsthe price to be paid for
farm labor and the number of
hours work to be performed per
day. With farm labor unionized
there is trouble ahead for some
~ body and the men who are SELL
ing out the farmers to the I. w.
W. will sure have their share.
The Fargo Advocate takes this way
Of thanking the merchants fol
earlier closing:
The enterprising. and thought
full dry-goods merchants of this
city appreciate the services of
their hardworking clerks. and are
showing ii in a practical way by
. their o'clock closing hour on
the ordinary day and the p. m.
order on Saturday. The en-
ployes are thankful for this dur
ing the glad-to- scout PERIODS.
and pep" up accordingly when
! on their shorter rounds Of duty.