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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-09
A PEACEFUL REVOLUTION.

Great emergencies have a way Of
stripping away the unessentials.
Almost overnight the railroads have
voluntarily nationalized and co-ordin-
ated themselves.
It came as unheralded and as sud-
denly as the Russian revolution.
Railroads in the past have worked
together only for self-protection or to
get concessions. They have been driv-
ZEN together to resist outside forces.
To-day they have voluntarily combin-
ed for patriotic purpose. "
Congestion of freight terminals;
waste in passenger service; delay in
Handling troops, munitions and sup
plies would not be tolerated by the
american government or the Ameri-
-can people in their present mood.
The railroad managers saw their duty
and took prompt steps to perform it.
Red tape was discarded, and the
country is slowly grasping the start
aling fact that from an operating
are virtually one great system, man
aged by board or their executives
at Washington. A railroad man can
see the opportunities for greater EN-
cheney. The layman can but guess at
them, considering such items as dis
tribution of freight cars, saving on
the duplication Of passenger service,
and the free use of terminals.
. The experiment may bring results
shat have not been achieved by years
sof legislation, propaganda, bribery and
corruption 1t may teach, on the one
sside, federation, and a willingness to
permit railroad corporations to earn a
fair profit. It may teach. on the other
side, II it has not yet been learned by
the lesson that the man who said,
The public be damned" is dead. and
that his policies went with him.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-09
GOhPERS SENDS LONG
MESSAGE TO RUSSIA
American Labor President Sends Az
suranees of Sympathy with the
New Democratic Movement.
(By Associated Press.)


Washington, May "a plea against
q premature peace for Russia and re-
newed assurances that American wage
earners and the American people are
in hearty sympathy with the Russian
democratic movement, are included in
a long cablegram sent by President
Samuel Gompers of the American fed
GRAFTON Of labor to the executive COM
mittee of the council of workmen's and
soldiers deputies at Petrograd.
Speaking for organized labor in this
country, Mr.. Gompers also expresses
complete confidence in the purposes
OF the war missions soon to go TO
Russia. Although he does not men,
ton specifically the recent attacks on
Elihu Root, who will head the mis-
sion, the labor leader denounces as
criminal and pro German any sugges-
ton that the members will seek to
interfere in Russia's internal affairs
or will give any advice except with
the purpose of combating the enemy.
Forcible annexations are condemned,
but Mr.. Gompers pleads that every
people affected by the war, should in
the end be free to choose their ale
glance. Punitive indemnities are al
so denounced and hope is expressed
that leaders OF the working classes of
the central empires will face plotting
for an abortive peace and bring real
peace by overthrowing the autocra-
cies Of Hohenzollern and Hapsburg
The message, timed to aid in COM
batting the pro German agitation APP
parent during the last few days in
Russia, was cabled yesterday.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-09
RAsEsALL-AND THE WAR.

The sporting editor had CLEAN in
his eye this morning.
y II was a case of the new year reviv-
ing old desires" "She opens tomor-
row, boys" was his greeting.
She" for the benefit of the forget
full or uninitiated, is the Northern
baseball league, which has risen Phoe-
nix-like from it's ashes to spread the
propaganda Of baseball as usual" de-
spite the war. Duluth, Superior,
Virginia and Grand Forks are no
longer with us. corner-lotters will
disport themselves within the lone
some confines of their ball parks. War
rem and Minot with Winnipeg and Far
go-Moorhead comprise the circuit. The
two new cities will witness the OPEN
ing games, but this afternoon Denny
Sullivan will begin a heavy prelim-
mary bombardment against General
Moll's veteran troops here in Fargo,
after which Mr.. Moll is expected to
begin a strategic retreat to Minot.
The Forum wishes the local team
another pennant, and trusts that the
long summer evenings will witness the
Of a sufficient supply of
peauts and the consumption of suf-
ficient pop to make running a ball
team otherwise than an invitation for
the sheriff to move in. Baseball as an
antidote to the war, merits consid-
Grafton as long as it doesn't interfere
with the conduct of the war.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-09

The Kid Has Gone to the CoIors.
The Kid has gone to the Colors
And we don't know what to say;
The Kid we have loved and cuddled
Stepped out for the flag today.
We thoughts him a child, q baby,
With never a care at all,
But his country called him man size,
And the Kid has heard the call.
He paused to watch the recruiting,
Where, fired by the fife and drum,
He bowed his head to Old Glory
And thought that 1t whispered:
Gomez"
The Kid, not being a Stacker.
Stood forth with patriot Joy
To add his name to the roster
And God, we're proud of the boy!
The Kid has gone to the colors;
It seems but a little while
Since he drilled a schoolboy army
In truly martial style.
But now he's q man, a soldier,
And we lend him listening ear,
For his heart is heart all loyal,
Unscourged by the curse OF fear.
His dad, when he told him, shuddered,
His MOTHERHOOD bless her!-cried;
Yet, blest with a mother nature,
She wept with a mother pride.
But he whose old shoulders straight
ened
Was grandad-for memory ran
To years when he, too, a youngster,
Was changed by the flag to a man!
w. NJ. Herschell in The indianapolis
News
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-09

editor doesn't fear crowds. He writes:
According to statements published
the first Of the week, 1t appears that
Governor Frazier will not call for a
special election to elect @ successor to
H. T. Helgesen until the last Of June.
By that time q large number Of the
numerous candidates may see their
way clear to decline to make the race.
Keep in line, gentlemen.
The Minot Messenger gets q place
In The Open Forum with the follow
ing: -.
Fourth OF July In the good old fashion
cd way, why not have our municipal
picnic on that day, sing patriotic
songs, listen to patriotic speeches, and
do honor TO Old Glory. This is one
day OF all daysfwe should brush up our
patriotism"
About July we plan to be in Minot
unless Fargo puts in q better bid than
this.
The Transcript editor takes the New
Rockford girls on his knee and talks to
them like father, thusly:
Say, little girl, the fellow that
Stacks in this strenuous time when
back-bon is needed, will be found
passing himself off as a single man
over in a distant state when you and
the children fall upon him for sup
port"
Official score for todays column: At
bat, 6; hits, A.; base on balls, /; struck
out, 1. Details censored.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-09
HOOVER NAY Be
PLACED IN CHARGE
Will Probably be Food Die
tator-Views on Price
Fixing.
(Rv Associated Press. }

Washington, May 9.-Although Her
bert c. Hoover's place in the govern
nent's food control program has not
been determined finally, there were IN
dications yesterday that he would be
given direction of food exports ana
later Of price-fixing measures, II con-
gress passes the administrators food
bills.
The department of agriculture is
fully equipped to enforce domestic reg
ulations contained in the Legislation
but the problem of apportioning food
among the allies may be left largely to
Mr. Hoover, as chairman of the food
committee of the council of national de-
Tense. Under the bills, the PRESIDENT
would be empowered to name an ageI
cy to deal with prtce-hxtng. This, II
made necessary, would be left to the
defense council, with Mr.. Hoover sup
cruising operations of the act.
There have been suggestions OF an
international food commission, sitting
in Washington, to handle American and
allied food problems. If 1t is created
the American member probably WouLa
YESTERDAYS Mr.. Hoover appeared be-
fore the house agricultural committee
at closed session to discuss the food
bills. He suggested creation or COM
mission of business men, serving un-
der the president, to handle broader
features of the measure, leaving 20
the agricultural department authority
to enforce any other regulations. THIS
Independent body, overseeing trans
portation and preferential shipments:
Mr.. Hoover opposed price-hxing for
perishables, but said he thought power
should be conferred permitting the set
ting of basic prices on nonperishablos.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-09

"A man can be too much OF q traitor
to sit in the congress Of the United
States he can be too much Of q Ger
man to sit there; he can be too much
OF political trimmer and trader; and
he can be too much Of a bone headed
chump," says The Bismarck Tribune,
which leads one to hop into print with
the query as to whether anyone has
yet been barred for any OF these rea-
sons, granting, Of course, that he
should be.
The Maddox Standard foresees
drastic Innovations as the war cloud
materializes." in the cities the outly-
ing saloons, dance halls, movies and
billiard halls are to be closed and these
institutions centralized so as to be
within the immediate control of the
authorities, and patriotic gymnastics
OF all kinds may be expected all over
America"
Skipping blithely over the query as
suggest that they knock the partitions
out of the centralized saloons, make
one big one, and then close 1t up.
Ye editor Of The New Rockford
State Center offers the following
contribution:
Commissioner ColVer declares that
during the war the government would
not tolerate manipulation Of food
prices and the withholding of food
stuffs from market. Why should not
the same regulations be enforced after
the war and for all future timer"
The Cavalier County Republican
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-09
MORALE.

& In the slang Of the prize ring they
call IL getting his goat"
In military pariance. IL is morale"
1t 10 an impalpabIe, elusive factor,
but II Is just as real and almost as
important as artillery in winning wars.
Two pugilists will battle toe to toe
for round after round. Apparently
they are evenly matched In skill and
endurance. The man with the better
lighting heart" wins.
Ball teams will go inning after inn
ing with the score tied. Then comes
the break" Perhaps IL is the pitcher;
perhaps the infield. The fan recog-
nizss II: the opposing players recog-
nize IL. 1t spells defeat.
Military commanders know the
value of morale as we'll as any base
ball manager. They are as anxious
about the morale Of their armies as
they are about supplies of ammunition.
For that reason. recent Associated
Press dispatches from the western
front are significant. Many of the
prisoners captured in the latest Brit
ish movement are mere boys, fresh
from the ranks of civilians. who know
conditions within the empire. They are
reported to have surrendered readily
and apparently eagerly. 1t is a hope
full sign and 1t points clearly Ameri-
cas- opportunity. German soldiers are
being told that America IL bluffing;
that this country won't be a factor in
the war for years; that two days bag
OF prisoners would equal the entire
American army. A quick blow from
America may be a decisive factor. II
there is chance to end the war this
year, such a blow might do it,, II the
word were passed along the German
trenches: The Americans are here"
1t would further undermine the tot
tering confidence in the German lead
ers. The Germans have cause to re-
member the tiny British army at
Mons. 1t was but driblet. but they
Kept coming. And the Americans will |
skeep coming"
1t might mean collapse. Undoubt- |
eddy IL would hasten it.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-09
WHOLESALE ARRESTS
OF INSURANCE men
Wrsckin1 Of Big Pittsburgh Corpora.
ton Results in Action by Attorney
General,
nv Asaocia.ed Prsss.A

Pittsburgh, May 9.-Warrants for
the arrest Of three more men alleged
to have been connected with the
wrecking Of the Pittsburgh Life and
Trust Co. a $24,000,000 life insurance
corporation, have been sworn out
by Horace w. Davis, deputy at
torney general of Pennsylvania. The
men are F. A. Wallis, Of the Fidelity
Mutual Lifee Insurance Co., Of New
York, who first agreed and then de-
clined to become president Of the
Pittsburgh company; ]. 8. Grant and
George A. Nichol. JrY both Of New
York.
Both the arrests, 1t was asserted,
would be made. on the charge of con-
spiracy to defraud.
During the day the following men
were ordered arrested on the same
charge: Charles F. Birdseye, Of New
York, alleged to be the chief of the
promoters; Kellogg Birdseye, his son,
treasurer Of the Pittsburgh Life, un-
der the new control; Joseph c. Wat
son, assistant secretary of the Com
mercial Trust Co., of New York, who
is alleged to have certified a check of
$4,000 for Birdseye, who had no
funds in the bank; Robert p. Moore,
president of the Commercial Trust
Co.: Albert Leury; William D. Nc
Question and George Montgomery.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-09
The Editors Mail Bag.
0 the Editor of The Forum:

To the Editor Of The Forum:
Sir:
The report Of my remarks at the re-
cent meeting of the members of the
Republican state committee of this
district is so abbreviated that it hard
ly conveys the right impression of what
said.
In substance, it was as follows:
by reason of the national admin
istration being Democratic, and because
it will continue to be so until after the
expiration of the term Of any Congress-
man elected to fill the vacancy in this
district, greater calamities might hap
pen than the election Of Deomrcat to
that place.
But on the other hand it is of vital
Importance to the Republican party
that Republican be elected, because
being once elected, a Democrat would
have a marked advantage in any sub
sequent election and be likely to retain
his seat until we might have a Republic
can administration. From Repub-
lican standpoint, therefore, more is in
volved than merely the election of a
congressman for the unexpired term of
the late Mr.. Helgesen.
There is no reason why great SER
vice may not be rendered to the nation
by the election of a Republican. A
broad gagged Republican would be
quite as likely to support the admins
tration in the present crisis as Demo-
crat would be, and he would have an
advantage over the Democrat in this:
That congressman of the same party
as the administration is loaded down
with looking after appointments Of
postmasters and other unofficial duties
which he cannot get away from; they
are very burdensome and take a large
part of ones time, IL he attends to
them. II he does not, he is sure to lose
his head.
postoffices in my charge. They took
two thirds of my time with the result
that I had little time left to devote to
legislative duties-really what a con-
gresham is for.
"A member belonging to the minors
ty party and having a broad vision,
could render the state and the nation
and perhaps the world, inestimable SER
vice at this time because he could de-
vote his entire time and energies to
purely legislative matters.
"In order that the best man may be
nominated and elected, it is highly inn
portant that all steps leading to the
nomination, il a convention lis called
for that purpose, be such as to leave
no question of fairness, and to give no
Republican an excuse to vote other
than for the Republican nominee, eth
er on the ground of unfitness OF the
candidate nominated or the methods
pursued in effecting the nomination.
-B. F. SPALDING.
Fargo. May 8.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-09
TO CONSERVE FOOD
Enaland May Make Waste of Any
Kind Punishable Offense.
fRx Associated Press.l

London, May s.--An order will be is
sued in the near future providing that
the waste of any kind of food shall be
q punishable offense. Captain Chas.
Bathurst, parliamentary secretary Of
the food controllers department, an
nounced today in the house of COM
mons.
Esbcussion in the house of the work
of the liquor control board which Is to
open today is awaited with consider
able interest, as the government prob
ably will indicate its policy toward
the liquor trade. A lively controversy
is looked for between the advocates
OF total prohibition and government
purchase.
The Pail Mall Gazette says it is
rumored in quarters generally well
informed that the government contem-
plates introducing a measure for state
purchase of the liquor trade.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-09
WOULD PUNISH
HOME FOOD WASTE
Congress Began Work Yes
terday in Viii War
Measure.

Washington, May "A vital week
OF war preparation against Germany
by congress began Monday.
In both house and senate measures
OF tremendous importance will be
launched, either for final action or
preliminary discussion.
Conferees will report out the selec-
tive CONSUMPTION army bill.
The senate agricultural committee
takes UP the food conservation bill
introduced in the house last week..
The house ways and means commit
tee will report out the revenue bill,
raising $1,000, 100000 by taxation
The senate finance committee will
begin consideration Of this taxation
bill
To increase the gold holdings of fed
eral reserve banks by $3Q0,000,000 and
strengthen them against any exigency
Of the war, the house passed admins
tration amendments to the federal re-
serve law decreasing the reserve re-
Qutrements OF member banks. They
now go to the senate.
Agreement was reached in the house
to consider q resolution to empower
the president to operate the seized
German ships.
The shipping bill, empowering Presi-
dent Wilson to take over shipyards
will be introduced.
Nation Aims at Home Waste.
Authority which will permit the gov
eminent to reach into the home of
every American citizen and punish
preventable waste Of food will be
sought of congress by the department
OF agriculture.
This authority is Incorporated in
supplementary food legislation which
has been prepared by the depart
ment.
Needless waste OF large slices Of
bread, spare cups of milk and other
table necessaries is one thing the de-
partment is determined to stamp out.
Hundreds of millions of dollars worth
Of food, it is estimated, is annually
thrown into the American garbage
pail.
Diaries to Get Appeals for Care.
Ten thousand diaries, creameries and
milk collecting concerns will receive
department posters, urging against
waste. 1t is estimated that $1S,000,O00
worth of milk is wasted annually
through splashing over Of milk cans.
There is every indication the senate
committee will not report out a bill
until the house has acted on the Lever
measure.
This bill is the most powerful
measure ever introduced in congress"
Sen. w. A. Kenyon, member of the
committee, said. I'm Importance 1t
ranks second only to the declaration OF
independence"
Finance Bill Up to Bipartisan Body.
The committee began work on the
Lever bill yesterday and will hear ex-
perts.
Hearings will begin today or tomor-
row and all those industries and per-
sons who are affected-hundreds have
applied for permission to appear-will
be allowed a voice before the COM
mittee.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-09
DEFENSE AID
BY COLLEGES

Washington. May s.-"The state uni
yersities and colleges will work in
harmony in carrying out the plan of
the council of national defense" said
President George e. Vincent of the
University of Minnesota, following a
conference of representatives of the
state universities and agricultural col
leges with the council. THE curricu-
Ium will be revised and the activities
Of the students directed in line with
the promotion of the welfare of the
country"
President Vincent said details could
be worked out so far as the University
of Minnesota is concerned when he
reaches Minneapolis.
President elect Marion Burton at
tended the conference as the repre-
sentative OF Smith college. and DR..
Maury Hodgman Of Manchester coll
lege, and President F. L. McVey of the
University of North Dakota also par
ticipate6.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-09

isn't removed the patient may close a
very useful career in Moorhead.
The situation Is known to most
Fargo residents. With the amalgama-
ton of the three great divisions Of the
Norwegian Lutheran church, the
Northern Minnesota district had two
colleges, one at Moorhead and one at
Fergus Falls. The governing body of
the church felt IL could not maintain a
full college course at both, and decid-
ed to withhold the appropriation from
one of them. Concordia has q $4,000
mortgage. Park Region Luther college
at Fergus Falls has none. The church
naturally prefers the college without
the mortgage. Concordia's friends
would wipe out the debt, divide the
appropriation for the present, and let
the members Of the church decide
which will be the permanent college.
They are satisfied that Concordia has
sufficient talking points in her favor
to win the decision, If the race is be-
gun without a handicap.
Concordia's salary list for teachers
alone for next year will be more than
$4,000. What the students will spend
in Fargo and Moorhead during the
year is no mean sum. Within a radius
of 100 miles of Fargo and Moorhead
are more than 100000 members Of the
church union. and the college, once it
is free from debt and recognized by
the church organization, should be
prosperous and very valuable educa-
tional institution.
1t looks like good business for Far
go to do all 1t can to shoulder Con-
cordIoIs Iaad
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-09
Drinking Of Water.
(BY V. NJ. PIERCE, NJ. D. }

By v. M. PIERCE, nj. d.
The general conclusions of the latest
Medical Scientists prove that drinking
of plenty of pure water both between
meals and with ones meals Is bene6-
cial to health. It has now been proven
by means Of the X-rays and actual tests
upon many healthy young men that the
drinking of water zO1tH meals is not
harmful to digestion. Therefore if you
want to keep healthy drink plenty of
pure water not ice water). If you
ever suffer from backache, 1umbago,
rheumatism or any of the symptoms Of
kidney trouble - such as deep colored
urine, sediment in urine, getting out
of bed at night frequently and other
troublesome effects, take a little Anuric
before meals. These Anuric Tablets can
be obtained at almost any drug store
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-09
Fools Paradise.

Philadelphia Record: The Cologne
VoIkszeitung is still living in the
FOOLS Paradise of indemnities extort-
ed from Germany's PROSTATE foes. I'VE
are entitled to a humping war in-
demnity," it observes, adding, with fine
impartiality, and we do not care who
pays it. The European enemies Of
Germany will come out of the war too
poor and the United States will have
the bill to pay" What will be the
sensation of The Volkszeitung If Ger
many shall be obliged to repudiate its
war debt in order to pay an indemnity
Of the allies?
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-09

Oregon has 10000 900 acres Of tim
Der, half of 1t in government forests.
Oregon's share Of the nations timber
resources is one-sixth, and is estimat-
ed to be worth over six billion dollars
The lumber industries employ nearly
half Of the wage earners in the state.
The annual wages paid are $16.000,000,
and the yearly outlay for equipment
and supplies is 100000 more. Steps
are being taken to protect this great
state and national asset against fire,
which in the last few years has caus-
ed a loss Of about $4,000, 900.