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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-19

or hope that the efficient operations {
he railroads Of the country will
lampered or impaired
The mediation negotiations and thei
'esults were summed up in a state
nent issued today:
I'VE desire to express our ap.
probation Of the large and Eatri-
otie action of the railroad man
ayers committee which has put
beyond peradVenture the posi-
bility Of a nationwide strike. The
railroads have met the full demand
of the Adamson eight-hour law.
This concession was secured as the
elimination of two days and
nights of negotiations.
"Our first effort was to secure a
postponement of the strike which
was fixed for Saturday night. This
postponement was secured by. pre-
senting to the railroad managers q
memorandum agreement drafted
by the brotherhoods which ex-
pressed the provisions of the
Adamson law. We asked the rail-
roads to agree that IL the Adam
SON law was held 10 be constitu.
tionaI, that this construction and
application will be given to it. The
railroads agreed to this. With
much difficulty the chiefs stayed
the strike, an act that was vital
to the success of our efforts at fur.
ther mediation.
1--WE next sought some adjust
nnent which would be effective
should the law be held to be un-
constitutional. In this regard many
propositions were made to both
sides until the railroads expressed
a Willingness to place the whole
matter in the hands Of the commit
tee. This action proceeded from a
desire to demonstrate to the coun.
try that the railroads would not
allow their own conception of rail-
road policy to stand in the way of
the fullest use of the roads at a
time of severe natiClSAI strain.
"The committee considered the
matter and considered that in view
Of the action Of congress in pass
ing the Adamson law and the nec-
essity for immediate action, that il
was best to adopt at once the
memorandum agreement Of the
previous day as applicable under
all conditions. Then the proposition
Of eight-hour law by agreement
between the roads and the men,
became the basis of the settlement,
and whether the supreme court
holds for the validity Of the law
or against IL. there will be no
strike.
(Signed)
"FrankIin X. Lane,
."W. 3. Wilson,
Daniel Willard,
Samuel Gompers."
The agreement which was signed b!
Continued on Page Eignt)
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-19
Supreme Court Split
Four to Five On the
Adamson Decision

Washington, 1s-Ths
was valid all
court.
The standard of
trains and legaizes the
which effect passage
four, Justices Day, Pney and
the bench
Reynolds announced his.
did the law but that he bows
the maortps ruling
opinion delivered by Chief Justice White fOIO~s
circumstances existing
deal with the hOurs Of work and of railway employees
interstate the principal question here be
considered
Of other which
will be clarified by brief statement Of the conditions out Of which
the controversy
1.-TWO systems controlled in March 1916 concerning Of
railroad eighthour standard Of work
additional overtime governing about 10 of
railroads. the other stated mileage task Of 100 miles to be
formed during 10 hours with extra for excess in force
about IS Of the roads"
justice the "hous of service"
said
Of both private and public interest
ns 10 will
said chief
and public interests involved
would
intended failure
railroads
authority did the ito ill the void
would be declare that the private right had destroyed the public
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-19
Municipal Ownership Not
Issue in Present Campaign


keep the question municipal ownership of the electric light
Of the which
thoughtfuly 1t will
of
campaign to get city
which will dollars worth of
municipal proposition is not problem
will reaction
il
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-19

Hillsboro, N. D.. March f9.-Suit
was Instituted in the district court
here Saturday by .. c. Boyd, cap.
tain Of Company 1, First infantry
Norkh Dakota National Guard
AGAINST L. z. George, charging
libel and praying for Judgment
OF 5000, the suit growing out OF
the publication Of an article on
October 20 in The Hillsboro Ban.
ner, of which Mr.. George is editor.
summons and complaint was
filed Saturday, the complaint set
tiha forth in full the article pub
Iished, in which II 10 alleged false
charges were made. The article
was headed ~. c. Boyd, Stand
uplR and IL 10 alleged that in the
eiebt questions asked there were
statements made concerning the
plaintiff in the capacity as custo-
dian, of company funds that are
libelous.
It is stated in the complaint that
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-19
GERMANS IN RETREAT
FOR HUNDRED MILES,:
GREATEST WAR MOVE
SINCE MARINE BATTLE

The greatest military movement on the Franco-Bel-
gian front since the battle of the Marine is still in full
swing with the Germans in retreat front of nearly
100 miles, French territory approximately 62O square
miles, has been abandoned.
The retirement of Field Marshal Won Hindenburgs
western armies has already virtually resulted in the
Strengthening out of the famous Arras and Noyon
saIents and apparently the retrograde movement is
still in progress.
Should the expectation of many military observers,
who have been watching the operations, be realized,
the retreat will not stop short of the powerfully for
fed line running from Lilly to Laon, through the
strong defensive positions of Chambrai and st.
Ounntin
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-19

Today's German Official statement
speaks Of the movement with a GER
tain note Of finality as IL it were en-
tirely completed. The previous retire.
ment in the Somme region, however,
was marked by much such q state
ment in the midst OF its progress. The
broad scope of the operations is, sue
cinctly indicated in the Berlin an
nouncement that the ground evacuat-
ed was a strip Of land between the
Arras district and the Aisne, which
takes in virtually the entire front
from short distance south Of Lilly to
the Soissons- Laon district.
Both the British and the. French are
sharply following up the retreating
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-19

Germans, employment Of cavalry hav-
ing enabled the pursuit to keep in
close touch.
Other military operations sink into
insignificance beside the great west
ern retirement, but movements are
nevertheless in progress in other fields.
In Persia, for instance, both the Rus
sian columns advancing to Hem on
the disorganized troops retiring before
the British up the Tigris from Bag
dad, have made fresh progress. The
column from Sakkiz has pushed all
most to the Mesopotamian border from
Baneh, while the Hamadan army to
the south has advanced 20 miles
southwest of Kerpapshah ,and4 occn=,
pied HarunaDAd.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-19
Industrial Course
Grades Get Diplomas
Today; Exercises Fine

graduates. relatives and honor guests.
The industrial course exposition will
be the most novel part Of the COM
mencement program. 1t will consist
of practical demonstrations Of gradu-
ates Of the farm husbandry. home
makers and power machinery courses
followed by the presentation Of
diplomas by Prof. G. b. Waldron,
Katherine Jensen and j.. s. Keeue to
their respective classes Dr. q. r.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-19
HOMERULE
POLICY FOR
FINLAND
(By Associated Press.)

London. March 19.-Home rule for
Finland is the policy Of the new Rus
sian government. according to a Reu-
ter correspondent writing from Tam
merfors.
General Zein. governor of Finland
under the old regime. has been sent to
Petrograd as a prisoner. People
throughout the countrN are jubilant
over the change and the situation
everywhere is peaceful.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-19

Commencement exercises for thirty
North Dakota young men and women,
who have completed industrial courses
at the North Dakota Agricultural COLI
Iege, will be brought to a close with
an industrial course exposition in the
IA. ca y. starting at 8 o'clock this
At clock there win be an in
door d u et in the armory, followed
by q commencement dinner in Ceres
hail a. o'clock to be attended by
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-19
FARMLOAN
RATE five
PER CENT
(By Associated Press.l

IBy AssocIated PreSs.)
Washington, March 19-The
farm loan board announced today
that the interest rate on all loans
made to farmers throughout the
country by federal land banks
would be per cent.
A rate Of A2 per cent on bonds
TO be issued by the land banks, al.
80 was officially announced.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-19

III
One Of the first measures of the new
government was the naming Of a COM
mission to regulate prices. The prices
in the new scale are 20 to so per cent
lower than those formerly demand
led.
~-~-~~-~~~-~-@~-~~S~-~
Ladd. president Of the college. will
preside.
Glass Play This Afternoon.
The class play, entitled Every Ship
VIII Find q Harbor. written by Albert
c. Heine Of Glendale. graduate in the
power machinery course. is being pre-
sented in the Little Country theatre
this afternoon.
The play deals with young man,
Don LANCER, who. because OF the re-
marks Of neighborS. in whose eyes he
was a dreamer. ran away from home,
becoming a student in electricity. He
becomes blinded. and returns to the
farm where he puts his knowledge in
to use, utilizing electricity in farm
work.
The cast Of characters follows:
Jim Briggs, q storekeeper ..........
.................. Herman e. Noess
Helen Briggs. his daughter ....:...,
Bill Langer. a farmer :. Otto s. Foss
Mrs. LANCER. his wife 80. Julia Tufte
Don LANCER. their son :. Arthur Else
Mr.. Scott. a farmer >. David Leathers
Mrs. Meyer. q talkative neighbor..
woman ......... Lydia Patching
Olga, Mrs. Langers hired girl 1880.
Anna Gullerud
Pat, Langer's hired man .......
..................... Edward Duffy
Preceding the play. at o'clock,
Frank Schwarz OF Argusville, class
president, delivered the class presi-
dents annual address. There was
music by the industrial course orches-
ira.
The opening number of the COM
mencement program was given yester-
day afternoon. when j. Adams Puffer of
Boston addressed the graduates. and
some 400 others in the A. G. armory.
Mr. Puffers subject was Ideals Es-
sential for Industrial Democracy. the
theme of which was that one could
not expect to gain a livelihood in a
community unless he produced some
thing Of value in, and to that COM
munity.
There was special music. DIR. e. r.
Ladd presided.
Ellwood c. Perisho. president OF
South Dakota State college at Brook
ings, was originally scheduled as
speaker. but was unable to make train
connections.
A large number of relatives and
friends of graduates are>here for the
exercises.
The class roster follows:
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-19
Shall All Nations Be ].
Free Except Germany?
Query Of the Vorwaerts
tBy Associated Press)

via London, March 9The Berlin VcrWaerts
asks "shaII
Germany"
declaration Of the Prussan proVs
declaration of Chancellor Won 5ehmann-
HolIeu diet the diseredit of the latter
king should sraghtway give back
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-19

National enforcement and operation
Of the Adamson law, enacted by con-
gress last September when nation
wide railroad strike threatened para
Iysis Of transportation, was suspended
awaiting the supreme courts decision
upon its constitutionality. National
erect, &c was agreed, rested upon dis
posal Of the single test case Of the
Missouri, Oklahoma & Gulf railroad.
chosen BY the railroads and depart-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-19
Sunday Schools Change
Dates for Convention

Out Of courtesy to the Eyange Free Lutheran church which
Dakota ton have been changed
%.
o the
ion in Germany of the Lutherans
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-19

ment OF justice to determine for the
whole country, the issues.
Involved were vital public and pri-
vate interests. present and future, in
cluding those OF American railroads
aggregating 250,000 miles and proper
ty interests OF Sc, ,00O, ,0OO, 900, together
with those Of 100000 railroad en-
ployes. one-fifth Of the total. Also in
Continued on Page Nina)
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-19

London March 1sPeet Lloyd George today announced
the house of that Thursday he would motion Of
congratulaton TO the Russian dunaa.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-19
Zeppelin Attack on London
fRY Aasociated Press,

Berlin 19sAn attack London ZeppeIns
lasting one-haf made office
nouneed today Bombs dropped successfully and the arshps
returned safely.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-19
TO REGULATE i.
RUSSIAN PRICES
(By Associated Press.)

Petrograd. via London. March 19.-
One Of the first measures of the new
government was the naming Of a COM
in the new scale are 90 to so per cent
lower than those formerly demand
ed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-19
THE WEATHER.

Generally fair tonight and Tuesday.
Not much change in temperature.
Moderate to fresh westerly winds.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-19

lc0ntInued on 20 ".
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-23
H'qeMta7az
Il g. IL

There is reason for person trade in this
unless convinced that the dollar spent buys dollars worth
OF Merchandise Preudes in favor of friendly relations
existing between employees and the customers
should not influence the patronze this
Quality alone should determine that.
Quality always determines the price herethe looks OF
thing has nothing to do with the value that you
place upon it. The service gives the OF
it's worth. xxA
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-23

Our waist section is the most complete in the
city. Waists of Georgette, Crepe de Chine.
wash silks in the seasons latest colorings and
styles. So to $3.50
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A dye mine must have been struck
somewhere---the colors are really
beautiful.
beautiful.

The dye situation must have
been painted worse than it could be
in view of these beautifully colored
wash fabrics for Spring. Here are
white grounds with striking floral
designs painted in Springs very
favored tints, delicately tinted
grounds with patterns in contrast
ing colors. Sport stripes from
hairline widths to the wide.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-23

A complete line Of dresses for baby
from the tiny infant to the little tot
walking, made up in Nainsook, Long
Cloth, Lawn, daintily trimmed in la
ces and ribbons. Priced Csc to $500.
Novelties for the little ones:
Rattles.
Floating Bath Toys.
Toilet Sets.
Blankets.
Sleeping Gowns.
Baskets.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-23

Milady's New
Spring Hosiery
In all the newest Spring colors and
newest patterns. Plain colors to
match your suit or frock. In Onyx,
Phoenix Buster Brown.
A costume is far from being com
plete without the right shade of hose
to match the garment you are wear.
ing. Then too, the shoes must be TAX
en- into consideration. We have a
most complete stock to make your
seiection from. ..........25c to $500
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McCarty,> tombstone Company
McCarty, tombstone Company
Pictoria1s for April Are Now In
r Stocks Are Now At
The Pinnacle of Com

ASIER marks the real beginning
the
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-23

Wash Pongees, in Sport Stripes,
go inches wide.) Soc yd.
Nippon Crepe, for Dresses and
Skirts go inches wide) Csc I'd.
Sport Voiles ............. .4Oc yd.
60 inches wide.)
Figured Lawns .15-18c yd.
go inches wide.)
Wide Striped Sport Poplin, GO
inches wide) .25-3O-35c yd
A beautiful line of Basket Weaves,
Gabardines, White Poplin.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-03-23

crossed the room to the vault and
swung to the heavy safe door.
With an oddly birdlike movement OF
the head the girl stopped and stared in
tently at his figure. clearly outlined
against the dark folds OF the portieres
behind him. Then. instead OF locking
the vault door. she took four swift
steps to the heavily carved teakwood
table to her right. In another moRent
she had caught up Roman lam OF
solidly cast bronze and, with ali her
strength, hurled ii at the swaying por-
there behind him. "Legar!" was her
cry. And at the same moment she ut
tered shrill cry of warning.
1t was time. From behind one OF
the folds of the portiere she had
glimpsed an iron claw at the end OF a
preternaturally long arm. And as this
iron claw was lifted high in the air she
cried out as she caught sight OF the
CLINT Of naked steel knife blade
Her warning was sufficient. Lightly
the Laughing Mask leaped to one side.
By this time Legar was In the room
itself. and as he advanced he drew
revolver from his pocket
But the man in the mask was more
agile than his enemy. He swung
Margery about In a twinkling and
whisked her back to the vault, where
with one tug of his free hand he
swung the vault door open. Legar fired.
but the bullet ricocheted harmlessly
against the open safe front OF steel.
Father keeps a navy revolver In the
coin drawer OF the vault here" whis-
pered Margery as the man In the mask
pushed her more deeply into the
shadow OF the protecting door
4, At the moment that the Laughing
Mask swung about and tugged open
the coin drawer Wilson and a round
eyed footman, having heard the sound
OF the shot and having previously
failed to get any answer to the tele-
phone, came running to the library
door. But before they could open that
door Legar, realizing that his time was
short, had taken matters into his own
hands. Charging bodily against the
still half-open vault door, he swung it
shut upon the Laughing Mask and
Margery before they had time to
realize his intent. Then Legar threw
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-03-23

charge In force down the broken face
of the cliff And as the minions Of
the law descended on the cave-mouth
the evil-eyed group gathered there
erupted into sudden life. There was a
wild scramble up the rock-ledges,
quick encounters and combats, blows
and counterblows, the impact OF ash
night-sticks on resounding skulls, the
captivating cry of half-stunned cap
tives.
But Legar fought, backed close
against the rock. with the ferocity of
a wildcat holding off every attack and
with his failing iron claw sweeping
back every assailant. Then, swing
ing about, he leaped up the cliff-face.
springing from rock to rock with the
agility of mountain goat.
At the top OF the cliff, when Enoch
Golden himself, side by side with the
police captain, attempted to bar that
flight, the fugitive bowled over those
two rotund figures and bolted north.
ward along the topmost ridge of the
cliff. heading for the timber not more
than hundred yards away.
But by this time two OF the officers,
recovering their wind and burning
with the indignities to which they
had been subjected, had caught sight
OF the fugitive and started In pursuit
They ran well, and they ran deter.
minedly Legar realizing that they
were gaining on him, and further real.
izing that he could not keep up his
gait for long, veered suddenly toward
the river, where a road. builders tool
shed stood at the extreme end of a
rock-cut along the cliff-top. Through
the doorway of this shed he darted,
with his two pursuers, now joined by
a third officer, not hundred yards be-
hind him.
Running to the far end of the shack,
he sent his wooden arm crashing
through the window, leaped to the sill.
and stared out. Below him lay the
Hudson. Crouching low, he leaped
out into space and then dropped like a
plummet to the river below.
The Octopus Bomb.
Margery faced the supreme dilemma
of her life.
The girl walked slowly TO the still
open window and gazed out, but the
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-03-23
SYNOPSIS.

On Winward Island Palidori intrigues
Mrs. Golden into an appearance OF evil
which causes Golden to capture and tor
tere the Italian by branding his face and
crushing his hand Palidori floods the is
land and kidnaps Golden's little daughter
MASSery. Twelve years later In New York
a u ASked One rescues Margery from Lee
gar end takes her to her fathers home,
whence she In recaptured. Margery =
mother fruitlessly implores Golden TO find
their daughter. The Laughing Mask
again takes Margery away from Legar.
Legar sends to Golden q warning and a
demand for a portion OF the chart OF
WindwGrd Island. Margery meets her
mother. The chart is Lost in a fight be-
tween Mfnley and one Of Legar,s bench
lFn, but In recovered by the Laughing
A&sk. Count Da Espares figures In a
orbious attempt to entfap Legar and
claims to have killed him Goldens house
10 dynamited during a masked ball. Le-
gar escapes but Da Esparas Is crushed In
the ruins. Margery rescues the Laughing
Mask from the police. Manley finds Mar
gerry not Indifferent TO his love. He saves
her from Maulis poisoned arrows. Man
ley plans q mock funeral which fails to
accomplish the desired purpose, the cap
ture OF the Iron Claw and his gang. Mar
gerry Is saved from death at the hands OF
the Iron Claw by the Laughing Mask. An
attempt by the Iron Claw TO blow up the
O'Mara cottage is frustrated In the nick
OF time. The Laughing Mask discloses
his identity to Margery.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-03-23

long. He held II to the light SO that
he could read 1t and then. with his
claw. he tore the paper to shreds.
The Laughing Mask, too. had beat
the detectives. He ran with all the
fieetness OF foot that his athletic build
and slim strength could muster, out
beyond the Golden grounds and down
the nearest street to the trolley line.
AS he reached the tracks car, just
from the barns. came to a stop and
che Laughing Mask boarded it at a
leap. The conductor of the car had
gone to the signal box nearby. AS the
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-03-23
FOURTEENTH EPISODE
The Plunge for Life.

A strange mood of happiness, as un
reasoning as II was inexplicable
seemed to have taken possession OF
Margery Golden. A less timorous light
shone from the depths Of her pool
brown eyes. At an times OF the day.
too, she could be heard singing about
the house.
This wayward blitheness Of spirit
was something more than a puzzle to
her heavy.browed father, who found
little In the situation Immediately con-
fronting him to cause him any undue
lightness of heart. Iror that situation
had Unexpectedly taken on the form
of a defeat.
After all Jules Legar's campaign for
the possession of that pregnant scrap
OF parchment which carried the key
to the secret of the lost treasure of
Windward island, the long-fought-for
document had suddenly disappeared
from the Golden vault. And all evil
dence pointed to the fact that it was
the Laughing Mask who had stolen
the chart and cipher code from the
safe
Golden was in the midst Of his
second conference with the russell
faced Captain Bracket Of the head
quarters star, when a telephone call
came for that official. The talk over
the wire was one-sided. Then with
great deliberation the official hung
up the receiver and swung about to
Enoch Golden.
We'll, we've got your Laughing
Mask for you"
You've got him?" repeated Golden.
Our man Walcott located him by
trailing his chauffeur. And before
nightfall we can have him rounded
up"
Where was he found?"
Just where you'd least expect a
man Of that character to be found.
He's hiding in a cave In the Hudson
Palisades, not ten miles from where
we're sitting at the moment, just above
Coleman's village. And the fact he's
ducked to a Malina like that bears
out what we've always claimed, that