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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-04
TUESDAY. SEPT. 4. 1917.
JUST FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS

This is an editorial just for thu
boys and girls of Fargo. This is theii
day and grownups and even the high
school students are asked not to read
II.
Do you know who first made fur
Of you for being unwilling to go to
school? Look it up tonight. It's in
a play called "As You Like It.. II
you haven't a copy of it at home, &c
down to the public library or the
Masonic library and ask Miss Buck
lin or Miss Richards TO show 1t to
you. He compared a schoolboy to a
snail, who "creeps unwilling to
school,. Ever since then cartoonists
have been drawing funny pictures on
the first day of school and editors
because they were too lazy to think
up a new idea of their own, have been
making fun of schoolboys.
But Shakespeare-there his name
Is out-was wrong. The first day OF
school is almost as much fun as the
last day. You're in the next grade
with a new teacher, new book, new
classmates, and a new desk. Wen
bet that instead of being late this
morning, most Of you were early. The
little old last years school, is a
pretty good place after all, isn't It?
Along about next April. Of course, 1t
will be different.
DO you ever stop to think why you
are studying these different subjects?
Spelling of course you've got to know.
And you've got to know how to
write. and to read. You've got to
know grammar so you can write cor
rectly. and you've got to know artth-
metic.
But there are a lot of other things
that don't seem to be of any use, like
poetry, and music. Well now wait a
minute. Let's think it over. Have
you ever had a little poem that
starts out like this:
my heart leaps up when behold
A rainbow in the sky.
Mr.. Wordsworth wrote it. He
wrote a lot of very beautiful poems
and a lot Of very poor ones. This is
one of his best. We want you to try
an experiment. Learn this little
poem by heart. It's only few lines
Then the next time you see a rain
bow, say the poem and see If you
don't think it's bully good one, and
a bully good rainbow.
Some people may tell you it won't
help you to earn money to know
poetry and music and great books. It
won't. maybe. but lots Of men have
worked all their lives to get rich and
stop work, and then when they stop
ped to enjoy themselves they found
they didn't know how, and there was
nothing to do but die. They had
vacation, but nobody to play with
and nothing to do. Like the man in
the song they were "all dressed up
and no place to co.. If you like
books and music you can have a good
time by yourself no matter what
happens to you. They won't keep you
from getting rich. and If you don't
get rich it won't matter so much.
But try this experiment with the
poem and write the editor Of The
Forum letter about it. He won't
publish the letter, and If the expert
ment works with any of you he wants
to give you another one later on.
And now we've got to quit talking
to you youngsters and get out some
editorials for the grownups.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-04

Real war pictures, not the films
made at army maneuvers, are soon to be
shown American photo play patrons.
The war is to be brought home 10
us. in a sense, lat least. The Brit
ish government has released for
American exhibition Its Official films
of the battle of the Ancre, the first
to show the much advertised Brit
ish tanks" in action, and negotia-
tions are now on for rights to dis
play in this country q companion
series called the battle Of the
These are real battlefield films,
made under gun fire, and are admir-
ably calculated to give Americans.
civilians or otherwise, a fairly ac-
curate idea Of conditions on the
western battle front. The United
States government, it is understood,
is planning to make sure at8photo-
graphic records on Americas part in
the war are. not lacking, but 1t will
be months before they are available
These British Aims, however, de-
pict conditions not dissimilar to
those American fighting men must
face, and they should go far toward
interesting and educating those
whose relatives and friends are soon
to be on the firing line.
g.
cHAPLIN's PLANS.
The last Chaplin release for the
Mutual is well under way, and If
the comedian does not suffer from a
change of mind before the picture is
finished he will play many parts in
it. At present 1t is the intention to
impersonate himself and next be
seen in a beach subject. No name
has been selected for this Chaplin
picture, but at the studio it is esti-
mated 1t will be finished and the
negative shipped within two weeks,
by which time Chaplin will complete
his contract with the Mutual
While no lease has been signed or
contracts made, 1t is understood 1t
is Mr.. Chaplin's intention of remain
ing at work at the studio he Is now
using, and that all members of his
present organization will continue
with him in the making of releases
for the First National Exhibitors
associations eight pictures. Sid
Chaplin, who acted as representa-
tive for his brother in the making OF
a contract is now on his way TO the
coast from the east, and will be the
general manager of Chaplin's bust
ness. John Jasper will remain as
business manager and Carlyle Rob-
inson as publicity writer.
Marguerite Clark has accomplish
ed with great success the scene in
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-04
MAKING GOOD copy"

Congressman Baer is making great
copy" for the newspaper boys in
New York and Washington.
The New York Times reproduces
picture Of Mr.. Baer in his "rube
makeup.
The New Republic in this weeks
issue devotes two pages to a dis
cussion of the new congressman
The article written by William Hard
is delightfully."- non-commital. II
leaves Mr.. Hard a nice soft spot
to land, no matter which way he
jumps later. Mr.. Hard pokes a little
quiet fun at Mr.. Baer but reserves
final judgment in a way that leaves
the reader puzzled and a little
angry at being led along for two
pages without getting to any def
mite conclusion.
The Chicago Tribune doesn't COM
NIT this offense in the following dis
cussien of Mr.. Baer's cartoons:
In Percy Hammond's recent
account of his visit to the United
States senate he reported that a
senator took out a fountain pen,
whereupon a spectator exclaimed
in blank establishment, MY God!
One of them can write!" How
ever the house beats that. Con-
gresham John M. Baer can
draw. A cartoon of his adorns
a Chicago paper, and isn't it a
beauty?
Behold fire in a theatre. The
terrestrial globe burns fiercely in
the middle Of the stage, while
out through the proscenium arch
Strife" War, ;" Future Wars"
Oh, drefful! drefful! And yet
there is hope. for already the
asbestos curtain begins to de-
scend, gloriously infauible
asbestos curtain labeled Peace
without annexation or indem-
mites. Great head! War is to
be abolished by restoring the
status quo ante which caused the
war.
when this North Dakota
cartoonist became a congress-
man 1t was nuts to The New
York Sun. He would pass his
time drawing funny pictures to
enliven the Congressional Record.
But not in its most whimsical
mood did The Sun foresee that
the daily press could purchase
those triumphs of genius or how
sublimely 'comical they could be.
We congratulate our neighbor on
the acquisition Of Baer's latest.
BY it's inspired absurdity it un-
does the work of many an anti
American editorial. And we con-
graduate Baer. Honors come
thick and fast for the congress-
ionaI cartoonist. This week his
portrait appears on the cover of
VfereeIr'a
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-04
a REAL TEST.
Though you promise that 70

Though you promise that you'll
love me
When I've lost my lovely hair,
Thought you say you'll call me
Darling
When my dome Is bald and bare,
Though you're sure you'll still adore
me
When I'm equity in the knees,
Yet it's still I'm doubling, dearie,
There are other tests than these.
Though you say your loves abiding,
Though you're glad to take the
chance,
Though you'll love me when my
waist-line
Has attained q great expanse,
Do not scream when / solicit
This one other proof<of you,--
IL you'll love me in a sport shirt
Then I'll know your love Is true!
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-04
Patriotic Soles
y RsInstte LoVeweII Of The
ViuiIantes,

WtAHhVEGbs
AS / was leaving the closet sized
establishment of s. Zaldi met my
neighbor, Jim Dean, laden with
family foot gear.
Shoes for the Great Big Bear and
Baby Bear?" asked him. Where
Is Goldilocks?"
Dean laughed and held up a pair
Of pretty pumps.
What you know about Friend
Wife standing for half soles?" he re-
turned. But it's the only thing to
do these days"
1t is the only thing to do. Cob
bling shoes cuts the cost of manu-
facture. 1t helps keep down the
price OF shoes for fathers who have
fifty or sixty dynamic young toes to
keep covered. 1t helps save the
worlds supply of leather which has
been terribly depleted by war.
Making a pair Of "uppers" do
duty while longer is an act Of pure
patriotism.
Get chummy with the cobbler. He's
good scout.
Ruth Wright Kaufman, foreign
correspondent of The Vigilantes
sends an appealing little story from
France. The 5-year old daughter of
the project of one Of the easternmost
departments, in which bombardments
are by no means infrequent, was at
school the other day when theN crash
Of shell drove the children to the
cellar. The noise was deafening. As
the bombardment came from a dis
lance of twenty miles, the shells
were Of the largest size. One little
girl began to cry. The daughter of
the project regarded her in a puzzled
way for a few minutes, then, sudden
ly convinced that she knew the cause
Of the tears, went to her schoolmate
and said reassuringly:
Don't cry: It's all right: your
mothers in the cellar!"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-04
CANADIAN AND SOW THISTLE.

CANADIAN AND SOW THISTLE.
Canadian thistle and sow thistle
are hard to XIII as they have under
ground stems from which new plants
are sent up. A piece of this stem
IL cut of and given the right con-
ditions will form a new plant. The
first step in the eradication is to
NOW the plants, then pillow them
under and disc the land as often as
: new shoot appears. Keeping the
TOP from growing will in time kill
the roots and underground stems.
Growing a crop of corn in hills and
cultivating thoroughly both ways and
hand hoeing the hills Is another way
OF eradication. Getting rid Of the
matches OF Canadian thistle and SOW
thistles now, will save a lot Of work
a little later. Agricultural Expert
nent Department, North Dakota
Agricultural College.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-04
WILL BE REPAID FOR THEIR
WORK

Women everywhere suffer from
kidney trouble-b ackache, rheumatic
pains, swollen and tender muscles,
stiff joints-and 1t is to help those
who suffer as she did that Mrs, c. j.
Ellis, sos 9Th Ave-. Sioux Falls, S. D.,
writes: 4 feel sure IL any one both
cred as / was will give Foley Kid
ney Pills a fair trial they will be
repaid for their work. ~ seems fool
ish to neglect. an ailment when there
Is such a remedy TO be had" They
correct bladder disturbances, too.
Fout a. PorterfieId. --Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-04
What If Kerensky
Were Here?

From The Minneapolis Journal:
Premier Kerensky of Russia, has is
sued a warning that any attempt
which might be made at the national
conference in Moscow to attack the
| authority vested in the provisional
government would be, repressed by
blood and IRON.
| KerenCky is a Russian Socialist.
Before the war he was classed as n
radical. He realizes that his coun-
try now is passing through a supreme
crisis ana that Russia's integrity as
nation is imperiled. He knows
that the only way Russia can pull
through the danger period and emerge
strong and ready for a happy future
is to trust its destinies to some recog-
niZed central power. This man of
the people Is prepared, therefore, 10
be cruel in order to be kind. He has
appealed and is still appealing to the
common sense and the patriotic in
stincts OF the Russians. He recoils
from the thought of resorting 10 any
drastic method, but if he is forced to
that expedicnt he announces he will
enter upon it with relentless vlgor.
What Kerensky fears the foolish
and traitorous element may try to do
in the Moscow conference is exactly
what the Peoples Council of America
purposes doing at its proposed nation
al conference. The leaders of this or
ganization not only question the
wisdom Of the federal government in
it's war plans, but they challenge its
rights to carry out the necessary leg
islation already enacted and seek to
depreciate the President and congress
in the minds Of the people.
In this Peoples Council spokes-
men for the Socialist party as now
of1cered and champiofed are playing
a leading part. 1t is perhaps fortu-
nate for them that they have not
the Kerensky kind of Socialist to ans
wer to for their present Anti-Amer-
lean activities and at that the day.
may not be far off when Uncle Sam
will emulate the Moscow example of
the patriotic Russian premier.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-04
Hit Nail On The Head

New York Sun: In his answer to
the Pope, President Wilson has hit
the nail on the head:
No peace can be made which
allows the German government to
start anew; which leaves that part
OF Europe already crippled to hobble
on unaided; which condones the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-04
AUTUMN.

George Eliot: Daisies and butter.
cups gave way TO brown, waving
grasses, tinged with the warm red
soTreI; the waving grasses are swept
away and the meadows lie like emer-
aids set in the bushy hedgerows; the
tawny tipped corn begins to bow
with the weight of the full ear; the
reapers are bending amongst 1t and
it soon stands in sheaves; then,
presently, the patches Of yellow stub
BILE lie side by side with streaks OF
dark red earth, which the pillow Is
turning up In preparation for the
new threshed seed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-04
People Speak Well Of chamberIain,s
Tablets.

II have been selling Chamberlain
Tablets for about two years and
heard such good reports from my
customers that I concluded to give
them a trial myself, and can say
that I DO not believe there is anoth-
err preparation Of the kind equal to
Them" writes q. a. Mcbride, Head
ford, Ont. II you are troubled with
Indigestion or constipation give them
d trial They will DO you good.--Advt,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-04

And for q support OF this dec
laration, with a Arm reliance on
the protection Of Divine Provi-
dence, we mutually pledge to
each other our lives, our fortunes
and our sacred honor."-Declar-
alton of independence.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-04

wrong and only hopes to avoid it in
the future.
What Mr.. Wilson said in his first
declaration Of war: that we fight not
the German people but the rulers OF
the German people, he makes still
palmer now.
Could there be a sharper indict-
ment than this: I'VE cannot take
the word of tho present rulers of
Germany unless supported by
the will Of the German people them
selves?
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-04
sTART woRK THIS FALl

p. ID. Norton during his visit here
advises that work should begin this
fall on $4,000 worth of improves
ments to the Indian school, for which
he obtained an appropriation during
the last session. Mr. Norton will al
SO ask an appropriation for an cleo
trio light plant to supply the agency
buildings and such private com
sumers as may care to buy the cur
rant
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-04

That we here highly resolve that
that the nation shall under Cod
have a new birth OF freedom, and
that government of the people, by
the people and for the people shah
not perish from the earth."--Lincoin
at Gettysburg.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-04

I'm order to form a more perfect
nestle tranquility, provide for the
common defense, promote the gem
eral welfare and secure the bless
ings of liberty to ourselves and
posterity." - Constitution Of the
United States.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-04
ID / n n g z
s tOrieS

"Gracious!" exclaimed fat wonl-
an, rushing up to the floor walker
just after losing sight Of her hus-
band. 81 am looking for small
man with one eye"
"Well, madam" suggested the
floor walker, "if he is a very small
man, perhaps you'd better use both
eyes.
The fact that Sir Douglas Haig at
tanned his fifty-sixth birthday on
June 10 brings to mind a story told
of him a short while back.
1t is, OF course, well known that
Sir Douglas is a soldier first, last
and all the time, regarding all other
professions as of quite negligible inn
portanca. trait III his character
which lends point to the anecdote.
He was, it appears, inspecting q
cavalry troop. and was particularly
struck with the neat way in which
repairs had been made In some OF
the saddles.
the troop sergeant major. VINO ala
Two Of my troopers. sir" was the
You're fortunate to have two
such expert saddlers in your troop,
said Haig.
aAs a matter OF fact, sir" was the
reply, they're not saddlers, in civil
life being lawyers
WELL calculated Sir Douglas.
''how men who can do work like that
could have wasted their lives over
law / can't imagined"
In one OF the mining towns Of ARR
zona, says Harper's. there is cnurcn
that has an excellent young pastor,
but the attendance, unfortunately, Is
small Among the members is q rath-
er attractive young widow. One eve
ming. when the attendance had been
unusually small, she met the deacon
after service, who shook hands heart
tly and asked: How did you like the
sermon?"
II think 1t was just too perfectly
lovely for anything" gushed the
widow, "but the congregation was SO
small tonight that every time the
preacher said dearly beloved ! posi-
lively blushed."
tramp asked a gentleman for q
few pence to buy some bread.
Cant you go into any business
that Is more profitable than tnis?' nc
was asked
''f'd like to open a bank II / could
only get the tools answered the
tramp.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-04
NEMSNOTBS vpTELAED
S .6UDAISYDEAN KY

which she upsets a milk wagon by
running an auto into il. This is for
the first of adaptations of Mary
Roberts Rhinehart's Sub-Deb stories,
to be called "Bab's Burglar"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-04

ISSUED by the war department and
all rights to reprint reserved)
(This course of thirty daily les
sons is offered to the men selected
for service in the national army as a
practical help in getting started in
the right way. 1t is informal in tone
and does not attempt to give binding
rules and directions. These are con-
tanned in the various manuals and
regulations of the United States
Introductory
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-04
WAR GARDEN RECIPES.

WAN GAh DEN hEItFESs
NeuetabIes au Gratin--H you have
any vegetable leftovers, such as fried
squash, eggplant, carrots, hpiIed po-
tatoes-arrange in buttered baking
dish with slices of tomato, season
and sprinkle with bread crumbs, dot
top with butter and grated cheese,
bake in moderate oven about half
hour.
Beans and CeIery-Use tops and
stalks of celery that are not tender
enough for table use and green
shelled beans when pods are too old
to cook. Cook until tender, drain,
and serve with cream dressing.
Fried Tomatoes-When tomatoes
are not smooth or ripe enough for
table use, cut in thick slices, fry and
serve with steak: or DIP in beaten
egg and bread crumbs. Green fried
tomatoes are delicious with bacon.
Fried Squash-Cut tender young
summer squash in one-half-inch
thick slices, pare and lay in salt wa
ter several hours: drain, dip in
beaten egg and bread crumbs, fry
until tender.
Boiled Letuce-Le5tuce that is
too old for salad may be used in this
way: Wash and shred in small
pieces. cover with boiling water and
cook for twenty minutes. Drain and
cover with cream sauce; serve with
slices of hard boiled eggs.
EscaIoped Squssh-Cook squash
until tender, mash through sieve
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-04

Mary Pickford, when she was
years old, became a member of the
Toronto Stock Co. She was born in
Toronto.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-04
THE REAL TEST COMING.

The real test of food regulation lie
in the consumers pocketbook.
The big problem that faces the
food administration now is to pass
the reductions along to the consum-
err.
The five cent loaf hasn't returned
as yet, nor has the coal buyer found
any reduction in the price of fuel.
The old DOGGY Of High Cost Of Liv-
ing is being ruthlessly slaughtered
daily by procIamations and editorials
and price fixing boards. but he is still
very healthy DOGGY.
The real battle of Mr.. Hoover and
his assistants is yet to come. They
are just reaching the rough going,
for they are up against the natural
law of supply and demand. Every
consumer is watching the battle with
genuine anxiety, for the margin of
income above the cost of actual
necessities is alarmingly small In
many a family in America. How
large that number is, men like Mr..
McCracken of the Glad Tidings mis-
sion will tell you.
The food administration is making
a most earnest and conscientious eff
fort to better conditions. 1t is no
time for obstructionist methods. or
playing politics. 1t is the time for
unselfshness, and real cooperation.
Some figures on the possibilities of
SO -four from 1920 wheat are given
by the Northwest Farmstead, and are
interesting at this time. Here they
are:
To make one barrel Of -four re-
quires say Az bushels Of cleaned
wheat, weighing ........ 30 lbs
Invisible loss ........... lbs
Net weight l Dbl flour. .196 lbs
Ofal-bran. middlings, etc. 20 lbs
Total accounted for. .27O lbs
At 1920 per bushel for
wheat at mill, it costs for
the AZ bushels in Dbl.
Hour ........ ............$S .SV
The 20 lbs offal, as mixed.
sells now at mill for &c
per 10. OF 4.9V
Net cost of wheat per / bbl.
of -four at mill .......... $50
Millers' expenses and profits
per Dbl. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 90
Cost of wooden barrel. eco. so
Freight to Boston per Dbl. Sc
Wholesalers margin per Dbl. 40
Price to retailer (. o. b.
Boston ........ .$lO.4b
Above is a rough estimate of
the average for barrel of -four
of average quality made in Min
neapolis or st. Paul and shipped
TO Boston. The figures are sub
iect to some changes for Fargo,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-04
Price to retailer +. o. b.

Boston .....'.. ......$ lO.4b
Above is a rough estimate of
the average for a barrel Of -four
of average quality made in Min
neapolis or st. Paul and shipped
10 Boston. The figures are sub
ject to some changes for Fargo,
but they show that $40 -four is, a
possibility. With SO flour, the
Ave cent loaf should return.