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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-30
Bridge Guards to
Quit Job Tuesddy;
Go to Fl. Lincoln
Co. Detachment Under Lieut.. Meardie Preparing to
Break Camp Preparatory to Departure for
State Mobilization Point at Bismarck

The Company H squad Of 27 men,
under command OF Lieut.. v. ]. Me-
lardie. that has been engaged since
early in April in the guarding OF
bridges across the Red river between
Fargo and Moorhead, will leave
Fargo Tuesday afternoon for James,
town, and on Wednesday goes to
Fort Lincoln.
Orders were received this after
noon by Lieut.. Melardie TO break
camp and report 10 Fort Lincoln,
the orders calling for the departure
of the troopers on the N. p local
train Tuesday evening for their
home at jamestown, where they will
spend q night
The Great Northern and Northern
Pacific bridges between Fargo and
Moorhead have been under military
guard constantly since the declara-
ton Of war by the United States.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-30
Michaelis and Czernin Say
Nothing of Restoring
Conquered Country
LONDON NEWSPAPERS
COMMENT ON AIMS
See in it Only a Move To
Delay Preparations by
United States
(Ry Associated Press.l

London, July 30.-State-
ments by NJ. DR.. Michaelis,
German imperial chancel-
lor, and Count Czernin, the
Hungarian foreign
minister, which are regard
ed here as obviously made
in collusion, dominate the
news columns of the morn
ing papers. They are gen.
orally treated editorially as
a sign of weakness while
the absence of reference TO
the future of Belgium and
Serbia, is considered to ex-
clude all credit for the de-
sire for peace by under
standing. Austro-German
peace talk, unless accom-
panied by an undertaking
to evacuate and restore con-
quered territory is declared
merely to be aimed at de-
laying Americas prepara-
ton for war.
Herr Michaelis' accusations against
mentators as best left for refutation
by French allies but discussed by
others. one of which says the story
is too thin. even for the Germans to
believe. ...
The Daily News. however, main
tains that although the chanceI.or's
statements are valueiess as evideTce.
they cannot be left unanswered ard
insists that statement Of war aims
to be foEmui0 ted at the cnsniaaa cunlu
ference of aIiieH must constitute an
explicit disavowa1 of all thoughts OF
conquest for concuest'B sake
The paper denounces the "ignor-
ance and the folly of Sir Edward
Carson's threat to drive Germany
behind the Rhine" which, IL says,
has given Herr Michaelis a weapon
which he was swift TO use.
1T is in the power of the allies
to render the weapon inocuous even
turning 1t against himself. but the
reputation of his charge must come
quickly and in a form leaving no
loOphole for misinterpretation."
The Chronicle proclaims that it
would be unwise for the allies to de-
prive Germany of genuine German
soil. II points out that while the
chancellor talks of vast territorial
modification he mentions only Sarr
valley and IL suggests that France
may be aiming to restore the old
German frontier of Lorraine which
would involve "a little slip on the
German side Of from to Is miles"
II France desires this for strategic
reasons The Chronicle would not
say she necessarily had the right but
IL would be an exceedingly small af-
fair not comparable for an instant
to GeFmany's seizure of two large
provinces in 1871. It must be re-
membered too, that after losing some
millions in killed and wounded in a
war forced upon her and wherein
she has borne the brunt OF battle for
liberty throughout Europe, France
has the right to make exceptional
claims for her future security such
as Germany had not in 1871 and no
other states unless Belgium would
hava today
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-30

the attorney general didn't take the
states attorney of Grand Forks
county into their confidence on tho
arrests, because he didn't offer much
hope of cooperation.
Suggested Plan, He Says.
Mr.. Elton told of his work in COM
pelling the brewery company to
permission to address the meeting,
Forks. He said that he wrote At
torney General LANCER declaring that
it was his (Elton's) intention to com
mence proceedings against the
brewery, but that he wanted to be
sure OF his case. He enclosed a copy
of the contract, which the purchaser
of beer made with Mr.. McInerny be-
fore he could secure the beverage.
He asked the attorney general for
an opinion regarding the contract
The sale of the beer thus was made
under an agreement, II was stated.
He said it was his intention to sub
ponea Mr.. McInerny and thus COM
pei him to bring in his books and
Continued on Page Seven.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-30
Intern Pigeon at
Brisbane; Suspect
It a German Agent
Federal Officers in Fargo Notified of Catch, and Are
Given Numbers Pressed in Bands About Birds
Legs, Which Banker Believes Tell Story

Believed to be an agent Of Ger-
man spy system at work in the Unit
ed States, a little carrier pigeon
fell exhausted last Saturday on a
farm near Brisbane, N. D. Fed
eraI officials at Fargo will today
direct the village authorities Of that
city to intern" the bird until after
the close of the war.
M N. Hayden, cashier of the First
State bank at Brisbane. Morton
county, is Of the opinion that the
Germans have opened spy system
by means Of carrier pigeons, so
wrote the federal officials setting
forth the particulars of the finding
OF the bird He did not give, how
ever, the name of the farm on which
the bird fell.
The letter stated that on one leg
Of the carrier was a cold band VITA
the No. AJ14,946 and on the other
a band with the number 1913 The
cashier Of the bank believes that il
is q secret code and that the bird Is
used by German agents to transmit
messages which otherwise could not
Be sent over the commercial wires.
He also adds that carrier pigeons
.arrytng bands have often been seen
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-30
Russian Suggests That the
New Armies Be Built
Around Americans
COMBINATION WOULD
CRUSH GERMANY
German Money Alone is
Cause Of the Retreat Of
Armies in Galicia
(By Associated rress.,

San Francisco, July 3d.
The presence Of American
troops on the eastern front
would be fatal to Germany,
according to Gen. Miochel
Yassukovisa, chief of the
Russian military commits
sion, who was here today.
"If America will send one
hundred thousand men to
Russia, she will furnish an
army that will be the neu-
cleus of a Russian army of a
million men that may be
grouped with fatal results
to Germany, 'he said.
Germany will not be able to face
such combination in the eastern
theater, while France, Great Britain
and America press her in the west.
There is no Doubt that splendid Rus
sian armies of million men each,
organized, stiffened and encouraged
by the presence of your troops can
be built up on the foundation of each
100000 Americans sent to our front.
Germany is spending money with
a lavish hand in Russia to brihe
agitators," said General Yassukovisa
German money alone is responsible
for the disastrous retreat of the
Galician army and the opposition to
the provisional government.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-30

All over the country, with the
soldiers being called into active SER
vice. the troops that have been
guarding bridges and other proper
ty, are being replaced by civilian
guards, and the same step will ha
taken here
Company II, the jamestown unit
Of the First North Dakota regiment.
was assigned TO duty at several
points along the main line Of the
Northern Pacific, and some OF tha
men were sent 10 Grand Forks rs
guard bridges there. One defaeh-
ment was in the service as guard
over the high line bridge at Valley
City for some time.
Recently, the companies Of the
Second battalion. First North Da-
kotas have been relieved Of guard
duty one BY one, and have been
mobilized at Fort Lincoln. where
batterSs headquarters Is maintained.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-30
Matters At Issue Will Be
Settled at Future Con-
ferences
"CLOSED SHOP"
DEMAND DROPPED
Traffic Was But Slightly
Affected-Perishable
Freight Moved


Chicago, July 30.-Tha strike of
switchmen belonging to the Broth
erhood of Railroad Trainmen and in
volving more than $500 men in the
Chicago switching district was call
ed off today, after an all night con-
ference between representatives of
the switchmen and the nineteen rail-
roads involved.
The strike began Saturday morn
ing. The settlement followed a
series of conferences the last Of
which was a meeting of the confer
ence committee of managers of the
roads affected and committee of
seven grand officers representing the
erhood of Locomotive Engineers and
Brotherhood Locomotive Firemen
and Engineuen, the latter represent
ing the Brotherhood OF Railway
Trainmen.
According to a joint statement the
CLOSED shop which is claimed by the
railroad managers to have been a
primary cause for the calling of the
strike, ceases to be an issue it be-
ing stated that matters at issue are
to be settled without the adoption
of closed shop rule or of any rule
that might be fairly considered as
eQulValenJ TO Sucn.
Appointment of yardmasters, re-
and employment of new
men are to be settled by a board.
Several other minor issues are yet
to be settled but arrangements were
made for further meetings tomorrow
at which time it is believed they may
be adjusted.
Conflicting Figures.
Conflicting figures have been given
out as to the number of men who
actually quit work. Since the strike
has been in progress, railroad
assert traffic has only been
slightly affected and all perishable
freight has been moved without de-
lay.
According to a statement made by
James, Murdock, speaking for the
strikers the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen did not contend for a
closed shop but included the ques-
ton of preference being given to
yardmen in promotion to yardmas-
ters of their assistants.
Mediation was offered but was re-
fused, the joint conference coming
as the result of a visit here yester-
day of officials of the three great
hrotherhoods aff1liated with
the Brotherhoods of Railway Train
men.
AS a result of the agreement traffic
on nineteen railroads entering Chi
cago will move unhindered today
and what threatened to be a serious
of transportation has been
averted.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-30
WILL NEED $4,000
PHYSICIANS FOR ARMY
Medical Corps Must Also Have the
Services of 10000 Enlisted
Men.
6Rx Asaociated Press.l

Washington, July 30.-F'Glly 24,-
600 physicians or two out of every
nine of military age in the country,
will be needed by the new American
armies, the war department an
nounced yesterday, in addition to
10000 enlisted men who must be
secured for the medical corps. Half
of these physicians and enlisted men
will be needed by Oct /. They al
ready are going into training camps
to fit them for service, at the rate of
200 a day. Three months training is
given the officers and men. About
1880 officers and men are now un-
der training at these camps.
The demand for physicians is
probably the heaviest made by the
war on any profession, and the de-
partment says the medical men of
the country are meeting it readily
There are approximately 10000
physicians of military age, % to SIS
years in the country. BY system
OF selection these will be modified
and drawn from each community in
proportion to the number available
so as not to leave any community
without adequate protection.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-30

but that for one to have more than
three numbers on the leg is un-
usual.
Chief Deputy John Gammons read
the letter to the officers this morn
ing and will order that the pigeon
be either interned or else that the
bands be removed and the bird freed.
In the meantime is is held as a
suspect"
Flying pigeons in North Dakota
and other points in the United States
has been good sport for many
years, but a person who flies birds
at this time in the crisis Of this ma
ton, is a poor sport" said the depu-
ty.
The carrier pigeon system of get
ting Information from one point D
another is an old one. Pigeons are
-lsn taken 70 certain places and
cared for in one spot for several
days or week, are then taken TO
some other point, messages placed
with them, and are known to make
q direct route for the place they left
Carrier pigeons have been known
to have been kept in one place for
two days. taken 5000 miles away,
and returned.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-30
COMMISSIONS WILL
Be ISSUED PROMPTLY
More Than 10000 Men viii Be As-
- .sionad la New .iobs Prenlptly
fn Various g4rmy Units.
CBy Associated Press.)

Washington. July 3O.-War de-
partment officials are preparing to
issue a commission to successful
candidates at the officers training
camps promptly on the closing Of
the first series Of camps on August
5. The number to be commissioned
probably will be more than 10000
men. Their assignment to the regu-
lar army, national guard, or nation
al army will follow Immediately.
Officers in charge of the camps
already are making up their recon-
mendations. The lists will begin to
reach the war department about
August /.
The task of making out this great
number Of commissions is the great
est of its kind ever undertaken by
the department. Each commission
must bear the signature of the Sec
retary of war and the adjutant gen.
eral
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-30
SOLDIER rs LOST

Milroy, N. D., July s0y-UncIe Sam
lost a soldier when r. r. Fish, gun-
ming for a weazel, stumbled over a
log, dropped his gun, and received q
charge Of bird-shot in his left foot,
so badly shattering that member
that amputation was found neces-
tration number, $50, was one of those
early drawn. will not be able TO quail
ify for service.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-30
BOY LOSES BOTH FEET
WHEN HIT BY MOWER
Father Unable to See Three year.
old Son Because of Weeds
Drives Over Youngster.

Noonan, N. D.. July 30.--Unable to
see his three-year son, hidden by
the high weeds in which he was
playing. Clifford Lasham, a farmer
residing near Gilby, drove his now
er over the youngster, completely
severing both of his feet at the
ankle.
Although the little boy was great
ly weakened by the loss of blood be-
fore a doctor could arrive, he is now
believed to be out Of danger.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-30
.ERZDERGER BELIEVES
PEACE IS POSSIBLE
Thinks He Could Arrange Confer
ence " He Could Talk TO Lloyd
George or Balfour.
(By Associated Press.l }

London. July 30.--According 10 a
Reuter- dispatch from Zurich,
Matthias ErZberger. one Of the lead
ers of the clerical center In the Ger
man reichstag, who has just arrived
there, declared to The Zuricher
Naehrichten:
II could talk with Lloyd George,
(the British prenier), or Mr.. Bal
four, British foreign secretary. we
could in few hours reach an under
standing which would enable official
peace negotiations to commence"
Herr Erzberger asserts that DR..
Aichaelis. the imperial German
chancellor, Is a peace chancellor.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-30
BRITISH SUBMARINE
CAPTURES STEAMER
German Boat ls Sunk BY the Open
ing Of Her Sea Valves In the
North Sea.
fBY Assoclated Press.l

London, July 30.-A British sub
marine while patrolling the North
sea on Friday captured after a short
chase the German steamship Bata-
via Second, according TO an official
announcement of the British admir-
atty last evening. II was impossible,
however, to bring the Batavia into
port and she was sunk by opening
her sea valves.
The Batavia Second Of 1928 tons
gross and formerly belonged to the
Batavia line being i'm the London
and Rotterdam service. The vessel
was seized June "a. 1915, by German
warships and taken to Zeebrugge.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-30
WILL EXCEED 1916

Bismarck, N. D., July 80. = That
North Dakota's wheat crop will at
least equal in quantity and far ex-
ceed in quality that Of 1916, when
SO, 100000 bushels were harvested, Is
a careful estimate made by R. H
Thistlewaite, statistican in the office
of the commissioner Of agriculture
an labor, and who is well known as
a conservative prognosticatoT.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-30
English Cruiser
Sunk By Torpedo

London July 30--The British cruiser, Araidne Of
1000 TONS has been torpedoed and SUNK according to
an official statement issued today by the British adj
rniralty.
Thirty-eigh members Of the Araidnes crew were
killed by the explosion All other sailors were saved.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-30

Chicago, July 30.-Among the fin
est sights to be seen in Europe re-
Gently, according to George w. Bum,
of Springfield, ILL.,, former Prince
ton man and veteran of the French
ambulance company who has re-
turned to this country to enter the
officers reserve camp. was that of
1000 German prisoners in France
hard at work getting barracks ready
for the reception of the American
troopg
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-30
Dark paNs Comina,

Copenhagen, July 30.-Dark days
literally are coming for Berlin. An
order has been issued restricting the
lighting of stores, hotels, restaur-
ants, and cafes to 1-5 of the degree
of illumination permitted up to mid
December of 1915, the date when the
preliminary order reducing illumina-
ton goes into effect.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-30
Take Six Villages.

London, July 30.-Six villages
were taken in another advance on
the part of the Rumanian troops, ac-
cording to an official statement is
sued by the Rumanian war office.
The statement reads:
"On the 27 between the valleys of
Casin and Putna, we again advanced
some kilometers and occupied six
villages. We again took prisoners
and some motor battery and war
materials"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-30
Ordered to Front,

Petrograd, July 30.-GeneraI Kor-
niloff, the chief in
Galicia, has ordered all officers and
men on the southwestern front to
rejoin their units before Aug. IA. In
case of failure to obey the order the
men will be tried as traitors.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-30
DESERTERS Are
BEING EXECUTED
" HOLESALE BY
GEN. KORNILOFF
All Officers and Men Or
dered to Rejoin Their
Units Before Aug. Is
.RUMANIAES TAKE
MORE TERRITORY
German Prisoners in
France Prepared Amer
lean Barracks

Lohuon, Sufy SO. 4fhe corresponds.
ent of The Times at Russian south
west headquarters after describing
the desertion and panic of the Rus
sian troops. says Gen. Korniloffs
stand for strict discipline has been
approved and that he is executing
deserters by wholesale.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-30
Operations On Big Scale
Are Believed to Be in
Prospect There
AVIATORS SHOW
GREAT ACTIVITY
Russian Military Expert
Wants U. S. Troops AS
Nucleus of Army
CBy Associated Press.)

Whatever military development
may be impending on the Belgian
front. the great artillery battle there
has not yet resulted in infantry
movements of importance.
Today's official British statement
is colorless, contrasting strongly
with the recent German official re-
ports OF heavy gun fire in this area.
Color is lent the assumption that
operations on a notable scale are in
prospect here, however, by the offi-
cial accounts from London Of the in
tensive aerial work in progress in
which Photographic observation on a
large scale had been carried out.
The destruction Of aircraft yester-
day was heavy on both sides, thirty
German machines being downed and
thirteen British machines being
downed and thirteen machines being
reported missing.
The French front likewise was de-
void last night OF infantry activity
aside from raiding excursions.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-30
Unrest In Marsaw.

London, July 30-Big street dem
onstrations have occurred at War
saw, as a result of the Arrest of Cen
eral Pilsudski, Of the Polish legion
and other leaders in the movement
against imposing an oath of fidelity
10 the Austro- German sovereign upon
the Polish army. Many OF the
legionary have refused to take such
an oath.
General Won Beseler the German
governor general, replied, refusing
the release Of the Poles and declaring
that the German authorities had
proof that General Pilsudski was or
ganiZing an armed movement
against Germany.
II is believed that serious conse-
quences will ensue.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-30
WEATHER FORECAST.

Fair tonight and Tuesday.
much change in temperature.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-30

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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-09
CAMP HILL PAVED
STREET ASSURED
State Aid Will Be Given
Through Agreement With
Highway Department

Camp Hill. Pa. Nov. s.-After sew
eral years of waiting this little bor-
ough is now assured of its paved
street. At a meeting of council last
night an agreement from the State
Highway Department was received
and Council passed an ordinance on
first and second readings entering
into the compact. The ordinance
will be passed on final reading at yhe
next session of council.
The voters of this borough sew
eral years ago passed loan of $30,-
900 to be used for paying for paving
of Market street and since that time
little has been done. The state was
unable at that time to give any aid
and the matter was almost forgot
ten until several months ago.
1t is likely that the state will start
work on the street early in the
spring. Let spring the borough
spent several thousand dollars for
rebuilding Market street, but it did
not hold with the heavy traffic, and is
now in bad shape. Temporary re-
pairs will be made until the roadway
is permanently improved.
An ordinance compelling the gas
company and the water company to
make all repairs to their pipe lines
and make all connections was also
presented at the meeting last night.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-09
q ON CHURCH
ROLL OF HONOR
Grace United Evangelical
Congregation at Enola Will
Hold Services For Soldiers

Enola, Pa. Nov. 9.-on sundfy
morning at $50, the pastor and con-
gregation of the Grace United Evan
gelical Church will hold services in
honor of members of the congrega-
ton who are serving with the United
States Army and Navy. There will
be special services. in which mem
bers of the congregation and visitors
will take part. There will be a roll
of honor of twenty-tw two names un-
yelled by Lieutenant James T. Long,
of the Harrisburg recruiting station
The members OF the G.. A. r.. Red
Cross and Connewaugh Tribe of Red
Men will attend the services. Dis
trict Great Sachem II. e. Bent will
accompany the Red Men. The prin-
cipal addresses will be by the Rev.
b. L. Moore, pastor OF the church.
and S. G.. Hepford, general secretary
of the local Y. NJ. C. A.. Music will
be furnished by the church choir un-
der direction of Prof. Bainbridge.