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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-01
M'cUMRER ON ECONOMY,

Sometimes the Congressional Rec
ord yields matter worth ponderins
over.
Senator McCumber expressed some
ideas on economy the other day
that only the Congressional Record
saved from oblivion. In urging econ
omy he hits at the cigar of the
American business man; the ice
cream soda of the women and chill
dren; and the movie" of the whole
family. Read his little conversation
with Senator Sherman
Mr.. Sherman know that it
will be most gratifying informa-
ton to everybody when l state
that l noticed this morning on a
grocery bill that since certain
indictments have been returned
in Washington my loaf of bread
has been reduced from Is cents
to 10 cents. That is the only evil
dence have seen of govern
mental power in the District of
Columbia since / have been in
Washington.
Mr.. McCumber-Oh, Mr.. Presi-
dent, If people would do their
own cooking a loaf of bread
would not cost them very much.
You spend in this city ten times
as much for your nickel and 10
cent shows as you do for bread.
Before you begin to shrek about
the high cost of bread had you
not better cut out a few Of those
things? You pay twice as much
for cigars as you do for your
bread. Before you begin to COM
plain about that had you not
better cut out at least one cigar
a day and give the farmer an
honest compensation for his
wheat?
. Mr.. Sherman do not smoke
myself, but l would be willing to
reform on anything else. Why
should not the jewellers in cities
cut out ice cream? / wish to in
quire of the Senator what effect
that would have. There is more
spent for ice cream, in my judg-
ment, by every dweller in the
city than there is for bread. Talk
about Injuries! Bread may be a
necessity think it is. But the
material used in making ice
cream can be used for something
else, and it would go much fur
Their for drinking or in the form
of cheese than it will in ice
cream.
Mr.. McCumber-Your soda
water. the soda fountain prod
ucts, ice cream and confection-
cry that are sold with it amount
to more than the American peo-
pie pay for their flour. ..a
Mr.. Sherman--Every day?
Mr.. McCumber-Every day to
double the amount they pay for
their potatoes. Yet we are declin-
ing to take any steps at economy
in these lines.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-01

in their lot with the enemies of Ger
many?
Mahidoe, a brother of the reigning
king of Siam, is now in America
Listen to his explanation:
Germany became in the popu-
lar mind, a military giant, strid-
( ing through the fields of weaker
peoples. President Wilson's mes
sage to Congress put in words
what the Siamese had been think
ing, and when the great message
became known and understood in
Siam, the place Of the country in a
the war was fixed"
East and west have united against
the world bully. The smaller nations
Of the world, from Panama and Cuba
to Siam, realize that their hope of
freedom to govern themselves lies in
the victory of the Allies. Will it ever
be driven home to the German people
that with the entire world against
Germany. perhaps the world is right
VIII they continue to feel as country
after country is forced into the war
by the submarine, that it is simply
another evidence of the work of per
fdious Albion or that arch traitor"
Wilson?
Siam may be of no aid to the Allies
in a military sense but she is another
link in the chain that is girdling the
world and drawing the nations to-
gether in one great brotherhood.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-01
PATRIOTIC MENUS.

What is patriotic war menu?
What foods should Fargo citizens
eat and what should they save, in
order to become active assistants in
the nation wide move to get behind
Hoover"
First and foremost, veal and lamb
should be kept off the menu as much
as possible. Every effort should be
made to discourage the killing of
calves for veal, when there is such
danger Of the supply of beef being
depleted. The lambs are needed for
their wool. and should at least be al
lowed to become mutton before be-
ing killed.
Such staple articles as wheat, corn,
sugar, and fats should be used very
sparingly. These are the foods that
are needed for the soldiers.
Bulky and perishable foods are the
ones that should be consumed in
America now. The diet of the patrio-
tic American should consist chiefly
OF fresh vegetables fresh fruits. fresh
fish, poultry. eggs and milk. Such a
diet is not only patriotic, but exceed
ingly healthful for the summer
months. .....
Have a meatless day once or twice
q week. Have a day on which only
corn bread is served, and no wheat
bread reaches the table. Eat as little
pork as possible, and abstain from
veal and lamb. On the other days
eat mutton, beef, fish, or poultry for
the meat course.
Getting behind Hoover" does not
mean simply cutting down the groc-
cry and meat bills. 1t means saving
the needed foods and eating those not
so necessary to the conduct Of the
war.
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az George Ade Of the vigilante

] Hazelden Farm, Brook, Ind.-If
you had approached the average
citizen of the United States in June,
1914, and had asked how his sympa-
| thies lay as TO the commercial war
! fare going on between Great Britain
and Germany, the chances are that
he would have shown a cold indiffer-
ence and an utter lack of PARTISAN
! ship. AS between Great Britain, re-
corded in all school books as our
hereditary foe, and Germany, a
country that sent US many of our
| most amiable, industrious and useful
citizens, the chances are that he
| might have expressed a good natured
desire TO have Germany get the up
per hand in the markets of the
world.
Only five years ago the prosperous
Americans who made frequent voy-
ages to Europe or the West Indies
showed a marked preference for the
Hamburg American or the North
German Lloyd. You would find on
one of those German boats an al
most fraternal relationship between
the officers and the first-class pas
sengers. ! was on a big German ship
in the West Indies a few years ago
and l recall, with some shame, that
we celebrated the kaiser's birthday
and sent him a. long cablegram Of
congratulations and good wishes.
Flock To Berlin.
Our students of music and art,
our families seeking the placidity of
an old world atmosphere, our young
doctors and surgeons, have flocked
to Berlin and Vienna and Munich
and Dresden, have adjusted them
selves easily and comfortably to the
German manner of living and have
come home with a sincere affection
for German friends.
OF all languages other than Eng
lish, German has been favored in
our public schools The accepted gov
erness for a child of wealth has been
a fraulein.
When England subjugated the
Beers, our sympathies ran with the
Beers, although the war was be-
tween an English speaking people
and a race related to the continental
Teutons and we got all of our war
news from British sources.
We have had two great waves of
immigration from Germany. Great
Britain sent to us only the Irish and
they came to increase our distrust
and dislike of the socalled English
speaking cousins.
We have fraternized with the Ger
mans, emulating their glorious ex-
amples as to foaming beverages and
Frankfurtef sausages, but we have
always SHE'D at an Englishman fresh
from his own shores.
What l am trying to lead up to is
this rational conclusion: that in the
closing days Of July, 1914, there was
in this country no deep seated racial
prejudice in favor of the Anglo
Saxon as against a resident of the
German empire.
Unbelievable Happens.
All the soothing assurances of the
peace lovers have come to naught.
This time the cry of Wolff" was not
a false alarm. The unbelievable
thing has happened. We are at war
with our frieneds of yesterday. We
have marked as an enemy every man
who gives undivided allegiance to
the kaiser because we know that the
kaiser would, If. he could, do to us
ten times over what he did to un-
offending Belgium.
Two Basic Facts.
Two prodigious facts stood out be-
fore US at the beginning of the |
struggle. All the sophistries and in |
directions of the diplomats, all the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-01
IN THE CELLAR NOT AT MINE.

Fargo. as yet. has little assurance
Of an adequate coal supply thi:
coming winter, and none that the
prices will be any lower than last
winter. There is also very good
chance that they will be higher, I'M
less some determined action is TAX
en-.
Dispatches from Washington state
that the Federal Trade commission
is at work on it's investigation of the
cost Of production Of coal and that
when its figures are complete Presi-
dent Wilson or the official to whom
he delegates the power will fix a
reasonable price, and see that the
present inflated prices are reduced.
The price of bituminous coal at the
mines is expected to be materially
less than SO a ton. The government
will buy its coal at the mines for the
price determined upon, whatever it
Is.
The cosumers of the country are
not interested directly in the price
of the coal at the mines. They are
interested in the price in the cellar
and this year not next year.
When prices are fixed by the gov
eminent. the small consumer is the
important individual to remember
The price that he pays for his half
ton or ton or two tons Of hard coal
delivered in his coal bin. is just as
important to the country as the
price the railroads pay for their
millions Of tons of bituminous coal.
The coal consumer has stood just
about all the gouging he will bear in
patience. Every raise in coal prices
is bringing government control of
the industry from mine to cellar, a
step nearer.
Conditions in the western end of
the city. to which attention was
called by The Forum last evening,
are likely to be remedied. The Com
mercial club has appointed a COM
mittee to call on the city commits
sioners. The wise plan would seem
TO be to decide on the most import
ant jobs and concentrate on them.
1t may be necessary for the city to
take over some of the other con-
tracts which are hopelessly behind
schedule.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-01

MENU HINTS. 90
Breakfast.
Sliced Peaches on Shredded Wheat
Biscuit with Cream.
Waffles with Maple Syrup
Coffee.
Luncheon.
Scalloped Cheese Bread.
Lettuce Mayonnaise.
Bread and Butter Iced Tea
Brown Sugar Cookies.
Dinner.
Baked Halibut with Tomato Sauce
Boiled New Potatoes
Dreamed Caulifiower.
Cucumber Salad with
Cream Dressing
Bread and Butter.
Peach Pie Coffee
Waffle reoipe--One and three
Quarters cups -four, three teaspoons
baking powder, one-half teaspoon
salt, one cup milk, yolks of two
eggs well beaten, whites of two eggs
beaten stiff, one tablespoon melted
oleomargarine Sift dry ingredients
and add liquids. Cook on creased
waffle irons.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-01
SIAM AND THE WAR.

One can almost fancy the scorn
of the German junker over the en-
trance Of Siam into the world war.
What can little nation Of about
5000. 900 people on the other side Of
the world do? We won't know they
are in the war unless they write and
tell us about It,"
True. Siam has but 100000 people.
but it has a military system based on
the European plan of universal train
ing. and standing army Of 10000
IN peace times.
The significant fact, however, is
that Siam is the eighteenth nation to
join the cause Of the Allies, and the
people have been described as the
.gentlest. kindliest race on the globe"
why should a peace loving people
on the other side Of the world throw
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-01
SOLEEuL.

Topeka State Journal: It was a
very high class boarding house, and
the landlady prided herself on the
fact that the conversation at table
was always very intellectual.
1T was a strange theory" she re-
marked, as she wrestled with the
fowl, that the souls of the dead en-
tered birds and animals. But / think
our ancestors held that belief"
I'm rather inclined to think some
thing like that does happen" COM
mented the quiet man.
mo, really Mr. Cutting? How in
terestingl"
"Yes," said Mr.. Cutting. I'm con-
WINGED that this chicken. for in
stance. is. inhabited by the sole of a
shoe!"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-01
Do You Know
on Timely Topics
Compiled by The Forum.

Do you know how friends and
relatives will be notified of the death
of American soldiers in France?
! 1t is not a pleasant subject, but
! reports of fatalities among American
troops may be expected any day
now.
In the event of the death of any
/ American officer or enlisted man,
/ the Adjutant Generals office will
continue the present practice of
! sending word to the next of kin
| Immediately upon receipt of it. This
notice will give the date, place and
cause of death. The details regard
! ing the cause of death will be given
by the deceaseds late organization
commander. Notice of all deaths
will be also published in the Official
Bulletin as soon as received.
Under the law a deceased soldiers
commanding officer has full jurisdic-
ton in the matter of disposing Of
any personal effects that may have
been in the possession of the soldier
at the time of his death; and when
the effects are not claimed by the
able period the proceeds of the sale
are deposited in the Unitd States
| Treasury subject to the claim of the
| legal representative, and all such
claims are settled by the auditor Of
the war department.
If it is desired to make claim for
the personal effects an application
for the same should be at once ad-
dressed to the commanding officer
of the late soldiers company. This
application should be accompanied
with affidaVits of the fact that the
claimant is the legal representative
entitled to receive the effects Of the
deceased soldier.
The accounts of deceased soldiers
are settled by the auditor for the
war department, Washington, ID. c.,
who is the official of the treasury
/ department, charged by law with the
settlement of claims of this charac-
ter and to whom application should
be made by the legal representative
Of the late soldier for settlement Of
his accounts. Any correspondence
relative to the removal of the re-
mains of the deceased soldier, for
the place of burial, should be ad-
dressed to Quartermaster General of
the Army, Washington, d. c.
In cases of death among troops in
the United States the commanding
officer at the place of death COM
municates with the relatives of the
deceased as to the disposal of the re-
mains. In event, however, that
burial has already taken place all
correspondence relative to the re-
moval of the remains of the deceas-
ed should be addressed to the Quar-
termaster General, United States
Army Washington, d. G.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-01
|.-Backache?
--Rheurnatisr,
Rundown?

Those of us VINO are past n1iodle aga
are prone to eat too much meat and I'D
consequence deposit lime-salts. in the
arteries, veins and joints. We often
suffer from twinges of rheumatism or
lumbago, sometimes from govt swollen
hands or feet. There is no longer the
slightest need of this, however, as the
new prescription, Anuric, Is bound
to give immediate results as 1t is many
times more potent than lithia, in Kidding
the impoverished blood of its poisons
by way of the kidneys. 1t can be OBJ
tanned at almost any drug store, by
simply asking for Anuric for kidneys
or backache. 1t will overcome such
conditions as rheumatism, dropsical
swellings, cold extremities, scalding and
burning urine and sleeplessness due to
constant arising from bed at night.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-01

4 green books and blue books and
white books flooding the world, al
OF the Libraries that will be written
In explanation and defense never
can remove or even alter these tive
mountain peaks of truth.
/ One fact was that Germany de-
liberately forced the war because il
seemed that the fortunate Day had
arrived when the continent Of Europe
could be pounded into submission.
The other fact was that Germany
deliberately broke her word of hon
or and outlawed herself by the
brutal invasion of Belgium.
With these two facts looming in
front OF them, the American people
immediately and instinctively turn
ed against Germany. Our sympathies
were given whole heartedly to the
allies because they couldn't go any
where else. The issues were too
plain. The evidence was too unmis-
taxable. Great Britain and France
did not lead us. We were led by an
old fashioned and elemental prefer
ence for decency. and fair play.
With half OF the world on fire, a
good many dark places are being
illuminated. This war has vindicat-
ed British policies and crowned
France with a glory that never can
perish.
German BDunders.
Germany, with all of her clever
ness, foresightedness and prepared
ness for any contingency has per-
sistently blundered in her guessing
as to other nations. Germany play
ed every other country in the world
for either fool or a coward. France
could not long resist because her
army was disorganized and her peo-
pie lacked heroic fiber. Belgium
would yield IL 1t saw an invincible
army crossing the frontier. Great
Britain dared not come in. If she did,
Ireland would rebel, Egypt would
uprise, there would be civil war in
India, the Beers would fight for Ger
many, and Canada might be seized
by the United States. Russia was to
be bamboozled and corrupted. The
Balkan states were to be had for
the picking.
The qualities which enable a. peo-
pie to wage war succesSfully-ten-
acity, obedience to superiors, unfal-
tering loyalty, the willing spirit of
sacrifice, the ability to husband re-
sources and concentrate energies
these were not to be found anywhere
except in Germany.
The disappointment of Germany
has been the triumph of democracy.
We find the London oockney fight
ing alongside of the Canadian, the
New Zealander, the Arab from
Soudan, the Irishman from Cork,
Sikhs and Ghourkas from India, and
Boer Dutchmen from South Africa
Which means that Great Britain is
on the square. We know that France
is on the square and we have very
definite suspicion that we are trying
to be on the square. There isn't a.
reasonable doubt on the horizon. We
are lined up with the friends of
humanity against the arch-devils Of
despotism
If the Lusitania had not been sunk;
il our men, women and children had
not been murdered; If our flag had
not been fired upon; if we had not
received insolent orders to tie our
ships to the docks; If spies and
agents had not blown up our fac
tories; If Mexico and Japan had not
been urged to attack us; If Germany
had never struck us in the face, even
once-we would belong in this war
just the same, and duty would call
US to do the very work we are taxi
ing up today.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-01

last session without having a COM
mittee always with him.
Fighting Germany is task enough,
without being compelled to fight con-
gress twelve months in the year. For
two months the two houses of con-
gress have squabbled over the food
control bill. yielding one point at a
time, until they are in the last trench.
and preparing to pass the bill about
as they were asked to pass it in the
first place. Meanwhile it's effect, as
far as this years crop is concerned,
is largely lost. The prospect of such
a body conducting the war is appaI-
ling. The results would be the same
as those attained by the Russian
method of debating an attack.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-01
DEBATING SOCIETIES AND war.

Debating societies are not com
petent to conduct wars, however val
liable they may be in settling such
questions as the relative importance
Of the sword and the pen.
President Wilson has, therefore,
wisely decided to refuse to turn the
conduct Of the present war over TO
a debating society. He insisted that
one administrators be given full con-
troll Of the food problem, and finally
forced the senate to give up its
cherished plan Of a committee of
three. There win be no debating So
ciety under that arrangement.
2 Now he is holding with Wilsonian
firmness to his determination to have
no consulting committee from con-
gress mixing In the conduct Of the
war. There IS little doubt but that
he viii veto the food bin unless the
senate drops this last OF its amend
ments. Mr., wilson is sitting tight
and applying the pressure OF the
Presidential prestige harder and
harder He has had about enough OF
the methods Of congress during this
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-01
THE TABLE.

Nut Loaf Substitute for meat)-
Two cups soft bread crumbs, one cup
chopped nut meats, three tablespoons
butter, one-half cup hot water or
stock, one and one-half teaspoons OF
salt, one fourth teaspoon pepper, two
drops onion juice, one egg. Dissolve
butter in hot water, add crumbs, nut
meats, seasoning and slightly beaten
egg. Shape in loaf and bake in but
tered tin. Will serve Ave people.
Clubhouse Pork Roils-Boil ono
large head cabbage in salt water uTl-
til tender. Prick two pounds pork
sausage and roll in cabbage leaves.
Put into deep baking dish, add one
cup milk, half cup water, two large
onions, salt and pepper to taste and
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-01
Lemon Juice
For FreckIes
GIrisI Make beauty lotion at
home for = few cents. Try Il!

Squeeze the juice of two lemons IN
to bottle containing three ounces
orchard white, shake well, and you
have a quarter pint of the best
freckle and tan lotion, and complexion
beautifier, at very, very small cost.
Your grocer has the lemons and
any drug store or toilet counter will
supply three ounces of orchard white
for a few cents. Massage this sweet
ly fragrant lotion into the face, neck
arms and hands each day and see
how freckles and blemishes disappear
and how clear, soft and white the
skin becomes. Yes! 1t is harmless.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-01
Spanish Coffee Cream.

Two tablespoonfuls graduated
gelatin, three cupfuls coffee infusion.
three eggs, one-fourth cupful cream
or evaporated milk, one-half cupfIli
sugar.
Heat coffee to boiling point. Porr
well beaten together; boil about i've
minutes, stirring constantly. Add
gelatin softened in cream. or milk
and let he'll up once. Fold in stIffly
beaten whites of eggs. Pour INTO
mold. Serve cold with cream.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-01
Bugs.

Flies and Mosquitoes-Twenty
drops carbolic acid evaporated from
a hot shovel will go far to Danish
flies from room, while bit of cam
phor gum the size of walnut held
over a lamp till 1t Is consumed is
the best thing on earth to rout the
festive mosquito.
Coekroaches may be destroyed by
pouring boiling water into, theiT
haunts, or setting a mixture OF ar
senic. Indian meal and molasses
where they are found. Chloride OF
lime, sweetened will also poison
them
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-01
TO CONSOLIDATE
Community Flour & Grain Co. of Park
River Buys Imperial Elevator.

Park River, N. D., @Aug. An
nouncement was made this week of
the purchase by the Community Flour
e. Grain Co, corporation made up of
farmers, of the Imperial elevator at
this point which will be run in con-
nection with the midget mill now in
course of erection. The aour mill
will have a capacity of forty barrels
day. Both the elevator and the mill
will be ready for operation by fall.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-01
TWO ELEVATORS WERE
BURNED AT GRIFFIN
Spark From Locomotive OF Milwaukee
Train Started Flre--Hmd Ca
pncfty of $4,000 Buahels

Bowman. N. D., Aug. Ia spark
from the locomotive hauling a Mill
Waukee coast tram kindled a blaze
winch destroyed the Western Lumber
& Grain Co. and the Bowman Equity
Exchange elevators, with all their
contents, at Griffin. Volunteer fire
fighters only succeeded in preventing
the flames from spreading over the
prairies and wiping out farm build-
ings in their path. The Western ele-
vator had capacity of rs, 900 bushels,
and the Equity elevator $4,000 1t is
probable that both will be Immediate
ly rebuilt