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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-11
R. R. COMMISSIONERS
MEET AT new ROCKFORD

New Rockford, N. D., Jan. 1.-THE
state railroad commissioners will
meet here Jan. 16 to hold a hearing
for the establishing of "Y" at the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
yards. The citizens petitioned the
commission for this hearing some
time ago and the necessity of the pro-
posed "Y'' connecting the two yards is
very evident. a..
Under the existing conditions it is
made necessary for one shipping from
any point on either road to transfer
the shipment at Minot, which means
an added expense, a needless loss of
time and a matter of very much in
convenience to the shippers as well
as to the one who receives the ship
ment.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-11
ALLEGED DOPE. FIEND

velva, N. D., Jan. 11.--A man giving
his name as William Bush, his resi-
dence as st. Paul and having every
appearance of being dope fiend, was
found wandering about the prairies
near here by Ben Bearman. The man
was in a pitiable condition, having his
hands, feet, ears and nose frostbitten
and being physically exhausted. Bush
states that his father lives in Whining
ton, Del, that he is an ex-army man.
He was taken to Towner, where he
will be taken care of by the county
authorities until an answer is received
from Wilmington, where a message
was sent in an endeaYor to locate rela-
tfves.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-11

ing 70 per cent will have the same
rank as one of 80 per cent by sixth
grade pupil, and so on.
All essays must be in the hands of
the contest committee not later than
Saturday, Jan. q, 1917.
Material for the essays may be gath
cred from any source whatsoever, but
in grading preference will be given to
those which show they are the result
of personal observation and first hand
knowledge on the part of the writer.
The essay material should consist Of
descriptions of useful native birds,
their value to the farmer, food habits,
their enemies, means of protection,
etc.
In mailing essays. the package must
have the name and address of the
sender written plainly on the outside
and must be addressed plainly to Es-
say Contest Committee. Crookston,
MINI.
A bulletin on birds prepared by the
department of agriculture at Wash
ington will be sent to anyone sending
a 2-cent stamp to the address given
below.
Any additional information desired
will be furnished by H. e. Sorvig,
chairman, Essay Contest Committee,
Crookston, MINI.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-11
KILLED IN FIGHT

Dance at Idaho Falls Ends i'm n Fa-
tai Row.
Idaho Falls. Ida, Jan. 11.-One man
is reported killed and two wounded in
fight at a dance at the village OF
Bernice, sixty miles west of here, III
the Lost River mountains. The fight
was the result of an old feud between
factions.S Three men of one side are
said to have attacked "a rancher named
Wallace, who shot, and killed one, shot
a second and seriously wounded the
third with a knife.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-11
Are Your Sewers cIouasd2

The bowels are the sewerage system
of the body. You can well imagine
the result when they are stopped up
as is the case in constipation. AS O
purgative you will find Chamberlain's
Tablets excellent. They are mild and
gentle in their action. They also i'm
prove the digestion.-Adv.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-11
new OFFICERS FOR
COMMERCIAL CLUB

Halliday. N. D., Jan. IA large
men packed the city hall for a COM
mercial club meeting. This was the
night for election OF officers and the
following were elected for the ensu-
ing year: President, M. Pippin; vice
president, A. ]. Palmer; secretary
treasurer, D. W. Hall.
Halliday has always boosted Of one
of the Invest commercial clubs along
the north line ever since the club was
first established and it has accom-
plished much good for the town.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-11

and preparation made to give our side
a hearing before the present legisla-
ture, to the result that we hope to get
some of these especially obnoxious
laws repealed and endeavor to see that
no more are passed" -
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-11
Stevenson is Postmaster.

Flasher, N. D., Jan. 11.-John w.
Stevenson of Flasher, yesterday re-
ceived his appointment as postmaster
at Flasher.
Mr.. Stevenson is one of the
staunch Democrats of old Morton
county. Friends have been working
for his appointment to the Flasher
postmastership for some time, and
have finally succeeded. Mr.. Steven
son was in the city yesterday receiv-
ing congratulations of his friends.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-11
EIeHTY.sEVEN YEARS OLD.

Backache, sore muscles, stiff joints,
dark puffs under eyes and bladder dis
orders are symptoms Of diseased kid
neys. H. H. Adams, Springfield, Mo-,
writes: Il had very severe attack
of kidney trouble. I am getting old,
eighty I tried different treat
ments. but none did me so much good
as Foley Kidney Pills. I consider it
the best" Foley Kidney Pills are tonic
in action, and quick to give good re-
suits. Fout & Porterfield.-Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-11
WARD COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HELP
WI


commissioners
sending corning the county and the commits
committee appropriation
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-28
JUST one
AFTER
ANOTHER
That's What City Commits
sion Session Developed
This Morning.

The city commission il again fac
ing a question Of what to do in the
case Of paving where the residents
have waited until the contracts have
been awarded before entering a pro-
test to the work contemplated.
This morning J. NJ. Burnett and Mr..
Benson, the former residing on Flew
enth street north between Fourth and
Fifth avenue between Eleventh and
Twelfth streets, appeared before the
commission and protested against the
paving of Eleventh street north from
Fourth to Fifth avenue, and Fifth
avenue from Eleventh to Thirteenth
streets north.
The contract for this work was let
last Wednesday.
This seemed to be "kick" morning
at the commission meeting, the COM
missioners listening to their masters
voices" Harry Defoe, living on Sixth
avenue north between Eleventh and
Twelfth street, filed a kick against
the Advance-Rumely Co. using that
avenue for storing it's tractors and
threshing machines. The matter was
referred to Police Commissioner J.. II.
Dahl.
o. N. Eckstrom appeared and asked
that before paving was done on
Twelfth street north. between Fourth
and Fifth avenues. that a sewer be
put In. This is q matter that City En-
gineer +. L. Anders and Commission
er Blakemore have been considering
for some time, a sewer having been
put in the alley between the avenues
several years ago, where 1t serves the
residents, but viii not take care of the
drainage of the paving. This matter
will be taken up more in detail next
Wednesday.
Frank Gerard of Third avenue north.
Eleventh and Twelfth streets,
stated that the alley in his block had
been filed in and no cuIvert had been
put in, and the result Is that the east
half of the block is covered with wa
ter. This matter was referred to Com
missioner Joseph Ames.
z. Fossum, living on Eleventh street
north, between Eighth and Ninth ave.
nues, reported that there is no light ia
his block. Commissioner Ames said
that a light had been ordered in.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-28

torney General William S. LANCER
left last night, and Assistant Attorney
General III. A. Bronson this morning
for somewhere in North Dakota" to
investigate reports Of sedition and in
timidation. The attorney general an
nounces that he has employed secret
service men and additional counsel to
assist him in his probe, and he be-
lieves he has sufficient evidence in the
form OF affidayits to convict ring
leaders in a number of the districts
where trouble has occurred.
In his efforts to suppress further
demonstrations and bring to justice
those responsible for the outbreaks
which have occurred. the attorney
general will call upon United States
District Attornev Hildreth. of Fargo
and other officers Of the federal de-
partment OF Justice for assistance.
. A recruiting officer in the service of
the coast artillery returned yesterday
from a tour of Investigation, with
evidence of the most positive nature
against residents in the southwestern
part OF the state. who have been drill
ing under arms and who have sought
to prevent the enlistment of recruits
In me National guard and the regular
army.
Efforts have been made locally to
prevent members Of the National
guard. whose parents and friends owe
or have owed allegiance to other pow
ers, from answering the call for
mobilization. and it is apparent that
a showdown which may result in
broken heads for some. internment
for others. and deportation for not a
few. must come very soon.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-28
Skilled American
Farmers for England
Would Assure Nation
Of Ample Food Supply
eBy Associated rress1

London, March Is. delayed, March
(Corresponden of the Associated
Press)-'FIve Thousand American
farmers on English soil would go a
long way toward combating Ger
many's plan to starve us into sub
mission through her submarines" Sir
Arthur Lee, head of the newly formed
food production department, told the
Associated Press correspondent. Il
told you recently" Sir Arthyr contin-
ued, that we intended to bring from
America some two thousand tractor
plows for light plowing. We need the
skilled American farmers to supple
sMent them.
Sir Arthur married an American,
Miss Ruth Moore, Of New York, and
has spent many years in the United
States. His present position is an
outgrowth of the intensified submarine
warfare begun on February !. Sir
Arthur is charged with the gigantic
task of making every available foot
OF soil produce its maximum amount
OF food.
Il have great respect for the ability
of the American farmer" said Sir Ar
thur. 81 have seen him at work and
/ know that everything he does spells
efficiency. That is why we would like
to have so many of him in the pres.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-28

HnE Crisis 49,
Your farmer has revolutioniged
farming methods. Like the American
In all other walks OF life he is con-
tinually on the lookout for more ef-
ficient way In which to do things. The
result is that he has the most modern
agricultural implements in the world.
With these ana his natural bent for
industry he gets the most out of his
soil.
"There liz no denying that the Amer
lean farmer has been the cynoiiure OF
the agricultural world. All the rest OF
the world has benefited by his invent
I've genius. His reapers, binders ana
threshing machines have been import
ed into England as well as other Eur
opean countries and now we are
bringing over his latest Improvement
the tractor plow.
Il hope that we may be able to at
tract to these shores at least flve
thousand skilled farmers from the
United States. We will Of course get
some skilled agricultural help from
Canada and we are already benefited
to some extent by the labor of Ca
madam farmers who have come over to
fight for us but we cannot have too
many. Skilled farm labor is our cry
ing need at this moment"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-28
GIRL Who SHOT
HUSBAND ADMITS
HER MISTAKE
tRx Associated Press,


st. Paul. March 2S. A broken
hearted. repentant daughter. clasped
hands with her father in the deten-
ton cell in st. Paul police court. as
Matte Con- awaited arraignment on a
charge of murder Of her Indian-negro
husband. Garfield Goff. at their home
979 East Cook street. Sunday.
The father. John Bridston. county
treasurer. came from Grand Forks, n,
D.. to aid his runaway daughter in her
fight for liberty.
IL know you told me il would bring
sorrow. Forgive me father. am Sor-
ny I have brought this disgrace on
you," sobbed the daughter.
II feel my daughter was justified.
Mr.. Bridston. cit is terrible such a
thing should happen. but I am going
to stick to my little girl until the fin
ish."
Goff was a man of means. accord
ing to a telegram received from Mrs.
Lizzie Goff. his mother. of Havre,
Mont, by JOS. Masek. city prosecutor.
The mother asked for details of her
sons death and that the authorities
plenty of money" the telegram con-
cluded.
The body is held at the county
morgue pending an inquest.
Martha Goff, slayer Of her INDIAN
negro husband, will supply funds for
his burial "He was good to me and
though / feel / had reason to shoot
him, / didn't intend to kill him." she
said in her cell in the county JAIL
The least can do is to give him
decent burial" She expressed a wish
to see his body and Sheriff Wagener
lntlmated that deputies would escort
her to the undertaking rooms.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-28
Bishop Wehrle Scouts
Idea That Drilling
Clubs Are a Menace
Two Drilling Societies Have Been Maintained by Young
Men for Twenty Years-Like to Wear Uniforms,
March at Church Doings and Fire Salutes

Bismarck. N. D., March 2s.-Right
Reverend Vincent Wehrle. bishop of
Bismarck diocese. scouts the idea that
drilling societies in the southwestern
part of the state can have any signif- !
icance in the present crisis. The
bishop says, there are two societies
OF young men, one at Lefore and the
other in the district OF st. Stephens
church, south Of Richardton, which
practice some military drilling. These
societies have existed for twenty
years. The young fellows who take
their pleasure in wearing occasionally
a uniform and marching like soldiers
are the members.
They are not church societies, but at
some church celebrations they march
in q body and they delight in firing O
military salute on some occasions.
This Is all. It looks like a capital
joke to connect them with seditiOn and
intimations that they needed special
watching by Uncle Sam.
Adjutant General Thara1son arrived
at noon today from Chicago. Major
Wright has established battalion head
quarters in the Baker block here.
Company A will continue to guard the
bridge until Sunday WhNn they sin b
HSlieped by Company r OF Mandan.
Major Wright announces there is no
Immediate intention to move the Dick
insOn and jamestown companies. Diff
nculty is being encountered in re-
cruiting the companies to full strength.
The Mandan company has but twen-
ty-one members in service with no
prospect Of procuring more.
p1.~-.~~.l~ N Hornh 90 A.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-28
Plaza Smith" Once One
Of Big Boosters, Now
knitting the Equity
Defeated Candidate for Governor of North Dakota Test
fes Before Committee of Minnesota Legislature
Tries to Evade Cross examination.
CBy Associated Press.o

advisable to choose but five months
out of the year to report upon?"
Mr.. Smith also took exception to
various items in the annual report in
Guiding $2,255 for kilograms, this
amount covering period of only five
months.
Mr.. Smith testified that the Equity s
capitalization funds had been used
from time to time on current expenses
by officers of the exchange.
And so long as this Equity CON-
tinues to take In new members and
sell stock this condition can continue
to prevail he said.
James Manahan arose and asked to
.cross-examine the witness, but in do
ing so failed to address the chair.
You will show your respect to the
chair" Mr.. Teigen rebuked.
But Mr.. Manahan went ahead with
his statement.
The chairman forthwith ordered
the matter stricken from the records
and waved Manahan to his seat. The
latter again arose and with impress
sive solemnity addressed the chair and
was as solemnly recognized. It was
the first time the committee had
worked itself in and out of a snarl
without an exchange of strong words.
Mr.. Manahan asked permission to
cross examine the witness.
II will not submit to cross-ex-
animation by you," promptly stated
Smith.
when you refused the committee
the right to cross-examine the ac-
countant who examined the Equity
books you forfeited your right to
cross examine witnesses" said Mr..
Smith, who was supported by the
chair.
1t was decided to permit the cross
examination and a recess was taken in
an effort to obtain quorum.
The committee later reconvened
and decided to permit cross -examina-
ton Of the witness except on matters
pertaining to the financial report of
the Equity Smith refused at first to
answer the questions of the Equity
representative but later abided by the
committees ruling but the examina-
tion, which had to do with Smiths
campaign in North Dakota for COVER
nor and his failure to receive endorse
ment Of the Nonpartisan league, was
abruptly Interrupted by committee
members who contended 1t was irrel-
evant and were sustained by the chair.
The committee then recessed.
Mr.. Manahan insisted on placing a
statement in the records criticizing
this ruling.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-28

the names of amateur wireless opera
tors in the state as possible members
for the Naval Coast Defense reserve in
event war with Germany is declared,
is the belief OF Prof. Roy A. Corbett,
of the North Dakota Agricultural coll
lege, head of the local branch of the
North Dakota Radio association. him.
self an expert operator.
The call for such a listing is ex-
pected at any time. Professor Corbett
SAYS.
There are a considerable number OF
amateur operators in Fargo, and many
more over the state who would be af-
fected in that event.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-28
German Southern Wing Is
Slowly Recoiling Before
Terrific French Hammering
Here's a New One
Cuban Rebels Stole
An Entire Circus
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press.)
New York, March %.
Cuban revolutionists
stole an entire one-ring
circus except the tents
and the sawdust, accord
ing to Edward and
Lottie Mckinley, mem
bers of the show, who
arrived here today on a
steamship from Cuba.
The rebels, ordered by
their chief to COM
mandeer the circus
horses and food supplies
made off with the gar
ments Of Caesar and
Cleopatra after draw
ing lots for distribution
Of them and captured
also a twenty y-three-year
old lion and Happie, the
elephant. The circus
was playing at a town
HearHavana.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-28

st. Paul, March 2S.-George j. Smith
OF Plaza, N. D., at one time q support
er of the Equity Cooperative Grain
exchange, testifying today before the
charged mismanagenent on the part
of officers of the exchange, declaring
that there had been Misrepresentation
as to its financial affairs and asserted
that seldom do others than scalpers
purchase Equity grain.
And these scalpers," the witness
testified, must necessarily purchase
the grain below the market price,"
Mr.. Smith, who is one OF the editors
Of an Equity question book" pub
lished by the Cooperative Manager
and Farmer, named r. ]. Johnson and
Ole Holie particularly as scalpers who
have had large dealings with the
Equity.
s.Mr. Diefenbach, their former sales
man. also touched 'em up for $4,000
by purchasing grain below the market
price and selling to the Minneapolis
chamber OF commerce." he declared.
1T rarely happens that = miller Is
found purchasing grain in the Equity 8
buying ROOM" Mr.. Smith continued.
men buying grain there as q rule. are
scalpers. ALI these scalpers, operat-
ing in ST. Paul, buy the grain enough
below the market price to ship it to
Minneapolis and still touch q profit"
The witness asserted with great em-
phasis that a "bull" was almost an
unknown factor at the Equity ex-
change.
IF there are any bulls at the
Equity, they are ]. M. Anderson,
president, and other officers Of the ex-
change" he said.
In support of some OF the statements
in the question book" Mr.. Smith
read correspondence from farmers
and grain men who heaped criticism
on the exchange.
He also produced evidence which he
declared proved beyond doubt that 1t
was possible for a salesman to make
Sc ON every car of grain he sells for
the exchange.
"A representative Of the Abbey
Grain company showed me a check
for 5000 made out to Diefenbach.
asked him what that was for"
That's just pin money for DEF,
I was told" Smith testified. def
enbach had been selling grain to the
company
The annual reports Of the Equity
were then taken up and criticized by
the witness, who declared that they
were incomplete and irregular.
The report presented at one meet-
Ing OF stockholders covered only five
months" he continued why was It
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-28
PLANNING
TO RAISE
HUGE ARMY
GreatAdvertising Campaign
of National Scope is
A.. Proposal.
POSTERS FROM ENGLAND
Methods Employed in Rails
ing Kitchener's Millions
May be Copied.
POSTERS FROM ENGLAND.
(Ry Associated Press.l


Washington. March 2S.-Preliminary
arrangements for ordination Of all
government advertising Of national
scope through a national advertising
advisory board were made today at
the war and navy departments. De-
tails will be worked out through
Director Clifford of the National De-
Tense council.
The purposes of the board. the serv-
ices of which. have been offered to the
government without cost, is to
determine the advertising media to be
used in campaigns to secure soldiers,
sailors or workmen of any kind in the
present emergency. AS measure Of
preparedness in the event that a big
the posters and literature used for this
purpose in England are now en- route
from London.
The committee which called on Sec
retary Daniels and Secretary Baker
today is headed by Herbert s. Hous-
ton, president OF the Associated
Advertising association. and included
Western Advertising Agents associa-
ton, Chicago; D. ]. GUIDE. New York;
Thomas H. Moore of the American
Newspaper Publishers association, and
o. c. Harm of the Association of Ma
tional Advertisers. Mr.. Houston
described the objects sought as being
the distribution through the advisory
board Of advertising calling for
mobilization of men or money for war
purposes. Secretary McAdoo has also
been consulted.
The advisory board. which includes
five representatives Of the advertising
agents and five representatives Of the
National Advertisers association in
addition to one representative of each
advertising medium. will probably act
as an element Of the National Defense
council. To it will be referred the
Rovernment's needs and its decision
will be final 80 to the form advertising
will follow. The board is now COM
posed Of men of wide experience in
advertising and who have themselves
nothing to sell either in advertising
space or supplies.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-28

Wahpeton, N. D.. March 3D.
Characterizing the farmers movement
in North Dakota as the greatest pro-
gressive movement the country has
seen since the Civil war. and condemn
ing the food spectators of the country
In their greed to reap a harvest by
paying the producer as little as possi-
BILE, and charging the consumer as
much as possible. DIR. Frank Bohn Of
New York addressed a meeting Of the
NonBartisan league here yesterday
afternoon. Two hundred were in att
tendance.
I'm New York alone. there are 170,-
600 food specuIators." said DR. Bohn.
While people were going hungry be-
cause they could not buy enough food
at the prevailing market prices. there
were carloads rofting On the side
tracks awaiting q higher market. Car
shortage was not the reason but the.