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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-28
MAKE PROGRESS IN
RAILROAD BUILDING
England Has Enlarged Facilities Of
transportation Since
War,

London Sept. 2s.-(Correspondenoe
Of The Associated Press).-One of
the greatest of British war efforts
has been in the department Of rail-
way transport, both at home and
abroad. Very little has been said
about this work, perhaps because 1t
has gone on steadily, silently and I'M
observed. Some time ago Aristide
BRAND, then premier Of France, visit
ed a great railway workshop behind
the British lines in France. THE
great fault have to find with you
English, he said upon that occasion,
rs that you do enormous things, but
nobody has any idea Of what you are
doing.
At home, war has put a tremendous
strain on the railways. 1t was an in
stance Of Britain's military unpre-
paredness that military and strategic
considerations found no place before
the war in her railway systems and
management. The railways lacked
uniformity. For example, there were
three different types Of air-brake IN
use, so that rolling stock Of different
companies often could not be made
up into one train. The width Of cars
and the clearance space between
tracks varied considerably. Very
few stations had adequate platform
accommodation for rapidly entrain-
ing troops.
During the three years Of war.
much progress has been made under
government control Of the railways,
toward Standardization and such re-
construction as was feasible to REM
edy the most serious shortcomings.
This is frequently noticeable at rural
stations, where platforms Of the type
most suitable for military use have
replaced the old suburban platforms,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-28
IRELAND'S 1917
CROP EXCELLENT

Dublin, Sept. 2s.-(Correspondence
Of The Associated Press.) THAT the
tillage plan introduced at the begin
ming OF the year has been an un-
qualified success is indicated by the
annual agricultural statistics which
the Irish department Of agriculture
has just issued.
This time last year, the two re-
markable features Of the statistics
were the unexpected decrease in the
acreage Of cereal and green crops,
and the large increases in all kinds Of
livestock. The report for the present
year tells a tale of the very opposite
character. Cereal and green crops
have gone up enormously, while live
stock in every case has gone down.
The falling off in cereals last year
was about 10000 acres: this year
there is an increase OF 467,00 acres.
The falling off in green crops last
year was $4,000 acres; this year
there is an increase of ISL 900. The
total acreage Of cereal and green
crops. plus fax and fruit, is now g.
03S,0O0 acres. an increase Of $4,000
acres or 26 per cent, the largest COM
parative increase being in Con-
naught. with 1928 per cent and the
smallest in Ulster, with 20.7 per
cent.
The greatest cereal crop in Ireland
is oats, which now stands at l ,464, 900
acres. an increase over last year Of
392, 900. There are many possibilities
as a result OF this remarkable expan-
sion, not the least Of which Is the
likelihood of a greatly increased To-
cal manufacture of oatmeal for hum
an consumption, for which purpose
some Of the old windmills may be
set going again.
The acreage sown with barley also
shows a large increase, in the face
of the fact that the business OF
breweries and distilleries has been
heavily restricted. A ten per cent in
crease in turnips, notwithstanding a
decrease in cattle and sheep OF over
so, 900 head, is no doubt explained
by the fact that turnips-formerly
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-28
BUTLER CALLS
ON CONGRESS TO
GUST SENATOR
President of Columbia
University Cheered For
Attack on La Toilette
TREASON MUST BE
FOUGHT AT HOME
"Have We Lost Capacity
For Corporate Indigna-
tion," He Asks
NV Associated Presa.l

Atlantic City. N. J.. Sept. 2s.-
Members Of the American Bankers
association launched into vehement
expressions of approval when Mich
olas Murray Butler. president of Col
umbia university. addressing them on
the changing world" demanded that
congress exercise it's constitutional
right to expel United States Senator
La Toilette.
I'VE are repelling attacks upon
American people and institutions OF
two kinds. DIR. Butler said. I'VE are
fighting across the sea and we are
fighting evil-minded suspicion, cow
ardice and treason which have rails
ed their hands at home. Our SOL
diers can fight the soldiers of the en-
envy. You and ! have got to fight
sedition and treason here.
Have the American people lost
their capacity for corporate indigna-
ton, he asked.
There is a provision in the consti-
tuition. providing that congress may
expel a member by a two-thirds vote.
What are they thinking of to sit
there and permit themselves to be
contaminated by Senator Robert M.
La Toilette?
Cries of approval came from every
side as DR.. Butler proceeded.
Gentlemen, you might just as
we'll put poison into the food of ev-
cry boy that goes to his transport as
to permit this man to make war up
on the nation in the halls OF con-
gress. ..r
Il am a native son of New Jer-
Nntn fwzFn nfvsfH IN
the senate. / call upon them to take
the lead.
II am a citizen of New York. New
York has two patriotic sons in the
senate. / call upon them to take up
the challenge. No single act would
go so far to shorten the war.
Again the audience applauded.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-28

and given a military air to the other
wise peaceable countryside.
The proper platform for entraining
troops is a wide one running the
whole length Of the longest train.
From such a platform troop trains
can be loaded at the rate Of one an
hour, and this rate can be improved
upon with practiced troops. Where
a railway station possessed the most
up-to-date platform facilities. such
as all British stations will have by
the time the war Is over. 1t is pos
sible to load two trains simultaneous
ly. and such a station Is called in
military parlance @ "half-hour sta
ton. At an ordinary old-fashioned
wayside station II is often necessary
to allow two hours.
Entraining Is the ruling factor in
calculating troop movements, since
detraining does not take quite so
long.
The maximum normal capacity Of
a double tracked line of railway IN
England Is figured by the military
specialists at six trains per hour
each way. In the early days Of the
war, the trains containing the British
Expeditionary force were run into the
docks at intervals Of twelve minutes
or at the rate of Ave per hour. On a
single-tTack line, three trains per
hour can be worked each way.
The principle adopted in moving
troops by train is that each train
load should be a complete subdivision
of a military unit. The size Of such
a train load Is definitely limited by
the number Of coaches Of which n
train can be made up with safety.
An ordinary infantry battalion makes
about two train loads.
During FIVE days when the first
British Expeditionary force was be-
ing moved to France, 900 trains were
run loaded with troops and as many
returned empty, giving an average Of
$50 trains day employed in the
movement OF troops alone. In the
first year Of war, moves were made
overseas Of 100000 officers. ass. 900
other ranks and $4,000 horses These
figures include cross channel trafic
and all other moves made by sea.
Figures for later years. presumably
larger are not at present available.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-28
CHINA TO SEND
ALLIES LABOR
Country's Contribution 70
War Would Be Unlimit-
ed Supply of Men
CBy Associated Press.)

Picking, Sept. 2s.-China's first and
most important contribution to the
cause Of the entente allies in the war
doubtless will be laborers.
Before China Joined in the war
against Germany and Austria, she
had already supplied more than 100,-
900 laborers to France, England and
Russia. Coolies for agricultural
work and dock work have been go
ing TO western Europe for nearly two
years. Russia has also been drawing
from China's inexhaustible supply Of
labor for Siberian mines and Siber-
ian farms. .h. ...-.r~.
Now that China is actually in the
war, the ask of recruiting Iaborers
for work beyond the seas will be far
easier. The government will lend
a willing hand and competition which
hitherto has existed between the var
tous powers in recruiting coolies
probably will be eliminated.
OF the 00,000,000 persons in China,
1t is estimated that at least 10000, 900
are men capable of carrying arms or
doing some sort of labor directly
connected with the war. or this
number 20,000,000 are living within
reasonable distance of transportation
facilities, and could be modified
We're it necessary. China has such
an abundance Of men that millions
could be spared to the advantage Of
those remaining at home.
Premier Tuan- Chi Jul is enthusiast
tic about sending an army to Eu-
rope. He believes 100000 soldiers
could be trained and sent to Europe
within six months. were the allies to
supply equipment and officers for
GENERAL guparviginYY
Figures concerning the actual num-
Der of men under arms in China are
imperfect and misleading. Each Of
the provinces has it's own army. In
addition the central government has
many troops. There are probably
500, 900 men in all under arms in
China at the present time. Perhaps
half of these or 100000 would meas
ure up to the standards of modern
army and be an effective fighting
force, If properly equipped and train
ed for a few months under foreign
supervision.
Chinese officials. high and low,
would welcome an opportunity to
send large army abroad. But
China lacks transport for sending
troops abroad, and her small arson
ais and poorly organized leather and
cloth industries make ii impossible
for her to outfit even small army.
China has the wool, the cotton and
the hides necessary to clothe great
army, but she lacks facilities to con-
vert these into shoes and clothing
Raw material and labor exist in
China in abundance, but there is no
effective industrial organization.
Should it become necessary Chi
mas unlimited labor could furnish
much of the clothing for the allied
armies, were modern factories erect
ed in China under foreign supervis-
ion
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-28

Great values to be found at Blacks
tomorrow, Saturday.. at their Last
Of September Sale. Follow the
crowds.-Adyt
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-28
The Effects Of opiates.

NHAT INFANTS peculiarly susceptible opium
smallest doses continued these opiates changes in the fuc
Of the which
imbec mental craving for alcohol narcotics later life
result Of dosing with opates narcotics children quiet
receive cps In the smallest doses Tor than day at time and
The administration Of AnOdynes Drops corda Soothing syups and
children
ana the druggist should not be % III Children who aeM
need the attention Of physician and il nothing less than crime 70
doseth enWi w narcotics
CASTOR cOutai mO the ~
OF H. N y ~-EERN-l-A-
Genuine always signatur of(ZKZc2F
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-28

a purely fodder crop-are being In
creasingly used this year as human
food, and have been selling az good
prices.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-28
BANKERS aim TO PLACE
AGENT IN EVERY COUNTY
Agricultural Preparedness 10 az
Necessary az Military Preeau.
tons For Country.
fRv Associated Press.l

Atlantic City, N. j., Sept. %. -
Joseph J.. Hirsch, chairman OF the
American Bankers association, be-
fore meeting of the association to-
day told of the cooperation OF the
bankers and farmers during the past
few years. Mr.. Hirsch said in part:
This campaign for increased food,
feed and livestock production, which
we have been advocating for Ave
years. has become a vital factor in
the successful conduct of the great
enterprise Of war upon which this
nation is launched" agricultural
preparedness is just as necessary as
military preparation. We are endeav-
oring to apply efficiency methods to
the business of farming-the great
est business Of this country. The
purpose of the bankers is to increase
our agricultural, prosperity and at
the same time make the banking
business more profitable and infinite
ly safer by lending direction and
financial assistance to the sound
farming projects advocated by those
efficiency experts, the field forces of
the United States Department of
Agriculture and the state colleges Of
agriculture.
During the past twelve months
we have redoubIed our efforts toward
the employment of additional county
agents and no better proof Of the
wisdom of this policy can be offered
than the fact that our government,
in, it's campaign for increased food
production, will endeavor to place a
county agent in every agricultural
county In the United States.
I'VE have continued to advocate
the development of the livestock in
dustry and hundreds Of calf, dairy,
baby beef. sheep. swine and poultry
clubs have been organized by bank
ers all over the country. Thousands
OF pure bred cattle, swine and sheep
have been purchased by bankers and
have been sold to farmers and to
children, members Of livestock clubs,
at actual cost. These movements
are playing an important part in the
campaign OF the government to in
crease our meat supply. Illinois
bankers have organized more than
eighty calf clubs and as a result of
their interest, more than 5000 head
of animals have been brought into
that state.
Great values to be found at Blacks
n ~ A
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-28
FROM stutsman County.

John w. Carr, plaintiff and re-
spondent, VS. Peter Neva, John Neva
and Joe Koenig, defendants and APP
reIlants.
Syllabus: This is an action to re-
cover damages for a grave and un-|
provoked assault and battery. De-
PENDANTS appeal and assign eighty err
rors, based on objections and excep-
tons and notions to strike, but OBJ
Jections and exceptions are no cause
for vacating a verdict and judgment
based on clear and convincing evil
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-28

Great values to be found at Blacks
tomorrow. Saturday, at their Last
of September Sale. Follow the
crowds.-Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-28
PETERS FINDS BETTER
QUALITY OF STOCK
A. G. Man, Home From jamestown
Fair, Says County Exhibition
Featured Splendid Cattle.

There was decided improvement
in the quality and quantity of the
livestock on exhibit at your fair this
year., stated w. III. Peters, Of the
Agriculture college today, in COM
menting on the success Of the annual
Stutsman county fair, which was
brought to a close at jamestown
yesterday after three days Of success
despite inclement weather. Il have
judged the livestock at the Stutsman
Mr.. Peters. and the cattle and
horses this year were the best ever
shown
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-28

dence, when the rulings at most
amount to harmless error.
Appeal from district court, Stuts-
man county; Hon. ]. A Coffey, ].
Affirmed.
Opinion by Robinson, ].
Bruce. Oh. j.. concurring specially.
Grace, J., dissents.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-28
Notice to All Doctors

w. H Doyle has a new auto ambu-
lance; will carry patients within a
radius Of 100 miles Of Fargo at a
reasonable rate. Call 139.-Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-28

When Gen. Leonard Wood was a
small boy he was called up in the
grammar class. The teacher said:
Leonard, give me a sentence, and
We'll see IL we can change lit TO the
imperative mood"
"Ths horse draws the Cart said
Leonard.
Very good. Now change the SEN
tence to an imperative"
Get up~ said young Wood
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-11
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Bachrach Would
Take Hawaiians
ToOlympic Meet
Longs for Big Event and Names
Three Local Swimmers as
Those He Would Choose

William Bachrach, famous l. \. c,
swimming coach, who is known to
many persons here, signs for The
Olympic games, according to the San
Francisco Bulletin. 1t is interesting
to note the swimmers he is reported
to have said he would pick for the
american teams. This is the state
ment:
America could put a team in the
water this year." he went on. that
would not give the other countries a
chance. The Germans. before the
war, had about 10000 breast swim.
mers. 1t is their national stroke and
they might have gotten away with a
point or two in that event, but apart
from that | don't see where any
other country could have broken into
the first column. In the sprints we
have kahanamoku, MCGillivray. Ra-
thel and Lane; for the go, Kahana
moku, Ross, McGillivray, Hebner,
kelii, Cam and Volmer; for the 40
LANCER and Ross; for the $50 Ross
and LANCER; for the mile Ross and
LANCER, and for the long distances
McDermOtt, Goodwin and Ross.
Some team said Bachrach, as he
was swept away in the tens of thou
sands who had watched a part of it
in action.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-11
HAWAII seniors
WINF|RST GAME

In the presence of an Unexpectedly
large crowd the Plantation team of the
Hilo Basketball League defeated the
Hawaii Seniors by score Of 38 to 10
in the first game of the 1917-191S SER
les held in the Hilo armory on Sunday
night. Prior to the senior match two
junior games we're played, the Hilo
boarding school defeating the Y. M.
Is Al to 10, and the Hawaii Juniors
winning from the Hilo high school IS
to Is.
The teams were represented by the
following players:
PlaHtation-Bennett, Carter, Grieve,
Marcallino, Keven, Small, Spalding
and Forbes.
i Hawaii Seniors-Kai. Mehau, Brown,
Kekai, A. Carter, w. Carter, Martin
and All Wo.
Hilo Boarding School-Kan. Lujan.
Jr., Kaaihili, Kualii, Kahuwila, Ahine.
Haze and Chong.
Y. M. I.-Baptiste, Carvalho. Vierra.
Souza, Santos, Watson, Thomas and J.
Vierra.
Hawaii Juniors-W. Carter, Martin,
B. Brown, All Wo Aki, Mehau, kalino,
Lee and A. Carter
/ Hilo High School-A Soy, All Sung.
IL. Silva, Forbes, E. Silva, Igasaki, L.
Inacio and Afe0.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-11
owen MERRICK IS
NOW in PORTLAND

Owen Merrick of the Star-Bulletir
staff is at his home in Portland, Ore
gon, on a vacation. 1t will be remem
bered that he left Honolulu suddenly
following the receipt of news to the
effect that his mother was very i'll
The Portland Journal says about him
Owen Merrick, sports editor of
the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, arriv-
ed in Portland yesterday to visit
at his old home for several weeks,
having been absent for three or
four years. Merrick formerly
wrote sports in Portland and is
well acquainted with every angle
of athletics. He has the Invest
sport sheet in Honolulu and makes
a specially of organizing amateur
leagues. AS a result Honolulu
plays more baseball to the square
inch than any city in the world.
'Merrick was one of those res
ponsible for taking the Portland
Beavers to Honolulu for their
training trip last spring and they
made such good impression,
Owen says, that the faT s want
them to return some time. If the
Beavers manage to squirt from
now on and win the Coast League
pennant, Merrick says the Homo
lulans will be daffy over the club,
which they look upon with pro-
prietary interest"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-11
FOR
!. INTERMEDIATES
IS ARRANGED
Six Strong Teams Entered In
Basketball Tournament at
Beginning Soon

All arrangements are completed
for the opening of the intermediate
basketball league at the Y. NJ. {. \.
Yesterday a completed schedule was
drawn up and approved. There will
be six strong teams entered in the
league. and games will be played on
Tuesday and Saturday nights, the
first game on the 10th.
There are lot of surprises in store
for the fans. Last years M6 team
and the G.. X. team will have about
the same lineup, but Rosa has or
gained new team, the Rockies, and
plans a win. Christian. the star st,
Louis center OF last year, will play
for the Rockies. The other three
teams are the Knights of kameha'
mcha, the Washingtons and the Gold
en- Ms from Mckinley.
Games win start promptly at 7:45
on Tuesday nights in the Y. NJ. G. 4.
games hall. The Tuesday games will
be double-neaders and the Saturday
games will be singles. The. schedule
follows:
Oct. 16-Rookies VS.. G. r., knights
of Kamehameha VS.. Nc.
Oct. 23-Rookies VS.. Golden NJ,
Washington VS.. Nc,
Oct. 27.-Knights of Kamchameha
VS.. G. r.
Oct. CO. r. vs.. Golden NJ. Rock
les vs.. MIG.
Nov. 3-Knights of Kamehamhea
VS.. Washington.
Nov. 6~-knights OF Kamehamelfa vs..
Golden NJ, G.. X. VS.. Washingtons.
Nov. 10-Rookies vs. Washingtons.
Nov. l3-G. r. VS.. Washington,
Rockies VS.. Knights of Kamehameha.
Nov. 17-M6 VS.. Golden NJ.
Nov. 20.-Rookies VS., G. R., Knights
of Kamehameha VS.. MIG.
Nov. 2i--Golden NJ VS.. Washing
tons.
Nov. 27.--Rookies vs.. Golden NJ,
Washingtons vs.. Nc.
Dec. knights of kamehameha
vs.. G. Il.
Dec. &c. r. VS.. Golden NJ, Rockies
VS.. Mo.
Dec S-knights of Kamehameha VS..
Washingtons.
Dec. 11-Knights of Kamehameha
VS.. Golden NJ, G. r. VS.. Nc
Dec. 15-Rookies VS.. Washingtons.
Dec. 1S-G. r. VS.. Washingtons.
Rockies VS.. knights of kamehameha.
Dec. 22-M6 VS.. Golden NJ.
A game between the Golden NJ and
the Washingtons will be arranged not
later than Oct. q.