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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-13

George Grove, why women in
the home should not enjoy the same
measure aof efficiency that men have
In the factory, the ONCE and on the
farm. II men did the cooking they
would never be content with the
makeshift methods, the miles of use
less steps, the back breaking druid
gerry OF preparing meals three times
day and clearing up afterwards in
old fashioned ways.
The men seem to have progress
ed q great deal faster than the wo-
men in simplifying their labors and
increasing the results of their efforts
without expanding so much physical
energy as they did a decade ago.
The new Hoosier Board OF
Kitchen Scientists now proposes to
put woman's work on the same con-
venfent plan as mans.
I'm forty work-reducing ways this
new Hoosier cabinet acts as an au-
tomato servant in every kitchen
that has II.
"one idea Sits the -four four
times faster than old ways by Civ
ing the housewife the Hoosier pat
ented shaker sitter. Others save her
miles of steps by arranging places
for 400 articles within arms reach.
OflG bIdiiy "OIldH dHSWSFH 6AGn
day through her patented food guide
that old perplexing question What
shall we have for dinner?'
"Hoosier's council of experts is
composed OF the following well
known women:
Mrs. Janet Mckenzie Hill, editor
and author. New Hampshire.
MRS. Nellie Kedzie Jones. house.
hold consultant. Wisconsin.
Miss Alice Bradley. principal of
School of Cookery. Massachusetts,.
Miss Fay Kellogg, household
science architect. New York.
Mrs. Alice r. Dresser. consultant
of household administration. Massa-
chusetts.
Mrs. Frank Amber Pattison, do
este efficiency engineer. New Jersey.
MRS. H. NJ. Dunlap, domestic
science specialist and lecturer. Illi-
nois.
Mrs. Christine Frederick, domes-
tic science authority, and head of
Applecroft Experiment station. Long
Island.
Now more than ever is kitchen
efficiency necessary. Not only COM
mon sense-but health demands
short hours for housewives. More
over help is scarce and difficult to
keep. Today all women rebel at use
less drudgery, and they have a right
to these modern conveniences.
The brilliant women on the Hoos-
ier's staff transmit their discoveries
to the manufacturer. Some of them
are built right into this cabinet. 9th
ers come to the owner in the form
of practical suggestions. Through
our exclusive agency in Fargo we
ora ohfa IN Srpp1y them IN all homes
regardless of size.''
The Hoosier idea is an innovation
in modern household economies.
Never before has a manufacturer
engaged a board of experts to work
out the housewives problem in a
more practical way, and Mr.. Grove
predicts that this step is the first
in bringing a revolution in kitchen
work that will eventually change
the whole mode of woman's duties
in the home.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-13
HOGS and BANK
SHARES ARE ONLY
ITEMS REDUCED
Increases From 5 to 100
Per Cent Made On Lo-
cal Tax Roll
TAX ON MILLS
INCREASED 500
Changes Made By State
Board of Equalizers An
nounced by Auditor

Sweeping changes were made by
the state board OF equalization on
personal property assessments in
Cass county. according to the list of
items on which there were decreases
or increases. given out by County
Auditor w. r. Tucker this after
noon.
The assessment on buildinges and
improvements on railroad right-of-
ways in Cass county was increased
100 per cent. Assessments on flour
mills increased so per cent and on
threshing machines 40 per cent. The
only reductions made were is per
cent on hogs Of every age. and 10 per
cent on shares of bank stock.
A 10 per cent increase was made
on automobiles and motor trucks,
and a 80 per cent increase on stocks
of goods and merchandise. The
different items of personal property
on which there was a reduction or
increase follow:
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-13
Senate and House Measures
Differ BY Mere S542O00OOO

washington
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-13
NEVER-ROT POSTS TO
Have AGENCY IN FARGO
Deal Closed Whereby Valley City Silo
Company Becomes Distributor
For Immediate Territory.

A deal was closed late Wednesday
afternoon whereby the Valley City
Silo company of Fargo, contracted
for the sale OF the Never-rot con-
crete fence posts in the territory
comprising the four counties Of Cass,
Barnes, Richland and Trail.
The headquarters for the Never
rot company is at Bismarck. ]. H.
McNary of Bismarck, manager Of
the McCare Sales company of that
city, arrived in Fargo Wednesday
and represented the firm in the
transaction. Distribution of the posts
will be made from this point. The
moulds are at Bismarck.
The Valley City Silo company is
under the management of v. J. Mad
sen. The members of the firm are the
Andrews brothers of Mapleton, and
A. o. Headland and E. J. Headland
of Fargo.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-13
DUCK pEcoYs
MoRR eETa PnaITIoN- p

Jamestown. NJ. d., Sept. IL
Merton Orr, well known book
keeper for Gamble Robinson Co..
has been promoted to manager
OF the branch house at Giendive."
IN a few words this tells the
story of scores Of .Daixota BUSH
ness college trained Managers
-. b. C. thorouehnesa paid the1E
--nublici2v
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-10-26

outside of Ypres. l was In the town
when the first shells landed, and the
panic they created vas some hing ter
rible to witness.
Men, women and children seemed to
have but n idea, and that was to get
out as quickly as possible. Old women
would go staggering along with their
belongings tied In each end Of a bed
sheet and the whole thing slung around
their neck. The streets were crowded
with them. Men were driving pigs and
chickens before them and the women
leading and carrying children. The
roads were Uttered with dead and dy-
ing, wounded horses screaming their
horrible scream and kicking. The din
was terrible. Shells would burst in the
roads choked with people, but the mo-
mentary gap would Immediately fill
and the panic stricken people would
sweep over their own dead.
At the time couldn't seem to real
lie what was happening. l felt numb
all over, but with an awful terror grip
ping me, and I longed to turn and fly.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF THE
COUNTY OF POWER, STATE OF
IDAHO.
In the matter of the estate of
Frances NJ. Lyons, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed. Administrative of the estate of
FrAces NJ. Lyons, deceased, to the
cr( tors, and all persons having
claims against said deceased, to ex-
hibit such claims with the necessary
vouchers, within four months of the
date OF the first publication of this no
tice. to said Administrative, at the Of
fee of o R Baum, American Falls,
Idaho, which said office, the under
signed selects as her place Of business
in all matters connected with said es-
tate Of Frances NJ Lyons, deceased
Dated this 18th day of October, 1917.
MARY E. LYONS,
Administrators of the Estate of
Frances NJ. Lyons, Deceased.
o. r. Baum. w. c. Loofbourrow, At
torneys for Administrative, American
Falls, Idaho. 1O-12-19-26; 11-2
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF POW
Err COUNTY, IDAHO.
In the matter Of the estate OF
George A. Forbes, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed, administrator with will an
nexed of the estate of George A
Forbes. deceased, to the creditors and
all persons having claims against said
deceased, to exhibit such claims with
the necessary vouchers, within four
months of the date of the first pub
LEGATION of this notice, TO said admin
i%stratOr, at the office Of o. R. Baum,
American Falls, Idaho, which said Of
fee. the undersigned selects as his
place Of business in all matters con-
nected with said estate of George A
Forbes, deceased.
Dated this Sd day of October, 1917.
A. c. HAAG,
Administrator of the Estate or
George A. Forbes, Deceased.
o. R. Baum. W. c. LO%ufbourrow, At
torneys for Administrator, Residence
American Falls, Idaho.
10-12-19-26; lip.
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colleagues, was subsequently tried and
hanged for Isl
But the Masurian affair, terrible as
il was, was overshadowed by the mis-
cradle rout of the Russians from over
the Karpathians. At what seemed to
be the turning point in an advance by
Grand Duke Nicholas hat might have
enabled him to carry the war into
Teutonic territory, spies in Petrograd
war office came into possession of the
Russian plans. But the Russians
might still have held their own and
more if they had been properly equip
ped.
In the early weeks of the war the
Russian army was supplied with one
rifle for every two men. In the fight
ing in Galicia the Russians had one
rifle for every six men, and later n
rifle for every ten men. Battalions
were even sent into battle unarmed.
Relief could not be brought up be-
cause the rear reserves had to wait
for the rifles of dead soldiers to train
with.
The Russian guns we're allowed
one shell a day. while the Germans
poured hundreds back. The Russians
were so weak that the Germans were
able to push their batteries within
/ 1000 yards of the Russian lines and
NOW down the soldiers by the thou
sands. Russian generals begged
Soukhomlinoff TO send even blank car
tridges, anything to keep up the morale
Of the men. Lemberg was evacuated
because the Russians lacked shells
and rifles, Peremysl because there
were no cartridges.
Unarmed men battling with their
bare hands against %bayonets and bull
let's because the young wife of General
Soukhomlinoff must have new hats,
Continuing the story of the great be-
trayal, The Gazette says:
SoukhomlinOff's defense was that IL
was impossible to supply the army be-
cause the nation lacked industrial ma
chinery TO turn out the work. But it
is said that while this slaughter was
going on. trainlOad after train load of
ammunition which should have been
sent west to the Russian front was.
by order of the war department, sent
east en- route to Siberia.
Russian officials became aware OF
the sinister influences at work in the
war department long before the revO-
luton broke. but Soukhomlinoff always
prevented them from laying their fin
gers on the facts which might con-
vict him. II was Prince Lvoff who
discovered that SoukhomlinOff was
holding down the manufacture Of am
munition for the army at a time wher
it was most needed, and it was great.
ly due to the efforts of Prince Lvofl
and G%outchikoff that he was exposed
and cast into prison. That was SOM
time before the revolution. At the
time of the revolution the MODS
stormed the gates and demanded tina
the ex-war minister be turned over u
them. 1t was only the promise of
speedy and just trial that quoted theii
clamor.
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what. they still came on. 1t was GER
tainly a despairing feeling to be
streaming bullets into the Germans
and see them still advance. After
several minutes of this the whistles
blew for cease fire. and our infantry
jumped the parapet and went af IT
them with the 5ayOnet. They broke
the attack right there. and, more than
that, they took two lines Of German
trenches.
A few days after this an incident
occurred that. to my way Of thinking
was one of the most wonderful things
that ever happened. Volunteer dis
patch riders for dangerous work
were called for. About eighteen OF
our chaps offered themselves. and OF
curse all were accepted. A dispatch
was to be carried about two miles
along the road which follows the bank
Of the User canal This road was con-
stantly being swept by German ma
chine gun and rifle fire. The dispatch
was TO be handed to a French COM
mander who was waiting for it.
The first man was given a copy of
the dispatch. and he started out with
It. This road ran right under the
nose of the Germans and was in full
view of their trenches all the way.
Ii was so swept by machine gun and
rifle fire that it seemed as if no one
could possibly live through a hundred
yards OF ii.
The first man started and was soon
out of sight. They waited in vain for
a certain length OF time for a signal
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-10-26
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF
THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND
FOR POWER COUNTY.
Gem State Lumber Co, a corpora
ton, plaintiff. VS.. c. E. HolbroOk and
Mabel HolbroOk, his wife, defendants.
Under and by virtue of a writ of
execution issued out of the district
court of the fifth judicial district Of the
state of Idaho, in and for the county
of Power, on the 9th day of Septem-
Der. 1917, in the above entitled action,
wherein Gem State Lumber Co., a cor
poration, obtained a judgment upon
certain promissory notes mentioned in
plaitiff's complaint and the abstract
Of said Judgment was duly filed On the
18th day of June, 1917, in book l of
judgments at page 41O of the records
of Power county, Idaho, 1 have levied
upon and attached all the right, title
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-10-26
An American Boys
Baptism of Fire
By WILLIAM J. ROBINSON
CHAPTER II.
Copyright, little, Brown & Co,



THAT afternoon about 4 o'clock
shells began to drop into the
town, and we made a quick exit.
1t was my first time under fire, and 1t
was far from being agreeable. 1 had
very often wondered whether 1 would
be scared or not Well, l found out
then, and 1 certainly was scared. Since
then l have often wondered about that
family and what they would think of
me for advising them that they were
In no danger.
1t didn't take us long to move, and
It is a good thing 1t didn't, for as
we were leaving the town we could
see the Germans coming over the hill
about four miles away. We won
dered why we didn't go to meet them,
but apparently u time was not yet.
My duties were very light. Attached
to Captain Colvin, l had the care Of
his horse and saddlery and had to ride
behind him wherever he went when
mounted. That is about all l had to
do. OF course when the regiment went
into action my duty would be to fol-
low the captain.
Eventually we arrived at a little
place called Zillebeke, and 1t was here
that we Joined up with the Seventh
infantry division. There was very lit
tie doing, and nobody seemed to know
Just what we were going to do. Our
Chaps went out on patrols every day,
and occasionally they would run into
a German patrol, and there would be
a scrap.
During our stay at Zillebeke 1t was
decided that all unframed men were
to be returned to England to finish
their training, and it looked very much
as If I was going to land back in that
riding scnool after all. While the mat
ter was still undecided the driver of
General Byng's car was killed, so l
went to the captain and told him I
could drive a car, and 1 offered my
services. He put in a word for me,
and 1 was given the car, but only until
a regular driver could be secured.
1t was while l was driving this car
that 1 saw the city of Ypres for the
first time. There had not been a shell
In the place yet, and 1t certainly was
a fine old town.
One afternoon l was waiting In the
car for some stan officer in the Grand
place when I heard a lot Of shooting
and shouting. l looked over in the
direction Of the noise and saw that
some Of our troops were all firing into
the air. And there. above, was the first
German taube ! had ever seen. The
pilot was flying very low and within
easy rifle range, so l got excited and
dragged out my rifle and began firing
at him too. His machine, l heard aft,
erward, was absolutely riddled with
bullets and he was wounded in three
places. That was my first shot at a
German. 1t was in Ypres, too, that ]
saw 700 Of the Prussian guard brought
In, and l must say that they were some
of the finest looking soldiers l have
ever seen. They were all great bis
fellows, and our infantry chaps looked
mighty small beside them.
1t was soon after this that the Ger
mans got their forces together and
made their first attack on our position:
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could escape being sent back to Eng
land was to be transferred to the
army service corps. This corps, the
royal engineers and the royal army
medical corps, are the three largest
corps In the British army. When you
join the A. S. c. you are never sure
just what you will be let In for, be-
cause as a rule an A. S. G. man is ELI
gible for general enlistment. and that
means hat he may be used for any
branch Of the service when he is
needed.
My luck had held good so far, and l
decided that I might as we'll push it a
little bit more, and so l got transferred.
| found that / was to be attached to
the staff of the Fifth army corps, but
as that corps was not yet In the coun-
try l was used for anything that turn
ed up.
1t became known that l could ride a
motorcycle. and so l was temporarily
attached as a spare rides to motor ma
chine gun section No. g.. These ma
chimes are simply motorcycles with a
side car attached, but instead Of a nice
cushioned seat on the side car there is
a little bucket seat for a gunner and a
machine gun. The gunner and rider
are entirely in the open. as it would be
impossible for so small a machine to
carry any protection. l went gu on
several practice runs, and n night
about II o'clock we were called to take
four of the guns up to the trenches in
a hurry.
1 thought | had had some thrilling
rides in my time, but l never imagined
anything to equal that one. We car
ried no lights sand had to fly through
the inky blackness, guessing at the
road. Several times we got stuck and
my mate and I dragged the machine
out of the ditch and flew on again.
Eventually we reached the place on
the Menin road known as hell fire cor
ner," and I think the name must have
been given 1t from its condition that
night. As the star shells went up the
whole place would be almost rs light
as day. The Germans were Smelling
the road and the air was filed with
all kluuS Oh mlSSlltS,
That road was literally a death trap
and how so many came out without be
ing touched is one of the mysteries thai
never a be explained. We could hear
two Of the guns which had got there
before US in action further up the road
We continued to feel our way along
until we came to where our officer wa:
waiting for US. He showed US Jul pc
sition and went back to look for the
machine that had not yet arrived.
Our position was in a ditch just by
a place where the road had been Gu
by an old support trench. We easet
the machine into the ditch and got he,
firmly fixed. Our officer came dash
ing back and told us to owe the roaC
where It led out from the German
trenches. Then it was simply a cas-
Of wait until they started to advance
from that quarter.
We sat there for two hours befor
we saw any signs Of activity, bu
when it did com it came with a rush
Hundreds Of Germans seemed to ris
from nowhere. and that road was lit
orally crammed with them.
Dick. the gunner, opened at the frs
sign, and the machine guns from on
trenches were pouring it into then
too. They went down in hundreds
and. while our fire checked them some
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-10-26

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF
THE STATE OF IDAHO. IN AND
FOR POWER COUNTY.
Bert Crowley, plaintiff, vs.. Mabel
Taysom. Defendant.
Under and by virtue of a writ of
execution issued out of the district
court Of the fifth judicial district Of
the state Of Idaho, in and for the
county Of Power, IN the 25th day of
September, 1917, in the above entitled
action, wherein Bert Crowley obtained
a judgment upon a certain promissory
note mentioned in plaintiffs complaint
and the abstract of said judgment was
duly filed on the 18th day of Septem-
Der, 1917, in book 1 of judgments at
page 442 of the records of Power
county. Idaho. l am commanded TO
sell all the right, title and interest Of
Mabel Taysom. now Mabel T. HOl-
brook. in and to the following de-
scribed property, which I nave levied
upon under said execution, said prop
erty being described as follows, to-
wit:
The east half of the northwest quar-
ter of section p, township 10 south,
range 81, E. b.. NJ.
Notice is hereby given tnat on sat
urday, the 14th day of November, 1917,
at the hour of 11:00 a. m. of said day,
in front of the building used as a
court house in Power county, /
American Falls. Power county, Idaho,
l will, in obedience to said writ sell
the above described property, or all
the right, title and interest of the said
Mabel Taysom, now Mabel T. Hol-
brook, therein, or so much thereof as
may be necessary to satisfy plaintiffs
decree with interest thereon and costs.
to the highest bidder for cash, law
full money of the United States.
Dated this 10Th day of September,
1917.
D. B. JEFFRIES,
Sheriff.
By FRED WALWORTH, Deputy.
o. R. Baum, W. c. LoofbOurrow, At
torneys for Plaintiff, Residence, Amer
lean Falls, Idaho. 10-l9-26; 11-2-9
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LUTHERAN SERVICES.

German Lutheran services will be
held at st. Johns Lutheran church
regularly on the second and fourth
Sundays of each month. beginning at
HOO a. m. Sunday school preceding
each service, beginning at 1000 o'clock
You are invited to attend these SER
vices. II
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-10-26
Lone Private Commanded by los
Officers.

At Camp Domphan, Fort Sill, Okla
homa, a brigadier general, a colonel,
six majors and 100 captains are COM
manding John Goings. late of the
Third Kansas, the lone private of the
de~ot brigade. Until men from the
national army cantonment at Camp
Funston arrive Goings will be the sole
enlisted force of the brigade, which is
to be filled with the drafted soldiers.
He has five bands to give him music,
but his pleasures are spoiled by the
all Zoo frequent necessity of saluting
his los superior officers.
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that he had arrived, and then called
No. 2. No. 2 started out. but we saw
him go down before he had gone a hun
dred yards.
Then No. g started. It was pitiful to
watch those poor chaps. When a man
knew it was his urn next l could see
the poor fellow nervously working on
his machine. He'd prime the engine,
then he'd open and close the throttle
quickly several times-anything, in
fact. to keep himself busy. When his
number would be called he'd hesitate
a second and perhaps flood the car
buretor, then he'd take his dispatch
and suddenly dash out.
Six of these fellows went down in
less than half an hour. No. Z was a
young fellow whose name | don't know.
l wish l did, for he was certainly the
nerviest man / ever saw.
mo. r. was hardly out of the Off
GERS mouth before he had his dis
patch and was on his way. About five
minutes later the signal came that the
dispatch had been delivered.
My officer told me afterward that
the French general to whom he had
handed the dispatch had taken the
medialle militaire off his own breast
and pinned it on that of this young
dispatch rider. He was also later
awarded the Victoria and given
a commission. It is things like this
that make n proud to belong to such
an army.
In the next chapter Mr.. Robinson
tells OF Christmas in the trenches,
1914, awful losses from exposure and
in battle. and an experience with
sinners
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-10-26

An agreement in the Portland ship
yard strike has been reached and
1000 men will return TO work.
The commander and sixteen sailors
of the submarine, U-23, who were in
termed in Spain, have escaped.