The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-30

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received III. .mation which convinces
them that not alone the Turk but his
/ German advisers were responsible for
| the deportatfons of Greeks from
/ Turkish dominions. as a consequence
| of which 100000 have suffered perse-
| cution or death.
II is asserted that the Greek lega-
| ton at Constantinople protested to
the then King Constantine of Greece
from the beginning of the deporta-
tions but received no assistance or
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this war. We cannot put this great
issue out of our thoughts. / take 1t
that you who are interested in ath-
Ietics know that success does not de-
pend so much on the star players as
on the team work. .rta
"'.' his great war we must play as
team, and play the game 90
II. The country has just wit
wonderful exhibition OF
4 .ul mobilization and now comes
the mobilization for food conserva-
ton.
Asks For Volunteers. ~
Mr.. Stockwell then made plea for
volunteers and was promised the sup
port not only of the student body of
Fargo college, but several of the fac
ulty members also offered their SER
vices to do all in their power to make
food win the war.
The campaign for food conserva-
ton in the south half of the city is
under the direction Of Mr.. Stockweli.
The army of workers which modified
at the Agricultural college this morn
ing for house to- house canvass OF
this city will work under the direc-
ton of Professor Roe r. Remington
of the North Dakota Agricultural
college.
Expresses Qualification.
"As family enrolment week opens
wish to express to you and the
thousands of volunteers helping you
in your state congratulations for eff
fectiveness Of preliminary prepare
lions and our qualification over pros
poets of immense success of pledge
card campaign in all parts of the ma
ton, wired Herbert Hoover to DR..
L. f. Ladd this morning.
please assure the workers that in
my opinion no effort exceeds theirs
I'm patriotism or in effectiveness for
world civilization for CUR success and
that of our allies in war or for our
own national welfare every day
brings added truth that food will win
the war and Of dire need Of our allies
for food.
IF we Americans by voluntary
democratic effort. all as individuals |
doing our small part under govern |
ment direction. save this food to ship |
them we shall assure victory for |
world democracy against autocracy, |
will be in a position to ameIiorate |
price conditions i'm the United States |
and prepare ourselves to cope sue
cessfully with inevitable economic |
pressure which will follow peace.
invitations Into Homes.
Fargo public school children have
carried the invitation to join the ma |
tional food savings army into every |
home in Fargo and the teachers have |
been asked TO cooperate in the col |
lection of the cards. Substitution. |
not actual decrease in consumption. |
Is the objective Of the present cam |
paign. The substitute foods that |
Fargo people are asked to adopt may |
cost less, as in the case where vege- |
tables and fish are substituted for |
meats, or they may cost mere. Money |
saving to the consumer may very we'll |
result, from the new economies of |
diet, but the primary object of the |
campaign Is the conservation of sta |
pie foods which can be readily, trans |
ported for the use of the troops in |
Europe and for the relief of the food |
shortage threatening the fighting
strength of the United States.
Travelling Men viii Aid.
BY declining to patronize North |
Dakota hotels which do not have at
least one meatless and one wheatless |
day each week, in compliance with |
the request of Administrator Hoov- |
err, Bismarck's 200 travelling men
voted at a meeting there Saturday |
night to do their bit for food con- |
A permanent food conser-
walton league was formed by the |
knights of the grip. In addition to |
on wheatless and meatless |
meals, the commercial travellers will |
distribute food pledge cards i'm every |
town which they make in North and |
South Dakota and Montana and will |
preach food conservation on the |
dining cars and wherever effective |
work can be done.
Purdy Directs Canvass.
At the meeting of the food pledge
held at the Agricultural
Purdy of the college Y. M. c. A. was /
placed in direct charge of the>house-
toulouse canvass which viii be made |
on the north side.
Eighty-five students signed up to |
take part in the campaign. Each /
was given IS pledge cards. |
The canvass of the north side dis
.rict was started this afternoon. Late |
IN the day several OF the volunteer
reported to Professor Rem /
ngton and Secretary Purdy that the /
number IF cards assigned to them /
had all been signed.
nANrE