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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-06
MINOT BASEBALL TEAM
TO Be SIGNED UP SOON
Satisfactory Report of Finance Com
nnittee Insures Support During
-. Coming Year.

Minot. N. D.. April 6.-The satisfac-
tory report of the finance committee
of the Minot baseball club assures the
success of the plans for the mainten-
ance of an amateur team during the
coming year. Some time ago it was
proposed that Minot become aff1liated
with the Northern league, but that
plan was abandoned.
The team will be signed up in a
few days. '"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-06
ABANDON SOUTHERN TRIP.

Princeton. N. j.. April 6. - Dean
Howard McClenahan. chairman of the
committee on outdoor sports at Prince
ton university. announced yesterday
that it had been decided to abandon
the southern baseball training trip be-
cause of the national situation. The
team was to have started south yes
terday.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-06
spend their Easter vacation in Bis
marck, for which place they left
Thursday evening.

Mrs. Carl C. Pitsch, 1430 Fourth ave
nue. south, was hostess Thursday after
noon to the Woman's Missionary socie-
ty of the Evangelical church, the at
tendance numbering about twenty. The
lesson study was in charge of Rev. w.
C. Menges, and the president, Mrs.
Mary Teichmann, being absent, Mrs.
Menges presided in her stead. A social
hour, during which Mrs. Pitsch served
refreshments, followed the business
session,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-06
FRlSKE and HORWITZ
TAKE DOUBLES LEAD
Roll 1923 in Championship Tourna.
ment on ~" AlIeys-TharaIson
Hiuh in SinuIes:

Friske and Horwitz went into the
lead in the doubles in the doubles and
singles championship tournament on
the Y. M. c. A. alleys yesterday. hit
ting 1923. eight pins better than the
count held by Tharalson and Beighley.
Attempts to displace Tharalson from
the lead, in the singles were without
result Rolling continues today and
tomorrow. with the finals next week.
The standings to date:
Doubles. ..
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-06
Grand total, 2,714 pins.

IIdLu LUIdIs z, TT pIIIb'
In settling a postponed session with
the Crane & Ordway team on the Mes
tor alleys, the Stems annexed three
more, running team totals Of 8S7, 95S
and 914 against 745, S08 and SIS. The
leaders hit heavily, Ware rolling 245
for high score. .,..
The league season will close tonight.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-06
Thraa For. Laadars.

hree For Leaders.
The Alex Stern & Co. team copied
three straight from the Pirie Co. crew
in their regular match on the Grand
alleys. The caterers were outhit in
every frame.
Dech, with 231 in his last game,
was high pin. Stadden was a close sec
ond with 226, and Johnson rolled into
third place with Els. The score:
81.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-06
RUG CLEANING.

Oriental and domestic rugs cleaned
and repaired. Phone 1915. Gate City
Rug Works.-Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-06
Testfnw His Gold.

Unknown: Take comfort afflicted
Christian! When God is about to make
pre-eminent use of man, He puts him
in the fire. .....
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-06
News From Sportdom
Commercial League.
STANDING of the Teams.
Games Tonight.

Games Tonight.
Grand alleys: Union Lights VS.,
Crane & Ordway
Nestor alleys: Rei-Macs VS.. Carlisle
& Bristol.
Games Last Night.
The Hendricksons made it two out
Of three over the Hagen-Newtons in
a match on the Nestor alleys last
night, the match closing the 1867
bowling season for both teams. Erratic
hitting featured the meeting.
High score honors went to Walker
with 221 in his second game. He was
the only man to hit for 200, or better
The score:
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-06

Misses Lutte and Ruth Prior. of
Ninth street south, left this morning
for Helena, Mont, their future home,
where the former has accepted a posi-
ton in the accounting department of
the Mountain State Telephone Co.
join them in Helena in the near|future.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-06

Misses Clara Little and Gertrude
Hoffman, Fargo college students, will
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-06

David Jones, a Fargo college stu
N. D.. for part of the Easter vacation,
and next Monday will join the Fargo
College Boys Glee club, for its vaca-
ton concert tour.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-06

Miss. Irene Parkell, of the high
school faculty, will spend her Easter
vacation at her home in Minneapolis
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-06

Miss Hughina Mckay, of the home
economies department faculty at the
Fargo high school, has gone to her
ton,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-06

Miss Marion Phillips, a Fargo col
Iege aIumna. Will arrive in the city this
afternoon to be the guest of college
friends for u day or so. Her sister.
Miss Florence Phillips, a Fargo college
sophomore. left Thursday evening for
thSir home at Jamestown, where she
Will spend her Easter vacation,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-06

Seniors of the Fargo high school
who are also members of the local Y.
NJ. c. A., plan to give banquet some
time this coming week, definite ar
rangements not get being completed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-06

fifteen at the meeting of teachers of
the First Presbyterian Sunday school.
held Thursday evening at the home of
Mrs. r. M. Pollock, 210 Eighth street
south. 1t was the regular monthly
business meeting, at which the general
welfare, attendance and other features
of the Sunday school were considered.
social hour was featured by the
serving of light lunch.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-06

Mrs. Robert Won Donat, of Grand
Forks. who has been visiting here at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. William
left Thursday morning for Gackle. N.
D., to spend the Easter season with
her daughter. Mrs. Arthur WIKI.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-26
THE DISCOVERER
OF VACCINATION

One of the greatest benefactors Of
mankind, DR.. Edward Jenner, the dis
coverer of vaccination, died ninety
four years ago today, at the age of
seventy-three succumbing suddenly
to an attack of apoplexy. Now that
smallpox has become comparatively
rare and mild disease, vaccination is
bitterly denounced by some people,
who assert that it is worthless, but
to most students of the subject it will
seem that the speedy conquest Of the
terrible scourge following Jenner's
discovery was more than a coinci-
dence.
Few developments Of medical SCI
ence have been more bitterly fought
than Jenner's system of vaccination.
During the years of investigation and
experimentation which preceded his
announcement of his discovery in
but met with no encoura gement
from his professional brethren. In
fact, one medical society threatened
toin discussing his project at it's
meetings At first the doctors refus-
ed to make any trial of the process,
while clergymen all over England de-
nounced Jenner as a "materialist" and
"infidel," and vaccination as "diabol-
icaI" Undiscouraged by these re-
Bluffs, he continued to advocate vac
cination, and the tide changed sud-
denly in his favor. He lived to see
VACCINATION adopted and recommend
ed by the leading practitioners of Eu-
rope and America.
5
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-26
DIANA OF POITrERs.

OF the cleft hand queens of old
France few were as beautiful and ac-
complished as Diana of Poitiers, the
favorite of Henry II. Born in 1499,
she became at the age of 13 the wife
of Louis de Braze, Count of Maulev-
rier. bearing him two daughters.
After the death Of her husband, and
when she was nearly 40 years old. she
became the mistress of the Dauphin.
afterwards Henry II. On Jan. 26,
154S. she was created Duchess Of
Nalcntinois by her captivated mon
arch. She was almost the ruler of
ingdom, so great was her inf1u-
y. the king, and the beauty
'Ghments of Queen Cath
ici could not prevail
~ luence. The monarch
- - publicly testifying his
loVe Io4 II.e fair if elderly Diana. He
wore her colors, and blazoned the
palaces and public buildings with her
emblems and devices. She retained
her power until Henry's death in
1859, when she retired to the palace
built for her by her royal lover at
Anet. She died at the age Of sixty
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-26
THE FARM LOAN BONDS.

A new form of Investment will soon
be offered in the form Of mortgages
on property handled by the new
farm loan banks. Whether these
bonds bring good prices or not de-
ponds wholly on the way these loans
are handled, and whether they are
supervised in a way to give general
confidence.
1t would be a very easy thing for
these new bonds to get a black, eye.
A few repudiated debts, a few poorly
supervised loan associations, and
word would spread all over the coun-
try that the new form of investment
is not safe. AS a consequence bor-
rowers might have to: pay quite as
high for their money as they do
under the present plan.
The reason why farm loans at
present bring high rates Of interest
is that in the past there have been
so many losses. Investors may not
carefully, but then they
are no position to do SO. The fact
that a mans father, in the depression
Of 20 years ago. may have lost a
thousand dollars on a loan on an arid
tract in one state, should not q
courage his son from making a II
to some fertile farm in a wholly
ferent section.
But the son, living perhaps thou 7
and miles from the spot where TIL
loan is located, is in no position to
His fathers expert
ence has made him cautious Many
like that have served to
raise the rate of farm loan interest
all over the country.
The directors of the new farm loan
have very serious re-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-26
FORGOT ONE BIG ESSENTIAL.

Milton Balzac was a, struggling au-
thor. OF course, he was poor and.
Of course, he was starving and living
in q bare garnet. No self respecting
author ever struggled without bare
garnet.
But now the end was at hand. He
had had no food for two days, and his
masterpiece had been returned from
the forty eighth publisher.
So at midnight he carefully stopped
up every crevice in window and door,
turned on the gas and lay down on his
plank bed to die.
But in the moruing-such is the
irony of fate--there arrived letter
from a famous editor inclosing a
check for 800 for one of his exquis-
lite short stories All, 1t was too. too
sad! ~
But do not weep. M. B. was not
dead. He is alive to-day making ten
thousand a year from his novels. He
had forgotten to put coin in the gas
meter!
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-26

Second regiments have been practi-
cally destroyed. The losses in men
and material have been terrible, and
l doubt whether l shall save my skin.
We have not had any water for two
days.
Later on the same officer wrote:
1--WE are again in line and the morale
Of the troops is very low. No Won
der. The men sleep in mud and wa
ter and have to bail out the water
from the trenches with their canteens,
despite the fact that the water that
foods our trenches is filthy. Every
day the Italian guns demolish our
trenches. The Generalization of Of
ficers and men is enormous and our
losses are SO heavy that between Sep
TENDER IT and October 8 our regiment
had over two thousand men killed and
wounded, without counting the sick.
THE dirt in the trenches is appall-
ing. We cannot bury our dead be-
cause the Italians are only twenty pa
ces away and their fire never stops.
We are hidden In smoke as thick as
fog. Our telephone has been cut off.
We are surrounded on every side with
barrage fire." This letter. was
never concluded.
The effect and accuracy of Italian
artillery fire are recorded as follows
in some of the officers letters. An
officer of the Ninety-eighth Infantry
writes: AN Italian shell exploded in
the midst of our battalion, and as
result 100 men were lost in the very
slightest trace of them remained. They
completely disappeared" Again: Our
men were discovered while relieving
their comrades from the trenches and
the Italian guns opened fire. They
all fed to nearby wood for safety,
but the Italians kept up the fire
against the wood until it disappear
ed, and not one Of our men escaped.
They were over a thousand. We now
call the place The Wood of Death
Vague news Of what is happening
behind the Austrian lines, in the I'M
redeemed lands where the inhabitants
are Italians and are anxiously await
ing their liberation, is occasionally
found in letters. An officer who wrote
from the Trentino said: Here ev
erybody speaks italian, the language
Of our enemy, and everywhere one is
surrounded by hostile faces Then
he added: IAN old woman sits at the
door of her house and looks at us
stares rather You can see the hatred
in her eyes,
The same officer in his last letter
wrote: "The other day at Samonico
our military chaplain preached to the
people. The good old man spoke
with great warmth and felt convinc-
ed that he had gained the hearts of
all the people. After the sermon he
sang the Austrian hymn, and expect
ed the congregation to join him, but
not one voice was raised in chorus
4A1l kept silent
The above are but few specimens
of the letters of Austrian officers pick
ed UP on the battlefelds on the Ital-
ian front. There are many others,
thousands Of them, in the Archives Of
Death" written not by the officers and
men themselves but by their families
at home.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-26
HISTORY OF WAR
KEPT in .ITALY'S
Death ARCHIVES
Letters Of Dead Austrians
Filled With Horror and
PathOs.

Rome, Jan. 2S.---Evcry effort is
Information about the enemy, and an
intelligence department is naturally
attached to the general headquarters
OF the army where such information is
collected, sifted, sorted and utilized.
The sources of such information are
numerous and varied. Spies, agents.
emissaries, military attaches and dip
lomatic representatives in neutral
countries gather news for the intelli-
gence department, but the most val
liable information is obtained from
deserters, prisoners of war and from
documents found on the battlefield
Every scrap Of paper belonging to
the enemy, fragments of letters writ
ten or received by soldiers, torn pa
ges from officers diaries, copies of or
ders found in abandoned trenches or
In conquered positions or scattered
around the bodies of dead men-every
scrap Is picked up and kept. in what
are known as the Archives of Death"
The name is appropriate as the collec-
ton is mainly. composed of letters
and papers found on the dead.
among the most interesting. They
contain documents in all the different
languages of the Austro-Hung arian
Empire, and a large staff OF interpret
8ers is needed to Translate and index
every scrap of paper so as to keep the
collection in perfect order and up to
date. AS rule these archives are Sc
cret, but some war correspondents
- 1nv~ 80 \, -
result that highly interesting side
lights about the war are now being
published.
A history Of the war, to q great ex-
tent posthumous, as mainly based on
documents written by those who lost
their lives in battle, but most trust
worthy and truthful, is gradually be-
ing HORNED, which in the case Of Aus
trias is especially significant, since un-
censored accounts of the morale OF
the army, loss Of confidence in VIC
tory and scarcity of food are for the
! first time since the war now available
In q collection of letters written by
Austrian officers during the last six
teen months the changing of the wri-
ters opinions about Italy and the Ital-
fans can be followed almost from one
day to another. At first these off,
GERS wrote about Furnishing Italy, and
expressed conviction that the war on
the Italian front was going to be short
and easy, with victory certain. La
ter they realized that the war was
hard, and unwillingly admitted that
the Italians fought well, but they new
er doubted victory
It was only after the loss Of Goriza
that they were discouraged. .sMy reg
ament has been ordered to the Carso,"
wrote an officer OF the Eleventh In
fantry. May God protect u.s. I
fought everywhere, but no place can
be compared to the hell on the Car
4o. A Hungarian officer wrote: "Our
morale is low because everybody
wants to be sent to another 'front.'
And another officer; I'VE have no
hope OF victory. our enthusiasm has
disappeared. we are all discouraged
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-26

sponsib ility. Unless these directors
really direct, the whole thing will be
a failure. They should give some
personal attention to the work, else
money will surely be loaned out on
poor security or to men who will let
the value Of their farms run down. No
director can assure the prosperity
and the solidity of his institution
merely by going to the annual meet
ing once a year, sitting in, a stuffed
chair, and listening to the report Of
the manager
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-26

charm to the last. She was wom-
six, retaining much of her beauty and
an of unusual intellectual gifts, as
well as physical charm, and devoted
a large part of the money. given her
H by the king tol charity.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-26

Three thousand Villista soldiers,
northward from Durango to
occupy the position being evacuated by
General Pershing, attacked and captur-
ed Parrel, an important railway point
southwest Of chihuahua City.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-26

Augustus B. Wilson, a druggist OF
Salem, Mass, was sentenced to 10
months in Jail for contempt Of court.
in attempting to bride a juror, during
his trial on charges Of keeping liquor
in stock
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-26

Mrs Stanley P1ummer, of Maine was
elected president Of the New England
Conference Of the State Federation OF
Women's clubs at it's closing session at
Providence, r. I.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-26

James NJ Carter, New York State
Superintendent Of Prisons, accepted
the resignation Of Charles F. Rattigan,
warden of Auburn prison.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-26

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent a Word
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-26

ADVERTISE IN THE FARMER.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-04-27
DOG IS WAR HERO
Saves Young French Soldier Left
on the Field for Dead.
Animal Refuses to Leave Side of His
Friend and Drags Wounded
Youth to Safety.

Michael was larger stronger and
more intelligent than the other dogs
attached to certain division of the
French army and he was a general ia
vorite among the soldiers. Michael, al
though most "SOciable." centered his
particular affections upon young
French soldier named Henri. Every
day at the soup hour Michael would
appear carrying tin can and place it
beside Henri, who would fill it as he
did his own, and they would dine to-
gether
The day came, however, when Henri
failed to return, and as the men STUN
bled back again to safety Michael
scanned, with anxious eyes, every
pale, haggard face, his sensitive nos
trils quivering with dread
When the last man had been
accounted for and Henri was still
missing the animal darted toward the
battlefield and after some time re-
turned, greatly excited, and carrying
an old half-glove which belonged to
his friend. He could scarcely wait
for the attendants to bring a litter
before he started off again, his
great, intelligent eyes imploring them
to hurry.
In a remote part of the field they
found the young fellow lying still and
cold. After a hasty examination the
attendants left him for dead, hurrying
N ixyi. ht1% oil
refused to be convinced. Again and
again he returned for assistance, ac-
cording to Our Dumb Animals, but
in vain, so he mounted his solitary
guard, his face almost humanity ex-
pressive of grief.
The attack took place about sun
down, and it was not until late that
night that comparative quiet settled
down upon the trenches.
Suddenly the moon flashed out from
behind a cloud, and the alert sentinel
peered sharply about, then brought his
rifle swiftly to his shoulder.
Not 20 feet away, creeping slowly
towards the trenches, but hating alb
ruptly every minute, lOomed large,
dark object. The sentry advanced eau
tiously, finger on trigger, demanded
CURLY, "Who goes there?" followed
by the sti1ed exclamation, michael y
Michael it was, gasping, painting,
but still the same old dog Michael
but not alone. Behind him, parts of
his uniform literally torn away by
the dogs teeth, lay Henri, dragged
from the battlefield; inch by INCH by
the devoted animal. And miracle of
miracles the boy was actually breath
ing.
How the animal had accomplished
such difficult task and escaped the
vigilant eyes of the field attendants
will forever remain a mystery, but lit
tie, fragile-looking Henri ultimately
recovered.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-04-27
PRESIDENT WILSON
APPEALS FOR DRAF T
In Letter to Representative HeIverine
of Kansas He Declares the Vol
unteer Plan Failure.

Washington, April 21-president
Wilson sent letter to Representative
delivering of Kansas explaining and
strongly supporting the administra-
tons army bill with its selective con-
scription plan. The letter indicated
the purpose of the administration to
insist upon enactment of the measure
vigorously. 1t follows:
Il welcome the inquiry of your let
ter of April 10 because | have realized
the truth of what you say from my
own observations, namely, that what
is meant to be understood by the Sc
lective draft is not generally under
stood throughout the country.
1.-THE process of the draft is, think,
very clearly set forth in the bill draft
ed by the war department and which
| so earnestly hope the congress will
adopt, but it is worth while to state
the idea which underlies the bill lit
tie more fully.
Il took occasion the other day in an
address to the people of the country
to point out the many forms of pa
triotic service that were open to them
and TO emphasize the fact that the mil
itary part of the service was by no
means the only part, and perhaps, all
things considered, not the most vital
part.
Our object is a mobilization of all
the productive and active forces of the
nation and their development to the
highest point of cooperation and eff
cheney and the idea of the selectiye
draft is that those should be chosen
for service in the army who can be
most readily spared from the prosecu-
ton of the other activities to which ii
must devote a great deal of it's best
energy and capacity.
"The volunteer system does not do
this. When men choose themselves
they sometimes choose without due re-
gard to their other responsibilities"