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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-23
Other Mems Views
An Editorial That May or May Not
Square With The Forums
Opinions.

The st. Paul Dispatch: Many
members of the local exemption
boards have been wonder struck
and more than one has been appal-
led at the evidence of a lack Of
thrift brCadspread among the peo-
PIE OF st. Paul. In conducting their
inquiries to ascertain the soundness
of the grounds advanced for exemp-
ton. these board members obtain
intimate knowledge of the financial
condition of families. and 1t deve-
lops in numerous cases that in the
course Of years not the slightest eff
fort has been made to lay by any
proportion, small or large, Of the
family earnings. The thought of
saving money seems never to have
occurred to many of them. With in
comes from their earnings running
from $500 to $4,000 annually, men
frankly admit they have not savRd
a rent. And the worst feature rs
that 1t appears in most cases that
earnings are in excess of actual
necessities and the candid confess
sion is made that indulgence in
pleasure and luxury has taken the
place of a savings account.
We are not an unthrifty COM
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-23

language press of this country was
dying Of neglect when the war came
to revive it's hopes. We will not
discuss the money frankly poured in
to the counting rooms from abroad.
That alone would not have made new
readers. But the cunning sugges-
ton that Germans in this country
and Americans of German descent
were unpopular was more successful.
1t was not true then, but the un-
American behavior of these. papers
went a long way towards making Il
true. It remains for the Germans
and the German Americans to say
whether it shall be entirely true.
There is still time to revive the old
good will. Not very much time, how
ever. The whole problem rests upon
their conclusion as to whether they
are for America first or Germany
first. Our President has held out
the hand Of friendly welcome to all
who would be loyal Americans. Let
them not hesitate too long, lest that
welcome grow cold.
For those who are resolved to con-
tinue in this country there can be
only one conclusion. They will have
to face their neighbors through
many tomorTows. And the senti-
menfs OF those neighborS, as they will
be evolved from the bloody events
that win soon be upon us, will be the
sentiments of the children OF those
neighbors towards their children
Aye, and Of those childFen's children
through the long years to come.
Shall there be ostracism Of the
German blood in this land? Shall we
witness the boycott of German bust
ness and German workers through
many generations? Heaven forbid
that we be thus divided, one against
the other.
This awful war should not be-
made more terrible BY internscine
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-23
War Departments Lessons For
Men of The National Army

should be verticaD; eyes straight to
the front.
10. Entire body: Weight of body
resting equally upon the heels and
balls of the feet.
| Note especially that you are not
required to stand in a strained at
titude. You are to be alert, but not
| tense.
One of the very best things you
can do today Is to spend Is minutes
practicing this position. getting 1t
right. Keep this up every day until
you report at camp. In the army, as
in everyday life, first impressions are
| important. The first impression you
make on your officers and fellows
will depend more than you probably
realize on the manner in which you
stand and walk.
Making Yourself "Fit."
II you can devote part of your time
camp to physical exercise, you are
fortunate and should by all means
take advantage of every opportun-
ity. Climbing, jumping, gymnastic
exercises, all kinds of competitive
games, swimming, rowing, boxing,
wrestling, and running are all rec
commended as excellent methods of
developing the skill, strength, en-
durance, grace, courage. and self
reliance that every soldier needs.
There are some simple rules of
eating and, living which all of us
should follow regularly. They will
be especially helpful to you If you
put them into practice in preparing
for camp life.
Perhaps the most important of
{e - oil ~
any kind.
II you have been in the habit of
smoking immoderately, cut down;
get your wind, your nerves, and your
digestion into the best possible con-
dition.
Eat and drink moderately. Chew
your food well. 1t is advisable, how
ever, to drink a great deal of cool
(rot cold) water between meals.
Don't eat between meals.
Keep away from soda fountains
and soft drink stands. Learn to en-
joy simple, nourishing food.
Accustom yourself to- regular
hours for sleeping. eating, and the
morning functions.
Don't "Take q Last Fling"
Don't take a last fling" II may
land you in the hospital. At the best.
IL VIII pAOOcAbAS OAAlB SCA AANO 1GAAAAP
in an unfit condition to take up your
new duties with profit and enjoy
ment. There are strenuous days
ahead of you, and it viii be good
sense on your part to make reason
able preparation for them.
, You will find nothing required of
you in the army that is beyond the
powers Of the everyday American.
You will see clearly ahead of you,
after you have read this course, the
path which you are to follow. Look
forward with confidence. Enter the
service with the firm determination
of doing your best at all times, of
playing square with your superiors.
your associates, and yourself, and of
taking care always Of your assigned
duties whatever may happen.
You will find that everyone else
will treat you with courtesy and
fairness-for that is the inf1exible
rule of the army. Out of that rule
grows the comradeship and the at
Effectiveness, even in the face of
all dangers and hardships, that are
characteristic of American army life.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-23
Issued by the War Department and
all rights TO reprint reserved.)
Getting Ready For Camp.

NgNktUG NSNdy E-OE S0IHPs
Your real training for your dutie
as a soldier will begin after you ant
your comrades are assembled at tn
| training camps. However, there arr
few simple things you can do dur
ing the next few weeks which will b'
| Of decided value in getting yol
started along the right lines.
The simplest thing, and perhaps
the most useful of ali, is to begin a.
once to practice correct habits Of
standing and walking. Even in civil
ian life a mans reputation in his
communicates, and for that mat
ter his own self-respect-is deter.
mined to a surprising extent by his
bearing. The man who slouches
feels like a SLOUGH. The man who
holds his head up faces the world
with confidence and courage.
If this is true in civilian life, II
Is ten times more true in military
life. For a soldier must always be
strongly marked by his snap, his
precision, and his vigor. He can not
have these traits unless he carries
himself like a soldier.
Bearing of a Soldier.
Few people without military train
ing have a correct idea of what is
meant by the position and the bear
ing of q soldier. They are apt to
imagine that it means a strut or an
extremely strained attitude. Or,
more frequently, they think that the
term can properly be applied to any
erect position. The truth of the
case, however, is that there is a de-
finite procedure to follow in order
to place yourself in what is known
in the army as "the position of a
soldier" 1t is the position which the
dismounted soldier always assumes
at the command Attention" except
as 1t may be slightly modified to
enable him to carry properly any
arms he may have in his hands.
1t will be well for you to memoir
lie paragraph 81 of the Infantry
Drill Regulations, which gives the
complete and accurate description
of the position of the soldier. This
paragraph Is slightly paraphrased
and simplified in the description fol-
lowing. Keep in mind that there
are 10 elements which must be
properly adjusted to each other, and
check yourself up to see that each
one Of them is properly placed.
Proper Position.
i. Heels: On the same line and
as near each other as possible; most
men should be able to stand with
heels touching each other.
2. Feet: Turned out equally and
forming an angle of about 45 de-
grees.
3. Knees: Straight without stiff
ness.
4. Hips: Level and drawn back
slightly; body erect and resting
equally.
s. Chest: Lifted and arched.
s. Shoulders: Square and falling
equally on hips.
z. Arms: Hanging naturally.
s. Hands: Hanging naturally,
thumb along the seam of the trous-
ers.
8. Head: Erect and squarely to
the front; chin drawn in so that
axis of head and neck is vertical
(means that a straight line drawn
through the center of head and neck
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-23

ffnunity. here in st. Paul. This
alarming state OF affairs Is not
peculiar to any locality. Largely II
Is an American failing Improvid-
cree have grown into habit. People
have a sparrow like absence of
thought for the morrow. though the
indifference IL not based upon a
serene reliance upon the providence
Of the Almighty 1t is a SNUG and
stupid matter of living for the day
alone.
Where so much has been urged
of the value Of systematic saving,
large or small. 1t is difIicult to make
the appeal stronger. It ought to be
brought home to every Garner. The
capacity to save is as valuable as
the capacity to earn. Time and cir
cumstance will bring to every earn
eF the time when he no longer can
earn. 1t is unbelievable that any
Garner has not thought of that.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-23
A Word to Our German Citizens

Before feeling runs too high for
sober thought let us sit down and
reason quietly. Just now we are en-
Joying a moment of calm The great
majority of Americans are leaving to
Washington the ordering of events.
Their blood courses calmly in their
veins. 1t will not remain so long.
When the news of wounds and
death among the loved ones at the
front fills the cables then there will
no longer be apathy in American
homes. People will not smile when
they see unfolded in the street cars
the pages OF "Viereck's Weekly or
the German language papers. decry-
ing America and praising the Him
denburgs. Passion will be in the as
cendant. And German will not be
popular on the highways. Will it
not be well then to arrive at the
momentous decision, which must be
still time to do so?
Again, I suggest, let US reason the
situation in calmnesa. Why did Ger
mans come to America? Either be-
cause conditions at home were not
Ito their liking or because they ex-
pected to find here opportunities de-
MED them at home. Did they find
the results they had anticipated?
The facts speak for themselves. Mil
lions Of Germans and descendants of
Germans are citizens of these Uni
ted States. Even the prosperous ones
have not returned to Germany. What
then Of the future7 Is Ii TO Germany
or to this country that they will look
for happiness and prosperity?
The insidious propaganda OF the
German language press has doubtless
ciouded the Issues. But stop TO think
dispassionately OF these wouid-be
moulders OF German opinion. Is ii
not patent that they are working only
with selfish purpoae7 The German
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-23
WE'RE ON THE WAY"

We are off for a trip in the U.
s. Steamship Government Con-
Erol.
We "don't know just where
we are going, but we are on the
way, headed either for the
rock-bound coast of $1.65, or the
safe harbor and quiet waters of
So. Perhaps we will bring up
in some harbor Of refuge be-
tween the two.
Some Of us paid $40 for the
trip and talked of the delights
of a life on the ocean wave. 9th
ers marched up the plank
against their will, because war
had made life ashore intolerable
and this was the lesser of two
evils. When those conditions
ashore are removed, and the old
conditions remedied, the number
who cheerfully will leave the
good ship Government Control
will undoubtedly have increas-
ed.
But we are all in the same
boat housekeeping those who
collected the $40 and can hire a
private yacht if they want to
and we've got to hang together.
It's getting little "choppy"
and symptoms of nausea are al
ready evident, but there is moth
ing to do but to help the pilot
find the right harbor.
1t won't do any good to COM
plain and protest that we should
have stayed ashore. Everybody
else was taking these wartime
journeys on the Government
Control, and recommending
them.
1t won't do any good to go
below and open the sea cocks in
an attempt to sink the ship be-
cause we don't like the trip.
1t won't do any good to abuse
the pilot. He may yet bring us
through safely without wetting
our feet, even though his COM
pass does not seem to be work
ing right.
We have three good men and
true up on the bridge talking to
the pilot. The rest of us can
only wait until Tuesday, when
we are due some place, knowing
that if we hit the rocks a lot of
Us who can't swim are going to
drown, and hoping for the safe
So harbor.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-23

strife. II can be made the means Of
welding together the many divergent
elements into one great nation. Never
was there an equal opportunity for
purpose. A real American nation is
struggling in the throes Of birth. IL
depends largely upon our German
citizens whether they be represented
in the result. Will they be guided
by the Hearsts the vierecks and the
Riders, who thrive upon unrest, or
by their own sturdy common sense?
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-23
THE NATIONAL ANTHEM.

The Forum wants to offer to
theater managers and orchestra lead
ers a suggestion that will voice the
feelings Of many a Fargo citizen.
The national anthem should al
ways be treated as a number COM
plete in itself. 1t should never be
played as part of medley, and
strains Of 1t should not be included
in ragtime numbers. Once begun 1t
should be completed.
1t is being heard frequently these
days, and 1t wouldn't be OVERRIDING
1t to have it played once at every
public performance where an orches-
ira is used. But familiarity should
not breed disrespect or carelessness.
And with this suggestion, a little
commentator would not be out of
place. Theater managers throughout
America, are doing a valuable work
in providing a free medium of ad-
vertising recruiting, the Red Cross
and the Liberty Loans, and permit
ting the Four Minute Men to tell
their story.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-23
Mistake Toy
Balloon For
German Plane

Minor, n. d., Aug. 2s.--Peter Ben
son, farmer living west Of Gwin-
ner. thought he saw a German air.
plane last night, so FASTENED to the
farm home OF ]. c. sIlvernaiI for
help. No guns could be found on the
premises Of either farm so the men
armed themselves with clubs and
other weapons. Slowly the light APP
preached them. II came closer. They
shuddered and took refuge behind q
shock of grain. Then with the
thought dawning upon them that
they were residents of Uncle Sam
and that America never lost q bat
tie yet, the men made a rush for the
object.
It was . little toy balloon.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-23
SAUCE FoR TIE GOOSE.

1.-THE prices Professionally fixed
by me, under the provisions of
the recent act of congress re-
garding administering the food
supply of the country, which
also conferred upon the executive
control of the fuel supply. They
are based upon the actual cost
Of production and are deemed to
be not only fair and just, but
liberal as well. Upon them the
industry should nowhere lack
stimulation"
President Wilson on the new
coal prices.
Bully!
That's just what they should be.
The coal owners must be encourag.
cd to bigger production.
They must continue to pay taxes
pay good wages. and have a fail
profit.
That's just the treatment the farm.
ers want from the government, and
they are not asking anything more.
That sums up in a few words The
Forums position in this wheat
controversy-a price based on tht
cost OF production. and allowing q
fair but liberal profit to stimulat,
production.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-23
DAY OF RECKONING NEAR.

One of these days The Forum will
be carrying bulletins like this:
American official statement
Our troops today launched an at
tack on the German positions
near. Protected by q heavy
barrage fire they gained their
detectives. and captured -
prisoners" a
Secretary Baker has announced
that within a few days he will issue
a summary of war activities to date,
to be followed by weekly and later
daily bulletins of the movements of
American soldiers.
What then will Americas answer
be to those who obstruct us in the
work of keeping those troops sup
piled with shell?
A day of reckoning is near for the
obstructionists.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-23
THE VOLUNTEER Amy.

With the draft army now occupy
Ing the spotlight it is easy to fall
into the error Of looking upon the
American forces as being for the
most part conscripted.
They are not
When the FIRST draft army is com
pleted, It will be much smaller than
the total volunteer forces Of the
United States.
The total volunteer forces Of the
United States today number s4s.14I
men. Since the declaration Of a
state of war, more than 100000 men
ave olkered their services.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-23
BRYAN STILL AN AMERICAN.

Many bitter things were said OF
William ]. Bryan when he told Ger
many we didn't mean it,, or was
alleged to have done so in effect, and
later left the cabinet.
But the latest utterance of The
Peerless One will wipe out many of
his mistakes. Many things can be
forgiven one who is an American
first and last, these days. In an
article in The Commoner, Mr.. Bryon
sums up the first duty Of an Amer
lean about as well as it has been
done.
Mr.. Bryan @was a pacif1st with a
big following in this country before
the war. Never did he prove himself
more worthy of that leadership than
when he wrote these words:
Before. our Nation enters a
war IL is perfectly proper to dis
cuEs the wisdom of going to war,
but the discussion Is closed when
Congress acts. After that no
one. should be permitted to cloak
attacks upon this government or
aid the enemy under the claim
that he is exercising freedom of
speech.
mo sympathy, therefore. win
y be wasted upon those who have
been arrested for unpatriotic
utterances. They abuse free
speech, and this applies to at
tacks upon the Allies as well as
to attacks upon the United
States. We can no more allow
our allies to be crushed than we
can afford to be crushed our
selves. The. defeat OF our allies
would throw the whole burden OF
the war upon us. We must stand
together and fight 1t through.
There are only two sides to a
war. Every American must be
on the side Of the United States.
II is not too late for even La
Toilette 70 hit the traiI'
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-23
Three pairs winter draw

Items included under eating uten-
sils' are: Food isued 30 each man
to be carried in his haversack during
field service, canteen and canteen
cover. cup. knife fork. spoon. meat
can, haversack. pack carrier. first
aid kit and pouch to carry it. cost
ing $7.73.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-23
AU REvoIR PARTY
EIks TO Entertain Brothers Who
Leave For Training Camps.

Grand Forks. N. D., Aug. a.
A meeting of the Elks win be held
at their hall Friday evening, Aug.
of the order who will within a few
days go to their respective training
camps. At this meeting the boys"
will also be instructed to get out and
work for the benefit ball game to be
played Sunday between the Elks and
the Travellers for Company NJ and
the Machine Gun company.
Flavo -four, creamy white dele.
ious flavor. goes further. Phone 50.
--Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-23
AK Anyone Who Has Used II.

There are families who always aim
to keep a bottle of Chamberlain
Collie and Diarrhoea Remedy in the
house for use in case 1t is needed,
and find that it is not only a good
investment but saves them no end of
suffering. AS to it's reliability, ask
anyone who has used it.-Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-23
Do You Know9
(Do you know how to address a
letter to a man in the
u. s. navy?

Do you know what It costs to
equip a soldier?
According to a statement made
public by the war department It
costs $156.71 to equip an infantrymah
for service in France.
Clothing costs $101.62, eating uten-
sils. ETC., s7.73. and lighting equip
ment $47.36.
Items included under Clothing
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-23

Here are the most recent figures
from the official Bulletin:
Enlisted
Officers men.
Regular Army. ....... 600 29S,
National Guard. ..... l1,C0o 400, 900
Reserve Corps ...... 10000 55,4S7
Reserve Corps, (from
training camps) :. 1884
--S--
Totals ...... ..... 55,b41 e54,4S3
----
Total land forces, ....... 710,024
The sea forces are as fol-
lows:
Regular Navy. enlisted men. 1885
Naval Reserves enlisted men $4,000
Naval Militia in Fedora Ser
vice, enlisted men. ........ 1900
Hospital Corps, Regular Navy,
enlisted men ............E 5000
Hospital Corps. Naval Re-
enlisted men ............. 8s,117
serves, enlisted men. .... 400
Marine Corps, officers and
-----
224,077
Approximate number of nav
al officers .,.,s........... 9,040
----
oa9I17
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-23

Here are the most recent figures
from the Ohicial Bulletin:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-03
GERMANY SANCTIONS
rcontinued From page one.1

older it will be supported by the state
until 1t is old enough to go to work.
It's education in the public schools will
be entirely at the government ex-
pense After it is fourteen years OF
age it will have an opportunity OF
learning a trade or some kind of bust
ness at the. governments expense.
The reason the birth rate of illegiti-
mate children is constantly increasing
is because the government indirectly
encourages, especially the working
girls, to believe that it is their. duty
to the fatherland to recreate the race.
Married women are encouraged IN the
same way.
| rcall an incident which happened
on the Western front one day last fall
A group of correspondence were at the
headquarters of one CT the generals
when he received letter from WON
an in Metz She declared her husband
was under his command at the front,
that he had not had q vacation for
year and that she already had four
children, two of them in the army. At
the close of her letter she told the
general II he would give her husband
a vacation she would promise another
war baby. Then she added. jokingly,
that If the war lasted long enough this
prospective baby might be soldier!
The general laughed 'Prussianly'
when he read the letter, had the man
summoned from the trenches and sent
to Metz for a two weeks vacation.
The problem OF caring for the chill
dren In Germany is one Of the biggest