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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-21

TO get away from the big shells, but
on this front all we have IN bivouacs,
but we are still in the game and
Fritz knows now whom he Is up
against when the Canadians start.
Canadians Do Fighting.
1T seems to me the Canadians are
pushed on to every hard point there
Is to take. We have the reputation
Of always gaining our detectives and
once taken we hold them. Wen, sis
ter often think OF you and mother,
and pray God viii see me back safe
ly. but IL my time TO 90 has come,
/ am ready to go. never plan ahead
any more, because what is the use2
minute-whether you will be alive
the next minute or not. The boys,
however. are all cheerful despite the
many hardships they must go
through, but we are all longing for
the day when peace will be declar-
ed.
Il think the Germans have suffered
more the last few days on this front
than they have all the rest OF tho
year. We are driving ahead every
day, slowly to be sure, because OF
the end and the hard proposition of
moving up the guns. bue We are still
driving the enemy back. He is fight
ing sutbobrnly, desperately and every
battle is contested in the strongest
possible way, and / hope the big
ones on both sides will soon see the
awful havoc that is being wrought,
and come to some kind Of under
standing. / have been too tired when
l come out of the trenches to go any
where. II anything happens you
will be notified at once. / will write
you as soon as the offensive is over"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-21
big GUNS NEVER
SILENT, WRITES
DONNYBROOKB BOY
Alex Walker Tells of Big
Drive on Lens-Cana-
dams Do Hardest Work

Donnybrook, N. D., Dec. 2l.-"This
is about the toughest corner Of the
front that we have been on YET. ana
each day has it's toll OF casualties.
but IL we are suffering, then God
help Fritz, because he must be liv-
ing in q veritable he'll"
Alex Walker, q former resident Of
this village, has written to his sis
ter, Miss Lillian Walker, giving as
near as possible description of the
drive on Lens In which he participant
ed. He states that some of the bat
talions have incurred heavy losses
since then but that Fritz has suf-
fered q hundred per cent more.
Big Guns Never Silent.
AT present we are having one
terrible time Of It," writes Walker.
The banging of the big guns is
never silent. Every night Fritz
bombs us behind the lines, from his
aeroplanes. Life is just one con-
tinual nightmare all the time. The
drive on Lens was certainly q hot
affair. We had q cable trench to dig
but Fritz caught us In his barrage.
1t was awfuI--big shells and over
head shrapnel. I got a slight scratch
on the hand and that is all. Behind
me men were knocked down like
bowling pins.
God knows how ever came
through that drive, but did, and as
soon as was again in billets l
Immediately gave thanks to God for
bringing me safely through. On that
front we had deep dug-outs In which
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-21
DICKINSON BOY
FACED SMELLING
Pat Harrington, Veteran of
Somme and Ypres, Wis
iting His Mother

Dickinson, N. d., Dec. 21.-Racx
from the front In Pat Harrington,
veteran OF the Ypres and the Somme,
TO visit his aged mother, Mrs. Mary
Harrington, his two sisters and
brother, after an absence OF six years
from his old home. Harrington Joined
the field artillery in Prince Albert,
Saslz,s about three years ago, was in
training in England for q short time
and was then sent to France.
There was not a moment of rest, "
he stated in referring to the engage
ments in which he participated. THE
din OF artillery and the crack Of ma
chine guns were incessant. Soldiers
became more like machines. than
men, and their faces became pale
ened."
At Front Nine Weeks.
Harrington says he was on the
job in the Ypres and the Somme bat
ties continuously and in the latter
engagement was at the front for nine
weeks without rest, except for a few
hours of sleep, snatched nov. and
then. Wet to the skin, plastered with
mud, feet freezing, men fought until
they could fight no more, he says.
He asserts that sea of mud was
everywhere, every bursting shell
forming another miniature lake of
mire, and that 1t was a continual
round of barrage fire, shell fire, gas
attacks, hand bomb attacks and
raids.
Then Harrington describes what he
calls the Silver Innings to the war
clouds"
when the boys were sent back of
the lines for brief rests" he says,
they spent their time reading letters
from home. writing to loved ones and
talking over the Joyful possibility OF
having Uncle Sans boys come over
and swing into line as a powerful
ally"
Trench fever and rheumatism
finally got the better of Mr.. Harring-
ton and he was carried to the rear
one day when the guns we're crack
ing their loudest. The sudden change
from the terrible din of battle to the
quiet, racked his nerves to such an
extent that the following six months
had to be spent in a hospital and
home for the convalescent in Eng
land. He was later discharged from
the service owing to physical disc
ability due to the trench fever, which
when once contracted leaves a man
unfit for service at the front again.
Mr.. Harrington's condition has
since improved to such an extent
that he expects to return to his
work on the Canadian Northern rail-
way upon his return to Canada this
week,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-21
MARRIED men MUST
HELP BOYS WIN WAR
J.. n. NebergaH Of Bismarck, says He
viii Continue 60 Try 90 Enlist
Until Country Takes Him.

Bismarck, n. D.. Dec. 2I.-'T was
born in Germany; I've got dozens Of
relatives over there lighting for the
kaiser, and TIL soon have four boys
there fighting for Uncle Sam. I'm
SO years old, and I've tried three
times to get into this war, and / ex-
pect to keep on trying until they
take me. In the meantime I'm going
up fand down this country telling
men to get into this war. Married
men, too, for we can't rely on our
boys to win this war for us. We've
all got to do our part, and we've
got to win"
The speaker was ]. r. Nebergall,
$40 First street, a German-American
who brings honor TO the name he
bears. For all his So years, he's q
man in his prime, and IL he at last
achieves his ambition and does get
into this war, the kaiser will know
there's q new Nebergall there.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-21
STAMPED ENVELOPES ARE
REAL THING FOR SOLDIER

GAINESVILLE, Mimi, Dec. 21.--Ev-
erett Charles Colby, formerly one
Of the publishers of The Headlight
here, who recently joined the signal
corps and Is located in the Fifth
field battery at Leavenworth, Kan,
writes his mother that 1t is not the
big things that the soldiers get that
count: He says IL mothers would just
that they write Ii would save the
soldiers considerable time, many Of
them carrying letters for several
days before they get a chance to mail
them because Of not having a
stamp. Stamped envelopes are the
real thing for the soldier boy, he says.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-21
IoINs TIE coLoRs.

Crosby, N. D., Dec. Gil. v.
Dahl, cashier Of the First State bank
at Alkabo, left for Minneapolis last
week and enlisted in the radio de-
Mr.. Dahl has been cashier of the
First State. bank here for the last
two years. He is prominent must
clan.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-21
County
Shooting High
HR. c. DriUe

Michigan, N. D., Dec. 21.-The
Nelson County Red Cross chapter
expects to win the silk banner
offered by the state association
for having the largest percent
age OF its population enrolled as
members, of any county in the
state. J. p. Lamb, chairman, has
q thorough organization and one
third Of the county's population
will be members Of the Red
Cross by Christmas eve.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-21
FACES Storm TO WED.

Forbes, N. D., Dec. 21.--The old
saying goes that love is blind. In
the face of the worst storm Of the
season. A. II. Leet, formerly con-
nected with the light plant OF this
city, autoed to Leola with MathildA
Miller and was welded and then re-
turned to Forbes, never noticing the
severity Of the storm
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-21
BONDS VOTED DOWN.

Grand Forks Board Of Education Not
Satisfied With Rate Of Interest Bid.
Grand Forks, m. d.. Dec. 21.-The
proposition OF issuing a new series
OF bonds to the extent Of 800, 900 to
aid I'm the construction work on the
new high school, was voted down at
a meeting Of the city board OF educa-
tion. Six bids were opened and all
rejected. Owing to the peculiar
financial condition at the preesnt
time, 1t was found impossible to place
bids ct a rate or Interest which
would be accepted ID the board. A
total Of $4,000 of the old issue Of
bonds. has been paid Of during the
nast wear.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-21
REAL cAMoUFLAcE.
Jag...own D.f.naans Used Food

Jamestown Defendant Used Food
Conservation Story Aa Shield.
jamestown, N. D., Dec. 21.-The
food conservation story would not
serve as a camoufnge for Henry
Ebel, a resident of jamestown. Ebel
was arrested In the act Of helping
himself 10 some of the deltcacies In
the basement OF the George Peterson
home. When taken before Police
Magistrate Murphy ne t,1;a q story
that he had teen without food for a
period OF W. weeks. lie was given
thirty days In the Stutsman county
jail TO fatten up.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-21

marooned in q blizzard north OF
Mandan when the gas supply failed
in the tank OF the car In which heAnd
companions were trying to make
their way from Dunn Center to Man
dan. When the gas solidifed. it left
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-21

walk Go some place of refuge When
they finally reached Mandan, 1T was
discovered that the international man
had two badly frosted feet. He has
been confined to his home here for
several days.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-21

the car stranded in a wide stretch OF
open prairie three miles from the
nearest habitation. After devoting
some time to satisfying themselves
that the car was done for, Mr.. Bank
ston and his associates set out to
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-21
MAY LOSE TOE.

3. L. Rankston Caught In Blizzard
North of Mandan.
Bismarck, N. D., Dec. al. L.
Bankston, an International Har-
vester man, probably win lose part
of one toe as a result OF being
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-21
JOHN NoRTHRUP DEAD.
Came West in Prairie Schooner in
1e59-Prospeoted For Gold.

1e59-PrOsPeetsd For Gold.
Dickinson, N. D., Dec. 21.-After a
career of gold mining in California
tana, farming for a period OF 10 years
in the state of Oregon and later
coming to Dunn county, this state, to
settle and farm, John 7. Northrup,
Dunn county's pioneer, is dead, at
the age OF 70 years. Northrup came
west in a prairie schooner in 1859 to
Pixies Peak and Shaslka Butte, CAL,
lighting Indians and desperadoes en-
route.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-21
YULE.TIpE PLAY eIVEN.

Daeotah Players at Grand Forks
Stage The Spirit Of Christmas.
Grand Forks, N. D., Dec. 21.-The
Spirit of Christmas, was presented
by the Dacotah players at the uni
versity Thursday night and was re-
peated this afternoon at the
Metropolitan operahouse. The fantasy
Is a charming story of the Christ
mas time arranged in a most original
manner.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-09
INCREASE IN STAMP
SALES SHOWS GROWTH

A marked increase in stamp sales
at the Honolulu postoffice during the
last quarter is taken by Postmaster
ID. H. MacAdam as very encouraging
indication Of the growth and activity
of the business of this city.
The stamp sale for July, August and
September of 1916 was S33 ,S5l.50, and
for the same months this year was
S40.S6l, or a gain Of $l010.50. Over
the previous three months of this
year the stamp sale showed an in
crease of more than $500.
Summer months and September are
not considered good months for post
office business, and especially so here
when the tours. travel is light This
year there were comparatively no
tourists in Honolulu in these months,
while last year there was quite a
largo number. ......
"All this is significant" the post.
master concludes, "of the business
growth and activity of Honolulu
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-09
BUILDING PERMITS FOR
$4,000 ARE TAKEN OUT

Five building permits involving an
expenditure OF $4,000 were issued by
the building inspectors office late yes
terday afternoon. The permits were
all for residences. r.. c. Walker will
erect a wooden residence and servant
house on the mauka side of Wyllie
street near NuuaRu street to cost 81
600. L. Tanauye is TO build a one.
story house, on the east side of Elev-
enth avenue near Waialae road to
cost $3.50. Frank Santos is to build
four cottages to cost $1,000 each on
the mauka side of Gandill lane near
Emma street An addition of two
rooms will be made to the second
floor of the Mum Lun school on the
mauka side of Beretania street near
Maunakea street to cost $3.50, and
Chun Lee Tong will build four cot
tages to cost 5000 each near the cor
ner of Gulick avenue and Dement,
street.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-09
TOXIC BATTLES
WITH PESTILENCE
after BIG FLOOD

TOXIC, Japan. Oct Sit has been
raining heavily in the city OF Toxic and
vicinity for IS hours and the rivers ara
swelling rapidly TO add to the disaster
OF the great flood which has already
caused considerable damage 10 the
properties and lives. The people are
panic stricken
As the aftermath Of the flood the
city is now threatened with pestilence.
the dysentery cases already appearing
among the stricken people at many
parts of the city. The health aUthori.
ties are taking every precaution to
check its spread
relief body was organized by Bar.
on E. Shibuzawa, one OF the most prom.
inent financiers Of Japan. and many
other leading businessmen of Toxic,
to carry cut the relief work in CO.
operation with the pgefectual and city
officials.
The appeal for financial support is
being literally responded to by the
general public and many large sub
scriptions are pouring into the head
quarters of the relief workers.
Baron Shibuzawa was elected as the
president OF the relief society and he
is personally directing the relief work.
The Japanese Salvation Army with
headquarters in Toxic was today form,
ally thanked by Baron Shibuzawa on
behalf of the relief society for the
splendid relief work it has conducted
among the sufferers OF the flood.
Marquis NJ. Matsu5ata, keeper of the
A..
peror and the Enl7'ess to hte Toxic
prefectual office TO convey to Governor
T. lnouye of Toxic the sympathy OF
their majesties.
The police this morning started the
rounding up of greedy merchants
throughout the city, who are charged
with selling provisions and wood at
high prices.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-09
Notice Of Hearing Petition for Admin
istration-P. No. 1902.

The Petition of Keliiokahikina Ka'
leikini and John l.. w. kaleikini, res
pectively- daughter and son of said de-
ceased, alleging that Samuel Wahilani
Kaleikini, died intestate at said Homo
lulu, on the fourth day of October.
A. D. 1917, leaving property within the
Jurisdiction of this Court necessary to
be administered upon, and praying
that Letters of Administration issue
to the said John L. w. Kaleikini, hav-
ing this day been filed: ,...
It is Ordered, that Tuesday, the 18th
day of November, A. D. 1917, at 2
o'clock p. m, be and is hereby ap-
pointed for hearing said Petition in
the Court Room of this Court in the
Judiciary Building in Honolulu, City
and County of Honolulu, at which time
and place all persons concerned may
appear and show cause, if any they
have, why said Petition should not be
granted.
Dated Honolulu, October 9, 1917.
By the Court:
H. A. WILDER,
Clerk.
j.. 6912-Oct. 9, Is, %, 80.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-09
BOARD INSPECIS
MANOA ROAD JOB

Mayor Joseph J. Fern, accompanied
by the members OF the board OF super.
vfsors and A. S. Cantin. city and coun'
~ engineer, left the city hall in auto
mobiles this afternoon to inspect the
ManCa ROAD worn. thorough frves
tiSation OF the project will be made
and the course Of action with regard
TO the work will be decided upon at
the meeting OF the board tonight
Following the trip over the Manoa
read work the roads committee will &C
into session at o'clock to confer
with property owners on Won DAMN
and Stone lanes over the opening ana
closing OF which a heated controversy
has been in progress for some time.
The roads committee will submit
report on the trip over the Manoa
road work and also a report on the
conference over the Won Damn and
Stone lanes tonight Besides that the
board will take up question of the ap-
rointment OF a park superintendent.
1t is generally belieYe1 that A. X.
Vierra will be reappointed and that
Mayor Ferns nomination of John
VI dI MID hl ldld OlI wv NLb4S SOhA4N N'i'A'
ogo will remain in the pigconhole for
good
A number of other important ques'
ti0ns are due for discussion tonight.
The majority report and minority re
port on the city purchasing agents
department will be brought up for &C
ton. Supervisor AHA will submit his
report and recommendations with re-
gard TO the Nuuanu valley water sup
ply for residents Of the upper levels OF
the city, and also BRING up the reap
pointment of Lot K. La>e for milk in
speetor and E. H s. Marine for the
post of poi inspector
Supervisor E. A. Mott-Smith, who
attended the meeting of the general
committee Of the Liberty
Loan campaign. will recommend that
the board appoint committee to aid
the campaign.
The award of the contract for the
1918 automobile and motorcycle license
plates will also be made and num-
Der of minor resolutions and reports
will be given hearing.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-09
PAYMENT Terms
ON LIBERTY LOAN
BONDS ARRANGED

The terms of payment on Liberty
Loan bonds and the question regard
ing the date when interest will begin,
which have been causing considerable
discussion among intending purchas-
ers, were settled this morning at a
meeting of the executive committee in
charge of the local campaign.
According TO the government eircu-
lar regarding the loan, as interpreted
by the local committee, payment In
full can be made on VI bonds up to
$1,000 on application up to November
Is, when interest will begin. On the
amounts over $1,000 2 per cent can be
raid with subscription and then full
payment can only be made after allot
ment on November Is, December Is,
or January Is, interest to begin Oh
date of final payment.
Unlike the previous loan the treas,
ury department reserves for this loan
the right to allot additional bonds over
the $4,000, 000. 900 mark up to one-half
of the amount of over-subscription
Intending purchasers of bonds who
have questions to ask may have them
fully answered by addressing Robert
f. Stever. general executive secretary
of the Liberty Loan committee, post
office box 1861, Honolulu.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-09
OF =.
=. S425 ISLEVIED
ON CONTRACTORS

Meeting for about the steenth time
on the question, the Oahu loan tund
commission this morning after an
hours discussion to levy an assess
ment of -425 against Picanco & Comes,
MaoIe ditch contractors, as liquidated
damages for overtime.
II developed at the meeting that
the ectuaI expense brought to the ter
> ritory through the Il days considered
as overtime was 1892, so that the gov
eminent is IoGipg 81 in cash at the
best. Expenses of inspection were
portion of this sum. The amount as
scssed will be taken from the last
payment before 1t Is handed over TO
the contractors.
J. G. P.canco made a final effort
70 stay the assessment before the vote
was taken
IF the board Of health hadn't but
ted in on u.s." said he. If they had
let us put animals on the job we would
have done it. We were kept a month
back by the engineer not giving US
a grade line and"
You know that isn't true" broke
in Engineer Fred Kirchoff. interrupt.
ing, Pincanco. You know the COM
mission has given you every help pos
sible."
PiCanco subsidized, but later A. d.
Castor, commissioner, wanted to know
if his assertions regarding the delay
from engineering was true
They are absolutely untrue" said
Kirchhoff
II was shown at the meeting that
the contractors first offered to do the
work in SO days; that IS additional
days were given them by the COM
mission without request from the con-
tractors: that an additional so days
was given by request and that after
all this they we're II days past time
This was not counting the days when
bad weather interferred with the
work. ..
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-09
JURYMEN
START PROBEOF
ROENITz CASE

Investigation OF the case Of George
Roenitz, former clerk TO the command.
err OF the Pearl Harbor naval sta
ton. who is charged with espionage,
vas begun this morning by the FED
eTal grand' jury. Work ON several
ether cases was also begun.
Among the witnesses called in the
Roenitz case vas Capt. George K.
Clark, who was in command OF the
station when Roenitz was chief clerk
there. Capt Clark also testified be-
fore the commissioners hearing which
was held shortly after Roenitz' ar
rest.
The grand jury adjourned at noon
without having presented partial re-
port to the court. Another session
will begin at 9 O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-09
MINERAL PRODUCTS co.
ENGAGES MINING EXPERT

Prof. Lawson, mining expert of the
University Of California. has been en-
gagged to report on the masnesia ore
tonnage of the Mineral Products Co.,
according to the weekly report which
has been sent to Hawaii stockholders
OF the company by Manager Anderson.
His report is as follows:
Prof. Lawson of the University of
California has been engaged to re-
port on the magnesia ore tonnage, the
report to be ready about the end of
October.
The erection of the magnesia dem
onstration plant is progressing nicely
and will be completed about the goth
of the month" f..