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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-17
rain TO SPEED
| UP TERMINATION
Cool Air Following Benefi-
cial to Wheat Says
Seed Expert

This mornings early thunder shower
bringing precipitation to the amount
Of % of an inch will speed up ger
mination." in the words of Professor
H. L. Bolley, pure seed commissioner
at the North Dakota Agricultural col
lege.
1T will go far toward terminating
small grain which was seeded In the
recent dry SPELL" stated Professor
Bolley, and is very desirable as II
will prevent the land from baking
which would have been the result had
the hot weather of Tuesday and We'd
nesday continued for several days.
while the recent warm wave was
beneficial to corn, it was not desirable
for wheat. The cool air following the
shower is just what the small grains
need for their proper termination"
In the opinion of the crop expert
there Is sufficient moisture below the
surface and the shower will have a
tendency to bring this moisture to
the roots of the plants which means
thousands OF dollars to the farmers of
the Red River valley where much Of
the wheat was seeded rather late.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-17

cided to assume the initiative in such
work, and to coordinate it so there
will be no duplication, no confusion
and no wasted energy. 1t will handle
all home defense work; the garden
propaganda, the -four minute men"
and any other lines of activity that
seem necessary.
There are three big duties that con-
front every citizen Of Fargo who does
not go to the front and who calls HIM
self loyal American. One is to do his
share in the support of the Red Cross,
and in another editorial this evening
The Forum has outlined possible way
of doing that; a second is to subscribe
for every dollar of the Liberty loan
that he can afford to take on; the
third is to become a member of the
Fargo Loyalty bureau. When he has
done those three things. and not until
then, he can consider that he is doing
his bit. The first two involve chiefly
the giving of money. The third one in
wolves service also.
So when the canvasser for the Fargo
Loyalty bureau calls on you, don't be
a slacker-join.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-17
IN THE OPEN FORUM
Editors
BY BRINkERHoFF.

The editor Of The Bismarck Tribune
has a gustatory panegyric on the de-
lights of johnnycake. Here it is:
We're eating johnnycake these days,
several times a week; and, oh boys
Don't understand how we ever let the
johnnycake habit Of our boyhood get
away from us. There's something
about the good golden corn bread
that you'll never get in white bread,
or whole wheat bread, or rye"
Hot out of the oven with plenty of
butter Is a good way, or 1t is possible
to eat it broken up with covering of
maple syrup. Yes, johnnycake has its
good points.
There is good Americanism in this
from The Grand Forks Herald:
There is need today for the most
complete realization, both throughout
the country and in congress that the
one way to end this war and the only
way that we can permit it to be ended
is for our nation to take hold as if we
meant business, get ready to fight just
as quickly as we can, and then fight
with all our might. It is possible that
even when our greatest effort Is made,
this war, in its duration and in it's
character, will tax the resources or
this nation in a manner which we
cannot now appreciate. 1t is certain
| part, will tend to prolong the war, to
cause human suffering and the loss of
innumerable lives that might have
been saved"
The editor of the Mandan Pioneer
eulogizes work as follows:
Work, hard work. brings out the
very best there is in man and places
him in line to attain the hopes and
ambitions that he cherishes. And even
though he should not obtain great
wealth or great fame, devotion to the
task before him will bring success,
real success. Work will keep him
young when others lag and grow old;
properly directed will round out USE
| full career"
| We believe it. We believe it. But
| somehow about o'clock on these
warm spring afternoons, when the ball
team is home, we can't think OF any
of these arguments.
Says The Valley city Times Record:
| There is nothing in the war situation
| that should cause the people of this
country to become frenzied. If the
| country is not used to things on a
grand scale it is time to get used to
such. Just look at our country's big
ness!"
Looking at the map, however, won't
1
a German submarine, or feed the
world. A little American frenzy might
be welcomed by the French and Eng
| Iish soldiers who are holding the line
| in the west, and trying to push for
ward against the accommodating re-
serves drawn from the Russian front.
The Page Record can't see the value
| of setting the clocks ahead. 1t says:
| ct is claimed that the new idea OF
setting the clocks ahead one hour will
save millions Of hours that can be put
to valuable USE Getting up an hour
earlier each morning and leaving the
clocks alone will accomplish the same
| object"
That would be true IL everyone were
his own employer and fixed his own
hours of labor 1t isn't true, when go
per cent of the men in cities go to
work by the clock.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-17
DO YOU KNOW?
Information on Timely Topics
Compiled BY The Forum.

Do you know who Herbert c.
Hoover is?
Hoover has already done the biggest
job of feeding people that any man
ever did.
Unknown outside of his profession
of civil engineer when war began, he
has sprung to world fame through his
wonderful work in feeding the starv-
ing of Belgium.
Americans stranded in Europe when
war broke out remember Hoover as
the man who passed out $50 to 800
each to stranded persons, millionaires
and school teachers alike. counting on
human goodness for the return of his
money. While others talked Hoover
acted. He got the Americans home.
Typically American is Hoover. Well
set up, with jaw that is squared
with determination, with eyes that
have q stern CLINT in them. but that
betray at the same time deep COM
passion and sympathy.
The German government was so inn
pressed with the rationing of Belgium
it asked Hoover to take entire charge
of rationing Austrian and Russian
Poland, offering him one million dol
lars a month and asking no account
ing. But he would not leave his Bel
gian work.
Hoover was born in West Branch
Iowa. 43 years ago. He was educated
at stanford university. There he met
and married the woman who became
Mrs. Hoover soon after both had nm
ished engineering courses. They have
Travelled all over the world together
Hoover was doing exploration and
mining work in China when the Boxer
uprising broke out. He helped fight
the Boxers and later superintendent 9
mass of development work.
Almost at the beginning of the wal
Hoover declared biscuits would be as
powerful as bullets. Now he seems
destined to be set at marshalIing the
worlds biscuits against the kaiser's
BULLETS job that makes him rank in
Importance with a commander OF all
the armies Of the world.
He may yet be the American food
dictator with & eaoiuet portfolio.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-17
STATE HOLDS TRUMP
CARD IN ENLTSThENTS
Eight Recruits From North Dakota
Are Reported From Duluth Re-
erUitinu Station.

North Dakota holds real distinction
in the number Of enlistments reporting
for military service at Duluth, accord
ing to a report received from that city
this morning. Out Of 81 reporting in q
single day eight were from North Da-
kota.
Howard R Huston Of Deering, and
Edward H. McDermott Of Coopers-
town, have enlisted as clerks in the
quartermaster corps Of the army and
have been assigned to duty in the Du-
luth recruiting offlce.S
Robert H. Constans of Grand Forks
and Lloyd v. Reilly Of Milton, have
Joined the cavalry and have been sent
to the Jefferson barracks.
Henry J. Brubaker of Grand Forks.
and Agnar B. Digness OF Hatton, join
ed the aviation section, and Lloyd N.
Nyhus of Edmore, and William j. B.
Black of Valley City, the quartermas-
ter corps.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-17
EDITORS MAIL BAG

To The Editor of The Forum:
Sir:-There has been much talk in
the newspapers about home gardens,
but the movement strikes me as rath-
er futile one. Suppose l do give my
time to digging up a garden and raise
a few bushels of potatoes. Couldn't ]
earn much more than the value of
those potatoes, if gave my time to
some other. work that / can do better?
Those potatoes might cost me much
more than 81 or SIS bushel by the
time figure in my seed, my time and
other expenses.
-FARGoAN.
Fargo, May 16.
There is more to be considered than
just the value of your time. Even sup
posing that your time might be better
paid than at raising potatoes, have you
considered that every bushel you raise
means one bushel less that the markets
must furnish? 1t means one bushel
less to be handled by the freight cars
Of the country. It means one bushel
more in the total world supply. 1t will
help keep down the price for those who
may be less able to afford it than you.
You might as well ask, why should
enlist, when one rife will do nothing
against Germany" or why should /
vote for good government when one
vote won't change the result? "-The
Editor.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-17

ton.
Jaw can't see no difference in them
calves of mine yet" said the farmer
but I'll take another free sample"
The commercial traveller, not dis
couraged, left him a third free sample
and returned again a fortnight later
for an expected order.
THE calves are in a moighty bad
way" said Farmer Wiggles. Jaw don't
think they will live the day out"
did you give them the food regu-
larly?" asked the traveller, with long
face.
90 course Aw did! But they got
plump so Aw sold 'em to the butcher.
Aw amt got no more calves now, so
don't need any more o. t. patent food
Good morning to zee, sir!"
1.-TWO penn'orth of bicarbonate OF
soda for indigestion at this time OF
night" cried the chemist, who had been
aroused at 2 A. NJ. when a glass OF
hot water does just as WE'LL"
"Weel, weel," returned Sandy, hasti-
ly, II thank you for the advice. I'll
no bother We after all. GUIDE night"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-17
OTHER MEMS VIEWS.
An Editorial That May or May Not
Square With The Forums
Opinions.

Duluth Herald: Congress will make
mistakes in levying the war taxes.
though it is getting plenty of help in
fixing them.
But when the schedule is complete,
before complaining it will be fair to
ask yourself: Gould ! have fixed a
fairer schedule?"
1t takes heavy taxes to pay for war.
Heavy taxes will pinch many, II not
all.
That is to be expected, and the part
of wisdom and patriotism is to expect
it, and to be reeonciled to it in advance.
Too many Of the proposed improve
ments on the tax schedule that are be-
ing suggested to congress come to this
proposal: Take the taxes off me and
put them on the other fellow"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-17
cARRlTY is CHOSEN.
City Attorney Of Moorhead Succeeds
J. n. Fleming to High Office.

City Attorney James A. Clarity of
Moorhead was last evening elected to
the Office of chancellor OF the Knights
of Columbus to succeed ]. H. Fleming,
at the meeting held in the knights of
Columbus hall.
Plans are being laid by many of the
Fargo knights to attend the initiation
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-17
FEDERAL COURT TERN
OPENS In BISMARCK
Judge Amidon and United States Dis.
trict Attorney and Marshals Left
Here Last Niuht,

Judge Charles r. Amidon, United
States District Attorney M. A. Hill
dreth, and Marshals s. J. Doyle, John
Gammons, Wattles, Bowler and Scott
with other court attaches left last
evening for Bismarck to open the fed
eral term of court which convened at
10 o'clock this morning. ]. A. Mont
gomery, clerk Of the federal court here
left Tuesday evening.
Comparatively unimportant cases
are slated for trial. There is one ac-
ton charging forgery from Lemmons
county, and man by the name OF
Charles Norton will be tried for slash
ing open a mail pouch at the Soc
station in Bismarck on New Years
night Most of the cases deal with
the shipment of liquor into reserva-
ton points. the shipments not being
properly labeled.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-17

of a class Of candidates to be held at
Perham, Mimi, on Sunday. May TO-.
Following the exemplihcation Of the
degrees a portion of the day will be
enjoyed at one OF the lakes.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-17
ON WITH THE DICTATOR.

Personal liberty, in war time, must
give way to autocratic power welded
by the nation.
But the dictatorship which is
imminent in America, differs in one
all important respect from that WELD
ed in Germany. In Germany it is i'm
posed from above and is permanent;
in America 1t is self-imposed by the
people through their representative
government for the duration of the
war and is for the one purpose of win
ming the war.
The dictatorship will be both mill
tary and economic. The right of the
state to step in and tell it's citizens
what they must and must not do will
not be confined to those of conscrip-
ton age. To these the state may say:
sit is your duty to fight" To others
the nation will soon be saying: you
shall run your trains on this
schedule; your freight cars will
carry this commodity first; your
factories will turn out this product
and let that one watt; your
private yachts will be used for naval
purposes, and we will pay you this
sum for them"
The American people, from the big
gest business men in the nation to the
humblest wage Garner. are realizing
that everything must be sidetracked
for the war. We've got to see it
through and we might as well do it
cheerfully" il the attitude. II per-
sonal liberty must 60, and an economic
and military dictatorship come. to win
the war, hurry along the dictator
shin
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-17

Odd jobs done promptly, screen
doors and windows, storm doors and
windows removed, lawns, 514 Second
street north. Phone 1713-W.--Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-17
THE BEST OF HUMOR
Good stories from Many Sources.

For the rnird time the commercial
traveller. possessed with an energy
that nothing could suppress, called up
on Farmer Wiggles with his samples
Of the patent food for calves, which had
won for his firm a worldwide reputa-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-17

FIavo -four, creamy white. delicious
flavor, goes further. Phone S9.-Advt.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-01
-
Pm Mus Hold Reunion

Surorit, girls viii be- sorority girls.
rhl. b. "a fact II there is a duuhttug
Thomas who disputes II. let HIM rom
slider the continual performance Of
ru, otto. b past week incident 70
III, homecoming Of ten mi Mu girls.
Read IA. list 90 fun tests and then
lndul.c iho SAME old wish that al
N,y, comes up for the good old col.
LEG, d,y, when ,ou and we're
,uupr N,rtic
ON p,nuni az tho trachrr,' CON
,rutipp ,hat had the good scnsc to
.uI, t,r,r. Tb-.,E.r,irr tb.., f.p
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-01
". of y \ Have Knitting Iicc

The session Of the Women Of the
National Army held iu their new
quarters, the hall Of the Christian
Scientists. last Monday afternoon, was
an industrious work session Fifteen
women from Los Gricgus Joined the
society and took yarn FOR knitting.
Thu Women are an IA earnest ana are
working FOR their men In the army
aud navy Definite plans 10 pack
and send Christmas boxes to every
soldier boy enlisted from H|ornalillo
COUNTY were outlined In order that
'voiy enlisted man may Ice rcmcm
bored. the W Of the y \ are to TAX.
up thr county names. ~ the Woman's
club b. preparing boxes Tor yverv en-
listed man from the city uf Aiguquer.
que. The society VIII meet weekly
Boa the Christian science hall There
are now eighty four members from
every station IN lifu-ull drawn To-.
gcthrr hy the bond OF love rur alb
sent soldiers and Sailprs
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-01
= .
SONG OE THE SWE WEIR

with Apologies
Th, hours ] spend in sweater art
A." as q string Of puils sigh
TO count them over every one apart
81 rows AVN my rows sWrN
Each hour purl each pul take
care
To- drop uu stitch lest I he steng
] count Ncs count unto tie eut.
And there % sleeve is hung
q mcmurio~ that bless and burn
OF r,Nrltug out az bitter lows,
! drop e. purl Vet strive az hast to
learn
y" kuit scrn-. sweet art. 90 knit
across
r. Dana Johnson
h,sdigI In.lN na...a
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-01
pnrl, an Nnrdhaus Holnc

Mr.. and Mrs. Ma Nordhaus enter
tanned informally last evening At dane
ing complimentary To- -four lteuien'
ants 81 the army home on a Visit FOR
Thanksgiving holidays. There were
twcnty-six guests. The honor guests
were. Lieutenant 10, Goodcll. Lieu
tenant Arthur Sisk. Lieutenant Louis
Hosscldcu. Lieutenant Robertson
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-01
In nnnnr of I.ridc.clcrt

Miss Dorothy McMillcn viii enter
tain informally at dinner tomorrow
evening complimentary I" Miss MNri
Hope. whose enlargement to lAcutcn-
ant Arthur Sisk has been announced.
Covers Tor ten intimate fric,ids of the
honor guest viii Ice laid After din
urr, dancing will br the divcrtisc-
mont
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-01

into their work than mere technique
In ordeT that the idcaiism OF their
work might shine through and bright.
an the technique. and IN order that
every task might be glorined by their
idcalism.
state superintendent OF Education
Professor John Wagner was given an
ovation of applauJe when the toast
mistress introduced him. Professor
Wagner said that The strongest arm
OF education Is vocational training.
That the man who Possesses "a passion
for service and does one task well ~
worth more Than any man In the
world. As o. closely associated with
Mrs. Miller, he spoke la highest praise
~ the work this little lads OF the
big ideas" Professor Enloc Of tho
state Normal at silver CITY was IN
trOduocd as another who had aided IN
the passage OF the appropriation for
vocational training. Professor EnlOa
spoke earnestly Of the value OF this
department. The silver Cay Normal
had 80 representatives at the cunvcn-
tion and most OF them at the ban-
NA'N YAH = W VI ~ AHNN
Normal Was one OF the wits and ora
tors Of the talkfest. Little wonder
some one remarked hat the Normal
university Is 50 successful with pro-
fcssors OF those ideas some one said.
Professor Vaughn OF the Agriculture
college paid "a tribute TO Mrs. Miller,
and to Professor Wagner. lie called
for a rising vote uf thauks IN appre-
citation Of Professor Wuncr's services
IN being chiefly responsible In saving
tu the state the tax money that the
amendment recently voted on and de-
feated under the leadership Of Pro.
fessor Wagner. This rising vote ana
cheers followed. Mrs. Miller pre-
sentcd Professor Hiram Hadley as the
father Of education in New Mexico
Professor iiadlvy was touched by the
mark ~ respect hen the entire com
pany rose to their feet. lie said hc
( had attended the second teachers CON
Nention In the state at Las Vegas when
about 80 teachers were present. This
company OF 1900 teachers gladdenel
his heart. He asked divine blessings
on the company. when he had fin
ishcd some one remarked that He .
also the Horace Mann OF New Mex
leo" Miss Myra Wlnkler county su'
p-erintendcnt Of III paso county Texas
who was "a guest OF the convention
spoke highly 81 the work women are
doing. ~eulogized Mrs. Miller's actiVi-
ties and tho new president Of th'
n. NJ. r. A, Miss Eckles.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-01

An event that was tthri'I with 'a-
tIIutlu inspiration us well a. I|'tr-
urauI" s]ooicty. wbs the reception tuI
luncheon az the rNrrutlvr mansion
u Santa f. Monday attaruuu.s The
guests woI" local count, anne di'
trlrl officers uf the Wuuau's Aust
lI,n tu IN" state Council of b,',u.,
90, which the hustrss of this occasion
,s the state head. The function WIS
really ben the nature uf 20 state 'ou
Nontiuu pg the AuNiliarN Earh of th"
tort, officer. present presented Iu dee
'uIl reports ut th" patriotic Wurl '
oumulishrd DO, a." AuNiliprv since, its
e. Sanitation >iN months Jpu The"
-nti total of these ropur,s prove what
q marvellous "muthrriuE power lS ut
w"to lu the state protecting homes
',n-'rNiuE .u"d .h."i,us With riit
and letters absent soldiers aud sail
on ,nd looking after the morti. lud
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-01

Professor stanley Scdrr who with
the University Gloc club made m, big
musical hit pf the Teachers UUuEvu.
iiou, has been invited 80 gu Co the
i-,s Vegas Nurmal uuN rrsify tttys
Christmas a. CIV" o. piano recital o.
the dedication 90 tn" new Nll'o."p
piano lately acquired ny The NururI
~uuircrstt,.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-01

Predicts i.arly Peace
\ message from In. Livingston
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-01

Excepting fUr a f,w 5Na.p. o.
ThauN,g'ytng time and fam.l, r,-uu
IONS thcr" was little going ou social,
300 tho Duke Dl'y the past week. The
'adWan curccUf under III" auspices Of
the roruiightly Music club was an ar
ttstie me financial success mat ra
sur"s more concerts Go follow
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-01

hT Robert, the retiring president
q IN" y ~ s. \. proved huus, {
t1g man IN ever, sense during Do.
ears term o., office aud e, The .uu-
Cu'iun
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15
SUPPLANT GEN. NIVELLE
French War Leader Loses Command; :
Petain Gets II.

Paris. May 15.-General Petain was
today named generalissimo of the
French armies with supreme COM
rmand of the forces in the field.
General Foch, one of the heroes of
French center at that memora BILE bat
tie. was named to succeed Petain as
chief of staff
General Nivelle, who has been in
command of the French field forces.
will have command of certain army
groups.
The sweeping changes in the COM
mands of the French fighting forces
were decided upon at a session of the
council of ministers.
Foch Marine Hero.
General Foch's brilliant strategy
was directly responsible for the blow
which eventually won the battle of the
Marine and forced the Germans back
from Paris in the early days of the
war. With his line menaced by the
/ German onslaught, Foch tried a new
move in military strategy. He drew
troops from the weakest spot in his
line and shifted them to a strong sec
ton. Before the Germans could pen
citrate the weak spot, Foch threw his
massed forces in a tremendous blow
against the German flank. forcing n
retirement all along the line.
Foch mac been announced as retir-
ed several weeks ago at the time Nj
velle was named generalissimo and
Petain chief of staff. The new orders
reduce Nivelle.