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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-03
"a GOOD, oLp.FASHIoNED
PAYSIC.V

Foley Cathartic Tablets, a whole.
some physic, thoroughly cleanse the
bowels, sweeten the stomach, tone mp
the liver. For indigestion, biliousness,
bad breath, bloating, gas, or consti-
patton, no remedy is more highly
recommended. VIM. o. T.. Rielke, Ham
cock, Mich, writes: II have given
Foley Cathartic Tablets thorough
trial and can honestly recommend
them as a mild but sure laxative. They
work without gripping" Give stout
persons a free, light feeling. Fout 81
Porterfield.-Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-03

A sudden increase in sto-m forces "
expected about March 10 ana 70, - -
which time the storms are expected 10
be east Of meridian 90. Better look out
for a squalI We are not, expectlng
much precipitation In March, but we
IN the cation states about moisture be-
fore end of this month The crop sea-
son of 1917 will cause greater interest
than any that has occurred Tor ten
years.
The sleak" committee of congress has
developed a most important question
and as 1t concerns agriculture and is
not a partisan question 1t belongs to
our line. That committee has developed
the stock market and congress seems
TO be moving for prohibition of selling
short. We will not discuss the stock
market but if to prohibit short sell
ing in the stock market is important
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-03
rs ssI . ..d syys Jones y2l.s

Wichita, Kans., March 3--Frank Isl
bell. owner of the Wichita Western
league club. announced last night
that he had purchased outright TEX
Jones. first baseman. from the Des
MONIES club.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-03

It Is still more Important IN the gram
and cotton markets. We have long
known that short selling" is immense
~ damaging to producers and legiti-
mate dealers and now that the question
has reached congress we owe It to
agriculture to assist. Short selling
is selling that which one does not hold
or own, 1t is the great trick used by
big spectators and is the principal
cause of unsteady, unreliable, danger
Gus markets, and the producers and
agricultural societies should press this
question. The hedge" used by millers
is not so bad 1t is short selling, but
the millers can find some other protec-
ton. If short selling is prohibited,
the millers will not so much need pro-
lection by the hedge. l-s
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-03
North Dakota
Kernels

kindred Tribune: The neighboring
towns are running short on their sup
ply OF hard coal. according to reports.
Davenport, walcott, Addison and
Warren are said to be entirely out.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-03

+. II. Peitz of Hankinson has given
up the plan Of building an office on his
lot in that town on account Of the in
creased rate Of insurance that would
result to his store building on the
same lots,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-03

At Wyndmere a petition was being
circulated last week by J. J. w.
Dvorak, asking the 500 line to stop all
trains at the platform. At present all
trains but one. No. los, southbound.
stop and it is this train to which the
petition referred.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-03

The Neville Auto & Supply Co..
which has been doing business at Nc
Vile the past two years under the
ownership of Messrs. Iippert, Klemes-
rud and Haggberg, has been dissolved
as a partnership and MIR. LippeFt takes
over the business.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-03
MEASURES PASSED.
BY 18th SESSION /.

Continued From Page One,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-03

Paul and Mike Kim Of Hankinson
are planning to enlarge the plat of the
Hankinson Automobile Co. as soon
as spring opens. An addition thirty
feet wide will be added to the north
side of the building and it will be
made fifty feet longer. -
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lContinued on Page Eleven.l
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-03

The North Dakota Sheriff's associa-
tfon elected officers as follows: Presi-
dent, J. P. French Bismarck; vice
president, M. c. Stensby, New Rock
ford; secretary treasurer. K. n. Kun
kel, F'essenden. Jamestown gets the
next year in July.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-18
MARCONI LOST OUT
WASN'T AT BANQUET BECAUSE
HE HAD No CLEAN SHIRT.
Members o! Italian Mission TO the Unit.
ed states Are Guests Today Of the
City OF Chicago. and Tonight win
Leave for the East.

Chicago. June lS-Members OF the
Italian commission today had another
round Of sightseeing here and an off.
cial reception before the end OF their
visit 70 the middle west. where they
have been received with enthusiasm.
Tonight the distinguished visitors.
headed by Enrico Arlotta. cabinet mem.
bers and Senor Guglielmo NIarconi.
who as inventor OF the wireless tele.
graph. has been the center OF interest.
viii leave for the east.
Senior Marconi allowed the small mat.
ter OF a shirt 10 deprive him OF one Of
the elaborate social functions contrived
Tor the commissions entertainment YES.
terday on their arrival from burlington.
Iowa. The senor's trunk failed TO ar.
rive and when he called for fresh linen
there was none for him Prominent
Chicagoans waited FOR Mr. Marconi to
come from his room and when he dld
not appear, sent a message.
I'm not going; bring me a bowl OF
chicken gumbo," replied the inventor.
And while the other delegates feasted
as became their rank, Marconi partook
only of soup.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-18
AMERICAN ARMY
TO Be DELAYED
FIRST INCREMENT OF 65O,OOO
TROOPS NOT IN TRAINING SEP.
AS EXPECTED.
NO CAMPS Be READY
First Body of Officers for New Army
Now Being Trained Throughout the
Country Is to BE Turned Out in Au.
gust, Is Washington Report.

Washington, June 1S.-Unless thare
are unforeseen developments to hurry
construction Of the sixteen cantonments
for training the new national army, the
first increment Of $50 900 troops win not
be in training by September /, as gen
orally has been supposed and in fact
may not get into training for six weeks
thereafter.
War department officials said today
that no specific date ever had been set
for the opening Of the training camps.
Secretary Baker, however in a letter
to Senator Jones, several weeks ago.
answering a suggestion that some Of
the troops be used for harvesting, spoke
Of September ] as the probable date
Of opening OF the camps, and pointed
out that most Of the harvesting would
be over by that time.
War department officials generally
had fixed September In their minds
as the time training would begin.
The first body Of officers for the new
army are now being trained in camps
throughout the country is to be turned
out in August TO make room for the
next body. This was arranged on the
plan of having the draft complete. ex-
disposed Of, and troops order.
ed into training camps by Sept. 1.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-18
DENOUNCE EXISTING REGIME.
-Four Political Parties In Union Against
Alleged Abuses.

Paris, June iS.-Public opinion in
Spain attributes great Importance to a
meeting OF deputies belonging 10 the
four parties OF the left-republican. un.
ion socialist. radical and reformist-
the object OF which was to perfect a
union.
The foundation for this movement.
says a Havas dispatch from Madrid.
was laid at a demonstration held some
weeks ago In the Madrid bull ring. After
the meeting the leaders drew up a
signed statement for the press In
which they said:
1T Is only by respecting the sover.
eign will OF the people and by making
that will the dominating fundamental
force In all institutions that Il win be
possible to reestablish In the country
the rule OF morality and justice which
all classes urgently demand. The ex.
isting regime does not permit OF any
hope that the more profound ills from
which the country suffers win dsap-
pear"
III impartial OF Madrid comments un.
favorably on the manifesto. declaring
II has no political bearing. II says this
fictitious union Is merely pretext de.
signed TO enable the extreme parties 10
profit by the present situation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-18
MANY SHIPS SUNK
OF BRITISH ALONE TOTAL FOR
FOUR MONTHS Is 535.
Total Tonnage Of English Losses i
l.ii5.OOO. Only 100000 Tons Less Than
the Entire Worlds shipping Output
During Last Year. Is Report.

Washington. June iS.-The German
submarine toll Of British merchant
shipping since February n. as shown
in official British figures compiled here
today is S22 vessels OF more than 1900
tons and 1875 OF less than 1900. British
steam fishing vessels sunk In that pc.
riod numbered rs. total of 535 YES.
sells Records for sailing fishing YES.
sells are incomplete but three weeks
totals was IS.
The British figures do not give the
tonnage OF vessels sunk but officials
here say 5000 tons would probably be
a fair average for vessels OF more than
1900 tons destroyed Computing the to.
tai at that average and putting the av.
erage OF the smaller ships at 1000 tons.
the total loss during slightly less than
four months submarine warfare would
reach i,745,0O0 tons. only about 2sO. 900
tons less than the entire worlds shin.
ping output during 1916.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-18
War Summary

Developments of Importance seem i'm.
pending on the Macedonian front. The
most pronounced movements are with.
drawal by the British without pressure
of their advanced positions established
some distance east Of the Struma river
on the extreme easterly end of the
front and reconnOitering activity by. the
entente forces, particularly along the
Vardar canal sector Present activities
point to the probability that an often.
siye by General Sarran in the sector
embracing the Vardar area is immi
nent.
Russian army and navy are giving
more evidence of aggressive intent bv
Increasing activities in various sectors.
notably Volhynia and Galacia. The Rus.
sian naval arm has been so largely i'm
evidence in Baltic waters that Berlin
announces it has been found necessary
to carry out extensive air raiding on.
erations on Russian bases in this area
In the Arras battle area in France
British were subjected to a heavy coun.
ter-attack on the new position they
won last Thursday east of Monchv lie
PreuX They held fast to the main
point, the important Infantry hill. but
had to fall back from some positions
they had established farther in ad.
vance.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-18
RED CROSS MASS
MEETING TONIGHT
URGENT APPEAL FOR REPRESEN.
TATIVE ATTENDANCE AT s
O'CLOCK SESSION.
MUST MAKE GOOD
Sorr"re Should Respond Nobly TO Call
esy--b for Great Humanitarian
Orga.. =" Assemble at
Chamber OI nerce.

In addition to the officers Of the or.
ganization, only three men attended the
mass meeting Of the local chapter Of
the American Red Cross Society. sched.
uled to be held AT $50 O'Clock this morn.
ing in the rooms OF the Chamber OF
Commerce.
Mark Kirkpatrick. chairman Of the
local chapter, postponed the meeting
until o'clock tonight. at the same
place.
III fitting response is not made by
the citizens of Ardmore to the call for
the deferred meeting tonight. IL will
become necessary for me To wire Red
Cross headquarters 70 the effect that
this city is dead and that no part of the
NOO,OOO,OO0 To be raised In the United
States can be expected from this 10.
cality,' Mr.. Kirkpatrick said this morn.
ing.
Fine publicity was given To the call
for the meeting this morning. The
meeting was announced from the pulpit
OF every church in Ardmore Yesterday.
/ mailed fifty personal letters Saturday
to leading business and professional
men In the city, calling their attention
TO the event and urging their attend.
ance. II such things as these cannot
bring out those whom we wish To in.
terest in the big dri1e for funds for the
Red Cross, then Il IS time for US to
quit"
1T seems as II there are enough good
Democrats In Ardmore who would take
sufficient pride in their president and
his proclamation to fin this room over
and over" one OF the men az the meet.
ing said. OF those who were present
at the appointed time five were Repub.
licans and one was a Democrat
The deferred meeting will be held at
o'clock tonight and every man and
woman In the city who is interested In
the Humanitarian work which the Red
Cross is doing is invited and urged TO
be present. Plans for the active work
OF the campaign win be discussed at
the meeting. II il planned TO have
the work carried on by ten teams. OF
ten men each. and the town will be
systematically canvassed and everyone
given chance to subscribe 20 the
cause.
we want everyone TO be interested
In this work and we want everyone
who is interested to be at the meeting
tonight" Mr.. Kirkpatrick said this
morning 1T is up to us to show TO
the world that Ardmore Is entitled TO
a place In the sun, just as we did in
the liberty loan campaign. And we
can not do Il unless we start tonight"
Several large subscriptions have
been announced TO the local workers,
chief among which were two by the
Purcell Wholesale Grocery Company.
John l.. Abernathy. president OF the
company personally donated 500. and
the employees OF the Purcell branch OF
the company viii raise an additional
Si00 NJ. T, Craig, manager of the local
branch, donated si5 and the employees
donated S55 more.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-18
HARRY NJ M'FERREN
DROWNING VICTIM
hOoNG JEWELER PERISHED AT
OIL SPRINGS YESTERDAY.
BODY RECOVERED.
UNABLE TO AID HIM
Party Of Pleasure Seekers. Of Which
He Was Member, Witnessed Tragic
Death - Remains Shipped to Ind,,.
pendence, Okla, Last Night.

Harry A. McFerren, twenty-six wears
old, jeweler employed by p. b. Tarver
and member of the Ardmore Companv
OF Engineers, was drowned at OH
Springs lake about o'clock Yesterday
morning. The body was recovered abont
four hours later.
Mcterren went to the springs in
company with party Of young people
70 spend the day at the lake. While
swimming near the middle Of the lake
toward the lower side he was seen N
go under the water. Leroy Trice a
member Of the party, was the onlv
person near him. Help mer was Nc.
Ferrens last appeal as he began 70
sink. Because the other members Of
the party were near the falls they did
not Immediately realize what had han.
pened.
The body was brought to Ardmore
and prepared by Brown and Bridgman
and forwarded to his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Dan McFerren, Independence
Custer county, Okla. The body was
accompanied by Robert Dennard. of the
Ardmore Company OF Engineers. John
w. Wheeler, of the W. o. w. lodge.
and representative Of the Knights
and Ladies Of Security lodge, of which
organizations he was a member.
The remains were shipped on the
midnight train last night. Members of
the w. o. W. drill team carried the
body TO the train. escorted by members
OF the fraternal orders to which he be-
longed' and by members Of the Ardmore
Company Of Engineers.
Members in the party who went to
OH Springs with Mr.. McFerren yester.
day were: Miss Marguerite Salisbury.
Miss Myrtle Berry, Miss Hazel Chand.
Ter. Miss Lee Cathey, Miss Ollie suggs.
OF Berwyn, Miss Ora Bray, of Madil.
Miss Okla Kendall. Miss Louise Nor.
man, Mrs. Earl Bozman, Pleas McGhee.
Earl Evans, Charles Alexander, Joe
Bethune, Herman Castleberry. LeRov
Trice, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. Salisbury, and Mrs.
Pearl Kendall.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-18
SPAIN SEETHES
WITH Discomfort
ALL ELEMENTS OF SOCIETY IN
MOVEMENT FOR DRASTIC
CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT.
RICH MONOPOL|zE ALL
Defense Committees of Many Sorts of
Trades and Professions are Springing
Up Everywhere in Country-Govern-
ment Is Playing for Time.

Madrid, via Paris, June 1S.-A move
ment for radical rebuilding of the
whole political edifice in Spain is gain.
ing adherents everywhere. Discomfort
with existing methods has been long
general among the more advanced lib.
erals and reformers among the other
parties Of the left. Internal and exter.
nal difficulties arising from the war
have served to heighten and increase IL.
ana II has gained among the other par.
ties. Even former Premier Maura,
leader of the conservatives, agrees that
there Is ground for dissatisfaction.
Senator Romeo editor Of the Cores.
pondencia DE Espana summed up the
general grievance in a forclble article
recently. He wrote:
we ought all to initiate the soldiers
in refusing to be downtrodden a mo.
ment longer. The soldiers have shown
us the only way possible-an organza-
ton with the firm determination to
carry our point regardless Of sacrifice.
Thousand Families MonOpolize.
The whole of Spain, with the excep.
tion Of thousand families who mo-
nopolize the sweets OF office, is sick TO
death Of the favoritism which condemns
the country to external stagnation and
is only waiting for the signal to rise
like one man and do away with il for.
ever. Favoritism is the canker which
Is killing Spain and will pui Had
to her unless we put an end t. '''!c
The officers defense committee oe
mand briefly that rewards should be
proportionate to service and that pro.
motion should be merit. with due re.
gard to the claims of seniority. Their
action was on the whole well received
by the public and brought about the
downfall Of the Pieto administration.
Defense Committees Forming.
The example is being followed all over
the country. Defense committees OF
all sorts Of professions and trades as
well as OF government servants are
springing up everywhere.
At Cordova a number OF prominent
men, including engineers. university
professors manufacturers, workmen
and priests have published nantes.
TO demanding a new political system
N"N''a-e NAAA'tNAtA NUN AildA ilAntIlO III
existence, and during the formation OF
defense committees, similar to the Off
GERS organization. throughout the
country.
In the meanwhile. there is a growing
movement In favor OF the reopening OF
parliament Three liberal deputies. /
Seniors Darriobaro. Basolga and Pache. |
ca. have addressed manifesto TO the |
senators and deputies protesting |
against the closing OF the cortes under |
the present circumstances.
Government Plays for Time.
IL seems that the government wishes |
to allow time for the agitation TO die .
down before submitting a solution OF |
the grave problems raised by the army |
Officers by the labor troubles.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-18
WILSON is DENOUNCED
IN GERMAN NEWSPAPERS

Amsterdam (via London) June 1S.-
Under the headings, Wilson without
Mask" Answer Of Hypocrite Wilson" 4"
Wilson in Delirium,' the Berlin and
German provincial papers print leng.
thy summaries of President Wilson'S
nag day speech and the Nord Deutsche
Allgemeine zeitung's statement on the
presidents note to Russia.
In many cases, the two pronounce.
ments are discussed in conjunction.
The comments on the note to Russia
clearly reflect the ardent desire in Ger
many to make peace with her eastern
foe, while they repeat the familiar dec
larations about the position on all
fronts being favorable and their deter.
mination to win victory If the prof.
fered peace" hand is not accepted
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-18
NO-ANNEXATION TALK
CAUSES RUMPUS IN GERMANY

Amsterdam tvia Londonl June IS
The pan-German "junker" newspapers
are greatly perturbed over what the
Vorwaerts, the socialist organ OF Berlin.
terms ''rhe first. IL only partial commit.
ment Of the government 20 the formula
OF peace without annexationa or inden.
nities," In the statement OF the semi
official Nord Deutsche Allgemelne zei
tung, OF Berlin, concerning President
Wilson's note 70 Russia. The Post says
the government runs the risk OF beire
pinned down, quite literally to peace
without annexations or indemnltles
even II not until the day when negotia.
tons between Germany anS Russia
really begin.
The Neuste Nachrichten OF Berlin Is
angry at the continuous repetition OF
these declarations to Russia.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-18
LARGE CROWDS IN DUBLIN
WELCOME RELEASED MEN

London, June iS.-targe crowds gath.
cred In Dublin this morning 10 wei.
come the released Irish prisoners. an of
whom, except Countess MarkievicE. ar.
rived at three O'Clock. Men with ban.
ners escorted the former prisoners to
their homes. There were Irish songs
and great cheering but no disorder.
Countess Markievicz led a hand OF rev.
olutionists which attempted to capture
Dublin Castle. killing a guard She
was sentenced TO death but the sentence
was committed to penal servitude for
life.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-18
FERTILIZER on COTTON LANDS
LARGELY INCREASED OVER 1915

Washington June 1S.-Cotton has
been more heavily fertilized this year
than last. Reports TO the department,
OF agriculture indicate that not only
has more fertilizer been used per acre.
but 1t is OF somewhat better quality
and cost more.
Increases per acre over last year are.
Virginia ll0 pounds; North Carolina 81:
South Carolina SO; Georgia %: Florida
4O Mississippi 10; Louisiana IS: Tenncs
see 10.
Alabama reports indicate FIVE pounds
less and Arkansas three pounds less
per acre than last year. Texas reporte,l
100 pounds TO the acre. but compare.
tive figures for other years are lacking.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-18
ROTARY CLUBS
RALLY AT ATLANTA

Atlanta. Ga, June iS.-Delegates 10
the eighth annual convention OF the
international Association OF Rotary
Clubs were formally welcomed TO At.
lanta today az the opening session OF
the i've days meeting.
With Arch Klumph. Of Cleveland. In.
ternational president, presiding the bus.
mess OF the first session included Pres.
ident Klumph's address TO the delegates
and the presentation Of past presidents
and international officers.
Reports OF various committees were
TO be heard during the day.
Major General Leonard Wood. con.
mander of the southeastern department
of the army. will be among the speak.
ers at the convention session Wcdncs.
day.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-18
InteryIews ForeIrn MInIsinrs-

The Marquis DE Lama, Spanish for.
eign minister, has had long interviews
with the Spanish ambassador to Great
Britain. who has just arrived here. AZ.
terward, he conferred for two hours
with Premier Dato. following which the
premier met the American minister and
the minister OF France.
Premier Dato told the newspaper re.
porters that the government dii not
intend TO exercise any censorship
against any criticism OF present minis.
try or against the administration OF
Count Romaes or Marquis Prieto, but
would forbid attacks against persons
in authority by any body OF irresponsi.
BILE people He also said that attacks
which might prejudice the govern.
ments foreign policy or military dIscip.
line would be prohibited.
The premier added that the country
had confidence In the governments pol
icy OF neutrality.