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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-04
TWO DAkoTANs WILL AID
CANTONMENT BUILDING.

Two North Dakotana - Major
Harold Sorenson of Fargo and Cap
tain Warren A. StIekley of Bismarck
will have a hand in the building OF
two of the great cantonments which
are to house divisions of Uncle
Sans national army while in train
ing. Both officers, members of the
North Dakota quartermaster corps,
received instructions yesterday to
report for duty Immediately, Major
Sorenson to Augusta, Ga, and Cap
tain Stickley to Admission, Ala. Each
will report upon arrival at his
destination to the quartermaster in
charge of construction at the respec-
tive environments.
Major Sorenson and Captain
Stickley, who left for the south last
evening, are two OF the oldest men
in point of service In the North Da-
kota National guard, Both are
veterans of the Philippine campaign,
and Captain Stickley has been with
the guard 80 years and Major Soren-
son "a years. Major Sorenson serv-
ed as sergeant with Company B
during the war with spain; was
promoted to regimental commissary
sergeant in 1906; to Second lieuten-
ant and battalion qqartermaster in
1907; captain of Company B, Fargo,
1910-1911, and in the border cam
paign in 1915 he was assistant to the
division quaFteFmaster and on the
17-days maneuveFs from Llano
Grande to Brownsville was acting
division quartermaster. He was
commissioned major of the North
Dakota quartermaster corps in May,
1917.
Capt. w. A. stiekley served with
the North Dakota troops in the
Philippines and has been prominent
ly connected with the service since
1888. He was with Company A on
the Mexican border. and his promo
ton to a capfaincy in the quarter
master corps came with the re-
organization in that department last
spring.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-04
sTREET GAR TRACKS UP

Street car tracks on Thirteenth
street north have been torn up while
the street Is being filled and graded
for paving. Car service over the
street, as q result, bar been ahan-
donea until the rails can be replaced,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-04
Enn ELkAus RETuRNs

Leon Elkaus, who FORMERLY con-
Quoted a ladies' tailoring establish
ment In Fargo, has returned, and
has opened shop In the Edwards
building on Broadway.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-04
BEGIN TEST OF
MEN FOR DRAFT
ARMY AUGUST IA
County Selection Board
Today Announces Plan
For Great Work
CALL 238 MEN ON
EACH OF THREE DAYS
Sorenson and Stickley Sent
to Concentration Camps
as Aides

Physical examination Of
Cass county men subject to
call under the draft law,
will be commenced Tues,
August Is.
One-third of the first TIA
men drawn in the great
draft, will be ordered to
report on that day.
The second opc-third Of
the TIA men will be ordered
to report on Wednesday,
gust Is.
The third-one third of the
TIA men will be ordered to
report on Thursday, Au-
gust IA, ... i, ....5 (. /.
The Cass county selection
board ~ Auditor, w. r.
Tucker, Sheriff A. M. Ross
and DIR. P. FL. Burton-in
session at the Cass county
court house at 3o'clock this
afternoon, made announce
ments of the dates of in
spection. Z"
All notices will be mailed
to the men .on Tuesday
next. They will be regis
tered from the Fargo post
office at that time. .
Men will be ordered to
report at the rate of about
80 an hour, and under the
plan 238 men will be requir-
ed to present themselves to
the board each day.
A form of oath is being
drawn this afternoon which
the physicians who have
volunteered to aid DR.. Bur
ton will be required to
take. A number have de-
clared themselves ready to
assist.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-04
QUERIES INDICATE
CHOICE or FORT LINCOLN.

Queries as to the location and
condition of Fort Lincoln, and the
possibility of two regiments of infan-
try being accommodated there, leads
to be belief that the First and Sec
ond regiment of the North Dakota
guard will yet be modified there,
pending their transfer to concentra-
ton camp sites.
While Governor Frazier has urged
the advantages of Fort Lincoln
repeatedly, there has been much
opposition to the mobilization of the
troops there. The fact remains,
however, that Fort Lincoln is the
only available post in North Dako-
TO for the accommodation of large
bodies of troops; that 1t has been
designated the mobilization camp site
for North Dakota. and that the fort
Is favored by all regular army officers
who are familiar with its advant-
ages,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17

~ ECACSE some one in the water department is OF an
ysp.rimentng turn Of mind all FairmOnt is boiling its
drinking water, and is only by the merest chance
pslhap that we have escaped typhoid epidemic which
would have given the town black eye for long time.
The fools who rush in where angels fear to tread are
rautou themselves as compared with the daring of the
norant enpricists who are forever doing things like that
They crop up everywhere. There is not large industrial
establishment in the land which has not at some time been
thrown completely out of gear because some self sufficient
iaekas: has camy tried out some of his own theories
Man is an investigating animal. Likewise there never
would be any progesj if some were not mpeed to ex,
perent But for the benefit Of those who are tempted
8 experiment widely but not wisely it should be pointed
but that except for lucky accident now and then is
pnly those who experiment integeny who achieve worth
while results Edison considerable of experimental
but unless all that has been written about him and all that
be has said himself which considerable has failed to
An IL. whole truth about his methods anu mental pro-
,ssses, he never experimental wholly in the dark, :,
That il precisely what the who cut down the cho-
me IN he city water did; that what many expermenteFS
~ When ignorance experiments it is nothing more than
meddlsOmenes and it ought be punished accordingly
Put he duard where he can do no further harm until there
to feel that he has learned to let things he knows
notbng about alone In the case Of chlorine in water
ppy he only place where the proper amount under given
eondtons can be worked out laboratory II the city
I'm not make day to day tests it at least ought to have
lone table to work by.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17

aEs wy stupid. d vsy hay. farmer % miss De
proper connection between The justly celebrated both ends
OF course L probably was a spirit Of patriotism pure
and simple which made the Consolidation decide to go
into large scale farming at time when labor IS scarce
and high priced it Is now, but Ike good business men
they are taking every possible precaudon to make pay
The result may surprise even their most optimistic views
And the beauty Of it is that for years to come after
the start the enterprise will be progressively profitable
That will be brand new experience for most practical
miners who are familiar with dramatically opposite ten
dsncy.
There was a time when agriculture and animal hus-
bandry was quite the most important interest in the Noun
tain State. The rapid development Of the oil. gas and
coal deposits which put many farmers into state of mod
crate afuence thus removing the spur Of necessity and
the decline in the values of wool and other farm products
put an end to that and today there many Of
once TILED land in West Virginia which good for little
else than to furnish cover for rabbits and game of various
kinds At present prices, however, and these prices are
certain to hold for several years, farming highly profit
able business and if we had way not only the coal
companies but the owners of all the idle arabic land in the
state would be put under cultivation If not by the owners
then by the commonwealth. and with no other thanks to the
owner than the remission Of taxes.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17
PUBLICINTERESTKEEN
IN NATIONS AT WAR;
Well Informed Readers
Show Great Appreciation
of Our Presentation.

The public has placed its seal Of
approval on the efforts Of The West
Virglnian to supply its readers with
an authoritative up to date account Of
the European struggle, and is loud in
its praises of the presentation plan
whereby a big discount is obtainable
from its regular So price. So great
has been the demand for this wonder.
full work by the famous Willis j. Alb,
bot, and strong has been the approval
Of those who have secured the volume
that the West Virginian feels it a
compliment to its enterprise in secur-
ing big allotment for its readers.
Since August 1914, the entire world
has stood aghast at the wholesale
massacre In Europe. Gigantic move
ments of far flung armies, raids of air.
craft and undersea boats, exploding
shells from giant howitzers and other
thrilling, appalling exploits are fully
resulted in this book which has been
rn!ought right up to the date Of Amer
ica's declaration of war against Ger
many.
"The Nations at War" an editorially
authoritative work from the pen Of
one who knows, will clear the public
mind of doubt by its fair, impartial
and critically complete resume OF all
the truths about this great struggle.
The entire plan Of this bargain dis
tribution is fully explained in the cash
discount Voucher printed elsewhere
in this newspaper
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17

Mrs. Emma Vance and children and
Mrs. ]. NJ. Smith have returned from
a two weeks visit with relatives at
Bruecton Mills.
Miss Fannie Hall spent the early part
of the week at the home of her uncle,
Charles Satterdeld, at Hoult
Mrs. Alice Satterfleld, Of State
street, has been III for several days.
Mrs. John Conway, of Morgantown,
is spending this week here with rela.
tives.
Mrs. Jennie Kemble and daughter,
Miss Gladys, who were guests of Mrs.
William Hendricks and Mrs. Fred Bak.
err returned to their home at Littleton
today.
Miss Ivy Morris, who has been very
Ill for several months, is now able to
be out.
Miss Mabel Frum is home from a
weeks visit with relatives at Cross
Roads.
Mrs. A. B. stealey and daughters,
Doris and Vera, were guests Of Mrs
Stealey's sister, Mrs. Fleming at Pleas.
ant Valley couple Of days this week.
Miss Blanche Summers has returned
from Little Falls where she visited
her parents the past week.
Wade Ford, Of Wheeling, is here this
week visiting at the homes Of Ray
Ford and Mr., Keller In Market street.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17
NO ONE ON GUARD.

A CCORDING to Congressman Wood, of Indiana,
~ the scheme Of letting government contracts on the
basis of cost plus ten per cent profit is producing
some queer results The payroll of one company engaged
in building cantonment on this kind of contract shows
the following cost of labor for two weeks: Carpenter
$1,000; foreman plumbers gang, $l69.I3; cement
worker $14625 plumber, $2l2.63; superintendent of
labors sl51.3O; sawyer $45.5o; In another instance
contract was let to men who had been found guilty of
robbng the Canadian government and who had been drum
med out Of the Dominion only to land amidst the faer
pickings of the States
The war is only beginning The waste and the graft
are in the early stages of their development How long
will be before Congress will assert its right to scrnize
expenditures when notous exravagances like this must per-
coate its way to public information through the enterprise
of Individuals
The fact that the proposition to create what has been
called joint shopping committee was wisely defeated is
not an excuse for Congressional abdicaton Of authority
and neglect Of sworn duty. Both houses have committees
which were created for the purpose of protecting the tax
payers against these very things The House has at least
thrse committees that could without ovepteppng their
powers inquire into the particular kind of graft mentioned
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17

When the London Daily News report that American
wounded were being received from the West front at
hospital at Bath the War department at Washington
promised prompt official announcement would be made
when the information was received, IF not incompatible
with military interests" Whereupon news editors all
over the country made up their minds that that'was
the end of the story for the time at least Secretary
Baker probably would regard it as betrayal Of mill
tary information Of first Importance to print that
an American soldier in France had sneezed But they
are going to get over that before it is over They got
over in England as they became better acquainted
with the military task they were up against.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17

out Of life.
Know a fellow who has scarcely got
on speaking terms with his palm
beach suit. Think how he must feel.
Well, lot Of fellows do not have
to care.
Uncle Samll have to IVORY about
their clothing bills for . while,
Morning Astonlsher panned the poor
old B. & D. again this morning.
And the poor old B. & o. probably
Just grinned.
Railroads are too busy these days
hauling coal and munitions and do
ing other big things 70 pay any atten.
ton to peevis reporters who most OF
time do not know what they are writ
ing about.
Why not let the railroads, which
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17
COIL COMPANY EARMLNC.

F he lime should ever come when it would be necessary
for he Governor of West Virginia to decide upon a
plan for making this state economically independent
,bls N other words to go right an acceptable place
sbols for million and hreoquarters Of people It an
unbr6keu and unscaabe wall were built all around The
border all that it would be necessary for him to do would
8 % say make the coal companies farm every rod OF
hrmabs land they own. That probably would turn tn;
lex As neatly as any of industrial captains ever turned
sae. And that is quite trim and nea-f you are willing
s take The words Of panegys the popular magazines hire
What more, if the coal companies took the trouble to
but men with brains in charge Of their agricultural activities
isy very probably would make money at it. Just now it
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17
Personals.

Tony Tropa was among the Monon'
gah callers in Fairmont this morning
en- route to Pennington on business.
Miss Helen Mort was among the Mo-
nongah shoppers in Fairmont yester.
day afternoon.
Clyde Satterfeld went to Valley
Falls yesterday evening to visit friends.
Frank Pryor was in Fairmont this
morning attending to business.
DR.. Peter Noe, Jr,, physician IN
charge # the Traction park hospital,
was in Monongah yesterday evening.
Mrs. Lee n. Satterheld who has been
camping at Valley Falls, was in Mo.
nongah yesterday.
Mrs. Charles Leiying has returned
after spending several days at Valley
Falls.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17
RUFF STUFF

We got you Ira as to why the wa
" should be boiled, but what we want
% know is, did you boil the guy?
= -
! Little technicalities like a detective
warrant do not cut any ice when the
government is taking an interest in
But II 10 scarcely wise to assume
nat the reform goes SO far as to ap'
NY % Q county case.
Especially II some one Of good rep
Hlaticn" is the prisoner at the bar.
Bsginning to put felt hats in the
SHOW windows and advertise fall and
winter suits.
some one is always taking the Joy
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17

Berlin official reports attempt to minimize the I'M
portance of the fighting now going on in Belgium, but
the desperate character of tho German effort to hold
on bellies the statements Last the British defeated
the Germans but were not strong enough to reap the
fruits Of the victory. This year there will not be
repetition Of that II they help It, and II the Ger
mans actually succeed in retaining the towns on the
North Sea it may be taken for granted that they are
stronger in military way than their foes have judged
them to be.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17
Homo from Wsdalna d..

Rev. and Mrs. John Brown arrived
home from a two weeks honeymoon
trip last evening. They were me: at
the train by a large band Of serenad'
eTs who accompanied them to their
new home in Mrs. Harris apartment
house in Newton street. This was by
fer the nosiest reception the Rev. Mr..
Brown has ever received since he has
been IN the city.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17
EAST SIDE
- NEWS -


An interesting meeting Of the Betsy
Ross club was held last evening at the
horne of Mrs. James VanderVort at Bell
Run. The club had Red Cross visitor
who explained. the work Of the Red
Cross. The members decided to take
up Red Cross work in the future, The
next meeting will be held at the home
of Mrs. T. D. Harden on Water street
September 18th.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17

are doing their darndest alone and
get after the county and city govern
ments which are letting the vagrancy
laws become dead letters?
Chiefs back, but no signs yet OF
the anti dog campaign.
And no more jay lines
Likewise nothing said about those
two fellows who disappeared from
jail the night he left.
Gosh ding 1t, he might Just as we'll
still be on vacation.
There is one nice thing about the
large Job Of knitting that the Red
Cross has undertaken. While the
girls are working on mufflers and
sweaters and other useful things they
cannot be working on neckties.
Thus war removes one Of the horror
Of peGe0, ,--- .---iN
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17

Apparently the at last alive to the ser-
business of the l. W. W. activities and is not going to
wait for developments before taking steps to checkmae
them At time like the present when the country is
at war and there world wide food shortage 1t will
not do to wait until grain fields actually are on ire
before proceeding against leaders who openly boast
that they will resort to the torch unless their demands
are granted.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17
Birthday Party.

Mr.. and Mrs. Perry E. Finnell pleas.
antly entertained g number Of young
people at their home on Morgantown
avenue Wednesday evening. August 10,
in honor Of their daughter, Miss Vio-
let's, seventeenth birthday anniveT-
sary. The evening was spent in music
and games and at late hour refresh
ments we're served, Those present
were: Mildred N, Google, Virginia
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17
Attended Reunion.

Mrs. Kate Ktnkead, Miss Valley
Irons, Mrs. W. c. Irons OF Coltax. Mr..
and Mrs, Arch Miller and Mrs. Anna
Gallahue, OF Mllersville, we're In the
city for short time last evening en-
route from Laurel Point where they
had attended the reunion OF the Brand
family
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17
SHORT AND SNAPPY.

That Huntington woman who crept upon her husband
while he slept tied his lls and feet and then whack
ed him over the head with glass jar, must have had
little kulturing on the side.-Charleston Leader.
Instead Of burning the midnight OIL the younger gen
Grafton seems bent upon burning the midnight gasoline
Wheeling Register.
War hasn't all been transferred to the trenches. Il
still RACES over the back fence-Montgomery News.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17

Today river shippers are holding conference at
Marietta Ohio with Colonel Beach, of the United States
engineering corps with view to formulating plans for
making the rivers do their share of carrying the COM
merce Of the nation Maybe the time is not so far of
after all when the millions which have been invested
in the river system by the government will be earning
dividends.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17
M0NONGAH

the members OF the Black Diamond
Lodge No. 70, Degree OF Pythian Sls'
ters. met at their castle hall YESTERDAY
evening for a regular session OF locge.
Immediately following the ADJOURN
meat of the lodge, the Members went
10 the Windsor drug store wnere tne3
enjoyed an .ce cream party.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17

syearineen, Esther Toothman, Naomi
Reeves. Edna Merrlield. ovid Good
nirht, Mildred Prtm. Helen JolliR.
Florence Ross, Blanche Wright, sara
Kuhn Frank Jamison. Frank Swearin'
gen, Wayman Merrifeld, Samuel Kei'
ley and Lawrence Dewitt.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17
Horac CaSYs.a.

Chief William Tindley reports that
he has completed his deg killing cam
pa!gn. He 10 OF the bellet th&t every
dog now in Moncnsah is tagged hav'
ing made house to house canvass 10
make sure that there are no CANNES
escaping the new lcw.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17
BITS OF
STATE NEWS

Reports from various parts Of the
state seem to indicate that the school
boards and the people will refuse to
refuse to change the state text books
this year regardless Of the action OF
the state board says the Clarksburg
Exponent The board Of education Of
Weston has already taken action on
the matter and advised the people Of
that city that there will be no change
Of books and it seems probable that
when school opens the greatest op.
position to the change Of books will
be evinCed in the refusal Of the pa
rents to purchase the books. Travel
ing men who have visited various
parts of the state say that the atti-
tude which the Weston Independent
district board has taken is echoed all
over the state.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17
az cen.s Per 500.

Again the annual levy for tho town
OF Mouongah will be thirty.f.ve cents
on the one hundred dollars. '4he tely
and the years finances were hna!ly
passed upon Of a recent meeenS o. tle
town council. The levy has been tar
ty.tive cents for tle pas, Jour years.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17
At MT, Chateau,

Fred Reeves and daughter, Miss
Naomi and Mrs. Edward johnson and
children motored to Mt. Chateau Tues
day and were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Reeves for the day.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17
conc to Pullman.

Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Long and son,
Harry Long, have gone to Pullman
near Petersburg to visit Mrs. Longs
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Prunty, for a
week or ten days.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17

Premier Lloyd George told the House Of Commons
yesterday that the food situation in Britain is assured
for another year. In other words, the U-boats have
been failure But that fact will have no bearing upon
the outcome of the war until the German people begin
to believe It.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17
Prospects Not Good.

There are coupla jobs we would
not care for the way things are look.
ing at present, king and bartender
Boston Transcript.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17

A new method of preparing stew
ed" chicken has been discovered by a
housewife near Mt. Clare, but the dis.
covery, which was made quite by &C
cident as many great epoch making
discoveries are, is no | expected to
meet with much favor in West Vir'
GINA where the necessary stewing
material Is somewhat too rare to be
wasted upon mere chickens. A far
mer's wife, so the story goes, dis.
covered to her dismay that quantity
Of peaches which she had preserved
with so much effort the previous year
had spoiled. And SO sadly she en-
ptied them into vessel and put them
in the poultry yard as food for some
twenty choice chickens. A jaunty
cock sauntered over and sampled the
Offering regarded it for a moment,
while his expression rapidly changed
from one Of puzzlement to one oil
wondering delight, and then with a
sly wink and a nod he summoned his
harem 10 the feast Of Baccheus. When
discovered by the farmers wife some
time later the whole flock was march,
ing tipsily around the empty pan, leo
by the rooster who was Growing
crow that was weiredly suggestive Oh
eve won't go to roost until morn
ing"