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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-29
of farming next year.
Thav Mead This Fellow.

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They Need This Fellow.
The village smithy, beneath a
spreading chestnut tree, saWple OF
whose fruit he endeavors to palm of
on the board as a new and original
excuse for not serving, declares he's
the only blacksmith for miles
around. That IL he's called to war
there1l be no one left to mend knit
ting needles and tatting spindles, and
many a poor soldier will freeze his
tootsies for the lack of good, Made
in-America German sox.
e Tu, Cassius.
Then there's the guy from Cass-
somehow or other there's always a
more or less gaseous Cassius figur-
ing in these affairs-who handed his
claims for exemption and his am
davits and his family tree and mar
riage license and birth certificate
and vaccination receipts to Judge
Birdzell this morning and calmly in
quired:
Now where do I go to get my
mileage money?
Somebody had told that poor fell
low that Uncle Sam would pay him
ten cents the mile for his journey to
and from Bismarck. just like a reg
ular legislator, and he had that
money all spent In advance.
'Tis tough though true, Uncle Sam
doesn't make any mileage allowance.
Them as travels does so on their
own peril.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-29
CITIZENS JOIN IN
SEARCH FOR CHILD
Residents Of Belfield Find Twin Boy
After Lad Had Wandered Nearly
Two Miles Through Fields.

Belfield, N. b. Aug. "a. Residents
Of Belfield and the surrounding city
joined In the search for one Of the.
twin babies OF l.. e. Newton, who.
wandered of into field Of wheat
and became lost.
Not until after the big field had
been thoroughly comhed was the
child found. He had wandered
north OF the farm for a distance of
one and one-haDf miles from the
place where he started, going
through a 600-acre field of fax and
wheat much OF which was above
his head.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-29
SETS RECORD
r. J. Jaster Believes He Has Estab-
lished Days Threshing Output.

Sheldon, N. D., Aug. 2a.-F. J..
faster believes that he has set a
record in North Dakota for the big
gest days threshing. On Monday ne
pounded out 3,777 bushels OF grain
composed of oats and wheat, the
wheat being Of the marquis variety
and ran out of the spout almost as
fast as the oats. The big days run
was made on the Fred Kaatz farm
at Anselm. II hours time being put
In
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-29
MADDOX PHYSICIAN
STRUCK BY AUTO
DE-. M0eIIeF Has Leg Broken - Was
Repairing Machine when Recl-
less Driver Struck Him.

AIinot. N. D., Aug. 2s.-While lying
on the ground at work on his mae
chine, DR.. J. H. Moelier, OF Maddox,
was run down by another auto, the
drivers name not being known. DR..
Moeller suffered a broken leg and IL
is believed a broken shoulder He
was returning 10 Maddox from Dew
lis Lake.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-29
MOTHER OF RALEIGH"
DIES AT age OF II
Mrs. Charlotte WEIGH Lives in Rail
eiuh Township Ever Since First
Spade Of Earth Turned.

Raleigh, N. D., Aug. 20. The
Mother of Raleigh" is dead. Mrs.
Charlotte WEIGH, mother OF Omar
WEIGH Of Raleigh and owner of the
townsite upon which Raleigh is built,
passed away at the age OF ~. She
had lived here ever since the first
spadeful of earth was turned on the
townsite, and everyone knew her and
lovingly referred to her as mother,
while a younger generation was
springing up to whom she was
Grandma" Everyone in Raleigh at
tended the funeral.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-29
SHERIFF NIPS LIQUOR
SHIPMENTS AT BOWMAN
Large Quantities Said TO Have Been
Brought Over State Line From
Points in Montana.

Bowman, N. D., Aug. 29.-Large
quantities of liquor brought over the
line from Baker, Mont. are being
seized by Sheriff Norem, in his ef-
forts to make Bowman bone dry Two
Baker men gathered in with whiskey
in their possession were fined 500
and costs. The stuff is being brought
over in wagons, in jitneys, in saddle
bags, pockets and other containers.
and very large amount Of it Is COM
ing In
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-29
FLOATING POPULATION
STRIKES GRAND FORKS
Police Force Has Increased Vigilance
TO Care for Men Making Way
TO Threshlng Fields.

Grand Forks. N D., Aug. 29.-with
the advent of the threshing season
many members of the /. w. w. are
coming to Grand Forks daily and the
local police force has increased It's
vigilance. Railroad men report much
trouble with /. w. WIS beating their
way on freights. Reports also are
reaching the city of members Of the
order intimidating farm hands in
various sections of the valley.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-29
BASKETBALL STAR"
KILLED IN MILWAUKEE
Peter Penosky, Member of Fast Mar.
marth Team, Meets Death Under
Cars on Which He Was Working.

Marmarth, N. D., Aug. 29.-Peter
Penosky, a young Bulgarian who
graduated from the local schools, on
whose basketball team he was a
leading point getter, was killed in
the Milwaukee line yards here when
a car upon which he was engaged
as car-repairer was Jared by a car
of empties which had been set out
on the switching track. Penosky
was under the car at the time, and
the wheels passed over him. He lived
five hours.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-29
VOTED INCREASE
Rev. MIR. Bredson Advised to Tell New
Call 10 Look Elsewhere.

Leeds, N. D., Aug. 29.-The Lake
Ibsen Lutheran church has declined
to accept the resignation of Rev.
Alfred Bredson, who had received a
call from an Edgerton, Wis, con-
gregation. Instead, his parish voted
him a substantial increase in salary
and suggested that he advise the
Badger church TO look elsewhere for
a shepherd.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-29
Instructors
OF German Are
Not In Demand

Mandan, N. D., Aug. 29.-Miss
Harriet Schultz. who resigned as
German teacher in the Mandan
high school. has written asking
IL the position is still open.
She says that IL is almost inn
possible to find a position as
teacher Of the German language.
Throughout the northwest, she
writes. high schools are aband-
oning the teaching of German. or
cutting down the course merely
to let those who have already
started the subject, complete the
work.
The Mandan high school has
added Spanish to the curriculum
and offers a very limited course
in German.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-29
Henry Bad
Gun Elected
Mandan Chief

Halliday, N. D.. Aug. 2e.-Fol-
lowing their custom. after the
death Of a chief. the Mandan tribe
held q meeting at Council hall on
the Little Missouri, and elected
Henry Bad Gun as the new chief.
He Is a farmer living near hide
pendence, is 81 years OF age. and
the son Of q chief,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-29
FAT, LIVE Pig BUYS
TICKETS FOR MATINEE
New England Farmer Brings Porksr
In On Automobile and Sells
IL For $40.

New England, N. D., Aug. 90
When w. F. Mccormick came in
with his family for a matinee at the
theater he Brought with him his
spending money in the form of fat,
live pig, which occupied a crate
fastened to the running board of the
Mccormick touring car. The pig
brought $29.
And then to think" comments the
editor of The New England Herald,
that Forrest Crissey, that famous
story writer for The Saturday Even
ing Post, tried to tell the world that
North Dakota was not fit for a hog
to dwell in"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-29
Red Trail Carries Valuable
Cargo These Days; Booze To
Bismarck Worth SIS 4 Quart

Bismarck N. D.. Aug. 29.-The old
Black Hills trail never carried a
more valuable cargo in the days of
old, the days Of gold, the day of '7S,
ETC., with apologies to the Forty
Miners" than does the Red Trail in
this good year 1917, IL reports are
to be believed. Single cargoes
brought by jitney over the Red
Trail from Wibaux, Mont, to Bis
marck represent a value of 5000 on
arrival here, and at least one such
cargo, says reliable information. Is
coming into Bismarck every week in
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-29

one handsome, seven passenger. six
cylinder car.
The stuff is perfectly rood whis-
key, costing 81 to $3.50 the quart in
WiPaux. Here the jobbing price is 81
the quart. but by the time it gets to
the consumer II costs IS, and he's
glad to pay 1t. One little party re-
Gently consumer SIS worth of this
commodity, and declared 1t first-rate
red' liquor, 1t is said.
Al trip to Wibaux and return by
jitney consumes three DAYS. The net
profit on an average load Of $50
quarts is $3.50.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-29
RIBS BROKEN
Erick Dahl Of Portland. confinsd IN
Hospital With 2 Broken Bones.

Portland. N. D.. Aug. 29.-As the
result Of machine tipping over. Erick
Dahl, a laborer. is confined in the
hospital with three broken ribs. The
accident occurred a few miles west
OF here when he turned out too far
to pass an approaching car.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-29
ARMED GUARDS PATROL
STREETS AT BISMARCK
Younger Guardsmen at Fort Lincoln
Show Disposition 70 Become
Homesiek-Trains Watched.

Bismarck. N. D., Aug. 29.-Bis-
marck had it's first experience with
armed provost guards Tuesday,
when soldiers from Fort Lincoln pa
trolled the streets day and watch
ed every outgoing train. There has
been no general desertion from Fort
Lincoln, but some of the younger
guardsmen have shown a disposition
to become homesick and depart for a
visit with the folks without consult
ing anyone.
Major Wright has put ''provos"
on the job as the best means of dis
couraging this practice
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-29
FORGERY ALLEGED
Grand Forks County sheriff Leaves
for Carson to Get Prisoner.

Grand Forks. N. D., Aug. 29.-Sher-
iff A. F. Turner left last night for
Carson. N. D.. to take into CUSTODY
Kenneth j. Brown, wanted here on
charge of forgery on complaints sign
ed by N. Papermaster and the Skaug
Jewelry store. Brown is alleged 10
have forged two $3.50 checks on the
Dakota Plumbing & Heating Co. =
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-29
LIGHTS FOR TAPPEN
All On Ground Ready
For installation.

Happen, N. D.. Aug. 29.-Tappen
viii soon see the shining light. Ex-
cept for the engine which was ship
ped from Chicago two weeks ago,
ALL the equipment for the municipal
light plant is here and Is ready to.
be installed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-29
WATTS RESIGNS
Secretary OF He5ron Fire q Pressed
Brick Co. rendeFs Resignation.

Hebron, N. D.. Aug. 29.-E. L.
Watts, secretary and stakeholder OF
the Hebron Fire a. Pressed Brick Co,
has rendered his resignation and will
leave the city. Watts has been iden-
tined with the Hebron Fife q Pressed
Brick Co. since It's organization until
its growth has placed its value at
81 900 600 and made IL the greatest
plant in North Dakota.
He has not divulged his future plans.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-29
BROTHERS HARVESTING
5000 ACRES OF FLAX
Eight Binders Pulled by Two Trac.
tors az Work on Flax Ranch Near
Fort Yates-Expset Good Yield.

Fort Yates. N, D.. Aug. 2e.--Arne-
son Bros. e. LANCE, who have about
5000 acres Of fax on leased Indian
land near Matho, have begun harv-
esting. They are using eight binders
pulled by two tractors The yield,
they report will be very good. The
5000 acres probably win produce
81, 900 bushels Of max. valued al $3.50
the buEhel. OF an aggregate Of $780,
600
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-29
POULTRY ASSOCIATION.
w. w. Davenport Of veIva, Elected
Secretary Of State Organization.

Secretary OF state Orqanixatlcn'
velva, N. D., Aug. 29.-W. w. Dav-
export of this city. has been elected
secretary treasurer of the new state
association to be known as the
Northwest Barred Plymouth Rock
Poultry association, which proposes
encouraging more birds Of this breed
on the farms OF the state. At the
poultry show held i'm Bismarck last
winter there were more Barred Ply
mouth Rocks shown than any other
breed OF bird.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-29
STEAL TIRES

pickey Garages Broken Into and
Tires and Castings Taken BY Thieves.
Dickey, n. D., Aug. 29.-Auto
thieves, believed to be the same ones
who operated in Fargo and other Red
river valley cities, broke into the
garages Of r. w. Weber and
II. d. Mack Saturday night stealing
two castings and rims.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-06
AUTOMOBILES AND ROADS

A UTOMOBILE drivers of Penn
~ sylvania, to the numberE1f more
than 800, 900, have paid into the
Treasury of the State since January 1
$S,S25,OOO, and dealers say this will
be greatly increased before the end
of the year and that 1918 will break
all records.
This by way of emphasizing the
Importance of the automobile in the
cause of good roads in PENNSYLVANIA.
for every penny of the license fees.
by legislative act, goes into highway
Improvement. The automobile own
ers are paying their own way in
Pennsylvania. If the machines are
hard on the roads. they more than
make up the difference in the money
they provide for betterments, and
the interest they have developed in
highway improvements has been the
largest instrumentality in the good
roads campaign that is now under
way in every part of the Common
wealth.
If the automobilists stand shoulder
to shoulder and line up behind them
all the friends they can induce to
vote for it, the proposed road loan
will go through in 1918 with a-huee
majority.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-06
THE SANINfEES EXCEL

" HE Sammees in France had a
rifle and hand grenade throw
ing contest Saturday. Picked
men from the whole French army
were pitted against the best shots
and the most accurate throwers In
the American contingent. The
Americans won both contests by a
slight margin, despite the fact that
the French have had three years of
trench practice with grenades and
that the Americans were handicap
ped by lack of familiarity with the
new French rifles with which they
have been supplied.
1t is the verdict of the officers that
American skill at baseball is respon-
sible for superiority with the gren-
ades, and if so, heaven help the
Germans when the National League
stars get into the trenches.
1t is both gratifying and encourage
ling to learn that the American fight
ers are second to none in skill with
the rifle and other methods of trench
warfare. These contests speak we'll
for the results that will be attained
when the Sammees reach the fight
ing line.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-06
Congress and the War
By Briggs
Philadelphia Ledger |


There may be much ground for
criticism in the conduct of the war
thus far. Delays have occurred which
might have been prevented. Dupli-
cation of effort where there ought to
have been unity and cooperation has
operated as a drawback. And inyal-
liable time has been lost in suuab-
pies over methods and prerogatives.
But the American people may be re-
assured by the knowledge that the
administration is actually learning
by Its experience. The very friction
and inefficiency have been a neces-
sary preliminary to the application
OF radical remedies. 1t is only fair
to say that, wonderful as have been
the achievements of Congress thus
far, the department of the govern
ment most in need of investigation
and supervision is not that over
which the President presides. 1t is
the part of Congress to find the ways
and means, that of the Executive to
carry out the will of the nation.
There is no call to minimize the diff
culties of the task of the former.
The formulation of a revenue-pro-
ducing measure, on the gigantic scale
required by the present emergency,
Is herculean undertaking, especially
If the result is to be an equitab BILE
distribution of the burden among the
people. 1t calls for statesmanship
and patriotism; the nation will not
accept as substitutes for these quail
ties narrow partisanship and fac
titious fault-finding. This is a fact
that certain senators and representa-
tives are prone to forget. A reminder
VIII do them no harm and may do
some good.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-06
BAKER IN AsCENDANCY

TT Is said at Washington that Bar
ney". Baruch was not placed at
the head of the new centralized
purchasing board because he could
not secure the recommendation of
his associates on the Council of Ma
tional Defense.
That honor goes to Frank A. Scott.
of Cleveland, Ohio. the home city
of Secretary Newton D. Baker. who
discovered Mr.. Scott and brought
him to Washington. His prefermen
over Mr.. Baruch appears to be n tri-
umph for Mr.. Baker against the in
fluence of Secretary McAdoo-and It
may foreshadow the development of
the Secretary of War as a candidate
for the presidency in opposition to
Mr.. McAdoo.
Age, geography. freedom from
previous entangling alliances and
from the charge of nepotism, and
the likelihood of a united support
from his home State, combine to give
Mr.. Baker elements of strength
which Mr.. McAdoo lacks.
And yet. If Baker should bear
away the prize, we have no doubt
that McAdoo would conclude that
the United States entered this war
in vain.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-06
Exploits Don't Win Wars

Germany cables its latest raid of
English towns by airships as bril-
liant exploit"
If that's all, 1t is of no military
value. Brilliant exploits" win no
wars. A solid thrashing is the only
thing that tells in the end.
Arnold's heroic march up the
Kennebec to Quebec is a classic in
military suffering but it got us moth
ing.
The British seiZure of Washing
ton in 1914 was of no military bene-
fit to them whatever.
Captain Hobson's daring exploit
with the Merrimac in Santiago har-
Dor required immense nerve, but 1t
didn't stop q Spanish exit later
Generat'a Funston's capture of
Aguinaldo was melodramatic and
spectacular, but the Filipino insur-
rection ended only when American
soldiers had disarmed every warlike
tribe.
The Confederatee swept easily up
to Chambersburg and burned it, but
Chambersburg was soon rebuilt, al
though the Confederacy was not.
Don't try to be a hero" wrote
General r. E. Lee to his own son.
who enlisted as private in his ia
ther's army.
Just plain, solid soldering that
stuck to its job as ordered was the
thing General Lee wished his son to
adopt.
That's the thing that wins war,
by exhausting the other fellow
Girard, in Philadelphia Ledger.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-06

the dove cote for inspiration, the
action of Dauphin is interesting, but
not important.
The complete harmony" may be
soothing to-day. but when some of
the Democrats sit down and after
thoughtfully considering local fed
eral appointme ents. begin to think
over what happened Saturday. there
will be mutterings in the night
watches.
Ten years ago unanimous election
of officers by either committee would
have been considered a sign of de-
cadence and two years ago a reso-
luton commencing Vance c. McCor-
mick would have been a signal for
brickbats.
Charles d. Sucker. Sixth ward.
time foe of Mccormick, was
elected county chairman, and G.. w.
MacWilliams, Tenth ward, city chair
man.
The other officers elected by accla-
nation by the two committees were:
County-John H. Eby, former
county commissioner, of Lykens, vice.
chairman; ]. Douglas NJ. Royal, Har-
risburg, secretary. and Fred L. Nor
genthaler, of Harrisburg. treasurer.
City-James G.. Miles. vice-chair-
man; Augustus Geisel, secretary, and
Fred L. Morgenthaler, treasurer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-06

and organized troops under anything
like equal conditions. If IL will be
difficult to drive them back to the
Rhine, 1t is even more demonstrably
true that the lines of the Allies can
mold 1nterminably on the western
front. We have a chance to break
through; they apparently have none.
German propaganda has impaired,
If it has not wrecked, Russian eff
cheney. The ground is laid for an
other stupendous Teuton victory, one
of those victories which involve little
fighling and are no evidence what
ever of German invincibility, but
which exert an enormous moral eff
feet and give to the unthinking the
impression that there is no power
which can Withstand the mailed fist.
The American public must be warned
against such impressions, must be
taught to understand that we are
to take the place of Russia and
wage the fight to a decision in the
West, where German skill is met by
equal skill, where she must fight for
what she gets, and where the mas
ter stroke forever exploding the
myth of German military invinci-
bility must be delivered.
We have four things to supply:
money ships to keep supplies NOV
ing, airplanes to assure Allied DOM
nance of the air and troops to fight.
The first We are providing, the sec
ond We are about to provide, the
third We shall deliver next spring
and the fourth we have broken all
the interpretations of modern dem
ocracy to supply. Nor shall we fail
in any feature of this fourfold, pro-
gram. We may be about to pass
through a German period of the
war. one of those discouraging pc
RODS similar to that following Char
cellorsvilIe, but, if so it will be the
last of such periods. IEeIeafta' dtN
will leg'n to break. II hlladelrh,a
Ledger
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-06
THRILLING WITH HONOR

M UGH is being made by the
M yellow press of alleged efforts
to evade the draft, hastv
plunges into matrimony, it is charged.
being one Of the most popular means,
Doubtless there are young men who
prefer the cares of family life to the
risk of trench warfare and who
have taken unto themselves wives
in the hope thus to escape military
service. But to pronounce every man
a Stacker who has been married since
the passage of the draft law is n.
gross exaggeration and does an in.
Justice to thousands of well-inten-
toned, patriotic and COURAGEOUS
young Americans.
suppose, for illustration, q Young
man of draft age had been engaged
to marry last winter and the date
of the wedding hao been fixed for
June, July or August. Is he a Stacker
because he keeps his word to the
girl of his choice? Or. is she to be
despised because she loves deeply
enough to wed a man whom she
knows must shortly go away at his
country's call? We think not.