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Paper Money.

But these price movements have
not all been in terms of gold. Most
OF the warning nations have had a
virtual, though concealed, premium
on gold, having practically gone on
to q deprecated paper basis. Since
the buying and selling of gold has
been forbidden, and apparently pre-
vented for the most part, this pre-
MUM has been publicly registered
only or chiefly in the foreign ex-
changes. Exchange in New York on
the various nations in Europe has
deprecated, although at the OUT
break Of war. the movement was
quite in the contrary direction. The
depreciation has been greatest in
the case of Russia and least in the
case OF England, which is the only
one of the warning countries in
which we may fairly say that there
has been no real premium on gold.
II is to be noted that the highest
rise in prices has been in. the coun-
tries where the depreciation Of
paper has been the greatest.
Former Wars. h
OF course to students of war and
currency this is a familiar story. In
our Civil war, with the credita.bie
exception OF California, the United
States went on TO a paper basis.
gold went to a premium, foreign ex-
change on New York fell according
", and prices shot up to CORES
pond, more than doubling in three
years.
AS we have seen, England went
through somewhat the same ex-
perience in the Napoleonic wars.
Afterward the famous bullion re-
port" was made, ascribing the rise
in prices to the depreciation of
paper, by which was meant it's de-
probation relatively to gold. If we
go back further we have other war
issues in the continental paper
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The War For the Week

tude has been successful.
Here are a few other significant
features Of current war news:
The peace talk from Germany is a
steadily rising tide. with monster
demonstrations for peace which
never would have been tolerated q
year ago.
The British and French seem able
to take any given objective, at any
time they set out to do 30.
The Allied artillery Is 90 effective
that the loss to the Allies Is not only
relatively, but actually smaller, than
that to the Germans, despite the ad-
vantage that Hes with the defense in
trench warfare.
The British have finally decided on
reprlsals in aerial warfare, which
will bring home the German fright
fulness to the German people.
British officials state unequivocally
that the submarine has ceased to be
decisive factor. and that while IL
lie a serious problem, there is no
longer any possibility of it's bringing
defeat.
Hope For Decision.
Taking all Of these factors into
consideration. and judging the de-
spair that seems to be settling down
over the German troops. there is
some ground for the hope of a decis-
i've victory in the west this fall. The
decisive victory" would not neces-
sarily mean the ending Of the war;
but possibly the retirement of the
Germans from the Belgian coast, or
perhaps to a new line close to their
own borders,
Once the morale Of an army is lost,
its decline is rapid. Russia furnish
ed all the evidence needed Of this.
Another strategic retreat, If Il
brought no relief from the terrific
and continuous artillery lombard
ment, might disorganize the German
army. They are now undergoing the
experience Of the Allies in the early
weeks Of the war, when the British
and French fought with rifles against
artillery. The conditions are revers-
ed and reversed with interest, for
the British artillery has reached a
greater stage Of efficiency than any
thing the Germans have yet offered.
And the preponderance is increasing
with the growing shortage of sup
plies in Germany, which has already
resulted in orders to conserve am
munition.
Germany may be far from conquer
ed yet. but her strength is surely
ebbing.
On Other Fronts.
Few reports have come from the
other fronts this week. There is no
indication of whether the British
followed up their victory near Bag
dad. The news from Russia has
been chiefly political, with no, evid-
ence Of any military enterprises on
either side. In Macedonia the lack
Of any spare ships to carry supplies,
has kept the army of the Allies from
any sustained offensive. The Ital-
ians apparently are preparing for
another blow. but it has not fallen
this week. ah
The submarine statement was most
cheering, showing the smallest losses
since the unrestricted warfare began
last February.
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NOT ALL sLAcKERs.

OF course discussions Of taxes and
congressional problems, should be
barred from the Saturday night edi-
toriaI page, but Congress is closing
a really remarkable session today.
Congress has been pulled. and
hauled. and prodded through a hot
Washington summer, but 1t has to
its credit, when all is said, a truly
remarkable record of accomplish
ment, q record that probably has
never been equalled in the history Of
the United States, and perhaps in the
history Of the worlds legislative
bodies.
on April the United States was
on a peace footing. Today. Just six
months later. it is on q war foot
ing. During those six months it is
just as well, perhaps. that the United
States had England. France and italy
lighting her battles. but It il charit-
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THE AMERICAN SPIRIT.

william Allen White who helped
put Kansas on the. map. has gone to
France, and is writing a series of
articles for American newspapers.
Nothing that has come to our at
tention has summed up so adequate
~ the American spirit in this war,
as this little excerpt from one OF his
articles:
Two boys on the box Of an
American ambulance corps motor
car rounded the corner. The car
vas filled with wounded. A gass-
ed car horse stood dying before
the big truck. 'Z-z-z-m Bang!'
came a German she'll forty feet
away. The French drivers Of the
truck Of dynamite, realizing the
danger OF the situation, rushed
to the American boys who. had
alighted from the ear. The first
reaction OF the Frenchmen was
q Joy Of fellowship in peril They
threw their arms beautifully and
affectionately about the Ameri-
cans and cried, We are brothers
Eli democracy. We shall die to-
gether!' BrDthers irl he'll ans
Wered the Americans. whose first
reaction was upon their sense OF
humor. NOT On your life win We
die together Buck in and let's
move your damn truck"
How about II Fargo? Shall we
buck IN" and help sell these damn
Linerty Bonds or shall we stick
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The second lecture follows:
Before the War.
AS the facts which we have re-
viewed show, at the outbreak of the
great war some cause or causes had
been steadily elevating prices far
above their low level of 1895. The
subject had attracted worldwide
attention. There had been bread
and meat riots in many cities
throughout the world, from Berlin
to Toxic. For several years there
had been talk OF an international
congress on the high cost Of living.
A bill authorizing the President to
call such a conference had passed
the senate at. the end of the Taft
administration and Mr. Wilson prior
to his becoming President had APP
proved the idea. Premier (now
president) Poincare and other pub
lie men and organizations in most
civilized countries had done the
same. Numerous local and national
investigations on the high cost OF
living had been made and numerous
reports, articles and books on the
subject had appeared.
The War.
i, In the, midst of all this ferment
the war came and cut discussion
short.
But it soon became apparent that
since the war began the high cost
of living had risen further. Neutrals
suffered as we'll as belligerents. We
have recently heard loud complaints
from Holland, Sweden, Norway ana
Spain.
The first price phenomenon dur
ing the war was a speculative rise
of prices. Such sudden speculative
nark-up of prices usually accom-
panies war. This was temporary,
however, as such arbitrary marx
ups usually are. y It reached its
maximum in the United States in
September 1914. AS soon as 1t be-
came clear that market conditions
would not justify such rise the
speculators were forced within the
Following two months TO reduce the
prices nearly to normal. NO great
changes in prices was felt until the
near the close OF 1915 from which
time the rise OF the price level has
been rapid and almost uninterrupt-
ed.
What has happened was. dimly at
least. foreseen by some or us and
was, for the most part forecast
bv me In my little book, ~ ny 10 the
Dollar Shrinking?" published
month after the outbreak OF the
war +,
sRetaiI Prices.
The retail prices Of food have now
mounted to AZ per cent above the
level before the war. This rise,
however. while sufflcient to revive
popuIar excitement on the
subject is trifitng compared with the
rise abroad, even anpong neutrals: IN
Switzerland retail food prices had
risen up TO March last. So per cent;
in Denmark up to February IS per
cent; in Italy up to April, s. per
cent; in sweden up 70 April, % per
cent, in England up 70 August, 102
per cent: in Austria up TO May 1888
Der cent; and In Germany for which
we have figures only up to Oct, 1916,
100 per cent.
Wholesale.
wholesale prices rose even faster.
In the United states wholesale
prices in August were SO per cent
higher than July. 1914. In England
thew were is Der cent higher.
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Your Treatment Has Cured Me

Miss Lille G. Martin, n. r. /. BOX
81, Shelbyville, Tenn. writes: Every
body says look better than have
for two or three years, and / sim
cerely thank you for your kind adj
vice. / believe your treatment has
entirely cured me. / can eat any
thing / want. believe your remedies
win cure any case 6f indigestion or
dyspepsia. Il is simply good medi.
cine and / recommend 1t whenever /
have the opportunity to do so. IL
should need your advice again /
will certainly write to you at once =
Mrs. 7: ETech. r. r. i, Box 10,
Hickory Point. Tenn. writes: Il am
cured of catarrh. 1 will always praise
Peruna. ] think 1t is one Of the
grandest medicines on earth. am
now entirely well"
Our booklet. telling you how to keep
wen. free to all. The Perupa Co. CO.
lumbus. OHIO.
Those who object to liquid nedi-
cines can now procure Peruna Tab
let's.
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Pains and Aches
Caused By Kidneys

Many women attribute ailments
and suffering to some disease pecu-
liar TO their sex, when often the
pain and misery is caused by weak
or deranged kidneys. Homework,
once work or factory work may
start the trouble, and dizzy SPELLS.
pufaness under eyes, sore muscles,
gtiff joints, discolored or seanty urine,
sleep disturbing bladder ailments
rheumatism or diabetes may result.
When the kidneys are strong and
healthy they filter out from the blood
the poisonous waste matter. When
they are sluggish or overworzed they
need a medicine to clean them out
and invigorate action. Foley Kidney
Pills are prepared expressly for the
purpose OF dissolYing all poisonous
substances and uric acid that lodge
in the joints and muscles and to
cleanse and strengthen stopped-up,
Inactive kidneys. Thousands OF men
and women in all parts of the county
testify TO the wonderfully gatisfac-
tory results they have had from take
ing Foley Kidney PillA.
@UU9 a asum4kfsFlmLD.
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While they hardly dare voice 1t
yet. there Is in the heart Of many
who follow the war closely, the hope
that some really decisive result Is
about to be achieved by the British
attacks on the Flanders front.
The stock and grain markets have
reelected it this week. The dispatch
es Of the British staff officers have
reflected 1t. Washington has re-
Elected 1t. It is almost intangible as
yet, but IL is in the air.
Just what that military result
might be, has hardly been formulated
in words. The first step, and one
which seems not only possible but
most probable, is retirement Of the
entire German line in northern
Belgium, with the resultant evacua-
ton of one or more Of the submarine
bases on the coast.
There Is no real justification for
the belief that anything further than
that will happen, but an air Of ex-
pectancy has been created by the
British successes. It may be merely
a psychological wave. but the hope
that the German line is beginning to
crumple. is in the air.
Grsatsst Victory Since Marine.
General Haigs attack this week
has been heralded as the most
notable success since the battle of
the Marine. In the terrible battle now
in progress in Flanders, success is
not measured in territory won, or
even in prisoners captured. The cam
paign now is to break down the Ger
man army's morale. Viewed even from
the standpoint of actual ground won,
the advance was notable. The losses
inflicted on the Germans were terri
nc. but the most important feature
Of the victory was the stunning
superiority Of the British army and
the British artillery which was
brought home TO the German troops
as never before. This was evidenced
by the letters on captured prisoners,
which spoke in tones Of utter despair.
1t was evidenced by the wholesale
surrender OF German troops when
ever they had an opportunity to sur
render. II was evidenced in the
relatively small losses Of the British,
proving the effectiveness of the Brit
ish barrage. Nor were the troops OPP
posed to the British the new recruits,
or the old men. They were the pick
Of the Kaiser's regiments, for the
German high command knows only
too well the Importance OF the pres
ent offensive, and what another
strategic retreat means, not only
from a military standpoint, but be-
cause Of the effect on the people at
home.
Significant Figures.
Strikingly Significant was the sum-
mary of the war for nine months, is
sued yesterday by the British war
office. The British claimed to have
taken $1,000 German prisoners and
332 guns in that time, while admit
ting the loss Of $4,000 prisoners, but
no guns. Nothing could more strlk-
ingly convey the manner in which
the offensive has passed into the
hands Of the Allies. There have been
no retreats this year which involved
the loss Of guns. Short bits OF
trench have been lost, perhaps, but
no German offensive of any magni-
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To say, as only Riddles can.
II thank you, Mr.. Soldier Man"
The solder of the U. s.A.
Paused for a moment on his way;
why do you thank me, little tad"
Cause you are dressed just like my
dad. ..-
"And. dad has gone to France. you
see,
To save our flag and home for me.
And from your clothes ! guess that
Are going to help my daddy. too"
From childish lips comes wisdom
true;
They go to save, for me, for you,
Our flag and home and liberty.
And to these lads in suits OF tan
Let all respond while yet we can,
We thank you, Mr.. Soldier Man.
Minneapolis Journal -
There is an unwonted quiet about
our city streets. No glimpse OF
khaki greets us as we leave the yell
low-leaved paths of our Island park
and come in sight Of the armory.
There are vacant chairs in front
and an unwelcome quietude.
Saturday we said "Godspeed" to
OUR BOYS. We watched them
swing CALAMITY down Broadway to
the merry pathos of Dixie. Fargo
had a tear in it's eye and a large
lump in it's throat. The tear and
the lump are both there still
What can we do now? We can
close our front doors on the things
that now don't seem to count. We
ia Iys& h
some fashioned ginger cookies
and some of the other morsels OF
goodness that have always filled the
cooky jar. We can keep our pens so
busy that Mr.. STAFFORD and the other
gentlemen who make ink will soon
be as busy as those very active men
are who now dole US out yarn. And
we can KNIT. We can knit until the
click of the knitting needle will be
heard all over this broad America
1t is the only way we can truly.
say I'VE thank you Mr.. Soldier
Man.
E. c. Guthrie of Fargo sends in
this amusing little bit OF rhyme:
THE DEVIL RESIGNS.
The Devil sat by a lake of fire
On a pile of sulphur kegs,
His head was bowed upon his breast,
His tail between his legs;
A look of shame was on his face,
The sparks dripped from his eyes;
Gle had sent up his resignation
To the throne up in the skies.)
I'm down and out" the Devil said,
He said it with a sob
There are others that outclass me,
And I want to quit the job" ri
He'll isn't in it with the land
That lies along the Rhine;
I'm a has-been and a piker, 'ae
Therefore resign. -.
One ammunition maker " yr
With his bloody shot and shell
Knows more about damnation
Than all the imps of hell. 8
Give my job to Kaiser William,
The author of this war,
He understands it better,
A million times by far. Hae
l hate to leave the old home, "a
The spot ] love so well, n
But I feel that I'm not up-to-d date
In the art of running He'll. s-|
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PLAN MISSOURI SLOPE SHOW.

Bismarck, N. D., Oct. 6.-Plans al
ready are being laid for the Missouri
slopes greatest chicken, corn and
alfalfa show, to be held in Bismarck
In January. The Burleigh county
commissioners this week appropriat-
ed $500 to prove that it believes in
more corn, chickens and alfalfa. A
substantial appropriation is pledged
by the Morton county board, and 1t
is probable that an average of 800
will be set aside by all the counties
in the slope to be used for prizes and
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UNDERWOOD 800 klLLEn.

Underwood, ". D., oct. s.-Chrisf
Berg is in the Bismarck hospital as
a result of the accidental Discharges
OF q shotgun which ne was CARRYING
with him on load OF hay. The en-
tire charge landed in the young
mans arm, badly manglina that
member.
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THREW WRONG LEVER.
Young Woman al Raw Psralvzsd
Thrauah Auto Aeeidarf

Ray N. D., Oct. 6.-Bfiss Henriet-
Ia : Gould is paralyzed from her
hips down as a result Of her car
turning over her when she threw the
gear into reverse instead of low
while climbing q steep hin here.
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premium list viii exceed BY several
thousand dollars any ever before of
tered for an enterprise OF this Kind
in western North Dakota.
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premiums. Individual contributions,
running as high as 800, are report
ed by Assistant Secretary Frank
AtilholIan, who predicts that the
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WILL INSTALL GATES.
Northern Pacific viii Protect al,
maFc< Street Crossins

~FN ~t'Sst -NFosSlnqs
Bismarck, N. D., Oct. 6.--The rail
way commission yesterday was Of
ncially advised. by the Norfheru
Pacific railway that gates are Ia he
installed as soon as possible at the
crossing in Bismarck, where Robert
Johnston, a well known Buriefrh
county young farmer, recently met
death
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Mandan. N. d, Oct. 6.-With the
visit Of DR.. c. c. Hickman. formerly
Of this city now of Beaver Crossing.
Reb., announcement was made that
Mandan is to have Arm OF phvsi-
clans to be known as Spielman.
kranz q Hickman. DR. q. II. Spiel
man and DR.. ~. Kranz are both of
Mnn6an
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TobAYs QUOTATION

"Hiah- rnindedness, q Jealousy fer
good,
A Loving kindness for the great. mans.
fame, =.
pvelIs here and there with people
Of no me,
in noisone alley, and in path
less wood"
Keats.
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High Cost of Lining
81. <..A~@ And Its Solution
Professor Irving Fisher Yale Uni Delivering Series Of Six Lee
Which He Offers Startling
Remedy For Conditions. f

Of is delivering
series a Ia.
an
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In The Open Forum
A Column Devoted TO the Task OF
Keeping Up With North Da-
kota Editors.

The Minot Messenger COMMENT
frankly on the address Of Attorne,
Francis Murphy of Minot to the de-
parting soldiers, as follows:
Attorney Francis j. Murphy or
Minot. in his address to the first
men OF Ward county 70 depart
for Des Moines sounded q warn
ing when he declared, I'VE will
not permit any council, any as
ISOLATION or any LEAGUE to stab
you in the back" Let North
Dakota unite and make good Mr..
Murphy's promise to the boys
who have broken family ties to
fight for Old Glory We would
be negligent in our duty to our
country, to the boys who are de-
Tending our country, IL we fur
Their hesitated. The Nonpartisan
league is stabbing our boys in
the back. Governor Frazier pre-
sided over Nonpartisan league
meeting in st. Paul where La
Toilette, IN the words OF The st.
Paul Dispatch, delivered at the
cause Of the common people the
severest blow it has had since
the birth of the republic. That
is q strong statement, continues
The Dispatch, but we make it
thoughtfully. He has smearched
the banner Of the common people
with the blood of the victims of
Kaiserism. That is what Senator
La Toilette has done in ST. Paul.
Free speech is a sacred right.
Senator La Toilette has had it,
With it he has shot poisoned
bullets into the backs of our
boys. With it he has con-
taminated the cause of the COM
mon people. With it he has fired
hot steel at the cause Of humani-
tyd itself. sa8.-... s-.....
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The Havana Union takes its turf
at the st. Paul meeting of the Non
partisan league, with the following
-..-.-
In no other country on the
globe could scene be enacted
like that at the Nonpartisan con-
vention at st. Paul last week.
Picture a man elected to so high
a legislative body as the United
States senate, making a speech
so seditious as to stir the
populace Of a nation. Such was
the speech of Senator La Toilette
of Wisconsin, man honored by
his state with every honor with,
in in the power of it's people TO
give. Now he stands a disgrace
to the state he misrepresented,
and to the nation which has suf-
fered his calumnies. He is hand
ing the fair name of his state
down to derision, not only of its
sister states, but of the demo-
cratic nations Of the world. st.
Paul feels it's disgrace in having
thei speech within its limits and
is arranging to have astrue AM
+ erican of world wide prominence
to speak in their city and drive
Che stencil Of La Folletteism and
sedition from their nostrils. The
leaders Of the Nonpartisans are
busy with apologies and explain
ing how it came to happen under
their auspices, but 1t seems some
job, even for Mr.. Townley.
The Schafer Record puts a charit-
able interpretation on Governor
Frazier's dictum that you can't be
and hungry at the same
time", as follows:
Governor Lynn j. Frazier said
at the CONSUMERS and producers"
meeting in Fargo recently: you
can't be patriotic and hungry. at
the same time.
We do not believe that the
governor wished to convey the
impression that we are hungry
now, but rather that we would be
hungry--so hungry that the rich
and poor would suffer on equal
terms-if we do not make every
effort to win this war and win 1t
quick. We are sure that the
governor realizes that there is
still a chance to defeat man
kinds greatest foe-famine. He
is still aware Of the fact that his
tory is full OF black chronicles Of
the suffering and the degradation
which famine has wrought in
every cline and among every
people following the great wars
since the days Of Joseph. There
fore he realizes that a survey of
the past shows that war, pesti-
lence and famine always have
been related and in making the
declaration at Fargo he is mere-
ly asking those who, are going
about the country preaching
sedition to be patriotic before
their powers of resistance have
been. sapped by lack of pourish-
rnent.
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enabling more
s feed BY which the ab rrhs condition
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Significant Figures.

here in the mud and let the Hun do
his worst while the boys die with
their brothers in Democracy?