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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-24
BEACH GIRL
LOSES EIGHT FINGERS

Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 24.-Phile-
mena, 7-year-oId daughter of Joe
MusiI OF Beach, lost in a storm on her
way home from school last week and
forced to spend a night in a deserted
shack, is in Bismarck hospital. where
she wifi lose eight fingers as d re-
suit Of her experience.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-24

Jail. Bolin, who is 10 years old, for
merly worked on the 10 Engel farm,
east of Denhoff and last summer was
employed at the Goodrich pool hall
part of the time. Ne claims that he
entered the pool hall to get warm.
There was no stolen property discov-
cred on his person.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-24

Neville, N. D., Jan. 24'-MW.
ViIIe's elegant new brick hospital
will soon Be ready for the openinq
date. This building is being built
by the efforts Of the Neville Com
n1erciaI club and most everyone in
the community has subscribed,
farmers. being most liberal as we'll
as the business men and many
residents. The hospital is TO be
known as the Neville Community
hospital and is to be one OF the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-24

Mt Wilson observatory, near Pasa-
dena, Cal, has a new reflector, which
will show the light Of nearly one hum
dred million stars never before seen
from the earth.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-24

Colds Cause Headache and Grip.
LAXATIVE BRoMo QUININE re- I
moves cause. There is only one.
"Bromo Quinine." E. W.. Groves
signature on box. 25c.-Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-24

source, so a thorough investigation was
demanded and States Attorney Roberts
of Nelson county has been called to
take up the matter.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-24

Tirelessly and increasingly our maintenance
forces guard our long distance lines against
storms, fires and other unforeseen destructive
forces
Constantly the telephone circuits are
watched, tested, kept in order, and in cases of
trouble repairmen hurry at once to the scene Of
the difficulty regardless of weather conditions.
Early every morning tests of all the long dis
lance lines are made with delicate electrical ap
paratus. With these appliances can be deter
mined within few feet the location Of broken
wire, line loOsened at a cross arm or the
branch Of tree hanging across the wires. Any
of these will cause trouble.
large force Of men is constantly retained
by this Company, stationed few miles apart
along the toll lines, ready to replace poles dam
aged by lightning or other causes to tighten
wires loosened by the wind, to renew broken
insulators or make other repairs needed to keep
the wires always ready for use At definite
periods during the year overhanging trees are
properly trimmed to keep the branches away
from the wires.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-24

Specifications New style body, two unit cleo
starting lighting, demountabe rims, 3Ox3" tires
new style top bow electric horn extra
tire carrier speedomeer design Of carbureor, Lheat
high speed unusual power smoothness quietnes
aexbilty, 8-speed sliding transmission, Thinker
axes Hyatt quiet bearings vanadum steel cantileve
springs ventiating windshield Of note
worthy rehnements.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-03

Your excessively large, horse-drawn
equipment costs you money for upkeep
on working and non-working days.
Stabling, feed, veterinary bills 90 on all
the time-and for steady service all day
you must have extra equipment to give
the horses a rest.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-03
THREE MONTHS OF
REST FOR VILLA
Bandit to Disband Army and
Give Up Military Cam
paigns For Present


Ell Paso, March 3.-From wound
ed Villa soldier. who is here to-day
for treatment. government agents
claim to have learned of Francisco
Villas plan to reduce his force to 800
picked men abandon his campaign
against Chihuahua City, Mex, and dis
appear for three months on q secret
mission in the interest of his pro-
visional government, of which Miguel
Diaz Lombardo is 70 be provisional
president.
Villas reason for this move was
said to have been two-fold. One to
regain his health. which had been
broken by exposure in the field, and
by his old wound in tn eleg, and to
make a desperate effort to capture
Carranza while the first chief was on
his present trip from city to city in
Central Mexico.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-03

between this city and Marietta. but
they are few and far between. At
Steelton, opposite Hess Island there
is an open space; opposite trewick
street the ice pack again cuts off the
channel; at Cumbler's heights, be-
tween Zimmerman's Island and the
Steelton shore there Is a considera-
BILE gorge; at Highspire the chan
mel Is packed and gorged; at the head
of Calvert's Island is a small open
extend for several hundred or even
thousand feet, extend along the
river to Bainbridge, but from that
point downstream, scarcely any open
spaces can be found.
Along the west bank of the river
there are still fewer open channels
and most of the original ice remains
intact. At cambridge the main gorge
is from thirty to forty feet high.
Prepare to Send Warnings
The Water Supply engineers re-
ported that one of the dangers which
threatens Middletown is the posi-
bility of ice cakes sweeping over the
meadowlands when the flood waters
come. The ice is now even with the
top of the river banks and there is
grave possibility that when the break
up comes these ice cakes will not be
retained within the banks of the
stream.
Warnings will be sent out forty
eight hours in advance of any posi-
BILE flood danger, however. the Wa
ter Supply Commission stated to-day
Snow Turns to Rain
Weather Forecaster E. r. Demair
holds out but little hope for better
weather. He says, "Unsettled will
rain or snow tonight and probabl!
Sunday"
The snow that now covers the street.
land pavements with half foot o
slush and water started yesterday aft
lernoon at 12:45. Until this morning
three and one-half inches had fallel
before the snow turned to rain. Thi
makes a total depth of the snow 81,
and one-half inches in the last tw,
ldays.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-03
TOWNS MENACED
BY ICE GORGES
[Continued From First Page.l

FROM tsfSJ rage.
this year is spongy and honeycombed
and such ice packs and jams until ii
forms a perfect dam for flood waters,
No open spaces between gorges are
created. And the result is the possi-
bility of great bodies of backwater
being formed.
Heavy Rain Sole Hope
The one hope of the Commission
experts is that heavy and continuous
rains may send a great volume of
flood waters down the SuSquehanna,
and that the ice pack may be swept
into the bay over night If only mod
crate rains should fall over the wa
tershed, it is feared the ice from the
upper stream will be swept down to
jam the ice pack of the lower stream
the tighter and pile the gorges the
higher.
Cold Wave Coming
L. s. Weather Forecaster Demain
to-day could give no prediction of
heavy rains within a week. The
present disturbance which has been
hanging over the Middle Atlantic and
Gulf States will be spent in about sc
hours, and any rainfall during that
time will likely be light. Following
will be several days of colder weather
and it is possible that cold wave in
the Great Northwest may sweep
down into Pennsylvania and send the
temperatures as low as eighteen to
twenty degrees. Such a cold wave
would give the ice a chance to freeze
and pack the tighter making the
condition even more inimicai than at
present.
Carefully Watching Stream
The Water Supply men are getting
but little Sleep as result of the dan
gerous status of the river. They are
on the job night and day standing
ready to warn people downstream in
case any general movement of the
ice should occur. Each hour they
are receiving reports from agents
both up and downstream.
one thing that makes the condition
particularly dangerous is that the ice
from the West and North branches
of the Susquehanna have not yet
passed Harrisburg. If all the ice
were down, there would be little
cause for fear because heavy flood
waters would then have a chance to
sweep the ice pack below the city in
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-03

to the Chesapeake. But none of the
ice above Williamsport has passed
into the Main stream and the North
branch ice has also jammed and
gorged at points north of this city.
Practically the only ice which has
passed the city has come from tho
Juniata and it is this ice which has
caused the jams and gorges along the
lower stream from Middletown 20
cambridge and beyond.
In the lower stream the main sheets
of ice are standing firm against the
pushing of the ice from the Juniata
and the Water Supply engineers be-
lieve that only terrific pressure can
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-03

break up these acres and acres of or
iginal ice.
Another thing that makes the river
dangerous is the thickness of the ice
at most points. John Reckord, one
of the Commissions men photo
graphed a cake of ice above Middle
town, which was FIVE feet thick by
actual measurement. The average
thickness of the ice is from two to
four feet. If such heavy cakes are
swept over the hamlets and towns
of the lowlands by flood waters
nothing under heaven can prevent
the sweeping away of the homes oi
the people along the river.
Here and there are open channels
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-03
Mutual Men to Welcome
Soldiers Wed, March IA

Employees of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, who recently returned from the
border, will be a part of the Mutual
night of March IA. They will line up
at the armory, and with the Mutual
Beneficial band, march around the hall,
Master Mechanics j. l.. L. Cunning
ham will welcome the soldiers. Isaiah
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-03
MARCH 8, 1917.

Reese. Jr.. chairman of the committee
in charge of arrangements. will make
q brief speech. and President j.. X.
Mutual Beneficial Association Of Penn
sylvania Railroad Employees, Will speak.
Other features on the program will
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-03

include vocal and instrumental selet-
tions. acrobatic exhibitions and .
humorous monolog by BILLY. Kitchen
1t is expected that 1900 members will
attend. Officers of the association from
Philadelphia will also be present.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-03
Expense Stops

Smith Form-a-Truck costs nothing to
maintain when it is not working. Stop
the motor and the expense stops until
you start it up again. There is no nom
production expense. And the actual cost
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-21
SYNOPSIS.

Can't. Ralph Payne. Z. S. A., is given Sc
cret plans of defense to deliver to Pana-
ma. He attends a ball at the Granada en-
bassy with Colonel Dare daughter,
Pearl As a climax to a series of mys-
terious incidents he Is arrested for trea-
son The ambassador of Granada is found
coat Major Brent Payne's rival, tenters
into suspicious negotiations with Bertha
Bonn. Payne is sentenced to life lmpris-
onment, train carrying Pearl, Bertha
Bonn and Payne on his way to prison is
wrecked and Pearl sees Payne,s hfeiess
body at her feet. She meets Adams, a
mysterious stranger, who offers her ms
services to trace the traitors. She learns
that he has the plans Pearl finds Adams
in Washington and learns of his peculiar
actions. Adams warns Senator warmed
that he is in danger from a ring OF spies.
While they talk the senator's office IS
attacked by conspirators. Bertha Bonn
asks Pearl to hand Adams package
which proves to be the plans. ADAMS Is
ordered South. The Granadians capture
Pearl and Adams to get the plans Pearl
begs Adams to let her take his belt which
contains the defense plans Ihey escape
Pearl is captured again by. the Grana-
dams. She is rescued by Adams Dis
guised as his brother she accompanies
and poses as a chemist They are rec
ognized in the fight Adams saves Pearl
from HARM Colonel Dare arrives with
American troops. The black scarf appears.
Pearl and Toxic follow Adams on his way
for appointment at the Chemical build
ing All three fall into the hands of the
alliance" Adams is arrested by coun-
terfeit soldiers who also take Pearl with
them They carry her aboard ship and
she is again saved by Adams from the
foreign alliance" The ship Is blown up.
They escape. Adams surprises Brent In
Dare's home stealing the plans They In
turn are confronted by Toxic Adams finds
a note which calls the Silent Army to
arms at the Chemical building. Colonel
Dare. with a regiment. appears at the
spot They find the building wrecked and
rified Pearl is carried away by the 81
lent Flyer. She descends in a parachute
and meets Adams who has destroyed the
FLYER, During the progress of the defense
board meeting at Dare's house Brent re-
ceives the locket from Bertha Bonn. The
Silent Menace traps Adams and Toxic and
gets the war secretary's portfolio. Adams
appears in Brent's room and demands the
iocket
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-21
Lemons Written and
Beautify the Skin!
Make Cheap Lotion

The juice of two fresh lemons strain
ed into a bottle containing three ounces
of orchard white makes d whole quar-
ter pint of the most remarkable lemon
skin beautifier at about the cost one
must pay for small jar of the ordi-
nary cold creams. Care should be TAX
en- TO strain the lemon juice through a
fine cloth so no lemon pulp gets in,
then this lotion will keep fresh for
months Every woman knows that lem
on juice is used to bleach and remove
such blemishes as freckles. salloWness
and tan and is the ideal skin softener,
smoothener and beautifier.
Just try it Make up quarter pint
of this sweetly fragrant lemon lotion
and massage it daily into the face,
neck, arms and hands. 1t should natur-
ally help to whiten, soften, freshen and
bring out the hidden roses and beauty
of any skin. 1t Is wonderful for rough,
red hands.
Your druggist will sell three ounces
of orchard white at little cost, and any
grocer will supply the lemons. ADV.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-21

tatiou of troops, and even food is
scarce and costly. Her spirit alone,
messieurs, though unawake, is not
lacking. This is our only fear, for II
the slumbering young giant is aroused
all Europe in an avalanche could not
stop her. We must make haste"
He looked at a wall calendar.
"Messieurs," he concluded, "subma-
rine Z-3 awaits you at Bar Stable in
let. Go there at once and proceed to
Colon. / will follow in the manner you
well know. Eight days from now,
with our complete knowledge of the
weakness in the canal defense, we will
bottle w the American fleet, blow it to
the bottom Of the ocean and the world
gateway will be ours TO barter as we
wish. on behalf of the home thrones =
Waving a farewell, he dismissed the
Foreign Alliance, who Immediately
left the vessel.
Pearl had no time to lose. She
found a sheet of paper and rapidly
scrawled a note of warning to Colonel
Dare, offering a huge sum for its de-
livery. Rummaging about the state
room she discovered an empty though
corkless bottle. Into this she stuffed
the note and clamped a handy tallow
candle into the neck, thus sealing
it snugly. She was about to toss the
bottle through a portfolio into the riv-
er when, with an added thought, she
tore piece from her petticoat and tied
it around the bottles neck. Then, with
an inward prayer that someone would
see the thing when daylight came, she
threw it into the stream.
Some time after that the door
of PEARLS stateroom opened and
Adams stealthily entered.
He was pale and tense and at sight
of Pearl flew to her side.
THANK heavens!" he murmured,
trembling like leaf. you are safel
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-21
Back to Earth.

We had friend who had been pref
ty prosperous, but who came upon evil
days. We met him one day and he
said that he was pretty close to be-
ing busted, but he was still hoping
Then he honked his horn, mournfuIiy.
and drove away, and we didn't see
him again till the other day when we
bumped into him on the street, says
the Cleveland Plaindealer.
Hello, old scout" we said. "How
are things breaking now?"
Fine" he answered. I'm on my
feet again"
Bully" we exclaimed. "How did
you do it,"
sold my car"
The joke was so obvious that We
didn't see it till after he had gone
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-21
Soldiers of One Army.

Are not all true men that live, or
that ever lived, soldiers of the same
army, enlisted under heavens captain
cy, to do battle against the same enc
my, the empire of darkness and wrong.
Why should we misknow one another,
fight not against the enemy but agaliSst
ourselves, from mere difference of uni
form? All uniforms shall be good, so
they hold in them true, valiant men
CARLYLE
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-21

planes. Under the influence of the
Juvenile imagination have undergone
war in Europe the workings of the
a swifr-and dangerous change.
After all. 1t is not surprising that
the healthy, alert youngster should in
vest with fancy, events that he hears
his elders daily discuss and should
live them over in his hours of play.
If the ideals of piracy are essential
to the moral training of the young.
some day another popular play may
help to safeguard the future welfare
Of the race.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-21
TWELFTH EPISODE
The Foreign Alliance.

II those personages in washington
knowing of the loss of the war secre,
tary's portfolio containing the army
mobilization data expected the morn
ing metropolitan newspapers to pub
lish any statement other than the one
given to the reporters the night before
by Colonel Dare at his residence, they
were sadly mistaken.
The newspapers contained the au-
thorized statement and nothing more
on the subject.
This proved beyond any peradven-
ture that the newspaper men were not
guilty of the theft of the army mobili-
zation data. 1t left but one other con-
clusion. The Silent Menace and the
Foreign Alliance were responsible for
the mysterious disappearance.
On the night of the theft of the army
mobilization data, Adams went to see
Major Brent in his quarters the mo-
ment he recovered from the wound on
his head sufficiently to walk. The lock-
ct containing the miniature was now in
that Brent give it TO him.
In an abandonment of fury Brent
threw the locket, from the bed on the
edge of which he was sitting, at Adams
standing in the middle of the floor, who
caught it In his hand.
Adams babe him go back to bed in q
gruff though not unkind way. Brent
did so, as much for his own comfort
as otherwise. Adams coolly seated
himself near the footboard, lighted
pipe and began to talk.
You're twisted up all wrong, amt
you. major? You've gotten lin mighty
deep and nasty, amt y-you?"
Brent looked him calmly in the eye
Eyes. thanks to you, largely" replied
Brent with curling lips.
you've had it in flor me from the
first, amt you?"
..From the very first time I laid eyes
an you" Brent acknowledged without
hesitation.
Back at the r-railroad wreck
placer Adams thoughts seemed to
drift.
Brent eorroborated with a nod 1.-THE
wreck in which Payne was killed."
he said grimly.
"You had lit in for Captain Payne,
too?"
That's a mistake. Adams" an
swered Brent, showing a little irrita-
ton. HE was my rival, that's all. 1t
wouldn't have been human for me to
have cried my eyes out when he WAS
removed out of the way. As matter
of fact. l WAS plagued sorry that
Payne never got & chance. ia the light
of after events. to try to prove that he
was not the traitor We eourt-marualed
him for being. That was once I adj
nit, as do all other army men, that a
little delay might have developed 4 lot
of things We would now Ike TO know"
Il g-gness you're right about that, -
reflected Adams, soberly pulling his
pipe hard You might have got Il t-tlp
on that there Silent Menace, anyhow. f"
Brent laughed at that. "Since [ am
so frank with you, Adams why not be
so with me? You know that l know
who the Silent Menace is. You are the
Silent Menace and his eyes cleaned
ironically.
But t-that's not why you've got il
in for NINE" Adams quickly infected
striking match, for his pipe refused
to draw. He shifted his position. "YoJ
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-21

It is not yet time to despair because
high power motorcars and undersea
boats aud flying machines occupy the
attention of the normal hoy in his idle
hours. 1t would be really painful if
he were deyoung his time to unravel-
ing the tangled skein of old world
diplomacy and determining the exact
terms of peace on which the bellIger-
ents shall agree.
AS for the American girl, have any
of our eminent psychologists expert
eneed sinking of the heart at the
thought that she may abandon her pa
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-21

one correspondent NJ Coudurier, of
the Journal de Geneve, has attempted
to translate ii. His version is: AT
tcndez. ct vous verrez ce qul arrivera."
Thirteen syllables against three! 1t is
Il curious fact. always brought out, for
instance, by the polyglot versions Of
the resolutions of international So
cieties, that English is the tersest Ian
guage in Europe. The English version
on such occasions is always much
shorter than the French or Italian. At
the beginning of the war, WREN all
cables had To be in English or French
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-21
USE THE BEST.

When your liver is inactive-your
head aches, or you suffer from Bilious
ness, Constipation, Dizziness, Sour
Stomach or Coated Tongue-take just
one Bonds Liver Pill at bedtime. 1t
will act directly on the Liver and help
Nature cleanse the entire system of all
impurities. You will wake up bright
and refreshed with no unpleasant aft
err effects" 25c at all druggists. Re-
fuse all substitutes. Adv.