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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-20
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SUMMARY OF War

A state Of siege has been proclaim
ed in Petrograd and the ukrainian
rada has refused to obey an uIti-
matum presented by the Bolshsviki
government. Disorders in the capital,
due, IL is said, 10 the Iootina Of wine
cellars and shops, made necessary
the proclamation Of stata Of siege.
Relations between the Ukraine and
the BoIsheViki government have not
been cordial. The ukraine has re-
fused to permit MaximaIist troops
70 cross it's territory to attack GEN.
eral KaIedines and several days ago
Bolsheviki troops attacked the rada
as il Was sitting in odessa and were
defeated by ukrainian troops. The
RoIsheviki government has accused
the Ukrainian rada Of being friendly
to the Constitutional Democrats and
the cossaeISs, the main factors behind
the counter revolution.
sRostoV-on-ths-D Don, recently re-
ported captured by the BolsheViki
is now said to have been occupied
M0Hu@y Dg NuG @@@h@SHb W @gHGE@t
kaIedInes, who, according 20 an
other recent rumor, had been arrest
ed by his own officers. The Cossaek
leader, according 70 a dispatch
reaching london from Pstrograd, has
proposed 20 the BoIsheViki that civil
strife come to an end by declaring
the Independents Of the Don territory
and providing against MaNimalist in
tervention there.
Between Monte Grappa and ths
Brents, on the italian northern front,
the italians are resisting desperately
renewed Austro- German efforts 20
break through the hills to the plains.
The Italians, after withstandina
strong attacks and infietins heavy
losses on the enemy, were forced TO
retire 90 new positions when the in
Vaders brought up reserves. On the
southern end of the PiaVe line, the
Austro- Germans have been checked
in several attempts to cross the river.
On the western front the Germans
have not yet given strong indication
of where their advertised drive 10 to
begin. Enemy raids have been re-
pulsed by the British in the Arras
area and northeast Of YpFss, while
the French have repulsed an attack
az n@1neNllAeF noFNHMeSE OF WeFauHs
Germany's present strength on the
western front is estimated TO ap-
pFoxiHste the maximum reached last
July when IL was 155 divisions. The
allies, however, are believed to have
q superiority in numbers.
British shipping losses for the last
week total ~, n decrease of four
compared with the previous week.
The number Of ships Of more than
I 800 tons lost remained stationary,
the reduction being in vessels under
( 500 tons.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-20
WALLA DECLARES
HALL FINANCED
FROM
REGISTRY FUND
Former Clerk In Secretary
of States Office Witness
For Prosecution
HE CARRIED
CHIEFS CHECKS
Mounted Steadily to Over
$4,000 From 1915 to
1917, He Says

Bimarck, N. D., Dec. 20.-Thomas
Hall, secretary Of state on trial here
charged with embezzlement, financed
his campaign for the Office Of secre-
taFy of state from the automobile
registration funds OF the state OF
North Dakota in 1916 and as Sec
retary Of state during the session OF
1917 he financed from the same
source an active lobby which he
conducted in behalf Of an insurance
bill, which was to the interest of an
insurance company for which he is
state agent, according to the testi-
mony of Eugene NJ. WaIIa, chief
clerk in the automobile registration
department of the secretary Of state s
ofice and jointly charged with his
chief with embezzlement of S3,400 OF
state funds who took the witness
stand today as a witness for the
state against Hall.
CurreMcy in amounts running as
high as 5000 came into the automo-
bile registration department daily,
the witness testified. Both Hall and
himself took this currency out of the
cash box for their own use. WaIIa
testified he gave Hail currency at
various times, cashing the first check
for Hall in January. 1915.
@At the end Of 1916" he continued.
eT had carried none OF Halls checks
over year. He would give new
checks for old ones from time to time
and this practice continued in 1917.
There We're checks and slips OF his
In the drawer in June, 1917, TO the
amount of $4,000. The amount had
grown steadily from the time he
gave me his first check i'm 1915 until
the total was about s3,00O," Walla
testified today.
State Treasurer John Steen on
Wednesday evening declined to be
made a peg upon which the state
might hang its prosecution OF Secre-
tary OF State Thomas Hall.
The state in its opening argument
had referred to an affidavit made by
the state treasurer as one of the act
Hall. Similar references had been
made by other witnesses or had been
interjected by council.
Mr.. Steen was called to the stand
TO verify these statements yester-
day afternoon. There the state
excused its witness. The nature OF
Mr.. Stems conversation with the
attorney general remains undisclos-
ed.
]. R. Waters. state examiner, prov
ed to be an all-around witness. The
state bank examiner stated that he
had counselled moderation all along
the line, had agreed with the secre-
taFy OF state that the matter could
be kept out OF the limelight without
serious damage to the state, while at
the same time saving two families
and all their connections from the
shame ana ecrroxzy which would pa
suit from tine arrest and prosecution
OF Hall and Wai1a.
Waters testified that he had urged
LANCER to accede 20 Halls request
that the whole matter be laid before
Governor Frazier before the state be
committed 70 the prosecution OF a
prominent member OF the adminls-
tration and that LANCER had chosen
to ignore the governor in the mat
ter, stating as his reason; He's too
big-Eearted, just like you are, jim.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-20
FARMERS LAUNCH
own LEAGUE TO
BACK PROGRAM
FOR RETIREMENT
Northwest North Dakota
Men Organize at Meet
ing In Omemee
ARE NONPA ARTISANS
UNDER NEW FLAG
Interpreted as Step
Against Dictatorship
In Older Body

Minot, N. D., Dec. 20.-Believing
that the farmers of North Dakota
should organize and that the organi-
zation should be under the absolute
control OF the North Dakota farm
ers for the; purpose OF defeating
certain measures that have been
agitated during the past eighteen
months; for the purpose of furthering
certain measures believed to be
beneficial both from a social and
economic standpoint, and, for the
purpose of bringing about closer CO.
operation between the farmers and
may work comparatively to preserve
the Union in the present crisis, are
the fundamental reasons for several
hundred farmers in northwest North
Dakota breaking from the Nom
partisan league and organizing what
is known as the North Dakota
Farmers league.
When A. G. Townley, president of
the Nonpartisan league, and his
organizers set out to launch a farm
ers' organization they found the
farmers OF North Dakota willing to
get together for the purpose OF
securing their economic rights. On
the surface the league gave promise
OK DeluR a S1L1Ou-puI6 IaEluSES
organization and at the last state
election the ticket endorsed by the
league received a big plurality. Lynn
J. Frazier, a farmer, was placed in
the chair Of the chief executive and
the farmers felt confident that they
would have control OF the state ma
chinery to bring about much needed
reforms. The last session OF the
state legislature, however, had hard
w opened when President Townley
and his organizers assumed the roles
Of dictators and the farmers receiv-
ed no opportunity to carry out the
program they had planned. This
created q certain amount OF dissen-
sion. AS the days Of the session
passed the autocratic stand Of Town
ley and his few advisers became
more and more outstanding and de-
fiant and close observers Of North
Dakota politics saw at a glance that
time would bring about a serious
break in the ranks OF the Nom
partisan league.
The leaders of the Nonpartisan
league have devoted most OF their
time to organizing other states along
lines similar to the plan adopted in
North Dakota and to meeting the
opposition offered their organization
by other political organizations. They
felt confident that the farmer mem-
bers of their league in North. Dakota
would remain in the fold, thus the
new organization OF North Dakota
farmers has been able to work along
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-20
LEADER Will
LEAVE FARGO

The Nonpartisan Leader. the official
organ Of the National NOnpartisan
league, which has been published I'm
Fargo over two years. will be remov-
ed to st. Paul.
Announcement was made today to
the effect that the mechanical depart
ment of The Leader would be taken
10 ST. Paul within q few days.
THE change has been made neceE-
saFy because Of the growing circula-
tion, and the necessity for establish
ing an entire new plan III we were TO
continue publication in Fargo" said q
league leader today.
"In st. Paul, we will maintain our
own mechanical department. to the
extent that we viii set up the paper
and make UP the forms. IL viii be
printed on magazine presses In a 81.
Paul printing Office.
fsAll mechanical work on the ma
tionaI edition. as well as on the sew
eral state editions, will be done Ga Sc.
Paul. We will retain in Fargo. how
ever. the editorial Offices OF the North
Dakota edition of The Leader, just as
we maintain state Offices Of the
league"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-20
K. c. WAR FUND
$500 IN FARGO

More than 81 800 OF Fargo's quota
Of $4,000 OF the $4,000, 900 Knights Of
Columbus war work fund had been
raised al noon today, it was an
nounced by Matt Camitsch. chairman
OF the drive, this afternoon.
Il have no hesitancy in saying"
said Mr.. Camitsch this afternoon.
that Fargo will be well over the top
when the drive closes Saturday night"
There are few reports from over the
state. IL was announced from Cassel-
ton Wednesday evening that the city's
quota was rs per cent 0verBubserfbed,
while Eessenden reported that tt had
reached its quota im two days.
The drive Ia being confined 70 men,
berB OF the knights OF Columbus, and
persons OF the Catholic faith. though
many voluntary subscriptions have
been received from the outside.
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THAW HEAvEs BLOCKS

o. NJ Strate. commissioners OF
streets, has ordered a crew OF men
to work on north Broadway repair
ing the damage to the pavement
caused by the creosote blocks bulg-
ing from the recent thaw.
The commissioners stated this
morning that half a carload OF sand
has been used on the pavement in
the business district Of the city and
on the sidewalks in the residence dis
triets TO make footing safe.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-20
These Believed to
BeChriStn1dSPedce
Terms of Germany.
(By Associated Press.) }

Washington, Dec. 20-What purports to be an out
line of the kaisers much advertised 'Christas peace
terms has reached here through the neutral diploma
tic channels which earlier in the week received informa-
ton to support nmations from abroad that new peace
offer coming.
In the main the terms as described follow the lines
OF those said to have been written by German Foreign
Minister Kuehnann last summer At that time they
were denounced having been written purely for po
itical purposes.
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Tho socalled terms which must be
appraised only at their face value
are said to include the following:
To leave the disposition of Alsace-
Lorraine to a plebiscite Of inhabi-
tants.
England to pay Germany for her
lost African colonies and the money
to be used for the rehabilitation of
Belgium, Serbia, Rumania and north
ern France.
Russian provinces bordering the
Baltic, the Black sea and Prussia
to become independent under a Ger
man plan. III.
Poland to be called an Independents
state under Austrian suzerainty.
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Russian Officers
In France Would
Join u. s. Forces
(By Associated Press. j

Bulletin: With the Am
erican Army in France,
Dec. 20.-The officers of
the Russian army III
France have volunteered
as a body to give their ser
vices to the United States.
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Disarmament, freedom Of the seas
and commerce to be left to the peace
conference.
Rumania, Serbia and Montenegro
to retain their original boundaries
with the right OF access to the sea
being granted to Serbia.
Turkey to remain intact.
Are Terms Bona Fids7
Whether such a proposal of terms
is merely another step in the Ger
man propaganda to impress the pub
lie mind that the allies are respon-
sible for a continuance of the war,
or whether 10 is really a feeler for
peace, is a subject for the estimate
OF the governments concerned.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-20
Russia Is Requested to
Sound Her Allies on
Peace Question
NEGOTIATIONS OF
GREAT IMPORTANCE
Foreign Ministers of Both
Austria and Germany
To Brest-LitovSk
CBy Associated Press.)

Petrograd, wednesday, Dec. ID
The Evening Post says the Germans
have officially informed the Bolshe-
wiki headquarters that the central
powers are ready to consider the ar
rangement Of peace on the basis OF
no annexations and no indemnities
but pointed out that self-definition
Of nations was impracticable.
The representatives of the central
powers informed the Russians they
were ready to discuss peace pre-
liminaries but desired to know the
result of Russia's efforts TO induce
the allies to join in the negotiations
before proceeding with them. They
said this point Of view might be
changed, however, and that they
with Russia alone. The Germans
armistice might influence the other
fronts.
The first conference was devoted
merely to a discussion Of who would
participate in the negotiations. -
Petrograd, wednesday, Dec. Ia
According to press reports, Russia
has been informed by the central
powers that they intend TO make
peace proposals to the allies.
This report is published in The
Evening Post, which says the rep
Of the central powers,
at the first preliminary peace con-
ference with the Russians held yes
terday, announced that their gov
ernments intended on principle TO
put the question of peace before all
the powers and that they had asked
their allies to do likewise. Russia
was requested to take similar steps.
1t is stated the Russians are endeav-
oring by all means to sound the
allies.
London, Tuesday, Dec. 1s.-Peace
negotiations between Russia and the
central powers, an armistice having
been reached, are assuming an aspect
of Importance. DR.. Won Kuehlmann,
the German foreign secretary, and
Count Czernin, the Austro-Hun-
garian foreign minister, are both said
to be on their way to Brest-Lit0vsIS,
being accompanied by advisory suites
from various government depart
ments. It is also indicated from Ber-
lin that the main committee OF the
will be summoned to meet
in special session in connection with
these negotiations, and some German
interpret this as show
ing that the will OF the peoples rep
resentatives is about to assert It
self.
Another result OF the armistice Is
that Ensign KryIenio, the Bolshevili
Communicating chief, has been able
to move divisions from the northern
front against General KaIedines, who
is reported to be gaining new sue
cesses. There is no direct confirma-
ton OF the report that former Pre-
mier Kerensky is In the vicinity of
Petrograd with an army.
The Bolsheviki administration is
adopting drastic methods against it's
opponents, including the reinstate-
ment Of the death penalty.
A dispatch from Tammerfors, Fin
land, says that the Russian troops
are preparing to evacuate Finland,
their transportation already having
been arranged.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-20
FOREOAsT.

Minnesota-unsettl weather to-
night and Friday with snow I'm east
portion tonight; colder tonight and In
east portion Friday.
North Dakota Generally fair to-
night and Friday; somewhat colder
tonight; rising temperature Friday In
west portion.
South Dakota-Partly cloudy to-
night and Friday; somewhat colder
tonight.
Montana ~ Generally fair tonight
and Friday; somewhat colder in east
Friday.
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Paris, Dec. 20.--The official state-
ment issued today by the French
war Office says:
There was moderate artillery ac-
fipifv along the front last night
There were no infantry actions"
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Brief Dispatches
German Statement.

Berlin, Tuesday, Dec. Is, via Lon
don, Dec. 20.-The official statement
issued by the German war office to-
day reads:
Western theater: The artillery
activity was moderate owing to the
storm and blizzard. In Flanders and
west of Cambrai there was a slight
increase in the firing toward even-
ing. Accommodating detachments
along the British front; northwest
Pinon on the east bank of. the
Meuse, and southwest OF Thanh
(Alsace) brought in British and
French prisoners. a..
Macedonian fronts There was
firing at times in the Cerna bend
and between the vardar and Lake
Doiran."
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-20
Praises u. s. Aviation camp.

Paris. Tuesday, Dec. 1s.-The
wonders Of a vast American train
ing camp for aviators in central
France are described enthusiastical-
ly in The Petit Parisien by Paul
Ginisly, who has just visited the
camp. With the exception OF a few
huts, he writes, ali the material was
brought from America. The work
was begun in September under the
direction OF $50 men. experts in vari-
GUS branches. and the driving power
which they are putting into their task
was evident on every hand. From
this camp fully trained pilots will be
sent to the front. French aviators
are there to give the benefit OF their
experiences.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-20
Haada Chinaaa War Ruraal

Pekin, Dec. .20.-Tuan Chi-Jui,
former premier, is appointed chief OF
the Chinese European war bureau by
the presidential mandate issued to-
day. General Tuan Chi-Kuei has
been appointed minister OF war in
place Of Wang Shi- Chen.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-20

The Ukrainian rada and the Boil
sheviki government in PetroRrad
have been at odds since the success
full revolution Of the Maximalista
early in November. The ultimatum
referred to probably is the demand
made by the Bolsheviki that the rada
permit It's troops to go through the
Ukraine to aid In putting down the
Kaledines revolt.
In it's official announcement con-
cerning the counter revolution and
since that time the Bolshevilxi gov
ernment has claimed that the
Ukraine was aiding the Cossacks and
the constitutional democrats.
A Petrograd dispatch dated last
Friday said that BOlshevilSl units 81
Kiey, che capital OF the ukraine, had
been disarmed by the Ukrainians and
sent 20 their homes. BolHhevtlzI
troops, according 70 a dispatch re-
eetved in London on Dec. IL, attack
ed an arsenal In Odessa where e
Ukrainian rada was assent
Ukrainian troops were summd
and after street fighting the Ma
malists were defeated. The sal
dispatch reported that a majority a
the sailors Of the Black sea fleet had
gone over to the Ulxrainians
The Ukraine is part OF the OLE
kingdom Of Poland. IL is made Up of
parts Of the governments of Poltava
Kiev, Podolia. Kharkov, EEaterinos-
Law and Kherson. These governments
have combined area of about 12T.-
600 square miles and a population OF
about $4,000, 900.
The Bolshevik government two
weeks ago reported that TcheliabinBk
was being beBieged by troops under
NNUNn - ~ 4
Cossacks, and one of the leaders Of
the counter revolution. They arc
$50 miles northeast OF Orenburg and
125 miles west Of the Siberian bor-
der. The trans-Siberian railroad Is
Joined there from the north BY 4
railroad line running through Perm
and Ekaterinburg.
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s-The solsheV
advees
within 4s
kasdne sending
Ukraine
considered with the Of OrksnS and soldiers dele
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Rritiah CasnaItina.

London. Tuesday, Dec. 1S.-British
casualties reported in week ending
today totaled 1875 officers and men
as follows:
Officers killed or died OF wounds,
381; men, 3,1S1.
Officers wounded or missing. 1,0sS;
men, 1926.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-20
Portuauess Repulse Raid.

London, Dec. 20 Portuguese
troops near Lavantee, north of
ArTas, last night repulsed an at
tempted German raid, according to
an official statement issued today
from British headquarters in France
and Belgium. The German artillery
was active in the Ypres sector.
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Governing Body of The Ukraine Viii
Ignore the Orders of The
BOlSheUiki
MAD Monk" Appears On Scene and
Defeats Both Government
and CoSSdck Troops
(By Associated Press.)

wednesday,
Blshsvd Tehsbnsk
railroad according o q received by the
The Ukraine
the uatum Of the council Of peoples eomssass the
5olshsVk
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Civil War RAGING.


London, Wednesday, Dec. IA
Dispatches from Petrograd Indicate
that the struggle between the Cos
sacks and the Maximalists in SOUTH
ern Russia is increasing in severity.
The correspondent at Petrograd Of
Reuters Limited, telegraphing un-
der date Of Tuesday, says the fame
Of civil war Is spreading northward
along the Volga river from Astrakhan
TO Samara.
The Maximalists hold Astrakhan
from which place the Cossacks were
reported on Monday 10 be twenty
versts distant Fighting probably
has now begun. The Maximalists
are said to have many machine guns
but are almost without cannon. The
Cossacks are reported to be equipped
with light field guns.
An extraordinary state of affairs Is
depicted at Tsaritsyn. in the province
Of Samaras where neither the Make
malists nor the Cossacks have gained
the mastery, both being beaten By
the forces Of Heliodorus. abbot Of
Tsaritsyn and known as aIliadoro.
the Mad Monk" who advanced
against them singing save. Lord,
Thy People.
Orenburg Cossacks, commanded by
.GSAGA4A 0MA4AF art ME4Nk&NEld1&s
against Eamara, the Maximalist gar
risons en- route being dispersed.
Cossacks have occupied al the east
ern part Of the province OF Voronezh.
q province in south central Russia.
Fighting at Odessa.
Fighting continues at Odessa
where Ukrainian troops hold the
arsenal and the telegraph ana tele-
phone stations. The municipal thea
ter repeatedly changed hands before
finally remaining In the possession
OF the Ukrainians. The Maximalists
hold the port which the Ukrainians
shelled with heavy and field artillery
In response TO a bOmbardment of the
town by naval guns.
Ukrainians are disarming and re-
moving the Maxtmalist troops IN the
province OF kiev and at K0n0t0n.
about 100 miles east Of TeherniEoNs
The Ukraine central rada has is-
sued a message to Ukrainiaus pfo=
claiming a Ukraine democratic re-
public TO form part Of an aIi-Russiau
federal republic. Pending the meet-
ing OF the Ukrainian constituent as-
aembly In January the Tada in lts
message recognizes the principle uf
Continued on page SD
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