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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-14
HALL is BOUND
OVER TODAY FOR
ENBEZZLENENT OF
auto TAG FUNDS
No Evidence Offered by De-
fendant Secretary of
State in Hearing
BANK REVEALS
ITS TRANSACTIONS
Interesting Point Raised
During Forenoon Ses-
sion in Preliminary

Bismarck, N. D.. Nov. IA
Thomas Hall. secretary OF state,
was bound over to the Burleigh
county district court at 1884
O'Clock this afternoon, Offering
no testimony.
Both sides waived argument
when the state rested it's case,
and the defense announced Il
would give no evidence. d
BismaroIx, y. D., Nov. l4.-DecfIa-
ing to take Judge z. T. Burke's word
that his client. Eugene NJ. Walla, was
too Ill to appear in court, Attorney
General LANCER at noon today req
two physicians and paid
q visit to the Walla home, In company
with Walla's attorney, declaring that
unless the doctors find that IL would
teopardibe Walla's health, the clerk I'm
the automobile registration depart
ment will be placed on the stand this
afternoon as a witness against Secre-
tary Of State Hall, In his hearing on
a charge Of embezziement.
The examination OF Walla, who also
Is charged with embezzlement of au-
tomobile registration funds, is set for
2 o'clock this afternoon. IL is not
EADbnbAH AAAnN AAAS AIulA nearing VIII
have been completed by that time,
for his clients health not be verified,
1t Is very likely he will not come into
court as a defendant this afternoon.
Bell Opposes Request.
When the state called upon j. l..
Bell, vice president Of the First Ma
tional bank, to produce a record Of
all $500 items handled by his bank
from Oct. 20 to Nov. /, the banker OBJ
iected to this wholesale production
Of the banks private and confidential
business in court.
The state has no more right to
ask q bank to make public its con-
ddential dealings with its clients than
Il would have to make such a demand
On a lawyer or doctor" said Mr.. Bell
The state has brought a third of
the population OF Burlsigh county i'm
here and IL has fished around for four
lays in an effort TO find some evidence
that Tom Hall stole $4,000 from the
state, and IL has not produced a
single bit OF evidence to date. II
might as well go on now and bring
9 the rest Of Burleigh county, said
Halls attorney.
Justice Blechried overruled Mr.
Bells objection. and a record Of $500
checks cashed during the period NAM
ID was produced and read. None OF
hem seemed to have any special
bearing on this case.
Walla Said He Was Short.
Eugene NJ. Walla, clerk in the au-
omobile registration department, in
Ipplying to the City National bank
he afternoon of Oct. 20 for a loan
II 81, 800 fatty stated he wanted the
money because he was abort, John
Graham. cashier, testified in the
Iearing of Secretary OF state Thom-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-14
u. S. AVTATORS
TAKING PART IN
BOMBING RAIDS
Have Also Been Doing OBJ
servation Duty Over the
Battle Lines t
ARE FLYING IN
FRENCH MACHINES
Young Fliers Combine the
British Daring and
French Technique
(By Associated Press. }

With the American Army in
France, Nov. 14.-American army
aviators have participated in bomb
ing raids over Germany and have
been doing observation duty at vari-
Gus points on the battle line.
The aviators are officers OF the
regular army, some OF whom had
been flying before the United States
entered the war. Others OF them are
men who have been on duty at train.
ing centers.
cans have been carried in French
planes as bombers and observers and
have been gaining wealth Of ex-
perience, which IN the future will
assist them, as well as the new mem
bers Of the air service, who are arr
irving or are to arrive.
Some Of the Americans were in
several recent raids in which bombs
were dropped on German positions
OF military Importance. In ohserva-
ton work, the Americans have been
acting both as observers and pilots,
flying IN French machines. This work
has been done at many points. but
none Of the machines carrying
American aviators, has iiown over
the sector where the American
troops are entrenched.
Numbers Of French machines have
been turned over TO the Americans
for their own use, but thus far none
of them has been engaged in aerial
lighting OF importance. No casualties
among the American airmen have
been reported, although enemy air.
planes have fred heavily at them.
All OF the allies are enthusiastic
over the work ct the young fters and
are Of the unanimous opinion that
they are combining the daring
OF the British fiieEs and the
technique Of the French airmen.
All the operations in which the
Americans took part have in a meas
ure been In the nature OF instruction.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-14
OUT FOR
THE Big KICK, is
WARNING OF y"
DRIVE MANAGERS
Less Than $4,000 Report
ed as Total For North
Dakota Today
REPORTS IN ARE
VERY SCATTERING
Much Hard Work is Need
ed to Put Campaign
cover the Top"
REPORTS IN ARE
VERY SCATTERING
INCREASE 'EM,
SAYS eEAREY.

Increase your subscriptions, is
the word passed out by II. w.
Gearey, Fargo. chairman OF the
state war work committee to-
day. t".
IF you had planned on giving
three dollars. make it Ave." said
Mr.. Gearey, 'sand if you had
planned on giving flve dollars.
make 1t ten. This-. Is q money
campaign, not q pledge cam
paign5 and every dollar that can
possibly be raised will be needed.
Our boys are being sent over
to France even faster than we
have any idea Of, and now is the
time that we must raise q sur
plus of money that win insure
their physical and mental safe
ty from temptations that will be-
set their paths.
Il cannot urge too strongly
that everyone give just as liber-
ally as he can"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-14
Third Series of American
Bdttalions NoD Occupying
The First Line Trenches

Openings here and there in the
ranks showed how many men had
been killed. wounded and made pris-
oners in the trench fight After the
company was dismissed. an ofIicer Of
the battalion watched the men
splash or through the mud and saids
There goes the scrappiest bunch
Of soldiers In France. They are mad
all the way through and are Just
biding their time until they get a
chance 70 repay the Germans for
what happened to their comrades.
They win get their revenge before
this war Is over. you can depend on
that"
day were going through the same
series Of bathing and cleaning as the
first detachment The men arc to
enjoy several days rest before tax
ing up the training work again.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-14

with the American Army in France.
Tuesday, Nov. 1s.-(By the Associat-
ed Press.)-Tbe third series OF Amer
ican battalions is now occupying the
FIRST line and the second American
detachments TO enter the trenches
have returned to their billets. The
relief was accomplished on a brill
liant starlight night without the
knowledge of the Germans.
Included among the returning
troops Is the company which bore the
brunt Of the recent raid on the Amer
ican trenches. At retreat this even
tie muddy street In q village nesting
under hill some miles from the
front. Their clothes were caked
with mud and the roofs and fences
nearby were hung with wet blankets
and equipment
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-14
CATCH PENNIES
aim OF THE new
CERTIFICATES OF
THE GOVERNMENT
Investment In New "Baby
Bonds" As Simple AS
Buying Postage Stamps
CAMPAIGN WILL
OPEN DEC. 3
Sums As Small As Twenty
five Cents May Be In
vested At Interest

Washington, Nov. 14.-Investment
in war-saving certificates will be as
simple as the purchase OF postage
stamps under a plan announced by
Secretary McAdoo for the nation
wide certificate sales campaign
which he will inaugurate on Monday,
December 3, with the assistance OF
the War Savings committee which
he has created consisting of Frank
A. Vanderlip, of New York, chair
man; Mrs. Geo. Bass, Of Chicago;
Frederic Delano, of Chicago; Henry
Ford, OF Detroit; Eugene Meyer, Jr.,
of New York. and Charles l.. Baine,
OF Boston. . .st..
Any person may invest amounts as
small as twenty -five cents at time
at postofices, banks or trust COM
panies, at most railroad stations,
stores and factories and at many
other public places where accredited
persons will act as authorized SELL
ing agents. After the sales begin
the certificates may be purchased
at any time. At the average 1918
selling price such investments in
certificates will yield per cent in
terest compounded quarterly. The
certificates will be dated January
ID, 1918. and viii mature January 1,
1923, or five years after date. The
entire wealth and security OF the
United States II behind them.
Tax Exemption.
The tax exemption provisions OF
these ceftiaestes. particuiarfy from
the standpoint OF the purchaser OF
smaller amounts, makes the invest
ment attractive. No person may
purchase at one time more than
800 worth or hold at one time more
than $1,000 worth OF these certi-
ficates.
These obligations OF the United
States will be evidenced by stamps
OF two denominations-a war saw
ings stamp costing from S4.12 to
which purchased and having a
maturity value OF $500. and a thrift
stamp costing twenty-five cents.
During December, 1917. and jan
uary, 1918. war-savings stamps will
be sold for $4.12 each. At the be-
ginning Of each of the succeeding
months OF 1918, starting February /,
the cost OF a stamp will increase one
cent per month. All war. savings
stamps issued during 1918 will
mature on January ]. 1929, when
they will be redeemed at $500. each.
The difference between the pur-
chase price paid at any time during
1918, and $500, represents the in
terest the government will pay the
holder.
With the nrst war-savings stamp
bought the purchaser will obtain
without expense a war-savings certi-
fcate containing spaces for twenty I
such stamps. If the twenty spaces |
are allied during December, 1917, or |
January, 1913. the cost to the pur-
chaser win have been s4.12 for each /
stamp or $s2.40 for the filled certi- |
- 1rs-..Al.....a- -. -. -
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-14
Look out for the big kick.

Look out for the big kick.
This is the warning given out at
Fargo and state headquarters of the
army Y. M. c. A. war work fund
today.
With less than $1,000 reported for
Fargo, and slightly over $4,000 for
the state, members OF the state war
work committee at headquarters were
not a whit discouraged this morning,
and declared that IL a full report for
the state could be secured, II would
show that the schedule for the drive
was more than being maintained.
Reports thus far have been frag-
mentary and incomplete" said ID. 10.
Sonquist. state campaign director,
this morning, and returns are some-
what smaller than was expected, but
can't say that the committee is
worrying. It may take a grand nm
ish to put this drive over the top
but it's going over"
North Dakota's quota Of the $685.
900, 900 national fund is $125,000, and,
according to the campaign schedule,
reports today should show over $40,-
900. The state committee has en-
phasized that while reports received
were hardly an indication OF the
amount of money that has been
raised in the state to date, much
hard work is needed in the next few
days, and that there should be no
let-up until the finish.
Valley City Makes Showing.
The Valley City district made the
best showing in the first two days
of the drive, according to reports to-
(continued on page Sd
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-14
KERENSKY NOW REPORTED TO BE In full CONTROL
PlAvE Line HOLDS AGAINST ATTACKS OF AUSTROGERFIANS
Santa Claus Not
Worrying About
! Scarcity Of Toys
fRv Asanniated prnss !

Washington, Nov. 14.-There will
be no shortage of toys to fill the
stockings Of American children this
Christmas, despite the almost COM
plete absence of the familiar made
in Germany" kind. An announcement
today by the department of COM
merce said American manufacturers
had developed an industry which not
merely could supply home demands,
but export a surplus-somethin
never before known in the American
toy trade.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-14
FORECAsr

Minnesota - Cloudy tonight and
probably Thursday not much change
Ia temperature.
North Dakota and Montana-Gener-
ally fair tonight and Thursday not
much change IN temperature.
South Dakota ~ Cloudy tonfghts
colder IN southwest portion; Thursday
probably fair.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-14

Rotary Head To
Be Fargo Guest

E. Leslie Pidgeon. of Winnipeg,
international president OF the
Rotary society, will be the guest
on Friday. Nov. 30, Of the Fargo
Rotary club. IL was announced
today.
Mr.. Pidgeon will spend the en-
tire day in Fargo, and a special
meeting OF the Fargo club will be
held in his honor.
AT today's meeting, the Rotary
was addressed by Geo. Hollister,
on the war tax.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-14
nIREcToRs NAMED.

tby ASBociateu Ffess.l
Washington, Nov. 14.-Directors Of
the war savings campaign announced
today include:
Minnesota--A. r. Rogers. Minne-
apolis.
Wisconsin,. H. Puelichsr, Mil
waukee.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-14
The New Leader.

Headquarters Of the Italian Army
Nov. 14.-By The Associated Press.l
-ceneral Diaz. the new chief of the
and a manner vibrating with energy
and reserve force, last night received
the correspondents attached to head
quarters. Referring to the presence
of those representing the press Of
italy and the allied countries. the
general said he felt sure Of their
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-14
lMPLEMENT ~ MEET.

The Fargo Implement Dealers as
sociation held q meeting at noon to-
day az the Gardner hotel TO con-
slider matters involving the admins
tration Of the business Of the MEM
bera.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-14
GERMANS FAIL TO
REGAIN GROUND
won BY BRITISH
Meet. Complete Defeat In
Flanders, London War
Office Announces
ARTILLERY ACTIVE
ON VERDUN FRONT
First Report For Many
Days From Macedonia
Tells of Artillery Duel
(Bv AssocIated Press.l }

LOnQOn, NOV. lA.-IEe Germans
met with a complete defeat at the
hands OF the British yesterday in
Flanders, the war office reports. An
Gently won by the British near
Passchendaele was repulsed.
The communication follows: Fol
lowing upon the increased activity Of
their artillery the Germans yesterday
afternoon attacked the positions held
by our troops on the high ground
north of Passchendaele. The attack
was repulsed completely.
There is nothing further to re-
port"
Artillery Active.
Paris, Nov. 1.-THE artillery was
very active last night on the right
bank OF the Meuse (Verdun 'front.',
says today's official communication.
French detachments made a num-
Der of successful raids. particularly
southeast of st. Quentin, east Of
Eapigneul and at Chaume wood, and
brought back ten prisoners.
Elsewhere the night was calm"
Berlin, via London, Tuesday, Nov.
12.-Regarding operations in the east
and in Macedonia the official state
ment OF the German war once today
says:
Eastern theater: South of the
Riga -Petrograd railway our posts
repulsed an attack by Russians in
raiding detachments. Southeast OF
GorodisozZe (north of Baranovichi)
an enterprise by German and Austro-
Hungarian thrusting troops was sue
cessful.
Macedonia front: The artillery
duel on the heights east Of Paralovo
and in the Cerna bend increased to
considerable intensity"
London. Nov. 14.-An Amsterdam
dispatch to The Daily Mail says a
German submarine. on Monday. tor
pedoed without warning the Dutch
trawler Hufbertje at a point 25
miles or the Dutch coast A Dutch
boy OF Is years was killed. Ten sur
viYors were rescued after being seven
hours IN a small boat, and were
landed at Ymuiden.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-14

London, Nov. IA Russian wire
headquarters has been issued TODAY.
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lcontinued on 90 9.l
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Continued on page 90
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Full Associated Press
Leased Wire Service
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-18
GIVES ALL TO HIS COUNTRY
The Story Of Richard Prokop, Real
American, Now on His Way
to France.

Madison, Wis.-The story of Rich
ard PrOkOp should never be forgot
ten In Wisconsin,
Private PrOkOp-he is on his way
to the front as a member of the ar
ttllery branch of the regular army
and soon may be Somewhere In
France-may never know or believe
that he is anything more than a patri-
otto young man. but his story should
be made to live.
When the war is over Wisconsin
will possess her quota of heroes who
will receive the credit that is their
due. Private Prokop probably will be
forgotten then. So let his story be
told now.
This young mamie is only 22-did
not know much about America when
he left Bohemia four years ago. He
had been told that it was a land of
opportunity and he came.
He worked at farm work four years.
and the other day he registered for
service. Then he enlisted in the reg
ular army for the war.
ne @tlaSa saved S0als }aHd@lt was in al
bank drawing four per cent interest.
He drew it out and bought $500 worth
of Liberty Bonds, which pay ga per
cent interest, but 100 per cent in sat
isfactiOn that the owner is doing
something for his country.
Private PrOkop may give his life
for his country, which he has learned
to know in four short years as the
greatest country on earth. When he
went away he said he was glad to
have that opportunity.
He has given his savings to Uncle
Sam besides.
When he left for the front every
man in the office of the State Council
stood at attention until he had passed
through the door.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-18
BY OLIVER :. REMEY, Secretary.

Milwaukee, July 16-With the great
American nation In a titanic war the
1917 Wisconsin State Fair will do all
in its power to be Of assistance to cit
liens of Wisconsin who are backing
the men at the front with intensified
prOducttol*st home. This years State
Fair will present scores Of object les
sons and demonstrations that will be
invaluable to food production. 1t will
show the value and use Of food prod
ucts OF which there will be a plentiful
supply and which can be used in place
Of those OF which there is a scarcity.
1t will present an unexcelled array Of
machinery through which the farmer
will be enabled to replace labor for
the farm, which is scarce.
No Wisconsin State Fair has pre-
scented one-half the educational fea-
lures that will be seen and found In
valuable this year.
Tractor Show Big Feature.
The big feature will be a tractor
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-18
SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS.

Fair dates, five nights Sept To- IL
and1
ou' SertsOn worlds most daring aviator flies
in
thriller
satons all la and
ordons Startling War Spectacle
everyn nigh
w. Parker Mechanical
Harness
otters
Louis Aow worlds champion
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-18

snow and demonstration. A space with
800 feet frontage in the center of the
fair grounds will be devoted entirely
to tractors. By special arrangements
With land owners between the fair
grounds and Calhoun, five miles dis
tant, and along the Interurban electric
line Of the c. and N w. 1900 acres
Of land has been obtained for demon
STATIONS. Special electric cars will
carry Fair crowds to any part Of this
demonstration district every few min
utes up to the noon hour. Pass out
badges and tickets will be given fair
patrons to enable them to see the
tractor demonstrations.
All of the tractor companies repre-
scented in Wisconsin will be represent
ed In the show and demonstration. e.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-18

The State Council OF Defense
says: Give your boy a Liberty
Bond, no matter how small, and
you will accomplish at least three
things. You will teach hin. the adj,
vantage of saving, you will give him
the opportunity to be the proud
pOssessOr in later years of liberty
bond, and you will be doing a
patriotic act.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-18
r. .-.-
Happenings
of the World
Tersely Told
u. S. -TeutO7lic War News

War appropriations Of about $1,000
100000 in addition to the enormous
sums already appropriated or sought,
will be asked Of congress at Washing
ton is estimates which administration
officials have given notice Will be sub
mitted next week
Formal announcement was made by
the war department at Washington
that 687 900 men will he selected from.
those registered on June for the first
national war army, and to fill vacan-
cies in the National Guard and the
regular army. = rr.sg*l
Secretary Baker announced at Wash
ingtOn that in the drawing to select
men for draft into the war army num-
bers will be drawn representing every
one Of the nearly 100000 registered,
So that each man may know the order
in which he is liable to be called for
service sgEssAspe 4szsnssssggs Tys
Rudolph Haecht, cousin of Otto III.
Kahn, the banker and prominent in So
ciety, was taken into custody at New
York by federal secret service men and
will be informed on Ellis island for the
balance of the war.
=
Dispatches to Washington annOunc-
ing the destruction of the Kansan by
German submarine, said that four
members of the crew were missing but
all the armed naval guard was safe.
The vessel was valued at $3,0O000O.
Peace without annexati ton is not ac-
ceptable to Germany. Germany can
win if she holds out. Chancellor Won
Bethmann-HOllweg so declared in
speech before the main committee Of
the reichstag at Berlin, according to
the LokaI Anzeiger. II consider 1t my
duty to remain as chancellor for the
protection of the fatherland. | cannot
give Germanys peace terms now" he
said.
While becalmed, the American bark
entine HiIdegard, 622 tons, was sunk
by a submarine. The crew was landed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-18
Foreign

Count Michael KarOIyt, leader Of the
Hungarian independent party, speak
ing in the house Of deputies, declared:
1.-The central point of the present
crisis Is the question of peace Every
one In Germany wants peace, but il is
not enough to desire it, the nation
must negotiate for It,"
Emperor William of Germany has is
sued an imperial manifesto declaring
for equal franchise in Prussia.
J. Austen Chamberlain, secretary for
India, has resigned, says a dispatch
from London. Lord Hardinge the for
mer vfcerOy of India, also presented
his resignation as undersecretary for
foreign affairs. His resignation, how
ever was not accepted.
A rumOr has reached Amsterdam,
Holland, that the entire German gov
eminent will resign with Imperial
Chancellor Won Bethmann-H Ollweg, the
main committee of the reichstag hav-
ing refused to vote war credit I'M
less the government declares it's policy
regarding peace and reform, which the
government has declined to do. An i'm
perial proclamation is considered i'm
minent.
Die Zukunft, Macmillan Harden's
publication, has now been suppressed
FOR 9thc re1ndfsS sof the war, accord!
Ing to the Berlin Tageblatt. HERR
Harden will be employed as milf
tary clerk.
German Imperial Chancellor Won
BethmOnn-HOllweg, says the Keel
nische VOlks Zeitung, promised the
reichstag that he would consent to the
eign Minister Zimmerman and DR..
Karl Helfferich, secretary of the In
terror and vice chancellor. In addition
five members Of the Prussian cabinet
will be asked to resign.
The North China Daily News de-
clareS it is virtually established that
Gen. Chang Hsun, leader Of the i'm
perialist forces, is on German pay, says
Reuter- dispatch to London from
Shanghai. If the monarchial movement
had succeeded, the newspaper contfn-
ues,, the rupture of relations between
China and Germany would have been
Cancelled