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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-21

Chicago, April ALA terrible tale OF
the suffering of French women and
children in the town of Noyon after
the recent German evacuation was
told today at the Fund for French
wounded shop in letter received
from Nine. Alexis Carrel, wife OF the
celebrated surgeon of the Rockefeller
foundation. Nine. Carrel took the
first ambulance into Noyon. Her let
ter in part follows:
1--WE had to wait for a second bridge
to be constructed, and then found
ourselves in Noyon, only twenty-tohr
hours after the last German had
moved away.
"Noyon was a city Of some 1000 OF
5000 inhabitants, but when we got
there we found at least $4,000 people
in the town, as those from neighbor-
ing villages had crowded in for shell
ter and for help. They were in the
cellars, they were in the outhouses, In
fact they crawled everywhere they
could, and then a tale OF horrors was
unfolded to us such as our ears had
never heard before.
Every woman between the age OF
Il and 80 had been carried on nine
DAYS before the retreat began. The
Young women who were left were all
about to become mothers by German
fathers. One case was more pathetlc
than the others. An old woman was
asked If the two little children cling
ing to her skirts were her grand
children and she answered: Their
mother has been carried Off and their
father is at the front, and being my
neighbors, have simply taken these
children to save them for their parents
who may some day return.
Thus all these people whom we
found crowded in the cellars had hid
eous tales to tell. In the first place
none of the French civil population
has had any meat of any kind for sew
enteen months. They have lived on
black bread and rice, many had died
of starvation and the mortality among
the children had been terrible. The
bodies of those who had died had been
kept for five days unburied In the
midst of the living.
I'm the orphan asylum, in a small
room, the beds were so close together
that they touched, and on these were
children who had slept without mat
resses, pillows or covering since the
month Of December, in their clothing,
unwashed, unkempt and uncared for.
No words can describe the filth Of their
condition. They were covered with
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-21
1917 Northern League
Schedule Is Announced
Today; II Games Here

prove close with the number of clubs
so few. The fact that there are only
four teams will mean that places may
be shifted easily" e. l-s u K
Only One Pennant.
Contrary to the policy of the league
last year, only one pennant will be Of
fered the coming season. In 1915,
when one flag was awarded for each
half, Winnipeg carried off the honors
of the midsummer windup and
Fargo Moorhead won the second lap.
These two older clubs are viewing
their 1917 outlook with considerable
speculation owing to the entrance Of
two new members whose strength is
practically an unknown quantity.
One of the hold-over aggregations
will enter the race with a new man
ager and minus FIVE veterans. Win
nipeg's activities will be directed by
Charles F. Moll. manager last year,
formerly of the st. Boniface team,
formerly in the Northern league. Dem
ny Sullivan. a. veteran of the game
through seventeen years experience, a.
part of that time with the Boston Red
Sox and the Minneapolis club Of the
American association, will manage the
Fargo Moorhead team, succeeding the
late Robert A. Unglaub. who was
killed last November while at work in
railroad shops at Baltimore, Md. Sui
Ivan managed the FIT. William North
ern league team in 1915, and last year
had charge of the st. Joe in the West
ern league.
The quintet of players lost locally
this season includes: Ellis, right
fielder, who has been drafted by the
Pittsburgh Nationals; Herbert Rock,
pitcher, now with Chattanooga in the
Southern association; Ralph Bell
pitcher, who recently rejected an Of
fer from the Des Moines club of the
Western league in favor of a position
on a semi professional team at Hib-
bling. Mimi; Gus Smith, catcher, Of
Baltimore, not returning, and Joe Wei
dell, centerfielder, who has decided to
continue as a railroad brakeman.
Winnipeg Loses Five.
Among five reported to be dropping
out of the Winnipeg lineup are Adams,
first baseman, and Hank" Miller,
centerfielder, the two leading hitters
in the Northern league last season,
who, together with Stevenson, a
pitcher of the same club. are slated to
join the Brooklyn Nationals. The
other two Pegs to leave are "Heinie"
Berger catcher outfielder. and Pitcher
Donovan, said to be in the lineup OF
Milwaukee in the American associa-
ton. 49,
Lefty Gervais, last year a pitcher
for Winnipeg, has accepted the man
agerial job at Warren and Jack Brau-
tigan, 1915 manager at Superior. will
handle the Minot team.
Some Of the players from the Duluth
and Superior clubs of a year ago are
expected to join the present four
Northern camps, particularly Minot
and Warren. A number Of them al
ready are reported to have entered the
semi professional field.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-21

Detroit, April 21.-Billy Evans, the
American league umpire, Is one or the
few living arbitrators who ever has
received a gift of flowers on the ball
field.
During the opening game between
Detroit and Cleveland, a big bunch OF
American Beauties was presented to
the umpire by a Cleveland banker.
Evans was almost overcome with sur
prise, and was nearly overwhelmed by
emotion. This story. however, does not
end here. This is the reason:
Harry Tuthill. trainer of the De-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-21
GROW ELECTED
PRESIDENT OF
THE MINOT CLUB
Directors Hold Meeting and
Authorize improvements
City is Baseball Mad.

Minot, ND. April &c. A. Grow
was elected president; L. d. McGahan,
vice president; Will e. Holbein, secre-
tary; Robert e. Barron, treasurer; and
G. w. Twiford, chairman of an execu-
tive committee of five, four to be
named, at a meeting of the directors
Of the Minot Northern league club here
yesterday. = -E
Plans for the arrangements for the
opening game with Winnipeg here May
10 were discussed. 1t was also decided
to make needed improvements and
erect additions to the stands and fence
at the baseball park, and to confer
with the city engineer and street COM
missioner with a view to having
streets leading to the park put in the
best of shape.
The city is baseball mad, and indica-
tions are for an immense crowd when
play BALI is called.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-21
Terrible Tale Comes
From City Of Noyon

vermin and the beds were nothing but
little heap of filthy straw.
The wounded French who were
still in the hospital had not been
cared for and were being slowly evac-
uated into our hospital. 1t took us
twelve hours to make the journey, as
the roads were all plowed up.
The men who were brought in at
midnight had been reduced to the last
gasp. They seemed only skin and
bones and they too were covered with
verrnin. The stencil was so terrible
that our nurses could hardly stand IL.
l tried to clean them and wore my
rubber gloves. but even then the ver-
min crawled up my bare arms, maxi
ing my work more than unbearable.
There is not pane OF glass left
in Noyon. There is not a stitch of
clothing nor a household utensil of
any kind. Our army is feeding the
population as best il can"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-21
WANT YARDS MOVED
Lehr Health Commission Condemns
500 Stockyards as Public Nuisance.

Bismarck, N. D., April 21,-The city
health commission Of Lehr has filed
resolutions recently adopted con-
demning the present 500 line stock
yards as a public nuisance, and insist
ing that they be removed to q point
not less than 800 feet distant from the
nearest building within ninety days.
From Bowesmont, IN Pembina. comes
similar protest from the Lincoln
township board, protesting the pro-
posed establishment OF stockyards at
Bowesmont.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-21
Billy Evans, Umpire, Gets
Bouquet Of Flowers; Nearly
Overcome With Surprise

troit club, took charge of the flowers.
Tuthill sometimes is absent minded.
He was on this occasion for he took
the flowers home.
MY, where did you get the bou-
quet?" asked Mrs. Tuthill.
oh, they were a present today
from my admiring friends" said Tut
hill.
"Splendid-who were the friends
Harry" asked Mrs. Tuthill.
For the first time in my life I was
stumped-I couldn't answer" Tuthill
said, speaking Of the incident.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-21
VANGUARD OF RECRUITS
REPORT TO SULLIVAN
Two Reported Yesterday-Six, IncIud-
ing Denny Sullivan, Now in.
Practice.

John Waswo, pitcher, and John
White. catcher, secured by Fargo
Moorhead through the st. Joseph team
of the Western league, reported to
Manager Denny Sullivan yesterday,
being the vanguard of out-of-town re-
cruits to report for training. Both are
youngsters. They worked out with
Manager Sullivan, Boardman, Bachant
and Hayek yesterday afternoon.
Other recruits are expected to re-
port today. The training season for the
local club ofncially opens Wednesday,
April %.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-21
HEARING Ar PARsHALL.

Parshall, N D., April 21.-The COM
mercial club has received official notice
from the state board of railroad and
ing to consider complaints against the
service on this line has been set for
May % at Sanish. From the patronage
the road has, the towns contend that
they are entitled by law to passenger
train. a.sr -...-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-21
MOORHEAD COLLEGES TO
OPEN BASEBALL SEASON

Baseball teams representing
the Moorhead normal school and
Concordia college will open the
Fargo Moorhead college baseball
season with q clash on Concordia
field at 4 o'clock this afternoon. No.
lineups have been announced. Both
coaches have indicated that they
will use all available material,
however.
One game is scheduled for next
week, the North Dakota Aggies
opening their season with Con-
cordia at Moorhead on Wednesday,
afternoon.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-21
SEASON
TO Open
MAY 10
Four Club Circuit First Time
in League History Two
New Members.

With a new president, three new
managers, two new teams and new
circuit which comprises only four
clubs for the first time in the history
of the organization, the Northern
league will formally open its 1917
activities on May 10 with a schedule
of 207 games, covering Ill dates and
running through September 8. accord
ing to an announcement here today
by President M. L. Hubbard or this
Months Of negotiations, following
withdrawal from the 1915 organization
OF Duluth, Mimi, and Superior. Wis,
have resulted in the formation Of
circuit including clubs representing
Minot. N. D., and Warren, MINI. Minot
receives the franchise relinquished py
Superior last fall and temporarily helo
early this year by Thief River Falls
Mimi. while Warren fills the berth
vacated bv Duluth. The coming sea-
son win mark the first taste OF or
ganized baseball for the two towns
supporting the new members.
Seventy two Home Games.
The schedule as announced today by
President Hibbard calls for seventy
two home games for the Fargo MOOT
head team, sixtY-nine for winnipeg
thirty-seven for Minot and twenty
nine for Warren. Nine douple-neau-
ers are scheduled.
Calls have been issued for all the
teams 20 report for training between
ApriI Is and q. All excepting VIM
nipeQ will train at home. The Cana
dians expect to timber UP in Wfscon-
Prospects Are Good.
prospects for the season are very
roods'' declared Mr.. Hubbard. VINO
succeeds John Burmeister OF Minneap-
oils as head of the league after g
long service as secretary or the locaI
club. I'VE shall have a strong team
a. each Mace and the race should
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-21
LAID TO WASHINGTON
President Of A. c. Departs for Nation
tionaI Capital for Committee Meet.
Ina.

DR.. e. F. Ladd. president of the
North Dakota Agricultural college de-
parted this afternoon for Washington.
d. c., where he has been called as a
member of the federal standards COM
mittee on foods and drugs, which
meets next week. DR.. Ladd said to-
day that the committee would prob
ably define standards Of milk, dairy
products. cereals, -four and canned
goods. ..ss..
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-21
aIERcHANT DIsaUALIFIED.

Boston, April GA f. Merchant, of
this city, who finished fifth in the an
nual American Marathon. won by w. J.
Kennedy Of New York, Thursday was
Charles T. Meller. OF Chicago. was
awarded fifth prize: Hans Schuster, Of
New York, sixth; Carl w. A. Linder, Of
Quincy. seventh; and III. j. Lynch. OF
Washington, eighth prize. Al charge
that Merchant rode in an automobile
over part Of the course. was confirmed
by the refesee. II was announced last
night.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-21
BABY WEEK PICTURES
A. c. Extension Service Has Prepared
New Set of Slides for Occasion.

The college extension service at
the North Dakota Agricultural col
lege has prepared two new sets Of
slides to be sent out Immediately to
help communities in the state who
will observe Baby Week or to those
who are DESTROYS of stimulating in
terest in gardening. Parties interested
should address A. P. Hollis, Agricul.
tural college, Fargo, ~. d.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-21

Defeats McCracken In Final Found for
Singles Title at "Y".

opponent in the finals, McCracken, last
evening, i. Horwitz was declared Win
ner in the individual event Of the sin
gles' aud doubles championship bowl
ing tournament at the Y. M. G. "A.
E. CHASER and J.. w. Adams were
winners in the finals of the doubles
rolled several days ago.
Trophies will be awarded the win
ners next week.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-21
Goes Thirteen Innings.

Washington, April 21.-Washington
opened the season at home yesterday
by losing to Philadelphia 6 to in thir-
teen innings. Singles by Trasher, Bates
and Chang and a sacrifice hit brought
in the winning runs.
British and French flags flew over
the grandstand, and before the game
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt, of the
navy department, raised the stars and
stripes on q pole in the center field
while the Washington players gave a
military drill. Vice President Marshall
threw out the first ball. Score:
r.. H. e.
Philadelphia 900 900 900 Dol 2-6. % o
washington 900 200 100 001 o. 10 1
Batteries-R. johnson and Schang;
Gallia; Ellers, Henry and Ainsmtth.
No other games played.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-21
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
(By Associated Press.l
one Hio Inninu Enouuh.

ST. Louis, April 21.-Three singles
three bases on balls, a hit batsman, a
sacrifice hit and two errors gave st.
Louis six runs in the first yesterday,
and Cincinnati lost, to s. Score:
Cincinnati ..... Dol 900 0o5-6 II 9
ST. Louis 1890. 600 O10 00x-7 2
Batteries: Schneider, Ring and VIM
go: Watson, Ames and Snyder.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-21
News From Sportdom
Official Northern League Schedule, 1917 Season
AT
WINNIPEG

May Fl. %, %. 81, "a
June II, IL, ID, II, is
July 5, 6,
July %, "a. Is, 26, 81
Aug. Is, 16, IL, IS
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-21
NORTHWESTERN is WINNER.
INV Associated Press.)

Lafayette, Ind, April 21.--North-
western university defeated Purdue
university to yesterday afternoon
in conference baseball game. In the
ninth, DriscoIl drove home run over
the fence. Score:
Northwestern 49,. O20 900 001-s !
Purdue ......... 900 900 600 8 0
Batteries-Crissman and koehler;
Kaufman and Roberts.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-21
Hnoar sniIIa Beans.

Philadelphia. April 21-A home run
by Crayath, which bounced into the
left field bleachers in the eighth. gave
Philadelphia victory over BROOKLYN,
4 to 3. in the opening game of the
National league season here yester-
day. Score:
BROOKLYN ... 010 020 COOS s 1
ladelphia -. 002 010 01x-4 2
Batteries: Cheney and Miller; Alex
ander and Killifer.
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pirataa nafaat cuhs.

Pittsburgh, April 21.-Pittsburgh
defeated Chicago yesterday, 6 to l, due
to the good pitching of Grimes, who
held the visitors to three hits. De-
rnaree was wild and gave way to
Packard, who in turn was replaced by
Douglass in the eighth. Score:
r. Fl. e.
C,hicaro - OO1 900 OOO--1
Pittsburgh ..... 100 900 5Ox-6 l
Batteries: Demaree, Packard, Doug
lass and Elliott: Grimes and Fisher.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-21

Chicago, April 21.-Pitcher Sothoron
lost his first game in the last eighteen
starts yesterday when Chicago bunch
ed hits in the second inning, and won
from st. Louis, s to 2.
Cicotte was touched for as many hits
as his opponent, but was given perfect
R.H.E
st. Louis ........ 100 0O1 000---2 8
Chicago ......... O4O OQl OOx-o y
Batteries - Sothoron and SEVERED;
Cicotte and Schalk.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-21

K New York, April 21.-The New York
Nationals lost their opening game OF
the home season yesterday to Boston
in IA innings, 4 to 2. 1t was a splendid
pitchers battle, first between the vet
eran Tesreau and Ragan, and later
between two youngsters, @. Smith,
and Nehf. Smith weakened in the
fourteenth when singles by Massey
and Collins and a. pass to Konetchy
filled the bases. J. Smith forced Mas
sew at the plate, but Kelly's single
sent in Collins and Konetchy with the
winning runs.
Before the game a large floral
American flag was presented to the
Giants by the Lambs club. The game
was preceded by parade. headed by
three men impersonating the spirit OF
1875. The Boston team gave short
military drill Score:
Boston OO1 100 600 900 OF Q !
New York OO1 600 001 600 00-2 3 2
Batteries: Ragan, Nehf and Gowdy;
Tesreau. @. Smith and Mccarthy,
Rariden.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-21
NV Associated Press.l
Indians Nearly Banked.

Columbus. O., April 21.-Witter's
misjudgment of Yerkes' fly with two
out in the sixth enabled Indianapolis
to avoid shutout by Pitcher Kahlers
Columbus won. to 2. Pitcher Rogge
was knocked out Of the box in the
fifth. Score:
R.H.E.
Indianapolis s....s's's.ss.ss.
Batteries: Rogge, Dawson and Cos
sett, Schang; Kahler and Coleman.
Milwaukee Minneapolis wet
grounds.
Kansas City-st. Paul--Wet grounds.
Louisville Toledo rain, game called
in second
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-21
Tigera Beat Cleveland.

Cleveland, April 2l.-With the score
tied in the ninth, two Detroit men on
the bases and two out. Young's drive
over third got by Allison and went for
home run. Detroit winning, to 4.
Score:
Detroit ....... 200 002 0Os-7 II 8
Cleveland 1890. 202 600 000-4 1
Batteries-Boland and Spencer, Stan
age; Morton and O'Neill.
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SEE

That EIein Six Movie at the Grand
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-21

Milwaukee Minneapolis =
grounds.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

No other games played.
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HOLIDAYS AND SUNDAYS IN BLACK
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-05-18
COMMERCIAL PART IN WAR

COMMERCIAL PART in WAX
For years before the beginning OF
the war Germany encouraged her
commercial organizations in every
possible way. She has, from all ac-
counts, been amply repaid. A large
part of the work of industrial organi-
cation which has enabled the Central
Powers to maintain the mighty ring
of iron for two and a half years has
been done through these commercial
organizations. When England was
compelled to adopt civilian mobiliza-
ton to fight her enemies, she called to
her aid the many splendid commercial
bodies of her cities. But perhaps
France has in this war been benefited
by her wonderful system Of Chambers
of Commerce. more than any other
nation. The Chamber Of Commerce
began in France in the year Of 1899,
was given official recognition by Ma
poleon and has since been a most i'm
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-05-18
WHAT GASOLINE TRACTORS
CAN DO FOR FARMERS

Transformation of farming through
the agency of gasoline is the revolu-
tion1zing evolution which is now ex-
pected, says the Spokesman Review.
Gasoline may yet change farming
from an occupation to a pro-
fession, influence society as the
telephone and the trolley have done
and put the possibility of famine out
of human consideration.
The New York Times contains a
discussion of these possibilities by
Edward A. Bradford. He considers
time and tractors the pith and mar
row of the problem of growing enough
fo~odstuffs. The wal would seem to
him to have had only secondary conse
e for agriculture and the threat
of famine for the world to be owing
to other causes than war.
During the first two years of this
war the United States, according to
MI. Bradford, produced more food
than it consumed and exported 76 pei
cent more. Food riots and other tok-
ems Of shortage in food were caused,
not by failure Of crops, but by for
eign governments buying in American
markets. The foreigners drew on their
capital to supply their demand, and
outdistanced Americans buying by
means of income.
The means of meeting the demand
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-05-18

appears to Mr.. Bradford to consist in
our farmers replacing OK or horse
with the tractor, which is the pillow
and automobile in one. In France and
England farm help is so scarce that
the governments are calling for 1000
tractors to do the work of men by
machinery. It follows, that, if tract
ors will help solve the farming prob
lem in war, they can do so in peace.
Speaking of wastage in using ami
mails, Nj. Bradford argues that "it
takes more land to support mule or
horse than man, five acres against
three. 1t requires 125, ZOO, 900 acres
to support the horsepower of farms.
Horsefeed costs $4,000, 100000. A
horse averages only three hours
work a day. Tremendous slack might
be taken up by releasing a quarter of
u cultivated land from the support
of such wasteful power. Displacement
of horse labor would add half to our
yield of wheat or double our corn"
The tractor pillow %symbolizes farm
ing emancipation. The gasoline engine
is the soul Of this pillow, and the en-
CINE can operate almost every imple-
ment of the farmer.