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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-10
% ARE IN WAR
Koaikzky's Family Well Represented
an Both Sides Of World Struggls.

Bismarck, n. D.. Oct. 10.-Rsceipi
by State Auditor Kari Kositzky of an
announcement Of the marriage of MS
brother, Lieut.. William Kositzky,
graduate of the first officers train
ing school at Fort Smelling, and Miss
Bertha. Koch of Lincoln, Neb., calls
attention to the fact that Lieutenant
Kositzky is the 23rd member Of his
family to get into the world war
lie has thirteen cousins hghting Tor
the Kaiser and nine who are prepar
ing 10 fight against King William.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-10
GERMANY WILL CONTINUE
TO fight FOR KAISER
Chancellor Sees No Peace While Enc
mics Try TO Drive Wedge Be
tween People and Emperor.
(By Associated Press. }

Amsterdam, Oct l0.-The German
chancellor, DIR. Georg Michaelis. I'm
speaking of peace said, according TO
advices reaching here today, that as
long as Germanys enemies demanded
any German soil, as long as they tried
to drive a wedge between the German
people and their emperor, peace was
impossible.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-10
TO BUILD GARAGE.

jamestown. n. D., Oct 10.-MorriH
Severn has announced that he win
erect a one-story garage building. to
cost approximately $4,000, on his
property i'm the main section of the
city. The building will be rented by
the jamestown Motor Co. for garage
purposes.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-10
RAISE CHECKS.

S97 and $3.50 BY 2 Farm Hands.
Hankinson. n. D.. Oct. 1O.-Checks
written by o. w. Neumann on Sept.
IL, and made payable to Frank
Bates and Hans Olson were raised
from their face value Of as cents to
S97 and $3.50. The checks were is
sued to laborers whom Neumann
had hired TO work several hours.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-10
PROSE DEATH CAUSE.
Murder or Suicide in Eydsr-coroner
On Scene.

On Scene.
Mlnot. n. D.. Oct. 10.-Coroner
Pence was notified by telephone yes
terday afternoon that Hugh TooIe,
an elevator man at Ryder, was found
at noon Yesterday sitting In q chair
In his ofiice. dead, with q bullet
through his temple. "A rifle was
found beside the chair.
0nciala are Investigating to deter
mine IL IT was murder or suicide.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-10
u. S. Estimate "a
OF Grain For
State Is Out

The North Dakota grain crop :
as fixed by the federal govern J
ments estimate on Oct. 1, issued
by the department Of agriculture
at Washington Monday. and
compared with the final prOduc-
ton figures Of 1915, follow:
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-10
1917 CROP FAR
MORE VALUABLE
Than LAST YEAR
Increased Prices and Gen
orally Better Production
Force Figures Up
500, 731, 259 MARGIN
IN 5 LEADING CROPS
October Estimate by De-
partment of Agriculture
Furnishes Statistics

North Dakota's 5s,600,00O bushels
of 1917 wheat at $2.03 the bushel are
worth $50 ,S01,750 more than the 49,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-10

Children's heavy wool gs cent
Hockey Caps for SIS cents at Blacks.
ThuTsday-Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-10

$3.50 fine quality Bed Spreads at
$3.50 at Blacks on Thursday
Advt.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-29
Unsel6sh Cooperation and not Fault
Finding Will Win War for America
By REPRESENTATIVE PAT HARRISON Of Mississippi

Cooperation faultndng the duty of Americans
The president of the United States in this time of charged
with the gravest and responsible duties In the administration of
unted laws and the operation of the greatly increased military
and naval forces the country together with all the vast number Of
additional matters rendered necessary by the doubt mistakes will
be made Itwoud be miracle they not But the critic
cay he be leader of men whose duty is to play important part
modng public opnionthe critic and the fault finder whose only
activities ccizng and faulndng with those who admins
tng the law and carrying the vast operations incident to
warts not truly good soldier good leader loyal American
The dnaon Russia which has been costly to the entente
allied cause and which will materially delay the successful termination
war; should be striking lesson those Americans who inclined
criticize and find fault with those whose duties and functions
to carry the to a successful and victorious end.
Great and large powers necessarily must be conferred upon the
executive of the nation this time The delegation of such
ordinary would be dreamed Of But and efficiency
imperative and to obtain the highest efficiency strike with the
power might of the nation delegate the time unusual
authority to the executive head.
Americas in this is Of tremendous Importance to the
peace safety the world history
unsesh cooperation and patriotic unity and devotion duty much
needed All true Americans will work together for the coun good
which all human good Those who do not not true
Americans
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-29
DADDYSEVNTV(r
ARI TAL[nl
PYeMY HIPPoPoTAMus.
. MARY GRAHAM BONNER

Jimmie Pygmy Hippopotamus,"
said Daddy, twas a very fine animal"
"What is the difference between a
pygmy hlppopotdmus and a full-sized
oneT asked Nick.
"The pygmy hippopotamus," am
swered Daddy, us about one-four-
teenth the size of a full grown hippo
potamus. They are a different kind
and do not ever grow so large as their
big cousins.
1.-THE cousins live in rivers while the
pygmy family simply like to visit riv-
ers and go there now and again. But
they do not care to spend all their time
in the water.
"They like swampy forests and live
In the banks by the sides of rivers or
streams, making their homes under
the roots of big, heavy, overhanging
trees.
"Now Jimmie was very good and
gentle, but sometimes he could be
made quite angry and he was made
that way one day by one of his cou-
sins telling him he was too small to
be of any use. But he did not quar-
rel long with his cousin, for he thought
it was extremely mean to fight with
any of his own family. And, too, he
wanted to show his cousin how much
better was his disposition. The large
hippopotami family are dull and quiet
and gentle unless they are really
reused. Then they become furiously
angry and will do anything when they
are in a temper.
Jimmie was very happy and he was
feeling his best. Along came his little
brother, jamie.
"'Hello, jamie he said.
"'Hello, Jimmie said the little
brother. viii you tell your little hip
popotamus brother a nice storyT
Eyes said Jimmie, wrinkling his
forehead while he thought of a story
to tell.
"'Soon I shall have one thought up
he said, and jamie settled down in a
shallow part of the stream and blinked
his funny eyes as though to say:
"'You had better hurry, brother
Hippo, or I'll be asleep, and then you'd
only be telling your story to the rocks
and trees and the stream
'But Jimmie knew how sleepy Jamie
was and he started right away with his
story:
"'Our greatgrandfather,' he began,
was caught in one of these homes be-
cause he had built his dirt walls too
high. He couldn't escape from the men
who were trying to get him.
"'But the men did not want to kill
him. They wanted to lead him far,
far away where the children live and
where they visit animals and look at
them as if they were strange indeed
"'Do children think we are strange 2
asked Jamie in a very surprised
voice.
eyes said Jimmie. We'll, our
greatgrandfather was caught and he
was carried in big basket. A num-
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-29
American People Cannot Consider Amy
Peace Proposed by Prussia

We and will consider peace the instance of Prussia
of any whiting unwilling agents of Prussia
The only the American people time will be prepared to
consider which be disastrous hope of Pruas
made their heads and perhaps their bodies with the
German returned and humaneness after the dehone-
the wrmad lords who have been suffered dee and to damn
the whole German people.
president not merely wed out Of but throughout
nearly three years of irritation and insult Of cOntumey and outrage he
the miracle of keeping out of the Why did the president
war? Because that not much challenged
to war as the elementary nc of life in the only terms in
ge that band of mrs who had brought hurt half the
unutterable their dumby trusting peoples
Groups the incorporating pacsts to be found IN
dhe leadership peoples council and these mindful OF the serious
mess my charge Of readiness to accept outcome of tho
would bring men but seal the dominance OF the SWORD
an the world
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-29

warmers for footrests, then of Mrs.
Hall walking miles to her work to
save five cents.
Attending q Kinsolving concert re-
cent morning In the crystal ballroom
Of the Blackstone hotel, after the con-
cert lettering awhile in the lobby,
later sauntering along Michigan ave-
nue. and stopping to look at this win
dow of exotic blooms, at that one
where platinum, diamonds and pearls
showed up with full effect against their
velvet backgrounds, the while seeing
the stream of luxurious vehicles flow
ing on In such volume, the companion
that was with me had said, "Well, I'M
dOubtedly America is prosperous this
year; have never been so impressed
with our luxury, with the general we'll
being"
Coming from the Halls that later
day I thought of this remark, of the
forth; and 1 wondered at the why and
the wherefores of the inequalities.
Why the too-much on the one table
the bare subsistence on the other
The slothful warmth, and the dreary
cold? The over-brilliant rooms, and
the long darkness? OF chiffon Dor.
dered with fur, and of shivering jim
mie? OF "the colonel's lady, and of
Julia O'Grady"?
Who are going to solve it, when is
1t going to be solved2 Nobody, it
seems. Never, 1t seems. But at least
once in awhile, at this special season
and that, a momentary lifting of the
cloud may Occur-at least for the chill
dren. Say at Thanksgiving and Christ
mas, If each able one would look after
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-29
DNaa Easily Done.

Hypochondria was the topic that
was being discussed at a social affair,
rays the Philadelphia Press, when Sen
Itor William A. Smith Of Michigan
recalled the following story:
A woman who was perfectly Wen.
but imagined she had at least a dozen
different diseases, called one day to
consult an eminent specialist.
Il think I understand your case thor
Dughly, madam" said the doctor as the
patient began to tell the story of her
life. "Just sit quite still a moment
and let me look at you"
The patient complied and after
studying her intentiy for q little while
the physician glanced at his watch.
There is nothing the matter with
you, madam" finally said the doctor.
you haven't the slightest indication
Of fever, and your heart beat is per-
iectly normal"
"Why, how do yOQ know. doctor7"
acclaimed the patient In surprise
you didn't take my pulse"
TT wasn't necessary, madam"
miled the specialist. Il counted the
vibrations OF the ostrich feather o.
your hat"
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-29

volume Unfortunately notion however, the average legislator
does always know what he the harvest which frequently
results made up OF strange and unexpected plants whose appearance
as astonishing to the legislator is doncerng his constituents
This situation am bound is not wholly unrelated
or less prevalent superstition entertained by the electorate that
training In legislative affairs uperfuous adjunct of the legislative
mind which should enter its task with the nexperience
bride coming to the altar As rotation in cops
the agriculture fguemproves the SOIL rotation office supposed
to improve the The comparison however, soy
the legislator resembles the farmer who cuae the crops rather than
the themselves and previous experience of the thorough
character the the farmer hitherto supposed
destroy his availability for continued service.
think it the late Mr. Carlyle who reported to have made
the rather cynical observation that the only acts parliament which
entitled commentator those by which previous of paa
ment repealed not prepared quite that far though
prepared that my judgment extraordinarily large pro-
portion of the statutes which have been passed from time time
various Legislative bodies might be repealed without the slightest d
ment to the general welfare.
The trouble with much of legislation that the legislator has
mistaken emotion for WISDOM impulse for knowledge and good nen
ton for sound judgment e we and wholesome
thing the field of ethics may of small consequence of
sequence ALL in the domain of law He we may the
legislator from the Affections of accusing conscience but does not
protect the community from the affection of mschevous and medesoe
statutes
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-29
"HeIIo, jamie" He Said.

Der of men had to carry him and the
basket was hung upon a big pole
which they carried over their Shout
ders.
"'Then he was allowed to swim be-
side a boat along a river, and later
he was put into a tank and given a
little cage when he was taken on the
big boat to another land
at don't see that a little cage would
have been enough for him. Could he
get in itT asked jamie.
"'Oh, yes, continued Jimmie. He
was quite comfortable and at last he
reached the Zoo.
ale was given bigger tank then
and large cage and he has lived there
with a number of his companions for
years. The men talk about the ones
they have in the Zoo when they come
back here to look for more
"Did they never ask you to goT in.
quired jamie.
"'Indeed they did, said Jimmie,
proudly, but always refused
"'What did you sayT asked jamie.
al didn't say anything, said JIM
mie. I simply got out Of their way.
And so here am to tell you stories
OF the way your greatgrapdfather
travelled to PARKWAY land where chill
dren look at him and think he is fun
ny sight indeed
"'What adventures he must have
had said jamie, thinking he would
like them himself
"Maybe,' said Jimmie, but I hate
moving and so don't think I'll take a
trip-that is II / can avoid 1t by refus-
Ing their invitations, or, In other
words, keeping out Of their way"
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-29
Method In EEs Madness.

A story II brought from Camp Funs-
ton, says the Kansas City Star: A
young draft soldier paced the parade
ground alone. STOPPING suddenly he
picked up q small block Of wood. stud
led II a moment, and cast It aside with
the remark: THAT amt It," Walk
Ing farther, he stopped and brought ~
a scrap Of paper, scanned II, ana
threw 1t away, again saying: That
amt It." A third pause a minute
later brought his attention to a cigar
cite stub, but close scrutiny brought
the same rejection, THAT amt It"
His captain stood within hearing,
watching the draft soldier closely. R
was apparent the young mans men,
tally was wavering. The guard was
called and the patient was sent to the
hospital The next day the captain
went to the hospital with the patients
discharge papers. On their delivery,
the sufferer held the papers up to tue
light, examined them closely, and then
announced!
THAT'S It"
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-29

one unable family, what lot of kids
could be made crazy"
Come on, pile up the basket Tele,
phone to the center that knows the
needs, or take a case whose needs you
yourself know and do your best to
spoil one group of small ones for one
day. Put in the chicken! Put in vege-
tables enough fnF a week. Don't for
get the potatoes Remember the fruit.
Add candy. Get some Jimmie u wooden
coat, and long thick stockings, and ex-
change his misShapen, run-dOwn-at-
the-heels shoes for brand-new ones,
thick-sOled and equal to keeping out
the cold. Give the sure-to-be-there
baby warm outfit, secondhand or
first'hand, matters not. Cover that lit
tie girls thin red fingers with thick
red mittens. Be sure to give plenty of
candy-it won't hurt 'em. And tie all
the stun up fancy like and foolish
like. Your friends are bored to ex-
tinction. of course, by the repeated
complexities of today's Christmas
packing; but folk like the Halls won't
be. They'll like It; Injuries will help
toward that wildness of Joy you are
working for. Come on, ye unhappy
overfed, We Over-warmed, We blinded
by too much light and color, ye Of the
frivolous fur trimming, and ye lady of
the limousine; come all and have a
hand in this riot. this midwinter mad
ness, this effort to make certain class
q kids 'icraGy."
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-29
Singer. Own Aooomoanlsts.

30 that singers can use Photographs
20 play their accompanimeRts an at.
Sachment has been Invented that dis-
plays the words of songs on q reel -
paper az q record is being played.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-29
War LortPa remnie Of Peace.

According to the Norddeutsche Zss-
tung, the kaiser has ordered the erec-
don Of temple OF peace ca one Of his
estates. It II to be iaaugRrated sol.
EMMY after the conclusion Of peace.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-29
Poor Roada ENnenalNe.

The farmers OF the United States
have been allowing $500, 100000 Ia reai
money to escape from their pockets
each year because Of poor roads, ac-
cording to the testimony Of experts.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-29
ohenslve 10 the Lord.

Little Mabel, aged four, who was
watching a balloon ascension, sudden
~ exclaimed: Mamma, shouldn't
think the Lord would like to have that
man come up to heaven alive"
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-29
Emotion Mistaken for Wisdom in
a Large Proportion Of Legislation


If we're asked to name the characteristic which
more than any other distinguishes our present-day
political institutions, not sure that should not
answer, "The passion for making laws" There are
4S small or moderate-sized legislative bodies in the
United States engaged good deal of the time, and
one very large national legislature working overtime
at this amable occupation their habual output being
not far from fifteen thousand statutes each year The
prevailing obsesson to be that statutes, like
the crops enrich the country in nronnrtnn to their
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-29

IEllgA J
W. EAR LADIES, thank you for
the Thanksgiving basket. 1t
IL was surprise to me. The
EfTHN kids wuz crazy.
E&EM Yours thankful,
%pS@ LENA HALL"
That was the letter she dictated to
me, the woman from way over there
where rents are relatively cheap,
where coal is bought by the single bas-
ket and where a can of timed milk
can be made to last a family of four
whole week. I put the words down
Just as she said them, for / thought
the 'ladies" would find it heart-warm-
Ing to learn that their gift had such
an effect on the dull gray household
that "the kids wuz crazy"
She told me 1t was a So basket.
There was q chicken, vegetables
enough for a week, even potatoes
the first in their house this winter
fruit, everything to make a real feast.
their names, but she knew it was
through the Bureau of Charities her
family had got all that. So she had
called up the bureau and thanked them
and they said club of ladies were
the ones that sent the things. The
club had telephoned In and asked for
the address of some family that would
not be likely to have big dinner, and
then they had filled the basket and
sent 1t to the address given. Now she
would like to thank the club. She
could read English but she couldn't
spell the words. Would write the let
ter for herr And that was the way
the ladies found out that the "kids
wuz crazy"
I went over to Mrs. Halls home, and
the setting and situation seemed to
my inexperience exaggerated beyond
actually. The place looked like a
stage representation of poverty. The
husband had deserted; there were
three children, toddler, sickly girl
If nine, sickly boy of ten; and the
mother had "pains in the chest" could
workS only internationally. There was
plenty of work to be had this year,
she said, but first one child fell SICK
hen another, and she herself, after
being so hot In the steamy easements
where she did washings and then GO
Ing out into the cold, would get those
pains in the chest and would have to
give up for awhile. At present about
all she was doing was working at
home, putting strings on express tags.
Going home in the street cur I fell
INTO such an abstraction went nearly
10 the limits before 1 woke up enough
to consider the matter Of alighting. l
got to thinking of contrasts-of q
world OF folk fJssing about the oveS
amount Of protein they had in their
systems, and that other world with the
family milk ration one tin a week; Of
people suffering from superheated
apartments, and Of those that watched
inxiously the dwindling nuggets In the
basket; Of people blinking under the
glare of too-many-and-too-h lgh-power.
bulbs, OF the Hall family that went to
BED right after supper to save light
If dancing-dresses trimmed with fur,
II the thin cottony coat Jimmie Hall
was wearing; OF limousine with orch
"a showing at the glass and foot
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-29
New Ash SIften
THIS 70 THE AGE OF YOUTH.

You win look tsa years younger u yuw
daTken your ugly. grizzly. gray hsirs By
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-01
NEW HAMPSHIRE SOLDIER KILLED
Private Edmund 0'Sullivan Was Clean.
ing Rifle.

Laredo, Tex, Dec 30.--Private Ed
mund O'Sullivan, Co. /, first New Hamp-
shire regiment, was killed in camp in "a
pata county, Texas, yesterday through
the accidental discharge of a rifle he was
cleaning. His home was in Peterborough,
n. H.
The New Hampshire regiment has been
on outpost duty for a month, and Co. !,
of which Private 0Sulliyan was a mem
Der, was sent to Zapata county, which is
some distance down the river. He was
the second member of the infantry regi-
ment to die since reaching the border.
The first death was from natural causes
and was also in the ranks of Co. /.
Peterborough, n. H., Dec. 30.-Edmund
O'Sullivan of Co. /, LIST New Hampshire
regiment, who was killed in camp in Tex
as yesterday by the accidental discharge
of rifle he was cleaning, was well
known here, where he had lived for a
number of years. He enlisted at Con-
cord at the time the call came last June,
joining Co. /. He was the son of Mrs.
Frank 0Sullivan, who lives on Factory
street. with two other children. His Ia
Their was killed last year in an auto ac-
eident. 0'Sulliyan was about % years of
age
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-01
BRIEF FARM ITEMS.
Having Been Collected by Weekly News
Letters of Agricultural Dept.

| Permits for the importation of 1877.
FOG canaries were issued by the biologi'
cal survey during the past year.
The bureau of soils of the department
last year mapped in detail the various
soils of PAID, 440 acres in rs areas in
80 states.
Two thousand bluebill and 300 white
winged scooter ducks were found to de-
stroy 5000 oysters a day in single
bay near Olympia, Wash.
For correcting soil acidity, one ton OF
burned lime is practically equal to one
and one-half tons of slaked lime or two
tons of ground limestone, in case all
three forms are of equal grade of puri-
ty.
Successful methods for the control of
the foot-rot of sweet potatoes, a serious
and destructive disease in several states,
have been developed by the specialists
of the department.
The bureau of soils is cooperating
with cement mills, blast furnaces, and
wool scourers with the object of en-
abling them to recover potash as Il by
product wherever this proves to be COM
mercially feasible.
In 1904 the actual cash road and bridge
expenditure in the United States aver
aged slightly less than s2s per mile OF
rural roads. In 1915 the cash road and
bridge expenditure had increased to an
average of Sl09 per mile of road.
Practically no injury to alfalfa from
summer heat has been recorded in dry
climates, but high temperatures COM