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and do their fall blowing early. Hay
ing is about finished, except the late
alfalfa and second clover cuttings.
Potatoes are doing we'll, but corn Is
backward on account OF the cool
"Oid Fashioned Crops" He Says.
Harvest in the Hawley neighbor-
hood is about half through and
threshing of oats for feed has begun"
said w. Geo. Hammett. The crop
old-fashioned kind, both as to yield
and quality North the straw is short
and the indications are that the yield
may be lighter, but the quality was
take less Irvine, and threshing will be
finished earlier, so the blowing can
ali be done this fall. Potatoes are
looking fine, but the farmers all say
rain is needed to bring the crop up
to the average.
THE first threshing reported In the
GAINESVILLE neighborhood is by VII
liam Stegge, of Anterior township,
Wilkin county. This was barley that
averaged 40 bushels, Weighing AZ
pounds and was sold here at $1.25 a
kushei, being worth $50 an acre. This
is probably an average for harley in
this locality" said Orris oliver.
"Harvest is about rs per cent DONE
barley and oats cut and wheat cut
ting now way AhS 40
the best in quality of any grown here
during the past ten years and ought
to grade No l hard. This is the gen
eral condition of the crops through
out the entire southeastern part OF
Clay county, and everyone considers
this one of the best crops; all things
considered, we have ever raised.
Two-Thirds Crop, But Paying.
Bendix Kuehl, Christ Render and
Fritz Lass all prominent farmers OF
the Sabin- Baker district were at the
courthouse in Moorhead this morn
ing and agreed that the wheat this
year will be about two-thirds crop,
II bushels to the acre. On account
of the dry weather early in the sea-
son the plants did not stool out and
the heads are short. They agreed
that the quality Is the best and the
heads well filled. This is also true
of other small grains. Potatoes will
not be an average crop, they said,
unless helped out by rain.
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Food Control Bill Gives the
Government Power to
Establish Scale
FIGURES ON COSTS
ARE NOW AVAILABLE
Coal Can Be Sold for Much
Lower Fgurie and
Leave Profit
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Aug. 9.-Sharp re-
duction in coal costs was predicted
by officials as result Of the SEN
ate's passage of the food control bill
carrying a provision for government
fixing of fuel prices. .....
The federal trade commission,
which the measure authorizes the
president to designate as an agency
to enforce the provision, is ready to
make out a price scale at short
notice. For months the commission
has gathered facts as to production
costs and in a recent report to con-
gress pointed out that prices are too
high.
Bituminous prices to the general
public were fixed at SO in a recent
temporary agreement between pro-
ducers, members of the commission
and other government officials.
Investigation has convinced the
commission that coal can be sold at
a much lower figure and still leave
a handsome profit for the producer.
President Wilson probably will is
sue an executive order at the time
he signs the bill, authorizing the
commission to proceed with price,
fixing. E..
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-09
RAISE Rail
ASSESSMENT
Tax Commission Recon-
mends Increases to
Board

Bismarck, N. D., Aug. 9.-In-
creases in the assessment of rail-
roads in North Dakota were recon-
mended to the state board of equali-
zation by the state tax commission
Wednesday,, increasing the assess
ments S9,79S,979, as follows:
The Great Northern from $20,152,-
048 to $24,623,693, or 22.1S per cent.
The Northern Pacific from $16,-
1897 to $21,207,073. or 31.45 per
cent.
The 500 from $40, 759,145 to &c.,
s53,776. or .8S per cent.
The Milwaukee from $3,494,69S to
$3,S33,5l4, or per cent.
That the 500 and Milwaukee had
been over assessed, and the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific rela-
lively under assessed was the report
of the commission.
The commission also recommend
ed a 20 per cent reduction in the
1915 assessment of the Midland &
Continental, and a so per cent reduc-
ton in the assessment of the North
Dakota railway.
Recommended assessments for the
secondary railroads follow:
Midland & Continental, 1924, 1926;
Farmers Line, $28S,1S8; The North
western, $125,989; Brandon, Devils
Lake & Southern. $71.39S; North
Dakota railway, $685.; Devils Lake
Chautauqua line. $3.50; Truax rail-
way. $611.
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Elihu Root and his fellow members
OF the American mission sent to Rus
STA three months ago.
Unqualified encouragement from
the United States, moral and financial
when necessary, is absolutely essen
tial to keeping life in the new gov
eminent, the commissioners agreed.
A separate peace with Germany OBJ
viously is the gravest fear. Left to
fight along with her present govern
ment in control, the president was
told Russia will emerge Triumphant
and strong, but IL either by great
masses of troops or clever proT agaEda
Germany should accomplish the over
throw of the Kerensky government
the outlook would be dark. Only one
written report, II Is understood was
submitted to Secretary Lansing. II
was not made public and may not
be. From high sources 1t is known
however, that the commission was
agreed on virtually all essentials.
None was stronger in his convic-
ton that there is the greatest hope
for Russia than Mr.. Root himself
Other members of the party who
shared his views were Charles Ed
ward Russell, a former Socialist:
James Duncan. a labor leader and
MAYOR STANLEY "aSnDuTn, man Oh
long experience in Russian affairs.
The latter two were agreed that one
great need of Russia Is publicity re-.
garding Americas intentions in the
war.
Mr.. Russell went q little further
than the others by favoring empha-
tically sending American troops to
the eastern front Immediately. He
gaid their presence would be Of the
greatest value in strengthening the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-09
WILL MOBILIZE 100000
MEN ON SEPTEMBER |

(Continued from Page u
upon and still awaiting disposition
on appeal to the district board, for
the purpose of receiving any affi-
davits or making other inquiries
relative to dependency as defined in
the present rulings, and the local
board shall transmit to the district
board such affidavits and its own
minutes thereon, for consideration on
appeal. B.. ......... ..r.l
THE foregoing rulings are
calculated to carry out the spirit
and terms of the act, and to enable
patriotic men to remain in the mill
tary service of their country,
wherever the burden of support
hitherto carried by them alone is in
a position to be distributed for a
time among others who are patriotic
ally ready to make in this manner
their contribution to military serv-
ice by setting another man free to
enter the army"
Mobilization Regulations.
The mobilization regulations refer
red to by General Crowder were in
the hands of the printer last night.
They provide for every contingency
LlaL can US IOIC5CSA III NLAC uSbC1AD-
ling of the men for the new army.
The contingents of the various dis
tricts making up any call to the
colors are to be assembled by the
state authorities, provided with
transportation to their training
camp, furnished means of subsist-
ence on the way and also provided
with a blank telegraphic form with
which to report the time of their ar
rival to the camp commander from a
point six hours from destination.
They will be regarded as passing in
to the authority of the army when
they board the trains.
Privision is made also for filling
vacancies which may occur in any
district quota should men sent for
ward be rejected by the army doc
tors on final examination at the
camps. In such cases the district
boards will be notified and another
man be furnished The quota of any
district will not be regarded as flied
until the camp authorities report
back to the board that the full num-
Der OF men called for have arrived
and been finally accepted.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-09
TWO DIVISIONS |
OF SERB TROOPS
CHANGE FLAGS
Began War With Austria
and Are Now Fight <
ing For Allies -
REFUSED TO FIGHT -
MEN OF SAME RACE,
Surrendered by Wholesale
During First Drice of -
General Brusiloff -
= n
CBy Associated Press.l

Corfu, Island of Corfu, July .10.--rr
CBy mail)-There are two whole
Serbian divisions-40,00 men.
which entered the war under the
Austrian flags fighting against the
entente allies and which today have,
turned squarely around and are
fighting under the entente colors-
against the central powers. This,
fighting under two flags is one Of
the queer romance of the big warE
related by Professor Yamitch, pri~a
vate chaplain of King Peter Of,
Serbia as illustrating how the con-
glomerate Slav population of SOUTH
ern Austria Hungary is ready tor
break away from the Hapsburg mass-
ter. =
These two divisions, originally
Austrian, were forced into the ranks,
early in the war from Bosnia, Gro
alta, and Herzegovina, the SlaVs
states forcibly annexed by Austria,
1t is the great hotbed of Slav. agi-l
tation. 5fI
The Austrian staff held the SIaTT
forces in reserve for a time weNt
knowing the bitterness in the ranks.
But when General Brusiloff's great
drive began a year ago in Galiciao
the Austrians had need of every
man. This brought the Slav divi-
sions into line and for thu first time
Slav was facing Slav, the southern :;
Slav element being thrust forward
to meet the rush of their brothers
from the north. 1t was literally a.
fight of brother against brother.
But the ties of race were stronger
than flags.
In one fight a machine gun bat
terry attached to one of the Slav
divisions opened by firing against
the Russians and then swinging.
about their pieces ended the day byl
pouring their battery into the Ausrc,
TRANS. AS the two sides came to-
gether Slavs with the Austrian for :.
ces would call out mi smo Srbi,"
meaning I'VE are Serbs" which was
the signal for steady streams of de-
sertions from the Austrian to the
Russian ranks. There was much sur
prise a year ago at the great num-
Der of prisoners taken by Brusiloff
and it is said this is accounted for
by the large number of Slavs who
voluntarily gave themselves up
when they met their Slav brothers Of
the north.
These two Serbian divisions made
UP of Slav prisoners of the Austrian
ranks have been placed under the
command of General Seirkovitch,
the defender of Belgrade, with head
quarters at tSaloniki. a.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-09
GREAT LABOR UPHEAVAL
AT LISBON, PORTUGAL
Troops Put Down Riot That Had All
The Aspects of a RevoIu-
ton.
(By Associated Press.)

An Atlantic Port, Aug. "a de-
scription of a labor upheavaI in
Lisbon Portugal, on July II, only
briefly limited at previously in cable
dispatches which seemed to threaten
a revolution and has resulted in sus2
pension of constitutional guarantees.
was brought here today by Gilbert
Robinson representative of a ship
ping firm who arrived from Europe.
He said troops were called out and
when a number of them were killed
by bombs. they charged the crowd,
killing eighty civilians and arresting
1900. This broke the uprising.
Mr.. Robinson said the trouble was
precipitated by the demands by all
classes Of workmen for a seventy per
cent wage increase. The government
refused to allow enforcement of their
demands.
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morale Of the Russians.
The military members Of the mis-
sion headed by Major General Hugh
Scott had a thrilling story to tell of
experiences on the Russian firing
line.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-09
Wool Clip Puts
$500, 900 Into
Bowman District

Bowman, N. D., Aug. 1.-TWO
hundred thousand dollars worth
Of wool has been marketed in
Bowman this year, the last clip
of the season being sold this
week at so cents a pound.
The wool season has been the
best and most profitable this Sec
ton ever has had, and the sue
cess attained by farmers who
have gone in for sheep, 10 at
tracing the attention Of others
to the Industry, with indications
that next year will see q great
increase in the business.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-09
PRESIDENT TAKES
NOTICE OF |. W. W,
Selects Chief Justice of District Of
Columbia to Investigate and
Make Report.
'(By Associated Press.)

:
Washington, Aug. 8. - President
Wilson today took cognizance of the
/. w. w. agitation ad labor troubles
in the west by selecting Chief Justice
Covington, of the District of Column
bia supreme court, to make a person
al investigation of the situation. Jus
tice CoVington conferred today with
the president and Secretary Wilson
of the department of labor before
starting on his investigation. 49,.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-09
RUSSIA WILL
DO HER PART IN
THE GREAT WAR
New Government Grows
Stronger of Heart and
Purpose Daily
NEED ENCOURAGE
- MENT FROM U. s.
Russell Even Advocates
Sending Troops at Once
To Russian Front
(Ry Associated Press.n

(By Associated Press)
Washington. Aug. 9.-Russia grows
stronger Of heart and purpose daily.
and with aid from the United States
will do her part in the great war and
emerge a powerful state. This was
the message brought to President
Wilson and Secretary Lansing by
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-09
ORGANIZE PAPER.

Bowman, N. D.. Aug. 9.-The far
mers of Bowman county have or
ganized a Nonpartisan weekly, to be
seat. Over $1,000 worth of stock has
been sold and the first issue will be
out about Oct. l. ..
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-09

Wanted-Informati concernins
whereabouts of ]. e. Doss, age 81
plasterer, came to Fargo June 20
Call or write mother, Mrs. M. j
Young, Washington House, Fargo
Advt.
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BUILDING NEW JAIL.

Bowman, N. D., Aug. 9.-Having
experienced four Jail deliveries last
winter, the county commissioners
have prepared against a repetition
by the completion of modern Jail
and sheriff'a residence.
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TO HEAD ENGLISH
DEPARTMENT,

GAINESVILLE, Mimi, Aug. 9.-One Of
the glowing tributes which the board
OF education of this city has con-
ferred on one of it's students, who
has graduated with highest honors
both from high school and college,
Is the election of Miss Eta Lake.
who will head the English depart
ment OF the high school when the
schools open next fall Miss Lake
rs a graduate OF Fargo college and
her home is In this city.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-09

FIavo flour, creamy whltS, delic-
ious flavor. goes further. Phone SO.
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For Quick Results Use The Forum
Want Ads.
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CLAY COUNTY HAS
ITS RICHEST CROP

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Barley and oats have nearly ali
Amt Meibye, one OF the editors of
The Ulen Union. Wheat harvest.
MARQUIS and bluestem. has begun and
the farmers all say that they have
the best crop raised In this section
for several years. Some thresning
will be done next week. but most of
the farmers here stack their grain
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-08-31
MAKES SURVEY
Of FIRE RISK
vNpeRWRlTERs GOING OVER
roNoPAH FOR PURPOSE OF
REVISING RATES

In compliance with the agreement
between the town trustees and the
board OF fire underwriters survey
h In progress to rearrange the fire
risks Of Tonopah with the idea of
securing a new rating according to
me high pressure fire protection sys-
TEN. This work is necessarily slow
as II involves recharting the town
Which viii occupy at least ten days.
Mt. S. r. Aitken, rate expert, is
entrusted with the work. AT the same
ume another expert Is engaged in
platting Tonopah in the interest of
sne Sanborn fire map, standard
publication used by every underwrit-
ing agency. The map shows the po-
Auon of every building or special
rSks in the town with the frontage
ana other measurements showing SO
lae man at a distance can tell ex
aetly the nature of the hazard better
'han II he were right here on the
scene The map Is published by 0
Salt Lake firm. After completing the
survey Of Tonopah Mr.. p. Cooper
'ne surveyor, will go to San Diego
% engage in preparing a similar mar
o. that city.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-08-31

Come on down, Wheede; be a
good fellow Wheede lowered his
pistol and shouted:
Put down your guns; meet me half
way"
The first deputy and Wheede met
half way and the latter handed the
former his revolver.
Wheede, according to the police.
has been under arrest for counter
feiting. He was the only man in
the cottage. The man arrested as he
was leaving the place is Edward
Taylor Late today Mrs Wheede and
Leonard shnitzer, her father, were
arrested.
Detective Clements was wounded
two years ago in similar fight in
which he nearly killed Henry Nc.
Ginty and his wife, negroes, and five
other persons we're killed and the
McGinty house dynamited
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-08-31
CHICAGO BANDIT CAPTURED
AFTER WOUNDING ) OFFICERS

some bills of large denomination.
After waiting until afternoon the
police attempted to enter the cottage
and were fired at from one of the
windows. The three detectives fell
Under the first fire.
In the meantime thousands Of per.
sons gathered in the vicinity, at
tracted by the firing and other polies-
men were required to keep the crowd
from the danger zone. Finally the
rcllce decided to dynamite the cot
tage and while the preparations ware
under way man was observed
crawling across pasageway from
the basement window of the cottage
to the adjoining two story building
He reached the second story landing
OF the structure when the police fired
on him He fired a shot in return
when First Deputy superintendent
OF Police Wesley NJ. Westbrook ad
yanced and shouted
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-08-31
death OF FANNIE HOLMES, A
iBR|CHT YOUNG NORMAL GRADUATE

highly ambitious and her death is
ascribed by many to her unceasing
assiduity. She was a mother to her
brothers and acted as they very eff
cient housekeeper during the time
she was following her studies Miss
Fannie was only 21 years of age and
was to accept her first school ap'
pointment at Nyala next Tuesday.
She graduated from the Nye county
normal last summer and was known
as one of the most earnest students
in every class as she advanced.
The cause of death was tuberculo-
sis peritonitis. The funeral will take
place Sunday from the home of her
sister 656 Eureka street. Reno, and
interment will be in one Of the Reno
cemeteries where the bodies of heI
father and mother repose. Miss
Fannie is survived by two sisters
Mrs. Paul Whaley and Mrs. Edward
Mcdonald. and two brothers. Hughey
and Robert Holmes OF Tonopah. She
was born at Eureka. Nevada.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-08-31

Miss Fannie Holmes died this
morning at Reno after a short illness
and the news came as great surprise
to her friends in Tonopah who were
advised by telegram received by
Mrs. Il. II. Mitchell of the sad event.
The message was received at 1880
and those who knew the deceased
were greatly shocked as II was not
believed that her death was so near.
Two brothers, Hughey and Robert
Holmes, left on the morning train
hoping TO reach Reno in time to see
their sister before death but they
we're notified as the train reached
Wabuska that the patient had passed
away to her reward close to noon.
on the train with the brothers were
Miss Helen Mitchell. the school chum
and constant companion OF Fannie
and Paul Whaley, whose wife Is one
of the surviving sisters.
Deceased was one Of the most pop
uiar girls in the Tonopah high school
and most earnest student who con
tinued her studies with unremittinG
attention during the time she was
pursuing the higher studies. In fael
when she was taking the norma
course she was also perfecting her
self in manual training to eomple.'
lhsr reparaolEe Of RtaAlsa. she wal
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-08-31
FIXING PROFITS.
ON FOOOSTUFFS
MiLLERs AGREE TO FIXED
PRICES FOR FLOUR AND
FEED

CHICAGO, Aug. 81. F. Bell,
chairman of the United States Mill
ers committee has issued the regu-
lations governing the profits of the
millers, in accordance with an agree
ment made with Food Administrator
Hoover.
A profit of 25 cents barrel on
flour and so cents a ton on feed are
the profits scheduled to become eff
fective on September l. In the pur-
chase of wheat the millers will be
permitted to buy at the customary
transit points and the governed by
the terms of their agreement with
the food administration grain corpor
alton, the governments buying agency
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-08-31
BUILDING THREE
BIG SH|PYARDS
CONTRACTS INVOLVING OVER
N THIRTY-FIvE MILLIONS
SIGNED TODAY

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3O.-Contracts
for construction of three government
owned shipyaTds il which to build
fabricated steel merchant vessels
were completed by the Emergency
Fleet corporation last night and
signed today. Contracts were signed
at the same time for construction of
about 200 ships in the yards.
The yards will cost $95,OOO,OOO and
will be built by the Submarine Boat
corporation, the American Interna-
tional corporation and the Merchants
Shipbuilding company.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-08-31
OPINIONS Of THE BRITISH PRESS
ON PRESIDENTS PEACE MESSAGE

clothe in roundabout and unimpres-
sive language He is not afraid to
call a liar a liar. even If the liar
happens to be extremely well con
nected"
The Globe says: I'VE perhaps are
not quite ready. as is the president
to assume that the strangely pro-
German spirit which permeates the
suggestions of His Holiness is en-
tirely free from all Austrian influ-
ence, nor are we prepared to admit
that the German people do not share
the culpabiIity of their rulers for this
desolating war, but these things are
matters of opinion and do not affect
the sincere concurrence of this nation
in the main principles which Mr.. VIII
son laid down"
'In going beyond the ruling caste
to the German people themselves" :"
says the Pail Mall Gazette, "Presi-
dent Wilson may appear to some to
be over-sanguine. But for ourselves
we believe he is right, because we
see no alternative but complete mill
tary victory. When the enemy masses
learn, as they must sooner or later,
| that it is the abominable doctrine of
blood and iron which stands between
them and their deliverance. we be-
lieve clouds will have gathered for
the house of Hohenzollern."
The Westminster Gazette says the
reply strikes the right note for the
allies, and continues:
Firm, defiant against the German
system, but not threatening ostracism
and ruin If that system be dis-estab-
lished, it may not succeed. The
German people and their system may
be too much at once for any disentre-
cation from within, but there is no
reason why we should perpetually
stoke up the fireeaters who are try
ing to persuade the German people
that the allies are bent on conquest
and destruction, and do nothing "a
help the growth Of moderate opin
in."