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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-16
EVERY SELLER OF
BONDSMUSTWORK
ON HIGH TENSION.
TO WIN SUCCESS.
Must Be No Tagging In
Any Quarter If State Is
To Reach Goal
HANNA APPEALS
FOR HARD WORK
Pleased With Reports So
Far But Warns Against
Premature Optimism

North Dakota's response to the
nations bond selling campaign is
good. but with a mark of seven mill
lions of dollars to be attained in the
next two weeks, Chairman l.. B.
Hanna, OF the state executive COM
mittee, declared today the need for
community in the entire state.
Let us not become too optimistic
at the prospects" said Mr.. Hanna
The reports to date are splendid,
but we must recognize the fact that
seven million dollars is a lot Of
money. and it will require the energy
OF every worker in the field If the
state is to attain that mark.
True. there are many communities
which already have subscribed their
quota Of bonds, but there are hum
dreds Of localities from which we
have no reports.
MY hope is that every Liberty
bond salesman will go into this work
as though the success of the entire
bond issue deDended upon him in
dividually. II every man in the work
took that view. we woul make a
splendid showing, and would have
grounds for believing that the state
would oversubscribe ifs quota.
while confident that the state will
acquit itself creditably, let us not
be too sanguine. Let us not sit down
and expect somebody else to turn
this trick. Let each and every one OF
us appreciate our responsibility in
this matter, and when we do that. /
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-16
Germany Calls
Men Up To AZ
Years Into The
Ranks Of Army
Nv Asaoclated Press.l )

Copenhagen, Oct. 16.-Ger-
many has extended military SER
vice to men At years of age and
is calling upon those who have
heretofore escaped service on ac-
count of military unfitness. The
army already included a large
number above the legal limit of
As years, on the ground that al
though nobody above that age
could be modified, yet no re-
'quirement existed for the dis
charge of a soldier reaching that
age. -~ l..
The new regulation calls to
the colors all exempts born after
Sept. s, 1870.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-16

PROHIBITION IS
CARRIEDIN iowa
Returns Indicate Success of
Amendment By Plural
ity OF 10000
STATE MUST REMAIN
DRY UNTIL 1921
Two Successive Legisla-
lures Must Vote To Re
submit Question

Des Moines, Ia, Oct. 16.-With
complete returns from 46 of the go
counties and but 722 precincts out OF
a total of 2,34s missing, indications
today are that constitutional prohi-
bition was carried by a majority Of
5000 to 5000.
Reports from 1926 precincts, which
include all the inportant wet stronn.
holds, give q vote for the amend
ment Of 125,514 and 122y440 against.
Des Moines, Ia. Oct. 16.-Returns
from more than two thirds of the
precincts, of the state this morning
on the election on constitutional
prohibition held in Iowa yesterday
indicate that the amendment forbid
ding the manufacture and sale of
liquor. was adopted by a majority
OF about 10000. If the amendment
carried. it will be impossible, under
the law for the state to again vote
on the question before 1921, and this
would only be possible through the
election Of two consecutive legis--
latures which would vote I'd re-
submit the amendment.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-16
Czernin Angered
When Demand For
Statement OF War
Aims Is Ignored
fEty assnc1ated Preas.)

London, Oct. 16.-The Deuts'
ches Tages Zeitung, of Berlin, as
quoted in dispatch from AIMS
terdam, says Count Czernin,
Austro- Hungarian foreign min
ister, recently requested the
German chancellor, DR.. Mich
aelis, to state Germany's peace
terms, urging that Germany
make concessions in the west.
Count Czernin received a vague
reply, whereupon he stated that
he could no longer negotiate
with DR.. Michaelis inasmuch as
the chancellor made vague state
ments when clearness and
frankness were imperatively
necessary.
These statements of The Tages
Zeitung are not denied, the dis
patch says, and have made a
great sensation, being particul-
arly illustrative Of Austria s
fervent desire for peace.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-16
Learn New Fighting Ideas
At Camp Greene; Ddkotdns
Also Are Studying French
North Dakota Troopers Put Through Intensive Work
Hikes and Big Drills Not Commenced Yet-Order
Against Mascots Will Keep Bob" At
Home-He Deserts y .1

on how II differs is prohibited. The
censorship in this respect will be re-
spected by the boys, many OF whom
have likened it to slipping the signals
Of football team to opponents. They
don't want the Boches TO learn their
tricks. Meanwhile they are plunginR
into the game OF learning TO be
modern day soldiers.
Talk OF your national guard stuff /"
exclaimed q Grand Forks Company
M sergeant who had been on the
border last year. Why say. were
in the army now, and believe me
these boys are going TO see train
ing that viii make the border stun
look like a rookie on dress parade"
Another new stunt which the boys
are being put through is compulsory
athletics. Right now they are being
taught hurdling in preparation for
further training In the line OF getting
over barbed wire entanglements. The
IN. M. q. "A. is aiding the boys
TO get into excellent physical
condition, for they plan a field meet
next Wednesday afternoon when the
most proficient men will have an
opportunity 70 show the results OF
two weeks training.
Camp Greene. at least the section
set apart for the First North DalEo-
Ia, was, when the troops arrived but
little more than q fairly level stretch
on the North Carolina hiIIsides.
There were no streets graded
although they we're laid out Now,
after ten days the boys have trans
Continued on Page Eight
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-16
CHINA OFFERS
Rich FIELD FOR
GERMAN PLOTS
Agents Speake Chinese and
Have Influence With
Uneducated
ARE FOMENTING
RELIGIOUS WAR
Encourage Mongolian Up
risings And Threaten
Trans-Sibe11an Road

Pekin, Sept. 10.-lC Correspondent
of The Associated Press. .)--German
plots to promote internal trouble in
China are being disclosed almost
daily, and the situation Is so serious
that China undoubtedly will find IL
necessary to intern many Germans
and Austrians, If not all Of them, be-
fore the end of the year. The allied
ministers are extremely uneasy over
the situation.
China, with its lack OF communi-
cation, offers a fine field for Ger
man plots. For many years German
agents have carried on commercial
undertakings in interior China.
fluently, and have great influence
with the lower classes.
Through the German and Austrian
legations in Pekin these interior
agents have been supplied with
money to stir up dissension. They
have aroused the Mohammedans in
western China by telling them that
this Ii a religious war designed to
eliminate Turkey and Mohammedan-
ism. Similar arguments have been
used among the M0hammedans in
southwestern China.
In Mongolia the German and Aus
trian agents enlisted many bandits
against the Pekin government In
Mongolia they have been able to
harass the trans Siberian line by en-
couraging the M0ngolians TO move
north into Siberia and Manchuria
and to attack railway towns. RUS
sia's military forces are somewhat
limited now in eastern Siberia, and
consequently the trans Siberian line
in seriously threatened by the Nom
golian uprisings.
Teutonic agents also have aided
many German and Austrian war
prisoners to escape from Siberia into
Mongolia. and thence into other
parts OF China.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-16
WHEAT CROP is
GRADING HIGH
Government Denies Ru-
mors of Low Grades
Given Shipments

Washington, Oct. ia large
part Of this years wheat crop has
graded high at the markets number
three or better-under the federal
wheat standards made effective this
year, the department Of agriculture
today announced. Persistent false
rumors have been circulated in the
grain trade, particularly among
country shippers and producers, says
the department, that under the new
federal standards for wheat, very
little of the marketed crop is being
or has been placed in the. higher
grades. On the contrary. 1t says, the
requirements OF the federal stand
ards for wheat are not such as to
work hardship on the country ship
pers and producers, for under these
standards high grades have been
given to heavy percentage OF the
wheat marketed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-16
(By Earle a. Tostsvin.l
Cstaff Correspondent Of The Fargo

NSIam correspondent OF Inc dEEO
Forum.l
Camp Greene, Charlotte, N. c., Oct
16.-uhat the government intends to
train the boys of the two North Da-
kota regiments, the 164th u. s.
infantry which was formerly the
First, and the Hashed-up Second,
so that they may be used in almost
any branch of the service. seems GER
tain after a study OF the drilling
during the past week. Therefore
semaphore signalling with arms or
fiags has been taught the national
guard companies but superacially.
Now the boys are getting from two
to six hours a day in signalling prac-
tice.
Drilling and long hikes have not
been essayed yet. Backgrounds are
at a premium and the only drilling
given Is to platoons. Plans are now
finished to grade of and level a
great drillground near the First
North Dakota company streets. but
at present the only drilling Is con-
fined to platoons, fourth of q COM
pany.
Censorship rules have not as yet
been applied 20 the camp but q camp
censor soon will be established and
ali outgoing mail win be scT1Itinized.
The rules means that the folks back
home will not be able 10 learn much
Of the work their boys are doing. For
instance. the new bayonet drill Is
being taught to squads now. III diff
fers greatly from the old regulation
bayonet drill, but any information
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-16
Total Expenditures to Date
Have Exceeded 100 Bill
lions of Dollars
ABOUT 100000
MEN NOW ENGAGED
Interest On Public Debt
Now 10 Per Cent of In
come of Germans
~ Associared Presa.l )

New York, Oct. 1.-THE war is
costing belligerent nations $4,000, :
600 q. day-S6. 800. 900 an hour-and
the United States is paying at least
one Quarter of this staggering sum,
according to estimates made today
by the Mechanics and Metals Ma
tionaI Bank OF New York The esti-
mated daily cost at the beginning OF
the war was Sk0,000,0O0 and year
ago IL was 500. 900. This coun-
try's rate OF expenditure is greater
than any other nation, Great Britain
being second and Germany next.
Nv next August. according TO the
bantsn fiR1rsb. the total cost Co tha
world viii be S1k5, 200. coo 06n. Already
expenditures have exceeded 100000
OOO, 600. Of which all but a fraction
has been translated into permanent
national indebtedness. Interest on
public debt is now calculated 20 be
more than 10 per cent Of the normal
income of the German people, as
against less than one-hah Of one per
cent in the case OF the people Of this
country.
The developed national wealth
Of the allies lis placed at $500. 600, ,O00,- -
600 by the bank, while that Of the
Teutonic powers is given as $780,
900. .00O, 900.
About $4,000, 900 men are today en-
gagged in the war. To what extent
the entente allies have gained super
iority over Germany Is shown by the
bank in striking fashion.
With no more than 2,000,000 Of
American manhood enlisted, the to-
tai military strength OF the allies is
81, 900 900, against a total for Ger
many. Austria, Hungary Bulgaria
and Turkey Of 20.000,00O. The popu-
lation Of fourteen entente allies,
from which the ranks Of their armies
may be replenished, is altogether L.
900, ,0OO, 900, against a population OF
less than $50. .O00,0 900 in the central
European nations.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-16
Yards Contained 47,OOO
Head of Stock at Close
Of Business
PROBABLY 10000
ANIMALS DESTROYED
Cause of Blaze Unknown
Cattle Roaming Streets
e: of City
fBy Associated Press.l


Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. IGNORE
than one-half OF the Kansas City
stockyards. the second largest in
the world, was destroyed early today
by fire. It was eESimated after the
FIRE had been brought under control,
after raging for two hours. that sew
eral thousand head of cattle had
been destroyed. Some estimates ran
as high as 10000. There were $1,000
cattle in the yards at the close of
business yesterday, IT was said. and
while II was possible to liberate
most of them, so rapidly did the
flames gain headway that many were
caught and burned.
Hundreds Of cattle from the fam
ing pens roamed through the down
town section Of both Kansas Cities.
It was the third disastrous fire in
the history Of the Kansas City stock
yards. The blaze was discovered by
two patrolmen in Kansas City, Kans.,
and before they could summon ap-
paratus the fire had become unman-
ageable.
The origin of the fire was unde-
termined and no estimate of the
pecuniary loss was available early
today.
BY o'clock the fire had been
completely extinguished.
No definite estimates as to the loss
will be made until insurance adjust
ers have taken a census OF the num-
Der of cattle burned, since the fire
was confined to the cattle pens, which
comprise the larger part of the
yards.
At the discovery OF the fire thous-
ands of cattle were liberated from
the pans and the RtreetS of hoth nf
the Kansas Cities were filed with
pushing stricken herds. These
animals, many Of which had wander
ed some distance from the scene Of
the fire. are being corralled by their
owners, who are finding difficulty
Identifying their property as a large
percentage OF the cattle are from
farm herds and carry no identifying
brands
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-16
Nail The Lie,
Rogers AdUises
Bond SdIeSn1en

Ar Rogers. head Of the Ninth
reserve district executive COM
mittee directing bond sales, is
sued an appeal today to bond
sellers to .'nail this lis"-that
banks are getting q percentage
on the bond subscriptions
Mr.. Rogers appeal Is in line
with that made Monday By L. B.
Hanna. state chairman.
IF you hear It said that the
banks are getting q percentage
on the bond subscriptions that
they take It Is without q shred
Of TRUTH. says Mr.. Rogers.
There is no commission or pay
ment. direct or indirect nor was
there in the first loan
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-16
WIFE REMAINs viii LEPER.

Helena, Oct Ex-senator o. @.
willett, who was found to be afflict-
ed with leprosy has been placed in
quarantine at his home and his bride
of seven months. at her own request,
has been permitted to act as his at
tendant.
DR.. w. G. Cogswell. secretary of
the state board Of health has re-
turned from Alberton where he i'm
vestigated the case. Willett viii later
be sent to a leprosarium. but not
until the case has been taken up with
the federal authorities.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-16
COTTON AND AND. coop GO ROADS.

New York, Oct 16.-Cotton and
good roads In particular were the
principal subjects discussed by
speakers at divisional meetings to-
day Of the Southern Commercial
congress- which had as its guests the
diplomatic representatives OF the ma
In the war.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-16
HEAR COMPLAINTS
German Mar Lords Heceivs Dele.
gates Of tha Labor Unions.

Copenhagen. Oct. 16.-F1eld Mar
shal Won Hindenburg and General
Won Ludendorff have received lead
ers OF the German trades unions, who
laid before them complaints against
the regulations issued by depart
ment heads of the army limiting. or,
in some cases, paralyzing the free
dom of action OF the unions. The
outcome of the conference has not
been announced. but The Vorwaerts.
OF Berlin. believes the grievances OF
the unions will be investigated.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-16

Minnesota r. Increasing rloudiness
and somewhat warmer tonight, fol-
ably in northwest portion late tonight
North Dakota Unsettled weather
tonight and Wednesday; probably
rain: warmer tonight colder Wednes-
day in west portion.
South pakota-Bnsettled weather
tonight and Wednesday: probably
rain In north portion. warmer to-
night colder Wednesday In west por-
lion.
Montana--U naetfied tonight. colder
west of the divide and in north CEN
trail portion; wednesday partly
cloudyi colder east of the divide
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-16
Gulf Of Riga May Be Made
Virtually One Ger
man Lake
WEATHER HALTs
FLANDERS DRIVE
British Casualties Show a
Steady Decline Despite
Heavy Engagements
ASSOCIATED Press War Summary
BRITISH BOMB ARSENAL.

ASSOCIATED Press War Summary
BRITISH BOMB ARSENAL.
London, Oct. 1e.-sritish airn1en In
their recent attack on the Belgian
town Of RouIers caused the destrue-
ton Of an arsenal in which was quar-
tered a newly arrived German reni-
n1ent. The information was con-
tanned In disPateh from Amsterdam
and was reported by q Trustworthy
correspondent on the Dutch frontier.
One Of the first inesndiary bombs
dropped, struck the arsenal. which
Immediately burst into flames. The
confusion was added 70 by airmen.
who, descending 70 q low altitude,
used their machine guns freely,
thereby increasing the casualty roll.
which the correspondent said was
enormous.
Germans operations in and around
the Gulf OF Riga are not likely 20
be extended this fall TO the Gulf OF
Finland, on the route to Reval, Kron-
stadt and PetrogTad. in the opinion
of Russian naval authorities. The
lateness OF the season viii iocalizs
the German effort, the minister OF
marine believes.
The situation created by the Teu-
tonic move. however. is serious en-
ough for the Russians. With the
great naval preponderance OF the
Germans in the Baltic there seems
little to prevent them from making
the Gulf OF Riga virtually a German
lake and solidifying IL into a strong
naval base from which the military
operations could easily be pushed
advantaReously under propitious
weather conditions.
The military situation on the vaFi-
oua 3TdEts tn the western war ateu
was virtually unchanged over night,
so far as the Official statements re-
veal.
The German reports have begun 10
lay stress again upon the violence of
the artillery FIRE in Flanders, but
there. are no indications that the
bombardment has yet been worked
up TO the point where the British
find themselves ready for a renewal
OF their drive.
Depends on Weather.
Evidently much depends on the
weather i'm this region. In the light
OF his last weeks experience with the
handicap OF the Flanders mud IL
seems probable that Field Marshal
Haig will await the settling of the
ground into a somewhat more pass
hbAN HAaNGa 1ANh0NkA NAA& Agk0 -
securing even ordinarily good condi-
tionH at this late season Of the year
seems now TO be considered small.
On the French front the activities
are centered on the Aisne and before
Verdun. Last nights fighting in both
regions was mostly monopolized by
the artillery. The German infantey.
however, came 10 life on the west
bank Of the Meuse, attacking north
Of Hill 304. The French found little
difficulty in repulsing this assault.
British casualties continue to de-
cline. The total reported I'm the last
week was 1896 as compared with H.
sos for the week closing Oct. and
2i,179 for the preceding week. This
is despite the fact that the British
have been heavily engaged in Fian-
ders during the last three weeks.
scoring some Of the most notable
gains in this years fighting within
this period
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-16
cHURcHMEN LoYAL

Columbus, o., Oct. 16.-Support
was pledged to President Wilson in
his war policies by the National
Council OF Congregational churches
in session here. in resolutions yaster-
day and delegates went on record as
favoring an International federation
to maintain peace after the war.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-16
Tha Rritiah statemsnt.

London, oct. I6.-Ths following
official statement was made public
today:
"A considerable number Of patrols
were carried out yesterday by naval
aircraft in which several enemy air
plane formations were encountered.
Two enemy machines were driven
down. One Of our machines is miss
ing.
"During "a hours bombing raids
were carried out on the Bruges
docks. Varssenaere airdrone and
Mouttaye airdrome. Large quantities
of explosives were dropped with good
effect, all our machines returning
safely"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-16
No Action Taken On Min
isteriaI Crisis Or Ad-
miral's Resignation
|MICHAELIS GOES TO
RUSSIAN PROVINCES
Advocates of German
Peace" Declared To Be
War Profteers

Copenhagen, Oct. 16.-No steps in
the ministerial crisis and no action
on the resignation OF Admiral Won
Capelle, the minister Of marine, are
expected by the German newspapers
until Emperor William returns to
Berlin from his Balkan trip. DR..
Michaelis. the chancellor, has left the
capital TO study conditions in the oc-
cupied districts of Russia. as If moth
ing was more remote from his mind
than the thought OF retirement.
Demand for the dismissal Of Mich
aelis was the leading theme at the
opening session Sunday Of the Social
list convention at Wurseburg, Bav-
aria, at which Phillip Scheidemann.
the majority Socialist leader In the
reichstag, was a speaker. Friederich
Ebert, a Socialist member of the
reichstag, assailed those members Il
the party who attempt to prolong the
war. He declared also that the ad-
vocates OF the so-called German
peace were working in their own
pecuniary interests and not for the
Fatherland. Herr Scheidemann said
that the war profiteers were invest
ing millions OF marks I'm the German
press, which accounted for the in
creasing number OF newspapers at
taclking the advocates Of a moderate
peace.
The convention was far less inn
posing in size than the peace time
conventions. Foreign delegations
were missing and there were barely
$50 German delegates, owing to the
decrease In party membership
through the detection Of the inde-
pendent Socialists and the absence
Of hundreds Of thousands Of Social
lists at the front
Amsterdam, Oct. 16.--In his speech
at the WurzbnrR convention, Herr
Ebert, president OF the German
Socialist party said speedy conclu-
sion Of peace was a vital necessity
for worknen in all countries and
that the policy Of the mailed fist
would disappear after the frightful
horrors CT the war.
II q ballot were taken today" he
added, 'nina-Genths OF the people
would approve peace by agreement"
Continued on Page Eight.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-16
British Casualties.

London, oct. 16.-British casualties
reported IN the last week amounted
to 14.096. They are divided as fol-
lows.
Killed Or died of wounds: Omcera.
27T: men. 2.s0s
wounded or missing. Dmcexa.
g27. men. 10.47s.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-16

The most powerful type of anti ti-air-
craft guns thst have been station
ed along the coast below the Ger
man air routes into England and
(map) the arrows show the aP-
Proach of the Hun fiIers over the
coasts Of Kent and Essex.
The repeated air raids of the Ger
mans over England have been made
over the coasts of Kent and Essex,
while Dover, Margate and other
towns between the coast ana London
were bombed on the way. The heavy
barrage fire of anti-aircraft guns
kept the raiders at a height Of $4,000
feet and rendered their aims mac
curate or greater danger to munition
plants and arsenals might have re-
suited.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-16
First Billion Has
Been Subscribed
rRy Associated Press.l

Washington. Oct. 16.-Treasury Of
fcials declared today that, unless
all signs fair, the Liberty Loan will
have reached Its first 81, ,Q00 900 IN
subscription by tonight.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-16

The governments latest offer Of
certificates OF indebtedness, $780,
0O0.OQ0, at four per cent, has been
heavily er-subscribed.