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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-02
In The Open Forum
A Column Devoted To The Task OF Keep.
ing UP With North Dakota Editors

The New Rockford State Center has this ref
erence to the famous Hindenburg boast:
Field Marshal Hindenburg having started
out on his way to Paris Tor a happy April
day, seems to have modified his tune. He is
reported as having sent word to the kaiser
that he must walt. Just allow time for
everything to mature and all would be well
This sounds quite differently from the bonn
basttc proclamation of the big German that
he would be in Paris April Is The Way
ined. 1t was not with the expectation OF a
waste of time that the redoubtable Hinden-
burg started out on the road to the town
to which he had been sending his advance
messengers from the st. Gobain forest
The Mandan Pioneer discusses the ToWnley-
MCGEE incident, as follows:
In replying to the statement OF Judge
MCGEE, of the Minnesota Safety commission,
that the leaders of the Nonpartisan league
are dialoyal, A. Q. Townley haatens to re-
Herate that the farmers of the Northwest
are loyal. OF course, the farmers are loyal
and Mr. Townley might use the space In his
papers TO better advantage than In telling us
sC7=7Sthing we already know.
The Valley city Times Record branches into
nature taking, as follows:
On the prairies OF Kansas camoufiage Is &
being made use Of by the Kansas jackrab-&
bit. Two residents OF this section OF the
state can testify that at least one Jack In
Barton county owes his life to the fact that
he knew the value OF this art The two men
were hunting GA farm near there, when
close at hand, Russian thistle Jumped up
and started or across the pasture at 81 40 )
gait. When the thistle had got out 0f range,
rabbit emerged from tGa protecting cover
and loped or nonchalantly while TO the be-
witdered hunters slowly came the realization
bit ne nanoudaga on the part of a western
Kansas 5anSrahhit
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-02
RUssIA's IGNOMTNY.

I Even little Rumania is able to dip in and
take her share Of the Russian loot.
The pathetic spectacle is presented, Of
the Russian soviet government "protest-
ing" against the taking of Bessarabia by
Rumania. ~
Nothing could better illustrate the ut
ter helplessness Of the Russian giant Be-
trayed by a gang Of political will-o-the-
Wisp chasers, who have been classed as
anything from German agents to anar.
chigts, Russia is unable to do more than
protest" against Rumania's action
Russia has sounded the depths Of ignom-
my. Only complete allied victory will
save her from disintegration into count
less little states, and even the betrayers
see their folly now. At the eleventh hour
they are frantically trying to introduce
universal military service, and reorganize
an army.
Russia's Reign of Terror can never he
wiped out, and will always remain one of
The bloody pages Of history, but it is not
too late for Russia to re-establish herself
as long as the Allies are holding the Ger
man beast at bay.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-02
sTEEN VS.. ToWNLEY,

Mr.. John Steen, state treasurer OF
North Dakota, has been selected as the
candidate for governor by North Dakota
citizens who wish to move the state capital
back from St. Paul to Bismarck.
He will oppose Mr.. A, G, Townley, So
cialist, at the Republican primaries.
The Forum expects to have considerable
ito say about the issues between the two
candidates before election day arrives, but
fit would like to make just one observation
at this time: If the good citizens Of North
Dakota who are heartily sick Of seeing
their states good name dragged in the
mire by band Of political profteers, will
get together, organize thoroughly, and
vote, Mr.. steen viii be the nominee of the
RepuhIiean party.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-02
ToRAcoo cHEAP IN FRANcE.
slsmarck Boy Writes of Conditions
at The Front.

Bismarck, N. D., May 2.-That Y.
~. G. A. chocolate is the strongest
thing North Dakota boys are drink
ing in France, and that tobacco. now
being supplied through the commits
sary, is plentiful and cheaper than
1t is at home are some cheering
facts CLEANED from a letter written
by Sergt. Al. Brown, somewhere in
France, to his aunt, the late Mrs. III.
J. O'Connor, and received here fol-
lowing her recent death. Sergeant
Brown advises that he and the re-
mHinder OF the boys are loading IN
with more Liberty bonds and that ali
OF them are saving money. The Bis
nnarck boy plans to spend his first
furlough in Ireland. He reports that
nearly all Of the Company A boys are
in his detachment and that ali are
feeling fine and enjoying life. At the
time he wrote, April 2, he had not
yet reached the front trenches.
Henry A. Tiffin OF Hazelton, another
member OF Company "A, the pioneer
Bismarck unit OF the Fighting First,
writes Mrs. OfConnor, whom he had
adopted as his mother, a cheerful
note in which he gives glimpse OF
the spirit that actuates our boys
over there"We are here for
cause, and that cause will have won
before we leave"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-02

500 members within week, If each mem
Der would give fifteen minutes of his time
once week to the work Of selling the
stamps, the booth could be kept open con.
tinuously.
Let the committee simply draft the men,
bers for thrift stamp work, and assign
them their time in the booth. Don't ask
them to please sell stamps, but tell them
to be there and sell them.
The women of Fargo are giving hours
Of their time not weekly but daily, to Red
Gross work There isn't man in Fargo
who can t spare fifteen minutes week to
ballyhoo from the booth for thrift staraps.
Judge Wade said many men regretted
"they didn't have more than one wife ia
give to their country" Let those who feel
that way give fifteen minutes Of their time
weekly. ..G .-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-02
GERMAN MUST
Be TAUGHT BY
100 % AMERICAN
DR.. Kane Says Will BE ADJ
Vaatageous TO TroOns
TO Know German

Grand Forks. N. D., May 81
speaking as the guest OF the Grand
Forks Commercial club at dinner
rendered in his honor, DIR. Thomas
=. Kane. new president Of the Uni
Versity OF Dakota, declared that "a
man who teaches German must be
100 per cent American"
The banquet and gathering were
the most notable ever given by the
club in that 1t developed into d meet
Ing in which men spoke frankly OF
their relations one to another. of
their problems. and OF their unanim-
ity ana solidarity Of thought and ac-
ton in the one big task Of winning
Win Aid Soldiers.
We are not studying German for
the benefit of the Germans, said Dir.
Kane In the course of his address. TT
will be advantageous to our boys who
go to France to understand German.
You can be sure that there are many
Germans on the line who know some
English. When peace comes we are
going to have commercial intercourse
with Germany or we are going to be
Q very strong contender, and In that
time our men OF affairs will need
German. So doubt the wisdom Of
dropping the study OF that languages
now, But want TO say, IL in any OF
the German we teach, we find q pie
tuFe OF the kaiser and six sons going
to church, or any such bunconbe.
that kind Of German will be ruled
out"
DR.. Kane stated that OF late.
especially during his recent visits
over the state. the question OF the
study of German in the colleges and
universities was preached to him
many times. The view he expressed,
he said, was represented by an exner-
ience at Qlivet college, Of which ne
was former president where the
question came up last fall,
lnadvisRhle to Bar German.
II maintained that 1t was inadVis-
able to withdraw German from the
college curriculum" said the presi-
dent, and that we should leave it to
the discretion of the students. Ger
man was offered as usual. but not n
single freshman student elected Ger
man. am inclined to think that is
the attitude to take, unless the time
comes when our position is misun-
derstood. If misunderstanding
should result, I should be willing to
agree to the suspension of German.
1 reel, with absolute assurance of
the position the university must take.
that in a time like this when at the
acid test Of patriotism and citizen
ship there is only one place for 4
man 70 stand who is helping to train
the future citizens Of the state. We
must all be on our guard, though,
else we may do an injustice to the
individual. But when we have SO
many things at stake. when we are
nghting for the preservation of oar
ideals, Caesars wife must not only be
innocent, but it is incumbent that she
should be free from suspicion. trust
you viii not have any undue n1isgiv-
lngs regarding the university. There
are times when nisund erstandings re-
suit II you judge hastily
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-02
"a DOLLAR A HEAD"

That is plain talk the Red Cross state
officers give us here in North Dakota in
announcing our allotment for the next
drive.
The national officers had been hearing
lot about short crops in North Dakota,
and the fact that many Of us up here were
"hard up" They planned to fix the state
allotment at 100000. On basis Of pop
lulation, it would have been more than
100000. The state officers promptly de-
clared they would try to double the allot-
ment, and asked for one of 100000. It
was finally fixed at. the figure.
What are we going to do about it9
Just this.
We are going to raise 100000 and
more unless The Forum has very wrong
impression Of the new spirit Of this state.
The Forum is proud of the state officers
for refusing to permit the state to be class
ed as Stacker, but they didn't go far
enough.
= If we can't raise 81 apiece for the Red
Cross in North Dakota, we might as well
admit Germany has us licked, and make
peace.
We don't have to be coddled here any
longer. Thank God we have our fighting
clothes on at last The men who have gone
to France from this state, didn't ask any
favors because they came from North Da-
kota, and the rest of us don t want any.
We don't want an allotment based on
wealth or banking resources, fair though
it might be-. Well take one based on pop
ulation, even though we haven't dozen
real millionaires in the state. That crowd
of men assembled at the Commercial club
the other evening, when the Fargo War
association was organized, can get out and
raise Fargo's quota by themselves, and
we dom need any motion picture stars,
actors, or wounded soldiers to coax us to
do our duty. ...
We are not cutters, here in North Da-
kota. Let's Ego to it" on che straight per
capita basis of ga dollar head, - and let's
do it in twenty-four hours if possible.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-02
QUANTITY PRODUCTION AT LAST.

QUANTITY PRODUCTION AT LAST.
Amid all the bitter partisan criticism
and the partisan withdrawing Of the air.
craft program, the average citizen has only
one desire, and that is to know the truth.
The Kansas City Star has been one of
the bitter critics Of the government for it's
failure to show more results in airplane
production, and it's Investigations therefore
may be viewed as being at least not too
favorable to the administration, In re-
cent report by it's special Washington cor
respondent, it is admitted that the air
program has shown distinct advance
since the time the senate committee made
its report. The advance was summarized
under two heads: the fact that the Liberty
motor now is actually in stage of guam
tity production; and the fact that the
De Haviland fier, battle plane, has
been officially tested, found fully up to ex-
peetations, and the factories have been
ordered to produce it at full speed with
the promise that there will be no more de-
laying alterations in the plans.
There are three other types being de-
Veloped, the Bristol fier, and the Handley-
Paige and Caproni bonpbers. The Bristol
has passed the experimental stage and is
being manufactured now although some
change may be made from time to time
yet The other two machines are not yet
fully developed, but are being tried out
The Star correspondent gives the Liberty
motor a clean bill of health, insofar as it's
use in two seated fighters and bombing
planes is concerned. He says that it is no
longer claimed to be the greatest motor in
the world, but that after its actual use in
machines here the Allied aviators all want
it, which is good enough proof Of its merit.
The corner has been turned in the air
craft program, and John d. yam takes con-
troll Of this most important phase Of war
work just at a time when most Of the diff
fculties have been solved. ....
The experimental stage has not been
passed, nor will it ever be passed, but
quantity production has begun, and the
problem now is to speed this quantity
production to the maximum while continu-
ing the experiments.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-02
Hope Folks Ban
CAPITAL Rensoyaz

Hope, N. D. May AT meet
ing Of Hope citizens. largely attend
cd, resolutions were adopted placing
this city on record against the pro-
posal to hold an election on the re-
moval Of the county seat from Sher-
brooke, an INLAND town.
Petitions asking an election on the
question are now in circulation In
the county.
The last time the county seat re-
moval question was voted on, Fin
ley and Hope were chief contenders
for the honors.
In placing themselves on record
against an election now, the Hope
business men urge that the war de-
mands are so great that it would be
unwise to shoulder new taxation
burdens that would follow the re-
l1Ioval of the county seat.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-02
What Have You Got Out
OF The Ware
cRx &C B. w,lson Of The yirllantes.,

CBy Clyde b. Wilson OF The Vigilantes.l
You have been in the war one year. But it is
three thousand miles away. Have you got 1t
yet? Or has 1t got you yet in Its sharp imping-
ing import; it's full, cosmic Significance? Or do
you still grope for 1t and, cropping, set nothing
but story book blur? DO you ever waken in
the middle OF the night with the horror upon
you that while you lie snug and secure among
soft clean and clingtng things men overseas
slipping in the blood OF their comrades and
ping dead, deep in heaps one upon the other?
And have your high vows for bigger, better sery-
I've made at such q time faded out 10 discred-
tied dreams and your momentary grasp OF it
gone sgain in the light and vigor OF your busy
day2
Don't you get it-this war;
Why?
DO you ever have the feeling come over you
like sudden chill that In spite OF what you are
doing, you are doing nothing
1t is a familiar truth that we get out of Life
Just what we put into 1t.
In your religious and social life do you not
find your pleasures. benefits. and grasp OF basic
teneta ductuate in the exact measure of your in-
terest and personal contribution to the propa-
gandag
DO you ever awaken Of morning % your
daily duties only 10 shrink from the gigantic
problems and c0lorlesg grind before yOus and I'M
an hours time see the mountains shrink To mole
hills and the early drah perspective glow and
hanae under the fervor Of your own forced activ-
ity7
There u your anawer
Do more.
Keep your night time VOWS ii the day time
ard your night time thrills viii remain with
ypu, not 81 speak 0f the easy c0naeierAce.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-02
TIE way 10 sEI,L sTAMPs.

Here's a suggestion made by a Fargo
citizen:
North Dakota is trailing the country in
the sale Of thrift stamps.
We are averaging but So cents apiece.
The way to sell thrift stamps is to sell
4 them not just talk about it.
Fargo men should stock up with stamps
and then get out and sell them, giving an
hour day to the work, If necessary.
Here's our amendment to the srlgges-
tion
Try the goapbox method
Where the Liberty Loan battleship stood
GA Broadway erect permanent thrift
stomp booth.
Hava q man stationed there for
aWenty-four hours day, with mega
phOne, selling thrift stamps
Ihs Eargo War association wfIl have
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-02
MRS. ERlcksoNE RApL " HURT.

Bismarck, N. D., May Mrs. Ed
ward Erickson, wife. of the state in
spector Of rural graded and con-
solidated schools, is confined to her
home as the result OF a bad fall.
Mrs. Erickson was descending to the
basement of her home when she trip
ped on the top flight and fell. The
ligaments were torn from her shout
der and collar bone, and she sustain
ed bad cut in the head. Mrs.
Erickson was alone in the house at
the time with her little children, and
it was with difficulty that she found
her way up stairs where she could
telephone for help.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-02
DAKoTAN JOINS oRNsoRs.

Frank l.. Crone, OF Grand Forks, TO
Take Up Government Work.
Il. Crone, former commissioner of edu-
cation in the Philippine islands. who
has been engaged in private business
endeavor here the past year, has left
for San Francisco, Cali where he takes
an Important positionsin the govern
Tnent's censorship department. Mr.,
Crone made several efforts TO enlist IN
the military forces but was rejected
because of physical deficiencies. Mt
Crone was engaged in educational
work In the islands 10 years.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-02
WOMAN ENTERs PoLITIcs.

Valley City, N. D., May miss
Nellie B. Witcher OF Valley City, who
has been instructor in the Grand
Forks city schools for some time, has
resigned her position there to become
q candidate for nomination for collr-
ty superintendent OF schools OF
Barnes county.
Miss Witcher seeks the position
now held by Miss Minnie ]. Nelson,
who announced recently that she is
NOT q. candidate for reelection.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-02
SALARIES 70 sur NEEDS.
Teachers Want Wages Based on
New Ltvina Cosss-EIect Ofsieera.

Teachers Want Wages Based On
New Living cosss--Eleet oficers.
Minot, ". D., May q. Resolu-
tons calling upon boards Of educa-
ton to give most careful attention to
the question Of salaries, to the end
that teachers may be assured wages
in proportion to the cost OF living,
were adopted at the annual meeting
In Minot OF the Northwest Educa-
ton society.
The association also adopted "a
resolution proposing the creation in
the Presidents cabinet of q place
for the nations education commits
sioner.
i 2. A. White, yvilliston, was elect
ed president; Sara G. Guss. Pierce
county, and ". F. Goddard, Crosby,
We're elected vice presidents; Miss
Edith Stadium, Minot was elected
secretary, and L. M. Rochne, MohaiI,
was elected treasurer.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-02
oFFICIALs TAKE oFFTcE.
MAYOR GOIbers, of EnderIin, AnnOuns
- Annna N Hrnera&a for. YenH.

Mayor GOIberg. of Enderlin, AnnOunc-
eR Appointments for Year.
Enderlin, N. D., May 2. - With
Mayor Goldberg presiding. the CITY
council met for organization. The 1ol-
lowing appointments were made by
the mayor: city attorney. c. A. Kvel-
10; health officer, w. S. Cherry: audi
tor and water accountant, George ;.
Matteson; committee on streets and
lights, Austad, Martin and Apkeri
board of health. Martin. Austad and
Apker; water, F'retland. Moran and
Void; printing, Martin, Moran ana
Apker; finance, Void, Moran and Fret
land; ordinance, Martin. Moran and
Apker, and park. Fretland. Moran ana
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-02

FIX FAIR DATES.
Steele County Faar TO BE Held at Fin.
ley on .ymlv 3 and 4.

ley On July 3 and a.
Finley, N. D., May 2.The Steele
County Fair association Will hold its
nth annual fair nt Finley July 8
and 4.
"A good program and sports will be
arranged TOR
The farmers will show a fine lot Of
registered livestock this year, as the
farmers OF the county are going in for
better livestock and the competition
viii be keen.
9 One OF the big features OF the fair
will be the steele county school exhib-
it in charge OF the county superin-
tendent OF schools, Miss Raaen. As
large special tent has been arranged
for for their exhibit
The program on July Will consist
OF patriotic music and addresses.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-02
TWO INJURED I'm WRECK.

Kenmare. N. D., May al. A.
Spursun. Of Minot, a travelling man
for Swift s Co., was quite seriously
injured about the heal, and Carl
Sheas, brakeman, suffered four broken
500 line freight train No. Al was
wrecked near Baden at o'clock last
evening. A broken rail is believed to
nave been the cause of the accident.
Two freight cars and q caboose were
derailed. Both men were brought TO
the Lakeside hospital here for treat
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-02
NosE AND &c BRoI< En-.

Bantry, III. D., May Melvin
Fruits nose was broken, one arm
was fractured and he was badly
bruised when the automobile In
which he was riding overturned into
q ditch, precipdtating him, through
the windshield
The driver OF the car, Sam Jones,
was slightly bruised
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-02
rFAYns nTCKTNsON CHTEFr.

DiclSineon, n. o., May 2.---Mayor
y. ", lessen has appointed Jerry Hayes
ais chief OF police Of Dickinson. The
resfgnation of Chief Of Police Pat
Corbett was requested on Saturday.
The mayors appointee lis one OF the
pioneers of Dickinson, having been a.
resident OF the city from the time that
lit was d frontier hamlet and bumatJ
hid trading post. He served as the
first elective sheriff of Stark county
shortly after &c WRa ORGANIZED In 1884.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-02
sPALnINe M 4Yn SERVICE.

Valley. City, N. d.. May 2.Prof.
Fred @. spalding. head of the dcr
partment OF physical Redl atfpn OF the
Valley City normal school, has been
appointed for overseas service In the
II. .gC,.A. He is not certain when
he win leave, but does not expect to
receive a call till the close OF the
school wear in June.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-02
E0flg3TEI BANK oRaANlzEF1

Watford City, NJ. d. May 3 The
fourth bank for Watford City is in
process OF incorporation, being the
First Farmers bank. with q capital
Anthony walton, Minot; CT o. Carl
son. Minot; b. Al Blume, MinoI, and
j.. y. Martin. Wexford City, are the
incorporators.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-02

i InSn TGCEAFGu lIlSiE uS(lOAAD
that / was to induce the Eng
lish press to take up friendly
attitude IL Austria gave the
death blow to the great Serbi-
an movement, and as. far az
possible was by my influence
to prevent public opinion from
opposing Austria. Recollec-
tions of the attitude OF England
during the annexation crisis,
when public opinion showed
sympathy for, the Serbian
rights In Bosnia, recoIIeetions
also OF the benevolent promo
ton of national movements in
time OF Lord Byron and Carl
baldi--these and other things
spoke SO strongly against the
probability of support being
given to the projected punitive
expedition against the murder
= 3 IA a
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-02
CHILD FALLS INTO
WATER TANK-DROWNS.

Jamestown. N. D., May 2.-Play-
ing about a stock watering tank at
the farm home 20 miles south OF here,
Frederick John, years, son OF Mr..
and Mrs. L. c. Bardsley, was drowned
when he fell into the tank. His mother
found the little fellows body.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-02
RAIIRoAD Paw on YT5yy BAsr

BisT1arcly. n T NTagT 8 FTI1e az.
marck city commission has accepted
the bid OF r. O. Remington for $4,000
worth Of paving bonds sold to care
for work, which the Northern Pacific
had expected TO pay for sn cash. Due
TO war conditions, the company elect
ed TO pay for the Improvement Of
streets fronting its right of-Way ON
the inBtAllment basis; and the sale OF
additional bonds became necessary