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CONDITIONS IN IMPORTANT CITIES.

Temperature. So: humidity. Il; wind.
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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-04
NEW CORPORATIONS.

Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 4-The open
season for corporations has descend
ed on the secretary of states office.
Charters issued recently include the
following:
Auto Supply Co. Grand Forks; S. 5.
Trickey, Alvarado; n. r. Lodoen, Al
varado; E. J. Stewart, Grand Forks;
Equity Cooperative Insurance Co.,
Fargo; J. J. Mulready, L. B. Hender-
son, NJ B. Parsons, H. w. Day, A. g.,
Shiveley, A. b. Palmer, B. B. Callahan,
all of Fargo; capital, 100000. Author
ICED to write fire, hail, tornado,
drouth, automobile, lightning and cy-
Lidgerwood Motor Service Co, Lid
gerwood; b. w. f. Risse, Joseph
Saunweber, Anton Mohlwend, Lidger-
wood; $4,000.
Landa Mercantile Co, Landa; c. c.
jacobson, T. NJ Jacobson, B. X.
Brekke; $4,000.
Lange Farm Co, Webster; Theresa
B., Julia, Dora, John V. and Frances
" LANCE; capital, $4,000.
Petersen & Jorgenson Mercantile
Co; Olav r. and Signe Jorgensen and
Lyvig c. and Sigrid J. Petersen; S26,-
600.
Brown-Slocum Co, Cakes; B. w.
Slocum, Charles ]. Brown, o. N. Rug
Peoples Yard, Jamestown; Cecil
and Maud H. Dunlop, Otto F. Craw-
ford, o. J. Seller; $4,000.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-04
LAND SALES BOOST
STATE SCHOOL FUND
Sixty.fi Tracts in Emmons County
Bring $14 to $40 an Acre Re-
ceipts Quarter Million.

Bismarck, n. D., Feb. 4.-North
Dakota's permanent school fund is
a quarter million richer as n result
of recent sales Of university and
school lands in Emmons county.
Sixty-five tracts were sold at prices
ranging from $14 to $40 the acre.
Sales now are in progress in Logan
county, where the average valuation
Of school lands is $22. These lands
are sold on contracts running 20
years, and payable in five equal in
stalments. The proceeds from these
sales can never be expended, but
must ever remain a permanent fund
for the support of the states schools
and higher educational institutions
only the interest being available for
this purpose. A certain proportion
may be loaned farmers at five per
cent, while the remainder is avail
able for the purchase Of county,
and school bonds.
Ultimately it is estimated that this
fund will reach $50. 900, 900, yielding
a revenue of $2,5OO,0OO per annum.
Much of the states school lands is
underlaid with Ignite coal. whose
title remains vested in the state,
only the surface rights being sold.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-04
May BE LAST
HEATLESS DAY
Railroads Make Good Prog
ress With Advent of
Milder Weather
(By Associated Press

Washington, Feb. 4.-Railroads
yesterday made good progress in
the hauling of coal, and both rail-
road and fuel administration Of
ficials were encouraged in the hope
that today would be the last heat
less Monday. Reports Of milder
weather over most of the country,
and the movement of greater vol
ume of coal provided the basis for
belief that the order requiring sus-
pension of industrial activity on
future Mondays to save coal. would
be rescinded after a conference
Tuesday between Fuel Administra-
tor Garfield and Director General
McAdoo. ..
The railroads ignored the Sunday
holiday in an effort to clear the rail
lines to the coal mines, many Of
which have been idle for q week
on account of inability to get empty
cars, or to have loaded cars hauled
away. Production this week is eK-
pected to be considerably greater
than last. Danger of floods still
looms large, however, and the rail-
roads will work hard early this
week, to accumulate small reserve
stocks Of coal at consumption CEN
tiers. in anticipation Of later inter
ruption of traffic by high waters
and ice jams against bridges.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-04
BISMARCK BOY HELPS
CONVOY DAKOTA TROOPS
Robert Dohn Writes of Real Reunion
When He Finds Himself Among
Guard of Troopers.

Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 4.-Through
one Of those rare condolences, which
occur now and then, a Bismarck
Jackie was among the hundreds of
United States sailors who guarded
North Dakota's national guardsmen
on their perilous journey across the
Atlantic. Now that it is all over, the
censor has permitted the Bismarck
youngster to write his parents about
it.
The sailor boy is Robert Dohn, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. William Dohn, who
left the Bismarck high school four
years ago to enlist in the navy.
Bob" had been doing conveying on
a wholesale scale, and it had lost
much of it's interest for him until he
found himself on shipboard with
scores of old classmates and former
associates, boys Of Co. A, and other
Slope units of the Fighting First.
Dohn writes that ii was a real re-
union all the way over, and that it
seemed almost as good as being back
in Bismarck again. The young sailor
does not give the name of his ship
Eor of the boat on which the national
guardsmen went over. Nor does he
indicate the port at which the Flick
ertail fighting men were landed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-04
MINoT COUPLE LOSE ALL
WON IN DIVORCE CASE BY
SUPREME COURT DECISION.

Bismarck, n. D., Feb. 4.-John
Hoellinger, a prominent Minot hotel
man, and his wife, Katherine Hoel-
linger, both lost in a decision Of the
North Dakota supreme court handed
down Thursday evening. In the
Ward county district court Mrs.
Hoellinger sued for a divorce and
alimony, alleging many unkind
things Of her husband. Hoellinger
filed a cross bill for divorce, alleging
equally unkind things OF his wife.
The court gave Hoellinger the
divorce and gave Mrs. Hollinger a
big slice Of his property, valued at
about $4,000. Hoellinger appealed.
The supreme court denies Hoellinger
his divorce, and remands the case to
Judge Fisk, who tried the original
action, to determine how much ALI
mony Mrs. Hoellinger may be entitled
to as separate maintenance.
Chief Justice Bruce and Associate
Justices Christianson and Birdzell
copcurred in the judgment OF the
court, while Robinson and Grace filed
a. dissenting ODiniOn
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-04
SEED CORN is
HARD TO GET
Indications Now Are That
Seed Houses Will Have
to Supply Demand

Grand Forks, N. D., Feb. AFTER
a canvass Of the seed corn situation,
J. g. Haney, better farming expert,
and Don V. Moore, secretary of the
North Dakota Fair association, de-
clare that seed houses must be de-
pended upon to furnish seed corn
this year or seed corn will have to
be brought into the state from out
side seed houses.
Zone thing is certain" said Mr..
Haney, "and that is there was no seed
corn saved in North Dakota that can
be bought in quantity. The seed
firms in southern Minnesota and
South Dakota saved some seed, which
will be sent out, guaranteed to show
a fair termination.
Seed shipped in large amounts
will have to come from much furth-
err south than it should for this local
ity. Corn will usually furnish more
seed and leave the land in better con-
dition than any other crop. There
fore, is should not be neglected. Do
not delay this a day."
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-04
WILL Observe FOOD DAY.

senior and the Junior high schools
will observe food conservation day
Feb. rs, with addresses from Dan
Reed, secretary OF the Flint, Mich,
Chamber of Commerce, former vice
president Of the American City bu-
reau, and a member of the United
States food administration. Mr., Reed
comes to Bismarck under the auspices
OF the food administration to deliver
an address at the auditorium on the
war in general and conservation in
particular. Having recently returned
from Europe, and having long been
prominent in community development
work, he is expected to have a mes
sage worth while.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-04

prove the efficiency of war admins
| tration by adopting business methods
/ In buying supplies and whether we
can get order out of confusion and
action instead. OF delay, by co-ordin-
ating great government bureaus now
running at most independently and
often at cross purposes.
"I agree with Senator Chamberlain
that the President does not know the
real situation. He cannot give two
months to an investigation such as
we have done. Like a king, sur
rounded by a court, he hears pTac-
tically only one side. The people
who complain do not reach the Presi-
dent nor even members Of his cabi-
net. They come to senators and
representatives The President and
secretary of war have evidently
realized the defect of the existing
system and attempted to change it
without legislation but without suc-
cess"
Has No Legal Authority.
Praising Edward Stettinius, the
war departments new surveyor OF
purchases. Senator Hitchcock said
he is without legal authority, like
all the other voluntary agencies, and
that a legally constituted muEitions
director was needed.
Senator Hitchcock said Great
Britain and France both had been
forced to remedy government weak
ness by q system similar to the war
cabinet and suggested that the
President under the bill, would APP
point and direct the war cabinet ana.
If he pleases could appoint Secre-
taries McAdoo, Baker and Daniels as
the members.
The war departments obsolete
methods, the senator said, had
brought the expected results, con
fusion of authority, red tape, circum-s
locution and incapacity" and he cited
evidence given in the military COM
mittee's inquiry of clothing, rifle and
equipment shortages and sickness
and deaths in camps as the result OF
overcrowding and lack of clothing.
1--WE found we must depend on
overworked and overstrained France
for machine guns for ground use
until nearly the end of this year, ne
said. adding that the first American
made heavy artillery viii not be re-
ceived until July and not much be-
fore 1919 can we expect to use in
France American heavy artillery In
any great quantity
I'VE found" he. continued, that
only now we are just beginning work
on two great powder plants to cost
$50. 0O0, 900 and cannot get powder
from these plants before August. We
found that though the medical de-
partment asked for hospital ships
last July they have not yet been
ordered.
81 do not deny that we also found
much that was creditable and salts
factory. The task undertaken was
huge one and much Of the work has
been ably done. Some war depart
ment officials most severely criticized
have worked desperately hard. the
comment covers the secretary MINI
self. This leads me to hold a de-
fective organization responsible Tor
the shortcomings, to greater degree
than any Individual or group OF
individuals" ...
Two courses were open to the COM
mittee as a result Of the investiga-
ton said Secretary Hitchcock-to. re-
mort conditions, making few
scapegoats and ignoring the great
est evil of defective machinery or
recommending legislation to give the
President IAN up-to-date war max
ing organization"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-04
PAGE HIGH DEBATERS
DEFEAT LANGDON TEAM
Uphold Negative of Mail Order Cues
ton and Capture Honors by Two
to One Decision.

Page, N. D.. Feb. 4.-The Page and
Langdon high school debating teams
met in this city, the Page team, up
holding the negative of the question,
patronage of mail order houses is
detrimental to the best interests Of
the state, winning the decision, two
to one.
The Langdon team includes Nor
gan Mercer, Arthur Robertson and
George Johnston, while the Page
team includes James Morgan, Ernest
Everett and Alvin Courtenay, Page.
The judges were Miss Raaen,
superintendent of the Steele county
schools; Miss Gina Wangsnes, super
intendent of schools at Finley, and
Arne Bergum, superintendent of
schools at Neville.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-04


able is nothing like that amount. We
all fear 1t viii not approximate that
a year from now.
Statement Prsposterous.
yet the secretary OF war Is SO
out OF touch with the shipping board
and shipping authorities that he
makes a statement that Is absolutely
preposterous. / have no doubt of his
sincerity but this act indicates again
the extent to which one department
Is out of touch with another depart
ment."
Turning to Secretary Bakers war
plan Senator Hitchcock said:
Secretary Baker says we have
plans. am sorry to disagree with
him. liz there is one thing more
conspicuous by its absence than any
other in the operation of the various
departments and bureaus in Wash
ington ii has been plans for
the future. / do not deny that the
various departments have planned as
far as they could in advance but who
has prepared the master plan which
will harmonic all the other plans?
Nobody. Nobody could"
Referring to the Presidents OPP
position to the two committee bills
the senator said it was on the ground
that the President alone has RESPONSE
bility for conduct of the war; add
ing:
"The mere statement presents an
absurdity"
Asserting that congress has a large
measure of responsibility, Senator
Hitchcock said it would be
''monstrous" to hold the President
responsible for the two million tons
of freight piled up in New York, for
the breakdown Of transportation
the muddle and tumble Of
priority shipments, the shortcomings
of the ordnance department and
quartermaster's department, suffer-
ings OF the unnecessarily sick SOL
diers and nine months delay in con-
structing Of the government powder
factory"
The senator summarized the
enormous burdens on the President
including his formulating a foreign
policy, designing all the legislation
for congress to pass, debating the
industrial and political activities OF
the country and looking after eX-
penditures of $25O,00O,OOO a week.
THE President does not
want the committee to report
the vabinet bill, and" he con-
tinued, "if press reports be true, he
objects even to a discussion or TINS
legislation in the senate. This atti-
tude on the part Of the President is
unfortunate but not altogether un-
natural.
"In the first place the President
belongs to the school of political
who adhere to the belief
that all important legislation SHOULD
originate with and be proposed by
the executive. / cannot subscribe to
this scheme of government although
it has some obvious advantages in
that it provides leadership, order and
Wilson Has Enforced Views.
"Since he became President, Mr..
Wilson has enforced his view upon
congress to a large degree and gen
orally with good results. In the
main, have been one Of those who
have followed his leadership and
his policies and l expect
to do so in the future. Now and
then, however, an exception must be
made.
"This is one of those cases. The
question at issue is not partisan.
Neither is any principle involved.
The matter at issue is purely prac-
teal question whether we can i'm
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-04

apparent on the part Of the stock
men and farmers to retain their
supply of breeding stock wherever
possible. He says that in many
cases farmers are periodically un-
dergoing temporary loss by buying
high priced feed to retain their
foundation herds in order to comply
with the nations call for increased
meat production next season, and
that considering the high prices and
scarcity Of grain feed it is a matter
OF congra tulation that the decrease
in hogs is not greater than it is.
Reports indicate that the pork pro-
duction will greatly respond follow
ing the production of even a fair
crop of grain feed next season.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-04
THINKS SUPPLY AMPLE.
8urIefEh Auditor Believes Farmers
VIII Find Enough Seed.

hWEIEIEW AWWIAUE HGtIENGH NHLEHEHN
VIII Find Enough Seed.
Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 4.-Reports Of
seed grain in the hands of Burleigh
county farmers are so encouraging
that Co Aud. T. Il. Flaherty express
es the hope that Burleigh, with what
1t has in its elevators, may discover
enough seed wheat, oats, fax and bar
ley to supply the needs of it's farmers.
In order that this point may be deter
mined without delay, Mr. Flaherty
asks every Burleigh county farmer
who has a stock of grain suitable for
seed to notify his Office, stating
amount and quality and price at
which ii is held.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-04
SENTENCE lehman
TO TWENTY YEARS

Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 4.-Adolph
Lehman, wealthy rancher OF Rich
ardton, convicted of murder in the
second degree for the killing of
Matthias. Wetzsetin, was sentenced to
20 years in the state penitentiary by
Judge Nuessle.
The conviction Of Lehmann marks
a new epoch in Stark county court
proceedings. This is the first in
stance Of a murder trial in this coun-
ty being won by the state. The muir
der of Wetzstein was the result of
jealousy between the two men over
Wetzstein's wife, who was at one
time a housekeeper Of Lehman.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-04
BANK CHANGES NAME.

Liberty Bank Now Name of the Ger
man Bohemian Bank at Dickinson.
Dickinson, N. D., Feb. 4,-The
name Liberty Bank of Dickinson"
has been chosen by the stockholders
to replace the name Of the German
Bohemian bank" Of this city. The
state banking board has approved the
new American name chosen by the
diranfnra.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-04
BISMARCK STUDENTS
TO MAKE GUNYIPEHS
FOR BOYS AT FRONT.

Bismarck, N. D., Feb. THE manu-
facture OF 10000 gunwipers for the
boys at the front is a unique enter
prise which the Bismarck public
schools have taken up, The gunwip-
ers, pieces OF cloth, cotton on one side
and wool on the other, IL inches
square, are cut out and strung to-
gether in strings of fifty, packed anG
shipped away to France, where they
will assist some Sammy in keeping
his rifle clean that he may protect hts
section of the trenches. The schools
feel that they are very close to the
hring line in this work, and they are
quite enthusiastic over IL.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-04

ed, would not embarrass or interfere
with the Presidents direction of the
war.
BIunders surpass Belief.
Sharp criticism OF many govern
ment war activities was made by the
senator in illustrating his arguments
but without attacking individuals.
"Blunders that almost surpass belief"
have occurred in the war department,
he said and the ship building he
described as "a farce and almost a
crime" He declared the transporta-
ton system shas 'fbroken down" and
Is a gigantic wreck" with 1000, 600
tons Of freight piled up at New York
without shipping facilities; that the
fuel administration orders have
paraIyzed war and other industry
and that food distribution also has
been inefficient.
In fiatly denying Secretary Bakers
statement that the government has
a plan for the war, the senator said
the military committee was thunder
struck by the war secretary's
optimistic assertions.
II am afraid to 60 too deeply into
shipping figures he added, for one
might be charged with giving in
formation to the enemy. All who are
informed as to the present supply Of
our shipping were thunderstruck at
the statements OF Secretary Baker.
His sanguine predictions as to our
ability to ship men to Europe and
supply them are exaggerations OF the
widest sort.
"To supply a million men in
France, supposing we could get them
over there, 1t will require i've million
tons Of shipping In constant use. We
all know the total tonnage now avail
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-04
Stark County Needs.

Dickinson, N. D., Feb. 4.-Three
hundred applications have been re-
ceived by farmers from Stark coun-
ty, who will need grain seed this
year. The county commissioners will
determine the amount Of grain need
ed. Eighteen thousand bushels of
oats, 1000 bushels Of barley and 49,
900 bushels Of feed have been re-
uuested,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-04
LOAN COMMITTEE ORGANIZED.

WatfOrd, City, n. d., Feb. 1.-The
Mckenzie County Liberty Loan COM
mittee. under the reorganization,
consists Of the following: j. /. Nc
Rae. chairman, Watford City; Van
Ouaclxenbush, FairvieW; Q. J. Rustad,
Cartwright: B. E. Byre, Charbonneau;
M. q. Adams, Alexander: Iver Mix
leIson. Rawson; q. "a. Stenehiem,
Arnegard; 20. i. Cassidy, Watford
City; j. Olsen, Charlson; "A. M. La
Brant Banks; Sam Rhoades, Grassy
Butte: II. r.. HepEler Szaarf ]. r..
Pollard. Earl; Geo. ~ shafeT,
Sehafer.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-04
Possibilities
Of Wild Rice
AS Forage Seen

Hawley, Mimi, Feb. possibilities
OF wild rice as a forage are seen by
the greed of horses and cows for this
particular wild grass, which has been
used by farmers to bed their cattle.
The horses, it is said, turned up
their noses at the hay in the managers
and ate up all the Wild rice that
their halter straps would allow them.
The horses thrived and when the ex-
pertinent was tried OH Old Brindle,
she, too, took kindly to the feed, and
showed her appreciation by giving a
larger amount of milk.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-04
nOOTr DRIVE FOR LIBRARY.

Bismarck, M. D., Feb "A book
from-a-family' campaign, to NIL the
shelves of the new public library be-
fore its formal opening Feb. 90 will
be undertaken by the pupils of the
Bismarck public schools next week.
Every home in the capital city win
be camvaased for books. and at least
one book will be expected from every
family. Two years ago when the
library was launched 3 similar cam
paign melted 1880 volumes.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-04
FOUND DEAD.
Victor Lumd, of Bowman Victim OF
AaphyxiRting Gases.

Bowman, N. D., Feb. 4.--Victor J..
Lund, 25, of Melby Mimi, was killed
presumably by asphyxiation at the
Bowman wateYworlks power plant.
Lund was stationed at the house at
nights to run the engine and to keep
up the fires.
When a man went to the place in
the morning to relieve the night engt-
neer, Lund was found lying across the
bottom of one of the doors and the
house was filed with gas from the
engines exhaust
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-04
HoNoRABLY DISCHARGED.

DR.. c. L. Brinni Returns to coopers-
town to Resume His Practice.
Cooperstown, N. D., Feb. An
capacitated for service because Of
lumbago, DR.. G. l.. BrImi has been
granted an honorable discharge and
has returned to this city to resume
his practice Of medicine. The doctor
is greatly impressed with Camp
Dodge, where he was stationed, and
says it is one of the best environments
in the United States.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-04
HOPPING COMPANY CHARTERED.

Bismarck, N. D., Feb. A.-The Will
dston Holding Co. has been chartered
by the secretary of state. It's incor-
porators are G. s. Hegge, of Mime
Shaw, of Williston. The company is
capitalized for S25, 900.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-04
EXPECT NO TRAIN CHANGE.

Nothing Definitely Decided As to
Changes on the Langdon Line.
Langdon, N. D., Feb. 4.-The Grand
Forks Commercial club in anticlpa-
ton of change on the Langdon line
of the Great Northern. took the mat
ter up with the officials in st. Paul,
and has been advised that no such
change has been contemplated as yet
The company's letter states that 1t Is
impossible for any railroad man to
intelIigently forecast what might
happen in the near future with
passenger schedules and other rail-
road matters
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-04
FARMERS TO MEET.

Two day institute to Be Held at
Bowman, Commencing Tuesday.
Bowman, N. D., Feb. 4.-CFeamery
organization and marketing are the
topics which will be under consid-
GRAFTON at the farmers institute to
be held here Tuesday and Wednes-
day, February and G. The address
Of welcome will be given by Fl. %.
Saxvik, president of the Bowman
Commercial club.