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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-28
DULUTH GRAIN.

. M y, .....
Duluth, Mimi, Oct" 2S.-Elevator
receipts Of domestic grain: Wheat
714,9O0. bushels, last year. 171,300;
oats 1900 bushels; barley 14,100
bushels, last year $500; rye $4,000
bushels, last year 14,100 bushels; flax
$4,000 bushels.
Shipments: Wheat 1,601,S00
bushels. last year 57,7o0; fax $1,000
bushels, last year $500.
Elevator receipts Of bonded grain:
Wheat 1890 bushels; barley $500. :.
Shipments bonded grain: Wheat
10000.
Duluth car Inspection: Wheat,
Nos 1 and 2 northern BOT; No. 8, 2;
smutty spring, "a; other spring 20; +
and 2, durum IS: No. 3 -durum A;
camqtN durgfn r.: other durum.10:11
and q hard winter 49, smutty' vim
ter Bother winter 9; smutty mixed
II: mixed 4s; total wheat 567. year
ago 11s; flax 81; year ago z: oats 2,
II, year ago Z. Total all grains 706,
year ago 1879; on track 1,437.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-28

The mild. open weather that has
been enjoyed during the past few
weeks has. caused many people to for
get the matter Of fuel, but thercold
snap has brought it forcibly to their
attention. Those who were prudent
enough to place their orders early,
and fortunate enough to have them
filled, have relieved themselves of the
cause for worry.
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MINNEAPOLIS a

Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct. 2s.-
Wheat receipts 151 cars, compared
with 729 cars "a year ago. Cash:
No. 1 northern old 2.21 1-2.
Corn No. 3 yellow LAT to 1.5O.
Oats No. 3 white IS Ia to &c Ia.
Flax $3.50 IL to $3.50 IL.
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Among the deaths at Fargo Of in
fluenza is that Of Rev. G. 8. Bascom,
former pastor Of the Fargo. Cengfe-
gational church, and at one time an
instructor in Fargo college. Mr.
Bascom was SO years of age.
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MINNEAPOLIS FLOUR.

Minneapolis, Oct. 2s.-Flour un.
changed. Shipments S7,667 barrels.
Barley Sc to 95.
Rye $1.58 to 1859.
E Bran S27 al -T .
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NEW york PRODUCE,

New York, Oct. 2S.rr-Butter firm;
receipts 8, s5i; creamery higher than
extras, So 1-2 tos69: creamery extras
So: firsts Sc to 81; packing stock u
rent make Mo- 2. 381-2. &
Eggs firm; receiptSa 1890 fresh
gathered extras go toll; fresh gath
cred regular packed extSa firsts 81
to 59;. do firstsl 81 to Sc.
Cheese steady: receipts s2.S08; state
fresh specials 32l-9 to 80; do aver
age run 80 to 1-2. Y
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PEACE TALK !.
AFFECTS CORN.

Chicago. Oct. 2s.-Although an
nouncement that the German govern,
ment was awaiting proposals for an,
armistioe had a bearish effect today
on. corn, the market Don reacted.
Selling On account of the note was not
aggressive and there appeared to BE-
no wgent demand. The upturn
brought about some increase Of Offer
ings from commission houses. Open
lower, with November $1.24 7-8 TO
s$A.25 and December $1.19 1-2 to
Ia were followed by an advance
to we'll above Saturdays nish but
then'a flesh decline,
Oats p%aralleled the action Of corn.
After opening unchanged to lac low
er, with November 50, SIS to ga the
market rallied but again tended to
sag
Higher quotations on hogs hoisted
Later the gains were much more
than offset when corn prices fell as
a result of Austrian acceptance.
Subsequently a sharp break In
values took place owing to word that
Austria had accepted all the views
tober 10. Prospects Of an after-the-
war demand for cereals. however, ex-
erted a noticeable rallying influence;
The close was unsettled 7-8 to
|, 1-2c net, lower with November. SIPS
5-s to rs and December $1.19 5-S tc
1919 7-S. Z
Corn No. 2 yellow ISL to 1.55; No.
8 yellow lao to- 1.49; No. 4 yellow
1872 to 1.40; No 4 yellow new 1861.
Oats No; 3 white 50 to 791s2;
Rye No. 2. 1852 1-2 to 1853.
Barley IS to 1.02.
Timothy 700 to 1000.
Glover and pork nominal
Lard ;26.75.
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METAL MARKET.
New York, Oct. 2S.-Lead un-
chang; spot sos; spelter dull. East st.
Louis delivery spot $40 TO 500.
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United States. A majority of these
are eager to go back again to France.
4. no increase our efficiency from
the present so per cent efficiency to
what it might be if we could obtain
the necessary recruits. The patriotic
wemea of this country and the men
above draft age must settle down to
the belief that this is going to be a
leng war, and make whatever sacri-
flee is necessary to win the war.
5. To evertake arrears in unoccu-
pied areas. We have been obliged
to call upon the British workers to
receive our men in numerous cases
where we were so shorthanded that
we could not extend a welcome to
our own boys coming across the seas
5000 miles to stay until the victory
is won. Many Of our units are with
out a single worker, with no one who
can relieve their Inconsistencies
6. To keep pace with the ever ex-
panding army and navy overseas.
Our men are going over by. the thou
sands. The Y. NJ. C. A. must go to
them, not behind them, and ahead Of
them if possible. ,-
Z. To have &afTeservev force so that
the critical situation we now face will
not recur. A military. leader would
not think Of going to war without
reserves. The Y. M. c.. A. is part
Of the military machine-to the ex-
tent that it provides recreation and
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1000 WORKERS
ARE NEEDED BY
SEPTEMBER |
Head of National 'FY" War
Work Council Makes
Stirring Appeal

More than 200 representative bust
ness and professional men of the
country heard the appeal Of DR.. John
r. Mott, general secretary OF the ma
tional war work council Of the Y. M.
c.. A. in New York, for, recruits to-
the service of the Red Triangle with
the allied armies, 49,. g.,
DIR. Mott who recently returned
from his fifth tour Of the war zone
brought the appeal Of the official
military authorities of all the coun-
tries fighting Germany on the west
ern front, for immediate and ade-
uuate relief. DR.. Mott stated that
unless the Y. M. c. A. is to fail in the
work which has been entrusted to
the association, the forces of the Y.
M. c. A. in Frence, England and Italy
must be increased by at least 1000
workers before September 1. The
budget for immediate needs calls for
the recruiting Of 2,210 of these work
ers before July 1. leaving 1000
month to be obtained during July and
August.
AS the basis<for local, county and
state recruiting campaigns, DR.. Mott
presented the following reasons for
Immediate action based upon his con-
ferences with allied leaders in Eu-
rope:
women workers added to our forces
overseas before September 1, for these
reasons: -
1. To relieve from impossible
strain the 1000 and more American
men and women already overseas.
They work on an average Of IA hours
a day wherever they may be, wheth-
er in the port cities or in the. train
ing areas or in the zone of combat
under shell fire. 1t is not right it is
not just that we should ask them to
bear that burden alone. I
2. To fill gaps caused by death,
physical breakdown apd the removal
of the few misfits who have crept
into the service despite. our most
careful efforts. Within two weeks
three Of our workers have been kill
ed, one by shell fire and the other
two being victims Of German gas,
Several weeks ago two Of our women
workers were killed. The Red Tri-
angle is no uniform for the Stacker
and the pacifist. -
8. To provide successors for many
who have given all the time they can
for the present and must return to
their families and business in the
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lieutenant in the Field Artillery encaqped on
the Atlantic coast and Merrill, graduate of
the class Of IT of q u. S. Naval Academy, is
now lieutenant on a military transport
GEORGE DUNCAN, 1885 to Grand Forks coun-
ty and rented a farm but his crop was frozen
out. That fall he went to Benson county and
horpesteaded and worked at odd jobs in Mime
waukan. Took a course Of training in Sank Cen
ter Academy, MINI. Returning to Minnewaukan
took position in the old State bank until 1898,
when he was appointed deputy register Of deeds.
In 1897 he was appointed clerk Of court, which
position he has held continuously since. He
has also dealt profitably In real estate. In 1895
he married to Miss Title Pierson and three
children have been born to them.
CON. KTEFE, 1881 from Hastings, Mimi, to
Fargo rendered valiant service a member Of
Fargo's volunteer fire company. Was married
October 29, 1884, to Mrs. Mary Newlapd, who
came to Fargo in 1872, and is always glad to
relate many interesting stories Of we olden
days"
GEORGE HIBBARD, 1885. Took up land a
mile east Of Argusville. Began farming in 1890.
Later took land mile and Q, half southwest
Of Argusve and helped to build the Eongrega-
tional church at Argusville. Married Miss Ag
mes Armitage Shaw at Princeton Mimi. October,
1901. Their son. Ledger, is q student at Fargo
College and making good. They are all mem
bers of the Congregational church at HARDWOOD.
They are farming now about 81 miles north
east Of that place.
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FRAZIER AN ACCOMPLISH.

I Remember Mr.. Farmer that Governor
Frazier has actively and openly supported
the Townley store scheme and the Town
ley newspaper scheme, which is discussed
in another editorial this evening.
Governor Frazier was present at the Bis
marek meeting when Townley was ques-
toned by the Farmers union and applaud
ed Mr.. Townley's remarks. He was there
to lend his official prestige to this enter
prise.
And at Napoleon he openly urged the
farmers to enter on one of the newspaper
enterprises for the purpose of disciplining
the editor Of The Napoleon Homestead who
had the courage to tell some very unpleas-
ant truths about our chief executive.
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The Editors Mail Bag

To the Editor of The Forum: happened to
read the Fargo morning paper yesterday, and
noticed where they referred to a band of Syrlans
conducting propaganda against the Allies. 1t
makes me sorry to the beautiful name Of
Syria dishonored by such a band of people.
Americans should know that Syrians are
composed of two entirely separate parties, d.
Wided by religion and they are as different in
every way as two separate races. One party Is
composed of Christians and every one of them
is willing and ready to die for the United
States. Most Of the Syrians in this country 1
am glad to say, are Of this party, and many Of
them have already given their lives for our be-
loved new home in the United States. One of
them, Private Shaheen. was from Moorhead.
There are about 10 members Of the Neinla
family in the service Of Uncle Sam and more
than a dozen Of North Dakota Syrians in the
army.
The ether party OF syrians is composed Of
Mohammedans, and these are the ones this
country must watch, although there are many OF
the educated and enlightened MQalems iH favor
Of the Allies. But the Mohammadan syrians
are really Turks.
The knights Of Modern Syria stand Loyalty by
the United States and the Allies. They can't
forget the year 1850 when France gave up the
lives OF her boys to save the Syrian Christians
from being annihilated by the Turks and the
Syrian Mohanmedan bands. we are Tor Amer
lea first, last and forever, and whenever AIneri@
cans read about SYrians being disloyaI, we want
them to remember to- distinguish between sy-
FIaH Christians ard syrian AIoEanlEnedans They
ere as different SIS Americans and Germans.
w "a. NEIMA,
Secretary Of knights Of Modern Syria.
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AUSTRIA TOTTERING9

So many reports of Austrias impending
breakdown have aroused premature hopes,
that Americans are becoming skeptical of
the stories of starvation, riots and unrest
in the Dual Kingdom.
But during the last few weeks these
reports have been aceumulating so rapidly
and bear such stamp Of authenticity,
that, even after literally diseounting them,
it appears that Emperor Charles at last
has the nucleus Of real revolution on his
hands.
The basis Of this revolution, Of course,
Is the fact that more than half Of the pop
uIation Of the Dual Kingdom consists Of
races opposed to the German domination,
and eagerly looking forward to an inde-
pendent government Of their own.
The condition is aggravated by the tre-
1nend0us war WEAKNESS, actual starvation
conditions III many parts Of the kingdom,
and The growing feeling chat they are
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fighting a hopeless war for Germany Is
benefit and that they have nothing to gain
from victory and everything to lose, since
they would be absolute Yassals Of a VIC
torious Germany.
Yesterdays reports brought statements
from prisoners captured by the Italians.
They told a story of absolute famine, even
the army having been virtually without
food for two days. Orders found on the
prisoners showed that their officers had
spurred them on to battle with the prom
Use of food and loot in Italy. The prisoners
stated they had plenty Of ammunition, but
no good officers Left, and that American
aid was not needed to defeat Austria.
Meanwhile more than half of the king
dom is under martial law, and riots are re-
ported in Vienna.
If the revolution is really at hand, the
Italian front will again assume a place in
the imelight. Tremendous possibilities
would be opened to the Allies by an Aus
trian breakdown. It would Immediately
place Germany on the defensive on all
fronts and her back door would be threat
ened with an Allied army marching over
the Al ps. If the revolution should actually
develop within the next few weeks on the
scale of the Russian revolt, the end of the
war would be in sight
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-21
MINNEsOTA's SHAME.

An analysis Of the Minnesota vote at
the recent primaries discloses some very
interesting and enlightening facts.
They are facts that ought to make every
honest, loyal member Of the league hang
his head in shame for the company he is
keeping.
For example, Governor Burnquist's ma
iority was approximately 10000. He got,
roughly, $4,000 votes, and Lindbergh got
about $4,000. Compare Lindbergh's vote
with Peterson s. The latter received about
$4,000 votes. Peterson has been arrested,
tried, convicted and sentenced to four
years at Leayenworth penitentiary for VIC
lation Of the espionage act. Against him
was running Senator Nelson, Endorsed by
President Wilson and personally urged by
the President to be candidate. He is the
Grand Old Man of Minnesota public life
perhaps the most distinguished citizen the
state has ever given to the nation. Yet
convicted traitor gets $4,000 votes against
him. That means there were $4,000 trait
ors in Minnesota.
Peterson was not indorsed by the Non
partisan league, but does anyone doubt
that virtually all Of the $4,000 Peterson
votes were cast for Lindbergh also? The
returns prove it beyond question. In dis
tricts where Peterson ran the strongest,
Lindbergh ran best New Ulm of most
unsavory fame, for example, gave Peter
son one Of his few majorities, and it was
Lindbergh stronghold.
Subtracting the Peterson vote from the
Lindbergh vote would give a fair estimate
of the number of voters who honestly in
dorsed the leagues program. These men
are in company that should make them
hang their heads in shame If they are the
100 per Americans The Forum believes
many Of them are.
The much heralded country strength"
of Lindbergh was not in evidence. Cover
nor Burnquist was given very small mar
gin in St. Paul, and his total majority in
the three big cities was in no greater pro-
portion than in the state outside Of Min
neapolis, st. Paul and Duluth. The three
cities gave him less than third of his total
majority.
Despite the expenditure of a campaign
fund estimated at from 100000 to $780,
coo, and the use Of 800 active paid can
Vassers who covered the state like a locust
pest, the entire league ticket went down to
defeat. Not one man got across. The
claim that the Nonpartisans will control
the legislature is absurd. Under the Min
nesota nonpaFtisan law-with small "N''
this time-tWo candidates for the legisla-
ture are nominated with no party desig-
nation. The contest will come in the fall in
those districts where the league succeeded
in nominating one candidate, but there is
no chance to control either the house or
the senate.
1t was complete defeat and rebuke to
the leagues Socialist organizers The dis
concerning feature is not the vote Lind
bergh got. but the vote Peterson got. There
may be not to exceed $4,000 honest but
misled adherents Of the league in Mime
sofa, but there are $4,000 traitors and dis
loyalists who voted with them.
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In The Open Forum
A Column Devoted TO The Task OF Keep
ing Up With North Dakota Editors

The Wells County Free Press sends out the
following s. O. S. this week:
After some delay, caused by trying to rent
a building from a dead mans wife and chill
dren for half it's rental value and probably
other untoward incidents, it is now said that
Fessendens new newspaper, mysteriousy es-
tablished by Bankers Beiseker and Volkman
to oppose the Wells County Free Press be-
cause the latter was controlled and backed
by the farmers, is to issue its first number
this week.
We welcome the Big Business journal to
our city and believe that it will be issued
just in the nick Of time to save the farmers
from making any mistake in voting June rs.
We also understand that the newspapers
solicitor has at last interviewed Fessenden
business men for advertising and the re-
suits Of this part Of the anti-farmer cam
paign may disclose who really are the bust
ness men of Fessenden who will back the big
bankers and the old gang politicians in pref
erence to the farmers newspaper.
The Montpelier Magnet hits the nail on the
head with this comment:
When a person tells you that the Nonparti-
san league is farmers organization, tell
him he is mistaken. The farmers have moth
ing whatever to do with the League except
to donate part of the funds to carry on the
deviltry with. Townley is the dictator he
has Attorney Manahan of st. Paul, Attor-
ney LeSueur of Minot and Attorney Lemke
of Fargo on his staff to devise ways and
means TO keep himself and his organizers out
of Jail.
The Napoleon Homestead, which has been
sticking some burrs under Governor Frazier
saddle has this comment this week:
Has anyone in Logan county ever seen a
native Amerean-not ocialist-Working
to promote the interest Of the "Nonpartisan
Lacquer" We haven't. The nearest ap-
proach to such we have seen here was a
man by the name of Richardson who in
formed the writer that he was "simply a
professional organizer" and that his home is
in Pennsylvania. We talked with him sew
eral times and he suffered no offense at all
when we told him that we had no for
the league or its promoters, as it appeared
to be a stunt of the socialists. At that time
we noted that the socialists hereahodts were
the leaders Of the Organization" and who
boosted to secure members under the mask
'Nonpartisan." Since then the word Far
mers' has also been hitohed on to the name
of the organization to make the bait more
alluring. But unless the members Of the
league" have decided to become socialists or
approve of the socialist platform-they
should awaken to the fact that the endorsed
by the Farmers Nonpartisan League" men
are socialists.
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keeps up the morale Of the fighting
men-and the Y. NJ. C. A. must have
reserves.
5. To win this war the Y. NJ. G..
A. must have sufficient workers to
do the work which General Pershing,
the President and the premier of the
French republic, the king of Italy
and the king and queen of England
regard as so essential to the defeat
of our enemies.
Buy W. S. S.
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THE STORE SCHEME OUTDONE.

"a. When The Forum exposed the IOWhley
Consumers Store scheme, it was thought
to be the last word in J. Rufus Walllng-
ford financing. 1t didn't seem possible
that collection Of approximately million
dollars for the right to trade for cash at
& Townley stores could be equalled.
IF But it has been surpassed by the Town
ley newspaper scheme exposed IN The
Forum last evening. The newspaper plan
ism It the equal in quantity yet, but In quail
ity it is rarer gem.
- To put the case in a nutshell, the farmers
of the Northwest have contributed about
$25O,OO0 to establish some sixty neWspa-
pers in various states. Through the little
E'ioker" which gives them only preferred
stock for their money, each stakeholder
can vote but once no matter how much
& money he has invested. Mr.. Townley,
through his service bureau, holds all the
common stock, and each share Of common
stock has a vote. In one case there were
45O shares of common stock, which meant
that the preferred stock had to be held by
more than $50 men to give them con-
troll.
Mr.. Townley did not invest one dollar
In the enterprise his stock having been
given him for organization services and for
the service of his Service Bureau, which
sends out propaganda matter to be pub
3Iished in the newspapers, for which they
NAV the cost and doubtless fair profit to
the Service Bureau also. If there are any
profits, Mr.. Townley Of course, gets the
lions share of the profits, drawing the
same dividend ON a common stock share
worth So par value as the farmer on his
$40 share. But Mr.. Townley by an eX-
press agreement doesn't share any losses
and there will be some very decided losses
In such an enterprise or The Forum doesn' t
know anything about the practical end of
publishing a newspaper in wartime.
He, therefore, has complete control of
the policy of these sixty newspapers, and
q lions share Of the profits, with none of
the losses, at total cost Of nothing at
all.
Like the store scheme it is so amazing,
SO cold blooded, and SO brazen that many
people who read of it won't believe it.
They won't consider it possible for any
man to "get away with" such an enterprise
in this supposedly enlightened age,
The American public, moreover, views
with certain amount Of leniency any such
sharp practice, and many are rather dis
posed to admire the cleverness of a man
who can ''put over" deal like that
/ The Forum knows too we'll the uncer-
families of the newspaper business, espe-
ciaIIy in the small towns. 1t knows how
| few of these weeklies make even a living
wageafor their working owners. It knows
how great the chances are for failure, es-
Epecia1ly when the paper is not owned and
managed by the man actively On the job.
There will be a long list Of losses which Mr..
Townley won't share; and few dividends
(which he will. The farmers will foot the
abill. Yet they permit Mr.. Townley to pose
as the farmers friend, and some of his
blind followers will doubtless damn The
! Forum<for exposing the plan,
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1872 until '78 when he ran
trains between Fargo and
Bismarck. In 1890 he was
trafnmaster at Fargo and
in 1902 the same at James
town returning to Fargo
where he still holds the
same position and gets
around as lively as any of
the boys. In 1881 Mr..
Comstock and Miss Ellen
Merrill were married.
Their daughter, Fannie, Is
married to Sanford Hud-
son, a son of Elk. Judge
Hudson, formerly Of Far
Nebraska; Arthur Is 8
-
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orthDakota
Kernels

Landlord Sherer of the Commercial
hotel at Lisbon. packed his gripsack
and left town last week without adj
vising his creditors of his destination.
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Edwin Mergens, of Fatrrnount,
started out with a ehautauqua or.
schestra and wound up in an Ohio
hospital with the smallpox