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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-17
LETTER FROM FRANCE.
A. E. F. HEADQUARTERS

Corp. r. q. Bergland, formerly with
the First National bank. Moorhead,
writes to the folks at home from
the general headquarters Of the Am
erican expeditionaTy force some
where in France" as follows;
Dear Folks at Home:
Am now settled where expect
to be while in France. Hope so. at
least, as / had been on the chase so
long that almost any place would be
satisfactory. Am well pleased with
my work and think am fortunate to
be here.
The weather here is splendid.
France can't be beat for scenery and
/ have had a grand feast seeing
things as have been travelling some
since / left. Am feeling fine and
hope this won't take long. The u. s.
A. has every other country beat. Love
to all and best regards.
Yours,
Rudolph"
Corp. r. B. Bergland. (2s5, 1907,
Company "A" Hdq. Blu. Gen, Hdq,, A.
e. r., France.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-17
PLAN WORKED OUT TO
LET The SOLDIERS Vote

st. Paul, April II. Plans were
worked out Tuesday at an executive
session Of the Minnesota Public
Safety commission for taking the
votes Of Minnesota soldiers in the
coming primary election. As Gov.
]. A A. Burnquist announced in call
ing off the proposed extra session,
the commission expects to provide
for the soldier vote by means Of an
order.
1t was announced that the general
features Of the plan have been
agreed on and a formal order will be
drawn by Atty. Gen. Clifford L.
Hilton. and issued by the commits
sion. .-sr' -.-.. r.
The order. Mr.. Hilton said. will
provide a plan along the lines OF the
absent voters law. allowing the sol
diers who wish to do so to vote by
mail The absent voters law does
not apply to the primary election.
When Minnesota soldiers were on
the Mexican border in 1915 a special
act was passed and commissioners
sent to each regiment to take the
vote, but Minnesota men are so wide
1y, scattered this time that such q
plan will not be practical.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-17
ELLEN Smith And
LILLIAN THOMPSON WIN

Ellen Smith won the gold medal
and Lillian Thompson the silver in
the Dosiand declematory contest
held at the Congregational church,
Moorhead, Tuesday evening. In
each instance the decision Of the
judges was two to one.
Miss Smith gave The Stranger
Within Our Gates" by M. r.. s. An
drews; and Miss Thompson's Sc
lection, The Colors," is by the same
author. The other contestants were:
Miss dith Eckman, who gave THE
Lost Word" Miss Augusta Leslie,
The Big Neighbor from Across the
Lake" Miss Marianne Sharp, "Bab's
Diary" Miss Ards Dyer, King
Robert of Sicily" and Jalmer Mus,
The Snob."
The judges were Miss Lucy Cur
ran, Moorhead: A. r. Bergeson,
Fargo, and Supt. H r. Edwards Of
the Moorhead city schools.
Following the decision the medals
were presented to the winners by
@. O. Dosland, the donor.
Three choral numbers were given
by the Moorhead High School Girls
Glee club under the direction of
Miss Margaret Newton, supervisor
Of music in the city schools.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-17
SABOTAGE BILL
UP TO PRESIDENT
Heavy Penalties Provided
For Interfering With
War Industry
~ AaaocIatad Preaa.l


Washington, April 1.-THE Sabo-
tage bill, carrying penalties Of thirty
years imprisonment and fines OF
$40, 900 for injurinR war materials or
interfering with war industry, was
made ready for the Presidents sig
nature late yesterday when the sem
ate accepted a conference report
eliminating provisions designed 20
punish strikers on war contracts.
The conference report was adopted
after lengthy debate, during which
Senators Sherman, OF Illinois, and
McCumber, of North Dakota, as
serted that the labor situation is
getting beyond control Of labor lead
ers, and that congress should take
action.
Senator Hollis Of New Hampshire
defended the loyalty of labor. de-
claring that strikes in this country
today are "inconsiderable' and said
the passage of legislation designed
to prevent peaceful strikes would
not tend to increase labor's efflct-
ency. He denied that labor was re-
sponsible for the delay in the air.
plane program, declaring that capt.
tai was at fault.
You can't make men work by
passing laws" Senator Hollis said.
I concur in the opinion OF President
Gompers of the American Fedora
ton of Labor that IL congress passes
o. law preventing peaceful strikes,
that law cannot be enforced"
Senator McCumber said that never
have there been as many strikes in
history as there have been since
America entered the war, although
during that period labor had been
better treated and received higher
wages than ever before. The North
Dakota senator deplored what he
termed a lack OF courage by mem
bers Of congress to oppose organ
lied labor because of it's political in
fiuence. and said the anti-strike
provision Of the bin should have
been retained.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-17
FINE HEDGE TORN OUT
ROOT And BRANCH
p. Il. Lamb Has Destroyed Burberry
Bush Lawn 0rnament-Charae-
teriskics of Plant.

One Of the finest hedges in Moor
head has been torn up, root and
branch. and burned. II was the much
admired border Of the lawn at the
residence Of P. II. Lamb on Sixth
street south.
"As soon as learned that It was
the barberry bush that causes so
much damage to the wheat crop I
had Ii dug up and burned It myself,
said Mr. Lamb. There are several
other barberry hedges in Moorhead
and am sure none OF them would
have ben set out Of the danger had
been known by the owners of the
property"
The barberrv bushes are reeogniz-
ed BY the following characteristics:
Burberry Bush Described.
The common barberry, green OF
purple variety, the condemned
species. Shrubs. four or more feet
high. Leaf buds usually an inch or
more apart spines mostly three
branches. sometimes one sometimes
FIVE. and about 3-4 inch long. Fruit
borne in clusters like currants.
The Japanese barbsrry. not 10 be
destroyed. Height. less than three
feet. Leaf buds about Ia inch apart.
Eplnes usually not bramched and
usually less than Ia inch long. Fruit
borne siugly or in tWoB or Ghrees ike
gooseberrtes.
When III foliage. the shrubs are
readily distinguished by their leaves
The common barberrY leaf is more
than i 1-1 inches long. having short
Hplnv teeth along the edges. The
japanese barberrY has leaves most
In less than j Ia inches long. with
no suinw teeth along the edges
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-17
HAWLEY BANK WILL
BUILD A new HONE

Haw1ey, MINI. April 17.-Bids for
the new home for the Farmers &
Merchants State bank were opened
here on Monday, and the contract
will be awarded by the directors of
the bank this week IL was announced
yesterday. The bids were satisfac-
tory and no changes in the plans
made by Braseth e. Rosatte, archl-
tects Of Fargo. were suggested by the
officials of the bank
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-17
NORMAL BUREAU AID TO
THOSE WHO WANT WORK

A patriotic employment bureau
for members Of the elementary
school has been organized at the
Moorhead normal school ANY one
wishing to secure the services OF its
members should call Miss Sanders
at the normal school between a. m.
and 4 p. m. each school day. There
are a. large number Of children will
ing to do errands, dish washing, rak-
ing. etc, and a number of older boys
who would like steady employment
on farms during the summer This
bureau has been organized at the
request Of the children in order that
they may do something to help win
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-17
EAST SIDE NOTES
TuIiur Asl.s Is suffering from = .

Julius AsI1s is suffering from q -
we're attack OF pneumonia
The work Of pouring the concrets
foundation for the Clay County Farm
erg Creamery association building
has been completed by Contractor
Carl BjorkquiBt.
John III. Singer, who was up from
Hurts township yesterday, report
ed all seeding Of small grain finished
barley.
L s. Olson, OF Moorhead, has made
several trips into the country lately
and says the wheat IL coming up in
good shape everywhere with early
seeded fields already green.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-17
KIEFER MADE RECORD TRIP.

r.. w. Kiefer made a record trip to
Elbow Lake, Mimi, on Monday re-
turning with three Ford cars that
had been shipped there by mistake.
Accompanied by Peter Nokken ana
Cecil Whitney he left for Ashley on
the morning train. From there they
drove across country and after din
ner set up the three cars. They left
Elbow, at $3.50 and reached Moorhead
at $3.50 D. M. making the ia mile
run In three hours and 20 minutes
each driving a new car.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-17

Passengers On
Normal Line
Will See Red

The Fargo aid Moorhesd Street
Railway company has adopted a disc
sign plan for designating the cars on
the Moorhead lines. The discs are
hung at the top OF the right hand
front windows Of the vestibules and
make it easier to learn the destina-
ton OF an approaching car than to
attempt to read the sign in the front
of the deck
Cars on the courthouse line carry
green discs and on the normal school
line the metal sign Is painted red.
At night the cars are designated by
red and green lights carried at each
end
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-17

New England, ~ D.. April IL
guard organization was perfected
here with Charles Simon as president:
W, L. Adair, vice president; H e.
Schroeder, secretary, ana w L. Card
ner, treasurer The membership fee
is 81. Women are admitted free
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-17

OF So stars. in honor OF the young men
who are In the service of Uncle sam.
The dedication exercises will be held
on Memorial day and until then the
city clerk has been officially appointed
by the city council as the temporary
custodian OF the flag.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-17

LIVERY dollar which is not being used for
IL the necessities of life, to turn the wheels of
industry, or to draw interest is an idle dollar.
Idle men and idle money are slackers.
If we are to win the war land money win be prac
ticaly worthless if we should not win it,, must mobil
ize every ounce Of strength. The German nation is
modified to the last man and to the last dollar We
are the richest nation In the world and have right
our side but unless subscribe to the full measure OF
our ability, our cause is in danger
For the Third Liberty Loan the United States Govern
nent offers you bonds which in reality mortgage
every bit of property in this country. This is the safest
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-17
HOT AND COLD DOWN SOUTH.

Victor Cederberg. who left MOOT
head on Feb. "a. for Camp Dodge
with the last men OF Clay county
quota. writes to hts sister, Mrs. a..
w. Bowman. Moorhead. from Camp
Logan, Houston. Texas. he says 1t
is 30 hot in the day time that one
almost stiles and the nights are 30
cold that it Is hard to keep warm
even when sleeping with clothes on.
The men sleep six In q tent. He also
writes that Il Is so dusty that II Is
impossible to see where the men are
going when the troops are drill
fnU
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-17
YouNa PEoRLE,a MEErlNo-

The Young Peoples Society Of
Trinity Lutheran church, Moorhead,
will meet in the church pariors at
O'Clock this evening, following the
evangelistic services Ia the church
NJ. o. Anderson, of Minneapolis,
will give an address.
The hostesses will be: Misses
Anna F'ridlund, Anna Sannes and
Agnes and Elizabeth Isehrberg.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-17

Rt. Rev. J. D. Morrison, bishop OF
the diocese Of Duluth. will preach the
confirmation sermon at ST. Johns
church at 1880 next Sunday evening.
Rev. 8. ]. Hedeiund, rector, will con-
duct the services.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-17

Work Done by Branches.
The branches furnished the eoI-
lowing articles:
Comstocl-42 towels; ave bed
shirts: seven undervesta, three
sweaters; IL socks: two wristlets.
Dilworth-one sweater; one sock:
three wash cloths: 10 triangular
bandages; four bed shirts; one
suit pajsmas.
Glyndon ~ eight sweatsgs; 10
socks; one wrfstIet; five patamas:
20 towels.
HawIey-fve bed shirts; I'VE pa
5amas: one comfort pillow: three
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-17

the war. We shall be glad to have
the cooperation of the community
and surrounding locality, and We
shall try TO meet the needs Of the
community as Tar al 1t Is possible
for us to do so.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-17
SURGICAL DRESSING
ROOMS OPEN LONGER

Owing TO the great demand SOz
surgical dressings the Red Cross
rooms in the postoface building VIII
be kept open every afternoon and
evening except Saturday. Miss Lulu
Wagner, who a few weeks ago took
a special training course at Minnea-
polls, has been appointed the Moor
head chapter instructor In this de-
partment.
A total Of 2,4S1 pieces OF surgical
dressings was included In the ship
ment for the week ending April 10
as follows: 1,17S SKA congresses; 400
AKA wipes; $50 2x2 wipes; SIS cotton
pads; $50 drains.
The following hospital supplies
were shipped April 1S: 80 bed shirts;
ave pajamaS; three convalescent
robes; 90 bed sheets; so pillow
cases; 100 hand towels: 10 bed
socks; 20 bandaged foot socks: 10
flannel scultetus; is many-tai1ed
bandages; 80 triangular bandages;
one refugee shirt.
Knitted articles shipped On Nom
day were:
Sweaters. Socks.
NHsANTs4aMnA IN an
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-17
s. STARS on THIS
SERVICE BANNER.

Baruesvfile. Mimi, April 1T.-Cttt-
sens OF this city presented the city
with q large service hagr consisting
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-05
FOOD S 'PPLY EkSED
tY AUSTfIA'S FALL
Vast Stores From the East May
Enter Europe by WAY Of
the kIcdifcfIurctln

Washington. D c.. Nov ; Standing
u itself regardless of an impending
German surrender the Austrian arms
ticc il OF the first Importance IN the food
problem Because the capl' G!atIon OF
GERMANY is considered 50 near az hand
however. meaning, as il must the r.
4ying of the whols, fabric of world
feeding 0 fciaIs would not discuss thus
phase
But certain direct effects Of Austria ;
dropping ou; of the war are apparent
The terals Of the arrnistlce de nltelv open
up the Mediterranean Sea 70 safe naYiga-
tiun y, aE!iad shipping aS the German
s1bnnrIlcs will have no base from
which 70 operate in these waters and the
.AdriAt.c Accordingly il will nov be
possible 10 bring TO Europe the vast food
supplies Of India Australia and the
o. generally through the Red Sea and
Ia Suez Canal obviating the much
10 * r route around the Cape OF Good
ope This, even though Germany elect
ed to fight on, would make possible the
quicker feeding of Italy Greece and
part of France, at the same time ihtIng
TINS burden from the United States No
figures are, Of course, obtalnable, but IT
is evident that the amount of food that
| now can be brought up from the east
is very large.
The signing Of the armistice Also may
open up food stores within the dual
monarchy. The Hungarian crops are re
! ported good and there have been reports
Of great hording Of food In that country.
| Fuel administration officials say the
axmlstico will be principally effective
negatively for Germany. 1t viii make
it practically impossible for Germany
to obtain fuel oil and gas to build up
| to be down to almost nothing. The Ger
mans had depended on Galicia, Ru-
| mania and the Caucasus for petroleum
and now these are absolutely cut otf
| from her
Il was also stated that while Ger
many die not obtain coal from Austria, /,
she IS. nevertheless, known to be IN bad
shape in this respect During the ,unl-
Iner there was & shortage Of railroad
| equipment and when this was improved
TO some extent the cars were used To
move the grain crops.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-05
INDICATIONS POINT
Conslnnsxi from page !

tho larger towns watching for vote UIy-
iup. They were in charge ~ James Tate,
who ut one time was in charge Of the de
tectiye bureau N Philadelphia.
In Wilmington, 1T was estimated At ]
o'clock this afternoon, that ne-half
Of the registered vote had been pollsd
In some Of the uptown wards, The Re
publican ticket was reported M being
"out"
Joseph r. O'Toole. who came here
from WaahingtOn IN the interests ~ the
Democratic forces. received telegram
from the nations capital this afternoon,
that Mrs O'Toolc had gwen birth 20 a
son, weighing ten pounds Mir O'TooIe
ia receiving the congratulations ii h9
friends, and took the evfnt os nappy
omen for the success of the fOlluwers ~
President Wilson
Democratic State Chairman Graham
At 80 p. m, today, expressed great
confidence in the reelection 81 United
States senator salisbury, and the
election Of the Democratic State and
county tickets, by substantial majorities.
He said "fhe Democrats are showing
great strength in Wilmington" H. Ia
reportnd that the Republicans are torn
all 10 pieces in this city
In 10 2 o'clock this afternoon there
had been no serious trouble at any OF The
polling places m the oity
EVERY EVENING 10 BULLETIN HETUHNs
Every Evening will bulletin the ~
turns a the election tonight, and will ais,
giyc mcgaphnnc reports oi the result
IN other gtntcs
Az the local polls clpse ~ . O'Clock snc
there il no complicated ballot THE year
the counting should De fa"llltated. an'
The renllt IN tho state should be know
comparatively carly
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-05
Run DOWN BY AUTO.
Harry GroIl Knocked unoenscious by
Speeding Car.

On Saturday night about II o'clock /,
an automobile operated at . Ugh rate OF
speed, bore down and seriously nluresi
Harry Groll, of 1921 Fast Eleventh street,
who WAS about To board n street car.
The accident occurred ON Fourth street
west Of Shipiey
The machine which wnr travelling
west on the south side nj Fourth street.
made off without stopping 1t IS this
kind Of reckless driving that the courts
are irving 10 stop, and il ls To be regretted
that tho number Of the machine WINS not
caught The police however, have 9
good description of the driver, car and
occupants, who by their scrrans. eyt
WI tncsses say, uere women
t,rolls injuries are severe, having
hean thrown from the street to the SIDE
walk. and being knocksd UNCONSCIOUS
receiving injuries about the head lh'
victim was removed 10 bus home, and If
under the care of physician
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-05
UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER.
Southern Churehman Says Allied World
Is Indebted TO President Wilson.
Low price. High pric ,

The Southern Churchmen of Move m
ber 2, printed the following
teT7he Allied world stands az greatly IN
debted 10 the diplomatic genius Of Wool
ryw Wilson as 1T does 10 the military akill
Of Marshal Eoch When the Kaiser sent
his first note n.king for an arnlstIer, ne
undoubtedly expected ono Of two replies
either prompt refusal, in which case he
would have gone before the German
people as rebuffed peaccmaker. or
else an agreement tn an arnistIo~, whieh
would have enabled him tn get hrs armies
on to German soil and begin a n-w War
of Defense
mir Wilson vas shrevd enough 70
avoid both Of th>sr traps and finally 70
deliver the German negotrn.ors bound
hand and foot in their own promises, 70
the Alfred military authorities 70 recerve
from thern tho terrns of an srrnistic-
'eTo te sure German promise - rot
very strong bond, hut vhen backed by
the French and British guns and Amerlc
soldiers. IL becomes strengthened to Dr.
gree which spells unconditional fur-
render =
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-05
ELECTION IN KENT CoUN TY.
,csal Dispatch 70 Every Evening

special Dispatch u Every Evening
Dover, Nov 5Today's 3 election
opened ,lp dliet here, as we'll ~ in al the
districts throughout the county No
demonstrations of any kind have 70 far
manifested themselves in one district
IN Dover, however. Republican chal.
longer took the authority to hAnd ont
baliote to voters as they entered the line.
IN soue instances 9ich ballots being
marked Objection was made by party
leaders on the ground that such action
wae illeggl Mayor Hagee secured one
such ballot from voter after tie came put
nf the election ard s holding i for any
legal action that will be taken for vIo-
lation of the election laws
Indications that money II beIng lsed
has not manifested itself ~ any degree
the belief being that whatever funds wore
available had been distributed before tn
day
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-05
AUSTRIA HAS OR ONCE HAD
MORE THAN ESQ SHIPS

Washington, D. c., Nov 5--Austria-
Hmgary's navy, which either must be
delivered to The Allies or disarnned,
under the terms of the armlstice that
country has signed, consists Of approx
mately 25I ships, according to latest
official information reaching the Navy
Department. These figures, Secretary
Daniels announced today, were compiled
without reference TO recent reported
losses Of two Austrian battlesi ips
The total Of submarines is placed at
45, with Is hattlnships, an equal num-
Der Of cruisers, Il torpedo Loaf destroy
ers, 10 torpedo gunboats, az torpedo
boats, As mine layers, IL rlver monitors,
seven patrol boxts, ak armed steamers,
six scouts, one nver torpedo boat and
tvo traw.erE-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-05
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

ny Associated Press TO Every Evening
Chicago, Nov. 5. Hogs, receipts 10000,
market strong TO l0c higher than yester-
days general trade; butchers, 18-25a
1880; light, 17.25al8 25; packing, 16.65a
1870; throwouts, 15.50al6-50; pigs, good
to choice, l4-75al5.50-
Cattle, receipts % 900; good and better
natives and western steers steady; others
and butcher cattle, mostly 25c lower than
early yesterday; calves, strong to 25c
higher.
Sheep, receipts, 10000; fat lambs and
yearlings, steady to 25c lower; sheep and
feeders, generally steady.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-05
NEAR-DOLLAR FOR EGGS.
Lancaster. Pa, Also Paying so Cents
Pound for Butter.

Lancaster. Pa, Nov. "a scnsatlon-
al advance in the egg market yesterday
afternoon. from Is cents 70 90 cents g
dozen. fell only a few cents short Of
bringing 70 naturalization recent pre-
dictions that dollar eggs would be quoted
here before snow flies No explanation
from either farmer or dealer was OBJ
tainAble, and dealers reported that eggs
in limitless quantities could be bought
on nearby farms.
Yesterday price is the highest ever
quoted here. Creamery butter YVES also
suddenly boosted from 10 cents to 80
cents a pound
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-05
RAIL- STARS ARE PATRIOTS.
s Per Cent Of League Players wow
with the Flag.

Ey As~ociatFsf Frc~s tb Fvrry EvsfnT
chicago, Nov 5 FIFTY 6ve pcs cent
4 the 265 players under contract IN
cscrvxtion to the c1ght oluhs IN the
IN erican league arc in the Army or naval
.c-v1ce. according to hEurer nrnde pubhe
he-e today. The total number Is IA
ard more than thrce-fourth- of them are
IL the army.
The netrmt Club leads with 25 PLAYERS,
while Boston ard Philadclptra ar- second
with % Chicago and Cleveland have
10 each, New York and Washington
clnhs Il each and st LOUIS l3.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-05
Aygenfir3 Guards Hun Boats.

IT Ass0rtate1 Prres 70 Everv Fvonin.'
Buenos Aires, Nov ) THE Argentine
government mas placed . military guard
on three German merchant ships Iaterned
Al Bahia Blanca The vessels are the
Seyditz Sevilla and Patagonia