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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-19
WILCOX QUITS AS
c. O.P. CHAIRMAN
Republican Accepts Service
as Member of the Rail-
road Wage Commission
TO MAKE CHANGE
ON FEBRUARY II

Declares That the Appointment Came
from McAdoo Without Any solicita-
tion-Believes in Cutting out All Pol
itics.
NEW YORK. Jan. William r..
Wilcox announced last night that he
had resigned as chairman of the Re-
publican national committee 10 accept
service on one Of the federal war
boards. Ills resignation will take ef.
feet Feb. T.. Mr.. Wilcox stated that
be- was notified by Secretary McAdoo
last night Of his appointment as a
member of "a railroad wage commission.
which he had accepted. He then 80.
sued this statcmeut:-
1T is hardly necessary for me TO
say that the appointment announced
by Secretary MeAdoo of my member
ship on the commission 10 consider the
question OF compensation of railroad
q employees of the United States, came
without any suggestion or solicitation
from me. The subject, however, to be
N''ft'fA 10 - VI sum VAST lIl IlbIIdlltt
That no ono called 10 give his service
in connection with il can refuse to
comply | therefore have accepted the
appointment aud shall give to the task
my very best eudcayorI.
'Thc work 10 be undertaken is of
such a character, affecting as it does
The incomes of hundreds Of thousands
Il people, that il gives to the Office
quasi judicial character. 1t is NV
feeling that no one serving on this
commission should hc AN official Of any
political party any more than he would
hold such an office were he elected to
be a Judge of any court Having de.
cided, therefore, TO accept the appoint
nent on the wage commits sion. | shall
lu consequence of this acceptance re
Hen the cbairmanship Of the Rcpubli
can national committee at the meeting
To hc held IN 81. Louis on Feb. -. In
doing this, ! am following no suppes-
tion from any source. and am taking
TINS solely because | feel that the ma
tute of the work is such, aud the i'm.
portancc Of it Is so great that in the
performance Of my duties no one should
hc able to intimate or suggest that
there were any political considerations
involved, as some might do if ! re-
manned chairman Of the national con.
mittcc.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-19

suits of Germany as long as we could
endure them and were beginning to be
the laughing stock of the European ma
tions. But once we declared war orr
hearts and souls were back of our gov
eminent. We are willing to lose all
that our institutions NAV be preserved
and our homes protected.
There is no overlapping or duplica
ton of effort by the Knights of Colum-
bus and the \. NJ. c. A, the speaker
declared. The Knights of Columbus is
patriotic American order made up
OF Catholic men, but all the bows in
the trenches, whether Catholic or Prot
estant, are aetuated by the same ideals
and there must be no question about
differences of religion in the work of
supporting them.
While our soldiers were at the bor
der IS months ago the knights of Co
lumbus engaged in this same work and
the funds required to erect the build
lngs, equip them and conduct them were
taken from the general funds of the
order. When America first declared
war the order decided to raise $1,000
900 and an assessment was levied on
the membership which raised about
S|oO,000, the balance of 100000 we
expected to collect from our member
ship, but as the operations of our gov
eminent increased our work broadeped
and 1t was decided at the convention
IN chicago last August to raise fund
OF s3,ooo,O0O 50 that the work would
not pc lacking IN any particular branch
AS time went on we found ourselves
engageu IN a larger work so that to-
gay we, realizing that in order to sue
cessfully cooperate with the govern
ment III its undertakings, find it neces-
sary to call upon the public through
out the country for $10,000,000.
The speaker said he had no doubt
mat Vermont would raise twice the
SoO,OO0 required No benefit from this
money VIII accrue to the Knights of
Columbus except the consciousness that
the work entrusted to them was faith
fully performed There is no sacrifice
IN giving dollar or two that compares
with the sacrifice of the bows in the
trenches. The sacrifice only begins
when the giving hurts. IF we lose orr
freedom and have to pay the debt of
defeat we will begin to realize what
victory means. Let us give now, and
best of all spread the word of patri-
otism.
When the applause had subsidized
chairman Austin said he was going to
take advantage of the promise made
carrier in the evening, and called up
on heV. Mr.. Clapp to speak.
Mr.. Clapp said he had lost patience
with the people who stand around and
Try not to see or know the conditions
brought about by the struggle in Eu-
rope, and declared that such an atti-
tude was not fair to the men who have
gone and are going out to do our work.
we are walking in a world of con
lrasts, ne asserted, and he pictured the
contrasts IN the faces of the children
n our own homes with those of the
belgian children, which are old and
haggard.
The speaker mentioned the debt we
owe to the men of France, England,
Italy and other nations who have stood
between us and German autocracy the
past three and half years, and said
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-19
TY COBB ON DRAFT LIST.
Sear Baseball Player Says He Is Will
Ing to Serve as Soldier.

AUGUSTA, Ga, Jan. 1s.-Ty Ray
nlond COBB, star outfielder of the De-
e,olt Americans, has been placed in
class one by the exemption board
mere, where he is registered. 1t was
understood he claimed deferred classi-
u MA on the ground of dependents.
!" men informed today of the action of
the local board Cobb declared he is
Wiiiing to serve whenever he is called
he became 81 years old Dec. IS. Cobb
mas wlfe and three small children.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-19
SPORTING
ROLLED TO HIGH MARK.
Team ID Gets 100 for Single String, But
Tied on Points.

Borord breaking is getting to he the
habit among the Masonic bowlers. Last
night team y rolled the highest sin
gle string of the season i'm lcague
matches, 100 The team only tied on
pointF, however. The FIRST string was
a tic. bat team r. took the decision by
winning the second string. thus gcttinr
two points, the other two going 10 team
y for the third string and total.
Thompson with 32i was only one point
behind Alarks's league season record
Tor total, and Tracy was but a pin be.
hind him, aad took the single string
houor> with rafting 1876 finish Tho
scores.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-19
ADJUSTMENTS.
Motion Picture Attractions.

Today the Empire presents Shirley
Mason, Charlotte Walker, II. B. War
ner, George lie Guere, Ann Murdoch.
llolbrook Blinn and Nance O'Neil in
The Seventh Sin, in seven big acts.
Monday William Fox presents Stuart
Holmes in The Broadway Sport. also n
Fox comedy and Ford Educational win
be shown.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-19
ALL STARS WIN FROM FEDS
Bowled 1870 to 1878 for Opponents
on Laundrys Alleys

On the Laundry alleys last night the
All stars defeated the Feds by score
OF 1870 to 1913. winning two strings
and losing one. Blake of the winners
had high single with 106, and high
triple with 2Ss. The scores:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-19

WASHINGTON. Jan. l9.-Director
teneral McAdoo announced last night
the appointment Of q railroad wage
commission Of -four public men to ana
lN1c aud recommend action on all wage
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-19
Odd Fellows Team A Loses to Team
3, t.2i7 to 1889.

With q single string of ll5 20 his
credit l.. frcfon,ainc ted by - points
IN the Odd Fellows match last eve
uing between teams 4 and b. Iii,
total of 2t6 was IL points better than
the next high man, who was Went.
worth, substitute on team l.. with n
total Of POI Team defeated team
\, l.2l1 to .239. The scores:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-19

40 as 4o6-l,239
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-19
All Stars.
Feds.

4l6 434 463-l,3I3
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-19
Team b.

80 2gs AZ i.247
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-19
l2o i5g 4l61.325
TEAM E rs THE WINNER.

40 i25 499-l,34i
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-14

Amsterdam, Aug. 14.-While Tues
days Berlin newspapers regard the
Anglo French main thrust as parried,
and at all events stopped by the ex-
haustion Of the attacking troops, the
Journals in the Rhine country dis
cuss the situations in a much graver
tone.
.'"F'och and Haig probably will CONF
tinue attacking on the Somme. but
they will never achieve more than
pyrrhic victories which will assist
in the attrition of their own forces" I"
says Baron Won Der Osten, the mill
tary critic of The Renfsche West
falische zeitung of Essen.
Elsewhere the newspapers deem
is necessary editorially to brace up
the nerves of the people OF the Rhen-
ish provinces which seem to be bad
ly shaken. The Cologne. Volks Zett-
ung appears to interpret popular ap-
prehensions when it speaks of "An-
other impending ruthless Anglo
French attempt to break through tha
German northwestern front" and
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-14
German PabeEsAr
Gro70ing PesSj2p1isHc

says that Germany follows the ter
rible struggle with bated- breath. In
the next column it inveighs against
defeatism, which is rearing it's head
in Cologne, Dusseldorf and else
where, even in Essen, where the
people may be heard grumbling
Another defeat for us, we shall lose
the war. We have nothing to eat,
no clothes. no shoes, we shall starve
and be- utterly ruined"
AS a. cure for this state OF mind
The Volks Zeitung administers an
antidotes in the shape of a raging
article about the enemy wanting 70
murder, rob and enlslave German
men, women and children"
Their rescue promised to be as dan
with i'll. concealed pessimism, regret
fully admits in Tuesdays issue, that
the once derided American army is
giving much more trouble than was
anticipated, while The Frankfort
Zeitung pleads with the official
press bureau to tell the whole truth,
as far as possible" ...
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-14
British See Imnortant.

Washington, Aug. 14.-Recognition
by the British government of the
Czecho -Slovaks as an Independent
allied nation arrayed against Ithe
central powers follows similar ac-
ton by italy and. France.
This question still is under con-
sideration by the United States gov
ernment but there has been no in
dication as to what course will be
followed. Secretary Lansing re-
Gently expressed the deep sympathy
with which this government views
the national aspirations of the
Czecho- -Slovaks and other oppressed
peoples Of the Austro- Hungarian
empire.
When informed by the Associated
Press of the action of England,
Prof T. F. Masaryk, president of
the Czecho -Slovak national council,
and as such commander -in-c chief of
the Czecho- -Slovak forces operating
in Italy, France and Siberia, said
this is doubly valuable since 1t comes
after adoption of a similar course by
the other two great allied powers.
Only recently Professor Masaryk
placed all the C8echo-Slovak forces
under his command at the disposal
OF Marshal Foch, supreme command
er of the allied and American forces
on the western 'front.' The forces in
Siberia are to be aided by military
expeditions now being sent to that
country by the United States, Eng
land, Japan, France and China.
The Czecho -slovaks are regarded
as one of the most powerful of the
disaffected peoples in Austria Hum
gary. They inhabit a long stretch
of territory on the southern boundary
OF Germany and their. representa-
tives in the entente capitals have
contended that establishment of an
independent Czecho- -Slovak nation
after the war would set up a bar
rier between Germany and Austria,
and dissipate the pam German dream
of an open road from Berlin to Bag
dad.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-14
Ground Is Difficult.

Paris. Aug. IL In comparison
with the quick advance Of the first
four days, the battle in Picardy now
may seem to be stagnant. but never
theless the French have pushed near
er to the Chaulnes- -Roye -Lassigny-
Noyon line to which the Germans
are clinging desperately. 1t took the
allies a fortnight to get the Ger
mans from the Marine to the Vesle.
The ground between the Avre and
the Disc is much more difficult than
north Of the Marine. being a laby-
rinth Of small wooded hills in and
out of which the troops have to
worm themselves. surrounding and
reducing each summit separately
and successfully. 1t is no easy task
because the enemy laid out his po-
sitions long ago so he Is able to de-
fend them with groups of picked
machine gunners who have orders
which they invariably obey to the
letter-to resist until killed. Conse-
quently every inch Of ground re-
quires not only great determination
in overcoming, but experienced skill.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-14
RATE HEARING
Is POSTPONED

The hearing of the state railway
commission on increased rates OF the
Union Light, Heat g. Power COM
spany, scheduled to be held in the
Fargo Commercial club rooms
Thursday, August 15, has been In
definitely postponed, according to a
lletter received by A. r. Watkins, city
auditor, from ]. H. Calderhead. Sec
tretary of the commission, and read
fbefore the city commission today
Mr.. Calderhead advised that city
officials would later be notified Of
date for the hearing.
w. III. Shure, city attorney, told
sEhe commission that work on the
Eaudit of the books of the company
had not been commenced, but could
assign no reason for the~delay. The
railway commission had retained
EIagenaf & Erickson, Chicago, to
make the> audit.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-14
Big TANKER SUB
VICTIM; ATTACK
NEAR new YORK
U-Boats Still Continue
Work Along The At
lantic Seaboard
. fBv Aasoeiatea PROSE- J

New York. Aug. IA German
approaching the gates Of
New York harbor, sunk the oil
tanker Frederick n. Kellogg off the
Ambrose channel last night. Thirty
five members of the crew brought
here today. reported that seven 9TH
ers are missing. These were picked
up by an American steamship.
The Frederick RI Kellogg was a
new tank steamship OF 1928 tons
gross register, valued at more than
$1, 100000. Under command of Cap
tain g, III. White, she was on her way
from Tampico, Mexico. to Boston
with q cargo Of 1000 barrels of crude
oil.
The ship was owned by the
Petroleum Transport company and
was launched a, year ago this month
ait Oakland, Cal.
Torpedoed without warning at
6:10 O'clock last evening, the Kellogg
sank in three nsEtes aald members
of her crew ea eaG1inE ashore here
today. The force o Nc explosion
was terrific, g declared and the
seven Tnissin lo we're n the en-
gine room are believed 10 have been
killed. NO sub Ws aen according
to Captain White
Torpa as
An Atlantic Ali8 ID Ger
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-14
Tremendous Power Given.

Amsterdam, Aug. 14.-Because of
the counter revolutionary movement
in Russia the Second Soviet con-
gress" has placed the execution of
power in the hands Of a triumvir-
ate-composed of Premier Nikolai
Lenine, Leon 'Trotzky, minister Of
war and M. Zinovieff, an associate of
Lenine, according to Moscow ad-
vices to The Rhenish Westphalian
Zeitung. They have been given un-
limited power to take all measures
necessary to gain victory in the
Sight Of the Soviet republic against
it's enemies. The advfces add that
the leaders Of the Kereusky party,
who EE7 been kept under strict
soviet observation, have suddenly
disappeared. It is believed in Mos
cow that they fled abroad. j.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-14
I ADJUSTMENTS FOR SAMMY.
spors Goods Order Including 10000
RasehaILa 10 Be Shipped.

New York, Aug. 14.-0rders for
more than $500, 600 worth Of sport
ing goods for the. American army
overseas has been placed by the
National War Work Council of the
Y. MI, q. A.. according to an an
nouncements last night by the coun-
eil's financial committee, The orders
which are to be ready for shipment
by Dec. /. include those for 10000
hasebalIs.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-14
BTATIoNs
FORECAST.

wisconsin, Generally fair tonight
and Thursday; slightly cooler An
kggarIner Thursday In west portion.
Minnesota-Fa tonight and Thurs
.fav: warmer Thursday and ia north
invest portion tonight.
Iowa,-Partly cloudy tonight ana
sffIlTsday: warmer Thursday,
North Dakotar-Eair tonight ana
Thuraday; rising tenperatures
Montana - Partly cloudy yGpnieht
and rThursday. probably thunder
showers In west portion; warmer to-
night.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-14
WEST IN LEAD.
Western shipyards Are Proa0eiRs
Ships Faster Than The East.

1900 10y -EAGaUUIasEIs1I 0GI5sI = \
Philadelphia, Aug. 14.-C Charles M
Schwab, director general OF ship
building, yesterday In calling meet
ing of Atlantic coast shipbut1ders
here for next Monday, to speed up
ship production in the eastern yards,
said eastern yards ARE not produc-
ing the ships as fast as the western
and Great Lakes yards"
Eve are at loss fully to explain
their failure to keep pace with the
yards Of the west, he added.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-14
ANOTHER CALL
FOR Men JUST
TURNED q is
MADE BY NATION
August "a Is Fixed As Reg
istration Date To Fill
September Draft
GAsS COUNTY
BOARD NOTIFIED
New Registrants Probably
Will Be Called Almost
Immediately.

All Cass county young men who
have attained their. twenty-first
birthday since June 8, 1918, and on
lor before August a.. 1918, will be
Required to register at the Cass
county court house IN Fargo Aug.
IA, 1918. according to telegram re-
lcetyed by w. R. Tucker. secretary
Fof the Cass county draft board, from
Adjutant General G. A. Fraser to-
Eday. Attorneys will be on hand to
tllelp the young men make out their
squesdonl1atres and everything win be
I done except the physical examina-
4 fion, which has been set at a later
idate. The telegram follows: IS
'sThe President will soon Is
sue a proclamation requiring Ill
persons specified therein who
have since the fifth day of June,
1918, and on or before the tVJen-
ty-fourth day Of August, 1918,
attained their twenty-first birth
day to register Saturday, Aug
ust "a, between o'clock a. m.
and o'clock p. m.
This registration must not be
confused with the larger regis
tration to be made in pursuance
of the legislation now pending
before congress. This registra-
ton concerns only those who
have since June s. 1918, and on
or before Aug. "a, 1918, attained -
their twenty-first birthday"
To FIJI September Gala.
washington, Aug. 14.--Registra-
lticn on Saturday, AuE. "a, of all
Eyouths who have reached the age OF
i21 since the second registration last
June, was ordered today by ProVost
Marshal General Crowder to meet
army draft calls in September.
About 10000 young men will reg
lister Most OF them will qualify for
class one, and, therefore, will join
1.-THE army probably within month
after their names are recorded.
= Telegraphic orders to local author-
l3ttes to arrange for the registration
ialready have been distributed. Pres
tident Wilson'S proclamation excepts
the Hawaiian Islands and Alaska
temporarily. Only men in the armed
service are excepted from registra-
ftion.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-14
Fishina Vessel at Port.


N
New York. Aug. 1.-THE action OF
the war industries board Monday in
halting the. production of yarn for
knitting in order to conserve wool
for ARMY uniforms may result in
the Red Cross getting less wool than
sit neers but does not mean q COM
plete stoppage OF knitting in Amer
lean Red Cross work rooms" ac-
cording to an announcement last
night by officials of the Atlantic di-
vision.
They interpreted the boards order
to mean that, after an inventory Of
the countrys wool supply had been
made. production would be resumed
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-14
.BOLSHEVlKI AT
WITH u. 5.
THOUGH W AIRING
ON OTHER ALLIES
Such Announcement Made
Today-Germany Serves
Ultimatum on Finland
ORDER ACTION
AGAINST TROOPS
Insist That Steps Be Taken
To Drive Allied Force
Out Of Russia

Amsterdam, Aug. 14-Ths BoIshe.
Vik government of Russia as late as
August 6, considered itself stilI at
peace with the United States, al
though at war with Great Britain
and France, according to note de-
liVered on that date by Foreign Min
lister Tehitcherin to Consul General
Poole at Moscow, as quoted by the
German semi official Wolff bureau.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-14
UItimatum on Fine.

Washington, Aug. 14.-A report
from Stockholm reaching the state
department today from sources. re-
liable says the German government
has addressed an ultNnatum to the
Finnish government requiring that
against the entente Aforces on the
.Murmansk coast within two weeks.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-14
Ranonniza Czeeho. sIevaks.

London, Aug. 14.-The British gov
ernment has issued a declaration for
malIy recognizing the Czecho-
Slovalxs as an allied nation, and the
three Czecho- -Slovak armies as an al
lied force regularly waging warfare
against the central powers.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-14

man. submarine, sighted off the tip
of Cape Cod early last night, fired a
torpedo at the steam. trawler Walrus,
which missed by a narrow margin,
Captain Clayton Morrisey of the
fisherman reported on arrival here
today. Because Of the fog, Captain
Morrisey was able to escape and
warn other craft of the danger. ~
Fishing Vessel at Port
Gloucester, Mass, Aug, 14.-Own-
ers of the fishing schooner, On
Time, previously. reported sunk by a
German submarine, said today that
the vessel was safe in an Atlantic
mort ''r.'r '-.' rs.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-14
lIaav4 MaehIna enn 80

On the French Front in France
Tuesday. Aug 13 (Reuter 81 - lie
Germans are combating the French
ous as soldiers. The valleys ana
woods which the French must trv
erse are being flooded With mustard
gas. The French. however ara at