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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-21
CLUE HoNoRs rEACHER.

A feature of the meeting of the
North Side Community club, Moor
head, was the presentation of silver
bola bon basket to Miss Clara Lob
ben, former teacher Of the Lincoln
school, by the women Of the Third
ward. The presentation was made by
DIR. D. J. Hagen, president of the
Moorhead board of education. Miss
L0bben, who resigned recently to ac-
eept a position in the Fargo city
schools, was the first teacher Of near
ly all the pupils Of the Lincoln school.
The program included patriotic
music Rotations ana drills by the
pupils OF the Lincoln school, There
was q large attendance by residents
OF the north side.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-21
NORMAL AUXILIARY is
LATEST R. C. FEATURE

The elementary department of the
stats normal school organized the
Stars and Stripes Junior Red Cross
auxiliary on Wednesday. Miss Helen
HarTelson was elected chairman and
Miss Mabel Benson, secretary. The
chairman named Miss Maud Hanson
as assistant treasurer, ana Miss
Martha Amundson chairman OF the
committee on salvage.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-21
Higher Salary
Voted Teachers
On Reelection

All Of the teachers OF the M0Urs
head city schools were reelected
and their salaries fixed at S10 a
month above the present rates,
at meeting of the beard Of edu-
eation held Wednesday afternoon.
The selection Of q principal of the
high school will be made after
The new superintendent is elected.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-21

block. Butte. Mont, bruised about
body.
+. A. Burant ESQ West Seventh
street. St Paul, back injured.
William Havelcox, I'LL East
Twelfth street, Des Molnes, Iowa,
back, head and hand bruised.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-21

washington, Feb. 21.-State de-
partment officials said today that the
renewed German offensive in Rus-
STA had not progressed to a point
where the departure of Ambassador
Francis and the allied diplomats
from Petrograd was being consider
ed. and that so far as official reports
showed the diplomats themselves
were not considering leaving as set,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-21

Chase Loyalty, as a matter Of SEN
timent, is worth little unless made
effective through concerted action
properly directed, and it is worthy of
note that the government Is now en-
couraging a larger measure Of CO.
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canture 70 Material.

Berlin. Feb. 2I.--via London.-The
war office announces that 1858 guns
and between 1000 and 5000 motor
cars have been captured from the
Russians.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-21
LUMBER DEALERS ELECT
La INQUIRE NAN PRESIDENT

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NO RESISTANCE OFFERED
BY RED GUARDS CAUGHT

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Germans Advanoe In North.

Germans Advance IN North
Berlin, Feb. 21.-The Germans
have passed through Wenden, 55
miles northeast of Riga, and are now
before Yolmar. seventy miles north
east Of Riga.
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Associated Press War
Summary

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CONTINUED Irom page ID
ed as well as airplanes and an in
caIculable amount of war material.
Between Dvinsk and Pinsk the
Germans are pressing eastward
General Won LinsinEents movement
continues. Important railway and
highway functions have been oc-
cupied.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-20

The new Japanese ambassador to Tho
United States, Viscount lshii, was at tho
head of the recent Japanese mission
which visited the United States on a
better acquaintance" tour and during
that time he was given cordial reeep'
tion everywhere, as the result OF which
he carried back to Japan memory OF
the American people which probably did
much 10 strengthen the good relations
between Japan and the United States,
II is to be expected, therefore, that his
mission to Washington as ambassador
will mean the continuation, and perhaps
the strengthening, of those good rela'
tions, Certainly there should be a bet
ter understanding between the two ma.
lions as the result of his appointment.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-20
SOMETHING FOR THE BOYS TO
REMEMBER

There is much that the boys of Barre
can take home to themselves in the fol
lowing editorial from the Brattleboro
Reformer:
Boys who go to school never realize the
impression older men in business form
of them. The lads who swagger through
the streets, putting cigarettes, who are
rough and at times vulgar in their talk,
and who are seen coming out of pool
rooms at any hour at night when they
ought to be in bed are getting reputa
tions which will be a tremendous bar to
them when they leave school and seek
employment in positions offering careers
OF usefulness, responsibility and remu
neration,
These Barre boys do not perhaps real
ize that the business men of the COM
munity are sizing them up" by watch
ing their actions in the moments when
the boys least expect it. Those who in
dulge in the practices referred to by the
contemporary are most certainly jeop-
ardizing their chances to get the better
jobs when they leave school
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-20
WTLLI4MSTOWN

FLOYD Wilfore, from France, has writ
ten several letters recently to his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs Allie Wilfore o
: Williamstown, and also to his sister
from which the following excerpts an
taken:
Jan. %. 1918
Dear Sister: Received your letter o
Nov. 20 few days ago and was yer,
glad to hear from home again. This let
ter was longer getting here than they
usually are As rule il takes about q
month to six weeks.
We are having fine weather here now
II is nice and warm, just like spring
There was some rather cold weather
through December and the first of Janu
airy. but there was no snow. | guess
there has been a lot of snow in some
parts of the country, but we happen to
be in that part where they don't have
any.
don't know if told you in the last
letter or not that George isn't here now.
had a letter from him the other day,
and he wrote that they were having
some pretty bad weather where he is.
so he won't have TO be out much.
Now am going to tell you
all about that wrist watch ! bought
one before ] left Fort Ethan Allen. Then
| lost it when ! was at Camp Bartlett,
don't know how it is that ! never
wrote about it. / would just forget it
every time l wrote letter After | lost
it | thought that / wouldn't say any.
thing about it unless some of you did.
have French watch now. Have had il
nearly three months now and it runs
fine. ] paid 81 francs for it. Can you
figure out how much that would be in
American money? | don't know how
long the watch viii last 1t may 90 to
pieces any time. You never can tell
about this French stuff.
VIII have TO close now,
for the simple reason that haven't any
thing more to write. Floyd.
On Jan. rs he wrote thus TO his moth.
er:
Have few minutes to myself, so will
write you a letter We are
in good comfortable quarters and get
very good food. II is much better now
than when we first came here. l have re-
'tiffA AitN A'NNFic NllhN Nbh anu hNfild
wrote Nov. "a. / got only three of the
boxes that you sent. ! think ! viii get /
the rest of them later, though. There (
are lot of boxes here that haven't been T
sorted and given out yet. and then they
might have been sent mp to where we
are going and if SO | will get them I
when get there
We are having fine wealth 4
ar here now There was some rather n
old weather in December, but it is fine
now. There has not been any snow yet. i
think that we will move from here
soon. Perhaps it will be colder where
sc stop next. FLOYD.
The third letter was written to his
PARENTS, Mr.. and Mrs Allie Wilfore, and
vas dated Jan. 81:
Will write just short letter this aft
moon and let YOU know that ! am we'll.
Ne just had some mail come IN and
lad two letters from you, one from Ma
ME and one from Stella and Jean. I
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-20
For Governor-Charles H. Darling.

What manner of man ought to become
governor of Vermont in this time of
world war, when unprecedented ques-
lions are coming up for decision every
day? Obviously he should be man of
experience and force, well grounded in
the principles of sound government, and
yet open minded enough to grapple with
utterly new situations. 1t is our opinion
that he should be man progressive
enough to swing Vermont into line in fa-
vor of the national prohibition amend
ment and yet conservative enough to
meet and vanquish the Bolsheviki cOnta-
gion which threatens the sanity of the
world. He should be enthusiastically
American.
Among the mentioned for the high Of
fee of governor, we can think OF one who
has all these qualities. The man whom
we have in mind served with distinction
in a war portfolio throughout the Wig
orous Roosevelt administration lie has
had conspicuous judicial experience. and
for years has stood in the front rank of
his profession for legal sagscity. for
fighting nerve, and the old fashioned
brand of honesty. He is truly progress.
sive, and yet where conservation would
be better for the state, there is no man
whom we would trust to keep at more
even keel.
To the qucstion-who ought to be the
next governor Of Vermont = The Free
Press answers Charles n Darling Bur
Iington Free Press.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-20
CURRENT COMMENT
Hogs.

1t is regretted that there are some
people who cannot comprehend the one
big thing in this war which is necessary
to win---that is conservation of food and
fuel. Those who ''hog" sugar, -four and
coal are defeating the very ends sought.
While self preservation may be one of
the laws of nature yet all owe duty to
country and other people have rights
which must be respected.
1t may be that drastic steps will have
to be taken to correct the abscess. If so
let the rules be so stringent that none
can escape. The family that has plenty
of coal in the cellar and orders an addi
tional half ton now and then can be
classed as slackers and conspirators
against the country. The pantry that
is filled with sugar and -four and still
calls for more should be stripped of its
stock. 1t is sad, indeed, to think that
some people can be so selfish.
The winning of the war is going to call
for personal sacrifice from every single
individual There will be just two
and patriots. The hoard.
ers of food and fuel can be classed as
nothing less than traitors. Their very
acts are helping the cause of Germany
Burlington Clipper
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-20

The frequent aerial attacks on London
denote frenzy of war on the part OF
Germany and they may be taken to in.
dictate also a growing agitation inside OF
Germany because the Prussian military
system is unable to get at the country
which at the present time forms the
backbone of the allied cause As far as
military results are concerned, the raids
are barren; and the machines thus used
might much better have been utilized in
combating the enemy airpisnes on the
battle front in the west. The Germans
are beating their heads against stone
wall when they try to damage England
by means of airplanes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-20

OF course, the British war leaders are
not laying too great stress upon the
stories related by German prisoners
about Hindenburgs plans for a great
offensive 1t is believed that the word
of the German soldier can no more be re-
lied upon than that of the men in con-
troll of the government. Moreover, it is
not at all likely that the private soldiers
in the German army have been taken
into Hindenburg's confidence to the ex-
tent that they know his plans for mill
iary maneuvers against the allies on the
western front Whatever the German
prisoners relate is only interesting, and
nothing more.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-20

also got another box. 1t was the one
with the sweater, cigarettes, candy and
nuts. Believe me, was mighty glad to
get the box and letters, too ! had much
rather hear the sergeant blow his whistle
and say, "All out for mail, than, "All
out for pay" Money really doesn't
amount to much over here, anyway.
| don't like these francs | had rather
have real dollars and cents. | suppose
that we will have another pay day be-
fore long. When we do, | am going to
send a money order home. If you need
it, you can spend it, and if you don't
you can put it in the bank / wasn't
here last pay day, so this time | will
get two months pay, and | have loaned
l25 francs and will get il all back when
they get their money. That will make
about 425 francs after ! pay for my in
surance. | guess that | never told you
that have taken out $4,000 life insur-
ance since ! have been here. 1t costs me
only about $3.50 month, so ! thought
it would be good deal better than to
spend my money
Gee! That fruit cake that you sent
was good. | took some of it up to some
of the boys who were sick in the hos.
pital. They thought it was great. OF
course | gave a piece of it TO the Red
Cross nurse who was in the ward.
! am going to start numbering my let
tiers, so that you will know if you get
them all or not. | will write one or
two week and of course sometimes
more. The bugler is blowing first call
for retreat, so will have to close. Floyd.
Visit Abbott's garment department for
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-20

Among the smaller daily newspapers
Of the country which have been com
PEELED to go upon the two-eent basis is
the Westerly tR H. sun, printed in .
granite section Of southern New Enc
land Ever since The sun was estsb-
iished nearly p years ago i has been
sold for one cent. but As the. contemP,
rary save, now such increases in cur
eosts have been made that raise IN
price Is not only advisable but impera
tive. In paper alone there has been an
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-20

increase of 20 per cent. To meet that
increase il would be- necessary for the
advertisers of Westerly to use -four more
pages of advertising space each week
than they have ever used. That is ask
ing too much of the advertiser SO The
Sun viii, after to-day, Feb. 20, be sold
for two cents a copy, so cents a month
and SO year, paid in advance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-20
Ny Wage.

bsrgained with Life for a penny.
And Life would pay no more,
However, begged at evening
When | counted my scanty store
For Life is a just employer,
He gives you what you ask,
But once You have set the wages,
Why, you must bear the task.
] worked for a meniafs hire,
Only to learn, dismayed,
That any wage had asked OF Life
Life would have paid.
Jessie b. Rittenhouse.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-20

Undoubtedly Great Britain will be the
party to gain as the result of the new
draft treaty signed by the British and
the American governments, inasmuch as
there are far more British subjects in
the United States who are eligible to
military service than there are Amer
leans in Great Britain who are eligible to
service. But in the long run it will
make no difference because the British
and the American governments are fight
ing for one common aim, and it matters
not whether the men fight under the
Union Jack or the Stars and Stripes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-20
A COMPARISON OF CASUALTIES

A COMPARISON OF CASUALTIES.
The British casualties for last week
were only 4,l06, which is a figure about
down to the minimum. The British peo'
pie are pleased over the report; yet the
American people would consider them
selves hard hit were their casualties in
one week to mount as high as four thous-
and officers and men. The contrast
means that the American people must
undergo a severe wrenching to get into
the same frame of mind as the British,
who have been suffering for three and
one.half years. The comparison shows
us that we are not yet ready in the war
although it has been ten months since
the declaration of a state of war by Con-
gress. When the casualty figures begin
to come in, even in such minimum figures
as now reported by the British, there
will be a comprehension that we have
begun to sacrifice.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-20

DR.. Arthur n. Davis, who carries the
title of "kaiser's personal dentist" is
planning to return to his royal duties in
Germany after visiting in the United
States, so whatever public statements he
may make about the war, and especially
about Germany's part in that war, should
be discounted at the very outset. His
value as a public witness is nullifed
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-20

Word comes from Washington that
Vermont maple sugar makers are tc
have as free q hand as usual in the
handling of their wares. Thus the buga.
boo that the government was planning
TO take Over the bulk Of the l0lS produc-
tion is promptly put out of the way.
Having free hand, the Vermont pro-
ducers should feel encouraged to go
ahead with their plans to turn out a
bumper crop.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-20

Those sending soldiers letters to The
Times for publication should be careful
to enclose the full name OF the sender
and also the full name of the recipient
of the letter
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-20
Green Mountain Echoes.

Crows have come--a sign of spring
some timc.-West Charleston item.
The first freight for month arrived
Friday.-Jamaica item.
The pupils have had to come to school
on skis much of the time lately.--Wes.
ton Island item.
No use talking about the weather this
winter. IL speaks for itself and speaks
loud-Waits River item.
| Charles Hoisington and wife drove to
Windsor Wednesday of last week. They
didn't see a team on their way down.
North Hartland item.
Ernest Peck is embarking in the Bel.
! gian hare business, and will soon in
crease our meat supply.-Weston item.
David Mann was fortunate in catch ng
weasel after loosing several hens -
Drewsyille item.
Many are enjoying calls on the phone
from Mrs Leonard, an old neighbor who
has been very sick this winter.--Chris-
tian Hollow item.
Denizens OF this burg and vicinity are
rejoicing in much moderated weather.
First sign of spring-north side of Main
street sloppy on Wednesday,
item.
Catherine Dow. freshman in the high
school, has done her bit by cutting
cord of wood, which she is to sell for the
benefit of the Red Cross. May success
crown the efforts of this plucky girl.
Wells River item.
Skunk hollow is situated between Nc
kinstry hill and Felcherville and was
given its name by an old resident of this
place on account of skunks being so plen-
tiful, hunters coming from far and near
after them.-Skunk Hollow item
We hope the Germans, when they erect
a monument over their kaiser, win order
it from Barre, Vermont. The workmen
over there would be delighted to hammer
it out for them. They viii want it be
fore long.-St. Johnsbury Republican.
The Colyum will go forward with the
suggestion. To the draughtsman of this !
town who submits the most adequate |
mephistophelian design before April 20 |
we shall be pleased to award ticket for
the first Yankee bally no to enter Berlin
after the war.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-20

Ii one were to judge by the variation
in the landscape description by the Yer
mont boys in France one would conclude
that American troops are scattered all
over France. A careful perusaI of the
letters does not indicate that any two of
the boys are in the same place.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-20

Charles II. Darling of Burlington may
be considered formally in the race for
the governorship of Vermont, having
been given endorsement by the Burling-
ton Free Press. The political pot in Yer
mont thus takes on early activity.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-20

Such slight accident as the explosion
of a cartridge case, resulting in injury
TO eight seamen on the cruiser Montana
does not stir up great excitement in
these days but, nevertheless, it is some.
thing that is worthy of rigid investiga
ton either on board the ship or at the
source of the manufacture of the cart,
ridge cases.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-20
Every Lecture Course Has an Extra
Number This Winter.

Despite the intensely cold weather aud
other attractions about so members and
friends of the Fortnightly club gathered
at Woods library to hear the third lee
ture ON the clubs program. -Bradford
item,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-20
Business as Usual in Chester.

Grafton roads have some bad cradl,
holes, but Stage Driver Aiken said that
he was driving over on the Chester road
and all TO once his horse halted and did
not want to go down into such cradle
hole. So he got out and peered down
into it ana there were two men down in
there trading horses.-Grafton item.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-20

After six months of waiting it seems
that someone might bring the truth out
of Russia, that is, the truth about the
internal affairs of the ex.empire.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-20

About now look for the annual suit.
case mystery in the papers. White Riv-
err Junction has the makings: Notice II
the person who removed the suitca Sc
from the premises will return it no ques-
tions will be asked.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-20
MABEL SYRUP'S COLYUM
ITO have liseiy and not a stolid
countenanee. Truth Of Intercourse.

"The time has come TO conquer or sub,
nit For us there Is but one choice. We
have made it."-President Wilson.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-20

Add to the horrors of war the delay in
arrival OF our old friend, the Congress
sional Record.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-20

If things don't liven up soon, Barre
will scarcely know there is an election on
March s.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-20

widow who had two horses died on her
and again the amateur war gardener
whose first pumpkin rotted on him.
Bakers and Master Bread Maker.
Wire Washington. Headline
The Hooving finger writes.
And having writ, moves on
Nor all your sobs, nor all your sighs
Can lure it back to cancel half line
NJ s
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-20

LADIES' night at the board of civil
this evening.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-20

New England is full up with promises
of necessary coal supply. Now let
them bring the coal,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-20
The Chesterieldian r. c.

The rural carriers received notice this
morning of raise in their pay--and it
must have been wslloping big one, for
Carrier Wells appeared on his route to-
day wearing tall silk hat. Oh, where
did you get that hat?-Newport item.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-20

Ia The Red Cross canard re selling
sweaters was easy to spike. The story
you hear about the prescription on cards
contains more of the elements of truth.
We shall endeavor to answer your ques-
ton in an early issue of The Col.
tbl Referred to little book by Ed
mond Hoyle, who answered your question
sometime between 1872 and 1869
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-20
Who Put the Skids Under the Little Red
Schoolhouse?

All the state aid that teachers get Is
spent at conventions and summer schools.
Does it pay? Three-fourths of the teach
ers say no, or would if they dared 10.
When Rome began TO decline it BECAME
more and more spectacular. Education
inf this country is getting spectacular
l. it going to take the toboggan - Cristy
district item.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-20

Rev Mr. gave very strong
Notwithstanding the cold weather the
attendance held good.-From the church
notes.