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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-14
BILLION DOLLAR
DEFICIENCY BILL
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was $4,000, 900 Of which amount
orders have been placed requiring
ultimate expenditure Of 81, 1852 900, 900
leaving still available for contracts
1864, 900, 900. He said the $1.S16, 0O0,-
900 was intended to supply ammuni-
ton, upon revised estimates of the
quantities needed. for two million
men including the ammunition need
ed for the light trench mortars. He
said the S81. 00O, 900 additional is ask
ed as the result of a change in the
military program, including $1,000
600 for a plant designed for the fill
ing Of prOjectiles with gases, and ST.
900, 700 for a plant for the same pur-
pose to be erected in France.
Plant In France.
General Pershfng cabled, strongly
urging a plant in France to enable
him to handle these toxic materials
properly. It is planned, ordnance
officers explained, to dispatch a COM
plete organization and equipment to
France to enable the American
den shift in gas warfare.
At his examination before the COM
mittee, Chairman Sherley's report
said General Wheeler Of the ord
nance bureau, brought out that the
government had an arrangement
with the French to supply artillery
and ammunition to a certain number
of American troops arriving in
France, but after these units are
supplied the United States would
fully equip additional troops.
Americas resources, General
Wheeler testified, were sufficient To
meet all war needs. He asserted the
war department had a billion dollars
worth of ammunition contracts.
Major General Squier, chief signal
officer, testified the signal corps had
spent or obligated all the $640,0OO,-
600 appropriated to carry out its
aeroplane program. and has incurred
obligations that will equal $90,00O,~
600 in addition and may go beyond
that for the present fiscal year. He
asked $277, 1872, 900 to procure bombs
for the aeroplanes.
Discussing storage and shipping
facilities, General Goethals said APP
proximately S10O,O00,000 with authort-
zation OF $50,000,000 more, is needed
for storage Of quartermaster supplies
along the seacoast including huge
terminals.
Federal Food Administrator Hoover
said the combined food and fuel
administrators so far have had total
appropriations of $5y515,000 out Of
which there has been an actual
expenditure of $1,9S5,429 and there
are now outstanding obligations OF
S2,272, $50, leaving S1,257, $50 balance.
He asked 100000 more now.
Provost Marshal General Crowder
in asking an additional $40, 900, 900 !
for draft registration and selection
testified that there is complete
registration already of all aliens, in
Guiding enemy aliens, between FL and
80 and that on June 5, there We're
/ 200. 900 aliens-not enemy aliens
between the draft ages Of Fl and 80.
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know how" OF building the ship
yard and getting out the ships.
Mr.. Vanderlip's name was brought
into the investigation as being presi-
dent Of the mother corporation and
has having countersigned the con-
tracts
Investigation by the department of
commerce was recommended by
Chairman Hurley, of the shipping
board, who asked that an assistant
to the attorney general be sent to
Hog Island to work with Assistant
General Manager Bowles, Of the
Emergency Fleet corporation. Mr..
Bowles was put in active charge Of
the yard recently.
Mr.. BowIes has been directed by
Chairman Hurley to put the Hog
Island yard on an economic basis.
Shipping board officials are Of the
opinion that there has been nothing
worse at Hog Island than inefficient
management and g. reckless spend
ing of funds but they want to as
certain all the facts.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-14
Dreadful Cough Cured.

A severe cold is often followed by
q rough cough for which Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy has proven es-
pectally valuable. Mrs. II. w. Olsen,
MarysviIle, Mo-. writes: About two
wears ago my little boy Jean caught
a. severe cold and coughed dreadful
IL for DAYS. / tried a number Of
cough medicines, but nothing did
him any good until I gave him
ChamberIain's Cough Remedy. 1t
relieved his cough right away and
before ne had finished taking one
hottie he was cured. think 1t Is
lust fine for children. "-Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-14
Preparing For Big Battle.


French Front, Friday, Feb. l.
Press) Like two boxers seated in
opposite corners, taking deep breaths
and being sponged down while await
ing the next round, the German and
Franco-Br armies on the from
tiers Of France and Belgium at the
present moment in their opposing
positions are preparing for the re-
opening of the gigantic struggle
which went on throughout 1917 and
ceased only temporarily while time"
was called by winter.
Each army has probably a fairly
accurate idea of the others strength.
The French and British know they
have facing them 1855 German diVis-
ions, eighty-five Of which are in
front of the French and seventy in
front Of the British lines. (Since
this dispatch was written there has
been a considerable increase in the
German strength on the western
front. A cable last night from this
same correspondent said the Ger
mans now had on the western front
IT'S divisions, or about 100, 900 mem.
To give the total forces on the al
lies side might possibly afford some
indication to the enemy.
Whence the initiative may come,
when weather conditions permit a
resumption of fighting on a large
scale, cannot for the time being be
predicted; but it appears probable
that these millions of soldiers must
again come to close grips early in
the year.
Harass Each Other.
Comparison with a boxing contest
is not exactly correct for in the in
tervals between the rounds the arm
les continue to harass each other.
Ever since the battles Of Malmaison
and Cambria minor encounters have
taken place almost constantly, each
side trying to find out the weak spots
Of the other or making feints to dis
cover the intentions Of the opposing
army. In Lorraine. in Alsace, before
Verdun, in Champagne and even
around st. Quentin the Germans have
attempted trench raids Of more or
less Importance very frequently dur
ing the last few weeks. some times
with strong artillery support, on 9TH
er occasions purely surprise attacks
by infantry units. In all cases they
have been unsuccessful, while, on
the other hand the French in their
inroads into the German lines have
been able to carry out their
entire plan of "Reminiscences and
have returned to their lines only
after destroying the enemy's works
and usually bringing back with them
a batch Of prisoners.
The results Of all these small COM
bats can be seen only after the gem
eral engagement has begun. For the
the French armies occupy
very favorable positions for what
ever may occur. As a sequel to all
the heavy lighting in the fall they
obtained possession of numbers of
the highest points and the best OBJ
servatories and they have since held
them with the firmest Of grips and
even in some places improved their
positions. There they await the con-
of the battle with the
greatest confidence,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-14
That Terrible Headache.

Do you have periodic attacks of
headache accompanied by sickness Of
the stomach or vomiting, a sallow
skin and dull eyes? If so, you can
get quick relief by taking Cham
berlain's Tablets as directed for bill
BUSINESS, and you may be able to
avoid these attacks if you observe
the directions with each package
Adyt
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Fear Drives
IL Year Old
Boy Insane

Fayette, NJ. D. Feb. 14.-Ths
sight OF his father and . neiehbor
in . quarrel and the constant fear
which he has entertained since,
Is believed to have unbalanced
the mind Of the f1-year- oId son
OF Sila Pogrebnek.
Frightened at the affair, the
boy ran away from home but was
later returned. A few days ago
another nsighbor CHANGED TO
visit the place. This seemed to
add 10 his terror and he went in
sane.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-14
HAIL RETURNS TO WORK.

Bismarck, N. D., Feb. I4.-Secre-
tary of State Thomas Hall is back on
the job after several days illness,
part of which was spent at Fargo ana
part at his home.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-14
VATICAN SEES IN WILSON
ADDRESS BASIS FOR PEACE
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dam. Chancellor Won Hertling will
discuss the treaty with the Ukraine
and will reply to President Wilson,
Premier Lloyd George and Premier
Orlando.
An Amsterdam dispatch received
in London Tuesday reported that
Count Won Hertling intended to
answer President Wilson's message
in reichstag next Tuesday.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1918-10-26

Lind Oscar Loring Phyllis Lazaroff Kuster Laho Den Heer H. C. M cCOnaghy F. k. Magnussen Ingve ? Markin John Matson Chris ? Matheson Alfred MzOhOff KiSlc Margraff O. A. Nelson l.. P. Moe Halver Malchanko Nick K. MaddelOssa TurrO .Ohman Werner 2 Olsen Peter B. Olsen Ed Peterson Gust Pederson Ed Paukovich Dan Tindall Harry When calling for above mail,
 ask for advertised mali.
 M. M. Cole, Postmast CT.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1918-10-26

Opening account With THE FIRST BANK OF CORDOVA
is a very simple matter

is a very simple matter
 All that is necessary is to write your name address and amount of your deposit slip of paper and mail with your money THE FIRST BANK OF CORDOVA. You either send currency post office money order express money order check bank draft whichever most convenient for you Currency should be sent by registered mail.
 We invite your account with the that every courtesy will be extended to you that consistent with servative banking
The McCarthy weekly news., 1918-10-26
UNCLAIMED LETTERS
 at the POST OFFICE Mccarthy, Alaska Oct 26th, 1918

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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-06-07

made boast that you couldn't back
up, did you?
If your town falls down on this
matter. the country will suffer-a lit
tie. 1t will not suffer a great deal,
because most of the towns are not
going to fall down on it. But If your
town falls down on this matter, your
town will suffer more than little.
You know what happens to trade
when the farmers all around are
short on crops and have barely
enough money to scrimp by with.
Commercial Clubs Should Act.
Take the matter up at the next
meeting of the commercial club or
board of trade. Or, better still, call
special meeting. You have influence
enough to do 1t or have it done. Here
is what Clarence Ousley,. assistant
secretary of agriculture of the United
States, says about it:
'To render this assistance to the
farmer and to the nation, the local
commercial club or business mems
association should appoint labor rep
resentative or a small and active COM
mittee on farm labor. This labor
representative or committee should
make a canvass of the business men,
clerks and others in the town who
have had farm experience and who
are willing to close or leave their
places of business on certain days or
afternoons or for long periods, and
go out on the neighboring farms to
help. This labor representative or
committee should either get in touch
with the farmers themselves or with
an agent representing the farmers,
such as the master of the Grange, the
president of the union the manager
of the cooperative creamery or store,
or the county agricultural agent, and
ascertain just how many men each
farmer can use to advantage during
good weather and particularly during
certain rush periods in planting, cul-
tivating, or harvesting. With this in
formation on the farm labor needs
and the number of workers available,
the committee can assign the men
who have volunteered to help In this
emergency to the various farms in
the neighborhood."
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-06-07
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LABOR WAKING UP TO THE AID.
VANTAGES OF PROHIBITION.

Speaking of the marked benefits
that have come to wage earners from
statewide prohibition, Mr.. Clint g.
Houston, editor of the Denver Labor
Bulletin says:
"Since the saloons were closed the
money which went to the brewing and
liquor interests, now goes to the fam
lilies. The saloon, which was once her.
aided as the poor mans club is now
known to have been his worst enemy.
do not believe that Is per cent Of
the wage-earners of Colorado would
ever again vote to re-establish the sa-
loon. In fact, census which caused
to be made of three building trades
unions, one each in Denver, Colorado
Springs and Pueblo, shows that when
the beer amendment was up for adop-
ton In 1916, only about 5 per cent in
these three communities voted for it.
''If the wage-earners throughout the
nation can be made to realize what
drain upon their incomes is removed
by the passing of the saloon and how
their own self-respect and the respect
of others is enhanced thereby, they
will not only assist in the elimination
of the saloon from the various states
yet licensing the liquor traffic, but will
give support to the national prohibit
ton amendment"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-06-07
CHAPTER VII.
Rations.


Just doing off; Mr.. Lance Corporal
butted in.
In Tommy's eyes lance corporal Is
one degree below a private. In the
corporals eyes he is one degree above
a general.
He ordered me to go with him and
help him draw the next days rations,
also told me to take my waterproof.
Every evening, from each platoon or
machine-gun section. lance corporal
and private 60 to the quartermaster
sergeant at the company stores and
draw rations for the following day.
The quarter" as the quartermaster
sergeant Is called, receives daily from
the orderly room Captains office) q
slip showing the number Of men en-
titled to rations, so there is no chance
Of putting anything over on him. Many
arguments take place between the
quarter" and the platoon noncom, but
the former always wins out. Tommy
says the quarter" got his job because
he was a burglar In civil life.
Then / spread the waterproof sheet
on the ground, while the quartermas-
ter's batman dumped the rations on It.
The corporal was smoking fag. I
carried the rations back to the billet.
The corporal was still smoking flag.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-06-07
"FooD WILL WIN THE WAR"

When the senate's committee on ag-
riculture was investigating the subject
of foodstuffs, the liquor men denied
that they consumed as much as the
prohibitionists said they did. They de-
clared that they used only one per cent
of the grain.
All right, let's take them at their
word.
One per cent of the grain will feed
one per cent of the people. This means
100000 people, because there are
100O00,000 of us in this country.
We shall probably send 100000 sol
diers to France.
This means that the liquor men will
have been wasting enough foodstuffs
to feed every last man who goes to the
trenches!
If food will win the war--as Hoover
says--then the liquor men have fear
full responsibility resting upon them
when they deliberately waste the food
which would give life and strength to
our soldiers.
But what about the man whose vote
gives the liquor men the right to do
this? Every vote for the drys will
help save the soldiers at the 'front.'
Strengthen America" Campaign Com
mittee.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-06-07
sALooNKEEPER NOT TREATED
FAIRLY

A farmer told me that soon after
he moved from the country into a lit
tie town a man came to him and
wanted him to sign a petition for
saloon in his town, and he said, mo
won't sign It." and the man said,
'Why?" He said, Because they don't
treat the saloonkeeper fairly" Now
this applicant for license had had
many objections made to signing a
petition. but never had one of this kind
been made before, and so he said,
''What do you mean by thatr Here
Is the explanation: "You think that
your saloon will help the town, don't
your" "Yes, sir" "You think that 1t
will bring business and improved trade,
don't you?" "Yes, SIR" swell. now,
If that saloon will do what you say it
will do, If it will bring trade and i'm
prove business, and help the town,
they ought to give you bounty for
starting that saloon to help the town
and not make you pay big tax for
helping the town with the saloon" Can
you answer the logic of that mans
gument?-William Jennings Bryan.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-06-07
CHAPTER vl.-continued.

After dinner I tried to wash out
the dixie with cold water and rag,
and learned another maxim of the
trenches-'It can't be DONE" slyly
watched one of the older men from
another section, and was Mortified to
see him throw into his dixie four or
five double handfuls of mud. Then he
poured in some water, and with his
hands secured the dixie inside and out.
thought he was taking an awful risk.
Surprising the cook should have seen
himi After half an hour Of unsuc-
cessful efforts returned my dixie to
the cook shack, being careful to put on
the cover. and returned to the billet.
Pretty soon the cook poked his head
In the door and shouted: "Hey, Yank,
come out here and clean your dixie !"
I protested that had wasted a half
hour on 1t already, and had used up
my only remaining shirt In the at
tempt. With look Of disdain he ex-
claimed: BLOW me, your Shirt Why
In - didn't you use mudr
Without a word In reply / got busy
with the mud, and soon my dixie was
bright and shining.
Most of the afternoon was spent by
the men writing letters home. / used
my spare time to chop wood for the
cook and go with the quartermaster to
draw coal. got back just In time to
issue our third meal, which consisted
Of hot tea. rinsed out my dixie and
returned 1t to the cookhouse, and went
back to the billet with an exhilarated
feeling that my days labor was done.
had fallen asleep on the straw when,
once again the cook appeared in the
door of the billet with: ''Blime me, you
Yanks are lazy. Who in - a-goin' to
draw the water for the mornin' tea?
Do you think I'm a-goin' to? Well,
I'm not" and he left. / filled the dixie
with water from an old squeaking well,
and once again lay down in the straw.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-06-07
DIR. lRvINe FISHER ON MopER
ATE DRINKING.

"The present movement for prohibi-
ton is making 1t clear that moderate
drinking is fallacy. Alcohol is al
ways a narcotic. 1t paralyzes the
brake on the heart beat. The judg-
ment is made incapable of detecting
the camoufage. 1t has been scien-
tifically shown that the typesettter
who takes one glass of beer is, to that
extent, one glass-of-beer drunk. :.
The men and women who advocate
moderation are responsible for much
heavy drinking. The stamp of APPROX
al In the drawing-room makes alcohol
a desirable commodity among the
working class. Alcohol con-
sumes 51s per cent Of the total food
values of the United States and 10 per
cent of our breadstuffs. 1t conscripts
fuel, transportation-the little neck Of
the bottle-and man-power. I.
If prohibition is good <pr wartime, 1t
is better for peace. for that is a longer
time. There is then time to establish
for the nation the good habits formed
In time of war;"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-06-07
FARM AND CITY MAN

Spend five minutes thinking
over what you owe to the farm.
Very likely it gave you the
stamina and strength of charac-
ter that has made you a success
in the business world. Certain
ly, it has given those things to
some of the men upon whom you
rely for maintaining that sue
cess.
In one way or another, direct
ly or indirectly, 1t gives you a
large part, probably the bulk, of
your business.
Without its contribution of
food, neither your home nor
your business house could con-
tinue in existence.
That is what the farm means
and has meant to most city
men. You will know best just
what it means to you.
Now, having thought it over,
remember that the farm is in
such dire need of labor as it
has never known before.
And get ready to do what you
can toward repaying the debt
you owe the farm-not repaying
1t so much to the farm, either.
as paying 1t to your country in
genuinely patriotic service.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-06-07
How envied him. But when the issue


commenced my envy died, and real
lied that the first requisite of a nom
commissioned officer on active service
is diplomacy. There were 10 men in
our section, and they soon formed a
semicircle around us after the corporal
had called out, "Rations up"
The quartermaster sergeant had
given slip to the corporal on which
was written a list Of the rations. Sit
ting on the floor. using wooden box
as table. the issue commenced. On
the left of the corporal the rations
were piled. They consisted of the fol-
lowing:
Six loaves Of fresh bread. each loaf
Of different size, perhaps one out Of
the six being as fiat as pancake, the
result Of an army service corps man
placing a box of bully beef on 1t dur
ing transportation.
Three tins Of jam, one apple and the
other two plum.
Seventeen Bermuda onions, all diff
ferent sizes.
A piece of cheese in the shape Of a
wedge.
Two one-pound tins of butter.
A handful of raisins.
A tin Of biscuits, or as Tommy calls
them "jaw breakers"
A bottle of mustard pickles.
The 'bully beef" spuds. condensed
milk, fresh meat, bacon and "Macono-
chic rations" "a can filed with meat,
vegetables and greasy water), had been
turned over to the company cook to
make a stew for next days dinner. He
also received the tea, sugar, salt, pep
per and -four.
Scratching his head, the corporal
studied the slip issued to him by the
quarter. Then in a slow. mystified
voice he read out, mo. 1 section, 10
men. Bread, loaves, SIX" He looked
puzzled and soliloquized In a musing
voice:
"Six loaves, nineteen men. Let's see,
that's three in loaf for fifteen men
well, to make it even, four of you'll
have to muck in on one loaf"
The four that got stuck made howl,
but to no avail. The bread was dished
out. Pretty soon from far corner of
the billet, three indignant Tommies ac-
costed the corporal with:
"What do you call this, loaf of
bread? Looks more like sniping
plate"
The corporal answered:
swell, don't blame me, didn't bake
it; somebody's got to get 1t, so shut
up until I dish out these blinkin' ra-
tions."
Then the corporal started on the
jam.
"Jam, three tins-apple one. plum
two. Nineteen men, three tins. Six
In tin makes twelve men for two tins,
seven in the remaining tin."
He passed around the jam, and
there was another riot. Some didn't
like apple, while others who received
plum were partial to apple. After
while differences were adjusted and
the issue went on.
Bermuda onions. seventeen"
The corporal avoided row by say
ing that he did not want an onion. and
/ said they make your breath smell. SO
/ guessed I would do without one too.
The corporal looked his gratitude.
Cheese, pounds, two"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-06-07
Farm Labor Problem.

The farm labor problem is one that
affects not the farmer alone.
1t is a problem that affects the city
man and in the solution of which the
city man must help.
Study the problem as 1t applies to
the farming communities on which
you and your business depend for the
largest measure of success.
Write to the department of agricul-
ture, Washington, d. c., for copy
of 'The Farm Labor Problem Man
power Sufficient if Properly Modified
by Cooperation and Community Ac-
tion."