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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-09

Petrograd, April 10.-(Correspoud-
ence of the Associated Press)-Peo-
pie are dying of hunger in the streets
of the large towns Of Persia. notably
in Hamadan and Senne, says dis
patch from Kazvin to The Rostovs-
kaya Reich.
1.-THE spectre of famine has become
a fearful reality" the correspondent
wrote. ITO pass through two or
three streets in Hamadan or Senne
is enough to come upon two or three
dead bodies. Here and there may be
groups of women mourning over their
dead. Here is a beggar woman--a
mother with two children; one of
them baby in arms, is dead. and
near the mother. on the ground is
another child lying. The mother
herself is already notionless, with q
frozen, unintelligent stare. The
Persians, seeing that a human being
is really dying, shove some bread
into the dying woman's mouth, but
the belated help, OF course, does not
save her life. The poor villagers
throng from the villages to the towns
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-09
CoUer the War
Garden Tonight
Heavy Frost Due

= War gardens, fruit trees and flower
plants must pc protected tonight
against killing frost, according to
warnings sent out by U. 8. weather
bureau -.--
The temperature dropped to q at
Swift Current, Sask., this morning.
and with prevailing winds probably
will mean at the best 20 degrees for
North Dakota tonight.
The official warning says that
wheat will not be harmed, that oats
are not up far enough to be hurt.
but that gardens, lilac bushes and
fruit trees should be protected.
The lowest reading in the state
this morning was 80 degrees at Viii
Iiston.
The weather forecast issued by the
Moorhead weather bureau this morn
ing is for generally fair and colder
tonight with freezing temperature;
Friday fair, with slowly rising tenn
peraSuFs,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-09
Demand Recall
OF French EnUoy
tBy Agsoeiated Presg.2

Moscow, Saturday, May 4.--The re-
call OF Joseph J. B. q Noulens, the
French ambassador, is demanded by
Foreign Minister Tchitcherin because
of statements said TO have been made
by the ambassador
'sM, Noulens," says the note from
khe soviet foreign Office, :" is
ngRrayating the relations between
France and Russia and cannot be tol-
Grated within the limits Of the Rus
beian republic"
Ambassador Noulens, dispatch
rorn Moscow dated April 20 says, had
declared O. few days previously that
gsernlany was trying TO gain economic
control OF all Russia and that If the
allies. ia response to that menace,
iwers forced to take military action
1t would be friendly assistance with
out thought OF conquest.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-09
N'KEE Is BACK
FROM FRONT

Private Donald H. Mckee. Royal
Canadian Dragons, three times
wounded and q veteran of the bat
ues of the Somme, Ypres, LaBassee
ST. Quentin and other notable en-
gagements in the world war, reached
Fargo Wednesday night and will
Enake a 14-day stay with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. j. G. Mckee OF
DIS Twelfth avenue north.
Owing to the fact that Private Nc
Kee carried an official order from
the Canadian government directing
that he refuse interviews with the
press in the United States, he had
little to say concerning his spectac-
nlar career as soldier, 1S months
OF which he was in the thick of the
heaviest fighting of the war. -Four
times he visited KENNEL hill, which
today is the scene Of heavy engage
sfY1aUfR
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-09
Residents OF Persia Are Dying
In the Streets From Starvation

hoping in vain to be fed there.
Even in Kazvil1. this more or less
well-to-do town. it has more than
once fallen to the lot of your COR
respondent to take up from the
streets people stripped bare, who
from exhaustion have been unable to
move. Mothers sell their daughters,
still mere children. in order to secure
a crust of bread; wives Of poor men
are given to the rich that their fam
lies may be maintained.
There is a report that Kuchik
Khan, that freebooters' chief, who
lives in the forests near Resht, and
has, under arms. about 10000 mount
ed men. is only waiting till the Rus
sian troops leave to raise a revolt.
While trying to organize among
the Persians, public aid for the starv-
ing, I am brought up against either
the Persians' Indifference. or their
government that is made impotent
by bribery and corruption of truly
Oriental character.
THE misery is almost irremedi-
able.''
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-09
PRIVATE Mel Vim
JOHNSON KILLED
IN ACTION FIRST
co. B FATALITY Y
Former Milwaukee Rail
road Telegrapher in
Fargo Gives Up Life
BROTHER DIED
In ARIZONA CAMP
Second Time That Hawley
Couple Mourn Death Of
Son In Service

The first Company 3 man TO give
up his life in the world war is Pri-
vate Melvin Johnson of HaWley
Minn, "kiIIed in action" according
70 today's casualty list.
IL 10 fha second time that death
has entered the home circle of Mr.
and Mrs. Jens e. johnson, OF Haw'
ley, within a few days, younger
ron, Eddie, dying at Camp Douglas
Ariz. of pneumonia on April 20. r
Melvin johnson became a. member
of Co, 3 on the day Of the first draft
call, Issued by the government in
1917. He enlisted that he might see
sarIy servica, his own number in the
drafs being far down in the list.
Private johnson was telegraph
sr. employed in Fargo by the chiea-
40, Milwaukee & ST. Paul railroad
when he answered his eountry's call
Jens johnson, the dead soldiers
father, was advised of his sons
death by telegraph Wednesday even
inu, the message being &elephoned to
him by the Fargo office of the West
Brn Union.
FUNERAL WEEK AGO.
It wac just one week ago today
that the funeral of Eddie johnson
Was held at HawIey. The services
were largely attended, probably more
people gathering to pay tribute Il
the young soldier than have svsl
nafhsrsd for funeral ia Hawley be.
efere.
Today--a week later-ths fathel
and mother are again in mourning
for one Of their sons.
A third con. still at home, enlisted
last fall as a member Of Battery F
Moorhead, in the Second Minnesots
artillery, recently disbanded.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-09
Courthouse Will
Get SerDtce Flag

The Cass county courthouse will
have a service flag. provided for, in a
collection taken at the building
Wednesday by Dan McLaren, deputy
The stars will be for Maj. q. g.
Gearey, with the American forces IN
France; Mai. Angus Fraser, adJutant
general OF North Dakota now at Bis
narck: RalAll f. Croal, at Camp Han
cock, Ga. Sergt Maj. Fred Kraemer
with the military police at Camp
Dodge: First Class Pvt. John Q. ROSS,
jr., also with the military police at the
Iowa encampment; Sergt. John HarTl--
son Tucker, Vancouver, Wash, and
Fay Matters, at Camp Sherman, Q.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-09
CBy Associated Press.l

An Atlantic Port. May 9.-Their
hydroairplane adrift at sea and in
danger of sinking from a leaking
pontoon, Ensign Arthur Layerentz,
naval aviator. and C. G. Cotton, OBJ
server. were rescued by a coastwise
steamship thirty-five miles off
Miami, Fla, Monday afternoon and
brought here today on the steamship.
The men had been floating on the
plane 1S hours without food or: water
after an engine breakdown which
forced them to drop from a flight to
the surface Of the sea. ~ .'f
The pontoons of the hydroaiFplane
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-09
BEACH NAN SAYS
.NINOT PROGRAM
REP PRESENTS BEST
STATE INTERESTS
J. M. Still, Declining Non1i-
nation, States Position
Clearly

Jamestown, N. D., May 9.-J. NJ.
Still of Beach. endorsed at the Mtnot
Republican conference for the office
of secretary Of state, has declined the
endorsement, and Lyman D. Page, Of
Golva, has replaced him on the
ticket, it was announced at the close
of the meeting held here yesterday
of the executive con.mittee' repres-
enting the several political bodies that
have joined hands to back the Mi
not ticket.
Mr.. Still, in declining the endorse
ment, declares himself as being in
favor of the program outlined at Mi
not. Mr.. Still, formerly an active
supporter Of the Nonpartisan league,
and still a firm believer in prin-
ciples that he says will work ito the
best interests Of the farmers, wrote
as follows in making his position
known:
II take this opportunity to express
to the Lincoln Republican league of
North Dakota. through your COM
mittee, my appreciation of the high
honor. conferred upon me by being
selected in your conference to make
| the race for the Office Of secretary of
state. ... rs
Due to my extensive farming op-
erattons and the absence Of efficient
available help to conduct NY agri-
cultural enterprises, and the world
necessity for the utmost production
Of the essentials OF life, 1t is with
sincere regret that I am obliged to
inform you Of my inability to accept
| the nomination which your conyen-
ton conferred upon me.
/ II have always been q strong ad
yocate of the right of the FARMER to
representation in public life, and in
the prosecution of this conviction
have been ever mindful OF the rights
of others to equal representa- tton be-
lievtng that, thereby, the highest and
purest ideals Of democracy may be
achieved.
After careful perusal and con-
sideration of the resolution adopted
at your recent convention. 1 am
pleased to inform you, that they are
admirably calculated to promote the
best interests Of the North Dakota
farmer, in my opinion, and represent
the standards for which we have
long striyen.
II know that can best serve the
common cause which we all have al
heart and interests Of the nation in
this hour OF its peril as a private citf-
zen fighting in the ranks OF my fell
low farmers to rid the state of the
autocratic, un- American, disloyal and
socialiStic leadership Of Townley and
| his kind.
TO this end my efforts and in
flaaace will be exs9ted so that the
stigma of disloyalty and unpatriot-
ism cast upon our fair state by the
leaders OF the Nonpartisan league,
and not its membership, may he
forever removed, thereby promoting
the best interests ,of the farmers
political movement.
Yours very truly.
(Signed) az. NJ. STILL.
Beach, N. D., May g.
Executive Committee.
The committee of the Independent
Voters association. formed here t0
handle the campaign, comprises the
| following: o.. B., Burtness, Grand
Forks; Bernt Anderson, Churchs
Ferry; Walter Reed, Armenia; Robert
Hughes, Wahpeton; N. T. Hedalen,
Fordvtlle; Walter r. Bond, Minot
Mike Breen, Wolford; o. A. Brown,
Continued on page 81
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-09
Food Scandals
Stir Germans
(By Aasoeiated Prass.l }

Amsterdam, May 9.-Before the
reichstag food committee last week
Socialist Deputy Haase, according to
German newspapers, demanded that
the war Office deal with the scandal
Of food smuggling from the front. He
said a, soldier could no longer obtain
leave unless he dragged home with
him parcels from officers containing
food for their families"
The deputy said it was difficult 10
say whether the people would toler-
ate the seemingly inevitable reduc-
tion of the bread ration due to delay
iii the arrival of grain from the
Ukraine
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-09
Z .Audtors Float For 18 Hours
On Disabled Hydroairblane

sprung a. leak during the long hours
riding the waves and the craft would
not have stayed afioat more than
half an hour after the rescue. the
aviators said. Sharks added to their
peril. ...........,.
The pair were nearly exhausted
although they remarked to quaran-
tine officials on their arrival today
that "all the damage we suffered was
to our dispositions"
The. hydroairplane. which weighs
1900 pounds, was hauled aboard the
steamship and brought here with the
aviators. It was found to be very
little damaged. :.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-09
All Graft For
Rich---He,s S Jailed

The alleged statement that this is
the rich mans war resulted in the ar
rest of 3. III, Schuette, of Ellendale,
OF Fargo.
The arrest was made on a commits
sioner's warrant issued by Com. Will
liam G. Green, of Fargo. The COM
plant alleges that Schuette falsely
stated that this is a rich mans war
and that ut is all damn graft, and
IF you do not believe these statements
just look at the price of wheat. The
statements are alleged to have been
madea at Ellendals on or about
April i6.
The defendant was aTraiEned before
Com. ii. III. Perry, of Ellendale, and
was released on temporary bond, the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-09
Cleanup Sale at
SalUage Depot

A cleanup sale Of goods in the
salesroom of the salvage department
Of the Fargo branch of the American
Red Cross will be held commencing at
z o'clock this evening, it was an
nounced today. The offerings will in
clude articles OF clothing and shoes
of small sizes, which have bsen spe-
cially priced for the sale.
Another knitting machine has been
donated to the department
Directors today issued an appeal for
the loan of several display tables, and
for the services of women who would
wash waists and other light garments
which have been reconstructed In the
reclamation roon1a
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-09
Mdsons to Hold
Loyalty Meeting

Casselton Masons and their families
will hold monster loyalty meeting
in the Casselton high school auditori-
um Friday evening, according to word
reaching Fargo today. The committee
in charge Of the meeting Is making
arrangements to entertain a Fargo
delegation Of Masons, which will
make the trip by train and automo-
bfIn
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-09
EoR sm

Minnesota-R Rain and colder tonight,
except generally fair with freezing
temperature in northwest portion
Friday fair; rising temperature In
west portion; strong northeast TO
northwest winds diminishing by Erie
day.
North Dakota Fair tonight with
heavy frost; colder in south portion;
Friday fair and warmer.
South Dakota-IJn Unsettled and coldeT
tonight with rain in east and central
portions; temperature near freezing
Friday fair with rising temperature
strong northerly winds diminishing,
Montana-FRir tonight and Friday;
freezing temperature tonight; warmer
Friday.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-09
Socialists Are
Held AS Traitors
(gv AssociaTed rress. !

Amsterdam, May Twelve Dres-
Gen members OF the Independent So
pialist party Of Germany have been
convicted of high treason by the inn
Serial court at Leipsic, dispatch
Fo The yorwaerts, OF Berlin, reports.
They had distributed pamphlets ad-
gocating the overthrow of the Ger
man empire, and helped TO bring
about the strikes of last summer.
They were sentenced to penal servi-
tude for terms varying from eighteen
months to eight years.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-09
Quiz
For Accountants

The annual examination of the state
board OF accountancy OF candidates
for certified public accountant certih--
Gates viii be held at the University OF
11-12-l3, IL was announced today by
Walter Thomson, Fargo, secretary.
Applications for examination can be
secured from the state board Of ac-
countancY, University, N. D., and must
be filed 80 days before dates OF ex-
animation.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-09
.HlTcHcock succEEps sToNE

washington, May 9.-Senator
Hitchcock, of Nebraska, was made
chairman today OF the senate foreign
relations committee. Mr.. Hitchcock,
who was senior Democratic member
of the COMMITTEE, succeeds the late
Senator Stone in arrangement of
Democratic committee assignments
caused by recent deaths of several
senators.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-09
Germans Renew Battle
This Morning After Day
OF Vain Efforts
FAIL TO GAIN In
REPEATED SMASHEs
Allies Continue To I'm.
prove Positions In The
Somme Region

(By Associated Press. J

With the British Army in France
May 9.-Fighting was still in prog
ress this morning near Vierstraet
on the front southwest of Ypres. At
one time the British were forced
back slightly by machine gun fire.
All the rest of the original defenses.
however, appeared to be again In
the hands of the defenders in the
YoorINezeele-La CIytte sector.
After their first successes the Ger-
mans were unable to gain further
ground despite repeated smashes at
the allied' line. Bitter struggles tooB,
place about Kleine Vierstaet Cabar-
ct, west Of Vierstraet and in the
ridgewood, but the British clung des-
perately to their positions.
The British organized a counter at
tack during the night which was SO
vigorous that the Germans were un-
able to Withstand it and abandoned
all the ground gained.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-09
10 Franoh Rhnnrt.
MEYER8 IN lNpIA.

Grand Forks, NJ. D., May a.Rov
Meyers, formerly secretary Of che u.
M. @. A. at the University of North
Dakota, 10 now doing army war work
with the British troops In India, &C
eording to word. received here; end ha
expects to leave soon for Mesopns
taInta-
HIS letter indicates that q great
many Indian troops are being era
ployed IN the British operations
against the Turks.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-09

National Arn1y
Number 1,227, 600
.CBy Associated Press, /,

Washington, May 9.-To date l.
227 900 Americans have been called
to the colors under the selective SER
vice act. Provost Marshal General
Crowder today gave this figure as the
approximate strength Of the national
army.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-09
WoMEN To MEET.
Ninth District Federation eF cIuba TO
LnfI feaax.asvsSgapa 40 FlaLpni&

tNtElLl kSt0EE1GE U E1G6GF&EipW on AslUpa g
Hold Convention aE Detroit,
Detroit, Mimi, May 9.-The annual
meeting OF the district Federation OF
Women's Clubs will be held in De-
troit. May 16 and III. Delegates from
clubs of the Red River valley and adj
joining counties will attend.
Speakers listed by the program
committee include Mayor George ID
Hamilton, of Detroit; +. r. T. O'Con-
nor, OF Grand Forks, N. d.; Mrs. A. Al
Just. OF Crookston, Mimi, and sew
erat others.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-09
The British Report,

lhS ITbtl6U EtePoFEs
London. May Bly, a counter at
tack delivered last night by British
troops the Germans were driven from
the portions of the allied front line
| they had entered. on the Flanders
front in the La Clytte- -Voormezaele
sector, the war Office announced to.
day.
Further progress was made last
night by the British on the front east
| of Amiens between the Somme ana
Ancre rivers.
Yesterdays attack on the Flanders
| line was carried out by two German
divisions. Heavy casualties were I'm
fiicted upon them by the British
forces.
A new German attack was made
this morning on the Flanders front
north Of KENNEL. The enemy press
ed back the British line slightly at
one point.
The statement follows:
| Successful counter attacks
| launched by British and French
troops yesterday in the La CIytte-
| Voormezeele sector drove the, enemy
! from the portions of the allied front
line in which he had gained a foot
ing during the morning and re-es-
tablished the positions originally
held by us. We captured several
prisoners.
This morning the enemy again
attacked north OF KENNEL and auc-
ceeded in pressing back our line
slightly at one point, where the flght-
ing continues.
Troops of two German divisions
took part in the enemy's attack yes-
Terday morning. Heavy casualties
were inflicted on them by our artiI-
lery fire. as well as in infantry fight
ing, both during the attack and ia
the subsequent counter attack
Local fighting took place also
yesterday at Bucquoy. in the course
Of which we captured 80 prisoners.
During the night further progress
was made by us between the Somn1a
I and the Ancre. Our new positions
in this sector were improved. Eev@
eral prisoners were taken by us.
| Hostile raids were repulsed in
the neighborhood of Lens and Mar-
ris. The enemys artillery developed
considerable activity during t1s
night In the Albert sector
Canadians In Raid.
Canadian Army Headquarters. May
9.-(By Canadian Press, Ltd. -
Strong raiding parties of Nova Scotia
and New Brunswick troops entered
| the enemy outpost line early yegter@
day at Neuville Vitasse, southeast o9
Arras. They indicted many casual
ties on the Germans and took prison
ers and two machine guns. Their
losses were slight.
The French Report.
| Paris, May 9-Heavy artillery
fighting on both sides Of the Avra
river, on the front below Amiena
is reported in today's official com
munication.
1 The statement reads:
Spirited artillery fighting occur-
red last night north and south 81
/ the Avre.
/ German patrols attempting to ap-
proach our lines In the region of
Campelle ST. Afghan were repulged
There is nothing to report from
the remainder of the front"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-09

Continued on page %
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-08-16
LETTER FROM SOLDIER.

Camp Upton, July 10, 1918.
Mrs. E. H. Broyles,
Dear Mamma and Homefolks-
Just a few lines tonight to let you
know that / am well and got here all
0. X. enjoyed my trip just the
best in the world. We left here on
July 18th at 8 O'Clock p. m. We got
here the 18th at $3.50 a. m. Some
ride. We came through North Car
DINA, Virginia, Maryland, District of
Columbia, Pennsylvania, Delaware,
New Jersey and New York. Saw the
white house and the capitol. Stopped
at W. D. c. one hour.
Baltimore and Philadelphia, we
sure saw lots. wish you all could
have taken the trip with me. The
Red Cross gave peaches, cake, tea
and chewing gum and cigarettes at
every big town. They sure treated
us nice, but we are in barracks now
and we have got the finest water /
ever drank. 1t is colder than the ice
water we had in South Carolina. /
would have liked to have seen you all
before left, but the call of our coun-
try forbid it. would have wrote
for you all to come to the camp to
see me if sister had not been so very
sick, but it would not have done
any good, for win be back for good
pretty soon. / do not know how long
we will be here, but the sooner we
cross the sooner we will win the war.
Take good care of yourself and do
not worry about me, for ! will be at
home some day. If you do anything,
just raise me some chickens and keep
my COW and calf for me, SO / can 60
to housekeeping when / get back.
How much wheat did you all have?
Are the crops good this year? If you
do not hear from me you will know
that / am on my way to France.
Write me as often as you can.
Love to one and all. | will close as
| mtired and sleepy. Your loving
son and brother,
PRIV. MARION E. BR0YLES,
Co. H, 322nd Infantry,
Camp Upton, N. Y.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-08-16
Government Sends
An Urgent Call

The President Of the Civil Service
Commission recently wired:
Need for stsnOgTaphers and typ.
lists az Washington grows more acute
daily. Increase effort all possible"
The Government and business con.
Germs are short FIVE hundred thousand
bookkeepers and stenographers, and
are offering beginners salaries never
before heard of.
The Government drafted our civil
service bookkeeping set, and about
EIGHTY-FIVE per cent Of the Gov
ernment's stenographers write the
Shorthand system that we teach
THE BEST evidence that our courses
are THE BEST.
Take, BY MAIL, our eight weeks
Civil Service-Mercantile- Bookkeeping
Course or our Simplified Shorthand
Course, the latter course consisting
Of THIRTY LESSONS, and we CHAR
antee you from $85 TO $i25 a month
as soon as you qualify. Money back
# not satisfied. Two hundred thou
sand satisfied, .money-making former
students. Clip, fiji out, and send US
the following coupon: