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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-09
FOUR MOTOR ROADS
FROM ATLANTIC TO
PACIFIC ARE LINKED
Progress in Highway
Building to Connect two
Oceans Feature in 1917
BY A. F. BEMENT,
Secretary Of the Lincoln Highway
Association.


Does any one remember the Gays
when a. transcontinental trip across
the United States by motor car was
a stunt" emitting the driver to front
page space IN the motor sections OF
every metropolitan paper Of the coun-
try? 1890 --
tinental motor travel was still an
adventure for the intrepid and was
undertaken almost solely by motor
car manufacturers either as q test or
advertising trip. In those prehistoric
times IL you planned, say, q Jaunt
from Boston to Los Angeles, New
York to San Francisco, Washington
to Seattle or Portland, you proceeded
first to lay in q stock Of supplies ana
accessories only slightly less COM
prehensive, expensive and cumber-
some than Captain Amundsen would
require for a dash to the pole.
Then you started iout pretty much
by the compass, following general
map of the United States and finding
or endeavoring to find the best ROAD,
IL roads existed, from town to town
along as direct a course as you could
lay. You couldn't tell beforehand
how long your trip would take, how
much it would cost, which way you
were going, through which cities you
would pass, or whether in reality you
would ever reach your destination.
tie Different Now.
How different now after a rela"
lively short period Of national inter"
est and united effort toward tight
ening the union" and linking Amer
ica's coasts with main line motor
roads.
I remember last GUNNER while be-
ing temporarily delayed In a little
private hades Of an arroyo In the
Mohavs desert on the Midland trail,
the main route Of travel from Los
Angeles to eastern and northern
points, Of sitting in the sand in the
scanty shade Of the car, fighting red
ants and-watching the traffic go
by! We were there about four hours
waiting while an unlucBy member Of
our party hoofed it to the nearest
ranch for horses, and would hest
tate to estimate how many cars went
by and how many different states
they represented.
We certainly were not lonely, for
about every five minutes a car pulled
up. asked the usual questions, an
swered ours and passed on, north or
south. They all knew where they
were going, how they would get there
and when.
/ remember one Ford in particular
It bore. an Oregon license and con-
tanned what appeared to be two Is
year-old boys, who, on closer IN
spection, turned out to be two young
women in flannel shirts, riding
breeches and puttees. They remark
ed that they were going to Pitts
burgh.
Four Good Highways.
There are today four well defined
and nationally known transcontinent-
al routes of travel upon which public
and official interest has been con-
centrated in an endeaYor to bring
about their uniform and continuous
improvement. They are followed
more or less closely by the majority
Of traffic between their tsrmini.
These roads are in the order Of their
Importance and extent of improve
ment.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-09

battery. II some has been lost by
spilling, it should be replaced by an
experienced battery man, who knows
when to add it and just how much to
use.
When 20 Make Test.
It stands to reason that the hydro
meter test should be made before the
water is added, as it does not mix
with the acid Immediately, and so a
test would show almost pure water.
After the battery has been charged
short while bubbles begin to arise
from the plates, and these cause the
electrolyte to circulate, mixing 1t
thoroughly II the electrolyts tests
below 1878 consider what you may
have done to keep 1t from receiving
its full charge. All systems are ad-
iusted so that the battery receives a
slight charge when the load is all on
it-that Is, when the lights are all
turned on and the engine is drawing
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-09

and 1900. If It reads above 1900, st
reads some water. Nothing but dis
titled water should ever be used. Wen
water and spring water frequently
contain mineral salts, which will
damage the lead plates. Rain water
from q wooden roof may be used, or
melted snow, but distilled water can
be obtained at every drug store. It
rarely costs more than 10 cents a
gallon, 30 there Is no excuse for not
having some on hand all the time.
More water should be added every
two weeks as a matter Of routine
but It is we'll to add it more fire.
uuently in hot weather. It is broken
up INTO hydrogen and oxygen, which
escape, and some Of 1t evaporates
through the holes in the vent plugs.
The Blilphuric acid remains and is
never lost except by spilnng. The
best advice for the inexperienced
driver II never to put acid into his
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-09
TO TEST CARBUREToR.

II you suspect carburetor trouble
try the following test: Run your
car throttled down for two blocks,
Choose q moment when there Is a
clear space ahead. and suddenly press
accelerator pedal all the way down
The motor should pick up smoothly
to as high speed as you care to run.
II motor cholzes, stalls, misses explo-
sions or labors, or gives backfire at
carburetor, or muffler explosions, IL
shows the carburetor is out Of ad-
iugtment
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-09
TRACTOR
IN STUMP PULLING
IN NO. CAROLINA
J. @. Witherspoon Can
Clear Five Acres of Ave
rage Land in One Day

One farmer, ]. c. Witherspoon of
Hoke county, N. c., Is doing some
tremendously interesting work in
the way OF removing the stumps
and small trees left on his farm.
This farm is in the sand hill sec
ton. and has been cut over q good
many years. The majority OF the
stumps are large, fat pine.
he recently purchased a large
traction pillow and, decided to put it
to use other than to break the, land.
So by means OF attaching one end
Of a steel wire cable to the tractor
and the other to the stump he is
able to pun IL out by the roots. All
OF the smaller stumps, and even
those Of medium Eze are pulled by
the direct pull, but when he comes
to the unusually large ones he uses
the tackle, in order that he may get
more leverage with which 70 pull
the Btumps. BY this method he il
able to pull even the large fat pine
BtumpB which are so common in
that section. Many OF these have
taproots six or more feet IN length,
and all Of this is pulled right cut,
Pulls Severe at Times.
OF course, there are many small
stumps, including blackjack and
other kinds. Anywhere from six to
ten Of these are pulled at q timegby
just merely making q loop Of the
steel cable around them. as many
being pulled at a time as the cable
can be put around readily. There
are only a few trees on this land
but when these are reached they are
pulled out the same as the stumps,
and Mr.. Witherspoou states that
the trees are easier to pull out than
the gtumps.
He uses a IS horsepower oil pull
tractor and says he can pull around
400 stumps a day by the use OF this
tractor and three men. One attends
to the engine, and the other two at
tend to fastening the cable around
the stumps. The land in this sec
ton will hardly average 100 medium
to large stumps to the acre, and Mr..
Witherspoon states that he could
easily clear up five acres OF all OF
these stumps and trees In one days
time.
Mr.. witherspoon does not believe
these stumps would be anything
like so easily pulled out in q clayey
section, but he is satisfied that It
could be done even in such a sec
ton, and possibly at q less cost than
by some other method. Several or
the large farmers in the sand NH
sections of North Carolina are now
practicing this method OF getting
rid of stumps, and no doubt It will
become quite g. common method by
those large farmers who own trac-
tors. It is certainly interesting to
see those large tractors pulling out
those great, big stumps with ap-
parently no effort. i
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-09
- GEE OF RRAKEs.

"Tire economy, especially on hard
ened or slippery roads, can be gov
erned by braling efficiency" says
the manager of a large rubber com
pany. Make sure that both brakes
take hold with equal effectiveness
keep the brake Innings clean ana dry,
and use moderation in epplylns
them. Never apply them so suo-
denly that the wheels become lock-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-09

ed, causing the car to slide over the
road by it's own momentum. have
seen tires with a section the size Of
q. mans hand gouged out OF the tread
when uneven brake tension caused
one wheel to lock and slide while the
other rolled. Let the wheels keep
turning, but under the stacking pres
sure OF the brake, and the car win
be brought to a standstill more
quickly, in greater safety and with
out detrianent to tires"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-09
SOCKET MRENcHEs BEST.

The man who buys a box Of socket
wrenches is making a good invest
ment. They save time and keep nuts
and bolts in good condition, since
they fit perfectly and do not round
off the edges. Open-end wrenches
are next best. If you must use a
monkey wrench, set it up carefully
and avoid rounding off the nut cor
ners as much as possible
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-09
THEY'RE SELLING WAR SAYINGS STAMPS RIGHT IN
PRESIDENT IS FIRST BUYER

A stand for the sale Of War Saw
ings Stamps has been erected in the
main entrance to the capitol at
Washington. A girl with a win-the-
war smile offers the thrift stickers
to the government officials as they
come and so.
Among her first customers was
Vice President Thomas r Marshall.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-09
PRESIDENT SAVES i SOLDIERS.
Death Sentences of Two Men Who
 Slept on Duty DisappIoyed.

Washington, May 5.-President Wilson disapproved yesterday the death sentence of TOUT American ~ol- diers in France ordered to be shol
 Sentences of the TWO men, Fri ates Olon Ledoyen and Stanley :. Fishback, were commuted to three years confinement. Privates Forest D. Sebastian and Jess Cook were granted full pardon.
 Sebastian and cook who were par doned, were convicted of sleeping at sentry posts. Ledoyen and Fishback were sentenced for disobeying orders. They will serve their three year terms at Leavenworth.
 President Wilson's action was taken on the recommendation of Secretary Baker, who made a personal investi- gation of the case.
 In granting full pardon to Sebas- tian and Cook the President said he did so in view of theil extreme youth and the fact that their offense was wholly free from conscious disregard of duty. Both are ordered sent back to their companies.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-09
300 DRAFTED MEN WILL BE
 SENT TO U. OF < JUNE 15.
Sammies to be Given 2 Months Tech nical Training in Shops and Labra-
 tories of State University.

Fayetteville. Ark, 6.--The Univer- sity of Arkansas is making arrange ments to receive the 300 drafted men who will arrive on June i5 for ecch- nical training in the shops and labora- tories of the University. The men will stay at the university for a period of two months. They will be under Bih- tary discipline and will do two hours of drilling a day in addition to eight hours of intensive study in technical subjects. The training of these men at the university vii not in any ~sy interfere with the regular session or with the summer. school.
 The men are to be distributed as follows: Wireless operators, ITO, au- tomobile trades, 70, carpentry and bench working, 40; concrete working, 20.
 Ad litional increments of men will probably be sent to the university fer training in August and September and possibly turnout the winter months
 During the summer, these men sih be housed in the university dorsai tories, but if the training continues, turnout the fall and winter, it will be necessary to build temporary bar racks.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-09
SOME MEN ARE DESTRUCTIVE
On Way to Mobilization Camps The,
 Destroy Property, the Claim.


 Special to The Star.
 Little Rock, May 3.-General Lloyd England has made public the follow ing communication from Provost Mar shal General Crowder, addressed to all draft boards:
 "A number of serious complaints have reached this Department show ing the destruction of private proper ty by inducted men CT route to mobil- ization camps. This is deplcra5l , condition. 1t is recognized that local boards lose control of thest men when they are finally entrained, but it would be of great benefit if local boards, before finally entraining their men, would caution them against the destruction of private property and warn them that upon charges being preferred, the damage thus inflicted if ascertained, could be recovered from conviction These men arc in the service of the United States and amendable to court martial. "A repetition of such offense would only be met by the establishment oi a military police guard on each train This is not desirable if it can bt avoided"
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-09
'CREWS SAVE LIVES AS VESSEL SINKS
Death List in Disaster at Sea Mini mixed by Numerous Acts of Hero ism of Ships Company-Geor-
 gian Praised.

An Atlantic Port, May 2.-Surviv- ors of the coastwise steamer City of Athens, which was sunk in collision with French cruiser in fog of the Delaware coast yesterday morning with loss of 66 persons, related here today many tales of he1oism on the part of the crews of the two vessels.
 All praised the efforts of the French sailors, especially, who launched small boats within a few minutes after the accident and aided by the cruisers searchlighls, picked up many of the survivors from pieces of wreckage The survivors agreed that the speedy sinking of the steam CT within five minutes after being rammed by the warship-was respon- sible for the heavy toll of life, altho some claimed that the City of Athens life-saving apparatus failed to work properly. There were 135 persons, in- cluding 24 United States marines, on board the steamer, which was bound from New York to Savannah with a S2 2,000,0 900 cargo of cement, rope, foodstuffs and general merchandise on board.
 Mrs. Florence Pickhard Harrison, wife of New York real estate agent, whose father, Winchell L. Pickard, is president of Mercer University, Ma con, Ga, told today how her life that of her 2-year-old baby and two others were saved thru the bravery of a negro fireman on the City of Athens. Awakened from sleep, Mrs, Har- rison barely had time to put a coat over her night dress and hurry to the deck with her child.
 "I saw a lifeDoat," she said, but no one was payIng any attention to it except a United States marine, who lifted the baby into the boat. l was about to climb in with his aid when the steamer toppled and my grasp on the gunwale slipped. caught up the baby and the ship sank under the swirling waters. When I came up I IilOhlUk anu dililOol litOOiicNiOho from the water with the little one in my arms we were directly under the bow of life boat.
 Georgian's Bravery Praised
 "A man whom afterwards learned was James Wallace of Savannah, lift ed the baby from my arms. When l regained consciousness found myself in the lifeboat covered with piece of canvas, which wrapped around the baby My coat and night gown were torn from the struggle to drag me in. After that Mir. Wallace re .Cued one marine and one man. That brave man deserves a medal. We were in the life boat for about two hours be- fore we were picked up by the crew of the French cruiser. 1 cannot speak too highly of tine galiantry and kind kindness of the French officers and men during our rescue and the time spent on the cruiser"
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-09
India Is Loyal to Great Britaia

London, May PA message from the viceroy of India to the king-em- peror is given out officially. It says; A conference of the ruling princes and representative leaders of classes of the people of India at Delhi has au- thorized me to convey to your majes- ty, the king-emperor, an expression of India's dutiful loyalty, and assur- anee of her determination to continue to do her duty to her utmost capacity in the great crisis thru which the em- pire is passing"
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-09
STOP U-BoATS WITH MINES.
Greatest Naval Undertaking of War
 Is About to Be Accomplished.

London, May 5.-Accordins to Archibald Hurt, in the Daily Tele- graph, the area in the North Sea re- gently announced by the British gov ernment as prohibited as dangerous to shipping after May 15, will be the greatest mine field ever laid for the special purpose of foiling submarines. It will embrace 121,7 square miles,
 Hurt, who is an authority on naval subjects, says that there has been a vast improvement in British hines since Admiral Jellicoe became first sea lord.
 He suggests that when Admiral Jel- icoe made his famous prophecy that the subraine menace would be met by August that he had tl.is mine field in mind.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-09
SMASHED BIG HUN CANNON.
French Gun Made a Direct Hit-An-
 other Exploded.

Paris, May 5.-News has just been received from the front that French gun made a direct lit yesterday on one of the long range gun cannons with which Paris is bombarded and put it out of action.
 Deputy Charles LeBouch returned to Paris from the battle front last evening and confirmed the report that one of the German super-cannon had been destroyed He said:
 q was with the battery yesterday which fired the lucky shot. The fog, tion during the last few days, had which had interfered with observa- cleared. Fire could be rectifiea and the target was hit
 "0ne of these guns exploded some three weeks ago Another was hut 10 days ago. It is impossible to say If this latter gun was the one destroyed yesterday.
 photographs taken of the gun po- sitions have hot yet been developed" !"
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-09
Coal Mines Rioting.

Zurich, May 3.-The strike in the Dombrowa coal fields, the largest in eastern Russia, according to Cracow dispatch to the Neu Zuricher Zeitung, Is the biggest and most serious of any outbreak since the Austrian oCcupa- fion of Poland The strike began on
 April and extended speedy to all xhe mines in the district. The Aus Erian authorities took severe repres- xive measures without avail and final ly suspended the entire passenger traffic of the territory.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-09
Kaiser to tn Front.

Amsterdam, May 5--A Vienna dis- patch received here today says the emperor has started for the front with his chief of staff and German military representatives" The ab- sence Of any mention of specific front makes it probably the Italian front, the scene of Austria's major operations, is meant.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-09

A nice, pleasant purgative that al- so has a genial stimulating effect in the liver and stomach is one reason why Prickly Ash Bitters is so well liked by people who have used it. They find it good medicine for the whole family Price s1.25 per bottle. Gunnels Drug Store and Jackson Drug e Furniture Co.,, special agents. Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-09
Swiss Spy Shot by the French.

Paris, May 2.-A Swiss citizen, Nivergel, by name, was executed as a spy at dawn today at Vincennes. The Swiss government had made repre- sentations in his behalf but no reason was found by the French government to modify the sentence of death pro- nounced by a court martial three months ago. Nivergel faced the fir ing squad calmly.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-09

Bad breath, bitter taste, dizziness and a general mo account" feeling is sure sign of a torpid liver HER ZINE is the medicine needed It makes the liver active, vitilizes the blood, regulates the bowels and re- stores a fine feeling of energy and cheerfulness. Price 60c. Sold by Jackson Drug & Furniture Go. adv
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-09
TWO AyIAToRs KILLED.
Machine Went Into Nose Dive and
 Fell 15O Feet at Hicks Field

Fort Worth, May 2-Lieutenant James Ennis of New York and Cadet Paul Herriott of Oakland Calf, were killed at Hicks Field this morning when their machine went into hcse dive and fell l60 feet
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-09

Men Wanted-To work at sawmills
 planer and to drive lumber and log teams. Steady work at good wages For further particulars apply to NJ. L Harris Lumber Co, trum Creek, Ok Adv. 17-St.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-09
Finns Inyite Disaster.

London. May s-Finnish newspap- CTS are calling for the establishment of a monarchy in Finland, according to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen. The Svenska lid ningen, the organ of the peasant par ty, openly advocates that German prince be appointed king.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-09
No More Anthracite for Arkansas.
Special to The Star

opecIaI 70 T ne Htftf'
 Little Rock, May 2.-Adviees were received yesterday by the Fuel Ad- ministration that until further orders no shipments of Pennsylvania anthra- cite will be made, direct or indirect, to Arkansas and seventeen other states, without first obtaining special permission from the Administration.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-09

Something to worry about: The German nobility has been cut down by 2,5S2 members since the war began.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-09
SLAVS PRESENTING
 HUN OPPRESSION
Ukraine Peasants Prefer Starvation fo Feeding Germans and Crops Are
 -Barbarity Brings on
 Revolt--Cold- Flooded Aims

London, May s.-There is grave an- -easiness in Germany over the news from the east where, apparently, the Germans shortly will be confronted with overwhelming difficulties which will shatter the whole fabric of the Brest-Litovsk peace, says the
 sterdam dispatch to the Daily Ex- press. From Finland to the Ukraine there is ever increasing opposition to German oppression.
 Vienna reports. 1t adds, say most of the Ukraine crops were ruined by the peasants who would rather starre than feed the Germans.
 Ukraine in Revolt.
 Moscow, Thursday, April 25. tYia Nladivoostok, April 26.- (Delayed)-- Germany's barbarous treatment of the inhabitants of occupied territories and constant requisitioning. of food are provoking greatN resentment and causing armed clashes. In village in the Kiev district the inhabitants re- sisted the Germans for three days with machine guns and rifles and were subdued by the use of armored cars.
 In the government of Minsk the Germans seized able-bodied persons in the streets and in their homes and arc sending them to Germany in locked cars. Those trying to escape are shot. The inhabitants, panic stricken, have gone into hiding. Streets in the towns and cities are armed camps with patrols of troops and machine guns everywhere.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-09

Have you been stung7 If so, have your kodak films finished at home by Hiltebrand, the Leading Photogra- rher Adv. 99-6 1s-2t
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-09

Sallow complexion is due to torpid liver. HERBINE purifies and strengthens the liver and bowels and restores the rosy bloom of health to the cheeks. Price 6oc Sold by Jack Drug Co. Adv,
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-09
Cermany's Cold Flooded Aims.

Amsterdam, April 17--(By mail to New York, thence by Associated Press Leased Wire) An unpleasant pros pect for peoples of the territories oc- cupied by the Germans is outlined in an article which has just appeared in the German newspapers, urging that they shall all be driven out to make room for German colonies.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-09

After a long abstinence, force IS again coming into popularity IS a patriotic breakfast food.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-09

Something should be done tc the takers of treason, but lynching is a hideous crime.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-09

Kodak season is here. See the fine line of Kodaks. all sizes; also fresh Eastman and Rexo films, at Hilte- brands Studio. Adv. 99-6 1S-2
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-09

You can keep your stomach strong, bowels regular and kidneys active by using Prickly Ash Bitters. It is a necessary condition to maintain the
 health of the body. Adv
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-09
aOyER THE TOP" !"

Customer writes "My 30 hens are laying 27 eggs q day" Do yours ! If not, get some of my PUREBRED Barred Rock eggs at reduced price of St00 per setting, s2.25 for three. de- livered at Mena.