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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-06
Gedrey Compares
Service in France With
Life In The Islands

Written on wrapping paper thai
he had used in sending a gift "a
Major Il. G. Gearey, Frank l. Andera
haN just received an interesting let
/ ter from. the major. with the Ameri-
can expeditionary force in France.
Major Gearey used the wrapping
i paper as a means OF indicating how
satisfactorily the original parcel had
been handled.
In his letter the major tells q
number OF interesting points about
service in France, the letter follow
ing:
France. March 1. 1913.
Mr.. frank L. Anders.
Fargo. m. D., u. s. A.
My Dear "Comrade Imagine nay
delight today when I received your
package and the train Of recollections
that it awol1e, My mind went back
like lightning to to a date about
| twenty years ago when you were ION
Wood detail" and I thought Of You
and Tad" Foster, Dan Lewis. Bob
Thomson. John Rossiter and. In fact
ali the rest OF the "old gang" 1t Is
a peculiar sensation TO be here
son ewhere in France" in this great
|, struggle and realize that not so very
long ago we were in another army
OF liberation and freedom in anoth-
er quarter Of the globe. It Is lndeeo
a long, long way from the wilos OF
Luzon Island to somewhere IN
France" I haven't much choice De
tween the Atlantic and PACING, When
1t comes to travelling on Q troop
ship; but / can assure You mat we
didn't sleep on deck in our pa1aLnas
when we crossed the Atlantic in De-
cember There was the other feature
Of the fun. which YOU missed IN
crossing the Pacific. the sub
marines and mine fields. Neither 90
we move about with shirts open at
the throat. steaming with perspira-
ton and gasping for breath as we
did on the dusty trails under the
tropical sun in the Philippines. here
II is heavy underwear, o. ID. sweaters
sent by some kind friend, great over
coats, trench shoes with hob nails
and two pairs Of Red Cross sox,
also donated by good friends az
home. We don't really suffer but /
may say that the winter mornings in
January and February are not ex-
actly caressingly mild q couple OF
hours before daylight when we turn
out" We miss the salmon, but the
everlasting rattle Of the navy bean
Is still familiar music-and that bean
has good staying qualities. ordin-
arily our mess Is sufficient and we
keep well, though at times during
changes OF station and the like the
slumguIlion is rather thin Then we
can fall back on tobacco, for You
know / always could make q fairly
good meal on a canteen Of water and
an old black Londres cigar. We oc-
casionally meet our old friend, the
Manila cigar, at the sales commits
sary. but he Is ficlzle as ever and
when you want him most he is AUST
out"
You know I always said believed
in discipline and censorship. Well.
have no cause TO complain OF laxity
in those respects. The system 10 in
fine working order and that ID one
reason why a letter cannot be made
interesting. Interesting facts are
prescribed and the little personal
matters which one may write are Of
a~~~~-~~~~~~s~~-~---~-~
be done BY helping the government
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-06

natter kcw m1nv he breaks there Is
always another enc.
Men Get Sex Tee.
SaweEiwss some fellow gets awful
SICK. and can't work L Immediately
tel tha cock not to give him any
thing % eat He comes % me with q
lCnE tale of wee. and then I talk TO
him like a Dutch uncle. telling him
that liz q nHn cant work he Is too
sick 60 eat. and have an enemy for
he. Some O. my men swear By me,
and the rest At me. Soldiers are the
hsEEeSE kickers On earth
I'm So4m1 Of 8ta Gana-
" here wa are now stationed. we
can hear the big guns On the front
rearing On the quiet evenings. There
Is one continuous rumble. and from
What hear thsy are pounding h
CUT CT the B0cha up there
Sergeant South's letter was writ
ten March re. or IL days before the
cc1uencemsnt of the biz German
C@enSfvs
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-06

Is sAssrlug to hava n message xrez
home.
Years sincerely
Is. c. GEARETs III
1ET Mach. Gun IN.
A II. q. No ia
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-06
MINNEAPOLIS BUYER
JOINS KICKER STAFF

Archie Fletcher. ror a number Of
years Identified with large stores at
MAmkat0s MINI, and Minneapolis. and
more recently with Herbst OF Fargo
has accepted position with the IL A.
Kicker Co., as buyer OF the yarI
goods department., and manager OF
the first door.
Mr.. Fletcher IN q thoroughly expert
enced and highly valuable dry goods
merchant, and will prove a valuable
asset TO the Kicker store.
For Quick Results Use The Forum
Want Ads.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-06
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house
Notice s. hereby given that the
board or directors or Mouse River
School District No. 20, McEenry coun-
~. North Dakota. viii meet at two
o'clock p. m. Saturday. April 60. "A. ~.
1918. in the once of the county super
fntendemG Of schools in the county
court house In ToWners North Dakota
for the purpose Of receiving bids fer
the coustructfon OF q 0me-runm school
building at the southwest corner OF
section e, township Isl, range T6 fn
said district, according 20 plans aua
specifications now On Me in the oftica
OF the county superintendent OF
schools Of McHemFy county and az the
once OF Mrs. u. II. Anderson the clerk
Of said Mouse River school District
No g. Bids may Be filed with the
said clerk until one o'clock p. u-s
April 20. 1919, and all bids submitted
must be accompanied by q certified
check in amount Of i've per cent Of
the bid.
The board reserves the right 20 re-
fect any and all bids
Dated March 1s. 1918.
MATT HOUSE
President.
aT $50 All
Mrs E r. Anderson. Clerk ToWners
North Dakota
FRrar~h $50 Amrfr SIS TnrRN
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-06

Nu&Le@ 20 Iw1Gf&UFH.
In the matter Of the Estate Of Mons
Montaim. Deceased
Notice Is hereby given by the mn-
dsrHiEmeds 0ram E. sommerE. Admin
IstrAtor az the Estate OF Mons Mon
tain, late Of the City az Fargo. In the
County Of CaEs and State Of North
Dakota deceased. 10 the creditors Of
and all persons having claims against
said deceased to exhibit them with
the necessary vouchers. within four
months after the FIRST publication OF
this notice, 10 said Administrator aE
his residence at Number 1895 Ninth
Ave ~ &c the City Of FARCE tm said
Casg County M. j.
Dated March Bard A. TOY 1918.
DRAM E EUNThE&E
Administrator.
pFaner a. PETER Attorneys for
Administrator Fargo. 81. ~.
First publication on the E8fa day uE
EEarch, As ~ 1919
March $3.50. April e-11. 1aG&1
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-06

be done BY helping the government
to raise the money in order that the
necessities may be procured so that
the United States soldiers and sailors
may have what they need
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-07

Dack on the mile track. There will be
parades Of boy and girl farmers. the
greatest cattle in the world, horses of
all breeds, Shetland ponies, and, per-
haps the most interesting OF all. pa
rades of tractors.
sui another feature will be an an
unc in full dress and whose voice.
without aid of megaphone, will reach
every corner Of the seating capacity.
Thls man will be the famous Fog
horn" Clancy, who oficiates at all of
the big western Round-ups, and who
has startled New York and other cit
les with his voice.
The night programs will be con-
in two hours, that all who
patronize them may reach their homes
or hotels by IL o'clock. Street rail
way service will be of the best, and
there will be the usual jitney and
other automobile service.
The fair proper will be open to pa
irons until 8 o'clock each night. This
will give many who are engaged dur
ing the day two hours in which to see
the fair before enjoying the mammoth
night program.
General admission after 6 O'Clock
p. M. will be twenty-five cents, instead
of fifty cents, but grandstand and
bleacher prices remain the same as
during the afternoon.
This will be the third year night
programs have been revived during
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-07
Washington

Orders have been issued by the navy
department at Washington calling into
active service thousands of r~eservistS
for duty on ships constructed under
the shipping board and navy building
programs.
Perfection Of an airplane flare for
use in night bombing expeditions was
announced by the ordnance depart
ment at Washington. The flare Is re-
leased from the plane in a parachute
and is set OH by air friction.
Invasion Of the deferred classes In
the draft is not an immediate danger,
members of the senate and house COM
mittees on military affairs at Wash
ington say, In spite of the fact that
class 1 is being rapidly exhausted.
Railway employees were told by Dr.
rector General McAdoo at Washington,
In announcing details of the wage In
crease for more than 100000 shopmen.
that the nation expected new energy
from the workers IL return for pay In
creases and Improvements in condi-
tons and that strikes and other labor
disturbances must be eliminated.
Senator New of Indiana introduced
a bill at Washington to create a de-
partment Of aeronautics under the di-
rection OF a cabinet member, to be
known as the secretary of aeronau-
tics" with authority over all the air
craft activities of the government.
Half a billion dollars in property and
money owned by enemy aliens through
out the United States already has
been taken over by A. Mitchell Palm
er. alien property custodian, according
to a statement issued by Francis p.
Garvan. his New York representative.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-07

A family reunion was held at End
of the Rainbow Farm in Beetown last
week when the three sons of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry T. Doll, Frank, Ohio and
Hobart, came home for a brief visit.
Ohio and Frank and families motored
over from DodgevilIe where the for
mer farms. Frank is having a a
cation from his duties as inferno at
Presbyterian hospital, Chicago. Then
Hobart, who is a gun captain at Great
Lakes, came up for a few days. The
visit was greatly enjoyed by the par
ents and their children.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-07
UE.-Teutonic War News

Exact information as to the losses
suffered by our army In the present
offensive will be given the American
people within a few days. General
Pershing is beginning to get complete
data on casualties, which he will cable
to this country as soon as possible.
This announcement was made at
Washington by Secretary Of War Ba-
ker.
Joint action between Japan, the en-.
tente powers and America In Siberia
is assured. Japan has found accepta-
BILE the American proposal which pri-
marily looks to the aid of the Czecho-
Slovaks, nov operating in Siberia, ac-
cording to Washington.
King Victor Emmanuel reviewed
American troops who have taken up
quarters In the northern Italian war
zone in Italy.
Plans Of the war department for an
enlarged military program, including
extension OF the draft age limits In
both directions, have been virtually
completed, Secretary Baker announced.
Mr.. Baker would not reveal the age
limits to be recommended by the de-
partment.
A Reuter- dispatch from Amsterdam
said that Field Marshal Won Eichorn,
commander Of the German forces In
Ukrainia, and his adjutant, Captain
Dressler, had been assassinated at
Kiev by a social revolutionary. A bomb
was thrown at the two German OIL
GERS from a cab.
Since March q Of this year the
British have taken 1850 prisoners on
the western front, James Ian Mac
Pherson, parliamentary secretary OF
the war office at London informed the
house Of commons.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-07
Foreign

The peoples delegates for internal
affairs have appealed to the provincial
and district committees, declaring that
Moscow and Petrograd have been
without bread for four days. The
provincial and district committees are
urgently requested to rescue the capi-
tai from famine.
With two hours given in which to
prepare for the end, Nicholas R0-
manoff, former Russian emperor, was
taken out by his executioners in a
state of such collapse that 1t was nee
essary to prop him against a post,
says the Lokal Anzeiger of Berlin.
which claims to have received from a
high Russian parsonage an account of
the emperor's last hours.
Three Russian grand dukes, one Of
whom Is believed to have been Grand
Duke Nicholas, former commander in
chief Of the Russian armies, have been
executed by the bolSheviki, according
to Amsterdam dispatches.
=
A new strike has broken out at
Kalk, in Prussia, near Cologne. ac-
cording to the Echo Beige. Machine
guns were used to suppress the move
ment and the leaders were arrested,
the newspaper declares.
4 = =
TIL allies embassies, which recent
~ left Vologda for Archangel. were
not permitted to remain in Archangel
and have arrived in Kaladalaski, Lap
land.
Eighteen carloads of powder and
light bombs exploded at Shimonoseki
in Japan, while they were being load
ed or a ship. Thus far 80 are known
to have been killed and so injured.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-07
European War News

Brisk fighting at various points on
the Italian front was reported at the
var Office In Rome.
Sub-Lieutenant Boyar has gained
five additional aerial victories, three
of which were won in ten minutes, the
Paris newspapers report. His total is
now %. Lieutenant MAIDEN has in
creased his string of victories to 33.
mo mar should boast until the bat
tie is over. But all men who know
are pleased at the way it is going. For
another months time, however, we
must remain anxious" Premier Lloyd
George made this declaration in an adj
dress to London manufacturers which
has been made public by the press bu-
reau.
"The anti-submarine fleet has
brought the n down to less for
midable dimensions" Sir Eric Geddes
declared at London, ''but," he added,
1--WE have considerable additions to
make to the fleet before the margin
Of safety which we must have will be
obtained"
Czecho-Slovak forces have captured
Orenburg, according to dispatches re-
ceived at Copenhagen. Social revolu-
tionists have, overthrown the bolshev-
Xxi at Tieniseink.
A revolt against the bolshevik gov
eminent has broken out in Turkestan,
according to news received at Basic,
Switzerland, from Ukrainian ources
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-07

1 respectfully announce myself as a
candidate at the September primaries
for the Republican nomination for the
Office of treasurer of Grant county,
and very respectfully solicit your sup
port. L. w. Hounsell, Cuba City,
Wis. 10.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-07

Clarence Brown, attorney, capitalist,
politician Of statewide prominence
and publisher of the Toledo Times, is
dead at Toledo, O.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-07

The national war labor board at
Washington has been requested by the
secretary of labor to take jurisdiction
in the strike of 1900 employees Of
the General Electric company at its
plant at Lynn, Mass.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-07

Of the World
Tersely Told
Domestic


Federal Indictments were returned
at New York against DR.. Edward A.
Rumely, former vice president and Sec
rotary of the New York Mail and Ex-
press company, and S. Walter Kauf-
mann. former counsel for the German
embassy in the United States, as al
legged participants In the purchase Of
the Evening Mail for the German gov
eminent.
Cadet N. Willis Rodgers of New
York city died from injuries received
when he was caught under an alighting
airplane at Chanute Field, Ill. Rodg-
ers was In a motorcycle side car at the
time of the accident.
At a special meeting of the National
league at New York it was decided
that no National league championship
game should be played after Septem-
Der 2. The club owners went on rec
ord as strongly favoring a worlds Sc
ries to be played Immediately after
that date.
The fishing schooner Manda Lewis
sank off York Spit, about Ia miles
from Cape Charles, Va, during a
storm with the probable loss of ten
men of its crew Of ct, according to a
report brought to Cape Charles by a
fishing steamer.
Remaining in the air 80 hours and
80 minutes, Ensign p. ]. Barnes, at
tached to the American naval air
forces In European waters, established
a new worlds record for sustained
flights in a "blimp' type of airship, the
Washington navy department reports.
A rev flag of red and yellow made
it's appearance at an Atlantic port, that
of the Republic of Finland. 1t was
flying from a sailing ship which ar
rived from South America and was
formerly Russian.
q =
Fire destroyed the plant of the How
ard Ship Yards company, Paducah,
Ky. The loss is estimated at $4,000.
The blaze started in the hold Of the
towboat j. b. Finley.
4 y =
The Dayton-Wright Airplane COM
pany of Dayton, O., shipped its one
thousandth De Haviland plane. In
honor of tbs event the company de-
clared a holiday.
i =
Sanitary Inspector Porter found q
rooming house in Gary, Ind, where 30
men share eight beds, and ordered the
proprietor to reduce the number one
half at once.
Aubrey w. Vaughan, q captain in
the quartermaster's corps of the Unit
ed States army Felix Gouled, a
umacturer, and D. L. Podell, a lawyer,
were indicted by the federal grand
jury at New York on a charge of con-
spring to defraud the government in
connection with contracts for rain
coats.
The German government spent $780,
100000 to $5O,OO0,0OO for propaganda
in this country, land got nothing fo-
it," said George Sylvester Viereck,
pro-German publicist, in testimony
given at the inquiry in New York into
Teuton activities in the United States.
Flight Cadet George Ripple Wallace
Of Washington, Pa. was killed In an
airplane accident July 26. He was
serving with the British air force in
France.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-07

Having had eight years experience
as deputy sheriff, and believing that I
can administer the duties of the Office
of Sheriff of Grant county economi-
cally and efficiently, I hereby an
nounce my candidacy for that office
on the Republican ticket at the Sep
TENDER primaries.
Dated at ~Platteville, Wis, juno 10,
1918. r. P. Holmes. 17tfc
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-07
PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY

FRANK B. CALLIS-General Insur-
ance and loans. Lancaster, Wis.
MEYER & ORCHARD-Frank G. Mey-
er, r. M. Orchard-Lawyers, Weber
Building. Lancaster, Wisconsin. 52tfc
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-07

I wish to to the voters 'uc
Grant county hat I will be a candi-
date for the Republican nomination
for Sheriff at the September primar-
les. Frank He'll, Boscobel, Wis. 10
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-07

I wish to nnoun that I will be a
candidate for the nomination for
County Treasurer on the Republican
ticket at the September primaries.
w. d. Burr. 10.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-07

l hereby announce my candidacy
for Register of Deeds on the Repub-
licar ticket and shall appreciate the
support of the voters.
Adolph G.. Ableiter,
7tf Boscobel, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-07

P%lutocracy is to be the dangerous
~aristocracy of the future.-H. w.
Beecher.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-07

hereby announce myself a candi-
date at the September primaries for
the Republican nomination for the Of
flee of Register of Deeds of Grant
county, and very respectfully solicit
younr support.
F. M. YAGER,
Lancaster, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-07

I respectfully announce hat 1 will
be a candidate for the Republican
nomination for the office of Register
of Deeds at the September primary.
10 John T. Cox, Platteville, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-07

W.
presented by the Thearle -DufieId Co.,
Chicago.
This spectacle requires space $50
by $50 feet for presentation, and 500
people take part. 1t is planned to give
an idea Of night warfare on the west
, ern front. Airplanes and captive bal
looms rain missiles, while big and ma
chine guns thunder and rattle, with
the American forces and their Allies
scoring a nightly victory. This show
alone costs $1,000 a night.
Then there are $4,000 worth of
vaudeville and circus acts. Of course,
this is the cost for the week, but they
would cost just as much if presented
for one night only, for they contract
only by the week.
That the reader may realize what
sort of a show these acts alone make,
it may be mentioned that a show in a
FIRST class vaudeville house seldom
costs over $~3,000~for the week.
Then there is the big Jackie band
in concert from 7:15 until s o'clock.
When it plays "The Star-Spangled
Banner" the huge Battleship WiscoA-
sin flag is unfurled and the night pro-
gram begins.
While bands are playing and vaude-
vile and circus acts going on, parade
after parade will follow down and
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-07

I respectfully announce that I Am
a candidate FOR County Treasurer on
the Republican ticket and shall be
grateful for your support at the pri-
maries.. Assuring you of continued
faithful service if again honored with
the office
Very respectfully,
w. C. Livingston,
Livingston, Wis.
20tfc.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-07
STATE FAIRS NIGHT PROGRAM
TO Be WORLDS BIGGEST SHOW

Fireworks Spectacle, "The Worlds War; Is the BIG Feature
Jackie" Band, $4,000 Worth Of Vaudeville and Circus
Acts, and Parades of Live Stock, Tractors. and Farm Rove
and Girls to Be Seen Nightly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-07
COUNTY AND NEARBY

4 4 i + = = 4 = x = x
Help is being modified in all the
nearby cities to assist the farmers in
harvesting. At Madison the employ
ers are taking their men to the farms
and remaining until the work is done.
The movement is a purely patriotic
one to save the crops.
Loris Stump, 5 year old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Gus Stump of Galena, was
burned to death last Wednesday. His
brother Marvin and the old grand
father were burned severely in en-
deavoring to rescue the little boy.
The family had been working late
putting hay into the barn. Tie men
went to the house leaving the boys
in the barn. Suddenly there vas an
explosion and a sheet of flame envel-
oped the two boys. Their grandfather
heard their cries and rushed to the
barn taking the boys out. One died
soon after. The barn was a new one
and the blaze was supposed to have
started spontaneously. The building
was shattered.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-07

authorized and published by the
undersigned candidates and for which
the Herald has been paid or will re-
ceiye regular advertising rates from
each.)
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-07

! announce my candidacy for the
Office of Register of Deeds on the Re-
publican ticket subject to the deci-
sion of the voters at the September
primary. Respectfully.
Dan Oswald, Boscobel, Wis. 5tf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-07

The true patriot sees the whole is
sue not a confused part of it.-Chan-
ming.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-07

5. w. DOOLITTLE, M. D., j. G. DOC
LITTLE, M. D.-Doolittle Bros
hospital. Lancaster, Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-07

JACKIE" BAND ALL WEEK.
The big Jackie" band is an
exposition of music. All of it's
members are American sailors
and soldiers, sworn to defend
their Native Land and it's people
and institutions.
Are they good musicians?
When you hear them play pa
triotic airs you will want to 90
. to war right away.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-07
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF
w. B. DYER,

l respectfully my can
didacy for sheriff on the Republican
ticket subject to the decision of the
voters at the September primary.