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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-30
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SUMMARY OF WAR

Dissatisfied with the progress Of
the peace negotiations and Prussiar
electoral REFORM. Gsrmany'a work.
men have brought about serious
strikes in Berlin and other parts of
the empire. The German govern
ment has begun rspressivs measures
and has ordered the arrest Of the six
leaders of the Independent Socialist
party, while at KieI the leaders of
the Obdurats workmsn have been
sent into the army.
In Berlin and it's suburbs $1,000
workers were not at their tasks
Monday, seriously hamperind the
electric works and airplans factories
about the capital. Strikes in the
great manufacturing district along
the Rhine and in WsstphaIia also are
reported. The steel making district
Of Essen has been affected and at
kiel workers In torpedo factories and
IN doesSyarda have been out since
Friday.
Meetings in the industrial eentsrs
have been prohibited. The strike
agitation has been fostered by the
Independent Socialists and not by
trade unions. The authorities are
said to have imprisoned AdoIph Hoff-
man, editor Of VorWaerts, the
Socialist organ, and Independent
Socialist leaders in the Prussian
The strike movement is said to be
directed against the delay in passing
the Prussian reform bill and the an
nssationist propaganda conducted by
H
sailed bitterly the conduct OF the
German snissariss at Brest-L Litovsk.
In Finland the reVoIutionists have
set up a government of their own.
Late reports are TO the effect that
the fighting has lessened in intensity
with the reVolutionists in control in
the south and the government forces
victorious in the north. Swedish
subjects in Finland are endangered
by the revolt and one report is to
the effect that Swedish troops al
ready have entered Finland to aid
the government and the senate.
Italys successful smash against
the invaders in the Asiano region has
been the only important military
event. The Austrians, defeated in |
their first counter attacks, have not
yet attacked the new Italian positions
in great force. The Italians have
made secure their gains east of
Asiago, in the capture Of which they |
took more than 1 800 prisoners.
On the west front the British have |
repulsed an attempted raid near
Arras and the French checked a
German raidina party in Alsaee, TAX |
ing prisoners.
The armed British escort vessel,
and the British torpedo |
gunboat, Hazard have been lost in |
the English channel. The Meehani-
clan was torpsdoed and stranded on |
Jan. 20 with the loss of thirteen men. |
A collision caused the sinking Of the /
Hazard on Monday. Three lives were
lost.
German airmen again raided Eng
land Tuesday night, but were unable
TO break through the London de-
fenses, early reports said. Bombs
were reported 20 have been dropped
on the outskirts of the city. The
raid, like the one Monday night,
which caused forty seven deaths,
continued for several hours.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-30
First Americans To Fall
On Italian Front Are
TWO Red Cross DriUerS

Italian Army Headquarters in
Northern Italy. Tuesday, Jan. 20
lBy The Associated Press.) 49, Two
Americans, attached TO the Red
Cross, were killed at Mestre Sunday
night by bombs dropped by German
raiders. They were William PIatt,
aged rs, of Baltimore, and Richard
Cults Fairfield, aged 1S, Of New
York, a Harvard undergraduate.
They were the first Americans to be
killed on the Italian front.
They had not enrolled in the Am
ertcan organization, having enlisted
previously in the Wynne- -Bevan
branch of the British Red Cross.
Platt and Fairfield had just ar
rived at a Red Cross hospital on a
motorcycle when the raid began.
Five bombs fell in the courtyard Of
the hospital, killing four persons and
wounding a number Of patients. The
Anne leans were killed outright. One
received a fragment OF a bomb in the
heart while the other was struck by
three fragments, in the stomach and
legs.
The funeral OF the victims of the
raid was held at Mestre today. The
long line Of carriages bore thirty-five
coffins.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-30
AGREEMENT ON
CONSCRIPTION
READY TO sign
United States, England and
Canada Cooperate to
Enforce Draft

Washington, Jan. Disagreement
between the United States and
Great Britain and Canada on the
terms of separate conscription con-
ventions which only await the sig
natures of the representatives Of the
governments concerned was an
nounced today by Secretary Ian
sing, in a letter to Chairman Dent,
of the house military committee.
The conventions give to the citiz-
ems OF each country the option Of
returning to their own country for
military service within a fixed per-
iod after which they would be sub
ject to military duty under the laws
and regulations Of the country in
which they reside. They would also
permit each country 10 exempt na-
tionals from military service IL
deemed necessary.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-30
BriefDiSpGtcheS
u. s. AWAToRs IN RAID.

With the American Army in
France, Jan. 20. - (By The
Associated Press s.)-Four American
aviatOrs attached TO a French
squadron have participated in day
light bombing raid over Germany,
All returned safely.
Because the weather was fOggy the
aviators were unable to determine
just what damage was done but as
they few fairly low over the targets,
IL is believed the results were good.
After recrossing the lines the bomb
ers were fired upon vigorously by
enemy anti-aircraft guns. They then
ran into still heavier fog and some
of the aiTmen were forced to land
before reaching their hangers.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-30
Cornered, He Refuses to
Answer Direct Ques-
tions on Stores
FUNNY STORIES
HIS CAMOUFLAGE
But Plan to "Talk Them to
Death" Did Not Work
" This Time

Bismarck, N. D., Jan, S0.-"That''
none or your damn business: that's
my business" was President A. G
Townley's emphatic response to Ques-
tions relating to the disposition OF the
vast surplus being piled up by The
Consumers United Store company
The National Nonpartisan LeaEus
Store company, in It's campaign tC
dominate the retail business in NoFtl
Dakota. when he met the directors o1
the North Dakota Farmers Union, IL
a local hotel room Monday night and
early Tuesday morning. ~ s
That's none Of your damn buEi-
ness: that's my business" TOwnley' /
response was given when he failed
to parry questions on that vital point
by telling funny stories.
What protection have the farmers
got If the stores go bankrupt" one
Farmers Union man asked.
I've got enough money to protect
the stores. Nobody will lose a
nickel" responded Townley.
Additional details concerning the
all night conference Monday and
Tuesday morning are slowly coming
TO the surface.
That Mr.. Townley planned to talk
them to DEATH" is the opinion Of the
Farmers Union men. who chung abb
solutely to their purpose of getting
from Townley a statement OF the
store plan, but which he absolutely
refused.
Farmers Union men had the task Of
Kidding the conference OF league sup
porters who had been brought into
the meeting to outvote and outshout
union men, just as they outvoted and
the Society of Equity men
when Townley went to that" last
year with NJ. p. johnson and other
league men in conference at Fargo.
This time Townley had the assist
ance of Governor Frazier, who was
one of the cheer leaders.
Townley had several times been
asked what was done with the store
chain surplus money, Once he re-
sponded to that question by telling a
funny story, and Governor Frazier
and other league men, most OF them
cheered and applauded
An aIl-day session of the directors
Of the Farmers Union of North Da-
xota, followed the conference.
The Farmers Union board prepar-
ed a set of resolutions setting forth In
detail the basis for its objections to
store plan. A copy Of the
together with copies Of
the famous buyers certificate" con-
tract, will go to every member of
sixty local units that make up the
Farmers Union.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-30
Only Two Left Between
Rocky Mountains and
Mississippi
LOCAL LOSSES ARE
MADE UP ELSEWHERE
II erritory Apportioned
Among Members of the
"Big Five"
CBy Associated Press.)

Washington, Jan. 3O.-Dificultie
Of independent packing firms il
competing with the 'big five" occu.
pied today's session Of the fedora
trade commissions hearing.
The commission and the depart.
ment of justice both have the power
to prevent alleged unfair trade prac'
tees in an effort to put small com.
petitors out of business, Francis J
Heney, special counsel, declared aft,
er reading affidavits from independ-
ent packing firms, charging price
cutting by the big firms.
Il have tried to make 1t clear tC
all the small firms that the commits
sion and the department of justice
have such authority" Mr.. Heney
told the commission.
Not only the power, but also the
DESIRE" interjected Commissioner
ColyeT.
Only Two Left.
elimination Of the small packers
is going on right now while this in
Vestigation is In progress" Mr..
Heney replied. There are only two
Independents left between the Rocky
mountains and the Mississippi river,
one in Ottumwa, Iowa, and the 9TH
er in Austin, MINI.
Their territory has been appor-
toned among the big packers in an
effort to put them out~Of business
and Wilson e. Co. have been trying
to buy out the Minnesota plant. I
have evidence on that to introduce
later. Apparently nothing will stop
the big packers except the blk stick
landing on them"
An affidavit from c. w. r. Thelan,
general manager Of the Reiland
Packing company, Of Grand Rapids,
Wis, charged that the big packers
sold for 11h to 12h cents a pound
in competition with the Reiland firm
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-30

Paris, Jan. 30.--Demaresque Spenc-
err OF Highland Park, Ill, was killed
n few days ago, while returning from
patrol duty across the German lines
near Bclfort. He was q member of
the Franco American flying squadron
and received his pilots brevet Octob-
er q, last. Spencer, who was n years
old. was graduate OF Yale. He was
about to be commissioned in the Unit
ed States naval aviation service.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-30
ROTARY CLUB WILL AID
FARGO PUBLIC WELFARE

The Rotary club decided at the
monday luncheon today to aid the
Fargo Public Welfare, formerly the
Associated Charities.
Favorable action was taken on the
recommendation of the public AFFAIRS
committee of the club that assistance
be given during the present emer-
gency. This action does not bind the
club to shoulder permanently the
responsibility.
James Il. Gaffaney made the first
report on the sale of "Smileage
Books. John Hannaher, secretary Of
the knights of Columbus, Is the pur-
chaser of the first 100 books.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-30
FORECAST.

innesota-AGenerally fair tonight
and Thursday: colder tonight in
southeast portion; continued severe
cold for several days.
North Dakota--Fair tonight and
continued severe cold tonight and
Thursday.
South Dakota--Partly cloudy in
north, possibly snow in south portion
tonight or Thursday continued severe
cold for several days.
Montana-Generall fair and con-
tinued severe cold tonight and Thurs
day.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-30
Not Certain, But Thinks
He Is Owner of One
Liberty Bond
HIGH PRICED CARS
INSURED BY'HIM
Intricate System of Inter
locking Directorates Is
Exposed At Hearing
(By n, D. PauIson,)

Bismarck, n. D.. Jan. S0.-A. G.
Townley, Nonpartisan president. tes-
tifying today at his bankruptcy hear
ing, admitted that he was the direct
ing genius in the Consumers United
Stores company though J. w. Brinton
really appears in the role of man
ager; that ne directed financial poll
Cies of that organization, the league
exchange, Nonpartisan Publishing
company which owns both Nonparti-
san Leader and Courier-News and
Nonpartisan league.
Disbursements, he said, were sub
ject to scrutiny by Frank B. Wood
and William Lemke, members Of the
executive committee Of the National
Nonpartisan league.
Mr.. Townley said the Consumers
STores' pm va itEusIe eiIgai 5s' -iIfnTsslfS
and the form Of agreement for certi-
ficates conceived by himself.
=. b. McCutcheon of Minot was
made trustee and the first meeting Of
creditors continued to Feb. 20.
CBy Associated Press.l
Bismarck, n. D., Jan. S0.-That the
Consumers United Stores company,
established by the Eonpartisan league
has collected from North Dakota
farmers, $96O,0O0 since July 1, 1917,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-30

PAGE and Langdon Hiah School
Teams Will Meet aE Page.
Page, N. d., Jan. 3O.-The debate
between the high school debating
teams Of Page and Langdon will
take place at Page on Friday. Feb.
4. The event will take place in the
school house.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-30
sEMAToR HUeHEs nLEs.

toy A@H0GAaA@A AAS1@-F
Washington, Jan. 30.-Senator
Hughes, Of New Jersey, died today
after a long illness. Word Of his
death was received at the White
House.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-30
.ReUolutioniStS
In Finland Form
NeU Government
a. Associatkd Press.l

Stockholm, Jan. s0.-The Finnish
reVolutionists have formed a govern
ment under the presidency Of
Kullerwo Manner, according to a
telegram from Helsingfors dated
Tuesday. The members of the Fin
nish senate were not molested by the
revolutionists. Monday night in
Helsingfors was calm and the Rus
sian soldiers were passive. Vfborg
also was reported to be quiet.
The Finnish government has noti-
fed Sweden that it cannot be re-
sponsible for the lives of, Swedish
subjects, of whom there are about
100000 in Finland.
The general strike continues at
Helsingfors and the Socialists are
reported to have made common
cause with the revolutionists.
... Want Military Aid.
London, Jan. 30.--A Stockholm dis
patch to The Times says the Fin
nish government has sent a repre-
sentative to Sweden with an appeal
for military help against the revolu-
tionists. So far as is possible to
foresee, the dispatch says, Sweden
will not grant the request.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-30
NV M EeAT1REs OF THE
AEaEMT NaTERG ACT.

New features of the absent voters
act as drawn by a joint committee
az the two houses, we're inserted in
H II. No. liz. introduced by Repre-
sentative Patterson, OF MOuntratl
county. The bill had passed the
house providing for a commission
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orain Warsheusss gurn.

1raln warehouses Burn.
London Jan. 50.-The grain ware
houses of the city Of Vienna are
afire and enormous damage has been
caused, according to a Vienna dis
patch forwarded from Amsterdam
by the Exchange Telegraph. Revo.
lutionaries are suspected OF having
started the fires.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-30

Berlin. via London, Jan. 30-Ths
Italians retained possession of Co
del Rosso and Monte di Val Bella on
the mountain front after a renewal
OF their attacks with strong forces
army headquarters announced today
The Italians were unsuccessful IN
the Monte Sisemol region, where
their attacks collapsed with heavy
casualties.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1918-02-16
WILSON DESIRES NO BENEFITS FOR U. &


 In reply to a letter concerning Herman propaganda in South America.
 President Wilson writes to
 Roy w. Howard. President of IChe United Press Association saying he never had in mind any thing in regard to cooperation, among neutra1s which would be., particularly advantageous to the United States.
 At no stage of this distress. ing war, writes the President, "have I ever enteryAined tha slightest ilea of making any combination for the special benefit of this country.
 My thought has been merely the establishment of finternatiou- al justice aud humane dealing.
 1 think that the D srticip patlol of the United States in the WI has served to strengthen tl, >: common bond between the tt,s5( i, of the Western Nor ].
The McCarthy weekly news., 1918-02-16

The Candidates Are besl1- ming to line up for the Prlm .:~ ies. Y '
 He who wastes & crust uf bread, prolongs tha war.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1918-02-16
Mccarthy Mercantile Co.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

1 NOTICE TO CREDITORS
 In Commissioners Court ir and for the Chitina Precinct, Territory of Alaska.
 IN PROBATE. In the matter of the Estate of Ole J. Anderson, Deceased.
 Notice is hereby given, that k. V. Watkins has been duly appointed and duly qualified as Administrator for the Estate ot Ole J. Anderson, Deceased in a proceeding in t4e above n tmed Court.
 All persons having claims against said Estate are required to present then, with proper vouchers within Six Months from date of this Notice to said Administrator at the Office off the Commissioner of the Chitinal Precinct, in the Town of Mo Carthy, Alaska.
 Dated at Mccarthy, Alaska, January 10th, 1918.
 K. V. Watkins. Administrator for the Estate of Ole J. Anderson, Deceased. First Publication February 16.l8. Last Publication March 23rd. 1918
The McCarthy weekly news., 1918-02-16
The Mccarthy Mercantile Company

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-12
Editors Table

t-Happened-Then Stories, by
Ruth Q. Dyer. Fifteen Illustrations !nd
jacket in full colors by f. Liley Youug.
Lothrop. Lee & Shepard Co, Boston.
N.2o. Familiar tales o. our childhood
are taken by this wel!-known and al,i-
full writer. charmirgiy related in the
original and d sequel of her own invaI-
ton added. rIaking a delightful seT'es
of 10 tales told in manner that ex-
plains much left unsaid in the originals
In other words. the natural query n
I child's mind. often g"ieved one, IS
answered By learning what happened
then The unfortunate impression Of
greed and Entertainment. even to .he
taking of life, is removed, and tie
pleasant influence Of generosity ard
kindness left in its place. The beauti-
full illustrations by Mrs. Young hep
greatly to render most desira BILE 4 no,,l
so clearly IN line with what the "est
parents wish their children to have end
to care for
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-12
Not a Bite of
Breakfast Until
You Drink Water
says q glass Of hot water and
phosphate prevents illness
and keeps Us it

Just as coal, when 1t buns. leaves
bustibse material in the form OF
ashes. so the food and drink taken
day after day leaves in the alimentary
canal certain amount of indigestiblc
material, which IL not completely
eliminated from tho system each day,
becomes food for the millions of bac-
terra which infest the bowels. From
this mass of leftover waste, toxins
and ptcrnSin like poisons are formed
and sucked into the blood
Men and women who cant get
telling right must begin to take inside
baths. Before eating breakfast each
morning drink glass of real .hot
water with teaspoonful of lime
stone phosphate in it to wash out of
the thirty feet Of bowels the previous
days accumulation OF poisons and
toxins and to keep the entire aIimen-
tary canal clean. pure and fresh.
Those who are subject to sick head
ache. colds. biliousness. constipation.
others who wake up with bad taste,
foul breath, backache, rheumatic stiff
ness, or have a sour. gaIsy stomach
after meals, are urged to get a quar-
ter pound Of limestone phosphate
from the drug store. and begin prac-
ticing interna. sanitation. This will
cost very little. but Is sufficient to
make anyone an enthusiast on the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-12
EEADFIELD

The NJ. r. Ladies' circle cf Tea dfieli
'orrer passed vefy delightful DAY
with Mrs. &. J. Cole On kent's Hill On
Wednesday, With Mrs. Cole End Mre.
Winters as hostesses = delicious
dinner was served at noon to % lad
les. These ladies busted themselves
G1oking aprons for their annual fair
that is to be held Tuesday afternoon.
and evening, Dec. 3rd. There will be
on sale aprons, fancy work. popcorn.
ice cream and many other attractive
features with an entertainment in the
evening.
An educational rally will he held in
Grange hall Friday evening. AT this
time DR.. Thomas. State syperinten-
dent of schools will speak
Rally day will be observed at VI. L.
chapel on Sunday. Nov. 10 at the U.s.
ual Sunday school hour with an ap-
propriate program.
An entertainment for benefit Of
War Relief will be given a Grange
hall, Nov. is.
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service men will be sent here from
other training camps.

Complications regarding the owner
ship Of Henry w. Longfellow's BIRTH
place on Fore street, Portland. with
in the recent past have led to closing
the doors Of that famous old mansion.
Here the famous poet began his ex-
istence in 1907, and he dwelt there .
few weeks before his parents re-
turned to the home. the brick man
sion now in Monument square, which
was then far on the western outskirts
of the village. This district has be-
come rapidly less and less desirable
for residential purposes with increas-
ing water front activity and invasion
by various foreign elements. This
old mansion has been occupied as
tenement house many years. but it
was acquired by a corporation few
years ago in which Arthur c. jack
son Of Chicago was the moving fac
tor. An equity was obtained by a
partial payment and mortgage was
given to secure the balance. Failure
to keep the interest up led to fore
closure. 1t has not been easy to f.
, nance the project. Men known all
over the Nation were attached to the
association as directors but few Of
them appreciated the honor suffici-
entity to make contributions. 1t was
side issue, so to speak. as compared
| With the Longfellow house up town.
which contains a great quantity Of
genuine Longfellow relics and treas
| ures. Thousands visit this establish
ment annually. a small fee IS
charged, so this house is sclf-support
ing. Summer tourists form the ma
! jor portion of the patronage and it is
q fine attraction during the warm
season The fate of the LongfeIiow
birthplace is uncertain. There seems
little likelihood that enough money
car be raised at this time. hen ev-
erybody is engrossed in some form Of
war work, to assure the preservation
Of the mansion as a shrine for senti-
mental people to visit.