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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-25
The Love of Woman
BY Alice Williams Brotherton, Of
The Viuilantes,

BY Alice Williams 5rotherton, Of
The VigiIantes.
Dan came to me in the twilight
And said he wanted to go,
And the only thing that held him back
Was the thought Of leaving me so;
He didn't believe could drag out life
On a soldiers scanty pay:
And so,-and he gulped as he said it.
He guessed that he'd have to stay.
When they told me I'd borne a man
child
The heart leaped high in my breast
AS after the strain Of the birth-pangs
l smiled and sank to my rest.
Flesh OF my flesh an bone Of my bone
But the marrow Of John my man!
Today If his father were living
What would he say to Dan?
I could make out to manage,
So little is needed for one.
Shall Dan think his mother has fall
For the first time under the sun?
What shall it profit a mother
If she save her son alive
And lose his soul in the saving?-
Her loves but hampering gyye.
(Oh there's no war-medal for women,
And no memorial-stone,
But the battle is fought over mothers
hearts,
With their very flesh and bone!)
NV Dan is a man like his father,
Steady and wise and strong;
Why should I cripple his manhood
Or bind his will with thong?
I'll tap on his door, and silence
That pacing to and fro
I shall have mothered a man-soul
When / tell him he's free to go!
For passing the love Of woman"
lis a mans love for his land.
I will do my share for my country;
The rest is in Gods own hand.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-25
Lest We Forget To Do
Our Part

"They say, who have come back
from Over There, that at night the
troubled earth between the lines is
carpeted with pain. They say that
Death rides whistling in every wind,
and that the very mists are charged
with awful torment. They say that
Of all things spent and squandered,
there young human life is held least
dear. 1t is not the pleasantest pros
pect for those of us who yet can feel
upon our lips the pressure of our
mothers goodbye kiss. But,
please God, our love of life is not so
priced as love of right. In this
renaissance of our country's valor,
we who will edge the wedge of her
assault make calm acceptance of it's
hazards. For us, the steei-swept
trench, the stiffening cold WEAKNESS,
hardship, worse. For you, for whom
we go, you millions safe at home
what for you? = We shall need
food. We shall need care. We shall
need clothes for our bodies and
weapons for our hands. We shall need
terribly and without failure supplies
and equipment in a stream that is
constant and never-ending. From
you, who are our resource and reli-
ance, who are the heart and hope Of
that humanity for which we smite
and strive, must come these things.
(Signed)
CITIZEN SOLDIER No. 25S,
-th District, National Draft Army,
Note--A large printed placard con-
tanning this message has been posted
in the shops and work-rooms Of the
Winchester Repeating Arms Company
plant at New Salem, Conn. Employees
reading this placard have made its
message known to the illiterate alien
workmen, with the most effective re-
suits.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-25
Two Candidates
For u. S. Senator
Husting's Place
lRv Associated Press.N

Madison, Wis, Feb. 25.-Interest
here today in the senatorial situation
centers about the announcement OF
DR.. Charles Mccarthy, former state
legislative librarian, and now con-
nected with the office Of Food Adj
ministrator Hoover, made last night,
that he would be aAcandidate on the
Democratic ticket to fill the vacancy
caused by the death Of Senator Paul
o. Husting.
A conference of Republicans held
here last night decided to urge the
candidacy of Congressman Irvine J.,
Lenroot. They will circulate petit
tions and in this way hope to in
fiuence Lenroot to enter the race. A
report from Washington today was
to the effect that Congressman Len
root had agreed to allow his name to
be put on nomination papers which
are necessary to have his name on
the ballot for the special election.
Confirmation Of this report has not
been received. =
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-25
Other Mems Views
An Editorial That May or May Not
Square With The Forums
Opinions.

The st. Paul Dispatch: Amid all
this talk about the suspension of
constitutional guarantees and sup
preston Of the right Of free speech,
let's be careful to keep the Nom
partisan league record straight.
When the issues are perfectly clear,
such obvious subterfuges should not
be permitted to intrude.
No man, be he Nonpartisan league
orator or any one else, has a right
to jeopardiZe the public peace, If
gathering is announced which. in
the judgment of duly constituted off,
Gals, is calculated to result in dis
order, it is their sworn duty to
prevent 1t, You may be willing to
mount soap box at Seventh and
Minnesota streets. and hurrah for the
kaiser, taking your chance Non being
knocked over by a brickbat, but YOU
have no right to do it If the result
ant cOmmotion is likely to cause in
jury to person or property. Others
have some rights, too, and yours
instantly becomes relative If, in its
exercise, you infringe upon the rights
Of others.
Now the attitude Of a number of
the Nonpartisan league organizers
and speakers has been thoroughly
81.
This is loyal American common
wealth. The average citizen does not
wish to hear patriotism hedged about
with ifs" butts" and "ands" It
makes him ardently desire. to heave a
brick For that state OF affairs the
Nonpartisan league speakers are
wholly responsible. 1t is the merest
cam0uhage to ciamor for the right Of
free speech when the character of
that speech in past instances has
made various persons wish to throw
a brick. Take the LakefieId situation.
Disorder was provoked by the
simple appearance upon the street of
the leagues attorney. A public as
semblage in the circumstances would
have been an invitation to riot, and.
had one been projected, the sheriff
would have had no alternative but to
prohibit 1t.
On the other hand, The Dispatch
believes as a matter OF principle,
that, If a proposal is unsound, the way
to defeat 1T is to discuss Ii. The
Nonpartisan league proposals are
thoroughly unsound. We have preVi-
ously drawn attention to their
character. Let them, therefore, by
all means be discussed. II, in the
discussion, any league speaker Tor
anybody elsel takes advantage OF the
opportunity to promote the fifty-fifty
patriotism that has characterized the
utterances of some Of them, he
should be promptly arrested and put
into Jail. lit is exceedingly unWise to
invoke a blanket prohibition against
league meetings because 1t draws at
tention from the speciOusness Of the
league program to the matter OF free
speech--a matter which has no more
to do with the case than the flowers
that bloom in the spring. ira la.
The Dispatch does not believe that
the farmers OF Minnesota are ready
to bind themselves hand and foot,
and turn themselves over TO the
apostles OF Bedlam. That they should
be willing to entrust their affairs TO
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-25

a bankrupt Socialist adventurer, and
abandon their best economic inter-
ests, their patriotism and their
intelligence is utterly inconceivable
1t asks nobody to believe this
characterization of the leagues pro-
gram and it's leaders merely because
The Dispatch makes 1t. it urges
every one interested to take the
leagues record, legislative and other
wise, and satisfy himself. And it
sincerely hopes that no league meet
ing will be suppressed unless the
probabilities Of disorder are unmis-
taxable because it wishes to hear the
league thoroughly discussed both
with respect to the furnished pa
triotism of its self-constituted lead
ers and its Socialist program. 1t be-
lieves that when the fog Of demagogy
and prejudice is dissipated, those to
whom it makes its appeal will
recognize it for exactly what 1t is
and attempt by a political privateer
to form out OF the farming COM
munity, with himself as dictator, a
class political organization thorough
ly opposed to the principles Of democ-
racy upon which this nation was
founded and by means OF which it
has grown to its present high estate.
" lLu LNuSSAh DG1gEG MS eyes, we 90
not think that the Minnesota farmer
wishes to try an experiment in
Bolshevikism here at home-a Bolsh-
evik organization with Townley as
it's TrOtzky.
Because we rate the intelligence
and patriotism of the Minnesota
farmer thus highly, we hope every
chance will be afforded him to see
the thing for himself. We have no
fear that, seeing 1t. he will be unable
to appraise 1t correctly.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-25
MAKE IT EASY FOR THEM.

If an earnest faced, excited little
chap rings your doorbelI one of these
days, and proceeds to give you a
short talk on the necessity Of saving
and buying thrift stamps, receive
him cordially, take him seriously,
and buy some stamps.
He is just as deserving Of consid-
Grafton as the Liberty Bond sales
man out after bigger game.
He is a Boy Scout, and $4,000 of
them have been asked by the secre-
tary Of the treasury, to push the sale
of thrift stamps by a house to house
canvass. President Wilson win
write a personal letter Of thanks to
the boy who makes the best record
for each state. and that is something
worth going after. An ACE medal,
similar to that given aviators, will
be awarded to Scouts taking orders
for $3.50 worth Of the stamps.
The Boy Scouts are cutting out a
fast pace for their elders to follow
these days. In proportion to what
might be expected Of them, they are
doing more than any one class Of
civilians, unless it is the women Red
Cross workers. 1t is mostly hard
thankless work, and the boys should
have the most thoughtful and kindly
reception. Make the job just as easy
as sou can, for them.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-25
Careless Use OF
Soap Spells the Hair

Soap should be used very carefully,
IL YOU want to keep your hair look
ing its best. Most soaps and prepar~
ed shampoos contain too much alkali.
This dries the scalp, makes the hair
brittle and ruins IL.
The best thing for steady Use Is
just ordinary mulsified Cocoanut oil
(Which is pure and greaseless)s and lis
better than the most expensive soap
or anything else you can use.
One or two teaspoonfuls win
cleanse the hair and scalp thorough
ly. Simply moisten the hair with
water and rub it IN. 1t makes an
abundance OF rich, creamy lather.
which rinses out easily, removing
every particle OF dust dirt, dandruff.
and excessive oil. The hair dries
quickly and evenly, and 1t leaves the
scalp soft, and the hair fine and silky,
bright, lustrous, fluffy and easy 10
manage.
You can get mulsifed cocoanut oil
at any pharmacy, it's very cheap and
a few ounces viii supply every meme
Der Of the family Tor months ADV.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-25
QUICK RELIEF FROM
CONSTIPATION
Get DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets

That IL the joyful cry of thousands
since DR.. Edwards produced Olive
Tablets, the substitute for calomel.
DR.. Edwards, a practicing physician
for III years and calomel's old.time
enemy, discovered the formula for Olive
Tablets while treating patients for
chronic constipation and torpid livers.
DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets do not
contain calomel, but aheaIing, soothing
vegetable laxative.
No gripping is the keynote" of these
little sugar-coated, olive-colored tab
lets. They cause the bowels and liver to
act normally. They never force them
10 unnatural action.
If you have a ozark brown mouth" IA
bad breath-a dull, tired feeling-sick
headache torpid liver and are consti.
pated, you'll find quick, sure and only
pleasant results from one or two little
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets at bedtime.
Thousands take one or two every
night just to keep right Try them
10c and 25c per box. AL druggists,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-25

known fact among all who are direct
lily associated with war work, that
few prisoners are now being taken
on either side, when Germans meet
British troops at least, and the same
situation is expected to develop when
the Americans get into it actively.
Several returned soldiers and Red
Cross workers who have been in
Fargo recently, have intimated as
much, either privately or publicly,
and Sergeant Ambrose Andrews, a
member of the Sutherland Scottish
Highlanders, who has been Iecturlng
at various training camps, frankly
admits it.
There are few, If any German
prisoners any more" he said. "They
just refuse to take them. A dead
German causes less trouble. During
the early part Of the war, the Scots
occasionally took captives, but the
Germans so hated and feared the
Highlanders that when one fell into
their hands he rarely reached nearer
the prison camp than a second line
Of trenches. The Scots retaliated,
and soon prisoners sent to the rear
were few and far between"
Private Peat, when in Fargo, was
not quite so frank about it. He init
mated that the British had had one
or two painful and costly experiences
with Germans wso yelled KAN
arad" in token Of surrender, and that
after that they did not so readily ac-
cept the signal Of surrender. They
generally shot first and then ex-
amined afterward.
It is also known that there are
certain Canadian regiments who saw
their captured comrades crucified be-
fore their eyes. who are pledged to
neither accept nor give any quarter.
From a safe distance of 1000 miles,
Of course, such a situation is hor-
rible to contemplate. But what the
same citizen who deplores it, would
do when actually confronted with
the problem Of risking his own life
to exercise mercy, is another matter.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-25
THE NEW WHEAT PRICE.

Once again President Wilson has
demonstrated both his political
Rcumen and his bountiful supply OF
common sense.
No sooner does Congress show evil
dence of starting hue and cry than
the President steps in and with one
order steals the political thunder OF
the representatives, and sweeps away
the foundations from beneath them.
So It was with the reorganization
of the war department Congress
planned to assert its independence by
demanding q reorganization of the
war department. The President
promptly submitted a bill giving him
blanket power to reorganize ali the
government departments. 1t was
rather more reorganization than
Congress counted on. and it left that
reorganization TO the President.
Then came a food Of bills TO
raise ths price Of wheat for
the 1918 crop. The prices suggested
ranged all the way from $2.oO
10 SO a bushel. They would have
disrupted the entire food program OF
the government, thrown out OF pro-
norton the wage scales Of the coun-
try which have been the cause Of so
much friction. and would have given
grounds for very serious criticism
on the ground Of prohteering. A
price of SO for the 1918 wheat crop
would have brought immense for
tunes to holders of wheat stocks, and
would have left the farmers open to
the accusation Of prohteering.
The Presidents order which came
Saturday, fixes the price OF wheat at
1920 in Chicago, the same basis as
was paid for last years crop.
There is not one chance in 100
that this price will be changed. The
order therefore should remedy a very
serious situation. Many owners OF
wheat. were holding back supplies
from the market, expecting a higher
nrfoe. and these stocks will now be
released, averting the threatened
-four famine. Farmers will also be
encouraged to proceed with spring
planting. knowing a fair price is as
sured them. Such price will re-
turn them a good profit with an
average crop.
In Justice to the farmers it should
be said that the agitation for high
err price did not originate with them.
It came from those who wanted to
make political capital out Of such an
increase In price.
There is Just one right course OPEN
ana that course is to drop all agita-
ton for any higher prices, withdraw
the bills now before Congress, re-
lease supplies of wheat that are be-
ing held back, and proceed with all
possible vigor to make the 1918 crop
the biggest the country has ever
known. Anyone who doesn't fall in
to line with that program is placing
self interest above the nations inter
est, and the worlds safety.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-25
Big STOCK sale TO
Be Held AT WILLISTON
More Than 200 Pure-bred Cattle TO
BE Ohgered-SaIe VIII he Held
wednesday and Thursday.

Williston, n. D.. Feb. 25.-The sec
lowstone Pure-bred Livestock associ-
alton will be held in this city at the
pavilion, Wednesday and Thursday
Of this week. over 200 pure-bred ami
mails will be offered for sale and there
will be an especially good opportunity
eron horses and Durham cattle. Ow-
ing to the shortage of forage in some
localities, these two breeds will be
offered at auction more freely than
they would had the feed situation
been better.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-25
Flag Signals

BY J, Minor Dorey of The Vigilantes
FOR communication between the
firing line and the reserves or com.
mander in the rear, the subjoinec
signals are prescribed and should be-
Infantry Drill Regula-
tions. Revised for the use of Emper-
or William and the German army:
A. M. Always Mutilate.
C. @. G. Carry Concealed Carvers
CT. Confscate Females.
ID. Il. Devil Take.
#. Frightfulness.
Il. Fetch Livers.
G. Gouge.
II. H. H. Hammer He'll Hard.
X. Knife.
l.. T. Loot Towns
.. Cypress.
p. Putrefy.
r.. Ruin.
II. N. Rip Nerves.
r. T. Real Torture,
S. S. S. Save Soldiers Stomachs.
T, Truncate.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-25
BREAKING ALL PREcEDENTs.

Judge Renesaw lands OF Chicago
mas the trick Of doing the spectac-
uIar.
He fined the Standard OIL COM
pany 1000 900.
Now he has done something even
more remarkable.
He had an appointment with Presi-
dent Wilson, made by telegraph.
When he reached Washington he
found he could transact his business
with q minor government employee.
He did 50, and cancelled his appoint
nnent with the President, releasing
Mr.. Wilson from that much tax on
his energy.
The millennium can't be very far
away,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-25
FROM THE SOLDIERS VIEW.
POINT,

For some time we have felt that
the attitude of a few mighty good
citizens toward the men in the train
ing camps and cantonments was
somewhat that Of the hen that has
Matched out some ducklings, but in
such a case silence on the part of the
civilian is golden, for very obvious
reasons.
However, it is interesting to get
some official corrob6ration Of this
hitherto unexpressed opinion. Some
friend of The Forums at Camp
Dodge occasionally sends along a
copy Of The Camp Dodger, the news
paper issued for the camp, and very
creditable and breezy weekly. It is
no longer a little" weekly, either,
and it has an editorial column that
would be a credit to any city daily.
Under the heading Of Educate Our
Civilians" it hits out rather straight
from the shoulder. in a recent issue.
1t says:
THE startling way in which
Secretary Baker has been literal
" forced to reveal to Congress
some of Americas most vital
war secrets, brings to the soldier
a new and most incumbent duty
at this time.-That duty is to
educate the people back home in
order that such an occurrence
may never happen again. 1t is
known that some men in the
service gain pleasure in writing
home to relatives and friends,
exaggerating little hardships Of
camp life, and creating the i'm
preston that things are going
badly with our new army.--The
soldier must remember in writ
ing home, that his word is relig-
ion to the people who read his
letters. Any little complaints
are quickly exaggerated by those
who are anxious for the welfare
Of their boys.
Now those are things that nobody
outside the service could say without
being accused OF indifference to the
welfare Of the soldiers or actual dis
loyalty.
It Is an unusual experience for
virtually all OF the men. Everyone
knows the wonderful tales Of hard
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-25
tFeb. 1926. March ali. laIs.l
Treasury Department, OGiice OF Comp
troIIer Of the Currency.

Washington. D. c.. February IL,
1918.
Whereas, by satisfactory evidence
presented to the undersigned, il has
been made to appear that The First
National Bank of Fargo, located in
the City of Fargo, in the County If
Cass and State of North Dakota, has
complied with all the provisions of
the Act of Congress TO enable Ma
tional Banking Associations to ex-
tend their corporate existence, and
for other purposes, approved July IL,
1882. as amended by the Act, approved
April ~, 1909;
Now, therefore, I, Thomas p. Kane.
Acting Comptroller of the Currency,
do hereby certify that The First Ma
tional Bank of Fargo, located in the
City of Fargo. in the County of Cass
and State of North Dakota, is author
ICED to have succession for the period
specified in it's amended articles OF
association, namely, until the close or
business on February IL, 1888.
In testimony whereof witness my
hand and Seal of office this twelfth
day of February, 1918.
(SeaD 7. p. KANE,
Acting Comptroller of the Currency.
Extension No. 1891.
Charter No. 1877.
(Feb. is to March rs. 1879
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-25
LOYAL AMERICANS
FEAST AT BANQUET
Two Hundred Attend Event Given
at Dickinson in Commemoration
of Washinuton's Birthday.

Dickinson, N. D., Feb. 25.-Two
hundred loyal Americans gathered
at the Masonic temple in Dickinson
on Friday and celebrated Washing
toms birthday with patriotic ad-
dresses and musical numbers. HART
well Johnson, worshipful master,
presided as POSTMASTER. Attorney
Pugh and Attorney Burnett were
among the speakers OF the evening.
Dancing was enjoyed after the ban
quet.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-25
TALENT ON PROGRAM.
Henson Farmers to Hold Annual
Meeting Mt MaddDck.

Maddox, N. D., Feb. 25.-Atty. Gen.
William LANCER; J. A. McGovern,
Fargo, state grain inspector; J. j.
Osterhaus, state dairy commissioner;
j. M. Anderson, st. Paul, president OF
the Equity Cooperative exchange;
u. S. Elmer, of the United states
biological survey; and other speakers
are on the program for the fourth
annual Farmers week to be held at
the Benson County Agricultural col
lege here Feb. 26 to March ]. inclu-
sive.
A large attendance of county farm
ers is expected.