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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-21

were fed through the keyhoIs with a squirt gun,
Or something like that and stayed there until they
came forth, haggard but triumphant with their
brain child the Liberty motor, that was destined
to make the German General Staff lie right down
on Its back, kick its legs in the air, and say
Woodrow"
OF course it made bully reading We don't
recall now whether the Presidents Creel or just
Mr.. Baker was responsible for the tale. but it
was q good one. The only trouble with 1t
that 1t wasn't true. Now that the war is over,
one Of the big automobile companies has pub
IIshed in pamphlet form. what 1t claims is the
real story Of the Liberty motor. It deve
oped by this companys engineers at cost of
more than 100000 during several years of ex-
perimenting. Anyone who has been in Detroit
knows that this experimenting was in progress
long before America entered the war.
This country turned over its plans and its chief
engineer to the government free for the duration
of the This chief engineer entered the hotel
bedroom with other engineer and agreed
upon some minor changes. Then this engineer
gave up a $4,000 job to take a majors commits
sion, and nearly got arrested because he was
technically guilty Of accepting profit of $57
some stock he still held with the company which
later took contracts.
There you have the company's story told now
that the war is over, and anyone knowing the
complicated nature OF an airplane engine would
accept it more readily than the other tale.
We have forgotten whether Mr.. Creel doctored
this particular story or not, but he has admit
ted similar doctoring of other stories Yet this
same gentleman who uses facts so carlessly is
going to censor the official that comes from
the peace conference and ration the wires I'm
less he has reformed his methods of censoring,
we would prefer to accept the unofficial reports
from plain. everyday newspaper men, the pick of
whom are now in France, and who have some old
fashioned ideas that the ethics of newspaper work
forbids tampering with facts even to make
good story. -
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-21
THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

Twas the night before Christmas, when all
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
The stockings We're hung by the chimney with
care, ": = y ....'tE- r
In hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there.
The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions OF sugar plums danced through
And mamma in her kerchief and in myacap
Had just settled ourselves for a long winters
nap a .~
When out on the lawn there rose such clatter
I sprang from my bed to see what was the
matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash;
The moon on the crest of the new fallen snow
Gave a luster Of midday to objects below;
when what to NV wondering eyes did appear
But miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer
With little old driver 50 lively and ID I quick
knew in "a flash it must be st. Nick. *
More rapid than eagles, his courses they came g
And he whistled and shouted and called them
by name. as:
'cNow Dasher; now Dancer; now Prancer and
Vixen E.gss
On Comet; on Cupid; On Dunder and Bitten
To the top of the porch, to the top of the wall
Now dash away. dash away, dash away ALL
AS dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly
When they meet with obstacle mount to the
sky ".| jill = Z.
So I'D to the housetops the coursers they flew
With a sleigh full OF toys and st. Nicholas too
And then in a. twinkling ] heard on the roof
The prancing and paving Of each little hoof;
Down the chimney ST. Nicholas came with a
bound
He was dressed all In fuf from MS nead 10 MS
foot
And his clothes were all tarntshed with ashes
and SCOT;
A bundle of toys he had flung on his back
And he looked like peddler just opening his
pack
His cheeks were like roses, his month like a
cherry;
His dpoll little mouth was drawn up like a bow
And the beard on his chin was as white as the
snow.
The stump of a pipe he held in his teeth,
And the smoke it encircled his head like
wreath.
And I laughed when saw him in spite of my
self
A wink of his eye and a twist Of his head
Soon gave be to know had nothing to dread.
He spoke not a word but went straight to his
And filled all the stockings; then turned with a
jerk
And giving a. nod UP the chimney he rose.
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a
And away they all new like the down Of a
But HiT'lI heard him exclain ere he drove out Of
merry Christmas to all and to ali: good night"
DIR. Clement G. Moore.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-21
Fargo. Dec. 20.

To the Editor of The Forum:
Seeing piece in your paper OF Dec. 16 headed
Kill the dog, and save the sheep" or something
to that effect, in which you also spoke about the
wolves destroying so many sheep, you seemi to
think if you killed the doys that the wolves
would not do much damage. Now then would
it not be good idea to get rid Of the wolves?
Let the state give a bounty on wolves and have
it large enough to pay a to keep dogs and
hunt them and then protect his dogs.
I will tell you how it worked in Wisconsin. At
first the state gave a small bounty OF $780,
and went after the wolves Well some hotheads
the bounty removed. and the chairman Of the
as he would kill a wolf. The next summer the
wolves killed 79 sheep and lambs for him. Then
he came to me and told me il would come
to his place with my dogs and hunt he would
board and feed my dogs and pay me good
wages besides. But told him not If the wolves
killed all his sheep, would not kill a wolf If
saw him sitting in the road. That fall when the
county board met they put the bounty on wolves
at $1,000 and imposed heavy fine on any one
that killed a. dog when the dog was hunting. Now
there are no wolves to be found in that country
So think that If the state OF North Dakota
would give large enough bounty to pay a man
to keep good pack of trailers and protect them
they would soon get rid of the wolves. If you
think this is worth the time and space in your
paper put 1t there.
Yours respectfully,
GEORGE w. AUSTIN.
Fargo, N. d.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-21
In The Open Forum
A Column Devoted to the Task of Keeping
UP with North Dakota Editors.

The Valley City Times Record:
If there is one friend in all this wide world
that you should remember at the coming
glad Christmas time, it Is your mother7she
is the best friend you ever had or ever will
have In time of trouble and Of sickness or
distress, in the dark hours Of the night, when
all seemed lost, she sat by your bedside and
with her nninistrations cooled the fevered
brow If you were sick, and when trouble
came to you, as it does in some manner to
everyone, mother was the guiding angel that
smoothed out the tangles for you. When
you were a little babe, mother watched over
you twenty-four hours in every day and
every day in your life she has followed your
steps, picking you up when you fell down
as a baby smoothing away the tears and
when you We're a young girl or a young man,
mother watched your step trying to point out
the.right way and denying herself many lux
sllries that you might have the comforts she went
without herself. Self sacrifice was always In
the heart of the true mother for her chill
dren. When you married and went away to
build a home. mothers prayers went out to
you in the stiffness OF the night and the
awakening of the day and her thoughts were
OF you No sacrifice has been too great for
you all her life and to the end of time she
will always be your mother. Jf you have
mother living gee that she gets small re-
membranes of some kind at this glad hol-
iday season.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-21
WHEN FORMULAS FAIL.
Utopia.

Mr.. Gilbert Chesterton writes about that state
OF mind where you begin to doubt the nluldpi-
cation table," If you try to establish general
formulas to govern all nations and to settle all
problems, you are likely to reach that state of
mind @-.a '. .s...,t
For nearly two years of war, have pinned
our faith on the abstraction that peoples should
have the right of self determination" It has
been something of a fetish with the American
people. 1t has been another way Of expressing
making the world safe for democracy" Diff
cult problems of boundaries and government
aeemed to- lend themselves to this delightfully."-
simple solution Of self determination"
Now some literal minded persons are calling
attention to the fact that the northern states
fought to prevent the South having the right of
self-determination and that no one any longer
questions the wisdom or justice of that course
, tt lis sophistry, of course, for the North was
really fighting to give the negroes self deter
lnination" but it skaters ones faith in formulas
even So and proves the danger of thinking in
generalities and trying to promulgate rules to
govern all possible situations.
When even self determination" plays us false,
what about government ownership or free trade
or any OF the other abstract theories? Why
wouldn't 1t be wiser to forget general formulas
and consider each individual case on its merits?
why. for example, if Fargo should be consider
ing the purchase of an electric light plant as a
straight business proposition should 1t be neces-
saryito dispose of the whole question of munici-
pal ownership for all time and for all cases2
Some writer's and statesmen seem more con-
cerned about establishing pet formulas at the
peace conference, than in getting concrete jus
tice and definite results,
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-21
Dinner Stories

This story was told by a soldier after two
weeks stay at a base hospital with an attack
Of theV measles
IA nurse went around and took the tempera-
ture of the sick soldiers, and while her back was
turned one soldier, instead of putting the ther-
monleter into his month, inserted it into cup
Of hot coffee standing near. He handed the
sthermoneter to a passing doctor, who first
looked at it and then at the patient.
My boy" he exclaimed, "you are not dead
but ought to be-"
The thermometer registered 12O degrees.
Her second husband had been buried during
the afternoon and as the dewy shades of even
ing We're gathering over the landscape she sat
by the open window waiting and watching the
shadows deepen into night.
What are you Watchng?' asked synpa-
thettc neighbor. Il am waiting" said the weep
ing widow, 'for the cats to begin fighting in
the back yard. This thing Of going to sleep
too hard to bear. Leave me alone with my grief
to gaze in the ever-changing wonders Of the
starlit skies. and when the cats begin I'll doze
off gently
Negro troops from Louisiana have a linguistic
advantage over other American soldiers. Many
of them, though living in sections where French
still is spoken are more or less familiar with
the language Of this land when they get here
But they have their difficulties nevertheless.
IT'S dis way" explains one tAh talk French
puhfectly, but not de kind dey talk in dis coun-
try. You see, All learned French from nah
fatah-de puEe. classical ole New Orleans
FFench-and dey don't speak dat kind ovah
heah"
do you think you could learn to love me?g
asked the young man.
WELT don't-know'' replied the sweet
young thing, thoughtfully.
q have $4,000 in Liberty bonds $4,000 in
vested in good paying stock"
go on; I'm learning
And $4,000 in well paying real estate
Az right dear; I've learned Believe me,
you're some teacher"
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-21

der Sir John Nixon fell back to their BASE Barsa,
on the Persian Gulf.
England felt the blow because Nixon, before
forced back, had penetrated within ten miles OF
Bagdad which was the objective, to be taken
to prevent the German control Of the road into
the east, which threatened India.
But the sting of General Townhend'g surren-
der, which only came when his supplies We're
exhausted, was taken away by his heroic de-
tense and by the subsequent success OF the
British In the east where the complete collapse
of the Turks was a stepping stone to Quick
end OF the war.
General Townshend FOR the most part was we'll
treated by the Turks. and at one time was all
loved to visit the American ambassador in Con-
gtantinople For a time his place OF captivity
was Prinkipo one Of the Princes Islands, in the
sea OF MarTnora. He was removed when the
British again began to press the Turks hard. in
1917.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-21

the Turks once more is re-
united with his family in
London.
There were many dark
hours when 1t seemed that
the man who was forced to
surrender his army of 5000
British, after a siege of 143
days, on April 80, 1916. would
never come back.
Townsfend, who had the
rank of major general at the
time he went with the Brit
ish forces into the east. was
left to hold Kut- ell Amara, an
important center OF Moslem
religion and culture.
This was when, following a
defeat by Turkish troops un-
der Field Marshal Won der
SaInSz 4ta Ry.itiafi forces nm
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-21

you that every winter these two little rabbits get
new fur coat, all white, not brown like the
And the reason for this is that Lovely Mother
Nature gives them white coat in the winter
time so that Daddy Fox and Old Man Weasel
and Robber Hawk and Tooty Owl will mistake
them for little snoWbalis when all the ground is
covered with snow
Well, now that we've got started / remember
left these two little rabbits and the Old Brown
Horse at the supper table in Uncle Luckys little
house on the corner of Lettuce street and Carrot
avenue Lettuceville, U. S. A.
Now, while they were just FINISHING their lolly-
pop cream puffs, they heard the hunting call Of
Tooty CIVIL. 1t sounded just outside the window
and Uncle Lucky gave three hops and half
across the room and snapped down tile lock on
the window and then pulled down the shade and
tied the string to the leg of a chair. And while
he was doing all this, Billy Bunny stuffed sofa
cushion up the chimney, for if Santa Clause could
get down it, why not Tooty Owl? | should like
Pole and the Lady street Car conductors on the
Broadway open-in- the -midd when they-want-
to cars?
But the Old Brown Horse didn't move No.
sir! He wasn't worried about Tooty Owl. He
as more worried about the iron shoe on his left
hind foot because one of fhe nails had come out
the rest of the winter, for the blacksmith had
gone to France to shoe Uncle Sans horses,
But oh, dear me- These two little. rabbits for
got all about the little window in the attic and
pretty soon, not so very long, who should fly
downstairs and into the dining room but Tooty
Owl himself And oh me, oh my! and oh you.
fierce hoot and flew right at Billy Bunny. Wasn't
that dreadful? And If the Old Brown Horse
hadn't been there, guess we'd have to say good
by to the little rabbit But when that Kind horse
saw what was going to happen, he threw out
his left hind leg and off came the loose iron
shoe and went right over the head of thar wicked
owl and hung around his neck like a collar and
OF course after that the old owl had to look in
the mirror to see If ip were becoming, 4and while
the buffet and closed the door. And in the next
story you shall hear what happens after that
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-21

II wouldn't say McTavish Gamma learn the
game" remarked Sandy, ais they trudged horne
from the links "but it viii be 5eaficult for
him."
Aye. agreed Donald. at times he win be-
like to burst, what VT heing so rcleegious and
tonguestied."
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-21

ANO'StS oAIu outTdSerS OF Germany
for an easier armistice and for
merely a towards effort to reach
sentiment Of a nation, many of
have often been inclined to yield
preference to standing for the riei
mitting cotton string to represenl
bone. The future OF civilization \
dangered If we should give any y
appeals to the neurotic sentiment
minded people.
Generosity to a beaten foe is an
touches tho sympathy of men and.
foolishly think of this war in term
of other days. But this was mer
murder in order to rob. The fright
made the hell Of Belgium and F,ral.
overrun lands, violating every law
God, was merely the fulfillment
time teachings of the whole Germa
The women Of Germany appeal
peace terms and for an armistice
critical plea of their sufferings, and
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-21
The TRUTH ARoUT THE LIBERTY MOTOR.

Everyone rememhers the thrill he received when
reading the story of the Liberty motor.
Tha country,a greatest engineers locked them
selves into hotel room. you remember, and re-
1naaased there four days or was il five? They
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-21
Who's Who

Gen. Charles v. H. Townshend- 'Townshend
Of Kut" as he was was acclaimed in Paris and
London where he recently arrived after four
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-21
Other Mems Views
An Editorial That May or May Not Square
With The Views Of The Forum.

From The Manufacturers Record:
through neurotic sympathy toward the vilest
CRIMINALS IN the worlds history in danger
OF losing the victory won on the battlefield
Every tear shed by the hypocritical liars and
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-21
Tales Of the Friendly Forest
BY David Cory

Let us put our heads together ana think
where we left off In the last story for pve
written so many and you have read SO many
that its no wonder you and get mixed up
sometimes, and almost make mistakes and
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-21
News and Comment

Did you even stand with persplring hands,
carefully slicked hair, and immaculate stiff collar
at grade school exercises" and recite the fol-
lowing:
Ye cali me chief; and ye do we'll to call
mum mum ndn Gnef wi Who for twelve long years has
beast the broad Empire of Rome could fur
nish, and who never yet lowered his arm. If
there be one among you who can say that
ever. in public fight or private brawl my ac-
lions did belle my tongue let him stand
1orth ana say 1t. If there be three in all
your company can face the bloody
sands, let them come And yet, was not
always thus hired butcher savage chief
OF still more savage men!
II you have done that, you know the reason
for the name "sparticides" which has been adopt
ed by the German branch of the BoIsheviki
The name recalled the fayorite schoolboy ora
tion or earlier days and few minutes with a
Roman history disclosed the fact that Sparta
Gus was a Greek, captured by the Romans who
became famous gladiator. He summoned the
other gladiators to follow him and staged one of
the niftiest little revolutions in history 1t last
ed for two years. from 73 to II B. c. and he
probably would have gotten away with it" tut
Tor dlssensions in his own ranks, as at that
time Rome had about all she could handle in
her foreign wars
The soldiers Of Spartacus couldn't stand pros-
perity however, and they began career of loot
lns' raping and pillaging in the most approved
Bolshevist style. About 5000 of them were
crucified along the Appian way. and the revolu-
ton never got over it. big Biz' again got the
upper hand in Rome
This little bit of history might be respectfully
referred to Mr.. Lebknecht
Traffic regulations for airpIanes are beginning
10 Worry-well they worrying chiefly the
sunday supplement writer's at present but they
may worry others before long
For one thing, the British civil air transport
committee has undertaken to upset the ancient
claim that the owner of the soil has a right
to the air above him as far as it goes Soon we
may nave come legal decisions on as to how high
in the air a mans lot extends
They are also talking about various zones of
flying based on the question Of speed The
swifter machines will have the higher areas
to themselves, and the slow going aircraft MAX
ing but 80 to 80 miles an hour, and hauling per-
haps gravel and sand, will have to fly but a few
'"et in the air.
ere is the possibility of captive bal
policemen stationed on them to di-
affic and even the possibility of aerial
aces anchored from captive balloons.
antastic, doesn't 1t, but perhaps some
his will clip it and put it in a scrap
twenty years from now laugh over it
so ridiculously short of what really has
opgs will replace "Marchng Through
and John Browns Body" and other
favorites, twenty years from now when
Army Of Democracy holds its reunions
Grand Army Of the Republic will be
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-21

8 t ar t off
by saying.
Billy Bun
ny sat down
b q atd d 9 a
rosebusEa," /"
w h en- it's
new Janu-
ary, or I'm
Gle Luck k "
wiped TIL e
Precipitation
+ II m his
foHe eh eia d
w 1T h his
b / u e silk
pol k afd OF
HI a d X err
chief" when
h Q w a S
really turn
ing up the
collar of his
great white
( ur over
coat. And,
by the way,
I didn't tell
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-21

opgs will replace "Marching Through
and John Browns Body" and other
favorites, twenty years from now when
Army Of Democracy holds its reunions
Grand Army Of the Republic will be
mory?
the Gold hnvsn will start thn;r 70
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-21

're is the possibility of captive ba1-
policemen stationed on them to di-
affic and even the possibility of aerial
aces anchored from captive balloons.
antastlc, doesn't it. but perhaps some
his will clip it and put it in a scrap
twenty years from now laugh over it
so ridiculously short of what really has
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