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1917 yield, 80 tons; value of 1917
crop, S540; crop short for 1917, "a
tons; cost to purchase shortage, ST.
1872.
Corn ensilage: average yield, 747
tons; value Of average crop, $2,9sS;
1917 crop, $50 tons; value of 1917
crop, 5000; crop short for 1917, 597
tons; cost TO purchase shortage, ST.
38s.
Potatoes: average crop, 10,169
bushels; value Of average crop, $l2,-
2O2.80; 1917 crop, $500 bushels: value
Of 1917 crop. s4,56O; crop short for
1917, $500 bushels; cost to purchase
shortage, $7,642.sO.
Beets: average crop, s97 bushels
value Of average crop, $53S.20: 1917
crop, 225 bushels; balue of 1917 crop,
1885, crop short for 1917. 672 bush
els; cost to purchase shortage, $403.-
20.
Carrots: average crop, 72O bush
els; value of average crop, 1892; 1917
crop, 600 bushels; value of 1917 crop,
$500; crop short for 1917, 100 BUSH
els; cost to purchase shortage, $72.
Rutabagas: average crop, 10 bush
els; value Of average crop, 1886; 1917
crop, 200 bushels; value Of 1917 crop,
800; crop short for 1917, 40 bush
els: cost to purchase shortage, 1886.
Sweet corn, roasting: average
crop, $50 bushels; value of average
crop, 1888; 1917 crop, so bushels;
value of 1917 crop. $50; crop short
for 1917, 483 bushels; cost to pur-
chase shortage, $4S3.
Green peas, shelled: average crop,
205 bushels; value Of average crop.
$40; 1917 crop, 1876 bushels; value of
1917 crop, $3.50; crop short for 1917,
so bushels; cost to purchase short
age, $3.50.
String beans: average crop, 1872
bushels; value of average crop. 1864;
1917 crop, 100 bushels; value of 1917
crop, $500; crop short for 1917, 50
bushels; cost to purchase shortage,
$164.00.
Parsnips: average crop, 6S5 BUSH
els; value of average crop, $411 80;
1917 crop, 700 bushels; value of 1917
crop, 1920.
Turnips, white: average crop. 429
bushels; value of average crop, $2l4.-
so; 1917 crop, rs bushels; value Of
1917 crop, $3.50; crop short for 1917,
354 bushels; cost to purchase short
age. $177.
Onioss, ripe: average crop, 933
bushels; value of average crop, 1898;
1917 crop, 400 bushels; value of 1917
crop, $500: crop shortage, 533 BUSH
els: cost to purchase shortage, $3.50.
Onions, green: average crop 416
bushels; value of average crop, S416;
1917 crop, 800 bushels; value OF 1917
crop, $500; shortage, 116 bushels;
cost to purchase shortage. $116.
Tomatoes, ripe: average crop, ATS
bushels; value of average crop, $475;
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-22

magnitude and difficulty with extra
ordinary promptness and efficiency.
There have been delays and disap-
pointments and partial miscarrIagss
Of plans, all Of which have been
drawn into the foreground AMI
exaggerated by the investigations
which have been in progress since
the senate has sembled-investiga
tions which drew indispensable Off
cials of the department constantly
away from their work and officers
from the commands. and contributed
a great deal to such delay and con-
fusion as had inevitably arisen.
"But by comparison with what
has been accomplished these things,
much as they were to be regretted,
were insignificant, and no mistake
has been made which has been re-
peated.
Nothing Helpful.
i" Nothing helpful or likely to speed
or facilitate the war tasks of the
government has come out of such
criticism and investigation. under
stand that reorganizations by legis-
Iation are to be proposed have
not been consulted about them and
have learned of them only at sec
ond hand-but their proposal came
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-22


has been successful in obtaining
prices below the current wholesale
quotations in many instances, ana
the statement showing prices at
which the board contracted for COM
modities during the last quarter OF
1919 compared with the contract
prices for the same commodities for
the first quarter of this year, amply
portrays the tremendous Increased
cost Of living. -.,-
The average householder in North
Dakota. whose daily task is that
of insuring three square meals a day
for his family, has no doubt grasp
ed the idea that it costs somewhat
more to live, but the board Of con-
troll has reduced the sensation OF
having more money for necessities
10 cold statistics, and the result Is
startling.
The following statement covers
purchases for the asylum for the in
sane, with a total population OF
about 1175 inmates, and about 2oo
EMPLOYEES, 1t represents only about
half of the purchases made each year
for ali of the institutions maintained
under the direction of the board OF
rOutr0I -
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-22
President Says War Secre-
tary is One of Ablest Of
ficials He Has Known
CHAMBERLAIN'S
SPEECH CRITICISED
" Astonishing and Abso-
lutely Unjustiiable Dis
tortion of the Truth"
(By Associated Press.l

Washington, Jan. %. - President
Wilson issued a statement last night
characterizing as an astonishing
and unjustifable distortion of the
truth" assertions made by Senator
Chamberlain in a speech at New
York Saturday concerning inaction
and efficiency on the part of the gov
eminent in its war preparations.
Investigations conducted at the
capitol, the President said, had
brought to the foreground delays and
disappointments and had contributed
to them by drawing officials away
from their work.
Nothing helpful or likely to speed
or facilitate the war tasks of the
government has come out of such
criticisms and investigation, he
added,
Legislation proposed by the SEN
ate military committee for the crea-
ton Of q war council and a minister
of munitions, the President declared,
had come after effective measures
or reorganization already had been
maturely perfected.
One OF Ablest Officials.
The President said he regarded
Secretary Baker as one OF the ablest
public officials he had ever known
and that the country soon would
learn whether he or his critics under
stood the business at hand.
When Senator Chamberlain heard
of the Presidents statement, he made
one in reply, saying he had spoken
extemporaneously at New York and
that his criticisms were directed only
at the military establishment, not at
other departments of the govern
ment. He declared he would press
his legislation in spite Of the Presi-
dents opposition.
The statement follows:
when the Presidents attention
was called to the speech made by
Senator Chamberlain at a luncheon
in New York on Saturday, he immedi-
ately inquired of Senator Chamber
lain whether he had been correctly
reported, and upon ascertaining from
the senator that he had been, the
President felt 1T his duty to make
the following statement:
Senator Chamberlain's statement
as to the present inaction and ineffec-
tivencss Of the government is an
asst 1r ,shilg and absolutely I'M
justtflable distortion of the truth. AS
a matter Of fact the war department
has performed a task Of unparalleled
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-22
serious intention to reform its prac.
tice'".
chamberIain's Reply.

chamberlain's Reply.
Senator Chamberlain said:
In my New York speech had not
prepared the address and spoke ~
minutes extemporaneously without
notes. I pointed out that from
Bunker Hill to the present time we
had no military organization or
policy. The press report Of my ad-
dress was correct. But my argument
was directed to the military estab-
lishment and not to other depart
ments of the government, although
it was broad enough to be subject
to that Interpretation. But those
hearing it knew / referred merely TO
the military establishment, and that
the senate military committee had
undertaken, through the bills for a
war cabinet and director Of NUM-
tions, to work out changes in the
establishment.
II explained that these bills were
not administration measures. dlo
not misrepresent them.
Secretary Bakers efforts to better
his organization have my utmost ap-
prevail. He has made much I'M
provement. But the inherent weak
ness of his reorganization is that no.
BODY. between the army and the
President has legal authority. There
was the council Of national Defense
the war industries board and the
clearance committee-all purely
voluntary organizations - between
the President and the army. The
war cabinet and director of muni-
tons win be created by law with
definite legal powers and dutles'
resDectfvelV to map out and direct
war policies and to have charge of
war supplies. BY this plan we would
substitute a strong for a weak link
in the chain of organization.
'I regret very much that the
is not with me. But
/ an acting under my cath and will
have the approval Of my own con-
science even if not of the admins
tration.
"The people are entitled to be let
into the committees confidence. If
the people don't want it, that will
be all right. It's their war"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-22
ALT WHITE WEBS
Mayor of Dickinson Married to Mrs,
Cartwright at jamestown.

Dickinson, n. D., Jan. p. - The
marriage of Alfred White, mayor OF
Dickinson, and Mrs. Jessie Cart
wright by the Rev. J. s. Brayfield. at
jamestown, has been announced. The
couple have gone TO Los Angeles to
spend the winter.
Mayor White is serving his second
term as chief executive. He has been
a resident of Dickinson for more than
thirty years and in the early days
was a passenger conductor on the
Northern Pacific. or late years, he
has been in the banking business.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-22
AUSTRIAN PERISHES IN
STORM near TRENTON
John DeVorak Found Face Down In
Snowbank Short Distance From .
the Missouri River.

Williston. n. D.. Jan. 22.-John De-
Vorak, an Austrian, 20 years old, was
found dead near Trenton, death be-
ing due to exposure to the cold. He
was proving up on a homestead
about three miles from Trenton and
was returning to his home when he
became lost in a snowstorm. He was
found face down in the snow bank.
In crossing the main channel of the
Missouri river, the current of which is
strong enough to prevent freezing Of
the overflow, DeVOrak became wet
above his knees and fell exhausted
in the snow.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-22

John II. Booming, Bismarck, Charged
With Taking $123 From 500 Depot.

Bismarck, n. d., Jan. 22.-John II,
Booming, Bismarck taxi-driver, is
under arrest charged with burglars
izing the 500 passenger station. and
stealing 1923. The taxi man was To-
Gated at the Northern Pacific station
waiting for No T. After the traia
had pulled out, he was hailed by off
GERS, who clambered into his cab and
asked him to drive them to the police
station, where Booming was placed
under arrest.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-22
NO CLUE TO YEGes.

New Rockford, n. D.. Jan. 22.-No
clue has been obtained which will
lead to the arrest of the yeggs who
early Friday morning OF last week,
entered the Great Northern station
at Bremen, IL miles west of here, AMI
escaped with $40 in currency. The
men pried open a rear window to eff
feet their entrance to the station.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-22
ELEVATOR BURNS

Bowman, y. D.. Jan. %. 49, The
Columbia elevator at Watauga, S. D.
was destroyed by fire, which is sup-
posed to have been of incendiary
origin. The elevator contained 7,090
bushels of grain. A large amount &C
coal was also consumed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-22
Will Revoke
Certificates
Of Teachers

Brinsmade, y. D., Jan. e.
Because Of the frequent Tesigna-
tons Of school teachers in differ
ent parts of Benson county,
Peter Anderson. superintendent
of county schools. has announced
that action will be started to re-
woke the certificates of teachers
who cannot show valid reasons
for resigning.
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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-22
DEATH OF MOTHER
and BABE ACCIDENTAL
coroner's Jury investigates Tragedy
Near PIentywood, Notwithstanding
Finds Two Dead.

Plentywood. n. d., Jan. 22.--'Acci@
dental" was the verdict Of the cOFon-
er's jury investigating the death OK
Mrs. Dan PiersOn and her 6-months-
old child, which the mother evidently
held in her arms when she met her
death.
Returning to his home recently, the
husband found his wife and child
shot to death.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-22
LIVING COST UP 81 PER
CENT AT STATE ASYLUM

CONTINUED from page H.
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Consumption at Asylum
The following enumeration is the
apnroximate amount. of the above
T1antioned articles used at the hospi-
TAI for the insane during a one-year
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-22
MADDOX DEFEATED.
New Rockford High Wins Over Visi'
tors by Score of IS to 5.

New Rockford. n. D., Jan. %
New Rockford high school defeated
Maddox high on the local
gymnasium court by a score Of Is
to s. The visitors displayed flashes
of speed. but were unable to get
away with it. Ned Byfield at forward
for New Rockford, was easily the
star performer, scoring Is out Of the
IS points.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-14
CABLE NEWS BRIEFS

NJ CIemenceau inspecting mpor-
the front and the made resist Ger
offensive This he will discuss the impressions he
has formed with the council of ministers.
proposed of all German prisoners of in
Peograd to the Totzky in the OF Oenbug
would n the dsorgsnzed OF Russia be aught
with the danger the German commission in Petrogrsd
has most strongly protested"
number of Russian officers and military employees
the Rumanan front assy and resolved in favor OF sup
porting the of Russia and the action OF the
provisional Novo Tchekask composed OF Generals
Kornlof and Alexeef.
Vossiche Zetung telegram that the parliamentary sit
uation in Austria, owing to the lack government majority
daily critical threatened the
tension Of Landsturm service to of years.
A Berlin the Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant
says and gravel question approaching satisfactory
solution The German will probably by concator
declaration, make this solution possible"
Details Coenbranders death show that whilst he and
others riding Kip River they of their
depth horses becoming excited unseated several of the
riders Col Coenbrandr be swimming well, but
IDENTIFY the overtaxed his heart and he sank
body of Red Guards has set out from Tamrrogs
plagng all farms encountered its march, kill
ing orturing the Among other murders that
of the Finnish Diet M ngan earned cut
in circumstances of indescribsble brutality.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-14
French Pay Tribute to First
Wounded Sammy


The French government has erected
a monument in honor OF Lieut.. D'Vere
n. Harden. Company C. Signal Corps.
Second Field Battalion, the first
American wounded In battle in France.
The monument which commends
Lieut.. Harden for bravery in action
was erected at the door of the dugout
he occupied the day he was wounded.
Ben Boyce, Of Indianapolis, son or
w. d. Boyce, owner of they Boyce
newspapers, was with Harden at the
time he was wounded. In letter to
his father Boyce says, in part:
Lieut.. Harden has been in the army
fourteen years, including five years in
foreign service. with trips to Alaska
and Panama as a wireless operator. He
is fine-looking, clean-cut, clean-living
man, who surely deserves promotion
when you think OF the way We are
commissioning new men with little ex-
perience as captain, etc, at home. II
surely would be no more than right to
give men like Lieut.. Harden. with the
education. active service, experience
and other qualifications a promotion.
1t would encourage the men here.
Lieut.. Harden is IS years old and
married. Mrs. Harden Is living with
her parents at Burlington, VT, during
the war"
The Washington herald., 1918-03-14
Sly Shots at the SoIons.
By THE OBSERVER.


Legislatures very frequently have
control Of cities Of States in which
they are located, so Washington can
feel friendly toward them. But all of
these cities help elect members TO their
legislatures. This is ground upon
which we are foreigners to those cities.
We have heard that someone has
been told not to let "Jimham" Lewis
break loose any more on an interna-
tional question unless he talks for the
folks who attend to our international
business Upon reflection we agree
this would be the better course to pur-
sue.
NDid you ever try to size up. in the
Congressional halls, men who are
afraid to say their mind is their own,
men who dare not speak what they
think? It's an interesting occupation.
Try it some day.
John Skelton Williams is said by
bankers Of the country who are
thoroughly patriotic and who are not
in touch with Wall Street to be every
impractical" The hope is expressed
SAAoA NoAeACoS VIII Two OF
three little measures ]. s. w. has
caused to be introduced in the Senate
Merger Of the two local street car
systems plus the services of one good,
live manager would work wonders in
this dear old city. Or two good, live
managers distributed evenly among
the present companies would work
wonders.
Some day some member of Congress
will rise to his feet and exclaim-or
perhaps the chaplain OF the House
will put it in his daily prayer-"Give,
o. give us. Burleson, good operation
OF the mails on the ground before YOU
try to mount to the heavens"
Did you ever know that Bufleson
thinks Bryan is a great statesman?
And did you know, too. that Bryan
The Washington herald., 1918-03-14
OPPOSITION FACING
OVERMAN MEASURE
War Bill Expected to Come Up Be-
fore Senate Soon.

Determined effotts will be made TO
report the overman~bill to the Senate
Friday or Saturday.
Senator OveIman tried hard to get
the bill out of the Judiciary Commit
tee yesterday, but Senator Reed, Of
Missouri, raised objection.
The administration plan Is said to
be to allow the ''insurgents" in the
Judiciary Committee TO talk them
selves out" and then put the bill on
the floor and meet the attacks there.
President Wilson insists that the
measure should not be amended ma
terially.
yesterday put in an amendment al
lowing the President to reorganize the
army, navy and Shipping Board, but
forbidding him to interfere with the
Interstate Commerce Commission or
Federal Reserve Board. The amend
ment was sent to subcommittee for
a report.
What opposition is in store for the
bill was indicated by Senator Cum
Minis when he said in debate:
What would the world say IL the
next day after the Overman bill was
passed, the President transferred all
power OF the Interstate Commerce
Commission to the Director General?
That would make the unthinkabie
situation of the DIRECTOR General
creating rates, and the shipper hav-
ing to appeal to him.
The time has come when we must
emancipate ourselves from slavery,
and let the Senate determine just
what is absolutely necessary in the
way of power to win the war"
The Washington herald., 1918-03-14
War Garden Scrapbook

The Washington Herald has
opened q War Garden DEPART
meat In charge Of expert agri-
eultuTists, who win assist the
readers of this paper I'm every
possible way to raise bumper
war crops this summer.
The Herald is publishing daily
garden lessons and hints, which
Will appear I'm every issue of this
paper until crops are harvested.
Why not be n systematie and
scientific war gardener this sea-
con and follow these articles
daIlyf
would IL not be an excellent
suggestion to start q WAR GAR
DEN sCRAPB00Kf Clip out
daily hints, paste them I'm q book
and you viii soon have a COM
plete garden guide, arranged
daily In the order In which you
VIII be most apt to need IL.
Begin WAR GAR d Il n
sCRAPBooK TO-DAY.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-14
GIRLS! ACT NOW!
HAIR COMING OUT
means DANDRUFF
'Danderine' VIII Save Your Hair
and Double Its Beauty
at Once.
Try Thsl Your Hair Gets Soft,
Wayy, Abundant and
Glossy at Once.

save your hair! Beautify It! 1t is
Inly matter of using little Dander-
ne occasionally to have a head of
leavy, beautiful hair; soft. lustrous,
yavy and free from dandruff. II Is
sasy and inexpensive to have pretty,
:harmtng hair and lots OF It Just
pend a few cents for a small bottle
4 Knovlton's Danderfne now-all
lrug stores recommend it-apply a lit
ie as directed and within ten min
ties there win be an appearance Of
abundance; freshness. fiuffiness and an
ncomparable. gloss and lustre, and try
s you win. you can not find trace Of
landruH or falling hair; but your real
urprise will be after about two weeks
lee. when You will see new hair-fine
nd downy AZ flrst-yes-but really new
afr-sprouting out an over your scalp
-Danderine Is. we believe, the only
ure hair grower. destroyer Of dam
run and cure for itchy scalp, and 1t
ever fails to step falling hair at once.
II you want to prove how pretty and
oft your hair really Is, moisten a
10th with liftle Danderine ana care
suliy draw Il through your hair-tak-
ng one small strand at a time. Your
air viii be soft glossy and beautiful
q Just q few moments-a delightful
urprise awaits every one who tries
his.-kdx. s41's
The Washington herald., 1918-03-14
SUFFRAGE SO NEAR,'
SAYS MRS. DANIELS
Navy Secretary's Wife Condemns
Double Code of Morals.

Suffrage Is so marvelously near.
SO sure of quick accomplishment,
that II Is not worth while for me
to talk about it," said Mrs. Josephus
Daniels before a meeting of the To-
cal suffragists at tea yesterday
afternoon at the headquarters of
the National American Woman Suf-
frage Association, 1886 Rhode Is
land avenue northwest.
After being introduced by Miss
Mary Garrett Hays. Mrs. Daniels
spoke informally on suffrage ideals.
IF woman desires a thing and
desires 1t very much, after a time
that thing will come to pass" said
Mrs. Daniels. Suffrage is "a thing
that women have desired and work
ed for these many years, and it is
now very near"
The double code OF morals was
condemned by Mrs. Daniels. 1--WE
women must insist upon only one
kind Of morals" she said. "for both
man and woman. As mothers, we
should teach our daughters to ask
for high standards and our boys to
live up to them"
u In the receiving line yesterday
afternoon were: Mrs. Edward P.
Costigan, OF Colorado, wife of the
Tariff Commissioner; Mrs. Carl
Vrooman, Mrs. Victor Murdock,
Mrs. Clifford Pinchot, Mrs. Theodore
Noyes, Mrs VIM. C. Gorgas, Mrs.
v. Everit Macy and Mrs. Cordelia
Powell Odenheimer.
Surgeon General VIM. C. Gorgas
was one of the few men present.
At the tea table were Mrs. Dun
can u. Fletcher, OF Florida; Mrs.
Chas. 8. Thomas, of Colorado; Mrs
John F. Shafroth. of Colorado;
Mrs. Joseph I. France, of Maryland; ;
Mrs. A. A Jones. of New Mexico;
Mrs. VIM. H. King, of Utah; Mrs.
Howard Sutherland, of West Vir-
ginia; Mrs. Paul Trammell, of Flor
ida; Mrs. James r. Mann. of Illinois !;
Mrs. George r. Lunn, of New York !;
and Mrs. George r. Francis, of New
York.
Members of the younger Con-
gressional set assisted at the tea
table.