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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-09

mas letter today: also a note from
Mrs. Russell. Thanks very much for
the 25 francs-we don't know what
a dollar Is in this country, everything
is francs and centimes. / am en-
closing a sample OF French money. a
'Cinuuante confines piece. Your son
is getting to be a regular Frenchman;
but all the French know L. how TO
ask for the good things we have 70
eat.
Was out looking around last Sun
day and saw the statue erected in
honor OF Virgin Mary on Execution
ers Hill. They tell me they have quit
beheadinE people here now-it sure Is
awful though to think OF the number
Of people who have had their necks
shaved.
''We are all feeling fine. Every
body is in the best Of health. You
won't know your own son when we
get back for l weigh ten pounds
more than l did when we left the q.
S.
Tell Cousin Baseman that all he
needs to do Is to dig up his French
books and get busy. He will get by
all right in France. Tell him also to
be sure to bring along a supply Of
tobacco IL he smokes. II is hard to
get American tobacco here except
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-09

DurfnE the early part Of March
early eabbaxs. eaullHowsr. parsley.
onions and similar vegetables seed
can = sown In these window boxes.
In these the plants should De about
one and cne-haIf inches apart. Other
south windows can hs used for these
transpIanted plants o. a cold name
nav b built outdoors during the
early part OF April ana tie plants
placed I'm IL. such q cold frame can
BE made by putting a storm window
er ether sash with glass On top Of a
frame q boards about one foot high,
built % f7t the sash and slipping a
little 70 the south Earth or straw
should be h2nked around this frame.
DurfnE cold spe1ls the cold frame
sash nav be covered with straw,
shutters or old blankets. Tomatoes.
eEg plants, peppers. and celery should
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-09

where there are cash commissaries.
How are Paul and Kenneth? Sup
pose Kenneth is hard at work in
sChool-tell him to be sure to take up
French as there won't be any German
language left when we hit Berlin
Dad was always 80 afraid OF gums,
wish ne could see the number I
handle every day. We have q
Maxim machine gun here, captured
from the Germans. II sure Is some
piece Of work.
"Wlll write soon again. Guess we
win get our mail once In a while now
for they have found where we are,
Love,
Norman"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-09

The submarine blockade said =
government Official at a dinner. is
a blur. It does harm. Of course: il
does untold harm. but as a blockade
IL Is q bluff
The bluhinE. Dragging suhma-
rinsz remind ms OF the hen.
a hen. you know set out to see
the world. and met . crow in a re-
mote forest.
But, madam said the crow, are
you not afraid. without wings. OF
losing your wav In all this dense
tanEfaTa
Afraid on, no. said the hem
Every little while I lay an egg to
guide myself back by"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-09

Some Rrtiac5a1 means CT raising
order - he surs q growing so1a ~
our best vegetables - maturity In
ali parts q the state In EN-a wsar&
The growing o. plants for transnTEne-
tDE early also provides an earlier
supply O. some Vegetables thereby
1enEtheninE Tire season for mesa
veEe9nhaes-
The most ideal places . raise
vegetable plants are In Greenhouses
ana hothe5E- VAr5uus other Gsvicss
can be used when these are not avail
able
Several shallow nsxeg Es 70 1Ech-
IS 6eepl nlled with me Sol can BE
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-09

p1aced g SHELVES inside ths sclth
vfnsows CT tna hczza This Is not
tha EcSt IDEAL Place 60 raise early
rFznes hat when ether places are not
HwaEEAh1n III can - made to give
satisfactory results ore of the dis
28Wa1eaEes q this method Is that
While TIE sun Is shining The rcom
tsmpev@E1re - generally tha highest
inside xha w1U9ow wnSTe N1s W1H1oW
hoxes are. while during ire utEAE the
rneza tenneraeure Is the lowest nexE
q the window. This dffHcuftr can he
cverccDe 70 scEe extent ~ leaving
q Euaea O. three 20 I'VE inches BE-
tween the window hoIsS and 1he
glass 80 saS 70 permit circulation o.
tha air and hy pulling the shades
down az miEht C prevent TIRE chilling
Ct the plants TIE space inside Or
Suuth cellar windows IN q warm eel
lar can BE used f1 TIE sane way.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-09
GARDEN INFORMATION.

The Farm Vegetable Garden" Is
the title OF circular No. II y. II
Experiment Station. IL contains 81
pages and its Sc cuts illustrate how
to plan a garden. how to make hot
bed and cold frame; in short the
circular gives full information OH how
to make and care for a garden from
sowing the seed to harvesting and
storing the vegetables.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-09
STUDY FRENCH, NO
GERMAN AFTER
MACPHERSON
Moorhead Soldier, Writing
From france, Says All
Are In Good Health

Norman Peterson. member Of the
Grand Forks Machine Gun company
writes to his mother. Mrs. F. H,
Peterson, Moorhead. He advises his
brother to take uD the study Of
French as there will be no German
language left after we hit Berlin
The letter follows:
Somewhere in France. Feb. 8.
Dearest Mother Mine.
Received your and Dads Christ
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-09

Maddox. N. D.. March S.-Ths Ben
son Aggies defeated Sheyenne high.
19 to is. The game brought to a close
County Farmers week.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-09
ABORTION DISEASE
IN CATTLE

Abortion Disease in Cattle" Is the
title OF circular No. is n. d. Expert
ment Station by Dr.. L. Van Is. The
disease is described and preventative
measures given.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-09

not - sovn tin he latter part &c
March.
If. o. Werner.
n. y. Eek Station.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-09

AbOve-vns l. LsurOOt Oef Henry Cooper
L Berger QefD and Joseph E Davies.
candidates for the
loyasts
McGove Henry Allan Cooper Republicans
Berger Socialist Thompson taFoetts Republican
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-09

Model q, Grant SIX, 5-paSSenger,
Six cylinder, overheadvalvs engine Sx4E inch bore and
stroke cranshaf ong system
ring pstons Piston displacement 1902 cubic inches A
e. rating 21s h
Improved strombsrg Carburetor with permanent hot
tube connected hot air box integral with exhaust
manifold
Sparks Wilmington Vacuum Gasoline Feed placed
dash. with 1214 gallon tank in rear.
wagner Two-unit Starting and Lighting system with
capacity generator.
Bendir pniOn ly wheel starting sear clutch ana clutch
throw-out completely housed.
Remy Special Grant Ignition Win improved timer
Willard Storage Battery.
Drop Forged Front Axle. STANDARD I-bsam with extra
strong steering connections.
Jacox Steering Gear split nut type Throttle control
and horn button wheel 1s-inch Steering wheel
FUN Floating Rear Axle with 1s-ineh Equalzed Brakes
Emergency Brake has long throw.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-20

lights and rockets continually shoot
ing into the air, with the flashes from
the guns further back, form a picture
a man will not soon forget. And if a
man forgets, as he will forget, what
it all stands for, and the real mean
ing hidden behind it all, he can en-
Joy it. But while you are enjoying
it "Fritzie" sends over one Of his Wis
iting cards in your direction and you
decide it isn't so pretty after all, az
least it isn't worth staying up to see
Then our own guns open up with a
sudden barrage and you can't even
hear yourself think, and you wish
you were back home tucked up COM
fortably in a nice bed. Then you fall
asleep and dream you are in Florida,
and big mosquito Is buzzing around
you, and you wake up and find it is
a flock of aeroplanes flying overhead
on their way over to bomb the enc
my's lines. You doze off again and
wake with a start, with a terrific ex-
plosion ringing in your ears and you
wonder how much of the woods round
you have been left. And then you
realize that it is only a big naval gun
in the woods just below you, sending
over it's nightly compliments 70 Won
Hindenburg, and you grunt and roll
over and fall asleep again. Oh! it's
a great life, and when we get home
again we will be able to sleep through
a Florida thunder storm and never
know when it happens.
Well, we got our work completed
up there and returned to our billets
in town, but I will write you another
letter later on, and tell you what hap
pens after that. By the way, we have
left the British front, but of course
| can't tell you now where we are
With best regards to yourself and
all the folks in Punta Gorda, | re-
main,
Yours sincerely,
VIM. e. VECQUERAY,
LIST Sgt. Co. &C." 9Th U. S. Engrs
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-20
An Interesting Letter
From The Battlefront

This weeks Punta Gorda Herald
contains the following interesting
letter addressed to the editor
/ am afraid l have neglected my
correspondence with you for long
CT time than / had intended, so will
try to make up for it by telling you
as much as Mr.. Censor will let me
about what we have been doing. We
were still doing routine work, build
ing hospitals, laying waterw0rks,
making roads, etc.. In a quiet part o.
France when rumors began to circu-
late that we were to see active serv-
ice at the front. Then we got orders
to dispose Of surplus kit and supplies
and rumors grew to certainty, and one
day we entrained, headed for--well,
some one said one place, some said
somewhere else. In fact it was case
of Il don't know where I'm going, but
I'm on my way" However, we finally
arrived and found that we were at
tached to the Fourth British army,
and were going close to one of the
Warmest sectors of the British front.
l might as well tell you right now
that this company did not take part in
any big battle, but we have seen
enough to get mighty good idea OF
what war looks like close up. Two 0.
our companies did get into one Of the
big scraps, but that is another story.
Our first intimation that we were
getting into the actual war zone was
on noticing large shell and bomb
holes along the railroad right of way
In fact the second section of our train
was help up on account of an aero
plane raid, which tore up the rails
ahead of it. From that time on we
got used to seeing shell holes, al
though it was some time before Grit
zie' actually introduced us to some
Of his "Whizz- Bangs"
We moved up to little village be-
hind our own artillery lines, and, al
though we could hear lots Of noise
from our own guns, we were not both
cred by any of "Fritzies." His aero
planes used to fly over us once in
while, especially at night, but at first
he didn't drop any bombs. We would
hear machine guns and anti-air cra,,
guns banging away at him in the dis
lance, and orders would go around.
Lights out" Then we would wait
until he either went off in some other
direction or passed overhead, and on
his way. There is no mistaking the
mum of his aeroplancs, and once
heard it is never forgotten. AT first
we didn't take them very seriously,
put later on we gave them all the re-
spect due to them, and we're not a
bit ashamed to head for the nearest
dugout or cellar, when we heard him
coming; but that was after we had
learned our lesson.
Our work while in that village con-
sisted OF digging trenches and putting
up wire entanglements. A lot of the
work was well back Of the lines; but
one day we got orders to roll our
packs and take few days provisions
with us and do some work close to
our front line. It was here that we
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-20

really first came under fire, although
on one or two other occasions, few
shells had landed few hundred feet
away. Now they began to land a few
yards away and they were not quite
as interesting to watch when they
burst quite close as when they were
good distance off. Some of the work
| had to be done at night, as it was
under observation from the German
trenches, but the company has had
more than it's share of good luck and,
although we have naturally had a few
casualties, we have not had one man
killed yet. We were right in the midst
of our own artillery, and believe me.
the noise at night, when they all OBJ
ened up was awful. The ground lit
Ierally shook, and yet, after the first
night and day of 1t we were able to
sleep without being disturbed by the
noise. 1t was on our second nigh.
out that the company got "bloodied,"
ii. e., we received our first casualty. A
British battery had moved up to a new
position early in the evening, within
la 100 yards of one of the trenches in
which our boys were sleeping. Evil
IDENTIFY it was observed by the Ger
mans, and that night about $50 they
decided they didn't want that parti-
cular battery in that place, and sent
over a polite request for it to move.
The request came in the form of sin
inch shells. They dropped one ev-
cry 30 seconds for about an hour O,
SO, and, believe me, the battery
moved. So did our boys who were
Occupying the trenches in the imme-
date vicinity. It wasn't healthy in
that neighborhood. The German
gunners are splendid shots, every
she'll sent over that night landed close
ito that battery, and if they had not
moved out soon after the lombard
lment began, they would have lost it,
as several shells later made direct
hits right where the gun had been
placed.
1t is peculiar thing, but unless
there is too much fire among your
own guns, you can tell when a gun is
fired from the enemy side, headed in
your direction. You can hear a dull
thud, absolutely distinct from any Of
the other explosions, and almost i'm
'mediately afterwards comes the whine
of the she'll coming towards you The,
you sit down close to the side of
your trench, and wonder where it is
going to hit. Sometimes 1t doesn't
land within several hundred feet and
then again, it may land quite close
II isn't a safe bet, so the best way is
to keep under cover, until 1t does ex-
plode. You get used to them in time.
however, and seem to know automat-
ically when 1t is time to take to COW
err, and when 1t is safe to remain as
you are.
The front line trenches at night
are beautiful sight from distance.
Mind, I say from distance, because
closer inspection shows up things you
would rather not see. But at dis
lance they have Coney Island skinned
hollow. The various flares, signal
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-20

Mr.. Howard Curry, development
agent of the Seaboard Airline, in al
interview with a Telegram represen
tative, said:
am told that fully rs per cent O.
our corn crop is destroyed by weevils
and as there seems to be a simple
method of destroying this pest,
would urge every farmer to use all Of
his efforts in Kidding the corn Of the
weevil.
Husk Corn in the Fields
Corn weevils lay their eggs in the
grain before the corn is mature in the
field. Varieties Of corn having an op-
en- shuck usually have more weevils
than those with a heavy shuck that
comes we'll over the end of the ear.
The corn should be shucked In the
field; this will leave most of the wee,
wills in the shuck instead of bringing
them into the crib with the corn. The
shuck is no protection to the grain
after 1t is placed in the crib, but rath-
er, 1t interferes with successful fumi-
cation.
Preparing to Fumigate
Carbon bisulphide is the only ma.
terial required for fumigation. Be
sure that the room, or crib, is tight
the nearer air-tight the better. The
gas given of by the chemical kills
the weevils, and this must not be al
lowed to escape. The crib should be
ceiled, have tight floor, and closing
fitting windows and doors. The
amount Of the carbon bisulphide to
use depends on the size of the crib
and not on the number of weevils or
the amount of corn In the crib. The
material evaporates readily and forms
a heavy gas which penetrates down.
ward through the corn, killing all In
sect life. There must be sufficient
gas formed to fill the room, otherwise
the air will dilute the gas and the
weevils will not be killed. They must
be in contact with the gas for 30 min
utes or more.
Applying the Chemical
Use two pounds of carbon bisul-
phide for every 100 cubic feet of space
In the crib, that is, If the inside d.
mansions Of the crib are Sx1Ox5 feet.
or 400 cubic feet, eight pounds of car
bon bisulphide will be needed. If the
crib is not tight, increase the dose ac-
cordingly. The carbon bisulphide is
poured into open dishes and these
placed on top Of the pile of corn. Re-
peat the dose every four to six weeks.
One fumigation is usually not suffi-
cient, as weevils will continue TO
hatch from eggs not destroyed.
Fumigation In Warm Weather
Carbon bisulphide is most effective
In warm air. For fumigating choose
a warm day when the temperature is
70 degrees F., or higher. Begin the
fumigation in the morning so that the
full effect of the gas will be secured
Effect on termination
If the grain is thoroughly dry and
mature, this fumigation will not in.
1ure termination even if used much
stronger than is here recommended
But if the grain is moist or soft, the
germ may be injured. When the corn
Is placed in tight crib 1t passes
through a sweat, causing some heat
which forms a vapor. The treatment
should not be applied until after this
heating stage is passed, as the two
yasses combined may injure the ger
nination.
CAUTI0N-Carbon bisulphide is in
iammable. Keep lights and fire
lwav
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-04
WOOD COMMUNITY CHURCH.

Services every Sunday morning at
Wood. Sunday school at II with
classes for all ages. Preaching at l2.
Sermon subject next Sunday: "The
Person Who Sees too Far" Familiar
hymns aud an interesting service.
Come and worship with us. Make
this your church home. You don't
have to le homeless.
Memorial service at Happy Hollow
church at four o'clock in the after
noon, in honor of Lyman Baker who
died at Camp Dix, New Jersey. A
gold star will be placed on the ser
vice flag for him. He is the first OF
our boys to die for his country. Our
sympathy goes out to his parents in
their great sorrow.
Services at Cody on October 18th
to which all the people of that neigl,
bOrtood are invited Doa,t f>,uaI
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-04
NOTICE TO MEN OF DRAFT AGE,

Local Boards are required to SEE
that all persons of draft age within
their jurisdiction are properly regis
tered
Some of the registrars turned in the
names of a few pers ons in their pre-
cincts as not having registered. Some
of these persons are NJ doubt regis
tered in other counties or states. but
in order that We may know, all per
sons between the ages of IS ard 45
inclusive, now resideing in Mellette
county, but not registered here, are
hereby requested to exhibit to one OF
the Board members, either their final
classification cards if registrants oI
OF June 1917, or their registration ccr
tificates if registered later, or to come
in and register if they have no cards.
Failure to comply with the above
uy October 5th will cause summons
to appear to be sent you direct.
LOCAL EXEMPTION BOARD.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-04
MELLETTE COUNTY SOLDIER
BOY DIES IN CAMP,

A message was received Tuesday
announcing the death of Lyman Bak
er, which occurred at Camp Dix,
New Jersey. The body will be ship
pee to Raymund, S. D., and funeral
services will probably be held there
to morrow. Saturday, He was only
l9 years old last August, and was one
Of the volunteers of this county. He
was a member of Company b, l27th
Machine Gun Batillion. His parents
who resided in Happy Hollow up to
a short time ago, recently sold out
and moved from the county. His sis
ter is teaching in the Ridgeland school
south west Of town.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-04
A SUCCESSFUL SALE.

The Fritz Lyons sale that was held
last Monday is said to have been one
of the largest and most successful
sales ever held in the county. 1t to-
tailed something like 81 700 and every
thing offered brought a good price.
Mr.. Lyon used liberal newspaper
space and 1000 bills to advertise his
sale and be says he is convinced that
printers ink is mighty good invest
ment if you want to have a good sale
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-04

Somewhere in France, August 8, 1915
Dear Sister and Mother:-
| must try and write you a few
lines as it has been some time since !
wrote. I'm well and getting along
nicely, and l only hope these few
lines will find you all the same.
get home sick once in a while, but
] guess it can't be helped, for we all
got TO think of home. We are over
here to serve our country, SO we must
try and make the best OF it, | don't
feel as though this war was going t.
last much longer and ! think well all
be coming back before long.
The French-Americans have peen
doing some good work here lately, and
| only hope they will continue in
their good work, till every German is
in hell. There was German plane
flew over our camp ard re certainly
was high, could hardly see him. III e
French guns fired several shots al
him, but don't think that any OF
them took effec'. We can hear the
big guns from where we are at.
| met Harold Burns yesterday for
the first time. l was certainly glad
to see him, and he was glad to see me-
We had quite visit for we haC. lois
to talk about. / also met Orson Schai
fer aoout two weeks ago, but haven't
seen Stahl yet, but l expect to see
him soon.
/ haven't got but two letters from
you since left Funston, so you see
we don't get our mail very often.
The last letter | got from you was
dated June 9th, and I'VE wrote a doz-
EN- since r. been over here. Have
you heard from Elmer lately? Where
is he at and how is he getting along9
Give me his address when you write
just had my dinner so will finish
this letter. sure miss my milk and
butter over here. i must close, and
heres hoping that you'll receive these
few lines ant that 1t will find you all
well. With love to you all, your bro
ther, EDWARD HELLEKSoN.
Somewhere in France, August 20, 1918
My Dear Sister and Mother:-
Well as I've got little time / will
try and write you few lines. I'm
well eand getting along nicely and
have had good luck so far, and hope
my luck will continue, for certainly
would like to be one of the boys that
goes back to the good old U. s. A.
| There is lots of excitement here, we
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-04
TO HAVE RED CROSS SALE.

The Pure Water Branch of the Red
Cross will hold big Red Cross Sale
at the Happy Hollow church grounds
on Saturday, October l4th, at which
time any thing and everything that is
brought th-re will be sold at auction
for the benefit Of the Pure Water
chapter. People are requested to
bring everything thev wish TO donate
to this sale early on that day. Bis
Nollsch will be the auctioneer. Every
cent of the proceeds of this sale will
be used for Red Cross work.