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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-11-16
"CUT OUT FISH," SAYS EDITOR
Waiter ConsuIts Head Waiter and AS
sistant and Then Uses a
Knife.

London.-Dr. e. J. Wheeler, editor
of Public Opinion, looks the part of
an eminent scholar, but he speaks
United States idiom, occasionally to
the mystiication of walters who serv-
ed him during the tour of the Ameri-
car editors.
Wheeler arrived in the dining room
late for dinner and, having an en-
gagement Immediately after, decided
to have dinner as quickly as possible.
81 will have 40 soup and you a cut
out the fish," he told an attentive
Swiss.
The waiter withdrew silently. Pres
emily he was observed in earnest con
~sultatiOn with the head waiter. The
latter dignitary called another waiter
into conference. After a few minutes
elaboration, heads close, the waiter
slipped away and came back with a
knife.
He picked up the platter and, going
to Wheeler'S place. very carefully ex
tracted the fish bones.
That, the editors understand, is
'Wiss for "cut out the fish"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-11-16

breaking on the upturned sand of the
trenches. Liquid fire! The men
crouehing beneath the weight of the
projectors look like ants cOnfusedly
busy.
A surprising lull, and the storm
breaks. The very mountains tremble.
The shrill whistle of shells now an
swered by a spiteful tap of the ma
chine gun. The unmistakable whine
of the torpedo, the whang of bursting
s%hrapnel, the hurting fury of high
explosives. The night is hideous with
death and pale star-shells hang in the
sky, lighting the fearful stage. The
curtain is falling, this time higher up
the slope, and under its protection the
shock troops are advancing in the
face of a whitening fire. The steady
note of a rifle volley and a man falls
here and another there as the machine
guns busily spell out death.
Thus Are They Trained.
Again the heavens part and the
mountains seem afire. Once more the
terrible preparation, the barrage rising
higher and higher. The sky is red.
The second line is passed-and the
third! High on the slope the flag
waves in triumph, and a faint hoarse
shout steals across the valley. The
attack has succeeded The fighting
and the turmoil dies.
On the silence breaks the measured
tread of men and in the light of a flick
ering lantern we see the stretcher-
bearers carefully swing up the road.
In wonder we question one another.
Simple American Red Cross workers,
unfamiliar with the sterner side of
war, we were to attend a party.
Where are we? Where are the Aus
TRANS? VIII they counter-attack?
The wounded, the dead?
In the darkness we are hailed: "Ah,
you Americans-you have found us!
How did you enjoy u little show?
Austrians?. Trenches? Wounded?
No!-but 1t was only a sham fight 1t
is so we train, we Arditi.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-11-16
YANK GUNLAYERS MAD
Say the Infantry Ran Hun "Tar-
gets" Too Far.
When Artillery Get Heavy Guns Into
Position There Is Nothing
to Shoot At.

With the American Army.-A GER
tain regiment of heavy artillery is
broken-hearted over the way the
Boches threw them down." as they
express it, in the Saint Mihiel salient.
This particular regiment was
brought mp to assist in the long-range
bombardment of the interior of the
salient, but owing to the rain and the
muddy condition of the roads they
were late in reaching their emplace-
ments and setting up their guns.
They were due to begin firing in the
rear of the enemy lines at eight o'clock
in the morning, just at about the time
when they thought Fritz would be get
ting ready to drop back to his inter
mediary line after his resistance had
been broken in his wonderfully strong
battlefront. But Fritz never stopped
on his intermediary line at all and
even his machine gunners did not
larry in their solid concrete and rail-
road iron b~lockhouses.
So at eight o'clock in the morning,
when the heavies should have opened
up on Fritz's support line they re-
ceived orders not to fire. When their
commanding officers protested vigor-
ously and demanded the reason why,
they were advised that if they opened
up on the targets they had chosen
they would be firing in the rear of
American troops. So the regiment
never fired a shot.
The gunlayers took it as a personal
affront on the part of the doughboys,
who advanced 10 rapidly they didn't
give the heavies a chance to do any
business. They declare openly that
if the infantry had had any sporting
blood in its veins it would have
slowed up and given them a crack at
the Boches.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-11-16
Set New Cattle Record.

Kansas City, Mo.-The largest num-
Der of cattle with the highest valuation
eve known In the local stock yards is
the record recently made by the Kan
sas City stock yards. Some $4,000 cat
tie were left from the previous days
receipts, together with 5000 from the
previous week. A total receipt for the
day. estimated at $4,000, brought the
grand total to about 10000, the market
record here. AT an average of $50 a
head the total valuation exceeded Sc.
700, ZOO.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-11-16
Guarantee Trust Co.

North Carolina and Atlantic Avenues
ATLANTIC CITY.
Daniel S. White, President; Henry
w. Leeds and Clarence L. Cole, Vice
Presidents; Herman NJ. Sypherd, Vice.
President and Trust officer; Harry T.
Sickler, Treasurer.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-11-16
ARD|TI IDOLS OF
ITALIAN ARMY
Famous Shock Troops UNDERGO
Severe Training for Their
Work.
Sham BATTLE IS VERY REAL
American Red Cross Canteen Work
ers Are Invited to a midnight
Party"-TelI How They En-
joyed the Show.

At the front.-We were serving cold
lemonade to the hot, dusty Arditi in
our little Red Cross canteen near the
front.
The Arditi are Italy's famous shock
troops, young, dashing. fearless vol
unteers for the assault, who clear the
way for their comrades following.
They had been working hard since
early dawn and were thirsty.
Leaving to continue on their siren
uous way, they shouted an invitation:
"Come and see us at midnight; we
are going to have a show" We prom
Used to come.
Roar Shakes the Heavens.
Late in the evening we set out up
the mountain road. So neal the front
lines lights are forbidden, and we ad-
vanced slowly in the darkness. Sud-
denly dim shadows loom ahead, we
slam on the brakes, and with a terri
BILE crash the night is startled into
brilliance.
Dripping blood, a soldier staggers to-
wards us, and we see in the fitful flare
the outlines of crouching figures; be-
hind trees, walls and wagons. A roar
as if the heavens are falling; lower
and lower we bend as the shells go
screaming overhead.
A binding flash, and we see a cur
tain of fire dropping OF the opposite
slope.
With a muffled roar a sea of flame
bursts in the valley below. Wave on
wave of fire, rolling relentlessly and
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-11-16
Merchants Mine Coal.

Logan, w. Va.-Twenty-five bust
ness men proved their patriotism when
they donned overalls and spent half a
day in the coal mines near here. They
loaded 100 tons of coal and presented
their wages to the Rcd Cross.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-11-16
Old Soldiers Buy Bonds.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Civil war veter-
ans at the National Soldiers home at
Sawtelle, near here, pledged them
selves to buy $4,000 worth of War
Savings stamps. The soldiers of 81
are also heavy Liberty loan subscrib-
erS.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-11-16
"WEAR THEM HEAVIER"
Is ADVICE TO WOMEN

Cleveland, O.-"Wear them
heavier" is the request of fuel
administration men here to the
women of Cleveland. Lacy gar
ments are cold and require more
heat in buildings, whether homes
or offices. Therefore, if women
will be patriotic they will pass
up some of the dainty things
they wear unseen and will don
more sensible garments, say the
fuel men.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-26
"TELL PERSHING I'LL BE ~=s-.
THERE, KENTUCKY MANS ~-.-1
ANSWER ON QUESTIONABLE

whom the Kentuckian made his
simple request. Although well over
the draft age, he passed the examina-
ton incident to enlistment, promptly
was assigned to the Tenth field artil-
lery and ordered to Camp Greene,
North Carolina, for training.
These isolated cases, however, per-
haps are overshadowed by the pa
triotic fervor in two Kentucky coun-
ties. In Larue the army exemption
board recently announced that every
man subject to the first draft had
been. found physically At and that
none had claimed exemption.
In Breathitt, the former home of
feuds and bloodshed, there were no
men of draft age subject to the first
call, because they all had volunteer
ed, the exemption board said.
Kentuckians and their brothers
from Indiana and Southern Illinois
to a total Of more than 10000, are in
training at Camp Zachary Taylor,
the National Army cantonment on
the edge OF Louisville. Many Of them
bear the stamp OF out-of- doors men
from the mountains and it is COM
mon comment, as they mingle with the
crowds on the streets OF Louisville
on their two liberty days each week,
that they look fit for service in the
Titanic struggle ahead OF Uncle
Sans fighting men.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-26
Potato Market

Following is news of the market
taken from the bulletin issued ~
Moorhead today by o. J. MCDONALD, Of
the bureau Of markets Of the Unite"
States:
CarIOt shipments Yesterday
Maine Il; Long Island 81; other, N
Y. 23; N. j. s; Pa. .; Va. 4; Mich. loi
Incomplete; Wis. SO "a billed Cn mica
Tol MINI. is; (26 billed Chicagol Neb.
III: XIV. 8: Ala. /; Ark. j; Idaho 26. NJ
billed Chicagol Wash. So; a billed
Chicago) ore. "; Col. 30; Nevada q;
Cal. 29 freight, 23 boat: total $50.
Red River Valley shipments AesteF-
day tEmC0mpAete).
Twelve cars destined as follows:
Kansas City cars, Chicago 3 cars:
Note: Unless otherwise stated All
quotations are 100-pound basis.
shipping POint Informal o8. ...
NFoorhead. Minn.-Partly cloudy 2bs
below zero al a. m. forecast; Fair
and continued severe cold tonight
and Sunday Shipments moa. sales
made previously or on contract now
being nlled; no sales account weather.
TeIsgraphic reports from this
mornings markets. Jobbtng prte-
es (1cl prices on large lots W
iobbere1 unless otherwise stated
Minneapo1is--16o below, clear Mimi.
4; arrived; 6 cars on track unbrokteni
closing prices yesterday, opening
today. mod. dem. and movement mar
ket steady; carlotsi + 90 b MinneaLl q, Z
oils: White varieties sacked Hoeu
dem. movement Md. 2.00-2.10, mostly
2.O6-210: netted Gems, sacked, most
~ q 40. Ohios. Rose, seed, 2.0O-2.10.
Triumphs sacked, 8.60-8.66.
ChicaEo-12o above, snoWin8i Wis
"a. Idaho s., wash. Z Mich. 3; Iowa :
MINI. i: various i arrived lit cars
~ track broken and unbrokeni OPEN
ing nricss today, slow dem. market
weak: track prices, carlots, outWeisht,
wis. Round Whites best, sacked, ZOO
arE Idaho Rurals RusBettB, sacked,
GER. GOOD uuaI. cond. mostly 2,lb.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-26
MooRHEAp CHURCHES.

Grace M. r. church--Preach-
ing service at 10. 80 a. m, Sun
day school at noon; EpWorth
league at 6;45, and evening
| preaching service at 1880.
st. Johns Episcopal church
Evening prayer and sermon at
1880. Sunday school at noon. NO
morning. service,
First Congregational Church.
Morning service at 1890. Ser
mon: ''scars of Honor; l:45
Seminar, THE Significance Of the
Capture Of Jerusalem Prof.
Wallace Stearns, FARGO. At 1880
b. M, union service. with q spe-
cial musical program:
I Quartet: Miss Margaret Newton,
= Mrs. IL. j. Wheeler, otto Dahl
and Howard Moody.
Divine deemer-Gounod..
larry with Me o My Saviour
Baldwin.
Saviour when Night Involves
the SIxies-Shelly.
Still! Still with Thee-sWilson
Christian the Morn Breaks
Sweetly Ger Thee-ShelIy
Duet: God is Love--Jerome.
Miss Newton, Mrs. Dahl.
Harx! Hark; NY Soul Shelly.
Ten Minute Sermon: Songs
that Live, by DR.. w. j. Hall.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-26
lBy Associated Press.l


American Aviation Training Camp.
Southern Italy, Jan. 26.-"You can't
kill an American" is the dlctum Of
the Italian officers training the sew
eral hundred young aviators who
have been flying here since the end
Of September. when, by arrangement
with the Italian government, this
camp was established.
The Americans have such a reputa-
ton for luck that Italian soldiers
come here so they may touch one of
the aviators. 'Tt brings us good
luck. too" they explain.
The Americans fly from morning
until night virtually every day. Not
a single one had been killed and but
three have been injured at all seri-
ously. One Of the latter, on his third
trip alone, got into an air situation
which he did not understand, with
the result that he stopped his motor
whereupon the machine began to
plunge downwards until its fall was
checked by the telegraph wires of
the railway station OF the nearby
city. Thence the machine dropped
to the ground and was smashed. The
aviator was picked up for dead, but
in five days he was ready for an
other fly.
The prize story of the camp con-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-26

The date for the first free concert
to be given by the Fargo Symphony
orchestra has been changed from
Feb. 3 to Sunday afternoon, Feb. 10.
It will be given at 3 o'clock that aft
ernoon in the Fargo auditorium, and
will be this organizations first ap-
pearance of the season. Promoters
and personnel alike are determined
to make for this orchestra a place
second to none in this part OF the
northwest and present indications are
that this ambition will be attain
ed.
Still another musical event is
promised for February. i'm which this
orchestra will have a part. The Far
go organization is to have the honor
OF collaborating in an entertainments
here on Feb. 90 with Leopold Godow-
sky, the distinguished Russian
pianist who comes under the man
agement Of Mrs. w. F. Cushing, vice
president and manager OF the Fargo
Symphony orchestra. The latter will
probably play a concerto with Godow-
sky, whose appearance will be one
Of the big events Of the musical sea-
son, locally.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-26
(Bv Associated Press. }

Louisville, KY, Jan. 26.-The spirit
which moved a sailor OF the torpedo
ed American destroyer, Jacob Jones,
to shout to other sailors who were
struggling with him in the sea, "Oh,
boy! Where do we go from here ?''
is paralleled in instances among
Kentucky drafted men.
Ruby w. Franlin, a school teacher
of Madisonville, turned in a ques-
tionnaire OF sixteen pages with a
general answer Of nine words. H'T
want no exemption. Tell Pershing
Ill be there" he wrote across the
face Of the document.
Dave Raley, a young farmer Of
Hawesville, according to press IRE
ports, was quite as expressive when
he said I'm ready for service and
rarin' to 60"
Henry Dehaven Norman. Of
Hardinsburg, commonwealth attor-
ney of Breckenridge county, indicat-
ed his attitude when he said he
didn't want to be an officer"
Anxiety to enter the army led him to
Washington where he enlisted the
services Of Sen. Ollie James TO
expedite his acceptance in order that
he might get into the thickest of
the fight in France" at the earliest
moment Senator James presented
him to Adjutant General Mccain to
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-26
Why The Canadians
Took No Prisoners

From Private Peat - His Own
Story" by Harold r. Peat (Bobbs-
Merrill)
1t was glorious. 1t was terrible,
1T was inspiring. Through an in
ferno of destruction and death, of
murder and. horror, we lived because
we must.
Early in the night the Fighting
Tenth charged, in pitch darkness
the woods of st. Julien. Through
the underground they hacked and
hewed and fought and bled and died.
But, outnumbered as they were, they
got the position and captured the
battery of Al guns that had been
lost earlier in the day.
This night the Germans caught
and crucified three of our Canadian
sergeants. / did not see them cruelty
the men, although I saw one of the
dead bodies after. I saw the marks
of bayonets through the palms Of
the hands and the feet, where by
bayonet points this man had been
spitted to a barn door. 1 was told
that one Of the sergeants was still
alive when taken down, and before
he died he gasped out to his saviors
that when the Germans were raising
him to be Crucified they muttered
savagely in perfect English: IF we
did not Brighten you before, this time
we WILL"
I know a sergeant Of Edmonton,
Alberta, who has in his possession
today the actual photographs Of the
crucified men taken before the dead
bodies were removed from the barn
zA. IL aL.-- lii -,.t- - -
battle fought in this war where the
as at st. Julien. Men were found
dead with their bayonets through
the body of some Hun, men who had
been shot themselves thirty yards
down the field of advance. Their
bodies were dead, as we understand
death, but the God-given spirit was
alive, and that spirit carried the
flesh forward to do its
work. to avenge comrades murder
ed and wOmanhood outraged. 1t was
may have been a mir
acle. It was done. and for all time
has proved to the boys who fought
out there the power OF the spirit
over the flesh.
We had seen atrocities on the
Belgians the day before. We had
seen young girls who were mutiIated
and horribly maltreated. We had
been gassed, we had seen our COM
rades die in an awful horror. We
had had our sergeants crucified, and
we were outnumbered ten to one.
After all this, and after all the hell
through which we had passed from
6 that morning until after 2, when
we reached the enemy trench and
presented the bright ENDS of our
bayonets, Mr.. Fritz went down on
his knees and cried, "Kamerad!
What did we dor We did exact
" what you would have done UNI
Ter like circumstances. .'Kamerad!"
bah!
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-26
American AUidtOr Lost
In CLOUDS, FeW $50 Miles
From Camp In Italy

Germs Harry Harris, Of California
who got lost, first in the clouds. and
then in central Italy. He was a
couple of hours going away and a
whole week coming back to camp
AS no afterwards explained, he went
up for an altitude and when he got
above the clouds he was unable to
discover whether he was flying up
side down or right side up. or wheth-
er the earth was above or below
him.
Finally. after grazing a few noun
tain tops Of the Apprentices, he alight-
ed in the center Of a village square,
begging for something to eat. AS
he couldn't speak Italian, his explana-
ton that he was Americana" didn't
satisfy the local police, who had
never heard Of American aviators In
italy but had heard a lot about
those of Austria who have the un-
pleasant habit of dropping bombs on
coast towns along the Adriatic.
However he was fed and started
campwaFds, after a couple OF days
Of detention. He had flown nearly
a hundred and fifty miles away from
camp, and when he got back there.
he was accused Of having been on
visit to some sweetheart.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-26
use OF SCHOOL FUND TO
PAY. DEFICIT ILLEGAL
Supreme Court Decision Releases
S5,037,545 For Districts In
Minnesota.

st. Paul, Mimi, Jan. 26.-Payment
of the school aid deficiency account
of 81, O70, 1913 out of current school aid
appropriations was held illegal by a
decision of the state supreme court,
affirming the Ramsey county district
courts action in issuing an injunc-
ton asked for by ]. Il. Nutshell, a tax
payer.
The decision settles the contro-
versy and releases for distribution to
the school districts Of the state So,
O37,545 in appropriations. An effort
will be made to get the $1,070,19 for
distribution. to the schools by appTo-
priation from the next legislature.
An appropriation for it was vetoed
by Governor Burnquist last winter.
State Treasurer Henry Rines an
nounced today that the distribution
of $2,637, 545 in school aid will be
made Immediately after the payment
Cf raiIrcad gross earnings taxes next
month. This appropriation was MADE
by the legislature for the school year
ending July 81, 1917, and ordinarily
would have been distributed last
October, but 1t was tied up by tho in
junction proc aedings. The further
appropriation of $2,40O,000 for the
year ending July 81, 1918, win be dis
tributed newt faM
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-26
c. E. SOCIETIES TO
join In CELEBRATION
Thirty seventh Anniversary Of So.
eiety 20 Be COMMUNICATED at
Christian Church Sunday.

Christian Endeavor societies OF
Fargo and Moorhead will join in Fthe
celebration Of the thirty-seventh
birthday anniversary of the society
at the Christian church, corner Third
avenue and Ninth street north Far
go, at $3.50 o'clock Sunday evening.
DR.. Frost, pastor Of the Christian
church, will be the leader. There
will be special music by the First
CONGREGATIONAL and Plymouth Con-
gregati0nal church chOirs.
The meeting will be called ct $3.50
o'clock sharp to permit members Of
other congregations to attend their
respective evening services.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-26
! ELECT HTBBARD HEAD
OF PUBLIC WELFARE
Annual Meeting OF Association Is Held
Friday EVsning-Rsports Shows
Much Work Done.

NJ. L Hibbard was elected presi.
dent: Mrs. W. NJ. BAN. vice presi-
dent; Mrs. A. w. McNair, secretary;
George H HoIlister, treasurer: NJ L
Hubbard, r. B. Boyd, George H. Hol-
lister, E A Kicker, RI. r. A Beart
and Mrs. W. c. Macfadden, trustees
for three years: and B. V. Moore, and
Dr. Thos. J. Graham, trustees for one
year Of the Fargo Public Welfare al
the annual meeting held in the Wei
fare rooms Friday evening.
The annual reports showed that
much work had been done during the
past year. including 1851 Office in
feTvieWs, 732 garments furnished, l.
Ole women and 582 men furnished
employment, and s46 patients cared
for by the visiting nurse.
Total receipts for the year were
s., as1.56. and total disbursements
alSe9. BS.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-26
First Fargo Symphony Orchestra
Free Concert To Be Held Feb. 10
Of the great movements in our ma
tional art.

Of the great movements in our ma
tional art.
The departments OF the general
federation are receiving wide rscor-
milton for their war work and other
activities.a The Bureau of Informa-
ton Of the United States Department
of State asked Mrs. True Worthy
White, chairman of the Department
Of Literature and Liberty Extension
to send them three hundred copies
OF their bulletin on Latin America
and pam Americanism. The state
DEPARTMENT desires to send these to
their correspondents to show what
the general federation is doing for
this subject.
Hospitality. wholesale and retail, is
being offered to the soldiers in train
ing camps. Down in North Carolina
each organization of women, has
agreed to stand sponsor for a single
company of soldiers, furnishing them
with books and magazines, inviting
them to meals, opening their clubs
to them and in many little ways help
ing the soldiers to have good whole
some recreation. They are also pro-
viding entertainments, dances and
46ILulGS 4OA q AhI 80 hu4GAnEE OF IAl6Ils
The government is calling urgent
ly for women in many branches of
war emergency service. Typists and
stenographers are especially needed
in Washington at salaries Of 5000 to
$1,000. But new opportunities in
federal employ open to women daily
and an added impetus has therefore
been given to the study Of civil serv-
ice. Mrs. Cole OSLO Spencer street,
Omaha,) chairman of the civil serv~
ice department of the General Fed
Grafton Of Women's clubs, has a
timely Series of Three One Hour
Programs for the Study of Civil
Service Reform" AS women every
where are urged by. the government
to give immediate assistance in Sc
curing workers for positions in its
employ, clubs are working to the
wartime Importance Of this topic.