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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-08
NEED 1000, 600
VOLUNTEERS FOR
WAR INDUSTRIES
OF TIE COUNTRY
Mobilization of This I'M
mense Force Needed to
Avert Labor Draft
GREAT EXPANSION
ALONG MANY LINES
Agriculture, Ship building
and Munitions Plants
Calling For Men
Nv AssocIated PrAaa. )

Washington, Jan. Mobilization
Of three million workers for agricul-
ture, ship-building and war contract
plants was entrusted today to the
United States employment service by
the department of labor.
Tremendous expansion Of the SER
vice is in progress in preparation for
recruiting men necessary to carry on
the economic work in support OF the
military forces in the war. Solution
Of the labor shortage problem by this
means is confidently expected by the
department, through cooperating
labor organizations in answer to sug-
gestions that CONSUMPTION Of labor is
necessary. --
Need 100000 Mechanics.
One early result is expected to be
the placing OF 100000 mechanics in
plants to aid in hurry
ing completion of the merchant
will have as his assistant Robert
Watson OF Massachusetts,. and Chas.
T. Clayton. of Maryland. Sam
uel Gompers, of New York, will sue
coed Mr.. Watson as the departments
chief clerk.
Organization plans Of the new SER
vice were described in an official
statement, which read:
1.-THE United States employment
service has been divorced from the
bureau of immigration, under whose
control it has been since it's estab-
made g. separate arm Of the
and one of the largest
and most important war prosecuting
of the national govern
ment.
Through the utilization Of existing
and projected federal, state and mu-
nicipal employment offices and
the labor supplying facilities Of the
various state councils Of defense, the
service will cover the en-
tire continent with a network Of in
labor exchanges. These
will recruit and transfer workers
from one section to another and elim-
mate the present chaotic situation OF
D surplus of workers in one region
and a shortage in another.
Reservoir Of Labor.
"Supplementing this labor distribu-
lion work, the expanded federal SER
vice will create a vast reservoir of
abor to meet the increasing demands
Of the various war industries by
means OF its auxiliary bodies, the
United States public service reserve
ind the United States Boys working
reserve. The creation of this labor
surplus already is under way.
1.-THE public service reserve is ex-
lected by the department OF labor and
he heads of organized labor to solve
he labor shortage problem and TO
prove a CONSUMPTION of labor to be
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-08
SPECIAL SESSION
OF LEGISLATURE
Ccontinued from page j.

Continued from page IL
bers his support of an appropriation
to indemnify them, and for the main
tenance Of the work in the future. At
the time the councils financial prob
lens were considered, no special ses-
sion OF the legislature was contem-
plated.
Must Act Early.
The fact that solution Of the seed
grain issue requires very early atten-
ton, will operate to bring an imme-
date decision by Governor Frazier
on the question Of calling the legis-
lature.
The seed grain situation has been
given considerable attention for some
time. Recently, the Nonpartisan
league member Of congress, J. M.
Baer or Fargo, introduced q bill pro-
vidinR that s5es0O0,000 be set aside
for the handling of the credit issue.
He took the position that farmers
must be Asiven every possible sup
port to { nd that the nations agri-
cultural aaf4s shall be utilized to the
greatest possible advantage in re-
plenishing the worlds food supply.
Work Every Acre.
Congressman Baer proposes that
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credit purposes, making 1t possible
for farmers to secure funds for seed,
for feed, and for their own livelihood,
where necessary, to the end that
every man who is today on a farm,
be retained there, and to the further
end that he work each and every one
Of his acres.
North Dakota has county seed
bonding act, which has been taken
advantage Of by one or two counties
as q means OF financing the seed
problem. IL Is held by many of Gov
ernor Frazier's advisers, however,
that the county seed bonding act is
not in itself a sufficient remedy,
there being a nation wide seed short
age that requires the attention of the
state and the federal government il it
is to be effectively solved in time to
benefit farmers OF North Dakota.
The federal department of agricul-
ture has very recently taken up the
seed grain issue with a request for
5000, 600, that fund to be used for
the purchase of grain to be in turn
sold to the farmers. Secretary of
Agriculture Houston however. does
not contemplate direct credit for the
farmers in that plan, his suggestion
with respect to seed grain going
merely to the purchase OF the grain
as q means OF making it available to
the farmers, who must finance their
operations from some other source.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-08

far dominated their whole policy and
controlled the affairs OF Turkey and
OF the Balkan states which have felt
obliged to become their associates in
this war? The Russian representa-
tives have insisted. very Justly, very
wisely, and in the true spirit of
democracy that the conferences they
have been holding with the leu
tonic and Turkish statesmen should
be held within open, not closed doors,
and all the world has been audience
as was desired. To whom have we
been listening then? To those who
speak the spirit and intention Of the
resolutions Of the German reichstag
OF the ninth Of July, last, the spirit
and intention OF the liberal leaders
and parties Of Germany, or to those
who resist and defy that spirit and
intention and insist upon conquest
and subjuRation? Or are we listen
ing in fact to both unreconciled and
in open and hopeless contradiction?
These are very serious and pregnant
questions. Upon the answer OF them
depends the peace OF the world.
ALWAYS Willing to State Terms.
But whatever the results of the
parleys at Brest-Litovsk, whatever
the confusions of counsel and OF
purpose In the utterances OF the
spokesman OF the central empires,
they have again attempted to ac-
quaint the world with their objects
in the war and have again challenged
their adversaries to say what their
objects are and what sort Of settle
ment they would deem just and
There is no good rea-
son why that challenge should not
be responded to. and responded to
with the utmost candOr. We did not
wait for IL. Not once. but again and
again we have laid our whole
thought and purpose before the
world, not in general terms only but
each time with sufficient definition
TO make IL clear what sort Of defini-
tive terms OF settlement must neces-
sarily spring out OF them. Within
the last week Mr.. Lloyd George has
spoken with admirable candor and in
admirable spirit for the people and
of Great Britain.
There is no confusion Of eoun-
sell among the adVersaries OF the
central powers, no uncertainty OF
principle, no Vaaueness Of detail.
The only secrecy of counsel, the
only lack of fearless franknesS,
the only failure to make definite
statement of the objects of the
war, lies with Germany and her
allies. The issues Of life and
death hang upon these dstini-
tions.
No statesman who has the least |
Of his responsibility ought |
for a moment to permit himself to |
continue this tragical and appalling |
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-08
USE OF SHODDY
Is DEFENDED
BY WITNESSES
Senate Committee Hears It
Was Necessary to Con-
serve Wool Supply
Government Lost $20,000,-
600 to $4,000, 900 by
Delays
By Assoeiated Press.l

Washington, Jan. S.--Use OF re-
worked wool or shoddy instead of
cotton for mixture IN wooden cloth
for the army, was vigorously defend
ed before the senate military com
mittee yesterday by Col John p. Wood
Of the engineers reserve corps, former
president of the national association
OF wool manufacturers and Winthrop
l.. Marvin of Boston, secretary of
the association. Both declared the
new garments as warm or warmer
specifications, and insisted that the
substitution was necessary TO con-
serve the wool supply.
The witnesses gave the committee
its first information concerning the
origin of the shoddy order. They
said 1t was proposed by committee
of the Manufacturers association
and was adopted over the opposition
Of Quartermaster General Sharpe and
Charles Eisenman. vice chairman of
the defense councils supplies COM
mittee.
that the army uniform be made
heavier.
Wool Supply Ample.
During the hearing the committee
received n LSlGbIalu 4LbLA D. + :
Hagenbarth of Lake City, president
of the National Wool Growers ASSOC
citation, asserting that the wool
shortage scare" has been caused
by interests desiring to use shoddy,
and that present and future wool
supplies are ample to afford suff1-
Client wool to make all-wool army
clothing.
Mr.. Marvin told the committee
that the government has lost be-
tween $4,000, 900 and $30,000,000 by
failing to accept raw wool offered
last April by Boston and Philadelphia
traders. Mr.. Eisenman on the stand
said responsibility for failure to ac-
cept the offer rested with the quar-
termaster generals ONCE and not
with the supplies committee.
In response to questions by Chair
man Chamberlain, Mr.. Marvin said IL
would take six months to get enough
a1l-wooI clothing for a million men
III the order for the use of shoddy
should now be revoked. Manufac-
turers, ne also said, could not secure
enough wool for such an order.
The committee hopes to conclude
ifs inquiry into the clothing situa-
ton today or Wednesday, and
then turn to cantonment contract
and other questions in examination
OF Brigadier General Littell.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-08
GOVERNOR CANT
LIMIT ASSEMBLY.
APPROXIMATION.

While the governor of North Da-
kota, in calling a special session Of
the state legislature, may designate
the purposes for which he copvenes
the assembly in extraordinary ses-
sion, he cannot limit the legislature
to only those points that he may in-
clude In his proclamation.
The foregoing, at least. was the
opinion Of Andrew Miller, d former
attorney general OF North Dakota,
when the proposal to call the legis-
lature In special session several years
ago was. placed before him.
Points with respect to the primary
election law were at that time some
what involved, and It was proposed
that the legislature be convened to
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-08
GOVERNMENTS
PRICES HIGHER
fRv AssocIated Press. J

Washington, Jan. 8. - Profits Of
many coal operators in the middle
west were materially increased by
coal prices fixed by the government,
the senate investigating committee
was told today by Clifford Thorne,
who said he had made an exhaustive
study OF the situation, and David L..
Wing, an examiner OF the federal
trade commission.
Much OF the shortage OF coal now
experienced over the country was at
shipments to the northwest, the
temptation OF operators to hold back
for higher prices, greatly increased
consumption, interference with disc
tribution through natural channels,
and an inadequate car supply.
Relief, the witness said, can be
brought about only through two
courBes-go operation OF the
mines or purchase OF the entire out
put of the country. If neither is re-
sorted to, lower prices could be made
possible, he said. by the government
buying the product of small mines in
which production costs are high.
Referring to- q recent announce
ment by the fuel administration on
profits to be allowed for new mines,
Mr.. Thorne said he did not believe
1t wise to try to increase production
by opening new mines or working
those that have been idle as the high
production costs in such mines would
tend only to increase prices TO the
consumers. He thought IL would be
better to close many small mines
now operating at high cost.
Thorne told the committee the pub
lie had not had proper representa-
ton in the matter of price fixing and
that In general and In the Illinois
fields in particular. prices allowed
were much too high. He said that
although contracts made before the
price-fixing would have been profit
able, many operators declined 20 fill
them. making deliveries in most
Instances only at government prices.
This was done, he said. despite the
fact that it was stipulated IN the
price-hxing plan that contracts then
in force should not be affected.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-08

WILL REPORT

John Cosgriff, Al Thorpe and An
be notified today by w. r.. Tucker,
clerk of the Cass county draft board,
to appear for physical examination,
preparatory to being sent to Kelly
Field, San Antonio, Tex.
Further orders. supplementng
those received from the provost mar
shall relative to the need of brieklay-
ers, were received by telegraph this
morning from tn adtutant general Of
North Dakota.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-08
FATHER OF THREE FARGO
men CRITICALLY ILL

Word was received Monday evening
of the serious illness at Columbia,
Mo-, OF y. #. watkins, father OF II.
Leland Watkins, ~. Q. watkins and
"A. R. watkins, Of Fargo. The latter,
who is city auditor, left this morning
for Columbia.
The elder watkins had spent his
summers in this city and Detroit,
Mimi, for some years, and is quite
wei known by many Fargo people.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-08
GIVEN
MRS. A. E. BOWEN
BY JUDGE COLE
Cruel and Inhuman Treat
ment Allegation on which
Decree lis Founded
CHIEF
CLERK OF HOUSE
Prominently Known as
Aide and Adviser of
Pres. A. G. Townley

Mrs. Katherine M. Bowen, wife Of
A. 70. Bowen, chief clerk of the house
at the last session Of the state legis-
lature and chief aide and adviser OF a.
c. Townley, president of the Nom
partisan league has been granted
divorce on the grounds of cruel and
inhuman treatment"
Judgment was entered at the office
of the clerk OF the district court for
Cass county on Jan. 3, 1t became
known today.
In the decree, the defendant is re-
uuired to pay Mrs. Bowen SIS a
month for the support of her two
children, until they become 81 years
of age. Both are boys, Eugene, aged
8, and Lawrence, aged 5. The court
further orders that Mrs. Bowen is
prohibited from remarryin8 any per-
son except the defendant for a period
of four months, after Nov. l. 1917,
and the defendant for period of
twelve months, commencing. Nov. 4.
Attorney William Lemke. chief
counsel for the Nonpartisan league,
conducted the case for Mrs. Bowen.
Mr.. Bowen made no attempt to fight
the charge. The hearing was held
before Judge A. T. Cole on Oct. 20,
1917. In the complaint, Mrs. Bowen
alleges that her husband sought the
society of other persons" and has
on numerous occasions snubbed her
in the presence OF others
Mrs. Bowen's story is to the effect
that she has often attempted recon-
Citation with Mr. Bowen, but that it
has been without success. She swears
in the complaint that Mr.. Bowen has
for over a year last past frequently
declared he does not care for nor love
n al yaVa a fanfW N
live with her or recognize her as his
wife,"
Mrs. Bowen was married to A. e.
Bowen in Grand Forks on or about
Oct. 30, 1907, by Father Conaty OF the
priests residence. Two children were
born to the union, both of whom are
living. She claims that the children
always have been in her custody and
that for more than year past the
defendant has wilfully deserted her;
that he has been "wilfully negligent
and refused to live with her as
husband and wife.
The first mention made of any off
ferences in the Bowen. family comes
with q quarrel between the two at
Minot several years ago. Mrs.
Bowen says he made the statement
then that he would never again have
further to do with her, nor
would he recognize her as his wife,
and that ever since that quarrel he
has refused to speak to her except
in the presence of other persons. or
on business affairs.
Mr.. Bowen has been prominently
known in the state for some time,
being Socialist candidate for COVER
nor on at least two occasions, and he
has been closely affiliated with Pres
ident A. G. Townley of the Nonparti-
san league ever since that organiza-
ton was launched.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-08
The President spoke as follows:
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Inc president spoke as follows:
Gentlemen OF the congress:
"onoe more, as repeatedly before,
the spokesman of the central
empires have indicated their desire
to discuss the objects Of the war and
the possible bases OF general
peace. Parleys have been in prog
ress at Brest -IAtovsk Russian repre-
sentatives and representatives
Of the central powers to which
the attention OF all the bellig-
erents has been invited for the pur-
pose Of ascertaining whether It may
be possible to extend these parleys
into q general conference with re-
gard to terms OF peace and settle.
ment. The Russian representatives
presented not only a perfectly def
mite statement Of the principles up
on which they would be willing to
conclude peace, but also an equally
definite program Of the concrete ap-
plicatlon of those principles. The
representatives OF the central pow
ers, on their part, presented an out
line of settlement which, IL much
less definite, seemed susceptible of
liberal Interpretation until their
specific program Of practical terms
was added. That program proposed
sovereignty Of Russia or to the
preferences of the population with
whose fortunes II dealt but meant,
in a word, that the central empires
were to keep every foot OF territory
their armed forces had occupied
every province, every city, every
point Of vantage as a permanent
addition to their territories and their
power.
IL 10 q reasonable conjecture
that the general principles OF
settlement which they at first
suggested originated with the
more liberal statesmen Of Ger
many and Austria, the men who
have begun to feel the force OF
their own peoples thought and
purpose, while the concrete terms
OF actual settlement came from
the military leaders who have
no thought but TO keep what they
have got. The negotiations have
been broken off. The Russian
representatives were sincere and
in earnest. They cannot enter
tain such proposals of conquest
and domination.
Significant Indidsnt.
''Ths whole incident is full Of
significance. It is also full of per-
plexity. With whom are the Russian
representatives dealing? For whom
are the representatives of the GEN.
trail empires speaking? Are they
speaking for the majOrities Of their
respective parliaments or for the
minority parties, that military and
imperialistio minority which has so
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-08
EXPECT REGISTRATION
TO REACH 1917 MARK

Registration for the short courses
at the North Dakota Agricultural col
leRe reached lib al noon today, and
as the enrolment continues this aft
ernoons 20 r. expected that the total
registration viii reach 10ts last years
high water mark.
Assignment Of classes is being
made fnnaN.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-08
ONLY 3 SEEK
U. PRESIDENCY

MayvilIe, N. D., Jan. S.--Only three
candidates for the presidency Of the
university remain in the fleld, accord
ing to announcement by the secretary
of the board today. He would not
ments are expected by Thursday,
however, although no election is
anticipated. A successor TO Thos.
Cooper also Is to be considered at
Fargo Thursday.
the university and for a new wing to
the science hall at the "A. q. Is to be
considered tomorrow. only routine
matters were considered here today,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-08
Governor Says
Session Under
Consideration
lRx Associated Presa.l

Bismarck, N. D., Jan. s.-Gov.
Lynn J. Ffazier OF North Dakota,
that he had under consideration
the calling of an extra session OF
the North Dakota legislature, as
has been rumored, but refused to
comment definitely on the matter
or say when 1t would be called.
II don't care to say anything
one way or the other" the gov
ernor said today, but I have had
under consideration the calling Of
q special session."
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-08
German General Says
Balance of War Is
in highlands Favor

Amsterdam, Jan. SIN The
Tageiiche Rundschau, OF Berlin, Cen
eraI Ldebert says the balance of the
war Ii greatly in favor OF Great
Britain, which has firmly in hand not
only the Cape o-Cairo line Of COM
munication hut the more important
overland route from Cairo to the
Persian gulf. These questions, the
general writes, must be settled at the
peace conference and everything de-
ponds on the skill Of the anti Brit
ish group whether II or Great Britain
shall finally triumph.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-08

afford a remedy. It was the opinion
of the attorney general, however,
that the governor was poWerless to
limit the assembly to the considera-
tion of any particular proposition.
It is understood that Governor
Frazier has submitted the matter to
the attorney, general. William Lang
err, for an opinion on his right or
power to limit the assembly to the
consideration of few specific prop
ositions.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-08
America s War Aims Are
Definitely Listed by Wilson
~ CONTINUED from Page u
CONTINUED from Page -

President, in ending his address, "and they people
of the United States) are ready to put their own
strength, their own highest purpose, their in
tegritY and devotion to the test"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-08

Cut tire costs IA half. Get 5000 to
10000 more miles from old castings.
Fargo Plumbing g Heating
Company
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Flavo flour, creamery white, delic-
ious flavor. goes further. Phone 80.
--Advt.
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Mrs. II. P. Bodkin and son Jesse
of Los Angeles we're guests at the
homes of Rev. H. ]. Van Fossen and
Mrs. NJ. G. Reed the fore part of the
week. They stopped off here on their
way to Seattle.
Mrs. Simons has just received a
new shipment of summer hats. Sell
ing at very reasonable prices. 26 Pi-
cneer avenue. To
j. M. and W. H. Densmore receiv-
ed official notice Tuesday from Wash
ington, D. c., that they had been
granted a patent on a meat block
trimmer. They expect to have one
of the machines established in their
repair shop on East Main street soon.
Hoover's sugar spoon. A tool for
amateur photographers. One free as
long as the last if you buy a roll of
film. The Camera Exchange.
Mrs. William Reinhart and two
children have gone to San Francisco
to visit the formers daughter, Miss
Theresa Reinhart, who is attending
the S. P. school of telegraphy there.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Chattin left
last week for San Francisco where
Nj. Chattin entered the S. P. hospital
to take treatment for a severe case
of blood poisoning in his left hand.
Mrs. Chattin returned home Monday
evening.
For rent, furnished or unfurnished,
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