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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-14
HILLEsTAD FOR TREASURER.
HawIsy Man Files Petition With the
County Auditor

Oscar J. HiIlestad, of Hawley, filed
with County Auditor Andrew D.
HoUglum on Wednesday as a candi-
date for treasurer Of Clay county.
Mr.. Hillestad was a candidate for
the once in 1914. He is the first
candidate to file in Clay county this
year.
w. P. Rognlie Of Moorhead, has
also announced his candidacy for the
position and Arthur c. Fevig, who
was elected to fill the vacancy when
County Treasurer Chris Paulson
resigned, is also a candidate.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-14

The Clay county local board exam
ined 100 class ] registered men today,
practically finishing with those who
are subject to the FIRST call. A few
men who had not received their noti-
fication cards and others who were
granted temporary extensions will be
examined later.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-14
POWEIL TALKED on PNGLAND.

Rev. George w. Powell, OF Grace NJ.
2. church, Moorhead, addressed the
students Of the Moorhead Normal
school in chapel this morning. Mr..
Powell, himself an EnElishman, spoke
on "Englands Relation to the War
and What She Has Done"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-14
AIlied Raidera Raaaed.

Berlin, March II, via London
Three machines Of an entente air
squadron fihyinR towards the city OF
Freiburg, were brought down, army
headquarters announced today.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-14

The Young Peoples society OF the
Swedish Lutheran church will meet
Friday evening at the home of Mrs.
Anna Marks, 712 Fourth street south.
Fargo. 4 program will be given and
refreshments will be served,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-14

Paris, Wednesday, March H.
French aviatoFs have accounted for
four enemy machines, according TO
a statement from the war ONCE to-
night. which also reports a SUCCESS
full Belgian forward movement near
Lombaertzyde.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-14

n426Jz; arrive s4.I6Ms May s4.aola
bid; July $500 asked; October abgt
asked. Oats, on track 90gs al "a ar
rive S90A 490H. Rye, on track ana
arrive sassm2.a0; May s2.77 nominal
Barley, on track 91.99 2.40.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-14
MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN,

Minneapolis, Mimi, March II. 49,
Flour, unchanged; shipments 33,957
bbls. Barley SI.9592.35. Rye S2.924
2.93. Bran S32.9s.
Wheat, receipts So cars, compared
with 1913 year ago. Corn, No. vel
low 8l.sOn1.S5. oats, No. white y0&
091A. Flax S4.20la a 1881.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-14
BREEDERS ORGANIZE.
County shorthorn Association FERN
cd at Meetinu In GIyndon.

I@uHkg 6HoTIH@Fu N2@oGt@NoH FofHl"
cd al Meeting In GIyndon.
The Clay County Shorthorn Breed
srE' association was organized at a
meeting OF farmers and stockmen
held at the consolidated schoolhouse,
GIyndon, Wednesday afternoon.
Eugene d. Grant was elected
president Of the association and III.
M. Mumford secretary. Several
township vice presidents were also
named. The new association has
about 80 charter members.
For quick results use The Fargo
Forum want ada
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-14

DULUTH UtAhN NtlhENN1Ts
Duluth, March 14.-After holding
fairly steady up till around the close
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-14
rHE GENERAL eAs.ELEcTRIc PLANT~co
Light and Power fer Farm and Home

Fargo. N D. January a. 1918.
MOTOPowER MFG. CO., Fargo, N. d.
conference.-the to inform you that we
made a test Of your Motopower in our Genco
farm lighting plant. We found that the engine
would run approximately 80 per cent longer on
the same amount 81 gasoline by the use Of
Motopower than IL would without.
Yours truly,
GENERAL GAS ELECTRIC PLANT CO., INC
c. EARL BRANTCK Manager
New-York tribune., 1918-02-06
The Republican Chairmanship

This is a year when Republicans Of
every cast and color are called upon to
forget their factional differences, just as
it is year when they are called upon to
discard every tinge of narrow, partisan
spirit. For this reason the selection of a
chairman of the Republican National Com
mittee at st. Louis has an especial sig
niicance and interest. There is the strong
est demand that the committee shall find
a man of broad sympathies and accep-
able to diverse elements.
Prominently mentioned are Mr.. Adams
of Iowa, and Mr.. Hays, Of Indiana. OF
Mr.. Hays it is said that he was prominent
in bringing the Progressive and old-line
Republicans of his state together for the
campaign of 1916, with the result of
carrying the state for Hughes, electing a
Republican Governor for the first time in
eight years, two Republican Senators te
succeed two Democrats, and nine Repub.
lican Congressman where there were two
before Without holding brief for MI
Hays, it is distinctly man Of this type
and not OF reactionary tendencies, who is
clearly needed now.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-06
An Atrocious Charge

Eighteen months ago four social bandits,
at the head of four railway mems organi-
cations, threatened to paralyze the whole
industrial life of the country by calling I,
general strike of railway men. 1t was a
hold-up of nation. by promising what
President Wilson characterized as can un-
speakable calamity"
Yesterday one of these four men, War-
rem G. Lee, president OF the Brotherhood
of Trainmen, made the charge before the
Railway Wage Commission that in this
hour of nations deep need four bankers
Of New York had ordered engines to be
left to freeze while millions suffered fol
lack of coal.
The hiss of loyal labor, millions strong
should follow the exit from Washington
and from public notice of this vile traduccr
this posoner of more ignorant minds.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-06
How Fast Are Men Needed !?

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: While so many people arc jubiiatng
over Secretary Bakers recent showing and
his promise to put 100000 men into France
N 1918, which might be stated as furnishing
about 100000 men year, or the same num-
Der as the British arc losing in year, with l.
cut mentioning the French, and not SO many
as the Germans will transfer from the Rus
sian front in less time, will some real gen.
uine expert military authority please tell the
American people whether or net at this rate
it is positive certainty that we shall win
the war, that We can overuhclm the Teu~
tonic forces in a definite and necessary Pc
riod Of time?
Ii it will require 5.oo0,ooo Of our mon a
year to win the war in = definite period, or
il it will require only 100000 or any other
number which the experts know and which
is greater than MI Baker is furnishing, then
Mr.. Baker is not making good and will go
down and the country with him. Will the
experts please give us light on this matter
that we may judge correctly for ourselves
Of the efficiency of the War Department by
its deeds and not by its words?
GEORGE II. MILLER
Utica, n. Y, Feb 4, 1918
New-York tribune., 1918-02-06
The "War Imitation Corporation''

The dispatches from WASHINGTON carry
information that Secretary McAdoo pur-
poses to insist upon the passage of the
remarkable BILL fostercd by him, and pre-
pared by unknown hands, creating "war
finance corporation" and that this is to
be made an Administration measure. We
hope the report is untrue, and we are sure
that IN the present mood Of Congress such
measure cannot be forced through that
body.
This measure proposes in effect to Give
over to four men absolute control of all
Issues OF stocks or bonds above S1OO 600.
and, on the other hand, to give this same
body power to further dilute the currency
Of the country by dumping into it four
billions Of Federal Reserve notes. This
means that every kind of enterprise. fror.
Bangor to San Diego, is to be subject to
the opinions and rulings of four men. and
that they and they alone shall have tic
power to say what industry shall expand.
what new industries may arise and what
crippled industries shall be forced to the
wall. This proposal comes from the lead
ers of party which has always stood for
jealous limitation of the powers Of gov
ernment officials, for a recognition of state
rights and individual rights.
We do not think we in any way eyac-
cerate the character or mischievousness
OF this bill. We have in this country no
New-York tribune., 1918-02-06

ADLER or more impartial economic review
than that furnished by the National City
Banks Monthly Circular" from the pen
of Mr.. George E. Roberts. In the current
issue of that circular there is a careful
discussion of the proposed legislation, with
this trenchant observations:
These are extraordinary times and no.
body wishes to withhold from the Admin
istration at Washington any degree OF
authority which may be necessary to Sc
cure the most effective mobilization and
use of our resources during the war. but
this measure clearly contemplates the use
Of credit in a manner and to degree
which in our opinion cannot be advantage
GUS ITO the country Under any conceivable
circumstances.
We do not believe there will be any
occasion TO initiate the credits Of the Re-
serve banks or the currency of the coup
try to the extent indicated or that il
can be done without disastrous results. 1t
is undoubtedly important to support the
essential Industries of the country and
bring them se-.iie highest possible eff
ciency but the printing press is not an
cffectual agency for accomplishing that
purpose.
One important branch Of Mr.. McAdoo's
department, of which he is an eX-otficio
member, is the Federal Reserve Board.
1t was only few days ago that that
board made public it's annual report, ir
which it recognized and discussed, timidly
yet clearly, the dangers Of undue credit
expansion, which is simply a polite name
for currency imitation. While this board
of very able men, including supposedly
Mr.. McAdoo himself, is discussing means
of preventing a riot Of imitation. another
department puts forth this bill giving ex-
traordinary powers to another board of
four men, who might readily not be mel.
of financial CT economic training or mcr
in any way interested in preserving
proper balance between the currency of
the nation and the volume of business to
be done.
1t is this balance which determines the
average level of prices Too much money:
higher prices. Not enough money: lower
prices. This is the whole story. In two
years and half the price of everything
we have to buy has nearly doubled. Cot
ton, for example, has nearly tripled in
price, with the result that the people of
all the United States have been taxed
from billion to billion and half OF
dollars, and this sum has been presented
to the cotton growers Of the South. This
is one concrete example Of what imitation
means.
Some day the people of this country,
which Mr.. Frank A. Vanderlip about a
year ago described as "a nation of eco.
nomic iliterates," will wake up to an in
terest in this very practical question.
When it does it will make short shrift Of
such measures as this latest venture il, pa
ternal finance. Perhaps MI. Vanderlir,
who is now, as chairman Of the War Saw
ings Committee, a prominent member Of
Mr.. McAdoo's official household, may con-
tribute Il little first aid of sanity toward
this extraordinary proposal.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-06

lose no more competent men than they
have, and perhaps regain some Of those
they have lost. We believe that this raise
in wages should be promptlJ followed by
a still larger increase in freight rates, so
as to provide ample funds for needed ter
minal improvements, for new equipment
and for new financing. But this ought to
be forgotten question by the time the war
is ended, and there ought not then to re-
main any opportunity for political bar
gaining.
The railways were taken over at few
days notice. They ought to be returned,
as a disturbing influence in our political
life, within ninety days from the time
when the actual necessity of governmental
management has come to an end.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-06
Sunlit California;:
Gloomy Lorraine

| have seen here Caifornians, who come
from the richest country in the world; from
an incXhaustiblc soil, out of which men can
gather five abundant harvcsts within twelve
months; where the hedges bloom in roses IL
the year round; where the rarest fruits ma
turc on every hand, like cabbages do in
France; where the trees. as fccund as they
capricious, bud withou. regard to sea-
sons, that there is no month without it's
leaves and perfumes. And they arrve-these
big soldiers with q nonchalant air--n our
harsh Lorraine, rude and naked, robust and
poor. Their eyes, accustomed to shield them
selves against the glare of the SUM- open
vide in astonishment at the poverty of the
villages-the low earth colorcd roofs the
acrid dung heaps at the doors and the walls
from which founess drips. Then their minds.
appealed to by the hard lot Of our race,
soften at the thought that the heavens are
not kinder to country for which they know
so many men have given their lives
New-York tribune., 1918-02-06
Making Them Feel at Home

From to-day on considerable portion
of our German population will begin in
one respect to feel almost at home. All
male German subjects over fourteen
years of age will be registered, ticketed
docketed and otherwise put under the
watchful eye of the government, just as
, if they were still under the care Of some
Prussian Poli~ci Amt.
1t will be natural sensation for them.
But they will not like it, 1t is one of
the extraordinary characteristics of the
German that, although he submits al;
home to the minutest inquisition into his
affairs and to the strictest regulation of
his conduct, when he gets to the United
States he becomes the most violent OBJ
jector to all attempts to restrain his per-
sonal freedom. There are many Germans
who have almost burst with rage because
the government tried to prevent their vio-
lating our neutrality laws for Germany's
benefit. >They were indignant that Ameri-
cans objected to their strike propaganda
here. to- their blowing up munitions
plants, bombing ships and otherwise in
terfering with the production of war sup
plies for the Allies, although we had the
right to manufacture and sell those sup
plies and the Allies had the right to buy
them.
Even since we declared war on Ger-
many Germans here have resented the
idea that they should be treated by our
government as enemy nationals are ordi-
narily treated in state with which their
own country is at war. At first the
Administration went out of it's way to be
chvalrous]y generous to the Kaiser's sub
jccts. 1t offered to .let them alone if they
would quietly go about their usual bust
ness. But that didn't appeal to the Ger
man temperament. Sabotage, espionage
and incendiarism continued When the
President issued proclamation creating
military and waterford zones and barring
enemy aliens from them the regulations
framed by the Department Of Justice
were contemptuously disregarded. The
German attitude remained insolent. Tc
win submission by kindness is a method
which never works with the Germans.
Now registration, thumb printing land
other familiar manifestations of police
vigor may help to mitigate Teutonic inso-
lence. If once a German sees that he is
dealing with an authority which means
business he becomes as docilc as well
trained Scheidemann Socialist
Let US hope so. But the government
ought to take no chances. Registering the
male Germans is not enough Many Ger
man women subjects are as nsubordinatc
and dangerous as the men are. And Aus.
trian enemies should also be put under
police discipline. Enemy activities here
should be stamped out at any cost, even
if we have to go as far as a policy of
general internment.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-06
To Patriot: Senator Chamberlain

~ ss4 ss@if; 'or' s rs wsa"ssa ss ds' "s
Ga1Esra one & Of serss he sending War De.
o~ "o,As aoat "S S's TO STsSaa %Sms c,,o
thought not pes" s''S s sus sS p4Se Eyer women pcs-
Thank God for vision clear. farsee;ro.
speech
That sounds trumpet-call with facts ar
layed;
For purpose strong, beyond all party's reach.
That champions Truth, and will not be-
gainsaid.
At such a time thank God for common sense
Rating countrys mustered youth zoo dea r
For wanton wastage of incompetence
Or victim OF the spokesman protiteer.
Outvoted, vetoed, though your measures fall.
Not vain, y Sir the message that thew
bring.
Your finger points the writing on the wall:
nation, wakened, counts the reckoninp
Aye; we who pay in blood and sacrifice
1helr decent duo for our brave lads de-
mand.
"Coftins for overcoats!" Christ what price
10 set on the young manhood of this land,
Not vengeance do we seek. For that too high
Inc moment, TAR too stern the task ahead
"A sololers death we claim for who must die
IN the great cause for which a world ia
bled. 80
with honest men and wise the wav to eu;d,
stainless our standards front the risi1o
Fearless our armied ships the billows ride
Anq We the parent-people cry "Well
donc."
MARGUERITE MER1NGToN
New-York tribune., 1918-02-06
With the "Sanu71ies" in Sunless Lorraine
W. Rene Benjamin. Brilliant Writer War Ston Records His Lpapreso,
of Life in the American Cantonmens of Eastern France
Translated from 'Lo Journoy' of Paris by William

TN THE United States, as everywhere else,
there are phrase makers. And one Of
their unfaling commonplaces, in speech
and in writing, is Sunny France" The name
is never used without the epithet. And so
the general PUBLIC builds illusions which the
truth will some day rudely demolish.
Winter in France--in the East of France
means cloudy skies and frozen mre.
Where, then, is the promised sun? Thank
God, among the American soldiers there are
few given to melancholy. They do not say
wrathfully: 1--WE have been deceived" They
say ironically: eff this is sunshine. what
must it be like here when there is no sun
shnc?"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-06

of the wars conduct, should become hys-
terical, that would be calamitous.
This seems about to happen. On the
evidence one can hardly refrain from say
ing that it has begun to happen.
Hysteria is refuge from something one
does not wish to hear or think about.
Hysteria IS panic.
Is the Administration unable to meet the
impact of truth without falling into panic
New-York tribune., 1918-02-06
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: "Forbidden to Hate Germans"-( News
paper headline).
"Hate--To dislike intensely; detcst; abhor;
abominate; loathe. ."( Webster's Dictionary J
Then are we forbidden to "dislikc in
tcnscly, to detest to abhor, to abominatc. to
loathe" Germans and Germany for thei,
blasphemy, their perjury, their hypocrisy
their violation and murder of women, their
unspeakabe crimes against children, etc.
etc, ETC.?
On the contrary. what would you think Of
the man who didn't detest, adhor, loathe
etc?
Now If We can sum it all up in the one
word "hate'-what's the difference?
JOHN BOND
Waterbury, Conn. Feb. i. 1918.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-06
The Promise of Turkey
And Sweet Potatoes

lhey dream of that promise in eating their
daily ration. In the evening they eat it in
the dusk, their feet muddied. their mess
platters in their hands, out in the cold and
the tog. Truly they have need OF that hone
which their talk with the small bows re-.
calls Soldiers of a great country, where
everything is comfortable, they accustom
themselves with valiant good humor to tho
thousand little and larger miseries of our
France at war. They are not indiscreet. I
nave seen some of them who, in order to
see better to eat their meal, took advantage
OF the light coming out to them through
house window. They crowded By threes
INTO that slender ray and smiled at one an
other, gratefully
Then they went away. I followed them
They entered house from the chimney Of
which smoke was coming Through the door
as 1t opened ] an immense fire. / went
IN behind them. ! found myself in biz
farmhouse hall, with fiagstone foor shin
ingly clean, without any furniture. From
clothes lines hung shirts. trousers, shoes snd
legglngs. 4 soldier said to me:
New-York tribune., 1918-02-06
Very Polite to
An Allied Pig

Dear pig. whom | may also call our allv,
III you VIII give m. part of your repast Won
may nave this whole lin OF canned meat"
And he added, as an extra inducemcnt:
I'll even open it for YOU
lhe pig made no response But war is
war The American helped himself
Now they all use the beet leaves Ono y,
one they pass before the cook. who c;vos
them slice Of the whitest possible bread
potatoes and beef in gravy While thew wait
they initiate the cries of animals wh;stl.
sing and accompany themselves by BEATING
with their forks on their mess plates. And
that makes droll contrast with the ver,
grave and serious appearance Of these bio
fellows, in their long coats, which recall
'hose worn by Javert and Jean Vatican
They fill the villages in which there arc
no longer any French men left. The women
are at work in the houses the road thus he
longs TO the chickens and the small bows
who are delighted to have chance to monop-
ollze 1t. The small boys are clamorous.
audaclous, lmpetuous. They run between the
legs OF the big, good-natured soldiers. Thev
pull them by their coat-tails and saw. with
their noses in the air:
New-York tribune., 1918-02-06
In the Glare of
Drying Room Fire

III is our drying room There is one for
each company"
The same soldier added:
lhat way we never carry on our bodies
the dampness Of more than one day
Another remarked. gazing drcamiy at the
flames:
This gives us ideas for writing letters"
A third said, with smile:
One can even write, after being in here
that war halfway amusing
lie cast fresh log on the fire. 1t MADE
an enormous fare of light, which played on
our faces and on the walls; and in it the
three soldiers stood out, charmed and amazed
as by the Illuminating flash OF sudden VIC
tory.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-06
M L. Mcpherson

will be something to write my papa about.
Then they wish TO taste the sour. And
they employ words which they have heard
their fathers use when on leave.
"How is it, your beef? Is it 'frigo' (Poilu
slang for canned beef ?. Don't You ever have
anything but 'frigo'?"
The big Americans smile, roll their eyes
and, happy to talk about things which even
the mention OF makes one more honefu1 tell
these little fellows that for certain holidays
them government is going to send them turkey
and sweet potatoes. But this is only q proms.
as yet without continuation
New-York tribune., 1918-02-06
Prices and Polisics
o the Editor of The Tribune.

10 the Editor of The Tribune
SIR: The price of coal, steel, wheat ana
copper has been fixed by the government, pu'
cotton has not and has never been SO hisn'
oo cents pound. Why is this?
ne Red Cross needs cotton all the time.
not only for our soldiers. but for those o.
our alhes as we'll, and it is not right tnss
we should have to pay so much for it. Whers
IS the patriotism of the cotton men? w
know where the politics is. JUSTICE.
New York. Feb. 4. 1918.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-06
Small Boys Want
To Be Talked To

ak 10 me, Monsieur American"
One OF the soldiers answered in my. nros
ence. slightly bending his tall frame.
ou are 100 little for me to talk to you"
A"o 'he urchln, whom he could have nut
in his pocket, answered: p''
Don't mind that. Talk to me ANYWAY T.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-06
Hygiene Comes;
Poetry Goes

They make their quarters in the houses
which used to shelter our pous But thev
change the aspect of every house which thev
enter. Our men sleep in the granaries, or the
stables; they install themselves in the straw
or mingle with TIC animals; and they have
as companions of their dreams the chalk
colored mouse and the romantic spider. The
men from america, on the contrary, sween
scrape and scrub They purity the stable ar ,
whitewash the granary. But they create .
Vo'd Wherever they clean up. The spirit of
poesy nees when they empty the garrets They
DO not want to sleep with the owls. Thor
nights arc without mystery. They eradicate
even the odor of the gathered harvests. and
Tor them winter retains no memory of
summer.