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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-19
Prussian Arrogance
BY Courtney RyIoy Cooper of The vigiIantes

1t was arrogance that gave Kutur to the world
and it will be arrogance that will finally wipe
it out. For nowhere in the world does inflated
pig-headed arrogance exist as it exists in the
mind of the true German The boosted efficiency
of the German Is widely known because he has
press -agented It, He has announced that he is
efficient, and the world has been impressed by
the unstinted arrogance with which the announ-
cement has been showed down our throat Butt
Time brings forth great many things. And one
Of the things which it is bringing forth now is
the fact that in this efficiency there is far more
egotism than there is result.
Never was arrogance more bountifully display
ed than in the person of Capt Franz Won Papen
military attache from Germany to the United
States. He scorned to many of the codes
that the shrewd Boy-Ed devised He de-
lighted in calling the American nation those
idiotic Yankees" And yet
Whenever Capt, Won Papen attempted some
great scheme of destruction, he was blocked by
the secret service or the department OF Justice
His hasco against the WelIand canal resulted in
his being shipped home. His best lieutenants
Won Igel, Fay, Fdntelen, Koentg, and all the
rest, found the claws Of the United States gov
eminent instead of the roses of success in their
bombing and destruction campaigns. For always
arrogant. always believing that his enemy" the
patient United States, nation of mullet
heads and simpletons, Won Papen never covered
his tracks. =
N0r is the German nation, in it's arrogance
now, covering its tracks.
ITS every action, quite unwdningly finds the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-19
NO DISCORD HERE.

Marshal Foch, Frenchman, was the
first to give the British full credit for
breaking the Hindenburg line.
The gallant Frenohman is quoted as
saying that it was the British break
through at Cambria that brought the Ger
man peace offer. Nj
The best proof of the unity of the allies
is the promptness with which each gives
the other full credit for the results attain
ed Field Marshal Haig might feel that
the British were entitled to the credit for
q certain enterprise, but he permits Mar
shall Foch to say it. The chief praise the
Yanks have had, has come from French
and British generals. As for the French
well everybody praises the French and the
BeIgians with good cause.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-19
COMES TOO LATE.

Five years ago, such an announcement as
was made by Emperor Carl Of Austria yes
terday, that the "ramshackle empire"
would be recognized on the basis of fed
eralized states, would have been greeted
with a mixture of unbelief and delerious
joy by the oppressed races under his rule.
Today it comes too late.
The oppressed races no longer want rep
resentation under Austrian rule. They
have had glimpse of freedom and they
will accept nothing short of absolute in
dependence.
During the last week there has been a
lot of talk about Hungary seeding" and
about liberalization. What do these terms
mean? 1t might be we'll to examine them
Austria~Hungary is dual empire. En-
peror Karl is emperor of Austria and king
of Hungary Each country has it's sep
arate parliament. In Austria the German
elements are predominant although in the
minority. In Hungary, the Maygars, also
a minority class, rule the nation through
inequalities in the franchise To talk of
Hungary seeding is an absurdity. Far
from being an oppressed nation, Hungary
is the dominant factor in the empire The
Maygars are in close touch with Berlin,
and Austria Hungary is ruled by Berlin
through BUDAPEST
The two kingdoms are made up of a
dozen or more races. There are the Czechs
in Bohemia; the southern Slavs along the
Adriatic; and in Hungary millions of Ru-
J
Poles.
Emperor Karl s plans are not given in
detail, but evidently he would establish
United States of Austria Hungary with the
boundary line determined by radical lines.
The CZechs would have one state in
Bohemia the Jugo-Slavs another state
along the Adriatic; possibly another for
the Rumanians in the Carpathian district;
and possibly separate states for the Ger
mans and the Magyars. It is significant,
however, that the Poles are denied their
independence. Trieste would probably be
made an Italian state under Austrian rule,
of course.
That plan would have merit but for one
observation-disclosures Of these oppressed peo-
pies have any confidence in the Hapsburgs
and none would be content under them
Ten years ago, if the plan had been adopt
ed, this war might never have occurred.
But today, it is too late. Why should the
gallant Czechs accept an imitation of free
dom, and concessions in respect to the bal
lot, when they have been recognized as an
independent nation? Why should the Poles
remain under Hapsburg rule, when the in
dependent Polish state with port on the
Baltic is about to become reality? Why
should the Jugo-Slavs accept, when great
or Jugo-Slavia is about to be formed with
Serbia and Montenegro as the nucleus?
No, there may be United States of Cen
trail Europe, but neither a Hapsburg nor
Hohenzollern will be its ruler nor have
anything to say about establishing the
boundaries of the various states. They
will be fixed at the peace table.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-19
STEALING THE FARMERS CAPITAL

Take the case of a farmer who has 100
acres of land, and who knows no other
business but farming and who is attend
ing to that business and making it pay fair
returns.
He declines tempting offers to engage in
other enterprises as side lines" know
ing that he cannot give them personal at
tention. He has seen his neighbors lose
money too often on farmers newspapers
and cooperative stores.
But the proposed constitutional amend
mentS are passed.
Immediately the program Of the Socia-
list leaders of the league is put into effect.
Every bond issued by the state becomes a
lien against this farmers land. Willy
nilly he is forced to engage in all the en-
terprises he refused previously to enter.
The state enters the store business on this
farmer capital, when he wouldn t engage
in it himself on his own capital The state
enters the newspaper business on this
farmers capital, when he knows better
than to get into it himself
The enterprises are managed by "73
cent taxpayers, - men whose average taxes
are 70 cents a year. They own no real es-
tate m North Dakota, and so little personal
property that their taxes are negligible.
In year, or five years, or ten years they
can pack their carpet bags and take the
next train to Russia to join their "com-
rades, " but the farmer is left "holding the
lag" and paying for the crack Drained en-
terprises of these parlor Socialists
Surely the hard headed sensible, honest
farmers of North Dakota will see through
this crazy scheme in time Surely they
have swallowed the poisoned buncombe
about Big Business" long enough. big
Business" won't suffer by these amend
ments. "Big Business can take care of
itself and get out of North Dakota But
Little Business" cant move; and the
farmer can't move without sacrificing
something
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-19
'vERBOTAN'' LOSES MEANING,

What has become of the crime of '"lese
majestic in Berlin?
Where are all the "verboten" signs?
Right in Inter Den Linden, the Broad
way of Berlin, and almost under the Win
dOws of the Kaiser's palace, crowds sang
the Marsellaise, and only few persons
were slightly injured
Are all the machine guns being used at
the front these days?
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ligh Of day because Of the arrogance that dis
closes 1t. There is no efficIency that can allow
arrogance as an assistant or as an ingredient For
some day. that ingredient will envelope II.
That is just what is happening to the German
nation. And that is why the German nation ts
doomed to failure.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-19

FREEING MONTENEGRO.
The almost forgotten little kingdom Of
montenegro is being recaptured and re-
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-01
TO DELINQUENT
REGISTRANTS

missionaries have been mailed
today to the following delinquent
and failure to receive
QUESTIONABLE by said Registrant does
not relieve him of the responsibility
exacted by the Selective Service law.
IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE
YOUR QUESTIONABLE CALL
AT THE OFFICE OF THE LO-
CAL BOARD FOR INSTRUCT
IONS.
White
Joe Taylor.
]. P. Chisnell
Colored
Tom Story.
Leonard Jones.
Rufus Brown.
Arthur Clark.
Gov. McPhail
Thomas Monroe.
John Patrick.
James Rhaney.
John Thomas.
Henry Wright.
Arthur Lewis.
Georgt Russell.
Lee McCutcheon.
Tom Hill.
Day. Prater.
Robert Worthy.
Lewis Bell.
Davis Jones.
]. w. Wade.
Tom Graham.
Edgar Taylor.
Henry Coleman.
Ed Buchanan.
Robert Cowan.
Wash Chaple.
c. B. Dowdell.
Sunnie Brooks.
Henry Wooder.
Dan Roberts.
Joe Wardlaw.
Will Chovines.
Henry Jackson.
Robert Davis.
Anyone interested in the above COL
ored men should make endeavor to
have them report PROMPTLY.
Local Board Ben Hill County Ga.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-01
MEET.
INC WAS WELL
attended

The meeting called for the Carne-
gle Library Hall Wednesday after
noon was we'll attended by a number
of the patriotic women of the city
Conservation" was the theme of
the evening and several good talks,
were made in presenting the need OF
conservation and the best method to,
meet the demands of the government
Dr. Denmark. Food Administrator,
explained the $3.50 plan of the gov
eminent and w. A. Adams the gen
eral need of giving loyal support to,
all measures issued by the depart
ments in charge of the war.
Committees were appointed for the
several wards to carry the message,
of conservation into every house
hold.
Mrs Roland Griffin, president of
the w. c. T. u, presided at the meet
ing.
Similar meetings are to be held
every two weeks and the public is
cordially invited to attend.
A plan to organize the entire city
for the conservation movement was
adopted and Mrs. Lon Dickey made
chairman for the 1st Ward, Mrs. j.
H. Burke for the second, Mrs. l.
Kennedy for the third, and Mrs. J.
B. Wall for the fourth
These ladies are to appoint one.
lady in each city block to act as
chairman in her block and through
this extensive organization a COM
plete program for serving the govern
ment in the war will be put into OPP
Grafton.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-01
CLUB TO MEET
NEXT WEDNESDAY P. M.

Wednesday afternoon, at $50 in the
auditorium of the Library, the first
regular meeting, since the adjourn
ment in favor of the Red Cross, of the
Woman's Club, will be held, March E.
Misses Julia Prentiss and Rhea
Wise are acting chairmen of the day
and have arranged most interesting
program, as follows:
Or. Cranes Statistics on War
Mrs. R. M. Mann.
when Ma Signed Up With
Hoover"-Mrs. C. C. Persons.
Selections by the Ukelele Club:
Misses Lucy Whitley, Lillian How
ell, Hazel jolly, and Margaret Spiller.
"E. Pluribus Unum'-Mrs. J. B.
Wall.
Twentieth Century Goblin"-Mrs.
J. L. Frazer.
"His Sister"-Mrs. A. H. Thur
mond.
Selections by Ukelele Club.
The Delegate to the 3rd District
Convention, to be held in Reynolds,
on the eighth and ninth of April, will
be elected
Business of interest to each mem
Der of the Club will be presented.
A nominating committee for Off
GERS for the ensuing year will be ap-
pointed.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-01
LEAGUE PROGRAM

The Junior Leaguers of the Central
Methodist church will present the fol-
lowing program to- the Senior Leag-
uers next Sunday evening, aii6:45.
Song.
Prayer.
Song.
Bible lesson by Miriam Brown.
Violin Solo by The1ma Dorrniney.
Dialogue, "The League Flower" by
Edwin Stovall, Louise Jones, Aliene
Dickinson, Katherine Smith. Julia
Lovett, Athleen Dickey.
Recitation, The Violet" by Eliza
beth Hill.
Song, eff Jesus Goes with Me-"
Explanation of League Colors, and
Badge by Athleen Dickey, HartweII
Mathis, Alpheus Hill, Harry O'Brien.
Joe Graham, Elizabeth Nixon. Edith
Brown.
Duet, "A Soldier for Jesus" EuTaIie
Dorminey and Miss Manola Bryant.
Benediction.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-01
SHIP YARD WORKERS
ARE NEEDED

The government is calling for vol
unteers for shipyard work. If you
are carpenter, boilermaker, riveter,
machinist, electrician, or any one of
the many vocations that may be use
fully employed at constructing ships,
the government has job for you.
will take pleasure in fully explaining
the proposition to you if you will
come to my office or stop me ION the
street wherever you see me. 1t will
be pleasure for me to serve you and
the government.
1SIDOR GELDERS,
Chairman County Council of Defense.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-01

Anyone interested in the above col
ored men should make endeavor tc
have them report PROMPTLY.
Local Board Ben Hill County Ga
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-01
WAR, the audience rose and closed

WAR, the audience rose and closed
the meeting with America"
Never did an audience give speak
ers a more undivided attention dur
ing the entire program, scarcely a
person leaving their seat and through
out the entire time the closest atten-
ton was given to the remarkable ad-
dress delivered by these leaders of
men.
Another meeting was announced to
be held at Atlanta on March Il, when
Secretary Houston, of the Federal
Department of Agriculture, will come
to Georgia. .-
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-01
ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCE Of
GEORG|ANS GREET CON5ERVb-
T|0N|STS IN CENTRAL CITY"

Georgia went "Over the Top" We'd
nesday at Macon, when 5000 earnest
men and women from every section
Of the state gathered at the Audito-
rum in response to invitations issued
by Governor Dorsey, chairman of the
State Council of Defense and the
Federal Food Administrator for
Georgia, DR.. A. M. Soule, Ex-Govern-
or Nat Harris, soldier of the COS
opened the meeting with a rousing
speech, voicing the sentiment of
Georgia, when he pledged the entire
peoples loyal support of the war
aims of President Wilson, and the
Grand Old Man was visibly affected
with the. cheers with which his pa
triotic utterances were received.
After a short prayer from DR.. Jen-
kins, president of Wesleyan college,
Governor Dorsey took charge of the
meeting and made an address that
left no one in doubt as to the mo-
tives that should inspire the loyal
support of the measures promulgated
by the Administration through Hts va
rious departments in the successful
prosecution of the war, OUR WAR.
: Governor Dorsey presented DR.. A.
M. Soule, whose scholarly address,
backed by authoritative figures and
charts that illustrated the war and
its fearful toll on European soil
gripped the hearts of his hearers and
made them resolve more strongly
than ever to spread the gospel of con-
servation and production of Food
Crops in Georgia. Georgians are
only asked to make food and feed
crops sufficient to feed the state, so
that the railroads may be freed from
carrying food and feed to the state
and that the surplus of food crops
from the west and north may be
utilized to feed the American armies
and those of our oversee associates
and the civil populations Of the coun-
tries associated with US in this war
of liberation.
AMEkF. c. Woolcott of Washington,
D. c., representing Mr.. Herbert
Hoover, whose chief aid he was dur
ing their stay in Belgium, made a
stirring address picturing the con-
dition of the warning nations, the ap-
palling suffering in Belgium, northern
France and Poland, where the peo-
pie are literally starving for the want
of the food which we, over here, are
thoughtlessly wasting.
Commissioner of Agriculture J. J.
Brown, more directly appealed to the
Georgia farmer for his cooperation
in producing food crops, but not en-
tirely/to the detriment of cotton, the
money crop of the state. Mr..
Brown, for the farmers, whose in
terests are close to his heart and
whom he understands perhaps better
than any other man in the state, as
sured the representative of the gov
eminent that Georgia will even do
better in 1918 than in 1917 when she
more than doubled all previous eff
forts in producing food and feed
crops, cattle and hogs. After several
short talks from others and the adopt
ion of resolution pledging Georgia
and all her resources to win OUR
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-01
TO INSTITUTE LODGE

Paul Gungl, Frank Hager, C. A.
Fretwell, F. M. Hitch, B. Billiard, w.
w. Hughes, "A. w. Goodwin and w.
Pickens left this afternoon in motors
for Cordele where they will institute
an Encampment of the l. O. o. F.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-01
BOY SCOUTS WANT
VACANT LOTS

Scoutmaster w. c. WiIkerson and
his troop of Scouts want to cultivate
some OF the vacant lots about town.
If you can give the use of lot to the
Boy Scouts you will do a patriotic
act as the boys will learn how to gar
den and make food stuff to win the
war.
Every little bit helps.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-01
COUNCIL OF DEFENSE
PUSHING ITS WORK
INTO EVERY COUNTY

Macon, Ga, Feb. 27-"I am not an
alarmist, but the situation is serious.
What we must do is win this war and
win it quick" was the declaration of
Governor Hugh M. Dorsey in con-
Guiding his address before the meet
ing OF eouncil of Defense Wednesday
at the Hotel Dempsey following the
big food meeting at the city audito-
rum. County Chairmen or their rep
resentatives from about half the coun-
ties of the state attended the meeting
and snapped views and received in
structions
The governor suggested that the
representatives go to their homes
and inform the people about what
should be done so that a Council of
Defense can be organized in every
county, as the State Council is doing
the best it can under the circum-
stances. He believed that whenever
Georgia is informed, Georgia will do
her part i'll the great movement.
III Counties Organized
1T developed in the speech of Gov
ernor Dorsey that the state had only
appropriated $500 for the work in
Georgia: chat there are but III coun-
ties organized; that it was the duty
of the members of the different
Councils of Defense to stir patriotism
and to measure up to all demands.
He shoSed how the initiative rested
with the members, and that they
should not wait for the State or Nat
ional Councils of Defense.
THE main thing" he stated, "was
the dissemination of information. See
that there are no spurious organiza-
tons soliciting funds for the different
enterprises occasioned by the war. but
after investigation into the needs of
drives" of different kinds to put your
shoulder TO the wheel and help. An
other good suggestion is to be vigil
liant in search of spies and apprehend
them as was recently done at Griffin
and Americas"
Governor Dorsey, arriving late to
the meeting. Lee Ashcraft, of Allan
ia. opened the meeting and was urg-
ed by the Governor to continue Mrs.
Samuel Inman, of Atlanta, was first
called on to safe some of the pur-
poses of the Council of Defense.
Mrs. 1nman's Appeal
Mrs. Inman, in referring to a re-
cent speech which she had heard de-
livered by Lieut.. Picard, of the
French army, stated that Georgians
should do as the French-think vic
tory, speak victory and pray victory.
IF called on to go, we must serve in
what capacity we can. It's every
body's war.
I'VE must not drop stitch Every
woman knows what a dropped stitch
means. 1t means that you have to
go all over from the beginning again.
Unity of defense is what we need.
The Council of Defense has called
women for the first actual work in
this war. We are now a part of the
war. Until we can find that the men
are the leaders, the work in some OF
the counties is going to lag.
Georgia is probably the lowest in
efficiency from a county standpoint
of any of the states. The women OF
the state are at the present time bet
Continued on Second Page.)
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-01
ON EDITORIAL BOARD

Stewart F. Gelders has been hon
ored by his election to the editorial
board of the Georgian" the monthly
published by the student
body of the University of Georgia.
S. F. G. is the first Freshman to Sc
cure this coveted prize.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-01
PROF. r. H. POWELL AT
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Prof. r. H. Powell, of the State.
Normal School at Valdosta, viii
speak at the Presbyterian church, next
Sunday morning at II o'clock.
The public is cordially invited.
r. M. Mann, PASTOR
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Lon Dickey, Miss
Athleen Dickey and Miss Lillian
Howell left this afternoon in their au-
tonobile for Macon and Atlanta.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-01

The Board of Education VIII hoIH
its regular monthly meeting at tho
city hall this evening.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-01
CLASSIFICATION BY LOCAL
BOARD TO DATE

White Registrars, Class 1...... 1853
Colored, Class l. .1O4
Total number Class 1........ 267
White qualified for service. IS
Colored qualified for service. .78
Total men qualified .173
White men rejected 20
Colored men rejected. ........ 10
Whites qualified, special service. i
Cases pending AS
Delinquents who failed to return
questionnaires, and reported
to Adjutant General. .92
Total men in Class .359
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-01

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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-01
LEADERS APPOINTED FOR
BEN HILL TO PUSH
FOOD PRODUCTION

In response to urgent requests
from both Federal and State officials
to appoint leaders in the town and the
rural communities for the purpose of
encouraging and pushing food pro-
duction and conservation and back
ing up the government in carrying
out the war plans to a finish, county
agent J. 7. Pittman has appointed
the following:
f. K. Farmer.
J. c. Glover.
DR.. D. B. Ware.
w. r. Bowen.
]. c. Brewer.
]. H. Billiard.
]. L. McCarty.
M. Dickson.
p F. Stone.
]. M. Barrentine.
A. ]. Sword.
J. H. Taylor.
S. S. Young.
w. R. Walker.
]. R. Horton.
l.. Robitzsch.
R. r. Dorminey.
j. R. Kimball
c. L. Prescott.
S. G. Pryor, Sr.
D. d. Garrison.
L. G. Whitley.
]. B. D. Paulk.
]. L. Dorminey.
A. c. Mccall.
A. ]. Pond.
w. T. Paulk
Tom Luke.
w. A. Luke.
Col. D. B. Nicholson.
w. A. Adams.
c. A. Newcomer.
R. J. Prentiss.
L. L. Griner.
]. L. Perry.
J. w. Beall.
Z. H. VIM.
r. ]. Spell.
Letters of instructions will be sent
out as quickly as possible. The pur-
pose of appointing these leaders is
for concerted action on all lines of
progress that will aid the government
i'll the one business of fighting.
All teachers and preachers, as we'll
as the press, are asked to give their
influence in creating sentiment for
food production, conservation, etc.