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cars were fitted to run on narrow
gauged tracks along the roads.
II saw Hindenburg once. They
made us stand erect and still when he
passed He opened the car window
when he passed me. He looked like
a monster, not human. His auto had
rubber tires on 1t. I'd have given my
life gladly for q grenade then. Any
one Of us would--it would be worth
it, just one chance at him.
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Interesting Part.

After a patient has progressed to
such a point that his injured arm or
leg has begun to function, he Is
ready for the most interesting part,
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ENSIGN SIM0NS AGAIN
y, ENROUTE TO ANNAPOLIS

Ensign Edwin Simons, son Of
Judge and Mrs. H. "A, Simons, who
has been visiting friends In Mime
apolis since leaving Bemidji, and who
received word not to report at An
napolis on account Of the influenza
scare, has now received word from
Washington to report, and is on his
way to Annapolis,
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LOST AND FOUND

STOLEN--Man's bicycle in front Of
the candy kitchen. Return to Pho
neer office. S-103
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WANTED--Girl stenographer with
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ence Apply Koors Bros. Co.
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. AUTOMATIC PHONES.
lBy United Press. J

10Y UuICSU = CSS. ~ a. E106t3I9
Winnipeg, Oct. 3.The govern
ment Of Manitoba has decided to in
stall an automatic telephone service.
in Winnipeg. The manual system
will be retained in the smaller towns
in the country. ,.
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PRINCE MAX NAMED
GERMAN CHANCELLOR
CIV United Press.

London, Oct. 8 F From two sources
today comes the report that Prince
Max Of Baden has been appointed i'm
perial German chancellor to succeed
Won Hertling.
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Want AID DEPT,

Advertisements in this column
cost half cent a word per issue, when
paid cash in advance. No ad will
he run Tor less than 10c per- issue.
Ads charged on our books cost one
cent a word per issue. No ads run
tor less than csc.
The Holly chieftain., 1918-04-19

or value in return. THE general
tone of the league leadership. be-
sides being disloyal, is that of un-
principled exploiters.
A question which arose in the
minds of your committee and one
which we are unable to answer,
from any information we were able
to secure, was What becomes of
the SIG membership fee which the
farmer pays to the league organi-
zers?' We are informed, before an
organizer is sent out he is put thru
thoro schooling. being told exact
ly how he shall handle the farmer,
and, from what we gather, the main
burden of this line of talk is an ap-
peal to class hatred. Each organi-
zer is furnished with a car. We
have been unable to learn as to
whether this car is furnished by
himself, or by the National League
organization. These men and these
cars cost money The question ma
turally follows, would the farmer
get the full benefit of his SIG even il
the motive behind the league was
good"
We believe that the entire prOpa-
ganda has for it's basis the appeal
to class struggle and hatred which
is so disastrous in time of war, as
shown by experience of Russia and
other nations.
AS with the German propaganda
in Russia it is hidden under the
mask of economic issues. We be-
lieve that every patriotic citizen
should assist as far as possible in
informing the farmer as to the real
motives of the league leaders.
In presenting these findings we
have purposely understated the
case. The great mass of testimony
we have examined shows the case
against the league to be far blacker
than we have painted. The, case
against SUCH organizations of this
The Holly chieftain., 1918-04-19

as stimulatOr of class hatred and
inciter of industrial disturbance.
A. E. Bowen, who cOllaborated
with TOwnley in organizing the Lea
que, was candidate for governor of
North Dakota on the Socialist tick
ct. and is. also an agitator of the
soap-box variety.
Arthur Lesueur, executive secre-
tary of the League, is an attorney for
the I. w. w. He was one of the or
ganizers of the Peoples Council"
and had the oversight of legislation
enacted by the League members.
He is a Socialist of the rabid type,
and protected the interest of the 7.
w. w.
d. C. Coats, who until recently
was the organizing and planning
brains of the league, is an expert
enced Socialist politician. He was
once lieutenant governor of Colo
RADIO and later was elected commits
sioner of Spokane as a Socialist. He
was closely associated with VIM.
Haywood, head of the I. w. w.
0. M. Thomson ran for Congress
on the Socialist ticket in 1914 and
was the editor of the "Iconoclast," a
rabid Socialist paper. He ia one OF
the chief organizers.
-
None of the above men are far.
mers. Townley once engaged in two
large scale tractor-farming expert
ments. both of which ign0miniously
failed. All are of dangerous type.
We have documentary proof that
an agreement was entered into by
the Nonpartisan League and the 1.
w. w. and that Lesueur was instru-
mental in negotiating this agree.
ment. which he said would put
North Dakota into the hands of
the Nonpartisan League and 1. w.
w.
When the pro-German "People's
CounciF was driven from several
states, Governor Frazier of North
Dakota invited the organization to
hold it's meeting in his state.
Senator LaFollette made the
speech for which he is being inves.
tigated at great meeting of the
: H. d j. y. X 2
The Holly chieftain., 1918-04-19

Nonpartisan League ct st. Paul
and he was loudly applauded when
he uttered his sediti0us statement.
This meeting was hailed by worthy
friendly socialist papers as the fore
runner of great revolution" said
it faithfully reflected LaFollette's
views and spoke Of the Nonparti-
san League as a great menace from
the northwest"
/, Kate Richards O'Hare, who said
that the mothers who sent their
boys to Europe to fight were no
better than brood COWS" and who
has recently been convicted for sedi-
tious activity, Wa shielded and
sponsored by Nonpartisan League
leaders. Governor Frazier and At
torney- General LANCER of North Da-
kota endeavored to have her pro-
secution stopped.
Ex-Organizers OF the league have
made affidavit that all organizers
for the league must be socialists
and that many osssthen, are | W.
VS..
1t is we'll Rnawn fRct that farn.
ers who are proGerman il their
Earnings. whether consciously or
unconsciously are among those who
are most suspectible to the argu-
ments of the organizers, and a de-
cidedly large element of the organ
ization is OPENLY and emphatically
pro- German.
The league has no constitution or
bylaws and the men who handle
the funds, which run up into the
millions, were not put under bond
In being put in control. The presi-
dent, by a peculiar arrangement
seems to be in Office for life as there
is no method for electing successor
If such should be desired.
House bill l44, of North Dakota
legislature, which represents the so
called economic issues of the league
would remove the prohibition
against railroad mergers. 1t, would
make the state militia practically
ineffective. 1t would remove all re
strictions from the school fund. 1t
would remove clause whose pur.
pose was to require loyalty and pat.
riotism. It would provide for unlim.
tied state owenrship and it would re
move the bonding restrictions from
the state. NJ III.
President T6wnley OF the league
has linked with his propaganda a
chain store scheme which would
take from each farmer the sum OF
500 without rendering any service
The Holly chieftain., 1918-04-19
rHH NonPAR1lsAx LEAGUE
DRANDED

xIOm W1ClIS0, A0l5o6s oCoCOA's
Several weeks ago the Wichita Ro-
tAfy Club began an investigation OF
the National NOnpartisan League, q
movement which originated in
North Dakota. and which is enter
ing Kansas. A committee consist
iAg of three men went thru . mass
of evidence, including the various
programs and resolutions offered
by the league, and made it's report
last night which was unanimously
adopted and endorsed by the club.
The report in strong language
condemns the League as prO-Ger-
man propaganda and finds that
the leaders are of questionable pur-
pose, being connected with the /.
w. w. and other dangerous ele-
ments. The committee consists Of
w. H. Purdy, chairman. Fred @.
Young and George V. Smith. Theft
report as enthusiastically endorAg
,ed by the club follows:
Your committee finds that the
NOnpartisan League purpOrts to be
a farmers organization and that it
gained control of North Dakota in
the last election on THE issue of
state-Owned terminal elevator which
Awas authorized by two consecutive
referundem votes of the people that
after the League obtained control
bill" complying in every respect
with the demand as expressed by
President A. G. Townley Of the Lea
que and Vetoed by Governor Fra
zier. In short the League leaders
defeated the express will and para
mount issue of the farmers, the
issue upon which the League itself
was founded.
The Farmers Union, the largest
farmers organization in Kansas, is
opposed to the League Maurice Nc
Aulice, president of the Union, has
thrown the full weight of his influ-
ence against the League and it's pro-
gram. Substantial farmers organi-
cations of North Dakota, South Da-
kota and other states have shown a
similar attitude toward the League.
In view of these and other impor-
tant considerations your committee
does not believe that the Nonpar-
tisan League should be considered
as q farmers movement, but as a
propaganda which goes deeper, and
has an insidious and dastardly pur-
Z pose.
Inasmuch as our Investigations
do not warrant the belief that this
movement is for the benefit of the
farmer but rather for the benefit of
few demagogues who are exploit
ing the farmer, it seemed advisable
to look into the past records and af-
filiations of the men who control the
League or seem to be its chief bene-
ficiaries.
We believe that the League mem
bers are not knowingly disloyal or
culpabe but that the leadership is
dangerous in this respect, and mas
much as the leaders, thru peculiar
system of government, are in abso-
lutte control OF the Leagut Ith1
movement should be opposed on
patriotic grounds.
A. c. TOwnley, president, went
bankrupt in large scale farming
operation, was employed as a So
cialise agitator and has question
able career. He opposed the first
Liberty Loan and has long record
The Holly chieftain., 1918-04-19
kind is well stated by the official
speakers handbook of the Kansas

klnQ Is well stated Dy Cne Omclal
speakers handbook of the Kansas
Council of Defense, which says:
mo farmer who is patriot will
align himself with any sort of new
league or 'bund' class interest to
cause domestic trouble while We are
at war with foreign foe. For now
we are not manufacturers or labor
ers or professional men or farmers
primarily-we are primarily Ameri-
cans-civilian. soldiers. playing
Uncle Sans game-and we mean
to do team work in line with the
Government rules of THE game.
Believing, as we do, that never
since the earliest dawn of history,
when men waged war with hatchets
of stone, was there ever q war in
which the issue was as clearcut and
finely drawn as in this horrible con-
f1ict, when the very foundations of
civilization are being shaken; be-
lieving, as we do, that the gravest
danger to our country today is the
spreading of an insidious German
propaganda, and knowing, as we do
that advantage is being taken of
every possible avenue for the spread
ing of all kinds of untruthful infOr-
nation in an effort to poison the
minds of the American people, and
weaken their morals, and being
thorOly convinced that the Non.par-
tisan League is communication
with the people that is being used
for the spreading of German propa-
ganda, we believe that 1t is the duty
of every ROtarian. and of every To-
yal American citizen to do every
thing within his power to inform
the farmer of the real motives which
are behind this Very dangerous or
ganization.
The Holly chieftain., 1918-04-19
AzzeHycAzAsH M1 Aa1M /0W 6z0cMs

CITY gardens are needed this year
than ever before Patriotism 100000
to plant gardens last according the
United States Department of Agriculture Transportation
facilities Of the nation will be year hauling un
uons Of and foods surplus food c.
ated by home gardens will help problem And
the nation will eat less OF the goods expor-whsa4
neat fats and sugar. Every boy IT,
garden is helping win the instruction n
may be secured from the Of Agriculture
The Holly chieftain., 1918-04-19

Player Piano, that's all but HUI
man. See ,Manuola at AdameN,s
Jewelry and Music Store. 45-lt.
The Holly chieftain., 1918-04-19

garden making may be secured from
ington, upon request. without charge.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-15

from GIyndon Saturday, says he
does not think the potatoes were
seriously damaged by the hail. He
Is blowing the wheat fields that were
ruined by the storm but is undecided
as to the oat field that may produce
enough to cut some for hay.
G. P. Jones Is up from Minneapolis
to look after his farming interests
near Sabin and Rustad.
Lars Bernhardson was a visitor to-
day from his farm in Holy Cross
township
Jorgen Jensen Of MoIand and Mike
Higgins Of Oakport were county
seat visitors today.
Word has been received from A. F.
Peterson that he left Camp Laurel,
Md, on July for the other side.
Mr.. Peterson enlisted in the en-
gIneers last spring.
Fred Elstad, motorcycle circular
dirt track speed artist. will leave
shortly for Hoboken. N. J., and
Hammondsport. N. Y. where he will
make a stay of two weeks and upon
his return he will await his call in
to the Marine Flying corps in which
he enlisted two months ago.
Chris and John Poehls are visitors
in MoOrhead today from Sabin.
Thomas Guinness Is up from Barnes
willie today as a witness in the case Of
the Boyle Commission Co. VS.. the
Downer Potato Growers association.
Even Corneliussen is a visitor today
from his farm in Kurtz township.
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Peter V. Dryer and family returned
on Sunday from Dent, where Dit.
Dwyer spent his vacation helping Put
up hay on his fathers farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius B. Aske and
son, Wendell, returned on Sunday
from an automobile trip to Hunter p
Hot Springs, Mont, They were de-
layed at Miles City 10 days on the rg--
turn trip waiting for repairs for their
car.
Members of Moorhead chapter oc
the Eastern Star will hold their sec
ond all-day Red Cross knitting bee
al Masonic hall on Tuesday. Members
will bring their lunches and begin
work at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
If a Russian wishes to become nat
uralized he must renounce allegiances
to the present government of Russia
Is the advice received by Clerk OF
Court McCubrey today from the fed
eral bureau of immigration and nat
uralization. Mr.. McCubrey thinks that
is about as close as anyone can come
to telling what that government is.
Henry Rustad, of Winnipeg, who ,tB
here to attend the North Dakota State
fair at Fargo. is a brother of sam
Rustad, of KurtZ township. He says
the Manitoba crop Is fairly good. but
the grain in the Red river valley, from
Grafton to Moorhead, Is the best ne
has seen in long time. ~
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EAST SIDE NOTES

Corporal Archie Loudon, who had
been spending a short furlough al
home, leaves Saturday on his
return to Camp Dodge. He has been
promoted to the rank Of corporal of
the first class.
The Edgar E. Sharp. V. e. Verne,
II. J. Harris and r. G. Price famis
lies returned this morning from a
two-day automobile trip to Itasca
State park.
The s. w. Baker family left Fri
day evening for their new home at
Portland, Ore.
Charles Fossay and his son, Obert,
were visitors from their farm in
Kragnes township on Saturday.
Martin z. L. WIKI and family and
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Wilbert OF
Sheboygan, Wis. who are their
guests at Riverside farm, were in
Moorhead Saturday on their way
to the lakes where they will spend
Sunday.
Henry Wiedenann, who was in
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NEVER INTENDED
TO KEEP BELGIUM
Germany Holding Country
AS Pledge Only, Says
Won Hertling

Amsterdam, July 15.-'In peace we
must be guaranteed against Belgium
being used for ground on which to
deploy military forces, but from the
economic standpoint we must have
guarantees against being isolated,
said Count Won Hertling, the Ger
man imperial chancellor, in a state
nent on the German attitude toward
Belgium, .-.. y.-..".l
1T must be made to the interest OF
Belgium to secure close economic re-
lations with Germany" declared
Count Won HertTing.
Should Germany succeed in at
tanning such an intimate commercial
connection this would bring about a
political agreement with Germany IN
which we should secure the best
guarantees against future perils
from England and France by way OF
Belgium"
Copenhagen, July 15.-Further
quotations from the speech of Count
Won Hertling, the German imperial
chancellor, in the Reichstay on
Thursday last, in which he took UP
the subject of Belgium in connection
with the peace situation. are print
ed by the semi official North Ger
man Gazette Of Berlin. 1t quotes the
chancellor as saying: s, 49,.
1T was never our intention to
keen Belgium except as a pledge by
which to secure Germany against
future perils and until the danger Is
removed we cannot surrender our
pledge"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-15
TbreSherS Must
Report EUe9y
Bmshe1 of Wheat

Each Clay county thresherman
must make a. monthly report Of all
wheat threshed, whether on his own
farm or for other farmers.~ to County
Agent A. C. O'Banion.. This infor-
nation is required by the federal
food administration and the U. s,
bureau Of markets in order that a
record may be kept for every bushel
Of wheat threshed.
Each machine owner will be pro-
vided with record book in which
he must keep an account of all grain
threshed for each farmer. Reports
Of wheat threshed will be summar-
lied and the result wired to the de-
partment at Washington on the fifth
of each month. The report Of all
other grain threshed will be made
at the end Of the season.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-15
Eight TO Train
At DMmzOOOdy

Eight Clay county men who had
enlisted under the Nations want
column call left at 9:05 this morn
ing for special training at Dun
woody institute, Minneapolis. Many
friends Of the young men were at
the station to bid them goodbye but
but there was no demonstration.
County Treasurer Arthur C. Fevig
was in charge having been elected
squad leader by the men when they
were indicted into the service on
Sunday. Deputy Auditor George v.
Fevig was another member of the
squad.
Following are the men who left
this morning:
Adolph r. Anderson, Walter F.
Cook, Arthur C. Fevig, George V.
Fevig, Robert o. Houglum, R. Sher-
man Wright, Carl J. Peterson and
Edward 0. Wardeberg.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-15
No More British
To Be Imducted

Induction of British and Canadian
subjects, whether declarants or non
declarants, is suspended until fur
Their notice, according to an order
received by the Clay county local
board from the office Of Adjutant
General w. F. Rhinow this morning.
This order is based on a ruling Of
Provost Marshal General Crowder
that directs local boards to keep the
cards Of such registrants separate so
they may be examined by represen-
tatives of the British recruiting mis-
sion. The. statement Of the regis
trant, that he is a subject Of Great
Britain or Canada, is sufficient if the
board believes it to be true.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-15
Plan Hopper Wan"
At FELTON, Meet

Farmers of the FELTON, neighbor-
hood will meet in that village Tues
day evening to plan a systematic
These pests are about half grown at
the present time and their appetites
for green stuff increase as they grow
larger. The damage SO far is largely
confined to the hay meadows. but
when the grass Is cut the pests will
invade the grain fields. The plan is
to exterminate the hoppers now SO
they will not reappear next year.
Co. Agt. A. C. O'Banion, who went
to FELTON, on Saturday to supervise
the distribution of poisoned hopper
bait, said he saw one rye field in Nor
man county that had been stripped of
everything green, leaving only the
straw and the head.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-15
STOCKS BREAK
ON WAR NEWS

New York, July 15.-Nominal rallies
on the stock market followed the set
back of the first hour but prices broke
papseoxe eLsm sHools QuBlIoduI Suomg
anon important stocks were exceeded
by TO points, the weakest futures
again embracing industrials, motors
and tobaccos. United States Steel and
Reading extended their reversals to 3
matra Tobacco Az and General Mo
-oN T1LaueD puB Il = oooBqoL 1Ll1u
tors Ga while numerous specialties
yielded to points.
q CHICAGO PRODUCE.
: Chicago, July 15,-Butter, higher;
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ST. PAUL LIVESTOCK.

South st. Paul, Minn.,. July IS
Hogs, receipts 1900: steady; range
$1,000 OHIO; bulk $1L05 OHIO.
steady, Is cents D lower; 1' steers s756 9GS
1900; cows and heifers $8.00@1400;
veal calves steady, $700@15.25; stock
ers and feeders slow and low, $4,000
1900.
Sheep. receipts 800; steady; lambs
$10.00Q17.50: wethers $700@I2.5O;
ewes $5.00Q1t.00.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-15
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Clerk Of Court G. D. McCubrey Is
sued three marriage licenses on
Saturday and one this morning to
the following parties:
John Grecule and Olga Tromberg
both Of Griggs county, N. D.
Frank Herlick. Cass county. N. D.
and Alma Johnson, Clay Co.
Arthur Biddle, Hennepin county
and Christine Jerkey, Cass county
N. D. ~
John F. Malliet and Lydia A
Woodland both Of Clay county.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-15
CORN SETBACK
SOON OVERCOME

Chicago, July 15.-Although favor
able weather and big receipts led to
a material setback In corn prices to-
day, the effect failed to last. Aggres-
sive buying on the decline brought
about q rally which more than over
came all the losses. Selling pressure
was light. Opening prices, which
August $759% to $i.6ON and septem-
Der .$1.59h to $3.50, were followed by
a slight additional sag and then a
sharp upturn.
Oats swayed with corn. Trade
lacked volume. After opening u to
"a cents down, the market rallied to
we'll above Saturdays finish. &c.
Business in provisions was nearly
at q standstill. No important change
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-15
Daily Market Report

receipts 15,349 tubs; creamery extra
44SN gh; frsts 4O1a @42h; seconds
5000.
Cheese, steady; daisies 24A@b;
twins 223s @28; September and Octo--
Der 24A Oh. Brick cheese 241a OPS.
Eggs, receipts 1873 cases; steady;
firsts S7b 939; ordinary f1rsts 35@37;
at mark, cases included, S5@3S.
Virginia barrels $5.75@6:25; Ken
lucky rose $2.75 @2.90; Louisiana
white $2.7502.85; Mississippi Tri-
umphs $S.00@3.10; Illinois Early Ohio
$2.60@2.75; California red $3.00@3.25;
California white $2.9O@3.00.
Poultry. alive, steady; fowls 291a ;
springs SO.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-15
MooRHEAD BOYS ACROSS.

Harold A. Stalley and George
Thompson, jr., are two more Moor
head boys who have arrived safely
in France. Cards were received
from both by their parents today.
Harold stalley went to the Pre-
sidio, at San Francisco, with the
Clay county men last December and
is now a member OF truck company
c Of the Army Artillery park Of the
coast artillery corps.
George Thompson enlisted in the