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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-24

vivid tale 90 q tail rsd-headed soldier who vas
particularly cgnEp1c1Cla ~ Tire feroclty with
which re welded the Ak ard mHtIlate6 his Vic
Tins. = baby amonx thsm IN tbs arms of lts
mother"
SPEAKING OF the deEtruclion OF B0rtmeerbeek
near MaLinss Mr Whfefock says that every time
the German army vas thrown back upon Il they
burned forty house,
Fsrssd 60 sss Kin Slain.
At Dtnzut Mr. Th1fE0EE writes.
sWousn ana children were forced 20 stand
~ and witness the murder Of husbands ard
fafheTg- One woman. Nine. Amin. who had
given birth 70 q chEId three days before. vas
bcrns forth On q mattress ~ German aoIdSern
Who said they would compel her 80 look On while
Trey shot her husband. bat her cries and sup
plieafious finally moved the soldiers - spare the
husbands life
About SO men were m2Egs4 IA St Martins
square - the river hank and The women folk
their wives Daughters and mothers. were a.
HeUblsd 90 witness the scenA~
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-24
NEWS AND COMMENT.

"Amexes" Is what they call the Amer
fcan troops across the border IN Canada.
The nickname apparently IL a contraction
Of American EXpeditiOnary Forces The
Canadians and British seem 70 have fond
ness for nicbmames manufactured from
initials. 'DOra," for example, Is the most
talked Of young woman in England. She
is the Defense Of the Realm Act" Then
there are the "AnZacs" who comprise the
Australian and New Zealand forces, and
the ''TOmmyFaaes, composed Of the
women Of the army auxiliary corps
We submit three entries for the title Of
the Zero In wartime occupations They
are: Chorus man In a musical comedy a
professional pugilist looking for bouts; and
a professional baseball player Imagine
what hostile baseball crowd could do 70
a ball player these days. Why don't Won
join the armyf' would be about the light
est comment to expect when he misses one
Holland Of course has given every ex-
cuse for war. She has committed the IN
forgivabIe SIN Of standing IN the way Of
Germany. IF It wasn't for Holland, Ger
many could possess herself Of the entire
coast from Newport 70 Riga Then every
body knows how Holland has buIIied and
oppressed Germany, and threatened inFsa-
ion Of the Kaiser's inOfensive people, Just
as the Belgian women did, and the Ser
bans. Therefore Wilhelm Und GOtt may
be expected TO march across Holland one
Of these days in defense Of the Fatheriand-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-24

An actual plot anaurura1aa BY
German agents So this country Is
the theDe of ~ q. and ~ g. Lanfala'
scenario. The Thing We Love- a
neiH at the EaarFiez today ana
Thursday
TIRE idea WAS % allow ore Amnri-
cam fg5 muMsIen wamUIsetmHeT 20
h n contracts far kMa allies
and En 81 EHlaw rs w The
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-24

authors OF this exceptionally clever
and timely scenario were appraised
Of the plot through loyal German
American and after the matter had
been turned over TO the secret serv-
ice and sufficient precautions had
been taken to prevent its being car
ried out, they thought OF the idea OF
Incorporating IL in a phot0pIay.
Frank Keenan's first Patha Play,
Loaded Dice. viii be at tha LAB
erty today and Thursday. 1t repre-
sents one Of the finest accomplish
nents OF his career.
Loaded Dice" was scenarioized by
ellison Willetts from the novel by
E1lery A. Clark. II Is a powerful
drama affording the star probably
the strongest role he has ever had.
he is supported by a big cast, In
Guiding Florence Billings. The time
liness OF the story is shown by the
fact that It deals with food prodteer-
ing.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-24
In The Open Forum

a CoEEEE Devoted To ne Task o. Ksez-
ing ID VIA ECr1h DzECta EsEtozH
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-24

whittier thou goest, I will go.
thy people shall be my people.
and thy God my God-the Lord
do 50 70 me. and more also, IL
aught but death part thee and
me"
Donald Van Wye. an athlete. is
seized with a faintinE spell during q
polo game. and is advised by his
doctor 70 go to Arizona. Donald's
brother Tom is called back from col
lege to take up the duties OF Donald
at home.
Among the admirers or Tom Is
one Maize Du Val, a prima donna
OF the FOllies, for whom Tom has
purchased a valuable present. The
bill for same In discovered by his
mother. who shows 1t to Donald,
which causes him TO change his
plans about leaving for Arizona at
this time.
How this charming story ends Is
told in Whittier Thou Goest" at the
Princess today and Thursday.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-24

Rel Cross auction at which articles
donated BY tDWnspe8ple and farmer
folks were sold. 81,b5A was realized.
Al goose. donated by New ENGLAND
parties. Melted $3.50.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-24

Dorothy Donnslly. who Is best re-
membered for her Characterization
in Madam x. completed the manu-
script OF John Cortis successful farce,
Johnny Get Your Gun, which
comes 20 the orpheum Tuesday,
April go
The scenario was written BY Ed
mund lawrence Burke, while in ae-
tive service with the British army.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-24

A hotel manager was boastine
one day, that no one had ever beas
him out Of q nickel.
The boast was overheard BY q
couple Of the boys with the Winni-
peg Riddles. who viii play at the
Orpheum Thursday and Friday,
we could beat you" they said.
The astounded hotelman gasped
then laughed. II you can" he said,
I'll willingly be the goat"
There happened 70 be a musical
instrument Ia The hotel
The boys took a fancy 70 the ma
chine, and borrowed numerous sluxs
from the hotel clerk. and played the
machine.
Next day the troupe left.
They didn't beat me" said the
hotel manager with a smile.
But that day be got q letter from
the boys, enclosing a dollars worth
Of good American stamps.
The hotelman was puxzled-then ..
light dawned on hin-. Opening the
stamp machine that rested on the
counter, he discovered numerous
slugs-the kind that were used for
the music box.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-11-23
Historic Cd Iusitania.

Among the historical mrmentneS in
old Lusitania. which il AN ancient
name of the western part nf !liSpania.
including a part nf modern Portugal.
il an ancient church ruin which stands
Off the Rue De San Rogue. II i the
former Carmo Cathedral. cnnSp.cu-
Gus object high above the Baixo. The
outer walls and piers and arches of
the naveS still remain. The chancel and
chapelS retain their roofs. and in the
precincts an archaeological museum
has been established. Here many rel
les from ruined ecclesiastical buildings
have found a refuge. among others two
stone fountains in the Arabic style ;
one from the extinct monastery of Pen
ha Tonga, on the Sierra Of Cintra. The
other was brought from Barbary after
the conquest, in 1862, and given to
Prince Henry the Navigator, who pre-
scented IL to the Faro church as a holy
water receptacle. There 1t had been
lying neglected for years In the Gene
terry.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-11-23
The Ancient Quinn.

The quipu reached its most elaborate
form among the Peruvians, from whose
language the term ''quipu," meaning
knot" Is borrowed. II consists Of a
main cord, to which re fastened at
given distances thinner cords Of diff
ferent colors, each cord being knOtted
in divers ways for special purposes,
and each color having its own signifi-
canoe. Red strands stood for soldiers,
yellow for gold, white for silver, green
for corn, and so forth, while a single
knot meant ten, two knots meant twen-
", double knots two hundred Such
simple devices served manifold pur-
poses. Besides their convenience in
reckoning, they were used for keeping
the annals of the empire Of the Incas (;
for transmitting orders to outlying
Provinces; for registering details Of
the army.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-11-23
NO DAINTY DISHES SERVED
~coarse Fare" All That Is Offered to
Diners Who Celebrate the Birth
day of Samuel johnson.

An unusual celebration is the din
ner in honor of DR.. Samuel Johnson.
most distinguished English writer Of
the eighteenth century, given for many
years on the anniversary OF his birth
at Litchfield, where he was born in
1T09. Literary men from all over Eng
land assemble at the banquet and the
menu Is always the sam-the coarse
fare" beloved by the author.
Americans would call 1t a square
meal with all the trimmings. for the
dishes specified are beefsteak pudding
with kidneys. haunch Of mutton, oys-
tiers and mushrooms, apple pie with
cream and toasted cheese. ale and
punch. TO be followed by a dish of
strong tobacco and n church-warden
pipe for each surviving guest. This
is strong meat for a strong man and
a Litchfield johnson dinner is always
a "staC" affair. The house in 81.
Mary's square where Johnson was
born Is now a museum and library Of
rare first editions of "RaSSelas." the
"Adventurer." the dictionary, Ram
bier" and JohnsOn's political tracts
and pOetical works. as well as about
20 different editions Of BOswelrs
Life
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-11-23
FEET ply FOR VAIN MaN
-se Full ct Himself That a. IA. Ma
Room fer Anything Else" Wrote
William Penn.

a vain man Is q nauseous creation;
ae Is 80 full Of himself that he has no
room for anything else. be 1t never 50
good and deserving.
Ills / at every turn that do this,
or can do that. And as he abounds In
comparison, 50 he Is sure to give him
self the better Of everybody else: &C
cording TO the proverb. all the geese
and swans.
They are certainly to be pitied that
can be 50 much mistaken at home.
And yet I have sometimes thought
that such people are In a sort happy,
that nothing can put out Of counte-
nance with themselves, though they
neither have nor merit other peoples.
But at the same time one would
wonder they should not feel the blows
they give themselves or get from
others, for this intolerable and ridicu-
lous temper; nor show any concern
for that which makes others blush for.
as well as at them, viz, their unreason-
able assurance.
Whereas the greatest understand
ings doubt most, are readiest to learn,
and least pleased with themselves;
this, with nobody else.
For, though they stand on higher
grobnd, and so see further than their
neighb6rs. they are yet htmbled by
their prospect, since 1t shows them
something so much higher and above
their reach.
And truly then 1T is, that sense
shines with the greatest beauty. when
1t is set In humility.-william Penn,
In Fruits of Solitude"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-11-23
Famous Writer of sonas.

The songs that George F. Root COM
posed or arranged during the Civil war
would almost I'LL a volume. With
George Root music was a profession.
He was born in Massachusetts In 1870,
and studied music both in this country
and abroad. Before, during and for q
considerable time after the Civil war,
Mr.. Root was a music publisher in Chi
cagO.
Previous to the war he had written
a number Of eantatas and similar COM
positions, but when the war started he
turned all Of his attention to composing
war songs.
One Of the most spirited songs was
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, the Boys Are
Marching" and its composition should
entitle him to rank among the makers
Of living national music.
Next to Tramp, Tramp, Tramp"
the most popular of Roots war songs
was 'The Battle Cry Of Freedom"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-11-23
NAMES IN ASIA'S GOLDEN ERA
What Genghis Khan, Destroyer, and
TamerIane, UpbuiIder, Accom-
plished In Samarkand.

Whenever one Is shown a ruin in
Samarkand, the native explains that
"Genghis Khan destroyed it," II a
monument still wears some vestige Of
its former grandeur "Tamerlane erect
ed It," Everywhere is carried down
from generation TO generation memo
ries OF Genghis Khan, the destroyer,
and Tamerlane, the upbuilder. II is
to Tamerlane, who reigned at the end
Of the fourteenth century, that Samar-
kPnd owes its most beautiful mOnu-
ments. Elsie F. Well writes in Asia
Magazine. With his exploits he in
Spired the Imagination OF countless
poets of as many nations, including
Christopher Marlnwe. for he was a
great sovereign and organizer as well
as mighty cnnqueror. When Tanner
lane returned To his capital after van
gushing most of Asia he was deter
mined tn make il the lOveliest city in
the world. To Persia. MeSopOtamia,
India and China hc sent for the most
celebrated artisans, ordering them
Byzgnt.he. Persian and Arabic infiu-
enceS in art were all melted into a per-
feet harmuay-GrCelS and blues mel
lowing into each other like the sea
and the Sky-a vast and reverend
chorus of beauty.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-11-23
WAS USED TO QUICK ACTION
Moving Picture Scenario Writer Ae-
eustomed TO Taking Things ION
the Fly" as II Were.

He had never seen her before, but
he fell in love with her as she step
ped from the surface car. Come"
he said, grabbing her by the arm.
1--WE will take taxi to the nearest
clergyman and be married"
While waiting for the minister to
put on n clean collar, wash his hands
and otherwise prepare for the cere-
m0ny, the young man telephnned to
the nearest furniture store. Hello
Is this the general manager? Well.
! want ynu To furnish three-rOOm
apartment for me. There is one nd
vertiSed in this mornings Planet. No.
- West one Hundred and 'Steenih
street. Yes. IL Is not very far from
Won. Have the furniture there in ten
minutes. please
Eleven minutes later a taxi raced
through One Hundred and 'Steenth
street, and the bride and groom en-
tered their new home.
Doesn't this seem-er-a little bit
sudden to yOu?" asked the bride. as
she sat down to get her Breath.
"N-no. not exactly" replied the
groom. '1n fact, II seems the most
natural thing in the world. You see.
for the last five years I've done
nothing hut write mOving-picture
scenarios. Fun.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-11-23
Finding Fault.

Addison says, what an absurd thing
ii is to pass all over the valuable parts
Of a man and fix our attention on his
infirmities," But that seems to be the
habit. About the first thing We try to
find in a man is his faults. They are
apt to transcend his virtues, even IL
the virtues are mountain high. II
is a deplOrable habit, for it not only
does great injustice TO the person criti-
cized. but it hurts the critic himself.
1t lowers his views of nfe and confirms
the habit of seeing the worst side of
human experience and losing sight OF
the bright side. No man can be a
moral man, or a religious man of any
faith, who Is constantly searching for
the faults of people. The first duty a
man owes to his neighbor is to look
for the bright side and he will then
find, In most cases, that the dark side
is much smaller than he suspected.
The thing TO attack is the sin. for we
will discover that that is greater than
the man who is guilty Of it.-Ohio
State Journal.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-11-23
DEMAND FOR HOLY PLACES
So Long as Religion Exists There
Must Be Spots Devoted by Men
to Veneration.

As long as religion exists men will
look for its holy places. If they do not
find its sanctuaries ready at hand in
the natural features of the country in
which they live, or If they are not pro-
vided with places cOnsecrated by the
history of the past, they will make
them for themselves in their churches
and their shrineS.
Men need some special place where
they can know that they are in the
Divine presence and can offer their
homage before his throne. The places
OF mems veneration are frequently i'm
pressive and beautiful, but, on the
other hand, they may be the barest
buildings, having nothing of grace or
beauty to please the eye. Yet the
meanest building becomes ablaze with
Divine glory 10 those who have met
God within its walls. And where gen.
Grafton after generation of men, each
in its turn, has bent in reverence TO
worship, or to listen in faith TO the
word of the most high in warning. en-
enlargement or comfort as they most
need, they have dedicated holy places
with a reverence due TO the honor Of
God and the memory of his people
London Zines.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-11-23
POES PLACE IN LITERATURE
America Has Not Accorded Due Honor
TO Her Gifted Son, Is Opinion Of
Hamilton w. Mabie.

A national literature must have
many notes, and Poe struck some
which in pure melodic quality had not
been heard before. As literary inter
ests broaden, and the provincial point
of view gives place, the American esti-
mate of Poe will approach more nearly
the foreign estimate. That estimate
was based mainly on a recognition
Of Poe's artistic quality and of the
marked individuality Of his work.
Lowell and LOngfellOw continued the
old literary traditions; Poe seemed TO
make a new tradition. The art
list always pushes back the bOunda-
rieS a little, and opens a window here
and there through which the magma
ton looks out upon the world of which
II dreams, but which ii sees so rarely;
and we are not prone TO mete out
with mathematical exactness our
praise of those who set us free. II
we lose our heads for a time when
Kipling comes with his vital touch,
his passionate interest in living. thel
HARM is not great. Poe may have
been over-valued by some of his eager
French and German disciples, but,
after all deductions are made, their
judgment was nearer the mark than
ours has been; and it was nearer the
mark because their conception of lit
erature was more inclusive and ade-
Quate.-HamiltOn W. Mable.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-11-23
DREADED SNAKE UNDER FALLS
According to Indian Superstition, Rep
tiles Breaking Loose Ended In
Destruction of Villages.

Formerly. according to Indian su-
perstitiOn. there dwelt under Niagara
falls a gigantic snake, which now and
then would make its way to an Indian
village and coil itself around the town.
II swallowed the people. and made
itself further obnoxious by poisoning
the springs and wells with its spittle.
The HiwaSSee river, in the south
ern Allegheny region, is infested by
an enormous Ieech. Occasionally a
certain ledge of rock is exposed when
the water is low. 50 that people are
tempted to cross over II. Anybody
who tries to do So. however, is inevi-
ta5ly seized and sucked down.
Near the head Of the Savannah
river are the famous Talula falls. It
has been well known for centuries
that the Thunder Spirit lives beneath
these falls. and its roaring may at
any time be heard in the noise of the
cataract
One hundred miles to the southeast
Of Death valley Tin California; is
Dead mountain, which Is the abode Of
multitudes of ghosts. At all events,
the Indians so believe, though when
one approaches the mountain one per-
ceives that the SpOOks are merely
broken and precipitOus rocks shining
white in the sun.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-11-23
Good That IL Evil Spoken OF,

Our good is often evil spoken Of
because Of our thoughtlessness. The
woman who looked askance at a
stranger who had been shown into
her pew did not really mean to hurt
that strangers feelings, TO send her
away from church that day with the
inward resolution never again to en-
ter its doors, but such was the effect
of her lack of thought. Our good
is often evil spoken Of because of the
unnecessary harshneSS Of our man.
aer. II IS an Oft-repeated excuse Of
offenders Of this kind. Il was born
with an unfortunate disposition: I
am brusque. and have no fineness Of
touch; IL is hereditary" This Is an
attempt to dodge responsibility. TO
transfer the censure 10 our ancestors
who cannot defend. themselves.
Harshness of manner may be tenn
peramental. but It Is hardly constitu-
tionaL II Is an ungraciOus and harm
ful habit, and 1t can be cured.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-11-23
Life Of Chilean Girls.

The Chilean girls reason for being is
marriage. and one of her earliest les
sons is that wOman's place is indeed
the home and that man is ordained her
master. the World Outlook says. Old
maids have a particularly horrid time
in Chile and most of them take the
veil. There is little else for them to
do, for they can't all become school
teachers and no other career is open
for the young woman who does not
marry. Women journalists, doctors,
lawyers. stenOgraphers and clerks are
practically unknown.
Perhaps this somewhat oriental ideal
Of Chilean wOmanhOOd explains why
the tinkling of the piano rather than
the clicking of typewriter keys is the
chief mechanical noise one hears at the
Santiago College for Girls, and why the
most important exercise is an exhibit
Of fine needlewOrk and hand-painted
china rather than essays on why the
Woman Needs the Vote"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-11-23
MADE THE WORD MEAN MUCH
All the English Pretty Bulgarian un-
serstood was London" but She
Gave Il Decided Expression.

II Is curious that the name London
Is more generally known the world
over than the name England Is. In
commercial circles London" stands
for most articles OF English manufac-
ture. In all the East II represents a ma
don- The author Of Under the Red
Crescent" who was a surgeon of the
Turkish army in 1877, found that N
the near East, no farther away than
Bulgaria, London" served to identify
him. 1t did even more than that
In conversational way, as he tells rs
in his book.
My first landlord-who was land
lord In name only, for Of course
never paid him any rent-was a Bull
garian, he says. and his daughter was
one Of the few pretty women that I
ever saw in Bulgaria. Conversation
with her, however, was restricted by
our ignorance OF each others Ian
guage, for knew scarcely any Bull
garian. and the only word Of English
that she could say was London"
whenever / saw that girl she would
show her white teeth with a charming
smile. fash her big. black eyes, and
with beautiful hrelevance calculate:
London"
Whether she knew what London
meant | cannot say hut her limited
vocabulary expressed more In its way
than the gushing phrases Of many more
brilliant takers.
When she said ''LopdOn" with a
bright air OF welcome and a frank
smile as came home at night tired
ont with my days work, knew that
she meant Good evening. doctor. I
hope you haven't had very hard day
today; and see, here is your toast
and coffee ready"
When she uttered the word with
backward turn of the head and with
pretty glance as she passed out OF
the door, IL was very evident that she
was really saying: Good night now.
doctor, Pleasant dreams To you. and
l hope a Russian shell won't find you
in the morning."-YOuth's COmpan-
ion
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-11-23
EnaIand's Cleaning Bell.

The cleaning bell" is known in
some places-as at Drillfeld, YOrks-
as the harvest bell and is sounded
at five in the morning and seven in
the evening Ia mark the hours Of Ia
Dor in the fields.
Among the old records in the parish
chest M Barrow-On-Humber is an in
Struction TO the parish clerk ''tO ring
a bell every working day morning and
evening al sun-setting until harvest be
fully ended. and for this service each
~ the cottagers shall give him two
peck Of wheat"
The clerk at LyddingtOn. Rutland.
is entitled 10 charge each adult CLEAN
er Id. for ringing the cleaning bell"
London Chronicle.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-11-23
Closely Related.

Her aunt had consented to take Ber-
tina to the country for a two-week
stay, but had fatty refused her small
niece's entreaties to take DOdo. the
dOggie, along. Upon returning from
their trip Bertha missed the welcom-
ing bark of her favOrite and anxiously
inquired, where is DOdo?" Taking
her by the hand, her mother led her
TO a padded basket which held the
proud young mother, Dodo, and her
seven two-day-Old puppies. Clapping
her hands gleefully, Bertha ran back
to her aunt and painted excltedly
"Oh, auntie, come quick and see DOdo
has got seven OF the sweetest little
brothers and sisters, and they're all
twins"