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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-20
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THE LIAISON OF LAUGHTER

From The New York World: When
the first American troops marched
through London on their way to the
great front, a keenwitted cockney
hailed them as solemn bloles." This
phrase spread. And it fitted. They
were indeed serious young Yankees
who came there to open in the Old
World an adventure not only start
lingly new to themselves but new to
the history and policy of their native
land.
Times and the faces of the army
abroad have changed since the days
Of those first arrivals. Our boys have
found themselves and their job. They
have discovered friendships and COM
radery where in earlier, peaceful
days. thinking across the ocean, they
considered only alien throngs and
queer geographical names. With the
spirit of their high quest they have
combined their born instinct to hu-
NOR In current magazines pages a
new phrase arises anent the Ameri-
can occupation Of France. We read
of The Iiaison of Laughter" and Of
the readiness to a joke which lis
binding the French and Americans
closer together every day"
After a terrific, bloody struggle
over the taking Of a boche- ridden viii
lage, American soldiers sent poilu
sentries into paroXys1ns Of mirth, it
is related, by appearing in mar
velous medley of straw hats, opera
hats, derbies and silk hats, salvaged
from shell-wrecked shop. The
Yankee boys were relaxing after their
tense hour of war. And the incident
was typical of their ever-present
impulse, delightful to their French
friends, to react with smiles from
situations meant to be terrifying.
It is no frivolous jollity that ouI
boys have thus carried into the midst
of dreadful affairs. Theirs is the
laughter of courage. They make g
mock of fear. They gfbe at peril
From the shadow of death they en-
erge with quantity worded quips. But
in the fight when it is on and in their
hearts always they stand for love Of
| life, liberty and loyalty among men
What power of human evil can hops
to beat such laughter knights al
these?
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-20
GaiIl1zuoe Case Most
Noted III History

When the long arm OF the United
States department of justice recently
handed to the French government
documents involving Joseph Caillaux
and Bolo Pasha in d reasonable con-
spiracy to betray the French republic
to the kaiser, It brought to an end
one OF the most sinister careers in
modern history. ia
Elk Premier Joseph Caillaux. the
"eyil genius of France and his
beautiful, ambitious wife have been
the center Of more sensational
stories in, the public press than any
other pair in history. Now the
dramatic events OF their lives have
been recorded on the screen by Will
liam Fox and will be shown at the
Strand today, Thursday and Friday.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-20
LAST LOAN Was
THE LARGEST
Fourth Liberty Loan Over
subscribed Nearly II
Per Cent

Washington, Nov. 20-Total sub
scriptlons TO the Fourth Liberty
Loan were $6,9S9, DAT 900, the treas
ury department announced last night
after tabulations had been completed
The oversubscription of 1888, 047 900
was 1913 per cent. Every federal
reserve district exceeded its allotted
quota.
Greatest Loan Ever FIoated.
This makes the Fourth Liberty
Loan by far the greatest war loan
ever floated by this or any other gov
eminent For the fourth consecutive
time in the last eighteen months of
war the American people have given
more than the government asked to
finance the war program Including
the Fourth Liberty loans and war
savings, the nation has raised $17,-
S52, 100000 in popular loans and this
does not take into consideration ov-
ersubscriptions which were not ac-
cepted.
Standing of Districts.
Reports by districts arranged in
order of their oversubscription per-
centages, are as follows:
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-20

door scenes were being taken in the
grounds and magnificent gardens of
this fine estate and Mr.. Lytell, who
was in evening dress as the scenes
were supposed to represent an after
dinner stroll in the gardens. was
walking back to his car to return to
the studio. What was his surprise
to see a liveried servant come rum
ming up to him and, in a breathless
voice, due to haste. announce the
fact that dinner was served"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-20
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WHERE MONEY
GOES IN WAR.

From The Wall Street Journal:
Assuming there were one hundred
thousand men massed on q 10-mile
front, the rifles and machine guns
would approximate a cost Of $1,000
900. In the first "a hours, according
to official estimates, they should fire
Is million shots, costing $650,000.
Behind the infantry should be a row
of three-ipch guns, one thousand of
them, costing $4,000 each; a second
line Of eight hundred 6-inch guns
costing $4,000 each. and a third line
Of two hundred and fifty 10 or ~
inch, costing about 100000 apiece
Cost Of artillery would be three
quarter millioB dollars. It would cost
nearly Is million dollars to feed these
guns just one day and a night. Artil-
lery and small arms cost approxim-
ately $35. 100000, and it takes nearly
10 million dollars to run them "a
hours. There may also be the giant
16-inch guns, each one of which,
when mounted, costs 1925, 200, and
whose shell costs $1,000 An attack
ing column should be but is not al
ways accompanied by great numbers
Of 37s-baby cannon-costing $500
each. Laying these and the food,
clothing and pay of the men aside,
that battle represents SO million dol
lars. The total front is fifty times as
long.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-20

things like that to effect q reform
1t can all be done by small amount
Of money--much less than s16-spent
for advertising In q newspaper of
general circulation. Had this been
done ir the Grand Forks county case
a lot OF money would !! ave been sa led
the final purchaser and the deal
would have been sinplifled all
around.
The city man goes TO advertising
like a duck to water because nc
knows--there is 70 guesswork with
hinl-that 1t moves his goods rapidly
and more profitabI::' than any other
investment he could made, and when
the farmers look at printers ink in
the same way they will take long
step toward eliminating many Of the
marketing evils they complain If.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-20
Neqg War Film Has
Many French Scenes

Many scenes in Hearts Of the
World" were made at Compeigne,
France. toward Paris from Noyon,
and some on the British line. All,
however. were made under the aus
pices of the British war Office.
Hearts of the World" will be
shown at the Orpheum commencing
next Monday.
) The glorious musical score
specially written for the production
and interpreted by splendid special
orchestra will add largely to the
charm of the entertainment.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-20
MUST DO TIME

Socialist Candidate for Minnesota
Governorship Goes to- Pen
st. Paul, Nov. 20.-J. o. Bentall,
former Socialist candidate for gov
ernor. who was convicted Of disloy-
atty in federal court in Minneapolis
last year. must serve a sentence of
twelve months in the Crow wing
county Jail. This sentence was af-
f1rned by the United States court of
appeals at ST. Louis. it was an
nounced here today. Bentall was
convicted of assisting an employe on
his farm. near Brainerd, Mimi. to
evade the draft.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-20
Percent
Short Time Loans Hereafter.

Bonds Of the Fifth war loan, to be
offered probably in the spring, will
be of short maturity, Secretary Nc
Adoo has announced. This was in
terpreted as meaning five years or
less. The secretary said it is i'm
possible now to predict the size or
time of flotation Of future bonds is
sues.
Short term bonds, treasury officials
feel, would be bought more readily
than those of longer maturity. Prev
ious Liberty Loan issues range be-
tween ten and thirty years.
Whether short term bonds might
be sold at the interest rate of ~ per
cent set for the past two liberty loans,
or might be increased, remains for
future determination
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-20

A Fargo man would have saved
himself a bit Of money and several
days delay had he been better posted
on the ability of Fargo industries to
take care of all kinds Of work: Not
knowing that certain engine repairs
could be made here he sent his engine
to Minneapolis with the result that it
cost. him more for the repairs, also
the express added and loss of sew
eral days use of the machine. While
this man was to blame, the shop man
is also at fault. He should advertise
and then the man would not have
sent away for his repairing. Adver-
Using beats the word of mouth" plan
of passing the news around-and
does not take a quarter as long to
travel.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-20

Thirty-tw two OF the 4S states are
now on the water wagon. California,
Minnesota and Missouri tried to get
on this month, but there was too
much froth on the beer to make it..
This volunteer stuff is all bunk.
Wen have to resort to the draft to
put it over.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-20

In denying the right of absent
American soldiers to have their vote
counted in the late election the Bur
leigh county board OF canvassers has
placed itself on low scale of pat
riotism in order to gain a petty po-
Iitical advantage. The proceeding is
not at all in line with the splendid
way the people of the capital city
have gone over the top for those
same soldiers. and certainly cannot
reflect their sentiments.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-20

THE Watch on the Rhine" will
soon be n familiar duty to Uncle
Sans soldier boys.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-20

KAISER Bill" said he would stand
no nonsense from America" That
was not the kind Of stuff handed
him
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-20

Keep the Home Fires Burning
Patronize home industries.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-20

That influenza is more deadly than
the ravages of war is shown from the
fact that in nine weeks the United
States lost 1906 persons from its at
tack, while in the entire period Of the
war there were only about 100, 900
casualties in the American army,
counting deaths, wounded and pris-
oners. To this terrible toll caused
by the disease must be added count
less thousands who died Of it in other
countries, and it is still going for
ward on it's deadly mission, making
it one of the worst plaques visited
upon mankind.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-20

The kaiseTs last message: I'VE
made a safe dash into Holland. Colt
is nit uns.'
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-20

The war is over, but the good work
Of the American Red Cross must go
on, and it will be some time before
efforts in behalf Of that splendid or
ganization can be lessened, so step
up to the captains office" and keep
your card in date. There is yet a
great field for Red Cross work, both
here and abroad, and subscribers
must go through to the end if Fargo
Is to make good its contribution to
the good the Red Cross has to do.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-20
Real Dinner Scene
In Unexpected Places

The dinner scene which is one of
the many attractive features in "Un-
expected Places" at the Isis today
and Thursday, in which the clever
young star Bert Lytell will be seen,
was made in the dining room of one
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-20
wild Life" Stirring
Story of the West

wild Life" at the Princess today
and Thursday which gives William
Desmond a romantic western role
with bandana, guns and chaps, is said
to be his most interesting picture of
the past year.
AS Chick Ward, gambler and bad
man, handsome Bill attempts to plant
a kiss upon pretty Josie Sedgwick' S
alluring lips, only to meet with re-
sounding slap which awakens his self
respect, leads to the killing of Steve
Barton, gun bully of Salinas, and the
redemption of a former dangerous
bad man.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-20

of the homes in the millionaire
colony" in Hollywood, CAL,
1t happened that some of the out
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-20

Want Ads. so
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-20

APubIic Service Corporation
NYO OTHER LARGE BUSINESS ORGANIZATION of
the Central Northwest has made anything like the progress
in denocrazed ownership that achieved by the North
e States Power which the properties operated
the Union Light Heat Power Company and the Fargo and
Moorhead Street Railway.
i THE COMPANY welcomes the financial interest Of the
people and invites them to become preferred shareholders with
full voting rights Anyone may become shareholder by invest
ing as little as $500 month on the partial payment plan
THIS CUSTOMER OWNERSHIP PLAN has been in
effect june 1915 During this period Approximately 5000
residents Of the Central Northwest have part of
the Company Their investment in the properties totals not less
than $4,OO0O00
FERRED STOCK OWNED is between six and seven. Up
wards Of 1000 have acquired acquiring their partnership
interest on the partial payment plan
@2 NEARLY EVERY ONE OF THE MORE THAN 200
COMMUNITIES SERVED by the Company includes mum
Der Of shareholders Some of the cities arg
Others due to various conditions
such the length Of time the Company the inhabitants
the vgor with which the sale Of stock has been pushed etc
IN NORTH DAKOTA the number of preferred share
holders approximately 2O0 the larger number residing Fargo
In this state only small proportion Of the available capital
be interested in security paying annual
7-whch is the rate paid to investors the PREFERRED
STOCK OF Northern States Power Company
ALTHOUGH 79 is too small rate Of return to attract
large proportion OF the capital available for investment
this region because be made other lines Of
of shareholders
Northern States Power Company grow steadily by year,
ing to the stable character of the investment.
TIE COMPANY HAS SOUGHT TO BUILD UP POPU-
LAR HOME OWNERSHIP means of gaining and holding
public good will Normally the Northern States Power Company
has several million dollars capital year to
build extensions and improvements public
nauch the money has to be produced from
interest of RETURN paid Someone's the Company opened
its doors to its customers investors and part
THE 10 DIVIDENDS $500 per year per 800 share)
ON THE PREFERRED STOCK are not guaranteed but the
stock sold the that the dividends will regularly
earned and paid the Investment representing
in useful and necessary public service
THE 5000 HOME SHAREHOLDERS of the North
States Power Company and station
of life Very few people of wealth Most them work
ersndusta and agricultural Their money actually gone
into properties supplying electricity, gas etc. they see moth
ayear
THE COMPANY has not issued or sold any COMMON
STOCK for long time. While dividends at The rate of
TO year have been paid the Common the past none
has been paid since conditions forced operating
sharply upward
ANY OF OUR CUSTOMERS may become prefer
red shareholder Company All shareholders have equal
voting rights All preferred shareholders receive the same rate
Of return all receive complete and certified reports treat
ed alike.
Union Light. Heat & Power Company
New-York tribune., 1918-05-26

Washington, May %.
NIOU go to Congress when you want
human nature. If you live some
- where outside of the District of
Columbia you envisage Con-
gress as a sombre body of Olympians in
frockcoats, frAught with heavy convic-
tions ON the destinies of the nations,
laden with the Atlas burdens of govern
ment. If Congressman stops by the
roadside to discuss the seed question with
you, or comes to your lowly stoop to kiss
the youngest of your innocents, you ac-
cept him as messenger of the gods. You
don't show him your humility, but it's
there just the same, and when he goes
away you tell your neghbor about the
visitation.
You have to come to Congress and
watch your Congressman in action to
understand the genuine quality of his
humanity. He may. lose some of your
reverence in the process, but he will gain
by so much in your understanding.
The scene is the Senate Chamber of
Monday afternoon. The early after
noon light filters through the glass cell
ing, shedding refined glow upon the
well managed regularity Of Senatorial
desks. Here and, there is Senator,
little lazy after the luncheon, bland, pos
sibly, comfortable in the possession of
dignity, willing to be indulgent where in
dulgence can be allowed without damage
tn his RESPONSIBILITIES Thora aro ro+
many of him. Mr.. Lenroot, of Wiscon-
sin, is over at one edge, the new Senator
who still feels in newness the necessity
of devoted attention that his colleagues
do not so clearly exemplify. Mr.. CALM
ger, of New Hampshire, a sturdy repre-
sentative, whose energies are only stimu-
lated by his age, sits near the front of
the chamber on the Republican side. The
Vice e-President, bit languid, mayhap
even a little bored, is in the chair. The
debate has been going on for some time
on Mr.. Lenroot's amendment to the
Rivers and Harbor bill providing for a
change in contracts made before the war,
If it is discovered that an increase in the
cost of materials makes change advisa-
BILE and just. There have been several
little furries already, causing the gal
leries to shift a somewhat torpid atten-
tion from the general mise-em-scene to
particular speaker. Senator Fletcher
says that the two Senators from Utah, in
their attitude on river and harbor legis-
'lation, "are outstripping Don Quixote in
New-York tribune., 1918-05-26

election. The only thing left for us to do
IS to enact that legislation which will put
power where responsibility to exercise
power rests.
MIR. QUIN 1t seems to me, gentlemen
AvA Of this House, that the bows who are
on the battle line Offering their lives to
their country should have the solid support
of every man on the floor of this House,
and the way to give it to them is to give
the President Of the United States full and
complete authority to control all of these
agencies to properly safeguard the man who
proposes to go over the top, by having all
the activities of this government under one
head, properly centralized, in order to pros
ecute the war in a businesslike manner
y X
\ r. VOLSTEAD. Mr.. Speaker I do not
AvA believe that this legislation is at all
necessary, still am going to support it.
1t seems clear that with the power in the
President to abolish all bureaus and other
government agencies where duplication Of
work occurs, coordination can readily take
place. But that is not the chief reason
why this legislation is not necessary, The
President may now appoint anybody he sees
fit to conduct this war, and can dismiss any,
body in power if he finds any one who is
inefficient He has the money, the men
and the power to build the necessary war
machine. / cannot go as far as Senator
Knox is said to have gone in arguing that
this bill confers no additional powers. 1
think it does, but l do not believe the
powers conferred are at all essential to the
conduct OF the war. / think it is even
doubtful whether the power We are at
tempting to confer is strictly constitutional.
M r. SMITH, of Michigan. Let us CO.
AvA ordinate every nation on the West
ern Hemisphere We are entitled to the
aid and support of every nation in North
and South America. Let us organize the
fighting forces and nations Of China, japan.
Australia, with all the nations of our al
lies to fight for all time until the military
power OF Germany is crushed This is CO.
ordination measure. This is fighting bill.
Some one must have the fpal decision, and
the President is the one to administer it..
Let US do our best and there will be but
one result and this will be victory and
peace for all time. [Applanse.]
New-York tribune., 1918-05-26

Ohio [Mr. Gard] rs to the power that is
given to the President. We have got to
have production; we have got to feed our
selves; we have got to feed the Allies; we
have got to make our own munitions; we
have got to assist in making the munitions
for the Allies. We have got to have ships
to transport our surplus to the world, but
first to the Allies. We have made pretty
poor progress, not nearly as good progress
as we ought to have made in many re-
spects. We Republicans have found it out,
and you Democrats have found it out, and
the President has found it out. When he
put Ryan at the head of aviation and when
he put Schwab in to- build ships, both prac-
tical men, l think he did we'll. l do not
know what Ryan's politics is; l do not know
whether Schwab has any or not, and / do
not care. They are big men. 1t is not poll
tics we want; 1t is aeropanes and ships.
[Applause.
Men may draw on their imagination, men
may say what this man will do and what
that man will do; we have elections every
two years, and every four years the Execu-
tive changes. Whatever his name may be
who succeeds the present President, what
ever the names Of the people who succeed
us, l want to say, with old Peter Cart
wright, when the Methodist Church west
of the mountain met in Nashville heard
Cartwright tell this. The people came
wearing hunting shirts, and they would not
let Cartwright preach. Bascom said, "Peter
Cartwright will preach in this place to-
morrow morning at 6 O'clock" He thought
there would not be anybody there to hear
him preach, but Cartwright says, "I jumped
up and said, Brethren, get up and come be-
fore breakfast, and we will have such an
mt Onrip Of tha irif Of <bo xI
conference has not seen up to this time"
They all came; Bascom was sitting there at
o'clock, and Cartwright says, "He pulled
the tail of my 'waumus.'" You NAV not
know whst t-as is; 1t was made of butter
nut by the good wives "He pulled the
tail of my waunus and said, BE careful,
Andrew Jackson is coming down the aisle'"
Cartwright says, II turned to him and said,
You say Andrew Jackson is coming down
the aisle; if he don't repent and get for
giveness for his sins God Almighty will
damn his soul as quick as he would that of
a Guinea nigger.'" Laughter and ap-
plause.
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Crisp.
The time of the gentleman from Illinois has
again expired.
Mr.. MADDEN. ask unanimous consent
that my colleague be given ten minutes,
not to be taken out of the time for general
debate.
The SPEAKER pro tempore The gentle
man from Illinois asks unanimous consent
that general debate be extended ten min
utes and that time be given to the gentle
man from Illinois. Is there objection7
There was no objection.
Mr.. CANNON. Cartwright said, "I
preached, and as the congregation was go
ing out and Bascom pulled the tail of my
hunting shirt again and said, There is
General Jackson coming down the aisle, and
he will cut off your ears He came down