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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-21
OF
GOLF. CADDIES
IS A SUCCESS
One Boy Elected From the
Links For Stealing Balls
After Fair Trial
INV Asaociated .Pregs.1

Chicago, Sept. 0.-Improvement
in the condition and usefulness Of
caddies has occupied the attention.
Of various Chicago golf clubs for
some time; and a report made to
officers OF the Chicago District Golf
association indicates that consider
able success had attended the at
tempt.
An interesting experiment in self
rule has been tried at the West
moreland Country club, a pioneer IN
caddy improvement. After much
trouble had been encountered IN
getting the caddies to make the
best showing, it was decided to put
in effect the suggestion of Norman
c. NayIor, chairman Of the golf
committee. This plan was to leave
to the caddies themselves the cor
rection and education Of the club
carriers. After the scheme Of gov
eminent had been explained to the
boys, they organized and selected
officers and committees. Each new
boy listed at the club as a caddy
was instructed thoroughly by the
caddy organization as to his duties.
1t was impressed on him that he
was not merely q carrier OF clubs,
but that it was incumbent on him
ployer's ball, to be handy at all
times with the bag, so that the de-
sired club could be selected without
delay, and to keep absolutely quiet
during a stroke. Prizes were Of
fered for the best showing in eff
f1ciency, and the. educational side
Of the caddy democracy was sue
cess.
Moral Question Arises.
Finally there arose a moral ques-
ton. One Of the members missed
some unused golf balls after a round
Of the links. He reported to the
caddy master, and the loss was
on honesty. .-fa
The boy who had caddied for the
member losing the balls from his
bag was placed on trial with con-
siderable formality. A lad, whose
father WAS an attorney, presided
at the trial; and, after evidence had
been given, the caddy pleaded guilty.
The court held a. conference and de-
cided to expel the delinquent, who
was thenceforth barred from the
links, and pointed out to the other
caddies as an example of what
would happen to caddies attempting
to fllch balls.
1t developed during this case that
caddies frequently made free to take
balls from the bags Of visitors to
golf clubs, feeling that the guest
would not SO readily miss the balls,
or make complaint If he did discover
the loss. Since the ostracizing Of
the pilfering caddy, there has been
no report Of stolen balls at Vest
moreland.
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SailorCub TO
Stage A Series
(Rx Associated press.1

Great Lakes, ILL.,, Sept. 21.-A sec
ond Atlantic fleet Great Lakes base
ball series has been arranged. Sew
eral weeks ago. Rabbit Maranville's
salty athletes from an eastern base
were twice defeated in a three -game
series at the Great Lakes Naval
Training station. The return con-
flicts will be staged at Great Lakes
September %, "a and 25, by a team
from Norfolk.
Included in the Norfolk lineup are.
Pete Kilduff, formerly Of the Chi
cago Nationals: Kruger of the
Brooklyn Nationals; Bill Johnson
and Tod Sloan Of the st. Louis Am
orleans and several others who drew
pay from big league magnates.
on the station side are Lieut.. John
Lavan of the Washington Ameri-
cans; Fred Thomas, who played
third for the Boston Americans in
the recent worlds series; Ben Dyer
of the Detroit Americans and Joe
Leonard OF Washington. Faber, for
nerly Of the Chicago White Sox, will
hurl two of the games for the in
land sailors.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-21
Contention of ,
Eng. LutheranS
In MOOrhead

The second convention Of the
Western conference Of the English
Evangelical Lutheran synod Of the
northwest will be held in the First
Lutheran church, Moorhead, next
Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. "a
and 25. The officers in charge Of the
conference will be Rev. W. S. Ulrich,
Fargo, president; w. H. Gable, Glen
burn, N. D., secretary and treasurer.
Following is the convention pro-
gram:
Tuesday Evening.
Confessional Services, conducted
by. Rev. w. H. Gable. Secretary
Conference Sermon ............
......... Rev. NJ. J. Bieber, D. D.
Administration of the Lords Sup
per. BY the Officers of Conference
Wednesday Morning.
Devotion, conducted by ...........
.....,... Rev. W. A. Zundle
Inc FTeSlQenL
Miscellaneous business.
Paper: Students for the, Ministry
Rev. Webster H. Clement
Discussion.
synodical Every Member Canvass
..............R Rev. w. r. Bacher
Discussion. Rev. w. H. Gable.
Wednesday Afternoon.
Devotions, conducted by .......
......... Rev. NJ. J. Bieber, D. D.
The Christian Church and Social
Problems After the War, Rev. J.
H. Richard.
Discussion. Rev. Carl Becker.
The Catholicity of Lutheranism.
....,...........R Rev. w. A. Zundle
Discussion. Rev. c. J. Forster.
Miscellaneous business.
Formal closing of Conference.
Wednesday Evening.
Vespers, conducted by ........
................R Rev. W. S. Ulrich
Subject Of Addresses: ..-
Foreign Missions .........s....
go. Rev. c. L. Mcconnell. D. D.
Home Missions ..............s
Rev. G. Keller Rubrecht
WoMAN'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
The first annual convention Of the
Woman's Missionary society of the
conference will be held on Thursday
with sessions at 10 a. m. and 2 o'clock
p. m. At the morning session words
of greeting will be extended by Mrs.
George L. Walker and the response
will be made by Mrs. w. r. Bacher,
president Of the society. At the af-
teTnoon session the Model Mission
Study Glass" will be discussed by
Mrs. H. r. Arneson and the Model
Junior Missionary Society,"" by Mrs.
w. H. Gable.
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Chicago Fans
Miss Baseball
CIV Associated Press.1

Chicago, Sept. 21.-Turning their
backs upon baseball until the Ger
man legions shall have been driven
back across the Rhine, members Of
the Cub machine, who won the Ma
ional league championship. but could
not garner the world title, have
scattered far and wide. complying
with the order of the provost mar
shall general either to work or fight.
Chicago fans, deprived OF their
favorite sport, watched the departure
Of their favorites. with a feeling of
gloom. 1t was apparent that a num-
Der among the vanishing stars never
again would scintillate in the sport
ing armament and that henceforth
they will be merely names, vaguely
easily forgets.
Among tho men, who in normal
times could be counted on for several
seasons more OF baseball on the, "big
time but who under present condi-
tions probably will never don the
uniform again, Fred Merkle stands
pre- eminent. The last out in the
game at Boston on September II
sounded taps" on Merkle's baseball
career, one Of the most stormy and
the most interesting in the games
history. The Chicago first-sacker
himself admits he is "all through"
He has gone back to his farm and
will devote the remainder of his life
to agriculture, with an occasional
ball game from the bleachers for re-
taxation, he says. /,
Merkle announced his retirement
in this statement:
II. am mighty glad that I never
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"Car7cy On is
Call From Soldier
At the Front

Bruce Awrey, Hawley young man
who is In France with the Canadians,
writes home of the work that is be
ing done by the Red Cross and other
He advises Hawley friends to continue
to carry on. Following Is part OF
Mr.. Awrey's letter:
II am sure that the Hawley boys
will not want for comfort while in
France, for from every quarter hear
of what Hawley is doing for her
overseas boys. Not Hawley alone, for
the whole United States seems to be
caring for their own in France as we'll
as at home. / have watched very
closely the field work done by the diff
ferent institutions. OF course tnc
Red Cross heads the list. The Y. NJ.
c. A. and the Church. and Army run a
Wherever you find soldlers, from
our bases to the front line, you Will
have no trouble in finding either a Y.
NJ c. A. or Church-Army hut where
you can purchase hot cocoa and bis
cults. Those unfortunate enough to
be without money are served just the
same. Many are under the impression
that the 7. NJ. c. A. and the c. A huts
are confined to back areas, but such
Is not the case, for / have seen a great
many still doing business at great
risk. I remember one still doing out
coffee and biscuits with one end blown
the hospital. l was on patrol at the
time and was served before and after
the she'll hit 1t.
"A year ago I was with a working
party not far from a Y. NJ. c. a. dug
out, far advanced so as to serve the
boys as they came out of the trenches.
A German shell made a direct hit,
blowing the little dugout out of the
ground. Luckily one of the two boys
was after a pail Of water and the
other had just left to prepare a meal.
In less than an hour they were doing
business at the old stand, somewhat
nervous, yet still serving cocoa and
biscuits. Some of the stock was pretty
we'll covered with dirt but otherwise
was not damaged.
Not a Waste of Work.
Il read a very ridiculous article in
an American paper not long ago in
which the writer went into the mat
ter of homemade garments made of
wool, such as sweaters, socks, etc. The
writer called our most valued COM
forts waste of work. Such an arti-
Gle must be comforting to our home
folks who are working overtime so
fitted and protected from exposure,
Mother made me a sweater, cap and
socks which I am using. Such unre-
liable newspaper publishers only be-
little kindness which has been ana is
highly appreciated by us. l have met
many American soldiers and find that
Uncle Sam is taking just as good care
of his boys as his Canadian cousin
Jack. and that Is a boost, for Canada
has been exceedingly kind; and just
you carry on as you have. If we
can't win this war with all your en-
enlargement, then a just war cannot
be won"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-21
May Ship Red
RiDer Grade
of Potatoes

Shipment of the established grade
OF Red River Ohio potatoes will be
permitted, is was conceded by State
Food Administrator A. .. Wilson, in
Moorhead this morning, after con-
ference with local shippers. These
shipments had been ordered held up
by State Inspector A. F. Rehl, and
much confusion had resulted.
TIL Red River established grade is
fr potatoes that pass over a screen
larger than TX inches. Most OF, the
shippers are using a l SIS inch screen
and the u. S. regulation for No. /
standard requires the use Of 1 ga
inch screen. The concession made
does not permit the loading of field
run potatoes.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-21
Capt. Rthsness Is
'LitS s ''NezO Title

News Of the promotion of Lieut..
L. w. Rusness to 'captaincy was re-
ceived this morning by his father,
John BUSINESS of Moorhead. The
telegram was sent from Washington,
D. C, by Capt. Rusness and stated
that he had been ordered to report
at once at Camp Mcclellan. Alaba-
ma, for duty with tine 35th field art
fiery. The message also states that
Capt. Rusness will probably be able
to get a. furlough for a visit at homo
before he returns to France.
Capt, Rusness was professor Of
mathematics and physical director
at the Moorhead Normal school
when he entered the first officers
training camp at Fort Smelling. He
won a. commission as a first lieuten-
ant of artillery and was sent TO
France for additional training. At
ter several months of active service
On the front as Jason officer he re-
burned to the United States about
three weeks ago. His promotion
dates from July 30.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-21
MOOrhead NezUs
To Aid in Food
Demonstration
Work i'm Valley

The work of food conservation
will be more actively presented than
ever in the Red river counties as a
result of the appointment by United
States administration OF Miss Esth
err Ferris as food demonstration in
the northwestern Minnesota district.
Miss Ferris. who was formerly in
charge of the domestic science de-
partment OF the Crookston high
school, will work actively in coop
Grafton with the ninth congressional
district committee OF the Minnesota
WOmen's auxiliary OF which Mrs. e..
G. Sclvig, of .CrookstOn, is chairman.
She will cooperate with Miss Hazel
lockwood, head Of the domestic
science department at the northwest
school of agriculture, and with
domestic science teachers Of the
high graded ana consolidated
schools, and with the county super
intendents in her work.
The county chairmen who are at
work include the following well
known women: Mrs. Florence Mel
son, HaIlock, Kittson county; Mrs.
George McGiIlveray. Roseau, Roseau
county; Mrs. J. II. Hardisty. Thief
River Falls, Pennington county;
Mrs. S. c. Shockley. Red Lake Falls,
Red Lake county; Mrs. Oscar Stem
wick, Bagley, Clearwater county;
Mrs. c. I. Roemer. Crookston, Polk
county: Mrs. B. F. Tenney. Ada,
Norman county; Mrs, Ensign, De
trolt. Becker county; Mrs. VIM. Rus
sell, Moorhead, Clay county; Mrs. H.
NJ. Phillips, Mahnomen. MahnO-
men county; Mrs. George Mangskow,
Breckenridge. WHkin county; Mrs.
c. r. Wright, Fergus Falls, Otter
tail county; Mrs. NJ. l. Yetter.
Stephen. Marshall county.
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Neus From the World Of Sport

eve on the plate while another pitcher
attempted to put them over.
High schools and prep schools
ought to have the best football season
in their history this fall.
In past years interest in the inter
scholastic games has been conhned
to the student bodies of the schools
and few friends of the players and
students. The thousands of -fooTbaal
fans outside of this group IN every
city and village have paid little aLIell--
ton, to the teams. The stars OF the
game-afid these teams boast of many
clever players-aren't known to the
outside fans until the players reach
college or hook up with some pro-
fessfonal team after their high school
This fall the war has changed con-
;iitions.
Washington has issued orders that
athletic sports involving extensive
trips and specialized training will not
be permitted at college maintaining
student army training.
Athletic sports within each lnstitu-
tion and with neighboring institutions
where the distance isn't great enough
to interfere with the routine of aca-
demic and military training. Will be
permitted and encouraged.
But there are few If any. cases in
the country where a number of col
leges are SO situated that these col
leges can arrange any kind of q foot
ball schedule They would have TO be
within a radius of rs or 80 miles OF
each other, as under the rules Laid
down by the government officials the
teams would have to make. the Trips
to the neighboring towns after Eegu-
lar sessions ended Saturdays.
All of which means that intercoile-
giate football probably will stop until
after the Hun has been pushed back
of his own line and the allies are sit
ting on his frame. and pushing their
heel ,cleats into his face.
This situation leaves the field open
for the high and prep elevens. BY
arranging their schedules carefully,
using thought in picking the time and
place for the games and by keeping
the season free from petty eligibility
squabbles which frequently spring up
in interscholastic races, high and prep
officials can push their teams into the
The added interest these officials
may create in the interscholastic
game this fall will be of second inn
portance to the attention they will
draw to school athletics in general
All of the interest worked UP this fall
will not die down with the end of the
pigskin season. A large part of the
kept through the winter in basketball
and next spring in track and base ball.
It certainly looks like a splendid
opportunity for high and prep schools
to make the public see what they are
doing to keep the nation strong and
healthy and to develop new crop of
men-if need be--to keep up the bat
tie against -Prussianism.
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POTATO PICKERS
ARE NEEDED TO
Save The CROP

Unless more potato pickers are
available soon many thousands OF
bushels of spuds will be frozen in
the ground. The shortage Of pickeTs
is causing delay in digging through
out the Red River valley, and the
time when the ground will freeze Is
rapidly approaching. The cold
weather of the past few days has
caused growers to fear the loss that
will result from field frost If pOta-
toes are not dug within the next
two weeks. 1t is necessary to save
every potato grown as the govern
ment estimates the yield to be over
10000, 900 bushels short of the 1917
crop.
Buyers are on the ground and the
market is firm" said O. J. McDOn-
aid in charge Of the Fargo office of
the United States bureau Of markets
in Moorhead today. Mr.. Mcdonald
said the prices in the terminal mar
kets had advanced ten cents a hum
dred during the past two days and
that the demand is active. Several
of the buyers, he said, have been
unable to buy enough spuds to fill
their orders and are leaving for 9TH
er points. The price Of United
States standard No. l potatoes in
Noorhead today is $2.l0 per Cwt.
sacked. equal to $126 a bushel. 1t
would be a crime" said Mr. MCDon-
aid, Ito lose any Of the splendid po-
+atoes that have been grown in Clay
county this year. | never saw better
potatoes anywhere and every one Will
be needed before another crop is
raised.
In several localities throughout the
county the older school children are
FnIpfnv with notato picking At Ulen
on THURSDAY there were only eight or
the high school students in attend
ance It has been suggested that tho
higher grades of the schools be dis
missed from the city and village
schools for the next two weeks TO
help save the potatoes. Help must
be had at once and the business men
of the cities and villages may nave
10 come to the rescue as they did IN
shocking the grain. The price Tor
picking Is about eight cents bush
eI. nearly double the rate of a few
years ago.
This morning ten high school girls
went out to the E. c. Schroeder farm
to work as pickers, Through the Ell
forts OF Chief Of Police Malvey the
board of education and Supt. NJ. I.
jacobson have agreed to excuse any
students who wish to work in the
potato fields.
The car shortage is another diff
Guilty that has not been overcome
and unless cars are available it may
be necessary to dig pits and store
the potatoes in the fields. This will
entail additional work and add TO
the expense but growers may be
to resort to this plan to
save the POTATOES from freezing.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-21
Great Lakes Is
Fifth In Meet
INV Associated Press.l

Great Lakes, Ill, Sept. 21-scoring
in II of the 10 events, the Chicago
Athletic association team carried off
the junior championships Of the Ma
ional A. A. U. outdoor track and
field games which opened a three
days carnival at the Great Lakes
Naval Training Station today.
The Chicago team totalled "a
points, with the Pelham Bay Naval
Framing station team of Pelham
Bay, N. Y, second with 30. The
Great Lakes team bagged % points
for third place, and the Illinois Ath-
letic club % for fourth. The Meadow
Brook Athletic club of Philadelphia
scored ten points for fifth place.
Despite the icy blasts that swept
the field off Lake Michigan, three
junior records were smashed and
another trio was equalled.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-21
Sport Snapshots
(By Jack Keene.) !,


The Cubs have one thing to crow
about in the last world series.
They managed to shut out the Red
Sox in one of the games.
Now a shutout isn't an unusual
event in seasons play. 1t couldn't
be called an unusual occurrence in
world series. But it. SO happens that
the Red Sex seldom has been the
whiteWashed team. % .-.,..
Thirty games had the Red sox ag-
gregations played in world series
without being. blanked before the
brush was applied. -.
Deacon PHILIPPE failed to turn the
trick. 49,. sE -4.s-.' $50.
Christy Mathewson, with all: his
cunning, couldn't prevent the Sox
from scoring on him,
= RUDE Marquard hurled his heart out
in vain efforts to blank them.
Grover Alexander failed to turn the
trick.
Ed Pfeffer, sherrod Smith, Tyler ana
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-21
Fresh Eggs Cost
Eight Cents Each

Godfred Anderson, writing from
the general hospital in France to
AxeI T. Nelson Of Moorhead, said he
expected to leave to return to his
company the following day. He says
he has seen many pleasant things
and some that are not pleasant, in
Guiding towns that have been de-
stroyed by German shells. The re-
ceipt Of mail, he writes, is the SOL
diers' greatest pleasure. He tells Of
satisfied for eight cents when he
found the price to be SO cents a.
dozen
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other pitchers saw at least one Tur
spoil their efforts.
Then Jim Vaughn tried his hand the
other day. Twice had the CUB o., hur sl,ss
he had been scored upon with little
trouble. Then he tackled Barrow s
team the third time and turned the
Sox back without a run. The eastern
ers didn't even threaten home plate!
Only two men got farther than first
base. Both. of those died on third.
George Tyler almost beat his team
mate to the honor, at that. In the
the Sox down without tally for eight
innigs. Then triples by Strunk and
Whiteman put across a run.
The Giants boast of record nearly
as good as that of the Hub crew. The
Giants were goose-egged once early
in their world series career. Big Chief
Bender tomahawked them in the sec
the Gotham crew has played in Is
world series battles without being
BANKED. ~
Many times have both teams faced
they gone into the final innings seem
ingly facing invincible. pitching. But
daring play on their part, a tumble
or, muf or boneheaded play. or one
husky wallop has turned the trick.
The Red sox lived up. to their repu-
tatfon as a lone run club" throughout
the worlds series exactly as they did
in 1915. Bill Carrigan's champions
won four of the five games played
with Pat Moran's club that year ana
each victory was scored by the mar
row margin Of one run, three games
ending 81 and another ga. This year
games with the Cubs and all the vic
tories were by one run, the scores be
ing 10, 81, 80 and 81. The Red
Sox have won Is worlds series games
in the past seven seasons, taking four
from the Giants in 1912, four from
Robins in 1916, and four from the
Cubs this year. Of those 16 victories
seven were 2-1 games, two were 81
victories and four others were won
by scores of 10, 4-3, ga and 6-5.
The Indian owner notified Quinn
St. Louis for the final games. But
Manager Burke put his team on the
field, selected two pitchers and had
each one of them pitch five balls to
the catcher. Grover Lowdermilk acted
as umpire. There was ten-minute
interval between the games.
Those were two great games for
no-hit games hurled by our pitchers
during the season"
Incidentally the games were unique
IN that LoWdermilk was an umpire It
must have been amusing. to see Grov-
pitcher in baseball, trying to keep his
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-21
Captain OF FH.S.
EleUen Resigns

Emerson Stark, captain Of the Far
resigned the captaincy, quit school
and will enter the army training camp
at the North Dakota Agricultural col
lege Oct. /, it was announced today.
The hole left by Captain Stark, vet
eran center of the eleven, will be
hard one to fill. 49,
No successor has been elected.
Practice for the opening game of
the, season with Lidgerwood high at
LidgerWood Oct 5 continues.
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reached the point where I began to
slip back toward the minors. I Of
ten wondered what / would do when
/ reached that point, but in
stead of my quitting the old
game, the game has quit me,
and I'm able TO retire with some
measure Of honor at the close of one
of the most successful seasons /
ever had"