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therefore, be seen that Fargo's rate
was approximately one-half that Of
Grand Forks and two -fifths that of
Mtnot and less than three-fifths of
the general average. For the cur
rent year in order to complete and
equip the Woodrow Wilson school
the board raised it's levy S4S, 900, but
this because Of the increase in
assessed taxable property raised the
rate only 3.S mills, making the rate
for the current year 22.1 mills but
still keeping far below its sister
cities and the general average.
Build Without Raising Rate.
Fargo can build its new high and
grade school without raising its rate
above the general average. The
board is confident that it can even
on the basis Of the present valuation
Of taxable property and without
relying on any increase in this re-
spect, though it is only fair to as
sumo that in view of new buildings
built during the year there will be
an increase in the taxable property.
1t is proposed to issue $4,000 Of
bonds to be spread over a period of
twenty five years bearing interest at
IL per cent per annum. At this
rate the annual interest charge will
amount to $4,000, which I'm part will
be offset from year to year by inter-
est on the sinking fund, and If the
principal is levied in twenty-five
equal annual installments, the an
nual charge for this would be 3d.
500, or a total annual expense for
this purpose of $4,000, an increase
of IS mills on the present assess
ment. The balance Of the cost Of the
building over and above the proceeds
of the bonds would be provided from
the balance that can be saved from
the current taxes, estimated at $685.
600, and by the levy in the building
fund in 1918.
Estimated Cost $4,000.
"The estimated cost Of the building
is $4,000, but even assuming that
the actual cost ran as high as $780,
900, this would require a levy in this
fund of $4,000, an increase over that
Of the current year of $4,000, or "a
mills, making a total increase in 1918
for this building Of So mills. While |
it is not anticipated that there will |
be any great increase in the cost of
the schools in 1858 over |
the current year, a very liberal esti- |
mate for possible increases, due to |
automatic increases of salaries, addi- |
LionaI teachers and advanced cost of |
supplies would not at the OUTSIDE |
exceed 100000, or 81 mills. The |
total levy for 1918, therefore. taking |
into consideration all possible con-
tingencies could not require an in |
crease in the levy of more than SO /
mills or total levy of 81 mills, |
which would still be below the gem
eral state average of 31,3 mills, and |
,ppreciably lower than that of our
sister cities with whom our children |
must in the future compete.
we. therefore. earnestly recon- |
mend to the people of Fargo that |
hey give this bond issue their |
hearty support as being the least
method of giving to our
the advantages and OPP
Dortuntties they so urgently need.
Respectfully submitted,
Board of Education"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-23
BUILDERS WIN
SCHOOL CASE
Verdict for $2,O76.79 Re
turned by Jury Against
Hitterdal District

A verdict for $2,O7679 was return
ed by the jury in Clay county dis
trict court at Moorhead this morn
ing in favor Of the Northern Con-
struction company of Thief River
Falls against the Hitterdal CONSOLE
dated school district.
The trial of this case began last
Wednesday and occupied nearly six
days, finally reaching the jury Tues
day afternoon. The amount claimed
by the construction company as the
balance of the contract price and
premiums earned in the construction
of the school house was about $4,000.
Counter claims were made by the
school board of approximately the
same amount.
The attorneys for the plaintiffs
were Julius Olson of Warren, who
succeeded H. o. Kjomme, who is
now an officer in the United States
army, and G. G. Dosland, Moorhead.
Chas S. Marden, Moorhead, was at
torney for the school district.
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Costs Government 500 For Each
Man Rejected at Cdntonnent--CdsS
County Medical Board Has Record
(special to The Forum.O

Bismarck n. D. give
the medical examinations for sent to various camps
today showing the number of
" o
Of pa the 10 rejected entailng
the that including transportation
Cass county, which sent 30 reflections.
being rejected; Emmons only
county
ton was m home
lson2 ;
LaNIour Williams Bottneau Rchland
Pierce, TO- Foster,
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EAST SIDE NOTES

p. A. Viaux was arrested by Chief
Of Police Malvey today on a war
rant charging the sale of intoxicat-
ing LIQUOR. Hearing was set for
o'clock tomorrow morning.
S. N. Peterson is a visitor from
Perley today.
T. b. G. Evans, prominent Hawley
business man, was in the city this
morning.
Mrs. William Messner of George
town was a guest at the New Column
bia hotel last night.
A meeting OF the Clay County
Farm bureau will be held at the of
flee of the county agent tomorrow
evening. s. B. Cleland, assistant
state leader of county agents, viii
be present to assist in planning the
years work.
The balance of the second Liberty
Loan coupon bonds have been re-
ceived by Chairman A. III. Costain
and are being delivered to sub
scribers today. None Of the register
cd bonds have yet been received.
William Widen was a visiting
farmer from south of the city this
morning.
A. G. Haworth, of Oakland, Iowa,
is in tie city to look after his farm
land interests in Clay county.
City Attorney James A. Clarity
spent Tuesday at Detroit on bust
ness.
J. e. Ellefson, Clarence Braman
and w. p. Chase were visitors from
Baker in the city last night.
j. s. Bennett, travelling freight
agent for the Rock Island, was
among the guests at the Comstock
hotel.
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s.Ao Similar Body of Men EUer
Led As Clean Lives As u. S.
Soldiers" Pershing Reports

as our American soldiers in France,
They have entered this war with the
highest devotion to duty and with no
other duty to perform, these duties
are performed in the most efficient
manner. They fully realize their
obligation to their own people, their
friends and their country.
"A rigid program of instruction
Is carried out daily with traditional
American enthusiasm. Engaged in
healthy, interesting exercises in the
open air with simple diets, officers
and men like trained athletes are
ready for their task. Forbidden the
use of strong drink and protected by
stringent regulations against sexual
evils. and supported by their own
moral courage. their good behavior is
the subject of most favorable com
ment, especially by our allies.
american mothers may rest as
sured that their sons are a credit to
them and to the nation, and they
may we'll look forward to the proud
day when on the battlefield these
splendid men will shed a new lustcr
on American manhood
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CBy Associated Press.)

= New York, Jan. 23.-Testifying in
the trial here yesterday of Franz Won
q, RinteIen, German naval reservist,
and twelve other defendants, charged
with conspiracy to place fire bombs
on steamships here, Sergeant Henry
- Barth of the police bomb squad de
aUlared circumstances pointed to the
placing on the Lusitania Of bombs
which had been in the possession of
two of the defendants.
In the guise of a paid agent Of
Wolf Won Igel, who was secretary to
Captain Boy-Ed. former German
naval attache. Barth said he formed
The acquaintance of some of the al
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MOORHFAD NEWS
Co. B. Quartet Sang to the
Ton1n1ieS In An English
Hospital On Christmas

A letter received from Corporal
Werner Olson by his mother, Mrs.
August Olson, Moorhead, tells of the
trip of Company B, formerly of the
First North Dakota, now the 164th
u. S. infantry, to England. The let
ter was written on Dec. 81 and Is
postmarked at Winchester.
Corporal Olson tells in his letter
OF the arrival in England on Christ
mas eve and an all night ride by
train to the camp. The trip across
the Atlantic was very ENJOYABLE,
and the soldiers were not at all
homesick as 300 Red Cross nurses
were also on board the transport
People in America don't know
what war is" writes Corporal Olson.
The poor people in England have
scarcely any clothing, and the
wealthy ones do not dress up as they
are giving their money for the
cause.
THE only thing that looks like
America is the Y. NJ. c. A., where I
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-23
WOMEN INSTALLED.

New Officers of Moorhead Homestead
Indicted Into Office Last Night.
Of1cers of Moorhead homestead of
Yeomen were installed by A. e. Ler-
berg at the meeting held last night.
Following the installation the an
nual banquet was held. officers in
stalled are: a- ...r
Foreman-Oscar Wentzell.
Master Of Ceremonies - Louis
Perske. .
Correspondent-M. A. Freeman.
Master Of Accounts-Emil Pehr-
son. a.~-
Chaplain--Bertha Rufer. .....
Overseer-Ottos Stahi.
Watchman-Edna Rufer.
Sentinel-E. G.. Euren.
Guard-Edward Colliton.
Lady Rowena-Mrs. Gust Hongess.
Lady Rebecca-Mrs. Lena Ryan.
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British major, according to dis
patches from that city, viii be taxi
en- to Fergus Falls, Mimi, to answer
a charge of grand larceny.
Stern is alleged to have swindled
Fergus Falls persons out Of 500 in
connection with the recovery of the
body Of cousin, Theodore Johnson,
drowned last fall near Fergus Falls.
He represented to townspeople that
he was raising the money to bring
Indian John Jeremy from Saltwater
to recover the body, but disappeared
with the 500, leaving his wife, it g
charged.
The draft evasion charge on which
he was arrested i'm Spokane was
dropped after he had shown regis
tration and EXEMPTION cards.
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CLAIMS DAMAGES
Trial of Two Suits Against c, A
HaTIsnbera Begun in District
Court Today.

Trial of two suits, brought by
Mathilda Dahlsie against C. A. Hal
lenberg and Oscar Hallenberg as
guardian was begun in Clay county
district court at Moorhead this
morning.
In one Of the suits claim for serv-
ices and expense of moving from
Chicago are items, and in the other
suit damages are claimed for alleg-|
ed attempted assault. The plaintiff
came to Moorhead from Chicago to
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(By Associated Press.)

x Washington, Jan. 23.-There never
has been a similar body Of men TO
lead as clean lives as the American
Soldiers in France, General Pershing
said i'm a cablegram today to Secre-
taTy Baker in reply to inquiries as
10 the truth of reports OF immoder-
ate drinking among the men.
General Pershing's message was
made public by Mr.. Baker in this
letter to Governor Capper of Kansas:
a You may recall writing to me
several days ago concerning
persistent reports as to the i'm
moderate sale of liquor among our
forces in France. My impression was
that these TumOrs were not we'll
founded in fact, but / felt it my duty
to convey their content to General
Pershing and to ask him to COM
nunicate with me as to the facts.
You will be glad to know that
Rave just received the following
word from the commander of the
American expeditionary forces:
49,. j." There has never been a similar
sAody of men to lead as clean lives
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-23

am writing this letter, and let me
tell you, the American soldiers APP
preciate it too. / don't see how we
could get along without the "Y'
huts, as they are called.
"On Christmas night the Company
B quartet went, to town and sang
at the English base hospital. That
evening had the pleasure of meet
ing Lady NorthcIiffe, a wealthy wo-
man who is spending much money
in aid of the hospitals here.
THE people here are just crazy
about the American soldiers. They
think the war will not last much
longer now, and peace rumors are
published in the papers nearly every
day.
None Of us has had any mail for
a month. 1t was all sent to France
and is waiting for us there now. We
expect to leave soon for somewhere
in France have no idea where it
will be, and if did would not be al
lowed to mention it in my letters"
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wing OF the Central building in
December, 1916, it rendered a diff
,ult situation extremely acute. Be
fore the fire the building was not
sIficient for the needs Of the district
which comprises forty-five blocks in
addition to children of the seventh
and eighth grades from the Wash
lngton district. Even at that time,
Bll the children Of the fifth, sixth ana
seventh grades were compelled to go
out Of the district, being distributed
among the Agassiz, Hawthorne and
Washington schools. After the fire
"a 1t was necessary to use the whole of
the building remaining, including the
dungeonlike rooms in the basement
for high school purposes, only one
grade, the fourth, being accommodate
ed therein, with the result that this
year there are 421 high scoOl stu
dents and 4s fourth grade pupils or a
total of 469 pupils packed into this
~ Inadequate and insanitary building.
+ The first three grades, comprising
LIS pupils, had to be crowded into
the Civic Centre where two of the
four rooms are very small, and the
3 NTH, sixth, seventh and eighth
grades, comprising III pupils, had to
be transferred to the Agassiz school,
making 573 now being taken care of
an that building in 13 regular rooms
and one single room and making it
necessary to have one group of chill
airen unassigned to any particular
teacher, which is, though necessary.
exceedingly Objectionable.
ThiFts-fiVa Pupils to Maximum.
Il "On the north side the situation
is equally serious. There are 33A
children In the Longfellow building
of eight rooms and the portable
building adjoining. and there are 31O
children in the Roosevelt which has
but eight rooms. When it Is borne
in mind that IS pupils is the maxi
mum that any one teacher should
have to secure the best results it is
raadily seen that all OF these schools
Z are already ovsr-crowded.
This situation bad as &C e. will,
unless relieved, continue TO grow
worse. The average rate of increase
.tn the grades is 10 per cent per year
and in the high school the increase
this year over last was is per cent.
Need 10 imperative.
"0n this basis OF increase the high
school enrolment viii be 4S4 next
-gear and B57 in 1919, ana the grades
which properly should attend the
Central building VIII De AAl next
year and ass in 1919, or total Of
l,0A2 pupils In 1919. At the Agassl7
there win be ESQ next year and 695
In s1s. or an average Of 48 pupils
par teacher. At the Longfel1ow there
WIN be s6T ne1E year and 404 In 1919,
"a an average Of IS pupils per teach
er And at the Roosevelt S41 next
Nar and BIS fin 1919. or an average
ok AT pupils per teacher.
Ella other words, conditions -wtlI be-
eenoa impossible within three years
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Suffraaists Active.

Amsterdam, Jan 2S.-The question
of woman suffrage is beginning TO
aRitate Germany, despite the gov
ernment's forcibIe insistencs that
this and kindred questions must not
be made the subject Of agitation
until after the war.
The formidable national organiza-
lions are now openly campaigning
in Germany on behalf Of woman's
suffrage-the woman's department of
the social Democratic party, the Ger
man imperial union for womsn's
suffrage and the German women's
suffrage society. These organizations
have Just issued q united manifesto
which is regarded as the opening gun
in q determined campaign.
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Witness TeshfeS That Bombs
" Probably Had Been Placed On
Lusitdnid By Agents OfGern1dny

legged plotters. Eugene Reister. one
of the defendants. had admitted, ac-
cording to Barth, that at a confer
ence he had in Brooklyn the main
topic of discussion was the placing
of bombs on ships that were to sail
from this port.
Barth said that Reister also ad-
mitted that Walter Uhde and Joseph
Seffert mad been employed in carry
ing bombs on several occasions to
persons known TO them as the west
side people"
The fact that these men carried
bombs to the west side previous to
the sinking Of the Lusitania, Bartlf
said, led to his belief that they had
been placed on the iii -fated vessel.
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accept the position of housekeeper
for the aged defendant.
Senator #. III. Peterson is attorney
for the plaintiff and N. /. Johnson
and Il. E. Sharp are the attorneys
for the defense.
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"I ERv E 5sS9s,st ) PrSsS.

Washington. Jan. 23.-Ths senate
military committees general war
inquiry, which was suspended last
week while the war cabinet and
munitions director bills were pre-
pared, win be resumed next satUr-
day. @hen Surgeon General GOrgas,
Of the army, will testify regarding
sanitary conditions at the canton
ments. Inquiry into cantonment COM
struction, aviation service. including
progress on the Liberty motor and
airplane construction, in expected to
follow.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-23
MKALLOR SOLE OWNER
OF The LYCEUM THEATER
Purchased Interest of J. J. Isaaes
and Took Over Management
on Tuesday.

w. F. McKallor is now sole owner
Of the Lyceum theater. Moorhead.
having purchased the interest of his
partner, J. J. Isaacs. The deal was
completed and the transfer was
made to the new owner on Tuesday.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-23

Chocolate Pie-This sounds too
economical to be good. but it is
good. It is especially convenient as
it can so easily be made larger or
smaller: One cup sugar. one table
spoon butter, two tablespoons cocoa.
two tablespoons cornstarch, and
one-half cup boiling water, one tea
spoon vanilla
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-23
Three Bandits Get
100000 in Detroit
JeWelry Store
lBy Associated Press.l

49, Detroit. Mich. Jan. 23.-Three ban
dts entered the jewelry store of
Ralph Dewey. in the downtown dis
trict. yesterday afternoon, bound the
manager and escaped with valuables
said to be worth $4,000.
-- No customers were in the store
when the bandits entered w. r.
-Lirainger, the manager, quickly was
-s~aYerpowered, beaten and dragged
into a back room. The bandits got
away with cash, diamonds and other
leweLry.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-23

The big SO sale was a 49, sue
cess at Blacks Wednesday. While
the garments last IL viii continue.
Many garments worth double the
price here iii this great sale. DO not
fan to attend Ahvt
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Last September Mr.. McKallor
came to Moorhead from Grand Forks
and acquired an interest in the
Lyceum, forming a partnership with
Mr.. Tsaacs when Fl. G. Brown retir-
ed from the management. Mr.. Isaacs
will remove to Grand Forks where
he has other interests.
Mr.. McKaIIor said this morning he
intends to continue to operate the
Lyceum as a first class moving pic
ture house, and that he will give the
people Of Moorhead and Fargo the
best service possible.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-23

J. H. Stern of st. Paul, arrested
in Spokane on a charge of evading
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Amsterdam, Jan. 93.-A Vienna
dispatch to The Cologne Gazette
quotes the official Austrian news
agency as saying nothing Is known
there respecting the various rumors
which have been in circulation for
the last few days, that the Austrian
cabinet had resigned or would do
an
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MUST ANSWER SWTNDLING
CHARGE AT FERGUS FALLS

Man Arrested at Spokane Said to
Have Left With Money Raised to
Recover Body of Drowned Man.
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ttons Of friendship Germany will re-
main excluded therefrom and we
shall lose our last neighbor and
friend"
Among newspapers of a different
complexion there are indications of
considerable irritation toward Aus
tria which in some cases is ex-
pressed frankly.
The Frankfurter Zeitung expresses
much concern at the peace agitation
in Austria, remarking that Germany
cannot be asked to agree to an I'M
conditional peace after such a war
as this, nor can Austria. It COM
plains that the Austrian government
might do more than it is doing to
make 1t clear that 1t is not in the
special interests Of Germany that the
two nations are standing together in
the peace negotiations. The Zeitung
conjectures that the strikes in Aus
tria are attributable to Count
Czernin's stage management"
Other German newspapers express
strong dissatisfaction at the attitude
OF Count Czernin.
A report from Amsterdam says
that fourteen meetings having the
character Of peace demonstrations
were held in Cologne on Monday,
non-Socialists from the middle
classes, as we'll as the Socialists, be-
ing represented largely.
Chancellor Won Hertling's promised
speech in the reichstag respecting
German war aims, is now expected
on Thursday. Count Czernin also
probably will speak in Vienna.
Berne, Jan. 23-Some news OF a
reliable nature has begun to trickle
across the Swiss frontier which
seemingly proves that Austria and
Hungary are in the throes OF the
greatest economic crisis since the
war began. 1t is estimated that
more than a million workmen and
women have struck. A majority OF
these were employed in the war
industries, and only a small section
of them have returned in answer to
the bait of higher wages. The re-
mainder, it Is said, are assuming a
more than threatening attitude and
daily are demanding peace and
cheaper food.
1t is stated that Hungary absolute
Iy refuses to give cereals either to
Austria or to Germany and that the
Rumanian stocks of grains are
exhausted. The military situation is
involved, and even endangered by
the strikes which continue.
Amsterdam, Jan. ga Vienna
to The Cologne Gazette
quotes the official Austrian news
agency as saving nothing Is known
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GUARANTEED BID SECURED
FOR issue OF BONDS

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