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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-27
DOCTOR NOT
SHOT AS SPY

Word has been received i'm Fargo
from the war department. that there is
no truth to the story which has been
in circulation in Fargo for several
months that a former Fargo physician
had been arrested and shot as a Ger
man spy for inoculating United States
soldiers with disease germs.
The matter was taken up with Por-
ter J. McCumbeT, United States sena-
tor, who in turn placed ii with the
adjutant generals department OF the
war office, which replied to the sena-
tor that while 1t is possible that the
doctor could have been arrested by
the department of justice without any
information thereof being on file, ii is
believed, in case of his execution as
spy, that there would have been
some information received, and mas
much as no such information has been
received, IL is thought that this re
port is incorrect.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-27
Arguments In
The ToWnley
Case, May 81

st. Paul, March 27.-SpeciaD---
The state supreme court today fixed
May 81 as the date for arguments on
questions of law relating to indict-
ments against A. c. Townley, presi-
dent. and Joseph Gilbert. manager Of
the Nonpartisan league. The cases
are before the supreme court on Ger
tifications by District Judge G. NJ.
Tiff Of the Martin county district
court. who overruled demurrers to the
indictment, which charge the Nom
partisan league officials with publish
ing and circulating pamphlets tending
to obstruct war preparations.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-27

as central distributing points. There
are such warehouses here now. They
are the wholesale houses. Mr.. Town
ley admits they are necessary, be-
cause he is going to establish some
more of them. only he is to own them
himself with the farmers money.
Il am not out here to sell you
stock" the organizer says. In other
words, you are not to have any
finger in this pie at all. You are
licked from the start The whole pie
is for Mr.. Townley. You give me
your money for nothing at all, and
Mr.. Townley will start this new bust
ness for himself.
Il am not out here to promise you
any future dividends" he says. You
bet he isn't. He definitely promises
you that you won't get any
dividends. II there are any dividends
on your money. they will 90 to Mr..
Townley. You don't even get a run
for your money.
The organizer tells you that you
pay $25 more for a binder this year
than last. What does it cost you in
bushels Of wheat? That's the fair
question. Certainly binders cost
more. So does wheat cost more.
Everything costs more. because the
dollar has deprecated in buying
power.
All big organizations are under one
man power, the organizer says. Ger
tainly they are, but who chooses the
man? The stockholders and owners
Of the business choose the man. The
steel corporation probably has sew
eral hundred thousand stockholders,
and they all have voice in the man
agement OF the business. Do you
have a voice in the management Of
the Townley stores2 You do not |
Mr.. Townley and his associates are
the full owners for all time, and have
absolute power for all time. They
could close every store in a year,
take the profits and go to Palm |
Beach with the other representatives
of Big Biz. :
Mr.. Townley receives only $500 a |
month, he says, while Mr.. Schwab |
gets a million a year. We don't |
know whether either figure is cor
rect, but if Mr.. Schwab were given |
the ''pickings" Mr.. Townley can get
from the stores, he wouldn't need a |
penny Of salary. He is willing to |
leave his rewards to the future" he
says. You bet he is. Don't worry |
about his rewards. He has made |
sure Of them right from the start.
Cooperative merchandising is a.
big problem. and an old one. Elk
periments in it have been tried for
hundreds Of years. Some have been
and some have not. But
Mr.. Townley's scheme Is not CO.
operative in any sense. 1t is merely
setting Mr.. ToWnley up in business I
as tremendous, autocratic, trust,
and doing it with the farmers money.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-27
THE PRICE OF BONDS.

What would happen to United
States bonds if the war should
terminate unexpectedly, was shown
by yesterdays session Of the stock
exchange. On the strength Of some
favorable war news and the an
nouncement of the third issue Of
bonds at a rate of IA per cent, the
bonds rose from half a point to a
point, and there was a very heavy
demand for them.
II the war should end within a
year or two. the bonds would jump
above par Immediately
Hold your bonds for an invest
ment. With the world on FIRE, there
is no safer place to have your money
than in United States bonds, and
that applies whether Germany is
conquered this year or Eve years
from now
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-27

Garrison, N. d., March 27.--When
the sun rose on the opening day Of
Mclean county's two-days' "On to
Victory" drive, it found the First
State bank of Garrison wearing a
vivid stripe of yellow fore and after,
with a huge iron cross adjoining the
side of the building, where 1t met the
eye of every pedestrian coming down
the main street. In front of the of
fee of r. Z. Fraser, a member of the
house of representatives, and only
a week ago endorsed by the Nonpar-
tisan league for state senator from
Mclean county, was more paint,
tracing on the sidewalk the legend,
Vote for me Undt Colt"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-27
Red Cross Chairman
Knits Socks; Bring
81 At Auction Sale

Davenport, N. d., March "a pair
of socks knitted by n. T. Kinneberg.
chairman Of the Hickson branch of
the American Red Cross. auctioneer
at a big Red Cross carnival held here,
sold for "a when offered by the knit
ter auctioneer himself. Other articles,
from handkerchiefs to livestock,
brought good prices. Music by the
Davenport Juvenile band. E. Tingel-
stad, director, enIivened the carnival.
Receipts from the carnival were
more than $500. enabling the Daven-
port branch to pay off all debts, and
turn in a neat surplus to the Cass
county chapter.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-27
Chicago Germans
Under Arrest For
Celebrating Drive

Chicago, March 27-More than so
persons were arrested here last night
for celebrating the German offensive.
directed to one house by strains Of
die Wacht Am Rhein" and. as a re-
suit of arrests made there, federal
and police officials combined i'm a
where it was found that a general
celebration was being held. German
haSss were displayed in many places
and in houses groups we're found rails
ing their voices in German songs
of the city.
One man arrested, when asked the
cause Of the celebration, declared that
he had held himself back as long as
possible, but the great German victory
was too great an event not to be
celebrated"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-27
HiQh Schools
To Argue Mail
Order Question

Courtenay, N. D.. March 27.-The
Courtenay and Leeds high schools
will debate the mail order question
here April 4. Marvin Laing, Mamie
Iilley and Alice Tucker will present
the side OF the home merchant for
Courtenay, while Daniel Feeder,
Adelia Hagen and Euphemia
Garnahen will argue the side Of the
mail order house for Leeds.
Each school has won two debates
in arguing the same question in the
past two months.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-27

shortage Of teachers in America now,
and 1t probably will be greatly
augmented before fall.
Well! Well! On page this morn
ing our delicious contemporary makes
its first mention Of the store plan in
its news columns. It assumes its
readers know all about the plan which
it has never mentioned nor explain
ed. It certainly is hard to be a news
paper and a kept press at one time,
as our poor, erring sister is finding
out.
The Nonpartisan league leaders
now insist that they are standing
back of the government.
How far back?
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-27
Vote For Ne Undt Colt"
VdnddLs Sign on Walk,Ot
Nonbarttsdn at Garrison

The vandalism was immediately
reported to county officers at Wash
burn, and an effort was made to
erase the decorations, but the yellow
paint was tenacious, and 1t remain
ed on the job throughout the two
days rally, where the artists efforts
were viewed by hundreds Of visitors
in addition to the whole population
Of Garrison. Cashier Priess, Of the
Fraser declare they will spare no
effort to trace the outrage to it's
source, and that the perpetrators Of
the insult will be vigorously prose-
cuted.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-27
Woman Ridden on
A Rail Through
Illinois City

caa BERGEN a woman of Bohemian
birth, residing at West Frankfort,
south Of here, was ridden on rail
through the main street Of that city
late yesterday by 500 members or the
.Iovalty LEAGUE who charged her
with dfsloyalty. She was made to
wave a flag throughout the demon
stration and to shout praise for PTes-
fdent Wilson
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-27
LOVER THERE" AND
over HERE.

n The world is afre lover
there, and over here loyahsts
ARE divided into warning camps
in Wisconsin, threatening to let
q Socialist indicted for scditlOn
slip into the United States SEN
ate.
Our allies have fought back
the German beasts for five
nights and five days without
rest, while over here, we have to
be hectored, bullied, begged and
coaxed into subscribing to the
Red Cross or buying a few thrift
stamps or bonds, and we make
the Boy Scouts remind us of 1t.
English Tommies and French
fpoiIus have faced the German
guns, the German gas and the
German steel for five horrible
Adays. while over here we are
planning to welcome to Fargo a
man who wrote a book calling
this a rich man S war and is run
ming for governor of Minnesota
on the strength of it.
They have stood with clenched
teeth through five days of He'll
over there, saying They shall
not pass, while over here we
are planning to welcome to Far
go a Socialist who at WillistOn
advised farmers not to buy
bonds until their wrongs had
been righted, and who now
wraps the American flag about
him, spews abuse on decent citi-
zens through his prostituted
newspapers, polluted with Ger
man advertisements, and incites
hatred between friends and
neighbors who ought to be work
ing in closest harmony.
For three years they have
stretched out their hands to us
for help and today we hear it
stated in the upper house of
Congress that thirty-seven bat
tie planes will be ready by July
], next.
They have begged us for food !
for their starving babies, wives
and mothers, and over here not
a third of us will eat brown
breads until we are bullied into
lit.
They point to their ravaged
mothers and sisters lover
there, and over here we are
afraid to lock up or shoot legal |
by, the propagandists of The |
Beast because a few parlor
Socialists and Intellectuals tell |
us free speech will be interfered |
with.
Our own brothers and sons are
going into the shambles, and we
think of votes, and dollars and |
fear to speak our patriotism out |
loud for fear we will offend or
for fear we will be called flag
wavers.
A few Of our splendid women
have worked nobly at the Red
Cross rooms. A few of our
men have really thrown
themselves heart and soul into
the work at home. But the
great majority Of us haven't
missed meal, or given a dollar
we couldn't easily spare, and we
pirate of sacrifice.
The able-bodied among us
here in Fargo are not over there
to ight-God forgive us-but
we can do ten times what we are
doing. Our first thought in the
can be for the men
over there, and our last thought
at night, and every action dur
ing the day can be decided on
the basis of twill it help''7
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-27
The Donnybrook Courier discusse,

The Donnybrook Courier discusse
price fixing in this way:
what would the wheat price
nave been now III the market had
oeen allowed to regulate itself as
usual? One can only guess from
the present prices OF other
grains. We can also imagine the .
effort that would have been
made TO put in a big wheat crop
this year if wheat had been al
lowed to soar upward like other
grains. Ii is plain now that
price hxing should have been
extended to include other grains
or else the market should have
been left open.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-27

It win be hard to convince the
small boy Of the seriousness Of the
situation. but there 10 decided
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-27
TWELVE TAKE OUT
their FIRST PAPERS

Twelve persons have made their
declaration of intention, or taken
out their first papers for naturaliza-
ton. at the office Of the clerk of the
district court to date this month.
Those who have declared their inten-
ton of becoming citizens Of the Uni
ted States are as follows:
Mike Rees, 80, Luxembourg. Cassel-
ton; G. l.. Johnson, a., Sweden, Far
go: Ivar Haugen. 35. Norway, Far
60; Charles Johnson, as, Sweden,
Fargo: Michel Paper, 40, Russia
Fargo; Albert Luce, 40, England,
Fargo; NeIs Gustafson, SO, Sweden,
Fargo; John Wolgren, as; Sweden,
Casselton; Sverre Steen, "a, Norway,
Fargo: Hallvard Void. 80, Norway,
Fargo; Alfred Amundson, 80, Nor
way. Fargo; Emil Hansen, rs, Dem
mark, Hunter.
The latest example Of English as
she lis spoken comes from Egypt,
where a native interpreter, who had
overstayed his leave, wrote the fol-
lowing letter to. his chief:
''My absence is impossible. Some
one has removed my wife. My God, !
am ANNOYED"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-27
The Mandan Pioneer pays this neat
tribute TO L. b. Hanna:

The Mandan Pioneer pays this nea
tribute to L. B. Hanna:
1t was with pleasure that we
learned the other day that former
Gov. L. B. Hanna had offered his
services to the Red Cross for
overseas" service. And we were
more pleased that those sery-
ices had been accepted.
Mr.. Hanna has already done
much for his country since the
beginning Of the war. He sue
cessfu1Iy guided the sale of the
first two Liberty bond issues i'm
North Dakota. He had charge Of
the work at a time when all of
the organization had 10 be
perfected.
And now he is going to France
TO do what he can. He has
volunteered, IL you please, for.
that service. And he can render
invaluable aid to that oFEaniza-
ton, for he Is a man with eXecu-
tive ability and a man with keen
business knowledge and Of
sterling integrity. No better man
could be picked for the work than
Il. b. Hanna. We congratulate
Mr.. Hanna upon the securing OF
the appointment and we con-
graduate North Dakota upon the
fact that one Of her leading citi-
zens has thus been honored by
his country.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-27

The Ray Pioneer has this verl
Iane and we'll thought out comment
At the meeting of the farmers
held in this city last Friday aft
ernOOn a resolution committee
was appointed to draw I'D a set
of resolutions to be adopted by
the gathering. One passage Of
the resolutions was as follows:
DO hereby condemn and
denOunce any and all papers or
persons seeking to discourage CO.
operation among u.s.
This extract is a drastic meas
ure and If the members of the
league and stores company en-
force and live up to this passage
the effect will be far-reaching
and work to the detRiment Of the
state and community. 1t is a
practical boycott against any and
all papers published who are not a
in sympathy with the propaganda
as worked by TOwnley and his
organizers, and every person who
dares to utter a word against the
socialistic principles advocated
by the league leaders will be
condemned and denounced by the
members. This part Of the resolu-
ton shows that the spreaders Of
socialistic propaganda are going
TO take the matter into their own
hands and force everybody to be-
lieve as they do. Their PROPOSE
ton is impossible as everybody
cannot be converted to the Town
lev faith. 1t is only a matter Of
time which will show whether
these teachings are for the bet
terment Of the state and all citi-
zens Of North Dakota. butJwe be-
lieve that the league can never
achieve their aims by adopting
the boycott plan, as in every
boycott there is bound to be
a reaction. This extract in the
resolution will have a tendency
to array the league members as a
class against every other line of
business and trade in the state
that Townley can not dominate
with his principles.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-27

The LidgerwOod BroRdaEe discusses
wheat prices IN this way:
once again we bow our
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-27
In The Open Forum
A column Devoted to the Task of
Keeping Up With North Da-
1Iota Editors.

The Grand Forks Herald comment!
on the reputation of the Townley
in the east. as follows:
As an indication Of the esti-
mate placed on the TOWnley
movement by representative farm
leaders in the east, we have the
fact that the activities of the
organizers Of the Nonpartisan
league in New York have been
vigorously opposed by such men
as s. J. Lowell, master of the
New York State Grange; A. L,
Brockway Of the Breeders assO-
citation Of that state. and L. II.
Bailey, former dean of the agri-
9 cultural college of Cornell uni
versity. These are but a few OF
the prominent leaders in agri-
cultural work in the state of New
York who have recognized the
sham that characterizes the
whole TOwnley movement, and
who have devoted such vigorous
efforts to the exposure of the
falsity in the propaganda that
there is little prospect of the
movement making great Roadway
there.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-27

acknowledgements TO Senator Nc
Cumber. This time for his two
hour speech in the senate Satur-
day in which he told the senate,
the government and the nation
at large that the farmers will
plant barley, rye and the like,
instead Of wheat, because the
price of wheat is fixed too low,
and the price Of the other grains
has risen so that it is now much
higher than that Of wheat. The
senator is telling the solemn
truth, and IL the administration
will not heed him il will imperil
the success of this country in
war, or at the very least, cause
it's prOlongation. Few farmers
really want an increase in the
price of wheat. What they want
is the fixing of the price of other
grains and the fixing Of the price
Of farm machinery-which has
awaited in a manner horrific to
behold - so that the value OF
wheat will not be debased as it is
today. What decentralization did
to silver is exactly the same as
price-fixinE did to wheat.
The Washington times., 1918-04-02

MIss Rudnrf. M o z.
The Washington times., 1918-04-02
LOST AND FOUND

SUITCASE Dropped from
a roadster at 14th st. and
Mall; was picked up by a
man in uniform, who turned 1t
over to a civilian. At the
time several people collected
at the spot. Suitcase was not
missed by owner, a naval ottl-
Ger, until his arrival at the
wharf of the Norfolk boat.
Will the finder or other par
ties who saw suitcase please
communicate with the owner
at the Navy Dept. and receive
liberal reward for information
WHICH they will givei| Suit
case contained. 8 uniforms and
other articles Of clothing of
use only to owner, marked
C. M. Tyson. Call Main 279O,
Branch 603.
The Washington times., 1918-04-02

CALIFORNIA AVE, 1865
To gentlemen only; one
large, front room; twin beds;
suitable for two; between two
car lines; very select neigh
Dor; price $50 per month. Cali
North 6S23. 3
The Washington times., 1918-04-02

DESIRABLE furrished slx-room hoass.
sefeertd throughout. Hover and vegetable
ra-dsn; sleeping porch. screened. OWNER
re st. y. Z.
The Washington times., 1918-04-02
HELP WANTED-FEMALE

CLEANERS and bathroom girls;
experienced; salary, S35 per
month. Apply Housekeeper,
New Washington Hotel, 18th
and Pa. ave. N. w. i-5
The Washington times., 1918-04-02
HELP WANTED-MALE

BOY-18 to 20 years; can do
all around work in Office;
good chance advancement.
Apply HOPPER & KLEP-
LER, 18th and 81 sts., N. W. 4
The Washington times., 1918-04-02
HELP WANTED-MALE

COUNTER MANA little experiences neces
sary. Apply At once. EMPIRE LUNCH
1910 18th st. N. W.
The Washington times., 1918-04-02

SHEPHERD ST. n. W, IT,
Two gentlemen, refined, in
private family; large room With
sleeping porch; breakfast if de-
sired; two blocks from Soldiers
Home cars. $
The Washington times., 1918-04-02

81. JINEs HOTEL. s.s "A n. ave-.
The Washington times., 1918-04-02

ONE fur. room; all modern
conveniences. Call. Col
1866; men only. g
The Washington times., 1918-04-02

18th ST. n. W, 17O9-Ons
large furnished room for
two gentlemen. Telephone
North 312. 8
The Washington times., 1918-04-02
HELP WANIEp-EeMALE

WANTED-Skirt and waist
drapers and helper and I'm
isher. Very good opportunity.
Call at once, 1928 Conn. ave.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-23
Carranza Rule Tottering,
Say Persons From Mexico
Spanish Vice-Consul Slain as
Feeling of Unrest
Causes Uprisings

HAVANA, Dec. 22.-Don Leopoldo
Ocejo, Spanish Vice Consul at Puruan-
diro, State of Michoacan, Mexico, re-
Gently was assassinated by captain of
the Mexican government forces, ac-
cordlng to stories told here to-day on
the arrival from Mexico of the steam
er Estrada Palma.
The travellers also asserted that
there was considerable unrest in Mex
ico Emiliano Zapata, it was said, has
captured Jalapa, capital of the State
of Vera Cruz, and rebels constantly
Gre attacking trains running between
Mexico City and Vera Cruz and re-
moving from them and shooting Car
rama soldier escorts. The entire re-
gion was described as being dominated
by rebels and the general opinion ex-
pressed by the passengers was that the
Carranza government was tottering.
According to some of the passengers,
All uprising by sympathizers of Felix
Diaz was expected at any moment in
the capital
New-York tribune., 1918-12-23
Semenof Is Warned
By Japanese Not to
Hinder Rail Traffic

VLADIVOSTOK, Dec. II (By The AS
sociated Press) British and French
officers have SO far managed to prevent
a clash between the Semenoff and Kol-
chak forces here, but no definite re-
suits as TO adjusting the controversy
have as yet been reached. They have
been vigorously supported by the
Japanese, who have sent sharp mes
sage to General Semenoff, warning him
not to interrupt railway traffic. In the
meantime, Franco British efforts have
been directed toward inducing Admiral
Kolchak not to send all expedition
against the Semenoff forces and to an
null his order dismissng General
Semenoff from the army.
The situation at Omsk is obscure,
but efforts are being made by the
powers to prevent further disorder
there Traffic over the Transsiberian
railway is disorganized and only
special trains are able to reach Omsk.
There seems to be possibility that
John +. Stevens, chairman of an
American commission of railway ex-
perts now in the Far East, will be
chosen to head an organization to bring
order out Of the chaotic conditions on
the Transs berian. Japan and the
United States are negotiating with this
end in view. The work is being
handled by Ambassador Morris at
Toxic