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The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-27
FALSE REPORTS
ABOUT .HEATTH
Of CAMP LEWIS

CAMP LEWIS. Tacoma. Wash, Feb.
27.-Weekly reports prepared by Capt
H. r. Mount. NJ. r. c. acting division
sanitary inspector. show the camp to
be in exceptional physical condition.
Summarizing conditions as compared
with other National army eantonments
In the United States last week, the
report said:
THE last report from the surgeon
generals office shows that Camp
Lewis is below the average for all
camps in incidence in disease and
non.effective rate"
There have been no cases of cere-
bro-spinal meningitis, epidemic form,
during the week." continues the sum
mary. There is a slight increase in
the number of measles reported. All
other communicable diseases, with the
exception of diphtheria and German
measles, are fewer in number than last
week"
The total number of communicable
diseases reported during the past week
were: Measles, 10; German measles,
Z; lobar pneumonia, 4; broncho pneu-
monia, 2; scarlet fever, 9; mumps, Al;
diphtheria, g; deaths, 2. One death
was suicidal and one was due to cereb-
raj hemorrhage.
Since Camp Lewis began receiving
recruits, FIVE months ago, theraAbave
been but SO deaths from all causes.
During that period more than $4,000
men have reported here for military
training. At present the mean
strength of the division is 81 1872 the
decrease being due to the transfer
ring of men to other divisions from
time to time. Compared with com
munities of equal population, these
figures show death rate far below
normal,
Five months devoted to intense
training along military lines. includ-
ing physical exercise and the outdoor
life, regular hours for rest and plenty
of simple, wholesome food, have
proved of the utmost benefit to the
men physically, mentally and NOR
ally, according to medical officers.
Investigation by military authori-
ties has revealed that unfavoratle re-
ports, based on extensive quarantin-
ing to prevent the spread of mumps,
| measles and other communicable dis
| eases, are directly traceable to Ger
man propaganda, by which it IS sought
to weaken the morale of the civilian
population. Propagandists for the
kaiser also are credited with spread
| ing rumors that the men lacked ade.
quate food and clothing, and that regi.
mental exchanges were selling knitted
articles sent by the Red Cross. AS a
matter of fact, practically every organ
ization in the Ninety-frst division is
equipped with these knitted wristlets,
muffers and sweaers and socks, in
addition to the regular army equip
ment
Winter sports were introduced into
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-27
BARLEY FOR HOGS
RATHER THAN FOR BEER
by Associated Pressl

LONDON. Feb. 27.-Two partners
in a brewery firm were recently fined
81, 900 for brewing several hundred
barrels of beer in excess of their out.
put allowance.
At Halstead. Essex, police court a
farmer was summoned for feeding
-four to pigs. His defense was that
it was more in the interests of the
nation that barley should be used for
feeding stock than for making beer
The case was adjourned for a fort
night
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-27

Mrs. William Short recently, left her
home at Juneau for Australia, where
her father is seriously Ill. and expects
to be gone about six months. She is
the proprietor of the Circle City din
ing room.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-27

Madame Lydia, the palrhist, Will be
found in the Currier G. Nicholson
building on C. street. 16-tf
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-10

piled with q statement which fulfill
ed all their expectations in point OF
clearness and detail President Will
son has seconded the British pre-
mier with an exposition Of Ameri-
can war aims which, 1t is asserted,
leaves only a few loopholes for
criticism of vagueness and coupled
with IL q challenge to the central
powers to make an equally plain re-
ply.
The Presidents message is re-
garded here as a. heavy and perhaps
decisive reinforcement in the "diplo-
matte offensive" a form of warfare
which many publicists have been
asking for as secondary only by
small measure in Importance to the
warfare OF arms The Liberals OF
Great Britain have welcomed it with
almost whole-hearted approval as a
platform to which they can sub
scribe, while the Conservatives nat
urally find ground for some dissent
in details to the Presidents program
for making the, world safe for de-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-10
Demands From Allies So
Insistent That More
Must Be Exported
WHEATLESS DAYS
MAY BE ENFORCED
Congress To Be Asked To
Pass Law Making Them
Compulsory
Rv Associated Press.l

Washington, Jan. 1O.-The food
situation in Europe Is regarded here
as so critical that the food admin
stration is planning to release an
additional 100000 bushels of
wheat despite the fact that the nor
NAL export surplus had been ship
ped by the middle Of December. The
American people will be asked to
save to make up the deficiency.
The demand from the allies is so
tnsistent that the food administra-
ton has decided to take chance on
a shortage in the spring to meet in
part their needs. If consumption is
not reduced, officials see a possible
shortage of -four in the United
States in May before the new wheat
crop comes in in June.
Food administration officials are
seriously considering asking con-
gress for legislation to enforce
Wheatless days and are taking up
with millers and bakers the subject
of mixed fiours and the baking of
war bread.
Representative Lever, author of
the food control bill, is drawing
legislation now to make Wheatless
days compulsory and the food ad-
ninistration. 1t is understood, has
given its approval to the new meas
ures.
Although the tnter-alIied confer
ence, at Paris, agreed to turn over
ships for the transportation of
American troops, food conditions have
reached such q state that many Of.
ficials are Of the opinion the allies
may at present prefer foodstuffs
A determination Of the balance
between food and troop shipments
will be left by the American govern.
nent largely to the allies them
selves.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-10
SIEGFRED RITES FROM
MASONIC TEMPLE FRIDAY
Rev. II. H. Frost To Preach Funeral
Sermon-PIumley Will Direct
Rose Croix Service,

Rev. H. H. Frost, pastor of the
First Methodist church, will preach
the funeral sermon, and H, e. Plum
ley will have charge of the Rose
Croix funeral services for Colonel
Daniel +. Siegfried, Fargo, promin-
emit Mason, former department COM
mander of the G. A. r., who died
Tuesday morning, to be held from
the Masonic temple at 1880 o'clock
Friday afternoon. Interment will be
in Riverside cemetery. The pail
bearers had not been named today.
The remains will be taken from
the Wasem parlors at 10 o'clock
Friday morning, and will lie in
state at the temple until the hour
Of the services, which will be public.
DIR. s. J. Hill, Fargo, assistant
adjutant general of the North Da-
kota department Of the @. A. r., is
sued the following call today:
All old, or new soldiers are re-
quested to attend the funeral OF our
late department commander of the
g. A. r., Daniel +. Siegfried, at the
Masonic temple at 2:30 o'clock Fri
day afternoon, Jan. IL.
Signed. S. ]. HILL,
Assistant Adjutant General.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-10
JURY SECURED,
IN WALLA CASE
LRv Associated Preaa.l

Mandan, N. D., Jan. 1O.-The trial
of Eugene Walla, former clerk of the
auto registry department in the
secretary of states Office, who was
Jointly charged with Thomas Hall,
secretary of state, recently acquitted,
with the embezZlement Of
state funds. started here today after
a jury composed mostly of farmers
was secured in record time.
Attorney General LANCER present
ed the states outline Of the case this
morning, which was followed by an
affidavit filed by counsel for Walla
asking that the testimony given by
Walla in the recent trial of Hall be
admitted only, but this was over
ruled.
w. G. Edwards. of the state bank
examiners office, was on the witness
stand late this afternoon.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-10
BURGLARY LOOT
FROM SWANSON
STORE FOUND
Forsberg
Boy Confesses to Rob-
berry in October
STOLEN KNIFE
FURNISHES CLUE
Henry Forsberg Held To
District Court Under
$4,000 Bail

Following the arrest Of Henry
Forsberg, q. for the Baldwin home
burglary. who early this afternoon
waived examination in Judge J. H.
Miller's court and was bound over TO
the Cass county district court under
$4,000 bail, police arrested Forsberg's
16-year-Old brother.
The young man, whose name has
been withheld because the laws
Of the state prohibit the use of the
name Of juveniles in criminal mat
ters will be arraigned before Judge
A. T. Cole OF the district court late
this afternoon. charged with the
burglary Of the Swanson Hardware
store, 226 Broadway, Sunday night,
Oct. q, 1917. The boy is also impli-
Gated by the confession OF Henry
Forsberg in the robbery of the Bald
win home on the night Of Friday,
Jan. 4. Both face charges of burg
larry in the second degree. According
to the police the lad has confessed
to the Swanson robbery.
Sydnsss Unearths Evidence.
When Chief OF Police Louis Dahl
gFen and Sergeant Morton Sydness
went to the J. r. Forsberg home on
the south side late this morning to
make a search of Henry Forsberg's
room in the hope Of locating more Of
the missing articles in the Baldwin
burglary, they found the room lock-
ed with a Yale lock.
Sergeant Sydness then asked a sis
ter of the young men, for knife in
order to work the door open. She
handed him a knife that was identi-
fed as one stolen from the Swanson
Hardware store. In the room were
found flashlights, guns, rifles and
and cartridges-all the missing loot
as reported by the proprietor Of the
store, G. ]. Swanson. The warrant
for the young mans arrest was
Immediately secured.
The arrest Of the 16year-old boy
makes the third member of the Fors-
berg family taken into custody
within a few months. Otto Forsberg
is now at liberty under $500 bail
bonds, on an attempted extortion
charge, the case to be tried at this
term Of district court.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-10
five ACCEPT BIDS AS
ENROLMENT CHAIRMEN
Public Service Reserve to Make Big
Drive for Ship Builders In
State January %.

r. T. Baker, Fargo, has accepted an
appointment as enrolment agent Of
the United States public service re-
serve for Cass county; G. Z. Brace
Crosby, for Divide county; George M.
Hogue, Steele, Kidder county; Grant
Hager, Grafton, Walsh county; and
w. r. Bond, Minot, Ward county, ac-
cording to an announcement recety-
ed today by J. P. Hardy, federal state
director of the reserve.
Mr.. Hardy Tuesday made APP
pointment of enrolment agents in
the So counties of North Dakota and
to noon today had received five ac-
ceptances.
A big drive for skilled artisans for
the ship building yards on the Pa
cifc coast is to be made in North
Dakota during the week commencing
january 28, as had been previously
announced, Mr.. Hardy said.
Four minute men clubs in the state
have been asked to assist in the drive
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-10
HOTELNEN OF STATE
I MEET AT JAMESTOWN
Or. Laid Unable to Attend, and
Lsimbaehsr Brings His Message
10 Bonifaces.
CBy Associated Press.)

jamestown, N. D., Jan. 10.-The
annual convention of the North Da-
kota Hotel Mems association opened
here today with prominent hotel
keepers from all parts of the state
in attendance.
DR.. z. +. Ladd, state food admins
traitor, who was to have addressed
the convention on Food Conserva-
ton in the Hotels was unavOidably
detained and his message to the
hotel men was given by A. H. Leim-
bacher. Of Fargo who told the hotel
men how to go about the work out
lined by the government regulations
and rules. 1t was thought that the
association would go on record in
adopting resolutions looking toward
legislation to compel compulsory
conservation OF food.
During the morning the delegates
visited the North Dakota State hos
pitaI and this evening will be enter
tanned at dinner.
The convention WIN end this even
ing.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-10
500 CALL AT OFFICE OF
INCOME TAX COLLECTOR
Many Get information From r. G..
WsddeII as to Amount Of income
Tax Government Wants,

Five hundred persons have called
at the office Of the income tax col
lectoF in the federal building, get
ting instructions on the income tax
law and the amount which they are
required to pay the government. The
forms have not arrived as yet, but
r. G. Weddell the inspector, states
he is furnishing the applicants with
all the data they need so that when
the blanks arrive they will have
no difficulty in doing what the gov
eminent expects Of them. The in
spector will be in Fargo until the
end Of this month.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-10

After two months at Rockford
Private Nelson got his leave at last,
and made what he conceived to be
the best use of his holiday by get
ting married.
On the journey back, at the sta
ton, he gave the gateman his mar
riage certificate in mistake for his
return railway ticket.
The official studied it carefully and
then said:
"Yes,. my boy, you've got a ticket
for a long, wearisome journey, but
not on this road"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-10
SNOWFALL IN THE
ALPINE PASSES
COMES TO AID OF
ITALIAN ARMIES
Austro-Germa Invaders
Busy Trying to Re-es-
tablish Supply Lines
LITTLE ACTIVITY
EXCEPT BY PATROLS
Any Large Operations Will
Be Impossible on Noun
tain Front

italian Headquarters in Northern
Italy, Wednesday, Jan. 9.--(By The
Associated Press.)-The enemy's
winter campaign appears to have
been interrupted seriously, il not
halted definitely, by heavy snowfalls
during the last twenty four hours.
The snow covers the mountain front
to depth OF from three to five
feet.
Monte Grappa, which is the CEN
trail point of the operations between
the Piave and the Brenta rivers, has
three feet Of snow, while further
north the positions occupied by the
enemy are buried to a much greater
depth. The snow barrier is operat-
ing strongly against the enemy as
they are on the higher SUBMITS,
while the Italians are on the lower
ground sloping toward the plain.
On Monte Grappa, which is the
dominating summit held by the Ital-
ians, and on Monte Pertica and
Monte Caprile, nearby, held by the
enemy, the cannonade fell off today
and there was little activity beyond
patrol movements. Most of the SOL
diers are busy clearing the noun
tain paths so as to permit the steady
movement of supplies. Huge tractor
snowpIows are being used and
sledges are taking the place of
trucks for carrying food and NUM-
lions.
In addition to the interruption at
the immediate front, the heavy
snowfall may close the enemy's line
OF communication from Austria
southwark into italy.
The principal route runs through
the StelVio, an Alpine pass. and has
a railway down to Trent and thence
to Primolano, which is only ten
miles from Monte Grappa and the
fighting front. 1t is this route which
has been open up to this time and
has given the enemy direct COM
munication to the front.
While the lower section is not
blocked, indications are that Stelvio
pass, which is the vital link in the
route, is blocked by from ten to
fifteen feet Of snow. The Stelvio Is
the highest pass in Europe, exceed
ing 5000 feet, and connects the
Adige valley of Austria with the
AIDA valley in Italy. Shows in that
section invariably are followed by
ayalanches which further block the
valleys and available outlets.
The enemy's eastern communica-
lions into the FriuH region are SINH
larly blocked, but 1t is believed, not
as seriously affected. The railway
line running southwark along the
upper Piave is blocked by heavy
SHOWS and avalanches. Further east
the route to Gorilla which passed
through the trans-Alpine pass Of
Feistritz, is snowbound, though two
other routes across the Carso range
are less affected.
The indications are that the enemy
win be unable to carry on any large
operations, particularly on the
mountain front, during the period
that his communications are snow
bound.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-10
LOWER LIGHTS ON
WHITE Way POSTS
ARE INTERNED BY
CITY DADS TODAY
Action Will Mean Saving
of 1907 a Month to Far
go Taxpayers
Name Committee to Draw
Up New Contract With
Union Light Go.

The four lower lights on Fargo's
217 ornamental, white way posts will
be out, commencing tonight, and will
remain out probably for the course
OF war as the result of action by the
city commission at a special session
this morning. Cne-light posts are
not affected. ... ....-
This action, taken before orders or
recommendations had been received
from the state fuel administrator
will mean a saving of $607.60 a
month to Fargo taxpayers.
The motion for the action was.
made by Commissioner Jordan, and
was unanimously adopted.
Lights On Indian Too.
A second motion made by Commits
sioner Jordan was made to include
the Indian statue near the intersec-
ton of Broadway and Front street,
on which there are two incandescent
lights. The discontinuance Of these
two lights will effect a further saving
Of 50 q month.
o. M. Strate, commissioner of
lights and streets, and w. H. Shure,
city attorney, were named members
OF a committee to formulate a new
lighting contract with the Union
Light, Heat e. Power Co., to date
from Dec. IL, 1917, the date of the
expiration of the old contract, to
July /, 1918, in conformance with ac-
ton taken this morning.
Four Lights Cost $3.50.
The four lights on the 217 posts
banned by the commission this
morning have been costing the city
$3.50 a post a month, and the top
light 75 cents a month. A rate of ST. a
month is paid for each OF the one
light posts, such as are Eighth street
south and Second avenue north.
The action taken today is one of
the first in the commissions program
for economy in 1918. Other econom-
les viii be effected as they can be
out, members OF the COM
said today.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-10
ARGUMENTS TO REMAND.

Arguments on motion to remand,
whether the case is to be tried in the
federal or the state court, in the case
Of John +. Kanabie against the Great
Northern Railway company, were
heard before Judge Charles IT. Ami
don in federal court this morning.
The court had not decided at an
early hour this afternoon. Kanable
was injured on June s, 1917 while
employed as trucker in the Fargo
freight house. The injury was to his
right foot.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-10
SUFFRAGE BILL PROBABLY
Will Be APPROVED
Continued from page H.

adoption, although some OF the OPP
position still contended it would ne
nard 10 break the alignment against
1t in the south.
Clark For Amendment.
Speaker Clark announced he would
not vote from the chair unless there
was a tie, in which case he would
vote for the amendment He said
he expected the vote to come between
5 ana s o'clock.
The speaker reserved his bench in
the gallery for officers Of the Ma
tiona4 American Women Suffrage
association. These guests included
Dr. Anna. Howard Shaw, Mrs. Carrie
diner, Mrs. Maude Woodparks and
Miss Rose Young.
Scattered through the crowded
galleries were sutfragists OF both
factions from all parts Of the coun-
try and many members of the anti
suffrage ranks. Leaders OF the Wo-
mans party were there in force,
hailing the occasion as a victory for
the White House pickets. The ses-
sion Of the house was opened with
prayer by Billy Sunday, the evange-
list, who invoked divine mercy on
the President, the cabinet, the allies
ana American soldiers.
He referred to the world as Sin
cursed" denounced the Germans as
a ''woltish pack Of Huns" and pray
ed for peace. = ~ - +.
In the senate, where a similar
resolution, favorably reported, is
now on the calendar awaiting action,
an early vote is expected, but with
present prospects unfaYorable.
Recent polls taken by Senator
Curtis, OF Kansas, Republican, and
Hollis, of New Hampshire, Demo
crat, both favortng suffrage, indicate
an extremely close senate vote with
the ants apparently in the ma
jority.
Senator Jones, of New Mexico,
chairman Of the senate woman suf-
frage committee, said today, how
ever, that If the resolution passes
the house, an effort would be made
to bring it up for consideration in
the senate with the least possible
delay -
THE Presidents action in coming
out in support Of. the suffrage
think, will have ma
teria1 effect in securing the passage
OF the resolution through the SEN
ate," said Chairman Jones.
AS the debate progressed today,
Raker, in charge of
the amendment, said his prediction
of adoption with fifteen to twenty
Ave votes to spare, stood unchanged.
Lenroot, OF Wiscon-
sin, one Of the Republican leaders.
declared adoption Of the amend |
ment was certain.
preachers and Women"
. For the anti-suffragists Repre-
sentative Meeker, OF Missouri. who |
has led their fight, gave only this |
estimate of the result:
What can you expect when con- |
gress is run by the preachers and
the women"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-10
NOTE IMPROVEMENT
IN J. F. WATKINS
Father Of Three Fargo Men, Ill With
Penumonia, Better, According
To Telegram.

A slight improvement Is noted in
the condition OF ]. #. Watkins. So,
father OF f. Leland Watkins. e. g.
Watkins, and A. r. Watkins, all Of
Fargo, who Is critically IN with
pneumonia at his home I'm Columbia,
Mo-, according to a telegram receiV-
ed by r. Leland Watkins today.
Three children, including a. n.
Watkins, are at the bedside.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-10
JOHNSTON new HEAD OF
FARGO MANUFACTURERS
Ia Raised From Vice presidency,
Succeeding Alex Bruce, Resign
ed, at Meeting Today.

Clinton E. Johnston, general man
ager of Walker Bros. 81 Hardy. was
elected president of the Fargo Man
ufacturers' association, succeeding
Alex Bruce, resigned, at the regular
meeting of the association today.
Mr.. Johnston was Vice-president
of the association. r. P. Freeman
was elected to the position.
Other business was routine.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-10
.POwder Mill BlOUs
Ub; Many Victims

Patterson wired the operator at
Crowder that the town had been
wiped out. He fears the loss Of life
will be great.
The explosion was heard for a
great distance. It rocked the mining
town Of Bokoshe, Is miles west Of
Fort Smith. At Crowder every plate
glass window was broken. Crowder
Is 80 miles west OF Fort Smith.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-10
Folks Still Keen
For North Dakota Soldiers

Though It is a long time since
North Dakota soldiers were at Camp
Greene, Charlotte. N. c.. folks there
still have fine words for the Flicker
tail boys, as is indicated by the fol-
lowing abstract from a letter just
received by Attorney Smith Stimmel
of Fargo from Charles w. Tinett, a
prominent attorney Of Charlotte.
The letter, aside from personal
matters, reads as follows:
TT would almost be worth a trip
for your people to come and listen to
our people talk about the boys from
the northwest. We were simply wild
with them. and could hardly have
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-10

been more distressed when they left
If they had been our own flesh and
blood. After they left us hundreds
of letters were received from them,
and, in fact, we have heard it said
that the people Of the northwest were
somewhat jealous Of Charlotte, be-
cause after leaving here, the boys
wrote more letters to Charlotte than
they did to their home folks. Your
boys were so 'fo1ksy.' You could go
out on the street and pick up q cou-
pie Of them and take them into your
home, with positive assurance that
you not only had a couple of gentle
men, but very interesting gentle
mem.