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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-28
In The Open Forum
A Column Devoted to the Task OF
Keeping Up With North Da<
kota Editors.

The Lisbon Free Press takes ex.
ception to the government. system
Of press censorship as follows:
The censorship which forbids
the naming OF places to which
our soldiers in France have land
ed or where they are is Of doubt
ful utility. The Germans know
all about it. then why the
necessity of such profound
secrecy. Naturally the generals
will conceal battle plans and
concentrations, but If one of our
regiments lands at Liverpool or
a port in France, what's the use
OF camoufiage?
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-28
Townlsy in ECLIPSE.

The Bismarck Tribune: The fact
that a procedufs so typically Town
IeyesQue should have so promptly
followed the arrival Of President
Townley Is regarded as significant of
similar assaults to come. There was
little effort, even among leaguerss
to excuse the action Of the commit
tee on elections. Patterson Of Rem
Vile 6athered the bill, but he could
say nothing in defense Of it. The
casual spectator gained the impress
sion that its introduction and the
action Of the elections committee
were a surprise to the majority of
the leaguers themselves. The fact
that so many league members join
ed enthusiastically in the applause
of Representative ]. T. T. OCon-
nor when he made a straight-trOm-
the-shoulder appeal for the SOL
diers which could not fail to appeal
to every American, would indicate
they were not in sympathy with the
move.
For the FIRST time since President
TOwnIeys famous tour of last June,
when he did everything in his power
to oppose the first Liberty Loan; |
when he criticized Americas mo- |
tives in entering this war, and in
other ways skated close to the edge
OF sedition, the league has come
square to face with Americanism as
an issue, and the rank and file Of the !
leaguers, as The Tribune has al
ways insisted they would, have
proven their patriotism greater
than their devotion to Townley and
his teachings.
The possibilities Of the leagues
living to a ripe old age OF usefulness
and honorable achievement is great
ly advanced by the league legis-
iators' reputation Friday Of this
cowardly rear attack on our boys at
the front. 1t seems to have brought
much nearer that day when the
league will set fits house in order;
kick out the professional agitators
and malcontents, and will proceed to
render the great and patriotic serv-
ice to the state and nation which
the league can so well do and which
Its membership has always hoped
and believed would prove the ulti~
mate aim of their organization.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-28

The North Dakota Capital call!
to a popularity in the citi
Zenship laws as follows:
Those residents who took out
their first citizenship papers
more than seven years ago and
now want to secure ANAL citizen
ship have made the unpleasant
discovery that the government
requires them to start all over
again. Their first declaration OF
intention papers are outlawed.
Robert s. Coleman, chief
naturalization examiner for the
western department, has notified
all local agents that their
particular attention is called to
the fact that the supreme court
of the United States has handed
down an opinion holding that
any declaration Of intention
executed either under the old
law or under the new law is
invalid for naturalization pur-
poses IL it is seven years old"
The supreme court evidently
believes that any person who has
failed to take advantage OF the
liberal laws Of the land inside of
a period extending over seven
years should make the neces-
sary expense and effort again,
and quite properly so.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-28
Other Mems Views
An Editorial That May or May Not
Square With The Forums
Opinions.

The Grand Forks Herald: 1t would
not be true to say that all who ap-
prove of the holding Of such meet
ings as are held by many of the
Socialist leaders Of the Nonpartisan
league are pro-Germans. A great
many good citizens are misled into
the belief that such meetings serve
a useful purpose. But it is true that
wherever a meeting is held by the
Townleys, the Bowens, and others of
their class, there is not a pro-Ger-
man in the community who does
not heartily approve. Does that
mean anything?
To the good citizens who are in
clined to look with tolerance, if not
with approval, on meetings held
under such auspices, we suggest a
careful examination OF the situation,
and q study Of the reasons why
those who are known to be either
actively or passively disloyal are so
greatly interested just now in de-
Tending that freedom of speech
which is an unknown thing in the
land which has for them just now
so many eKcellencies. Think it over.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-28
500 DONATED
RichIand County Commissioner
Contribute Toward Fargo Home.

Wahpeton, n. D., Jan. 2s.-The
county board OF commissioners haf
donated 800 toward the Florence
Crittenton home for unfortunate
girls. Fees collected for certified
copies, marriage licences and mar.
riages performed in the county
judges office during the year
amounted to S20185.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-28

Get wise and order F1avo Four
from fha manufacturers Phone Ge.
s=AdVf
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-28
lille should have used
ReSinOI
for his skin trouble

Ityou have been turned down" as
this man was because of an ugly skin
eruption, or if you are suffering from
an itching, burning skin trouble which
keeps you scratching and digging, why
don't you try Resinol Ointment
In most casesit stops itching instantly,
and healing begins promptly-even
more promptly if aided by Resinol
Soap. Physicians know that it contains
no harsh drugs and they have pre-
scribed it for many years
All druggists sch Reainol Ointment and Rssinol
Soap. For free sample, write Dept. OR, Resinol,
Baltimore, Md.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-28
aVHERE FALKENIiAYN FAILED.

what became of General Faik-
Hnhayns much advertised plan to re-
sAabnitate the Turkish arm, strength
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-28
PAsToR RE-ELECTED.

Wilton, n. D., Jan. 2s.-Rev. Alex
Douglas was unanimously reelected
pastor OF the Presbyterian church at
congregational meeting held recent
ly. Rev. Mr.. Douglas has completed
his third year here.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-06-04
WOODWARD WANTS TO BE
MAYOR OF ATLANTA AGAIN
Generally Considered the Strongest
Executive City Has Ever Had in
Point of Business Economy.

ATLANTA, Cain spite of the
strong opposition at various times
and from various sources to James
G. Woodward in the capacity of
mayor of Atlanta, which office he
has held for four terms altogether
Mr.. Woodward has again announced
as candidate for mayor subject to
the next primary.
Declaring that appeals have been
made to him daily since his retire
ment from the mayors Office to again
become a candidate for the office,
Mr.. Woodward says he only made up
his mind fully to enter the contest
within the last few days.
Mr. Woodward is considered by
his friends and hundreds of other
Atlantians who have followed his ca
reer in Office as perhaps the strong
est mayor Atlanta has ever had from
a standpoint of business economy
and honesty, and these traits are
recognized and acknowledged even
by many who have been loudest in
their opposition to him
SO far, only one other has announc-
ed his candidacy for mayor. James
L. Key, who is keen political enc
my Of Mr. Woodward, and politi-
clans are predicting one Of the hot
test campaigns for mayor Atlanta
has seen in many years, with these
two opposing each other.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-06-04
BIG LOBBY BUSY
IN WASHINGTON
DEMOCRATIC LEADER KITCHIN
SAYS 1T is ONE OF SHREWD-
EST AND MOST POWERFUL.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Speaking
in the house today on the revenue
situation, Majority Leader Kitchin
expressed the belief that zone of the
shrewdest and most powerful lob
bies" that ever came 70 congress is
back Of the movement for tax legis-
lation at this time. He declared that
lobby had for its purpose a repeal
of the increase on second-class postal
matter.
The house was warned by Mr.
Kitchin that when the time comes for
the bill to go into conference it will
be shown that the influential lobby
will agree to all provisions, but will
insist on a repeal of the postal rate
He said the president and the secre-
tary of the treasury might insist that
the revenue bill was an important
war measure, that a minor matter,
such as the postal rate increase,
should not be allowed to hold up the
legislation and in that way the lobby
would succeed.
Administration Changed Mind.
Mr.. Kitchin said he wanted to show
he acted in good faith in trying to
induce members of both political
parties to postpone action His efforts
to have congress adjourn and take
up the legislation in the fall, he said,
were due to the attitude of the ad-
ministration and the treasury, which
as late as March Is notified him the
legislation was not desired now.
Congress tonight apparently had
found way to provide the new war
revenue legislation insisted upon by
President Wilson without abandoning
entirely its long cherished plan to get
out of Washington for a summer va
cation.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-06-04
WILL REACH FAR
into EVERY DAY LIFE
PROVISIONS OF THE NEW REV
ENUE BILL WILL TOUCH THE
POCKET OF AVERAGE MAN.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The new
revenue legislation that is urged by
President Wilson will reach out
dent Wilson Monday will reach out
into many heretofore untouched
fields of taxation. This was predicted
today by leaders who will have
charge of the new bill despite the
general understanding that the levies
are to fall almost exclusively upon
incomes, war profits and Injuries.
The word "luxuries" is to be re-
garded as an elastic term, it was
stated. But it will be made to cover
many non-essentials and many arti-
cles which have escaped taxation in
the past.
For instance among the miscella-
neous taxes which may be proposed
will be a small levy, perhaps a frac-
ton of a cent, upon a box of match
es. insignificant as this may seem, it
indicates how far into the everyday
life of the average citizen the new
taxes will extend.
Big Yield Expected.
Leaders expect the new bill will
produce an estimated yield of APP
proximately $4,000,0 100000, if the
wishes Of the administration are car
ried out. This would just about
double the present federal tax levy.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-06-04
Bananas and COcOanutS GrOU Too
High For Poor as War Continues
Cmtalment of Importation to Save Shipping Space Sends
Prices Into Pork Class and Effect Is FarReaching,

err" colonies of several gulf ports
noticeably New Orleans. The seekers
of perpetual summer, due to an over
supply of light raiment and disincli-
nation for work, found the banana
docks of that city an approach to
heaven, for Sin the good old days
fractions of punches of ripe fruit
were a negligible quantity in the
operations of the importers and were
allowed to lie for whoever cared to
pick them up.
The cold cash bearing of the entire
matter already has been made visible
The retail cost of bananas has touch
ed fifty cents a dozen and does not
seem to be inclined to stop there,
Further curtcil-nent of shipping is
imminent.
Cocoanuts are victims of the same
sort Of price progression, and are
making a bid for entry into safety
deposit box circles.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-06-04
SEVEN GEORGIA
PROJECTS APPROVED
ONLY EIGHT STATES UP WITH
GEORGIA IN PROGRAM FOR
FEDERAL AID.

1t has been announced at Wash
ington that seven projects submitted
by the Georgia highway commission
for federal aid have been approved.
The largest project approved thus
far is the Atlanta-Macon highway
on which $18O,000 will be spent, the
government paying half this amount,
as will be the case in all the projects
approved.
Another large project which has
been approved is the construction of
a $4,000 bridge to span the Flint
river between Oglethorpe and Mont
ezuma. This is a project that has
been worked on for some time, as
passage over the present bridge is
considered somewhat risky.
Sixty thousand dollars will be
spent on the construction of bridges
in Muscogee county on the Dixie
overland highway, while 100000 will
be spent in Bacon county and Brooks
county and also on the Summerville-
Menlo and the Walton-Oconee prof.
ects.
The projects approved aggregate
$490,000 and represent a part of
the aid of the first two years by the
government, it being the plan to
spend 100000 within the next five
years. Twenty projects have been
submitted, and it is believed all will
be approved.
Georgia is eighth in the entire
country in its program for federal
aid, being ahead Of many Of the fore
most highways states.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-06-04

The poor mans table has been hit
from another angle. Bananas and
eocoanuts have followed pork, beef
and bread into mansions of the rich.
This situation, brought about
through activities of the war trade
board, the United States shipping
board and other governmental agen-
cles, which decided that bananas and
cocoanuts were not worth in food
value what they took up in cargo
space, has spread desolation in many
other quarters besides the poor mans
table.
Little Jose and Miguel in South
and Central America, to whom ba-
hanas and cocoanuts hold no especial
charms, undoubtedly will find con-
sumption of the surplus that cannot
oe exported a tiresome task before
the end Of the war.
Desolation will permeate the float
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-06-04
SHEEP TO CLIP The
WHITE HOUSE LAWN
SENT BY NEW YORK BANKER.
RECALLS OTHER VISITORS
OF FORMER ANIMALS.

And it came to pass that four
lambs and twelve sheep, white of
fleece and black of nose and feet,
were chosen to Craze on the white
house lawn, says the New York Eve
ming Post. Many have been those
not all quadrupeds, either-who have
cast yearning glances toward the es-
tate where sits the titular shepherd of
great flock, but few have been per-
mitted even to bask in the sunshine
of the executive mansion. Loud
speaking animals have been barred.
Goats have been particularly under
the ban. Peace and the atmosphere
of pastoral tranquility have ruled.
Nothing has disturbed the southern
landscape as it stretched toward the
Potomac-nothing but the curious
eyed tourists and khaki clad guards.
The grass has grown under nobody's
feet and has been short in bucolic Sc
clusion.
Congress Refrains From Criticism.
To all Washington, therefore, the
decision to permit the presidential
grass to be eaten in tender humility
by sixteen sheep came as a pleasant
surprise. Even congressman, who
boast their right to criticise every
thing that Mr.. Wilson does or doesn't
do, confined themselves to pleasant
tries over the transfer of the stock
from a New York bank president to
the white house; the academic fond
ness of the president for sheepskin
and much more recent penchant for
wool wherewith to pull over the eyes
of folk on Capitol Hill
This acclaim of a presidential in
terest in animals is not new, how
ever. The late Senator Ike Stephen
son, of Wisconsin, generously be-
slowed upon Mr.. Taft large brindle
COW which, in time, begot calf. In
the Roosevelt days the children play
ed with guinea pigs and turkeys and
snakes, though, it is said, the entang-
ling serpents were more of a diver
sion for the head of the house than
for his alert offspring. Once the col
onel received a zebra, but promptly
consigned it to the zoo, where it still
brays. 1t is said, also, that Mr.. Roose-
welt was presented with a wolf, but
its present whereabouts is unknown.
Creel Ought to Know.
Goats are believed to have been
pets in the Lincoln household, but
history on this subject is vague, and
more accurate knowledge might be
obtained from Mr.. Creel, of the COM
mittee on public information.
Certainly, during the Wilson ad-
ministration the president has quite
modestly declined to accept the gift
of live owl, and has sent away all
the possums, Of which a goodly num-
Der have come from the South. Tame
squirrels still eat out of your hand
in the white house grounds, and once
in a while a stray dog wiggles
through the iron gates Nobody has
as yet had the temerity to present
Mr. Wilson with a biteless or bark
less bulldog. Perhaps this is due to
the sad recollection of what happen
ed to Pete" the Roosevelt bulldog,
who chased diplomats out of the
front yard Of the white house and
revived the primitive art of tree
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-06-04
BUSINESS WOMAN'S CAFE
HAS PROVED BIG SUCCESS
Established by Former Dawson Pas
ter For Convenience of Women.


SAVANNAH, Cain closing up
the first four months of the history
Of the dining room conducted by
Trinity Methodist church for bust
ness women of the city Rev. John M.
Cutler, Trinity pastor and originator
of the plan, announced today that
the movement has proved a phenom-
email success from every standpoint.
Though not prepared at present to
make any detailed statement, Mr..
Cutler indicates that he has plans for
nsiderable improvement of the
next fall.
opened the dining room, "
said Nj. Cutler today, with a pat
ronage of II to Is women. At pres
ent we are serving an average of 65
to 70 persons every day. l think this
increase and the patronage testify
fully to the success Of the move
ment."
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-06-04
MORMONS OF GEORGIA
HOLD ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Distinguished Guest, One of Council
of Twelve Apostles, Present.

A general conference of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints of Georgia was held
at the church in Atlanta the past
week.
The conference had two distin-
guished guests in Elder George AL
bert Smith, of the Council of the
Twelve Apostles, Salt Lake City, and
Charles A. Calls, of Chattanooga,
president of the Southern States Mis-
sion. Twenty travelling elders from
all parts of Georgia and a number
of laymen were present.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-06-04
WHITES AND NEGROES In SAME
WARD AT CAMP GORDON?
On Complaint of a Congressman an
investigation Has Been Ordered.
Army Regulations Violated.

WASHINGTON-That white and
colored patients are kept in the same
ward at the base hospital at Camp
Gordon is the charge that has been
made at the Office of the surgeon
general. Accordingly an investiga-
ton has been ordered by the war
department, and the commander
surgeon at that place directed to re-
port the facts.
A member of congress brought
the alleged violation of army regula-
lions to the attention of the author
tiles at Washington
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-06-04
PIGEONS STOPPED THE
CITY CLOCK 20 MINUTES

The city clock was out Of commits
sion twenty minutes Saturday. Two
pigeons perched on one Of the large
hands that point the hour, and stopp-
ed the big timepiece
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-06-04
FIELD MARSHALL HINDENBURG
is VICTIM OF TYPHOID FEVER
The German War Chief Reported Sc
riously Ill in a Hospital

Field Marshal Won Hindenburg,
chief of the German general staff, is
IN a hospital at Strassburg, suffering
from typhoid fever, according to re-
ports from that city. These advices
state his condition is serious.
Typhoid fever is said to be spread
ing rapidly in the German army
Recently there have been various
reports of the death of Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg. Some of these re-
ports were given ON the authority of
German prisoners on the western
front.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-28
SOUSE SONNETS

THE jocund gods go luminously by
Waving to me the hand of comrades ship.
For / am one with them, and at my lip
The cup of wisdom bubbles up the
sky
blur Of moondust drifts to dull mine eye,
But through the veil by rompng visions slip
To dance among the careless stars, outstrip
The racing planets where they swoop and fly,
And then from somewhere east Of
Mars keen
Thin wind whines for dime; drop it in
a sad Salvation Army tambourine
And hear a weary homily on Sim
Sister" l say, you're right, and yet the
Truth
Sometimes sits near me in this wooden
booth"
Out of my forehead now the long thoughts
reach
In level rays that melt the plciades,
Which, melting, somehow smell like toasted
know life's Secret now, but have no spccch
10 utter it, indeed, small wish to teach
MY truths to trivial planets such as these
Whercon the populations drone like bees
That have no honcygift, each stinging
each
And yet, will speak, too. the
slow words come
With pain out Of my dceps Of ecstasy,
Burst from my soul as from beaten drum
In a hoarse pulse of sound. But
hark to mel!
"Lifc's secret is that all things cool some.
what
Like golden bucks"-~but, somehow, that
seems rot.
An angry Sun pursued; through endless
space
fed the following thunder of his
Snorting he came, his breath withcrinc
heat.
Blown soot OF cindcrcd comets frcakt his
face;
Ny hide caught fire and cracked with the
pace,
Ny burning heart with jets Of anguish
beat;
New-York tribune., 1918-04-28
Wilson and Letters
ARCHER, in ''The Fert

WILLIAM ARCHER, in "The Fort
w nightly Review" says Of Prcsi-
dent Wilson that he is
"a man of letters to the finger-tips-a man
stepped in literary traditions and possessed
Of fine literary gifts. He can make polt'ca,,,
science readable to the layman (no snisA
achievement, by the way), and he can rnake
history fascinating without imparting 70
it the cheap over-coloring of fiction or the
hectic fervor Of partisanship This aspec.
of his genius is not sufficiently recognizes
either here or in his own country. His ao'
ministratve achievements, both in educa-
tion and politics, and his fame as states
man nave eclipsed his repute as an author
But there can be little doubt that if %
had not abandoned the coptemplative sos
the active life, he would have taken hign
place among contemporary writers OF tas
English language: and, even as it is, 7
oacht not to be forgotten that this grsn
President IS at the same time an accom-
plished and attractive man of letters.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-28
An~Uncle From the Country

Z NCLE PELEG H1GGLESWORTH never
" suspected that he was to become the
basis of New Art, which was, moreover,
destined TO perish with the passing of his
spirit. When he came on from Illinois to
pay long visit to his nephew, Jason, and
Jason's wife, who lived in Greenwich Village
and were painters, it was not because he
ever he had determined to collect
a good time in advance on the money which
he had planned to leave Jason
When Uncle Pcles arrived it was late at
night, and he was put to bed on a couch
in an alcovc of the studio apartment which
the younger Higglcsworths inhabited. Ten
minutes after he had retired Jason and
Mrs. Jason lcapt from their bed, claspcd
each other in wild alarm and stood
trembling and intcrrogating each other
with tcrror-stricken eyes.
ut is the Sixth Avenue elevated" mur-
INJURED Jason. after a moment. ga train
has left The track and is crashing through
the Jefferson Market building"
no. Jason, it is a bombardmcnt," said
his VIE. II hear the shrill cries of the
dying women and children mingled with
the scream Of the shells. German U-boats
have cot into the North River and are bat
terng down New York;
But it was neither 1t was Uncle Peeg
snoring. Uncle Peleg's snorcs could cx-
press many things, but there arc no words
that can express Uncle pelegs snorcs.
Some snores ard snorers one may get
used to, but Uncle Pc!cg snored in many
moods; he was versatile and various in
his snoring; sailors never get so they enjoy