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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-30
PAYMASTER OF
GERMAN SPIES

New York, Jan. 3O.-Evidence
tending to show that Franz Won
Rintelen, German naval officer, was
the paymaster Of an organized force
Of plotters working in this country
in the interest Of Germany, was in
troduced in his trial with fifteen
others charged with conspiring to
place bombs in munition ships.
One witness testified Won Rintelen
had suggested that q fee be paid to
a justice of the United States SUI
preme court, to pass on the legality
Of a suit he proposed bringing
against a firm engaged in shipping
munitions to the entente allies.
James Henges. a shipping broker
of this city, - testified that he had
been introduced to Won Rintelen,
then known as Hanson, as a repre-
sentative of the German govern
ment, lately arrived in this country.
Won Rintelen asked me during
our first conversation IL could put
him in touch with anyone who would
take a job to blow up bridges and
factories" Henges declared.
During other conversations Rim
telen declared that it was wrong Of
the United States to supply ,muni-
tions to the allies, Henges said, and
that 1t was proper to stop the prae-
tice.
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! flee, was TO have been present, but
| during the day message was, re-
| ceived that II would be impossible
| for him to attend. Mr. Austin acted
| as toastmaster and after the dim
ner gave a talk on the prospects for
the coming season. He gave them
all hearty welcome and made dis
tinct remarks Of appreciation for the
good work done in the year just
past, and stated he was proud of
them and had fun confidence in the
old sales organization and in the
new statesmen recently added and
that he knew they would bring homo
the bacon in the season Just started.
He told them he was full sure that
those who had recently Joined their
ranks could see how the volume Of
1917 business had been secured, sim
ply by pounding hard six days Of the
week, working every moment, and
ever alert with eyes and ears open.
He advised them this is the season
to throw the lever over on high, due
to the disturbed conditions OF the
country. He laid special stress on
how sales should be made and how
to approach a prospect, and to be
honorable, cleancut and square in
every detail with customer and
honor of representing one of the best
concerns in existence in the United
States, not only the best concern but
the best tractor built-acknowledgcd
by the customers who have bought
and paid for them. g
He asked them to point out to him
one other concern in the same line
of business with such a list of salts
fed customers. He dwelt at length
on service to the farmer who prev
ious to his purchase and practically
no experience. He appealed to the
statesmen as well as the expert staff
to use more than ordinary care in
getting such purchaser started
right.
Mr.. Austin then referred to the
branch managers meeting held at
the home office in Minneapolis the
second week in January, which he
stated was the best and most educa-
tional he had ever attended. 1t was
not only educational, but the officials
provided clever amusement. He said
that on one night they attended a
theater party in q body and the fol-
lowing night a banquet for $50 was
served at the Dyckman hotel, at
which all of the officials and many
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-30
Ask
Modification Of
The Fuel Order
CBy Associated Press.)

Washington, Jan. 3O.-Delegations
OF retail merchants from a number
of eastern and middle western cities
protested to the fuel administration
yesterday against the heatless Mon
day. They asked Fuel Administrator
Garfield to require commercial estab-
lishments to operate not more than
six or seven hours, six days i'm the
week, instead OF closing on Monday.
If this were done they declare great
err saving of fuel would be effected
by the present plan, while the
economic loss would be less than
caused by a one day complete shut
down.
Fuel administration officials yes
terday said DR.. Garfield appeared
very reluctant to change the closing
order and that no notifications would
be made unless IL could be shown
plainly that many advantages would
accrue,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-30
TURKISH CRUISER HAS
ENTERED DARDANELLES

Berlin, Jan. 30.-It is officially an
nounced that the Turkish cruiser.
Sultan Yawuz Selim formerly the
German cruiser Goeben) has been re-
floated and entered the Dardanelles.
The Sultan SeIim was beached at
Niagara point in the DardaneIles
about 10 days ago, after she had
struck a mine while fleeing from Brit
ish warships. Her sister ship, the
Midullu, formerly the German cruis-
err Breslau, was sunk at the same
time by striking a mine.
Since the Bleaching Of the Sultan
Selim, British naval air craft have
flown over her, dropping bombs,
number Of which scored hits.
The German admiralty, in a state
ment issued Jan. %, said the Sultan
Selim had grounded lightly on enter
ing the Dardanelles, and that she had
not been run ashore after striking a
mine.
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TO CATALOG
REGISTRANTS

Advices received from the war de-
partment by the local selective draft
board call upon the clerk to obtain
at the rate OF about 200 per day, a
history of each registrant in the
county.
Cards have been furnished and
the catalOging of all registrants will
start at once, stated Mr.. Tucker this
morning. The war department sug-
gests that the members of the local
board call upon teachers to assist in
the filling out of the cards.
The information desired by the
war department is the age of the
registrant, birthplace, occupation,
whether tool, instrument OF job, ad-
dress, number of years he has pur-
sued his occupation, monthly salary
or wage, present employer, and
physical conditions, besides other in
formation.
School teachers in Fargo who wish
to assist in the cataloging are re-
Quested to report to the local board
either Saturdays or weekday even
ings.
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prominent bankers of Minneapolis
We're present.
Mr. Austin next dwelt on the
growth of the Minneapolis Steel e.
Machinery Co, stating that IL repre-
sents the biggest concern of the kind
west Of Chicago and that 1t lis a
larger concern than many better
known east Of Chicago.
All the statesmen responded and eX-
pressed their appreciation toward
the company and the management. A
vote Of thanks was given for the
continuous service bonus that each
had just received.
Mr. Austin concluded by announc-
ing that the sales places were filled,
the entrance fees paid, that all were
ready for the race, and that 1T was
his sincere hope that they all start
neck to neck and finish the season
in the same places.
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new CLASSES
ARE CALLED

4 class of legistrants for the medi-
cal reserve corps, to be sent to
Fort RIley, Kansas, on Feb. s, is be-
ing assembled by w. r. Tucker,
clerk OF the local draft board. One
registrant has already volunteered.
Another class OF registrants for
the land division of the aviation
section Of the signal corps, at Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas has been call
ed by the clerk and will be sent from
Fargo on Feb. 6. The men will as
semble in Fargo on Feb. s. Two
volunteers have been obtained to
date.
On Feb. 2, another class of spruce
production men will be sent to the
barracks at Vancouver, Wash. AL
ready seven registrants have volun-
teered their services.
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Y" MEN WILL PLAN
FOR NEXT ANPAIGN

Members OF the state Y. NJ. C. A
war work council and district and
county chairmen in the recent war
work campaign will meet at Grand
Forks Saturday, Feb. 8, for a discus
sion of plans to make permanent the
organization of the last campaign as
a step in preparation for the second
campaign, due next November, if the
war continues, d. T.. SOnquist, Fargo,
state Y. M. c. A. secretary, announc-
ed today.
A. E. Roberts, New York, senior
secretary of the international '@''Y"
committee, and DR.. A. MacAffee,
Chicago, will be speakers at the
meeting.
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RETURN ENGAGEMENT
OF KID" ARTISTS
Winnipeg Juvenile Entertainers Com
ina Back to Fargo Feb. 1913,
Word Today.

The Winnipeg Juvenile entertain
ers. a troupe Of boy and girl artists
which appeared at the Orpheum
theater late in 1917, will play a spec
ial return engagements at the Orph-
cum Feb. 1873, George Fowler,
manager, announced today.
The ''kiddies" gave Fargoans a
great entertainment, and made a big
hit on their first visit here.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-30
WAR GARDEN CAMPAIGN
OPENS AT GRAND FORKS
Committee of Three Named to Make
Plans For Community Gardens
F. During Comma Season.

Grand Forks, N. D., Jan. 30.-The
1918 campaign for war garden pro-
duction sounded by the war garden
commission with headquarters in
Washington, D. c., has struck in
Grand Forks and plans for commun-
ity gardens during the coming spring
and summer months have already
been started, through the Grand
Forks Commercial club. The garden
campaign committee consists OF w.
P. Davies, G. L. Ireland and Harry
McNfcol
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-30
COSTLY FIRE AT MARQUETTE,

Marquette, Mich, Jan. 30.--An ex-
pIosion, apparently accidental, fol-
lowed by FIRE, wrecked the chemical
department OF the Pioneer Iron COM
panys plant on the outskirts Of this
city early yesterday. The loss Is est-
mated at more than 100000. Only
the chemical department was de-
stroyed Early reports that an in
cendiary was suspected, were not
confirmed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-30
BILLIE BURKE AT eARRIcK.

Miss Billie Burke is the star in
"The Land of Promise" the film at
traction at the Garrick today and
Thursday. The scene is laid on the
fields Of Manitoba, and the film
promises to be a most popular pro-
duction. Miss Burke appeared in the
same piece on the legitimate stage.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-30

marck-RecoEuition for James
A. Little, rate expert. came I'm re-
quest from G. III. Crennan, secretary
OF the American Academy Of Political
and Social Science, for a contribution
ia the railroad volume on federal reg
ulation OF iutrsstate rates. giving
the status Of fuel and possible soiu-
tion Of the problem.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-30
Misses Train
So Hikes 20
Miles on Skis

Reynolds, n. D.. Jan. 30
Missing his train. c. Haga of
this village, mounted a pair of
skis and covered the distance to
the Lincoln park slide. just out
side OF Grand Forks, and a dis
lance Of 20 miles from here, in
four hours. When Haga arrived,
devotees Of the sport were prac-
ticing for the tournament to be
held there on Feb. 10. He Joined
them and continued travelling
and jumping for four more
hours. Haga is 81 years old.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-30
n,cnMMnR 10 aPEAk.

jamestown, NJ. D., Jan. S0.-Repre-
sentative ]. +. T. O'Connor Of Grand
Forks, will give an address here on
The Great War at the opera house
Sunday afternoon. He will speak u1-
der the auspices Of the knights Of
Colnmbus.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-30
TOO COLD FOR A "HoT"
SESSION so COMMISSION
ADJOuRNS UNTIL FRIDAY,

Thirty degrees below zero is too
cold for a hot session, Fargo city
commissioners decided this morning
before adjourning their regular
meeting to Friday morning.
A few current bills were allowed
before adjournment.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-30
"DRAFT 25s" AT THE STRAND.

Mabel Taliaferro, the first Ameri-
can stage star to go into pictures
plays the leading role in Draft 258.'
stirring patriotic photoplay at the
Strand today, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday. Miss Taliaferro first ap-
peared on the stage at two and a
half years Of age.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-30
EIRE LOSS sac. 600

Van Hook, N. D, Jan. 30.-Twen-
ty-one head OF cattle and eight head
Of horses lost their lives in flames
which DESTROYED the L. WalIin barn
five miles northeast Of town. The
loss is placed at $4,000.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-30
AUSTIN HOST
TO STEEL and
MACHINE men

John A. Austin, manager of the
Fargo branch Of the Minneapolis
Steel q Machinery Co. gave a five
course informal dinner Tuesday
evening at the Annex hotel to the
employees of the Fargo branch.
Covers were laid for sixteen.
The saIesmanager Of the home Of
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-30
BRIEFLY TOLD
l-Hubbelrg Coffee.-Advt.

.HubbelTs Coffee.-Advt.
Shop at RtcKers -Advt.
Herbst's for hoETery.-Advt
Have Knight Prtg. Co. print it.-Ad.
Konen-D Doyle Taxi. Phone asa
Advt.
KIever KIothes Kleaners. Phone
6Bs The Pantorium.-AdVt.
For Quick Results Use The Forum
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Needed Order To
Buy Rirdseed for
Starving Canary
CBy Associated Press.l

Duluth, Mimi, Jan. Monday
hcatIess Monday, a man entered q
Superior street drug store and ask
ed for bird seed. The clerk decided
that bird seed was not medicine and
could not be sold. The man stated
that his wife wanted the seed 70
keep the canary from starving" but
the clerk stood on his decision.
An appeal was made to 9. j. Craig,
chairman Of the fuel board. Mr..
Craig did not say whether bird seed
was medicine or food, but he did write
an order. and the husband OF the wife
who owned the canary got the seed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-30

BIsmarck-W. 8. Ferry. Fecretary os
the state penitentiary. has been hon
Ored with the election to a vice pre- r.
dency in the International Association
for Criminal Identification. whose Ua-
tional headquarters are at Leavfn--
worth, Kan.
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An American War Prisoners Vision

Berne, Switzerland, in charge of
A. c. .Narte. Other officers are To-
Gated in Berlin, Vienna, Paris, Pet.
rograd, Copenhagen, Rome and
Sofia. -
The work of the War Prisoners
Aid Department consists mainly in
furnishing the interncd men with
means Of amusing themselves, and
pursuing studies in various subjects.
Books, particularly those of a tech
nical nature, are in great demand.
Musical instruments, indoor and
outdoor paraphernalia for games,
theatrical material, and in some
cases food and clothing, are sent in.
Scores of prisoners are putting in
most Of their time studying cleo
tricity, chemistry. engineering, sur
veying, etc, SO that when the war
is over, or they are exchanged they
will be qualified to hold better posi-
tons than they ever have held be-
fore. 1t seems strange that term
OF prisoner Of war might be the
means OF starting man on the road
to success, but this is what is likely
to happen in some cases.
Recently car load of baseballs
and other athletic goods was for
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time when the company was anxious
to float large bond issue in Germany
People did not feel toward Bismarck
then as they do now, and when the
railway company, as a matter Of pol
icy, gave this name to it's station
here, no one objected.
I'm 1875, when the city was organic
ed and it became necessary to form
ally adopt a name, we selected Bis
marck,' because that name\ had al
ready been attached to our railway
station, although the townsite was
known as Edwinton. AS a matter Of
fact, Edwinton never was more than
a townsite. 1t never was organized as
a city or village. and it never had any
corporate existence. Our city attor-
ney is in error when he speaks Of re-
enacting ordinances passed in 1885 by
the city of Edwinton. for the city OF
Erwinton never actually existed, and
Bismarck was formally incorporated
in April, 1885 | was present at that
event and the facts are very clear in
my memory.
And, as | said in the beginning, we
Hld-timers here in Bismarck are not re-
sponsible for the name our city carries
The Northern Pacific railway did it,
and we were not disposed to fight rail
ways in those days In fact, When
ever locomotive came into town we
felt like hugging it, and smoke on
the eastern horizon always was cause
for rejoising.'
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as the committee would like to make
it. Still some concessions have been
secured from the central powers.
Since; the United States entered
the war, Americans have not been
exactly popular in Germany. There
was a big Yankee Y. NJ. C. A. organ
ization looking after Allied prison
ers in the Fatherland prior to April,
1917, but when U1cle Sam got tired
Of fooling and went to fighting, the
workers were handed their hats.
Most of them came out with AM
bassador James W. Gerard, but the
Germans had confidence enough in
Conrad Hoffman, one of the "Y"
leaders in the work among the pris-
oners, to allow him to remain for
several months.
When it became necessary for the
Americans to leave, the Y. M. C. A.
activities were placed in the hands
of neutrals, mainly Swiss and Sean
danavian. These men are doing ex-
cellent work, continuing the various
activities instituted by the Yankees.
The funds are still being furnished
by the international Committee,
which maintains a central Office in
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YANK FLIERS HAVE
HUN AIRMEv SCARED
Germans Turn Tail and Flee Even When They
Outnumber Our Aviators in Daylight; Grow
Timid About Night Raids.

bers are anything like equal. And
often they beat it when they outnum-
Der you three, four or five to one"
Armstrong. lust in" from France,
was strolling around the grounds in
a bathrObe. SO I took his word for it
when he told me he had "only a
"scratch.'
only a scratch, eh? laughed\
friend. who came up as l. was about
to leave. You're hell of a report
err"
And thanks to this friend, I found
out more about Armstrong.
His scratch" amounted to IA stitch
es in the right arm and four in the
back. One bullet each, but they lodg-
ed, and. had to be cut out.
Bring Three HUNS Down.
This is how he got them:
Thirteen bombers, and 13 scouts to
protect them, set out from an Amer
lean air base to bomb Ostend in day
light. Returning, Armstrong, Todd and
Alderman, three of the fighters, were
flying above the others.
They got separated and eight Ger
mans appeared, ribht above the Amer
lean trio.s The Americans fought,
meantime drawing the Germans to-
ward the other American bunch.
Armstrong stopped two bullets and
Alderman's gun damned, but by this
time the rest of the Americans came
speeding up and two HUN planes
were accounted for before they got
away. .
Did you shoot down either of the
two Germans?" I asked Armstrong.
NO." he said
''No, neither of THOSE" corrected
his friend. But he has downed
three HUNS, and this is the first time
| they've HINGED him."
! -sUY w. s. s..
Tribune Want Ads Bring Results.
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BY E. A. BACHELOR

1HEN an American soldier is
w unlucky enough to be taken
prisoner by the Boche and
sent to one of the camps in the in.
terror of Germany he doesn't lose all
contact with his own people. 1t is
true that he doesn't have an Ameri-
can daily paper delivered with his
coffee and eggs each morning, nor
receive a letter every afternoon with
the latest gossip from home. He is
fairly we'll kept out of touch with
his own land but occasionally he
learns that he has not been for
gotten. The V NJ. C. A. is one of
the agencies that keeps the line of
communication open.
In a quiet way, the International
Committee, through it's European
agencies, is doing great deal to
ameliorate the condition of Yankee
prisoners Of war in Germany. The
work. Of course, is subject to drastic
restrictions by the German Govern
nent and is not nearly so extensive
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BY HAROLD EDWIN BECHTOL
european Manager Of Newspaper
Enterprise ASsOciatiOn.)

London, Sept. 2O.-Up in Belgium
and northern France, the German air.
men can't be coaxed west OF their own
lines in daytime.
T. They simply WON'T COME OVER
on the allies side!
Day after day. as surely as the sun,
rises, the allied airmen 60 miles and
miles into Germany in broad daylight
to see what the Germans are doing
and to bomb military detectives.
But the only times the HUN tries to
come back" is at night, and he's
growing more timid about those night
raids each week.
Aside from the score Of machines
shot down, which is constantly sliding
more and more in the allies favor.
these facts show how the war in the
air is going.
British and American aviators who
have come recently from the northern
end of the line tell the same story
One of them, Lieutenant w. J. Arm
strong of Philadelphia, gave this az
an illustration:
II was one of seven American fliers
scouting over Lille just a few days
ago.
Thirty Germans Flee From Seven
I'VE ran into bunch of 80 Ger
man planes And we didn't get a
chance to put in a single good shot!
They just turned tail and scooted back
into Germany as fast as they could
gO!"
Armstrong is in the American army
hospital at hartford, England, the
result Of a fight he and two other
American fliers, had with eight Ger
man FOkkers, after an Ostend bomb
ing raid recently Todd and Alder
man of North Carolina were the other
two.
"The Germans air policy seems to
be to keep on their own side of the
fence in daytime, no matter what hap
pens said Armstrong.
I'VE have to go far into Germany
to find q German plane, and as for
xettin ga fight even miles back of the
& lQln II tAfyl xxegHlsFallz Eve if the mum,
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This establish
ment is run I'M
der strict union
conditions, there
by givin G our
men the 8-hour
day.
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warded through Switzerland to
American prisoners in German
camps. No assurance had been given
by the Imperial Government that
this consignment would be allowed
to go through, but Mr.. Harte had
hopes that he would be able to ar
range it. Included in the consign-
ment were 27H dozen baseballs, six
dozen bats, 10 dozen tennis balls, a
dozen tennis rackets, several dozen
footballs, etc, Imagine the whOops
of JOY that will greet its arrival at
its destination.
German prisoners in France also
are cared for. by the Y N. c. A.
through an agreement with the Teu-
tons that whatever is done for
Allied prisoners in their country
must also be, done for the Boche
captives held by the Allies. Books
games, musical instruments, theat-
rical makeup and costumes, ath-
l1tics equipment, ETC., are being
furnished the "Fritzies.' The de.
mand for musical instruments and
theatrical material is particularly
great. Almost every German has
some sort of musical talent, and
many of them are amateur thespi-
ans Of ability also. Up to date, the
Y. Nj. c. A. hasn't been able to keep
up with the dema ads made upon it
by the devotees Of these two arts
The work has been extended to the
Polish prisoners held in France. In
zone camp, the Poles publish a very
wel1-edited and well-printed news
pa. This little sheet, besides
amusing its editors and readers, is
doing excellent missionary work by
printing the truth about the politi.
cal aspects Of the war and thus dis
abusing the prisoners of some of the
false ideas engendered by inspired
propagandists supported by German
gold.
The International Committee of
the Y. M. C. A. is working with the
prisoners of war in all parts Of the
Central Powers, as we'll as in Ger.
many proper. 49,