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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-01
MYSTERY, PUZZLES POLICE.
Boys Playing Along Missouri, Find
Suitease-No Trace Of Owner.

Boys Playing Along Missouri, Find
Suitease-No Trace Of Owner.
Bismarck, N. D., Aug. 1.-Here's a
real mystery. Some Bismarck boys
prospecting on the bottoms south of
town for bullberries, grizzly bears,
Injuns and other legitimate prey,
stumbled upon large and well-flll-
ed suitcase. The find was reported
to Chris Martineson, chief Of police,
who transferred the luggage 10 po-
lice station. Investigating its con-
tents he found several suits of
clothing, underwear and other male
apparel, and a pass-book on the
United Statas bank Of Chicago. To-
Gated at Halsted and 60th street.
The pass-boo!l was made out in the
name OF Thomas Walsh. who was
shown &c have had a balance of
something over $64. AS a further
mark Of Identification was found a
classification card issued by the To-
cal draft board of Clay county,
Iowa, showing that Thomas Walsh
had been placed in Class 8, sub
division r.
There is nothing about the exhibit
to indicate that the luggage might
have been cast aside by a man con-
templating suicide. Walsh's bank
deposits would indicate that he earn
ed good wages while in Chicago,
and his clothing is Of fair quality.
Chief MartinesOn admitted that for
once in his exciting career he is
puzzled.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-01
Cream Station
Closing Delayed

Bismarck, N. D., aug. 1.-The
North Dakota council Of defense and
federal food administration order
aimed at eliminating unessential
cream buying stations in the state.
originally scheduled to become eff
fective today, was not put, into OPP
Grafton by ]. J. Osterhaus, chairman
Of the dairy division of the food ad-
ministration, charged with enforce
ment Of the order.
Mr.. Osterhaus announced that
county defense councils, charged
with the duty Of investigating the
cream station situation, had Insult
ficient time in, which to make re-
ports.
Under the plan ordered, only one
cream buying station will be per-
mitted in locality. At present,
many small towns. have three or four
cream buying stations.
Mr.. Osterhaus says that ten days
notice will be given when the order
is put into effect.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-01
Britain Has Destroyer Tanks
Whippets Are Lightly Armed, Small and Com
parativeIy Fast.


paratVely Fast.
From The Scientific American.
In a. naval sense, the usual tanks or Iandshps,
whether they be British, French or German, have
heretofore been Of the battleship type that is to
say, they have been slow moving, heavily ar
mored and powerfully armed craft, meant rather
to stand up and fight to finish than to dash
in and out Of combat and to depend on quick
ness of movement as the main weapon. But in
breaking up and pursuing bands of infantryrnen
in the open there has been a distinct call for a
destroyer type Of tank-one that could travel
at a comparatively high rate Of speed and that
possessed higher order OF mobility in general.
To the British, the origtnators of the tank idea,
has remained the further honor Of developing a.
tank Of the FAST destroyer type This type,
known as the whippet, has already made it's ap-
pearance the battlefield in recent open tight
ing, and its debut has been crowned with sue
cess. The whippet has caterpillar treads Of the
usual design, arranged on either side Of sort Of
flat body. On the platform of the flat car is
mounted a single turret which houses the crew
and the several machine guns with which the
whippet is armed. The fiat car body measures
Is feet in length while the turret is six feet in
height. The engine Is placed at the rear of the
gun turret, in separate armored housing
1t appears that the whippet tank can readily
make II miles an hour, and fully equipped
Teuton infantrynan can hardly hope to maintain
that speed for a prolonged period
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-01
Dinner Stories

A woman had entered a newspaper
office for the purpose Of inserting an
advertisement in the Wants" col
urnn.
II wish" said she to the clerk, ''to
put in this advertisement for a cook
1t will go in three ines. won it?"
mo. madam" said the clerk, after
counting. I'VE shall have to charge
you for four lines, but you can add
four words If you wish"
Whereupon the lady had an idea.
Gust add" said she, Policeman
stationed opposite corner!'"
Father" said the small boy,
what is constructive criticism?"
Constructive, criticism, my son, Is
your own line Of talk which, II Of
fered by some one else, would be
called ordinary faultfinding."
Charley, DEAR" said young Mrs
Torkins in tone that was kind but
firm, did you tell me you were ur
late asst night with sick friend?'
Eyes"
what made your friend feel sick
Was he heavy loser?"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-01
YOUR HEALTH
AND ITS CARE
BY DR. r. H. BISHOP JR
By DR.. R. H. BISHOP, JR.

OF the same class as veronal, but 1t is
probably somewhat more active and
more dangerous. It seems, as you
state, that it is ''off the market" but
its patent has been released by the
government and it Is to be manu-
6actured in this country. If you
wish to inquire in regard to it's
manufacture I would suggest that
you write to Professor Julius
Steiglitz at the University Of Chi
cago, who is chairman Of the gov
such matters. On general principles
I must advise against the continued
use,. and, indeed. even against the
occasional use OF hypnotics except
under the constant supervision of q.
physician and this would be particu-
larly true for such a hypnotic as
lurnilal. 7
Hieooushs in Children.
S. T.: In young children hiccough
is most commonly sdue to some ir-
ritation Of the stomach. If seen after
eating, It may be due to overfiIling
Of the stomach with food. It is an
noying, but usually Of little import
ance. Remove the cause, If possible.
A drink Of water may check the at
tack.
Copyright, 1918, by R. H. Bishop,
Jr.)
(This column is conducted for the
benefit Of Your Health. Questions
are invited and will be answered by
DR.. Bishop. Questions not suitable
for reply in this column will be an
swered by mail If stamped, address
ed envelope Is enclosed. Address let
ters to DR.. Bishop, in care OF this
neWspaper.)
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-01
HAVE MORALE AT LEAST.

Our "shock troops" are ready.
Ten Of The Forum s husky printers, limo
type operators, stereotypers and pressmen
are organized into the first Fargo harvest
corps ready for battle.
We have our own transport service, con-
gigting Of two rather asthmatic, but still
serviceable automobiles of the vintage of
1914. We haven't heard about the com
nissary department, but the army prob
ably plans to Give off the country" The
ambulance service is complete and ready
for business, and they are angling for the
services of an editor as water boy
Some Of the soldiers hope to regain the
slim, slender waistline Of youth; others
hope to expand and harden fIabby muscles.
But the morale is excellent. They will
work from o'clock until shutdown and
The Forum stands ready to back them to
the extent of box of cigars against any
40 newspaper workers in North Dakota in
d catch-as-catch-ca harvesting contest for
the heavyweight championship of the
World-pro professionals barred.
Every member of The Forum shock di-
vision is guaranteed not to be an /. w. w.
and 10 be a glutton for punishment. In
the interests of continued and regular
publication we only pray that the first en-
gagement takes place on a Saturday after
noon.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-01
BISMARCK SOLDIER WEBS.
Lieut.. Carl Hanson Marries Texas
Girl in New York City.

Girl In New York City.
Bismarck, N. D., Aug. North
Dakota and Texas, the north and
south, joined hands, at the Little
Church Around the Corner in New
York on July "a, when Lieut.. Carl l.
Hansen Of Bismarck and Miss Betty
Rhea Of Denison, Tex, were quietly
married by the Rev. DR.. D. r. Hart
ness. Only a few Of the groom's
fellow naval officers, the mother OF
the bride and intimate friends OF
the family attended the ceremony,
which was followed by dinner al
the Aston house.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-01
LIBRARY COMPLETED.
New Carnegie Gift to Bismarck Be-
inra EnIrinnnd-NMnu HnAnaninna

New Carnegie GIFT TO Bismarck Be-
ing Equipped-WeII Patronized.
Bismarck, N. D.. Aug. bis
marck's beautiful new library, a
gift to the capital city from. Andrew
Carnegie, is finally completed, and
the library shelves and racks are be-
ing filled with the books and other
reading material which had been
housed for several months in the
basement room. The formal opening
OF the library will be deferred until
cooler weather, BUT it is now in full
use, and is being literally patrontzed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-01
In The Open Forum
A Column Devoted no The Task OF Keen
ing Up With North Dakota Editors

The Kensal Progress has this comment
The Parshall Post, an ardent advocate OF
Townleyism, can't understand why the
league leaders selected man like Lind
bergi in Minnesota That's easy! Town
ley - iii the habit of choosing the blathers-
kite Il promoting IFS ventures
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-01
BRIEF MNARY OF
LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES

Washing ton-The war department
has ordered $40 locomotives for mil
itary railroads in France.
Characterization M l.. @. Funk
houser, Chicago's Morals censor
was discharged from his position as
second deputy superintendent of po-
lice by the civil service commits
sion Of the city.
Waghington-O Only employees whose
loss would retard ship production
will be given deferred classification,
it was announced by the emergency
fleet corporation.
New York District Attorney
Swami ordered Miss Ethel L. Drake
to turn over to the French ambas-
sador $4,000 collected for the os-
tensible purpose Of sending ambu-
lances to France
New York-Deputy Attorney Gen
erala Becker made public details of
and alleged attempt Of German in
terests to get control Of The Bos-
ton Journal.
cashier Of the Peoria postoffice said
to be a relative Of Count Won Berns-
torff, is sought on an absconding
charge.
"What'll you gimme for an inter
view WIN SENATOR WOIlpaI! r.
"I'll pay you we'll If you really
get an interview. But everybody
knows that Senator Wombat never
talks -
81 got an interview. though. I
raised my eyebrows and he nodded
his head"
The new girl in the counting room
Of a daily newspaper was from the
country. An elderly gentleman
walked up to her and said. Il would
like to get copies Of your paper for
a week back" e.
She replied, "Auntie has one, too;
you had better try porous plasters.
You can get them just across the
street"
Whatever we nom compatants can
do for our soldiers seems trifling
and futile besides what these young
heroes are doing for us. The most
generously contributing non com
Blatant. when he's compared with the
fighting soldier, is good deal in the
position of the lady visitor at the
| base hospital.
4"And SO you've lost a leg?" the
lady visitor said to a young patient.
Yes, ma'ame," said he. -s.-@..
Poor dear!" said the lady visitor
| ''Have a chocolate!" .-a "a
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-01

NORTH DAK0TAlJs M BATTLEq
What part are North Dakota troops
playing u this battle3' = the question
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-01

project TOR throwing
ring submarine prope Upon the receipt a noises waiting
town.. Il s {
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-01

Charles Aubrey Eaton in the American Review
Of Raviawa:
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-04
"Old Nelse's" Daughter

But he stuck to his business, to the task OF
uplifting mankind his Bible and his bank book,
and somehow or somehow else, when the swains
were just about to count him out of the contest
for the hanu of Miss Aldrich, he came under the
Wire an easy winner in contest that spelled
only loye-lor there was no need of his millions
in the Ald1ch fold, and "Old Nelse" cared more
for the happiness of his daughter than he did
for any alliance with the powerful
And what do you suppose has come from this
woman, now that she has taken public place?
The care of her fellow-women-whch she calls
"the greatest war work of all"
That is her platform, her campaign slogan
and her whole purpose With the wise eyes that
"Old Nelse' left to her, she looked over the sit
uation and found that thousands of women had
been forced to heed the national cry just as she
had needed it, and that they had no such power
full means at their command. They needed pro-
lection while they worked; they needed houses
for their comfort, and food, clothing and recrea-
ton.
nation, she said, cannot mobilize its men to
fight and leave its women to fight alone. Where
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-04
Graphing a Job

"Aere other women might have stopped with
argument to world that is too busy to listen.
the daughter of the old senator went straight to
Washington, to the secretary of war and to the
officials, with concrete plan Of action and a
demand for performance. She was no stranger
to the routes that led to the state, war and navy
building, where the secretary Of war holds sway
she knew that private offices can be opened
Where one knows the ropes, and the first thing
anybody knew, the United States government had
detailed the drawings of her housing plans. care
fully calculated estimates as to the cost and
everything else that was required excepting the
cutting or the red tape that marks officialdom
Even here she stood by with a pair of men+al
scissors, ready to cut the tape
The plans are now in the last stage of deve1on-
ment, and down at Charleston, S. c. bv yyav ~
demonstrating that they are ready-to-wear nIare
she is having sample housing plant built which
may be used as a model for the future.
1t is thing done not discussed
The most exact details are arranged Not +oo
many girls in one house for proper supervision.
not too few for economical administrator NJ
wolf can pass the safeguards OF these govern.
mental sheepfolds
In every place where women are foroos .
work for the government in large numbor.
Citizeuess Abby G. Rockefeller's hand will ha 90.
for their comfort and their protection CO.
would rather watch over her own LITTLE braoS
keep secluded in her home, away from the n,,hJ,s
eye but she has heard the bugle calling to thc
men, and she knew that its echo was intoUse ~ tne
also, for the women Of the land
And
las
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-04

At home, in Providence, the scene changed
Ihe Adrich mansion was the scene of much
stately gayety, if one may combine the terms
Ihey entertained much and many gilded youth
came To pay court 10 the young woman who
auorns this tale. Among them young Rockefeller
would never have been regarded as a competing
swain He was serious, hadn't a single redeem
ing vice. and knew vastly more about the Acts
OF the Apostles than he did about doubling his
partners bid, or the wiles of trumped ace
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-04
flr5 JohnDQockefeIIerJI
And the"G Greatest War Work
Of All" for Women.
"Sister to the Munition Worker

rule of the conference table and the private
Office. As senator for the state OF thoae ISI'Hu'
Ia yyos the chief figure for years in the party'7
financial and commercial legislation His middle
name was Finance, and his political degree the
Tariff. His Yves the hand that nrst took the
complex currency situation Of the country ana
ironed It into the Aldrich-Vreeland BILL and ne
renresentcd stoldly the last line Of trenches III
the Republic Old Guards HndenDWs hno
against the reforming assaults Of younger men.
"Old Nese" they called him among his sena-
torial intimate5, and "Old Nelse" embodied nsn'
ntractable reactioHary doctrine and Iho last
word in exponental old line Repubicanlsm
One must consider that fact when taking up
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-04

fore, being of her fathers school; in which tht
organization was ever first, she joined the YOUNG
Women's Christian Association, took the chair
manshp of the housing committee, and threw the
great force of her wealth and political experience
INTO the balance behind the women of the land.
IN day she became the sister to the munition
worker, the side-partner of the woman who went
TO the camps to work
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-04

the old Arlington Hotel There was little oppor-
tunity for social activities at the hotel, but there
also lived Mark Hanna and other men with whom
contact could not be made without rubbing from
them some gold of experience and political wis
dom, just as a sack, no matter how humble,
acquires some dust from the holding Of gold
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-04

dollars. In this atmos-
phere Miss Aldrich
passed much Of her
time. Being no humble
sack, she retained much
Of the gold that came
from the wise old boys
who were cronies OF
her father.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-04

one Of the branest leaders of the Republican
party. He had no circus methods His was the
that Abby c. Aldrich had plighted her troth to
John Davidson Rockefeller, Jr, That was all
there was to it, The closing of the year found
them united at a simple ceremony.
In Washington the Aldrich family had lived at
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-04

study or our new fellow-citi2on, Abby @.
Rockefeller for she is the daughter of that s'ald
old Rhode Island war horse, and the CHIEF legat'e
of the brain force that made him power in the
land. One might readily concede that Mdrich,
dying had vastly more brain wealth to leave than
the paltry $5,O0OO0O or so that made up his
recorded estate-recorded is wisely used for the
Old senator was cagey in his personal affairs, as
he was in the councils of the mighty
And the daughter, now a figure in the public
work Of the nation, may rightly be measured by
the mental standard Of the senator, for she is
showing that he did not cut her off in his will
when his ability was being distributed to pos
terity.
SO much for the foundation upon which is
built the character of the woman who is to help
guide the worlds greatest fortune, and who now
looks Uncle sam in the eye with a flial love and
inquiries
''What find you for my hands in
your time Of need?'
II was back in 190l-in the month
of August-that the Rockefeers and
the Aldriches following their usual H@
custom Of careful method gave to the N%
press typewriter announcement
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-16
pREMATuRE CONFERENCES.

There In gratifying unanimlty Of
Judgment in this and allied coun-
tries against premature conference
with the German government. We
have, of course, a minority Of pseu-
do-lntelectuals and pacifists which
is all for talking 1t over with Ger.
man and Austrian representatives
regardless OF whom they represent,
or what. But tho common sense
and practical instinct OF the over
whelmtnE majority Of expressed
opinion is clearly opposed, says the
Chicago Tribune,
The dangers of premature confer
ence are or ought TO he clear We
and our allies are now irrcfraSably
united in our common purpose and
task of breaking the power OF mill
tary Germany Tho moment we
begin to discuss details OF peace and
tho necessary applications Of the
general principles to which we now
all give assent our unity will begin
TO change into diversity and, on
some points perhaps. into irreconcil-
able opposition.
That will he the opportunity of
Germany. II it ia the opportunity
Of Germany still possessed OF gres
military power. it will DO an oppor-
tunity most profitable to her and
most perilous to the allied peoples.
There should ho no weakening ot
the united defense against Prussian
military domination until tho dan
ger of that domination is destroyed
Il will exist while German military
mower exists. That power can be re-
moved from the situation by two
methods: first by the complete dc.
feat and destruction Of tho German
military organization in the field
That defeat no longer seems impos-
sibIe or even improbable
German military power can also
be remQveJ by the will of the Ger
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-16
STATE HIGHWAYS GRAFT.

One OF the abuses and SOURCES ot
graft which will he corrected II lior-
ace q. McKcevcr is elected governor
will be that OF state highways TIN"
last legislature appropriated 'l'h'
900 for salaries and travelling cK-
penscs Of highway department en-
ployes, numbering 81, and tho pay
roll has been Increased f2l,OOO "A
year since tho last legislature ad-
journed,
The highway department. meth
Cd of collecting the automobile tax
is all wrong. II imposes a needless
burden upon the taxpayers without
any substantial benefits. but, from
the way It has been operated It does
enable the administration to build
up a private political machine, and
helps to finance an organization OF
ever increasing power.
Tho automobile license tax should
he handled as 1t is in other states.
by each county collecting It's own
tax and getting tho full benefits
from II. The sheriffs OF the various
counties should he authorized TO
make the collection ana thus cut
out an army of useless employees
whose salaries cat up n oonsideraple
portion of this fund which should
go into road Improvements IN the
,n,n,Ios rIUhtfuIlv antIfIed IN fl TN
der the present system the money IL
worse than wasted. over $3.50, 900
OF license tax has been withheld
from the counties which paid II.
The hunting license IL another de-
partment that needs correction
Each county should bo allowed to
collect and retain this tax for Its
own benefit.
Correction Of such abuses in es-
sential departments and elimination
of non essential offices should hs
the thought uppermost In the minds
of tho voters next November. No
attempt has been made by past ad-
minIstrations 10 change the system.
and Il cannot be expected that Judge
Robertson will do so II elected. for
tho reason that he is under tho dom
inauon Of the present adminIstra-
uon.
The only hone for these and other
needed changes lies In tho election
Of Mr.. McKceVcr