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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-08-03
In The Open Forum
A Column Devoted To The Task OF Keep
ing UP With North Dakota Editors

The HnIsboro Banner discusses a possible fue
shortage as follows: ss-->a
@D7Iring the next few months, when the
most pressing Of the farm work is past, is the
time for our people to prepare against
shortage Of fuel next winter, We VIII have
onlv ourselves to blame if we are again
caught in the condition in which last winter
"a fuel shortage in the United States is an
absurdity. It is utterly ineXcusable. This is
g. country of natural forests, and large part
of those forests are easily accessible for fuel.
Thousands of towns have ample supplies Of
the very best firewood within easy reach, and
If these communities next winter suffer from
a scarcity OF fuel it will be because OF their
own ghiftessness.
"One thing is certain our railroads are now
taxed to the utmost Of their carrying capa-
city, and this condition will be intensified
later in the season when the crops begin to
move The fuel administration has issued
fair warning, frankly telling the people that
the roads may not be able to handle their
coal orders later in the season. .,
every town and community in the coun-
try that is dependent upon an outside source
for It's supply Of fuel, should at once organ
lie a wood club and lay in supply of this
fuel. This will serve two ends-tt will re-
conserve railway power that is now, and win
continue to be, urgently needed in the de-
mands OF the government
aThis is no false alarm. 1t is a matter OF
vital concern to all, and we viii be recreant
to our duty to ourselves and to our govern
ment IL we neglect it
The Page Record expresses an almost univer.
sal sentiment In North Dakota as follows:
"The headlines in the daily papers look
good the past Few days and the news COLI
unnns show that the vaunted German Effi-
ciencyn Is being defeated by American pep +
English persistency French gallantry and
Italian dash 1t must soon dawn on the
German people that their rulers have been
deceiving them as to prospects Of winning
against the Allied armies, and when the peo-
pie themselves take things ait hand. the war
will close and peace and honor to all can be
accomplished. We are encouraged to believe
that few more months win end this great
esf Ell all walaH
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-08-03
Other Mems Views
An Editorial That May or May Not Square
With The Views Of The Forum
The MINNEAPOLIS Journal:

The Minneapolis Journal:
Notwithstanding the Presidents dictum that
politics is adjourned the administration is OBJ
viously much interested in the political COM
plexion Of the next congress. The senate espe-
cially seems to be the object Of anxious cogita-
ton, resulting in frequent presidential nterter-
ence in behalf Of the return Of Democrats.
There was Mr.. Wilson's letter Of March 20 TO
Joseph H. Davies in the Wisconsin senatorial
campaign, wherein he undertook to set up an
"acid test" by which the fitness of candidates Tor
the senate and house was to be judged. Thls was
an open effort to procure the election OF the
Democratic nominee, Mr.. Davies, to the senate IN
preference to the Republican candidate Mr.. Len
root despite the latter's record for loyalty
More recently there was the case OF Henry
Ford who claimed without denial from the White
House to have reached decision to run Tor
senator from Michigan under presidential pres
sure Mr.. Ford believes he is a Republican, but
he is not quite about 1t. He says he cast
his vote for James A. Garfield in 1884, although
Blaine was the Republican candidate that year,
and Garfield had been dead three years. But Mr.
Ford is quite sure that he is enthusiastic ad-
nirer and follower Of Mr.. WILSON, so that his po
litcal incertitude might be of great value to the
project Of retaining Democratic control Of the
senate. At least, he would, If elected, dispace a
real Republican from Republican Michigan. Mr..
Ford has been nominated by the Michigan Demo-
Gratis, and is also contending in the primary for
the Republican nomination.
And now the President is out in a letter to
Senator J. Hamilton Lewis, Democratic senator
from Illinois, asking him to run for reelection
(which will assist to make the issues clear in IL
linois" Here is the same implication against
Republican loyalty that was contained in the
"acid test" Davies letter.
The Illinois Republican Publicity Association
pertinently inquiries what occasion there is for
new declaration Of the issues of the campaign"
and makes this sharp rejoinder:
From the day we entered the war, Republicans
have advocated the enlistment of all persons, in
cluding Colonel Roosevelt and General Leonard
Wood, regardless Of party affiliations in every
effort to speed the war to a victorious and
elusive peace, at the same time preparing this
country for peace conditions by returning to the
1fO Tybi TyaT hIy
the Democrats in 1918 with such disastrous con-
sequence to American industry, property and prt-
vation to American labor, and consequent weak
ening OF national strength.
If this has a political ring, 1t may be excused
on the theory that the President has adjourned
his adjournment Of politics.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-08-03
IS QUESTION OF GOOD TASTE.

One of The Forums readers took us to
task the other day for using headline
which referred to local minister Of the
gospel by his name only without initials
or the prefix Reverend" or "Mr."
The same criticism Of lack Of good taste
would apply to a reference to President
Wilson as just "Wilson" without any ham
die to it.
1t is a matter of good taste and one in
which it is hard to make set rule. For
example, no one sees any disrespect in re-
ferring to "Lincoln" or washington. "
The more famous a man is the less Of dis
respect there seems to be in dropping the
prefix. It Is the same subtle compliment
that is contained in the old Scotch forc- Of
referring to the head Of the clan as 1.-THE
MacTavish" or "The Stuart" It implies
that no further description is necessary.
"Edison," for example, is sufficient for all
purposes, Nobody needs the further de-
scription Of "Thomas A.
But mere arguments are Of little moment
in q question Of good taste, and we are
more than half inclined to agree with our
critic. If by any chance, therefore, any
Forum reader finds himself referred to by
his last name only, it will be an oversight
and subtle compliment besides.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-08-03

From The New York Sun:
IN another war, at another time, when every
ounce OF energy and every pound Of food ana
munitions the country produced were needed to
sustain the peoples struggle against autocratlc
rule one OF the greatest Americans wrote to his
daughter q letter on the subject OF personal ex
penditures which in its succInct and clear ex-
position OF the duty devolving on a loyal citizen
has lost nothing with the passage Of the years.
1t Is from the hand OF Benjamin Franklin, states
man and philosopher. He addressed his daugh-
ter Sarah and wrote from Passy France where
he was serving freedom as O. million Of his coun-
trymen are serving freedom in France today, un-
der date Of June 8, 1779. These are Franklin's
words:
''When began to read your account Of the
high prices Of goods a pair Of gloves 81, a yard
of common gauze $24, and that it now required
fortune to maintain family IN very plain
way, expected you would conclude with telling
me that everybody, as we'll as yourself, was grown
frugal and industrious, and I could scare be-
heve my eyes In reading forward that there
never much pleasure and dressing going
on and that you yourself wanted black pins and
feathers from France, to appear, suppose, in
the mode.
This leads to imagine that perhaps it is
not so much that the goods are grown dear as
that the money has grown cheap, as everything
else will do when excessively plenty, and that
people are stlu as easy nearly in their circum-
stances, as when pair Of gloves might be had
for half q crown. The War indeed may in some
degree raise the prices OF goods, and the high
taxes which are necessary to support tha war
may make our frugalty necessary; and as am
always preaching that doctrine, cannot in con-
science or in decency encourage the contrary, by
my example, in furnishing my children with
foolish modes and luxurfeG.
Il therefore send all the articles you desire
that useful and necessary, and omit the rest;
for, as you say you should have great pride in
wearing anything send. and showing It as your
fathers estate I must avoid giving you an op-
Portunty Of doing that with either lace or feath-
ers,
'1f you will wear your cambria ruffIes as I do
and take care not to mend the holes they will
come in time to be lace; and feathers, my dear
girl, may be had in America from every cocks
tail".
We have heard many orators urging economy
on their auditors and have read many written
and printed appeals designed to influence the
public to trim its expenditures to the needs of
the nation. Some OF the speakers have been
eloquent, some OF the writer's profound, all Of
them sincere and determined, but none OF them
has succeeded In lettering the remarks Of Ben
jaEnin Franklin to his daughter on the subject
of personal economy.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-08-03
GREAT BRITATN'S DAY.

~. Just as July IA was Frances day, August
should be Great Britain s.
Four years ago tomorrow Great Britain
took the step that saved the world from
Prussian domination.
Great Britain was given the choice be-
tween betraying an ally and remaining In
temporary safety at least, and entering, un-
prepared, upon the greatest war the world
has known.
z Great Britain chose the only course
Britons could choose, She went to the aid
of France The British navy, already
modified, for review, closed the seas to
the German fleet, and Kitchener's first
hundred thousand placed themselves be-
tween the Prussian hordes and the channel
ports and sacrificed themselves almost to a
man.
In view Of what has happened during
the last four years, there can be little doubt
but that Germany would have made a
quick ending Of the war If 1t had not been
for the aid of Great Britain. Even if the
French had been able to stop the onward
rush of the Hun, without the aid of the
Kitchener army, France would have been
starved out within year with the German
fleet patrolling the seas. Italy would never
have come in, and with bat France and
Russia to contend with, Germany would
have been a victor within year.
But to the everlasting credit Of Great
Britain, she did come in. America knows
now what she owes to Great Britain for
that decision, even though some measure
% ~ tod
America and Great Britain alone would
have been left to meet victorious Germany,
with On appetite Whetted for more con-
! quest.
I For four years Great Britain has domin-
ated the seas with her fleet She has con-
tributed 100000 men since the war broke
out. Her armies are fighting on every
continent of the old world. In Mesopo-
tamia, Palestine, Macedonia, Albania, Italy,
France, Russia and the German colonies,
British troops are conducting their relent-
less war against the Hun. For three years
she was the banker of the Allies. She has
equipped not only her own ever growing
armies, but has contributed generously to
the other nations supplies.
g Old John Bull has frightened his belt and
fought doggedly, and GOurageously with a
spirit that knows no such word as failure
or defeat even when the outlook seemed
blackest He has proven himself mighty
handy, dependable sort Of an old chap to
have at your elbow during fight like this,
and if anybody in America has any recol-
lection of what happened more than 100
years ago, tomorrow would be very good
day to forget it.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-08-03
There We're Two Good Soldiers

CWhen you write TO q soldier you are taking
hig happiness into your hands. You can make
him miserable or cheerful Why not follow the
example oG the woman, IN this poemO
(Ted Robinson IN Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Her Kitchen girl had left her, and she'd all the
work to do
Upon the day the plumbing broke and let the
water through;
The baby had the chIoken-poD-she had to go and
BEE
Rprained her Inee.
A passing nelghbor brought her houae-the fred
gone out by then
She ate Ggigld9meal and then she got her ink
and pen, -
And wrapped q shawl around her, and beneath
the evening lamp
shs wrote iOtsgF t6 her aaazs-a soldier down in
Dear J6hp: Your loving letter was received to-
Your. vel keep 50 busy that have no tlma
The Wa2tRoFs cold, but beautiful, and Spring is
The bebyis got a tooth. took trip down town
G0daT
And MI, johnson picked ms uD m his big motor
GRP
And brought me houe-you can't believe how
Sind the neighbora aFaI
Baby and Tvs decided we WI lead the simple life
Azld stay at hozne for quite while With lots Of
love, Yot1r wire"
Her name Is Mrs. Legion, and she's quite well
known to me-
Her husband ts soldier of hls country. aa.iaalss
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-08-03
HOW TO INTOLERANCE.

How easy it is to critisise and how un-
fair the ignorant criticism may be, was
evidenced by the recent appearance Of a
German submarine off the American coast,
when bomb dropped by an American air.
plane failed to explode.
Instantly comes the question: "Why
didn t it explode?" and this could be fol-
lowed with insinuations about graft and
incompetence which permitted defective
bombs to be furnished the government at
the cost of American lives, ETC., etc.
But wait a moment.
Secretary Daniels explanation was IL
Eliminating.
He stated that it was the simplest thing
in the world to make bombs in which the
detonation would be 100 per cent, but they
would be very dangerous to handle. In
other words, to perpetrate an Irish bull, the
detonation might be no per cent. They
would go off every time they were dropped,
but they might go off at many other un-
timely moments. To guard against too
great danger in handling the bombs by
aviators and others, it is necessary to sac
rifice something to Of the factor Of GER
tainty In detonation.
Speaking from complete ignorance Of the
subject Of explosives, we would prefer to
accept the explanation Of Secretary Dan
iels to giving ear TO the professional critic
and fault finder. Incidents like these show
how dangerous the undertaking fraternity
may be.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-08-03
The Real Patriot
ON The Chic State Journal.

From The Chic State Journal.
Some people fly so high that they lose sight of
are those people who are very grandiose about
the national aims and duties and forget all about
their obligations to the town where they belong
They see the Star Spangled Banner wavine in
the zenith but fail to observe the old lady being
run over by a motor car down on the crossing.
Now, there can be no true national spirit With
out municipal spirit.
The love Of country is based upon love Of
home. There are men who make themselves
conspicuous when 1t COMES to national mat
ters, but who dwindle into mere wJspg Tvban ~
comes to city affairs. They are for good gov
ernment at Washington, but don't care a snap
for 1t at home.
The real test of citizenship, after all. ig the
interest one takes in home progress-in promot-
Ing order, decency, quiet, cleanliness unseIfsh-
ness The more interest one takes in these n1ab
ters the better citizen he is no matter howemuch
he shoots of his mouth,
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-08-03
THE s1YARD MEETTNG,,

North Dakota perfected the farmers
picnic as a campaign method, but Kansas
has evolved a new way Of reaching the
voter.
One of the candidates in hot campaign
FOR county judge, is holding yard meet
mgs''
IIr. Jones in certain district Of the city
Is supporter of the candidate. He sends
ont invitations to his neighbors in the
three Oh four blocks in his immediate VI.
entity 10 attend a yard. meeting and
hear The candidate speak. From 25 to 100
voters assemble. The candidate addresses
them as they are seated about the lawn,
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-08-03

and then he moves on to another meeting.
He can make from three to dozen meet.
ings in an evening, and reach hundreds Of
voters in a direct, personal way.
Almost any voter will walk a block or
two to hear candidate, when he wouldn't
give thought to political rally in a hall
to which he had to take street car.
We predict the election Of the "yard
meeting" candidate by an overwhelming
majority.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-08-03

provide curtain Of invisibility, less effective
than the legendary gift Of Minerva, but useful in
a, thousand ways. "a
The Washington herald., 1918-01-15
CLAMOR FOR PEACE

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.
Austria, but not in Hungary for there
the people refuse to give up their
food stocks. and when the govern
ment tries to seize them there is riot
ing. Croatia Is comparatively well
provisioned, for it is only by whole
sale massacres that the government
can secure any control.
The financial situation is said to he
helpless. A member of the Austrian
House Of Rothschild is reported to
have said:
Austria can only save her life by
sacrificing her political existence.
When peace is made, she must make
political concessions in exchange for
a foreign loan to cover her SIG, 900. 900. =
900 of treasury bonds. 1t is her only
hope"
There has been another outbreak be-
tween Hungarian and Austrian dep
uties in the Richsrath. according to
dispatches to, the "Eche De Paris, ,"
from Bale. Deputy Koroschek ac-
cused the Austrians Of hangings and
shootings en- masse, in Bosnia and
Croatia without court trials. He cited
the case of a woman who was mur-
dered in her bed with her 3-year-old
childs and of a woman of 73, who
was hanged. Koroschek declared that
more than 1000 persons of all ages
and both sex had been the victims of
Austrian terrorism. ~
The Washington herald., 1918-01-15
ASK single CONTROL
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.


Mr.. Willard said the only thing he
could see that would iniure his plan
was that it was purely voluntary, and
some Legislation might be necessary
along that line. He also said he did
not think Congress should prescribe
in advance Just what duties should
be taken over by the central control
he advocated. but the President should
be left to delegate this authority.
You mean director of muni-
tions?" said Senator Weeks.
Not entirely. 1 have changed my
views on that. But one man could
act under the President after the
President was given the authority
by Congress.
Mr.. Baruch described his idea of
the central control thus:
The power should be centered in
one agency directly under the Presi-
dent: 1 would not make the head
a Cabinet minister. for the power
should continue only for the war
and long enough after to demob-
ilize industry.
1 would go further then the Brit
ish system. I would put all pur-
chases under one head. But I would
not destroy the many splendid
things done. such as the navy pur-
chasing or most Of the other
agencies now established"
THE committee does not think
they should be destroyed" suggest
ed Senator Chamberlain.
tor McReIIar. ~
I'VE should utilize all that can be
utilized" said Mr.. Baruch.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-15
CAR OFFICIALS
.BOMBARDED0N
POOR SERVICE
Citizens Pump Interrogato-
ries at Spokesmen for Com
panies at Joint Meeting.

Representatives of the local street
car lines appeared last night before a
joint meeting Of citizens associations
held in the Iowa Avenue Methodist
Church, Fourteenth and Emery
streets northwest, under the auspices
OF the Piney Branch Citizens Associa-
ton. and for upward of two hours
were bombarded with all kinds Of per-
picking questions.
John H. Hanna, representing the
Capital Traction Company, was the
first to appear in response to the
summons to show cause why his car
line should not be subjected to all
kinds Of punishment as retribution for
certain Inconvenience it was alleged
to have inflicted upon the travelling
public.
He got of" easily, so far as ques-
tioning was concerned. but not so S.
r. Bowen. secretary of the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company,
who was handed left-hooks, upper
cuts and solar-plexus blows from all
directions.
Mr.. Hanna opened with the state
ment that the only issue involved re-
lated to the best method of getting
passengers to and from their places
OF business. The most serious prob
lem, in his estimation, was getting
competent men to handle the cars.
Fifteen per cent of his company's en-
ployes are on the sick list now. he
said. and during the last three weeks
seventy-five new men have been un-
der instruction. The Fourteenth
street line cannot run any, more cars
now on account of war conditions, he
explained. but he thought conditions
have been improved to a certain ex-
tent
Secretary Bowen became the tar
get OF all kinds OF questioning the
moment he had finished with his
explanation as to why the road he
represented could not render bet
ter service. In brief. he urged the
citizens associations to be patient
a while longer until Expert BeeIer
OF the Public Utilities Commission
had finished with his investiga-
tions concerning local street car
conditions.
Those present thought Mr. Bowen
was saying one word for Mr.. BeeIer
and making a whole Fourth of July
speech for the carline he repre-
sented.
After listening to the representa-
tVes from the street railway lines,
the meeting adopted the Peabody
report recommending public Coop
Grafton with the lines in handling
the traffic situation.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-15
Goldman and Berkman
Must Serve Their Terms

Emma Goldman and Alexander
Berkman must each serve their two
years in prison and pay an additional
$4,000 fine for urging men of draft age
not to register.
The United States Supreme Court
upheld the convictions in their cases
yesterday. Both are now out on bail.
Louis Kramer and Morris Becker
must also serve their sentences for
conspiring to stop draftable men from
registering
Convictions in the cases OF Charles
E. Ruthernberg, Alfred Wagenknecht
and Charles Baker, Ohio men, charged
with violating the draft law, were also
upheld.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-15

Instant relief-no waiting. YoUr
clogged nostrils open right up; the air
passages of your head clear and you
can breathe freely. No more hawking,
snuffling, blowing. headache. dryneSs.
No struggling for breath at night;
Your cold or catarrh disappears.
Get small bottle Of Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist now. Apply
little Of this fragrant. antiseptic,
healing cream in your nostrils. It pen
etrates through every air passage Of
the head, soothes the inflamed or
swollen mucous membrane and relief
comes instantly.
It's just fine. Don't stay stuffed-up
with a cold or nasty cattarrh.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-15
AID ASSOCIATION MEETS.

Consideration of two applications for
admission to the Home, one Of which
was acted fAvorably upon, the other
held up pending Investigation, was the
principal business before the regular
monthly meeting Of the Aid Associa-
ton for the Blind held yesterday at
the Home for the Blind. $3.50 R street
northwest.
Mrs. Josephine Jacobs is president
Of the association. which is now look
ing after the comfort and welfare
Of eighteen inmates.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-15
BAN ON PRIVATE
TELEPHONE CALLS

What next
Conversation conservation. Sounds
Ike a miX-up. but it's a fact never
theless, and it's being advocated by
the Topographic Engraving Company
and Williams & Allen, who have is
sued an order that no telephone calls.
either incoming or outgoing, will be
permitted over their lines except calls
actually necessary for the conduct of
the business@of their RESPECTIVE firms.
II Is explained that the new rule
ls strictly a war measure and is
meant to help relieve telephone con-
SestiOn, and thereby help win the
waT.
Other firms will probably follow Ny
putting the ban on useless utterance.
and II might be well for young wom-
on clerks and their swains to begin
studying ts+epathy.