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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-07
Ex-Governor Folk
Wins Missouri
Senatorial Race
fRv Associated Press. J

st. Louis. Aug. 7.-Former Gov
ernor Joseph w. Folk defeated Sen
ator Xenophon P. Whitley for the
Democratic nomination for United
States senator by a plurality Of
$4,000 votes incomplete returns indi-
cate. Selden P. Spencer of st. Louis
defeated Jay l.. Torrey of Fruitville
by 10000 votes on the Republican
side, according to unofficial returns,
All congressman were renominated
with the exception of Dorsey w.
Shackleford in the Eighth district,
who was defeated by William L..
Nelson Of Columbia and Congress
man BorIand of the Fifth district
who was defeated by Bland.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-07
FORECAST,

wisconsin Partly cloudy with
thunder showers in south portion this
afternoon or tonight; Thursday gen.
orally fair; cooler tonight and in east
portion Thursday
Minnesota. Generally fair tonight
and Thursday; cooler tonight in east
and south portions; warmer Thursday
In west portion,
Iowa-Partiy cloudy weather with
thunder showers this afternoon or to-
night In east portion; not so warm In
east and south portions tonight ana
in southeast portion Thursday.
North Dakota-Generally fair to-
Temperature.
Montana - Generally fair tonight
and Thursday; slightly warmer to-
night and In southeast portion Thurs
day.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-07
Newspaper Men
In NOneSSentiaI
Work Says Board
(Rv Assoe oefnted Press.l J

Waterloo, Ia, Aug. Thirteen
employees of a local newspaper, in
Guiding reporters, pressmen and
notified by the Waterloo exemption
board that they must either engage
in a productive occupation or be
placed in class 1 OF the draft.
Members of exemption board said
they had interpreted the work or
fight" order so that it includes
newspaper employees.
The business manager of the news
paper intimated today that he would
appeal, declaring it was his opinion
that newspapers and their employees
had been held essential by the gov
eyuuenf
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-07
II DrQfteeS To
LeaUe Thursday

Fourteen draft men in call 9s2 viii
entrain for Jefferson Barracks, Mo-,
Thursday, according to the an
nouncement OF w. R. Tucker, secre-
tary of the local draft board. The
men will report for roll call at the
court house at 10 o'clock in the NOR
ming, and will leave Fargo later in
the daY
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-07
Spanish Grip
Reaches Belgium
(Bv Associated Press. }

Washington, Aug. 7.-Spanish IN
fuenza now is raging in Belgium,
according to an official dispatch to-
day from Holland. Thousands Of
cases have been reported at Brus-
sells, Antwerp, Ldege, Malines and
Nanur. The percentage of deaths
lis very high, owing to the weak
state OF the inhabitants Cardinal
Mercier was seriously attacked but
lis now convalescent.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-07
British Losses
ShOze, Decrease
tBy Associated Press. }

London, Aug. british casualties
reported in the week ending today,
totalled 9,806, compared with an ag-
gregate of 1888 reported in the pre-
vious week. There are divided as
follows:
Killed or died of wounds: Officers,
105; men, 1909.
Wounded or missing: Officers,
374; men 7,778.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-07
NoRWAYls LossEs.

London, Aug. 7.-Norway lost IA
vessels through war causes during the
month OF July. it was announced by
the Norwegian legation here today,
The tonnage or the vessels lost ag-
gregate 1914. Fifty five sailors were
lost during the month.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-07
German
Hope Is Blasted

Zurich Switzerland, Aug. The
German hope of ending the war by
a military decision before the arrival
OF the Americans was blasted by the
recent allied offensive, the socialist
newspaper, Arbeiter Zeitung OF vi
emma points out, in concluding an
article n the military situation.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-07
cZEcHs RETREAT.

Shanghai, Aug. 4.-Sunday-The
Czecho- Slovak troops operating along
the Usuri river, north of Vladivostok,
are retiring under pressure of super
Tor forces, it is stated in advices
from VladiYostok.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-07
Bread Riots In
Spanish City

Guadalaiara, Spain, Aug. 7.-se-
rious outbreaks have occurred here
owing to the high cost of living and
the poor quality Of bread.
Guadalajara is a provincial capt.
tai, "a miles northeast Of Madrid
1T has a population of about $4,000.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-07

BRITISH AT VLADIVosTok.
Shanghai, Aug. 3.-British troops
landed at Vladivostok at dawn to-
They received friendly reception.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-07
sall Hot In Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, Aug. There Waa
no relief here today from the intense
heat. At noon the teInperatura
touched 100 degrees, six higher tiaaa
ut the same hour yesterday. Four
deaths and numerous prostrationa
were reported.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-07
Neg0 York Suffers
In Intense Heaf
cooIer In chioaao.

Chicago, Aug. 7.--s1ight relief
from Chicago's not wave came 10
day. At p. m, the official tenn
perature was SO. five degrees lower
than at the same hour yesterday.
Six deaths from heat were reported
today, making a total az IL gor the
three days Of the hot wave. There
have been several hundred heat
prostratIons since Monday.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-07
British Premier
Sees No Chance
Of Hun Victory

London. Aug. General Foch by
his counter stroke has driven the
enemy back, and although the danger
was not over, "he would be a sanguine
man on the German general staff
who would now predict that Germany
could obtain a military victory said
Premier. Lloyd George today. The
premier characterized General Foch's
counter offensive as ''tthe most bril-
liant in the annals of war.
The Germans, declared the premier,
had attempted their land offensive be-
cause, the submarine offensive had
failed . r,, s1se, -a
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-07

Since August 1914, including
those already with the coIors, Great
Britain alone, said the premier, had
raised for the army and navy
6,250OOO men, for the most part vol
UNFAIRLY. The dominions had con-
tributed 100000 and India l.
25O,000 men.
One hundred and fifty. German
submarines have been destroyed, Mr.
Lloyd George announced, more than
half of them in the last year.
Mr.. Lloyd George stated that dur
ing the month of July 305,00O
American troops had been brought
oyer, $4,000 of them in British
ships. -4.
Until all the allies were defeated
at sea, Mr.. Lloyd George declared
Germany. could never triumph.
The premier was speaking in the
house Of commons, making a state
ment on the war situation. The
house will adjourn tomorrow until
October Is.
In further reference to the fight
ing in France, the premier declared
it was too early to say the German
effort has been exhausted. The
Germans still had powerful forces in
reserve, he pointed out, it was
too early to say that the chance
which they had on March 81 would
not again present itself.
The American army, the premier
said, would soon be not far short of
the German itself.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-07
rive Deaths In Baltimore.

Baltimore, Aug. Five deatlae
day. At that hour the local We her
bureau Thermometer registered 200
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-01-25

Recreation is not lazlness.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-01-25
GERMAN LINES BOMBED.
British kviators Use Machine Cuns
On the Teutons.

London. British flyers dropped
bombs on a long column of enemy
troops behind the German lines and
flew back and forth firing their ma.
chine guns at the massed forces with
considerable effect, Field Marshal
Haig reports.
Five hostile machines we're downed
during the day One British machine
failed to return.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-01-25
PACKING PLANTS
MAY Be TAKEN NEXT
CHICAGO sTockYARDs EMPLOYEES
APPEAL TO GOVERNMENT TO
TAKE OVER PLANTS.
CONDITIONS lNTOLLERABLE
President Sam Gompers Says Monster
Strike Can Only Be Averted BY
Drastic Action Of the Fed
sral Government.

Washington. Chicago stock yard
employees have asked President Will
son to take over the great packing
plants of the country.
A delegation of labor leaders told
the president that conditions In the
plants are now intolerable, wages low
and treatment brutal. The workers
even offered to allow the president to
regulate their wages, hours and gen
eral conditions.
Samuel Gompers, who accompanied
the Chicago labor leaders, said after.
wards that the request for government
control was made as "a last resort"
and that the. president would consider
other methods of relieving the tense
situation.
But the labor representatives, in a
sensational statement, urged to the ut
most the government operation of the
plants. They said 1t was ridiculous"
to allow the industry to be controlled
by few men.
The workers even offered to enlist
for the period of the war and to guar.
antee to the government 24-hour shifts
of eight hours each. They said at pres
ent so per cent of the packing house
employees are aliens, but that the la
Dor unions would furnish entirely "loy-
al" Americans
President Wilson listened "sympa-
thetically" to the presentation, it was
said by Mr. Gompers. The president
has asked the presidents mediation
commission, headed by Secretary OF
Labor Wilson, to take up the Chicago
situation with all the parties con.
erned.
The request from the workingmen
came as result OF the recent radical
differences between employer and EN-.
ployes in Chicago. The presidents
mediation board has had a representa-;
tive there. But Mr.. Gompers said the
packers had assumed an entirely UNI
fair attitude" toward this representa-.
tive.
Besides the president, Secretary OF
Labor Wilson and Secretary Of War
Baker were in the White House con.
sultation. The labor men were repre-.
scented by James Fitzpatrick. president
of the Chicago Federation Of Labor;
Edward N. Nockels, secretary. and IL
chiefs of locals. and internationals.
Frank p. Walsh. former chairman Of
the federal commission on industrial
relations, accompanied the party as
counsel. Conditions in the Chicago
stock yards and plants were described
as intolerable. A monster strike is
likely to occur hourly, said Mr.. Com
pers.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-01-25
Women Prepare!

I Thousands OF women in the South have
overcome their sufferings, and have been
cured Of woman's ills by DR.. Pierce's
IFavorite Prescription. This temperance
medicine, though started nearly half q
century ago, sells most widely to-day.
~ can now be had in tablet form as
well ~ liquid, and every woman who
suffers from backache, headache, nerv.
business, should take this e Prescription "
of DR.. Pierce's. It is prepared from
natures roots and herbs and does not
contain particle of alcohol or any
narcotic. It's not secret prescription
for it's ingredients are printed on wrap
per. Send l0c. for trial package to
DIR. v. M. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-01-25
APPEALS TO SOUTH
TO GROW ITS FOOD
DiREcToR-aENERAL M'ADoo ASKS
SOUTHERN FARMERS TO GROW
MORE FooDsTuFFs.
WILL HELP IN WINNING WAR
Says More MIX, Butter, Eggs, Poultr,
Fruit and Vegetables Can Be Pro-
duced Without Reducing An
nuai Production OF Cotton.

Washington.-"The south should
help win the war by raising Its OWL
foodstuffs and eliminating the neces
sity of transporting food from other
sections Of the country" says Director
General McAdoo in an appeal to the
people of the south, and particularly
to farmers. Without reducing cotton
production, farmers ought to produce
more milk, butter, eggs, poultry, fruit
and vegetables, he suggested.
"One Of the greatest tasks confront
ing the American people," said Mr.
McAdoo, SIS that of improving and
making thoroughly efficient their rail.
road transportation system. The PEG
pie of the south, and especially the
farmers. are in the habit Of using the
transportation system of the country
to degree that is highly uneconomic
and unnecessary, for the purpose OF
transporting food and feed from other
parts OF the United States, because
they do not produce enough foodstuffs
and feedstuffs for themselves.
II wish to urge upon the people OF
the south, and especially the farmers,
to do everything possible during the
next year to relieve the strain on the
railroad agencies of the nation by pro-
ducing their own food and feed crops.
The south can, if it will, feed itself
and produce the rations both in rough
age and grain for its own live stock.
1.-THE best farmers of the south rec.
ognize the fact that it pays as mat
ter OF good farming to produce on each
farm the hay and grain for live stock,
all the garden products, fruit and poul'
try, and IL possible surplus of all
these for sale in the immediate vicin.
ity.
ut is not desired nor do I suggest
that the growing of cotton should be
discouraged. Every southern farmer
should raise all the cotton that he can
we'll cultivate, since cotton constitutes
the best cash crop of most OF the
south, but he should grow the hay and
grain to feed his draft animals. He
should produce his own milk, butter,
eggs, poultry, fruit and vegetables, and
every city and town Of the south be
to the largest possible extent supplied
with these commodities by the farm.
ers of the south. It is not only good
agricultural practice, but 1t becomes
in this exigency patriotic duty.
If the south can feed itself 1t will
release from unnecessary service in
the south a vast number of freight
cars and engines and will help win the
war"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-01-25
WAY IS PAVED FOR
NEWL|BERTY LOAN
SECRETARY MeADoo ANNOUNCES
NEW ISSUE OF SHORT TERM
TREASURY CERTIFICATES.
FIRST PAYMENT ON APRIL 22
Federal Reserve Banks to Take Sub.
scriptions at Par Until Jan. 20.
Certificates viii Be Exchanged
for Third Liberty Bonds.

Washington. the first financial
step in preparation for the third Lib
erty loan, Secretary McAdoo announ-
ces new issue of 100000 900 treas
ury certificates of Indebtedness, bear
ing four per cent from Jan. % and
payable April %. Subscriptions will
be received by federal reserve banks
at par and accrued interest until Jan,
20, and payment must be made by that
date. The certificates will be re-
ceived in payment of third Liberty
loan subscriptions.
This arrangement indicates that the
first payment on the third Liberty
loan will be on or about April %, and
that IL the same plan Of installment
payments is maintained for the third
as for the second loan, the bond-selling
campaign will be in March. For the
second loan the first payment was
made two weeks after the close OF the
mOutn y CHmpdlkn
For the first time since the United
States started its big war financing
movement, subscriptions will be re-
ceived simultaneously for two current
issues Of certificates, since an issue
of so-called tax certificates is still
open. The interest rate is the same
as on other recent issues.
On the latest issue Secretary Nc
Adoo reserved the right to reject any
subscriptions, to allot less than the
amount applied for, to close the sub
scription books at any time and re-
deem the certificates before their ma
turity date. The certificates will be
in denominations of $1,000, $4,000,
$4,000 and 100000 They are ex-
empt from all federal, state and local
taxes except estate and inheritance
taxes, income surfaces and excess
profits taxes. Interest on $1,000
worth of certificates owned by any one
person or interest is also exempt from
income surfaces and excess profits
taxes.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-01-25
Ca|omeI Loses You a Days Work!
Take Dodson's Liver Tone Instead
Read my guarantee! If bilious constipated head
achy you need not take nasty, sickening danger
Gus calomel to get Strengthened up.

Every druggist In town-your drug
gist and everybody's druggist has mo-
ticed great falling off in the sale Of
calomeL They all give the same rea-
son. Dodson's Liver Tone is taking
its place.
':calomel is dangerous and people
know 1t. while Dodson's Liver Tone is
perfectly safe and gives better re-
suits" said prominent local druggist.
Dodson's Liver Tone Is personally
guaranteed by every druggist who
sells it. A large bottle doesn't cost
very much, but II 1t fails to give easy
relief in every case of liver sluggish
ness and constipation, you have only
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-01-25
Rapid Spread Of Rice Business.

The growth In California Of the rice
business has been phenomenal. In the
spring Of 1909 the Office Of cereal in
designations of the United States de-
partment of agriculture began tests OF
varieties Of rice near Biggs. Similar
tests were made at places In the San
Joaquin and Sacramento valleys. In
1912 the first commercial crop of rice,
1,400 acres, was planted on adobe soil
near Biggs. The results were so sat
isfactory that 5000 acres were planted
the succeeding year. From that the
rice area grew to 10000 acres in 1914;
$4,000 acres in 1915; 10000 acres In
1916, and 100000 acres in 1917. The
total value of this years crop is esti.
mated at $11, 100000.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-01-25
Air Raid Costumes.

In the West end there was a very
smart display, l am told, of Zeppelin
costumes. These are usually made Of
silk or satin, warmly lined, Of the ma
ture of dressing gown, but often
trimmed with fur, with a cap to match.
On likely nights they are laid out near
the bed so that the lady can in a few
minutes be ready for the street or the
cellar. TIL" caps are particularly
smart, and solve the difficulty of ar
ranging the hair. Vacuum TASKS and
electric torches are part of the outfit.
Manchester Guardian.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-01-25
R.R.LAB0R QUESTIONS HEARD
Railroad Wage Commission Hearing
Complaints and Petitions From
laborlnp Men.

soSe'btA "S"s
Observation-Disclosures General Nc.
Adoo's newly appointed railroad wage
commission, headed by Secretary
Lane, Is considering the labor ques.
tions pending before the railroad adj
ministration and will devote after.
moons for several weeks to bearing
and investigating complaints ana peti.
tons.
Secretary Lane said that the wage
demands Of the four leading railroad
brotherhoods would be heard first and
later consideration would he given tc
other definite wage requests. BET IRE
the Investigations are commenced it is
planned to inquire into labor condi
lions, wages and living expenses for
all classes of railway labor, regardless
of whether definite demands have
been presented.
Labor leaders are being called in
and the recommendation of railroad
presidents and other executives will
he heard
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-01-25
ITALIANS BREAK
pave PRESSURE
TEUToNs REPuLsED AFTER TWO
HOUR ATTACK IN ATTEMPT
TO TAKE SECTOR.
ENEMY FORCED TO RETREAT
Italians Bombarded Dusouts and Do
stroy Bridge On Which Enemy
Was Attempting to Cross
Aeenzia Trezza.

Rome.-Italian troops have succeed
ed in breaking the pressure which the
enemy has been exerting on the Low
err Pave in the sector nearest Venice
This is a triangular sector originally
cleared of the enemy when the whole
region was inundated by opening the
canals. But recently low water has
permitted the enemy to renew his IN
cursions almost to CapO Sile and the
Venetian lagoons.
Enemy patrols had established dug
outs and posts in the lagoons at Agen
zia Zuliana, Just across the river from
Capo Sile, which commands the canal
running to Porto Grande and the re
gion back of Venice. During the ear
ly days of the week the Italian navy
had bombarded the dugouts and de-
stroyed the bridge ON which the en-
envy was attempting to cross the Agen
zia Trexxa. The enemy made repeated
attempts to enlarge his position, but
was uniformly repulsedp
Stung by the repeated checks. the
enemy brought his full force to bear
They were met by chosen italian
troops from the grenadier and Bersa
glieri brigades.
The Bersaglieri hewed their way tc
the enemy's support line. The fight
was stubborn for the first two hours
but the enemy gradually gave ground
and was finally pushed back from the
positions he had gained.
The following communication was
issued by the war office:
"Along the whole Of the front there
have been brief artillery actions and
limited patrol activity. Our artillery
made concentrations of fire on the re
verse of Col Saprile and Col Della Be
retta. The enemy's fire, which was
more lively against the southeastern
slopes of Monticello, was answered by
British batteries, which shelled NOV
ing troops between Nina and Carna
reggie.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-01-25
RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR.

To half pint of water add i OF. Bay
Rum, small box Of Barbo Compound,
and v OF. of glycerine. Any druggist can
put this up or you can mix it at home at
very little cost. Full directions for max.
ing and use come in each box of Barbo
Compound. 1t will gradually darken
streaked, faded gray hair, and make it soft
and glossy. 1t will not color the scalp, 10 not
sticky or greasy, and does not rub of. Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-01-25
CANALS AND WATERWAYS
May Be Taken Over, Says Director
General McAdoo.

Washington. director General Nc.
Adoo explained to the senate inter.
state commerce committee the opera.
ton of government control Of railroads
and urged passage of the railroad bill
in order to clarity the financial situa.
ton and prepare the way for coming
bond issues. He also asserted that
government operation would be ex.
tended to canals and inland water.
ways if 1t was considered necessary.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-01-25
BOSCHEE'S GERMAN SYRUP

will quiet your cough, soothe the in
Illumination of sore throat and lungs.
stop irritation In the bronchial tubes,
insuring good nights rest, free from
coughing and with easy expectoration
In the morning. Made and sold In
America for fifty-two years. A won
derful prescription, assisting Nature In
building up your general health and
throwing off the disease. Especially
useful in lung trouble, asthma, Group,
bronchitis, etc. For sale In all civil
4Eed sollatries.-Ady.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-01-25
Economy.

81 just don't know what I'm going
to do for clothes this winter" CON-
planned Mrs. Brown Jones. Every
thing is getting so dreadfully expen-
sivs"
"Why don't you take up interpretive
dancing r. inquired the head of the
family. II guess l can afford to buy
you a couple of yards Of cheesecloth."
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-01-25
Hustiinu Town.

Lord Northcliffe, at farewell din
her, expressed his admiration for
American hustle.
ION a train the other day." he saic,
Il heard dialogue that brought out
your hustling qualities beautifully.
"T'm from Ashton, said man.
Finest little town in the middle West =
"'Ashton?' sneered another man. i
don't think much of Ashton
"'You don't? When were you there
last? said the first man.
"'Two weeks ago.
"'Oh, WE'LL said the Ashtonian, you
ought to see her now ="