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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-18
EXPERTS Will
EXPLAIN COAL
CONSERV
Lessons To Be
Given In Auditorium
Wednesday

Announcement was made this af-
ternoon by r. B. BlakemoFe, fuel ad-
ministratOr, that the Northern Paci-
fic conservation special will pull
into Fargo Wednesday and that
evening the engineers in charge will
give a demonstration OF practical
coal conservation methods at a
meeting TO be held in the Auditor
ium in the evening and which IL is
hoped will be filled. Methods of
conserving the supply OF coal will be
also shown by motion pictures.
Arrangements for the meeting
were made by Charles j. Moos Of
st. Paul, Industrial agent for the
Northern Pacific, who has been in
charge Of the conservation special
which has been giving these free
demonstrations and lessons at all
the main points along the Northern
Pacific. Last week the special"
was at Dilworth.
7 would like TO see every custodian
of a public building i'm Fargo, whose
work requires his attendance Of
furnace, as we'll as the business men
Of the city and their wives at
this meeting for the immense
amount of good which they will de-
rive from these benefit talks" said
Administrators Blakemore this morn
ing.
The motion pictures illustrate the
varied styles Of firing for both en-
gines and locomotives, and also show
of troops and supplies and
conditions in the American army
camps in France. The men in charge
of the pictures are making a tour Of
the entire system under the auspices
Of the roads officials, preaching the
gospel o focal saving as an aid to the
to win the war.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-18
TO Sell 100000 WORTH
OF THRIFT STAMPS
North Dakota Underwriters pIedus
Big Sale at Regular Monthly
Meeting Held at Bismarck.

A. f. Colwell Of Fargo, who attend
ed the meeting OF the North Dakota.
association OF Life Underwriters. held
at Bismarck, announced upon his re-
turn to Fargo this morning, that the
association pledged the sale Of $780,
600 worth Of thrift stamps before Dec
emher 81, 1918.
The pledge was made after G. F.
Dullam, chairman Of the thrift cam
paign for the Bismarck district. and
Cecil L. Burton Of the Bismarck COM
mittee, had addressed the underwrit-
ers who were gathered in monthly
session.
The hundred thousand dollars
worth OF stamps will be apportioned
among the North Dakota agencies on
the basis Of business written during
the last twelve months.
At the request of President CoIweIl.
Publicity Director Cushing made a
Kaiser's goat, which was introduced
by Mr.. ColwelI at the meeting and
started on its way, with good sue
cess.
Nineteen eighteen is proving a
horseshoe year for the North Dakota
Underwriters. The state association,
long more or less dormant, entered
the new year with but 20 members.
At the first meeting in Fargo this
nj mber was increased to 56. When
the convention closed in Bismarck,
the membership was 100. President
A. #. Colwell predicts that the next
meeting, to be held in Devils Lake on
April 20, will swell the total to $50.
The May meeting Of the association
will be held in Minot, and it is prob
able that a meeting will be held in
Grand Forks just prior to the June
meeting in Fargo.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-18
TANKER Sank
SUBMARINE
(By Associated Preas.l

An Atlantic Port, March lS.-At
the end Of an hours battle between
German submarine and an Ameri-
can tank steamship which arrived
here yesterday the U-boat apparent
~ was sunk, according to officers Of
the American vessel.
One Of the crew on the tanker was
wounded by a shell fired by the sub
marine. Two other shots struck the
American ship, which was not SER
iously damaged.
The fight took place in the Bristol
channel on Feb. "a. The American
vessel was about "a hours out from a
British port when the U-boat was
sighted. The tanker tried to escape
and was pursued After the Ameri-
can vessel had been within torpedo
range for some time without any at
tempt being made TO sink her in this
way, the U-boat began shelling her.
The tanker halted and gave battle.
The officers said the shrapnel shells
fired by the American gun crew eith-
er fell short or passed over the u
boat for a time but finally one struck
the submarine fairly in the center
and she disappeared Immediately.
The American vessel is Of about 1000
tons gross.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-18

The United States civil service
commission has announced an open
competitive examination for post
master to be held in Fargo on April
Is, 1918, as the result of which the
position Of postmaster Of this city will
be filled.
Persons who meet the requirements
and desire this examination should at
once apply at the Fargo office or to
the United States Civil Service COM
mission, Washington. The salary Of
the Fargo Office is $3,700.
This is an examination under the
civil service act and rules but is held
under an executive order Of March 81,
1917, which reads as follows:
Hereafter when a vacancy occurs
in the position of postmaster of any
office Of the first, second, or third
class as result of death, resignation,
removal, or on the recommendation
of the first assistant postmaster gen.
eral, approved by the postmaster gen.
eral, to the effect that the efficiencyor
needs Of the service require that a
change shall be made, the postmaster
general shall certify the fact to the
civil service commission which shall
forthwith hold an open competitive
examination to test the fitness Of ap-
plicants to fill such vacancy, and
when such examination has been held
and the papers in connection there
with have been rated the said COM
mission shall certify the result there
OF to the postmaster general who
shall submit to the President the
name ofthe highest qualified eligible
for appointment to fill such vacancy
unless 1T is established that the
character or residence of such ap-
plicant disqualifies him for appoint
ment. No person who has passed his
sixty-fifth birthday shall be given the
examination herein provided for"
To be eligible for this examination
an applicant must be a citizen OF the
United States, must actually reside
within the delivery of the Office for
which the application is made. and
must. have been such resident at the
time the present vacancy occurred.
Applicants for first-cIass postmaster
must have reached their thirtieth
birthday and those for second-cIass
postmaster their twenty fifth birth
day on the date Of making oath to
the application and must be in good
physical condition.
Applicants must submit with their
applications their photographs. taken
within two years. Tintypes or proofs
will not be accepted.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-18
CHURCH"
SUNDAY SUCCESS
More Than 5000 Persons
Answered the Call is
Estimate Today

More than 5000 persons attended
church In Fargo Sunday.
This figure is based on reports re-
ceived today by Rev. Thos. ]. Gra-
ham, chairman Of the go-to-church
committee Of the Fargo federation of
churches, which inaugurated the
movement.
Capacity audiences were reported
from all churches. and in some in
stances Ii was necessary to turn per-
sons away.
The number is exclusive Of Sunday
school attendance.
The increase in attendance was
most marked in the morning, said
Rev. Mr.. Graham today, averaging
moro than sc per cent, and at several
churches 100 per cent. The evening
crowds were smaller, the average in
crease being about 25 per cent. The
day was a tremendous success.
The sermons generally dealt with
the good will and the welcome OF the
churches for everyone.
Pastors and church workers gener-
ally are gratified over the success Of
the go church movement.
'It was a good way to stir up the
people to their duty, said the Very
Rev. Thos. Egant Of st. Mary's
cathedral, t'and together with the war
situation should help many careless
persons to realize their moral and
religious responsibilities"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-18
GERMAN THREATS
OF GREAT SPRING
Are
NOT CONVNN cling
War Department Believes
1t Will Not Be Launched
Voluntarily
Germans Will Not Make
General Attack Unless
Forced To Do So
CByr Associated Press.)

Washington, March 18.-Germany's
threat of a great spring offensive on
the western front no longer impresses
American military men.
In its weekly review. today the war
department records the conclusion
that the enemy in spirit of his vast
preparations will not take the Of
fensive unless forced into 1t. This
confirms the opinion many officers
have expressed for weeks in the face
of official forecasts to the contrary
from. both sides of the Atlantic.
while hostile preparations for an
offensive in the west are not slack
ening," the review says. ''it is becom-
ing more evident that the enemy will
launch the offensive only if compelled
to do so by the exigencies of the gem
eraI strategic situation"
The nature of the information upon
which the opinion is based is not dis
closed. It is noted that fresh Ger
man divisions have arrived on the
western front and the German lines
are said TO be approaching the point
in density beyond which ii would be
impossible TO go without choking
communication lines and hampering
free movement OF reserves. Apparent
ly, however, this concentration has
come to be regarded as a defensive,
not an offensive movement
Much of the statement is devoted
to the activities Of American troops,
now engaged on five separate fronts,
one of the sectors lying close to the
Swiss border. The official COM
muniques however, adds nothing TO
recently published press reports of
the raids and trench lighting in which
the Americans have been involved.
Elsewhere on the western front,
the experts find no evidence of i'm
pending major activities by either
side. The period Of inactivity, the
statement says, is being prolonged. 1t
notes. however, indications, of
Austro- German concentration in the
Italian theater which NAV forecast
assaults with Verona or Brescia, as
their detectives. =
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-18
Tertursa By ReIshaviki.

London, March 1S.-A dispatch To
The Daily Mail from Petrograd tells
of toTtures that are being inflicted
by the Bolsheviki on persons I'm var
iOus localities. The dispatch says
that in VorOnezh the death penalty
has been revived for burglars, and
that in Kazan four peasants, who
had been adjudged guilty Of crime,
were condemned to be burned to
death.
The entire populace Of the village,
says the correspondent, witnessed
the execution in BarnapOl, Siberia, OF
four boys y1wltO had been condemned
for theft. Three of the boys were
publicly beheaded, while the other
was tortured and finally his head
crushed in. In Zmievo, the mer-
chants were each ordered to hand
over one hundred thousand rubles,
Those who failed to do so were
thrown into the river after stones
had been tied about their necks.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-18
Workmen In Railroad
Shops in Vienna Dis
trict Are Affected
STRIKE is ALSO
BEGUN IN BUDAPEST
Kaiser Hopes For "Com-
plete Victory" In the
West Soon
(Rv Assoclated Presa.l

Amsterdam, March 1S.-Strikes are
again in progress in Austria and
Hungary, and are spreading rapidly,
according TO reports appearing in
German newspapers. A Vienna dis
patch TO The Weser Zeitung of
Bremen, dated Friday, says that a
strike has begun in Budapest and is
assuming large proportions. Tele-
graphic communication between
Budapest and Vienna was suspended
Thursday.
A Vienna dispatch to The Lokal
Anzeiger of Berlin confirms the re-
port Of last week that workmen in
railway shops have gone on a strike,
1t says Vienna and neighboring indus
trial centers are affected by the move
ment. The men in the railway shops
of one line quit work on Tuesday, and
were joined on Wednesday by the
shop workers Of other railways. I'm
der threat Of military intervention
the men returned to the shops but did
not work.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-18
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SUMMARY OF WAR

French and German troops have
been engaged in heavy fighting on
both sides of the Meuse in the
Verdun sector. West of the river the
French have gained the enemy posi-
tions on q front of about 400 yards
to a depth Of 800 yards. while east
Of the river the Germans were unsuc-
eessful in strong attacks on a six mile
front.
Sunday the Germans sent heavy
forces against the French positions
at SamonneuX, north Of the Boise de-
Caurieres and near BezonvauN. They
entered the French line at various
points. Violent French artillery fire
inflicted heavy casualties on the at
taekers and they were unable to hold
on to the trenches they had gained.
The front east of the Meuse has been
the scene of much violent artillery
fire during the last month.
The French success west of the
river was made at MaIancourt, west
of peadman Hill. Al the Cheppy
wood, Immediately west of Malsn-
court the French late Friday pene-
trated German trenches on a front of
300 metres to a depth of 300 metres.
After destroying the positions the
French returned with 30 prisoners
and seven machine guns. East of
Rheims, in the Champagne, German
troops gained momentarily a footing
in French positions west of Vaudesin-
court, but suffered heavily, under a
French counter attack which reBtor-
ed the situation.
Raidina activity on the British front
died down somewhat and the Ger
mans for the moment at least, have
given up their strong raids on the
Ypres -Arras line. The artillery fire
here and in the Cambrai area, how
ever, is intense. British airmen
persist in their bombing raids against
for % more German machines.
On the American sectors at Toul
and LuneVilIs there has been no
change in the situation. American
patrol parties are still visiting the
enemy lines and returning with vaiu-
able information. On the Tout front
the American artillery fire has been
very heavy, the gunners shelIing
billets, troops and works over an
area approximately six miles wide
and two miles deep. East Of Luns-
vile also the artillery bombaFdmeRt
has been heavy.
Having occupied Odessa and
important naval and urain
ports, the Germans in southern Rus
sia continue their advance northward
from the Black sea toward kherson,
an important commercial center and
capital of the province of the same
name. The All i-Russian congress Of
soviets has declared Moscow 70 be
the Russian capital and IL is said
that all government and military eff
fects have been removed from Petro-
grad, The BoIshsVik leaders, al
though they urged and obtained
Of the German peace
treaty, are said to have little hope !
that the treaty will bring peace and !
are calling upon the local soviets to |
form military organizations with |
which TO combat the Germans should |
their invasion continue further into |
the heart of Russia.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-18
BAKERS URGED
TO use POTATO
SUBSTITUTES

DR.. e. r. Ladd, food administrator,
was advised this afternoon of a new
ruling by the United States food
administration that all bakers who
are not using the required 20 per cent
of wheat -four substitutes in bread
and rolls must cease baking these
products on March 90 and must not
resume operations until they are pre-
pared to use the substitutes as re-
quired, upon pain Of revocation of
license.
The order further states that where
a surplus OF potatoes exist, bakers are
urged to make use OF them as substi-
tutes to the limit of their ability
Four pounds Of potatoes are required
in place OF one pound Of substitutes.
The potato substitutes are for bakers
only.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-18
DAMAGE SUIT CALLED.

The personal injury suit Of Mrs.
Elizabeth Mary Vannet, OF Fargo,
against K. II. Cole and Mrs. e. Fl. Cole.
was called in the Cass county district
court this morning.
q Mrs Vannet seeks $4,000 damages
for injuries which she alleges she
sustained in an auto accident near the
Great Northern station last summer,
when, IT is claimed, she was struck
by an automobile, driven by Mrs.
Cole.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-18
Spy Believed to Be Working
Along Americana Front; Raids
On the Trenches Continue

lines. He fired through the window
and dashed into the house but failed
to find anyone.
Four hours earlier important tele-
phone wires within the American
lines were found to have been cut.
An American patrol last night en-
tered the enemy trenches at one end
CONTINUED on page A.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-18
HELD FOR RANSOM.

Pelxin, March 1s.J-The two AM
erican engineers recently captured
by brigands in northern Honan are
being held for ransom Of seventy
rifles. Representatives Of the gov
eminent are carrying on negotiations
with the bandits through missionaries
and IL is believed the release OF the
Americans will be effected soon. They
are r.. U. Pursell, of st. Paul and @. a.
Kyle, Of Portland, Oregon.
II has been learned that the Am
ericans are being held near Yehsien
40 miles west Of Yenchengho in
northern Honan. They are reported
to be safe and well.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-18
Dismissal is The
Only Punishment
Given Lieutenant

Washington, March IS. - Despite
Secretary Bakers expressed view that
mere dismissal from the service is not
a heavy enough penalty for army
medical officers convicted Of neglect
ing their soldier patients. an army
court-martial has declined to impose a
more severe sentence on First Lieut..
John @. Dwyer, Of the medical re-
serve service, tried for not giving
proper attention to a private at Camp
Funston.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-18
Meet Mueh Reslatanee.

Amsterdam, March 1.-THE troops
sent recently by Germany to Finland
TO assist in putting down the Red
Guard are meeting with hostile
forces which are continually being
increased, says a semi-official state
ment issued in Berlin. On this ac-
count, further help by Germans is
said to be urgently needed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-18
RUSS CONGRESS-
ENDS ITS WORK:
FAVORS REMOVAL
OF THE CAPITAL
New Central Executive
Committee of 200 Mem
bers Is Appointed
EVACUATION OF
'PETROGRAD ENDS
German Troops Meeting
Stiff Opposition in Oc-
cupatlon Of Finland
a. AasocIf.trd Press.l

Moscow, Saturday, March lb.-Iha
AlI-Russian congress Of soviets ad-
journed this evening after having
approved of the removal Of the capi-
tai to Moscow and voting TO elect a
new central executive committee to
consist of two hundred members.
AT the session today, NJ. SverdIoff
of the central executive committee,
read the message sent to the Rus
sian people early this month, on be-
half Of American labor, by Samuel
Gompers, in which the assistance OF
the working people Of America was
promised to the Russians. The mes
sage, which was read before the
vote in ratification of the peace
treaty was taken, evoked consider
able applause.
No reply was sent. as NJ. Sverdloff
said the message to the American
people in response to President VIII
sons communication was sufficient.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-18
Must Not Leave Petroarad.

London, Thursday, March IA
The evacuation Of Petrograd has
been completed, according to a Reu-
ter dispatch from that city, quoting
an official communication. None Of
the population will be permitted 20
leave the city hereafter and, in or
der to make certain that the order rs
obeyed, all passenger train service
has been suspended.
The council Of commissaries Of
The Commune of Petrograd," which
will be the official designation OF
Petrograd and the district surrounds
ing 1t in future, has authorized the
temperance of all so-calIed Bourg-
eOise newspapers which had been
suppressed since the beginning OF
she German offensive.
Occupation by the Turks Of the
entire Batum region has been con-
firmed.
Latest details OF the German Oc-
cupation of AbO, Finland, state that
5000 troops with artillery came from
the Aland islands in several trans
ports preceded by an sicebreaker.
The Germans seized three Russian
torpedo boats and some mine-
Gweepers.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-18
GERMAN CLASS
BOOKS STOLEN
AND BURNED
Especial to Forum.)

Especial to Forum.)
Wheaton, Mimi, March
18.-some unknown person
entered The school build
ing here last night, took all
the books used by the Ger
man classes and made a
big bonfire of them. The
person left a placard on the
door which read:
ITO h NIT der kaiser. "
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-18
HeIsinafors Cut OFF.

Stockholm, March 17.-Communi-
cation with HelsIngfors and other
points in southern Finland has been
broken. The Germans are believed
to have cut the cable between
Sweden and the Aland islands.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-18

EXAMINATION
ON APRIL IS
Will Follow
Exam to Fill Vacancy
In Fargo Office
LOSES HIS FIGHT.

With the announcement of the
date for the examination to fill
the vacancy in the Fargo post
office, it now Is certain that
George w. Wilkinson, removed
postmaster, has definitely lost out
in his attempt for reinstatement.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-18

Amsterdam, Friday, March Is. -
Having been offered by the Courland
National Council the title Of Duke Of
CouTland, according to German news
paper reports, Emperor William has
sent the following telegram TO the
president Of the council:
Receipt of the loyal greetings sent
in the name Of the Courland National
Council has given me great pleasure.
My heart is deeply moved, and is filled
with thanks to God that It has been
granted me to save German blood and
German kultur from perishing. God
bless your land upon which German
fidelity, German courage and German
perseverance have made their impress
sion"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-18
Germans Still Advance.

London, March 18.-German troops
occupied Bakhmatch and Konotop
Tin the province OF Tchernigov,
about $50 miles southwest OF Mos
cow but were forced to retire from
Briansk lin the province OF Orel,
200 miles southwest of Moscow to-
ward the main base, according to an
Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Moscow dated Saturday.
Austro-German troops are moving
on Woroshba and Kharlzov Capital
Of the province Of the same name
and about 400 miles south of Mos
cow Orders have been given to
evacuate Kharkov.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-18
(Rv Associated Press.N

With the Army in France, Sunday,
March 17.-American intelligence Of
ficers report evidence leading to the
conclusion that possibly a spy may
be at work within the American lines
northwest of TouL Early this morn
ing an American sentry saw flashes
of signal light from a window fac
ing in the direction of the enemy
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-18
Hopes For Victory.

Amsterdam Sunday, March III
have strong hope that Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg will soon win for us
complete victory on the western
'front.'" reads a message sent by
Emperor William. to the Pomeranian
provincial council, as quoted in The
Lokal Anzeiger, of Berlin.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-18

Pelxin, Saturday, March 16. - An
authoritative dispatch from .Blagov-
ieshtchensk in Siberia 500 miles north
of Harbin, filed March 8. says all
Boishevik leaders. including the
president of the local Soviet, have
been arrested and imprisoned by Co.'S
sacks and volunteer militia. The
Bolshevik troops, consisting Of re-
serve regiments Of Red Guards were
disarmed and order restored.
A Reuters dispatch from London re-
ceived Saturday, quoted reports to
the effect that Maximalists had MUIR
dered $50 Japanese at Blagoviescht-
'Ysu5U0