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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-28
WHITMAN IS CAUGHT
AT ST. CLOUD. MINI
Former Fargo Junk Dealer Accused
of Obtaining Money Under
False Pretenses.

Maurice Witzman, former Fargo
Junk dealer, was arrested at st. Cloud
last week and brought to Fargo Sat
urday evening to answer to the
charge of obtaining money under
false pretenses. Arraignei before
Augustus Miller, police magistrate,
Saturday night, the defendant was
released on $50 bonds.
Witzman recently made his appear
ance in Fargo and told Matt SiegeI
Front street clothier, that he again
contemplated going into business anl
wanted to be fitted out. According to
information obtained from the sher-
ifs department, Whitman got S52
worth of clothing and then left Fargo.
Sheriff Ross learned from the con-
duCtor that Whitman went to st.
Cloud and Immediately notified CHIEF
Of Police Brick of that city.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-28
OFFTCERs INsTALLED.

On account of the cold weather
only part of the officers of L. III. Ten
ney post, G. A.. r., attended the ig-
stallation exercises at Moorhead Sat
urday night. The following officers
were installed:
Commander-Peter Czizek.
Senior vice Commander - Wright
Works.
Chaplain-J FL. Sharp.
Quartermaster-Wil William Middagh.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-28
SURGICAL DRESSINGS.
Moorhead Red Cross Chapter Ship
ned 1.13O Pieces Saturday.

The surgical dressings section. or
Moorhead chapter Of the Red Cross
is doing splendid work and the ship
mant to headquarters Saturday in
cluded 1,13O pieces. Mrs. e. l..
Morris is in charge of this section
and has several classes, including
one of men that meets on Friday
evenings.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-28
pAMAeE IS sTILL on.

The case Of Miss Amanda Larson
against Mrs Clara g. Schmidt Rus
sell in which the former sues for &3,-
500 damages for injuries alleged 20
have been received when a portion
&C the south wall Of the old Ely block
fen and struck her on Eeh. 3. 1915.
continued to occupy the attention Of
the court today.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-28
DETALN PRISONER UNDER
ORDERS OF PRESIDENT
Presence Of Frank Peters, Arrested
at Bismarck, Said to Be Denaer-
erous to Public Peace and Safety.

Frank Peters, alias Peter Hanson
arrested at Bismarck by a federal
marshal on a presidential warrant
Is being detained in the Cass county
Jail until further orders from the
President
The arrest was made in pursuance
to authority delegated to the attor-
Eey general Of the United States by
the President who holds that the
presence of Peters "at large is a
danger to the public peace and safety
Of the United States.
Federal marshals are awaiting or
ders from the President for the re-
moval Of the prisoner to some deten-
tion camp.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-28
ANoTHER eANk ROBBERY.

Alexandria, la, Jan. 28.-Two men
with drawn pistols early today held
up R. ". Young, assistant manager
Of the Calcasieu National bank at
OakdaIe, La, near here, compelled
him to open the vault and escaped
with about S11 900, according to tele-
phone messages received here.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-28
REVIVAL MEETINGS OPEN

Revival SERVICES at the First Pres
byterian church, DR.. w. A. Irwin,
evangelist. in charge, opened aus
piciously Sunday evening, and will
continue each evening, except Mon
day evening, for the next three
weeks.
Special meetings will be held for
women in the afternoon. At $3.50
o'clock Tuesday afternoon, Mrs Ir-
win will address a meeting of moth
ers who have sons I'm the service.
Music for the meetings Is being
furnished by a special chorus, a
junior chorus is also to be organized
this week.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-28
SWEATER KNITTERS LEAD
SOCKS IN CLOSE RACE
Moorhead Chapter and Branches o
Red Cross Made Big Weekly
Shipment.

Saturdays shipment of knitted
articles made. by Moorhead chapter
gregated 3S4 pieces, of which 205
were furnished by the branches. The
total number of knitted articles for
warded to headquarters OF the
Northern division at Minneapolis
this year is 975. OF the Saturday
shipment the branches supplied IS
sweaters: 95 pairs socks. % wrist
ers and 2 mufflers.
The following table shows the
number Of articles forwarded in
each shipment made this year:
-. q. L.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-28
VERDICT FOR $555.
Awarded to Plaintiff in Two Cases
Against c. A. Hallenbsrg.

After being out Tor 70 hOurs q
verdict for $555 was reached in favor
of Mathilda Dahlsie in her two suits
against @. A. HalIenberg and Oscar
Hallenberg as guardian. The verdict
in the suit for services is $55; and
in the assault case $500. Trial of the
two cases was begun in Clay county
district court, at Moorhead, before
Judge William L. Parsons, last
Wednesday and the sealed verdict
was returned this morning.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-28
JUNIOR RED CROSS
OFFICERS Are NAMED
J. w. Riley Named Chairnan-Other
Members Are Miss Hazel Smith
and DR.. Rowe.

r. S. Lewis, chairman Of the Cass
county Red Cross chapter, this after
noon announced the officers to con-
stitUte the board which will be in
charge Of junior Red Cross work in
Cass county
The members are J. W. Riley,
chairman, Miss Hazel Smith of Far
go, and DIR. Rowe Of CasseltOn. Mat
ters pertaining to the organization
of junior Red Cross branches in the
schools should be directed to the
members of this board.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-28
PEACE AGITATION
IS SPREADING
CONTINUED from page u

Continued from page ID
mittee Of the Reichsrath Saturday,
Count Czernin, according to an
Amsterdam dispatch to The Central
News, referred frankly to the differ
ences in the Austrian and German
war aims He explained that Ger
many wanted to get her colonies
back and obviously could not con-
sent to abandon. occupied territory
before securing guarantees OF the
restitution OF his possessions. Aus
tria, however, was differently situat-
ed. She stood everywhere on enemy
territory, except I'm eastern 6alicia.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-28
sTEARNs SPEAKS

DR.. Wallace Stearns. Fargo, gave
an interesting talk on what possess
sion OF Jerusalem means to the
world, at the meeting of the Mems
Seminar of the Congregational
church, Sunday.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-28
Half Million Men
In FrdnCe"Edrl
This Year, "--Bdker
(By Associated Press }

Washington in
Baker of "pan war;. He
that
abroad.
"we will have 100000 early this year.,
Baker today told the military committee.
of the NIB Of has
He
19s
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-28
Copy Not Received.

Washington, Jan. 2S.-Surprise
was expressed at the state depart
ment today at news dispatches say
ing that Count Czernin had forward
ed to President Wilson a copy Of his
speech before it was delivered in
Austria
Secretary Lansing declared no copy
had been received iu advance Of pub
licatiOn nor since.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-28
sRNTENCE sUsPENDED.

FeEsenden. N. d., Jan. 2s-H IL
Hanson, who pleaded guilty 10 the
charge of rape In the first degree, was
sentenced to serve sixty days In the
Wells county jail, sentence later be-
ing suspended during good behavior,
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-28
HEATLEss MONDAY.

All is quiet in Moorhead today and
the second heatless Monday regula-
tions are strictly observed. All food
stores and barber shops closed at
noon, and the only business places
open all day are the~three drugstores,
the banks, hotels, restaurants, bowl
ing alleys and moving picture house.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-28

The annual meeting Of the Moor
head Commercial club will be held
tomorrow night beginning with din
ned at $3.50 at the Comstock hotel.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-28
MEETING POSTPONED.
Phenix Lodge of Workmen to Meet
Wednesday Evening.

On account of the heatless day
order covering Monday the regular
meeting of PheniX lodge of Work
men has been postponed until 1880
p. m. on Wednesday at Phenix hall.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-28
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

FURNISHED ROOM, suitable for q;
board if desired, near Central
school. Phone 8624-W.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-28

IOsT-smail black seal change purse
tan, leather lined. Reward Phone
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-28

CONTINUED from page ID
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-28

StatistiCs Of manuracture IN THIS
country Of artillery were given by
Secretary Baker, some publicly and
some to the committee in confidence.
He said, for example. that the first
three inch anti-aircraft gun was de-
Iivered this month and that Its pro-
duction is rising steadily" to an
estimate Of 300 per month maximum.
So" he said, In recapituIating, Il
think Il Is fair to say, land If there
is a possibility that I am wrong I
want Il called TO my attention. that
the American army IN France, large
az n is, and the American army to
be sent there, large as that Is. are
and viii be provided with artillery
OF the type they want as rapidly az
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-28

General Bliss report, as read by
Secretary Baker in part follows:
'It was agreed by representatives
of Great Britain and France that
their production Of ordnance is now
established on so large a scale that
they are able to equip all American
troops arriving in 1918 with ordnance
of the best types. It is recommend
ed that they be supplied in 1918 and
as long afterward as is found con-
venlent by the British and French
gun factories"
'I have seen in the newspapers
Mr.. Baker continued, that this is
putting a burden on France. say
to you gentlemen that Marshal Jof-
fre and his associates, General
Bridge and all his associates of
Great Britain and I'm fact all persons
Of commissions that have come to
this country with any knowledge Of
all bring me the confident
and positive assurance that We are
not only not taking from England
and France the things that they need,
but are helping their industrial
processes and saving tonnage and
proper Co-ordlnated military
aFfnrfr with oTTT allies %
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17
A MESSAGE FROM FRANCE
Spirit of This War Pictured BY French Schoolgirl
in Letter Received BY John II. Finley


to ohm
University the State Of New York It here and
The Star Spaged Banner French and
of
at uaso a little almost a brook called
could romon to
and it of
ouad the other But the distance Which
them than the the skv the distance
Which separates right FROM injustice.
The is ouasftha the dare to
and nights the steamships of
full speed iOe through the deep before the light
houses of fromo to
heoytsar touchu1
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17
REGISTERED MEN TO
meet AT HACERSTOWN

Ralph Teetor, as temporary chair
man of the Jefferson township branch
of the Wayne County Registered Mems
organization, has issued the following
statement:
To all Registered men in Jefferson
Township not in military service
You are requested 10 be present at
the Davis Moving Picture Theatre,
Hagerstown, Indiana. Monday evening,
May 10, at o'clock This call is a
duty and you must be present for roll
call. A permanent township organiza-
ton will be formed and interesting
speakers will be present.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17
Woman Glad Sister
ESCAPED Operation

Physicians had given my sister up
to die; they wanted to operate for
gall stones, but she was too weak and
could only talk in whispers. | got her
a bottle of Mayr's Wonderful Remedy
and in weeks she was able to get
about and walked a mile to church"
1t is simple. harmless preparation that
removes the catarrhal mucus from the
intestinal tract and allays the infiam-
nation which causes practically all
stomach, liver and intestinal ailments,
including appendicitis. One dose will
convince or money refunded This
tlethwaite's Drug Stores Adv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17
Verde Dance Arrested
as Euader of Draft

Verde Dance, who failed to file his
QUESTIONABLE with the selective SER
vice board, was arrested Thursday
night at Muncie by Assistant Police
Chief McNally. He was returned to
Richmond on charge of being a draft
evader.
Dance told Chairman Carr of the
board that he did not receive his
QUESTIONABLE. He said he had been
working in several different factories
in Muncie within the past few months
He will be taken to Fort Benjamin
Harrison Saturday morning and COM
PEELED to enter the federal service
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17
McConaka Heads Center
Township Registered Men

CENTERVILLE, Ind. May 17.-Earl
J. McConaha was elected president OF
the Center Township Registered Mems
association at meeting hald here last
night John Townsend was elected
secretary and treasurer of the club,
which will be affiliated with the
Wayne county organization.
Prosecuting Attorney Frank Strayer
and ]. c. Kline, county agriculture
agent, addressed the so registered men
who attended the meeting.
This is the third township orsaniza-
ton effected in Wayne county. Wash
ington and Harrison townships having
already formed clubs,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17

Case 1724-School teacher; Residence>Ke1l-
lucky; severe operation left her weak,
mic. nervous; low vitality. Physician recon-
mended Bio-feren. Two weeks treatment
showed remarka BILE improvement. Doctor re-
hal Wnn her
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17
What the Italian Premier Thinks of
the American Red Cross

probation and with admiration for the
magnificent dash with which the Amer
lean Red Cross has brought US power
full aid in our recent misfortune. We
attribute grew value to the co-opera-
ton which will be given us against the
common enemy by the prodigious
activity and by the exuberant and con.
sistent force which are peculiar to the
American people,"
And this. nina you, was only little
over month after the American Rel
Cross made its triumphant dash into
Italy!
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17

When the Austrians last October
routed the Italian Army by trickery
and drove before them half million
refugees, the part which the American
Red Cross played in this stupendous
tragedy will go down in the history Of
Italy and the world as one Of the most
MAGNIFICENT dashes Of relief work that
has ever come to light.
Listen to whds the Italian Premier
said of this work in his address at the
opening of Parliament early last De-
cember:
"Our soul is stirred again with ap-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17
Afford Estate Valued
at SO, 900 Says Report

Attorney Walter Butler, admins
traitor for. the William H. Afford es-
tate, 1S7-191 Fort Wayne avenue, filed
a report in the county clerks Office
Friday citing the total value of the
estate at $4,000. This amount VIII
cover the mortgage held against the
estate by the Indiana Yearly meeting
of the Society of Friends 1t includes
a loan made to Afford by the society
abou. year ago. together with inter
est. costs and other incidentals.
The mortgage was foreciosed by the
Friends when Afford was unable to
meet loan that had been advanced
on the property.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17
Intervention IN
RUSSIA URGED
(By Associated Press)

LONDON, May 17.-An urgent plea
for allied intervention in Russia to re-
sist German aggression there is made
by the Daily Chronicle in comment
ing upon Lord Robert Cecils lad
mirably sympathetic reference to Rus
STA in the house OF commons yester-
day.
The paper says that the more the
allies allow Russia to fall under Ger
man influence. the harder it will be
TO extricate her eventually. 1t de-
clares that Russia is now unable to
recover herself without foreign mill
tary Intervention. adding:
THE weight of our intervention
would necessarily be Japanese but it
should be given a broadly allied and
international charactel For some
time. it has been said, the obstacle
has been Washington only and now
that-as we believe to be the case
the American governments own
agents are as much convinced as any
body else of the need for foreign
troops, il is to be hoped that opposi-
ton will be withdrawn"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17
SERVICES AT ELKHORN
Elkhorn Baptist Church, Sunday,
May 10.

Sunday school, 1000 a. m.
Morning worship, HOO; evening
worship, 500.
Morning subject, Three Basic
Principles of Jesus Life"
Evening subject. "a Silent Part
ner"
Sunday, May 26, will be May
meeting day. Morning worship,
"Old Peoples Hour" with old-time
songs and message for old people.
Shelby c. Lee, Pastor.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17

Better have self inspection before
you get up too much self-esteem.
Much of comfort and success are lost
because Of too much foolish pride.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-02-22
MACHINE GUNNER jERyNGN FRANCE
| @Ig7 pY
IAnIhue GUY EnpfYI

lance we could see their flashes, which
lighted up the sky with n red glare.
Against the horizon we could see
numerous observation balloons or "sau-
sages" as they are called.
On the afternoon of the third days
march | witnessed my first alrplane
being shelled. A thrill ran through me
and gazed IN awe. The alrplane was
making wide circles in the air, while
little puifs Of white smoke were burst
ing all around 1t. These puffs appeared
like tiny balls of cotton while after
each burst could be heard n dull
'plop," The sergeant of my platoon
Informed us that 1t was n German air
plane and wondered how he could tell
from such distance because the plane
seemed like little black speck in the
sky. expressed my doubt as to
whether 1t was English, French or Ger
man. With look Of contempt he fur
Their informed us that the allied anti
aircraft shells when exploding emitted
white smoke while the German shells
gave forth black smoke, and as he eX-
pressed 1t, ut must be an Allemand be-
cause our pom-poms are shelllng and
l know our batteries are not off their
bally Dappers and are certainly not
strafeng our own planes, and another
piece of advice-don't chuck your
weight about until you've been up the
line and learnt something"
l Immediately quit "chucldng my
weight about" from that time on.
Just before reaching reserve billets
we were marching along, laughing, and
singing one of Tommy's trench dittes:
The next morning was Sunday. l
was sitting in the billet writing home
to my sister telling her of my wonder
full exploits while under fire-all re-
cruits do this. The sergeant major put
his head in the door of the billet and
shouted: sc. of Il. outside for church
parade !"
kept on writing, Turning to me, in
loud voice. he asked, "Empey, aren't
you c. of E.?"
l answered, "Yep."
In an angry tone, he commanded,
"Don't you yep me. Say, Yes, ser
geant major"
~ did so. Somewhat notified, he
ordered, "Outslde for church parade"
looked up and answered, 81 am
not going to church this morning"
He said, "Oh, yes, you are!"
answered. "Oh, no, I'm not But
l went
We lined up outside with rifles and
bayonets, 100 rounds of ammunition,
wearing our tin hats, and the march
to church began. After marching about
five kllos, we turned Off the road into
an open field. At one end of this field
the chaplain was standing in a Timber
We formed n semCircle around him.
Overhead there was black speck cir
cling round and round In the sky. This
was German Fokker. The chaplain
had a book in his left hand-left eye
on the book-right eye on the alrpIane
We Tommies were lucky, we had no
books, so had both eyes on the air
! plane.
After church parade we were
marched back to our billets, and played
football all afternoon.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-02-22
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-Fired by the news OF the
sinking OF the Lusltanla by German
submarine, Arthur Guy Empey, an Ameri-
can, leaves his office In Jersey city and
goes TO England where he enllsts In the
British army,
CHAPTER fI-After a period Of train
Ing Empey volunteers for Immediate serv-
ice and soon finds himself In rest billets
somewhere In France" where he first
makes the acquaintance of the ever-pres-
ent coolies"
CHAPTER III-Empey attends his first
church services at the front while Ger
man Fokker circles over the congregation.
CHAPTER IV-Empey's command goes
into the frOnt-lne trenches and Is under
FIRE for the first time.
CHAPTER V-Empey learns to adopt
tho motto OF the British Tommy, IF you
are going to get II, youll get IT, 30 never
worry"
CHAPTER VI-Bacl in rest blllets. En-
pey gets his first experience as mess
orderly.
CHAPTER vII-Empey learns how the
British soldiers are fed.
CHAPTER VIII-Back In the front-llne
trench, Empey sees his first friend of the
trenches go West"
CHAPTER IX-Empey makes his first
visit TO a dugout in Suicide Ditch"
CHAPTER X-Empey learns what con-
stitutes a days work" In the front-line
trench.
CHAPTER XI-Empey goes lover the
ton" for the first time In charge on the
German trenches and is wounded by Il
bayonet thrust
CHAPTER XII-Empey Joins the sui
eide club" as the bombing squad is called,
CHAPTER XIII-Each Tommy gets an
official bath.
CHAPTER XIV-Empey helps dig an
advanced trench under German fre.
CHAPTER XV-On listening post" In
No Mans Land.
CHAPTER XVI-Two artlilerymen put
one over" on Old Pepper, their regimental
commander.
CHAPTER XVII-Empey has narrow es-
cape while on patrol duty In NO Man
Land
CHAPTER XVIII-Back in rest billets
Empey writes and stages farce comedy
CHAPTER XIX-Soldiers have many
ways to amuse themselves while 'on their
own"
CHAPTER XX-Empey volunteers for
machine gun service and goes back INTO
the front-line trenches.
CHAPTER XXI-Empey again goes
cover the top" in a charge which COST MS
company II killed and 81 wounded
CHAPTER XXII-Trick with machine
gun silences one bothersome Fritz.
CHAPTER XXIII-German attack, pre-
ceded by gas wave, is repulsed
CHAPTER XXIV-Empey Is forced to
take part In an execution as member
of the firing squad.
CHAPTER XXW-Brltish prepare for
the Big Push--the battle Of the Somme
CHAPTER XXVI-In a trench raid
preceding the Big Push, Empey Is des-
perately wounded and lies unconscious In
No Mans Land for SO hours.
CHAPTER XXVII-After four months
in n British hospital, Empey is discharged
as physically unfit for further war serv-
ice"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-02-22

] want 10 70 home, want TO go home,
| don't want to 30 to the trenches no
more
Where sausages and whlz2-bangs are ga
lore.
Take me over the sea, Where the ALLIE
mand can't get at me,
Oh, my, | don't want to die,
l want to so home"
when overhead came n "swlsh" through
the air, rapidly followed by three 9TH
ers. Then about two hundred yards to
our left in large field, four columns
of black earth and smoke rose into the
mir, and the ground trembled from the
report-the explosion Of four German
flve-nlne's, or "cOalboxes," A sharp
whistle blast, Immediately followed by
two short ones, rang out from the head
of our column, This was TO take up
ARTILLERY formation" We divided Into
small squads and went into the fields
on the right and left Of the road, and
crouched on the ground. No other
shells followed this salyo, 1t was our
first baptism by shell fire, From the
waist up was all enthusiasm, but from
there down. everything was missing. l
thought should die with fright.
After awhile, we reformed into col
umns Of fours, and proceeded on our
way.
About Ave that night, we reached the
ruined village Of H, and | got my
first sight of the awful destruction
caused by German Kultur,
Marching down the main street we
came to the heart Of the village, and
took up quarters in shellproof cellars
(shellproof until hit by shelD. Shells