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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-13

achieved by James Kirkwood, Miss
Minter's clever director.
T The play is from a story by Fred
Jackson, which appeared in the
Popular Magazine a year ago. Annie
is an orphan, whose meager living,
derived from work in basement Of a
department store, is supplemented
by board and room for her services
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-13
EXAMINE PRoPosALs 8.
CAV kssociated prees.

Madrid, Thursday, July 11.-Meni-
bers of the American delegation to
Spain had their first meeting with
the minister Of commerce. They
examined the proposal made rela-
tive to maritime transp tation be-
tween Spain and the United States,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-13
Contest Winners In Third
Quarter; Chance to Make Money

Here are the winners in the third
quarter OF TIE Forums label con-
test.
Each of the persons listed here
with captures a cash prize, and the
way Of it is pointed out on the label
page Of this evenings edition Of The
Forum.
There's one more opportunity to
share in the distribution of label
page money and the time to be-
gin is now. Look up the label page
and get into the game.
Following are the winners of prizes
In the third quarter. which closed
last Saturday:
No. .ll-Russell Q. Freeman, .....
1885 Broadway ............ 3S6,S80
No. Harriet Hall, so Jack
SON apartments A.s...,.... 220,007
No. S-Elmer. Niles, 910 Eighth
street south .,............. 211,1s0
HleyontR street south south -. 1s4524
y SIS sss$S' 1855 1885
Seventh ! street rec north dhAs ,.:. =: $3.50
No. 8-E1izabeth Powers, 621
Eighth avenue north .s... 42,199
No 9--Lee Nein ......t.s...a, 2A,790
Sixth Avenue I'VE :. 8 north 81 .s.. - 28.74o
No. 11-Howard Strack, 410
Broadway, apartment IL 49,. 20,621
No. 12-Hthel Berg, 709 Fifth
street north ..........,s..... 19,184
No, 18-Anton Rudd, 613 sec-
No snf st5sst 14s B. matters i i5ssgS
Second street north ...... 1891
No. 16--Geot Eugene Howell,
~ Eighth avenue south s796
No. l7-HIeanop Johnson, 1915
Ninth avenue south ...sss 1870
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-13
President Views my
Four Years In Germany"

Following a presentation Of my
Four Years in Germany Ambassa-
dor James w. Garard's authorized
photopIay, at Washington, D. c., re-
gently President Wilson. who had
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-13

she attempts to stab him, creating
a stormy scene, out of which the
hero finds great difficulty in get
ting the heroine.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-13
DRAFT MEN CALLED.
General FowcIer Calls 46 Men Into
Service ia Minnesota.

st. PAU, Mimi July 18.-Ad1t.
Gen. nv. az Rhinow yesterday receiv-
ed a new call from Provost Marshal
General CroWder for 46 Minnesota
draft regiatrants Tor limited service
in the northwest spruce forests.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-13

Residents of the vicinity propose
Teopen1ng the mill at Krem, thinking
they can get all the -four they want
regardless Of. the FOOD regulations.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-13
American Aeroplanes
Capture HUn is aiser

American aeroplanes capture the
German Kaiser in ITO Hell with the
kaiser, which Is to be feature at
traction ait the Strand all next week
They swoop down on the war maker,
kill his bodyguard and then 'To
Hell With the Kaiser is one OF the
biggest screen classics of the sea-
son, and by far the latest The
1T as a special feature for the North
Dakota State fair.
THE aEneatown Alert admits that
six of the 1900 dogs ia that city nave
been licensed this year
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-13

III III Kelly, OF Neville. has pur-
cIass.5 q general netchanalse stoeE
at ST john
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-07-03

keyhole of the door-to have shown
myself at the window was out of the
question because the house in which
l was concealed was supposed to be
untenanted.
Because of the fact that | was un-
able to speak either Flemish or Ger
man l could not go out and buy food.
although L still had the money with
which to do it. That was one of the
things that CALLED one-the thought
that l had the wherewithal in my
jeans to buy all the food / needed and
yet no way OF getting it without en-
dangering my liberty and life.
At night, however, after 1t was dark,
| would steal quietly out of the house
to see what could pick up in the way
of food. BY that time, of course, the
stores were closed, but | secured the
streets, the alleys and the byways for
scraps of food and occasionally got up
courage enough to appeal to Belgian
peasants whom l met on the streets,
and In that way | managed to keep
body and soul together.
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premium, a s. gold piece bringing
about $3.50 If sold to a ieweler A
sovereign in value and usage eorres-
ponds to the American So gold piece
With gold at premium, the sup
ply rationed and the demand for jew
elry abnormal, because Of high wages
being paid munition and other fac
tory workers. the temptation Of jew
elers % use gold coins in their work
has become greater than ever
But little gold reaches the banks
of England in the ordinary course OF
business. because of the scarcity of
gold in circulation an individual ten
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II was quite apparent to me, now
ever, that l was worse off in the city
than / had been in the fields, and
decided to get cut of that house just
as soon as / knew definitely that Huy-
Tiger had made UP his mind TO do moth
ing further for me.
When / was not at the keyhole of the
door | spent most of my day on the top
floor in room which looked out on the
street. By keeping well away from the
window / could see much of what was
going on without being seen myself.
In my restlessness, used to walk back
and forth in that room and | kept it up
50 constantly that believe | must have
worn a path in the floor. It was nine
steps from one wall to the other, and
as l had little else to amuse me | fig
ured out one day after / had been
pacing up and down for several hours
lust how much distance | would have
covered on my way to Holland If my
footsteps had been taken in that direc-
ton instead of just up and down that
old room. | was very much surprised
to find that in three hours / crossed
the room no less than 5000 times and
the distance covered was between nine
and ten miles. 1t was not very grail
fying to realize that after walking all
that distance / wasn't a step nearer my
goal than when | started, but had to
do something while waiting for Huy-
Tiger to help me, and pacing up and
down was natural outlet for my
restlessness.
While looking out of the top floor
window one day, | noticed Il cat on a
window ledge of the house across the
street. | had q nice piece of broken
mirror which l had picked up in the
house and | used it to amuse mysef
for an hour at time shining it In the
cats eyes across the street. AT first
the animal was annoyed by the reflec-
ton and would move away, only to
come back few moments later. BY
and by, however, it seemed to get
used to the glare and wouldn't bulge
no matter how strong the sunlight was.
Playing with the cat in this way got
raa into the habit of watching b
cpmings and goings and was indf-
rcctly the means of my getting food
day or two later--at time when l
was so famished that l was ready to
do almost anything to appease my
hunger.
1t was about 7 o'clock in the even
ing. l was expecting Huyllger at 9,
but hadn't the slightest hope that he
would bring me food, as he had told
me that he wouldn't take the risk OF
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-07-03
ASKS THAT MINE LABOR
BE EXEMPTED FROM DRAFT

Expressing a warning to the seere.
cry Of war Hon, Newton d. Baker.
that mine labor must be protected
while the seiecbye draft regulations
are taking place Hon Wells Goody.
koont2. president Of the state senate
and chairman Of the central legal
advisory board OF the state, has sent
a message to the war department..
His message follows tour through
the coal fields of southern West Vir-
ginia and he fears coal shortage as
the result Of decreased output
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-07-03
CHAPTER Kill.
Five Days in an Empty House.

Five Days in an Empty House.
The tiyc days l spent in that house
seemed to me like five years. During
all That time had very little to eat.
less iii Get than l had been getting in
the fields. l did not feel it SO bad, per-
h'iH because of the fact that l was no
longer exposed to the other privations
which before had combined to make
my condition so wretched. | now had q
snaa place to sleep, at any rate, and l
dlt not wake every half hour or so as
mad been accustomed to do in the
halds and woods, and, of course, my
munger was not aggravated by the
physical exertions which had been
necessary before.
Nevertheless, perhaps because had
more time now to think of the hunger
pains which were gnawing at me all
ihe time. don't believe | was ever so
miserable as | was at that period of
my adventure. felt so mean towards
the world | would have committed
murder, | think, with very little prov
ocation.
German soldiers We're passing the
mouse at all hours of the day. l
watched them hour after hour from the
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-07-03

dering soverelgns is likely TO be look.
ed upon With suspicion unless he has
been identified
Scotland Yard officials say chat
there was, and Is SILT. considerable
quantity of sovereigns boarded by
people IL various parts OF the couu.
try War loans have brought much
OF the former hidden treasure To
Night. Seven hundred sovereigns
mer found recently in the wreekage
oe house struck by u bomb during
a German air raid ON London
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-07-03
SCOTLAND YARD MOVES
TO STOP GOLD GREED
fBy The Associated Press ]

London, July Greed for gold has
reached such stage in London that
Scotland Yard mas organized a spe.
cal department to check illegal traf-
Ticking in British sovereigns. Gold
coins Of The United States are also at
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-07-03

Advertise in The World
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the coal, 20 per cent. more was bought
and consumed. This added to the cost
of maintenance. Besides. where II
used to be estimated that 10 per cent
was a fair average of ash, managers
consider themselves lucky II they get
coal which does not produce more than
20 per cent. ash. This increase of Z
per cent. in ash has proved a big item
in another way besides the cost OF the
coal and greater consumption to ob-
tain the same amount Of power. 1t
used to be possible to get ash carted
away from buildings at the rate OF 6
cents a can. This cost has advanced
to Is cents can and 1t Is difficult now
to get truckmen even at the higher
price.
Labor, the other big item in cost, Is
estimated to have advanced from 80
to 100 per cent. Engine room labor
has had to be placed on an eight hour
basis and the additional cost comes
not only in increased wages but in
having to use three men to do the
work formerly done by two. That is.
the shifts have been shortened from
twelve to eight hours and there are
now three shifts instead of two. This
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rentals. The same would apply to
all other classes of rentable space.
Inc apartment house, however, is
pest understood because II is nearer
home-in fact, 1t is the home.
Men who give their whole time to
the management Of apartment houses
say that there has been a steady rise
IN the expenses of operation; while
In many instances through the exist
ence OF leases rents have not adj
vanced in proportion to the increased
cost or operation. The result has been
That with the selling price" fixed
landlords cannot pass on to the tenant
the additional cost of the product"
and are compelled to accept a lesser
return on the investment and in some
cases must stand losses.
While the general public is inclined
to accuse the landlord OF profiteering.
1t seems from an investigation Of the
facts that he is Isl reality at their
mercy. New leases at increased rent
ais and ranging from one to three
years were made in October, 1915,
1916 and 1917. Prior to that the
owner had to contend with the keen
competition of vacant apartments and
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to absorb practically all that is on the
market, and the prospects are that
the demand will increase with the re-
turn of business on a peace basis.
1t is interesting to examine one or
two examples cited. Expenses of a
sixteen story building with its own
steam plant increased from $4,000
in 1915 to $4,000 in 1918 The ex
penses of a twelve story structure on
Edison service. increased from $24, $500
in 1914 to s33,500 in 1918. Both these
operations are exclusive of taxes,
which have advanced in the past ten
years from $1.41 to s2.36 on each
800 valuation.
The chief items in the cost of oper-
ating the offices are coal and labor. II
is estimated that coal has risen nearly
$50 per cent. and labor about 60 per
cent. Besides the difficulty of getting
coal which has been of poorer grades
than during normal times, and Conse-
quently more has TO be used to get
the same heating power, the price OF
No. l buckwheat. the size most eX-
tensively used, has risen from $3,15 a
ton to $500 q ton. Statistics show
that because Of the poorer grade of
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Tenants in apartment houses, dwell
iHw Offices, lofts and other rentable
sDace throughout the city have little
On which to base their hopes of re-
duct!on in rents. No decline is an
ticipated for many years to come and
rentpayers might as web resolve to
charge off a greater amount OF their
iucome to rents. for they can rest
assured that never again will they see
rentals down to the pre-war basis.
The law of supply and demand.
which caused fluctuations in every
other commodity, is applicable TO rent
able space. The demand for living,
business, storage and salesroom space
long ago reached a point where the
choice of accommodations narrowed
down TO limited offerings. In fact,
choice of location Is no longer avail
able; ability to fill requirements Is
the chief consideration. This condi-
ton is expected to be intensified by
the signing of the treaty Of peace and
the expansion of business AS a conse-
quence. Owners are getting fair
r,turn on their investment to-day for
the FIRST time in years and the pros
iV-'H arc tliit llSAl IllSOiiSS VIII ~
crease.
Present high rentals are primarily
due to the stoppage of new construc-
ion. New York city has not only
grown so rapidly that 1t has con-
Sumed all the rentable space available
prior TO the outbreak of the European
hostilties but spurred on by the en-
trance Of the United States into the
var has exceeded all expectations.
With the intensified demand which
sprang up in comparatively short
time, rentable space vanished from the
market so quickly that the Govern
ment was forced to commander great
buildings to secure absolutely neces-
fary accommodations. And then, with
increased activities due to the war,
the demand for accommodations be-
came so enormous that the Govern
ment had to curtail trade to a basis
~ essentially to prevent a space
ranic and runaway rental market.
II might be argued that with the
signing OF the peace treaty the Gov
eminent will return to the market
great quantities OF space which II took
away and thus help to relieve the
situation. Such relief. II It comes,
VIII not be lasting. for two reasons.
Businesses which were compelled to
cease because of the war will enter
tHe field again under the impulse Of
greater trade expansion and will of
necessity require even more space
than was given up; and no new con-
t'ruction has been going on or will
nave been completed in time to meet
ihis anticipated return to peace
basis.
There are some influences which
argue for reduction. but they depend
on uncomfortable future develop
ments. Under the impetus OF bust
ness expansion the city is sure to
GROW even beyond the claims OF
dreamer and the demand for space
WI! reach such proportions that
builders will I've induced to erect new
Iuuctures TO supply this demand. This
WA not come about, however. we'll in
lormed men say, until rentals rise TO
level which will insure q better re-
Urn on the investment than IL OBJ
ihaole now. The replacement value
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HOPE FOR LOWER RENTALS WHILE BUILDING COSTS
AND OPERATING EXPENSES REMAIN AT HIGH LEVI

what It would cost to build a like
structure--of a property to-day is
conceded to be far above the actual
cost OF the present building, because
of the higher cost of building mate
rials and labor. But while there is a
great demand for, say apartments,
and rentals have advanced sub
stantial amounts, managers OF such
properties allege that the net income
has been so reduced by the increased
cost of maintenance that the ma
jority of these properties are not at
present paying the owner as much
as before the rents were raised.
With the replacement values higher.
a builder could not afford to rent his
completed apartment house at rents
even on a par with present day fig-
ures. An increase. would be abso-
lutely necessary and tenants who ac-
cepted the higher figures would be
unconsciously bidding up the rentals
of their fellow citizens. already lodged
in older structures erected at lesser
cost. The ultimate result would be a
rise in the rentals Of older apartment
houses to a level with the new ones
and consequently a general rise in all
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owner, according to managers or
such structures, are not even as well
off as apartment house owners, al
though they too have been compelled
to raise rents. Office buildings down
town rented on an average OF 81
to $3.50 n square foot in 1918. The
best of them did not return over 81
a square foot. Under present condi-
tons, It is stated. even the big
gcst office structures cannot be
prufitably operated unless a rental of
more than So square foot is OBJ
tanned. There has been a steady but
gradual rise in rents, it was admitted,
but some buildings even at the in
creased rents do not pay expenses.
These buildings are OF the older type
and to be profitable should rent for
$3.50 a square foot, bot such rate
cannot he obtained yet.
On the basis OF land value in lower
New York. II is argued that an owner
could not build a structure which
would return a profit at less than
50 a square foot This would indi-
cate that such a price or more might
he expected at any time since the
demand for space now Is sufficient
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was compelled TO make concessions to
obtain tenants. Since 1917. it Is said,
the biggest increases in the cost of
maintenance have developed. Coal has
risen 100 per cent; labor is about so
per cent. higher and taxes have in
creased 7 per cent. Supplies have adj
vanced on an average 100 per cent
Every move to a higher level in these
costs has cut down the net income and
even overcome all earnings in some in
stances
When the one year leases expired
rentals were advanced on the
basis of the then cost of main
tenance. Three years leases made
in 1915 did not expire until this
year and rentals were conse-
quently advanced But since october
further increases In costs of opera
ton have occurred and owners are up
against the same conditions of having
20 stand the extra expenses while not
being able to pass 1t along and main
tain the perez entage of income which
they believe they are entitled to on
the investmen
From the home to business is but
u short trip. The office building
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GOVERNMENT OFFICES ~ $500 '

ends in June, which would be untlmely
for the owners, because the intensive
renting season will be over and the
possibility OF obtaining the highest
rentals or OF disposal of premises
quickly will be greatly reduced. II
the Governments plans for mastering
out Of its real estate were made public
real estate and business too would
know what to expect and could pre-
pare. Concerns in need Of large space
would not be willing to accept in Feb
ruary inadequate premises II sure
that the Government would release for
trade suitable space some time during
tile summer This Information would
greatly relieve the anxiety OF business,
which is already displaying signs of
fear that adequate space viii not be
available when leases on present quar-
urs expire.
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Office is sending broadcast orders
abrOgating contracts for supplies and
hating work under way. AS these
plants are purely war eXpedients the
hating order means the release Of the
office or the loft or the building from
war work.
The first sign OF the stoppage OF
the war machine Is seen in Sixth ave-
nue., where one Of the large build
ings, the old O'Neill-Adams depart
ment store at the northwest corner
Of Twentieth street, which had been
used since the start of the war for
the manufacture of army overcoats.
has been placed on the market for
lease to peace time business. The
announcement is made that possess
sig3 may be had Immediately. Last
April the statement was made that
the Government had 100000 square
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will be returned to the market, whether
slowly or rapidly, in small quantities
or in large; whether Office or storage
space will be released FIRST, and how
much space the Government plans to
retain permanently
These are the questions the real
estate men are asking, and they have
a right TO know, since the use Of their
property was Communicated rather
than leased.
Since the signing of the armistice
nearly a month ago 100000 square
feet of factory space between Canal
and Twenty-third streets, have been
returned to the market by army supply
manufacturers. The statement has
been made by renting expert in that
section that another 100000 square
feet will be turned back in the next
few weeks. since the Quartermaster's
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OsTEND HOTEL RENTED.

Max Merlis aud solomon Mye son
have leased from the Banister Realty
Company, Macmillan Morgeuthau pres
ident, the property known as THE Arms"
at the southeast corner OF Grandview
and Seagirt avenues. Ostend. IA. RocR-
away, The tenants will mako extern
sive improvements and open the place
next spring, The same realty company
leased five dwellings on Seagirt avenue,
west Of Rue de st. Felix. facing the
ocean, for five years to Petenr Teasler.
who has sublet three OF them ID Charles
Adams. William Avlesn and Samuel NJ
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Premises, and the right kind in the
right place, are important factors in
business Real estate men believe it Is
the duty of those in control OF the
situation ITO announce what Washing
ton is going to do for business and
the realty market here. now that the
war Is over and everything is being
done to facilitate the speedy develop
ment Of the business machine to meet
the demands that soon are to be
brought TO bear upon il, The Director
of Operations at Washington, who is
understood to be the only man who
knows just how much of Father
Knickerbocker's business space Is con-
trolled by Uncle Sam, should let New
York owners and business men know
what Is the intention of the Govern
ment concerning. real estate; when it is
TO be relieved from service; how it
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Any Oh a n &c in
Present Rates Will
Be Upw ard, at
Least Until Sup
ply of Rentable
Space Becomes
Greater Than the
Demand