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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-02

CHEER DISABLED SOLDIERS

From Current History.
| a magazine with the ayowed pur-
pose OF interesting the public in The
reconstruction OF disabled soldiers
and sailors is edited In the office OF
Surgeon General William c. Gorgas.
Colonel Roosevelt and Charles M.
Schwab were contributors to the
August number. Both urged the ne
cessity Of viewing the matter from
the sane standpoint that a mans real
worth is measured by his brains and
not by his possession Of a full COM
plenent of legs and arms. Mr..
Schwab makes the striking state"
ment that ut is the duty Of the bust
ness men of America to take these
men at their intrinsic value; to en-
ploy them. not from sense of duty,
but because a trained man who has
been taught to think Is a valuable
asset"
From the moment the disabled
American soldier comes out from UNI
der the influence OF the anaesthetic
he is constantly reminded that his
future is whatever he is willing to
make It. A corps of cheer up men,
themselves cripples of various kinds,
has been organized at the base hos
pital in France. on hospital trans
ports. and in the reconstruction
wards in the United States. Through
their efforts, example and precept
the injured man ia from the first
stimulated to use his brains in his
own behalf. The education of his
family and relatives is an important
factor. They must discard maudlfn
pity for real helpfulness. They must
make the soldier feel that his family,
friends and community expect him
too prove himself a real hero by con-
tinutng to play a mans part in life,
no matter how great his handicap.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-02
DESCENDANTS OF ROMANS

Brig. Gen. George P. ScriYen, in the
National Geographic Magazine.
Among the Albanians lives a frag-
ment OF q strange people who call
themselves Rumani, said to be de-
soendants Of the Romans-of that
fifth Roman legion which dispersed
and was scattered along the old
highway stretching from Durazz0 to
Constant!nopie. (This great road to
ancient Rome via Egnatia), called at
It's beginning the Appian Way, pass
es southeast through Italy to Brindi-
81: begins again at Dura7zo, runs
thence through Elbasan by Lake
Ochrida to Krusha. and on to Monas-
tir and Vodena; thence to Saloniki
and beyond TO ConstantinopIe.
The Runani are very proud of
their origin. and answer the question
OF race by saying, Il am a descen-
dant of the Romans" They are a.
simple. pastoral people not given to
robbery or brigandage. Their prirn-
itive little villages Of stone are fire.
quently seen in the mountains, often
perched near high SUBMITS. A large
colony Of them, known as VIachs,
live on the slope of the Pindus noun
tains, in sight of LiascOviki, but far
away across valley and gorge.
From the heights where they Craze
their hocks in summer, the Rumani
descend into the valleys in winter:
and on the road men, women and
children. surrounded by their hun
dreds OF sheep and goats in search Of
grazing lands. form a picture of no.
mad life that reminds us OF the days
of Abraham.
There are said to be some 10000 Of
these Rumani: but who really knows
their number, scattered as they are
over hundreds of mountain peaks, In
inaccessible villages or caves and
moving from place to place?
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-02
"tShOzU Oze,ner"" Is
Held i'm asylum

jamestown, N. D.. Dec John
Roozel, who imagining himself the
proprietor of road show, Why a
Girl Loved a Stacker is being
given an opportunity at the James
town asylum for the insane to dis
possess himself Of the illusion that
resulted in his commitment to the in
stitution.
BoozeI, at Page, N. D., some time
before Barnes county officials ar
rested him. displayed a big roll of
money, and borrowed a supply Of
ink from the office Of The Page
Record, with the explanation that
he was going to paint signs for his
show. Several days later he landed
in Darcy, N. D., his face daubed with
printers ink, declaring that the
SHOW company" Of which he was a
member had busted, and that he had
hired out to handle the livestock on
"John Boozeps" farm for the winter.
now being treated at the asylum for
was subsequently arrested and 10
the insane
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-02
CANAL ZONE
SEE. SUPPORTING.

From The New York World: II
may safely be said that nowhere else
in the world except in the Isthmus
Canal Zone could have developed a
great pasturage area out Of primeyal
jungle and put the cattle on 1t to
support population OF $50, 900 peO-
pie with beef and milk in a years
time.
But this is what the men who dug
the canal and had 1t running ahead
Of schedule time have done. Wars
threat of famine has no terrors for
them. 1t is also literally true that
this industrial feat has been ac-
complished by the real ditch diggers,
the men who were the rank and file
Of a. few years ago, but who are now
running the canal at time when its
importance in winning the war is so
vital and imperative. The gun
powder material for the allies still
passes the canal and it may win the
war before the great atmospheric
nitrogen plants get into operation in
the United States.
To make the force of men engaged
in the maintenance, operation and
defense of the canal economically
Independent Of outside sources OF
food supply to the greatest possibls
extent has become the fixed policy
here, and the progress OF the war
daily vindicates its wisdom. There
are hundreds Of thousands Of idle
acres near the canal and hundreds OF
thousands Of idle or comparatively
idle men in adjoining countries, and
the use of both Of these unemployed
assets is seIf-evidently desirable.
,Pineapples and sugar from Hawaii
constantly pass the canal, when cane
and pines both grow freely and lux
uriantly here; oranges are imported
from California and Florida; even
fish from Europe sometimes, when
Panama's waters abound in excellent
red snapper and Spanish mackerel
1t is a curious comment on industry
that this situation should have exist
ed here four hundred years, but at
last It is being remedied.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-02
State Marketing
Bureau Proposed

Grand Forks, n. d., Dec. 2.--The
establishment of a state marketing
bureau will be recommended to the
coming state legislature by John N.
Hagan, commissioner of agriculture,
he announced here today,
The state market bureau, as ten
tatively outlined, would be an active
selling agency for the benefit Of the
producers. Mr. Hagan points 10
success had by farmers in the Mis-
souri, Slope district who, through
a system Of cooperation, have saved
about two cents a pound in the
handling OF their own butter pro-
ducts.
Commissioner Hagan also will adj
wise an appropriation for the hand
ling of labor problems to better ad-
YantaRR - -.---
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-02
TEACHING AMERICAN IDEALS.

The suggestion OF Iabor's Loyal
Legion that n short course in Amer
lean citizenship be Incorporated in
the program of the night schools now
being held in the city is along lines
that should appeal 10 everyone who
has taken note Of conditions devel-
oped by the war The lack Of knowl-
edge OF the principles actuating the
early fathers in framing the United
States constitution. and the govern
ment founded upon that great fun
damental law, lies not alone with
the people coming to US from other
lands, as It has been shown there is
by a slamentable Lack of~understand-
ing by millions of native born, as
well
The general government has taken
some steps to remedy this situation
through an examination of applicants
for citizenship, and this has been ably
backed up by the courts and, inter
ested individuals. But this seems to
uB to be beginning at the wrong end
OF the proposition, although 1t has
done much good. From the day the
immigration arrives he should be
reached in some way other than by
the soapboxer, or those elements
who, while enjoying the benefits of
a republic, teach the doctrines Of
anarchy or its twin brothers. And
while reaching out to help the alien,
the duty of a true and enlightened
citizenship should also be shown
those citizens who got through the
schooling they were privileged
nave before the idea Of teaching
,ricanism occurred to the educa-
hen a candidate for citizenship
the court that Samuel Gompers
resident of the United States, and
lsiness man, at the time Of the
Liberty Loan, expresses to
ID the diIema he was in because,
e a Republican, he did not see
he should give his money to keep
ocracy alive, it surely Is time
. means be found to lead such
Ie to an intelligent knowledge
ublic affairs and the principles
1e government under which they
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-02
THIS BOY BADLY WOUNDED

jamestown. N. D., Dec. George
Artringer, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ferd
Artringer, of Wimbledon. writing to
his parents relates interesting ex-
periences in the trenches. II will
drop you line to let you know am
wounded. and they sure filled me full
OF holes" writes the soldier. They
broke my left leg in two places and
the bone above the knee is shatter-
ed for about a foot, and below the
knee it took all but an inch of the
bone and left a hole about an inch
and half deep. The doctor says
the leg is injured in Ave places. My
right leg is broken below the knee.
There is a two inch wound across
my back, and have the shrapnel
that was taken from the injury. I
have two wounds in my left hip. I
am badly wounded. but am getting
along fine and dandy"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-02
sTRANGE

The Duluth Herald Makes the fol-
lowing comment on the claim made
by Nonpartisans that Townley was
responsible for the election of Con-
gressnan elect Carss in the Duluth
district:
An authority notorious for its un-
trustworthiness insists that Con-
gressnan- elect Carss was a Townlsy
candidate and was elected by the
Townley influence.
III that is so, the election returns
from the Eighth congressional dis
trict are very interesting. Evans, in
whose candidacy for governor Town
ley was chiefly interested, even as
Stunning that he was interested at all
in Mr.. Carss, got 5,402 votes, while
Mr.. Carss got 1926 in the same
counties. While Mr.. carss was win
ming the district by q majority of a.
302-17.266 to 12.964-Mr. Townley's
real candidate, Mr.. Evens, was being
showed under in the district by 9,289
1891 for Burnquist to 5,402 for
Evans. 1t is passing strange that an.
influence which could bring about
such a smashing victory for Mr..
Carss could do no better for Mr..
Evans.
The fact Is. Of course. that a
Townley Endorsement, instead of be
ing an asset. was a deadly handicap
which nobody could overcome. Mr..
Carss won not because Townley was
for him-and there is no trustworthy
evidence that he was for him--but
because the district wanted him. Mr..
Evans got the slim vote he did be-
cause the people Of this district
wanted none of Mr.. Townley or any
of his crew"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-02
TRY THE

Il is respectfE > ,
Eheater people that they request men
patrons to remove their overcoats in
the foyer before taking their seats.
and returning to the foyer before
they put them on again. The de-
liberation with which some men re-
move their top hamper in a theater,
deposit It on the seat. stow away
their bonnets, and finally get seated,
Ii exasperatlng to those behind
them, for they are sure to pull off
this little individual stunt just as the
william is getting what is coming to
him, or the maiden is gracefully fall
ing into the arms Of the lover whose
daring fully warrants this climax!
Tt would be inpolite and ungallant
10 tell what many ladies do when
they come in and go OUT Of a show
but it causes the same amount Of
cussing on the part of those who do
NOT enjoy a total eclipse of the stage
ST the most critical moment Of the
silent drama.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-02
RgsPEcT 70 The FLAG.

al beautiful tribute to the French
nag was shown the other night in
local theater when the audience,
led BY man in uniform, arose and
stood while the tri-color passed by on
the screen. But this was no finer
than the soldier boy just home from
camp, who arose at another movie
show and salutad our nag when it
mls shown at the end Of a. patriotic
picture In neither instance was the
honor given To the BIT Of bunting, but
81 hs thingn those Golors stood for,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-02

Yet there is never a parade of the
colors in the city that thousands al
the street sides do not let the flag
pass without thought Of uncoverlng
and many other thousands pass the
flags on STATS about the city with
out the salute army regulations re-
quire of the soldiers. If the man who
offers his life for the flag can salute
it, surely those Of us who benefit by
the soldiers offering, should do as
much.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-02
FORMER LISBON MAN KILLED.

Lisbon, n. D., Dec. 2.--Leut. Jonn
Wilson Sharpless, formerly Of Lis
bon, more recently at VancouveE, B.
c., where he was an officer Of the
Royal Bank Of Canada, has been kill
ed in action with the Canadian
troops In France, according to word
received here. He was the son Of
Mrs. NJ A. Sharpless Of Vancouver.
formerly Of Lisbon. His wife died
five months ago.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-02
.Greets Burglar,
Lets Him Escape

Minot, N. D., Nov. Mistaking a
burglar. whom he accosted on the
stairs in his own home. for a roomer,
I. b. Parsons OF Minot didn't become
aware of the fact that he had missed
the chance OF capturing the man till
the invader dashed out of the house
and fed in the darkness. Parsons
heard the man walking upstairs on
his arrival home quite late at night.
As he walked upstairs, the burglar
started down. and they passed on a
landing. The householder spoke to
the man, calling him by the name Of
the roon1er whom he supposed he
was talking to.
Mandolins. ukeleles, guitars, vfolins.
Fargo Music Co., SIC 1st Ave. N.-Adv.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-02
GRAIN BUYER INJURED.

Park River, N. D., Dec ALEX
Ford, we'll known grain buyer and
for many years a resident Of Park
River, is in critical condition as a
result Of becoming entangled in a
revolving pulley. He was thrown
about and dashed against the con-
crete floor of the engine room time
after time till his clothes were torn
from his body, releasing him.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-02

SERUM GIVEN THE POOR.
Distribution System Adopted at
Minnf 10 Prevent Pneumonia.

mot, n. D., Dec. "a system TOT
lree distribution OF pneumonia
serum among the poor people Of
Minot has been adopted by Minot
physicians cooperating with the
public health authorities. Already a
large number have been treated.
and officials anticipate continuing
the plan till all have been cared for.
The local influenza epidemic has
abated slightly.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-02

It would be interesting to see how
things would pan out IL Uncle Sam
was to turn the railroads back TO
their owners with the same privileges
as to pooling, etc, enjoyed under
government control. At least it
would be a good chance to see how
the two systems work out under sim
liar conditions,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-02
125s0 SOLDIER KILLED.

Valley city N. D., Dec. Barnes
county'g 1858" draft soldier has been
killed in action, word being received
here yesterday OF the death in
France of Claire Meade. He was
well known in the county, where he
resided many years. Meade held No.
25S. the first number in the draft.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-02
TMo joys ARE AccusED
Three BurgIariee al Hankinson Laid
TO Youngsters

Hankinson, N. D., Dec. ALBERT
Pelvit and Fred Getz. local boys, are
held by the authorities charged with
burgIarizing three local stores. Pei
Wit, the officials say. confessed, inn
plicating the other lad.
The burglaries took place within
a few hours, and the Whipperman
store, the Cash store and the Kul-
berg store were raided. The boys
reside at Breckenridge.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-02
PENRosE 10 IMPOSSIBLE.

SsLef~a T9Ent, IN the majority in the
United States senate. While the Re.
publtcanS have a majority in that
body IL is made up OF enough free
thinking men to make the majority
minority on a question Of princ-
pie or political policy. There will
be members Of the party who will
say that before reconstruction in the
country at large Is possible recon
Btruction Of the senate's rules of
procedure, Of the interlocking chair
1nanghips-of the system which
makes 1t possible for a handful of
members TO control all legislation.
The lessons of party defeat and Of
the new thought born of the war
have burnt into these men a belief
that old systems must go where they
tend to bind the action Of all party
members to the will Of those whom
many blame for the disasters that
this in view the choosing Of Senator
PenroEe to the Republican leader
ship In the upper house, these men
fresh from the people believe, and in
which thy are undoubtedly at one
with political observers who note the
trend OF the times, will not only be
in grave mistake, but will bring dis
aster to the party.
Precedent and seniority in service
are sacred things in the senate, but
there are many things we have con-
aidered sacred in the past that are
now rank folly. The difficulty Of
che situation is plain, az under the old
system Senator Penrose, who by the
rule of seniority will become chair
man Of the finance committee. will
under the rule also become the Re
publican leader, and to deprive him
of these posts means an upheaval Of
traditions and the prohibition
against chairmsn Of important com
xnfttses being members of other
leading committees spells reyolu-
tion. Through this system OF inter
locking committee membership the
senior senators Of a party in majority
legislation and 1t has bred dlssatis-
faction for many years though in
vogue by both Republicans and Dem
oerats.
Even II Mr.. Penrose had the ele-
1nents of leadership which the Re-
publican party needs just now, he
would not be the man to lead the
party under present circumstances.
But he is not equipped for leader
jship. His long service in the senate
Eaaas not given him place, either in
or out Of tho senate, which would
aii1stify the Republicans In choosing
MIN for their leader. He has been
nothing but a partisan member OF
me party, and has never made
speech that has attracted the atten-
kHton Of the country, nor Unidentified
with any measure having the odor of
reEOra.
Mr.. Penrose's elevation TO leader
sahip would inevitably commit the Re-
sDfbliean party to reaction and cause
Joss OF faith in its -~'r''-
lhess to large r.
hilip, for the pc
gotten the cause
Na1l nor Senator
II the rule OF
klle way Of achi
Af the party Il
hnicabiy agree
away, together
Of the upper
since outlived
their working o.
hhown them Il
legislation refIe
Us anybody Il!
that Charles A
aidate for COVER
announced his
eialist party?
-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-02


ness to = large r
lip, for the PEI
gotten the cause |
Nall nor Senator
II the rule OF
Eha way OF achi
ri the party Il
kmicabiy agree
away, together
Of the upper I
since outlived
their working o
HhoWn them ID
legislation rene
Us anybody tt
shat Charles Al
aidate for COVER
announced his
kialiat party?
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-10
SOLDIERS MAIL SHOULD
BE ADDRESSED WITH CARE

More than 3,000,000 pieces of mail
are being sent to the American SOL
diers in France every month, accord
ing to statement issued by the Post
Office Department. A large number
of pieces consist of parcels post pack
jages containing articles which soldiers
can purchase in France cheaper than
the cost of mailing.
The Post Office Department. which
has been subjected to considerable
criticism, is making an earnest effort
to enlist the aid of relatives and
friends of the fighting men abroad in
lexpediting the handling of mail.
Repeated emphasis has been given
to the statement that all letters and
packages should bear the full name
of the solder for whom they are in
tended. 1t is claimed by the Post
Office Department that many of the
delays complained of were due to in
Sufficient address
Writers have been advised against
the use of initials, as more than one
soldier may have the same initials.
1t has been pointed out that a letter
addressed to ~. F. Smith" might be
for John F. Smith, James F. Smith,
jeremiah F. Smith or Jonathan F.
Smith.
In addition to containing the given
name of the soldier the address also
should state his rank: private, cor
poral, sergeant. lieutenant, captain,
major, lieutenant colonel, colonel,
brigadier general, together with the
full name Of the unit. or organization
TO which he belongs. Somewhere in
France" is not the address of the
American soldiers overseas. 1t is /
American ExpedItionary Forces,
France"
The Post once Department is urg-
ing writers not to address letters or
packages with lead pencils. !
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-10
WHY ARE WE HERE?

Nations or men at war have real
things at stakc-real things, like food,
shelter, safcty Professors may argue
over theories, but men fight for things.
We are fighting for the dearest pos
sessions of mankind A mans cattle
have always been protected from raw
islling wolves and marauding robbers,
but all the cattle on a thousand hills
are not worth little child. To pro-
tect their children Belgium's men laid
down their lives, and our children's
lives are now in peril.
The freedom of the seas is an old
and dearly loved right of nations, but
it is not as old, as important, nor as
faithfully guarded as life itself. In
tcrnational treaties were supposed TO
be honorable and sacred, but they
were not as honorable as motherhood,
nor as sacred as chastity. Look at
Poland and Lithuania, where thou
sands of young women and girls were
hcrded together by the Germans into
foul stockades for the foulest pur-
poses.
Look at Belgium, where neither
youth nor age, neither sex nor condi-
ton, were spared in Germany's brutal
march to success.
From the waters of the Irish chan
mel the voices of drowning babes
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-10
THE SALUTE

day out there should be this recon-
secrating of ones self to the cause
under whose banner all are serving.
The salute should be solemn, cere-
monious-as one British officer put it,
a magnificent thingl Why? Because
it implies so rluch.
In stress of action, the instant sa-
lutte calls one to self-control. For
while it becomes automatic, it sum
mons the one who is rendering it to
an attitude at attention. In that atti-
tude orders can be comprehended
Every muscle, every fibre of ones be.
ing comes into play in the properly
rendered salute.
The good soldier .reverences the
flag. He does not pass Old Glory
with head bowed and covert glance.
He does not pass by the Stars and
Stripes seeking to evade the rever-
encc due. His head is erect; his chin
drawn in; his shoulders squared, and
proudly his whole being proclairns his
thought, That is my flag"
When he passes commissioned of.
fcer, he salutes proudly, because the
officer to him is more than his COM
nander, the man who must be obeyed
He salutes not only the man in au.
thority, but the source of that author.
ity-and that authority is the United
States of America, which the flag sym.
bolizes.