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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29
''The " aste Places Were
Made CIad''

Harrison Rhodes, writing in "Har-
per's" Of "The Majestic Movies" says:
with the arrival of the movies a great
wave of amusement broke upon the parched
American desert OF small towns and viii
lagos. The waste places were made glad.
In many states the old gayety of barrooms
had been quenched everywhere the store
had lost some of its vogue and. with in
creasing sophsticaton, the expedition to
the depot to the train come in some
of its zest. The home and dulness seemed
Tightening their memorable grip upon man.
The movies threw open the prison doors of
domestlcity; the carpet slipper and the good
book Of it ever existed were cast out upon
the junk heap, and father and mother and
all the kids started forth for the picture
theatre.
This IS not meant as trivial apprecia-
ton OF what the movies have ACCOMPLISHED
Pleasure generally has its concomitant dis
advantages, and the film has not always
brought unadulterated sweetness and light
to The communities it gladdened Some in
clpient vampires and some potential crooks
of tender age may have had their ambi-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29

But the Hun doesn't confnc himself to
carna weapons, and he's not exactly per-
feet, gentle knight. Do you remember that
passage in their War Book where their gen
era staff says that to down the other fell
low you must smash him spiritually as we'll
as physically? 'Terrorismus' 7 think they
call it in their ugly lingo. Ivc often thought
of it. Well, that Boche was trying to put
the windup among our fellows. He knew
we had only just taken over, he knew the
Welsh temperament, and he knew we were
full of new drafts. How did he know !?
You've not served in France, or you wouldn't
ask that. But admit it used to puzzle us
ourselves in the early days till we discov
cred their telephone tricks of eavesdrop-
ping amplifiers, buried cables and all the
rest of it. The whole forward areas a per-
feet whispering gallery. Our signaling com
panies have countered all that now. But
just think of it al every psychological de-
tail worked out like plan of operations!
Yes, the Huns a devil. Isn't it hot? Pass
the soda water, please"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29

resolved themselves into clear connections
between knowledge and action. The people
had found the mental gait that can be held
indefinitely. Even a great advance finds
them on their guard against too much joy.
AS the news from the second victory of the
Marine begins to come in we find this dis
patch:
"'Paris refrains from exultation.'
and in the trenches the same is true
in even greater degree. All the bravado
and illusion of war are gone, also all the
nervous revuson; and in their places a
grmly reliable resource of energy held in
instant, almost mechanical readiness to do
what is necessary. The hazards which it is
useless to speculate about, the mseries, de
lays. tediums, casualties, have lost their ex-
clamatory value and have fallen into the
sullen routine of the days work. Here it
is that morale begins to show in its none
vital dimensions. Here the substantial diff
ferences between man and man, and between
side and side begin to appear as they can
never appear in training camp
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29

Bearing curiously on the "Atlantics"
article on "Morale" is a fiction story,
''The Tenth Man." by "Centurian," in
"'The Century Magazine.' British army
officers in hospital are listening to story
by Meredith, one Of their number, Of
the decentralization of a Welsh regiment
which followed the appearance of
the ghost of an Australian at in
tervals in their trenches. After each
appearance of the ghost the tenth
man of the ration party was always
found dead with no mark on him. A
bullet stopped the ghost" one night,
and it was found to be a German officer
dressed in the uniform of dead Aus
traiian The officer was armed with a
needle-like piece of steel with which he
stabbed the ration carrier through the
heart from behind Meredith concludes
"Why should Boche officer take all those
risks merely to stab poor devil of a
ration carrier in the back? III tell you
why. my friend. You've been lighting the
Turk in Gallipoh, and the Turks gentle
man more or less. He's clean fighter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29
Censorship abuses

Discussing the governments use Of
propaganda and its wide enforcement of
censorship throughout the war, Senator
Miles Poindexter, Of Washington, says in
The Forum" that he cannot in one ar
ticle even enumerate the nature of the
abuses, to say nothing Of specific in
stances, which might be tabuated Of
the perversion of this power for parti-
san or other improper purposes and
continues:
"If the free operation of public opinion
is essential in time of peace, it is more
essential in time of war, because of the
more vital character of the issues involved.
When the government, either through
postmaster, its committee on public infor-
nation, with its ramiticaton of agencies and
activities, through any other activity.
inculcates the idea that public officials. in
Guiding the President himself. should not he
criticised and that all loyal citizens will
support these officials in every policy which
they espouse and in every act which thew
commit is reaching a heresv which in
itself Is dlsloyal and of the utmost danger.
Furthermore, it is untrue. Every man has
perfect legal right now, as at all other
times, to speak and write freely about pub
nc officials, either in support or condem-
nation, and this applies to the President
as we'll as everybody else. He and all other
public officials are subject to trial and
judgment at the bar Of public opinion,
which cannot operate except through its
means of expression. Even in times of
peace it is unlawful to publish or speak
malicious falsehoods TO the damage of
either a private citizen or public official.
80 TAR from public official being exempt
from criticism, the common law recognizes
and tolerates greater freedom of express
sion and of criticism of public officials than
or private individuals, recognizing it as an
agency Of government, and due allowance
IS often made by the courts. in the trial
q libel suits, for the extraordinary latitude
OF criticism TO which public officials are
subject"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29

make it mandatory.
tcman yield?
Mr. LA GuARD1A
Mr. MANN That service has started a
good many times, but believe it has never
yet functioned.
Mr. LA GUARDIA~ No; and it will not
for some time, and it cannot. The estab-
lishment of an organization to fly from
Chicago to New York is no simple matter
That is quite a flight, and if you are es
tablishine a daily service between New
York and Chicago | will say to the chair
man of the committee that it will not be
regularly systcmatized and running daily
for year year and half.
Mr. M'KENZIE-Mr Chairman, will the
gentleman yield?
Mr. LA GUARDIA-Ycs.
Mr. M'KENZIE-I am interested in this
matter and would like to ask the gentle
man one questions: If you going to take
the hiers from the army the navy, how
do you expect to get them? BY volunteer
ing on the part Of the men, does the
gentleman assume that the War Depart
ment would have the power to detail man
who had enlisted for military service to do
civilian work? Has the gentleman gone
into that?
Mr. LA Absolutely, and unless
we do that we are going to have army
and a navy on our hands which is not up
to date You have to give all of these men
practical experience. | will go further and
say that | do not any reason why we
cannot use our navy for transporting mails
and cargo. I would sooner have the ships
used in useful occupation than chasing
around the ocean in wild flights. We are
coming to that
The type Of planes which will event
ually be used for carrying mail will be the
multi-engine type of bombing machine The
plotting of these ships in day and night
flights, usder varying conditions Of
weather, will develop in our pilots the very
skill in air navigation that is required in
time of war; and the element Of regularity
involves a disciplinary factor that is Of
great Importance. The practical training
that our mechanics would receive is obvi-
Gus, and it will also bring about constant
development of material through the ex-
perience gained by many hours Of flight
under widely varying conditions. AS an
example of this we may cite the use of
radio direction apparatus 7 spoke about
that moment ago. Also radio-tele phony,
improvements in compasses, automatic stab
ilizers. improvements in various other
things. which will give us the very oppor-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29

an excellent opportunity to establish the air
postal service with the personnel that it
now has on hand
The Postmaster General says that in or
der TO carry out the scheme he presents to
the committee he will require thousand
pilots, to whom he intends to pay $500
month, one thousand mechanics to whom he
will pay S160 month, and fifteen hundred
helpers.
The total amounts to S7,57b 5000. That is
for personnel alone. The army could fur
nish the same number of men, and on their
present pay it would cost only S4 ,26i 800,
difference Of $3.3l3,5O0; but I say that we
would MORE say that it is saving
of the entire amount of $7000,000 if the
army air service carries this mail. The
army is going to spend this money anyhow,
and these men will DE flying over the fields
or in formation flying in the air if we do
not use them for the postotfice There is
total saving Of S7,O0O.O0O on the personnel.
That is something which can be easily fig
ured. But when you take the whole United
States and endeavor to establish air ser
vice with as many machines as it will re-
Qure. we are going into the hundreds Of
millions of dollars. All the experience the
postofficc has had to-day is with one trip
day from New York to Washington and, as
Mr.. Praegcr said, he is not in position to
say how much it will cost for maintenance
and operation in the elaborate plan of
aerial mail routes he proposes.
MIR. MOON-The gentleman says only one
machine?
Mr.. LA GUARDIA-That is, day.
York to Chicago.
Mr.. LA GUARDIA-When will that start ;?
Mr.. MOON-It has been started, | am in
formed
Mr. LA GUARDIA-I think it started yes
terday, did it not?
Mr. LA GUARDIA-A gentleman called
at my Office yesterday from the Assistant
Postmaster General, and he stated that it
would start either yesterday or day
Mr.. MOON-I understand that is add
tional service to those points and to others,
bit that it cannot be started to-day by rea-
son Of the fact that the War Department
has refused to turn over machines under
previous acts of Congress which were to
be used for that purpose, and hold that the
statute directory and not mandatory,
and, therefore. they were not bound to do
that. The General Staff has made an order
that deprived the Postotfice Department Of
these machines.
Mr.. LA GUARDIA-Very we'll; will
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29
The Golden Book Of Congress

tunity that VIC are looking for to develop
real air sericc.
will not go into the work Of the air
service during the war. At the proper time,
if the House desires to hear about 1T, |
shall tell them what know | am willing
to spill the beans if you want the informa-
ton,
Mr.. EMERSON Chairman, will the
gentleman yield?
Mr.. LA GUARDIA-Ycs.
Mr.. EMERSON-I was going to ask the
gentleman if he would give us some infor-
nation on how our American made planes
compared with the planes made by the
countries in Europe.
Mr.. LA GUARDIA-I will say to the gen
tleman that he will have to find somebody
of more experience than | have had. | have
been flying for only fifteen months. | have
been at both fronts but | have never seen
an American plane.
Mr. MANN-Mr. Chairman will the gem
tleman yield?
Mr. LA GUARDlA-Certainly.
Mr.. MANN-Do I understand the gentle
mans recommendation is that the air ser
vice that carries the mail shall be under
the direction and cOntrOl or the war DC
partment?
Mr. LA GUARDIA- I would not rec
ommend that. Ny suggestion would be that
the Postoffice Department outline the routes
and call upon the War Department to turn
over the planes to carry the mail.
Mr. MANN--I am speaking Of the carry
ing of the mail.
Mr.. LA GUARDIA-Yes
Mr.. MANN-That that is to be under the
operation of the War Department after the
mail leaves the postoffice and is put on the
aeroplanes:
Mr.. LA GUARDIA-And Delivered just
as it is now carried by a railway a steam
boat.
Mr.. MANN Personally, I do not sec why
that might not be feasible, although, as a
rule, departments do not work we'll to-
gethcr.
Mr. MOON-Does not the gentleman
think it would be better for the War and
Navy departments to turn over their aero
planes to the Postofice Department for the
purpose of carrying the mail, that being
its function? The Postoftice Department
could use the aviators under proper rcgu-
lations
Mr. LA GUARDIA-W we are going to
have united air service, there is no doubt
about that unless we continue to waste
millions of dollars. We have now the army
service, the navy service, the marine ser
vice. the postal service; we have the Blu
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29

Baltimore. Rats and their heas seem to
be the spreaders of contagion in several cpl
demic diseases.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29

wv vHEN the subject of the carry
m ing of mail by airplanes came
up in the House of Repre-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-12
NO ELECTION
until 1919
Women Will Be Allowed to
Vote For Fargo's Next
Group of Officials

In common with a considerable
number of other North Dakota cities
and towns. Fargo will have no NUM-
cipal election this spring.
There win be no city election until
the spring Of 1919 when the terms Of
two city commissioners, r. B. Blake
more and William Mills, expire.
Commissioner Blakemore win then
have held office for four years, and
Commissioner Mills two years, the
latter having been elected on a re-
call ballot a year ago to succeed j.
III. Dahl.
Fargo city commissioners hold Of
fee for four years, three and two be-
ing elected at each city election,
which occurs every two years.
Alex Stern was reelected, and ].
]. Jordan and o. M. Strate elected
at the last election.
Fargo women will vote in the next
city election for the first time. The
suffrage law, passed by the last reg
ular state legislative assembly, speci-
fies that women can vote for city Of
ficers.
Women voted in the last municipal
election at Bismarck.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-12
SYMPTOMS OF
FLAX POISONING.

The symptoms Of poisoning from
fax (the poison Is the deadly prus-
sic acid) vary according to the
amount Of poison taken. When a
large amount is taken death comes
quickly. The animals break down
with a loud believing and rapidly
succumb to a respiratory failure
and commissions.
When smaller quantities are taken
three stages are notaced. In the first
stage, there is vertigo, dizziness and
attempts at vomiting. Breathing be-
comes difficult and the animals are
restless.
The mucous membranes are a
light red color. During the second
stage the animal breaks down in
commissions, shows very severe mus
cular cOntractions and breathing
becomes slower. In the final stage,
the animal shows BuffocatiOn, the
respirations cease, the heart action
becomes slower, tire temperature
becomes reduced, Oh ere is loss of
consciousness, which terminates in
death.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-12

and we are sure that we will never
see any OF them again. Captain
Colley. Lieutenant South, Lieutenant
Thompson and Sergeants South and
Fjelstad left for Somewhere, and
God only knows what they are going
to do with us. / only hope that
wherever they send us, what is left
can be together
But losing our friends here and
not hearing from our friends at
home, for this lis the twenty-ninth
day that has passed without receiv-
ing mall,-oh, well guess the worst
1t yet to come"
Sergeant Smith states that he can
not say he liked travelling on the
water. While at Winchester he at
tended services in one of the oldest
churches built in the year 906 A. d.
He says the church was very inter-
esting.
Shipped On Cattle Boat.
I'VE left camp for over here after
a trip across the English channel in
q cattle boat In which nearly froze
to death and then we rode three days
and two nights on a cattle train. The
weather was so cold that the water
in our canteens froze. However, we
arrived safe and sound. We are now
in barracks and manage to keep
warm.
About the eats. They are far
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-12
CALL GRAIN DEALERS
FOR Big CONFERENCE
Propose Organization of Association
to Act As Strong Arm of
the Grain Trade.

The advisability of organizing a
country grain shippers association
will be discussed at a meeting Of
independent grain dealers of the
northwest, who will meet in the
Dyckman hotel, Minneapolis, Thurs
day, February Fl. in response to a
call issued through The Country
Grain Shipper, Minneapolis pubIica-
ton, and signed by T. F. DAHL Min
neota, Mimi; d. H. Evans, Tracy,
Mimi; A. E. Anderson, Cottonwood,
Mimi; and II. r. Violin. Marshall,
MINI. 1t is expected that large
numbers of independent shippers
from the states Of North and South
Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin,
will attend.
The proposed association, accord
ing to the call, will represent a
strong arm of the grain trade to
take up matters regarding food ad-
ministratiOn regulation, federal
grain grades, the car situation, in
Guiding the movement Of soft corn,
and other subjects of great concern
to the grain shipper at this time.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-12
time FOR
BOYS WHEN FARGO
COMP any BROKEN

Touching and pathetic must have
been the scene when the members of
Company b Of Fargo were robbed of
their captain and other officers in the
smashing up" of the 164th infantry,
formerly the First North Dakota.
but now for the real news"
writes Sergt. G. w. Smith OF Fargo,
TO Miss Janet Knutson,S go Sixth
avenue south, Moorhead, Mimi,
under date Of Jan. 9, from some
where in France"
Company b is no more" continues
the sergeant. "AlI but the sergeant
and corporals were sent away this
afternoon. And to see that bunch
break out in tears! Well, It was
nearly as bad as a death sentence.
We don't know where they are going
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-12
GETTING Rid of coIdS,

The easiest and quickest way to
get rid of a cold is to take Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy. This prepare.
ton has been in use for many years
and its value fully proven. No mat
ter what remedy you use, however
care must be taken not to contract a
second cold before you have recover
ed from the first one, and there is
serious danger OF this. A man Of
middle age or older should go to bed
and stay in bed until fully recovered.
1t is better to stay in bed three days
at the start than three weeks later
on.-Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-12
CANDY SENTENCED TO
YEAR IN STATE PRISON
Pleaded Guilty to Assault With
Dangerous Weapon Before
Judge Cole Monday.

Pleading guilty to the charge of
assault with a dangerous weapon,
Wesley Candy, a quarter breed In
dian, was sentenced to one year in
the state penitentiary by Judge A. T.
Cole of the Cass county district
court Monday. Transportation Of
ficers have been notified and he will
be taken to the state prison some
time this week.
Last December, Candy shot Ben
Stevens, of Moorhead, following a
quarrel over money, on the south
bridge. Candy fed to Dilworth,
and caught freight for Lisbon, N.
D., where he was placed under ar
rest,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-12
BRIEFLY TOLD

HubbelTs Coffee.-Advt.
shop at RtcKers .-AdvG.
Herbsts for hoETery.-Advt
Have knight Prtg. Co. print it.-Ad.
Konen-DoyIe Taxi. Phone asa
Advt.
Hendrickson's shoes for style
Advt.
Klever Klothes Kleaners. Phone
6bB. The l'antorium.-Advt
A. Bernard, of wahpeton, is a Wis
itor In the gate city this afternoon.
Eat honey-save sugar. Phone 1854
or write H. j. Keller, Fargo, n. D.
F. S. Sawyer, of Lisbon, is attend
Ing to business matters in Fargo this
afternoon.
Mrs. Mary Murdoch, of Sanborn, is
spending the day in Fargo, arriving
Monday evening. .r.
Charles Gunkel, prominent resident
of Belfeld, is spending the day in
Fargo on business matters.
o. Brake and C. N. Brake, both
of Kindred, were among the Cass
county arrivals in Fargo Monday
evening.
]. A. Mckenzie, of Jamestown, and
ID. b. Miller, of Killdeer, are spending
the day In Fargo attending to bust
ness matters.
w. w. Rnff and Sam w. RUIZ, both
residents of the Gackle district, were
among the late arrivals in Fargo
Monday evening.
II. Healy, of Valley City, and Nels
Christianson, of Dickinson, are among
the state visitors who arrived in the
city Monday evening.
III. J. Hagen of Woodwork, J. L.
Hillman and N. J. Zelles, the latter
two of Lisbon, are among the state
arrivals in Fargo today.
Fred c. Spalding, e. NJ. Peterson,
w. @. Simmonson, B. Bakken, J. Sad,
F. MCGEE, Oswal Kranz and M. Avery,
members of the Valley City normal
basketball qufnt, made their head
quarters at the Annex.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-12
VELVET BEANS POPULAR.

The increased culture Of velvet
beans in the south during the last
two years has been enc of the most
remarkable recent agricultural de-
veIopments. according TO United
States department of agriculture
specialists. Heretofore the culture
Of the velvet bean has been largely
limited to Florida. With the in
PRODUCTION by the department Of
several new varieties, particularly
the Chinese, and the development Of
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-12
SENTENCE ON CHICAGO
LIQUOR FIRM WITHHELD
Hastsrliek Brothers, Liquor Dealers,
Plead Guilty to Sending Liquor
Improperly Labeled Into State.

Sentence has been withheld in the
case Of Hasterlick brothers, liquor
dealers of Chicago, by Judge Charles
F. Amidon, pending receipt Of the
cOmpany's shipping label.
The liquor firm through its attor-
ney, V. RI Lowell of Fargo, entered a
plea Of guilty to the charge of ship
ping liquor, improperly labeled into
the state, in federal court Monday
afternoon.
Through afidavits, Attorney Lowell
showed that a certain person enter
ed the Chicago firms place of bust
ness, bought pint of liquor and gave
1t back to the clerk to wrap and send
to a person at Starkweather, n. D.
The clerk followed instructions, but
did not mark the package.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-12
CHICAGO PRODUCE.

Chicago, Feb. 12-Butter, steady
receipts 1O,349 tubs; creamery extras
40; extra firsts 48H5 irsts 46@4s; sec
onds 440451h. Cheese. steady; daisies
27h; Americas 27A long horns 271s
twins 25h.
Eggs, Higher; receipts 3,722 cases
firsts 50h 151; ordinary frsts 4Sq49i
AT mark, cases included 4s@5O; re-
friFerator firsts 44&. Potatoes, re-
ceipts 80 cars; unchanged. Poultry
alive, unchanged.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-12
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK.

Chicago, Feb. 12.-Besides big re-
ceipts, the foggy weather and tardy
rail delivery had a depressing effect
today on the hog market. offerings
of cattle and sheep were much more
numerous than had been looked for.
Hogs, receipts $4,000; slow; 35 to
40c under yesterdays average: bulk
$15.55@15.75; light $l5.25@ 1880;
mixed $I6.35@15.S0; heavy $15.25Q
1880; rough $15.25@15.40; pigs $15.25
01465.
Cattle, receipts $4,000; slow; native
steers S83O613.75; stockers and feed
ers S7.15410.25 cows and heifers
S6.20011.50; calves $8.7501A25.
Sheep, receipts 10000; weak; weth-
ers SS.75013.20; lambs $13.75 a. 1890.