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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-13

Twelve workers were present at
the meeting of the First Lutheran
Red Cross auxiliary at headquarters
Tuesday afternoon. Seven GONZALES
cent robes and one child's dress were
completed and 20 pairs OF socks and
one helmet were turned in.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-13

The regular meeting Of the Ladies
Aid society of the Grace NJ. e.
church of Moorhead will be held at
1880 o'clock Thursday afternoon at
the parsonage. officers will be elect
ed and a full attendance is desired,
e. - h..
Eighty women were in attendance
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-13

Swagger Suede Cloth Goats
Warm comfy Nutria lined Coats, with big fur collars and
ring tail and Australian opossum colors Reindeer.
brown and appe arrivals and ideal
street motoring.
Specially Priced at $1,000
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-13
Plush Goats

special lot of Plush Coats extra well lined and full sweep
with luxurious storm protecting collars The regular price
If these Coats are $500. Special for tomorrow
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-06

cometh when no man can work. Just
so il was in Civil war times, or more so.
we started in that ruckus expecting To
scare the enemy into silence. l hardly
think there were a half dozen in our
section that counted for having real
night Indeed they told US it would ali
be over in less than three months.
But it was not over in thirty-three
months, by a good many more months
than that number.
Those who are counting on the end of
the present war within 1918 or even
1919 will do we'll to think as little about
it as they can, conveniently. Don't for
get it! AS the war goes on, the sup
plies to be bought for families will get
fewer and higher priced.
Don't waste your money in triEiIE
things. Get the substantial, if you are
able to do So One capable manager
told me that 1t would be wise to get
some extra shoes and as much warm
underwear as possible and lay in sur
plus.
l expect that advice is good. Don't
forget it. So long as one can keep well
and able to wait on ones self we can
live from hand to mouth, but generally
there are rainy days and sometimes
sickness, occasionally death. So far as
you are able, prepare for all these
things. Don't forget it.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-06
ne service WORK Of Our colleges.

Previous 10 the outbreak of the war
our agricultural and mechanical colleges
supported out OF state and federal funds
had won their way into the affections OF
I the people. They were recognized as
constituting one of the great construc-
tive forces in the service Of the state
and the nation They furnished very
considerable per cent OF our scientifical-
" trained workers in agriculture. man
ufscturing and engineering industries
Through the military training whIc.
constitutes a part OF their curriculum
they prepared for service thousands
upon thousands Of men who since the
? declaration OF war have been called into
the various training camps and inten-
sfvely prepared for military leadership
II is literally true that the majority
of the officers OF our national army and
a very considerable per cent OF those
associated with our other forces re
ceived their college education and At
least their elementary military training
in the colleges Of agriculture and me
chanic arts scattered throughout the
forty-eight states OF the union Had 1t
not been for these institutions the train
ing OF an officer in our national army
would indeed have been an appalling
task Therefore. We owe a debt OF graf
ttude TO these institutions which Is even
now not fully appreciated but which
certainly will be as time elapseS. More
over the students and graduates o
these institutions have made Response,
not only 10 the needs OF the army but TO
the navy and all the associated lines q
service incident to the organization OF
a great effective land and sea-hghtinE
force
In Georgia. for instance. the state
College OF Agriculture. though but ten
years old. has sent ~ per cent Of II.
faculty. - per cent of its graduates
and q per cent Of lis enrolled men for
the year 1sI7-1s1S 10 the army and navy
OF the United States. There are Isl
stars in its service flag. and go per cen
OF its graduates are serving the state o.
Georgia The important fact in this
connection TO bear in mind. therefore, i
that in addition 10 providing Leadership
10 the fighting forces of the United
States in the manner indicated above
il is also largely concerned in helping
TO hold the second line trenches by en-
couraging food production and cOnserva-
ton through the service its graduates
are rendering the state at this time OF
all the graduates who have received
training at this institution in the last
decade s5.5 per cent are engaged in ag-
riCulturaI pursuits and one-fOurth o.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-06
rravel Less on Railroads

Some of US poor folks are remember
ing the good times We had when we
could go TO Atlanta for less than a
dollar, only two cents a mile. Now
we can't make the going and coming
for less than three dollars. 1t surely
counts, Just as you write fewer letters
when it takes ten cents to buy five
postal cards, and nearly ten to mai'
three letters. If you travel inside a
Pullman car. you pay three cents and
a half. The tact that passenger rates
must be three cents is going to make
a difference in revenues. Many tour
lists will cut out long trips. COnVen-
tions will not be so largely attended
Transcontinental trips, costing twice
as much as formerly, will be curtalled.
Railroad employees will have 1t all
right. no matter how often and with no
regard to distance, on free passes, but
the plain taxpayer will do a great deal
of staying at home, and considerable
thinking.
We are told that all the cars are
needed for transportation of soldiers
and carrying supplies.
The people who must go will go, OF
course, but the summer excursion with
summer rates will be cut out There
is one comfort in all this starving bust
ness, you have Qike misery just plenty
of company And again. all the dema-
gogues that have been screaming for
government ownership of the railroads
have a surfeit of what does happen
when the government runs the rail-
roads. Ii is an eye-opener.
1t hasn't been so long ago that the
people who bought two-cent mileage
books were telling the dear public thai
the railroads were simply robbing the
people.
We can understand with clearer vision
that two cents a mile was very good
riding, and with extra good attention
We will see what we shall see, when
this cruel war is over" that the rail-
road people were not as black as
painted.
am writing this on July 81, last day
of the month. Five months from today
we will be giving a goodbye snake 10
the year 1918. How time flies?
There are just FIVE months and taxes
are to be settled for, coal to buy, WIN
ter. clothes: provisions gathered for the
hard winter months, and bedding over
hauled to keep the kiddies warm in cold
nights, debts to pay, crops to be sold
to pay the debts, and only five months
to do it in! Don't forget it!
This is one of the times, If you con-
cIude to sit down and rest, you will
find yourself slipping backward. There
is no time or place to quit doing things
that actually must be done, and the les
is to be up and doing-"for the night
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-06


pillows
Dressing will
children
letters being
this feeds
Mr..
gardens doing? Remem-
ber a
Forsyth Route
it
of
will fulfilled.
Vickery Anna Kief Fillmore lO Louise
Bishop, lOc
0c; Kimbrel D. Coggns $1OO Julia
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-06

hear Aunt Julia: Here / come again to beg
permission to enter your happy band of boys and
girls Dear Aunt Julia, it is kind Of you to
start q club we can help provide for the sol
diers. l think we cousins should try to do our
bit, for we must win this war, and we will not
diers. Dear Aunt Julia, l am sending dime
to start up our Soldiers Relief club. | think
that the best name that Aunt Julia can give it.
Come on, you dear little Florida girls. We
must not let the other states get ahead of US.
Dear Cousins, know you are wondering who
may be, for theere has been many cousins to
visit the Letter Box, / will describe myself
now, If Aunt Julia has objection. One, two,
three-go! Auburn hair, black eyes, dark COM
plected, feet inches tall. weight 1O2 pounds
Forgive me, Aunt Julia, and | will stay but
a minute longer. Come on, soldier boys, for
do enjoy reading your letters.
Some of you dear cousins write to this Florida
girl of thirteen summers.
Good bye, dear Aunt Julia and cousins.
Your loving niece,
DIANTIA MARSHALL.
Haspard, Fla, R. F. ID. No. 1.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-06
New Feather Beds only 5000

New Feather Pillows sls0 per pair. Write for new
Sumner catalop Boy now before prices go higher.
SOUTHERN FtITHtS PLLo" Co. Desk Is, s's'ns0O0 " G
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-06

In a dry season where growth of your
cotton has not been particularly vigor-
Gus. there is reason to believe that an
applica ton of nitrate OF sado made as
late as July Is may prove helpful Ia
the crop. I think this is quite as late
however as this element could be used
sven on rather backward cotton. As n
matter Of fact. most OF our land is def
Client IN nitrogen. hence the use of
nitrate of soda or other carriers of this
element.
It is desirable that you provide the
crop with a considerable amount of es-
sential plant food in some quickly avail
able form. We would advise that YOU
use 100 pounds Of this element and that
YOU get il on 10 the soil as soon as pos
sible. II should. Of course. be used
strictly as a ton application We would
put il on the side of the drill row, but
not directly in contact with the stem OF
the cotton plant In a very protracted
drv spell IL might paw 10 harrow il into
tho ground nv means If light form Of
ruItivatnr which could he operated sue
cessful1y between the cotton rows II
is preferred that nitrate Of soda even
when used as a ton dressing be applied
earlier in the season 20 most crops Or
the other hand. INLAND cotton. which
Is somewhat late. renr'-os = lot NJ FOOD
To develop II successfully in 4 compare
lively short time
Under some conditions nitrate Of soda
meets the needs 20 better adVanta 90
than ANYTHING else which can no used
Hence where conditions such as have
portrayed pertain we would he disposed
10 advise IFS use even as late in the
season as July Is. .
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-06

Hampton, S. c., Route ..
2. S.-EnClOsed find 10 cents, for which
please send me a club button.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-06
AGRICULTURAL:
,A!:.EDUCATIoN
RSED ANDREW N, SOULt
70 SUCCESSFUL FARMING


Ag
ultural ia
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-06

My Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: How are
you all this fine afternoon; Fine, hope. Please
let in for few minutes. hut don't think I
am going TO stay just minute. but two or
three I am helping Uncle Sam to get boats to
help whip the Huns with / have tried twice
to Join the army and l turned down on my
age and right eye, so You see / can't go and
fight. bat I going to help at home TO back
the boys there. l do hope l can help
dump them out of France. I have about five
cousins there and in training camps Well
don't run and l will tell you what kind of a
looking boy I am: Five feet and ten inches
low, black hair and eyes and fair, if l was
not sunbuTned, but / don't mind the sun, for l
work every day. Only Sunday out Of every
month is rest day, ano Delieye me, are
working some. We launched one boat the 10Th
of June. Its name is Alabet. and we have five
more, and will have them ready before
long. The Keel laid for the other boat in
fifty-six seconds after the Alabet was in the
water. Honorable HOke Smith made speech
while we were launching the ship. Dear cOu-
iHS | would like TO hear from you all. Now
girls get your pen and drop line two
I'll be sure and answer all received With lots
of love to you all ! am the ship-building boy.
ORVAL c. CLARK.
1915 REYNOLDS ST, Brunswick, Ga.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-06
1915 Reynolds ST., Brunswick,

Hello. Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
please let in for few minutes? | promise
you / will not stay very long. I a farmer s
daughter and sure do like the dear old farm.
Aunt Julia incloSed you will find ten cents
for a club button. Whist do you cousins think
If this great war? l think it is bad !
have not any brothers in the army navy, but
I have lots Of cousins there. And If my brother
has to 90 l want him TO go and do his part.
for l know re would do all he could. could
not bear for him to be Stacker, for my father
was a soldier in the Scandinavian war, and
he says if he is called he is willing to go
again. Papa and brother both work in the
ship yard. Brother is not old enough to go
to the army yet. Well, | guess you all want
know how look, so here ! am: Five feet
six inches high dark hair and eyes. and weigh
100 pounds Dear cousins, I would be glad to
hear from all of you, and | will answer all
letters I receive and now write nice long let
ters guess l had better go before l see
Mr.. Wastebasket coming. l will close for this
time. Hoping to hear from the cousins, | am
your new niece and cousin,
ZELDA CLARK.
waverIy Hall, Ca, R. +. D. No. L. Box 3.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-06
The Best Method of Applying Soda t
Cotton

n. G. r.. OswegO, s. C., writes | wish
some inforna tion in regard to applying soda
to cotton. DO YOU think July - is too late
to use &C.? I think I viii get some govern
ment soda in a few DAYS. and wish to use
il II IL is not too late.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-06

The fact chat our people made very
vigorous fight on the boil weevil in the
early part of the season has, no doubt,
lessened tb4 damage which it would
have other Else done in your section Of
the state. Your farmers acted wisely in
cultivating rapidly and picking up the
punctured forms as fast as they fell.
The falling off in the weevil at this
time is no doubt due in some measure
to these protective measures. l also
imagine that the weather has been
rather hot and dry lately. This is not
favorable to the boil weevil.
Conditions portrayed in your letter
are not favorable for the boil weevil,
but of course II rain sets in the weevil
would likely become very bad again.
You must, therefore, fight this pest with
the utmost vigor until the bolls are
grown and practically beyond the stage
where damage will result to them
through weevil attacks. Another thing,
if you cultivate your cotton late in the
season and keep it growing and setting
on forms, the weevils will go to these
by preference and will probably find a
sufficient amount of food therein to
maintain them. Hence, the old bolls
which are fairly we'll formed and de-
veloped at this time can in this way be
protected from further damage. Very
much depends now on whether you con-
tinue an effective campaign against the
weeviI and the weather conditions which
follow. If you have hot. dry season
from now on. the damage from weevilS
will likely be greatly minimiZed. on
the other hand. if you have a warm,
murly, wet spell for several weeks be-
tween now and harvest, they are very
likely to increase rapidly and the dam
age to the crop be greatly accumulated
thereby.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-06

gets five. Hoping to see this in print and
with best wishes to Aunt Julia. your new
cousin J. w. TAYLOR
p. S.-Ttn cents inclosed for club button.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins Here comes a
West Virginia girl asking for admittance again.
We thank you for writing TO us about wearing
white aprons and caps.
| like your club fine. Why can't we wear
white apron and cap with the words Aunt
Julia's Relief Cub embroidered on 1t, or
pasted it in large letters, or just the initials
"A. ]. s. X. e.
Well, cousins, what do you think of this
war? ! think it is awful.
l have cousin ana some schoolmates in
Come on. soldiers. and write We like to
read your letters. Come on, West Virginia peo-
think Aunt Julia and the editor are 50
kind to let Us all write TO the paper.
| will describe myself and go. / have blue
eyes, brown hair and am fair Completed.
it all. SYLVIA WALTON.
MontrOse, W. Va, Route 8, Box 20.
Dear Aunt and Cousins: My grandfather has
taken The Journal for about twenty years, and
as l was looking at it l your corner and
thought l would write, | have not noticed
any Canadian cousins. My aunt who used to
(Addie NJ. HID. As all the cousins describe
themselves, | will. Five feet inches tall, light
brown hair, blue eyes, light complexion, and
nineteen years old. have never found anyone
with my birthday. l wonder if any of the
cousins have it-December ID. ] live on a farm.
1t is now haying time and everything looks
lovely. l am sure the sun shines bright here
as in the sunny south / join with all the rest
of the cousins in hoping the will soon end.
] will bid you all adieU.
MILDRED d. WALLACE.
UOaticOOke, Quegec, Box 2O5.
p. S.-Enclosed please find 10 cents for club
pin.
Dear Aunt Julia: Here comes some kid
from Georgia. l live farm and like it
fine. Maudie Coggin, your letter was fine !;
come again. l will describe myself, so here
goes: Black hair, brown eyes and fair, five
feet five inches low. Now, Auntie, please
print this and l will love you lots. Would
like TO hear from \all the cousins. From the
Georgia crack a jack. So by-by.
LEE PAYNE
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-06

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you ad
nit South Carolina girl into your happy band
Brother takes The Journal and l like very mucl
to read the Letter Box. How many of tn
cousins are members of the Tomato club? ] an
not but my sister and j have a nice tomato
patch.
The war is awful, but 1 think We should d.
our bit towards helping win it. How man!
like to read l for one, and spend most of M
spare time in reading and crOcheting.
As most of the cousins describe themselves,
will also. SO don't be frightened. Have darl
brown hair, blue eyes, medium complexion,
feet inches tall and weigh about no pounds
My age is between fifteen and nineteen.
Come again, Flora Brown and Davis Georg'
Fay Your letters were fine. Why don't more
of the soldier boys write? / enjoy reading thei
letters.
My letter is getting rather long, so ! vii
stop for this time, hoping to it in print
Would love to correspond with some of thu
cousins. Will answer all received.
NnIlr naN,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-06
Avalon, Ga, Route /.

Dear Aunt and Cousins: Here comes DO!
from northeast Georgia. Like most of tn
cousins, L live the farm ynd like farm lift
fne-because you can roam the woods and g.
bathing in the river. That is re like natur
than walking the streets of town to me
Cousins, tins war is awful, is II not2 | thinl
we should help win 1t. have a brother a
Camp Gordon. Say, / know some of he cousins
Luther b. Vickery, for one; he is fine olt
10y. What do you cousins &c for pastime3
read books and like TO read. Gladys Lucil
HERS, your letter was fine come again Ais
Naneye Mullins Who has my birth date-Jun
LIST? Was eighteen my last birthday. Woult
like to hear from all If you. viii answer al
cards and letters received. Well, l hear Mr.
Wastebasket coming nd l will stop this time
So, adieu, MARK CLARKE.
Avalon, Ga, Route !.
p. S.-Inclosed fird ten cents, for whicl
please send me club button.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-06
Combating the Boil weevil.

A. ]. g., Blaekshear, Ga, writes: Two or
three weeks ago the weeyil was rather bad
in this section, but the farmers cultivated
rapidly and had the pmctured squares
picked up, and now they are not nearly so
had. Is this a good sign or not. and will
they become bad again after rain sets in?
There are a few grown bOls now. What
might we expect them to do later in the
season?
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-06

Lake City, Fla
p. 81 enclose pc for surgical dressing and
club button.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-06

Dear Aunt Julia: VIII you admit little girl
from Florida into your band of cousins? |
come in favor of Aunt Julia's Soldiers Relief
CLUB. Aunty, ] will organize as a dime giver
because | can't sew
| like to read, and my favorite book is
'Freckles,' although | have read others almost
as good. Your cousin,
DEBBIE LEE SMITH
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-06
This Ration Needs to BE BALANCED up

This Ration Needs to BE Balanced Up
A. subscriber. Reynolds, Ca, writes:
have recently come into possession Of COW
which was recommended to for a good
one which I think is true, but she will eat
nothing but grass or some thing green. Her
ra ton has been principally velvet beans and
peavine hay, but she has been doing well
IL until lately. She has a fine heifer calf
a month old. Her hOOfS are growing long.
ANY Informa ton will be appreciated.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-24
c0uId be seen SUCKING out Of the mni.

could be seen sticking out OF the mud.
At one point, just in the entrance to
q communication trench, was q stretch
er. On this stretcher a German was
lying with a white bandage around his
knee, near to him lay one of the
stretcher-bearerS, the red cross on his
arm covered with mud and his helmet
filed with blood and brains. Close by,
sitting up against the wall Of the
trench, with head resting on his chest,
was the other stretcher-bearer. He
seemed to be alive, the posture was so
natural and easy; but when 1 got
closer I could see a large, jagged hole
in his temple. The three must have
been killed by the same shell-burst.
The dugouts were all smashed in and
knocked about, big square-cut timbers
splintered into bits, walls caved in and
entrances chOked.
Tommy, after taking trench, learns
to his sorrow that the hardest part Of
the work is to hold it.
In our case this proved to be SO.
The German artillery and machine
guns had us tapped (ranged) for fair;
it was worth your life to expose your
self an instant.
Don't think for a minute that the
Germans were the only sufferers; we
were clicking casualties so fast that
you needed an adding machine to keep
track of them.
Did you ever see one of the steam
shovels at work on the Panama canal?
Well, it would look like hen scratch
ing alongside of Tommy digging in"
while under fire. You couldn't see day
light through the clouds Of dirt from
his shovel.
After losing three out Of six men of
our crew we managed to set up our
machine gun. One Of the legs of the
tripod was resting on the chest Of
half-buried body. When the gun was
firing, it gave the impression that the
body was breathing. This was caused
by the excessive vibration.
Three or four feet down the trench,
about three feet from the ground, a
foot was protruding from the earth.
We knew it was a German by the black
leather boot. One of our crew used
that foot to hang extra bandoliers of