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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-01
THE RUSSIAN NAVY.

Russia's snow and ice have always
been her best protectors.
They saved her from Napoleon.
They may save her navy from the
Germans for few weeks at least,
The capture Of the Russian navy
would be one Of the heaviest blows
that could be delivered to the Allies
by the present German invasion.
Most Of the Baltic feet is believed to
be at the port Of Kronstad. There
are some modern ships in the Baltic
fleet, even though they have been Ill
lowed to deteriorate rapidly. But
until the ice leaves the harbors, they
are safe from an attack by the Ger
man navy, and it Is still a long way
overland to Petrograd.
The Bolshevik government may
retain sufficient initiative and fore
sight to destroy the ships before al
lowing them to fail into German
hands, but this cannot be counted on.
The Allies, therefore, must face the
possibility Of the addition Of the
Russian fleet to the German fleet
It is not an alsrming situation, for
even without the American navy, the
Allied fleets would greatly surpass
the combined German and Russian
navies. Great Britain alone would
be more than a match on the seas,
for these combined fleets, and the
American navy. now second only 10
Great Britaiu's. it Is believed. is
comparatively much greater factor
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-01

than the American army has yet
been.
There Is no danger Of losing con-
troll Of the seas. BY massing ships,
and making a sudden dash, Germany
undoubtedly could land an army Of
perhaps 100000 men in England. But
1t would be much easier to get into
England than to get out. The mass
ed Allied navies could completely
shut off supplies and reinforcements
from the German expeditionary
force, and 1t would be annihilated.
Germany is not likely to try this
maneuver. even though the Russian
fleet is captured intact, The chief
result Of such a capture would be to
compel the Allies to keep a bigger
feet available to meet a sudden dash
against English and French seacoast
cities.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-01

ing men disclaim any knowledge Of
such a plot or of any desire on their
part to get Mr.. Townley." They
also protest that they are not con-
cerned in the Townley chain stores,
that only one or two of these institu-
tions are operating in the Bismarck
territory, and that the amount of
business they are doing Is not suffi-
cient to give the commercial travel
ers selling legitimate houses any
cause for alarm.
Governor Frazier of North Dakota.
was severely censured for alleged
lack of patriotism in resolutions
adopted by commercial travellers in
session in Minot Grand Forks and
Bismarck. ToWnley has retaliated
with resolutions condemning the
travellers, who have been referred TO
in one Townley publication as
excess baggage" parasites" and in
other uncOmplimentary terms. Bis
marck travellers to whose attention
hangers allegations have come brand
it as another chapter in this war
fare. 1t Is probable that on the re-
turn to Grand Councillor John l..
George, supreme officer of the Unit
ed Commercial Travellers for the Da-
kota- Minnesota domain, to Bismarck
d IOEtlhA uSulAuu VIII De uAhuG upon
Mr.. LANCER to reveal what he knows
about this plot and to either convict
the travelling men, whom he impugns,
or to free the fraternity from the
odium of the libel which he has
fastened upon II.
Take 1t Seriously.
A Townley organ treats the LANCER
letters IN all seriousness as evidence
that this gang (referring to repre-
sentatives OF the interests that the
league is fighting) has gone so far as
to hire strong-arm men to mob
representatives of the league"
Bismarck travellers point TO the
fact that Mr.. Townley recently spent
several days in Bismarck. that he
came and went, between his hotel
and the capitol, and from his hotel to
the offices Of Referee in Bankruptcy
O'Hare as he pleased, without an
armed guard, and without the least
Of molestation. Mr.. Town
ley, they assert, is very well known
In Bismarck and could easily have
been pointed out to the gangs hired
thug" had such a creature existed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-01
London Likes The
American Soldiers

conlngsbY Dawson Says the Word
That Charaoterlzes Our Offioers Re
IN odesty'-a Trait In Us Surpria-
ing to the English.
Coningsby Dawson In The New
York Times Review of Books: The
American army and navy men strike
an entirely new note Tin London1.
They're different from us-thev
haven't caught our carelessness. They
look teFridcally in earnest-they've
no time for trifiing. And we like
them for it. They seem always TO
be saying TO themselves: We're not
out for lark. We mustn't play. We
came so late" They'll learn to play
when they've done a tour OF the
trenches-they'l have earned the
right. I'd like to see them again in
a years time. They'll have a more
gather your rosebuds while-you-
may" look in their eyes-a kind Of
''we'Ve-wOn our spurs" swagger,
But they're creating an extraordin-
arily good impression. We Canadians
and Australians went mad on our
first landing. England began to Won
der whether she'd been wise in
bringing us out OF our nurseries,
we broke too many windows and
made much-too much noise. She
expected a similar display from your
chaps, and she's a little surprised.
The immaculate department OF Am
erican officers makes US look very
rowdy,
England's doing her best to make
American officers feel welcome. Lord
Leconfeld has presented his house in
Chesterfield Gardens as a club for
them. other people have presented
money and furniture. The Pilgrims
have taken charge Of its manage
ment and It's the most comfortable
and popular club in London
It's very jolly to see our
Canadians. guards, navy men, and
your officers Of both branches Of the
service all hobnobbing together in
the big dining room. There's q
genuine atmosphere OF comradeship
and friendliness.
/ think If were to choose one word
to characterize the American officers
/ should say that their most notice
able quality is their modesty. That.
also, is a surprise for folk this side
of the water. BY no possible stretch
Of the Imagination did they ever
that America could become
a modest nation. It's the surest proof
of her earneBtness in the life-and
death task she has undertaken.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-01
LANCER Tells League Chief
Travelling Men Plotted To
Get ToWnley At Bismarck

Bismarck, N. D., March 1.-The
L latest sensation in capitol circles is
| a plot against the life OF Pres. A. C.
| Townley Of the Nonpartisan league,
unearthed by Atty. Gen. William S.
LANCER. In a letter to his chief, the
attorney general says:
Dear Mr.. Townley: Enclosed find
copy OF a letter received today from
one OF my investigators employed by
this office. / believe it would be we'll
IL you for some time to come would
exercise extreme precaution for your
personal safety. The man mentioned
as making threats against you is a
peace officer"
The letter referred to follows:
Hon. William LANCER, attorney
general-Just got here and on the
way up from heard some travel
ing men talking, and they were very
bitter against the league, especially
on account Of the league members in
some communities organizing CO.
operative stores in North Dakota.
One of the travelling men said: we
must try and get the defense COM
mittee to do with those Nonpartisans
- as they do in Minnesota One
man said that Mr.. -- OF -- Ia
peace officer of the state) was at
Bismarck, trying to get a chance to
get Townley in crowd, where he
could knock him down. He said his
fine was to be paid and ii would be
the biggest thing in the United
States, but he did not get the chance
at Bismarck, and it was too bad, as IL
would have made him famous and
he could have got anything he want
ed afterwards.
Il did not know any or the travel
ing men making these statements,
but from the talk heard there is a
plan on foot to pull off a stunt Of
this kind. do not know Townley
personally, so you had better write
him to have a lookout handy when
Mr.. Townley is in public. as the man
is picked to attack Townley. 1t was
quite a disappointment that he was
unable to do the job at Bismarck, my
informants said. - Investigator,
attached to Attorney Generals office. -
Travellers Protest.
While the attorney generals office
claims to have the names OF the men
concerned in this plot, it declines to
make them public. Bismarck travel
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-01
THE "eoAT eETTERs".

The game of getting the Kaisers
Goat, which will begin in Fargo to-
morrow, need not be confined to this
city
II should be made a national pas
time.
The plan for selling thrift stamps
originally suggested by The Forum
has been perfected and greatly i'm
proved by the committee, and II the
promised results materalize, Fargo
urobabJv has started something.
1f YOU can make n man smile while
he is being separated from his
money, it comes much easier. In
this case he isn't separated from IT,
hut merely promises to save it and
lend il to Uncle Sam, but the same
psychology applies.
The Order of Goat Getters Is SIM
MY a modification Of the chain letter
scheme. To become a member 1t Is
necessary only to pledge oneself to
buv anv number Of thrift stamps
month and then to induce somebody
else TO join. The insignia OF the
Goat acts as a tracer does in
hnrrying up freight shipments. The
man who has the Kaisers Goat is
temporarily holding up the progress
Of the plan, and as he will be known
and his name published, he will be
interested in passing it along as
quickly as possible.
The Forum wants to see the Fargo
order spread to other cities. Here 8
hint Of how 1t might be done. Tho
Rotary clubs, for example, are live
: hustling organizations Of 100 per
cent IoyaIists. Suppose the Min
npapoIis Rotarians, or the st. Paul
club. or the Duluth club, held meet
ing and decided to capture the
Kaiser's Goat from Fargo, about the
time the game began to lag here.
suppose they sent a delegation or
Rotarians to Fargo to buy it, with
thrift stamps of course. or capture
H. and then started it on its rounds
Ia their home city. The Goats trav-
els would soon become news-real
news-and if Chicago then decided
to take it away from Minneapolis
this little Goat might be instru-
mental in selling millions Of dollars
worth OF thrift stamps.
Fargo's little hit Of horse play may
have started something" we'll worth
while
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-01
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHIC
SERVICE Is TRIPLED

Washington, March 1.-Pians have
been completed for the great en-
largement OF facilities for training
and equipping the aerial photo
graphic force for photograpning the
German trenches and keeping up TO
the last minute the large composite
picture Of the whole German front.
The signal corps announced last
night that future facilities would be
three times those at present existing
and will be In fun operation In three
weeks.
The three schools now operating
at Langley field, Fort sin, and
Cornell. n. Y, will be consolidated
into the large school Of aerial photog-
raphy at Rochester, N. T.. where the
primary training will be done.
After a months course, the men
viii be given a short advanced train
ing and Immediately sent overseas
for operation in the American sector,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-01
WHEN SLEEPING is A CRIME.

The average civilian was shocked
into a sudden realization OF the
strictness of army discipline, with
the report that four American
sentries had been sentenced to death
for sleeping on their posts.
The reason for such a severe
sentence is self-evident. A sleeping
sentry might cause the death of an
entire company or even a regiment.
Up to the present, but one Ameri-
can soldier has been executed. He
was found guilty of an unspeakable
offense against a French child, and
General Pershing without consulting
Washington ordered him shot. There
was no criticism Of the sentence and
will be none.
But with the case Of the four Am
erican sentries, it is different, and
history may repeat itself. One OF the
most touching incidents in the life
of Lincoln is the story Of his pardon
Of a country boy who was tagged by
a hard days duty and fell asleep at
his post. The case Of the four
sentries. probably will be presented
to Washington, as it is reported
there were some extenuating cir
cumstances, and President Wilson
may have the last word.
The object, Of course, is not to
punish but to present a warning that
will never be forgotten. A repeti-
ton Of the incident might cost the
lives Of many times as many Aneri-
cans. If that object can be achieved
in any way short Of the death penal
ty, the lives Of the four sentries may
be spared, and they may be given an
to redeem themselves.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-01

get materials to continue their work.
The Forum believes the monthly
pledge plan the best yet adopted for
financing Red Cross work. The only
argument against it is that the
monthly pledges are not always paid
promptly, and the percentage of COL
lections sometimes does not run over
the 80 or 80 mark. But there are
ways Of overcoming this, and the
monthly income plan makes for
permanence and sustained interest.
Moorhead has made a rather
notable record on Red Cross work,
and The Forum is confident the
MOorhead women will complete the
task undertaken by the men, and
reach the desired goal. Good luck
to them.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-01
auEarIoNNAIRns nIArI.rn-

Bismarck nj. d.. March John
Brown, federal labor agent for North
Dakota has mailed from the office OF
the commissioners Of agriculture and
labor $4,000 missionaries which will
be distributed by county superintend-
ents OF schools to rural teachers, who,
through their pupils, will March 8.
when schools all over the state are to
be dismissed by proclamation of Gov
ernor Frazier, conduct q farm labor
census to determine the amount OF
labor available and 20 ascertain the
approximate number of hands which
will Sc required tia ench district
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-01

Bismarck. n. D., March 1.-The sec
rotary Of state has issued charters to
the Cakes Commercial club, Fl. w.
SlOcum, w. y. Seifert, u. w Bush, d.
Co., LaMoure; r. q. Dripps. J. W.
Johnson and q. I. BerEau Of LaMOure
and W. G. Buttree OF Fargo, directors:
capital, $4,000. Wood Lake Telephone
Co. Toxic, G. ID. Graves. R. "A. Tom
linson, j. J.. Graham, directors, capt.
tai $4,000; Wohlwend STICKY Lumber
Co, LidFerwood, Anton Wohlwend
and F. H. STICKY, Lidgerwood, and
Carl Langfeldt, Claire City, capital
S250,000; Bankers Bond q Mortgage
Co, Beach; Hugh Egan. II. A. Wieting,
Thomas II. Hayward, capital $4,000:
Froemke Land Co, sheldon, r. w.
Froemke, F. M. Shaw, A. L. Opsland,
capital S26,000.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-01
ALarger Movie Screen
Without Decreasing Actors Images
Improved Device Enables q Wider
Area 80 Ba ShcWn-Standard
Film Stock Used.

From the Scientific American:
History is about to repeat itself in
the motion picture industry From
an image measuring two by two and
one-ha1f inches the Industry went TO
q standard image measuring three
fourths by one inch. For ten years
the standard image persisted
Presently. however, the size Of the
image Is about to be enlarged In the
case Of certain productions: but this
/ time the standard sized film stock
with its perforations Ii being re-
tained, 80 that the original reasons
for adopting it continue to be re-
| spected.
Size Of Image Doubled.
The new form Of film moves
horizontally instead of vertically,
and its images are twice as large as
the existing standard, or one by one
/ and one-half inches. In other words,
using present day film two separate
frames or images are merged into
one picture which is accordingly as
high as the ordinary image is wide,
and twice as wide as the ordinary
image Is high. The new image gives
q picture on the screen OF a differ
ent proportion than that now shown;
IL Is IN the proportion of four to six
instead Of the three to four OF pres
emit films.
From directors standpoint the
new film is a tremendous step for
ward in the art. Not only is the new
image Of more attractive proportions
Tor scenic effects, but, while still
keeping the actors the same size as
Formerly, it Is possible to include
more of the stage. Thus a scene
can be shown in which the actors
enter from "om stage" and two sides
or wall or a turn of a corner can
De shown in the same picture with
out sacrificing detail.
The "Cut Back" Eliminated.
To appreciate fully the advantages
or the larger screen picture 1t is
necessary to refer for a moment to
the present limited image. Because
OF the small size Of the scene ii is
generally necessary to make use Of
what is known as the @s"cut back"
which Is the device for representing
simultaneous action at different |
places or when IL cannot be included |
In one scene because OF the limita- |
tons Of the camera. The average
photoplay is burdsned with neces- |
sary "cut backs" which often serve |
either to confuse the audience or
draw out the story until 1t begins TO |
lose interest.
In the new film the "cut back" is |
absolutely unnecessary and only in |
instances where it's use makes for
added suspense or greater force in
the photoplay, need it be employed. |
All In all, the new film gives the d.
rector q larger stage to work on and
a freer hand with his actors who no
longer are limited to a 10 or 15-foot
stage.
Tn the screen the new pactures.
instead Of appearing as a Widow
through which q production is being |
viewed, win have the appearance of |
a stage production as seen from a |
theater seat.
To produce simultaneously stand |
ard and new films OF various photo |
plays Is the plan of w. w. Hodkin- |
son, a Aim man OF New York.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-01
HAY CALL URGENT
Many COmmunltiea Demand Supplies
OF state Rail Commission.

Many Communities Demand Supplies
OF state Rail Commission.
Bismarck, N. d.. March I've
must have hay" is the tenor Of letters
and kilograms daily flooding the Office
Of the state railway commission. Cries
for cars in order that hay may be
moved are coming from all parts of
the state To date very limited re-
lief has been Afforded The railroads,
reports the commission, seem to find
Ii Impossible to supply the demand
for cars Arvilla, Grand Forks coun-
ty; Forbes, in Dickey county and
Rutland in Sargent county, are
among the points from which recent
appeals have come. The Rogers Lum-
Der co. at MinOt writes that the stu
alton Is very serious there. Dorr
Carroll, chairman OF the North Dakota
defense council, in a letter 10 the rail-
way board, advises that in one com
munity near Donnybrook, 28 head of
horses are lying dead in the couleess
and that other animals daily are dy-
ing from eating 2-year-old straw,
which Is fed them I'm lieu of hay.
There will be q much heavier loss of
livestock II hay Is not shipped imme-
diately, says Mr.. Carroll, and cars for
these shipments are lacking.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-01
Soldiers "Wife" Sells
Effects
Beware Of Her-She May Be 3
Furniture Dealers Paid Employe.

From The Detroit News: Beware
of the wife Of drafted man" with
furniture to sell--cheap.
The warning that a new variation
Of the old game of Am moving south
and must sell my furniture at a
sacrifice" is being tried was sounded
by A. C. Baird, assistant United
States district attorney.
A tearfully detected but beautiful
young woman Is usually the star per-
former in the swindle. An adver-
tisement appears advising the pub
lie that a cruel war has torn a loved
husband from charmingly furnish
ed household and thereby rendered
1t desolate.
Inquiry at the address reveals the
wife" implanted among costly"
wedding gifts in a coy fiat denuded
of the bread winner. She will sell
at a sacrifice so she can join her
hubby at a nearby army post or go
home to mother.
The tears and the sad tale win.
The purchaser empties his pocket
book. Then an unsympathetic friend
tells him that his newly acquired
household scenery is worth about
half what he paid for it, If he in
vestigates further he will invariably
find that it came from a nearby
furniture dealer who pays the wife"
a salary.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-01
aoVER THE TOP WITH THE
BEST or LUCK.

oorhead Is also adopting the
Fargo plan Of monthly subscriptions
to the Red Cross instead Of one big
budget.
Ths men undertook the job Of
aing a guarantee Of $500 q month
and got the fund up to the $3.50
mark. Now the women have UNDER
taken to raise the remaining 5000.
Thay have dropped their knitting for
toy and tomorrow and are going
Gus after the funds with which 70
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-01
ADvooATE MORE LIGNITE.

Bismarck. m. d.. March More in
tensive development Of North Dako-
ta's vast ignite deposits. as q meas
ure Of conservation which will assist
in winning the war, was urged by the
manufactures committee Of the North
Dakota defense council IN resolutions
adopted on the closing day of the
war conference here. The resolutions
were presented by Michael Mulroy, +.
WpfrpI
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-01
SEEKS OIL AND GAS.


Thorberg, pioneer resident Of Man
dan, has secured the pledge OF $50 900
for the purpose of developing the oil
and gas believed productive In North
Dakota. Mr.. Thorberg Is leasing all
years, during which time drilling viii
be done, and If gas or oil Is found
the lease on that particular property
is to be extended ten years for the
purpose of developing IL.
Expert and successful oil and gas
men have been here going over some
Of the territory, and report very en-
Couragingiv.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-01
mALEY ID RNCoVnRTNe.

Biamarck. q. d., MATCH John
Haley, veteran slope newspaper man,
who recently suffered a nervous
breakdown while doing publicity
work Tor the North Dakota defense
council III connection with its war
pictures. writes Bismarck friends
from jamestown. where he has been
undergoing treatment, that he Is fast
recoverinR health and strength and
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-01
BADGER FIVE CLAIMS
RECORD WITH 3,OT2.


Lacrosse, Wis, March What
Is believed to be a new state
bowling record was made here
Wednesday night in the Lacrosse
Bowling associations tournament
by the Maders team, which top
pied the pins for a score of 3,072.
George Schneider was high man
with 6S3 pins.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-01
rs CHAMPION KNTTTER.
mamdan woman, az. Has Completed
Some 65 Articles.

Wandan, NJ. D., March I.--Mandan
claims the distinction Of having as
its citizen the woman over 10 years old
who has knitted the largest number
Of garments for soldiers Of any woman
on a similar age in the entire nation.
This woman rs Mrs Katherine Ford,
mother of Mrs Carl Dorfer She has
knitted ~ helmets 2s pairs of wrist
lets. 0 pairs 81 socks. four sweaters
and one mumier She IS ~ years old
and has contributed all her knitting
ia the Mandan chapter of the Red
r1rnmn
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-01
FARMERS WANT FAIR.
Pledge support to Newly Elected on
GERS Of Billings County.

Medora, N. d., Marcn Pledges
of aid promised the newly elected ex-
ecutive committee show that the
greater number OF farmers OF Bill
lings county are behind the project
Of holding the 1918 fair. Fred Ober
was elected president of the Billings
County Fair association; On. r. Nye,
secretary, and IA. o. Christensen,
treasurer