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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-01

Good morning, children" said the
arithmetic teacher. How many of
you have prepared an original prob
lem in multiplication, as request
ed?" Only ore hand went UP. ~.
well, William, you may give your
problem and the rest of the class
may solve it,. NJ
IF my baby sister Is year old
now and weighs 20 pounds, and
keeps on gaining two ounces a day
until she is 16 years old, and If the
price Of living doubles again in the
next 10 years, how much will my sis
ters graduation outfit cost. Mother
says she would like to know.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-01
M0OYheQd Neze,s
Chambers Plan
LsGUenA


At a meeting OF the Moorhead Com
mercial club held Tuesday evening, a
ali reconnnendat.on as made bv the
National Chamber of Commerce. Hon.
s. G. Comstock addressed the members
on the referendum suggested by the
National Chamber on the methods OF
raising revenue in the proposed bill
before congress; that is, to raise 1-3
Of the national war budget by taxa
ton.
City Engineer Hopeman was asked
to hurry the building Of the concrete
Moorhead on the county road. He
was also asked to look into the mat
ter of crawling the east end of Front
street from Ninth to Fourteenth
streets, and the grading and gravel
ing of Fourteenth street as far as the
Glyndon road. The members gave
their approval Of this proposition.
Carl Dommer made the request that
the ditch along the n. P. tracks be-
tween Fourth and Fifth streets be
filled and seeded.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-01

Louisiana 65; Texas 81; Arkansas
n; Tennessee So; Missouri SO; Ok
IS.
Last month the condition Of cotton
was 85.8 per cent Of normal and a.
$685. 900 bale production was fore
cast. The crop last year amounted
to 11,300.254 bales and the average
for the five years 1926 was 49,
$4,000 bales. The condition of the
crop on July % last year was 70.3
per cent Of a normal, the previous
year 1913 and the ten year average
on that date TO.
The area planted to cotton this
year Is the second largest on rec
ord-87, O73,000 acres.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-01

Washington. August 1,-special)-
Government officials and college
heads are planning to make every
college in the country q training
school for army officers. Every
college containing an enrolment OF
100 or more male students will be in
cluded.
DR.. Richard G. McLaurin, presi.
dent Of the Massachusetts, Institute
of Technology has been named by
Secretary Baker to organize the
advisers.
Approximately 5000 new officers
will be needed monthly to officer
new units and replace casualties, &C
cording to official estimates. It is
believed they cannot be obtained
solely from the army training camps
and that the colleges must be called
upon to supply a great number.
Military discipline Planned.
To make the training effective
student candidates will be required
to live virtually under army condi=
tons. Veterans officers will act as
instructors and the war department
will furnish uniforms and rifles.
Complete details have not been
worked out.
Ii CnlS cOlIeg9 movement the aQ-
vocates Of universal military train
ing see hopeful signs of administra-
ton support Of that policy.
Universal military training advo-
Gates, 1t became known today, have
a new bill ready to introduce at
about the same time the man power
legislation comes out of committee
in September. An attempt to have
this bill considered as an amend
ment to the measure changing the
selective service ages will be made
if the least opportunity arises.
Realizing they cannot get the
measure considered over admins
tration objections. universal train
ing hackers still are hopeful Of OBJ
tanning the tacit if not open sup
port Of both the President and Sec
rotary Of War Baker,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-01

For some reason the Sunday
school class had become interested
in Methuselah. At their urgent re-
quest the teacher related all the au-
thentic information recorded in the
Bible about that amazing man, also
various anecdotes CLEANED from less
reliable sources. In conclusion. she
said:
Now, is that all? Are there any
further questions you would, like to
ask about Methuselah?"
"T'd like to know" said the most
interested youngster OF the lot,
where all his birthday presents are
buried?"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-01

II thought you said when we be-
gan this case in court" said the
lawyer, that it wasn't the money
you were after but the principle Of
the thing"
II did say that but what Of it?"
DO you still feel that way about
it?"
"Of course I do.'
:, We'll, in hat event. since we have I'VE
keep the money the jury awarded
you, and you may have the verdict"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-01
EAST SIDE NOTFS

Sheriff Mcdonald returned Wednes-
day from a business trip to Red Wing.
Otto Grover was in the city Yester-
], Prindle, Of Georgetown, was
looking after business interests in
Moorhead Wednesday.
John Wilson and e. Gorder, of
kragnes, were business visitors here
Wednesday. -
Ed Kassenborg and Ed Studlien
were in from Buffalo river Wednes-
day, and stated that wheat harvest is
in progress in that region.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-01
Gallant Work bv Scots

With the French Army in France
Aug. Gallant work was done, by
the Scottish troops, which partici-
pated with the French and the
Americans in the attack on the west
ern pivot of the German line below
SCISSORS. This division, composed of
famous highland and lowland regt-
ments, entered the line to relieve an
American division. 1t took its place
on the front after three days and
n!ghts OF continuous travelling in lor-
rtes and march Of 10 miles with
full packs. The Scots immediately
launched an attack and drove bscis
the Germans on their front.
The conduct Of the division has
called forth high praise from the
French general.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-01
STORY OF BATTLE
IS WILDLY told
CONTINUED from page ~

down close above the roads in the
valley and fired upon allied troops,
Members Of the Prussian guard
who were taken prisoners state that
their orders were to hold the line
at all costs and we'll they obeyed,
All three Of their battalions were an
parently in the line on this memor-
able day, which ended everywhere in
victory for the allies, although there
was no great gain of ground.
During the following night
ground near Cierges was captured
by the Americans. This advance
will make it possible for the troons
in this sector to join hands with the
conquerers of Sergy and Seringes."
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-01
Briefly Told
Hubbell's Conee.-Advt.

HubbelTs Coffee.-Advt.
Shop at Rickers.-Advt.
Herbst's for hosiery-Advt.
Call Liberty Taxi Line-5s1s-Advt.
Have Knight Prtg. Co. print it.-Adv.
Hendricksons shoes for style. -
Advt.
Advt
Nick Konen Taxi. Phone 4s2. -
Advt.
DR.. Basye. Osteopath. Phone 1897
Advt
Gas ranges connected and repaired
by Q. F. Miller the gas man. Second
hand gas ranges for sale. Phone
1855 or 3541-W.-Advt. r.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-01
Many TO attend
Bem1jdjj EUent

Members of the state normal board
and the board of control have received
invitations to attend the ceremonies
at Bemidji, when the cornerstone of
the new state normal at that place
will be laid Aug. 10.
A 100000 building is under con-
struction, the site being in a natural
midji.
The governor and other state Off
Gals, the presidents OF the other five
normals, and many other prominent
pected to attend.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-01

A certain judge Of a state supreme
court had been appointed and was
well satisfied with himself.
Mary" he said to the Irish wait
ress at the hotel where he was,
you've been in this country how
long?"
1.-TWO years, SIR" she said.
do you like it?"
"shure, it's well enough" answer
ed Mary.
But, Mary" he Judge continued,
country which you'd not have in Ire
land. Now at home you would never
be in g. room with a Justice of the
supreme court and chatting fami-
darby with him"
But, shure, sir" said Mary. quite
in earnest, you'd never be a Judge
at home!"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-01
Stella Is Held
, To Higher Court

Rosa Stella, Of DiIworth, charged
with robbery, was bound over to the
conclusion. of his hearing Wednesday,
afternoon. Fifteen witnesses for the
prosecution gave evidence on which
Justice Evans took this action.
defense, maintained that on the night
of the alleged robbery he retired at
! o'clock in the morning and slept
till o'clock, and knew nothing of the
incident,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-01

During the present battle the
women Of all nations at the front
have been doing their part heroical-
ly. This picture shows Madame
Muzzuchi, wife Of the Italian con-
sui general at Rheims. She recently
was decorated with the French war
cross for valiant, service performed
while under fire. She Is shown driv-
ing an allied ambulance.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-01
PETERSON IS NOW OVERSEAS.

|. Lieut., Paul J. Peterson, of Moor
head formerly an agricultural COL
lege student and known in athletic
circles as Happy" Peterson, has
landed in France, according to a mes
sage received today by his wife in
Moorhead.
Since being commissioned at the
first training camp held in Fit Smell
ling, Lieutenant Peterson has been at
Camp Dodge, Camp Logan, and in
MASSACHUSETTS,, where he spent several
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-01
COTTON CROP IS
Much REDUCED
,Drouth in Western Part of
Belt Causes Big Slump
in Average
NV Associated Press.l

Washington, Aug. Loss Of l.
100000 bales of the prospective
cotton crop, due principally to
droughty conditions in the western
part Of the cotton belt, especially
department Of agriculture's August
production forecast placing the esti-
mated crop at 13,619,00O, equivalent
500 bales compared with 1925, 900
bales forecast in July.
The conditions by states follow:
Virginia TO- North Carolina 81;
South Carolina 80; Georgia II; Flor
ida 70; Alabama IS; Mississippi 81;
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-01
GarYity VIII
attend Meeting

Atty. James Clarity leaves Sunday
evening for Duluth to attend the in
ternattonal convention OF the Catho-
lie Order of Foresters. The conven-
tlon will last five days, and Duluth
Wall give the Foresters royal enter
tafnment. Delegates are to be present
from all parts of Canada as well as
the states, and many new problems
and plans are to be taken up. A trip
up the St. Louis river and an excur-
sion on Lake Superior will be part of
the entertainment offered by the city.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-01
Used IS Divisions.

Paris, Aug. In the fighting on
the Soissons-R Rheims front July Is
to 81 the Germans used As divisions,
according to The Echo de Paris.
Many Of these divisions were used
several times, being brought back
into the fight after rest of only
one or two DAYS.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-01
JEWISH LEGION ARRIVES,

New York, Aug. 1.-safe arrival in
Palestine of the first two contin-
gents Of the American Jewish Le-
gion was announced last night by
the Zionist organization Of Amer
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-01
DANCE TO RAISE GUN FUND.

Minot, N. D., Aug. IA street dance
will take place at Minot Saturday
purchase wooden guns for the use Of
the men who are drilling. The Red
Cross will maintain a canteen at the
street corners where refreshments
Will be RerYed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-01
DOWNER. NTAKEs GOOn-

Postmaster E. B. McColgin, OF
Downer, reports that the township of
Elkton has gone over the top in the
War Savings stamp drive. This is the
first township to send in a report
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-01
HO-SLOVAK ADVANCE
ALARMS SUPPORTERS
OF BOLSHEVTKI
Continued from page u
the east and will be united with
Llvonia and Esthonia.-
Very Bitter Against Germany,

Amsterdam, Aug. 1.-"FeeIing in
Russia is everywhere very bitter
against Germany" is the surprising
~ frank statement made by Hans
Worst, special commissioner of The
Tageblatt of Berlin, who visited Mos
cow, and reports from that CITY on
the conversations he has had with
business men, officials and peasants
regarding internal conditions in Rus
STA.
Business men,, the correspondent
finds, are without exception strong
Iy anti Bolshevis. They believed an
other war against Germany was
coming, but were not clear under
whose direction All, however, agreed
that the BolsheviIz regime ought to
be smashed, although it was freely
admitted there was no other organi-
cation yet in existence capable Of
smashing it.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-01
Riots III Ukraine.

London, AuBs I.---ksbItUuS rlOLa are
reported from the country districts
in the Ukraine, according to a Kiev
dispatch to the F'remdenblatt Of Ham
burg. the Exchange Telegraph cor
respondent at Copenhagen reports
The peasants are offering organized
resistance to the German usurpers'
as thav ere cnaraCterized'2
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-01
DRIVING WEDGE IN Line
Continued from page ~

lery further north near Bucquoy and
in Flanders in the Merits M eteren
sector.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-01

800 BOYS UNION SUITS
39c
Boys Union Suits, sizes to II
years, fine barred Nainsook.
Sell for SOC. Two % o.
Days Only ...... - ~ u"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-06
PERSONALS.

M. B Sligh, auditor of the Dreyfus store. has returned from Athens, La. where he was called by the critical ill., ness of a sister, who has greatly inn proved in health.
 Ed. Young, of Youngstown, was in the city yesterday.
 w. H. Diamond, former Pine Bluff young man, but who has been living in Newport and Dermott fo rsome time has returned to this city, and has ac- ceptad position with the Levi store
 Dr. J w. Stephens was confined to his home yesterday on account of ill., ness.
 T. H. Caldwell spent yesterday in Little Rock, where he attended the cattle show
 w. E. Hall returned last night from Rochester. Minn.. where he spent sometime at the beside of his daughter, Frances. who is ill at a sanitarium there.' The little girl re- gently underwent a surgical opera tion and is now improving.
 Master Robert Lawrence Brown is ill with measles at the home of nis grandmother. Mrs. Ben s. Davis, on South Laurel street.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-06
Ordered By Washington.

Washington, Feb. 5-A two-ounce bread ration was ordered by the food administration today for patrons of hotels. restaurants and dining cars. This allowance is about that now ob- served in England.
 Telegrams went out today to the food administrations hotel represen- tatives in every state designating the new ration. Not more than two ounces of wheat bread may be served to any person or any one meal except that whea rolls or bread made from corn, oatmeal or bran are served and when only one kind oither than wheat bread i sordered a portion may consist of four ounces. Rolls may not weigh more than one ounce each.
 Public eating places are now licens- ed under the new bread regulations and the bread ration rule is issued un- der this authority. Hotel representa- tives have been instructed to see that immediate observance is given in ho- tels for Monday and Wednesday as wheatless days, Tuesday as meatless day; Saturday as porkless day. and that there is one wheatless meal and one meatless meal every day.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-06
JAS, HEARTBURN, INDIGESTION 0R
 A SICK STOMACH
"Pape's Diapepsin" relieves Stomach Distress in Five
 Minutes.

Time. it! Pape's Diayepsin will sweeten a sour, gassy or cut.of-order stomach within five minutes.
 If your meals don't fit comfortably, or what you eat sits like lump of lead in your stomach, or if you have heartburn, that is usually sign of acidity of the stomach.
 Get from your pharmacist fifty cent case of Pape's Diapepsin and take dose just as soon as you can. There will be no sour risings, no bel ching of undigested food mixed with acid, no stomach gas or heartburn, fullness or heavy feeling in the stom- acid, no stomach gas or heartburn, or dizziness. This will ali go, and, besides, there will be no sour food left over in the stomach to poison your breath with nauseaous odors.
 Pape's Diapepsin helps tc neutral ize the excessive acid in the stomach which is causing the food fermenta- tion and preventing proper digestion.
 Relief in five minutes is waiting for you at any drug store.
 These large fifty-cent cases contain enough Pape's Diapepsin" to usually keep the entire family free from stomach acidity and its symptoms of indigestion. dyspepsia, sonrness, gas es. heartburn, and headache, for many months. It belongs in your lhOme.-Adyt.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-06
Tax Report Shows Valuation
 of $17,867, 800 for County

$18,924.7S ............................ 65,213.19 Jefferson County Bridge
 District t............................... 59,817.1o
  Total Amount Taxes........... .$63O, ,71O.82
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-06
TRULUCk BUYS FLETCHER PLACE.
 PAYING $S0,00C

H. k. Trulock has purchased from R. M Fletcher the Fletcher planta- tion. located at Langford, this county, paying something over $S0,000 for the property. The transaction was made thru J. P. Cady. real estate dealer of this city.
 This plantation comprises about 2,300 acres of fine Arkansas river bottom land, with zoo acres i'll cul- tivation. The remainder is in tim ber. mostly hardwood. Mr. Trulock also acquired all mules. feed and im- plements, and will cultivate the plan tation this year.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-06
Hotels and Restaurants Limited
 tO Two Ounce Wheat Bread Ration

Little Rock, Feb. 5-An order Him. iting the amount of bread and rolls to be served with each order by restau- rants, hotels and dining cars was is sued Tuesday morning by the hotel division of the state food administra- tion.
 The order limits the amount of wheat bread to be served to an indi- vidual to two ounces but where bread containing corn. oatmeal, bran or where rolls are served alone each DOT tion may consist of not more than four ounces.
 The order in full follows:
 "Hotel division, food administration, announces the following program for hotels, restaurants, and dining cars, to be put into effect immediately: Monday and Wednesday, wheatless; Tuesday, meatless; Saturday, porkless. One meatless and one wheatless meal each day. Portion of bread or rolls should consist of not more than two ounces and not more than this quanti- tv should be served to any one except when corn, oatmeal, bran bread or rolls are served alone, portion may consist of not more than four ounces.
 "You will note that all hotels, res taurants and dining cars will come un- der new baking regulations announced in press February 1, but hotels and restaurants have led the van of food conservation and can do more
 "News dispatches from Germany are convincing evidence that food is going to win the war. Show the coun- try that you are more than willing to do your part in this accomplishment. New general plan will be forwarded soon."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-06
Ca|ome| Loses You a Days Work!
 Take D0dsOn'S Liver Tone Instead Read my guarantee If bilious, constpated or head achy you need not take nasty, sickening, danger
 ous calomel to get strengthened up.

ness and constipation, you ahve only to ask for your money back.
 Dodson's Liver Tone is a pleasant tatsing, purely vegetable remedy, harmless to both children and adults. Take a spoonful at night and wake up feeling fine; no biliousness, sick head ache, acid stomach or constipated bow els It doesn't gripe or cause incon- venience all the next day like violent calomel. Take dose of calomel to- day and tomorrow you will feel weak, sick and nauseated. Don't lose d days wrok! Take Dodson's Liver Tone instead and feel fine, full of wig or and mbition.-Advt.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-06

Every druggist in town--your drug gist and everybody's druggist has mo- ticed a great falling off in the sale of calomel. They all give the same reas- on. Dodson's Liver Tone is taking it's place.
 "Calomel is dangerous and people know it, while Dodson's Liver Tone is perfectly safe and gives better re- sults," said prominent local druggist. Dodson's Liver Tone is personally guaranteed by every druggist who sells it. A large bottle doesn't cost very much but if it fails to give easy relief in every case of liver sluggish
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-06
AVIATOR MECHANIC KILLED.
Civilian Loses Life. While Cadet ES-
 capes Serious Injury in Fall.

Houston, Tex. Feb. 5.-Pike John son, a civilian mechanic of Bay City, Texas. was instantly killed today Mhen an airplane in which he was riding with Cadet Warnef at Ellinf- ton field fell distance of more than POO feet, near Van Week. Cadet Flyer Warner suffered a dislocated hip and several decorations and bruises about the face and body.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-06
$39,714.72
Levee Districts
Road Improvement Districts.
NOW IS THE TIME TO BE
 (aREEII

Avoid limitations or substitutes, get the genuine Foley's Honey and Tar, and you have a cough medicine you can depend upon. It gives prompt re- lief, clears throat loosens phlesm, smoothes, heals. Checks coughs, colds, whoopiag cough, la grippe. bronchial coughs. Contains no opiates. Mann $ Pharmacy.-Advt.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-06
\ WORD TO MOTHERS.

Mrs. E. J. Bedard. Cowich, Wash. says. "Foley's Money and Tar is the best I ever used. I always keep bottle ill the house for the children. A quick cure for coughs and cold" It heals raw. inflamed surfaces, loosens phlegm, eases hoarsness and difficult breathing, checks racking coughs. -Mann's Pharmacy--Advt.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-06

JOHN l.. SULLIVAN Hero I.
 
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-10-21
FROM OCEAN
TO OCEAN
Women Praise Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound
for Health Restored.

In almost every neighborhood in
America are women who have tried
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ness and q great deal Of pain every
month and nothing brought me any re-
lief until ! tried this famous medicine.
| am a different oma since | took 1t
and want others who suffer to know
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Cottage ST., Athol, Mass.
San Francisco, Cal. was in avery
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and they all said | would have TO be
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Mrs. H. RoSSKAMP, 1447 Devissdero
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For special advice in regard to such
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icine Co., Lynn, Mass. The result Of
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service.