The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-10
In The Open Forum
A Column Devoted To The Task OF Keep
ing Up With North Dakota Editors

The jamestown Alert has this little boast re-
garding North Dakota's successful loan drive
North Dakota has again demonstrated her
loyalty to the nation, and in a most prac-
tical manner. The sales Of Liberty bonds by
f fdF more 96 5 br s q1o asSgnHa a to the
onstratton Of patriotic support of our farm
ers and townspeople in the war Notwith-
standing the hard luck which the state en-
countered last year, in a heavy crop deficit
and the personal sacrifices made in many
case. cases to support pIS3E every phase Of the war
people show not one whit of abatement to
do their part to win the war, and to fulfill
every duty REQUIRED of them in the fearful
struggle now being waged by the Allies and
the American forces, against the common
enemy. on European SOIL
BLACK walnut is the theme of the followine
editorial in The Grand Forks Herald:
President Wilson has made an appeal to
the Boy Scouts to ascertain and report to
the war department the location of black
walnut trees, their size. and the approximate
price at which they can be purchased. The
wood is needed for the manufacture of gun
stocks for which it is more suitable than
any other.
The man of today who was a boy some 40
so years ago is quite apt to have distinct
recollections Of black walnut. There was the
grove OF a dozen trees, in the wood lot be-
yond the lower pasture, across the creek and
up the rise on the other side. There they
grew, tall, straight and dignifed casting a
pleasant shade in the summer and making
an ideal spot for one to lie hot after
noon and eat his bit Of lunch. And in the
in scarlet and gold and the sunny slope
facing the river was ahame with the surnac's
crimson. there in that little corner Of the
wood lot, the walnuts, well ripened began to
drop, and it behooYed- the small boy to be
prompt and active, for the squirrels were
busy those Indian summer days, and there
would be no nuts for him: who waited.
The Devils Lake Journal discourses on the
spy evil in these terms:
The German spy system has grown to be
such a menace that the government is pre-
pairing to deal with it with a stern hand.
1t should. The spy is the most wicked of all
criminals, whether actuated by love OF
money inspired by love OF his country
He plots to kill without the hazards of open
warfare. Awaiting himself of the protection
of our country, and covering his scheming
by deceit he not only reveals our military
plans, but when possible mutilates our ma
chinery and paralyZes efforts. Hun
dreds, even thousands, of lives may be sacri-
feed as a result of his activities
Take for instance, the spy work in the
aeroplane factory 1t was found that enc
miles, employed and working alongside of
patriots, were substituting defective parts
for sound parts, so that aviators would fan
to their death and our government would
lose the value Of their service at critical
times. .a .
If anyone deserves a death sentence surely
it is the spy. No tears should be shed no
mercy can be shown. In war, life is staked
against life, and the death least to- be re-ra
GREETED is the death of the spy