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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-01

state's\ best interests il laws are en-
acted whereby the out-of- state in
weston Is penalized for assisting in
financing the North Dakota farmer
But this is precisely what happens
if the out-of state holder Of a farm.
mortgage on North Dakota land is
assessed the three-miIi tax.
The theory Of both pieces OF this
legislation was no doubt that their
operation would enrich the Golfers of
the North Dakota treasury, which it
win Of course do. But it viii be done
at a loss to the state greater than
the immediate benefits, for not only
will the farmer ultimately pay the
tax on credits, and much more, but
the man outside the state who has
up to now been loaning his money,
directly or indirectly to the North
Dakota farmer, will withdraw his
funds at first opportunity and place
them elsewhere and the North Da-
kota farmer will suffer some more.
Continuing the illustration still
further we can say that the financing
Of the North Dakota farmer, because
Of the out-of-state effects Of the
seed and feed bond bill and OF the
three mill tax on moneys and credits,
will hereafter devolve almost entire
ly upon the people Of North Dakota
themselves, because the out of state
investor can procure plenty Of good
farm mortgage and other securities
in his own state and in many cases
can get tax exempt paper. But can
the people Of North Dakota them
serves finance in the states farmers?
Have they the necessary capital to
finance them in the measure that
will permit necessary expansion and
increased production? 1t will prob
ably be admitted that this cannot be
done except at the expense Of other
lines Of business within the state.
/ have always been in sympathy
with movements for the lettering of
conditions for the farmer, the labor
ing class and the average citizen,
but it appears to me that the legisla-
ton referred to was ill-advisedly
passed, to say the least, and that
you North Dakotans must exert ev-
cry power at your command TO
mitigate the newly created condi-
tons. The passing Of these two bills
looks to me just like another illus
tration of what usually results from
the enactment of legislation sponsor
ed by any unusually radical element
Of society which allows the conse-
quences and effects to be clouded by
personal or party gains. IL is to be
regretted that North Dakota, which
had such a splendid opportunity in
this year 1918 to be one of the larger
agencies for providing increased |
crop production to meet the coun-
try's war and domestic requirements, |
should be prevented, as It now is, |
from fulfilling its mission because
of the inevitable effects OF the legis- |
lation in question. Little can be |
done 10 improve the situation this
year but the damage must neverthe- |
less be repaired quickly If North Da-
kota is to take its rightful place |
among the lands Of opportunity in
the great northwest
Yours truly
M. G.. BOECHER.
st. Paul, Mimi. March rs.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-01
LABOR AND CAPITAL SIGN
TRUCE.

Great promise of a speeding up in
Americas Industrial enterprises, is
held out by the proposed agreement
between capital and labor, which has
been negotiated by six representa-
tives of organized labor. six repre-
sentativss OF capital, and two repre-
.sentatives of the public.
Briefly the agreement provides
that during the war, there shall be
no attempt to change union or nom
union shop conditions by strikes or
lockouts. Shops that are unionized
now viii remain so; and shops that
are open" now, will remain so, I'M
less the workers voluntarily join un-
ions. The eight hour day is reeog-
nized as a basic principle. and any
restrictions on output viii be dis
couragsd. Matters of wages and
working conditions will be arbitrat-
ed.
The agreement is so sane and
obviously so necessary, that 1t is
surprising 1t was not adopted months
ago. BY II, both employers and en-
ployes recognize the predominant inn
portance Of the war. 1t must come
first. They declare a truce on the
fight over all great principles in the
dispute between capital and labor.
and agree to arbitrate the minor dis
Anyone violating this agreement,
whether 1t be a labor union, or an
association of employers, should feel
the fun weight Of public disapprovaI.
Il carries with it the hope Of ter
minating definitely labor troubles for
the duration Of the war, and anyone
who attempts to dynamite this
agreement, whether employer or en-
ploye, is a traitor Of the worst type.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-01
A CLEAR GOMPLEKION |
Rudy Cheeks Sparkling Eyes
Most Women Can Have
SAYS Dr.. Edwards, a WelI-Known
Ohio Physician

Dr.F.M M. Edwards for 17years treated
scores Of women for liver and bowel all.
ments. During these years he gave to
his patients a prescription made Of a
few well-known vegetable ingredients
mixed with olive oil, naming them
DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets. You will
know them by their olive color.
These tablets are wonder-Workers on
the liver and bowels, which cause a
normal action, carrying off the waste
and poisonous matter IN ones SYSTEM
IL you have q pale face, salloW look
dull eyes, pimplea, coated tongue head
aches, q iistless, mC-good feeling. all out
ofsorts, inactive bowels, yOutalze one of
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets nightly for
a time and note the pleasing results.i
Thousands Of women na well as men
take Dr. Edwards Olive Iablets-the
successful substitute for calomci-n0W
and then just t0keepfn thepink Of condi-
ton. l0c and 25c per box. All druggists
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-01
As Minnesota Editors
View the Coming Fight

The Minneapolis Tribune: While
the Nonpartisan people in Minnesota
are falling in behind the North Da-
kota leader OF nonpartlsanship, his
followers at home are enjoying the
benefits Of his leadership in a manner
which ought to be somewhat illumin-
ating as to its value. They were
warned before the legislature Of
North Dakota made state seed wheat
bonds a first lien on the land that
the farmers OF that state. Ii these
bonds were issued. would be unable
to get money from the Federal bank.
But the Nonpartisan state govern
ment, fed up on Townleyism, thought
it knew better
Three millions Of government
money were ready to be invested in
North Dakota farm mortgages by the
Federal Land bank when the bonds
were issued. Immediately the federal
authorities withdrew this money and
notified the authorities Of North Da-
kota that the United States govern
ment was not taking any second
mortgages.
Ii may be that the farmers of
North Dakota would rather issue
state bOndsAas first lien upon their
land as a means Of providing seed
wheat and do without federal farm
loans. III that be true, they are doubt
less satisfied with this condition cree
Rte6 under Mr.. ToWnley's leadership.
They have probably concluded, saow-
ever that the Federal bank Is nb bets
ter than q bloated capitalist
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-01
TAKING $4,000 FROM FARMERS
TO THROW AWAY.

It Is estimated that it will cost the
farmers Of the state $4,000 a year
for bonds, to protect the Federal
Land bank from losses on loans in
North Dakota, because Of the feed
and seed bill.
How much more it will cost them
1n increased interest rates due to
private capital being frightened from
the state because Of the action Of the
federal bank, It is impossible to es-
climate.
To call 3 special session of the
legislature as suggested by The
Forum, and undo the harm done by
fahs first session. would cost but a
IBma1I fraction of the first named
sum. It would provide the only clean
Rut remedy for the situation.
VIII the governor adopt that rem
kdy, or will he continue to let I'M
willingness TO confess an error stand
in the way Of justice being done the
GARNER?
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-01
NOT A SIGNAL TO WASTE.

The suspension of meatless days
should not be taken as an indication
shat the necessity of conserving food
has become less pressing.
IL does not mean that we have
meat to waste. or that the program
of conservation has failed or has
achieved fits object.
1t means that the necessity for
.baviug wheat is so great that all
other foods should be eaten in prefer
enee 20 wheat. There is a temporary
surplus Of meat. due to heavy mar
ketings. and in order to concentrate
on wheat saving and cut the con-
sumption Of cereals to an absolute
minimum. the meatless days have
been suspended for a month.
II Is In no sense q relaxing Of the
conservation program. It is a call
Tor greater saving Of cereals by the
substitution OF meat. Potatoes and
eggs also can be eaten with a clear
conacience these days. There is a
surplus Of potatoes.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-01
MUST KEEP UP WITH THE
WOMEN.

The women of Fargo and cass
county have been outstripping the
men in Red Cross work.
That in brief is the reason for the
new Red Cross campaign which be-
gins today.
The women have been making up
the materials faster than they can be
purchased. They have been taking
the money contributed by the men
and more than doubling 1t by their
work. The value OF the finished
product is more than twice the value
OF the raw materials. and yet the
women are asking for more mater
falls. They are not being permitted
to do all they are willing to do, be-
cause the men are not buying them
enough material.
That puts II up to us mere males
pretty squarely. Most of us are not
doing any actual Red Cross work.
We ought at least, to keep the wo-
men supplied with materials.
The Red Cross chapter wants to
add $4,000 to the monthly pledges.
1t is going about it in a very bust
ness-liks way, apportioning the sum
among the various lines Of business.
Men chosen from each line Of bust
ness then reapportion the amount
among the individuals. It's the
cleanest and fairest way possible to
provide the needed funds. There
will be no grand hurrah, no begging,
no caJoling, no wasted energy. Each
man will be told what is expected of
him, and it is then up to him to
smile and produce. II his apportion-
ment is unfair, he can appeal.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-01

Bismarck, N. D., April 1.-The on
To-yietory league. Daniel s. stewart,
president, organised to conduct .
statewide loyalty drive under the old
council OF defense. WIN continue under
the present council OF defense. Ihom-
as Allen Box. secretary, has written M.
Stewart that the North Dakota coun-
ell Of defense cannot think OF atloW-
ing your organization to lapse and
lose It's Identify.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-01
MAKING THE SCHOOLS JOIN THE
LEAGUE TOO.

Perhaps the day viii yet come
when every school child in North
Dakota wiz have to show a red
card to set by the door when the
ben rings; when The Nord Dakota
Eeitung. Mr.. Townleys German
LANGUAGE newspaper, win be the text
book ana when exercises win be
opened By chanting a hymn OF hate
pgainst Big Business.
Ihat day is still a little far in the
futurs, but President MacFarland OF
the Valley city normal school has
been kicked 0nt-no other words ex-
press it-of his position, with no
more notice than a letter from the
beard 81 regents.
This action is in accord with tho
ferecast made by The Forum nearly
s Eear ago. when it was stated that
nt least three prominent school ONE
Gals we're slated Tor dismissal a.
n - tins Nonpartlaang got con-
e 81 The board. They have AM been
seed now
6ent AlarHa Hiana offenaa Co.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-01


coal on hand, the amount Of coal he
has under order and the name of
the person or concern from whom
ordered, the amount Of coal used II
the ~ months ending March 81, 1918,
and the amount OF coal required TO
meet his actual requirements prior
to March 81. 1919.
Two. thirds Dslivsry.
No dealer may deliver to any con-
sumner more than two-thirds Of his
requirements for next year until
each domestic consumer who has
placed an order shall have been pro-
yided for. Orders for less than six
tons may be filed In full.
Carload or bargeload lots Of coal
shall not be delivered to a single
domestic consumer. or group OF COM
sumera, except with the permission
Of the chairman Of the county fuel
administration committee.
Dealers shall file with the local
fuel administrator. on the first Of
each month, q statement containing
the names and addresses OF consum
ers to whom deliveries of coal have
been made during the previous
month, and the quantity Of each
grade ana size of coal delivered to
The order calls the attention OF
dealers to the regulation providing
for a reduction OF 80 cents a ton in
the cost OF anthracite purchased
from April 1 to September 1. This
reduction Ia designed to encourage
the early buying OF anthracite.
Attention is also called particular
fy to the order relating to the state
ment required Of each consumer.
Dealers are required to provide their
own supplies OF blanks
The Blank.
Following Is the form Of blank that
each domestic consumer OF coal viii
be required to I'll when buying coal
for the coming season:
Name OF dealer. .,.-..... .'.,,.ssts'-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Date. .ss.......
Quantity required for year ending
March 81, 1eie......s...ss..
Quantity desired for Immediate de-
Quantity consumed during year end
ing March a. 1a1s.......+....n
now on hand. ......s......
Kind Of building. ......s.ss.s..s..
Of rooms. ...........st....s..
Kind OF heating plant. ............
Have you any unified orders with
other dealers2 IL SO, amount and with
whom .s.ss.s#-ss.s So. 49, s.ssss
/ hereby certify that the above
statements are true 10 the best OF my
and belief
Name. ..'sss.ss.s s..s'ssssss
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-01
NOT RIVALS BUT PARTNERS.

The Liberty bond has been called
the superdreadnaught Of the imam
ciaI forces, and the thrift stamp IL
the destroyer.
The two are no more rivals than
are the battleships and the destroy
ers.
The thrift stamp IL constantly on
duty, working night ana day, ssS
days In the year.
The Liberty bond appears but two
Or three times a year, on some special
occasion when there IL a big task to
be done.
They are not rivals but partners
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-01
new COAL ORDER OUT
GOVERNING PURCHASES
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bility Of a fuel famine may be done

bility OF fuel famine may be done
away with.
The points covered in the new or
der, effective Immediately, follow:
No domestic consumer may pur-
chase coal in excess OF his actual
requirements up 10 March 81, 1919.
II he has any coal on hand, that
amount shall be deducted from the
amount that he may purchase.
No coal selling agency shall sell
coal to any consumer I'm excess OF his
requirements up to March 81. 1919.
Every consumer must furnish q
statement showing the amount Of
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-01
AN as 1T NEcEssARYr" CLUB.

IN a recent issue Of q popular
weekly magazine. was a very timely
suggestion on thrift.
It was in the form OF story rslat-
ing the experiences of q bachelor Of
comfortable means who was induced
10 keep his money in a pOcketbook,
across the front of which was writ
ten Els it necessary? All he saved
because Of this pocketbook was to
go toward the purchase Of thrift
stamps.
Let's have an rs It necessary"
club in Fargo.
Get a cheap pocketbook, keep all
your loose change in it. and answer
that question in the Affirmative be-
fore you spend a nickel
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-01
~HEAp HUNTERS.

Mr.. Elliott the state manager OF
the league ard an incorporation OF the
Townley store scheme wants organ
izsrs who cannot just take q mans
valuable property away from him,
hut leave him organized and full Of
confidence in the Nonpartisan
league.
IN other words, Mr.. Elliott wants
somebody who can take the farmers
money. give them nothing in return,
and make them like ii.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-01
'"The LIVE MODEL CORSET

Do you prefer front-lace cor
sets? Or do you fancy the back
lacing idea2 1t doesn't matter
You can have the comfort of
a Kabo Corset in either style.
You can never be tout of
style" in a Kabo. Your gowns
will look more stylish when fit
ted over Kabo Corsets, because
Kabo styles are correct.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-01

not known. Perhaps he was seen
reading a copy of The Forum or per-
haps he didn't instruct his students
that Mr.. Townley was endowed with
a Divine right to exploit the farmers.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-01

We suggest that you come in
and allow us to help you choose
your Kabo model. A little
more time spent at first in get
ting the right thing viii insure
comfort and lasting satisfac-
ton. The next time you can
call for your model by num-
Der. We advise paying more
than ST., but you are sure of a
big dollar value in a 81 Kabo.
1t pays to buy a good corset.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-01
Easter Sunday lombard
ment by the Huns At
tracts Little Notice
SOME DETAILS OF
THE MYSTERY GUN
Requires Three Minutes
for the Shell to Reach
Its Destination
(By Associated Prsss.l

Paris, April l.--At the services
yesterday morning the churches were
even more crowded than is usual on
Easter Sunday, despite the resump-
ton of long range bombardment.
No unexploded shell from a gun
bombarding Paris has thus far been
found. However, there have been
examined in the municipal labora-
tory fragments Of SUFFICIENT size to
permit the directors to reach certain
conclusions. They are OF the opinion
that a double fuse is used, and that
thu gun fire 210 millimeters (sA
inCh) shells.
Apparently four guns are being
used, two on each alternate days
The Tubes of the guns which tire
rifle guns. are more than sixty feet
long. The installation and adjust
ment Of the guns must require at
least three months. Doubtless they
are concealed under mountains of
cement, rendering il most difiicult to
locate and destroy them,
Geneva, Switzerland, Saturday.
March 30.--Lieut. Gen. Won Rohne, a.
German authority on ordnance and in
spector Of artillery, gives in maya
zine Of which he is editor additional
details in regard TO the long dis
lance German guns with which Paris
is being BON barded. He says they
are 20 metres (65h feet) long. The
empty shell weighs $50 Kilograms
1880 pounds) and the charge weighs
the same The projectile attains a
height OF 80 kilometres (is.6 niles)
and descends from the sky like a
meteor on its target.
General Won Rohne says IL requires
about three minutes for the shell to
reach its destination. The greatest
difficulty in the way of increasiT~
the range was overcome by fsending
the projectile high enough to reach
the rarified air.
1t appears the Germans are ex-
tremely proud Of the bombardment
Of Paris.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-01
GERMANY STAKES EVERY
Thing ON PRESENT BATTLE

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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-01
BRITISH HOLDING FIRMLY
AGAINST GERMAN ATTACKS

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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-01
To the Editor of the Forum:

Norman Ostby.
Argusville, n. D.. March %.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-07-22
EXPLORER WILL REMAIN IN NORTH
 UNTIL THE FALL
Stefansson Expects to Remain Al Fort Yukon Until August and
 Then Go Outside.

NOME.-Explorer Stefansson has sent a wire to the Nome Nugget, in- forming that paper that he intends to remain at Fort Yukon until Aug ust, when he will leave for the Out side, via Nome.
 The explorer expects to go on an extensive featuring tour for the bene- fit of the Red Cross, beginning with a lecture at Carnegie Hall, New York, on October 9th.
 The schooner Polar Bear is now enroute to Nome with the records and equipment belonging to the ex. petition headed by Stefansson.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-07-22
RUMAN|ANS REBEL
 AT 1EUT0N RULE

WASHINGTON, D. C.-According to official despatches received from Rome today, the Germans have rush ed 300,000 troops into Rumania for the purpose of quelling serious up- rsing that threatens to assume very large proportions in the conquered territory.
 Although the Rumanian govern ment has signed peace terms, largely dictated by Germany and has off cially withdrawn from any partici- patton in the war. the bulk of the people are far from satisfied at these terms and the living conditions in the country after the signing of the peace treaty.
 The dissatisfaction felt by the masses has resulted in open hostility and it is expected that very large force will be needed to put down the rebellion.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-07-22
PERSHING REPORTS

WASHINGTON, D. CA com munique received today from Gen. eral Pershing reports that our troops in conjunction with the French forces have gained fresh successes in the big drive between the Aisne and the Marne. The American troops are driving ahead with undiminished vigor and spirit and are steadily pushing back the Hun forces.
 Captures Made
 Our troops within the last few days of the present drive have taken over six thousand prisoners, over a hundred cannon of large size, a great many trench mortars and machine guns. It is believed that the an. nouncement made on Saturday ot the capture of 17,OO0 German pris oners included the captures made by both French and American troops
 Former New Yorker Taken
 Among the prisoners taken by the Americans was a German who wa: formerly baker in New York city He stated that up to Thursday last the Germans didn't believe ther. were a million Americans among tn, Allied troops, but, since then i. rumor is current among the Ger mans that there are ten millio, Americans in France now.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-07-22
GERMANS HONOR
 ROOSEVELTS SON
Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt Buried With Military Honors By the
 German Troops.

AMSTERDAM.-A despatch re- ceived in this city today from Der lin says that Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt, after brave and stub born fight in the air, fell near Cham brey, north of the Marne.
 He was buried on the spot where he fell by the Germans, the enemy according the gallant airman full military honors, befitting his rank.
 Such personal belongings as were found on his person when he fell are being saved and will be sent to his relatives.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-07-22

ORLEANS, Mass.-A German sub marine made its appearance suddenly off Cape Cod yesterday and opened fire with her batteries on the tug Pethamboy, which had four barges in tow at the time and was in con- sequence proceeding at slow rate of speed.
 The fire of the submarine caused three of the barges to sink and the remaining barge as well as the tug was set afire. After accomplishing this the submarine turned her guns to the mainland and commenced a bombardment.
 The action of the submarine con- tinued unchallenged for an hour, when two hydroplanes from the Chatham aviation station came along and circling over the diver, forced her to submerge. This was done inn mediately, but she remained sub merged for a few moments only. Reappearing on the surface, the submarine resumed her lombard ment, directing her fire this time on
The Nenana daily news., 1918-07-22
GERMAN ANNOUNCEMENTS

WITH THE FRENCH.-The Ger man crown prince, whose army has been badly beaten all along the line of the big offensive by the French and Americans between the Aisne and the Marne, has sent an urgent call for endorsements to his cousin, the crown prince Rupprecht of Bavaria, to protect the western flank of his defeated army, which has been driv- en back across the Marne and later ejected from Chateau Thierry and several German divisions are being rushed to the aid of this sorely pressed army from the north.