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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-02
THE HEN ON THE JOB,

( Hail to the great American hen!
Bless her dear gallinaceous soul,
she is doing her bit nobly these
warm, springIike days.
Her caclle resounds throughout
the land. and the price Of eggs has
dropped from FIVE TO fifteen cents in
q week. In various part Of the cOun-
Try.
The stalwart Plymouth Rocks, the
sturdy Leghorns, the dapper little
Rhode Island Reds, and the gallant
Wyandottes have modified at Gen
eraI TIooyer's call. May their rising
chorus Of caclzles increase until every
storage house bulges with eggs; I'M
til every incubator is filled to its top
most shelf; until cereals are banished
from the American breakfast table;
and until each strutting Chanticleer.
from sheer shame. quits his strutting
and takes his turn warming the in
Cipient broilers.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-02
Fifty Cartridges And
a Gun


William T. Ellis in The Saturday
Evening Post: A tavRrish, or COM
rade, as the Russian soldier now calls
himself occupied the upper berth in
a first class compartment between
Rostoff and AleXRndrovslS, few
days ago. He had paid no fare of
course; and a lady who had been in
the compartment. had been forced
to leave and stand in the aisle; for
his eomrade. a husky peasant with
muddy boots, whose veTmin Infested
clothes had not been off his back for
months, lay at fun length on the red
velvet cushion OF the lower berth. his
head pilloWed on a dirty burlap rag
holding his kit. How he gloated over
the unwonted luxury, in the conscious
ness that tavarish has come to his
own, while the bourgeois are cast out
into desolation!
I asked the man in the upper berth
about his plans. There will be peace
within month. If not, all the sol
diers, from the Caucasus to Riga, will
go home. each taking fifty cartridges
and n gun. Then there will be an
other revolution, and we win show
theml"
THAT Is the big fact about Russia
today-bigger, perhaps, than the
revolution itself, OF which it Isl the
most important expression. Tavarish
Is taking his gun and going home,
without saying "Ry your leave" TO
anybody. Now he has an argument
the force OF which he can understand
and WELD. He has been beWildered
and befuddled by countless strange
pleas. All parties have appealed to
him as IL he were q reasonable
being. He has been tossed about on a
sea OF rhetoric, each latest wave
carrying Off his frail mental craft.
For taVarish Is, after all. only an
emhrutad peasant. the victim OF
generations or antocfatie tyranny
and injustice. He is not responsible
for his inability to think. His ignor-
ance of such big words as patriotism,
honor loyalty, democracy. must be
laid at the door Of the powers that
denied him the privilege of q RAJ
tional human
He was ruled hy foree-ahd now
that lie flnds force in his own hands
he will rule ia tho same way. The
rich oppressed him; now he will
make the rich pay-~and to him every
man who is rot a soldier or a peas
ant n q hated bourgeois. The Il nv.
W. doctrines are coming to full
fruition in Russia just now.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-02
Clackers Are Worse
Than The Slackers

William slavens McNutt in Col
lier's Weekly: II actually believe
my brothers glad he's a soldier! He
was home on furlough last week.
and he was just as enthusiastic rs
Poor boy! Oh. isn't it shame!
All carried away BY it, too, sup
poser"
Hes wild to get over to France.
said to him while he was home,
said: You'll get plenty Of France
young man. ! said. II You could
look ahead and see just exactly what
you're going to so through, you
wouldn't be in any hurry to get to
ing him anything, He's just itching
10 get over and ret into a."
Poor boyl He little knows what's
ahead OF him. If someone could
Just make him see what he'll have
TO 20 through with. he wouldn't be
80 anxious to get away"
They were two in a roomful Of
patriotic American women, all knit
ting for soldiers. The others Joined
IF they don't die one way they do
another. 7 tell you when a man
goes to France these days he doesn't
come back. That's all. he just
doesn't come back. We've never
heard half Of what those Germans
have got up their sleeves. They've
got ways Of killing we never heard
tell Of. / tell you when q soldier
boy gets on d transport that's the
end Of him. There'll be millions and
millions and millions OF American
boys killed before we ever see the
end of this"
''0h!"
"Oh. my!"
"Oh, my goodness"
"Oh. isn't IL awfulF 2"
ooh! All our fine young menl"
ooh, N.Y."
"Ohi"
Click -clacS. knock, The knit
ting knockers were at IT. The clack-
era were in session. "A roomful az
patriotic American women sat there
ciaelzinw. They were all knitting for
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-02
THE RUSSIAN PERIL.

Since the outbreak Of Ine Russian
revolution many warning has been
sounded in America Of the dangers of
democracy run amuck.
Many a correspondent and many
an editor have pointed out the dang
ers that threaten America from the
Bolsheyild at home. and the country
by this time appreciates in part the
injustice and turmoil that result from
such class rule.
But writing in The Saturday Even
ing Post. william r. Ellis. news
Paper correspondent I'm RUSSIA
sounds the alarm from a new View
point and IN an almost startling way.
He Introduces ii thusly
ALAS the new order Is dis
order the new socialism lis un~
social and selfish. the new liberty
hn bean Interpreted aa licenaat
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-02
Other Mems Views
An Editorial That Nay or May Not
Square With The Forums
Opinions.

Milwaukee wisconsin: Is ii true
that nearly half OF the 1917 potato
crop of Wisconsin is IN farmers cel~
lars, where a great part Of It will
rot, and If so who is TO bIame2
The reports that holders in the
Waupaca region have plenty for sale
ait so cents 10 a dollar a hundred
weight-slgty pounds OF potatoes 70
to a bushel-are c0ntrasted with the
fact that most people last fall were
compelled to pay ali the way from
so cents 10 $3.50 a bushel for lots
large enough 10 carry them through
the season. The evening Wisconsin
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-02

On Thursday. The st. Paul Dispatch
celebrated it's fiftieth birthday.
Congratulations are in order and
they are herewith rendered. The Dis
patch has seen competitors come and
so, and the fact that it has survived
is good evidence that it is serving
the community. The modern tend
ency il all toward fewer newspapers,
The high cost Of print paper. and
the mounting expenses Of publishing
a great daily. are steadily reducing
the number OF newspapers in the
country. Consultations and ellmina-
tons have left but three newspapers
in ST. Paul. two Of them under one
management and virtually one pa
per.
This reduction increases the
responsibility on the newspapers that
survive. The day Of the petty and
rabid party organ Is passing. No
newspaper can hope TO please all OF
its readers or agree with more than
about so per cent Of them for about
so per cent of the time. But il It
can keep its news columns absolute
ly imperaonaI and unbiased, and its
editorial policy fair and tolerant. IL
has 4 long start on the road to sue
cess.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-02

soldiers. There they sat making
sweaters and trouble for the men
who enlisted to fight in their protec-
ton. There they sat knitting for
the comfort of American soldiers
and releasing the most deadly Of all
the poisonous gases that the Ger
man mind has invented.
Click clack, knit-knOck. Making
garments to warm a soldiers body
and sentiment TO cool HIS courage:
Americans speaking aloud the things
that Germans dare but whisper; 10y
al American women working the will
of the kaiser! Clicking their needles
to the glory OF Uncle Sam and clack-
ing their tongues to the good of Won
Hindenburg!
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-02

The Flaxton Times Bcorns "taintet
news" in this fashion:
The Northwest Service bureau,
another corporation owned and
controlled by Al. G. ToWnley to
educate the farmers Of the
northwest. has offered TO furnish
The Times three columns of
boiler plate each week free OF
charge. Think Of absolutely
freel We shall expect real money
Tor cur advertising space.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-02
MEET AT rORKs.

Grand Forks. N. D., March 2.-un-
der the auspices OF Labors Loyal
legion. . big patriotic mass meeting
win be held In the Metropolitan the
alter Sunday afternoon with Judge
George r. smith, former congress
man from the Fifth Minnesota dis
trict. as the speaker Judge smith
CONSENTED to speak for nan w. Lave
ler or 81 Paul who could not accept
the invitation
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-02

| ITGGdOIn mas meant TEpNuALL40AA
and reCklessness; Russia has en-
! tenered upon a reign of terror
that will test the cOnstancy and
courage of every friend Of this
storm tossed people. Be one
ever so tolerant, he is obliged to
| recognize the fact that a new in
| tolerance is rising here that is in
certain particulars worse than
! Carbon. Improved radicalism
| is demanding that its uttermost
| theories be accepted, though I'M
| tried, as the rule Of life by all
| classes of people, and even by
| other nations.
That, in brief, is the Bolshevik
theory of a universal proletarianism.
Starting from his basis, the writer
proceeds to show that despite all the
anti American propaganda, the eyes
of Russians are turned toward Am
erica. He looks upon America as the
home Of all the theories Of liberty he
is trying to work out. 7 personally
have been asked by literally hundreds
of Russians' he writes. ito help them
get to America.
Here is the conclusion:
"Our country is facing such an
thrush Of foreigners, especially
Of Russians, as is beyond our eX-
peTience or our imagination.
High and low are seeking to fee
from problems or poverty. They
want only to escape. They are
not thinking of what they will
take to America, but only OF what
they will get out OF it,
Frankly and as forcefully as
is possible to my pen, / declare
my conviction that we cannot
stand this addition to our popu-
lation. Our national digestion Is
already taxed to capactty.-To
RussianiZe America would be only
to multiply manlinds misery.
America is just awakening to the
problem of her unassimiIated foreign
population. The Melting Pot is a
glorious conception, but when the
impurities threaten the quality Of the
metal, it is time for serious thought.
The prevalence Of pro-Germanism,
the I. w. w. and many other aspects
of un-Americanism is sufficient to
show the serious nature of the pres
ent problem. The national army is
spreading the gospel Of Americanism
as no other factor could, but will the
country be ready for another great
influx Of immigrants when the war
is over?
Russia has proven that liberty,
equality and freedom cannot be
achieved overnight. They are all
comparative terms. They can never
be absolute.
America has struggled for more
than century to build up her pres
ent institutions. They are far from
perfect, but isn't progress to be
preferred to revolution for America?
Hasn't America more to offer the
world than Russia?
America has fIirted enough with
the Russian spirit Of revolution and
Bolsheyism. The poison has been
insidiously spread. The failure Of
the theories Of class rule has been
absolute. Not less Americanism but
more, is the remedy. Any faults
there may be with the American
government, come not from Ameri-
canism, but the lack of it.
Americanism is safe anchor for
these stormy days. 1t should be
preached in every hamlet in the
land. 1t can't be emphasized too
often. 1t is a story that must not be
allowed to become trite. It is the
hope Of mankind when the days Of
reconstruction come-not the half
baked, untried theories Of spineless
Russian dreamers and morbid
demagogueB.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-02
NEWS AND COMMENT

IINEWS AND COMMENT
Honestly now, what was your bat
ting average on that list OF word
from a popular weekly. that was sup
posed to be a test Of general eduea
ton?
Fargo appears to have been study
Ing the list quite closely during tn
last week. and some have made quits
remarkable records by studying NJ
ahead and then feigning innocenc
when the list was presented 70 them
1t IL q list Of 100 words compiled b.
Professor Lewis Terman. OF LELAND
Stanford university, and the test q
to give q good working definition o.
each word.
Here IL the list:
orange forfeit
bonfire PECULIARLY
roar mosaic
gown bewail
tap disprnportionate
seoTeh dilapidated
puddle charter
envelOp conscientious
straw avarice
rule artless
haste priceless
ahoat swaddle
eye-iash tolerate
copper gelatinnus
health depreciation
curse promontoFy
guitar frustrate
mellow milksop
pork d. philanthropy
impoltte irony
plumbing lotus
outward drabbIe
lecture harry
dungeon emhOdy
southern infuse
noticeable Haunt
muEzis declivity
quake fen
civil ochre
treasury exRltation
reception incrustation
ramble Iaity
skill selectman
misuse sapient
insure retroactive
stave aehromatie
regard embergris
nerve casuistry
iuggler pathology
crunch peFfunctoFy
majesty precipitancy
brunette theosOphy
snip piscatorial
apish sudorific
spoFtlTe parteTre
mysteries homunculus
Mars cameo
repose shagreen
shrewd limpet
coinage complot
The author believes persons Of ave-
rage intelligence should define sixty
Ave words correctly. Those who can
correctly define seventy-fve Of them
are ''super-intelligent".
The author further says that If
you multiply the number OF the
words you can correctly define by $50,
it win give you your approximate
vocabulary. Thus the average per-
son is presumed to have a vocabu-
larry Of 11,7OO words.
This professor was a good politi-
clan. He pays a subtle compliment
to all his readers. for few there are
who read the daily newspapers and
magazines, who cannot define at least
eighty of them, and most of them can
hit around the ninety mark, giving
a very comfortable feeling Of super
The game is like solitaire. BY
a little now and then. it is
not hard to beat 1t, and the person
who shows himself a little leniency
can score up to 90 and IS. but there
isn't any satisfaction in it, But even
allowing ourselves every advantage
Of the doubt, we didn't know what a
parterre was, nor a shagreen, nor q
nor sudoriic, and any
umpire would have discard
ed our definition OF complot, and
and achromatic, and drab-
BILE. and even oasuistry.
But IL any person springs that list
on us again, look out. There is moth
ing sudorifc about the list as far as
we are concerned any more, and the
next time anybody. springs that now
word ''camouflage" on US,
we are going to tell him it is ''paleoI-
ogy. boy, pathology" and not to drab-
BILE up his vocabulary with any such
shaEreen (new slang for rough
stuh''), which is beftting only an
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-02
American Activities.

The Americans are now actively
engaged. The casualties for the first
month were 10 killed; Sc wounded;
and Ave missing. The losses in the
recent gas attack must be added to
these, and yesterday 10 more prison
ers were reported taken. But the
total casualties to date are still less
than one days losses for the British
or French. Prompt revenge was TAX
en- for the gas attack, and the Am
orleans appear to be giving a little
bit better than they get. But IL must
be remembered that the American
activities to date have been OF a very
minor nature. With the exception Of
the raid with the French they have
been small trench raids and artillery
duels that would scarcely be mem
toned in the Allied reports. The
statement sounds brutal and cold
blooded to those with friends or rela-
tives "over there, but while every
American fervently hopes the casual
ties will never mount higher, II must
be recognized that these first dis
patches give the American activities
greater prominence than they ordin-
arily would receive in a world numb
ed with horror and slaughter.
The submarine toll again Is rather
alarmingiy large. and Il emphasizes
once more that the war is developing
into a race between the shipbuilders
and the submarine. II the shipbuild-
ers win, and America can make her
full force felt, there is no doubt Of
the final outcome, II the United
States can fight with but a fraction
OF her strength, no end Of the slnugh-
ter seems to be IN sight Ships win
decide the war.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-02

Above, Generals e Wilson of the British armies below
General TaAkeH II. Bliss American chief Of staff
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-02
The War for. the Week

plan to place a German princeling on
the throne, to assure Rumania's COM
pliance with German commands.
Such is doubtless Gernany's plan
in the east. It viii take many
months to establish the new govern
ments, and Germany probably will
need what forces she now has in the
east for this work, but on the other
hand there is little hope of any as
sistance for the Allies from the
hostiltties, such as they are.
The Siberian Problem,
The Siberian situation is creating
much interest, and it is Of great i'm
portance. Immense stores Of war
munitions are at vladivostolz, and the
Allies fear that the Bolshevid will
permit them to fall into the hands Of
the Germans. Japan is eager to in
tervene, and the only question be-
fore the Allies is whether she shall
do 50 alone or with the American
forces now In China and the Philip
pines. This situation plainly dis
proves the reports that have been
current, but have not been published
by any reliable press association,
that Japan has an immense army on
its way across Siberia The problem
is q rather delicate one, for Russia
nominally IL still an ally. but WITHOUT
a recognized government. The YER
dict in England is that Japan should
be permitted to proceed at once to
save the supplies. and America may
consent.
On the western front fsverish
activity In the air and by the artil-
lery continues to presaEs extended
infantry actions, but as yet only
raids on a big scale have. taken place,
and there has been no general Of
fensive.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-02
Rumania'o ate.

Little Rumania, evidently is destin-
ed to become another 81 the buffer
states. for the German demand that
king Ferdinand resign shows the
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-08-08
From Tom Eggleston.

France, July Monday evening
and Pm feeling fine and dandy, and
expect to feel better soon, for we're
just waiting for our supper to settle
before we go and take a good swim
in the river Cher. Swimming is great
again after a Today spell of cool
weather.
/ have received three letters from
you, mother, and three from dad since
/ last wrote You can bet l was GER
tainly glad to get every one of them,
for it had been so long since | had
heard from you. l received a dandy
letter from Mr.. Keith and also one
from DR.. Rose.
Had a swell visit with Doc, John
and "Big Doc" Saturday afternoon.
They are all busy and happy and
working right along. Clare Skinner
is a sergeant now and is working in
the office up there. Earl Graham is
also there now and hopes to get a
transfer so he can stay with the
bunch.
So you don't think the papers look
so very encouraging, Ell? Why be-
lieve the papers anyway when such
stuff is handed out, and why wish the
war was over? It's just like one of
our fellows said, cts the only war
we've got now, so don't wish it to
end, and treat it nice, for there's no
telling when we could get another"
Also Pm in the safest place in the
world right now; couldn't be any SAT-
er if | were at home.
Note-The above letter was CEN
sored by Clark Miles, lieutenant Of
Toms company.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-08-08
SWEET HONORS SOLDIER
BOYS
Squaw Creek Country Turns Out
En- Masse to Bid Patriots
Farewell

The Squaw Creek county paic
splendid tribute and respect to the IA
boys who are called to leave this weel
for training camps at Sweet Friday
night. People came from Ola and
Montour and Sweet and the inter
mediate farming country to bid good
by and God speed to the young pa
triots who go to serve their country
beneath the Stars and Stripes. Sell
dom has there been such a gathering
in Sweet and never a more patriotic
one. Woodmen hall was filed chuck
full and not more than two-thirds Of
the crowd were able to get inside. Al
Hetherington was there with his cleo
trio lighting plant and the hall was
brilliantly lighted, showing off the
artistic decorations to full advantage
Speeches were made by E. K.
Hayes, R. E. Rose and Governor Alex
ander, who was the principal speaker
of the evening. Rev. Joel Brown gave
a prayer and Miss Anna Campbell of
Emmett and young lady Of Sweet
gave patriotic readings. Splendid
music was provided by a local or
chestra and an Emmett quartet COM
posed of Mrs. Newcome, Mrs. Black
ler, w. W. Nusbaum and C. L. Gam
age. The singing by the quartet was
so good that the audience couldn't get
their fill and the singers were kept
busy responding to the calls for more.
Following the entertainment a very
banquet was served in the
lodge room. There was a-plenty for
all and all enjoyed it TO the utmost.
At the banquet table the soldiers-to-
be were the guests of honor. Among
them is Emmett Woody, a former
Emmett boy. Several auto loads
from this city attended.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-08-08
How Nancy Elliott Got Ahead

When Nancy Elliott was no bigger
than minute, she had a passbook
with five dollars registered under her
very new name. By the time she was
ten years old. this amount had grown
to one hundred and twenty dollars, for
her thoughtful father had regularly
added dollar a month ever since the
first deposit On Nancy's tenth birth
day. he called her 70 him and said:
Nancy, little daughter, you know
that | have always put 2 dollar 3
month in the bank for you. don't
you ?"
"Yes. father" Nancy answered.
wondering what kind OF birthday
present was 70 happen"
Il firmly believe, Nancy dear. that
every boy and girl should fully learn
the value OF money, how TO wisely
spend 1t and above all how to wisely
save IL | want TO make my little girl
a proposition"
'What is it-what can it be-" cried
Nancy, already tingling with excite
ment.
"Just this. Instead of putting a
dollar month TO your account, / am
going TO make you an allowance OF
fifty cents a week"
''Goody, Goody." interrupted the
little girl in glee.
'--snd whatever you are able 10
save out of that amount will double
it and put it to your account, said Mr..
Elliott
The plan worked well. Nancy made |
! few mistakes at first, but her father |
was patient and helped her over the |
hard places. BY the time she was
eighteen, Nancy had over five hun
ired dollars in the bank and the
.mount was steadily increasing. Girls,
you like 10 be like Nancy
t is not hard to save once you get
rood start, and this is fine time to
,egin TO prepare for the next Liberty
-oan in October.
Just talk it over with father and
hen come down to the First National
Sank; we will show you the rest
Continued next week..
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-08-08
Unfounded Rumors.

Rumors seem to have been started
in this community in regard to the du-
ties of young men enlisting in the
army as chaffeurs; that the work ex-
pected of these young men is very
hard. According to statement made
by A. NJ. Simons, this is absolutely
untrue. His information about this
work which he obtains from his son
Lloyd, who enlisted as a chauffeur at
the first call and who has been work
ing as chauffeur in France for seven
months, is that all that is required of
him is that he take care of and oper-
ate his machines. All the hard work,
such as loading and unloading, is done
by men detailed for this work from
other branches. Mr.. Simons wishes
to make this statement to ease the
minds of the parents of those boys
who have enlisted for this branch or
those who have intentions of doing so.