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Department of State,
 October 23, 1918.

Department of State, October 23, 1918.
 The Secretary of State makes public the following communication from the charge d'affairs a. i of Switzerland:
 Legation of Switzerland. Washington, October 2S. Department of German Interests. Sir; By direction of my government I have the honor to transmit herewith to the eXcellency the original German text of a communication dated October 20, 1918, from the German governm ent, which has today been received from the Swiss foreign office 1 beg to also enclose an English translation of the communication in question as trans- mitted to the Swiss foreign office by the German government with the re- quest that it be forwarded to your ex- icellency's government.
 Please accept, sir, the renewed as- surances of my highest consideration. r. OEDERLIN, Charge d'Affaires a. i. of Switzerland. His EXcellency Robert Lansing, Secretary of State, Washington (Enclosure)
 Translation issued by the German government of it's communication dated october 20, 1918, transmitted to the Sec retary of State by the charge daffaires a. i. of Switzerland on October 22, 1918. Tn accepting the proposal for an evacuation of the occupied territories the German government has started from the assumption that the procedure of this evacuation and of the conditions of an armlstice should be left to the judgment of the military advisers and that the actual standard of power on both sides in the field has to form the basis for arrangements safeguarding and guaranteeing this standard The German government suggests to the President to bring about an opportunity for fixing of no demand which would be irreconciliable with the honor of the German people and with opening a way to peace of justice.
 The German government protests against the reproach of illegal and in- humane actions made against the Ger man land and sea forces and thereby against the German people. For the towering of retreat, Instructions will always be necessary and are in so far permitted by international law
 The German troops are under the strictest instructions to spare private property and to exercise care for the population to the best of their ability Where trangressions occur in spite of these instructions the guilty are being punished
 The German government further de- nies that the German navy in sinking
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DOCTORS SAY CAL0TABS
 ARE BEST FOR COLDS

According to the worlds greatest physicians and medical experts. calo- mel is the best and only dependable remedy for breaking up cold over night or cutting short an attack of sore throat deep-seated cough, influ- enza or la grippe. Now that science has purified calomel of all it's nausea and dangerous qualities, the new kind of calomel. called "Calotabs. is even more popular than the old style.
 One Calotab on the tongue at be6 time with a swallow of water-that' 3 all. No salts, no nausea nor the slight est interference with your diet, work or pleasures. Next morning your cold has vanished and your whole system is purified and refreshed. Calotabs are sold only in original sealed packages price 35c. Your druggist recommends and guarantees Calotabs and will re- fund the price if you are not delight ed with them.-Adv.
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PUBLIC PLACES REMAIN CLOSED
 FOR THE PRESENT
State Health Officer Says Opening Will Not Be Per- mitted Until Epidemic
 Has Passed

Montgomery, october 23.-(Special )-Re- opening of schools, churches, soda foun- tains, picture shows and other public places will not be suggested by the state board of health until all signs of an epidemic of influenza have passed, ac- cording to Dr. s. w. Welch Wednes- day, following scattering reports of ad- ditional cases. Wednesdays reports showed only 24S5 new cases, as compared with 67o3 the previous day. There were 63 deaths on Tuesday in the state, and IFS pneumonia cases developed.
 Dr. Welch, in explaining the reopen
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U. s. Buys Cargoes
 of Requisitioned Ships

New York, October 23.-The cargoes of five Dutch steamships, consisting of tobacco, coffee and other merchandise, valued at between ss,ooo,ooo and $10,- o00,O0 removed and stored when the ships were requisitioned by this gov ernment last March, have now been purchased by the United States from the Holland owners. Lack of tonnage making it impossible to forward the goods to the owners within a reason able. time led to negotiations with the Netherlands government whereby the original consignees were saved from loss through purchase by this country.
 A considerable part of the coffee has since been resold to the army, and bids have been called for to be opened No vember 6, for the remaining cargoes, mostly tobacco from the East Indies.
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Chin

If you have a double chin and flab- biness of the face, or if you are over stout in other parts of the body, get small box of oil of koerin at the druggists; follow directions and re- ceive information about beautifying
 figure and improving health. vivacity, etc, through a simple system for re- ducing weight ten to sixty pounds. Eat all you need. including sweets if desired. Oil of korein is pleasant to take, helps the digestion and is per
 fectly harmless. Look and feel younger.
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APPEALS
 FOR UNITED WORK

Washington, October 23.-Chairman Ba- ruch of the war industries board, today appealed to the country to forget peace talk and center all it's attentions on war.
 America is just approaching her peak in quantity production and delivery for her armies" MT. Baruch said. "She needs every effort to reach the crest. This is not the time to let thoughts Of peace interfere with work for war.
 "The matter of peace may be left to the President. The matter of war is the duty of all"
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Many German Toys
 Bought Before War
 Arrive in the U. s

New York, October 23.-Several thou- sand cases of German made toys pur- chased prior to the war by American importers, and since then held in Am sterdam,s arrived here today on Dutch steamship. Although bought and paid for prior to the outbreak of hostilities in 1914. they were held in Holland through refusal of the British govern ment to authorize their shipment, and a recent special authorization by the American State Department, permitted the shipment now
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1 ships has ever purposely destroyed life- boats with their passengers
 "The German government proposes with
 regard to all these charges that the
 facts be cleared up by neutral commits | sions In order to avoid anything that
 might hamper the work of peace, the l German government has caused orders l to be dispatched to all submarine com
 manders precluding the torpedoing of ! passenger ships, without, however for technical reasons, being able to guaran- | tee that these orders will reach every i single submarine at sea before it's re- l turn.
 "As the fundamental conditions for | peace the President characterizes the | destruction of every arbitrary power 1 that can separately, secretly and of its
 own single choice, disturb the peace of the world To this the German govern.
 ment replies:
 Hitherto the representation of the peo- ! pie in the German empire has not been
 endowed with an influence on the forma- 1 tion of the government The constitu- l tion did not provide for concurrence of the representation of the people in 1 discussion on peace and war. The dls- l cussons> have just now undergone i fundamental change. The new govern
 ment has been formed in complete ac- cord with the wishes of the representa- 1 tion of the people, based on the equal | universal secret direct franchise. The i leaders of the great parties of the Reichs- ! tag are members of this government In | future no government can take or con tiuue in office without possessing the 1 confidence of the majority of the Relchs- i tag. The responsibility of the chancellor | of the empire to the representation or | the people is being legally developed and ] safeguarded The first act of the new 1 government has been to lay before the Reichstag bill to alter the constitution
 of the empire so that the consent or | the representation of the people IS re-
 ouired for decisions on war and peace | The permanence of the new system IS, however. guaranteed not only by con- | stitutional safeguards. but also by the unshakable determination of the Ger
 man people, whose vast majority stanas behind these reforms and demands their l energetic continuance.
 'The question of the President, with
 whom he and the governments associated
 against Germany are dealing, is, there | fore. answered in a clear and unequiVo- cal manner by the statement that the 1 offer of peace and an armistice has come l from a government which, free rom ar | bitrary and irresponsible influence, IS supported by the approval of the over 1 whelming majority of the German peo-
 pie. oonf, l state Secretary of Foreign Affairs
 Berlin. October 20. 191S''
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CONVERT GARBAGE
 INTO HOG FEED

Commissioner Burruss has under con- sideration novel plan of garbage dis posal that is being used in several north ern cities
 The system provides for the nstala- ton of mammoth steam stoves for cook ing garbage and the process is said to convert waste materials into excellent stock feed, being especially adapted to hogs
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RESTRICTION IN
 FURNITURE MAKING

Washington, October 23.-Restrictions on the manufacture of furniture, elimi- hating all new patterns for the dura- ton of the war and curtailing active patterns 50 per cent, were announced to- day by the war industries board
 The new schedule applies to bedroom, dining room and upholstered furniture, chairs, certain tables and mirrors Rev. eled mirrors are eliminated, bedroom mirror plate curtailed 20 per cent, and the manufacture of dining room arm chairs and toilette table chairs discon- tinued.
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Basel, Switzerland, October 23.-Havas) The central executive committee elected on' October by the national council of Slovenes Croatians and Serbians at Agram has issued a statement that the committee will at once assume the po- litical direction of those nationalities and declaring for the creation of a sov- ereign state on a democratic basis.
 The following principles have been enunciated by the committed:
 "First-To bring about reunion of all the Slovenes, Croatans and Serbians on a racial basis without reference to their present political frontiers
 "Second-To create a sovereign state on a democratic basis.
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Commission to Consider
 Street Car Schedules

The principal business of the commits sion meeting this morning will consist of the ratification of the street car schedules as worked out by Commissions CT ]. Ellis Brown and City Attorney Fred Moore.
 These schedules cover every line oper- ating within the city limits, either wholly or partially, and if enforced will limit the intervals between cars to 10 min utes on most lines and l5 minutes on lines.
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Official Text Of German
 Note to President Wilson

Washington October 23-The English translation of the German reply President Wilson, prepared Berlin and for warded through the Swiss legation here public today by the state department It does differ materially the wireless version sent out from Germany and fails clear what regarded phrases part note in which an armistice is discussed
 The official document made public by the state depart
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-24
Negro Eschewed Job
 Requiring Real" Work

Lee Darby, negro, was sentenced to 90 days at hard labor by Recorder Henry L. Martin yesterday morning, It was shown that Darby. who came to Birming- ham from Sheffield two weeNs-sgo, had been engaged in performing unimpor- tant jobs occasionally and consistently eschewing all real work. Judge Mar tins offer to suspend the sentence pro vided Darby should get steady work of an important nature, was readily ac- cepted by the negro and he was re- leased
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USED RESINOL FOR
 BAD SKIN TROUBLE
Considers Recovery Remarkable

Brooklyn. N Y.. Aug t4.-"For all most six years I suffered from a severe case of skin trouble which began with swelling and intense pain in my knee. Then my leg became inflamed and sores broke out, which itched and burned ter TIDY day and night. I tried many rem edles, but gained no relief. I even spent slN months in the hospital. and the doc ,ofs wanted to amputate my leg. At last l tried Resinol Ointment and Res mol Soap and obtained relief from the flrSt application. My knee is now we'll
 and l consider the cure remarkable as my trouble was very serious" (Signed) Mrs; Henri Mauer 41e Hooper Street
 All druggists sell Resinoi Ointment and Resinol Soap.
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Above

all others the ginger ale that's hig h e st in quality B U FF ALO ROCK is delicious, re- ire s hin g and whole some. Tones up the stOm- ach, aids digestion.
 At fountains, etc., ice cold, in individual bot tles-5c. Also in 10 and l5c bottles. Keep a case in vOur home--it pays. Order from your gro- cer
 BUFFALO ROCK co.
 BIRMINGHAM
 ANNIsToN MONTGOMERY
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-02
Persian-American Fur

Robert Fl. Moulton in Popular
Mechanics Magazines: In PARKWAY
Bokhara, town and district in
Asiatic Russia that has a half
mystical sound to American ears
Persian" lambs have been grown for
ages for the tightly curled, lustrous-
black fieeces that constitute the warm
cover Of the natives. And so the
fashion of wearing Persian lamb and
astraxhan has come down from the
ages until women in all civilized lands
where the winters are cold seek their
warmth, and fashions decree has
made them so popular that the cost
of Persian lamb has gone up 142 por
cent in Is years.
1t must have been instinct-it could
not have been foreknowledge that q
world war would Curtail commerce
that made an American decide a few
years ago to try breeding the sort OF
sheep that bear the highly priced
fieeces, on his 1,900-acre ranch near
Cottonwood Falls, Kan. He reasoned
that IL they could be bred in Asia,
they could be bred in Kansas. and so
thoroughly did he believe in the prop
osition that he invested $4,000 in
karakuI sheep from Bokhara. These
he crossed with native Lincoln bred
sheep, and the lambs OF this cross
bear the valuable pelts that hitherto
have been imported almost exclusive
ly from Russia.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-02

Apparently there is an irreducible
minimum OF clothing beyond which
a public dancer may not 20 without
risklng public disapproval.
In her quest OF this absolute. a
former Minnesota girl this week
shocked the publicity Of a New York
audience into Indignant Misses. when
she appeared for but a moment In
the costume OF Eve before the fall.
While the orchestra sobbed out the
strains Of sibelius' Valse Triest. and
a single moonbeam played across the
stage. this Minnesota Diana leaped
across the ray OF light in the spring
costume described in the following
immortal lines:
Il wear my pink pajamas in the sum-
mer when it's hot
wear my flannel nightie in the
winter when it's not
And sometimes in the springtime,
and sometimes in the fall,
/ just jump in between the sheets,
with nothing on at all"
Shades OF Anthony Comstoek!
Perhaps It was out Of tribute to his
memory that the audience Kissed and
a Roodly number arose and left the
theater
Regarding the attendance the next
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-02
The Editors Mail Bag

To The Editor of The Forum:
It is an encouraging fact that the
idea Of conserving the efforts of the
women in the matter Of knitting has
begun TO bear fruit among the small
er children at least, thanks to the
excellent training which they are re-
ceiving in the public schools. This
was very satisfactorily displayed the
other day when nine small boys met
together and during the course Of
their party. quite to the astonish
ment OF their hostess, agreed to lick
on sight any fellow who was caught
wearing a homo knitted sweater, and
especially one made Of soldier yarn.
It Is spirit which any right mind
cd person, and especially any one OF
many hundreds of women who have
been burning the midnight oil while
toiling over Red Cross sweaters can
heartily commend. But certain fac
tors quite beyond the control Of some
Of some Of the small boys in the com
munity must be eliminated. What of
the dozens OF young men whose
splendidly fashioned sweaters, these
last few warm days, have been dis
played to such advantage on our
streets? Why, even though some
woman has been lacking in a SUM-
GENTLY developed sense Of the fitness
Of things to knit them in the first
place, should they so far forget the
needs Of their brothers who are
training already, having made the
sacrifice Of personal interests and
preparing to make that larger sacri-
fice, il need be, as to give this indi-
cation OF their own weakness OF POSI-
tion2 Far be it from this CORES
pendent Of The Forum to advocate
the pinning OF the white feather. as
was done in England and Canada az
the beginning OF the war, upon Just
such patriots, or even to call upon
that greatly over used word slack
er" 10 describe the case, but at the
same time, can not these same men
re-establish themselves in the opin-
ion Of a very large number Of the
community by marching over and
depositing these garments where they
beloHg-in the Red Cross rooms? The
women OF the whole country have
rallied in a truly marvellous fashion
TO the knitting forces Of the Red
Cross, after having given generously
OF their money, Can the men do less
than to refuse TO dishearten them by
appearing in garments which have
been selfisllfy knitted by some one.
who perhaps has not caught the Wis
ion Of this work? We think not.
A Soldiers Sister.
Fargo, March !.
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best policy in the end for the farmer
as well as the community at large
would be to market the crop be-
times at a fair price. which ii would
have been easy to do, as every city
housekeeper with a cellar, alarmed al
the experience Of last season, was
anxious to lay in store OF pota-
toes.
Farmers who held back are ex-
planning now that their object was
not to gouge the consumer but to
prevent middlemen from buying up
everything in sight and then artifi-
cially advancing the market. This
explanation will not avert the danger
OF rotting which msnaces a con-
siderable percentage Of the crop.
Neither will IL restore to consumers
the difference between what they paid
for the potatoes they bought last fall
and a fair price. which would have
ruled-then at least-if II had not
been for the farmers,
At present the lack OF rail trans
portation interferes with shipments;
SO does the low temperature, for no
one wants TO risk the freezing of
consignments while on the way 1t
would have paid most of the growers
up north who have considerable
stocks now on hand IL they had taken
the advice offered them last fall,
selling their potatoes as promptly as
possible at a fairly remunerative
figure. Nine times out OF ten when
farmers so in for boarding they lose
money.
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DIDN'T DESERVE IT.

Mr.. Bryan's reception in Toronto
was an unfortunate result Of ignor-
ance.
Had Mr.. Bryan retained his pre-
war attitude he might expect and
would deserve such demonstrations
both in Canada and the United
States.
But he hasn't. The Peerless One
has come clean" since America en-
tered the war. He has swallowed his
pacifst theories, like many another
good American, and even his worst
enemies in this country do not ques-
ton his loyalty. The incident may
be explained by the fact that the men
who hooted him were chiefly returned
soldiers, and they may not have
learned OF his conversion since their
ireturn.
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II CIVILIANS WERE SHOT FOR
SLEEPING.

II they shot civilians found asleep
at their posts, how many OF us
would escape?
Yet the three American soldiers
who fell asleep on sentry duty have
been sentenced to pay the death PEN
atty for a moments Carelessness.
THEY had proven their loyalty and
their courage by their presence in
the trenches. The mere fact that
they were there is evidence Of that
for there is but little chance that
they were drafted men. Their Of
tense was not of the spirit-it was
moments weakness, perhaps with
many mitigating circumstances
But what of the civilians who are
lasIeep at their posts? They have not
yet proven their loyalty or their
courage. The fact that they are
asleep Is fairly good proof that they
lack these qualities. or that they have
failed to comprehend this war yet.
Their oftenss Is greater. They are
Aendangering not just a company of
soldiers, or a regiment, but the whole
american army in France; the Allies,
and the cause Of democracy through
out the world. Their offense also IL
one OF the spirit-not a moments
physical weakness.
Thousands, hundreds Of thousands,
perhaps millions of Americans still
are asleep at their posts, but they
are not even punished. Even the
actively disloyal German spies are
given but a few months in an intern
ment camp, while the rigid army dis
cipIIne prescribes the death penalty
for the soldier who, perhaps weary
from unaccustomed hardships, falls
asleep at his post.
The Forum doesn't believe Presi-
dent Wilson will permit the sentence
TO be enforced. We have no fault TO
find with the imposition of the
sentence. Army regulations in war
time cannot be trifled with. The Of
Tense was one of the most serious
that could be committed, next to
actual treason. If the men were on
active duty in the front trenches, the
little nap might have cost the lives Of
100 or l 900 of their comrades.
But we believe that this is a case
where mercy should be shown. The
lesson can be taught without the
supreme penalty being exacted.
Pardons should be granted.
And meanwhile the civilians who
are still asleep at their posts, escape
unpublished.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-02
Herr Won Strum Wept


Everyhody's: When war broke, our
minister. Mr.. Whitlock received word
that he would be asked by Won Below
the German minister. to accept the
representation OF German interests.
"At 2 o'clock then. Mr.. Won StTum,
the secretary OF the German Lega-
ton, came. very much excited, and
formally delivered Mr.. Won Bellows
request
But I've agreed to act for the
French interests said.
Mr. Won Strum looked at me an
instant as though he could not be-
lieve me. | asked him TO tell Mr. Won
Below Of that fact. supposing that in
such a case Mr.. Won Below would
not wish me to act for German inter-
ests, Mr.. Won Strum was nervous,
agitated and unstrung. / suppose
that he, too had been without sleep
for nights on end. Tears were con-
tinually yelling into his eyes, and
suddenly he covered his face with
his hands leaned over his elbows on
his knees, an attitude of despair.
Presently he looked up.
oh, these poor stupid Belgians'
he said. Why don't they get out of
the way! Why don't they get out OF
the wayi ] know what it will be,
know the German army II will be
like laying baby on the track before
a locomotiye!'
He bent over, stretching his hands
toward the floor as though to illus
trate the cruel deed.
4 know the German army he
repeated. 1T will go across Belgium
like a steam roller; like q steam
roller
He liked the phrase, which he
must have picked up in America Che
had an American wife). and kept on
repeating tt.