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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-18
Since You Went Away

Since you went away every gay sailor lad
Every khak-clad soldier see,
Has a place, in my heart, and a share in my
thoughts,
And belongs. just a little, to me-
He's comrade OF yours, and is bearing his
OF the burden that rests upon you;
Both are doing the task which nation has sci
For its glorious manhood TO do.
Since you, went away, hpve entered within
acknowledgements and great
OF women who've learned the great lesson, to
give
And are learning another to wait.
But strive like the rest ncG to doubt or to fear
To Tnurmur or Sigh, or complain
But to trust in his might, aud to know in his eye
That the sacrifice cannot be in vain.
Since you went away every fold Of the flag
Has message that's tender and true;
1t has always meant liberty freedom and right
10 now means my countTiFs--and you.
Four honor Is part Of the deep azure field
Your courage Of each cIlmgon bar
And the soul IS you, shining, respondent ana
clear.
Is a part OF each beautiful star
-AtIison Brown, Iii the Metropolitan Magazine.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-18
STATE TAX COMMISSION IN POLL
TICS.

The state Of North Dakota, at consider
able expense, is supporting what under the
law is a non-partisan, non-political tax
commission, but the facts show that two
of the members of this commission are de-
voting virtually their entire time these
days to partisan politics and partisan
newspaper publicity.
Both Mr.. Packard and Mr.. Wallace are
daily making speeches in favor of faetional
candidates for office, and adding their
share to stirring up factional strife and
political antagonism
How members of the tax commission
can do as these two men are doing and at
the same time act without bias in tax
matters, is question. The very word
ing Of the tax commission act shows the
clear intent that the members of the com
mission shall not engage in politics, but
the law in this case seems to be no re-
straint upon men whose business ii is, and
who are paid by the state to enforce the
tl1e law
Unless the tax commissioners cam be
zant out of politics the commissioners
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-18
DEFEAT MAY MEAN REVOLUTION.

DEFEAT MAY MEAN REVOLUTION.
Of even greater Importance than any
probable military result of the present
Austrian offensive, will be the political
result.
While it is little early yet to forecast
the outcome of the Austrian drive, which
has been launched over the entire front
from Lake Garda to the Adriatic, there
seems to be every probability that the
Allied line will hold firmly, and that the
attack will yield no substantial gains, and
will even result in costly defeat to the
attackers
Italy has a different army from the one
representing her last fall. The defeat then
was due more to German agents than to
German guns. The Italian army was be-
trayed by German spies and traitors with
in its own ranks, and it was suffering
from a shortage Of artillery and anmuni-
ton.
But the reinforcements in men from the
French and British armies have restored
the morale of the Italians, showing them
they were not fighting alone, and the AL
lied artillery has made good the handi-
cap in guns and shells. The Italians have
always proved themselves more than a
match for the Austrians alone, and they
will do so again.
But if Austria falls short Of complete
victory on this offensive the political re-
suits may well be crushing disaster to the
Dual Monarchy. At last reports, more
than two-thirds Of Austria-Hungary was
under military rule. Hunger, discomfort,
and the agitation of the subject races for
political independence have brought Aus
tria to the verge Of revolution dozen
times within the last year.
The Russian revolution broke like a
thunderclap. History may repeat itself
in Austria if the present drive fails to
reach the Venetian plains.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-18
'OrthDakOta
Kernels

A Red Cross auction will be held
at Page on June 20. Dedication Of q
service flag and music by the Page
band will be features OF the event.
Permanent organization Of the
Williams County Farm bureau will
be effected at a meeting to be held at
WIliston today.
Iver Wick Of Sheyenne, Eddy coun-
ty pioneer, is dead at the age OF "a
years. Four sons and five daughters
survive.
Rev. J. B. Stout has assumed
charge Of the M. e. parish at Char
boneau.
The annual celebration of Gopher
day, June 81 promises to be- an
event to be renembefed.
Flag day was celebrated by the
Great Northern shopTnen at Devils
Lake by the raising Of a new Ameri-
can flag. e. e. Flynn, president Of
the Devils Lake City commission,
gave the address. a
Mott Is planning reception for
the boys who leave on June %. and
a big celebration for July 4.
The Absaraka Methodist camp
meeting that begin on Sunday in
Nelson's Grove will continue until
July 1.
liver Djerf, tenant on the Mortimer
farm near Harvey, was killed by
lightning while blowing last Satur-
day. One of the horses and a dog
N1~aTe also killed.
Sunday evening lightning tore a
large hole in one end Of a barn be-
longing to Chester Dawson Of Lis
bon. There were two horses in the
barn at the time, bpt neither Of them
was harmed.
II. L. Brice of Havana, is now in
charge of The Citizen at Cayuga
which has been running under a Non
partisan platform. In the future the
politics OF the sheet will be indepen-
dent standing for loyalty and loyal
candidates for public. offices.
Work has been begun on $4,000
residence on the Herman Westphal
farm near Enderlin.
The annual convention Of the
Burke county will be held at Bow
bells. June 20 and 81.
Severt Strenson was gored to death
by a bull in the pasture on his farm
west Of Buchanan. He fought the
enraged animal with a knife until
the brute won the battle. -r -e
A civil service examination to fill
the vacancy in the office of post
master at Richard will be held at
Dickinson. July 10.
The RED Cross acre" plan is meet
ing with success in Oliver county
and the boosters are publishing lists
OF the donors.
. Mrs. c.. b. Batcheller Of FingaI has
enlisted for one year for free service
Tor the Red Cross. Her work will be
that OF installing filing cabinets In
Red Cross offices over seas and her
bank training makes her well quail
fled for the position.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-18

Rev. Mr.. Beard was the
second moderator OF the Congregational asso-
citation that met in 1885, and the sermon from
I. John 4:5, by Rev. E. F.. Goff very plainly
told the need of a dgtinctively Christian col
lege for training young people. Rev. Joseph F.
Dudley .. D., became pastor OF the church in
1895, during which time and to the present
Mrs. Dudley has been prominent and efficient
in promoting missionary work, and Rev. Charles
H. Dickinson in 1901. REV. Dr. Beard again
took up the work in 1905 and was elected pres
ident Of the N. D. II. M. society and to the
present time has been a true builder Of college
ideals, and OF spiritual intellectual and civic
advancement in the affairs Of Fargo, the state
and nation through his membership Of the Ma
tlonal Council Of Congregational churches, and
federated Christian societies.
ALPHEUs J. PIKE, 1881 from Sank Center
MINI, to Mandan until 1883, during which time
he also preached at Dawson, Sims, Gladstone
and even to Glendtve, Mont. In 1891 while pas
tor at Dwight, the home Of North Dakotas first
governor, Honest John Miller" his health failed
him and he returned to his former home At the
meeting of the state association in Fargo in 1884
when the committee on the college proposition
compelled to report but little progress"
Father Pike" moved the continuance of the COM
rnittee." To this little incident the friends of
the institution indebted to a marked degree
for the good results accomplished and antica-
pated.
BENJAMIN r. CRABTREE 1888, to Is, Moure
worked his way through school. Became cashier
of the State Bank OF Elleradale and in 1894 was
appointed trustee Of the State Industrial
school at Glendale.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-18
FRANCES COG no HlIRnM

Mtnot, N. D., June 18-Superin-
tendent Bruce Francis Of the Minot
schools has accepted the position Of
superintendent Of the schools in HUI
ron, S. D. for the coming year. Mr..
Francis was elected to the position
unanimously and without making
an application. He had planned to
join the forces Of the agricultural
college at Anes, Iowa. Following
Mr.. Francis resignation short, time
ago, the local board OF education
appointed Superintendent White Of
Williston as his successor.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-18
':Death Sentence
On Government
(By Associated Press.)

Amsterdam, June 18.-The Berlin
Tageblatt prints the following dis
patch from it's Vienna correspondent:
THE death sentence has been pass
ed on the government and it remains
to be seen what course the govern
ment will take If the crown declines
to accept the coming designations
Berlin must realize that the old sig
natory Of alliance no longer exists
and no power on earth, not even
Germany's protection, can revive it.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-18
US. NagyHaS28
U-B0ats TO Credit
Since january I
fRv Associated Press.l

Pemberton. Mass. June 18.-"Since
January 1 our navy has sunk 20
German submarines and our sailors
should have the credit for it," de-
clared U. S. Senator John w. Weeks,
member Of the senate military affairs
committee in addressing the Mass
achusetts Laundry Owners. associa-
ton here Saturday.
II believe when a heroic deed is
done it should be made public" he
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-18

To the Editor Of The Forum
On Sunday, June 2, Corporal Smith, one Of
General Pershng's fifty to these United States,
spoke in the Dickinson armory. The place was
packed to its utmost, while the audience was
thrilled with the plain, unvarnished story as
told by a whose knowledge Of first hand
facts was absolutely reliable.
Corporal Smith threw his hat into the ring,
when he said to u.s. This battle in which we
are engaged will be won, and won without a
question If the people Of these United States
will stand back of u.s.
Like a flash he was answered from the loyal
audience, I'VE will stand back of you to the
limit
The writer would give anything could he for
mulate, or write a stirring reply that the
MEN OVER THERE" might get clear vision
of the WHY AND HOW THESE UNITED
STATES ARE BEHIND THEM. The best he
can do is to ask some. other fellow to formulate
some similar message as the following:s
THE NATION STANDS BEHIND YOU.
Yes men, were Loyalty behind you. Well back
The Nations pledge Of faithfulness is her heroic
past.
Behind you? Yes, behind you, with our army
Till the proud and naughty Kaiser, his sword
lays at your feet.
Right not Might will win for us, a safe abiding
For Land, for Home and Liberty, the Nations
battle cry,
Death to dread Autocracy. oppression's yoke de-
stroy.
Behind you? Ten Billion golden dollars: from
women, children, men,
And to show that we do trust you we'll do the
again,
THE WORLDS MOTHER asked for you, twice
Fifty Millions more,
A Nations small investment TO LAY AT MER-
CYS DOOR
The Y M. C. A was next in line some hundred
millions strong.
Salvation Army and X CTS brought wagon
loads along,
But more than sordid gold is yours, IN woM-
EMS FAITHFUL BANDS,
That work for you both NIGHT AND DAY,
WITH DBFT AND LOWING HANDS.
Proud? yes proud to bursting, for our manhood
over there,
For the fight that they are making for the
hardships they now bear,
Then the Nation says most Loyalty, "Our homes
will gladly spare,
Millions more Of her Khaki clad, to help you
win the war"
Cad, how you thrilled the Allies, You'd think
that they were mad, (,
AS they shouted to you Justify, welcome ye men
in drab."
The lines then held more firmly, the trenches
secure,
Since side by side the sammes, with them the
fight to share
Behind you? Yes behind you, to the limit we are
there,
Guns. Munitions Acceptance. food and subn1a-
Wealth Of weaIthiest nations, Brains Of brainiest
men,
A NATIONS SOUL rs WITH YOU, TILL you
come back again.
Dickinson, N D., June 16. -
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-18
JAMESTOWN ALuMNI Elects.

JAMESTOWN ALUMNI ELECTS
jamestown N. D., June 1S.-The
alumni association Of Jamestown Col
lege has elected the following Off
GERS for the ensuing year:
President-Laura Cootey. 1918. .
Vice President-Mrs. B. H. Kroeze,
1917. ...#
Secretary-Edna L'Moore, 1914.
Treasurer Britt, 1915.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-18

Was active In promoting
the establishment Of Fargo
College and was it's Sec
ond president, fol" two
years, 1S99-95, and as
chairman of the commit
tee for securing q pres
dent, was largely instru-
mental in securing for the
institution Rev. e. Lee
Howard, D. D., OF st. An
thony Park Congregation
al church, st. Paul, Mimi,
who was the unanimous
choice of the board Of
trustees for the presidency
to begin his services July
first.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-18
MEN LEAVE HUME %.

Minot, N. D., June Slightly lone
Minot and Ward county draftees will
leave for Camp Dodge June 2&, az
cording to R. w. Kennard. A Town
ley rally in Minot has also been fixed
for that day. Governor Frazier and
VIM. LANCER will speak.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-18
In The Open Forum
A Column Devoted To The Task OF Keep
ing Up With North Dakota Editors

The Valley City Times-Record has this com
ment on the stand taken by the Kensal Prog
ress:
The Kensal Progress, a Nonpartisan
league paper, is having q change OF heart, so
far the editor is concerned We publish
Mr.. Wassons statement in this issue Of
The Times-Record. In his article he makes
1t very plain that he will not stand for the
disloyalty that has been so rampant among
the socialist league organizers and he is 60
ing to repudiate the bunch until such time
as the. league purges itself of the stigma
That is the whole thing in a nutshell. Peo-
Ble generally believe In the aims Of the
league as a whole, but they viii not stand
for the disloyal attitude OF its organizers
nor the blue sky proposition 70 amend the
constitution outlined in House Bill Az
to give interruptions men q chance to loot
the state treasury and plunge the state in
debt through wildcat business methods.
MIR. Wasson is not alone in his attitude.
Others are doing the same thing.
The Portal international has decided TIM
there are no pro-Germans in that community
and gives the following reason:
Two weeks ago I'M these columns we
printed an editorial requesting any sub
scriber who WAS q pro-Germau 10 step into
our office and stop his paper, as we did not
want pro-Gernan on our list To date not
one on the subscribers has STOPPED his paper,
therefore we can honestly and gladly say
that each and every subgcribea 10 the Inter-
national IL d true blue American, or Is whole
heartedIy In favor Of the Allies cause III the
world conflict
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-18

should be removed, or if this can not be
done, the law repealed, for it is useless
under its present regime. -
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-18
NEWS AND COMMENT.

This is the open season for the words present
incumbent" in newspapers in North Da-
kota and Minnesota Even the political editor
Of The Minneapolis Journal was guilty of 1t
Sunday. When we see a future incumbent or
past incumbent, we will be converted to Its
USE
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-18

The st. Paul Dispatch says: "a North Dakota
campaign circular calls Townley the autocrat
from st. Paul Go on, take your baby He amt
none o. ours"
Why "ain't he?" Amt you got him now?
Well give you a quit claim deed to him next
week.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-18

In reply to a question, Secretary Baker said
no announcement would be made of Americas
decision to send troops to Italy, or, the compost
ton or strength Of such an expedition, until
the force had safely landed"
Thank you sir, That's all yFe wanted to know.
It would make It completely satisfactory to
most good Americans If General Wood were
chosen to lead it.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-18
The Editors Mail Bag

The Forum is in receipt Of a letter signed "a
Mother" THE information she gives cannot
be published in its present form, as it is not
substantlated, but if she can present any evil
dence of the existence of the situation she
charges, The Forum will be glad to lay it be-
fore the proper authorities.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-18
North Dakota s Builders
BY Rev. Eben Z. Saunders, Fargo, ~. c

REV. RUBEN A. BEARD, 1883 from Brain
erd, Mimi, to the passionate Of the First Congre
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-18

chosen to lead it.
In quiet way, Malcolm Matheson a travelling
salesman making his headquarters in Fargo, is
conducting a lone handed enterprise for the
soldiers. He distributes small boxes bearing
a request that when any person purchases a
package of gum, that stick be dropped in
for the soldiers. On his next trip he empties
the boxes and forwards the gum. 1t is a very
modest enterprise Of course but it shows the
spirit that actuates about 100 per cent Of the
travelling statesmen making this territory.
Those Of US who have secretly cassed all
writer's of free verses as sufferers from an ar
tistic temperament who lack the touch Of genius
to produce thoughts worth while and the energy
and capacity for hard work to put them into
proper rhyme and rhythm, will find comfort
in the confessions published in The New York
Times, of two Chicago ear-poets who decided
to found new school Of poetry as a hoax. They
called 1t "spectrisn" and here is a sample of
what critics ponderously condemned or praised:
II have written, reader.
For abstruse reasons.
Gold in the mine.
Black water seeping into tunnels.
A plank breaks and the roof falls.
Three suffocated.
The wife OF one now works in a laundry;
The wife of another has married a, fat man;
I forget about the third"
Here is another sample:
'T loved a woman who two eyes,
One blue, one grey,
Would block,
Like cliffs my foothold in the skies.
She Is dead, they say
Dead as peacock"
''spectrism' isn't confined to the minor poets.
Who are your favorite "Spectrsts''? Ours
are interpretive dancers, cubists, painters, and
Nonparttsan league organizers.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-18

liver Wick Of Sheyenne, Eddy coun-
ty pioneer, is dead at the age of "a
years. Four sons and five daughters
survive.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-18

A Red Cross auction will be held
at Page on June 20. Dedication of a
service flag and music by the Page
band will be features OF the event.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-18

Permanent organization Of the
Williams County Farm bureau will
be effected at a meeting to be held at
WMliston today.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-18

Rev. J. B. Stout has assumed
charge Of the M. e. parish at Char
boneau.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-12-20
HAD EXAMPLE BEFORE HIM
Lop-Eared Youth Could Net Doubt
That Some People Could Speak
Fast Without Suffering.

A venerable citizen of the StraGdle
Ridge neighbOrhOod entered a lunch
room in POlkville, dragging after hilE
a gander-necked. lOp-eared youth.
what kind O. pie have We got yerc:'
he asked of the brisk waitress.
"Peach, apple, mince, raisin, I'unks,
SpercOt, mince, raisin and cokernut-
eustardi - she answered with consider
able rapidity.
"Ptu!-which?" returned the old fel.
low.
The young lady repeated the list
with still greater speed.
please say that over ag'in, if you'd
Jest as NV" requested the ancient
man.
"Say, loOkee herer' demanded the
waitress. Cant you understand any,
thingY
"Oh, yes'm; understand all right"
He turned to the lOp-eared youth.
"There now, Emmett" he triumphant
Iy said. "You see, it's jest as l told
rou; a person kin talk as fast as he
pleases without stutterin', if he'll only
take kecr Judge.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-12-20
ENTER x-HOMES LIKE SANTA
Odd Houses of Siberians Have Only
One opening-SerVes as Door,
Window and Chimney.

Santa Claus is not the only person
who custOmarily enters the house by
way Of the chimney, says the Youths
Companion. In the little town of ka-
menskOje, on the Penshina gulf, nearly
menskOje, way up in northeastern ST.
IBERIA, on the Penshina gulf, nearly
everyone does it.
The house is shaped like perpen-
jlicular Y. Starting with ground
floor that is about % feet In diameter.
the frame walls, constructed roughly
of driftwOOd, lean inward for about
u feet, then turn outward for another
10 or Il feet. They do not touch each
other in the center, but leave an open
ing OF from two to three to five feet
wide. That opening is the door. the
window aud the chimney, ali IN one.
A pole rests against the outer side of
the house high enough to reach the top
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-12-20
MYSTERY TIME.

Soon again wiu come the season
When for some mysterious reason
Human faces wear expressions baf-
fling quite TO mortal eye.
There's smile, calm but evasive.
Waxing sometimes bland. persuasive,
Or evincing such rcpressiOns that one
vainly wOlders-why?
All, The Christmas day approaches,
And now mystery encroaches
On the realm OF our surmises. as il does
no other time
Precious secrets are in order
While We all are on the border
OF the land Of sweet surprises where
the Christmas anthems chime!
Dainty parcels, safely hidden.
Stay in hiding until hidden
To enhance tie glow Of Yuletde with
their own especial cheer.
Then. how great the joy Of living,
Loving. getting gifts and giving
In the mystery time at Christmas when
true love IS strong and clear.
-Lurana S;.eldon. IN New York Times.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-12-20
St. Winnitred
and the Tree

One story Of the origin OF the green
tree as the Christmas tree among the
people Of northern Europe is given in
a legend Of St Winnifred. 1t is one
Of the many thousands of those sim
pie and beautiful beliefs that have at
tached themselves 10 the midwintcT
festival and which generally pass now
under the name Of Christmas myths"
II is related that St. Winnifred Il great
Christian missionary, began cutting
down sacred" oak which had been
the object Of worship by the northern
pagans whom he was seeking to lead
Alright. While he was hewing down the
huge tree il was blasted by a sudden
whirlwind. Close beside il was
young fir tree. which was not harmed
either by the whirlwind or by the fall
Of the giant oak. The ST. Winnifred
is reported TO have spoken az follows
to the pagans:
This little tree, young child of
night. It is the wood of peace, for
your homes are built Of il. 1t is rhe
sign Of an endless life. for its leaves
are always green. See how it points
toward heaven, Let this be called the
tree Of the Christ Child. Gather about
it; not in the wild woods. but in your
homes; there it will shelter no deeds
Of blood, but loving gifts and acts of
kindness"
The fir tree. the common evergreen
Of the northern regions, became the
holy tree Of the converted pagans, and
in its honor or in memory Of the
thoughts it stood for they decorated il
with lights and gifts ut Christmas.