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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-23
MAJOR GEAREY IS
IMPRESSED With
SPIRIT OF FRENCH
UNDER WAR LOAD
Still Hopeful, He Says,
Though Carrying Bur
den OF -Four Year War


Major e. c. Gearey Of Fargo. com
mander of q i machine gun unit in
France, in a letter to his brother
H. w. Gearey, vice president Of the
Merchants National bank, deals with
many interesting features Of camp
life abroad. aF
| they are still hopeful, determined
and optimistic" writes Major Gearey
Of the French people. "The patience
!. with which they bear hardship
and privation is remarkable; for
Notwithstanding there is little real
distress, there Is, as you will ap-
preciate, much hardship and that is
depressing as a steady four-year
Diet
Major Gearey's letter follows:
Sellssur- Cher. France, July 80, 1918.
My dear Hal:
Your letter Of May 18th. came to
me in a distant part Of France on
June 20, was read with pleasure and
laid by until 1 could answer appro-
priately. Many things have happen
ed and l have wandered about a
great deal, officially, since then. I
begin to realize that can't really
write what one might properly call a.
duty devils hover about constantly
and demand attention. While one is
bathing or browsing off 70 sleep or
walking through the woods, count
less things which might be of in
terest come into the mind, which
are not under the ban and might
make interesting reading; but when
you get where you can write, the
things that demand attention hover
about in a circle like famished
wolves about an exhausted traveller
and the question is not, Can con-
centrate on. a letter.. but, (which
one of these things must I knock
down first?" Now it isn't bad at all.
We expect to be busy and like it.
This is no time or place for pleasure
seeking, but when you ais are so
good to us and write often and at
length, 1t is rather unsatisfactory to
have to rattle off note in haste
between bites" when you would
like to write Interestingly and con-
centrate.
Fhe experiences of each week
would fill a young book and could
geratjon. A few nights ago l lay
under a bower of twigs and branch
es and listened to the roar Of
heavy artillery, until I slept and
when I woke, at peep of dawn, it
was still in progress, with planes
soaring overhead watching and wait
ing. ;
The Boche artillery is good but
ours is better. You see little as you
move about but the deserted viii
lagos. and clumps of trees are filled
with men. mules and munitions;
plenty of condensed hell-always
waiting for an opportunity to demol-
Feed is good, and the health and
spirits of the men, excellent. 1t is
a great life, if you don't weaken and
1 have not seen an ashen face yet,
though much red blood has been
spilled. 1t would do you good to see
how our young men take hold of the
work. They seem to enjoy it and
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-23
Contracts GiUen
For Two Jobs

w. D. Gillispie, Fargo architect,
returned Thursday evening from
Cooperstown where he opened bids
for the heating and wiring of the
Farmers and Merchants bank at
Cooperstown.
The list of bidders on the wiring
job included the Fargo Plumbing &
Heating company, GreenshieIds COM
pany, Champlin and Manson Of Far
go, and the Cooperstown Light and
Power company, the - job being
awarded to the Cooperstown firm at
$265.00. ,..-t. ....-..--
The firms bidding on the heating
job were Fargo Plumbing, K Heat
ing company, Greenshields company,
Joe Keller, Champlin and Manson,
NJ. Barr, Of MayvtTle; Ed Madison
and Hetager & Lima, Of Coopers-
town, the contract being given to
Hetager & Lima, whose bid was ST.
295,000. ~, ~
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-23
N. D. QUOTA OF
Men FOR WAR
WORK DOUBLED

North Dakota's quota OF g45 men
for war industries, to be recruited
from non essential Industries after
threshing, has been increased to H.
$50 men, according to unofficial adj
vices received today by Lindiey H.
Patten, state director OF the United
States employment service.
THAT the quota would be in
creased was expected said Mr..
,Patten, "but. as yet this Office has
not received official notification. The
appalling labor shortage in war in
dustries has made it necessary to in
crease the national quota to 1,O00,-
900 men"
Every agency will be utilized for
the state drive, Mr.. Patten said.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-23
Frank HolIett
DriUing Binder

(. Rev. Frank Hollett, former pastor
Of the Broadway Methodist church
in Fargo, is an active harvest work.
er, according to word received in
Fargo from Darlington, where Rev.
Mr.. Hollett is located. y -.
REV. Frank Hollett, pastor Of the
Methodist church Of Darlington is
doing work in the harvest fields, -
says The Darlington Record.
Every day this preacher is hard
at work driving a binder on the G.
w. Reichert farm, and he is doing
a good job, too. But he is not the
first Darlington preacher , to do
actual field work. Last season Rev.
T. D. Edwards, then pastor of the
Congregational church of this city,
went into, the harvest fields and did
more work than the average farm
hand" ,..
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-23

a; Ward, II; Wells, 4; and Williams
I6.
Billings Burke, oliver and Slope
do not send any men under this call
Will Induct Clerks.
Provost Marshal General Crowdel
has called on North Dakota draft
boards for list Of men qualified
for clerical work, and not fit for
active physical military service
Men will be indicted into the ser
vice under the following regulations
laid down by the provost marshall:
Fully realizing the difficulties OF
securing and maintaining competent
and ample clerical forces for state
headquarters and for local, district
and medical advisory boards, and in
anticipation Of the largely increased
volume Of work which will result
from the enactment into law Of the
bill now pending In congress to in
crease the age limits and the neces-
sity for expeditiously classifying the
new registrants in order to be ready
to respond instantly to all calls for
men, this office has requested and
secured authority to induct into SER
vice either as privates or in non
commissioned grades for clerical and
administrative work at state head
quarters and at local, district and
medical advisory board class 1
registrants who are physically dis
qualified for general military service
but qualified for such clerical and
administrative work. Detailed in
structions concerning ~the induction
Of such registrants, their muster
ing in, the nom commissioned rank
which may be allowed in certain
cases, ETC., will be issued in due
course. Until such instructions are
promulgated and specific authority
by this office for the induction Of
such registrants no steps should be
taken except that boards ought to
make careful inspection Of their
list Of class i limited service men
qualified as clerks and ascertain
whether or not there may be some
registrants in deferred classes who
will be willing to waive deferred
classifcations and. be indicted for
this purpose. Local boards should
make a tentative list Of such men,
bearing in mind that such regis
trants will be needed not only for
local boards but also for state
headquarters and district and medi-
cal advisory boards.
Local boards will at once go over
their questionnaires and ascertain
what registrants in deferred classes
or in deferred medical groups may
be available under the facts set forth
in the above instructions. When
boards do so find men qualified as
so stated. they will forward to this
office list Of the men thus found"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-23
NE W CALLS AND
REGISTRATION OF
YOUNG DRAFTEES
HOLD ATTENTION
Cass County Draft Board
Will Reorganize For
Increased Work
DODGE CALL
LIST Is OUT
Plan for Obtaining Cleri-
cal Help Outlined By
Marshal CroWder

With a registration fixed for Sat
urday of men who have attained the
age Of II since June last, and with
preparations already under way 10
handle the increased work incident
to the prospective extension Of the
draft ages TO include all men from
Is to IS years Of age, the Cass coun-
ty local draft board is in the midst
OF a tremendous amount of work.
On Thursday, August 20, the Cass
draft board will send nine limited
service men to Camp Dodge, under
call No. 1855, and the men designated
for service under that call were an
nounCed today as follows:
Martin William Read, Buffalo, N.
Henry VIM. Schneider, Mapleton,
N. D.
John Urban Pavlik. Buffalo. N. D,
Erick A. Wickman. 1922 Eighth
avenue south, Fargo.
Melville H. Hodges, 818 Eighth
avenue south, Fargo.
r. L. Sundt, ST Paul. MINI.
Verne Earl Honeyman, Casselton'
Joseph NJ. sannas, Minneapolis,
MINI.
Alternates.
Fred Potter, Halstad, MINI.
Abraham L. Bartels, r. No. Q,
Sheldon, n. D.
Thomas Polum. 5O7 N. P. avenue,
Fargo.
Ed. Kolbjorn Olsen, R. 1, Fargo,
n. D.
Henry L. French. 1903 Front ST.,
Fargo.
Mr.. sannes has been transferred
TO the Minneapolis board at his own
request.
Clerical Reorganization.
Announcement was made today of
plans for the reorganization OF the
clerical department Of the Cass COun-
ty draft board. Up TO this time w.
r. Tucker has been acting both as
clerk and a member Of the board
but with the increased draft ages IN
prospect, and the great increases in
the draft work, it has been deemed
necessary to. make a change, and c..
II. Baernstein will be appointed chief
clerk, beginning September /.
The draft work also will be han
died in offices on the third floor Of
the courthouse, a room formerly used
for storage purposes, and a room
formerly used for district court wit
nesses, being assigned to the draft
board
Mr. Tucker said today that the
board probably would adopt the plan
OF holding regular sessions at stated
hours each day, thus giving, regis
trants and others an opportunity Of
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-23
Carries Booze
Into State Held.

John Miller, transient laborer, ar
rested on the north, bridge over the
Red river by police late Thursday
afternoon. charged with bringing
liquor into the state in violation Of
the bone dry law, must answer the
charge in federal court the police
Vsaid this afternoon. He will be
turned over to- federal authorities
probably late today.
John Sullivan, also a transient
laborer, sold q Fargo policeman in
plainclothes a bottle OF whiskeg on.
lower Front street Thursday after
noon. He will have preliminary
hearing this afternoon.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-23
Demonstration
At City Market

A demonstration Of the cold pack
method of canning vegetables will
be conducted at the city market at
10 O'clock Saturday morning, ac-
cording to an announcement by Mrs
f. e. Kindred, who is in charge of
the market A special invitation is
extended to all women of the city
to attend. - .
Miss Inez Hobart home demon
stration agent, will present the work.
A series of similar demonstrations
were conducted at the city market a
year ago, and were very successful.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-23
GOES TO CONVENTION,

i DIR. George A. Newsalt will leave
Saturday for Davenport, Ia, where
he will attend the annual meeting
of the, National Chiropractic assoc
citation which will convene there on
August 20. Mrs. Newsalt, who has
Wisconsin, with DR.. and Mrs. 3. J..
Wood. Of Lew1stown, Mont, will Join
him there and attend the conven''
tion. Dr. and Mrs. Wood will also
attend the meeting and the party
will then motor back to Fargo.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-23
TWo FINEp rs pRuMKs.

John Hill and John Fahey, Far
go laborers, arrested Thursday
night charged with being drunk,
paid fines of S. each in police court
this morning. James Grant, also a,
laborer, went to Jail for eight days
for being drunk and disorderly.
Richard Berry, Fargo, who was
charged with disorderly conduct, and
released on $40 bail, did not appear,
and forfeited his BAIL
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-23

going before the board at such hours.
Sixty Men to Register.
Sixty men. it Is estimated. will be
enrolled Saturday by the Cass draft
| board, under the call requiring men
who have attained the age Of Il since
| June S. last, to register.
| The registration takes place at the
Cass county courthouse, from 8
o'clock in the morning till 8 o'clock
in the evening.
New reglstrants will I'LL their
missionaries at the same time
and will be called shortly for ply
Steal examination.
Fifty-seven to Rockford.
Under call for 1000 men to go
to Camp Grant, Rockford, ILL.,, be-
tween Sept. 3 and 6, Cass county
will supply 81 men, according TO
notice received from Adjutant Gen
eral Fraser. Only men physically
qualified for general military service
are to be indicted under this call,
The following is the apportionment
of the 1000 call to the several coun-
ties Of the state:
Adams 8, Barnes "a, Benson IL,
Billings 8, BOttineau "a, Bowman 8,
Burke 81. Burleigh q, Cass 81, Cav
alier 38, Dickey 90, Divide II, Dunn
80, Eddy 90 Emmons IT, Foster ~,
Golden Valley Is, Grand Forks 40,
Grant IS, Griggs ~, Hettinger IL,
Kidder 13, LaMoure IL. Logan 8, Nc
Henry %, Mcintosh 8, Mckenzie %,
Mclean %. Mercer 20. Morton 10,
Mountrail 26, Nelson 16. oliver 3,
Pembina %, Pierce II, Ramsey 10,
Ransom 10, Renville II, RIchland IS,
Rolette ~, Sargent IS, Sheridan Z,
Sioux l. Slope 8. Stark 25 Steele Z,
tutsman SO. Towner IL, Trail 10,
Walsh II, Ward 80. Wells II, Will
Iams %.
Seventeen Limited Service Men.
Under another call, Cass county
will send II men to Camp Grant,
Rockford, Ill, for limited service, 200
men being sent from the entire state
These men will be entrained during
the period between Sept. and g.
the regulations prescribing, however,
that limited service men shall not be
entrained the same day as first class
military service men are entrained.
The quota Of the several counties
under the 200 limited service call fol-
lows
Adams, 8; Barnes, 8; Benson, 4;
Bottineau. 3; Bowman, 3; Burleigh'
q: Cass, II; Cavalier, l; Dickey, 3;
mons 5; Foster l; Golden valley, 3;
Grand Forks, 10; Grant, g. Griggs, Z;
Hettinger, 8; Kidder, / 2; LaMoure,
8; Logan, 1 McHenry, s; Mcintosh,
I; Mckenzie, 3; Mclean, s; Mercer,
a. Morton, 4; Mountrail, 6; Nelson,
4; Pembina, 4; Pierce, Q; Ramsey, I;
Ransom, 3; Renville, /: Richland. 4;
Rolette, 8; Sargent, 4; Sheridan. 2;
Sioux, l. Stark 4; Steele, 4; Suits
man, 6; Towner, 8; Trail, 6; Walsh,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-23
ATTEND SESSION.

NJ. ]. Cowley, city auditor. and F.
P. Mann, finance commissioner of
Devils Lake, were in Fargo Thurs
day en- route to Bisarck, where they
will appear before the state board
Of equalization to consider the SUBJ
ject' of city valuation.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-23
BOY BREAKS LEG.

Richard Walsh, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Walsh, GIT Ninth street
south, suffered fractured leg in an
accident at Bismarck several days
ago. The lad and his mother were
visiting relatives in Bismarck when
the accident occurred. They are still
at Bismarck. sF.... r-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-23

Good War Cake Cream two table,
spoons butter or butter substitute
with one cup sugar and three quar-
farg cup IaoIasses Add one egg.
three quarters cup milk and one cup
water Beat into this one one-quar-
ter cup barley flour and one cup
white flour into which have been sifted
one scant teaspoon soda, two tea
spoons baking powder and two tea
spoons cocoa tEeaping).
Ba.ke ia q moderate oven.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-23
CONSERVATISM oPENs 81. 3.

The Fargo College Conservatory
of Music will open September 5, ac-
cording to an announcement made
today by A. J. Stephens, director.
MIR. Stephens said that last year was
the biggest year in the history Of
the school, and that the outlook for
the coming year is just as promis-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-23

H. H. Otis Of Mapleton has thresh-
ed wheat on his farm averaging %
bushels an acre, according to word
received in Fargo.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-23
Women Man German Guns;
Says Eme7y Yamk Fighters
CAPTURE Children In DriUe

to the hospital that it may have its
own electric light plant. On his re-
turn from work the evening of July
81, he found that small consign-
ment of wounded men had been re-
ceived at the hospital. and among
them a Tower City boy. who recog-
nized him. He did not mention the
boys name, but says he was not
badly wounded, so he took him up
a book to read.
"The wounded men tell great tales
Of their experiences he writes.
"They tell of capturing German ma
chine guns to which German women
and Is and 16-year old boys were
chained to prevent their retreat. This
is another thing that we'll make the
Hun pay dearly for"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-23
eRlMsFVEpT .PRoMoTEp.

], S. Grimstvedt formerly with the
Emerson : Birmingham Implement
company has been prooted to SER
France has been promoted to SER
geant according to word received by
his brother, A. o.. Grimstvedt, 81
Tenth avenue north. ---E.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-23
HARVESTING DELAYED.

M. #. .Hegge, we'll known Hatton
resident, is in Fargo on business. Mr..
Hegge says harvesting has been de-
layed in the Hatton district because
Of recent rains, and that the district
has a splendid crop. "
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-23
Briefly Told
Huhbell,s Cofree..--Advs.

Hubbell's Cofree.-AdvSs lzs "
Shop at Ricker's.-Advt. z
Herbst's for hosiery.-AdvS.
Call Liberty Taxi Line-5s1.-Advt.
Have Knight Prtg. Co. print ita-Adv.
Hendrickson's shoes for style. -
Advt.
.CalIthe Yellow Taxi. Phone B1i.---
Advt.
: Nick Konen Taxi. Phone 4s2. -
Advt. ..-.,s...
Advt
Fall Hats Arriving, HoIderman's.-
AdVt .-s,.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-23
NEW LTvEsToCK Rates

washington, Aug. ga new basis
of livestock rates in the southwest
with specially low charges on stock
moving out of the drouth stricken,
areas to the southeast, was or1ered
established today by the railroad ad~
ministration.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-23
MAKES SEVEN ZONE TRIPS.

|. Frank Van Horn, a Fargo man
aboard the Huntington" which acts
as a transport convoy, has made his
seventh trip through the submarine
zone in safety, according to a letter
received by his father, W. L. Van
Horn, Thursday. a.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-23
PARk DAVIS Is VIslToR.

Park w. Davis, Dawson, member
Of the state council OF defense, was
Fargo visitor Thursday afternoon
returning to Dawson in the evening
with several men and four women
for farm work.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-23
PENHITER BACK MONDAY,

John Penhiter, business manager
Of Fargo college. is expected to re-
turn to Fargo next Monday after a
six weeks vacation and rest spent
.at Napoleon, N. D., and Pine City
and Maple CITY, MINI. 1
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-23
coon WHEAT AVERAGE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Elliot Sim
mons, sos Ninth avenue south, SON
Aug. II. .-.,.s-. ...o
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-23
TWO BRITIsHERs ENLIST,

Duncan J. Tyler, Of Toronto, Can
ada, and John Bernard O'Sunivan,
Nebraska English subjects who have
been in this country for several
years, enlisted Thursday at the
British Canadian recruiting office,
Fargo in charge of Sgt. Ben Hart.
The men will go to Chicago for fin
al physical examinations, and II ac--
cepted, will be sent to Winnipeg ana
placed in the Canadian army.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-23

The stories which have reached
this country of the allied soldiers
capturing machine guns to which
German boys and even women were
chained to prevent their retreat Is
verified in letter from Floyd EN-
F. Emery, 1924 Third avenue south
The letter is dated July 81. just
three days after the big allied Of
fensive began. and Is written from
Base Hospital No. 26, hospital unit
made up Of 1856 University of Min
nesota men Immediately after the
United States declared war.
Mr.. Emery is now employed in
constructing a trolley line from
large reservoir about 80 miles away
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-23

.s ATTORNEY LYCHE HERE.
. Attorney Henry G. Lyche Of Hat
ton is among the prominent bust
ness visitors in Fargo today.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-23
Neq0s About the Z ozgN
THRATHRs.

Garrick- Dorothy Dalton in ''Ty-
rant Fear.
Princess Gloria Swanson in Every
Woman's Husband.
Liberty = Franklin Farnum iu
$4,000 Reward.
Isis-Jane and Katherine Lee in
Doing Their Bit.
strand Madge Kennedy in ''The
Service Star.
Grand--Vaudeville.
orpheum--AlIl--star cast In ''The
Wanderer" Biblical drama
Lyceum, Moorhead - G h a lotte
Walker in Just One.
LODGE NOTICES.
The Independent Order of Foresters
will meet in the Moose hall at 8
o'clock tonight All Foresters in the
city are invited to be present.
William Rae, secretary: The indie
pendent Order !of Foresters will meet
in business session in Moose hall this
evening. a.' -
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-23
LODGE NOTICES,
BIRTHS.

Today $25S.239SSi year ago, sun
day. 55%.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-23
rn,rn GWEN EaEEnnm

Mike Malick, Joe Burner, William
Mcdonald and E. Matson, arrested
on the charge of vagrancy, and Who
have spent the last few days Ia the
county Jail, were dismissed Thlrs-
day lby Judge Hanson, on the under
standing that a stiff jail sentence
would follow If they did not secure
jobs at once.