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with the mud and CRIME of the
trenches and the battlefield, through
process after process of disinfection1
cleaning, repairing. grading, until
they finally emerged in stocks of
substantial footwear. Like the gar
ments, these were classed to go back
to the fighting troops, or to, the
stevedores, or to the German pris-
oners.
1t was the same with the infinite
variety Of army equipment going
through the salvage process. rubber
boots and articles, shelter tents, har-
ness for artillery, saddles, brides,
stirrups. All of it was on a prodigi-
Gus scale, $4,000 garments a day;
1000 pairs of rubber boots a day
at the army price of $685. a pair.
The salvage of all kinds of rubbe;
articles was SO per cent, or almost
a complete saving Of everything re-
ceived. g.rs
More than a million dollars worth
of clothing was saved last month.
and the magnitude of the work as
a whole can be judged from these
figures Of the output: Shoes $685.
100; clothing, $1,307,026; harness and
leather, $4,000; rubber $50, 900;
canvas and webbing, $4,000.
Curious Things Are Left.
There are some curious & things
gathered UP in this litter of the
camps and battlefie1ds; for example,
three fireless cookers. Enough books
and magazines are left behind to
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-13
REPLACE MEN
BAIT ALTON FOR
CORPS TN
AMERICAN ARMY
Question of Personnel and
Morale Solved BY Re
cent Order

Headquarters American Army in
France, Sept. /. Correspondence Of
The Associated Press. 1.-The prob
lem OF keeping the combat units of
the army UP to full strength, or re-
placement as it. is technically term
ed, has been a perplexing one to the
military authorities. Here the ex-
perience of the French and British
did not answer. Their systems OF
replacement are based on different
conditions than those that confront
US. Both. are fighting virtually at
home while we are overseas.
Originally it was planned to create
one replacement division for each
corps. This was to be a fully equip
ped and organized division fed from
a depot division as men We're drawn
from it to fill the combat divisions.
Theoretically this was perfect, but
problems of many kinds began to
develop in practice. First in time
OF. need it was seen that completed
idle, but inevitably would be draws
into the combat troops, thus destroy
ing the essential replacement re-
serve. ~. 'e,'
Then came a question of person
mel and morale. A very high per-
centage OF wounded soon are able
to. return to the front but under the
proposed system when they were
discharged from hospital their orig
inal units, were filled and they were
sent to strange commands. In this
way the spirit and loyalty that is
developed in each division, making
it. a coherent body with character
istics all it's own, were threatened.
Officers and men returning from
hospital went into the replacement
division and then might go where
chance sent them, into new regi-
ments and new divisions, even into
new corps.
New System Necessary. -,
The military authorities soon saw
this was destructive of morale. and
were then faced with an alternative
system. ..&. .
"A recently issued general order
provides for a Replacement battal-
ion" for each corps. This Is to be
under command of the corps COM
mander, its strength is not fixed,
but will vary as circumstances re-
quire and it has only a small per-
manent personnel, AS wounded Of
uated from hospital, they go to the
replacement battalion Of their orig
inal division and eventually find
their way back home to their army
family. Only when a. division COM
mander's requisition exceeds the
number of men of proper grade and
army originally belonging to his d.
vision do new men find their way in.
The plan has been worked: out at
ter a careful analysis OF British and
French casualties with a view to de-
A. y &,-A~@ .Rr
ualties are. evacuated from hospital
as Of class A, that is, men able to
return to combat troops, and the
army authorities believe that for the
present at least 1T will meet the sit
uatiors that had arisen. 1t tends to
perpetuate the unit personnel as far
as possible and there also are pro-
visions by which both the commits
stoned and non commissioned grades
will be to certain extent filled by
promotion from within the division
itself. RI lH.s s-,sgs," ~. ,.'Ef,s
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stock several libraries. Pictures and
knick- knacks with which the tents
are decorated before the rush comes,
are abundant. Family pictures and
belongings of a personal character
are carefully preserved in little bags
to be returned to their owner or his
family if that is possible.
Besides restoring articles for use,
every scrap of wool cloth. leather
metal, hat band is saved to be turned
into some other form of useful art
icle, os is sold. The sale of junk
tin cans and scraps last month net
ted 1S,400 francs.
The women workers are chiefly
French and Belgian, many of them
refugees from the invaded districts,
so that the work has this further
end for some 1000 women. They get
from to- Z francs day, working
from to 1880, and from 1880 to g..
The wages paid last month were
711,400 francs. But all the cost of
wages and new material was less
than ten per cent of the value of the
articles produced for army uses,
totaIing $2,500,000 for the month";
tribute to the ingenuity which has
produced this unique establishment
for war economy.
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EUGENE DEBS IS
FOUND GUILTY
(By Associated Press.)

: Cleveland, o., Sept. 13-Eugene V.
Debs, charged with violating the
espionage act, was found guilty by a
federal jury yesterday.
Talking to newspaper men after
the verdict, Debs said: 1T is all
right. 1 have no complaint to make.
1t. will come out all right in Gods
good time"
OF the original ten counts of the
indictment but four remained when
the jury retired to consider the,
evidence. The verdict found him
guilty OF. three: not guilty of one. He
was found guilty of attempting to
incite INSTRUMENTATION, disloyalty,
etc. in the military and naval forces;
attempting to obstruct recruiting
and uttering language tending to in
cite, provoke and encourage resist
ance to the United States and to
promote the cause of the. enemy.
The count on which he was adj
judged innocent charged that he. OBJ
posed the cause of the United States.
Counsel for both sides said that
they considered Judge Weston
haver's instructions fair. They were
exhaustive and couched in simple
IdnB QaSet ana delivered In a kindly
manner, required one and a half
hours. He made no comment on the
evidence which, presented by the
government, was affirmed by the
defendant, but assured the Jury that
the espionage act was wholly valid
The jury was out Ave and half
hours
The maximum penalty is 20 years
imprisonment and a fine of $4,000
Judge Westenhaver stated that he
would hear counsel on a, motion for
a new trial next Saturday morn
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KAISER W Arms
GERMAN PEOPLE
ALLIES ENI)IO
DESTROY THEN
Way to Soften Gods
Heart is to Defend
the Fatherland
cBy Associated Press. !.

washington, Sept. 12.-Analysiss OF
the abstract Of the German Emperor's
remarks at Essen, reported BY cable,
fails to disclose any. new features.
There is the same oft reiterated de-
NAL OF responsibility for the contin-
uance Of the war and the same warn
ing to the German people that the
purpose Of the enemy is to destroy
them.
For some time past American agen-
cies have been active in, Europe in
supplementing the publicity efforts of
the entente governments in Germany.
It is known that already the seeds
sown have begun to grow as}eYideIic-
ed by Hindenburg's passionate appeal
to the German people. to be on their
guard against poisoned literature"
being introduced into Germany.
The emperor'se reiteration Of the
junker claim that the purpose of the
entente is to destroy the German
people, is designed to counterfeit
the effect of clear statements In the
American literature that Americas
only purpose is to. destroy German
militarisn1, taAstaten1ent that hasyap-
pealed very strongly to the. German
Socialists.
Everything now depends on. our
final exertions," the. emperor said,
Because our enemies see they cannot
overcome our army and navy, they
are trying to overcome us by means
of internal disintegratton7 and to
weaken us by false runaors: rs..
Whoever. hearkens to such rumors,
whoever passes on unsubstantiated
news in the railway workshop or else
where, sins against the Fatherland.
He is traitor and is liable to- severe
punishment no matter whether he be
a count or a workman. - I
The emperor then referred to- the
German empress, who by, God S as
sistance again is on the road tore
coVery." He recalled the passage in
the Bible: Cast thy. burden upon the
Lord and He shall sustain thee and
But seek We first His Kingdom and
His righteousness and all these things
shall be added unto you" The en-
peror then added How can we
please God and soften his heart?
BY doing our duty. In making our
Fatherland free. Consequently. it is
our duty to- hold out with all our
strength in the fight against our
enemies. 7s,sf.
Each one of us has received his
appointed task from onahigh. You
at your hammer, you at your lathe,
and | on my throne. We must all,
however, build, on Gods assistance.
Doubt is the greatest ingratitude tor
ward the Lord and now Task you all
simply and honestly: Have we: then,
really ground for doubt? - IN
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Liberty Bonds to !.
Be Exempt From
Income SNrtaxeS
IBy- Associated ,Press.l

washington, Sept. 13.-Thes admin
istration measure designed ito stahil-
lie the Liberty bond market by max
ing larger amounts held by, indiyi-
duals and corporations exempt from
income surtaxes was ordered report
ed faVorab1y today by the house ways
and means. committee.
Chairman Kitchin said he would
call the measure UP for consideration
and immediate passage. 1t was ex-
pected the senate would act without
delay so that the bill would be eff
fective before the opening of the
Fourth Liberty loan campaign, Sep
TENDER %. .@r
Early action. on the measure was
urged before the house committee to-
day by acting secretary Of the treas
ury. Leffingwell, who emphasized
that the investing public was anxious
to know the tax status of the forth
coming issue. The bill, he said, not
onlv affects the domestic bond mar
.ket, but also permits flexfbility OF
treasury operations in stabiizing for
eign exchange.
The partial exemption of income Of
I Liberty bonds was regarded by the
housa committee as the best means
of stabiIizing their market price with
out raising the interest rate. Exemp-
ton of the interest on $4,000 of the
Fourth Liberty issue, and of $4,000
of the first three issues from the in
come snrtax, and excess and war
profits taxes is, provided for.
Provision also is made for floating
the 1918 series Of War Savings
stamps, an additional issue Of
So. 600 00O, 900 being authorized.
The secretary of the treasury is au-
tllorized to arrange with foreign
countries to stabilize foreign ex-
change where it now is adverse to
the United States and the President
empowered to prohibit transactions
in foreign exchange and the export,
boarding, melting or ear -marking Of
gold coin, bullion or currency.
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G0n1nittee For.
Joint Campaign
Is Organized
CBy Associated Press.)

Washington, Sept. 13.-Appoint.
ment of a committee Of II to form.
ulate plans. for the joint campaign
for funds for war relief organizations
during the week of November II
was announced yesterday by the
war department. -
Raymond E. Fosdick was named as
and the other members are
John r. Mott and George w. Per-
kins, representing the Y. M. C. A.;
Mrs: Henry P. Dawson, Y. w. IA;
John G. Agar, and James C. Phelan,
national Catholic war council;
Mortimer Schiff, Jewish ; welfare
board: Myron T. Kerrick war camp
service; Frank A.. Van
derlip, American Library associa-
ton; George Gordon Battle, Sal
walton Army, and John D. Rookie
Teller, Jr., and Cleveland H. Dodge,
at large.
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u. S. SAILORS IN.
BRITISH WATERS
Plan FOR THEIR
OWN AMUSEMENT
mems Club" and Varied
Activities Fill Hours
While Off Duty
(By Assoclated Press

An Irish Port. Sept. 13.-The. thous-
ands of American sailors stationed at
the destroyer base in British waters
have been forced to provide their, own
entertainment to while away Lib
erty''' hours in the small town. -
Cine of the chief features of the
MEMS club" is. the .theater, which will
seat about 1000 persons and where
there lis something going ona free
every night. Aside from the moving
picture plays, all the entertainment Is
produced by the. sailors. Some of the
scenery for the stage was obtained in
London, but some Of it was produced
right here at the base.
The talent uncovered has resulted
in a brass band of 81 pieces, an or
chestra as large, an acrobat, several
vocal soloists, a yodler, half a, dozen
black-face comedians. a quartet, sew
eral piano players and enough good
voices to; stage minstrel show.
Here lis, an average Saturday night
program; a one-reel comedy, seven
concert selections by the band a, four
reel feature film, half a dozen songs
by the quartet, the yodler and popu-
lar songs by "all hands" with the
words thrown onto the picture screen.
The last feature is what the sailors
like the best as they all seem to want
to get in the show. They put real
enthusiasm into songs about winning
the war and getting" the German
fleet, but when they sing something
about home, the sunny south or a girl
left behind they fairly raise the roof
and sing the choruses over and over.
Home Scene Popular
They never tire of one feature, al
though they have participated in it
scores Of times. With the house dark
for an instant, curtain showing the
New York, skyline is dropped. AS
the first faint light dimly outlines the
picture the, orchestra, starts to play
New York Town and everyone be-
ginsfto sing. Before the song is end
ed many of the men break into cheers
ind throw their white hats into the
air.
4 amt from New York" said a
trim specimen of middle western
manhood one night, but that sky
line was the last thing / saw in the
good old u. S. A, and that picture
with the orchestra playing that song
just naturally makes fellow want to
sing. I'll.
But even with such expressions Of
sentiment there is little inconsistencies
here. The sailors, many Of them mere
youngsters are glad they are in the
thick of the war but many of them
have said. that the more they-see of
foreign shores the better they like
home. ~
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Late Sport Neze's

ing. just been commissioned a second
lieutenant in the national army and :
win probably leave for.;E'rancs in the
makes the tenth regular TECH player
of last years great Georgia Tech
eleven thataiS now in the service and
this fall the great machine viii be-
but shell of its former self. IS
Let the, Hun .tpemble. Bob ,aTiny''
maxwsi the gTFsatest h baseball WEites
sail Dec. l., As he. will arrive prob
ably ten days later, we car. figure, that
Tiny, having taken, a diploma in med
icine when he quit college and went
into training ASA sport writer, is 60
ing over as a. surgeon!,
silk o'Loughiin has gone to Wash
job there against the Huns
yersity leader, has st been cited by Cen
eral Pershing %for bravery in the big
battle over there
speed and brains put Dempsey
where he is" says aSnewspaper head
line. We thought "a few Wa,llops to
Fultons face and stomach did the job.
Casey stengel, the erstwhile Dodger
and Pirate outfielder, who is in the
navy, plays on the. Mine SWeepers'
team in baseball games at the Pros
pect park parade ground. in Brooklyn.
In a recent game Stengel was thrown
out at. second. s
"oYu're a. fine big Lacquer, you aren'
roared a sailor. fan. What do YOU
mean going into second standing @up9
Why didn't you slide ?''gg.s -
Slide like fun!a exclaimed Casey
Slide like fun without pads for $50
Joie Ray has made his mind up to
compete at the national track and
field championships at the Great
Lakes naval training station .onnSept.
2S. The stocky windy city star has
been putting himself through. full
course of training stunts on the quiet
There is some talk float now of or
ganizing soccer football teams in the
big league games in the major circuit
eddy the proceeds would goE TO eTeeoE@
nized war funds. =
on the face Off this sounds Ikea
good move. There are thousands fof
soccer players and fans in many 9oG
the big cities They are nov organ-'
lied into city leagues and have many
stars known nationally among dexo-a
tees of that sport. The game has sent
its share OF men to the front. Among
the athletes to fall early in the war
were many stars Of that SPORT The
leagues have been doing az much as
possible, through benefit; games, to
tainly. is worth constde ring.
4 T. Is
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BRIEF SUMMARY OF
LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES.
g. Agsocfated Press. )

Dallas. Tex--Lieut. Parker Bruce,
of Chicago, and Lieut.. Anthony a.
sego, student aviator Of Kentland,
Ind, were killed when their airplane
fell several hundred feet at Love
Field.
Sioux City. Ia, ana f. P. Slater, OF
Trenton, N. C!, were killed at Rich
Field when their airplanes collided
and fell to the ground.
Washington.A potential German
naval base in the Virgin islands has
been seized blythe alien property Gus
todian and viii be used by the Ameri-
can navy and customs department
The property formerly was owned by
the Hamburger American line. s
Madison, Wis.-Dr. Jenkin Lloyd
Jones' of Chicago. leading member Of
the Ford Peace expedition, died fol-
lowing an operation.
WashingtUn,-A nationwide effort
to round up men who failed to regis
ter for the draft will be started at
once.
Chicago -Four desperate criminals,
two of them under sentence of death,
escaped from the fourth moor of the
federal building by an improvised
rope.
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era1 district of Mindanao, in 1899.
On general staff in 1904, he met and
won Miss Frances r. Warren; daugh
ter of Senator Warren of Wyoming
They were married in January, 1905,
and left for Japan the same day.
where Pershing was military attache
and observer in the Russo-Japanese
war. In 1906 promoted to be briga-
der general over the heads of S62
officers. In command of the depart
ment of Mindanao he firmly estab-
lisked American authority in the
Philippines. S., .r~- .. 49,. 3,
In 1914 he was given command of
Fort Bliss on the Mexican border. In
August, 1915, his home in the Pre-
sidio, San Francisco, burned and his
wife and three children persisted in
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the flames. In March, 1916, he was
sent into Mexico in command of the
punitive expedition against Villa.
He was given command of the
American Expeditionary forces in
France by President Wilson on May
"a. 1917, sailed on May %. He was
promoted to be general in American
army October 4, 1917. March 20,
1918, while the great German drive
was in progress, General Pershing
was. able to offer General Foch the
entire resources Of America to stem
the tide.
Today the 5Sth anniversary of his
birth, General Pershing is directing
the forces of America in their first
purely American offensive, against
the German armies. H.. ~ -,
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John J. Pershing was born Septem-
Der 10, 1850, in Laclede, Mo. In 1877
he taught the negro school in La
clede. Graduated with honors from
the state normal at Kirksville, Mo,
in 1880. Taught school at Prairie
Mound, Mo-, until 1882. He won the
appointment to West Point in a COM
petitive examination July IA, 1882, ,
Graduated from West Point in 1886
as second lieutenant. Assigned to
Sixth cavalry in the Apaches cam
paign. Promoted to first lieutenant
in 1891. At the outbreak of Spanish
American war, assigned to the Tenth
cavalry. Won distinction at the bat
tie of San Juan. Ordered to Philip
pines as captain and adjutant gem
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Shoot DeseYte1.s
In City Streets.
(By Asgociated Press. s

Amsterdam, Sept. 13. Fleeing
deserters recently have been repeat
eddy fired at in the busy streets OF
Cologne" said Herr oberfeld, menn-
Der of the reichstag, in q message
addressed to the German imperial.
chancellor asking the chancellor to-
take measures to prevent this dan-
ger to civilians ? says The Cologne
EolIks Zeitung.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-13
Cubs Each Get
ssh In Losing
Worlds Series
fRv--Associated Press,l )

Chicago. Sept. 13.-All but three
members of the Chicago Nationals,
runners up in the world series, re-
turned Thursday night from Boston,
and will disband today until the war
The players decided to divide $1,000
of their worlds series share among
Grover Cleveland Alexander and four
listed in the navy or Joined the army
before the close of the season. Kill
duff, Aldridge, Elliott and DAILY are
the others in the service to share In
the prize. Trainer Brady was given
The remainder of the money was
divided among % players, each re-
ceiying $5T4
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Yanks In the Far
North Reviewed
tRv Associated Press. )

Archangel, Friday, Sept. 6-The
American troops were review today
by David p. Francis, the American
ambassador, and the commanders of
the allied forces. They were en-
Enthusiastically cheered as they,
marched through the streets of
Archangel for the first time.
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Honey Charlotte Russe-PIaee
one-quarter cup of honey in a. dish Of
cracked ice, to chill. Whip one pint
OF cream, add the honey and a little
orange flavor. Mix well. Line a deep
glass dish with any war cake, sponge
cake or lady finger. Chill in the
refrigerator and serve as summer
dessert Peaches or berries may be
added to the cream and a teaspoon-
flI Of dissolved geIatins is well to
use ifl very hot weather
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-13
MLL sTANpARpIzE RATEs.
BY, Associated Press

~ kA5oUWGeNV7t4
Washington, Sept 1S.-Standard-
ization. Of telephone and tie! raph
rates schedules throughout the; coun-
try is to be undertaken by Postnias-
ter General Burleson. Committees
We're. appointed today to study the
services and their rates and make re-
auctions upon which reyisions Will be
based. ~ 80 >a
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c,o,,,nIa4a suapenaIon Likely,

Chicago, Sept. l3.-The possibility
of fhe complete suspension of football
sities5 In the country as q. war measure
looms up strongly as a result OF the
war department. request that no fall
gridiron schedules be arranged by edu-
eafionaI institutions having student
sry,,y fraiTling corps. There are 400
universities and colleges scattered
through the country with student
corps.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-13
Sport SNAPSHOTS
(By Jack Keene.)

Joe Guyon, one Of the greatest half
backs in America, Is going to. smash
the lines of the Huns instead OF these
Of rival football teams this fall hav-
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Ask Colleges to
Drop Football
IRv Associated Press. )

washington, Sept Colleges and
universities and students in the army
training corps units have been ADVISED
by the war department not to plan Tor
football schedules this fall. This be-
came known today when senator's be-
gan receiving protests from educa-
ffonal institutions in their home
states.
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Silk O Boughiin, has gone to. Wash.
ington& He will endeavor to land a,
job there against the Huns.