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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-24
SHAMELESS USE
OF LEAGUE FUND
is LAID OPEN
BY N. P. WORKER
Over Four Million Collect
ed in Memberships Alone,
Asserts Rev. Talmage
AUTOCRACY IN
LEAGUE ABSOLUTE
Refusal Of Socialist, to
Grant Farmers Plea
Is Cited

Redfield, S. D., Oct. 24.-Town1ey
ism, especially as it relates to South
Dakota, is attacked from the inside
by Rev. William Georges church of
this city. Mr. Talmage has issued a
pamphlet addressed to members of
the Nonpartisan league, On which he
charges A. c. Townley with Juggling
the funds OF the league, with assum :
ing an autocratic power and despot-
ism unprecedented in the history of
this country, and with plotting to en-
throne Socialism and all its vagaries.
Right to Speak Asserted.
Mr.. TaImage affirms he has a right
to denounce Townleyism from the
fact he was among the first to work
for a South Dakota branch OF the
league. and that as early as 1915 he
was engaged in soliciting members.
Finally, he says, he obtained leave of
absence from his pulpit and devoted
a year to lecturing drafting and lob
bying Nonpartisan league measures
through the legislature at Pierre and
in starting the work in other states.
The break with Townley came, he
says, when he was sent to Kansas in
the spring of 1917 to organize a
branch. .'
just Demands Denied ...s-
III was not as wise then in the
ways of TownIeyism as | am
now" he says. "The Kansas
members of the league had
adopted a set of bylaws which
applied the acid test TO MIR.
Townley's loyalty TO the farmers
interests. He promptly denied
these farmers their just and rea-
sonable demands and suppressed
the bylaws which guaranteed
them what he had all along been
promising them. To the per-
verified mind of TownIey this doc
unent was a crime. Although
these rules gave all money over
to Mr.. Townleyy except a few
dollars reserved for the Kansas
league campaigns; although they
granted him his position as self
appointed director, yet the great
honest 'liherator of the farmers
baked when it was proposed, for
both safety and expediency, TO. re-
tain few dollars where they
rghtfuIly belonged for the bene-
fit of those who gave them"
Emissaries of Townley, the preach
er farmer says, were then sent from
St.Paul to Ellsworth, Kansas, as fast
as steam could carry them, to re-
lieve him OF the charge of Kansas
work and ito suppress the idea of
mixing democracy with the league
management"
100000 Gone.
Addressing himself to the financial
affairs of the league, Rev. Mr.. Tall
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-24
FUR BUYER IS KILLED.

Park River. N. D.. Oct. al. e.
Cole, Of Minneapolis, hide buyer for a
fur company. was killed
in an automobile accident near here.
The machine overturned, Cole being
pinned under the wreckage.
Letters found on his person indicat-
ed that Cole has a brother at the
Great Lakes Training station, and an
other in New York city.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-24
Tales Of the FrieudlyForest
sY David CORY
BY DAVID CORY

You remember in the last story
that poor little Billy Bunny was
caught by Daddy Fox Yes, sir! It's
deadfrul thing for rabbit to be
caught by a fox. and this is the first
time Billy Bunny is in such terri
BILE scrape. But. never mind. Wen
get him out, il it takes all the police
force to do it.
Well, after Daddy Fox had opened
the bag a wee little bit to look at
the little rabbit. he swung the bag
over his shoulder again and started
off. and after he had gone for maybe
mile. he sat down again to rest,
for Billy Bunny was a fat little rab-
bit but maybe he weighed less than
a ton. but I'm sure he didn't weigh
any more.
let me see." said the old robber
fox. II must take some carrots home,
too. / guess I'll put the bag down
here and go over in the field and see
il / can find a carrot. or three or
maybe four So he set the bag
through the fence. But wasn't that
silly thing to do? Well. I just
guess it was. but sometimes we do
those things, you know, and are
sorry for it afterward.
Well, sir. as soon as that old fox
jumped into the field to find the
turnips, or the carrots. or the cab
bages, 1 don't know which. for I'm
so excited just now that can hard
" write this story. the little rabbit
bit the string in two and pushed
open the bag and away he hoped
back to the Old Brier Patch so fast
that he left the bag behind him for
almost a mile. s..
And when Daddy Fox came back
there was only an empty bag for him
to carry home. for he couldn't even
find a turnip in the field.
And when Billy Bunny told his
mother what had happened that
dear old lady almost wept, for she
was so upset that she left the cake
burn in the oven and the tea kettle
boil all over the stove.
And just then the telephone bell
rang and Uncle Lucky said over the
wire, I'm coming over for tea. Have
some carrot tea for me, please, and
some lettuce -four biscuit and some
turnip marmalade. And after that
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-24

reported to be due to a split rail
over which the engine and the first
three cars passed safely; two of the
nine sleepers that ran off rolled all
the way over and only the last Of
the thirteen cars held to the track,
which was torn up for a considerable
distance,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-24

under roads and railways but nc
great damage was done.
Many Alsations have been cap
tured. A large number of these ex-
pressed a desire to join the French
army, saying they had been dragged
into the German army against their
win and desired more than any
thing else to fight the Emperor's
forces.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-24
WOMEN MAY SIT IN HOUSE.

(By Associated PTess.J =
London, Oct. 24.-The house OF
commons adopted a resolution today
in favor of women sitting in parlia-
ment. The resolution was passed by
a majority of 249.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-24
HEAD OF CHICAGO BOARD DIES

HEAD OF CHICAGO BOARD DIES.
Chicago, Oct. 24.-A. Stamford
White, president Of the Chicago
Board Of Trade. died today of pneu-
nonia superinduced by Spanish in
fluenza. Mr.. White was responsible
for the recently adopted custom of
the board Of hating at noon for y
minute of silent prayer for victory In
the war. He was 81 years of age and
had been i'll three weeks.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-24

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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-24

Addressing himself to the financial
affairs of the league, Rev. Mr.. Tai
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-28
Edmond Genet's Splendid War Letters

to qualify him as Copordl pilote avid
teur. He received the finishing touches
in his course of instruction in the avia
ton school at Pau, in the Pyrenees, and
his letters reveal the delight he expert
enced in flying amid the magnificent
mountain scenery Of that region. In
January, 1917, he began work in the
field as q member Of the Lafayette Esca-
drille and wrote home with enthusiasm
about the lion cub which was the mascot
of the corps. eve can take him up in
our arms and fondle him. he said, "and
while we are eating at the table he goes
racing around the table from one to an
other and climbs up with his great clumsy
paws on the tables edge to beg loudly
for his share"
The first morning Genet went over the
enemy's lines he assembled to height Of
about $1,000 feet and was led TO remark:
"This is surely no kids game" He found,
as all hiers have to learn, that manGu-
wiring the machine has TO be done without
conscious exercise of the will before one
feels at home in the air. One cold day
in March he lost his reckoning and his
nose and one cheek were severely frozen
before he could get back to camp.
His first savage encounter with the
Boches was when James NJ. MacConnell,
author of Flying for France. was killed.
They came upon two enemy biplanes well
within the German lines. Genet mounted
to attack the nearest, leaving MacConnell,
who was never seen alive again, to deal
with the other. Genet drove off his own
antagonist, but not until he got his guid-
ing rod and one of his main wing sup
ports cut in half, several bullets through
his upper wing and half an explosive
bullet through the side Of his left cheek.
His Last Vow.
After it became certain that his COM
rade, Mace onnell, had been killed by the
Germans, Genet vowed vengeance against
them. "I've already been ,oId I was reck-
less in the air over the lines," he wrote,
"but after this l vow I'll be more than
reckless, come what may, mother. My
blood boils and thirsts after those. ac-
cursed Huns. They're brutes and fiends
and daily they become worse" On April
Is, 1917, he wrote that his citation for
the Croix de Guerre had been granted,
but he had not yet received it. ut will
come very soon now" He was killed in
action the next day while flying with the
famous Lufbery.
We are often told nowadays that 'the
pomp and circumstance of glorious war;
have gone out of modern warfare. How
ever that may be, the adventurous spirit
of chivalric souls still exists among the
youth Of America, and no better proof
of it can be found than in the short life
of Edmond Charles Clinton Genet.
THE WAR LETTERS OF EDMOND
GENET. EDITED By GRACE ELLERY
CLAIMING Charles Scribner's Sons.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-28

his buttonhole for church in the old days
at home.
In June, 1915, the Foreign Legion, in
GLIDING our young soldier of fortune, had
a pretty hard time in the trenches. They
were about up to their waists in mud and
water. 1T was misery in the nth de-
gree The following morning there were
quite a number killed and wounded Just
because they couldn't keep out of sight
on account of the depth Of the water,
while trying to clean it out" The sick list
grew so large that Genet's detachment had
to be relieved to enable them to regain
their composure. A little later, on the
longest day of the year, he writes of the
brilliant weather and its effect on the out
posts of both armies.
Its funny he says, Chow every morn
ing just about sunrise the sentinels Of
both sides have mornings greeting to
each other. Every one starts to crow
ike rooster, and once in a while some
French soldier or Boche will call across
the field daffairs Bon jour or some SIM
liar greeting" He attributed these
pleasantries 10 the welcome change in the
weather. Exchanges of this sort were
common enough between the Union and
Confederate pickets in our own civil war,
but in the present war the brighter
aspects of humanity have found little ex-
DrpSSion on the hafflef,eld
Alone, He Carried On.
1t, was in the following September
(1915) that the Foreign Legion partici-
Rated in the great and successful often
sive movement in CHANT agne-going into
battle with 500 men and coming out with
only 120 to answer roll call. In one ad-
vance "Genet kept on" says an eye wit
ness, "until only one man of his com
pany was left-the rest were dead or
had taken refuge in the trenches" His
companion then lost his self-control and
consequently his life, and it was only by
keeping his head under the most trying
circumstances that Genet managed TO
Co'aPc' Ills ucSCIlptioH VI Tic liRHtlIlS
in this offensive is the best thing in the
book. 1t is contained in long letter to
his mother under date of January 10,
1916, and it would be difficult to find
anywhere a more vivid picture of war
fare under modern conditions. As he
said elsewhere, writing to young friend
in America, "Oh, it's hell on earth, all
right, and no mistakew
Becomes an Aviator.
On May 81, 1916, Genet obtained a
transfer from the Foreign Legion to the
French aviation service and cabled to
his family through Mr.|Grundy of THE
Sun for money to enable him to purchase
his new uniform and necessary outfit He
wrote TO his mother that he would far
rather die as an aviator over the enemy's
lines than find nameless, shallow grave
in the infantry, and in the end he died
in the manner he preferred.
Six months Of training was required
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-22

This is Knights of Columbus week.
The members of this Roman Catholic
organization have already contributed
themselves more than $4,000 900 to pro-
vide entertainment and comfort for the
soldiers regardless of creed in the camps
here and abroad. 1t is a noble work.
similar to that of the Y. NJ. c. A.. and
there is ample room for both. In fact
both organizations, striving to the ut
most, cannot do all in the way of help
for the soldiers that ought to be pro
vided. The campaign. which is to raise
$io,0oo,0CO for the extension of the
work Of the Knights, is generally en-
dorsed by Protestant chaplains in army
camps and by Red Cross workers.
Contributions ought to be made
promptly, and to the full extent that
the individual purse can give.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-22
Motor Mechanic Regiment.

Lester Il. Greene of Montpelier, sec
"etary OF the Vermont Automobile emb
las been appointed enrolling agent Of
ne T. 5. public service reserves do.
partment of labor, with authority IN on.
roll or recommend men in his Judgment
competent to fill the position Of motor
mechanic for the regiment TO be or.
5anlzed undoubtedly for service in con
nectlon with the airplane program. A
list OF men of draft age who are motor
mechanics will also be secured. Men for
this branch of the service can be enlist.
ed at the nearest recruiting office. Be
fore they are enlisted they must have
the recommendation of Mr.. Greene in
order to show that they are familiar
with the business Mr.. Greene will be
glad to furnish information to all men
who wish to enter this branch of fed
eral service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-22
Lucid Testimony.

Inc average individual" said a
Scotland Yard official, cant give
detective simple, plain, straightfor-
ward information. Questioned bv a de-
tcetive, he becomes as involved and
difficult as the office bog. A detective
asked an office boy if it was Mr.. Jones
or his partner who reached the office
first as rule.
Well, said the boy, turning very
,ed, Mr. Jones at first was always last.
put later he began to get earlier. till at
last he was first, though before he had
always been behind. He soon got later
again. though of late he has been soon
or, and at last he got behind as before.
Put expect he II be getting earlier
sooner or later.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-22

Private Clarence Minkler OF Proctor.
who, while at birmingham, was trans
ferred to the Manchester, \. H., hos
pital company, the lO4th Field Hos
pital, Goth division. Volunteers were
asked for to take care of contagious
case. Minkler stepped forward and
acted nurse to a STRICKEN soldier. He
contracted. the disase from his patient
and lived only five days. Minkler 5
memory deserves to be remembered and
honored just as much as if he had died
stopping a bullet from the Boches.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-22

"Oh. you have, have you?" asked
Mr.. Moon, as he grinned. Il suppose
| will have to take you along, then"
The moonbeams looked very bright
and happy. Don't you really want
u.s." they asked, though they did not
doubt it for a moment.
''Of course l want you" said Mr..
Moon, "and so do the people. Noon
beams are SO gay and happy. They
dance and they almost seem to sing"
We'll sing just for you, Mr.. Moon"
they said.
And the moonheams sang this song:
"Oh. not when it's day,
Do we laugh and play
But when it Is night
We shine and are bright
We laugh and we sing.
We love everything.
We love Mr. Moon
Wen soon. very soon
We're going to shine
For party Of nine.''
That's wonderful song" said Mr..
Moon. But might I ask how you're
going to shine for q party of nine?
Did you say that just for the rhyme?"
I'VE might have" the meonbeams
admitted, but we didn't have to this
time. For there are really nine peo-
pie going on this sleigh ride Do YOU
see? There are eight children and
nice, good-natured old farmer who
seems to be looking forward to the
ride as much as the children are"
''Let me see" said Mr.. Moon. as he
blinked one eye.
The moon is very bright tonight"
said the children. at will be wonder
full for our ride. And see how the
moonbearns dance"
well, Well" said Mr.. Neon. that
certainly means l must work. They
can do almost anything with me by
encouraging me along. Now I lust
feel like shining brightly for them be-
cause they have praised me and said
nice things about me. 1t does folks
good to hear fine things about them
selves every little while. I know it
makes me feel better, and though I
am moon, know lot about people.
for [ see so many of them all the
time"
"They seemed pleased to see us
dance said the moonbeams. Wen
have to give our special treat of our
moonbeam game of tag"
DO" said Mr. Moon. They'll en-
joy that
So the moonbeams danced and play
ed tag with each other. and Mr.. Moon
beamed too and shone for all he was
worth.
"The moon is so bright" the chill
dren said, as they went bounding over
the snow in their long sleigh which
was filed with straw.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-22

Building operations will be reduced
to a minimum through the country dur
ing 1918. The federal reserve board
Is back of movement to restrict CON
stuction to enterprises essential to the
war; and hundreds of war savings com
mlttees viii be used az agencies to
keep investments of capital out of new
buildings, SO that the money may be
available for the purchase Of govern
nlcnt war bonds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-22

dazzling night it was as they rode
along over the snow with the moon.
the moonbeams and the children of old
King Snow as their companion.
When the children reached the home
of the little boy who had given the
s!eigh-ride party ant. were having
some delicious hot supper, every child
in turn said:
L almost caught d moonbeam."
And outside the window the moon
beams were still dancing and looking
at the children. and they laughed
They couldn't catch us. eh?" they
asked of the moon. And the moon.
beaming and smiling still, said:
NO, little moonbeams, in your game
of tag only the moonbeams can catch
each other, and then it's very. very
hard, But what fun your game did
give the children."
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-22
To Aid Worthy Causes.
(Bnrlinotnn \nus

The Vermont committee OF public
safety, IN its decision to investigate all
ampalgns for the solicitation of funds
LOT war relief and charity takes action
along lines Of public usefulness which
should be highly commended. The ac-
ton, taken to guarantee the integrity
OF war relief campaigns, has become
necessary not only because of the null
tlphclty Of appeals, 50 many that the
pubic IS unable to distinguish clearly
what causes are worthy of support and
what campaigns are backed by reputable
persons and designed to fill q real want.
but also because of the growing suspi-
clon. nay belief that MANY small lffI.
sons with no aim above filling their own
pocket book have taken advantage Of
the times to collect from the charitahly
inclined public money the greater share
OF which does not 90 for the purpose in
tended
The most deserving eases have in
some instances been seized upon by per
sons who allow the expenses of opera
ton OF the campaign and reward for
their personal services to eat up q great
proportion or all of the funds contrib
uted-a particularly mean form of swim
die.
There are too MANY cases where finan-
'lal aid IS needed for the resources 70
be exhausted in appeals wncn 40 not
serve the highest and most worthy pur-
pose. The question becomes the more
important as the demands increase and
the strain Of the repeated campaigns be-
gins to take effect. A list OF the cam
palgns already approved only brings ont
this point in greater relief. They are:
Liberty Loan.
War Saving certificates and Thrift
Stamps
American Red Cross and Vermont
branches
Y. NJ. G. a. Red Triangle Fund
War Liberty Fund.
War Camp Recreation Fund.
Armenian and Syrian Relief (Clcve-
land II. Dodge, treasurer).
knights of Columbus War Fund.
Salvation Army.
Children 5 Patriotic League Of Ameri-
ca.
In presenting this list il is pointed
out that many organizations with wor-
thy aims have worked in the same field
with unnecessary duplication of officers
and running expenses. Attention is also
called to the fact tlgat the greatest Of
all dangers is that every campaign and
cause found unworthy breeds distrust
of worthy one and seriously handi-
caps the efforts of those devoting ener-
gy, time and money to worthy causes.
Other causes may be added to the list
given above by application to the com
mittee made through Jose i G. Brown
OF Montpelier, secretary of the state
committee of public safety The others
on the committee having this matter in
charge are Governor Graham, Judge
leighton Z. Slack and Charles f. Lowe.
This list Of distinguished Vermonters
assures the public the committee win
carry out its purposes to the best in
terests of all Their WORK will be an
able contribution to effective and eff
cient conduct of the matter TO the end
that the greatest good of the great
est number may be served and the
charity Of the state be distributed in
the way best calculated to promote the
efficient conduct of the war.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-22
Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE
The Submareen.
hln

\ Play.
Scene, The Atlantick Ocean on a
boat.
Captin. dts a CRATE day on the At
lantick today, and l haven't saw one
submareen. That don't say there aint
eny, tho
Lookout Man. l spy submareen on
the rite
Captin (yelling to the Sailors Port
the hellum to star bord and fire 70
shots quick, (Which they do.)
Lookout Man. No ! don't, neither
Ii ony a old harril swimming Ground
Captin. Wy the heck don't YOU look
rite before YOU yell! Do you think |
get these cannin balls gave to me?
ferst Mate. | never saw the Allan
tick look so pritty with all that waiter
and everything. Its funny we don't
see eny submareens if there is eny.
Lockout Man. | spy submareen on
the left.
captin. Star bord the port hellum
and fire % shots-quick. (Wicn they
do)
Lookout Man. Never mind, it was
onv funny shape wave.
oaptln. Hay, you must need glasses,
don't youo
md Mate The AtIantiek serteny
looks nee. For = pins I'd take pick
ture of it.
Lookout Man. | spy submareen
rite in back,
Captln. Don't pay eny attenshih to
him.
Torpedo. Bing!
The Boat. Sqush.
The Captin. lin the watter) Gosh. he
must Of saw one after all.
Tho and
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-22
STATE NEWS NOTES.
Claims Of Over 100000 Adjusted.

Claims amounting to over 100000
were adjusted and allowed at the final
meeting in Rutland Saturday before
Chancellor Fred NJ. Butler in the mat
ter of the A. w. Gray's Sons of Mid
dletown Springs, the business having
passed through a receivership. There re-
mans on hand cash balance of about
$4,000, after paying all bills, preferred
CLAIMS against the estate and the vari-
Gus expenses.
ms marks the adjustment of one Of
the heaviest business failures in Rut-
lana county, the concern having been
supposedly on strong financial basis.
me plant manufactured farm working
,nachlnery of various kinds, such as
,eaPefs ana threshers, and did consid-
[aole business with the Ruggles Ma
:hlne company of Poultnev, the same
ihanclal interests being somewhat in
serilnked in both concerns.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-22

The New York Sun expresses the
opinion that if ten successive holidays
are needed the way to do is to make
Saturdays those holidays. Already
there is a half holiday Saturday in
many establishments, and yet practical
~ rs much coal is burned for that dav
as any other. The sun would cut out
Saturday and then begin the week
with Monday and run through to Fri.
day night.