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THE FALL OF ALEPPO.

A few weeks ago the capture of Aleppo
would have been hailed as victory Of the
first magnitude for the Allies.
Today the event gets scarcely passing
notice.
Nevertheless, it is of vital Importance,
for it marks the beginning of the destruc-
ton of the second and only remaining
Turkish army in Asia.
General AlIenbys forces annihilated the
first Turkish army in Palestine The sec
ond army is in Mesopotamia some 200
miles southeast Of Aleppo, and the only
railroad that serves this army runs
through Aleppo, which has now been taken
by General Allenby With General Allen
by's forces behind them and astride the
only possible supply line across the desert,
and with GsneraI MarshalI's forces in
front Of them, the fate of these Turkish
troops is sealed, and they undoubtedly will
surrender.
The British now have Turkey in Asia
completely at their mercy and there is
nothing to interfere seriously with their
military operations except the great ez-
panse of country and The scarcity of rail
reads. They can drive across to The Black
se8 or move directly on Constantinople,
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to punish the men who by their truth
telling have forced It into action"
He asserts that the Presidents Iat-
est notes had placed him in such a
position that he had either to Sac
riflce America and humanity or re-
spond in such manner as to stulttfy
his own diplomacy and repudiate his
own implied offer"
Asserting that the peace would be
settled not by the President alone, but
by the president acting in conjunction
with two,.thjrds OF the senate, the
Colonel continued:
when IT. comes to the peace nego-
tiations, we should emphadcally re-
pudiate the famous fourteen points
announced by the President last JAM
uary. One of them he has himself
repudiated and the remainder are
so nischievous that they ought to be
repudiated without further definition
or else we should insist on having
them defined in order to know exactly
what they mean. They have been
greeted with enthusiasm by Germany
and by all pro- Germans on this side
of the water"
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EARLY List.
Killed I'm Action,

Corp Edw wrsesinke. Beaver Dam
Pvt, William p. sEakee, NoOnan, N. ID
Pvt. walter NJ. oussa, Superior, Wis.
Pvt. c. N. Olson, Scandinavia, Wis
Died FrOm wounds.
Corp. Alfred P. Hoist, Lorraine, wis.
Pvt. Victor First, Villisca, Ia.
Pvt. Bob Tribby, Mt. Pleasant, Ia.
Died From Aeroplane Accident.
1t. Geo. S. Reisz, Great Falls. Mont.
Died of Disease.
Lit. Franklin NJ. Hawley, Mercer. wis
Pvt. c. L. Neshein, Clear Lake, Ia.
Pvt. Thomas A. White, Linden, Ia.
Pvt. Max Ertl, Milwaukee, Wis.
Pvt. William Hansen, Fridley, MINI.
Pvt. ALI. NJ. Hovinds Carburg, n. ID.
wounded Severely.
1t. Justin w. Dake, Viola, Wis.
1t. r. A Newhall, South Minneapolis
Corp. Henry Hastert, Alton. Ia.
Corp Nels Jacobsen, Harlan, Ia.
Pvt. VIM. c. Fachman, Sioux City, Ia
Pvt. r. D. Maxon, st. Pater, MINI.
Pvt. Oscar g. sumner, Ffngal, n: ID.
Pvt, Dana NJ. Easton, Warren, Mimi:
Pvt. Walter J. Reiter, Milwaukee, Wis
Pvt. Alfred M. Steffin, Hertinville, Wis
Pvt. Martin S. Williams, DEBORAH, Ia
wounded. Degree Undetermined.
Corp. Richard e. Giese, Jr., James
town, N. ID.
Corp. S. e. Regel, Manftowoc, Wis.
Bugler H. O. Parmenter, Gilman, Ia.
Pvt. George w. Clausen, Glidden, Ia.
Pvt. C. Mathews, Black River Falls
Wis.
Pvt. Clarence C. severtson, st. ThOm-
as, N. ID.
Pvt. A. N. Westberg, Ruthyen, Ia.
Slightly Wounded,
Sgt Frank Devine, Edgerton, wis.
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Not Many.U. S. Milionaires
Fewer Than 10000 Are in That Class, Income
Tax Returns Show.

u ak Returns Show
From The New York Commercial. tN..
America is rich, but the number of millionaires
in the country is less than is generally believed.
The Bankers Trust mocapny OF New York has
published some Illuminating facts bearing on the
wealth of the country and it's distribution. No
man with income of less than $4,000 q year
can be classed a millionaire unless his posses
sions consist largely of unirnproved real estate
According to this carefully compiled pamphlet
23h million families and unmarried persons in
America have incomes of $1,000 year or more.
OF these 21,375000 in the class between 900 and
while the incomes of all 50 600 year amount
to only $12243 1885, 500, making the total income of
all who have $1,000 year more $52,S5O0 600 900
The millionaire group of persons and families
having incomes of $4,000 a year more includes
only 1926, whose total income is $27S0, 255 900 a.
year. It will surprise many to hear that there
less than twenty thousand millonaires in
America and that If their entire incomes were
confscated the levy would yield only about one
third of the eight billion dollar taxes provided in
the new revenue bill.
Corporations are reported as having profit and
loss surpIusses for the year of 7150 00o which
makes the total national income sixty billion dol
lars. These corporations are expected to pay four
billion dollars in taxes and to buy two billion dol
lars in bonds, which will reduce their total sur
pluses to $1,150,000,0 00
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo said in Car
nege Hall that of the eighteen million subscrib-
ers to the Third Liberty Loan but 23500, includ-
ing corporations, bought $4,000 more of these
bonds. When we find that there are less than
twenty thousand millionaires in the country, these
figures are not surprising.
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FARMERS AND THE SINGLE TAX.

Suppose Mr.. Doyle were the candidate
who advocated the single tax on land.
Suppose he were running on platform
of exempting all improvements from taxa
ton and placing all the burden on the land,
on the theory that such tax would make
CONSUMPTION of land unnecessary" since
it would take the kernel and leave the
owner only the SHE'LL" according to the
league text book.
Would it be possible to imagine the roar
of opposition from the members of the
league?
Yet here is the so-called farmer candi-
date" for governor running on just such
a platform, and the Socialists who are u.s.
ing him to further their plans for complete
state socialism and the ultimate state own
ership of land, are appealing to the farm
ers for votes for this very measure.
The Forum can quite understand why
the l. w. W. and the Reds who control
the league organization want this amend
ment-they don't own any land or much
of anything else so far as the tax collectors
can discover. The league leaders paid an
average of 70 cents last year, and the Con-
sumers United Stores company has man
aged to evade even taxation on the money
that Mr. Townley swore in bankruptcy
proceedings had been collected. But for
any sane man who owns land to support
this amendment, passes The Forums I'M
derstanding.
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THE YANKEE ACCENT. !"

Several months ago, the editor of
Ell 'Homme Libre," Premier Clemenceau s
paper in Paris, announced that the echo
of big Bertha" would soon be heard and
that it would have Yankee accent"
The echo came yesterday, when the
American 16-inch naval rifles, the most
powerful weapons yet known to mankind,
opened fire on the all-important railroad
line running through Longuyon, Mont
medy and Sedan.
It is significant that the American guns
were not brought into action until they
could accomplish some definite military
feat. The Germans gloated over the shell
ing of Paris from a distance of so to 70
miles, but it served only to arouse the bit
terness of the French people. The shells
killed women and children and destroyed
churches and houses but served no military
purpose.
Now, much more powerful guns, al
though with shorter range, are Smelling
the most important supply line the Ger
mans have. This line serves the greater
part of the German army in France, and
if the American shells can find their mark
at distance Of perhaps Is or 80 miles, they
will add tremendously to the difficulties of
moving supplies and serve troops. In
fact the destruction of part of this line
would be disaster of the first magnitude
to the German army.
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THE TYPEwRITERs CLICK AGAIN.
And still the notes come.


Two in one day was yesterday 8 record
The one from Germany was little more
than an acknowledgment Of the last wilson
note and evidently was intended merely TO
hasten the announcement Of the terms the
Allies will impose before an armlst1ce is
granted. Germany certainly cannot be &C
cused of playing for time m this inter-
change of notes. She is working with feVer-
ish haste.
The Austrian note is merely an accept
ance of the revised Wilson terms. "hen
! the Original fourteen terms were an
nounced. the subject races OF Austria
! were to be given merely measure OF
autonomy. Now the Czechs have been
recognized as an independent state and
the Jugo-Slavs have been grven some meas
ure of assurance that they wall have the
same recognition. Therefore the or1glnal
fourteen terms must be revised In this
regpect. This was the information con-
veved to Austria by the last Presidential
note. and the new Austrian note Is an &C
ceptance Of the revised terms
The next steps must be taken by the
inter-AIlied War Council and by the Al
lied governments, and they will be virtual
" the same in respect to both notes. The
war council will announce the terms upon
which an armistice can be granted, and
the various Allied governments must def
initely accept peace based on the Wilson
terms or reject it. If the Allied govern
ments consent to such peace, then it is
up to Austria and Germany to accept the
terms of armistice laid down by the war
council Then, and not until then, will
military operations be discontinued and
peace conference begun.
Austria probably will accept the arms
tice terms laid down by the war council.
1t is doubtful if Germany is yet ready to
accept such terms, as they undoubtedly
will amount to an absolute surrender by
the German military forces. Events ap-
pear to be moving very rapidly toward
peace, but the real test has not come yet
It will come when the terms of the arms
tice are announced
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Made a Private of officer

Yankee Truck Driver Cut Insignia From German
Captains Uniform.
From The Philadelphia Public Ledger: A
Yankee truck driver the Chateau Thierry
front found an effective method of taking the
concet out OF an arrogant Prussian officer who
was his prisoner, according to American officers
of that particular motor train who have arrived
here as training camp instructors
After depostting supplies and ammunition at
prisoners to be taken to the rear a GERMAN
captain, member of famous Prussian regiment
was assigned to this particular drivers tr1IclS
!Boches had filed the body of the car when fJ,a
driver noticed that the captain had not joined
them
Climb in there!" he ordered
Look at my uniformi Don't you recoenize
that I'm a captain? You don't expect me to ride
with them?" he said in perfect English IIe de-
manded place on the drivers seat where there
were already two slightly wounded American
soldiers svI y
Nothing doing! I'm particular about my COM
pany. Get in with your gang and be quick about
i'll" said the Yankee
Throw or those American swine and make
room for nle!2 ordered the Prussian "I,m 4
captain and"
He got no further. The driver slid a-riInv
FIST into his pocket and whipped out big lack
knife while the other hand gripped the Prussiaa
by the collar ana a powerful arm jerked him
from the ground as If he had been a child.
Captain, Ell? Well, we won't let that worry
you long. See herel" and as he spoke the hand
with the knife deity clipped the insignia from
the ofncer's shoulders.
You're bustedlH he gatd You're private
now. Get back in the ranks with the rest OF
them. and he dropped the sputtering Prussian
Into the truck among the other priaaaara
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-29
SENATOR NELSON
DOUBLE CROSSED
BY DEMOCRATS
Asked to Run by President,
National Committee
Throws" Him
NONPARTISAN
is ENDORSED
As Late As Friday, Sena-
tor Lewis Had Not
Heard Of Change

Minneapolis, Oct. 29.-(special)-
In the desperate game to eliminate
all loyal Republicans from Congress,
the Democratic National committee
in Washington has turned on Senator
Knute Nelson and now asks his de-
feat.
In a telegram to John Lind, that
committee asks that w. c., Calder
wood Of Minneapolis be supported.
Calderwood, once an idol of the drys,
is now the active candidate Of Town
ley's Nonpartisan league, although
he originally filed as a Nationalist
he is also the candidate Of the radical
Socialists and the pacifist elements.
The telegram follows: .....
Hon. John Lind,
New York Life Building, Min
neapolis, Mimi.
The Democratic National
committee strongly Endorses the
candidacy of Hon. w. G. Calder
wood for the United States SEN
ate and regards his election as of
the utmost Importance, not only
in the matter of supporting
President Wilson's conduct Of the
war but also for the purpose Of
cooperating in the reconstruc-
* ton which will follow cessation
of hostiIities
Democratic National committee
The message is being circulated to-
day by the Calderwood committee.
Facsimiles Of the telegram are head
ed by these words; Wilson Admin
istration Supports Calderwood for u.
S. Senate" - ..
The action of the Democratic ma
tional committee was taken despite
the many assurances that President
Wilson appreciated the splendid war
service Of Knute Nelson, Minnesota's
veteran senator.
In Chicago on Friday, in a signed
public statement, James Hamilton
Lewis, Democratic whip in the Uni
ted States Senate, said that President
Wilson was supporting and had in
dorsed Senator Knute Nelson, a Re
publican, in Minnesota.
In the fast and furious game of
politics being played by the Demo
Gratis in Washington this week in
their desperate effort to fill congress
with rubber stamps" it is evident
that James Hamilton Lewis has not
been advised of the latest gringle. q
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-29
Republicans to
Back Democrat
(Rv Assnciated prasa.l

st. Paul, Mimi, Oct. 49, Charles
A. Lobert. of st. Paul, Democratic
candidate for clerk of the state SUI
preme court, last night was unani-
mously indorsed by the Republican
state central committee. This action
transfers the committees support
from Herman Mueller, OF st. Cloud,
who, yesterday declined to affix his
signature to declaration OF RApub-
lican principles, and announcement of
the Nonpartisan league Mueller is
supported by the Nonpartisan league,
but his name will be on the ballot as
the Republican candidate.
It is the first time in the history of
the Republican party in Minnesota
that the candidate OF another party
has gone to the polls with the Official
Endorsement of its state organiSa-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-29
Is the Only Buddhist King
Ruler Of Siam Is PlayWrlaht and Doesn't Like
Women,

Ruler Of Siam Is playwright and boesn't Like
Womsns
From The Detroit News.
In marked contrast to the late king, his father
who had three queens and Its other wives the
present King of Siam, lis such strict celbate that
he win not have any women near him. This
strange monarch is attended only by men and
boys, a high fence separating his palace grounds
from those OF the ladies of his court.
The present king enjoys the unique distinction
Of being the only living Buddhist monarch. His
is an absolute monarchy, under an Anglo French
protectorate. The country is rich In natural re-
sources and is being rapidly opened up BY rail-
roads
The Siamese are great admirers of American
institutions and are keen FOR education. Before
the war Siam had standing arny of forty
thousand and navy the ships mostly built ia
Japan, but under inef1efent native command.
The present king Is playwright and nunnfs-
matist, courteous and agreeable.
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PVT. Paul Al. Brown. Poplar. Wis.
Pvt. r. u Smith, Central City, Ia:
Pvt. j. A. Kortuem, Long Paririe, MINI.
Missing in Action.
Pvt. w. S. Cummings, Sioux city, Ia.
Pvt. j. w. Stickles, Stanchfield, Mimi.
Pvt. Edward Hops. Milwaukee, Wis.
Pvt. Roy Masse. Britton, $. y.
LATE List.
Died Of Disease.
pvt. G. L. Bucklni, Minneapolis, Nina.
Pvt. John B. Conlin, Madison, Wis.
Pvt. Max A. Weiss, Woodbine. Ia.
Wounded Severely.
Pvt. Frank P. Gibson, Kimhall, s. p.
wounded, Degree undeeerEnfnas.
Sgt. Cyril w. Basel. Burlington, Ia
SGT. Albert Sorenson, Racine, WIS.
Sgt Vincent Ziska, Platte, 8. ID.
Pvt. Geo. Trevenna, Butte Mont.
Pvt. Orlando ]. Williams, Racine, Wis.
Slightly wounded.
Corp. r. LANCE, oconomowoc, wis.
pvt A. RogalinslSi, milwaukee,, WIS.
Pvt Henry Terhark, AclSley, La
Missing in Action.
Pvt. Russell M. Loper, Mason City, Ia.
Pvt Guy L. Luther, Mason City, Ia.
Pvt. S. c.. NeWsone, Fort Dodge, Ia.
Pvt John Rick, Verndale, MINI.
Pvt John Sanger, Milwaukee, Wis.
Pvt John e. Whalen, Sioux City, Ia. =
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RENoLT mn LurHuMlA.

Washington, Oct. 29.--Diplomatic
advices from Amsterdam today say
that the peasants in Lithunia have
revolted and thousands of them have
joined other deserters hiding in for
ests and swanps. German troops
are declared to have been defeated
in several fights with the peasants,
causing the governor to ask for re-
Inducements. 1t is said that the
revolts are spreading through the
whole country.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-29
In The Open Forum
A Column Devoted TO The Task OF Keep.
ing Up With North Dakota Editors

The Havana Union expresses its disappoint
ment In hearing Townley, as follows:
Last Sunday, like hundreds more in Sarg-
ent county, we journeyed over to a point
seven miles east and one mile south of Brit
ton to hear A. G.. Townley speak as wen as
several other prominent in the Nonpartisan
league in South Dakota. That we were dis
appointed in Mr.. Townley is certain. From
the prominence that he has attained as the
leader OF the farmers Of North Dakota, we
had expected to see and hear man with
ability as speech maker and hear some
thing in the way of argument in favor Of
the movement he represents but we heard
nothing Of this kind We learned that at
Brttton there was Mayor McDougaI and
a horse doctor who incurred Townleys ire
and came in for a torrent of abuse We also
were forced to hear the two most patriotic
governors in the United States, Burnquist
Of Minnesota and Norberg, of South Dakota,
maligned and called German and an
unwarranted strain on tires Probably 1000
people were out. but the slight applaus
would lead one to believe that not exceeding
20 per cent were Townley adherents.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-29
ANOTHER REASON FOR A KNOCKOUT

NV AAA4AV 4sA26AOO4N IOh IA hISOChOUI
In a current number Of popular weekly
magazine, a well known war correspondent
discusses in an interesting manner how the
war is being transferred to the air, and
makes the prediction that if it continues
until 1920, dreadnaughts of the air will be
crossing the Atlantic to carry the war into
Germany. ..4
Here is the clinching argument, if one is
needed, why this war must be settled now
for all time. The next war, if there is an
other, will see men and women throughout
the world living in caves. It will not be
safe to remain above ground Here in
America we won't be $4,000 miles away, ="
from the next war. Even in Fargo, we will
be in danger of hearing the humming of
propellors above us, and daily be expect
ing bombs dropped from the clouds. This
war is steadily being carried farther and
farther back Of the lines, and endangering
more and more civilians
That's the reason why we must end it for
all time. Any compromise with the Hun
now, means leaving'a possibility of future
wars. It must be knock out.
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provided the Allied armies in the Balkans
are not selected for the latter job, being
much closer to it.
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Anericans IN Battle


Washington, FOct. 2s.-Americar
troops are on the verge of active
participation in the great war on the
third major front. This was the IN
depreciation given here today, OIL
news from the italian headquarters
that Americans are standing IN re-
serve behind the British and Italian
forces now driving across the Pave.
The news is considered Significant
not because of the size OF the Amer
lean contingent in Italy or the Ill
rect affect it may have on the pat
tie: hut because it indicates that the
ttaiian drive-i is q, definite part of the
great offensive that is rapidly
bringing complete defeat to the
Central Powers. It has added mean
ing to officials here also, since. Aus
tria is now pleading for an imme-
date armistice. ..
far as official announcements
show there are but two regiments OF
infantry and necessary auxiliary
troops in the American forces in
Italy. These units and any others
that may have been sent probably
will operate as a part of one of the
Italian or British organizations
when the time comes to throw them
into the line. The same practice
Il
Italians divisions have been en-
ployed at various times on the front
as units of French army corps.
The sending of American troops to
Italy was not with the idea of add
ing military strength. but to demon >
strate the unity of command and
purpose on all fronts. For that rea.-
son the force detached by General
Pershing for this expedition is be-
leived not to have exceeded a. bril-
gade of infantry at most The artil
iery support contributed by the al
lies to the italian front is largely
British. Some American units are
in Italy and have participated in the
work at the front.
Italy announced today that to-
tai of 5000 prisoners had been cap
tured since the drive was started
shows that definite progress is be-
ing made and it is possible, officials
here believe that a breakdown Of
Austrian morale may develop at any
time. While stiff resistance is report
ed from Rome the number OF cap-
lures on a very limited front APP
appears significant.