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gicas"E he declared, we must treai
agitation for premature or incon~
elusive peace as treason to the re-
public. The German spy. and the
alien enemy here at home" the col
ohel said, Should be informed al
hard labor, or If caught in a. fragrant
offense, should be shot" ~
Abiding to a most gallant army
across the seas, and to ship and air
plane production, he said that I'VE
owe much Of this achievement to
the work of the senate committee on
military affairs, and we owe even
more to the success Of the German
drive. which began in March.
The American Task.
we have played a poor part in the
early stages OF the world war. Let
us make the finishing an American
task. By this time next year we
ought to have overseas an army as
great as the combined armies of
France and England, an army Of be-
tween 100000 and 4,000,0 900 fighting
soldiers on the various fighting
fronts, and this considering replace
ments and non-combatants, means
at least 100000 men.
: Congress should refuse assent to
the war departments present policy
OF ~ representation, IN d6Ierrlng
necessary extension Of the age limits
for the draft, and in other ways. Be
sides enormously strengthening our
army in France we should by this
time have declared war on Turkey
and have sent 100000 soldiers to
aid our allies in western Asia. We
have had to use English ships to
ferry our troops across the At
lantio and we could use Japanese
ships to ferry them across the Paci-
flc.
Belgium must be reinstated and
reimbursed, France receive Alsace,
Turkey driven from Europe" the
colonel said. italian Austria must
go to italy and Rumanian Hungary
to Rumania, and Armenia must be
free, the Jews be given Palestine
and the Syrian Christians be pro-
tected, with the Poles and other Slav
races released from the menace Of
German sword.
Unless we do all this" he declar-
ed, I'VE shall have shown that our
announcement about making the
world safe for democracy was an
empty boast"
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PROTEST scwoRK OR FIGHT.
POOlrOOm Owners, Real Estate Men
and CAPITALISTS Object to Rule.

Pierre, S. D.. July 1s.-since the
drastic work or fight order, many
protests have been received at the
state capitol and it has become known
that poolroom owners and experts"
capitalists and real estate men, have
been more or less prominent on the
list.
the council means the closing of ev-
cry billiard hall in the state. This
essential occupation and the 'proprIe-
tors have been requested" to engage
in more useful work. The council re-
Gently considered complaints from bill
lizard and poolroom proprietors but
did not change it's order.
The council of defense also main
tanned its position that real estate
brokers could safely obtain other en-
ployment.
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Reports of Big
Battle On Jordan
Are Conflicting
(Rv Aesociatad -Preas.l

London, July 19.-According to a
dispatch from Amsterdam, an Off
ing in Palestine on July 49, and IA
The statement says that east of Jor-
dan, a Turkish assault provoked a
British counter action, which was
supported by a cavalry division and
armored cars The Turkish war Of
flee claims that this division was al
most annihilated, only some strag-
glers succeeding in escaping.
Reuters correspondent in Pales-
tine says that the Turkish attack
early on Sunday morning proved
costly and failed to take an inch of
ground. The enemy lost 600 prison
ers, it is stated, Of whom more than
one-half were Germans.
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CLAM INDUSTRY DECREASING.
Lack of transportation Facilities and
High Wages on Farms Cause.

winona, Mimi, July 19.-The clam
industry-once one of the most i'm
portant and picturesque in the Mis-
sissippi river regton-has suffered Sc
verely because Of the war.
Clammers gradually are passing
for while there still is demand for
their product, the proble en- OF trans
portatiQn has hit them hard. 4 few
years ago, the shores of the Missis-
sippi, especially in the Lake Pepin
district, were lined with clammers'
outf1ts-small craft equipped with
hooks. Hundreds of men and boys
earned their livelihoods this way
Higher wages on the farms and in
the cities have caused many clammers
to desert their business. Button fac
tories, which formerly consumed
great quantities of shells, now are
running on a war basis. Some are
turning out war materials and, as a
result, the demand for CLAIMS is at
low ebb. 1t is a fact however, so
many clammers have quite the bust
ness that those who are still engaged
arc finding their output in demand.
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TWTLIGHT BALL UNPOPULAR.
(By Assoclated Pressl

-%AbbOSIdfICU
Kansas City, No, July 19.-There
will be no twilight baseball for the
Kansas City club Of the American as
dent of the club, decided it would not
be a. popular move to try the latter
supper" game. He believes patrons
of the sport prefer to eat their din
lies.
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NEW ROCKFORD CHAPLAIN.

NeW RocKTOrd N. D. July ID
DR.. and Mrs. Chas Culver arrived
from St. Paul for a visit with the
formers parents, Capt, and Mrs. G.
H. Culver. DR.. Culver formerly re-
sided at Sioux Falls, s. D., but has
recently enlisted and is now cap
visit here for short time before
assigned to duty. Mrs. Culver will
make her home in St. Paul during
her husbands absence with the COL
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STUDENT DIES .BRAVELY.

Ernest Robertson, Former Fargo
College Student, Killed by Shell.
Y Jamestown, N. D.. July 19.-'f 1t
will help them any. tell his sisters
he died bravely, the man that
he was" writes Peter Nelson, Of
Jamestown, from France, OF the
death in action of Ernest Default
Robertson, d Fargo college student
and formerly Of Buchanan, N. D.,
who fell at BailIeul wood, with IL
other North Dakota men.
Robertson was instantly killed by
e. shell, Nelson says.
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BISHOP CONVICTED.

Dunkard Official Awaiting Sentences
For oppesins Liberty Bond Sale.
PlentyWood, Mont, July 19-Bish,
op J. s. Geiser. Of the Dunkard
church, Is awaiting sentence here
the result Of being convicted 81
sedition. He resides in the Dunkar6
colony near Froid. and most OF the
erty Bond campaign.
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BIG sTRIKn IN ARGENTINA.

y (By Associated FTess.l
Buenos Aires, Wednesday, July IT,
Labor unrest in Argentina has been
aggravated by the strike OF $4,000
l6borers, This strike was ordered by
the Federation Regional Argentina,
which controls $50 labor unions. 1t is
stated that some Of the labor organ
izations Involved In the strike are al
lied with the federation which was
expelled from the national labor or
tendency,
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Historic Site
For Race Track
fRv Associated Press.N

Toledo, O., July 19.-Omcials Of the
Toledo Driving club believe the Grand
circuit races to be held here the week
of July % will be the largest of the
sSaSon SON me me TetGr st y Deng IcopSe
is the, outlook, they declare.
One of the fastest mile tracks in
the circuit has been constructed. on
,b nT Si in i7s{' and also Of the Dudley
massacre in 1873. Horsemen who have
driven the oval look for some fast
time.
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FULL PAY FoR PREsoNEEss.
a. .Aesocfatad Preaa.

washington, July IS. American
army, offlcers and men, under 8. ruling
of Comptroller warwick OF the treas
ali allowances, including allotments
to dependents, while held, prisoners OF
war BY the enemy. Members of the
nurse corps, fleld clerks and other
array civilian employees do not come
Within the ruling.
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MEW oEEIGlAL. BOWMAN .RAMR.

Bowman, n. b., July i9.-H d.
Wirch, who for six and a half years
has filled the position OF assistant
cashier OF the Bank OF Scranton. at
Scranton, N. D., has accepted the
cashIership OF the State bank of
Bowman, and was duly elected III
I'LL that position at che semi annual
directors meeting OF the State bank.
The State bank of Bowman has q
capital OF $4,000; surplus. $4,000
and deposits OF 1872, 600.
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WELLS SEEKS IMMIGRATION.

Association Is Organized At Fessen-
den TO Bring New Settlers.
Fessenden, n. D.. July 19.-The
Wells County immigration and
Development association was organ
ICED at a meeting held here, the as
ISOLATION to be, identified with the
James River Valley Region associa-
ton.
R. ]. Lynes was elected president:
]. r. Stratus, vice president; T. M
Crissman, secretary and treasurer.
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elisana. 1senr.ga Mogrldge first [

since George MogrIdge first be-
came q, member Of the Yankees he
nae taken keen delight in taking the
measure Of the Boston Red sox
PLAYERS have come and gone during
the intervals but 1fogridge is the
same old enigma 10 anybody wear
me q. red so1 uniform He has
pitched many winning games against
fhfs club. and 1t. was the Boston club
which enabled Mogridge TO get into
bageball'g hau of fame. In April Of
1915 the Yankee sodthpaw set the
Fenway park crowd down without q
flit at Boston, and In hts latest start
against the team, az the Polo
grounds recently, he allowed two
clean singles and one scratch hit
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-19
CHILDREN RAISE MONEY.
Bismarck Youngsters Stage "Beaut,
And Beast" For BED Cross,

And Beas" For He'd Cross.
Bismarck, N. D., July ia juve~
nile dramatic production, complete
even to q four minute talk by 10
year old four minute boy, Melted the
$3.50. The proceeds were delivered
by the cast in a body, and they reg
istered the name Of their organt2a-
ton as the "Burleigh County
Dramatic. club" The children pre-
scented a dramatization Of Beauty
and. the Beast" and, two original
farces. The four-rninute talk was by
Master Grant Knowles, aged 10, who
emphasized the necessity Of con-
forming strictly to all food rules.
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TO1OmZey Mem
Are Defeated

Minot, N. D.. July 1s.-The Town
ley element failed to control the
Ward County Central. committee at
the organization meeting held here,
E. D. Skinner of Sawyer, being elect
ed chairman. Anthony Walton,
league leader, candidate for the state
committee, was defeated by o. M.
Heath Of Burlington. Harvey John
son. Burlington, was elected secre-
tary, and A. G. Torgerson, Des Laos,
treasurer
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WAR STOPS CONSTRUCTION.
War Stops Work On New Rockford
And LewistovVn Railroad,

NFu ISWVISEUVW TNGIITOdus
Great Falls. Mont, July 19-WaE
conditions have stopped construction
Of the Great Northern branch road
between LeWistoWn and New Rock.
ford, N. D., though the roadbed te
ready for the rails.
Instead Of completing the work, II
Is stated, contractors who have been
employed in finishing up certain
units OF construction have been in
structed to. discontinue operations
and are pulling out with their equip.
ment and working paraphernalia.
Operations under way the present
summer consisted of work on tunnels
driven at points east Of Lewistown.
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Bacon and Laaeeon Named.

Grand Forks, N. D., July 19.-1n
the organization Of the Republican
County Central committee Of Grand
Forks county, J. D. Bacon was elect
ed member of the state committee
from the Sixth district; O. K. Lage-
son, from the Seventh, and C. G.
Gransberg, from the Fifth. Bacon
has been strongly against the Nom
partisans, and Lageson, defeated for
the legislature, is a league sup
porter.
The Democratic county committee
elected S. J.. Radelidde, Larimore,
from the Fifth district; Thomas
Griflths, Grand Forks, Sixth district,
and J. Nelson Kelly, Grand Forks,
from the Seventh. All are against
the league.
Henry Holt was elected a Demo-
cratic county chairman: S. forge
son, secretary, and M. v. O'Connor,
treasurer.
The Republicans elected J. B. Wine
man chairman; W, Fl. Alexander,
secretary, and Lewis Johnson,
Blooming, treasurer.
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SOLDIER BOXERS no MEET.
Fort Sheridan to Stage ETitG Contests
During summer Months.
CRv associated Press.>

(By Associated Press.)
Chicago, July 19.-Boxing contests
will be. staged at Fort Sheridan, ~
miles north of Chicago, during the
summer months The next match VIII
be between Eddie McGoorty, corporal
in the national army at Camp Grant
and Harry Greb, Pittsburgh middle
weight, on Saturday, July "a,
navy. the match, according to officials
of the fort, will be for the middle
weight championship of the service
The boxers will get As per cent OF the
receipts, the balance going to the
post exchange and athletic equipment
fund.
The boxers viii step ten rounds to
a referees decision.
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Allan Russell, New York American
pitcher, went to the sparrows Point
team of the steel league: Fred Ander-
son, New York National pitcher, left
to report for military service: Alfred
Devormer, catcher of the Pacific Coast
league, went to the Chicago Ameri-
cans, and William Dell, pitcher of the
tionaIs,
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
standfne of the Clubs

st. Paul 8, Kansas City 4.
Columbus Is, Toledo o..
Minneapolis 10, Milwaukee z.
Indianapolis 8, louisville 1.
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SPORTING NEWS IN TABLOID.
(Rv Associated Press. !

Chicago, July 19.-The National
baseball commission began prepare
ton Of dispositions for it's major
league players affected by the work
or tight order to be forwarded to
Provost Marshal General Crowder.
Rubianna, Of the Cleveland Yacht
club, won the glass 2 event; Ida May,
Of the West Detroit Boat club, the
class for cruisers between 40 and go
feet; Lenora II, of the Cleveland
Yacht club, the class for cruisers over
so feet, and Wood Hydraulic, Gar
Woods boat, of the Detroit Yacht
club, the event for express cruisers at
the Interlake Yacht associations re-
gatta at Put-1n-Bay.
Single G and Russell Boy split the
three fastest heats of the year at the
grand circuit at Kalamazoo In the
free-for-all pace, the former taking
the first and third and the. time being
2:01 ga, 200 Ia and 2:01, respect
lively. ,--s -
Matt Brock, lightweight, knocked
out Harry Branner in the first round
of a. l5-round bout at Denver, the lat
ter being unconscious five minutes.
Ray Chevrolet won the 112. Ia mile
independe emit auto derby at UntontoWn
Pa, with an average of 95 miles an
hour. Barney Oldfleld won the inter
national world championship over Ar
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COACH ENTERS SERVICE.
director Of Devils Lake High School
Athletics Resigns TO Join Army

Devils Lake, NJ D., July. &c. a.
smart. athletic director OF the Dew
ne Lake high school. has resigned
To enter the army.
Director Smart has been on the
lob several years, and has deyeIoped
some strong basketball, football and
Baseball teams.
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Bloom Raats KaIIv-

Devils Lake, N. D., July 19.-The
John Bloom following in the Democ-
ratio county committee of Ramsey
county controlled the election Of Of
flcers at the committee meeting
Bloom being elected member Of the
state committee for the county
Thomas II. Maloney was elected
chairman, and W. A. Fulkerson, Sec
rotary.
The Bloom and Joseph Kelly fac
lions were rivals for committee con-
troll
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-19

Rankin Johnson, pitcher; John
Beall, outfelder, ana Oscar Tuero,
pitchers left the st. Louis Nationals,
the first to work in a munitions plant,
the second to join his family, and the
third to join the Binghamton, N. Y,
team.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-19

A Red Cross. golf match on George
AIDES links resulted in tie between
Jock Hutchinson and Bob Macdonald
wards for % holes, at Brook, Ind.,
Evans making low, gross with SO for
10 holes.
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Neus From the World Of Sport

i thur Duray in a flve-lap race, averag-
ing 101 miles an hour.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Standing of the clubs.

New York, July 19,--New York and
Detroit divided q double-header mere
first game, 1 to 1, and the. Yankees the
second, to 3, in ten innings, Walk
ers home run with two on bases IN
the seventh inning DECIDED, d, the ead aEsf
game in the ninth on doubles by Cald-
well we'll: FlP g9m anu ~ R. HE.
Detroit ......... .-..''.''"'' 4
New York ..s,... 80 L o.. . y
James ana stanage; Thormah4en
and Walters. be-. ~
Second game r. ID g;
Detroit ......o....s s.Ss'""s' g
New York .. 49, y" . -
KalIio and Stanage; Ftnneran,
Keating and Hannah, Walters.
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st. Louis, July 19.-New York bat
ted out an to 5 victory over ST. Louis
in the ninth inning yesterday. A time
ly single by Doyle with the bases full,
scored two runs. It was Doyles first
appearance with the Giants here this
season. Hornsby got back in the local
lineup in the fourth inning. zlmmer-
man was sent to the clubhouse by
Manager McGraw in the sixth inning
for failing to run out a pop fly
dropped by Packard. Score:
New York NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. - Q
st. LOUIS 4
Schupp, Demaree, Smith and Nc
Carthy; Packard, Doak and Gonzales.
Cincinnati-Boston game postponed.
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ASTnAasAooEs. RHcovnRs

IByt AsSpoiHted. PTeBB.)
London, July 10. - Walter Hines
Page, American ambassador, has re-
turned after q leave OF absence Of
two months. The vacation has fully
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Pittsburgh, July 1s.-The Philadel-
phia-Pittsburgh game hero yesterday
finally winning in the thirteenth, / to
0. Slapnicka' and Jacobs both pitched
well and were invincible with men on
the bases. Cravath, who led off for
double to left. He went to third on
Pearces. sacrifice and scored on a.
squeeze, Burns hitting to the pitcher
who fumbled the ball Score:
R-H.D.
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Washington, July 1s.--Washington
was unable to hit Coveleskie, while ,!3
Cleveland batted shaw ana Et S 4T.S
series Thursday, 5 to i. Wambsganss
handled IA fielding chances perfectly
Johnston got three doubles. score:
I've I've sSt 2, etoT, 6 2
.c co11ti and o'Neill' Shaw and
Picinich. -. ST. s-
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= NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Standing OF the Clubs,

ened in the sixteenth yesterday and
Brooklyn scored q. to victory over
Chicago in the first game of the ser
les. Singles by q. Wheat, O'Mara and
Doolan scored the winning run, Score:
r. H. e.
Su4CdssO q -.
BrOoklyn ..". ...... s.S..s=.. IL 5
Vaughn and Killifer; Grimes and
NJ. Wheat. $. -.
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Captain

Industry time to waste UNFRAMED
LLEUTENANTs
yourself
Any Monday qa term Sept 3D. you join regiment OF
drilling
Business College for positions Booeepers and stenograph
will February March
# do not join will be next March just where and
ahead standing still.
teachers
Write catalog
r. ~ AAKER's BUSINESS COLLEGE
o. j. HANSON, PROP. ~ FARGO, N. D.
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BEES FOR SAL. {

).
Phone 1871 -WAtlv.
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aoston. July 1s.--st. Louis. with
psVennoTt. holding Boston to aye hits,
1yon tie last game Of the series yes
feTdaws 6 to g. Bader started for Bos-
ton ana was hit hard for six innings.
score R.H b.
"a yor,a ...6 IL
S5-,t-SS, ~ - 3 g
davenport and sineru; Bader, Molly
naailx end Mayer.
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Philadelphia, July 19.--Cht cago and
PbiiadeIpflia split a double-header
here yesterday, the worlds champions
winning the first, to /, and the e., A tn
pitoTing gave Chicago the victory in
The .first Contest. The final inning Of
the second game was a thriller. Chi
cago got a two--run lead, but Phltae
delphia won out on, = Dugans ooupie
VIII IIi,.s CFye Same M r.. H. e.
~ 3 I,i - Pr, . 4. ..3 g i
Philadelphia .s-.s:. .:esss.' 2 ,,
Cicotte and Schalk; Gregg an6 Nc
Ay eSsco,,a game ~ R.H. e..
Chicago r.........&s osss"ss.'a
Philadelphia =; 49,. -
Benz, Danforth, Snetlenpach ana
Schalk; Perry and Perkins.
Arizona republican., 1918-05-09

against Southern California. In the face of the war and its concomants the rest of the world had for gotten that there was earthquake This continued belttling only proves it is yet very much the Southern Californian mind
 The Express of Los Angeles. reminds that while California is subject slight tremors they of such character as to add only to the excitement great deal of misapprehension exists, told as to character and extent of the San Francisco earthquake which itself really nothing at all It the fire that followed earthquake that did the damage
 The earthquakes of California we are informed, such convulsions that which destroyed Charleston, South Carolina, thirty years ago, and that which depressed considerable part of Missouri little than century ago.
 It has turned out just expected-that when the panic passed away, Los Angeles would begin turning the earthquake to advertising But this is an advertising campaign that will have to be ducted judiciousy. There is a widespread prejudice against earthquakes, traceable the of most of our prejudices in this world--gnorance. To the average. person, earthquake is earthquake Earthquakes differ, to the average mind only in de- grees of violence. To remove this sweeping, discriminating prejudice, there must be a campaign of education condition precedent to successful advertising campaign which will place Los Angeles before the world the of friendly and benign earthquakes.
Arizona republican., 1918-05-09
An Untimely Controversy

British statesmen have chosen unfortunate time and place to play politics-in the face of the enemy; to attempt settlement of that frequently settled, but never finally determined question: whether military men civilians can best direct war. After experimentation it has always been found that military alone competent to direct military operations, but that is an experiment which must in democratic governments when they get into war.
 We have, fortunately, been spared it in part in the Except for agreement to the Yer saies conference decision, have had nothing to do in small way with the actual conduct of the We furnishing supplies and soldiers. Until we have much larger army than have there, shall have very little voice in the direction of the war.
 successful than any of its predecessors in the agement of the war, that is, in the management of the British part of it. Before that tne the situation had not been recognized having become so dan gerous interfere with the game of politics When the danger became apparent parties brought together and issues which had divided them were temporarily laid aside No longer society leaders able to direct appointments to high commands. But it transpires that some statesmen have yielded to the desire political advantage and have chosen to imperil the country for it.