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men whose ideals are no more pro. letariaH than the iaea5 of the Navy Lco=ue, bu who's pacisism is at tractiye hs reason Of severe, hGe.y demoer4t.r policies which the Coun- cii set fofta.
 If the socialists who are social ists because they believe in social ism will care to turn back a few pages ot history to the Civil War they Will be interested to observe the position taken by Karl Marx the greatest of the socialist think CTS even to this day, and they will discover that he had no uncertainty as to approving the North against the Souta Yet the North was do- minated by the p.Gtocrats of that day to the same proportion as the money srubbtrs are dominating the situation at this epoch. Morgan was furnishing defective ammuul- tion banks were holding up Io1 rajlroaH concessions, this that and the other thing bese- I4nrolu in tEe administration of that day just as it is obstructing the Wilson adminisra tion at this day. There is not d bit of qualitative difference. There is difference of degree of develop mont but the quality of the situa- tion is directly the same.
 Marx did not allow himself to be lost in the mazes of either sincere or hypocritical pacifcism. It is not in evidence that he approved war. His fine stand in the Franco Prussian war when there was at stake only the Empire of Germany against the Empire Of France shows how clear was his vision. And We believe that toiay ae would have mighty little in common with the political manouvres of the Mil waukC2ites who have turned aside from purely working class program to decide something that will at tract the other elements into the fold and increase the vote.
 It would be amazingly foolish to pretend that there is not a strong element in the United States opposed to this war. But it would be an exceedingly grave error if they are to be permitted to be op- posed to the war because of the fact that working class interests are identified directly with paci. ficism.
 This war is fraught with danger. II is not unlikely that while waging it against the autocracy in Germany. the democracy at hone may be stiflcd.
 We know of no more effective way of democracy here being stifed than by the promotion of a vigorous anti-war agitation which would have only the result of forcing a victory to Germany The greatest menace that the workers face then, is that there would be a complete
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the persecution of industries right
 at home. It is on the job where | the workers belong. It is job con trol that the workers must obtain. Their economic might through in- 1 dustrial solidarty would be unas-
 sailable. Are the socialists who are
 members of the Socialist Party pro-
 noting that solidarity? Not so that | you would notice it They extend q sympathetic expression to a la
 Dor organizer lynched, to a number of unionists deported, and to their | own papers suppressed. But what do they offer to combat it? They trot around the country with a stop the ininquitous war program and pacifcism run riot, but to get the workers together to protect themselves they have never a plan.
 We don't justify these newspaper expressions. They are disgraceful in country delivered to the free dom of the press We don't justify the denial of the right of assembly, nor one single suppression of the constitutional rights of the people in any manner. shape or form.
 But we do contend that the so- cialist agitation if devoted to really proletarian interests could make this real wac for democracy in- stead of deriding those whose earn est intention It may be for all they know to make it so
 Regardless whether as the paci- ticists contend this war was forced upon America by the lust for pro fits and markets of the capitalists or to protect their foreign loans, re- gardless whether it is being fought to resist the defiant extensions of miitaristic tyT2nnies which tramp les upon every human right and to remove the nightmare the exhibit tton of the theory Of might making right is thereby manifested-re gardless of these things the work CTS face war as an accomplished [ and unqucstioncd fact. Nothing is going to ptevnnt America carry ing ft on as it will carry ii on or as other nations were determined to carry it on. One thing We do know that the capitalists will wrap them selves in cloak of patriotism and seek to completely enslave the work CTS if the workers will let them.
 The way the workers can aid that sinister plan of the plunder- bund is by making common cause with either pro-German or paci- ficist fanatic who believes by bury ing his head in the sand the war clouds will pass him by. Now as never before the workers have to look after their own interests, and keep a watchful eye not so much or the prosecution of the war but upon the capitalist machinatiOns against him in this war time on the job. And that will about take up all his time-take it up good and plenty without some enthusiasts going out into the high ways and byways and seeking an elevated | place to pose as martyr to some brand of pacificism which may or may not be made in Germany.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-26
Thank Women
of North Dakota

A letter has been received by Mrs.
F. H. Wilder, Fargo. state w. c. T. u.
superintendent of the Soldiers and
Sailors departments from ]. n. Dana.
in charge Of the Y. M. c. A. at Fort
Ross. Great Lakes Training station,
Great Lakes, ILL.,, asking her to thank
the w. e. 7. u. women OF North Da-
kota for the very complete comfort
bags which they have been furnish
ing the boys in training there. The
appreciation is on behalf Of both the
recipients and the "Y".
The North Dakota w. c. 7. u. not
long ago sent there 176 comfort bags,
which shipment the letter says ar
rived in good condition. No discrim-
ination as to North Dakota men was
permissible, according TO camp rules,
but Mr.. Dana states that every man
passing through the final detention
point Of the station, is provided with
comfort bag, If he has not already
received one. All are w. c. T. U.
bags, from various sources, SO far,
The day before the men leave the
camp, their company commander will
see to 1t that every one Of their men
has a bag. The comfort bags are
now considered a very important part
OF a sailors or soldiers equipment,
and the part the North Dakota women
have had in supplying this need is
much appreciated. They are urged to
keep up the good home base work.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-26
Huge Sum For
Red Cross Work

Two Of the many ways in which
entertainment attractions are being
utilized to secure funds for the war
relief work in its many phases, are
noted in news dispatches from New
York and Vancouver, B. G. At the
Horse Show held in New York city
the week, beginning Nov. II, under
the auspices Of the American Red
Cross, sum of over 100000 was
cleared for that organizations work.
1t is stated that many women of that
city who had not=exhibited their fine
horses in Madison square for years,
offered to ride or drive at this show
in order to help in this cause, the
general opinion being that as long as
a certain amount of recreation is nee
essary to avoid disastrous depres-
sion OF community, the same might
well be combined with an. effort to
raise funds for war work,
In Vancouver in one week members
OF the Daughters of the British En-
pire made SOS by conducting a check
room at the Orpheum theatre. The
money will be devoted to helping SOL
diers blinded in the European war.
The Daughters Of the British Empire
is one of the oldest and most exclu-
sive of women's organizations, it's
members being of very aristocratic
English ancestry.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-26
Russian Y.W.C.A.
Work Is Timely

With so much of the public's inter
est centering in Russia, something
of what Russian women are doing in
certain lines is unusually timely. In
answer to the query, rs there any
thing Russian women cannot do?
Miss Margaret Arronett, WHO has
just arrived in this country from her
home in Petrograd, replies, moth
ing" She is able to speak with
authority for her native country
women.
railroad engineering, five-year
course, with the idea of going back
to Russia fully equipped for this new
phase of employment. The univer-
stiles are closed in Geneva, in Rus
STA, everywhere in Europe" she
says, "the buildings are being oc-
cupied for barracks and so / come
to America. 1 will try Columbia, but
IL they cannot give me entrance
she shrugs her shoulders, Il shall so
on to Cornell university or to some
place where / can take the training
want"
The Y. w. c. A. war council re-
ceives oficlal reports by cable and.
by letter from its secretaries in Rus
STA, but when at its last meeting a
"
ter being introduced and smiled as
she said: Il come TO you direct from
your Miss Spencer and Miss Boies"
70 was a thrilled audience that eag-
erIy piled her with questions. That
". w. G. A. young women In Rus
STA have used their hours TO their
capacity since their arrival there Is
evidenced by the results.
Miss Bess Boies, always a re-
markable Iinguist, Is learning Rus
sian rapidly and with the family
pride" of the national board backing
her In her studies, she has made un-
usual strides in overcoming the OBJ
stacIes OF n difficult new tongue. No
telephone conversations are allowed
except in Russian. and at every turn
she finds that 1t is becoming more
and more useful to her In her work.
Already she has begun to make her.
self understood by the people. and
both she and Miss Spencer conduct
classes In English at the Y. w. G.. A.,
which they have organized.
Miss Arronett also reports the
plans for organization of Y. w. g. A.
work in Petrograd. Moscow and Kiev.
Miss Marcia Durham and Miss
Clara Taylor have finally succeeded
In crossing Siberia and we're due in
EEANOEHau tdaA WGEFAg NAAAAE MISS
Ogden and Miss DickeTson .cabled
from Vladivostok on Nov. I, en- route
to join the pioneer workers in Rus
sia
Miss Arronett says further. Just
now we do not get anything there. 1t
Is SO difhcult with food There could
hardly be a more suspicious time for
the establishment of the cafeterias
which our newly arrived workers
will try TO have in working order be-
fore many weeks are passed"
Part 81 the fund To be raised in a
local n. w. O. A campaign soon will
ne used III furtheEing the Russian
work.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-26

Wedding Today

This morning at 9 o'clock at st
Mary's cathedral. in the presence oil
relatives and intimate friends, Miss
Ivah Mary Bum. of Buffalo and Far.
80, became the bride of John Patrick
| Sheehan, Fargo. Very Rev. Father
Thomas Egan officiated. Mrs. N. J.
Little was at the organ, playing sew
eral selections preceding the nuptial
mass.
The bride wore a becoming suit
costume of navy blue French tweed,
with a picture hat OF gold lace, and
accessories to correspond. Her
matron OF honor, Mrs. Emma ].
Walker, Fargo, wore a pretty suit of
purple broadcloth with hat and &C
cessories to match. The brides
corsage bouquet was, of bride roses
and lilies of-the-valley, and that of
Mrs. Walker was violets. Thomas
Sheehan, Watertown, S. D., brother
Of the bridegroom, acted as best man
at the wedding. Clyde Jewell assist
ed as usher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sheehan will leave
this afternoon on No. for the twin
cities and other eastern points. Both
are well acquainted in the twin cities.
They will be at home to their many
friends after Jan. 1, 1918, at Flat No.
T., Jen Bell apartments, Third ave-
nue. north, Fargo. A wedding break
fast at which covers were laid for
twelve guests, was given at 10 o'clock
this morning at the Walker home,
SCI Sixth avenue north, by the brides
father, /. Mcclellan Bum, a promin-
ent business man of Buffalo, n. D.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Sheehan have a
host of friends in Fargo and Moor
head. The bride has made her home
in Fargo for the last six years,
residing with Mrs. Walker for four
years of that time, and attended st.
Benedict's college prior to coming
here. She returned to the home OF
her parents at Buffalo a few months
ago TO prepare for her. wedding.
Since coming back to Fargo recently
she and Mr.. Sheehan have been
guests at a number OF prenuptial
social affairs.
Mr.. Sheehan has made headquar-
tiers in Fargo for the last six years,
and enjoys the distinction among the
travelling fraternity OF being the
best travelling cigar man in the
northwest. He is son of Michael
Sheehan, prominent In the early his
tory of the northwest and now living
at Albert Lea, MINI. The elder Mr.
Sheehan figured in a number of
Indian encounters under General
SibIey and during that time was
stationed at Fort Abercrombie and
Fort Totten. He has been a resident
of southern Minnesota since 1857,
The only out-of-town guest at the
wedding aside from Mr.. Bum. and
Thomas Sheehan was Mrs. George
T. Sonsterud, Grand Forks, sister OF
the bride.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-26
No Rroth 90 Wnnndad.

A pathetic appeal for the suffer
ing and distressed I'm France was
published only recently in the Toron-
TO Presbyterian and Westminster. 1t
reads in part as follows:
There are in the small towns and
villages of France many hospitals
which find themselves, after three
years Of war, in almost destitute cir
cumstances.> In Poiters. with $4,000
Inhabitants. there are fifteen hospi-
tails, all trying to support themselves
on the pitiful sum Of thirty-five cents
a day per soldier, which the French
government allows them. Their hos
pital supplies are exhausted, wounds
are dressed with paper; food Is
scarce; coal last winter was from $50
to SIS a ton.
zone hospital in Berck- PLACE, last
winter, had not even a cup Of hot
broth for the wounded when they
were brought in. My heart will
break, l shall die of grief because /
must deny those dear wounded the
cup Of hot soup they need so much
writes one brave old nurse.
1.-The men have no shirts, no socks.
There are no warm things for the
convalescent, they must go about in
their hospital pajamas for lack of
other clothing. Men leaving the hos
pitfalls often go dressed in nothing but
coat and trousers. Three men left
today, dressed only in overcoats and
trousers and without a cent in their
pockets. If only We had warm shirts.
sweaters and socks for them, but
there is nothing
Besides the wounded, there are
Of destitute refugees beg
ging for food and clothing. Babies
re wrapped in newspapers or in
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-26
One OF Riddles"
A North Ddkotdn

One Of the brightest stars in the
kanadian Riddles troupe that won
such praise at their performances in
Fargo Friday and Saturday was
lO-year-old Elizabeth Swanson, the
only born child in the
aggregation. and the youngest. She
Is aptly known as the North Dakota
Fairy doll, and won tremendous APP
plause with her songs ana dances.
which were among the most difficult
on the programs.
Little Miss Elizabeth was born at
Barlow. N. D., where her father was
formerly head of a bank, and the
family moved from there to Caring
ton, where at the same time lived
Dir. and Mrs. s. J. Doyle. now OF
Fargo. Elizabeth, her mother, Mrs.
A. II. Swanson, and the latter's sis
ter. Mrs. T. +. McCue. still OF Car
were all guests while I'M
Fargo, at the Doyle home. BIS Fifth
street north. Mrs. McCue came down
Friday evening and returned home
Sunday evening. Mrs. Swanson and
daughter left with the other Winni-
pegeTs for the latter city early SUM
day morning, and this morning all
OF the Kanadian Riddles were back
in school.
Their Fargo engagement completed
a four weeks tour Of unparalleled
success throughout. During that
time they played twice in Duluth, al
well as once in various other Mn
nesota cities. and among their other
North Dakota engagements were
those at Grand Forks and Williston.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-26
Fargo War Relief CdrniDaI Viii
Help Buck Up France; Need Great

Realizing the great need there Is
for america to ''buck up France" as
Sergeant Murphy, of the Canadian
Princess Pats expresses it, In every
way possible, many local people are
volunteering to help the Fargo
French War Keller association in
mailing a succass of its Allied ma
tiors carnival to be held in the Fargo
Auditorium, Dec. Is. Il and Is. for a
benefit relief work in stricken France.
The proceeds from at least one of the
booths viii go into the fund for the
blinded soldiers of the allies. who of
ali The wounded are perhaps the most
to BE- pities and aided.
Three different lodge organizations
will take charge of the dancing that
wflE be a feature of the carnival each
evening. The center OF the Audi
torium floor will be reserved for this
diversion, and the various booths will
be arranged along the sides of the big
room. OF these booths there viii be
a wide and interesting variety, and in
addition there are to be about twenty
small side shows, for which many
novel features are planned.
Among the booth attractions three
will be the white elephant, parcel
post, Mrs. Wigs Of the Cabbage
Patch, gypsy, fishing pond, melting
pot5 one for demonstration Of war
foods, daisy, booth, candy booth,
where boxes all ready to ship to SOL
dieHN will be sold and the booths rep
resenting the different allied nations.
War souvenirs are to be offered at
onek of these.
Musical programs such as always
feature the Auto show here, are being
arranged for stated intervals, and
there will be q variety OF attraction
that should draw immense crowds.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-26
DiUiSion Supply
House Routine

Eight van loads Of Red Cross sup
plies, sweaters, shirts, socks. sur
gicaI dressings. and other things
made by the workers, reach the divi-
sion supply house every day. A small
army OF men, women and girls.
working under the direction of Mrs.
Laurence Z. Horton, chief inspector
for the division, are kept busy from
morning until night. unpacking. sort
ing, inspecting and finally repacking
the supplies and shipping them to
their final destination, either across
the sea or to the soldiers in our own
training camps.
AS the boxes come in they are I'M
packed and the different garments
assembled together-the sweaters in
one pile, surgical dressings in an
other. socks in another, etc. Then
each garment is inspected to see that
IL conforms to regulations. The sur
gical dressings are inspected more
infinitely than any other article. Wo-
men. most Of them nurses trained in
the work, go over every gauZe COM
press seeking for stray threads that
the workers may have overlooked.
Finally the goods are repacked in
huge boxes, lined with water proof
paper. nailed and bound with strips
or metal. A printed list, showing
what each box contains, Is included
in the contents. The address of its
final destination, together with an an
nounCement Of the contents is stem
cilled on the outside of the box. From
IS to 30 of these boxes are shipped
from the division headquarters daily.
During the rush Of Christmas goods
for France the output was even
greater.
Frequently the inspectors discover
notes attached to the garments, writ
ten by the women who nave made
the goods. Contrary to the popular
belief, il is extremely seldom that a
mash note" written by a girl seek
ing to strike up a romantic cor
with a soldier, is found.
More often the notes seem to be
written by elderly women. women
who have sons. husbands or brothers
in the army. These messages are full
Of announcement and good cheer.
Occasionally the workers write their
messages in poetry, some good, some
not so good as to rhyme and meter.
often placards on the garments an
nounce that the knitters are men or
women past so years old.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-26
Potato" Day at Cnttenton Home
Saturday Produced Good Results

Nearly a hundred, the largest
gathering in years. were at the Crit
tenton home Saturday afternoon. in
response 10 the potato" day appeal.
A few called at the home i'm tue
morning with their offerings OF
''spuds." About sixty bushels of
potatoes were received as gifts at lne
home Saturday, which amount in
cluded twenty-five bushels from
James Holes, North Broadway. This
was the largest individual gift.
Grace City. N. D.. people have sent
in the next largest gift OF potatoes,
c. $. Burke having solicited eighteen
bushels from among the farmers I'm
that vicinity. There have been scat
terinE sacks from elsewhere I'm the
state. and all told, the Fargo
contributions have amounted TO
about forty bushels. People gen.
orally responded we'll with smaller
amounts. and the board OF directors.
home management and those cared
for at that institution are most
grateful for IL all.
The home now has on hand alto
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-26

gether. about 100 bushels. and some
more offerings are expected today
and tomorrow. IL takes $50 bushels
a year to supply the home, so any
future gifts will be most timely.
Program Much Enjoyed.
The shower Saturday afternoon
took on the form OF a social affair,
and delightful program features were
furnished by Mrs. e. r. Wright. Mrs.
j. A. Jardine and Mrs. Arthur Knopp,
who gave vocal solos: Mrs. Wright
and Mrs. Jardine in duet numbers:
Mrs. +. V. Hutchinson in My Flag
and Your Flag, and other readings:
and Miss Muriel Burke, who gave a
piano solo.
Members OF the Crittenton home,
board received the guests, many OF
whom were taken on tours of inspec-
ton over the home and the Juvenile
cottage next door. 1t was the first
time some OF the guests had visited
the home. and they found the inspec-
ton tours of especial interest Many
expressions Of commentator as TO
the home management. were heard.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-26
SOMETHING
DIFFERENT

Mr.. Murvin L. Jones, representa-
tive of the G. ]. Deagan company OF
Chicago, Illinois, one Of the greatest
Of musicians in his own novel line,
will give concert at Stones Audi
forum on the evening of November
2Sth. at eight fifteen, in which the
possibilities OF the xylophones. song
bells and the beautiful toned marim-
bas as instruments for home use,
will be clearly demonstrated.
This entertainment is compliment
tary to those interested. Those de-
string invitations will kindly call at
the Stone Piano company, any time
before six o'clock p. m.,. Nov. 2sth.
This will be high class entertain
ment in every particular and those
attending can be assured OF q very
enjoyable evening.
Mr.. Jones will also give demonstra-
lions at The Stone Piano company
are-rooms on Tuesday and Wednes-
day forenoons. and glad to meet any
one interested in these instruments.
ADV.