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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-17

The Red Cross institute held at the
courthouse in Fargo this week under
the direction of Mrs. N. @. Young,
district secretary, and which closed
Friday evening was much better at
tended than those arranging it had
dared to hope for. the county chap
fers in the district having been noti-
fled of the institute only week prior
70 the meeting. and still shorter no.
tice consequently being given the
various branches. Nine counties
were represented at the institute,
and as to the number Of towns repre-
scented. Steele and Sargent were the
banner counties. A great many of
the Cass county representatives were
residents Of Fargo, where the Red
Cross work of this county Is CENTER
ed.
Other towns which had representa-
tives attending the institute were
Cakes. Glendale Luyerne, Hope,
Sharon. Colgate. Spiritwood, Street
er, Jamestown. Valley City, Minor,
Forman, Havana. Cogsweil Branp-
ton, Wahpeton. New Rockford. Hun
ter. Delamere and Sheldon. The
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-17

this meeting comprised Mrs. y. ~
Hyde. Mrs. j. y. Kesier and Mrs. r.
c. Eddy, and several new members
were initiated with due ceremony
Various amusing stunts and games
made up the remainder Of the after
moons entertainment. Among those
present Friday was Mrs. Charles
Wheeler. New Rockford, formerly Of
Fargo and a member Of the club.
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Four interesting papers featured
the meeting Of the MooThead Wo-
mans club Friday afternoon with
Mrs. +. A. Weld. They were Life on
the Mississippi, Mrs, GossIee; New
Orleans. Mrs. Comstock; Southern
Industries, Mrs. Evans; and The
Valley Of the Mississippi. Mrs. Rus
sell.
Mis- Julia Newton. OF the extern.
sion department Of the 4. c., was IN
Devils Lake Friday 10 give a demon
stratlon and talk in the domestic
science room Of one Of the school
buildings.
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Red Cross Institute Beneficial
In Many Ways; Local Work GrowS

majority of these towns sent one
delegate. but several had as many as
three workers present. The largest
representation, OF course. was from
Cass county.
The splendid spirit displayed. and
the way in which the delegates took
up the details Of the work were most
gratifying to the instructors. 1t was
a strenuous week for all concerned,
for the pupils who came to the in
stitute really wanted accurate in
formation, and went back home to
urge other towns in their respective
counties to come to Fargo to the next
Red Cross institute, which will be
some time in December, Another
very beneficial feature of the one Just
closed was the opportunity to confer
with each other over various Red
Cross problems, and there was a good
Interchange of ideas as 10 increasing
interest in the work. At the closing
session Friday vote Of thanks was
given by the delegates to Mrs. Young
and her assistant instructors, Mrs. l..
r.. Buxton, Mrs, Harry Currap Will
bur and Mrs. James HI. Cooper, also
to the various Fargo branch super
visors and cutting committee mem
bers who assisted.
Thursday was the most largely at
tended day of the institute, and the
afternoon session was featured by
Judge N. c. Young's talk on Red
Cross Organization and War Condi-
tions. Friday morning the work was
on operating gowns. and in the after
noon there was discussion Of pack
ing and making OF comfort kits. Mrs,
Wilbur had prepared some very at
tractive charts and diagrams illus
trating these kits. and these proved
most helpful.
Every one of the charts and new
patterns offered at the institute was
purchased. and it was found neces-
sary to order more.
Spare Hours Count Much.
Mrs. James II. Cooper, in charge
OF the Fargo branch's Surgical
Dressings department, established in
the Waldorf hotel parlor, wishes to
emphasize that the assistance OF
people who can give only an hour or
so, or even half an hour at a time
to that work, will be most welcome,
as well as that from people who can
put in. half days or whole days at
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-17

the work. Every bit of work counts.
for the demand for dressings -
enormous. The attendance at the
department this week, the opening
OF the work there, was fair. 1t is
hoped that 1t will be much increased
this coming week, which seems like
~, as many have promised to report
then. Mrs. Cooper states that splen-
did work was turned out by those
helping this week.
Many at X. c. Hall.
The first regular meeting Friday
afternoon at K. c. hall of the new
Catholic Red Cross auxiliary was a
most suspicious one, fifty-six be-
ing present. Twelve abdominal band
ages, Is sheets and bedshirts were
made yesterday, and fifteen more
bedsllirts are started. There are
eight sewing machines installed
there and the auxiliary, whose chair
man is Mrs. d. Mcnamara, hopes to
accomplish a large amount Of work
each week.
Club Not Yet Named.
The neighborhood Red Cross club
which met with Mrs. w. II. otter
burn, Fourth street north, Friday
afternoon, has not yet been named.
Eighteen were present Friday, and
received instruction from Mrs. e. E..
Kobe in the making Of hospital gar
ments.
New Units Being Organized.
Among the new Red Cross units
forming is one comprised of women
residents in the Hogan hats, who
met Friday afternoon with Mrs. f..
f. Gordon, with Mrs. +. A. Bricker
as speaker and instructor in the work
of making hospital bedshirts. 0ffi-
GERS will be chosen at the meet
ing which will convene at 1880 next
Friday, with Mrs. c. B. Bachman,
No. "a Hogan flats. An instructor
will be present from the Fargo
branch headquarters. Bedshirts and
bandages will be this auxiliary's
work for the present. ~
Women residing in the Burrell
flats, Fourth street north, will meet
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock with
Mrs. E. M. Corey, to organize an
auxiliary. Mrs. e. 7. Hunkins will
be the speaker.
Residents of the New Burrell
apartments have been canvassed by
Mrs. Ford Roberts and Mrs. e. A.
McPhail, and will meet with the
former at O'Clock next Wednesday
afternoon, to organize Red Cross
unit. Mrs. Hunkins will also speak
there.
A meeting Of Jackson apartment
residents has been called for next
Monday afternoon at o'clock, with
Mrs. r. H. Erickson, No. 81. Mrs.
F. A. Bricker will be the speaker.
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Mrs. l.. G.. Ladner. OF the Park
flats. entertained eight guests Friday
afternoon 81 compliment to Mrs
Mrs. II. "A. Hegge. Moorhead. Sewing
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Miss Olga Engstrom. Bismarck, one
Of the nurses who left Thursday
night for Red Cross service at Am
erican Lake, Wash, spent Wednes-
day in Wilton, NJ D., with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Engstrom.
she and Miss Loenig, who expects to
leave in a few days for one of the
army cantonments, were dinner
guests at the Mckenzie, Bismarck,
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Their annual party in compliment
TO their pledges, will be held byethe
members of the u ct A fraternity Of
Fargo college next Monday evening
at the home Of Hewison Pollock.
Eighth street south.
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the other evening. Miss Peterson
and Miss Naughton were the host
esses. Miss Engstrom, a graduate of
the Swedish hospital, Minneapolis,
has been engaged in private nursing
in and around Bismarck for the last
five years.
The st. Marks English Lutheran
Aid society met Thursday afternoon
at the church. with an attendance Of
over a hundred members. Devotion
al exercises were led by Rev. w. F.
Bacher, and the business meeting
was in charge Of Mrs. Bacher. Fine
reports were given on the Red Cross
work of the society. by Mrs. a G.
Hanson, chairman Of the knitting
committee, and Mrs. Blom. chairman
OF the sewing committee. Program
attractions Thursday were vocal
duets by Mrs. A. ]. Stephens and
Miss Elizabeth Sunde, and piano
numbers by Miss Viola Larson.
Hostesses during the social hour
were Mesdames Peter Luch and Mrs.
S. Simonson.
Mrs. Charles Simpson Of Neville
Is visiting at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Wickert, Eleventh
street north.
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Some very interesting features are
planned for the benefit social which
the Cathedral club will hold next
Monday evening in the club rooms
at st. Mary's cathedral. The pro-
ceeds win go toward the soldiers and
sailors fund which the club started
recently, to provide comforts for
members who are in such govern
ment service. Members and their
friends are invited to attend the So
cial.
Forty-fivc members were at tho
program meeting of the Phosterian
Literary society Of the Fargo high
school Friday evening, held in the
assembly room at the school. The
very delightful program comprised
singing of America. by the society;
Trautman; cello solo, Vivian More;
Biography of Gladstone, Robert
Gardner; reading, Evelyn Starr:
Spanish dance, Eloise Rowan and
Mary Ross, in effective costumes OF
red and black; History Of the Flag,
Walter Gillespie; Essay on Joffre,
Doris Mcintyre, and singing The
Star Spangled Banner, by the So
ciety.
Deaconess McConkey, Of the Glad
Tidings mission, is recovering nicely
from a serious operation which she
underwent last Saturday at a local
hospital.
Special features of the opening
exercises Of the First Methodist Sun
day schools college department Sun
day morning, will be a piano solo,
Chopin's Fantasia, by Joseph Sandie,
and a reading, The Landing of the
Pilgrim Fathers, (Felicia Hemans),
by Ethel Tousley. The reading bears
especially upon the Department.
lesson for Sunday morning, which is
entitled The Challenge To the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-17

Individual. Both classes are follow
ing the same course Of study this
year.
Co. Supt. ]. w. Riley. n. c. Mac
donald, superintendent Of public
instruction, and other Fargo and
CasseltOn people interested in school
work, to the number OF twenty-five,
were luncheon guests Friday noon
Of Mrs. A. NJ. Grosvenor, at Cas-
selton. Governor and Mrs. Lynn ].
Frazier, from Bismarck. were honor
ed guests at the party.
The New Era club will meet Mon
day afternoon with Mrs. w. II.
Shure, 917 Seventh street south. Mrs.
w. A. Keye will have the topic,
Household Engineering. The social
hour will be devoted to making scrap
books for the war hospitals.
The Dakota Conservatory Of music
this week passed the 400 mark In
registration, two months ahead Of
last years record, which did not
reach tina. mark until after the first
OF January.
A. G. students will enjoy the fir@t
of the seasons military hops next
Wednesday afternoon I'm the college
arinOry. The college orchestra VIII
furnish tire music for the hop. These
have long teen most popular with
the students of that institution.
o
At the First Methodist church
Sunday morning the choir directed
by Prof. +. J. Sucher will sing the
anthem, Gloria, by Mozart, and Mr..
Sucher will give a tenor solo, How
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-17
Social Notes

The ladies Of the u. c. T. Red
Cross auxiliary pleasantly surprised
Mrs. j. A. Forth this afternoon at
her home, First avenue south. the oc-
casion being her birthday anniYer-
sary. The auxiliary had a beautiful
bouquet Of yellow chrysanthemums
sent to Mrs. Forth this morning, so
| the "calI' later was an especial sur
prise. A very enjoyable social after
noon was spent in knitting for the
Red Cross. Mrs. Forth is one Of the
and chairman Of its cutting commit
tee. About twenty-five participated
in the surprise.
Their annual party in compliment
to their pledges, will be held byethe
members Of the u ct A fraternity OF
Fargo college next Monday evening
at the home Of Hewison Pollock.
Eighth street south.
Miss Anna Erickson. Third avenue
south, Moorhead. entertained Friday
evening at a parcel shower for Miss
Hulda Forsberg, a well known Fargo
girl who will be married next Tues
day evening to Alfred Holmquist, Of
CentervIlles S. ID. The bride.elec
makes her home at the Forsberg ho-
tel. North Broadway. Twenty young
ladies were guests of Miss Erickson,
and presented Miss Forsberg with
many lovely gifts, that We're placed
In a basket decorated in yellow and
white. The same color scheme was
followed in the room decorations. and
In the delicious refreshments. Knit
ting and crocheting were the Divers
ions Of the evening.
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Prof. II. c. Beyl Clarence Lane.
Grant Webster and Milton Swening-
son. who leave here with the next
draft contingent, were honor guests
Friday evening at a jolly Eta Chi
Omega sorority OF Fargo college par
ty. held in the Monson dugout. Thir-
teenth street south. Miss Florence
games arranged by the sorority's
pledges were enjoyed. Refreshments
Of popcorn and apples were served,
Great preparations are being made
for the membership campaign
banquet which the Fargo Yeonen
win hold at the knights of Colum-
bus hall next Tuesday evening, Nov.
90. Atty. W r. Lowell will be toast
master. and City Atty. wv. III. Shure
win give the Introductory remarks
as we'll as respond to a toast later.
Among the responses win be those by
County superintendent j. wv. Riley
Mrs. r.. g. Bailey and Chief Cores
pondent w. =. Davy. Des Moines Ia,
the latter OF whom win be honor
guest at the banquet. Baernstein'a
orchestra will play during the ban-
qnet hour and Tor the dancing party
which will follow.
Mrs. L. G. Ladner OF the Park
flats. entertained eight guests Friday
afternoon 81 compliment to Mrs.
Herkcne, LACROSSE. Wis., mother of
Mrs. H. A. 4egge, Moorhead Sewing
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-17
Fargo Y. W. C. A. Center Of
. Many And Varied Activities

Mrs. Peter Stewart. All are cordially
inyitS..
Invitations for an informal social
affair next Wednesday afternoon at
the ~" parlors have been issued by
the board Of directors and Mrs.
Bessie Zickefoose, general secretary.
The guests will be received from 3
to O'Clock. and have been asked 20
take their Red Cross knitting. 4
musical program will be a feature Of
the affair.
Commands to go "over the top"
for the $3.50, 900 which is the quota
Of the North Central field in the S4.-
100000 war work campaign Of the Y.
w. c. A.. have been received by the
women Of North and South Dakota,
Minnesota. Iowa and Nebraska. The
Fargo association will hold its cam
paign the last week In November,
and among the campaign speakers TO
be here will be Miss Anna V. Rice,
national executive for the war
work. Rev. 4. G. Ford, Plymouth
Congregational pastor, will handle
the publicity work.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-17
RlIRIEIoh JuRY LIsT.

Bismarck, ~. D., Nov. II. - the
Jury panel for the December term
OF the Burleigh county district court,
from which will be drawn the men
who are to try Secretary OF state
Thomas Hall and Eugene NJ. Walla'
clerk in the automobile registration
department, for the alleged erubez-
element of state funds, was announc-
ed Yesterday. The list is divided
equally between farmers ana city
folk
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With the passing Of every week
the work of the Fargo Y. w. c. A.
grows in its scope, and the various
classes conducted there throughout
the winter months are now i'm full
swing. 1t has been found necessary
to divide the gymnasium class, and
two evenings a week are now de-
voted TO that work. They are Tues
day and Friday evenings, and the
classes convene at 1880 o'clock. There
are about a dozen members in each
class.
Knitting classes are in session
every Monday evening now at the
W. and all who are not already
busy with that line of work are in
vited to go there and learn to knit.
The usual 5 o'clock vesper service
will be held Sunday afternoon i'm the
association parlors. Herbert CASTOR
will be the speaker. Miss Jessie Frol-
ing will sing, and Norman Ostby
will give a violin solo. Hostesses
during the social hour will be Mrs.
Z. G. Allison, Mrs. Frank Scott and
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Beautiful Upon the Mountains. by
HaFker. In the evening the choir
viii sing the anthem, Has Thou Not
known. by Piueger.
The Drama section Of the Fine
Arts club will meet In regular ses-
sion Monday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. A. o. Madison, In the Airing
ton apartments.
Mrs. Maurice Kaufman has re-
turned TO her home from st. Johns
hospital. where she had been a
patient for two weeks, and her many
friends will be glad to learn Of a
marked improvement in her health.
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Miss Bertha Hagen and Prof. r. A.
Boehmer, Of the Dakota conservatory
faculty, will be in Perham, MINI,
Sunday, having been invited to give
their annual two plano recital there
under the auspices Of a musical club
of Perham. The program Of piano
numbers will be the same as was
given here last Monday evening.
The rummage sale which the Far
20 Votes For Women league mem
beers have been holding I'm the Cole
hotel annex Friday and today has
been a very successful one. the ar
ticles. practically all in fine condi-
ton. having been disposed of read
lily. Nearly everything had been sold
by noon today.
+ Mrs. II. J. Christianson. Ninth
avenue south. was hostess to the
Mecca Past Matrons' club Friday
afternoon at the regular meeting.
The entertainment committee for
The Harrison times., 1917-03-17
WHITE SLAVE LAW
UPHELD BY COURT.
PROSECUTIONS FOR TRANsPoR
ING WOMEN ARE NOT LIMITED
TO coMMERCIALlZED VICE.
SUPREME COURT so DECIDES
Following Interpretation Of the Mann
Act Court Affirmed Convictions OF
|. T. Hays, of Alva, Okla, and
NJ. |. Biggs of Sacramento, Cal.

Washington. Interpreting the
Mann white slave law, the Supreme
Court decided that prosecutions under
he law for transporting women in in
terstate commerce are not limited to
commercialized vice, and Includes
personal immoral escapades. Convic-
ton Of F. Drew Caminetti and Maury
I Diggs Of Sacramento, was affirmed.
Following Interpretation Of the
Mann act, the court also affirmed con
yiction of L, T. Hays of Alva, Okla.
The court was divided. The major.
ity opinion was given by Justice Day.
Chief Justice White and Justices Nc
Kenna and Clarke dissented Justice
McReynolds took no part in consider
alton of the cases.
"The plain terms Of the act must
take precedence over the designation
and the report that accompanied it to
Congress" said Justice Day. at is
said it will open the door to black
mall but that it is to be considered
by Congress- We think the power of
Congress to regulate transportation of
passengers affords ample basis to ex-
ercise authority in the csc of this
statute"
Justice McKenna announced the dis.
sent, but did not deliver any opinion.
Justice Days minority opinion
said:
"In none Of the cases was it charg-
ed or proved that the transportation
(of the women involved was for gain
or for the purpose of furnishing wo-
men for prostitution for hire.
There is no ambiguity in the
terms Of this act. It is elementary
that the meaning of a statute must in
the first instance be sought in the
language Of the act as framed and if
that is plain the sole function of the
courts is to enforce it according TO
its terms
ITO cause a woman to be transport
ed for debauchery or for an immoral
purpose, for which Diggs and Cami.
netti were convicted, would seem by
the very statement of the facts to
embrace transportation for purposes
denounced by the act, While such i'm
moral purpose would be culpable in
morals, if accompanied with expecta-
ton Of gain, such considerations do
not prevent the lesser offense against
morals from the execution of purposes
within the meaning of the law. To
say to the contrary would shock the
common understanding of what con-
stitutes an immoral purpose"
The Harrison times., 1917-03-17
MUNITION FACTORY
DESTROYED BY FIRE
BLAST OF CANADIAN FOUNDRY
co. CONTINUED TWO HOURS
WORKMEN WERE IN PANIC.

New York.-It is believed by Jersey
City officials that the loss Of life was
heavy in the explosion in the Cana
dian Car Foundry Company plant at
Kingston Bergen county. All availa
BILE police wagons and three ambu-
lances in Kingston were hurried to
the scene of the explosion, the chief
of police taking charge in person of
the rescue workers. Damage to wire
communication hindered the trans
mission of reports of the disaster.
The flames continued to spread in
directions where more explosives
were stored The lives of 700 men
were in great danger.
Telephone communication with the
vicinity was impossible. Police, sur
geons and nurses were sent to the
scene from nearby communities.
Half frozen workmen from the plant
reached Jersey City after a perilous
trip over the Hackensack Meadows
which was their only escape, They
said they feared some of their fellow
workmen had lost their lives, but had
no definite information, Flames from
small explosion in one part of the
plant spread with amazing rapidity,
they said.
Between 200 and 300 employees Of
the plant, who fed to escape the ex-
plosiOns, are reported to have broken
through the ice in Berry Greek, and it
is feared some Of them have been
drowned. Others are wandering
through the Hackensack meadows,
lost in the darkness and fugitives said
some Of them might perish from the
cold.
The plight of those who had tried
to cross the frozen creek and had met
with disaster was related to DR.. George
w. King, superintendent of the Hud-
son County Hospital for the Insane, by
Israel Williams, a workman at the
plant, who arrived at the asylum hat
less, coatless and almost frozen.
After the man had been given warm
food and drink he revived sufficiently
to say that many must have been
drowned in the creek, and that others,
too weak to continue their fight, had
dropped from exhaustion in the
meadows.
Dr. King said that unless searching
parties were organized promptly there
would be no estimating how many
might die, as it would be impossible
for those lost in the darkness to find
their way out OF the meadows.
The asylum buildings, about two
miles from the scene of the fire, were
being shaken intermittently, he said.
The Harrison times., 1917-03-17
ROUMANIANS Gain
ON KASINO RIVER
CAPTURE TRENCHES OF TEU'
TONS AFTER VIOLENT BATTLE
WITH AuSTRO-GERMANS.

Petrograd.-Roumanian forces in
the region of the River Kasino, in
Moldavia, after a violent battle with
Austro-German troops, succeeded in
throwing the Teutons back and occu-
pying the trenches, says the Russian
official statement North of the SLAM
ic River the invaders forced back the
Russians from a height
The official statement follows:
"Roumanian front: The enemy
pressed back our detachments from
one of the heights north of the River
Slanic.
Enemy attacks against the height
south of the River Oituz were re-
pulsed
%Roumanians attacked the enemy
west of Monestar-Kachinul, on the
River Kasino, and after a violent
struggle succeeded in throwing back
the enemy and occupying his
trenches. The Roumanians captured
three machine guns.
western front: In the Riga re-
gion, south of Lake Babit, the Ger
mans in dense formation, attacked our
detachment east of the village of
Kalnzem. The attack was beaten
back.
can enemy aerial squadron consist
ing Of 13 aeroplanes dropped about
40 bombs on the station and town of
Radzivilov. Our aeroplanes, having
made reconnaissances behind the
enemy, notwithstanding his heavy ar.
tillery fire, descended to about 1,40O
meters, bombarded with machine gun
fire the enemy's battery near the vii.
lage Of Kruknov, 20 versts east OF
Zolotchev."