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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-11

nsrs. to the local Red Cross chapter
this season.
The local Votes For Women league
Som. % Of MRS. e. HassaT sos s
rummage sale viii be given. The
league members will discuss new
frage edition Of The Advocate. Tea
will be enjoyed during social hour.
Well known Fargo Young ladies will
be stationed at a desk in the lobby of
the orpheum this evening and Satur-
day evening, to take entollmente for
the Fargo chapter of the Red Cross at
ladies this evening will be Misses Dor
othy Hanna. Mae Howe and Hermoine
Mitchell. At the desk Saturday eve
ming will be Mrs: William H. MagIll
the Red Cross insignia. Committees
OF Fargo high school girls. under the
direction of Louise Macfadden, will
serve at the afternoon entertainments.
For this afternoon. the Misses Helen
Graves. Lillian MeculIoch ana
Bertha Everhart; Saturday after
noon, the Misses Ellen Callander,
Helen More. Lieut.. George 2. Ketter-
err, Of the United States naval reserve,
who gives a short lecture in connec-
ton with the special naval reel that is
another table, TO enroll naval recruits.
The admission price for this benefit
both afternoons and evenings. will be
so cents downstairs and Is cents up
stairB
Divisions Nos. Q and Q Of the Pastors
Aid society of the First Methodist
church will hold a food sale Saturday
Broadway. Mrs. August Hanson and
Mrs. John opfer are chairmen OF these
divisions.
H. P. Tough and Master Bobby Rusch
motored to Lake Melissa to the Hardy
cottage today, expecting 10 return
home from the lake Sunday evening.
The, Ladies Ala Society of the Nor
wegian Baptist church will hold food
sale Saturday at Peterson & Gold
smiths. on Broadway.
Mrs r. e. weibIe, of 7os Eighth
street south, who on Wednesday un-
derwent q minor operation at st. Johns
hospital, for the removal of a bone in
her nose. is recovering from it's effects
nicely.
Another social AFFAIR in compliment
to Mrs. w. B. diversion. of Willtston,
OL III a. " VIII SiNSH
this evening, when Mrs. w. c. Green
entertains Informally at her home on
Seventh street south.
The annual concert OF the Fargo
college orchestra, of which Prof. A. J.
Stephens is director and Will Keye
business manager, will be held on
Tuesday evening, May %. The place
of holding this concert will be an
later. There are nearly thirty
members in this organization, but the
number is being depleted somewhat
owing to the war situation. several go
ing to farms to help there, and others
to the training camp at Fort Smelling.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-11

Today and Saturday. instead OF May
IL and 10. as originally planned, mark
the conclusion of the Alpha Mu as an
organization at the North Dakota col
lege, for on Saturday morning that
fraternity will be formally initiated.
into the Theta Chi. a prominent nation
al fraternity having chapters in many
OF the leading colleges and universe
ties Of the country. This event has
additional prestige from the fact that
the Theta Chi 10 the first national So
cia1 fraternity to install a chapter at
the North Dakota Agricultural college,
marking q new epoch in the progress
Of the fTaternities at that institution.
Today Is being spent In getting &C
quainted. inspection of the college, the
fraternity and of the biggest little
city in the world, Fargo. This evening
a Big smoker will be held at the fra
tepnity house. which will be followed
by an automobile ride about the city.
Saturdays Program
The formal installation will be held
at the chapter rooms during the FORE
with luncheon at the Alpha Mu house
win be given over to the initiation OF
Chi work will be given for the ffrst
time. The formal installation banquet
will be held Saturday evening; It is
expected that about nifty members OF
Alpha Mu will take the Theta Chi
ritual.
The men taking the work are: Dean
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-11
First Mobilization
Of Women War Workers
Ever Held in II. S,

Formal dedication Of the new $50, 900
American Red Cross building in Wash
ington, D. c., which will be turned over
to President Wilson as the head of the
organization. will take place Saturday
afternoon, May 10, and will be the
occasion OF the first mobilization of
held in the United States. There will
be q procession OF Red Cross women
war workers, who will wear for the
first time the new uniform soon to be
adopted for wear by women who en-
gage for home service for the Red
Cross.
Dedication Of the three memorial
windows given the Red Cross by the
women of the civil war organisations
will be one of the notable features of
the affair. One of these. windows IL
given by the United Daughters of the
Confederacy. another by the Women's
Relief corps of the north, while the
center window is provided by their
The Red Cross building is the realiz-
alton Of the plan OF Capt. James 4.
Scrymser. of New York, who gave
$4,000 TO the fund. Mrs. Russell Sage
gave a like amount: Mrs. e. H Harri-
man, $4,000; and the Rockefeller
100000. Congress also
Machine hemstitehing and picotina,
and buttons. Mrs. Kennedy,
Kennedy hotel Front Sc. Phone 1351-J.
a-AdV3.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-11
WAR COUNCIL TO
DIRECT RELIEF
H. P. Dawson, of Morgan
Firm, Will Head New
Organization.

Washington, May 11.-President VIII.
son created a war council OF Red Cross"
yesterday 10 direct relief work dur
ing the war, and made public appeal
for Red Cross contribution from all
those who can contribute either great
sums or small to the alienation OF the
suffering and distress which must in
evitably arise out OF this hght for hui
mainly and decency.'
The head of the war council is Henry
p. Dawson OF J. p. Morgan e. Co.. who
said in accepting the post that all the
vast facilities of the Morgan firm would
stand behind the Red Gross for the dur
alton Of the war. Former President
Taft, chairman OF the Red Cross cen
trail committee, will serve with the
Charles D. Norton, Cornelius n. Bliss,
jr., and Grayson NJ. p. Murphy of New
York; Edward n. Hurley of Chicago
and Eliot Wadsworth of Boston.
Definite plans have not been made
by Mr.. Dawson and the other members
OF the council, but the preliminary
step was taken when kilograms were
sent to all the 500 chapters of the Red
Cross notifying them that a campaign
soon would be undertaken TO raise
money and get the work under way.
Headquarters of the council will be
in Washington but q branch ONCE will
be established in New York where de-
tails Of the business of getting supplies
to Europe will be handled.
Money Needed.
1T Is impossible to say how much
money is going to be needed" said Mr..
Dawson, but 1t is going to be many
millions of dollars.
Il expect to devote practically all OF
my time to the new assignment. have
enlisted. It is my bit and hope a
great many more will regard a similar
work as their bit. And hope that no
one will make the mistake OF thinking
that this is the ordinary work OF al
leviating suffering. It is that and
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-11


other composers whose work was well
represented on Miss Hellander's pro-
gram. the variety affording much
pleasuse.
Miss HellandeT apparently had many
friends in the audience. 10 Judge from
the warm and appreciative applause.
and the large number of beautiful
floral gifts. The nowers were present
ed by Master Gordon Bsstfc. little son
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Bestic.
The program Of piano numbers was
charmingly varied by two vocal selec-
tions, rendered by Miss Hilda Henrik
son. The nrst one was My Heart and
Lutte, by RJerulf, and the other was
Angels Serenade, by Braga. The lat
ter number was given with a violin
obligato by Olaf Henrikson, of the Da-
kota conservatory faculty, brother of
the singer. As Miss Henrikson substi-
tuted at about one hours notice, her
work was especially appreciated Miss
Ruth Glacier. of the Taculty, was a
charming accompanist for her songs.
The stage was beautifully decorated
with flowers for the recital event.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-11
Business Women Are
Urged to Help in Red
Cross Work Saturday

The Red Cross chapter headquarters
at o'clock Saturday afternoon, with
work prepared and laid out so that the
making OF hospital supplies can pro-
coed at once. A special call is issued
and women OF the city who have Sat
urday afternoons at their disposal to
devote them tomorrow and in the fu-
ture whenever possible to this Red
Cross work. All others wishing TO
help will also be made welcome also
Saturday or any other afternoons.
Next week an evening class, for those
busy at various occupations during the
daytime, will be formed TO meet al
Red Cross headquarters. This will be
in charge of Miss Mary Hannaher, and
notice as to the evening selected will
be announced later.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-11
Miss Hellander
Pleases in Piano
Graduate Recital


stones hall was again we'll filled
Thursday evening, for the graduate re-
cital arranged by the Dakota Conserv-
atory of Music. Unfortunately, Miss
Mildred Scott, OF Deer Creek, Mimi.
contralto. suffered a sudden and severe
attack of tonsilitis yesterday, and was
unable to appear In the Joint program
as had been scheduled. II was announc-
ed last evening that her recital would
be postponed until her compiete re-
covery.
Florence Hellander, pianist. daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Hellander, 364
Ninth avenue south, carried the re-
sponsibility of the evening alone, and
carried 1t well. The young lady pos
sesses an extremely brilliant touch. and
was therefore at her best in such num-
bers as the Polka de Ia Refine, Op, 95,
by Raff, while her most artistic inter
certo, OBJ. 90, by Mendelssohn. Bach,
Schubert, Chopin and Schumann We're
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-11
NO SEPARATE PEACE
English Labor Committee Will Urge
Russia to Stand Firm.
(By Associated PressD

London, May 11.-Supplementing
United States action in refusing to
accept an invitation to participate In
the Stockholm Socialist conference.
the national committee OF the labor
party at its meeting in the house of
commons appointed a delegation to go
to Russia, IL possible, and confer with
labor interests and Socialists there
with the object of impressing upon
them the absolute necessity of avoid
ing a separate peace.
Arthur Henderson, labor member of
the British war council. was one OF the
men named for the delegation.
The Russian workmen's and soldi-
ers' delegates also will be asked by
the proposed delegation to senr repre-
sentatives to the conference of the
labor and Socialist parties Of all the
allied countries, including the United
States. which 1t was decided to ar
range, to be held at London about the
middle Of June.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-11

1t was murder to put on my shoe. I
used salves and other things that ate
off more of the toe than they did the
corn. I'd cut and dig with knives and
scissors, but now no more fooling for
me. Two drops of 'Gets-It did all the
work. It makes the corn shrivel and
get so loose that you can just pick IL
right off with your fingers!" -.
There has been nothing new discov-
cred for corns since "Gets-It" was born.
It's the new way-the common-sense,
simple, sure way.
"Gets-It" is sold everywhere, 25c a
bottle, or sent on receipt OF price by
z. Lawrence & Co, Chicago, Ill.
Sold in Fargo and recommended as
the worlds best corn remedy by Fargo
Drug Co. and Fout & Porterheld.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-11

committees; and Judge Burleigh +.
Spalding, Fargo, N. d.
Fred Cram, OF Enderlin; Gilbert
Staffnes OF Kensal; and Norbert Cor
man. OF McCanna. arrived here this
morning to attend the ceremonies and
are guests at the Alpha Mu fraternity
house. G. A. Williams. Homer Dixon,
John Swenson and others ara expect
ed tonight, and by tomorrow IL Ia
thought that there will be forty or
the installation.
Sunday will also be an important
day. as the Alpha Mu fraternity con-
vention is scheduled for that time.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-11

more. II IL an effective agency looking
TO winning the war"
"One of the first big things" he
added, will be TO bring relief to thous-
ands OF people in France left In pitiable
poverty in the wake OF the hghting ar
mics. The council expects to send TO
France and later 10 Russia and other
allied countries, seeds and tools to en-
able on-combatants 20 resume cultt-
walton OF the devastated districts.
The early dispatch of an organixa-
ton to France to determine what
should be done IL contemplated. None
OF this work will be done In spirit OF
charity, however. But II win be de
rected so as TO make the beneficiaries
self supporting.
The council expects to announce
soon some period early in june when
IL will go before the country with a
specific appeal for aid.
"Just now / believe there are not 10
per cent Of the people who have fun
OF the fact that we are
at war But they will appreciate IL
soon. and the Red Cross offers 20 a
great part of our 100000 people an
opportunity to perform a service"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-11
C0rns Loosen Oft
With ManlestG

Drops DO the Work, Painlesaly.
81 tell you, before heard of 'Gets-It'
for corns / still had them. used
bandages and they made my toe so big
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-11
The Holster.

The Holster.
St. Louis Post-Dispateh: Clerk
Have we any sassafras root?
Merchant-By George! There's some
thing we can jump the price on that
have completely overlooked.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-11

War is war Meat meat And prices cannot be beat
en- on good quality of meats We have purchased ten
fancy corn steers for Saturday trade We have put
the prices down everybody get tender meat for
Saturday.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-11
RoseGro,cery
Cash andCarry

We will deliver all orders Of 800 3
over free.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-11

Hemstitehing, pieetinn, pinkins, and
pIeatins. Mrs. A, Anderson, 517 Third
Ave. No. Phone 1857. W.-Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-11

The Degree Of Honor OF this city Is
holding a special meeting this after
noon at the A. o. u. W. hail. to initiate
a class of eighteen new members. The
Moorhead Degree of Honor members
have been invited to participate, and
after the initiation an elaborate lunch
will be served.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-11

Three tables were at play at the
meeting OF an informal bridge club en-
tertained by Mrs. J. p. Hardy Thurs
day afternoon. Pink and white sweet
peas made fragrant decorations, and 3
tempting lunch was served. Instead OF
will feature the clubs final meeting Of
the season, in two weeks at the home
of Mrs. n Mcclellan, on Tenth street
north The losers for the seasons
games will give the money that IL or
dinari1y spent In banqueting the win
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-11

J. B. Springer, OF the western Union
force here, left Thursday afternoon for
Minneapolis, called by the sudden death
OF his brother-in-iaw, Mr.. Young.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-21
FINALLY GOT AROUND To, IT

The allied which the United
y Colonel taken place long
all Of the allies q America and
table their hands be
70 the world
sof the enemy countries
worked ouC 10
business and clean the world
murder crime and rapn The
together and do SO with veor
The commission Dr. G. NJ Palmer
speaks Of his district as being
state Dr. Palmer being head
County commission The verdict OF the
the ability OF Dr. Palmer Is to
in of bunch OF sore heads
Bemd showed themselves loyal to the
little folks giving penny for each OF
will 500 and the
charge, good one And the
felt the spirit of the OCCASION
1t is taken and paid for by the
people know that the Pioneer
county and heart That's why the Pho
growing prestige Bmidji Betrami county
dollar bill to ten prob
ably onl seeking o its lost power
dispatch And with
a He's wonder
whether
in will bear proportnaly
price.
Argentine would like much to be able to fol-
low his without leaving trace
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-21

allowed roam the United States
and IN
of Germany President mind declare
upon Ausria absolutely right h
Just allowed flourish
It's time every amen Oh 'ne
with the state OF war "hch
now time act is /
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-21
GERMANY'S LOSS

With between that coun
try eighteen nations
against her.
while must enormous
are beaen her The
country bought herself
her standing with
With exception Of the countries eued
with oucas among the nations
the earth.
ting of this oracsm
will n that her policy
this
be strictly neutral
while, reckoning Germanys
discriminating world We say lust
believe despite Germanys fighfu de-
pies honorable And the latent prn
dations will continue to revolt
that wouldbe fount of kuu
prejudice against not only
Germany blood Not all the peoples
of President Wilson,
the
fomhe the people
a In charylov1ng America REFER
1t is no avail to
people this brutality and Is the result OF system
whole do not countenance It.
and complainan evidence when Ger
many comes to people of the earth
thorns generations to come
BY ALL MEANS GET THE AUSTRIANS
United States mas peen AZ
Austans the chief allies OF Germany nave oeen
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-21
THE GREAT Y. M. C. A. WAR WORK

n those dark lonely the top his last
contact with this life ne loves 60 WE'LL Is cup " -" e
him in the frontli I'M the Y. M c. A."
used by christopher Morley "
describing M c. abroad HIS descrpuon par'
u1ar the $36oo0ooo campaign wh'c ne
and waging nationally this week. ior winch
100000 u.s. in part as olows:
"And the the dressing statonno
men are walking with wounds that would
tea cakes before his wounds are
gets hot soup M c. A. has One y M A.
tent behind 1850 wounded men IN
day;fo thousand in a month
lines OF class or ceeo 10 o'ol
to him happy clean and straen
effective fighter and to send him back an hono "
country not permitted to say what ways inc
supported the efforts Of the
WORK
great leader denomination and sect mas
with the American artillery base IN
the NJ A.
morning 1T was
big Bible classes going on there me ~
c. 5000 franc business Day
idea that the Y M c. A. work merely oenn"
shacs right under the constant
working night and day to supply the nos
Of the howell the roof puncued by huee
patched greasy mua no
covered lucky horseshoe
kndng blazing TIN bucket OF
makeshf counter Here the
from the charge or the men
IN cold and famhed hours watch At that
worth to your boy tnan maro.e
the can ensure MS
getting that con-
tact with contributing to the y NJ G. A. Every
triangle emblem of the Association winch
most motor soup
Kitchens Bible study
OF the great WORK. YOU
multiply IN
faint echo of what the Y M C. A. DONG
for your boy wha doin until the end
the OF this crusade OF khuness
have asked the
the recreation work among the
already for that purpose
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-13
NEW YORK, April 13.

The
ens In prices all through the day but the important changes that resulted
material higher
identified
a
steel
quickly 112
Petroleum.
3
studebake offered
of
oveubscbed constituted
in short-tem
generally there
United Kingdom and
who
which still selling to return yield of per
wilq quick o s
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-13

Today trading on the Philadelphla o'ooN
Exchange fell to the smallest proportions III
many DAYS. Only about half the numoer
of stocks which sold yesterday made their
appeararSce on the tape during the whole
session. while there was little change III
the number Of bonds which changed hands
The smaller turnover in stocks was ac
companed by narrow price movements @
stocks either holding unchanged or irac-
tion higher. Interest was attracted to Phl'a-
delphia Rapid Transit trust certlt1ca'es u,
the afternoon when the price was advanced
to 80 for gain of points. There was 'o
news accompanying the gain IN price
orders were scarce when the market
opened at 10 o'clock, and those usually con-
cerned in market operations did not snow
"a disposition to make any new cohlini'-
ments This made the market almost en-
tirely professional. The street gave more
attention to other things than stock EN-
change operations. and forem I for con-
sideration was the prospect of Increased
freight rates for the railroads and the Gov
crnment bond issue The opinion was eX-
messed that the Interstate Commerce Com
mission would allow n rise in rates. In
some quarters Il was thought that the COM
mission would compromise with the rail-
roads and allow a fiat increase of 10 per
cent, and that the higher rates would go
into effect on June |.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-13
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, April 13. - The market
FOR foreign exchange opened very quiet
and there was little of interest beyond a
slightly higher range for Stockholm and
Dutch exchange. Guiders ruled at the high
level of yesterday. Demand sterling was
slightly higher.
Quotations were:
= Demand sterling AIS. cables 4.761a six
ty-day bills nomnally 4.72, ninety-day bills
40.
Lire cables 7.16, checks III
Franc cables $40. checks 5.71.
Swiss cables 500, checks $40.
Guilder cables 41H. checks AK.
Ruble cables 2S.70 checks $3.50.
Pesetas cables 21.6S, checks 2155
Stockholm cables 1880, checks 303O
Christania cables 297O, checks 1880.
Copenhagen cables 2S.75, checks 1855
After the opening dealings there was
further development OF strength in guilders
carrying cables to 411a and checks to
rs. the highest rate on this rise.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-13
TRADING FALLS TO SMALL PROPORTIo2
ON THE PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANd
Street Gives More Consideration to Prospects of Incre
in Railroad Freight Rates and Progress of Gov
ernment Bond Issue

News dispatches from wasbins,. X
of the debate in the House On az te(|
ment pond issue were watched r,ss
interest. Definite action on The ""n
ment fotation, in the minds ~ ~, vovu
must be taken before much can ha suo
marketwise. Those with idle s,spc
holding them In anticipation ~ Illus ,aas
some of the Government loan u,ane
placed on the market. On the N.n NJ,
Stock Exchange today United sta,s xo
ernment per cent coupon and rss NJ
bonds, due 1925. sold for 1O7. sIs ooa s'ee
ing hands at that price. This i. snasl
of points as compared with tho ueen1
Gus sale on April A. '"st pfvv|
Throughout the whole day Uni,oa o.
Steel common was the most act,,o eut(l
as trading on Change went, bu, as
that the turnover was not as lar.s en q
previous days. The price was ~. =
tion. AT one time during the morn,nr =
Superior Corporation stock was osf
ton, but by midafternoon It had reco,ss: W.
the loss and a fraction more. 'ossFs
The Acme Tea Company contippos u
port good sales. For the five weels ~.
with last Saturday the sales of IN.
pany totaled S2.3S5.O73, an ,ncras ~u
$623,429. as compared with the corrss'.
ing period of last year. Applicationp ponS y
soon be made to the Stock Exchanya -. ~
listing of American Stores Companv' 'vl y. y
into which the Acme Company Il ~ ,A Is
merged.