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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-29

Ralph De Palma won the interna-
tionaI motor sweepstakes at the
Chicago speedway Yesterday in
what probably was the speediest
and most holly contested series Of
races ever seen on an American
track
De Palma's big cream colOTed
Packard tore across the finish line
to first position in three of the four
contests. and in two of them-the
] 0 and 20 mile races-set new world
records for the distances covered
The car had been tuned up 10 a
magnificent pitch, and the famous
De Palma jinX was definitely and
triumphantly RELOCATED to the linn
DO OF lost articles.
Il was no easy victory. either. In
each race the leaders were closely
punched every foot of the way, and
in most cases crossed the finish
line almost neck and neck Usual
" II was but a fraction of a second
that spelled the difference between
first and second man.
Louis Chevrolet took second hon
OTIS. finishing second in three of the
contests anu IOQIIH III tlLt OiLItl r.
Dario Resta ran third in the final
awards. Ralph Milford fourth, and
Ira Vail fifth
Tough Luck for Duray.
Arthur Duray. the French poilu,
the only other driver in the sweep
stakes. played in the worst of hard
luck. His rear axle housing broke
n as he pulled away from the starting
VI line in the first race, and he rolled
his car disconsolately to the pits,
completely out OF it.
The last race was run in a steady
drizzle Of rain There was TO have
been a 50-miIe event. and four of
the cars lined up for the start, de-
spite the weather mans unkind-
ness After two laps, however, the
drizzle became a downpOur, and
Starter Fred Wagner went out with
the yellow flag to stop the pro-
Ceedings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-29

Stolen bases - BaumbaCk, Miller
f2t Wallace. Lee. Carroll. Rolf 81 f.,
C~ndon. Anthony, Bell Two base
I.'s-W Wilson. Baumback. Bases on
20 Is-Cf Kennedy. 3: off Paven, 4.
struck out - BY Kennedy, %, by
Pavel, 4 Wild pitches - Kennedy,
PaveI. Hit by pitched ball-Miller.
Passed ball - Condor. Umpire -
Claude Mercer.
At Moline, Hachinists, 2, Paint
zrs, 9.
Al Davenport, Federal Employees
9. Carpepteds 2
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-29
Fulton First in Ring.

"Besco" sweeping compound.
Beadrsley's.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-29
De PALMA WINS
IN AUTO RACES
Italian Cops First Prize Money by
Point Victory Over Rival
Racing Stars.
BREAKS TWO WORLD MARKS
Sets New Records in 10 and 20 Mile
Speed Trials Chevrolet is
Second.
THE WINNERS.

II T. W ~ ' T. hsN-
Driver. Car. Points. Prize.
De Palma, Packard ID $1,000
heIrOiet- FrontPnac Il 5000
Resta- ResJa Special II 5000
Milford, FrOntenac 10 1.SOO
Vail. Hudson .... , 500
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-29

elders, Beardsley's.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-29

Leather Workers COZ 00l 0S3-I4I58
Si1vss ...- 900 020 600 . 3 8
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-30

respond to a number of encoreg,
after her arias, the audience re-
fusing to be satisfied with bows.
Madame Cali Curci is very
natural and completely at her
ease when on the stage, and for
this reason many persons are under
the impression that she Is untrain-
ed, but this is not the case by any
means.
The Sigma Theta sorority Of Fargo
college will be entertained on Monday
evening at an informal social gath
ering at the home OF Miss Ina Lowry,
1920 FOUR, avenue south.
John Sandness and Miss Marie
Sandness, who are instructors in the
schools at Linton, N. D., and Fergus
Falls. Mimi, respectively, are spend
ing their E4ster vacation with their
parents in Moorhead.
.
Mrs. #. e. Davoll OF the Ansonia
apartments entertained at a 6 o'clock
dinner last evening, complimentary
to Miss Clara KOS, who is soon to
30 to Minot to make her home. Fol-
lowing the dinner, the guests wit
messed the play. The Daughter OF
the Gods. at the Strand.
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w. r. c. Knitting Club.

news that both the right and left
wings had to give ground.
IN that case there's nothing to do
but smash them in the center. Order
up the Moors," he answered.
General Dubois, with the Moors
on his left. smashed the Germans so
hard In the center that the Prussiar
guard was thrown back upon and
into the Saint Gond marshes. Won
Hausen's right wing was obliged to
retire in unison and Foch was able
to re-establish his line.
Helped Defeat Germans.
After the Moroccan riflemen by
three furious charges had captured
the Chateau of Mondement, reports
brought by aviatOrs showed that in
their retirement, the forces OF Won
Buelow had left a gap between theiI
left wings and Won Hausen's right
It was by promptly profiting from
this situation. in massing his troops
against Won Hausen's exposed flank,
that Foch disengaged General Langle
De Cary's troops on his right and
contributed largely to the defeat of
the German army.
After the battle of the Marne,
Foch was given command of a group
Of armies operating in the north OF
France and promoted to grand Of
hcer in the legion Of honor. King
George conferred upon him the order
Of the Bath, first class.
Tall, thin, elegant-with a fine
head and Acknowledgement Focfl is
simple OF bearing, but authoritative.
From his grey eyes shine the INTEL
liEence and win power Of a. real chief
In conversation, he shows his mill
tary training by declining the course
OF his talk like a maneuver.
When Joffre was succeeded in the
command OF the French armies on-
Grating on the French front by GEN
eral Heirie Philippe Petain, and Cen
eral Melville was placed in COM
mand OF a group Of armies, General
Foch succeeded Petain as chief OF
the general staff Of the ministry Of
war, a post he has held up to the
present, all the while working dill
gently upon the strategic moves In
which the French have been so sue
cessful. In addition he has taken
part in conferences between the mill
tary leaders Of the entente powers
and also with General Pershing, the
American commander-in-ch chief. on
the formation Of the inter-aIlied mill
tary committee, he was appointed a
member Of that body and later at
tended the meetings OF the supreme
war council in Versailles.
For some time IL has been limited
that General Foch might be appoint
ed head OF all the allied forces owing
to his known ability as a tactician
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-30
AdneS KIOndn
Heads NeW Club

A public Health Nurses Section OF
the North Dakota State Nurses asso.
citation was formed at a meeting OF
the public health workers OF me
state at a meeting held at the Gard
ner hotel this morning. Miss Agnes
p. Kloman of Fargo, who is the state
representative of the Council Of State
representatives, was given the place
of chairman OF the new section ana
Miss Rose Schaub, Red Cross nurse
at LaMoure, was chosen as acting
secretary.
The morning session was given
over to a discussion Of the various
problems that confront the workers
of this kind and special attention
was given to informal talks on the
prevention and cure Of the two
diseases, trachoma and tuberculosis.
and what were the best means to
adopt i'm dealing with the mentally
defective children. The questions or
adopting a standard uniform for
these nurses was also UP for discus
sion but no definite conclusion was
reached.
At noon the visiting nurses had
luncheon at the Gardner and this
afternoon they are attending the
mass meeting at the Commercial
club, called by the superintendent
of the hospitals, and the Red Cross
workers Of Fargo and Moorhead.
Those in attendance at the meeting
are Misses Rose Schaub, LaMoure;
Miss Clara Fowler, HiIlsboro: Miss
Mae McCulIoch and Miss Eveline
Swenson, Grand Forks: Miss Marg-
aret Hughes. Bowman; Mrs. Bliss
and Miss Agnes p. Kloman of this
CITY
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Student Secretary
Holds Conference

Miss Agnes Hail. student secretary
for the North Central Field Of the
Y w. c. A. arrived in Fargo this
morning and will spend today and
Sunday here in conference with the
new officers ard cabinet members of
Owing to the fact that Miss Halls
time here is very limited, there viii
be no entertainments planned for
her. and the time will be given over
to business matters. Plans for the
next years work will be outlined and
a review Of the work Of the past
year will be the subjects for dis
cussion at the conferences. The new
cabinet members of the association
are: President, Miss Esther Woldy;
vice president, Miss Marjorie Lie
berg; secretary, Mrs. Dorothy Nevra-
mon treasurer, Miss Hilda Dahl;
chairman OF Social committee. Miss
Ethel TOusley: chairman Social Ser
vice work, Miss Esther Kelley;
chairman Bible Study work, Miss
Beulah Watson; chairman Mission
Study classes, Miss Nettie Thomp-
son, chairman House and Rooms
Miss Bernice Derby.
April 19 has been decided on as
the probable date for the pr0duc-
ton OF the play The F'armeratte"
which the young women viii give.
The proceeds viii 60 into the Red
Cross fund Of the association.
An Easter concert wifi Sc given az
the association rooms tomorrow af-
ternon.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-30
Allen McQuhde S
Agent Has 1t Easy

1t isn't hard work to be press agent
for Allen McQuhae, the young Irish
American tenor who is one OF the
soloists with the Minneapolis Sym
phony orchestra, coming to Fargo,
April 1913.
It's very easy, in fact, for aside
from the notable success he has
achieved as a musician. his own per-
sonaI career reads like a movie
scenario.
Born in County Wicklow, Ireland.
his early education was designed to
make a Jesuit priest of him. His own
inclinations, however. abetted by the
pretty little English sweetheart in the
story, led him in quite a different
direction.
He went overseas. and got work
as a ranch band in Manitoba, wand
ering from there to the Klondike. The
Klondike was good to him, and gave
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Red Cross Activities Of The Social Wor-WomenS War Work

OBJ Rhapsodis No. 8, G Major
Mrs. Weller.
4.-Trio.
CAD Songs My Mother Taught
Me .s..sssss.sss.s. nFOEJak
OBJ Irish Love Song. -. Lang
Mesdames Wright. Jardine and
Dillon.
5.-PolonaIse. founded on two Rus
sian Folk Songs.
s.. Liapolunow.
Two Pianos-Mrs. George Weller,
Mrs. Harold Thomson, Miss Beard,
Miss Clara Pollock.
FortnishtIy Club.
The regular meeting OF the Fort
nightly club Is to be held on Monday
afternoon at the home Of Mrs. r. r.
Weible, Eighth street south. Miss
Aldyth Ward OF Bismarck, secretary
of the Public Welfare commission OF
North Dakota will be the speaker.
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ToHdngP Picture of
Deceased Worker.

The hanging Of a picture of Mrs.
F. o. Schlits, recently presented to
the local Y. w. G. A. by Mr.. schlits,
will be one OF the features OF the
Easter service to be held there at
the regular vesper hour tomorrow
afternoon. Up to the time of her
death, Mrs. Schlits was an active
worker for the association and for
the young women who make their
home there. She was a member Of
the board Of directors from the time
Of the organization of the associa-
ton here until her death last year.
Memorial services were held last
year for Mrs. Schlits, at the Easter
services, and this year the girls will
remember their patroness by the
hanging Of her picture.
The members Of the board OF direc-
tors will be hostesses at the service
tomorrow and all the young women
in the city who are away from home
are given a cordial invitation to at
tend. There IL TO joe program of in
formal talks and musical numbers.
Mrs. Guy Vowles will be the soIoist
for the afternoon and Miss Mildred
Allen win play.
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him enough gold to make a return
trip to Manitoba and buy a farm.
Then followed a flying visit to Eng
land and the sweetheart. a return
to Canada and then a letter saying
the girl had married somebody else.
Without any further incentive, as
he thought, to hoard his pennies, he
went to the best possible place
provided for parting with them
Broadway. He parted with it sue
cessfully, and then had to gravitate
back to Manitoba. where he got a
job as engine wiper But music was
in his blood. and as soon as. OPP
portunity offered he became a singer
in a motion picture theater, stepping
thence to musical comedy. and
then to cabaret in Cleveland, where
his voice attracted so much favorable
and influential notice that he was
duly started on the serious profess
sional career in which he is now
gaining fresh honors every season.
Although born in Ireland, Allen Nc
Quhae is the staunchest Of Ameri-
can citizens.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-30
Splendid Program
For Music Section


The chief club event for the week
will be the guest day program of the
music section of the Fine Arts club,
to be given Monday afternoon in
Stones auditorium. Mrs. George
Weller has had charge Of the arr
ranging of the program and 1T is TO
be two piano recital Miss Clara
Pollock will be the accompantst for
all the solo numbers on the program.
The complete program for the after
noon's entertainment is as follows:
1.-Andante Tin Varriationen op. 46
Two Pianos
Mrs. Simonson, Mrs. Campbell.
2.-If My Song Had Airy Pinions
RianaldO Hahn.
Slumber Song 80. Franz Rdes
Nine Yoices-Mesdame f. n.
Wright, A. Knopp, u. a..
Jardine. A. r. Benson, Dolores
Fitzsimons, J. q. Dillon, ID. O..
Anderson and Misses Marguer-
lite Beard and Frances Tillot-
SON.
3.-Ca) La Ellie Aux Chereux De
Ldu DeBussy.
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Health Workers
To Organize

Miss Agnes Klomsn, Fargo school
nurse, and also the North Dakota
member of the Council Of State Rep
resentatives, has called a meeting Of
all the nurses, who are engaged In
public health nursing in the state, for
10 o'clock Saturday morning at the
Gardner hotel in this city. The main
purpose OF this meeting Ia 10 form a
state organization OF public health
workers. Problems of interest TO
these workers, win come up for dis
cussion at this session, and each
nurse will be given an opportunity
to present any special problem she
may have.
In the afternoon these public
health workers will meet at the
auditorium to attend the mass meet
ing that has been called for the Red
Cross workers OF both Fargo and
Moorhead.
The nurses Of the state who are
engaged in this work and who will
come to Fargo this evening to attend
the conference tomorrow are Miss
Rose r. schaub, Cred CROSSE, La
Moure: Miss Clara Fowler, r. n.
(school nurse), Hillsboro; Miss Sig
rid LOTUS, r. N Cschool nurse), La
kota: Miss Mae McCulloch, visiting
nurse. Grand Forks; Miss Eveline
Swenson, r. N, County nurse),
Grand Forks; Mrs. Bliss, r. N, visit
ing nurse, Fargo; Miss Agnes p.
Kloman, r. N, Cschool nursel, Far
o: Aagot Lien, r. N, (school nurse),
Minot.
Miss Clara Larson. dieticiau, who
is working in the schools OF Barnes
county will also attend the meeting.
Only two Of the North Dakota
workers will not be present at the
meeting: Miss Mabel Fodness Of
Grand Forks, who is now in gov
eminent service at a cantonment
camp in the state Of Washington
and Miss Margaret Hughes Of Bow
man, N. D.. who has found it i'm
possible to attend.
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Agitation jackets
viii Be Displayed

The members Of the Business Girls
club of the Fargo Y w. c. A., who
have been making aviation jackets
from the bits OF old leather that have
been donated to them, have now
completed Is Of these articles and
this afternoon they are arranging
them In the windows Of the Alex
Stern clothing store, where they win
be on display over Sunday. All Of
the city residents who have been
sending in contributions to the girls
will see what the girls have been
doing i'm this work.
Two completed Jackets have been
sent to the Grand Forks association
to be used as models for the girls of
the Business Girls club there who
are going to take up the same line
Of work. Special mention is to be
made Of the contribution Of the two
doe skins to the girls, and for which
they are very grateful.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-30
SOCIAL NOTES

Miss Guenn Guthrie and Miss
Gertrude Cullen, student at the state
university at Grand Forks, are home
from that institution to spend their
Easter holidays.
Miss Mary Yunker, a senior at
Fargo college, has accepted a position
as teacher of English at Warwick.
Miss Yunker will return to Fargo to
graduate with her class in June.
Miss Ethel Sanborn who is teach
ing at BowbeIls, is spending her
Easter holiday with her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. w. w. Sanborn, Eighth
avenue south.
Misses Irene and Virginia Bach
man of this city, accompanied Miss
Beatrice Morgan to her home at
Wolverton and will be her guest
there during the spring recess at
Fargo college.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hanson Evsmith,
Seventh avenue south, have as their
guest this week, their daughter, Miss
Mildred EYSmith, who is a teacher
in the schools at Esmond and who is
spending her holiday vacation here.
80
Miss Rogilla I.add is spending her
holiday here with her parents, DIR.
and Mrs. E. F. Ladd, Thirteenth
street north.
Mrs. p. l.. Anderson, Front street,
has as her guest for several days,
her sister, Miss Nellie McGuinn OF
Detroit, MINI.
Visitors in Fargo for a few days
are Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Gruske OF
Rock Island. ILL., Mrs. Gruske was
Miss Ella Ogaard Of Hendrum, Mimi,
and her wedding to Mr.. Gruske was
an event of Thursday afternoon.
-
The members OF the Erodelphian
Literary society of the Fargo high
school, held a meeting in the assem-
bly, room Of the high school on
afternoon. Those taking
part on the program were Hilda
Haven. Maxine Wasem and Ruth
Shine.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Magill and
Miss MagiIl, 615 Ninth street south,
have returned from a two months
VISIT in Florida, and have opened
their home for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S. Watson, Eighth
street south, who are among the Far
90 residents, who have been enjoying
q several weeks visit at Florida
points are expected to reach Fargo
tomorrow morning.
Mrs. l.. G. Courtney. Sixth avenue,
northeast, who has been spending
he winter months at Huntington,
w. Va, and other points in the south
and east, Is now IN Minneapolis, and
she lis expected to return TO her home
here during the early part Of next
Month.
Miss Clara Paulson, secretary Of the
board OF education and for Superin-
endent Arthur Deamer. has gone 10
ler home at Cooperstown, to spend
ler Easter vacation.
Mrs. w II Cushing returned this
from Minneapolis, where she
las spent the past few days on a
business mission. While IN Minnea-
,olis, Mrs. Gushing had the privilege
II hearing Cali Curci The audi
prinm was literally packed and
Madame Cali Curci was forced 10
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-30
SEES NEED FOR
U. 5. HOSPITALS

After spending several days in
Winnipeg visiting the government
hospital for the care Of the wounded
soldiers returning from the front,
Dr.. G. N. Callander returned to Fargo
he was surprised TO see the elaborate
this morning with the statement that
arrangements made for the handling
Of the cases and the treatment given
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The weekly shipment OF the Cass
County Red Cross association to the
headquarters for this division in
Minneapolis today consisted Of seven
cases Of goods. The shipments from
the county auxiliary are coming in
rapidly and in this way the head
quarters here are able to keep up the
standard that they set on having
such splendid weekly shipments to
the division headquarters in Mime
apolis. Today's shipment consisted
Of so pairs pajamas, $50 hospital bed
shirts; IS pairs bed socks; IA band
aged foot socks; 200 gauze COM
presses. AKA; 100 gauze congresses,
9x9; 40 gauze wipes, 2x2; 80 absorb
ent pads, Sxl2; as absorbent pads,
1924; three split irrigation pads;
$3.50 gauze congresses, sxA: sos
pairs socks; 80 pairs wristlets; four
mufflers; $50 sweaters; one helmet;
two afghans.
Very fine shipments Of Red Cross
articles were received at the Cass
county headquarters this morning
from the auxiliarles at Hunter,
Grandin, Page and Armenia. The
Page shipment consisted of 10 draw
sheets; 20 pillow cases: SO dish tow
els; three knit wash cloths; IL hos
pital bed shirts; two comfort pill
lows; two abdominal bandages; four
triangular bandages; 21 scultetus;
81 pairs socks; three pairs wristlets
and IL sweaters.
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the soldiers.
The purpose Of the visit OF DIR.
Caliander to the government hospi-
tai was TO look over the work. the
type OF cases treated, to study the
methods employed i'm the large mill
tary hospitals, especially In bone and
joint work DIR. CaIlauder predicted
that such government military hos
pitfalls will soon be needed I'm the Uni-
ted States to care for American
wounded soldiers, the number of
which is increasing daily.
DR.. Callander reported / 500 soldiers
under treatment In the Winnipeg
hospital, some for wounds and others
being treated for artificial limbs. He
also reported that many are being
given a vocational training, and that
remarkable results are being attain
ed In every department which he had
the privilege to visit.
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THE TRAVELLERS
What they are doing what they say,
and what is said about them.
By o. Peningstock.
By o. Peningstock.

]. e. Vincent, who continues Ills
afiiliation with the travellers organi-
ration, has gone 60 Detroit for a
string OF cars. a number Of which viii
be driven through Fargo. -. c."
thought this would be a good OPP
pOrtunity 10 advertise Fargo, SO he
procured a Fargo pennant to be at
tached TO each car.
T. G. Beardsley. now living at
Hastings, Neb.. met with an accident
I'm that city on March %, being
knocked down by an automobile OF
which the driver had lost control.
Beardsley was severely bruised but
IL il not thought that any serious in-
jury was received.
The attendance at the work meet
ing OF the Travellers Red Cross
auxiliary showed an Improvement
last week. There is room for more
workers and there is great need for
surgical dressings and the travellers
are determined to do their part.
These work meetings, to which
every travelling man Is welcome,
whether or not he belongs TO the ".
G, T., are held every Saturday aft
ernoon from $3.50 to $3.50 o'clock, and
the women appreciate being relieved
OF this part Of the work, though they
are still obliged TO do some OF IL.
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Jerome Freeman. tn Eventually
-four salesman. il spending the East
er holiday with friends in Fargo.
Geo. Mckinney, Of Detroit, Mimi,
passed through the city during the
week, remaining long enough to take
few orders.
]. b. Olson, OF the Huber Co, has
not moved to Minneapolis. but he has
been permanently stationed at Thief
River Falls. where he will make his
home.
Advance cards sent to Fargo mer-
chants announce the coming today tof
c. A. Holley.
Two more OF the travellers viii
desert the road to take up the fight
ing game for Uncle Sam. They are
Charles w. Fields and w. p. Ridley,
both members OF two prominent Far
go families.
Leonard ThorseIl. whom the Inter-
national aHrvester Co. loaned to the
Fargo Red Cross for collection pur-
poses, made a big clean up on delin-
quent subscriptions.
J. J. Loberg will hereafter repre-
sent the Standard Oil company and
viii make New Rockford his head
quarters.
~~~-~-~-~-~-~~I~~~~~~~
and his skill as a leader Of men. All
along he has been impressed with the
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and his skill as a leader Of men. All
along he has been impressed with the
idea that a German victory was in.-
possible and frequently has expressed
the opinion that the enemy forces
would never be able to pierce the al
lied lines