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B FARGO FORUM. FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 23, 1918. News of County Branches Send Shipments The regular meeting of the Agassiz auxiliary will be held from 1 until 5 o'clock Friday afternoon at the court house. A large attendance is desired at this meeting. Ansonia Auxiliary. The Ansonia auxHiary held the first meeting since the vacation pe- riod, Wednesday afternoon in the Fargo branch headquarters in the Elks' building. A great deal of work /was started but no articles were com- pleted. Rebekah Auxiliary. Ten helpless case shirts were com- pleted and one pair of socks were turned In at the meeting of the auxiliary Wednesday afternoon. Sunset Club. The regular meeting of the Sunset , club will be held this evening at the S home of Miss Florence Gilmore, 318 Broadway. The club members have ' been working on the helpless case i shirts and it is expected that they will all be turned in at the meeting tonight. The club members will de- vote their entire time to knitting socks after completing the shirt al- lotment. Large County Shipments. The following shipments of Red iCross garments have been received at the Cass county hpadquarters dur- ing the week frotn the different branches: Osterdalen church branch, .11 refugee petticoats, three pinafores - ap.d one muffler. Erie, one pajama, day shirts and 50 pairs of socks. / Horace Mann Juniors, four pairs of . SOCks. Htsh school, five pinafores. three rffuprp petticoats, nine com- ' fort bngs. The shipments also in- cluded 23 8 by 4 compresses and eight 'triangular bandages. Agassiz school, ,4 ;tifro pairs of socks. Walburg Auxil- iary. C"haffe<\ on^ sweater and 21 pairs »f* socks. Kindred, two pairs wrist- fets, two sweaters and 22 pairs of socks. Leonard. 38 pairs of socks and 21" refugee chemises. Pontiac town- ' "ship, school district No. 70, three knit wash cloths r,nd 12 personal effect hags. Buffalo Junior Auxiliary, one ••dfghan, 17 pairs of socks. The socks •were beautifully made. Mapleton -Juniors, two refugee shawls. Noble * ^fid Wiser township, 25 pairs of porks. Ship Four Boxes Today. The t'ass county Red Cross Is pre- x-.ring the weekly shipment for the livtsion headquarters today. Four large boxes of goods will be for- warded to Minneapolis this evening. Children Give Entertainment. Four little children, Frances and Alice Bergerson. George Hatch and Irene Burt, gave an entertainment at "" the Bergesrn home, 917 Third avenue North, Wednesday evening, for the 'benefit of the Cass County Red Cross "^chapter. The children, who are about 'Uine years of age. planned the enter- Women's Work In Many Fields tafnment themselves and erected a tent, In which the performance was given. They set the price of the tick- ets at 2 cents each, and then can- vassed the neighborhood to dispose of them. The sum of $1.64 was real- ized and this morning they turned this in to the Red Cross. Catholic Auxiliary. There were 18 workers in attend- ance at this meeting and they com- pleted five helpless case shirts and turned in 17 pairs of socks. Pontoppidan Auxiliary. Sixteen helpless case shirts were completed and 22 pairs of socks turned in at the meeting of the or- ganization held in the Fargo branch headquarters in the Elks hall. W. R. C. Auxiliary. The W. R. C. auxiliary will meet from 1 until B o'clock Friday after- noon in the Fargo branch headquar- ters in the Elks' building. All mem- bers of the auxiliary are requested to turn in tl#>ir completed articles and to secure a new supply of yarn at the Friday meeting. Mrs. Cowles Will Be Chief Speaker Mrs. Josiah Evans Cowles, of Los Angeles, Calif., president of the General Federation of the Women's clubs, will be the principal speaker at the annual meeting of the North Da- kota Federation of Women's clubs, to be held at Grand Forks, October 13, 14, 15, according to the provision- al program that has been prepared. Other speakers who will be given a prominent part on the program are Mrs. Catherine Barrett, national president of the Florence Crittenton Home, of Washington, D. C., and Miss Julia Lathrop, head of the Children's Bureau at Washington. Food conservation and social and rec- reational activities during war time, will be the principal questions for discussion at the meeting. 9>- -<3> 1 SOCIAL NOTES I Dr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Graham and family, who have made their homo In Fargo for the past Ave years, left this morning for Duluth, Minn., from which point they will take the lake trip to Chicago. Dr. Graham will go to Louisville, Ky., from Chicago, to take up his duties as superintendent of southeastern district of the American Sunday school union. The district comprises nine southeastern states. Thomas Graham. Jr., will go directly to \Princeton, N. J., where he has en- rolled as a freshman in Princeton university. While Dr. Graham is acquainting himself with his new duties in the south, Mrs. Graham and daughters, Agnes and Jean, will visit at Madison, Ind., as guests of Dr. Graham's mother, Mrs. Thomas Graham. Mrs. H. L. McNamara, 307 Roberts street, entertained at dinner, Tues- yynyni f ftC. K. O A & V V Friday and Saturday Only Remaining Days of Our Twice Yearly Shoe Clearance (Closes Saturday evening at 9:30) You would be wise to avail yourself of the op- portunity to purchase here now some of these High Grade Shoes at the Sale Prices. Every Shoe in the house temporarily reduced in price. S5 10% On All New Fall Shoes 5% to 15% on all Other Lines day evening, complimentary to her cousins, Misses Gertrude and Cecelia Hassett of Minneapolis. Red ' and white sweet peas were used to cen- ter the table and covers were laid for 12. - Following the repast the com- pany enjoyed the. performance at the Garrick. Miss Margaret Lenn and Miss Alma Treacy of Grand Forks were visitors In Fargo Wednesday. The young women were en route home from an automobile trip to Minnea- polis, where they were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence El- felt. Mrs. Elfelt was formerly Miss Helen McGuire of Fargo. Miss Treacy was planning on leaving Grand Forks this morning for Long Beach, Calif., where she will join her mother, Mrs. Richard Treacy, and her sister, Miss Mae Treacy, former Grand Forks residents, and make her future hxime. Dr. and Mrs. G. J. Couvrette, 1022 Fifth street north, have as their guest for a time, Mrs. Couvrette's mother, Mrs. I. Z. Desautels of Grand Forks. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Finch, 908 Tenth street south, have as their guest for two weeks, Mr. Finch's mother, Mrs. M. O. Finch of Joliet, 111., who came to Fargo Wednesday evening. Mrs. Finch visited in Far- go four years ago. The Ladies' Aid society of the Swedish Lutheran church of Moor- head will be entertained at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. August Peterson, Seventh street south, Moorhead. Mrs. Gust Nordstrom and Mrs. Peterson will be the hostesses. Mrs. N. B. Black, 923 Sixth street south, with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Lontz and children, of South Bend, Ind., and her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Norman D. Black, and son, Norman, of Fargo, returned to Fargo Wednes- day evening from Detroit, Minn., where they have been enjoying an outing. The Ladies* Aid and Missionary society of St. Mark's Enplish Luth- eran church is in session this af- ternoon In the church parlors. Mrs. Lief Henning and Mrs. G. O. Gilbert- son are the hostesses. •— / b— The Whofnoda Camp Fire girls will hold a business meting at the home of Miss Ruth Shine. 325 Ninth avenue south. Monday evening. A program of stunts will be given, and each member of the group will be awarded an honor for her part of the program. A social time will fol- low the business session. Wednes- day evening the girls entertained their mothers at the home of Miss Dorothy Bentley, 1104 Tenth Ave. S., in honor of their guardian, Miss Jane Schick, who will leave Fargo, Sep- tember 1 for Aberdeen, S. D., where she has accepted a position. A busi- ness meeting was held and Miss Afrnes Henning, and. Miss. Clara Holm were taken into the group. This was followed by a program of dances and readings and a demon- stration of the crafts. Light refresh- ments were served. A quiet wedding took place at St Mary's cathedral at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning, when Miss Veronica Delmore. daughter of Mr and Mrs. P. F. Delmore, 719 Tenth street north, became the bride of Florence Gildorf of Fargo. Rev Father Egan, of the cathedral, read the marriage service, which was fol- lowed by the nuptial mass. Tha bride wore a gown of white satin with trimmings of white georgette and carried a bouquet of white roses. She was attended by her sister, Miss Anna Apnes Delmore, who wore a gown of pink silk poplin. Edward Farrell attended th6 groom. A wed- ding dinner was served tb the party and family members at the Delmore home after the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Gildorf went to Detroit, Minn., Wednesday afternoon, where they are to spend a short time. They will make their home in Fargo, and for the present will reside with Mrs. Gil- dorf's parents. Mr. Gildorf has been connected with the M. Rumely com- pany for several years. Mrs. Gildorf has also been a Fargo resident for a Florent Gildorf of Fargo. Rev. number of years. Peter Delmore, a brother of the bride, and Michael Delmore, an uncle, of Adrian, N. IX, were out-of-town guests. Miss Daisy Mousseau, 102 Twelfth street north, will leave Saturday for Minneapolis, where she will spend several weeks as the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Fred Sabrouin. Mrs. O. T. Griffiths, of the Arling- ton apartments, is entertaining a company of six women at a theater party at the Garrick this afternoon, in compliment to Mrs. Elllng Severt- son of Grand Forks, who Is the guest of Mrs; J. W. Comer of the Mount Vernon apartments. After the per- formance the party will go to the Griffiths home where a 6 o'clock dinner will be served. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Welser, 901 Eighth street south, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Irish, 822 Eighth street south, and Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Bentson, 809 Eighth street south, -left today on a motor trip to Minneapolis. They plan to be away several days. The members of the office and stationery department forces of Walker Brothers, were entertained Wednesday evening at the home of Miss Muriel Hawley, 107% Broad- way. The affair was given in hon- or of Miss Ethel Bennett and Fred Winge, members of the stationery department force. Cards and danc- ing were the pastime of the evening, and there was a service of ice cream and cake. Dr. and Mrs. N. P. Nelson, of the Nelson sanitarium, 405 Eighth street south, who have enjoyed a month's visit with relatives at several Min- nesota points, returned Wednes- day evening. Mrs. B. L. Bertel, 325 Seventh av- enue south, entertained a company of nine young people at her home Wednesday evening, complimentary to Harry Haggart, of Minneapolis, who is spending a short time here as the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Haggart, 1114 Second avenue south. Light refreshments were served. ^ Miss Katherine Boise, 434 Seventh avenue south, is expected to return to Fargo Friday, from Minneapolis, where she has been the guest of her aunt, Mrs. W. H. M. Philip, for the past week. Mrs. H. Turner, 320 Eighth street north, entertained a company oY six women ^.t a theatre party at the Grand Wednesday evening, compli- mentary to Mrs. Phillip Wols of Bla- den, Neb., who Is the guest of her mother, Mrs. L. C. Kieth, of the Bur- rell apartments. After the perform- ance the party went to Pirie's where refreshments were served. Mrs. Wols has spent the summer at Lake Melissa with her mother and they returned to Fargo this week. Mrs. Wols will return to her home in a few days. Miss Katherine Jensen, of the home economics department of the agricultural college, is expected to return to Fargo the latter part of next week from New York city, where she has spent the past six week taking special home economics work at Columbia university. Miss Jensen finished her work last week and she is now at Blacksburg, Pa., Ilillllllllltlllllllllltllll where she is the guest of Miss Nola Fromme, at the home of Miss Fromme's brother. Miss Fromme also took special work at Columbia. En route home Miss Jensen will spend a few days in Chicago with friends. Miss Fromme will not re- turn to Fargo this year, but has ac- cepted a position as head of the home economics department of the normal school at Cedar Rapids, la. Miss Florence Gormley, 310 Ninth street North, will leave Sunday even- ing for Anacortes, Wash., where she will spend a few weeks as the guest of Mrs. Grace Lincoln Brennan, a former Fargo resident. Miss Gorm- ley will also visit with friends at Seattle and Bellingham, Wash. The new members of the Fargo Country club were honor guests at the dancing party given at the club house, Wednesday evening. Forty- five couples were in attendance and dancing was enjoyed from 9 until 12 o'clock. Pumpkin pie and cider were served. Miss Ada Tyl"er^To6 Eighth street south/ will leave Friday afternoon for Evanston, 111., where she will visit Miss Frances Burt, en route to Sweet Briar, Va., where she will be a student at Sweet Briar college this year. ^ Mrs. Frank Peterson and daugh- ter, Wanda, who have been guests of Mrs. Peterson's mother, Mrs. T. C. Sunde, 418 Front street, for three weeks, returned to her home at Bis- marck this morning. f Miss Maude Barnes of Fargo and Roy Divers of Grand Forks, were married at the First Baptist par- sonage Wednesday by Rev. R. W. Hobbs. The young people were at- tended by Miss Ruth Barnes of Col- fax, N. D., and Lloyd H. Fox of Sur- rey, N. D. Mrs. O. C. Anderson, 725 Fourth street north, has. returned from Mi- not, where she went to enjoy a fare- well visit with her brother, J. Skrivseth, who is a member of the August draft contingent from Chinook, Mont. Mrs. Charles Rose, 735 Third street north, has* gone to Haley, N. D.. where she was called by the serious illness of her father, Charles Thorpe, an old Fargo resident. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hellander and family, 364 Ninth avenue south, plan on leaving Friday for a motor trip to Minneapolis. They expect to be away about a week. Prof, and Mrs. H. L. Botley, Mr. and Mrs, H. W. Gearey and Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Farnham have returned from Polnrt des Isles, Lake Cormor- ant, Minn, where they have spent the summer months at their cot- tages. ' li-Boat Is Aiding Armed Trawler z A Canadian Atlantic Port, Aug. 22.—A German submarine, presum- ably the craft which captured the Triumph is operating with the raid- ing trawler, said Capt. Jeff Thomas of the Slyvania, who arrived here in a power dory after his schooner was sunk by the raider. As he and his men rowed away from their craft, which the Germans bombed, they saw two miles distant a large sub- marine lying on the surface. TEN NEW SHIPS. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Aug. 22.—Ten ships with a total deadweight tonnage or 51,700, were added to the American merchant marine in the week ending Aug. 15. the shipping board today an- nounced. Seven of the ships were Bteel and three wood. Eight steel vessels and two wooden ships, a to- tal tonnage of 53,850, were launched during the week. V.'. Hif h Shoes, of Calf and Kici, la re ;>nd bntfi-m Mostly narrow widths Misses' High Shoes, Calf and Patent Leather, button and lace; some cloth tops.. $3.95 ihoes, Calf and •, button and $2.45 Women's Glazed Kid, Button, Cloth Top; Patent Leather, Button, Turn Solo, Kid Top. Small sizes .... $1.95 Children's Low Shoes, Tan, Kid, Patent Leather and Calf; ankle strap and button Oxfords $1.59 Women's Smocks HALF PRICE i £ to Aaland and Bjerke Shop After a. successful iiiifierv to eastem Hat markets, Mrs. EJsie Bjerke-Jeffries feels that she has been able to select the smartest as well as most practical Headwear for this coming season. The people of Fargo and vicinity do not need to be told about Mrs. Bjerke-Jefferies * ability in the Millinery Department—and she takes this means of inviting all to visit her Hat Parlors, at 619 First Avenue North. WOMEN'S Smartly becoming in style—May be worn with appropriateness on various occasions—Large assortment. Made of fine Japanese Crepe, Ramie Linen and solid color materials, smock- ed either with wool or silk. Nice range of sizes at One-Half Price. Styles of individual smartness among these Women's Wash Skirts 1 CHOICE $3.95 Some of the finest Skirts we have had in stock this season so low priced. Skirts in which the materials are fine, the styles smart and all the finish- ing details distinctive. Tailor- ed and sport models of fine mercerized vhite cotton gab- ardine, some opened all down the front, some embroidery trimmed. ^ Moody Garment#—-2nd Floor 1 Ready-to-Wear Mrs. Aaland has just ^returned from a three * weeks' shopping trip, and is delighted with tHe beautiful materials tnd styles shown for Fall and Winter wear- ing. We all say prices are so dreadfully high. So they are. Not only in Women's Wearing Apparel, but in everything. But let us buy wisely, 'Let one good outfit, bought correctly, be enough for the seasoiu \ \ That way our wardrobe will be no costlier than ^ . swk n the da^s when we bought two and three, and v ^4.3^ Uncle Sam will think better of us. Shipments of Suits, Coats, Dresses, Waists and Skirts are arriving daily and we will take great pleasure in showing them to you. I!I|||||||!!1IIII1IIIII!UIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!IIIIIIIII1IIIIII!III1II1I News About Town THEATERS. Princess—Peggy Pearce in "A. Good Loser". Garrick—Clara Kimball Young in "The Claw". Liberty—Mrs. Irene Castle in "The First Law". ' "' i : Isis—Anna Nilsson te •• '"In: ment Of". . ."•». .... Grand—Vaudeville. " . ^ Strand—Madge Kennedy in /"The Service Star". Lyceum,. Moorhead—Normal Tal- madge in "The Moth". . j 1 BANK CLEARINGS. ' Today, $670,174.91; year ago; $213,- 961.16. BIRTHS. Mr. and Mrs. Frank* Thielan, 901 Tenth street south, daughter, Jtily 6. DEATHS. Mrs. W. B. Douglas, 65 years of age, 220 Tenth street north, Aug. 14. Mrs. John P. Harstrom, 1001 Fifth street north, Bright's disease, Aug. 14. MARRIAGE LICENSES. Roy Divers, Grand Forks, arid Maud M. Barnes, Fargo, Aug. 21., RICHER MAKES ALTERATIONS. Alterations are beirig made at the E. A. Rlcker store, necessitated by the enlargement of the hosiery de- partment. Mr. Ricker declares busi- ness excellent this fall, with every prospect for a record trade. LORNE WILDE SELLS HOME. Lome Wilde, publicity director of the United State food administration for North Dakota, has sold his home at 1224 Seventh avenue south to W. B. Hancock, of Hancock, Bros., archi- tects, whose home at 401 Thirteenth street south was recently sold to C. O. Follett, of the Fargo Mercantile Co., it was announced today. FAREWELL FOR FARGO AN?, W. W. Fuller, well known Fargo insurance man, who is soon to enter Y. M. C. A. war work overseas, and Mrs. Fuller have returned after a visit with friends at Mandan, where they were honor guests at farewell parties. Mr. Fuller will soon go to Iowa on a week's business trip. He awaits his passports before reporting to war work headquarters. GET DRINKING FOUNTAIN*. Fareo police today are drinking from a new drinking fountain, or- dered last spring upon authorization of the city commission. The fountain, however, did not arrive until Tues- day, being installed in the police sta- tion this morning. NO MAN SHORTAGE AT OAKES. Guy R. Fox, examiner in charge of the Oakes office of the United States employment service, who was a busi- ness visitor at state headquarters in the auditorium building today, said that the Oakes office had been able to supply. practically all the requests for farm labor, and that harvest in his district was virtually over. CO. B. TROOPS SHOCK. Seventy-five members of the Co. B auxiliary shocking troop, including volunteers from the Fargo Plumbing; Co., Y. W. C. A., Flsk Rubber Co., and the Fargo Motorcycle club, shocked 100 acres of wheat and oats Wednes- day night, working half an hour dur- ing the rain. TILLOTSON ON FURLOUGH. Vivian Tillotson, Hope, N. D., for- merly a student at Fargo college, but now bandmaster in a regimental band stationed at Vancouvsr, Wash., is enjoying a brief furlough, and is spending a day of it in Fargo today renewing acquaintances. He ex- pects to go overseas soon. PURSE IN MAIL BOX. While making his mail collections one of the city carriers found a lady's purse in a mail box. There was no money in the purse, which contained a check made out to C. W. Hammelton, and a railroad ticket from Lisbon to Perham, Minn., which had been purchased Tuesday afternoon. Tbe owner is asked to call at the postoffice to make iden- tifications. ' TRACTOR DEALERS MEET. The Spaulding Richardson Trac- tor company held a general meeting of Fordson dealers, at the Waldorf hotel Wednesday. THIRTY-FIVE SHOCK FIELD. The Standard 'Oil company 'shock" troop, 35 strong, attacked the L. Hansen farm, 16 miles north- east of Moorhead, Tuesday evening, shocking 100 acres by dark, it was announced today. The trip was made by automobile. IS PIRST LIEUTENANT. G. F. Lawrence, son of Mrs. S. A'. Case, of the Prescott hotel, has been promoted to a first lieutenancy in the quartermasters' corps at Jef- fersonville, Ind., instead of a second lieutenancy, as was preyipuWy'" an- nounced. FARGO BOYS ARRIVED SAFELY. Two Fargo boys, , Sidney Alfred Ackerman, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Ackerman, 914 Eighth street north, and Millard Hoff, son of Mr. and Mrs. K. O. Hoff, 814 Third street, north, have arrived safely in France, according to cards received by their parents today. Mr. Ackerman is with the. navy, and Mr. Haft is with the June Automatic ^ Replacement battalion. OPERATION SUCCESSFUL. Mrs. Albert Bernier, 405 (Egbert Court, underwent a successful op- eration for appendicitis at ot. John's hospital Monday. Mrs. Bernier is getting along splendidly, and will soon be out again. BOOTH AT FT. LEAVENWORTH. Private A. El Booth, formerly with The Forum, who 'was a member of the first vocational training camp at the agricultural college in Fargo, is at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, accord- ing to cards received from him this •morning. He says he doesn't expect to remain there long. Private Booth declares Kansas weather decidedly torrid. HEAVY RAINS IN NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY; DRY WEATHER NEEDED .Heavy rainfall, which fell in. Far- go and vicinity Wednesday night* measured 1.12 inches, according to the rain gauge at the government weather, bureau in Moorhead today. There was some hail, which, how- ever, did no damage. That the rainfall was quite gen- eral through the state is evidenced by reports which show 1.22 inches at Bismarck, .48 of an incir"at Dev ils Lake and 1.1®' inches at Williston. As a result of the heavy down- pours of the past ten days, dry weather, bordering on a drought, Is needed, if grain is not to be dam- aged by spotting. Heavy rains are reported in sev eral sections of the state to 7 o'clock Wednesday* night. Trains on the Soo between Harvey and Valley City were forced t.o stand for half an hour during a downpour Wednes- day afternoon, according to Aloys 'Wartner, prominent Harvey attor- ney, who is a Fargo visitor today. Larimore reported 1.25 inches of rain, Ame'nia, .41 of an inch and Walipeton, .23 of an inch. Coopers- town also had a heavy rain. Railroad men arriving in Farpo Wednesday night, and th^s morning report hail near Streeter and along the Edgeley-Streeter branch, but add that no damage was done. French Troops Have Crossed Ailette River V ' ' ' V\/i. - Paris, Aug. 22.—Havas AgentfyJ— French troops have crossed the Ail- ette river between Guny and Champs, north of Coucy-le-Chateau. Advices from the front state that the French have reached to Oise canal between Varennand and' Morlincourt. to the east of Noyon. Upon the Ailette front the sud- den attack of the French caused the retreat of a division of German re- serves which had been preparing for a counter blow, in its retreat it precipitated a panic in the ranks of a sepond division of reserves which had been intended to support the first division's assault, according to advices to newspapers here. NORWAY ISSiE CHARGE OF ALL 0. S. INTERESTS IN PETROGRAD (By Associated Press.!; Washington, Aug. 22.—Because the Bolshevik government declared a state of war exists between Russia and the United States. Vice Consul Imbrie has lowered the United States flag over the consulate at Petrograd, closed the consulate and placed the affairs of the United States in the charge of the Norwegian government. Americans in Petrograd, of whom there are approximately 20, have been warned to leave the country by the vice consul. Their houses were searched, one of them is under ar- rest and one,is in hiding. "Refugees Will Be Welcomed (By Associated Press.) Washington, Aug. 22.—A joint reso- lution authorizing admission into the United States of refugees driven from their own countries because of war conditions was transmitted to the senate and house today by President Wilson, Attacked By Sub Near Nantucket (By Associated Press.) An Atlantic Port, Aug. 22.—A Brit- ish freight steamship which arrived here today from European waters was attacked by a submarine yester- day near Nantucket. One torpedo was fired by the U-boat which missed the freighter by about 20 yards, members of the crew said. Slip* V ^ V fif > . . ECONOMY TALK is "all ri$h*- ECONOMY PRACTICE is better, a INSTPiMT POSTUM is an economy drink—absolutely no waste. Besides; it is convenient, saves fuel and su^an and leaves nothing to be d.esir*ed in iHe way of flavor» TRY A CUP! For Quick Results Use Forum Want Ads. O. J. de Lendrecie Co. Fargo's Greatest Store Fargo, N. JX In Our Busy Store Down Stairs Where You Will Enjoy To Shop WATER PITCHER 2-quart Cut Star Water Pitch- er, made of good, clear glass. Our regular price, 98c. Extra special.. 73c LADIES' HOSE Ladies' Black and White, fine Cotton Hose, all sizes; a good value at 25c. Extra special 17c : LAWN MOWERS Oiir entire stock at big reduc- tions: $18.50 Mowers $14.80 $14.00 Mowers .$11.20 $12.00 Mowers $ 9.60 $ 6.75 Mowers $ 5.40 LADIES' PETTICOATS Ladies' Black Sateen Petti- coats, all sizes, elastic waist band; sell at $1.50. .Extra special ,9S€ i-ADIES* UNION SUITS! Our entire stock , of Ladles' : Union Suits, sizes 36 to 44. No sleeves, low neck; sells at 50,c. Extra Bpecial 33 c .. s BOYS' ROMPERS ^ ; Oa« lot of Rompers, sizes 2 '6 years, well made. Tour ' chance to buy these 45 c 'at, extra special. . 10c TABLE One entire table of staples for the kitchen; big values up to 26C ' E * tra ,.,:..10C special. MRS. PGTTS* SAD IRONS Mrs. Potts' Sad Irons, heavy- nickel plated, complete with stand and •'hjuidio. Extra special, > set i 1 . $1 .98 MASON JAR3 Quart Mason Jars, complete with rings and covers. Just a few left, white they last, 6 for .. 35c UNION SUITS Boys' and Girls' Union Suits, barred Nainsook and fine knit, sell regularly at 50c. C|| £ Extra special LADIES* WAISTS Ladies Fine Voile Waists,VAIl sizes; worth up to $1 While they last, extra special ...... GALVANIZED WARE 12 Galvanized Pails,'' , special Large Galvanized Tub, * special $1.89 Medium Galvanized Tub, special $148 No Phone Orders. We Close At if 5 P.M. OPPOSITE N. P. DEPOT. mm

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B FARGO FORUM. FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 23, 1918.

News of County Branches

Send Shipments The regular meeting of the Agassiz

auxiliary will be held from 1 until 5 o'clock Friday afternoon at the court house. A large attendance is desired at this meeting.

Ansonia Auxiliary. The Ansonia auxHiary held the

first meeting since the vacation pe­riod, Wednesday afternoon in the Fargo branch headquarters in the Elks' building. A great deal of work /was started but no articles were com­pleted.

Rebekah Auxiliary. Ten helpless case shirts were com­

pleted and one pair of socks were turned In at the meeting of the auxiliary Wednesday afternoon.

Sunset Club. The regular meeting of the Sunset

, club will be held this evening at the S home of Miss Florence Gilmore, 318

Broadway. The club members have ' been working on the helpless case i shirts and it is expected that they

will all be turned in at the meeting tonight. The club members will de­vote their entire time to knitting socks after completing the shirt al­lotment.

Large County Shipments. The following shipments of Red

iCross garments have been received at the Cass county hpadquarters dur­ing the week frotn the different branches: Osterdalen church branch,

.11 refugee petticoats, three pinafores - ap.d one muffler. Erie, one pajama,

day shirts and 50 pairs of socks. / Horace Mann Juniors, four pairs of . SOCks. Htsh school, five pinafores.

three rffuprp petticoats, nine com-' fort bngs. The shipments also in­

cluded 23 8 by 4 compresses and eight 'triangular bandages. Agassiz school,

,4 ;tifro pairs of socks. Walburg Auxil­iary. C"haffe<\ on^ sweater and 21 pairs »f* socks. Kindred, two pairs wrist-fets, two sweaters and 22 pairs of socks. Leonard. 38 pairs of socks and 21" refugee chemises. Pontiac town-

' "ship, school district No. 70, three knit wash cloths r,nd 12 personal effect hags. Buffalo Junior Auxiliary, one

••dfghan, 17 pairs of socks. The socks • •were beautifully made. Mapleton

-Juniors, two refugee shawls. Noble * ^fid Wiser township, 25 pairs of

porks.

Ship Four Boxes Today. The t'ass county Red Cross Is pre-

x-.ring the weekly shipment for the livtsion headquarters today. Four large boxes of goods will be for­warded to Minneapolis this evening.

Children Give Entertainment. Four little children, Frances and

Alice Bergerson. George Hatch and Irene Burt, gave an entertainment at

"" the Bergesrn home, 917 Third avenue North, Wednesday evening, for the

'benefit of the Cass County Red Cross "^chapter. The children, who are about

'Uine years of age. planned the enter-

Women's Work In Many Fields tafnment themselves and erected a tent, In which the performance was given. They set the price of the tick­ets at 2 cents each, and then can­vassed the neighborhood to dispose of them. The sum of $1.64 was real­ized and this morning they turned this in to the Red Cross.

Catholic Auxiliary. There were 18 workers in attend­

ance at this meeting and they com­pleted five helpless case shirts and turned in 17 pairs of socks.

Pontoppidan Auxiliary. Sixteen helpless case shirts were

completed and 22 pairs of socks turned in at the meeting of the or­ganization held in the Fargo branch headquarters in the Elks hall.

W. R. C. Auxiliary. The W. R. C. auxiliary will meet

from 1 until B o'clock Friday after­noon in the Fargo branch headquar­ters in the Elks' building. All mem­bers of the auxiliary are requested to turn in tl#>ir completed articles and to secure a new supply of yarn at the Friday meeting.

Mrs. Cowles Will Be Chief Speaker Mrs. Josiah Evans Cowles, of Los

Angeles, Calif., president of the General Federation of the Women's clubs, will be the principal speaker at the annual meeting of the North Da­kota Federation of Women's clubs, to be held at Grand Forks, October 13, 14, 15, according to the provision­al program that has been prepared. Other speakers who will be given a prominent part on the program are Mrs. Catherine Barrett, national president of the Florence Crittenton Home, of Washington, D. C., and Miss Julia Lathrop, head of the Children's Bureau at Washington. Food conservation and social and rec­reational activities during war time, will be the principal questions for discussion at the meeting.

9>- -<3> 1 SOCIAL NOTES I

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Graham and family, who have made their homo In Fargo for the past Ave years, left this morning for Duluth, Minn., from which point they will take the lake trip to Chicago. Dr. Graham will go to Louisville, Ky., from Chicago, to take up his duties as superintendent of southeastern district of the American Sunday school union. The district comprises nine southeastern states. Thomas Graham. Jr., will go directly to \Princeton, N. J., where he has en­rolled as a freshman in Princeton university. While Dr. Graham is acquainting himself with his new duties in the south, Mrs. Graham and daughters, Agnes and Jean, will visit at Madison, Ind., as guests of Dr. Graham's mother, Mrs. Thomas Graham.

Mrs. H. L. McNamara, 307 Roberts street, entertained at dinner, Tues-

yynyni f ftC. K. O A & V V

Friday and Saturday Only Remaining Days of Our Twice Yearly

Shoe Clearance (Closes Saturday evening at 9:30)

You would be wise to avail yourself of the op­portunity to purchase here now some of these High Grade Shoes at the Sale Prices. Every Shoe in the house temporarily reduced in price. S5

10% On All New Fall Shoes 5% to 15% on all Other Lines

day evening, complimentary to her cousins, Misses Gertrude and Cecelia Hassett of Minneapolis. Red ' and white sweet peas were used to cen­ter the table and covers were laid for 12. - Following the repast the com­pany enjoyed the. performance at the Garrick.

Miss Margaret Lenn and Miss Alma Treacy of Grand Forks were visitors In Fargo Wednesday. The young women were en route home from an automobile trip to Minnea­polis, where they were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence El-felt. Mrs. Elfelt was formerly Miss Helen McGuire of Fargo. Miss Treacy was planning on leaving Grand Forks this morning for Long Beach, Calif., where she will join her mother, Mrs. Richard Treacy, and her sister, Miss Mae Treacy, former Grand Forks residents, and make her future hxime.

Dr. and Mrs. G. J. Couvrette, 1022 Fifth street north, have as their guest for a time, Mrs. Couvrette's mother, Mrs. I. Z. Desautels of Grand Forks.

Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Finch, 908 Tenth street south, have as their guest for two weeks, Mr. Finch's mother, Mrs. M. O. Finch of Joliet, 111., who came to Fargo Wednesday evening. Mrs. Finch visited in Far­go four years ago.

The Ladies' Aid society of the Swedish Lutheran church of Moor-head will be entertained at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. August Peterson, Seventh street south, Moorhead. Mrs. Gust Nordstrom and Mrs. Peterson will be the hostesses.

Mrs. N. B. Black, 923 Sixth street south, with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Lontz and children, of South Bend, Ind., and her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Norman D. Black, and son, Norman, of Fargo, returned to Fargo Wednes­day evening from Detroit, Minn., where they have been enjoying an outing.

The Ladies* Aid and Missionary society of St. Mark's Enplish Luth­eran church is in session this af­ternoon In the church parlors. Mrs. Lief Henning and Mrs. G. O. Gilbert-son are the hostesses.

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The Whofnoda Camp Fire girls will hold a business meting at the home of Miss Ruth Shine. 325 Ninth avenue south. Monday evening. A program of stunts will be given, and each member of the group will be awarded an honor for her part of the program. A social time will fol­low the business session. Wednes­day evening the girls entertained their mothers at the home of Miss Dorothy Bentley, 1104 Tenth Ave. S., in honor of their guardian, Miss Jane Schick, who will leave Fargo, Sep­tember 1 for Aberdeen, S. D., where she has accepted a position. A busi­ness meeting was held and Miss Afrnes Henning, and. Miss. Clara Holm were taken into the group. This was followed by a program of dances and readings and a demon­stration of the crafts. Light refresh­ments were served.

A quiet wedding took place at St Mary's cathedral at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning, when Miss Veronica Delmore. daughter of Mr and Mrs. P. F. Delmore, 719 Tenth street north, became the bride of Florence Gildorf of Fargo. Rev Father Egan, of the cathedral, read the marriage service, which was fol­lowed by the nuptial mass. Tha bride wore a gown of white satin with trimmings of white georgette and carried a bouquet of white roses. She was attended by her sister, Miss Anna Apnes Delmore, who wore a

gown of pink silk poplin. Edward Farrell attended th6 groom. A wed­ding dinner was served tb the party and family members at the Delmore home after the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Gildorf went to Detroit, Minn., Wednesday afternoon, where they are to spend a short time. They will make their home in Fargo, and for the present will reside with Mrs. Gil-dorf's parents. Mr. Gildorf has been connected with the M. Rumely com­pany for several years. Mrs. Gildorf has also been a Fargo resident for a Florent Gildorf of Fargo. Rev. number of years. Peter Delmore, a brother of the bride, and Michael Delmore, an uncle, of Adrian, N. IX, were out-of-town guests.

Miss Daisy Mousseau, 102 Twelfth street north, will leave Saturday for Minneapolis, where she will spend several weeks as the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Fred Sabrouin.

Mrs. O. T. Griffiths, of the Arling­ton apartments, is entertaining a company of six women at a theater party at the Garrick this afternoon, in compliment to Mrs. Elllng Severt-son of Grand Forks, who Is the guest of Mrs; J. W. Comer of the Mount Vernon apartments. After the per­formance the party will go to the Griffiths home where a 6 o'clock dinner will be served.

Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Welser, 901 Eighth street south, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Irish, 822 Eighth street south, and Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Bentson, 809 Eighth street south, -left today on a motor trip to Minneapolis. They plan to be away several days.

The members of the office and stationery department forces of Walker Brothers, were entertained Wednesday evening at the home of Miss Muriel Hawley, 107% Broad­way. The affair was given in hon­or of Miss Ethel Bennett and Fred Winge, members of the stationery department force. Cards and danc­ing were the pastime of the evening, and there was a service of ice cream and cake.

Dr. and Mrs. N. P. Nelson, of the Nelson sanitarium, 405 Eighth street south, who have enjoyed a month's visit with relatives at several Min­nesota points, returned Wednes­day evening.

Mrs. B. L. Bertel, 325 Seventh av­enue south, entertained a company of nine young people at her home Wednesday evening, complimentary to Harry Haggart, of Minneapolis, who is spending a short time here as the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Haggart, 1114 Second avenue south. Light refreshments were served. ^

Miss Katherine Boise, 434 Seventh avenue south, is expected to return to Fargo Friday, from Minneapolis, where she has been the guest of her aunt, Mrs. W. H. M. Philip, for the past week.

Mrs. H. Turner, 320 Eighth street north, entertained a company oY six women ^.t a theatre party at the Grand Wednesday evening, compli­mentary to Mrs. Phillip Wols of Bla­den, Neb., who Is the guest of her mother, Mrs. L. C. Kieth, of the Bur-rell apartments. After the perform­ance the party went to Pirie's where refreshments were served. Mrs. Wols has spent the summer at Lake Melissa with her mother and they returned to Fargo this week. Mrs. Wols will return to her home in a few days.

Miss Katherine Jensen, of the home economics department of the agricultural college, is expected to return to Fargo the latter part of next week from New York city, where she has spent the past six week taking special home economics work at Columbia university. Miss Jensen finished her work last week and she is now at Blacksburg, Pa.,

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where she is the guest of Miss Nola Fromme, at the home of Miss Fromme's brother. Miss Fromme also took special work at Columbia. En route home Miss Jensen will spend a few days in Chicago with friends. Miss Fromme will not re­turn to Fargo this year, but has ac­cepted a position as head of the home economics department of the normal school at Cedar Rapids, la.

Miss Florence Gormley, 310 Ninth street North, will leave Sunday even­ing for Anacortes, Wash., where she will spend a few weeks as the guest of Mrs. Grace Lincoln Brennan, a former Fargo resident. Miss Gorm­ley will also visit with friends at Seattle and Bellingham, Wash.

The new members of the Fargo Country club were honor guests at the dancing party given at the club house, Wednesday evening. Forty-five couples were in attendance and dancing was enjoyed from 9 until 12 o'clock. Pumpkin pie and cider were served.

Miss Ada Tyl"er^To6 Eighth street south/ will leave Friday afternoon for Evanston, 111., where she will visit Miss Frances Burt, en route to Sweet Briar, Va., where she will be a student at Sweet Briar college this year. ^

Mrs. Frank Peterson and daugh­ter, Wanda, who have been guests of Mrs. Peterson's mother, Mrs. T. C. Sunde, 418 Front street, for three weeks, returned to her home at Bis­marck this morning. f

Miss Maude Barnes of Fargo and Roy Divers of Grand Forks, were married at the First Baptist par­sonage Wednesday by Rev. R. W. Hobbs. The young people were at­tended by Miss Ruth Barnes of Col­fax, N. D., and Lloyd H. Fox of Sur­rey, N. D.

Mrs. O. C. Anderson, 725 Fourth street north, has. returned from Mi-not, where she went to enjoy a fare­well visit with her brother, J. Skrivseth, who is a member of the August draft contingent from Chinook, Mont.

Mrs. Charles Rose, 735 Third street north, has* gone to Haley, N. D.. where she was called by the serious illness of her father, Charles Thorpe, an old Fargo resident.

Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hellander and family, 364 Ninth avenue south, plan on leaving Friday for a motor trip to Minneapolis. They expect to be away about a week.

Prof, and Mrs. H. L. Botley, Mr. and Mrs, H. W. Gearey and Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Farnham have returned from Polnrt des Isles, Lake Cormor­ant, Minn, where they have spent the summer months at their cot­tages. '

li-Boat Is Aiding Armed Trawler

z A Canadian Atlantic Port, Aug. 22.—A German submarine, presum­ably the craft which captured the Triumph is operating with the raid­ing trawler, said Capt. Jeff Thomas of the Slyvania, who arrived here in a power dory after his schooner was sunk by the raider. As he and his men rowed away from their craft, which the Germans bombed, they saw two miles distant a large sub­marine lying on the surface.

TEN NEW SHIPS. (By Associated Press.)

Washington, Aug. 22.—Ten ships with a total deadweight tonnage or 51,700, were added to the American merchant marine in the week ending Aug. 15. the shipping board today an­nounced. Seven of the ships were Bteel and three wood. Eight steel vessels and two wooden ships, a to­tal tonnage of 53,850, were launched during the week.

V.'. Hif h Shoes, of Calf and Kici, la re ;>nd bntfi-m Mostly narrow widths

Misses' High Shoes, Calf and Patent Leather, button and lace; some cloth tops..

$3.95 ihoes, Calf and •, button and

$2.45

Women's Glazed Kid, Button, Cloth Top; Patent Leather, Button, Turn Solo, Kid Top. Small sizes .... • $1.95 Children's Low Shoes, Tan, Kid, Patent Leather and Calf; ankle strap and button Oxfords $1.59

Women's Smocks HALF PRICE

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Aaland and

Bjerke Shop

After a. successful

i i i i f ierv — t o e a s t e m Hat markets, Mrs. EJsie

Bjerke-Jeffries feels that she has been able to select the smartest as well as most practical Headwear for this coming season. The people of Fargo and vicinity do not need to be told about Mrs. Bjerke-Jefferies * ability in the Millinery Department—and she takes this means of inviting all to visit her Hat Parlors, at 619 First Avenue North.

WOMEN'S

Smartly becoming in style—May be worn with appropriateness on various occasions—Large assortment. Made of fine Japanese Crepe, Ramie Linen and solid color materials, smock­ed either with wool or silk. Nice range of sizes at One-Half Price.

Styles of individual smartness among these

Women's Wash Skirts 1 CHOICE

$3.95 Some of the finest Skirts we have had in stock this season so low priced. Skirts in which the materials are fine, the styles smart and all the finish­ing details distinctive. Tailor­ed and sport models of fine mercerized vhite cotton gab­ardine, some opened all down the front, some embroidery trimmed. ^

Moody Garment#—-2nd Floor

1 Ready-to-Wear Mrs. Aaland has just

^returned from a three *

weeks' shopping trip, and is delighted with tHe beautiful materials tnd styles shown for Fall and Winter wear­ing. We all say prices are so dreadfully high.

So they are. Not only in Women's Wearing

Apparel, but in everything.

But let us buy wisely, 'Let one good outfit,

bought correctly, be enough for the seasoiu

\ \ That way our wardrobe will be no costlier than

^ . swk n the da^s when we bought two and three, and

v ^4.3^ Uncle Sam will think better of us.

Shipments of Suits, Coats, Dresses, Waists and

Skirts are arriving daily and we will take

great pleasure in showing them to you.

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News About Town THEATERS.

Princess—Peggy Pearce in "A. Good Loser".

Garrick—Clara Kimball Young in "The Claw".

Liberty—Mrs. Irene Castle in "The First Law". ' "' i :

Isis—Anna Nilsson • te •• '"In: ment Of". . ."•». ....

Grand—Vaudeville. " . ^ Strand—Madge Kennedy in /"The

Service Star". Lyceum,. Moorhead—Normal Tal-

madge in "The Moth". . j 1

BANK CLEARINGS. ' Today, $670,174.91; year ago; $213,-

961.16.

BIRTHS. Mr. and Mrs. Frank* Thielan, 901

Tenth street south, daughter, Jtily 6.

DEATHS. Mrs. W. B. Douglas, 65 years of age,

220 Tenth street north, Aug. 14. Mrs. John P. Harstrom, 1001 Fifth

street north, Bright's disease, Aug. 14.

MARRIAGE LICENSES. Roy Divers, Grand Forks, arid Maud

M. Barnes, Fargo, Aug. 21.,

RICHER MAKES ALTERATIONS. Alterations are beirig made at the

E. A. Rlcker store, necessitated by the enlargement of the hosiery de­partment. Mr. Ricker declares busi­ness excellent this fall, with every prospect for a record trade.

LORNE WILDE SELLS HOME. Lome Wilde, publicity director of

the United State food administration for North Dakota, has sold his home at 1224 Seventh avenue south to W. B. Hancock, of Hancock, Bros., archi­tects, whose home at 401 Thirteenth street south was recently sold to C. O. Follett, of the Fargo Mercantile Co., it was announced today.

FAREWELL FOR FARGO AN?, W. W. Fuller, well known Fargo

insurance man, who is soon to enter Y. M. C. A. war work overseas, and Mrs. Fuller have returned after a visit with friends at Mandan, where they were honor guests at farewell parties. Mr. Fuller will soon go to Iowa on a week's business trip. He awaits his passports before reporting to war work headquarters.

GET DRINKING FOUNTAIN*. Fareo police today are drinking

from a new drinking fountain, or­dered last spring upon authorization of the city commission. The fountain, however, did not arrive until Tues­day, being installed in the police sta­tion this morning.

NO MAN SHORTAGE AT OAKES. Guy R. Fox, examiner in charge of

the Oakes office of the United States employment service, who was a busi­ness visitor at state headquarters in the auditorium building today, said that the Oakes office had been able to supply. practically all the requests for farm labor, and that harvest in his district was virtually over.

CO. B. TROOPS SHOCK. Seventy-five members of the Co. B

auxiliary shocking troop, including volunteers from the Fargo Plumbing; Co., Y. W. C. A., Flsk Rubber Co., and the Fargo Motorcycle club, shocked 100 acres of wheat and oats Wednes­day night, working half an hour dur­ing the rain.

TILLOTSON ON FURLOUGH. Vivian Tillotson, Hope, N. D., for­

merly a student at Fargo college, but now bandmaster in a regimental band stationed at Vancouvsr, Wash., is enjoying a brief furlough, and is spending a day of it in Fargo today renewing acquaintances. He ex­pects to go overseas soon.

PURSE IN MAIL BOX. While making his mail collections

one of the city carriers found a lady's purse in a mail box. There was no money in the purse, which contained a check made out to C. W. Hammelton, and a railroad ticket from Lisbon to Perham, Minn., which had been purchased Tuesday afternoon. Tbe owner is asked to call at the postoffice to make iden­tifications. '

TRACTOR DEALERS MEET. The Spaulding Richardson Trac­

tor company held a general meeting of Fordson dealers, at the Waldorf hotel Wednesday.

THIRTY-FIVE SHOCK FIELD. The Standard 'Oil company

'shock" troop, 35 strong, attacked the L. Hansen farm, 16 miles north­east of Moorhead, Tuesday evening, shocking 100 acres by dark, it was announced today. The trip was made by automobile.

IS PIRST LIEUTENANT. G. F. Lawrence, son of Mrs. S. A'.

Case, of the Prescott hotel, has

been promoted to a first lieutenancy in the quartermasters' corps at Jef-fersonville, Ind., instead of a second lieutenancy, as was • preyipuWy'" an­nounced.

FARGO BOYS ARRIVED SAFELY. Two Fargo boys, , Sidney Alfred

Ackerman, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Ackerman, 914 Eighth street north, and Millard Hoff, son of Mr. and Mrs. K. O. Hoff, 814 Third street, north, have arrived safely in France, according to cards received by their parents today. Mr. Ackerman is with the. navy, and Mr. Haft is with the June Automatic ^ Replacement battalion.

OPERATION SUCCESSFUL. Mrs. Albert Bernier, 405 (Egbert

Court, underwent a successful op­eration for appendicitis at ot. John's hospital Monday. Mrs. Bernier is getting along splendidly, and will soon be out again.

BOOTH AT FT. LEAVENWORTH. Private A. El Booth, formerly with

The Forum, who 'was a member of the first vocational training camp at the agricultural college in Fargo, is at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, accord­ing to cards received from him this •morning. He says he doesn't expect to remain there long. Private Booth declares Kansas weather decidedly torrid.

HEAVY RAINS IN NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY; DRY WEATHER NEEDED

.Heavy rainfall, which fell in. Far­go and vicinity Wednesday night* measured 1.12 inches, according to the rain gauge at the government weather, bureau in Moorhead today. There was some hail, which, how­ever, did no damage.

That the rainfall was quite gen­eral through the state is evidenced by reports which show 1.22 inches at Bismarck, .48 of an incir"at Dev ils Lake and 1.1®' inches at Williston.

As a result of the heavy down­pours of the past ten days, dry weather, bordering on a drought, Is needed, if grain is not to be dam­aged by spotting.

Heavy rains are reported in sev eral sections of the state to 7 o'clock Wednesday* night. Trains on the Soo between Harvey and Valley City were forced t.o stand for half an hour during a downpour Wednes­day afternoon, according to Aloys 'Wartner, prominent Harvey attor­ney, who is a Fargo visitor today. Larimore reported 1.25 inches of rain, Ame'nia, .41 of an inch and Walipeton, .23 of an inch. Coopers-town also had a heavy rain.

Railroad men arriving in Farpo Wednesday night, and th^s morning report hail near Streeter and along the Edgeley-Streeter branch, but add that no damage was done.

French Troops Have Crossed

Ailette River V ' ' ' V\/i. -

Paris, Aug. 22.—Havas AgentfyJ— French troops have crossed the Ail­ette river between Guny and Champs, north of Coucy-le-Chateau. Advices from the front state that the French have reached to Oise canal between Varennand and' Morlincourt. to the east of Noyon.

Upon the Ailette front the sud­den attack of the French caused the retreat of a division of German re­serves which had been preparing for a counter blow, in its retreat it precipitated a panic in the ranks of a sepond division of reserves which had been intended to support the first division's assault, according to advices to newspapers here.

NORWAY ISSiE CHARGE OF ALL 0. S. INTERESTS IN PETROGRAD

(By Associated Press.!; Washington, Aug. 22.—Because the

Bolshevik government declared a state of war exists between Russia and the United States. Vice Consul Imbrie has lowered the United States flag over the consulate at Petrograd, closed the consulate and placed the affairs of the United States in the charge of the Norwegian government.

Americans in Petrograd, of whom there are approximately 20, have been warned to leave the country by the vice consul. Their houses were searched, one of them is under ar­rest and one,is in hiding.

"Refugees Will Be Welcomed

(By Associated Press.) Washington, Aug. 22.—A joint reso­

lution authorizing admission into the United States of refugees driven from their own countries because of war conditions was transmitted to the senate and house today by President Wilson,

Attacked By Sub Near Nantucket

(By Associated Press.) An Atlantic Port, Aug. 22.—A Brit­

ish freight steamship which arrived here today from European waters was attacked by a submarine yester­day near Nantucket. One torpedo was fired by the U-boat which missed the freighter by about 20 yards, members of the crew said.

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MRS. PGTTS* SAD IRONS Mrs. Potts' Sad Irons, heavy-nickel plated, complete with stand and •'hjuidio. Extra special, > set i1. $1.98

MASON JAR3 Quart Mason Jars, complete with rings and covers. Just a few left, white they last, 6 for .. 35c

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