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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-11-05
OFFICIAL GERMAN
STATEMENT.

Berlin, via London). Nov. 1.-THE
latest official statement issued last
night by the German army general
headquarters. says:
Our attacks to the south of Nieu-
port and to the east of Ypres are be-
ing successfully continued. Eight ma
chine Guns and 200 British soldiers
ave been captured.
In the Argonne forest our troops
haVc occupied several blockhouses and
points of support.
austria officially that
the Russian advance against the Aus
trian positions in the region of Turka
had been repulsed. CTurka is in Ga
licia, rs miles southwest of Sambor.)
Special dispatches to newspapers
from the Servian front report that an
entire Servian regiment under Colonel
%1vanoff, walked into a trap at Nishe-
grad. They had been informed pre-
viousiy that the Servians still occu-
pied this place. This was not so and
the regiment was quickly surrounded
and surrendered without resistance"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-11-05
SOFT CHANCES EXCITE
MISTER TOMMY ATKINS

London, (by maiD Oct. 31.-In order
to help soldiers observe Lord Kitchen
er's injunction to be nc more than
coldly courteous to wornea the ma
tional union of woman workers has
undertaken the duty of partrolling the
territory outside the sentry lines. The
services of the women police is gladly
accepted. since the army authorities
complain hat the soldiers are being
lured from Lord kitchener's chilly ideal
by women camp followers. Not only
young girls but the matured have been
causing serious infractions of disci-
pline at the camps. causing recruits to
overstay leave and run the guard lines.
Meantime, a n effort is made to In
crease camp attractions. such as con-
certs. and to provide other means Of
diverting the mep
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-11-05
ALLEGED FoRGER HELD TO
ACTION OF CIRCUIT COURT

Summit. S. D., Oct. 31.--Charged with
passing three worthless checks. to
which the name of a prominent farmer
had been forged. Peter Swanson, alias
James Lee, has been lodged in the
Summit Jail pending his trial at the
December term of state circuit court.
The defendant is about 80 years of age
and for some time had been employed
on farms in the vicinity of Summit.
The checks We're passed upon Summit
business men, who had nc reason to
doubt that the checks We're genuine.
and they being aware that the farmer
whose name was signed to them was
perfectly good financially. The forged
checks were drawn on the State Bank
of Wilmot. When presenting the forged
checks stated he was Il
nephew of John Larson, the farmer
whose signature had been forged to the
checks. One check was for $10.75, one
for S22 n the ether for S21. When it
was discovered that the checks We're
~forgeries Swanson had disappeared.
Posses n automobiles started u search
for Swanson, resulting in his being
run down and captured at Marvin
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-11-05
JOkERS TURN BACK CLOCK:
SALOON MAN PAYS FINE

Bison, S. D., Oct. 31.-Some jokers
turning back the hands of q clock in a
Bison saloon cost Cliff Larsh, bartend-
er in the place, a fine of $40. Larsh was
arrested on the charge of keeping the
saloon open after hours provided by
law. The saloon should have been
closed at 8 o'clock in the evening, and
was found open 40 minutes later. Larsh
pleaded not guilty and demanded a jury
trial. The evidence introduced in his
behalf showed that jokers in the saloon
turned the hands of the clock back 40
minutes while Larsh's back was turned
and that the bartender closed the sa-
loon by the clock, but in reality kept
the place open beyond the legal closing
time. In view of the technical VIOLA
ton he vas fined the minimum sum.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-11-05
NEARLY 1000 PATIENTS IN
STATE ASYLUM FOR INSANE

Pierre, s. D.. Oct. 31.-The annual
report of the state insane asylum, at
Yankton, shows that there We're in thai
institution June 80, 1913, 900 patients,
and June 80. 1914, 92S patients, with
a total number in the institution for
the year of 1,o71, those coming in and
those going out being practically the
same in number. Among the coun-
ties, Minnehaha contributed the largest
number Of patients with IS, Lawrence
next with 55, Brown third with So,
these three having the highest number,
scaling down to Mcpherson, Sully and
Dewey with two each. and Ziebach
with one. There are more farmers THAI
any other one class, with housewives
second, and laborers third, with many
other professions represented in small
er numbers. The male patients out
numbered the female admitted during
the year, there being 1902 males and r3
females. OF these 106 are American
born, n 62 foreign born. Among the
foreign born the Germans lead, with
Norwegians next, the rest being scat
tered among many .~nationalities.
Among American born, natives of
Iowa and South Dakota are given at
Is each, with New York next in the list.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-11-05
TWO SOUTH DAKOTANS
See ACTIVE SERVICE
WITH AUSTRIAN ARMY
One Wounded Twice In Assault
on Belgrade--Long March
Over Dead Bodies.

Lead. s. D., Oct. S1.-Two former
South Dakotans. in the persons of Pet
er Meddack n Jack Cellar. who left
Lawrence county several months g
for a visit at their old homes in Aus
ria-Hungary, are actively participate
Known they are the only South Dako-
tans who are doing actual fighting in
the European war.
A letter, which evidently had been
censored, has Just been received from
Meddack. in which he states thai in
stead of determining to return to his
home in South Dakota he joined the
colors of his native land on the out
break of the first trouble with Servia
and participated in the assault on
Belgrade, where the Austrian troops
suffered heavily.
He writes that in one of the n
gaSements he was wounded twice, one
bullet entering the base of his right
hand n coming out at Tie elbow, and
another striking and going through his
right arm. His wounds we're received
while he was on the firing line II
just about to discharge his rifle at the
enemy. Els wounds, he writes, are
healing nicely, and he expects to be
able to rejoin his regiment in the near
future.
A letter also has been received from
Cellar, this being dated from Galicia.
he writes that he has been in many
battles. He was in the battles around
Lemberg, where he states the slaugh-
ter was awful, but that up to the time
Of writing the letter he himself had
not received a scratch. He relates that
after one of the battles around Lem
berg the remnants of his regiment
marched nine miles, ana that there
was not a step of the way but what
the march "a over the dead bodies
OF men and horses
He writes that the slaughter was
beyond description. In telling OF how
the soldiers view the slaughter he
states that after a time the soldiers,
who at first We're greatly affected by
1t, appear to become hardened to the
grewsome sights n paid no attention
to them.
Cellar is Only 81 years of age and his
letter is written in the light hearted
style of a boy who is impressed by
the glamor of war.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-11-05
COLLEGE
FRIENDS RUSHING
ENDOWMENT WORK
Committee Is Hard at Work
Trying to Get All Funds
Necessary For School.

Sioux Falls. S. D.. Oct. 31.-Yankton
college is represented in Sioux Falls
this week by a committee which is en-
deavoring to raise Sioux Falls propor-
ton Of the endowment fund of the col
lege. The college is in hopes of secur-
ing pledges from South Dakota people
for 500, 000. and when this amount has
been secured James j. Hill, the railroad
magnate, promises to contribute the
sum of $50,0 900 toward the endowment
fund. The amount to be raised from
other sources must be secured by the
first of the coming year in order to
secure the $50. 900 from Mr.. Hill. Sioux
Falls has been asked to pledge $500
of the sum yet required. and the MEM
bers of the committee now in the city
are hopeful of securing this moun
Yankton college is the oldest college
In South Dakota and has an annua at
tendance of over 300 students.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-11-05
SENATOR STERLING MAKES
AN ADDRESS AT MITCHELL.

Mitchell. S. D.. Nov. 2.--In an adj
dress here last night, to an audience of
about $50 people. Senator Sterling
touched very lightly on the Burke
question, merely urging he election of
South Dakota's reactionary leader on
the ground that he would help support
he American policy of protection.
Senator Sterling did not voice approval
of Burke's suggestion to withdraw the
government deposits from the national
banks n permit Wall street to manip-
ulate financial affairs as of yore.
Senator Sterling said that he and
most OF his republican colleagues can
be relied upon to support the president
on his neutrality program and on his
Mexican peace program, but that the
republicans would continue to fight
against the democratic tariff policies.
Although the senator expressed a
general Endorsement OF Burke, Governor
Byrne and other republican candidates.
he practically ignored state issues. not
even saying a good word for equal
suffrage, although some of the Huron
suffrage leaders claim he had promised
to give the cause a boost.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-11-05
WEDDING is DELAYED BY
INJURY TO YOUNG WOMAN

Garden City. S. D.. Nov. 2.AHaving
completed preparations for his wedding
to the girl of his choice, Frank Bryant,
jr. a prominent Garden City young
man, was surprised to receive a tele-
grom from Rowman, N. D., stating that
his %fiancee. Miss Orpha Peters, had
been badly hurt In a runaway accident.
The time for the wedding of herself
and Bryant had been fixed, and she
was making a farewell visit to her
parents. who reside on a farm near
Bowman. She vas on the way to the
depot to return to Garden City to be
married when the horses became
frightened and started to run. In
striving to make her escape from the
buggy she became caught in one of the
wheels and was dragged a consider
able distance. She finally e%xtricated
herself. The delayed wedding will take
place as soon as the young woman
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-11-05
AND OSTrE:HD
ID RETAkEN
French Confident Tide of Battle
In France and Belgium Is
Turning In Favor of
the Allies.

London, Oct. 31.-The impression
created here by the latest new is
that a general advance Of the allied
forces in France and Belgium has
been ordered, SO main interest
again is centered in the armies
lowering 80 or 40 miles from the
seaboard.
The general trend of the move
ments of both the German and the
allied armies is for the moment. ac-
cording to both British and French
official statements, In a northerly
and ~northeasterly direction. which
is in accordance With the desires
of the allied commanders. but that
Germany has resumed her hammer
blows with greater energy than
ever is attested by the British Of
fetal information bureau.
In spite of these stubborn coun-
Ter strokes. it is claimed that all
the movements of the triune forces
are in d forward direction to-
wards the line still held by the
Germans in force and stretching
from Bruges to Thourout, Roulers,
1segheim and Courtrai. Whether
from Bruges this line extends to
Ostend or Zeebrugge is a moot
point, there being up to the pres
ent no official confirmation of the
reported occupation of Ostend by
the allies.
Definite information Of the re-
ported evacuation of Lille by the
Germans is lacking.
London, Nov. 2.-Although officia
communications do not shed mucl
light OF the situation in west Elan.
ders, other reports from Holland in,
that u German retirement from
the coast south OF Ostend is inlminen
and it is again reported that the in.
vaders have evacuated Ostend. Thes'
however. are not confirmed
Berlin, which claims some ad'
vance along the Ypres line.
Lille is declared in special dispatche!
again to be free OF German troops ant
that the Germans eve viii return
plans are being made to resunl,
the usual civic functions.
break through at any cost. Their he
roic sacrifices were III vain, however
for. after they had used themselves a
II human batJerirG ram, they wer,
to fall back, without havin,
accomplished their task.
From the war arena in France an
Belgium. the mos. pleasing news. tt
today. was that telling q
the retreat of the Germans across tn,
User. in the face Of a stiff cannouad
Ing ay the allies. The announcement
only a few days ago. that the German
had succeeded in crossing to the lef
bank Of the User did more to depres
the spirits OF tbs people here than an,
development OF the war for some time
Their withdrawal now. along with TIL,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-11-05
Army of East Will Fall Back
to SiIesia and Wage Defen-
sive Campaign Against
the Russians.
HARD FIGHTING CONTINUES
Kaiser's Forces Now Engaged
With Cars Troops Near
Border Are Said to Be
Hard Pressed.
HARD FIGHTING CONTINUES

London. Nov. 2.-That Germany has
by no means given up its determina-
ton to take Calais, is indicated by the
significant report from Berlin, by way
of Copenhagen. that the German gen.
eral staff has decided that the army in
Poland Shall fall back to the frontier
of Silesia and remain on the defensive
until the battle of Flanders ends with
the capture of Calai Such a move
ment would release three or four army
corps from Silesia to Belgium.
The Russian tactics of bending the
line of invaders in Russian Poland, one
section at q time. the retreat of each
section endangering the position of the
section next to it on the south, appears
to London observers to have been sue
ceSSful everywhere except on the eX-
IRENE Russian left. where the Aus
TRANS still maintain the positions they
succeeded in retaking from the Rus
slams.
Along the frontier of east Prussia,
the are lighting stubbornly to
prevent another invasion of their ter
rltory at a point further south. 1t is
argued here that the Russians cannot
expect to assume a full offensive
movement until the Austrians are
driven from the San. But ever this
VIII not mean an immediate invasion
OF Germany, as it is known that the
Germans, in preparation for a possible
retirement. nave established heavily
e~ntrenched positions along the River
Wrathe.
A dispatch from the Petrograd cor
respondent OF the Exchange Telegraph
company says:
1T is officially that on
the east Prussian frontier hard fight
ING continues. Persistent German at
tacks have been repulsed.
Beyond the Vistula the enemy's
rear guard has been hard pressed by
the Russians on a front extending from
LODI to SWichost. The Russians cap
tured parts of heavy guns and several
aeroplanes.
IN the region of Tarnow, Galicia, on
october 20. the Russians inflicted
heavy losses on the A%ustrians, taking
about LOCO prisoners"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-11-05
CONVICTED POLICE OFFICER
GETS SUSPENDED SENTENCE

Aberdeen. S. D., Oct. 31.--In COM
pliance with the request of a commit
tee of the local bar. Judge Thomas L..
Bouck, who a sentenced Charles
Dingwell, an Aberdeen special officer.
to one year at hard labor in the Brown
county Jail on his plea of guilty ia. Sec
ond degree manslaughter, for shoot
ing n killing a prisoner who was
trying to escape. suspended the SEN
tence On condition that Dingwell report
to the clerk of court every three months
beginning January 1, 1915. Dingweil
bears a good reputation locally and the
action taken by the court meets with
public approval generally.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-11-05
WHALEY NOT LIABLE FOR
KILLING BOY WITH AUTO

Aberdeen, S. D., Oct. 31.--The jury in
the case OF F. l. Christensen VS.. Harms
Brothers and Shelby Whaley, in which
Christensen sued for $4,000 damages
for the death of his S-year-old son. Ir-
! Christensen. returned a verdict for
the defendants. On the evening of
April 9. the little Christensen boy was
playing in the street in front of the
Aberdeen theater. where a large crowd
had assembled for a band concert.
when Whaley. an employee of Harms
Brothers. drove along the street, in
front of the theater, The Christensen
boy ran across the street just then,
and the automobile struck and killed
him. The suit was brought by the fa-
Their of the boy, who charged the de-
PENDANTS had caused his sons death.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-11-05
CARLOAD LIVE STOCK RATES
ARE FURTHER SUSPENDED

Washington, D. c., Oct. 3o.-The IN
terstate Commerce commission further
suspended, from November ~ until
May y. 1915. Burlington and Milwaukee
tariffs, which proposed higher rates on
car loads Of live stock between points
in South Dakota and other states. The
operation Of these rates was suspended
previously from July 10 until Novem-
her ~ s.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-11-05
HEAVY FIGHTING ON EAST
FRONT is REPORTED OoA

Washington, Nov, 2.-s Stubborn
fighting continues on the east Prussian
'front.' between the Russians and Ger
mans and the Austrians suffered heavy
losses near Tarlow on October 90 at
the hands of the Russians who took
1000 prisoners, according to Russian
foreign office dispatches received here
today at the Russian embassy.
The text of the dispatch received
from the foreign office at Petrograd
follows:
ON the east Prussian front stubborn
1lghtln2 continues. The attack of the
near Bakalarjewo are being
steadily repulsed by our troops. o N
the left bank of the Vistula the German
rear guard under our pressure fell
back to the line from LODI to vari-
host. Among other military booty we
nave captured ammunition columns,
heavy artillery and aeroplanes.
Near Tarlow, the retreating Aus
TRANS We're intercepted on October 90
by. our troops who had crossed the Wis
tula to the south of Jozefow. Under
our cross fire the enemy suffered heavy
losses and we took 1000 prisoners.
In the Carpathians the main activ-
tiles of the Austrians is directed to
the country around Turka."
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-11-05
GRAND TAKES HAND I'M
GASOLINE RATE WAR

Jersey city. N. u. Oct. Silt was re-
ported here today that criminal In
dictments had been voted by the Hud-
son county grand jury against the
Standard OH company Of New Jersey
md the Gulf Refining company. which
been engaged In rate Wal on
sgasolins n HUDSON and Essex counties
within the last few months.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-11-05

resident of Westville, Conn, says
last year he took a pumpkin seed
re 1t had dried and cut his name
the year on it. He planted the seed
spring and when a pumpkin formed
name and date were on 1t IN small
IFS. AS the pumpkin grew the date
letters enlarged in proportion. The
lpkin weighs SO pounds and the
srs and date are raised on it.-Bos-
Globe.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-11-05
SOUTH DAKOTA

sseph Scott, OF Shiloh Valley, Mo,
turned over to Miss Margaret
mas, Of the antiquity department
sle Belleville centennial, two pieces
Ardtack Of the variety eaten by the
sers in the civil war. Scott was a
iber Of Company /, Ona-hundred-
seventeenth Illinois infantry, n
u encamped near Jefferson barracks
It's parents went. to see him and
away as souvenirs the bareback.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-11-05
IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL
FOR GENERAL DOUGLAS

London. Oct. 29.-The body of the late
Gen. Sir Charles S. Douglas, chief
of the imperial military general staff.
who died recently in london from nat
ural causes. was inferred with full mill
itary honors today in the Kensal Green
cemetery, in the presence of represent
tatives of King George and Queen
Mary, Lord Roberts. the japanese am
bassador to Great Britain, the military
attaches of the foreign embassies and
9 number OF prominent army Officers.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-11-05
STANLEY COUNTY RESIDENT
is ARRESTED AS RUSTLEk

Pierre, S. D.. Nov. Herman Som
nenschein, Of Stanley county, has been
arrested on the charge of cattle rust
ling and is being held for a prelim-
mary hearing. lit is expected other ar
rests will follow. as large numbers of
cattle have been stolen recently.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-11-05

tx thousand English troops cooper
4 in Cromwell's time with the
fnch army under Turenne against
de. Again in 1872, 5000 English
.e sent to. help the French against
i Dutch. Among these was John
archill. whose military talents we're
.ced by Turenne. At Navarion, too,
British, French and Russian fleets
10 Joined against the Turks.--Boston
Snscript.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-11-05

when the Fourth Middlesex regi-
was surprised by Germans while
u dinner. with their arms stocked" a
correspondent, with the English army,
gllates, '.the British soldiers, unable to
zach their weapons, rushed upon the
70 and attacked them with their bare
The Gordons arrived in time to
I'd them and beat off the Germans"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-11-05

sJear the forest of Argonne, where
{, German crown prince is said to
We had his headquarters, is the town
4 Menehould. where poor Louis XVI
Ia his family We're recognized at the
sting station while disguised in an
to fly from France. They We're
lit back to Paris, where he was be-
AIDED in January. 1898, and his queen
the following October.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-11-05
70 BUY COTTON DRESSES.

New York; Nov. "a resolution was
adopted by the New York City Fedora
ton Of Clubs at its 18th convention.
requiring each member to purchase a.
cotton dress.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-11-05

The extraordinary popularity Of the
sci engine is evidenced by the fact
4, according to Shipping Illustrated.
re are now at least eight types OF
sse engines used in various parts OF
world. The result, according to the
ne authority, will probably be the
snination of several of these, and the
sduction Of a marine oil engine that
d be in every way satisfactory.-Out-
D.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-11-05

One OF the oldest buttonwood trees
leicester county, Philadelphia, stands
4 the lawn at the home of Henry
elmer, West Grove. The tree bears a
rye placard, with this information:
This tree was planted in 1876. 1t is 16
st / Y inches in circumference at this
light, the eye level. The limb extend
/ southeast measures 81 feet from the
az the tree"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-11-05
ASSAULTS OF RUSSIANS
REPUJSED. SAWS REPI I'M

Berlin (by wireless), Oct. s1.-An of
fetal announcement given out in
Vienna say that the total number of
Russian prisoners interned in Austria
INC Hungary on October 2S, was $40
officers. and .73,169 men, not counting
those in transit or this late.
Ihe report says further that strong
Russian forces have crossed the River
San, south of Nisko, but that they
We're repulsed after hard fighting.
The Russian attacks on the heights
to the west of Stry and Sambor like
wise have been repulsed. In this en-
gagement an ammunition depot ex-
.ploded.
Austrian forces are pushing forward
on the southern flank and gaining
ground. They carried several fortified
positions on the heights to the north
east of Tur5a. in Galicia, % miles to
the south of Sambor.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-11-05

1 Robert Boyle. the philosopher and one
& the founders of the Royal society,
sould never overcome his aversion to
be sound of water splashing from a
and he has put on record the case
e one Of his servants who could never
SeG.l d knife %sharpened or a sheet of
paper torn, without bleeding at
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-11-05
NANkToN GIRL DEBATERs
WIN FROM SIOUX FALLS

Yankton. S. D.. Nov. 2.-The Yank-
ton high school girls debating team
defeated the Sioux Falls girls here
Friday night, locals taking the affirm
ative of the equal suffrage question.
The decision was two to one In favor
OF Yankton.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-11-05

he ancients credited the raven with
unusual longevity, but modern inves-
tlgattoEl shows thatit Is not warranted.
Tlle bird rarely lives more than 70
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-11-05

stones@resting on each other II.
sAA6 Rtvet Tintoaspf Spain, are soon.
A4llltedsSby a deposit which forms over