davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-07-22
BRITISH FORCED
TO QUIT BEEF
FAVORITE FOOD is so SCARCE
THAT BEANS AND LENTlIS
ARE EATEN INSTEAD.

London. England.-High meat
prices threaten to rob the British
Isles of their breeding stock. Farm
ers, tempted by the high prices offer
ed in the markets, are disposing of
blooded cattle. Cows and heifer
calves are slaughtered in large num-
bers. with the result that the pro-
duction OF local meat will be scarce
after the war and high prices kept
up.
The board of agriculture has is
sued a circular condemning this
dangerous thainning out of farm
stock. In recent meeting the Ian
cashire Farmers association appeal
ed to the foresight and patriotism
of members to prevent what is term
ed suicidal waste. The agitation
is being carried on in other parts.
Meantime meat has become so
dear that the customs of the people
are changing Beef. the traditional
standby of Britons, has less i'm
pcrtant place on the table. and more
attention is given to beans and len
tils as articles of diet.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-07-22
BANKER APPEALS
FROM SENTENCE
FORMER HEAD OF BANCROFT
BANK HAS TWO YEAR TERM
HANGING OVER HIM.

Desmet, S. De. A. syverson.
former president of the Bank OF
Bancroft, which failed, who recently
was convicted in the state circuit
court of Kingsbury county Of the
charge of receiving deposits after he
knew his bank was insolyent and
sentenced to term of two wears
land nine months in the Sioux NaIi,
penitentiary, and fined $1,000, has
been released from custody follow
ing his furnishing of a bond of $5.-.
600, pending an appeal which his
attorneys ave1prefected to the state
supreme court.
After being sentenced Thursday OF
last week Syverson was given per
iod OF six days in which to perfect
the appeal. Following the imposing
OF the sentence and the filing of the
notice of appeal his attorneys made
application for bail, and after Judge
Faylor had heard arguments on this
application he fixed the amount of
the defendants bond at $4,000.
Pending action on his case by the
supreme court Syverson will remain
at his home in Watertown. Prior to
engaging in the banking business at
Bancroft he was banker of Water
town, and returned to that city
when the Bancroft bank failed
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-07-22
JOE KIRBY CITED
FOR CONTEMPT AND
FOR D|SBARM|ENT
'sla I ssse1 ,sa,y
Supreme Court Acts
On Remarks In Ex-
pense Case.
PAPERS S SERVED
Defendant Is Found in Pierre
Immediately After Court
Issues Order.

Pierre, S. D.-The supreme court
today issued an order to show cause.
lreturnable before the court July 90.
in which Joe Kirby, a Sioux Falls
attorney, is cited to come into court
and show cause why he should not
be punished for contempt, and why
he should not be disbarred from
practice in the courts of the state.
AS Mr.. Kirby was in this city to-
day on business before the state tax
commission, the orders were served
upon him personally.
Mr.. Kirby was attorney for the
state auditor in the case concerning
the allowance by the legislature Of
$50 per month expense money to
members of the supreme court. To-
days action is based upon remarks
by Kirby in the argument of that
case, and also presumably upon all
legged misquotations made by Kirby
In arguing that the expense allow
ance was unconstitutional.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-07-22
SNAKE PLAYMATE
FOR LITTLE GIRL
CHILD OBJECTS STRONGLY no
SEPARATION FROM REPTILE
WHICH APPARENTLY LII-
ED HER.

Scenic, S. D.-Having monster
rattlesnake as a temporary playmate
without being struck by the deadly
fangs of the reptile and killed was
the unusual experience of the little
child of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Hunt, of
this place, Mr.. Hunt being the depot
agent of the Milwaukee railway COM
pany The mother discovered the
little girl playing with the rattle
snake in the yard around the Hunt
home. The snake appeared to like
the companionship of the little girl
and made no efforts to coil and
strike. The girl reciprocated this
trust, and was not in the least alarm
ed by the presence OF the snake,
which she appeared to regard as a
good sort of playfellow. BY the ex-
ercise of her ingenuity the mother
managed to drag the child from
within reach of the snake without
'arousing the anger of the reptile.
The little child strongly objected to
being separated from her strange
playmate. After the girl had been
removed to a place of safety the rep
tile was attacked and killed.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-07-22
MARRIES WIDOW
TO ESCAPE WAR
THUS ACQUIRES
THREE MORE CHILDREN AND
Is RELIEVED FROM
SERVICE.

Havre, France. Among instances
of attempted evasion of military SER
vice recently noted here, one of the
most unusual is the strategem of an
engineer who served some time at
the front, and then came home on
leave. He was determined not to 20
back, and set about finding a way.
He is the father of three children
thus lacking three to be exempt from
military service. However, just be-
fore his leave was up he was married
to widow, the mother of three, and
this freed him from further service,
A few days after the wedding he
received a letter OF congratulation
signed by the members of his com
pany. 1t said:
Congratulations; you are a hero
May you never sigh for the peace ol
the trenches!'
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-07-22
FRANK BELIEVED NOW
CERTAIN OF RECOVERY

Milledgeville. Ga.-Marked i'm
provement in the condition Of Leo
M. Frank was announced TODAY by
physicians attending him His tenn
perature was 100. the lowest since
Sunday, and his pulse and respira-
tion were practically normal. The
physicians said that while not out of
certain. ~
Milledgeville, Improvement
in the condition of Leo NJ: Frank.
who was stabbed in the throat last
Saturday night by fellow prisoner
was announced Tuesday by physi-.
clans in charge who. continued hope
full of his recovery.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-07-22
RUSSIA'S BEST ARMY is
FACING MACKENSEN'S GERMANS

London. England-A Times COR
respondent With the Russian forces.
in dispatch dated Warsaw, July IA .
after having visited all the grand
dukes armies from Bukowina to War
saw tells how at every point he heard
of the peacemeal disappearance of
the Austro-German forces and the
concentration of a great army in the
100-mile tract between the Nistula
and the Bug, where he believes the
most decisive action of the war on
the Russian front is now pending.
Field Marshal Won Mackensen's S
stroke the correspondent says ''is
probably the beginning of this great
action. Moreover. the grand duke
has entrusted the defense of this
vital spot to new general, whose
name | cannot mention. who is prac-
tically unknown outside of Russia, but
who impresses me as being soldier
of remarkable capacity. The army
placed under him is one of the best
Russia has ever sent into the field,
and the men worship their general.
In this attempt to seize the Lub-
lin Railway in an effort to paralyze
the whole south front and break in
between two groups i'll order to force
the evacuation of Warsaw, | believe
the Germans are facing the most ser
ious and hazardous task of their en-
tire campaign, under conditions
(which render success absolutely es-
sential, for failure would mean ruin
Ito the Galician enterprise.
There will, however, be no repe-
itition of the Russian Denajec disas-
tier. The Russians can put up thrice
as good fight as they did in the ear
lily stages OF the Galician retreat. Ii
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-07-22
EDITOR SANS GERMANY
rs MAKING SUPREME EFFORT

NJ MANNING Sll'tltME Efl'ORE
London. England =(By j. H..
Garvin, Editor of the Pail Mall
Gazette. Germany at last is OPEN
ing her grand attempt not merely to
sweep across the whole of Eastern
Europe, but to envelop and destroy
the main part OF the czar's armies
so as TO open the path to Turkey and
Asia. The next few months, even
the next few weeks, may be remem-
bered as the most important phase
of the Armageddon.
Germany is now opening her SUI
preme effort. We have long said
that Germany's supreme effort
when 1t came would stagger the inn
agination.
Russia's Gigantic Task.
Russia's task is one of gigantic diff
ticulty, and we shall see how the
grand duke. his mastery lieutenants
and the aroused Russian nation are
likely to cope With it. If the grand
dukes central armies could be en-
Neloped and destroyed all the rest of
the much easier efforts would rn-
be made TO sweep to Kiev
and the Black Sea, break through
the Balkans and join hands with the
Turks, now in dire need.
What Failure Means.
The Russians could retreat for
months steadily Strengthening in
stead of weakening as they went
backward, until they could turn with
strength when the Germans
weret urtherest from their bases.
If the Germans fail in their SUI
preme effort during the next few
or weeks, they must fail all
together, both by land and sea.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-07-22
FATEFUL WARNING FROM
THE u. S. TOGERMANY
Next Note Will Tell Germany Further Destruction
of American Life Will Be Regarded AS An
"Unfriendly Act.''~

Washington D. C-he United States has decided ~ inflow,
Germany that the further loss lives as result of he
German submarine warfare of the PRINCIPLES of
International law would be regarded unfriendly act
Discussion of the principles has virtually ended
The American Cernany NJ III.
epretalon will place the future American
lights
In the the United that Cenan,,
ready has admitted the principle passengers must be
to place of safety before destroying unresng mehantman
prize he United States views upon Germany to
make her submarine practice lawful.
The above is learned today agreed upon at
yesterdays cabinet meeting
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-07-22
TEuTONIC ARMIES ADVANCE
ALL ALONG EASTERN LINE.

Vienna, Austria. capito
OF the province OF Radon, and lying
81 miles south of Warsaw was cap
tured Tuesday by the Teutonic allies
according to the following dispatch
received Tuesday evening:
Our troops occupied Radon to-
day. On the frontier near Bessaraz-
ia a Russian brigade was overtaken
land dispersed.
Between the Vistula and the Bug
rivers Yesterday the allied armies
pursued the retiring enemy and in
creased its numbers of prisoners to
5 officers and $500 men.
Near Socoal we took three thous-
and prisoners"
London, England.-From the
shores OF the gulf OF Riga on the
north to thai part OF southern Po-
land back into which they drove the
Russians into Galicia the Austro-
Germans are still surging forward,
they are stopped
This seems to be the consensus OF
opinion even among those in Eng
land who heretofore have been hope
ful that the Russians would turn
and deliver counter blow. and the
news of the evacuation of the Polish
capital followed by the triumphant
entry OF the Germans would come
as no surprise.
The German official statement in
giving the report of the northern
trip records the progress of the Ger
man armies nearly to Riga. Then
chronicles further success in the Sec
tor northwest OF Warsaw, cuminat-
ing in the capture ofOszrolinka. one
of the fortresses designed to shield
the capital.
Peril is Accentuated.
The acute peril to. Warsaw is ac-
centuated by the Russian official COM
munication Tuesday night which
says that the German columns are
within artillery range OF the fortress
OF Geor2ievsk, the key TO the capi
tai from the northwest and only
about twenty miles from it.
Immediately southwest OF the city
and less than 90 miles from it a
fortress has fallen and farther south
Grojac, while German cavalry are
astride the railroad to 1vangorod
The Lublin railway is still far in the
WI tuc lSuSSItllS SO ldI dS Is
known. but the town OF Lublin has
either been captured or is in danger
OF falling into the grip of the Aus
forces. the Russian cam
manderin-chief having issued an or
der that in case OF retreat the male
is to attach itself to the
retreating troops.
Berlin Festive at News.
For the present Berlin is the only
capital celebrating, and again Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg. whose sue
cess in the Przasnysz district is the
cause of it, is being lauded.
With the enormous number of
German troops being used for the
offensive in the east-the greatest
movement of the kind ever underta-
Ell in the history OF war. the mill
tary critics here do not look for any
events of outstanding Importance in
the west for some time to come.
Unofficial reports continue to re-
fer to the fighting on the Gallipoli
peninsula, but there reports are not
confirmed by the headquarters con-
cerned. News from the district is
awaited. as the efforts to
clear the peninsula OF Turks are
about due.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-07-22
ON TOWARD RIGA
Germans Want Russian Sea-
port to Cut Comrnunica-
tions For Retreat Tow
ard Petrograd.

London England-Th There is no halt
so far as the official reports indicate,
in the Teutonic drive aimed at War
saw, having as the larger motive the
inliiction of a crushing blow upon
the Russian armies. The Russians,
however, seem to be showing increas-
ing powers of resistance as the lines
of the attacking host draw closer to
the Polish capital.
The latest official statements show
ed the Germans under the guns of
the fortress Nowo Georgievsk, the
key to Warsaw on the north and only
nineteen miles from the city Fur
ther north the fortress OF Ostrolen-
ka fell TO the Germans.
In the Baltic provinces the impress
sive German advance continued The
campaign in this latter section is in
terpreted by military observers III
the capitals of the Entente allies as
possibly intended to cut in on the
Russian lines of communication and
TO prevent the successful retreat of
their armies from the Warsaw region
Less speedy, but none the less steady,
is the Austro-German advance
through southern Poland So far as
reports show, the important Russian
communication lines in the Lublin
region. have not yet been pierced.
Italians Claim Advances
Continued advances by the Italians
in the lsonzo region are reported
from Rome, the most ontable gain
OF ground being on the Corso pla
teau. The Austrian war office, how
ever, denies that the invaders are
making progress.
Little activity of pronounced SORT
is reported from the lines i'm France
or Belgium. There have been no of
fetal reports for several days of the
campaign in the Dardanelles.
Warsaw's Fail Rumored.
London. England. d.-Rumors of the
fall of Warsaw are in circulation but
the latest communication from both
sides indicate the Austro-G German
rush towards the Polish capital has
slowed down. The Russians continue
10 lose ground, but apparently the
campaign has not yet been brought
to a decisive issue.
The most important successes now
reported by the Germans has been
won by General Won Woyrch, south
OF Ivangorod. This seems to have
been a surprise attack. The Russians
who had heavy reserves in the neigh
borhood, later delivered vigorous
counter-attacks. but failed to recover
the lost ground.
To Cut OF Russian Retreat
Windau. in Courland, on the Bal
tic, Is definitely in the hands Of the
Germans, who now are within thirty
five miles of the important Russian
seaport of Riga. Possession of Riga
by the Germans would force the Rus
sian armies near Shawl and Mitau.
TO retreat as the Baltic port is their
chief source OF supplies. The ambi-
tious advance Of the Germans in the
Baltic province indicates that they
hope not only to capture Warsaw,
but to cut off the retreat OF the Rus
slams by placing forces between the
retiring armies and Petrograd.
Turkish Sailing Fleet Destroyed.
London. England-A fleet of 50
Turkish sailing vessels laden with
war materials for the Turkish army
of the Caucasus has been destroyed
by Russian torpedo boat destroyers
according to dispatch from Sebas
tapool to Reuters Telegraph COM
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-07-22
HELD EnR RANSOM

Idaho Falls, Idaho. Officers OF.
Bonneville county Tuesday departed
for the unsettled mountainous coun-
try in Wyoming in seaych OF Chas
Empey, wealthy cattle and sheep
man, who was abducted from his
ranch 40 miles east OF here last sat-,
urday night. /. 4.
Empy's 14-year-old son brought u
message to relatives Tuesday that
there must be conveyed to Long Val-
5ey $4,000 by Saturday nigh /, allure
to deliverethe money the abduetora
said would result VI, in / py,s III
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-07-22
FALL OF WARSA w is RUMORED TODAY:
GERMANS WOULDBLOCKR RUSSIAN RETREAT r

fact they We're never in better shape
TO meet an attack. But in view of the !
Incredible strength of the enemy, a |
terrible battle is to be expected, the /
outcome OF which it is impossible to
Iortell.'
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-07-22
Teuton Forces Are, Known to Be Within l9
Miles of the Capital OF Poland Having
Captured Big Fort of Ostralenka.

pallS.
The sailing vessels were on a
voyage to Trebizond, seaport of
Asiatic Turkey OH the Black sea.
The crews OF the wrecked ships
were made prisoners by the destroy
ers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-07

This is one OF those problems that
may have several answers II there is not
some fact that keeps the solution within
certain limits. such as the smallest pos
sihle number In the answer or the like.
The chief merit In such puzzles lies in
the s~olver's selection OF the simplest
method.
The proposition was that a certain
army contractor bought bullocks at
$685. a head and horses at Ss6 each.
Upon balancing up his books at the end
OF "A week he found hat the horses had
cost him IN all s.25 more than the
bullocks. The problem was to determine
how many of each he had bought.
Whether or not the ompose of this
problem. Ernest Rergholt. thought hat
by limiting the difference to 3S.20 the
solution would he held TO II answer
only or not. Is OF stated. but he thinks
that there is a much simpler method ~
arriving at the solution than that given
IN the text books, which usually involves
calculating the c~onvergcnts OF a con-
tinued fraction.
His answer to the problem is that
the contractor bought S.7 hullocks,
costing SCI .s6S.75, and 1853 horses. cost
ing $2l,673.O0. The difference between
these two sums IL the $s.?5 required.
Here Is his method
First reduce the amounts TO quarters
and We get S& Tor the horses and ?65
for the bullocks. BY proceeding as II
we were finding the greatest common
measure OF these two figures VI cons
tinue until We arrive AT a remainder
that is "A factor of 80, which In the $s.25
reduced to quarters,
II will be found that the Nrst i've
auotients in order are I. :, >, !, 4, and
tha the remainder Is then J. so We stop
nj that point.
Now multiply together the hrst two
Of the FOREGOING auotients and add
/. 3Sl+lHI I, Then continue , S++l 2
IIx9+4-l3; 4xl3+e-6l. The figure
81 informs us that 81 bullocks would
| cost us thr~ee-quartcrs less than a null
I t.ple of 34t quarters, But we want a
| ngure TO cost 33 quarters less. which
must be llx6l. or 67l.
To get the smallest number, subtract
3i4, and take the remainder, 327, which
il the number OF bullocks required. the
corresponding number Of horses being
esq.
O. II. Boston finds another and ap.
parsntly simpler way TO get at the
answer. Hc says We must hpt And u
multtale of $50 which when reduced b,
$685. shall leave a multiple Of 366. 25
The multiple of $50 cannot be odd. Take
the Item OF 3S.o5 and add to 1t the COS,
Of three bullocks, $las.75. and We gel
s207.
In order 10 obtain an even number
add the cost Of four bullocks, $2s5
and we get $470, iron, which It fol
lows that the desired multiple of SSt
must have Q for Its fnal digit and mus
lie 1872 1904,
we get l9e tt30x" &72 ! 5sOy. y,
always increasing the first member b,
40 and the second by $50 We socn re,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-07
LITTLE KNOWN fungus TRIBE

one fungus encampment to another
and finally reach the traders, who
give tobacco and tea in exchange.
While not given to actua, th'evcry
the fungus will take every advantage
over another In a barter and will do
him IL he can. II he succeeds he
laughs harder than ever and Is I'M
mensely pleased with himself.
The fungus know as little about tn,
Russian Car as he does about them
and there il q mutual interest of thu
amt amount. They are intensely pa
trlotic toward their " barren land.
although to the northern lights. and
other phenomena that are its solo
beauty they are absolutely Indifferent.
OF America or England the Tungua Of
the interior had never heard.
Only fiRurativcly the long arm Of
the Russian Government reaches Ia
Tungusland. Nominally. of ours"
each fungus IL n stanch member u.
tho Greek Church. but as "A matter
Of fac. most of them never heard III
1t. Religion TO them consists of tia
most primitive kind Of worship ~.
their own good and evil spirits. at
tended with superstition which .uv-
ems all their customs. Their reiig!o
is called Shamanism.
The fungus are of Monaghan stock
and came originally from Eastern
Asia and are related to the inhabi-
tants OF the valley Of the Amur.
Their language Is OF great antiquity
and a parent Of the Manchu language.
II is highly infected and contains COM
paratively few words. much being en-
pressed by the use Of "A few words.
They have no written language and
the books and writing of the exploring
party were regarded as partaking of
the supernatural. The fungus, how
ever. have an extensive mythology,
tales being handed down through gen
eratlons orally.
The fungus are friendly people. The
fungus of the Limp!isk tundra look
upon the Samoyeds as their Interiors
and call them the dog people. a con-
temptuous term. due to the Samoyeds
practice of keeping dogs IN their tents.
All attempts by Russians settlers on
the Yenisei to bring up fungus chill
dren are failures. Invariably th5
young natives sicken and die from
some malady of civilization. The Tun-
are quick and intelligent. and n
this respect on a par with Russian
children.